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-THE CAROLINA 111058 SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1986
The Run-off Primary June 25
The Democratic Run-off Primary,
to be held here next Saturday, June
25, will have more at stake, than the
nominations for the various offices
sought by the several candidates. Over
shadowing the political angle of the
primary is the social aspect which is
certain to have a distinct influence in
continuing the growth of interracial
goodwill in the city and county of
Durham in the future.
As we have already stated in a pre
vious editorial the only hope that the
Negro candidate for District Judge
will emerge victorious is the formu
lation of an alliance with liberal white
voters. Neither the Negro vote nor the
liberal white vote alone is sufficient to
win an election favoring a Negro can
didates or Negroes in general.
N. C. Methodist Conference
The action taken by the North Car
olina Conference of the Methodist
Church this week in its meeting at
Rocky Mount, in which it voted ap
proval to invite the annual conference
of the all-Negro Central Jurisdiction
of the church to transfer into the all
white Southeastern Jurisdiction, is a
half step in the right direction though
a belated one The other half> which
is to abolish entirely the all-Negro
Central Jurisdiction or erase forever
every vestige of segregation in any
church operating under the name of
Jesus, will and must come later.
It is a sad indictment on all Christ
tendom that the church is following
instead of leading mankind toward the
goal of universal brotherhood. The
leadership in this direction, appears to
have been taken over entirely by the
sports world, business, educational and
other segments of human endeavor,
American Justice Being Weighed
The ambushed shooting of James
Meredith by a white man in Missis-,
sippi during the march of civil rights
demonstrators to the capital city of
that state, several days ago as regret
table as it is, must be viewed philoso
phically its' part of the price to be
paid by Negroes to obtain total free
dom and human dignity for the race
in this country. The act was so cow
ardly and loathsome that it is com
ellcd to have aroused support of many
good white citizens to the civil rights
cause.
If Negro leaders had deliberately
hired the*white an to shoot down one
of the marchers ,to aid in the passage
of the new civil rights legislation now
before congress, they could not have
better timed the shooting of Meredith.
The act may in time prove to be just
the extra weight needed to tilt the
scales in favor of the legislation asked
by President Johnson.
The arrest of the person responsible
for the vicious act is not going to be
enough to satisfy those who believe in
Things You Should Know
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AT A CERTAIN TIME of life a good many men
and women select a moderate age and stick
to it.
MY IDEA is that those who must yawn whiie
I am talking should leave the room or turn
their back. J
We would like to again remind Ne
gro leaders and voteTs, however, that
the final outcome of the primary is
going to depend primarily on Negro
voters. If enough enthusiasm can be
engendered among them to dispel the
apathy that existed during the May 28
Primary, it is OUT feeling that the
nomination of the Negro candidate is
possible.
We would also to remind the
voters of the city and county of Dur
ham that they will have on June 25
an opportunity to prove to the nation
that Durham is out in front in the
field of interracial goodwill and pre-
sent a city where progressive white
citizens can and will work together
with progressive Negro citizens when
the chips are down.
when it should be the duty of the
Christian church to point the way.
Be that as it may the action taken
bv the N. C. Conference of the Meth
odist Church in Rocky Mount is a
much needed dose of medicine for the
eastern section Vjf the state, some parts
of which are as rampant with race
hatred as any section of Mississippi.
It is our hope, therefore, that by learn
ing to work together in the church
that a mite of common decency to
ward Negroes in eastern North Car
olina will eventually trickle down into
the thinking of the white people of
that section.
As it now stands, one needs only to
visit the eastern section of the state
to discover that for the most part its
white people are still victims of the
shareecropper and tenant system in
which a Negro has no rights that a
white man is bound to respect.
justice and fairplay for men of all
rao->. creeds and colors. The shooting
of Meredith has focused not only the
attention of the nation on Mississippi
but the entire civilized world. Espe
cially will the outcome be eyed by the
communist nations who would like
nothing better than to point out to
the new nations of Africa and Asia
the plight- of Negroes living under a
democratic form of government.
As pointed out elsewhere irt this
week's issue of the Carolina Times the
shooting of James Meredith was at
least the 17th of such incidents in con
nection with Negro registration and
voting in the South since the passage
o£ the Voting Rights Act last August.
It is our hope, therefore, that congress
will take immediate steps to prevent
American justice from being weighed
in the balances of the other nations
o fthe world and again found wanting
by voting into law the civil rights
legislation placed before it by Presi
dent Johnson.
Awarded Grant
WASHINGTON
I%* Office of Education ha*
approved • $101,290 (rant to
the University of North Caro
lina for training teachers of
alow learners and a $11,02
grant for St. Augustine's Col
lege for a study of needs of
Negro students during class
room integration.
His Mission: Freedom From Fear
An Appeal from A White Citizen to Local
Registered Democratic Colored Voters
Editor
Carolina Times
The run-off for the third
judge of the ne"* Reform Court
Saturday, June 25 ,is not just
another political event. It
marks a milestone in Justice
for both white and Negro citi
zens. The word Reform itself
suggests that there have been
abuses and that the new court
is to attempt to correct them.
Durham has been chosen as a
test of the new system which
eliminates the Civil, Juvenile
and Recorder Courts. It is logi
cal to expect a clean sweep
and the election of three men
trained and experienced in law
with the highest degree of in
tegrity and a consuming desire
to serve the cause of Justice,
unhampered by the clumsy, out
dated procedures. Since each
judge must be capabe of serv
ing in all divisions of the new
court, he must be chosen sen
sibly for his qualifications and
experience. Therefore, we must
choose a man who can give to
all types and ages of people
the best leadership possible re
gardless of personalities. Sym
pathy and sentimentalism have
no place in such a decision.
Two men have already been
chosen by unquestionable mar
gins. The third man is to be
chosen in a run-off primary
Saturday, June 25. This run
off would not have been neces
-Fathers
(Continued from front page)
Schools, W. G. Pearson, James
A. Whitted, Hillside Park High,
and North Carolina College,
Class of '49. Served 18 months,
in U. S. Air Force, (194847);
Licensed Private Pilot, Raleigh-
Durham Airport, 1947; Attend
ed N. C. College Graduate
School in the field of psychol
ogy; attended U. N. C. for
astronomy and algebra; Science
Institute at St. Augustine's Col
lege and NCC Work History:
North Hampton County, War
ren Co., Asheboro and Chapel
Hill City Schools. Scoutmaster,
Troop 412 for 8 years; received
Scouters' Key; committeeman
and Asst. Scoutmaster, St. Jos
eph's Church work. Received
Mary C. Evans Award, one
year, ACE League. \
The Ooldatons have two
children, Leon 6 and Cassandra
2.
-Thorpe
(Continued from front page)
joined the Social Science facul
ty at his alma mater in 1962.
The author of three books,
his fourth publication, "Eros
and Freedom in Southern life
and Thought," is expected to be
off press within the next few
months. Thorpe is a member
of the Omega Psi Phi Frater
nity, Phi Alpha Theta, the na
tional history honorary society
and the Pi Gamma Mu, the na
tional science honarary society
besides holding membership in
several historical and social
acience organizations.
A member of the ML Gilead
Baptist Church where he is a
trustee and director of Class
Leader at the B. T. U., Thrope
is married to the former Mia*
Martha V. Branch of Durham
and they have two children.
sary and Mr. Thompson would
already be our third choice if
the apathy of many sincere vot
ers had not made them lax in
talcing advantage of their pre
cious voting rights. Much use
less waste of time, money,
energy and worry could have
been prevented. So I plead
with you to vote with us Sat
urday, June 25, for the very
able Mr. M. Hugh Thompson,
who -#as chosen and persuaded
to run by prominent and ordi
nary citizens who wanted the
best man Durham had to offer
regardless of race or creed. We
white citizens do not especially
need him because of his race,
although in our present civili
zation this could prove a de
cided advantage. But you do
This qualified man of integrity
will bring to our court in ad
dition to his knowledge of law
and sense of justice, an under
standing of your problems. His
justice in dealing with them
will help us all. Even in ad
ministering justice he will at
tempt to give you a lift that
will start you on a better way
of life. Any of us facing him
in court will have the assur
ance that justice will be done
and we shall all be able to
live better together. Also there
is the prestige of having the
first Negro judge in our com
munity to help lead the way in
this new exciting adventure of
a Reform Court. Don't you want
-Mutual
(Continued from front page)
chanics and Farmers Bank,
feature a facade dominated by
a vertical screen In a pattern
of colors which contrasts with
the dark background. At night,
the vertical screen risers are
outlined by rear' lights, form
ing a silhouette against the
dark-hued wall.
The interior, in contempora
ry design, features private and
open offices, as well as lobby
decorated with matched-grain
walnut wood- furniture- and
guide-rails. Zoned heating and
air-conditioning systems are
used to allow for possible heat
ing of one area while another
is cooled.
-Speaks
(Continued from front pago
owned by the church, which is
located at 480 Tbompklns Ave.,
to other accounts. Institutions
holding funds which the min
ister had been restricted from
using, are the First National
City Bank at Nostrand Ave. and
Hermiker St„ the Manufactur
ers Hanover Trust Co., Fulton
St. and Bedford Ave., and the
Carver Federal Savings and
Loan Assn., 1273 Fulton St.
Rev. Speaks was pastor of
St. Mark AME Zion Church in
Durham before being assigned
to the First Church about two
years ago.
-Teacher
(Continued from front page)
trar in that the law or statue
ia being challenged as uncon
stitutional for failure to pro
vide any guidelines for public
school superintendents and per
mitting racial dlacrimlnation.
Mrs. Pridgen stated that she
to have a part in it?
The only people who will
vote against this man are the
pathetic and seltstyled white
overly sentimental, falsely sym
supremacy groups. The last
groups will not hurt you as
they will the white voters be
cause they represent a repudi
ation of the charity, goodwill,
integrity and justice which we
seek in our relations with you.
They are also an example of
the prejudice and stupidity for
which the world misjudges the
majority of white citizens This
is an insult to my race The so
called white supremacy makes
us ashamed and we do not see
any kind of supremacy among
those who claim it. if are
proof of White Supremacy, God
help the rest of us. Help us
dispel this myth.
We have had to fight out
many things together in the
past when you asked us to help
you. This time we need your
help to help ALL of us. There
fore, I appeal to all registered
Democratic voters not only to
vote yourself, but see to it
that every other properly reg
istered voter in your neighbor
hood, job, church and friends
do the same. Use your tele
phone, letters, voice, prayers,
cars, bicycles, feet—everything
you possess. Mr. Thompson will
make us all proud that we all
belong to the same same race
—The Human Race.
is the last of several Negro
teachers at Ralph Bunche
School who has a master's de
gree and graduate teaching cer
tificate. Nearly 30 complaints
were made in the papers filed
in the court. Among them were
the contentions that "none of
the defendant-committee was
ever appointed or elected by
the Weldon City Board of Edu
cation or any other authorized
body with authority to vest cor
porate powers in school matters
over school personnel or school
funds," and that "the defend
ant-committee has been unlaw
fully engaged in and has as
sumed the authority and power
in school administration and in
disbursement of public school
funds alloted to the Weldon
Administrative Unit, all with
out sanction of law or author
ity."
-Training
(Continued from front page)
L. W. Meeks, Atlanta Life In
surance Co., Dothan, Ala.; Ros
coe Perry, Atlanta Life, Chat
tanooga, Tenn.; George Wil
liams, Standard Life, Baton
Rouge; C. H. Watson, Jr., North
Carolina Mutual, Charlotte;
George Johnson, Great Lakes
Mutual Life, Detroit; Lewis H.
Ellis .Great Lakes, Detroit; Lee
Branch, Supreme Life Insur
ance Co. of America, Memphis;
Scobbie Brown, Pilgrim Health
and Life Ins. Co., Augusta
Dean Rouse, Pilgrim Health
and Life, Birmingham.
-Building
(Continued from front page)
and reading rooms.
Architects for the project are
Carr, Harrison, Pruden, and
DePaaquale, Associated Archi
tects of Durham, with George
Watts Carr as the consulting
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To Be Equal
By WHITNIX M. TOONO J*.
The Negro Draftee
CITIZENS of a democracy have an obligation to con
tribute part of their wealth toward their government's
upkeep in the form of taxei and, for men, a portion of
their time and energies to help defend it. Since we live in
a time of international stress, we must maintain an adequate
military defense—one which cannot be staffed by volun
teers alone.
Because of this need for a large standing army, we hava
a system of selective service—the draft. The concept be
hind the draft mikes good sense. All men,
Sj upon reaching a certain age and passing the
| necessary physical and mental tests, ar«
| subject to service in the armed force*.
I If this worked according to plan, it
I would be both fair and effective. But what
| has happened is that a system of preferment
stand exemption has eaten into the manpower
f| supply 9tnd this has resulted In inequali-
Ities. This has been recognized by many
persons including Secretary of Defense
iMeNamara himself. In a recent speech he
Ml. . S aid that "our present Selective System
draws only a minority of eligible men. This is an inequity.
College Students Seek Deferments
College students of draft age are currently taking testa
or otherwise engaging in attempts to defer their draft calls.
Ultimately, many will go on to graduate schools or exempt
professions and avoid service altogether. A recent item in a
business journal told how employers keep key personnel
from the draft, claiming they are doing work which is
essential to the national security. One company admitted
transferring engineers from civilian to military work to ob
tain deferments.
But time* have changed. Mas* education meani two
million draft-age college men. It means millions of skilled
technicians and workers. There is no longer any justifica
tion for singling out a group for *pecial treatment and cre
ating an undemocratic elite which is exempt from the duties
and obligations other* muit face.
j White Rock Baptist Church
WHITE ROCK SQUARE
jj 600406 FAYETTEVILLE STREET
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
LORENZO A. LYNCH. Pastor
Sunday, June 19
I FATHER'S DAY j
8:30 AM. CALL TO WORSHIP Electronics |
9:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
"A Covenant Renewed"
2 Kings 22:8-13; 23:1-3
Father's Day Program by J
J. W. Carrington's Class
Dr. Charles A. Ray, Superintendent
11:00 A M SERMON The Pastor J
"Fathers listen!" (Ephesians 6:4)
6:30 P.M. BAPTIST TRAINING UNION
|
7:30 P.M. Program Sponsored by the
Williams Family Circle
—
St. Joseph's A. M. E. Church
"SKRVINO A WORLD PARISH WITH CHRIST
SINCI iMr
! FAYETTKVILLI STRUT DURHAM, N. C.
PHILIP R. COUSIN. The Minister
Sunday, June 19
FATHER'S DAY
| 7:00 A.M. EARLY MORNING WORSHIP
SERMON The Minister !
MUSIC The Gospel Choir !
Mrs. Marian Williams, Directing
Fred Mason at the Console
! 9:00 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL
SUBJECT: "Reformation Under Josiah"
Miss Marie Faulk, Superintendent
! 11:00 AM. MORNING WORSHIP
Services' Broadcast over Radio Station WSRC I
SERMON by the Minister
SUBJECT: "Our Modern Quandary"
MUSIC Senior Chair j
Mrs. Minnie Gilmer at the Console
Joseph T. Mitchell, Directing
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architect
According to Jones, bids will
be advertised in July. A $660,-
000 loan by the U. S. Depart
ment of Housing and Urban
Development - will support part
of the cost of the project.