Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Graduates Get
Draft Delay 10
Seek Vital Jobs
BOBBY Deferments
Ordered by Hershey
For 10000 Students
By George Beveridee


Selective Service Director Louis
B. Hershey today instructed draft
boards to postpone for 80 days the
induction of draft-liable college
students graduating at this time to
give them chance to find jobs in
essential industries"
A draft spokesman said there
are about 10000 male mid-year
college graduates who might be
affected by the new order.
Gen. Hershey told the draft
boards that if the men get ESSEN
tial jobs within the 30-day period,
the boards should continue their
deferment. Under law, men who
are ordered for induction while
they are in school can be put into
uniform as soon as their school
year is over.
Vinson Revises Proposal.
There also were these draft de-
velopments as the House Armed
Services Committee resumed testi-
mony on the Pentagon's 18-year-
old universal draft plan:
l.. Assistant Defense Secretary
Anna M. Rosenberg said an in
crease in working hours for Penta-
gon civilian employees is under
consideration. But she stressed
there has been no decision on this
possibility, which is under consid-
Grafton with other moves to in
crease efficiency of the civilian
force.
2. Chairman Vinson veered away
sharply from his previous sugges-
ZION that some veterans with short
military service be drafted. In
stead. he proposed increasing the
dra1t-llable age limit from rs to %,
8. Mrs. Rosenberg indicated the
Pentagon may recommend a cut
IN some current draft deferments.
SO that married men without chill
oren might be taken "simulta-
neously" with 18-year-olds,
The top defense manpower Off
cial told the committee an extern
sive study is under way to gauge
the cost and efficiency of civilian
as against military workers in her
department. A preliminary sur
vey, she said, shows that the ay-
erage cost for female military
personnel, excluding benefits and
retirement, is $3.243 a year. The
average for civilian female work
ers. excluding overtime and So
cial security is $3,045, she said.
Vinson Approves Civilian Use.
Mr.. Vinson said this was in line
with the committees feeling that
it is cheaper to use civilian per-
sonnet when possible.
Mrs. Rosenberg mentioned the
study of civilian working hours in
answer to a specific question by
Representative Elston. Republican,
OF Ohio about what was being
done to increase the civilian con-
tribution to the defense effort.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Vinson time
after time, today said he thought
Congress should make no change
In the present law affecting vet
Grams. During the last week, how
ever, he suggested frequently that
veterans with short service might
we'll be tapped to build the armed
forces.
Mrs. Rosenberg said the Penta-
gon is strongly against any move
to draft veterans.
Action Will Depend on Need.
If the need is evident, however.
she said. officials will urge Presi-
dent Truman to lift deferments
on others who could be drafted
along with 18-year-olds.
In this event, she said, the
Pentagon would recommend first
that non-veteran single men be
taken, then that married men
without children be called. She
said she thought men married
since the Korean incident broke
out last June Is should be consid-
cred single men for this purpose.
Mrs. Rosenberg strongly argued
against a feeling by some COM
mittee members that immediate
draft expansion should be con-
sidered apart from provision for
a long-range universal training
program. The two are wrapped
up in the Pentagon's proposal, un-
der a universal service-training
arrangement.
Reservist Total Revealed.
The official also gave the COM
mittee figures on reservists now
on duty with the armed forces,
which previously have been CLASH
fled. On duty with the Army, she
said, are $4,000 reservists and
$4,000 National Guardsmen; the
Air Force, she said, has 433, 900
'reservists and $4,000 Guardsmen:
while the Navy has 1,068,000 re-