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-THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1966 4A The Selection of A President for NCC N. C. College trustees have given no hint as to when or whom they are considering for the office of presi dent of NCC. In the face of the ap parent efficiency with which the in terim committee is now operating the institution, we take the attitude that it is better for the trustees to take their time in selecting a presi dent for N. C. College than to be sorry. Rumors are being circulated to the effect that the trustees have before them the names of over 20 persons as aspirants for the positions. If this this is true it is going to take con siderable time to carefully process the qualifications of each applicant The Uniting of Christian Denominations The action taken by representa tives of eight major Christian de nominations at Dallas, Texas last week, laying the foundation for the uniting into cne church, is probably the most forward step that has ever been taken by any group of Protes tants. In time, it is most likely the movement begun by the eight de nominations, with their total of 24 million members, will be joined by others until the time that binds all Christians hearts«in love will become a reality. Divided by race, denominations, tenets and isms for nearly 2.000 years, the Christian church, which in reality is the body of Christ, has undergone untold suffering and im potency when it should have been just the opposite. The coming to gether or uniting of the eight de nominations may furnish the spark that will set the world aflame with the spirit of brotherhood at a time £5) when it is most needed. The movement should receive the support of every true believer in Christ and it is our hope that its leaders will let nothing stand in their way of bringing into being the full consummation of the movement. Upon it may rest the very hope and destiny of mankind. For 4t is cer tain if believers in the Christian re ligion cannot iron out their differ ences and unite as one body they little chance of winning the Svorld for Christ. Here in North Carolina where a The Admission of China The civilized world will take no comfort in the announcement this week that China, the world's most populous nation, has exploded an other nuclear bomb. If the last one is of the hydrogen type, it brings the world closer to the brink of total destruction, unless some way can be found to bring China into the Unit ed Nations or to the point where other world powers will be able to sit down with her and reason to gether concerning the awesome problem of nuclear warfare now facing mankind. Since there are several other Communist nations already members of the UN, including Russia, it is hard for us to understand just what justification the UN high command can offer for not admitting China. Now that China has the hydrogen bomb it appears to us that, like it or not, the safest assurance that she will not throw the switch, that will start another world conflict, is to include her in the United Nations organization. Ky Is Turning Question Around The question of whether the anti-Coin* munist war effort in Viet Nam could sur vive another quick change in the South Vietnamese government is turning into a question of whether that effort can survive without some change soon. A press conference by Secretary of State Dean Rusk in Washington simply can't put • decent face on the press conference by Premier Nguyen Cao Ky in Cantho, South Viet Nam. No one hfes ever been ao utterly misquoted as Secretary Rusk would have us believe Premier Ky was. Perhaps the Ky remarks don't make the man a tyrant, as Seif._Wayne Morse sug gested. But, at best, they make him some thing of a fool. He has certainly redefined what everyone assumed was the agreed political process for South Viet Nam. If he didn't mean to imply that he was revising the heretofore accepted idea that South Viet Nam would return to civilian rule in a matter of months, he left that impression by accident. And then his re gime mad* the conclusion almost inescap able by a clumsy censorship job which kept his remarks out of South Viet Nam's own vernacular press. Thus Premier Ky is in the position of and we would urge all concerned to exhibit the highest amount of pa tience and understanding of the gi gantic task now confronting the NCC trustees in attempting to select the best possible person for the presi dency of the college. Because of the serious business confronting the trustees we urge them to use the highest amount of caution and to take their time in making a choice for the position. In the meantime, we would urge those not concerned with the task to leave it entirely up to those into whose hands the responsibility has been placed, which is the trustee board and not persons on the outside. united church has been the goal of the Interdenominational Ushers As sociation for over 40 years, the lead ers of the organization will tell you that the greatest opposition they have had in trying to encourage tlie spirit of brotherhood between all denominations has been the minis ters. The opposition has ranged from open and harsh attack of the Asso ciation to stabs in the back in the dark, under the table and behind the scenes. Therefore, with the exception of such stalwarts as the late Rev. Johnie J. Jones, pastor of the Fayet teville Street Baptist Church of Ral eigh; Dr. Miles Mark Fisher, pastor emeritus of the White Rock Baptist Church of Durham; Rev. R. V. Hor ton of Mitchell's Chapel AME Zion Church. Pittsboro and a few others, it can be truthfully said that the Ushers Association of North Caro lina has had no enthusiastic support for their organization from a ma jority of the pastors of the churches belonging to the organization. If the union of the eight major Christian denominations does finally become a reality it may mean the beginning of the end of the age old curse of the Christian faith which is denominationalism. We think, therefore, we discern already a hand writing on the wall, which reads like the one of ancient Biblical times, "weighed in the balances and found wanting." into the UN The fact that China may not have at present the delivery power in the form of modern long range bomb ers or rockets should likewise fur nish little or no comfort to the ma jor powers of the world. If China possessed the resourcefulness to pro duce, first the atomic bomb and now a hydrogen bomb, it is certain that she will soon find some way to pro duce the delivery poWer of those bombs. With approximately a population of 700 million it is our feeling that China is possessed with too large a block of the world's population to be kept on the outside of the one and only organization devised by man kind to negotiate the differences that may arise from time to time between nations. It is, likewise, our feeling that China should be ad mitted into the United Nations now or good and sound reasons for not doing so should be set forth, beyond that of the fact she is a Communist nation. having made sensational statements to all the world except South Viet Nam. He is in the position (Secretary Rusk notwithstand ing) of having said he will still be in power in a year from now. And furthermore, without any contradiction, he has vaguely suggested there are certain elements in his country that the military won't let win a popular election in any case. If the Viet Cong were writing Premier Ky's speeches, they could hardly concoct a more divisive message for tha South Vietnamese. And if there is a serious dis pute about what the premier said or meant, that won't make matters better. The uncertainty still encourages explosive suspicions and doubts in a land where such suspicions and doubts are endemic. Some measure of stability developed after the last flurry of internal trouble in South Viet Nam only when the Ky regime tied itself to something resembling a timetable for return to civilian rule. To tear up that timetable now is to invite new internal trouble which no promise by the Ky regime could pacify again. Clearly, the Buddhists are not the only ones who should want a change of regimes in Saigon. Don't Fret ...Prepare! WFOELAY NOT TILL TO MORROW TO BE ■ WISE; - TO-NORROM'S SUN TO TH££ ■ SPIRITUAL INSIGHT "In my heart there is great grief and unceasing sorrow." Romans 9:1 Grief, a sickness of the spirit, is rooted in loss and separa tion. Usually, this grief is cen tered about the loss of those near and dear to us. It comes with the breaking of the strong ties of the enriching bonds of fellowship A little child may suffer great grief with the loss of a pet. But usually this inner sickness of spirit occurs in the loss of some human with whom we are involved in some vital, strong relationship. Grief leaves the emptiness of an aching vflid. This empti ness is occasioned by the fact that something is taken out of our lives. It comes with the loss of a child, a wife, a hus band, a mother, a father, bro ther or a very dear, close friends. The uprooting and the breaking of the relaionship leaves the jagged edges of wounds. Thus we have the pains and the aches of grief. There is this overwhelming feeling of sickness of feelings -Court Continued from front page and state police in cooperation with the Louisiana Un-Ameri can Activities Committee. -Manley (Continued from front page) College of Arts and Sciences from 1946 until he assumed the Spelman presidency in 1953. Earlier he was principal of Stephens-Lee High School,Ash eville, and state supervisor of Negro high schools. Dr. Manley received his mas ter degree from Columbia Uni versity in 1938 and the Ed.D., degree from Stanford Univer sity in 1946. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the National Education As sociation. He recently returned from a trip around the world. -Hampton (Continued from front page) ly divided between men and women. He stated that, "Ne gro boys in high school are be ginning to recognize and be lieve in the real opportunities now opening for ythem in American business and indus try." One leading indicator of this is the 37.7% overall in crease in applications from high school students, Dr. Hol land said. -Snipes Continued from front page mittee for Human Relations. He is a member and officer of St. Paul A. M. E. Church and a member of Mt.- Olive Chapter of Masons 36 of Chapel Hill. He, at present, owns and op erates a Grade "A" Dairy Farm located in Bingham Township. In revealing his intention to By REV. HAROLD ROLAND We Cah All Offer Comfort To Those Stricken With Grief and emotions. And you must experience it for yourself be fore ••you can really and truly uni}»i>ktand it. And only those wjfo hiave passed through the wtoundi and the pains of grief can Icnow what it is all about. Yes. grief leaves an aching, empty void that has a shatter ing impact upon the person. Grief, being a sickness, takes time for healing. Time will partially heal all wounds. Therefore it takes time for the healing pf the inner sick ness of spirit we know as grief. This sickness of loss and sepa ration is real. How can we best minister to those suffering from this sickness? Can we as individuals become an agent of the healing process? Yes, we can aid in the healing of grief as a sickness by becoming gra cious, understanding, listeners. Let us learn from Job's friends. You remember they came to Job in his sickness of grief and sat in silence for seven days. This is what we mean in helping in the healing First Quarter of Year Shows Reduction in Highway Injuries RALEIGH For the first time in 15 years, the first quar ter of 1966 saw a reduction in the number of people injured on North Carolina's streets and highways. Although the decrease was just over 1 1/2 percent, that seek the post, he states his ma jor interests are more appro priations for school improve ment, extension of water serv ices in the county, and en couragement toward more in dustries being located in the county -Band Continued from front page This concert will climax the band's fund drive for addition al uniforms and equipment for this year. Contributions will be greatly appreciated. There is no admission charge for the concert and the public is cor dially invited to attend. -Wright Continued from front page ber institutions located in 11 southern states. Contributions derived from the 1966 appeal will be used by these predomi nantly Negro institutions to help meet current operating costs and bolster scholarship programs for more than 16,000 needy students. Dr. Wright is a graduate of safe driving. This group is Hampton Institute, received growing as the number of driv his Master's Degree from How- ens grow and, unfortunately, ard University and his docto- many of them end up in fatal rate at NYU. ities. process by creative listening. Yes, just listen and let the grieving person express his in ner wounds and hurts. We all can, then, help in the healing of grief by sitting and listen ing. We all thus can become very helpful in the healing of the sickness of grief around us in our neighborhoods and in our churches. Let us understand the hurts, wounds and pains of grief. There is one mistake we make generally in helping people work through this sick ness of grief. Everybody goes to see the one who suffers the loss up to the time of the fune ral. And then we fall off. In many, many cases the need is even greater afterwards than before , the loved one is put away. Let us remember this im portant fact in our Christian efforts to minister to the grief stricken ones around us. We can offer comfort and healing for those stricken with the sickness of grief by com ing in love and understanding to offer our services amounted to 799 fewer persons injured in the first quarter of 1966 as compared with 1965. There were 10,471 persons in jured through March 31 of this year compared with 11,270 in the comparable period of 1965. There were 5,782 rural and 4,- 689 urban injuries this year and 6,251 rural and 5,019 urban last year. Although fatalities are high er this year than last, they are approximately the same as they were for the first quarter of 1964. Through May 4, 65 more people had been killed so far this year than for the compara ble period in 1965. The reduction in injury ac cidents occurred despite an in crease of more than 7 1/2 per cent in reported accidents dur ing the first quarter of this year. Joe Register, Statistician in the Department of Motor Ve hicles, jaid that the reduction in the number of injuries in dicated that more people are driving carefully and in accord ance with the law, "They seem to be approach ing intersections with more awareness and they are heed ing warning signs better. In general the majority of people are more safety conscious. Thus, when they have an accident, it probably will be less serious than it would be if they are speeding or other wise careless. On the other hand, we have a small minority of drivers who are basically dangerous and who disregard the law and the necessity for HTuCaroUllatiiMg Published every Saturday at Durham, N. C. by United Publishers, Inc. L E. AUSTIN, Publisher Second Class Postage Paid at Durham, N. C. 27702 SUBSCRIPTION RATES $5.00 per year plus (15c tax in N. C. (any where in the U.S., and Canada and to service men Overseas; Foreign, $7.30 per year, Sta ble copy 15c. Principal Offioe Located at 436 E. Pettigrew Street, Durham, North Carolina To Be Equal By WHITNEY M. YOUNG JB. Industry's Civic Role npHE OLD stereotype of the businessman as a strait-laced, JL tight-listed Individualist interested solely In profits to giving way to the "new look" which is taking hold among enlightened corporations. Many of the new gianta of industry are men who realize that business must look be yond its ledgers and assume some of the responsibility tar tackling and solving the social problems facing the nation. They know, too, that such concern is good business and en lightened self-interest. Sol Linowitz, chairman of Xerox, says that although firms are still in business to make money, they are "not starting from the assumption of what's in it for me, they —start from what's right for the nation." Thia makes sense because a business can only ; mirror the economic and social health ot£ , T - the country, and helping to solve some of these problems nelps create the kind of cli i JflL, mate in which business thrives. To this end, some corporations have be come involved in operating Job Corpa camps for the government. An increasing number of them are participating in gov ernment-funded on-the-job training pro . grams. Still others aid education in their Mlt YOUNG local communities. California is using tha resources of the aerospace industry to make studies of so cial problems like juvenile delinquency. Surveys of tha economic potential of underdeveloped localities are being made for the government by private firms. Participate In Public Affairs A recent study of 1,033 corporations made by the Na tional Industrial Conference Board indicates that 815 vt them have some kind of public affairs function. These In clude contributions to community organizations. Nine o the ten of these firms made such donations, 8 of 10 lent per sonnel and space, and two-thirds encouraged employe* participation In community affairs. That this trend is growing has been recognized by the universities. Some major business schools have instituted courses in public affairs and these graduates and the young er middle-management executives who will take the helm in the future will be still more perceptive to the* n«w ideas, They will take as their models men like Thomas J. Wat son Jr. of IBM and Edwin H. Land of Polaroid who served with me on the President's Commission on Technology, Automation and Economic Progress. They and other busi ness leaders on this Commission joined in making a report which dealt with the impact of the new technology and »up ported consideration of the negative income tax which would set an income floor below which no family could link. Unfortunately, this concern for the problems of pov erty on the part of many top business leaders has not com pletely filtered down to middle management and less pro gressive corporations. These people must become aware of the need for an enlightened approach to employment, hom ing and education if they want Negro citizens to be eelf •ufficient producers and consumers of good and not con sumers of their tax dollars in the form of relief. Must Be Moved To Action These businessmen must understand that their in»ena tivity to the problems of the Negvo in the past is responsible for his poverty today, and they must be moved to action. With his unemployment rate twice that of whites, and Negro family income only slightly more than half that for white families, the Negro is not in a position to wait for businessmen to come around to realizing their responsibili ties. Sometimes the government must step in and point the way. That is what happened last month when the Newport News Shipping Company agreed to rectify segregationist practices in its shipyard. The resulting agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a Federal agency, showed what government intervention could ac complish. The company agreed to promote many Negroes In low er paying jobs and give raises to Negroes earning less than whites in comparable jobs. Training programs will be set up to prepare Negro employees for better jobs and priority lists of qualified Negroes who have been passed over fo* promotions in the past will be consulted for future promo tions. Other parts of the agreement insure equal treatment and opportunities for all employees. This righting of past wrongs shouldn't be something that is compelled, it is in business' own interest. The ne* en lightened leaders give cause for hope, but continued govern ment action will be needed for some time to come. TAN TOPICS. by Newkirk 'FREDfe BBCCBITI HATETHEW HE SCRAMBLES 1 WHEN MY FATHER COMES IN /" c&m"Zvfk, jcA.ms -Coeds (Continued from front page) through'* Children's House selected the children. The children luve spent sev eral weekends on the campus and have been treated to ath letics events, a circus, and shopping sprees by the coeds. At Christmas they received both clothing and toys from the girls. Chairman of the fund-raising effort are Bettina Perry from McLean, Dorothy Fleming from Annie Daye Shepard, and Bes sie Beckwith from Old Senior. Miss Jeannette Smith is staff advisor for the project
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