Lighthouse and informer. (Charleston, S.C.) 1941-1954, May 05, 1951, Image 10

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I LUM J? -k mm i^l-^L^]. ' ~ .'.' , ,-^'V^*Mi'^:- *^*J *^4?f<??t,-. vl Published weekly by The Lighthouse. Publishing Company, Incorporated, at 1S07 Harden Street, Columbia 4, South Carolina TELEPHONE 2-7079 ' ?-tr?. i - . ' : : Entered as Second Class matter in the Post Office at Columbia, South Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. V; JOHN H. McCRAY EDITOR rr- . .- I ' . < 'I ; ' . ? ?.? ? -?>> SUBSCRIPTIONS?Payable In advance?: 1 year, $3.75; 6 tnos., $2.50; 3f mos., $1.50; per-copy, 10 cents The Beaufort Reolv ; - ~ ~ a?v % . v ; . * w ? * * * " Elsewhere on this page fa?printed a. tetter form Mrs. M.P. (Jennie.) Kennedy of Beaufort. taking lis to task for nlir ivrif ii ism nf r_ the Beaufort handling of the Smith Harvey case. ! , . - _ Aside from thp rpmurb who feels " insulted, Mrs. Kennedy's letter adds up to but one thing: Thurgood Marshall, chief ? /15AACP attorney., has been contacted about the case, the contact being presumedly made . by several persons residing elsewhere in the country. . . ' In substance, she discloses that after Harvey's trial and conviction on a charge nobody else in South Carolina would "have been able to avoid entirely, unless it were the ? . more understandable charge of manslaughter, somebody contacted Thurgood Marshall Hi take the case which, apparently hadn't. - been handled as they hoped it would have " been, or for some reason not yet made clear. Before we wrote the editorial in question, ? we took the Harvey rasp up with Kugeno A. Montgomery of the NAACP, and alter a. painstaking discussion -learned ihat to 4date the Beaufort NAACP branch has yet to request state help. In fact, he advised, the group conferring with him about a + month after Harvey was arrested and he had written for a report on the case, Mr. ; , Montgomery said the group agreed that "local" handling of the case appeared better, and informed him that attorneys had already been chosen. And by the way, the puny number of NAACP members in Beaufort was information"he gave us from his offi ;ial Y list, which was taken from the official m-.r?i ? 1 *? - - - - - ? - uersmp record or tne national NAACP of'v ? ? ? Mrs. Kennedy speaks of laxity of?tne r state NAACP oonforoitoo) but?doeo not specify this laxity. She gives credit to Waiter Winchell and several other persons tor something which couhP havebeon obtained T; here in South Carolina-for the mere asking^ And this is one of the points-we raised in our editorial, it is evidence that some of us ~~ elect to project Ourselves into the limelight, to whoop and holler, to abuse and lament, when all we need do is exploit the potentials which have been developed within our own state. v - It may be information to some of the dis""** senters to our views in the editorial in .ques;'K tion, but Thurgood Marshall cannot techni ^ cally intervene in the Harvey case at this < late date without the permission and consent of the NAACP national board, which . long ago decreed that its attorneys had to 1 be in at the beginning of the case. (Beaufort. according to Mr. Montgomery, didn't ;> want the NAACP lawyers in the * <\sc as of record). And more information is thnt?-hehas asked the state NAACP'to check the case, submit a record of it along with recommendations, all of which could have been avoided but for an error, either in ignavnce " or selfishness among the leadership at Beauv. , fort. We are Concerned with saving a man's life here and not with a lot of senseless discussion. And it yet appears that Beaufort's leadership needs to fall in line and learn a lesson Of course, it r;>n -wa&ta-itk time-being "disgusted" and insulted. That is of no concern nor interest to us. We are not in the hat-doffing and bowing business. Shall Find Great Relief ^ For many years, in the ''colored" public : schools,, the teachers, th'e little children, and the principals have h^d fn tak" timn nut 7- fronr the normaTduties td engage in fundI_ Rising campaigns of one or another sort. Mary such schorls today sport annexes to the original inadequate plant, lots of land, desks and other facilities that could be oblaineri in no other wav~ . While this urt.ivitv him ovhiV-?i+??-i < ?? . ?.r x.Aim/iiH', LI1U ^CU". fefous heart of Negroes and t.heir dosim fnr ?" the possible education. it has also assumed much of state responsibility, has J made too many people look upon our schools as. moneytraisers rather than centers of learning. And in some instances there has been a tendency for schodl boards to hire principal* who raised the most money, and jgffaielpals hr turn to hire the teachers wh ^rcffflM ggftPTfra moat from their studonts.Inaddition, these public schools, supposed; Iv supi/drted in entirety from tax funds, have invaded and monopolt/ed^n * activity Which rightfully belongs to the ... / private schools, which can exist only on the >, jrohmtafry gifts from believet s In trainings other words, the private schools' which if ?^ difficult now to enough funds vV ' ^ ' ' V.'J '.-- * i:'- \ . I. "* ? i L-< y. } . " . . . , - *! . v v' 4u. 'w--' ' *. ! '?"V V f : fiaJLT 1, ' \ >'\y vv. ' IBIA^S. 0. Saturday, May 5, 1951 j^Ti iT**|r, _ I. " * . - . .a.r *?'*'* % ' ; |||h ott$ ft AUVfclKTlSlMi KAIKS furnished -on a t-: *. 'pttcfction Make checks or orders payable to The I/gl house Publishing Company, Inc., and not persons representing it. National Advertising Representative: Int< , state United Newspapers, Inc., 545 Fif Avenue, New York 17; NeW York. Tuesday; Advertising, 3 P. M., Tuesda Photographs, 10 A.M. Monday. with which t<7 operate and expand, ci blame the public schools for their plight. : There are also iiistahces" where "the pub schools have charged tuition fees and othf wise expolited the people for drinking iou tains, lor school buses, for coal^fpr cray* and even- window jKines. The end of "all of this comeic when sr." gation is eliminated. Then, dlir childn will go to school to learn their lesson, ai not *to be given lists and envelopes and se into the public roads to beg money whi< will be used to provide facilities their pub! government is top mean and evil and eo niving to provide. Then. too. our teache will be able to work sotely on the basis their ability and qualifications as an co cator, and not on the amount of money th< can raise as a classroom teacher. They Sensed The Reaction Dispatches from Washington report tin neither Rep. WJilliam L. Dawson (P., 111. nor Rep. Adam Clayton Powell (Al.P-I)err N.Y.), was present in congress when Gene al of the Army Douglas Mac Arthur delivo ed his tear-jerking speech on the Far Eas Reporters hint that the two, only Negi members in congress, sensed the general r buke of segregation in MacArthur's forrm ' command, and acted accordingly. It-was about the first time that both ni( av-ioi w ic|?c?cia an rsegroes in tms COU1 try, for seldom have they stood togeth< simultaneously. Why They Are Hugged Qfle-important reason state political lea< ers have been trying to induce Negro pa tors to take the field against abolishing sei regation in public schools is that these pa tors have, unintentionally, been a great fii Ttmcral asset to the segregated state systei of schools. , ;_j- ... These pastors have urged coritribuiior for the support of private schools - doin work which rightfully belongs to the state thereby, relieving the state of much of r responsibility to Negroes, and enabling' to peel off most of the tax money for tt ' urti i f /\ n/iV? r?vnuui0? The peeling off, thus far, has brought tl white schools an excess of fifty-eight nr one hiilf million dollars in property over th: of Negroes. Men have been k'n<vwn to "hug" other rrn for much smaller sums. Two They Can't Control The young m:m sot lie I on.- the Si . board official during an interview for prospective position. The official .aski these two questions: "Do you belong to that subversive orga i/.at ion - the NAACP?" "Do you read that radical colored paper When the applicant hesitated, not knowir what "colored" paper wgs involved, the o ficial pulled open a desk drawer and pulh out a fine-looking, up to date file of T1 Lighthouse and Informer. "1 don't hire any teachers in this count who supports that NAACP or reads th here paper." Tiie applicant didn't got the job. He ol jected to this thought-contrd hlackmailin He was indeed a man of principle. He is j exception. The NAACP is not an unAtnerican, a-sul versive organisation, thongh^to?race indn ging southerners it does put the sinker w der their nefarious schemes. The Lighthouse and Informer is not radical newspaper. It is simnly free ai unbought and unbuyablo and cannot y? _-ba_brow-t>aa to n-a?4 +ndueo< }-t-e~ s t?ppoH the: l>ilri^AL nnl, Iri tfrr hcqt intniT?rof The poop they serve, the state, community and com .. tv in whioh?they live. The NAACP and The Lighthouse and I1 former are the two agencies operating South Carolina which cannot be controlle In this respect, both are not disliked - tv feared by those who oppose honesty ar fairplay. 5 ~ When Governor" Pyrhes threatened" i close South Carolina ^public schools if N groes insisted upon breaking down raci segregation. and when he urged and g' through a huge financing school progra in the legislature Vin tiroo Vl? MA U , - ?;J MW 1HCMI luff original. He was simply adopting t) program of Governor Talmadge of Georpi almost verbatim. f ?r : ?? ? ? ^ar __ - "Would Establ Kv^.v:r' NEED FOF Utter Lack Of Coin at ' A young citizen whose' uu ) had died, who had been w< ^ ' known here though ?ha pass? amount to the desk of a dai r- newspaper. _ The ^ *rom th^ bu>h wh( the youpg man resorted to tl same kind of cag.y. tactic*: " tl she colored?" he'asked. ' He h: r- noted the proper titl^ of "Mrs T in the article. ^ Surreptitiously,?he pem'ih out "Mrs.", tossed it in n- basket, added "thank you" ar m .vent liack To his work. Out on the street again tl young, man lelt hurt. The d ceased was as fine a woman j >?. had lived. She had Thoract 7- and courage.She held respe ts without deference to race < jj. station. The title simply (Ji tinguished her from being single woman. The title wi I KENDRIX ,n More Negro Lawm; CHARLOTTE. N.C. - It 1 .ol vi_; v -niii'h- a-.-, if some Negroi may make it into city munci anj other local post? dunr Spring elections scattered aboi . th?*~ South i ; n most state* with Ni'^rm-s lii'TtrTrgsT.Ttrr~n y st'inu.ies. /v year O]- -o on Oliver Hill made history :' i his eleetjon to tlv Riehnmr city council. !?" Now Negroes ar i..k: v. <orv in several p-i. South by putting their nnt. :r the ring for city councils a: , school boards. In North Gen gia, h Negro _iruui-^h?~r^rv ? 1 ^ TFyTng for the s( hool board n- an election in which he showc considerable community wu support. Then there wa^ ;t ti for city council by a Ntgr<j la in November in Augusta. Ga i't North Carolina son/\vh i-oU?1 ?en 4-Uo+u-?4-?by?N If srekjig public "TTTfTc Here 57i Ciail< >t tc. Ke|iv n" Alexander. NAACP xt.t branch pr< sulent. and R n_ James F. Wertz ire trying fi jn the council and s h < board r . spe'-tivcly. This < lection w * take place on April 30. 1 he ^ that thev -hould make it id the brown brother turns out. At Raleigh, Attorney Herms Lv -r-Taylop.?-form-T- member the North Carolina College la . fiiculty, at Dxirham. is off.rif for the. council While at Du P- ham, J.T. Taylor, North Car aJ lina professor, has his hat in tl rine And I nm f aM Knf ttrii IH ^ kX,,v* vi. % w i will be made by Negro" cai didates In Asheville and Wii C~ .aton-Sal m where a Negro r IP cently from the council/ a, Moving to Tennessee, it n\ pears that for the fir?t time i i ? ! - y ^ V'?'!'V v*:. / . * 1 .' . -v v . u\')% > lish Our Right To Worl I CHANGING j lesy ?tht adopted centuries ago for that ?11 sole purpose. It says clearly ;d that the institution of marriage of hi a recognized one' ]y Tim- man at -tire dc^h-.-; the newspaper for which, he works, at . and many other people - in k-- fact- too many of them - yet refuse to use a title before the name- of one of our women. 5 This is one reason w'hy few of our people pass along good ,a news storie> to the newspapers. a. And who can blame them? By ls inference, these newspapers tell them they are no better than common street women who live id- svitfo >>men. rear families. bairn never marry. Or. that although tbey ur?dergo tho rituals of .. marriage, th?;> southern white ^ pnople do not recognize these. v and despite the fact that they J must first obtain a civilian li-? ?eonoP?tw?marry?and undergo "a blood tests and a waiting perid ? Even in death, even after a~ w ~ :..?.. It JiV/UAC 11LL', IHC UHIVI I1U1IV U1 s~ thtp buffonery* continues. There as ' ~\i, lnSUlty,aod no recognition e'er f>fn In1 ~ r^~*f ct The theory beind this policy- ( ar is that adoption of titles is as nother form of conceded "social a equality," and this demon- ' as strates how foolish, how stupid KOMMENTS ' nkers In Si#ht ;s thirty year- the city of Nasties villi* will ?have a city councill man of color. In that Citv'" <g fifth, ivard, whi*,h_aeis described ut being DO percent oloroti . Mii'iut'v f4. .'Mcxanacr l^ooDy ctft?'A !th Attui;)'iy?('" v ness?F Ennix in n contest whi( h at th moment n- no white opposition. And Nashville cnnee.- s % :ioiur? . In Nashv:itc:~ third'TWTrdyTw.T?1 Negro candidates are also in th picture for P"-< in the city (council. The two attorneys Hob it F Fill rd and Danief W West. ore in a four confer race whiih involve^ two white candidates. While in the city's 5 TiTSfwaVd. J T. F \vT~ a mi'n k ister and real estate agent will u try against one or two whit v;l ( andidntes In a first primary stab. Pub iisher Poreher F Taylor, of 1 ,ia< Ksmiviiii', na. came tnru ~ victorious in a Try that carries 1' ?(j li.tn into a May 1 ele turn St f Louis' eighteenth ward _,iirA.'-lr rvr- (TOP Aft urn > Sidney Redm >nd ,n enter the city (-..unci] and th< w ,(l Nound City's Oliver, Dp- 'a jL. moi.rat,' also entered the'c.tv y( .y adinimiiLr-tion^. OL.cj N. uroep st card' failed in St. Louis sj; There ate probably othei N S lt uroe* in other cities out to serve A r tin i oiiiii,unitn s in clent.d oi j yj~ reporierj ih tunnno; >f rand id - tv t??. ates in Oklahoma Citv and T. y Kn'ftsa- CTTv" TTTen I stressed tl tWA items which I considered ui (,_ of no little concern?Negrops vi II should run for public office, and' _ ;ir "second" candidates should not 1 ij lessen the chances of j'Yiope- ri fuls." Most important. I believe, is ^ the frr#t that. currentlal. S1 of Colored Americans, who arc rj vv trying for office, are running on is - platform^ which 7rre~+rrtc7TnpTrrr: r with th . uppermost concern of si "o ?nd^ w^rrr:;nti.i ?>u(cr ^ c>s hit tho core of the matter when ri in ? joint platform they stre<u oi n' stimulation of "interest in rep- e< e" rescntative government," This I feel to be the end re te > Rultp in Neflrres running for t] n office, Not that I do not know p I t? . 4 : .. Id I^adwsh|l).,,^ " | jil ? ?"v ? ;*'? I'rJ-Jr? . 'L Jt: <* ' J V h . V \ ,< 4 4 ? ; t jk ' i ;.j ' ? }y John H. McCray ami ridiculous the theory? ? race prejudice Can be. TiF.&S"^ for women were not conceived 1j to enhance s?cial standing; they ? were adopted t6 distinguish be- ^ twee'n . the married and single women. Nothing more. - Those " a who abstain forom use of these ]V simply abstain from recogniz- jT ing the institution of marriage, ^ and in a sense, commit iioel by r inference, reflecting discredit ( upon the mbrality and character of out mothers, wives, sis- g ters and daughters. ^ In recent months w have a seen papers at Spartanburg a- g dopt titles for all women. We understand the same th.ng is t b?ine done in. Orar.nviUo while we do not yet believe it< we note that newspapers at ^ Charleston ar^ in the process ^ of doing the same thing. Co- ^ lumbia is untouched arid \unmovod.? ? ^ If i ewspa<pers are truly "publie'.' v.'i voiKs, as. they claim, if they. "race- an<i -class"?-" servants, then they will treat 1 all of the public alike. We arb '' happy that oar.own newspaper* are more respectful snd sensi- t ble. They have-always respect- \ ed the women of ail races and ? not displavea obvious bigotry c and disrespect to any group of k_ ladies in iifo or in death. ? By M. H. Kendrix thi - Si: t h a t Negro public officials would sfrfrve well?they will, but someday, somehow, Nogroes must be -wooed to the T? polls. Once he* is politically ac- |^e tive his .local determination .j will be grcit(ii- ancj his partici- pat ion of cit/enry more, assured. Finally more Negroes in mor.-, locations should trv for * nir city councils, .school boards and ^ other elective posts. It appears Oral communis - ami of ? the South are not anymore hostile towards Negro -candidate^ f .r public posts?^if so, so what, . ' * ' pi'I To vote, have that vote count- ? on cd. and r.un for public-posts are ( American lights. Then there is demonstration ? demonstra- e tlon <>f interest. ? More Negro lawmakers are definitely in -ight l.Y.Will Hear ? Marshall's Renort?' )n Korean Trin i NF.W YORK New Yorkers S* 'ill have an opportunity to he'?v /J first-hand report dn the iffestigation of courts martial in 1 i bv Thunmorf Marshall. i >eeial counsel of the NAACP on 1 unday, May 8. at 8 P.M. at the *' ibyssknian -Baptist Church it- nndnr thr loinf ? trship of the New York" ranch M The NAACP. of Which indsav W.IuLl?us proridcnt. and to Abyssinian Town H?ll Form. of which the Reverend Da id Lioorivh is chairman. ianguapre Dept. o Broadcast The Pi Theta Pi Foreign Linting.! Honor Academy,- really dahlished at Benedict College, >p<)n?c>rinK first activity :udents under tho direction "of1 ^ ram Tn French over Columbia adio station WOOS. Tlir- t.me r the program will be announ^ i ?d later in the radio guide. A The occasion, similar in nature * that given some months ago by * he German club, will feature rench folk songs and a practical ' j > WEEKLY SERI , ' ^Reminders F(gA~Chrii ? By H?v. lames Keller are. - ; . '' Two basineyman in. a Chiago restaurant recently were iscussing a topic ol grave con- goo ern b most think-ng people : very where- ? the threat of ers theisti; materialism to world aHV Cor During the concluding con- MA ersation over a coffee and cig- j rettes, (me of the pglf m&d* Aft upc ^lightening observation. As 5s companion finished, a len^?jjg ;thy outburst on the dinger of F otalitarianism to our whole inustrial and financial structure, ie put in: ' r-S3 ?You're on^ hund rpd ppr. ent. But if you'll pardon mv . ?"*aying so, many of us seem 1o lave quite a lot in a common vith the Commies.?Now wait i minute," fie rheld up a ro- ry training hand as the other ^ >usinessman half arose out of 8*ei Let me finish. 'r<>i "Sure, we're against Com lunism, but isn't it merely for SU(r ine reason ? economic? Kvery the hing we've said .so far scema o prove, it. What bothers us " ,an? ? that it will hit us where it f?r urts .he most ? ip our pocket. V ooks. If we were hone^st with reli urselves many of us would ad- inu nit we're almost as much a- gur fainst religion as toUJitar.ans "wit LETTERS TO ti'?* Yo eaufort Disgusted che : '* con 'o The Editor: ble. We are disgusted in Beaufort bout your article "The Legal the Ie>s Beaufort Made" concern- Wjl rg the Smith Harvey case. You lisplayod your colossal. igno I?*11 antje.. You have insulted Mr.' Eugene A. R.) Montgomery, eve tie excutiVe secretary of the ,n tate NAACP, whom we met T dth 3 days after the slaying, yer: nd he. advised us to employ *n enator (W. Brantley) Harvey nar f Beaufort; although we knew c.ox hat would not- work, we fol- tial J wed the leader. ? 8^ You have insulted the presi- 1 ent of our local chapter, Rev. you t. F. Woodbury, and also the tlv< hit chapters *n the county by V our ?niscount of the numbers to i f CNAACP) members. You Bea re so wrong. 1 s jno* The othar peopl e?you- have?Q*~ n suited are the ex-board chairman), Mr. Willie Pegler, ^ ousin oi Smith Hary^ the ~~? Itate's Case Weakens rrenton Six As Trial F ENTON ? The state's case in rettei ? murier trial of the Trenton prose < continued to move* closer to ferer lap.se Monday as Dr. J. Minor repot Hi van III. a prosecution wit- Co< ss, assured Prosecutor Mario jjegr lpe of deleting portions of his mUrd dicai report on the condition year the prisoners at the time of deale cir alleged signing of >i4i- jn th -ions." victic "ttr?Volpc, l7i an attenvpt to trial utralize' 't e witnefts' ? ?oupr >ny when it appeared to oe attor ling the defense rather than social ^ ?fWHllli'iM lii (,'olui irt a 1948 medial report ?ub- mdnd tted by Dr. Sullivan. The delnh ysician read through the re- ' t and then, stated that in his menginal report he had ooin'ec assist 1 that Ralph Cooper,^i.nc cf Newa defendant-.; appeared to have of Tr fm smoldng iriarijuana^TTgj- fendi ??van ? IT WOULDN'T yz gfe SEgAUSfr t'/A WOULD 'DwXCmtt A Chip Ob I. .v4>t9jBHE "' ''" r. * * ^'. tir? *N } \?+tK*l i i k i ii . - ' ' : r ' . ; $,*" " ; i Vj[ ~ u L: || rVjt^^^i * *' ' ft- .> '. big. incident is laid for one . Pflte.' to spotlight,* similar?I iency among many bfisicpjly - d people, businessmen and M inists, tradesmen and teacf , journalists and juveniles, :e. They are opposed to nmunism, but primarily for ITERTAL reasons. lie.. SPIRITUAL ?reason/?_l K which theifc, ivhole civilK fl ion rests, these people dis- I ard almost entirely. ? 'undamentally, these men 4 [ women are solid citizens. I they leave out ot their lives out of their thinking the I essential point, the "divine ?I rk^- whoee^oras^ls^dne er .than the Creator of the verse;-of everyone and eVe- *B *hey forget that Americans ^ itness lies in hen possession.^ rh the Founding Fathers " y believed that there was b a thing as moral law, that I r was a Creator who endow- I mpn with inaiionahl# ri^hi* I that men have .souls made M eternal life. I Vhen America ignores these giou* principles, the Com- '- m mists oan put away thetr" 9 is, for we will collapse from EDITOR ? rk, who sept her personal ?k (and) had her friends I tribute, and who is responsi, for-the national (NAACP) I pter (office) coming in on I case. She , wrote Walter fl nchrll, Henry Leseane and I n Crawford. These people a- I g with many others wrote 'vj irgood Marshall, Esq. and fl ryone else about, the laxity the case. ' W he * state NAACP has been y lax in this case. I quoted .1 my letters to the above I ned people, also J. Q. Mac mick who has written ar- ] es and letters to Mr. Mar-* 1 if .r. _ . j| he. state NAACP, nor did I ir paper have a representa- I > hfro trial 1 Ve owe a debt of gratitude 1 ill who have?as gist ad the?-1 iufort people. We. are hoping I ??will letiact yuur urtldg '^1 nm&e some pffibc-apology. irn what you should .have )wn?by discussing matters '' r get it from the- right? rcesbefore you print them.?(Mrs.) M. P. Kennedy Ufort 1 _ . , In Trial Of leaches End . ?. Dr. Sullivan charged" the icutor with deleting all races to marijuana from the l. ;.vd aper and five other Trenton oes arP on trial for^the 1348 ler of William Horner, a 72-> * old second-hand furniture r. All six were convicted eir first trial, and the con- I >ns were ypypr*;^ anH a now _J nrHproj K?. ?Vi? XT?-? ?-?; emj,CQurt. In the re-trial, neys for the J"tiational Astion for the Advanrf-mpnt r>t vd People, headed by RayPace Alexander of Philaiia, are defending two of the Mr. Alexander is being :cd by J Mercer Burt ell of irk and Clifford R Moore cnton; other coi:r>3ei are dyng the remaining toul men. I - m fjT E j~'?? * '.^~~ Jk _ M k jm wL ' '?^i'lP:' r^^-> v ",t ^ 9 .,"2 To?r 8h*M??^ Z f' J '. **j * '";'.'. "t *';i ' ' "' '.;:S J , . . . T" ' j; ' ' ' . . . '- '" '".