Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-15
Draft Rosters
Exclude Fathers
Until October
Call to Be Delayed
Further by Induction
Of Youths

Enough men are now available
for induction to fill draft calls
through September, without
touching fathers, and the father
draft will be further postponed
by the induction of youths turn
ing 10, Selective Service officials
announced late today.
In an official draft roundup, off,
Gals declined to predict exactly
when fathers would be drafted.
They said. however, that 100000
men were now in process OF classifi-
cation and examination.
Eliminating those who will appeal
and may DE reclassified and allow
ing for a rejection rate of 40 per
cent, enough men will be left to fill
three months calls beginning July /,
the officials announced.
10000 Register Each Month.
In addition, 10000 youths register
for the draft each month. About rs
per cent of them get as far as the
induction station, the rest being
deferred. With a 80 per cent rejec-
ton rate among the youths, about
$4,000 become available for induc-
ton, it was said.
The officials reported that con-
trary to statements made on Cap
itol Hill. the July call for men was
higher than in any of the four pre-
ceding months. 1t was explained
that that included the call for all
services and members of Congress
who gave out statements that the
call had been cut in half may have
been speaking only of the Army call
The overall call for men in Sep
TENDER will be larger than the
August call and slightly under the
July call, Selective Service spokes-
man said.
Roud-up Figures.
The draft roundup included these
figures:
Furnished to the armed forces
through the draft and enhstments
of registrants-8.023 900.
Disqualified for physical, mental
educational or moral reasons
5000.
IN process of classification, ex-
animation and induction $3.50 900
Deferred as necessary in civilian
activity-307,O 900.
Deferred as necessary to war pro-
duction-l, 066, 000
Deferred as necessary in agricul-
ture-705 900.
Deferred for dependency fath-
ers)-6,559,000
Deferred for dependency and agri-
culture-744,000.
Deferred as dependency hardship
cases-59,000.
Deferred by law-l79, 900.
Might Change Prediction.
The officials warned that various
factors might change their predic-
ton that the pool of men now avail
able would take care of calls through
September. A further lowering of
physical and literacy standards is
being explored" and various expert
ments are being conducted to achieve
more uniform methods of determin-
ing mental fitness. The rejection
rate for psychiatric reasons is at
present enormous and at it's highest
point ever officials said.
Referred to as potential fac
tors affecting the picture were ma
tional service legislation, the
Wheeler father -deferment bill and
the increases in allotments and
allowances.
These and other factors make pre-
dictions for the next six months
almost impossible" officials said.
Officials emphasized that official
statements that fathers would have
to be called this year had had a
tremendous effect on draft boards
which are now looking at non
fathers with different eyes than
they did six months ago." Draft
boards are emphasizing family
rather than occupational defer
ments, the draft officials said.