Evening star., 1941-09-14
-Four Win Deferment,
1OAppeas Denied
By Draft Board
First July 2l-Yeur-Old
Asks Reconsideration
Because of Dependents

The District Board of Appeals
granted dependency deferments to
four selective service registrants who
had been previously classed as avail
able for immediate service, but de-
MED similar deferments to 10 others
in decisions announced yesterday.
Among the appellants was the
first of the 21-year-old registrants
enrolled in July to request a re-
classification. He was Ignatius John
Salemi, newspaper distributor,
who asked to be deferred because
of dependents. His case was held
up for additional information.
Those deferred to Glass III (de-
tendency were John Gordon Gray,
%, library employe: Harvey Ernest
Thompson, 27, milk truck driver
and salesman; Raymond Michael
Rahner, %, Commerce Department
clerk, and Anthony John Aloi, "a,
Joint owner of a farm.
Retained In Class Ia.
Registrants retained in Glass IA
after they had appealed for Glass
III ratings were Simon Pearlman,
"a, Treasury Department clerk; Jack
Saul Blumenfeld, "a, statistical clerk
at the Census Bureau; Sol Shenker,
27, instrument mechanic at the Gen.
tral Heating Plant: Edgar Buster
Deitz, 25, employment not listed;
Frank Thomas Yannuci, Is, junior
clerk at the Public Roads Admin
istration; Earl Leroy Sweeney, %,
employment not listed; Hyman Ed
lowitz, 23 market owner; Melvin
Eugene Miller, %, clerk at the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue Alvin
Leon Roth, 26, machine operator
at the Government Printing Office,
and Archie Miller, 25, a merchant.
Two appellants were denied oc-
cupational deferments. They were
David Spitz, "a. Columbia Univer-
sity student and George Benjamin
Cudd %, clerk for the Army Corps
of Engineers.
Requests Of George Michael
Koury, 25, process inspector for an
arms company, and William Henry
Giles. Howard University student,
for limited service deferments to
Glass 1-B also were turned down.
Held for Information.
In addition to Mr.. Salemi's, cases
of the following registrants were
held over for additional informa-
ton:
Robert Hogge. 25, teacher at
Froid (Mont1 high school; Henry
Melchior Tiencken, jr. "a, grocery
employe; Robert John Crawford,
26, janitor: George Butler, "a, Pull
man Co. employe; James Christian
Russell, %. sausage maker; Lowell
Anthony Thiebault, %, file clerk
for the Railroad Retirement Board;
Frederick L. Tyner, %, Navy Yard
lunchroom employe, and Clarence
Raymond Knott. %, employe of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.
Meanwhile, William E. Leahy, di
rector of District selective service,
urged all registrantS to consult their
doctors and dentists to correct any
remediable physical defects before
they are called by their boards for
physical examinations He suggest
ed that they should endeavor to fit
themselves mot only as a patriotic
duty in a period of national emer-
gency, but also in the interest Of
~
own personal well-being.'
Many of the men rejected by local
boards are turned down because
of defects which clearly are rene
diable, he said. Mr.. Leahy recon-
mended that personal physicians
and dentists be consulted by regis
trants because they are in excel
proper course of treatment"
Get Call Tomorrow.
Names of 122 District selectees,
who are scheduled to be inducted
in Richmond tomorrow, were an
nounced by the selective service
manpower division last night.
Among the selectees is Alvin York
Sullivan, %, named after the famous
World War hero.
A native of Washington, Mr.. Sui
Ivan is one of five sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Sullivan and lives at 35l
Tenth street Sc. He was named
after Sergt. York by his grand
mother, the late Mrs. Charlotte
Keithley.
Mr.. Sullivan, who is all for selec-
tive service "as necessary for home
defense" would like to get into a
mechanical branch of the service.
He is engaged to marry, but is
making no wedding plans until he
has completed his army service.
His 1ance, Miss Gladys Greene, %,
of $40 Fourteenth street NE, ap-
proves, he said.
Tomorrow's induction list follows:
Local Board 2
Mayer;, ,Charles H. Altman. Andrew r.