Evening star., 1943-10-13
Sect Minister \
Rec|assified 1-A
ByAppea| Board
Jehovoh's Witness
Members Job as
WeIder Cited

A member of the Jehovah's
Witnesses sect, classified by his
local board as a minister of the
gospel, was put in IA by the
Appeal Board on an appeal made
by District Draft Director Wil-
liam E. Leahy, District draft
headquarters reported today. 4,
Mr.. Leahy contended that the
registrant, James F. Jackson, could
not be properly classified as min-
lister because he was devoting fun
time to his job as a welder for the
Engineering & Research Corp. The
4-D classification as a minister,
draft headquarters explained, goes
to men who devote the major part
of their time to religious teaching. y
In other actions for the week
ended September 25, the appeal
board granted deferments to eight
men of the As who appealed. 1t
granted three out of l3 requests for
occupational deferment and five
out of 80 requests for deferment on
grounds of hardship. The board
denied request for classification in
ga as a father.
Granted occupational deferment
were: Edward D. Palmes, q, assist
ant chemist, United States Public
Health Service; Carl M. Russell, 36,
electrical engineer, Naval Research
Laboratory; Gerald D. Collier, %,
junior radio engineer, Navy Depart
ment.
Deferment on grounds of hardship
was granted to John Randolph, 81.
laborer, Federal Works Agency;
William M. Jarbo. Is, owner Jarboe
Printing Co.; Wilbur H. Quigley, 81,
accountant, Standard Coal Co.; Jo-
seph H. Kucinski, 25, construction
engineer, Frank Briscoe Co.. Carl
M. Boyd. jr., 25, owner of photogra-
phic studio.
The following men were denied
occupational deferment: Z
Norval j. Hyde. q, private. D. C.
Fire Department; Samuel L. Racette,
"a, professor, Eastman Kodak Co.;
Lawrence A Lucas. Is. craftsman,
Standard Engineering Co.; George
M. Johnson, 50. cook South Carolina
University; John F. Fee, o. clerk,
Norfolk Naval Air Station; Wilfred
j. Desmarais, 36, foreman. De Lash
mutt Bros, Inc: w. Glen Harlan,
30, technician, Eastern Air Lines;
Charles H. Leavell 36, president,
Mechanical Research Corp; Melvin
L. Ogden, 33, manager, j. Frank
Kelly, Inc; Charles j. Byers, q,
installer, Western Electric Co.
Stanley w Mozingo, 30. Sterrett
Operating Service mechanic, was de-
MED classification in ga as father.
Hardship Gases Denied.
The following men were denied
deferment as hardship cases:
Guy Fountain, "a, busboy, Har.
vey's Restaurant: Edward Green. 81,
truck driver. Barton. Duer & Koch;
Wilbur B. Colbert. 80 maintenance
man, Hamilton Arms Coffee House:
David Berger, 80, grocery store man.
ager; Perry J. Thompson. 81, drafts
man. Coast and Geodetic Survey;
James H. Bern, %, paymaster,
Washington and Brown Co.; George
F. Van Ness, 36, clerk, District of
Columbia government: Henri c..
Schluecer, %, electrician, Federal
Shipbuilding 81 Drydock Co.. Frank
T Moy, 20, laundry employe; Milton
Kaplan, 80, attorney; Orlando R..
Grassi, 18. clerk. city postofice:
Lewis Wolberg. 80. clerk, National
Labor Relations Board.
Gordon w. Kelley, %. guard,
United States Customs Bureau;
John w. Breen. %, foreman,
Van Doren Brothers, contrac-
tors; Alex Spiegel 26, storekeep-
er, United States Internal Rev.
enue Bureau; Arthur Shapiro. 25,
economist, Office of Price Adminis-
tration; Jerome Nathanson. %. pric-
ing examiner. War Production
Board; Raymond Kibbey, 81 ac-
countant, Navy Department; Ben
Jamln Ennis, "a, printer, Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing; Herman L.
Aloud, "a, salesman, Washington
Linen Co.; Woo Sack, 90 waiter,
Washington Catering Co.: William
J. Kelly, 20, rooming house manager:
Cecil R. Lee, %. acting chief, Food
Distribution Administrations; David
Barke, %, routeman, Ambassador
Laundry, and Maurice S. Rosenield,
80, manager frosted foods sections,
Carpet Foods, Inc.