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' THENCAROLINA TIMES a.A->DUItHAM, N. e. lATUftOAY, DICIMBIII IS, 1M3 FEDERAL ACTION AGAINST JOB DISCRIMINATION NEEDED, M^ I;RES1DENT A Merry Christinas For Al! Needy Families Efforts on the part of the local hranrh of the Salvation Army to see to it that every nely family in Dnrl^nm will enjoy a Merry C lui.slinas should receive the sttpport and co- ojwralion of every civic minded citizen in tlie ouminnnity. As reported elsewhere in this issue of the t'arilin,i Times the Salvaliun Army is anxious to have individuals and or- p-anizations interested in bringing (liristnias cheer to needy families to work with it and throuHi it. By so doing its officials hope to avoid the duplication of effort that has often resulted in the past when the same family or famines have been helped by more than one person or organization. .Special attention needs to be focnsef! on the fact that since abolishment of the Empty Stoikmg Inmd the entire matter of provifling Christmas cheer for needy families of the citv and county has been turned over to the Salvnlion Army. Its officials are now in the process of placing needy families, receiving c.isli contributions and inr|uiries as to liow a needy family or families may be adopted, hi* dividnals anil rtrgani/.alions such as Sunday School (lasses, clubs.fraternities and tither civic grf)ups are being urged to contact the Salvation Army at 101 Morris Street for in structions and informtion as to how they may cmipcrate with the effort. In any event the .\rmy hopes to make Christmas this year one of giving rather than one of receiving. With an e.Kpectancy of over 2.000 needy families to provide for it is hoped that all interested individuals and groups will ■luit their shoulders to the wheel. In this man ner it will give assurance that no needy family will be denied a Merrv Christmas. Cadillac Brains and Bicycle Pocketbooks \\''e have observed with grave concern here of late the growing tendency on the part of many middle-class members of the race to invest in Cadillacs and other expensive anto- n'obiles that are entirely out of line with their income or earning capacity. Indeed the practice is becoming so prevalent that we think it is time for someone to call a halt or Rt least sound a warning to prevent the race from breeding more persons with Cadillac brains and bicycle pocketbooks. In the first place only a crack-brained per son or one pos.sessing an inferiority complex feels it necessary to ride arounl in an auto mobile costing $rt.000 or more when his in come or earning capacity is not sufficient to sustain such or pay for its upkeep. In most cities the size of Durham, and many much larger, the number of Negroes who are actu* ally able to own such an expensive car can l>e c|iiMnted on the fingers of one hand. In the second place, the few who are should refrain from doing so for fear of setting a batl ex ample, especially if they hold places of lead ership in their respective comniunities and if they make their living off the earnings of a constituency composed for the most part or entirely of members of their own race. It is our opinion that a person whose net income is below $60,000 annually has no busi- m ownit« or trying to own an automobile one exception, undertakers who because of competitive rea sons, must put on funeral show-offs when somfe insignificant person dies to satisfy the whims of relatives who are forced to make one last desperate effort to prove to the public that the deceased was somebody. The Carolina Times actually has on record several Cases in Durham and other cities in which Cadillac and steel vault funerals have been pulled off in all their grandeur and glory only to discover that the undertaker was left holding the bag. In other words the family of the deceased has never paid onf dime of the funeral expense. We are of the opinion that it wouUl have been far more honorable and respectable to have fimeral- ized the deceased in a pine box and hauled his carcass to the cemetery in a wheelbarrow than to have put on a Cadillac funeral show- off at the expense of the undertaker, Wc think tive time lias come for Negro leaders and others a* weH to grow up and act with some sense about the tendency to invest in expensive automobiles whether for everyday use or for funerals. A car parked under a rented tree, especially if the car is an ex|)ensive one. appears to us to be out of line with common sensfe and decency; Home ownership should bi the first desired goal of every Negjo who Kvishcs to see his race rise abov-e the level ^^poveytv and jdc-, jendeaey on otl)££^ior U SPIRITUAL INSIGHT Jesus Is God's Remedy For Plague of Human Sinfulness thinning Out On Ignorance In More and more this newspaper is becoming disturbed about the future of the Negro iih ""Htts'—eotmtTy. "Although wx" have made no detailed survey of the matter our recent observations have caused us to wond er if Negro minsters, as a whole are not trail ing behind their constituencies or members in intelligence, training and objective. There was a time when the pastor of the average Negro church needed no special training for his pro fession or calling to become a successi If he jiossessed a strong pair of hmgs or had a fat roll back of his neck, a nice round or fat stcnnach and was well dressed, he was sure of rising to the top of the ministerial maggot hea|). We think, hoWl^verf tliat the day of the preacher with only such attributes and little or no training and brains has gone forever. The members of the average Negro church of today who become excited because a preacher knows how to moan well, holler loud and say nothing in a sermon are becoming fewer and fewer. Whether some Negro ministers like it (tr. not. their members, generally speaking, want them to be able to match other leaders of the community in training, intelligence and achievement. At the present some of the ignorance dis played in Negro pulpits is iSieing off-set to some degree by the minister putting oti a shfiw wfTfl a" ishtny car. eritction of an eifiica- tional building or some other grandiose dis play of money spending. Such naturally must I>recedc contimious money raising stunts or stints, all of Course out »f the. pockifts of those in the pews, to and for the gfery of the man in the pulpit and not to and for the glory of God as the members of'the past have been made to believe. This worship of the temple, the creature and the things of the temple, instead of the creator has become s-i jironovmced that even the average revival is no longer considered as a serious effort to save souls but merely another means or excuse to raise money. W'e thiijk, however, that time .is ruiming out on procedures and mcthod»; At the present, the line is being held in check $o)ely by the remaining fe\V oldtihierg beliive their jreacher can do rto hiarm.' dky/♦& not far away, however, when-those nvHo ^lastOr Negro churches are> going fo ImVe.tQ notwinly put their houses in order hut keep tlieii so With well prepared sermons that are thought-pro voking as well as emotional, along with achievements in training and civic welfare, the same as those in other fields. Festujs, the Rome governor, had heard of a strange religious personality called Jesus. And oonsequeptly, he wanted to know who this Jesus was about whom there was such an up roar. Paul the Evangelist had created a Crisis in Jerusalem on account of his passiont^ witness for this strange man called Uie Christ, the Savior of the world. This someone call ed Jesus had beconM the de termining factor in his restless Jmus had made him a new r«m«|ic .This h^hwajr at vighnoon one (Tayf This Jesus had become the driy^ Ing or motivating power In hi^ soul. This Jesus reigns in love; This Jesus is God’s prescription -4or world oi hate. Ihia Jesug penetrates and conquers the world through love. If you are plagued with hate, then let this Jesus have his way in your life. This Jesus will regenerate your soul and fill it with the power of his love. This Jesus offers the love that refines, builds and heals above the shat tered ruins of a sinful past. This Jesus takes away the sin fulness of sin and fills with love. Then let this Jesus come into your heart and soul with the matchless beauty and po of healing love. in a world like this you need this someone called Jesus. This Jesus is God’s remedy for human sinfulness. God In love gave his Son Jesus t» save us from our sins. This someone celled Jesus is the world’s Listen Here Nigger.. ."Is Distressing But True Picture of Unreconstructed White Man In Statesville . . . XTamwa 4a An* of Ufnur. Action of Durham City Board of Ed. Not Compliance The appointment of a three-man com mittee by the City Board of Elucation to ‘‘consider, study and submit to the Hoard within 90 days a plan for further tiesegrega- tion of pupils in the Durham City Schools" is only \he first step in the direction of com- liancc with orders of the Fourt Circuit Court f Appeals in its recent ruling on the matter, is not w'ithin itself compliance, and - we St that Negro leaders and citizens here fifiuper their enthusiasm with common evtrr Saturday at thirkaro, N. C. by United PnMishoi, Uc. L. E. AUSTIN, Publisher ■-(me: and 681-KS12 rad daag matter at the Post Office rth Carolina, under the Act ol a. t«T9 I lOMtad «t «• 1. Pwttigmr M, Hmitk amu sense and restraint concerning the board's action. W'e have ab.solutely no faith that members of the board, with the exception of the lone Negro member, ever had in mind complying with the orders of the court until they arc forced to do .so. We have reasons to believe that the City Hoard of lulucation is set on continuing the same stalling and delaying actions that it has resorted to since the Supreme Court’s de cision on the matter in 1954. If the board ever had honest intentions of complying with the rulings of the courts, it is certain that it would have gone further in the direction of compliance than it has within the last eight years. Not only do wc have absolutely no faith in the honesty of the City Board of Educa tion but we have none in that of the Middle District Court. Its several anti>dvt rigliti decisions whkh tfie V. S. Sapreme Court p»tiaittd opi pig* By HEV. W. WILSOM LEE On the morning of Decem ber 4, Mrs. Mamie Connor, of Route 3, Statesville, called us and informed us of a conserva tion that she had with one of Statesville’s businessmen. The business man was J. H. Owen, the manager of the Consoli date Credit Corporation. The office is located at 214 West Broad Street. Mrs. Connor stated that she had a loan with the establishment and was late making her monthly payment. Her sister had been to the of fice the day before to make the payment for her, but when she arrived, she met J- H. Owen coming out of his office. Her sister told Owen that she had the money to make the pay ment and he murmured some thing to indicate that his office was closed. He did not return to his office to receive the money. ’The next day Mrs. Connor was trying to explain to the manager, J. H. Owen, why she was late, and that hfr sister had taken the money to his office the afternoon before. She said he replied, "Listen here nigger, all I want you to do is to get my money down here.’* Immediately, the Reverend R R. Woods, the Rev. J C. Harris, and the Rev. Wilson W. Lee went to see Owen, and to question him pertaining to the insult. We arrived about 1:45 p. m. and asked to speak to Owen. We were told that he was out, but would be in shortly. We left and returned and found Owen in his office. He was told by one of his em ployees that we wished to speak with him. He came over to the counter and the Rev. Wilson W. Lee made the Introduction and told him that we had been telomMd by Mrs. Connor that iM iMd aiade the Minark to lur lm » cBavamitiM evar tto telephone: “Listen here nig ger, all I want from you is my money.” He was then asked if he said this Without any sign of emotion, though in a tone of arrogance, he replied, “That is correct.’ The Rev. Woods is the pastor of Mrs. Connor, and the presi dent of the local branch of the NAACP. If all J. H. Owen wants from one Negro is his money, the same is true for all Negrots. The Negro’s patronage of Mr. Owen’s service is accwpted, but in the eyes of Mr. Owen, he or she is the same nigger that he called Mrs. Connor. Therefore, it seems to us that a little ^‘selec tive service” Would be in order. In some people’s book, this is boycotting, but in our case, we are selecting companies and es tablishments who do not have managers with such little respect for people and business as the the Consolidated Credit Corpora, tion. We have talked about the man Owen and his attitude toward Negroes, though it is hardly fair to feel that a man is not part of his environment. This is tht same Statesville where Negroes were smuyed with insecticide by a city-owned Jeey, while they demoniitrated peacefully. It was in Statesvilla where men were placed under ISOO-fSOO bonds on the charge of trespassing. Really, it could be better stated tar try ing to eat in Howard Johnson restaurant. It was in Statea ville restaurant, b was in ■tatwvlll* where the poUc* Mai • tS-year her in Jail and then he chart ed her wiUi aaaault m an offleer. HUs alae happened dur ing a peaceful deinamtntion. Thia is the same Statecvilla where the judge told a Negro 'attorney to “sit down and shirt- up" aa be tried to defand Ms clients who wen chawd wtti tr«9usi«g, crmiag cut m Tremendous Opportunities In Africa For Those of Vision, Stout Hearts REV. HAROLD ROLAND The rpcent American Negro l>ndership Conference on Afrirn was attended by more than 100 “leaders.” Africa looms laroer in the arena of world affairs than ev'»- before in moflem history. The par- lif'inants discussed and armif-d for two nights and three days In the former 19 million dol lar mansion of Averell Harrl- mon jibout how best thev could heln their strugalin* and per secuted brothers in Africa, It was established ns a fact th!it native Africans exoect P’-eat supnort from American Negroes. Thi is most import ant for the rea.son that many Americans have endeavored to fret the idea over that Africans prpffrred “white” ambnsssdors, ministers, pnd other officials to Nep'roes, Top Rovernment of ficials have given this as the reason for n^t sending more American Negroes to Afnea as renresentatives of the He- pnrtment of State. Since Afrl- rnns themselves declsre ♦•’at ih*>V would welcome their blood brothers to loin them in thefr struc«?le for freedom and politirsi an/1 econo A’c rtevelot) ment. fhe Department of S*ate Tn”‘>t chanee its aee old policy which Is based on fiction rn- fhpr than fact and select onili- fied Negroes to serve in Africa. TVien, too. It is imnortant for American Negoes to consider the bu.siness possibilities In Africa. One of the greatest we.iknestjes of African natives' is the fact that most of the business interests in Africa are In the hnnils of those ‘who know not Joseph.’ Even the African nations which have painerl ihei'- independence and freedom will not be able to develon properlv unless the economic conditions in those countries improve and their rf'wluctive resources are under their control. Perhaps the American Necroes may not be able to contribute as much cash to those underdeveloped nations as the Jews have to Israel, but they can consider ways of doing much more than at present. Israel has ad vanced raoidlv because Of the vast sums of money poured into it hv American .T»>ws. It Is hieh time that American Ne- proes pet it into their heads that their projjress in America depends to some extent up^n the advnnci»ment of their Afri- ctn brothers. Thev must TH»all7e that onlv the stupid vidll de- clpre that thev “ain’t lost nothin-? in Africa.” Africa of- fairs tremendous onnortunities to tho»e ''*io hnve great vision and stout hearts. If American l'ji»ornes refuse to accept this challenge they will have no one to blame except them selves. —TRIBUNE, Dec. 8 Family of Six Saved by Welfare Aid . .. ... ... .1. r j,inV| school vnleHicto. Savior. Many masters had come but this Jesus is the master of sin. Great scientists have come but this Jesus is the one who saves the.soul from sin. We have had great industrial geni uses but this Jesus is the one who has become God’s pre scription for the spiritual sick ness of sin. This Jesus is the answer for this age of anxiety. This Jesus musl save the three billion inhabitants of this earth from Nuclear suicide. This Jesus, and he alone can «ave the world, from sin. i^OT'we ‘ in ^he life that Is abundant and eternal. He is the master of life, the healer of sin, and the conqueror of death. And the world can find a haven of blessing in Jesus, the life giver. Rv Bernadette W. Hoyle "At Hmei we i*em to for««t that the towree of sopoort for public assUtanee I* no different from the source of support for public eduesrHon, or pwWie health, er many other gowenti- mental services for the eltiiens of our nation." Dr. E. Winston, Commissioner Mrs. C’s husband was killed in an automobile accident, leav- in? her with six children to sup port, ’they ranged in ase from one year to Ul yswa. She had a amall policy and from rii ns valeHicto jjiid oocitrpd R c1‘”‘ica1 The oldf't son went to college anH wi*»i h’'s O. I. cnlle«e nav- mont of S7R a month, esTn- in"s from a nart-time ioh w.ns ahle to f>rad«ate with a deffree in R"ricult'iral pn-'inoprin'’ He now has »n excellent position.* niiririf' collee'p he wus aW® trl hnin his vniinTer sister finish' bii«’ness school. Thp third ch>'d. a son listpfi in the Air F^rce. and m»fl R rtonendency allotment to hi mothnr. from Heii her way attempt by Negro to eat at How ard Johnson restaurant. This is the same Statesville where it is unlawful to picket unless you get a permit from the chief of po lice, and Negroes have been told by the chief that they •will not get one. It is in Statesville whert ugly, slanderous, racial remarks are made by the arresting offi cers to Negro. Even though this is reported to the officials oi the city, you do not get an an swer, This is the same Statesville where men have honestly and sincerely trted sin^« 1960 to have an organization set-up to bring about a better understand ing of the racial problem here. Until this day we do not have one, and moreover it is denied by some that Statesville has a racial problem. Wp cannet help from ^feeling that the man, J. H. Owen, is a product of the en vironment, and that his action, though imwise and mean, was aimed at preserving; a system that is doomed to die. ey wa% used fbf but it was won exhausted, rhe oldest child, a son, was able to get part-time work and his earn ings were used to help support the family, but they were not sufffdent. AnTaid to *3epeWeM^ cHIISren grant was approved for the fam ily by the county department of public welfare. As a result, all of the diildren were able to re main in school. When the oldest son was grad uated from high school he en listed in the armed service and made a serviceman's dependency allotment for the family. The aid to d^endent children payment was terminated during this per iofl, but when he was discharged from service, the public welfare. payment was reinstated. In the meantime, the second child, a daughter, was graduated Ikehool nw»iN and IJctort In the Armv. Tint co ued his Kchnol work durin? f!m» h“ '''ss in service and (•ii'on crpHit for hi®h .school Br nation, ntirine his six vears “ttre Arm'v h?! ‘ tnnk Iralnln? an electrician and was able to spcnre a good ioh when he rer from hi"h school and is now iharA turned home. [ The sixth child was graduated! ried. I Bifrin? the few years that thesp six childrpn needed h«lD so badly, the aid to dependent chiHren nayment supplemented familv effort so that they were enabled to stay in school. Taxpayers of North Carolina, throueh public welfare, are help ing hundreds of such children become self-supporting, tax-pay ing citizens themselves. CORE Moves Against City Bonds CHRISTMAS SEAL TIME As shoppers go about their Christmas gift-buying and card-sending, we hope they will reserve a portion of their spending money for the pur chase of Christmas seals. Both the Tuberculosis and the MAACP seals deserve our sup port. Both are for good causes. TTte sale of Christmas seals ]n«vldes the only income that the National Tuberculosis as ■ociation receives during the jrear. Proceeds from the NAACP senls go (or the fin aneial support of the fight for civil rlghta. Your Christmas will be all Ute merrier if you support these two worthwhile efforts. Buy a sheet of Christ- mast awls w as naamr as —TIm KANSAS Cirr CALL. Pm. • NEW YORK—Taking s new step in CORE’S recenty launched cam paign of economic sanctions against ultra-segregationist states, James Farmer, national CORE director, announced initiation of legal ac tion to prevent these states from issuing t a x-exempt municipal bonds. Farmer has sent a letter to ten leading investment banking houses announcing the intention to start)' legid action at state and Federal levels to prevent Southern states from issuing tax-nempt munici pal bonds. “States and munk;ipalities prac ticing segregation continue to market iMHids. the proceeds of which are to be used to build illegal parka, achools, and other facilities,” the letter, sent Friday said. “Heretofore, these bonds have enjoyed tax exemption. In practical effect this Ux exemp tion provides a Federal subsidy for the act of breaking Federal law.” The letter continued: “Tempo Continued ft'om front page Jr., 34 year old white man whom he convicted of assault on a young Negro rtudent picketing the Royal Ice Cream Company OB jtaturday Bight *iHien was ohargod with m* saultiof Walter Sitey, !• ysar aioan The campaign against Rpyal Ice Cream Co. got started in 1957 when the Rev. Douglas Moore and a group of other young Negro students were ar rested and convicted for tres pass when they sought service on the side of the establishment reserved for whites. The Drive was pushed inter- mittenly. in the intervening years but largely lay dormant until this fall when a group of NAACP youth and East End community leaders beganlbwork again in attempts to dMM^ gate the establishment. Rev. A. D Moseley, pastor of Mt Gilead Baptist Church, has worked as a liasion between the NAACP youth groups and adults of the community. A week ago, it was reported that the establishment otter to negotiate with the protest groui> if it would call off the pickets. TTie firm reportedly offered t® remove the “For Colored” and “For Whites” signs over the se parate entrance on Jan. IS if the picketing were halted. Tba NAACP refused the offer and the campaign has been eoa- tinued. The firm is located at Nortli Roxboro and Dowd Street la what was once a pcedomiaant> iy white mighborhood. aectton la bow ovarwhalmiBg^ ■ ■ . rr
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