Evening star., 1942-04-30
SeIectees 10 Be Given
Leave After Induction
To Settle Affairs
Procedure Designed
To Ease Transition From
Civilian to Army Life

Selectees called into service by the
Army will be permitted to return to
their homes after induction to at
tend to financial and personal mat
ters if necessary, William E. Leahy,
director of the District Selective
Service System, announced yester-
day.
The procedure has been adopted
as part of a new plan to simplify
the transition from civilian to mill
tary life. Mr.. Leahy said. and was
considered necessary because of in
convenience caused when selectees
wind I'D their business matters be-
fore they actually have passed
through all of the required stages in
order to get into the Army.
He cited particularly that many
men who pass the preliminary ex-
animation by local board physicians,
a routine designed merely to elm
mate the obviously unfit, are dis
qualified by the more thorough
Army physical examination.
mo selectee. therefore," the di-
rector said. should assume that be-
cause he has passed the local board
examination, or even because he has
been ordered to the Army induc-
ton station, that he will be accept
ed by the Army"
Local boards have been requested
to advise men of the unwiseness of
making final disposition OF personal
and business affairs too soon.
Under plan worked out by the
Selective Service System and the
War Department, recommendation
for registrant's furlough must en-
anate from his local board. The
local board will consider the re-
quest in relation to the facts shown
by the registrant's file and will have
the right to reject any claim it con-
siders unjustified. Mr.. Leahy said
the War Department had given as
surance that furloughs will be
granted invariably If recommended
by local boards.
Furloughs will not begin until five
days after induction and will not
exceed 10 days in duration.
THE liberal furlough policy" Mr..
Leahy explained. "has been deter
mined to prevent undue hardship
upon all those inducted into serv-
ice. Through close cooperation be-
tween Selective Service and the War
Department many former Difficult
ties will be eliminated
Nine Granted Deferments.
Nine appeals for deferments. most
OF the mon grounds of dependency,
were granted by the District Board
Of Appeals at it's latest meeting,
local selective service headquarters
also announced.
The two deferments granted on
occupational grounds were those of
Harry Edward Barker, 30, a District
policeman, and Donald Clarence
Cook, 33. supervising utilities
analyst for the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, whose defer
ment is good for four months.
Deferments on grounds of de-
pendency were granted in the cases
of Edward H. Paris, 33, auto con-
crete mixer; Carlin Heath, 35, Naval
Gun Factory helper; James William
McClanahan. 25 Agriculture De-
partment clerk; Carlton E. Blake, %.
War Production Board statistical
clerk; George Edward Jackson, Is,
hauler; Bernard Krakow, 90, credit
manager, and Fri Hubert, So, United
States Housing Authority.
Eleven Are Refused.
fused Downer M. Duffey, 25. War
Department clerk, although a 30-day
stay Of induction was recommended;
William Plus Lehman, 80, Civil Serv-
ice Commission; Sidney A. Jaffe,
25. Labor Department assistant sta
tistician, for whom a 30-day stay of
induction was also recommended,
and John I. Shope, q, Weather
Bureau clerk.
The cases of Henry Eugene Ba-
rata and Lloyd Ingram were re-
turned to their local boards for ad-
ditional information.
The following men were refused
a deferred classification on grounds
of dependents:
Raleigh F. Polk. 33. truck driver;
Ellis Watson Owens. 80 Justice De-
partment auditing clerk: Milton |
Paul Kroll, 28, S. e. G. attorney for !