4 THrSS CAMOUNIAIi RALEIGH, N. C. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. 17, 1968 "Help me, l ord, to seek the blessings of abundance for all men as well as myself." The prophecy o' Isaiah (58:10) wants us to pour ourselves out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted; then-shall our light rise in the darkness. Those of us in the af fluent middle class must keep aware of the Editorial Viewpoint Lincoln’s Tribute: Lesson In Perseverenee l. This week contains the birthday ;; of former President Abraham Lin - coin, herald far and wide as “hon . est Abe.” In this sense, he was like Daniel Boone, the pioneer fron : tiersman, explorer and scout. On at least two occasions, Dan iel Boone was robbed. Once of furs representing mon’hs of hunt ing, and the other time of money entrusted to him by other people. ; However, in the face of adversity, ‘ he demonstrated the lesson of per severance and honesty. He repaid ; the money of others stolen by rob • bers. Somehow, early in Lincoln’s life ; he earned the name “railsplitter” who worked a full day in giving honest toil. Railsplitting was hard physical work which brought low wages. And Lincoln at one stage •" in his life followed this avocation »:• to earn a living, and his employ- I ers said of him that he was hon £ est fn toiling. That is, he didn’t sit down on the job, loaf, and pro .. crastinate until quitting time. Later Lincoln made out of him * self a lawyer and still later a poli tician. His rustic honesty in poli tical campaigns took him to the v Presidency, and his performance led millions to call him “the great- C est President of the United States.” The abolishment of tipping is about to take place in Lusako when the United National independence par ty’s Council meets. President Kenneth Kaunda dis closed recently that he felt that “tipping” was dishonest, noting that when tipping i-s not allowed the serv ices are good. He rationalized that tipping diminished the quality of services rendered. Would that such a national law would be enacted in the United States. It should be, and we argue this course of action because such a practice is necessary in order to abolish certain inherent evils connected with the system. To give a concrete example of what we are talking about, let us take one of the Florida resort ho tels with the most expensive ap pointments. The daily cost is well above the average paid at such splen did motels like Howard Johnson and Holiday Inn. We were attending a convention and this hotel was headquarters. We were taxed with tips for al most every step and every breathe we took. Upon cheeking out, we paid the housemen to bring luggage down to the door on first floor. He would have put in the car but the man who brought the car up had been del ’- Common Cold, Treat It With Respect The unusual hard and bitter weath er in a large part of the nation, except perhaps for the deep south east, has increased an enormous rash of colds. Out numbering other diseases by an approximate 25 to one, the cold has played a significant role in the economy, history, and literature of every nation. Perhaps the person who has given this “nasty disor der** the best description is the im minent writer Charles Dickens. Once he said: “I am at this moment deaf in the ears, hoarse in the throat, red in the nose, green in the gills, damp in the eyes, twitchy in the joints and fractious in temper from a niost intolerant and oppressive cold,’.* Bible Thought Os The Week Tipping Should Be Abolished poor and Indigent in our midst, as well as those around the world who suffer from chro nic hunger and the harmful effects of malnu trition. Each one of us must share his won derful abundance with the needy around us and on every hand. Subsequent Presidents have been measured by the “measuring rod” applied to Mr. Lincoln. His sup porters feel that none with him can compare unless it was Frank lin D. Roosevelt second, and per haps L. B. Johnson third. Being reared in abject poverty during his youth made his rise to the Chief Executive of the United States more miraculous. Certainly, at one time, he was the symbol of how a poor man could in the face of odds hold the top position of his country. The symbol of poverty and op portunity as a stepping stone to the position as President of one of the richest nations in world no longer exists. A poor man cannot easily get elected during modern times, for “politicking” requires millions of dollars if a man is to get any where in it. Yes, the times have changed, but not the generous attributes we hold dear, such as honesty and integri-: ty. Lincoln had these, and this week we remember him for us. Every page of personal history reads like a fairy tale, and how he managed to beat in the game of politics more renowned statemen is indeed a riddle. ed. Next, we tipped the man who brought up the car, then the man who brought out the luggage in the car, and befire we drove off the door man yelled we had missed the man who had watched the car while in storage in the basement (whicn of course, was a lie). Just here, let it be said that a charge by the hotel of two dollars was levied on the hotel bill for each day the car was in storage. Our car remained in storage until we were ready to depart. Had we wanted to use the car each day, some one would have been expect ing tips for bringing out the car and also for storing it again. {High way robbery, that’s what it was.). Now we have not called attention to tipping of the waiters when eat ing in the dining facilities. Tipping is a cancerous sore eat ing at the very roots of self-re specting firms who have the obli gation to pay their employees a decent salary so as to retire the system of tipping. Tipping is a vicious circle that, bleeds its source to death. It caus ed the employees to discriminate against those who do not tip, or who have vowed not to be taken in by a subtle type of highway rob bery. It has been estimated that some 20 million of us suffer from the con dition described by Mr. Dickens. The cost to the nation in terms of days lost from work, and wages paid for non-production, has been calcu lated in the amount of $5 billion. While no cure-all has been found, w’ays have been found to treat the symptons of the cold, making it more endurable,’ and our body de fenses more effective. One of the best ways to attack the common cold is to rest in bed to give our bodies sufficient time to mobilize its defenses and prevent spreading the cold among others. Plenty of orange and other fruit juices can be helpful in such instan ces, Only In America BY HARRY GOLDEN THE ADVANCE OF BOURBON I was surprised to see that bourbon whiskey is now popu lar all over the world, even among the Europeans. Bourbon takes its name not from the aristocrats of France, who, when they again ascended the throne after the deposition o f Napoleon in, were said “to have learneo nothing and forgotten noth ing.” Bourbon, the whiskey, takes its name from Bourbon County, Kentucky, although it is true that the good populace there were often referred to as Bourbons, meaning their politics were backward, not their sour mash. Bonded bourbon, which is bonded because the govern ment certifies its age, is pos sibly the most popular bever age so-called in America. Even the imported scotches try to imitate its color and promise they are as light and as fashionable In their ad vertising. It is bourbon which is the main ingredient in the famous mint julep. Charkes H. Bak er, Jr., one of the authori ties on liquor and therefore a man to be envied, in his ex cellent book “The Gentle Just F@r Fun BY MARCUS H. BOULWAKt WHAT ABOUT THIS? An “inspirational writer” is an individual who tells you that the best things in life are free" -- and then charges you $5.00 for his book in which he discussed this philosophy or profound truth. (But the inspiritual writer must eat to live, you know. Nobody away anything these days. If he does, there's a catch some where - mark my words!). Frequently, l turn off the formal lecture in my classes and start “gabbing.” The facts are that I’m saying noth ing much. After the sifting, ■Other Editors Say. * "THE VIEW BEYOND THE BATTLE" DA NANG, Vietnam - I have found a large percentage of American servicemen in Viet nam, that are provoked at (tie Extremists’ "gripes and yipes,” back in the States. Many of the men have re marked that those who favor burning draft cards and the use of violence in their protests against the Vietnam War sometimes cite the Boston Tea Party in the American Revolu tion as a precedent. These men and women who believe, that violent civil dis obedience has an honorable history and is the only feasi ble way to secure the pub lic recognition needed to achieve their ends, they say Letter To The Editor February 9, 1968 , Dear Editor: The National Foundation- March of Dimes thanks you and your staff tor your support of the 1968 March of Dimes campaign to raise funds to fight The Great Destroyer - birth defects. The fight against birth de fects provides hope and help for anxious parents every where. You share the nation’s desire to win the fight over the ravages of birth defects. All men wish to insure the first right of man -- the right to itself. Your support and coopera tion enabled The National Foundation to make a wider appeal to the entire nation. This contribution helps to pro vide funds necessary to sup port March of Dimes pro grams of research, patient aid, public education, profes sional education and prenatal care. With warm personal thanks and best wishes for your con tinued succ.ess.l am Sincerely yours, Charles H, Bynum Assistant to the Director Chapter Department $88! CAMUNMN “Covering The C*roU&w»" Xtofelieheg *y t&e CanUaim PnMiihtag CMWiay SIS E, Martin Street ftcielfh, N. C. 21*01 Mailing Addrti* P. O. Bex «2S Raleigh. N C. 210*2 m Second Cis*s Postage Paid at Ra leigh. N. C 21632 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Six Months S®- 86 Bale# Tax TOTAL S- 8 * One Year *•*> $»!«* Tax TOTAL Payable m Advance Address all communic-.tions and make all .checks and money order* payable to THE CAROLINIAN. Amalgamated Publishers. Inc.. SIC Madison Avenue. New York’ 17, N. Y.. National Advertising Re presentative Hnd member of the Associated Negro Pretm and the United Press International Photo Service The Publisher is not responsible tor the return of unsolicited news, pictures or advertising cop#' unless necessary postage accom panies the copy. Opinions expressed by column ists in this newspaper do not nec vtwsrily represent the policy «ti papw. man's Companion” devotes nine pages to the preparation of this delicacy. The mint julep is bourbon at its rococo best and as Mr. Baker says, in another connection, properly prepared and sugared and jiggered It makes an “insidious drink that ladies prefer, often to their eventual risk, joy, and sorrow.” Howe ve r, the only one 3 drinking mint juleps today are Northerners, the fellows who are coming South in the cur rent industrial expansion of the region. The moment his company advises him of his transfer to its Southern office, his wife, begins to read, "Gone With the Wind,” and he be gins to practice making mint juleps. The Southerners them selves drink bourbon and wat er, and many of the folks have a system: start off with two jiggers at ten in the morn ing, replenishing the glass as needed until sundown. Never drink after sundown; and al ways remember the injunc tion in Ecciesiasticus, v. 35; “Wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not to make them drunk.” the student find a little bit of the information strikes at the heart of the main thesis of the day Words have away of “be fuddling" us. For instance, take the word “biweekly.” Does it mean twice a week or every two weeks? Well, I have decided that it means every two weeks. Am I wrong, fellows? I, YOU, HE: Just so. I am willing to stand up and be counted (am I?); you are rath er outspoken; he is a trouble maker because he likes to shoot his mouth off. (Do we mean Rap Brown?) Maybe. are “wrong.” They should know there is, an essential difference be tween the use of violence In a democracy and the time of the American colonies of George Washington’s day. In the days of the American revolutionaries, those people resorted to violence because they did not have representa tion. They could not vote or pass laws to redress their grievances. They were just the little people of the colo nies without an effective voice in their own fate. There was no peaceful procedure open to them by which they could cor rect that unhealthy situation. The situation today in the United States is radically dif ferent. If you are a regis tered voter and object to a certain policy you can vote to change it. You may even or ganize and solicit the votes of others as do the two ma jor political parties on your particular grievances. I recently checked with the Military Assistance Command and was told that the old draft laws were written by a freely elected Congress. But, these draft laws were recently re written. At that particular time, proponents and oppo nents both had their say. Ma ny people today would like to see further changes and this could be made possible by go ing to the polls to elect a president, a new House of Rep resentatives and a third of the senators. Those individuals who protest the war and the draft car. and should work to nominate and elect the men that feel the same way they do. Since democratic political avenues are open to all peo ple, those individuals who fa vor violence are saying in es sence that thetr will should prevail over ihe will of the majority. Regardless of how anti war protesters feel, every day in Vietnam, U. S. Servicemen whose terms in combat has ended are all volunteering to stay and keep on fighting. These men say they believe they are winning this war, and if they stay long enough to win it decisively it will keep the next war from being on U. S. shores, above U. S. cities. mpHqAb CEREBRAL PALSY Knowing YOUR history gives a new-found sense of identity VSOWN TALENTS, '' WjSmM TAKES PRIDE /NITS W /4® ‘W „ OWN HISTORYAND \ Tfe:, *—35 WiJKk fejKBSX / LOVES IT'S OWN HEM- jL Fill FU S IT *‘ ‘ EDITOR’S NOTE This call for a meeting to be held Feb. 23-25, in the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta, Ga., was received by this paper. Due to its approach to theproblemsconfrontingtheSouth; it was thought just and proper that it be passed on to our readers. The call was made by the convenors of a joint session of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and the Southern Regional Council It was made by Bayard Rustin and Paul Anthony, executive - director. It was made available to us by J. B. Harren. * * * We* believe that the South has a unique and powerful contribution to make to the solu tion of the agonizing problems of this nation. Therefore, we are calling upon Southerners, both white and black, to meet in order to take advantage of an exciting possibility: that the old Confederacy can show the rest of the na tion the way to a society of true equality. We believe that the South has been denied this opportunity in the past because of the relationship between the races. Race hatred was made the basis of many public institutions and precisely for this reason, the South has confronted the issue in its starkest form. In the North, prejudice was much more sophisticated It employed hidden, complex mechanisms, like the job and housing markets. And its discreet ways of exploiting and brutalizing Negroes allowed-- and still allows -- many vhites to evade the basic moral question. In ttie Fifities and Sixties, the courage and non-violent dedication of Southerners, black and white, destroyed the formal, institutional system of segregation. Because of this pro cess and other recent experiences, the South understands, as no other section of the coun try does, that it must make a fundamental, ethical choice. Throughout the South there are also millions whose consciences have been sorely tried and changed and who are now prepared to join in building a new South based on the worth of men and women as individuals. We propose to appeal to the conscience of these men and women on behalf ot a united South pre We think persons interested in basketball in the state need to take a close look at the policy that is being practiced by the commissioners of both high school and col lege basketball, in the state. We have had a high regard for Dr. R. D. Armstrong since his gala days at Shaw. We watched him as lie worked as a high school coach and then a college coach. His action as the commissioner of high school basket ball, in predominantly Negro high school, has brought many coaches and officials down on his head. The latest action, staging the high school tournament at the same time the CIAA match is being played in Greensboro, looks like the heighth of assininlty. There are many high school coaches who take their teams to see the games played on Thursday. This gives the young basketball players an opportunity to see the best in the eastern section of the United States, as it relates to Negro basket ball. There are times when many of them makeup their minds as to what team offers the best opportunity for them to continue their basket ball careers. They also get an opportuni ty to talk with the coaches of these schools. There are several parents who accompany their sons to the Greensboro-games, in order to get as much as they can for the basketball abili ty of their offsprings. Now comes “boss” Armstrong andsaysthat Be Active In Your Organizations Office seekers and politicians are busy at work effecting organizations in their behalf as well as presenting themselves before their constituents. In Raleigh there no doubt will be appear- ■ ances of these office seekers before Negro organizations such as the Raleigh Citizens As sociation. Instead of the usual chant, that a few control such organizations, it is proper and needed that membership to such groups represent themselves in full dress. In this way invited guests will have sufficient audience to allow a larger part of the organizations’ members to appraise the persons asking their support. Make it a point to attend future meetings of your organization. You will be in a better position to adjudge who could best represent Altar Cil! BY EMORY G. DAVIS, D. NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL Observations pared to eliminate poverty and establish jus tice for all. Historically, the South has paid the price of economic backwardness in return for the North’s agreement to bring reconstruction to an end and permit- the system of segregation. The "triumph" of white supremacy turned the ar A into a semi-colonial dependency of the advances industry in the rest of the country. As a result, the impoverishment of the over whelming majority, both white and black, was guaranteed. But here .again there is a positive aspect to a tragic legacy. Because the South is even now still arriving at the stage of modern technology it need not repeat the errors which were committed in the North. By jamming’ Negroes (many of them dis placed persons who had been driven from the southern fields) into teeming, rat-infested ghettos, providing them with inferior schools which did not prepare many of them for the economy and society In which they were to live, and bv thus imposing the economic and social conditions of the affluence, the North laid the basis for the racial violence and hatred which now racks its great cities. We believe that many Southerners -- includ ing some who are not initially moved by conscience but seek only their self-interest to not want to repeat these tragic patterns. Out of morality and out of practicality, we have profound reasons to seek a new rela tionship between the races as a fundamental first step toward a new and progressive South. Having done this, the vision of democra cy we hold for the South can be realized. If the South is to build a modern economy and be restored to its rightful place in the nation socially and politically, it cannot fool itself, as the North does. Economic and social justice are essential for all if peace and progress are to prevail. No other approach can avoid the same explosive injustice that rends the North Therefore, we summon Southerners, both black and white, to the duty, the opportuni ty and the challenge to participate in a common effort, laying aside past racial atagonisms, to construct a just social order for all people. he will have a tournament in Wilson, tne same week. We do not know what prompted the “cornish” to make this unpopular decision, but we do feel that it was unwise and that it is cheating some of the young hopefuls of the opportunity that they have long cherished. We know it is his perogative to set tournaments when he pleases, but we do feel that when he decides to compete with the extravaganza of the CIAA he is robbing many kids, many coaches, many principals and many fans of the right to be in Greensboro. One principal, whose name we will not mention, told this pillar that even if his team were in the high tourney, he would be in Greensboro Saturday night , Commissioner Johns, who took over the reins of the CIAA from the late ‘ Big’ Jeff is not enjoying too much favor, from many of the coaches and players. His recent de cision, in the Delaware State-Norfolk State squabble, is not being digested, with too much joy. The fact that the questionable player was dropped from another school, due to scholastic deficiencies is certainly a factor, but the fact that he served his country after the unfortunate incident and was out one year, before engaging in CIAA competition, should also have been a factor, worthy of considera tion. Integration might solve the high school de lemma, but only the member-representatives can help the CIAA. your Interest In public office. When you buy groceries, pay the rent, buy clothes, pay taxes and all the other things which go to make up the weekly spending you are directly affected. You are also directly affected by those who become your officials. Selecting governing officials is more a serious business than many of us seem to realize. Poverty, riots, educational opportunities, better jobs and many, many more of the needs that go into the culture of which we are a part come through these same people who ask you to hear them tell you whether they have more or less to offer than these already in office. Hear them out. Then do all you can to either keep the good ones in or get the bad ones out. This is the only way to get what you believe is the best for you in public office.