Show NEW NEV PETITIONS SPUR INTEREST IN PRIMARIES Continued Fr From m Page One for sheriff include Samuel Crosby Crosby Crosby Cros Cros- by D Dewey Meriwether R and Willard Smith D A petition was filed with the secretary of ot state it was learned learned learned learn learn- ed for C. C L. L Ashton D of Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Ro Ro- Ro- Ro for representative to the state legislature Mr Ashton has accepted the candidacy and paid his hiB fee iee it was stated He is well known in Duchesne county hc- hc being being be be- ing manager of the Leslie LesUe Ashton Ashton Ash Ash- ton Sons store at Roosevelt He is also a member of the Bar association I Heber T T. T Hall R of Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- Roose-I Roose velt will also be a candidate for representative he stated in Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne this tills week It has not been learned earned whether or not his petition petition peti peti- tion has been filed Wed Mr Hall has been a resident of the county for many years At present he is associated associated associated as as- with Fred C. C Fer Ferron ron in Gilsonite and coal mining ties He served one term as may may- or of Roosevelt 2 Year 2 Y ear Commissioners Two petitions filed on August for year 2 commissioner are areRay areRay areRay Ray Oman R of Boneta and W W. E. E Broome D of My Myton ton Mr Oman has never before been active in politics He owns a farm at Boneta Mr Broome has been an active active ac ac- ac- ac tive Uve booster for the Basin Basing in the 29 years ears he has lived here He h has s been interested in irrigation problems problems problems lems and aDd worked as a concrete Inspector during tre construction of the Moon Lake Dam For the past eleven months Mr Broome has operated the patrol grader for the county on the county roads project Mrs Fern T. T Moffitt R incumbent in incumbent in- in has filed her petition for county recorder Mrs Moffitt Moffitt fitt has held this office for six years having filled the un- un expired term of her husband Howard Moffitt who died while In office The official a audit dit showed showed showed show show- ed her records to be in perfect order George E. E Stewart R of Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Ro Ro- Ro- Ro filed his petition on August August August Aug Aug- for county attorney Mr Steward recently passed the bar examination and is practicing law lawin lawin lawin in Duchesne county He has ner never never nev- nev er er r before run f fOr r a political of- of ce Previous Petitions Vern Price pric D of Duchesne filed his petition on August lOth for Duchesne Precinct Justice of the Peace Mr Price has been interested in politics in Duchesne I j county but has never before rung run I I II for an office Previous petitions filed flied Include Paul Murphy R Upalco county county county coun coun- ty cle clerk Floyd Case D Mt Emmons year 2 commissioner George H. H Wilcken R Du Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du chesne precinct justice of I Du-I the ease Levi J J. J Anderton D Duchesne county assessor Porter L. L Merrell D Duchesne county county county coun coun- ty treasurer Edgar Miles l D Mt Emmons year 2 commission- commission M Mt Emmons year 2 commission commission- year I-year commissioner Late Thursday afternoon Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert H. H C. C Marchant chant D of Joka Ioka filed a petition for year 2 com com- missioner Mr Marchant has been beena a resident of Duchesne county since its establishment He has always been active in county politics and has served as justice of the peace at for fOl the past 16 years |