Evening star., 1944-03-15
Only Nine Of 359
.LoseDeferments
In Draft Review
Appeals Boord Here
Follows Replacement
Schedules Closely

Few men are becoming avail
able for the draft through the
District Board of Appeals re-
view of deferments granted by
out-of town boards, it appeared
today, as the appeal board an
nounced only nine out of $50
men lost their deferments as a
result of it's actions for the two
weeks ending February IL.
The appeal board appears to be
following replacement schedules
closely, even approving continued
ieferments to Navy Yard worker
and number Of Navy Department
employees under % years who are
included on replacement schedules.
In addition to the review cases,
the appeal board acted on "a ap-
peals from District registrants for
reclassiflcation out of la. The
board granted 20 requests for occu-
pational deferment and denied 81:
granted requests for deferment on
grounds of hardship to dependents
and denied IT, and granted l re-
quest for classification as a con-
scientious objector and denied /.
Noncombatant Class.
The appeal board also granted one
request for classification in lao
for noncombatant duty; changed
the classification of a conscientious
|objector to that of a farmer and
placed in Sd Hardship a regis
trant who had requested occupa-
tional deferment.
The following men lost their de-
ferments-granted by boards in
other areas-on review by the ap-
peal board:
James Elwood Foley, "a, retail
route foreman for Chestnut Farms
Chevy Chase Dairy, who had been
deferred until June by Arlington
(Va0 Board No. l. The appeal
board said there was no evidence
that Mr.. Foley had been living with
his child since the war.
Robert Thomas Davis, "a, private
secretary to Representative Stewart,
Democrat, of Oklahoma and father
OF three children. The appeal board
said no Government request for his
deferment had been filed with Mr..
Davis draft board in Antlers, Okla.
Norman Franklin Redmond, 81,
truck driver for Kane Transfer Co.,
and deferred by his draft board in
Luray, Va. until June 13.
Martin Elmer Brown, 20, a father
employed as certified public ac-
countant by Weeks, Brown & Weeks.
Mr.. Brown had been deferred until
July 1S by Arlington Board No. /.
Henry Nelson Williams, 80, one
man streetcar operator, deferred by
| his Baltimore draft board until
May 6.
\ WPB Radar Worker.
John Luke Lukens, 81, a father
employed in the radio and radar
division of the War Production
Board. The appeal board said Ar
ington Board No. / had deferred
MIR. Lukens to May 4 without a
Government request for his defer
ment.
Karl Purdy Somers, 80, blueprint
operator in the Navy Departments
Bureau Of Yards and Docks, who.
the appeal board said, had been de-
ferred by his draft board in Casper,
Wyo., until June 20 without a Gov
ernment request.
j. P. Dempsey, 20, service engi-
neer and millwork specialist for
johnson g. Wimsatt, Inc. Since
his draft board in Rocky Mount,
Va, had deferred him only to March
II, Mr.. Dempsey's deferment was
cut just a month.
Robert Glenn. 26, general helper
IN the Navy Yard, father who had
been deferred by his draft board in
Clinton, S. c., until May l. The ap-
peal board said the Navy Yards
replacement schedule provided for
his release last December 1.