The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-17
Conscription Armies Already Being Formed
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 return from the funeral of the late Speaker William B. Bankhead in Jasper, Ala.
 Handle State Drafts
 In each state capital, under the direction of the governor, units will be set up to handle the draft of that state. Elaborate plans have been formulated and six heavy volumes of regulations will guide $500 draft boards in all parts of the country in deciding why one man shall go to camp and another allowed to stay home.
 These regulations will be given the widest publicity. The responsibility of learning whether an individual is subject to registration will be pri- marily his own. MT. Roosevelt stressed this point when he said, "Every person subject to registra- ton is required to familiarize him. self with the ru1es and regulations governing registration and comply herewith"
 The first task confronting the draft machinery is the printing of millions of blank forms for registra- tion and rating. The registration card is a three by four inch paste board carrying the name, address, occupation, age, race and descrip- tion of the registrant. It will be used simply as 8 means of establish ing how many men are available and where each can be reached.
 Each registrant will receive 8 small certificate which will establish the fact that he has complied with the law and registered and also give his description.
 Registration Cards
 The registration cards will be sent by election officials to county clerks, who will re-distribute them to local draft boards. A questionnaire will be sent to each registrant. By his answers, each man will establish whether he is eligible for immediate service or subject to deferment either because of physical condition, dependents or need for his services in essential industry.
 Of paramount importance in ad- ministering the draft will be selec- tion of the personnel of $500 local boards who will rate the registrants for military service. Governors of each state will select these boards and they will be appointed, on the governors recommendation, by the president.
 At least one board will be set up for each county or for each 35,000 residents, whichever is larger.
 Speed Sacrificed
 President Roosevelt's proclama- ton of registration day a month after the passage of the act was taken to indicate that speed will be sacrificed to care in calling up con- scripts. Original plans had called for registration 15 days after signing of the law and the first induction 40 days after signing. Now the first troops are expected to go to camp about November IS.
 The first contingent of conscripts is expected to total about 75,OO0 and they will be fed into already trained regular army and national guard units. Before they're called, large portion of the national guard will have been called.
 Units ordered by Marshall to re- port next month as the second con- tingent and their training stations included:
 27th division, less 27th tank com- pany, New York-Fort Mcclellan, Ala.
 102nd observation squadron, New York-Fort Mcclellan, Ala.
 Puerto Rican department. (Sta- tions to be detaxnained by depart ment commander headquarters and headquarters company, 92nd infan- try brigade; 295th infantry; 296th infantry; 1st battalion, 253rd coast