Evening star., 1942-03-13
Draft Boards
Hasten Work on
Serial Numbers
All Expect to Have
Lists Posted by
Monday Morning

Working overtime to complete
serial numbering well in advance Of
the national lottery next Tuesday,
several local selective service boards
already have posted lists Of regis
trants and their serial numbers and
others are expected to complete and
post them by tomorrow, it was
learned today.
Several Of the boards, it was said,
have so many registrants that they
may have to work Sunday, but will
have their lists ready for posting
early Monday morning.
Selective service officials. point.
ing out that local board quarters
were small and that the boards had
a great deal Of other work to do in
classifying registrants, expressed
hope that those seeking their serial
numbers would not stop board per-
sonnel to ask unnecessary ques-
tions. 1t also was pointed out that
the order numbers are the impor-
tant thing to know, and there will
be plenty of time to find them out
since none of the men who regis
tered last month are expected to be
called before early June.
Officer Candidate Plan.
At the same time, District Selec-
tive Director William E. Leahy an
nounced that registrants who have
been deferred by reason Of depend
ency only, but who wish to COM
pete for selection as officer candi-
dates must make application
through their local boards.
Such volunteers, he said, must be
American citizens and eligible, aside
from their dependency claims, for
classification in Ia. In addition,
the application for Volunteer and
Waiver of Dependency" filed with
the local board must be signed by
all a registrant's dependents over
l8 years of age, as well as by the
registrant, and any volunteer under
2l years must obtain written con-
sent from his parent or guardian.
Volunteers found initially qualified
by the Army will be indicted among
quotas sent by their local boards
and given four months training in
the ranks to determine if they are
| potential prospects for commissions
as second lieutenants.
May Enter Reserves.
Those not recommended for an
! officer candidate school at the end
of the training period may request
| transfer to the enlisted reserve,
returning TO civilian life and not
subject to call unless registrants Of
similar dependency claims are called.
Those who fail to complete the
officer candidate course or who are
not recommended for commission
likewise may request transfer to the
enlisted reserve or choose to be re-
| assigned as enlisted men on active
duty.
Mr.. Leahy also appealed today for
the patriotic cooperation" of en-
ployers with the selective service
system. Pointing out that employ
ers have dual responsibility, he said
they must maintain production of
war material and at the same time
release to the armed forces every
qualified man who can be spared
from such work.
Board Rejects 10 Appeals.
| The District Board of Appeal an
nounced it had rejected appeals for
/ deferment in 10 of the % cases it
considered at its latest meeting.
Five cases were held for additional
! information.
Two men granted dependency de-
| ferments are Charles H. Lacombe,
%. messenger, and Benners Swindell
Milligan, 81. Malcolm Vincent Tha-
den, %. of the Western Electric Co.,
was granted 30-day stay of in
! duction.
| Granted deferments by reason Of
occupation were Robert Jones Win
burn. 26. a file clerk, who appealed
| for lib classification and was
granted II-A deferment. and Oscar
Louis Altman, 33, economist, grant,
ed a II-A deferment for so days.
Held for Information.
| Held for additional information
were the appeals of John Clinton
Rhodes, IS, tire salesman, seeking
lila classification; Allen A. Lau-
| terbach, also seeking a III-A classi-
fiction; Leroy H. Hildebrand, Joseph
Fred Winkler, %, library assistant,
seeking a lao classification, and
Beeady Thomas Lomax. SO, paper
hanger, seeking a I'VE claSsifica-
| ton.
Those whose appeals were rejected
were Zane John Soper, 81, grocery
clerk; j. Wilkes Buchanan, 27.
Washington Gas Co.; William An
drew Campbell, %, truck driver:
Frank Hashmall, 26, junior engineer;
George Alex Oplous, 80, cook for
whom 15-day stay of induction
was recommended: Harold James
Ichilian, %. clerk-typist; Gilbert
DworetZ, 26, file clerk; Louis
Simon Ulmer, "a, Junior engineer;
Ira Oscar Pile, %, Navy Yard en-
ploye; Edbert Kershaw Ruhl, 25.
singer; Philip Lester Boardman, IS.
| Norwegian Legation, George s. Her.
furth, jr, %, Government Printing
Office; Thomas r. Sullivan, 81;
Richmond Duvall Chambers, 80,
technical clerk; William Sayward
Friend, 33, The Star; Paul Fontaine
Harris, III, 81, commissary super
visor; James woodrow Wesner, Is,
Agriculture Department; Robert w.
| Cheves, %, clerk; Charles Dixon, %,
truck employe.
Group to Be Inducted.
The following registrants will be
inducted tomorrow morning at Camp
Lee, Va:
LOCAL BOARD NO. g.
guEroushs, }; F. ir MaIosy, Joseph r.
Chase, Harry Lenox Tana, Severio E.
Foley Francis J. Watts, Ray o.
Havener, Norbert NJ
LOCAL BOARD NO. 4.
Addison; Howard r R, Lsyman. Walter r.
Deane. Ronald A., Powell, Daniel T.
De Mayo, Henry ]. Resnick, Marcus
Goldberg. william Rose, Julian