Show Army Reserve to Organize Sanpete Unit at Ephraim Steps Step have been taken to establish establish establish lish a unit of the Army's Organized Reserve Corps in Sanpete with headquarters at Ephraim Initial steps were taken at a meeting held in the basement of the Ephraim Library Wednesday night when Lt Col Richard F. F Ebbs senior instructor of the Organized Organized Organized Or Or- Reserve Corps in Utah Army Headquarters Fort Douglas who is in charge of all Army Re Reserve Reserve Reserve Re- Re serve affairs n in o n un discussion on Reserve affairs The meeting was attended by about 40 interested men most of them vet vet- erans Representatives were present present pres pros ent from Fountain Green and Moroni Moroni Moroni Mor Mor- oni with an especially large delegation delegation dele dele- gation from Manti and also from Ephraim Benefits Benefits' Discussed Col Ebbs discussed the benefits pay advantages etc for Cor men on the and explained the re requirements requirements requirements re- re necessary to set up a 1 unit at Ephraim for all of county He explained that at the present time all veterans are are eligible eli eligible eligible eli eli- gible to join at the same grade they Uley held at the time of discharge from the service This however does not include veterans who are drawing disability pensions A days day's pay will be allowed fo for each meeting attended with each member being required to attend five of each six meetings in order to qualify for pay It would also hn S 'S nn r tS L 1 on uc wc U cuy Hj 01 ui II H ou CU per percent percent percent cent of the unit membership to be present at each meeting in order for Cor the unit to qualify for pay Col Ebbs explained The number of meetings held each month would depend on the type of unit organ organ- At first it was suggested that a replacement training depot be es established established established es- es for the county but Col Ebbs suggested that the situation looks good for a field artillery unit Another Meeting tc tf be lie Held I I Major John C. C unit in instructor instructor instructor in- in for the Utah at Provo was present at the meeting and willbe willbe will willbe be back for another meeting in the same place at Monday evening Oct OcL 17 to organize the Sanpete unit Anyone interested particularly particularly particularly veterans is invited to be pre pre- sent Major us will answer questions and discuss all phases of the program at this meeting It is desired to get the reaction of all eligible men as to the type of unit in which they are most interested and then decide on the type to be organized Any type desired within with with- in certain limitations can be had hadit it was explained at the Wednesday night meeting I |