Evening star., 1940-09-27
|Contrdcts LET
|For Printing
Draft Cards
District Officials
Push Preparations
For Registration
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
A definite plan whereby the
District Medical Society will sup
ply physicians for each Of the "a
draft board areas on registration
day was announced today follow
ing a conference between Gen.
Albert L. Cox. Washington's Sc
lective Service executive, ana
members of the medical socletys
Committee on Medical Resources.
Gen. Cox said he had been as
sured of utmost cooperation
on the part of the society IN
CARRYING out the medical aspects
of the registration program.
Contracts for printing 2OO,0OO
draft registration cards and quantl-
ties of other materials needed for
operation of the Districts selective
service machinery were in the hands
of six Washington printing firms
today as local draft officials pushed
ahead with other preparations for
the October 16 registration day.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, Wash.
ington's selective service executive,
has received copies Of the first two
volumes of regulations, which deal
with general organization and per-
sonnel. and it is expected that steps
will be taken soon to set up gen.
eral headquarters and complete
recommendations for personnel OF
the "a draft board areas.
Gen. Cox and other selective
service aides still had under con-
sideration today the proposal OF
Health Officer George c. Rutland
that prospective draftees be asked
TO submit voluntarily to a blood
test for syphilis. No decision has
been reached on the suggestion, 1t
was said after Gen. Cox conferred
Yesterday with Dr.. George Leioy,
director of the venereal disease serv-
ice of the Health Department.
Bar Offer Considered.
Also under consideration Is the
offer of the District Bar Assocla-
ton to aid in the selectlve service
machinery by Voluntary service OF
some of its members with the reg
istration staffs. Jerome F. Barnard.
chairman of the Bar Association
Committee on Preparedness. Is TO
submit to Gen Cox a list Of asso-
citation members who would serve
in advisory capacities in the draft
board areas.
The printing contracts, an
nounced by Gen Cox late yester-
day, totaled S388.15 The registra-
ton cards are expected to be ready
for delivery to local officials by Oc-
tober /. and the other form cards
must be ready before october 5,
officials said.
The largest contract, that for
printing the registration cards, was
awarded to the Jarboe Printing Co,
which submitted a low bid Of sl96.
The cards measure 6 by inches.
Officials said they had ordered
100000 of these so they would have
an adequate reserve to allow for
clerical mistakes in registering pro-
spective trainees.
Other contracts were awarded as
follows:
Federal Lithograph Co, 10000
registration certificates. measuring
by 2i2 inches, for s73.l0.
Washington Printers. Inc. 500
registration instruction placards. l3
by II inches, for $3.50; 300 forms
for administering oaths Of Office to
certain selective service aides. s by
101a inches, for s435, and 500 SUBJ
poenas for witnesses to appear be-
fore the local board, by 81 inches,
for S6.
Guthrie Lithograph Co., $4,000
forms for listing registrants. 8 by
1912 inches. for s4250. and $4,000
notices to registrantS to appear for
physical examinations, by 3 inches,
for s3825.
Truman Ward, 300 certificates for
employment of Office assistants. 8
by 1012 inches, for s2.75, and 500
travel orders, 8 by 1912 inches, for
$3.50.
United Publishing Co.. 5000 no.
tees to appear before local board.
for So
Selective service officials said that
at the request Of the Federal Gov
ernment they also we're ordering
5000 extra copies of each form for
its use.
Cox and Hershey Speak.
Still to be awarded is a contract
for 125 900 folders to hold the reg
istration papers of each registrant.
officials said the bids submitted
for this job had to be thrown out
because of some confusion over the
weight of the paper to be used.
Bids will be called for again.
Gen. Cox and 1t. Col. Lewis B.
Hershey, U. S. A., executive officer of
the Joint Army and Navy Selective
Service Committee. were guest
speakers yesterday at luncheon of
the Kiwanis Club at the Mayflower
Hotel Most of the session was de-
voted to questions on selective serv-
ice by Kiwanis members, with the
answers being supplied by Co..
Hershey.
Col. Hershey told the members
they would have ample opportunity
to offer their services in the regis
tration. because thousands of volun-
teers would be needed
He said the various selective serv-
ice machines in cities, counties and
States throughout the country will
not be bothered by Washington very
much, because they will know the
principles of the drafts operation
as well as we do"