Show r x k I J d ty t r l lr i t l rr tl ry n r it I b tH J IJ M is a aJo tt Jo O n tZ t k AI X tl ar bI I f j l 4 j y J r w I I I T f hl t b k 1 i Ii 1 iI 4 t 11 Jr 1 0 I l Tre t If Ir 1 CtT V A ace w n be 1 the be organization org nIza o 1 e tab K national Guard the eventual eve construction tot Of tan an armory and other tac litte at Vernal costing ostin almost OO Q loomed asA as n toU wr ing pg a meeting Saturday Saturday- evening evey r between between local l cal civic and aad National Guard r ff e Attending the meeting were Vere Mayor Briant H It St and City Manager M ager LeRoy Taylor re- re representing re presenting Vernal City Wm Wilson representing the beck American Legion Le fon r Post Poet Frank Couture Coutur representing the be Junior Chamber Chamb t of Commerce Commerce Leland E Bennion represent represent- w ing the Lions Club and Hugh and W Colton Rob rt and Lynn i Pope P pe former former Army Anny En En- eer officers Col H R R J Bal Bal- Ballard Ballard lard commander Ut En En- Engineers Engineers Combat Unit Unit Utah Na Guard Col W W- W Hodge to toJ Col Ballard and Cot COl A J Lazenby National Guard in In- In Instructor instructor The National Guard officers explained that they were inter inter- interested interested National a ested in organizing a 8 National Guard unit at Vernal similar to the one which existed here prior to the i war There is a possibility ity they stated that Vernal will willbe be b made the National Guard Guard headquarters for eastern Utah It was wa brought out during durin the discussion that Vernal Vetnal furnish furnish- furnished ed more officers to the Utah Na Na- National National Guard Engineers rs during world War II than any other city in Utah including Salt Lake City To establish such INch an organization organization tion here will require the enroll enroll- enrollment enrollment ment of enlisted men and five officers Army veterans would be admitted into the 1 Guard at the rank they held at ati i time of separation from the ser ser- service service vice Guard enlistees would at at- at attend tend a two-hour two class each week and a two weeks summer train train- trainIng training ing camp at regular Army pay A drill hall with square feet of floor noor space ace a strong a V room 20 ft x 20 ft t and a garage t to hold six vehicles must be t made available to the unit The state will pay a reasonable rent rent- rental al for the use of these facilities fa The Guard would also base an airplane at the local airport The unit would bring an an an- an annual annual nual payroll of and worth of equipment to the community 1 Tho City would a also 1 petted to furnish a ft 6 ft permanent site for an arm atm atm- ory The state would Immediate ly build a garage on the location and within a year fol fol- fol following lowing the organization of the local unit begin b gin construction of ot ota ofa a armory building Mr Colton Co ton a former colonel was named acting sponsor of the unit to map preliminary organ organ- organization procedure Another meet meet- meeting ing will be held at a date to be announced later by Mr Colton |