Evening star., 1941-04-11
Draft Appeals Board
Denies Deferment
OF 1S Registrars
10 in IA Classification
Are Gronted DeIoys and
7 Will Be Reconsidered

Appeals from classiflcations in Ia
were denied in the cases of 18 regis
trants by the District Selective Serv.
ice Board of Appeals at a meeting
early this week at which 81 appeals
from local draft board classiflcations
were considered.
Thirty-five of the total number
considered were appeals from IA
which classif1es a registrant as
available, fit for general military
service" Ten la deferment ap-
peals were granted and seven were
held for reconsideration pending ad-
ditional information.
In four of the cases. the appeals
board overruled the action of three
local draft boards and transferred
the men concerned from la to 3-A
which defers men with dependents
In all, the appeals board reversed
II local board classiflcations. Ont
concerned an appeal by Govern.
ment appeal agent for reclassifica-
ton of 30-year-old registrant ir
Board No. 7. Originally placed ir
3-A, the man was reclassified fol
IA by the appeals board
Employment Defers Four.
-Four men were removed from the
ready-for- service classification and
placed in IA, deferred because OF
employment in necessary defense
work. In two of these cases, the
deferment was requested by the
War and Navy Departments. One
request by the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation for deferment of a
25-year-old cleark placed in I'D
was denied, and the man was re-
tained in that classification. Glass
I'D holds a registrant available for
general military service not later
than July l. The F. B. I. requested
deferment for another registrant,
who was placed in Ia, but this also
was denied.
The Appeals Board reversed one
local board ruling which had placed
William Jacob Van Stockum, 81. a
mathematics instructor at the Uni
versity of Maryland, in class la,
fit for immediate duty. The appeals
body placed him in PA. holding it
is in the public interest that his work
not be interrupted at this time.
The cases considered came from
l3 of the Districts 25 local draft
boards, and on only seven of the 80
cases voted upon we're there dis
senting votes by the members of the
Appeals Board. On % of the cases.
the vote was unanimously for or
against reclassification.
Deferred for Dependents.
Registrants given deferment be-
cause of dependents were Richard
A. Jenifer, "a, grocery deliveryman,
Board No. 81; James Kingsbury, "a,
Navy Yard laborer, Board No. "a;
Nathan Ginsberg, 26, grocery clerk,
Board No. l, and Sigmund Timberg,
80. attorney, Board No. l.
Given deferments because of
necessary defense occupations were
Richard c. Fitzgerald, "a. statistical
clerk with War Department, Board
No. Is; John w. Lowenbach, "a. Navy
Yard driller, Board No. "a; Marshall
c. Gleason, 80, research associate.
Board No. 3, and Mr.. Van Stockum,
Board No. 2.
The registrant reclassified into Ia
after having been given deferment
because of dependents was John D.
30, filling station manager
of Board No. T.
Held for reconsideration.
Registrants whose cases were held
over for reconsideration for re-
classification from Ia are: Ira O.
Pile. %, film professor; Joseph Kay.
%, skilled helper; David F. CarsweIl,
26, file clerk; Lawrence M. Good
man, %, examiner with the Bureau
of Internal Revenue; DR.. Sollie
Katzman, 35; Charles v. White, 25,
clerk, and Ralph M. Blaso, "a, sales
man.
The appeals of the following were
denied:
Joseph A. Hawkins, 26, plumber:
James F. Sharkey. 25, clerk: George
B. Austin, 26, clerk; Warren r.
Dempsey, 35, salesman; John A. Nc
Cambridge, %, messenger; Thomas
j. Graham, %, clerk and messenger:
Carlin S. Wiechmann. 26. file clerk:
John w. Sandberg, %. fingerprint
classifier; John R. Wolfe, 25, hos
oital attendant; Hilton A. Gentry.
81. hospital attendant; Michael M.
Miller, %, messenger; Jonathan H.
Custer, 36, clerk; Anthony l..
Gluhoski, 81, construction material
clerk; Patrick M. Rice, "a, ledger
clerk; Charles S. Walters, 20, power
plant worker; Walter Van Cleve, Is.
clerk; Barr Cannon, Is, contractor:
Nicola M. Iosue, 33, bricklayer, and
Howard Joseph johnson, Is, clerk.
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