Evening star., 1943-10-31
U. 5. Agencies Help
In Saving Newsprint
Asked Of Roosevelt

President Roosevelt has received
an appeal from Chairman Boren of
the House Newsprint Investigating
Committee to require Government
agencies to cooperate with his
committee in alleviating the news
print shortage, whose growth
threatens continuation of a free
press"
Other newsprints developments
we're:
l. Editor and Publisher, news
print trade magazine, said a survey
of 25 cities indicates voluntary ra-
tioning of newspaper advertising
space by the first of the year. The
magazine added that replies to its
survey were practically unani-
NOUS that some form of space
rationing would be needed.
2. Production of pulpwood, from
which paper and paper products
are made, must be increased during
the rest of the year if the $4,000 900
cord goal set by the War Produc-
ton Board is to be reached, Walter
M. Dear, chairman of the News
paper Pulpwood Committee, said in
New York.
Pulpwood Drive Gains.
Mill receipts of pulpwood have
improved substantially since the
Victory Pulpwood Campaign was
started by newspapers early in
August, Mr.. Dear declared, adding:
while it is, of course, impossible
to say how much of the pulpwood
production represented in mill re-
celpts since August l is due to the
efforts of the more than 1900 news
papers actively supporting the Vic
tory Pulpwood Campaign, we believe
these newspapers have stimulated
pulpWood cutting in their areas. in
the face of a manpower shortage
which has grown steadily more
acute
Advising the President that the
Incorporation received by the COM
mittee from various agencies of Gov
ernment under the executive depart
ment has not been all that might
have been expected" Mr.. Boren said
selectlve service has given but lit
tie aid through the extension of
proper deferments to woodcutters,
Some branches of WPB have
failed to give any assistance in in
creaSlng neWsprint and paper sup
plies through reconversion and use
of waste paper in manufacturing
processes" Mr.. Boren declared. add
ing that his committee suggested the
following steps:
That Selective service give greater
consideration to deferment of skilled
woodsmen.
That VINO provide for the return
and reassignment to forests of wood
cutters now working in less essential
occupation.
Would Use Prisoners.
The use Of prisoners of war in
pulpwood production where possible.
Furloughing from military service
of a sufficient number of woodsmen
to guarantee necessary pulpwood
production.
Use of the Presidents Office in
from Canada co-opera-
tion in increasing. pulpwood and
paper production in that country.
A national appeal to American
farmers to supply as much pulpwcod
as possible from their own wood lots
and to devote as much Of their time
as they can to the cutting of wood
in nearby forests.
A Nationwide campaign empha- |
sizing the need for paper conser-
vation.
Expansion of the present paper
salvage campaign, encouragement of /
paper production and .
more reconverSion and Use of waste .
paper in manufacturing newsprint,
Mr.. Boren added in his letter to
the President:
The committee is confident that |
with your aid and the cooperation
Of all branches of Government ma
terial relief can be obtained from
the present shortage Of newsprint
and paper. and more serious short
age can be averted.'
Newspapers Methods.
Editor & Publisher said. In gen.
eral the Nations newspapers have
been able to effect the necessary
savings in newsprint by Tightening
the editorial MATTER, reducing white
space. classified type size and the
of non-essential headings,
the getting optional in
sertion dates on national and retail .
advertising and placing a maximum
total on certain types of advertising,
such as that for used cars"
Limitations placed by newspapers
on advertisers, the magazine con-
tinued. range from none whatever
to actual rationilg of space.
of the few rationing plans which .
are in use or under consideration" y" 1
he magazine said practically all |
are based in some degree on the ad-
vertiser's standing as to length of
lime as an advertiser, average
amount of Image placed and reg
Ilarity Of advertising now and in