Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-16
KiIday Bills Pattern
Held Followed Now
By Se|ective Service
Officials Soy Fathers,
Except Non Deferrob!es,
Will Be CuIIed Lost
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

| D.,
lective service is now following
almost the exact pattern laid
down by the Kilday bill in calling
single men before married men
and childleSs married men before
married men with children, Man
power Commission officials in
sisted today.
In their opinion, which was said
to be shared by Selective Service
Chief Lewis B. Hershey, the main
objection to the bill is that it puts
on basis of law what Is now being
done Enthusiastically.
They cited one instance where op-
Grafton Of selective service would be
difficult II the law is passed. This
was in the case Of single men who
had taken appeals. While the ap-
peals were pending under this law
local boards would not be able to dip
into the ranks Of married men to fill
quotas, they commended. ~.
Held Still In Effect. 80
Despite the Interpretation by
many persons that recent utterances
by War Manpower Chairman PaulV,
McNutt and Gen. Hershey meant
married men with children in nom
essential activities would be called
in the near future, these manpower
onicials said the system announced
last September was still in effect.
Under this system, married men
with wives only. who are In essen
tial activities but are not key men,
would be called before married men
with children who are not in es-
sential activities, unless they have
been put on the list of mon defer
rabies"
When the order was issued set
ting up the system, local boards
were advised not to call married
men with children until further
notice. That notice has never been
| given.
| Mr.. McNutt has said, however, that
| no notice was necessary as far as
| the on-deferrables were concerned
since the order to local boards on
| this group advised that they were
| to be taken into the service, regard
less of dependents, if they did not
find jobs in war industries.
In confirming today that the sys-
tenn announced last September was
still in effect despite more recent
announcements, manpower officials
listed this order of call:
Single men; single men in essen
tlal activities but not key Jobs
single men with collateral depend
ents, single men with collateral de
pendents in essential activities but
not key jobs; married men with
wives only; married men with wives
only in essential activities but not
key jobs; married men with chill
dren, married men with children In
essential activities but not key Jobs
1t was explained that when local
boards reached married men now
classified in 3-B because they are in
essential activities, they will re-
classify the men into one of three
clasSes-l-A for immediate service
IA or 2-B. deferred for occupa tiona
reasons only, or At, deferred be-
cause of physical handicaps.
Will Re-examine Cases.
Manpower officials said that a!
each dependency group is reached
the cases Of the men will be re.
examined TO determine whether the,
hold key jobs. Dependency will ceas,
to count as a cause Of deferment.
Despite the emphasis on jobs ir
critical activities, manpower official
said, only key jobs will be consid.
cred when dependency status is re,
moved.