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2A -THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1968 More About Bankers Fire and Casualty Co. This newspaper does not intend to be moved from where we stand about the sale of Bankers Fire and Casualty Company of this city to the Magnadyn Financial Corporation of St. Petersburg, Florida. As we in dicated in our editorial of last week we will not stand by and see this terrifying tragedy imposed upon the race by those who should be exert ing every effort within their power to save and preserve the corporation for our future generations. We look upon the whole scheme with the same horror we would view one bent on committing suicide by placing a revolver to his own head and pull ing the trigger in an effort to blow out his own brains. We again call upon every Negro of intelligence to come with us as we continue our stroll through the pro verbial graveyard of Durham where, as we mentioned last week, are buried the remains of many of this city's once proud and flourishing Ne gro corporations. One we did not mention in our last week's editorial was Southern Fidelity Mutual Insur once Company. * Southern Fidelity, and Bankers -Fire- insurance and Casualty Com pany. were organized in 1921 and 1928, respectively, by sincere, dedicated men whose purpose was to build a future for their race. Many of them had never seen inside a college or university except when they went there, as the late beloved and re spected C. C. Spaulding often hu morously remarked, "to deliver a commencement address, attend a board of trustees meeting," or other wise. Such men looked to the day when Inadequate Voting Facilities We extend our thanks and con gratulations on behalf of the Negro citizens of Durham to the voters at the precincts of Hillside School, Bur ton School, W: G. Pearson Elemen tary School, Whitted School and sev eral other precincts, who exhibited such amount endurance and forß)»ear«nce in the Primary held here last Saturday, May 4. Due to lack of sufficient help and a lack of sufficient booths, many persons were forced to remain at their voting precincts until as late as 11:00, p.m. in order to vote. The situation obtaining at Hillside and Burton School precincts was so very bad that many who wanted to vote, but did not have time to wait for the long '4ttie. of persons in front of them, left and did not get a chance to cast their ballots. Many of those who did remain were unable to vote at the Hillside and Burton School precincts until as late as IVOO pm or over five hours after the polls had closed. It, therefore, is our sincere hope that city officials will take due dili gence and precaution in providing Negro Candidates of the May 4th Primary In spite of the apparent large num ber of Negro citizens who exercised their right to vote in the Primary on May 4 we would like to urge a con tinuance of the campaign to increase the number of Negro voters in North Carolina We know that even here in Durham, as well as remote sections of North Carolina and in other south ern states, there are 3till many Ne groes who are not qualified to vote because they have not registered. Outside of Durham County we have not been able to ascertain the exact numbr of successful Negro candidates in the various sections of the state. It is our feeling, however, that whether those who offered them selves as candidates for public office, won or lost in the Primary, that they have made a distinct contribution by arousing members of their race in their respective localities to exercise Dear Father, as we come to Thee we give thanks and reioice, for Thou bast promised that Thou wilt give Thyself in fullness to those who come in joy . and faith, believing. We are ready and willing to . fulfill Thy divine plan for our lives and rejoice in Thy presence. AMEN. our corporations would be entrusted into the hands of our posterity, who by virtue of their having had col lege and university training in the fields of business, would carry them on to higher heights. Added to the name of C. C. Spaul ding, Sr., are those of the late John Merrick, John Avery, J. E. Shepard, B. L. McDougald, George Cox, Sr., W. D. Hill, W. G. Pearson, L. W. Wilhoite and many others who have left the challenge and cry out from the past to those of the present gen eration, "Boys don't let us down." We don't believe, we can't believe and we will not believe that this awesome act is unavoidable. It is our feeling that if additional capital is needed and the proper leadership is provided, Bankers Fire Insurance and Casualty Company can be saved for and its future generations. Certainly-if the Magnadfn Financial Corporation, the proposed purchas ers of Bankers Fire, is willing to raise a million dollars to purchase a company, now owned and operated by Negroes, who are primarly its customers and are certain to no longer feel it their bounden duty to patronize the company because of the change of ownership into white hands, it stands to reason that anoth er way out of the difficulty facing Bankers Fire and Casualty can be found. So, we call upon those into whose keeping the future of Bankers Fire and Casualty now rests to not be tray the sacred trust of our fore bears. We call upon them to keep the faith, to stand up like men and save the company for our posterity. additional help and voting machines, at precincts, where they are so badly needed, in order that such a condition as that which obtained last Saturday will not occur again While it is our feeling that the solution for the Bur ton School Precinct is the addition of more voting machnes and mor>i per sons -to Its staff, we are of the opinion that in the case of the Hillside Pre cinct, where four machines were in use, along with several helpers for each, that the precinct has outgrown its present facilities and personnel and therefore should be split. If such is considered by election of ficials, we would like to suggest that a voting precinct be set up at Fay etteville Street Elementary School. Such a move on the part of the Board of Elections would afford the relief now so badly needed at Hillside, Bur ton and the W. G. Pearson precincts and should be provided in time for the General Election in November, if not in the time for the run-off pri mary when voting is not expected to be as heavy as it was in the Primary of May 4, and as it is certain to be in the General Election in November. their right to register and vote. Special tribute should be paid Dr. Reginald Hawkins who became the first Negro to ever offer as a candi date for governor of North Carolina in the history of the state- While. Dr. Hawfcins was not a successful candi date he polled an estimated number of 124,558 votes in the May 4, Pri mary. The official count will not be available until it is released by the N. C- Board of Elections next week. We think, however, the number of votes received by Dr. Hawkins, many of which were from white supporters, is evidence that progress is being made in North Carolina and that the time is certain to come, and that it is not too far away, when a Negro will be a successful candidate for the office of governor of North Carolina, not because of his race but because of being the best qualified Jl'V'l: * . —rr : Hanger Victims In Land Of Plenty IUKK (FLHRYNMNALS QFTENPIOCKED THE PIS TMBVTJOHMACHIHIWY. &jorfi6««y A Short Letter To My Dourest Friend Martin Luther King Jr. Delivered By Dr. Ralph David Abernathy Sunday, April 7,1968 To My Dearest Friend Martin Luther King In a City called Heaven: Martin, I miss you, and it has just been a few days. I thought I would write you a short letter. It is probably more M my good than it's for yours. I hope it will not be too long before you read it. In heaven I know you have so much to do, so many peo ple to see, and I know many of them have already been look ing and waiting for you: It wouldn't be a surprise to me, Martin, if God didn't have a special affair just to introduce his special activist black son to so many others like you that have gone on ahead. But loflk up those *TSIS* friends and talk to the oi*s you and I have talked about and the ones that you and I led and the ones who so gal lantly followed our leadership. Say thanks to those prophets we quoted from all over America and everywhere else that they asked for us. Give a special word from me to Peter, the man who was once sand but Jesus made him a rock; -Outreach Continued from front page Whiting, Dr. Stewart B. Ful bright, W. A. Clement, Ben jamin Ruffin, William Enta. Dewitt Sullivan, Dr. William Howell, Atty. Mopes Burt, Hen drix He am, Joseph W. Good loe, H. K. Collins, Mrs. M. H Thompson, Carl F. Brenner. Jr., R. Kelly Bryant, Jr., Theo dore R. Speight, Charlie Jack son, J. S. Stewart, Clyde Green and J. H. Henderson. -Thorpe Continued from front page regation, however has prevent ed the Negro male from pull ing the purse strings and the shortage of Negro men has cancelled the sexual advantage of the Negro woman. Negro females are thus forced to take love on male terms and the men, quite often, trade love for a living. Because of the nature of his finding Dr. Thorpe defended his dissertation before an unusually large number of faculty members and graduate students. The work is being considered for an award and his chairman has asked Thorpe to do a chapter in a forthcom ing book. Dr. Thorpe has served on the faculty of South Carolina State College, North Carolina State U. in Raleigh and is currently at A&T State in Greensboro. He is the son of Mrs. Minnie B. Thorpe of 706 Linwood Ave., and brother of Marion T., the new president of Elizabeth City State College. -Insurance Continued from front page nctor, Unity Life Mobile; Oc tave Lilly, agency director. People* Life of Loutauur, E. B. Payne, agency director, « Union Protective Lite, Meni phit; Emeet Shell, agency di rector, Golden State Mutual, give my warmest felicitations to my favorite apostle John who loved my Master so much until he stood with his moth er at the foot of the Cross; pass my greetings on to, Isaiah who had the prophetic vision to see the coming of a Savior whose name would be wonder ful, a mighty Counselor, an ever-lasting father and a Prince of Peace; stop by and find Ghandi, the man who in spired us so much in our struggle to free black people through the philosophy and techniques of non-violence. Look up Bartholomew, for some strange reason I always liked him. But above all I wanf yoti; JMus', gti' to the throne And" tfell hdfw' (hsrhk- : ful we are. Yes, go see Jesus and tell him about us down here—all of us and all of our families—and how we have sustaine d ourselves in the many battles all our lives, tell him -how much we love him. Tell him how his name is music in our ears. Tell him how at his name our knees will for ever bow andi our tongues Los Angeles and Forrest Strick land, agency director, Wright Mutual Life, Detroit. -Shriners Continued from front page ment, agency director and vice president of the N. C. Mutual Life Insurance Company, as the principal speaker. Clement is also prominent in the civic and religious life of the city in which he serves as a mem ber of the executive commit tee of the Durham Committee On Negro Affairs, vice presi dent of Bankers Fire and Ca sualty Company and a trust of White Rock Baptist Church. Following the address, the Potentates Ball will take place at the Durham Civic Center. On Saturday at 7:00 a.m. initiates wUI assemble at Hill side High School Gymnasium, after which a parade beginning at Durham Athletic Park on through Main Street will be held. The bands of N. C. Col lege and Hillside High School will assist the Shrine Band in furnishing music for the parade. Following the parade, a noon luncheon will be served at the Hillside cafeteria. Com peting drill teams will perform at 7:00 p.m. The convention will close . at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, follow ing the induction of initiates scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Che Carolina (Bmea PMiehed every Saturday at Durham, N. C. by United PubUthert, Inc. L. E. AUSTIN, PubUiher SAMUEL L. BRIGCS JtanefkH Editor J. ELWOOD CARTER. AdoertUag Manager Second Qaa Portage Paid at Durham, N. C. 27708 SUBSCRIPTION RATES SB.OO per year pha (15c tax in N. C.) anywhere fa A* VS., and Canada and to aertfeemen Oversea*; Foreign, $7.50 pat year, Single copy 20a PWariL OMA LOCATED AT 436 E. PirmcßV Siuil, DURHAM, Nona CABOUXA 27702 will always confess. Tell him that we follow not only his words but we follow his life. Then, Martin, go from the throne and find Jimmy Lee Jackson, Medgar Evers, Wil liam Moore, Jimmy Lee, Viola Liuz zo, Johnathan Daniels, James Reeb, Swerner, Good man and Chaney. And then, Martin, find Frederick Doug lass, Nat Turner and Marcus Garvey. And don't forget Mal colm. Look for Malcolm! Re member, our God is a loving God. He understands things we don't think he does. The four children of Birmingham and all who have died across Ala bama, Misswuppi, Louisiana and in ChMb, New York, and in all Aner places where men have died for the liberty and justice of other men. Martin, it may seem like a big order, but if you find one of them he will know where the rest of them are. I know they have founded the grand inter national company of freedom fighters and can't wjit to in troduce you and talk over the final hours. -Medics Continued from front page Flotilla Watkins of Greensboro in surgery; Dr. Alvin Blount of Greensboro in surgery; Dr. Otis Mlchal of Asheville in Internal medicine; Dr. William A. Shearin, Duke University graduate in eye, ear, nose and throat conditions; Dr. Douglas P. Zipes of the cardiovascular laboratory of Duke University; and Dr. Morton D. Bogdonoff of Duke University Medical Center. This program is accept able for 15 accredited hours by the American Academy of General Practice. Meeting at the same time will be the auxi liary of the Old North State Medical Society, headed by Mrs. Carolyn Wyche of Char lotte. Many social activities are planned for the ladies, includ ing card parties, shopping tours and highlighted by the annual presidents' ball on Wednesday night, June 12th. . Children's activities include swimming parties, tours of the city of Raleigh and a teen-age ball for the future medics on Wednesday night. Meeting si multaneously will be the Old North State Dental and phar muretltical Societies. Approxi mately 250-300 medical, den-f tal and pharmaceutical mem-! bets, along with their auxl-- To Be Equal »y WHRNBI M. J*. Making System Work JUST A VERY short time a go, people were talking about how our political ayatem waan't working. Disaatlafacion with the war was growing, but there didn't aeem to be any reaponse from either party. ■ Student* and other group* were begin ning to turn their back» on our aoclety. "No one ia listening to us," they aaia. But they suddenly found that the nation's leadership waa indeed listening. Candidates came for ward who expressed their views on the war, and the renewed efforts to negoti ate our way out of Vietnam. Tlieae eventa proved that the system does work. They prove that it is flexible Mr fount enough to bend with the popular will, and they prove that the way to change the sys tem is not to refuse to have anything to do with it, but to challenge it and fight for what you believe U right. The American ayatem, with ita careful ; checks and bal ances and division! of power Isn't easy to move. But when faced by crisis, it shows it can adapt quickly. It seems to be doing it now; it did it over thirty years ago when the Depression called for changes in the role of government; it adapted from a peacetime economy to a war economy in 1941; and it responded to the challenge of aiding foreign countries with the Marshall Plan In 1948. How It Can Be Changed It has proved that It can change when the national In terest is at stake or when enough white people get together to demand a particular course of action. Now It has to prove that it can be flexible enounh to respond to the legitimate needs of Negro citizens. Tor the same disbelief in the system and the same alienation which ia slowly fading amoung certain white citizens who find their views being adopted, has Nourish ed for years In the ghettos of America's cities. It's about time the system began working for them too. Our country has to respond to the people who want decent jobs, better housing, and first-class education for their children If it can come up with a marshal!_ Plan for Europe, it can come up with a Domestic Marshall Plan to do for the victima of the ghetto what It did for victims of the war. . . _ But these are old complainta, and our nation has turn ed a deaf ear to them before. Perhaps it will start listening now that the Poor People's Marcli on Washington Mil once a gain bring them to the public's attention. And it isn t Just poor Negroes who are marching, lt'a also poor whites, Spanish-speaking citizens, Indians, and all who are oppress ed and left out of our country's prosperity. • • But our system seems to be far more responsive to change when white people advocate it. That's why I recently call ed for a White March on Washington, led by the white leadership of the nation, to back up the demands of Negroes and other minorities. liaries, wUI be attending. Dr. J. P. Greene of Henderson is president of the organization and Dr. Salter J. Cochran of Weldon is president-elect. Dr. W. T. Armstrong of Rocky Mount serves as Secretary-Trea surer. ...., Continued frifat pkge 1866 ' v 196T i $ White Roc k Baptist Church i DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27701 LORENZO A. LYNCH, Minister B N. DUKE AUDITORIUM • = „ Sup4ay, May 12, 1968 NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE * MOTHERS DAY J J 9:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON i Dr. C. Ray, Superintendent fi \ 10 30 AM. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON REVIEW ... \ \ \ Mr. J. D. Harrel's Class t J I 4 11:00 AM. SERMON The Pastor \ "On The Hand That Rocks The Cradle!" (O Timothy 1:5) | Gospel Choir, Mr. William Allen, Director j Miss Carletta Jemison, Pianist 5:45 P.M. Sponsored by District No. 7 --- - - .1.,..,. ■ iiXflfllHlfUfcl' Saint Joseph's A. M. E. Church "Serving A World Parish With Christ Since 1869" PHILIP R. COUSIN, Minister FAYETTEVHJJE STREET DURHAM, N. C, Sunday, May 12,1968 0:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL SUBJECT: "Wiidom For Family Living" " ; Mill Marie Faulk, Superintendent 11:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP SERMON Rev. Herbert Eaton % Music by the Senior Choir Mri. Minnie Gilmer at the Console Josper Mitchell, Directing v ' • . . - and the one in the Caroltnas continues. "In New York," Patton said, "the chairman of the political action committee for the state will be George Bishop of Buf falo. We anticipate having five centers in the state and the directors of these centers will 'organize, campaigns in the ad /japent counties."