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Rh Mr. . Do you think the answer lies through legislation, cooperation, or community effort?

Mr. Karron. I feel that community effort is an important thing, We have felt that the problem is not so much the juvenile delinquent, but the juvenile in dehnquent society.

I feel that delinquent society can no more be better ably planned than by some of the publishers who are getting out this type of thing for the one sole prrpose, for the money influence that comes out of it. It is a business. It is a mass industry and that is one of the first things we have found mass industry is used to impair the morals of a child and that is eriiuiual in our State, too.

You can’t put your finger on these things so easily,

[ would like to offer also in evidence the seal of the New Jersey News Dealers Association and its pledge card, which takes a positive attitude. If I may read just about seven lines or so, the purpose for it incorporation:

The. Without objection, these exhibits will be made a part of the record. Let that be exhibit No. 31.

(The documents referred to were marked "Exhibit No. 31," and are on file with the subcommittee.)

Mr. Kapton. There should be more of the Horatio Alger, Tom Swilt books we had 25 or 36 years ago.

On that point may I add another shot, and that is the results of the Kinsey book.

Senator Henntnes. Why do you say Horatio Alger and Tom Swift?

Mr. Karton. Horatio Alger books, if I recall correctly, and may I just quote:

What we need is a fewer Aly Khans and Rublrosus and more Dantet Boones and Horatio Algers,

The governor made this statement:

That was our governor.

And that, Mr. Chairman, is why I feel there should be positive effort and it can be done. That came to one of my dealer merchants that I dealt with from a publisher, the Dell Comics.

Here is proof positive that good comes far outsell all others,

I fee] that your committee is accomplishing great work here and that this is proof positive that your work is bearing fruit when they realize that 22 of the leading 240 magazines on the newstand, 44 per- cent of your top sellers and big profitmakers, are Dell Comics.

When they know they have to go out of their way to censor them- selves you know very well that your werk has not been in vain.

T want to pry compliment to this group here. | have felt from the very beginning the work has been much needed. It is grand relief