The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-09-11
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN
NEW DRAFTED MEN
How Questionaires May be
Filled Out i
Associate Members of Legal Advisory
Board are Appointed to Assist In
Making out QuestiOnaires Under
New ManpOwcr Bill to Avoid Delay.

Making out QueStiOnaireS Under
New ManpOwcr Bill to Avoid Delay.
Messrs. H. Y. Simospn mad T.. p.
Legal Advisory board acting with the
County Exemption Board, sent out in
structions last week to the Associate
Members Of the Legal Advisory Board ,
acquainting them with their duties in
connection with the registration of the
new men bcwccn the ages Of Is and !
AS years of age who are to be reg |
iStcred under the new man-pOwcr bill |,
Of Congress. As is already known, all |
men between the ages Of is and 45
inclusive, that is, all those who have
become Is years Of agc and have not
reached thoir i6th year except those
who have already registered under the
original DRAFT hill, viii hay TO register
tomorrow and some time after their
registration will have to reply to
gucstionaircs sent thcm by the cXCmp-
ton board Tie dutics OF the advisory
boayl are particularly in connection
with these Qucstionaircs, Chcy being
called upon 10 assist the draltccs in
answering thc questions.
THO no'ico 20 Tho asiO&iut" members
cal p#r'irNl,r attcnton to the iac'
that the rcgstrants or draftccs may
and should receive whatever assistance
is necessary from the associate Nom
bcrS who live nearest them. The adj
visory board points out that these in
should be followed in order that the
work may be done as quickly and as
thoroughly as possible without work
ing undue hardships upon a small
body Of men.
The associate members Of the board
are requested to keep the Instructions
for reference when the work Of filling
out the Questionaircs begins and the
registrants are requested to note par
ticularly the names Of the men to
whom they may go for assistance.
Members Of the board and registrants
are expected to read over the ques-
tions thoroughly before attempting
TO fill them out, so as to avoid unnec-
essary delay.
The instructions to the associate
members are as follows:
Registrants are requested to go to
associate members Of the Legal Advis-
ory Board nearest to them for as
sistancc, but before doing so should
carefully study the questions and in
structions in order to give prompt and
correct answers to all questions, also
TO take the persons who are to make
supporting aflidavits with them when
they go TO fiji out the questionaire
This Is very important and by follow
ing these suggestions, trouble and de-
lay in completing the Qucstionaires can
be avoided. '"
All associate members are also urged
to thoroughly familiarize themselves
with the rules and instructions govern
ing the execution and filling Of the
uuestiOnaircs, and see that they are
followed in every detail, and that the
registrant not only signs the afiidaVi
registrant not only signs the affidavit
required Of him. but also signs hi:
name to the several series, cXcep
when II is specifically stated that III
should not sign his name. Also SEE
that the supporting anidavits are pro
pcrly signed. These aliidavitS can b'
made before an associate member o
the Legal Advisory Board, who shoul'
sign as "AssOciatc member OF the lie
gal Advisory Board, and If the reg
istrant cannot write, his cross mari
signature must be witnessed by tn
officer administering the oath.
The Associate Mcmber of the Lega
Advisory Board assisting the regis
trant should enter on the left han
margin on the front page Of the ques
tionairc the words, aided by me,
and should sign his name as "Asse
ciate Member OF the Legal Advisor
Board. Regstrants coming to tn
City OF Laurens for aid, viii find mem
bers of the board in the Grand Jur
Room. in the Court House, who wi
assist them, but as stated above, a
registrants should go to the member
OF the Board nearest to them .a
The names OF the Associate Men