Evening star., 1941-11-14
Draft Skips 85%
oil T.. Married
Registrars
Local Boards Lost
$50 of Man Power
Reservoir by Age Rule

Washington local draft boards,
with three -fourths of their regis
trant classifications complete, have
granted dependency deferments to
IS per cent of all married men on
their rolls, cumulative report at
Selective Service headquarters dis
closed
The survey also showed that local
boards lost by automatic deferment
66 per cent of their registrants when
the top age limit for selectees was
lowered to % years.
Moreover, approximately 10 per
cent Of all registrants classified have
been found totally unflt for military
service, it was revealed.
In all, 40,605 out of 47,871 mar
ried men classified have been given
Glass ratings because of depend
ents. and officials estimated that a
number OF additional married men
have been deferred in other claSsl-
fications. A total of 46822 regis
trants have been placed in Glass 8,
the difference made up of unmar-
ried registrants who have other de-
pendency ties.
89,75l Classified.
The report, showing progress OF
local boards through September 30
showed that 89.75l registrants have
been classified in less than year
after the draft program was in
augurated. The Districts reglstra-
ton total was ll9 502. including the
2l-year-olds who were enrolled
July l.
A total Of IS 354 registrants in the
District was found to be over %
years old as Of last July l. after the
eligibility age limit was lowered
from the original 36-year top limit.
A number of these men already had
been inducted into the Army. but
under War Department orders are
being discharged from time TO time
as leverage selecteeS.
The report showed that 6l06
WaShingtonianS had been accepted
at Army induction stations as OF
October /, out of 7.4l2 reporting at
the stations. The remaining Sc
lectees were disqualified for either
physical or mental defects.
3,7.8 in Essential Work.
Deferred because they were en-
gagged in occupations considered
essential in the national interest
were 3.778 District registrants, the
report showed.
A total of 1859 Washington men
have been disqualified because Of
obvious physical, mental or moral
shortcomings These men are placed
in Glass 4-F. in contrast to the
Glass 1-B rating given registrants
who are physically fit for limited
military service. The majority of
the men rejected at the induction
stations have been recommended
for classification in the latter cate
CORY.
Twenty-Five registrants have been
placed in Glass Alb. the rating given
omcials deferred by law. The report
also showed that 1902 registrants
were deferred to Glass 4-A as having
completed their military service
A total Of 52l non-declarant
aliens have been placed in Glass &C
by local boards and l6 men have
been given Glass 4-E ratings as con-
Scientious objectorS. The latter fig
ure does not include cases of regis
| trantS whose claims for &C. O." rat
ing have been turned over the De-
partment Of Justice for inveStiga-
ton.
1.248 Have Volunteered.
The section of the report dealing
with volunteers showed that 1,24s
registrants have offered their serv-
ices in the Army, with 762 already
| inducted. Thirty underage vOlun-
teers have been inducted out Of g
total OF SO. These figures include
youths too young to register at the
time Of volunteering
Registrants now in Glass IA anc
awaiting induction totaled 1.549 a.
OF October l. Many of these mer
have been called up to fill October
and November quotas. but other!
have been classified to take theil
places. This figure remains almos
stationary due to the continuou!
classlfications by local boards. Tht
report showed that 5,523 Distric
men have been classified as fit fol
limited service only, including Sc
lectees rejected by induction sta.
ton physicians.