Show WHO II 11 IN N ROOSEVELT PAUL WILKINS strictly business Is the one thing that characterizes wilkins 8 service orvice and that Is pauls motto I 1 too at al for business perhaps that pis is why paul kaul is held in ill such high f esteem by the people who haie hae known him since early childhood paul was born in coalville Co alville utah on oil september 26 1900 a 1 son eon of elroy wilkins with whom everyone la in the basin is ac quain quainter ted in 1907 the wilkins mull family ly to roosevelt and lore bere they have remained so paul Is plastically a son of the basin having spent his early boyhood and manhood right here in roos evelt ile he attended the grade schools of oc the town and later r graduated I 1 from born the duchesne county high school now known I 1 ns as the roosevelt high school I 1 pul is a tall well built fellow band aad distinguished himself in high school athletics ile he was also ac I 1 the n debating circles and was s member of the varsity debate team after graduating from high school paul went to work with his father in t the he cash meat market but later became interested alln in the trucking business and for nearly two years operated trucking 1 lines lilies between roosevelt and various joints in a cor corporation corporal loll 1011 made up of several independent ciuck lines in 1927 this company sold out to salt lake interests which have grown into the present ent eastern utah transportation company paul went back into athe the store and has remained there fin in business with its his father and brothers for the last eight years in 1927 he ri married narried nell of duchesne and paul and nell have two tine fine sons growing up cal and kirk paul and nell are both great sports on oil summer sundays you can always find them up uintah canyon at it the wilkins cabin ither either fishing or target shooting they both look forward to deer season and are known to stay out in the hills until they capture i 1 buckskin they are both good company and everyone enjoys a a game of blidge a fishing or hunting bunting trip or just an evening even ng at home with paul and nell wilkins A since paul has been old enough he be has taken an acthen acta e part in civic af attalis attai falis is lie he has been a arnem aber ber of the commercial club and served as a director oi of that organization 1 1 fan iza tion he be has also been ac ellve live in the lions club and tor for the he last tour four years has been a N member ot of uie the city council ot of in the last election paul was 1 11 i nominated for mayor of ro roosevelt ose I on oil both tickets thus at the very start removing oving alon certainly a he is the peoples rc choice hoice lie ile plans to run the city i government on a platform of absolute economy first and foremost this will be his endeavor ende avor his bills next job will be to undertake t to increase the cites water supply with the help of funds he hopes to drill more artesian wells and perhaps will expert ident in pumping wells |