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THE CAROLINA TIMES.. tiA—UTUKOAV, PIBKUARY % 1W3 DURHAM, H. C. irs NOW UP TO *ME FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, MR. PRESIDENT More Negro Representalon on the City Council Tliis newsj^aper is hecomiiiti trreatly con- ferned «t the Ictharpy nnw in Our- ham as it ii-jfanl;. tin- lack of ftf1i‘(|uatf N’oRro r‘|»rcscmatum on tlio varinj> pivorniii"' ctininiilti'i's. or jjroujis of tin* cuuiilv ami city kfowrnmpniN. 1'rtun our »li>c'rva- »ioji \'fjrr«» k-aders of Durham, as wrll as y,..,r.i ciuzt-ns. arv t-iiiirrly iim satisf’i-d with the* tokrn representation they now have on tlu‘ tity I'ounci!. the Htiusiu:; Autliority. the l?i»artl of Kdncation and a few oilier jjnvi-rn- inpf and influential hodit-s of iht- city and county. \\ hvn it is considi'ri'd that llu‘ or mure X'jjTo citircns of Dnrliani have no rcji- I' St ntation on such inipurt.int bodies as the I’.oard of (.\iunt\- ('oninii'-sioners. are liarreii from inenihership in the C'handier of t'oni- erce. the |uniir Chamber of ('onimerce. the Kotary Cluh, the Kiwanis (.'luh, the Kxchan^fe Inli. tlie C iv'tans. .'^ertonia. tlie I.ions C'luh anji vari«Mis other influential or fjoverninj; j^r^inps. atom; with the white churches, the l>!f4jht of Xe«rro citi/ens for a line of coniniu- rioation with wliite citizens of the city is indeed a serious one. It is often in .such ;;roHps that the thinkinpf of the people is influenced and. therelorc, it appears to thi.s newspaper that Xen;ro leader.s here 'hi.idd nrtt drag their feet whenever an opportunity present.s it.se)f for them to seek additional re|ircsentatian in such an important Iwwly as the City founcil. ,\s diligent as the loue Xetjro menihcr of the I'ity Council of Ihirham has been durint^ his terms of office, we do not tee! it is a compliment to him. Xeirro leaders or Xei^ro vottrs here to hoast that he re))rcsents the Idrffest constituency of any memlier of the t.’ily rouncil. It is our opinion that the Xe- gro citizens of Dtjrham are entitled to and sliould have more than oue of their race;on the I'ity t'ouncil. If it takes eleven w'Kite l>«;rsons as iiienibers of the City Cotmcil to :idepiately fepresent about -SO.OOO white citi zens of Durham, we are doiibtful that one lone Xeyro on that body can adeijuately rep resent the entire Negro citizenry, which amounts to. nppro^iinately .KJ,(XJO. W'e thint’fhe 1')tli‘hani Committee wn Xeirro Xff'iirs (nijjrht to busy-;itself how »nd come up with a qualifj^ .\'j;)fro> candidal, 'Ut larj^e, for the City* Co’uucil if not me {rimv some ftther sectnm of the lity than the SiN^h Wal'd frttm which the- pjresfu^ Nefcrrt member \va.s elt-cted. Select A President for N. C. College :s : li iGHErrofs Letter to the Editor SPIRITUAL INSIGHT llEV. HAROLD ROLAND }\p|inr‘ntlv the ,\!unmi Association of X. C. v.'ollc'je is drafiffinp its feet in its efforts to ijnl a successor to Dr. .\lfonso F-lder \vl!o is soon to retire as the college’s presi dent. l']K)n investi;j;ation or intpiiries made this week of several members of the special cammitte named by the .Association to find a person capable of becoming the next presi dent of X.C.C. it was revealed that it ha.s not yet officially coiVie up with a single name. Individual members, when questioned about >he matter, would mention the name or names of jKTsons they would or wftuld not like to ‘see president of XCC but Seemingly no defi nite a'jreeinen} has been reached «mong mem bers of the tOnimittee on any one or two persons. ’ It ajipears to this newspaper that mem bers of the Committee ought to busy them selves and*-re5jch a final decision about whom they intcnd/to suggest to the Hoard of'J'rujt- tees before it is t')o late. As we und'erSland itt another committee composed of members of XCC's Trustee Hoard has also been named to fnid a successor to Dr. Elder. W'e are satisfie«l that the latter wilj; leave no stone unturned t.o fln'H the be'st fiiKilified person for the |K>sitim. • ■ , ' . It is our ophmin'. :though that since the Alumni .\ssociation ■ ha.i been requested by the ;Hoard tp assists^in the matter, that It ought tnyp^lihouj aild coiw up.*'\Vttw twei nWeS^oi .sgns as its ohoice^ Afiter' all, the alumni of an educatirtnal ift'sdtiitirtn are -better acqitairit' ed with its traditions, its work and its pur- po.se than it is i>0!!sible for outsiders, however sincere they may he. They should he deeply concerned ahotti ; their. .scJiopUs' future and sho'tild want ^tti'sH a ,person J(s iti 'pf*.'ident 'of which* they can feef proud aiVd'respect; Because of tlie* importance .of'.the maht*r and our 'ditep' interest in XCC. we urge its Alumni .\ssociation to get busy now and come up with the'name of a person or. per sons of stature w;ho are cajVablp'uf filling t,he position fiohor t^nless this is done soeaf the ittunini ancl friends of X. C. College rpj^yVaivafceri orte morning to disi:over that their school has a tail' at the top instead of si head. Complete Surrender Js Necessary To Become True Believer of Christ Worthy of We think White Rock Baptist Church will do a great honor to itself Sunday evening, February 17. when it stops to honor Mrs. Essie Tricc. one of Durham's most noble wornen and a missionary to any and all .qf Durham’s distressed. For a long nmnber of years it has hecfi ^frs. Trice’s jdeasure to seek out those in neel. the sick, the despondent or the dis- citirag*d and minister to them. Tlu*re. are ntany persons in Durham who could testify o^ this gofnl women's service to them in, the Wewith the members of White Rock, all Durham citizens and fne^l^s m.^iifelTJ«^Bnd4her family In salut ing hef, one of tlw city’s finSst. citizcns. It is our hope tltiu M^-s. Trjce will live tnaiiy, many, more years and contih'ut her great w'ork as jnis||j^r5^... ^ ■-. We would’afsb'liki;^to commend the pastor, Dr. -Miles -.Mat^k'Fisher,' ami the officer* of the church* for 'findiiig and sintfUng’ out and honoring from time’ to time’ fine people of the city an1 ccUintr 'who ■ irj t,hdr own quiet way are .s^rvinjp tlvfeir feHfewmetj. They are the 'unSjiii^'hefoes j^^idt among us, and we thihk \yhen. they are'’yisCoVered na fin(^ ,coiitj|^rtionj,^bBld be ni^de th(: com- niunhj^thw tbftii. rta^ |.>H vlll not t»k* much to ■ Christian of mt." Aeti 26:28. ' King Agrlppa stood on the Verge of 8' kind of spiritual, briiikmanship in that he is al most persifAded to be .a Christ-i Ian, He is poised to take the ; step of giving himself to Jesus Christ as Savior of his lost soul. The word almost carries tragic eqhpotations when it comes to the eternal destiny of a human soiil. Almost is not enough. We njust take that final step to re- , ceive Christ as our personal Sa-'? vfor. Almost does not tair the gracious itxintain of God's re- deieming love as revealed in Christ JesuS. Itpo many unsaved soul.t-stand iri^icisively in the no-man’s land of ; "ALMCKT A CHRISTIAN” , with King Agrippa. Such souls' btcflme the unfortunate victims ■yol^defty or'procrastination. Al~ .inMt stilf leaves a man sick. Al most still leaves a human being nUrsine his or her hatreds and resentments. Almost leaves the undecided soul out in the terri fying darkness of human sinful ness. Almost will not give you the matchless joys of complete .surrender as a regenerated child of God. That one step will lead you to Christ and His redeeming love but you and you alone can take it. Each unsaved soul must take that final step which leads from the land of ALMOST A Christian to the blessed rela- ^onship of salvation in Christ Jesus. ' • . . I You remember the rich young iuler who came to Jesus.' He was almost a Christian but the re cords tel] us that he never took the final stop. The trSgic young man wrapped the draperies of fading worldly goods about his greedy personality and walked jway from Jesus the Savior of the world. He wanted to be saved but he refused to pay the price. TIOIviOHliTsTiSuse^cIay, as we’ all do, sp he had to lay down and die and leave all. those worldly goods he loved so dear ly. Almost is not enough. “AL MOST A CHRISTIAN" just won’t It is our ho()e that efforts on the part of injerest’cd citizens herV to secure more fin ancial support from the county ff>r Lincoln ^ -M’iU-4)Met with favor. When it is considered that Lincoln’s entire patient load consists of Xegroes. a large percentage of whom are victims of employment discrimina tion. and, as*a result, are often unable to pay for hispitalizStion. it is nr) wonder that it con tinues to run a deficit. .\dd to this the dis crimination Lincoln suffers at the hands of tlw cfuinty in the matter of the pay it re ceives fjr indigent j>atients and vou have further reasons why it'continues to operate in the red. .‘^ai«l CMnmissioner Chairman (ieorge F. Kirkland: “1 don't believe there's a financial wizartMn the country today who ctnild get OtfCatSlaOBtfg pnMHBV Published every Saturday at Durham, N. C. by United Publichers, lac. L. B. AUSTIN, PublUher TitevteM: eSMSU and 681-85U Pottafe Paid at Durham, N. C. SUOOCBIFTION BATES r (plui 12c tax in N. C.) anywher* In iM Caaad* and to *«rvicemen Overseas; fplua 8e sales tax in N, C.); ymat. ffingle copy ISc. Mm K PnUflN* It AiBkaiL Moftfe CweMa Limx*jn .H^sspi'tilv^.-.the Mw’k.'WfH #jastii>K conditions;,^'* .Whirt' we interpreted Christian Kirkland to mean hy such a statement is that no “financial wizard‘' in the country could get Lincoln in the black .so long as the county maintain.s its policy' of discrimination by pay ing Lincoln a per diem of only $22.1,3 for the |»er cent charity load it is carrying while at the same time it pays Watts Hospital $27.74 ami Duke Hospital $26.74 per diem for a charity patient load that is much lower. There we think are some of the reasons for the deficit Lincoln Hospital continues to reg ister. Certainly' it, reflects ni discredit to its management which, when the truth is known, would |>robably qualify as “financial wizards” in being able to keep the deficit as low as it, is. Jyincoln Hos])ital has scrver S’egro citizens of Durham too long to allow it to suffer financial embarrassment becatise of fliscrimi- nation. It Is our' feeling that the Comity Commissioners should see to it that the pres ent manner of paying Lincoln less for indig ent patients should be abolished. At least this will aid the institution in decreasing the deficit front what it n»«' is. We think the whole matter is another case of the South becoming a victim of its jwlicy of discrimination against Negroes and that if it is going to enjoy the luxury of siKh it akauld b« yoUii^ to pay lot it-. » Thank goodness the de-sp ^gr;^atl6n barrier in public ^ has now been craclt- ;^e l?8t of the 50 state tlm union of “free and * ■ |l*[fjpe^le. A Negro stu-^ ) entered a state uni-' J^Uth Carolina, and ana purpose of that ^^ J|hd : Institute have not /dprupted. rtow that this basic point has' been made, educators and racists — ' conservatives and liberals alik.e — can gradually start turning their attention to the basic issue of learning. For 100 years the Negro race has had the fact of legalized racial discrimination to right fully protest. Many overpame these handicaps, and were greater because of them. But that still does not justify dis crimination based solely on race. Pass, apogee of cuz're . . With the entrance of ,the first Negro into a tax-support ed and previously ’all-Kyhite public institution in South Carolina, the apex of a curve in many decades of evolvinig human relations is passed. Now the general objective will have to be education and accomplishment rather than removal of the barriers to education and accomplishment. It will be many years be- 1801 11th St., N.W. Washington 1, D. C. January 30, 196a Honorable Terry Sanford Governor of North Carolina KaUi;h, Nortn Carolina My dear Mr. Uovornor: I wish to take this meflium of expr«ssing to you my extreme tleli‘ht in r^a^in? the accmmt of your historical utterance before Ihc North Carolina Newspaper In stitute, ‘•calling for Stute ai'cii- tios tu hire qualified persons re- garilK'ss of race.” Tliis forthright pronouncement und statesmanship has projecled you in^o the van;uard among grp'it state.smen. If you will implement these observations and convictions by u:>iiig your (Jooil office to appoint (fualified Ne"ro Ci'.izens to po- s'tious of honor arut' re.sponsibil- ity such as would be associated with the State Highway Patrol th>' N.itional Onir'l. S'crttariJs and Clerks in the various offices of the Siute iJepannienls of N. C., such action would lend dig nity to youi- office: aod, would sirve as a powerful thrust in placing you in the forefront as a national leader that would command the respect of all American citixens who are vitally interc.sted in freedom and de mocratic ideals. As a native of the State of North Carolina, and one who i’ justly proud of fill of the progres sive achievements of my homa state, it is my sincere '.vish tliat the Eternal will give to ynu the strength, courage, and faith to make your observation a living reality. With best wishes, I am Sinroerely yours, Wc'udcll C. Souiorville Congratulates CONA on Action I would like to congratulate the Durham Committee on Ne gro Affairs for goins on record supporting the NAACP Boycott on down town stores at its An nual Meeting. I do hope that the committee will give moie active support In the drive this time than in the previous boy cott. Speaking as a former student leader in Durham, I know that out last selected, buying campai^'n would not have been successful without the cooperation of the committee, especially their fin ancial support and some of their members serving on the nego tiation teams. But this time I hope the committee members and all of the citizens of Dur ham will join in and take an acf"ratp mrt in the campaign. If it becomes neces.*jry tu picket. I ho^e'that you .vill seo Students, Domestic Workers, Farmi.rs, I'aw.Vers, doctors. Bank ers- and Ministers on the p(tkot line. Eefau.se so many times in the past the adults think that all they have to do is to put a dol lar in the colKction pan-and the fight for fr'cedom is won. As a worker for the NA.ACP 1 know we need financial support and especially, in Durham. I also sae the need for more active participation for the fi'Jht for freedom from the adult commu nity of our city. Sincerely yours, John Edwards NAACP Field Worker MohVoe, Louisiana do. There is only a step to Jesus and His blessings of salvation. Then why do you delay, my bro ther? If I were you, I would take that stup to Jesus now. “Jesus is tenderly calling, O sinner come.” You say with many unsaved souls I will ‘wait until tomorrow. Welj, may I remind you there is no tomorrow. What man does he must do today. You must act now about your soul's salvation. If you would leave that state of almost being a Christian, you must do it now. Time is swiftly passing, act now. Your next move or .breath may move you from this realm of time and space. Human beings of all ageS are be ing swept into eternity daily, lo.. have a guarantee on that auto mobile but you have no guaran tee on that life of yours. Thus is it most urgent that you move now into a saving relationship with Christ who in love is ready to save your soul from sin. Almost adds up to exclusion frdm Christ and His promise 6f abundant and eternal life. Yes, We All Talk By MARCUS H, BOULWARE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION Like public speaking, there are purposes for carrying on public or group discussion. They are: (1) to give or gather informa tion; (2) to exchange ideas and opinions; and (3) to offer a solu tion to some problem; or (4) to , rtach ^deeisioiw •«'u •.. J ^ ^ Suppose that a panel, Is carry ing on a discussion on the racial problem' with the, purpose: to consider causes for this problem. If a member of the panel status an opinion about the solution of the racial problem, the moil.ra- tor would rule the statement out of order on the grounds that it is irrelevant to the purpose of the discussion. It is the responsibility of the chairman to see to it that the panel members confine their re marks 10 ideas in keeping with the puVpo^e ,6f the “topic.j ^ pam phlet*''■on public speaking, send two stamps and a self addressed, long envelope to DrV Mareus H. Boul-^are, Box 310-A, Florida A and M. University, Tallahas^e, Fla. Answers to Veterans Questions low that Soldi Carolina Has Quietly Integrated pi^rhaps Dixie^n-Get on With Job of Education fore ' legalized racial discrim ination in the use of public facilities is completely elim inated, both in token and full practice. But it Will be good, at some time In. the distant future, to be done with “the white man’s burden’,* It will be good to be :able to judge all people for what they are — rather than to have to bear the guilt of hindering them from being what they want, and thus also relieving them of shouldering themselves the responsibility for what they are. —News of Orange County Here are authoritative an swers by the Veterans Ad ministration to questions from former servicemen and their families: Q—^My father, a veteran of World War H, died of a ferr ic* connected disability. My mother has remarried Am I still eligible for educational ' and training benefits? A—^'es, you ' are still con sidered a war orphan and are eligible provided you within the age limits, your nearest VA office. Q—>1 am a Korean Conflict veteran aiid eventually I plan to buy a home through a GX loan. What Is the final dead line for applying? are See A—You have 10 years after your discharge, plus one year for every three months of of active wartime service. The final deadlines are: For World War II veterans, July 25, 1967, and for Korean Conflict veterans, January 31, 1975 Q—1 named' my mother the beneficiary of my GI In surances She it now dead. Will the VA pay the insurance to my wifo In the event of my death? A—You had better notify the VA to make your wife the beneficiary..With no named benefidBry, the VA may have to divide the insurance among your nearest heirs when you die. Baptist Head Appeals for Shaw U. New Author Comments on Role of Negro Writers EDITOR'S NOTE: The follow Ing is the tect of an interview with John Williams, author of the newly published novel, "Slssle," Mr. Williams answers questions on the subject of Ne gro novels and novelist in the Interview. Q: Do you think the public expects something particular from a Negro novelist? A: Yes, there is a danger in the public expecting a writer to write only abopt certain thi^s - say Negroes or jazz and in a certain way. Because of this many vrlters have been writing the same book over and over again for their entire life time. As for me. I want to ex pand. Qi Whe, than, are yeur re«d- wat A; Although the Negro read ing audience i? growing. Negro Writers in America owe their success to white readers. How ever, I do not write with my audience in mind. Q—: What, do you think, is the appeal of novels by Ne groes? A: Not for the reasons that apply to most novels. Curiosity, periiaps. White readers do not read about Negro life because they identify with it. No one wants to identify with an ugly situation, but at this time there is a great curiosity about what makes Negroes tick. ' Qi De you think the satis faction of this curiosity ac complishes anyihlngf ’ A: The people who bouilft txK>ks by Negroes twenty yaari ago may have been influential if> hr*n*in^ ^ahqut changeswd are noW' llviag; through. And twenty years from now, the current Negro writers may have the same ef fect. Q: De you think there is such a thing as Negro litera ture? A; I think it about time the public stops excluding Negro and Jewish and other minority group novels from the main stream of American literature. The writer has his experiences in America. They are Ameri can experiences, not specialized categories. I don’t think be cause a Negro writers about Negroes he does not write on a larger scale. First you are a fau^nan being, then a writer. From the office of the Pre sident of the General Baptist State Convention, of North Carolina. Mr. Editor: May 1 say to the Baptist of N. C. It is time that we were up and doing. I sent out 150 letters a few days ago but I am sure I did not reach all of the Baptist. And through this paper. I hope to reach mSny more. And this is my message; and plan: The time has' come when Shaw University, must have money, I mean this Is a must. As : p^esi^ent of our State Con’ventlOn, 1 am greatly con cerned. If it were not for the Grace of God, I would be as all men who are not saved. But since I am a sinner saved by Grace; Grace makes the difference. On March, 14th. We will haye our General Board Meet ing in Raleigh. At this meet ing I hope to raise some much needed money for Shaw. And the only way we can do it is for all of us to work together. Thi.^ Is the nlan. 1 will give $100.00 for that meeting. 1 want as many of you to do the same as well. You who cannot give $100.00 giv« ISO. II not $50. give $25. If not $25. give $10. if not $10. give $5;00. Then for those who cannot or will not give as suggested above, I am setting up a $1.00 Club. And I am asking that every Man, Woman, Boy, ot Girl, to please send me i$LOO by March, 10th. so that I can carry it down to the board meeting March. 14th. 1963. Help-Me-Somebody! I am asking the members of the Executive Committee, to aid me in getting this program over to the, people in their re spective Communities. And if possible, collect this $1.00 and get it to me. by March the 10th, Brethren: together we stand, divided, the cause fails. Humbly Yours, R. Mack Pitts. President . General Baptist Conven tion, of N. C. A race horse is an animal that can take several thousand people for a ride at the same time. You can’t tell—maybe a fish goes horrie and lies about the size of the bait it stole. ■ A modern home is where a switch regulates averything but the ckildren.
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