. V?. TK2 fARCL:r:A TiMrs " Mxt^RHAM, N. C. . SATURDAY, FBBRUARY 15, J«4 SUCH THINKING IS WHY WE ARE LOSING OUR WORLD LEADERSHIP af V V / l^olfterltood Week In Durham l-««l week Ihtrham citizens staRod tlu-ir celel*rfttioii of RrothvrlKHMl Week wrv little.' if anything licinp; a*?- in the way of creatinj? a bi’ttvr nn!eHli*iMliiiji' hetwei'fl the Vact-s. I’mhahlv the sa(14*^t di»ap.pi>iuttm'nt was the continueil inHliilitr of the meiul>ers of the Xejirn :vni \vl)it|f-fhiirches of the city to conu- t« the poinf where they can s|)enci at least otu- Imtir 1. in the year \viirshi|>|)inj» their Milker icpfretli- er f^nr syn\j«they fjoes out to the wliite niin- islers of the several chitVrhes' on the other - S!il«{ of the railroad track who must enleavnr $ to .*|uare their consciences with not heinjj- ah''’ to I'lifjaife in a |)r(if;ratn uf pulpit excliaii!^>' \\ the Xegro ministers uf the city. After r ; all. you kiuiw. tlw4r salavy cheeks art- usualU' sif;acd of are partly priuided fur hy a church hllVer or ollicers \(liu are either niemlifr of ^the flower smtcture in I>iirh/im or art coirtr«illcd hy it. Therefore, the po(i*r de\i) who ^tamls in a imlpit of such cnurvhes s«: ronitevs his conscience ami his soul to the alnii.i'hty doVlar ifrstead of .Mniifjhty f*ol- It is our ieilinn that jjoorf otnikl he ac.'«niplishe.l tor hoth races hy an exchan.ije of pulpits, in th«t Xepnrf-s who are inclii>ed to' feel that they have all of the rehgion w«mll discover that some of it does exist ainoni; their white l)retheren, as well. Likewise, the whites would iliscover that N'eproes do have sonu'thiiiiT " offer, as well as somethiui; to learn, about this (piestion of lrt-otherhool. I'lnalK. it is an indictment on the f'hristian church that the >)>ort‘s world can place a Xe- j;ro atui a white man in a prize rin*^' and watch them maul e«ch o’ther into red jelly lor all hour or more., anil stajre a foothall ^'anie in which those of oppositt Vaces slam each other to the "round with the fury of a ntad man hut^ the church CHuiiot (irovide one hour a vear. dttrinp .Hrotherhoofl \\ eek for .\V”roe> :md \vhiti'> to worship (iiKl together, l.et u> play. Ifets Off For Men During Funerah \Vi- are unaWe to say who ol-.. w hen thi« silly custom of the male members of ;i he- prcavcd family keeping their hat> on inside a flliircll diiriii”'a funeral Cereimnn \v:i- -tarted. ^\ e do say. Iv>"evfr. that it is liisjh time- tiiosc of the ministry, as well as unU'rtiiker>. lifl)) to put an end to the ancient and out- -jnioded custom, hy jnditely Veque'tinj; those 'persons who Httenipt to indiiljre in it to kind ly remove their hats when eiiterini: a church or other place heiny; used in the place nf a church, \Ve have endeavored to ascertain from min- •">inet;s. undertakiH's and othe^- reliahle simrces. '•jii.sf e.vactly what i>urpos' i served when the ‘‘nien •^i;eep their hats onr esi>eciallv in church.~dur- in^r a funeral ceremoti.v W.- liHve vet to find I'-'OtM' answer that i«stifi«-> the custom. Cer- f.'Tlnly there iS no, person on this earth so iinpoVt.'iiit that when he dies and is funerai- ized the men in )iis family should t>e permitted to lav aside-ill reverence for the House of' ( iod'on entfi'iiii; it. Wh.'n everMhint: i taken into considera tion one of thi- finest tributes that caji he paiI a deceased member of any family is to that hf or she was a faithful anl reve^-ent I'hTistian. Such Iteing the case we think no mf*mbt>r of the iHmily should wish to indulge in an act. during the funeral at least, that is not in keeping with the life of the deceased. This newspaper ronsilers the abolishment Ilf the ctistom of male memhers'vof a bereaved family wearing their h:it« in church during a we would like to invite comments from our readers, pm or con on the matter, especially from those engagel in the ministn' and the undertakiii" profession. >^£AkS nppESSlOh/ Know m SPIRITUAL INSIGHT REV. HAROLD ROLAND Amid the Vast Increase in Sickness There is a Need for Healing Power FREEDOM'S FOR THEM, TOO There’s a fellow, name oi Percy Greene, who edits c newspaper in Mississippi, n'smf of THE JACKSON ADVO CATE. I have never met Mr. Greene, but I feel as though I Tcnow him. In his mswspaper, he us ually advocates — or seems to _ what the average unre constructed white man in Mis- sissipi would advocate. The in teresting thing about it is ths't Percy Greene isn’t a white He is a Negro. Percy Greene is not very fond of the ideas of Martin Luther King or Hoy Wilkins, and has in the past been un kindly referred to as an “Uncle Tom.” I am too charitable to so describe him. I would say, simply, that hp is a Negro who is very sympathetic to whites who are not overly sympathetic to us. Anyway, I rubbed my eyes a* I read an editorial in Percy Greene’s newspaper the other d«V. The editorial is” entitled: “Time For A New Look At Local Segregation'." In this editorial, if I read correctly. Mr. Greene is advocating “change.” Mr. Greene seems to have been affected by a- situa- Yes, We AU Talk "Pawl . . ^ayad hanrft an him and haaiMt him." Acti 2t:8. *nil»r» i« a mafctila.i haalinf The Viciousness of tiie IM Pnalf .(iiiJf and when tVi> n>'xt scs>ion oi the Xorth 'SrCarolina Tieneral ■^ssemt)ly passes legisla- to abolish the d/*ath penalty it will be-, gwctcomed hv the ^pgl’o citizens of tht« state. The record up to the present time discloses (that a total of 2S4 Negroes have been execut- rd in North Carotinft while only 7.^ whi$es,r“i:^*jil''*‘. w-ill fall iri line by passing similar People and five Indians have been put to . hills. has heen stated, "the strongest fiillar of any government is the equnl d*spenn»tion. of jus- 1 tice.” w« think governttient in the avei^ge southern state is decidelv weak. Should the General .\n5emhly of North Carolina pass such ^ law at its next session othe^ southern states. power -in sintere. faithful pray er. Wei so-called believers i Christ Jesus need to realize th ereat heallne po'ver of prnyer Mankind needa this healine pow er of our FAITH. How have we Tout or . neefecfed this' mi?hty healine power? We have simplj forgotten one of the basic em rthasin of Jesus Christ our Savior. We have lost. In too man.v in ^ healing ministrv. Let us aet back many of the Saints are too busy to see about the sick members -of- fn US fo "et on 'vith this healine ministry in the Chnstipn Church lief IIS pot ept ton hiisv ti> re- mprnb*’!" the sick of tlip follow shin. Let us not set too hnsv to of> and nrav for fie healin'’ of the manv sfck neonle afioui us T,et us not Eet lost in oraanl national red tane and forset the most imoortant business of ou. Ic.nth during the same period. Not in one nstancc has a white man ever heen execnted n this state for m^rlering a Negro or \»v ailing a Negro womani. Princip»11y the death lenalty iti Norfh Carolina* is fiSr Negroes. When it is taken under consideration that the Vatio iu a majority of the other southern states is even greater than in North Carolina, any effort on the part of. one of them to abolish the death penalty sh'iuld likewise he ^ welcomed hy all fairminded citizens. If. as it From now until the opening!of the General ,\sembly every effort should he made to in form the people of-the state of.^the viciotis- ness of the death penalty, which since its be ginning. has seen nearly (our . tiwiAR- as^ manv N’egroes executed for maior crim.'s as whites. The influence of the daily press, the weekh li^ess. the churches and other sources of lead- ershi)) should begin now to do eyervthfng in (heir power to havo abolished the death pen p.lty. not only in North Camllna, hut ever-/ othi'r southern state. tt»nee«. the ereat art of l^t^m throueh faith and orayer.j Prav' vr, therefor*, is a much needed spMtUal exereis^. hw call come' for Uf M Christians to eet back in line with the teachines o' JetiM. And praver’s healine pov er is one of these emphasis we have neglected. If we would hav the full impact of the Church’.s ministry, we must redi.scover. Prayer’s Healing Power. Amid the va.st in'-i-ease in sick ness in our times there is need of » healing ministry^ The Cbiireh. and its members must be ahou* this ministry of healinR. Tn» ministry of healing is a part of the j(>h Christ gave us to do. Too OB the job with a Pennine, lov inc concern for the sick Let us he ahwit the healim ministry ol the church. Let us kneel 'n praver with the .sick that thev r.py rise aeaio to health and wholeness. Pravei releases spiritiral resources fo healine. Cod knows there is heal ins power in prayer. Prayei heh>* to create an atmospher ■ of healing. Prayer ^ives the in ner quietness out of which heal ing may come for that sick oer . S£)n-Prayer, iaps God-’fl-matchless. healing resowtces. The healing potential is there. It needs to be released. Prayer is an indispen sable means to tiie release of the great healing power. God Almighty has given us. Let us as Christian.^ return In tfte ii.^e ~of Prayer’s Healing Power which we have neglected for so long. ’ The '.vord of God 'ommands us to pray with the sick in out midst Then we as Christians must become, obedient to th > ward of Ged. And let us not be come such busy J iristians that , we overlook this command of the Divine Word. A ouiet. .simple prayer with that sick .sister o brother will mean so much. There is no need' of loudness. Just a simple, sincere prayer will contribute to the healing nro cess. You just pray in simplicity and God Will Do The Healing. The French Doctor had found the ''liighesf wisdom when he said, “I dress the wound and God does the healing." That simple prayer may release or set in mo tion God’s matchless healing pow ers. 0 God. grant that the Church auiy. canu^ baek t»-iti^ ImpottorU.. business of the healing ministry in our times. “Paul prayed and laid hands on him and healed him." Excerpt from Wilkins' Remarks at SRC Meet in Ga. ,v ^ r • »’ (I a I ! \Vf h.nve viewed with deep concern rumors S|th»t are now being circulated to the effect control its education i the power to contrril its thinking. Thus, in the past it has heen Ithat plans ,ire now being considered, hy offi- from the Negro church schools, especially of jcials of the Second E))iscopal District of the the .South, that n majority of the cotirageoiis JA.M.K. Cliurch. to recommend to the Generni leaders of the race have come. [Conference, which conx'enes in Cincinnati in |]\fay, to clos^ or merpe Kittreli College with T’nivrrsity of Coliimhta. .‘?outh Caro- jlind. 11 thV nimors ,iri» I me. it ai)pears~to iis that those who rrrf fostering snch an ,ihor- tive plan h.nve rejrched a snd state of affairs when they must admit that with a menther- shlp of over .‘'Z.fKTl in the Second Rpiscop.nl DisHrict that they are imable to ke«p the one and 9nty ^hiratlmial .institution it ha. in operation. With A general continuous cfimh in popula tion. Improved wlucation of Negroes and a hisfher incnme per capita, it apfiears to ns th.-jt membm of the Second Rpiscof(al District of thf A’.M.R. ttlttroh shotiM meet the challenge whIcH fCittr^I College oift*rs rather than sur render to it. It' will l>f a saf day among Negroes when thrr^ i^ill he n« church schools and the race mnst entirely on the state schools for its educational opportunities. The power to —f. - «Twy SMnrdtjt Durham, C, fer nriMMim, fiui. & » Pobttiher is«wd a—mtat imhm. n. c„ sttw ■WCMWI0I» MTBS I'fMT mr *x fai'Ifj C.) anrnfefll* ik 'JULt-ta^CCmn^imttgiMtrrtemea Oveneaa; fTM per y«ar> SiogWi m$v Uc. ~ T WBei at 4M £ Pettigrew tt. Instead of closing KittVell College, the lav- mfii of the .Second Epi.scopal Distnct should eome to grips « itli the challenge it offers and put on a financial campaign to put the school on its feet. In addition, they will need to dfuiatid a reorgani-zation of the trustee hoard \\hicli should be vested with the authority to see to it that the funds are spent for the pur (Mise lor which they aVe raise(!. With .^2.000 meniliers. it appears to us that with the proper management, at $10 per capita per year, that a half million dollars could |b4 easily rnisHd annually foV the school. How ever. it will take honest handling of the funds befori* confidence c:in onfe again be restored within the mt'mbtrs of the church to the pfiinc \\ lu-Vc they will be willing to back the school financially. SELF-STARTER MOST OI'' rs make thv mi»takc of waiting ^fiu" some (me to Jell us to do something in-, stead fif going abend and doing it. With feAV excpj'tions. we can do for otir- si-lves everything that any one else can do frt- us. Begin now to d«> what yoM thhik ym can do. Don’t wait U>r sonteone to hold your band. ^t*p out. If you are blessed wfth any intdH- gencp at all, you’ll be amazed to discover that in a short time you »re as competent as those who already occupy the field. We cannot have meaningful change in human relations, esilecislly l£ th^e involve the revKliWW^o'l^Iift^S and the up rooting of tradition, without confrorrtalion, tension and oc casional strife. Thoughtful stu dents of the national scene have marked the frarfk talk and di rect negotiations of tb^ Sixties as a most significant gain in the assault upon citizenship in equities based upon race. In no quarter has tbg value of supplementary direct action afld inidividual involvement been acknowjedged more readi ly and with more warmth than among those who had employ ed other approaches and had fonnd these, in and of them selves. agonizingly slow in pro ducing the results desired. But a program of concilia tion alone (such as the early In terracial Commissions) or of court action alome (such as the 1017 decision against munici- p*1lv establiahed ghettos) or nf legislation alone (such as cer tain of the state and municipal etvil right* laws) did not meet our varied needs and situa tions. Events in both the North and the South would seem to sug gest that today w e need to study the efflcacv of the ex clusive direct action approach. Such a study should recognire the very dbvfous fact that cir cumstances may differ even when they aptiear similar. For example. Is anv different pro cedure Indlcatitd In a/city at a time when desegregation Is und«r way th*n at the tfme when the ie|rregation front w*s •oIMt If th» BiOWewi In a jhiblic ichool syitem i( the Junior high .school feeder system, is a city wide, all-level boycott the ei fectlve tactic to achieve the end desired? If a neighborhood .selective buying campaign can win the employment of super market checkout cashiers, can the same tactic win jobs for un employed laborers as electrici ans or sheet metal workers? Negro doctors last year .staged a dramatically informative and persuasive picketing of the American Medical Association. They do not expect,, however,, that a picket line will solve the Intricate, tradition and income and prestige encrusted problem of hogpitnl staff appointments, among other problems. It may be that the time has now arrived when the civtl rights forces need to go to a quarterback clinic. The goal of a football team i» to make noints enouvh to win the game. If poims cannot Ha mide with touchdowns. fl«»ld *n^Is ca" be called iioon. If the line of the onnositlon is un»’ipldln?. e”d runs or forward nas.ses nr» trieH. fin oiiBrte>-H%ck worth h** salt Irw-ns noiirTrilnv nwv with line hncks that viold at bp«t a v»rd or worse, still a yardage loss. The ewternrise tha fnpnspn u* Is not one a^nindt * sinele re*t»urant fn Attanrtn. Oa.. or a aln«Ie srhool board in M a 1- verne. N. V.. or an emnloymehrt nollcv In St. lAniis. Mn, or no- llce aetiV" In P1»r»niwn!n»>. Ln.. nr a elnwt^ tiofcl in f?»1t I ake CTtv. trtah: Wi* are enravod in a eofnnr^^Venstve eamnalirn thr th#> civir rtcHfe «f 1« minton eftlren* aeatttred' In 9fl states. JWn* nnA«t var)*a economic. of education and technical knowledge, training and skill. The 18 million ar^ a minor ity in 186 millions of citizens. Thus even elementary reasffn- ing would seem to indicate the allies among the majority must be won and helf if the minor ity’s efforts are not to end In frustration and failure. Craven tactics do not win al lies; instead, they pile up con tempt. Unending patience ultra- conservatism and continuous conciliation win nothing except ar\ occasional crumb or bona and the deeper entrenchment of the status quo. But uni-racial assaults, brava af'd dedicated though they may be. which are rooted inr one tactic and in no critical apprais al of pertinent factors in a par. ticular encounter, could not on- Iv fall in their Immediate ob- ipffii'e, but could set back the '■’holo civil ri’hts armv across tbr> entire action front. Is it too old-fashioned to pt,aao^( that We may need more t'-'viWlltv in our c»mn»lgn? Whpro ofir onnoF*»nt» have been infI»xiW». th»v have heen mosk vut^erabl* ai»d w^ have v’nn undlsnuteH psvchok>v)cal vintnHes, ev»n though nroetlcal nr»»v H»ve heen d*>lav. When th* Tm1»ns fnitnd a frontal a.«imu1f Ineffective thev ii«pd a wooden hmrae. Hannl- hi) •iirt>ri«»H the Roma"» hr brin'oino e)enhant« the hack wav (irross tho Alns. Dnv'd sniirnpd fho trartiljnnnl sword si»nin«t n/iHnth and tis»»d a sllni/shnt. The Cemians Stuka dive arM V-^ rorlcet* In World War II and the .Thftanese ennlnned thern one better Wfth PRO TEMPORE &y Marcus H. Boulwara The term "pro t^mport” tome‘s" from the Latin meaning “for th time being.’’ Thus, in a club “pro tempore” may be used when we say “temporarv ch'jir n“an,” or “chpirm: n pro trm pore.” “Sine d;e" conies fom the LatiJi meaning “without naming day.’ Permanent organizations adjourn “sine die,” that isi they adlourn without saying when they will meet again. It is not necessai^ to name the next meefina timj, for this is stated in the club’s constitution. On t he other hand, a tempo rary oranization must adjourn •'naming the day for the ne.'tt meeting.” For example. "Mi'. Chairman, I move that we ad- jflurn to meet again on Friday, February 14, at 8:00 p.m. Chart »f Metlonf A number of parliamentarians have , developed charts which show at a glance the five or six.„ chafacreristrc.s of each motion, This writer has developed one which arranges the motions ac cording to classes and prece dence. It is a handy reference for ne',v chairmen and presiding of ficers. This ci.art sells for one dollar to cover the cost of haid- hng. Readers: For my free pamph let on production of the conso nant speech .sounds, send two tion which is described on tbp front page of his own new.st'a-" per; th,. recent refusal of some outstaf'ding television stars and a high-ranking U. S. CJovern ment official to appear at an auditorium in Jack.son because of segregation customs there. Mr. Greene thinks that, per haps. the city of Jackson ouKbi to take a searching look at It self, Hp coT>tlnuns bv admittini; iiiBt the word “integration" is the worst addition o the lexi con of American r>olitic.s' nnd he mak'"s it very clear that be i« not nstfinc for that. However, he continues " we do contend that men and women of diver se racial, historic, nnfloml. traditional and cultural bark grounds, can walk toeether and side by side on parallel line.s. in peae^ harmony and. goodwill, under the puamn'tee of onuslity under the law.” Coming from Mr. Greene, we think this is something. • Even if he does sound like Booker Washington, from what we have heard from him lately, this is utter radicalism. Color ed folks who Inve White folks madlv. apparently more than they lov„ themsel-v^s. may bo coming to the rcalizatio" that freedom is for thTm, too. Heroes of Emancipation BLANCHE KELSO BHUCE, Blapche Kelso Bruce w.is —bor’tfrglavp in iBTt.^Awovi'i*,- as he was the son of a wealthy Virginia planter by a slave woman, he was never subject- pd to .the true rigons of Slavery He was taught by .the same tu tor as was his owner’s other son. H¥ served as valet to his half brother whom he accom panied when he enlisted in the Confederate Army. However, Bruce, then 20, soon e.scaped and ran awav to Missouri whe^e h,;*' established a school for Negro(^. Sometime later, he left to enroll in Oberlin College and studied there for two years. Following the close of t h e C'vil War. Bruce went to Mi.s- sissipni and became a prosper ous planter. He subsequently tauffht school beforo he plung ed into politics. In 1874 he was ijlected to .serve a six-vear term in the United .«!tntos Ron- at" at the_.ase-of thirty-three after bavin® held such offices as tax collector of Natchez, Mississipoi, sheriff and suoer- intendent of .schools. He had by this time acquired a state-wide reputation as a Republican lead stnmns ,ind a lone; self address- ed envelope lo Dr. Marcus II. Bnulware. Box 31C-A. Florjd.n A. and M. University. Tallaha.ssee, Fla. (32307) social an4 iinMHewl «*ditlons snMtJflt* nlWts. and functioning with a variety A bulldozar can excavate for a foundation but a block and tackle is required to get a pi ano into the ninth floor. Let us not become so inflexi ble in though and method that we, too, become vulnerable. In some place outside th* South some of our tactics are causing questions to be raised about our campaign among, not or ex pected opponents, but among some of our own people and our potential allies. Here In the South some pro cedures are undermining jhose persons in strategic positions who have supported us. These procedures are also reviving hard core opponents who had been repudiated and all but for gotten In the struggle. And, most seriously, some tactics have won support for the segre gationists' from that reservoir of nublic opinion that might well hav* been won — or neu- traMred — bv us. The plain lesson Is that must use every method, every tFfhnloue. verv tool available. We need to devisp new tool*. Our attack must be cross the b«*rd and nMist be leveled at »ll forwi and de«re«t of sec ond clM eltl*en«hln. Where one weapon i« sufficient, M it b. employed. Where a comWna tion is required, let it be used. Where varintiqns in timing and methods will' be effective. BV nil means let us employ thes*. But let none of us, in thp KTorfTl of In the Srtuth. "activists” or not. fall Into the trap, at this crucial stage, of atteirmtlrrg to sfltve Hlt'Ttroblmr* werywltttT' ers by a method. If Negro citizens today need the re-examine their positions, white people are under no less obligation to review theirs. De spite the bitter-enders, the ques tion of the dav is not whether racial inequality and its prin cipal tool, .segregation, shall survive. The question is' only on the means and the pace of eliminating it. Die-hard op position will but delay mat ters- it canrtot win. The Panama crisis came to a head because of many factors, but it 'wos given emotional drive by the arrogant and contemptu ous “white colonialism” of many Americans in the Canal Zone. TTie lid over the cauld ron was kicked off bv Ameri- enn hieh school yoiinfsters who h“i|eved thoir narents’ assertion th«t Washingtnnr agreements with the government of Pann- m» did not affnct their little r»rl(*l emnirp. How Ilk* our ■|*iit«s' rights “arguments.’ An-ioWcxir M«»rn olflr»ns are a unit in inshtfing thirt the s*'f>itton of the United States Fi'»rnnt»»‘s nrotpction of their H«Tonshln rights the abrMffpnPie"ts arrd denials nf anv racist rtoctrln* or vTacttce, in Atl»»i*-» or in Sonkane. I" 1W4 thev piinect to m«v*k at an »''»'elerated n»ce toward (the nrs/'fical rpRliznflon of that pnni ppnn#.fiii mutualtv re- sneetful arrd brisk nrogress can re»ult if th» white molortty wl'l ftcknowledffe thn realities of the dav nnd not persist In using turn of the century blind /