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Show I, :, EUGENE YEATES ' . . new head of Selective Service Board. Draft Board Reorganized Eugene Yeates, Logan postmaster postmast-er and prominent civic worker, was named chairman of the Selective Sel-ective Service Board No. 2 Monday Mon-day night at a reorganization effected ef-fected following the resignation of N. D. Salisbury, chairman, and M. T. Beck, board member. Mr. Yeates has served for several sev-eral months as vice chairman of the board, which has jurisdiction over Logan and Cache county registrants. He has been postmaster postmas-ter since July 1, 1933 and at present pres-ent is president of the Utah Postmasters Post-masters association. Prior to entering the post office, Mr. Yeates was a member of the Cache Valley Banking company staff 'from 1920 to 1933 and was cheif i deputy county clerk and auditor au-ditor for four years. He also is active in affairs of the Logan Lions Li-ons club and is past president of that organizntion. He is well qualified for his new position, as he is well acquainted with many of Cache Valley's resident res-ident and particularly with business busi-ness and agricultural problems. Joseph S. Howells, mayor of Paradise, was selected as vice chairman of the board and Merle G. Hyer, prominent Lewiston farmer, farm-er, is the other member of the former for-mer board. Arther M. Turner continues con-tinues as cheif clerk. Frank H. Baugn Jr., and T. Earl Hunsaker, both of Logan, were '.appointed as new board members. Mr. Baugh is vocal music director direc-tor at Logan senior high school and a lifelong resident of Logan. He is a vetran of World War I and is well recognized lor his public service in the valley. Two sons, Lieutenant Clair P. Baugh, is serving with the air corps overseas and Francis Hcber Baugh, III, left last week for service ser-vice after graduating from Logan senior high school. Sergeant Hunsaker, is controlling control-ling officer of the state highway patrol for Cache, Rich, and Box Elder counties, also a veteran of World War I and recently was installed as commander of the Logan Post No. 7, American Legion. Leg-ion. He has one son, Earl Hunsaker Hun-saker Jr., who is serving with an anti-aircraft communications unit on Guadalcanal. Mr. Salisbury, who is cashier of the Logan Branch Bank, First Security System, has been chairman, chair-man, and Mr. Beck, who is county treasurer, a board member, since the board was organized in October, 1940. Mr. Salisbury said, "my respon-sibibilities respon-sibibilities are such that I find it impossible to devote the addition add-ition time required for the selective select-ive service. This matter has been carefully considered for the past three months, as I have been reluctant re-luctant to drop the duties of a necessary wartime service. He explained that local board required from 10 to 20 hours per week on this important part of the war effort and said that "while a. draft board was not one to enjoy, I feel compensated in the thought ; that it was a small contribution diiring World War II. "So many- sympathize with the draft board members and their responsibilities," he continued. My reaction is that no apologies are due and no sympathy is expected in this serious job of selecting men for the armed service to protect our way-. of living, our property, and our democratic principles. Instead, In-stead, my suggestion woud be that full hearted cooperation be extended extend-ed in lieu of sympathy." |