| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME ognized it asgreat asset was its champion through trying times solicited community support and worked unceasingly for its development and expansion Though he viewed the proposal with some anxiety he endorsed divorcing it from the LDS Church and putting it under state control Then he worked strenuously for increased appropriations and expanded courses and fought vigorously and successfully againstproposal to close three state colleges one of them the Ephraim school In April 1954 it wasmatter of considerable pride to Ross Cox whensorely-needed new college auditorium was dedicated It was in part the product of his frequent editorial reminders which helped prompt the 1952 State Legislature to appropriate 235 000 for the purpose The structure which includedmodern basketball floor was opened less thanmonth after the Badger basketball team had won second place in the National Junior College Tournament Snow College owes much of its present day physical plant and high academic recognition to his continuing editorial efforts Printerink obviously ran in Cox family veins An older brother Ira was publisher of the Caribou County Sun in Soda Springs Idaho And Rossson and namesake Roscoe LaVaun returned from military service in World War II to purchase the neighboring Manti Messenger enabling them to work closely in the production of their papers and widening both their sphere of influence and advertising impact The operation involved the entire family with daughter Audrey in news gathering and son Wes working asbackshop helper And since his writing was often reproduced in the Messenger Rosseditorial thinking was disseminated toconsiderably broader audience The publisher of the Enterprise waslong-time correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune -notcommon thing for rural newsmen Asked why he did it he answered Itjust another way to publicize and bring recognition to Ephraim When in the fall of 1960 he elected to sell the newspaper to Paul Larry Stahle member offamily well-known in Utah 47 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
