Navy in Quick Moves, His Addresses Show
Sheriff Pete Bieri had The Courier-Tribune sent to Harry Bieri, on the U.S.S. Hamman, a light cruiser, to San Diego address three weeks ago. The address was changed this week to New York City, from which the navy mail is distributed along the east coast. Harry had written from Philadelphia. His letter home stated he was not able to say where his vessel was going or for how long but that he would drop postcards, so the censor would have no trouble. This indication of censorship is the first that has appeared that mail from Uncle Sam’s forces is being inspected. It is a war move.
from the Courier Tribune (Seneca, KS) 19 June 1941
TO REGISTER MEN JULY 1, ALL WHO REACH 21
Registration Will Be At Selective Service Office In Seneca
It becomes the duty of each young man who did not register in the last selective service registration, and has since reached the age of 21, or will reach it on or before July 1, to present himself for registration on that date.
Registration office for the entire county will be at the selective service office, west of Jack’s Market and across the street from the city hall, Seneca.
The office will be open July 1 from 7:00 in the morning until 9:00 in the evening.
Governor Payne Ratner, in proclaiming registration day, asks that employers arrange so that men working for them will have the time necessary for registration.
While but one registration office for the entire county will make considerable driving necessary from other places, it is not practical to have scattered registration places. There will probably be less than 100 persons to register.
The last registration, October 16, covered 15 years of age, men from 21 to 36. Approximately 1700 men registered. This is a little over 100 for each year in the age group.
The new registration covers even less than one year, approximately eight and a half months.
No Order on Numbering
The local board does not yet have information as to how new registrants are to be numbered for draft call. They might be added to the foot of the present list, or sandwiched between present numbers, or quotas might be set up for the new registrants.
July Call for 12 Men
Kansas has a large draft quota for July. The Nemaha board has received a “warning call” announcing that it may expect to furnish 12 men in July.
Proceeding with Questionnaires
The board continues to send questionnaire blanks to men who were in the first registration. Total of 1136 blanks had been sent out Monday night of this week.
The local board has some information about its “gross quota.” It has been revised higher. The gross quota now stated for Nemaha is 314 men. It is estimated that the county now has a surprising total of 231 men in branches of the service other than this year’s training and with other credits a net quota of 81 men is set for Nemaha county at the present time. This is a jump from an earlier net quota of 31.
from the Courier Tribune (Seneca, KS) 19 Jun 1941
The Draft to Require From Kansas, 12,134 Men
Kansas has been assigned a new draft quota of 12,134 men by national selective service headquarters, Adjutant General McLean announced Monday.
This includes the 4,657 men already inducted into service. The quota does not run for a definite period; it merely indicates the maximum number to be called until a new quota is assigned.
The state was given a gross quota of 33,269 as its share of the nation’s armed forces. However, there are 21,135 Kansans in the regular army, Navy, National Guard, and Marine Corps so the draft has to furnish 12,134.
from the Courier Tribune (Seneca, KS) 19 June 1941