Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-28


spouse to his request for aid foHp
teachers in the school system in
the registration of District draft
eligibles October 16 today
prompted Asst. Supt. of Schools
Chester w. Holmes to request ad-
ditional clerical help to list the
volunteers and aid in the organ
ization of registrars. 1t was I'M
derstood that civil service officials
would assign two more workers to
DR.. Holmes staff by the first OF
the month.
Heads of several Government ag-
encies, business concerns and NUM-
cipal services today were consider
ing a request that they list immedi-
ately employees in their charge who
will volunteer to assist in the regis
tration of the District draft eligibles
on October Is.
An appeal for the definite and
prompt listing of volunteers to aug
ment the staff of public school
teachers at the registration places
was issued late yesterday by DR..
Chester w. Holmes, assistant super
intendent of schools, who said that
300 additional registrars would be
required to bring the staff to nee
essary total.
Among Government agencies
asked to supply names of volunteers
were State. War, Navy and In
terror Departments, Bureau of In
ternal Revenue and the Railroad
Retirement Board. The same re-
quest was dispatched to the Potomac
Electric Power Co., the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co., the
Washington Gas Light Co.. the city's
Police and Fire Departments and the
District Works Projects Administra-
ton
Flying Squadron" Planned.
The school system will provide s.
474 workers. In addition to the
regular corps of registrars at each
of the as schools designated as regis
tration places, Dr.. Holmes plans to
organize flying squadrons' totalling
more than 200 registrars to take
care Of emergencies arising through
unexpected influx of registrants at
any given places.
Paul Edwards, director of the
District W. P. A. who recently VOL
unteered the services of his men,
said he thought he could supply ap-
proXimately 1000 Men on w. P. A.
rolls who volunteer may not be
paid for the days services. Mr. Ed
wards pointed out, but supervisors in
the organization would be instructed
to attempt to give the volunteers
an extra days work at some later
time
Appointment of G. Tinsley Gar
nett, captain in the Signal Corps
Reserve, as an adviser on occupa-
tlonal deferments for District draft
headquarters was announced late
yesterday at the national selective
service Offices. Mr.. Garrett is a
broker with Offices at 815 Fifteenth
street NV.
Meanwhile, the task Of supplying
physicians in each of the board
areas was taken over by the Dis
trict Medical Society following
conference Yesterday between Gen.
Albert L. Cox, selective service ex-
ecutive of the District. and men,
bers of the society's Committee on
Medical Resources.
Full Cooperation Pledged.
Gen. Cox said, following the con-
ference which lasted more than an
hour. that utmost cooperation"
had been assured him by the COM
mittee members and that the task of
selecting doctors TO be recommended
for the registration day posts would
begin Immediately.
Membership on the medical exam
lining boards. which will function once
the actual consumption begins, will
be selected at a later date. also
through the cooperation of the
medical society, Gen. Cox said.
The task now at hand is the
furnishing of physicians for each
of the registration centers to make
preliminary examinations of regis
trants. recommendations for this
task will be made after personnel
of the draft boards has been taken
care Of.
To Select Boards.
Draft board appointments are ex-
pected to be made by the Commits
sioners within a few days. Gen
Cox said he planned to recommend
four or more persons for each Of
the "a draft boards so the Commits
sioners would have choice in max
ing their appointments. Three men,
bers will serve on each Of the
boards.
Members of the medical societys
Committee on Medica! Resources,
all of whom, were DrpSert for the