@ v The View
From Here
H | ByjtflLTON JORDAN
Standing on the corner of
Pettigrew and Ramsey Streets,
one Is struck with a lot of
conflicting emotions concern
ing Durham generally and
Hayti specifically. Somehow
at this particular point in Hay
ti one gets the feeling of
standing in a graveyard amid
the lotting corpse* of ventures
made and nothing gained.
Here on* realizes that you
are witnearing the final death
throes of a neighborhood
which from its genesis had the
potential of b*ing the fare
runner of Black economic and
social progress in Durham.
The question, of course, is
what happened along the way?
When did the cancerous
apathy, the lack of concern
set it, which has brought this
once proud section to its
knees, writing in the agony of
death?
On the face of it, the an
swer is simple. Black people in
Durham, especially In Hayt%
hate been victims of their
own duplicity and the ingenui
ty of a power structure de
signed to keep th«m down.
However, like the i iceberg,
there is an awesomely fantas
tic array of causes beneath the
surface, not the least of which
is the traditional and almost
characteristic inhumanity of
Black people for Black people.
For some reason, we don't
like each other.
It is not rare even now,
and was more common some
years ago, to here the com
ment: "A nigger ain't no
thing!" (Certain words have
been changed to protect the
sensibilities of the readers).
This observation would be ex
pected from the typical white
man simply because it would
be true. He coined the term
"nigger", defined it and
equated his attitudes by his
own conscious which of eomse.
said, Black' people" are 1 not
worth the powder it takes to
kill them. But when this same
observation, with varying de
grees of sincerity and explo
siveneas comes from a Black
man la- reference to another
Black man, then we're got
Diagram of a
drug abuser
Redness and watering of eyes '
—glue sniffing n.
- . Red, raw nostrils
—sniffing cocaine
Running nose SIBt^T
—heroin, morphine, codeine " « y^4flT
Profuse perspiration and body odor
—amphetamines
Constant licking of lips Jf 1A , nHk
to keep them moist £. jtf
resulting in chapped raw lips cf« KM
—amphetamines «■ ; f il
lIHf,, >•*
«v -» "JkH to hide needle "tracks"
heroin or methedrine
... / Tremor of hands
Drastic loss of MR
—heroin, opium ./
are a few the
indicate that young person
could l)e abusing drugs or using
Sunglasses worn at narcotics While these symptoms are
inappropriate times and places not proof of drug abuse (most
hiding dilated pupils—LSD could occur for several other reasons),
they serve to alert parents
friends that a problem may exist.
H If you're not sure, talk with
family physician. If you suspect,
, ask your child point blank, "Are
you taking drugs?"
Staggering, disoriented It's a sad thing to have to ask
—barbiturates someone you love, but saying
"Goodbye" is even sadder still.
*°»*1 0 advertising contributed
f° r the public good
problems. The basic problem
of thfc attitude with Black
people is that it prevents us
from lending each other help
ing hands when it is necessary,
la other words, this anti-Blaek
attitude among Black people
la destructive to unity.
Another facet of this self
effacing attitude of Black peo
ple Is that we have such a low
estimate of our own worth.
For some reason or another, it
never occurs that the only dif
ference between white people
and Black people is skin pig
ment and money, not neces
sarily in dollars and cents,
but In the proportion of the
economy we control Sadly to
aay, though we constitute 10
per cent of the population, we
control less than one percent
of the population, we control
less than one percent of the
total economy In this country.
Because we have never under
stood the relationship between
what we think of ourselves
and what we think of our
selves and what other people
think of us, we never strive
for economic and social re
spect among whites, only
Blacks.
This attitude, coupled of
course, with the restraints of
the power gave
birth to the "jßlacjL business
man." In thlrf %oltext, the
term does not rtffc lb the fact
that ownership and manage
ment is principally Black, but
that the spectrum of business
dealings is with Black people.
Before anyone gets the idea
that I am against Black people
patronizing Black businesses,
let me say that is absolutely
nothing wrong with buying
Black. As a matter of fact, this
la healthy for Black people.
Nevertheless, what is happen
ing is that Black business is
trying to divide one per cent
the e«ffljnjy them
-wh#e |&Mbolft£ the other 99
par cent. And what com
pounds this bad business prac
tice evM more is the fact that
the white business conglome
rate Is not "playing by the
rules"; they are shooting for
the entire cake rather than just
• slice. This observation la
borne out by the fact that
though in most Instances more
than 90 per cent of the cus
tomers of Black businesses are
Black people. Black people al
so are approximately 26 per
cent of the average local white
business patronizers. Simple
arithmetic points up the dis
parity of this arrangement.
The solution, of course, is for
Black people to begin thinking
enough of themselves to go for
a larger slice of the cake if not
for the whole cake.
Another aspect of the pro
blem in Durham is overt dis
illusion that for some reason
Black people must emulate
White people In order to suc
ceed. By this, I do not mean
emplby the same principles
White people have used to
achieve success. This is per
fectly all right, but we do not
have to imitate the problems,
the deceit, the immorality and
the sickening devotion to the
bizzarre and mar car be. This
needs no further elaboration.
The foregoing is but a gene
ral explanation and overview
observation of the total pro
blem. There are many, many
other facets of the problem.
But the conclusion is that
Black people in Durham need
to wake up and look at this
dying section and began to
revitalize what still can be a
gold mine both economically
and socially.
Hotoever, moving away
from the corner on Pettigrew
Street, down Fayetteville
Street, one witnesses a reju
venation in process. Down
Fayetteville Street and on
several of the streets branch
ing off this - thoroughfare
there is evidence of a vital re
sugence in economic life for
Black people. All the new
buildings represent an invest
ment that will have long range
profits from which all of Dlir
ham can benefit. However, this
»nall beginning, confined to a
narrow corridor along one
street in the broad expanse of
Hayti is not enough.
In order to Hayti to be re
born, for Black people in Dur-
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ham to rise above the pro
blems which have now become
traditional, and for the most
part accepted, there must be a
total commitment by Black
people hare to this new vitali
ty.
It is about time Black peo
ple in the Bull City become
bullheaded about taking care
of their own. It is time they
moved from the confined re
gimen of competing against
each other only; Black peo
ple need to begin competing
in the open market. Gone is
the day when you can be a
good or bad Black business.
Now you sink or swim on
whether or not you operate a
good "Business"!
Only time will tell if the
resurgence of economic and
social growth along
ville Street is a fluke, and
whether Hayti revived,
taken from the deathbed, and
take its place alongside the
giants of the establishment.
For the sake of all Black peo
ple, I hope so.
HEALINE ARRAY OF STARS
—The Temptations, one of the
top vocal groups on the music
scene, headline the array of
stars appearing on The Ed Sul
livan Show over the CBS-TV
Network on Sunday, January
31, 8:00-9:00 P.M. (EST). Also
joining the show are singer
Connie Stevens, the comedy
Many Firms are
Registering for
Beauty Event
RICHMOND - Business
firms throughout the country,
those that are Black owned
and those firms interested in
reaching the American Black
Market, are daily registering
for display booth space in the
"Black Is Beautiful Business,"
Exposition set for March 26th,
27th and 28th at the Rich
mond, Virginia City Arena.
1971 marks the second year
for this event. Because of the
success of the 1970 Expo busi
ness firms are registering at a
fast pace with the deadline for
the booths registrations set
for March Ist.
The B-3 Expo theme, "Sup
port Black Business - Now"
will set the tone of the Expo,
which will open Friday, March
26th with a Forum on Black
Business • "It's Problems and
Possible Solutions." Several
national figures have been in
vited to participate, already
committed to appear as Mo
derator of the Forum is the
Special Assistant to the
Governor of Virginia, William
Robertson; Pat Patterson Edi
tor of Black Enterprise, the
outstanding national magazine
on Black Business; and Tho
mas Regean, Regional Director
of the Small Business Adminis
tration. Participating in the
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will
be J. Sargeant Reynolds, Lt.
Governot of Virginia, Senator
in Virginia since Reconstruc
tion Days, Thomas Bliley,
Mayor of the City of Rich
mond as well as Attorney
Henry L. Marsh 111, Vice-
Mayor of Richmond with
several other dignitaries.
Plans also call for entertain
ment and viewing of the Funn
Collection of Afro-American
History. The Funn Collection
has been compiled over a 15
year period by Calton Funn
and has been on display
throughout Virginia and the
nation. So wide spread is the
collection that assembling it
takes 4 to 5 hours. This pro
mises to be one of the high
lights of this year's Expo. A
new feature of this year's Ex
po will be the presentation of
Prizes for the Best In Show
Booth-winners will be deter
mined by ballots distributed to
all Expo Exhibitors. Businesses
or individuals interested In ad
ditional Information should
write B-3 Expo, P. O. Box
1139, Danville, Va. 24541 be
fore March 1, 1971.
* Democracy, like religion,
suffers most from its care
less advocates, not from its
enemies.
team of Stiller and Meara,
dancer Peter Gennaro, country
mustic star Doug Kershaw and
comedian Myron Cohen.
ROMANIA:
A HERITAGE OF FAITH #
MOLDOVITA Monastery in
A colorful, 20-foot
high frescoe on its South wall
depicts the Tree of Jesse which
traces Christ's ancestry.
Romania—though neighbor
to Slavic countries on three
sides—is Latin; its people de
scending from the Romans
who occupied this land almost
Z,OOO years ago. And, as an
outpost of Latin culture set in
the East, Romania's heritage
can best be discovered in its
magnificent "painted church
es."
Centuries old, these "painted
churches" were once the center
of the community, helping to
educate the people. Too small
to admit everyone, depictions
of biblical, historical and epic
happenings were painted in
fresco on their exterior walls—
from ground to roof—allowing
those outside the benefit of a
continuing religious and secular
education.
No one has actually been
able to determine the exact
combination of materials,
colors and methods used by
the painters of these churches,
though the theory is that a
plaster base containing sand
and lime was applied to the
walls of the buildings, onto
which the paintings were done.
Their resilience to weather,
however, is astonishing and the
fine quality of the colors seems
everlasting.
Of the 14 extant churches
with exterior frecoes, five are
perhaps the most interesting
and best reflect the archi
tecture of the period: Humor
(1535), Moldovita (1537),
Arbore (1541), Voronet
(1547) and Sucevita (1600).
All are easily accessible to the
tourist by car, or via special
tours arranged from Bucharest,
the Black Sea resorts or other
parts of the country.
For more information about
Romania's unique "painted
churches" and the almost un
believeable beauty of its coun
tryside, drop a line to the
Romanian National Tourist Of
fice, 500 Fifth Avenue, New
York. N.Y. 10036.
TIE-WIDE & HANDSOME
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The newest gift erase Co col
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and ihread—and sew him a tie!
And sewing a tie us as easy as
pie with McCull't Step-By-Step
pattern a 2568. Prom (tart to
finish, even beginners should
be able to bedeck a neck in
only 90 minute* or less.
To keep your guy tie-wide
and handsome, the pattern in
cludes the regulation four inch
wide tie (if he's a fashion con
servative), the new five inch
wide tie (ir he's with the men's
fashion revolution) and the
classic bow tie (if he's that
special type). If he wears all
three styles, it's simple enough
to make him one of each.
SATURDAY, JAN. 10, U7l THE CAJKUKA ——
The reason truth makes
such slow progress in the
world is that it it in com
petition with pretense.
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The History of Valentine's Day
Constant reminders surround
us these days that we exist in
the new age .of space, the age
of technology, and lest we
hadn't heard, are on the brink
of the "dawning of the age of
Aquarius."
In the midst of the imper
sonal scientific progress and
technical sophistication of our
era, and in spite of its con
fusion, inflation, and genera
tion gaps, one warm reality has
endured to reassure us of our
human individuality
LOVE!
As long as love lingers, a
special day dedicated to it will
be praised by poets and plain
people all over the world. Still,
while computers emerge to give
us the answers to almost every
thing,' Valentine's Day remains
a mystery, for nobody knows
who really started it.
Some Sources refer to a Third
century cleric in Rome named
Valentine who composed a
kind note to his jailor's daugh
ter after being imprisoned by
the emperor. Thus, the first
"Valentine." Others say he was
executed for performing mar
riage rites in defiance of the
law. The emperor at that time
wanted only bachelors in his
army. Indeed, what present
day challenger of the "Estab
lishment" could resist this mar
tyr for lovq?
Another theory places its ori
gin in an old Roman festival.
At the feast honoring the god
Lupercus, sweethearts were
matched by chance as young
people drew names of partners
for the coming year.
From earliest times, floral
gifts also played a part in
Cupid's work. The .Romans
used posies to honor the god
dess of love many times during
the year, and when chivalry
f TIPS ON
CAR CARE
«1S KES
With Gas, Dripping Full Is Too Full.
Harley B. writes:
"I have just discovered that when I fill my gas tank gasoline
often streams out the overflow pipe for several miles after 1
leave the service station. Why does this happen ?" *
TU:. » NN : 4 A.
This is an important ques
tion because many drivers
have the same problem ami '
don't know it. Needless to
say, the leaking gasoline is
a fire hazard as well as a
waste of money. It is also a
cause of one of the worst
kinds of air pollution.
All automobile pas tanks
have an overflow pipe. This
is essential because gaso
line has a high rate of ex
pansion and some provision
must be made to allow ex
cess gasoline to escape when
an overfull tank of gas ex- j
pands from heat.
Few motorists realize that |
they must allow room in the
tank for the gasoline to ex- 1
pand as it warms up.
Service stations generally j
store their gasoline under- I
ground when? it stays at a
temperature of about 60 j
degrees. In the automobile i
tank, it quickly picks up
heat and begins to expand.
Twenty gallons of gasoline
rising from GO to 90 degrees
will add approximately 1/3
gallon to its' volume. If the
tank is already full, this
amount of gasoline is forced
out the overflow pipe.
But expansion is not the I
Towns and cities, like
tone individuals, seek to
Vet rich without earning the
returns.
reigned, flowers and poems
were the only gifts exchanged
by lovers. Today, even Florists'
Transworld Delivery plays a
major role in the chubby
•cherub's "act. Electronic com
puters aside, FTD florists note
that love still makes the world
go round, and in tribute
they've designed a special Val
entine arrangement for lovers
everywhere. Across the coun
try, their specially designed
Valentine's bouquet will be of
fered throughout the week pre
ceding Valentine's Day, which
they have appropriately called
the "Loveßundle."
Offered exclusively through
FTD florists, the Loveßundle
features a lift-out "Loveßug"
corsage. The bouquet is a
mixed arrangement of pom
pons, daisies, carnations, roses,
statice and leatherleaf fern ar
ranged in a footed compote.
The floral Valentine may be
ordered early for Valentine's
Week with the extra plus of the
"Loveßug" corsage to wear on
Valentine's Day.
However you observe it, Val
entine's Day is a lovely time
for the expression of love. Ant
there's no time like the presen
to bestow the present!—M.M
only cause of gas loss
through the overflow pipe.
Cars in which the overflow
is located near the rear of
the tank can lose gas from
an overfull tank when fast
acceleration pushes the gas
oline to the rear of the tank.
Others lose small amounts
by sloshing through loosely
fitted gas caps.
Whatever the cause, the
loss of gas from overfilled
tanks is unnecessary, dan
gerous and expensive.
B.F.Goodrich car service
experts recommend that
drivers frequently check
their gasoline tanks, fuel
lines and overflow pipes for
leaks. Any gasoline leak is
dangerous and should be cor
rected immediately.
If you find yourself losing
gasoline due to expansion or
sloshing of an overfull tank,
dont fill it to the brim.
On the. other hand, it is
not a good idea to let your
gas tank stand empty or
near empty. Sweating of the
air-inside the tank can add
water to your gasoline,
which can cause furious
trouble in below - freeling
weather.
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