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Show ' ' : A' ' ; BRIANT II. STRINGIIAM . . . seeks congressional post. Vernal Man Files For Congress VERNAL, Utah: Brian t , H. Stringham, State Representative, present Mayor of Vernal City and District Governor of Lions International, Inter-national, announced filing with the Secretary of State Wednesday as a candidate for nomination as Representative in the First Congressional Con-gressional District. Mr. Stringham, a descendant of one of Utah's pioneer families and a son of one of the first settlers set-tlers in Ashley Valley is the first native son to hold the position of Mayor in this city. Born on a farm in Ashley Valley, in what is now known as Maeser, he received his early education in the grade schools and the former Uintah Academy, later attending the Brigham Brig-ham Young University at Provo. After graduation he wras principal princi-pal of the Spring Canyon schools in Carbon County for three years. Returning to Vernal he engaged in the sheep business and farming, farm-ing, becoming one of the leading wool growers of this section. Economically Eco-nomically independent, he owns extensive farming, grazing and oil shale lands and is the father of six children with two sons in the armed forces. Very active in civio affairs. Mayor Ma-yor Stringham has served as Pre-' sident of the Ashley Woolgrowers, Chairman of the Taylor Grazing Board, Chairman of the County AAA, President of the Vernal Lions Club and later Zone Chairman. Chair-man. He has served the last two terms as Representative of Uintah County in the State Legislature and is author of the School Lunch Bill and the (Predatory Animal Bounty Law, Under Mayor String-ham's String-ham's administration the city tax levy has been consistently reduced. re-duced. The city in cooperation with the civic organizations has set up post war projects totaling in expenditure of $250,000.00. Part of these projects are in-the blueprint blue-print stage and finances available for immediate construction at the close of the war. Unopposed at the last election, he is serving his second term as the city's chief executive. ex-ecutive. Mr. Stringham stated, "I'm an optimist. I believe thoroughly in the average American and am proud to class myself as such. Few doubt that as a democracy we have strayed far from our moorings moor-ings and again few doubt , but that the great heart of America is sound and that with vigorous and wise leadership our beloved country coun-try will swing back rapidly to an even keel." |