Show Returns Home On Campaign Tour A capacity crowd of ot Moab Moab- ites attended a welcome luncheon luncheon lun lun- cheon at the Towne and Country Country Coun Coun- try club Friday honoring gubernatorial gubernatorial gu gu- gu- gu candidate Mitchell Mitchel and Mrs who included Moab in a campaign tour of ot the Southeastern Utah area A standing ovation was gl glyen gl ven yen Mr who was In Introduced Introduced introduced in- in by master of ot ceremonIes ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies David Allen as Moab's first gubernatorial candidate With the former were Congressman Laurence Burton and attorney general A A. Pratt Kesler both candidates candi dates for re-election re this Fall Mr outlined the Is Issues is sues he felt would face the tho next governor of the state He indicated increased Industry Industry Indus try in rural communities was vas critical one of ot the States State's most cal needs He lie endorsed the Freeport Constitutional Amendment stating at the present time much Industry was moving or being established to Arizona Ari Arl- zona iona and Nevada at the expense expense ex ex- pense of Utah and he felt the Freeport law was eslen to place Utah back inthe In Inthe Inthe the competition Freeport as asa asa asa a law would exempt from personal property tax goods stored in Utah destined for final use or sale outside of Utah He took issue with the platform plat plat- form lorm of state Democratic candIdates candidates candidates can can- for their demands for increased advertising funds from the next legislature as a u means of promoting tourism in n the state Mr said he felt they were placing the cart before the horse first he e said must come adequate roads and facilities then a campaign to lure Into in into into In- In to the State He pointed out the Dead Horse Point road as asan asan asan an example of road needs to promote tourist attractions in inthe inthe inthe the State Mr skirted direct commitments on the school funds issue stating if elected he planned to thoroughly study study study stu stu- dy reports of the Department of Public Instruction the Utah Education association and the Governors Governor's study group and base recommendations on the findings He said if tf Utah was to remain remain re main on a you pay basis basis basis ba ba- ba- ba sis new revenue must be acquired acquired ac to meet the demands After t talking with people al aU allover over the state he said in increased increased in- in creased property taxes were generally opposed and he felt fel the increase must come from new industries income tax and sales sates taxes He lie violently opposed the reapportionment bill on the basis that hat thinly populated counties would lose representation tation in their legislatures a right given them by the first constitution of the state stale he said Mr commended both Congressman Burton and Mr J Kesler esler on their past achievements achievements achievements achieve achieve- ments and complimented Mr Burton for his efforts In getting getting get get- ting tang both the Bill BUl and the Dixie Project bill passed in the House this year though he was a junior mem- mem ber bel Mr Kesler he commended for his outstanding work worl in representing the State on the many water problems with respect to the upper Colorado river Storage Project of wl which ich the Central Utah Project Pro Pro- Is a part In closing remarks Mr Me Me- lich ich said both he and Mrs were for the opportunity to return home He le said he had not been drafted into this campaign but had entered it on his own and if elected promised to erve serve to the best of his abU abU- ity ty The visitors greeted friends at an open house at the Towne and Country club Friday afternoon afternoon afternoon af af- af- af hosted by the Republican Republican Re Re- publican Central Committee of Grand county Later he spoke to members of the Grand Education association asso asso- elation at the purpose multipurpose room of the Southeast elementary elementary ele ele- school I |