Show government you and I 1 As told lold by byrd trego to editor perry whether or not you and I 1 know the sheriff personally he Is at our immediate call in case of accident or crime citizens are sure that the sheriff and his officers are always ready day and night without that assurance you and I 1 would not feel c secure you take the telephone re receiver celver from the hook in case of emergency you know the operator will answer you are certain of telephone service day or night it is worth any cost when an emergency arises all of us pay the cost of ready service we do not object to the cost of a hospital where certain beds are unoccupied but ready when an accident occurs or an epidemic strikes newspapers are in the same elass class ready to serve on any and all occasions ca when we were born our happy parents notified the paper later the same paper printed our graduation then our successes our newspaper carried the bhe announcement of our wedding subsequently it announced the arrival of our children the newspaper has served us many times and we always found it ready A newspaper has but one way to make its living like the sheriff the bo hospital spital the telephone is must pay expenses of every kind its income is its advertising merchants buy space as the most economical means 0 of f selling sellina more of their wares legal notices ate most conveniently brought to you and me through space bought in if newspapers you and I 1 may say to the editor that our subscription help pay the bill on second thought we admit that the continuous collecting of news and the distribution by mail or carrier costs more than what the editor charges for a years subscription among the ethical professions advertising is at a minimum be cause the doctor the dentist the lawyer bull build d his business that way and when professional men have experience of news value they are rather insistent that the aitor M tor take notice and convey the tidings to the rest of the readers a compliment to the new newspaper shaper and a service F gladly rendered by the ed aitor the local weekly paper which you and I 1 read has tibe distinctive function of publishing the happenings 0 of f its community and surrounding countries in american civilization you and I 1 find in our local papers more solid striving for the good things than in any reading that comes to us week after week the th newspaper reflects leader lip hip in any town no newspaper can be outstanding unless it hns has the loyal support of its community an aggressive community will insist that its newspaper be aggressive in three short paragraphs you and I 1 have been reminded of the reason why the law prescribes legal notice and its protection of our rights history and experience have emphasized pha sized the value of newspapers in making legal notice most effective and at the least cost to be continued editors note byrd trego idaho publisher received statewide state wide recognition tion for his tight fight on corrupt politics and is now recognized as the crusading idaho publisher |