Show Ephraim Mayor Accepts s To Yo Visit Fort Ord 1 a 4 W r H HR R Mayor Maor Burr WILL INSPECT FACILITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES FORT DOUGLAS Mayor L. L R R. Burr of Ephraim is one of three Utah mayors who have notified Utah Military 1 District Headquarters that they have ac accepted accepted accepted ac- ac the Army's invitation to inspect training facilities for Reserve Forces Act trainees at Fort Ord California The other two civic leaders are arc Mayor 1 Harold E. E Van of Provo Prove and Mayor Villi William am W. W Owens of Logan The mayors together with thirty-one thirty other will fly to Fort Ord California on specially specially arranged Army airlift on January 17 The project being billed as Operation up Close is a U. U S. S Army program designed design design- ed to give taxpayers a hand first-hand look at how the new Reserve Forces Act of 1955 is operating Civic leaders from throughout the Western Vestern States area have b been en invited to view training at Fort Ord which has been designated designated designated des des- by the Department of Defense to handle the Reserve Act training program for this part of the United States At the present time 17 Utah youths are arc undergoing their six-months six training at the Monterey l California Army in in- in January 17 and 18 however will be exclusively Utah days ot LIt Fort Ora Ord Major General Gilman Oilman C. C 1 Post Commander Commander Com Com- mander is to greet the arriving Utah dignitaries and guests While at Fort Ord the visitors visitors visitors visit visit- ors will view field tr training i dining dinIng dining din din- ing halls and living quarters as s well as social religious and educational facilities available to the trainees Among others who have been invited to attend the up Close ir inspection arc Mr and Mrs 1 M M. O. O Allen of Salt Lake City Mr 11 of Mrs 1 Alvin Rigby of Ephraim and Mrs hies Grace Allred of Lo Logan Logan Lo- Lo gan each of whom has a son now undergoing training with the U. U S. S Army Reserve at Fort I i Ord These young men under tinder the tle e new Reserve Forces Act legislation legislation legislation leg leg- will put in six months or of basic military schooling at I Fort Ord and then return to toI their home towns town's where they I will vill be reassigned to local re reserve reserve re- re serve units A telephone call Wednesday said that R. R LaVaun Cox editor of the Manti ManU Messenger has also been invited to make the trip tripas I as s a representative of the press The fhe Sanpete folks will go to toi I i Provo early Tuesday morning and andI I will take a plane there for Fort Ord They expect to be beI beback beback I back in Sanpete Wednesday evening Local Meeting A special meeting has has- planned for Monday 1 evening February 6 for the purpose of informing young Sanpete men and their parents of the Reserve Training Program This meeting meeting meet ing is being sponsored by the Ephraim Lions Club assisted by Parley Kimball Post of the Am American rican Legion All youths affected will be notified by personal personal per per- letter Jeller and further information information information mation will be carried in a fu future future future fu- fu ture issue of this paper o 0 |