Show THE LOCAL PAPER AND COMMUNITY PROGRESS THERE is a clear and definite line ol of work tor for the local newspaper whether it be a daily semiweekly semi weekly or weekly from no other source can the intimate personal and business news of the small town community be obtained there was a period during which the small town newspaper seemed to be smothering under the increasing circulation ot of the city dailies the city dally daily does not and cannot devote space to matters of immediate interest to the small town and the surrounding country we may say therefore that while la in the great gre at wall ot of news that confronts us from day to day the large stones and bricks will always be furnished by the city dailies through the various news services that cover the entire world the chinks and the cement will ever be furnished by the local country papers news from nearby the intimate heartthrobs heart throbs that come from the local business social civic and home activities D every very town owes it to itself to en courage a good enterprising wide awake progressive newspaper newspaper such publications are worth tar far more to the town than the town usually realizes by supporting I 1 mean not only subscribing to the paper and reading it but also helping it to get the news by using it as a medium of bublic discussion and by patronizing its advertising columns in too many instances the good local paper Is taken as a matter ol of course about as we consider the act ot of eating when meal time comes but the town which has no medium of local news or tor for the expression ot of local opinion is a barren spot indeed god pity it what community progress can be made with no vehicle ot of local publicity what community ideals and heart can be promoted or maintained with no regular and dependable organ to voice them what community sympathy itna and fellowship can bo be developed where there is no clearing house tor for the heart where there Is no common parkway where the myriad hopes and discouragements discourage ments joys and heartaches heart aches successes and disasters may be brought together and blended into that intangible tho very real thing or substance that we call community spirit every community feels the need for a good level headed newspaper it has its work clearly defined tor for it and it if it fulfills its mission it deserves the loyal support of the town and the country round such sue h a paper can render invaluable service in breaking down that fool foolish but age old barrier between town and a n d country by keeping each class clas supplied led with the point of view of tile the other r after all folks are about the same whether in town cr country and the country roads are but extensions of the city streets john P F cunningham in national printer journalist |