Evening star., 1941-07-02
Boards Sort
Cards Of 5,518
Registrars
Forms to Be Sent to
Prospective SeIectees
Who Signed Yesterday

Assignment of Washington new
Selective Service registrants to
proper jurisdictions engaged the
city's local draft boards today as
they assorted the 5,518 registration
cards signed in yesterdays second
enrolment for military service.
As fast as the boards culled out
cards belonging to other areas with
in the District and the various
States, the forms were being for
warded to District Selective Service
headquarters at the National Guard
Armory and prepared for mailing.
This first step in the handling of
cards signed by the Selective Service
newcomers was hastened so local
boards will be able by July 9 to
shuttle and number serially cards
rightfully belonging in their juris-
diction.
The overall total of registrants in
the District yesterday included 5,430
young men who had reached voting
age since last October 16, and SO
older draft eligibles who for one
reason or another failed to register
last fall. Most of the latter were
former members of the service who
received discharges since October,
and who, consequently, are required
to register but are not liable to call.
322 From Out Of Town.
Registered at the visitors center
set up at the Guard Armory were
322 out-of-towners, most of whom
were just passing through town.
Officials anticipate that the assort-
ing process will add several hundred
additional cards to this figure.
Thirty-five 2l-year- -olds were reg
istered at District hospitals and
jails during the day.
Local Board No. 8, which topped
the city with 6.439 registration last
fall, again was high with 378 regis
trants. The visitors center reported
the second high total. Board No. %
enrolled only So men. This board
had $3.50 registrants last fall. The
city's smallest board. No. 3. with
an old total of 2,206 men, registered
SO yesterday.
The second registration was de-
void of the long lines of weary
would-be registrants which charac-
terized the enrolment of some ll4,-
600 Washingtonians last fall AL
though most of the registration
centers reported a few early ar
rivals yesterday. the task was per-
formed generally with ease and
with time to spare.
Peak Reached Before 10.
The peak was reached early-from
z am. to 10 am-and the reRistra-
ton tapered to a minimum near
closing time" at 9 O'Clock last night.
During the morning hours, six
registration places were inspected
by an ofiicial party consisting OF
Chairman Reynolds of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee: Brig
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, acting di-
rector of national selective service:
Brig. Gen C. w. Kutz. District
Engineer Commissioner; Brig. Gen.
Albert L. Cox, District director of
selective service, and William H.
Hargrave, District department COM
mander of the American Legion and
chief registrar for Washington.
The group visited centers at JET
ferson Junior High School, Hine
Junior High, Stuart Junior High,
Thomson School and two colored
high schools, Dunbar and Cardozo.
At the Hine School, Senator
Reynolds questioned a registrant,
James A. Lenahan. a medical stu
dent from Wilkes Barre, Pa.
How do you feel about register
ing?" the Senator wondered.
"All right" said the youth, "if I
am allowed to complete my medical
studies. Otherwise, not so good
Reynolds Recalls Bill.
Senator Reynolds recalled that his
committee had reported out a bill
to defer medical students.
Gen. Hershey pointed out that the
job was far simpler than the Ieg-
istration of last October, when some
1900 900 responded to the call. and,
furthermore, most of those handling
the new registration had taken part
in the last and knew what TO do.
Today, he said, there were perhaps
10000 registration places through
out the country, while the registra-
tion last fall required 125,0OO.
'We1l take tnis registration in
stride" the acting national director
added. "The Legion is doing a fine
job in Washington. The tour con-
vinced me that the work is going
smoothly and efficiently
In almost every registrant there
was a story. Accompanying Albert
Prosseda of Melton, Pa. to the
visitors center was his bride of the
day before. They were on their
honeymoon. She was 81, too. I'VE
had been planning to get married
for long time" Mrs. Prosseda ex-
planned, while her husband reg
iStered.
Youth Father of 4.
An unemployed colored youth
from North Carolina registered at
Eastern High School and, after ex-
planning to registrar that ne vas
married at the age of IA, had four
children and was expecting a fifth
within the next three weeks. in
quired: do you think I'll be deferred