Evening star., 1940-09-17
Draft Plans Sped
ByMary|and
And Virginia
Nearby Areas Prepare
For Registration Of
Thousands Oct. Is

Maryland and Virginia today
rushed preparations for selective
service setups, hoping to complete
them well in advance of the October
16 registration date fixed by .Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
In Virginia, officials said, the ma
chtnery probably will be perfected
within week or 10 days. In Mary
land. Gov. O'Conor met today with
the State Council of Defense and
Resources at Annapolis to consider
details of the program
The Maryland meeting was at
tended by National Guard and Naval
Militia advisers and included a dis
cussion Of the printed forms TO be
furnished election supervisors. who
will serve as registration officers in
the various counties.
Volunteer Examiners Sought.
Meanwhile, a Medical Prepared
ness Committee announced plans
for calling on volunteer medical ex-
aminers in Maryland to serve with
the draft boards. DR.. Edward P.
Thomas of Frederick, president OF
the Maryland Medical and Chirurg-
ical Faculty, said he has been de-
cided to call for volunteers through
county medical associations.
approximately 266,OOO Maryland
men between the ages of q and 35,
inclusive. will be registered and
G
tary training before January !, it
has been estimated.
1t. Col. Mills F. Neal, director OF
the State draft in Virginia, plans
to organize State headquarters on
the first floor of the State Office
building in Richmond and is pre-
pairing for the nomination Of local
selective service boards, appeal
boards, advisory boards for regis
trants, medical advisory boards and
examining physicians.
To Supervise Appointments.
Gov. Price will supervise all ap-
pointments in Virginia.
Present plans call for the Virginia
director and his. assistants to serve
without additional pay. except for
those in clerical capacities.
The registration functions will be
handled under the supervision Of the
secretary of the Commonwealth and
local election officials.
In nearby areas. Maryland COM
munities appeared to be ahead of
Virginia in setting up registration
machinery.
Montgomery Officials Ready.
Montgomery County. Md, election
officials are anticipating a registra-
ton of approximately 12,150 draftees
at the October is registration. Presi-
dent Donald NJ. Bowie, jr. of the
board of election supervisors said
today.
The figure is a rough estimate
based on the State quota. he ex.
planned. Board members today be.
gan drawing up list of about $50
election officials who will handle the
registration in the county's SO poll.
ing places.
While no advices have been re-
ceived as to the number to be
selected from the county, estimates
place the figure at about 325. based
on the State quota of 5000. Mr..
Bowie said. The registration will
be in charge of the bipartisan
board of election supervisors, con-
sisting of Mr.. Bowie. Delaney F.
Brown and Carey Kingdom.
Prince Georges Plans.
In Prince Georges County. Md,
Samuel A. Wyvill. chairman of the
Board of Election Supervisors, has
completed plans for three selective
service boards to be set up on the
basis of the county's population.
The 68 election officials of the county
have already been handed detailed
instructions for registration at the
various polling places.
The Arlington County (Va) Elec-
toral Board will handle registration
procedure in that community, but
its secretary. Claude o. Thomas, said
today the board has not received
notice from the State of the exact
procedure to be followed. Because
of plans announced at Richmond
yesterday to set up one selective
service board for each 10000 in
habitants. it is believed two such
boards will be necessary for Arling-
ton. which was shown to have a
population of slightly less than co. 900
in the 1910 census.
In Alexandria the Electoral Board
is headed by Frederick C. Goodnow.
real estate operator and includes in
its membership James N Colasanto,
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