The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-07-27
The Dearborn Independent Says:

town newspaper gets to his office at
Z a. M, me throws off his coat, rolls
up his sleeves, fills his pipe with his
favorite brand of so-called tobacco,
lights it, pulls a new pencil from a
drawer, sharpens it and sits down.
Suddenly the telephone bell rings
and he picks up the receiver The
voice Of a woman on the other end
Of the wire Indignantly wants to
know why the item regarding the
ice cream and strawberry social to
be given by the Ladies Hope society
of the Presbyterian church wasn't
in the paper the night before. 1t
was such an important item and so
many friends of the church were
looking for it. Cancel my subscrip-
tion."
You'll find the item buried on
page one, fourth column, near the
bottom of the page" replies the city
editor and joshes the woman for ov-
erlooking it.
His days work has begun. He's
in his element. He's happy.
Some one, probably about the time
when the earth was emerging from
chaos to order, remarked that va
riety is the spice of life. He must
have had in mind the city editor of
a small town daily newspaper. What
variety is, he gets. No two 10-min-
ute periods of long working day are
the same.
He's the buffer between the pub
lie and the publisher. He gets blam-
ed for all errors-typographical,
grammatical, fact; and if there's a
suit for libel, he's the cause of it.
He's got to know his town and what
is more, know the people in it. He's
got to know their characteristics,
their likes and dislikes. He's got to
know what to print and how much
of it, and what not to print, and
sometimes it's more important to
know what not to print than what
to print.
In the plant, he's panned by the
circulation department., chided by the
advertising department., lambasted
by the composing room and cursed
by the pressman. Even the news
boys take a kick at him. But they
all love him and he loves them all.
And his reporters, we'll, they'll fight
for him.
And the small town folk are proud
of their town and they like to read
of these plans. They like to believe
that some day their town will be a
big town. They're boosters, one and
all, and the city editor is their mouth
piece.
And he's a booster himself, be-
cause he believes in his town and it's
future and because he knows his
ejaculation. He treats local propa-
ganda as news because it is news in
his town. He goes on the theory
that an ice cream social in the Pres
byterian church is a good thing for
the church. It's members are known
all over the city. They live in all
the wards. Therefore, if he doesn't
boost their affairs, they won't boost
his paper.
Courtesy and an even temper in
any one are admirable; to a success
full city editor they are indispensa-
BILE. But there are occasions when
he loses his temper, and one of these
is when an alleged friend will come
in during his busiest time and in
sist on unloading a lot of gossip for
an hour or more.
Six months ago man entered the
office of a city editor of small town
newspaper and handed him box of
good cigars.
whats the idea?" asked the man
of many tasks.
ooh, just little appreciation of
the help you gave us on our musl-
cale," replied the man.
It is not recorded that the city ed
itor ever revived He seldom gets
any thanks for his free publicity. He
doesn't expect them.
Lands Open to Ex-Serr;ce Men.