St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-03-07
Truman Praises Negro
Press For Understandable
Approach To Problems
PAPERS, WRITER'S RECEIVE WENDELL L. WILLKIE
AWARDS AT ID. c. BANQUET

AWARDS AT d. c. BANQUET
WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. 1-(NNPA) Truman last
Friday night presenting the Wendell L. Jour
naism praised the Negro for its
Speaking held in the National Press
Club ballroom the President told his hearers that example
cited from the columns of the Negro press Of and
editorial writing which deal with these problems
constructive that of the best journalism"
Frankfurter Speaks
United States Supreme
Court and Frank Stanley president of the Negro Newspaper
fishers Association also spoke the dinner Dr.
noted Richmond gnia) editor and president
awards which sponsored the dinner, presided
Mr. Truman escorted to the banquet hall by Wilbur
Forrest president of the American Society of Newspaper
Editors and Publishers and assistant editor of the New York
Herald Tribune.
Three presented to the winners The
received honorable mention The
For public service the and
Guide received by p Bernard Young, J its editor
Hinton its managing editor honorable Defender
Frank Stanley editor and the Louisiana Weekly Orleans
c. c. Dejoie, editor, who not present.
For objective eporng Ralph Matthews national
bureau the Newspapers honorable mention
Waters Chicago Defender Lauer the Negro News
paper Publishers Association News Service.
Walker Gets Individual Award
For best example Of individual writing other than reporng
William Walker editor of the Cleveland POST honorable
mention Lewis exas nformer and Robert Durr
editor Of the Birmingham Weekly Review
News Service
Chicago Gets Radio Citation
A special certificate of merit presented Chicago
Defender and Radio Station WBBM of the Columbia
system Tor collaboration in weekly Democracy UsA"
prepared by H. Leslie Atlas CHS Browning the
bv
and Mr.. Browning
After he had presented the awards launching speech Pes
dent Truman explained that they recognition of Jour
nalistc endeavOr of high order"
Journal md Guide prepared Way"
Referring the award the Norfolk
that that prepared way for much needed improve
ent the Negro Schools of its community The
said had accepted challenge equal rights in citizenship and
urged Negro citizens their Louisville
Defender he added had Exposed dis
elimination"
series of articles written by Mr. Matthews published
in the AfrOAmecan Newspapers, Haitian revolution
and the Inauguration of H. HASTE of the
virgin Islands was the basis of his award.
The Journal and Guide its campaign
which disclosed depoable conditions in Princess
Anne County, Virginia
The award Mr. Walker on his column in the Cleveland
Can and Post in which he advocated good citizenship
harmony.
Frankfurter Speaks
In his speech Justice Frankure reference to the coed
press or the Negro problem He audience however that
was not because he had not had occasion think worry
the problem this country recalling before his
to the Supreme Court bench for the NAACP
Speaking philosophical Franfurter said the kind
Of civilization cherished s society which the dignity Of every
individual central regardless of aneceden
society IN which there are no mmportan people, society
institutions are progressively to be shaped bring
fruiton the potenaities OF men
He added that THE defects Of our society is
not denial OF the democratic faith The
practice of that faith"
Mr. Stanley hearers that discrimination involves "ot only
races but inner weaknesses that no
performs its complete function unless consistently tells the truth
unremittingy"
P'''"'
reporting the news affecting all people particularly its
leadership and it must fight race hate bgotry
Urges American Press To Attack Injustice
lie advocated that "the American
tyranny ana injustice with Intelligence, every
earhnkng citizen is made that oppression because Of acct
oth can only produce continued turmoil destroy
#" iuH enjoyment Of the American Of life"
ABOUT 2OO leading writers editors and
"he and coored members federal governments
executive legislative and judicial branches attended the dinner
Mrs Wlkie Present
One OF the Of honor Wendell l. WIle p NJ
the Republican presidential candidate memory the
awards established.
Judges Of the competition Marquis W Chds chairman
Roscoe Drummond who substituted for F. Ethrdge; Frank