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THE CAROLIKA TIMES DURHAM. N C. SATUftDAY, JANUARY U. 1M) l^um PROILIM WOULD BE LESS DIFFICULT WI1« Htl ELIMINATION A Mississippi Visit to Nortit Carolirii Mississippi with all its lawlessness, iiide- cvncy, ig^iaarance and sadistic traits c»mr to N'urth L'arolina this w^fk and spent a few d;*rk and dismal hours in the littl« town of ^'alK’e_vviHe. located in Caswell County. That th« ciirtain was pulled down on this tragic evetit wHho^it any dthths and mfly two wi>nnd«d from pistol shots was due to luck rather than the efficiency or alertne^ of the local law enforcement officers. In spite of urgent appeals to the sheriff hy local Negroes and individuals outside ot Vanceyville. those representing thp law in the entire county took a holiday in deliberate, dcfiance of a federal court order to integrate the schools of the county. It is hard for res|>ectahle citizens to bring themselves around to the point of believing that a sheriff would refuse police protection when appealed to for such by a citizen who had evet}’ reason to fenr for his safety and even his life; it is hard for them to believe that a constable would deliberately take part in attempting to incite mob violence; it i? ^rd toibelieye that a local newspaper would (Wiberately ^hti the flames of race hjttred iMid ask for defiance of a federal court order by subtly asking for “cHbok,” Active all, it is h(u-4 fo« respect^lr ci^t^efta toheiipvr thsit the sijjierintendent of schiiiols iji » eo^ty wouli likewise "but deliberately ask IWs frrolsfitue^acy to resort, to chaos or defiance ol a l^iriral court ordei;. But the ahawe t«it»tinn«d dents are exactly what hapmned in Ca&well County las^ week. : In spite of what the sheriff.,ihe constable, the superintendent and the Jrtcal newsp#per, say we know that the ^^egrb/^'ho vVas forced to .shoot the two would-he mobhists. had pre viously begged the sheriff for {irntectidn after he discoveredjjhe was being followed, har rassed ari3 ha ran gu ed by a car load of white ruffians. , So Mississippi came to the sd-callfcd liberal state of North Carolina this week and found welcoming and witstretched hands In Yaticey- ville. This is the same Vanceyville where several years ago a Negro, .VI a ck lug ram. wa,“ convicted for an assault on a woman, even theugh he never got closer td her than 75 feet. Maybe after all .Mississippi did tiot have to visit North Carolina this w^ek.’ She was already here. 1. Governor Sanford at tlie Crossroad Negro citizens of North Carolina will not become too excited over the statement which Governor Sanford made last week about greater job opportunities for members of their race. What the governor does about the problem from now until the end of the terrfi of his office will be watched, however, with more than passing notice by the one million or mote Negroes of this state. Already they are wondering if what Governor Sanford will do about em|)loyment discrimination is going to speak so loud they won’t be able to hear what he says about the matter. On the surface the governor’s statement about new job opportunities for Negroiss, is the itiost statesmanlike and courageous that has been uttered on the subject by a souther'/ chief executive. If he is sincere and follows through by doing something about the'prob lem. t\e stands a good chance to bfc rewarded by being called to a higher responsibility on a national level. It might even result in his I landing a cabinet po^t or the vice presidency. On the question of employment discrin*i- nation against Negroesat the state level there is the tpattef of the. Highway Patrol, the National Gnard to say nothing of posi- tians as clerks, bookkeepers, stenographers, statisticians and department heads jin state offices. The hiring policies of all *of these {wsitions can be influenced for ^od or bad Ijy whatever attitude the governor takes. Citizens of North Carolina might not be •iware oi it hut ^ late as 1924 a governor of tlM state 6ven refused to appoint ai qualified Negro as a notary public for no other reason than that of his race. It seems ridicukjUB ni this day, but up to tiiRt tfnit it vyas eon* sidered .entirely out of placie for a governor to even consider a N«^ro for such » elemen tary po.sition as a notary public. It was not until 15 years later that North Carolina gav ' ernprs abandoned the custom, and began to appoint Negroes as such without f«eUr(g they were overstepping the bounds of cherished southern traditiotia. Then as now, all respectable Nfgroes of North Carolina would" raufh pfefer to shoulder their own responsibility a.s citizens ihjuj |o have it shouldered for thehu TbMy tat^not do so, however, so Ibng as they a^e contuiu- ously barred from the better, payitig positions for which they are qualified solely’because of their race. Oi»ce they are convinced that they Vi'ill not be looked on with epntempt or in sulted merely because they apply for employ ment above the level of a iat^itpr or «>:iaif, they will gladly assujne the fuU lespoosi- bility (if fiti^eni^ip the s&me as others. bravely walked up to- the crossroad. That ig \irhere he now st&nds, aadijRO fartt^r. If he h^' t^ of his conviction and the stattsiiianship, he can take the fiiglv road to natiot^ pfon\lfte^ice or he can take tt.e low road t6 natiot^al coq- tempt and end his political carler fts one- wlvo uttered beautifut and high s«tinding words about a serious problem but dfd nothirtg. to iiiid. a solution. Xo -it. --li ^ take the high ro^d, he can lead !jo>rtlk.C»l!d|ini to f|ie heights oi an economic'lev4^ will be >011 par with the best in the n^tioa. W tioes this, unborn genetatio^s are- SjUf« q up and call him Wessel. '' ” ' ■ SmiTUAr/INSIGHT None Exempt from Race Probleni Wisdom is Still Better Valor in Many Areas Part of of Li "t Can SM this will b* dis- Acts 27:10. The 9f God warns that the oroppsed move wifl prove Ia be disastrous. And .sub^- quent events justified the peri lous warning of the nun of God. The voyage turned out to that was very stormy and involving serious calami ties. We 6ften move dangerous ly aga'jost oiir own bet|eii judgment and that of our gc^d friends. I love the daring soul. But our '4°ring moves should. la«’'ba(6d bh common sense ahd sound 'judgment. In this case thfr masters oij, the ship went agbinist the penetrating insights of I^aul,; a man of great faith and' \^i(dohi. Thus Paul gave a sound warning about the pi;o po|ed voyage. I can see this di?tt?trotM -.■JVe shbuld be very careful taking foolhardy moves may lead us into heart- t^ditW disaster. The prideful ^e heidstrong usually tpaka' ^ese perilous moves in life. Too often we may fail to listen to the word# of wisdom. -Too often we may beome drunk with power and fail to listen to the words of wisdom of those around us. Husbands may fail to listen to the words of wis dom of their wives in some un certain adventures and may •end in disaster. Youth in its willful w^ys may not listen to the wiser counsels of their parents and come, tp disaster. There have- .been some great historic, failures at this point. N'apoleoi), failed to glisten and came to disaster in the snows and blizzards of Russia. And Hitler the leader of the so call ed master, race made the identical mistake. It is wisdom to listen to those who may be able to'see disaster in your future. Truly -there i» wisdow> the eld s»y~ ing: two heads are better than one. Paul spoke out as an ex perienced travelling preacher of ,the Gospel of Jesus ’ Christ. But the inexperienced would not heed his advice. The fact The Twentieth Century Uncle tom Those who contend that thte traditional Uacle Tom Negro is a thing of the past are probably honest in their belief but decidely W5oryj^^ t^^ for* wmff %f[flfnir*maAer scratching his iead when and where it didn’t itcH, on a '.jirhpie. is no more. In his place, hqwe.yer, has siting up a new edition of the i|k> or what mght be termed the Twentieth Century Uncte Tom. If the old fashioned l;Jncle Toin wa» a pastmaster at cajoling and- fooling white folks the new one is a past-Ph.D. at cajoljsg and fooling both white folks and Ne-^ groes. The Uncle Tom of the past had little or no education and made no bones about hi» dying belief and trust in his white masters. He kept himself aloof from those of his own race and boasted of the fa%t that his station was only a little lower than that of poor whites attd always above that of his master's cattle. Referred to in some quarters as a “house” Negro or one who ate amf slept in the big House, he felt himself above the level of the “field” Negro, whose lot was tilling soil, felling trees, digging ditches and doing hard and laborious work. The field Negro ate and slept in the s^ve or servants quar> •er* and, therefore, knew aniy the roug^hest •ide of life. The Twentieth Century Unlce Tom is edu- Qii mm IrtnHar at DnHkwn, N. C. Ir Vatm FtMUkm, inc. JL ■. AUmN, fMUIdier and dait matter at the Post Office ^HMtk Ouirilaa, Om Act Iteik % um iMMei M «• I. FMHrwr tk Itetk O0«lin cated. In fact, he is more cated than his white oytrkw^ masters or Ph.D. d^et, a soutWfn j^i^versity,,i .while thpf. 'Cxifvntwtli jTenVtoy l^iide > ToWi because of hiSr *r^e-, ■ Kva* Jorcfi^ to get his from a aort^era'of verdty that mast always oif. the SoU^V •' ■ : V .’T4'rt'' 1/^ ■ - Thtw^ the;,'rwehti^}t;€'e^f‘jf-%^'i^^^^ a anroiii^ oft? intVUi^ot. ■ • Be,' or ;mSE, next arte oh tbie rade fesAe.,* Beciiase 41 bis aeknowledeged ability by the whites and his Accepted leadership hy his ©wn race he is the most appointed mao, whUc or black, in the community. In fact he manages to corner every iota of influence aad ppvyer with the opposite groijp and will dance m eu«ry set except that of the picket line and court action against the status quo oi bi« »ac4- His gr^n- dio.se motaent i^ to SMf his %wn ar picture in thif white press' or be invited as the only Negro to attend a ?OB,ffrence with the opposite group. ■ If the old Uncle Tom was a master b*Hy erawling the Twaat-ieth Ceotury ;|^flcii» To» is the last word at belly hop^l^g. ^siiight between the two d4Sti}rdjy {off «Uite»:|cy and poverty thf c44 UiM:U| ably resorted to th« oal^ mevis \vei4|iins he fell was ayaibMet th^t of a%et and deception. Alarfj we tl^^ #hjpin all of the facts' are Coiwt«4 arid di^Hnte| the the Twentieth CentMry Uncle! J«fn will be decbired, by far, the most dtiieitabli), the meet despknible and the most ^n^erous of all the eneiniw of the Oljless {if can be at«9P«4. (ro «||ovid mailt %it ■ century, ; ‘ ^plosive Force of Black Muslim Movement, Its i|le in U.S; Race Relations Explored by Writer '^e^ar« the victorious peo- pfef -1^ will* rulei#.tlie be- . l|^' /^-.^|A|Hrteader of « semi- . ahtf iyhlle sect know as ^Sfuslimi’’%rhich is ot ibte most explosive ^■tlie American civil according to Evening Post , i; ■■‘^^.doinjg all I csn^lo make ’ tti Nt'Cgrq^s see that tjw-wiiite race and its religion, Ct^ih^tanUy> are their open eneinate*,” y the leider,, Elijah Muhammad,' toft Post writers Alfred Balk and Alex Haley. Muhanuned, who was bom Eli}ibh . ^ole in Georgia 65 yeMa ago, was interviewed by Balk and l^aley in his 18 room Chicago mansion. iMter es(Jensive interviews and first hand- experiences, Baljk and Haley reported that the Mu.sli^ believe integration is f'Whlte man’s trick to keep the ^ black man . enslaved.” Openly critical of leaders , oi figbfs for ^egro rights, the Miiriims hold the National As- aociatibn for the Advancement of IStelored people (MAACP) in eentem^t, demand raeial separa tion in exoluaively Negro statju and attempt to turn Ne- gr^ frnn Christianity, the artiiiite said. seet owns stores, reetau- raM ani other property in lBr|ev American cities, operates a newspai>er, hate-filled ma|al!inet and pamphlets, and broideavtt ever 50 radio sta- tienf^ a^eM the country, Balk nM Muflims pledge onihl^aHt o| Aelr Income to tbe aicHffmmtv required to attend services in templs,' re fuse to vote and most refuse to repor^ -f6r militai‘y duty, tiiey reported. , Altlhpugh preaching anti-' violence, . Muslim staten»enls re port “we miist take things in to our own hands.” MpSMms were involved in a, Los Angeles street' riot, p.rcfminent in a .re formatory riot • near leashing- ton, D. C., and were Involved in prison riots in California, Michigan and Maryland. Balk and Haley, following their Study, said rpports of Muslim financial power and membership are exaggerated. Although Musics have found prisons and slums their most fertile breeding ground, the Post reportorial team found that the sect “has flopped mis erably” in communities with good race relations. Harry S. Ashmore, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of Little Rock. Arl^., said “The Black Muslims are a warning to Which .y'ehurches, community leaders and public officials had better pay heed.” Police of ficials expressed feat that the dedicated Muslim may be worse than the criminal. Assis tant U. S. Attorney General for Civil Rights. Burke Marshall, said “no group with this dis cipline and dogma can be ignored.” Answers to Veterans Questions Here are authoritative an swers 'by the Veterans Ad ministration to question from former servicemen and their families; Q— May a widow who" hat previously been denied a claim for pentiea baeaus* her hus band did not have • lervice- conneeted eendltioa when he died, apply again uader • new law? A—Yes. The new pension law does not require that the veteran have a servioe-con- neeted condition, but is based chiefly on the financial need of the applicant or her minor children. Q—Hew dees a new law af fect edacalieiMl keneftto for reeeeve* .eallei up fer aetlve ■ervice duali^ tk« Berlin erlilsf A—A reservist whose train ing or education under the Korean G1 Bill was inter rupted by the* call up for active service will have his deadline for completing his education or training extend ed by a period of time equal to the length of his "call-up” period of service. Q—Are young people en gaged in the VA*e War Orphan Educational program b^nefltied by fte provlsioita of a new law? A—Yes. If they are forced' to suspend their schooling or training ijecause of financial reasons beyond their control, such as iUness in their im mediate family, or because the Jeb at which they work r» qulrea their preaent on the job at a eertaia leston, their By AI.FRID DUCKiTT On * network television show, recently, one of the youthful cn«tiest8«le brought forward to seek to confound the panel was a gtod looking teerhiagcr, Roy Campaneila, Jr. It was a holiday .show and as It ended with a glory of Christmas music, the panelists and moderator joined in dis mantling a large tree of pre sents to give to the dozen of more youngsters who had taken part. As the festive scene of joy on the faces of the givers and on the faces of the young-sters came to an end, credits and all that goes with the wrap- up of a show began flickering on the screen. Rather suddenly and with a sen.se of anxiety I became aware that in seconds it would ail be over and every youngster ther^ had happily received and acknowledged a gift except Roy Campaneila. Jr. the only colored boy in that group. It was slieer accident, 0/ course, that the hands busily distributing holiday largesse had .simply not yet reached the package bearing Roy’s name. And, being a bright boy. I am certain that Roy attached no social significance to the delay. , But for a kalediscopic forty seconds, I watched the ex pressions on this youngster’s face. There was doubt, fear aad a whole world 0# wendw if he would face the public in dignity and the private shame of being • not discriminated against , but merely forgot ten. Here is a bey wW has a famous father and though this boy and hia family haVe had publicized troubles - befe is a boy who presumai>ly ha* re- ceived many gifts and I ,sup- pose a great deal ot, Ifive. Might we assume tiiat h^ might to be a little betteir in sulated than so many others against the fear of the conse quences millions of Amerlc*n* face because they lool^ “dif ferent?’ Obviously, he wasn’t. Like a good bedside story the small incident ended posiv lively. A second before the picture disappeared back into the- mysterious magic of the television screen, one. Of the panelists found Roy’s gift and handed it to him. The look of relief on his fnee was classic. But fid also was the memory of all that' had lived for forty seconds on the face Of a Negro boy at Christmas who- feared ho might lie “left out.” REV. HAROLD ROLAND More Opportunities for Negroes that you hold a positiou of im portance and responsibility does not mean that you know everything. It is the essence of wisdom to listen and heed the advice of wisdom and ex perience. For in listening you may saye yourself some heart aches and difficulties. '\’ou can even be saved from shattering ruin and disaster. We all may well remember the warning of Holy Writ iu this connection that pHde goeth before destruction. Maiiy a prideful soul has ridden off on the high horse of self-sufficient and ended up in a disastrous smashup on life’s highway. Many a soul has had great, un imaginable possibilities but they were unrealized for a lack of wisdom and common sense. In the stubborness of their pride they-' would not' heed words of wisdom. The words of the wise and tha Godly may save us from untold disappointment and un happiness. North Carolina and other Southern states have long ex perienced a heavy drain on their resources by preparing youth -for opportunities they have to leave the state to take advantage of. This has been particularly true in the case of the Negro, though by no means limited to those of that race, for opportunities have been much more limited for him than for the white person. The preparation the state is obligated to provide. It is im portant that it realize full dividends on its investment. That is the prupo.se of Gov. Sanford’s announced policy to end discrimination, insofar as race is concerned in employ ment in state agencies. And the function of the Good Neighbor Council Which he has set up. and to which he has appointed- outstanding per sons of both the white and colored races in North Caro lina will be the opening un of better employment oonortuni- ties generally to qualified Ne groes. Fitness for the job should - '— *1 KA/UliCACEiAnL Ur inC Jji Ifl“fJHi for any position. As we move toward this goal we must realize that this carries with it no racial qualifications. / We must also realiae. as Gov. Sanford indicated in hit address at the Press Institute last week, that while there are some Ne groes qualified for jobs cur rently denied them because of race, the number of those qualified is not large, in fact is disproportionately small to the total population of the race , in North Carolina. This situation explains the second objective he assigned to the Gobd Neigh bor Council, “To urge youth to become better trained and bet ter qualified for employment.” This goal is applicable to white as well as to colored youth. The state will benefit from the increa.se in employment ep- portunitles>to Negroes who pre pare themselves for better jobs. It will benefit noi only in the strengthening of the economy .which better work opportu nities for more people will bring but also in better citi zenship, in the full implication of the word, in building better homes as well as better Citi- 7pn«! and in making better com munities. Durham Morning HERALD Addicts Help Selyesat Hospital “Hopeless” drug addicts are curing each other through a new approach to the problem of drug addiction, reveals the February issue of Bijony, now on the newsstands. Ebony tells the story of Synanon House - “a Santa Monica. CaUf., haven from the hell of drug addiction where the tortured junkie finds group therapy administered not by men in uniforms or white Jackets, but by his own group; feliow-addicts who, like him self, want to' get the monkey off their backs.” “The results,” says Ebony “have been spectacular.” “Few people with even the remotest knowledge of the sordidness of drug addiction can visualize a group of a hundred odd such people living to gether in spotlessly clean quarters, surrounded by ooks from best-selling fiction to deepest pisychoanalysis, and busy at work operating a $100.- two a year institution,” Ebony says. Synanon House is a complex of five buildings, centered around an old armory, run de- mocratically by the residents themselves under the leadership of founder-director Charles E. Chuck) Dederich, Ebony ex plains. There, drug addicts ' cure each other throu^ thrice weekly group therapy sessions , where new members are "ca joled. baited, taunted and ridi culed” by old members to “bring out .deep-seated fears and orejudices” which are the “motivations Ijehind their drug addiction.” The Cbony article tells how this amaeing new institution overcame community prejudice CentiRued on page &-A deadline date wUl be extend- •d by the langtb of time they John Henry's Heir By DON WEST In West Virginra, Bluefield town, The miners have a tale to tell Of one who beat the steel drill down And there beside his hammer fell. Big Ben Tunnel on C and O Twelve pound hammer swing ing high, Smashing the rocky moun- -tain low, Arching a rainbow in the sky. John Henry’s hammer suck ing air Twelve pound hammer pound ing steel Sparked a rainbow sharp and fair And caused the clifft to shake and reel. The rainbow stretched above the land. Glad colors streamed across the sky, Reminder of a mighty hand And he wose spirit wouldto*t die. Oh, Rainbow, symlMl of a day When faith and hope may courage send To help man on his ip'oping way To find the treasure at- the end. NPw at ttie rainbow’s end, we wot, Digging deep with bated breath For dignity the treasure pot, li Man alive, James Mm'edith. Dig deep, you Han, John Henry’s heir, With gentle strength, and courage bold Till on the morrow you tball hear ‘ A treasure fine^r than geld! are thiit k«pt out H tratning.
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