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- ^ Tt>g J C. SATURDAY, DECEMUR f, 1913 Tid Long A In Filling A Vacancy It has. hefn sfver^l months now since ii vadrtiry was cf^afed on tht Ptirhani Citv noani i>{ KducatiOH as a resiil| of the (h*ntli ot F.rii' MfKirr whb served as 'its inify N'e?fr> memlter. F)ot raffeus siindn- reasons the C ity CfJ6i(Wll;'^kich htis the respoiisil>i1ity of hamiitR-■» jRUW^snor to Mr. M«)rr. has al lowed the matter trt drap alonp for a lonu;t i peril'll than is Bsmlh* the east in such niattcrr, and nnd*r spfi> Hftmttstsnces. In view of the fart ihal tW VBcaticv’leaves thf 30.(100 or more Ne^ro citizrt»'f»f HwhBtn wilhont any reprc- Feniation whatsoVef. it appears to this wws- pr.jifr that th^re are substantial reasons for immediate and fftrthright action on the part of the City Cotincil in naming a successor to .\tr. (Moo^f. . ' ' Whether there is any real sijrnificance to the prevailirtj: rtttnots that the City Council h.is withheld action in the matter because it is npposed to nammp «riy person to fill the varaBcy sugjffstf^ by the I'htrhani Committee on .NJ^pro Affair* not |>e argited at lenjyth Herr) a^'^!%". CWf i^inncit bring ourselves ai-ouhH to Villi’ ,oi ibelie^ng, as^s beinn cha^Tgrd. TtitnWs^ Jbat the Cjrv Council's delay alW- Wi^, to the jf^c.t that it is lookinj^ for tV Negro respresentation on th Board thaPVwM bf fcc^table >o it rather than, ‘N'fcpro sppiaOTt.otthe Jty’s popula- % ■ *7 tion. . ' ; . In spite one^o».t\v^ meml>ers on thr t^nnfil wt^ jirJi'repArlroly atlti^NVsrro, \\t> hti’ inclined to'g^tve a majW^ty of them the henc- iit of dnuht in our belief ibal they are dosinnis Ilf srrvin;; all tin- citizens nf Durham to the liesl Ilf their ability. A luajnrity of the mem bers aVc tiiu wi‘11 aw.ire tbat the iq)|»ointmen* of any pvrsun to fill'ifie vacaucy who is iu>*. accept:il)le to tlie M^ifr&i citizens -would oniy create a more iroublesohii- situatiiin than imw exists with repat^l> to th^' City CmiTrcirs keej)- iiiijr iiprii its lini- iif {VllKtmmiciitiou with thf Xi-yTii ciininiuiiity. In additiiiit a tuajority of the members arf well awave that they are n t close enou|rh to the \’cjL(rii community to know who in (|ualifieil in serve it in such a capacity, to say nothinj; about heinp -aci-eptable to it-. \Vc think the City Council would l>e using food judjjfement in its lU-libcration on the mattv’1 if it wi)ul! rely on the Durham Committee i»n Xe^'o Affairs to assist it in filling the vacancy. After all. tht Commitlee is the one or^anizalion that has l»een ch«isen hV the Negro communig^o'fri>reesnt and speak for it in such matters Siifl its recommendations should nut be by-passifl too lightly by t!i» City Council. Whatever happeivj within the next few days we trust the C’lti•*Conncill will realise the urgency of tlic matter and proceed immedia tely to name a caja^e.pi'^’son to fill the va cancy. Such is^iSSf'stry in order that the I’liiaril III’ l-jhKtj^«-inay have the correct wishes ami the full cooperation of Negro citizens in its effurts to provide a school svs- tem fur I )iii lt.T.111 tli;it is fur the be.st interest uf .'ill CunciTneil, BoSms^i Next y«ar, a fine and worthy public .servant of the citiztna of I'few York State con»es up flw re-election. I am taHiing about Senator Kertneth Keat ing. Semtor Keating richly de serves re-election, not only he- cause he has been one of the oiHstanding legislators of our nation, but also because he has consistently fought and spok- eni out for Justice and honor In the treatment of minorities groups in our society. There are a IDt of people who are going around, wearing a newborn liberalism because, to ator from New York State It is very difficolt to lay much against Mayor Wafaer. Me is a man of ijood will, by and largp, but you couldryi honestly call him a mover and shaker..,-Of destiny., Sometimes, he seems best at appointing study commissions and setting up investigations after a crisis hat taken place, Mr. Wagner makes all the proper sounds about bombings in Birmingham and he was in the lint- wben the March on Washington was staged. But 1 cannot forget certiin significant silences from day, In certain areas of th^.» City Hall. I cannot forget, for SWRITUAL INS!|fHT REV. HAROLD KUI.ANU country, it is not only fashion able to talk for freedom: in some areas of this country, it Is downright nece.s.sary if you want to get elected to some of flee or to .nell a product to the Negro market. Ken Keating was espousing the cauSe of freedom long be fore It became ‘the thing to do.’ A search of hi.s- record will re veal a consistency on this score which can leave nn doubt as to his sincerity. Now, there is increasing talk aboiu Mayor Wagner opposing Keating for the office of .Sen- instance, that it was reported that the Mayor expre.ssed him self as opposed to allowing J. Raymond Jones to become the head of Tammany Hall because we already had a Negro Bor ough President of Manhattan. Th„ Ma.vor is alleged to have Ijelieved that, to give another Negro a powerful po.sitl»n would not be quitp the thing to do. It was published that this was the Mayor's position and. as far as I hove been able to learn, bp never denied it. Neither did Jones get that par ticular job. A Souihwnepdeals A Terrific Blow at Segregation . Former Ciotenior l.eroy Collins of Florida dealt a \rrMTIc Mhw at- ,segt^gat1on Tuesday in »ti address to .VX) persons fcl the annual mefting fa^.thf GreatWtiftihbe Commerce in Colwnhta.-SojHh I'atMiM. Collins cltnr^d in his adrtre'ss.^thSt the. dsUssination of Presi dent K^ri(i^T^ w^R fftftered by "Dixie l>attle nrifs'v'h»t-ti,tKiti^1c^t soula to \-k>lence." 1 le wi^t on furt^fr state thatH clitiiate of vio lence has |>eVn‘'cteated-4)4 -the South by “the rabble rousets cfclLto stand wp and fi.trht" for segres'ation a^d states''Hffhts." Said Collins “Ilow ‘«H+ thf tna)fVrity of Southerners "oifig to themselves to be caricatureil b>>(ore the^ijfttion by these claglmrns? Ilow many Stn^y- ■Schrv)) “j^liJrw have to l»c dynamited-^ (kwii ? Ifbjv mnny Negro lead ers haVe. M l>e Shot iti fhp f+iest ? How many prestd^Ws liixV'to i>€ i^SMssfnaled ? 'T'hi.y'ij* iW'the ns’.'-onal press and on tfo''s^4«t>n«l YtiAo, atfd on the national television to' %tjch" an 'that citizens ou - side the would bc-catitled to wonder if they nii'g'b regiwi.” and tht uf the prugrosti w-^ have made, Thev line it in sjg'CcBirs .on the floor of fou- tlC«.;W.tt^ ma»T vfn6 pass through our Nivrth that racial jus- ,t4on. '^y ffll'onal and sees the :ed is timply see Sonth of ing a havtr allowed the tlw Siwivk—the very onv.s. |k tlie ^SoWH had to J ytate' capitals f.>r much have I gress which haviSs3iiniltI like anti-Ainerican diatribe from sunie foreign countrv.” The addvess \\ as' inue of tlie strongest of many statements that are now heinf; uttered by leadini; and influential southerners on the •nlijr t ind |il ir()ny friliiiii Ht^tda g»\-enxw in select runipany‘^^";itl»;such strouij southern (iiipiments uf seflgggSttoi as President Joliu- siin, l>f. Frank fedtter feraharw. and otheiw of national nute. may not have been exactly directed at. sucfi congres.stonal clag- horns as Xortli (iaTolriitfji .Senators ^.rwhi and lu^an and siu-^ir.ij^H^izations as the Wlvite CiUTeus Councff^an^ the Din-hain Connty Citizens (>)»inciL ilKj^ rrtnghtBhof) ov^r them ^ ifjlj. It is ironical .^at W'flie same issue of the lo^al daily new^|i^r^|iat airried an account of Ciillins addr(wjl(te/(j(['„was 4*ubli.shed an ac- comit of the I 'itiz«is Cotin oil's supiiurt of to keep Watts llos- ]iital segregat(maffl^ officials and membership are lirW^ftmy too stupid to see in Ciillins address i^e .^^dwriting on the wall of 'CKre^,^^tiori.]W'^(l^e^•';js one thing certain, either the old its wrwship i>f race hatred nnist f;o»ri\Jfcin»cracy'must go. It is our belief that -TlieVij|fyJ« now coming on the scene in the South a new leadership that in the end will see this section of the nation the real bulwark and stronghold i»f tlemoc- racv. u Mtians Must Stand Ready to Offer Spiritual Food to the Needy Veterans Questions and Answers brht« Mfne iplrltuil gift te make you itron|.'’ 1cm. 1:11. Haw iciten we long to carr> some spiritual gift to make -strwiger seme - weak, strwgpliap seul. In h^imbleness and love, wn all have this longing or desire to help 4nake wuMone stronccr Paul, as a true ministeKof Christ, had this desire for thX saints in Christ at Rome. The wcWld I' in ereat of more ^people with this ictf^g cq^cprtf 'to offer spiritual strength. Evervwherp we turn we run into souls '.-/no need the magic touch of spiritual strength or healing. I see coimt less souls who lack the spiritual strength to meet the demands of ■overwhelming crisis. Many souls, fike the man of old. are weiPheil In the balance of the demands ot fife and they arc found wantins in the needed spiritual power 1» carry on .successfully. Christians oughi stand reaily to offer the matchless gift of spiritoal strength *o emhiit,tleil needy souls, flo then, and offoi the gift of spiritual strenyth lur that discouraged and n?.dy .soul Ve« there is somi-Hne ii ar vm- who need the magic life tha' the spiritual strer- 'h uf th;* Mas ter can give. You, the Christian, ought to be able to say to som' needy soul, "I bring som spiritual strength to make yoe strong." Chri.st wants you to be a channel or vessel To convey this needed .spiritual power. Ir pa.ssiug along the other day some someone told a gripping hear-rendering story of a per son .struggling despondently in the darkest depths. Here was someone told a very grippint, heart-rendering story of a per- needed the spiritual stren^n found in Christ «hich makes hu man strong to endure. That spiritual Rift may snatch a soul from the very jaw.s o shameful defeat. Cuch spiritual strength made sviiilable at th' right time might have saved Mie fine young man who was fount' dead from « self-inflicted w '’mt' at the age of twenty foui. Spiritual strength offered a* the strategic moi’; nt could .save many of the suicides rommitttt’ every two and half miUutes In this Crud-blesscd land of prospe rily. Why do we have so much spiritual weakness in the midsi oi sucli physical plenty? We need to carry spiritual pifts to weak d'iscouraged men and women tc make them strong, I left the bar ber shop the other day and a friend told me^ ajnan who wa.« fighting a difficult battle. As soon as I left the barber shop I ran into the man and I offered him a word of spiritual encour agement that he may be made ^trong to fight and win his bat tie. A word aptly .spoken ma> save a .struggling soul from dc feat. „ The spiritual power of 'Ji iist Jesus must be applied wher« th» individual is in need. Ves to be meaningful and helpful the spiritual power must be brought to bear where need is founn. I he need may be in * home of con fusion and conflict. The need may be in some hospital bed. The need may be where some soul cries out for help in the struggle with a chronic case of alcoholism The need may he where som« soul is threatened by tempta tion. Thus we as Christian*- should be ever on the alert to find and bring to bear spiritual power to strengthen souls seem ingly fighting losing battles ir the intense struggles of this life Here are authoritative an swers by the Veterans Admin istration to questions from for mer servicemen and their fami lies: Q — Under what conditions can a peacetime veteran be ad mitted to a VA hospital for a non.service-connected disabili ty?. A — Veterans who were dis charged or retired for disability rneurred or aggravated tn line of duty or are receiving com pensation or would Ipe eligible to receive compensation ex cept for receipt of retirement pay may be admitted for ail ments not connected with their service if beds are available. Q — Is there an exception to the rule that VA outpatient treatment is given only for ser- vice-connected conditions? A — Yes. Disabled veterans who are receiving trainijg under either the World '\)Var II or the Korean Conflict Voca tional Rehabilitation Act and who need outpatient medical treatment for non-service Con nected disabilities td prevent interruption of their training, may be entitled to this treat ment from the VA. Q — In the fall, I will be retiring from the Army after 20 years of service. Will I be eligible to go to school under the GI Bill? A — It will depend upon when you receiv^ your first unconditional discharge after January 31, 1955. If less than three years have passed since that discharge, you are eligi ble. If more than three years have passed, you are not. Im mediate re-enlistmorrt at the time you received that first un conditional discharge after Jan uary 31, 195,'5, would have had no effect on extending the dead ttne, Q — As a veteran’s widow figuring out my income and estate for purposes of a pen sion, can I include the unpaid balance due on the family auto mobile? A — Yes, generally a«y just debt ruled a* such bv a pro bate court is also included and considered a just debt by the VA. Q — Does the VA requlrp a cash down payment to be made by the veteran in connection with a GI loan fOT purcha.se of a home?' ^ A — No, but the lender rtwy require one. Q — May a lender require from the veteran security in ad dition to the property lieinfi purchased? ■ A — This is between the ve teran and the lender. While the Veterans AdmlnlirtrJition does not require additional se curity, it does not object if the veteran is willing. Itat Strike Agalist Slwn ^ ■ ‘•7 V f. .. k ^ ^ EOUCATION. TRAINING MAN* wni^Qf rtort nf a •fit. Irm roofs. ^ othrt- 'ihai past dine. iklth no heat, leaky toite facilities and itf Jpliinibing fixtures, is much p't^sent fd)ellion against rtterciH'ss' Umiporfe* in f**ir»e«tly confiued to tti rity tK^tr ts -evefy hidication t^l it is'^i^^iji Jo„^VttU! to other larj;v' riortViWB ^ \\eiilirryi ckles au''- eventually to rfiit^ M soiit^iera c'ties. There j^a' la^gt Htfmhrr iW %%s xMio would like to think of 'such conditions nfc those Existing in Harlem as a problem confincd solr4y tt» N>w Y'rtrk. The tnttli of the mat ter. liowevH’. is that tliere Is fcarHly a iHtv or town of any size north, east, west or south in which tanM«ofds »f rental property, e?rpe- cially in tW (rfcW Negro ♦wants, are not jltst as guilty as tliGse”V'ho own the described {iJraTmtvnts in Harlem. in these «r* sonw re«t areas. i«rln(flinj Mfvtal by N*groes and rent- to Nurm*-?;, that are just as deplorable as Thost pirtnr^d In Harlem. iTie tendency to e^loit or squeeze every jtenm possible out c. Ilil Mr 4k «, C.) to VM ^ VMt tax !■ N. C.), of the defenseless, like any other sin. is jrtJK (foverned by racc. creed or cf)lor bnt hV the damnable spirit of take all and give nmhing. Hefure the rent strike s(>reaH into the Siiutli we wiitild advise all landlords in this area to lieijin now to put their honses tn urd(-r. rince the |ur\'^ifi arotised. against the t_\pe uf liuuses ■ f|r .w^H'h many of them are iiiiw iK-inp paid* it u-))l lie no easy task to calm it. a rtned. forewarned / is to be fote ^ioi^llUNG To fjct ahea(^\m bifc busines'- yea sii*uld be lean, tail, hant^fime. and a cr.llece gradu ate. It helps if fuu have a good-looking, graciuus wife. also be a man ot suine li‘^tiiu tiu'n^(?^W, time yoti are thirty- five years ‘'dd^SS’oji/'ytiight improve your chance of lieiiijRjainWM if you stay sitH^k- until you are the reason beinf; that bachelors P«^le and can easily be shifted from c>^‘tii',jiftv. port to port, Lon don to Hombav^', As you j;et i-s iiniwrtant to gm the imi>ression of afdomb, of digTiity, of )fool breeding. What yon havp read was rrtclce^ up from reading Vance I’^kjrdS Xew book, TIm* Py ramid Climbers^Wifrird«’-I liU'). C)n the luirt-e wn'oHs s«le, big business is looking ‘for men who can grhsp the wV*te situation, ifW coorAinatf, xvtio can seize opportnnlliJ^tJlj can ^et results from other peojde.’ ‘Top executives vary, ol course, frofu tyr annical .slobs to ilelipht^ul, sophisticd^Nl, wkWI- est men of learH^.H’. At bt.st we nifi rthly poiwt te \vtiat seWn pr^domtnant EOUCATION, TRAINING MAN- OATO«Y NOW IF YOUTHS ARE JOB IW FUTURE “High schoQljdropouis consti tute one of the tragedies of our era. Inasmuch as they are equip petl with few of the skills nee»i- ed by Industry, they frequent ly swell the ranks of the unem ployed. In thefr depressed state, they not only cuffer pe'^onal hardrii^ but they becomae a burden on their conununhy.” The foreKQirif{ statement from the Wa^inigton Report publish ed by the Chan»ber of 'Com merce of the United States Is worthy at the most serious con sideration by parents and their children. It is a hard, cold fact that many Jobs are vacant for the reason that great hordes of the unemployed have not been trained to perform skilled work. It is true for all who read to know that there are few Joibs for unskilled hamts tn do. Mackiae* ar«. now doing the work formerly done with pidc aiti rfi«yvel. PareMk mut eonc«rn them selves with these facts and re fuse to permit their children to «lrep «ut of school. More than tfcat, they rnust Insist that t»ie4r chadren Mody hard to pr^ pare ttwiTMhi«8 for usefill Sarvlc*. Titey moA not permit Oirtr dilMrea to conmtt econo mic saioide by tfroppinf out ot Tar, H they drop out or refus* to tak« courwM which %»«*» pr^re them for »lrilH*ri work tfMiy Mil uiwkle to find work latar In Ufa. The worst port of a .student dropout is the fact that he doesn’t know that he Is com mitting economic suicide. And, It is*the primary duty of par ents to inform their children of this fact. While t.h.e schools hav« the responsibility of pro- vidinig opportunities for child ren to learn they cannot force children to remain in school. Permit us to repeat again, the current situation of surplus jobs and wide unemployment clearly tells the story that suf ficient education and training are mandatory NOW if present day teen-agers are to find em ployment in the future, —PfWLADELPHIX THIBONE Yes, We Ail Talk COURTESY VOTE By MARCUS H. BOULWARIE By “courtesy vote” is meant casting a vote for one’s oppon- e n t. We have noted In club election of officers that many candidates vote for their op ponents as a matter of courtesy. To do this, if not in fact, sug gests that you want your op ponent elected. 11 would b a more logical for a man to vota for himself to fill an office. While most people are too modest to do it, H wouM b|> in good taste for a person to no minate himself for an office If he Is Interested. It might bo dope this way; ^ .« “Mr. Chairman, I nomlTMTt myself for the tjmc* t>f prasi- dsnt oi this dub.” Thus, in thi« way the candidate gets his name amoitg the list of nomine es. UNANIMOUS VOTE It is ix)t good to move that “So-and-So" be elected to the office of secretary, for ex ample, by unanimous choice of the house. Actually, one vote could defeat his election. This would be tragic, since the ma jority might have elected him to the office. Often a club votes on an un- wiSe motion; but, even so. It can remedy the situation by proposing a motion “to reconsi der thj motion voted upon.” ^ Suppose that a club passes a motion to the effect that h gave. a dance to which each member may invite two guests. The me mbers may recognize that the cost will be prohibitive and wish to reconsider their de cision. This is the way it should be put; “Mr, Chairman, I move that we reconsider the motion that each member be allowed to in vite two guests to the dance,” If the motion "to reconsider” Is passed, then the questton Of dancf and numJfter of peaple to invite is again bnntght b«fore the house for debate and vote. OfiCg the motion ‘‘to recon sider” is passed, then tJw elsair man should ask the secretary to read the particular motion in question. READERS: For my parlia mentary chart of motions, send 4(ty ,>ceiys to (Soy^r cost «f handling. Writ.^’to Dr. liarcus R. Boulware, &ok 81 0-A, Fktrlda X. iiid M. Xlnivcrsity, TaUahassaa, Tla. A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY By ELIZABETH H. BULLOCK J—for the journey of life he has traveled. O—for the onward goals he has unraveled. H—for his hfads he stretch ..i out to mankind. N—for never shirking on a task .so sublime. F—for the figure of life he has led. I—for his intore.it. intellectual paths to tread. T—for the time he took over ^e force. ^^or the zeal of purs ting an ardent course. G—for generosity he always e* pressed in Iving. I H;—for earnest de.sirc itf free , giving. R—for the reality he saw in moral life. A—for the an.swer he gave •gainst strife. L—for the love he had for al' men. D—for the doctrine “to live fre® from sin.” K—for the kindness, the good wiH IVir the ■world. K—fbr the east from confusioa he unfurled. N—for nubility, a wonderful gem. N—^for his name, none other like him. E*-4or thf fjlegy that will be written on hli ?rsve. D-r-for -deeds-of coadneas, art^” lives he has 'pi»"d. •.' i Y—^ar youth, ihe employed bb best. —Live on noble statesman, yov you are simply at rsst. Most Accidents Are Entirely Avoidable--MVC RALEIGH" — A smashed auto mobile with its occupants kill ed or hurt and holiday gifts scattered around — that's sure way to ruin the Christmas sea son. “Don’t let it happen to you and your loved orres,” motori.st.s were warned this "week by Mo tor Vehi(?les Commissioner Ed ward Siheidt’. Most accidents are entirely avoidable, the vehicles chief said an^ the cause behind thosp thafhappen, uAiaWy can be traced to ati act of care lessness. Eitther on the pa|t of a pelpstrlan or driver. Accldenls ishould be lablet “caused occurrences,” he .said. For thg upcoming Yule sea son, considerable extra cart is going to bt needed to mert the extraordinary haterds of -holi day excitnfi^, shopping rush and bad weather, he explained. “Gay street and store decora tions must not cause tis to over look changing ^ffic liiglits. "Scheldt -warned. "Either in a crowd of pede strians or in crowded slow moving traffic lanes, we must all be patient and law abiding. "If street* and roads are slip p»ry, avoid KflMeh mo>e» ther wanting of driving. "I^ yom* Chtlstmas holiAajp end «n Itie catendar,” athiMI cautioned, “not on t h • hi|^ wayl”
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