Evening star., 1948-08-24
U. 5. Agencies
To Set Up Own
Draft Centers
Lost Hurdle Cleared
For Registration
Starting Monday

Government agreement To register
Federal employees where they work
is the last major hurdle" to be
cleared in preparation for the open
ing of draft registration here next
Monday, according to District Sc
lective Service Director William E
Leahy.
The Federal Personnel Council
agreed unanimously yesterday that
each agency will set up its own
center - manned by Government
workers-to register employees in the
l3-to-25 age group between August
30 to September Is.
The action, announced by Mr..
Leahy at press conference, put
the Federal Government in line
with the District government and
a score of large business companies
which have agreed to register their
own workers.
Police to List Own Men.
To further lessen the load on
official Selective Service registration
centeIs, the Police Department also
has agreed to register members OF
the force in the 1926 age bracket,
Mr.. Leahy said He plans to con-
fer with Fire Chief Clement Muir
ply today to request similar action
by the flremen.
National Selective Service head
quarters today requested veterans,
at the time of registration, to bring
documentary proof of their military
service. This will help admlnlstra-
tive efficiency and personal conven-
ience, although not specifically re-
quired by law, officials explained.
"All must register" an official
said, but those who served honor
ably a year or more between Sep
tember 90 1910, and June "a, 1948,
are not liable for service. Neither
are those who served honorably for
more than 80 days during the shoot
ing war, that is, between December
7, l941, and September 2, 1945. Those
who served honorably between Sep
for more than 80 days but less than
year are conditionally deferred
subject to their enlistment or ap-
pointment in one of the organized
reserve units.
Norton Deputy Director.
In other developments, Mr.. Leahy
announced:
1. Appointment of Frank D. Nor
ton as deputy director of the draft
organization here. Mr.. Norton, who
held the same job during the war
was head of the District Office of
Selective Service Records before that
agency was abolished.
2. The Commissioners approved
and sent to the White House the
names of 10 additional members
recommended by Mr.. Leahy to
serve on local boards and appeal
board panels in the District. A few
others still are to be appointed. |
Those approved today were:
Local Board 10-Andrew j. How
ard, IS @ street NE; Board IL
Charming S. Walker, SOTO Millwood
lane NV; Board 14-George A.
Simmonds, 3009 Twentieth street
NE. and Roy L Green, ITO Douglas
street NE Z
Board of Appeals Panel 3-Jesse
H. Mitchell, III w street NV; |
Board of Appeals Panel 4-Bernard
G. Ladd, SIS A street Sc; Harry A.
Swagart, 2947 Davenport place
NV; Albert E. Steinam, 1921 Kan
awha street NV; Municipal Court
Judge Almond w. Scott, 1922 Elev-
enth street NV, and DR.. w. Cabell
Moore, POLL r street NV. Mr.. Stei-
mem previously was named to Panel
3, but was shifted to Panel 4 and
Mr.. Mitchell was appointed to
Panel 3.
Selective Service will be liberal in
special cases during the registration.
Patients in hospitals, for example, |
will be excluded from the August
30-September Is period but must !
register as soon as they are able. |
Special units will be set up in
prisons, the director said, to catch
other youths as they are released.
When it's "unduly inconvenient"
for men to register on dates speci-
fed for their age groups, they can
register earlier.
But they must all register by
the date specified" Mr.. Leahy added
Those out of town during the next
few weeks should register where |
ever they are. and the records will
be sent back here, Mr.. Leahy said. |.
Volunteers Obtained.
Volunteer registrars are being OBJ
tanned, meanwhile, to man the three
largest registration centerS, the di-
rector said. The American Legion
Auxiliary will take care of the Dis
trict National Guard Armory, Red
Cross members will register youths
at the District Building and volun-
teers from the Council of Social
Agencies will handle registrants at
the Municipal Center, 300 Indiana
avenue NV.
The Washington Volunteer Center
OF the Council of Social Agencies has
issued call for 200 volunteer
registrars to help man the draft
registration office at Municipal Gen.
ter. Volunteers were asked to visit
the w. v. c. Office, 1l01 M street
N. W., or telephone Republic 51O5
before Thursday.
All volunteer registrars will re-
port at 10 am. Thursday, Mr.. Leahy
announced. for an instruction ses-
sion to be directed by him and MIR.
Norton. A similar meeting for
registrars designated by Federal
agencies will be held at pm. Thurs
day.