Evening star., 1940-10-14
Registration
To Take Only
Few Minutes
Druft Officials PIon
Adequate Stoffs
To Avoid Delays

If you are ore of the young men
between 81 and SO years of age who
must register Wednesday for pos
sible military service. you are hereby
assured that the process will be
swift and simple.
There will be little or no waiting.
If you answer questions quickly
and clearly, you may be through in
as little as seven minutes. The
average time, however, is expected
to be about 20 minutes.
These assurances we're given today
by Dr. Chester w Holmes. assistant
superintendent of schools, who is
serving as chief of registration in
the District.
DR.. Holmes and his associates have
made careful preparations.
Reserve Staffs Ready.
At each of the Al registration
centers regular force of registrars
sufficient to take care of the antici-
pated load will be on duty from 7
am. to 9 pm. In addition. a re-
serve group more than half as
large as the regular force will be on
duty in the same building ready to
take care of any overflow at min
ute's notice. And, just in case the
reserve workers cannot take care of
the registrants promptly. there are
the flying squadrons" totaling 100
registrars, who can be dispatched
wherever needed.
The setup for Coolidge High
School, where 357 registrars have
been assigned. is typical At the
door the prospective registrant will
be met by one of 760 high school
cadets who will act as ushers and
messengers. The cadet will lead
the way to one of the many rooms
in each school which have been
prepared for registration. There a
registrar will ask the few simple
questions on the registration card.
They relate to name. address. tele-
phone number. age, place of birth.
name and address of person who
will always know regiStrant's ad-
dress and employers name and al
dress. On the back of each registrs-
tlon form are several items which
are designed to give a general physi-
cal description of the registrant.
The answers will be written down
by the registrar. Then the registrant
will be asked to read over the card
TO assure its correctness. When al
entries are admittedly accurate the
registrant will be asked to sign the
card.
Card Must Be Carried.
Then the registrar will fill out a
/ smaller card certifying that Mr.. So
and So of such and such address
is duly registered. This card is to
| be given to the registrant and he
Will be expected to carry it at all
times. When the registrant receives
this certification card he is through
with registration.
II man chooses his breakfast,
lunch or dinner hour for registra-
ton he may eat in the cafeteria
with which virtually all of the
school registration centers are
equipped. The cafeterias are to be
open only to registrants and regis
trars. however
To assure prompt handling of ap-
plicanUs at Coolidge High School a
regular force of e2 registrars is to
be on duty from am. until 2 pm.
with So registrars in reserve during
this period. From 2 pm. until 9
pm. when the peak load is expected.
the regular force will be 1872. the re-
serves 70. Extra rooms are to be
ready in the event a flying squadron
is needed.
Close Promptly at PM
I'VE may be badly fooled" said
DR.. Holmes, but the longest We be-
lieve any one will have to wait will
be the time required to complete
the registration Of possibly one man
ahead of him. Even this will be
avoided if possible, and we believe
it is possible
Doors of all registration centers
will be closed promptly at 9 pm,
DR.. Holmes declared. but any per-
sons who might be waiting in line
at that time will be taken care of.
IF they come at 9:05 they will be
too late" he asserted.
Registrars will complete their
work Wednesday night. and all
filled in. soiled and unused regis
tration forms are to be turned in
to local selective service officials as
soon after 9 pm. as possible.
After Wednesday the registration
cards will be ready for action of the
local draft boards.