Evening star., 1940-09-18


family responsibilities or other
reasons, their names will be pub
lished for every one to see
Any interested person in the
commWity-a mans wife, mother,
father, guardian or employer-can
challenge the local draft board S
decision to defer or not to defer a
man.
Each time one man is deferred. Of
course. the man holding the lottery
number below him is that much
nearer being called for service.
Drawing Set for 10 pm.
Drawing of the draft lottery has
been set tentatively for about 10
pm, when most of the radio audi
ence is at home, on a night some
four to seven days after the registra-
ton date Newspapers of the follow
ing morning and afternoon will have
a full list of the draft numbers.
While all national publicity
mediums will be supplied with in
formation from Washington, an
Official said. local selective service
officials would be instructed to give
full information on all phases of
the draft. The official also asserted
that "the future of selective service
depends on the reaction Of the boys
to their life in camp and what they
write home about it,
For that reason, selective service
officials have consulted with War
Department officers in an effort to
make certain that no men are
called to camp before the Army is
ready to house, clothe, feed and
supply them completely.
Debt Relief Action Sought.
The War Department sought quick
action on legislation affording more
debt relief to citizen soldiers Mai.
Edwin Barber of the general staff
told the House Military Committee
yesterday that the morale" of the
new soldiers was involved and rec
commended revision of the 1918
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act
to broaden its terms in order TO i'm
prove psychological conditions among
the trainees.
Draftees and guardsmen already
have been granted an opportunity
to obtain some relief under the
terms of the conscription and Ma
tlOnal Guard bills This includes a
prohibition against eviction of a
draftee's or guardsmans family for
non-p payment of rent where the rent
does not exceed $50 monthly, unless
a court gives permission. The court
is empowered to decide whether the
family is hard-preSSed or not)
Present law also prevents the re-
possession of purchased goods or the
termination Of contract involving
such a purchase. except through
court action or unless a draftee or
guardsmen and the concern from
whom the purchase was made enter
into a new contract during the
draftee's military service.
Judgments cannot be entered
against any person who fails to
make an appearance in court unless
the plaintiff swears to a statement
that the respondent is not in mill
tary service.
The War Department-appr
legislation would grant an oppor-
tunity for rent relief to those pay
ing up to $50 monthly. It also
grants possible relief from tax and
insurance payments, similar to that
provided in the 1918 act but not
incorporated in the draft and Guard
laws
No Automatic Moratorium.
War Department officials have
emphasized that the plan grants
no automatic moratorium; that the
courts or lin the case of insurance
relief the Veterans Administra-
ton are given wide discretion to
treat each case on it's merits; and
that the conscript or Guardsman
Is not freed of obligation to make
good his debts after he returns to
civil life.
The insurance section provides:
When soldier or sailor finds that
his military service has affected his
ability to pay his insurance pre-
miums he may apply for relief to
the veterans administrator.
The administrator, after looking
into the case, may guarantee pay
ment on ordinary life policies UP to
a face value of 5000.
II such guarantee is made, the
insurance company can not, despite
non-payment of premiums, termi-
nate the policy during the insured's
military service or for one year
thereafter.
If at the end of that year, the
insured has not paid the overdue
premiums the Government will pay
them. order the policy terminated
and claim its cash surrender value.
If the surrender value exceeds the
amount of premiums paid by the
Government, the insured will receive
the surplus.
The tax provision requires court
approval preceding any sale Of
dUe11ino a0ries,1t,,ra1 ~ td1sinAas