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THE CAROLUSIAN
RALEIGH, N, C.. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 1569
Apart from its religious teachings, which
thoughtM minds must reverse, the New Testa
ment contains a second value, a therapeutic
purpose. Msllectufaliy, we can learn from It
theological truth and ethical wisdom. Emo
tionally, if we yield ourselves to it, it is the
greatest "self-help" book of all time, writ-
If You Have A Goiter, See Endocrinlogist
Many individuals who develop goi
ter, the origin is traceable to the
thyroid dysfunction, go first to a
a general practitioner. If he sus
pects thyroid dysfunction, he should
refer the patient to an endocrinolog
ist for a complete medical work
up. Likewise, a person suffering
from allergies and diabetes should
see an allergist; while an endoc
rinologist cun be very helpful to
diabetic cases.
Often, however, a general practi
tioner will send a po‘ it with
thyroid condition to a nuclear labo
ratory for a PBI and thyroid uptake
or thyroid scan tests. Certain test
results may indicate generally sur
gery for the thyroid gland. However,
a patient should not accept surgery
until he has seen an endocrinologist,
a medical doctor who has specializ
ed in the treatment of dysfunctions
of the endocrine glands.
It is the working of the seven to
eight glands that determine the blood
chemistry of the body. Therefore, a
case with thyroid glandular dysfunc
tion will need to have tested the func
tioning of all the endocrine glands to
get at the specific cause. One gland
influences the functioning of the
others, etc.
Os course, an internist, can treat
glandular dysfunctions, but an en
docrinologist has specialized in one
branch of internal medicine. Thus,
the latter should be first choice if
possible.
By no stretch of the imagination
should a patient with endocrine gland
problems settle for a general prac
titioner. If he cannot see an en
docrinologist, an internist is the
next best choice.
The endocrine glands (pituitary,
thyroid, pancreas,
This newspaper salutes, with
pride, the memory of the late
Nathan Marcus, local businessman,
who died as a result of an ac
cident this past weekend. Mr. Mar
cus was known by many at the old
Charles Stores, which he managed
for a few years until he decided
to enter business here. Further
contact was made with the public
at his bakery, on Wilmington
Street, as well as at his last
place of business, Marcus’ Famous
Delicatessen.
In soliciting ads for weekly news
papers, personnel in the advertis
ing department, is confronted with
much hard selling from week to
week. This is unlike dailies, wh?re
contractural space is bought in siz
able amounts for substantial
periods, thus necessitating more
servicing than selling, plus allow
ing a periodical to know some de
finite budget paralleling the economy
at hand.
During the tenure of Mr. Marcus
Like the racial problem, white
leaders have taken it upon them
selves to solve the problems of the
American Indian. But times are
changing and all minority groups
are getting their breaks,
-Louis R. Bruce of New York
City has been confirmed by the
Senate as U„ S. Commissioner for
Indian Affairs.
There is nothing remarkable about
the appointment except; that Mr.
Bruce is the first full-blooded In
dian ever appointed to this post
which has so much to do with the
welfare and ultimate destiny of
Indians in this country.
When the Bureau of Indian Af
fairs was created, its primary pur
pose seems to have been to help
Indians out of the white man’s way.
Bible Thought Os The Week
Editorial Viewpoint
Deserved Tribute
Indians At Last Get One Break
ten with many formulae and full of practical
dramatizations of how health can be restored
and happiness found. Nor has anyone ov#r
spoken in such simple language as did Jesus,
nor with such persistent appeal to our hid
den depths.
adrenals, te-sts, ovaries, and
placenta) make chemicals or hor
mones which regulate or control the
health of the entire body. When these
glands do not operate smoothly
a “glandular” condition is present,
and signs and symptoms of such a
condition begin to show. Treatment
should never be given until a firm
diagnosis is made. Now the general
practitioner cannot make this kind
of diagnosis.
One patient with a thyroid condi
tion was told that he had symptoms
of goiter, and surgery was indicated.
Instead of seeing a surgeon, the
patient went to an endocrinologist
200 miles away. When the en
docrinologist read “symptoms of
goiter with indications for surgery,”
he said this doesn’t tell us much
since there are several kinds of
goiter, and often surgery will do
harm.
If, after a thorough examination
by an endocrinologist, surgery is the
answer, then the patient should have
it done.
The main idea of this editorial is
that a patient should not accept the
first recommendation given by a
doctor in the case of complex ill
ness. Always seek the counsel of a
specialist in that field.
On one occasion, a group of doc
tors were convinced a patient had
TB of his left kidney and surgery
was indicated. The patient insisted
upon further exploration by two
other physicians, both specialists.
In six weeks it was found that the
patients’s kidneys were normal.
If you know of a friend who has
some glandular condition, tell him
to see an endocrinologist, fris't
choice, or an internal medical
specialist, second choice.
at the Charles Stores, he was keen
ly aware of this newspaper’s ex
istence and its need, like others in
the media world, for constant con
tractural space of some size. His
conviction, courage and awareness
of a 70 percent Negro patronage
at his sore, alsong with good in
vestment in space buying, led him
to inter cade in behalf of The
CAROLINIAN, by going to the New
\ork office and personally request
ing weekly scheduling.
in later years, Mr. Marcus 8 cour
age can be pointed to with pride,
when he took the first step in the
Raleigh business world by integrat
ing his delicatessen. What is now'
cqm mo n place in businesses
throughout the nation, this man’s
conviction and courage led him to
lead the way in a time of crisis.
We pay tribute to his memory
with pride and cherish the manly,
forth-right consistency of his char
acter.
Its only concessions were In the
form of food and clothing which
might prove essential to the avoid
ance of bloody conflict.
The heads of the bureau in those
early days were generally reject
ed politicians who saw it as an op
portunity to feather their own nests
at the expense of the Indians. In
recent years, .et'er men have oeen
appointed, but for the most part they
know very little about Indians or
their needs and desires and devoted
their energies in trying to make them
over in the white man’s image so as
to close out the reservations.
Minority groups in this country
now feel that it is good to know
that at long last, a real live In
dian will head this bureau.
Oily its America
BY HARRY GOLDEN
THE MAKING OF THE
PRESIDENT, 1968
BY HARRY GOLDEN
lam reading Theodore
White’s new book, "The Mak
ing of the President, 1968.*’
I have also read some of the
reviews not all of which are
magnanimous in their praise.
Be that as it may, White’s
book are eminently readable
and they enjoy wide populari
ty in hardback sales and
paperback reprints.
White is an astute political
reporter, though not a master
stylist. He is not an Innova
tor able to predict the new
trajectory of national politics
but rather an historian try
ing to offer a simple explana
tion of why what happened did
Indeed happen.
He is often subjective; in
fact in this book he almost
apologizes for coming’ to re
spect President Richard
Nixon. It was only after con
sidering all these facts that
I discovered why T.H. White’s
books on the presidency are
successful, why they deserve
their success, and why they
will continue to succeed as
long as two major parties con
tend for that office every four
years.
"White’s books are about
the top of the world; the Mak
ing of the President describ
es the one political subject
about which everyone mani
fests some interest. With the
exception of "Advise and Con
sent," I cannot remember a
book which enjoyed the same
popularity as White enjoys
with his Presidents series.
Though there are millions of
Americans actively engaged
in politics, in PTA elections,
planning and zoning
and municipal elections, they
don’t want to read about it.
One of the ways not to suc
ceed in publishing is to issue
books on politics. Politics is
boring unless one knows the
gossip about the politicians.
One of the biggest spashes
the Republicans In North
Carolina ever made was when
it was discovered that their
probable candidate for the
gubernatorial was leading a
double life with one woman
in Virginia and one in North
Carolina. (I always thought
Jest For Fun
BY MARCUS H. BOULWARE
GET YOUR STAMP
MEMO; To those Inclined to
nature-loving: The post office
is selling commemorative
stamps with pictures of four
wildflowers.
One thankful citizen had to be
reminded that his umbrella was
hanging on the outside door
handle of his car.
GRANDAD, pid you cele
brate Grand-Dad's Day, the
first Sunday after Labor .Day?
Well, I didn't know this?
after 40 years, even though
they declare they were going
to take it easy,(Remember the
current * ‘jogging" craze?)
And when they had planned to
Letter To The Editor
OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS
NEED ADULT SUPPORT
To The Editor;
The reason some of our
youth feel so lost and help
less, In this day of trial and
error, Is because somewhere
along the line, some of us
parents have failed In our
obligations to them. Some time
when we are so prone to cri
ticize our children tor their
wrongdoings, we should take
a good look at ourselves and
reflect on the type of examples
we have set for them to live
by. We have two sets of rules
we live by, one for ourselves
and erne for our children. We
cater to the same old theme
(don't do as 1 do, do as I say).
We also might ask ourselves
this Question; Have we given
them the spiritual and moral
leadership they need to face
life as it is today? Have we
been so obsessed with the
pleasures of life (our lives)
that we have had too little
time for theirs? I think, some
times, as parents we are guil
ty of this.
With the crime rate in the
country higher than it has
ever been before, with the
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it was a political mistake of
catastrophic proportions for
the Republican State Com
mittee to have insisted on his
resignation.)
Books and movies about
writers and publishers are
dull because writing is es
sentially a dull profession.
Those who were less than
satisfied with the new bio
graphy of Ernest Hemingway
blames its author, Carlos
Baker. But I think Dr, Baker
did an estimable Job. For all
his safaris and his marriages,
Ernest Hemingway’s signi
ficant activity was spent be
fore a typewriter thinking up
first what to write today and
then thinking up what to write
tomorrow.
Theodore White himself
wrote a modestly successful
book about publishing called
"The View From the Fortieth
Floor.” What was about
"Youngblood Hawke" by Her
man Wouk. Publishing is small
potatoes. Once in a decade,
if lucky, a publishing house
issues a book which earns
a million dollars. An IBM
third-vice-president spends
or earns for his company a
million dollars every day be
fore lunch.
In the last 10 years I’ll
bet I have read over a dozen
books recreating the modern
labor movement and the ca
reers of top labor leaders but
these bocks have dropped, to
borrow Hume’s expression,
stillborn from the press.
Very, very few people are on
strike today. To gain any at
tention, labor leaders have to
talk about packages that total
millions and millions of dol
lars.
Liston Pope’s description
of the Loray Strike in Gas
tonia, N, C.,"Milibands and
Preachers” - is a literary
milestone. John Steinbeck’s
"In Dubious Battle” is
probably his best novel. But
1 haven’t talked to anyone
who has read them in years
(although both are in print,
one from, the Yale University
Press, the latter from Modern
Library).
Strikes, politics, publish
ing and let's add poker are
my idea of things not to write
about.
take It easy and slower, they
started also running things a
round the house-such as the
washer, vac and mower. And
you can bet the "missus' saw
to it.
For those men wno job in
stead of running the mower,
watch your step. Doctors say
that jogging can be dangerous,
especially for middle -aged
and above men. a brick walk
is recommended.
Be careful about your per
sonal contributory habits like
excessive smoking, drinking,
overeating, and excessive ex
ercising.
emphasis being placed on sex
even greater, and the divorce
rate among adults still on the
upgrade, our children are wit
nessing us adults at our worst.
It is a small wonder that we
look at our youth today and
wonder what is happening to
them. It is also true that all
of your youth have not gone
astray. We may thank God
for that, but what about the
children that have not been
so fortunate to have parents,
who are Interested in their
welfare, the ones from broken
homes, the underprivileged?
There is great need today
for rehabilitating some of our
youth. What are we doing a
bout it? What can we do about
it? Here is one thing we can
do: We can support the or
ganizations that are doing
something a lout it. To men
tion a few, The Wake Office
of Economic Opportunity is
doing a tremendous Job, the
YMCA, the YWCA, GROW,
YOUTH, all of these organ
izations are doing commenda
ble jobs, but they will still
need the support of the Ra
leigh and Wake County adult
community.
We can all do our share in
helping our youth realize their
goals while we are passing
through this critical era.
Wilbert M. Sanders,
Rail;. N. C.
Other Editors
Say ..
THE LEARNING PROCESS
The survey made on the na
tion’s schools by Professor
James Coleman, known now as
the Coleman report, was dare
three years ago and educators
have been wrangling over its
siKntfiance ever since.
Christopher Jencks, a na
tionally known academician
made the following observa
tions last week: "If itnprov-
"I want to turn the court around,” said Mr. Nixon
As the Nixon Administration rolled into the
second half of its first year, the mechanics of
controlling inflation, as well as the philosophy
of the leadership, took clearer form. In a
Fortune article entitled "The New Eco
nomics in Washington," Mr. John Davenport,
discusses In considerable depth the goals and
methods of Washington’s new management.
In Mr. Davenport’s view, the Nixon Admini
stration, ", . . believes that the job of govern
ment is not the presumptuous one of dominat
ing tRe economy but rather that of establishing
a dependable framework in which competitive
business can operate." In other words, ". . .
the men now responsible for economic policy
tend to be mord confident than were their pre
decessors of the Inherent strength of the U. S.
economy and in the self-adjusting powers of
the market system is given proper fiscal and
monetary conditions."
Mr. Nixon's economic advisers are not
strangers to the era of new economics that in
retrospect resemble an engine running without
a governor. It appears now that the goal of
the present Administration is to contain Infla
tion, soy hitting a balance between economic
theory and bread and butter reality. Mr. Arthur
Burns, former Chairman of the Council oi
Economic Advisers under Dwight Eisenhower,
and currently counselor to President Nixon,
is reported by Mr. Davenport to believe that
if the effort-to minimize both inflation
and unemployment is to succeed, it would
seen necessary to draw on the wisdom of
the old economics, which emphasized the
importance of maintaining flexible and open
markets for labor no less than for goods and
capital."
Some might assume that the new Washington
leadership is characterized mainly by negative
restraint and a lack of imagination. As Mr.
Davenport maxes eminently clear, seen an
assumDtion is grossly In error. Administration
Daniel P. Moynihan, are working for a radical
overhaul of the nation’s relief system. Their
World News Digest
BY NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL
ME, TOO???
SAN JUAN-Concern is being expressed a
mong Puerto Ricans whether President Nixon’s
plan to guarantee every American family of
four a $1,600 a year income will also include
them. About half of Puerto Rico’s families
earn less than $3,700 a year, which is con
sidered the "poverty line" on the mainland.
Per capita income is $1,200, one third of the
U. S. average.
MADE it stick
TAHOLAH, Wash.-The coastal Quinault In
dian tribe has received official backing for its
"seal the border" of the reservation edict
which it issued last month. Angered with the
"white man’s littering ways", the tribe closed
25 miles of scenic reservation beachland to
all but the 1,500 tribal members, and made
it stick despite state government protests.
ENLARGED SATO
PRETORIA -Hastening to insure that it does
not become a victim of "outside (or inside)ag
gresaion, " the white-ruled South African gov
ernment is reported to be negotiating with sev
eral South America nations to create an en
larged South Atlantic Treaty organization that
ed student achievement Is our
goal the Coleman Report’s
implication is obvious: we
must alter the whole social
system rather than just tink
er with the schools
“There is plenty of evid
ence that major change in a
child's social and cultural en
vironment will affect his in
tellectual development, often
dramatically. Bruno Bettel
heim and others have chron
icled the impact of the Israeli
kibbutlz on hitherto deprived
North African and Yemenite
Jews,
“Here iri America we know
that children raised on Long
Island do far better, even
in first grade, than those
raised in Appalachia,Similar
ly, children raised In Jewish
Economic Highlights
homes dq better than those
raised in Christian homes,
even in the same city.
"And t'ne World War II draf
tees who grew up in the A
rnerica of 1917-1941 did far
better on standard tests than
the World War I draftees who
grew up tn the America of
1900-1917. Intellectual skills
are, therefore, not just a func
tion of genetic difference. Bui:
neither are they a function of
school differences."
Jencks goes on to state that
schools can make a differ
ence but he insists that tiie
impact of the social system
in which a child is born is
far greater than many realize.
Student achievement depends
oply in part on the excellence
of the schools and the teach
ers
goal is to build incentives into relief, extend
aid to unemployed fathers and enlarge the pre
sent food stamp program. As one Admlnistta
t iou economist points out, if this can be done,
.we may be on our way toward the guarante
ed annual wage or the negative income tax--
without ever using those fine phrases "
Perhaps the overriding impression that
readers of Mr. Davenport’s piece will gain is
one of an Administration that is approaching
inflation and the social and economic pi obb nis
ot the nation with a long-needed sense of
maturity. Cliches and slogans 'ppe.ii to ! ave
given way to intelligent debate in the inner
councils of government. There appear.-, to
be a pregamatic willingness to seek .1 blend
of practical necessity, ideological belief md
social consciousness. Obviously, the fii. t
practical necessity beyond the honorabh con
clusion to the war in Viet Nam Is hi" con
trolling of inflation. Mr. Davenport’;- .dialy
sis of the Nixon Administration indicates
that nothing will life, permitted to stand In
the way of that goal, although even Vi tt.ls
area extreme measures are shunned.
What Mr. Davenport calls the Nixon eco
nomics is describes by Mr. Paul McCrack
en, current chairman of the Council of Eco
nomic Advisers. The chairman has stated
he “. . . is all for squeezing the evil of in
flation out of the economy. Yet he is also for
keeping fiscal, and even more monetary,
policy ‘within the limits of the ball park,’
so that when restraint lias done its work
‘we can resume the ball game. * ”
Altogether, Mr. Davenport’s account of the
Nixon Administration’s economic policy and
its moves to bring inflation within tolerable
limits will strike many as an encouraging
picture of a nation coming of age politically
and economically. The impression emerges
of a nation in which citizens accept the fact
that, nothing in life is free, and a nation in
which officeholders recognize that the re
sources of taxpayers and government are
limited.
eventually will cover the Indian Ocean area.
The deal is being made with Peru, Bolivia, Art
gent ine, Brazil and Uruguay, ostensibly on an
economic basis. However, it is seen in Black
African areas as leading to a future military
alliance,
NEW FACE
ACCRA-Effective Oct. 1, Ghana will be re
turned to rule by a civilian administration, the
first since deposed President KwameNkrumsjh
lost power in February, 19C6. The new prime
minister will be Dr. Kofi A. Busia, himself a
former exile, whose Progress party won a two
thirds majority in the recent free
Heading the opposition is an ex-Nkrumah fig
ure, Komla A. Gbedemah.
LANGUAGE TEST
LONDON-A language test, todetermine their
ability to communicate in English, has beeQ
decreed for physicians arriving in England
from abroad to take up hospital employment.
The move is part of the government's pro
gram of limiting the influx of doctors with
employment vouchers to 700.
Black community leaders
and educators have known aH
along that our social instltit+
tions and social system )iave
historically hurt the Wacß
child. The ghetto deprivations*
the economic insecurity, the
cruel challenges of sheer sur
vival in an environment that
is often inhuman and hostile,
all these factors and more
have made the learning pro
cess more difficult than iti
ought to Ire.
Our children are born into
an environment that victim’-
izes them and the educational
opportunities afforded the#
are not enough to compensate
for the initial damage,- We
agree with Jencks wheh he
says “we must ajter the whole
social system rather than just
tinker 1 with the schools.” The
CHICAGO DE'FESX'tr*..