Show Jaycee an and Lion ion Air it Committees Meet With Aviation Officials The joint aviation committees of ot the Junior Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce and the Lions Club met Thursday December 12 with Joe Bergin director of the State Aeronautical Commission and H. H T. T Bean CAA representative with headquarters in Salt Lake Lako City The proposed Panguitch airport was discussed and state i and federal aid aspects were I talked over The two men gave these facts to the committee that the federal feder feder- al government would participate in the land purchase 25 per cent under the CAA department and that they would also participate per cent in the improvement improvement improve improve- ment of the airport This woula would L include landing lights runways etc but hut it would not include a hangar that the state would furnish the plans for development development development develop develop- ment if desired and would aid aidin aidin aidin in the construction of a hangar Mr Bergin said that the state would match the purchase price of the land and up to i. i e. e if the land cost 1000 the state would put 1000 for improvements Improvements improve Improve- ments and the state would also in addition to that aid match dollar for dollar any Improvements improvements improvements Improve improve- ments made after acter that money was used The men said that the deadline deadline deadline dead dead- line for the Ule letting of the contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts would be June 30 1947 and that this aid would be available available available avail avail- able only until that time After that Panguitch would have to take chances with other communities communities communities In hoping that the 1947 fiscal year ear allocation of aviation funds would be as generous to Utah as this years year's allocation has been There Is a definite possibility possibility pos pos- that it will not be f Both committees expressed amazement that the class two airport which class is capable of landing cargo aircraft proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed for this community would be so cheap under the state and federal aid programs Both committees committees committees com com- thought that the community community community com com- should get behind the airport and push It through for forit forit forit it will mean a great de deal l to the area and will pay for itself over again through the benefits it brings in Panguitch is so located along the desired air routes to Phoenix from Salt Lake that it would be given In preference over other airports 1 if the deadline Is met according to Mr Bergin |