The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-06
THE COUNTRY PAPER.

THE COUNTRY PAPER.
Some one in discussing The short
re of white paner and the high
price which it has reached pays g
eautiful tribu to the county
iitor ard the country newspspe-,
nd the writer is not one Of the
,ings himself. We want modestiy
} pass it on TO the people Of New
erry. Here It IS:
Life to the average country e~.C-l
:; no bed CT roses. His days are fill
Il with hard work and his nigh
18th unpaid bills and vain attempts
understand why the Ordinary
,tizen viii pay al OF his others BIZ
efore he thinks OF the newspaper.
# he pleases his readers, they swell
. over the kind things ne says about
lem, but usually they forget to
lank him. IF ne displeases them
ley descend upon him with threats
;ad curses.
The country editor works harder
or his town and gets less credit for
!; than anyone else. He is the in
.'efatigab1e booster and the always
( aeerful optimist.
His news columns are FLIED with
ronderful accounts Of the wealth of
t,le community and his advertising
RACES build up prosperity for the mer-
chants and other business men. Yet
only small proportion of this wealth
comes back to the editor. His re-
ward is more often the satisfaction
lat comes of service rather than
collars in the bank.
Ask the smalltown resident about
lis home town and he will boast of
The new bank building, the fine
~chools and paved streets, but will
'arely mention the newspaper. Yet
town with a good newspaper has an
Sset that rightfully ranks with it's
largest enterprises, not in dollars,
maybe, but in usefulness.
Take away the country newspapers
nd you strike the country a body
low. Whatever can be done to
elp the sna!! publisher should be
one. After years of aiding others,
It is time he was given the helping
and. Taking it all in all, the coun-
~ newspapers exert a greater influ-
;nce for good and have wider
2here of usefulness than probably
NY other force in the land"
It is true that the country paper
5 not as a rule appreciated qt what
& is worth to the community. Busi-
ess the past fall has been good, but
.e publisher could have made mere
ut for the fear that his supply Of
ews would give out and he would
ot be able to print at all. 1t was
rue with many county papers and
undreds of them had to suspend
lst at a time when they could have
.ade some money. So many OF US
d not print extra pages and turn
away advertisements because Of
,e fear that the supply of news
ould not be had.
Many good people in Il community
21e Newberry will speak disparag
1gly of the town paper aad will rot
ay even the small price OF subscrip
on but will read their neighbor's
.,aper or send around to the office for
:: copy and never think Of leaving
,ae price, and yet these same people
,1ould no more think o. living in
own the size of Ncvberry without
:. paper being published here than
.:aey would live here i there was no
..urch in the town.
The country editor ard ou5l;she~
.rely accunlula:es any By :sc>ct14>.c,
It he can have the s.:1;g5@. II IL:
has done service <. {hc co.G-
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