'Contempt' Convictions Are Thrown Out
WASHINGTON (AIM The
Supreme Court Monday threw
out eontempt-of-Congre** con
vlctiotiH of three men who re
flated to Hnmvcr questions put to
them by Congt< MMtonal Red
hunter*.
Chief Justtfe Warren, who
spoke for the majority in all
three cases, said governmental
bodies “must be most scrupul
ous" In protecting the rights of
9. witness under the Fifth
Amendment's guarantee against
compulsory self-incrimination.
The following convictions were
reversed and sent back to U.S.
District Court here with instruc
lions to enter judgments of &< -
quittal:
Julius Emspak, secretary
treasurer of the United Electri
cal Worker* Union, which was
expelled from the CIO several
years ago on the ground it was
Communist-dominated.
Thomas Quinn, a field organ
iz'T for the same union, who also
was called as a witness during
the same investigation.
Phillip Bart, general manager
of The Daily Worker, Communist
Party newspaper, a witness be
fore the same committee in 1950.
Ernspak and Quinn received
sentences of six months in jail
and $500 fines. Bart got a three
month sentence and a $500 fine.
The U.S. Court of Appeals here
had upheld the Emspak and Bart
convictions, but ordered a new
trial for Quinn.
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Maynard Reynolds
or what model gasoline for your 1958 model car?
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You’ve probably heard it said that compe
tition in an industry brings the customers
better products ahead of time. ;»
“If you ever doubted it, you should have
been looking over my shoulder lately.
“I’m a research chemist for Union Oil.
That’s why, back in 1951 —when Union was
selling all the gasoline it could refine—the boss
called me in. lie said management wanted to
know what kind of gasolines we’d have to be
able to market in 1958 to satisfy cars then.
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“Alter studying trends in engine design, we
set to work on our ’58 model gasolines. We
pushed octane right to the ceiling for the liighest
practical power and knock-rating. But we
wanted more than power.
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, ‘We wanted gasoline that would start a cold
engine in a wink and let you drive away with
out a warm-up. We took our test Cfirs into snow
country’ and worked at 20-below.
“YVe also wanted gasoline that wouldn’t
vaporlock. So we drove down into the desert
and tested blends till we had one that would
perform in an oven.
“Well, when we had all the vital statistics
we showed ’em to the men on the 12th floor.
They took a long look at the facts, okayed
§70,000,000 for a refinery expansion program.
“As a result, we were able to introduce our
1958 model premium and regular gasolines in
1955—three years ahead of schedule. And man,
are the customers taking them away from us!'*,
* * * *
Maynard's true story points up again the
big advantage of being a customer under
America’s free enterprise system. ^,
► Because we compete with every other oil
company for your business, we constantly hate
to introduce improved products to please you.
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But if—as in Russia today—government had
a monopoly on all business, there Vvould be
no incentive to bsing you anything better.
YOUR comments ARE INVITED. Write: The President,
Union Oil Company, Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles 17, Calif.
Union Oil Company
OF CALIFORNIA.
MANUFACTURERS OF ROYAL TRITON, THE AMAZING PURPLE MOTOR OIL|