Show t MARTIN W local leader martin W curtis nets salute As chos who the second chos who in vernal vernal merchants have selected a man long pro miriene in the civic and church affairs of the community A pleasant man with light brown hair blue eyes which match his favorite color five feet eight inches tall he wears glasses and likes four ln in hand ties he is martin W curtis mr curtis a native of ver nal was born here july 20 1904 and has lived most of his life in this area with the exception of four years spent in fort duchesne as a child ile he Is ia a graduate of the old uintah academy on may 28 20 1924 he mar ried marguerite wardle and they have three grown child ren mrs betty elaine ilor rocks salt lake city clay ton george curtis vernal and mrs rita C lee of salt lake city mr curtis curta lias has been active in the politics of the county and held the post of uintah county treasurer for three terms at one tinie time he was the youngest county treasurer in the state slate of utah lie ile also held the distinction of being one of three Republic republicans aps elected to public office in utah in 1934 1034 mr curtis has also hel held 1 the post of uintah county commissioner for or a term active in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mr curtis is at present first counselor of ashley stake ailigh priest quorum presidency for four years previous to his as first counselor ho he was bishop of vernal fifth ward ile he also has served in tile the council of vernal third ward bishopric and was counselor in glines ward bishopric during tile the building of glines ward cha pel for nearly 11 years lie he was superintendent of MIA in glines and third wards at present mr curtis Is engaged in the insurance bus iness when time permits lie he enjoys gardening and assisting its ills wife with her flowers lie ile also has an interesting loin coin collection consisting of 0 old coina of both the united states and foreign countries among items in eluded in his collection Is confederate currency in varl ous denominations lie he Is a member of tv tt ver not nal I 1 ions club where lie he Is 18 chairman of the attendance committee mr curtis gets a salute for his many contributions to our community |