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Drafting Of Fathers
Seen Unnecessary
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quired by local board to meet q
monthly call that cannot be filled
from men, other than fathers. who
are not eligible for occupational de.
ferment.
q. Fathers will be called accord
ing to their selective service order
numbers, without distinction re-
garding the number or ages of their
dependent children.
"3. Fathers who are keymen ir
agriculture or essential industry will
be deferred.
4 Fathers whose induction would
cause extreme hardship and priva-
ton to their families will be de-
| ferred.
McNutt Reveals Quotas.
Statistics indicated, however, that
only fathers with fairly low order
numbers will be in uniform by Jan
uary !. War Manpower Chairman
McNutt revealed yesterday that the
calls for July, August and September
totaled 875 900, with the Navy gettine
100000 month and the Army get
ting 225,000 in July and 175,000 in
both August and September.
1t previously had been announced
that the armed forces would require
10000 men from July to the end
of the year. Not including men re-
Quired for casualty requirements,
therefore the armed forces will call
on draft boards to furnish 625, 900
men from October to the years end.
Selective service reported that g.
$50 900 registrants are now classified
in ga as fathers.
Mr.. McNutt emphasized that
fathers would be used only to sup
plement the supply of available
single men and married men with
out children. The primary supply,
he said. was composed of the youths
becoming 10 each month, of which
about $4,000 are available for serv-
ice; men whose deferment in indus
try or agriculture is no longer nee
essary and men whose change of
status for other reasons makes them
available for the armed forces. The
latter group includes men previously
deferred in 4-F as unit for service
Deferrable Men Called.
Mr.. McNutt told his press confer
ence yesterday that one of the rea
sons for calling fathers was that
draft boards, nearing "the bottom
of the BARREL" have been drafting
men who should be given occupa-
tional deferments. Pressure, it was
indicated, was brought to bear by
the War Production Board as well
as the War Departments manpower
division to liberalize occupational
deferments, leaving single men on
key jobs even at the cost of induct-
ing fathers.
He pointed out this country is the
only one which has recognized de-
tendency deferments and said the
United States was more generous
than any other country in its al
lotments and allowances to depend
ents of service men.
1t was emphasized that the lifting
of the ban on calling fathers does
not abolish the ga classification.
Fathers, it was said, will be re-clas-
sifled as needed.
In deciding hardship cases, draft
boards were instructed to take into
consideration allotments and allow
ances dependents would receive and
other means by which a father could
contribute to his family's support If
he Is indicted. Under the present
act, wife gets $50 monthly; wife
and one child $62 monthly, with an
additional $40 for each additional
child. A bill to increase allotments
to wives with children has passed
the Senate and Is awaiting House
action.
Will Follow April Order.
In calling fathers, it was ex-
planned, draft boards will follow the
order set up in April-putting them
at the bottom of their pool of avail
able men. Single men, single men
with collateral dependents, child
less married men and fathers who
have left agriculture or who are
nondeferrable would all precede pre-
Pearl Harbor fathers in that order
In the District, local officials said
the October call would be made up
of men whose occupational defer
ments have expired under replace
ment schedules, men whose stays of
induction have run out, men whose
appeals for deferment have been
rejected and substantial number
of the 100 youths who become Ia
each month here.
All District boards, officials en-
phasized, will start calling fathers
at the same time. AS a check, draft
boards will have to report to Dis
trict headquarters before they send
any fathers for induction. Calls on
each board, an official explained, are
being adjusted SO that all boards
reach fathers at about the same
time.
In most of the nearby counties
the number of men deferred for
agriculture has depleted the pools
Of available men. Draft boards have
been instructed to 60 short on Sep
TENDER calls If they cannot reach
their quotas without calling fathers
Several boards expect to be short.