The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-17
MEN 1877 MAY
VOLUNTEER THRU
DRAFT BOARD
Will Be Accepted In Navy, Ma
rines, Coast Guard, Until All
Service Draft Begins Feb.

The Garrett County Draft Board
has been notified that men seventeen
through thirty-seven years may vol
unteer through the draft board until
about February /, when the all-serv-
ice draft will be put into effect.
This is a modification of the ban on
voluntary enlistments so that the
navy, marine and coast guard quotas
can be filled pending the perfection
of arrangements to draft men for
them.
The procedure for drafting men for
the army which has always provided
that draft registrants may volunteer
to be indicted ahead of the time they
would be called normally, will not be
changed by this "stop-gap innova-
ton, according to selective service
headquarters
Information sent to the draft board
gave this outline of how the modified
volunteer system will work during
the next six weeks:
Instead of going directly to re-
cruiting stations, draft registrants
wishing to volunteer for the navy,
marines or coast guard will apply to
their local boards for permission.
Those already ordered for Undue
ton into the army or men holding oc-
cupational dcfcrment as necessary
workers in agriculture or war indus
tries, will not be eligible for permits
sion.
Men who receive permission will be
referred to recruiting stations with
out preliminary physical examination.
Such volunteers must travel to re-
cruiting stations at their own OK
pcnse.
Like the army, the navy, marines
and coast guard each have quota
under the revamped draft system but
each board may continue referring
volunteers to the service chosen until
notified that the service cannot ac-
cept any more.
When arrangements for the all
service draft are completed and the
| temporary volunteer system is
dropped, draftees will be allowed to
express a preference as to which
service they should be assigned but
their wishes will not necessarily be
granted, it was stated
Only LAS May Enlist
Selective Service headquarters an
nounced a new order to the effect
that only men in Glass IA may enlist
voluntarily through draft boards, and
that those who were deferred either
for dependency or by reason of their
occupation would be ineligible to vol
unteer under the plan.
18-Year-Olds Register
The Draft Board reported this
morning that thirty-sevcn young men
IS years old, had registered thus far
in the sixth registration.
| IhoSe born July |, 1874 to August
81, 1924 were to register during the
week beginning Friday, December II;
those born September /, 1924, to Oc-
tober 81, 1924, are to register during
the week beginning Friday, Deem
Der IS; those born November 1, 1924,
to December 81, 1924, are to register
during the week beginning Saturday,
December 26. Hours of registration
are 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
The local board was also notified
that due to extremely light registra-
ton throughout the state on Sunday,
December 10, and difficulty of having
properly heated places of registration
on Sundays, it was directed that the
office would not have to remain open
on Sunday, December 20, and Sun
day, December 27. The office will be
closed also on Christmas day.