The Bozeman courier., 1927-09-30

HE 42nd annual convention Of the
Montana State Press association
held at Great Falls, Sept. 10, 10 ana
II, proved to be one Of the most
pleasant and profitable sessions that Or
ganizatiOn has ever held. Joe GehretC,
co-oWner and editor of the Laurel Out
look, was elected president for the ensu-
ing year. and the place OF the next meet
ing was left to the discretion OF the eX-
ecutive committee. Other officers chosen
were: r. G. Linebarger, Of the Havre
Promoter, first vice president; I. +. Ruck-
er Of the Phillips County News, Malta,
second vice president; Leon Shaw, gen.
eral manager of the Billings Gazette;
third vice president; H. Stanley Thurs
ton. Judith Basin County Press, Stan
ford, reelected secretary
Among the outstanding accomplish
ments of the convention was the decision
to seek greater effectiveness in the or
ganization and work Of the association so
that its purposes may be the sooner
achieved and so that the interests Of the
country publisher and printer may be
advanced.
Through the adoption Of the report Of
a special committee the association de-
cided to obtain full time field secretary
and the recommendation that at least
81 200 be raised at once to launch this
activity was accepted Subscriptions
amounting to $965 were received before
the conclusion of the convention, from
among those attending as follows:
Anaconda Standard, Livingston Enter
prise. MissOulian, Great Falls Tribune
Billings Gazette, Montana Newspaper
association. Western Newspaper unior
and the Phillips County News, each 500
Joseph Gehrett, $40. and five subscrip-
lions Of S25 each-H. Stanley Thurstor
Of Stanford, o. h :. SheIley OF HeG
Lodge, Dan milestone Of Cut Bank, II
Squires of HarlowtOn and E. A. Jones
OF BrOaduS.
In general the resolutions adopted
voted to call the attention Of congress tt
the need for highways to serve the Vel
1Owstone and Glacier national parks
made a plea for home industries ant
condemned federal competition with pri
vate printers
After much discussion as to the bes
method to be followed in obtaining
new printing law which would be fai
20 the printers and satisfactory to tn
county commissioners, it was voted tina
a committee from the association NEE
with the county commissioners at thei
state convention in Great Falls next Jan
uary.
This action came after the associatio
had accepted the invitation Of the coun
ty commissioners to confer with them o
the printing problem. The invitatio
came in a telegram. 1t was general
agreed GNdL Jn6 luJeI6SJS VI JllG COu11l
printers as vel las those Of the cOuntiC
would be best served by a mutual under
standing Of the subject and by obtainir
a law which would be acceptable to bot
Ultimately it was decided to let tt
committee proceed as there will be al
other convention before the next legisl;
tive session. The committee consists
H. Stanley Thurston Of Stanford, Har
Lay of Lewistown and w. L. Taylor
Great Falls.
This discussion, which came when Il
legislative program was being considere
developed strongly the contention tn
the present county printing code has b
come obsolete, many Of the items havil
been removed from the codes provisio
through revisions in forms made by t.
state board of examiners, and that t.
situation has been reached where
cause Of competition on the one hal
and the bargaining Of some counties
the other, some bidders for county prir
ing contracts give big discounts from t
code prices and make up the loss by a