Evening star., 1944-01-25
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Seven Capital Transit Co. bus and
streetcar operators we're among the
26 men granted draft deferments in
war supporting" activities by the
District Board of Appeal during
the two-week period ending Decem-
Der 81, it was announced today.
Acting on 80 cases, the appeal
board also granted occupational de-
ferment to seven men in war pro-
duction. Six others were deferred be-
cause OF hardship to dependents and
two were placed in 4-E as conscien-
tious objectors. The appeal board
denied % appeals for occupational
|deferment, % appeals for deferment
on hardship grounds, five appeals
for either occupation or hardship
deferment and two appeals for clas-
sification as conscientious objectors.
The following men were given oc-
cupational deferments for war sup
porting" activities:
Austin D. Hagan, 30, head meat
cutter, Safeway Stores, Inc: George
N. Mcdonald, "a, senior serviceman.
Addrdessograph- Multigraph Corp;
Simon Norman, 80, partner, Norman
Bros; William H. Davis, 81, head
meat cutter, Safeway Stores. Inc.
James A. Hash, 27, private, District
Fire Department: James M. Jack
son, 30, private, Metropolitan Police
Department; Charles B. Emmons, %.
chief inspector. Barry, Pate & Addi-
son; Robert G. Glenn, 81, private
Park Police: John F. Trent, 81. me-
chanic, Logan Motor Co.; Lawrence
T. Burwell, 35, chemistry teacher
Armstrong High School; Matthew
S. RoWell, 81, rate and route clerk.
Railway Express Agency; John P.
Argent, 81, oil burner service
man, A. P. Woodson Co.: Alan S.
Young, "a, senior auditor. Recon-
struction Finance Corp; Frederick
F. Fore, "a, streetcar operator, Cap
ital Transit Co.: Ralph w. Jones,
20, bus operator, Capital Transit
Co.; Elmer L. Jackson, 35, fuel truck
driver, A. P. Woodson Co.: Joseph
S. Johnston, 81, fuel truck driver
Rlnaldl Coal Co.; Byron S. Ronda-
bush. 36, owner, Byrons, Inc; Carl
Schwartz, .33, partner, Greystone
Laundry Co: George E. Murphy, "a.
streetcar operator, Capital Transit
Co.; Franklin E. Jeans, 36, conduc-
tor, Washington Terminal Co.: Err
nest c. Osborn, 81, streetcar operator.
Capital Transit Co.; Durwood E.
Huffman, 80, private. Metropolitan
Police Department.; James C. Hamp-
ton, 90, bus operator, Capital Tran
sit Co.: Alfred l.. Summers, 20. bus
operator, Capital Transit Co.; Edge
wood Pace. %, streetcar operator,
Capital Transit Co.
The appeal board granted oc-
cupational deferments to the fol-
lowing men for war production
activities:
Fred B. Caldwell. 49, millwright
foreman, E. I. du Pont de Nemours
& Co.; Jerome Foer, 36, sheet-metal
worker. Engineering and Research
Corp; Harold E. Leopold, 30, engi-
neer. Anderson Blowpipe 81 Mfg.
Co. James S. McCorkle, 80, physi-
clst, Navy Department; James K.
Wolfe, 30, chemist, Naval Research
Laboratory; Stanley o. Gilbert. 33.
photographer, Navy Department.:
Samuel c. Henvis. "a. physicist.
Naval Research Laboratory.
Hardship d e f ments were
granted to Leonard Roberts, "a,
salesman, General Baking Co.; Les
ter H. Conway. 81, auditor, General
Accounting Office; Herman j.
Pfundstein, 81. salesman, Holzbier-
lein & Sons, Inc; Frederick T.
Smith, %, clerk, Board of Economic
Warfare; Marcellus A. Turner, "a,
laborer, Commerce Department.;
Raymond Lubar, %, salesman,
Washington Refrigeration Co.
Granted classification in 4-E as
conscientious objectors were Thom-
as R. Jamison, 26, handyman,
Crusty Pie Co., and Philip j. Stone,
36, readers adviser, D. c. Public
Library.
The appeal board denied the ap-
peals of the following men for oc-
cupational deferment:
Israel R. Peltz, 36, electrical con-
tractor; George E. Bramley, q, ex-
ecutive editor, American Aviation
Association, Inc: Grady Erwin, 80,
Goodwill Industries; Sidney A. DAN
neman, %, assistant to manager,
Giant Food Shopping Center; Ben
jamin F. Whitten, %, serviceman,
Dictograph Co.: Harry C. Shenk, 81,
(See DEFERMENTS, Page BAD