Show AH THE OGDEN (UTAH) STANDARD-EXAMINESUNDAY MORNING AUGUST R 29K 1948 Comic Book Firms Seek Czar to Stop Critics By Cynthia Lowry NEW YORK Aug 28 (AP — ' Part of the comics magazine inup dustry is now preparing to setown '"Hays office" to police its product Under similar circumstances a quarter of a century ago foresight-e- d film producers recognized the need to hold their new business within rigid lines of good taste A few films had offended and the whole industry was getting a black eye The result was the Hays office At the moment comics book publishers—whose total output is some magazines a month — are under attack by parents educators law enforcement officials church and women's organizations They are accused of contributing to juvenile delinquency Violating good taste underlining and making attractive crime and immoralwith ity The critics are hunting buckshot and the innocent as usual are among the wounded Criticism Started The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America — the Hays office — was born late in 1922 The Fatty Arbuckle and Mable Normand cases were fresh in the public's mind and the vogue la films was the torrid incense-burn- ing stuff of the Theda Bara school Theatre admissions were pegged at a nickel or a dime — and children were among the heaviest patrons Criticism started The public started staying away It was a single factor however that in both cases spurred the two industries into cleaning their own houses: Local censorship The year Will Hays took over as movie czar and developed a code of standards film censorship bills were introduced into 32 state siaies aireany legislatures seven film had provided for censorship and scores of cities had created censorship boards departments and ordinances More Than Threat Censorship of comics books today is more than a threat In almost half a hundred cities throughout the nation sale of certain comics magazines — "Titles" the trade calls them —has been banned Washington D C knocked some of the objectionable titles off its j j j j j spire pei sons to Imitate wrong- doers 4 Presentation of details and methods of committing crimes 5 Depicting law enforce merit officials or respected institutions in an unfavorable light or weakening respect for them 6 Scenes of sadistic torture or violence 7 Vulgar or obscene language — and expressive slang 8 Divorce when treated humorously or as glamorous and alluring 9 Ridicule of any religious or racial group Not Final Details of the industry's organization are not finalPublishers shy ly agreed upon away from the word "censorship" but qualified persons — educators psychologists and others — may be appointed to pass on materia! 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