Two other boys, who were born and reared in this vicinity, were among those who made the supreme sacrifice. They were Archie Irion and Charlie Wright. In honor of this sacrifice and in the memory of these native boys, the local post of the American Legion is named the Wright-Irion post.

Earl Holcomb, well known in Scottsbluff and now a resident of Gering, had one close call on the west front when the officer under whom he was serving in the medical corp was blown to atoms and Holcomb wounded. He

wrote home in a humorous vein concerning a safety razor his folks had sent him. He said, "It is somewhere on the west front, but I am not going to look for it."

The humorous seemed to run through the spirit of the Yankee boys in the midst of their perils and dangers. Another Scottsbluff boy. Earnest Young, was on the Tuscania when it was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland. He was one of those who reached the shore in safety. In writing home he said that he and another were playing checkers and the game was about over. He had but one king and his opponent had three. Suddenly his "king jumped all three of his opponents and the game was over." That is the way of our western boys: They treated these narrow escapes and the tragedies lightly.

At home the bond drives and all the other drives went over the top in record time. The farmers were producing wheat and sugar-- two of the much needed elements of war -- in record quantities. The council of defense and the home guards, the Red Cross and other organizations were working fine.