Evening star., 1940-11-03

the demands of the first requisi-
tions, and probably all others be-
tween now and January, local Sc
lective service officials said after
receiving the orders.
Earlier estimates had placed the
Districts share in the first call at
about $50 men.
Registrant volunteers-they num-
ber more than a dozen at many
of the boards-will go out first,
and as result registrants who
drew top order numbers may not
actually be called into training be-
fore the turn Of the new year.
Immediately on receipt of the
first call quota, Brig. Gen. Albert
l.. Cox, the city's selective service
executive, notified local boards to
lower sharply the projected sched-
ule Of mailing questionnaires, to
prevent unnecessary reclassifications
later. Most of the boards now will
be expected to mail less than so
questionnaires during the next few
weeks.
Orders issued Friday, calling for
the mailing of SO questionnaires
per day until totals ranging up
ward to 270 among the boards were
completed, thereby were virtually
countermanded.
Induction Date Deferred.
Col. Thurber explained that the
Sd Corps Area command had de-
cided November q as the first
induction day instead of November
l8, previously announced as the
probable opening date for the in
duction program, to give the
trainees more time to settle their
affairs and afford local boards
ample opportunity to prepare for
the original requisition.
The Districts requisition orders
also contained the designation of the
5th Marine Reserve Battalion Head.
quarters, 458 Indiana avenue NV.
as the induction station for loca
trainees, and it was learned Later
that portions of the two nearby
States also will be served by the
station.
The station later will be open
daily, except Sundays and holidays
for reception of requirements for re-
jected trainees.
Capt. r. M. Peak, in charge OF
the Districts Army Recruiting
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also viii receive trainees from the
following Virginia counties:
Lancaster, Northumberland. Rich.
mond. Westmoreland. King George
Stafford, Prince William, Fairfax
Loudoun, Clarke, Frederick, Shen-
andoah, Warren, Page, Rappahan.
ock, Rockingham. Madison, Cul.
peper and Arlington.
For Maryland Areas as Well.
Trainees will be received here, too
from St. Mary's, Charles, Montgo.
mery, Calvert and Prince George:
Counties. Maryland, he said. The
Baltimore induction station will
take care of Maryland trainees from
IOullIiCS duJdCCilI W lildG tlty, ~
was understood.
The induction station here will
clear about IS trainees per day fol
the first few calls. stepping this rate
up to 125 or ITS per day in January
and February.
Twelve surgeons and 18 enlisted
men will be on duty to give physical
examinations to trainees, while the
administrative staff will consist of
approximately 3 officers and Is
enlisted men, it was understood.
Fifteen trucks will be assigned to the
local induction station to transport
Maryland and Virginia trainees from
Union Station and other travel
terminals in the city to the induction
station, and all indicted trainees
from Washington to Fort Meade.
Md, reception center for the Sd
Corps Area.
Fort Meade will be equipped to
handle $500 trainees at any given
time. Inducted rhen will remain
there for about a week to be OUT