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THE GAROLUHAX RALEIGH, N, C-, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, IM# 4 Jesus could have chosen "the sun t-h o a career as a building contractor rad. the shaky business of evangelism and : . sions. However, His forty-day strum : u wilderness with Satan helped Him main • right decision. Prom this moment. Jesus hud still much growth to make, much prom ss editorial Viewpoint Congratulations To "I. Augustine's College It is with pride that we lean: of f :v. of $300,000 recently awarded t St tine’s College from a singles snn io applied to faculty salaries, studt nt • ships, library books, the Honors I'nnj and remedial programs in all w. The award will be made in five i-.-t merits over a period of five yt and ‘ . will make substantial the academe■. ,•: gram of the college for this period. This newspaper has from time to tun made public grants from various organs/:- tions that will provide a quality edu a?-, for students who want a Cl risp.in tion. For many years to come, education for Negroes at colleges like St. Augustine's w--:' Get The Truth Os Watson Patrolman Incident Our story on a young Raleigh man Richard C. Watson, who had an ereourr ■ with Highway Patrolman R Y. Allen would not allow him to make a turn that led to a fish fry held in the Arena on Tin State Fairgrounds, was published on e front, page last week in a red headin' From an interview with the young. n by our managing editor, it seems that tin young Negro man was a victim of disc. irm nation by a patrolman Watson was put m jail, but his employer bailed him out When young Watson questioner ficer as to why he could not make a turn. Pre-School Edin a! sou Is Not she W hole Answer We are grateful for the numerous H Start programs for underprivs g< 1 dren. These projects are made possible bv government assistance, hut we hop; programs will soon become the resp> re bility of individual school districts across the nation and particularly in the South. However, let us not delude oursrlv . thinking that 14 years of public school - ucation will assure a better educated cits zenry in the United States, The He id St ■ * programs are “crash-types'’ projects a’, th< present time, but education s a grain.: process for us all. It may, there orr, take generation or two before we see the resuh of the efforts of enriching programs Ambition, particularly m 'he po : Lea. field, takes its full toll. Th: best examp!: is the death of John F Kennedy. Here was a man having just about all The qualities o-u could desire, but. he died because of his -<:r. bition to become President of th: United States. Had Kennedy been satisfied to nolo dis place as Senator, he would, no doubt, be a live today. He could be enjoying .s vow derful family and all the things ha* if had in store for him. Many citizens are inclined to >k . ' such men as being hungry for i : wealth , when actually they she uld e grateful that there are men who w . Ms the risk, heartache and criticism sc th. they may serve their country Tins a!*.:• Marching lb An V Regardless of what we may th nk about it, marching and demonstrating are A can traditions—whether it be for story war in Viet Nam, ceasing the Army l or doing away with discrimination in ing rights. A white woman was killed in the Seh ; March to Montgomery arjd als' a Catho lic priest met his death Four civil rights workers were spirited away to their deaths in Mississippi one summer. George Let. a gospel-preaching, spell-binder, met his death one night on his way home in Mis sissippi. because he would not withdraw his name from voter registration rolls In most cases, assassins are cowards, and they almost never come out in the open to to their dirty work. In Mississippi, they have been suspected and identified but hardly ever convicted. Many citizens have wanted to know the purpose of James Meredith’s march on the day he was wounded by a shot from am bush. Maybe, the day of marching for civil rights causes has served its purpose. Per haps we need to assess the effectiveness of other procedures to achieve our ends in the quest for first-class citizenship At any rate, regardless of what we may think, Meredith had the right to march Normal-minded citizens would let him ex ercise that right freely without molestation. But. maybe the admitted ambusher was not mentally in his right mind at the time. At least by what authority was he so pr< sumptuous that he had to attempt to put an end to the life of James Meredith? Race-motivated behavior is just about dead in this country. Those few who con tinue to employ it, soon leant this fact of ten too late for their own good. The gun ning down of James Mederith by a white supremacist is deplored by all white South erners of high calling. The journalist who has most forcibly driven this point home is Words Os Worship Be Grateful For bouwl Leaders v nrd se!i"• Jinen.ee to experienc-ce. But hr 'u. .. wore there, Men who looked urn Him :• m -hat hour on felt the authority ■f one wi • hart put His house in order, and * h reiv w v.vu. He was about. Most of us a ■ ■> tied r.ruinst oi -stives, but this was not the cas- of The Galilean. '•> :rt» nsified to help students meet the de ;nds : : •1 of graduates in an integrat ed society. A •■• tr .t announcement has been made * P: ■. rr ‘rover plans to return to the • ■ . is giving up the presidency - Uariri- : ’ ; s administration, the col ■ :-.<>v ■: forward in the spirit of the nuclear age. With it these Boyer contacts, the col gf v.vdd have been greatly handicapped in it; efforts to provide Negro youths with quality education. May this spirit of en " go forward, and in the future the o : v •■•ill be a light set upon a hill and cannot be hid. h( war told to get in the patrolman’s car Watson denied resisting arrest. The case will be heard soon in the Cary’s Recorder’s C ourt to answer charges brought against 1 m by the patrolman. Let as hop;, that young Watson will get an attorney to represent him in the court, for ; is difficult to break down the testimony of an officer. It is a known fact that often patrolmen rake advantage of citizens, who dare to sy ak up for their rights. We hope that this c :>e handled to the benefit of the defendant if he is innocent. Head Start 'lb, r <; lining and curriculum plan c more important in preparing for 1 ub cy than enrolling all our four-year-olds ;n public schools. A noted authority on child behavior describes the typ d f: ur y- nr-old as being almost to* ; ’■ f iviM V emotionally, ver :■ J . and in interpersonal re br :•••:.s yask ny parent or pre-school teach ' Most five-year-olds can ■d r-line of learning in a class face it money and time i .11 pre-schoolers to public more advantageously' be used •t tin amor college level. i '<-s • , ,;r armed forces leaders. bc-rship always takes its toll in phy '■ or nv-ntally potential. Note how •by our Presidents age in office, how - < '■* our large university presidents 1 depleted our armed forces lead ers become in so short a time. • !! vvews out leaders, but why should •"•ut d-.; • by an assassin’s bullet? • Id ny man want to take the life dares to speak his d ; -\ei rise his rights? Why did Ktnnfd.y die? Medgar Evers? - i r' 1 -!* i - -ars in Mississippi? • tt- ' ted issasination of James Meredith recently? hb .. assassins mut be dealt with ..uickh, and forthrightly. meric an 'Tradition ■- rr.nist Ralph McGill, of th: Atlanta Constitution. senseless, cowardly •<t ■c. n. logical purpose, even , . Meredith, who first broke ■ bar at tie University of Missis committed no unlawful act - tom d. v.c'ned to show that Negroes . . s reg ste: ,s voters in the State of Missisippi. Why should : n man want to end Me r< bth’s ’:f< A ■ ‘tudent at Ole Miss Me -1 ' Hi' - himself with quiet dignity and won the grudging respect of his class lished his right to at ’■ ne the University of his home state and m share In the educational opportunities th t were denied black citizens like him. N ■ is the victim of an assailant with a twisted mind. James Mederith should be ; i angry man Wc can understand how his former relative composure has changed to talk of violence. The incident forms a sort of reef-shore eddy caused by that segment of Mississip scans more intent upon provoking racial distuibance than in making racial progress through orderly procedures. We are glad that more moderate Negro leaders such as Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young and Dr. M. L, King, Jr., look with disfavor upon the radical Negro elements which they feel are doing incalcuable harm to their cherished goals. Come what may, remember that the Founding Fathers of this great nation, in their infinite wisdom, set forth what has been and is today the most powerful ar.d precious heritage of a free people. Radicals and would-be assassins should be warned to keep it that way! Only In America BY HARRY GOLDEN A VOICE FROM OUTER SPACE At first I thought the Ku Klux Klan was burning anoth er cross. But I soon discov ered, to my amazement, the bright red light was coming from a genuine flying saucer which had landed behind my house in Charlotte. I ran out of the kitchen door toward the object but a metallic sounding voice oi - ered me: “Stand still!” I ran back toward the house to call the police, but I heard the metallic voice again: “No time. We’ll be gone in four minutes, Listen'” or words to that effect. And for the next few minutes I was treated to what I believe to be the first report from an intelligence beyond our planet. The flying saucer did dis appear into space less than five minutes later but I re membered every word. After I put it down on paper it was clear to me that whoever these people were from outer space, they have beenobserv ing life on earth for a long time. The voice made it clear that those flying objects seen in our atmosphere from time to time are indeed powered by an active inteliigence. The truth is that there is life in the universe similar to our own. But I have been as sured there is not the slight est cause for alarm. The planet earth, it seems, still has a lot to learn. While earth has a stock market that goes up and down, the space ship reporter claimed that their stock market goes only one way: UP. The metallic voice express - ed surprise at earth's attempt to reach the dead moon. Why earth should want to reach the moon is a mystery to the fly ing saucer's people. “The moon," said the metallic voice, ‘cannot be irrigated, Just For Fun BY MARCUS H. BOULW'ARC SAY NOTHING Governor Haydon Burns, of Florida, recently lost his bid for re-election because he talked too much before think ing. It would have fared far better off had he gone fishing. On one occasion, Jesus sent two disciples into a village to seek accomodations for the night, but the people would not receive them. The disciples were indignant, and said; “Lord, call down fire fr ,m Heaven and consume these ungrateful people.” Jesus said nothing, but pick ed up his clothes and started walking to the next village. Letters to the Editor 1008 South Person Street Raleigh, North Carolina June 13, 1966 Mr. P. R. Jervay, Editor THE CAROLINIAN 518 East Martin Street Raleigh, North Carolina. Dear Mr. Jervay; Enclosed is a copy of a letter sent to Mr. Pete Holden, the writer of an article which appeared in The CAROLIN IAN June 4, 1966. The letter is being sent to you as a release for the Editorial Page or column. The consideration you give for publishing this letter will be appreciated. Very truly yours, Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. High 1008 South Person Street Raleigh, North Carolina June 13, 1966 Mr. Pete Holden 159-48 Harlem River Drive New York, New York 10039 Dear Mr. Holden; Reference is made to an article which appeared in the June 4, 1966 issue of The CAR OLINIAN- a St. Aug. English Aug. Professor Throws Swinging Alumni Party.” The purpose of this letter is to register a protest against sloppy and indiscreet journal ism. Your article not only exhibited a careless handling of the truth but also repre sented an intent to fan the fires of a useless and dated rivalry between Shaw and St. Augustine's. Neither your motives nor your reporting were under- THE CAROLINIAN Publishing Company "Covering the Carolinas" Published by the Carolinian 518 E. Martin Street Raleigh, N C. 27601 Mailing Address: P. O. Box 628 Raleigh, NT. C. 27602 Second Class Postage Paid at Ra leigh. N. C 27602 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Six Months $2 75 Sales Tax ,08 TOTAL One Year 4.5 C Sales Tax .14 TOTAL $.164 Payable in Advance. Address ali communications and make ail checks and money orders payable to THE CAROLINIAN. Amalgamated Publishers. Xnc., 310 Madison Avenue, New York 17. N. Y., National Advertising Re presentative and member of the Associated Negro Press and the United Press International Photo Service. The Publisher is not responsible for the return of unsolicited news, pictures or advertising copy unless necessary postage accom panies the copy. Opinions expressed by column ists in this newspaper do not nec essarily represent the policy of this paper. populated or exploited.” While earth can now pow er vehicles through space, they have not solved the prob lem of distinction, said Mr. Metallic. One of the reasons our stock market keeps going up and down is because some of our earth people have all the money and others have none. Some of our earth peo ple, he said, have a glut of produce and materials and some have an absolute ab sence. One thing that seemed to amuse metallic voice Is that earth manages a process of decimation every 10 years or so. All of the males put on suits and armed with weapons called guns shoot each other and kill or maim each other's women and children. Metallic voice seemed to think that this too was some how associated with earth's attempts to stabilize the stock market. As if reading my mind, metallic voice continu ed, why when you are not shooting each other up you are running each other down with automobiles. The life and death cycle on earth does not revol-ve like ours, he said, it gallops. But there was also a note of optimism in metallic voice’s report light before the flying saucer oomed out of sight. P's people, he said, were pleased to note that no one has lost it judging from the amount of literature devoted to the subject. Earth people, he said, are as devoted to their religions as they are to each other, which may sound like a con tradiction in terms but is readily understood by the pleasant custom the earth peo ple entertain of marriage where one male picks one fe male and lives in conjugal loyalty to her all his life. Imagine that, he said, Would they ever learn the true meaning of His mission" He came to the save mankind, and {lie disciples wanted him to destroy a town because a few people denied them lodging for the night. One man, when asked, “What is the secret of your marriage success after 50 years?” replied: “When my wife starts quarreling, I say nothing.” This is fun, but it takes two to quarrel. Bos, and can this make some wives angry when the husband says nothing. Brother, try L sometimes. Jesus did and came out ahead. stood by those who read your article. It is unfortunate that the only event of the weekend which merited publication and moved you to write was an alumni party. All of the other alumni and/or commencement activities which would have been newsworthy and of signi ficant interest to the general public were ignored. Whether you realize it, you succeeded In perpetuating an unf irtunate sterotype of the Negro press. Our press has been characterized as '‘irre sponsible and possessing a flair only for sensational gos sip rather than for objective reporting and evaluating of news events.” Your head should hang in shame as you recollect the moment in which your primitive instincts mov ed you to write. You were an Invited guest at a party, given by your alum ni, which was decent and re spectable. Your attempt to reconstruct for the public an image different from the real and true failed. Instead of invoking laughter, or whatev er emotion you sought, your only result was to bring dis credit upon yourself. “St. Aug. is St. Aug. and Shaw is Shaw and never the twain shall meet” died some time ago. For your enlight ment, you should be informed that Shaw and St. Augustine's are seeking creative and con structive cooperation. Re alizing the folly of compe tition, the two schools have been engaged in dialogue to de vise a means of burying an ancient and antique rivalry. Those of us who focus our visions on the future welcome this new development. Your attempts through articles or other media to enearth the cof fin of petty jealousies between the two schools must envitab ly fail. Very truly yours, Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. High To The Editor; The Greater London Cru sade began June Ist. It will last until July 2, 1966. Evan gelists working with Billy Graham will hold meetings in every part of London. Earls Court, the largest indoor arena in Britain, seat ing 27,000, is where the pub lic meetings will be held by Billy Graham. will carry the London story, it can have a great spiritu al impact on America--and HE MADE THE SACRIFICE .. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! BY EMORY G, DAVES, D. D. NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION UNTO DEATH All brutality is not in the South. In a Chica go suburb, a 196" high school graduate and a student in a junior college, in search for part time employment to assist himself in getting an education, was beaten to death by four white youths. Reason; one of the assailants claimed he was attacked by "some'’ Negro, once-upon-a time when in Chicago. Although I never knew this promising voung st< r my wife had the unique opportunity to teach him in high school. Os him, she says, “He was a quiet boy because he liked to mull over ideas. ’ To her, his tragic death was almost traumatic. Even worse than the discordant note of tragedy is the fact that she, like other Negro teachers, preachers and leaders, continually encourage Ne gro youth to study hard, get an education to get ahead, to somehow become equipped to beat the color rap. Then, to see a youth, doing just this, snuffed out by violent vengeance must be somewhat dis heartening to other Negro youth who are con scientiously trying. One of his favorite high school English sub jects was “Hamlet.'’ He believed that the story was a tragedy because the last act ended in death brought on by vengeance. As mv wife reflected upon his evaluation of this Shakespearian classic, she said, “It is ai med: unbcalievable that a young man so pensive BETTER IMAGE JOHANNESBURG - South African Immigration Minister Alf Trollip claimed upon his return from a five-week European tour that he found * South Africa now has a much better image overseas and there is a realization that it is a land of opportunity with a stable strong govern ment.'’ He made the statement In noting that South Africa expects to equal its 1964 recCfrd total of 40,000 immigrants from Europe. BLOOD BANK BIAS KTTWH, Zambia - Racial bias in the blcrdbank at Bencroft Mine Hospital was charged during a recent commission of inquiry into the mining industry. Dr. William Paul Harrison, senior medical officer at the hospital, in denying the charge, claimed that while separate panels of blood donors were maintained for Africans and Europeans, it was done because of the danger of transmission of malaria parasites. BEST CUSTOMER BALBOA - The Canal Zone’s best customers during the fiscal year 1965 were ships the flag of the independent West African . .on of Liberia. Some 1,118 ships under the Liberian emblem carried 13,233,873 tons of cargo against a total of 11,834 deep-sea vessels of 46 nations with a total of 76,573,071 tons. Liberia was fourth in tolls tally and fifth in the bow count. SEEKS SEAT GEORGETOW N, Guyana - British Guinea, which became an independent nation last May 26 under the name of Guyana, has applied to become THE CLASS OF 1966 The High School Class of 1966, the largest in the na tion's history, is a genera tion almost come of age. It is the generation born In the years immediately following the end of World War n. The vast majority has grown and attended school in an era of unprecedented national pros perity and in the uneasy at mosphere of the "cold war’ J and the ‘‘hotones in Korea and Viet Nam. This largest of all high school graduating classes is perhaps the best educated class of modern times. It has been to school during a time of a veritable explosion of knowledge. It is easily conversant with nuclear en-' ergy, space exploration and our beloved country needs it. It Is my opinion that we need more attention put on Jesus Christ than on crime. Thank you, Mrs. Myra Sammons, Raleigh, N. C. World lows Digest BY NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL OTHER EDITORS SAY the rallying cries of the civil rights struggle. The Class of 1966 will prob ably have a higher percent age of students going on to college than any preceding class as new programs and new opportunities open for the first time the path to higher education. carries the great hope of the nation for it has been more richly endowed than any of its predecessors and is perhaps more qualified to cope with the struggles and prob lems that the nation and the world face. One of the problems is those who started with the class but didn't make it - the dropouts, the disadvantaged who couldn’t keep up, the impoverished who were forced to substitute mea ger wages for hours in the classroom. There are those also who received something less than the best education the country had to offer - the victims of inadequate school budgets, poorly trained teachers using outmoded techniques, inferior about life, so eager to find the good in his follow human beings, so willing to look for reasoned settlements of human differences should have been taken off by the very force which he believed to be so base in mankind.” Oh, how tedious is the task of the church and its leaders. How often, has the church itself had an attitude of anti-intellectualism. And yet, despite what fate may befall those trying to upgrade themselves, and thus save a race of people, we must, if we are true to the God of our Creation, continue to insist that all our youth find for themselves the best; develop themselves to the fullest; get the best education their labor and study will provide. Every time I hear an illiterate preacher try ing to justify his own illiteracy b> saying the only degree God requires is a D. A. (Born Again) degree, I shudder. A man’s personal salvation is worths of all life effort, but at the same, it seems useless that God would create and sustain life io continue to produce illiterates who have opportunity to do better and don t. May the former fellow class mates of Jerome Huey, and other youth, not only revere his memory, but also go forth to get the test education for themselves, even if their heads are bashed in the process. It will not always be thus. Mans can and will make it to the Altar of Education. Let us point the way to all our youth. the 118th member of the United Nations. The country, which retains its links with Great Eri tain, is headed by Prime Minister Forbes Dur ham. GAS QUOTA LUSAKA - Gas rationing in Zambia, brought on by the strained relations (over the independent white settlei* regime) with neighboring Rhodesia still is rationing gasoline. The June ration qu ’ for private motorists is 14 gM'ons for awn, and three and a half gallons for motor.'-’-' 1 ■. MADAME VEEP UNITED NATIONS - When the U. N. stee ship council reconvenes in its 23rd sion on June 27, it will have Miss Angie Brooks of Liberia sening as vice-president Thee . d has before it examination of annual reports on the three remaining trust territories--Nauru and New Guinea, under Australian control; and the Pacific Islands, administered by the United States. PEACE TALK JOHANNESBURG - Dr. Hendrix Verwoerd is sied a call for "goodwill and peace" among the nations of Africa recently. Speaking in the amphitheatre of the Voortrekker monument, cli maxing the Republic festival, he said, "Africa is a continent of many black nations, and, in this southern portion, white... We have no ambitions in respect of others. Our neighbors need have no fear... need be neither jealous nor afraid that we have any intentions of attacking or exploit ing them.’' school plants short of equip ment, books and the other tools of education. THE CLASS OF 1966, as it moves out into the world of work or higher education and takes its place in a few years among the voting citizenry of the nation, must ponder these problems and their solutions. Equal opportunity for a de cent education is basic to a democratic system. Where It falls short or does not exist the system itself is impair ed. A great deal has been done In the past few years In the form of federal programs, but more is needed, especially more funds, to assure every youngster a chance to get the best education he is capable of absorbing. And finally, if the next gen eration - the Class of 1986 Is to possess a good educa tion in an atmosphere of free dom and liberty, this genera tion must protect that freedom and expand its horizons so that they will finally be a world of neace. - AFL-CIO NEWS.