| Show i I Candidates Making Final Effort Before General Election Tuesday The local political pot which has been simmering for a couple of months was up to a full boll boil today as both parties tossed in the main ingredients for the election stew and turned the heat on high Candidates and county party organizations are mak- mak making making ing the final effort to seat as many hopefuls of their party hope hope- fuls as possible and ancl the heat undoubtedly will be on until I the polls close Tuesday night NATIONAL offices up for election are US U S Senator and andUS US Representative On a state level Attorney General and State Representative will be on the ballot County officers with ex ex- ex expired terms are County Corn Com missioners both year four and year two terms County Clerk County Treasurer County Sheriff County At- At Attorney Attorney torney County Recorder County Assessor and County Surveyor the On the precinct level level Jud Jud- Judge ge Earl J Freeman is flUng filing for another term as Justice of the Peace In Southwest Vernal City SCHOOL BOARD Mem- Mem Members bers also will be elected for Precincts No I 1 No 2 and No 3 and the State School Board A sample ballot for the general election can be found on Page 3 with sample halo hal lots for School Board Pro Pre Precincts No 2 and No 3 School Board Doard ballots for Precinct No 1 and the State School Board Doard are on Page 2 A complete list of polling places can be found on Page 14 Polls will be open from 7 am to 8 pm ACCORDING TO national political commentators and candidates own platforms the issues in this election are unusually sharply defined defined- particularly on a national lev el-as el between private en en- en enterprise and further govern ment services On a county level how how- however ever personality often plays a politics bigger part than party polio poli- tics and local voters often jump party boundaries re re- re resulting suIting in a large number of sp split lit tickets Among the unusual and interesting aspects of the bal bal bal- ballot lot is Curtis D Dudley form form- former er County Commissioner on the Republican ticket run run- ning tr for year tour commis stoner as an Independent THE MOST unpopular of lice fice apparently was that of County Surveyor as there were no filings for this of lice from either party Also missing on the Dem Dem- Democratic slate are candidates for County Treasurer Coon Coun ty Attorney and County Re Re- Recorder cord corder r For these offices on the Republican ticket are May C Samuels Treasurer Whit ney D Hammond Attorney Lola Anderson Recorder Their election re-election is virtually assured as they could only be defeated on a write write-in which is s unlikely THERE ARE three propos propos- proposed ed amendments to the State Constitution No 1 would p permit unmarried widows and minor orphans of persons killed in action to have tax tare exemption on property not notto notto to exceed in value It Itis Itis is anticipated that this is non non- controversial and will pass Amendment No 2 if pass ed cd would ensure that all revenue from from the gasoline tax registration motor vehicle tion fees and other user taxes be used for fot road rond purposed AMENDMENT No 3 would raise the limits on salaries and expenses that may be paid members of the State Legislature from the present per year as salary and 5 per day expenses to 0 per year as salary and 10 per day as expenses while ac in session full text of the propos propos- proposed ed amendments IS ou Page 14 |
