, . THE C,AROLINA TIMES '
J A-OURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4,
EQUALIZER OF UNDER PRIVILEGED NATIONS
Some of Ottr Objectives For i(e New Year
Thi' ni-wsitaiKT hus ni'vcr thmijjht too scri-
nii,lv (li N’l'W Year's resoliitinns. Ffir the
iiHis) |i:irt thfy are tan easily forf'ntte'ii a>
t"" easily broken. W’c^ think, how-
cK rV .'(I'^'t •'i'* >he year I'^l nears Tlie end it
ivuiiHt'l)e a fine thing if all k-ixkI citizens '
.,i DfPiliani would face lOfvt with at least a
linn cli‘lfnninatli>n, if not a resolution, to do
about several old perplexing; ))rol>-
Irnis tJiiit continue to exist in tliis city with
dill aii\- visihie si^r'is that city and countV
(iM'ioia'Is have concerned theinselves- ahout
tlu'lll.
I'irst: there is the City School Hoard vacan-
rv. caused l>y the death of Kric Moore, that
li:i ht'cn allowed to drap on and one foi
iH'srly’fmir mrinths, X’liless the Dvirham City
(.liimcil. whose duty it is to fill the vacancy,
is lookinp for a “fixer” or some special brand
iii Xogro to rei)hHce Mr, Moore, it ought tr
'fo ahead and make the appointment hv ac-
(Y|itiii|>; the recommendation made by the l)ur-
li.'ini Conimittee on Nejjro Affairs. In view
nf tlie-fact that the Negro citizenry has now
nil representation on the Roard of Education,
the City Council ought to see the wisdom
(if not delaying further in appointing a per-
.-Hii to, fill the vacancy \\ ho is acceptable t.n
till’ Ifroup he is goiiig to reprcsf’nt rather
than mtie who is entir»?ly acceptable to tV-?
Jliiard^of Education or the City Covmcil.
.^erond: tl>ere is the unsightlv and dila-
jiiilatcd fence on Pettigrew Street, along the
r:iilr)Bd track, extending from Fayetteville to
JJranirh’' Place that has been allowwi to
liicoittt more tmsightly and dilapidatel by the
fiwiTcrs or operators of the coal yard it sur
rounds. It appears to us th.it the city offi-
ri.'d.s are derelict in their duty bv not order
ing 4he owners to repair, paint, or better
Mill, trar down such ftn Wisiglltlv eyesore,
crtctel along a thoroughfare leading into one
ji thcitnaiii liiuine»A ami ro>.ilwtinl seotioiifi
of the Xegm con.wunity.
Thirl: there i> Fire .'Station No. 4 staffed
by Xegro fircnuif which wo referred to i;t
these columns last week .that has hecomr
the dumping gruund for the ancient and out
moded old firr engine that is evidently so
dear to the hi-ni’ts of some of the white citi
zens of nurhain. Instead of parking this .relic
of the anni'iit past in or near one of the
fire stations, located in a white section of
the city where those who cherish its memory
can gaze upon it as often as thev wish,-ii has
now been parked in Fire Station Xo. 4 on
Fayetteville Street, one of the city’s newest,
for the past two years. Our letermination
for the New Year is to impress upon city
ofiici.il.s^ the nece.ssTty of removing the old
fire truck from Xo, 4 provided, as we stated
last week, the city drtes not ihteiul to use
the building for a musfiim instead of a fire
station.
"N .
Fourth: thei'e is the matter of calling the
attention of city and county officials to the
fafit) that there tire Xegro citizens in Dur
ham. just as t|ualitie«l as others, who wottld
be pleased to be employed as tax list takers,
as well as barious white citizens, who have
been employed in that c?)iacity for the )>ast
7.i years or more. We are det> •.■mined for
the \ew ^■ear tj> impress upon city and coun
ty officials the ethics, the decency, the fair-
' ness, as well as the iieeil of employing .W-
grofs as tax li-t takers at the courthouse.
The above are just four of some of tht'
objectives we have for l'*f>4. Without mak
ing any resolutions we promise our readers
that iroui time to time we fully intend to
call the attrnion of the proper authorities to
the necessity of voluntarily remedying these
conditions before legal action is resorted to
or demonstrations in the form of sit'ins,
street marches and others are resorted tiv^
■a...,.
Ho
nORED OF INTEGRATION?
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
REV. HAROLD ROLAND
The Contentious Person Works
For Confusion and Disharmony
-"But unto Mfm tn eenttn*
Paternalism by Whites No Longer Wanted
Clnrl attention has recently been called to
what w referred to in l^tatesville. Xorth Caro
lina. the “Human Relations Committee,’’
liecauje ^^ayor J, Garner I’.agnall of that city
has mtele the usual serious blunclers .so often
iuale tv white people, even thoSe'with purely
gool ^entiuns, we are rejirtnting below the
Nc'ven waipns ^en by StateirvitleS mayor for
tbe eoMteiicc of his so-’atled ‘‘Human Rela
tions yommittee.” It is mir purpose to en-
lighteij white public offitiak and citizens
of other cities ;ind counties,of the attitule
of thiiiking or intelligent Xejfpo citizens con-
cernMiji’ .some of the cherished and carefully
guar(lyl beliefs, customs, notions, and tradi
tions nany fif them have about Xtgrofs;
1Jer§ are the seven reason.s given by the
niayorjfd State.svill e“for the Kxtistence ol
T he 'rtinian Kflations Committee.
eiHXMnot* pe*c«ful relations and mu-
naderstwubng between races.
|«Kert ita mflnencc t« pre'vent racial
bl« in Stat««TiDc, tmi especially the
u|j|| of fmrt% TiolMice «m1 coercion by
I oup, wUte or colored, at anytime for
parpeae.
3. at as the medium of commimcations
t|>e evept of
l^e^hre tlte prob-
b twe—» the 2^0 race* k
t mbU an^ 4|t|pnp|^ to ^
a at haadL
4. betp to crwite an atmoaphere of fair-
and onderatanding in the field of
• irioynMnt and job development.
5. 1 [ foidance and help to Negroes
they any share equally the responsi-
biitie* and rewards of full citizenship.
•Bcovagv and try to motivate all our
omr youth, in utilising
■tton •jnMWiunities available to
apd to seek out sound ca>
W*d job opportunities and,
work t« develop a public opinion in-
Wsrmed on interracial con*
i tMr serious implications for
cMmMnnitj at large.
Nout Attempting to deal here and now
|tll seven of Mayor Hagnall's reasons
existence of his “>Iuman Kelations
[itlee’* we wotiW li|^ fo point out just
thetn. No. 2 and No. .S, which entirely
lltine or destroy whatever good or no-
lirpoR« the other five reasons might
in the mayor of Statesville or puldic
» of any city or -state advocates vhe
w
. •MWfajr «t t>nrham, N. C.
br Wt*ll**bM*fcra, lac.
U-W. 1UP0IM, FUbUsker
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abamlonment of violence force and coerion
in efforts to achieve freedom of one’s civil
rights, ordinarily we woulil salute him. How
ever. unless he spells out in detail his inter
pertation of “force” or “coercion" we are
of the opinion that someone should point
out to him tlui,f, the intelligent use of the
ballot against tyranny, segregation, police
brutality and other abuses Xegroes have suf-
ferefl in this cfumtrv. could and has often
been interpretted or misinterprellel as coer
cion or force, Cerjainlv the mayor would
jiot expect N'egroes to purchose his favor by
cooperating with anv program that deny,
them KVRRY RKiHT accorded other citi
zens in this country,
\o student of American history, who reads
of the I’oston Tea I’arty. the Revolutionary
War, the I',S. Constitution. Rill of Rights
or other efforts taken by the foun!ers of
this country to achieve and protect their free
dom. would refuse to put his full endorsement
on the use of the ballot as a means fit forcing
or coercing those in power to accord him
his full rights as a citizen. If such is coer
cion or force we s«y to Negroes '.verywhere,
let us h:ive more of it,
. W^ith regard to reason Xo, given by
Maynor I’Hgnall. we think he is either know
ingly or tutknow ingly. intentionally or unin
tentionally, resorting to the same old trick
so often used against subject people undei
the vf)ke of colonialism. The only difference is
the .Mayor's stark anl naked resort to patern
alism is so conteniptible. If N'egro leaders
who read of it can hold their noses long
enough they may be able to keep from vomit-
~iing,
.‘'o the wise, noble and superior race in
Statesville, the race that has jiroduced. not
only tbe recent assassination of the |)resi
ilent of this country, but every other before
it'. the race that establishes nudist cani|)s
engages in pantry raids at its institutions of
higher learning .'flu! even at times resorts to
picking u|> rattle snakes as a means of reli
gious worship, now wishes to “give guidance
and help to Xegroes so they may share etjually
the res|>onsibility and rewards of full citizer.-
ship.” '
W ell we have news for Mayor Bagnall and
others of his ilk. We would inform him thaj
intelligent \egr*>^S no longer appreciate or
want to become objects r>f paternalism of hi.-
or f)thers of his group. Xegrrtes are now
fully convincel that they or no whites are
any better or any worse than others ’living
on this earth under similar circumstances.
Kecause of this belief they irre determined to
live by the Divine truth that Gxl is„no re
specter of person and therefore every ^iman
being on this earth, regardless of race, creed
or color, is entitled to equal rights in educa
tion, employment, housing wherever or when
ever their human needs or desires may aris«.
Mayor Bagnall eithei* ne«l psychiatric treat
ment or nc«di ^his head examined.
tious, and do not obey ths truth.*’
—Rom. 2:8
The word contentiou.s i.s ap
plied to the person who is en
gaging in controversy with evi)-
intents. The contentious person
works for confusion and dishar
mony. Honest differences of
opinion have their place in group*
and interpersonal relations. Well
meaning criticism is essential for
individual and social welfare. Bu‘
contentiousness usually carry th*-
^des of something tb»t in its very
nature has an evil motivation
Thus we are reminded that con
tentiousness is sub.iect fo the
wrath of God Why? This is true
of contentitouness because i
willfully overlooks the truth.
The contentious overlooks the
truth so it leads to conflict and
confusion. The honest man can
differ because hfe is willing to
face the truth. He who overlook,'
the truth must be contentious.
The contentious is blind to the
truth. In'^vitably, then, he who is
blind to ‘.he truth must lean to
thir~rtart{nes.s fonfu*;ion. Conten
tiousness without the truth is
ugly and sinful. Thus those whj
claim honesty and integrity mus'
shun the contentious spirit. Con
tentiousness leads to confusion
and calls down upon our heads
"the wrath of a God of truth and
righteousness. Contentiousness i«
.something different than contend
ing for the truth — contentious
ness is quarrelsomeness which re
sults in conflict and cohfu,sion
It is, therefore, something to be
shunned by ' those who .seek
peace.
Contentiousness usually leads
fo a ■ state of unhappiness, W*
have a way of shunning those
who are contentious. We woulc"
cscape their comparfy. Such peo
pie are an annoying thorn in thf
flesh. Who then would seek th*'
company of the contentious? Only
those who take delight in a state
of confvision cherist the company
of the contentious person. We all
.shun the contentious lor '.ve want
to get out of life some little con
tentment. The contentious dis
like contentment. So whe
want the life abundant which
Jesus .said He came to brinf>
would shun the contentious hu
man being.
Let us thus refrain from be
ing a contentious person. Life i.'
too short to live in a quarrel
some atmosphere. Then let us
strive to add a Jittle joy to lif-
as we pass along the way. Let us
add some peaceful serenity to
this wi.‘r-torn world of ours. Le*
us add a little health to a world
too full of sickness. Let us lif*
a burden of some weary travel
ler rather than add to another’,*
burden by our contentiousness
Yes, let us lose ourselves in the
wonders of God’s redeeming love
so graciously shorArered on us by
God in Christ Jesus. And he who
gives himself to tn r will have
little time left to be contentious
CoDtentiou'sness will give som^
kind of cheap, .short-lived satis
faction but it offers very little
of satisfying fulfillment for the
life of a human being.
1 suppose I am only one of
millions of Americans who
thougbt highly of the courage,
ability and wisdom of James
Donovan, the Manhattan at
torney who earned intertiation-
al lanne for hii role in freeing
Americans who had beenr made
prisoners of Fidel Castro.
, Hecently, 1 attended a din-
Nner given by one of our out
standing v^men’s organizations
ud heartf Mr. Donovan speak
, j an the latitudes which are
'* mouthed i^,N* thern liberals
—and you 1 thought ho
J meant them.
There ar* dUferent sounds
coming from Ml. Donovan’s
,, Hds now that he has become
President of The New York
Citv Board of Education.
One of the first statements
attribute to Mr. Doirovap. after
he had taken over th° li^pon-
sihilily for the education 0/ our
city’s children, wns the testv
ob'^ervation that th." Board *’is
not a Board of Inlegratlnn,”^
In renso»'f' fo the protests 01
the Rev. Mi'*on G^ilamison, the
NAAC.P. TTrh.nn I,"neiie and
other individuals and orennizn-
tions which are dissatisfied
v'l'h the city's bandline of the
ortncation problem^ Mr. Dono-
v.nn has ponirriented that the
Board Is “doing mor„ than
tho.se who arn advocatine free.
now and integration *'ow.”
The”," neonle, Mr. Donovan snr
ers. ore “dealine in ilngles,”
and eannot be counted tinon
fo offer “pnn.struetive. nrart'C-
pt ntnns" for integrating the
se'^ooi.c 71 T.
Ha« M” Donovan tnlen iinon
himself Hie foie of fhp strong
T^nn ’»ho |s ,((oinci to defend
thp stati’s'^'nuo ' desi’“'d bv so
rrin’^v Northern whitoc who
Vi''ve hecomo bomd of in+porn.
■tinn — s »i H inf^“prt an™erpd
nvor f*’® belief that fho Nectro
tc n'»chiT'ff too bnrrt nnd *fnplr.
tnrr +AO to that ntnna^wV>if'h
cVvrtiitfl
tnri^r ntfo^ J* so. VtO^ftVP^
I** tn tor n r'^'^e pnH
T in thp
forr-iln-'inn of the Nei»ro neonto
fn bolleve >bat b- mill
T'nt pw^v l»>*itb
TVv»>ovon tbinV
4r>r
:w
T'M V*p
! Tnnrr.ikh
«Min-
n**
m
letters to the Editor
allow Mr, Castro to wara him
to “be patient"? '
The Rev. Milton GalamLson.
and intrepid fighter, has an
Pounced that there v»lll be s
city widp boyyiott to “tip
the school system in protest
against the pojicie* of Mr. Oo
novan and Superintendent
Gross, I feel the parents of our
children have no other re
course than to support such a
boycott unless more reasonabU
men than the current head.s
of our system errter into the
picture, ,
1 thiPk it is up to all of our
churches and organizations and
public-spirited parents to loin
forces and to display such »
formidable unitv that there
cn« be no denial of their re-
a.sonabl.'' demand.'.
1 am in favor of the bu.ssing
of children w\>ich seetns to be
an unholy idea' as.far as monv
people are fW!C9rnpd, I want
to caution, howpver. that wf
rnnct not los« sivht of thp ne»*,s-
sitv for the Boird of Fdnen-
tlnn to do mpeh t o imnrrive
those schnnls which are 5lill se-
preonirtrf. rnethoft of rourso
would consist of fieiKTino l>^-the
best tea.chers tii givn H.Plr *’*-
lo'’t in fho«“ nei“hborbood.?
v.tiflre imnoMnl nrobleniR exi't.
There ha« h^en (o much nronn-
r»nrdT wWeh has diseourafed
t*u fi''W teachers from wnnt.
ina to ,wrv.e Irr the Phettns. of
H!tri«n>, ^ledford - Stuyve.sant
and Que^.
Tn ^Un^ffwnecUon, I wa*
fiv.ite yiMlito to r^d somf> of
i)rincipal, a prs, Timmern\p'n,
who IfAvinitf a ptiMiff
school in WrooMvn thore fifier
cnmp w^th 90m?
fho ♦pachers nnrt*^hp
rprv>*»’*V this tadv
„.or. f b p Vi"d n't P«*iorinnt
wbi'>b M’oiild teach-
P*. fne*\ bp or cl\rf' ^Ot
fiv, cortro In tt
(•-.(••nnl Vo 'her
fbn f•>cfp.V-Jr*
rr.or.1 on nor* t*P 1^1-
oSp T* Ic
♦ o fhrt v»V>nlo n r/». \
nn rtfrx »»*•» \
n hot ttmp in ,
fnitrn o*' tho iccim of
in bn nlnved with, ^
■■RockefelfetJ
Continued frotn front pare
EDITOB
CAHOLINA TIMES
We come now to the end of
a most extraordinary year in
the civil rights struggle. For
the frist time slrrce the Civil
Wa”!- the majority of the Ameri
can people has been brought
to the realization tbat a solu
tion to this urgent problem of
human rights can no longer be
safely postporred. They may
not wholly agree on what ac
tion needs to be taken, but
they apparently are agreed
that some remedial action is
imperative, '
Newspapers like yours and
organizations like the Nation,
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People and. '
indeed, everyone who helped
to bring about this important
new development havg a right
to take pride in their respec--
Uve contribution*.
We of the NAACP salute
you and your fellow-editors
for the vital role you played
in awakening the American
conscience to the urgentcy of
the civil rights crisis. We
thank you for your consistent
Support of the NAACP and
of the Fight for Freedom gen
er»JIy. Certainly the banner
year that the NAACP achiev
ed in 1963. hai been, due
meakurataly to the gen«rou«
support -your .newspaper gave
to our efforts. Other*- aiso
helped, notably th« |T«gro
Church, fraternal, profMNion-
a1 and civic organlzationa and
certain segmmti of the or
ganised labor movement.
We look forward to vthmr
years of cooperation with j>|ur
publication in our coMitim
cause of freedom justic#
equality for al) AmerlcMt*
respective of race, colopr^
ligion or ethnic origin.
Again our thanks and our
best wishes for a Happy and
Prosperous New Year,
Sincerely,
Roy Wilkins
Executive Secretary
Letter To The Editor
The Carolina Times
Though we are critical of S. B
Fuller hecau.se of his warped
view of Negro problems, thi^
whole situation seems to be one
th»t all of us helped to create.
t
Know
^ Negro
It was a year of the one
hundredth birthday of free
dom, yet freedom had not yet
come of age.
It was a year of which the
NAACP had said "free in ‘63”
*— but the way things happen
ed, it looks as though we must
“fight more in ‘64’’,
It was a year nine years re
moved from the decision of
the highest court of the ^^nd
that separate was inherently
unequal — but less than 10
per cen* of the nation’s Negro
children were attending inte
grated schools.
It was a year in which bomb
and firg destroyed the House
of God more than once —
in. the sovreign state of Geor
gia,
It wat a year in which man
Waike4 an Alabama road,
carrying a freedom-ndaiag
letter! to deliver to th* Q«v*
emor — and wa« thrown to
Continued from front page
In this age of specilization wp '
are still given to the fallacy that Louis with a ,846, ''“le which H can have in the.lia-
being a success makes one an The durable Cincinnati back- nrovprnent of edncattonal 90-
expert on everything. We, there court ace also improved on his oortnnitips in the Vlreirr Isla^’d*
for, force people into untamiliar ^hp assist making column "'’d th„ Caribbenri area,’penern\-
areas, by adding 40 feeds to give him Iv, '■"'re nleaspd to rnnlte t!)I»
Mr. Fuller is evidently a spe season’s total of'353 for a 9.0 grgpt to the College of tbe Vjr-
cialist whose perpective ha.« average, .1/lOths of a point bet- '’’i 1,'lnnd’s nroeram nf rerova-
been limited, and, with a litti*' week’s average, f'on of existing hutldinr«> a'nd
wisdom be would have dwelt in Kis closest competitor is Guv ''instruction of its n«v|g li
the ar^ he knows best, Bu* Rodeers of San Francisco who
thanks to the stage we’ve helped ha.s 22.’! assists for an even 7,0 ..Tbp new institution has an en-
to set, -we are confronted with per game average. rnllment of more tha»« 400 stu-
Johsny Kerr of the Philadel-' both' full nnd part-tlnw. in
phia 76ers created a new Leaeue ounrter of operation,
record for most successive games f*'Otn the Vir»in Island?.
*r>Iayed bv an NBA performer.
His 707th consecutive game o>i
Saturday nr*hT ’a'^ai'’sf ’tJie'C'os
Anneles Laker.« broke the pre
vious record held bv his tenm-
S. B, Fuller—expert in all areas
Unfortunately he chose a sub
ject that's “bigger than both o*
us,"
Nathan L, Thomas
■th„ TT, S. nMinland, .'Vwtth, and
P“ntral Amorical ^od Atrliji.
Plans -cnil for e^o8*«i^ to- p-
four-year colloge in tb'o near fu
ture nnd tb« estnhlishment of
m«te and Preterit coach, Dolnh Internationnl TrMnln, Celt-
Schaves, Despite numerous mln- ff'r st.Ments nrimarftv from
or intories and '' ""‘’•’•developed nations
Kerr has mnnajedE tfl Ti»»rfnrni‘
I" Pverv League i^e^Ce hf »'»'"'•
loined thp Svraru6e\Nat8 4urift|-*'' i^.'+itution is at-
the 1954-R5 season. ' ' ’
n’’lv fMfp rno»''*bc of orteration B
the dust with a bullet in his Vlsitlna tettm* continued tc S *> .t» e
back and his mouth leaking Im'trove their winnln*' o" thf nirmnri fo ’>rrnnt eredlto tr'in‘’f'*P-
death. road bv comnilin# a per ee.nl rert frpnri the rnlleee of the V|».
/ It was a year when police avpra»«> for the jnol»th« of Octo |sianri« 'pbov Antoeh
dogs and fire hoses were the hpr^ Noi'Pmber and D"cembpr Pnitpnn nbln- Pnthotip TTnlv^r-
defense of strong men against Dii^n*' 0''tot^r'the Visitors h«d »i*^ o# P»iortn Rico- Mount HoW-
marching babies. a tromendous .ino"j(h i»^d can- f'i-« ro’intrp M*>s'n«>hiia**t-
It was a year when the face b'«-ert flS nee cent Af iiM^'gam»« VorV trnivprolfv !«chnol of Fdii-
of Christ was disfigured as a nlavert. In Nnverdbjr. the yisi*- "•.♦ton- ^inrnTnento of^tp Col-
church of God was bombed i"" tea"n« to win 9* r-"fornla; nnd Utah State
in Birmii>gham. and a half of ah^i> Mm"* and ll^ilverslty,
durlnir r>e»pmhiw', thrwipb Su"- . ^ .
It was a year when t hie ^bv tho )»»th'iha^ Jwon 4? n*r ^resident of the Rocke*
American people learned tbatv ^ feller Brethers Fund, La«ra»ce
their President was not safe . • , ' g. i^ock«feUer. peraonjUT We-
from an asEauin’s bullet, septed the Co\le(te with ill firM
sprung and triggered by the lo Vp do It wnU» Me." major grant earlier this year. It
itchy, filthy fingers of hatred.
But It was also a year of
the March on 'Washington.
It was a vear of hurt and we* also a SI 00.000 ctollenge
shorV ar*d tra«edv, glf| to be matched en a oite-to-
Sut it was also a vnar nl, one base. Fund i’alslnf e^orta of
And it was a ye^r when ho*e and dedlcaton and pur- the College, accordin| to
millions of marching black* potif, ^ dtnt Lawrence
^ was a y^ar'neither al) atrendy met this'or|0n{i| ch|(
gofid nor ah bad, • lenge, v ^
wfH d*|termin^»l ^i^ ■- ■■
hn« trliimrihedv'iin aepordflnpe
• n. d mttUons of mlHtant
whites had come to see that
BO man Is in island; had learn
ed that Ood spoke His sincere
Mind when he said th«t ««
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