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Show DOES LEHI WANT A NATIONAL " 1 GUARD DETACHMENT? 1 liUfI Tho establishment of n dotachmont of tho Utah National Guard Is to bo mado In Salt Lako, Utah or Davis county in tho vory near futuro and Lehl City Is looked upon as a vory favorablo location of this dctachmont, according to avallablo information. Tho organization to bo established is really tho oyo of tho regiment It Is tho duty of tho dotachmont In times of action to reconnolter tho objective territory and to establish communication communi-cation with tho headquarters. Communication Com-munication la maintained with tho aid of Radio, tolophone, telegraph, motor cycles and hor&ss. A thorough course In radio, wireless, wireless telephone telephone, and fcucser will be gives which will give tho younger men an opportunity to get a complete knowledge knowl-edge of theso popular sciences In the Infancy of tho industry. To got in on tho ground floor In radio Is an opportunity op-portunity that does not como very often. If Lehl Is successful in getting tho dotachmont organized here It would probably consist of tho following personnel: Two oftlcors, four sorgo-ants, sorgo-ants, flvo corporals, flvo first class privates and four privates. Tho following fol-lowing equlpmont would bo furnished to tho outfit: a comploto radio receiving re-ceiving sot, buzzers, tolephono sots, wireless sets, various anglo measuring measur-ing Instruments, four motorcycles, four horses, and complete uniforms and personal equlpmont. Tho men would bo required to drill ono night a week, drill to consist of work on tho difforont instruments with somo -foot drill. Tho men will get a full days wagos at tho rato of tholr rcspcctlvo grado for each nights drill. Two wooks oach year will bo spent In camp. This In a general vny Is a survoy of tho outfit to bo established. If Lohi can promiso twenty mon tho outfit will In all probability, bo established estab-lished horo. To tho boys thomsolvos It offors nn opportunity to loarn radio Sjft and other Interesting electrical and W mechanical work as woll as an insight ill to army life. All officers and men 9m will bo local citizens. To tho town HH as a whoto it will moan tho bringing HI In of a rogular amount of money every fll week. Also, 'and moro important, It la an opportunity for tho younger men HI to preparo themselves so that In case HI of need thoy can really help or ml America. It is a chanco to earn aa4 ... H loarn as well aa to be patriotic. He Postmaster Held Gardner has bees Hi approached on the matter and has re- HI ceatly written the Lehl Business Club HI. about gettlag behind the waiter and -fli lending their moral aappurt in secur WM lag the detach men t for our town. JHJf While no official action has yet beta jfjt taken by the club it is Bure that lte jCT backing can be counted oa la going HJl after the location of this detachment HJ In Lehl. Ij |