Evening star., 1948-07-25
Organization
0fDraft Boards
Due This Week
President to Appoint
Members Picked by
D. 6. Commissioners

the States, the Governors will
recommend the board memberships
and in the District the recon-
will be made by the
Commissioners.
Most members and key employees
Of the boards in the District re-
portedly are ready for official desig-
nation. Much work, such as obtain
ing Office space and clerical help
and supplies, remains to be done
before the, registration here OF ap-
proximately $1,000 men ID through
Is years old begins on August 80.
The exact number OF draft boards
in the District has not been finally
determined, but there will be at
least Is and perhaps 20. During
the war there were Is in the city.
Under the new provision author
izing at least one board for every
loo, 900 residents, the District could
have as few as nine. But officials
favor a considerably larger num-
ber as a means of distributing the
work and permitting quick expan-
sion if necessary. Several boards
may occupy the same offices.
Appeals Board Planned.
Besides the three to five men,
bers for each draft board others
scheduled for appointment here will
serve on an appeals board or as ad-
co-ordinators.
Selective service officials plan to
name five co-ordinators, one for
every three boards. They said prac-
tically all the prospective board
members and clerks served in SINH
lar capacities here during the war.
Until the registration is finished
18 and the President
issues detailed regulations for de-
ferments, there can be only general
estimates of the number of men who
might be drafted in the District
after inductions begin about Octo-
ber l, officials explained.
Secretary of Defense Forrestal an
that the Army, Navy and
Air Force would select 126400 Re
serve Officers Training Corps stu
dents this year for deferment.
The college and university stus
dents thus deferred are not exempt
from registration, however. Under
the draft act, each will sign an
agreement to accept a commission,
if rendered at the completion of his
course, and thereafter to serve not
less than two years on active duty
which will authorize deferment so
long as he continues his training
course satisfactorily.
ALLEGATIONS to Be Made.
Allocations within the quotas set
for the services by Mr.. Forrestal
will be made by the military depart
ments He allotted 1880 to the
Army, 10000 to the Navy and 1900
to the Navy. The latter figure in
cludes Naval Reserve midshipmen
The overall quotas will be ap-
portioned as follows:
Army-freshmen, $500: sepho-
nores, $4,000; juniors. 15,400.
Air Force - freshmen, 24,000;
sophomores, $500: juniors, 1000.
Navy Gncluding Marine Corps
1000; sophomores, 500;
Juniors, 300.
ROTC students who were juniors
when the draft act became effec-
tive and continue their courses as
seniors this year are deferred under
the provisions of the act.
While the quotas are the maxi
mum number which can be selected
for deferment in that status, it does
not limit the number college and
students who can par
ticipate in the training. Federal
aw makes such training mandatory
for all freshmen and sophomores
IN land-grant colleges.
Monthly Quota Take Small.
More than $4,000 of the $1,000
probable registrants here may be
exempt or deferred because they
are veterans, married or otherwise
not affected by the peace-time
iraft law, it was said In any event,
otal inductions according to pres
ent Army plans will not exceed
10000 a month for the entire coun-
ry and consequently the Districts
quotas will be comparative
y small.
Voluntary long-term enlistments
lave increased substantially in all
branches of the service, especially
he Navy and Marine Corps, dur
ng July. Recruiting officers an
yesterday that the Navy
illed its July quota several days
lgo and has suspended acceptances
or the remainder of the month.
rhe Marine Corps has practically
cached its July goal of 1000.
Present plans call for drafting
lbout 100000 men, 10 through 25,
rom October to next July. This
number would decrease in propor-
ion to increases in voluntary en-
istments.
This does not include the enlist
nent program for 18-year-olds. The
lew draft law authorizes 161 900 VOL
lntary enlistments in that age
,racket for one year service in this
Such enlistees will not be
irafted for 81 months service when
they become 10, but they must go
INTO the reserves for four to six
years after their IL months of ac-
i've duty.
Quota Is Filled.
Preliminary reports indicate that
almost 161, 900 18-year-olds joined
up within the first three days after
this recruiting period opened last
Wednesday.
The Army and Air Force recruit
ng station here have filled their
quota of "a the remainder of July
and has a waiting list almost suffi-
,ient to fill the August quota OF
10. The Navy has more than
to meet its quotas until the
md of August and the Marine Corps
las signed up the four it was en-
titled to take during July and
August.
While applications tapered off
eSterday reerllifinQs offioers soid