Evening star., 1942-08-08
FiveGet Draft
DeferraI Due 10
Occupations
Medical Students,
Plumber Included:
Is Appeals Denied

Two medical students and several
plumbers were granted deferment
from the draft on occupational
grounds at the latest meeting of the
District Board of Appeal.
Reporting for the week ending
July 81, the board announced it had
granted IA appeals, denied Is others
and referred four cases to local
boards for additional information
and ore to the district attorneys
ohice.
Among the appeals granted was
one sought by a Government appeal
agent, who had the classification OF
Daniel J.. Mclaughlin, 81, Railroad
Retirement Board junior supervisor,
changed from the deferred ga class
to la, making Mr.. Mclaughlin
available for service.
An oddity among the cases was
the disposition of the conscientious
objector appeal brought by Chester
Isaac Pope, "a, Bureau of Standards
chemist. While his case was pend
ing the need for chemists became
critical and, instead of granting Mr..
Pope deferment as a conscientious
objector, the appeal board decided
to defer him on occupational
grounds, classifying him in 2-B.
Students Get Deferment.
The two medical students granted
deferment were Ralph F. Patten, 20,
Georgetown University Medical
School, and Baron DeCurtin Dem
niston, rs, Howard University Medi-
cal School.
Others granted deferment on occu-
pational grounds were Richard w.
Thompson, %, David Taylor. Model
Basin apprentice plumber; James L.
Heffernan, %, Bendix Aviation Corp.
instrument calibrator, and Sebastian
G. Phillips, "a, Royal Plumbing g.
Heating Corp. pipe filter.
Granted deferment because of de-
pendents were John I. Bean, IS,
McCloskey & Co. carpenter; Clifford
Spottsville, 80, City Post Office mail
carrier; Henry J. Vinskey, As, Inter-
state Commerce Commission legal
examiner; Philip S. Cusic, As, st.
Elizabeth's Hospital attendant; Le-
roy A. Cook, 35, Washington Gas
Light Co. pipe filters helper; George
M. Guerriero, 80, listed as a Govern
ment worker. and Herman A. Lin
german, "a, Civil Service Commits
sion personnel investigator.
Those whose appeals for defer
ment on occupational grounds were
denied were Philip w. Morely, %,
Naval Research Laboratory, for
whom q 60-day stay of induction
was recommended; Charles E. West
lake, 80, Maritime Commission as
sociate interior decorator; Clarence
Bivens, 81, Westedn Union equip
ment maintenance man for whom
60-day stay was recommended, and
Joseph T. Baldwin, 80, Georgetown
University medical student.
Dependency Pleas Denied.
The appeal board also rejected
the appeals for deferment on
grounds Of dependents filed by Mel
vim G. Cammel, "a, taxi driver;
Falco B. Campana, 81, Bureau Of
the Census assistant section chief;
Walter D. Hicks, 81, Hot Shoppe
restaurant manager for whom CO.
day stay OF induction was recon-
mended; Sidney Sweren, "a, Whole
sale Paper Products Co. salesman;
Robert S. Taylor. 80, ONCE OF Price
Administration junior administra-
tive assistant; Alvin A. Kraft, "a,
Mount Rainier Loan Co. general
manager; George F. Stowe, 80, Eu-
cid Construction Co. foreman; Ed
ward E. Smith, 26, Government
Printing Office laborer; Carroll w.
Butler, 40, Stricken g. Garret Co.
carpenter; Edward j. Mcdonnell,
So; Charles E. Callahan, 21, WASH
hgton Suburban Gas Co. junior dis
patcher, and John r. Levy, %, Fair
lawn Amusement Co. motion picture
operator.
The cases Of William Barthol
Watson, %, taxi driver; John w.
Poor, 81, Interstate Commerce Com
mission assistant clerk; James r.
johnson, 26, National Institute of
Health custodian, and George Pal
mer, %, Bureau of Engraving and
printing laborer, were sent back to
their respective local boards for
additional information. The case
of George DuBose, 81, laborer who
seeks classification as a conscien-
tious objector, was referred to the
district attorney.