The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-06
Local Board Will Try to Act
on These Papers Each
Day.
MORE DEFICIENTS
Local Board Hears From
Charleston on Subject
of Dependents.

Today the local draft board Is filing
proof of claims for exemption. At noon
today 81 of the 50 who will put in
claims had properly filled out and
handed in their exemption blanks
CAPTAIN White is anxious to get all OF
the exemption claims recorded just
as soon as possible and will appreciate
it If the blanks are properly filled out
and handed in just as soon as possible.
Each evening after the claims are
handed in the board will meet and
consider them, The "a that have been
handed In to date will be considered
this evening II the board can possibly
get to them.
The local board tlis morning spent
considerable time in sending out no.
tees of the physical inefficient. In
addition to the % physical Inefficien-
cies that were reported last week.
there have been seven others, making
in all 20.
The seven new ones who have been
added to the list of those that have
been discharged are:
Frank Conley, 112 Raymond street.
Order No. II. Serial number 837.
Carl C. Kern, 1106 Field street. Or.
der No. 81. Serial number 1895.
Charles H. Arnett, $40 Hawthorne
street. Order No. 40. Serial number
924.
Amos Carl swisher, 4O4 Bellview.
Oder No. GO. Serial number 49,
Arlie Washington Cunningham, 201
High street. Order No. %, Serial
number 54S.
Julian William Canter, SO7 Haw-
thorne street. order 20. 122 Serial
number 905.
John Ledree stiffler. sos Benoni ave.
nue.. Order No. ia. Serial number
1894.
In passing on the claims that are
handed in for exemption Captain
White states that the board will con-
slider the fact that the pay for any sol
der Is practically sufficient to sup
port wife. Those filing claims for eX.
emption because of the supporting Of
wife should keep this IL mind, stat
ed Captain White this morning.
Captain White received the follow.
ing orders this morning:
"You are advised that soldiers pay
is not less than thirty dollars a month,
and that all clothing, subsistence, med,
ical treatment and housing are furnish
ed him. Under the law he may allot
any portion OF his pay to a dependent.
Many soldiers receiving thirty dollars
per month can easily allot twenty-five
dollars per month to the support Of
dependent. In case Of death in line OF
duty the government the beneficiary
designated by the soldier will get six
months pay. Section forty.Seven, Sc
lective Service Act, provides that,
those in status with respect to per.
sons depending upon them for sup
port, which renders their exemption
or discharge advisable, may be dis
charged in all such cases. The discre-
ton of the local board is invoked by
his provision, and such boards may
well base the facts recited above into
consideration in deciding claims for
discharge due to dependency, with a
view of determining whether, as a mat
ter of fac:, the person claiming such
discharge will not be in as good or bet
ter position to support his dependent
after selection for military service than
he was before If such is the case the
discharge will not be granted
very respectfully,
GEORGE S. WALLACE.
Major, Judge Advocate General, o. R.
U. S. Army Chief of Department"