Show I I I I American Legion And The New Nev Year The local l post of ot the American Legion I will wUl begin Its 1948 year with a a apost post f meeting and refreshments on Tuesday I I January 13 The post wishes to remind all nIl widows of ot the World Wars that they I Iare I are entitled to exemption from taxes inthe In I tho the state of or Utah but hut that they must secure tax exemption slips from the Vet Vet- Veterans erans Administration and file me the same with the county commissioners before May 1 of or each year The American Legion Is sponsoring the House Bill No establishing Universal Universal Universal sal Military Training This bill will give every young man between 17 and 21 six months of ot military training There Is now In operation at Ft Knox Kentucky an experimental training camp This camp Is different than any anyone anyone one ono heretofore In and with a different training schedule It Is de de- designed designed designed signed for tor young men only and Is like Uke taking Making a college course cours Further training can be elected If If- desired delred and the trainee shows aptitude Universal Military Training Is essen essen- essential essential essential to our safety The United States must be strong to Insure peace pe ce If It we servo serve notice on any potential aggressor that we have the strength and the will wUl to protect ourselves from attack we In Insure In- In Insure insure sure our own peace and probably the peace of ot the world At this time the American Legion Is circulating a petition to the congress advocating the passage of ot Universal Training Dill bill now pending and ready for tor passage For 27 years the Legion has been advocating such a meas- meas j I uro as a to war If It we had been strong and prepared we may not have have been dragged into the World Wars The 0 Legion believes this bill Is a peace mess meas- meas-I meas lire uro and should be passed by this con- con conI congress congress congress I gress which will soon meet W. W J. J BARDSLEY I Adjutant Post No 14 |