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Show Registration For Civilian Defense Work Begins Here All Persons Over Sixteen Are Included In Volunteer Service Mel Reeves Assumes Chairmanship Of County Defense Work In a move to centralize the Civilian Defense efforts in the county, M. M .Reeves has been added to the County Defense committee and will assume chairmanship o the council. Dennis Lowe, formerly chairman chair-man of the Defense committee, will be retained as a member serving with Mrs. Ada Nelson and-O. H. Na.ih. From the office of Mr. Reeves comes this release in regards to the registration of civilian population popula-tion for voluntary defense work; Nearly everyone in the state of Idaho is anxious to do his or her part i,n the national emergency in which we find ourselves. In order to 'classify anr liave a registration file of those persons in the county who wish to volunteer services for .civilian defense work within the county, Governor Chase A. Clark, as co-ordinator of Civilian Defense for the State of Idaho, has requested request-ed that a registration of civilians for defense work be carried on within Franklin county. This registration reg-istration is to start as of January 21 and will be carried on at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters headquar-ters in Preston. At this office registration blanks are available ind will be filled out by the clerk in that office. Each person registering will be given a card receipting them for the registration on which will be signed by the Governor Gover-nor o isho wi countersigns; c! by the Chajirman of the County Coun-ty Defense Council. Those eligible for this registration registra-tion are all persons within the county 16 years of age or over and regardless of the position or occupation occu-pation that you are now holding, you will in some way Tit into national na-tional civilian defense work and are! needed to assist in carrying out the work; within Franklin county. At a later date sub officss will be established where persons in outlying communities can register for this volunteer service. o a |