Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
EXEMPTION BOARD HEARS
APPEALS OF KENT CLAIMS
FEW CLAIMS FOR EXEMPTION
ON OCCUPATIONAL. REASONS

District Board Holds Session at Dover
and Goes Over the Complete List
Those Who Must Serve
The District Exemption Board, in
session at Dover Wednesday, found
compare lively small proportion of
claims of exemption on occupational
grounds, from Kent county, which
was very gatifying. Chairman War
ner said: eft is commendable to Kent
county's patriotism. Chairman
Warner stated in respect of Individual
cases of appeals, occupational and as
to dependents. which the board has
acted on in Wilmington and Dover,
70 to 30 per cent. are not justified
under the rules and regulations, and
are not allowed. The names of those
accepted, as fast as cited, are being
listed to local boards and to the ad-
jutant-general. for service. On
agricultural claims not allowed, the
board is following the suggestions
from Wilmington, that of the indi-
viduals recommended to the local
boards and the adjutant- general at
the time of certifying. farm workers
should not be called into the new army
until the last allotment shall entrain,
shortly after October 1. This is for
the purpose of giving the farmers the
help allowed under the rules, in har-
vesting crops.
After concluding work, the board
took late afternoon train for George
town and began examining claims
there. The nine cases cited upon by
the district board, were as follows:
Those Exempted in Kent County
Austin Draper Smith, Kenton, in
dustrial grounds, having a 3OO-ac
farm to take care of solely.
Edwin Alexander. Dover, caretaker
of farm, with aged mother and one
sister. The father of this man has
for many years been in the service of
the country and has again been called.
Two brothers also are in the United
States service.
Claims DisaIowed by the Board
Claims disallowed by the board and
will have to accept service:
Pierce Moore, Dover agricultural
claim.
Walter Thomas Redman. Goldsboro,
Md, (agriculturaD.
Eber Kent and Harry Sipple, Eel.
ton (agriculturaD.
Howard Needles. Smyrna (agri-
culturaD.
John Henry Dore, Dover (indus-
triaD.
George F. Hopkins, Frederick Tin
dustrial.).
Kent County Exemption Board on
Wednesday Aug. % examined the last
of the 300 summoned the first of last
week. Of the 60 called last Wednes-
day, 16 made no claim to exemption:
nine were exempted on physical
grounds; two had enlisted; three
were absent; one was examined of
the first $50 called three weeks ago,
and one examined by order of Phil
adelphia board. One was an allan
enemy. The remaining number claim
ed exemption on grounds of depen-
dants.
Drafted Into Service of Army
The following registrants who were
examined Monday and Tuesday Aug.
19 and 20 have been certified to the
district board as drafted into the
military service:
Homer Ford, Dover.
Ray Farrow, Woodside.
Andrew Francis Hoodock, Dover.
Webster Phillips, Hartly.
George H. York, Lebanon.
James Leslie Dolly, Smyrna.
Milton Dill. FELTON,.
Roy Fountain, Cheswold.
Charles L. Sipple, FELTON,.
James Ralph McIlvaine. Magnolia.
Royal Waller jackson, Wyoming.
Clifford Jones. Smyrna.
Charley Jones. Harrington.
Virgil Raymond Frazier. FELTON,.
Dennis William Minner, Milford.
Calvin Brown Gibson, Rising Sun.
Irwin Simon, Dover.
Raymond L. Wright. Smyrna.
mas Draper Gruwell, Dover.
-.-a-e Edward Tribett, Clayton.
William G. Williams, Smyrna.
Samuel Thomas Paynter, Milford.
William Manly Beamer, Smyrna.
Norman B. Fraim. Cheswold.
Bernard A. Behen, Dover.
Clarence Hill, Milford.