The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-12-13
Our New Home

s.Ihc crowds who have taken time II
come, phone, or write to our office con
graduating us for our new home hav,
caused us to feel most keenly deep sens,
OF. humility aud a greater degree of re
sponSlbillty to supply the newspape
needs of the Negro in this section of thu
country
Davy Crockett once said, "Be AWAY.
sure you're right then go ahead" Com
ing ITO Roanoke in the year of 1910. we
saw great need of local newspaper
through which the Negroes of this thirty
ing industrial city could speak freely. W.
also saw the possibility of winning the
support of both white and Negro in MAX.
ing localDnewspaper possible AS Attol
ney j. Lindsay Almond says we have
consistently eschewed race prejudice and
aninlosity and proved an effective tri-
bgne Of intsrraeial good will in these
Changing times.
So sure that we were right hi our 10
praisal Of the situation, we set ont 70
crystailize our dream into reality.
James J. Hill has said, Those that have
helped me to succeed are. work, hard
work, intelligent work, and then some
more work To a great extent those
words could we'll apply to US. We have
worked when others played or slept. And
at hines the way was not only dark but
seemingse inlpossibe But being inspired
by those immortal words of Longfellow
who reminds us that sbehind the dark
clouds the sun is still shining we contin-
ded toaforge ahead believing that sooner
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clouds and all would be bright.
Throue;h faith in God, faith in ourselves,
and faith in the people, we have succeed
ed IN laying firm foundation for BUSH
ness that will reflect credit to our race
and to our city at large.
But the credit does not belong to us a.
lone. Without the sympathetic and
understanding business-like cooperation
that we have received from both the First
National and Colonial-American National
Banks, we could not have made the
grade. Those banks have been never-fai!-
ing partners with us. And too, The Roa-
none Times and World-News have not
failed to lend a helping hand from the be-
ginning of our paper until the present
day---a tribute that we shall never forget
Not only has the editorial department
been most charitable, but time and time
again facilities Of that multi-million dol
lar plant has been used to facilitate our
operation.
The Tribune is the first Negro newspa
per ever approved by the Roanoke Mer
chants Association. A glance through the
pages of this paper will give you an idea
of the caliber of business concerns that we
have been doing business with down thru
the years. For example, such concerns as
the Appalachian Electric Power Co., The
Norfolk and Western Railway Co.; Hene
bry. Kingoff and Finks jewelers.: Grand
Piano and Furniture Co; Thurman and
Boone Furniture Co., Nelson Hardware
Company, and in fact and in reality, the
Roanoke Merchants Association
The Tribune has the largest known mum
Der of employees, with the exception Of
Burrel Memorial Hospital, than any Ne
gro business in Roanoke. In this, the edi
tor and publisher is practicing what he
breaches editorially. While we are fight
ing for our JOB openings elsewhere for oul
people, let us do our part in creating jobs
ourselves.
Too much praise cannot be given a
group Of our people who have been with
us through the years Mr. Theodore NJ.
Dooley is well worthy Of first mention He
received his printing training in our plant
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