Evening star., 1941-04-29
Draft Registrars
Warned TO Report
Address Changes
Admonition Is Directed
Particularly to Those
Tokine Vacations

District selective service regis
trants today were warned by Brig
Gen. Albert L. Cox selective service
director, that they must notify their
local boards promptly Of any change
of address or become liable to severe
penalties.
The directors admonition was di-
rected particularly to regiStrants
who may be leaving town on vaca-
tions.
1T is the duty of every registrant
to keep his local board advised at all
times of the address at which mail
will reach him at all times" Gen.
Cox pointed out.
Regulations provide that any reg
istrant who fails to conform to this
provision shall be liable to imprison-
ment for not more than five years,
or a fine of not more than $4,000,
or both.
Most cases of delinquency, thus
far, Gen. Cox said. have been found
due to ignorance of the law or care
lessness on the part of registrants.
In such cases. he added. 1t is the
policy of the Selective service sys-
tenn and the Justice Department to
be lenient with the offenders.
Thorough Investigation.
To protect regiStrants who do not
willfully try to violate the law. Gen.
Cox today asked all local boards to
exhaust all means of investigation
at their disposal before reporting
apparent cases of delinquency to
Federal agents. He asked the boards
to wait five days after sending
notice of delinquency to a registrant
and then communicate with the
person who will always know" the
registrant'S address. as noted on his
registration card and. finally. to
communicate with the registrants
employer. as named on the regis
tration form.
A Selective service requiSition for
$50 Washington men to be inducted
the latter part of May left the Dis
trict today with the prospect of hav-
ing to furnish few, if any, selectees
during June.
The new call. received from Sd
Corps Area headquarters last night.
requested $50 white and $50 colored
men to be sent to induction stations
in Richmond and Baltimore May 81.
% and % This requisition is the
second largest single call made on
the District since the draft program
was begun last fall.
Total for Year Is 1856.
Induction of the $50 men will ad-
vance the Districts total for the
year to 1886 selectees, only 296 men
short of the 1882 quota announced
for Washington by the War Depart
ment last fall. Moreover. it was
pointed out in official circles several
days ago that volunteers in the
armed services during the winter
months would reduce substantially
most of the quota figures released at
the outset of the selective service
program. The overall quota Is to
be filled by July /.
Eleven colored replacement Sc
lectees we're sent to Baltimore for
induction today. while doctors pre-
pared for physical examinations of
some $50 registrants at six hospitals
tonight The examination period is
the last scheduled this month.
Names of 10 colored replacement
selectees who are scheduled to be
indicted in Baltimore tomorrow
were announced this afternoon.
They included Joseph E Bostic, Will
liam G. Brandford, Edward H
Henry, Warren Hooker, William H.
Mason, jr.; Ammon L. Miller, Roland
R. Milton, Winton Postell, John w.
Scott and Milton v. Seraile. All are
KelecteeS of Board No IL