The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-18
AWARDS ARE MADE
ATPRESSM MEETING
puovohton Presents Prizes for
outstanding Newspaper
Achievement In 1910

DURHAM, Jan. H.-R-Gover-
7. NJ. Broughton, a former
a.wspaperman, made his first for
,,s, appearance outside the capital
- n,ke university tonight to pre-
cont the first annual press awards
~ outstanding newspaper achieve
nent in 1910.
The four $500 cash awards which
wore open to all employees of any
nember paper of the North Caro-
,;n. Press association went to:
Rest news story, Jack Riley of
.he News and Observer, for his
average OF the Joe Calcutt slot
ooachine trials in Wake superior
court.
Rest news picture, John Scott of
.be News and Observer for his
photograph of the registrar Of Nut
hush precinct posting the returns
Of the presidential election.
Best feature story, John Alan
Greedy of the Durham Herald-Sun,
for his story on the land use plan
ming program in Caswell county.
Best editorial, D. Hiden Ramsey
nj the Asheville Citizen, on the
'disgraceful condition" surround
ing the negro hospital situation in
Asheville.
The cash prizes were contributed
bv the leading dailies of the state.
In the competition limited to the
~non-daily field in which trophies
and certificates of merit were
awarded by the State Press asso-
citation to the following, in each
instance the first named winning
the trophy, the second honorable
mention, and the third honorable
mention:
For general excellence, papers
1900 circulation or under:
/. Roanoke Beacon, Plymouth
2. Jackson News, jackson
8. Gates County Index, Gates
vile
For general excellence, papers
over 1900 circulation:
8. Elkin Tribune, Elkin.
2. Sanford Herald, Sanford
3. The Dispatch, Lexington
For best special edition, all ION
dailies:
l. Sanford Herald, Sanford A.
2. Stanley News and Press, Abe
marie
3. Elkin Tribune, Elkins
For best community service, all
non-dailies:
/. Mocksville Enterprise, Mocks-
vile
2. Western Carolina Tribune,
Hendersonville'
8. Hartford County Herald, Ahos-
kie.
Judges in the non-daily field were
j.. B. Wall, publisher of the Farm
vile, Va, Herald; Paul Watkins,
publisher of the Ashland, Va, Her.
aid Progress; A. Robbins, publish
er Of the Hopewell, Va, News, and
Robert B. Smith, past secretary
manager of the Virginia Press as
ISOLATION.
1T was a pleasure for this COM
mittee to study the entries" COM
mented Chairman Wall, explaining
that judging the entries by 80 non
daily papers was done at a meeting
OF the committee lasting for six
hours, land the committee wishes
TO compliment the North Carolina
Press association on tn large
number of excellent papers SUBJ
mltted. This being the first con-
test, we are sure that the results
Will Justify a continuation of the
contest and that more and more
q the fine North Carolina dailies
will enter"
Judges in the 500 news story
competition were Mark Etheridge,
general manager of the Louisville
courier Journal and Times and
Jews executives of those papers.
mere were 81 entries in this Sec
uon competitors were limited to
ohe story or series of stories.) No
second place winner nor honorable
mention was picked. Riley's series
On the slot machines trials was
'elmed outstanding.
IL the news photography compe-
.l'lon, l6 Photographers entered an
we're permitted to submit up to
.nfee pictures. The judge was Pc
eef Edison, editor of NEA Service,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Commenting upon the winning
picture by Scott, he said: Certain
y no picture could possibly tell
sne story of the election result in
ue''ef character A picture of
ms KIND should be first page in
Shyone's newspaper"