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’ THE CAKOIIRA TJW23^ S-A—5vP.HWA. N. C. S^TUPDAY, OCTOBER 2A-, 19»i4 The Depths of Yellow Journalijin THEIR FUTURE COULD DEPEND ON YQUR VOTE’^ ' DUry IS CARRYtUG QNPROHPTL'i'AND FAITHfUUY THEArfAmtNOWUK>f>e y: ITUiTOFUiflU. m CLAms Of TOrOAy." Just how low sornp human hfings can sink in their thirst for money and power "’as re vealed reoently hy nn article jniblished in a New Yojk niBRazinp—are with^UUngj^^ name as beinff too loirt+isome to evei> mention —which stated that, “Blood Rrothers,” an ex tremist organization of Xej»ro youths, is for- nuilating plans to kill all \vh.|le nic’i.’’ " Jh^, article. i)uhlished at the risk of fViphtening th«> white citizens of Xew York to the })oint of armed retaliation, is a complete flo]), ns \^ell as the Reneral sale of the publication. The white citizens of New York should be commended for keeping; their heads and not falling for such dirty journalistic effoVts as. Jtha.t ri\sorXe4.ii) ,b.y tlu; auagaziue iu 4iis;i- avticle goes'further to state that, ‘‘This stoH ' t»n. Certainly when and if such a group of but determined gfang, based in yf"'ths existed in New York,'ofe else- known to be coordinating its actiyfties wthT 'where in the I'nited States, it would find similar terrorists grou|)s in Pittsburgh, ingtc>n, Detroit, Chicago and Los AngtleSr*" If the owneVs of the Xew York magazine •were making a stab af sensationalism of a- national degree, with the intention of increas ing the sale’s appeal of their little known publTrafion, they have apparently missed the mark. Outside of Xew York, and we have learned only to a small degree in that city, is the magazine known and Vead or consider ed worth reading. It would appear, there fore, that the magazine's "Blood Brothers” Jnuch or more opposition from within its own Vace than it would meet from the whites who might be.stupid enough to believe such rotten propaganda. As we see it, the owners of the magazine have stooped below the bottondess |iit of yel low journalism. We trust their failure to jiTofit at such will teach them and all others .similarly situated, a lesson. The high calling of true journalists is too sacred for men who would lose their own soul just to gain a slice of the world or even all of it. Stickers for Car Owners Doing Jury Service We have viewed with a degre the controversy that has arisen over the parking tickets given to persoi^s of concern ervmg jury duty fdh- Durham County Sujiei'V-Caurt, It ap|)ears to us that some arrangei lents should be niale to exempt such persons Vrom having to suffer a financial penalty, however small, for being called on to serve the county in a capacity that in the very nature of the case are the ^ery ojies best (|ualified for such and tho^e who do so at the greatest personal sac rifice. It further appejfrs to us to add insult to injury when a person called on for suck ser'v- ice is penalized a second time simply because he is detained by the court while rendering such service and cannot get to his car to remove it before the time expires. In defense of common decency and fairness we call upon the courts and othi+ segments of the^law en forcement agency to find some means by which persons doing jury service in l>urham Coimty can either be provided with free park ing spaces or exempted from having to pay a fee for ovetime parking while on sivch duty. We would like to suggest a sticker for the windshields of the owners of such cars with spa'ce provided on the sticker for the date and hours being served by a juror, until the time arrived when the coimty or courts can pro vide ample parking .space for those doing jury duty. Certainly this would be better than forcing a juror to pav a fee for rendering a S SPIRITUAL INSIGHT REV. HAROLD ROLAND Every Believing Soul Needs A Conviction About God's Power service to the covjuty that in many cases is done at a personal sacrifice. Concern for the Declining Morals of America Much concern over the very low moral status of this nation is currently being ex pressed by many leading citizens. Recent exposures of immoral conditions existing in high places of the government, the churche.s and other places that should be citadel of morals are beginning to awaken thoughtful citizens .to the fact that this immoral boring from within, if allowed to continue, has in the past proved a slow but sure downfall of many great kingdoms and empires. America today stands before the world as the most powerful nation on earth. It stands where once stood Babylon, Greece, Rome, Egypt, Germany, Spain, France, Great Brit ain and others. All of these nations discov ered ere it was too late that inward moral de cay is more deadly tlian any outside enemy composed of great military might. Whether we want to admit it or not, recent reports .^fof immfjrality exisiting in goveni- nw'nt high places along with the moral decline in the church leadership of this country are good and sound reasons for the general lack of respect the young people of America arc always exhibiting for their elders. In short, “The^ father^ JTote iii bl'oBr ^eli^dui leaders probably thought it was smart to remain silent about four little Negro g'irls being dynamited to death while at Sunday School. This dastardly ait, the burning of Negro churches, homes and the wanton mur der of numerous Negroes, figuratively speak ing. on the very doorsteps of the white church of the South, while their ministers climb into their pulpits on Sunday morning \\'ith pious faces and sermons that steer around such evils, constitute part of why there is general decline in the moral fibre of America tolay and a growing disrespect of the youths for their elders. While we are on the subject we may as well also call the attention of our readers to the patt the Negro church is playing in contributing to the- moral decline in this country. For there is little hope for the moral of any people or nation when the min ister of the largest Protestant church in the country and a congressman, be he white or Negro, can take his secretary on a trip out side the country, register with her at a hotel for a week of questionable lousiness and cor^- tinue as a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ and a lawmaker of this nation. SiKh actk>ns on the part of our leaders in high places in this nation, by all respectable people, are now winked at by the majority of us weaklings as being the modem way of ^»ngf^conditions change MiM of liloiu ^itng never changes. ThiC (iiicil Ralbyton, (Aeece, Rome and other fallen oatioais of the past have paid is sure to be the porwe our own nation must pay sooner or later. FoSr like an individual “Whatsoever a nation soweth that shall it also reap.” Firm con^ilctton of Hii p«w«r to do v»h»t H* promlsod." —Rom. 4:20. Every believing soul needs a settled conviction about God’s mighty power. The word here re veals ' one who has- reached this unshakable conviction. In , these times we need more believers in f!od with this kind of faith. If we are really convinced, God has a chance to rtlow His power in our lives.' > ^ A settled conviction leads to a heroic commitment. To have this thing you must make a de cision and take a stand. Too many of us are afraid of dicision- making. We are afraid to stand as a witness forv God of Right eousness. We mugf emerge from the mass. Many are afraid to stand alone, therefore, we never make any really great commit ment. In a great commitment we may have to leave the crowd behind. When we, like Jesus decide to go to our Jerusalem, The Most Crucial Elecfioh In History La$t wreck s issue of this newspaper carried an airticle in which Dr. Martin Luther King called for a crushing defeat of BatYy Cold- water for president of the United States in the General Eelection to be held on Tuesday, November 3. For fear there might be som« misunderstanding or doubt in the our readers as to our stand on the presi4l4|^ ial election to be held next Tuesday, we wo»»ld like to add our word of endorsement to the call bf Dr. King in which he reminds Ncgra voters and others of this country that thi» is the most crucial and critical siecticvi in the history of this nation. • Bec^ause of the urgency of the sitiirtie^ wa cad upon every Negro citizen w1k> hit leg- ist^red to let nothing stand in his way of ■■ MiUihtd K N. 0, «r IMM VnUMMn, h X. AUSnN. PhMMmt Iwoed aw •* *tl» aoucsBPnoN baivi lUB tm |Mt mm iSc tH la K Q.) la OA. Mri Qm4» tad to ^mmim ttjp Mr MW. mm .mk. voting on next Tuesrtey, November . 3. We call you from your homes, your jobs, your offices, yonr classrooms, from wherever you are, to rise to the occasion that confronts not only the Negroes of this nation but every de cent citizen who wishes to safeguard the futwp« of his country. The situation demands that every citizen who loves his country, put it abov« party loyalty, selfish desires and am bitions and cast his ballot for Lyndon B. Johnson for president of these United States and Huhcrt H. Htin^phrey for vice president. It is ouf hope that Dr. King’s call for> a crushing defeat of GoJdwater will be realized in order that a candidate with such a philoso phy and program will not again have the audacity to run for pjcesident of this nation. Certainly to elevate a man to such a powerful position whp has th» support of the Ku Klux Klan, the White Otizens Council, other segte- g«tionist gro«ps ^nd peddlers of race hatred, wiB only serve to encourage their members and supporters to further action and promote the {^wth of bitterness, hatred and racial strife ilk country, to say nothing about codongoring t^e peace of the entire civilized VQiil By WHITNEY M. YOUMC, JR. UNIONS ON THE MOVE There are increasingly hopeful .signs that a firmer alliance be tween the civil rights and labor movements is being feared. The two are natural allies in the bat tle to elevate the condifton of the working man, but in .the lRa|t, • inany unisn locals have seen the Negro worker as a competitor rather than a contributor. Now, a display of courage by a union official in Alabama and a solid agreement to open a lo cal in New York to Negro work ers offer evidence of a new mood among trade organizations. The long-held declaration* of equality by leaders .such as Wal ter Reuther, Jacob S. Potofsky, and many another chief are fil tering down to the grass root* where the real changes must be made. In Alabama, a determined stand by AFL-CIO leaders favor able to moderation ha* cost the Alabama Labor Council perhaps 15,000 members. But leader Bar ney Weeks, who heads the fede ration’s Alabama unit, has In sisted that Negroes and white must he seated in the same hall at the state conventions. This seems like proof ^at enlighten ed labor officials recognize that fir a racial wedge is driven be tween their affiliate* and the civil rights cause, the victoM will be the forces of extremism and ultra-^wnservatism, not the work ing man. The South’s major problem luu long been the depression of its economy brought on by the op pression of its Negro minions. By shutting Negroes wit of •dU' cational and vocational ofvov* tunUies, it has kept a large par^ centage of them in poverty or as chronic dependents. It hat also reduced their purchasl^ pover to an absynwlly l«w l««el, tkw reducing the overall demand for good) and senricM and p«rp«t* God will have a chance to vln-- dicate His power in our lives. Moses made a daring commit ment at the burning bush. It was a firm conviction that moved the three Hebrews to refuse to bow their knees before the mas sive idol on the plains of Dura. A fifm conviction will help us to overcome our crippling fears. Daring action disolves fear. Too many, in fear, have their spirit ual resources nullified. JesM calls us from fear to faith. Hw calls us from hate to love, and from darkness to light. We are called from frustration to the creative victory of faith in God. Too many of us never attempt any great things for our great Savior but we take no daring steps for Him. There comes a time when we must take the daring step of faith and leave the results in God’s hand. To make a high commitment, we mu.st have a firm conviction about God’s power in our lives. To Be Equal uating the economic lag between itself and the North and West. But now AFL-CIO leadership in Alabama has, in effect, stood up to the racist challenge of Gov. George C. Wallace, and this augers well, despite defec tions, ■ for a labor movement ^ whip^ \*ill open i(s doors to all, both in and out of State conven tion meetings. In New York, Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers Interna tional Ass’n which has never had a Negro member in its 7ff7e»t history, has agreed to open its apprenticeship training to minor ity citizens. Holding meetings in the offices of Justice Jacob M,ar- kowitz of the State Supreme Court with State Human Rights Commission officials, a good start was made to Include minor ity trainees. In both Alabama and New York, the issue is the same. If Negroes are viewed as a “threat” to white workers and excluded from training and employment, purchasing power will remain Trust "God’s power to work iti your behalf. This trust in God was beautifully demonstrated several yeara-^agp in an humble, trustful mwr^.God. God gripped him late Oljiffiight as he looked at a late TV sho^. He tried’vain- ly to escape the Divine grip. It was something that would not let him go. Finally he inoved in trustful obedience to the call of the Holy Setot and it 1«^ him to New \^8(r^bd God’s »ower wai vindicated pter ma^ dis couraging and t^ingj difficulties in his pathway, dod’s power was given a creative^ opportu^ty as he worked to heal and rtclaim the youth amid t}ie wretchedness of a slum of th« great ctty. He has told the sto^ of Godfi pow er in ‘‘Th^;JD|jj>^ji-1and the J^itch- blade.” A great Christian need In these crucial times is a firm conviction of God’s power to do wonders in the lives of men. The other night, in the city of Philadi-lphia, 1 experienced one of the Inost wholesome eve nings i have spent in .some time. 1 also had the priviledge of .see ing in action what EBONY M /1- zine recently ftWii’ted as ■’‘a'TicTld, new educational venture.’’ It is called The Organization of In- diistralization Center. This pro ject is a program which is mov ing forward with great speed under the capable and vigorous leadership- of the Rev. I.'on Sul livan, Pastor of The Zion Baptist Church. The OIC is ba.sed on a simple and terribly important the.sis: that is the necessity to give hope and, indeed proof, to hundreds of our people by making them realize that they can be trained to fill skilled and semi-siiilled jobs in modern industry. Located and operating in a Philadelphia area which has been considered sub-standard, OIC is the dramatization of “hope through self-help.” "Dr. Sullivan and the group of distinguished philadelphians who have organ ized'around him. did not wait for the Federal Government—or any one else—to hand them an anti poverty campaign on a silver platter. They organized their own crusade, months ago, to train young and old for the ex panding opportunities in busi ness and indu.stry. But the time OIC was four months old 4,300 applicants had been .screened and evaluated. 315 persons were going through t raining in a num ber of job and work categories, rom drafting to restaurant tech- niquas. Close to 700 aro now be- ing trained. It was a real honor to be in vited by the OIC Board, through Dr. Sullivan, to talk about my life, problems I have faced—in fact to T)e the speaker at whaf OIC called its first “Inspirational Assembly.” I don’t know wheth er I inspired any of the hun dreds of trainees who were pres ent. I do know that I was in spired by the eagerness of the.se people, in.spired by their reeog. nition of the fact that it is one thing to cry out, to picket, to demonstrate for equality and it is equally important to qualify for'fhe'"tyea‘ks*’ whenWey come to us. I was inspired bv the coope- ration which is being given by b'g business, headed bv Ch.irles Dates. Emnlovee Belntions Man- airer of General Electric. RE is to be nraispfi for its vi.sion and fnr Pivine the kind of leadershin which is certain to be followed bv other Plant corporations. 1 was insn'red bv Mr. Dates’ ad vice to the trainees that: “Tt i.s not a time for aonlaiidinp from the sidelines. Tt is a time to get in'o.'tha arena.” I wn*: Inspired bv the leader- shin nf fhe Hedieated board of rnmmnnitv nennle. Most nf all. I Insniroil >iv ttie rp«n wVin TTioflostlv l^nds the pi-in Dr. S'lU'van’s Piiir'a'iee of OTC io- nr’’” e*in mnro HrnTnntii evnmnln of >i'S sensitiv'*" n fVto cfrii'Toln tn maVe Tt iir'ic fSic ciflmft. ter’c min!«-*f>r (fnr he e*i’'nv; tVip rn:neof pf sn manv of h'S fnl Iniv-e1erT>imon^ who nr'>ani7ed m!e arH led the nnw-famnns oeo- riAmSo in Ph>1ad*'lnhi!i hr"Ve fh" h^elf nf 1nh bin !n tvin oil industrv and IS will popd hftrnTij/i Dr. b'is no po’»^'^'»l tn orind: hp- r>oiiep he Ina thn pnninletB eon- fiflenop nf his bnnrd find com- Tn^mtfv hpeninf" na Is knrrwn rn a movor end shaker of mon who pets thin’s po'ne. not 'for per sonal "••eed Pain or glorv—hut to f'llfill bis mission as a man of flod and one who points the T n’^mid nf him. of the non. ■nte nf Pbiladelnh'a. T am hiitnhlv n»-o'id to have hoen ssVed tn maVe snmp small contribution to a magnificent project. Letter to the^'Editor low, welfare rolls will soar, and democracy and fair play will be trammeled. By contrast, every time a family in poverty, wheth er white or black,; is allowed an opportunity to pull itself up by a chance, to train, work, earn, and spend—the entire commu nity is better off and prosperity increases. Perhaps the placards of the demonstrators, the sit-ins and the oratory reminded union lead ers of their early struggles to achieve recoenition and a place in the sun. The rise of unionism in America lifted the common man to uncommon heights and made our contemporary rity possible. Labor's help in openins its ranks to all who seek work, re gardless of color, will u.sher in an era of prosperity as yet un dreamed for all Americans. The same dignity which Samuel Gom- pers and the other labor pioneers sought for the working man Is the goal of Negro labor, too. Know ^ Negpo For fear do one else wiU thiak of telling you, I would like to Inform members of the congr»- gatiea that the period of Novem ber 1 through 7 has been offi cially designated as Internation al Cat Week. Don’t take my word for tt. Those among you -wh* Mupect me of fooliag aromi May as certain by chec^lag II oat. An organtzaNoi hmomn as Th« Amavlcan PallM Society, 1m., located Im N«« York, has been sponsoring International Cat Week for twenty-six years. Fwtbormore, Governors of Calif9roia, Florida, IHinois, Maine, Nevada, New Jers^, New York, Cteegon, Tennessee and Wyoming tMve all isstied impor- tant-looking and statesmanlike- sounding procbunatbns afflrvi- Ing that Cat Week is creeping upon us. Also, purrs of apiroval for this noble observance have been recorded by imlMswdors, preu attaches, cultural tffslrs Editor Carolina Times As you know, -we are draw ing very clo.se to November 3 when we shall vote for the can didates of our choice for Presi dent and Vice-President of the United States, and for officers of our State and County govern ments. This is not only a pre cious privilege but also a most •solemn responsibility. What wo do at the polls on November 3 will affect not only ourselves but our people of future gene rations for many years to come. After fighting for over 100 years to gain our rightful place • as first class citizens with all the rights of citizenship enjoyed by any other part of our population, we have at long last gained re- dtognition of our rights in the passage by Congress and the signing into law by President L. B. J. of the Civil Rights Act officially known as HR 7152. Thus, after wandering for 100 years in the 'ivilderness of se cond class citizenship, we have come to the Promised Land of Freedom and Equality. The ques tion now is, Shall we enter In and possess the land or shall we ling er on the border and neglect to enter it? Shall we claim and avail ourselves of our heritage won at so great cost or shall we give it back of our own accord to those who have fought so viciously to keep it from us? The answer will be given in the way we vote on November 3, especially In how we vote for President and how we vote for governor of North Carolina. As we all kncTiV, President Johnson and his running mate Senator Hubert Humphrey have done all that any two men could do In winning for us our civil right^ while Republican candidate Gold^ water has done all he could do to keep those rights from us. Certainly common sense tells us vote for President Johnson and counselors, first secretariei, charge d’affaires, ministers yn^ military aides of the Common> wealth of Puerto Rico, Austria, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Netherlands, Mexico, Lebanon, Israel, Honduras, Ecuador and the Dpminlcan Republic. There is even an official "Cat Kit” eXirfalning how te observe Cat WeKk, which may be obtahi- •d by writing The American Fe- ilM Svoiety, iM. at 4t VbIm Senator Humphrey, not just be cause they are the Democratic Candidates -but because they are the candidates who deserve to be electe^.. But whjit about the governor’s race? As we all know, Dan K. Moore, endorsed by arch segre gationist Senator Sam Ervin, and committed to work for the re peal of the Civil Rights Act, is the Democratic candidate for Governor, while Robert Gavin who has promised to uphold the law, even though he doesn’t like it, is the Republican candidate for Governor. Which of these two men shall we choose? Well now, let us reason this thing out. Surely we have not forgot ten how hard we fought in the may primary for Richardson Preyer because of the three can- dlAatm for the Democratic nom ination he .seemed to be the one who was least against us, and hffv desperately we worked to defeat I. Beverly Lake and Dan Moore because of their rabid host'litv towards^ us. We surely remember how both Lake and Moore pledged themselves to work f)r repeal of the Civil Rights Act if it should be passed by the Congress. We. also must remember how, after Preyer came out ahead in the first pri mary and Lake was eliminated, press reports quoted Moore as .declaring, that Preyer came out fir^ ^bqcau^ of the Negro bloc votftiwiilchi he would have to carry about his neck, as If hav ing Negro Buoport were some thing to be ashamed of. We also remember that Bever ly Lake the arch segregationist swung his unholy support to Mbore, and we must now know tliat if ^e should vot efor Moore on Ndvelmber 8 we will be swal- lowlDg^M our own accord a triple'noison dose of Sam Brvin, P#n ^ re and Beverly Lal^- Are W deliberately going to sell ourselves out by voting for o»r avowed foe Just because he Is , See LETTER 5A Sqiiaftft West. New York IWOS. The Socictjr in addition to beivg the only ;^ganized group whkh ity for cats, iMds houses homefaws tts cats wbteh are cruelty and generally for the welfare of cats, regardless of race, cAor or creed. ' Even the most integrated cats, sporting black and white eAoT^ are included.^ ' ' doet pu starved ^victtDM '
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