Show I r l Paper Cut Called Caned Brake Brakl Brak On Power of Press ATHENS Ga Feb 19 Government ordered IP d on newsprint usage constitutes a governor on the power of or t tf press press at a time when never never b before fore has so much depended u uthe the unselfish and enlightened use of this power Walter lit A I Fuller president resident of Curtis Pub Pub- Pub T t r lishing g company Philadelphia declared Friday Addressing the annual Georgia press institute Fuller said in a ap p prepared speech that reluctance of officials to give facts supporting support support- ing necessity for paper curtailment curtailment curtail curtail- ment aroused suspicion in and out of congress Facts contributing ing to this suspicion he said included included included in in- in- in the original W P B Border order which put no no nomore more importance on paper for tor newspapers and periodicals periodicals pe pe- than upon the production of flypaper The letter that Aunt Mathilda writes to her school girl niece is in the same priority category category category cate cate- gory as newsprint Both are considered considered considered con con- less leB important than a apiece apiece apiece piece of ot wrapping tissue paper paper Assails Handouts Turning to government use of paper Fuller asserted assert d The handouts that make the Washington snowstorm of ot news releases releases' are still classed as essential essential essential es es In other words they are regarded as necessary in the war effort whether you have the paper to print them or not I understand understand understand under under- stand that the public printer in Washington is estimating a 50 per percent percent percent cent increase in his use of paper in 1943 over 1942 In addition to the tremendous quantity of paper already consumed consumed consumed con con- in Washington information service the 0 O W WI I rec recently announced announced announced an an- it was about to start a four to six-page six summary of the weeks week's news in Washington for Americas America's home town news news- papers This will be sent to you on a small part of the paper pa er reserved reserved reserved re re- re- re served for military and government government government govern govern- ment purposes This reserve is isone isone isone one of ot the mysteries of the situa situa- tion Officially we have no fig fig- ures Unofficially we understand this reserve may amount to 9 tons The paper industry th thinks it can produce something over tons in 1943 Suggest Alternate Fuller pointed out that a limitation limitation limitation limita limita- tion on use of paper for newspapers newspapers newspapers pers and magazines was made effective effective effective ef ef- ef- ef in January and that a further further further fur fur- ther curtailment of ot 10 per cent for lor newspapers neW was announced last week to take effect April 1 He suggested that bales of ot government owned low grade cotton be used in ing including newspapers in 3 place of the hundreds of tho tW sands of t tons of sulphite puliS destined for tor that 5 purpose Cot Od ton used to hold the preference for tor that to top it Is feasible release to o use this cott 1 might almost almos as mu muc much mi 1 pulp as the neW newspapers new apers sit fa ie magazines use in a year 11 |