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Lexrnggomeiiyéfoml l The NEWS regrets the death last have been insofar as he was con— _ We received enoug fink—LY“: _ ‘

Voice of St. Matthewanc- ' Saturday of Douglas D, Cornette, cerned. , from you folks about “:sz 'V’

St, Matthews, Ky. 40297 ‘ V1ce—president and business man- While life on this earth ended hold an offset .llin‘iiflror i , a
A.J.'Vlehman,Jr., Edltor ager of The Courier-Journal and for Doug at the still useful age have been working on him-m“ ~E
Florida Garrison, Asst. Editor ‘ The Louisville Times. of 54 years, we’re reminded that liminary plans. It 100 ‘Qfg'rjifg‘i i] f ,E
Member ‘ ‘ Doug had just joined the Louis- a lot of water has run over the earliest time that we k:fi:3§:i .145 i
Nix”:k:f::;‘:;f‘;:fm’::’:fs ‘ i ville newspapers in 1933 as an dam since those days back in the will be May, but from “£3321“, r
lniemeiioSarNewspaper“Homeric: Assn‘ i assistant in the promotion depart- middle thirties when people had ‘ mation I’ve received so who“ I. .]
‘ Bener Business Bureau ment when the publisher of this more time to know and appreciate be worth waiting for. A tgam of :f':;;.4:;, *3
Kentucky Press Association, inc. i newspaper, fresh from Vine Grove one another. Very few of the peo— experts, all from outside the state ‘ “ i- r
Howard Ogles, President I High School, joined The Louisville ple we knew back in those days comes in and presents the ‘whole' ‘ :
George M. Wilson,Vice President | Times sports staff. We knew Doug at the C—J and Times are still shooting match. No selling. is done. j figs; 1
‘ A.J.Viehman,Jr.,Sec.-Mgr.-Trs. \ then as an ambitious, intelligent around. One of the more recent and the fun time 13‘,devoted-to- s- ,1
1 Executive Committee 1 and budding newspaper pro- ones to retire was George Mich- techniques and training.Class sub- kt ' 1
James T. Norris, Jr.,Chairman _(Ninth Dist.) ) motional staff member. ler, state editor for The Cour1er~ jects include press, film and cam— ' .53; . ~]
I William Nelson (First Dist.) 1 Journal. . era, plates, pressroom chemicals ' i
E.C. Calman (Second Dist.) i We have been friends ever since , Which goes to show you that time ink, blankets and rollers colofa i xii
AlSchansberg (Third Dist.) even though on occasions, Ilhave marches on and we must make separations and compgsmon ' f‘ii‘JEZi; . 4.
Ben E. Booneklll (Fourth Dist.) i told him that I did not agree with room in this ole world for some— Each class, has an alloted time ‘3; "
ClaytoniRoland‘lFifth Dist.) 1 his papers’ editorial policy. Doug one to replace us whether we re- limit and- believe me you’ll have ., h"

Thomas M. Buckner (Sixth Dist.) ’, would just smile but never say a tire, or depart for what we hope to want to work if ,you plan to 7'“ .is‘i‘gfi

Warren R. Fisher (Seventh Dist.) I disparaging word against the C—J will be “The Promised Land.”-- attend this session. ' . 24' .

James L- Cranord (Eighth DIS” 3 and Times. And that is as it should LTB , ~

. R. Springer Hoskins (Tenth Dist.) __._____.__—-—-—-———————-——--—————-———-—-—-----—'—- A1510 iin the Wind Will be an ad-,7 . wwflii‘fg‘

Tommy pastor, (At Large) vert s ng session or two. This time u ‘

Donald B~T°W'es (At Large) r l W we hope to do it a little different- {j ..

' . 1y. Insteald of involving only our i‘,
GUEST EDITORIAL I c h 1 f ' d 0w" PeOP er we hOPe to bring in I ~- :3
———‘——‘——_ some agency executives and a few f stir-2'3»)
, Doug as ornette, t e newspaperman 3 man mum _ _
Capitol comment . , . .
Yesterday morning, Sunday, just Were second. From our first hand O.K I know that something 15]..»

By 3.8. Van Curon as we started our‘brealdast, our experience and knowledge every— goingaon out there. Back here at It 4 -
0f their greatest advocates and As lSife‘rnoveSSI'alongwe sometimes Doug has played a vitgal role. He lljress time rollsfarountd, Xe don t It»
friends when Douglas D‘ Cornette think that some people will always‘ was {he individual who helped us five any (pews 0 you 01 8' Howl, ~81
dled Of a heart attack OCt' 19 be here with us But life has a to the Board of Directors of the a out sen mg a few pictures and "3 “
while hiking at the Audobon wild- fatal way to takin stor1es about what you re doing. ”:5

. g those whose KPA and several years later he Y _ k f \i ~
hfe preserve near Versailles With friendship ties one cherishes was the person to tell us we were ou may even want to ta e a 93W 1’ ; 7‘ .
his Wife and seven—year—old 3011’ We can easily recall a warm going to be nominated for Pres— picturles ariound] onBIr plant. We 1% a
JaDmesl Marvk. th f . d evening in June of 1951 on the patio _ ident of that organization. 21:: Niorelih feratiir: ewspaper o I 7:
f $31 tas k aseénore er 3% in??? of DuPont Lodge, Cumberland From time to time we have visit- ' g ‘
1° uc y n isgaph Sch 1g is Falls State Park. It was our first ed him in Louisville.Regardless of Well it’s all over but the cry- ”,3 , ,
ong tenure W t t .e our er ' Kentucky Press Association meet— his very busy and pressing sched— F ‘f ’ 111 1 d - - ' " in '
Journal and Times In Lou1sville ing and a friendly fellow sat down ule he always had time to chat ' ing or p O t ca a vertismg. Howie: ,.
where he was vice PI'eSider1t and and started a conversation with us. with us. He more than any single 'EZfldtgg‘éflffiEdigfitifigzgllnBsigfign:
general manager. . While Pat, our wife, had attend— person at the Courier-Journal, d g ’ - SI , ”‘5:
Whlle his chief duty m life was ed KPA meetings as a youngster caused out—of—toWn Kentucky. 3r Prcelss, vlv . f * _
Through five regular legislative deserving than any member of One of his greatest moments in 11 l di ti ' th tv news . gs '- '
sessions here Doug and Iworked KPA. ' newspapering came when he furn- A n ca omnp aret name 51101-237333: ' ‘
closely with legislators and Leg- Doug and I have spend many hours ished information for a story on pager: at? co d hgdoutoas far as _, 1 :;
islative Research Commission of our own time and hard—earned a flood near Morehead. “They ennio 1 e 31d t" ge ‘ rned ’ 1.1%.“. _ ,
in achieving these goals. money and that of our companies won't let me write for the paper,” 3%; crzafanof 1:31.351? 33:5: “erll‘n $.14 “f 7

furthering the cause of , news- he had oftencomplained to me. be the last minute 'flurry'with‘ sag! " _.

One of Doug’s happiest moments papering in Kentucky legislative It seemed to be a missing seg— local chairmen runnin inwith ad- A _
and what he thought was one of his halls fighting for freedom of the ment in rounding out his career co for this candidagte or that 3%, . >
greatest achievements was when press and the people’s right to as a thorough newspaperman. Asp yfar as lanned budgetingxis: , ‘ifi‘ _ '.

, the Quill, the magazine of Sigma know. “ Doug Cornette was more than concerned pthe newspapers a re-H"; I '- n
Delta Chi, the professional jour- . _, a machine-like neWSpaperman, he definite] 'down on the small end ”g ,1?
nalism fraternity, called Ken- Knowing a friend like Doug :was “was a friend and confidant through A few yweeks a o the ublicit. grits
tucky’s legal publication laws the also to know some of his frus- the years and was of great help central committeeg of the 1811330,”); 43; f 1
finest and fairest in the nation. trations and desires. While Quill . to me, when I ascended to the Press Association had a piece in “Q. a

This was a fitting tribute to called his achievements in legal presidency 0f KPA° ' ' ' the bulletin cautioning publishers nfi if“
his many hours of devotion to the publication laws the finest in the He was the kind of a man about about giving so much space to 52‘ if; p, A.
cause. Not at any time that I nation, the rules of the organiza— whom you can truthfully say, I’m candidates and said if so muCh .: ;: 1”
have known Doug did he every tion did not permit him to be- glad he came my way and that space were not given they might .3,
try to give the impression that' 'come a member for he was on we traveled_a lot of the road of have to spend more on advertise *,‘. ' ’
the largest newspaper in the state, the business side and not in the life together in the newspaper . ‘33;
the one he worked for, was more writing end of the business. profession in Kentucky. Continued to page 3 high

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. ’ 5;? . ' - ' quote the radio, t e televis- olitical re a anda and hand- '
.. 2: AT THE HELM — New Officers of Amerlcan Newspaper Representatives, Inc: -- Dick ion or the billboards. They either P . h P P g h 1d b
e ’ Westerfield, (left) secretary; Palmer H. Sondreal, president; William J. Oertel, Vice presi- expect or anticipate that the news— ougstlt fe newsgapleiris loiliif e a ’
e .. ~. ‘ dent-treasurer. Westerfield is the publisher of the West Union (la.) Fayette County Union; paper W111 run it “for free.” V9 ic e 01' 5011 P0 t ca _ orma— :
o 1'ij , Sondreal, publisher, Amery (Wisc.) Free Press and Oertel, secretary-manager, Ohlo With every mail delivery, news- tion. Rather than ,trigmg to get
. Newspaper Assn. papers are getting reams of po- 8“ 1:33:1‘3 fifrfldiggtfh: saiiid‘ziigm): .
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1e To tell an editor or publisher to - SP p ' p P -
t— I: NR I t rns throw it all in the waste basket” Shoflldt choose tthithcandidadih it “ ‘a
1r :1}; -' ' A ’ is foolish. To run all of it isjust wan S 0 suppor W care an en '
in ~ ' _ re U as foolish. The decision as to PuSh that candidate f°,1' all its
w 1;;- , 7 f d 1 S , M Okl b whether or not it is news must worth. »
Returning to its oun ing pace, ecretary - anager, a oma certainly be left to the editor. . ‘ '
' ' f Cincinnati, Ohio, directors of _A- Press Association, 3601 North . : liIti isln t a matter 0f 1714:1111“? Igo-
l' - ’ :50. ’ merican Newspaper Representa- Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Okla- ' Where newspapers are perhaps t ca copy for 1?“ fuming hilhut
ist tives, Inc. (ANR) commemorated 'homa, were ineligibleforre-elect— ,making the biggest mistake is in a matter 0- w a; is run. d” e:
, 25 years of service to thehometown ion after serving six terms. Both their endorsement of- candidates. EE‘Q’EEZPersthsetfip 03:8 lolsltsfre atiie
9; . , 'neWSPapers in conjuncfion with the were honored at the 25th Anniver- BY this it is not to be implied that c an d1 d ate S. will be knocfimg on their
w ' . convention of NationalNewspapers .sary luncheon of ANR Fridaynoon. a newspaper should not endorse ‘d'o'ér with es ect andwith the "d
[d «Association (NNA). New officers for ANR under the candidates. The mistake is made 181 . r P a '
, ’ Direewiis 0f ANR convened at the reorganized board are Palmer- when the newspaper allows its V91" 5 ng- .
3; y \ Sheraton-Gibson Hotel Thursday Sondreal, President; William Oer— name to be used as endorsing a; It’s the editorial page and the
11 _ t10 _conduct the hUSineSS affairs tel, Vice President & Treasurer; candidate and then doing practi- local influence a strong neWSpaper
3f ‘, 0f the corporationintheir quarter— Dick Westerfield, Secretary; cally “Othing at ‘311 abOUt it- For has to offer that no amount of
7 ,.l}:‘session. ' Joseph AmOdeO. Assistant Trea- years it has been a practice for television advertising can match.
- ,. .- Our newspapers and directors surer. candidates to try and get as many: Switch the action a little. Instead
hr - will be happy to hear that our “After 25 years of building, we newspapers to endorse them as of trying to get on someone's
w -=.i=;.-' volume has‘ made a beautiful turn- look forward to the challenge of possible 'so they can be listed in band wagon, make them want to
-n : around since March, reported further expanding our sales effort some printed piece and the candi— get on yours.
[_ _ -. ‘President George. Wortley, Pub— _and building a solid service organ- date can brag about the newspaper ', . '
.r ’ lisher, Fayetteville, New York, ization for the hometown newS- SUPPOIT. It’s still a long time Until NOV-
il'. ' ' Eagle-Bulletin, in opening the 565— \paper of America,” declared If a newspaper is going to support ember..
rt, .311“ 51°“- ; - . President Sondreal in accepting ' ' :3
[Ts-g”. i, JOSePh J' Amodeo, Vice Presi- the new office. 1.
ages? assailant-Operations 0f 131‘le r186 JOIa- It will be vital that-an publish- , 7 - ‘3
at‘“ tern“? Street, Broo yn, New York, 'ers, press association managers f . ' \ . it?
at -' informed direcwrs that theflfiscal .. and ANR personnel work together ' , ’ ‘-
,S; - 1;" ' - year ending September 30, _1968, if ANR is to realize its goals, he ( L",
3 ,-_ will mark a new high in billing said.
g .. a; , 'volume - $8,071,526.01.’With clos— . ~
v. . t7}; " * ing procedures in process Amodeo m ' .
fd. . » ;, . _ reported a net profit will be realiz- - , W 1
'h i 5 _ed for the year. ‘ , g
’1" . > The profit picture was underscor- - .
1.7. , ed by President Wortley who told '- O o - g
. .73 directors that this was after re— . . ‘ , Wthh retall ,;
or * paying NNA $10,000 loaned ANR 'By Florida Garrison 5
k 1;}; , earlier in the year for a manage— . , i
O? ment study. Orchids to three Kentucky news- .,
. C. Randall Choate, Vice Presi- papers who proclaimed anniver- promo Ion ma es ever
3" dent-Sales of ANR, 800 Guardian saries in September and October: l
I.e . Building, Detroit, Michigan, con- The Owenton NeWS-Herald, 100 I 0
:s :7 _ ‘firmed that the first month’s sales years; the Edmonson County NeWS, S 0 er aWInner ,
'8 . in the, fiscal year will reach an Brownsville, 41 years; and the ' .- 3
1- . ‘ all-time high of $1,200,000. His Ohio County Times, Hartford. ’ .
1e forecast called for $9,000,000 in three years. _ _;
the year ahead. The following recent staff chang- \ It’s that small wonder among promotions: Trading Stamps. , ‘
' . 7 , Under the research program, es were noted among Weekly and . - ,
_ Choate informed board members daily papers: James A. Thomas They are saved In more than 80 per cent of the nat1on s ,
2%., that the first report from Starch named editor 0f the Leslie County households. And here’s one big reason they’re so popular:
.' 81 Company, research analysts, News, Hyden. Bert Lunan, manag- _ . .
. . ~ will be available for study early ing editor of the Henderson Glean- Unlike most retail promot10ns, they allow a merchant to ‘
.177 inliflovemberi1 Tip: market survply fife-{Ilgrgf‘lfigs Silgcigigeggthgiwd 13:- return the benefits of the promotion. to all his customers—
I wi cover t e rst sx mont s . ePOI‘i- ' - ' . -
p . of 1968. , _ ing staff of the Louisville Courier- and 1n direct proportion to their patronage. .
Charles 0. Morgan, Publisher, Jouréial. PEI-4° Miobayed hisfi‘egrfid Here are some things an average food retailer doing‘a $1.2
T} j Kirkland, Washin ton, East Side as a vert smg lrector 0 t e S " ;,. - L - h ”-
a: p , Journal, Homer Rganklin, Publish— land Independent after 45 and one- “hlliun annual busmess might use to promote sales Instead
‘ - ‘ ' er, .Tifton, Georgia, Gazette and half years. Stan Champer has been Of glvmg stamps: ’
g 7‘ Robert M. Shaw, Secretary-Man- promoted to city editor of the Ash— He could 0. . b h' d ' . O I) ‘. h' h
's- .‘ ager, Minnesota Press Associa-- land Independent. , ‘ . CW6 away. y C ance ruwmt, 0") “x 1g ' ‘
m ' tion, 84 South Sixth Street, Min- ' prlced cars.
as 3:. neapolis, Minnesota, were seated Robert E. powen is the new . . .
led g. . as new directors. editor of the Menifee County Jour- [Helgould oflcr pic-me: orders and free delivery, prov1ded .
iilili I}; V .. Sienatmed hjlvere LYIeidph. Ylpung, nal, Frenchburg, succeedinngs. on y per cent 0 15 customers used the scrvxce. .
t - .cre ary- anager, a 0 ress Don Crain. Harold C. Raines, for- ~ , , , '
ad Association, 604 Idaho Building, mer publisher of the Pineville Sun— He could offer charge Accounts, as long as 170 more than .
air. . . . ,lSBOCise; Idalhi/p, :Villiarrolhia Ogrtel, Courier, has joined the staff of one-third of the busmess was done on that basis. -
S . , e re ary— an ger 1 ress the Elizabethtown News as adver— . . . . - '
ire“ ’ 7 _ Association, 198 Soilth High Street, tising manager. Charles Rentrop, in each of these. on!) a fraction of the customers benefit. . \,
26' I _ ~ goitfinplus, Ovhiot, gicéanpssvzfilield, _ dean of city hall newsmen at the With trading stamps, ever). shopper is a winner. . ,
tY it; . u _s er, es n1 , 0 r ay— Kentuck Post & Times-Star, has , .7 .. .
“1.1 $5.: :7 ette County Union, NNA Director, retired ther 61 years with the pap- That‘s one reason why S&H Clrecn Stamps have been given
gin g . and Palmer H. Sondreal, PublISh— er. by leading American retailers smce 1896.
ars 5.3;». ,. er, Amery, Wisconsin, Free - . _
to ' Press. - '
ich i ’ :‘NNA President Verle Kramer, The Irvine Times-Herald’s newly The Sperry and HutChlnson Company 3w
ght 91,235. - . . .Publisher, Gibson City, Illinois,_ appointed advertising manager is An American way of thrift since 1896 sass: ‘ .l
15- ” Courier, retired as director'of Mrs. Alice Richardson. The ,
‘ ;.: ‘ .';ANR after serving for the past Owensboro Messenger and In-
if .~two- years. ~quirier also has anew ad manager, .
- 3:33;; President Wortleyand Vice Pres— Hugh T. Hawkins, long-time em- '
I: ' -.ident -.-.’_:Treasurer' Ben Blackstock, ployee of/the paper. ..- . _ ' ..
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. . . The medla for elections. -.
Every voter reads either a daily This election year, perhaps more ' , ...-—»- 7 r7 < ,. 7 ' s€i§\
or weekly newspaper every day, so than ever, people have awatch— _ ' .,._ 7 ‘ f ‘ T :I ' 7' «s‘
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marily the information medium. _ §§L¥§T§I 7; “a? 7 Z\\>°~’§
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are receptive to its advertising, yourself and explain to them your ' .fi‘e“-—\7,I#l ' “ 77\\“
After general news itself, wo— solutions of the problems affect- 7 it?
men like advertising better than ing our communities, our state .7.-.-:‘-.1‘I;:, fl, " I shit;
any other feature of the newspaper. and our nation. “‘s\.'r7 W. Z’ 7 7 ' -' ,‘:,‘,;j7'7":::7if:fj7_~,._ 7 «ti
Men rank advertising after news From the Wisconsin Primary ,I"§'VII_ 445i} . _ t 1““?
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carries authority,7 conviction and primary source for securing elec- ‘ ‘I’I’II‘S 7,57% 37an IIIIII' _ g‘ . We
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information about the candidates television. . .were hardly in. the 7W§m§°flé%g " , 7
and the issues they stand for, running. ’ ‘ 7 III"7 1.7:“, {77%.2/ ' - " *7
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