North Carolina Newspapers

' tHf CAROLINA TIMES —DURHAM, M. C. SATURDAY, JUNE 12. W3 2-A The President and Vice President Speak on Rights Pr eftent Johnson sounded a new hope to tl e&0 million Xfgro citizens at this coun try inHi« commencement address delivered at Howsfl t'niversitv la?t Fridav. In aruiounc iag tlfft he intends to call together next tall Xcyro leaders and offices a* all levies of f»v ffnment for a conference on civil rights, thr president gave encouragement to all thi«e who long Vp -ee the day wlien Americans r#i all rsices.Mreedn and colors will he accor*led the full Of firstcla»- citizenship. It iwignificaiit that Vic* President- Ht»np hrev fi a commencement address at the 1 ni versiiy of Maryland, only a few miles away, wai also calling for equal right* and oppori unities for all Americans. Said tb* \ ice Presi dent. "VV t must discover whether cr not American N'ejroes and other minority groups can novr be brought iui.v into tl.e main Mr. am of our political, economic ani social lift-. It thus appears tha: the present administration is fully agreed on the matter of according rauij rights U> all the citizen*, of this coun try. Afro -it H apparent that l«»tii the ;#esi (>i:t and the r vice president are determined that th* job of equal rights for all must 1 The Example Set the Prince Masons "the "'announcement in i&st week's i»sue of ir.is newspaper that the Prince Hall Ma.-ons had contributed an amount in execs* vi S-it*'. iGJ to the NAAO' Legal Prfense and Edu cational Fund within the la-t 14 year*, i- in deed commendable and to some extent encour aging. The rxamptr -et by the Masonic order could well be followed I»y t lie ' >di Fellows. E',J.s and Pvtfjians; to say nothing about tlie Greek-le'.ttr fraternities, -ororitis, social a::! religious dnii.-. YVitl) the exception of the Prince Hall Ma sons it probably would be a revelation if the ainamit* were known a% to i»o>« much the l'ra terrtii its and orities spend a year for social activities. gng just how little they spend for the support of the NAACP and other organ i -7«ati ins involved in the forefront of the civil rigl.ts struggle. Even in"-the the case of the Ma ons the SjOUJM.'.OU when broken down to n annual retribution amounts to only a I ttle more Than SJO.GOO.OO per vear or con iidrrably IC»J> than SI.OO per year that each ir.ei liber gives in lw struggle for Democra cy |nd human iJi^nity. I The Speaker-Ban Debacle Ceotinues 1| now appears from the editorial comment in a majority of the newspaj>ers of the state, concerning the awful debacle created over the law. that the |>eopk- of North Catojina are begjn'ijijig to awaken to the fact leadership is con cerned »t Ts found in the present governor of -this state. It appear that either Goy*r©or, Moor* is totally without the kind of foresight that is necessary for the offfoe he no* 'hold# or he is looking to Dr, K Beverly Lake to furnish it. thjnk Jhe best summation of the entire raa*t«fi«t*:rart>£' found in a piece done bv Har ry Golden'% "OflJy In Ameica." published in last Meek'*" issue of the CHAPEL HILL WEEKLY under the caption: 'Tlie Tragic Lack of Leadership." Said Mr.. Gulden: , jFor the,first time in a generation North Carolina i* leadership. But. fortunately, in our country there are also intellectual, as well as political, checks and balances. ■' F °r N'Mrth C arolina's Speaker- Ban I JIM. fhe last. Legislature rushed through a*bitf on the last day, without dis cussion or hearings, barring from the plat forms of state-supported schools, com munists and fjfth-amendment-niks. Jt was a stupid low that would prohibit. Poland's Ambassador, for instance, from sneaking here, or maybe another Soviet scientist who has something iinjtortant to tell our medical schools al>out mentaj retardation. n years ago 9„e Russian made a nplabje contribution in this field.) .Th* law was so stupid that even South Uroljna dismissed a similar proposal with tie b*ck of its hand. And so North Carolina TT* th * m ° St l' ro £ ress,ve " state in tte Sfcutb. is now « b e only state in the u„i on >th this nonsense on its statute books Bu| no ope lad the guts to start the ball Published evify. Saturday at Durham, N. C. by UftiUd Publishers, bic. - X *" f AWHN, Publiser Second' Claw Postaiu Paid, at Dyrhw, NL C., 27702 t ■ done now. if this country, is to hold its h&ad high f.m«>t«g tlwe o." ojfter tree peojde President Johnson's -Land in behalf oi ci*il rights must l>e exceedingly painful to all south erners of op|K>site views. | is also tale to say that were h not a southerner that the wrath of a majority of tlv southern presf would have long ago been turned loosr on him at full blast, instead, resectable and intelligent whites of the Sou:h hqve Iven forced to have it up to the Ku Klux Klan. the White Citizens Coun cil and other such organizations to vent their spleen against the present occupant of the White House. Thus, as regre.ti.abJe and horrifying as the manner of. and the untimely d ath of Presi cent Kennedy was it is safe to -ay that had he lived nothing he could have said in behalf of civil rightj could have been a selective, so far as the South is ooncerned. as the word* uttered by a southerner in the ofiice of presi dent. Somrtimes ''God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps upon the- sea and rides uj>on the storm.". We think it is time ior the era of fezzes. lodge aprons,. parades 'and other worthless -how-offs to end. It if time for Negroes to Income about what is in their heads rather than wliat is on their heads and on their ]«acks. In sho/n we would like to call tor a moratorium on all grand lodge meetings, an nual se-siuns and the auid in their places we would like to hold some workshops, in stitutes and other gatherings for studies as to ho w Negroes can increase thfir voting strength. fJnain more and better jobs and edu cation. The Prince Hall Masons have, in a small way. set a fine example. We think though with a little better organization and harder work they could increase their contribution to the N.Y \CP to S.l Million instead of $.300,000 for the next 14 year peririd. Likewise the Odd Fel lows. Pythains. Tents, Kappas. Omegas. Al pha*. Deltas, the AK-Vs and other such groups could add their amounts which would swell the total to a.sum sufficient to effectively wage a fuH and *ll out war against discrimina tion instep oi a skirmish " • • rolling toward repeal. Everybody waited for the Governor to give the signal, a sig nal which never came. Governor Dsn K. Moore was elected by the 200.000 votes which the third candidate. Dr. I. Beverly I.ake, had delivered to him. Dr. I.ake is our foremost segregationist philosopher. He &lill- dreams of someday putting the Xegjoes in the last row of the bus again, and he came out publicly and de cisively against any tampering with this Speaker-Ban law. And oh top of that. Mr. J. Edgar Hoover sent a letter, which he authorized to be made public. sup|»orting the ban. If there were some high-minded legislators prepared to votf for repeal. the Hoover letter shut them up tighter than a drum. But now we come to those wonderful checks and balances.' The Southern Asso ciation of Colleges and Schools has indicated that the North Carolina Speaker-Ban law fits the totalitarian state, rather than a free society, and thus. North Carolina is now threatened with the loss of. the accreditation of its state university ami colleges. Further more, some three hundred members of the several faculties have indicated that they "would be forced to find teaching positions elsewhere if accreditation is withdrawn." But the trouble, as you may have alreadv suspected, goes much deej>er. There is no leadership. That's the ival trouble. No one out side the University itself seems to have the faintest idea what,higher education is all about today. They do not know that when it comes to a university, you can tear down in one year what it lias taken a generation to establish. Even if this law is repealed, the University of North Carolina will have received a wound vhfch will take at least ten years to heaL It's a seller's marker in higher education today. The competition is- fierce. Other state universities had been forging ahead of North Carolina even before the eoactment of this law. A more favorable tax structure is help ing them move ahead of us, leaving North Carolina on I y Oar chance for successful competition—excellence. But as of this mo ment the gre»t Uryvfrsijty pf >iorth Caro lina is ia. the. bauds 0 f pottticfeß*. / ' 4 "' ■ I "Sin produced in ma wrong desires... " Rom. 7:8. Man's life is a running en counter with wrong desires produced by the inclination of man's sinfulness. We would to God it were not true. But we must face the stubborn facts of life. We are ever~TJe seiged by the threats of those inner evil-inclined desires. We have little time for the care free idling of our spirituahap ten tial as Christians. We fife' be ever alert lest we be whelmed by the wrong deyms within. For the christian Mft in essence, is a conunous vyfpt tling or grappling with the perils of our inner Whoever said there is no rfiit for the weary must have had this wrestling wits these wrong inner desires in mind. The Christian must fight for the maintenance of spiritual life in Christ Jesus. Yes, It is with struggle that we maintain our integrity amid the vicious corruptions of life. The glory of this christian life may be ours but not without a gJGt struggle. The price is dear B>r those who would mainjgn Committee-for Professional Opportunity j Last summer a group 4f scientists at the Marine Bip logical Laboratory at Woois Hole formed a Committee ffr Professional OpportUWftyM* orf the following declaration: Negro constitute a minute fraction of the American scien tific community. The waste of Negro talent, originating in racial discrimination, deprives American science of its full potential. This inequity is a social and moral challenge to the humanizing and liberating spirit of science. A basic cause of th e under-pai licipation of the Negro in science is the lack of adequate educational opportunity, beginning with the earliest levels of school ing, in North as well as South. To make opportunities equal in fact as well as in theory will require an extended per iod of time. We believe that it is time for scientists therti selves to take positive action and make special efforts now to accelerate the entry of Ne groes into all aspecte of scien tific work. Edu cati on a 1 institutions throughout the country, are be ginning to undertake sreg which will help improve the quality of education »for small numbers of Ex amples of activities being cur rently discussed or indeed are: a) An of ways and means for hemtng to bring Negroes into "he stream' of American techno logical and scientific life; b) Promoting the enfry of '"Ne gro students by providing special preparation prior, to entrance and L. , " . ' If.' SPIRITUAL INSIGHT REV HAROLD ROLAMD lie Promises of God Often Saves Us From Defeat and Despair this nobel, sublime life which is ours in Christ jesus. We can succeed but we must make grea: sacrifices We all must know the grinding struggle before we can share in the glory. There is no easy way to walk life's glory road. The poet says we must fight and struggle if we would win this wrestling match with our all too real and unholy inner de sires. The promise of God's heip often saves us from despair and defeat in this spiritual wrestling match In the strug gle we grow weary and ex hausted. This grim encounter leaves us, all too often, wasted and spent. And then we read again some promise out of God's word and we have new hope kindled in our souls. And with this new found hope we go again to enter the bat tle. In some rare and match less spiritual insight, we learn of the importance of this bat tle. We find that the battle must be fought on bending knees. We learn that prayer is a mighty weapon in mak ing this spiritual wrestling financial' and tutorial aid to marticulated students; c) Ex mpral activities such as sum _jnsr programs for teachers in Pfegro high schools, and pro grams to improve educational methods and content in Ne gro colleges and universities. Recognizing our responsibi lities as individual scientists: We welcome and will active ly solicit applications from Negro science students and frbro scientists who seek to Work in our laboratories or departments a s techincians, graduate student, research assistants, or staff members, i aJWPWPHPfc We will endevor to help in securing loans, scholarships, fellowships, time-off for cour se work, free or reduced tuti tion. for those 'applicants who wish to continue with course work or graduate studies. ,Jf an applicant for gradu ate study does not satisfy cer" tiin requirements of our re spective Institutions, but is otherwise an individual with potential for successful work in science, we will try to ar range suitable adjustments to allow the applicant time and facilities to make up such de ficiencies. We toll solicit our collea gues to teach and do research In Negro colleges and univer sities to collaborate In re search projects a n d to parti cipate for stated periods in the work of our laboratories and dCpnrtraenta. The declaration bears the signature of 32 scientists from ft 'institutions. We should like to ask the readers of 'Science* to Join us in this declaration - by getting in touch. tMiH the •/ r t' fc r * * ' match a glorious success, we go again and again to God's word for the assurance of Vic tory. Are you beccoiing dis couraged in the battle, then fall on bending knees, read again God's promise to his children. The successful fighter in this battle must know the cre ative spiritual power of cross bearing. You must suffer in this struggle. The suffering is just for a season. And this suf fering is nothing to be compar ed with the day of the glorious ending. Thus the master calls us to hold on steadfastly in the midst of our suffering and crosses knowing the fruits of victory will be joyous. We know the darkness of suffer ing may endure for.a night but joy comes in the morning. We suffer today but tomor" row's dawn will bring the fru its of victory. We all must wrt&tle with our sinful desires-and thdse of our fellowman. But in the Spirit's power and with God's help we can overcome. undersigned. TERU HAYASHI Department of Zoology, Columbia University, New York 10027 -Publishers Continnued from front page c-eption-buffet June 16; the An nual NNPA Awards Dinner June 17; a sunset boat fide S.S. Belle of Louisville. and a'private preview of "Shenandoah" Jifne 18; a tour and 1 Cinch at world famous Churchill Downs, an afternoon at Miles Park Racing Course and a ookout at the Ohio River resi dence of NNPA president and con vention host Frsnl' L! . Stanley June 18. Major topics of discussion are (I) The Negro Revolution, (2) The Six-Column Newspaper, O) Jour nalism Profession of the Future, (4) The Negro Press, Re: Examined, (5) Newspaper Opportunities Creat ed by Television, (6) New o[ PrintiEg and Publishing and (7) The Single Advertising rates. . -Teachers Continnued from front page at Winston-Salem State College, received a $290 regional schol arship. '' -Wilkins Continnued from front page pie has required courage and clar ity of thinking. There was no place here for the timid or for the dialectical hair-splitter," b« said. "... 1 — ' "• .... „ , Straioht From the Heart LPTf JUtp tfi zDfiion' Who la a tpacher A teaphpr 1* one who teaches by precept and example. H Is wise for a teacher to practice what Is to Si taught and learn what you teach. Hie real teacher is congenial, sure of purpose; aware of individual differen ces arid finds basis of past experiences. A good teacher strives for excellence in crjracter and integrity. The aim of a leac;ier is to lift up from past experience to new horiznns. A teacher learns to mingle with people, teaches self discipline and good manners The authentic teacher learns to reason for simple facts and apply these facts to life situatios. A good teatr.er connects history and economics. Why did colonies settle along sea shores and river basins? Why did colonies florish in sea ports? Why did colonies ex- Letter to the Editor Br Robert O. Page. Jr. There I was minding my own business—fat and fifty and foolish—when wham! the great-grandaddy of all stomach hit me just as 1 was going to b?d on a Friday night to catch up on all that sleep I had lost working into the wee houri two nights before. I never did catch up. in fact. I never did get to sleep. I thought it was just another little spell of gastritis until I had chewed six antacid tab lets "for relief of gastric hy peracidity" without relief. I tried getting to sleep on my back. I tried lying on my stomach. I tried lying on my side with my knees drawn up under my chin. Then, after a couple of hours of this kind of torture, I sat up on the ?ide of the bed and broke out into a cold sweat that wouldn't quit. Finally I gave up and apolo getically woke up my good wife Sara. "I'm sorry, honey, but I'm sick." She took a good look and called a doctor. He listened to the symptoms and, even though it was just sa. m. he told her to get me to the hos pital emergency room in 20 minutes. My doctor admitted he was n't sure what it was, but he was going to find out—and he did. After a series of X-rays and tests to determine the cause of my abdominal pain, as well as several electrocard iograms, my doctor spotted pirt of my trouble. Although my symptoms had not been typical, my doctor's verdict: ACUTE MYOCARIDIAL IN FARCTION. It took a little while for that to sink in. Those ugly words simply mean—heart attack! Why, th>t couldn't happen to me. That was something that always happen to th e other fellow, just like a traffic ac cident, and my job is knowing everything there ist o know about traffic accidents. Come to think of it I had helped bury three close friends within the year—all heart at tack victims and all in their 50's. With detached interest, I had read North Carolina Heart Association materials on heart disease and I knew all along, but with equal detachment that heart trouble was the big gest killer of man. After a a couple of weeks of lying in bed with a minimum of acti vity, I was pretty certain it had happened to me, and my interest in the heart and Its ailments became a very real and personal thing. For four months now, I have had plenty of time to think)—and believe rne, this is thinking time. I am not pre pared to depart this mortal coil just yet. There are still too many things to be done. What about my family? Could my wife get along with the only source of incom? sud denly cut off? What about my third son Just finishing high school and looking forward so eagerly to going off to the tJWversity next year? What about my darling six-year old daughter who came along af ter 21 years and three sons, the (irst much-wanted girl in my family In 70 years? That new will I have been going to draw up for the last few years will have to be made quickly. Thank good riess now for that life insur" ance I had hung onto grimly even when my wife complain ed that we were Over-insured. My doctor, who talks spar ingly and is deadly serious r•- • - , ppncj west? fhsse question? are related to the economy of our local, state a nd national well being. I bel/eve that it is a teacher's duty to teach pupils about local, state and national problems in tur changing world. It is also a teacher" s responsibility to connect past history and eco nomics with current history and economics. Tor some reasons my ad ministrators did not agree with my ideas. I. therefore re signed from the Inborden School in the Halifax County Administrative School System. If principal seeing this article appreciates my ideas a .id can use a teacher of my caliber, I would appreciate It very much. Agnes Edith Jones 309 Dixie Street '•; l Enfield, N. C. wnen he does, parted with these reassuring words: "Soflw times a little illness like tfjs at your age U the best thing th;*t could happen." He dtdoft have to draw a diagram .for me to understand what - J)* meant. »iH I am the lucky one who h-* r been given a second charted- Now it is up to me to tn'4%% the most of it. If I heed my doctor's advice, he tells 'ifof. my chances are that 2 will fully recover from thp first attack and in due timfe be almost a s good or better tlian ever. He cannot say ho\jf long I wlM~4ive, but betweeb us we are going to do eyerjJ thing possible to make it quiti a few more years, like my fa ther before me who is stifl hale and hearty at 71. • Q It means a new way of'Wft for me, this I have to things that seemed'lm portant beiore heart have lost much of their Unp^r 1 tance, but there are some-.j« ; gent matters to be attended to while there is still time. It's a question of deciding 'what really counts. I must discipline myself fc live by a new set of rules: (1) Do what my doctor advises but don't worry about my hea lth. 2 Have fun without over exerting myself. 3 Enjoy work but don't live solely for It. 4 Conquer my work jitters. 5 Don't blow my top. 6 Make family life mutually enjoyable 7 Keep life simple. 8 Live only one day at a time, and make the most out of It. - Jack & Jill Continnued from front page 11 p.m. Registration will continue on Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m % . Mrs. Carrie D. Jopes is presi dent of the Norfolk Chapter of Jack and Jill Mothers; Mrs. Hsfr riet R. Selden, general chairman of the regional cohference;' aria Mrs. Gratia F. Mitchell, co-chair man. Other committee chairmen, are Mrs. Lijlie Riddick, kits; Mrs. Ed na Hopkins, registration; Mrs. Jocelyn Goss, workshop; Mrs. Mar guerite Harper, luncheon; Mrs. Gloria Seldon. banquet; Mrs. Doro : thy Saddler, budget; Mrs. Marga ret BtMser, secretary; and Mri. Madietb Williams, hospitality. •Press Continnued from front page Viola Liuzzo, a white Detroit mother , met her death at the hands of the Klat). "It also was on thip high way that our people were bru tally beaten and gassed by law enforcement officers at Id mund .Pettus Bridge. "I pray that you distinguished men of the press give serious thought to these two deploray ble events while enroute here," Rev. Reese Mid. The Selrrna SCLC affiliate ap pealed to the touring editors tq look beyond th e false facade being treated hy Gtovenor Wal lace. ■ »■ ■ -Baptists Continnued from front page June 21 at 7:30 p. m. when M,ay oi 4 Wense Grabarek of Durham, J. S. Stewart, member of the City Council and other outstand ing personalities qf the city ifrlll bring words of welcome & the Con|r«M. ' / f