The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-03-19
10 Receive RuSsWurm Award

For the second year, Presiden,
Dwight d. Eisenhower led a lis
of ten persons and organization,
cited by the National Newspape,
Publishers Association for havins
made significant contributions tc
a more meaningful concept of de-
mocracy in America during the
past year.
The 1855 winners of the CO.
veted awards were announced
during half hour broadcast over
the National Broadcasting Co. net
work on Monday as a feature OF
the radio broadcast observing
National Negro Newspaper Week.
The complete list of winners in
Guided: President Eisenhower. DIR
John H. Fischer, superintendent
of schools from Baltimore, Willie
Mays, Giants baseball star: Ed
Sullivan, television master of
ceremonies; ]. Ernest Wilkins. as
SiStant secretary of Labor; The
World Council of Churches, The
Regional Council of Negro lead
erShip in Mississippi, Parents and
children of Virginia, South Caro-
lima, Kansas, Delaware and Wash
ington, D. c. who served as plain
tiffs in the NAACP school cases;
Charles c. Digs, Jr., member of
the House of Representatives
from Michigan and the Metropol-
itan Opera Company of New
York.
The awards given each year by
vote of member newspapers of the
NNPA are named in honor of
John B. RuSswurm, founder of the
first Negro newspaper in New
York City, March is, 1927.
The citations, announced by
William o. Walker, publisher of
the Cleveland Call-Post and Sec
rotary of the publishers associa-
ton, stated 1.-THE. Russwurm
Award is proudly presented in
recognition of achievement in
making possible a richer concep-
ton of democratic principles and
In tribute for upholding those
highest traditions considered as
the ideals of the American Way
of Life"
The complete citations for each
of the winners as announced by
the National Newspaper Publish
erS Association on the NBC pro-
gram read:
President Dwight D. Eisenhow-
er for his continued inSiStence
that merit regardless of race or
color shall determine the fitness
of men invited to government
service and the steadfaSt manner
In which he moved to make the
city of Washington, D. c. model
of real democracy. This marks the
second successive year in which
President Eisenhower has been
cited.
DR.. John H. Fischer, superin-
tendent of schools in Baltimore,
Md, for his fortnight and i'm
mediate implementation of the
Supreme Court decision outlawing
school segregation in such man
ner as to insure complete equality
for pupils, teachers and COM
munity tranquility, thus provid-
ing both an example and an in
SEPARATION for the rest of the ma
ton.
Willie Mays, for outstanding
craftsmanship and skill in his
chosen profession as a baseball
player for the New York Giants
and in recognition of the quail
ties of character and leadership
which earned for him the award
as the most valuable PLAYER in the
National League for 1854.
Ed Sullivan for his fortnight
position in behalf of democracy
and democratic beliefs in pro-
gramming his weekly television
show and for providing an ex-
ample of wholesome and sensitive
leadership in the entertainment
field.
] Ernest wilkins, for exhibiting
the qualities Of leadership and
character, as well as competence
in his field, that earned for him
the post of assistant secretary OF