.—THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JAN. 1, 1966
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What Price Token Integration?
If the federal government is not
going to do it, some person or group
of persons should look into the re
cent approval of an integrated medical
staff by the Trustee Board of Watts
Hospita.l It might be that a close
scrutiny of what is really happening
at Watts in the matter will reveal that
both Negro physicians and citizens
are being handed a first-class bill of
token integration with the under
standing that they are to pay fur the
same by keeping their mouths shut
about a situation that is not entitcly
in keeping with the interpretation of
integration as described by the fed
eral courts.
As a matter of ethics, Negro phy
sicians, like all others of the medical
profession, will take their time or
tread softly in making complaints
about .the methods or procedures of
other physicians, to say nothing about
reporting them to federal authorities.
There is a known and age-old tradition
of professional ethics aifnong all doc
tors that-at titnes mav even transcend
that of race. Then there is the klan
ishness of the profession that is well
nigh as biding as that of the oath of
a secret order.
We think, though, that the duty of
seeing to it that Negro citizens of
Durham, as well as Negro physicians,
are not sold a bill of good for what
appears to be purely token integra
tion at Watts, or juSt enough ffl»egra
A Step in the Right Direction
The annocement in last week's issue
of, this newspaper to the effect that
three bishops of the AME, AMEZ
and CME Churches had performed
the ordination service ,of eleven new
ministers of the three denominations
should b hailed by every one of their
several million members. In the final
analysis it is the laymen who pay for
the luxury of denominationalism and
not the bishops, other high officials
or ministers of the churches.
The joint ordination is a step in
the right direction and prbves con
clusively that ultimate union of the
AME, AMEZ and CME denomina
tions is not only possible but practi
cal. It is our hope, therefore, that
last week's ordination service will
quicken the efforts of the officials
and members of the three denomina
tions in the direction of truly becom
ing nne great united body in the
cause of Christianity.
Rights' Lawyer One Of
Magazines Award Winners
NEW YORK, N. Y. Ma
rian Wright, 26-year-old Mis
sissippi civil rights lawyer,
has been named one A the
country'* four moot promis
ing young career women by
"Mademoiselle" magaz in e.
In its January issue, the edi
tors of "Mademoiselle" ack
nowledge Mlse a
chievements and predict
even greater success fpr her
in giving her ooe at the
magazine's four 1065 Merit
Awards.
Miss Wright holds the awe
some and sometimes frustra
ting position of NAACP Legal
Defense Fund Attorney in
Mississippi, ha n d !1 n f the
Fund's statewide docket of
hundreds of cases pending
before the Federal Court.
Last November she became
a member of the Mississippi
Bar one ot the few women
and the "only" Negro wom
an ever to be admitted.
HE R COMMITMENT to
helping the Negroes of Mis
sissippi understand and exer
ci s e their Constitutional
rights extends beyond th •
limits of her legal profession.
She is active in instituting
and promoting community
programs, organizing schools
with qualified Negro teach
in Miss Wright points out
that "the community re
sponse to the poverty pro
grams and' the schools is
phenomenal. The people un
derstand that they must help
themselves."
A native of BennettsviHe,
S. C., Miss Wright was edu
cated at Spelman College in
Atlanta,, where she was one
of the co-founders of the Stu
dent Non-Violent Coordinat
ing Committee (SNC). She
spent ber junior year at the
•universities of Geneve and
Paris; she also spent s sum
mer in thn Ivory Cosst with
"Operation Crossroads Afri
ca.'
IT WAS BACK in college
in this country, while attend
ing a local NAACP meeting
that Miss Wright became a
ware of the appalling short
age of lawyers working in
the Sooth. She decided to do
something about it. applied!
tion to keep the checks rolling in from
the federal government, is one that
belongs principally to Negro lay lead
ers outside the medical profession. In
the solution of such, Negro citizens
have one or perhaps two courses they,
can persue and that forthrightl) - .
The first course is to ask for a tha
rSugh investigation by federal au-
thorities into the integration policies
of. the staff and patients Watts
Hospital. The second is for Negroes
to bide, their time and wait for the
bond issue election to be held in behalf
of Watts and Lincoln hospitals when
they will have the opportunity .to
voice their disapproval of what, is be
ing referred to as "token integration '
at the former. We think either course
is an unpleasant task and, therefore,
we would like to propose a third pro
cedure and that is the enlarging of
the Watts Trustee Board to make
room for a minimum of two Negro
members.
Such a course may appear in the
outset as revolutionary. We think
though-ihat it holds the best solution
to what in the end may prove to be a
most difficult if not a disastrous situ
ation, from a financial standpoint, for
both Watts and Lincoln hospitals, if
not otherwise. The situation is one of
those in which an ounce of preven
tion is worth a pound of cure, and one
which jlemands-forthright action and
remedy.
While the propsed union of the
three Methodist churches-may not be
considered ecumenical in the truest
sense of the word, *t does sho\* the
direction in which the wind is now
blowing in the field of religion. In the
very nature of the case, the consum-
mation of such a union is certain to
give impetus to the overall ecumeni
cal movement now underway to unite
all of the Christian churches and,
therefore, it should receive the sup
port of ever}- person of sound judge
ment.
It is not hard to visualize what a
powerful force for good the uniting
of the three Mehodists bodies can be,
from an economic standpoint as well
as a spiritual one. We trust, therefore,
that the ordination of the eleven
young ministers will be the beginning
of a series of similar events, all lead
ing up to the utimate unloiJ of the
three denominations
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MISS MARIAN WRIGHT
Magazine Award Winner
to Tale Law School,, was ad
mitted on a John Hay Whit
ney Fellowship. After gradu
ating, she became the first
legal Intern with the NAACP
and went to Mississippi.
Though her job has led to
occasional jailing and physi
cal attack. Miss Wright
claims, "When you reach
someone, know you have
gotten through to him', made
him think for himself, made
him realize that he has the
freedom of choice then it
is all worth it'
OTHEK MADEMOISELLE
1089 Merit Ayard recipients
are actress Lesley Ann War
ren, ballerina Suzanne Far
reil and novelist Anne Tvler.
In addition, , *Mademoi«» , V
gave a special award to the
young people of the Meirc .o
litan Opera National Compa
ny. The awards were pre
sented at a special ceremony
by the mazazine's Editor-in-
Chief, Betsy Talbot ..Black
well.
EAST TO CAKE FOR.
You want a ba-useplant, but
know full well your thumb is
not the green type. Then set
tle for philodendrons.
Philodendrons do as long
as they are kept warm 65
degree F minimum out of
direct sunlight, and moder
ately moist. Don't, however,
over water them, or the
leaves will grow very smaO.
* LET US UNITE CONTEMPLATION \A\ hv
WITH ACTION -IN THE HARMONY \m, " f f /OBT jS JOk
OF THE TWO, LIES THE PERr-
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
B Christ Comes in the Spirit as a
Guarantee of Successful Living
"God striding his own Son in
our own sinful flosh." Rom. 8:2
What a sublime mystery—
God coming.,,in the flesh—
clothing himself in our com
mon fleshly garments to res
cue man in his lostness. This
idea of God, the high and the
Holy One, coming to us in the
flesh confounds us. Why? God
had to fome in such a way that
*ve could understand and have
no reasonable excuse. Had God
chose to come to us clothed
in the majesty of His celestial
or supernatural glory we would
have had an excuse. But God
came so plain and simple that
w are now left without a good
excuse. God came to live the
life in the flesh as we live it.
Now we have no excuse. Christ
came and clothed himself in
our fleshly garments to show
us that life can be lived in this
world pleasing to God.
In Christ and in the flesh we
can now live life acceptable to
the God of Grace and love.
Jesus did it. Jesus set the ex
ample and "left us without an
-Farmer
Continued from front page
The first project will be a
nationwide literacy campaign.
It ■will also conduct programs
to instruct local people, includ
ing civil rights workers, in the
resources and programs avail
able to combat poverty and ra
cial discrimination.
-Acquittal
Continued pj|e
Metropolitan Council of the
American Jewish Congress,
termed Judge Murtagh's ac
quital of the 17 demonstrators
"an extremely important de
cision that the police and the
courts will have to bear in
mind in all future cases involv
ing persons who have been ar
rested during peaceful non
violent protests."
-Emancipation
Continued from front page
of Washington, Dr. Jackson is
the Democratic National Com
mitteeman for the District of
Columbia; Vice Chairman, Ci
tizens Advisory Committee to
the President's Civil Eights
Commission.
In addition to the main ad
dress, there will be three
minute greetings from repre
sentatives of business, labor,
fraternities, education, the
press, civic organizations and
the local branch of the NAACP.
Music for the occasion will
be furnished by the choirs of
Mount Zion and the Oak Grove
Freewill Baptist Churches.
The benediction will be pro
nounced by Rev. S. G. McCoy,
Chaplain of the Alliance.
On any given day of the
year, more than 300 billion
gallons of Mississippi River
water flow past New Orleans
on the way to the Gulf.
UP GOES THE SLEEVES
excuse. Now all we need to is
to get on with the business of
living this life, ■with the help'
of Christ, acceptably before the
God of Holiness and Righteous
ness. It can be done. Ttfus let
us get on with this most impor
tant business' of being Chris
tian witnesses for God in this
world. Jesus has performed
the great experiment**" It was
successful he lived success
fully and victoriously this
same life we are called upon
to live. Jesus lived this life
in spite of the sin, heartache
and tears. And we redeemed
and in Christ can live it too.
Christ has given us the help
er The Holy Spirit! Yes,
Christ set the example and
sent us a helper in the person
of the Holy Spirit. To keep us
from confusion and frustration
he has given the Holy Spirit
the helper. So again -we must
conclude there is no excuse
whatsoever for man. You can't
hide behind an excuse now—
you have all things needed to
-Price
Continued from front page
The Mississippi - born Miss
Price, whose schedule prevent
ed her accepting the award at
the NAACP convention in Den
ver earlier""this year, is being
honored "in recognition of her
'Twas the Night Before Election
__Twas the night before election
W"heo. jll through the land,
Not a cftftgnrwaa-SHre-of -
Who would be the next Con
gressman.
The candidates nervously paced
the floor,
All but one who sat quietly by
door.
thinking quietly and
still
Praying her victory to be God's
Holy will
I sat and I thought of the days
that had passed.
How we campaigned and # ,-,-
skipped meals just like a
fast.
We met people with her and
walked many a mile,
But on Mrs. Small's face she
greeted everyone with a
smile
Then I remembered her voice,
so triumph and sweet
I remember her words, which
in my heart, I shall always
keep.
I remember Floyd McKlssick
and Gold Frinks,
Together they blnded a strong
chain that links,
I remember the Revs. La
Garde, Scott, Nixon and
Pettaway.
They stood by Mrs. Small both
night and day
I remember the Smallettes, of
which I im I part,
To Mrs. Small, we gave our
support, our time,
The love in our hearts.
I ft member the people of Ply
mouth
By REV. HAROLD ROLAND
live this life. So we say on
with the business of living this
life at Jits best—living it« as
Jesus did. Christ redeems—
takes away the sin—and comes
in the Spirit's power as a
guarante of successful living.
Then Christians, let us stop
making excuses. Christ takes
away- sib- and gives you the
sanctifier so there is no ex
cuse.
This life can be made man
ageable with a day to day ap
proach. You remember, Jesus
said just one day at a time.
Live this day and let God Al
mighty take care of tomorrow.
Let yesterday and its failures
go. Ask God ( to forgive you
and wipe the. slate clean and
make a new start. Forgetting
all things in that ugly past.
God will forgive you.
God came in His Son Jesus
Christ, our Savior, to show us
how to live this life successful
ly with all of its riclf poten>
tials. The Savior lived it. Anr
we too, in Christ, can live it.
divinely-inspired talent in tri
bute to her extraordinary
achievement as the outstand
ing soprano of our era, and in
appreciation of her priceless
contribution as artist, citizen
and person to the continuing
crusade for -justice, equality
and understanding among the
peoples of the world."
Mrs. Shester Small, and the
rest.
They gave our candidate their
very best
I remember the adults
Mrs. Agnes, Simpson and
Cherry
They worked hard, they want
to be free,
I remember the towns like
Lewiston,
Ahoskie, Windsor, Edenton
and Williamston.
I remember the campaigning,
the walking and the talking
too, *
All this, to us, was very new
I remember the question, is
she qualified?
But who can be more qualified,
than a person with
God as his guide.
Now, all the questions are
answered and the work is
done,
And still there is the victory
to be won.
Now, the day Is here,
And the hour is very near
And as the time goes by
My eyes gaze toward the sky.
And I feel the Lord's spirit
near me v
And he tells me In my heart,
Be willing to do your part.
For I'm ever with thee.
If she doesn't win.
It isn't a sin.
We can try again and again,
For God's work Is never done
in vain.
—Phyllis Simpson
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Freedom Fro Want
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SUPPORT FOR CUTriNG of present and planned expendi
tures in the domestic public sector of our government,
in order to more adquately finance our expanded In
ternational involvements, is being voiced more and mora
frequently by private and public officials. It is true that
some of those who advocate this kind of move have never
been supoorters of i>ublic programs the War on Poverty,
federal aid to education, expanded health and welfare bene
fits, and other and it can be easily recog
nized that they are simply using the inter- | jJM
national situation to destroy that which s MJMHg
they never favored in the first place.
Nevertheless, there are others who are r fjP
more sincerely motivated and who hsve less -
invidious reasons for supporting the idea of
a reduction in domestic expenditures. Their
reasons, howjver, are largely based on the
belief that we are presented with only two
choices militai-v preparedness or domes
tic —programming and —they feel that MK _
under no circumstances must military preparedness be weak
ened. In addition, there are those who are reluctant to ac
cept the fact that in this period of unprecedented prosperity
and employment any self-respecting, conscientious, hard
working person would be unemployed and dependent.
Their Own Sense Of Adequacy
, Finally, there are those who have themselves only
reached comfortable incomes In this generation, who feed
their own sense of adequacy and, indeed, superiority
by suggesting that even temporary government support at
the unemployables contributes to their dependency; or
worse still that being unemployable reflects some congenital
moral flaw in Uie person so affected.
While President Johnson and his Cabinet me*nbers re
main committed to the Great Society, and have given no
indication that they would propose such a cutback, it is
conceivable that unless those who feel differently from the
above begin to make their feelings known, then it can be
assumed that these proponents represent a great consensus.
And if this is true the pressure on the Administration will
be most difficult to resist.
The fact remains that not only does our country spend
a smaller percentage of its midget on programs af health,
education and welfare than any other country in the world,
but, actually, in relation to the value of the dollar today
we are spending only a fraction more than we apent 20
years ago. And by far the large percentage of that which
is spent go for those who are basically unemployable
children, the chronically disabled, and the elderly, r
Displaced By Machines
We are also faced with another fact that whil« mirac
ulous technological advances may not have reduced the
number of jobs per se, these advances have greatly affected
the employment picture in that so many jobs now require
skills which are not present among a large group of work
ers displaced by machines.
Few of those who glibly recommend the transfer of
Great Society fund* to the Viet Nam war effort really atop
to contemplate what would be the alternative were we not
to spend in the public sector not only at the present level,
but at a greatly increased level. And this, unfortunately,
notwithstanding the dramatic example of a Watts riot, which
Is estimated to have cost in economic terms alone be
tween forty and one-hundred and seventy million dollar*
in one week.
Too few people are aware that the image of our country
abroad having a gross national product almoct that of ail
other countries combined but with a rate of unemployment;
school drop-outs, mental illness, substandard housing far
exceeds many much less affluent countries.
It is tragic that almost no on* conceives that the beat
long-range defense of this country as well as its appeal
is a society where each human being, regardless of race,
religion, nationality or economic class, has the opportunity
for a full education to the limit of his capacity and de
sire; an opportunity for decent housing, for the beat health
and medical care; an opportunity for a job at the higheet
level of his aibility: and the security of adequate insurance
against economic fluctuations, health hazards, or the de
pendency and boredom of old age.
In a world where both sides possess the weapon* of
total destruction, thus making war an impossible way of
resolving conflict or assuring loyalty, then the ideology
which In practice works to provide real freedom fro»n want
and opportunity for all its citizens to participate will ulti
mately win the battle for the minds, hearts and loyalties oi
people the world over.
'HIS SENSE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
DEPLORED THE SITUATION.*