had written the introductory an-
nouncement for his postwar ent
prise. Here is what he intende
say to the people of the comm#tMmity
where he was going to establish a
newspaper:

‘My, friend, a- newspaper photogra-
pher, warned me that one cannot earn
a living running an honest newspaper
today.

‘He said that perhaps an editor in
an American community could con-
demn Nazi tactics in Europe, but that
he must not be too critical of undem-
ocratic tendencies in his home town.

‘He meant an editor could defend
the right of workmen or the defense
of capital, but cannot risk his invest-
ment when there’s a strike in the big-
gest industry in his home commun-
ity. ‘

——Platte County Gazette——

.It was. indeed an honor for a man Y

‘of Mr. Allen’s calibre to grace this
| Parkville occasion. Because of his
-ability and prominence in the sports
i world Coach Allen is forced to refuse
‘many invitations as a speaker. He
.paid a high compliment to Supt. Wm.
: Meek’s ability as a coach as well as
.an educator. Autograph seekers met

-with a smiling response by this top- A
Seldom is a vil- |

. flight K. U. mentor.
lage the size of Parkville visited by
.So competent an authority, which be-
‘speaks merit for our teams.
. local faculty is Mrs. L .A. Robbins, a
\K. U. graduate who comes of a long-
time prominent Lawrence, Kansas,
family. She designed the printed

On the.

/programs which were tops in clever- .

;ness, surpassing any which the edi-

‘He meant that the right people ¢ poor has observed. =
kill stories. He meant that you can’ Platte County Gazette——

ke honest all the time on any news- |
;paperman’s life, causing real anguish 7

pper because honesty doesn’t pay.

‘Perhaps he is right. Maybe hon-
esty hasn’t paid because too few men
have had the courage to try to make
it pay.

‘What does it meari if an editor
doesn’t tell the truth when there is an
entangled labor dispute in his home
community? It means_ everything.
His failure is the world’s failure to
tel! the truth. His failure means
that for a larger income, for fortify-
ing his investment, he is willing to
give up voluntarily the same thing
that France, Greece, Norway, and
others lost and must now spill blood
to regain—freedom of expression,
honesty of expression.

‘I could have said this whole thing
in a few words. More and more edi-

tors must prove that the photograph- |
er was wrong. I wanted to be one of |

the editors who help to prove it. I’m
here to prove it in this corner of
& vierica.

“Chis paper will play ball in build-
ing this community in every above-
board way it can. It will play ball
in giving you the best all-round
newspaper it can turn out. It will
play ball in getting everything for
you and me that we want and deserve
in the way of a better life. But if
someone should try to pressure us in-
to hushing any important informa-
tion—then, right then, we will be
thru playing ball,’

And this, gentle reader, is The Ga-
zette editor’s idea of running a com-
munity paper.
when we need strength and encour-
agement to approximate that ideal.

—The Platte Co. Gazette

We were amused to read a neigh-.

TilAmenive

» intention.

But there are times |

» change.

What takes the joy out of a news-

of spirit and uncalled for embarrass-
ment to his friends, is to have a typo-
graphical error appear in print, It is
worse than a sore toe—which hurts

aplenty. The worst mistake we have '
made in our newspaper experience of :*

some hectic thirty years, occurred a
few months ago when a wrong letter
“appeared in one of our best advertis-
ing friend’s name.
‘ing Miss Timbrook was’ going to
Kansas City the letter ‘s’ failed to re-

]

Last week in say- |:

-spond and we had ‘he’ was going, etc. '/

instead of ‘she’. A number of patrons ,‘
thought the barber was moving out ©

aiso, of which he absolutely has

‘limited help, Parkville is lucky to

have a small paper to b2 crammed as |

,it undoubtedly is, with mistakes.
The Platte Co.. Gazette

| For the benefit of various and sun-
dry citizenry who read this column,
iwe want to state most emphatically

munity co-operation. We propose to
:be identified with the builder-uppers.
We believe in constructive criticism—
the truth never hurt any one or any
community. When facts needs to be
aired we can get the job done. Truth

to be exposed or remedied, you sign
your name to an article and send it
in for publication. But don’t expect
us to air your story in print unless

printed as an evidence of good faith,
and that you believe strong eriough

trying to be community reformers
before we came to Parkville. We add
hat we settled in this community be-

 

that we are heart and soul for com- |

i will stand on: its own, needing no de- |
‘fense. If you think a condition ought ;

you are willing to have your names,

No;
Oh, well, in these days of ©

to come out openly and advocate any °
We have heard of editors |