Evening star., 1933-08-27
n. R. A. TO CONDUCT
CLIPPING SERVICE
Division of Press Intelligence
Established for Recovery
Agencies.
The new deal" Is to have q gigantic

The new deal" Is to have q gigantic
press clipping bureau. supported by
funds Of the National Recovery Admin
istration and It will labor under the
designation of Division Of Press In
telligence for the United States Gov
eminent"
This became known yesterday when
q suite Of ofnces on the second floor
Of the Commerce Department Building
was assigned to the division, with Miss
Katherine G. Blackburn, drafted from
the State Department, in charge. Miss
Blackburn was an aide at the London
Economic Conference.
The division. according to Miss
Blackburn, will function separately
from the many other Government press
clipping services. The number Of work.
ers to be employed will depend on the
amount Of money to be allotted, 1t was
explained.
Announcement Expected.
However, each important newspaper
In the country has been requested to
supply two copies Of its daily publica-
ton. Should the publishers comply, it
wss estimated that several hundred
newspapers would be received daily. re-
quiring stan of more than 20 to Gull
and digest what is being published
about the new deal"
The division was authorized. accord
ing to Miss Blackburn, by President
Roosevelt's council or super-cabinet.
Louis McHenry Howe. secretary to
President Roosevelt. was authorized by
the council to organize the agency, it
was explained. A formal announcement
L., t. ok~i xrrik hi fn,r n
Miss Blackburn said yesterday the
ORGANIZATION was awaiting the grant
ing of funds by the Recovery Admin
istration. She said when the division
got under way she would be responsible
to Administrator Hugh S. johnson OF
the National Industrial Recovery Ad-
ministration, who also has his head
quarters in the Commerce Department.
In as much, 1t was explained, as the
regular press clippers have their own
particular field to cover, they will not
be taken from their jobs and assigned
to Miss Blackburn. The average salary
OF press clipper is about $4,000 an
nually, with the exception OF former
Gov. Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi, who
draws $500 annually for this work at
the Department Of Agriculture. Miss
Blackburn said Bilbo would not be con-
QeCLeO WILL IleI dSeIlCy.
Letter to Publishers.
The purpose OF the agency Is ex-
planned by Miss Blackburn. in letter
to publishers, which she gave out for
publication yesterday. It reads as fol-
lows:
If the efforts now being made to
bring back better times are to be sue
cessful, it is obvious that those directing
the Governments activities must be in
constant touch with the sentiment
throughout the country. both favorable
and unfavorable. regarding what is be-
ing attempted
$50 much Of this is breaking new
trails as to make it impossible to judge
from past experience to what extent We
have succeeded in obtaining the conf
dence and in meeting the desires OF
the country. The necessity of this
knowledge makes it peculiarly important
that we should know daily not only the
sentiment Of the important papers, as
editorially expressed, but the daily hap
penings as published In the news COL
umnS as well.
mo ordinary clipping service can
meet this necessity and the President s
Council has decided to establish a spe-
cial newspaper information bureau of
its own.
The list Of papers, while it must
cover the United States, will, Of course,
have to be limited, but we feel that
yours is one of those We cannot omit.
This service will require two copies
OF your paper daily. We are in hopes
that your rules will permit you to send
these as your contribution to the cause
without expense. If you must make a
charge. please send US your subscription
rate for the two copies daily. If the
expense Is not too great your papers
will be ordered"