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4 THE CAROLINIAN Raleigh, n. c„ Saturday, December 3, 1966 There is, it seems to us, a significant rela tion between the story of Adam and Eve and the teaching of Jesus. Because of eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge they were driv en from the Garden of Eden. Having lost their paradise, they could no longer find the king dom of heaven. This gave them great’suffer ing and a feeling of having fallen. A sense of shame and abasement was ever upon them. Jesus makes almost the same parallel Con Editorial Viewpoint Were Your Inner Natures Thankful? Now that Thanksgiving Day observance is over, we can drift into a reflective mood and view the occasion with an objective viewpoint. To millions of people, it was a day for visiting parents, children, and friends. To another group, it was an occasion for view ing football games; we had the opportunity to view no less than three of them—one col lege and two professional contests. Far too many folks regarded the cele bration as an occasion to eat beyond mod eration by stuffing themselves until they became sick and had to purchase some anti-gas soothers to bring them back to normalcy. A few people went to Thanksgiving Day church services, but these were just a few (percentage-wise) when compared with those who forgot to place the emphasis upon thanking the God of Host for their many blessings too numerous to name them one by one. Certainly it was a time to reflect 243 years ago and imagine the first Thanksgiv ing Day upon the American shores. If one thought seriously, he would wonder what happened during the interim until Presi dent Lincoln in 1863 declared it a national holiday. In the reflective mood, one can easily determine the changes that have taken place in the United States since the first Thanksgiving, Foods that were considered If Congressman Powell Doesn't Watch Us There is an old saying that “the goblins will get you if you don’t watch out.” We can apply it to the Harlem Congressman, Adam Clayton Powell, at present. Powell had the nerve not to show up and appear before the New ork State Su preme Court last week to begin serving a 30-day jail sentence for criminal contempt of court. Because of this, he faces an ad ditional 30-day sentence. Where was the Congressman?, you may ask. Truthfully, no one knows; but it is rumored that he is in the Bahamas, No lawyers represented him, since Powell’s lawyers maintain that Powell has not been served legally. If the Supreme Court of New York is sues a warrant for the arrest of Congress man Powell, there will be a problem of serving it. Mr. Powell apparently is staying out of New York come what may. There are enemies out to get Powell, and you can argue in his favor all you please but Powell is wrong. In the first place, he should have arranged to pay the law suit They Never Tire Os Asking What Happened By now many newspaper readers have become tired of reading various analyses of what happened during the recent elec tions all over the nation, and particularly in the Deep South States, For instance the Atlanta Constitution on November 23rd made this statement: '‘Georgia’s failure to elect a governor No vember 8 is a story known across the na tion. And the highly questionable perform ance of Votomatic vote recorders is being debated throughout the state.” The Constitution went on to say that evidence is mounting daily confirming that the election was a failure in other respects. From the suburbs, from rural areas, from urban precincts, there continue to come reports of voting irregularities. Among the criticisms were: 1. Voters had to request write-in enve lopes. This procedure destroyed the secrecy of the ballot. 2. In a Southside Atlanta precinct, write in envelopes were reportedly used up by 5:30 p.m., thus preventing the opportunity for many voters to write in. 3. In a small-town precinct, several hun dred persons were milling around the vot ing place unable to get write-in envelopes. From the Constitution editorial, and oth er reliable sources, most of the reported CORE Places Sites On Target Cities Officials in several cities named as po tential 1967 targets by the Congress of Ra cial Equality have announced that they are not worried about any problems with CORE. CORE’S Floyd B. McKissick, national director, said recently his organization is considering concentrating its efforts next year on Cleveland, Ohio; Newark, N. J.; and, if finances permit, Oakland Calif. McKissick said on CBS’s “Face the Na tion” that CORE’S 1966 campaign in Bal timore is “a great success”. But he added that we by no means indicate that Balti more is free from racism. In the Baltimore program. McKissick indicated that CORE mustered a power vote bloc, which was a major factor in the Buy U. S. Savings Bonds Words Os Worship stantly he counselled against the intellectual ism of the Pharisees and pleaded for a return to the kingdom of heaven, after which the Holy Ghost, giving spiritual knowledge, will enter. Insisting that the kingdom of heaven is within, he thereby tells us where to find the Garden of Eden and how to free ourselves forever from self-abasement and a sense of failure. suitable for certain occasions can be pur chased canned or in a carton as frozen foods every day of the year. Refrigerators keep our food safe for eat ing, and washing machines have delivered the American woman from the washboard and drudgery. The electric iron and iron ing board plus processed starch make iron ing a dream. The trouble about Thanksgiving days in our times is the dander of eating too much lest we don’t stuff our selves to the point of obesity or fatness- And this reminds us that many Christians regard drinking a sin, but they have never given a thought to the truth that they are just as sinful when they eat too much and smoke too much. Let us be thankful for more scientific knowledge about healthful nutrition and for our awareness of vitamins and iron which the Pilgrims never heard about. Let us be thankful that our nation and citi zens are able to share their surpluses with countries where shortages exist- Finally, let us be thankful that we had the Pilgrims who showed us convincingly that with courage, hard work and hope, even the most insurmountable problems can be met and overcome. It is not enough to offer thanks only dur ing Thanksgiving season, but rather let each one of us be thankful for every bless ing that cometh from God. May we count them generously one by one! judgment assessed against him. Second, he was obligated morally to appear before the New York State Court. Powell is a Baptist preacher and law maker- The preacher is obligated to show examples of right to enable a citizen to as sume his responsibilities. A lawmaker should be as interested in obeying the law, as he is in making the law. Furthermore, we think it is “awful” for a minister like Powell to use his pulpit to lambast and ridicule his fellowman. The church is no place for slander, nor should the pulpit be jjsed for political purposes. If Mr. Powell is an example of the men we have in Congress to make our laws. God help us. We acknowledge the boldness of Con gressman Powell and the efforts he has utilized in seeing to it that federal monies carmot be used by southerners who want to discriminate against the Negro. With out doubt, Mr. Powell is an orator pro * fundo. Yet, a man’s actions and words must be his bond. Nothing else matters so much. irregularities naturally involved the Arnall write-in. But mismanagement and misun derstanding were very widespread as to cast doubts on other close contests. At least half of the complaints filed with Write-In, Georgia, for instance, occurred in the Fourth Congressional District. The swing to the Republicans makes us wonder if the public can get the truth on the recent elections. This is a warning to what happens in future elections, and we think the public should be briefed on the law We cited the Georgia case, because it was truly unusual. It led one Georgia citi zen to put it in these humorous words in the Open Forum column of the Atlanta Constitution: “A careful analysis of the Georgia elec tion shows: The voters who know Bo voted for Lester; those who know Lester voted for Bo; those who know both Lester and Bo voted for Ellis; those who know all three of them went fishing.” It appears to us that the Atlanta citizen voiced the opinion of more people than we can ever know. But we do know one thing is true: Those who went fishing have clear and peaceful consciences, for they need not feel guilty about 80, Lester, Ellis, or Kirk. defeat ol George P. Mahoney, Democidtic candidate for governor who campaigned as a foe of open housing. We are glad to hear that Mr. McKissick is aware the CORE must operate within the framework of a financial budget- This statement indicates that the leader of CORE is sure of a financial budget for op erations in two cities, but not so sure of a third. We recommend that he concentrate on two cities if his program is constructive and sound. It is also our belief that CORE should have a fact-finding staff with computer machines to analyze the results of all ef forts undertaken by CORE. We need more than the statement “the major factor” in defeat: we need facts and figures and con clusions. Only In America BY HARRY GOLDEN THE KLAN IN NORTH CAROLINA The Ku Klux Kla.il staged a rally 3,000 strong in Raleigh, N. C. All that impeded their virulence was the presence of seme Negroes in the balcony. Gov. Dan Moore told his constitutents not to worry a bout violence, he had de-' spatched some 200 police of ficers. And indeed there was no violence if you discount the governor’s statement that he is not disposed to question the Klan’s legality unless the Klansmen break the law. Former Attorney General Malcolm Seawell, who had headed North Carolina’s Crime Commission, charged directly with investigating Klan activities, resigned af ter Moore’s decision. Mr. Seawell said there was no question in his mind that the Klan was a terroristic organization which should have its charter revoked. The governor’s position made Sea well’s pursuit futile and North Carolina has lost a dedicat ed public servant. Gov. Dan Moore cannot help but know what the Klan re presents, what the Klan wants to do, and how the Klan goes about doing it. He must know Klan activity has increased. I know it. The forces of hate and violence will always speed up when the State Government ignores them. I know Klan activities have increased, that enthusiasm for its stated goals lias won more adherents be cause I receive more threat ening phone calls from anony mous cowards than ever be fore. My telephone is a seismo graph. Offhand one would think an outspoken integration ist would receive more abuse when the Supreme Court strikes down school segrega tion, when the military inte Just For Fun BY MARCUS H. BOULWARE TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS You should see how some of these convention hotel em ployees take delegates to the cleaners. I attended a meeting last spring at a certain West Palm Beach hotel for three days. (The organization members don’t want ever to return to this facility for an annual meetlng--ever again). Upon my arrival, I parked my car where the luggage was taken out, and a employee parked it in the basement. Here is how the cleaning tech nique worked; 1, Tip for parking car in basement. Other Editors Say,. EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK DARKENS T le value of having a mem ber of a minority group in a position of authority at the pol- Letter To The Editor November 22, 196 G Carolinian Newspaper 518 E. Mar in Street Raleigh, N. C. To The Editor; • Regarding the column nam ed “The Crime Beat;” In your column it states that this in formation is obtained from Raleigh Official Police File, There are about fifteen ar ticles in your column with people charged for committing crimes. 1 am sure that you are not putting In the paper all of the crime news that Is reported In the official police file, and I do not think that it is fair to print just some of these crimes. One person may not do as much wrong as another but he still has broken the law. Is unfair reporting what you call justice and equality for all? I say that all crimes should be printed or none at all. Very truly yours, Robert L. Sapp. 418 Dakar Street Raleigh, N. C. THE CAROLINIAN Publishini; Company ■ "Covering the Carolinas" Published by the Carolinian 518 E. Martin Street Ralelch, N. C. 27601 Malllni; Address: P. O. Box 628 Raleigh, N. C. 27602 Second Class Postage Paid at Ra leigh, N. C 27602 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Six Months $2.75 Sales Tax ,08 TOTAL $2 83 One Year 4,50 Sales Tax . 14 TOTAL $4 64 Payable in Advance. Address all commuruc tions and make all Checks and money orders payable to THE CAROLINIAN. Amalgamated Publishers. Inc., 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 Published i; nol responsible for the return of unsolicited news, pictures or advertising copy unless necessary postage accom panies tile copy expressed by column ists in tins newspaper do not nec essarily represent the policy of this paper. grates the armed forces, when a fair employment bill is pass ed. This is not so. Gov. W. Kerr Scott set out and disbanded the Carolina Ku Klux Klan in the 19505. The Klan had no community as sent, silent or otherwise. They stayed beneath the stones and under the roots of rotting trees. In the mid-1960s it is a dif ferent story. The Klan needs a green light. Ido not mean that Gov. Moore or any of his officials has sanctioned the Klan, but this administration did let Seawell resign and that is a green light of sorts, to bigots pale green but still green. A week befo.e he resign ed, Seawell said; “The Klan is accumulating guns and am munition and even light artil lery.’’ It is significant that the ani mosity within the state is more intense in 1966 than it was hi 1954 when the Supreme Court ushered in the changing of an entire social order. When Rotert Shelton, the Grand Kleagle of the Klan, maintains a bombing is not the work of his organization, he is technically correct. But he ts correct because some men lack even the cour age to join the Klan, They don’t lack the courage to sit around drinking beer, grumb ling about life, and finally stealing dynamite to go about their dastardly business. It is the presence of the Klan that encourages marginal poor failures. You do not need a membership card or even a bed sheet. The Klan has set a direction; the fact that a former Attorney General, a conservative of con ser va tij\ e bas had to resign because he tinted to close them up and couldn’t, is enough of a “green light” for the poor, benighted failures for whom hate is a constant companion. 2. Tip for man to carry bags to desk and to room. 3. Tip foi bags to be brought to car for departure. Another tip for the man who put bags in car. A tip for man who drove car from basement pa rking. 4. The hotel charge $2.00 a day for parking in its base ment. Then when I was stripped clean of change, one employee ran to me saying; “Oh, you forgot to pay the man who watched your car while it was parked!” (I said, “Don’t kid me man, I’m not exactly stu pid.”) icy-maktng level was given emphasis last week In a speech prepared for delivery at the National Urban League at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel by An drew F. Brimmer, the only Negro member of the Federal Reserve Board, Mr. Brim mer explained how a counter attack on inflationary pres sures call for a moderation of the national growth rate next, year to 4 per cent. He said this “may mean not simply a slackening in the pace of Improvement, but an actual halt In further pro gress, and even some rise in unemployment for nonwhite workers.” He disclosed that “the recent growth rate of labor force growth for non whlte workers has averaged about 1.5 per cent a year.” Mr. Brimmer said 1964 and 1965 were “The best years in our history for the American Negro" and in which “the number of Negroes crossing the poverty line was truly im pressive. The outlook on Negro em ployment today, however, seems rather dark. “Sadly, but honestly, I have conclud ed,” said Mr. Brimmer, “that the outlook for further, sub stantial progress in the effort to broaden and deepened Job opportunities for minority groups is less promising than it was even as recently as a year ago.” The minority worker finds himself in double jeopardy today In his search for eco nomic improvement or sur vival. Trying desperately to creep out from under the long . standing, oppressive weight of ; bias and discrimination, there is now the added pressure of | Inflation and, soon, the count i erattack on inflation. Also, [ the current war situation Is forcing a cutback in all the programs of the Great Society with anti-poverty programs becoming a mournful casualty. It Is not unthinkable that this country is headed toward economic bankruptcy and the gravest social turmoil, unless its government greatly modi fies or halts its military ac tions and unlimited military spending, and engages in a gi gantic public works program RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP MUST TAKE OVER! Altar Call BY EMORY G. DAVIS, D. D. NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL FISH, FRIDAY AND FREEDOM Now that millions of Catholics have been re leased from the more than 1,000-year tradition of substituting fish for meat on Fridays, they are now freed by the bishops of the church to voluntarily select another form of penitence. Reactions to meatier Fridays is varied. Some welcome the change and interpret it as an op pdrt unPy for a more persoanal confrontation with the significance of the act of penitence, while others feel compelled to hold on to tradition whether the act itself has meaning or not. In many instances, traditionalism becomes a cult with devotees who, upon questioning, could not give any logical or meaningful reason for their worship of it. These would cry “foul” if accused of idolatry. It was heart-warming to read the comment of Mrs. William Chidester of Elmwood Park, 111., president, 450,000-member Archidoeesan Coun cil of Catholic Women, who said in welcoming the meatless Friday ruling, “They (the bishops) have placed the observance of Friday abstinence on a voluntary basis. In other words, we our selves must choo.* e whether to abstain from Religion And Roce BY NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS MESSAGE “...The chasm in human relations needs to be spanned. Human miseries occasioned by poverty, ignorance and disease need to be eradicated. Prejudice, ir.te and injustices need to be end ed... This can and will be done only by the crea tion of a clean heart and right spirit within mankind..” --The Rev, William R, Tolbert, Jr., Monrovia, Liberia, president, World Baptist Al liance. STUDY BOOK NEW YORK - An 113-page study-guide to assist urban and suburban churches of all denomina tions to develop ways of working together to deal with com mon comm unity problem s- -hou sing, edu - cation, jobs, economic.growth, crime, etc. -- is being published by the United Church of Christ. Entitled “Discovering Our Mission,” the book was prepared by the Rev, John Deßoer, New York, secretary, Urban Church department, Division of Church Extension, United Church Board for Home land Ministries. IN ANOTHER LIGHT CHICAGO - The Civil rights march on Selma (Ala.) was described as “the first among the startling ecumenical advances of our time.” Dr. George A. Llndbeck, professor of historical theology, Yale University Divinity School, told the opening session of the national convention of Religious Education association, In the Palmer World News Digest NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL EVENTUALLY SANTA ISABEL - Eventually independence will come to Spanish Guinea, in West Africa according to the Spanish government. Spanish Guinea is composed of Equatorial Guinea (also known as Rio Muni), and its small offshore islands, Fer nando Po and three other volcanic islands lying almost directly opposite the Nigeria-Cameroun border in the Gulf of Guinea. STATE HOUSE HOTEL ACCRA - The 11-story 60-suite S2B million building which Khama Nkrumah had construct ed as a state house for visitation - will be used as a hotel during the international trade fair which begins Feb. 1. For the sum of $83.52, fair visitors can sleep over night in one of the 60 suites and also get breakfast. DOUBLE CELEBRATION KINSHASA - The Congo held a dual celebra tion last week when it observed the first anni versary of the military regime of President Joseph D. Mobutu, and also inaugurated the coun try’s first television station. The station, rush ed to completion in time for regime’s anniver for the benefit of the people, especially the minorities. All of us, meanwhile, would meat on Friday. After admitting that the trauiuon “was getting out of hand” this mother of four children ex plained: “Catholic were eating fish on Friday but were not practical Christians as far as race relations are concerned.” This type of reasoning removes the possibi lity of idolatry from the continuance of object centered rituals and traditions, directing the Indi vidual toward realistic life Involvement. Just think, if all the wlibe Catholics v'ho, instead of even eating at all on Friday, could get acquainted with all the Negro Catholics with part of the day or evening involved In Inter racial dialogue, what would REALLY happen. It may be drastic to suggest total food ab stinence, but the critical nature of our racial situation suggests that a REAL workable absti nence and reminder of the church’s founder-- the Man of Nazareth--could be observed with LIV ING symbols--humans of varied races and reli gions. Pardon my suggestion for another altar for Roman Catholicism, but the Altar of Abstinence from Racial Prejudice is worth thinking about. House, that “the Selma March was more meaning ful to the ecumenical movement than the second Vatican council or the Pope’s meeting with heads of Greek Orthodox and Anglican faiths,” STRONG PLEA LOS ANGELES - \ strong plea for racial un derstanding was contained in a formal resolu tion deploring racial prejudice, adopted at the re cently concluded Southern Baptist General Con vention of California. Labelling prejudice as “totally out of harmony with the Christian faith and our American heritage of democratic free dom,” the convention picked the Rev. Ruben Scott, Negro pastor, Providence Baptist Chui Fres no, to deliver the annual sermon at the 1067 meet in Reno, Nev. CLASH OVER BIAS JOHANNES BURG - A battle over where Christ ian unity begins and ends in South Africa, land of apartheid, is currently going on between the Christian Institute, a religious organization, and the nation’s largest and most influential reli gious body, the Dutch Reformed Church. Ac cording to the institute, it begins by eliminating barriers of race, politics, language and denomi nation in the application of Christian principles to South Africa’s racial problems. The church believes, however, that the institute is respon sible for the breakdown in Christian unity. sary celebration, was erected at a cost of [ $961,000. ; $500,000 RESORT 1 MANILA - A $500,000 plan to turn Corregi i dor, the famed rock fortress at the mouth of Manila Bay, into a resort is the newest proposal advanced by the Philippine government. Already ticketed as a memorial to the World War H dead who defended the island against Japanese invasion, the site would be the grounds for native-style cottages, plus several new hotels. SPEAKER LUSAKA - President Kenneth D. Kaunda of Zam - bia will be the principal speaker at the third national meeting of the American ftegro Lead ership Conference on Africa, which meets Jan. 26-29 in Washington. LOST IS FOUND GEORGETOWN - An ore deposit, which has been missing since its original discovery 40 years ago, has been rediscovered. The ore, merumite, an unique type of chromium deposit, is said to be an entirely new 1 kind of ore, the richest yet known in chromium content. do well to pinch pennies, cut corners, and put aside a lit tle something for the “rainy day” that is very close at hand. - SAN FRANCISCO, CA DI SUN REPORTER.
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