Show I THOMAS SEES BACKING I FOR AIR BASE IN S. S L L. War department officials will support support sup sup- port efforts to establish an army air defense base In Jn Salt Lake City if the Wilcox bill Is passed by congress Senator Sen ator Elbert D. D Thomas informed Wormed Gus P. P Backman executive secretary of I the chamber of ot commerce by tele tele- graph from Washington D D. C. C Wed Wed- Real progress is Ls being made In Salt Lake City's behalf and if It action on the Wilcox bill were taken n now w Senator Thomas said id he believed this city would be the site of a western base Congressman Wilcox of Florida is seeking to have appropriated prInted to build 20 huge air b bases es ov over r the country |