Evening star., 1954-12-20
Noble, Executive,
Gives S. Million 10
Charity Foundation
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NEW YORK. Dec. 2o.-Ed-
ward j. Noble. prominent busi-
ness executive and philanthro-
pist,- has given S. million to the
Edward John Noble Foundation
for charity. education and hos
pitals. it was announced here
today.
Mr.. Noble, a former chairman
of the Civil Aeronautics Author
ity and former Undersecretary
Of Commerce, is chairman Of the
Finance Committee of American
Broadcasting Paramount The
ters. Inc. and chairman Of the
Board Of Life Savers Corp.
His latest gift to the founda-
ton organized In 1910 is for
the purpose Of adding to its
large endowment, the income
and principal Of which are used
to support educational institu-
tions. charities and hospitals.
Last year Mr.. Noble gave the
foundation 50 million.
Hopes to Encourage Others.
He described his contributions
as his individual effort to carry
out philanthropic obligations
commensurate with the success
that had come his way as an
American businessman. He
said:
II hope that this IS million gift
to the foundation, together with
my previous gifts over the years
to the endowment Of the founda-
ton, will encourage other busi-
nessmen to give as individuals to
charitable causes or foundations
which strive to meet the con-
stantly increasing needs of chari-
ties. of hospitals and of educa-
tional institutions"
Mr.. Noble and the Noble foun-
dation have made substantial
gifts to various hospitals in New
York State, st. Lawrence Uni
versity, such charities as the
Salvation Army and the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis, and Community Chests in
New York and Connecticut.
A resident of Greenwich, Conn,
Mr.. Noble has been an active
leader in campaigns for the SAL
vation Army. the infantile pa
ralysis foundation. For 13 years
he was chairman of the board
OF st. Lawrence University.
Active in Salvation Army.
Mr.. Noble is a member of the
st. Lawrence SeaWay Develop
ment Corp, under an appoint
ment by President Eisenhower
last July. He has headed the
ABC-Paramount finance COM
mittee since the two corporations
merged in 1858.
He is a native of Gouverneur,
IN. Y. one of the communities
that benefit from his phiIan-
thropy. He owns the Thousand
Islands Club on Wellesley
Island, in the st. Lawrence
River, and the historic st. Cath
crimes Island. off the coast of
Georgia. There he raises Angus
beef cattle and produces south
ern pine both for timber and
pulpwood.
Graduate of Yale.
He is graduate of Yale and
a life trustee of st. Lawrence
University.
The Edward John Noble
Foundation makes contributions
through its charities committee.
One committee member is sMr.
Mobiles daughter. Mrs. David S.
Smith, wife of the Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force.
Other members of the chari-
ties committee are Dr.. Eugene
G.. BeWkes, president of st.
Lawrence University; Homer A.
Villas, partner in the investment
firm of Cyrus J. Lawrence g.
Sons, New York; Earl E. Ander-
son. director of the ABC-Para-
mount Company; Alger B. Chap
man. former chairman of the
New York State Tax Commits
sion: Anne Booth Murphy ex-
ecutive secretary of the Noble
foundation: John B. johnson.
editor and publisher of the
Watertown IN. " Daily Times,
and Mr.. Noble.