Evening star., 1941-02-09
IS Nearby Men
leaveTomorrow
For Army Tour
Montgomery to Send
AZ; Prince Georges
Quote Will Be 43

Answering the February call for
selectees from Maryland, IS white
men from Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties will leave to-
morrow for Baltimore for induction
while 81 colored selectees will leave
Friday for their years training.
Montgomery County will furnish
AZ white and 2l colored selectees
while Prince Georges Countys quota
is 43 white and IA colored men.
They will be among ISL Maryland
selectees to report tomorrow at the
5th Regiment Armory, beginning
four-day parade of 1,071 men un-
der the States third draft call. The
fourth call is expected about March
Is.
Included in the group of 10 white
and four colored seleCtees from the
Montgomery County Board No. /
is Edward Roberts johnson. 23-
year-old son of Walter johnson, Of
Germantown. Md, former WASH
lngton pitching star.
Young johnson was in Florida
racing his 4-year-old filly, Good
Reception, until a few days ago
and planned TO be indicted into
service there. However, he lost
the horse in a claiming race at
Hialeah Park and decided 10 re-
turn home for induction here. He
will leave with the boards quota
from Rockville at 7:30 am. to-
morrow.
Warm Down in Florida.
1t was nice and warm down in
Florida, but l didn't have anything
TO keep me after my fily left for
Venezuela, so here ! am" Young
Johnson said. I'm glad TO do nv
part and if they don't keep me too
busy at Fort Meade I might get
away long enough 10 give Dad q
hand with the hay this summer"
Two requirements were an
nounced at headquarters of Board
No. l at Rockville, Leslie jackson
Randall, "a. of Rockville. for Charles
Vance Webb, of Washington Grove,
who will be inducted in Washington
County, Va, and James Edward
Williams, 20, colored. of Rockville.
unemployed. for William Henry
Peter, 80, colored, also of Rockville.
The last of 500 questionnaires are
being sent out from the Board No.
! office and will be in the hands
OF regstrants up to 1,150. inclusive,
by Wednesday. it was announced.
twenty white selectees from
Board No. 2 and II from the Board
No. 3 area will leave from the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad station at
Silver Spring tomorrow at 1922 am.
Two colored selectees from the No.
2 area and one from No. 3 section
Will leave at the same hour Friday.
20 From Hyattsville.
In Prince Georges County, the
first contingent of the countys Feb
ruary draft call will be 20 white
selectees from Local Board No. l,
who will leave HyattSville at 1925
am. tomorrow by train for Balti-
more.
Draft Boards Nos. 2 and 3. with
headquarters in Upper Marlboro,
will send II and Is white selectees,
respectively, to Baltimore at lib
a m. Tuesday by bus.
Draft Board No. l will send its
quota OF two colored selectees to
Baltimore by train at 7:20 am. on
Friday while six colored selectees
from each of boards Nos. 2 and 3
VIII leave Marlboro at 11:30 am. on
THURSDAY.
Three replacements were reported
by Draft Board No. in its original
selectee list including George Mar
tele Akers, %, of Beltsville: James
Bernard Heinicke. "a. of l4l1 Owen
street NE. (change of address after
reglstratlon), and William Eric
Gibbs, "a of Hyattsville. Those re-
placed are James Stephen Rimmer,
Is, OF University Park: John Fran
els Slinkman. 26, of Hyattsville. and
Charles F. McIlwee. %. Of College
Park.
Draft Board No. 2 reported ons
change. George Clinton Wenzel. 81.
OF Laurel will take the place of John
Walter Smith, jr., 80, of Upper Marl-
ooro. Board No. reported two
changes, Charles Dickey Pumpelly,
81, of District Heights to take the
place of Harry Louis Connor, q, of
Hillside, and Charles Francis Wag-
ner. jr., 81, of Accokeek to replacs
Samuel Lawson. %. of Blacksbure.
Va, the latter who will be indicted
at his home.