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although some of the vast indus trial plant* had not yet come here. Somehow the young newsman tisioned a larger Kin gton. The young man was W. T. Rider, better known to Kin gtonians as Just plain Jack After talking tilings over ww Us wife, Muriel, about the proj ect, they decided to begin oper ations. They became a team, working together to get the pa per going. But after a year of that is one thing that a paper must have to succeed. It wig her loyal cooperation with hSf husband, that they weathered! .the trials and tribulations QMS go with f> new adventure. >\ Today, the Riders are publish ing The Lenoir County News and The Jones County Journal, and operating a thriving commercial job shop too. The papers are growing and the commercial department ]s on the upgrade. It was not so in the begin-' ning. Headache after head*; ache piled up on young pub lisher and his helpmeet. There was no plant in the beginning. There were times when Jade al most accepted some Of the steady and lucrative Jobs offer ed him on other papers, but he decided that if he ever ejected to make a go of the publishing business he jus* bang on with the.! He did, and today la grata ol bis staying ott. ■ a weelOr _ Thcyre «**'* Involved. Thera is _1'effort to do » bot STSfb get out • better Some one will be ©f by what waa cm the ed page. Others will giro a of praise on the editor’s in a particular matter, or Rider has done a good [e has endeavored to give iders a better paper. He led not to step cm any toes, but this is not a CALIFORNIA REDWOOD BEST OF OUTDOOR WOODS • 3 PIECE BARBECUE SET • SETTEES • ADJUSTABLE CHAISE • SLAT CHAIRS AND MANY OTHER PIECES HEUJG-LEVINE OF KINSTON, INC. "FOR YOUR SUMMER FURNITURE9’ Announcing A New Telephone Directory Representatives of the Telephone Company will soon be in town to compile a new tele phone directory. Please check your listings in the current'di rectory to make sure they are correct. If iness office now. While checking your present listings, why not consider extra listings. K your tele phone serves more than one person, extra listings can prove very valuable. Our business office will be glad to give you informition on this convenient, low-cost ijjti m Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Go. im He Has been cited for Having a splendid papef; Only recently tie was awarded the award from the. State Press Association for havingthe best editorial page of all weeklies in North Carolina, that is an honor that any one would be proud to have. Ton Just have to be good to get an award of that kind. The edito rial page of The News is a good one, and was Justly recognized by the award being presented. It takes a man of courage to write some of idle editorials that have been in The News. Editor Rider is Just that type of man—he hast the courage of his convictions, yet he is one, that that regardless how much one disagrees with him on a sub ject* he respects the other fel low’s. ity for the no animos imMBKMBf that one man’s opinions are car ried on idle editorial page of The News, and that man can be wrong. We have to agree with Editor Rider and his slogan. But Jack has been right in most cases. r There is one thing he never will be shaken on, and that is, he believes in a better Kinston first and always. That which belongs to the people of this town, he will fight to retain for the people of this town. He is a good employer. One who has been with him a long time told this writer, he (Idle employee), had never worked for a better man. When a long time employee make a statement of that kind, there must be more to it than a mere compliment. There is an atmosphere of free and easy and down to earthl ness about the plant of The News. One feels he is welcome when he enters therein. The Lenoir County News is not a second New York Times. But today it id in the same category that The Times was once — a small struggling newspaper. Who knows? The time may come when The Lenoir County News may be to Kinston what The Times is to New York today. As the years roll by Kinston will grow. The News will grow. The day will come when there will be a vital need for a morn ing daily in this community. The News being on the ground floor Win probably grow into day to these fine people, i power to you, and may the five years bring to you gn and better things, and The 1 a greater and better paper: C. OETTINGER, INC l > ’• SEE J. Q. HART j KINSTON, N. C 3882 ! PHONES 4892 FOR YOUR MOTHER’S DAY MAY 10“ SVSRVTHIN# J CLIOCf OUT f / chan Hem m# T* IT* AU. ^ PORCELAIN ! CNckati A • Cook-Matter Ovon Clock Contra! w • Lifotimo Porcelain Cabinot, Ovon F • Ov«« Surface Unit Signal-Ughto • Tharntisor Deep-Well Cooker • Pluoreeeent Cooking-Top Lamp " • TIH-up Radlantube Cooking Unite • Pull-width Storage Drawer? • Convenient Appliance Outiot ^4,.* GROCERY DEPARTMENT
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