Show A PAPERS REFLECT TOWN TOWN I 1 sf it is recognized that a town may b be rather accurately judged so far as its progressiveness is concerned b by the way in which it supports its newspaper in other words a creditable and prosperous looking newspaper may be safely taken as an indication di of a live and enterprising community the reason is plain A live town naturally demands a representative newspaper and there will always be found someone to meet the demands almost without exception it may be found that a town has just as good a newspaper as it deserves sometimes better than it deserves in this connection a quotation irom from an address by james J 0 former executive secretary of the american association ot of advertising agencies is is to the point in the light of his many years of experience in dealing with newspapers he says 1 I have been widely quoted as saying that the village newspaper la is the cornerstone of american journalism no one has disputed that assertion modern modem communities large and small grow and prosper in the wake of their newspapers if their newspapers are prosperous retail business prospers and real estate appreciates in value |