Show PUBLIC SALT LAKE LIBRARY CITY Y ill Field Baracks Barracks Offer for Housing Tenants Informed of May 18 Closing J Units Available Throughout hout State CLARENCE LARENCE WILLIAMS A wealth of material for Utah emergency housing projects being carried on by the federal public housing R a as a possibility Friday with the announcement that remainder of the be 48 barracks at the Ogden air h technical u service command Hill field will close May 18 The remaining tenants atthe atthe at atthe the barracks have been notified of the closing order The cafeteria was closed last Saturday and only two of or the four recreation halls are open They no doubt will be closed soon x P II A officials have their eyes on this government material and hope to get It when and if the buildings are declared surplus William H H. Smith Utah F P H A director pointed out how this great stockpile of material would help helpin I in providing emergency housing for veterans and their families State Use He said some material could go goto goto goto to the Salt Lake air base housing hous hous- ing project f if needed Mr Smith said other projects that will be needing material include the 40 units for Logan which F P H A hopes to soon get under way 28 units at Price 26 units at Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph- Eph raim to house returned veteran students at Snow college and 3 30 0 houses for veterans attending the Utah State Agricultural college At Hill field during the war the barracks housed 2500 persons There were 26 barracks for foz men and 22 for women Work ork of providing units to house veterans and their families attending the University of Utah has started in that houses at Van VanPort VanPort VanPort Port Ore are now being demount demount- ed for shipment to the U. U of U. U Mr Smith said School Facilities FacUlties There are 52 apartment units that are all ready for shipment from Topaz Utah for use at the school asserted Mr Smith There is now a movement of trailers from St. St John to Cedar City which will vill house veterans at Branch Agricultural college A total of 25 trailers are now in operation at St. St George housing housing housing hous hous- ing veterans going to Dixie col lege At the Utah State Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural college there are trailers fully occupied and Vernal has nearly 80 in operation and will get 20 more The F P H A official pointed to the fact that this is conclusive proof that much has and is being done to provide emergency housing housing hous hous- ing for veterans in Utah during the acute shortage Leland W. W Mays Mayo newly appointed appoint appoint- ed locality housing expediter re returned returned returned re- re turned from San Francisco where he attended a regional conference of the national housing administration administration adminis adminis- on materials and steps to get jet more veteran and civilian housing He announced that he has las as opened an office at Atlas I will begin to coordinate ac ac- U of the various government agencies and follow a program and working through the mayor and his executive housing committee commit commit- tee he said F i. i 1 f L Af A ft 5 f r J fl fI f I I ft c cs usk lC will vIll be bo an Important factor la In establishing world lu peace ace rry ry Clarke chairman of Utah's International Music l we week k ald I Acting Gov GO E. E E. E Monson Monon signed an edict calling upon t I observe the period May il 6 inclusive Concerts are pI planned cd |