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, PRINTERS OF KENTUCKY: ~ 1'“ 3 1
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1 publisher and printer in the state attending the mid-Winter 31 3.
73 meeting of the Kentucky Press Association at Louisville. 33 J j, ’1
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3 v clume Flve that time, and its provisions are so complex that it is 3 33 {1,1
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i1 ’ 1i :3 , Following is the program for the annual mid-Winter PLACE THESE FACTS BEFORE I
it i til .33 meeting at Louisville. The dates were first set for Jand YOUR READERS E3
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: “1 a h t the Code ha ‘
:! IE. l i l": uary 18’ 19’ 39d 20" bUt due-t0 the f Ct t fa h b The following is a story that every .1
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ifii‘E ' 3’ ‘ called by the.NEA 11‘ 011193510 thls month’ the executive should place before his retailers during
3333 1 i 3 I3 committee of the KPA dec1ded that the dates of the meet- the next few weeks The facts sub_ 37"
{E 3 i; ~ in ‘ would be set contingent upon the result of the Chicago mitted herein give a concrete basis 11 - (Ii.
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3 ’3} ‘3’ l f ' meeting. Accordingly, the daily papers of January 9 car- on which each retailer may work in ,IT
5!“ i . i“ ; ried the message from President Hagen that1the KPA mcreasmg his volume of 1 business 1
(ti:- E- 3 '1‘; E meeting was indefinitely postponed. Notices Will be sent ghl‘FJUgh Batter meriihanglsjmg and Ju-
‘3 3E ': E.,‘ 3‘3; out by Secretary Alcock when the final dates have been “nous 11“W5paper a ver.15m.g‘ . ’, .,
.1 ‘1, 1:: E; , l t d W t h f th 3 The first census of distribution in ;
33; :1 ,‘ 3 'f 3 se ec e ' a C or em' the United States just now being re-
‘fl: ‘2 3‘; : Thursday, January 18 leased by the Census bureau, Wash— F ,
i i 6:30 p. m.—Registration and buffet supper, Brown Hotel Roof Garden. ington, 13- C., shows an annual iner- §
,‘1 F‘ i E 31': I ' Compliments of the Brown Hotel. chandise sale 0f $15‘415‘125‘000 m the .
I! 3 E. ._ E 1 . , . ‘ . 15,616 Cities and towns of the United '.
3; 313; 1 3 Complimentary cover charge tickets to Biown Hotel Night Club, and States of under 10 000 population and ¥
‘93; 31.; l ,E t 'E complimentary theater tickets are available at registration desk. their rural areas. ’ Sales representing ;
,1 133‘ :3 3 ' Friday, January 19 the total figures are made by 698,256 E
'1 i 3 '3 ‘1 9:00 a. m.——Business session Louis XVI Room, Brown Hotel. Meeting called to stores, an average 52115 of $22,075 per 1,
‘ '3“ ,1 ,3 order by President Lawrence Hager, Editor Messenger and Inquirer, 'year per store or a weekly average of i
.1 3,3 ‘E ‘ OwensborO. Ky. business in excess of $424. 1 1
,1 11‘ ‘5} 3: Invocation, Rev. Chas. Henry Prather, D.D. The report shows 1Oklahoma Clues:
Ell *3 “E 3,. Address of Welcome by Mayor Neville Miller, Louisville. WWI,“ and communities 0f undei 10‘000
. ‘53 it i ‘ ‘ . . . . havmg a total population of 1,842,270; 3
,, ,E 3:: ,3: g 3 ,1 Response by A. Robbins, Editor of The Courier, Hickman, Ky. ‘ t' 77 t of th _
3 i' '1” i i i President’s Annual Address iepresen mg per cen e popu
, 3‘ 3‘} it ~, :3 , ‘ lation; having 19,308 stores which re- L
2, "h 1331: 1;; Address, “The Tquell Blll,” by A F. Baumgartner, of the Thompson present 70 per cent of the total num- r‘
‘E; 3333 3,3 '3 Koch Advertising Agency, Cincmnati. ber of stores in the state; doing $418,— r
3 I“: 13 ,3 ' 35!! Round Table on “Advertising,” conducted by G. M. Pedley, Editor of 400,000 in business per year; and mak-
,33‘ 13 if H33 The Herald, Eddyville, Ky. ing 53 per cent of the total sales in
; m :3 i i 1 Afternoon Session thngtf‘fie' h f 't' d t
" :‘E- , 33E: * 2: 0 .m.—Ad s “F th P " b D . C .J. T ' e “um er 0 ‘31 195 an owns
113133 11 ; 3:11 0 p dre s, reedom of. e ress, y r has urck, PreSident of of 10,000 population and under, the
. "'l ,3. , 33,3 , 1 Centre College, DanVille, Ky. . . .
, 3,, I: 3 . i- 3; 3 . , , _ , , _ , annual merchandismg busmess per
~ 3)} 31:1 ‘ 1; 3.1: E‘; Report on negotiations With N.R.A.-for 3. Publishing and Printing town is nearlv one million dollars...0f
“3 ii: 333 ‘ code, by Keen Johnson, Editor of The'Register, Richmond, Ky., the 15,616 towns and cities, 3,037 are
,j 31;; 3:3; 13 31;31‘3 followed by round table code discussion led by Mr. Johnson. between 1,000 and 2,500 population, ‘
‘ 333 7:35- ‘3 .;3 Report, Legislature committee by Chairman B. B. Cozine, Editor of and 10,346 are towns of 1,000 popula-
,,' it 1'5"? 3 1.: Shelby News, Shelbyville, Ky. tion and under.
3‘: E3; 31 i 313?: ‘ Friday Evening This shows that the major part of
i it: 2. 13'} 2,33- , 6:30 p. m.—Banquet Dinner at the Brown Hotel, compliments of the Louisville the immense yearly Sale ls made m
ll ,3; r; :3; 3233 l 1 Board of Trad towns of 2,500 population and under. 1
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i’ 1 ‘ 3 l3 1 Saturday, January 20 part by weekly newspapers, if ‘they [
3, ‘1: 1g, 1: 3 3 9:00 a. m.—Bus1ness session Louis XVI Room. Report of Radio committee, by have a newspaper at 3,11, ‘
3.1 “l 2,1 1H1 , Jas. T. Norris, Associate Editor of The Independent, Ashland, Ky. It is the problem of the publisher
3‘. it 133 ; l it; Round Table, “Circulation,” led by Joe T. Lovett, Editor of The in the small tOWn 1:0 see that his town
'i,_ ‘1; it 31.3.3} :1 Ledger and Times, Murray, Ky. gets its share of the total by showing ‘
i * 3'3} it 13 3 Round Table, “Job Printing,” led by Herndon J. Evans, Editor of The the merchants approXimately what the
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1 1;; 1,1; 3 1 3; Address, Modern Trendsm Typography, by Victor R. Portmann, of methods, including proper advertising 11;
| 3:: , 1 ‘1;i1i 1, Department of Journalism, UniverSity of Kentucky, Lexmgton. that will produce sales. V
H: “ ":i H! , j 12:30 p. m.—Luncheon at Pendennis Club, compliments of the Courier—Journal _—_—————« , '
i N l i‘ . 3 ii 3 and Louisville Times. NEWSPAPER HAS RIGHT I
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.1 :31, 3;: 3; 33 :11 nnual ection 0f officers. Florida, on October 14 handed down
5 ‘if3 335 :'l 3013' 1 ADJOURNMENT. a decision that newspapers are privi— E
vi 3 2‘, “_ 9:1“: , ______————————-—————————-—-— leged to use their own discretion in
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‘ E 3 3! ‘11 3E '13 ,3 Good Casts from Curled Mats firmly. When the cast is finished, the particular case was brought by a fur— l
i .t" H f it ‘5 I face 0f the cut never shows that the niture dealer against nine Miami firms 1
i 33‘ 3- , ‘ Here is a stereo-room labor-saver, slugs were used. and the manager of the Fair Practice ,
_E 31:1 ‘13; ,31 E33 1 and no second cast. Some large mats Fine results from bent or curled Bureau, the furniture advertiser 2.1- i
'. ’3.§"..".31,i3 ,i received are a. little bent. In putting mats, which the bars on the casting leging that the group had conspired
; . 1 '33 1 . ’ii ,3 ;! :3, them in a casting box, the center often box cannot hold down, are obtained by together in influencing Miami daily
, 1 E i 11 ,111. :13: 131 bows up, leaVing a big hole in the face this method, which works equally well newslpapers and radio stations from 3
, , :‘i 3; 3.1, 33 5333‘ ‘3 of the cut on the finished cast.1 on small, stiff mats which bow up in accepting advertising from him. 3
1‘ 3.1133 11;: {Twig ,1; By setting one1or more linotype the center. It can only be used on The judge said: “No one» has prop- '
3 33131, “I" {3. :3 “3;: 1:1 slugs upright, it Will be found they Will - casts which are being made type high. erty rights in a newspaper except the 3
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' 1 - 1 _ - ' ‘ for the use and rivilege to be surrounded. 1 1;: 15; 711
'7 11 iifnt'ggntigetfshni'; 2120:: :hhéesisnassgf 2:112:31ng 'alcllesuirifedrsally, without dis— gers with which it has been my great 1 5'1 g:
1’ c ' . . . , .- - -. '- . o , I ay this feeble tribute to them rom 1‘ 3,1; 11.11::1
; 2T the year, Whlle the tyezr 'St Stln fn 51W ' m1122:4231:ifltgggheprgrginfzaftions are a hef'art full of gratitude for their ready ,1 1 “1: 5111
. 11 and while you c'f‘ntee a C1132 affirgu h? truly a civilizing influence. The public respdnse to every call for counselor ‘1 1 ‘1 1.131 1
' ‘1; work your assoma ion ls. 1 g - tg looks to them for leadership in their cooperation in our varied activities of 1, 112éj 1;
1 1 out the year. YO?” press assocIa 10-" fi lds The ublic has a right to expect the last nine months. Few of our mem- 1 "2.331; 1.71 552:1?
S is somewhat handicaped m the ROSS-'- tfi's ' It ispu to us to meet that bers will ever realize the extentto 111111 ‘t .1
_ 1 bilities of a concerted membeishlp lectation” D which the personnel of the association’s 11 1 3'21
1 drive, such as is engaged 1n by ygur exp ' administrative family has given 0f its 1‘i:' 11"1
o 1 local shamber 0f commercelorhretail-cr‘s The importance of a state publisher time and means to enable the Kentucky 11 1 12. {:11
- 1 association, because putb Es ersd are becoming an active member of the Press association '00 properly represent .1 :rf‘ 1; 1,1 1‘
‘ ' ’ scattered all over ‘the s a‘e1tan1 1110 Kentucky Press Association was never the printers 311d publishers Of our state "" 1.11 1' F111 '
_ 1 publisher has the time U21 Vés‘l a silage greater than today. The State associa— in national councils affecting the wel-p :1 151,111 2
e i section Of the étate- an iscuss e tion is constantly on the alert seeking fare Of the large industry and hOhOI‘Ed '31 if," 1: p; j.
d ' value Of your organization. and asso- to protect the interests of the news— profession to WhiCh we belong. 1' 131.1 5'51
d 1 ciation membership. Hence most or aoers and fighting their battles The ability 0f the Kentucky Press '1 1'1": 1 1.33"
g i the membership “1 the Kentucky P1655 p liver ubligher is endeavoring to find association, without expensive execu- ' 1'; 1-1;} ft ,
6 ' assoc1ation must come to you In prmt— just hoivphe can operate his plant more tive quarters and full-time hired help, ‘- .5 1 :1
2r ’r ed or wrltten-fOIm' Many have been economically and keep his balance to function smoothly and completely ‘2 17: 1.1 11'
If 1. presented during the past year or so. sheet out of the “red ,, Through an in matter of such technical character 1 1:511 ';
The follow1ng article Why We Are exchan e of ideas with fellow publish- as drafting a code and keeping its .'
5' AS 15’” presents the Wheat 35.56% . g 2 f th ~ to members informed at all stages of 1 if“ i;
10 by a state press assoc1ation preSident, 915 at the mEEtlth 0 e 315500131 1 h 1 , .1 . 1 .,
. ~ t M' _ one obtains many helpful painters that negotiations should commend It to 1 121,511
" ' John E‘ Casey’ president .Of he m ma assist him in steering into Port every publisher and printer in Ken- 1 ‘1' $.11
" nesota Editorial Assomation, for the Pro'fit tucky. It should be a pleasure for all ;1 1 :31 .‘
'— 11 year 1193"" We believe, after you have The mid—winter and summer meet- engaged 1h this industry, who are 1 .i. 11
l- 1- read his arguments on the subject, you in ‘s are arranged with the idea of eligible, to join our association. More ‘ 11,; i1
" I W111 send Ir} your membership for the brign inO‘ up for consideration and (115- members are needed. More financial 1'11? '2' '
:- year 1934, in your own association, if cuss'igonomajor problems of the trade help, more personal aid are needed. 1 1.‘
.n zou are not already one of the mem— and providing entertainment for the The association is worth to the smallest 1 1 1 1‘ 1
Is efs' . editors and their families. The good paper in Kentucky much more than the 1 1 ‘1 .
Various reasons have been put for- fellowship found at these conventions small membership dues. 1 1. 11 i‘ '7'
‘8 ward why we belong to press associa— is one of the features Ask yourself today, “What have I 1 1; 11' ;;1 1
er tions. Someone has said that it is a The publication "‘The Kentucky done to help the Kentucky Press asso- i 1" 111
)f matter of civilization. Maybe so, yet Press” is sent every member of the ciation this year?” and if you can’t 1_ 1 111
re 1 to be organized in guilds or trade association without extra cost It is answer the question to your entire 11 1a 11'
n, groups is not a necessary prerequisite ably edited by VictorR Portmann pro- satisfaction, I urge you to go out and 1 '5 1.11111
a- M civilization. To my mind the ele- fessor of journalism University of'Ken— get a new member. If you have been 111 1
ment of interdependence as opposed tC tucky and fills an 'important place in active in association matters, I need 11 1-" LI: 112;
of independence, is the real reason for the life of the K P A Bulletins carry- not make this request_ You will do it 1 11 2-111.
m the success Of our latter-day guilds 0T incr valuable information are 'mailed without being asked. Let us strive for ,1} 1": 11' ' :1
3h 1 professional and trade organizations in m: members from time' to time by a creditable increase in membership 1? ‘1 121'
’St 1 the United States. These organizo- Secretary J C AlCOCk before our mid—winter meeting 1 1‘ 1 1 1;
ey 1 tions are for all their members, because According 130' present plans the State And, let as many of us as can p05- : -.> i I, E
there is a community Of interest, a association will administer' the pro- 511016 C1050: attend the annual meeting J ; .1
.er 1 community of dependence, if you please, visions of the publisher—printer code in Louisville, which will be held as soon 11 2 1» 1,.
vn existing between and among all the under the N R A in Kentucky If you as president Roosevelt promulgates his ‘1 1' 1 1
rig members 0f the 01355 01‘ group germane are 21 member :Yoh will have a 'Vojce in order of approval of the code that we 1 1; ‘ 1
he to that organization. this important assignment. all await. ' 3" 17'1'
:1: ”It does not matter Whether this It is not right to expect fifty or sixty LAWlitE'NCE HAGER, 11 1 1 11
ng q member of the ‘group so benehcently per cent of the newspapers of the state PieSIdent K. P. A. 11% 1 1, 11
V niganized, remains 3100f from‘ 1t~ He to bear the expense of the Kentucky ———————— 111 1 1'1:
1 is of neceSSity a part Of l‘t‘JuSt the Press association program. Every pub— A NEW UNION 21“. 1' 11.
‘ / samfe. tHe tbrea-thrtles 3h? Spll‘lt 0f the lislier should be a member and do his 1‘1
con ra erni y in e ai y walks of his ~ ' 1 f j . "1
JG profession or business. He must, if he 13:25“? you ale 110' m the ianks, get Significant of the times is the move- 111; 1‘. 1".
ni, is a continuing member of that pro— GEORGE A. JOPLIN1 JR, ment to form an editorial workers’ 11-1 1V
wn fbeststionfor tth'att businfss.b 1Ergo,t ithis Vice-President K. P. A. uniOn throughout the country. The '1 s.
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in 1 Dress association, to his trade organiza- -— first steps were taken m Cleveland ,3 . ' 1' .1
“he 1 tion. His fellows expect him to. They We are nearing the close of the 49th short time ago, and New York City Is 12 ..
h._ 1 look askance at him if he refuses. Bc— year Of service. performed for the news- now working on similar plans. The " .51
ms 1 causte he is 0f necessity and as 3' gapetrs Endgrinters 0f outrostatellzy 3;": white collar laborer has, so far in 1 'f 11';
- 1 ma er of course, artakin of the en uc y ress assoma 1 n. .r _ . _ 1 15 1-111
if: 1 benefits their toil, It)heir mogney, and been abusy year, fraught with difficul- American labor history, hbee: abs: .11 , 31
red their purposes produce, without doing ties. Problems have been met that the 11118137 unfrganized, and teto :05 any- 11. 1:1
lily 1 any of the needful work which produces founders of our assoc1ation could never ceived lb" 16; illic'tulzcglincliinor anization 1 11' 11
om 1 those benefits. have foreseen, problems that could thlhg a 011 a h eg new is j 111 1
1 “And no press organization, no trade not have been handled creditably With Whether he gets anyw ‘3th how- 2. ‘ 1 .1, 1
3p_ ’1 organization should be bent or molded the modicum of administrative Ina- problematical. NIf'tAls ’lfmlfrsiln e'about a 1
the 1 for anything but universal service to chinery contemplated 1n our‘organiza- ever, that tlle . W1 t gof labor 1 1 '2"
g - all its members. The modern profes— tion, except for the self-sacrificmg de- comptate _Sh1ft m the nature 11 1112‘ 1 1
: sional and business guilds are argosies votion of the committeemen and ofii— organization in this coun ry. 1 1 1
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111 .1 11111 1 K811111010; Press can show your appreciation by paying EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS
111 1 111 1 1 1 ()fi' 1 1 _ your dues promptly. It is your asso- _— E?
111 111 1 1 l eial Piilhkggugn of THE KENTUCKY 0181:0111; it is, and will be, What you The executive committee of the KPA 1
11111 11111 1 11 ______55‘:C“_“‘:N___ ma 3 W met in a called session at the Brown "1
_11 11 .1 1 1 VICTOR R Pom . '____.__ hotel, LouiSVille, Friday after E
11 1 1 1 1 . MANN............ Editor noon, 1
1111.1 11 E111 E ____________ ATTEND THE MEETING December 29. Members present were f{
11111 _ 1 ,1 pfimed on THE KERNEL PRESS, Depart- 1 ——-— 1 _ Freeident Bager, Secretary Alcock, I,
1 11 1 mem of ournalism - - There is not one publisher in Ken— “Bob” Elkins “ " EE
1111 1 1 J , UniverSity of 1 ’ Jody Gozder, J09 (E
1 11 1 1 11_ 1 Kentucky, Lexington tucky Wiho catch afford; to miss the com— Richardson, J. L. Bradley, Tom Under- 1E;
11 11 . 1 ____—___— mg ml —w1n er mee ing of the KPA. wood, and George Joplin. Keen John- I‘
111111 111 1‘1 1 1 1 PRESS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS The newspaper code Will be presented son and the editor of The Press were E
1111 111 1 . __ and explained and the editor will also present. {I
11111 111 1 1 11 Laurence W. Hager.......... President, learn exactly What relation he bears The afternoon was spent in discus—
1.111 1 111 1 1 1 Messenger-.Inquirer, Owensboro to the code and what he can, or can- sion of the newspaper code With Keen E1
11 11 111 :1 1 George A. Joplin, Jr. Vice-President not do, under its provisions. The ed- Johnson, leader. Mr. Johnson read a E
11 1 1 11 1Commonwealth, Somerset ;itor will have no excuse if he makes notice from the NEA to the effect that
11 1 1 1 111 11 J. Cums Alcock Secretary-Treasurer mistakes under the code if he does not if the code were not signed by the E
1111111 11 1 11 Messenger, Danville make an effort to attend this meeting. President by January 5, a meeting E
11 1111 11 1 11 11 1 EXECUTIVE COM ——————————— Would be called in Chicago with d 1— IE
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111 111 .111 11 1.1 _— ITTEE FAITHFUL MEMBER PASSES egates from every state urged to be h
. 111 1: 11 1.1 11 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 __1— present. Mr. Johnson, Geor J ' 1
11 11 11 1111 A Robbinsé...1Fzrst pistrzct, Chairman The Press is again called upon to and Secretary Alcock were iipoggfifd E
1: 11111 1 11 1 1 1 J L 13de ourier, Hickman 1 1 record the death of a loyal and faith— as KPA (181913313951 4‘
11 111 11 1 1 1 . . E ey .1..~-.........Second District ful member of the KPA. Bernard A committee Messrs. Elkins Brad- E?
111 111 Joe Rich rgtCiplise, PFOVIdeani _ 1 Platt, executive of the Coui‘ier-Jour— ley, and Richardson was appointed to
1111111. 1111 1 a SEE? Third Dlstru‘t nal, Louisville, and long a1 member of draw up resolutions, on the deaths of
11 111 111 11 mos, Glasgow the executive committee of the KPA. Ch 1 K‘ - -
11 11 1111 1 1 1 1 J. P. Gozder F _ 1 _ 1 ares irk, Paintsvnle, and Bernard
11111111 11 1 1 Ne ourtb Dzstrzct died at home Christmas day from a Platt, Louisville, former members of I
11 1111 1.1 .11 Brain 1‘151‘J0umah CampbellSI/Ille stroke of apoplexy. The memory of the executive committee
111 11 1 11 11111 arc at: szth District his long, untiring services to and for 1 - E E
111 111 11 1 11 Courier-10mm! L _ 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 View of the unsetled and con-
11 1111 1111 11 11 Keith H H d . , oulsVilIe . the best in Journalism in the state Will fljcting status of the newspaper code Er
~ 1111 1111 11 - 00 Slxth District be a fitting memorial in the hearts of ‘t d ' - E '
111 111 1 1 Democr t B df 1 1 1 1 was ec1ded that the date of mid-
1 1111 11 1_ 11 T a, 6 0rd his fellow editors. He Will be sadly Winter meet'n 1d -
1 1111 11 11 1 0m Underwood S 1 _1 1 1 g wou be tentatively
11 .11 11 1111 Th 'eventh Dzstrut missed. The Press extends condolences set fer January 13 19 20 and would
:11 1‘11. 1.111 1 11 R L Elk' e Herald, Lexmgton to Mrs. Platt and two sons, Brainard be held those daysEuniessEofficial no-
.1 1111 .11 11 1111 . . in Elghth District and Bruce, who mourn his untimely t' t th
11 111 1111 1 11111 1 Central Record Lancast ice 0 e contrary would be sent
1111111111 E1 1111: Joe Costello .. E NintEEzrD't ' t death. _____—————-— from President Hager’s Office.
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IE .I. 1-: 1 e e“10mmCynthiana TO MEMBERS KENTUCKY ‘ I ._ “are
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11 EEIEE 1EE 11E'E1 E J L Crawford El Twit: 3mm PRESS ASSOCIATION: A COMMUN—‘ITY CALENDAR
.1 111 .. 111111 1 1 .1111 ' ‘ 1 . ~~- - - - - even istrict Th ' - ' I.
1 i 111 1111 1 Tlmes-Tribune, Corbin e dates for the annual mid meer The Mountain Lake (Minn) Observ-
111 .11 11 1 1 11 meeting of the Kentucky Press Associa- .
I 111 11‘ 1; .‘E —_—————— tion have been tentatively set for er makes the followmg statements as
11:11 :1: .1 1 I. 1 A PROSPEROUS 1934 January 18 19 and 20 in the Brown to a community calendar Edea' Other
E1 1: 1;; 1111 ‘ ‘ _ Hotel at Louisville but may be changed comtmumtles may be able to take ad'
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11 1 I. 1111 , . 1 1 1 The Press Wishes you renewed ener— 9“ account of the publishing and print— could grcioo doflgtSElligegfsoéglntoTardisztlinE-E:
111 11 111 g 1111 1 1 33’ In the neW year, a large circula— mg NRA code. by the local business firms in news- E
11 1 1111 1 1 .11 . tion, and a full Job shop. H0Wever1 At a meetlng 0f the executive com- paper advertising
11 1 11 1 1 .1 much of this will depend on you in mittee held at Louisville Friday, it was “The su estio' d E
11.111 '1 1 11 1 the New Deal. The best way to start decided to Wait until the President meeting ofggthe Cngna e1 a{EOEhe ESE; ‘E
11.11 111 1'1111 1, thlS right1is to join or renew your signs the code, WhECh is expected in a Mountain Lake busineesrsc 1a 11210. t a;
11111 11 1-11 1 membership in your state association few days. Then the Kentucky Press the ma t‘ f - 1 men iscar
1 1111 1 11 1 and att d 1 1 , Asso 1 t' 1 1 1 _ c ice 0 buying indiVidual cal-
11 11 1 11 111 1 en ance at the mid—Winter cia 10“ W111 send delegates to ‘1 endars is one of the most ‘bl t
11.1: 1 1 11 .11 1111 meeting. The Press is sure that you meeting to be held in Chicago early in proposed If the Club caseIISI etEEiE? E
1 1 11 . 1 .1111 W111 receive neW ideas and new ideals January With the National Editorial project through to a Succesnf Sleefi 1 1:5 .E
11111 1111 .1 at the meetmg with renewed interest Assomation, National Recovery Author- its work will have been S u 3115 ' ~‘
.EE: 5 E. 11111 EE In making your newspaper a better lEy' The various state press associa- worthwhile Conse t' morf' an V
1 11.1 g I 1 1 .1 1 Paper and a stronger factor in the de- Elons Win C'O'Operate With the N- E- A place the amount rvatlve es’llmates E!
j 1 11 -1‘1 1 velopment of your community. LetIs in the administration of the code. in this communit Spainf for caligndais
E11332: .' f 1 ' make thls the be“ year in Kentucky After. the Chicag° mating DUbliShel‘S $2,000 annually gVith trrignéofn 00 "to
1 1 1111 11 11 111 gggfpaperdom' All good Wishes for 2nd printers desiring to have the N. E. calendar idea as advanced thig 3111;113:113;
1 111 11 1111 1 11 . and K. P. A. administer the code E’ - ’
1 _1 11 1111 _1 1 1 1 1 Will be advised of 1 1 1 could be cut to one-third of that figure
1 1 1 11 1.1 1 1 __— what action is to be or eve 1
1 -1 E11: _13-E11! taken and definited t f I ’ n. 855’ and the peome 0f the ‘
1 111 :» SHOW YOUR APPREC A . . . a as or Lhe annual communit would ‘ - - i
1 1 1 11111 1: 11 1 I TION Eli-glnter ncileeting of the K. P. A. will gooe ”183.11... servE-l’gerecewmg ”St as E
l 1‘: E E; 51E Ei.‘ El E Secretary Alcock has sent 0 — nounce E “In faCt’ from a stand 0. ' E
E1 1 1E 1 tices for dues for 1934. ThisuEs ngn mgtglénhhd program for the annual vertising coverage the CEOIEHEELS; (:3- E
EE E H E EEE 0pp0rtunity for every Kentucky news- cludes glanass fgeend arranged. and in" endar would be far more successful
1 111 :11 1:1 1 11 1 paper to give its support to the asso— code 153 r a ministration Of the than the individual calendar could E
1 1 1 1111 . 111111 11 1 ciation and to help in making the tend. th: mkiyour plans now to at- ever hope to be. A firm calendar sel- 1
1 11 111 1.1111 11 community newspaper field stronger in K P A 11810ng Members of the dam gains a circulation of more than 1
.,1 {E1 E‘EE E21 EEEEE 1, the state. Your association officials the meet-W1 d e adVised promptly 0f 500’ While under the co-operative plan E
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E‘E {E [11 1'11 ‘ 11 E1 vice and energy without remuneration J 2161:1111; fleet) and more, could receive a calendar,
113-1111111111 _ '1 1 1» 11 1111 this past year than ever before. You Secretary-Treats K CK’ advertismg Mountain Lake and its re-
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1L" WAY BACK YONDER noon for the next morning’s edition. contemporaries. Mr. Babbage is still 1:1
7? The recent celebration of the 80th The driver had instructions to take the at Cloverport, well 1UP 1n the eightieS, LeLL LL “’LLE
. j'l. birthday of Harry A. Sommers, veteran paper out to the Commercial but not to and the News is still 10116 of the best 21’: 11 12L
L L. editor of the Elizabeth News, recalls take it off the wagon until he got his printed rurgltzveefilles 1;: the State and L .LLLL
, e' some facts regarding the old State money. This happened every day and still usesa e er ““1 ° printing paper L”;
E ' h“ h ma be of interest to the M S‘ gfried alwa 5 had the mane y than most of his exchanges. His daugh- 4"}. LL 1...
1 press W 1c 1y 1" 1e y ' ter, Miss Mildred Babbage, now runs . LS, 5%. 'f‘
’ if present generation. - But one day I forgot tc send out the the News. 3 LL 11.
: m It so happened when I got out 0; paper and1so did the driver. The Com— In those days, Capt. W. A. Holland L L11. L «L'.
. LY school my father, who was interested merc1al did not discover they had no edited the C-onstitutionalist at Emi- L1 L1 :i
3 5: in paper making, got me a job at the paper until ready ‘90 go 1310 press about nence. He ran this paper for probably 3 f‘g. L411
{I 01d paper mill in Louisville. In this two 0'01001‘ in the morning. So they forty years and it doubtless died with L ‘..'.e1.§l l'e
. e capacity I acted as salesman and ship- had to borrow paper fro?“ the 01d An- L L
L . 1 k and of course met man of zeiger, a. German daily, Just across the L 11L- .1. $51..
1 5,5 ping C er ’ ’ bl' h ’ f th t g . street. This paper was a much larger - ’1‘ W O ‘L 32 L'LL
L L 1311138 hegfstpaper pig: ers 0 a 3‘3’ size and the Commercial came out the 2' _ _ , . L 1;}: E2 “'71.;
. a 011 y Years - next morning with a six—inch white _ e 1e
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; g I particularly recall waiting on a margin all the way around. It was my LING-TYPE L 1:3} E1
i '3 very neat, well dressed, slim, young fault and naturally I came in for a ’4’. - ‘(o L if ‘31?
, L fellow who bought from me several hearty reprimand from Mr. Siegfried. O L L e751
’ . hundred bundles of news print. He Maybe that is the reason I remember . L1 L1.
1' said he had just came to Kentucky mm 50 well. 1 1 L .3
.J from Maryland and was starting a Another newspaper editor that im- ‘3 ,5; ELL
_ ? paper, I think, at Horse Cave, Ky. He pressed me was W. W. Rowlett of 11': 3 L .L LL‘L ‘L
~ - . ‘liarly known as “Buc " I z? L112:
3 paid the cash and I shipped the paper Grange, faml . “St L_. .1. LL:
f L for him. That young man was Harry Rowlett. He printed the Oldham Era. 1 .1151 1.1. til:
i A Sommers I have known him leas- Mr. Rowlett had a pass on the Short L L: i=1}.
f I ’ t1 ‘2 ‘ p Line and would come to town every . L31: . {111
an yever smce.. Wednesday on the noon train. He M t e1' - 3’1
_ L In those days Urey Woodson, who would visit the paper mill,