The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-12
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-(Questions arising
from selectve service are as thick as grass
hoppers in a swarm. Following is further ef
fort to answer some of ther0
@. Suppose refuse to answer the questions
put to me by the registrar?
A. The registrars already have instructions
how to handle you. Recalcitrants will be
urged and argued with, but if they persist
witnesses will be called and the case referred
to the United States district attorney. For
willfully obstructing the draft q man is SUBJ
ject to the same penalty as for willfully dodg
ing the draft: not more than five years in the
penitentiary, nor more than $4,000 fine.
@. am moving to another city the day after
draft registration. What should I do?
A. Notify your local board Immediately when
you change address, no matter when it occurs
after registration.
@. what is the difference between the regis
trars and the local boards?
A. The registrars are merely the registration
machinery in most cases it will be the same
as the election machinery and after October
16 their task will be finished. The local boards
are permanent, voluntary, unpaid groups of
three or more men, with paid clerk, presid-
ing over an area of approximately 10000 popu-
lation. Attached to the boards, but not part
of them are the examining physicians and
government appeal agents. 1t will be the duty
of the board to classify all registrants and
notify those men called into service.
@. In our local board district there are many
factory workers and there Is no labor man on
the board who has any understanding of labor
problems. Is there anything we can do about
this?
A. Yes. Appeal to your governor and ask
him to appoint such a representative of labor
IN ha n of SerU.
ice at national headquarters here are particu-
larly eager to have these boards made up of
men of high standing who are representative
of the community they serve. m the case of
appeal boards it is stipulated that the boards
should include one member from labor, one
from industry, physician lawyer and
where applicable, one member from agricul-
ture.
@. Is there any way can find out now what
are the physical requirements for men who
will get into Class /?
A. Not specifically, but roughly and with a
few minor changes) they are the same as
those for the Army. For example, the Army
accepts men only if they are five feet four or
taller; selectees may be placed in Class who
are only five feet or taller.
Q. would like to do my military service
Immediately. Can enlist for one year?
A. Yes, the Army recently opened enlist
ments to men desiring to serve only one year
and having served that year, you will have
the same status as man who has served
under selective service-not again subject to
call for military training in peacetime. If you
enlist in the National Guard, now being called
into training you will be subject to member
ship in the guard for two years after your year
of training, but only at the armory, during two
weeks Of summer encampment or in the case
of an emergency for which the guard is called
out.
@. I am 19, have finished high school and
would like to take my military training before
1 enter college. How can do it?
A. You may enlist either in the Nationn.
Guard being called into training or in the
Army. Youths of 18 or over with permission
of their parents, are accepted for all brancnes
of military ser-;~- /