Show New ew Recruits Bri g Marat Mans Bs Guard Near Ful Fu Strength ManUs Mantis Service Battery Field F Fie i e l I d d' d Artillery neared full ful strength during the past weeks week's recruiting campaign when 20 young men most of them from Manti lanti joined the unit The battery now boasts a strength of oC 47 enlisted men out of a to total total total to- to tal of 54 allowable in the units unit's Table of Organization according to Kenneth Howell unit administration employee This means that as soon as 7 more accept the advantages offered the unit will be at full strength for the first time in more than 10 years The large increase in men can probably be attributed to the new Reserve Act that became effective on August 9 1955 ac according according according ac- ac cording to Captain Demont Howell Howell Howell How- How ell Battery commander This requires that every young man entering the service must serve at least five years in n a ready reserve unit and active service combined In addition the act requires each young man to serve at least one year in an inactive reserve status Colonel Whitesides on his re recent recent recent re- re cent visit to Sanpete schools explained that only in the Na National National National Na- Na Guard can such attractive attractive attractive tive offers be made for young men to serve their military ob obligation obligation ob- ob with little or no active duty Two Student Body 3 Presidents In One Day i Two wo w 0 High School Student Body presidents were among the themen themen themen men to take oaths to defend their country through participation participation pation in the National Guard Guardas I as 5 the recruiting drive hit into high last Saturday Thomas Anderson son of Mr and Mrs L. L Glen Anderson of Manti Mantl and I d president of the ManU Manti H Ii High I g h School student body and Gene Yardley ardley y who leads Gunnison Highs High's student body were among among among a- a mong the enlistees In addition to Anderson who elected to serve ell all or part of oC their military obligation ob obligation ob- ob at home were K Kent Ken e n t Olsen Jake Keller Glen Brown Grant Mogle Ronnie Campa and Merlin Bahr Sterling joined the spirit of the occasion by contributing LaRell LaRcH Faatz Sheldon Thomas and Bruce Mciff 1 Douglas Bjerregaard of Mayfield also chose j the tIle Guard Way Vay of serving his military obligation Colonel Whitesides in his ad address address address ad- ad dress at Manti ManU High School ex explained explained explained ex- ex that young men can be proud to serve with the National Nation Nation- al Guard He said that he hads had s served with many duty active-duty units and that the Guard outfits outfits outfits out out- fits were second to none He also explained that National Guard units are more economical cal for the country since a Guard soldier can be trained for seventh one of what it costs to toU tot t U ain aln a man to comparable state of readiness on active duty |