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2A -THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT., DECEMBER 24, IMS Powell's Questionable Conduct This week's airing in the daily press of the continued and very ques tionable conduct of Rep. Adam Clay ton Powell presents to the nation another black chapter in the already disgusting career of the so-called minister of the gospel and Congress man from Harlem. This latest epi sode in Powell's awful record should cause every respectable Negro in America, especially those of tho cloth, to bow his head in shame. In spite of the very splendid fight Powell has waged in behalf of his race in New York, Congress and throughout the nation, there comes a time, the most considerate is com pelled to feel butterflies in the pit of his stomach, when the name of Adam Clayton Powell is mentioned. Such questionabe conduct as that disclosed in the daily press this week is not only most unbecoming to a minister of the Gospel and Congressman of the United States but any person who possesses one ounce of self respect and morality. A Salute to Duke and the Daily Press We salute the Duke University Law School for its forthright action in severing its ties with the North Carolina Bar Association because of its refusal to accept a Negro graduate for membership. In the face of the fact that North Carolina is the lead ing Ku Klux Klan state in the na tion. the action of the Duke Law School faculty should at least serve to change the attitude of many state officials as well as those of the North Carolina Bar Association. This newspaper has noted for the past several years the tendency on the part of many high state officials to drag their feet when it comes to taking a positive stand on matters pertaining to creating a better un derstanding between the races. As a result of this "you act first" attitude the Negro has suffered untold in justice after injustice. The move of the Duke Law School faculty is, therefore, the introduction to a new course of action for the entire state as well as Durham. That the course pursued by the Negro Democratic Voters Overlooked Negro Democratic voters of the city and county of Durham received another kick in the teeth this week when they were entirely overlooked in the appointment of two additional magistrates for Durham. With three previous appointments of magis trates for Durham, the total number now stands at five with all of them being white as is usually the case when any opening for an appointive office becomes available. Just how long Negro leaders of Durham will continue to gulp down, with relish, the kind of treatment their people are receiving at the hands of the powers that be in state, county and city Democratic folds, cannot be determined at this time. It is certain, however, that there ii a For Total Victory RHODESIA, that British Colony landlocked in the Southern portion of the African continent, is in the throes of catastrophic turmoil mainly of its own making. And be fore this issue of the GUIDE reaches its readers it very well may be that the United Nations General Assem bly will have imposed sanctions at bringing the all-white, ra cist, minority government of Prime Minister IAH SMITH to accountabili ty ' For Rhodesia, like the Union of 3oUth Africa, is still attempting to iwim upstream against the strong currents of world opinion which al most universally has rejected the precepts upon which the small mi nority of 229,000 whites insists on iaaerting total authority over the lives of four million black Africans. The crisis arose when Rhodesia, moved by the passion for self-de termination which has given rise to more ♦I"" two dozen new nations on the African continent, sought to cut it* bonds to the mother country. But the Rhodesians intend 'to white supremacy and deny to the native Africans any real voice in the new independent gov ernment ...• Great Britain, whoa* "empire" how largely conalct of colored na- In Harlem where Powell is wor shipped with fetish enthusiasm by those outside the church he is sup posed to pastor, as well as its mem bers, his thousands of Negro follow ers, blinded by his cheap showman ship, can see no wrong in their "little god." Thus, because the women in Harlem consider him cute and the men consider him great, Jesus would probably be defeated in a race against Powell for Congress. We think it is time for every in telligent and respectable Negro in side and outside of New York to stand up and be counted on the very unpopular side of those who oppose such conduct as that now being en gaged in by Adam Clayton PowelL Like it or not this newspaper takes its stand against the Harlem con gressman the same as it has taken its stand against all other persons who have failed to live up to their full responsibility when elected to public office Duke University Law School re ceived the full support of a majority of the leading newspapers of the state is probably the most encourag ing sign that has been witnessed in North Carolina for many years. Such highly respected dailies as the News and Observer of Raleigh; the Greens boro Daily News; the Charlotte Ob server and the Winston-Salem Jour nal threw their uncompromising support to the action of the Duke University Law School. Let it be said here and now that every intelligent Negro in North Carolina is appreciative of the pro gressive step taken by the Duke Uni versity Law School, as well as the fine editorial backing given it by a majority of the leading newspapers of the state. In the spirit of the Yuletide season and on behalf of the more than one million Negroes of North Carolina we again salute the Duke University Law School and say to the members of the daily press who supported its stand, "A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year " growing dissatisfaction and much grumbling among the rank and file Negro voters and the time is not far away when there is sure to be a re volt by them from the Democratic Party if a more liberal attitude is not assumed toward the naming of quali fied Negroes to appointive posts. Already there is much talk going the rounds that the Durham County Courthouse needs a good cleaning. In short there is a definite indication that when election time rolls around again, with the exception of the office of Sheriff, Negro voters are certain to be looking around toward at least casting their ballots for several changes in the present office holders m the Durham County Courthouse. Hons, said no, insisted that the whites agree to a pattern of govern ment that ultimately would give control to the black majority. IAH SMITH'S racist followers have rejected any such condition and have unilaterally declared their in dependence of the mother country. The Rhodesians have done exactly what the American Colonists did in 1776. Then England resisted, fought bade and embarked finally upon a costly and bloody Revolutionary J War to preserve its "empire" and its honor. But Britain apparently is reluct ant or unwilling to use force against the white Rhodesians. Instead her foreign minister flew to New York this week to urge the United Nations to authorize a world-wide boycott a gainst Rhodesian exports, and to in voke "selective" sanctions or em bargoes upon certain materials and products which the African Colony Imports from the rest of the world. The flaw in this program is it* j "selective" character. One of thei items which Britain proposes to cx-l elude from the list of embargoed products is petroleum oiL Without oil, Rhodesia could b«l brought to her knees in short order, and the issue could be resolved. ' tut first, We Must Show Leadership At Home SPIRITUAL INSIGHT B * REV "AROLD ROLAND BLet Us Accept God's Invitation And Walk in the Way of Lite "I have out my hand, to an imrvly pooplo." Rom. 10:21 An old, tragic, heart rending story is man's turning a deaf ear to God's gracious call. And this unheeding attitude points up man's long story of woe. For this unheeding attitude there flows a river mingled with tears, broken hearts and anguished suffering. Man sim ply and deliberately refuses to hear Man stands pridefully ig noring God's gracious call to the way of life. God continues to extend the invitation to man and man ignores the invitation. Man has a special fascination for the way that is contrary to the will of the Divine. Thus we see man going on his way in unheeding determination to follow his own wilfull way. So man becomes an easy victim nf the glitter and glamour of the way of "The Ungodly." And this unheeding attitude mani fests itself very early in child hood Man's pride and sinful inclination very early manifests itself. This makes him to exalt himself and forget his brother, his fellow human being. We take great delight and glee in -Powells Continued from front page of the Harlem democrat has established the following: Airline tickets were purchased with committee credit cards by Powell's aides, in the name of committee staff members, who never used them. Powell's son, Adam Jr., and two other persons not employed by Congress, made a trip to New York, using committee air line credit cards, one commit tee employee admitted to three trips to Miami to go shopping and sightseeing. The testimony of C. Sumner Stone, also an aide, revealed that $867 worth of airline tick ets which were used for per sonnel trips had been relm buraed by Powell. Alfredo Vidal, later identi fled aa head of the People's Party of Puerto Rico, drew one month's salary from Powell's committee. He said he waa hired as an investigator but didn't do anythftg. -Police Continued from front page talned • "show cause" order from Supreme Court Judge Ed ward R. Dudley on behalf of two official! of the Guardians (The board waa rejected by the voter*.) The original plaintlffa are William Johnson. Guardian president, and Anthony Jen Una. chairman of the board. They asked the Supreme Court to determine that the FBA mis appropriated the funds of Its members in the civilian review board campaign they conduct ed. NAACP attorneys in addition to Mr. Carter, representing the plaintiffs are Lewis N. Steel, assistant eounael, and Jeff Groenup. president of the HAACfs Harlem Branch. putting ourselves at the center rather than God. And this Is the meaning of God's gracious will. It is most difficult for us as humans to say with Christ in the decisive confrontation in the Garden. "Not my will but Thine be done." Thus we go on turning a deaf ear to God, to his will and way of life. Here are two blood brothers. They were promised a slice of the Christmas fruit cake. The two slices were delivered to the younger brother, about eight year sold. He deliberately for got his brother and ate both slices of the cake. Man fails to hear God's call to enter the inclusive society. To heed the invitation, man will find a happy fulfillment Jesus analyzes the way of bless ed or happiness in that famous Sermon on the Mount. He tells us that true happiness will be the reward of those who will God. Many have heeded the in vitation and have found the way of blessedness. We can have this life of blessedness. It comes when God has his right ful place in our lives. Where? When God is given His central place in our lives, then life falls -■White Continued "from front page treasurer; Moses C. Burt and Drs. Le Marquis de Jarmon, Ray Thompson, Henry Fair bands and Smith, executive committeemen. The new president is a direc tor of Durham Technical In stitute, Mutual Savings and Loan Association, a trustee of White Rock Baptist Church and scoutmaster of its Boy Scout Troop No. 55. He is a member of the Durham Committee on Negro Affairs and a director of the Durham Business and Professional Chain. A member of the North Car olina Council on Human Rela tion, the Durham chapter has tions, the Durham chapter has The organization'! goal* are in programs directed "toward en couraging those qualities of hu man relations which will guar antee to every individual, re gardless of his race, religion, or national origin, those free doms and opportunities prom ised by our American democ racy." -Voters Continued from front page are registered to vote." said Vernon E. Jordan Jr., director of the council's Voter Educa tion (VEP). VEP, which recently con ducted a survey in 11 southern states, said Negro voter regis tration in the area was 2.7 mil lion, compared with 14.4 mil lion whites. Negro registration rose from 2.2 million in 1984 and 1.8 million In IM2. VEP said its survey found that—despite the white back lash" Negroes supplied the winning margin for a U.S. Sen ator, one governor and at least two congressmen in Dixie on Nov. S. into place and adds up to happy fulfillment. Jesus puts it this way—to find life we must get lost for God's sake. And to lose life and happy fulfillment, just take God out and place our selves at the center. Accept God's invitation and you will b God's invitation and you will be happy. Try it! It works! God has given the call for in ner healing in Christ. In love God invites us to enter the gateway of true life. This is the way; heed God's call through the redeeming love as set forth in His Son, Jesus Christ our Savior. Heed the call and you will become a new man. Heed God's gracious call and you will enter into newness of life. God knows the world needs this new man with the gift of God's newness of life. The old man has failed. The new man, who heeds God's call, must snatch us back from the headlong plunge to ruin. So God begs us to accept His invitation to the newness of life in Christ. Let us accept God's loving in vitation ond walk in the way of life—it is life abundant and eternal. -Opens Continued from front page were unable to prevent the Ne groes' cars from being burned and overturned. They were al so unable to prevent the po lice van, in which the Negro petitioners were traveling to jail, from being tilted, causing minor injuries. LDF attorneys argued in their brief that the Biloxi beach has become entwined with governmental programs and policies and taken on a governmental character. Hence, basing criminal con victions on failure to obey purely racial limitations is pre cluded. LDF attorneys further point ed out that the state and local governments are involved in protecting the beach from Ne groes as well as from tides and Utter. Mississippi has therefore, LDF attorneys concluded, de parted from a policy of strict neutrality In matters of private discrimination. That state, they say, has in effect involved itself in active bias subject to the 14th Amend ment. LDF attorneys in this case were Jack Green berg, Director- Counsel. James M. Nabrit, 111, and Melvyn Zarr of New York City, and R. Jeas Brown of Jackson, Mississippi. -King Continued from front psge people in the Soviet Union. I should like to sdd my voice to the list of distinguished peo ple of all faiths who hsve celled th e Injustices perpetrated sgsinst the Jewish community in the Soviet Union to the at tention of the world. "The struggle of the Negro people for freedom Is Inextri Che CflrSjWOmcs Z. « Published every Saturday at Durham, N. C. by United Publishers, Inc. L. E. AUSTIN. Publisher Second Cla« Portage Paid at Durham, N. C. 27702 SUBSCRIPTION RATES >5.00 per year plus (15c tax In N. C. (any where in the VS., and Canada and to service men Overseas; Foreign, $730 per year, Sin gle copy 15c. principal Offiae Located at 436 B. Fettigrew Street, Durham, North Carolina 27702 To Be Equal By WHITNEY N. IOBNO JM. Christmas, 1966 MANY, MANY years ago a little girl wrote a newspaper editor asking if there really was a Santa Claur His reply, "Yes, Virginia, there Is a Santa Claus, has been Invoked by writers ever since at this time of year. It touches a chord in America which is really universal—the concern about maintaining faith and tdealsm in the face of reality and the harsh facts of life. I thought back to that editor's reaffirmation of the preservation of childhood myths and dreams in the face of H worldly intrusions and wondered how I 1 might answer Virginia. There are millions of little girls living in the black ghettos of our nation; millions Maßy of little girls desperately wanting to believe that the world is good and that they can hope for a'better future. What, I won y H dered, can I say to these children still in HB|i the time of youth when dreams and reality ■I intermingle, and the hell of th? slums gives way to the world of the imagination. ■IBM What can I tell them? How can I let Mh YOUNG them know that they must nurture faith and hope and beauty, despite the ugliness of their surroundings and the ugliness in the hearts of «o many people waiting to grind them down and steal the sweet innocence of child hood's dreams? A Christmas Night Of Fear What is there to say to a child whose Christmas night is spent not in anticipation of the morning's gifts, but in fear of the rats rummaging near her bed? What can you tell a child whose Christmas dinner isn't the holidsy feast of so many American Christmas dinners, but the meagre left overs of yesterday's meal, or meat bought with government food stamps or donated by a charity? What can you tell this child, when the empty chair at the table symbolizes an absent father, or a father whose Christmas is spent in the death-filled Jungles of Viet Nam? How can you explain to a child the meaning of sharp cut backs In anti-poverty funds, or a Congressional refusal to pass a civil rights bill? Can you explain to her why she wears old clothing while other kids are dressed in their n «».' holiday clothes? How do you tell her she should wear her color with pride? How do you convince her that she has dignity and potential and should strive for a better life? A letter to this Virginia is not so easy. And yet; it Is necessary.- For these millions children must look'to a brighter future, one in which they can develop as individu als, one in which they can nurture a spirit of achievement and accomplishment. Have Faith, Little Girl . . . I'd have to tell these children to have faith. They must, In the face of the brutalities of life, keep their trust and faith in themselves and in their fellowman. For the basis of civilization Is the mutual trust and belief In the goodness of other human bengs. In spite of all the provoca tions and indignities forced upon us by a nation which treats democracy as a myth and freedom as a distant goal, we must believe in the basic decency of people. And people are decent, by and large. Beneath the fears and frustrations which they try to hide with prejudice and racism, they too have the potential to be good. And the millions of children victimized by the insecurities and prejudices of the majority must try to understand this and look to the day when all America will be free of hate, the day when Christmas will indeed mean peace and goodwill to all men. To lose fajth In others is to lose all hope of faith In oneself. To hrfte others is td die a little oneself. Striving tot achievement Is far better than yielding to bitterness and despair. This Is the real message to Impress upon our chil dren; a message of hope and pride, a holiday lesson to carry themselves with strength and love and to turn their faces to the better future which, together with the masses of de cent and concerned Americans, they will make. Everyone A Babysitter—For Free Everyone in the neighborhood was a babysit ter for free. Mothers did not ask if you would look out for their young. They would tell you "keep an eye on little Demos until I get back." Sometimes they brought us a Mary Jane cookie Most timei, we thanked them for letting us play with the little darlings. Then there was that nice little Miss Angle who never married. She loved children. She would call us over to her home and sew the torn lace on our petticoats and paint our legs with iodine. "Wc"trtuld have kissed Mrs. Cook when she I bought 13 • ear-old Jenny a pair of silk hose and * pair of shoes with "heels." That was the go-ahead signal for all mothers with 13-year-old girls. cably interwoven with the uni versal struggle of all peoples to be free from discrimination and oppression. Hie Jewish people must be given their full rights as Soviet citizens, as guaranteed by the Constitution of the U. S. S. R. itself. "In the name of humanity, I urge that the Soviet govern ment end all the discrimina tory measures against its Jew ish community. "I will not remain silent in the face of injustice." One article In the special is sue presents the findings of the Ad Hoc Commission on the Rights of Soviet Jews, based on a hearing in New York last March. They found the future of Soviet Jewry to be in grave Jeopardy/' Bayard Rust in served as chairman of the Commission. -Soldier Continued from front page establishment, put his clothes in one of the machines and started washing them. It was then that a woman customer snatched the plug out of the receptacle. The woman then left and returned with Mrs. Cooley who called the brothers damn niggers and bastards and started pulling the clothes out of the machine and throwing them on the floor. Police were finally called to the scene resulting in the ar rest and Jailing of the three brothers, without written war rants. The warrants later served the three after they had been released on SIOO bond each. A hearing was held on De cember 15 before Judge S. O. Riley of the Durham County District Court and the case continued until January B.
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