Evening star., 1940-10-21

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r classification and possible military
The serial numbers are those
placed on registration cards by the
local draft boards.
May Draw 10000 Numbers.
1t was the impression at selective
service headquarters that it prob
ably will be necessary to draw TO-
900 or more numbers in order to
leave plenty of open" numbers for
those who register after the lottery.
At the first lottery during the World
War it required about II hours to
draw l0,500 numbers.
While many local draft boards
in congested areas have not COM
pleted the numbering of registra-
ton cards and posthing of numbers,
officials believe all boards would
have the task finished in ample
time to hold the lottery week from
tomorrow.
One board in Miami, Fla. report
ed today that ii had approximately
5000 registrants. Some areas in
New York and Chicago may go
above this figure and it is possible
that as many as 1000 numbers
will be drawn in the lottery.
The Governor of each State will
telegraph his highest number to
headquarters. In this way WASH
ington will be advised quickly of the
highest number assigned any man
made up at headquarters will be
placed in capsules for the lottery.
Registrants Can Enlist.
AS each number is drawn. every
local board having a corresponding
number will learn the order in
which the men holding these num-
bers are to be examined.
Volunteers who enlist in the Regu-
lar forces between now and next
June 80 will not affect Immediately
the quotas assigned to States and
the District of Columbia for the
first 100000 men to be drafted dur
ing that period. DR.. Dykstra said
earlier in the day.
DR.. Dykstra also emphasized that
registered men may enlist in any
branch of the service or its or
ganized reserves up to the time they
may be ordered to report by the
draft boards. These enlistments,
however must be for three years
unless the men volunteer through
the boards, when. if otherwise eligi-
bic. they will be assigned for the
years training prescribed in the
Selective Service Act
Even large number of volun-
teers during the fall and winter will
not change the first quotas. DR..
Dykstra said:
The State quotas tentatively esti-
mated last week made liberal allow
ances for volunteers up to June 80
based on recruiting expectations of
the Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
Therefore enlistments will have no
effect on the estimated quotas for
the early calls. Some adjustments
will be necessary as accurate figures
replace estimates to complete the
100000 total of selective service
trainees for 1941"
Volunteers Put Ahead.
DR.. Dykstra pointed out that VOL
unteerS who want to serve only the
year provided in selective service
may be called "out of turn" regard
less of how their registration serial
numbers fare in the lottery Their
order numbers will be showed ahead
after the lottery and they will be
classified ahead of those who do not
volunteer
The Districts quota of 1882 and
the quotas of the States apparently
will not be changed for several
months. at least. because of the ad-
vance estimate of volunteers. Each
area is given credit for the number
of men serving in any of the armed
forces, including the National
Guard. and these totals are supposed
to be deducted from assigned quotas.
Dr. Dykstra issued a statement
this morning urging the boards to
speed up their work. He pointed
out:
Before the lottery can be held
each of the more than $500 local
boards must do four things. The
registration cards must be sorted
and those of the registrants from
other localities forwarded to the
proper local boards; then the cards
remaining. together with those re-
ceived from other boards. must be
shuff1ed, so that the serial number
ing which follows will be purely q
matter of chance.
THE serial numbering, which is
the third step, consists of starting
at the top of the pile of all the cards
after they have been shufI1ed and
numbering them consecutively, be-
ginning with No. /. Each local board
then prepares a list of registrants
in the order of their serial numbers"