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Show Two Paowan Youths Enter Military Service; Cedar Man Granted Emergency Deferment Two Iron County men left for Induction into military service Tuesday under Selective Service order. However, a third man who had been ordered to report was granted an emergency postponement. postpone-ment. The two men who left for induction in-duction were Garth Gilger and Richard B. Whitney of Parowan, while LaVar Wade of Cedar City was granted an emergency postponement. post-ponement. Wade, who had been under a 2 C, or agricultural deferment de-ferment classification while employed em-ployed by Douglas Clark, local livestock producer, was reclassified reclassi-fied into 1-A last summer, but had missed induction because of the eligibility of older men and because of younger men volunteering volun-teering for Induction. After Mr. Clark's death, however, how-ever, the Clark family requested a deferment of Mr. Wade because be-cause he Is badly needed for work with the livestock operation. opera-tion. The local board cannot act on the classification of the young 'man because he is a relative of Samuel F. Leigh, board member. His case was placed before the Beaver County Selective Service Board when he was classified as 1-A and has again been submitted sub-mitted to that board with the new request for deferment by his employers. Gilger was granted a postponement postpone-ment of induction during the summer to allow him time to harvest farm crops he had planted. plant-ed. The postponement expired in October but volunteers filled the monthly quotas and his induction induc-tion was delayed until this week. Six men reported Tuesday for pre-induction examinations and if tiity qualify will be placed on the eligibility list for induction. induc-tion. This group included Henry Vandenberghe, Gordon S. Sar-gent, Sar-gent, Kimner Jensen and Duane James Alger, Kenneth Orton Robinson Rob-inson and Kenneth M. Topham, Parowan. It is expected that the next call for men from Iron County will come some time in January but lt is doubtful if any of the men who have reported for physicals phy-sicals will be ordered to report for induction at that time, De-cause De-cause a number of other young men have indicated their desire to volunteer for Induction In January. Jan-uary. Four young men from Cedar City and another from Parowan have definitely applied for induction, in-duction, and will be taken in their order to fill subsequent quota calls from the county. The young men who have applied for induction are Gary Smith, Glen M. Flanigan, Van L Cutler and Dan H. Perkins, Cedar City, and Faron O. Heap, Parowan. Two other young men from Cedar Ce-dar City, Gayle Miles and Blaine Lund, have Indicated that they will apply for Induction soon after af-ter the Christmas and New Year holidays, but have not done so yet. A number of others are considering con-sidering the same action, lt is understood. |
