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When the Supreme Court a decade ago first
struck down official segregation in the public
schools, the most vocal Southern opponents —
the people called ‘extremists”— defended segre
gation with two arguments.
One was that the Negro people as a group,
whatever the individual exceptions, were neither
sufficiently socially advanced nor politically ma
ture for full integration into the community.
The second contention was that the political
leaders fighting Southern segregation practices
had a more far-reaching objective than the
mere striking down of the segregation laws
themselves. The cry was that the ultimate aim
was not merely the admission of able and quali
fied Negroes into white schools but the forcible
amalgamation of the two races, socially and
otherwise, without regard to any other consid
erations of the effcts of this on socity or other
people’s rights.
Not the least of the tragedies in the presgnt
racial situation is that a good many Negro lead
ers and a great many white politicians seem
now bent on leading support to these terrible
allegations. !
Inflamed by their leaders, the Negro people
are deserting the orderly ways society has pro
vided for the redress of their grievances, the
very ways which have brought them so much
progress in the space of a decade, They are turn
ing from courts to the streets, from arguments
to riots.
Look not merely at Birmingham. Look at
New York or Pennsylvania, Illinois or California.
Look at the nation’s capital,
The excuse for all this, we are told, is that
the Negro's very gains make further patience in
tolerable. Perhaps so. Yet those who persuade
the Negroes that violence is the instant remedy
for all ills, or encourage them to practice gov
ernment by rioting, give ammunition to those
who say the Negro is socially and politically im
mature. In this nation both of these ideas strike
at the very heart of society itself.
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So too do some of the remedies put forward
by many political leaders, whether done from
a desire of political gain or from a fear of vio
lence.
In New York State, where race bars no one
from a public school, the State Board of Educa
tion says equal rights are not enough. The slight
est separation of the races, from whatever cause,
must be obliterated. School children must be
hauled back and forth like pawns on a chess
board to achieve an arbitrary “balance” decreed
by the political authorities.
Now this is, first of all, as brutal a charge
of Negro inferiority as any from the wildest
Southern extremists, for it accepts the idea that
the numerical presence of white children auto
matically raises the educational level of a school,
or conversely that too many Negro pupils lowers
it. Beyond that, this policy ceases to be an ex
tension to all of the equal protection of the laws.
It is the denial to all of freedom under law.
On the national level too, politicians talk
more and more of applying the brute force of
government to compel people to conduct their
private lives as the state directs, hardly paus
ing to think how this remedy would alter a free
society. If some had their way, no man would be
free to choose his neighbors, his children’s asso
ciates, to whom he will give lodging or to whom
he will sell a hot dog. .
Few political leaders any longer dare to try
to distinguish between a just and worthy cause
—the assurance of equal political rights for all
citizens in our society — and a head-long assault
against society itself, its ways of living and its
way of ordering the laws by which it lives.
Not the least of the dangers in this is that,
if unchecked, it will breed a reaction, as a crowd’s
excesses always do, and the injury will be not
the least to the Negro's own cause. But make no
mistake about it. It will be an injury to all if
hysteria makes it impossible for a reasonable
voice to be heard, if we let the reason of men be
engulfed in the madness of a mob.
—The Wall Street Journal
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{own home before you finally de
; cide on anything.”
| Mrs. Garr added that “we are
J‘indeed grateful for the patron
| age we've had during these be
| ginning years. We appreciate our
ifriends. and we do want you to
feel free to tell us just how we
can best serve you and the other
home owners in this progressive
Forest Park area. Whatever the
!need. we're always glad to have
| you stop in and tell us about it.
'lf we don't have just what you
{ want, we'll do our best to get it
| for you."”
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Phone 461-3281
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SO INTENT is the federal
government on forcing so-called
civil rights legislation on the
people of this country that it
lis resorting to tactics sadly rem
iniscent of Reconstruction.
In fact, the President’s civil
rights package now pending in
RT T A SRR I T A
the Congress is p
more stringent E
and far-reach- F’
ing than any !
other such &
measures since :
those dark i
years follow- 4
ing the Warl
Between the
States.
This legislation is political
and punitive in nature, and eith
er so patently uncenstitutional
or totally unwarranted that it
comes near to being downright
absurd.
If it were to be enacted, it
would enable the federal gov
ernment to lay a heavy hand on
the rights and property of in
dividuals in the daily conduct
of their lives and businesses.
Though the legislation is ob
viously aimed at the South in
an attempt—as during Recon
struction—to beat it into sub
mission, these proposals will af
fect the rights of eitizens
throughout the United States.
* * *
THE PACKAGE is especially
punitive in proposing that fed
eral funds be denied the citizens
of states and cities if someone
in Washington decided that he
didn’t like the way a federal-aid
program was being operated.
Under this section, bureau
crats in federal agencies could
become virtual dictators over
: “A Man never stands so straqight
as when he stoops to help a Boy”
LEARN TO WIN — LEARN TO LOSE
There have been many heated discussions as to what is the
most important aspect of Little League Baseball. In my opinion,
it is teaching the youngsters through competition the spirit of
cooperation and good sportsmanship, and not winning every
time.
The desire to play denotes a good competitor. If the game
is worth playing at all, it is worth playing to the best of one’s
ability. Play the game to the fullest, but be able to take victory
and defeat in stride.
Little League Baseball, like all baseball, is a team game, and
it takes cooperation to win games.
Too many parents of Little Leaguers today stress winning |
teo much. Most Little Leaguers are encouraged to win no mat
ter how high the price may be. The attitude of “you won't ever
get anywhere if you don't win” is instilled upon many Little
Leaguers today.
Instead, the value of competition and participation should
be stressed to the stars of tomorrow. The Little Leaguer and his
proud parents must learn defeat. The only time a player can
console himself with defeat is after he has played his best and
lost. |
Everyone knows that a person cannot win all the time, but
he can sure try. Every boy, to be a good player, must have the
desire to win, but he must also be able to accept defeat. All the
importance that is placed on the Little Leaguer winning by his
parents and the lack of winning has led to much quitting. The
value of competition is being lost in Little League.
—Author Unknown
(Continued From Page 1)
the communities served by Clay
ton County Federal, but it rep
resents an increasing aware
ness that the Savings and Loan
Associations is the prime source
of money for home loans.
Savings and Loan Associations
provide approximately 45 per
cent of all home financing in
Georgia. Clayton County Fed
eral offers prospective home
owners 90 percent loans for up
to 25 years with reasonable in
terest charges and prompt serv
ice.
Assets ot Clayton County Fed
eral increased to $5,049478 at
the end of June, up from $3,-
587,910 a year earlier and $4,-
078,615 six months ago.
The Association’s home office
the expenditure of funds after
they have been lawfully appro
priated by the Congress.
A state which would not op
[erate its welfare department,
+highway projeets or hospitals
'the way some agency czar
f thought they should be operated
| could find funds for these pro
{ grams summarily cut off. The
?extremes to which such power
{could be carried are almost
| without limit.
* * *
l THIS SOUNDS like the bra
| zen suggestion made last April
['by the Civil Rights Commission,
| which would have had the Pres
|ident deny all federal-aid funds
}to Mississippi because members
| of the commission didn’t like the
| way that sovereign state was
! managing its internal affairs.
President Kennedy quickly re
jected that idea as too extreme
| and unwarranted. The New York
i']‘imos said it could “think of no
suggestion less calculated to pro
!mote civilized -race relations -or
f,to cool the inflamed passions
| that erupted in the Civil War.”
’ There is a provision in the
| Constitution which says that
E“the citizens of each state shall
jbo entitled to all privileges and
{ immunities of citizens in the
| several states.”
The idea of threatening the
states with less of federal funds,
{as put forth in the new civil
| rights bill, ignores the rights of
| individual states and the Con
| stitution just as the Civil Rights
| Commission did when it made
iits outrageous proposal.
oo & Tolmocls
is at 122 N. McDonough Street,
‘Jonesboro, with Mr., William E.
Gabriel as Vice President in
‘charge. A branch office is lo
cated at 1162 Main Street in
Forest Park, with Joseph H.
King as Manager. !
The Jonesboro home office has
been remodeled since the first
of this year. A Directors room
there is available to civie,
church and other groups desir
ing to use it.
Savings and Loan Associations
are operated to promote thrift
and home ownership. Assets of
the business amount to 100 bil
lion dollars nationally, including
115 billion in Georgia. Clayton
County Federal offers safety for
insured savings, high returns to
all share holders, convenience to
savers and home owners and
friendly prompt service to all.
Arthur Perkins
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principal speaker of the evening.
Mr. Walker from a many faceted
career as a lawyer, banker, in
vestment broker, realtor, and
civic worker wove a talk based
largely upon his personal and
business experiences which was
both profound and at times hi
larious.
Mr. Walker listed what he con
siders to be keys to success in
both one’s personal and business
life: people, the necessity of
learning to live together, both
on a personal and a global level:
friendships which in the final
analysis are always a give and
take proposition; tolerance in
which a fairness to everyone is
brought into play in both busi
ness and social intercourse; the
avoidance of an easy come by
self satisfaction, a continued
striving for more complete satis
faction; and religion, the power
of which is unlimited.
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Values up to $2.98
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Hapeville
A City of 40,000
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Mr. Dismukes observed that.l
“city retail sales could be im- |,
proved. Per capita retail sales
in Forest Park were $904 per|,
capita in 1858—lower than most 1
segments of Metropolitan Atlan
ta lower than the Georgia per }
capita average.” Today, Clay
ton ranks 18th in retail sales, a|
figure that must be upped for ]
the area’s general well being. ]
He explained that Forest Park |,
and Clayton County are unique ;
in that a high percentage of|
residents not only work outsidel ;
the county but, as indicated, .
spend a high percentage of their |-
income elsewhere. |
“Present retail facilities are|
beset with a number of prob- | :
lems which hinder effective .
competition in varying degrees.‘;
Briefly summarized, the more|
important are as follows: |
“1. ‘Shoestring development’— |
most of downtown Forest Parks
is strung out for about 5,000 feet |
either along Main Street or|
Highway 54 at a depth of from |
half block to a block. This re-|
duces the amenities normally |
found in homogeneous develop- |
ment,. ‘
“2. There is lack of adequate |
off-street parking and control of
curb cuts, thus increasing traffic
congestion and traffic conflicts. |
“3. Too much non-shopper |
traffic is ‘channeled’ through |
the business area. I
“4 Too much mixing of spe- |
cialty, entertainment and ‘high- |
way-type’ businesses among re-i
tail shops.”
He went on to say that “we’
are at present engaged in at-|
tempts to offer plans which will |
alleviate these problems—por
tions of our major thoroughfare!
plan, future land use plan and‘
revised zoning ordinances are
devoted to them—but in the fi-l
nal analysis a much more com- |
plex, detailed technical study
backed by local merchants andi
implemented by local merchants
and the city will be needed.” l
“Forest Park,” Mr. Dismukes |
pointed out, ‘“borders on ap-)
proximately 600 acres of prime |
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iindustrial land — some of the,
‘best in Metropolitan Atlanta by |
‘most criteria.” ‘
Mr. Dismukes declared that)
“the city is to be commended for |
the rapid rate with which it has |
provided sewers and water dur-‘
ing its ‘boom growth’ and the|
city has, on its own initiative, |
met the challenge of the ’sixties |
in many other ways. The new|
recreation center now being
completed is a case in point.
However, our studies indicate!
that the pressure is still on.|
Self - supporting improvements
and accessible minor streets im- |
provements aside, our $1,500,000
'in capital improvements will
'have to be financed by the city |
§BEFORE 1969 to adequately
serve anticipated growth. This|
is in addition to large sums of
monies which would be spent
by other governmental units
}such as the county, state and
| federal governments.” |
| Family incomes in Forest
| Park are about 13 per cent high
|er than the five-county Atlanta
‘;region, and Forest Park is
| unique in that 40 per cent of all
| residents are 14 years old or less
‘and only 5 per cent of the pop
ulation is over 55 years old. ’
l And in Forest Park, Mr. Dis
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list your farm with us.
Call C. M. McChesney - 767-9701
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REALTY & MORTGAGE, INC.
433 E. Virginia Ave. College Park, Ga.
mukes added, the. average level !
of education is high, higher thani
the entire Atlanta area. But,
the strength lies in the rela-:
tively large number of high'
school graduates whereas the
proportion completing college or
failing to complete elementary
school is less than the Atlanta
area’s average.
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Lake City Club
A demonstration and film on"
mouth to mouth resuscitationg
will be shown on Monday night,
July 15th, at the Lake City Com
munity Club. Mr. Don West of |
the Safety Department of thel
Georgia Power Company will
bring the demonstration.
This will be the reguiar meet-'
ing of the club. All members are!
urged to be present and anyone
who is interested in this impor
tant method of artificial respira
tion is invited to ke present. %
CLEARANCE SALE |
CHILDREN'’S SPRING COATS
Sizes 4 to 14
15 PRICE
ELKINS DEPT. STORE
Hapeville