Show This Is Your Paper Local News Is Big Too By Dy William R R. R Nelson WORD newspaper oversimplifies oversimplifies over over- TilE THE simplifies the functions of the institution so named because a newspaper publishes much more than the news of Its community Virtually all aU newspapers regularly contain editorials features such as this and advertising none of which is included when speaking of news Strangely enough the histories of famous newspapers disclose most won fame because of contents other than news That proves editors believe believe believe be be- lieve that readers approve of want and enjoy a variety of ot material in their newspapers To give read- read Functions ers era a better of section cross of ot Newspaper current events a new newspaper s paper I impartially and objectively reports the news discusses and interprets it with editorials and entertains and Informs in feature and advertising advertising advertising adver adver- columns News is an accurate account of highlights of a happening of interest to the papers paper's readers That is why it is necessary to say black Is white if that is 13 what someone stated even though the reporter editor and newspaper know differ differ- And that is why a report about a meeting of local officials is as important news here as a session of ot the legislature or of the congress The home town newspapers newspaper's editorials edi and its educational and ent entertainment entertainment en en- features may not receive re reo as widespread attention numerically as do those of metropolitan metro metropolitan metro metro- politan papers but proportionately they are even more important They are more closely representative of what the grass roots of our country country country coun- coun try thinks approves and nd disapproves disapproves proves because Americas America's hometowns hometowns home hometowns towns are the backbone of our na na- na- na tion Sixty per cent V Voice oke of the people of of the United Majority States live Uve in inc c comm o m m u unities cities such as this or on farms What they believe do and say is therefore therefore there there- fore the voice will wUl and heart of this country And their newspapers therefore mirror majority desires and alms aims News editorials features and advertising advertising ad ad- combine in the home town newspaper to accurately reflect the community to inform It entertain It and to give it a voice in the larger affairs of f our daily dally lives There is no more Im important news paper anywhere than this one |