Evening star., 1943-09-12
General News Report
Kept Up Despite Cut in
Paper, Editors Told
BY the Associated Press,


CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-Method.
used by many newspapers to save
neWsprint paper were detailed today
at the wartime conference of the
Associated Press Managing Editors
Association.
Dwight Perrin of the PHILADELPHIA
Evening Bulletin reported there had
heen widespread reductions in the
space or wordage given comic strips
and society, financial and sports
news.
There has been a firm pruning"
OF the news report, he added, but
"a commendable effort has been
made everywhere to save the i'm
portant general news and local
space at the expense of somewhat
less necessary departments" He
also stated that every paper seems
wide open to generous treatment"
OF news concerning men and women
in the armed services.
80 Newspapers Report.
Mr.. Perrin's report was based on
information he received from man
aging editors of 80 newspapers of
more than $4,000 circulation.
Arthur Moore of the Blooming
ton tIu) Paragraph told of sim
liar changes disclosed in question:
raires filled out by executives of
60 newspapers of less than $4,000
circulation.
He reported the majority had re-
ouced space accorded church news
handouts" from Government apen-
cles and general suburban and
county news, while IA were stress
ing sharp editing and terse writing
he also related many had reduced
society, sports and market stories
and had cut or eliminated such
features as menus and serial fiction
and such specialized copy as radio
logs and automobile and real estate
sections. He said As papers had
reduced the size of their comic
Healy Named Chairman.
The space-saving steps were taken
after the Government cut down the
supply Of newsprint to the news
papers.
George w. Healy, jr, OF the
New Orleans Times-Picayune, was
elected chairman of the Association
today. succeeding Basil Walters of
the Minneapolis Star-Journal and
Tribune. w. r. Arnold of the Mil
waukee Journal was chosen vice
chairman. The association at its
closing session also adopted by q
rising unanimous vote a resolution
which said:
THE Associated Press Managing
Editors Association hereby resolves
that Associated Press staff men
overseas have done magnificent
job in giving newspapers the finest
news coverage OF any war in his
tory, exemplifying the highest quail
tty of initiative, courage and devo-
tion.''
Send Congratulatory Message.
The resolution asked that the
management forward q message of
appreciation, admiration and best
wishes to the war correspondents.
Elected members of the associa-
TONS EXECUTIVE Committee were Mr..
Healy. Mr.. Arnold, Russ Stewart of
the Chicago Times. w. T. Christian
of the Richmond (Va., News
Leader, Ben Reese OF the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch, Edward. Lindsay OF
the Decatur (In.) fIerald-Review,
H. D. Paulson of the Fargo IN. d.
Forum, John O,Connell, jr., of the
Bangor CMe) Daily News, c. Walter
McCarty of the Indianapolis News,
r. w. McCaw of the New York
Times, R. w. Simpson of the Tampa
(Fla) Tribune. Stanley P. Barnett
OF the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Paul
8. Walcott of the Greenfield (Mass.)
Recorder-Gaze John H. Carter of
the Lancaster (Pa.) New Era, L. D.
Hotchkiss Of the. Los Angeles Times,
B. M. McKelway of the Washington
Star, William Steven of the Tulsa
Tribune, Fred Gaertner, jr., Of the
Detroit News, Charles B. WEIGH of
the Tacoma News Tribune, j. P.
Miller of the Savannah (Ga.) News
and Press, and A. Y. Aronson of the
Louisville Times.