I—THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1868
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High School Junior-Senior Proms
Soonet or later the parents, teach
ers and interested citizens of Durham,
are going to have to come face to
face with the question of the so-called
"Junior-Senior Proms" and graduation
night affairs given by our high schools.
Within the past ten years or less
there have already been chalked up
four tragic deaths of high school
pupils who just a few hours before
were in attendance at one or the other
of these affairs. Like it or not it is
hard for us to believe that a person is
normal who wijl drive an automobile
on a public highway at a speed of 100
miles per hour, and we are of the
opinion that a safeguard, or at least
an attempt at such in future affairs
of our high schools, is in order.
Oh no, we can't truthfully put our
finger on anyone, nor are we accusing
anyone of being intoxicated who re
sorts to such a stupid practice. We do
say, however, that it appears to us
that behind such a wild and foolish
act is liquor or something other than
water. So at the risk of being called
old fashion, out-of-date and not want
ing to give our young people, freedom
Liberal White and Negro Voters of N. C.
The Democratic Primary to be held
on May 28 will provide another op
portunity for liberal whites and Ne
gro citizens to make a distinct con
tribution in encouraging better race
relations in North Carolina. Especially
is such a statement here in
Durham where two well qualified Ne
gro candidates have, entered the race,
one for district judge and another for
the state legislature.
When all things are taken into con
sideration the election of several Nei
groes to the legislature in Georgia
was achieved, for the most part, in
counties or districts in which Negro
voters overwhelmingly outnumber
white voters. It so happens, however,
that the Negro candidates of Durham
do not have such a numerical advan
tage and must depend upon an alliance
of liberal white and Negro voters if
they hope to emerge winners in the
Democratic Primary on May 28.
Because Durham has always had a
good example of the benefit that can
be derived from having Negro repre
Durham's Police Department
The arrest and jailing of a sick
woman, mistakrr. by Durham police
as being drunk, on a local city bus
several |weeks ago and the shoot
ing to death last week of a half de
mented man while in the act of run
ning away from the police (not at
tacking or resisting arrest) are re
cent tragic incidents of Durham's law
enforcement agencies that need care
ful and prayerful consideration of all
good people of this city.
We are. going to rule out the racial
angle of the two above mentioned
tragic blunders of Durham's police
department and charge them to down
right ignorance in the first incident
and beastly brutishness in the second
one. The least that can be said of
either or both incidents is that the
time has arrived for those in authority
to take definite and positive action to
improve the police department of Dur
ham in order to protect innocent citi
zens from such ignorance and down
right disregard for human life.
Things You Should Know
BORN IN NEW ORLEANS,
MAY 14, 1897, THE LATE SIONEY
1 BECHET TOOK *** CLAR.NET AT
THE AGE OFSIX / HE *WOWEO*
FRANCE IN 1920/ 1925 AND 1927./
* REJOINED NOBLE SISSLE IN 1934,
K STAYED ABROAD FROM 1949 UNTIL
HIS DEATH*.
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and a chance to grow up, we ask in
all sincerity is there any possible
chance of a youngster ever growing
up who ends up on an undertaker's
slab as the result of a wreck caused
by a high speeding automobile?
It is one thing to talk self deter
mination tor our younger people and
another to look into the anguished
faces of parents who have, had a son
or daughter killed in a wreck a few
hours before or after graduation.
When one has been brought face to
face with such a tragedy it is then
that he begins to ask in all sincerity,
what can be done to put a stop to it ?
We tlynk the "Junior-Senior Prom"
and other graduation night affairs
offer a good opportunity for the PTA
to step in and order that all of them
be given in the afternoon or dismissed
'.arly enough in the evening to have
the presence of parents and teachers
in sufficient numbers to provide the.
kind of supervision which it appears
is so badly needed to prevent more
such tragedies, in connection with
''after parties." given at high school
graduation time.
sentation in such key positions as a
member of the City Council and the
City Board of Education we would
like to take the opportunity of calling
the attention of the liberal white and
Negro voters of Durham to the neces
sity of voting in the Primary on May
28. Not only can a distinct contribu
tion be made to Durham but the state
as a whole in that it will point the
way to better race relations and more
goodwill between those of both races.
Likewise, we would like to urge the
libera! white and Negro voters in all
other cities, counties and districts of
the state to let nothing stand in their
way of voting on Saturday, May 28.
Especially is such united action need
ed in those cities, counties and dis
tricts where Negro candidates are
making a bid for public office for the
first time. By so doing it is possible
for several Negro candidates to be
elected thereby providing more lines of
communication so badly needed be
tween the races in North Carolina,
especially its eastern section.
We have ruled out the racial angle
because we know of too many in
stances in which white citizens, as well
as Negroes, have been victims (though
not fatal) of unintelligent action on
the part of members of Durham's po
lice force. One such recent instance
was the almost fatal mistake of a
policemen misjudging the illness of a
white diabetic as being drunk. Cer
tain death was prevented by the pres
ence of a Negro registered nurse who
happened on the scene at the time and
detected that the man was ill instead
of intoxicated.
Thus it appears that city officials
need to look now into the matter
of improving the quality of men
in Durham's Police Department, even
if it means the raising of the
salary level. Certainly such an achieve
ment is bettex by far than the wanton
taking of human life Artv the part of
unintelligent or brutiih action of
members of Durham's Police Depart
ment \
V/e Will Remember This Hero
f COURAOK CONS IST*NOT
~{7& IN BLINDLY OVERLOOKING
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
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"An MrtcMt for tfca sale* of
my broHtor*"
Roman* 9:3
We, the redeemed, need a
passion for the lost, wayward
souls in our midst. This loving
concern for the healing and
the restoration of the souls of
men has been one of the domi
nant characteristics of the min
istry of Christ And the risen
Christ issued this call for a
concern for the lost in his final
message. This message we call
the Great Commission. Here we
have our marching orders. And
the orders come from the com
mander-in-chief, Christ hi m
self. So ours then is a religion
with a mission: the mission is
the salvation of lost souls. This
is the unique mission o* the
Church.
Now we need to grasp this
mission in its more comprehen
sive meaning for the church
and for us as individuals. Too
long have we had a rather
narrow concert of this chief
business of the Church Soul
saving—we have seen it as a
function of the minister. This
narrow concept will not do.
The Church, in its compre
hensive, inclusive meaning
must share this redeeming out
reach. The laity of the church
must get in on this evangelis
tic ministry of the Church. The
new idea of the Laity as the
Church in the world must now
come into play. Thus the gen
eral Church membership must
now be trained in the primary
responsibility of the Church—
the saving of lost souls. Then
we must capture a loving con
cern for the last.
Every Christian must help
spread the good news of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ. We
have a story to tell to the na
tions. And every saved Christ
ian must help to tell this story.
Each one must become a wit
ness of what God has done for
your soul. You must confront
some soul and say I want you
to consider Christ as your Sa
vior. Tell some lost sool what
Christ the Savior has done for
1 your soul. TVfl bow Christ set
your soul free from the prison
cell of sin. Tell some soul suf
fering from.foul-sickness how
Jesus h«4ira yoor souU . Just
tell what you have experienced.
If you have this sodl helling,
then tell others about it.' We
as individual Christians need,
in these times, to tell the lost
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Continued from front page
business meeting beginning at
1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28 in
the college dining halll Lafay
ette A. Cook, national alumni
president, will preside. Honor
classes this year #lll be the
classes of 1918 and IMl.'
Fifty members of the class
of 1941 and three members of
the class of 1016 have indicat
ed that they will attend. The
90-year gradautes who will at
tend are: Dr. Francis L. Atkins,
former president of the col
lege; Dr. Marshall Sheperd,
noted minister and political
leader of Philadelphia, Fa., and
Mrs. Edythe McCain Smith.
The Unique Mission of the Church
Is The Salvation of Souls
ones how God hu blessed
souls.
You can cultivate this gift
of soul saving. And you need
to get started now. The first
requirement is a loving concern
for the lost. Then you can pray
and ask God to help you to
cultivate your gifts along this
line. You can read the New
Testament to see how Jesus
.vent about this most impor
tant business of soul saving.
You can let the Holy Spirit
lead and guide you . In other
White Rock Baptist Church
WHITE ROCK SQUARE
600-606 PAYETTEVILLE STREET
DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA
LORENZO A. LYNCH, Pastor
YOUTH SUNDAY
Sunday May 29
HOLY BAPTISM
8:45 AM. CALL TO WORSHIP Electronics
9:30 AM. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
"The Fall of Samaria," 2 Kings 17:9-18
Review of lesson by the Philathea Class
Dr. Charles A. Ray, Superintendent
11:00 A_M. SERMON The Pastor
"On Why We Are Baptists"
Senior Choir, John H. Gattis, Director
7:30 P.M. Junior Missionaries in charge
SERMON The Rev. J. H. Cofield.
Gospel Chorus, William Allen, Director
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
7:00 -8:30 PM. Adult Bible Study Session taught by the
Pastor
St. Joseph's A. M. E. Church
"SRRVIN* A WORLD PARISH WITH CHRIST
SINCE IS6T'
PAYETTEVILLE STREET DURHAM, N. C.
PHILIP R. COUSIN. The Minister
Sunday May 29
9:30 AM. SUNDAY SCHOOL
SUBJECT:
"The Fall of Samaria," 2 Kings 17:9-18
Miss Marie Faulk, Superintendent
11:00 AM. MORNING WORSHIP
SERMON The Minister
Subject: "ON THE EDGE"
MUSIC The Senior Choir
7:00 PM. EVENING WORSHIP
SERMON The Minister
MUSIC The Gospel Choir
Fred Mason at the Console
Mrs. Marian Williams, Directing
By REV. HAROLD ROLAND
our Savior. And you can sit
dow and outline a simple analy
sis of what Jesus has done for
your soul and your life.
Now just think what could
bring greater satisfaction to
your life than to know that
you have let God and Christ
work through you to help in
the salvation of just one soul.
Will you help save one of the
ninety million lost souls in
representative of Jesus Christ
words you must become a sales
America?
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-Demented
Continued from front page
keeping him from harming
anyone. After he fell," the
officer continued "I saw he
had an open knife in his hand."
The officer expressed regret
that the victim died but said
he felt it was necessary to
shoot or he woudn' have done
so. "He was terrifying people
all along the street with the
shotgun, including a woman
motorist who said he had
pointed the gun at her as she
drove past him," Lassiter add
ed.
The victim was about 80
feet from the officer when he
was shot, receiving wounds in
the back and the side.
Detective Capt. Ed Atkins,
who happened to be passing by
during the incident, said when
he arrived Lassiter was in his
police car holding his pistol
and Rogers was cursing loudly.
The captain said Lassiter got
out of his car with his shot
gun and urged the man to stop.
"I got out of my car." At
kins said, and Lassiter yelled
to me: 'Captain, be careful, he
has a pistol.'" Atkins stated
that he drew his own gun out
and ordered Rogers to stop but
the man kept advancing with a
shiny object in his hand.
"The man took a swipe at
me," related the captain, "and
his shotgun shells fell all over
the street. He ran back up
the street toward Lassiter and
I yelled for somebody to get
the man's shotgun which was
on the ground. I heard anot'ier
shot and when I turned I saw
Rogers lying on the ground,
a knife clutched in his hand."
The victim's brother, Melvin
Rogers, said Claude had been
treated at Cherry Hospital in
Goldsboro for mental illness.
He said his brother, who was
unemployed but last worked at
Liggett and Myers about two
years ago, "just wasn't right.
When he'd see a policeman
he'd get mad."
The victim lived on "North
Roxboro Street and had a wife
and five children.
-Grafton
Continued from front page
he is survived by three broth
en, John F., Rowland, Albert
and Alfonza Grafton; four sis
ters, MISMS Mary, Be mice, Car
olyn and Barbara Grafton, all
of-the- home.
Interment was a Beechwood
Cemetery.
TAN TOPICS... ByNewkirk
-Graduate
Continued from front page
Maude H. Speakman, Sebring,
Fla.; Yvonne B. Allison, Pine
hurst; Joyre L. Perry, Raleigh;
Madge R. Leach. Asheboro;
Helen M. Reynolds, Lucama;
Judith L. Mitchejl, Durham:
Margaret H. Hayes, Burgaw;
Lorenzo R. Clark. Bladenboro;
Lucille F. Taylor. Greenlawn,
N. Y.; Garrett F. Weaver, Carr
boro; Carolyn R. Hardy, Grah
am; Cecil McJCithan, Golds
boro: Evelyn E. Keys, Blounts
Creek; LIUUm G Stokes,
Grimesland.
James E. Newton. Mlllville.
N JLillie M. Arlington,
Nashville: Charles B. Smith,
Gary. Ind.; Christine Y. Faul
con. Littleton; Mary Louise
Batts, Hampstead; Barbara J.
Harmon. Windsor; Michael W
Harris, RaSeigh; Ida O. Lever
ett. Lexington; Willie M. Fai
son, Seaboard: Patricia A. Haw
kins. Henderson; Sandra M.
Bailey, Hampton. Va.; Paul J.
Robertson. Port Richie, Md.;
Naomi J. Green, Durham; Jas.
M. McDuffie, Winston-Salem.
Lacey M. Alston. Scotland
Neck; Veronica E. Tucker, Co
lumbia. S. C; Elsie J. Hall,
Ahoskiej James A. Hendricki,
Jr.. Bronx. N. Y.; Mildred E.
Carney, Kinston; Clara S. Dun
can. Durham: Constance O. Jen
kins, Detroit, Mich.; James P.
McNeill. Fuquay-Varina; and
Shirley J. Allen, Stem. *
-Hammocks
Continued from front page
ing Secretary tor NCTA report
ed a total of $1,139.14 from
the eight districts. Mrs. Bea
trice Rhue of the North Har
nett School was the recipient
of the 19 inch television and
stand. A number of other door
prizes were given.
-Plumbers
Continued from front page
last Jan. 24 by NAACP Asso*
ciate Counsel Maria L. Marcus
on behalf of the Urban League.
An unfair labor practice
charge was filed against the lo
cal by one of the four minority
group workers and by the Ur
ban League following refusal
of the unionized plumbers to
work with the Negro and Puer
to Ricans hired by the contrac
tor in April, 1964. In its ruling
of June 2, 1965, the Board held
that Local 2 had violated the
National Labor Relations Act
and invalidated the contractual
provisions giving preferences
to union members. It also ord
ered the union to compensate
the four discharged worker*
for loss of pay covering he
period of their unemployment
resulting from the union's dis
criminatory actions.
-Evers
Continued from front page
service will close with a march
to the statue of Abraham Lin
coln. Joining the NAACP in
this service will be- the Anti-
Defamation League, clergymen
of all faiths, the human rela
tions commissioner and other*.