Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-15

The Badge Of the that awful job
Soldier OF the on the other
Soil side and the
other thousands who are in training
on this side. may not 60 hungry. A
fellow with an empty stomach can't
be a stone wall against a powerful
enemy.
This article is to point out some
thing OF big Importance for older boys
those who are sixteen or older. For
they can help by taking the places of
the hundreds OF thousands Of men
who have left the farms and gone
into the Army or into factories that
are making war materials.
The Government has provided the
means for enlistment of these soldiers
Of the soil II is the United States
Boys Working Reserve. That organi-
zation was formed by the Department
of Labor. cooperating with the De-
partment Of Agriculture. 1t is endorsed
by the President and all of his war
aides. by the governors of the states,
by leading educators, by the heads OF
the great commercial organizations.
1t Is directed by responsible men OF
proved ability in agriculture and In
work with boys.
The plan Is simple. Boys who are
sixteen or over and are physically fit
enroll in the Reserve, receive instruc-
lions, then commissions, and are
placed on farms where they are need
ed. They will receive wages and be
supervised by conscientious men. AL
ready thousands of boys have enrolled
In all parts of the country-for this
Reserve is open to boys In every state.
The boy who serves faithfully will re-
ceive the bronze medal of the Reserve,
which will be a badge of honor--a
badge that will show all who know
him. in later years. that he was not
Stacker in this great war, but did his
part as II was outlined by the Presi-
dent
What Would You Get for II?
In.radditienq to the great service II
will be to the nation In the war, the
experience OF a city or town boy on a
farm will be OF value TO him in the
following ways:
1t will give him health and strength
and vfgor
It will help him in his school work.
The marvellous processes OF nature,
seen through a season on. the farm,
will mean more to you than several
years of book study OF nature books
Photography will have new mean
ing. Economics students will have an
understanding which they could get
in no other way of Americas funda-
mental industry-terms in their school
books which heretofore have been
merely words to them will have a defi-
mite meaning, as, for instance, produc-
ton. marketing. speculation. supply
and demand, wages, prices, by-product.
etc.
And then think what 1t will mean to
you just to know how to saddle horse
to hitch up a team, to pillow straight, to
run a moving machine, and to see and
play part In that grand drama of the
farm-harvesting and threshing.
There will be tine for sport--and the
finest playground in the world will be
all about you. Swimming In creek or
lake. ketchin' suckers, sharing goph-
ers, horseback rides and races, hikes
in the woods, evenings pitching horse
shoes with the neighbors or at other
games-nights of deep, sound,
strengthening sleep. and up in the
morning feeling as though you could
carry whole football team on your
backi
II won't De child's play. Your CON-
rade under arms didn't 60 into the
war because 1t was easy. You wouldn't
shame him, by thinking that he did.
He went into II because II was the
right thing to do. II you go into farm
service for your country you should
90 for the same reason. The patriotic
purpose will make rough places
smooth. And from II will come that
satisfaction which comes from the do
Ing of ones duty In q time of national
trial
Get More Information Now.
There is a recruiting officer for the
Reserves in virtually every town.
Find out who he is. Go to him and get
full information Or write to the
State Director OF the u. 8. Boys Work
ing Reserves. Charles A. PARCELS, 922
Word Bldg.. Detroit.
It is the lazy man who nravs for