Among the.
State Publishers
At the Conference
By. GEORGE TURNBULL
> Tf you heard someone around the
conference yesterday or at the ho
tel last night saying, "Oh, did you
hear the one about X w . ’’the?
speaker may very well have been
Leith F. Abbott, advertising man
ager for the Southern Pacific at
Portland, who is here with J. A.
Ormandy, general passenger agent.
Leith, who was editor of the Em
erald in 1919-20, knows all the lat
est stories.
Several other editors of the Em
erald are here for the conference.
Henry N. Fowler, associate editor
of the Bend Bulletin, edited the
paper around 1914. William E.
Phipps, of the McMinnville Tele
phone Register, had the job in
1934-35; and he and Malcolm
Bauer, his managing editor and
right-hand man, now a news ex
ecutive on the Oregonian, had a
lot to talk about.
* * *
Mrs. Malcolm Bauer, who ac
companied her husband to the con
ference, was secretary of the
school of journalism two years
ago, when she was Miss Roberta
Moody. * * *
Associated and United Press
managers from Portland are here
—Leonard Kimball of the Asso
ciated; Ed Morgan and J. F. Gale
of the competing organization.
Miss Genevieve Dunlop, Oregon
journalism graduate, now em
ployed also on the Ontario Argus,
George Aiken.’s paper.
Mistaken identity note: People
addressing Anson Cornell, gradu
ate manager, as Ralph R. Cronise,
and vice versa. They were Univer
sity of Oregon college mates in
the days before the war. Mr. Cro
nise is now, with W. L. Jackson,
co-publisher of the Albany Demo
crat-Herald.
* * *
Eastern Oregon had several rep
resentatives, among whom were
noticed Harvey Bowen, new pub
lisher of the La Grande Observer,
who gave Oregon graduate Matt
Kramer a job a few weeks ago,
and Lee D. Drake, manager of the
East Oregonian, Pendleton, a for
mer president of the press confer
ence. * * *
IS Merle Chessman of the Astor
ian-Budget, here? Anyone you may
see displaying photographs of a
most presentable infant will like
ly be Merle with a picture of his
new grandson, the young “Scoop”
Lucas, son of Bob Lucas, Astoria
news editor, who formerly was ed
itor of the Emerald. Or it may be
Harry S. Schenk, the new field
manager, with a picture of his new
little daughter.
The conference group missed
Arne Rae, recently resigned field
manager, now in a similar capacity
for the National Editorial associa
tion. Arne started attending the
conferences back in 1920, just af
ter his return from the war and
before he studied journalism at
Oregon; then he attended as a
journalism student, later as adver
tising manager, editor, and finally
as field manager of the Oregon
Publishers' association.
* * *
The upper staff of the Corvallis
Gazette-Times is represented by
Claude Ingalls, editor, and M. K.
Myers, who has been news editor
for 16 years.
It has been such a short time
since Bill Jones, advertising man
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Rain Cause of
Many Empty
Pocketbooks
“Rain, rain go away” is the
plea of the employment office
staff as well as a number of
students.
Although the rain means noth
ing more than a little discomfort
to many students, it shuts off
the means of earning money to
pay for tuition for other stu
dents.
A large percentage of students
attending school rely on odd jobs
during their spare time to obtain
funds to pay their bills. The rain
greatly cuts down the number
of these job available thus creat
ing a serious problem for both
the employment office and the
students, Miss Violet Runte, em
ployment office stenographer,
lamented yesterday.
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Most Distinguished Visitors to Conference
Governor diaries A Sprague, his wife and daughter
where the governor made the principal address.
attended the
conference banquet last night
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Governor Sprague
Addresses Newsmen
At Annual Banquet
Publishers Told
Of New Trends
In Public Opinion
Realization of Late
Changes in Ideas,
Movements Asked
By PAUL DEUTSCHMANN
Emphasizing the undercurrents of
popular opinion and “social move
ments” of the people, Charles A.
Sprague, governor of Oregon and
former editor of the Salem States
man, called for a realization of
these points by the editors and
publishers of the state, at the an
nual banquet of the ONPA last
night in the Osburn hotel.
Viewing those who nave been
successful in the field of politics
as individuals who have been sensi
tive to these social movements of
the people, Governor Sprague
called upon the press to criticize
those in public office who fail to
recognize the “feelings of the
people.”
“And if perhaps I should be the
one to err in your judgment,” the
Governor said, “I do not ask you tc
spare the editorial rod.”
Emphasizes New Currents
The Governor put great empha
sis on the “currents of thought anc
; opinion which working editors
ought to seek to understand. Yoi
as editors,” he pointed out, “over
look some of the elements in ths
way of social movements of oui
times, miss the undercurrents anc
: tidal movements based on the feel
; ings of the people.”
! He suggested also that editor:
go easy on the “escape mechan
ism” of abusing Htiler and other:
in foreign lands, taking more in
I terest in the concrete problems o
their communities. Upholding thi
ideal of complete and aecurab
printing of facts as the first dut;
of the press, the governor adde<
that editors should certainly sup
plement this service with vigorou,
and continuous expression of thei
own opinions.
“Governor Not in Vacuum”
Pointing out that the “governo
does not live in a vacuum” he wen
on to show how the work of tb
public official went farther tha:
, that of a newspaperman. Mere ex
| pressions of opinion are not suffi
. cient for the official, he said, bu
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Newsmen Fail
To Register,
Only 101 Sign
Officially registered — 101;
present—probably twice that
number or more.
Foregoing is the story of press
conference registration. The 101
figure ties the mark established
in 1937, and surpasses by 11 last
year’s total of 90, records show.
Failure of more of the editors
and publishers to officially sign
the “guest book” was attributed
to the short time allotted for
registration before the meetings
started in the morning. Registra
tion books opened at 9:30, and
the session came to order at 9:45.
Hikers Hold Hope
For Hostel Havens
'Chain Store' Inns
Asked for Transient
Sportsmen
Youth hostels for hiking-minded
people of the Willamette valley
may become a reality if the plans
of Jack Hana, field secretary of
the Youth Hostelers of America,
who visited here yesterday, are
completed.
Hanna spent Friday on the Uni
versity of Oregon campus discuss
ing the proposed establishment of
overnight stopping places for
hikers, canoers, horse-back riders,
or skiers at 30-mile intervals in
the Willamette valley with campus
1 leaders.
The plan, which has a recognized
; international importance among
• the European sports enthusiasts of
: thirty years’ standing, makes it
1 possible to provide sleeping aceom
: modations and food at the cost of
’ 25 cents per meal and for each
l “overnight” which includes bed
• and blankets.
GRADUATE IS TEACHER
Clifford Rowe, graduate educa
tion student, has accepted a teach
- ing position at Klamath Falls as
: high school English instructot
; there, it was announced by the
i placement bureau at the school ol
. education yesterday.
Rowe, who has been working foi
t his master’s degree here will begir
his new job Monday.
Redmond Gets
Trophq Award
For Third Time
Contest Announced
By Sigma Delta Chi
For Weekly Papers
A winner for the third time, the
Redmond Spokesman, published by
Joe Brown, was awarded the Hal
E. Hoss trophy for the best weekly
in towns of less than 1000 popula
tion, at the Osburn hotel ban
quet of the ONPA last night. Bill
Pease, editor of Old Oregon, pre
sented the cup for Sigma Delta
Chi, national journalism fraternity,
under whose management the con
test was held.
Runner up in the contest was
the Junction City Times, published
by Tom Nelson. Honorable men
tion went to the Condon Globe
Times, published by Stewart
Hardy.
Phil Bladine, junior in journal
ism, announced a new Sigma Delta
Chi contest, to be judged on the
basis of general improvement, and
' to be open to all weekly news
' papers of Oregon.
Members of the journalism fra
ternity also put on a skit entitled
“Professor Whiz’’ during which a
team of weekly newspaper men
vied with a team of daily journal
ists in answering questions on
journalism. Warren Waldorf acted
as master of ceremonies. The daily
team won, after Ben Litfin, editor
of The Dalles Chronicle, broke a
tie.
Onthank, Casteel
Leave for Corvallis
John L. Casteel, head of the
speech department, and Karl W.
Onthank, dean of personnel, will
go to Corvallis over the weekend
to meet with the Oregon State and
Willamette university members of
the Hazen Foundation planning
committee. They will plan the pro
gram, appoint sub-committees, and
consider prospective members for
the Hazen Foundation conference
beginning July 28.
All students who want to go
hiking this afternoon meet at
Westminster house at 4 o’clock
| and bring a lunch.
Publishers
Move Into Last
Day of Meet
Pieper's Talk Heads
Luncheon; Election
Of Officers Slated
For Today
, With a full day of meeting's and
last night’s banquet under their
belts, visiting Oregon editors and
publishers this morning move lntoj
the last lap of their three-day con
ference.
Crowded hours are l>efore the
visitors before the newsmen can
close up shop and head for home.
Advertising men will take over the
cpnference witfi the opening gun
this morning, when they will at- j
tempt to add another new high
niiark to ad-session attendance,
growing with each year of the
nieetings.
Windup in Sight
After the advertising men have
finessed the last layout and dis
cussed the last list of comparative
figures, the publishers will all join
forces to put the business of the
conference , to bed with the semi
annual business meeting of the
Oregon Newspaper Publishers’
association, presided over by L. E.
Bladine, of the Telephone-Register,
prexy of the group.
Their house in order, the pub
lishers will gather up their con
ference-acquired ideas, turn their
hapk on the journalism1 “shack”
for another year, transferring their
stock to the long dining rooms of
John Straub memorial building for
their last meal together until next
January.
Campaign All Oratory
Electioneering without recourse
to the printed word will have to
be the order of the day at the ban
quet for the election of next year's
officers, due to the fact that the
publishers at their conference were
unable to figure out any plan to
make Linotype machines and
presses fit into back seats and lug
gage compartments of automo
biles.
Pre - election movements last
night were principally sub rosa.
Approached by the press for
pre-election statements or predic
tions, the publishers declared their
willingness to discuss the election
of last November or the one in
1940. Less close-mouthed individ
uals, however, said that all under
handed election methods and other
skullduggery would be ruled out
for today’s contest. In the past,
elections have been quite orderly.
FBI Takes Hand
Highlight of the luncheon, which
is another no-host affair, is the ap
pearance of N. L. Pieper, special
agent in charge of San Francisco
field division of the federal bureau
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Noble Terms New
Job 'Means to End'
Dr. Harold J. Noble, associate
professor of history, describes his
recent appointment to the faculty
of the government college in Ky
oto, Japan, as a ‘‘means to an end.”
Through this appointment he will
be able to further his research in
Japanese, on the history of Korea,
which he hopes to finish in a year.
Dr. Noble has done research for
the book in American, British,
Russian, German, and Chinese
sources. He taught for two years in
a Korean college and spent a year
in research on the project in Ko
rea. His work for his doctor’s de
gree was also in Korean history.
‘‘Kyoto is the cultural center of
Japan and has been for about 1500
years the capital,” he said.
Dr. Noble said, "It would be
ideal if I could take all my Oregon
students and friends to Japan with
me.” He extended an invitation to
all his students to “visit me in Ky
oto.”
Excuse It Please>
Mr. Turnbull
We Meant Siam
George Turnbull of the jour
nalism faculty spent the fore
part of Friday morning explain
ing that the Emerald reporter
misunderstood him when she
quoted him as saying Edward E.
Brodie, Oregon City Enterprise
publisher, was the third in a
succession of Oregon newspaper
men who had been made minis
ter to Finland.
Mr. Brodie is the first Oregon
editor to occupy the post at Hel
singfors. It was Siam which has
enjoyed the presence of three
Oregon editors as ministers—
John Barrett, William H. Horni
brook, and Mr. Brodie.
Hulten Explains
Libel/Remedies
To Journalists
Law Suits Said Due
To Inaccuracies
In Reporting
Several recent libel suits brought
against Oregon papers were cited
by Charles Hulten, assistant pro
pessor of journalism at Oregon
before a group of Oregon news
men jit the afternoon session oi
the press conference at the Uni
versity ‘yesterday.
“Under the Oregon statutes, ac
tion for libel must be started with
in a year after the alleged defam
ation,” said Mr. Hulten at the be
ginning of his speech.
In covering court or legislative
sessions an accurate coverage oi
the proceedings will prevent anj
chance of libel, he stated.
Oregon Cases Cited
Several cases brought against
the Journal, Oregonian, and New;
Publishing company of Portland
were explained by the UO profes
sor. Most libel cases in these in
stances arose from editorials o>
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Newspapers Show
Pictures, Printing
Photographs from the different
news bureaus, cameras, and nu
merous types of printing of Ore
gon newspapers are on display ii
the journalism building as a feat
ure of the Oregon Press confer
ence.
The University of Oregon new:
bureau was also represented witl
photographs of campus life. Ii
contrast to this, the Hillsboro Ar
gus, Klamath Falls News-Herald
McMinnville Telephone - Register
and Grants Pass Courier displaye<
photographs of local life. Printer
and engravers of many Oregoi
towns showed types of dance pro
grams, letterheads, and advertis
ing letters.
The display will be up the dura
tion of the weekend.
Traveling Webfoots
Hold Race-Horse Pace
Bg Beating Idaho Men
Northern Division Title One Step Nearer
As Hobson's Men Post Fifth Victory in Six
Starts; Gale Again Oregon High Scorer
Oregon’s Webfoots continued their merry dash along the
northern division title trail last night driving through a tough
Vandal defense to post a 38 to 30 win over the University of
Idaho in a game that was slow in starting but ended with both
teams resorting to a race-horse type of basketball.
The two teams play a second game tonight, again on the
Idaho Memorial gym maple.
Third Straight Win
The Ducks' Win last night was
their third straight on the current
road trip and their fifth victory
in six starts.
Except for a very few seconds
at the start of last night’s ^contest,
Oregon’s tall boys never were
headed as Johnny Dick, Laddie
Gale, Slim Wintermute, and Matt
Pavalunas began firing.
Forrest Twogood’s Vandals, op
erating on the theory that if the
Ducks couldn’t get the ball they
couldn’t score, played ring-around
the rosy, set-em-up ball, ala Ore
gon State, and this slowed the first
half down to nearly a walk.
Ball Hogging Effort Fails
But despite Idaho’s smothering
of the ball, Oregon’s speedy Bobby
Anet and Wally Johansen man
aged to steal it away from the
Vandals enough times to start the
Webfoots off on the scoring trail.
And once they started, the Ducks
weren’t to be stopped.
During the entire first period,
the Vandals took only 12 shots
from the field. Each one of these
was a virtual lay-in, not a shot
being attempted from beyond the
foul circle.
The score at halftime, however,
favored the Webfoots, 19 to 15.
Coach Howard Hobson’s basketeers
found the range for eight fielders
and' three free throws while Idaho
was making five of their field
goal attempts and five gift line
tosses good.
Scoring Tallies Similar
Curiously enough, Both Idaho
Oregon tallied the same number of
points in both halves, Oregon 19
in each 20-minute session, and Ida
ho 15.
Oregon’s Ducks started the scor
ing on the first play of the game,
the tipoff. Big Slim Wintermute
leaped high, batted the ball to
Captain Bobby Anet who flipped
a quick pass to Johnny Dick,
camped near the basket, and the
husky forward flipped it in.
Idaho took the ball and began
her tantalizing slow tactics. For a
minute, the Vandals watched for an
opening, and then little Steve Bcl
ko, the colorful gridder and hoop
er, darted toward the basket took
a pass, and sank a lay-in.
From this juncture until the
five-minute mark, neither team
i could find the basket, Ron Harris,
■ Idaho’s high-scoring forward, fin
■ ally sending Idaho out in front for
the only time in the tussle with a
i short one-hander,
i “Gold Dust” Twins Work
i Right there Astoria’s “Gold Dust
■ Twins” went to work. Anet canned
, a one-hander and Johansen stole
, the ball in mid-floor and dashed
1 down all by himself to hit a crip
i pie and shoot Oregon to the front,
i 6 to 4.
Rugged Lyle Smith, 200-pound
■ guard, was fouled by Gale and
made good the toss, but Oregon’s
- Dick countered with a lay-in to
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Rainey's Rise to Top
Is Declared Rapid
Homer I. Raimey, former University professor, who was recently
elected president of the University of Texas, has had a rapid rise to
the top, according to Dr. H. D. Sheldon of the University facutly.
Dr. Sheldon, professor of history and education, said that Dr. Rainey
was probably promoted more rapidly than any other professor whc
tt.-.;
Left Oregon in 1927
Dr. Rainey, professor of educa
tion from 1923 to 1927, left Ore
gon to become president of Frank
lin college in Indiana. Upon leaving
Indiana he became president of
Bucknell university in Pennsyl
vania.
While at the University he wrote
articles on the financing of Oregon
schools and on the testing of
teaching in public schools. Aftei
leaving the University he pub
lished a book based on his work
here. For the last two or three
years he has been head of a gov
ernment committee on the youth
movement.
Mr. Rainey was described by Dr
Sheldon as a "most popular” pro
fessor, a good singer, and a gooc
mixer. He was at one time a pro
fessional baseball pitcher.
McNab Outlines
Improving of
Rural Reporting
Label Heads,
Vague Stories Mar
Most Weeklies
Typical of weekyl newspapers*
rural correspondence is the badly
written, hazy, disconnected article,
according to Gordon G. Macnab,
former editor and news editor for
several outstanding weekly news
papers, in his talk before the an
nual press conference yesterday.
Explaining how to correct the
common fault of the rural weekly,
Macnab condemned the present
system of selecting- the most
readily available correspondent in
the community regardless of his
ability and interest in the work. He
urged the hiring of good corres
pondents.
“Hiring a corresppndent is much
the same as hiring an editor,” he
explained. “He must be paid
enough to keep him interested and
to make the work worth his time.”
Correspondents can be trained
either by personal contact or by
schools of instruction, Macnab sug
gested. The latter creates a great
er interest in the paper, builds
morale, loyalty, and alertness, he
asserted.
The style can be taught to the
correspondents by regular bulletins
sent out once every month or two.
Mr. Macnab emphasized the im
portance of regularity of the bulle
tins.
Explaining further how to im
prove the rural correspondence in
weekly newspapers, Macnab urged
careful editing.
The varied headline treatment
must be used, he said. “By no
means should a standing label head
be used.” He also pointed out the
importance of keeping the news
up to date.
The YW freshman commission
will meet at 4 o'clock Monday at
the Bungalow.
LAST PSYCH EXAMS DUE
All new undergraduate stu
dents who have not taken the
psychological exam ination
should be present at 9 o’clock
this morning in 107 Villard.
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Petty Pictures
Not Copied in
Art Ball Getups
In everything' from grass
skirts to top hats and boxes,
artists and models gathered at
the Anchorage for the annual
Beaux Arts ball, given by the
Allied Art league, last ntg^ht.
Enlargements of Petty’s illus
trations and streams of confet
ti, which were bung from the
rafters, decorated the Anchor
age. About forty couples danced
to the music of the nickelodian,
which featured mostly Benny
Goodman recordings. Following
the grand march, Mary Alice
Hutchins was awarded the first
prize for girls. She was dressed
in a Moorish costume.
Dressed in gunny sacks and a
mop wig, Bob Wilmsen won the
men’s first prize. Dave Arnold,
the hill-billy with stringing
black whiskers and a corn cob
pipe, was the evening’s funniest
spectacle. Mr. Harlow Hudson,
dressed in boxes was winner of
^ the faculty prize.