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THE CAROLINA TIMES PreadiBgfheOospelliDeMls The spven white ministers from ^[assachu- etts who hav»‘!)fono into i>a5tern Xorth Car ■lina with their civil . rifjhts criuade hav? ither. knowingly W tinknow'lltf'ly, unectcd >ne of thf on th« tad* of ihr •arih so hr as 'Ihf ptmcation of frf;roe ■i concerned. Dn^ of ftie miti!sfgr5 who wired 'irsident Kennedy, sskiji}; for forthriffht ac ion in the c»se of Widiftmston and coni'ratii- atinp the Presid«»t on hi* actiitn in »*cttring 1’e r(*least of the Vale Univ«r»hy jrt^frssoi nun a Russian prison has playwl a trump ard. It i* hard to visualize jail cnndition. !i Russia or anywhere else on the plohe •iifse than those ,prov'deii 4)r Xejrroes in astern North Carolina. Certainly President iennedy should be equally as interested in Staininc the relM^te «>f wr«nt>riflriv imprison- d American citixens in this comitr'- :s he was ti the release of (he Yale professof. In forcinjj tJie civil riglits issue in tlie east- :rn N’orth Csrt'olina cities and towns, the ;even ininis^eTd are truly preaching the (;otpel if peace on earth nnd pfM)dwill to all men, in Itwls instead of word^. It probahly is the irst time in the lives of a niaiority of white itizens of that section of the state that they lave been hit square in the face wilh the siij5 they are committing against Xegfroe*. The shavecrop system of eastern North Carolina, the usually very poor s;)nn>Is provil»il for Kegroes, to say nothing of t^iV’general lack of respect of hijnian dignity deivjed them by the white ritizem. is a blacV^ark against tlK good name nf thiii state that has be^' atfowed to go iifmoticed f>ir too lo’-g' a time. It probably i* not generally known but •lh«rt ite imiiiy sections of eastern North Caroliiu, both itwhan and rtirat, in which Nf groes are prarticultr ‘barred from registerinu »nd voting. In many instances v.-hen one oj them insists on exercising his tight to vote he is usually intimidated or suffers some kind of reprisal. .\S a result, the voting percent age of Negroes in eastern North Carolina is far l)elow that in other section of the state. The entire State should feel indebted to the white minister* from Massachusetts fof bringing into the open one of the nation’.4 most disgraceful conditions in the area of civi* rights. North Carolina’s two senators, w.n> are opposing the proposed civil rights legis lation now before Congress, will probably find the greatest juppfitt for their stand in eastern North Carolina where the M'hite peo ple in order to hold Negroes ^pwn are forced tt^ stay in the ditch with thetn. •IRONG OI¥H, ftMMTJ MLt AT iiOME .. W WMffMMT rM. 1 TIm fSght Approach to the Race ProUem ,‘\Ve are appreciative of the general tone of ' *he defegate.s^ who attended the meeting held ly the Human Relations Commission of "Greensboro last week. Whether tn" not all ot ,hu>e pre>;ent were in full acconi with the it.'iteiTient ma(je by Mayor Stan Rrooksbire of Charlotte who stated that. “It is the worth of the individual that counts and aot the color of h*« skin." they at least were exposed for' the morhent to the influence of a man who has risen above thi horizon of race hatred. . , Such' exchange of opinions. a+--gatherings, on the important civil rights question now facing the nation, neels the t^iinking and.in fluence of individuals vs’ho have stopped long enough to face up to the problem..^fte^ all any intelligent white person who, is conside rate or kind enough to place himself in the piisition of Negro citizens, when they are called on to endure the abuses of the race problem will most reatlily admit that they, the Negroes, have a cause for resenting the status of second-clpss citizenship. Such meetings as the one held in Greens boro will aLso do nrueh goofi ipjjringing about a satisfactory solution to the lace problem, and we would not only I'ke to suggest more of them, but. probably % state-wide symposium or work shop on the question when ample time can be given to full coa’ideration of it. ykewise, such a work shop should not only endeavor, to have liberal white persons pftrti- ci()ate in it but it should invite those who have opposite views ann shouhl be held in eastern NiiTth Carolina where a majority oi white people are still living in the dead past when about the only human beings of a lower status than they were the unfortunate Ne- goes upon whose necks they were standing. SPIRITUAL INSIGHT REV. HARdU> MOLANP Knowing the Goodness of God Will Lead Saint and Sinner to Repent Wekome Annual Cofifereoce Two w^eks ago We pubKshed an editoriil in this newspaper in which we extended words o^ welco*ie, on behalf of the Negro citizens ot D^ham. to the 83rd annua! Session of the Central North Carolina Conference of the AME Zion Church which convened in this city November .S-*!©.-.This week we are likewise )iMbk«hing our, words #:^wdcowe to th* 71*t annual session-'n? the Western N(j^th C«T«Mta Conferenee of .'the AME Church now cmjTMfing at St. J«>ifph’s Omrch. ^ . I’nder the lea,dershtp of 'Bishop Sherman T.. Greene, the'A.M.E. Second Episcopal Distric^ contprisinR the states of North Carolina. Vir ginia, Maryland and the rHstrict pf Columbia, there are ov|if 50,000 members of the A.M.E. Churrti. It 'iieAmi reBnonahifbthat if the minis ters ‘fh# ’|n%sent se^siofi of the ‘Wtsfern North Carolina Conference will give their support f the proposal of the lay leaders to ask each member of the Second Episcopal District io contribute the imall »um of $10 per year for Kittrell Colley or a total of a half million dollars, the groal would be an easy one to achieve. Because of the fine contribution Kittrell College has made in the fieW of education in the past, as well a* the A. M. E. Church in general, we wouUI urjje BisHop Greene, the ministers of the Western J^Jorth Carolina Conference anl the laymen to get behind the proposed program and help fe-rttabliSh Kit trell College as one of the great fducational institutions of North Carolina and the ‘Soulli. .Ml of Durham, aicng with the members ."if St. Joseph’s are n;i|jpy to welcoii.e to Durham a great leader of the AMR Chtti.'h, Bisho)) Sherman L. Cireene, the many fine ministers and lay delegates to the 1963 session Western North Carolitii Aumial Conference. It is the ho|>e of all grwKl citizens of Durham that the 71st annual session will be the best In its histon-. * yK0«ylw-th« geodnaw ttt -Ood- iMtfafh to r*p«ntin«*." Rom. 2:4, God's immea.surable goodness should lead to the rcpentance ot men. And this goodness of the Eternal God extends to all men. Thus in meditating on the ^itod ness of God, to us, we ahoulAjpIl. be led to ttirn to God. A woe turnng to God is real repentance We can truly say tiut he Is cP^ , enoush to God the High ’ and the Holy One? Not a sirtgle bu- man being can say this—s(i^ We^ all should recognize thnt’we cAi? draw nearer to God. In (%ct, (iod’s goodness should lc:.d esch nf us to reptentanci!. God sends his m.-^chless biels^t ings upon all men tiurywhere so abundantly and grnciously. God graeiotuly sends his sunshina'iip on saints and sinners. The just and the unjust knrr.v Gnd'j above and beyond the many na lural blessings there stands the matchless nstural blessings. But spiritual blessing ni soul heal- in^, G«4 has beautifully damoB strated this blessing iii the oom ing of His Son Jesus Christ' our Blessed Savior. Th'is all men everywhere ought to repent and find salvation In Christ the Lord. How, indeed, can we . e.scapc if we neglect so great a salvation? God's goodness should lead us to repentance. . , Repentance leads to IUl lU .tr Wcfiness and fullness. The unre- petitsnt heart excludes us Jroni . God's gracious gift of life. Ho» long, then, will you stand ex eluded from the fuller Ufe -Go from God leads io darkneaa, mli^ offers to every man? life apart- ery and tears? The unrepentant heart has already ehoaan the iay of death rather than Ufe.' Oiic sten leads to God and His fulhieu of life. What is that MepT S|iirt( ually, that step is called ripitu tance. Then how long will tarry in taking thit 'step? What will you gain by a furtner de lay? There is nothing to be gain- Know fk Negro Heioes of bnndpation mmBRT fMALtS More thBn"'1fe.D00 KegrDfs .enrolled in the Northern Artwy' dittihg the Civil War, and 38,00d ,gav^thSr lire* idt freifloiii.'"Soine oT their war deeds have remained famous, even thouffh they fought in difficult circumstances. Until 1W*4 they received less pay than their white comrades. Worse still, they did not have equal rights as prisoners of war. The Southerners often sold them-•« iiltves. Never theless. some tnBgnificieot acts of hemlstn were»performed by Negroes during the war. One of the most remarkable fepts v^as )>ef- formeil by Robert Smalls, Born'* stAf#_^n a plantation near Charleston, S. C.. in IR'W. he grew to become a sfamsn. .In his early twenties he worked f>n the PI-ANTF.R, a cot ton steamer. At tlie outbreak of the Civil War. th* Ciyn^ederates converted the ship-into IhiWlehed mmr tatai4kr «l UVfhaa, M. 0. If ObIM MUakMi. lac. L 1L AXXm. FeMlaiar 9tM KT tftar totn Ma !• M. Q) oyrtaw li dM O. fk, «MI Oinaa aal to MPilMMt Mb aMMta, «kW «iua «• «rtat tm ia N. OA. Toratgi, IT JO ptf jttt. m$f U«. a punhoat. Its crew was colored under white offkm. One night during the s'pring of 1W>2, while -tbe„offK?W were sleeping ashore in their homes in Charleston, Smalls smuggled his Wife, his children, his sister-in-law and his brother’s wife and child aboard. He raised the Confederate flag and before riawn sailed out to the open sea. After a time at sea, Smalls rem»)ved the Confederate “flag and raised a white flag of truce as h/ came within sight of the blockade of the I’nited States Navy, WTien the I’nion sailors boarded the P1.^NTER they found Smalls ai^his crew, who immediately turnel the ship Sver to tl|C I'nion as tb«\ir gift from the f’onferteracy. Wi!e publicity was given this exploit in the North. -Congress voted .Sm;|lls a sizeable »u!H of money fur his countraband and Presi dent l.incdln signed the appropriation. Small.s ,inll>se(|iientlv l>ecan«e a pilot fq«n the United States Navv Hit fame madf^'^ his riae in South Carolina politics easy, despite his lack of education Mis moderation, intelligenre and sjif-possession made him afcept'able to white I^apublicanit. while his prestige with tiie h'ederale deeply impressed Negroes. During the period, 1H70-1S01, twanty-two Negroes were elected to Congress fnm the South, each of Whom i^rved from one to two terms except J. II. Rainey and Smalls, both from South Cdrolina, who served five terms each, it ia Mid that .‘mall* wa« worahippad (Bee HTO—.»») A young lieutenant In my en gineer outfit In the army once told me that it takes an act o' Congress to make an officer— but it takes an art of God to make a gentleman. This same seconri-looey. who waa the youngest NeRro officer In our outfit and who was rc- speeted by all the other Negru offieers with more vears and ex ferlenee. also told me that au thority is what is given to a man but eommanri i.i what h' is bom with. I think of these statements be esuse I am thinking about lead ership. What Is a leader? My people—and all people — neeo badly to know. I think a leader is first and foremost a person of inner con vietion and sincerity. He believe in himseU utterly because he believes in the existence of a Divine Presence which will be with him so long as he is hon‘!s( With himself and with other poo pie. .-i- I think a leader is a person who is secure Insidjp and whc projects security to others. Ir moments of crisis, he can re main cool and make decision because regardless of how often you have heard statements to the' contrary, it is NOT hard to decide between what is right anc what is wrong The hard part, to some people. Is in adi«lttlnB what Is right and what is wrong. But everyone fmt tiny babies knows When he is violating the rules of the game. 'tiiink a leader is a pwwn V--" who can afford to be geaerous. He doesn’t need the biggest titl^ or the largest office or all th' superficial gestures of resoec which people pay to boaaes Ip order to run things. H 'he eap set the example of hard work and detrmination, he can ii^rt everyone around him -to imitate that example. I think a leader is a person who can be very d^inite—anc yot, never too hard-headed tf think he knows it all. It is s tragedy to observe bull-headeo men who have knowledge In one area attempting to operate in areas which they do not know and .refusing to consult with those around them who can help. People like resoureeftilnese in their leaders — but people also like to feel they afe depended upon for some sort of advice and counsel—to feel, they are need ed, over, above and beyoi^ the services for ^athich their pay checks are drawn. I think a leader is a peraon who will never lie to those wh' depend On him for leadership'' To be lied to by someone who Is supposed to be leading ^ou been lied to is like being bi' and to discover that you have badly by a dog. No matter how much you love dogs, you will al ways have the lurking feeline of the necessity to bc'ware when you see one coming. Leadership is a great gift. It is a preclous' heritage, conferred at birth on some people. Others —and often ptl^er^ who prwuna. to lead—are l^-Passed by "]^'^- vMmn tai itit UMtointt 0T1M taqce todas; and come to God -Only a step leads to the’ full ness of life which Godi has tii offer. Every human being must re pent for him or herself. No one can move you nearer to God to day. You must take this mov for yourself. 'Your family is un able to move for you. Every soul must be born and reborn on its own. Yea. you must repant be fore God for yourself, rha matehiws goodness of God lead* you to repentanie. God has giv en you everything you have this day. God hCs given yOu your life and your family. God’s goodnem, therefore, should l«ad us to re peiitance. (jod in love has opened the dour far every creature to return >to Him.. Repentance is the key to the door that leads io G^d.' AaJ you alofie can open and enter the realm of spirtual blessed- ^ nesa. ership of qualities. , I think of General Patton whor before commanding his men ‘o swim across an icv body of wa ter. leaned into the water him self and swam to the other side, then was followed'Joyotislv by the troops. It ia a' graat satisfai tion to b» a 'farter. It is also » terriitle loponalWlity. Kor, in davs when tho might; ships of state «U ove* the world are buffeted on man; swift angry currents, peopit n^ed direction and guidance. And th^ need it, bot only in govern ment affaica and International r«Mian« nd legislative ebam bara. They \iaed it In hemea, In cMirohe8, ln|e0nmui>lty centera, ia'ppal room In buai- . naat. ia . of pleasure. I" think of that mesnlngfui marching song—“Give me aom' maa who are stout-hearted men —who will flcht for the right they adore. Start me with ten who are atout-haarted man— And ril aoon give you ten thou sand more. "Laadwahip hi the fhiaat caraar a man can falow Aad I aay "fBlIow" beeiuaa yon must laam how to follow bafor* you have leamad to lead. Na one needs to eal himaelf a lead er. He ean simply be one. Na one needs to give yati the name of the leader. If you can get paa|>le to beliave ta you. jrao need »o title, far ttiay will nay you an MaHUa tythata Jnat Iv accaptiaf jroar laadanhip. If mmm magle fanle wata ta came to tha fraat tlaai^ac Iona of ^e Negro in AaiaHaa tatfay. ta lain over and m/Utftr la hli aar: "Maaw Ihf ana «Mi you waat gtwBtad*’—that Nagrs alHMk aiNkan aiMl aay: ‘*Qive me aonw maa who art ato«t>liaarted man —«Ha will ttght far the rtxM thay adore. Start ma >with tea who arc stout-heartad men and 111 soon you tan thouaand more.” Ten leadan tar tba Nagro paa- »l«. WMra iii tba#? In a recent column we reierr- ed te network television goli matchta which, although they are spoitaored by national pro durts. Ignore such ace Negro goUen as Charlie Slfford. These sponsors indade Ford and Lin Coin Mat^ury, Graeral Ttre am> the Reynold Alnmlnum Com pany. We suggested that Negro poo pie boycott apansors who boyctit! us on television and radio. Tha rt^HJOae to that eohimn has really inkoiiragad us that tlw NaiM is a^kenlng ta an swarenese that he can and must u*e his purchasing dollar to de feat dIacNrlnlnriian. PoiHiiar 'Lather "Rad" Ilaa dolph, the Harlm elubmali, wrote to say that he ha* been buying a new Lincoln-ltercury annttal^ for a number of yeara V “dhallenie Gdlf" does not in tegrate hnmediately. 'iled” uy* he la not ’baying Lineo^n-Mercuqr this year, • A Mlaa Mary Allen of MpHn^ Veraen wflteA. iii to> commetoi! our staadv She attds: “I^iiw^befn watching the^itc gram ‘'College B^^l” and 1 h^ve never seen a f^iro college repee* sented. on this' show. Negroes buy lots of General Electric pro ducts. We should stop buylii^ theai.” Not only U the Nenro awaking to the value of his eeonomic pow er; the world of industry is also beginning to realize that it can no Id^ger get away with ringing us up on its caah registers ond making believe we don't exist in employment ind other areas I humaa i,. SenaanoiiaV.'jfVOof of this is to confidential nurSef' letter, a Copy ft which has fallen Into oar pbs session. Issued by Bernard P Gallagher as a regular informs tion service to advertising, mar keting and media executives, the Gallagher Report for February 11, states In part: “ANT! SEGRJX3ATION BOY COTTS SUCCESSFUL. Will have great impact On advertisers, me dia, agencies. ‘Selective patron aga’ program use* Negro ptir chasing power to fight diserlmi nation in hiring. Direeted by Ne gro ministers. Has alraady changed hhjng pattern* at Gull Oil, National Daiiw Produet. Tasty Baking, Pepsi-Cola Met "O- pOliUn BotUing, Sun Oil, A. and P. lateat company to capitulate Boycott now in |i^oaress agains' Soaltenc F»od* in i^«w 'Yorkj •;AI>VERTlSl!R8. AG|aCIES MEDIA WOBRIEQ. have very »few Nesro executives. Especial ly weak in advertising depart exaeutivk level In ad agencies Media U|tltly leM vulnerable. Uni laas .’th^ of New York’s editorial workers are Ne groes. Thn I^iladelphia livening Bulletin Was'boycotted till It Im pfoved ttlrtng prartiM. AH th» Philadelpklk palters Have refused to print any news of the bey- cntis. Few Negroes ia televislM) CBS jnilibttMl it« Urst N«gA tiewsnUn , bM . ftdtman. 1n«i WBMl-TV in cy«ail». At AAG Jim Iiagierty hae wagad $ nfU man efinpaiga to >breA 4ha inlet line in television. I.ast fall b hired TV's first on-cSmera Neg.‘* newiman, l^lvia R. Gooda. fa* Ooode I* laMy seen on earaera^ Nation** IM/test theatre Leonard OnldaMmi, president ol Am^iean Irpintnsiini; ■ Fara mount Theatre. ABC-TV’A par ent company. Has majority o( hi» movie house* in. Jhe Sotit^, Moki of them art tegylieated. In 106(« a^vkral Ntiroai , sUged • *1^ down atrlka out*M« GoManson’i offin. bennle hired round-the cloefc Huards. Forcad them nut Ma^tainad SO-day security, ABC ean expert "selaetlve lltteplng'' boveotts * against compaay-owne stations in Nr« York, Ctiiea^ Detroit. Affiliate-a^tion boycoltf In Philalelphia and Washington “SOLUTION. Take stape'to en • disorimniation now. Ayotd pr^ suring from outside. Boycot* groups will set for S.B% te B% of work force, providing NegroW have equal chance on aH levels (A employment. Agencies should to; low lead of BBDO, ‘s^ich has Ne- go executives in marketing, art, jolhjT. 0W*.rtinen|s.Jloi^, New York Times among media whMi have Nagtoea iin edltonat lt*t|* But percentage is f*r too smsli Required: big lacresse in selec tion of Negro candidates for ex ecutive jobs.” Here is proof positive that oui ministers like Leon Sullivan af Philadelphia, Dr. Martin Luther King—and our organisations Ike NAACP and CORE have leslly done a job of projecting the sig ntficanee of. the ninteen billiof dollar Negro market. * Congratulations to CORE, Wblcfe siiwe th* Gallagher latter wa* written, has made Sealtest capii' tulate. Congratulations tp p^bpA who will stand up and be,coiH(t ed ^Ike “Red'’ Randolph and l41is Ajl^n. This column intends to htlp press the issue to tty to. further educate our aflti people sHc^ the power of the buck and tli% ballot. Regardless Sf \Wiqip I* hi0s, we must win , ecd009>tc and political jusflCe , . Lettter To The Btof To the Edtioi. I hasten to documen* the let ter to the editor, written by Mrs E. R. Hawking, appearing in the November ® issoe of the New* aad Observe.r. Every word there-iii is correct and much more. Than* ara thosa.- who would ■ay that *he I* anery beeatwe *he was not the vietor. There are Ifeoae w^ would aay that in seeking office, she was seekiiw personal ghin (sic). 1 ean not ait In judgment on either *tat* ment4 do aay, however, that *H* *houKT lavfUyn-i'annmad--^- fMr da^hMt'Shih not! t|*ly tha ittmtijM Mind f«R«d to see that ' - * ' ' ' I do -not say a iair h«r.M, was naver accorded that. From the baglnning, the conatttution waa by passed. Duriny the cam palgnlBg, taachers from at laas* t*« achools In Northamoton County, laft their fobs and war*- ■ean la other counties during th'- •chool day, eanyaseing for Haae lay. Novambar ar«« truly a l>ay of Inlaroy far Negro educatiot in aaatam North Carolina. Thos who War* not the perpetuaton of crime aldad ^nd abated lt eoMHHMUaa In ailance. Lat’^ take 9 ran down the facts of tbr total i^uia; Vka dtitvkt a canatllutlon and i: “Voting in tbe of tha Diatric* •hall |M % tlia mambership as •ambliid.’* Un machine faraad the voting duriiw regMratton and batavaitha opening itf th* ftr*t aai*ion, which waa aciiad niad ta bagin at t A.M. Para mm aanr tlia bailat, nanv of tba« fai th* flrat thna, and had to make immedlale dioleea^which couU not b« dona IntallitfantLv bacauae of tha ‘iond barken’ of th* Northainptoii fNW who blockad Ane’a «n(ru«e ix tii4 g/in 8001 with ploas 'vote for MoseWy, our principal.’ At the opening sessioti, 'an 4t tempt was made to question th" irregular procedure. The pefsM was denied the question at^ Wis told that the qUMtioii pertaihed to business and must bf t)eiil> with during tfie btWness iession Now i ask: What is voting idp posed to be? Of coiUft thi* W^> a carnival demonstration Mrri^ out by th* ruthless tyrants (of which Negro adm'Dlstnltlbi. 'I* over run).. ... JSm. Bronrjiifc*«i3»A port of tha nSnhnB>t .;ww}iiit- tae during tha aalmd' aaatiav wMah was achaditloJib^n»a>» at 8:M P M., ho«M dtcr tha ata rive ballot^ booi had haan auf ried to the prlneipars attica— who Ineidently im the fkther and Arch perpataator of th» "Time, Placa and Mobility angle*’ of the awindle. He 11 akio chair man of tha aominattwi canmdt tee and a mambar of tha Mena faria who Intemli ta kaap tif» Aa evld&na after evMniw 4 Illegal pracaduaa taok fimt quaatlona claitfleatian wfia aonght from tha parllamanlarlan Re waa naver aNowMl tn nmdl The Chairman answiewl It hit Itece or parmittad Martin 1#^ ar Wllaon, ta ans«ai ta Ui •taad. On* waaw Hiha ,patlil mantarM M* ika taMt ««i awl cauld ant ba tmoloAia tdt (aynraUt ta tha maMHwif VHialJy, la da*p*1iwi, ip|^ ChaltiMn aBmtttot itat ii* dar*i .Ufacaadhm ta«Mi|mffH4l, hut atate that It K|k W aatalwi that UN 4na«il4Htl«a rata «r M han1.an«iMl .|Hli«l ed. With thia noble anplanaWea. ha baoaaehad 'acarml’ taacham, who ware ausraimded Jiy jaiaal- pah (wtMpa) If .they wauld ««ia to acawt tha >raaulta (m SailJmft. 1-A
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