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Show II li mm fdf PHYSICAL TEST GF I DRAFT MEN H Registrants for tho. selective service BH army, who have been confidently ex WM pecting to beat ihc draft because of nr H aggravated caso of dandruff, house-H house-H maid's knee, a pound or two undci H weight or other huge deformities, wil! II And that anticipations have been giver am a cold shower by the military author-n author-n ities in tho new standards adopted and H rules announced governing physlcu am examinations. Several days iigo pby flfl sical examinations were suddenly or-Q or-Q dered stopped-while new regulation! HI were In course of preparation. The Wm governor's office yesterday received WM the now Instructions, which have rein re-in moved to a great extent the stringency KM of the physical standards drafted men 99 must meet. There are two standards H in fact, by which physicians can gov-M gov-M ern thoir recommendations. One is 9 the regular standard which a "fit" man H ought to measuro up to. However, if H he lacks an inch or two and a few (ffl pounds in weight but is otherwise ac-(9 ac-(9 live, full of llfo and oager to get Into jM action against the Hun, o may be ac- fflj ccpted. H Now that the examination business H has been straightened out again, it is M anticipated that physical examinations jflf will be resumed. Tho local boards are UK momentarily expecting orders to pro- Wy eeed and instructions governing the H new physical tests. H Two Standards, m In the now rules the following stand - . H ard of accepted measurements may be jjf used by registrants anticipating physl- JgH cal examinations to see If they are fit Hflf for service: , am Chest measurement m Height, Weight At ex- Mobility. Hflj piratlon. Hi Inches. Pounds. Inches. Inches. M 60 120 31 2 m 61 120 31 2 HI G2 120 31 2 M G3 .. . 124 31 2 hM G4 12S 32 2 III 65 130 32 2 66 j ' 132 32 2 67 134 33 2 GS r 141 33 BE 59 14S 33V6 2V 70 155 34 2 1 71 62 34 2 iM 72 16D 34 3 73 176 35 3 74 1S3 36 3 W 75 190 36 3 tm 76 197 37 3Mj flH 77 204 37& 3 M 7S 211 3S 4 I If the registrant does not qualify ac- N cording to the foregoing set of meas- H urements, he may find those which H suit his case, provided he is nctlve, n healthy, vigorous of mind and body: Bn Chest measurement Eg Height. Weight At ex- Mobility. - H piratlon. Hfl Inches. Pounds. Inches. Inches. H 60 114 30 2 H 61 , . . 114 30 2 H 62 114 30 2 ffi 63 116 30 2 H G4 120 30 2 jl G5 , 120 30 2 H HQ 66 120 30 2 fl 67 120 30 2 68 121 30 2 I 69 124 31 2 I 70 . , .128 31 2 71 . - 133 31 2 I 72 . 138 32 2V II 73 143 32 2 l 74 148 33 2 JH 75 ,' . ' 155 34 2 ffll 76..:... 161 34 2 In 77 16S 35 3 BH "8 175 35 3 HI May Get Credit. H It is expected that Utah will be HI given credit in the next draft for tb.e IWA national army for men who have en- II listed through the various branches of jl voluntary induction into tho regular a at army, and If this procedure is hold to, IH according to local authorities, Ogacn iH v'1 not nave many men selected Wm through tho draft. Voluntary enlist- Hn ments have been especially heavy IR since the first contingents went off to UHM camp and, if the quota Is neary tho 1m same as the first, the enlistments, It (90 is thought, will noarly equal the draft uffn apportionment. HUN Both the city and the county draft WM boards have completed tho card ln- HhS doxlng of 200 registrants. Each board ml was Issued only 200 cards by the gov- flj ornment and when that number was HjJJj exhausted, work had to bo stopned. , nn Some chagiin was expressed by "the (jjlj school teachers and especially the su ; Ws perintendenta who had perfected an ; ftS elaborate and adequate organization , Um for doing this work because of this en ' OS forced interruption of the work. |