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2A —JVM CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 1968 The Upward Trend of Crime in N. C. The two recent slayings in the Hayti section ,of Durham are a stark reminder to all good citizens of this city the reality of the recent report of the FBI that crime is on the increase in North Carolina cities of over 100,- 000 population, which to name them are Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro and Winston-Salem. Durham might have been thrown in for good meas ure, althought it does not quite quali fy for the 100,000 category. From ihe standpoint of major crimes, however, it appears to more than qualify That both of the slayings in Dur ham occured near or" Within the area of Hillside High School, probably has no significance other than to remind us all that the school is located in what might be considered one of Dur ham's most exclusive residential sec tions ,and just a stone's throw from N. C. College. Thus it appears that perpetrators of even the most terrible offenses pick no special areas in which to operate. Listed among the horrible crimes * by the FBI are murder, theft, forcible rape, burglary and robbery. A review of Durham's record for 1968 will re veal that this city has had its share of most of the major horrible crimes as pointed out by the FBI. Latest in-- formation received from the FBI re veals that the slaying of 15-year-old Yvonne Baker was at the hands of Michael Butler, 20, who later took his own life on November 23. Capt. E. G. Atkins of the FBI, in the report said, "We are satisfied that he (Butler) is the one responsible f6r the girl's death." The FBI laboratory findings came from blood samples and cloth ing of both the young girl and Butler, according to Atkins, "along with the shotgun with which Butler shot him self." It thus appears that the young girl probably lost her life in an at tempt to avoid being raped. The Story of Christmas "Now when Jesus was born In Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the eagt, and are come to worship him. ft When Herod tfft) king had ffdfard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the peo ple together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethle hem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the sUr appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard the king, they departed; and, 10, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they re joiced with exceeding great joy. And when the were come into the let's be Wise Men — - J Add to the above crimes the break in of the Durham Memorial Baptist Church on Holloway Street and the theft from the church of a small safe containing $2600, a safe robbery at the Duke Ihdoor Stadium, Saturday night, the attempted safe robbery of St. Phillips Episcopal Church on Main Street, and you will readily see that crime in Durham has no racial or sec tional barriers and no limitations. To this newspaper it appears that the flagrant and often occurence of serious crimes in our cities should be the concern of every minister of the gospel and Lay believer in Christian ity. Certainly the robbery at one church and the attempted robbery at another, in this city within the space of one week, is prima facie evidence that the church, as an institution of righteousness, has lost the respect and reverence of thieves, bootleggers, drunkards, murderers, prostitutes, whoremongers, or should we say, the worst and most depraved of mankind. Thus, instead of ranting and raving about better or more adequate police protection the lot of us, composed of ministers -and merhbers in our fchurches, would do well to examine closely our sincerity about our con cern for the salvation of our fellow man. We might discover that the modern day so-called Christian church is actually more concerned about the amount of Sunday's col lection, the pastors cadillac, and other evidence of the salvation of the almighty dollar, than the salvation of our fallen fellowmen. So the report of the FBI that crimes showed a marked increase in almost every category is a most distressing indictment for the yuletide season of the celebration of the birth of Him who endeavored 2,000 years ago to teach mankind to love one another. house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they pre sented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And hainfl warned oL, God in dream thtt Qky should ~ffj£t return td Herod, they departed into their own country another way. And when they were come into the hold, the angel of the Lord appeareath to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt; and be thou there (Until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose,* he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt." —Matthew 2:1-14 The above story of the birth and early life of Jesus, nearly 2,000 years ago, creates a joyous feeling in the heart of every believer in Christian ity. Surely, on Christmas morning when we awaken and our thoughts turn to the story as told by Matthew, we rejoice that the birth of Jesus gives hope to all mankind that, whatever the lot, salvation is free and within the reach of the humblest and most depraved .of mankind. •' So,, in the spirit 01 the yuletide sea son we +xtend to all of our fellowmen our sincerest hope for a Merry Christ mas and a happy yuletide season Challenge To Black Leadership L MLLACEIZZOFTHE \ POPULAR VOTE,7%, IN WE EAST &%IN THENVWEST BMN THE WEST; AND JOZ IN THE SOUTH. THUS SHOWING THE DEPTH OF ACTIVE WHITE RACISMIN AMERICA 0 1 i To Be EQUAL By WHITNEY M. YOUNG Building Ghetto Power I AST WEEK'S announcement by the National Urban Lea , gue that it wag starting new action programs in 21 black communities has led many people to ask just what we mean when we call such programs "ghetto power." Ghetto Power means the creation of economic, political, and social strengths within the black community to enable it to compete and to take its equal place in an open society. When the Urban League says it's for ghetto power, it means that it intends to place its know-how and its profes sional expertise at the disposal of black people locked into the racial ghettos of America. j That docs not mean telling people what they want or what they ought to want. On the contrary, it means that the , Urban League will what the community itself says it needs and wants, apd then the League will help it to resource*.and,leadership to achieve its own goals. We're not imposing our own will on the community, we're helping the black community to speak more effectively for itself. " . Make Its Own Voice Heard This approach has nothing In common with separatism, nationalism, or any other "ism." The legitimate needs and aspirations of the ghetto are all too often subordinated to someone else's ideological goals, or even to headline-grabbing oratory In this case, however, the black ghetto will be able to use the Urban League's professional experts in planning, education, housing, welfare, and other fields to make its own voice heard and to change ghetto conditions through mobilization of the strengths of the black community. The action program covers a kit of ground. Here's how we are going about it. Armed with grants from foundations who are serious and sincere, and private donations, we asked all of our 93 affiliates to find out what their community's main concerns were, and to devise action prosrams to deal with them. The proposals poured into our headquarters proposals for economic development, housing rehabilitation, community and non-partisan political organization, decen tralization, police relations, and a host of others. Because of our limited funds, we had to restrict the first wave of approved programs to 21, but more will follow. I think you'll agree that some of these are quite exoiting. Leaders Anxious To Serve All One is in Hancock County, Georgia. This is a rural county in which four out of five residents are black. But Kt wasn't until this Fall that blacks gained political control, Unlike their predecessors, the newly-electod leaders are anxious to serve all, both blacks and whites. They asked for help in planning for community organization and for draf ting programs to help relieve the grinding poverty that af flicts the people of this county. Hopefully, we'll help the people of Hancock County to make it a model for the rest of the country a demonstration of what poor people in the rural South can do to help themselves. A similar effort will take place in Alabama statewide to mobilize the political and economic power'of the black people there. Most of the new programs, however, will take place in chies like Rochester. There, the ,Urban League will attempt to build a network of tenant organizations and parent groups; developing the community leadership and political influence to bring to black people a measure of control over their own destinies. I'm hopeful we will get the support that allows us to expand this first wave of action programs to all cities with Urban Leagues. This is a time of crisis, a time when actions, not words, are called for.. We will roll up our sleeves and do the nard work that has to be done, leaving the shouting to others. Yes, We All Talk Ijr Marcus H. Boulware, Ph.D. The Ideal One of my reader* has just been elected president of one of her clubs, and she has ask me to discuss the main characteristics of ■ food presiding officer. 1 suggested these: 1. The chairman must be fair, tactful, and Arm, one who is not afraid to make decisions mn if they ruffle the members but are best for the whole organisation. 1 fit must km ft cleat and strong voice. t. Ha must have a com mand of good pafiiamcn S3*>oF WE ELIGIBLE NEGROES 4. He must be reasonably deliberate. He must Insist upon a good secretary, a short agenda, atart meetings on time, and close them at the end of one hour, or one hour and ft half. - ONE OP THK best ways to kill lntereat in a masting Is to hold it too long. READERS: For 117 Par liamentary Motions Chart, send 80 cents to defray the cost of production and post age to M. H. Boulwar*, Flo rida AAM University, Box *lO-A. Trtlahsssss, Florida. -Slogan Continued from front page new," she pointed out, "When you sty 'lawlessness,' they want to talk about black peo ple. But since 1896, they've had an open housing law; they've disregarded this law In Durham. Since 1895, they've had a civil rights law," which has also been Ignored. And for k modem example, she pointed to the 1954 school desegre gation decision, which has been circumvented all over the South. Then Dr. Allison spelled out "black pride" with the words, "brothers (and bond), leadership ('Clement, Ruffln, Cousin, Bryant'), action, co operation, and 'keep keeping* on;' proud, resourcefulness, independence, determination (drive, anfl entity stasm." "This is the most important thing that ever hit the town of Durham," she declared, "not only for us today, but for our children, and for our children's children." Then she introduced the new slogan for the Black Christmas season, "Hanunbee," which was immediately taken up by others on the program. Hie mass meeting of the Black Solidarity Movement this Sunday night will be held at . St. Joseph's AME Church on Fhyetteville Street. R Kelly Bryant, an official of the N. C. Mutual Life Insurance Co., will be the main speaker. The "wrap-up" speaker will be Rev. Frederick Terry, pastor of West Durham Baptist Church. Ben Ruffin, director of the United Organizations for Com munity Improvement (UOCI), points out that this Sunday's meeting is the last one before Christmas. Miss Emma King, a North Carolina College student who give the progress report on the Boycott, also voiced the "Harambee" idea of unity and pe nerve ranee. "It is incumbent on the black community to remain unified," she said. "We have come much too far to turn around." In the main address, Dr. Allison told her audience, "We urge everybody to join in this flght...We're trying to bring about a better Durham -for black and white alike." Dr. Allison, who grew up in Durham, was educated in schools here and then at Hamp ton Institute in Virginia and New York University in New York City. She completed the final requirements for her doc toral degree from Hampton In stitute just a month ago. She la the wife of P. V. (Pete) Allison, Jr., an executive with Mutual Savings and Lou Association. » The talk by Dr. AQlaoo took the form of spelling out "white problem" and "black pride" with words that relate tp the continuing struggle Cor equal rights and y l "** n"*— l The worts which spelled out MU problem" Included "wronp (and the 'wicked wel teas system*)* hatred, injustices, tyranny (arbitrary or oppree-' rive exercise of power*), ethno- Soadoy School LOSSOR For Ott#mb«r 22, IW By Otwimr Lmh J. Baptist* Edifa* VwL«i Ckmrtk Behoof LUvmtvr* AMEZ Church ' A HALLELUJAH CHORUS Background Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4; R«v«latlon 15:3b, 4; 11:15b. (in thU *rder) Scripture: I John «:«• *; "-"h (in this order) Dovotional Reading: John 1:1-14 That which was from the be ginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked up6n, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2. the life was manifested, end we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) 3. That which we have seen and heard declare unto you. that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 3b. Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty. 4. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. 15b. And there were great voices in heaven, GOLDEN TEXT: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14. HOME DAILY BIBLE READ , INGS: December 16-22. M. Univer sal Praise. Psalms 150. T. "The Song of the Lamb." Revelation 15: 1-8. W. Promise to Mary. Luke ' 1:26-38. T. Mary's Song. Luke 1:46-55. F. Zachariah's Song. Luke 1:67-79. S. No. Place in the Inn. Luke 2:1-7; S. Shepherds Worship the Child. Luke 2:8-20. LESSON OUTLINED: L Fellow ship with Christ. Vss. 1-4. n. Di vine Justice. Vss. 3b-4. HI. Christ's Kingdom. Vss. 15b. CENTRAL THOUGHT: Divine life can only be manifested to man by taking the form of Man. Jesus as a man, showed man what he can become, and by God's grace must become. COMMENTS ON LESSON: I. Fellowship With Christ: The Advent season stresses the coming of Christ; but His life and times show with great emphasis, the potential for man's becoming. As i Christiansi we have -«n exalted ? human says, our refluwshljßii wwh -tnJ Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." Our heavenly Father, in infinite condescension, admits Christian believers into vital and intimate communion with himself end His beloved Son. This is our Christian heritage through Christ. We cannot define this strange life; but we must believe that "he came that we . might have life. And that we might have it more abundantly." "His life was the light of men." own culture is superior*); pre judice) poverty, paternalism), racism, oppression, bigotry, lawlessness, evil deeds, misce genation." -Medicaid Continued from front p.ngp State program started in 1966 that provides medical assist ance to eligible low income people unable to pay for it. Nine-and-a-half million people In 42 states and jurisdictions are expected to receive medical assistance during the current fiscal year. "We now have almost three years of medicaid experience behind us," HEW Secretary Wilbur J. Cohen said. "This is a good time to review this ex perience, to examine the pro gram closely with a view to ward making it more efficient, economical, end responsive." HEW hopes to get a full range of opinion on medicaid front representatives of nation al organizations, local health care groups, providers of health services, hospital officials, me dical societies, and particular ty the people serviced by the program.. Interested Individuals and Organizations desiring to pre sent their views to the hearing committee personally or in writing can arrange to do so by contacting John Grupenhoff, Director, Office of Field Co- nMVUB wV&TjJ W If • W« Oy UfMM fVPWIfv% mw9o* L. E. AUSTIN, PMUMmt SAMUEL L. BRICGS Mmmglmg Editor J. KLWOOD CARTER Adcsr«sfc« lfaaapr 1 Second Char Postage Paid at Durim, N. C. 1770* ' BUBBCKIPnON RATES ft . 11.00 par year p)os (15c tax in N. C.) auywhaie la ttw UJ., and Canada and to esnrio—an Oi ■ inn ■' Foreign. |7JO per year, Stogie copy (Mriii Omca Lootnt at 438 E. Piiiiiw M**. Dmui, Noam Cuwwi I 770& A primary requisite to essent l ial fellowship with the Father and to true 'joy. is a right relation ship to Him. We who have trans gressed his laws for our life atjjrt living, must seek reconciliation to Him and trust in him must be come facts, which shape the pat terns of our life and conduct. This season of the year, is a good time for us to put forth extra efforts to seek spiritual renewal through penitence and prayer. It Divine Justice: Praise is the creature's becoming ascription to Almighty God His supremacy, and His justice in the government of human affairs. His wisdom and power, His goodness and benefi cence—every attribute which the human mind is able, even dimly, to trace, it is the duty of the hu man heart to praise, "to lift every voice and sing," to unite with enthusiasm in singing the songs of Moses and the Lamb, to peel forth with the Hallelujah Chorus, in ascribing honor, glory, domin ion and power to our heavenly Father who has come to us, and condescended to abide wijjl us in the power of His Hply Spirit. We may sing loudly of. the Majesty and authority of God, It assures us the possibility of fertile and meaningful faith in the Creator and Ruler of the Universe. It is little that the individual can offer, or the creature can give to the Creator. One's best service is his true, lowly, reverent, sin cere praise. "He that offereth praise glorifieth God;" Praise waiteth for thee, 0 God, in Zion." So, as • the glory of the Divine Name shines upon the human soul, that soul (grows up into filial, obedient confidence in God. The song of praise stirs the sleepy spirit. 111. Chrftrt Kingdom: If we are to be a part of Christ's kingdom which He has asked us to pray for, and to work toward, we then must fully meet the standard and ideal he has so gloriously set be fore us—justice, mercy and l6ve. We could ask ourselves the ques tion: "How do we measure up to these three fundamental Christ like virtues?" Christ is the ideal Man, and therefore called "the Son of man." He did in >ll things so answer to his Father's,intent that he was the "Ipeldyfel Ba£ in whom "God was well pleased." That is the standard to which we are to look, and by which we are to regulate our lives. Christ's kingdom of love, righteousness and benignity will ultimately be victorious. We must continue to pray and work for the coming of the "Kingdom," because it can only come as men will make room in their hearts to receive it. This is the message of the Advent. "And He ghall reign forever and ever." Dec. 18 Shirley Gra ham was awarded the Julian- Messner Prize for the best - book in 1945. * Augusta Savage, sculp tress, was commissioned by the New York World's Fair Committee in 1937. to create a piece symbolizing the con tribution of Negroel to music. Dec. 17 Heilry Adams (1802-1872), noted teacher and Baptist minister, born. Dec. II Ge or g « H. White, United States repre sentative from North Caro lina, born. Dec. M Moshesh, build er of the Bestuto nation in Africa, defeated the Boers in the Battle of Berea Moun tain in 1852. ordination, Department of Health, Education, and Wel fare, 330 Independence Ave nue, SW, Washington, D. C. 20201. Dates and places of other hearing on medicaid are: Bos ton, December 30; New York City, December 23 and 27; Atlanta, December 20; Chica go, December 30; Columbus, Ohio, December 30; Dallas, December 27; New Orleans, Louisiana, December 27; and San Francisco, December 27.