Show national guard unit gil gih unit awaits awaits A qualified leaders plans for a utah national guard unit in vernal ure ore still awaiting interest of qualified officers it was reported ted this week retorted by bri brig gen J wallace west utah autant adjutant general 1 I had hoped to have this unit underway and fully organized several months ago but until suitable officers are arc available in M vernal who are willing to take the responsibility of organizing and commanding the unit it will www be impossible for sor us to take any further action the general wrote to the vernal express 1 I have been in close owl oll 11 ilav iome contact with col coi SOL pugh hugh W colton C formerly unit commander local ed in your city and have made soen roen swen one trip to vernal person nally two trips hrie been made by col coi ballard bd who commands the engineer combat group on n the occasion I 1 was in vernal I 1 met the mayor col colton boiton and a number of citi cit zens we went over the v and decided on placing the unit in the LOS church owned dance hall we made arrangements for storing g the motor in an lold loid old oid cac area arca and appointed tem tern two of officers figers who agreed to start the unit 1 I made 0 arrangements for the officers t to 0 appear in salt lake for their and get them qualified only one of theof the of showed up he informed me that the man we had selee selected tid as unit comman commander der had clun chaffee chaffed his mind and did not ds lre ire become a member of ia the org ora tio and heh ar w wais wals wailun u un decided 1 1 x r liev vei after calling 0 o col colton eral times we now learn this man has decided he does not i want to come in lp and col colton informs me that mat to 10 daie dale date aate he ne has been unable to locate any one in vernal who Is suitably adf qualified the letter concluded conc concluded ludey |