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Show Walter K. Granger Seeks Re-Election To Congress Representative Walter K. Grangei of the F.rst Congressional District i today announced his candidacy lor renomination in the Dmocratic 'primaries, standing on a record of having served the people fairly and impartially. ''Winning the war is still the major ma-jor concern of the American people," Representative Granger said In asking ask-ing support for a third term In tht National Congress. "Despite criticism, criti-cism, victory has been the main object of the Administration. That objective is being accomplished. We have constructed the greatest Navy in the history of the world; it is equal, if not superior, to all other navies combined. We have equipped an Arny which is the equal of, if not superior to, any other Army. I have consistently supported legislation legisla-tion to the end that these note-worthy achievements might be attained. "Winning the peace is equally important with winning the war. Vital decisions are yet to be made in formulating a just and lasting peaoe, and in returning our soldiers sold-iers and war workers to productive peace-time Jobs and in rehabilitating rehabilita-ting the nation. It will be m&r determination de-termination to devote myself to the furtherance of these objectives to the fullest extent of my experience and billty." . . Commenting upon the state of the nation's economy, Mr. Granger declared: "In the face of vicious attacks from some segments of the population, popul-ation, the goals of stabilizing wages and prices and of controlling industrial in-dustrial profits have been achieved achiev-ed to an extent greater than ever before, even greater than had been hoped for. This is not to say that the laws setting up the economic control plans have worked 100 per cent. 'While I have given considerable attention to the demands of our nation at war, I have not been oblivious ob-livious to the needs of the people of my district. It has been my intention in-tention and J have worked conscientiously con-scientiously to correlate the conflicting con-flicting requirements of a number of varied interests - stockmen, farm. j ers. dairymen, business men, and I the working people. The interests of the people have been served .regardless of political considerat ion. "Through the combined efforts of the entire Utah delegation, the state has been industrialized to the advantage of the whole population. The new Industries furnish outlets for utilization of our natural resources, re-sources, markets for the products of our farms, and employment for our people. There Is every indication indica-tion that nuch of the newly developed devel-oped industry will be permanent. Mr. Granger has the distinction of having been appointed a member mem-ber of the Agriculture Committee, third ranking commute in Ahe House, the announcement stated. This is only the second time in history his-tory that a Utah Representative has been na tried to a select, or major committee of the House. As a member of this Conwulttee, Mr. Granger was named chairman of a wool subcommittee, although he did not hold seniority rank. "The responsibility of the wool subcommittee," Mr. Granger said, 'is to determine ways of disposing of a wool stock pile in excess of one billion pounds, now held by federal agencies, and which, until disposed of, will continue to be a threat to the wool and sheep industry. in-dustry. The hearings have been completed, but already some significant signif-icant steps have been taken which will be of distinct benefit to the industry. in-dustry. The Army and Navy have agreed to utilize our own domestic wool to the fullest extent possible In the future, thereby reducing the use of foreign wool. The Committee hopes to bring about consolidation of the wool holdings of government agencies into one agency to expedite disposition. The Committee also has suggested that some of the wool might be fabricated and become a part of our contribution to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Rehabil-itation Administration. A new. scientific process for grading wool was aired completely before the Subcommittee.. It will be of distinct dis-tinct benefit to the wool growers," |