Show L utah rate atit press ress aasne ci IN I 1 7 I 1 4 V W tow av 7 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 A A Z 41 pr i 44 W 1 new off cers of the U S P A pres dent max R vamer payson R V ce pres dent E russell innes center look over convent on program as don hardy editors and publishers of more than 85 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 alth and at hotel newhouse don hardy canon city colo speak ing at an earlier session referred to the utah association as one of the ing groups of its kind in the nation mr hardy publisher of the canon city daily record and president of national editorial recalled that the utah as was ae one of the first to adopt ithe the intern system as a summer tram train ing program for college journalism stu dents publishers editors and other key staff members of the 53 weekly newspapers comprising the organization were told b ernest II 11 linford salt lake tribune editorial writer of the importance of div ing the public a right to have its say he was guest speaker at the banquet no person in the 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 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 publics right to know responsible performance is the most ef answer to criticism of abuses of the first amendment of the constitution mr linford said during the annual business meeting saturday y the alth max R warner of the payson chronicle was elected president of the utah state press association at its annual convention in the newhouse hotel hf succeeded roy E gibson of the nephi 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 t pres dent of the nat onal ed loreal assoc at on looks on secretary treasurer W lliam B wall t s of vernal was not present for the p clure winners were chosen sunday for ex clllence cel lence in the states weekly newspaper field at the awards banquet of the utah state press association in the newhouse hotel the banquet concluded the annual convention of the association attended by weekly newspaper publishers and depre senta tives 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 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 messen ger third ephraim enterprise and gar field leader honorable mention in group two the lehi free press placed second and kaysville Kays ville reflex third honor able mention went to the wasatch wave payson chronicle and nephi times news second place in group three went to the springville Spring ville herald and third to tr the 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 excellence in typography group I 1 eureka reporter mani mont messenger alford M iford news new ephra rn enterer sex ses and garf eld leader group 2 kaysa kay fe ile reflex span sh fo k pre press mt pleasant pyram d wasatch wave leh L h free pros press payton payson chron cle group 3 vernal express roosevelt S anclard murray eagle R caf eld reaper M avale sen sent nel net box eld journal best front page group I 1 eureka reporter M 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