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MARCH 1, 1947
Page Five
The Hartford Chronicle
MIDDLETOWN NEWS
By Charles C. Garvin
The Junior N.A.A.C.P. of
Middletown will render a pro
gram at the Y. M. C. A. Sunday
afternoon, March 2. This pro
gram will be in commemoration
of Negro History Week. A
wonderful program is under
tuov frT Jiisi nnfa .irm Thfl fi
nal touehes are being made by
the director, Mrs. T. J. Reddick.
Among the speakers for the oc
casion are Rev. Joseph Evans,
social secretary of the Greater
Council of churches in Middle
town who will deliver the main
address, and Mr. Charles Stone
a student at Wesleyan Univer
sity. The choirs of the Cross
Street Church will render the
music for the program. A few
selections will be sung by the
Four Southern Wonders.
Although we wonder about
many things we seldom find a
school which includes Negro his
tory in its curriculum. Yet
there are considerable sums of
money bling spent to rehabiijP
tate the world. But the age-old
Negro problem lags.. The idea
of having a week set aside in
order to acquaint whites and
negroes with the. struggle and
the progress of the Negro race
line VAn nn asset, to the Neerro.
If more people studied the Ne
gro there would be less trouble
.than we have now.
For a long time Negro stud
ents were unfamiliar with their
own History. But in more re
cent years, many Negro Histor
ies have been placed on the mar
ket. These historians who wrote
the truth about Negroes are
mostly Negroes. There are a
few white who have given un
biased opinions about the Ne
gro. You will find that many
historical facts are brought
out at such programs. It is for
us who are not familiar with
the facts of our .race to attend
this prorgam and try to make it
a success.
The ability of Negroes to ap
t)lv themselve to the study of
x - - .
the finer arts and sciences when
they are beset with all sorts of
difficulties is most significant.
ODT)ression does not alway
crush the spirit of progress. Men
will achieve in spite ot it.
'Wroner impressions are not so
easily removed; and in the long
run, there is not much discrim
ination asrainst superior talent
It constrains man to recognize
it regardless or other consider
ation.
A son, Timothy, was born to
Mr. .and Mrs. James Moses last
week-end at the Middlesex Hos
pital. Mother and son are do
ing nicely.
Refined Young Couple
wishes to Rent a 24-3-4 or 5
room Apartment.
Mr. Carl Jackson,
World War II Vet.
73 Suffield Street 2-9792
SOUTH CAROLINA
By Charles C. Garvin
So. Carolina which is ranked
thirty-fifth in the rating of edu
cation by states in Look Maga
zine recently has again entered
the limelight. It is very pecul
iar how our southern neighbors
act. After . having gone six
year without a lynching, the
blood-thirsty South Carolina
took over and the result was the
death of a Negro, Willie Earl
in Pickins county near Green
ville. It is strange how these un
trained inhuman southerners
act. Monday, Febuary 17 was
the beginning of National Bro
therhood Week. This was a ter
rible blow to a wonderful ges-j
ture which men of all walks of
life took part.. Even though
God made men different color
He made all men with a heart.
The desire to do good is never
marred by the difference in a
man's race or religion. We are
our brothers keeper. It is for
us to try to live with all man
kind, we can't live alone.
South Carolina, like many
other southern states, hasn't
reached the stage of civilization
where it 's white citizens will ac-
eep a man as a man for what he
is and has to offer rather than
his color. I find that the dual
school system has done more to
retard the understanding be
tween the two races in the
south.
The Palmetto Leader, a week
ly, published in Columbia, So.
Carolina, carried a story by the
Associated Negro Press in its
J anuary 18th issue which show
ed the comparison" of the south
ern teachers. The (ANP) stated
that the white teachers in South
Carolina deceive" $1203 a year.
This amount is the average.
The average Negro teacher
earns only $615 a year. This is
one great reason why this state
rates so low in its educational
endeavor.
"COMPLETE EQUALITY
NEGROE'S RIGHT,"
SAYS PRIEST - EDITCR
West Baden Springs, Ind.
The solution to America's race
problem lies only in removing
completely obligatory segrega
tion and the theory of "White
supremacy". Rev. John La
Farge, S. J., editor of America
and author of "The Race Ques
tion and the Negro" declared
here in an address at West
Baden College. Rapidly ad
vancing in organization and
education, Negroes will never
be satisfied with anything less
than their rights complete
equality, he said.
Insisting that principles ad
vocated by recent Popes for
completely abolishing racism
must be, followed, Fr. LaFarge
contended that segregation will
never be accepted by the Negro,
and should never be.
Mrs. Martha Robinson left
for Timmmonsville, South Caro
lina to visit her grandfather
who is seriously ill.
WALTER WHITE FACES
POLITICAL OBJECTIONS
New York Some members of
the national board of NAACP
have been getting anxious for
sometime about the political
gyrations of their executive
secretary, Mr. White. So much
concern was manifested that at
the last national convention a
resolution was passed against
official endorsement of political
parties or groups.
But in the meantime, Mr.
White has not only been busy
getting himself aligned with
political groups, but diverse
ones, it would seem. For it is
reported that on one day he
signed up with Progressive Citi
zens of America and the next
day with the Union for Demo
cratic Action. Two organiza
tions that have more than a
political flavor. And two or
ganizations that are not exact
ly friendly to each other.
Now the board is wondering
about its non-partisan position
that it has not only proclaimed
to its membership but the coun
try. But in the meantime the
whole matter seems to be com
ing to a head within the board,
with most members feeling that
Mr. White has a perfect right
to act as a private citizen, but
he should not carry the Asso
ciation into such affiliations
either by implication or state
ment.
However, it is also the opinion
of many within the know that
if the Association withdraws
its support, it will reduce Mr.
Whiteis potency and activity
in such matters.
D.C. AND BALTIMORE
TEAMS REFUSE TO PLAY
Philadelphia Every year &
basket-ball tournament is held
among the Older Boys' Clubs
of America. This is a nation
wide basket-ball tournament.
The teams contesting represent
their respective cities, through
a previous play-off.
This year the team in Phila
delphia that won the city-wide
tournament without the loss of
a single game was the Benezet
Boys Club. They were thereby
entitled to represent the city
of Philadelphia in the sectional
tournament that precedes the
nationals. The teams involved
in the sectional play-off were
to be Union City, Pa. '; Yonkers,
N. Y. ; Nassau City, New York
City, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington.
No difficulties arose until the
assignments were made and the
Benezet team was selected to
start the play-off in Washing
ton and then move on to Balti
more. At this point both Balti
more and Washington withdrew
from the tournament when they
found -that the Philadelphia
team was all colored.
It is alleged that some of the
officials in both cities wanted
the tournament committee to
drop the Benezet Club. With
this meeting a fiat refusal the
Cont. on Page 15)
GEORGIA JUDGE .
IGNORES ETHICS
Columbus, Ga. : It would seem
that every type ofviolation is
being precipitated these days
in the states conflict on who is
the legal Governor of the state.
Now we have the spetacle of
Circuit Court Judge taking
sides in the contrversy in a pub
lie address. Judge T. Hicks of
the Chattahochee circuit not on-
lysided with Herman Talmadge
but he called all of those on the
other side ".cuttlefish, vultures
and pole cats."
In return Roscoe Thompson,
Columbus attorney and former
assistant attorney general- of
Georgia pointed out portions of
the canns. of judicial ethics ad
vising judges against "making
political speeches or publicly
endorsing candidates for po
litical office.
There are forces in the state
that resent Judge Hick's abuse
of the dignity of his office by
the race baiting speech that he
made that they are investigat
ing possible avenues for im
peachment proceedings.
southern officials then stated
that they and the members of
the teams did not object but
there were laws prohibiting
competition between white
members and those of another
race . . . meaning Negroes.
So the tournament will be
played between the teams in
Philadelphia, New Jersey and
New York, without either Balti
more or Washington.
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13 INTERRACIAL COUNCILS
BY 1948, SAYS HUNTON
Philadelphia, Pa. There are
eight Catholic Interracial Coun
cils in the United States and
about five more will be organ
ized by the end of this year,
George K. Hunton, editor of the
Interracial Review, told mem
bers of the Catholic Interraeial
Council here at a breakfast fol
lowing their second annual
memorial Mass.
The soul of Mrs. Louise D.
Morrell, who devoted her life
and wealth in the promotion of
interracial justice,' was remem
bered in the Mass, offered by
Rev. Edward F. Cunnie, Coun-
cil moderator. Miss Margaret
Mary Kearney presided at- the
breakfast, and Judge. Gerald F.
Flood, Council chairman, sum
marized the history of the in
terracial movement in the city
of Philadelphia.
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