Evening star., 1950-07-12
New Draft Recruits
Will Serve in US.
Instead Of Abroad
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that 101 men will represent the
city's share of the draft. Tht
notice asked for the men las soor
as possible" and no later thar
September 80.
Maryland's draft quota is 20.
young men, and 435 Virginian.
will be selected to serve in thu
11rst draft since January of las
year.
The Fairfax County draft boarc
today received word that it will
get a call in 10 days to induct a
men. The official call will tel
what date the men are to be
inducted. Mrs. Thomas P. Chap
man, jr., clerk, said the first men
would be selected from among
the 874 la and LAO men regis
tered in the county. They will be
picked according to their birth
dates. ~
Quotas for Is Boards.
District draft workers began TO-
day to break down the 101 figure
into quotas for each OF the city's
IS local draft boards. Within a
week after they get them, the
boards are expected to send out
the first orders to report for
physicals.
Based on past experience, Frank
P. Norton, District deputy draft
chief, estimated that three or four
men will be ordered to take physi-
Gals for every man finally ac-
cepted by the Army. Each. board
will order men for physicals a
few at time.
The local boards will make their
selections from the Oldest men
under 26 years of age who are
classified Ia. The physical ex-
animation orders will be the first
word to go directly to the men.
Draft officials said they will
make no attempt to re-check the
prospective recruits who now are
listed on their rolls as la. If
draft status of the men has
changed, through marriage, de-
pendency or other deferment pro-
visions, the registrants must notify
their boards to be taken out of
the IA classification.
Conferences are under way be-
tween District Draft Chief William
E. Leahy and his deputy, MI. Nor
ton, to IRON out exact procedures
for the draft call.
Fast Operation Seen.
Since the local headquarters and
all Is draft boards are located
in one building, 1901 D street
NV, officials said, the Districts
draft operation should move faster
than that in most States.
Each of the boards, made up of
five volunteer members, has been
meeting at least once month to
take care of classification of men
between the ages of 18 and 26, who
must register for the draft. At
present. the boards have classified
about 95 per cent of all men to
register.
Mr.. Norton said there are no
definite plans at this time to hire
more paid employees to man the
District draft machine.
Hundreds Come to Offices.
Constant lines of men con-
tinued to stream into the draft
headquarters, however, forcing
some of the staff to remain on
duty at night to handle the neces-
Sary routine work
About 400 men appeared at the
office yesterday, Mr.. Norton said.
OF 40 who registered, he added
only 20 appeared to meet require
ments of the draft law by regis
tering within five days after their
18th birthdays. Most of the
others came to report changes in
address and classification, or to
report lost registration cards.
Officials urged that men who
report address changes not send
in their registration cards. The
changes. for record purposes only,
should be noted on cards or let
ters sent to the Office.
Col. Henry C. Stanwood, Mary
land draft chief, urged that men
who are ordered to appear for
physicals not give up their jobs or
take other drastic action in their
personal affairs"
II recommend that they wait
until they receive notice from their
local boards concerning the ex-'