Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-22
CHRONICLE PICKED FOR
ALL-AMERICAN WEEKLY
NEWSPAPER ELEVEN
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Herald is an elgnt-cOlumn paper
clearly printed on an extra good
Grade of newsprint, and most attrac-
five in typographical makeup. On a
tripod of news presentation, editor
iaI excellence and advertising con-
tent this paper is equally meritor-
lows. The Herald is published in a
model plant, housed in new brick
building since January, 1927
"Of the Freehold IN. j. Tran
script, the picker of country news
paper elevens, says: "A clean-cut
eight-column weekly newspaper
with emphasis on the editorial page,
GA which this paper has won high
est distinction in National Editor
ial association contest and in its
own state press institute. This is a
weIl-balanced weekly paper whose
news, advertising, and circulation
compare favorably with the excel
lence of it's editorial page, already
noted. The transcripts regular is
sue consists of three sections total
ing 1S to "a pages. 1t has a circula-
ton of $500 published in town or
4,767 population
Valuable Property
"Of the Milford (Del) Chronicle,
Professor Casey says: 1 Woulo
rather own that weekly newspaper
than the majority stock in the local
hank. Published in town OF on!y
ZOO people, the Chronicle is able
tn guarantee a constant circulation
of 5000. That's coverage. It's an
other newsy eight-column, clearly
nrinted newspaper well patromzeu
bv local advertisers, with an editor
ial mage that says something.
professor Casey has the follow
ing to say concerning the remaining
eight country newspaper men men
toned in the lineup: "They hgure III
the councils of their state press as
sociations as leaders, without ex-
cention. But more important than
that. they also rate as community
leaders in their home towns LABOR
ing tirelessly, through their ne"sPa-
pers and personally, that the puDliI
welfare may be promoted at all
"'In the case of at least one, this
zeal for public service has been rec
ognized and rewarded by states
Governor in the appointment, IN Jan
nary. of Ross H. Alcorn OF the RAW
Inns CWvo.) Republican to the once
of state auditor. Last June Mr.. Al
corn was elected to the executive
hoard of the National Editorial as
sociation. Also, during the last year
Mr. Alcorn was elected for secoHu
time president of his state press as
eociation. His newspaper, the Raw
Inns Republican, is seml-weekly
which has recently consumed ITS op,
position and now has town OF o,UoO
population all to itself; ana "naI 10
more important, it has the CoMn
convinced that one paper can selEe
the whole community" better IMAM
two. He is ably assisted IN the pro-
auction of the Republican by
Younger brother, w. L. Alcorn' as
news editor, and by the brothers
life both of them products OF
Midwest school of journalism.
A Public Servant i
".Another of this distinguished
sroun is a bachelor who, either III
snite of or because of his bachelor-
hood finds great satisfaction IN MS
nrofessed hobby of performing more
than the usual number of commun-
ity services expected OF a ne"Spap nj
publisher-N. A. Nichols Oh tne -
Reno (Okla.) American. Among t!e
community service proJects OIL LIIS
e1terprising Oklahoma weekly
wbich more than holds its own \
sgainst daily opposition, is a COM
Iaunitv room comfortably turmsheu
in connection with the newspaper
Office and known throughout tne
Southwest as the Ell Reno American
ssvyinowan' - for it contains me
collection of Indian relics assembled
nv the late publisher of the Amerl-
can r 6. Bronson, who was lot
,aar president of the National Fol
+orial association. Womens cIup
r,aetinqs civic committee meetings.
district conventions, Indian couh-
oils and religious services are
among the 300 meetings OF Varleu
oharocter held therein annually.
This paper fosters DoyS +be
girls farm club actlVltleS ny e
presentation annually OF sllveI
trophy cup to club MEMBER on ens
basis of leadership. Free celtlneu
seed was furnished by TINS paper II
zoos 10 all members of the boys i've
stock clubs of the county. rms was
in order that all members OF tne
cluh might raise at least one acre vi
feed crop in connection with each
boy's live stock or pig project :,
"'For six year the paper has aou-
ed great impetus to the movement
To make Canadian county nome sur
roundings more beautiful by means
of an annual rosebush Distribution;
From 100 to 200 free rosebushes anu
other towering shrubs are presented
tn the public every spring at the
Office. Lines ranging up 10 oVV peo-
pie have assembled to secure these
gifts, those first in the ONCE Delne
FIRST served. A contest last summer
was conducted in which free SUD-
scription was awarded to the citizen
presenting the Office with the most
beautiful rose from one OF these
bushes. This kept the office IN roses
all summer.
"'For a number of years the Am
erican has fostered special scnooI
of Journalism edition in which STU
dents of the school from the state
university at Norman were brought
to issue a special Sunday morning
paper. Last year a change was
Rade and big Canadian county ag-
Acultural and industrial magazine Oh
s. pages was produced with the help
of students. Mr.. Nichols has served
as secretary-treasurer of the Okla
homa Press association since 1924
He is ably assisted by his partner,