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The Right lo Vote Bill
by voting in all election!. Negro citi
in this issue of the Carolina Times,
or soon thereafter, the voting rights
bill, jost passed by the Senate and sent
to President Johnson for his signa
ture, will be the law of the land. The
bill assures all citizen of this country
the right to vote without regard to
race, creed or color. Therefore, it is
possible, the first time in the nation's
history, for Negro citizens in the deep
South states to have a part in the
election of the type of person who
will hold public office.
Because of the far-reaching effect
the measure can have in determining
the kind of persons who will hold
public office in the future, it behooves
every Negro citizen to take advantage
of the opportunity by registering as
soon as possible and following thru
by voting in all elections. The re
cording of a massive number of re
gistrants and taking an active part
by voting in all election Negro citi
zens can best show their appreciation
to President Johnson for passage of
the voting rights measure.
Because Negro teachers and minis
ters, by virtue of their professions,
cannot escape positions of leadership
in their respective localities, we call
upon them to shoulder the majcfr re
sponsibility of arousing N/egroes to
register and vote. By so doing, they
will not only render a service to their
own race but to the nation as a whole.
In North Carolina, there are apjioxi-
Proposed School for Halifax County
R(*j»orts to the effect that, in order
to continue segregated schools, a
group of white |M.-rsons in Enfield, are
planning to file |*ipers in Raleigh
for the incorjjoration of a private
school will evoke no surprise for any
one who has lived for any length of
time in Halifax County. With the pos
sible exception of Roanoke Rapids,
race relations in Halifax County are
al>out the |>oomit in the entire state.
Especially is this true of Enfield
where for the last half century or
more the white jieople of the town
have not yet learned that the only
way they can keep Negroes in the
ditch is to stay in there with them.
One has to live in Enfield to realize
that such vicious and ignorant white
people, still exist in North Carolina.
In short a majority of Halifax Coun
ty more resemble* a back wood's sec
tion of M ississippi than a county of a
state, that is supi>osed to be among the
most enlightened in the. .South. As a
The FBI and the UNC Slaying
Kvery resectable citizen in this
country recoils at and abhors crime,
whatever the tyi>e or cause. The hor
riahle slaying of a cocl at the Univer
sity of North Carolina, along with the
slaying of two coeds at Austin, Texas,
are two most regrettable Crimea in
that they cut off lives of three pro
mising young people who were in
the process of equipping themselves
to better serve their fellowmen by ob
taining an education.
Whatever the racial identity of
those, responsible for these three un
timely deaths, it it our hope that they
will soon be brought to justice. We
urge the law enforcement agencies
and those living in the vicinity of the
crimes to spare no effort or money
Crime in North Carolina
The report of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation that crime in Nofrth
Carolina showed an increase in 1964
over that of 1963 should cause a dis
tressful feeling of evety respectable
citizen in the state. We suspect that
along with the increase in Crime in this
state, that a correct report would dis
close that during the year 1964, the
people of North Carolina made a com
parable increase in money appropriated
for education and money donated for
churches and other religious institu
tions.
There is something basically wrong
with any social order that continues to
register an increase in the most sordid
Crimes the people commit in the face
of the erection of more and bigger
church structures and schools and
more and bigger contributions to those
same institutions. One is compelled to
inqufre if there is ever to be a turning
point and if the church is going to
wield a-greater or lesser influence in
the realization of such a goal.
We think the rise in the horrible
mately 15,000 Negro teachers and
nearly 10,000 Negro ministers. The
l>pth together constitute probably the
largest storehouse of intelligence to be
found within the race as a whole m
the entire state. By becoming the
leaders in a massive register and vote
campaign, they will not only help
bring freedom to Negroes in this state
but those in states like Mississippi.
Alabama and Louisiana.
In an address to some 300 principals
and supervisors here last Friday, E.
B. Palmer, Executive Secretary of the
North Carolina Teachers Association
stated that displacement of Xegro
teachers in this state as a result of
the Civil Rights /Vet of 1964 "has pre
sented itself as the worst in the na
tion." What Palmer did not say, how
ever, is that in the ballot, the Negro
teacher has a sure, and effective wea
pon at his disposal whereby he can de
fend himself against reprisals that are
now being inflicted on him if he will
only use it properly.
Again, we urge our teachers and
our ministers to take the lead in
arousing Negroes in this state to
exercise, their citizenship rights by
making use of the new power placed
into their hands by the Negro voting
rights bill. By so doing, they will not
only place their people, in a position
to preserve their freedom in this state
but every other southern state, where
the ballot has, heretofore, been denied
them.
result of such downright meaness and
ignorance there is practically no sem
blance of a line of communication be
tween the few intelligent white people
of Enfield and its majority Negro
population.
What the members of the white
group in Enfield need to know is that
segregation as a way of life is a dead
duck and that any program that trains
white or Negro children to fit into a
segregated pattern if only training
them to be a misfit in the kind of
world they are going to have to live
in. It thus appears that it will be the
white children who attend the pro
l>osed segregated school who will be
losers and not the Negro children
who by training and experience in an
integrated educational set-up will be
prepared to fit into the social order
tomorrow in which all men will be
judged by their ability instead of the
color of their skin.
in the. search now being made to bring
to justice lx>th the slayers of the co
eds at Cha|>el Hill and those of Aus
tin, Texas.
In the case at UNC. it is hard to
understand why there should be. any
further delay in calling on the Fede
ral Bureau of Investigation to assist
in the hunt for the slayer. After more
than a week of fruitless effort of local
and state authorities, we think it is
time to call in the Fill or any other
agency that might'help in the case.
It is our feeling that further delay in
seeking federal aid only adds to the
difficulty if and \Yhen the FRT is
eventually called on to assist in the
hunt for the killer.
crimes committed by persons in this
state present sa challenge to the
chutch, educational institutions and
other organizations operated for the
elevation of mankind. We, also, think
the time has arrived for both our re
ligious and educational institutions to
do a Vestudy of their efforts to deter
mine how they can help to halt the
increase of horrible crimes in this
state presents a challenge to the
missing the boat, when in spite of the
millions invested in churches and
schools, crimes of the most sordid*
type continue to increase.
The husband who doesn't tell his
wife everything probably reasons that
what she doesn't know won't hurt
him.
More and more these days I find
myself pondering on how to recon
cile my net income with my gross
habits. ~
One of the pleasures of age is look
ing back at the people one didn't mar
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SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
"TH. apirit h life HMH."
Rom. 1:10
The spirit of God is indeed
life with its true meaning and
beauty. The spirit quickens, en
riches, heals, reclaims and
raises life to its most sublime
level. And what can life really
be without this spiritual dimen
sion? life is indeed empty and
meaningless without the magic
touch of God's spirit. The ulti
mate conclusion is that the
spirit is life itself.
Life is a shameful, inade
quate substitute without God
the spiritual ground of all be
ing. Who can ponder seriously
the deep mysterious meaning
of life without concluding that
the Spirit is life. Some interpret
life apart from God and the
spirit. What is life without
God. What can life really be
without God as the ultimate
ground of being. What about
an Alpha and an Omega? It
seems that a rational being tak
ing a look at the vast wonders
of the creation must conclude
that God is. The Bible does this
"In the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth."
Only God can be the answer to
the How, The Why and the
Where of the Wonders of the
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Life is Empty and Meaningless
Without the Touch of God's Spirit
Creation. The spirit is life—
and God is the ultimate ground
and cause of all things.
Life falls flat on its face with
out the vital power of the
Spirit. The spirit, therefore,
must be the key that unlocks
the deep mysteries of the
universe. The creation was in
the beginning, and must forever
remain a dark meaningless
void, without the life-giving
power of the spirit. The spirit
gives meaning to the infinite
vastness of the universe. And
the same spirit gives meaning
to the sin-marred, wretchedness
of the life of a man. It was
when God breathed upon man
in his spirit's power that man
become somebody—the master
piece of the creation. God. the
spirit, gave meaning and dig
nity to the being and the life
of man. In fact God breathed on
man and he became a "Living
Soul." Truly, the spirit is life.
It is through the spirit that
life comes from God and re
turns to God in the blessedness
of a joyous celestial realm.
What a joy to know that we
through the spirit can come
back to God. Yes, the spirit re
deems and brings us back to
God. It prepares us to share in
By REV. HAROLD ROLAND
an eternal life with God. The
spirit is life. The spirit is life
abundant. And above all the
spirit is the hope of life with
God in Heaven.
Then to really have life in
its true meaning and dimen
sion we must rest our souls
finally in God the creator, God
the redeemer and God the Holy
Spirit.
-Finals
(Continued from Front Page)
Wilhelminia Garner, Mrs. Clau.
dette Hardaway, Mrs. Carrie
Harrison, Mrs. I. H. Hilliard,
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hudson, Rev.
and Mrs. Clyde Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. Reed Johnson, Dr. and
Mrs. Judson King, Miss Cynthia
Purnell, Jettie Purnell, Mrs.
Mable Rogers, Mrs. Pattie Tay
lor, Mr. and Mrs. John R." Til
lery, John Turner, and Rev.
and Mrs. Spencer Williams.
The sponsors of this school,
believing that it has signifi
cance for the whole community,
are extending a general invita
tion to any interested citizens
who may wish to attend the
Thursday evening program.
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-Convocation
(Continued from Front Page)
nesday program during a mini
sterial breakfast, and 10:30 a.m.
the keynote worship service will
be held and will be addressed
by the Rev. S. S. Morris, Jr..
pastor of Choppin AME Church,
Chicago.
Among other speakers dur
ing the convocation will be
the Rev. Philip R. Cousin, presi
dent of Kittrell Junior College;
Albert Miller, youth president,
and the Rev. H. J. Mattison.
-Elks
(Continued from Front Page)
units, seven Drum and Bugle
Corps, four floats and 90 cars.
By contrast, this year's Pa
rade will consist of approxi
mately 6 divisions, comprising
36 brigades, with 270 units, 21
Drum and Bugle Corps, 12
floats and 270 cars.
Prizes -will be awarded to top
units in the following catego
ries: Best Drilled Junior Herd,.
Largest Junior Daughter Group,
Largest Juvenile Group, Best
Dressed Drill Patrol, Largest
Drill Patrol, March Unit Travel
ing Greatest Distance, Best Pur
ple Cross Unit, Best Drum Ma
jor, Best Uniformed Drum Ma
jor, Best Junior Drum Major,
Best Decorated Automobile,
Most Artistic Float, Best De
partmental Float, Best Decorat
ed Float, Winner Beauty and
Talent Contest, 2nd Place Beau
ty and Talent Winner, 3rd
Place Beauty and Talent Win
ner. Ernest M. Thomas Sr. is
Chairman of Awards.
-President
(Continued from Front Page)
EEOC programs.
Vice President Hubert Hum
phrey will open the conference,
welcoming the conferees at 9:00
a.m. Thursday, August 19.
Chairman Roosevelt will intro
duce the EEOC Commissioners
and state the objectives of the
meeting.
The conference will consist
of seven workshop sessions,
followed on Friday, August 20,
by a two-hour report session
presided over by Roosevelt and
concluding with a 4:00 p.m.
press conference.
-Registrars
(Continued from Front Page)
contacted in Mobile County in
structions on registration pro
cedures.
Miss Simmons said, one of
the most disheartening episodes
in the Alabama campaign was
experienced by NAACP work
ers in Augusta, where 100 eli
gible Negro citizens refused to
register for fear of losing their
jobs.
Mississippi River Boat in New York
by GAILE DUGAS, CFN Women's Editor
When Mark Twain was in India at the age of sixty, he
said: "All the me that is in me is in a little Missouri village
on the other side of the globe."
He was referring, of course, to the sleepy little town of
Hannibal, the home of the immortal Tom and Huck, where
Twain himself spent his youth.
Today, some
thing of the
spirit of Mark
A Twain lingers on
'I in New York, a
city he loved and
one in which he
lived and" wrote
LI for a time. A
i, . iilL. r plaque marks a
sMWIBfI-F house in Green
"SOPRL wich Village
which was once
his home and,
on the ground floor of the Em
pire State Building, there is a
unique restaurant where Sam
Clemens would feel quite at
home.
The Mark Twain Riverboat
restaurant catches the eye
from the street since the pad
dle wheels (from Mississippi
River steamboats such as
Twain piloted) are clearly vis
ible. The main floor recreates
the plush dining salon and
gaming rooms typical of the
old Mississippi riverboata.
Below deck, there is dancing
nightly to a riverboat band on
what is known as the Prome
nade Deck. Around the room
are sections commemorizing
periods of the life of Mark
Twain. They include the ornate
San Francisco room with its
red velvet walls, huge mirrors
and ship figureheads. For Sam
Clemens worked as a newspa
perman in San Francisco.
Next is the New Orleans
Room decorated with posters
of minstrel shows and tne Mis
sissippi River Ix>unge with a
mural depicting' a half-dozen
sidewheelers coursing down
the broad river.
Teachers In
Joint Session
In Swansboro
SWANSBORO "Free to
Teach" is the theme of the 12th
Annual NCTA-NEA Joint Lead
ership Conference to be held
August 12-15, at Hammocks
Beach in Swansboro.
The keynote speaker for the
occasion will be Samuel B. Eth
ridge, assistant secretary for
Field Services, Professional
Rights and Responsibilities
Commission, NEA. Ethridge
will address Classroom Teach
ers at their planning conference
on Thursday, August 12, at 2:15
p.m. and on Friday, August 13,
at 10:00 A.M.
Topic for the first general
session is "The Civil Rights
Act of 1964 and Teacher Wel
fare."
The Second General Session
will begin at 2:30 P.M. Friday.
A panel discussion on "Oppor
tunity for Responsibility" will
take place and ■will include the
following panelists: Attorney
Derrick Bell, NAACP Legal De
fense Fund, New York; Attor
ney Julius Levonne Chambers,
Manior Thorpe, Neighborhood
Youth Corps, Department of
Labor—Washington, D. C. and
Mrs. Carol J. Hobson, Special
ist, Education, and Welfare,
Washington, D. C. E. B. Pal
mer, executive secretary, NCTA
will moderate the panel.
The Tiird C?ncr?l Session ii
scheduled to it 7:00 P.M.
Friday night. The featured ad
dress will be given by Dr. Tins
ley L. Spraggins, assistant spe
cialist, Technical Assistance
Branch Equal Opportunities
Program U. S. Office of Educa
tion, Washington, D. C. This
will be followed by: Classroom
Teachers Meet Administrators
and Supervisors.
Saturday, August 14, the 14th
General Session Will get under
way at 9:00 a.m. and the dis
cussions will center around
"Areas of State and Local Asso
ciation Responsibility and Ser
vice—An Over View." Discus
sions and plans -will be focused
on Merger and Teacher Dis
missals.
-Bates
(Continued from Front Page)
Rock's Public schools. It was
she to whom the nine Negro
boys and girls who pioneered
the desegregation of Central
High School looked for guid
ance and inspiration in that
trying time.
In 1098 Mrs. Bates and the
Little Rork Nine were award
ed the Spingarn Medal for dis
tinguished achievement.
the gambler's favorite weapon,
hangs on the wall of the Gam
bler's Den. Over the deep,
mirrored stairwell that leads
to the lower deck, revolves a
large replica of a riverboat
naddlewheel. Mirrors shoot
back splinters of dazzling light
from the long, horseshoe
shaped bar.
An unforgettable dish aerved
at the Mark Twain Riverboat
and the other Longchamps
Restaurants, is the Broehett*
of Pork Tenderloin. Here, for
your flies, is the recipe:
B large mushroom caps
6 tablespoons butter, divided
IV4 pounds lean pork tenderloin
cut into IV4 inch cubes
slices bacon, cut into
IV4 inch squares
salt and pepper
'/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
Saute mushroom caps in two ta
blespoons butter for several min
utes, then thread mushrooms,
pork cubes and bacon squares
alternately on 4 skewers, melt re
maining butter and brush over
meat and mushrooms. Place about
4 Inches from preheated broiling
unit and broil about ten minutes,
turning several times. Sprinkle
with bread crumbs and continue
broiling and turning until nicely
browned and pork is tender wtMn
tested with fork. Serve on bed of
rice. Serves four.