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Show Senator Elbert 0. Thomas Lashes At 'Smear' Program Of GJXF, Leaders Elbert D. Thomas. Utah's senior senator, and Grant Mc-Farlane, Mc-Farlane, state chairman of the Democratic party, officially op-ened op-ened the 1950 campaign in Duchesne Du-chesne county as they and local and supreme court candidates appeared before two audiences in Duchesne and Roosevelt last Friday night. Senator Thomas scored opposing op-posing congressional candidates and their party in general for conducting a "smear" campaign, and then went on to tell his audiences that the N.A.M. candidate can-didate "says he would take us back 18 years and restore what we had in 1932." "Imagine, if you can," the Senator said, "what this country might have been had it not been for the Deposits Insurance corporation the Federal Housing law, and other New Deal acts that restored re-stored confidence and faith to a people who had seen their life's savings lost in oanK lauures, he stated. "The past 18 years of New Dealism, or Fair Dealism, or Square Dealism, is the most unique period in the history of America it has seen a nation na-tion stagnated by Republican economy that was filled with doubt and indecision, rise to a position where our national income in-come and resources exceeds anyone's dream," the Senator said as he praised the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom he termed "the greatest humanitarian" humani-tarian" of all times. "At the time the Rural Electrification Elec-trification Administration was established, only 16,130 farms in Utah, or 52.5 per cent, were receiving central station electric elec-tric service. REA estimated that 21,279 farms, .or 80.8 per cent of all farms in the state were served by June 30, 1949. "The first REA loan in Utah was approved in February 1939, and the first REA-financed line was placed in operation on Sept. 1, 1939 by the Moon Lake Electric Assn., of Mt. Emmons, here in Duchesne county. Ur to March 31. 1950, the total loans approved for Moon Lake Electric Assn. amounted to $1,036,000," Senator Thomas revealed re-vealed on his visit to Duchesne county. During the fiscal year 1949, for technical and other assistance assist-ance to locally-organized and locally-controlled soil conservation conserva-tion districts in developing farm conservation plans, the people of Duchesne county have received re-ceived $44,059. Through the Farmers Home Adminisration, loans were made to the farmers in Duchesne county as follows: Operation expense loans. $75,-380; $75,-380; farm purchase, enlargement enlarge-ment and development loans, $73,260; and 795 received loans for water facilities to individuals. individ-uals. During the same period the Federal Land Bank made loans to farmers in this county amounting to $14,200. figures released by Mr. Thomas shows. Senator Thomas expressed definite assurance that the Echo Dam project would become a reality if nothing happened to steer the congress into discord on the act. "However, one of the GOP's most influential leaders, Senator Tabor, has made it very definite that if the Republicans gain control of the next congress con-gress there will be no more reclamation rec-lamation projects. Sen. Taft is against reclamation, but wints flood control (in Ohio)," Senator Sen-ator Thomas said in concluding his address at Roosevelt. Mr. McFarlane made a stirring stir-ring plea for Democratic solidarity soli-darity in the campaign, and urged all to make sure he and his neighbors were registered and then vote in the election. "If we can get out the vote, there is nothing to fear in the election on Nov. 7," he said. Bennie Schmiett, county chairman, conducted the meet- I ing at Duchesne at 6 o'clock and also the one at the Roosevelt Roos-evelt elementary school. Mary Jane Due, state party secretary, was a brief speaker as was Judge Allan D. Crocket, candidate candi-date for the state supreme court bench. Miss Esther Wogec, accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Schmiett, sang two vocal solos. Gordon Harmston, precinct chairman in Roosevelt, introduced Senator 1 Thomas, and Mr. Schmiett introduced intro-duced all county candidates. Congressman Walter K. Granger, Gran-ger, who it had been announced would be here with Senator Thomas, was unable to make it this time due to a prior engagement engage-ment at Delta. He is expected here in the next week or ten days. |
