Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Press Group To Push
Open Meeting LGU
Continued from page one)

Elected to the board CT directors
were Mrs. Robinson; Dan Tabler of
the Queen Anne's RecOTd-0bserver,
Centreville, Nd, and Thomas
Hughes of the Milton Town Crler.
M. Tabler was reelected.
The nominating committee com
lIised Richard I. RipaTd, city edi-
tor of the Journal-Every Evening,
chairman; Robert Il. Yerkes of the
Milford Chronicle, Mr, Tabler:
lack Culver of the Snow Hill
(MdD DemOcrat-Messenger; ana
Ralph GrapperhaUs Of the Delmar-
va News, Selbyville.
Toward the cloae Of the sessions
last Saturday, President Harcing-
ton rtmnd the committee that VIII
seek TO have the "0pen meeting
legislation introduced and aD-
proved. Jack Smyth, editor and pub
Usher If the Delaware State
News Dover, is chairman. The
other members appointed: Richard
I. RinalL, city editor Of the viii
miEgton "JOurnel- Every Evening
Robert II. Yerkes, managing editO''
of the Milford Chronicle" and
Frank Karge, elitCr OF the "Ssdte
Register Laurel Del.
Another committee consisting of
Marshall Townsend, editor and
publisher of the Milford ChrOni-
Gle" and Jack Culver, editor of the
Snow Hill, Md, "DemOcrat-Messen
ger, was appointed to draw up
new bylaws for the association.
An effort will be made by the
Delmarva newspapermen to get a
greater share of advertising from
both major political parties. A
committee is to be named at a later
date by the president.
1t was Mr.. Yerkes, managing edi-
tor Of the Milford Chronicle, who
sponsored the motion for the ap-
pOintment of this committee. He
said that most of the money spent
in the 1854 campaign went to radio
and television and that both week
ly and daily newspapers were Civ
ing too much free publicity while
competitive mediums were getting
the income. Yerkes, who is also
the Republican chairman for KEN
County, said that he knew that one
party was said to have spent ovel
100000 for TV and radio advertis
ing, while spending very little il
newspapers.
New members voted into the Del
marva Press Association at tht
morning business session were
William Dryden of the Easten Shor,
Times, Berlin, Md; Mrs. Allel
Jones of the Bridgeville News
James E. Miller of the Delawar,
State News, Dover; James r. Cum
mings, Laurel, State-Register; Mrs
G. Arthur Mcdaniel, Upper Dor
chester News, Hurlock, Md; Jane
A. Bailey, Walter Ellis, and Ed
ward Kimmelshue, all from tn
Star-DemOcrat; F. Edwin SchOrtal
Delmarva News, Selbyville; Benja
min Cohen, Charles L. Story Com
pany. Wilmington; J. Fred Mitch
ell, McDOwell-Mitchell Associate
Of Wilmington; Richard L. DiJ
, Old Dominion Paper COMPANY
Norfolk, Va; George Gould, Lie
ensed Beverage Industries, Re
Bank, N. ].
Mr.. Berg reported a membershi
: Of 104, the highest in the organ
zation's history.
The association voted to mall
{ Maj. Clarence NJ. Dillon, who is
charter member, an honorary men
p ber. They also sent flower to MajC
r Dillon who has been i'll for son
j. time. This motion was proposed
}, Henry w. Bud" Harrington,
d Milford, a salesman for the Mudl
r Paper Co., of Baltimore, Md, al
e longtime member of the assOci
r tiOn.
e Some 100 members and guests
e the association heard the luncheC
e speaker DR.. Neal Bowman, sts
speaker for the National AssOci
i ton of Manufacturers. urge new
# papermen to examine the relatiO
1 ship between the nations busine
10 and economic system and sOci
& needs Of a rapidly-changing COZ
"a munity.
Al Keep the dollar rolling at
honest value" he said, "and Anne
~ lea will expand with it's rising DO
= ulatiOn and give us all the oppC
70 tunity to earn more buy more, a
~ have more"
= Population Gains
'We have made great strides
&c production but must improve 0
II selling and marketing techniqu
ii to keep raising the standards
81 living for the 11,00O new babi
! born today and every day. Ev
though death cuts down 1000 ci
zens every "a hours, that leaves
with daily population gain of
0OO," the speaker added.
Guests at the luncheon incluC
s. U. S. Senator John J. Williar
IL U. S. Rep. Harris B. McDOwt
~ Jr., Gov. J. Caleb Boggs, MAY
ne August F. Walz, City Treasul
" Alexander r. Abrahams, .Gerr
Il Gassaway, executive vice preside
o. of the Delaware State Chamber
Commerce, and John d. LaMOt
manager of the hotel.
. The meeting opened at 10:30
m, with a business session,
which the officers were, elected,
lowed by a cocktail party given
the News-JOurnal Company.