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Show TO PATRONSJF THE NEWS On December 10 the undersigned will assume control of the Washington County News, having leased the publication from Mr. John R. Wallis, who has published the paper without interruption -for the past 20 years. It will be the aim of the new management to follow closely the successful success-ful policies pursued by Mr. Wnllis which have met with the hearty approval of everyone. We will continue to publish an independent newspaper, devoted to the interests of the people of this district, and work at all times to the best of our ability for the advancement of Dixie which we believe to be on the threshold of great prosperity. We will continue to give the people of this section a good, clean, readable newspaper, and will strive to uphold the reputation of this paper which Is considered one of the best weeklies in the west. We have great faith in this section of the state and its institutions, it great natural resources, and sincerely believe that a new era of prosperity is due. and we ask the cooperation of the people of the entire county in efforts to help bring this about. As in the past all public institutions of the county will receive the unqualified unquali-fied support of this paper, and we ask that you do not hesitate in bringing any matters of this nature to our attention. We wish to call your attention at this time to the fact that it takes many small items each week to make a newspaper and it will be greatly appreciated ap-preciated by us and also by our readers if any items of interest are phoned in or sent to the office. We realize the task set ourselves is not a small one, but with the help df the many friends of the paper we are very confident of success. JOHN STAUFFER |