EDITORIAL FEATURE
1 Go d Is Dead Theories Called Heresy
The new emergence of the “God is
Dead” preachments has caused no little
controversy. Theologians themselves
have crossed their weapons and swords.
It seems like it will he a verbal affray
to the finish.
Many Christians feel that “the God is
Dead concept” is heresy, because they
are defenseless before their superior ra
tional powers, Let us consider the Chris
tian’s charge of heresy in this theory. If
God is dead, then He must have lived to
die; if He lived and died and lives no
more, then who is God but death?
This being so, from whence comes life
—that God should have lived? The
many diversities of opinion have become
confusing and have led many astray.
The “God is dead” theory” is merely
some men’s opinion. Therefore, the
strong Christians in their faith have urg
ed mankind to beseech God in prayer, to
agument their persuasiveness so as to
bring light to the inconsistencies of this
new controversy.
It seems that what men cannot under
stand by intellect they ought to accept
by faith., and as they meditate on truth
there comes to light the very truth that
free will can never be compelled. There -
By James A, Shepard
Last year, the local White Citizens
Council invited the race baiting sheriff
of Selma County, Alabama to speak at
an advertised public meeting here in the
publicly-owned city auditorium.
Despite these facts, Negroes were not
allowed inside the auditorium during
this meeting. However, the sheriff of
Wake County, Mr. Robert Pleasants,
not only accepted the “honor” of intro
ducing Sheriff Clark of Selma, Alabama,
the notorious enemy of Negro freedom,
to the segregationists assembled at this
meeting, Sheriff Pleasants is quoted as
saying in his introductory speech if there
were 2,000 more sheriffs in America like
Mr. Clark this would be a much better
country to live in, or words to that ef
fect.
The only possible interpretation that
can be placed upon Mr. Pleasants’ words
of praise for Mr. Clark is that he fully
and completely endorsed Sheriff Clark’s
actions in trying to prevent Negroes
from exercising their constitutional
rights to register and vote and moreover,
he was in full accord with the brutal
methods employed by Sheriff Clark and
his cohorts in enforcing this illegal de
nial.
The deeds of violence, brutality and
indignities instigated and inflicted upon
the poor defenseless Negroes of Selma
by Sheriff Clark and Company is a mat
ter of record. They were a matter of rec
ord when Sheriff Pleasants covered him
with praise here in Raleigh. All the
world knows about them. Many of those
who suffered these indignities wish they
could forget.
The list of barbaric and inhuman acts
perpetrated upon innocent Negroes dur
ing their peaceful and legal protest dem
onstrations during the recent years of
Civil Rights turmoil in the South, per
petuated and in many instances led by
men sworn to protect the rights and lib
erties of all people is too well known to
repeat. However, if it were possible that
the sufferings, denials and illegal pun
ishment instigated by Sheriff Clark upon
the brave Negro and yes. white, protes
tors in Selma, Alabama, would head this
list. At least we know of no other in
stance when the U. S. Justice Depart
ment had to use troops to enforce the
SHORT, SHORT SERMONETTES
Did you know that bits of humility
dashed into a successful life will enlarge
its image?
Did you know that fear of one’s job
or position in America is one of the
greatest contributors to dishonesty?
Did you know that the reason inter
grated Negro athletes play more than
they sit on the bench is because their
output in effort has had to be greater
than their white counterpart?
Did you know that the image of inte
gration in Raleigh and Wake County
would be better served if Negro and
white patrolmen were paired by their
superiors instead of an all-Negro or all
white detail?
FACTS
Did you know that Tokyo, Japan is
the world’s largest city with popula
tion of over \0y 2 million, with New
York. City second having a population
of over eight million people?
Did you know that Asia has a total
population of more people than all the
other continents combined? Asia’s pop
ulation is 1.783,000,000, while Africa
has 304,000,000; North and South Ame
rica combined have some 448,000,000;
Europe, 440,000,000 and Oceania 7-
100,000?
Did you know that Shaw University’s
student body numbers 661 with 40 tea
chers: Saint Augustine’s has 740 with
SI teachers or both between 13 and 3 4
students per teacher; N. C, State Uni
versity has 695 teachers, 8.329 students
fore, neither God (because He wills not),
nor Mammon (because he cannot), com
pel man to Faith.
One’s concept of God depends upon
language, both oral and written. Man
may believe the word or reject it. This
is a personal choice, and only by physi
cal death will he come to see the folly
or wisdom of his choice.
Scholars are not being facetious when
they ask the question: “Did God create
man. or did man create God?” Many
people have misunderstood the meaning
of this statement. It does not, in any
way, question the Almighty as the Cre
ator of all things. So far as man is con
cerned, there would be no God without
language or words and the concepts they
visualize. By the use of language man
is able to describe for others what God
means to him on the basis of his faith.
Because man is finite and has percep
tive limitations he has no way of know
ing everything about God, the Creator
His five senses —hearing, seeing, feeling,
tasting and smelling—-cannot tell him
all that there is to know about the uni
verse and its Creator. What we don't
know and what we cannot explain we
must accept by faith.
rights of Negroes to peacefully assem
ble, march and protest their grievances.
This of course, means that these troops
were used to protect the demonstrators
from the brutality of Sheriff Clark and
Co. But our Sheriff, Mr. Robert Pleas
ants, says that this country needs thous
ands more like Sheriff Clark. Thousands
more who will use their badge of au
thority to maim, shoot and imprison all
Negroes who dare to stand up and de
mand the same rights accorded to Sher
iffs Clark and Pleasants, the right to
perform and act like American citizens.
Sheriff Pleasants has held his present
position now for some 20 years. There
may be some Negroes who have long be
fore felt that he was not in accord with
their aspirations. But not until publicly
he showered such lavish praise upon a
fellow sheriff who has proven his ani
mosity towards these aspirations, have
these Negroes and for that matter all
persons been given the opportunity of
really knowing just how* Sheriff Pleas
ants feels about the rights of Negroes.
It is not likely that Sheriff Pleasants
recent appointment of 2 Negro deputies
will change the image he has himself
projected should he decide that he wants
to be the sheriff in Wake County for
another four-year term. His image is
now too much the Clark image.
“Vengence is mine” saith the Lord. “I
will repay.” We believe in that doctrine.
There is no malice or any attempt for
vengence implied in this article. On the
other hand, “A word to the wise is suf
ficient.” In all fairness to Sheriff Pleas
ants, we ask, can an officer of the law
who believes in the tactics, actions and
the philosophy of Sheriff Clark of Sel
ma, Alabama be again trusted to uphold
and to protect the rights of ail of our
citizens? To us the question boils down
to whether the law abiding people of
Wake County, regardless of race, endorse
the lawless tactics of Sheriff Clark of
Selma, Alabama as Sheriff Pleasant has
publicly done, or do they believe that
the time has come for the principle of
democracy, freedom, liberty', justice and
equality be extended to all people re
gardless of race, a eed or orgin, without
intimidation and reprisals and for a per
son who believes in and accepts that
principle to be a sheriff.
and 1 1 students per teacher; University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 11,300
students and 800 teachers, 14 students
per teacher; Howard University, 7,164
students, 739 teachers, nine plus stu
dents per teacher; Fayetteville State
Teachers, 1229 students, 65 teachers, 19
plus students per teacher; NCC at Dur
ham, 2,414 students, 190 teachers, about
13 students to each teacher; A&T,
Greensboro, 3,319 students, 241 teachers,
13 plus students per teacher; and con
trasting the above. Harvard, 11,939 stu
dents to 5,679 teachers, 2 students per
teacher. Columbia University, 16,723
students to 3,430 teachers, some 5 stu
dents per teacher; Tulane University,
New Orleans, La., 4,710 students, 1647
teachers, 3 minus students per teacher;
Princeton, 8,614 students, 2,506 teach
ers, 3 plus teachers?
Did you know that almost one-third
of the Negro population (6,025 173) of
the United States is concentrated in the
five largest cities?
Did you know that the region known
as the Southeast U. S. has the lowest per
capita income of all other .regions, such
as New England, Midwest Great Lakes,
Plains, Southwest, Rocky Mountain,
Far West: and that only Virginia. West
Virginia, Georgia and Florida have
greater per ce hta incomes than North
Carolina’s $1,913?
Did you know that the area known as
east Raleigh, predominantly occupied
by Negroes is one of the most choice as
far as proximity to donwtown’s busi
ness, municipal and State facilities is
concerned?
Cards, Knife Trigger Violence As
TWO MEN SLAIN IN
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Plot To Kill All Negroes Told
PRINCIPALS AT CARNAGE SCHOOL DEDICATION - Shown following the main address here
Sunday are the principals who took part in the dedication of tin new Fred Jonathan Carnage Junior
High School. Dr. John Hope Franklin, noted historian, mil professor of American History at
the University of Chicago, left, receives congratulations on his dedicatory address from school
principal George F. Foxwell, as attorney Fred J. Carnagt, for whom the school is named, looks
on at right. Carnage is the only Negro member of the Raleigh Board of Education.
Radio Will Broadcast Religious
Service Worldwide From Wilson
WILSON - The North Caroli
na State Revival of the Church
ol the Lord Jesus Christ of
the Apostolic Faith will con
vene throughout the State be
ginning Tuesday, March 15, and
will conclude Sunday, March
/Hiss Lathm
T§ Preside
Over Deans
DURHAM - Miss Louise M.
Latham, dean of women at North
Carolina College, and president
of the North Carolina Asso
ciation of Women Deans and
Counselors, will preside at the
business session of the Asso
ciation’s March 17 meeting at
Pfeiffer College, Mtsenheimer.
Dr. Martha Elizabeth Peter
(6*e sei*B LATHAM. P. 8)
HAIR STORY IS GOING TO STATE BOARD - Madison,
N. J,; Thomas Sellars (left) glumly examines the uneven
haircut given his son Thomas, HI, at Triola’s Barber Shop here
last week, Sellars himself received a good haircut at Gatti’s
Barber Shop after the State Division of Civil Rights ordered
Gattl to cut the Negro’s hair in the face of a comternpt of
the State Supreme Court which ruled that barbers cannot
refuse to cut the hair of Negroes, Sellars said he will file
a complaint with the State Board of Barber Examiners,
(UPI PHOTO),
North Carolina s Leading Weekly
RALEIGH, N. C.. SATURDAY M ARCH \? 1066
20, in Wilson .it 515 I- ast Wal
nut Street.
Many familiar with Bishop S.
McDowel I Shelton an d 11 1 e
Church of the Lord Jesus
Christ through the worldwide
radio coverage. Bishop Shelton
is heard worldwide every Sun
day at Noon through the short
wave facilities ofWRUI. World
wide. Bishop Shelton is also
heard loc-alh in Charlotte over
WRPL, 1540 kc., 9-10 a. m.
Sunday; in Durham over WSRC,
1410 kc. 3-4 p, m. Sunday; in
Greenville over WOOW, 1340
kc., 10-11 a. rn. and 10-11 p.
m. Sunday; In Tarboro over
WCPS, 760 kc.. 9-10 a. m,
Sunday; in Winston-Salem over
WAAA, 980 kc., 2:30-3:30 p.
m. Sunday.
The main highlight of this
revival will be a live world
wide boradcast on Sunday,
March 20, at noon from the
Wilson Church auditorium, 51”
l ast Walnut St.
Sl’.elton will be accompanied
on Sunday, March 20, by his
world famous Radio Senior
Choir. Local choirs, soloists,
etc, will be heard throughout
the revival. Tune in to our
local radio stations for the date
Bishop S. McDowell Shelton will
be conducting special Devine
Healing Service. All who be
lieve in the power of prayer
are invited to attend this and
all other services throughout
the revival. We are expect
ing good representation each
night from the members in the
State of North Carolina as well
as members and friends from
other states.
It is significant to note that
Bishop Shelton is believed to be
the first Negro minister to have
ever conducted religious ser
vice's at the World’s Fair where
he was received bv overwhelm
(Sep RELIGIOUS SERVICE. P. 2)
Negro Newspaper Week To
Be Observed March 13-19
BIRMINGHAM (NPI) - "The
Negro Press: The Light of
Freedom” is the theme of the
1966 National Negro Newspaper
Week observance, which will be
celebrated simultaneously by
some 133 Negro newspapers
throughout the country during
the period March 13-19, accord
ing to Emory O. Jackson, chair
man, National Negro Newspaper
Week committee, and editor,
Birmingham World.
The observance Is annually
sponsored by the National
661 Witnesses
Tern Out For
Tarboro Most
"Very interesting! Highly
educational! A great spiritual
blessing!” These were some of
the expressions of joyandgrat
titude heard from the hundreds
of delegates who attended the
circuit convention of Jehovah's
Witnesses held in Tarboro at
the W, a. Pattillo High School
last weekend.
There were 343 in attendance
(See fWI HEAR, V 2)
PRICE 15 CENTS
Envisioned
Wholesale
Poisonings
LOS ANGELES (NPI) - A
diabolical plot to kill Negroes
wholesale was brought to light
last week when a 43-year-old
Sun Valley welder was arraign
ed in Superior court on charg
es of soliciting for the purpose
of murder.
Herman Henry, who was ar
rested by three undercover a
gents, is accused of conceiv
ing an elaborate scheme to send
free food samples--laden with
poison—to almost every Negro
in the country. He proposed
to establish four central na
tional distributions points,
manned by aides, to obtain ef
fective saturation.
The samples would have con
sisted of easily alterable foods
powdered gelatine desserts
each containing an unspecified
poison and a dose of chloral
hydrate (knockout drops). The
latter was included so that the
victims would not be conscious
long enough to take an anti
dote.
Originally, Henry allegedly
sought the assistance of the
(See PLOT TO Kill, P. 2)
Temperatures for the next
five days. Thursday through
Monday, will average near
norma!. Normal high and Sow
temperatures for the pertod
will be 60 and 37 degrees. A
slow warming trend is expect
ed to eontinne through Fri
day. It will turn colder again
about Sunday and Monday.
Precipitation Is expected to
total up to three-fourths of an
inch, occurring as showers to
ward the end of the week.
New Bern
Site Os
Bias Charge
NEW BERN - NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational Fund
attorneys today filed suit in
Federal District Court here
seeking to prohibit New Bern
public housing officials from
arbitrarily denying housing to
(See BIASED HOUSING, P. 2)
Newspaper Publishers asso
ciation which commemorates
(See NEWSPAPER. WK. P. 2)
From Raleigh s Official Police Files.
THE CHIME BEAT
BY CHARLES R. TONES
Wine Bottle Is Face Cut in
Broken, Thrown Poker Fight
Henry Junior Weldon, 34, of
556 E. Davie Street, told Of
ficer B, W. Peoples at 1:08
p. m. Saturday, that during an
argument with Miss Mary Es~
sidelle McDougal, a fight de
veloped and the woman struck
him with a. broken wine bottle
at his home.
He received a one-inch la
ceration on an ear and a one
irsch cut on the left side of
his head.
Both were arrested and
charged with engaging in an
affray with a deadly weapon.
Weldon was treated at Wake
Memorial Hospital before being
locked up.
Air©st
Mm And
W oman
When the smoke had cleared
early Sunday evening, Raleigh
counted two men dead by vio
lent means, and arrested two
persons. One man is being
held without bond in Wake Coun
ty Jail, and the other accused,
a woman, will face a Coroner’s
Jury Hearing Wednesday after
noon of the week. The dead
men are Sam McCoy, 50, and
Willie Hayes, 60.
The first slaying took place
Friday night at 1129 Gregg
(formerly S. Haywood) Street,
and allegedly resulted over who
had won the “pot’ in a card
game.
Eddie Jiles, who lives at 1129
Gregg, reported to officers at
7;54 p. m. Friday, that while
playing cards with Otha James
Bell, 45, of 532 Bragg Street,
and McCoy, of 1441 Sawyer’s
Lane, both Bell and McCoy
got into an argument over who
had won the money in the “pot,”
Both men jumped up and drew
their knives. Bell reportedly
closed his knife first and Mc-
Coy followed suit. Bell went
outside to his car and returned
in a few minutes with a shot
gun. He is then believed to have
shot McCoy without another
word being spoken,
Jiles said he (Jiles)then sug
gested that they take the mor
tally wounded McCoy to Wake
{See TWO MEN SLAIN. P. 2)
Landlord
Asks King
To Cease
CHICAGO (NPlf - Charging
“illegal seizure of private pro
perty,” a suit filed in chan
cery division last week against
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
seeks to prevent him from col
lecting rents in the Westside
building in which he resides.
The suit also asks for a
court-appointed receiver for
the three-story structure.
While the plaint iff-owner of
the building, 81-year-old John
B. Bender, agrees with Dr,
(Re, ;?
MRS, ERNEST E, RUCKER
Miss Rucker
To Speak At
St, Aug. Sun.
Mrs. Millie D. Veasey, pres
ident of Episcopal Churchwo
men of St. Augustine’s College
Chapel, announces that the an
nual Woman’s Day is set for
Sunday, March 13, The ser
vice will be held at 11:30 a.
m. in the College Chapel,
Mrs. Ernest E. Rucker, As
sociate Secretary of General
Division of Women’s Work will
be the keynote speaker. The
former Miss Aileen Stokes,
(See CHtfRCHWOMEN TO, P. 2)
Robert. Lee Duckett, 19, of
207 Hogan Lane (Method) in
formed "the law” at 10:55 p.
m. Saturday, that Cleveland A
brams, 24, of 203 Hogan Lane,
cut him during a. fight over a.
poker game.
Duckett signed a warrant,
charging a. sault with a deadly
weapon, while Abram signed
one charging the same.
The victim of the knife was
treated at Wake Memorial Hos
pital for a five-Inch cut on the
jav, then both were jailed un
der'bonds of SIOO each.
The incident occurred at 207
Hogan Lane.
(See Cftms BEAT, p. s>