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EDITORIAL FEATURE Three Milestones Thii week marks three important milestones in the history of the Negro in North Carolna—the dedication of the new North Carolina Mutual Life Insur ance Building; the meeting of the North Carolina Teachers Association; the sa lute to the graduates of some of the high schools in the state by The Carolinian. It is apparent that the North Caro lina Mutual Life Insurance Company has arrived as a giant in the business world, the North Carolina Teachers As sociation could be meeting in its last annual session, but the graduates will be facing a crucial situation in their lives. We hasten to laud the North Carolina Mutual in erecting such a monument to the founding fathers. Too many people are prone to forget the depths from which they came. It is a long jump from the time that North Carolina Mutual paid its first death claim and was so happy that it brought out a brass band to celebrate, to having the Vice-Presi dent of the United States dedicate a multi-million-dollar building. We cannot forget that this building was made possible by the ingenuity of its officers and the premiums paid by its policyholders. It proves that God helps those who help themselves. We firmly believe that had the man of bib lical mention, who stayed at the pool seven years and complained that no one would help him in, could have pick ed up enough momentum to roll in the pool in that length of time had he just twisted his shoulders. The building proves that men, no matter what hap pens to be the color of their skin, can rise to the highest level in any phase of their endeavor if they apply themselves. Certainly, we congratulate North Mu tual and bid it greater success. We must pay homage to the policy holders who made it possible and com mend them for the faith they had in the founders and those who have operated the company since its beginning. We say if you would but read the epitaph of the policyholders; “Look at the Build ing’’. We only hope that more people will catch the vision and buy more insurance. The North Carolina Teachers Associ ation has made a great contribution to our educational life. Its officers and members have striven to raise teaching standards and thereby give our children a fuller vision of the life ahead. There is much talk about merging with the oth er state organization and surely we will not attempt to point up the advantages, nor the disadvantages that might arise. Guest Editorial “AMERICA’S REPSONSIBILITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN TALENT” By Jack Silver, Denver, Colorado ( mega Psi Phi Fraternity National High School Essay Contest Ist Place Winner America! My America! Land of the free, home of the brave—where thought flows as free as milk and where culture is as sweet as honey. A country where my opportunity is the tune and individ ual development the dance. Where my liberty is not a political factor alone, but an economic and social right so mean ingful and so clearly defined in our fluid society, that to question its existence is to question the sun itself, America! Their America! Land of the bondaged, home of the oppressed. Where the flow of thought stops with their child in the sixth grade, and where culture is as sweet as the words scribbled on their slum fences. A country where their op portunity, so unaccessible, would be bartered for a pair of shoes, and individ ual development for bread. Where lib erty, not only political but economic and social, is truly American as long as it remains in the confines of their race, their color, or their nationality. Where freedom in the stagnant class system we cal) a society' is the freedom to live in the system, and the freedom to die for the system; and only those. I am one of the fortunate—l am one of the privileged. My American heritage, A Dirty Story It was the lunch hour. Five of us guys, in fact, all except Tom, were in a huddle, telling some of the funniest dirty stories. We had some great times, —boy, did we laugh—the dirtier the story, the more we laughed. Well, on this day I am telling you about, we ran out of stories iust as Tom walked by. “Hey, Tom,” I says, “know a good story,—a good dirty one?” At that everybody laughs, for they know Tom is a Christian. He says these stories make him feel bad. He never will listen. Great guy though, for he’s no hypocrite. Say, you can imagine my surprise when Torn stops and says. “Sure, Bill, I’ll tdl you a story; but it’s so dirty I don’t think you fellows will like it. What do you say?” Honestly, I wished Tom hadn’t said that, for I had always secretly looked up to him; the other guys didn’t say a word, so I comes out quick-like with, ’“Shoot the filth, Tom.” “Well,” says Tom, “there was a guy who worked at this store who was a We do say, “Be not the first to try the * new, nor the last to turn aloose the old.” A The proponents, on both sides, should I not forget that there has been plenty of * blood, sweat, money and tears put into A the organization and certainly the ideals, B nurtured, fostered and promoted should f not be lost. This newspaper has worked A with the Association for many years and £ will continue to work with whatever f comes out of the crucible to make edu- * cation what it thinks it can and should S be in North Carolina. " We join with the merchants of Ra- fi leigh in welcoming the 85th session and " are grateful that it chose Raleigh. The s meeting not only brings a large number A of delegates, but gives the Raleigh com- 1 munity an opportunity to keep abreast * of the broader phases of education. The A meeting is no deterrent to the economic 1 life of Raleigh and the merchants are ! always sorry to see them leave. We are |§ happy to have seen the relationship im- ! prove with the times. The delegates can ’ move freely from one place to another A and enjoy many of the facilities once de- 1 nied them Whether there is a merger, a " combining or changeover, we say, “Come A back to Raleigh. A rose by any other 9 name can smell just as sweet.” " For a number of years, we have sa- A luted the graduates of many of the high A schools through oui columns. The mer- " chants have cooperated with us in mak- A ing this possible. We again salute those A who have come thus far in their quest T for a better way to serve. It is our belief A that an education is designed to make fi one more useful to one’s self and in that * way one becomes more useful to the a community. A We would like for- those who have f came thus far to remember that a man * is measured from his head up. The time A is now that; a high school education is ■ the beginnning. The four years spent in . high school are merely the second step A of the ladder of preparedness. We sin- § cerely hope that the 1966 class will have no dropouts. We hope that every mem- A ber of the class will remember that there A is no place in the future scheme of things v for high school graduates. If there seems A to be an obstacle to surmount to go fur- B ther, everyone should leave the stage on * commencement night, vowing that he or A she is just commencing.' We commend the youngstes and par- * ents again, but hasten to say “All is be- A yona". Parents must rededicate them- fi selves to their obligations and the grad- f uates must hitch their wagons to a star. A my upbringing, my home, and my edu- " cation have led me up the path of desire A to the threshold of success. I have been fi afforded every opportunity, every v chance, for achievement and self-devel- t opment. I am the product of my envir- i onment—l am a son of the free and f brave—and as my father planted for me; * so I too will plant and cultivate the seeds ■ of liberty and freedom, prosperity and 1 opportunity for my children. I am an ' American, and this is my tradition and 1 my responsibility. f Yes, my responsibility—-my responsi- , bility to provide my children with the « very best advantages I can offer, so that f they too might attain the threshhold of * success, through self-development, and A carry on our tradition and heritage. Yet, B does my responsibility stop with this? As * a father—yes, for I have done all in my A power; as an American—no, for there re- gj mains much more to do. I am but a sin- " gle link, a generation, in a chain repre- A senting the continuance of the Ameri- 8 can way of life. This way of life can only f have an assured existence if I, as an A American, develop my children’s and fl my own talents and abilities—and as an f American, develop my children’s and k of poverty as well as of riches; of hope- fi lessness as well as of opportunity; of f bondage as well as of freedom. i (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) $| dirty son of the devil. You fellows know f him. A “He was bad for drink. Many nights fi he got so drunk he lay unconscious in f his filth and vomit. One night he almost * killed a man in a fight he didn’t rcrnem- fi ber. Twice he wrecked his car. Once he w even struck his mother in his drunken » rage. He was a dirty guy. A “When he was drunk he was also bad B for women. Some nights he lay in a . brothel until they got all his money. A His body became diseased from his sin. fi In his lust, he deceived an innocent girl, * gradually broke down her resistance, and A at last set her feet on a path of sin from I which she never departed. Then he kick- " ed her out. He was a dirty guy.” A As Tom told about this guy we all |* sat still. His eyes held us with their in- * tensity. Then he continued, kind of soft- A like, and a tear seemed to tremble in | his eye. f “One night, this dirty so-and-so drift- A ed by a street comer . . . Some nice, j| clean-looking young people were singing f so sweet with such happy faces that he A (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) SNCC TONC FOR MORE SCHOOL "MIXING ” 2 Counties in State Affected LAURINBURG - The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Com mittee organization campaigns in North Carolina’s Scotland and Craven Counties. Presently, a SNCC-related student group at St. Andrews Presbyterian College is con centrating on ending token inte gration in local schools. They plan to file complaints with the United States Office of Ed ucation challenging a local "freedom of choice” plan which has resulted in the enrollment of only 75 Negro youngsters in formerly all-white schools. Other students are attempt ing to document intimidation of Negro families, in Wagram, a few miles from here. They have charged Negroes were told by their employers and land lords not to send their chil dren to all-white schools. The Negro community here has demanded that Negroes lie named to the election board; that Negro poll judges and reg istrars be named; that pre cincts should be organized in predominately Negro neighbor hoods; and that registration books remain open twelve months a year. SNCC worker Larry Fox said registration offices in Weldon are open only six days a year. Only a fev of the 100 North Carolina Counties have five-day a week registration, including most of the large counties. Over 100 complaints charging discrimination on hiring and promotion were filed here dur ing 1965. The local movement charges that the worst offender is the Bell Telephone Company. SNCC maintains staffed pro jects in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Georgia, Youth And Mon F**€s R&ps Here BY STAFF WRITER A Raleigh police omcer ar rested a 20-year-old youth and his 34 -year -old "chauffeur” Monday afternoon after a cred it card was reportedly misused by the younger man. Officer W'illard Meachum Parker, Jr., reported at 5:02 p. m. Monday that William Bai ley, of Rt. 6, Raleigh, went into the K-Mart, 400 E. Six Forks Road, and attempted to purchase several items with a stolen credit card, belonging to Wil lie Clarence Grier, Jr., of 216 E. Lenoir Street, Apt. 3. Grier, however, had called K-Mart earlier and reported that his credit card had been stolen. Bailey, according to the cop, even forged Mr. Grier’s name on the K-Mart sales ticket. After Bailey left the store, (See CHARGE TWO, P. 2) W L’ATH i: I. ( $ r svi V; <- fv y- y* .V Temperatures for the five days, Thursday through Monday, will average two to six degrees below normal. Normal high and low tem peratures for the period will be 67 and 42 degrees. It will be rather cool during most of the period. Precipitation will totai up to one-fourth of an inch, occurring as showers late Sunday o» Monday. GIVING UP ADOPTED NEGRO SON - Fullerton, Calif.: The Rev. Albert Cohen, 38, plays with his adopted two-year old son, Davis, last week after announcing that he and his wife will be returning the child to the Los Angeles Adoption Agency this week. Rev, Cohen, a protest ant minister, said he and his wife “are not strong enough to withstand the social pressures of rearing a Negro child in a white family.” (UPI PHOTO), ****** ★ ★★★★* ★★★★★★ RALEiiiH €'OPP IVabs T wo I ii Forgery m. THE CAROLINIAN VOL, 25, NO. 19 NEGRO BABY IS BORN AT REX ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★★★★★ ***.,¥** NAACP’s Public Forum Sun. First At All-White Hospital? BY CHARLES R. JONES Thursday, March 24, marked a history-making milestone in the maternity ward at Raleigh’s all-white Rex Hospital, when Mrs. Samuel E. NeSmith, of 1021 Oberlin Road, gave birth to a baby son. He is believ ed to be the first Negro child ever born at this hospital. Most information regarding circumstances surrounding the admittance of Mrs. NeSmith to the hospital were not readily available, but it is a fact that she and her husband, the Rev. S. E. NeSmith, minister of Wil son Temple Methodist Church, were parties to a suit against Re v in l ebruary of this year. • \ i;a } dir> '- ' r Joseph Barnes, in ar Interview with this writer Tuesday afternoon, confirmed the fact that Mrs. NeSmith had given birth at the hospital last Thursday, but de clined further comment say ing, “the hospital’s attorney lias instructed me not to comment on this.” After ascertaining the name of the attorney from Mr. Barnes, we then telephoned At torney Archie Allen, who in formed us that, “We are pre paring an answer which will be filed in Federal (U. S. Eastern District) Court Wednesday. This answer will be accompani ed by an affidavit of Mr. Barnes, who is the director of the hos pital,” Both the hospital chief and the attorney refused to comment on whether this was the first colored child ever born there, (See NEGRO BABY, P. 2) Ligon High Debaters To State Finals The J. W. Ligon High School Debating Society has success fully met all competition and earned the right to compete in the State finals which will be held at A&T College in Greens boro, Tuesday, March 29. The debate topic for the North Car olina debating organization for (»*<* UGON DEBAITEM, V. tl North Carolina’s Leading Weekly RALEIGH. N. C„ SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1966 LIGON HIGH DEBATERS TO STATE FINALS TUESDAY - are seven of the eight members of the Debating Society of J. W. Ligon High School, who will travel to A&T College, Greensboro, Tuesday, to participate in the State finals. Front row, left to right, are: Misses Dorothea McNeil and Gloria Hodge. Second row, Misses Genese Wilder. Gwendolyn Clarke, and Ethel Johnson. Third row, Misses Vivian Logan and Bar bara Johnson. Bernard Davis, the only male member of the Society, was absent when this photo was taken. (See story). NCTA Prexy Says Negro And White Must Combine Now EDITOR’S NOTE: The fol lowing statement was prepared for delivery Thursday, March 31, before (he delegates to the NCTA convention): Remarks before the North Car olina Teachers Association In Its 85th Annual Session BY S. E. DUNCAN, PRESIDENT Whatever the purposes of a great organization might be, they vary in emphasis accord ing to time, interest and cir cumstances... To this, the North Omega Frat Reveals Top 3 Essayists WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Ornega Psi Phi Fraternity, through its executive secretary, H. Carl Moultrie, I, announced last week that Jack Silver, a white youth from Denver, Colo, won the first prize in the 1965 Essay Contest. Miss Lula Mae Wood. Rustburg, Va„ won sec ond place honors, and Miss Slome Zurawski, Nutley, N. J. took honorable mention. The contest is staged yearly, by the fraternity, and is open to students of all races. The subject was, "America’s Re sponsibility for the Develop ment of Human Talent.” Mr, Silver recieved $500.00 and Miss Wood $300.00. The con test is directed by the achieve ment Week Committee, com posed of O, K. Beaty, Salisbury, N, C.; Richard D. Kidd, Wll berforce, Tenn.; Thomas M. Pope, Bloomington, Ind.; J. H, White, Itta I3ena, Miss., and Matthew r J. Whitehead, Wash ington, D. C. Silver began'with the follow ing, "America, Mr. America: Land of the free, home of the brave where thought flows as milk and where culture is as (See S ESSAYISTS, V. *) Carolina Teachers Association presents itself as no exception. The improvement of instruc tion, teacher welfare, unified dues, the Hammocks Beach, the Credit Union, Civil Rights, and other established ohjec tiv e s hold their own. But looming large upon the educational hori zon for serious and immediate attention is the merger of the two outstanding education asso ciations of North Carolina. This is as it should be according to time, interest, and circum stances, and in it the North Carolina Teachers Association has a great stake. The three great concerns of the Association seem clear. They are: 1. Recognition of the contri (See NCTA PBEXY. P. 2) From Raleigh s Official Police Files, THE CRIME BEAT BY CHARLES R. TONES Man, 54, Says Boy Beat Him Carl Lee Bagwell, 54-year old white resident of Rt. 2, Raleigh, reported to Officers Ralph Clayborne and J. M. Ed wards at 11 a. rn. Monday, that while he was at 106 1/2 N. Carver Street (an exclusive Ne gro neighborhood), he was as saulted by a 16-year-old Negro boy. He identified his assailant as William Edward Herring, of 314 N. Carver Street. Bagwell, who was struck in the face al legedly by the hands of young Herring, exhibited bruises on the left side of his face. He signed an assault and battery warrant and Herring was jailed under a bond of SIOO. The fight followed an argu ment of unknown oH , PRICE 15 CENTS Davie St. Church To Host Meet The Raleigh Branch of the NAACP in its continuing efforts to serve and meet the needs of the people will hold its first Public Forum on Sunday, April 3, at the Davie Street United Presbyterian Church at 4 p. m. E. L. Rayford, executive sec retary of the Bloodworth Street YMCA, will serve as modera tor for the six-member panel of citizens from the following areas of the city: Oberlin, Fourth Ward, South Park, Ro chester- Biltmore Hills, East Raleigh, and Lincoln Park. The chapter believes that this approach to the overall prob lem of cooperation and concern for the citizenry will have its effect on the progress of the total community. The panelists are to cite problems and ob servations peculiar to the given community. For example, a mong others, a primary concern for the Fourth Ward area is the relocation of the families living there as the redevelop ment program takes affect. Members of the membership, education and political action committees are to meet with the respective chairmen at 3;30 p, m. The Forum meeting will begin promptly at 4 p. rn. The public is invited, pippjßaß-- a «■■[ Ip. NOT A KEYNOTE SPEAKER- Attorney Jack Greenberg, di rector-counsel NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, will speak to the Administra tors and Supervisors on Fri day, April 1, at 11 a. m. in the Southern Room of the Mem orial Auditorium. He will also deliver the main address at the second General Assembly of the 85th Annual Convention of NCTA on Friday evening' at 8;15. Borrows Knife, Cuts Its Lender Paul Crowder, 32, of 3 Smith Plaza, told "the law” at 6:55 p. m. Saturday, he let Freddie Jenkins borrow his knife “to clean his fingernails” at the corner of E. Martin and S. East Streets, and then Jenkins stabbed Crowder with his own knife. The victim, who was cut in the left leg, said he was at tacked after Jenkins, address unlisted, asked him for money and was told by Crowder that he didn't have any. Both were drinking, the cop's report stat ed, and Crowder said he didn’t want to sign a warrant against Jenkins or go to the hospi tal for the pocket knife wound in the upper left thigh, .'f ::u f. -a-T y s>