Show I I I BARTERING SYSTEM AIDS SMALL PAPERS Syndicate Head Tells of St Steps ps Taken raken in Depression Willingness to barter or adopt other measures adapting their business business busi busi- ness to depression conditions has hasI enabled country editors to keep their newspapers in healthy condition the past four tour years Wright A. A Patterson o of f Chicago editor chief of ot the Western Newspaper Union said Thursday during an inspection of the l local ocal office In many instances housewives without cash have traded eggs ap pIes or other foodstuffs for subscriptions t lons he said Because of ot the adaptability a of country editors few newspapers have closed their doors a and nd most credits are in good shape Mr Patterson will leave Thursday night for Portland |