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y A % r Thursday, October 24, 1957 M THE CLINTON CHRONICLE INTEGRATION BY EVOLUTION NOT REVOLUTION By E, N. SULLIVAN, M. D., of Clinton The following views are expressed in a booklet released yesterday. “South Carolinians Speak, A Moderate Approach to Race Relations,’’ is a collection of articles by twelve South Carolinians on the race question, among them being Dr. Sullivan, physician and surgeon. One greets an invitation to write 0 r Milltown and offer us tranquil a “Statement of Belief” concerning 1 ity in pill form. Regardless of our integration with mixed emotions. The very nature of this book, how ever, is t h a t of moderation and emotional control. I am sure that most of us, including the majority of individuals of both races, have looked upon this problem with dis taste and have left it alone with the hope that it would go away. But the racial issue will always be with us. There has been a way of life in the South since its beginning which will be extremely difficult to aban don. We should feel no shame be cause of its existence; the devel opment of the South and largely of this nation as a whole depended upon segregated practices which enjoyed legal as well as social ac ceptance. Now we are told that personal opinions, it appears that some progress toward integration must be made to please our parti san gallery . It is not our intention to degrade the. colored race or to extol the qualities of the white. Hie Negro has made tremendous progress since his forced introduction into this country little more than a cen tury ago. Since the beginning of World War II, his social advance ment seems to me to have been especially rapid. In emulating the white man, many Negroes have succeeded in the professional fields, in the arts;, in business, in sports, and in the entertainment world We do not resent their achievements. We de believe, how ever, that forced integration in the ceivably be tried on a voluntary and experimental basis reasonably soon. It must be remembered, however, that the future of integra- with which integration can be ac complished depends largely upon the desire, the sincerity, and the endeavor of the colored race. - The standards of the race as a whole tion in our Southern schools and muS ( improve before the Negrol will be accepted without reserva tion and without prejudice into the white schools. I shall never be lieve that the sensible Negro would have it otherwise. probably the future of amicable in terracial relations depends on the successful conclusion of such an endeavor. The South will not tol erate total scholastic integration unless or until there has been dem onstrated conclusively that jt can be done effectively without losing progress, 'or endangering domestic peace. Participants in any such experimental program should be * carefully selected as to sincerity of I ^ n y motor vehicle owner who purpose, poise, and diplomacy. In- ^ ia * s n °t received an application tegration of such a type must nee-,from for 1958 vehicle license plates essarily firsf be restricted to the, ma y obtain one at any State High- graduate school level. Below thi.S| Wa y Department local office where age group the dissenting voices of | licenses are issued, provided he relatives would drown out any such: has his 1957 vehicle registration enterprise, and those participating card. Highway Department head- Vehicle Forms At 41 SCHD Offices must necessarily be mature. It is my belief that any steps to ward integration must be meticu lously calculated I refuse to be lieve that the spirit of the law will be violated if progress is made slowly. Too much is at stake to gamble on a rapid solution to such an explosive problem, but we must begin to think in positive terms, and in terms of moderation. The ment of the Negro and would cer- segregation in our schools' is ille gal, and our way of life must be tainly result in increased interrac- modified, to say the least. 1 jal tension. It not only would be When the Supreme Court ren-, unwise but rather dangerous to dered its controversial decision forcibly change the customs of a South cannot possibly accept our near future would retard advance- s U p rerne Court's current fancy that some two years ago, the axe fell on the South and chips fell on the shoulders of many individuals of both races Unwise pressure by extremists, pro and con, has result- nation overnight to appease a few malcontents. ' Integration exists to a large de gree in certain spheres of our so ciety It is practiced where the ed in considerable deterioration of! motivation is of sufficient common interracial relations since—t h a 11 interest to individuals of both races time. (One visualizes the smiles on the Communists’ faces.) * We bonder why the group of ju rists who rendered this decision could be so right, and the group who ruled separate but equal fa cilities could be so wrong. If their recent decision was based on the premise that the Negro was being grossly mistreated in the South, we wonder if the fate of the Southern white should not have bebn considered. As surely as wa ter seeks its own level, progress' of the colored race attained by in tegration in our schools will be at to overshadow their differences. Negro physicians attend some of our medical meetings here in the South. We not infrequently see Ne gro delegates attending and partici pating in some of our church con ventions. Fishing and hunting with Ephriam Hunter, my colored friend and neighbor of some twenty-five years ago, place high on my list of fondest memories. As children, many of us played with Negro friends; as adults, most of us havp worked side by side with Negroes. This type of integration has cre- segregation has become illegal, nor should we be forced to face the more revolutionary alternative of abolishing our public school sys tem. Progress t o w a Fd integration, however slow, is mandatory. Plan ning toward that objective should be at the State level, it should be gradual, and each step should be carefully evaluated before' the suc ceeding step is taken. The speed 1 quarters announced today Application forms may also be obtained by writing to the State Highway Department in Columbia. Any operator applying for a form by mail directed to the Columbia office must give his name, address and his 1957 license number. Approximately two weeks re main in which motor vehicle own ers may obtain new license plates. There are no long lines at local li cense office^ now, but long lines are expected from all aver the state as the licensing period draws to a close. Highway patrolmen have been instructed to begin making cases November 1 against all operators of vehicles not displaying 1958 li cense plates OFFICE SUPPLIES CMMONICLE PUB. CO. the expense of the whites. If our ( ated ho particular problem, and national government leels that such t there is little doubt in my mind but expense is our legal and moral debt, then arrangements for long term payment must be made. None of us has mortgaged his child’s fu ture for the sake of educating the Negro by his side. The preamble to our Constitution clearly states that orw? of its ob- that integration in our schools may be a future reality and an accepted feature of our society. But, as someone has said, integration should be attained by evolution, not revolution To thrust, total inte gration in our schools upon the Siouth at the present time would jectfves is to “i n s u r e domestic' he disastrous in its effect upon tranquility.” But it is useless to future race relations and agonizing quote. One supposes that our dis-'m its physical, moral, and mental tinguished jurists can read. Maybe!effect on many individuals, they own stock in the drug coip-j Integration in some areas and at panies which manufacture Equanil some educational levels might con- Bring Your LIVESTOCK To The Saluda County Stock Yard Good Place lo Sell your Cattle! Auction each Thursday at 1 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA’S FASTEST GROWING LIVESTOCK AUCTION SALE Air-Conditioned For Your Comfort It Will Pay You To Sell Your Livestock At The Saluda County Stock Yard SALUDA, S. C. < • 4 CLINTON CITIZEN'S Take Over at New Radio Station During Community Chest of Greater Clinton t Listen to your friends and neighbors as they take over the duties of Disc Jockey, Announcer and Newscaster Monday, October 28th, Tuesday, October 29th, and Wednesday, October 30th. Radio Station WPCC Announces the Following Schedule— Monday, October 28th 6:00— 7:00—Van Oxner (Lydia Mills) 7:00— 8:00—Thurston Giles (Farmer’s Feed and Supply) 8:00— 9:00—Mrs. W. W. Harris (ChriitHcle) 9:00—10:00—0. B. Smith (Relk’s) >10:00—ll:00-<-Mrs. Edw. Ginsburg 11:0O—12:15—George Cornelson Tuesday, October 29th 6:00— 7:00—Calvin Cooper (Clinton and Lydia Mills) 7:00— 8:00—Howard Smith (Howard’s Pharmacy) 8:00-r- 9:Q0—Jim Wolfe (Wolfe Insurance) 9:00—10:00—Joe Holland (Piggly Wiggly) 10:00—11*00—r-J. W. Moore (Moore’s Shoe Store) 11:00—1-:15—Millie Walker (Bailey’s Bank) Wednesday, October 30th 6:00— 7:00—Joel Cox (Clinton Mills) - 7:00— 8:00—Bill Corbett (Penney’s) ^ 8:00— 9:00—Virginia Wiggins (Southern Bell) 9:00—10:00—Lynn Cooper (Palmetto Motors) 10:00—11:00—Vernon Powell (^re^byterian College) 11:00—12:15—Robert Cox (Firestone) PLAN NOW TO GIVE TO YOUR COMMUNITY. CHEST JOIN THE ONE HOUR’S PAY PER MONTH CLUB Listen to Radio Station WPCC f v« . • \ £yv A -C.