The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-23
The Home Newspaper
BY T. F. PECK
Commissioner of Agriculture

| want to say a few words to the
farmers about home newspaper. May
be it is not ell you think it should be,
If so. does it ever occur to you that II
it does not come out to your ideas OF
what it should be that you may be in
measure, responsible for its short
comings.
The home newspaper is dependent
upon the home people for its support.
If the home people Go not properly sup
port it, naturally il cannot be what it
could be if il were we'll supported by |
the community
Your home paper can be worth more
to you il you support it libsrarlly than
any other like investment that you can
make. see nearly all the papers in
the State and | find without exception
everyone Of them. even where they 90
not have the liberal backing of their
communities is standing up for its
home section.
You depend upon your home paper
for the loca news. You expect it to
mention your coming and going, the
visits of your friends, sickness or dsath'
wedding and births. When any new
movement is started for the COM
munity, you expect the paper to boost
lit. You expect much of your home
paper, and want you to compare
what you contribute toward it's support
with what you expect Of il. Y u must
realize that from 70 source do you get
so much for your money.
You can help your paper serve your
community better Ly cooperating with
its giving it news that 1t would other
wise be hard for it TO secure. | speak
from experience, for published a
weekly newspaper for many years, and
know what they have to contend with.
The newspaper Is always awake to
things that are worth while to its sec.
ton. 1t gives freely of it's space to
suggestions for be the agricultural
methods, better livestock, ETC., and
publishes the activities Of the corn
clubs, the pig clubs, the tomato clubs
and other organizations. and is always
= glad to feature the picnics, institutes
and social gatherings of farmers anc
! their families. 1t is always active fo
J better schools, batter churches and bet
ter roads.
= 1t is the fault of the people them
: : selves il they cannot pick up Their hom
: paper and get it in all the news of tn
community and of the county. II yo
:, have community or county fair it
: your home paper that plays it up an
: records your progress as evidenced b
, the exhibits and premiums awarded,
We get benefits from any movement
10 society or organization 10 proportion
!, the interest we manifest in it. You
10 interest in and support of four HON
!, paper will always bring you satisfa'
tory returns. While local pride ougt
to pruInpt you to support yor
paIer, it should not be overlooked thu
your own prosperity and the prosperit
% of Jour community can be advance
by live newpaper, it must have yo'
support
on am very much gratified to see
ok mark ed Improvement in the newspape
,is of the State. / believe. the people are b
ch ginning to more fully realize the impor
no ant part the newspapers have in Il
lie development of the country. II yo'
II. home paper Is not what you think
TO should be, see if one Of the chief re
be sons>is not in the neglect of those VI
-. should give their support and, encou
be lsQement. 1t costs money TO run q ns'
~. paper A community without . sew
paper could not slabors under, great
no. handicap. Let your home aewspAp
W. know that sou viii de your part in'l
is support and do pot get the notion -
ere you are performing sn act of chari
when you pay your ssubscriptiOn. Y
ION are simply doing good business a
md making 3 good investment.
the When you appreciate your home pap
sed at its worth, ,ou will class Il as one
er. your indispensable local enterprise
ice The prosperity Of your community
which you live means much TO yc
on. Your home paper means much in
and promotion Of that prosperity.
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