The Draft: It's Coming Of Age For The Boys
Aged readers learn two milestones mark boyhood to manhood. At 16 he may obtain a driver's license, and at 18 he must register for the draft and face potential two years of military service.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1967
Page
33
Aged readers learn two milestones mark boyhood to manhood. At 16 he may obtain a driver's license, and at 18 he must register for the draft and face potential two years of military service.
The Selective Service system requires 18 year olds to register within five days of turning 18. Local draft chief Mrs. Peggy Hulin says about 440 men are in 1-A status in the area with roughly 50 eligible for immediate call and 10 men scheduled to be inducted February 15. Some registrants volunteer for immediate induction to finish service sooner while others receive deferments for various reasons.
The article outlines how to complete the Classification Questionnaire for draft eligibility, detailing deferments for full time students, annual college status checks, and required test scores. It lists which standings qualify for freshman through senior year deferments, post graduate work rules, and annual verification by the local board in Guilford County. It also names the local board members Arch Schoch, Sam Wiley, Hal Davis, James Wall, Bill Pettree, plus staff and medical/advisory personnel.
Attorney Arch Schoch chairs Guilford County Local Board 42 in High Point since 1964. He notes the draft works well locally with no major problems and supports local control. He declines to comment on national Selective Service proposals while a report to President Johnson looms.
In this egalitarian era the old-fashioned English butler clings to status while new school butlers enter via agencies. The piece notes 600 old-school butlers remain, many now Italian or Portuguese, with tales of downfall and a cross Atlantic pay gap.
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