Show government you and I 1 As told by byrd brogo to editor george H arrison article no 3 whether or not you and I 1 know the sheriff personally ho he is at our immediate call in case of accident or crime citizens citizen ns are sure that the sheriff and his officers are arc always ready day and night with out that assurance you and I 1 would not fool feel secure you take the receiver 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 te telephone service wo we do not object to the cost of a hospital where certain beds are unoccupied but ready when hen an accident occurs or an epidemic strikes newspapers are in the inc same class rea reaby J Y to serve on any and all occasions when we were bom our happy parents notified th the e paper later the same paper printed our graduation then our successes our new newspaper saper carried the announcement of our wedding subsequently it announced the arrival of our children the newspaper has served u us many times times and we always found it ready 11 A newspaper has but one way to make its living like the sheriff the hospital the telephone it must pay expenses of every kind its income is its advertising merchants buy space as th the e most economical means of selling more of their wares legal notices are most conveniently brought to you and me through space bought in newspapers you and I 1 haysay may say to the editor that our subscriptions help pay the bill on second thought we admit that the continuous collecting of news distribution by mail or carrier costs more mom than what the editor charges for one years subscription among the ethical professions advertising is at a minimum because the doctor the dentist the lawyer build his business that way and when professional men have experiences of news value they are rather insistent that the editor take notice and convey the tidings to the rest of the readers a compliment to the newspaper and a service gladly rendered by the editor the local weekly paper which you and I 1 read has the distinct function of publishing the happen ings of its community and surrounding counties 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 newspaper reflects leadership in any town no newspaper can bo be outstanding unless it has the loyal support of its community an aggressive community will insist that its newspaper be aggressive gres sive in three short paragraphs parag you and I 1 have been reminded of the reason why the law prescribes le legal leal al notice and its protection of our rights history and experience have emphasized the value of newspapers in making legal notice most effective and at th 0 least cost to be continued editors note byrd trego idaho publisher received state wide recognition for liis his fight on corrupt politics and is now recognized as the crusading idaho pub publisher |