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Show FIVE HUNDRED BOYS ENROLL IN THE RESERVES - There are approximately 50 boys now enrolled in the Boy"s Working Reserve in Ojrden city Two hundred I of these have enrolled at the high I school and three hundred among th' I three junior high schools. According to J W. Watson, state rami labor spec-lalisl spec-lalisl who visited In Ogden today, ap- 1 proximately two-thirds of this number num-ber will be available for farm woTl during the summer. The enrollment Is still going on and the number probably will be Increased considerably. Mr. Watson said that I the working reserve is being general - j ly organised throughout the state and1 everywhere there is quite an enthus- I lastic response among the boys. It is ! expected the reserve will develop into 1 1 an efficient factor and aid materially in the harvest and general farm work I during the -..V;on to partially offset: shortage of labor Anv boy who does productive work of any kind is eligible elig-ible to membership in the reserve. The reserve in Weber county Is , being managed in conjunction with city and county school officials, the farm bureuu and officials of the Mu tual Improvement stakes Chairman of the county committee is Y P. Thomas, county firm agent. Supt. Henry C Johnson. Supt. W. N Pet-terson Pet-terson and Reserve Leader O. J. Reeves of the Ogden high school, are 1 members The presidents of the three stake Mutual Improvement association I also are working with this force. The enrollment of the boys is taken I at the schools. The stake presidents! have agreed to select leaders and the: county farm bureau will take charge of I securing emplpoyment for the boys and placing them where their work will do the most good. There will be a meeting next Tuesday Tues-day of the commit t eerm-n in charge of j this work when plans will be dls 1 cussed in detail for the summer campaign cam-paign 00 |