Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-08
MCTlSefing Experts
From 81 Countries
Guests Of Mofec

From 81 Countries
Guests Of Mofec
Thirty-two marketing men from
as many foreign countries were
guests Of Notice at the Hopkins
plant Tuesday. The men who came
from Nigeria, Finland, Palxistan.
Israel, Australia, Ireland, South
Africa. Greece, England, Brazil,
Thailand, Ghana, Austria Turkey,
Sweden, Japan, Iran, Tanganyil1a.
Poland, India, Jordan, Ceylon and
asked questions about marketing
New Zealand, toured the plant and
techniques use by the firm.
The men from the varied count
ries have just completed a six
weeks course at Harvard UNIVERSE
ty sponsored by the International
Marketing Institute.
At a get acquainted noon lunch
con given by Notice Hopkins bus
mess leaders and two Minneapolis
business and professional men
were paired with the visitors.
At the luncheon presided over
by Notice President Edmund r.
Buryan, Judge L. Howard Bennett,
former Minneapolis m unieipal
judge made a hit with q short
speech which said that the in
ternational marketing institute at
Harvard proved anew that If men
Of all races Were minded they
could together and work together
regardless of their national back
grounds.
He said America tries hard to
make such cooperation an every
day occurrence and stated America
wants nothing from the other ma
lions but is DESTROYS Of helping
them achieve higher standards of
living and stable governments.
Another Minneapolitan at the
luncheon was Cecil Newman Of the
Minneapolis SPOKESMAN and st.
Paul RECORDER newspapers. Mr..
Newman was luncheon companion
of Moses T. o. Adebanjo, CONNER
cial officer Nigeria ministry OF
commerce and industry, Lagos, Nj
geria.
The United States Of America
as seen by Kofi DulCu, the deputy
general manager Of the Repuglic
Of Ghana's Cocoa Marketing board
has been most inspiring and
thought provoking. Mr.. DuIu was
one Of the guests at the Notice
Industries luncheon.
The small in physical stature,
slightly built Ghana marketing
specialist was one Of the most
striking guests at the luncheon.
The Ghannian had high praise
for American business and indus
try and the general spirit Of the
American people. He was impress
sed by the large number Of women
employed in factories here and said
he planned to press for a larger
use of women in the Ghana factory
labor market.
Ghana's cocoa industry is its
largest economic force in the world
market. America uses one-third of
the nations annual coca output.
While here in the United States
wherever Mr.. Dulu went he tried
to sell food manufacturers and
professors on the idea Of making
greater use Of cocoa.
Mr.. DulSu said he admired the
spirit Of the Americans because
they tried to get things done and
left nothing to chance.
The only negative note in Mr..
DulCu's conversation with the re-
porter for this paper was a gen.
eral criticism Of the treatment of
the American Negro in the nation.
Mr.. Dulu said the ancestors of
many American Negroes came
from Ghana, which was then called
the Gold Coast. He said, I'VE have
a natural bond Of friendship and
interest in the American Negro
and we know he helped build the
United States into the great ma
ton it is. We are puzzled that at
this late date in history such a
great nation does not recognize
that its treatment Of its own blacks
is not understood by the people of
Africa"
The Ghana business man also
said he felt that not enough is
known by the average everyday
American about the life and pro-
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