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STATE CONCLAVES SINCE 1894 while covering jungle battlefronts as a war correspondent early in the present conflict. Vernon R. Frost, publisher of three rural Idaho newspapers, discussed problems facing wartime publications. H. C. Shoemaker, manager of Sears, Roebuck's retail store in Salt Lake City, the Saturday banquet speaker, emphasized the importance of advertising to businesses. Fifty-second annual meeting. Fridav-Saturdav-Sundav, January 12-13-14, 1945, Hotel Newhouse. Albert Epperson, Kaysville Re/lex, who had served out the remainder of the term of Roy Schonian after his mid-summer resignation, was elected president. Attendance was set at 150. A hint of things to come was offered by H. B. Hicks of San Francisco, who discussed "The Seven Mysteries of Offset." W. Verne McKinney of the Hillsboro, Oregon Argus, president of National Editorial Association, was a luncheon speaker, discussing the future of weekly newspapers. He pointed out that 30% of weekly circulation is that being sent overseas, reflecting the interest of servicemen in their home communities. Dr. Adam S. Bennion, assistant to the president of Utah Power & Light and the Saturday banquet speaker, discussed "Conquest of Freedom." An honorary life membership in USPA was given Hendrik (Heinie) Romeyn, the association's manager. Fiftv-third annual meeting. Friday-Saturday-Sunday, January 11-12-13, 1946, Hotel Newhouse. Howard Barrows, Midvale Sentinel, was elected president as 125 delegates registered for the first postwar convention. George C. Sutherland, associate editor of the Deseret News, the Saturday night banquet speaker, addressed "Responsibility of the Press in a Changing World." Ways of bettering weekly circulation and readability were discussed by Floyd L. Hockenhull, publisher of Circulation Management, and Don Eck, general manager of National Editorial Association. USPA's invitation to hold the 1950 NEA convention in Salt Lake City was accepted by Mr. 341 |
