Evening star., 1948-09-02
MoreSignU Up
For Draft Here
Than Expected
District Registration
Made Without Delays
Reported Elsewhere


With men born in 1924 due to
register today and tomorrow for
The peacetime draft, the District
appeared to be running ahead Of
many other communities both In
signing up more men to date than
mad been expected and in doing 1t
delays.
Selective Service headquarters
reported that at no time since the
start of registration of men Is
through Is last Monday have there
been long waiting lines or wide
spread inconvenience such as was
experienced earlier this week in
New York City. The District per-
formance was attributed to out
standing cooperation" by the men
IN registering and to a smoothly
tunctioning city-wide system OF
public and private registration.
Deputy Selective Service Director
Frank D. Norton said 588 men reg
lstered at main draft centers here
Yesterday, and probably another
2,o00 at fire and police stations or
in Federal agencies and private in
dustry.
$4,000 Registered to Date.
This would bring to almost $4,000
the number registered in Washing
ton since Monday. The total for
Monday was 5,372 and Tuesday was
1926. These figures, it was ex-
planned, are subject to revision BY
additional cards that may be re-
ceived from private companies or
out-of-town places where District
men might have registered.
Previously, District draft officials
estimated about 5000 would register
Monday and total of 5000 Tues
day and yesterday. the days set
aside for men born in 1923. The Dis
trict, they said, it almost certain to
register $4,000 by September 18.
The selective service system,
officially sent out a
draft call for 10000 men, 10 through
rs. to serve in the Army for 81
These first draftees will
be inducted in November on the
basis of a previously announced re-
quest from military authorities.
May Give Quota Here Today.
The November draft quota for the
District probably will be announced
late today, because national head
quarters has completed its State al.
locations on the basis of the 10000
man call it received Monday from
the Munitions Board. Mr.. Norton
said the quota here would be very
small"
District Drsft Board No. S COM
pieted its organization today with
the election of Michael Kapneck,
4411 Sixteenth street NV, as chair
man, and r. S. Cnapin, 1415 Bu-
chanan street NV, secretary. Mr..
was chairman of Board No.
6 during the war.
Reporting that the total number
OF public and private registration
places is well over 200, Mr.. Norton
said the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. alone has established
20 centers throughout the city for
the convenience of its employees.
That Is the sort of cooperation
which accounts so much for the
smoothness in the operation of the
registration process here" he said.
I'VE are naturally gratified to know
that the operation in the District is
regarded as highly successful. But
that Is due mostly to the whole
heatedly cooperation of the reg
istration work"
Moves to Bar Reds Reported.
When District headquarters is
OF the November quota here,
it will fix quotas for each of the
Is draft boards.
Other developments in the ma
tlonal draft picture today were:
l. The Armed Services Personnel
Board repeatedly has sent to the
Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast
Guard set Of recommendations on
how to keep Communists and SUBJ
versives out of uniform. There Is no
ban on drafting Communists and
the classification questionnaires to
be sent out between now and Sep
tember 30 do not ask men whether
they are Communists.
2. Secretary of the Army Royall,
speaking in Reading. Pa, last night,
declared that any draft-eligible man
who does not volunteer for military
service probably will be inducted
before next June.
ANY increase in voluntary en-
listments will not affect to any ma
terial extent the chance of a parti-
cular non-exempt, non-deferred and
physically qualified young man
from being called into service by
June 80 of next year." he said.
Million Men Needed.
He was quoted by the Associated
Press as explaining that the armed
services must obtain 1000 900 men
In the next 10 months In order to
build the Nations military forces
up to 1,948,000 by next June 30.
Draft calls for November and
December will be 10000 but eventu-
ally will be stepped up to 10000
a month, officials have announced.
The registration schedule by age
groups will continue daily through
September 1S, except on Sundays
and Labor Day. Men born in 1925
Will register Saturday and next
Tuesday. Those born in 1926 will
register September and 9; the
1927 group on September 10 and IL;
the 1928 group, September l3 and
IA; the 1929 group, September is
and 16, and men born in 1880 before
September, 1880, on September II
and 18. Those who become 18 after
that date must register within five
days Of their birthday.
Main registration places in WASH
ington are the District Building,
Municipal Center, National Guard
Armory, Dunbar High School and
at American University centers at
Nebraska and Massachusetts ave-
nues NV, and Nineteenth and r
streets NV. Men also may register
at fire and police stations.
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