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Show ; j Asks Reelection r "I I i V I I -' 5 i i ! it ! " , i . - . ,-:.v. . . V - im-1i t WALTER K. GRANGER Granger Would Return to U. S. Congress Representative Walter K. Granger Gran-ger of the First congressional district dis-trict of Utah has announced his candidacy for renomination on the Democratic ticket in the primaries primar-ies September 1. In his appeal for support for a second term in the national congress, con-gress, the veteran of World War I, who served at various times as speaker of the Utah house of representatives, rep-resentatives, member of the state public service commission and mayor of Cedar City, pointed to a voting record prior to Pearl Harbor Har-bor which he termed one hundred per cent in favor of full preparedness prepared-ness for the nation and a record for all-out war since. "We must win this war through whatever sacrifice may be necessary," neces-sary," Representative G(rsnger said, "but in winning it we must do our utmost to preserve a stable national economy. To do' this there must be more extensive and effective ef-fective price control; this price control must be linked closely with a stabilization of wages and regulation of industrial profile. After we have won the war we must be sure that our nation is on a sound footing to begin the tremendous task of reconstruction." Representative Granger listed j half a dozen major measures for which he voted before Pearl Harbor Har-bor which he said had to be passed pas-sed to insure a successful fight on dictatorship and tyranny. They were: The first lease lend bill, passed in March, 1941, less than three months after he had taken office in January of that year; the seven billion dollar British aid bill, also in March, 1941; the ship seizure bill, in May, 1941; the draft extension bill, in August, 1941; the second lease lend bill, in October 1941, and the bill to repeal the neutrality act, in November, 1941, just before Pearl Harbor. "During the two years I have been in Washington, " Representative Representa-tive Granger said, ' I have devoted devot-ed many days to a close analysis of the world situation as it affects af-fects our democracy, that was necessary ne-cessary because the security of the nation must be placed above any consideration peculiar to states or communities. "Pearl Harbor and the happenings happen-ings in the world since have proved that the measures designed to bring the nation to a powerful position of defense for which I, voted were vitally necessary to our j very existence. 'President Roosevelt has demonstrated remarkable wis-! dom and leadership in guiding i !i.rough congress the legislation j necessary to permit us to assume the strong position we must in ; the world picture and the accur- acy of his predictions before Pearl Harbor is evident. 1 "Since Pearl Harbor." Mr. Granger Gran-ger continued, "my efforts have (Continued on page Eight) GRANGER WOULD RETURN TO U. S. CONGRESS (Continued from Page One) been all out for total war. All of us recognize it as our duty to do everything in our power to prosecute prose-cute this world wide conflict to a decisive and victorious end to justify our faith in the greatness and success of democracy.". The First congressional district which Mr. Granger represents includes in-cludes every county in the State except Salt Lake, Utah, Davis and Tooele. Mr. Granger was born in St. George October 11, 1889, and moved to Cedar City with his parents par-ents when he was six years old. His career in Iron county embraced em-braced farming and livestock raising, rais-ing, public service as mayor of Cedar City for three terms and postmaster of that city for ten years. In November, 1932, he was elected to the state house of representatives rep-resentatives from Iron county and served in the lower house during the crucial sessions of 1933, 1935 and 1937. He was named speaker of the house in 1935. At the conclusion con-clusion of the 1937 session of the legislature, Mr. Grarhger was .appointed .ap-pointed a member of the state "public service commission, where he served for nearly four years, resigning to take his seat in congress con-gress in January, 1941. Mr. Granger was educated in the public schools of Iron county and in the Branch Agricultural college at Cedar City. He served nine months overseas in World War 1 and is a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign For-eign wars. Active in L.D.S. church affairs, Mr. Granger served a three year mission to the southern states and was bishop of the Cedar City Third ward for nine years, Interested in education, he served also as a member of the board of trustees of the Utah State Agri- cultural college. |