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he would be glad to do his part to
| defend the United States. T..
Justice Douglas chauffeur had so
much trouble starting his car when
the justice had completed register
ing that Francis Bowman of Chevy
Chase, an employe of the COM
munity house, was called to use his
car to push the Justices automobile
away from the registration point.
Prince Georges County officials
who will register include Circuit
Judge Charles C. Marbury, Police
Judge Walter L. Green, Assistant
Supt. of Schools G. Gardner Shu-
CART, who also is a member of a
county Selective Service Board: Del
egate Robert Forrest. former coun-
ty chief afraid warden. and J.
Robert Sherwood. newly appointed
chairman of the county Defense
Council.
In Montgomery the registrants
will include State Senator Robert
Peter, Delegate Charles C. Jones.
County Commissioner John Oxley
and Stephen w. Cromwell. chairman
of the county Selective Service
Board No. /.
Virginia Omcisk sn RollG.
Nearby Virginia officials who will
be added to the rolls include State
Senator William D. Medley and
Delegate Charles r. Fenwick Of
Arlington.
Three OF the four male members
Of the Arlington County Board will
register today. They are Chairman
Edmund D. Campbell. father of four
children: former Chairman F. Free
land Chew. father of two sons. and
BAIL M. Delashmutt, father Of two
children.
The fourth male member OF the
board. Leo Lloyd. said. Il wish
were a again 50 I could register"
Police Chief Harry Woodyard Of
Arlington, who is IS, said 80 of his
men registered in the previous draft
and four will register today. Six
other members Of the police force.
including himself, will be exempted
because of being overage. he said.
Educators to EnrsM.
E. M. Douglass, principal Of the
Montgomery Blair High School, and
his vice principal, Owen Knight,
were among the school personnel
now reached by the extended age
limits.
Arch Mcdonald, chief air-raid
warden for Montgomery County and
sports broadcaster; Eugene Casey OF
Gaithersburg. Nd, special aide to
President Roosevelt, and Samuel
Solomon Of Silver Spring, former
manager of Washington Airport and
now president of the Boston Maine
Airline, were others affected by the
first wartime enrolment.
Marshall E. Stone of Mount Raj
nier arrived an hour ahead of open
ing time at Mount Rainier Element
ary School. Veteran of the last
war. father of two children, the a.
year-old regisrtant said he was
anxious to get in the service again."
Prince Georges Listings.
Among the first to arrive for reg
istration at headquarters Of Prince
Georges County Draft Board No.
was T. Earle Bourne, member Of
that draft board and mayor of Uni
versity Park.
When Earl Wiseman registered at
the Hyattsville Elementary School,
the 44-year-old veteran conf1ded to
registration officials that he was q
little worried. He had to lie about
his age to serve in the last war and
now the Army couldn't help finding
out about that lie. Mr.. Wiseman
said he had served n months over
seas, was wounded and saw his
brother killed. He is employed Is .
special policeman at the National
Gallery of Art.
The Hyattsville center had to
turn away one Berwyn tMd3 regis
trant. when they put his age on
the registration card. He was 81.
He explained that he thought
everybody had to register and ap-
peared crestfallen when he was
told he was too old.
Cadets Keep Men In Line.
In Arlington. where registrants
were kept in line by Washington
Lee High School cadets, more than
one prospective selectee remarked.
II never thought I would have to
do this again"
Men registering in the Bethesda
area were to be given an opportunity
to render immediate service to their
country by arranging for a blood
donation. Mrs. Gordon c. T1bbitts,
chairman of the blood donor serv.
ice of the Bethesda branch Of the
Red Cross, announced yesterday that
members OF her committee would be
on duty at registration centers to
receive pledges for blood donations.
A sign posted by the students
where all men registering at the
skirting beautiful lake Llanquihue,
where the soft hues Of late after
noon were painting the skies and