Evening star., 1943-01-07
28 Denied Pleas
For New Draft
Ct classification
Nine Requests
For Change in
Stutus Granted

agent, were rejected by the District
Board of Appeal during the week s
period ending December II, District
draft headquarters announced.
1t was disclosed at the same time
that telephone calls to some local
draft boards have been almost
tripled by the recently announced
requirement that draft registrants
who registered more than six months
ago and are between the ages of 10
and IS must carry their classif1ca-
ton as well as registration cards at
all times.
Requests for reissuance of both
types of cards to replace lost ones
have stepped up calls in some boards
by as much as 800 per cent, it was
announced.
Delinquents Located.
Local boards said they were glad
OF the announcement, despite the
extra work, because 1t made regis
trants more conscious of their re-
sponsibility to keep their local boards
notified at all times of their where
AboutS.
The new ruling has also had the
eject OF bringing in some long time
delinquents, local boards reported.
The District Board of Appeal con-
sidered a total of A cases during the
weeks period. 1t granted four re-
quests for a change in status from
la to 3-A, one for classification in
3-B, one for classification in IA and
three for classification in 2-B.
Five cases were returned to their
local boards for additional infor-
nation and two were sent to the
United States attorney for in
vestigation of conscientious objector
claims.
10 Seek 3-A Classification.
OF the % appeals denied, 19 sought
classification in ga, in 2-B and |
In either PA or ga. The 28th appeal
was by Government appeal agent
who wanted the classification of
John William Leonard, 81, main
tenance mechanic for the Inter-
national Business Machine Corp,
changed from 2-B to la. The ap-
peal board continued to defer Mr..
Leonard, but placed him in IA in
stead of 2-B
Those whose requests for defer
ment on grounds of dependents
were upheld were John w. Reed, 80.
manager of the Chevy Chase Phar-
macy: Thomas F. MacDevitt, 25,
plumbing and heating estimator
Louis M. Dorsch, jr., "a, Newspaper
1nfprmauon. Service research work.
er; William w. Fletcher, 81, airplane
engine and assembly mechanic for
the Engineering & Research Co.,
and Ernest c. Belote. 81, post Office
clerk, the only one classified in 3-B
on grounds of essential activity as
well as dependents.
Granted occupational deferment
were John Edward Oxley, %, panel
dial central Office switchman for the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co., who was placed in IA, and
Joseph E. Peden, 81, apprentice ma
chinist at the Navy Yard; Francis
v. Kenlon, %, apprentice instrument
maker at the Naval Observatory, and
Robert D. Rands, jr., %, junior
chemist at the National Bureau of
Standards, all of whom were placed
in 2-B.
Dependency Pleas Denied.
Those whose appeals for de-
pendency deferment were denied
were Harold S. Hill, 20. truck driver;
Allan j. Beall, 20, chauffeur: John j
Pearson, "a, National Accident &
Health Insurance Co. solicitor, for
whom 60-day stay of induction was
recommended; Ernest E. Hively, So,
Gunther Brewing Co. driver sales
man; Bernard E. Stewart, %. screen
and weatherstrip installer for Fla
herty Bros, Inc. who sought either
IA or ga classification; John H.
Eaton, .28, civil service investigator
for the Army Air Forces; Merton
A. Oliver, 25, musician with Ralph
Hawkins Orchestra; Anthony j.
Bredice, 20, shoe repair shop op-
orator, for whom a 60-dav stay of
induction was recommended: SOL
omon Barloon Lowe, "a, statistical
clerk; Edward H. Trundle, "a, Penta-
gon Building steamfitter.
Also, Willard L. Goldsmith. %,
warehouseman for W. g. j. Sloane;
Samuel Miller, %, Treasury Depart
ment assistant clerk -stenographer,
for whom 60-day stay of induction
was recommended: Livingston Will
son, 81, War Production Board en-
ploye, for whom 60-day stay of
induction was recommended; Henry
S. Page, 20, Agriculture Department
messenger; Eustice B. Coleman, 81,
War Department messenger; Roland
Blakney. 81. Indianhead powder
plant employe for whom a 6O-day
stay OF induction was recommended;
Dan L. Drucker, 27, Federal Power
Commission electric engineer:
Bernard Berzan, %, Social Security
Board statistical clerk; James A.
Young, %, Navy Yard laborer, and
Boleslaus S. Chojnowski, Is, War
Department purchasing clerk, who
sought classification in either A-3
or 3-B.
Occupational Appeals.
Those whose appeals for occupa-
tional deferment were denied were
Frank Edward Ocholtree. 26, North
Carolina Pulp Co. supervisor, for
whom 60-day stay of induction
was recommended; Lowell H. Long,
81, Washington Dental Co. techni-
clan, for whom a 60-day stay was
recommended; James L. Magner,
80, secretary-manager of the Ma
tional Wooden Box Association; Ed
win L. Sellers, 20, Navy Yard junior
storekeeper; John Charles Rinkus,
"a, Army Air Forces automotive
technician; James S. Patton, %,
Navy Yard engineering craftsman,
and Bernard G. Bradish, 20, inspec-
tor of naval materials at Philadel-
phia, Pa. for whom 60-day stay
of induction was recommended.
The cases of Compton L. Ritchey,
81, rug carrier: Joseph r. Green, jr.,
20, produce dealer; Max A. Bershad,
%, actuarial mathematician for the