' THE CAROLINA TIMES ' ^
N. C. SATURDAY,. APRIt 27, IMJ
STRONG ACTION WILL PREVENT EMBARRASSMENT BEFORE THE WORLD
iTheM of Leadership Needed in North Carolina
* Tlir ,( aralina 'Tiinrs rfinrraitilnii's '
citizens of \orlli f'arolinn !lii \v « k fur ihoii
npj arent incrraspii iiitorosi*^ in tlio
•u'airs if ilic slatp as cvidonced l>\ ilic s«'V-
'“ral nirmlicrs nf the rare jvlto lin\i‘ I’ilcil
c.mditlnirs for |Mi1>)ic ftfficr in varl'iiis ritii'
and tdvvns. This, alono- willi I lie urm ral in
tercst \ef»Tnes have* iltn\vn llii*: yr.-ir in rrfi;-
istorinp aiul voting, is tlto most cncoiiracrini'
.siirn \\p liave seen in nian\’ vears. It is rntr
ho]>e that thov will korp np the good wfirk
tmtil every Xeftrn man and woninn who can
fjnalify' licconics a refristrrc'i voter.
If N’etfro citizens are to have ix'tler schools,
better eni])lovinent oiiportnniiii s. hetler hons-
inp and a liijjcrer slinre in other vital necessi
ties of life, thev have "'nt tn join hands with
forward-lookins.' anl prntrressive white citizens
in eleclinsj *o pnhlir uffii'e the kind of per
sons ho are interested in seein" to it that
all cit'/' i's i-’^ct a sfitiare de:'l. whatPver their
Tacc. If ihev are to shoulder their share of
the lax load, con^nne their share of inanit-
factiiri'd coniniiiditirs and cf)ntrihitte generally
to the erononnV welfare of the community in
\v^ich 1!1P^• live.,thev ninst become active in
the nnlitiral life of the state and conimttnity
in which they live the same as other citizens
The (Tonotnic and social problems facing;
the averan^e sotithern comniunitv, in which
Xerrroes constitnte a sizable portion nf the
citizenry, need lines of communication be
tween the raccs if snch problems are to be
solved satisfactorily. The old idea that Xe-
g'roes are to be satisfied with alwavs bein"
objects of paternalism from across the rail
road tracks and are not to feek at-the-levei
coninnmication with white citizens in such
areas as votintj. hoUiincr public office nml
other positions sustained directlv otit of the
public tax fund, must be .abolished.
To emphasize what we are tryinjj to say
we woniil like to quote from a recent study
made bv Janies Rojrers. X. C'. Mutual a»rent
of Funttay-Varina. a tyjiical Xorth Carolina
town. Says ^fr. Rogers:
Twenty-three (23%) per cent of the pop
ulation of Wak« Countv and the Fuquay^
VaritM area if Ne^ro. There are 520 male
and female adult Neirroe# in Fuquay-Va-
rina—351 as of March 15,1963, were totally
unnnployed—of 169 remaininir, over half
had oatside jobs wlr'ch means tiiat for four
months prior to Mprcfi 15, they worked
practically none of the time. The^e people
here in Fuquay-Varina had a terrible winter
and even worse their children had a terrible
winter. The subsistence of these people
was employment checks, (225 Negroes
hired by one tobacco factory in Fu>
quay-Varina are not eliflrible for unemploy*
men), welfare checks, «nd Government sur
plus food supplies.**
The above information was also used in a
citalion of economic conditions in t^uquav-
V.irina bv Sherrill Akins, president of the
toAvn’s Chamber of Commerce, in his attenu»l
to sell to other members, the idea of rc-thiilk-
intr their conception of employment customs
for Xeproes.
“It is estimated that over 95% of the
colored students with hi|rh school education
migrate to the north tn order to obtain other
thrn manual labor. Needless to say they
pay their taxes in the North. North Caro
lina at oreesnt is loosinfr 90 people a day.
both white and colored. Tliis is an annual
loss of $32,850. (Percentage of colored of
this figrure is nbt available at this time, but
wr know it is high.) In many are** we
are bdnqf left only with t!ie untrained and
uneducated as far as the colored people are
concerned.
Per Capita Income—Wake County
White (1,940.00 Nen-o $633.00
These figures are the 1959 income fig
ures obtained from the 1960 census report.
These figures tend to show that the colored
people can pay very little tax and can in
most instances own very little property and
they purchase very little from the mer
chants and busines)> men in Wake County
and Fuquay-Varina.”
}fere we think is a man with a vision and a
irind that is ftinctionitief. Tf Fufiuay-Varina
will follow his leadership and make avnilable
more and better employment opportunities for
f|unlified Xeeroes in citv gfovernment and
private industry and if Xeproes will show
increased interest in rcffisterinfj and votiiisr
and runniniL’' for ]>ublic office the town is
certain to rise to the top of the economic
strata. Whjat Mr. .\kins is attemptintr t?
do in Fuquay-Varina should be an example for
other cities and towns of Xorth Carolina that
have not yet learned that “vau cannot keep
nuotber fellow in the ditch luiless you stay in
Uhefe )Vith him." ^ ^ \ ^
A jSerious Blunder By Durham City OfrKials
“I doll
It I w
•not aprec with a word that you say,
blit I wll defend to the death your right to
sav it.” -
We do not know the name of the author
of the above statement nor do we have the
time to look up his name. To tis that is not
too important. It is important that the above
quotation strikes a responsive chord in the
heart of every true .American.
\Vc think city officials made a rerious blun
der last week whep they denied the use of
a city-owned facility to the P.Iack ^^uslinTS
fur the visit here of their Malcom X. Tf by
thoir senseless and stuj)id act they hope to
safeijuanl the thinkintj of Xejjro citizens of
Durham the city officials have missed the
mark and have only added more resentment
for their alreadv unapprcfiated aud unwanted
acts of f)^tt^rii|l|tui^ | | '
The riffht of assembly and the right of free
speech are basic concepts of democratic gov
ernment. When any man or group of men
attempts by any‘'nietluKl to take away from
another citizen, however lunnble he may be.
these ftindamental pillars of democratic gov
prnment. tyranny has reared its ugly head in
our midst, and it must he bludgeoned or chop
ped off. The latter course is more desirable
and befitting.
Deep, deep down in the soul of everv Xe-
pro is an abiding faith in the ultimate triumph
of right. Xearly .W) years of an iirnonn’-
nious .slavery could not shake it. and mali
cious insults and abuses of the South since
slavery have not shaken it. Tlierefore. Xe
proes need no protction from l')urham's city
officials to safegaurd them against one of
their own though he comes in ridiculous form
of a Malcolm X. a Malcolm Y or a Malcolm
Z. Tlic few Xegroes »f I")urham and else
where who will he led off the straight and
narrr»w path will not be enough to shake the
faith of the race that has been its bulwark
of survival.
PiibllifciMl «my Saturday at Dnrham, N. C,
bf UoMad PoUitei, fme.
L. K. AIMTDI. Fririiriiar
VrnUm* MS-99U sad 681-8612
tteomt Ckm Pmtt§$ Paid at Dnrfean, N. C.
•UB*CBIPTICW SATfS
par fmr (pku lae tax is N. C.) anywhere in
the U. In ttt Camia aad ta aecvicemaa Overseas;
Wx BWtha, $e aalM tax in N. C.);
IVtreigii, fTjM per year. Single efpy ISc.
rrtadpd OMea ioeatcd at 4*6 & Pettigrfw St.
•wteB. Itartt C«ol^
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
Man Needs the Assurance of
God's Promise of Trusting Care
Fr.nnklv. it is our opinion that citv officials
bv their silly act of denying the W. D. Hill
recreation Center for the appearance of Mal-
'MlW "X hei^ rfid^Ttronr’trr foett* attentioH on
the man and the occasion than anything or any
one else. They were probably misled, into
the act of some Negro “Uncle Tom" of an
cient or modern vintage. It would l>e just
like one of the modern vintage to telephone
the mavor or other city officials for them to
pursue the coursc they did. The objective
was not to save the Xegroes of Diirhani from
something the majority of them had looked
on as a joke but to feather “t'ncle Tom’s'
nest or raise his stock with “Mr. Charley.’
Finally. Xegroes are no better or no worse
than any other segment of .\nicrican society.
11u‘v can produce some agnostics, some athe
ists. some religious fanatics and their ])or
tion of downright fools. The race needs ni
help from city officials or any other group
to save it from such. The foundation of “a
faith that will not shrink though pressed by
everv foe" will sustain it. come what -will or
mav.
"Ramember not • hair of your
htad* will be lett."
A«;H.a7:34
Man needs the . »s»uranoe of
God's ^acious care. God’s man,
a trusting soul, gives this assur
ance. God promises never to
leave nor forsake us. We need
t« taka God at hi* word and
trust him. Man i* salt in putting
hii trust in Oe. Wf, cannot put
our. trust fn'- tlia
tading 0tarj«s. • savercign
Ged of rifhtaouinasf w« can
trust. Thtra comes a time when
wa nead lo know. "Net a hair ot
your heads will ba lost.’'
We are in a habit of u: xiously
fretting when there is no nesd
to worry. Why do you worry any-
■#ay? What do you gain by un
ypyyyingy -ift HO
gain except misery. Then let us
shake off the habit of unneces-
E^rity worrying about the petty
things of this life. What, then,
shall I do preacher? Put yourself
■in God’s hands. Take your care
to the Lord and leave lit there.
Let Jesus the great problem
solver help you out when you
get Into a tight spot. Fret not
but put your trust in God Al-'
mi"hty. Wait on God and He will
help you t? cross that bridge
when you get to it. The remedy
is to stop crossing bridges be
fore you get to them. The bridge
will be there when you get there.
And you will cross the bridge in
good .shape.
God will take care of you, God
promi.scd to do just this for you
Then take God at His word, God’s
word will never fail. The heavens
and the earth '.vill fade and pass
away but God's word will never
fail. So, I am suggesting that you
try taking God at His word. Look
knowing that God will take care
of you. In the midst of all of
life’s demands remember that
God will take care of you. God
will give you strength in the
hour of need. Yes, God will car-
Jackie
Robins^,
f y JA Ci/e /ZOB//^SOA/
The Lacic of SoiidaritY in
Greensixiro
This newspaper has observed with a degree
of great concern the lack of unity among the
Xegro citizens of Greensboro. The primary
held last week in which two Negro candidates
survived and will be in a run-off on May
for a post on the City Council uncovered a
widening of the breach between two of the
leaIing factions of Greensl>oro’s Negro citi
zens instead of a closing of the gap. This,
of course, tends to weaken rather than streng
then all efforts of the race whether social
economic, educational or ])olitical.
Hecause of this lack of solidarity, it now
ap()ears that the new I.. Richardson Memorial
}fos|)ital building, costing some $2j/j million,
will be erected on a site that is entirely un
satisfactory to an overwhelming number of
those mostly concerned, the homeowners in
and around the area. Because of the lack of
solidarity, a faction which appears to lean
entirely too much in the direction of Uncle
Tomism is now in control of Negro affairs
in Greensboro and, of course, will bow and
scrape to the wishes of “Mr. Charley.” w'hat-
ever the desires of the Nfgro masses as a
whole.
The approaching city election to he held
Continued oft page 6-A
Recently, the Sheraton Ho
tel Chain was kind enough to
invite Mrs. Robinson and me
to be their guests in Venezuela
for a week. The hotel corpora
tion flew into Caracas news
paper people from all, over the
world and such Hollywood per
sonalities as June Lockhart,
Brian Ke^l^ and Andy Wil
liams. W«.were Ipdged in the
unbelievably beautiful .Shera
ton, forty-five dfiving miles
from Caracas.
This new Sheraton establish
ment was completed by Ven-
ezulaans early this year at a
cost of about forty-five million
dollars plus. It has 400 rooms
and suites and ranks as Vene
zuela’s largest hotel. Located
at Macutq, the new Sheraton
is fifteen minutes from the
Maiquetia International Air
port and the seaport of La
Guaira.
You can imagine the beauty
of this modern travellers
palace. A picturesque 1500-
foot beach stretches before
your eyes. There are three
swimming pools; one for chil
dren. There is a private yacht
basin, deep sea fishing and a
neighboring Golf and Yacht
Club available to Sberaton
guMts.
The marble lobby is a sight
to delight the eyes. From the
balcony our quarters we
could see the dfancing sea waves
on the one side and ntajestic
mountains rising on the other.
Alivcomiittoned, the 10 story
hotel has two nrtain buildings.
A patio garden connects them.
There are two smaller build
ings with triplex Hawaiian
“lanai” rooms. Several dozen
* furnished cabanas spot the
area just off the beach.
During our week’s visit, we
were thrilled to attend tlie In
auguration with President Be
tancourt. The President grac
iously made his way to our
shake hands with us and wel
come us to the country. We’ve
heard so' much about heavily-
guarded Latin American lead
ers and how they must ta"ke
so many precautions to protect
themselves. It was pleasant to
see the President moving in
formally among the people,
shaking hands, signing auto
graphs and swimming in the
ocean. I’m sure there were
bodyguards aroun.d but they
weren’t obvious. At a press
conference with the President
we talked about everything
from baseball to President
Kennedy.
I was happy to see that, even
though there are class pre
judices in Venezuela, there
doesn’t seem to be much pre
judice based on skin color. I
was told in many quarters that
the texture of a man’s skin
does not stop him from sending
his children to the school ol
his choice, holding the job fat
which he is qualified and liv
ing wherever his purse will
allow him to live.
It was heart-warming to
notice the reception Rae was
given. Everyone was telling
me how wonderful she is anfl
what a tnemendeus ass^ sh«
is to me. Of course, I couldn't
agree more but I couldn’t help
Heroes of
The Negro's
Emancipation
.lAMKS FORTIN
The first and perhaps the
preatest of the free Neero Abo
litionists was born in Philidel
phis in 1776 and attended, until
he was 10 years old, the school
for colored children conducted
by the Quaker Abolitionist, An
thony Benezet. At fourteen, dur
ing the Revolutionary War, For
ten Joined the Navy as a drum
mer boy on Decatur’s ship “Roy
al Lewis." Later he was appren
ticed to a sailmaker in Pbila-
LANGSTON
HUGHES
Ml-
A WORD IN EXPLANATION
REV. HAROLD ROLAND
ry you through and make you
more than conqueror. This is the
meanins of the promised gift of
•the Holy Spirit. The spirit is
given that we may be eripowered
to stand.
It is u blcs.sod as-sursnfe to
know that you are in the care
of the Almighty God. God 'jvatch-
es over the infinite vastness of
the universe: and yet, not even
an humble sparrow falls to the
ground unnoticed by the All-see-
in? eye of thd Heavenly Father
Those who truly trust God can
say I am in His ;are. Then fall
down beside your bed tonight
and put everything in his hands
and go on to sleep. “Let Gad help
you with your sickness, troubles,
trials and care. God want* to
you. Let God hel{» you
Make God your partner in this
business of living and you will
have the assurance oL His watch
ful care and keeping.
You just take God at His word
and he will take care of you.
“It ill very hard for Nt'f'rn.'s
not to like ahniisf anybody who
is a tliorn in the white man's
side,” said Simple. "Whitp folks
in America hove been a (horn in
the black man’s side .'ui .so long,
how can we keep from liking the
Black Muslims?
‘•Are you a Black Muslim?” 1
asked,
“No,” said Simple, “I like hror
- and the Mu.sllms do not. Also
I have not yet picked me out j
Mui^lim name. Also, my wife says
.she dues not believe in harems
like the , Muslims do in Mecca.
Joyce .says ‘One man for one
wife, anil one wife far one man.'
If Joyce dill not cook so i;ood,
I mi'Jht not agree with her. but
I would hale to lo.se my wife and
h>T ^[)od old home cooking, too.”
“You arj off, the subject,” I
said,
‘•Everytimt*. I do not agree
with you, I am off the suhfecl.
You are like that white man
once down in Virginia I worked
for whfjti I were a youn,? man
He said, 'Boy, if you do not
agree with me. I'll kick you
right square in your black bo
hind.’ Naturally, I agreed with
him. He were white. I were
black—so was my behind. He
was a black thorn in my side.
That is why I love Necrocs who
is a thorn in white folks’ sides
Take Adam Po'X’ell he is a thorn
in the white man’s side. Take
James Meredith, he is a thorn
In Mi.ssisfiipnl's .side. 1 love that
hoy. Take Martin Luther King
he Is a thorn, a holy thorn. 1
would buy that man a beer any
day, if he drank. Take Dick
Gregory, he .Is a laughing thorn.
He tickles me to death! God has
been good to the colored race,
giving us so many thorns in the
devil’s side."
“Do you equate all white peo
ple wl(l) Ihp Devil?” 1 askei*.
“Mrs. Koo.sevolt has gone to
Heaven,” said Simple. “In Glory
she be, .so not her. But lots of
other white folks are going to
hell which serves them right.
Hell has more towns in it named
after America than any other
country in the world. Down
thrrR, there is a Little Rock,
Hell. There is a Birmingham
Hell There is Oxford, Hell. New
Orleans, llrll. There is even a
Harlem. Hell, in which neighi)or
hood the Devil shuts up all Ne
groes ho does not know ’.vhat else
to do v'llh. He will siir^l.v nut
you in lliat corner of Hell called
Harlem.”
‘ Why me?” I askod.
“Hiu'nii'je von on the fence
so much.” said Simple, “and coh-
fuse me.’"
“I ajways try to take a brood
view of things,” 1 saiil. ‘‘tq
wei“h bo.h sides.”
“P.etween G«d .nnd the Dm'il,
Heaven and Hell,” said Simple,
“there is no both tidtt, You is
or you ain’t, you are or, you
isn’t. You believe in equal rights
for all—incluJing Sonny Liston—
or you don’t, for the Black Mus
lims—or you don't, for Adam
Powell—or you don’t.”
“Thinas are not so cut and
dried,” I said. ‘‘Nothing is all
black or all white, my friend.”
“I am black,” said Simple.
“I dont rfiean physically,” I
said, “I am speaking of great
moral issues.”
“I am still black,” said Simple,
‘W’hatcver the i.s.sues.”
“You arc just being obtuse,” 1
said.
“I am being black,” cried Sim
ple. “which I am.”
“Try to be more liberal,” I
urged. “Try to be above color—
have a broad mind."
“But I would still have,” said
Simple, “a black behind.”
Letter to the Editor
feeling a glow at the way si.**
won the hearts of so many
people.
I was a bit embarrassed but,
frankly, quite proud when
Governor Mora of Merida, host
ing an official dinner in his
part of the country, singled
me out as a “symbol” of what
can happen is America when
people are given an oppor
tunity to climb over color anfl
economic barriers.
I think Americans ought to
be awfully proud of a young
Peace Corps representative.
Miss Sally Smith, interpreter
for Governor Mora. Obviously
this young lady is a tremendous
good will ambassador. She i*
loved by everyone.
Visiting in Venezuela gav«
me some sober thoughts about
the history of the relationship
between us and these South
ern Americans. I feel we should
take a long look at how we
have handled these proud,
sensitive people who should be
sharing a more full partner
ship with us in directing the
destinies of our hemisphere.
A LIFE OF SERVICE
The fine spirit of service that
Mr. J. C. Scarborough, Sr,, has
given to the people of the Dur
ham community, 'A’ill always re
main with us. I have known him
since my childhood days; he is
I man of outstanding character,
a~ devout Christian, and a lover
of his people.
Many young people of the com
munity have been able to get
an education and other help
from him; the "homes of many
elderly persons have been siived
through his. help. These, among
countless other deeds, exhibit
his real love for his people.
He has been connected with
most of our large Negro busi
nesses; sorpetiihes, as a direct of
ficial, or as a board member.
Mr. J, C. Scarborough, Sr. is the
oldest living member of the Me
chanics and Farmers Bank.
Mr. Scarborough is a man of
untiring efforts,- great insight,
rare show of force, arid he pos
sesses sympathetic understand
ing—a truly wise man. His long
life, I believe, is due, in part, to
hhi feelings for humanity. He
has given more to churches, and
to individual causes, thrr. nas
anyone of this cbmmurtity.
When our labor unions started
to organize, we found ourselves
without sufficient capital. How
ever, through the generosity of
this great citizen, we were grant
ed the use of two meeting halls
with the provision that •A'e could
pay for the use of these halls as
we would be able. Here, we see
that Mr. Scarborough had a de
cisive role in the beginning of
organized labor in this commu
nity. I, therefore, feel that, be
cause of his wonderful services
to humanity, God has given _Hjm
a long, prosperous life.
This man’s life reminds me
of the part of King Soloman's
young life, when, after the death
of King David, he asked God for
wisdom; that he might rightfully
rule the people. God’s reply was
to the effect that, because Solo
man did not ask for a long life
or great riches, all three would
he granted to him—wisdom, »
long life, and great riches.
I, therefore, fefl that the
great services of Mr, Scarbor
ough, rendered out of a heart of
love, are like the services of
Soloman And for those servicek,
cijbd has given to him a long lif«,
wt^dom, and, great riches.
This is a fitting quotation
describe his life;
“Lord, help me live from day to
day
In such a self-forgetful way,
Thut even #hen 1 kneel to pray
My praayer shall be for other?."
“And when my work on earth Is
done,
And my new work in heav’n
begun,
Mav I forspt the crown I’ve won,
While thinking still, of others.
Arthur J. Stanley, Sr.
Durham, N. C.
delphia. He subsequently became
the owner of a sail loft employ
ing some'40 Negro and white
men. ’Through his business he
amassed a fortune of more than
$100,000.00.
Forten 'Arai a passionate foe
of colonization. In 1814, together
with Richard Allen and Absalom
Jones, Forten raised a force of
2,600 Negro volunteers to pro
tect the elty against the British
Like many of the white refrom.
ers and philanthropists of that
era, he gave his time and wealth
to a wide range of humanita
rian causes. He was a major
Abolitionist angel. It was he w^ho
purchased enough subscriptions
to enable Willitra Lloyd Garrison
to found The Liberator in 1831
and susequently gave financial
assistance to keep it from discon,
tinuing in 1834.
It was in the first Issue of Tha
LIbaratar that Garrison’s famous
editorial appeared: “I will be as
harsh M troth, and as uncom
ject (slavery) I do not wish to
think to speak, or write, with
moderation. Urge me not to use
moderation in a cause like the
present! I will not equivocate—
I will not excuse—I will not re
treat a single inch—AND I WILI,
BE HEARD!”
When not crusading for ten*
perance, peace and women'l
rights, Forten worked as an 0^
ganizer and wrote pamphlets for
various campaigns for Negro
progress. In 1830, he presided
over a meeting in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church *n
Philadelphia called to denounce
the American Colonization So
ciety, in that same year he waa
alao responsible for assembling a
national convention of free Ne
groes, the first of a far-reaching
series, for the purpose of consid-
ing the plight of the Negro, attd
to plan for the social advance
ment of the race. .
His influence was a major fac-
or in consolidating northern Ne
gro opinion against emigration
and preparing for the Abolition-
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