Show STATE S SENATOR I L i L F R. R Clair air Anderson R. R Clair Anderson Republican can candidate for the state senate senate senate sen sen- ate has served two terms as a representative and is completing one in the state senate At present he is chairman of the highways committee and a member member member mem mem- mem- mem ber of agriculture and irrigation education and appropriations committees In 1948 he married the form former r Mabel M. M Luke Previous to that he married Rachel Holbrook who passed away in 1946 Children Children Children Chil Chil- dren are L. L Robert Anderson of ot Monticello Utah Mrs Wilbur Jane Braithwaite Mrs K Karl a r 1 A. A Ruth Keller and William Williami E. E Anderson who is presently returning from the East Central States Mission He is an independent independent independent inde inde- pendent business man engaged as a wholesale distributor of pe petroleum petroleum petroleum pe- pe products In April of this year he at attended attended attended at- at tended the he White House conference conference conference confer confer- ence on traffic safety held in San Francisco after being ap appointed appointed appointed ap- ap pointed a delegate by President Eisenhower He is chairman of the advisory board ioard of the small business ad administration administration administration ad- ad ministration for the state of Utah tab In March this year act- act lug ug upon the suggestion of Senator Senator Sen- Sen ator Wallace F. F Bennett this organization or- or made a survey of Millard Mil- Mil lard rd and Sanpete counties with the he idea of being of assistance in n developing business and in- in In 1956 he was a member of ofa a special committee appointed by the legislative council consisting consisting con- con of four from the legislature legislature legisla- legisla ture ure and of other interests who formulated the public lublic school program largely adopted by the 1957 legislature In 1951 he had charge of the bill in the House which made Snow College a branch of the now Utah State introduced introduced intro intro- introduced in the senate by Senator Tippetts That same year he introduced the Uie bill which resulted result result- ed in the new Snow College au air Since then he has had hada a watchful eye on Snow College appropriations serving once as chairman of the junior college ollege sub committee of the appropriations appropriations committee and each time being on the joint committee He introduced the bill resulting in the acquiring of the balance of the property on the main college college college col col- lege block and with Rep Lionel L. L Peterson jointly sponsored the new building being commenced commenced commenced com com- this year During the last session he was one of three threes sponsors of t the h e highway re reorganization bill was was sponsor of the measure to bring teacher retirement in line with changes in the social security law and was also sponsor of the library bill designed to t take a k e advantage of federal cooperation and be of help to rural libraries He is a member of the Sons of Utah Pioneers Sons of th the e American Revolution Associated Civic Clubs of Southern Utah and of the South Sanpete Stake presidency Anderson feels that the great job of the next legislature as before will be to balance the budget and to be fair to people in all walks of life Utah is growing it has a great future we must prepare for it but keep i VV e iti 1 r 9 K x o t a i A iy M R. R LaVaun Cox R. R LaVaun Cox of is Manti-is the Jie Democratic candidate for forState State Senator from Sanpete This is the first bid for public office for the Democratic candidate Mr Cox was born in Ephraim to Roscoe C. C and Armada Bailey Cox and spent his younger years in Jn Ephraim He attended schools in Ephraim and Honolulu graduated graduated graduated gra gra- from Snow High School and attended Snow College He married Shirley in the Manti Temple and they have two children a son Neal 10 and a daughter Brenda Brenda Brenda Bren- Bren da 9 The Democratic candidate has been publisher of the Manti ManU Messenger for the past 12 years In 1957 this n newspaper was chosen chosen chosen cho cho- sen the outstanding paper in ip its circulation class in contests con conducted conducted ducted by the Utah State Press Association A veteran of World War II Mr Cox entered the service at atthe atthe atthe the age of 18 was discharged with the rank of Sergeant He has been a member of American Legion Post 31 for the past 12 years The candidate is past president president president dent of the Utah State Press Association being the youngest publisher ever elected to this state post He is currently a member of the board of direct- direct for this organization having held such a position for 7 years In trade circles he is a member member member mem mem- ber of Sigma Delta Chi national journalistic fraternity member NEA and a member of the Salt Lake Printing House Houle Craftsmen A member of the Manti ManU Lions Club he was on the committee assigned to work on reviving the County Fair He has been on the Fair Board for 3 years V He has served as secretary and andas andas as president of the Manti ManU Business Business Business Busi Busi- ness Association Other affiliations include membership membership membership mem mem- in the Highway Sterling Manti-Sterling Fish Game Sanpete Civil Defense Council District Boy Scout Committee and Snow Boosters Mr Cox has been active in i church work in Sunday School and MIA and is currently a l member of the Manti C Center e ri ii t e r Ward Bishopric If elected the Democratic candidate candidate candidate can can- pledges to work for the b benefit of Sanpete and all of rural Utah He believes it is ish h highly i g h l 1 y important to support Snow College and its programs and pledges full cooperation with them He is also a believer in the work of the Sa Sanpete pete Industrial l Y Development Committee a and n d pledges to work with this group for the betterment of our county i our feet on the ground he said If elected he will work for forthe forthe for forthe the good of the people of Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete county and if not elected he will do the same 1 |