Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-08-14
U. S. Boys Working Reserve.
What The Reserve Is.

tween the ages of sixteen and TWEEN
ty-one, organized under the U. S.
Department of Labor to help the
nation where most needed to win
the war in field and factory. Every
boy physically fit, of proper age, IS
eligible for this non-military civilian
army. To enroll the young man ap-
plies to his County Director, fills
out an enrolment card, obtains the
consent of his parent, takes the Oath
of Service and receives a certificate
bearing the Great Seal of the United
States and an Enrolment Badge. He
can serve his country in three separ-
ate units of the Reserve. If he goes
into the Agricultural Unit, he will
probably work on a farm from a
camp, or live in the farmers family:
and after six weeks of satisfactory
service he will receive a Federal
Badge bearing the Great Seal OF
the United States. If he works in
an industry which is essential in
helping to win the war, he enters
the Industrial Unit, and gains the
Federal bronze badge when he has
served ten weeks subsequent to en-
rollment. The Reserve recommends
that all boys who r at school re-
main there and use their spare time
in preparing themselves vocational
" for some essential occupation.
The boy who thus trains himself and
goes into active service in a wares
sential occupation as a member of
the Vocational Unit, is awarded the
Federal Bronze Badge on taking
employment.
What The Reserve Has Done.
Organized in May, 1917, the Re-
serve has organizations completed
or under way in practically all the
States, and, during the summer of
1917, had thousands of boys making
good on farms. Many farmers, at
first skeptical as to the value of boy
labor on farms, have been convinced
that the boy makes a capable farm
laborer, and they openly declare
that without the young mems help
during the past season, they could
have harvested their full crops.
The Reserve has operated under the
State Council of Defense in each
State and has utilized boy labor or
CARNATIONS already in the same field
of activity to the utmost, giving the
members of such bodies Federal rec
ognition.
The Call To Youth.
Never before has the boy had
such an opportunity to become a
vital factor in history. Every boy
who loves his country should say to
himself, Chow can 1 best serve the
nation in the war emergency" He
should realize that, having received
untold benefits from the .freest and
best government on earth, he holds
his services in trust for the preserv-
walton of Democracy on which thai
government rests. Although he may
have TO endure aching limbs and
sore muscles in field and factory, he
will be happy in the consciousness
that he has had a real part IN VIM
ming the war. With true pride and
satisfaction he will show in after
years his Reserve Badge of Honor
granted by the United States Tor
his loyal service. If not enlisted IN
the Army or Navy no boy al bet
ter serve his country than to enlist IN
the U. S. Boys Reserve.
To The Parents.
Fathers and mothers of the nation
should see to it that their sons are
members of the Reserve. The Re-
serve is entirely voluntary and a
boy may be withdrawn from mem
bership in the discretion of the par
ent. If a boy is in school, he will not
be taken from his studies, but will
be encouraged to utilize his vaca-
ton and spare time in training Tor
productive activities. It is the patrl-
otto duty of the parents not only to
see that their sons join the Reserve
but to spread the Gospel of the Re-
serve among other fathers and moth
ers.
To The Employer.
The Reserve has proved conclusive
Nv that, though inexperienced, the
strong, healthy boy, inspired by patrl-
otism is a capable and adaptable help
err in field and factory. Every employ
er should remember however the linn
itations of youth, and no employer