Show n STAhLE By LARRY LARItY STAHLE AAA A A. A A. A A AThe The three ages of a mans man's hair parted and departed The following was taken from the column Heres a Point written by Jim Corn well editor of the Murray Eagle Few individuals have more difficulty being fearless for rI right ht than newspapermen With most of them theres there's an inherent sense of fair play that prevents their being utterly biased in heir columns even if in practical life they really are narrow Those few who simply funnel funnel funnel fun fun- nel their own opinions to others others others oth oth- ers without regard for the fact there maybe an equally good or oz even better contrary opinion I generally get their somewhere along the way One of the best expressions of what a a newspaperman's at attitude attitude attitude ought to be particularly particular particular- ly in the growing ever-growing heat of ofa a political campaign was one we recently read in an Eastern paper In my view a newspaper newspaperman man has a great responsibility to be utterly and completely unbiased and impartial able to stand aside and view every issue dispassionately clearly willing to stand firm for what he believes to be the right course the best for his community community com com- without having to toe to-toe toe toeo any party liner To be able to put both sides or all sides if necessary before his readers and to encourage encourage encourage en en- courage them and guide them themon on a matter of importance to see through the snares and to think for themselves He must not fetter and bind himself with political claptrap he must be free I keep my papers free of politics comment fearlessly and take whatever side I believe believe be be- lieve to be the right one for forthe forthe forthe the moment In consequence of course each party is quite sure that I am on the other side That's inevitable Its It's the surest proof that a paper is unbiased and fair So I dont don't mind criticism of my stand I welcome it All of which isn't intended to mean were we're neutral Its It's just a quotation supporting our right to tell readers how we see it and to leave our columns columns columns col col- col- col open for the readers i in their turn to let their be known Its It's also evidence that we feel an equal right to say we often vote a split ticket at election time that we might support the city administration a- a tion on one program and oppose oppose oppose op op- op- op pose them on another that we think constructive criticism is healthy and most important of all that we have no delusions delusions delusions delu delu- of grandeur and realize full well our opinions can be just as wrong as they can be bebe bebe bebe be right But striving to remain unfettered unfettered unfettered un un- un- un fettered as the quotation said well we'll try to be honest in our convictions be they in each readers reader's opinion right or wrong Motto hanging on wall of research department office This problem when solved will be simple Jack Howard at the Barton Meat Processing Plant reported report report- ed Tuesday that six elk had been placed in the cooler at atthe atthe atthe the plant He said four of them were six point bull elks one was a year two-year-old cow and andone andone andone one was a spike bull Looks like the elk are almost as hard to find as the deer |