Show Draft Draff Deferments Deferments' Hold K Key y toI to I Father Induction V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON March tarch 15 UP- UP UP I Unless occupational deferments of younger men are tightened ned up In accor accordance ance with new regulations sent to local draft boards last Jast night future man power power- needs of the armed services must be filled by prewar fathers lathers and older men mennow mennow mennow now holding occupational defer defer- ments That was the word which selective selective tive Uve service sent to Capitol Hill Hlll Wednesday as the house military committee reopened its study of the draft situation Colonel Fran Francis ls V. V Keesling Jr legislative representative for selective se se- se l service told the committee the new regulations were intended to prevent the deferment of men between the ages of 18 and 26 unless unless un un- un- un less le state directors recommended the deferment because of e essential occupation Even then Keesling said ald the local board is not required to grI grint nt the deferment Present Deferments Stand Meanwhile it was wu emphasized at selective service headquarters that the new directive do does not cancel existing deferments of men under 26 but does forbid the grantIng granting granting grant grant- ing of new deferments and prevent the renewal of oC existing ones except under the stated conditions This will give war plant employers employ employ- ers an opportunity to present ent their cases case to the state director in behalf behalf be be- half halt of key Major General Gener l Lewis Lewi B B. B Hershey now is drafting a letter to all aU local boards outlining the new procedure and plans to include in the next issue of the selective service bulletin bulletin bulletin bulle bulle- tin a forceful message to the local boards to meet their monthly draft calls caUs Hits Discretionary Powers Representative Harness R R. Ind complained at the session at which Keesling testified that the new directive invades the discretionary discretionary powers congress intended to give local boards Keesling re replied replied re- re plied that tho the local boards have shown a tendency to be fairly independent in independent in- in depend dependent en 1 Meanwhile a new selective service service service ice order banning banning- oc occupational deferments deferments deferments de de- de- de ferments for men under 26 with some significant exceptions Insured in insured insured in- in the drafting of more fathers since it left local boards no discretion discretion tion in giving stays to men 25 and younger young Previously the deferment prohibition applied only to those 18 through 22 But the exceptions opened a way for highly critical war industries to hold their young technicians Telegrams sent to state draft headquarters specified d that state directors irp tors are arc expected to recommend recommend recommend mend the deferments of ot individual re registrants ts under 26 years o of age without whose services the production production production tion requirements of critical industry industry industry indus indus- try cannot be met War agency officials said they expected the next move would be bethe bethe bethe the creation of ot machinery for tor the pre preparation of or a critical list of industries presumably industries presumably chosen by bythe bythe bythe the war production board and the war man power commission commission- Whose key workers could be spared by action of the state directors |