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THE CAROLINA TIMES NO WORLD PEACE UNTIL THESE HATREDS ARE SUBDUED 3-A—SATURDAY, PEMUARY 23, IW3 DURHAM, N. C. Tlie "Durham Da/' . In New York Affair The W«r,ii vPs»mpnl of Dwrham’s citirenry v. iH fallow wiilv keen intrrest the nntcnme nf “T>nrlwiti riay" in Xow Vork February that is lx“inir sponsorct' hy the Iftcnl Chsm- h't of 'iw«ierce. If is our hope thnt the 5* “tonrlers” of Durham imhistry, ijovernment. eilucatinn and Iwsiness will be able to so rep- resent theJr city that it will redound to it* g-lorv and honor for many years to come. That no representative of OurhaTii's larpes*- home-owned financial institution, its N'egrn !),-’nk. savings and loan associntiun. its N’etrrr. eollotre. real estate and rental aj^encies and virious other N'epn* enterprises, omild ((ualify for tb‘ jrrand ami plnrious “nurhani Oay'* is no fault of the sixmsors. It takes yO'irs til dcvelop.to the (mint of licinij worthy of repre«entintr Durham in N'cw ^'l>rk. I’nih- ablv a half century frimi now, alter \tK"o businesij, interests have erected a coup'e or inure S7 niil1im Imnie office lmildint?s here, one of tile city's Xe^ro business men miiflil 1k‘ taken ahmt; as a valet for sonu* i>f Dur ham’s leaders in imlustry, jfovernnient. eiluca- iion and business. The “Durham Day” in Xew 'S'ork wiU pre cede bv one dav a “Xtirtli t'arolina Day” luncheon of the Sales and F.seculive Club of Xew York at which timt Hovernar Terry Sanford will address the ^allieriug. It is ironical that XTiarlotte w541 include one or more of its fi^’teen Xcfro members of its local Chamber of Commerce in its deleffation while Durham, which is the home of the world's Inreest X'epro liusiness and one of the na tion’s larsjest XVero banks, will have no Xe- n-ro business lealer at the "Durham Dav’’ in Xew ’^'ork or the “Xorth Cnrolina Dnv" lun cheon. Since no Xemrro citizen of IHirham hn.s been aide to qualify for membership in the local riiamber of C'onunerce. it now ap- ]>ears that the heads of its {rftj-antic Xc^ro enterprises will be standing on the outside liiipkin},' ill on I'Vbruary 2.“' anii 26. \\'e commend Durham Xegro leaders ■for the sportsmanlike attitude they have assumed in this latest slaj) in the face. W'hen inter- viened here this week they all expressed the attitude that Durham ami its future are more im|)ortant than any one or j^roup of its citi zens: and that if by beiii},' omittel fr.mi partlflpatilon in the two events in Xew ^’ork it l>etter .setves the interejits of Durham, they are Ji:i])py tO.«pf bt' iBcli«k-4 in the dei-ei^ation. Disgraceful Representation in the Legislature ft RELKSIOUS RACIAL Ct>LOR HAmp SPIRITUAL INSIGHT This editorial is written in the form of an apjual ti) the decent and respectable ])eople of both races in Warren County more than criticism or condemnation. It is hoped that if there is one iota «>f respectability left among the }jok1 people of the countythey will rise to the occasion and do a noble leed, not only in behalf of Xeirro citizens of Xorth Carolina, but their own younp white ))6o])le of the couijty as well. Moth are presently lieinj; treated to a most shameful example of leba»u'hery by the drunken ranipa}res and irres|Mmsible utterance of their representative in the Xorth Carolina (ieneral .\ssembly. W'e would like to remind the ministers, lawyers, teachers, other pnifessi^mnl mcii auc! women of XS'arren Connt?v^, as well as its ave- raj^e citizen, that it is their white youth who are receiving the jjreater harm by the rlis- graceful actilon of Represeiitative John Kerr rather than the XcRro citizenry of Xorth Carolina or their county. ' * Let it be said here and now. to the credit of a majority of the members of the 196.? General Assembly, that'* there was some dis gust and even cont;pij!>t m evidence last Tuesday when the Warren County representa tive attempted to create chaos durinsj the ap pearance of acting president of .\&T College before the joint .ippropriatiflns committee. The attack made oft Dr. Lewi.s C; ))owdy by K^pr*fi*ntDt-fv^ ‘ tvpieal HtS" |wist irresponsible performances and create'^ no unsavory surprise among those acquainted ■with his reputation. \V'e tliiiik, hinvever. that such a dis.irrace ful situation pr^-sents a chitllenge to the good pciple of both races in Wn.rren Co;inty t > find and back with their votes a aiore respect able person ti'» represe nt them in the legisla ture...If such an effort is ever successful (liey^will have to lay aside , their lack of interracial lUvdcrstanding-and institute in its place fine oj cooperation and goodwill. Since the N'egro population of Warren County excecds that mf the whit>' tiu biudeii of electing to the legislature a more resjiect- able person is going to fall |)rinci|>ally upon the former. Sq long as Xegroes of thc^cyun- ty will iKit register and , vote just so long « ili the}' ,inake“ it possible for the kind of ri-|>rcsentative they now have4(')'i>c returned again and'again to the legislature and con tinue his shameful conduct. If they will reg ister and vote in sufficient numbers it will cncourag'e the white Voters to take a more active part In electicins as well as encourage, decent and capable! persons to offer theni- selvies for any and all positions of public office. ■ ■ For the good of all citizetis of Warren t'ounty, as. well as the .entire state, we urge its Xegroes to prepare npw to register and vpt.e when the books open again for the next electiiin. .-K coijtinufms campaign should be wHfTwl-t» • preparti^ ■ ftjr -rrhwr'thrr votferi^ of both races will em( the disgraceful representation .they tiow have in the General .Asseinbly of this States, Jesus Christ is the Safest Anchor In Times of Turbulent Changes The Oxford Victory and its lingers "There arose against them a tempestuous ■wfnd." Acts 27:14 What do you do when life’s calnjness or p:ace turns into tempestuousness? Life is indeed subject to .sudden and violent chanaes. Change is one of the constant principles of this some times uncertain life. The winds jof change do blow for us as individuals. The great question then is how we stand up under the violent changes which are so tied in with life’s semblance of peace and stability. Too often when we feel that life is fixed and we are now ready to really live, stormy weather strikes. We, therefore, need some kind of stabilizing po^er to hold us steady in a life that is so filled with uncertainty and change. Where ■can I find a spiritual stabilizer? Christ the Savior of- ■ fers-a- spiritual- rtabliter. In a life so prone to tempest uousness, we need the change less one, Christ the Savior. The great message of the Epistle to the Hebrews came to a little fM band of believers who had faced the rasing tempest. Thus the writer recommended to them a stabilizer—Jesus Christ ■ tlie re- vcaler of God’s eternal truth. He .called on them to hold fast to Jesus Christ and not let him go as they stood in the raging storm of some dark hour. Christ 'the Changeless One, he says, is indeed the hope of this changing an'’ uncertain world of ours. He says you may lose many things in the trying hour but hold to Jesus Christ the “Same yester day, today and forever.” In this changi^'World we are reminded to hold on to the ChangelSss Christ, the one who has conquer ed all our foes and will “ive us the victory. Anchored in Jesus -.ve can wiather the storms of iife.. Ali too often life’s seeming calm- ness is turned into a shattering tumult Our hopes fade. Ahdlour dreams are shattered. In the tempest life sinks down into the dark night of the soul. Then where will you turn and what ■will you do? Anybody can run We commend the citizens of botb races in Oxford for having been able to niove for- warl ill the matter of lunch counter discfiiiii- nation which Xegroes have previously suffer ed in that conijnunitv. Xow that this mile stone lis our hope that other advances toward full citizenship for those of al! racei will continue until every evidence of the undemocratic system of seg regation is fully abolished. It is our hope that the Granville Coiinty Citizens I.eague and the youth department of the X'ational Association for the .\jdvance-. ment of Colored I’eoj)le will continue to work in hamrouy and as a imit. There is great danger in one or ln»th organizations wanting to hog the whfile show or take credit for the victory that has' alreaily been wm to 'the extent that it will be im|H)ssil)le to gain a success in future goals. \\ e also warn the t itizens Le.igue against fiecoming tW) com])lacent and we warn tht youth of the X.\.\C I’ against becoming arro gant or impatient. Cooperation if both cirgankatiotis should be the watchword but a r»nstant eye on the goal of full citizenships ihould be definitely continued. To fail in such is to fall into the very trap that would bring joy to the eiiemv. We charge both organizations (o be polite PtibUtbed tvery Satijrday at Dirham, N. C. bjr United PiAlUben, Inc. L. 1. AUSTIN. PubUib«r TcI^Aom; IttS-UU and 681-8013 Swend Claat PMtagc Paid at Durbaa, N. C. fUG8CUPH0N RATES 9iM ^ fttr (^H 12c tax in N. C.) anjnrbart in 1i* U. S., and CaMda and to terviceiiien Ovenea*; m mmtkm. tlJO (pluf 8c sale* tax in N. C.); IWHff. 9M0 par fear. Single copy 15c. MmM Mb* MMM 488 K. PttUcrMr ft. PirfliMi Martb CatriiM and'.considerate but firm and constant in their determinatjpiT,. to fiave our, .country from the emli/tt^TassTuen.t. that in world affaits from Hp servk'c or preacWng democracy abroad and failing to practice it here.at home. We al.so charge them to let no person or group oi persons drive a wedge between them. Their eternal hope is in all concern- el sticking together come what will or may. Municipal Bonds Use Dates Back from the 1850's ( IS in« s« ti|« !^n- cfele by More Negro RejJresentation on The City Council There ®areiobvious reasons for the secrecy ■ wliich rrow surrounds the intentionii of the Dttfham Coni'mittee on Xegro .Vffairs con- ■cerning placing ^ member of the race in the fortchmoin^ City Cmmcirelection. It is hop ed. however, that officials of the C(mimittee will not flelay too long and will come up in time with a candidate that is (pialified and ca]>able of mea.suring up to the fine record that is being'made by the ))re,sent lone Xegro member of the Council. In the meantime we would like to suggest that along with the Committee's effort to find a suitable ])erson to riui for one of the “at large” po.sts that a determined campaign be planned to increase the voting strength of .Xegro citizens^ln Durham. In spite of the large number of Xegroes that are already on the books a casual survey will reveal that there are entirely too many Xegro citizens in Durham who are still not qualified to vote for the simple reason that they are not reg istered. W'e would like to see a door to door cam paign launched by the CX>NA to increase the present voting strength of Negroes by 5,000 at least. If sudi is accomplished it will give added assurance to the success of electing a .second Xegro to the Council. Such is badly needed to provide representation for the race when an emergency thronds that the present lone Xegro representative bt absent. EDITOR'S NOTE: This if the se cond in a series of arti cerning the financing the sf'tes and their municipali ties. They are brought to you, a citizen, voter, and . taxpayer as a public service. MUNICIPAL BONDS— WHAT THEY ARE In our previous article a muni cipal bond was defined as an in strument of long-term Indebted ness by means of which a publit body such as a state or one of its municipalities borrows mon ey. It is, in effect, a promise to repay (under certain conditions)' a loan and its interest at some specific time or times in the fu ture. The definition is actually a bit more 'complex. The term “muni cipal” refers to more than just municipalities. It refers to states territories, or possessions of the Unitied States. It also refers to municipalities, political subdivi sions, public agencies dr such in strumentalities as an authority Or commission of states, terri tories or possessions of the Unit\ ed States. Political subdivisions in'clude counties, school districts, and special districts and may be broken down into special dis tricts for fire prevention, water, sever, irrigation or other such purposes. HISTORY OIP MUNICIPAL BONDS The first state and municipal bonds appeared In the early 1820’s. One of the first public facilities constructed with funds received from municipal bonds was the New York Erie Canal. From this time on, municipal bonds continued to play a major role in financing public needs and growth. After World War I the states and municipalities saw a substan tial iifcroase in their bonded debt. This was attributed to the advent of the automobile with its af’’nmr>anvine demand for the use of roads. The standard of liv- ine in th« post-war period was considerably higher, resulting in increased demands for service* by the residents of the stated ' and municipalities. However, the greatest demand for municipal bond financing was to take place in the post-World War II year*. States and Itfcal municipalities had found it, necessary to bor row larse sums to finance now public facilities, particularly for primary and secondary schools, high'*rays. airports, hospitals and many other necessities vital 'to care for the needs of an expand ing population. Municipal bonds are also issued to obtain funrls to construct, repair or improve public facilities as mentioned above. ^A municinal bond can best be described as true evi dence of the continuity and sta bility of community life and each brnd is a pledge by a city or town of faith in its own future. That knowing investors place their funds in these tax-exempt bonds confirms this faith. TYPES OP MUNICIPAL BONDS Municipal bonds take a variety of forms as they are used to fi nance a variety of public im provements. Here «re will deal with the four major kinds of municipal bonds which meet the gp^ific needs of financing the construction of community facili ties. First We have: THE GENE RAL OBUGA’nON BOND: A majority of municipal bonds fall into this category. This btmd la secured by tbe pledge of the full faith, credit and taxing pow er for the payment of the bond. Sometimes, however, the i.ssuer’s taxfns! power is limited by the establi.shment of a maximum tax rate, in '^rhich case the bond, while remaining a genera! obli- ga’tirtn, becomes also a “limited tax” bond. THE . St>ECIAL TAX BOND: TWs bond is payable from the proceeds of a special tax (a cig arette or gasoline tax, for ex ample). THE REVENUE BOND: This bond is payable from rev^^ues derived from toll charges, or rents paid by the users of the facilities acquired or construct ed with the proceeds from the sale of the bonds. Toll bridges and roads are good examples of such facilities, as are water and electric systems when publicly owned. In some 'cases as issuing authority might have “consoli dated bonds” which means, briefly, that they are payable from net revenues of more than one {acility. NEW HOUSING AUTHORITY BONDS: These bonds are issued by local Public Housing Authori ties. They are secured hy a pledge of annual contributions by the Public Housing Adminis tration of the United States, whfch together with the net re venue* of the local Housing Authorities will be sufficient to pay the principal and Interest on the bonds when due. The ohli- Katlon of the Public Housing Ad ministration i* unconditional and solemnly pledges the fath of the Unted States to the payment of such contribotions. This type of tax-exempt bond carries the high Btt qtmlftf TBtlng, the same as government bendi. Welfare Aid Helps Widowed ' Mother Conllmie WHh Her Famllil REV. HAROLD ROLANU "A common complaint againit w*lfan is fraud; Im teriM ef Ineoat* tax evMicM. rcie1(»t«»ra wiM defraud Hm fawrtmtMit «if af d«llm eaeh rear, and deception in iha d«T ie d#r buslneM world, thii Is indead minor." Dr. EIIm Winston, C«mmiMl«Bar. Jfary was ■widowed when her husband, a laborer, was ac- ddsn tally electrocuted on the Job. She had four small chil dren, yet for five years she managed to care for her family and make the payments on her modest home. Her husband h"d not been covered by Social Security, and the only mon»v she received after his death was a small insurance check for throe months. FinnPv. hpr savings were ex hausted and the meager income from her work as a maid would not stretch sufficiently to orovide the minimum nes''s f^r hercelf and her children. She visited the county depart ment of public welfare, ex plained her situation and was found eligible to receive an aid to dependent children grnnt. She continued to work, and because of the small monthly check from the publ'c welfare depnr'ment. the chil (jron w»re able to continue in school in'-,t,ead. of having to stm to pii to work. The oldest, a d"iiehter. w^s graduated from high school, i! married, and shs and h"'r hu.'iband have regular employ ment. The second child, a son. was graduated from college with a B. S. de*ree In bkflogr. Now he is servln* a twm year hitch in the Army a« a own- miffiionsd officer. The third child, a daufMer, Is majoring in English In lege and p’ans to be a teach er. While in high school «lw received a medal lor outstand ing work. At present al» Is wt'rkJng to save money tor her next term in college. The youngest child is a hleh srhiol junior and is mit- in* a fine scholastic average. N’we of Mary’s cbildmi has ever been in trouble. The cp’pwnrkers who have worked with this f^^mily have praised utary ^or the whnlpsome home life she nrovided for her chil'^’?r'i 'their am'bjion and dpsirc tn become useful citi zens. During one o'^riod »f about two years, Mary ■wb" hosnitall7-d. She repe’«vl iVifnneh the Voca tional R''habilitati'in n^nsr m and made a successful re covery. Her children. bf*eause of tbe tax dollars spent on tbetn through the public w'-lfrfe program, «re contribuUn? members of societv. Three «f them are self-^uffiriert. Tlhe fourth, when graduated frrw hiPh .school, will be in a better position to get a Jr'b than if she had to leave school. There are thousands of Fimilar cases in the flies of the 1(10 countv d^oa'-tments of public welfare in North Car olina. when the fearful storms of life strike home to us. But if you would stand in life’s tempests you must have an anchor. In this story . Paul was anchored in Jesus as th6 storm raged for fourteen dark and turbulent nights. He ■was anchored in the one who has power to still the storm. He was anchored in the one .ivho spoke in the raging stdrm and said “Peace be still.” In Jesus we can weather life’s storms. H6 who through faith reaches out to put his hand in God’s hand *as sowething* to carry him through the tcmpestuoui scenes of this life. The tempests will come. What are you going to do when the tempe.sts come to shatter and reorder your life? If you are on speaking terms with God, if you have your hands in God’s unchanging hands, then you can face and weather the wonns TJf~ltfF. lir Hts'lraints yira can say, all the way my God will lead me. A great faith in God is the secret of facing life’s tempest uous winds. Heroes of the Emancipation EDITOR'S NOTE — Follow ing it the second in a eerie* of article* on Heroe* of the Envancipation. This week'* r>riicle is about a Hichmond *leve, Robert Gordon, who, from an humble beginning a* a *I^v* for a Virginia yechtsman, ultimately be came nne of the wealthie*t Negroes in America at hi« deafi. Thi* series i* prepared by the reiearch staff of the NaMonal Ai*oci*tion for the AdTancamant of Colored Paa* pie. Born the slave of a rich yacht sman in Richmond. Va, Rob?rt Gordon’s master plncpd hir>i in charge of a coal yard. He man aged the yard so faithfully that his owner save him all of the slack resulting from the handl ing j)f the coal. Gordon accumu lated thousands of dollars by selling the slack to local manu facturers. With the proceeds, he subsequently purchased his free dom in 1848 and decided to set tie in Cincinnati, Ohio. In Cirtcinnati, Gordon invested (lie r' .nnnrnv!mnt«ly SIS.- 000,00 in a coal business. Pe cause of his prior exnerience. he was able to expand his business rinirtlv anrt siiccbssfullv. This dist"r’ir>d h‘s white comnetilors who then banded toTi.'th»>r and r''duc'>d the price of coal, hop- in" t.i make it unprofitable for Gordon tn continue in thp busi-- noss. However; he was shrewd cnnti"h tn fill all of his orders at the white coal .vards by mak ing his purchases through mulat- to-’s 'vho could nass for white. During this time, the Ohio Riynr was fro7pn, making it ira possible to bring coal to Cin cinnati by boat. As a re,suit, Gor don was the only one with a lar"c supply of coal which he sold at advanced prices. With profits made in this deal he later was able to invest extensi- veTy - ,rn lRales~Tr-inaii during the Civil War and after wards in real estate in the weal thy Walnut Hills section of Cin cinnati. Upon his death, he was reputed to be worth more than one-half million dollars. Yes. We All Talk SPEECH CORKECTION By MARCUS H. BOULWARE For the classroom teacher and parents, I recommend the fol lowing book on speech correct ion, l^tfca^e it deals with meth ods iM princlplei: Speech Corrertion by Charles Van Riper, published by Pren- tice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N, J. The book considers: (1) disor ders of speech, (2) p.sychotherapy, (3), how children learn to talk, (4) delayed speech, (5) ,piisi^ti- culations, (6) voice disorders, (7) stuttering, (8) hearing problems, (9) foreign dialect, (10) cleft-pa late speech, and (ll> speech of the cerebral-palsied child. It also goes without .saying that it is an effective source to be used in connection ',vith train ing students to be speech cor- rcctlonists. In the atcion step (con clusion), the speaker makes an effort to leave a final impres sion upon .the minds of the hearers. One of the most po pular ways of ending a speech Is to give a final summary of the main ideas. However, the speaker may also use one or more of the following methods in his con clusion; 1. An appeal 2. Giving a quotation 3. Asking a question 4. Issuing a challenge 5. Stating one’s intentions 6. Telling a story The afore-mentioned me thods apply only to the oral compositiin of the speech; but. in order to maintain the at- ten^tioh of the listeners, the speaker must move about on the stage, make gestures, and inflect the pitch and volurwe of his voice. READERS: For my it** public speaking pamphlet, •end a eelfniddreseed long bu*ine*( envelope to Dr, Mar- cu* H. Boulware, Florida A. and M. Univer*ity, Box 310*A, Tallaha(*ee, Fla. Vet! Questions And Answers Here are authoritative answers by the Veterans Administration to questions from former serv icemen and their families: Q.—I do net want to go to college. Has the war orphan* training program anything to of fer me? A.—Yes. If you are eligible you may pursue courses in voca tional training leading to a field in which you j&ay earn your liv ing. See the nearest VA office for further details. 'Q. — Financial reason* will make me drop out of my Gl education cla**e* for tome time. Do I lose thi* time er can I make it up later? A.—Those having to suspend courses due to financial reasons will be able to resume the class es at a later date and to have their deadline extended so as not to suffer any loss of titm. Q.—At* many ■veteran* «f Mm tpahiah • American War itHI alive? A. — The most reccnt report show’s that more than 2BXOO vet erans of the Spaniak-AaMrioaa War are still living.
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