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Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
BIG AUCTION SALE
Of
RARE ANTIQUES
N0TEMRER 12- 1as1

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1854
AT tt:oO O'CLOCK a. M.
Rain or Shine
am Offering part of my 16 wear
cc9Sliiectlon Of Rare Items at the old
ASQlohlai Home, miles south Of
lover, ~ Delaware, in Camden, Route
Is, the following:
ANTIQUES
Uld Turkish Tobacco Indian. large
SSlst IRON colored boy hitching post. iron
lawn furniture, iron fencing, old iron
ufnS, one set of six mahogany Chin
Pendaie claw and bah foot chairs
victorian victorian arm chair, lady's slipper
rocker, { Victorian side chairs. Medal
non nack love seat, all newly uphOIs-
5eF,ea; sis,s Old paintings, glass prism chan
aellers, one large race horse painfine.
anq many other race horse paftings.
mathogany Buffers desk one pair Wal.
nut irult carved love seats, cOmnode
Ssnaif, Chlppendale, Sheridan and VIII
nam ana Mary chests of drawers
lamps, Chinese lanterns. hangine
amps glassware, etc. clocks. Do not
Preview November II and 12.
11-5-2f
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N MaMoaIAM

in memory Of our father, James s.
lester who passed away November
We have only your memory Dod
10 remember your whole life thro1iph.
4stt the sweetness viii linger forever
~ We treasure the Image Of you.
our hfe's such o beautiful memory
~ 6fieVe that it is gone seems unfair
Heaven
y hen our only hopes are meeting YOU
sadly missed by Wife and Daupb-
t1ta 1I-T3-1f
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
ADYRRTIsEMENT FOR RTns
Contract for Printing Delaware
State Highway Department
Annual Report

The Delaware State Highway
Department win receive Bids for
the printing Of the Annual Report
Tor the Fiscal Year 1953-1954. Bids
VIII be opened at 1880 A. M. Tues
DAY, November %, 1854, in the
ONCE Of the Secretary at Dover
Delaware. Specifications and
Forms for Bidding may be obtained
at the above Office.
DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT
BY: Hugh R. Sharp, Jr., Chairman
Thomas p. Burrough, Secretary
Dover, Delaware
November ], 1854 11-5-2t
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
PUBLIC SALE
Of valuable
Personal Property

que to III health and having M
| luIthef use for the following Described
properly, l viii sell at Public Sale on
Ine farm where l now reside lno,S,r
as the McCade Farm, located abont
/ tWo miles from Whites Church anS
ou the art road from the 9-foOt com
crete road to Brownsville, on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1S. 1874
At 1880 O'CLOCK A. M.
Rain or Shine
The following:
LIVE STOCK
10 mead HOlstein and Guernsey grade
COWS from 10 months to & wears "a.
nelleFs' ! Holstein BUN, / roam mare
Q years old; / black mare. I9 Years
old; colt, months old brood So,l,.! SSs,s
az with pigs; four shOats. Weigbfnes
ABOUT 10 pounds each; 8 pigs ,,seie,l,l
Ls LIils aDout 70 pounds each, and / boar
FARM MACHINERY
One International F-20 tractor m,
e,l. aunleI; esi one set 12-inch Allis-Chalm-
efS plOWs, / Mccormick -Deerine- Gisc
McCormick- -Deering horse rno1ye,.
cuitiVatOr for F-20 tractor. horse
rake, corn cutter, 1 riding cuifiya-
tCr' riding plOw, ] New Idea mant,ra
13..lse S135teaueT' l spring tooth, one 6O-tooth
Sisc5 IA, Sl9rmiek-Deering 9-tine
ulsC uIlh, i John Deere horse drsv,1,
corn planter ] lime drill, 2 wsiking
tPiiows, ti. z walking cultivators 1 rubber
Siiso ! t wagon, wooden wheel wagons.
hOg scalder. sets shear poles.
DAIRY EQUIPMENT
one set Mccormick -Deering mixers
5S9illp1 J50S91iillptete with pipe line: one 4-can
w lisOn milk cooler. 8 milk cans
buckets, strainers, etc. '''i''
2Snout 400 bales Lespedeza hav.
One 10 X u brooder house.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Lot OF household goods. includine |
,ioit. ,t-it. Frigidaire, Home Comfort COOK |
stove, several antique chairs ana 6UH
.eaus, living. room suite, beds. / WOOD |
le, leater, Estate. oil heater, almost |
lew lev. cabinets and several articles too /
numerous TO mention.
y If1ltAS: CASH. No property to ne
emoVed until settled for.
JUHN W. HARRIS and
ROLAND HARRIS, Owners
zyut,. Harrington r. ID. 2, Del
y llliam ~. Andrew, AuctiOneer ~
feorge w. Beck and
'rlhand l.. Andrew, Clerks. 11-5-2t
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
IN MEMoRIAM

,,g,tl IN loving momoryo of our dear son,
william H. Carpenter who Dassed
away November rs. 1919:
When evening shades are falling
thQ We sit quite alone
10 our hearts there comes q longing
y ne could only come home.
tieii9s may think we have forgotten
lel At zines they see us smile
stut they Ettle know the heartache
knat our smile hides an the while.
aaoiy missed BY Nom. Dad and
ietatete, I1-I2-ItD
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
PUBLIc SALE

will offer at Public Auction at NV
residence at SIS West Street, Milford.
Delaware, on N'
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 90. 1874
At 1900 O'CLOCK NOON s8AR5
HOUSEHOLD GOODS and MANY
oltlef articles .tOo numerous to men,
TERMS OF SALE. CASH No
sooas 70 be removed until paid for.
n. Powell, Auctioneer 1i-i9.9t
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PUBLIC SALE
or VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

me undersigned win offer for ealo
et EuDl1c Auction in front of Tbe
sussex ~ Trust Company in the Town
OF Laurel, Delaware, on Wv"
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER G. 1874
M, At TWO O'CLOCK p. M.
The following:
no REAL ESTATE
20 acres Of land, more or less es
acres OF cleared land, the balance in
sIoWlng timber improved by a : O00
capacity chicken house, 2 jmplemepff
S,ls5C' Snse5as' barn and corn crib. Located :
nileS north of Laurel, adjoining lands
0i Elon Hitch, Frank Benson esfafo
MIS-, Ts;,, EIIle Layton, and Harry James
II. Mullin Farm. 90 'i'0 CurD
,,,in iHnEhMS: ~ 2O% Of the purchase money
balance payable in so daVs V,be,, =
1000 1000 ana sufficient deed win be de-
llVered Purchaser or purchasers must
pay Tor deed and revenue stamps
CLARA MULLIN MORGAN
rot,,, D..,- Phone Seaford 4356
l0-29-2t
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n MEMoaAM

in loving memory OF our mother.
t.-euora $. Emory. who departed this
ltes November ~, 1923:
9ust Inc Of sweet remembrance,
9llsl memory, fond and true:
5gst token Ct loves devotion.
iaat our hearts still long for you.
sadly missed by Lulu ana Norris
ll-l2-1tp
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
PUBLIC SALE!
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER II. 1874
AT 1880 O'CLOCK p. M.
In Front of Sussex Trust Comnanv
LalllnaL. IlnLn E-rnr rn

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1921
AT 1880 O'CLOCK p. M.
IN front of Sussex Trust Company
Laurel, Delaware
The farm of William Davies. looatad
between Laurel and Sea ford oI,,,,,,S, =
ma Jely mile west of Route III Tllrn
az the Form Stone Home of Mrs
Johnson on the Laurel-SeafOrd Eiob-
way, cross railroad about ! mileEoi-
NEST Joining the land Of Raymond
The following:
REAL ESTATE
4 large farm consisting Of onnrovi-
mately l44 acres, more or less. i'm
proved with an eight room dwelling
ana large corn crib with aDprovi1
nately 80 acres clear and i'm q bigb
staJe OF cultivation. On north Side of
salu s,'a,' hlshWay are approximately 46
way IS approximately SO acres. I'M
proved with an eight room DWELLING
table timber
Win be sold separate and also re-
serve lr, 1ne right. to sell as a whole.
ms cleared land is of high nature
anu can be titled at any time. Drained
Dy BOOO bitches. This is truly a fine
ana desirable farm. Go ont ana In
5pect TINS farm and you will agree this
y. y uOVely lafm. Anyone who desires
" inspect this property may do so
az any time by calling Laurel $40 or
TERMS; 20fo on day of sale. 2Oz
.,iI',ti,9 MiletI sood and sufficient deed is
sHbpiled within 80 days, the baIance
u oOfo mortgage can he arranged. Pur-
'haser or purchasers will be reouire5
20 pay Tor deed and revenue stamps.
WILLIAM DAVIES. owne,
Auctioneer James NJ. Lowe. 11-5-9t
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
NOTICEl

All persons are forewarned
against trespassing on the farm Of
Wllilam Townsend with guns and
Qoss, also cutting cedar trees. This
means everyone.
ll-l2-3tp WILLIAM TOWNSEND
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
M MEMoaAM

in loving memery Of our dear mo-
.4efi Mrs. Anna Banning who left rs
% pe WIN Jesus, November o 1850:
4n that city bright and fair.
one waits anc watches for us there.
Loved anod missed BY her Children
lI-12-2tD
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
PUBLIC SALE!
or VALUABLE
Personal Property

Hevlng sold my farm and having
ll,3,, lQ lurther use for the following +
vii oHer at Public Auction on the
rs-. rtssiIn located about one mile south III
Csnnon' "a Delaware, east Of railroad
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER n. 1874
At 100 O'CLOCK P. NJ.
The following:
ls HEAD MILK COWS, ONE Bull
. All l. -, and Bangs Accredited.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Two sets Surge mixers with r,,,.,,,
one on S-can International milk eooIar
10 tS mix cans, strainer, some hailed
nay one Fla tractor with culfiv9-
TORS one 7-ft. disk, one 2-bottoro 20
,llcI ,,i., pioWs, wagon on rubber. I
l.,..liS Il.sli spreader and many other
TERMS: CASH day Of sale
HARRY WILLIAM JOHNSON. owne,
John DiekersOn, Auetioneer.
11-5-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
SHEREF'S SALE!
by virtue Of q writ Of Levari Focias
20 me directed, will be exposed
to public sale, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9O 1874

---A ~NA~AAB VIII DC GAn0gnm
10 public sale, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1854
At 100 O'CLOCK p. N.
N the premises, on Minor Street
~ tne Town Of Greenwood. Norf5ygeef
So Ltundrcd, Sussex County and
otale Of Delaware, the FOLLOWING Dc
scribed Real Estate, to-wit:
All LhaL certain lot, piece or uarce1
S+,aliU laliU SITUATED on the South side 81
1tiilOl street, Greenwood. Sussev
SS24nty, delaware adjoining lands o6
fIs.... ~. ssl.eW ~ russell. Esrher S. TAYLOR.
4rlaIIy bannlng, Thomas A. Ciagvas
tstae T. smith, and others. and CON,
talhing 1880 Square Feet Of Land be
ne ne same more or less. This beine
me same lot, piece or parcel Of IanS
III So.is,S%S5l unto the said woodrow TViI-
~. aoll Wltherson, etuX, by deed Of BESSIE
canning Cannon and John Il. CanTo,,
Rei husband, dated the 20th dov ~
-.ot silDeil a. ID 1851, said deed heinz
q record in the Office Of the re
To,,,st q Leeds, in and for Sussex
SSouttg9 az Georgetown, Delaware Il,
Deed Record No. 4Og. page 4 AZ
WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS
THEREON
49, L.lsLs .--zO per cent OF the pur-
SLlase money win be demanded on fbo
~. u ~ SAFE, the balance 20 be paid on
~ NctOie teDruary z, 1865. III the mir
cnaser Tails to comply with No.
t1ttus tne per centum paid on da,5 ~
eS VIII be forfeited The purehaseT
WI 1e required to pay the cost ~ 10
Qeea and Revenue Stamps.
Seized and taken ia execution ~ tt,,
,SA 5YSAPSgsk 5k Or WOODROW WILSON,
~ "a, Y ~ llse4tSON and LENA ~. WI IA,
A1.o0Ng ana viii be sold bv
t-s, ~ tfJl =. PiTTARD. eherif7
2ittiAit Onice, Georgetown. Dali ti1ls
~ s'''DSl 4 loo4 l1-12-2t
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
ADTERTIsEMENT PoR HIns
SATURDAY, ~ november %. 1854

pIupQaeiS VIII be received hg
tseKy Court Of Kent County. Deia ia IS
g ifs Office in the County f6,lrt fTo,,se
9sef BelaWare. Until 1900 n M
e4pef lt, 1853, and at that firnr
A9ilsly opened for q contract invoi,.
US the following approximate ouan.
CONTRACT sb.ss
DOVER HEIGHTS (Halsey Road,
Quantity Item
5000 O. 81 Excavation
81 . horroW Pit Stripping
1870 9. i. Selected Borrow
999 4. Quarry SCREENINGS
olV q Hot-Mix Asphaitic Con-
% {. cold-Laid Bituminous Con-
1850 GAL II g. Asphalt
l9 =. u. 2to u. q Pine
s'ssy i = Integral Concrete Curb
2 "a @ eatch Basin Type
500 S. y Topsoii
l's8Q q. Seeding
ss s iWo-Way street Name
lsention IS called to the Special
fises ~ y sae proposal. speciliCa-
ti9tta ana contract agreement.
AA HAlIlltIlE NElINL
snence within ten (10) davs aftar ave-
s1tlya q the contract and ba COM
pieted as specified.
lQntnly payments win be made for
Aitety lsgl per cent Of the consfrifc.
ZION completed each month.
A5ldders must submit proposals upon
se55As provided By the Levy f,oItrf
- proposal must be accomuanfaf
surety bond, certified rReer -
70 tne amount 0f az least ten
tle proposal y
Aue envelope containing the nronne
lAet ee marked "pr0noenf for fba
tNetiQn of SD No. 6an
Ae contract VIII be awarded - 49,
Mitain twenty (20) DAYS iron,
q opening proposals.
nl i reserved 10 reject any
alpiete sets of specification may
alNeQ upon receipt of ftvo a1f
kes91l tol each set which an1rffrf
VIII not be refunded mount
81 s IS s2eesa % payable @ Levy Court
levy couer or KENT COUNTY
EdWard Kelly Prssidsat
1o-1s-3t
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
NOTICEI

10 cunning on my lands. John
g. Aiiiis. 11-12-1tp
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
ADVRRTIsEMENT FOR BIDS

The State Board Of Health will
receive bids for the printing of its
Annual Report up to November ii.
1854, at 10:30 a. m., at which time
Dds Will be opened. Specifications
may be secured from the State
Board Of Health, Dover, Delaware.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids. 11-5-9t
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12

9 4
oiOn' the following Personal Property.
SAIURDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1874
At 100 O'CLOCK p. M.
The following:
FARM MACHINERY
one Ford tractor with cuItivator I
ORG z-Dottom pillow, / cultinaclSer
IsItlilzef distributor, 1 Niagara fIIisf
-, aar0le sprayer, / corn Shelter 9
SSpLIngrtooth harrows, 2 drag harrows.
~l,.t "eiAIHS pioWs' corn planter,
Bi1HL SETTER one 2-hOrse wagon. one
S72 ton Chevrolet truck. tomato boso
ne e's, ana other articles too numerous
TO mention. Jus
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
bseuroOm and living room furniture
chairs, picture frames, lot Of disbes
large swinging butter churn one
antiques. SOHie
POULTRY EQUIPMENT
one KitsOn automatic feeder ,,iti,
oUO leet Of chain; IS T-10O autOmstjc
WaIerers; 100 small 3-foOt chick feeJ
srSs lO0 or more large 5-fOOt br0ila,.
leeuers; also 6 gas brooders. II iii
stoves l electric brOOder. and i'm o.
tlIe more water jars; one / 1000 gallon oil
lamK, NIX Two 2l5 gallon oil tanks.
1hMS; CASH. No property to no
,,5l,'! IlV'eu from premises until settle
tEoNA 3. CHASE
. B. B. CHASE, Owners
Auctioneer: J. c. Walker
outside Clerk: Gilbert Chase
INSIDE Clerk: Mrs. Viola Kelly
11-5-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
PUBLIC SALE!
SALE DY GlRlcp vprprD

SALE By GARAGE KEEPER
VIII be exposed to public vendue
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER "a. -
At ONE O'CLOCK
5p the afternoon at tho garage ~
tsslrgon sharp, three CD miles north
Il 4llteed, Delaware. in Milford Hun-
cred, Kent County, state of Daiavyo,,a
she tQiiQMlng Rersonal Property. viz.
one I'd 1870 2-dr, 5 nassenger
SlneyFolet Town Sedan: Engine no.
deioe4Vi delaware license No. 52237V
ms Ger IS being sold for stoFape
tli. .lli. hn9Wn rs property Of George
BUCK johnson, Milford. Del9Vaie
co ". IL Lumber co.
WIN .ne sold for cash hv Burton
l9tu' bel- lt-12-2t
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property

=, Having sold our farm on the Cam
GG,en-L5eDanOn Road, one mile east Of
camden, We will offer at Public &ucI
6' uon' the following Personal Property.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
By John w. Thompson, Jr.

everybody said it was John L.
Lewis and his United Mine
Workers Union. NBW deposits
zoomed under the stimulus of
the unions funds. Lewis
henchmen made their appear
ance on the board of directors.
There was a lot of talk and
speculation. Mr.. Lewis was
about as welcome in the local
banking circles as a kid with
the measles at a birthday
party. Whether he would try
to unionize bank employees de-
veloped as a conversation
piece.
New Rumors
Things were quiet for a
while until early this spring.
Suddenly rumors developed
that NBW was moving in on
Hamilton National Bank. Of
flcials at both banks refused
to discuss it, but the story was
that a large Hamilton stock
holder had been bought out
for $50 a share by Johnston
& Lemon in behalf of an
undiScloSed client. The book
value of Hamilton was about
$50 a share.
The pattern was familiar.
John L. people said. apparent
ly was trying to move up
town from his NBW location
at Seventh and Pennsylvania
avenue.
1t was then that the bomb
shell came. On April q. the
boards of Hamilton and the
American Security and Trust
Co. met to consider a merger.
Both groups approved and the
issue was to go to the stock
holders. The plan offered hold
ers of Hamilton stock two
shares Of the merged institu-
tion for one, and these could
be sold at SAL per share. In
effect thus it offered $82 a
share for Hamilton.
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Metropolitan Scene
Mystery Man EnIivens the Fight
Over Mergers of District Banks
Metropolitan Scene

That upcoming duel for
control Of the New York Gen.
trail Railroad may have Wall
Street agog, but in financial
circles here the talk is all
about the Hamilton National
Bank case.
In contrast with the New
York case, where Financier
Robert r. Young and Central
President William White have
fought their case in public,
those involved in the local
financial battle have been as
close mouthed as possible. The
result has been floods Of rumor
and speculation.
The Chronology
Here's how the story seems
to have developed chronology
cally. .
1t was in February, ls49,
that C.. F. Jacobsen, president
Of National Metropolitan Bank.
announced plans for his bank
to merge with the National
Bank Of Washington. The pro-
poSal had the approval of both
boards of directors and would
be presented to the stock
holders the middle of the next
month. 1t would have COM
bined two of the city's oldest
institutions.
Under the plan stockholders
OF NBW were offered $270 a
share for stock being bid at
5000 a share on the exchange.
On March II j. Frank
White, president Of NBW, dis
closed a new offer by john
ston. Lemon & Co., local
brokerage firm, for an undis>
closed client, of $3.50 per,share.
On March 16 NBW stock
holders voted down the offer
OF the National Metropolitan
Bank.
BY April II, the expiration
date of the new offer, NBW
was in new ownership.
Who were the new owners?
1t never has been announced.
But 1t was not long before
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Iran Gets Down to Business on Its Oil Problem

uel0S IallIng INTO soviet handS
Is over. The free world has
over 90 per cent Of the total
current production. With the
Iranian fields, the West will
own or control half of the
worlds proven underground re-
serves which are in the Near
East-in Kuwait. Iran, Iraq.
Qatar. Saudi Arabia and
Bahrein. The companies Of the
Iranian conSortium are the
owners or concessionaires in
the whole region, but none of
them operates alone in any
area.
international participation
in oil enterprises began with
the question Of the Mosul boun-
Diary between Turkey and the
British mandate of Iraq in
1924. The Council of the League
Of Nations thought oil explofta-
ton in the mandate should be
internationalized and the Iraq
Petroleum, Co. was set up.
British, French and American
companies were assigned 23.75
per cent Of the stock each, and
5 per cent went to the conces-
sionaire, Gulbenkian. The
Arabian-American Oil Co.,
which operates in Saudi Ara
bia. splits royalties $3.50
with that country but is Ameri-
can owned. California STAN
dard, New Jersey Standard and
Texas Co. each own 80 per
cent, and Socony Vacuum 10
per cent of the stock.
The Bahrein Petroleum Co.,
Ltd, is jointly owned by the
Texas Co. and Standard of
California.
The very rich concession in
Kuwait on the Trucial coast
of the Persian Gulf is jointly
owned by the Gulf and the
Anglo-Iranian oil companies.
The newer fields in Qatar
on the Trucial coast are held
by the Iraq Petroleum Co.; in
which are the Compagnie
Francaise des Petroles, the
Anglo-Iranian and Shell COM
panies and the Near-EaSt De-
velopment Co., jointly owned
by Standard Oil Of New Jersey
and Socony Vacuum.
Separate Marketing
All these companies have
had long experience working
together-in Europe they are
often called q cartel-but each
maintains its own marketing
organization.
Will VI WAO11OQb 41d1k1d11
production. the Near East
overShadows the Latin Ameri-
can area Of Colombia and
Venezuela in oil output. The
company competition in South
American is keener, however.
There are is companies oper-
ating in Venezuela, where
the principal ones are Creole.
a subsidiary of Standard of
New Jersey. and the British
Dutch Shell Co.
The American companies
participating in the Iranian
consortium have been assured
that the project Of joint opera
ton of the Iranian oil proper
tions for the national oil COM
pany will not involve them in
antitrust suits in the United
States. The project, if agree
ment is reached, will enable
Iran to pay its way and relieve
the United States in large part
Of extending grants to it.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

size Of the Supreme Court at
the present nine members.
The amendment also would re-
qulre all Federal judges to re-
tire at age rs on full pay and
would take from Congress the
power to limit Supreme Court
authority over certain appeal
cases.
Approval of the amendment
was swift and almost without
controversy. Only Senator
Thomas c. Hennings, jr.,
paused to ask if the Senate
should not spend more time
on an amendment to the Ma
tion'S Constitution.
The House now will consider
the bill.
Evening star., 1954-05-16

Persian Gulf area, including
Iran, averaged So million
metric tons per month, while
in June. 1858. excluding Iran,
this same Persian Gulf pro-
duction ran 10 million metric
tons per month.
The closing and obsolescence
Of the Abadan refinery in the
same period has resulted in q
shift of refinery facilities from
the production area to the con-
sumption area. for it is cheaper
to transport crude than re-
fined petroleum products. In
view of these conditions, the
consortium has a double prob
lem: Production adequate to
provide Iran with 500 million
annual income and marketing
that will not curtail other
Near East production. The in
dications are that the consor-
tium will plan for only 20 mil
lon tons of oil from Iran in
stead Of the 80 million tons a
year before naturalization.
The National Iranian Oil
Co. does not claim that it can
explore for oil, drill new wells
and run the refinery with ma
tive personnel. It has no mar
keting facilities at all, and can
either sell its product at the
dock, or, which is unlikely, ar
range for marketing on a COM
mission basis. Whether the
conSortium will simply furnish
experts to, the company or
dominate its, management and
operation isa delicate question
for the Iranian government.
Fazlollah Zahedi. whose: gov
ernment needs public support,
must try to make it appear
that foreigners producing IRAN
ian oil are just hired hands Of
the national company.
The negotiations under way
at Teheran should insure that
any danger of the Iranian oil
Evening star., 1954-05-16
Congress
1t Will Be g Old Men,
From Now on Out, If
Amendment Is Passed

After brief debate, the Sen
ate last week voted to settle q
question that has bothered
students Of government for
many decades: Should Con-
gress retain the power to
change the size of the Su-
preme Court?
On one occasion, during An
drew Johnson's administra-
ton. Congress cut the court
from nine to seven men to
prevent the President from
filling vacancies. And in 1887.
President Roosevelt pressured
Congress unsuccessfully to in
crease the size of the court
to Is.
Last week the Senate ap-
proved, So to 10, a constitu-
tional amendment to f1x the
Evening star., 1954-05-16

sented in the negotiations
with MoSSadegh in 1852 pro-
vide the groundwork for to-
days proposals.
Trans federal budget needs
the oil income currently. But
to get the income the. Iranian
government faces the f1nan-
cial dilemma of paying COM
penSation to Britain and of
deriving adequate revenue
simultaneously from resumed
production. On the other
hand the National Iranian Oil
Co. as sole owner of the prop
critics could easily resume pay
ing Iran the % million pounds
which the royalties totaled in
1850, and which Iran needs
to get back on it's feet eco
nomically.
The Abadan refinery, the
largest in the world when it
closed down, and the 453 wells
then in production employed
some $4,000 men, of which
nearly 5000 were foreign.
Capital will be required to
bring in new wells. But since
Iran, through the National
1ranian Oil Co., owns the whole
system, the income - after
operations resume - should
leave plenty of funds to estab-
hsh a sound corporation after
meeting the costs Of manage
ment and marketing commits
SionS
The most difficult part of
the negotiations arises be-
tween the Iranians and the
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. which
was appropriated. The room
for argument is immense and
depends upon decisions on the
value of the properties ex-
propriated Gin live or dormant
operation), the actual invest
ment in them and the un-
expired value of the conces-
sion. The seven companies
associated with Anglo -Iranian