Show a v 4 E r f e. e e J I m ir I f J fX n Il A f r e O Ia A f F t J t 1 w sy 6 r r rr Ili W r rY r y d Ti of 1 i 1 A Q- Q cs f v x k r r rb t b a N. N yf c T Photo Photo Whit f Uta h ns Meet Admiral Aide Lockhart Utah Na Navy league president left with ith Fleet Adm Chester W. W v. v Nimitz also f seated as Lt j. j jp jg I L. L T. T Pal Paige e left standing and andWood andWood I Wood R. R Vorley Navy Xa day daJ chairman n listen i in So Sg LG La Acclaims s Merger of Services By J Ch Clarence rence D. D Williams Williamc Merger of the armed forces into a defense department under the national security act of 1917 received the hearty indorsement of Fleet Adm Chester W. W Nimitz as doing more to bring the three services together than anything and as a step to perfect mies White haired impeccably mannered mannered mannered man man- Adm Nimitz in Salt SaU Lake City to spark the Navy week program ending Friday said Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day at a press conference at the Hotel Utah the national security act integrated c civilian activities with the military It is too new on the books to monkey with he warned and atthe at atthe atthe the same time Ume praised the merger as one which results in better business management Always a Navy avy If It anyone has the opinion that the navy will lose its potent force as a result of oC the atomic age or other future discoveries the slender slender slender slen slen- der forceful former chief of naval operations declared There will always be a navy The visitor started oC off his press meeting by praising Salt Lake City and its ils people pointing out that on his first visit this summer to represent the navy at the dedication dedication dedication dedi dedi- cation of oC the Utah Meditation chapel in City Creek canyon he was so pleased with the city and its people that when asked where he would like to go for Na Navy day he immediately picked Salt Lake He disclosed how the national security act has eliminated a great treat deal of duplication and how Gen Mark W. W Clark commander Sixth Sixt h army area including Utah ha has s been ordered to go over the army anny air force and naval facilities in the nine western states thoroughly to determine what savings and duplications duplications duplications du du- can be eliminated All AU military installations w will i 11 be studied he said An Experiment This is being done as an experiment experiment experiment ex ex- in the western area he asserted These western states are being used to test the act I Adm Nimitz said forging together to- to to together to-I to gether the armed forces means that we we C will never have the spectacle spectacle spectacle spec spec- of any anyone one department of government issuing an order with nothing to back it up He told of the greatly increased use of petroleum products and how they have become critical materials ma ma- During World orId War Var II we consumed consumed con con- oil at a terrific rate and I am informed we are now using petroleum products at an even eve l faster rate he said He explained d that new oil discoveries are always alway s good news Turn to pa page e 2 for story on Adm Nimitz talk before Salt Lake Rotary club chub and Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber of Commerce w Adm Nimitz said he appeared at a committee hearin hearing in Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C C. Oct Ocl 19 17 where the national security act underwent underwent underwent under under- went congressional Tells Navy Xa Role He also told of the importance of oC a na navy vj in keeping the sea lanes open in peacetime and during war He told how important it is for forthe forthe forthe the United States navy y to keep sailing the seven seas He added people in western Europe are entitled to know American ships are cruising where the U. U S. S has forces Adm Nimitz addressed a joint meeting of the Salt Lake Rotary club and Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Tuesday at the Hotel Utah He will speak Wednesday at a joint session of the Ogden Rotary club and chamber of com com- om- om merce Escorting Adm and Mrs Nimitz and the admirals admiral's aide Lt Ll I j. j g. g L. L T. T Paige around the city are Sid Lockhart president Utah Navy league observance chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man and Wood R R. Worsley Navy day chairman Salt Lake area Tuesday afternoon he p paid a i d courtesy calls on lending leading citizens and at night will speak at an Informal informal informal in in- formal dinner of Utah chapter Navy League of the United States Adm Nimitz will present the official official of of- chapter charter |