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p Kentucky Press ASSIrl. COde of Ethics $10 Newsprint Raise I
Effective July 1 i I
I Your Central Ofﬁce has received many re- e. To strive as far as lies in me to make Major newsprint mills in Canada 2111- . I
It quests for the Kentucky Press (lode of ltthics all editorial comment and news reports just. nounced a price increase of $10 per ton cf- I I
which was adopted on July 25, 1925. We lair and uncontrolled by those natural pre- fcctive July 1, bringing the New York price I I
I were able to procure the wording of the seek my remedy only in their repeal. to $116 a ton. The new price compares with I
(lode from the Mt. Sterling Advocate and all such laws as I can not agree with I will an all~time “’1’ of $120 in the '203 and a low 1
presCm it for your information. The orig dilections which sometimes unfairly influence of about $40 in the depression years, Prices
I iiial (lode W315 printed 0“ heavy paper, suit- ”5‘ for newsprint vary according to location but .
Ell)l€ for framing, and is found on many f. To perform every duty incumbent upon on a New York basis newsprint sold for $50 .
I walls in the ofﬁces on many of the old mem- me as a member of this Association, and to in the 1938—42 period; $84 in 19416: $90 in I
l r bers of the Association. “16“?” I10 office or duty unless With the Ill“ 1947: $96 in mid-1948; and $100 at the end I I
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. . . _. . . . , . - . - prices to the #1106 level. Althougn Price
from the Constitution of the Unitcd States. g_ To give due credit for all matter copied Stal 'l' D‘S'll l . A . ,1 l I) l‘ . I
‘ “(lonngSs Shall Make No Law Abridging from other 11. 't‘ ' ‘)‘ )I III? I“ e If” “Fluff“ [I6 6'0“.” I I
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t “I6 FreeclonrOl The lr)ess I. “KI, ImmSllhﬁ h~ T0 hOId sacred and hlVIOIHIﬂC HII In- the increase it was not expected to have any I I
SI‘IIC COHSIIIIIIIOH’ )The IlIrinting) ress la” formation given me in a conﬁdential way, effect. The boost in newsprint is likely to I I:
IIC Free To Every lerson ' .TIK It.“ fOHYIIISI being (TEIYEIUI 110C 10 accept conﬁdences that cause most newspapers to study a complete I .I
is 2:15;?if:Egrtcl;feI::OII:::::n1.2133:21:: 1:: Ihﬂ?’ thereafter be thﬂl‘rilISSIItg I0 the Ohe revision of operations. This will include the 1 I I
‘ . . , glvmg them 311d [0 me receivmg them; 111- question of whether to increase circulation , 1 I
I the common good,.w_e, members OI the lyen- formation given in this manner being tOO or advertising rates. or both, to meet the I I
. III‘IIW Il’ress ASSOCIZ‘IIIOII' . hereby, erect “and. often meant as an agent to C1056 the (1001‘ [0 increased costs. Study of content toward the I I I
subscribe to the lollowmg paragraphs as legitimate publicity. elimination of frills. free publicity and other I I
IJCIIIg our conception Of Ethlml Standards i. To recognize the right of privacy of matter that has low readership interest is ad- I 3
WhICh we most 5°18"me accept as the lowest individuals in all matters not of public con- visable. Above all things, newsprint MUST I ‘ II
IIIIIICII we may observe. cern. be conserved and wastage stopped even I I II
AS AN INDIVIDUAL . I. To recognize it to be an ethical duty to though it is minor. I I.
lst. I believe in the calling and profession adhere to rates for SCI‘Vi(‘€s to insure 21 fair I I
, f of journalism. tht- §‘°\ I I II
" 2nd. I believe that. since under the First k. To conduct business in such a manner LOWGll Den‘ron Purchases I I III
Amendment to the Constitution of the that illicit propagandists Will not presume Flemingsburg Gazette I III
- United States we are above all law. pm. to graft space in my publication or in the I I’
l'cssionally we must recognize our own publication on which I am employed. The Fleming Gazette, Flemingsburg “'CCI“ I l l I
r: Ethical Code, which shall be a standard of I. To give thorough investigation to all ly, has been purchased from Ransom Todd, I II
,_ I: practice for the members of the Association, questionable advertising offered and refuse by Lowell O. Denton, Fleming County High I I I I
3rd. I believe it reasonable and just to space to all misleading, veiled, dishonest or School teacher. I, I, I
#3: the members of the Association that for the illegitimate advertising. Qenton. Who WI“ IX? “SI-516d by his Wife I I l I
33:} protection of society and the good name of m. To give a Iust and correct circulation in the operation of the. paper. announced I I III
$33" our profession, penalties under civil statutes Statement. the plant “’1” remain in its present btiilding I I III
and Association by~laws shall be applied for ii. To strictly maintain published rates. which will be under lease to him, I I III
the punishment of any in or out of Our 0. To refrain from engaging help. em- Denton added that the present personnel, I II
Association who shall violate any principle ployed by a competitor. or a brother news- including linotype operator jack Thomas, 1 I!
Of the Code. Therefore, on this basis I join paper man. without ﬁrst giving him ample will remain on the paper, I I I
Iwith my fellows in establishing the follow- opportunity, if he so desires, to retain such Todd published the Gazette for the PEI-St I5 I I
ing. help. years after he purchased is from William E. .
CODE OF ETHICS I). To correct, promptly and prominently, Hacker. now of Redlands. Calif. It was
[‘k—We a. To maintain a standard of Iournalism any error in news or editorial utterance we founded in 1880 by I'senaghan 8c McCartney
leneVCf 'in the paper which I own or manage, or on may have published that might inIIure any :IIItItanIoiher'paelvmus publisher was W. M. I
IWhich I am employed, that will reflect Credit Indwldu‘il I” insltitutionlgl . I f l' . I 0 0m“ e. I
upon the Association to which I belong and q' To use the ionora e m e (I ec itor a? . I .
Win the respect of friend and foe. a preﬁx orIafhx to the named all news- . . . . I
b. To strive for no success that is not paper men in good standing With the Assoc- "Iotal gross. billing for May by the News I
founded upon the Golden Rule and the iation. paper -.~'\Idvertisnig Servrce, lnc., ourInatIional .l
highest Conception of justice and morality. r. To use every laudable effort to elevate advertising representative, was $159,754.44 . .2
c. To speak in respectful terms. through the standards of Journalism in America and nation—Wide. 'Iotal billing for t‘heIcalendar . . l
the editorial or news columns, of contem~ win that conﬁdence and respect that comes year atIthe end of May was $885,122:06. In» I I I
Iporary new-Spapers and editors. and when as a reward for right domg and right crease for the year to date over 1930 is more I I I
this Cannot be done to remain silent. unless thinking. than $20,000, and 11 new accounts were in— J I I I:
to remain silent would be to the detriment To the aboyc paragraphs 1 hereunto chided on the May report. I
of the people I serve. cheerfuly subscribe: and in WllneSS thereof “.K I I
(I. To uphold through my paper the I hereby sign my name. The Russell Springs Times journal reports I
gm’ernment and all laws, even though they ‘9‘ installation of an addressograph mailing sys- . I I
,be Obnoxious or distasteful to me; and for Patronize Press Advertisers. tcm to handle increased circulation. I I ;
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l' 1 d a d S - I It now costs as much to operate a tin, ﬂummm
, ' L Mt. Ster lng vocate n entlne " as it did to operate a year twenty yeaisé E
_: ' , \Vork is done much faster: labor coststli E
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i ' , By Eddie Hessel, Jr. Democrat bought the Gazette and took over of the modern shop which it now OPEI't E
it i The Mt. Sterling Advocate was founded its circulation lists and good will. In Volume I, Number 1, the founder; E
- Q by two citizens of 1\'Iontgomery county, the Besides those above named some of the The Advocate stated. “This newspaperi E
. late Honorable John H. Mason and Dr. C. early day publishers of newspapers in Mt. be published for the best interests of? E
. 3 W. Harris, and was ﬁrst published in August, Sterling included: John Daniel, owner of Sterling and i\Iontgomery county." Si E
- , 1890. During all those long years it has con- Mt. Sterling's ﬁrst newspaper, the Columbian that day sixty years ago it has been that E
‘ l tinued to grow and prosper, although many Spy, founded in 1821; \Villiam Streeter, R. stant policy of The Advocate to live "1 E
'i S has been the time when its owners had to R. Lindsey, John Scott, James W. Mullay, that declaration, and always it has IE
1 give orders on local stores in order to meet W. T. Hanly, J. R. Garrison, Captain W. T. found expressing its views on all pt 2
g the payroll. Havens, Judge Ben R. Turner, Squire Tur- questions without fear or favor. and (hi _E_
l The Advocate’s founding fathers set a ner, R. H. Lane, W. Hoffman “700(1, and this long period of time it has been iii E
1 high standard of journalism which the paper Irwin \Vood, all deceased with the exception mental in many civic improvements; 2
has tried to follow throughout the years. A]. of Irwin Wood and Judge Ben R. Turner. many to enumerate. ' E
I though at the time The Advocate ﬁrst made At one time Mt. Sterling was served by The Advocate is a neat. well Writtenpi E
. l its debut to the public it took only an old four newspapers, and several small dailies full of local color with a tendency tori E
1 second hand press and a “shirt tail” full of were founded there, but liVCd only a short agricultural interests. ' E
, type to start a newspaper, conditions have time. There have also been senii-weeklies The present Editor is J. W. Hedden,i E
changed greatly since those pioneer days, and other publications of different frequen- H. “7. Greene as General Manager} E
i There was a lot of competition in Mt. cies in making their appearance which have scription rates are $2.50 per year, $1.511, E
Sterling in this early days and in 1891 Mr. come and gone With [116 Passing 0f time. six months. ' E
{ Mason disposed of his interest in “His Baby," In the old (lays it took little capital to (Note: This is the third in the stilt E
l‘ 'is he loved to refer to The Advocate to J. 5m” 21 newspaper, requiring only a few historical sketches on Kentucky newspi E
l: “7 Hedden Sr who continued to be con- hundred dollars and a little credit (which and newspaper folk.) 35
;1" nected with the publication until his death “as only [90 P16119911)- "They “61C generally . 35
J in 1942. The business was then operated by launched for political reasons and the per— 1%
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f a partnership composed of Dr. Harris and 5”“”_”“"”lg_th€m lrequently [“9 “if“? $011 Make Returns On Time 3%
l A“ Hedden until 1897 when Dr Harris (:eption of Journalism. Such publications as
‘l ‘ ‘ .y. I ' - , - - , ' . In some ‘lI‘C'lS of the United State:
ll disposed of his one-halt interest to the late deserved and ”Willy met “'lth an early ‘ ‘_ ‘ :E
1: . , . death Collectors of Internal Revenue have asst E
1. Reverend B. 1N. Trimble. This partnership - lt' . t t 1 (NEE
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'” continued until July, 1910, when the Advo- Since those early days when all type was :1 (1g 1 ‘_ I‘lt' l . t “E
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l3 cate Publishing Company was incorporated set by hand, the publishing of a weekly news- Y . g . 8 EE
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i3 under the laws of I\entncky and both Mr. pdper has changec materlally and it now T1 1 .1 l l t 535
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; Hedden and Reverend Mr. Trimble w1th- costs many thousands ot dollars in equip» _ e avs‘pr) (es H‘” He )6 _ ‘E
I] . . . . . , , , d , be iii the Collectors hands on certalnéE
n drew from active connection With the publi- merit to launch even the most mo est weekly, , ' .. _ . iE
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5‘, cation. '1 he business was then operated as a In comparison With those pioneer ( ays in t1 t1 t 1 ll 1 ﬁli l SIS—=—
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>[1 stock company by G. B. Sent} and J. W. Hed- the newspaper busmess in Mt. Sterling, the ' EE
. . . ‘ .. 1 ._ . . , 1 received by the Collector on that (liltE
1‘ den, Jr., With the former servmg as secretary. Advocate Pu )lishing Company, owned )y _ _ ‘ 35
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1- treasurer and the latter as president. I. W. Hedden, Jr., now pu) ishes )oth the 55
it . . ﬂ . . -, on that day, he mav assess a penalt\':=
[*1 The Advocate continued under this man- Advocate and Sentinel-Democrat and is . x .55
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1? agemcnt untl J 1y 19, 1919, when J W eqUipped With two multiple miganne Inter These rules of ﬁlm 'iﬂect .111 Federzi;
:l Hedden, Jr., purchased the 86an stock in type typesetting machines which cost trom ~ g ‘ ‘ SE
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1‘ the corporation, and the two Heddens op- $10,000 to $12,000 each, tiree cylinder C tr‘b t' A t t FOAB) FEE
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‘t erated the business until the death of J. W. presses, one an automatic; two 101) printing 1 ( =5
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y Hedden Sr. in 1942, at which time J. W. platen presses, two saw trimmers, large cast- 1 . l l :E
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"1 Hedden. Jr., bought the remaining stock mg box, cutting machine, proof press, Elliott Tl ) ‘ t 1 .1 bleiE
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, from the heirs and has since that time op- mailing machine, the latest ruling machine to 11 .=
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‘ erated the business as publisher and sole handle all speCial ruled forms and a large ' 15
. _ ‘ ‘ people are compelled to accept social sets
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y e( ui )ment coverage and taxation. The new IaWLEE
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it the Sentinel-Democrat, Mt. Sterlings oldest 1 :pgésent p athl-is ocatec in [116 ien- and partners except those who comet:
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1‘ newspaper, and Since that time. both the Mt. tgit 1V:ear Smi ( ingl, oppolsitebt e post one of the professional or other ESE
y Sterling Advocate and the Sentinel-Democrat o( (.e on laip 'treet,w1ereditfias leenjsince _ groups. However, the self-employCdIlE
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J1 have been edited and printed in the plant of 1.114, (It “(11L 1 “”11: ltkmsme rom t 16 “.ml Will not be reqtiired to make his ﬁrsllls
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l. the Advocate Publishing Company, All other ble building on ' (nil treet,C now occupilec bution until 1952 when he ﬁles 1115115;
ili early day publications, including the Colum by the Cavins Distri )uting .ompany. T ie come tax return. —\Molt and GEE
l= bian Spy. the \Vestern Whig, the Kentucky company now has ten full—time employees £5
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Iii Sentinel, the Democrat, the Gazette, the and payroll averages are better than $500 a .—‘—" "E
Cg: Kentucky Courier, and several others either week. practically all of which is spent With Surely the people of America muSIEE
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y i sentation of news, as set forth in the Canons of Journalism. It advocates } ”ml“
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. 3 tion of propaganda under the guise of news. It afﬁrms the obligation of a “New
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- ‘ Volume 22, Number 7 "mth developme 10 g , .
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Kentucky Press Association cut advertising before he cuts white collar overtime must be paid at the rate Ollin material
,1 Douglas Comette President people off his payroll." and one-half their hourly rate of Palm. ”1 pape
i ’ . ’ . . ‘ - - . . (T ‘
i Courier-Journal, Louisvdle [or the week in which the circulation exttr U31" '
l Bennett Roach, Vice-President _ . 4000. Under the amended law all emploii Pm”
Shelby News, Shelbyvdle S S of newspapers with circulation under 4.0 they elei
-~ l Victor R. Portmann, Secretary—Manager Correspondent . . , .. ' under t1]
1 University of Kentucky, Lexington dlc (.xcmpt . . . However, they become ii .. ,
l _ _ _ A country correspondent who covers news jett to the Wage and Hour Law provisiu 11 the” E
l DIStﬂCt Executive Committee for a newspaper without assignment as to a when circulation goes beyond 4.000 and i their [RSI
i y . ‘ - _ . . < A. . . . ) .
l CDlaiilizlllgnKSiElhoi- Ps‘lxsml’aiildsgggttghtljedgnfg‘ﬁ particular news story is a sell-employed pci- Lound so long as circulation is above my ltrol. 1r“
3 ton County News, Fulton; Second, John B. son covered by social security law if net earn- figure." ‘1.“10” 22
i Gaines, Park City News, Bowling Green; Third, ings total $400 or more in any one year. The l‘” l the
. Niel Dalton, Courier-Journal. Lomsvﬂle; Fourth, tax rate for such 5611'.e,npioymem is 21/2 “0‘ "lgmn 25
1 Alfred S. Wathen In, Kentucky Standard, I M' 1 1r 19,2 S .1 . ‘ ”The l
l. Bardstown; Fifth, Charles E- Adams, Gallatin percent, one arm 3‘ J ‘ ”(‘1 d (orre- lii answer to the question of whethci sunlie“
1' County. NGWS, Warsaw; Seventh. Fred Bullard, spondent is not a newspaper employee and newspaper having second class in mm It ‘ ll 5 ‘
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g; Herald, HQZQFd, Eighth, IamesC. Wilson, L05 hence subject to newspaper contribution for 16,, ., - , , ‘ . . . g_p mg ““6
l‘ Cabin, Cynthiana; Ninth, Martin Dyche, Senti- . "'l . f . . . ‘ 1' l gcs (an insert a section or handbill fort as the hi2
H "Bl-E0110, London; State—at-Large, Wllham Cay— 50““ security taxes or or unemp oymeiit livery by boys and not insert that section Offer 1 f“.
l‘ WOOd, SUN, Winchester; State-at-Large, Mack compensation. Tax consultants warn that , , , ~ , y . a “
)1 . . . , those papers gom throurh the maill -- '
l‘ Sisk Progress Dawson Springs Immediate . - - , 8 E. v base pent
l; , . ’ ’ giving an assignment to a correspondent p . Offi , , . .,
l5 Past President, Joe LaGore, Sun-Democrat, ‘ . l' l"h ‘ l f . l 1 . 'l 0“ CC Department 0" May 5rd ad“! 25. 195]
i: Paducah. estal) 1‘5 es ldn' e ement ;) “mt“; “ “C1 this cannot be done. “In determiningl ”TheG
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l‘ _____.___—____ in b it 1 .65“ t bu 3.1 empl )yer emp yeel re Tight 0f 11 [)UbllC'dthIi t0 transnnssmn llll quires [ha
1; .. “[101151111), su jcctirgg suci .11 correlsponc e-nt mails as second~class matter, all copies pH and kept
lil NAT | o N A l E D | 1’ o R | A L to cmp (WU “ml“ ““0“. 0 SOC” security lished and circulated are taken into considi a,“ recon
E“ A taxes as well as other federal regulations. . ~ . 1 , .
i : ASSOCIIT TION ‘ ation ant not only those which area by repres
1!. 342%.. (Note: 1 he VVage-Hour law does not apply 1 .1 , - n . , _ .
.1 . 'z'ifr‘iim :7 . . tiroug i the mails. the Department said. Slztbiliratii
.3 «my. to newspapers of 4.000 or less Circulation.) . '.
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p l Michigan Press Bulletin ﬁg“ , . _
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' l H | H Th t ——O‘—-‘——— Very few magazines of general circular Effective
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all S eeper. Pea d The Federal Communications Commission 1d” to "he” (”i addressed, postage-paidorl 0H.“ 01
ill AdvertISIng I’OCG ures has suspended until September 1 1951 the card m an effort to convert the occasloﬁ price cont]
ll A “sleeper" in present price control regu- effective date of Proposed increases in VVest- reader Wholprobably purchased h” copt‘tfl-SPBCIallyi
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l lations threatens advertising and all person- ern Union Telegraph rates, including press [' "CWISSI‘"; 1m” 1 reguldr subscriber. It‘ll id pends 11,
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ll nel involved in sales, merchandismg, mar- rates. requested by \Vestern Union on May [)6 '1 m 0 newspipcrs ire (ner 100W la :5 of d
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5‘ keting', and market research, James I). 1. In suspending the effective date of these )ct )ylnotdenclosing an ordei card unlit?ml Ill’m‘h
'i ‘ , . . . . . : ' ‘ ‘ ' < , 2r
IE Shouse. v1ce~pr€std6nt 0f AVCO Manutactur- increased rates, FCC ordered a hearing to (“Pylp ace on newsstands for sale. You)“: 'V ("‘5
5, ing (10.. warned the American Marketing begin on june 25 before Hearing Examiner alttac 1 Ian order card to your papers tliaulln tTmakir
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:lj Assoc1ation recently. Shouse claimed adver- Llizabeth ]5_ Smith. ”093.1 the 'm ”1" providing Vol] placelll y pre
i tising “faces the period of its greatest jeop- the inside of the paper and affix it secuildper prod
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{ ardy" begause nuinufacturers cannot reﬂect —‘—_.— thereto by ‘1 5MP1e ()I‘ borne (“her means. 6\ “id $J0
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ii administrative. sales. advertising and allied S ecial EClHl' O ‘l'. Subscription blanks, coin-cards, Mme ”5‘0““
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3E1 cost increases in price rises permitted under p I Ion ver lme $101)“ may be “56d bl” we nge“ that!“ th “111.1“
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if Ceiling Price Regulation No, 22. IneVItably, All Opinion expressed recently by the ( “918‘s Section 34'97' Postal LN“ ““de l’ _ prim
if as noirlactory payroll costs advance, as must liidiana Press Association states that news- Llations, With your postmaster before you kmmng
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;l be true in the cause of administration and papers, which ordinarily do not have more to mdll papers Wlth blanks attached. “1i 6 notei
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ll; ofﬁce and sales staff and other factors not 211- than 4,000 Circulation and are thus exempt . nm lnot a].
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