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2A —THE CAROLINA THUS SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1970 EDITORIALS & COMMENT A Well-Deserved Honor All good citizens of Durham salute North Carolina Central University for honoring Atty. C. O. Pearson at its commencement exercise here Sunday, May 31, by conferring on him a Doctor of Laws degree. While it is generally not known to a majori ty of citizens in Durham today, Atty. Pearson played an important role, if not the leading one, in many of the early civil rights cases brought in local, state and federal courts, 35 or more years ago, when many of his race who are now waving civil rights flags were flagrantly opposed to his efforts. Among the many cas >s in which Pearson took the lead as chief coun sel, was the Raymond Hocutt case in which the plaintiff sought admission to the school of pharmacy at the University of North Carolina. As Forthright Action Needed by School Board What appeared in the outset to be a surreptitious or secret plot on the part of Durham County school of ficials to impose upon black teachers a set of reprisals or penalties, for below teaching ability, standard or quality, not demanded of white teachers, came to light here this week when it was disclosed that five black teachers, stood alone, as being discharged from their positions with the Durham County School system. It can be truthfully said that the action on the part of the school officials has struck a death dealing blow at the heretofore peaceful race relations that have existed in Dur ham in the face of riots or upheavals that have sporadically taken place in other major cities and towns of the state. It has also been revealed that one of the discharged teachers has taught in the school system for 15 years or more. Certainly it stands to reason that those familiar with the require ments of a teacher, educationally and otherwise, would look with sus- 'THE JUNE 2 runoff election for -*■ governor of Alabama is an im portant political battle for the state. It is a high spot in the struggle for democratic progress in all America. The forces for progress in the demo cratic concept are challenged by leaders of reaction—the same peo ple who are partly responsible for the social lag in the South. If former ALABAMA GOVERNOR GEORGF. C. WALLACE wins on June 2, we can expect more of his racism on a national scale. If he loses, it will be a great day for the forces of liberalism and the democratic processes in Alabama and the na tion. A hopeful sign is that MR. WALLACE didn't walk away with an easy victory in the primary as he formerly did. He is not invincible even in Alabama, and this is good news. MR. WALLACE and his supporters were evidently badly shaken by the results of the primary. Like a drowning man MR. WALLACE now seems willing to gamble his future on the last straw—an appeal to ra cism. He must find more votes to beat Gov. ALBERT P. BREWER'S heavy Negro support which was ap parent during the primary. When 92.39 per cent of the votes in the primary had been counted Gov. BREWER led MH. WALLACE 394.725 votes to 380.013. MR. WAL LACE and his campaign leaders hope to win enough votes from ra cists in the runoff election to beat Gov. BREWER. It is important for MR. WALLACE to win the governor ship for its political advantage in Save -THE QUOGUE VILLAGE Fire Department Suffolk County, N. Y.) has rejected the membership application of a 24-year-old Navy veteran who is black The reason, the department virtuously contends, is that the applicant had been nsked to leave high school at ago 1G for - 9*o.'nd in class and argu i - mttipth teachers " Apparently a gre;* deal of tor tured ratiocination went into the development of this departr ent's standards, since, according to the rejected applicant, it has already accepted into membership a con victed npiH who served two years Wallace, sociated in that case with Pearson were Attorneys Wm. H. Hastie of Washington, D. C., now a member of the U. S. Circuit Court of Ap peals and Cecil A. McCoy, who at the time was practicing law in Dur ham. Hastie was furnished by the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People. As might be expected, the case was lost in the lower state and federal courts. It must be truthfully stated, however, that K paved the way for later cases that finally re sulted in the abolishment of segre gated education in this and other states of the South. So we join with NCCU in honor ing one who well deserved the recog nition which had been too long de layed by Pearson's other fellow citi zens of Durham. picion on the fact that at this late date a principal has just found such a person not qualified as a teacher. Through the years this newspaper has endeavored to maintain a forth right stand on all interracial matters. It is, therefore, our fondest hope that the members of the Durham County School Board will face up to the situation as it regards the five teachers, and not surrender to treacherous and vile procedures on the part of those who have permitted the matter of a person's color or race to influence their attitude. In the cases. involved the five teachers we politely and humbly re quest that the school authorities of Durham County take immediate ac tion to see that the five teachers in volved in the firing episode will have their "day in court." To permit one man, principal or school board mem ber, to have the authority to take a person's job without a hearing ap pears to us to be tyranny or the kind of authority unbecoming a demo cratic form of government. his aspirations for the third party candidate for the presidency. MR. WALLACE admits his biggest obstacle in the runoff would be "Washington interference" and the Negro "bloc vote." Bringing in the race issue as MR. WALLACE is re ported ready to do is an old politi cal custom in the South. In the good old days it paid off well. MR. WALLACE and his aides are critical of Negro bloc voting as if the phe nomenon is something new in poli tics in the South. Actually, the WALLACE crowd is peeved because Negro voters in Alabama and other sections of the South today are out doing them at an old political game. GOVERNOR BREWER thinks he can win without resort to racism. In fact he hopes Alabama has out grown the racist stage in politics and race relations where politicians thrive by putting "class against class, race against race, ethnic group against ethnic group to win elections." He said at a news con ference: "I hope we're past, this stage be cause the man who serves as gov ernor ought to be the governor of all the people. He shouldn't be in office by reason of having played against any particular group or any particular section . . ." In our judgment, it would be a disgrace for Alabama to have GEORGE C. WALLACE as its govern or again. It was unfortunate to have had a man of his ideological character to be governor of Ala-. bama. JOURNAL AND GUIDE in prison. When this wa« called to the attention of FIRE CHIEF JACK BENJAMIN at a hearing before the State Division of Human Rights the other day, he replied that the mem bership thought "the chance to serve in the department might help" the ex-convict. We're pleased to learn that the Quogue Fire Department is interest ed in rehabilitating white victims of society. As for that other vic tim well, you wouldn't w, .it a black man putting out your fire, would you? —Reprinted from Newtday, L. I. Are Blacks To Be Conslded Dispensable...? sssjwf as* wSrji SUS&BHX rAMi*iMEN. A. SQUAD LEAG FORMED OF ABOUT EIGHTY HIGHTMnbIMK MEN IN WAY PATROLMEN WITHUSEOFaiNS,^^ SHOTGUNS FIREP INTO —' V -ll " A ceowp OF about r.rp-T—: HUNDRED NEGROES ■ .-jlAf ..... [' ! i". OUTSIDE THE WOMEN E ■ iS* M\(l. DOMITORY, SAID MAYOR • - H - DAVIE OF JACKSON, MISS. t * * Jl v- r* ] r•*' WEEKLY SUNDAY vmiß riri FIS YOI'R MAJOR e . tmm THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH YOUR BIBLE IS YOUK MAJUK p or j une 7 s „ l .j Dtllr p. FDh Psians 2-11-22 TEXTBOOK: STUDY IT Scripture, bpheslans Z. 11 a 11. Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncir cumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 12. That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, havlhg no hope, and without God in the world: 13. But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 14. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15. Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in him self of twain one new man, 90 making peace; 16. And that he might recon cile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby; 17. And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 18. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. 19. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20. And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone: 21. In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22. In whom ye also are build ed together for an habitation of God through the Spirit . GOLDEN TEXT: But now in Christ. Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2:13. FOREWORD: We are privi ledged to contemplate the glo rious works of grace, as it mani fests its power in the lives of men and women, who make up the Church of God, in our Sav iour Jesus Christ. Its wonder working power is seen in the glo rious union of Jews and Gen tiles. Only God. through the pow Things You Should Know ROCK... - Tfylt • • • Feb - 2/ 1865,TW0 DAYS AFTER PASSAGE OF THE 131k AMENDMENT,—ABOt |TIONOFSLAVERY ' -HEBECAMETHEFIBST NBSFO LAWYERTO BE ADMITTED BEFORETHE U.S. SUPREME COUFfr/THAT ERA SAW MANY COLORED CONVENTIONS FOR POLITICAL RIGHTS/A NATIONAL ONE,APRIL 5—7,1876/ IN NASHVILLE, TENNESEE / ■Cgr/v T/ L. & er of His Gospel could bring this about. The Ephesian Christians are reminded of what they were "aforetime," that is before they received the gospel. It is a good exercise of memory for us all to go back on what we once were. "Ye, the Gentiles in the flesh." The name "Gentiles," both in Hebrew and in Greek, is "na tions." The Jews were one nation over against many: and though Christians are relatively more numerous than were the Jews, still they are the few and the heathen the many. The apostle speaks of what the Gentiles were in the flesh. You who were once far away, through the blood of Christ have been brought near." There is no more separation. All are one in the Church, through the uniting powers of Christ. LESSON OUTLINED: I. A Hopeless Condition. Vss. 11-13. 11. One in Christ. Vs§. 14-18. 111. A Spiritual Temple. Vss. 19-22. CENTRAL THOUGHT: "A Christian is the workmanship of God, created in Christ Jesus for good works." COMMENTS ON LESSON I. A Hopeless Condition: Paul describes the awful condition out of which heathens had been res cued when they became Chris tians. Step by step they were de scending into darker and darker depths. Regarded from a Jew ish point of view, this condition is seen to consist in the loss of all the high privileges of Israel, and the salvation of the Gentiles appears as an adoption into the circle of those privileges. The Christian is the servant of Christ. Salvation is quickening to a new life. And this new life falls of its object if it is unfertile. The great end of being is the doing of posi tive good. 11. One In Christ: In Christ, the enmity between Jew and Gentile ceases. Christianity for bids all envy, jealousy, hatred, and strife. It is cosmopolitan, and will not sanction national selfishness cloaked by the sacred name of patriotims. It is broth erly, and will not favor sectarian animosity, sheltering under the mask of loyalty to truth. In the Church, there must be peace be tween man and man, as well as peace between man and God. Both Jew and Gentile are recon ciled "unto God." Christ's peace is stable. A hol low peace which like an unstable equilibrium is liable to be upset at any moment and is little bet ter than an armed truce, is only a deception and a snare. But Christ's peace is solid and se cure, involving two great safe guards. la 1 Reconciliation: A duel may be interrupted by the police, and yet the combatants may still cherish mortal hatred to one another. The order of a state in which criminals are curbed but not reformed, and the decorum of a society in which only social fear prevents out rageous insults to purity and god liness, are no proof of real peace with God and man. But Christ reconciles, takes away all dispo sition for quarrelling, and estab lishes peaceable affections be tween man and man and between man and God. (b) Christ brings Union. He would blend Jew and Gentile, and establish a common family union between Christians and, also between the whole Christian Church, (the brother hood) and God. 111. A Spiritual Temple: No tice closely the materials with which the Temple is built. The foundation. "The foundation of the apostles and prophets" must be the work of the earliest and leading Christian teachers who laid the first stones of the Church, as a temple. They preached the eternal truths on which the Church stands, prima rily. Christ crucified, for Christ is the real Foundation, and they gathered in the first converts. The church receives its Divine recognition in being apostolic, and in being founded by inspired men—prophets. Let us also see the stones. A building cannot be all founda tion. The Church must be the union of individual Christians. It is not the teachers and authori ties. but the members, in gen eral. along with them, who con stitute the Church, the temple of God. Letters To The Edi'tor Dear Editor I am a 13 year-old Negro student involved in learning about Social Studies. I am also co-president of my school s student body. I enjoy school life. In our school life today we are trying to learn about the social and democratic process. Our teacher tells us that there are certain skills, altitudes, and understandings we should achieve in order to become better citizens. It is understandable: (1) Why General Sherman made war in the way that he did? (2) Why President Truman dropped the Atomic Bomb (in order to save lives) and bring about peace. (3) Why the United States assumes the responsibility ol' leadership to help the weak? (4) Why the U. N. is necessary? As a social student, I can appreciate: (1) The efforts of those -Nixon (Continued from front page) school desegregation should service notice to diehard segre gationists that the Adminis tration has not completely ca pitulated to their demands for a halt to the integration pro cess. It is noteworthy that the President insists that the major portion of the money be allocated to desegregation efforts, both in the North and South, with the remainder go ing to upgrade schools located in the heart of huge ghetto areas. The NAACP is calling upon its local units throughout the country to urge their Repre sentatives in Congress and their Senators to vote for the necessary funds to implemenf the President's proposal. -Graduates (Continued from front page) year Diploma Program, will be presented by Jerome R. Wor sley, Vocational-Technical Edu cation Director. The reception immediately following the exercise will be held in The Presidential Club Room at Duke University. -Discharged (Continued from front page) the county schools, Charles 11. Chewing, Sr., and were signed by him. Dismissal of the teacher* struck like a thunderbolt in the black community of the city this week, with many ex pressing violent dissatisfaction at the action of the superinten dent or school officials of the County. It was also learned that one or more of the teachers intend to resort to court action in their defense, one of them be ing Mrs. Maria Gerald, 2945 Driftwood Dr., who has al ready employed the law firm of Pearson —'"alone-Johnson and DeJarmon to represent her. -Teachers (Continued from front page) Under the present merger arrangements the white educa tors would have both the ma jority control and veto power. This leaves the Negro "only to be heard". The NCTA, as one of the two groups to be merged, simply asked, that it be given the opportunity to share in the decision making process, in particular on mat ters pertaining to race, by be ing able to influence the veto power. Numerically there is only one opportunity for this. The Representative Assembly Traffic accidents killed 319 persons in Hong Kong in 1969. Published every Saturday at Durham, N.C. by United PuMtahm, Inc. L. E. AUSTIN, Publisher-Editor BONNETTE Bui in eta Mahanr J. ELWOOD CARTER Advertising Manager Second Class Postage Paid at Durham, N. C. 27708 SUBSCRIPTION RATES WOO per year Plus (18c tax in N.C.) anywhere in the ' U.S., and Canada and to servicemen Overseas • Foroign, 1760 per year, Single copy 20c Principal Office Looated at 436 E. Petti grew Street, , Durham, North Carolina 27702 Who gave their lives that we might live in peace; (2) The efforts of Roger Williams to establish the right to dissent. With the help of my teacher I am striving to develop skills that will help me to: (1) Use my mind effectively that will help solve problems instead of creating them. (2) To help me be an instru ment of peace and help solve world conflict. (3) The skill to be effective at reconciliation in Arms of World leadership. (4) And the intelligence to pray that God will look over as in the time of violent - (5) The skills not to alienate or to go to the extreme of polarization, but to exercise effective communication to bring about reconciliation. Joyce A. Bass Hawley School Creedmoor, North Carolina -Democrats (Continued from front page) their intention to register as Democrats upon reaching age 21. The fact was highlighted that, under the revised Plan of Organization, precinct and county officers are to be elect ed respectively by the entire precinct membership and coun ty convention delegates, not by the smaller precinct and county executive committees as before. Democrats attending meetings will exercise a more direct~and thereby more democratic-role in electing precinct officers and nominating county officers on June 6 this year. Delegates to the County Convention have always been elected by the precinct mem bership. This year, for the first time, delegates to the District and State Conventions in Ra leigh will be nominated at the precinct meetings by the entire membership. About 450 County Convention delegates will elect on June 20, 75 dis trict and state convention de legates and 7 state executive committee members from among the number of Demo crats to be nominated at the precinct meetings in pro tion to tne vote eacn pre cinct cast in 1968 for'.jlover nor Scott. For the first time resolu tions on issues discussed and voted on at the precinct meet ings may be forwarded to the County Convention for the county-wide decision of the delegates. The precinct meetings and county convention are expect ed to be lively this June, and before long it is expected that individual Durham Democrats will announce their candidacy for various party posts. will have 4 whites to every 1 black. On a 2/3 basis, the blacks will have to influence many whites to vote with them to veto or block a racial issue. In the Board of Directors the ratio will be 13 whites to 8 blacks. It would only require 14 votes to pass an issue on a 2/3 basis. This would mean the whites would have to win 1 black vote while the blacks would need 8 votes to veto or block a racial issue. Since the matters only per tain to racial issues, the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Teachers Association fails to understand why there would be opposition to this necessary arrangement or why any clear thinking individual would fail to see why the NC TA is insistent on the 2/3 in clusion. After all, two associa tions are being merged to form a new one.
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