The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15

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change OF such status as deserters. Old
Form l46A, also called the pink sheet
aces not finally determine question of
desertion as to all registrants named
therein. Subsequent action by district
boards or state adjutant general
might change such status. Proves,
marshal general advises that local
fboards will draw a red ink line or
classification list through names of III
registrants transferred to classification
list who have been actually accepted
at mobilization camps and are no,
subsequently discharged and also
through the names of all registran,s
who were reported on old form 146A
except the names Of such latter nam
cd registrants as were subsequent,S '
exempted or discharged by distric.
boards or who after being reported b.
district board to adiutant general have
been exempted or discharged. In ab
sence of official records to the con
trary local boards must treat as de
serters all registrants reported on oil,
Form l4GA. Local boards shall no
draw red ink line through names
registrants who may have enlisted il
some branch of the service, notwi.h
standing such enlistment may be per
sonally known TO members of board
or may have been proved during pre-
vious examination Of registrant. Ques
tionnaires must be sent to all sue
persons and their rights protected b,
exercise Of authority Of Section 80 an,
by procedure prescribed in Sectio
lSl. Status of enlistment can not b,
presumed TO continue as many enlist
ell men have been discharged for on
cause or another. Boards can nc
act upon any presumption Of death
Insanity. enlistment or any other mat
ter, but all such must appear to tn
satisfaction Of board as to each regis
uant in conforming with regulations
AL exemptions and discharges here
tofore granted. whether permanen,
temporary, or conditional, and wheth
er known by term furlOugh or an
other term, are absolutely revoked q
oil December 18th, and all registrant
heretofore exempted. discharged O.
furloughed shall be carried on class
ifcation list, mailed questionnaire
and classified beginning December l
without waiting for expiration of pc
ricd OF previous exemption, discharg
or furlough socalled.
8. The provost marshal has furth
er advised the governor that inquire
Indicated that many members of tn.
legal advisory boards and member
of some exemption boards and som
State officials are under the impres
sion that members of legal advisor
boards have authority to advise ex
cmption boards concerning interpre
tation, construction or application
selective service law and selective ser
wee regulations. Legal advisor
boards have no such functions. The
primary duties are to advise regis
trants and aid registrants in maxim
proper and truthful answers to ques
uons and securing such supportin
aihdavits as may be required in par
ueular classes Of cases. Local board
must apply to this office for advic
and interpretations under Section 9,
The foregoing is not intended to pre-
vent legal advisory boards from az
sisting local boards in every possibl
manner. but their advice or interpre
totion is not binding upon boards.
L. Section ISL selective servic
regulations has been amended by tn
addition of The following paragraphs
Subdivision (e) Under such regu
lations as the chief signal officer ma
prescribe and upon receiving permits
sion from the chief signal officer I
do so candidates for commissions n;
flyers, observers and balloonists IL
the aviation section signal corps ma
be enlisted in the aviation section sig
nal enlisted reserve corps by dul
constituted aviation examining boards
Thereafter upon presentation by tn
registrant to his local board Of q Ger
titicate signed by the president or re.
corder of said examining board tina
he has been so enlisted, such certiii
Gates shall be filed with his question
naire and the registrant shall
placed i'm class five on the groun
that he is i'm the military service
the United States" Aud by the addi
.,r oil