Show Utah State Press Association Members Gain Information at Summer Convention at Fishlake Country newspaper men from all parts of Utah gathered at Fishlake Friday of oc last week for fora a three-day three convention at which they received some hand first Information in information information In- In formation on newspaper problems problems problems lems as they are effecting wartime wartime wartime war war- time England and other InterestIng interestIng interest- interest I Ing lag and valuable information concerning concerning concerning con con- the relationship of the country newspaper to the war effort The group gathered at the resort resort resort re re- re- re sort Friday and and registered with the committee in charge Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day forenoon an executive meetIng meetIng meeting meet- meet Ing was held and at noon a business business business bus bus- iness luncheon was attended by by some 70 persons including publishers their wives and several several several sev sev- eral in invited guests Harrison Conover er of Springville president of the Utah State Press association association tion was in charge of the session session session ses ses- sion and introduced the speakers Among those taking part atthe atthe at atthe the noon meeting were John E. E Jones of Salt Lake City who gave the publishers a pep talk and Information concerning their theil share In the third war loan drive to begin early in Septem Septem- ber her He stated that the American people will be c called on at that time lime to raise 15 billion dollars to help finance the war effort Jennings Phillips Jr presIdent president president pres pres- ident of the Salt Lake Lale AdvertisIng Advertising Advertising Advertis Advertis- ing club and who will have charge of or the time third war loan drive In this state also talked on that subject as well as bringIng bringIng bringing bring bring- ing greetings from his organ organ- Hendrick Romeyn manager of the associations association's clipping bureau talked on censorship and its relation relation relation re re- re- re lation to the country newspapers Don Eck manager of the National Editorial association with which the tho state is affiliated gave an extensive discussion on national advertising advertis advertis- ing He lie stated that the country newspapers were becoming more and more popular as advertising mediums and urged that the publishers of country weeklies and small dailies get together so they would be bc in a position to handle the advertising as it was offered by the national adver adver- He fie also talked on the Bankhead bill and II R. R 2001 both of which he said would Continued on last page vage State Publishers Meet LV a at Fishlake is a e Continued from page one have hayo a tremendous effect on the country newspapers Roger Hoget 11 B. Stevens British consul consul consul con con- sul trout tram Denver Colorado was the tho principal speaker at the evening evening evening eve eve- ning session Ue lie told how the tUe war had effected newspapers in England stating that while In Inmany Inmany many instances plants had been practically by bombing bombIng bomb bomb- ing InS the papers had never failed to appear on time He stated that arrangements had had been made so 1 if a plant was destroyed the paper could be printed in another another an an- ot other r plant and come out on schedule ue II II told of or the respect the English English English En En- glish government held for the power of the press and stated that the lack of restrictions as asto asto asto to what newspapers were al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to print in the way of criticism ism of or government activities activities ti ties had proven Invaluable to the war effort He stated that inmany in inmany inmany many instances newspaper criticism criticism criticism crit crit- of or governmental activities had fiad resulted in investigations and corrections which had aided rather er than hindered the war effot ef ef- ef- ef fot fort Host newspapers for the summer summer summer sum sum- mer convention com were yere the Salina Sun Richfield Reaper and Garfield Garfield Garfield Gar- Gar field County News II Wesley Vealey Cherry of the Salina Sun was chairman of the convention com com- |