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Show National Guard Plans Five MH Juniors Variety of Coming Events Head for Boys State (Continued from Page 1 ) pointed out, is in the wages paid local Guardsmen. ; The men attached to the Manti unit, Ire said, are paid around $71 ,000 a year and the men attached to the Mt. Pleasant a similar amount. In addition, General Watts said, the Guard spends a considerable amount in the county for supplies and other items. is I he said, Our membership, largely local people and we want to be identified with the communities that our Guardmen call their home towns. Further, we want to serve these communities. The Guard encourages public use of the armories, General Watts observed, and promotes activities like bantam basketball, Veterans Day, the Fourth of July Cavalcade and the Freedom Academy," The Guard has 31 armories located in 26 Utah towns. General Watts said. Both the Manti and Mt. Pleasant units are now undermanned, he added, with 13 openings now available at Manti. Membership in the Guard, General Watts believes, has several advantages for young men. One advantage, he said, is the supplemental income it provides them around $50 on weekends. Another, he said, is the vocational training they receive. The Guard, he explained, provides training in 127 i, The Manti American Legion will sponsor five Manti High juniors at Boys State on the Utah State University campus June Chosen to attend by a committee were Ethan Everett, a son of Dr. and Mrs. Ron Everett, Manti; Douglas Jensen, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jensen, Manti; Richard Dee Jensen, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Kay Jensen, Sterling; Michael Jorgensen, a son of Mr. and Mrs. LaMar Manti, and Jonathan Jorgensen, Maynes, a son of Mr, and Mrs. Roy G. Maynes, Manti. A Legion committee chose the five delegates on the basis of scholarship, character, leadership and service to community and school, Levi Hansen, commander of the Manti Legion post, said. They are required to have a B average to qualify in the scholarship The National Guard had its origin in a category. Ethan Everett has been elected to an colonial militia first organized in Massachusetts in 1637, General Watts said. Today, he added, the Guard has two basic missions: it is responsive to federal needs in case of national emergency, and it can be called out by the governor in case of a state crisis. In a democratic society. General Watts said, the National Guard provides the nation with two major advantages: We get a Guard soldier for about 20 percent of what it costs to have a soldier on active duty and we avoid having centralized control of the Army. occupations. We have Guardsmen who are constantly moving into higher paying careers or moving into newer occupations they have qualified for because of their Guard training. And he thinks that learning to accept authority and discipline and learning to work with other men are other important benefits. The Utah Guard is unusual in at least one important respect, General Watts said, in that it is the only one in the nation with a linguistics battalion. The membership of this battalion is largely made up of returned CDS missionaries, according to General and the members have Watts, capabilities in 21 languages. Another feature of the Utah National Guard, he added, is its Air Guard. MHS student body executive position; hell be activity agent next year. He participates in Model UN and speech and drama and has a special interest in math and science. Douglas Jensen is an Eagle Scout and participates in high school athletics. He attended the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Moraine State Park in Pennsylvania in 1977. Richard Dee Jensen is active in high school speech and drama and likes working with plants. He has long been interested in national and world affairs. Michael Jorgensen participates in football, basketball and tennis at Manti High and has worked on several committees. He was chosen Preferred Junior by the Templarettes. Jonathan Maynes represents Manti High in the Model UN, sings in the choir, is active in Scouting and has a paper route. Coach Robert Andersen, Lions Club representative LeGrand Olson, and Baseball Booster Barbara Larson admire the card of thanks prepared by Manti High's baseball team. The Lions of Ephraim donated funds to help purchase uniforms for the MHS baseball team. Parents sponsored the effort to obtain the uniforms. North Sanpete Voters Approve Bond Issue (Continued from Page issue. Overall throughout the district, school officials were pleased that the vote this time reflected a majority of residents in each town in favor of the improvement of the facilities within the district. It is a remarkable way of life that we enjoy," said Superintendent Johnson. Those who went before us invested in our future so that we are now able to enjoy things that make our lives more - "w Jonathan Maynes I ' Douglas Jensen y 1) 1959 bond issue was saved by large votes in Mt. Pleasant in favor of the bond productive and pleasant. We, too, have a like responsibility to invest in the future for our children and their children so that this entire civilization can be perpetuated and our families will receive the best opportunities available to them." Musical Program Prepared for May 11 The V vJl r xs Community Chorale x 5W. ' zfc . i y National Guardsmen Todd Merriam and Edmund Anderson practice firing the M60 machine gun. PROCLAMATION the value of, and the service provided by, the UTAH NATIONAL GUARD to the Nation, the State and to the City of Manti and to provide recognition and thanks for and to the citizen soldiers in our area. . . I DO HEREBY DECLARE THE WEEK OF MAY 11TH THROUGH MAY 17TH, 1980 NATIONAL GUARD WEEK FOR MANTI CITY. sBen C. Kjar THE HONORABLE BEN C. KJAR MAYOR, MANTI CITY Recognizing Ethan Everett Richard Dee Jensen Michael Jorgensen Build tho equity in your homo or farm with Boautiful Fencing or other improvements I for the SAFE-- T Do-i- t -- Your seller or KENNELS ro Did free on Alaterisls endor Installations SAFE-- T CORRALS tV' For Strength, Durability, and above all . . . SAFETY FREE STANDING COMPLETELY PORTABLE STEEL RAIL CORRALS VJo Aloof Your Custom Hoods AUTOMATIC ANIMAL WATERER GCXVGAP FREE ESTIMATES Call Craig or Kenny Hiatt 835-543- 3 Gonoral Contractors 640 So. 3rd. W. AND SECURITY 835-520- cosooeocoooooooocooooooocco t, DtmBGPG, DD3. formerly General Welding ft Fence Co. MAXIMUM SAFETY 4 1 and Community Chamber Orchestra will perform Sunday, May 11, at 8 p.m. in the Manti High School auditorium. The Community Chorale is under the direction of Dr. Doreen Kurr, with Ardith Peterson, accompanist. Community Chamber Orchestra is under the direction of Dennis T. Hansen. Both groups are sponsored by the Snow College Community Services organization and have been rehearsing one evening per week for the past six months in preparation for this concert. Members of each group come from as far north as Mt. Pleasant and as far south as Gunnison. Choral pieces include works by puch composers as Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Jerome Kern. Orchestral pieces are by Vivalda, Eiger, and J.S. Bach. There is no admission charge. Manti, Utah |