Show Ward ard C. C Holbrook First To ToFile File Pile Candidacy Former Senator Again Seeks State Position After After v urgings by hy tnt nt officials of the Democratic part and other friends Ward C. C C Holbrook CD D pf f Bountiful former Utah state Senator and former chair man mart of the public sen service ice commis sion sion Friday formerly form I announced nis his h is candidacy for the post pose of state senator Mr r. r Holbrook is the first person in j Davis county to file for forn foran an n office in the 1944 election Mr Holbrook stated that I have e no ambition of oC any kind be yond ond that of serving Davis na county as S state s ate senator I will accept no appointment or seek any for places for friends With years of past ex experience ex I J have no fixed ideas or prejudices and will stand openly for far that which wj is right ri ht or wrong in ill the conduct of good govern govern- t First elected to the t he house of rep rep- es in 1930 Mr hot Hoi brook br ok two tw years later hater won the post the of state senator serving for two terms He lie resigned to accept the thc chairmanship of oC the public service commission in 1938 a petition he hc held for four years While serving as state senator Mr Holbrook was as chairman of 01 the appropriations appropriation 1 committee ommittee and chairman of the th committee A few years ears ago a o Mr Holbrook moved to Bountiful from West Ves t Point where he be and his family had ha I resided for 20 2 years He has since entered the dairy business and is i S Svery very active in church and community ity affairs at present serving on the th L D S church general welfare agri agricultural agricultural cultural committee and member of oC o f the Utah state centennial commis commis- commiss sion s A graduate of Davis school it Mr Holbrook had attended the th C University of Utah for two years year s when the first world war w was de th declared He enlisted but the war wi ir came ame to an end cod nd before he h was call cat 1 ed d overseas At West Point he was first pres pre president ident of the town board and super SUper- supervised SUpervised the installation of the towns town's town a awater water system He was president of f the Utah farm federation fl for five flye years and was a member r of f the Davis county canning crops is and nd Sugar Su ar Beet association for sev several se v cral eral years Mr Mt fl Holbrook served as a is chairman of the Democratic state stal te executive committee for four years 5 and has been active in county and an d state political circles for many man years ears earsIn In church work Mr Holbrook k kit was a member of the West Point it ward bishopric for lor 13 years and an d superintendent of the ward Sunday Sunda I school for another five Since moi moving movin p. p ing in to Bountiful he h served two tw 0 years as president of the Y M M MA I IA IA A and the same number of years s as a member of the South Davis Day I stake high hi h council He is a men memo member Is I ber of the American Legion A grandson of Davis county's county first judge Mr Holbrook now v 45 4 s of age was at Bountiful 1 ful a son of Brigham A. A and Han Han- Hannah nah nab Cook Holbrook He married d Mabel Ford of Centerville on Feb Fel February r 19 1919 and ad they t ey have hai four sons and two daughters They Th y are are Phil Allen Ben and Paul Hol lie Holbrook l- l brook all of Bountiful and Miss Mi ss can Holbrook a student nurse at atthe atthe the L D S hospital who recently recent ly lys enlisted in iv the army nurses nurses' nurses corps s and Mrs rs Harold Har ld B. B Hulme of f Salt S ut Lake City whose wh-ose husband is com cot completing n. n his hib medical training this Lis is year at the University of Utah Commenting on past political politic at experience Mr Holbrook H said my n y possibilities to render a good service service ser V. V ice to my people and ard state in in n the C Ced Le Utah senate were broadened broaden ed by my ny experience in i 1940 0 as char chair chairman charman chai ir- ir irby man of the state finance commis commission sion for that capacity I saw the t he inside inside of the political party system in I learned who is willing to advance Ce e the cost of elections and why I consider that little experience the t he most roost qualifying I have hav ever ever had in in in assisting one in passing J impartial impart ial judgment on all legislative problems ib- ib lems |