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Show J G. B. Workman V; 1 1 i Seek 2nd 5 icria As Assessor -t; German B. Workman, incum- ugjjj assessor for Duchesne county, became the first office Lgjjer to announce his candi-i candi-i dscy fr re-election next No-y No-y vember. He is also the first as-; as-; nirant, incumbent or otherwise, to indicate he will ask to have jjjg name presented before a i nominating convention of his ,t: Pgjj. 0 Democratic i ' narty, Mr. Workman was eleet-ed eleet-ed in' 1950 and in annuncing his candidacy, specified that he 1? felt the nearly four years of 1 service in the assessor's office -J had qualified him to do justice V to the office and an efficient r-V j0b for the people of the coun- ty in addition to spending a ' week each year taking a course at the University of Utah for county assessors, Mr. Workman reported many changes had been effected in his office which Vf had saved the taxpayers money. ) "I have tried to be fair and impartial with all the people 4 of the county, and have seen ': that every property owner has 1 I been given a report of their per-m per-m sonal property. I have tried to keep the public informed what our office has been doing with I your records. Facts and figures are available that reveal that r ''! I have saved the people of Du- chesne County many thousands of dollars. The levy of 33.9 . mills in 1952, the second year I was in office, is the lowest it has been in 24 years," are r some of the statements Mr. Workman made in announcing why he felt he was qualified for , a second tenn. A former school teacher for J I 16 years, Mr. Workman was a I rancher and farmer in the Roosevelt Roos-evelt area when elected assessor. assess-or. He had served three years as a committeeman for. the si! PMA and was the first surveyor for the wheat allotment pro-gram pro-gram in the county. He recent-,! recent-,! ly sold his farm and has pur-J pur-J chased a home in Duchesne. ' Always an active member of j! the Church of Jesus Christ of i Latter-day Saints. Mr. Work-ifl Work-ifl , man was appointed president of : the Duchesne stake High Priests "jj i quorum a few weeks ago. He I has served as ward clerk at Du-) Du-) chesne and a member of two j different bishoprics in Neola ; and Smithfield. 'jl j Mr. Workman's name will be j presented to the forthcoming ! Duchesne County Democratic convention, and if lie is chosen as one of two candidates, he will be voted on at the primary election on September 14. The winner in this election becomes the party's nominee for the . I November 2 election. |