Evening star., 1948-12-01
Officials and Publishers Praise
Moves Service to journalism
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in building it into a notable world
wide institution.
During his active business life 1t
was my privilege. to see him often.
l will miss him as friend and
counsellor, as we'll as fearless and
independent newspaper publisher
and editor" \
Secretary of Labor Tobin said
"In the death of Frank B. Noyes
American journalism has lost one
of its outstanding leaders. His
guidance of the policies of The
Washington Evening Star and the
Associated Press have made them
vital influences in the life OF the
Capital and the Nation. AS one OF
the founders of the Associated Press
and its president for 38 years he
helped to create a great news-gath-
ering agency that has played its
part in making American newspaper
readers the best informed people
in the world"
Major Loss, Says Martin.
House Speaker Martin said he
greatly mourned" the death of Mr..
Noyes.
Mr.. Martin, who is publisher of a
North Attleboro, Mass, daily, added
He was my personal friend and
a man of great ability and integ-
rity. His death is major loss to
Washington and to the country
! Associate Justice Frankfurter OF
the Supreme Court commented:
1T is not for me to appraise the
reach of Frank Noyes' influence on
the American press. That he was
man of principle and devoted to
the public good I have no doubt
His warm personality and sturdy
character will be missed by all wht
had the good fortune to know hin
over a long stretch OF years"
Mr.. Noyes' contributions to Amer
lean journalism were cited in the
messages from his colleague
throughout the country, as reported
through the Associated Press.
Mclean Pays Tribute.
Robert Mclean OF the Philadel.
phia Evening Bulletin, who sue
ceeded Mr.. Noyes as president o.
the AP, said:
"The ZEAL judgment and guidance
which Frank B. Noyes brought tt
the Associated Press will remain a:
the greatest contribution by an in
dividual to newspapers. For the
principle inherent In newspaper
group ownership of news associa-
tion produced an impartial and un-
biased treatment of the news. Not
only has this been guiding beacon
to others, but it has had the effect
of influencing the standards OF
newspapers to an extent not often
recognized
Hugh Baillie, president of the
United Press Associations, cablec
from Buenos Aires, paying tribute
to Mr.. Noyes as "one of the greatest
pioneers of journalistic history" Hi
added:
There never will be another
founder and leader to occupy such
unique position as he throughout
his long and eventful career. MY
profound sympathy goes to the en-.
tire newspaper world. But ever
though he is gone, the beacon which
he lighted will continue to blaze"
Crediting Mr.. Noyes with being
largely responsible for the A. p
conception, Paul Patterson of tn
Baltimore Sunpapers declared:
Long after all the other distin
guished publishers associated will
him in the organization of the mu
tual news gathering agency -,
noble rollcall of the leaders of tn,
journalists of the period - haC
passed out of the picture, he car
ried on with answering devotion tt
maintenance of the high character
of the news service"
Trust Truly Kept.
"The Lord entrusted long life tt
Frank B. Noyes, and every working
newspaperman will be quick to Ger.
tlfy that the trust was truly kept,
said Arthur Hays Sulzberger of tht
New York Times. over all those
decades Mr.. Noyes served the Asso
ciated Press firm in the belief tina
men who know the truth can SHAPE
their own destinies."
/ Col. Robert R. Mccormick of the
Chicago Tribune commented: Il dt
not Think the Associated Press
would have lasted this long bu
for the devotion to it displayed b.
Frank B. Noyes during his long in
cumbency of its presidency"
ITO me Mr.. Moves has always
been the Moses of the Associated
Press who led the publishers out OF
the wilderness and into the prom
ised land of efficient and intelligent
cooperative news handling" sale
E. K. Gaylord of the Oklahoma City
Times and Daily Oklahoman.
In the death of Mr.. Noyes, sale
Edward H. Butler of the Buffalo
Evening News, "the Associated Pres.
has lost one of its pillars o
strength. He was an exemplar 0!
the finest tradition of journalism
Tribute From Chandler.
American journalism has lost "on'
of its dominant characters for th'
past half century" said Norman
Chandler of the Los Angeles Times
who added that Mr.. Moves nam'
will go down in history as one O.
the most ardent and able advocate.
of free press and the free flow
of news"
Mr.. Moves was always alert
aware and fair" commented Hous'
ton Harte of the San Angelo TEX,
Standard, who recalled that III
was publisher of. great newspaper
and at the same time was the ad'
vocate of the small newspapers II
the councils Of the Associated
Press"
Palmer Hoyt of the Denver Post
when Frank B. Noyes died tht
covers of the most authoritative anc
complete living book of journalism
were closed Ibis requiem will
ring in the hearts of every news.