Show State Facing Loss Of Navy Depot ot Unity Plea Issued Congressmen Say Saving of Project Hinges on Prompt Withdrawal Of All Opposition to Clearfield Site Utah faced loss of a proposed navy supply depot Thursday as opposition to location of the project on a Davis county farmland site was reported continuing The navy acting on instructions from rom President Roosevelt has ordered ordered or- or dered ered all consideration of Utah for or the depot site dropped according accord accord- ing ng to an Associated Press dispatch dispatch dis- dis patch atch from Washington D. D C C. But Senators Elbert D. D Thomas and nd Abe Murdock and Representative tive ive J. J W. W Robinson Utah congressman congressman con- con gressman ressman voiced belief the project project ct still may be saved for Utah it if f the opposition to use of the acre 1000 Clearfield site is with- with drawn rawn Governor Herbert B B. B Maw met Thursday in the North Davis high school chool with representative Clearfield Clearfield Clear Clear- field citizens including Mayor G. G Harold Holt and pleaded for their patriotic support of the navys navy's earlier arlier decision to use the rich farming arming area as site for the depot after rejecting all other sites proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed as substitutes A. A S. S Brown state publicity and industrial development commission commission commis- commis sion ion chairman said his organization organization tion ion has wired Secretary of Navy Frank Knox that it whole heart wholeheartedly edly stands behind the commander- commander chief in-chief President Roosevelt and while hoping to protect existing exist exist- ing ng industries will cooperate with the he navy department in locating locating- the he supply depot on the site se- se Refuse to Recede Meantime residents of Clearfield Clearfield Clear Clear- field meeting with Governor Maw and other officials refused to recede re recede recede re- re cede from their position Following a meeting which started at 9 aa a. a m m. m and concluded at p p. p m. m a committee was named to write telegrams to the navy department and to other government government government gov gov- agencies voicing disapproval disapproval of the Governor Maw following the 10 meeting which was of executive nature said I will cooperate per Jer cent with the citizens of Clearfield Clearfield Clearfield Clear- Clear field and try to work out something some some- thing Report on Attitude The governor communicated the Clearfield groups group's report of continued continued con con- opposition to Senator Murdock Murdock Mur Mur- dock via long distance telephone late ate in the afternoon also reporting report- report ing ng the state has withdrawn its official objections to the site Senator Murdock according to Governor Maw said navy department department depart depart- ment officials had told him opposition to the site was nothing unusual and that they encountered encountered ered it whenever they attempted to utilize land already settled As for himself the governor said he would not oppose the navy If f it decided to use the state capitol capitol capi capi- tol tot grounds for something just so it would help win this war Called for Sacrifices Previously he had called upon the farmers to make necessary sacrifices in these trying times Mr Brown said he can understand understand understand under under- stand the efforts of the 40 families families fam fam- now living on the proposed acre 1000 site to try to hold their homes and land but that if the navy can find no other location for its depot I think we should be patriotic enough to make the sacrifice He said acres of the site now are planted to sugar beets to tomatoes and to peas |