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-IH* 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 migjht
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'sjflpst 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 bom tn
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 eajt, and are come to
worship him. M ,
When Herod thS king had ff&rd
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 sk-r 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. - f,,
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joiced with exceeding great joy. W
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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 Indoor 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 members in our
thurches, 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 bainft warned aL God in
dream that they should Itot return to\
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 Qf/man^'nd.
So,,'in the spfrit oi the yuletide sea
son we extend to all of our fellowmen
our sincerest hope for a Merry Christ
mas and a happy yuletide season
Challenge To Black Leadership
WALLACE 122, OF THE
: POPULAR VOTE,72,
' • IN THE EAST: 8% IN
THENIDWEST6%IN
THE WEST; AND JOS
IN THE SOUTH.
THUS SHOWING THE
DEPTH OF ACTIVE
WOE RACISM IN
AMERICA?
Building Ghetto Power
I AST WEEK'S announcement by the National Urban Lea
. gue that it wa 8 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 pJace 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. I
That docs not mean telling people what they want or
what they ought to want. On the contrary, it means tha't the ,
Urban League will what the community itself
says it needs and wante, then the League will help it
to develop the resources am, 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 lot 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 ftnd out what their community's
main concerns were, and to devise action programs 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 exciting.
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 it
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 * 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
ly Marcus H. 800 I wars, Ph.D.
The Ideal Chairman
One of my reader* has
just been elected president
of one of her clubs, and she
has ask ma to discuss the
main characteristics of a
good presiding officer, I
suggested these:
1. The chairman must be
fair, tactful, and Arm,
one who Is not afraid to
make decisions even if
they ruffle the members
but are best (or the whole
organisation.
1 lie must have ft cleat
and strong voice.
t. He must have • com*
mand of good partiamen-
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To Be
EQUAL
By
WHITNEY M. YOUNG
4. He must be reasonably
deliberate.
He must insist upon a good
secretary, a short agenda,
start meetings on time, and
close them at the end of one
hour, or one hour and a
half. -
ONE or TOE beat ways
to kill intereat in a meeting
la to hold H too lotlg.
MADBW: For my Par
liamentary Motions Chart,
send SO cents to defray the
cost of production and post
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rlda A*M University. Box
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-Slogan
Continued from front page
ness," she pointed out, "When
you »iy '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
i 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, Bedipildrfcl, ajifl enUui-'
siasm."
"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 slegan for the Black
Christmas season, "Harambee,"
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
Fayetteville Street. R. Kelly
Bryant, an offlcial 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 Ruffln, 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
pve 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 addrea, Dr.
Allison told her audience, "We
urge everybody to join in this
fight...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 CKy. She completed the
final requirementa for her doc
toral degree from Hampton In
stitute just a month ago. She is
the wife of F. V. (Pete) Allison,
Jr., an executive with Mutual
Savingi and Loan Aaodation. '
The talk by Dr. ASbon took
the form of out "white
problem" and "Mack pride"
with words that relate to the
continuing struggle ton equal
rights and agpiqat racism.
The words which spelled
out vhite problem" Included
"wronp (and the 'wicked wel
ha system'), hatred, htitMtteaa,
tyranny (arbitrary or oppna
rfve exercise of power*), ethno
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Siaday School Lesson
--For Dtctmbtr 22, 19W
By Owrtwy J. Batata, E4U* DepCo# Char*
School LiUrmfcw AMEZ Char* *
A HALLELUJAH CHORUS
BKkground Scripture: 1 John 1:14; R#v#litlon 15:3b, 4; 11:l$b
(In this order)
Scripture: 1 John 1:14; Revelation 15:3b, 4; 11-15b (in this order)
Devotional Reading: John 1:1-14
That which was from the be
ginning, which we have heard,
which we have seen with our eyes,
which wc have looked upon, and
our honds have handled, of the
Word (>f life;
2. (F>>r the life was manifested,
fhd we have seen r 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 we 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 wc 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 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: I. Fellow
ship with Christ. Vss. 1-4. n. Di
vine Justice. Vss. 3b-4. 111, 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 Christians: we have -an exalted
; human
says, our felluwSni^'is' wttn
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 page
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 as*
perience, to examine the pro
gram closely with a view to
ward making it more efficient,
economical, and responsive."
HEW hopes to get a full
range of opinion on medicaid
from representatives of nation
al organizations, local health
care groups, providers of health
services, hospital offldsls, me
dical societies, and particular
ty the people serviced by the
program..
Interested Individuals and
Organizations desiring to pre
sent their views to the bearing
committee personally or in
writing can arrange to do so by
contacting John Grupenhoff,
Director, Office of Field Co-
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A primary requisite to essent
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 and
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.
11. 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 wiib us in
the power of His Hpiy 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
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."
Sp, as ■ the glory of the Divine
Name shines upra the human
soul, {hat soul grows up into filial,
obedient confidence 'in God. The
song of praise stirs the sleepy
spirit.
111. Christ's 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 love.
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 "|pelvML 9°s 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 shall reign
forever and ever."
This Week
In Negrc
History
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 Negroes to
music.
Dec. 17 Heriry Adams
(1802-1872), noted teacher
and Baptist minister, born.
Dec. U George 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
hearinp 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; Hew Orleans,
Louisiana, December 27; and
San Francisco, December 27. ,