The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-04
MANY DEFERRED
 MEN TO GET CALL
Thousands of lO,OOO,OOO in Deferred Classes
 Stand On Border Line
By JOHN NJ. MECKLIS United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, Feb. 4.-tUP)- rhousards of 'boroerline cases among more than 10000 900 men deferred from military service be- cause of dependents will be made available for immediate iEductlcn under an allowance and allotment plan" TOW pending "in Congress, se- Jectire service officials said today.
 BocIe. inc cases were defined by officials as men with partially self suLpo-G,I7g dependents, such as q r-lfe who is working or is capable of working SeleetiTe Service DiIes- a3r r.tNs B. Hershey has said many ilney that his organization iS try ing 10 preserve the home and l see TO reason why we should stop now, ' .aIiof.ting that men with children would be the last to be called
 The allowance and allotment bill iYi Congress was introduced by Rep ndr&w i1dmis5on, D., w. Va. It is .attern5d along the lines Of the ,Tcrld War "A x A Act and would squire men in the army and navy to contribute $15 a month to the support of real dependents" The government would provide up to S35 a. month mora, according to the ..umiSer Of dependents, but not less than $l5.
 Could Enlist Many More
 Hershey told congressional com nittco yesterday that such legisla- ticn, If enacted in proper form would release for induction many r1gia,rsntg now deferred on grounds of GepenIcncy.'
 Oficial& said that under the Ed milton bill. in the case ol a married man without children but with a wife capable of working, the wife would receive $15 from the bus bsri's monthly pay and sl5 from the government.
 "If $50 additional income means she is no longer dependent upon Ter husband, then we'll draft him, ln official said. t.
 The World War "A X A Act e&- abolished a minimum contribution Of $l5 a month by the soldier ol sailor for his dependent plus the2e .llotments 10 them from the gov 1.nmant: $l5 a month for wife and TO children; $25 8 month for . wife and one child; $32 50 for wife and two children, ard s a month for each additional child.
 That act also provided for gov eInment payments for one or more children and nc wife, for alimoIy ard for all other dependents.
 Present discussion of the pcssitii- ity of drafting men with dependents Wac precipitated by the house com inittee Investigating defense migra- tion Hershey told it that ar al- loWance and allotment plan was be- ing studied and that Congress woult hs asked soon to enact it.
 Cannot Estimate Number
 It was impossible for officials tt estimate how many of those c,asSi- fled az 3-A would be called for seTv- ice if the allowance and allot- ment bill is enacted. They pointed out that many would still be de. ferred because ot physical defects and their jobs. |.
 Selectiye service officials said mos Of the l,900OO0 new soldiers who vii be needed to meet the arny'S 194. goal of 3,5600,G men could be ob. tained without disturbing the bull of registrants with dependents. They conceded that the eventual goal o between 7,0C0,C0O and 100000 mei probably would necessitate calling some 3A's.
 Edmiston said his bill had beer approved by the Veterans of For. eign Wars and the American Legion He said he had not conferred Witf either the army or navy before in- troducing his bil, but that he hac requested special hearings, which he expected to start fin week ol