Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
EDITORS ENJOY VISIT
TO M0REHEAD CITY
DISCUSSION AND CONFERENCES
ON IMPORTANT PROBLEMS
FEATURE CONVENTION.
EDITORS ARE ALL PATRIOTIC
President Sounds Call OF Service to
Newspaper Men.-Reviews Activl-
ties OF Press.

/. ties Of Press.
;. Morehead City.-The sessions OF th
|. North Carolina Press Association, II
J. annual convention here, were full o
5 instructive discussions and conferences
, on important newspaper problems
r President Edward Il. Britton called tn,
, convention to order. h. T. Wade. o
. the Morehead City Coaster, welcomed
the visiting journalists, and Miss Beat
rice Cobb, Of The Morganton Herald
responded In happy vein.
President Edward E. Britton then
delivered his address the keynote OF
which was service. This association,
said he, us not selling upon all the op.
portunities for service which present
themselves to II. We should have q
larger membership, and that member.
ship should be extended so as to In.
clude not alone editors and publishers
OF newspapers, but the members of the
staffs OF newspapers. both on the news
and business side OF the business
should be eligible to membership.
More than this. There should be an
effort made to have all other news.
paper associations in the state. re.
taining their Offices and independ.
ent organizations, become depart.
ments In the North Carolina Press AS
ISOLATION. AS parts OF this association
we should have the Afternoon Press
Association, the Western Carolina
Weekly Press Association. and any
other associations Of newspaper men
in the state. direct the attention OF
the executive committee OF this asso-
citation to this matter. which regard
as OF prime importance.
Editor T. w. Chambliss, OF The
Asheyille Times, pointed out 1.-THE
Duty OF the North Carolina Press In
the Present Crisis" He discussed the
duty Of the press to the government
and in the instruction of the people
concerning government problems and
undertakings The press must now be
the medium between the government
and the people.
s. l.. Meares. OF The Bladen Journal,
entertained the association with
forceful and witty paper entitled |
Some Practical Newspaper Sugges.
TONS" These suggestions were valua.
BILE to all newspaper men and Mr..
Meares' humor and spice added to the
papers charm. In the general discus.
sion which followed w. C. Hammer
spoke with emphasis OF Americas part
In the present war and the duties OF
journalists as individuals.
Miss Beatrice Cobb spoke convino-
ingly OF woman's work In the news.
field, and declared that the newspaper
offered many opportunities for women
who were not afraid OF work. She
emphasized the great opportunity OF
service such work gives. Woman's
place on the newspaper is not confined
10 fashion and society notes. she said
M. L. Shipman, Commissioner OF |
labor and Printing, read one of the .
BEST historians papers in years, which :
vas full Of interesting comment con.
,erning North Carolina newspaperdom. =
The annual poem by DR.. William c
laurie Hill elected much applause. Il
I was charged with patriotic fervor.
Editor II. Calf Braxton. OF The Kin. a
ton Free Press. delivered the annual n
ration before the convention. He d
poke on the Responsibility OF the b
'ress, from its Present Enlarged As.
ect." THE press was never con. ,
ronted with such task" he declared.
And II Is not 80 big now as It will be
Mr.. Braxton stated that
lnce last years meeting the work OF
ie press had taken on a worldwide
cope. "The press is going to meet 7
Ills change and enlarged obligation" a
Q believed. In conclusion, he point. i
a out some of the problems now con. u
'onting the press. He urged news. u
aper men to establish their business q
ore firmly as regards the sustaining r,
isis of the work. A value must be o.
aced on the journalists product" a
New officers were elected as fol.
,ws: Sanford Martin. president, @
lected by reclamation, the nomina.
on being by the retiring president,
/. C. Britton; J. A. Sharp, OF Lumber.
IN Robesonian, first vice president; :
w. WHITEHEAD. Wilmington Lumber !"
)urnal, second vice president; r. T, M
'ade, Morehead City Coaster, conven. ca
on host, third vice president; M. L. al
hipman. historian; W. T. Bost, ora. CT
r. and ]. B. Sheriff.. Concord Trib. Tn
ie. secretary. Mr.. Martin Is private
cretary to Governor Beckett. Selec. ID
On Of the next meeting place was va
n TO the committee. WI
Mr.. H. B. Warner. Of the Lexington
spatch. read comprehensive report -
the newsprint situation. He stated
1t North Carolina had played the
Igest part In the Union in the news. dill
pers fight for better print paper err
ces. "0ur only hope for better ha
ces," he emphasized. rs to stand to. by
her Mr.. Warner explained what We
J already been done to secure better Ell
ces. bu
fifteen new members have been TAX. Thu
into the association. The attend, cia
70 has been large and representa- VII
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