Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-09-21
LOCAL BOARD NEWS


The big Registration is over and Gus
ter county has 45s new hdmes added to
the list who have answered the Coun-
trys Call. An order from General
Crowder directs the Local Boards and all
Draft Executives to prepare at the ear
liest period for the classification and
military service all eligible for service
who have attained the age of 10 years
up to those who have not yet attained
the 37th birthday.
We have so far received only a few
names and addresses Of our boys at the
camps and the front. We are also de-
pending on these names for sending out
ballots for registering their vote Do
we need to urge that you send these
names when we desire to record the
names on our honor roll Of men who
are today on the frontier line Of the
worlds defense and it is & matter of
pride on our part to enroll them in a
permanent record. Let us have this
list at once and we can go on with the
record
We have the lists all prepared of
names whose registration cards are in
the possession of the Local Board, but
as the Board is required to make up an
alphabetical list at once we will wait to
send that to all the papers as we feel
sure the Public will prefer to read the
list a phabetically arranged and the press
will not care to print them twice
The Alotments are slow in coming
1t is tremendous task to care for all
these interests and keep the work up to
program. If your Allotment does not
come for 90 days after the soldier has
arranged for it you need not be surpris-
ed nor at 80 days After that time
notify your Red Cross Chairman or the
Chairman of the Home Service Depart.
ment and he will take the matter up
with the Department directly, The
same applies to Insurance papers. You
will first receive a notice to the effect
that the Soldier has taken out Insurance
in your favor and later on, probably 3 to
months, you will receive the Contract.
In the meantime you are as safe as
though the papers were in your posses
sion. Your Uncle Sam Will not forget
any one who has claim.
Miss Ethel Montgomery has been ar.
pointed on the Committee of Home ser.
vice Department Work for the Chapter
at Custer. 1t is hoped that all teachers
will cooperate by reporting to Miss
Montgomery all cases coming to them
this winter in the work Of the Schools
under their care. Teachers will find
their influence valuable to the families
of soldiers and can DO great service to
their people by interesting themselves
in the problems which arise ia the case
Of delayed alIotments or needy depend
ents whether the need is advice or sym
pathy. May We not ask the teachers to
assist in this great work of the Home
Service and do your valuable part in
keeping the Morale high and thereby
cause the Home fires to be bright
A word to all concerned will not be
out of order in the coming classification of
the new men. You are required to re-
turn the QUESTIONABLE, properly COM
pleted within seven days from the date
of mailing And in the call to report
for physical examination you are given
days from the date notice is mailed in
which to appear Failure to appear
brings the Registrant into Delinquency
and loses valuable rights and privileges,
he is subject TO arrest and much trouble
1t is not a matter for adjustment by the
board but upon violation of the regula-
tions, the case passes out of their hands
into the military authorities. Also if
a registrant leaves his usual postoffice,
it is absolutely up to him to notify the
Board of such change. The Board only
knows your last given address and are
not responsible for any other. The reg
ulations are being enforced more strin-
gently as time goes on and it will be
necessary to keep close to the require
ments If one would cooperate fully with
our Nation in this hour of need