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Show Ground Observer Corps Makes Progress Organization of the Ground Observer's Ob-server's Corps in Cedar City has been progressing at a rapid pace, according to Kube Winterrose, supervisor. During the recent week appointments have been made for day captains, he said. Day captains under the organizational organ-izational system, Winterrose stated, stat-ed, will be responsible for the maintenance of a 24-hour watch on the specific day they are assigned. as-signed. This watch will begin when the observer's building is constructed In the very near future fu-ture by the Cedar City Lions .Club. It was also pointed out that the need for such a post In this area had been questioned by a number num-ber of citizens. Winterrose pointed point-ed out that Cedar City is on a direct route for low flying aircraft air-craft that might possibly slip under un-der the perimeter radar system along the border between the United States and Canada. PJanes spotted in this area could disperse dis-perse and be in the heavier populated pop-ulated areas of the west coast and also enroute to the eastern seaboard within a matter of hours. For that reason a telephone line direct from Cedar City to the area operations center at Ba-kersfield. Ba-kersfield. Calif., will be installed In the GOC station here. Day captains have been appointed ap-pointed as follows: Tillie Bieder-man, Bieder-man, representing the Legion Auxiliary and the Order of Eastern East-ern Star; Corry Q'son, American Legion; Ruth Hunter, Literary Club; Mrs. Hal Christensen, Ladles Lad-les of Elks; Mr3. Frank Milne, kiwani-Anns; Major Ralph Kel-ley, Kel-ley, AF ROTC; Mrs. Gordon Christensen, Lady I ions. Yorke Nelson has been assigned assign-ed as day captain Instructor, Mr. Winterrose said. |