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■ ■ '-f '■ THE CAROLilNATIMES SATURDIk}^ >Yli.L ther^ be a civil rights LA\y. TO EASi;, WS.Xd^SI^ 14^ iM^ Micial Tenpaneit Exhilimr n Jodpp Oawson WiHiams’ r?cent attack i)fadf*rs of;racial demonstrations was nieHut fintimidate those Involved in the sit-in cas?; ^^Jl^ColonJ• Theater ip Fayettccille or those other cities jfi Mprff^,Carolina, it has niiso- rablv missed the mark. In addition to e\ Idting a ffross amount of ignorance nt tl:c nstitiitionaj rigbts.of a citizen of the I'nii- State.'i, Judge V^illiani.s gave the peojik' the state an exhibitiqn of his lack of judi- ri.n) temperament by referring to the action the students as “ a senseless piect- of pul>- l^ity" and further stating that lit- iiad “noth ing bnt contempt for those who are egging them on.” judge Williams appears to he about ^0 years behind the times, if he is so bereft ot common sense he cannot see that what is hap- ^)cning in F'avetteville is onlv an indication w what is happening among oppressed people 7i1l over, tile world. It also aj)i>ear> that about all he has left are fin^s, heavy sentences ami the ability. tp;_tJ»fQ)v his judicial weight ajvalnst those who have decided that 100 years after satvery its alxiut time for Negro citi- z*'us of this country to (lemanjl that the frt;."- doni they were promised, the denii>cracy we talk about and hold up to othf nation>. l>e- conie a reality in our owu country. We prelict that if the notice of appeal, taken in the F'ayetteville case, is perfected that Judgf Williams' verdict will be revers ed. When a citizen of this country, of any race, creed or color, demands that the samr treatment be accorded him in a public the ater that would be acorded even the rankest coninuinist of Sk)viet Russia, provided he |>os- sessed a white skin, we think he is acting within his God given and constitutional rights. It judge Williams feels that the act of the students was a |)ublicity stunt we are of the opinion that his rash statement while sittin!» in the case was even more so. So far as we are concerned, we would like to see nj're American citizens concerned to such an e.K- tent about the implementation of Democracy before we awaken to discover it is later than we think. The Fading Liberal biage of Chipel NitI .‘'lowly hut surely the image of Chapel Hill as a center of'li|)eral thought and action in • state and nation b'^gan to fade into the .•jiili^ckground last week as there lo»)med t>n •s; ..the horizon the horrible and menacing spec- i.’ ^itre of the real Qhapel Hill that refuses to be ^'iiifluenced any longer, by the wearers of aca- dniic gowns and hoods at the nation's oldest j„!j,tate university. The naked state of affair^ in ChapeJ Hill •'* ^vas brought to light durin^the Christmas ■‘‘"tffilidays when approximately 1.^ whites and J'^^'egroes. including 25 juveniles, were arrested . .fiiainly for* demonstrating agamst segregation .I'.,in restaurapts and other places of business '"'in that so-called SQUthern fortress of liberal- ’ ""ity. If there are those 00 the outsile oi -^orth CaroKna who have been led or misleTI lO into believing that it couldn't happen in •'Mi i^'hapel Hill, because of the cultural influence '"fif, thp Unixersity of- Xorth Carolina, they Miouhl have been tbfrie diiring the yuletide season. When the rest of the nation was singing carols and talking al>out the birth ot Him who canie to bring peace on earth and goodwill to all men. Chapel Hill was reeking with racial violence in five separate incidents that saw 12 persons sent to the hospital as a result of amonia throwing or beatings at the hands of their attackers. Police, however, have conveniently made only one arrest out side of the 1?0 participating in the demon strations. Of all of the cities in the nation, Chapel Hill probably sank to the lowest depths of depravity and degradation Christmas when a white waitres.s st«>ol over the prostate bod\ ot a white demot^strator lying ^5 the floor r>f the Watts Restaurant and- uriiuted in his ''tace. If there is a prostitute anywhere in the natioiv who ever conceived ot a more ifvdc- cent f>r icgrading act we ask her to step for ward. For the benefit of those white people - who like to eat in nice places where Negroes are not allowed we would like to advise that, the Watts Restaurant is located on highway I.' and -SOI north of Chapel Hill enroute to Sanford, SPIRITUAL INSIGHfT REV. HAROLD ROLAND Hq) One CaR Escape the Torments Whicii EoHow Ungodly Ms RUNAWAY BAY, St. Ai\n's, Jamaica. WI — The day after Christmas, our big Pan-Ameri can jet swooped down over the Kingston Airport. My wife, Rae, our Number Two Son, David. Dave’s best buddy, Ed Allen, and Al Duckett, Editor of Vital Information Press (VlP) were in my party. We had been invit ed to spend a six day holiday- in the Jamaican sun as guests of the Government. This gracious invitation came about as the result of a most pleasant friendship which sprung up between thg writer and Senator ' Hugh Shearer, right hand man to the Prime Minister, Sir Alexander Busta- mente. Senator Shearer, youth ful, handsome, capable and ex tremely influential, had come to the United States to perform vital missioPs for his Govern ment at the United Nations. He had acquitted himself with di stinction. This is the man de signated bv the Prime Itinister as his “political heir.” In my book, he is slated to become the next Prime Minister. Senator Shearer’s official posi tion is Minister in Charge of Government Business. As such he is entrusted with the most .sensitive duties ard also main tains a strong, ruling hand over the dominating labor union which helps keep his party i” power. If you have any doubt about the aggressivo drive which operates within this young man, all you have to do is to avail yourself of the ori- vilege of being driven hv him create such a paradi.So in a few week period, out of what had once been almost^ cluttered jungle. Outside my window, as I write, 1 look across smooth and rolling green lawns.’ I see exo tic flowers of every color, palm trees ar>d so many other tropical trees. I see the blue- green of the swimming pools and the stretch of white beaeii leading down to the sea. The rolling golf course, almost ad jacent to the beach, is a truly magnificentoPe and of course, I am spending a lot of time knocking a lew around. Rae has found great pleasure in sunning herself on the beach. David and Ed are con stantly on the go, fishing or swimming or playing gatpes in the rec rooms of the hotel. Al is faaci'’ated with this place and particularly by thp dailv newspaper, the efficiently edit ed DAILY gleaner, Al says it makes him wonder why, out of the 200-odd Negro newspa pers in America, only two are daily papers. We have been kidding some of our Jamaican friends about the “island in the sun” busi ness. Unfortunately — and this is rare for Jamaica — we ran into a brief rairy spell — but luckily, for the last couple of days the sun has been blazing down, making one realize that Jamaicans are justified in be- irg proud of their climate and weather. If only more of our people from America could visit this Ihe ''Little Fedeiol Plu" Negro leaders and voters ought to give ItW'reful consideratioa to what is behind the opponents and adyocates of the “Little Federal ^lan” before thy casl their ballot on January I; 14. As i,t np,w stOf^_i^.^ we are of the opinion ;! .that so f^T ?^tia£n.i ajDe, concerned •’■’•there is very TiHl«-'to^^in in being for or '^'^against the legislation. It might- be one of ’ITiape situations when the l>est thing to do is . tp let the Avhite people of the state fight it ■l Oiit among themselves. m) PassJed or defeated the ^‘Little Federal Plan” offers no .solution -or panacea for the ^^,^niany problems that confront Negroes who ,, •‘’till at the bottoni of its econotpic struct- ,iiintvre in this state. L'nless the plan is going to H&tffrovide a means by which Negroes can ob- taii] more £ii^pl^n^nt afi ^ejk.'j. jjqokkeeger#! and stenographers m criy, countv and state government offices, as well as in other places from whiph thfiy are i)ow barred, either be cause of cuatom or prejudice, we see no rea son why thejc .should be tearing their hair over it. We also feel that the time has arrived- for white state institutions of higher learning to open their classroom, doors, to Nfigro teach ers as well as students. Integration of quali fied faculty member-s ought not to wait for court action when it can he done voluntarily. It also appears to us that if the same institu tions can use Negro player.s in all phases ot. sports, as well as in tjie classroom, they si^ouUI be able to use Negroes as instructors. .\s it now stands, alv.ocates or opponents of the “Little Federal Plan" have failed to come up with any good apd sound reason why -\egro citizens should become aroused about it (luc way or, the other. Until white citizens, and voters have learned the necessity of sup- jKirfiiig the “big federal plan” as laid down by the Constitutpin of the Uni^d States we doubt that their "Little Federal Plann,”_jf to Negroes but the papsage 01; dpfej^t of ^nr other i)iece of legislation. ’TrRMilafioo ^ •ngwiiil —Rom. 2:9 Evil c^ies its bitter fruity c( anguish. And who can escape t'ne torments which folhrjv evil deeds? No one can. escape the conse quences of his evil. We all face an inevitable judgment for our ungodly deeds. God has set a payday for our evil deeds. And these bitter fruits come in the form oi tears, heartaches, hurts, uneaainefs and tormenting recol lections. And this spiritual-moral truth should lead us all to strive diligently to do these things which may be acceptable in the sight of God. Do men love the inner distress of anguish which follows in the train of evil? Our persistence in doing evil would suggest at tlme^ thaj we really cheri.sh the bittex fruits of evil. But this is not rrue. A more soljer reflecion would suggest that men do not li)(e or cherish the distress oi evil. We cry out under the blows upon of human misery for help from whiitever .source may he avail able. We cry to God to help. The Psiamist puts it correctly when he says, “In my distress I entO unto the Lord/' Yes. we do cry, out for escape from our dis tresses. And thank God we can find help. And God in Iqve and mercy'is ready to heaf, our dis tressful cries. God has opened 3 •A’ay of escape. Thfough contession of out evil deeds we can find healing from our di$tres$ inducli^e deeds. Con fession is good for the humap soul. Cqnfessipo means healing. Confesuon means relief from dis tress. Confession opens the flood gates to God’s matchless peace which exceedeth all hunt.ip. un derstanding. The Psalmist cries for healing from the misery of hjs. an&.uish. “Create within me. a clean heart, 0 God.” If we are honest ^in confession God will heal us. And this spiritual ope ration will give us inner seren- ity and quietness. Thus man does not have to continue to suffer the anguish evil, nod has onen ed a way of anguish. God in Christ offers us inner healine and wholeness. The New Man in Christ Uves in joy for he has been set free from the vicious circle of pain ful atvguish. In the new :reJlilre old things are passed awav. The painful past is left behind. The old burden of sin is laid down and Me can run on llght-hearted- ly and joyously. In Christ we can live rejoicing everv day. "Oh Happy day that fixed my choice on Thee my Savior and mv God ” The new man leaves the past and runs on toward the future with joy, hope, love, courage o' the abundant and eternal life in Christ Jesus the Lord. Why would we continue to live in the backwash of distressful anguish, when in Christ we have God’s plan for a life that is filled with joy and health. in hts bin. power Buick. Drivine seems to give him an especial delight and he drives. Boy, how he drives. Happily, he knows what he is doing behind that wheel. The day after we arrived in Kingston, we were driven up to thp lovely North Coast. We had soent the '’ight previous in the Sheraton-KIng.ston Hotel, a beaiWfuI p'nce. Our trio to Runaway Bay Hotel took us alnn" a picturesoue route of winding roads, steeo mount- ai^s. colorful villages and towns. At points, we could look out of the car and see a sheer drop Of mountainside leadinp tn a muUi-eolored ocean. The Runaway Bav HotM is-a goreonus place and H is hard to heliev, that the efficl- e^’t and friendlv manager. Harold Tater, was able to ful Electro- wonderful place, it would-rwl- ly constitute an eye-opener. In America, Wg who constaiiitly talk of the goal of integration really havg no idea how sati.s- fying it is 0 be in an atmos phere like this. For here, there is no need to speak of Inte gration. JamaicaPs live it. It is expres.sed in their work, in their play, at their cocktail louPges, on the dance floors and beaches. It is practised daily and, believe me, it makes one fee) iu.st refreshed aPd happv. This is turning out to be quite a holiday. We have had sever al talks with high Government peonle and find there Is a great need for lower cost housini; and this is a thirg wc might very well pursue. Well, guess we’ll lake a stroll over to the 8olf club. Happy New Year! I An Ever Deepening Urgency tetters te E#)f Published on 3 Qf this week’s issue of the (jTaipliqa Tlmcjs is the annual statement of the Aincnicaji Fedptal -Savings and Loan lA«.iociaM9Q qi Gjicensboro. Organized only two ytskTM ago with resources of only $354,- 42HS9, on its opening day, the association has ste^flily ^rpwq unti|, its apriuaJ st Jtrnnejjt as qI OfW9S riev,eale4) that it now has $2,362,814.^ in assets. We thiok thia is a commendable achieve ment for the Aiperipan Federal Sa,vings and Loup 4bovp all on^, that- is worthy of praise on tl^ part ofc the Negip cit«|(Qn« Gr^tmboao, wjio hay;e rallied to the Buppprti of- oiw of their owij financial in stitutions, whereby, they are slowly but sure- ^ Difriutni. 1?, Q, BU ■t Oif mpmkHv OVMMDf; ly buildjng for themselves a .sounder and safer economy. The achievement of the .American Federal Sayings' and Loan Association presents a bristiitjg chsllpnge to Negroes in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Wilmington, Fayet teville, Kinston, and other, cities of thq. stat.e, to bestir themselves and by their own boot- str,^jis begif) tp lift themselves out of the deptiis ofi dependency on others for home financing and other necessities, without which a people can npver realize a full life. What Negroes have done in Greensboro, they can do in otl]fr cities if, they will. Qiijy unit.e beh'f*l their le.^dcri^ip apd go fprwaf^L Certainly Negro, l»iiiy»j^. T;a«fera, Tn" l?iirl»ain a^td olfiewhere 'v.oukii take delight in providing the training ground-for the type of personnel that is necssary for the sqccess.fu|. mniiftge- ment of a s^yii)gs at}(l Ipaft, assqci^yjoB, thiflk tjie time is for, % ifiQMe toward' more- solidaiaty and morte united efiorts otv I freedom with the the of th. th.„ on. n.iBion, N«roM iSZ of North Cafolina to bMiW a sound.- ,,(1,*,^ U>w. wffh ^ cr anfl s%fer. {p^ tji^«^ireg, t^erti|ndinK wel|,ji8 tp ^MiW a. totalljT inte- gi^edl sQjaietji in which ttfy- am- certftin to within the next few decades. LETTi^R TO THE EDITOR Dear Sditor: The following letter wes sent by re^Ifitered'mail on Novem ber 13, 1963 to Mr. Steed Rol lins, Who is the executive edi^ or of the Durham Morning Hen4d: “The f»ith of our fat^rs, which sai(l .to u* that Negroes mere moalfeyg rather than l^ipap beings, is a lie. We been sold a bill ot goods, wd it is a false bill of goods. Xbc- irtarch of events has pro ven it to be false. Everyone in this city, under the shadow of a rising new office buUdlng ap} under the memory of* young voices in the ctty streets knows in hU heart that thjs is (Ringing rather than cursing, true. But sometimes, that which is in the heart is not' in the head; sometimes old habits die slowly, arm sometimes not at all. At that point,* the world is iven to> those of> us who are young, thqje of us who have the aliilit^ to form ha bits -which refleft noore of the, reality of today and less of the mylb of. yestwday. knontn to the city, therefore, tlut' some of. 14s w^, are young wlU live according, to, rogttty roth«r ' tfl myth- We will work wHh wboffl we- eho^, ijrJ- 4at^ we ehooee, aM' ends M^th whqn> ^ Qhpo«e amrni whoip we dwipsft. Ai»d. Ift we are taHiu^ed i ii our, gav.e it bii^h and In. the oper^ tion o f justice whi^i gave it reality. Insofar as freedom has been a slogan and jusiice a moclcery, we have been be trayed. ThJs country has the courage ito be true to itselff and we have the reaj)p|>«ibil|ty^ to demand that it be true t^ Ua^ With thif how could we do otIiwwifieT” Upon its lailura ip wpear in the peges of the burhanv Morning Herald, 1; tfi^phpned Mr. Rollins ali!9u^, tH(s matter on. D^c^hec 3- He ssld that, in order to print the letter, he needed a typed list of the names and addresses of the fifty-one (mostly white) Dur ham residents who had signed the letter. I was able to pro- v i d e such a list for forty- three of- the signators that following day. Noiy it is 1084, an^ r am forc^ to re luctantly conclude that the letter will never appear in the D»»r,ha_m, Mpro'pg Hprald. ^ I am sorry. I am sorry becapse, to the extent that l stiil with the color of- white ot othsr, whites for inte grity., honesty, an4 candor. I ajn sorry because ipy mjnd is filled ^^th the metnpry, ot . words- «fhich were-nof- heard,' laws which were not followed, and emotions which, were not recognized — (|ntll they spill; ed over, as they, hqd to, iqto the city streets. I an) sorry because, this letr should be heard; just a s all points of view should be heard for the sake of settling dis putes with the vitality of pub lic discussion rather thar with the death of public igno ranee. We are not the nation which was conceived so well In the spirit of liberty. We are a divided country. It is the lack of knowledge that is ,,80 friglUening. The abyss across which s o f e w people speak, and fewer listen. The conspiracy of silence. Peace and prosperity are before us if vfC ?re united, but we are divided. On both sides of the abyss there arg men of good will, who have not the slight est chance of helpitrg one an other. In these troubled days we need men who will speak and act for the unity of the nation. But where will we find them? Sincerely, Donald T. Meyer » Veh Questions And Answers Here-are- authoritative answk ers by the Veterans Administra tion to quefUons fom formei servicemen and their families: Q ^ When will the 1064 01 Insurance dividend be paid? A — The VA will pay the 1964 GI insurance dividend to t«r. wan 4inct«4 4gftinsL eligible policyholders between 4AJV>i}e U not w/ittCD in January 2 and January 15, to p«rsMwlg> Mr- X or 1004. ICr. V' to iR^Hg# hill nlMCQ 3 — How manv young men pf, bufipflv, T-h 0. Iftfgr ig, It and.wopion are taking advantage st«tenMOt Ott a. qoint of the War Orphani Educational of view. Those of u» wiMlu Aasiatant program adminiateved wok by the VAfi. Ijr that this point ol am A — Abont ao,OQO ar« •» The Christmas season is past and thp new year opens before us. Afd this is a good time to reflect on' the ultimate fact that the world must find its s'llva- ■’tjon- in the development, not of IKpons. but In man’s ability to grow in understandirrg and to value his fellQw man. In this rapidly .shiftincr mo- dern wbrld. the best guide we have can still be found in' the Christian concent as express ed by Jesus Christ when He was asked by a ouestioner to name the great comma"dment of the law He tnusht. As Matthew 22:37-,39 tells us; "Jetu'^ said unto him, Thou shaft loT* tha Lord thy Ged with all thy heart, and with all soul, and with all thy mind. "This i* the first and great commandment. "A/id.the tarond ii lika un to, It, Thou shalt lore thy neighbor as thyielf," As wr begin this new year it is well to reflect that these w>^»'d8 rhBllenpe fach of us to seek within oiirselVes the un- derstandirx; tn broaden our conpRot of self-irrtprp«!t until it embraces all maf'kind. Barriers are before us as thev have always b>en throuffhout the wortd’s historv. hut we face an ever deenenl"*? ur«»p"cy to stirmoijnt them. The seHish, nc- oulsUi-ve —arvd- --mrrrtintl'Vo ele ments woven into human ra- ture are the preafest barriers Wo face. To achieve, man niyst be copipetitive; but to survive rolled In eoHeires and schools at the oresent timfl. O — Do wo have a reelnroeal aoreement 'with some Allied na- tion.t that veterans of their armed force* may be treated in a VA hosoital? A —Vea. but the«> aovern- meni reimburse the VA for thfs cara. just' as the Tlnited RtAtAi must .'MijpthursA. thaae. natfotft Cor cara ol a U. S. veteran. in this new and smaller world he must temper this, competi tive spirit with reason apd the long View of belonging to one family with the common need to live together on one planet. The miracles of science and technical advances have made all the nations of the Earth neiighbors. This Ip. itself h a > brought us to a point, never be fore seen irr history when great powers must compete -with restraint because they know the destruction of the world hangs in the balance. At the root of man’s think ing, bv whatever name it may be called, there must reside the Christian concept of the value of a single human life. As a foundation for this, peo ple of the backward areas of- the world must be helped in their search for a better way of life and a share in the ma terial rewards which can be achieved in this twentieth cen tury. For if one is to value life, ore must first find It worth living. In beeinnipg to write on the clean slate of the new year, we could not firrd a better guide post than the Lord.s expres- -Sion of the baste Chnistian .commandment. If wp are con cerned with better understand ing and usirig the rjpwer in H|s teachings, Wp will nieet. the trials that confuse our path to a better future. We have been jijiyen time to learn thp illusive art of living in peace w 11 b, each other — let u? use it w^ell. Soon men will ride the thrusting fire of rockets far be yond our world. Looking back on Earth hanging in the dark- n e s s of space, perhaos they will be the first to find the, way of the Lord’s words and mav all know as neighbors and envision a future wherein w* itrulv love the whol^ of- man- kindi Join the 1964 March o{
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