The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland
Call and Post last FriiSy ard Sat-
urday. Jan. IA. IS. played host 10
the Central Area Mld-Winter con-
ference OF the Negro Newspaper
Publishers association where -
representatives 81 II OF the nations
outstanding Negro journals eN-
changed ideas, technical inforna-
ton and experiences, whSe icfmu-
ls;ing plans for the pos,-N ar period
Business sessions were held in
o. aud to-iuT az -. newly-occu-
pied Carver Park Homes housing
project presided over by Frank l..
Stanley II the Louisville Defender.
pres .deEt OF the Contra, Reg.ou.
Opening az the conference on
FRIDAY ornlrg was preceded by
tour Of the rCcently-esiab lShed
American Enterprises Associates
garment manufacturing plant at
1850 Ontario. ia the heart OF down
town Cleveland. where the Negro
owned and operated plant is turn
iLc out coos costs FOR the L. s.
Army Quartcrmasicr Corps.
Seasons we're restricted 10 the
Central Area delegates and specially
invited guests and we're divided
into panels for the discussion of
40 toc4al advertising circulation
and mechanical problems.
The cdto-.al panel under the
leadcrSH p OF Louis Martin, editor
Of the Mich. gan Chronicle, included
keynote talks by Charles II. Loeb.
Cty-edior Of the Cleveland Call
and Post. and p Bernard Young.
editor Of the Norfolk Journal and
Guide. followed by a round-table
discussion OF editorial problems and
techn.qEes and a lively question
period.
The advertising panel was led by
Dowdell DAVIS, advertising manager
Of the Kansas City Call and in
cluded talks by c A Taylor OF the
Chicago Defender and Felix L.
Walker, advertising manager OF the
Cleveland Call and Post
Circulation panel was led by
Harry Alexander, circulation man.
ager Of the Cleveland Call and Post.
Z. F. Coribtt, circulation manager
of the Norfolk Journal and Guide,
and Alexander Barnes. circulation
manager of the Washington Tribune.
Mechanical problems were dis
cussed by Rudolf Johnson, mechan-
teal superintendent OF the Chicago
Defender. who discussed shop tech
niques designed TO save newsprint.
and 10 obtain more space in the re-
gtricted columns Of newspapers.
The publishers heard informal.
but highly Informative talks by Clay
Rely, president Of Fuller. Smith
and Ross Advertising agency, who
is vice president Of the Cleveland
Advertising club: Leon A. Link OF
the War Production Boards News
paper division; Atty William T.
Mcknight. regional director, FEPC,
and DeHart Hubbard. Federal
Housing agency.
and editors, Clay Rely. Cleveland
told them that IL they made
Improvement in their product. both
In appearance and editorial tone,
they would receive more advertis-
ing lineage from the nations major
accounts. He declared that the
racket newspapers still being oper-
ated by Negroes in the United States
are still q barrier against first-class
accounts. and many advertising
1 agencies have q tendency TO con-
sider the Negro press en- masse.
Leon Link told the delegates that
there was no indication that there
would be any major relief from the
newspaper shortage, and that news
papers generally would have to de-
wise means Of getting the most Out
of their newsprint quotas as pres
emily set up. He urged the greatest
possible conservation in the present
stocks
Mr.. Mcknight reviewed the ac-
complishnents OF the FEPC since
II had established regional offices
in key cities. and warned the pub
fishers TO be alert for a continuation
of attacks against the agency by
southern reactionary congressman
and "hypocritical Republicans
Mr. Hubbard, in a pointed address
expressed the opinion that the Ne.
gro's major hope for decent hous-
ing in the postwar period rests in
the Federal Government and warn
ed that the nations private realty