Evening star., 1942-08-23
Oct. 16Dead|ine
SET for Draft
Classification
All Qualified Single
Men Due for Call
Near Thut Date
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

sharp rise in the Arny's monthly
call for men, goal of October Is
was set yesterday for District draft
boards to complete the first classi-
f1cation of all men registered.
Still to be classified are a sub
etantial number of those who regis
tered on February Is and those who
registered on June 80 and have
turned 20 in time to be reached by
the beginning of october. In other
words. all who have not yet received
at least one notice of their draft
status.
AS a result of the speed-up in
classifying men ordered by District
Selective Service Director William E.
Leahy, it was explained, all physl-
cally qualified single men not on
war jobs will be ready for lnduction
bv the October 16 deadline, although
they may not go into the Army Tor
a month or six weeks after that.
Will Determine Availability
By going through the lists of ell
irible men at least once. draft
boards will know definitely just how
manv single men still are available,
and when Army calls are issued To-
cal headquarters can be sure all
draft boards exhaust their rolls OF
single men at the same time.
Here are the men who will be
entering the Army to fill Septem-
Der, october, November and De-
cember calls:
/. The 1-B men of the first and
second registration who were re-
examined when boards originally
were told. to go back over their 1-B
lists to fill small separate quota
of 1-B men. The separate quotas
as we'll as the whole 1-B classlflca-
ton have since been abandoned,
but meanwhile denomination
showed some men to be in class
la. and most boards have a small
pool of them.
2. Single men without dependents
emong the February 16 registrants.
8. Single men without dependents
among the 20-year-olds who regis
tered in June. These men would
follow Immediately after the Feb
ruary 16 registrants.
4. All men previously classified in
1-B who, on reclassiflcation are not
found to be eligible for deferment on
other grounds such as dependents,
occupation or physical disability.
These men, from all registrations,
are to be reclassified at the rate Of
one-fourth of the 1-B group a
month. They will be integTated
with the other men to fill calls over
the four month period.
Cali Family Men in December.
December will probably see the
single men with dependents 60 into
the Army and the first of the mar
ried men with wives only will be
called by the end OF the month,
the first of the group under July
regulations which provided for
maintaining family relationships as
long as possible.
District draft spokesmen made it
clear that all orders which would
further postpone the induction OF
married men already have occurred
The only exception. of course, would
be lowering the draft age from 2t
to 18.
On that score, one weI-informed
member of the House commented
yesterday that "in my judgment, the
Army and Navy will insist upon
lowering the draft age.
"And If our generals and admirals
tell us this is essential to insure
victory" he added, Il believe Con-
gress will amend the Selective Serv-
ice Act. I believe this will be done
before Christmas"
Refused Stimson's Request.
Congress, however, refused Sec
retary of War Stimson's request
last December to place the Lowest
age limit at 49, At that time, il
allowed the age limit to be dropped
,ear, from 81 to 20, while raising
.e upper limit from IS through A
District draft boards are no
counting on this legislation. A
soon as they are through classify
ing all their men the first time
they will 60 back to the beginning
separating all the men into the re
manning six categories set up il
July. They will go through eacl
of these categories, taking all tn
men except severe hardship case
and then go on to the next category
With allotments to families
service men due to start as soon a
the machinery has been set up, an
with married men with wives onl
given months of advance notice ths
their induction was imminen
boards will be reluctant to grar
further deferment when they reac
the married men, a District dra
spokesman said.
He urged that wives who ha,
been trained but are not now work
ing and those who are PHYSICAL
able to work get themselves jot
$50 they won't be left high and dl
when their husbands are taken"
Women will find no difficulty
getting jobs, he said, since bot
Government and private employe
are being urged by draft heat
quarters to replace their men wit