Show Vernal Sportswear Begins First Week of Operation Monday morning the first clothing manufacturing firm to ever come to to the Basin started operation of what is hoped to be the beginning of an industrial revolution In the Vernal area Vernal Sportswear a subsidiary subsidiary subsidiary sub sub- of Dale Sportswear of California installed 20 industrial rial type rial-type type sewing machines In inthe the theold old Vernal Jr High School band building last weekend and made final preparations to start training women in inthe the manufacturing of childrens children's blouses t JACK HIRSCH president of Vernal Sportswear was in Vern Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- n nal llast last week making final arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- for his new company com com- pany Mr Hirsch stated that Elvira Valenzuela would be the supervisor of his Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal business She will make her home in Vernal and be he bethe bethe the only outside person in inthe the the plant All other persons will wili willbe willbe be trained from the local area he tie stated The material for childrens children's s blouses will be shipped to Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal by common carrier from Gardena Cal California pre precut pre cut and be assembled and sewed together in the Vernal plant and then sent back to Gardena Gardena Gardena Gar Gar- dena for the finishing work explained Mr Hirsch When an experienced mechanic can be located to service the more more complex machines the the- themore more complicated finis finishing g work will also be done In the Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal plant stated Mr Hirsch Enough material to se sew to to- o- o r r S R at u S t A a OFFICIALS EXAMINE newly installed sewing machines at Vernal Sportswear clothing- clothing Ing manufacturing plant In the Vernal Jr High band building Standing at left IsRay is isRay isRay Ray A A. Norton representing Utah Committee on Industrial and Employment Planning Harold R R. R Sargent Treasurer of ofU U Uintah Co Co Progress Development Corporation Jack Hirsch President of Vernal I Sportswear r and Larry Gotfredson Utah Department of Employment Sec Security rity Vernal office gether gather 40 dozen blouses was also shipped in the truck full of sewing machines Five ladIes ladies ladles lad lad- Ies les I started sewing Monday three more started started- Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day and four more will start Monday giving a total force of 12 ladies ladles WHEN A FULL force of around 18 ladles ladies is employed and they reach efficiency about 50 SO dozen blouses will be sewed together every day stated Mrs Valenzuela Larry Gotfredson of the Employment Employment Employment Em Em- Security office inVernal InVernal in inVernal Vernal reported that a meeting meet meet- ing was held with Phillip Ellis iN director director- e of curriculum U of f tah School District to plan plana a vocational training program to train tram women for the sewing operation of the Vernal Sportswear Sportswear Sportswear Sports Sports- wear Industry LOCATING THE clothing manufacturing plant In Vernal Vernalis is the culmination of efforts of many groups and organizations organizations organizations in Vernal Through the activities of the Community Development Section Section Section Sec Sec- tion of Utah Department of Employment Security and by arrangements of the Employment Employment Employ Employ- ment Security Vernal office Mr Hr Hirsch Kirsch was brought to Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal and shown facilities available available avail avail- able for his new business After meeting with representatives representatives representatives of the Uintah School District Vernal Chamber of Commerce Comm city and county officialS officials of of- and the Uintah County Progress Development Corporation Corporation Corporation Corpor Corpor- a month ago Mr Hirsch decided to make Vernal the site of his clothing manufacturing urine plant Through the efforts of the Uintah County Progress Development Development Development Deve Deve- Corporation the Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Jr High School Band buildIng building building build build- ing was leased to the local corporation Over 1800 has been spent by the Development Development Development Develop Develop- ment Corporation in preparing the building for the needs of the new business and according according according accord accord- ing to Ken president of the Progress Development one half and half Corporation a one a Continued on page 2 Sportswear Continued from page 1 year option has been signed with Vernal Sportswear MR point pointed Id I'd out that all the money used In renovating renovating re reo re- re nova tine the building was raised raised rais rais- ed cd locally and no partIcipation participation part part- will wll be needed The Small Business Administration Admin will match with loans at a ratio of nine to one all the the money that can be raised by the local Development ent Progress Pro Pro- gross gress Corporation stated Mr At present a drive is underway to gain more members enabling the Corporation Corporation Corpor Corpor- atlon to raise the necessary money to attract more Industry Industry Indus Indus- try into ints the Vernal area IT WAS pointed out most manufacturing business businesses es cs moving to a new area desire desire de do sire the areas where their buildings and fixtures are supplied supplied sup sup- plied for them making it necessary necessary essary only to pay rent on the facilities facilities' and not investing their money in the buildings This Thin is the reason for Industrial industrial Indus indus- trial parks that are planned to contain many industrial businesses bus bus- messes in a given area ares As t tha J Uintah County Progress Pro gress Development Corporation Corpor atlon gains strength it will be beIn bein bein in a position to provide the 1 facilities for much larger busInesses bus- bus messes through loans Mr pointed out |