Show 4 SEN B it flies fil for election reelection re r lalion state senator B IT 11 eyes ri term state sen briant 11 II string ham lam RV ernal this week of fici lc lally ally filed with the secre tary ry of states office as a can didace for a third term as a mamber of utah state senate and nd hit his fifth term in the state stat PRIOR TO HIS election to the senate he served two terms in utah house of re presenta tives sen sell String liam a aromi nent vernal sheep ralser raiser is well known both in civic and business fields but Is best besl known for his years of work in behalf of the upper colorado river storage project that was climaxed by the pas sage of the bill by the U S congress that provided funds for the glen canyon flaming gorge and vernal projects the senator currently is serving as president of the colorado river development 0 of f 21 counties and president of uintah water con ser vancy Distri district rt both gt groups coups actively engaged in promoting development of the I 1 upper colorado river ile he Is a director of the na lional advisory board council which sets the policy in the he dureau bureau of land manage ment on grazing WHILE IN THE state legislature sen was the author or coauthor co author of the following utah laws school lunch state land board bounty on predatory animals the present state road commission bill and the law that 9 gave ave utah a state water dl DI rector among many state and local civic duties sen string ham served as mayor of vernal city for eight years ile he was the first vernal born man to hold that office ile he served as a trustee of utah state university tor for tour four years was a utah district governor of lions clubs and was prest dent 0 of utah municipal beag ue SEPI BEN has served both as aa vice president of utah state Wool growers and president of ashley wool growers ile he has been prest dent 0 of uintah knife and fork club county bond drive c chairman and rodeo chairman for four years ile he has served three terms as aa county republican chair man has been a republican state cammi committeeman and was a delegate to the republican national convention in phil ade adelphia adelph iphia la in 1941 ile he ll is currently president of the hotel vernal inc and a director of the following da be sin loans inc radio station new hemisphere life insurance co and utah unit ed industries TUB THE SENATOR smeaton is an inter inte national counselor of lions chairman of the grazing ad board of district no 8 a member of the forest committee of ashley national forest a director of ashley Wool growers a and chairman of utah grazing advisory doard ile he also Is 1 a director of utah livestock production credit and loan co that f inan finan ces cel the livestock busin business ess sen is ia married to the former catherine chipman and the couple has six children |