Evening star., 1940-10-24
Draft Numbers
Will Be Posted
Here Saturday
Several of Boards
Probably Will Start
Niqht Work

Serial numbers Of Washington's
registrants for possible military
service will be posted at noon Satur-
day, Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, Sc
lective service director for the Dis
trict, said today.
Gen. Cox declared that several Of
the "a local boards have numbered
all cards received to date and that
a majority of the remaining boards
will have this task completed today
or tomorrow. Three or four OF the
boards were late getting started,
however, Gen. Cox added, and prob
ably will do some night work to fin
ish their numbering in time for Sat-
urday posting.
II the numbers are posted Satur-
day. Washingtons some 115,OO0 reg
istrants will have until Tuesday
noon-when the numbers for all OF
the $500 local area draft boards in
the Nation will be drawn from a
bowl in the Departmental Audi
torium-to acquaint themselves with
the number assigned them.
Nine Physicians Appointed.
Appointment by the Commission =
ers of the following nine phySi-
clans as members of the Medical
Advisory Board was announced last
night:
Charles S. White. chairman, sur
geon, 1901 I street NV.
Lewis C. Ecker, internist, 1725
N street NV.
w. T. Davis, ophthalmologist
(eyes), s27 Farragut Square NV
w. C. Sparks, otolaryngologist
Gears. nose and throat. 1746 K
street NV.
John A. Talbot orthopedist, 1885
I street NV.
E. H. Reede. psychiatrist, 1929
Vermont avenue NV.
J. w. Lindsay, clinical patholo-
gist. 1925 I street NV.
Edgar McPeak. radiologist, 1885
street NV.
Abraham Solomon, dentist, 1000
F street NV.
Meanwhile. Supt. of Schools
Frank w. Ballou revealed yester-
day that conditions in regard to
the use Of schools by local draft
boards are not vet entirely salts
factory. Some of the quarters as
signed boards have not been ade-
uuate. DR.. Ballou told the Board OF
Education. and some of the details
of night and holiday use of the
school buildings have yet to be
worked out.
Confers With Gen Cox.
DR.. Balou however, said he had
conferred with Gen. Cox on the mat
ter and expected arrangements to
be worked out shortly.
The board at its meeting yester-
day extended a vote of appreciation
to DR.. Chester w. Holmes and A.
K. Savoy. both assistant superin-
tendents of schools charged with
administration of registration de-
tails, and all employees and volun-
teers who co-operated in an achieve
ment that was outstanding in the
history of the schools"
Several draft age Washingtonians
who were out of the country on
registration day. have called by Sc
lective service headquarters to in
quire about registering. officials
there said They we're directed to
the draft boards serving their re-
spective areas. Attention of such
persons is called to regulations re-
quiring them to apply for registra-
ton within five days after return
ing to the United States
Most of the cards signed by WASH
ington residents at registration CEN
terS elsewhere in the country last
week were believed to have been
received at headquarters. A number
of cards have come from such points
as Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
Montana. Minnesota and virtually
every State east of the Mississippi
River, it was said. These cards are
being numbered and listed at proper
local boards along with those signed
within the District.