| Show DRAFTEES GIVEN DIVEN DEBT RESPITE I WASHINGTON Oct 18 UP uP- uP President Roosevelt Friday signed legislation which in effect 4 will g give ye army tr ees es un le h. t. t se- se e t act a ni m e i ent en ot other er obligations The measure measure specifically provides provides provides pro pro- vides that the courts may suspend the operation of contracts leases and other civil obligations of ot draftees who are unable to continue continue continue con con- payments out of their 30 a month a-month service pay Its principal provisions Rent Ins installment t a en t contracts mortgages mortgages eviction eviction n from dwellIngs dwellings dwellings dwell dwell- ings rented by conscripts will not be permitted where the rent is 80 or less a month Installment pur purchased pur- pur chased goods may not be repossessed repossessed repossessed repos repos- during the period of military service unless the draftee agrees to such action Mortgages may not be foreclosed while the draftee is In in service Life Lite insurance Policies insurance Policies up to will be kept in force by the veterans administration n during the the draftees draftee's term of ot service In return the United States would hold liens against the policies until un un- til the draftee repays the veterans administration Taxes When Taxes When a draftee can prove his inability to pay taxes no tax sales of ot his prop property could be held until after he has completed completed completed com com- his service In cases where the property is sold by local au- au Continued on Pare Page Two T Column l One DRAFTEES GIVEN DEBT RESPITE Continued nom From Page One for for- nonpayment of taxes th the draft draftee e could reclaim it its not less than six months after reenterIng reenterIng reenterIng reenter- reenter Ing civil life Cars Under Special Head Auto Automobiles and tractors tractors tractors- Placed in a special category Cars and tractors could not be repossessed repossessed repossessed re re- re- re possessed if it the draftee has paid more than 50 per cent of total contract price In all cases the draftees would be required to pay up accumulated debts after the termination of service Mr Roosevelt signed the bill which supplements the general relief provisions of the conscription conscription conscription tion act shortly after draft officials officials dials said that the Ute first contingent of trainees trainees trainees-an an average of less than five per local draft board wanted by the the army on November November November Novem Novem- ber 18 probably will be obtained from volunteers |
