Show Sen Bennett Gets Personal Attention Promise for Armory From The Ephraim EnterprIse V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON O Oct t. t 30 A 30 A promise to give the Ephraim Utah Utah U- U tah Reserve armory personal attention when the budget for forthe forthe forthe the next fiscal year is being drawn up was made Wednesday by Hugh M. M Milton II Assistant Secretary of the Army In a letter to Senator Wallace Vallace F. F Bennett Utah R-Utah Secretary Milton said A definite commitment commitment commit commit- ment to include Ephraim in the fiscal 1959 program is impossible impossible impossible ible at this time but I will continue continue continue con con- to give this matter personal personal personal per per- attention in the hope that we can get an armory for Ephraim Ephraim Eph- Eph raim taim at the earliest possible moment The Secretary's letter was in answer to a protest by Senator Bennett against removal of the Ephraim armory from the list of approved projects for t the h e current fiscal year The r removal moval was made as a result of budget cuts which required the Defense Department to eliminate a number number number num num- ber of proposed armories Secretary Milton told the Utah Senator that the cuts had been based primarily on the size of or orthe the units which would use the facilities The Secretary promised t o 0 I keep Sen Bennett informed of the status of the Ephraim ar armory armory armory ar- ar mory during the preparation of the fiscal 1959 1939 budget which will willbe willbe willbe be presented to Congress by the President in January |