Evening star., 1941-07-18

land, Robert Eugene Wells of 716
Rock Creek Church road N. w. says
he likes the kind of life a man
finds in the c. C. C. or the Army"
His number, 98, was the first drawn
applicable to Draft Board No. 6. Mr..
Wells, an employe of the delivery
department of a downtown depart
ment store, came here from Pitts
burgh, Pa, and has been living "off
and on" in Washington for the last
six years.
He is unmarried and said he
would not ask for deferment.
Charles L. Witham, 1888 Irving
street NV, came up with number
1876 in Board No. 7, but it appeared
he may have a deferment reason
in his blond wife. Carol Young
Witham came here four months ago
from Billings, Mont, to be a War
Department typiSt, and was studying
shorthand at home when a reporter
called him.
Prefers Cavalry.
David S. Thomas, jr., 2427 F. street
NV, first man in Board No. s,
would just Ssoon continue his
work as a houseman at a boarding
house here, but he wouldn't be sore
about being drafted" he said. A
graduate of Armstrong High School
where he had a years experience in
the cadets. Mr.. Thomas would pre-
fer assignment to the cavalry be-
cause he learned to ride when work.
ing in a stable some time ago. He
also worked in cleaning establish
ment. He is unmarried.
Ray Carter Bower, whose number
was drawn first for Board No. 9, is
at his fathers home, l4l7 Rhode
Island avenue NV, recuperating
from a recent appendectomy.
Born in Indianapolis, young Bower
attended grade school here and was
working on farm in PENNSYLVANIA
when he was stricken with appendi-
citis.
He likes the idea of going into the
Army. In fact, he nearly Joined up
year ago because Army life appeals
to him and he wanted to do some
thing to serve his country. He is
unmarried.
William J. c. Hughes, colored, OF
1899 Seventeenth street NV, a drug
store employe, was winner of the
lottery in Area No. 10. But he was
not in Washington when his number
was drawn: he was down at his old
home in Greensboro, N. c., for .
visit.
He left couple of days ago"
said his landlady. He said he Just
had an idea the Army was going to
catch him
Mingled Emotions.
1t was with mingled emotions OF
pleasure and regret that John AIli-
son Hines of Board No. II, clerk
at the Federal Housing Administra-
ton, learned that his number, 1876.
had turned up first. Young Hines
had been kidded by fellow employees.
who predicted he soon would be in
the Army.
I'm glad my number came up
first just to get the laugh on those
guys" Hines said. But on the
other hand, I'm married man with
four -month-old daughter. I'm
afraid I'm going to have to ask for
deferment on account of Barbara
and the wife"
Mr. Hines is graduate of East
ern High School. He finished a
night-school course in 1887 and for
a time worked for morning news
paper. He has been employed at
the F. H. A. for the last 10 months
and was married in January Of 1910.
The youth lives with his wife's
parents at 1438 Girard street NV.
Harvey Bonds, colored, who lives
at 329 T street NV. with his FAM
lily, held the first number, 1876, in
Board No. II area. He Is unmar-
ried
Robert Lee Whitley, colored, whose
name was the first to be drawn for
Board No. 13, was washing dishes
in the Hotel Washington, where he
is employed, when his number was
pulled out of the flshbowl. He came
to Washington from North Carolina
Just a month before registration day
for 21-year-olds. He came of draft
age in January. He is married and
lives at 1901 Corcoran street NV.
Father of Three.
Prince Albert Shannon, colored,
the 49, man in Board No. IA, has
a wife and three children and is
expecting another child next month.
He was 81 years old in December.
Military training is no novelty to
young Shannon. He was a lieu
tenant in the cadet corps at Car
dozo High School. interviewed last
night at the Pennsylvania Grill, ~
F street NV, where he Is en-
ployed, he said:
Il just had a feeling I'd be the
nest man called. I vas the hSt naAE