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il n K, IC\ t l\ HEAD COOK NEEDED d-K—DUtHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, JUNb .4, iVo> die Civil Rights Bill Not the Final Solution l\s had been pxpectui the l’. S. Scnulv lias voted for cloture which limits dihate on tin* civil Vifijhts hill. W’p jiredift, that sfioner or later the legislation will he jiassed in spite of southern maneuvers to prohiliil if. W'e would warn Xeg%"o citizens, however, that passage of a civil rights bill does not mean that the rights of Negroes will be achieved because of such. ' As we have insisted again and. ajjain the. final solution to the troubles cofifrontin.tj Xe- gro citizens of this country « iH' be a marked increase in theiv registration' and voting strength. Once this is achieved many of the ills facing the race will antonjaticallv disap- . pear„ When the civil rights hill is finally enacted into law it should be backed up with such fervor| that every N'egro who is not reg- istfVed shoirtd be considered not only a liabil ity to the race but a menace. We urge Xegro leaders in all walks of life to continue their efforts to increase the regis tration and voting strength of the Vace. I’n- Ifss Jhi.s is. done the coming years may find the civil rights bill only a symbol of what is ho[)ed for in the achievement of democracy for the citizens of all races in this country instead of a reality. N. C. American Legion Unwelcomed to Durham The Resolution adopted at the fistenr A>ea" meeting of Division Six of the .\meriran Le gion Department in Rockv Mmmt on .\pril 5, and later Reaffirmed by the Eastern Area in Concord at a subsequent meeting in which the members of both groups ha.e taken a long overdue and bold stand against the "ini- democratic and discriminatory" jMilicies of the Xorth Carolina Department of the .-\nierican Legion, will be greeted with applause by every loveR of liberty in .America. Too long the Xorth Carolina branch of the American Legion has flaunted its undemocratic practices in this state and We commend the Eastern Area of Division Six,.for its action. We cannot understand why the Xational Department of the .American Legron would tolerate the kind of policy practiced by its North Carolina branch since the Legion is maintained solely for the benefit of all vete rans of the armed foVces of the United States. The men who fought in both World Wars and the Korean War were inducted into service. "'TfTuT^r bteh and'^cTied' Tor their'iWtlnTrj/Sh'' foreign battlefields without regard for their race, creed or coloR. It appears to us that their comrades who survived the conflicts should he able to continue their association, in their own native country, without discrimination because of race. We not only commend the Eastern Area of Division Six, but we salute them and call on , every liberty loving citizen of the state to stand behind the organizations in their strug gle against such a damnable situation as that now existing in the Xorth Carolina Depart ment ot the .American Legion. In sup|)orting the stand taken by the East ern .Area and the Western Area of Division Six of the .American Legion, we add our words of contempt fot the annual state convention of the .American Legion, scheduled to meet here during the month of June. So far as this newspaper is concerned,, the oVganization is unliked, unwanted and unwelcomed in Durham by all freedom loving people of this city. m Jackie SPIRITUAL INSIGHT REV. HAPOLD ROLAND God's Grace has Given New Life To Many Souls Lost in Sinfulness "All are justifltd by fre« grace nothing to boast about. Then let all of his unloveliness, into a When you read the account elsewhere in this week's issije of the Carolina .Times of the many anti-civil rights'hills introduced in the P064 session of the Mississippi Legislature, you will be compelled to realize what a sad state of affairs exists in that state so far as its vast Negro population is concerned. You will also realize that even at this late day, the white people who govern Mississippi have not yet learned the elementary lesson, that vou can’t keep a fellow in the ditch unless you stay in there with him. VVe have said again and again in these columns that many of the states in the deep South aVe so far behind in their concept of right and wrong when it corner to Negroes that it would not be a bad idea to send mis sionaries to enlighten them. Certainly it takes ne Solomon to realize that the freedom of no American citizen b safe so long as the free dom of even the humblest Xegro of Missis sippi is so easily taken away. Tyranny always strikes at the weakest point first w'hich in Mississippi’s case happens to^be its helpless Negroes. ,Soon jt will strike at the next weakest point, the poor whites, who daVe to raise their voices against eco nomic bondage; next it will be the few re spectable whites of the state who dare to cry out against the wrongs perpetrated in the name of states rights. Once enthroned be hind its barricades of hat^’ed lies, prejudice and intolerance, no man’s rights white cA- black, in that benighted state, will be safe. So before it is too latb, We urge all good men to turn their eyes toward Mississippi in an effoM to save That state from itself. Unless this is done we may awaken one morning to discover that Mississippi has not only reached the point of defying the federal laws of this country, but is in stark and possibly armed rebellion against it. God’s grace is the remedy for man's unloveliness. Mans’ exist ence has been deeply marred by • pronene.ss to sinfulness. God reaches nut in the rare loveli ness of His Cirace to heal and restore man in the mid.st of his wretchedness. Grace, then, is the free outreach of God's liive to man in his state of unworthiness. We never de.serve God's grace. But God comes to us in loving kindne/;s to redeem us from the power and the dominion of sin. Thus we rightly talk of God's Amazing Grace. It is amazing beyond human understanding ht/jv God comes to redeem an un worthy or unlovely sinner. We all are saved by God’s grace. It is a free gift of God. There is nothing in us whereby we can claim this matchle.ss gift of Grace. So the best of us have TTs siop boasimg about our good- ne.ss. We are just sinners saved by grace. We all need to say with the wi.seman who saw the drunken sot on the street. “There hut for the grace of (»od am 1.” God's amazing grace is reveal ed in Christ the Savior of the world. God came in Jesus, full of grace and truth, to redeem us from sin. This is the Good News of the Gospel. Good News, God has come in Christ to redeem us. Through Grace God would bring us back from the ruins of sin. Thus 'Afe must simply conclude that Jesus Christ is the one true hope of the world. This amazing grace has saved a wretch like me. Whatever the state of 'Our sinfulness this Grace is sufficient to save us. How can we escape if we neglect this great salva tion? His grace makes a sinner, in saint, this grace restore the seemingly hopeles.s sinner. Not long ago I read the .^tory of one of the most wretched and he told how this grace of God had healed and restored him to a life of happine.ss and respectability. This grace of God has given new life to countless souls lost in sin for the past two thousand years. It is the one source o£ life and hope for man. This grace has lifted those cru.shed by the weight ^of- sin. Tht.s grace brings men back from death to life that is abundant and eternal This is the kind of life Christ the Savior offers to a world of lost sinnersl Then let us remember that God's grace in Christ offers us the victory over both of our most fearsome enemies—sin and death. God’s grace is amazing! Within the past few Nveeks, acts of violence and vandalism on the part of Negro young sters in Harlem and Brooklyn have commanded tlie headlines of the daily press. Notwith standing the fact that the news papers seem to have gone out ■ of their way to project these highly regrettable incidents, the fact cannot he either deni ed or ignored that tliere is fire belund this smoke. Ht is well and good for us to protest against the sensation alism - and in some cases - dis- torticm which has been 'proje_eted hy the press. We neither can nor should we try to .sweep un der the rug the ugly reality which is staring us in the faee. Youn.gsters will b" youngsters and juvenile deliciuency and crime exists amon^ while‘s as '.veil as amon^ Negroes. I*_ is also true that Negroes as well as white people have been the victims of Net'ro ciime. Yet, this is beside the point. We are living in a most delicate and dangerous atmosphere. We are at crisis point In oiir struggle for civil rights and (he realiza tion of the aims iif the Negro Kevoltition. We cannot afford to give anyone-supposed friend or known foe - ammimition with which to snine aoainst ftiis mo- mentous crusade against racial injustice I wish I could have a he.T't to-heart. man'fo-man talk with some of thp yo\inpsters, who, hy their blindiv rf>ckloss acts, nre endangerinr! Ilu> freedom stru.g- gle. I would fell tl >m that they are playing right i’lto the hand.s of the enemy. I '*ould tnll them that they are alienating fron), our cause peonle of pood •A'ill who could bring something of value to our search for freedom. I would say to them frankly that no one who is sincere pbout freedom will desert the fi"ht hnr’ause of isolated instan ces wh’ch are ex''g"craterl in the press. But T would point oitt to them that, whether or not anvono is iustifipd in rlesertina the cau.se for this snurious rea son. thn faet is that this is what is happening. I would say to them that, first and foremost, they are diii»n them.selves great harm, dcsiniy. ing their own lives and injn,'. ins their own peisoniililics, 1 ■A'ould say next that tlie.v arc hurting the image of the fdiu. munity in which they livi'. 1 would remind them tlial ihcy are bringing grief to their I'anii- lies and friends. I would add that they are violating the 1k\ .ip principle of the good HIV |,y striking nut at people wlio are, in the main, innocent people. I would tell these kids that they are hurting our clninci's of winning the greatest which a people have ever son gilt to attain. I would point out to them that they are slonipin'T brutally on the graves of tlm Birmingham kids, on th,-' ‘inH beneath which a Medgar Ki'vcr'; and a John Kennedy sleen thi> sleep of martyrdom. I would to them that they are building the links in j chain whieh ciMij.j hold their children to come ami their children's children in tlm grip of the same slavery of sc", regation from whieh '.ve now .seek to break loose. I do not believe there is any organized hate movement among the Negro peo|)le. That is one les.son, thank God, that we have faih'd to imitate de- snite (he example set for us hv the white man. I do know lliai there are resentments and des pairs and fears and fnistr.!- tions whieh drive some nf these yoiuigslers to lash out and seek rcyengc. But I woni.i ■sav to them, man lo_ man, that you don't win like this. You don't free yourselves or your brothers of color like this. 1 would say there is a h'’tter way and, frankly, I don’t happen to be one of the turn-the-odiev- cheek advocates, de.'pite niy deep admiration for Dr. Mar- t i n King. Personally, 1 am afraid I have not learned to re turn hatred with love. But nei ther do I helelve (hat the road to progress lie along the twist ed route of degenerate and im moral behavior. That’s -Adial I would like to say to the kids who arc helping to make the headlines whieh make an entire city shudder. Eating at the Jack Tar Being Run in the Ground Black Heroes of the Revolu^on It probably hasn’t been too noticeable to many persons in Durham, but some of the Negro churches of the city, as well as busi- ness^^^^^^OT^,^^e tiri^ ^ luncheon, a dinner oi- some other eating occa sion. So far as one or two Xegro churches of Difrham are concerned, we will not be sur prised at any time to hear or read about a prayer meeting being held at the Jack Tat Hotel. We thought it took the cake when a Xegro labbr group, consisting of several hundred persons, paid $6.00 apiecefor steak diimers at the Jack Tat Several months ago. If the steak dinner served us was a sample of those served the other invited guests, the quality was much below that of many we have eaten for hftlf the price in some of the larger metropoli tan hotels. Since that time we have steered rif n^agmnts ,a fe-mm mtm tin btb bmetaa clear of several breakfast, luncheon and din ner engagements at the Jack Tar with the hope of once again enjoying the fellowship 9nd best of all the good eating, most always found in the average Negro church dining io'om of the city. ■ It *ppea4^ to tls that it is about time for the novelty and excitement of eating at the Jack trtir to be worn off, especially among some fniHih*4 eMTT Saturday at Durham, N. C. tnatM rnbUahen, Inc. U I. AtnrriN, PubUsher I CUm Pottl«« Md at Durham, N. C., tTJOi suasoupnoN bates T*»T (plus Ue tax In N. C.) iDyniier^ b mi flwih tmA to lervieenen OrerMMa; f-W m mr. ain«ie tan 18c. I OttlM locatwl at 4M B. P«ttigM« ■. of our church leaders who, instead of taking the people away from the facilities of their respective chu»-ches for social affairs, should ^be l,^di^^ tjieip,t^tbem. From a^tdigious and i*^c|»r*5f&nd[)ftfTt, as-well as an.ejt«>6niic one; fYiereVb' no si4bstitu.te for the comradeship that is developed when the members and friends of a church come together and break spiritual arfd physical bread together* under their own vi>je and fig tree, bought and paid (or through their own initiative and sacrifices. BY THE NUMBERS If you prize personal dignity, and who doesn’t, you finally become resently of the increasing tendency to identify everybody and everything by number. The waiter cares less about your name than the number of your credit card. To the floor clerk you a»-e kncmvn by your room number; when you call a cab, the operator gives you her number and she doesn’t want your name, but your street, apartment, and telephone numbers. If the cab is late, they tell you the numbet of the cab. Same way when you tele phone long distance. Not your name but your number is what the government agencies, including the mili tary, ksk. All this saves time in a country where so many names arc hard to spell and pVonounce, but it is disconcerting to those of us who like to be recognlied by names, face, and voice. CAESAR TARRANT After the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga, N. Y., in October of 1777, the American War of Independ ence became an international struggle. France declared war On the EnglLsh in 177ft, Spain 1776, and Holland followed .suit in 1780. The overwhelm ing military superiority of the British, against which the gal lant Americans had stood a- lone for more than two years, would now be equalized. But communiations and transpCTT- ation were slow in the Eigh teenth Century and it was yet to be some years before the ■ European continental powers could mobilize and combine their forces in North America. It was i» Ihe war at sea, where Britarinica ruled the waves, that English superfolty was most apparent. Until nearly the end of the Revolu tion, the infant American Nuvy was always outnumber ed and out-gunned. Yet. It fought valiantly. One of the recognized heroes of this DavrtI and Goliath struggle was the Negro seaman Caesar Tarrant, a .slave from Elizabeth City, Virginia. Tarrant served as a pilot in the Virginia Navy for over four years and engaged in several sea fights with the powerful British ships-of-war. The most significant engage ment took place south of the Virginia Capes while Tarrant was .serving on the Patriot. According to an eyewitness af fidavit on file in the Virginia State Archives, Tarrant “dur ing the action between Com modore Taylor (of the Patriot) and a British privateer at the South of the Capes of Virginia --steered the Partrlot during the whole action and behaved gallantly.” The same records recite that “Terrent (Tarrent) entered service in 1778, and served till capture of York- town.” After the war, on T^ovember 14, 1786, a grateful Virginia legislature emancipated Tarr ant because. In the words of the official re.solutlon, he had "entered very early into the service of his country, nnrt continued to pilot the armed vessels of this state during the late war.” Following his liberation, Tarrent became a property owner and a man of influence in his community. He died in 1796 leaving a sizeable estate to his wife and d a u g h t er, Nancy. In the 1830’s iind 1840’s, Virginia made land grants to the heirs of its soldiers and seamen who actua- Jy fought in the Revolutio nary War. Tarrant’.s daughter received one of the largest bounties because of the super ior type of servife rendered by her father. She was the re cipient of 2,666 acres of land in what is now the state of Ohio. Among the many other Negro Seaman cited for their service during the Revolutio nary War was John De Bap- tit, a contemporary of Tarrant, who served aboard the Dragon in the Virginia Navy. Follow ing in the tradition of De Bap tist were his .son and grandson who also served their country in the war of 18)2 and the Civil War, respectively. Know lk Negro .Veterans Questions and Answers... Governor Nelson Rockefell er stood on a raised platform on the fifth floor of his nation al campaign headquarters, the hot lights of the television cameras beating down upon him. A plethora of micro- phooeji were standing on or at tached to the speakers stand. Scores of newsmen, photo graphers, radio and television and newsreel people were in front of him . The Governor was making his second appear ance here within the span of thirteen hours. The night be fore, he had come to face the media as California piled up Republican p r i m a ry votes which seemed to give an un- surmountable lead to his op ponent, Senator Barry Gol.!- water. One of the networks had predicted that the Senator was the winner. Virtually everyone believed the Gover nor could not come from be hind. The Governor refused to beleve it. The following morning, the world learned that he had come from behind and re newed grew in the hearts of his supporters. But tht^ was not to be the final story. When the votes began coming in from Los Angeles County, Goldwatei, once again, had a- massed an impressive lead. Those who expected the Governor to show disappoint ment as he wont through the grim busine.ss of conceding defeat, were in for a\surprise. He was relaxed. He made the newsmen roar with laughter with his incisive wit. He field ed the questions he didn't care to answer with perfect ease. He answered forthrightly and with authority those ho wanted to commit him.self upon. He denied that he is quitting what seems like an impossible race. He was firm in expre.ssing his determination to fight for the kind of platform which the party presented in ig.^e and 1960. Those who recalled the tough and winning battle the Governor waged to bring Rich- and Nixon around to his cam paign views realized that per haps - only perhaps - you could count him out as a promising candidate - but that he will will not be ignord as a factor in shaping Republican policy. This man is a tighter and a damned tough one. WHATEVER the daily starting hour may be, it’s too early for comfort, in my experi ence and opinion. IF YOU’RE SORRY t© come to the end of tht book or see the tfelevision ptrogram run out of time, ycM’vc been well ehtertaincd re- iar^si of tatinga or rcpoltta. Here are authoritative answers by the Veterans Administration to question from former service men and their families: Q.—Where should I send a change of address notice for my compensation check? It comes (rom some place in Chicago. A.—^You should mail your change of address notice tor any VA payments to the VA Region al Office where your records are maintained. This is the VA of fice which authorize^ your pay ments. If you move to another regional office area, the VA will transfer your records to this ne# ■regional office after you report the move. Q.—How do you get a veteran who requires medical treatment Into a VA hospital? A.—The veteran or his phy sician applies for admission which is forthcoming it he is eligible, needs hospital care and a bed i* available. (In aervice- cotmactad caiii, a bad if always SPECIAL BOOK DISPLAY AVAILABLE AT NCC’s JAMES E. SHEPARD LIBRARY available.) In case of a sudden emergency, the veteran may be taken directly to the hospital but soem one acting for the vete ran should communicate with the VA hospital by telephone or telegraph beforehand to facili tate admission. Q.—Are women veterans eligi ble for VA benefits? A.—Yes. Women veterana are eligible for the same benefits and under the same conditiona at men. More than 50 of the country’s leading juvenile and trade pub lishers will contribute approxi mately one thousand or more new library books to the comprehen sive exhibit now on display in the Browsing Room of North Car olina College’s James E. Shepard Memorial Library. The collection covers the grade range of pre-school through high school and includes many adult books fesiiecially selected, because of their suitability, for use in the school. According to Dr. B. F. Smith, librarian, the exhibit comes to the library through “Books on Exhi bit.” a national promotional en- terprlse of the publi.shers repre- .sented in the collection. Smith .■itates also that the service is de signed primarily for school per sonnel and their use and invites all to vi.sit the Browsing Room during the hours of 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. throufh Monday, June IQ.
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