| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION Add to this the fact the year 1935 was at the depths of the nationGreat Depression when it seemed hardly anyone had any money and businesses were struggling and going broke almost every day Put all these things together and the odds against success anyplace in business or home -would be overwhelming But Rulacharacter was molded of something different than that of the run-of-the-mill person Picking up the pieces of what seemedshambles she methodically even good-naturedly and perhaps the most important of all honestly -set out to do what had to be done In 1935 the Reaper was ordinarily an eight-page edition going to some 900 subscribers Four employees were on the payroll and business was bad In 1935 the Reapergross sales were 15 000 It took fifteen years to pay off the note on the paper then situated inrented building on RichfieldSouth Main Street While she began with little or no knowledge of how to runbusiness especiallynewspaper Mrs Fuellenbach knew the only way to be successful was to work at it She began to find out whatnewspaper was all about She learned bookkeeping business management and how to meetpayroll tasks which many found impossible during the Depression She often said You can do it if you take one day attime Perhaps the feature which set her apart from so many other business people was her compassion her understanding and her genuine interest in people If there was anyone who didnlike Rula Fuellenbach it was because they didnknow her Her calm collected manner seemed to put people at ease and with such genuine honest concern for others she became more than just another business figure on the communityMain Street The business thrived although it was always an uphill struggle like that of most businesses during the Depression When eldest son Maurice becamemember of the Reaper staff it wasgreat day for Rula In addition son Chester was studying journalism at Brigham Young University and though 512 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
