Evening star., 1941-01-13
District Area
Supplies 68
New SeIectees
l8 From Capital,
so From Nearby
Maryland Leave

NiuIyIuHu IeQVe
Washington and nearby Maryland
added 68 more men to the Nation S
rapidly expanding Selective Service
Army today as officials made ready
to replace several District selectees
who were rejected at the Baltimore
induction station Saturday
Sixteen SelecteeS from Local Draft
Boards 3 and 8 and two held over
from Saturday MADE the bus trip
to Baltimore's 5th Regiment Armory
this morning to take their places
in the induction line. which included
so men from nearby Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties.
Accompanied by Sergt. Thomas
j. Mccall of the District Selective
Service Administrative Staff. the
Washington contingent left the Ma
tlonal Guard Armory on Pennsyl-
vania avenue at o'clock, following
breakfast at nearby restaurant,
and brief, informal farewells. Rel
atlveS OF most of the selectees were
on hand to bid them good-by.
25 From Montgomery.
Twenty-Five selectees from Mont
eomery County Boards Nos. 2 and
left by train at 8:45 o'clock this
morning for Baltimore Earlier the
selectees from Board No. l in the
upper county districts left Rockville
by train and joined the other county
men in Washington.
The Rockville contingent, of eight
white and two colored men, was
accompanied by H. T. Clark, clerk
Of Board No. /, but because of the
early departure hour, 73O o'clock,
no ceremonies were held.
Each of the l6 selectees from
Board No. was presented with a
combination pen-pencil and writing
paper, the gift of Cissel-Saxon unit,
American Legion Auxiliary of Silver
Spring All of the county selectees
were given flashlights by the Mont
gomery County Council of the
Legion, the presentations being
made by Warner E. Humphrey, who
was the organizations chairman of
arrangements for the send-off.
Urged to Write Home.
AS brief ceremonies for the Sc
lectees of Board No. in Jesup Blair
Community Center. George B. Kiss
niger, president of the Legion Coun-
Gil, urged the men to write to their
parents frequently William Brad
ley Edelblut of Burnt Mills Hills
was designed as leader of the Silver
- Spring contingent with James Will
liam Arentson of Silver Spring as
assistant leader.
One selectee from Board No. 2
failed to appear before the train
left. Board Chairman Stephen James
said the man reported to him later,
explaining that he had been in
volved in a minor automobile acci-
dent yesterday on a return trip from
North Carolina. Mr.. James said the
man would be inducted later today.
Two selectees from Board No. 3
were replaced by Michael Chermak,
80, of 1904 Wisconsin avenue, and
Ivan Leo Lindsey, 80, of 129 Fair
mont avenue. Bethesda.
Board officials said they take the
place of Charles A. McKimmie, 20Z
Blaine drive. Chevy Chase, and
Charles A. Ofenstein. 1924 Woodside
place, neither of whom could report.
1t was also announced that Ma
thaniel B Page of IA East Bradley
lane. Chevy Chase. would replace
Arthur Briggs Hanson of 1901 Old
Georgetown road. who mas been or
dered to active duty with the Marine
Reserves at Quantico
Prince Georges Contingent.
The first contingent of the Prince
Georges County draft quota of 35
men started the induction process
at 7:20 o'clock this morning when
ID white men and l colored man
from Local Draft Board No. l left
Hyattsville by train for Baltimore.
This afternoon selectees from
Draft Boards Nos. 2 and 3 were to
leave Upper Marlboro by bus.
One man was missing from Draft
Board No. Is group of selectees. He
failed to appear this morning when
his name was called. officials of the
draft board said. The board later
learned he had enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard and had left for Fort
Bliss. Tex, with the 260th Coast
Artillery.
The colored selectees from the Dis
trict to be inducted Friday were
expected to be named today by the
Office of Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
Selective Service executive for the
District. Thirteen additional Sc
lectees will be chosen later in the
week to replace men who were re-
iected at the induction station at
Baltimore Saturday Most of the
reflections we're for physical reasons,
officers said.
Men Are Classified.
Meanwhile, the 132 Washington
men who passed the induction ex-
aminations were being put through
the classification mill at Fort George
G.. Meade, Md, today. These men
viii spend several days at the 3rd
Corps Area reception center, to be
classified, supplied with complete
Army equipment and drilled in serv-
ice fundamentals. They later will
be sent to Army posts elsewhere for
permanent duty.
Many of the District men are ex-
pected to be ordered to Texas, where
nearly 1000 District National
Guardsmen will be on active duty.
Induction officers said in Baltimore
that "A more men from Washington
would report Friday and II from
Virginia Thursday.
AS the selecteeS started arriving
In Baltimore today, Maj. Gen.
Walter S. Grant, commander of the
Sd Corps Area, visited the armory
to inspect the new induction center,
the Associated Press reported.
After passing final physical ex-
aminations the men were sworn IN
and sent Immediately to the Fort
George G.. Meade reception center
by bus.
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