Show CITY AND CIVIC organizations UNITE IN REQUEST BEQUEST FOR NATIONAL GUARD UNIT within the week requests and pledges of support from the city officials the chamber of commerce the gun and rod club and the american legion have gone in to adjutant ge general 1 n W G williams of the utah national guard asking that a motorized unit of the national guard be located at parowan carowan Pa rowan those applications or requests haye pointed out to the adjutant general that there are am ample p ae young moil in the community between the of 18 and 35 to bring such a unit to required strength ot of 65 men with a large number in reserve that there are available buildings in the community in which would undoubtedly be suitable for housing such a unit that our location Is favorable with reference to the transcontinental high ways and that southern utah and particularly the rapidly developing southwest is justly entitled to one of 0 them hem since those requests would not reach the adjutant general before tuesday morning because of the fact that monday was a lionida holiday there been time elapsed Budi clenti clent to get any word from him but it is expected that he will come down and took look over ove r conditions before making any decision in the meantime a representing all organizations men honed and consisting of W clair rowley chas F bentley orlando W adams george chilton ani clarence richards has been ap pointel I 1 ti serve as general g beneral committee and to interview the young fellows of the community between the ages mentioned to ascertain how bow many ot 0 f them would be willing to enlist in the event a unit is established A preliminary survey indicates that there are between and young men and boys between those ages in the community and they are to be interviewed and the matter explained in detail some information regarding these units has been furnished by adjutant general W G williams as follows peronne per onnel I 1 captain I 1 lieutenant and 2nd lieutenants with a minin lun enlisted strength of 65 men E equipment quip ment 4 fredich 75 nun min guns with cais sons sans nd linit ers 8 5 ton tractors I 1 dodde light repair tuck 3 3 1 tot tor G M N C trucks all personal e cini pine lit for the enlisted en estt d men it in clu ling liars shoes 9 gloves loves C on altu d co to pj page e 5 6 CITY AND CIVIC organizations UNITE IN REQUEST BEQUEST FOR FOB NATIONAL GUARD UNIT continued froin rom page 1 leggings and ordnance equipment all men and officers abc armed with a colt 45 cil cal pistol the fedrial government equips the national guard mhd same as the regular army pay per d drills rills 4 IS 8 per year allowed captain lieutenant 16 2nd and Lieuten lieutenant wit sergeant 2 SO 80 sergeant Se reint corporal private class private in addition to the aboe the captain is given an all allowance of per year for al administrative duties performed pel formed during durine the sum tier rif of field training all members of the be organization draw the same bame pay and allowances as the regular arm this amounts to about 1200 per organization each organization is allowed two mechanics who are ern em aloyed oil full time and are paid 00 and 00 per aej b A lib liberal ral allowance of gasoline is made for the operation of the tractors and trucks an organization may be organized and receive federal recognition with a strength of 50 men but this n be increased at once to the strength j if 65 men where an organization ta I 1 put in there should be sufficient young men that are ready to enlist so that the strength of 65 men may be kept up tip at all times organizations are required by regulations alati ions ont to drill at least east 4 tit times nes per month these drill drilli to be of 1 1312 hour duration training camps catnes are held each year lasting 15 days I 1 |