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THE CAROLINA TIMES 2-A—0URHAA4, N. C. - SATURDAY, NOVIMIIR 3, 1W2 Nepe Mint at Stake Hr Nort Tuesri^s Electioa LEFT THESE FOOTPRINTS WHIRIVER HI WENT. NOW WORLD TENSION fConinufd fir>m front poRe) other era of static backwardnrits and tradi tional lethnrfry from which it may take an other half century to extricate itself. At stake in next Tuesday’s election is the economic, social. eclHcaiional and political destinv of not only the 12 or 15'miUion Negroes of the south but the hope of the yoiifi^ profjreessive white southerners who are likewise struggline to free, themselves from the flastardly tradition which has hog-tied them lock, stock and bar rel to the Democratic Party for over a half century. For the benefit of those Xepro voters who have thouffhtlMsly permitted themselves to beconje pawns in one of the greatest trace die* of the century, it might not be a bad idea to look at the record of the Democratic Party for awhile as it pertains to \cgroes of ^this state and the South for the past half century or more. When the Democratic Partv came into power in North Carolina in the very first thins: it- did was to pass legislation dis- frnnchisinr the Negro. Prior to that time under the Remtblican Party this state had 10 Sfgrnet irt the I.egislatuf* and at various times under th» Republican Partv Negroes were elected to Congress from this state and other southern states. Not in one instance before or since has a Negro ever been elected to a major public office under the Democratic Partv in a single southern state. Here in North Carolina when the sugges tion is made that Negroes change their vot ing alle»»iance, so-called Negro leaders of the race begin to froth at the mouth but cannot point to a single major appointmenf^r elec tion of a Negro to an important or high sal aried post. In fact, the present governor when approached by one of the state's lead ing Negroes for an appointment of a Negro to a position with a $10,000 per year salary replied that a position with such a salary be longs to a white man. A further look at the record will disclose that both of the state’s Democratic senators voted against the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the U. S. Circuit Court of Ap peals tnd helped to hold up his ajjpointment for over a year. They opposed him for no other reason that the fact that he was a Negro and had previously held the position of chief counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Add to this lit thlt *htai I^TTIT “f"-*— »ince eWction have voted agrainst every piece oif civil rigbtt legislation that has come be fore the Senate. Now Ict’i look further at the gubernato rial situation in North Carolina. In spite of the fact that it ig well known that the only thing .that aaved Norths CaroUaa in the _ejec tiOn of I960 from having a Republican gover nor was the Negro vote, there is not one Ne gro employed as a stenographer, clerk, book keeper or other clerical |K>st in a state build ing in Raleigh, or in a single courthouse in the entire state. Even the little jerkwatei job* held by a Negro in the state welfare set up and the de])artm«jt of education have al ways been domiciled in a. scjirrcgated offjct located on ffargett Street in Raleigh severa. blocks away from the capital where the twa Negro appointees will be sure not to com* in contact trto often with the hundreds of white employees of the state. Add to this the fa*t that under the Demo cratic Party's stranglehold on the state there is not one Negro a member of the National Guard or the Highway f’atrol and you have a good exanjple of what Negroes are paying to perpetuate a one-party system by continu ing to vote the Democratic ticket in North Carolina and the remainder of the South. This newspaper is not unmindful that one or two hand))icked Negroe^ have been handed a few bf)nes or crumbs from the Democratic political table in North Carolina. We are not tmmindful that, a.s a result, they are bound because^of gratitude for those crumbs to say nothing against their so-called personal bene factors or admirers. We think, though, that to safeguard the little honor that has come their way by demanding that Negroes vote en masse the Democratic ticket is too great a price to pay. We only ask that they keep their mouths shut while they are gloating over their personal jwwer and ])restige and leave the rest to vote whatever ticket they deem is the best for North Carolina and the race as a whole. So far as the local situation is concerned, this news|)aper cannot forget the dastardly and black deed jierforme*! by the Durham County Democratic Party against a lone Ne gro candidate for County Commissioner in the recent election held for that post. We cannot forget how the bloc vots by white voters was used against the Negro candidate in th e run-off after loyal Negro Democrats had refused to bloc vote for their own candi date in the first primary when they might have.elected him. This was done not to keep Negroes from dominaing the offices of Coun ty Commissioners, but to prevent one lone Negro from being elected to that office. In spite of this, there are now so-called Negro leaders in Durham who are contending that Negro voters of this city, county and state should continue to vote the Democratic ticket We think this state and its Negro people arc at the crossroads. What they do on No vember 6 will determine the destiny of not ,dnly iht Bl^te'’**ml^li^ w more Negroes', nut ^ its up and coming young and progressive white people who are equally as anxious to be free from a one-party system in North Carolina. Because of this we plead, we beg, and we urge every Negro who wishes to see North Carolina a better state to go to the potts OTi nPTtt'Tuesday and- think- for him-- self instead of being led by apostles of the one-party system who have nothing to show for the Negroes’ loyalty hut a few political bones and crumbs handed to one or two Ne groes. SPIRITUAL INSIGHT REV. HAROLD ROLAND £ach Generation Must k Ready To Pay Price of Citizensliip No Rush to Select the Next President of NCC T1HE PRICE O CITIZEN SHEP "It cost m« a Urg* sunt lo acquir* this ciliMiuhip . . Acta 22:28. Sacrifice is the price of the rich fruits of citizenship. The accumulated sacrifices of i)ie noble history of this nation constitute the price of our lives of many were offered on heritage of citizenship. The altar of sacrifice as a J^rt of the payment for our citifkn •hip. tn fact hrthgtofeu fered Iheir live#i|Jli^|Wt?lnviv enjoy the blessings of dti*en-| ship in this land. Many fought, and died for the bles^pgs of this citizenship of ours. TVran- ny would cancell or wiped out the fruits of citizenship. Then men rose up and said teob^ I ready to pay the supr^e sacrifice for the fruits^^^jf iciti-, zenship. Thousands ha^ paid their share of the price^f our citizenship . . .’ It cost a large sum to acquire this citizen ship ...” r Sacrifice, therefore, m^es our citizenship most precious. We the custodians of tke 'pri vileges of citizenship rriust never forget the price of our citizenship. I would rather live 1r this land with all of its im perfections than any other na tion in all the world. A vicious tyranrry has arisen and is on the march in this world. This ruthlesis tyranny would take away our precious heritage of freedom and give us nothing in exchange. We have this citi zenship but it was tx>ught at a precious price. It is precious. We have it and for God's sake let ut guard it with our very 1 Uv^..jR^Uzing. the ,iffecious- hesi n bOf' 6ltl26nship' ^e 61 this day ought to be more de termined than the flaming patriot of old to say: “GIVE ME LIBERTY OF GIVE ME DEATH. . .” It was passed on to us with a precious price tag attached. What are we going to do al>but it? Then let us say that it costs isomething; I, therefore, will not sell it at any cost. It is too precious to surrender flip pantly or lightly. Others of fered their lives to gain it. They paid for it with their life and their blood. Let us then recognize its value and stand ready to offer our all for its defense ..." It cost me a large sum to acquire this citizenship . . .” Only one thing exceeds it in value and that is the eternal, precious worth of the soul for which the Christ died oir the cross. So I an\ ready to pay my share for this precious gift of freedom. Every soul must pay its share of the price of freC' dom. Every generation must pay^ its share of the high cost of freedom and citizenship. So many gave so much and shall I not give my share .of the prJ^ of citifeenship^wlth ir«^ dom. I see crosses on a hundred battle fields. I see bodies and minds wounded and broken. I see hospitals filled with those who offered themselves as a part of the price of this citi zenship with freedom. And they air say 16 yovTana^o me" tRts is a part of the price of your citizenship. Shall we be carried to the skies orr flowery beds of easy and comtfort while so many were willing to pay their share of the price of this our free dom? Are you ready to pay your share of the price of freedom in our time? In an editorial last week conccrning the seleetion of a |>resilent of N. C. College to succeed Dr. .Mfonso Elder, who is soon to retire, we endeavored to call the attentim of the members of the trustee board of NCC to the serious r»«ij>Qnsibility they have in try ing to fi«d the right kind of person to fill the post. Since that editorial we have learned frort a reliable source that at present no per son who is considered qciualified for he job has given any. evidence of being interested Inttead the nibbles at the bait that is now dangling ^wfore the eyes of prospective can didates have only come from minnows all oi vvhom are entirely too small to be considered or terrapins that are by no means (pialified We think instead of the trustees rushing to fill the vacancy that probably it would be a better idea for them to appoint an in terim committee to run the school after Dr Elder 'kjquft* his post. This would allow them more time for serious thought to the Since only minnows and terrapins are now nibbling at the bait there is too gwat a danger that one or the other of them might be mistaken for a big fi.sh and land the job. Our choice for the jwst, if he is available, would be Dr. Martin Luther King. Dr. King has the youth, the experience, the training and stature to head an institution the size of NCX3. His forthright stand on matters per taining to the advancement of his race would be a inspiration to Negro youths who arc certain in the immediate years ahead to facc trying ordeals in a swicty that is now in the process of changing from an ultra-con servative |>osition to «>ne of progress. Welfare Shows Family a Way to Educate Children HlI.Sn.WD.S—Heing a husband is A whole time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They cannot give their entire attention to it. (/Xrnohl Bennett) . . . We wedded men live in sorrow and care. (Chaucer) . . . The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives. (I.saac D’Israeli) ... I should like to see any kind of a man. distingtiishable from a go rilla, that some g«)od,^i^d even pretty woman could not shape a husband out of. (O. W. Holmes) . . . .Married men are viler than bachelors. (A. W. Pinero)—From IloTne-Iiook of Quotations by Burton Stevenson. riWlgMif-4*419. fiaiuMa? at D«nia», fC C> I* ■t-AOIffM, mvm iaiitnmn ■Htw at th* Poat OiMa matk CattilBa. amtm tha Ael a( Map* a, Mi»- IT IS AS IMPOSSIBLE for a man to he cheated by any one hut himself, as for a thing to be, and not to be, at the same time. —Emerson. WHAT DISTRESSES, most of us is not the prospect of death but the thought of what we could do with the savings of a lifetime, if we spent them while alive. "In public wclfara w« Midom pointed out all of lh« positlT* aip*cls, the thousaade of young people who were' helped ai children through the ■id lo dependent children pro gram during the U*t quarter’ of a eenturr. and who are to day producilTe members of our paying their laxe«, supporting their families, pro- Tiding community leadetihlp.*' Dr. Ellen Winston, Commission er. In Nortli Carolina there are, in each of the 100 county de- partmlcnts of public welfare, caseworkers who ,show great initiative and Imagination n helping children in aid to de pendent children families fur ther their education in order that they mav make the most of their abilities and become self-supporting citizens. One such example is a case worker who has worked con tinually to secure .whplarship aid for boys and girls in order that they may attend college after being graduated from hifth school. One exceptionally bright boy is now inr his second year at the University of North Carolina and is doing well. This caseworker is \troiicinf with three seniors this jrear to ward further educatiorr. She has also contacted a scholar ship foundation in a college re garding the admission of twe girls who. If they secure scholarshins, rrwv get oa'rt tlHie Jobs to help with their experjj^ Mrnmm m m.9rnignm M. 4Um «AM Vn.TKAB fight ta maha cfaaagaa auapt to letter* t« the g—Ilia ratlin of iMaaMrtial AN AMERICAN WRITER described a for- Bign visitor aa ‘casual and autochtonous’ which is the way some of us hope to appear when we viiit Pltris or London This same caseworker working with two seniors to wards plans to enter business school. One senior, with this caseworker’s help, has just completed plans for nurse’s training in a North Carolina hospital. Through the case worker’s e'-'orts the girl has been granted a scholarship by a county medical auxiliary. Close attention is given to school attendance for all child ren in aid to dependent child ren families. During the past school year this caseworlcer has helped several children go to a boarding school in a nearby county when, for one reason or another, thejr could not be kept in school w^ile living in their own hoinasr-^ The caseworker is also in terested in helping mothers in aid to dependent children fami lies further their own educa tion. She is working with two mothers who are high school graduates toward their taking business course at a college in town In which they live. She Is interested inr adult educa tion classes which will enable young mothers with some high school credits to comlpMc work for a high school diploma. ■Hopefully, it she 9an interest enough people in this project she win work out a plan with the high school principal for night clasaes. Education and training tor skilled )oIm will enable these mttvthers to be- ••ome eeflhomicallv indenen- ffent and to raise the level of living of thair famlHes. Answers for Veterans Here are authoritative an swers by the Veterans Admin istration to questions from former servicemen and their families: Q—Who has top priority for admis«k>n to VA hospitals? A—Veterans needing hos pitalization because of injuries or diseases incurred or aggravat ed in line of duty in active service. e Do wiTes and children of of veterans have any eligibility for VA medical care? A—'Not as Such. If the wife is a veteran, she might have her own eligibility of cour^. You nay be thinking of the special restorative training pro vided certain children under VA War Orphans education as sistance, but this is training rather than part of the VA medical program. Some child ren eligible for the War Or phans program but unable to pursue an education because of physical or mental disability nyay receive training such as speech and voice correction, Braille reading and writing, tnd the like. Q—How much doaa the VA spend annnally on medieal care for Tateransf A->^ngress has’approved an appropriation of $1,017,892,000 for that purpose fbr fiscal year 1»«3. Continued from ^at RiM Bamuel R. Reid, who was alac a presiding elder in the AME church, mtet death in a^similar manner. Qishop Reid’s body was slated to be placed i^ state at Metro politan AME here beginning Wednea^y nright at seven. 'He is to be sent to St. Louis, Mo., foltowing Thursday morning’s 4acvice’s where he will lie in state at St. James AME Friday night and be buried at Wash ington Cemletery there on Sat urday morning. Reid, ofteo called the fight ing bishop liecause of the mill tant potion he took on race segregation during his 18 years in Nottth and Soutii CaroUn, entered the ministry in the early twenties. He was a native of Nashville, Temj., where he was born the son of the late Rev. Sanniel and Mrs. Parthenia Reid. He was trained in the public school of Louisville, Ky., Wilbeforce and Chicago Universities. He was married in 1925 to Mrs. Veatrice Reid, who succum mibed last summer in St. Louis. Reid was elected bishop in the church at tiie 1940 general con ference of the church in Detroit. He was elevated from his post as paator of St. Jamies AME Church of St. Louis, Md. His first assignment as bishop was in South Africa. In 1W4 he was assigned to the seventh district, covering the state of South Carolina. In 1956 he was assigned to the second district, which includes an area cover ing Maryland, Washirrgton, D. C., Virginia and Nbrth Carolina. Reid made his second district headquarters at Kittrell, N. C., site of the church’s junior col lege. It was during his assignments in South and North Carolina that he n\ade his name as a “fighting bishop.” ’The historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling on segregation in public education came on a case which originated from a suit started a Clarendon County, S. C. AME Church under Reid’s supervision. He was also known to take a tough position against AME mlinisters under his supervision who were pro-segregationist. His immediate survivors in clude two sons who are minis ters in the AME church, the Rev. Frank M. Reid, Jr., pastor of St. James, of St. Louis, Mo. 4ftd the jRev. George Reid, OL,St ington, D. C.; two brotnera, Jerry and Reese Reid, of Chi> cago; and six grandchildren, Frank M., Ill Beatrice, Vanessa Stephanie, Gina and Georgia Reid, Jb. Jr., r. B. McKlaiick, C. O Pearson, W. O. Pearson and M. Hugh Thontpsoa, of Durham, iN. C. In SouU^ Cwolian' (^se, Matthaw J. Perry and yne^jn C. Jenkins, Jr. of Coluntbia, a«d Willie T. Smith of GreenvUle. In the Georgia case, B. Clarence Mayfield and E. H. Gadsdon of Savannah. In the Alabama cases, Arthur D. Shores, Peter A. Hall, Orzell Billingsley,. Jr., Oscar W. Adanjs, Jr., and J. BJchmond Pearson of Birgal|ig- ham. -Hillside Continued from front paga slated to take part in the pwaie, with Miss 'Hillside High Sblt^l Homecomjing’s float. An American Legion cojor guard will lead the contingent from the Forn*)sa Avenue start ing point. Other than Hillside, other bands scheduled to participate include the Garner Consolidat ed School Band, Merrick-Moore High School Band, Central High School Band from Person County, and the J. A. Whitted Junior High School band of Durham'. -Boy Scouts, girl scouts, safety patrol, and pride patrol mem bers are also' slated "Tor partici pation. -Trade Continued from front page businessmen and merchants make to the economic and civic welfare of the comrniunity. In connection with the ob servance, mlemljer business of the Chain will offer bargains on groups of selected merchandise. (A list of such offerings by various Chain businesses ap pears this week on page 4-A.) The Chain, sponsoring organi zation for Trade Week, is made up largely of Negro businesses Dr. Charles Ray, North Caro lina College professor, is presi dent of the organization. He will serve as toastmaster for the banquet. "Wriqht Continued from front page cepted the presidency of Allfcn University. He is the first lay man to head the college, which is under the auspices of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. A native of Phitedelphla, Continued from front page a public meeting in Fries Auditorium on “Higher Educa tion Meets the Challenge of Change.’ He is director of the North Carolina State Board of Higher Education. Registration of delegates and guests to the inauguration will begin at 7 p. m. Friday and con tinue from 9-11 a. m. on Satur day and from( 12:30 - 1:45 p. m. on Sunday. This will take place in the Alumni and Public Rela tions Building. The college will be host to the delegates at a football game at 2 p. m., when the TC Rams meet the Fayette ville State Broncos, and at a pre inaugural ball at 9 p. m. Satur day in the Whitaker Gynmas- ium. Guests will attend a pre- inaugural breakfast at 9 a. m. Sunday in the Kennedy Dining Hall. On Sunday the processional will be organized at 1:45 p. m. in the Blair Administration Building and proceed to the gymnasium at 2:15. Dr. Williams will be honored at an inaugural dinner in the Kennedy Dining Hall at 4 p. m. following the ceremony. Dr. Lafayette Parker of the college faculty is chairman of the inaugural planning com mittee. Dr. Willliams, who served as acting president during the 1961-62 school year, succeeds Dr. Francis L. Atkins. Dr. At kins. son of the founder of the college, served 27 years as Iti president. A. B. degree from Lincoln Uni versity in Pennsylvania and the M. A. and Ph. D degrees ffOm Ohio State University. -Arrested — Continued from front page week. The picketing group was de monstrating against the new or dinance. They carried signs reading, “New Ordinance UI^ fair. Unjust and Unconstitution al.” Shortly after the new ordin ances were passed a few weeks ago, Negro leaders issued a statement condemning them and pledged to fight against the law^s. "Cleared Continued from front page on Monday and lisued tha rul ing after the jury reported for the fourth time it was hopelesa- ly deadlocked. Legal observes checking into the history of such cases said the toadlocked ceronar'c Jury wes tha first in recorded his tory, - ■ '-Sit-In Co{>tinued front front page hear aa appeal of a shnilar pro test demonstration case involv ing the convictions of 187 Negro youths for marching on the State House grounds in Colunv bla, S. O. Attorneys of reeord in the fire Defense Fund ampaals ai«; In the NSarth Carolina caaa, L. C. Barrjr, Sr.. mUiarn A. Marrii, •Self Defense Continued from front page he broke of the scuffle, drew his revolver and held Rutledge at bay. At this moment. Pace reached the scene . When the second officer approached, Rut ledge ran into the woods. Both troopers overtook him, biJt Rutledge 4t»od them off with the night stick, Mckinney reported. Shaw relumed to his car to call for help and Pace conthuie on alone and had almost reaeh ed Elm street when Rutledge turned and “hit him on the left shoulder aad neck” with the stidc. According to both men went down on tke greuad. “Pace got loose rolled over on his tide and drew his weapon Whan Rutledge charged, ^ee shot him in the stonniMsh.* At Mendajr’e incHiest, Faee told the 6 m|in jury that he had gotten to the' point of exhausa- Hon whaa he draw hla gun aad akottiia-man I: li
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