Show V Vern Vernal ern l City Council C Canvasses Election Results Members of the Vernal City Council met Monday evening and canvassed the results of the recent municipal election These results disclose that the following were elected to office B H mayor Clair dali R 11 Hopkins year tour councilman Paul M Batty Rich Rieb Richad ad D Rust William I year two councilmen Bruce I Watkins city recorder Orlan L Johnson city treasurer The I number of votes received by each of the candidates was shown in last weeks week's Express Our neighboring Uintah Basin clUes cIties cast record breaking votes in last weeks week's elections The Progressive Party swept the incumbent Peoples People's Party out of office at Roosevelt by cap cap- turing capturing all municipal offices ex cx- the city treasurer post which was unopposed Homer P Edwards Progressive new news news- newspaper paper reporter and insurance agent won the mayoralty post by defeating J V MeLea Pro Pro- People's ples Party candidate Other winning Progressive candidates were Steve Bellon I IOther year four councilman Elmer Eldredge JIT JH Harrison and I Norman Murphy year two coun coun- coun councilmen George Hacking record record- recorder er Continued on page 8 I COUNCIL COUNTS BALLOTS Continued from page oage 1 The only Citizens Citizen's Party can can- candidates to win was Arnold Reef incumbent city treasurer who was o Pd John K p Maasen Maesen Citizens Citizen's Party candidate was elected Mayor of Duchesne with a total of ol votes vote to for his ent cot Ralph Rowley Peoples People's a Ticket Also elected were wre Ray B I Allred Alired four lur councilman Mrs W Johnson uno unopposed posed city recorder and Laura I Clemens Clemons treasurer all Citizens Citizen's i I Ticket candidates Irvin Cole and und Elder Elden who cap cap- lured two Iwo ot of o the year two coun coun- councilman councilman cilman ci Iman posts were the only Peoples People's Party candidates to 10 win M y t ton o n returned William Linck unopposed ed Peoples People's Ticket candidate for mayor to office Mr Linck won the tie election by as Jones Progressive candidate candidate i withdrew from the th race prior to the election Other winning winnin candidates were Charles Bertola Progressive sive year four-year councilman Jos Jos- Joseph Joseph eph O 0 Peterson and Lavar Pet I erson both Peoples People's Party choi ces year two-year councilmen Wes Wes- Wesley ley ley Brummitt and Homer Robin Robin- Robinson son both Peoples People's Party city I Ison recorder and city treasurer re re- respectively I |