Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-19
Orchestra Leader, %,
Among 70 Remaining
In IA After Appeal
'Woshie' Brutcher Loses
Action for Deferment;
Seven Win Pleas Here

Everett M tWashie) Bratcher,
% year-old maestro whose ALL
States Orchestra at the Washington
Hotel has attracted many of the
more vigorous iitterbugs here, has
lost his appeal for draft deferment,
it was announced today
Mr.. Bratcher, who sought defer
ment because of dependents, was
one of 20 registrants who remained
in la after the District Board of
Appeal finished its work for the
week ending January 8.
The majority of the appeals were
based on requests for occupational
defermentS. many OF them sought by
employees of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Washington
Navy Yard, OF the Is men seeking
occupational deferment, only five
had their cases upheld by the APP
peal board, which also granted two
requests for deferment because OF
dependents.
Those Granted Deferments.
Granted deferment were Abraham
Yalom. 10, grocery store manager,
and Vincent Hilton, "a, grocery
store clerk, both put in ga, and
William F. Malone, %, apprentice
machinist, Naval Gun Factory;
Francis X. Kennedy, 81, apprentice
machinist. Navy Yard: Thomas M.
Raysor, %. Corps of Engineers;
Ralph E. Cauffman, 20, FBI radio
technician. and Robert Cain. 81. ap-
prentice machinist, Navy Yard. all
of whom were given occupational
deferment.
Those whose requests for occupa-
tional deferment were denied were
George F. Walker, 81. rodman, Cum
Minis Construction Corp. employe:
Vincent M. Tell. 20, apprentice ma
chinist, Navy Yard: Lawrence j.
Battiste, 81, apprentice machinist.
Navy Yard; John w johnson, jr.,
20, FBI flngerprint technician. for
whom a 20-day stay of induction
was recommended Howard Bill
brough, 81, apprentice machinist.
Navy Yard. for whom a 60-day stay
was recommended; Leo P. Haggerty.
%, apprentice machinist, Navy Yard,
for whom a 60-day stay was recon-
mended; Benjamin J. Gilleas, ir.. 20,
FBI mimeographing unit supervisor,
for whom a 30-day stay was recon-
mended Nathan d. Greaves, %, FBI
communications expert, for whom a
30-day stay was recommended;
William B. England. %. FBI finger
print technician, for whom a 60-day
stay was recommended; Harold K.
Long. 20, FBI fingerprint technician,
for whom 60-day stay was recon-
mended.
Denied Dependency Deferment.
Denied dependency deferment
were Thomas William Cation, 81, a
carpenter for whom a 60-day stay
was recommended Comton l..
Ritchey, 81, Treasure Chest employee,
for whom a 60-day stay was recon-
mended; David Harry Selsky, 35.
beer company truck driver; Mr..
Bratcher; Charles Allen Estep. 81.
Selective Service System clerk; John
l1iii, oUs UdIDCI at EOlb myCl, Nd-,
Solomon H. Gall, 26, United States
Engineers Office; Arthur j. Leigh,
%, Navy Department assistant fore-
man of the Mailing Division, and
Ellsworth M Jennison, %, patent
attorneys assistant.
Richard r Thrift, ir., 81, farm OPP
orator at Hillside. Md, who sought
classification in sc as a farmer with
dependents or in 2B, was denied
both requests and remained in la.
George Du Bose, 81. laborer, who
sought classification as a conscien-
tlous objector in 4-E, was put in
lao for non-combatant service.
The case of James w. Black, 81,
supervisor on the auditors staff of
E. I. du Pont de Nemours a. Co,
who sought classification in ga or
IA, was returned to his local board
for additional information.