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Show 1956 Utah State Press Assn. Convention ! 1; " I 1 ' fld t:, v. , ...- J - - - -'iT--r j Now afflcar of th U.S.P.A., Prtldant Max R. Worner, Paywn, (Right) Vlc-Prtldnt I. Ruuoll Innoi, (Center) look evr Convention Program at Don Hardy, Protldent of the National Editorial Astoclati'on lookt on. Secretary-Treasurer William B. Walllt, of Vernal, a nof prtnt for th plctur. Editors and publishers of more than 35 of the weekly newspapers of the state returned to their desks this week after attending 3 days of panel discussions, talks and banquets in connection with the annual winter convention of the Utah State Press Association, held the 10th, 11th and 12th at Hotel Newhouse". Don Hardy, Canon City, Colo., speaking speak-ing at an earlier session, referred to the Utah association as "one of the outstanding outstand-ing groups of its kind in the nation." Mr. Hardy, publisher of the Canon City Daily Record and president of National Editorial Assn., recalled that the Utah association as-sociation was one of the first to adopt the "intern system" as a summer training train-ing program for college journalism students. stu-dents. Publishers, editors and other key staff members of the 53 weekly newspapers comprising the organization were told by Ernest H. Linford, Salt Lake Tribune editorial writer, of the importance of "giving "giv-ing the public a right to have its say." He was guest speaker at the banquet. "No person in tha community has a more important job than the newspaper editor," Mr. Linford said. "Not even the town doctor, the court judge, bishop or minister is called upon to give more of himself than the man who runs the newspaper." He urged the group to impress on the , public the importance of freedom of information, in-formation, and to dispel a suspicion in some segments of the public that press freedom is special privilege. "The newspaper craft is entitled to no special position for its own sake, but only as it serves the public's right to know . . . Responsible performance is the most effective ef-fective answer to criticism of abuses of the first amendment of the Constitution," Mr. Linford said. - During the annual business meeting, Saturday the 11th, Max R. Warner of the Payson Chronicle was elected president of the Utah State Press Association at its 58th annual convention in the Newhouse Hotel. He succeeded Roy E. Gibson of the Neplii Times-News. Other officers installed at a banquet Saturday night included E. Russell Innes, Lehi Free Press, vice president; and William B. Wallis, Vernal Express, secre-. tary. Winners were chosen Sunday for excellence ex-cellence in the state's weekly newspaper field at the awards banquet of the Utah State Press Association in the Newhouse Hotel. The banquet concluded the 58th annual convention of the association attended by weekly newspaper publishers and reprer sentatives from throughout the state. An awards banquet held Sunday at 1 :00 set the scene for presentation of various awards in outstanding newspaper work. Leading the field in the general excellence excel-lence category were the Milford News, group one winner; Spanish Fork Press, group two, and Vernal Express in group three. Runners-up in the first group were the Eureka Reporter, second; Manti Messenger, Messen-ger, third; Ephraim Enterprise and Garfield Gar-field Leader, honorable mention. In group two the Lehi Free Press placed . second and Kaysville Reflex third. Honorable Honor-able mention went to the Wasatch Wave, Payson Chronicle and Nephi Times-News. Second place in group three went to the Springville Herald and third to the Roosevelt Roose-velt Standard. The Iron County Record, Box Elder News and Richfield Reaper won honorable mention. Other winners, in order of placing and their categories are : f Excellence In typography Group I: Eureka Rsporter, Manti Meiienger, Milford Newi, Ephraim Ent-rpriiet and Garfield Leader. Group 2: Kaysviilo Reflex, Spanith Fork Pratt, Mt. fleatant Pyramid, Waialch Wave, lehi Free Prest, Payton Chronicle. Group 3: Vernal Exprett, Rootevelt Standard, Murray Eagle, Richfield Reaper, Midvale Sentinel, Box Elder Journal. Bett front page Group 1: Eureka Reporter, Milford Newt, Manti Messenger, Ephraim Enterprise, Garfield Leader. Grcup i: lehi Free Prest, Nephi Times-News, Mt. Pleasant Pyramid, Wasatch Wave, Spanith Fork Prest. Group 3: Vernal Eipre-t. Roosevelt Standard, Spr,ville Herald, Box Elder Journal, Iron County Record, Richfield Reaper. Bast newt story Group 1: Ephraim Enterprise, Garfield leoder, Manti Messenger. Group 2: Lehi Free Press, Wasatch Wave, Kayiville Reflex, Spanish Fork Press, Payton Chronicle, Mt. Pleasant Pyramid. Group 3: Box Elder Newt. Midvalt Sentinel, Iron County Record, Magna Timet, Vernal Exprett. Richfield Reaper, Box Elder Journal. Bett ut of Illustrative material Group 1: Milford Nwi, Ephraim Enterprise, Manti Mettenger, Eureka Reporter, Garfirli Leader. -Group-2: Spanith Fork Prest, Wa9atch Wave, Kayiville Reflex, Lehi Free Prett, Nephi Timet-Newt, Millard County Progress. Group 3: San Juan Record, Springville Herald, Iron County Reporter and Richfield Reaper (tie). Vernal Exprest, Magna Timet, Box Elder Journal, Rootevelt Standard. Box Elder Newt. Bett editorial Group I: Milford Newt, Manti Mettenger. Ephraim Enterprise Eureka Reporter, Garfield leader. ' Group 2i Payton Chronicle, Wasatch Wave, Soanish Fork Prest, lehi Fro Prott, Mt. Pleasant Pyramid, Millard County Progress. Group 3: Iron County Record, Springville Herald, Murray Eagle, Roosevelt Standard, Vernal Exprest, Box Elder Journal. Bett dttor't column Group 1: Garfield Leoder, Mi'ford ' Newt, Manti 'Mettenger. Group 2: Kaytville Reflex, Spanish , Fork Press, ' Nephi Times-Newt. Group 3: Springville Herald, Magna Timet. Richfield Reaper, Rootevelt Standard, Box Elder .'. Newt, Bex Elder Journal. |