Show Local National Guard Faces daces Disband Peril Secretary of Defense MacNamara's maras mara's policies of streamlining national guard units and re- re reserves reserves serves could result in the loss of Vernal National Guard unit un- un unless unless less it is brought up to full strength Lt James Carter executive officer of the local Guard gave this warning at the Chamber of Commerce meeting Tues day d a y noon at Cafe IF THE UNIT is deleted the armory may be put up for sale he said Lt Car C a r tel t e r said that the ar- ar armory ar mory is the largest public facil- facil facility facility ity in Vernal and the Guard of- of offers offers fers the biggest service for na defense Civil Defense and other protection The Guard would be a necessity sity in the event of a local flood such as the recent ones in Calif ornia or 01 some other phe he stressed and Guards men would be ready on a min utes ute's notice lie He asked what would happen if Dam gave way HE CITED as one of the problems problems lems faced in bringing the Guard up to strength the aUl atti tude of local youth of high school age and said their p par par- parents r- r rents are partly to blame Lt Carter said the young men regarded joining the Guard as a dangerous step as they may have to serve their country and some of them want to get g e t around their military obligation Vernal could be affected by a nuclear attack although many people dont don't even want to think about it he said Continued on page 8 Guard Continued from page 1 There is much good in Nation Nation- National National al Guard training and much of the country's defense system would fall on the Guard he sta sta- sta stated ted THE VERNAL unit has the responsibility to protect 30 ma ma- major jor installations in its area the officer explained and said that in the event of an enemy attack and loss of power water or roads the Vernal area could be completely cut off Boys entering the Guard will get good training in in building roads and airfields and will gain assistance in being better citi citi- citi citizens zens and defenders of our free free- freedoms doms Lt Carter Cartel averred Gary Taylor explained that present enrollment is 66 and needs to total lIe He said that at one time the local unit was up to but since it was activated and had to serve one year at Ft Lewis Wash during the Berlin crisis the enlistments had fallen off sharply Age limits are 17 to 26 years he disclosed The problem was turned over Cover overto to the public affairs committee which will meet Friday Royal B comman comman- commanding ding officer of an air force reo re- reserve serve unit said that his unit will be dissolved after the next meeting under the same plan which is jeopardizing the local Guard KENNETH H reo re- reported ported on the Economic Fore Fore- Forecasting casting Conference Mond a y ysee ysee see separate story on Page 1 Barclay Gardner president reported that he and L Y Sid Ioway attended a meeting in Salt Lake City where Governor Calvin L Rampton presented hIs als industrial development plan planor for or the State of Utah which in In- In Involves valves the formation of a new commission The fhe Governor said that the commission will supply Pro Pro- Pro Utah Inc with information and the present State a 1 Commission will handle plan plan- planning ning The state will provide Pro Pro- Utah with brochures and new information and will research areas of industrial potential The Governor stressed that there would be no overlapping i work between these agencies lIe He also said that funds will be provided for for- contact work with potential industries Utah Pro has budgeted for its work during 1965 Mr Gardner reported BEN W LINDSAY coun county t y agent said that a meeting will willbe willbe I willI be held Tuesday at pm in inthe the county building on weeds I see separate story and picture I He said that officials will attend to discuss getting rid of weeds Mr Lindsay urged local farm farm- farmers ers to plant clean seed and reo re- reported ported that 80 per cent of them are planting their own or their I neighbors seeds of which likely 95 per cent ent is not free from weeds He said that Uintah County farmers use the dirtiest seed seedof seedof of any county in the state and andone andone one test indicated that ing was planting weed seeds per square yard |