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2A -THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JUNE 4, IBM The Big Job Facing Negro Voters Again Negro voters of Durham have no one to blame, but them«elve for not being able to emerge victorious in the Democratic Primary last Saturday. The unofficial tally of Attorney M. Hugh Thompson discloses that he needed only 94 additional votes to have nailed down the nomination for District judge. A casual glance at the vote tabulation will also reveal that each predominantly Negro precinct failed to vote even near its full strength. In spite of the appeal made to Negro voters from the pulpit, the press and other means, many of them failed to show up at the ballot box thus forcing their candidates into a possible run-off primary in which he will have even a lesser chance of coming out victori ous. We think every Negro who fail ed to vote on last Saturday should hang his head in shame for muffing such an easy opportunity to nominate one of their own race for District Judge. In spite of the fact that the going will be tougher in the run-off on June 2, the post can be won if Negro vot ers will rally in support of their can didate by doubling the vote they cast in the May 28 Primary. By so doing thev will be able to off-set some of A Negro in N. C. Highway Patrol The more than one million Negro citizens of North Carolina are prob ably not yet aware of it but they are being handed one of the rawest deals by the. State Department of Motor Vehicles that it is possible to heap upon a group of taxpayers. An article on the front age of this week's issue of the Cartlina Temes relates the grim fact that 35 young men (all white) began on May 22 at the State Highway Patrol basic schools at Cha pel Hill "14 weeks of intensive train ing," in preparation for employment as state troopers. Another 35 will be gin the same training on July 3. A telephone call by the Carolina Times this week to the office of the N. C. Motor Vehicles Department re veals that not a single Negro is em ployed as a highway patrolman nor is there one of them in training with the first group of 35 neither will there be one in the second group of 35. When asked why this situation prevailed we were told that no Negro has yet been able to qualify for train ing as a highway patrolman. In short, of the 750 men employed as patrolmen not one is a Negro and state officials of North Carolina wish to convey the idea that the reason such a state of affairs exist is be cause no Negro has been able to qualify even for training in the de Former 'Stepchild' Comes Of Age The growth of the Durham Children'* Museum, the rapid and enterprising ex pansion of its activities, and the extent of public approval and acceptance of this facility are among the city's brighter phe nomena of the past few years. Little more than a decade ago, the Children's Museum was strictly that—a children's museum. The name now has come to be something of a misnomer. Many adults seem to enjoy Sunday and holiday visits to the museum area as much as the youngsters do. As a matter of fact, the museum now is vying with many older and more tra ditional "points of interest" in and around the city ai an attractive place to visit and spend an hour or so. Many Durham families have put the Children's Museum on their special lists of places to take visiting relatives and friends from out of town as a part of their entertainment of "cojhpany." Tbm museum's vfthM as ft community facility is not limited, however, to ha natural scenic beauty or its animal at tractions. Many of the community's younger people are learning many new things about nature, about animal and plant life and other natural wonders, through special programs conducted by the museum's staff. A new program, to provide new knowl edge and new pleasure for youngsters dur ing the coming weeks of summer, has Just been announced. A series of field Negroes' Increase 24,000 JKALEK3H (TJFI) —Berth Carolina haa fa* SUM white MttiHd gainad 24,844 N* JIB— ON count? registration Soaks slaes last yaar. Ala Brock. aaacutlra so- S2£ ££?£££ the usual lack of interest that follows in the wake of a run-off contest when the lines are certain to be more tight ly drawn. It is our feeling that there, is a growing number of fairminded white voters who feel that Negroes are, in the very nature of the case, entitled to one of the three district judge posts. Should they vote their sup port eqnally as well as in the May 28 Primary, Attorney Thompson will have a good chance of emerging as the first of his race to win sCch a high post since Reconstruction. Whatever develops between now and June 25, when the Primary will be held, we urge Negro voters to be gin preparing now for a do or die effort. It is absolutely necessary for each one of them to realize that the ball will have to be carried, for the most part, by Negroes if Attorney Thompson is to emerge the winner. Talk, stickers on cars and more talk, will mean little if Negroes fail to vote. The victory will go to the candidate whose supporters are will ing to do their talking with ballots on June 25. Again we would remind Negroes everywhere that "A Vote less People is a Hopeless People." partment, to say nothing about being employed as such. We are unable, at present, to say how many Negroes if any have ever attempted to secure employment as a highway patrolman in North Caro lina. Our greatest concern now is that Negro leaders are apparently asleep at the switch in that they have permitted the patrol to operate for over 35 years without a single Negro ever being employed in it oT without a determined effort being made to integrate the department. We think the time has come when a serious effort should be made to determine just what is so difficult and mysterious about the State High way Patrol that no Negro has been able to qualify even for training. We also think the time has come to force, the issue and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that whatever the require ments Negroes can meet them the same as other citizens of the state. With this in mind, we would like to urge some of our young men to come forth and make themselves available for employment as highway patrol men in North Carolina. In doing so, we would urge our leaders to pre pare to back them to the limit even if it calls for a statewide meeting and the raising of funds foT action in the courts. classes in natural history will be con ducted, with the 100-acre forest across from the museum grounds to be the "classroom." One of the "schools" will begin June 21, the other on July 19. Class sessions will be held for youngsters aged seven through 13 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays of each of the four-week "schools." The "curriculum" of the field classes will include studies of trees, plants, insects, mammals and reptiles that are native to the Durham area, along with some study of rocks and the use of maps and the compass. Museum director Freeman Mobley will be assist ed in conducting the classes by William Prizer, a former camp counselor. On the days designated for the field classes, children aged seven through nine will attend from 10 a.m. to noon, while older children—ages 10 through 13—will attend classes'from 2 to 5 p_m. Other summer programs will include the showing of natural history movies on Fridays, at 4 p.m., and on Saturday at 10:15 a.m. and 3 p.m. Yes, the Children's Museum has come into its own. Once a rather neglected "stepchild" which a relatively small group at Durham citizens desperately nursed through several infantile "ill nesses,** the Museum has survived and grown into a strong, lusty member of the community's family of more attractive and worthwhile facilities. i a wtm drop la >i|littnd to tem of 99410, with now on tha books. NIOM BKOUTBATIOK totaled 299J39 and Brack cit ed this aa part af hla argu ment against tha voting rights lavs' application la North Carolina. TMa drop la white ragJs« tratfaa and sharp riaa in gro voters raflactad purging and updating o reglatratioto books. Brack Mid, and Nagra voter- raplatratloo drives. Pitch 1n... It's Your iri /jf -/ j^ ' i~l£ . l£> 2 j "God, suprama abova all, ba blessed foravar." Rom. 9:5. The idea of the supremacy of God should give heart-warm ing comfort to all believing souls. What is this concept? It is that God stands supreme over all things in the infiniate vastness of the creation. This idea needs a reaffirmation in these times of growing confu sion in spiritual and theological thinking. Some would exalt science to a place of supremacy in these times when we have fathomed and organized the great power of God's handi work in nature. So man flus'ied by his power in the midst of God's creation is tempted to make other things supreme. But God still rules and reigns in the awesome majesty of His supremacy. God is supreme over all the wor'..s of his hands. And being supreme God's will and purpose must triumph God being supreme in the creation then no human scheme ca nultimately frustrate nor de feat his purposes. Greedy, blind and prideful men have attempted to defeat God's eter nal purposes. God's supremacy, therefore, tells us that these feeble efforts of men must fail. -Miller Continued from front page dent. Dr. Miller's appointment therefore opens up a challeng ing era of cooperative action directed at the best interests of the student body and the community-at-large." Bennett College, founded in 1873, is one of the 33 colleges and universities affiliated with the United Negro College Fund. The Fund's 1966 appeal will as sist the institution in its efforts to expand faculty and to pro vide scholarship and other fin ancial aid to more than half of the students attending the Col lege. -Degrees Continued from front page right direction, Brice said, as serting that the 88th and 89th congresses have passed more educaional legislation in the past five years "than we had in the previous 100 years. NCC Business Manager Wil liam Jones, chairman of the in terim committee administering the affairs of the college, awarded 474 undergraduate, graduates, and professional de grees to candidadtes from the college's four schools. Included were 355 various bachelor's de grees, 107 master's degrees, seven Master of Library Sci ence degrees, five Bachelor of Laws degrees, and two sixth year certificates. Dr. Albert L. Turner, who retired in 1905 as dean of the college's School of Law, was ; cited for "distinguished serv ice" and was designated dean emeritus of the law school. Receiving highest undergrad uate honors, Summa Cum Laude were Linda V. Wilson, Burling ton, and Richard A. Cagle, Pine Nations made their futile at tempts but God's supremacy prevailed in the end. The Church itself, in its two thous and year history, is a dramatic reminder of the supremacy of God and his righteousness. They have burned the word. They have burned the church es. Men have persecuted and martyred the saints. But the church committed to the ful fillment of God's purposes has •weathered every storm of per secution and baptism of blood. The backed by God's supremacy has prevailed over the very gates of hell. "God, supreme above all, be blessed forever." Man in his weakness has fought vainly and futilely to subvert God's supremacy. Job was right in that great spirit ual insight which emerged from sufferings and tribulations said: "I know that thou canst do everything, and that no thought of thine can be hindered." Men in pride and sin never learn this great truth. And thus knowing God's supremacy we can rest securely in the will and the way of the Eternal God. Let men rave and rant hurst. Eleven students were gradu ated Magna Cum Laude, and 38 were Cum Laude. -Decision Continued from front page ganizations. Music was furnished by the Union Baptist Church Male Chorus, the Pilgrim Wonders of the Orange Grove Baptist Church, and the Gospel Chorus of St. Mark AME Zion Church. Memberships of all classes were requested and obtained. A highlight of the meeting was the completion of the payment on a life membership by Dr. R. P. Randolph, a Durham phy sician. He was presented a cer tificate of membership by Mr. Current. Dr. Mary Suggs, Professor of Commerce at North Carolina College, Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, and Orange Grove Baptist Church made substan tial payments on a life mem bership. > Mrs. Olivia Copeland John J. Holloway are co-chairmen of the life membership committee. Rev. A. D. Moseley is the putor of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. -Pastor Continued from front page was present, said: "Before the meeting I was told that I could not hold the election and that if it were held I would be taken out bodi ly I also received a phone call from one of the members say ing he would not attend the meeting becauae there would be trouble." Rev. Speaks said he told the trustees: "If you promise me the but let us as believers put our trust in this God who is su preme in the midst of his crea tion. You can never go wrong in putting your trust in the God who is supreme in the heavens and the earth. Let us follow the admonition of the Psalmist. Be still and know that I am God." There is real security in this God who is supreme amid things visible and invisible. True security is to be found in the absolute and universal su premacy of God. All other so called securities will fail us. Here is real insurance amid the fading things of time and space. Moth will eat your clothes. Time and termites will destroy your house. Your beau ty and charms will fade. But only in the God who is supreme will we be able to find security for life and death. In him there is a sure resting place for your soul and your eternal destiny. For he shall live and reign for ever and ever. Then let us anchor our hopes in this God who hath in Christ come to us as redeeming love to give us the victory over sin and death. meeting will be orderly, I will dismiss the police officer." He said they made the promise; the officer was dismissed, but after that it took a while to call the meeting to order to continue business. The controversy had its be ginning some time ago when the minister revealed plans to the board for a renovation of the church to cost some $300,- 000. A proposal was also made involving control of the church's finances in which three signatures, those of the pastor, the chairman of the trustee board, and the treas urer would be required for checks drawn on the church's account. Several trustees op posed the financial arrangement which Rev. Speaks said had been approved by Bishop Her bert Bell Shaw. After unsuccessful efforts to change the views of the oppos ing officers the pastor alleged ly refused to nominate them. Meanwhile, another group arising out of the church call ing itself "The Committee of Concerned Members," drafted a petition urging Rev. Speaks' services be terminated. The committee has also aent a let ter and a telegram to Bishop Shaw asking "prompt action to avoid contemplated court and/ or connectional action." -Trooper Continued from front page at Camp Glenn near Morehead City when the patrol was found ed in 1928. The 83 who were graduated that year were as signed to motorcycles. Now the troopers use high speed spe cially equipped automobiles. OuCmS&Cinwfl 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 (3.00 per year plus (19c tax in N. C. (any where in the U.S., and Canada and to service men Overseas; Foreign, $730 per year, Sl» tie copy 13c. Principal Offiae Located at 436 E. Pettigrew Street, Durham, Nortk Carolina 27702 To Be Equal By WHITNEY M. YOUNG A Pointing T ■w * rHEN friction recently developed between French W and American businessmen over Joint economic and national concerns, a high-level group consisting of a former Secretary of the Treasury and the beads of eight at the largest corporations in America flew to Paria to meet with their peers in' French industry to try to work out thair common problems. This was a case where the two groups realized that their problems could not be settled satisfactorily without a Indirect confrontation of the mpst influential H business leaders, aided by their technical II experts. H The approach Is a good one and I feel that S business leaders here should take it as an 8 exampleaf an enlightened attack on current H problems. There is no reason why, for ex- II ample, a similar group of high-level busi ilnessmen should not join in a conference liwith their peers in the Negro business com- Smunity, to deal with common problems. With Negroes knocking on the doors of MR YOUNG Industry for more and better Jobs, with the Negro market for consumer goods approaching the $39 billion per year level, with the civil rights movement mak ing its Influence felt in every corner of the land, there it every reason for business leaders In both communities ta meet and discuss what their roles must be. Representative* from the Urban League or similar organizations can be at hand for technical advice and assistance. It seems to mt that that such a meeting can be as fruitful as the one with the French, and conceivably more Important to U. 8. in dustry as well. Imperative For The Future In fact, the future course of the movement to achieve equal rights for all our citizens makes It Imperative that Americans of all walks of life meet and bring their particu lar gifts of knowledge and Interest to bear on this great prob* lem area of American life. This was one of the most im portant aspects of the "White House Conference on Civil Rights, June 1 and 2. When President Johnson gave his famous speech at Howard University last year, pledging the federal govern ment to secure equal rights for all, he said: "I Intend to call a White House Conference of scholars, and experts, and out standing Negro leaders4-men of both races—and official* of government at every level... the theme will be To FuK fill These Right*.'" . . .. •- - - .—> - And so, 2300 people from all walks of life met in Wash ington to take step* to Implement the goals and ideal* which move men to greatness. This unique conference waa con vened to secure for Negroes the rights and advantage* long denied them because of race prejudice. A preliminary conference was held last November and since then task force groups of business and other expert* have been preparing proposals on economic security and welfare, education, nousing, and the administration.of Jus tice. These proposals are far ranging in their potential effect and hold promise of a far brighter future. -Rights Continued from front page note speaker at a dinner-meet ing Wednesday night. Among the other partici pants, serving as committee moderators are: Ambassador James Nabritt, U.S. Deputy Di rector to the UN; State Repre sentative Carl B. Stokes of Cle veland; Dr. Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse Col lege; G. William Miller, Presi dent, Textron, Inc.; Dr. Ken neth B. Clark, New York au thor-educator; Dr. Louis Pol lak, Dean, Yale Law School; State Assemblyman Percy E. Sutton of New York; Federal District Judge A. Leon Higgin botham of Philadelphia, and John Wheeler, President, Me chanics and Farmers Bank, Dur ham. A. Phillip Randolph, dean of the civil rights leaders and Honorary Chairman of the Con ference, said the objective of the White House Conference "makes it one of the most im portant held to seek a solution Do's And Cj^ m 'V Qr ff VI ||EjuHj^v^r^HHn!i^ Lot Others Enjo - The Trip, Too to the Negro problem since the Civil War." -Holloway Continued from front page Luncheon Club. Other participants scheduled to appear during the final rites include: Dr. Grady Davis, pas tor of Union Baptist Churchy scripture and prayer; R. Kelley Brynat of N. C. Mutual, ack nowledgements; and the Reve rend W. M. Fuller, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include two daugh ters, Mrs. Doris Holloway Mack of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and Mrs. Johnetta Holloway George of Durham; one son, John L. Holloway, Jr„ Charlotte, one sister, Mrs. Roxie Rowland of Durham, three grandchildren, Regina Johnetta George of Dur ham, Jesselyn Menet Mack, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and R«- ginal Cornelius George, II of Durham, and a host of other relatives and friends. Interment will be held at Beechwood cemetery.