Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-22

ly of the better sort than any other
here mentioned. It's a six-column
weekly (about three-fourths of all
country weeklies are), published by
a man who has the honor to be pres
ident of the National Editorial asso-
citation at this time, during its year
of greatest usefulness.
"'John N. Green of the Colorado
Springs Farm News is the only
member of a former newspaper ele-
ven in this years lineup. Two years
ago he distinguished himself on this
team as farm news editor. This year
he holds the title of editor of the
editorial page, playing an excellent
game at left guard. The Colorado
Springs Farm News has an editorial
page that any weekly editor would
do well to emulate. 1t is superior,
in fact, to the editorial page of many
a large town daily, in my estimation.
For one thing, there's a good strain
of humor throughout. Another thing
that makes this editorial page better
than the average weekly editorial
page is that several members of the
staff each have place to fill on that
page-it is not merely one mans
opinion. There is also contribute
ing editor whose opinions may or
may not agree with those of the edi-
tor. On the other hand, Mr.. Green
has some definite editorial policies
which he keeps before his public
consistently, and in times of stress
this is an editorial page which usu-
ally takes a stand.
Pioneer Of Progress
"'Jay C. Parsons, Cortland IN. "
Democrat and Mr.. Parsons, person
ally. deserves special mention in
this lineup because of the progress
siye step he has taken in pioneering
the way in circulation aud1ts for
weeklies. Two states, New
York and Nebraska, have stepped
out as leaders in movement to pro-
vide audited statements OF clrcula-
ton on country weeklies. This for
ward step in New York has been
taken under Mr.. Parsons leadership
as president of his state press asso-
citation. and Mr.. Parsons paper was
the first of sixty to file a detailed
statement on which an audit report
will be based. His papers circula-
zion is modest, between 1000 and
3 900, but Mr.. Parsons is authority
for the statement that the circula-
ton will benefit the little fellow
as we'll as the publisher with the big
provided each is making
the most of his field and his oppor-
tunity.
"'Rural news in the Burlington
(WisO acknowledgements is not
only plentiful but is edited with
more than ordinary care. Country
stories are given
headlines when deserving of it. I'M
portant news from rural districts is
played UP. The lesser items are
Dlayed down. And on the first page
Of each weeks issue will be found
TWO or three boxed feature stories
without fail. If 1 were a country
publisher, 1 would write Louis zlm-
norman for a sample copy OF MS
Daper. then I would write to ask him
1ow in the world he lands so much
national advertising. Perhaps one
reason for the all-round excellence
If this paper-news, editorial, and
explainable when
We mention that the Standard-Dem-
,crat is another one of those family
lffairs, the names of three thinner
mans appearing on the editorial
lag.
"'Marcy B. Darnall's paper, the
Florence (AIa.) Herald, is. published
lown at Muscle Shoals. AS though
hat were not enough to identify any
newspaper, we might mention that
he Florence Herald is said to be
more frequently quoted on the Top
cs in Brief" page of the Literary
Digest than any other country week
v newspaper. Thus Mr.. Darnalls
selection as editorial paragrapher on
his eleven. A single copy of his
PAPER is enough to prove that mere
s an editor who says more in TWO
printed lines than most city editor
al writers can say in $50 words.
Oornall was one of the hosts OF the
Y. E. A. party when that aggrega-
ion visited Muscle Shoals last
Tune'
professor Casey's first All-Amer-
can Eleven, chosen for the year
926. was composed of the following
publishers: F. A. Robertson, WASH
ngton IN. j. Star; Fred D. Keister'
onia County (Mich.) News; W. u
saunders, Elizabeth City IN. % IN
dependent; C. M. Meredith, Quaker
own (Pa.) Free Press; H. ]. Blan-
on. Monroe County (Mo.) Appeal;
/. q. Mitchell, Bemidj (Minn.l Sen
incl; w. c. Jarnagin, Storm Lake
Iowa) Pilot Tribune; Edward >.
White, Walton IN. " Reporter; J.
Harold Curtis, st. James (Minn.)
Edgar White Macon
MOI Republican; E. E. Taylor'
1raer Qowa) Star-Clipper; Edgar c.
Jelson, Boonville (Mo.) Advertiser;
ohm H. Cook, Red Bank IN. -
register; Joseph G. Alden, York
Neb.) Republican; John N. Green
colorado Springs (Colo) Farm
Jews. i
membership honor on the second
Eleven, for the year
927, went to the following publish
RS: Charles NJ. Meredith, Quaker
own (Pa.) Free Press; Jacob
strong, Rhinebeck IN. Y.) Gazette;
herman Roe, Mortified (Minn.)
News; George P. Collins, CARING
on IN. d. Foster County Independ-
mt; John H. Cook, Red Bank IN. j.
2egister) w. E. Dewel, Algona
Iowa) Kossuth County Advance; ].
J. O'Furey, Harrington (Neb.) Cedar
;ounty News; Harry Denman, Far
nington (Mo.) News; Sheldon F.
;ackett, McKinnville (Ore.) Tele-
Charles H. Fogg,
(Mo.) Times; Frank NJ.
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