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k ^ * LAI Qaf^o&KCi ESS ’"'^5^ ASSOCIATION PlMlshed Erery nuraday si Raeford, N. C. Subscription Rates la Adrance ParYaar-$4^ 6 Mondw - $*^ 3 Morthf - $1.25 PAUL DICKSON Publisher SAM C. MORRIS General Manager PAUL DICKSON Editor MRS. PAUL DICKSON Society Editor Second - class postage ?a.d k Kac'nrc Your Aaaird-Winning ConwnunRv NewsMper Scars 100 YEARS AGO THURSDAY. JUNE ’.S. IflSf A Word To Moderates All would be well on die racial frci:: f var.ocs pressure groups took Scotty Reston’s advice and recograzec tiki gradualism makes sense even diough extremism makes news. , ... Ihe sad part of the story is dia: tc^er.siTi a.nd gradualism, no matter how beautiful in theory, have not marjgeid somehow to move as rapidly as Negro hopes and aspi rations. Indeed, they have not moved at all excep: foUowi:^ the application of massive pressures—such momentous nudges as rie Supreme Court's Brown decision or a Little Rock or Ole Miss or explosive street demonstrations utilizing Gandhi’s civil disc^cier.ce. To attack gradualism and token integration. Mr. Reston of the Times says, as some Negro leaders are doing is "to attack law, for all law is gradual in a democratic society, and law is the Negro’s only hope. He dare not give up on die slow processes of the law as if he were a Negro majority among a handful of white governors in a Portuguese colony, or invoke federal law when it suits him and defy municipal or state law wnen it doesn’t." All this may be true, but it seems to us Mr. Reston has not listened closely to the new militancy stirring among American Negroes North and South, or the dialogue Martin Luther King, writing from the Bir mingham jail recently, sought to begin with a group of Alabama min isters who deplored the inauguration of street demonstrations in Birmingham. It may be worthwhile to hear the Rev. Mr. King out—at least so we may understand something of the motivation behind this rising tide of Negro impatience. In answer to the very point Mr. Reston poses, the Rev. Mr. King replied that the Birminghan demonstrations were repeatedly post poned until dK defeat of "Bull" Connor wastissured and a new "moder- ate ’ administration was elected. Why, then, the ministers asked, did the demwistrations begin against the new administrators? “You may well ask,’* Martin Luther King replied, "Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches, et cetera? Isn’t negotiation a better path?" You are exacUy right in your call for negotiation. Indeed, this is the purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored . .. My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure. History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral U^t and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but as Reinhold Nie buhr has reminded us, groups are more immoral than individuals .. . I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First I must confess that over the last two years, I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusions that the Negroes’ great stumbling block in the stride toward freedo n is not the White Citizens’ ‘councilor’ or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to order than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the ab sence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says. “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can’t agree with your methods of direct action’’; who paternalistically feels ftat he can set the time-table for Another man’s freedom; who lives y the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a more convenient season ... WbUe Martin Luther King may be endowed, in the minds of many, with the vice of too-positive thinking", he has somehow captured the imagi- America. These words written from a Birmingham cell (one can recall earlier spiritual T - St Paul, Gandhi Nehru) may strike many as abrasive. “ idea whose time ri« come. Unless the white moderates - and those in authority every- " ‘"'o- Period'of a he announced of m Charlotte last week, stand as a model of ^at the moderate everywhere can do to make sure the power of decision remains in his hands; P voluntarily facing up to what it thinks is right and in the ^st interest of continued progress, prosperity and racial acceptance of the principk that dis- -orauy —GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS •••••• to the hospital subject, as on the subject of human relatlon- \J. S A. \ / '4' m /lii u % // PR6 :iUP' RACIW-. greAisboro daily news Pl'PPY CREEK PHILOSOPHER SAYS; He’s In Favor Of Graduates Who Won’t Set The World On Fire Dear editar: As you know, this is the- time of year when graduating classes get to hear a lot of advice and I’ve been reading some of it from around the country and so far 1 haven’t heard something mentioned which I’d like to bring out myself. I don’t mean to say the ad vice isn’t sound. It is, regardless of how little of it will be taken. In the world’s en tire history there never has been a shortage of advice, and like everything else we’ve got a surplus of, the price has never been high. Most commencement speak ers, especially at colleges, exhort the graduates to work hard and achieve and amount to as much as the speakers, but they’ve got to do better than that if the world’s going to hold together. Right now, we’re at the point where a disarmanent conference feels safer if It’s meeting close to a bomb shelter. Now the point I’d like tobring out is that in nearly every graduating class, except of course the one in Raeiord, there’s always a certain number about whom some folks predict, with about the accuracy of a weather forecast, "Well, they won’t set the world on fire.’’ I tell you. that’s exactly the kind of young people I’m looking for. If this world needs any thing, it’s somebody who won’t set it on fire. Go to the eahh, invent moon, orbit the a tail pipe that won’t rust out, perfect a drip- dry car fender that straightens out its own dents, eliminate racial strife, abolish slums, lower taxes, bring television to Africa, shave Castro, control the weather, grow food in a test tribe, de-salt the ocean, eliminate flies and mosquitoes, write more books, find a funny commedian on TV, eliminate crime, make honesty con venient. outwit the Russians, bring peace on earth, but don’t set it on fire. Yours faithfully. J. A. CXiff Blue’s Tar Heel People & Issues STRIDES . . . Say what you please but it is pretty apparent that the Negroes are making tremendous strides in their campaign to break down racial barriers through their demon strations. All over North Caro lina in thelarger cities in parti cular. the racial barriers appear to be crumbling. EARLIER START . . . Rep. George W ood of Camden County has introduced a bill In the General Assembly which would change the convening time of the General Assembly from the first week in February to Mid- January. This bill will appeal to the farmers and many of the non-lawyers in the Assembly. The lawyers seem to prefer the February convening, and about a third of the legislators are lawyers. Personally, we prefer the earlier meeting time as Raleigh is a hot place in the summertime. CUT AND SAVE . . . State Senators Gordon Hanes of For sythe County has proposed a plan to encourage cutting gov- erament expenses. Hanes last week told a Senate committee that as an incentive program he would favor doubling the salary of any administrative head of state government who reduced the staff of his department by half. This thought certainly has merit. TRAGIC . . . The death of one man and the shooting of another at Lexington on Thursday night of last week was tragic. But, it has been rather surprising to us that a much larger number have not been killed. SAXON . . .Opinion seems to be that Rep. Herman Saxon of Charlotte will be selected to succeed Robert Gavin of Sanford as GOP Slate (Chairman and that he will go on to run for Charlie Jonas’ seat in Con gress when the latter runs for governor in 1964. Saxon was a registered Democrat before changing over to the GOP side to run for State Representative In 1962. democrats . , . Right now C. B. Deane of Rockingham »K»eara to be the moat likely 8th district come primary time in 1964. Among others being mentioned are W. E. Graham, Jr. of Charlotte. Dr. Bill James of Hamlet. W. P. Saunders and Voit Gilmore of Southern Pines. Reports are that Jonas’ decision to run for governor would have no bearing on Deane’s interest in running. Deane is not one who believes Jonas can’t be beat. POPE. . . While being a pro- testant. we always held Pope John in high regard and con sider him one of the great leaders of the Roman Catholic faith and of Christianity. The story goes that some men were discussing who would be the successor to Pope John when one spoke ua and said: I hope they will name a prqtestant this time as it seems like the Catho lics have had it long enough. It should be passed around. VETO. . . A governor of one political faith and the General Assembly of another in North Carolina would find the gov ernor with but little constitu tional authority since he does In North Carolina and In North Carolina alone among the 50 States the governor does not have the veto authority. HENRY JORDAN . . . Last week Mayor Robert L. Reese of Asheboro and Chairman R. Lynn Albright of the Randolph County Board of Education mailed out reprints of a feature article appearing in the Chapel Hill Weekly a few weeks ago on Dr. Henry W. Jordan and his probable gubernatorial candidacy. In their note ac companying the article, Reese, and Albrlgnt said: "There is a lot of talk over the State about our friend and neighbor. Dr. Henry W. Jordan, running for Governor. We people in Randolph County like the idea, and we thought you would be Interested In reading the en closed article frorrt one of North Carolina’s most highly respect ed newspapers about Dr. Henry and the speculation about next year’s election. Dr. Jordan Is quoted In the of invitations around the State, and I try to get to most of them. Let’s just say I’ve been accept ing invitations. and I’m interested." The Chapel Hill Weekly has been running a series of articles on Democratic guber natorial possibilities. Lee Enters Maryland; Vicksburg In Agony By LON K. SAVAGE The Civil War raged on two fronts 100 years ago this week, moving swiftly toward vrhat would become ^ war's turning point: the battle of Gettysburg in the East and the simultaneous fall of Vicksburg In the WesL In Virginia, General Robert E- Lee's army of 80.000 swept rapidly northwestward heading for a fateful invasion of Mary land and Pennsylvania. Lee’s men outdistanced their enemy, smashed into the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester and captured It from the Federals and then moved on to the north. But if the Confederates were happy over Lee’s successes, their happiness was stilled by the events In Mississippi. There Federal General Ulysses S. Grant tightened his grip around the trapped Confederate city of Vicksburg until his trenches were at places within 100 yards of the Confederate lines. Inside the city. Confederate General John Pemberton looked on In dismay as the city’s starving inhabitants began eating mules, then cats and finally rats to keep alive. IN VIRGINIA Lee’s movements met suc cess at every turn, however, as his army stretched itself out through the Virginia farm land toward Maryland. On June 9, Lee’s opponent. ’’Fighting Joe” Hooker, sent a band of cavalrymen across the Rappa hannock River. They surprised Lee’s cavalry commander, ’’Jeb’’ Stuart, and caused a fierce skirmish at Brandy Sta tion. but Stuart finally sent the Federals scurrying back across the river. Next day, Richard Ewell, commanding one of Lee’s corps moved swiftly through the Blue Ridge to the northwest, attacked Winchester on the 14th fnd thoroughly routed Federal Gen. Robert Milroy. capturing bodi troops and the town. Next day his men moved on to Martins- burg, W. Va.. and began splash ing across the Potomac into Maryland. Hooker, meanwhile, began moving northwestward too. try ing to stay between Lee’s army and Wa^ington. He received a typically humorous instruc tion from President Lincoln: “If the head of Lee’s army is at Martinsburg and the tall of it on the plank road between Fre dericksburg and Chancellors- ville, the animal must be very slim somewhere. Could you not break him’” No. Hooker had to admit, he could not without running too great a risk. Instead, he slip ped nordiwestward toward a town called Gettysburg. AT VICKSBURG At Vicksburg, the war was misery. Federal shells rained on the city day and night and women and children moved Into caves for their protection. Wa ter. as well as food, was in short supply. Outside the city. Confederate troops manned their defense un der a burning sun, living In dug- outs. continually ducking Federal shells, slowly losing strength simply for lack of food. Ammunition too, was run ning out. The Federal siege inched closer to the city each day — so close that Federals and Confederates often spoke to each other across the lines at night. The Vicksburg Confederates had only one hope: that Gen. Joseph E, Johnston would bring an army down from the northern part of the state and rescue them. But Johnston dilly-dal lied. and gradually those in Vicksburg began to realize that their last hope was dimming. The end for Vicksburg appear ed near. NEXT WEEKi WEST VIRGI NIA BECOMES A STATE. SENATOR SAM ERVIN 14 Kf ☆ ☆ candidate for die Democretlc articles as eaving: “I get * nonufiarlen for Congreai In the « ■ J- » This Is The Law NEED OF A WILL What is a will? A will is a written document in which you state who Is to own your property after your death. By it you name the per sons whom you wish to bene fit or protect. An executor is named in it to collect your assets, pay your creditors and funeral expenses, and ingeneral to wind up and settle your estate. If you make a will, you may be a very large extent designate just how your property is to be used after your death. You may, for example, give the use or income of property to your wife for the term of her life and upon her death the absolute ownership to any one or all of your children. What is the difference between an executor or administrator? An executor is the person a testaror has named in his will as the one he wants to ad minister his estate. An executor is not generally required to give a bond. This Is because the • testator must have had confi dence in the honesty and in tegrity of the person or else he would not have selected and named him. An administrator Is a person appointed by the clerk of the superior court to administer the estate of a decedent when there is no will. He may also be a person appointed by me clerk of the superior court when there Is no executor named WASHINGTON— The Senau. last week passed the mental health bill almost unanimously, 72-1. A House committee has completed hearings, but has not acted on the bilL There is much to recommend bold action by the Congfess in this neglected area. The National Institute of Mental Health annually reports in creases in mental hospital ad missions; and, according to medical prognosticators, the mounting stresses of our modern society portend even greater increases in the future. One of the barriers ex perienced in combatting mental illness and retardation has been that the nation’s number one health problem does not com mand the type of great public appeal that polio, cancer, and heart disease have marshalled. In the will or the person named in the will has died, resigned, or is incompetent. An administ rator is required toglveabond. Both an executor and an admin istrator receive a commission for services rendered. What happens to the property of a person who dies without will? After the debts and funeral expenses of the decedent are paid, the balance is distributed in accordance with a rigid for mula prescribed by the General Assembly. In other words, if you have not seen fit to make a will, the law will dispose of your property for you. This disposition may not be In ac cordance with your desires. The failure to make a will may bring hardships and added ex pense for your immediate family or those that are closest to you. Occasionally a portion or all that a person owns will go to a distant relative that never knew the decedent. The "intestate laws’* which provides for the disposition of the property of persons who have not left a will, are not the came in all states. They are r’lir.jed from time to time in iMorth Carolina. Is It cheaper to die without a will? No. The administrator of an estate without a will has limited powers of action, whereas an executor may be given broad powers of action which will effect a substantial saving to the estate. A carefully drawn will can and often does reduce taxes and other expenses. One vital reason is that old attitudes toward mental illness have changed at a snail's pace over the years. A prime purpose of the mentalhealth bill is to pro mote with Federal assistance the construction of community centers to treat mental disorders in or near the per son's own home area. This is regarded as a worthwhile approach in bringing better un derstanding and better treat ment in early stages of mental illness. Moreover, the measure would grant Federal assistance for the construction of research centers and facilities for the mentally retarded. Congress began its study of mental illness needs In 1955 when it eanacted the Mental Health Act. At that time it directed the Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health to come up with a report on the mounting problem in this field and report to die Congress on the needs for a national mental health program. The Commission’s study formed the basis of Senate action last week. Part of the story told by the Commission was outlined in national statistics which stated that there are now 800.000 pat- • ients filling our mental insti tutions. 600,000 of these suffer from mental disorders and over 200.000 are being treated for mental retardation. Every year nearly 1 1/2 million people are being treated for mental problems of some nature. It is estimated that one-half of the hospital beds In the United States are occupied by patients afflicted with mental disorders. Congressional action in the field of mental health under the terms of the Senate bill will proceed along the lines of public health measures now using Federal funds to treat tuber culosis, typhoid fever, and polio, and the Hill-Burton Act which assists hospitals. The legislation will not preempt State action in the field. North Carolina already has done out standing work in the treatment of mental Illness and retard ation. Senate debate last week revealed that our State has ex pended $224,629,775 in die last ten years in this area of care and treatment. I am hopeful that die passage of this bill will now pave the way for Senate consideration of legislation which wiU cope with the equally important facet of constitutional rights of the mentally IIL The hearings conducted earlier this session by the Constitutional Rights Subcommittee reveal the need for this companion legislation.
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