Evening star., 1940-09-08
Commissioners Give
D. {. Draft Details;
1850 Men Is Quota
At Least sc, 900 Men
Would Register in
Precinct Schools
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all persons within the age limits
and other conditions finally fixed
by Congress would have 10 De regis-
tered in the District and later would
be drawn into training or service,
subject to legal restrictions. and sub
ject to any draft quota assigned to
the District. These would be drawn
from population ratio quotas as
signed to the various local board
areas in the District, which would be
outlined in keeping with the last
census precincts.
The cooperation of school and
police officials as well as local civil
ian draft boards, advisory boards
for registrants, medical advisory
boards and boards of appeal, plus
the aid of examining physicians and
registrars, is entailed in the pro-
gram. Clerical help would be paid,
but subject to appropriation meas
ures yet to be passed by Congress,
it was said.
The present plan calls for the use
of 38 schools as registration points,
but this was based on the aSSump-
tion of a 81 to 81 age limit for
drafteeS. 1t was said a much larger
number of registration places would
be needed if the top age limit for
registration were raised to As years.
Following registration, question:
naires would be sent to each person
registered to prepare for proper
classification of each registered in
dividual as to conditions of depend
ents or any other reasons for de-
ferment in service call.
Setup Outlined.
Under the program the system
would be set up as follows:
The executive for Selective service
to be appointed by the Commits
sioners, this to be Gen. Cox if he
will accept, as expected.
An assistant executive, to be ap-
pointed by the Commissioners upon
recommendation by the executive.
A disbursing officer, to be ap-
pointed by the President upon nom
ination by the Commissioners on
recommendation by the executive
officer.
A medical assistant, selected on the
same terms as the disbursing officer.
Creation of 10 local selective serv-
ice boards, consisting of chair
man and two members for each local
board area, to be appointed by the
President on nomination by the
Commissioners and recommendation
by the executive officer.
The chief registrar would be ap-
pointed by the Commissioners upon
nomination by the superintendent
of schools and the chief registrar
would name the registrars for the
various registration places.
EXaming physicians, one for each
of the local board areas, would be
named by the President upon nomi-
nation by the Commissioners on rec
ommednation by the selective serv-
ice executive. Government appeal
agents one for each local board
area, would be named in the same
fashion.
An advisory board for registrants
would be created, the chairman by
appointment by the Commissioners
on recommendation by the execu-
tive officer. There would be one
member for each local board area
These would be named by the Com
nisSionerS on recommendation by
the chairman of the board There
would also be one associate men,
Der for each 1000 inhabitants and
these would be appointed by the
other board members.
President Names MedicOs.
A medical advisory board, consist
ing of a chairman and four men,
bers, would be appointed by the
President upon nomination by the
Commissioners on recommendation
by the executive officer.
A board of appeal, consisting of
five members, would be appointed in
the same manner as the medical
advisory board. One member would
be intended to represent Federal
employees, one for industry, one for
labor, one would be a physician and
one would be lawyer, who would
serve as chairman.
Details of the plan for registra-
ton and subsequent draft of men
to service, it was ascertained, were
modelled after a plan prepared by
national military officials for the
guidance of staff authorities.
Thirty eight schools so far Sc
lected as registration places were
listed, with the odd-numbered
schools to be designated for white
registrants and the even numbers
for the colored, in keeping with a
map of the proposed local board
areas, which was released by Mai.
Snow.
In connection with the registration
program, it was planned that at the
District Jail, st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital, the National Training School
for Boys and the Lorton Reforma-
tory the inmates would be regis
tered by the head of such institu-
tions on the day of the discharge
of the inmate. Registration of Dis
trict citizens confined to hospitals
would be effected by special regis
trarS who would visit the hospitals
on registration day.
To facilitate registration, all pub
lie schools would be closed on regis
tration day and the Superintendent
of schools would nominate to the
Commissioners a sufficient number
of persons to provide a chief regis
trar for each registration place. So
far as possible, school teachers
would be employed in this capacity,
as well as assistant registrars.
Police Would Cooperate.
The selective service officer for
the District would furnish to the
Police Department the boundaries
of the registration areas and the 10
- cation of the registration places and
one patrolman would be assigned to