Evening star., 1941-05-22
Draft Boards Show
Disposition 10 Avoid
Calling Married Men
interviews Reveal Effort
10 Disrupt as Few D. c.
Homes as Possible

AS'tSS ~ SSS'StS
Washingtons draft boards appear
to be following a when in doubt
leave-them- out policy in classifying
married men.
Boards members interviewed at
random today indicated that the
city's boards generally are making
every effort to avoid disrupting
homes, economically and spiritually,
and are classifying as available for
immediate military duty only those
married men whose absence will
have a minimum of influence on
domestic conditions.
The informal survey of opinion
and practice was made after an
accumulative report released by
selective service headquarters yes
terday showed that only GAL out of
26,045 married men classified in
Washington had been placed in
class IA.
at is my opinion that the future
of the country depends to great
extent on married people" Edmund
M. Toland, acting chairman of Board
No 3. commented in explaining the
relatively low percentage of class
Ia men among that boards classi-
fled married men. Only four of 1853
married registrants were classed as
available for service by No. 3.
Sees Moral Question Involved.
Separation of husbands and wives
naturally affects to the birth rate
of the Nation" he continued. The
whole picture boilS down to moral
question. If we separate them, no
one can foresee what may happen"
Mr.. Toland explained that each
case is considered on its own merits,
and particularly careful inquiries
are made in cases of registrants who
have married since the draft law
was passed to determine whether
the marriage took place in order for
the registrant to avoid the draft.
Gases of recent marriages also are
reviewed carefully by Board No. 7,
according to Philip Ershler, chair
man. This board classed 80 out of
sos married men la as of April 80.
Mr.. Ershler said his board at
tempts to draw reasonable" salary
level of a wife whom the board con-
siders self-supporting and whose
husband. therefore, may be called
to service without affecting her
economic standards to any great
extent
This level, he said, is generally at
about Sl,400, but naturally varies
with individual cases and condi-
tions."
Lists Three CategOries.
The Rev. J. D. Pair, member of
Board No. II, which placed 36 out
of 544 married men in class IA,
outlined three categories in which
married men so classified have
fallen:
/. Those who are unemployed and
desire to go into the service and
those whose wives give written con-
sent and express desire for them
to be called into service.
2. Men not living with their wives
and having no children or de-
pendents.
8. Those whose wives make higher
salaries than they and are in no
way economically dependent on
their husbands.
The spokesman explained that "a
very few" have been classified be-
cause of the latter reason.
Among the higher percentages of
married men classed Ia was that
of Board l, with 81 out of 665 so
classified. Joseph A. Wilmer, member
of that board, said, however. that
the majority of these cases have in
volved registrants who were not liv-
ing with their wives and were un-
employed.
Liberal Stand Adopted.
"We have been extremely careful
to take liberal stand on the mar
riage ISSUE" he said. I'VE have tried
not to break up homes, whether the
wives work or not"
Gail T. Judd chairman of Board
No. %, which classed only IA out of
2,043 married men la, commented:
"We have tried consistently to carry
out the wishes of the President in
attempting not to disturb the eco
nomic conditions of homes. In a
number of cases we have reahed
conclusions only after interviewing
both husbands and wives"
Meanwhile, 12l white selectees
were sent to Richmond today for
induction into the Army. Names of
those scheduled for induction are:
BOARD NO. /.
Case: Robert p. Andrus. Kenneth w.
Henderson. James w. Odom, Edward E. ir
BOARD NO. 9.
Simmons L. J. Dougherty. C. w.
kennedy, James r. Haring, John H
5losberg, Hllburt Garrison, Lloyd N.
NcCheSney, James r Greenbaum, r S.
Torrillo. James J. Mayors. Harold J.
Schuler, James c. Karasik. Abe S
McDorman, Oliver N. Foley, Thomas j. tr.
Neumann, Albert F. Hinson. Spencer j.
Winkelman, r. Fl.
BOARD NO. 3.
Hamilton, N B. Singer. James r
Justice, Luther MaSncup. Russell L.
Germany, Edw V. Petersen, Fred, NJ.
Knoulden. Edw V. Zahn, Otto
Mauldin, Ralph f.
BOARD NO. 6.
povell, Bernard C. McCallister, 8 p.
Wagner. Joe F Martin, Larman j.
Jones, Joseph S. Wurfel, Werner A.
BOARD NO. :.
boherty. Robt F.
BOARD NO. 3.
Hatton, Charles A. Kob Oris F.
Ryan, Edward F. Boyd, Russell A., ir.
Burch, Joseph c. Gee Russell r.
Henderson, John 3. Smith, Thomas W.
Boiling, Starting r. Blake, John
Leigh, Robert E
BOARD NO. q.
James w. Halter Charles B.
Stevenson, w. L. Ghlardi. Carol A.
BOARD NO. 10.
Markham, T J. KatZ Paul
Bridges, William A. Mann. Robert K.
McManus Willis A. Adams. oscar F
KatZ, Sanford Schultz. Edward A.
Colten, John E
BOARD NO. II.
Farauhar Roger B. Keith. Theodore r
Gehant, Francis Newcomer, Sidney G.
English, Milton P. Suttles. Floyd A.
Parks. William VengrouSkie, v. J.
Gaslin. Harold e. Hammer, Forrest G.
Roeerson. w NJ, ir. Skidmore, r H
Clsusen, Daniel G. Newton Forrest L.
BOARD NO. IL.
Desiderio Frank r. Rhodes, Edward M.
Frank. Clifford L. Skagen James D.