Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Montgomery
First 10 Post
Draft Numbers
County Unit No. !
Leads Region in
Finishing Work

The distinction Of being the first
selective Service Board in the
Washington area to post serial num-
bers of potential selectees belonged
today to Montgomery County Md
Board No l.
Stephen c. Cromwell. chairman,
and Augustus r. Selby, secretary,
completed the first phase of their
units work when they tackled list
of 1851 names and numbers on a
bulletin board in room l0l at the
courthouse in Rockville
Norman Hawkins. colored of
Rockville drew No. l on the list,
while No 1851 went to Ross Boldly
of Sandy Spring. 1t Is expected
that approximately $50 men will be
called for service out of the terri
tory covered by Mr.. Cromwell'S
board.
Board No 3 in Montgomery
County is working at top speed in
an effort to have its numbers ready
by tomorrow night, while Boards
No. l and No. 2 in Prince Georges
County, Md. and the boards in Ar
lington County and Alexandra, Va,
probably will post their lists to-
morrow.
Other Boards Rush Work.
Board No in Montgomery be-
gan work on Friday and had the
help of employees from the county
commissioners and county treasur-
er's Offices in listing registrants.
The list posted in its headquar-
tiers at the Rockville Courthouse may
be inspected at any time, Mr.. Crom-
we'll said. Entrance to the room at
night may be gained through county
police headquarters, he explained.
1t was announced today that
Montgomery County Board. No. 2,
has established Offices in Jesup Blair
Community House at Silver Spring
The boards list is the longest in
the county. All public meetings
in the building have been Cancelled
so the board may proceed with its
work without letup.
Board List Nearly Ready.
Board No in Montgomery has
approximately 200 cards of regis
trants living in the area embraced
by Board No. l and these will be
mailed to Mr. Cromwells unit today
or tomorrow. it was said.
Frederic P. Lee. chairman of
Montgomery County Board. No. 3.
said his group expects to have its
list ready for posting tomorrow
night at its headquarters in the
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Recreation
Center.
Mr.. Lees board secured the trans
fer of Mrs. Lynn L. Stratton of
Chevy Chase. docket clerk at the
Federal Alcohol Administration, to
serve as clerk.
Mr.. Lee said that as soon as the
numbers are posted he will assign
the clerical staff to prepare an
additional alphabetical list of regis
trants and their numbers.
This will eliminate he said. the
delay incurred by registrants in
searching through the usual numer-
ical lists for their names. His board
is the first in the Washington area
to announce such list.
Governor Rules on Vacancies.
Leo w. Dunn, chairman of Prince
Georges County Board. No. l. and
G. Gardner Shugart. secretary to
Prince Georges County Board. No
?, said their groups probably will
have numbers ready tomorrow
Rrice Clagett, chairman of Board
No. 2 in Prince Georges. said it is
possible his groups numbers may be
posted late this afternoon. although
they probably will not be ready
until tomorrow.
His board has 4139 cards. The
numbers are to be posted outside
the post office at Upper Marlboro.
Mr.. Clagett said Board No. 2 sent
1913 cards to other States, 261 to
other counties in Maryland, 142 to
Prince Georges Board No. l and
SO to Prince Georges Board No. 3.
Organization of Prince Georges
County Board No. 3 is still incom-
plete William A. Coombe of Clin-
ton resigned because of i'll health
Gov. O'Conor of Maryland today
said vacancies on local draft boards
caused by designations need not hold
up work.
He explained that two members of
any Maryland board could conduct
business despite vacancy in the
third position.
Fairfax List DELAYED
Fabian G.. Augustine. chairman of
Board No. in Prince Georges said
his board is about half through it's
cards. 1t is expected the work will
be finished late today and the num-
bering of the cards begun tonight.
Herbert o. Blunt, chairman of the
Fairfax County Board stated lists
will not be posted for the county
until entirely completed.
1t is expected, if volunteer work.
ers can be obtained to assist in copy
ing lists, to post numbers by the
end of the week. Meanwhile, sew
eral employees in the Office of County
Clerk John M. Whalen offered to
aid the board in completing the
listing
Several who failed to register last
Wednesday have appeared before
the board and in each case salts
factory excuses have been given
and the men allowed to register.
Advisory Group Meets.
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy of the
Arlington County Circuit Court, who
was appointed chairman Of the Ad-
visory Board for registrants by Gov
Price, called a meeting of members
last night in the Arlington County
courthouse to receive instructions.
Questionnaires which will be dis
tributed to registrants after num-
bers are drawn in the national lot
terry were distributed. Board men,
bers and associate members are
charged with the responsibility OF
furnishing registrants with informa-
ton to help them answer questions.
Judge McCarthy's board includes
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