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Show Dixie Loses Out On Large Army Aviation Program; Gets 22 Trainees Church Refuses Use of Recreation Hall For Aviation Barracks In lieu of the larger aviation cadet program the college has been reassigned re-assigned 22 elementary trainees under the WTS program of the Civil Aeronautics administration. These trainees are to report in St. George Saturday, Mar. 20. Plans are underway to initiate both their ground and flight training train-ing Monday, Mar. 22. Future Programs Uncertain Programs in flight training which might be expected after completion of the next elementary quota of 22 trainees are very uncertain un-certain at present. There remains the hope that the college might be able to get approval for a small cadet program which could be housed with present facilities. However, those who are closely connected with the Army program hold little hope that small units will be set by the Army for this type of training. Hope of obtaining an Army aviation avi-ation cadet program for St. George in connection with Dixie junior college was abandoned Tuesday with the return of Pres. Glenn E. Snow from Salt Lake City, where he was informed that the Recreation Recre-ation hall was not available for use by the college as barracks for the aviation cadets. Those backing the program declare de-clare they feel it is regrettable that the resolution made by the Chamber of Commerce at its meeting meet-ing Wednesday, Mar. 10, to send the stake presidency and bishops to Salt Lak City with Fi-esident Snow was not carried out. Pres. Harold S. Snow telephoned Pres. J. Reuben Clark for an appointment appoint-ment for the committee proposed by the Chamber of Commerce. However, President Clark persuaded per-suaded him to abandon the idea of bringing the committee to Salt Lake City to discuss the problem. Instead, Pres. Glenn E. Snow, who was in Salt Lake at the time, was asked to discuss the matter further with President Calrk with the unfavorable result mentioned. Telegram Received Thursday, Mar. 11, a telegram was received at the college stating that a quota of 22 additional elementary ele-mentary war trainees were assigned assign-ed to Dixie junior college for training in connection with E. L. Anderson. The following day this quota was canceled direct from Washington, D. C, the reason being be-ing stated that Dixie junior college col-lege had been tentatively approved ap-proved for the Army air corps cadet program; this approval apparently ap-parently pending the outcome of the decision for the Recreation hall. Aside from whatever small loss this proposed school may mean to the training program of the Army air corps, the City of St. George stands to lose a payroll of $83,000 per month. |