Great Change In Paper's Looks
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i.Tirnu*ti? Mtiuuus or printing have helped to alter the appearanee of the American newspaper.
A printer in I5th century dress operates a replica of one of the early presses similar to those used
In colonial times. The old presses could print only a few hundred single sheets a. day. In contrast, the
modern bank of printing devices is capable of turning out some 2,900 80-page newspapers a minute.
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APPEARANCE of the front
page of your newspaper seems to
have changed more than the sub
ject matter sinfce the first news
paper was published in the United
States.
The news was mostly political
when Benjamin Harrison's "Pub
lick Occurrences ? Both Foreign
and Domestick" came off his hand
operated press in Boston on Sep
tember 23, 1690. Historians gen
erally agree that this long-titled
paper was the first to be published
in this country. It was soon sup
pressed bv the British colonial
government.
But despite the fact that politics
played an important part in the
news, as it does now. most modern
readers would scarcely recognize
Harrison's sheet as the predeces
sor of their present-day newspaper.
NO HEADLINES
There were no headlines, no pic
tures and only four pages- in the
entire paper. One of these was left
blank ? for last-minute additions
py the editor or for the reader
to add a line or two before passing
the paper on to the next reader. I
The hand - operated press on
which the hand-set tyne was print
ed could only turn out a few hun
dred copies a dav. And the size of
the pages was 47& inches by 8r>n
inches. There were just two col-j
umns of printed matter on each
page.
Few papers managed to publish
steadily over a number of months
or even weeks, and the cost of an
individual copy was high.
Newspapers kept pretty much
the same appearance until the
1830's. Then, technical advances
?? improved presses and cheaper
paper ? provided a great boon for
newspaper editors. The newspaper
price went down as more could
be produced at less cost, and there
was an era of the "penny press".
BLANKET SHEETS
To compete with the small penny
pages, other publishers put out
"blanket sheets" ? the largest of
which measured some three by five
feet, in an attempt to show their
readers that they were giving more
for the money.
There were still no illustrations,
except an occasional wood-cut en
graving.
Presses could produce a meager
2,000 pages an hour.
The Civil War period marked
another change in appearance of
the newspaper. Illustrations were
no longer limited in their width to
one column, although they were
still wood engravings. Headlines
began to appear, some which took
up half of the page depth in a
column. Rotary presses and a
method of taking an impression?
a stereotype?of the hand-set pages
to use in the press allowed some
8 000 copies to be printed each
hour.
TABLOIDS APPEAR
The tabloid sized newspaper be
'came popular in the 1920's. By
this time, type was no longer set
by hand, and a method bad been
! perfected to ?.ll"w newspapers to
reproduce photographs.
The tabloids, most measuring
about li by 15 inches, employed
larger headlines and more pictures
than had been seen before. Most
standard size newspapers adopted
. the larger headlines and the more
liberal use of pictures to meet the
competition.
Modern presses now can print
some 250,000 copies an hour, or
2.900 80-page newspapers a min
ute. Color printing is becoming
more and more popular as faster,
technically better, color p- ii ?ing
methods are being developed at
cheaper casts.
So regardless of the same in
terest in political matters, appear
ance. of the page has been altered
drastically?thanks largely to tech
nical improvements?since the first
newspaper came off the press in
the U. S.
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expensive lightning
CURWENSVlLLE, Pa. (API ?
You can't prove the old adage that
lightning doesn't strike twice at
the same place to Robert Fleming.
His house was struck by a bolt
of lightning at 9 o'clock one night.
Barely had Fleming completed a
i survey of the damage when anoth
er bolt bashed in the other side
! of the house. No injuries, except
' Fleming's pocketbook to the tune
of $225.
j A walrus found in Alaska weigh
ed as much as 2,000 to 3.00 pounds.
to BLESSED
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Js^ORTH CAROLINA has everything that many in
dustries need for successful operation.
"Vast potentials remain virtually untapped," says Gov
ernor Hodges, "I believe our future is practically unlimited
if we accepc the opportunities before us."
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New and expanding industry is the answer to North
Carolina's greatest economic problem?which is lower per
capita income than 42 other states.
Strides forward have already been made in establishing
profitable new industries, large and small, in the State.
Many communities are already feeling direct benefits of
their payrolls. But the greatest task lies ahead. Success de
pends upon the understanding and efforts of all North
Carolinians.
The Dept. of Conservation & Development in Raleigh
will send its booklet on Community Organization for In
dustrial Development free upon request.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Thrt ? mother ia Ac sorim of advertisements published be Ah
\aB&A"> ' newspaper, a member of the North Carolina Press Association, aa
? public service in the interest of Ac Sulc i industrial develop
Thickety Area
Community News
PFC Dale C. Willis who is a pa
tient at the Naval Hospital in Nor
folk. Va. is spending a 30-day
leave with home folk.
The Thickety Home Demonstra
tion Club will meet tonight ig the
home of Mrs. Hugh Early, Jr. Mrs.
Olin Tatham will be co-hostess
Miss Mary Cornwell. home agent,
will be in charge of the meeting,
and final plans for Achievement
Day will be discussed.
Mr. and Mrs. David Littlejohn
of Jefferson City, Tenn., spent the
weekend with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. A. T. Trantham.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Williamson,
and Ernest Williamson, accom
panied Mr. and Mrs. George F.
Worley of Beaverdam to Hayesville
Sunday, where they visited friends.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Young visit
ed their daughter. Mrs. Charles
Fletcher and family in Cleveland.
Tenn., last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ford visited
their son-in-law and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Walker, at
Brevard last week.
Promotion Day was observed at
the Rockwood Church Sunday
school Sunday. Quite a number of
children and young people were
transferred to higher classes.
Teachers for the church school
were selected last week, and an
nounced for the various classes
Sunday morning.
The third annual Community
Fair will open a( the Park Satur
day morning. A number of inter
esting displays are expected to be
entered. \ pet show will be an add
ed feature, A food >-ale will be
sponsored hv the CI)P and pro
ceeds will be used for the Fire De
partment which has been organized
during the year.
A planning meeting was held b\
the Rockwood MYF Monday eve
| ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Shipman. Plans were made
for the group's participation in the
sub-district MYF meeting to be
held next Monday night at Canton
First Methodist Church.
Misses Kate Williamson and Lura
Wright attended a coaching con
ference for the Wesleyan Service
Guild at Nantahala Inn Sunday.
The October meeting of the Good 1
Neighbor Club will be held in the
home of Mrs. Hubert Carter, Jr.,
on Thompson Road Monday eve
ning.
I Mrs. Troy Ford and Mrs. Frank
Ford spent Tuesday in Brevard,
the guests of Mrs, Spencer Walker.
A study course for church school
?achers and workers was held at
the Oak Grove Church last week
The text. "The Pull of the People,"
was taught by the pastor, the Rev
[Garrett Propst
The regular deacons' meeting
was held last night following the
mid-week prayer service,
i Friday^ evening the executive
committe." of the Brotherhood will
meet in the home of Billy Rector.
Officers installed by the MYF at
Rockwood Church Sunday evening,
include; president, Charlotte Jones:
vice president, Earl Wilson: secre
tary, Perry Haney; treasurer, Bet
ty Robinson.
Commission chairmen are: Chris
tian Fellowship. Estelena Robinson:
Christian Faith, Glenn Clark:
Christian Outreach, Jack Joe
Keith; Christian Witness, Jane
Shipman: Christian Citizenship.
Phillip Allen.
The pastor, the Rev. I.. B
George, conducted the installation
Bill Ford is a patient in the Hay
wood County Hospital, where he
underwent surgery Friday
The lT. S. Armed Services are
taking over commercial warehouses
to store household goods for mili
tary families which have to move
to distant headquarters.
Community News
Of Balsam Area t
By LOUIS ENSLEY
Community lit-portcr
Mrs. Glenn Parris has recovered t
sufficiently to return to her home >
from the hospital. j t
George Smathers has been ad
mitted to the C. J Harris Hospital r
at Sylva where he will remain for |
observation.
G. C. Crawford has been very ; 1
ill at his home for the past few 11
lays. I
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Mr. and Mrs. Burgman have re- 1
urned to their summer home here 1
ifter attending a national flower '
how in New York City. Mrs. '
lineman won the sweepstakes at
he flower show in Asheville this
?ear for the second consecutive
ime. '
Mrs. B. C. Russell is at her sum
ner home here from Miami. Fla.
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Those returning to their winter i
tomes in Florida are: Mr. and 1
Vlrs. W. C. Bryant to Miami; Mrs. ' 1
StelM Thompson to Daytona
Beach; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilk
ins to Miami: Mr. and Mrs. War
ren Zeuch to Vro Beach, and Mr.
ind Mrs. R. T. Thorpe to St.
Petersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Kohier have
gone to the Lamar Baths at Hot
Springs, Ark. 1
The Balsdm Mountain Springs
Hotel has closed for the season
i:id the managers, Mr. and Mrs.
rred Moll, have returned to their
tome in Jacksonville, Fla.
FREE *50.00 FREE
AUCTION
Part of the OSBORNE FARM
Located In The Heart of Pigeon Valley Four Miles From Canton
WED., OCT. 4fl
10:00 A. M. RAIN or SHINE ?? I
This farm contains 60 acres including old home, barn, and other
outbuildings.
Has been subdivided into lots and small tracts so you can buy as
much or like.
LUNCH WILL BE SFItYI'I) BV LADIES OF TIIE CHURCH
Drive out, look this property over, and arrange to be with us on the above date.
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