Evening star., 1942-02-08
$1,000 10 Register
Beginning Saturday
In Nearby Sections
Maryland and Virginia
List Droft Centers
Where Men Will Appear

Approximately 81, 900 men between
the ages of 20 and IS in nearby
Maryland and Virginia will register
for possible military service begin
ming next Saturday as part of the
Nationwide draft registration.
While the new registration will
be conducted throughout most Of
the Nation on February 16, selectiye
service officials in Montgomery.
Prince Georges, Arlington and Fair
fax Counties have arranged for reg
istration on February IA, and Mont
gomery County officials will register
the men on February IS as well.
The additional days were decided
upon In order to assist Federal en-
ployes living in the counties as well
as to avoid temporary loss of man
power in the agricultural areas Of
the counties.
Hours to Be Announced.
Registration plans have not yet
been completed in Alexandria, where
the Selective Service Board has just
been reorganized with James N.
Colasanto as chairman. Mr.. Cola
santo said yesterday he expected TO
announce the hours and places Of
registration some time this week.
Public school teachers will serve
as registrars TO enable the personnel
of local draft boards to continue
aI ola self GOO tfnr, ~
old registrants to fill the current
quotas.
In Montgomery County, where
some $500 men are expected to reg
lister, the registration hours will be
from 9 am. to pm. on Saturday
and Sunday and from am. to Q
pm. on February l6.
The schools to be used as regis
tration points are Poolesville. Dick
erson, Darnestown, Clarksburg. Da-
mascus High, Gaithersburg, lay
louisville, Rockville High. Sandy
spring, Fairland, Colesville, Glen
mont, Parkside, Montgomery Hills,
Woodside. Montgomery Blair, Ia
koma Silver Spring Junior High
(old building, Takoma Park Ele-
mentary,. Kensington Elementary.
Potomac, Glen Echo, Westbrook,
Somerset, Bethesda Elementary,
Bethesda Chevy Chase and Chevy
Chase Elementary.
Prince Georges Centers.
About l0,5o0 men are expected
to register in Prince Georges County
schools from 9 a m. TO 5 pm. Satur-
day and from am. to 9 pm. Feb
ruary Is.
Registration booths will be estab-
lished at the University Of Mary
land Engineering School. Bervyn.
Greenbelt Elementary, Beltsville,
Hyattsville Elementary. J. Enos Raw.
Mount Rainier Elementary. North
Brentwood. Riverdale and Lakeland
High Schools.
Also at the Cheverly, Cottage City,
Bladensburg Grammar, Marlboro,
Meadows. Douglass. Mullikin, Laurel
High. Bowie, Lanham, Fairmount
Heights. Brandywine. Oxon Hill,
Surrattsville, Baden High. District
Heights, Bradbury Heights, Silver
Hill, Seat Pleasant and Capitol
Heights Schools and at the Piscata-
way Church Hall, MAYORS Store
and the Forestville Methodist
Church Hall.
Arlington Areas Listed.
Registration of approximately 5000
men in Arlington County will be
held from 10 am. to 6 pm. Sat-
urday and from 7 am. to 9 pm.
February Is. The list of registra-
ton places follows:
Robert E. Lee School. John Mar
shall School, Cherrydale Auditor
ium, Stonewall Jackson School.
Matthew Fontaine School. Claren-
don Fire Department No. 4. Wood
row Wilson School. Patrick Henry
School. Barefoot School February
IA only). Bancroft Community House
February 16 only. Arlington Fire
Department No. l. Nellie Custls
School, Jefferson District Fire De-
partment No. and the Ballston
Fire Department No. 2.
Some 5000 men are expected to
register in Fairfax County. On Sat-
urday the registrations may be made
from 9 am. to l pm. at selectlve
service headquarters in the Fairfax
Courthouse and from 9 am. to 4
pm. at the Office of Miss Elizabeth
Wells at Mclean. The February l6
registration hours will be from m
to 9 pm. at the following centers:
Centreville School, Herndon Mu-
nicipal Building. Annandale Fire
! mouse. office of John A. K. Donovan
in the Falls Church Municipal
Building. Lorton School. Mount
Vernon High School, Happy Valley
Community Hall; selective service
office in the Fairfax Courthouse.
Mclean Firehouse and the Vienna
| Town Hall.