Show if enrollment can be met guard unit will be established here establishment of national guard unit here would offer training and development lor for young men would establish additional payroll pay roll koll responding ling to a I 1 telegram sent him by basin post no 64 of the american legion W G williams adjutant general of the utah national guard stopped here tuesday on his way to vernal for a meeting with the american legion on and local business men to discuss the establishment of a unit of the national guard in roosevelt it had previously been called to the attention of roosevelt people that the federal government in line with the preparedness movement had set up funds for establishment lish ment of a number of new engineers units of the national guard and felt that if possible one should be located here adjutant general gilhams said that a unit of the guard could be established here and aird that it would not interfere in any way with the guard division being set up in vernal we would be only too glad to put in a unit in roosevelt if the enrollment can be met and with the wide territory from which you draw im sure the enrollment can be met the general said the enrollment must be kept to 66 and a list of eighty names is required for the establishment of a unit to allow for ineligibility due to physical defects etc enrollees must be between the ages of 18 and 35 inclusive and eighty percent of them must be unmarried good training three salaried officers a cap tain 1st ast and 2nd and lieutenants would be in command and drill would be conducted once a week I 1 enrollees would receive from 1 i to for each drill in addition all uniforms and r equipment would be furnished A rifle range would be built and lo 10 cal al boys could participate in summer camps conducted each year the matter of a building f for drill practice and the storage or of equipment was considered and the peppard seed company plant was a suggested which the general believed e would suit the purpose very well adjutant general williams will return to roosevelt in about two weeks and if at that time the enrollment has been met and approximately 80 young men have signed up an engineers unit of the national guard will be established here i the training and recreation for young men offered by such an organization and the added payroll pay roll in n the community are arc great inducements du uce for working for establishment lish ment of a unit 1 I 1 all young men interested in enrolling or who wish further anfor ii nation on the subject should contact members of the american legion ion J A similar unit was established in vernal on wednesday |