| Show CHAPTER NINETEEN UPANational Participation Utah has had two national presidents and another pub lisher who very nearly achieved that honor Albert Epperson of the Morgan County News was within months of becoming head of National Editorial Association when he sufferedfatal heart attack on August 14 1955 Instead Alfred Ball of the Woodhaven New York Leader-Observer became the head of NEA when the organization convened in Louisville Kentucky in 1956 Eppersonplace on the national board was accorded Charles Claybaugh of the Box Elder News-Journal who seven years later on June 21 1962 was elected to the presi dency at Hershey Pennsylvania Two days earlier NEApresident-to-be had the unique distinction ofprivate inter view with President John Kennedy in the White House As Claybaugh progressed through the offices he also served on the board of Weekly Newspaper Representatives later Ameri can Newspaper Representatives Ten years afterward on July 22 1972 Cornwell of the Murray Eagle was elected president of National Newspaper Association as the organization was titled after1965 change-of-name His election took place at Portland Oregon He also served as NNAtreasurer for four years and was president then chairman-of-the-board of American Newspaper Representatives NNAsubsidiary advertising corporation In the early 1920s Will Holmes of Brigham CityBox Elder Journal wasnational board member and more recently both Robert Finney of the Price Sun-Advocate and Susan Dutson of the Millard County Chronicle-Progress have served terms on the NNA board representing Utah and neighboring states Arizona California and Nevada as well as Hawaii Four Utahns have been recipients of the national associa 371 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
