Show Upper Ages First Classified A 1 in Draft Some Ul have been classified A 1 by their draft boards but in all probability only men in the upper-age upper brackets will be inducted as a result of the Department of Defense order Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day calling for drafting of men to meet man power requirements to cope with the Korean situation This is the opinion of Col Oscar W. W Gray assistant director of selective service in Utah First to be called will be single I men 25 years of age he said The Thes These men currently classified asIA as A 1 are in all age brackets from 19 to 25 Men Ien in lower age brackets brackets brack brack- ets with the top classification probably will be called as required he added 97 07 Classified year olds have not yet been classified Col Gray said other classification tion of Utah registrants is up to date We Ve have completed classification classification classification cation of about 97 of all registrants registrants registrants reg reg- and that's about as tight as you can get He said Utah draft boards have classified As A's right along Were Vere ready to go The Defense department order lifting the ceilings on service branches whose expansion has been restricted undoubtedly will have considerable influence on filling filling filling fill fill- ing of some of the navys navy's quotas in Utah according to Lt LL Robert G. G Hoffman assistant inspector inspector in inspector in- in of the Eighth naval re recruiting recruiting re- re ting area Naval Xa Picture I In the past the navy has been able to fill all quotas from high school graduates tes who are virtually virtual virtual- ly guaranteed attendance at a aI service school if they pass the I required examination Quotas for school graduates graduates graduates grad grad- who arc are not guaranteed a a. school have not been filled for several months he said It is this group which undoubtedly will be most affected by both the draft order and the expansion order Hoffman said Maj David G G. G Bearse officer in charge of the Salt Lake air force and army recruiting offices said the orders should result in a decidedly decidedly de dc- de- de greater number of volunteers volunteers volun volun- for the two services Just how many more volunteers volunteers volunteers volun volun- we will be able to accept here will have to be determined by recruiting headquarters at the Presidio in San Francisco he said V it |