Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-19
Arlington Draft
Lists Delayed;
Doctors Chosen

Serial Numbers to Be
Posted Next Week;
Medical Units Named
The posting of the first serial
numbers in Arlington County, Va,
scheduled for this morning by both
Selective Service Boards, has been
postponed until next week, 1t was
announced today.
At meetings last night, both boards
decided to wait until the lists were
completed before placing them on
bulletin boards in the county court
house as planned yesterday.
Meanwhile, in Richmond, the
State Selective Service headquarters
announced the appointment Of 43
Medical Advisory Boards.
Wait for Complete Lists.
Frank H. Eastman, chairman of
Arlington Board No. l, explained
that instructions from State Sc
lective Service headquarters pro-
vided that one copy of the num-
bers and names should be sent to the
Governor and another copy posted,
while third copy is retained by the
board and the fourth released to
the press.
The instructions did not specific
ally state but did give the inference
that the copies should be posted
and sent to Gov. Price at the same
time, and hence the decision to
wait until the entire list was COM
pleted, he said. Arlington Board
No. 2. which met last night also,
took the same action, according to
J. T. Wallace. secretary.
The staff of the two boards has
completed numbering the county's
nearly 5000 registrants and nearly
1000 had been listed today. 1t
was estimated that the complete
list would not be ready for posting
before Wednesday, about the same
time that the lists are expected
to be posted in Alexandria.
Maryland Boards Meet.
While stats were busy in Virginia
putting the final touches on the
posting process, the boards in Mary
land convened in Baltimore to re-
ceive their instructions and prepare
for the initial work.
The medical advisory boards will
consider cases which draft board
examiners desire double checked.
The men were selected with the ad-
vice of the Virginia Medical Society,
the Medical College of Virginia and
the University of Virginia School of
Medicine.
The board for Fairfax and Prince
William Counties and the city of
Alexandria will be composed of Drs.
M. D. Delaney. Herbert Wolff, H. A.
Latane, L. F. Hobbs, chairman S. H.
Williams and j. T. Ashton, all Of
Alexandria. DR.. Latane is also ex-
aiming physician for the AleXan-
dria Draft Board.
The Fauquier County board in
cludes Drs. George H. Davis. chair
man; w. G. Trow, W. r. Pretlow, j.
F.. Folk, j. E. Knight and w. N.
Hodgin. all of Warrenton.
Boards for other areas include:
Loudoun-Dr. M. B. Hiden, chair
man; DR.. John A. Gibson, DR.. j. T.
Jackson, DR.. George H. Musgrave
and DR.. F. P. Smoot, all of Lees
burg, and DR.. w. P. Frazer, Hamil-
ton.
Frederick. Clarke and Winches-
ter-Dr. Philip w. Boyd, chairman:
DR.. Hunter Mcclure, DR.. James A.
Miller, DR.. George H. Smith and DR..
j. B. Mckee, all of Winchester. and
DR. Frank E. Tappan. Berryville.
Shenandoah and Warren - DR..
Frank Gearing. chairman: DR.. j. T.
Rountree. Dr. Harold w. Miller, DR..
James H Smoot and DR.. w. H.
Wunder, all of Woodstock.
Gov. O'Conor to Speak.
Gov. O'Conor. Col Henry c. STAN
wood, State draft chief; 1t. Comdr.
c. H. Bryant and 1t. Col. Frank
Hines will address the members OF
Maryland's 66 Selective Service
Boards and explain the duties Of the
local groups at the conference in
Baltimore. Members of appeals
boards and medical examiners have
deem included in the meeting called
at the 5th Regiment Armory.
A check will be made of progress
in securing Office space and each
board will present for approval the
names Of their chief clerks After
group conferences the final instruc-
tons will be discussed at a general
session.
While Board No. in Montgomery
County, with headquarters at Rock
vile, and Board No. 2 in Prince
Georges County, at Hyattsville, have
started sorting cards in their areas,
most of the boards in the State
were awaiting receipt of final in
structions from today's conference.
States Total Now PAL 1895.
COL Stanwood said the States
total registration, 41,995, would be
increased by receipt of cards from
other States within the next few
days, representing men out of the
State on registration day, but no
estimate of the number was avail
able.
Meanwhile Virginia State selec-
tive service headquarters in Rich
mond announced that a revision of
tabulations brought the total to
344,912, which included the last
precinct to report, Tangier Island,
with II registrants. Registration ex-
ceeded Federal estimates by about
40 900, but was below State head
quarters estimates by approximate
ly 5000.
The figures did not include 300
sailors on merchant ships regis
tered at Norfolk yesterday after
making port from various points.
NoticeS have heen sent tn all steam.