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Show THE IV.l" Li T I V A z. 0 GARLAND TIMES, February LEADER-TH- E r 15 ?. 0D ft Ydsiir on ft Whjit was to have been tone-ye- ar (tint In the Army turned out to be a lot more than was bargained for by a croup of 97 men from Box Elder County. It was on March 3. 1941, that 95 enlisted men and two of- In Local ficersall nearby residents of the Bear River valleywere inducted into active service with the Army. "Most of the fellows volunteered for active service with the 'expectation of serving for one year and then getting re Battery in lis " n ( fl 0 0 $ 0 5 r O t Sifafl Twoas loato UGflota Amy 95 Enlisted FA leased." said Jim Tazoi. Gar- Washington, and then onto a member of the group. But nine months after leav- In 1951 on the anniversary of the induction of the local recruits, the late Captain Bill Cullimore and some friends decided to hold a reunion to commemorate the event. The reunion has since become an annual event. Members of the local unit will meet again for the 23rd time when they hold their reunion this year, March 2. The group will meet at Sher- Haw- aii where they remained for land, seven months. From Hawaii the main group traveled to the South Pacific and into action. About 12 members of the group traveled back to the IS where they helped form a howitzer battery and eventually ended up with Patton's Third Army in Europe. Remarkably, none of the original unit was killed in action although one died in a car wreck in England. ing Garland, World War II started. And what was to have been one year of service stretched on into four and five years. The new recruits were as- signed to Headquarters Battery 222 Field Artillery Battalion. From Garland the group went to San Luis Obispo, California, for training. Then foil owing the outbreak of war with Japan, the unit traveled to Port Iewis, wood Hills, lie spite the years and the thinning ranks about half of the original group still reside In Hah. Mr. Tazoi said. Captain U(i K. Walker, the first commanding officer and former resident of Garland, is one of the group who has never missed attending the reunion. Most of the replacements who late r joined the outfit ca me from out of the state. The reunion is attended by unit memliers from South Carolina, New Jersey. Missouri, Idaho, Nevada and Hawaii. Art Of Dread Is 1 UJ Subject Of Demo (P. Bread-makinwill be the subof demonstration a sponsored by the Box ject committee for Education Elder County Nutrition the month of February. Both yeast breads and quick breads will be featured. "The Art of g" m The demonstration will be presented Friday, Feb. 15, at 10 a.m. in the Bear River Senior Citizens Center, 100 South Tremont St., Tremon-to- n. Sale Pri. Sat., Don! second demonstration is slated at 2:30 p.m. the same day in the Brigham City Community Center, 24 N 3rd West. A W f I Young Homemahers The Bear River Chapter of Young Homemaker's at- tended the annual State Convention for Utah Young 's, held at the Ramada Inn in Salt Lake City on Feb. 1. and 2nd Those attending from Bear River Chapter were Mr. and Mrs. Don Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Christensen, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Coombs, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rose, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. James Hess and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Summers. The Young Farmers were also holding their convention at the same time. The Young Homemakers had Home-maker- De-V- 11X11 1 as candidate for Young Home-mak- er of the year, Ruth Ann Rose. She was judged for her homemaking abilities and talents, along with eleven other candidates from throughout the state. The winner was Ann Davis from Brigham City Chapter. Also a candidate for State Reporter from Bear River was Tess Hess of Fielding. She did not win this office but was put on the Board of Directors. The Bear River Chapter won two certificates of honorable One for Chapter of mention. the Year and one for Outstanding Scrapbook. These were presented to President Joan Hansen by Joan Fisher former Mrs. America. PROTECT YOUR V i 1 u. 1 J t 1 1 1 Attend Convention Utah 1974, Poge ? J 1 U, Jv s lJ VMONDAYS i Deep carved look detailing and distinctive hardware are featured in all of our outstanding bedroom groupings. Many have tique & natural finishes. mar-resista- tops. nt WW TZ -- UD ... TDJ'" I An- SAVINGS An outstanding array of sofas and chairs in every style and size. Italian fruitwood frames, Mediterranean frames plus Modern and Early ican. Wide choice of fabrics. m Amer- m UNITED STATES Breakfast Sets SILVER 4 CORPORATION established 1 I ANNOUNCES THE OPENING SALT LAKE CITY FACILITIES ITS OF 54 Weil 2100 South' OFFERING CERTIFIED SILVER pan for ST frTWTItfllltl medallions BUY BACK GUARANTEE a i. y in. y ami compttHin print im i i.mn oi bars If O.ELLIS HOWARD TREMONTON, UTAH 257-50- 58 Rocker Roclinors Specials on oil TV's ad Refrigerators 1 OFF 11 |