| Show Fo Forn Former Summit Resident Invites Membership in ill Civil Air Patrol C October r 1 16 1960 1860 From Mrs Jo Wad Wad- I 1065 East South Salt Lake City 17 Utah To A Resident of ot Coalville 1 tn In answer to your pour OUt request for tot Inform Information Uon teg regarding a search and rescue fescue unit I 1 would like to suggest that you rOU Investigate gate joining the Civil Air P Patrol I CAP CAT PROGRAM r 2 This 2 This organization Is an au aU- auxiliary ot of the United States Air Force but is entirely voluntary You would be called on searches for tor missing aircraft such as the theone theone theone one this week carrying the tour four Salt SaU Lake policemen On these searches authorized by toy the tho Air Force the gas and oil used by ground rescue fescue teams and aircraft Is la paid by the Air Force Also members are covered by government govern govern- ment went insurance during searches The Tho Civil Air Patrol has a radio net throughout Utah with their own channel which is used by byboth byboth byboth both aircraft and v vehicles These radio sets BOls are for the most moet part converted models from government government government govern govern- ment surplus The CAP has hit access to some Bomo government surplus such as trucks clothing beddIng bed bedd ding office supplies radios survival survival survival sur sur- vival equipment etc which Is la issued is i- Is- Is sued aued to the tho Squadron for use in their work S. S It L-It It would be De necessary for tor you to organize your own Squadron Squad Squad- ron with your Squadron commander Com Com- om- om mander Executive Officer Training Train- Train ing Officer Personnel Officer Operations Officer etc who may maybold hold bold old honorary Air Force rank and wear the Air Force uniform with Civil Air Patrol is not active in CAP insignia Types of Rescue 4 We We would be e very Interested Interest Interest- ed In having a unit in Coalville inasmuch as quite a few searches are in the area and the Wyoming Evanston We would also like to see eoe Coalville become air minded and start a flying club complete with airport facilities There is quite a stretch of mountainous country between Evanston and Salt Lake Reber lIeber and Morgan with no emergency strips I l really really re re- re ally aUy feel that Coalville could work up a very effective search and rescue unit with the Civil Air Patrol You could also work with the sheriff if it you desired to have members deputized and trained in that line tine of work You could be effective in all types of and rescue however those those- on yo your r own and not authorized by br bythe bythe the Air Force would not be financed financed fi fl or covered by insurance We have a group in Lehl Lehi which specializes in water rescue fescue along with their Civil Air Patrol work there thore are other units unita which spec specs in mobile radio and ground rescue work and other specializing ing In aerial search Cost Oost of Joining I 5 There There is also a place for tor I women in CAt CAP and the program offers an outstanding cadet program program program pro pro- gram for boys and girls from 11 U Uto to 20 The cost of ot joining is III 1200 a year for new Dew members and 1700 for husband and wife tell teems of this amount would be retained by your Squadron by Wing Headquarters in Salt Lake and sent to National National Na Na- Headquarters in Texas On Ona a husband wife husband combination no money would be retained by you or the Utah Wing 6 I I am enclosing a CAP paper h Is sent monthly to all aU mom memo bers You may be interested in reading of some Bome of the activities 71 We V-We We are planning a Squadron Commanders meeting for Nov Nor 12 at 1300 at the Municipal Airport This meeting is designed to let I Ithe the Commanders know what is required ot of them and to discuss their problems If It you are ara interested I would be happy to send the details 8 I I would like t to stress that I this is a 11 volunteer program and though there is Ie some assistance by National Headquarters and the Utah Wing its it's success is dependent depend ent upon the the enthusiasm and work of ot the individual members and leaders 9 If If I can be of further servo service ice please feel free to write Jo Capt CAp Deputy for Personnel |
