The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-09-18

try and go so or so miles in to
Hardin, get groceries and other
needed items, 60 to a show,
then drive home again and ex-
pect school children to get up
the next morning, 60 to school
and do their best work because
they can't do it.
As for the clerks putting in
A. few hours more work on Sat
urday nights I don't believe it
will hurt them. In fact they
will profit by it as they get
paid for overtime. But a farm
er goes from 4 or 5 in the
morning till II or 1870 at
night trying to get everything
done up that has to be done.
If a farmer just worked so
many hours a day what would
the people in town do for
milk, cream, butter, eggs, pork
and beef. They would have an
awful time getting all that
produce if a farmer works just
so many hours a day.
In one letter I read in your
paper the writer said the farm
er is his own boss. Oh, yes!
He is his own boss. But let me
tell you no farmer or that is
no one on this farm lays down
and takes a nap around here
when he has 200 or 300 acres
of grain cutting staring him in
the face along with several
acres of alfalfa to cut for seed
and another thing lots of times
he eats his lunch on the run
so he can keep going.
The people in town don't
have to worry about the wealth
er. They have nothing in the
fields ready to be cut and
stored away or hauled to town.
I could write a complete news
paper on the subject but I
don't suppose this well even be
printed so,
Yours truly,
A Disguised Reader.
Last week the editor burned
us up for spending money for
radio advertising over KBMY.
Maybe the editor should be re-
minded of the old saying you
will get more flies with honey
than with vinegar. In any
case whatever you are selling,
advertising, soap, or equip
ment, it doesn't pay to knock
your competitor, and it is es-
pecially bad business to tell
your customers that they are
plain nuts" to patronize a
competitor.
However, I don't really see
why radio and newspaper ad-
vertising should be considered
competitors. We spend money
for advertising in many ways,
such as calendars, ~yardsticks,
direct mail, Neon signes, etc,
We are solicited for advertising
In many ways which are lust
donation Cor legalized extor-
tom but we don't cut down
On our newspaper advertising
because of any of these other
methods.
Up to date the Hardin Trib-
une-Herald gives us the most
direct results of any advertis-
Ing We do in proportion to the
cost.
Radio ads may not prove
profitable, but the only way
know in which to find. out is
to spend the $500 a week for a
few weeks and see what the
results are
Ray Morissette.
Dear Editor:
One would think from the
sound of the letters recently
written by a few clerks that
it is the farmers only that are
responsible for their working
hours. We farm people didn't
hire them. Why don't they talk
it over with their respective
bosses. The managers of stores
didn't ask the farmers any
thing about the hours you keep
and believe me if they decide
to close shop it won't be be-
cause of any suggestions from
us. Until Snappy Food Market
moved in all stores were closed
l believe with the exception of
Arts Food Market and McDon-
AIDS at six o'clock and so long
as those perfectly good stores
continue to serve us we have
no kick coming as it is usually
a grocery store we are looking
Tor anyway when we rush in
late in the afternoon or eve
ming.
If we cannot get articles of
clothing during the hours the
stores are open or need some
thing and can't get to town
before the stores close, just re-
member there still are the good
old Stand-bV mail Order firm