| Show MANAGERS OVER HALF-CENTURY that the office could be made self-sustaining through commissions and other business secured for members In Augustresolution passed the Board that Taylor be named Executive Secretary his compensation to be 15 of all advertising placed by or through his office Not long thereafter10 commission was proposed for printing obtained through the State Purchasing Agent for member publishers Unlike later managers Taylor was employed first and foremost to sell business and virtually no other functions were expected The arrangement more or less died of malnutrition Veteran publisher Gibson of Pleasant Grove recalled the publishers just werensold enough on the idea of Taylor working at the capitol and his services were soon absolved Todayuninterrupted half-century of full-time managers began in 1943 with the re-hiring of Romeyn whose nickname was Heinie He was to occupy office space provided without charge by Western Newspaper Unionmanager John Jones It was not entirelyhappy relationship however the conflicts leading to his 1941 expulsion resurfacing On March 31 1945 the Business Committee headed by Leland Burress of the Bingham Bulletin called for his resignation week later on April 7th Roy Schonian publisher of the Duchesne Record became the temporary replacement in the secretaryposition The appointment was made permanent by board action on June 9th In the meantime however Romeyn refused to resign and the association soughtrestraining order through the courts forbidding him representing himself as its agent Romeyn counter-sued for revenues he claimed were due him The case reached Third District Court on March 13 1946 testimony was heard for three-plus days and at the conclusion USPA was instructed to reimburse its former manager in the amount of 266 84 and pay his costs of action In turn he was to return to the association books and bonds in his possession some of which mostly historical records were never turned over More than four years later on November 1949 Robert Ward of Salt Lake City was named to succeed Schonian who then became executive secretary of the Associated Court 301 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
