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2A —THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 1968 Heart Transplant in South Africa We don't know vhether to rejoice or to grieve at the announcement of the death of Soutl Africa's heart transplant patient, Louis Washkan sky. That Washkansky lived 18 days after the historic transplant of De cember 30 and came to his death from pneumonia instead of any direct ill effects of the heart gave encour agement and set the stage for similar experiments, not only in South Afri ca, but other medical centers throughout the world. It must not be forgotten, however, that the white inhabitants of South Africa are the world's most damnable human beings when it comes to the abuse and mistreatment of the Negro natives of their country. It must also not be forgotten that the heart which beats in 4 the breast of a white sur viving heart transplant patient in South Africa is that a of a mulatto or half white man Thus, we have be fore us the startling fact that in the desperate attempt to save the life of u white man, dying from heart Hawkins' Entry info the Gubernatorial Race The announcement last Saturday that Dr Reginald Hawkins of Char lotte will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor conies as no surpirse to this newspa I>r tin- general public Dr. Hawk ins has indicated for the past several months that he would enter the gu bernatorial race in 1968 which means that Saturday's announcement sim ply makes his candidacy official At this point in the race for the biggest political office ir. the state, j that of governor, it is yet too early | for the Carolina Times to determine which candidate it will support. As it now stands, however, it is hard for us at the moment to overlook several attractive points in the platform pre sented by Dr. Hawkins, when they are placed beside those of the other candidates, of ooth those of the other and Republican parties, who have an nounced their intentions of seeking the the nomnation for the guberna | torial post. In announcing his platform, Dr. Hawkins says he will include a tax j, on tobacco, greater opportunity for Negroes, equal opportunity for hous ing for all citizens, liquor by the drink, and a repeal of the right to aoi k law. Certainly no Negro news pa)i;r or voter can justly overlook the interest such a platform should have t'»r the more than one million Negro citizens in North Carolina who. when it comes to employment Thanks for Supporting Lincoln Hospital Drive With the greatest amount of hu mility it is possible for us to sum • mens, we here at the Carolina Times extend oar heartfelt thanks for the response to-our editorial of Novem her 18 in which we appealed to our readers to rally to the cause of Lin coln Hospital in its hour of financial distress. That the campaign t& raise the $103,000 was a success must be attributed to the splendid spirit of cooperation existing among Negro leaders, their followers and the fine spirit of interracial goodwill existing within the intelligent and upright seirmei%ts of both races in Durham. Because of the success ot the cam paign, whic resulted in the raising of over $107,000, Lincoln Hospital, .t least, can breathe a ..-iyh n|' relief. It is our hope, how ever. that due diligence, precaution ;m«! determination in the future, will »*• exercised by the management in - einjr lo it that those finding it nec essary to use the sei"vices of Lincoln Hospital will not cause a recurrence of the embarrassing financial situa tion by failing to pay for services rendered 30 Years Of M 'THIS YEAR The National Founda tion-March of Dimes looks back on 30 yean of accomplishment in the health field and looks ahead to fur ther accomplishment. Founded by President Franklih D. Rooszvzlt in 1938 to fight polio, the voluntary health organization succeeded beyond all expectations when in 1959 it presented the world with polio vaccine. The March of Dimes record of achievement has been unequaled by any other health organization. Its pioneering work in basic and clinical research has affected the entire course of medicine. ailment, the racial identity or the source of a non-ailing heart was of little or no importance to the South African physicians performng the transplant or to the patient in need of such an organ. If, therefore, the timt =ver arrives when heat transplanting bcomes as common in medical circles as an ap pendectomy, (the removal of an &p pendix) we tremble to thirfk of the fate that awaits many a strong, healthy black of South Africa. It does not strain the imagination to visu alize many a strong and healthy South African black being de-hearted to furnish a sound and healthy organ * for a white man dying from a serious heart ailment. Finally, it must also be remember ed that a native black in South Afri ca has no more standing in court than a suck-egg dog in America. Thus the success of heart transplanting in the world's most ungodly spot on the race issue must be viewed with re straint if not bitter anguish. in state, county and city jobs, along with equal opportunity for housing, are generally speaking, always on the outside looking in The Carolina Times, however, would have it distinctly understood in the outset, that it will vsupport- nv candidate solely because of his race or party affiliations. It will be our policy as in the past to investigate the qualifications of each candidate for any and all publiq offices, with regards to his background, experi ence, previous and present attitude on racial matters, before we present hini to our readers for their support. It is our hope that the voters of the state, and the citizens of both races, will accept the entry of Dr. Hawkins into the gubernatorial race as a natural and individual right and with the full intentions of keeping the entire gubernatorial campaign on a level above that of race. More and more, Negroes will be seeking public offices in all state, county and city elections of the South, and it is our hope that the citizens of both races in North Carolina and other southern states will accept such as the natural consequence of a more intelligent Negro citizenry and a desire on the part of all of them to. have a bigger part in making our state and nation a better place in which all people may live. This newspaper happens to know that there are persons now living in Duram who are indebted to Lincoln Hospital for Services rendered one, two, three or several years ago. Many biles, live in luxurious homes, enjoy such persons own expensive automo periodic vacations, as registrants at elaborate hotels, but. will not pay their just and due debts to Lincoln Hospital. Such persons have, there fore, been arch contributors to the financial difficulty in which the hoe pital recently found itself. Certainly our greatest sympathy is extended any and all indigent persons who are forced, by circumstances, to have hospitalization without being able to pay for the services rendered We think, however, there are other?; whose names and the amounts they owe, any and all hospitals, should be made exposed to the general public Unless, therefore, a more positive stand is taken in such matters, it i* only a matter of time before Lincoln Hospital will find itself in the same financial situation from which it ha> just been rescued E*P*cially in virology, the Foun dation sponsored studies which ac tually laid the groundwork for many developments of what is now known as "the biological revolution." This included work on the structure of DNA, the substance that controls the natural heritage of all living things. In 1958 the March of Dimes ex panded its program beyond polio to attack birth defects. The great majority of birth de fects can be treated and completely corrected, if they are detected early and given the best care known to modern medicine. No l Outside Agitators Needed Here V Sl W I ]J According to the North CartP* Hna Fund's Committee on Man power and Economic Development, ow 77,000 new Jobi were created in North Carolina's manufacturing industries between 1960 and 1965. Theae jobs provided an average hourly wage of J 1.82. Yet, the blocking fact is that two-thirds of these new jobs paid ion. than this average! This means that the econo mic development that is taking place in this state is providing em ployment for workers, but not a wage that will lift people out of poverty. " In spite of what appears to be rigniflcant growth and development of North Carohna'i economy, this Hate has the lowest industrial wages in the nation, and the gap between the state and the nation is widening. In 1950, the difference between wages in North Carolina and in the United States was 341 ID 19(5 flw difference wit 79i. But what is worse, 60% of thfe manufacturing employment in North Carolina is in industries that sre dcoining as a source of em ployment at the national level This means that whatever employment these industries provide at the pre sent time in North Carolina, this will diminish considerably in the ftiture. Industry has been attracted to this state for two reasons: to take advantage of low-wage labor, and the absence labor unions. In coming here, they are not really significant impact on the ability of workers to earn a better Bring. One labor intensive industry that is ooming to North Carolina is the garment industry. This is one industry that does have growth potential The industry appears on the local scene In two major ways. Fkst, large manufacturing fkms lo cate their own plants in this state, using thefc owir management staff, sad hiring local workers. Secondly, these large manufacturers establish contracts with North Carolina busi nessmen who own or lease a plant and hire wnkers to produce an item for the mqjor manufacterer. The only difference in these ar rangements is that in one case, ownership h absentee, and in the other, ownaship is the hands of local business. In both cases, the only advantage to the worker Is a job and a low wage. If, however, these contract ar rangements could be made with worker-owned and controlled plants, the wages earned by the Workers could by Increased through profit during. At least with respect to the garment Industry, there may be an opportunity for entreat in dustrial development in this state to have a significant effect on the Income of the workers. If worker-owned Industries oould develop the worker would participate In some of the decisions that realty affect his livelihood • - Hit place and conditions of work, his wages and beswflta. People have often talced about the problem of motivating the poor. What better way woatd than be of motivating someone, than by (Mag Urn a "stake" hi Mi job? Another point to be ooaridered TELL IT LIKE IT IS —— KWR ft. AVTO* is the idea of economic power? The success of worker owned and workers a more powerful voice and some leverage in dealir* with the business power structure of the community. The first problem, of course, is to identify that segment of in dustry which, if developed, would have an impact on the low-income segment of the labor force. That is to identify industry that can make use of people who now have low leveli of ridfl, or that require skills that can be acquired. Then, the problem would be to establish worker-owned production plants. The expertise required to do this could be hired by the worker* themaehre*. This may be one way of attack ing the problems outlined In the N. C. Fund report But It does not escape the problem pointed oui in the report that a large segment of the states labor force is unpre pared - - in terms of education and ridll - - for higher paying jobs. There is still a tremendous need to upgrade the educational and educa tional and occupational ricill levels of the population. In this regard, we have been told by many people ooncerned with the problem, that our young people are not Interested in tech nical training. They do not want to be trained to be machinists, car penters, plumbers, and the like. In spite of the fact that these jobs would provide higher income, our young people don't want to hold these jobs because they are thought to be "menial." There is no pres tige in being a man who works with his hands. Apparently many of our young people are more con cerned about prestige than they are In making a food Bving and pro viding their own children with an. advantage that would allow them to go even farther. As one man put it: "These, young people today don't wanfto start at the bottom of anything; they want to start in'the middle or on the top. They want white collar jobs that require schooling and training they are not getting. But they don't want blue oollar jobs that they could be trained for. For the Negro youth, this is under standable because they have learned that if you start at the bottom that's when they (tar. They don't want to be a carpen ter • - because In the past, the Negro never was allowed to be anything else. I think times have changed. I think that today a Ne gro li not Mceiy to be kept at the bottom. It's hard to convince theee youngsters that It's true. But the ©u Published every Saturday at Durham, N. C. by United Publishers, Inc. L. E. AUSTIN, Publisher SAMUEL L. BRICCS Managing Edttoi J. ELWOOD CARTER. .AdoertisJ« Marker Second Claii Poctage Paid at Durham, N. C. 27702 SUBSCRIPTION RATES W ye f plu * (15c tax in N. C.) anywhere in the Canada and to servicemen Overseas; Foreign, $7.50 per year. Single copy 20c. PMNCWAI. OFFICE LOCATED AT 436 E. Prmcnw STHR DWUH, NOWTH CAKOUNA 27702 are not able to sevure higher formal education, to enter trade training programs. As the skill level of the North Carolina worker increase*, so too will his income. thing about blue collar workers having little status in the eyes of young people applies to both ra ces." It would appear from the* re marks, that we need to build up the image of the blue collar worker, and to persuade young people who SEBBtEE WASHINGTON Thirty GOP congressmen, urging former Vice President Rich hard Nixon to announc* his candidacy now for the GOP presidential nomina tion: "The coming campaign la so critical for our country that a forthright and vigo rous Republican effort must begin now." TEL AVTV, Israel—Sen. Jacob Javits, R-N. Y., sug gesting that the United States supply Israel with sophisticated weapons be cause the Sovjet Union has restored the prewar arse nal of the Arab countries: "This bid of the Soviet Union for power in the Mid dle East must be met." SALT LAKE CITY, Utah —Democratic Na 11 oa al Chairman John Bailey, who will represent his party In the fail presidential elec tion: "There is no question that President Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey will be the Democratic tick et." ftlfw YORK— Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, the Brooklyn surgeon whose two heart transplants ended in failure, explaining his willingness to try acain: "Much was learned from their experience, and we still hold out great hope for this procedure in patients with severe heart disease." NEW YORK . . -Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, the sur geon who performed the world's fifth human heart transplant operation, de describing his profession of surgery: "It's a rugged business. Hard physical work, sure, but It's also the need for making decisions and tak ing risks." THE WAY I SEE II »r DAVIO W. STITH THE SCHOOL BOND ISSUE The 9.7 million dollar ichool bond proponl It before ui again It haj been more than a month dnce the date of thii election *u originally to have been held. Dur ing this period the ichool boardi have done nothing to further clari fy the need for this particular bond ioue. The delay hai allowed ut to continue looking into the real needi of our ichooU. Our invoti gation has reaffirmed our belief that there are fundamental needi in the city ichool lyitem which ire being neglected. Many of the reri6- vationi and new conitructioni pro poied for the city in thii election are thing* the ichool board! claimed would be done under the 1965 bond issue. If the need for these was present in 1965 consider how much more pressing it is to day. A very reliable source close to the school administration in an in terview iair week conrirmea tne statement this columnist made on November 2-5, that "they are con structing buildings that are needed for one purpose only to continue segregated ichooli." Thii procen of producing w- To Be Equal By WHITNEY M. YOUNG «L U. S. Role In Housing pAST ACTIONS by the federal government are responsible for JL many of our present housing problems. Government policy actually helped to create racial ghettos, and its inaction cre ated a shortage of housing for low and moderate income families. Now there are signs that the government will take steps to cor rect some of the errors of the past. - • The Urban Renewal Administration, for example, refused to approve 99 applications for renewal projects because they didn't provide for slum dwellers. At the same time, it approved projects for expanding housing for the poor. And the Cabinet-level Housing and Urban De- H velopment Department, headed by Robert Weaver, B announced new rules for low-income projects which ■ will help to break up the ghetto. Generally, when a city is planning a low-income ■I housing project, it picks a site in the ghetto. This jja insures that the Negro poor will stay out of H predominately white areas. It also lends govern ment ,upport t0 aggregation. Under the new rules, any city planning such a project won't get federal aid unless it submits an MR* YOUNG alternate site outside the ghetto, or proves that none exist. This will give low-income tenants their choice of housing opportunities and will force cities to plan for balanced distribution of housing. New Rule On Tenant Selection Another new rule relate! to tenant selection. Mott cities hive all-Negro project! and all-white ones. In at le&st one city, two such projects face each other across a street, white on one side, Negroes on the other. Now applicants will be part of a city-wide pool and won't be able to apply to segregated projects. When the applicant's name comes to the top of the list, he'll have to take the project which has a vacancy. If, after three offers of apartments, he still turns them all down, hell just have to go to the bottpm of the lilt. In that way, HUD plans to break up present patterns of segregation in government-aidecf projects. These two steps will go a long way towards breaking up the segregated housing patterns forced on the Negro poor. Past prac tice* created the ghetto and our whole urban economy suffers for it These new rules are an attempt to make up for yesterday's mis takes and to extend freedom of choice to all Americans. One of the federal agencies which has done the most to help segregate housing patterns, the Federal Housing Administration £ also moving to help minority groups secure better housing. The FHA once^ refused mortgages to Negroes moving into white neighbor- FHA Takes Steps To Ban Bias , *• F " A took 1 iurv «y wmmer and found that since 1962 only three percent of new homes in subdivisions insured by federal guarantees had been sold to Negroes. Because of this the agency has told its offices to make a greater effort to provide hous tag for minority groups, "or else." A top FHA official said its em ployees should move in this field, or they should step aride .. EVC !! , Federll , Tride Commlaaioo j. tato W , *° me V ' rgin ' 4 * ptrtment owneri to court becauae whL if .h™ ? " the ' r >dverti » em «"« that they aold only to extended ,0 cow biased landlordi.it could do t lot to break down housing segregation. f 1 '* tof 1 »° ** federSl agencies moving like this. They have the skill and the power to make democracy real for milliona who are discriminated against on racial grounds. Quiet for too lone ih»v all Americans, not ,ust those with the approved skin color . " ,u,t . * beginning however. The government will have to and i. wil7h re , Pr ° °P«" occupancy for all American citizens, K Unde V ,h€ m,Mive cons,ru ction needed to end the shortage of housing for low and moderate income families. One hundred and tea y«ars ago (1858) on Thurs day of this week the doc tor who performed the first auccerfui operation on tlie ouman heart waa born. He Br Daniel Hale Wil- Uams, Negro of Chicago. Be died in IMB. . #venU °* hirtor- Ical Interest to be realled thia week are as follows: JANUARY IB—William *ck«s (1881-1954), orator, author and fighter for •qual rights, waa born. t being poured into one lector of the county. We recognize that there are needi in the north and northwest of the dty, but theie must not be „ allowed to hold precedence over the equally, if not more apparent needi in other sections of the dty. The other needs particularly in the dty system, are long standing and riiould be taken care of before some of these new things. The school boards have been given a mandate to serve all the people of Durham city and county, not some of the people, gregated schools works to the de triment of both Negroes and whites. An example of this has already been seen in the protest of white citizens of the East Durham section of the dty. They became aware quickly that this school bond proposal was not in the interest of all the people but only of a select minority. In pushing this proposal the school boards have attempted to hide behind a icreen of pretending they have assessed the particular needs of the dty and county. What they have really done Is to consider the wants of a segment of our dty and subjugate the real needs of the majority. This is plainly seen in the fact that vast sums of money are the anti-slavery movement, was born. The Virgin Islands, St. John and St. Croix, were purchased from Denmark by the United States in 1917. JANUART It _ The Fiwt African Baptiat Church was organized in Savannah Ga. in 1788. It is of the two oldest Negro, Baptist churches in Amer "JANUARY M Andrew Bryan was ordained the first pastor of the First African Baptist Church ia
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