Evening star., 1950-08-03
Defern1ent Data
Due Today From
Defense Board
Reservists and Guard
Only Ones Affected
By Aeeney's Ruling
By Robert K. Walsh

members already or likely to be
called to active duty expect to
know today the official grounds on
which deferments might be
granted.
The Defense Departments Per-
sonnel Policy Board plans to an
nounce clear-cut deferment Sys-
tenn to replace an interim gen.
eral program in handling requests
for deferment on claims of ex-
treme hardship or essential jobs.
This announcement. authorities
said, will be supplemented by a
Commerce Department list of
essential industries and a Labor
Department list of critical occu-
pations.
1t will apply only to reservists
and National Guard personnel
ordered to active duty and will not
affect drafteeS. Deferment re-
quests by reservists and guards
men. it was explained. will be
handled on an individual basis by
the Army, Navy and Air Force in
accordance with the overall pro-
gram set by the policy board.
Financial Position Cited.
Draftees as well as reservistS
and guardsmen called to duty in
voluntarily were reminded by De-
fense Department officials that
the World War II Soldiers and
Sailors Civil Relief Act still pro-
tects them in many respects.
In particular. one provision
helps them if they are unable to
meet various civilian life financial
obligations out of their service pay.
AS explained by an Army Off
cial. a guardsman, for instance,
who found he was unable to con-
tinue $100-a-month payments on
home purchase could request
that the payments be reduced to
a level he could meet! If unable
to get such an arrangement with
out going to court, he could OBJ
tain legal assistance from the
Army.
The same type of relief covers
installment payments and life in
Surance payments, the Army
spokesman explained. A provi-
sion in the 1948 Selective Service
Act also allows employers to con-
tinue salaries or other compensa-
ton to employees who are drafted
or enlisted or called into active
service with the reserves or Ma
tional Guard.
In the Selective service field to-
day. District draft officials saw
good sign in the fact that all of
the SO men called by Boards 3
and 6 yesterday reported at Ar
lington Farms for examination.
Another group of so Washington
men has been notified by Boards
II and Is to report there to-
morrow.
The Arlington Farms staff to-
day was examining 35 men from
Alexandria.
220 Pass in Virginia.
Virginia Selective Service head
quarters at Richmond reported
that only 220 of the $50 Virginia
men thus far passed mental and
physical examinations.
Col. Asher w. Harman, State
draft director. also disclosed that
he and his associates have con-
ferred with Federal Bureau of
Investigation representatives about
possible draft law violations.
While no prosecution moves
are in immediate prospect, he in
dicated, the main topics of discus
sion were the comparatively large
number of men who failed to
appear for examination and the
considerable number who failed
to pass intelligence tests. Col
Harman said he suspected that
some of the failures might have
been deliberate.
District Draft Director William
E. Leahy this week threatened
drastic steps" If men continued
to avoid reporting for the exami-
nations. Yesterdays 100 per cent
showing was regarded as an in
dication that the warning is being
needed.
Examination of District men
has been underway less than two
weeks and results to date do not
show a clear trend in failures
or delinquencies. Of 271 called
for examination, 81 did not show
up. In most instances this re-
suited from the mems neglect in
not notifying local boards of ad-
dress changes since the 1948
registration.
Recruiting activities here yes
terday were as follows: The Army
and Air Force Office tentatively
accepted So of 43 applicants, the
Navy took IL of 10 applicants, and
the Marine Corps tentatively
accepted two of 27.