Evening star., 1951-12-08
Star 'sCivic Award
Goes 10 East Central
Association Again

John B. Duncan. president OF
the Federation of Civic Associa-
tions, last night presented The
Evening Star Civic Award Trophy
to the East Central Civic Associa-
ton for the second straight year
at the annual award dinner of the
Federation.
Frank D. Mckinney, president
of the East Central group, accepted
the trophy in the name of his
association.
In regard to the next and sue
ceeding years, can only echo the
formula of boxing referees May
the most proficient contestant
emerge triumphant" he said.
The principal address was given
by Oscar R. Ewing. Federal Sc
curity administrator He warned
of the dangers facing American
liberalism and education.
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Pointing to the "timelesS strug-
gle between progress and reac-
ton" Mr.. Ewing stated that there
ARE some who would exploit the
present international tension in
order to do away with the prog
reSs We have made-Some who
would destroy the very things
which make our sacrifices worth
while
"On every side we see attacks 1
being made upon the efforts of
the American people to safeguard
their health. to further their edu-
cation and to promote their well +
fare" Mr.. Ewing said. Let us I
recognize these attacks for what 9
they really are-let us not mis- +
take the shadow for the sub 8
stance" /,
AS to education, he said there e
is need of more teachers, ex- i
panded school building programs,
the elimination of educational q
discrimination and adoption of c
Federal aid to education. /
Education Under Attack. e
THE danger today is that we :
are facing something bigger than ;,
an attack on a particular legisla- r
tive proposal in the field of edu-
cation" he declared. I'VE are wit
Messing the beginning of an at :.
tack on education itself. We :
are bombarded with inSinuations ).
that our textbooks are in reality =
secret handbooks for Red revolu- :
ton. We are warned that a COM q
munlty which seeks to build bet :,
ter schools and tries to raise y
money for this purpose through =
bond issues and other devices is,
in fact, lending itself to some
sinister socialistic endevour.
I'VE might soon reach the Z
point where an American will be r
suspect simply because he has an Ic
education" q
Will Vote Some Day. :,
Mr.. Ewing also decried "the re- .
neWed attack" on civil rights in
America. and the lack of a vote ,
here. You are citizens of the r
Nations Capital" he told the !
group, "and-in one of the ironies :
of our democracy-this means you ,
have no vote. Some day the peo- I
pie of Washington will be given c
the franchise. and the sooner the 7
better" 6
The trophy awarded by the Ma r
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People went
to Robert l.. Taylor for the most
outstanding individual service to
the Federation in 1851. Mr.. Tay-
lor has been member of the as '
sociation for seven years and has {
been outstanding for his quail Y
ties of leadership" {
Also honored were George w.
Beasley, William D. Nixon, John
c. Payne. ST., and the Rev. James
L. Pinn. Each was awarded a ,,
plaque for service to the COM .
munity.
The dinner was held In the ,
Margaret Murray Washington ,
Vocational High School, First and
o streets NV.