Evening star., 1949-01-24
Disunity Of Backers
|mperi|s Civil Rights
Program, Ives Says
Ry the Axsociotad Press

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NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Civil rights
legislation may fail in Congress. &C.
cording to Senator Ives, Republican
of New York, because of lack o1
unity and disagreement among it,
supporters"
Senator Ives said last night that
proposed civil rights legislation Il
plagued" by disagreement and that
therefore, it is likely at best to meet
with only partial success in the Con-
gress."
He spoke at a benefit rally fol
the (WendelD Willkie Memorial
Building of Freedom House. He
said there was a tendency among
supporters of civil rights legislation
to push only their own favorite bills
Patterson Also Speaks.
Robert P. Patterson, former Sec
tary of War, said in a speech that
Americans should not let themselves
be "lulled into a false sense Of Sc
curity" by rumors that Russia Is
trying to bring the East and West
together"
In behalf of nine organizations
Mr.. Patterson presented awards OF
merit to a number of agencies and
individuals for their important con-
tributions to civil rights" of Ameri-
can citizens.
Stage, screen and musical stars
participated in the benefit perform
ance at Carnegie Hall.
Federal Judge Honored.
Recipients of the awards, and rea-
sons for which they were cited, are:
Federal Judge j. Waties Waring
for his ruling in Charleston, S. c..
Restraining State officials who
sought to bar Negro voters from
participating in primary elections.
Schrade F. Radtke, president OF
alpha Chi Sigma, National chem
'istry fraternity at the Massachu-
sets Institute Of Technology. fol-
"surrendering the fraternity's char
ter because membership was limited
to non-Semitic members of the Cau-
casian race"
The Rev. George Nichols Mar
shall, minister of the First Church
Plymouth, Mass, for his crusade
against bigotry, and particularly. re-
strictive covenants"
Curtis Campaigne. jr. and his
co-Workers for their audit on civil
rights conducted in the town of
Montclair, N. j."
Ted Cott, representing New York
Radio Station WNEW, for the
creative use of the radio jingle to
further better understanding among
all people"
Rabbi Gets Award.
Robert Maxwell Associates, for
including good will announcements
in. the writing of the 'Superman'
radio programs.
Rabbi Gabriel Schulman of Birth
Sholom Congregation, for his sup
port and financial aid to the Second
Presbyterian Church in New York" "
The Rev. George B. Ratcliffe of
the First Congregational Church,
Milton, Mass, for leading a chill
drens group in the church in the
pStoeAIdeiolA VI Sllt VI grove OF
trees to be planted in Israel as a
monument to the 1,250,0O0 Jewish
children who died as a result of
Nazi persecution"
Frederick D. Green II, president
of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at
Amherst College. for "the election
to that fraternity of Thomas w.
Gibbs, a Negro, resulting in the
loss OF their national charter"
Coach Fought Klan.
Walter BoWland, Lakeview (Ga.)
High School for his stand against
the Ku Klux Klan"
DR.. Lewis Webster Jones, presi-
dent of the University of Arkansas,
the first Southern medical school
to admit Negro student"
! Levi Jackson, on behalf of the
Yale University football team, for
their election of the first Negro
as captain of the 1949 team"
Frank S. Jones, on behalf Of the
Harvard University football team,
for their election of a Negro as
manager of that team"