Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-26

20 the armed forces loudN nN
occupatiaral defcrmcnts 10 re
examinations.
The order. issued bv Gen.
Hershey. does not mean that such
rccisfrantS may no. be retained
m Their deferred status. bat IL
VIII provide information on who
Is and s ug' On for military duty.
A. the Same imc. Gen Hershey
directed the local boards 20 speed
INC review of an other regis
u8ntS urdcr e before proceeding
% rc-cNamino The dcfovmentS Of
men from Is through 81 years OF
age.
DAYS DEVELOPMENTS
In brief. these were the whlrl-
wind developments on the Selec-
tive service front IN the last p
hours
. Stale directors were ordered
10 instruct local boards 10 di-
rect all rcEiStraniS under rs 20
report for prc-n0uciion phySi-
cal examination II they have
not had such a chcCk-up IN the
last 90 DAYS.
. Draft boards VIII sDeed the
review Of all rcCiStrantS under
26 in classes 3-A, "a, 2-B, &c
and Sc
Tho review and rcconSidera-
ton Of rogistrantS in tho 70
through 81 age group will he
postponed Until boards have
completed their rtvicw of the
younger pool Of manpowcr.
McNUTT ASKS LIST
War Msnpowcr Chief McNutt
today requested the principal war
agencies 10 submit by next
Wednesday list Of specific ac-
tivitfcs for which special conSid
Grafton should be given 10 the
deferment Of irrcplaceable work
ers under 26 years OF age.
ii,li4a--.saI 4ta<-sr-esEe asked
keep in mind that the objective
OF the new program is 10 supply
speedily the armed forces with
the maximum number of combat
rcplacemCntS in the under-26 age
bracket and 10 reserve for the
special activities only a minimum
number az irrePlseeable youths
McNutt also requested the war
agencies 10 name their represen-
taiiVes on the new VINO com
mittee which will pass upon the
activities and plants in whlcn
dcferments arc 10 be sought.
Hershey s order 10 SeleCtlNe
service officials is in line with
the urgent demands of the milf
iary services for young troops
and reflects the fact that draft
quotas Jagged while occupatlonal
defermentS mounted and older
men, unsuitable for front-line ac-
ton. went into uniform.
FEW EXCEPTIONS
Workers under rs in the pa or
2-B categories. whose essentially
As established by the newly Gre
ated War Manpower Commission
group, will retain their defer
fnenis-- hnt-the- numbers TX
pected 10 be very low.
SelectiVe service headquarters
said that the decision TO postpone
review and Reconsideration of men
IS and older until the deferments
OF younger men are reviewed
would have no effect on those 26
md older who have recently been
+ A but not yet ordered
Tor physical examination or those
no have passed the physical eX-
nination and await induction
+. dcrS.
URGES SPEEDY ACTION
In ordering the review OF all
segistrants under %. Hershey as
serted that If reclaSsification APP
pears warranted these men
should be reclassitied instantly and
their present deferment disre-
Csrded.
Hershey also provided that local
boards may reclassify In Class PA
or 2-B reglStrantS under 26 who
after taking their preinduction
physical, arc found 20 be unfit for
military service or TT for only
limited SerNlce-if their work is
Agricultural deferments also
arc subject 70 review. although
there is no fat ban or deferments
for farmers under %
HIJ I'll Al