Show TEN T N STATES STATE STILL DELAY THE DRAFT LOTTERY DRAWING IS DUE SATURDAY 1 By Associated Press WASHINGTON July 17 With With only ten states remaining to be e heard from on the organization of local exemption boards and and with the serial number lists of registrants regis regis- registrants trants from all but of the 5 9 exemption districts on file in in Washington Provost Marshal Gen Gen- oral eral Crowder was hopeful today that the preliminary stages of ot the war army drawing would be completed completed completed com com- com com- within forty eight hours He lIe prepared to take tale up with Secretary Baker late in the day details of the lottery tottery process for final approval If It there ther Is no unexpected delay it seems likely liely that the drawing willbe will willbe willbe be held Friday or Saturday A single single single sin sin- gle district which falls to finish its preliminary ry work on time however how- how over ever can hold up action Once past the drawing stage General Crowder pointed pointed- pointed out out to today today to- to day the necessity for concerted action by the states ceases and the tho examination of or registrants and their assignment to th the army or exemption can proceed in any state without regard to progress made In u I J The ten states not having completed completed com com- their preparations for tor the he drawing are Alabama Illinois New NewYork York ork Michigan Mississippi Missouri Mis Mis- Missouri Kentucky Ohio hio Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania and Virginia The group includes Includes in includes In- In the states having the largest largest largest larg larg- est population and probably the total population of all ten represents represents represents about half halt of or the population of tho entire country General Crowder declined to tomake tomake tomake make an any comment on the statements state state- ments made mado yesterday in the senate senate senate sen sen- ate attacking the fairness farness of oJ the census bureau pop population lation estimates estimates estimates esti esti- mates upon which the allotment of quotas under the the draft law is based Other officials pointed out however how ever that the revised estimates of the census bureau were not Intended intended In in- in tended t to fix the actual population of or any community The estimates are prefaced with the statement that they ar are arc for use in connection with the tile draft only They are ale based upon registration and represent represent represent sent the distribution over ovel the country of men between tho the ages fixed in the draft law as liable for service for military Large for figures figures many cities are accounted for b by the tho- concentration of ot men of oC the draft age there for Cor work in mu mu- I H 11 g tU Ur 11 tit |