Evening star., 1946-05-20
D. T.. Nonfathers
Get Draft
Call in June
Few Available
In Older Group,
Boards Assert
By Miriom Ottenbero

Almost all the Districts non
fathers in the 26-29-year age group
who have not served in the armed
forces will be sent TO Baltimore for
preinduction physical examinations
in June, but few, if any of them,
will 60 into the Army before the
next draft expiration date, a Dis
trict draft spokesman predicted to-
day.
National draft officials were little
more optimistic. While some boards
throughout the country may be able
to get some of the ol6cr men into
uniform by the end of June, ma
tional draft official said, IT'S doubt
full that they will get many"
President Truman ordered the
draft of .men in the 26-to-29 age
group late last week at the request
of the War Department after Con-
gress barred the draft of 18 and 10
year olds.
Draft Boards to Act Soon.
District draft boards, it was eX-
planned, will be instructed to call
for preinduction physicals all non
veterans and nonfathers in this age
group without waiting to reopen
and restudy their cases. Approx
mately 700 District men will be ex-
amined next month.
To save the draft boards as we'll
as the registrants and their en-
ployers trouble, the District draft
Official urged the "older men" to
get in touch with their draft boards
if their status has changed since
men in the 26-29 age group were
deferred last August.
If man has become father
since last August, he should tell
his board about it. the draft official
cautioned. Otherwise, he will have
to take his preinduction physical
examination.
II an employer believes he has
grounds for an occupational defer
ment for draft eligible, he should
inform the mans draft board now,
employers are advised.
Few Men Available.
Even with orders to proceed full
speed ahead, draft officials were du-
bious that they could round up many
men before July when the draft
either expires or is extended again.
District draft official said it was
unlikely many of the older men
would be sent to Baltimore for pre-
induction physicals before June 3.
Once the papers come back and the
men are physically acceptable, the
draft boards reopen the cases and
decide whether the men are eligible
for occupational deferment.
Return of the papers. draft board
action and notification that the man
is in Ia usually takes week. Then
he is given three weeks before in
duction, which would put the induc-
ton of the first 26-to-29- year -olds
into July, it was estimated.
Will Take Until July.
There may be exceptional cases
where we manage to get a few men
through in June but most of them
would not go until July or perhaps
August" a District draft official
said.
He pointed out that some will
want to appeal. In some cases, he
added, men have changed jobs
since last August and the boards
know nothing about them. Once
the men were deferred by executive
order, it was explained, employers
stopped filing claims for their de-
ferment If EMPLOYERS did stou
filing claims, District draft official
pointed out, the boards will not
notify them that their men have
been put into IA.
On the score of occupational de-
ferment, it was explained, the
boards will have to decide whether
the men are essential to reconver-
sion or the national health, safety
or interest"