| Show Questions and Answers Clarify I Draft Registrants Registrants' Problems i V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May 12 UP Here are answers to some Borne of the questions that still may bother draft registrants 26 and and andover over Q Q-Is Q Is every local draft board bound t to f follow the new policies announced Thursday A National A-National National headquarters believes be be- that the boards by and large will attempt to carry out the principles laid down Q Does Q-Does Does this mean mean that no nomen nomen nomen men 30 and over in in inessential essential essential industries will be drafted until further notice A As A-As As a general thing yes But a local board may decide that an elevator operator in a a war plant for instance is doing work for which women arc are avail avail- able If the board decides this man is not contributing all he ho could to the war effort it can refuse him a deferment Q Q Then Then a board can draft men over 30 even if it it still has not inducted all its men under under under un un- der 26 A Yes A-Yes Yes but this would be the exceptions exceptional case not the rule Q Q-Isn't Q Isn't it true however that many men over oyer 30 doing useful work in essential industries were drafted and are being drafted now in spite of pf the stay ordered ordered ordered or or- dered on April 8 81 A The A-The The new directive is in intended intended intended in- in tended to correct that Q Q- Q What Q-What What shall a board do if it runs out of men under 26 exhausts its 29 26 group of non- non necessary men and has no 38 30 men in nonessential industries from which to draw A The A-The The board should let the call ride that is fail to deliver its quota for that month Q Q What What should an essential employer do if a deferment for foran foran foran an over 30 is turned down A Selective A-Selective Selective Service Director Hershey advises that an appeal l be filed Q Q-In Q In some cases which have developed in recent weeks the appeal period has expired A You A-You You can appeal whenever there is a new fact to be con con- These regulations are area a new fact Q Q What What if a man is already accepted that accepted that is has passed his physical examination examination but but has not yet been inducted A He A-He He is in no less favorable position Selective service has directed that these cases be re reopened reopened reopened re- re opened immediately Q Q There There is always a time lag between the forming of policies and placing them in effect Will Vill some men be caught A There A-There There will be some Injustices injustices injustices tices and discrimination tably Q Local Q-Local Local boards have been directed to review the cases of all men In the 29 26 and 37 30 groups who have been classed A 1 and to defer those who meet the new requirements Will Vill this reclassification be automatic automatic automatic auto auto- r matic or should the employer file a deferment application A To A-To To make sure the tiie employer employer employer em em- should file at once for tor every man he wants deferred who is over 30 and who has been in class A. 1 Q Q- Q What Q-What What should the registrant himself do A The A-The The over or registrant I should make sure that his local board is aware of his status If Ie he is in 1 A and in essential work he should notify his board he should be in 2 A 2 A or B. 2 Q Local Q-Local Local boards are now authorized to grant deferments deferments defer defer- ments in I industries not mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- on the official war man manpower manpower manpower power list of essential l activities Could a board defer a proCessional professional professional ball pla player er A A-A A A board has that power if it decides baseball is an activity in support or the national health safety or interest |
