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Show I In fT) ' Y 4 T - llMilVnmi - ...r "-" H-L.ufL,i. injtaa ,l. imim ii-m.., lMrl PLAN I'OI! ARTILI.F.RY OLYMPICS. These tivities of the Artillery Olympics to be staged in members ol the Cedar City National Guard unit Cedar City Saturday. Nearly 400 Guardsmen prepare themselves for the Fire Direction ac- will participate in the exercise. mander of 11th Corn. Artillery. ' In addition retired guard personnel and honorary leaders in the National Guard program are expected to attend and participate. Nearly 500 guardsmen, members of the 2nd Battalion of the 222nd Field Artillery Battalion Bat-talion will be in Cedar City Saturday and Sunday to participate par-ticipate in the first phase of the Artillery Olympics. The Olympic concept, in which various sections of the individual guard components will participate par-ticipate in competitive activities, would The Olympic concept, in which various sections of the individual guard components will participate par-ticipate in competitive activities, was originated by Brig. Gen. Max Creer, Commander of 11th Corp. Artillery, and will culminate in a state-wide competition to be held in Salt Lake City. For the two-day event the southern Utah unit, composed of units from Cedar City, St. George, Beaver, Richfield, Manti and Fillmore. Individual sections from each of the units will compete in the competition with the battalion winners to advance to state-wide competition with other battalion winners within 11th Corp. Competition will be in such areas as maintenance. Fire Direction Center, Survey, Field wire, Radio, Supply, Administration, Ad-ministration, and Howitzer field maneauvers. The various competitions will be held at the Armory in Cedar City, headquarters for the battalion, bat-talion, the SUSC auditorium and science building and in the field located west of Cedar City. In addition to the competitive programs for members of the j guard a series of special events have also been planned to give the public an opportunity to see the Guard in action, according to Maj. Van Bushnell and Sgt. Major Max Bonzo,. co-chairman of the Olympics. Shuttle buses will be provided to take interested residents to the various activities. They will be in service Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and continue every half hour. Buses are scheduled to leave from the Armory. Also a special program of bicycle safety inspection and licensing for youngsters of the area has been arranged. The inspection will be provided free by the Guard and members of the Cedar City Police Department will be on hand to provide licenses. A fee of $1 will be charged for the license. In addition a free bicycle safety flag will be presented to the first 300 Cub Scouts to participate par-ticipate in the safety inspection program. The safety inspection station will be located at the Armory and will begin Saturday at 9 a.m. and continue until noon. In addition Headquarters Battery of Cedar City will conduct con-duct a BB gun shoot for children 5 through 12 at the Army Saturday forenoon. Another activity to which the public has been invited to attend is the Variety Show to be held at the Cedar High School Auditorium Saturday evening at 7:3d p.m. Admission is free to the pulilie and will present a wide variety of special entertainment features. The variety show is being sponsored by the Sl'SC Talent Bureau. The college Thmi-derettes Thmi-derettes will perform as well aa fine talented cast. Col. Kuge-ie Ooll. f ormer commander ol the southern I tali Battalion, '.'-ill serve as master of cerenioi'iies. The 2l!L'nd Artillery ()lnipns is the first of its kind to lie held m the state and as a result will draw a numlier of leaders trem the I tah National liuard. Among the dignitaries expected ex-pected to be in attendance are Maj (ien, Maurice Walts. Adjutant Ad-jutant Ceneral of the I tah National Guard, ling. Gen Van llickson, Assistant Adjutant and Brig. Gen. Max Creer. Coni- Ilenieinlier tliis A e.til- health checkup is p.ut of tli( battle agaiit cancer can-cer in v, liii h the Ainei iean ( i r Soeietv wants evel vone t 1 enlist. |