The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05
EDITORS ENJOY VISIT
TO MOREHEAD CITY
DISCUSSION AND CONFERENCES
IN IMPORTANT PROBLEMS
FEATURE CONVENTION.
EDITORS ARE ALL PATRIOTIC
President Sounds Call Of Service to
Newspaper Men.-ReVieWs ActiVi-
ties Of Press.

Morehead City.-The sessions Of the |
North Carolina Press Association, in |
annual convention here, were full of |
instructive discussions and conferences
on important newspaper problems. |
President Edward E. Britton called the
convention to order. r. T. Wade, of
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, "is not Selling upon all the op-
portunities for service which present
themselves to it. We should have
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
stats 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-
tanning their offices and independ-
ent organizations, become depart
-ments in the North Carolina Press AS
sociation. 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. 1 direct the attention OF
the executive committee OF this asso-
citation to this matter, which l regard
as of prime Importance"
Editor T. w. Chambliss, Of The
Asheville Times, pointed out "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 ana
| undertakings. The press must now be
the medium between the government
and the people.
| 81, Meares, of The Bladen Journal,
entertained the association with
forceful and witty paper entltIeo
"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
smoke with emphasis Of Americas part
in the present war and the duties or
journalists as individuals.
Miss Beatrice Cobb spoke conv1nc-
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
Mace ON the newspaper is not confined
to fashion and society notes. she salu'
M L. Shipman, Commissioner OF
Labor and Printing, read one OF the
hest historians papers in years, which
was full of interesting comment con
corning North Carolina newspaperoom
The annual poem by DR.. William
r.aurie Hill elected much applause
IT was charged with patriotic terVor'
Editor H. Gait Braxton, Of The Kin
; .+on. Free Press, delivered the annua
Grafton before the convention. He
snoke on the Responsibility OF the
Press. from it's Present ENLARGED AS
meet" "The press was never con
fronted with such q task" he declared
"And il is not so big now as 1t will D'
, +oroorrow" Mr.. Braxton stated tina
since last years meeting the work o
the press had taken on worid-w1o'
scone "The press is going to NEE
: this change and enlarged obligation
t hn helieved. In conclusion, he point
. al ont some of the problems now con
r fron+ing the press. He urged news
r rorer man to establish their bushes
8 more firmly as regards the susta1n1n
= has5e If the work. A value must b
Q placed ON the Journalists proouc''
o New officers were elected as 10
t lows: Sanford Martln, preSluen
/. elected by acclamatdon' the nom1n'
: ton being by the retiring presAoen
|. = G Britton; J. A. Sharp OF Lumoe
ton Rohesonian, first vice president
4 w whithead, Wilmington Lumbe
!. Io,,rna1 second vice president; r.
r. woda Morehead City Coaster, CONVEX
:. tio,, host. third vice president; M.
:. c1innnan. historian; w. T. Bost, or
= +or and J. B. Sheriff., Concord TIL
.. mo secretary. Mr.. Martin is pr1va'
q secretary to Governor Beckett. Sele
q 49,, NJ the next meeting place we
left. to the committee.
Mr. II B. Warner, of the Lex1ngto
Dispatch, read a comprehensive repo'
D. IN the newsprint situation. He state
" that North Carolina had played tn
~ biggest part in the Union in the new
u papers fight for better print papt
T. nrices. "Our only hope for bette
- prices" he emphasized lis to stand
" rather." Mr.. Warner explained wn'
6es already been done to secure bett'
OF Fifteen new members have been ia
v 49,, +ha association. The atten