Show Peace Officers Organize as Southeast Utah Group Here Peace officers of four southeast Utah counties met In Moab Monday Mon day night and organized the Southeast Utah Peace Officers Association with Albert Carbon county sheriff named president of the new group Other officers named at the dinner meeting at the Arches Arch s cafe were Arthur Adair city marshal at Monticello as vice president Mrs Angla radio dispatcher dispatch dis dig patch r of the tire Carbon county sheriffs sheriff's office secretary treasur er and Leonard Jewkes highway I patrolman at Green River as sergeant sergeant ser ser- geant at arms Directors of f the new organization tion named Monday were Cecil fecil Jones Tones of the Fish and Game department in San Juan county and Joo Joe Arnold of the highway patrol at Helper One year directors named were A A. A M. M Swenson chief of police pollee at Moab Scott Lee highway patrolman at Moab oab and Don Kofford Emery county sheriff Mayor J. J W. W Corbin welcomed the peace officers from Emery Carbon Grand and San Juan counties to Moab In his welcoming welcoming wel wel- coming address Corbin cited the need for great cooperation between be be- tween law enforcement agencies of this area The election followed the dinner dinner dinner din din- ner after which the group discussed discussed dis dis- dis cussed the adoption of ot a tion They then viewed a training flint film self on detente defense issued issued issued-by by the Federal Bu Bureau eau of Investigation No date was set for the next meeting Interest in the meeting was evident by the turnout with 36 officers from the four counties being present The group plans to follow much the same program that Is carried on by the Utah State Peace Officers Of association They will continue continue continue con con- to have films at their meetIngs meetings meet meet- Ings and lectures by experts In various fields The need for the group was pointed out at the meeting because of the remote section represented which had made meetings in the more populated populated populated areas of the state difficult for officers of this area t ti at at- tend It was also pointed out that problems faced In this area were of a mutual Interest to officers of these four counties and such an organization tended to promote I better cooperation between various var van ious lous law enforcement units of the area I |