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THE CAROLINA TIMES HAM, N. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY If. 1««S AND THEY ARE STLL TRYING TO tfO It IN MISSISSIPPI North Carolina's Low Wage Scale crcent Associated Press report discloses {“North Carolina during the month of No- fr was tied with- Mississif)pi for last" in the nation in factory wages paid. Vhea any state ties with Mississipjn ^fMyi^hiag. it holds a most unenviable 9n 1b the United States. Without try- to put our finger exactly on the reason iis disgraceful position held by Xorth we oirty say that whatever it takes rise above Mississippi should be re^rted * If there are those aniini^r the citizens of yorth. Caroliita who ft-el a liit of shame be ^usc their state has tie>1 for last place with Mississippi, we say to them, take courage. The previous month North Carolina was actu ally on the bottom with Mississippi being a tent above it. It might also be of further concern to those of this state to learn that South Carolina workers were four cents above the hourly wages iwid workers in this state Md that .\labania toi)|)C(i all states of the Stratheast with an average hourly wage of whatever the actual reasons, we are of the opinion that at the bottom of the Jew hourly V I I! , 'I nii wage to be found in North Carolina is the fact that it is one of the few southern slates in which Negroes are usel to a great extent as factory laborers. A close check on the wages paid Negro factory workers in com-- parison with those pait white factory work-. ers might Hsck)se that the fatter are belter pa^ and overall hourly rate is therefore pulled down by the low wages paid the Xegro work er. It is also a well-known fact that North Carolina is one of the few southern states in which Negro workers are not confined al most entirely to the farm and other menial work where the wages are the very lowest and consequently not figured in the hourly pay of factory workers. We think organized labor has u job to do in the South that cannot be done under its present practice of having segregated unions, especially where Negro and white workers work .side by .side and - are doing the .same w>rk. ^>uch a policy al\yays tends to weaken the overall progTatn of labor and in the end is certain to cestllt' ifi at l«w wage scale, espe- ctally here in North Carolina, f6r both the white ami’ Negro 'worker. . ; t NMCP Victory Before U. S. High Court No Surprise 7a WOHL ruling handed down Monday by the U. S. Soprerre Court to the effect that tl|e aid -provided by the National Association for the .Advancement .of Colored People in in- tegratioa suits is a form of political expres sion which the states cannot curb evokes no surprise to this new’spaper. It is in line with the many favorable decisions won, by the K,\ACP in appeals before the nations highest tribunal'in the field of civil rights cases and pi;0ves onoe again that the NIA'ACP is truly th« guardian of democracy in thin country Itf speaktn? for the majority of the cowrt. Justice Wilfiam T. .Brennan said: “We hold thsii the activities ol' the N.AACP. its affiliates and legal staff shown on this record are modes of exoression and association protect ed bv the First and Fourteenth .Amendments which- Virginia may not prohibit.” ft is not hard to visualize what America would be, in the area of civil rights and human dtgnitv {or all its rninoritv citizens had it not be(^ for the NA-ACp. It without doubt is • ^ e«e organization that has rtood ifl. the ' way of the soutl^ern states' having a field day in preventing the advancement of Ne groes educationally, politically and economi cally under the pretense of exercising what is commonly referred to as state’s rights. Monday’s ruliog which struck down a Vir ginia law which barred the NA.ACP from pro- viditi? lawyers and underw.riting the 'costs in suits broupht in civil rights actions should ffive the NAACP a freer hatid in its fight in behalf of minority groups all over the nation Uiider th^ “separate but equ^l” practice southern states, parading under the cloak ol •tat^s rights, committed with a free hand xlt kinds of injustices a»^ainst Negroes. Thev \Vere always most careful to see to it that the, "separate” part of the transaction was carried out to the letter of the law While the “equal” part of it was seldom if ever provid ed. Especially was thifi true in the field' oi education and job opportunities, thus resulting in the Negro being poorly edtKated and for at the bottom of the^econoitiic structure, 61 ihe nation. ;' ' ■ ’;' ' SPIRITUAL INSIGHT Time, God's Gift of Life to Man, !shouid Not tie Uselessly Wasted The Innual meetin«r of the Durham Com-f mittee' ‘oft Nep+o Affairs to be held at St, Joitplrt ik.M.E. Chrrrctr -here Swtdav aftw- noon should receive the moral and financial suoport oJ every respectable Negro citizen of Durh)^ Like any other human aeency. the Comjaittee is no perfect organization but its worth to the entire community cannot be dp nied by ^oae who have watched its growth and development since its organization oyet of a century ago. Althoitgh its oeidbevsbip is composed almost entirely of 'citiseeits of the city and countv oi it by no means has devoted all d towvd'_th«^adv^ncement of the af- J||-. ^aind tlfne again h |yB decidm^ margm of victory for aocci^ BMast^re that meant the advancement oi tke citizens of Durham. The qui^ke^t and best .way to make the Cortirnitt^fe zif that it jnouui be is lor ail pond citlzetis to* join hftrtds»and give it their iirtlini}t^ support;''Ce;rtajnly, tbe ajnnulal ijie'et- i«g! a^’ whi*h4ii«» eleeted >©• gxtidi! ^ke destinjy, of the organisation for the neVt ■ monthsi; nS f4r too* important ■for ' worthwhile citizirts nn^ toitafee time out and attend the session, i With this in mind we urge those who ‘are- interested in seeing Dur ham a more progressive .city along education al> political, economic, sociaf and other lines to lay aside -whatever thty are doing on Sun day afternooin and put in tjieir pre.sence at St^. Joseph’s Siunday afternoon. Along with the electioii of offic'ers. the aa- |u»l report of the activitie.» of'the Committee luiing i the past .12 months will be given Those who are not able to attend the monthly meetings will also be able to hear and know what the proj^ram for the new ye?r is to be especially as it pertainsi to urban renewal and other important nieaJiui'es that arie ,of great concern to all the citiijens df Durham. "TOO MUCH WASTED TIME" "N*w much tim* hai bMn le$i." —AcH 27:9. Time the very essence of life should not be wantonly wasted. For too many of us tTiese tragic words can be too aptly applied. "Now much time has been lost.'’ Why do we waste so much . of time—the precious stuff of life? We only have a very little time allotted to us. Then why in the name of God should we wapjie the little time Ood has given ],to us. We waste too much of ojjr tiine and then orte;,day we wake Up and wish we had more tlnte. May we ever remember that the clock of time is never turned back. We call in vain for time to turn back for us to pick up some great lost opportunity. Thus wis dom demands that we escape the shameful tragedy of ,'tasted 4ime. .Let us use wisely the little time we have at our disposal. Ood has given us some time. We all have an allotment of time. God is a God of time. God mov&s on time. And the .God o/ time wants us to use wisely that lit tle portion of time wfc have been- given. We see countless numbers of students in college and high school wasting time, ahottnent of time. In a careless life they forget aboiit the value of time. Ajid thun the day of reckoning is open to them and they have lost too much vahiahle time. And what is the net result of this waste of time? They drop out school as failures foi? tljey have wasted too much time. 'Young frieitds let ui not become the victims of t60 much waited time. Use the little time you have from God wisely. The time wasters beh>ng to the company o£ the ^ MIGHT- IIAVE-BEENS. How can ! escape this tragic company? You must recognize the value and the use of- thp time God Almighty has given to youi You- must discip line yourself. You m^t buckle do^n and pay the price of niak- ing thelnoit of your time. I just The following article on the piaced across each street the fliM "Cliow Line'^ iff So. Carolina Sduth Carolina’s new governor, Donald S., Knssdl. is not the 5k)uth’s Messiah, neither is he the Messiah’s forerunner, crying in this wilderness of segregation and race hatred and warning those of our time to repent for a new era is at hand. We do think, however, that hi« "chow line” at the governors man sion fo whiifh he invited whites and Negroes to feast tojiether on barbecue, cole ftlaw, ice cream and coffee is definitely a harbinger of wb»t is to come in this land below the Mmoh and Dixon Line. It was "the first time in many years—po.s- fiMy since Reconstruction Days,” said the Associated Press report—that any governor had bad the courage or nerve to entertain at the governor’s mansion. And we m%ht fM tkftt tite aetioa of Governor Russell , IIMM» autter at the pMt Offla* under th# Act o wrnmmm immaitmM. rimmu m, ,MMh OnoHn created no disorder or semblance of an inci dent. The white masses of the South are easily led jin either the right or wrong direc tion. especially if the . leader is a governor, a millionaire or both, as is Gov. Russell. Write this down in a permanent place for your jjosterity or future generations where they may read it a few decades from now. You may even call it prophecy if you wish. Not many years hence there will rise in the .South, mayj^ a governor or some other high state official, who will pronounce the benedic tion on the era of segregation and other southern traditions that are now' so dearly cherished in these parts. Such a man will be proclaimed throughout the nation and is cer tain to end up in the White Hoiise, being the first from the deep South to achieve that end. Governor Russell’s unscgrcgatcd “chow line," pulled off in-one of the supposedly moat race conscious states of the South, might be clasKd as Mra^xicaU> We think, however, it is*rlther We ifeginnmg of a greater Vvents to come, and that it doth not yet appear what the South wilF be. That part of the nation referred to as ffve North ha* afready been where it ia going on the race question, but «1|« Svuth ha« just MfttlVdL worsening racial situation in Atlanta was written by a re- pouter for the Atlanta- Con stitution. dy HAROLD GULLIVER Wathington Potf-Lot Angelei TiNMB ATLANTA — Street barri ers admittedly erected to cre ate a racial “buffer zone” be tween Negro and white resi dential areas have split Atlan ta'and placed it undea? an un- comJoirtable spdtllght. as the nation’s latest sore spot:of ra cial tension. Although placed on only two streets, a few weeks ago, the barricades already have fan. ned resentments that affect the entire city. The feeling is so bitter that Neeroes are expected' to vote against a $43 million bond is sue this soring, tkossible killins proposals for school and street imorovements and a city audi torium, Divisions have also appeared between white and Nenro groups — creating ' schisms which could wreck civic har mony for years to come. The barricade*, whieli are •moNenallr — and inaccurately — referred to ak AtlBnle'g "Ber lin Wall." were ordered erected Dee. 17 bv the Board of Alder men to clew off Iwo (treelf in louihwaet Atlanta — Peyton and Harlan read*. i The action was taken at the reouest of white residents who wanted to create a “buff*»t zone” between Negro and white neifrhborhoods. Hie low, fence-like barri cade* of steel and wood were next day. ■Virgil Copeland, presideirt of the Southwest Citizen Asso ciation, defended the barri cades as a “last resort” to less en racial tension. It was the only way left, Copeland assbrt- ed, for white residehti tb thwart “vicious, block-busting tactics being u?ed[ by Negro, realtors.” Blocking the. *tre0|« ..did not actually "wall in"' any body. But it forced motorists to drive about one mile fartbei before reaching a through street to the southwest, thus making it more difficult to travel between a Negro and white residential section. A petition “was filed in Mu- nicioal Court by both Negro and white groups asking re- movel of the barricades as a nnhlic nuisance. It was dis missed by Judge Robert E. Jones, who held that the streets were closed and therefore the ^tructions could not be nui sances. Observers now believe the Peyton-Harlan barricades will remain until the case is car ried through state or federal courts. Meanwhile, the controversv continues, with chnrgea and counter charges exchanged al most dail.v. The barriers do not le^af* Iv affect the saU of oropertv fn any wav. And It Is comri- de*»lv HWlv Miay have literensed Netnro Mer- n^l^wtlon t« b«» h*trt eertaln wM4a n»(nhb«rhoeds l« toMlh wo*t Attawia. The barricades also have the PRES? comments ■ Support for l^tteville b Urged A BOOMING IMSTITUTION Fayetteville State Teachers College today is the second fastest growing senior college in Ntorth Carolina, either public or non-public, white or Negro! Its enroHment has jumped from S7!i in the term which .started In 19»», to an amaz ing 1,04.’5 in the term which is now in progress. That is an increase in en rollment of 51.7 per cent, a record which is exceeded among North Carolina’s senior colleges only by amazing Pembroke College in neigh boring Robeson County (84.4 per cent). This splendid record of growth of Fayetteville Sitate Teachers College comparei with 20.7 per cent for the TIi'*' verslty of North Carolina, 18.H per cent for N. C. State College. 16.4 per cent for Wake Forest, and 10.3 per cent for Duke University. Growth of FSTC Is some thing of a tribute to the vi gorous administration of Dr. Rudolph Jones, based on the substantial fdundatipn created in the year when T). J. W*. Seabrook headed the Institu tion. And it is a steady growtU which argues eloquently the increasing demand of the Ne gro youth for higher educa tion at this particular college. It is a growrth which also argues eloquently the duty of the State of North Carolina to provide it with the dormi tories, classrooms, laborator. ies. etc., paralleling the growth of the student body — and even more important thsn these the trained and dedi cated profes.sor and instruc tors to (n»irte the minds of these ambitious students to ward the goals of learning, learning. Fayetteville’s leadership both white and Negro, needs to hackstand the budget request.s of Fayetteville State Teachers College as they go before the rising General Assembly, The college is a grept as set to the community, to the area and! to its state. Its sensational growth, /nust be en«onr>»«»eri. not hamstrung. FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER KEV. HAROLD R0L4ND Merediti! Passes Breaking Point read a*jain the story of the creat Chri.stian healer — Dr. Albert Schweitzer, and it told how he at the age of eighty-eight urges on *vtrybody in his hospital in Africa. He knows the value and the use of this time given you by God Almighty. Then let us keep alert to the u.se of our time lest we become time wast ers. God’s clock of time is never turned back. The time you lost, therefore is gone forever. Many wHh tearful eyes and broken hearts- have cried out in vain for time to turn back that they might pick up a lost opportunity But God’s time moves and never turns back. Let us then do with all our might the task which is ours this day. Let us use our Divine allot ment of time for the enrichmen* of life for our fellowmen and to the glory of the God l^o graciously grants us a little por tion of the stuff of life called time. How much can a man take? The man is a solider in an undeclared war. He wears no uniform. He he'ars no bands play. He is unarmed, surrour>d ed by suUen, pestering foes. He hears shouted insults, crude pests, occasional death threat.S. The dead hand of the .silent treatment is the bast he can hope for, in some re spects, it would be the worst. In the midst of all the hostility your man has to con centrate on lectures and' te?it- books and somehow pass the college courses in which he is enrolled. How much can he take? Name your own breaking point. With James Meredith, first Negro undergraduate at the University of Mississippi, it has come after four months. He has announce that re gardless of whetiter he pass es or fails his semester courses, he will withdraw from the university unless tWere is a marked change in the en vironment with which he is faced. It passes belief that there will be such a change. But there will be another rouiid in the fight for equality of op portunity on Ole Miss campus. Likewise on every - other campus in which men and women are denied acce.ss be cause of color, creed or race. It may be Meredith back alter a period of relief and restoration. It may be some one else. Whatever happens. James Meredith has fought the ba-t- tie Ito this point with di- gnitsy and bravery. The vio tory will come soon or late. And in the final defeat for today’s seeming victors shame will lie across faces now twisted in scorn and hate Springfild (Ohio) Dally News V- r'# Veterans' Questions and Answers Atlanta's 'Berlin Wall' Threatens to Disrupt Progress Toward Racial Harmony, Give City Nat'l Black-eye WP1 f san \ ^ support of M^yor Ivan Allen Jr., who said they serve as a “warning to unscrupulous real estate dealers, Negro and white,” Q. V. Williams, a co-chair man of the Negro Voters Lea gue, has denounced the barri cades. The uproar caused hiiTi to observe; “These are the darkest days I’ve seen in At lanta as far as race relations are concerned.” The Atlanta Constitution, a strong supporter of Mayor Al len on other issues, has also condemned the rdad barriers, "The most merciful sug gestion that can be made to the architects of this folly is to gbv^ut there and take it down,"NEdilor Eugene Patter son wrote^^^o days after the barricades ware erected. Fven former Mayor William B. Hartsfield has be»*n private ly critical of his siftcessor’s position on the barricades. “You should never make a mistake that can be photog raphed.” Hartsfield .said of the barricades. So far, Mayor Allen has failed to work out any solu tion. Ironically, Allen's adminis tration was elected with the solid suiH>ort of Negro voters. Slightly more than one-third of the city’s registered voters are Ne^ro. In addition to the posslfel* InM of th* bond issue, eth^r et»«rts of the city's action fn- elude: —A .shift in control of At lantans Negro leadisrshifs from older conservative elements to Here are authoritative ai)swers by the Veterans Administration to questions from former serv icemen and their famihes; Q.—Is Veterans Administration -madicsl care available to peace time veterans? A.—Yes, but they must have seryice-connected disabilif.et. A new law enacted by the 17th Congress extends the privilege to reeeiva VA hespital and medical care to peacetime veterans hav-- ing noncomjiensabte, service-een- nected disabilities. Q—Can a veteran pay off his GI loan l>efore it hecomee due and not be penalized? A—Yes. A 01 loan may be psrtfelty er fuMy paid at ANY TIME WITHOUT PENALTY. Part payments may not be made Ies4 than one monthly insaltment er $100. whichever is less. Q.—May a veteran who has no service-connected illness enter ■ VA hospital and pay for his care? A.—No. The gevemment ex tends haspitaiiution benefits free ef chssrge to ttiose veterans with service-connected disabili ties and to these veterans with no«i-servleeeiu*ected disabilitlee who cannot afford te pay fof theii* hospiteliiatien. AU ether veterans are expected to u«« nwi- VA hospitals. Yes, We All Talk By MJUlCyS H- BOULWAAE Last week, I mentioned that a speech contains several •steps dependent upon its pur pose. I began with a discus sion of the “attention step.” The next step is what is call ed the “need step.” If the purpose of the speech is to give information, the speaker shows in the “need step” that the audience needs the information which he pro poses to give. If the purpose of the speech is to convince, the speaker endeavprs to make the audi ence believe that there is a “need for a change in the status quo.” For example, in a proposition urging a tax de duction, the speaker potats out that presently people of low income groups are too heavily burdened with tax ation so much so that there is a need for a change in the present system. The speech which has for‘ its purpose “to entertain” never gets beyond the “at tention Step.” 'Traffic dangers foe pedestrians aren’t limited to dty streets, B» careful when walking near traf fic in rural areas. The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles says walk facing on coming traffic, carry a flash light, wear light colored cloth ing at night. One misstep can be the death of you. There are many stories of the “back seat” driver. A nagging passenger can cause a driver fb be less careful. But a censi-' derate rider can stay aleft tdt danger and warn the driver of impending trouble. The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles says it’s wise for botli drivers and passengers to be wary. younger, mor# militant figures. —Damage to Atlanta’s “im age’ as a proigreislve ctty with a long history at bi-racial negotiations and «>mpromises. The controversy may pro duce one hmjrrange benefit— a much needed focus on the' noed fhr better Negro hoiising. Road dispufe. the Atlanta ConiMlution editorialised on CensHtutien aditorialhrBed on Jam ib •% *«Md tag Atlantan who xefiues fkce Md manaffe the ttoWem . . • “The Negroes basic »eedf i» open land, and with it is « yes- onable applicatioa of the zon ing laws . . . “NO' man easi be told whesa he must liw. But any maa appreciates a'^Mttle help in finding some open space where he can live even if H takes patience In aegetlation.” ^
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