Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 January 1941 — Page 16

UNIFORM DRAFT RULINGS SOUGHT

Headquarters Takes Strong _ Action on Policy of Local Boards.

By DICK THORNBURG Times Special Writer"

WASHINGTON, Jan..24.—A vigorous attack is being made by Draft Headquarters on the lack of uniformity of rulings by local boards. Whether . the attack is vigorous enough to appease critics of the policies now. in force is' another question. Draft headquarters is appointing co-ordinators in each state to knit the fabric of the system more.closely and to advise local boards on ‘their difficult and borderline cases. Sound rulings by local and ap‘peals boards on hard cases are being ‘circulated by headquarters to state directors, and from them passed on to local boards as model decisions. Draft Headquarters also plans more meetings of state directors here, the first having proved highly beneficial in 'the exchange of views from various parts of the country,

Rulings Cause Headaches

Draft officials do not deny that dissimilar rulings have caused most of their headaches so far, but with only 20,000 men inducted they believe there already is apparent a leveling process which is bringing the extremes.into line. . The present wave of criticism of the varying policies: of local boards in handling cases of married men had its inception during congressional hearings on the draft bill. Brig. Gen. William E. Shedd, assistant Chief of Staff, told the House Military Affairs Committee that no married men would be included in the first 400,000 drafted. Draft officials regret that such a statement was made. They point out that Gen. Shedd expressed the War Department's views, whereas Congress, not the Army, wrote the law. But the country was led to expect that no married ‘men would be called, and yet many boards are putting men with self-supporting wives in Class One, subject to immediate service.

First Lady Critical

Mrs. Roosevelt is a leading critic of the inconsistent married man policy. She considers it unfair for some boards to classify married men one way, and some another, and she has predicted a change very shortly. But high draft officials defend the law, as written, giving local boards complete autonomy. One difficulty, officials said, has been to convince registrants who want deferment that they must make a case for themselves. Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, deputy draft director, cites figures to show that local boards are being more than lenient in placing men in Class One. “On the basis of World War draft statistics, we estimated that about 20 per cent of the men registered would be in Class One,” he said. Actually the boards have averaged far under that. The highest state average is 12 per cent, and some states go as low as 5 per cent.

Want Stronger Hand

Not all criticism of draft policies is outside headquarterse. A growing group there believes that ultimately headquarters must exert a much stronger hand on local boards. This group is composed of officers, newly drawn into the system, who have come mainly from administrative and executive jobs where they were accustomed to giving orders or at least exercising a guiding hand.

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LER MEETING at Cincinratf yesterday confirried rumors, long A among the trade, that Buick would introduce a small er, less expensive. model.

More than 500 dealers and members of their sales staffs from: the Cincinnati: zone heard central regional manager C. C. Edmonds ‘and zone manager A. L. Jordan describe the new car. Similar meetings were held simultaneously in 26 key cities and attended by nearly 10,000 dealers and salesmen. Harlow H. Curtice, president of the company, and W. F. Hufstader, general sales manager, addressed the- sessions over a telephone hookup, outlf:iing production plans and a spring sales) campaign. | Generally, the new car his the same’ specifications of the curren’ Series 40 fipecial models but ‘with a new body, shorter wheelbase anc | a lower price. They will be tvailable some time next week in dealer showrooms| here, fre 8

Bowling Te eam Gets Station Wagon

MERIDIAN PONTIAC, INC. 928 N. Meridian St, has delivered to Pred S! White of ‘1442 S. Iarl Ave, a 1941 Pontiac Custom Station Wagon fully equipped with radio &nd. heater and air-conditioned throughout. It is to be used by Mr, White's girls’ bowling team, | { \

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Leff to right: Armetfta Doolitt'e, Genie Fulton, Ellen Schneider, Josephine Pesut and Louanna McCreary,

Mr. White sponsors the Girls’ Junior Social Club team that is] to drive to | Los Angeles to compete in the Women's International Bowling Congress, which opens May 15. This will be the team’s first national competition. It wag he first of some 3000 teams to enter the tourney.! The team has been bowling for about two years, is in sixth place in the Marrott. Shoes Ladies’ League of 26 teams and first| in the Roberson Coal Ladies’ league of 16 teams. The team average is around 760. The girls’ age: range from 16 to 21, which makes them the youfigest team in the California tournament,

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Goodyear Ready to Aid Defense

“THERE IS LITTLE REASON to suppose that America will not ve well armed and well prepared shortly to defend herself,” J. C. Arnold, Goodyegr Tire & Rubber Co. manager for Indiana, said today. He has returned from « Chicago meeting of Goodyear executives, where the company’s: defénse preparations were outlined, Feajured at the conference was a display of half a hundred Good year products which are being fabricated in large numbers for the defgnse program. ' They include bullet- -proo; gas hose, bullet-proof gasoline tanks for plaries, flotation bags for planes forced down on water, bombing plane control |surfaces, gas masks fire and decontamination hose, inflatable rubber boats for plane crews forced down at sea, airplane pontoons, airplane Hires and hydraulic brakes and rubber treads for combat tanks.

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Hudsch Prepares for Spring Market

IN [PREPARATION FOR wha; they believe will be one of the most active early spring markets in the auto industry, Hudson distributors, dealers and salesinen of this region met at the Maroit Hotel yesterday.

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distributors a volume of 1941 model cars amounting to 60 per cent of the entire 1940 model domestic production,” he ij id.

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B justalithent sales, the Indianapolis branch of the Commercial Investment Trust| Corp., has moved from the Chambe ) larger quarters in the Big Four Building. Tf Somme Bulliing ® According to J. A. Lucas, branch manager, instellment purchgsing of automobiles, home appliances and home improvements- has iricreased “mos{, favorably” here snd in the surrounding territory “in line vith the upward curve of national income and employment in 1940.” “We look forward to scrving more customers in 1941,” Mr. Lucas sald. as Je yuressios hae 1s bioadened and moye customers come inte X more peoplé¢ ir.ves ose commodities ihanesd on a time sales sis” Wiich are i

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