Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-03-08
PUBLISHERS MEET IN
CHICAGO

representing 81 papers from New
York to Nebraska, organized the
Negro Newspaper Publishers AS
ISOLATION and elected John H.
Sengstacke, general manager of
the Chicago Defender, its first
president in a three-day confer
ence which closed here Saturday,
March 2.
Chief topic of discussion was
national advertising. Machinery for
making an exhaustive survey of
the Negro market was set in mo-
ton. Later this data will be
dramatized and presented to the
large advertisers and their agen-
cies.
D. Arnett Murphy, advertising
manager of the Afro-American,
Baltimore, Md, and C. A. Frank
lin. publisher of the Kansas City
Call, conducted panel discussions
on this subject.
Elon G. Borton, president of
the Chicago Federated Advertising
Club, addressed the meeting Fri
day. He discussed the means by
which Negro papers could more
effectively penetrate the national
advertising field.
Panels on editorial policy were
conducted by Mr.. Sengstacke and
Thomas W. Young, business man.
ager of the Journal and Guide,
Norfolk, Va.
A publishers information COM
mittee was designated to compile
facts on issues affecting the gen.
eral welfare of the race, and to
disseminate that information to
the member papers.
The group also adopted resolu-
ton favoring the formation of
non-profit newsgathering organ
ization controlled by the publish
ers.
The Saturday meeting, devoted
to building our business" was
presided over by G. James Elem
ing, representing the Philadelphia
Tribune.
In the permanent organization
plan adopted, membership will be
restricted to independent, secular
newspapers sold to the general
reading public" Representatives
admitted to sessions must be cor
porate officers or business manag-
ers of the member newspapers.
Other officers elected are Thorn
as W. Young, Norfolk Journal and
Guide, secretary-tre D. Ar
nett Murphy, Baltimore Afro
American, eastern vice president;
Jacob R. Upper, publisher of the
Chicago World, midwestern vice
president; Frank L. Stanley, edi-
tor of the Louisville Defender,
southern vice president, and c. A.
Franklin, publisher of the Kansas
City Call, western vice president.
Chicago again was chosen as the
next meeting place. The date, to
be designated by the president,
will be between February and Is,
1941.
Others attending the sessions
were Russell ]. Cowans, Detroit
Tribune; Joseph B. Brown, Jr,
publisher of the Postal Alliance;
Cecil E. Newman, publisher of the
Minneapolis Spokesman; James b.
Morris, publisher of the (Des
Moines) Iowa Bystander; c. c.
Galloway, publisher of the Omaha
(Nebr.) Guide; Ivorey Cobb, pub
Usher, and Charles Estelle, bust
ness manager of the Pittsburgh
Examiner.
Also Otto F. Rohadfox, sports
editor of the Syracuse IN. W
Progressive Herald; Rev. j. G.
Robinson, editor Of the A. M. E.
Church Review, Philadelphia; c. G.
DeJoie, Jr., managing editor OF the
Louisiana Weekly, New Orleans;
Lewis o. Swingler, manager, and
Augustus G. Shields, advertising
manager of the Memphis World;
Anthony Overton, publisher OF the
Chicago Bee; Burton w. Lewis,
publisher of the Metropolitan Post,
Chicago.
Also Louis E. Martin, editor,
Samuel G. Phillips, advertising
manager, and William L. Sheriff.,
assistant editor of the Michigan
Chronicle, Detroit; Mrs. Marion
Downer, manager of the Chicago
office, Pittsburgh Courier, and
Dowdal H. Davis, advertising man.
ager of the Kansas City Call.
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