Colonel H. Arnold Rich...State director of the selective service, attains new rank. Rich Advances To Colonel, Hershey Wires State Draft Head Wins Recognition For Work on Board H. Arnold Rich, widely known Utah attorney and head of the selective service administration in this state, received a Christmas present in the form of a promotion from lieutenant colonel to a full colonelcy in the judge advocate generals department. The draft director, who was a major when he took over the task of directing the conscription of thousands of Utahns in late 1940, became a lieutenant colonel on February 1, 1942, and his colonelcy dates from December 23, according to the telegram to the Utahn from Major General Lewis B. Hershey, national director of the selective service. Colonel Rich was on the governors general staff from February, 1927, to September 23, 1940, when he was appointed acting director, being named state director on January 1, 1942. The colonel and his family reside at 1026 Douglas street. My Mother By The Old Shoemaker WHO was it agonized and brought Into the world a little tot, Who shared with it her every tho My mother. Who was it made it her delight, Through silent watches of the night, To calm my fears, and stay my fright? My mother. Who was it pointed out the way, Who taught me, as i lisped, to pray, Who lived to guide me every day? My mother. Who was it that was always there When pain and sorrow were my share, Who tended me with every care? My mother. Who was it, when Id gone astray, And wandered far from Gods good Believed in me, for me did pray? My mother. Who was it, in the throes of death, Contending with that awful wraith. Did bless me with her latest breath? My mother. O mother, may I ever prove The wondrous teachings of thy love, And honor God because He gave My mother! AN OLD CELTIC CHRISTMAS LEGEND By MRS. C. R. MURCHISON There runs a Celtic legend, The months, they call them sheep, They exhaulted one, September, For its secret name was peace So they took it from way down the line And placed it at the top Because it meant fulfillment And didnt need a prop. June they placed the very next For her neckname was joy, The thing that keeps most people sweet And pure without alloy so, I feel sure they placed her right And I'm very glad they did For many good things that I know, Are long from people hid. May they placed the very next Im sure they had a reason, From tempest she brings so much And proves her name doing her She hustles and much does she Eer she bids her goodbye to the Because she has tears and much laughter April they had to place after For when the sun bright with her heat and her light Has shone many days on Junes April she cries, when your flowers die I wonder just what will come after The tears that she shed helped Junes flower bed So June was glad and gave laughter. July they called beauty Tis well they named her so For she truly does her duty With her beauty and you know August, Quiet Mother, Rock the forest ones all to sleep and tucks them in her cradle And a quiet vigil keeps Till they wake again for joy time And rekindle the old fire of beauty. October next to August stands Her name they call content And well ,they may for in all lands She stands in gorgeous beautys tent Just waiting for her rest, As she waves her magic wand In her best clothes shes dressed, And waits to give them all her hand Content she is to bless. March they slipped in here Because her name was hope. No, not to be a slur But with October to elope And coax her not to stay So long from us away, but Eer she went November entered in And silence then was lent. Silence her name, It was their whim, For many a noise she makes Before she lets them take January, the one they call death. After death December came, No tempest or no flood, Could drown her name for she Had ressurrected God. You ask me why Septembers name was chosen for the first? Peace is the secret name of Christ Who quenches all our thirst. (This has been vamped from an aid Celtic legend of prose and the months were arranged as I have sailed them off in this broken verse.) Negro Personnel Growing in ArmyWASHINGTON, Feb. 27 Negro personnel in the army now totals more than 450,000, with men in every arm and branch of the service, the war department reported Saturday. Of the total more than 60,000 are serving outside the United States. They include more than 25,000 in the Pacific and about 10,000 in North Africa. In addition, the department said, a completely organized and well trained army airforce pursuit squadron composed of Negro personnel will be committed to combat soon.