Evening star., 1948-08-30
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at the District Building was John
Ewing, Is, Of 921 Nineteenth street
NV, a bookkeeper. He said he
would be 26 Wednesday. He also
told the registrar that he had been
excused from service in the recent
war because or physical disability.
Most veterans as well as married
men and those with dependents are
to be deferred, in accordance with
regulations proclaimed by President
Truman.
A mix-up developed early today
at the Municipal Building registra-
ton center when the supply of tally
sheets, registration cards and regis
tration certificates we're almost an
hour late in arriving.
About IS men were on hand to
register at 8 am. and II registrars
were there ready for work. When
the supplies finally arrived, the
registrars signed up the men with
out further delay.
Agencies Register Own Men.
Other main registration centers
in the District are at the National
Guard Armory and the Dunbar
High School Approximately 125
Federal and District agencies are
registering their own employees.
Another 80 large private companies
have arranged for on-the-scene reg
istration of their own men by age
groups during the 17-day period
ending September IS. Some of the
Federal agencies and private con-
Germs plan to complete most of their
registration work within few days,
because there is no rule against
registering men ahead of the desig-
mated dates.
Several large Government de-
partments said the procedure was
moving along in an orderly way
although totals would not be avail
able before tomorrow.
Commerce Department agencies,
for example, were working on a
fixed schedule whereby each man
in the various age brackets was
given time to register At the Pen
tagon, a t'considerable numbers" of
armed forces, civilian employees took
advantage OF an opportunity to
register.
The Post Office Department re-
ported that its turnout here up
to noon was only about dozen.
It has no set time for individual
employees, but has invited them "as
a matter of convenience" to reg
lister with their personnel offices at
any time on or in advance of the
days designated for their age group.
Nothing Resembling Rush.
Most other Federal agencies were
prepared to register their men in
any age bracket but they reported
that as yet there has been nothing
resembling rush.
Today's registration in private
industry, as well as in the Gov
ernment, was expected to be un-
usually light because of the rela.
lively small number of men required
to report in the group whose 26tf
birthday come after August 80 thi'
year.
Several of the larger private con-
Germs described their registration
activity as slow They said thu
procedure did not interrupt norma
business.
The registration center at Dun
bar was one of the busiest durinl
the morning. More than SO mel
registered within the first hour ant
the waiting lines included as man.
as Is men at a time.
Director Leahy spent some tim,
there and reported that the worl
itself was moving smoothly with 81.
registrars. One of the voluntee
registrars was a fireman. Mr.. Leah,
said he hoped to obtain additiona
firemen during their off-duty pc
riods.
At the National Guard Armor,
six registrars signed up about 81
men between 8 and $50 am. Blu
at no time was there a waiting lin