| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME modernized through all his active years and one of the earliest to be almost totally electrically equipped He was the proud owner of the first Linotype in Sanpete County Modelbrought from New York to San Francisco by ship and then to Mt Pleasant by rail One of the first automatic-feed presses came to the Pyramidplant about 1919 Thoughstaunch Democrat and one-time County Chair man for the party McArthur was regarded as an ultra-fair editor His newspapercolumns reported on politics at length but took no political stands His close friendships were numerous in both major political parties In pre-World Wardays when threat of conflict hung over the nation and military preparedness wasbyword McArthur wasmember of Co Utah Militia which was absorbed into the 12th Infantry Division 3rd Battalion S Army when war came in 1917 Active in the Utah State Press Association he served as its Vice President in 1914-15 contemporary described him as good member faithful in attendance and willing to carry out any request made of him He was also faithful to and active in his religion holdingsuccession of offices in North Sanpete Stake of the Latter-day Saints Church Several years after he sold the Pyramid on October 1947 he was elected to the board of North Sanpete School District and duringfour-year term worked unceasingly for the modernization of the districthigh school in Mt Pleasant -the other high school in his home-town not his alma mater His post-newspaper years also saw himtwo-term member of the Utah State Fair Board andJustice of the Peace Like almost all small-town newspapermen hebeen affiliated with the usual service and civic clubs relationships maintained through all his active years Upon his death March 15 1959 at the age of 75 Burke McArthur was not eulogized asUtah-born William Allen White Nor was he praised ascrusader slayer-of-dragons or 583 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
