Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11

0Td1I UOdTUS III UcIcTLllllllIlS WAuCl
men are available for military train
ing and which ones are to be de-
ferred because of dependents, occupa
tional status or other factors have
been issued by the national head
quarters of the Selective Service Sys-
tenn.
Comprising Volume III of the Sc
lective service regulations and titled
classification and Selection" the
rules have been approved by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and now are in the
process of being printed for distribu-
ton throughout the country.
Because of the subjects with which
they deal, the regulations "are prob
ably the most important regulations
to be issued in preparation for the
mobilization of the military man pow
er of the United States," the official
announcement said. It pointed out
that while the local boards have broad
discretion, they will be governed basil
cally by the regulations issued here.
Registration Of all men between the
ages of 81 and SO will take place Octo-
Der 16, and from five to ten days after
that a lottery drawing will be held
to determine the order in which regis
trants will be classified.
Since the two principal reasons for
deferred classification will be depend
ents or occupational status, attention
was directed chiefly at the way in
which these points are handled in
the regulations.
While insisting that dependency
must be bona fide, the regulations pro-
vide quite broad grounds for deferring
men with dependents, and urge the
boards to keep in mind that the main
tenance of the family as a unit is
important to the nation.
This section of the regulations fol-
lows:
"The local board should determine
all questions of Class III deferments
with sympathtic regard for the regis
trant and his dependents. Any reason
able doubts in connection with de-
tendency should be resolved in favor
IF deferment, and in doubtful cases
the local board should be mindful of
injuries which may be expected to
result from separating father from
his children or a husband from his
children or a husband from his wife.
The maintenance of the family as a
unit is of Importance to the national
well-being.
"No hard-and-fast rules will work.
Each case must be weighed carefully
and decided on its own merits. What
is reasonable support in one locality
or in one set of circumstances may
not be in others. The local board
should be diligent in preventing regis
trants from evading military service
where their status with respect to
dependents does not warrant their
deferment, but the local board must
be equally diligent in naming its
classifications to protect the regis
trant's dependents"
The local boards are instructed
further that to be considered as
dependent one must be a citizen or
live in the United States or it's pos
sessions, and meet the following pro-
visions:
"Such person, at the time the regis
trant is classified, must depend in fact
for support in reasonable manner.
in view of such PERSONS circumstances
on income earned by the registrant
by his work in business, occupation,
or employment (including employ
ment on work relief projects by ex-
GLIDING employment as an enrollee in
the Civilian Conservation Corps and
similar employment in the National
Youth ADMINISTRATOR.
"Such person must in fact regularly
receive from the registrant contribu-
tons (including payments to a di-
vorced wife, to the support Of such
PSISOA dAu SuCh COAVhAUueAVnS AAuSt
not be merely a small part Of such
persons support.
Even though the registrant is un-
able to furnish to such person money
or other support for temporary per-
iods because Of the registrant's ply
steal or economic situation, he may be
considered to be regularly contribute
ing to such persons support if such
person and the community look upon
the registrant as the normal source
Of such persons support"
In dealing with deferments because
OF occupational status the regulations
are less specific than in the case
of dependents. No attempt is made to
list specific occupations considered Of
H. L. L.