Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-30
7 BOARD IN
CALL FOR HELP.
Volunteers Needed to Assist
in Registration of Men in
New Draft Call

A call for volunteers to act as
registrars at the registration of all
men affected by the eighteen to forty
five manpower bill was made this
morning by the local draft board. As
this will be the largest registration
ever held in this city large number
of volunteers are needed. Efforts Will
be made to use the schoolhouses of
the city If the date set for registra-
ton should be on a Saturday. If on
another day 1t will probably be neces-
sary to use the places which have
served as voting polls in former
years.
All men who will volunteer to act
as registrars on the day set for the
big registration are requested to COM
municate with the local board, giving
name and address. A meeting of
these registrars will be called prior
to the day set for the registration, at
which time they will be assigned to
various registration districts and re-
ceive full Instructions.
The date has not been officially
announced as yet although 1t is ex-
pected to be not later than September
IA.
Approximately 5000 have been af-
fected here thus far by registrations
ana II Is pObhlDlC NLl6 AAAHA
be doubled at the next registration,
making a total OF about $4,000 TO be
given registration cards in Perth Am
boy.
Six men for limited service will
leave tomorrow morning for Camp
Greene, North Carolina, going from
the Central station at 1928. Notices
have been sent to nine men In answer
to this call and they will report this
afternoon and receive their instrnc-
tions.
VIII Pay Draft Board.
The members of all draft boards are
now to be paid an official commune
cation sent out yesterday by Provost
Marshal General Crowder announced.
A copy of this announcement was re-
ceived by the local board this morning
and as a result of the government ac-
ton the three members OF the draft
board here will receive at least $l75
per month commencing September i.
Up till this time none of the members
of the draft board have received any
compensation whatever although
there was a provision allowing thirty
cents to a board for each question
naire properly returned and filed. This
would have meant ten cents per man
per QUESTIONABLE.
The draft board members will also
be paid for service rendered since
spring up till September first at the
rate of three dollars per man inducteo
into service and delivered at camp.
This arrangement would mean that
each OF the three members OF the
board would receive one dollar for
each man delivered at camp.
Under the new system members or
draft boards will be paid In proportion
10 the number OF registrants on their
rolls. Members of boards having 1000
or less names will each receive $50 a
month. This amount increases up TO
5000 per month, which will be paid to
members of draft boards having 1000
or more names OF registrants on their
roll. The Perth Amboy board has moro
than 5000 so it's members Will secure
almost the maximum compensation.
Oh1cials at General Crowder's ONCE
stated that local board members had
made real sacrifices thus far to DO this
patriotic service. many of them having
to give their entire time and II has
been realized that they were not prop
erly compensated. Those who accept
ed the compensation up till this time
were able TO secure only ten cents for
each registration.
The Perth Amboy board is one OF
the largest in the county, with over
5000 registrants 10 care for. and has
been kept busy continually ever since
the first registration last year. In
spite OF the large number OF names on
It's rolls. however. IL has been among
the first 70 make its reports 70 the ad-
Jutant general.