Evening star., 1941-07-30
Paper Industry Told
To Reduce lis Use
OF Chlorine 80 PET.
Porley Held to Nominate
Defense Advisory
Subcommittee

The paper and pulp industry was
told yesterday that it must reduce
by 80 per cent its use of chlorine
for bleaching purposes in order
to conserve this chemical for de-
tense purposes A group of ap-
proximately 140 representatives of
the newspapers, magazine, book
publishing and printing industries
received this warning as 1t met to
nominate printing and publish
ing subcommittee of the Defense
Industry Advisory Committee.
The paper and pulp industry al
ready has agreed voluntarily TO cut
its consumption of chlorine by 10
per cent. Officials said magazine
and book papers may soon have a
yellowish hue.
Transportation Shortage.
According to estimates of off,
cials, defense requirements for
paper boxes, alpha cellulose for
powder making, and other products
OF the paper and pulp industry Will
increase consumption by 100000
BOilS lIllS yCdL anu e1NNAAAoAAhA
1000 900 tons next year
Though there is plenty of news
print available, the group was told
that a transportation shortage may
make deliveries difficult, James
Adams of the Office of Production
Management pointed out that the
number of railroad cars allotted
to the transportation Of supplies
may be cut later.
Nominated to represent the news
paper industry on the Industry De-
fense Advisory Committee were
Peter Stromberg of Ellicott City,
Nd: Fleming Newbold of The Star
and J. S. Graves of Monroe. Mich.
The nominations were approved by
those present at yesterdays meeting
and are subject to the approval of
.. P. M.
Publishers Invited 10 Farley.
Among publishers invited to the
conference were:
Eugene Meyer. Washington Post;
Mr.. Newbold; Mrs. Eleanor Patter-
son. Washington Times Herald;
Walter M. Dear, Jersey Journal,
Jersey City, N. j.: Walter G.
Chandler, ScrippsHoward news
papers, New York; J. D. Gortatow-
sky, Hearst newspapers. New York;
Frank E. Tripp, Gannett newspapers,
Elmira, N. Y.
E. P. Adler, Davenport Iowa)
Times; James M. Cox, Dayton
,Ohio) News; w. E. MacFarlane,
Chicago Tribune; Arthur H. Sulz-
berger, New York Times; Howard
Davis, New York Herald Tribune:
Edward H. Butler, Evening News,
Buffalo; Mark F. Ethridge, Courier
journal and Times, Louisville, Ky.
Ted Dealey, Dallas TEX Morning
News; Norman Chandler, Los An
geles Times; S. r. Winch, Oregon
journal, Portland; Linwood I. Noys,
1ronwood (MichD Daily Globe; Will
liam F. Schmick. Baltimore Sun:
John Cowles, Minneapolis Daily
Times.
Earl McCollum, Kansas City Star;
Herbert Pointing. Detroit News;
UuliIl .. Might, OtllUlI rIee FIeSS,
George F. Booth, Telegram Gazette,
Worcester, Mass; David w. Howe,
Burlington tVtD Free Press; Robert
Cresswell, Public Ledger, Phila-
delphia.
E. Lansing Ray, Globe-Democrat
st. Louis; E. K. Gaylord, Daily Okla
homan, Oklahoma City: Roy D.
Moore, Brush Moore Newspapers,
Canton. Ohio; Joseph E. Ridder,
journal of Commerce, New York;
William l.. Tanning. Westchester
County Newspapers. Yonkers, N. Y;
Ira c. Copley, I. C. Copley News
papers, Los Angeles Merritt c.
Speidel, Speidel Newspapers. Inc,
Falo Alto, Calf; A. r. Treanor,
Booth Newspapers, Inc. Detroit;
Cranston Williams. general manager,
American Newspapers Publishers
Association, New York.