Show Army Tackles Housing P Problem To Avoid World War mar Mistakes Uncle Sam Is making plans pIans to prevent a recurrence of his military mill mill- tary housing difficulties of 17 He also Is surprising a few of the boys by selecting for air corps training the normal young man man instead of the screwball or flying flying flying fly fly- ing genius Admittedly one of the toughest problems facing conscription dIrectors di directors dl- dl rectors in Utah and arid th the rest of the nation is the job of housing the new army In Utah it is planned to utilize national guard barracks wherever possible for preliminary housing There are 15 of these of which 12 are state The others are leased eased by the state Brigadier General W. W G G. Williams Williams Williams Wil Wil- liams state adjutant general and selective servI service e executive for Utah said it is hoped to have construction construction construction con con- on three new new armories armories- one each at Salt Lake City Beaver and Garland under Garland under way before long ong To Call Major H. H Arnold Rich assistant selective service executive said itIs it itis its Is s anticipated only or so draftees draftees draftees draft ees will be called up for duty Inthe in inthe the he A I class on November 15 If H this holds holds' holds true the state should have no difficulty in housing housing hous- hous ing ng at least temporarily the draftees draft draft- ees and approximately 2400 enlisted enlisted en- en listed isted men and officers of the national national na- na ional guard General Williams said nobody knows when the states state's guardsmen guardsmen guards guards- men will be called up for extended extend- extend ed d active duty but on the basis of earlier war department plans it t will be before December 15 Elsewhere in the United States providing housing facilities for the new army will wUl present some tough problems even though congress has appropriated several hundred millions of dollars for the purpose Almost all aU World war war camps have disappeared The old camp sites however are still owned in large degree by the government and private contractors given the jobs wherever possible are busy as bees erecting handsome new tures Q Quarters arters Streamlined The old timers who remember camps of 1917 wont won't be able to recognize the new camp buildings boasts the army quartermaster corps Smaller and more compact every convenience possible will be provided The man who Js is s worrying about kitchen police duty needn't cooks are to be hired apart from the army for the spud-peeling spud dish dishwashing dishwashing dishwashing washing chores and the defense soldier will have nothing to do except except except ex ex- ex- ex learn his assigned job About the so-called so flying screwballs Colonel D. D V. V N. N Grant of the air corps staff in Washington Washing WashIng- ton D. D C C. said the average normal normal normal nor nor- mal man is best suited for service inthe e sky s y skimming game galle A They can be more easily taught what experts want them to learn stand up better in service and are le less s likely to ball things up he said said Maybe after all these years the average man is at last coming into his own |