Evening star., 1940-12-13
D. {. May Fill
January Quota
By Volunteers
Two or More Appeals
From Draft Board
Decisions Forecast


A survey of local area selective
service boards here today revealed
that
l. Most of the Is District boards
will have sufficient volunteers to
fill the early January anticipated
quota of not more than 80 selectees,
announced unofficially yesterday.
2. The question of dependent
parents is becoming a knotty one
for some of the local boards.
3. At least two, and possibly more.
registrants plan appeals in the next
few days from non -deferment classi-
fications assigned them by local
boards.
While the number of selectees that
each local board must supply in
the early January call will not be
known definitely until Monday. II
appeared highly probable today that
most of the boards could fill their
acquisitions with volunteers.
Volunteers Per Board.
Figures available showed that
Board No. l has two volunteers on
its waiting list; No. 2, four; No. 8.
three; No. 4, about four: No S, about
seven; No. s, 10; No. 8, Is; No. 9.
five: No 10. seven No. II. II; No. IL,
18; No 13, four: No. IA. five: No. 16.
six; No. II, three; No 18. four;
No. 19. five: No. 20. 81; No. 81 one;
No %; four. No % two; No. "a, two,
and No. 25. about five.
These figures would indicate that.
excluding boards and IS for which
no totals were available. about 142
men are on the volunteer waiting
lists. This does not mean, of course.
that these young men are immedi
ately available, because no physical
examinations have been given them
as yet and many undoubtedly will
be found unqualified on that ground
Moreover, since volunteers from one
board cannot be used to fill an
other boards qouta, only the totals
for the individual areas are of any
significance
Both of the appeal cases that
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Grafton by the Board of Appeals
here within the next few days in
volved registrants listing parents as
dependents.
Case in Board IS.
Board No. 18 reported notifca-
ton of prospective appeal in a
case in which Young man was not
satisfied with board ruling that
his mother. who lives with his
at present unemployed father in
distant State, is dependent upon the
Resistant here.
The board, according to Chair
man Ringgold Hart, felt that since
the young man had been sending
only a small amount to his mother
each month, and since both the
health, that the burden of support
therefore was on the father, even
though he was jobless temporarily.
Board No. 8 reported notice Of an
appeal in the case of an unmarried
registrant who listed his parents as
dependents. No details were given.
but it was understood that the
board disagreed with the registrant
on degree of dependency.
In what Board No. termed "a
very interesting case" one young
man claimed deferment as a nee
esSarv' man in an essential national
defense industry: He was employed
by firm that fits artificial limbs.
"Specialist" Asks Deferment.
Still another perplexing "neces-
sary man problem confronted
Board No. l3. A young man, who
has lived several years in South
America and has business expert
ence there, asked for permission to
go there again to represent a con-
densed milk concern. Such business
with South American neighbors at
this time is considered highly i'm
portant, and his particular qualif-
cations make him a necessary
man, the registrant maintained.
This case was still under advise
ment late yesterday.
One board stated that several reg
istrants had listed parents living in
foreign countries and not citizens
of the United States as dependents.
Such claims are not allowed. it was
said. as only American citizens can
be considered as principals in de-
pendency matters.
Board No. Is, according to Mr..
Hart, has a second family depend
ency claim that may be carried to
the Board of Appeal. In this, a
registrant asserted that he lived
with his parents and brother and
that all contributed to the family
expenses. The young man contend
ed that either he or his brother,
whose draft number is considerably
higher than his, should be given de-
ferred status, since to take both
away would disrupt the family eco
nomic and social organization. The
board held that certainly the calling
OF the first brother would work no
great hardship on the family. and
therefore denied deferment. AS for
the second brother, that case will
be decided on its merits when it
comes before the board, it was said.
One Appeal Case Handled.
William E. Leahy declared that
tn date tho pnord of