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I " THE CAROLINA TIMES “ 2-A-DURMAM, N. C. SATURDAY, MAY II, 1M3 FIRM QOVERNMENT ACTION PREVENT THIS, MR. PRESIDENT A Better Way is to Fight On hi ils issue of Sunday. May 11. niuler the caption '‘Hctter Way Than nemonstration';," llVtrham’s mrtrninjj newspaper points its edi torial linger at the demonstrations apfainst racal discrimination that have been taking I'lace in ^irminpham. Kaleiy;h and elsewhere in this rnnntry. In reality, the editorial is more of an armchair lecture to the Xecjroes of Xinericnn than an intelligent analysis of the race I'rohlem or the dcnionstrations grow- iiifr out of it. “Ohviotisly." says the Cfiito- riaf. ‘‘s’.ich U monstralions, >\hicli have tee^^r- ed on the thin ed"e of violence, are not the be>t wav 4o win interracial acrord." It is j r.iha’ijly alritjlit for one on the other side Ilf the fence who lias never been the bntt of in'ults. abuses, fleprivation and all the other disadvantases tha^ go with beinji a Xe:Tro to talk about a “better •way.” It sounds nice but after you have tried every conci ivable. peaceful method known to man for a hundred years, incjuding bepging, I'er- sua>inn. nefrotiatioii and the courts, withpni Retting results, we think it is time to try somethin!? else. \Vhen the Xesjro has be^^ed for the riplits .euaranteed him under the Constitution of the United .States he lias been told to have pat ience. that "the time is not ripe: when he has sought a remedy throUje;h the state courts, he has been told that such an api)roach is “iirwi-e," "untimely" and unworkable and that morals cannot be lijjislated. When Xe- grofs turned to the ballc)t box at the turn of the century. Xi)rth Carolina, along with ether stales o( the South, disfranchised them anrl organized the Ku Klux Klan to intimidate, beat and lynch them in order to “keep them in their [jia.ts.” I'innlly, in desperation, the Xegro tnrnel to the fedt-ral courts, and after the expentb- ture of large amounts of money, time and energy he won the right to sit oh juries, to vote and equal teachers salaries. Thus, through his lawyer.s he dificovered that hr p(\s,sessed a ilual citizenship, one in the state and annlher as a citizen of the I’nited .States. For instead of bowing to the will of federal court orders granting integration and otlier equal advan tages he has seen state officers of the law, like Alabama's Police Chief fRulI) Connor, flagrantly and openly defy them. When the Xegro has attempted to exercise the rights ob tained under federal court orders, he has been told that “blood will flow in the streets," Xnt only have such officers of the law defied orders hamled down 1)v the federal courts hut they have openly declared that any attempt on the part of respectable white citizens to extend such rights to Negroes will not be recognized. This is only a partial picture of what the Xegro faces one himdred years after th-? Knianci])ation Proclamation. So the great tragedy of the hour i.s^ not the demonstrations but the necessity of them one hundred year? after the Xegro was suppo.i;ed to hijve re ceived his ri.ghts as a citizen. . ' . “Hetter Way than DempnstrRtion.s.’V The record does not bi'ar this out. For as fa'' back as history records there j.s no single instance in which the oppressor has vohmta; rilv lifted his heel from the neck of the oppressed. Either there must'he dfsperate and sacrificial strnt^ples for. freedom or tlie victims of oppression ^vill; die -in bonds Hilr honored, unwept .ami 'UTis^jpR, , So, we urge Xegroes. to ^ continue their struggle for human dignity and all of their other ri.ght^i. We call njton them to do so without hatred, but with a firm determination to never cease or turn bad; tmtif full democ racy shall be extended to citizens of all races, creeds and colors in tjiis ?^untry. R-y so do ing they will nqt only secure their own free dfim but preserve that of their fellow white citizens, as well. Not Conducive to Law and Order This newspaper and Xe.gro citizens of Dur ham and its vicinity have waited patiently for the State Bureau of Investigation to release a report of its findings in the recent Crest Street crisis that was broUjght about by the criminal attacks made on Sevetal whit'e women in the we.stern section of Durham. What ever the result of the investigation made by the SRI. or whoever it htirts we feel that the jniblic is entitled to know the truth in a matter ihat at one time came so very close to causing serious trouble in this city. If the SBI knows the trtith and has good and sound reasons for'iwrth^toldiHg"^ from the pul>liCr-it should say so. If, however, it was unable to get at the bottom of the series of criminal attacks or put its finger on the guilty person or persons responsible for them, it should admit its inability to do so instead of repain- ng silent about the matter. Surelv, a state of affairs that saw hood Itims ride through a section of the citv shoot- ine firearms at will, a 14-year-old child badly beaten by them without a semblance of an arrest on the ]>art of the local law enforce ment agency, and, finally, a police line-up: of practically every Negro male employee of Duke University, demand* serious conside ration on the part of all decent citizens of Durham. Such a .state of affairs become.s even worse when neither the lociil lior the state officers of the law are able to come up with a sin.gle clue to the sftufjje if. attacks. Tt simplv means that the persotl or persons re sponsible for the crimes' ar« still .at large and are, therefore, subject tp strike again when the time and opportunity .presents-it self. , ' . ' ’ If such a person, or persons are still at large, the public ha.s the i^ight to fenow it so thrrt" dtte- )iltgenee may in ^»r« venting a recurisence' hi a' sjtitalfon that threatened every riioment to explpde in^O seri ous trouble in this city; - We feel that what ever the SBI has nnco.vefed as the .rest^It of its investigation should be bar^d before the matter is considered closed. To. do other wise is not conducivp to gpeater- respect for the law and only serves to bVee^ further sus picion that whatever the cifcumstance.s the life of every Negro man in’Utwhatn afld virin’ ity stands in jeopardy whfclj^ltervOr. wherever “a Negro did it" cry i»'SQ*ind«v(l.’- . IWiiTi'stily % SPIRITUAL INSIGHT REV. HAROLD ROLANU Pride Has a Way of Dulling Our Ears to Simple Decency and Justice >M ; A ' ■ '^hif peopt* . . thti(^ir* ar* Act. 28:27. ^.Th« diiUedreared, tJiocc who t^ll,n,ot hear, have come co a iirajtie stale of affairi, Many of ds come to that unfortunate state of affairs wherein we refuse to hMF the word of God. The dulled- ^ared state is a prelude to a iiroeexs of stagnation or disin tegration. It may take time bttt thi? is the ultimate As lo^ as we wiU hear th^e is hope. BMt when we refuse to hear We are hordtting mi hopelessnesB. Then let us bpware of the dag gers of becoming dulled-eared.' 'In the practice of injustice n is so easy to become dulled-ear- ed. What'is this state of affaiti? We do wpfihg for so long that '*> think, wrong la right .Ihia. Wji? one of the great tragedies tfi'the sinful institution of slav ey' in this country. The process of’ time dulled the ears to the bh of .discency and justice. So the evil system lasted for more t^^an two centuries. And it took the biood-bath of a great war to break the chaini of atl oppressive system of human slavery. Then let us bejvare of our ears becom- in? dulled to the' ries of de cency in the midst long-standing evils. What are some of the thing that contribute to a state of dulled ^ared,; stagnation. Pride has a way df dulling our ears to cries of simple justice and decency Well, .jyou know pride, after all. |s On^ of the Seven Deadly Sins. (5reed, a passionate or inordinate dewre for things, may have a dulling effect upon us human beings. The greedy in pursuit of his ,materiali.stic goal may for- pet all of the rules of common decency. This greed may become a kind of opiate to dull the hear- in?. Unnecfisaary, acute iears also dull our hearing in the midst of the cries for change and and correction of deep-seated wrongs. Then let us ever be alert to thse things that may lead us into a state of dtilled-eared eoin placepcy with all of its dangers. Let us kee^ our ears sensitive to God’s blciised message. Those who hear will have a chance to repent. The one who hears has a chance to turn to God and find life and hope. Those who will hear can make amends for wronss done. Tho.se who hoar can find God’s gift of spiritual heal ing, If you can do something about the cries of the needy. If you will hear,, you will lend yourself in the correction of these injustices. Jane Addams heard the cries of the needy masses in Chicago and Hull House came into being. Shweit- *er heard the call and there came into being a great healing min- i.stry in Africa. Yes, let us at tune our ears to God’s call and ‘‘lirisihten the^orn^r Where We Ar^ - There are temporal and eternal dangers for these wiio are dulled eared in the midst cf God’s call as revealed in Christ Jesus, ou Savior. Jackie t > > JA cK/s Jzoa/^soA/ The election to be held here Saturday, when a mayor and six members of the City Council are to be chosen for Durham, is im portant enough to remind every registered person in the city that he or she has a duty to perform b}- going to the polls and voting for the jjcrsons of his or her choice, if Dur ham is to ha%’e good government. Without an alert electorate that is interested in the welfare of all the j)eoj)le who live in this city, Durham will not move forward with the rai»ility it should in cither population oi industrial growth. It is, therefore, our hope that each voter will weigh carefully the background, intelli gence and experience that is needed for a successful city councilman as well as mayor and lay aside all personal feelings in the matter before casting his or her ballot. Dur bam cannot afforI the luxury of an unintelli gent city council, and it is of vital importance tha» each voter seek as much information about all the candidates as jKissible before PublialMd every Saturday at Durium, N. C. by Uoited Publiahert, Inc. L. E. AUSTIN, Publiaher MetfMOe m/mz and SSl-MU Mmmt Om PoaUg* Paid at Durbam, N. C. SUBSCBIPTION EAT^ $tM per year ^lua Ue tax in N. C.) anywhere ia Wm O. Canada and to aervleeiiieii Overacar, VJ0 (plua Ic aalaa tax ia N. C.y, H4I per laac. Kogle copy iSc. i omae leeaud at «M B. Pmtigrcw ft. iMkML Itactk Ovoliu voting. After doinp; ao it it equaily important that all of them vote. With one or two exceptions most of the candidates in tive race have reiused to inject the race issue into the campaign. This is a good indication and ahould be encouraged by the voters giving support only to those can* didates who have indicated their desire to serve all the people of Durham. Thi.s news ]>aper would not wish t>o give its support to any candidate, white or Negro, who is imable to look beyond the welfare of his own racial group. Again, we urge the voters of Durham to let nothing stand in their w'ay of voting in the city election, Saturday, May LS, E,ach and every voter should feel it his personal re sponsibility and hi« solemn duty to cast his ballot in the election so that instead of a smaller vote than was cast in the primary, a sizeable increase will result in behalf of can didates capable of helping to build a bigger and better city. A M.\N GL-^NfCES at the hottsehold wall clock for the time, gtfti In his car and looks at the car clocjc which se.ems fast, glares at hi* wrist watch which .seems slow, and then turns on the car radio to await a station break. TALKING to some people is even less re warding than talking to yourself. . I KEEP LOOKING forward to the time when I’ll write a hundred parafraphs like thi* in one rtight, as I once did. but I doubt thfet the nifbt will ever com* tgain. Just Far The Record ;,t.T?he Kennedy Administration has psecbed , the moment of ttuth on f the burning issue of , itivil rights. All those pretty campaign promisee the phone calls to Atlanta — itoe ‘'too late-too. little’, spineleu ex;ecutive hous> lag order, the beautiful pro ijoiincements about human rights - the coveted invitation to White House social events - all of these ,do not add up to one fraction of. the afiswer to the hard, cold fact o^'the mo ment. The fact i^ t?»at the problems created by We tense Birming ham, Alabama situation lie smack on the doorsteps of The White House. Lie down with dogs and you are due to ari?e with fleas. The Administration has play ed ball with the Dixiecrats and the reactionary Republi cans like Everett Dirksen. Now the President will have to pay the bill. Anyone who follows thin writer knows that we have con sistentiy voiced the belief that the President is hot “for reaF on the clvj} right* issue that he is 8 clever tokanisi But tQlKeiiispo will not satisfy the swelling' chorus of indigna tion which ia diluted against an Administration which tallc- ed b^^ And bad to the steel In- dusti^>nd Mr. CfeWttl. but faila^ take action v/hen Ne gro/ ministars and tMa>ag«d Negro children are knocked to the ground by high-pressure water hoses and bitten by po lies dogs. More and more, ■ each day, people of both races are conv ing over to the side ot Dr. Martin Luther King in his quietly determned and heroS crusade for freedom, justice and human dignity, Noel Marder, a young mil lionaire publisher, is a classic example of the many, many white people in this country who have a burning conscious ness that Birmingham drama tizes the shame of America and her failure to come to grips with her racial problem. Mr. Marder came to me ju«'t a few days ago and suggest^?! that we do something positive to organize moral and fin ancial support in the North to give backing to Dr. King. At Dr. King’s invitation, Mt Marder and Dr. King’is Eastern Seaboard public relatons coun sel, Al Duckett, visited Bir mingham to see for themselves the terror and tenseness of that divided city. The result was a kick-off luncheon in New York the other day which was the or ganizing meeting of the “Back Our Brothers’ Movement, I do not know when I have seen gathered together such a dis- -tingushed group of celebrities, public officials and social and LANGSTON HUGHES __4&_ Relatires ' “Some ■ reiatives is like quick sand,” .said Simple. ‘‘The more you set foot in their vicinity, the more they suck you down. “Gim- mic this! Gimme that! Gimme, gimme!’ Like the blues says, A handful of flmme, and a mouth ful of much tfbliije,’ They will leech you to death if you let th^m. I knt.'ved a good man one*' wlw were kept poor as a church mcu.sn all the time hy his rela tives. A whole passcl of relatives always ncedin? something, al ways gt^dnj sick with no change for prescrlpiions, dying with no money to be buried, having ba bies with no credit with the milk man, buying cars with notliinp. to pay with when the notes come due. They was always coming jroiind to beg or borrow from this man what happened to have a fairly decent job making enough to keep body and soul together, b|it not to support the world. His relatives thought he was rich because he owned a bouse and a television, a Biiiek and a patch of lawn, and his kids went to sehodl not ragged. “His name were John. His rein tives took hitn for a ride. Finally his ‘Aife said, ‘John, I did not marry your relations—I married you. I '«snt me a fur coat. Next v'iiitor i« «nlng to l*e a cold winter, and I am due to be warm. You been giving all your money away to relatives all these years, now you are going to give some to me, too.’ “ ‘But, baby,’ John said, ‘my junior brother, Randall, has got a floating kidney. Tlie doctor says Randail has gut to be operat ed on urgent. Randall writ he do not have the money.’ “ ‘Then let Randall's kidney float on,’ said John’s wife. ‘1 am tired of everytime you turn around, some rel.itive has got something urgent. Last year, it were your second cousin on your step-father’s side what claimed she had to ^o to Arizona right away for l»er asthvia. If she didn’t go, she ’*ould die. Had I not put niy foot down. No! You would have sent that woman the money for her bus fare. Pru iello is grown. She can earn her own fare to Arizona. You did not air mail the money and prunella did not die. What is urgent t^somo people Is not urgent to God. God has, not, yei csJled Priinplla tn Glory, spite of the fact you did not send her money to save bet life. 1 wsht me s fur coat.’ “ ‘Honey.’ says John, ‘why is W so urgent you have a fur coat. It i!) only springtime now. You cannot wear a fur coat in sun#- mei'.” “ ‘Spring is when the best fur sales are. I missed the sale last year because you .said your fo(i tCT grandma was about to lose her cabin in Carolina. If the mor tga,?e were not paid, grandma dcclarcd, she 'Aould be out in the road homele.ss. I said send grand ma .$200.00, which you did, since she were aseable, and you loved her. Rut no .sooner had you .sent that Special Delivery than her husband, illso ageahle, died. You had to bury him. Now your name sake godchild's tonsils in Balti- more have to come out. Uncle Bllbrew broke his crutch. Auntie Moore’s motor in her frigidaire' out in Corona is plumb broke' down. Cousin Katie's little girl can’t graduate if you don’t sentf her a dreRs. Could you help Maudelle buy a wig? Leroy’s gdt in a little trouble in Asbiiry Park, needs bail, plea.se wire. Your relatives must think you are John P. Pockefttller >or the head check-sigiier for Standard Oil. I never saw the like! Al»d aU you got is a position—wirich Is nothing hut a job with a collar on.’ “ ‘Darling,’ says John to his wife, ‘if any of vour relatives ‘A'as to sret in' hard luck, I would help them over, too.’ “ ‘No you wodldn’t,’ yelled John’s wife. ‘I would not let nor permit neither allow il. You go|| me and our children to take care 1 of, which is enou«h, without add ing my relatives. Besides, I rec ognized the fact long ago that my relatives are no good—buy ing televisions the size of box cars with a radio-record player alarm clock-bar combined, get ting tadillacs longer than the shack they live in and playing ten dollars a day on the numbers Then they come writing to me when somebody in the fniniiy gets the lileeding piles and can’t set down and don’t have the money for an operation. I say let them stand up if they can’t^ set down. I h"liove in every tub .standing on its own bottom, par* ticuhirly relatives, piles or not.” “ ‘You arc hard hearted, Mary Alice,' said John. —“ .‘-You are soft headed, John,’ said she. And I agreed 'jvith them both.” Letter to the Editor fraternal leaders, all deeply concerned with the question of civil rights. We intend to extend _lhp “Back Our Brothers’ Move ment throughout the North, Our initial project will be a June 18 “Back Our Brothers’ Banquet at the Park Shearton Hotel in N6w York. Dr. Mar tin Luther King, Dr. Ralph Abernathy, Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker and Rev Fred Shuttles worth, the ‘four horsemen of civil rights’ who are leading the Battle For Birmingham, will be our guests of honor. Mr. Marder had already made a personal donation of $1000 to Dr. King. His com pany was planning to pick up the tab for the eight or nine hundred dollar luncheon. But Frank Schiffman, owner of the • famed Apollo Theatre, reach ed for it first. Marder’s answer to this was one of frratitude and generosity. He will match Mr. Shiffman’s contribution with a similar sum donated to the BOB Movement. Noel Marder is one of those fine Americans who is unwill- inp to stand by and see hate- filled bigots destroying the American dream. Another American of this calibre is Arnold Forster, the militant head of the Anti-De famation League. Mr. Forster said at the luncheon that ‘it is not as important how America looks to other nations of the world, in relation to our con duct on the race issue. What matters Is how Americans look in their mirros.’ Look in your mirror today and do sometlvin)! with tha power of your ballot and tha power of your dollar. Send a wire or letter or ppirt card to the President and ask him to taka strong action in The recent episode in which Her Excellency, Dr. Angie Brooks, the ambassador from Liberia to the United Nations was refused permission to eni at the S&W Cafeteria and the Hotel Sir Waltgr if^ to be re gretted by; sll thinking persons. The actions of the managers of the two establishments were deplorable. Rudeness is inexcu sable. Even '"no*' ■;an be said politely. And the deliberate in sult offered by the manager of the Sir Walter in asking the am bassador If she wanted a job as a waitress or cook can onlv be regarded as beneath the dignity of anyone who would con himself ft -gentieman. The protestation that “It was a put up job” makes the action of the manager of the Sir Walter even ■ more indefensible if he really believed that this •was the ease. For it puts him in tho position of cooperating in an event designed to embarrass the State of North Carolina and the ii United States. Sucti an act hardly to be commended. As for the affair being “ a put up job,” to me this is ridiculous. I am personally acquainted with Profp.ssor Allard K. Lowenstein. Hq is. a person of unquQSjt^oned character and ethics. Mr. Loweu" stein was an outstanding student at the University ot North Caro lina a few years ago. And; ^he iji a distinguiished person in.bis own right, being an author, le^^ turer, and attoreny. I would cer tainly accept his statement as to tho facts of the incident rath' er than the proclaimed supposi tion of the manager of the Sii Walter. I hope that many eitiztin^ our state will, as I have, express thoir regrets to Dr. Brooks and their indignation to the mana gers of the SAW and the Walter. Robert Pace Box 311 Chapel Hill Sir VETERANS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Here are authoritative an swers by the Veterans Ad ministration* to questions from former servicemen and their familiea: O — As an enlisted man in the reterves I was recalled to active duty ind I have been told my fornwr, Job will not be waiting for nie. What should I do? A — If you are refused re employment and you apply for it wlthlg 31 days after re- leaae from service, you should report immediately to the near est state employment office or, if yditr^en working for the IFedaral Goyemmet^t, to the Birmingham. Send me a dollar - or any •mount you can spare to help the Back- Our Brothers Move ment help Or. King. I’ll send ]rou a racalyt nearest office of the Civil Ser. vice Commission. This bene fit is administered in the case of private employment by the Bureau of Veterans Reemploy ment Rights of the Department of Labor. Q — I am a veteran, but I did not serve in either World War H or in Korea. I am ap plying for a federal job un der Civil Service. Do I get any veteran’s preference? A — There is a 9-point pre ference for peacetime veterans if they have been in campaigns or expeditions for which a badge or service medal la authorized. If public school kidi can march to jail singing In Sir- mingham, the very least we can do is to show them tow wt feel about thair couraga. I
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