Show Election interest Gains Momentum As Second Party Names Candidates Interest Inter In the forthcoming November 5 municipal election quickened this week with tho the choosing of or a second slate of candidates can l Friday night at a convention convent conven tion of the tho Peoples People's Progressive party In Moab One hundred and fifty people who assembled at the Friday y night convention chose K E. E Mo- Mo Dougald as their candidate for tor Mayor of Moab to be Joined on the ballot bailot by Dr Paul R R. May May- berry betry and 0 O. R. R McKee for tor the City Council spots which h will willbe willbe willbe be decided upon November 5 5 The Tho three will oppose N N. S S. S Christensen Ellis Cook and E E. E. E Drake on the ballot These men were chosen to be candidates for forthe forthe the tho respective posts of Mayor and council at the convention Of the C Citizens Party held hekt Wednesday Wednesday Wednes day of last week The Friday night convention of the Peoples People's party was one of ot the largest municipal party patty crone coo every h held ld In lit Moab The Grand county court house was filled beyond capacity and many attending were forced to stand in aisles and In too the doorway Flat First order of business of the evening was wa the choosing of officers of of- fleets to preside over the con convention Sam Taylor was elected to act as chairman of the convention convention convention con con- and was wu assisted by Druce Bruce Armstrong as secretary Immediately after aCter this was waa accomplished ac ec- the balloting for tor Mayon Mayor Ma Ma- yon was begun after atter nominating a speeches s for tar those voted on K E E. h well weil known Moab man em emerged the winner by a large majority McDougald Is distributor for Philips Oil products In area and has been In business here for quite a number of years A former lonner member of the Moab Olty Council his term tenn expiring in 1955 McDougald accepted the tho nom nomination nation of the convention Friday Friday Fri Fri- day night and pledged he would do his best if elected ejected to Mo Moab's bs b's number one political position For council spots the convention convention conven tion elected two to serve on the slate from three nominations Dr Paul R R. R Mayberry Moab surgeon was chosen to fill one spot and the the other will be filled by O. O R R. Bob Dob McKee operator of the McCormick Lumber company In Moab Both troth have been active In Chamber of Commerce Com Corn merce meree work In the past and were both on hand to accept the nominations nominations nom nom- Friday night Acting upon a motion from fram the floor Ioor the convention publicly thanked Mayor J. J W. W CorbIn for his outstanding record as mayor of the community during the past four four- years In light of the unprecedented unprecedented unprecedented growth In Moab during that time it was resolved by the group that Mayor Corbin had be been n Instrumental In seeing that the city was always on top of the situation Peoples People's party chairman Taylor named Norman Boyd Doyd E Eo J J. Mayhew May May- hew Jack Payne Jim King King and andL and 1 L L. M M. Erbes' Erbes to act as a vacancy y committee Vacancy committee named by Mars Pope chairman of the Citizens party consists of Mrs C C. J J. J Meador G G. G U Foote and William G. G Harding larding As the period for hol holding g. g nom nominating nOm nOminating mating conventions draws draws' to a close it appears that the the two parties will be the only ones represented represented re re- represented presented on the ballot November 5 5 There have been no filings I by individual candidates accordIng according accordi accord accord- i Ing to word from the City offices this week City Administrator Ellis Foote I announced Wednesday that a new polling place had been arranged i for th the coming election He said that voters In Moab's district No 1 would vote this year in the Grand county public library which is located on the grounds of the Grand county high school on Second East street Previously voters in that district have havo cast their ballots in Bethany hall ball on Third East street Voters Voters' in the lower Moab No 8 district will vote as usual in the Grand county court house bouse Only one ono registration day remains remains remains re re- mains for those who are so far not registered to vote October 29 will be bo the last day according to Mr Foote Registration agent for tor the upper upper upper up up- per Moab Mesh No 1 district is la Mrs Clyde Berry Derry She resides at East 1st South street For District Dist Dist- rid t No 8 8 Mrs Menne I Stewart is 11 the agent and her ber residence Js Is 42 South 2nd East street Both agents gents have registration signs posted in front of their residences es According to word after Tuesdays Tuesday's Tuesdays Tuesday's Tuesdays Tuesday's Tues Tues- days day's registration the agents gents said that very few people have registered registered registered regist regist- ered the older residents being the majority of those registered on that day The two Moab districts are divided divided di di- divided vided by y Second East street This Thi-s is the street that runs north and south in front of the Gra Grand d county county coun toun- ty high school To bra b be eligible to vote in the municipal election residents must have been in Utah for one year and in the tho city for 60 days It Is not necessary that voters be property own owners rs as some believed Persons who voted voted vot vet ed ad in last falls fall's election but have changed voting districts in Moab during the intervening time will wilt have to be registered In their new dl district it was ws reminded again gain |