The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-01-19
WEST VIRGINIA :
PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION

I-lN ~ Inns ElfkE~ENlA rINk.
CHARLESTON, W. IA. Jan. a.
The enactment Of a Law that would pro
vide for the publication Of registration
lists in two l-sus- OF newspapers at least
ten day. before the county courts 81 the
several countis.- III 10 a rr,-ct and amend
the list, w. urg-i 10y Henry Green,
state historian and archiNi-t. in an al
dress before the annual convention Of
the West Virginia Newspaper Pub isher-
Association AZ the n anaWha hot-l today.
Mr. Green. whp J. INTERESTED I'M the
publication 81 the Morgantown Post
Chronicle. also pointed out the need Of
amendments to lang state laws per
tanning u the plp IratiOn of legal adver-
Using These laws arr Ambiguous IN
their present state. h,' d'~-' arei, and no
two counties ia the tate have the same
rate He -aid that he favored law that
would provide unit ,rm rate throughout
the -tste for lega ADVERTISING
T. W Morris. formerly editor Of the
ParkerSl,urg state Jonrna. and know
a. the dean OF West Virginia journalism.
also addressed the publishers at tie
morning session today Mr. Morris Wa
i'm Charleston during tlle last session OF
the Legislature. and VA Instrumental in
securing the enactment of numerous law
IN the interest OF the newspaper men
Previous L. the Addresses of Mr. Green
and Mr.. Morri-, the Legislative commit
tee which wa- appointed Al the se-~ion
yesterday ma'is reI~'rt IN which IL mad.
known the manner IN which IL will pro-
ce~d nm ~sr1ai'is the euarim-nl I law
that wonld i'e of benefit To- The new spaper
fraternity of ih, state This rommitte.
j. compo-d Of James W Weir. q. J
Riff. g. r White, ID 4 Tracy and J
Alfred Taripr.
4 special rrn-r IT,. e"nirp-.~l Of VII
liam h. Il AXE. Jr 4 Ei~ard Hill and
A. Sellers vas appointed To- devise plan.
for an investigation of the high cost a.
VS. print paper
William u. Blake, Jr. j. Fought and
J. u. Swope werr appointed a specia
committee to Tx rate for advertiser
that will he applied by all of the mem
bers Of the association.
CLOSING SESSION.
At the closing session of the Publishers
Association held this afternoon the con.
mittees on news print, place and time o
meeting. advertising rates, reported.
The next meeting will be held on 81
tember -, 1917. at Webster Springs An
tile committee on program will repor
the program To tine Publiihers thirty ia,
before the me citing. Uniform, CONNER
cial and political advertising rates base
upon circulation were agreed upon and
Legislative committee To- prepare bills an
urge their passage during the preser
session of the Legislature Was appoint
and given power To employ whatever a,
sistaDt needed
Mr.. william Il Blake, Jr., was elect.
pr sident and a. Soldiers, secretary.
vice president, treasurer and an executi,
committee composed OF five membe,
were slso elected. vote Of thanks Va,
unanimously voted To Judge j. !. Swop.
OF the Mcdowell Recorder, for his servic,
as president duriag the past year and f.
ms valuable work IN the interest of N
publishers Of West Virginia.
MEETING HARMONIOUS.
The meetii z VA perfectly harmoniou
from start & finish and better acansin,
ence-hip AMI understanding among puf
hshers l. the result If this meeting.
The Mcdowell Times was the onI
Negro newspaper represented in the a,
sociation and I. Edward Hill, one of il
publishers Was shown every courtesy d,
both officers and members.