Show i a 3 Mayo Sorensen looks over a pair of coveralls which were produced produced pro pro- at the Manti ManU plant r r f Mrs Thelma eJma T Tatton is shown working at one orie of the machines machines' at the plant as Mr Sorensen watches Manti Plant Started By Mayo Sorensen B By CHARLOTTE ANTREI Ni tEI Mr Mayo Sorensen owner of the Manti Parachute Company opened a new plant during the first week of January It is located lo located located lo- lo at West and North The plant was opened after Mr Sorensen obtained a contract from the Dugway Proving Grounds in December to make protective Army uniforms Six women and one man are employed in the making of the olive-drab olive type coverall suits These people added to the list of employees at the uptown parachute parachute parachute par par- factory give the Sorensen Company a total otal of 97 persons on t the p payroll Mr Sorensen describes the employees in the new factory by saying At one time or another an another an- an nother n- n other they have worked for me before within the last five years Most of them are on Social Social So So- cial dal Security They have to have little jobs to help fill in I like them because of their workmanship workmanship workmanship workman workman- ship and experience When asked how she felt ab about ut working with the protective protective protective tive uniforms Mrs LuDella LuDelIa a worker for Mr Sorensen Sorensen Sorensen Sor Sor- ensen replied I like it I just like to sew and then there are real nice conditions down here too real nice conditions were we're working under The problems Mrs and her workers co-workers face in making the protective uniforms are almost almost almost al al- al- al most the same as those the housewife copes with in sewing a dress The heavy wind resistant waterproof waterproof waterproof wa wa- cotton is cut out the small parts are sewn and the tJ finished product is assembled The only difference is that assembly assembly as as- line techniques are used The uniform is a one piece suit with sleeves s and legs of double thickness With its accompanying accompany accompany- ing hood it is designed for use with goggles and a gas maskin mask maskin in chemical warfare It comes comes In Info fo four i sizes sm small lI medium large arge and extra large Mr Sorensen predicts that in ina a little tittle less than three months' months work uniforms will have been completed This means that this contract will be completed completed completed com com- within the next four we weeks ks He has bas a few smaller contracts that should supply his workers with another week or two of work The workers have also completed completed com com- of the hoods that gawith gor go with the coveralls Mr Sorensen also uses the new plant in completing small contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts such as the one he now holds with Stanley Air Craft of Denver Colorado for making arm rests for government air air- planes On March 13 he received word that the name of his firm will willbe willbe be placed on the Bidders' Bidders Mailing Mailing Mailing Mail Mail- ing List of Kelly Air Force Base of San Antonio Texas This means that the Manti ManU company will be invited to bid for contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts when the base needs any of the mater materials als that can be made here Kelly Air Force Base buys aviation equipment for the Army Navy Air Force and Ma Ma- rines |