Show Status of Arms Plant Remains in Muddle Status of the war surplus RemIngton Rem- Rem Ington small arms plant at 1710 Redwood road became even more muddled Friday with announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment in D Denver nver no instructions had lad been received for its sale Utah's two senators reported Thursday that the war assets re review review review re re- re view board in Washington had told the he Denver regional office to dispose dis dis- pose lose of the plant by May 20 I through sale to three high bidders from Salt Lake City But according to United Press dispatches John A. A Skeen region regio regional region region- al at alV W V WAA A A director in Denver said there is nothing to that report No action whatsoever has been taken on on the bid of submitted recently by John M. M Vallace Wallace president of the Walker Valker Bank Trust Co H. H H. H Bennett general manager of and Leland B. B Swaner investor In fact the Denver official said the bid of made by R. R C. C Elliott leather and hide manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer of Salt Lake City and Jack Golden of Los Angeles is still being being be be- ing considered by the government agency I N Neither has anything been done about the recapture clause which the h armed services may stipulate in sale of the property to civilian bidders It would permit the government government government gov gov- to take over the 1000 acre tract and 30 buildings building in event of war or a greatly in increased increased in- in creased rearmament program Mr Skeen said his information had been received from Washington Washing Washing- ton D. D C C. Friday morning in a telephone conversation with M. M L. L Godman deputy director for real property disposal of the V WAA A A there Processing of the two bids still will take several weeks Mr Skeen added The three high bidders had Indicated in indicated indicated in- in they would change the surplus property into an industrial industrial indus trial area devoted to storage manufacture and sales offices office |