Evening star., 1942-05-22
Passage Of Bill
To Bring Review
Of Deferment
Dependency Appeal
Is Granted Pending
Action on Allowance

The effect passage Of the family
allowance bill may have on the
status of men with dependents was
indicated yesterday when the Dis
trict Board Of Appeal, in granting
an appeal for deferment. disclosed
1t had recommended that the case
be reviewed upon passage of the bill.
The measure, now pending in both
Houses OF Congress. provides allot-
ments from the soldiers pay and
allowances from the Government to
the families of servicemen. 1t has
been assumed that the bill undoubt-
edly would change the. status of
some previously deferred men.
First man to be granted an ap-
peal with that recommendation was
James A. Williams. 35-year-old jan
itor at the Columbia Speciality Co
who appealed successfullyTrom la
to 3-A.
Reporting for the week ending
May IS. the board announced it had
rejected 18 appeals for deferred
classifications. granted five. returned
one to local board for additional
information and referred the cases
of two conscientious objectors to the
United States attorney.
Occupational Deferments.
noforroI for finv,o1 roacnne
were Henry E. Baratta, 80, design
engineer, and Charles B. Horner jr..
80, of the traffic department of a
transfer and storage company, who
had sought 2-B classification, but
was granted a IA classification for
90 days
In addition to Mr.. Williams, de-
pendency deferments were granted
in the cases of Matthew Kersch-
baum, 81. assistant foreman of an
iron works, and Lewis Calvin Cook
sey, %, Census Bureau clerk.
In four cases where the District
Board of Appeal refused to change
the classification fixed by local
boards it recommended stays of
induction.
Those who remained available for
military service but for whom stays
of induction were recommended
were Milford Hillerson, %. Social
Security Board interview clerk. for
whom a stay of induction until
July l was recommended; Paul v.
Sloan. "a, postal clerk. until August
!. Harold Wool, 25, Railroad Retire
ment Board statistician. 60 days,
and Almond w. Scott. jr,, SO. Lii
brary of Congress messenger, 80
days.
Other Deferments Denied.
Others whose appeals for defer
ment were denied but for whom no
stay of induction was recommend
ed were Isaac Stephens, %, War
Department employe: Chris George
Callas, %, fruit and vegetable stand
operator; Harold o. Curtis, "a. En-
gineering and Research Corp.
guard. who had sought 2-B classi-
fication; Lewis Kanick, "a, postal
clerk; Leo A. Trefzger %, Census
ou eau IooIls SlCl SlOilCy
Ian, 81, National Labor Relations
Board messenger; John Irwin
Shope, 27. Weather Bureau clerk;
James Edwin Booth, %, Bureau of
Engraving and Printing messenger;
Morris Glushien, 33, National La
Dor Relations Board supervising at
torney: Ralph P. Galley. 36. laborer
Emmet Thomas Cheeks, %, Alpha
Cement Co. employe; Joseph B
Calandriello. 30, liquor salesman;
Alex William Dragalin, 26, and Vim
ard L. Paris, 81, sightseeing busi-
ness and rooming house operator
The case of Sidney Sweren was
returned to his local board for addi-
tional information while the cases
of two conscientious objectors. Fred
Manthey and Lawrence A. Seymour
were referred to the United States
attorney.