Show Basin Papers Win High Recognition In State wide State wide Front Page Competition Kaysville Jaysville Editor Elected President of Press Group To Succeed Roosevelt Publisher UINTAH BASIN RECORD CHOSEN 3RD BEST BEST PAPER PER S Subscribers to local loca newspapers in Duchesne and Uintah counties are receiving of the best beat papers in the state it was made known at the thirty-ninth thirty annual convention convention con con- of at the Utah State Press AssO Association in Salt Lake City last Saturday and Sunday A Gold loving cup was waa presented present present- ed to the Weekly Reflex Kaysville Kays Kaya- villa vile for tor having maintained the best front page during a six six- month contest staged during durin 19 36 Second place went to the Bingham Bingham Dingham Bing- Bing ham Bulletin 1 and third to the Uintah Basin Record Honorable mention was given to the Garland Times News the Nephi Times and the Vernal Express sS The contest which was waa o open to odd fifty-odd weekly papers in Utah was sponsored by the Press Preas Association As AB- and the Western Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Union Salt Lake branch the loving cup being furnished by bythe bythe bythe the latter Professor Harrison R. R Merrill of at the B. B Y T. U. U school of Journalism was judge of at the contest con con- test After the awarding of tho the cup Clyde A. A Epp Epperson owner r of the Inland Printing Co of Kaysville anH nf n f thA ta ii V Tn r L UJ J I flex volunteered to provide a cup for a similar contest during 1931 1957 V. V K Saxton Named Pros Pres Charles V. V K Saxton Kaysville editor of the Reflex was elected president of the Association at atthe atthe atthe the first business B session sion of the convention Saturday He succeeds Geo Gee H H. Harrison editor of the Roosevelt Standard who served 1936 and who ho will continue as officio ex member o othe of the board of directors Other officers rs named are au VaL Vat H. H Cowles Price of the Price Sun Bun Advocate vice president t Hendrik Romeyn reelected secretary secretary- treasurer and the following directors directors directors di di- rectors Frank Beckwith of the Delta Chronicle C. C B. B Wallace o of the Murray Eagle S. S D. D Perry erry 0 of the Coalville Summit County Bee Leland G. G Burress of the Bingham Bulletin Roy A. A Duchesne Duchesne Du flu- chesne of the Uintah Basin Rec Ree- on ord Gus P. P Backman acting state recovery administrator tor and secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the Salt Lake City chambel chamber cham chain her ber of commerce addressed tho the association in a a. se session Slon held jointly joint joint- ly with the printing industry of at HA spoke i of J legislation planned to replace replace re re- place tho the state recovery act and the problem printers will have to determine actual costs coste to cornI comI comply com corn I ply with measures prohibiting bo- bo low-cost low selling Asks Publishers' Publishers Support A. A S. S Brown Democratic national national na na- committeeman for Utah tah appealed appealed ap ap- ap pealed for support by the publishers publishers pub pub- lishers Ushers of a bill he will sponsor Inthe in inthe th the state legislature asking for a a. appropriation for ferr a adver- adver Oer Continued on Page 8 Basin Papers Win Vin High Recognition In Front Page Contest Continued from Page 1 Using Using- Utah I A. A B. B Young chamber of commerce comm commerce com com- m merce mining committee chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man described a series of articles being prepared on Utah's mining industry which will be available for publishing in newspapers He classed mining as the great primary primary mary industry of the west Saturday noon the editors and publishers wore were guests of the Salt Lake Tribune and Telegram gram at ata ata ata a luncheon at the Newhouse Ho Ho- tel Fielding K K Smith Salt Lake City VIas was the principal speaker with a highly entertaining ad ad- dress In his annual address at the morning session President Harrison Harrison Harrison Harri Harri- son asked the asso association members to defend fr freedom of of of- the press and to oppose legislation which would curtail the Industry He mentioned specifically the act which has prevented advertising by dentists The association went wenton on record opposing any legislation which curtails the freedom of use of th the advertising columns and favoring any legislation to remove any curtailment now in in force J. J H H. H Wallis Vallis Honored At Ata a banquet Saturday evening a committee report was WIl J adopted na naming ng as us honorary honorary honorary honor honor- ary lIf life member r of the association association tion James H. H Wallis Walls Salt Lake City a former fonner publisher of the i w V Vernal Express rs and the father o othe of the present publisher Wm H. H Wallis and Mrs Geo Harrison of the Roosevelt Standard A resolution was Vias presented to Co Mrs R R. R T. T Porte Salt Lake City J. J stating that In th the recent death of Mr Porte th the printing industry indus indus- try fry ry has suffered an irreparable loss Mr Porte originated the Franklin catalogue used all over th the tha world to det determine cost esti mates in printing t T. T Sundays Sunday's sessions were given over mostly to the discussion of legislative matters and to J an 1 e executive session at which problems problems problems lems of pC the industry were discuss discuss- ed Worthwhile movements of of benefit to the entire state were assured support of the publishers who approved a resolution to that effect |