Evening star., 1942-11-18
Droft Registration
For / een-Age Youths
Ordered Dec. II to 81
Boys Will Enroll
On 18th Birthday
During Next Year

during Next 1eor
President Roosevelt today fixed
three draft registration periods
next month for youths who have
reached or will reach their 18th
birthday before the end Of the
year and ordered those who turn
18 next year to register on their
birthdays. .. -.
He set the three registrations by
age groups for week-long periods
between the hours of 9 am. and
pm. and called on employers to
allow youthful workers time of to
register.
The registration dates as they ap-
ply to the different age groups fol-
low:
A. Those who were born on or
after July l, 1924, but not after
August 81, 1924, shall be registered
on any day during the week begin
ming Friday, December II, and end
ing Thursday, December IT.
B. Those who were born on or
after September /, 1924, but not
after October 81, 1924, shall be reg
istered on any day during the week
beginning Friday, December 18, and
ending Thursday. Decembd "a.
Third Registration Period.
c. Those who were born on or
after November 1, 1924, but not after
December 81, 1924, shall be registered
on any day during the period be-
ginning Saturday, December 26, and
ending Thursday, December 81.
D. During the continuance of the
present war, those who we're born
on or after January /, 1925, shall
be registered on the day they attain
the 18th anniversary of the day of
their birth; provided. that If such
anniversary falls on Sunday or a
legal holiday, their registration shall
take place on the day following that
is not Sunday or legal holiday.
Since the registration will be
spread over three week-long periods,
skipping Christmas Day, it will
mean different arrangement than
has previously been made, when
schools we're closed for the registra-
ton, District draft officials said.
Plans for the registration here will
be announced by the end of this
week.
This will be the sixth draft regis
tration. The last, on June 80,
covered young men who already
were 18 or 10 and those who had
become 20 since the preceding reg
istration.
Mr., Roosevelt's proclamation said
the new registration and the others
which had been held were advisable
to insure victory, final and complete,
over the enemies of the United
States"
Late registrations will be permit
ted for those unable to present
themselves during the stated periods
because of circumstances beyond
their control.
Criminals Reclassified.
Selectlve service headquarters re-
vealed that local boards had been
instructed to reclassify all regis
trantS heretofore deferred because
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No more deferments are to be
made on this ground unless the reg
istrants "are completely disqualified
morally and are not eligible for a
waiver under the new Army stand
ards" the boards were told.
The Army has authorized waivers
in especially meritorious cases"
even for men who have served terms
for treason, murder, criminal as
sault, kidnapping, arson and other
"heinous crimes" if their conduct
has been fitting for at least six
months after their release from con-
finement.
The local boards we're told to ask
Army waivers for these men and
others with less serious records if
they were otherwise available for
military service, and to order their
induction if the Army grants the
waivers.
The boards further were told that
in cases where men thus reclassifled
and needin gno waiver were under
probation, parole or suspended re-
lease, they should ask "the proper
civil authority" to surrender Gus
tody of the men 'for the period Of
military service"
Physicists Deferred.
In another draft development, q
critical shortage of physicists has
been recognized by the War Man.
power Commission and selective
service, and the latter agency dis
closed new procedure for obtaining
draft deferment for persons in that
field.
A national committee has been set
up with authority to investigate
physicists whose deferment has been
requested by college or other en-
ployer on the ground that he has
special training and skill and is a
necessary man in his work.
IT the committee agrees the man
Is necessary, 1t will indorse the an
pllcation for his deferment and re.
turn it to the mans local board.
The committee may appeal if the
(See YOUTHS, Page A-18.)