| Show Selective Service Halts Drafting Men Over 26 WASHINGTON April 8 Men Men Men in essential jobs who have passed their birthdays ys Saturday were given a temporary relieve reprieve reprieve re re- re- re lieve from induction Draft Director Lewis Lewis' B. B Hershey announced that he has in in- state directors to to- postpone postpone post- post pone one processing of such men for induction until the processing of those hose under 26 has been beeh substantially substantially accomplished S The action effective immediate immediate- Jy y applies to those men 26 and andover nd over ver who are making a cont i u- u ion tion to essential war llon or war supporting activities ac- ac even though they have passed massed their physical examinations and md have been ordered to report for induction The postponement is Js automatic selective service said requiring no action by tIte the men affected S This action was taken taken- at t the request of the army and navy nay both of which informed selective service that their need ot of yo young ng men is greater than that of imme filling induction cal calls with older men Each state director director- was vas Instructed In In- d to keep the postponement of processing older men in effect until he is satisfied that processIng process process- ing ng the younger men has been substantially accomplished Officers Officers Officers cers at national headquarters said it t was impossible to estimate how that will be Previous instructions to draft boards put men under 26 first Inline in inline line ine in the process of reviewing their heir occupational deferments But Buta a man over 26 already In Jn A 1 was not automatically automatically- delayed until Saturdays Saturday's order 5 Ie III SS In conformity with the tile national draft moratorium Colonel H. H Arnold Rich Utah selective service service ice ce director Saturday sent the tile following message to local boards throughout the state You are directed immediately to o postpone and cancel the order to o report for indu induction or order for or n physical examinations examinations nations of ot all registrants who are pre-Pearl pre Harbor f fathers 26 years yeara age or over and of all non- non fathers fathers' 30 years year of age age or over who are making a contribution on to toe e eSsential essential agriculture war product production production t tion on or ox orwar war s supporting activities eyen though such men have been found acceptable for military service servIce service ice or have been ordered to report for induction or phys physical ical ex examination S This postponement will remain In effect u until 11 you a are e further ad ad- 0 Colonel Rich pointed out that those thosa who are already h in this pool of acceptable men will be called when needed H Her He also announced that men under 26 years of age who are the mines will be withdrawn with with- drawn as aa fast as possible |
