Show TJ national guard unit will not be established here when units of lesser strength are authorized roosevelt will be again considered plans for the establishment of an engineers unit of the national guard in roosevelt have hav been abandoned for the present cc aletter letter received by joseph moysh chairman of the national guard committee from adjutant general williams of salt lake city stated stated the adjutant general reported that after a thorough investigation of the manpower man power of the city of roosevelt and area contiguous thereto the commanding officers of the guard have concluded that it would be rather difficult for your city to maintain an organization of sixty six men and three officers continuing the letter reads we appreciate to the fullest extent the interest taken by you and the good citizens of your community in the desire for a unit of the national guard with a view of training the young men in in that area in the rudiments of military service but believe its maintenance would be a problem it is believed that the state in the very near future will be authorized to organize other units of lesser strength than is required for an engineer company and you may be sure that on such authorization we will give roosevelt every consideration for such a unit |