The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-09
VOL. XLVIII
REGIsTRANTs EXAMINED

REGISTRANTS EXAMINED
a9O RegIstrants for New National
ARMY Examined in Lumberton-64
Failed to pass Physical Examina-
tlon and 1856 Filed Claims for Elk.
emptiOn-It is Thought Quota of
1870 Will be Obtained From Num-
her Examined
Yesterday, Tuesday and Monday I
were busy days in Lumberton with
the army exemption board of Robe
SON count district No. /. One hun
dred and twenty men of the first
draft for the new national army were
examined each day and given al
chance to file claims for exemption.
Fourteen men failed to pass the phys /
ical examination Monday, 25 failed to
pass Tuesday, and 25 failed to pass
Yesterday. Of the log who passed the
physical examination Monday, So
filed claims for exemption; of the
IS who passed Tuesday, 81 filed
claims for exemption; and of the 95I
who passed yesterday, claims for ex-
emption were filed by 81.
In addition to those who filed
claims for exemption with the local
board, number asked for blanks on
which to file claims for exemption
on industrial grounds with the dis
trict board for Eastern North Car
DINA. The local board can pass only
on claims for exemption on account
of dependents. Claims for exemp-
ton on account of occupation must
be filed with the district board. The
local board ran out of blanks for
making affidayits in support of
claims for exemption the first day
and will mail blanks to all who were
not supplied as soon as they are re-
ceived.
The exemption board was in ses-
sion at the court house all dav each
of the three days. Chairman T. L..
Johnson sat at desk in the court
room, which was more or less full
all the time with registrants and in
terested on-lookers. In the jury room
to the rear of the court room, men
were examined by the physicians.
Mr.. L. M. Oliver of Marietta, a men,
Der of and clerk to the board, had a
desk in this room.- Men to be exam
ined undressed in rooms to the rear
of the court room, whites, Indians
and colored using separate rooms,
ard were admitted to the examining
room stripped naked. Here they
were examined by DR.. w. A. Nc
Phaul, county health officer and
member of the board, having been
appointed to succeed DIR. B. w. Page,
and Drs. 7. C. Johnson and J. Al.
Martin, assistant examining physic-
ians, and DIR. w. w. Parker, optom
etrist, who passed upon the sight of
registrants. If a registrant failed
to pass one physician he was then
examined by each of the other phys
icians in turn, to see if all arrived
at the same conclusion in regard to
him.
Leaving the room where physical
examinations were made. the regis
trant passed to the landing at the
head of the stairway back of the
court room, which landing was screen
ed off, and there Mr.. I. L. Caldwell
secretary to the board, took down
the height, weight, color, etc., OF
each man, each being weighed naked
Those who successfully passed the
physician examination and who de-
sired to make claim for exemption
then went to the office of the county
health officer, where Mr.. Richard
Norment filled out the proper blanks
A large per, cent of those who filed
claims for exemption did so on the
ground of being married and having
dependent wife and children. Some
claimed exemption on the ground OF
having aged or infirm parents de.
pendent upon them.
1t is thought that the quota fol
this district-180-will be secured
from the 800 examined this week
Sixty-four failed to pass the phys
ica examination. OF the remaining
296, 1856 filed claims for exemption
One hundred and ten men did not file
claims for exemption before the 10
cal board, but some of these obtain
ed blanks for filing claims before
the district board. To make up thu
quota for this distrfct-180-only u
men are to be obtained in addition
to the 10 who filed no claims fol
exemption before the local board
These 70 men are to be obtained
from the 1856 men who filed claims
Tor exemption, roughly speaking, no
taking into account the men who will
1ile claims before the district board
The claims of more than 60 per cen
of the men who filed claims befor
the local board might be passed an
still leave enough men to make ou
the required number.
As stated in Mondays Robesoniar
36O registrants Of Robson count
district No. have been notified t
report at Red Springs for examine
ton Friday and Saturday of thi
week and Monday Of next week, IL
men each day.