Evening star., 1943-08-06
80 0ccupationa|
Pleas
Denied ByBoard
Tony Wokemon, Radio
Announcer, Among
Those Turned Down

Those Turned Down
Charles A. (Tony> wakeman.
sports editor of Station WINK, was
among the 80 men who lost their
appeals for occupational deferment
during the week ending July II.
the District Draft Board Of Appeals
announced today.
Mr.. Wakeman, who is married.
sought deferment as an essential
man in radio. He was continued
in IA by unanimous vote.
In all, Is men, including an over
age registrant appealing from la
to IA (HD were given occupational
deferments by the appeal board.
Two men were granted deferment
as hardship cases. One was put in
Glass AID as a minister and two
were classed in 4-E as conscientious
objectors.
Three Directors Lose Pleas.
The appeal board, in addition to
denying the 80 requests for occupa-
tional deferment, turned down the
requests of two men for classif1ca-
ton in &c as farmers with depend
ents; rejected IA appeals for classi-
flcation in. 3D. as hardship cases,
and rejected the appeals of three
men for classification in 4-E as con-
scientious objectors. Of the latter
three, one was continued in la and
the other two were placed in lao
for noncombatant duty.
Those whose appeals for occupa-
tional deferment were granted were
Robert L. Moser, jr., 49, bus operator,
Virginia Stage Lines; William v.
Eisenberg, 30, associate microanalyst,
United States Food and Drug Ad-
ministration; Albert L. Pierce, 20,
special agent, Federal Bureau of In
vestigation; John T. Bostick, 35, me-
chanic, Automatic Refrigeration
Service; Sheldon D. Ferree, 26,
stroekeeper, the Panama Canal:
August F. Seivert, jr., %, elevator
repairman, Warfield & Sanford,
Inc; Joe M. Ruff, 81, Fairfax
County, Va, night supervisor,
American Linen Service Co.
Also, Marshall R. Glessner, q,
Centreville (Mich), mechanic, Capt.
tai Transit Co.: Samuel E. Edwards,
81, traffic inspector. Capital Transit
Co.: Theodore r. Poston, 81, infor-
nation specialist, Office of War In
foEnation; William S. Dahn, A,
serviceman, Bray g. Scarf Co.: Will
N YYs I>o
Sheet Metal Works; Herchel L.
Smith, %, Junior physicist, Naval
Research Laboratory; Sherman A.
Lawson, 30 associate radio engineer,
War Department.; Fred C. Clarke.
81, associate radio engineer, War
Department.
Hardship Gases Granted.
Granted classification in Sd as
hardship cases were Austin A. Miller,
81, salesman, Good Bros, Inc, and
Patrick J. O'Brian, 81, D. c. Paper
Mills, Inc.
The board granted the appeal of
Charles H. Mack, 80, for classifica-
ton In 4-D as a minister.
Placed in 4-E as conscientious
objectors were Judah B. Butler. %,
Washington Terminal Co., and Sam
uel S. Thomas, %, messenger, Board
OF Economic Warfare.
The following men were denied
occupational deferment by the ap-
peal board:
William H. Weaver, "a, helper,
Engineering & Research Corp:
James E. Lunson, "a, teller, Riggs
National Bank; Hyman Skwersky
", pharmacist, Standard Drug Co.:
George Pappas, 19. serviceman.
Chevy Chase Radio e. Electric Co.:
John F. Nail, 26, clerk, Postal Tele-
graph-Cable Co.; Charles E. Vass.
l8, mechanics helper, Safewav
Trails, Inc; Joseph A. Clifford. Sc.
purchasing clerk, Naval Medical
Center; Leonard L. Press. "a, teach
er, Woodbourne Institute, Wood
bourne, N. j.
Some Stays Recommended.
Also Richard H. Gomersall. 27
craftsman, Budd Manufacturing Co.,
6O-day stay of induction recon-
mended, Harold B. Anderson, %,
proprietor, Anderson Stenotype Ser
vice, 6O-day stay of induction recon-
mended; Francis M. Buck. 36, fore
man, Leo j. Rocca Inc; James r.
Graham, So, teletype operator.
United States News Publishing Co.:
Walter r. Cunningham, %, drafts
man, Washington Gas Light Co., 60
day stay of induction recommended.
Barrett G. Kreisberg, 18, student.
George Washington University. Ed
gar S. Furniss, jr., "a, graduate as
slStant, International Relations De-
partment, Yale University; Stanley
A. Fendrick, 30, service station oper-
ator, oO-day stay of Induction recon-
mended; Paul E. Casassa, IS, direc-
TOR, Georgetown Branch, BOYS Club
OF Washington; Kenneth L. Junk
81, repairman, Carl w. Dauber Co.:
Vernon E. Thomas, 33, manager
1umlgation department, American
Dislnfectant Co.
Also, Paul w. Stout, "a, clerk.
Pullman Co.. Leonard Kwit %, an
prentice machinist. Washington
Navy Yard, 45-day stay of induction
recommended; Thomas J. Hurley
Z3, mechanic, B. & B. Engineering