Evening star., 1941-03-03
5000 D. {. Men
ToBe Examined
This Month
Draft Medical Tests
Stepped Up to Create
Larger Reservoir

approximately 5,UUU DlSCrlcG regis
trantS will be given physical exami-
nations this month in a Stepped-ur
medical test program designed tt
create a larger reservoir of Glass la
selectees. selective service officials
announced today.
Eight examination periods during
the month were scheduled for siz
hospitals, with more than $40 men tC
be tested each period.
The first of the examination
series will take place tomorrow night
at Emergency, Garfield, Sibley
Freedmen's, Georgetown and Provi-
dence Hospitals. Others will follow
March 7, 10, 13, 18, q, "a and 27.
A bottleneck-of almost serious
proportions in some local boards
has been created recently by lack
of sufficient Glass Ia men to fill
heavy March quotas already under
way. Inauguration of the acceler-
ated examination schedule is ex-
pected to relieve this condition for
future calls.
15S 20 TO baltlmOre.
One hundred and f1fty-three
Washington selectees were sent to
Baltimore for Army induction today
as the first contingent of the Dis
trict's March quota of 1,750 men.
There were five absentees when
the send-of roll was called at the
Pennsylvania Avenue Armory, but
these men were expected to appear
later in the day.
The trip to Baltimore was made
IN special buses, with Maj. F. F.
Bernadorff, procurement officer and
member of the State staff for local
selective service, in charge of the
future Army rockies.
The selectees were to be inducted
at the 5th Regiment Armory during
the morning and later sent to Camp
Lee, Va, auxiliary reception center
for the Sd Corps Area, for classif1-
cation and assignment. They are
the first of approximately 1,100
Washington citizen-soldiers who are
to be sent to Fort Bliss, Tex, to
swell to war strength the 260th Coast
Artillery, District National Guard
anti-aircraft regiment, now on
active duty.
157 Daily Hereafter.
Inductions of District men are to
continue at the rate of 157 per day
for the remainder of this week.
An additional $50 selectees will be
called from the District between
March 10 and 20, while 500 colored
registrants will be inducted during
the last 10 days Of the month to
complete the quota.
Col. Walter w. Burns, command
ing, officer of the 26Oth Coast Artil-
lery, was m washington today to
talk with selecteeS who will be as
signed to his regiment for perma-
nent duty.
The morale of our men already
in Texas is exceptionally high" Col.
Burns said, ''and I want to see to it
personally that the newcomers get
off on the right foot
To Stay Several Days. ~
The regiment commander was to
address the first of the new re-
cruits after they reached Camp Lee
this afternoon. He will remain in
the District area for several days to
greet other groups of selectees be-
fore they are sent to Fort Bliss.
Col. Burns was enthusiastic over
conditions found by the District
National Guard unit at the Texas
post. 1--WE expected a great deal"
he said, "but the encampment far
exceeded our most optimistic ex-
pectations.
He said only 20 members of the
regiment of more than 300 men had
required disqualification in the
month since they reported for ac-
tive duty, in contrast to some $50
from a neighboring Guard unit
called to Fort Bliss with the 260th.
This factor Col. Burns attributed in
large part to the splendid morale"
of the Washingtonians.
Names of 1877 additional selectees
who will be inducted into the Army
Wednesday for future service with
the 260th were announced today by
selective service officials. Board
No. 2, with a quota of 20 men to
be inducted on the same day, was
to provide its list later this after
noon. Names announced were as
fo11OUs.