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Evening star., 1951-10-09
lesson in Industrial Behavior
Failure of Aneo-lronon Oil Company to Recognize Value
Of Public Relations Leading Cause of Firms Misfortune
John c. Henry:

There have been many fac
tors involved in the misfortunes
which have befallen the Anglo
Iranian Oil Co. One of the re-
latively Intangible ones but cer-
tainly not the least important
has been the complete failure
of the company to recognize the
value of a sound public relations
program.
The oil industry is probably
the most completely global in
dimension Of any modern day
commercial endeavor-drawing
its raw materials, it's labor and
its markets from all quarters Of
the world. It Is competitive on
all levels Of exploration, produc-
ton, research and selling. In all
of these categories Anglo-Iran-
ian has ranked with the leaders
Of whatever nationality.
In the opinion Of American
oil people, AIOC operations in
the fields and in the manage
ment of the worlds largest re-
f1nery, at Abadan, were efficient
and economic in cost. It owns
or controls the largest tanker
fleet in the world and its
synchronization of transport
about 10 tankers per day every
day in the year were entering,
loading or leaving the Abadan
port-with production Of some
$4,000 barrels per day Of crude
and refined oil reflected a high
level Of management skill. It's
marketing structure was world
wide and assured the profitable
disposition of the product.
Within Iran the company
provided first class social serv-
ices-housing. hospitals, schools
and recreational facilities-for
its employees, Iranian as well as
foreign. Its wage scales were
comparable to those Of other
foreign enterprises in the Mid
die East. It's royalty payments,
lower in rate than some of the
others in the area were also
higher than some of the others.
In total. they comprised ap-
proximately 40 per cent of ira
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could we'll be that he hesitates
to enter the national arena
without her active assistance.
The Senator is said also to
be completely realistic about
two important factors. One is
the fear still expressed by many
Republicans that he cannot de-
feat Mr.. Truman. The other is
the difficulty of his position
with respect to Senator Nc
Carthy since the Mccarthy light
began to dim.
Republican leaders who once
fought hard to prevent his
nomination-Tom Coleman of
Wisconsin is one-are swinging
to his side. But the Senator is
quoted as commenting wryly
that they have no place else
to go since Gen. Eisenhower
won't speak up, Harold Stassen
has lost ground and Gov. Dewey
has taken himself out Of the
picture.
Apparently 1t would I'LL Mr..
Taft with more confidence il
some Of his present supporters
had not so vigorously insisted
in the past that people wouldn't
put him in the White House.
In any case, he has no illusions
that he is suddenly a popular
hero.
Senator Taft has never really
taken the public into his conf
dence as to how he feels about
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Time to Revive Nin1itz Board
1t Can Be Done Unless Senators Are Among Those
Hoffman Finds in High Places Influenced by Fear

cratic and Republican national
committees, because of revela-
tions concerning their relations
with the Reconstruction Fl
nance Corp. 1t had demanded
also full and hard-hitting in
vestigation of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue.
The Sunday statement, among
other things, called for the
swift revival of the Nimitz
Commission so that we can
have an impartial and funda-
mental re-examination of the
Federal loyalty program" Ex-
pressing the opinion that the
tide has turned against Nc
Carthyism, the statement de-
clared. "We believe the people
are also disturbed by the ex-
cesses of the Federal loyalty pro-
gram and will support full and
critical re-evaluation of that
program, as the President pro-
posed in creating the Nimitz
Commission"
The Nimitz Commission was
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Doris FIeeson:
Friends Deny Taft Is Sto|Iinq
Senator Concerned Over What Effect His Decision to Run in 50
Might Have His Wife in Her Fight to Recover Health

Press and public have taken
1t for granted that Senator
Robert A. Taft is merely STALL
ing on the announcement of his
candidacy for President while
friendly politicoes came through
with the usual build-up Of pri-
vate polls, demands that he
run, etc. Close friends furnish
a very different picture Of Mr..
Taft as his hour of decision
nears.
They describe him first of all
as very much concerned not
only over what Mrs. Taft wants
him to do but over what effect
his decision might have on her
fight to fully recover her health.
Seen from this angle he is a
man eager to protect his wife.
uncertain as to what effect any
new and taxing commitments
might have on his family situa-
ton.
There is one thing Harry
Truman and Bob Taft are well
known to have in common:
Their wives loom very large in
their business and political de-
cisions. have an influence with
them both sweeping and power
full.
Prior to her illness, Mrs.
Taft was rated a full partner in
her husbands successes. He won
q sensational victory in Ohio
last year without her but it
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Decision FuIfiIIs Prediction
Employers Might Well Realize That Labor Board Members
Have Own Ideas in Interpreting Unfair Practices Act

passes the right to hear both
sides Of the story under circum-
stances which reasonably ap-
proximate equality"
But what are the circum-
stances that reasonably ap-
proximate equality? Does that
cover equal space In union-labor
newspapers and periodicals
which devote much of their
space to vitriolic attacks on en-
ployers? Does this new rule
mean access to union halls for
employers? Does it mean that
unions now can be penalized
for circulating scurrilous liter
ature during campaigns? Is the
National Labor Relations Board
to become the censor of the IA
cilities afforded "both sides" in
an election, since the law plain
ly forbids it to be censor of what
is actually said?
During the period when the
Taft-Hartley law was under dis
cussion in Congress, the famous
Clark case involving almost
identical circumstances with the
Bonwit Teller case was specifi-
cally repudiated by the insertion
Of language designed to over
come a previous boards ruling.
There were predictions then
that the board would find ways
to get around the law. Unfor-
tunately. those predictions now
have been fulfilled and employ
ers might as we'll realize that
the present board is not going to
be fair in interpreting the exist
ing law and that only IL
present members are Impeached
or new ones appointed under
another administration will i'm
partiality be assured and free
dom of speech upheld in labor
disputes.
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rlian government income an
nually.
Yet with all this the company
failed to win friends and in
fluence people. 1t was unpopular
with the Iranian government
because it did not pay more; it
was presented in an unf1atter-
ing light to the Iranian people
as a selfish and greedy inStru-
mentality of exploitation that
somehow or other was respon-
sible for the mass poverty of
the country. During the critical
period Of the recently stale
mated negotiations it was a
favorite device of Prime Minis
ter Mossadegh to shed tears
about the Iranian slums; for
eign observers were taken on
tours of the areas Of desolation
and by word or implication the
blame was handed over to AIOC.
The 1ranian masses, who have
lived too closely to the feudal
practices of their landowner
class to be able to recognize
responsibility, were quick to be-
heve this anti-company propa-
ganda even though the foreign
observers were not.
Meanwhile, in the years when
it would have counted, the COM
pany maintained an aloof dis
dain for public sentiment,
either in Iran or elsewhere in
the world. The company was
big, powerful. prosperous and
competently operated in the
field Of producing and selling
oil. It thought it needed to be
nothing else, that it could
watch Iranian political factions
quarrel with each other and
rely on a colonial type of dig
nifty to counter local suspicion
and Ill will. It is safe to say
that it never occurred to the
top side Of the company, until
recently that such a far-off
Intangible as public sentiment
in the United States, for exam
pie. could have any interest or
bearing upon the fortunes of
the AIOC.
In all of its negotiations the
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

House committee starts investigation Of
ecency at atomic bomb plants in South Carolina
Kentucky The House is suspicious The going
on for some months and both there
Federal grand jury investigation possible
nopoy In professional boxing Something's
so the only real heavyweghts from the neck up.
President Truman he'll be available" other work
in the mot too distant fuurep Right running
for President and he'll be available for job
ming against Republicans
Harold Stassen testie that he'll
the State Department until it learns admit
Governments like They know there's
admitting to past.
Princess Elizabeth lands in Montreal and Premier Mossadgh
OF Iran lands in New York The world will
some day wear the British the
to that il be pretty well by the gets it,
Gen. Rdgway with the
Reds at Panmunjom. GIs will learn pronounce that name
keeping the tongue close the teeth
the trigger
Evening star., 1951-10-09

composed Of distinguished pri-
vate citizens. 1t took its name
from that of the famous retired
admiral selected to head it. It
was expected to study the whole
question of loyalty investiga-
tions and. If 1t found cause to
do so, recommend any changes
in Government procedure calcu-
lated to protect both the Ma
ton and the individual citizen.
The Presidents proposal ran
up against something cutie as
venomous and even more effec-
tive than McCarthyism- name
ly, McCaranism. Pat McCarran,
as chairman of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, has used
his powerful position to prevent
the commission from function
ing.
The Senate can override Mr..
McCarran. 1t will do SO unless
the Senators, to use Paul Hoff-
mans language, are among
those in high places influenced
by fear.
Evening star., 1951-10-09

Senator Mccarthy. Now de-
mandS from important Republic
can sources that he repudiate
the Wisconsin Senator are coll
hiding with turn in McCarthy's
fortunes. He is said to admit
that the timing couldn't be more
unfortunate for him.
II he acts now to appease his
critics he can be charged with
waiting until the Mccarthy issue
had lost its appeal. II he con-
tinues to keep silent. he must
defend h record of having sought
to restrain Senator Mccarthy
only once-he did say the Nc
Carthy attack on General Mar
shall went too far. Either way
the Democrats, can be expected
to discuss it as President Tru-
man has made clear.
Finally Mr.. Taft is aware that
he does not precisely represent
a healing influence within the
party on foreign policy. There is
however no sign that he intends
any retreat. His book on that
subject Is in type. the galleys
are being pulled, a great Taft
debate with a Truman Democrat
about it has been scheduled on
a major network.
All this hardly adds up to a
Jet-propelled 1852 launching
and Senator Taft's current SOUL
searching seems eminently SEN
sible.
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Lowell MeHett:

Sunday evening In New York
the highly priced annual Free
dom House Award was pre-
sented to Paul G. Hoffman, for
mer automobile manufacturer,
now head of the immense
philanthropic institution, Ford
Foundation. The award was
given in recognition of his con-
tribution to the cause of free
dom in other lands, his success
full organization and admins
tration of ECA, designed to help
restore the economic health of
countries still free and to
strengthen their will and ca
pacity to resist encroachment
on their liberties. But, in his
speech accepting the award,
Mr.. Hoffman said little about
those other lands. He spoke
chiefly of the dangers to free
dom in his own.
In strong language he voiced
concern over some of the meth
ods being used to fight COM
munism in this country. He
deplored efforts to force con-
formity through fear" and
warned that persecution by
public opinion could be as pow
erful as the purges and pogroms
employed by totalitarian gov
ernments. School teachers, gov
ernment employees and officials,
he said. "and even businessmen
can be frightened out of their
rights under the First Amend
ment as effectively as if that
amendment were repealed"
He indicated that this already
is happening. "Some of our
people - often good people -"
are ready to pillory any one who
holds an unpopular view or sup
ports an unpopular cause, he
said. "And as a result, too many
of our fellow citizens have been
afraid to speak out. In far too
many cases decisions, often in
high places, have been in
huenced by fear. The danger of
Communist penetration and dis
ruption has been compounded
by the spread of panic"
On the same day that Mr..
Hoffman discussed political ter
roriZation here at home, the ma
tional board of Americans for
Democratic Action issued a
statement on the same subject
The ADA is not blindly par
tisaa organization. On the pre-
vious day it had demanded the
designations of William D. Boyle
and Guy G. Gabrielson, chair
men respectively of the Demo-
y
Evening star., 1951-10-09
Dovid Lowrenee:

Members Of Congress who
who have all along believed that
the National Labor Relations
Board was emasculating the
Taft-Hartley Act by its rulings
and decisions are more than
ever convinced of this by the
latest opinion handed down by
the board restricting the right
of employers to talk to their
employees.
Under the old Wagner Act,
the board ruled that an en-
ployer couldn't address his en-
ployes on union matters during
working hours. The Circuit
Court Of Appeals upheld that
decision. so Congress in 1947 re-
wrote the Labor Management
Act specifically to prevent an
employer from being charged
with an unfair labor practice"
for what he said to his employees
at any time
Now the present board has
found a capriciouS way to get
around the new law by holding
that the employer was guilty of
an unfair labor practice for re-
fusing to permit the union Or
ganizers to speak to the assem-
bled employees during working
hours on a parity with the en-
ployer. The board, seemingly
with its tongue In its cheek, said
it wasn't concerned with the
free speech Of the employer or
what he said but solely with his
refusal to grant facilities for the
union organizers.
What 1t could mean, of course,
is that the National Labor Rela-
tionS Board now has decided to
take jurisdiction over the facili-
ties that are provided to en-
ployes in advance Of an election
to hear the issues. and presum-
ably-if the board is to be fair
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about 1.-THE employer must be
given access to all union meet
ingS where any issue affecting
his employees may be discussed,
The argument made by the
board in its ruling was that the
employees couldn't be assembled
in any other way and that the
meeting held by the employer
was held just before the elec-
ton. Actually the meeting was
held six days before the voting
and there was ample time for
the union to hold other meet
ings of its own and mail out its
literature.
1t was a 4-to-1 decision in a
case that arose in the Bonwit
Teller department stores in New
York. Member Reynolds, who
dissented, pointed out that the
new law-the aft-Hartley Act
was adopted with assurances
that its passage would guaran-
tee free speech to employers in
labor disputes" He said:
Nowhere in the act or in its
legislative history. however, does
it appear that concomitant of
this right is the obligation to
provide a forum of debate for
unions. Indeed, hinging an en-
ployer's right to speak upon his
readiness to make available the
means by which his arguments,
views and opinions can be nulli-
fed, effectively emasculates sec
ton 8 Co as it applies to the
right Of an employer to address
his employees"
The majority Of the board
gave as a guide for future cases
a vague definition:
1--WE believe that the right of
employees. guaranteed by section
2 OF the act. freely to select or
reject representation by a labor
organization necessarily encom-
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31
WANT ADS

FOR ADOPTION Two kittens, before Sept 8. Call Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31
WIEN AIRLINES

Passengers from Nome to Fair banks were Mir. Bates, Fred Swan son, George Hellrick, Noel Wyatt, Charles Ewing, Gerry Bruyn, FL gin Gregory, Mr. Hoitt, Paul Pero- deri, James Chin, Harold Wakely, Robert Aaronson, Norman R. Par is, Miss Earling, and Lloyd and Melvin Burgy. Arriving from Fair banks was George Knudsen.
 Arriving from Kotzebue were Father Donohue, Terence Driggs, Mary Walker, Laura Jane Walker, David Solook, Homer Mills, Gill bert Clark, Julia Brown, Brown field Whaley.
 Herman Bernhardt and Walt Miller were passengers to Deering and MT. McGinnis arrived from Deering.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31
Nome School Faculty: l95l-.52.

Tuesday, Sept. 4th, is the official opening day of school. The faculty is almost complete with one or two exceptions which will be filled soon, it is reported. A-
 The teachers are as follows:
 Supt. Oliver Boe-U. s. History and World History.
 MT. Olaf Halverson, Principal Geometry and Mech. Drawing
 Mrs. w. s. Cameron-English and Typing.
 MT. C. P. Hahn Science and Coaching. ~ Mrs. Caroline Coon 7th and 9th Grade.
 Miss Cathrin Francis-6th Grade.
 Miss Irene Cornue-5th Grade.
 Mrs. Ann Gillis (SubO - 4th Grade.
 Mrs. Stella Cooley (Sub0 - 3rd Grade.
 Miss Margaret Steinbrech-2nd Grade.
 Mrs. Omie McCarthy-1st Grade.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31
Paul Spurlock To. Leave,
 For States This Weekend

Paul .Spurlock, manager for AL aska Airlines, plans to depart over the weekend for the States, where he will join Mrs. Spurlock and take an extended vacation before assuming his new duties.
 The Spurlocks plan to spend some time travelling, mostly in the sunny South.
 They both stated they had en- joyed their work in Nome and the many friends they have made and appreciate the many expres- sions of goodwill extended to them. Their interest remains in the Territory and they plan to re- turn to Alaska some day as per manent residents.
 No permanent successor has been named as manager of the Nome office to date.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31
Spare Time Pays Off On NOme's Gold Beach

What to do with spare time in Nome was no problem for three electrical workers awaiting trans portation to St. Lawrence Island yesterday.
 They borrowed a gold pan from the North Star Grill and spent a pleasant afternoon banning gold on the beach, just as they had read about and found a pay streak.
 Don Pickrel, Jack Hecla, and Fred Ruetten can prove their story because they sold five dol lars worth of gold dust to our local jeweler!
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31
ALASKA AIRLINES

From Anchorage: Tom Jensen, Chester McNally, H. L. Gay, Jack Bullock, Frank Mckinney, Bill Ligman, Fred Procter, Wm. Mo Kenna, Robert Fawbert, Floyd Isle, Ira Dunegan, Shelby Barnes, R. Nelson, Joseph Ramsey, Neils JohanSen, Richard Fo1eman, Har- old Roden, Joe Blaikie, C. E. Bur dwn. =
 To Anchorage: N. J. Shaun, c. c. Tanner, It. Col. Chapman, Col. D. Cameron, Geo. Lennon, Mrs. Lennon and baby, It. Fashbough, Capt. Guiedt. ,..
 From Unalakleet: Kitty Bjorn- stad. ........,.
 From McGrath: Harold Gran ross.
 To Unalakleet: Frank Ryan. ::
 To Moses Point: Nathan Naga- ruk, Henry Adams, MT. and Mrs. I. w. Knight, Harry Napayarok.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31
CUB SCOUTS HAVE
 BERRY PIE SUPPER !

Tonight, Friday, at 2 pm, the Cub Scouts of Nome and their guests, are having Berry Pie supper. Pie-and nothing else will be the order of the hour, the Cubs decided, as they picked the millions of berries on Wednesday. There seemed to be plenty of berries - blue, cranberry, and black, and the cubs had talked enough mothers into being pie bakers to provide about a dozen and a half pies.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31
NOME LAND OFFICE CLOSES DOORS TODAY

Word has been received by Helen Bockman of the Land Of flee that her office here is closed as of today and is consolidated with the Fairbanks office.
 Mrs. Bockman leaves next week to assist in the Fairbanks office and anyone having business with the Land Office will communicate with her there.
 Mir. Chester McNally is assist ing Mrs. Bockman with the clos ing of the office.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31
CHAMBERS FAMILY LEAVES

MT. and Mrs. Fred Chambers and four children departed yeSter- day via Alaska Airlines, enroute back to their home in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Fred Chambers, an American Airlines captain, has been flying for Munz Air Service for the past month and his fam fly has been visiting friends and relatives in Golovin and Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31

Bud Seltenreich. Aircraft Saf- ety Division Officer for the CAA, is in Nome in connection with the issuance of the new airman identi- fcation cards. All certificated air men must procure these cards be- fore Sept. 1. MT. Seltenreich has set up offices in the CAP office in the federal building.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31
REV. AND MRS. CLARK LEWIS
 GO TO KETcHIKAN CHURCH

Rev. and Mrs. Clark Lewis are scheduled to leave today for their new assignment with the Naza- rene Church in Ketchikan. Rev. and Mrs. Lewis have been active with the young people in the com munity and have done a great deal toward directing their recre- ational activities. The best wishes of the community go with the Lewis family.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31

FOR SALE-Jeep in good condi-
 ton. Call Paul Spurlock. O3,3
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31

MT. and Mrs. Geo. Lennon of the CAA left yesterday for Cor dova where they will be stationed with that department. They have been here for the past two years.
The Nome nugget., 1951-08-31

C. C. Tanner. Nome's only at- torney, left yesterday on a busi- ness trip to Anchorage and Seattle and expects to return in about a month.
Evening star., 1951-10-04
port to the Housewife

with an acid food. as in a COM
bination of tomatoes and milk for
cream of tomato soup or milk and
an acid fruit juice for sherbet,
add the acid food gradually to the
milk, not vice versa, if you want
to avoid curdling. Try chill
sauce. catsup. pickle brine or olive
brine to moisten hearty sandwich
filings, and fruit juices, honey or
whipped jelly in sweet filings
They moisten dry sandwich fill
ings just as mayonnaise does and
give the sandwich a novel flavor,
too. :. Always empty your steam
iron as soon as you finish ironing
Empty the iron while it is still
hot so that the heat Of the iron
will help dry it out thoroughly.
Okra, also called gumbo. has long
been popular in Southern vege-
table gardens. where the young
green pods are commonly used in
soups and SteWs. but also as a sep
arate dish. The unusual charac-
teristic of okra is a mucila ginous
substance in the pods, which gives
the slippery" quality required ir
any bona f1de gumbo dish.
Here's something really good
Partially defrost a package oi
frozen peaches and one of rasp-
berries. Put some of each on q
slice of pound cake and top gen.
erouSly with marshmallow creme
Slip under the broiler until marsh
mallow creme is delicately brown
Melts in your mouth.