The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-09-28
/ ST REDUCE
!, Paper Waste
sIndaStrIes Board Issues Stringent
orders to Newspaper
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FsS Publishers.

d, Priorities Board of the War In
.es Board has listed paper mills
essential industry, and has ratet
SIN fourth class for priority fol
~ the distinct understanding
he greatest possible economy in
rieof paper be exercised, and that
yduction in the use OF paper by
wspapers shall be Is per cent.
b paper mill will be put upon the
" list for coal. conditional upon
signing a pledge that they Will
no paper to any consumer who
h. 1T also sign pledge in duplicate
Erae will exercise the greatest pos
sronomy in the use of paper, and
bserve all rules and regulations
Conservation Division and of
ulp and Paper Section of the
industries Board. These pledges
w being prepared and will be
he'd shortly. One copy will be
1 flle with the mill and the other
- sent to this office.
war committee of weekly news
-publishers feels that the neces-
having Of is per cent should come
the Industry as whole, and in
to accomplish this purpose,
the following suggestions, which
accepted by the Pulp and Paper
n Of the War Industries Board
re to be effective September 1,
b publisher shall eliminate the
1ng wasteful practices. If for
,ason publisher desires to con
any Of these practices, he must
some other method to &C
ish at least a IL per cent reduc-
u paper used. If by November
}, q saving of Is per cent has not
made In the industry as whole,
latter will be reviewed by the
and Paper Section and further
lment will be necessary.
No publisher Of weekly, semi
y, or triweekly newspaper shall
its production any paper except
Srilt md OF a weight on the basis
heavier than 3Oax44-50 lb.
2lx36-S2 lbs.)
bfockS now on hand may be used
|er newsprint, machine finished,
I'd and superintendent, and re-
as Of weight.
No publisher may continue sub
Ions after three months atter |
X expiration, unless subscrip-
ire renewed and paid for.
No publisher may give free
OF his paper; except for actual
rendered; except to camp Ii
ps and huts or canteens of org
Ions recognized by the Govern
such as the Red Cross, Y M. C.
X. of c.; except to the Library
Igress, and other Libraries which
rec to bind for permanent keep
Except to Government depart
libraries which use said pub
as in their work; and except for
. reasons.
70 publisher shall give free
to advertisers, except not more
me copy each for checking pur-
Fo publisher shall accept the re-
unsold copies from news deal
No publisher shall print extra
for stimulating advertising or
tions, or for any other than
specified in these regulations,
not to exceed / per cent of his
tion with a. minimum of 10I
10 publisher shall send free
in exchange for other publi-
except to such other publi-)
as are printed within the
or within a radius of 40 miles ,
Is point of publications. |,
10 publisher shall sell his pub
at an exceedingly low or !
Bcripition price.
10 publisher shall sell his pub ,
to anyone below the publish
cription proce.
70 publisher shall offer prem {
Fith his publication unless
put upon the premium for sale '
|ely, and the combined price is '
rs per cent of the sum of the !
pal prices.
No publisher shall conduct vot- 4;
other contests for the purpose @
aiming subscriptions; sub
|ns obtained in this way /,
pt be considered bona fide i
ptions.
70 publisher may issue holiday, d
al or other special editions. t
publishers shall. so far as pos b
rocure paper and all other ma D
rom the nearest availab able o
o. supply, provided it is con- n
With price, quality and service.
publishers of papers of more f
pages in size will reduce the a
excess of s pages 25 per cent. b
1cfion shall be an average r
over one months period. c
~ publisher of a or s page
Pc considered to have full!