Evening star., 1941-06-21
Nearby Virginia
Expects 1000
Registrations
Aides in October
To Be Called to
Assist July !

Selective Service Board ofhcials
in Arlington County (Va0, and
Alexandria today estimated 1000
men, who have become 21 since last
October 16, will register for mill
tary service July /.
AS board members perused lists
of the more than 300 volunteers who
helped register eligible male resi-
dents of the two Virginia jurisdic-
tions for first draft, detailed in
structions arrived from State Selec-
tive Service Headquarters, in Rich
mond, for conducting the coming
registration.
William B. McIlwaine jr., cnair-
man of the Alexandria board. Or
dered board clerks to communicate
with the $50 persons who aided IN
the October registration, in order
to select about six volunteers TO
handle the files of men July l. A.
Addison Slaymaker, chief clerk OF
the board, said desks of the regis
trars would be located in the ve5tl-
bule of the third floor of the City
Post Office. The Alexandria regis
try will be open from 7 am. until
pm, it was said.
1t was expected the three MEM
bers of the board, Mr.. McIlwaine,
Elliott Hoffman and Edmund Ticer,
as we'll as Mr.. Slaymaker and his
assistants, Miss Frances Good and
Miss Betty Jane Warfield, will aid
the selected volunteers.
Alexandria Expects 400.
Alexandria officials expect about
| per cent of the population. or 400
men, will register for military
service.
In his communication to workers
in the previous registration, Mr..
McIlwaine said the day will be di-
vided into three shifts, am. until
II noon. noon until pm. and 5
pm. until 9 pm. He urged those
who wished to assist to reply as
soon as possible because local board
| arrangements must be completed
and state headquarters notified
within few days.
/ With about 600 Arlington men eX-
pected to register, selective service
/ officials of the two boards there will
call on about 20 persons-all work.
ers in the previous registration-to
( assist in the clerical work. They
will be drawn from the $50 volun-
/ teers who worked last October. They
have not vet been selected. however.
It was learned the 20 workers, pos
sibly aided by the six clerks of the
! two boards and the six board mem
/ bers. will be divided into two shifts
between the hours of 7 am. and
9 pm.
Board Room To Be Used.
Members of Arlington Board No.
are Frank H Eastman, chairman;
John Cavanaugs and w. F. Blincoe.
Board No 2 members are E. J. Skid
more, chairman; J. T. Wallace and
T. E. Gilbert.
The Arlington registration will
| take place in the board room in
| the County Courthouse. where the
Offices of both draft boards are 10
Gated.
/ Col. Mills F Neal, State Director
/ for Selective Service. said in Rich
mond yesterday little or no con-
/ fusion is expected anywhere in Vlr-
/ ginia on registration day because
| almost all persons who will ask the
necessary questions have had the
/ experience of the first registration
/ day. Under plans announced in
/ Richmond, salmon-pink cards will
be used by registrars for issue TO
/ the 10000 young Virginians who are
expected to register, TO distinguish
them from the older registrants with
white cards.
/ AS in the first registration, special
/ arrangements will be made to regis
/ ter those who cannot appear by rea-
/ son of illness or other incapacity.
/ All inmates of insane asylums, jails,
/ reformatorieS or other similar insti-
| tutions, who are subject to registra-
ton. must report the day they leave
| the institution.