Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-03
+. =. Of Editions and Efforts

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wishes that he had decided to become almost anything
but a newspaperman-w when he sits with deadline on
his neck, getting heavier by each passing minute, and
the words just don't come. Isolated thoughts peek out
of remote of the brain, but completely evapo
rate when the would-be writer tries take goodhold
of one to look it over.
Thereare other times when you have thefeeing that
you working perhaps the finest newspaper that
did get put together, heads write themselves al
most without counting, and the words leap onto the
paper almost without the conscious voition of the
writerand the world is altogether fine and salts
flying place to be, and you wouldn't be Interested in
changing places with anyone--but anyone in it.
We can't help but feel that being the editor of this
paper is big thing, and it also represents equal
responsibility. This is the only printed medium
to reach most of the people the reservation and the
is put together with idea of being Informative
interesting and educational, all at the time. Some
of the issues we look and feel pretty good about
the overall thingSome of the others think we III
improve next week.
But anyway you want to look at it, the 68 page Fair
Edtion-Sawmil Edition o NIB n a lion which came
out September S symbolized a real banner day for
the Navajo Times and the people who work to get the
paper each week. This edition represented many
hours of work and effort the part of extremely
small staff. That may not sound like too much but the
equivalent space would be the equal of two full length
hard back novels, SIG typewriter pages. Even the
usual 20 page edition involves space equivalent to 240
typewriter pages in every three weeks the equal
of two full length books!
Generally speaking, newspaper is just like any
other business that most of the comments you hear
regard complaints Weuse the term, generally speak
ing because that isn't always the case around the
Times office. Particularly during the past few weeks,
the number of letters and comments Gavorable have
bea3 gratifying and heart-warming have helped
tremendously justify the work which goes into getting
the paper out each week.
There time when the Tribe supported this
newspaper without any simply to pro-
vide of getting information out to the people,
although it page monthly instead of growing
weekly.
The time is coming closer when the paper will not
only be adding the profits of the Tribe but providing
several jobs for the Navajos. This progress has
been made possible by the support of the many people
who advertise in the Navajo Times and paid sub
scribers. The merchants buy space to deliver their
messages to the subscribers of the paper, and their
sars contribute decidedly the growth of the paper
The amount of advertising in the also determines
the size of the paper, and in doing the amount of
space available for news, comics and features. The
paid subscriptions coming in at a rate which
be only described as fantastic.
This continued and increased support is vital to the
growth of the and that support depends upon the
results advertisers get from their adsthe support
that the individual gives them. So, how well and how
fast grow is part you and the trade which you
give the businessmen who advertise with the Times
Again, profound and public thanks for the many
verbal and written compliments received. Future eff
fcffs will certainly be directed toward earning more
PS Constructive criticism is always welcome.