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I Mlic OKiGiai's AbiiJe of Public Irud
THE HOPE OF THE VCW NATIONS
Governor Terry Saufcrd’.s .r.e'‘’r" threat t -’
use all the fqxce at apainst the
roiiRress of Racial
Jn all attempt to halt .what ho terms a
"liriizen thne,at” of CORE! ow”"*
a resfurt to .th* roinipt'itbiwe of power by a
public official. v«*ted "
aiiilioritV entrusted into lifs kVepjngf Uv AT.I
tbe people of this state. His. statement on
tbe niHtter. given to f>ew(sm»H on last W ccl-
Tlf>^rlnv. lacks the dignity and the statesman
ship bipcomihg the chief e^ertftiVc of sover-
rijMi >itate. ■ . ,
l ikewise the ..stateraent sushtantiates the
\\liispsred PUBJors that there has been (ormu
In led a poN*^r structure conspiracy in nearby
rities to half the spread o? integration in
N'nrih Carolina, especially in Chapel Hill,
wberq libelSt thihkeA'aV’tfiTt^mTrsity have
been pointing the way to fhe implementation
nf the Democratic ideal. The governor is ap
parently aware of the situati6B:APd..h8s d>*-
rjilrrl that the liberal role hCJttBl C?. P?*y
nnt Roing to pay off as lie had 1*110 tern plated
Tints, it appears that when he'^yy* inakiny
iitlrrances in the defense of the great rfream
his voice was that of Jacob while his hand.'
were those of' ■** ^
Tt further appearnT N«rth Ca-
rf)lina’s governor has 1^ njWw4s the same
'luff that Khnish^irSrSKtvw aiJg oither such
liiillie's use against those who have no guns.
?ol(liers and othev instruments of physical
f'.-rce. If th? governor will consult history he
will discover that for thousands of year such
efforts have in the enl proved futile. There
i-i no power equal to that which rinanates
from the soul of an intelligent, sincere htt-
ninn lieing. Caesar. N'aiwlcan. Bisniark, the
Kaiser. Hitler, Musolini and other tyrants^of
bistrtry. when fac6d with the GoiL given
tbirs't in fhe breast of every norniil Tiuman
being to be free, have all taken up'the sword
only fo discover in the end it was fUiSTe and
violence atKl hate.
We call upon the members of CORE, the
white and N'egVo people of gor.ihviil in t hape'
Hill, to keep calm in the face of their gover
nor's unlioldy and subtle attempt to eucour
age chaos, strife and violence lii a situation
that has plainly been Iwought about by the
flagrant defiance of tbe Federal C(UirtS'-and
the tleferminalion >n the part of a segment
of merchants, businessmen and citizens of
Chapel Hill and. Durham too for that matter,
to never accord XegYo citizens even the respect
and decency that would be accotded the rank-
sst coniinmiist of RMssia, Cuba t»r any other
enemy of this country-provided h« had a
white skin. We warn those ol CORE and
others, participating in the crisis i« Chapel
HiU. to caVry no weapons, use Ro vile langu
age and to walk unafraid and endwre with
dignity and the courage that can only come
with true humility and dedication.
If Ciovernor .‘sanford, who on his oath has
sworn to uphold the laws of the U. S. and
its Constitution, in the face of the fact that
he has never had a door slammed in his face
or been cuvsed becausel he wanted to get a
room in a hotel, piii-chase a meal at a restau
rant, use a restroom in a public place or se
cure the facilities of a hosi>ital, will threaten
to use the force at his command, instead ol
the influence of his office for the implementa
tion of democVacy for all citizens of this
state, we .say let him have his day in court
In the end his destiny will be that of all
other tryants and bigots who have endeavor
ed to Iwlt man’s onward march toward the
implementation of the teachings of Him who
cume out of the Julean hills nearly 2.000
veaVs ago and gave His life that men of ?li
races, creeds and colors might some day
achieve dignity and freedom.
Kiually. we would remind Xegro citizens of
\ortb Carolina that all the talk of the gover
nor and others about “voluntary integtation”
is purely and solelv “softsoap.'* Xeithef thi
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lellefs to Itie Edilor
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
REV. HAROLD ROLAND
fbat about all the sword can do is . to bleed
anrl destorv men’s bodies without b^hig able
to touch their souls.
Governor .''.anford’s hristlinpf brrKufcide
hurled at the members of CORF, whose bas^r
teaching and philosophy are non-vic^6ce. al
so appears to u£ to be a delil»erate attgmpt
fhe goveenor to intimidate the nioire than
one million Negroes of this state. their
growing host of dedicated white-'~WjWid^.
who^have ancl are enduring with tfwmiflir
insit^s and abuses that always go
governor nor any other intelligent person in
this state can ))oint to one solitary gain in
the divection of the desired goal that has not
been wruiig out of those in |x>wer througl
tbe courts — mostly federal courts — and
the sufering that go with sit-Ws, jails, beat
ings and other abuses.
Instead of compliance with orders from
the highest court iiv the land on the matter,
there have been oj>en defiance and determina-
. tMn in Cliapel Hill and elsewhere in Xorth Ca-
Every Being Will Be Rewarded in
Accordance With His Deeds
^^na'Tagainst them. If the goveraop will
rofor^iation in behalf of Art oppress4fepfg^_jPp«t to Pne single demand that CORE or
In the end it will fail because Cflj^ other organization has asked for that
nfher XegYo organizations, that are^^n^ en- does not have the appn^val of the U. S. Su-
deaypring to free both Negro and >9^.sHi- Court and the United States Constitu-
zens of this country from the curfgajj^^^r, will immediately take the picket lint
crimination, are dedicated to a pr5gnTin"6f "against CORE and all ‘others similarly in-
non'viol*n,ce and love, instead o(. volved.
The Political Mre of Negroes in N.C.
Refore tl^e 1^)64 pelitical campaign g^s. too
far ndvanc«d and the announcements of aH
candidates and prncpectiv« candidates have
been made we would Hke to remind the of
ficials of both major ]>arties in this state tha*
it is high time Durham. Charlotte. Greens
boro, Raleigh. Wilmington, Fayetteville and
otiiev major cities, as well as the'counties in
wlvich they are located, become of age. By
that we mean fhat the time has arrived when
officials of the pemotratic' andf Repidilican
partie.s in ^:orttl C*r©Kna siioiiH lAokl with
favor on a suppon qualified Xegro candi
dates for public office as a matter of I’outine
For more than 25 years now a majority
nf Xegro voters in Xorth .Carolina have ex
hibited camo* loyajty to the Democratic
P.irty without one of tliem evrt- having run
for the office of representative in the Gen-
erirf Ass«mMy, W say aotluMg about that of
governor, lieutenant governor or attornev-
general of Nmh Carolina. Even fhe lessei
public offices such as sheriff. Superior Court
judge, prosecutijig attorney and such, are
traditionally considered by the party in
power ‘for whitos only.” Only when it comes
to voting and helping to hold the state in the
D^ocratic ^e^id is the Negco. flocked upon as
nnl importauat factor politically in this state,
iVe think it is high time that Negro lead
er! of North Carolina have a heart;to Ijfart
ta|c with l«ader.s of both major parties about
th| political destiny of this state's more than
Ol* millioa Not^roct. Certainljuno normal hu-
m*i li*in|:c vrotiltf^ TisSiwl te continue,
year afte* jwar, to t|h»aii»^»jMVtO a political
party without «v«*, its apoils
W ^ also tjHRk a wcpthy of his
ubliiheA «Mdr jifitpWat »• C,
L. 1. AtjriW
UlMUtt Ik In Ifc C.l ki
wwiniien OvcneaN.
at 490 E PetOgrew St
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hire.” If he isn’t worthy of it he should be
discharged with respectability and not be
e.xpected to continue to wag his tail and grin
at victories won by successful candidates of
the pat-ty or because he is handed a few
crumbs from its political table.
Frankly, we would like to see a qualified
Durham Xegro become a candidate for the ■
Xorth Carolina General Assembly on the
Democratic ticket in 1964, who would have
the nod from hif}h countv officials of the
party. wifh(^\it’Whlcrf he could not be elect- '
ed. Crt-tainly if Altanta or Fulton County,
(jeorgia can send a Xegro to tbe legislature
of that deep South state. Durham, with the
tremendous contribution Negroes are making
to the economy of this city and county, &botiUl
do equally as much.
**Who wiU iMhtex
mam MCorditm t» hi* AMdi."
Horn. 2:4.' '
The Bible teaches that every
human being will be reward
ed 1b accordance with his
deeds. We all thus have the
hopte of impartial justice one
day. And this is good news.
And what a soul-shaking truth
to know that all our deeds will
be rewarded — th^ good as
wiell as the evil In the face
of thla truth some of us must
tremble. But here we are pri
marily concerned with the
certainty of the reward of the
just — those who strive to do
the right and be pleasing in
tbe sight of.God.
The rewards of the just too
often aeena to be too lenig de
layed. That is the reason we
are admonished never to be
weary in our efforts to be just
in all human relations. Yes,
we must be reminded to hold
fast be that which is good and
accai^ble in the sight of God
Alupig^ty. The just must suf-
' fer mach. The way of the just
often seems very diificult. The
efforts of the jus^ seem to be
wasted at times. All we do
aeem to go down the drain.
No. the deeds of the jualt are
not vain. Your just deeds are
not in vain. Your just deeds
carry the incoverable guaran
tee of a mighty God of just
ice. Be not weary nor discour
aged for God will reward
your just deeds. Hold on in
justice and you will have the
reward of the just.
In discouragement some
would turn from the path of
justice. But we are admonish
ed to be stedfast in the way
of our just deeds. Why give
up and turn back? What other
way carries a greater as
surance of victory than the
path of justice. Yes, the path
of the just is as a shining
light and it is made brighter
and brighter as the days go
by. The word reminds us thai
the just shall live by faith.
Truly the just live by faith
in the ultimarte triumph of
what is right and just. The
just has a faith to hold on un
til fhe day of victory. In faith
the holds oir in fhe face
of evil and its ravings. Faith
whispers to the just and says
hold on a little while longer
and there will be a day ol
vidtory.
God is going to reward fhe
ju.if. The just do not stand on
week and fading human pro
mises but the just stands on
the sure promises of God Al
mighty. And God’s promdses
never fail. Men come and go
but God’s promises will stand.
KinRdom rise and fall but
God’s promises shall never
fail. Then let the just stand
stedfast, unmoveablg knowing
that God reward the deeds of
the just . . . God “will render
fo every man according to his
deeds. . . ”
Finally let the ju.st stand
sure and secure in the
knowledge of fhe certainty, ol
a Divine reward for fhe per
formance righteous deeds.
TO THE EDITOR!
CAHOLIWA TIMES
I have thorougly read the
newspaper articles by Dr.
Lake, one of the announced
candidates for governor o(
North Carolina, and as I roa'
them and fry to evaluate the
man on the basis of what he
said in 1960 relative to hi.«
stand on race relations and
what he is .raying now, the
more confused I become. In
fart, I have not been able to
see too much difference in
what ho is saying now.
He said then that he was
for States Rights but ^)l for
Civil Rights. He was for the
lOlh amendment then but not
•for fl^e 14th amendment,
which Is his position today. He
accepts the Negro in his place
—in a passive- role of accep.
tanee sixty five years ago.
but considers him out of place
today as ho demonstrates for
first cla.ss cilizenship. This
means that there has beerr no
change in his endorsement of
the subservient posiition o(
the Negro. Ho expressed then
and he states now that the
Negro’s race for first class
citizenship should not in any
way change the status quo of
65 years ago. At the same
time he suggests that Negro
es and whites should be as
united as the hand but as di
vided as fhe fingers. In this
way does he mean that It is
alright for Negroes to work
but not where whites work?
For them to live but not where
whi.tes live? For them fo go
to school but nof where whites
po? For them to be in industry
but only in the industry they
make for themselves? What
are the answers here? All thaf
he has Siaid on fhe race issue
form a perfect conundrum and
the answer appears fo be this:
Dr. Lake is precisely fhe same
figure with the same racial
views today as in 1960, just
more tacit.
In 1960, he favored the se
parate but equal doctrine in
relation to schools, and he has
reaffirmed his position in this
respect even though he knows
that there can never be equal
development of the human
mind under the pretext of “se
parate buf equal” conditions
The separate but equal doctrine
which he likes and would en
force if elected is outlawed and
declared unconstitutional by
the U. S. Supreme Court. Yot
if elected governor, he would
enforce thi^ outlawed unconsti
tutional statue. How does he
propose to do such? Even if the
people accepted his enforce
ment of an unconstitutional
statue, they would be out o/
harmony with the law as inter
preted.
would now disregard thp Na
tional Constitution and the
Civil Rights rulings of the U.
S. Supreme Court, affi'Cting
the stales.
He did not favor the promo
ition of Negroes in industry in
1980 Ror the protection of r.igbl.^
in housing, education and the
use of business facilities. To
this, in'1963 he still expresses
opposition. He speaks of whites
and Negroes living together in
a spirit of friendline.ss as ex-
perierrced in North Carolina
and the nation prior to mu.s?
demonstrations when minority
groups, .solely hecau.se of race,
were systematically forced in
to accepting the most
menial jobs and pre.sseri into
the worst living conditions.
When Dr. Lake propo.ses goi"g
back to the, conditions of sixty-
five years ago, is this the situ
ation that he wishes to per
petuate? What is if he would
do under the Anglo-Saxon ap
proach 10 eliminate human in
justices? What is it in raCn rn-
lalions, in Dr. Lake’s estima
tion, has worked well for sixty
five or a hundred years?
Dr. Lake in a recent state
ment recognized the success of
Asa T. Spaulding as a singului
achievement and endorsed his
vision and determination as a
challenge for the Negro. What
would he propose that the
“state offer, irrespective ol
race, fo encourage the kind of
vision, dreams and hopes that
promoted the organization,
growth and development ol
vast N. C. Mutual enterprise
over which Asa T. Spaulding
now presides?
Whaf does he mean by the
statement that if elected hr
would be the governor of all
the people — wMtp —• Wegrn
V
—Indian? Negrgoes and In
dians beng the most deprived,
exploited and neglected citi
zens, wha| would he do tn
ameliorate circumstance af
fecting these people? He is a
states righfer but does not ex
press belief in, or give sup
port fo human rights as a blue
print for civil justice in
America for minorfy groups
To some extent desegregatidB
has been established ir manji
sections of the state. If Dr
Lake is elected overnror, would
he advocate more desegrega
tion, less desegregation, com
plete segregation or complete
desegrega,fion in jobs, housing,
schools and business facilities
opened to fhe public where
all citizens would be treated
alike — whites, Negroes and
Indians?
In I960 he was in favor of
States Rights as he is now but
opposed to equal human rights
which is the cardinal principle
of a democracy. He supported
the State Constitution then and
Jackie
A Plug for '*R€adliii|r, Ritki^
and Rithmetic^
It was so sliort it was hardly .loticeab'c
but an -Associated Press dispatch last Tues
day related an accmint «»f a 22-year-old man
who bad finished the tenth gra^ie without be
ing able to read cfr write. When he was haul
ed into court for driving without a licen.se
he was asked by the judge how he managed
to get that far in school without being able
to read or write, he replied, "the teachers
just pushed me along.”
Sow we don’t claim to be experts in the private school* «et up by the
The other day. The United
States Supreme Court an
nounced that it will hand
down a final decision after
March hearings on the Prince
Edward County schools situa
tion. Thia will be^a vital de-
pialon. Prince Edward County,
Ln Virginia, gained for Itsell
the doubtful distinction of be-
comlnc the first county In
America to close down Its pub
lic school* rather tbaa obey
the high court Integration
edict. As m result, Neggro chil
dren ct the County haA teen
deprived of the ri^t to go to
schoirt for four years. l€ajiy
"rinita children were able to
continue their edueatioa ia
and dignfty of these chlldrer
who had been denied tbeli
right to an education becausc
. of the segregationists' deter
mination to maintain the
status quo.
The present evasive attitude
exhibited by Dr, Lake on de
segregation and the civil rights
drive may nof mean a change
in heart from 1960 to 1964
toward fhe plight of minority
groups. It could mean a trick
of deception — another Tro
jan I-lorse Plan. He has express
ed the feeling that the Civil
Righfc cause should nofi be
made an issue in this cam
paign, but he should recognize
that it is nof logical to think
Continued from front page addition -to Patfillo, the of subordinating an Lssuei so
tlonal Science Foundation for . persons will form the projected in the lives and
the conduct of two concurrent s faculty: Dr. Mary minds of a people as the Civil
science programs during the ■*'d Vernon Clark, bio-
summer of 1964. l^y; Dr. E. L. Totten and James
A grant of $77,625 will sup- chemistry; Dr. Mar
port the college’s eighth Sum- Browne and Dr. Joseph
mer Institute in Science-^and mathematics.
Mathematics for Junior and Summer Training PrograffT^
Senior High School Teachers of science training pro|gram
Science and Mathematics. for high ability secondary
NCC Awarded Science Grant
for
The youngster* had a won- A Summer Science Training students, to be directed by
derful time. It was a sad Program for High Ability Sec- , Hirsehberg of the col-
thing, however, to learn of an ondary Spi^obl Students will be f.® ® Department of Biology,
incident involving one of fhe suooortM by a grant of $16,-
visiting boys. He was the 06V^5.
Bath programs begin June and
end July 18.
Summer Science Iniittut*
Rights issue to the extent that
it can be ignored in the cam- ‘"1
paign of one who hopes to :ij^
govern tho same people. The .
Civil Rig(|/ts issue must be f
treated like any other issue in
ithe campaign.
guest of a Jewish family in
Riverdale. One evening, dur
ing a discussion about tbe
Christian observance of Christ
mas, member* of the host fami
ly told him the story of to participate in the six-week in-
Chanukah, the Jewish festival vtitgte, to bp directe by Dr. Wal-
perlod which occurs close tc ter H. Paittillo Jr., chairman of
will accept 30 male and 10
female students. Though if is de
signed for rising seniors, the
program will include a few stu
dents who graduate from high
Eighty junior and senior high June.
All students will take mathe
matics, designed to introduce
them to new and advanced me-
'thods. Each student will also
school teachers will be selected
field of education. The most of our tiraining
and experience has l>een the field* of cotton,
corn and tobacco. VVe are of the opinion,
however, that there is something wrong with
any educational system or somewhere when
a pupil is allowed to stay in school for ten
years without being able to read oir write.
We believe they refer to such schooling a*
“progressive education,” “quality education,”
“social protnotion” or m>me other high MHrnd^
ing name. We would Klee to recommend,
however, in the case of just poshiMg a pupil
ajong that for the fifst five years instead
rttifl^ and rittMaetic, b« tanc^rt to
the tune of a hickory stick.” If this is done
without results ve wouTd further recow-
mend th*t the ttviwi!!, Ihe |^il« or both
involved in such cases be di9mi9sed.
while community. Lia^ Sep
tember, under a vigorous pro
gram initiated bjr th« Kennedy
Administratioii, Fre« School*
were opened on a temporary
bMiis, to teach thMe deprived
Negro' children and any white
youBgirteM who wished to
t«n4L
^ that mu
ooun i* about to rule
o» iMtter, *wo rocalM
having th« plM^ire of enter-
Mi4ac tUflty of tbe Negro
studoats from Prince Edward.
They/ had been brought Eati
M»'a NWer thaMgb the
■0OQ|mll)tP «l tm eotewriillnf
iiB*sqwd«6 eenmitU» of
OmamMitK. SoM
wi0 mi I tmnwiouo
Ijr impreiaed with the matuiei
our Yuletide season. Thi* boy the college’s Department of Bio- ? specilization
wy» are told, became distressed logy. (either biology and chemistry)
and terriby angry. It had Offering courses in biology, work, under direction
come to him with freat force chemistry, and mathematics, the projects. Class ses
that here was sojnething he Iniitlitute is designed especially f conferences will fea
knew nothiag about and could for teachers whose collegp train- , surveys of the fields of bio-
not underataad. In th« midst Ing In these subjects does not
at real hapninese ovfcr b 1 s exceed two years. According to _ .
visit here, he was oppressed Dr. Pattillo, preference will be PAGEANT CITES
with the feeling that he might given teachers who have never p fLm'trr r^-%7-
never catch up with all he had attended an Institute and those MUTLEY
k>»t during four year* or hit have current teaching ichedules NEW YORic
Hfe when school doors had consisting of at leaat 50 percent ^ire this week nifeH r iT**'
been slammed in hi* fae, b«s sri«we or mathemaUcs course*. bIL Joof.*
cause hj, face t, dark. The courses will not yield gradu NA^p^j
What ha, America done to -te credit as In past year. fhe !J^tirich in tb':
our childrea? Mow deep are Grarrt* to individuals win in- field of race relations in io«4
the Wounds Which have been elude cash stiperds for subsl- ■ Mrs MofW attn n »
Ml^? Will they aver hMt? *tMce ai^ wUf inchide al- Meredith and a host of
HM^tTMtelhatowr la«iiltt«n iew^s lor trtvid and dspeii- «th«. hietoric civil right* casw
ibMdd ho aMliM on (iio oi«U deaU. hold* the number tw«
'.en, and youth ^ hut tTTt poM at the Fam, w.^
It would reasonably bi ex-,
pected that each gubernatorial ”
candidate will as soon as pos
sible declare his position on
civil riehfs to the voters, so
thaf if the right candidate has
not announced his candidacy
for governor he will come ;
forth declaring his entrance In ,,
thp gubernatlorlal race. TheiV
rieht candidate for governor
of our state should be one who-.'^
will place human rights above >
property righ/ts and support
the law as it affects all elti- ■
zens. Irrespective of race,
creed, color or condition ol
servitude and one who furth- '
er believes (that the presents
gains made by the state In th»
nrolection of Civil Rights ar«
Invaluable and*should be ex
tended. Such a person with
*uch a conviction should bo ’’
elected Governor of Worth ;.
Carolina to lead the oeople for 'I
ward and not backward to
sixty-five or more veaiw li;
I am satUfled that the
sw»rs to these questlon/i are«
desired by thousand* of Norths
Carolinians and their reactlonj
♦o m» about tou article
determlT’e the streuffth a#
TMsHIon *•» thi* iiapnrtsnt hiffl
a#f«rtj»i* iMople at
North ravolina. • \
W. H. CoUlni