Show Recep reception tin center at fort douglas utah the reception center at fort douglas is rapidly approaching completion officials at the center state that it should be ready to receive inducted registrants early in february the unit consists of 18 frame buildings with concrete footings the main structure is the reception center itself designed to process men each day the permanent personnel will consist of officers enlisted men and civilian employees other othar structures consist of an administration building recreation building post exchange ten 63 man barracks a cafeteria type mess hall a receiving warehouse Of Officers ficere 7 quarters and mess and a dispensary after a registrant has been inducted into the army at the induction station he is immediately transferred to the reception center the first step is to examine him for far communicable disease he is then thoroughly questioned by a skilled interviewer whose object is to obtain from the man all his qualifications hobbies eifler or that I 1 I 1 1 he ea can an per perform form for the army the work for which he is best adapted he is then taken to the undressing f room 0 0 in his civilian clothes are packed and tagged in a bundle Foll following wing this he is given an additional physical examination in order to make ranke sure that no defects have escaped the t notice of his local board physical examiner or the medical officer of the induction station next he receives his first issue of army clothing and equipment the lat continued on page pae 13 R REG E C P PI I 1 I 1 ION G 11 C CENTER za N TE R AT FORT DOUGLAS 0 continued from page one ter at this stage consisting of mess gear toilet kit towels etc he then moves on con to a section where he is informed of his privileges to make allotments of pay and to participate in the benefits of government life insurance under the national service life insurance act of 1940 following this he is inoculated against typhoid fever and receives a small pox vaccination his fingerprints are taken and he will be assigned to one of the three companies of the receiving battalion here he will remain getting his first contact with army life until the qualification section has decided to what arm or service he will be sent it is expected that each registrant will remain at the reception center from one to five days the local board no 34 which comprises the san juan county district has selected the follow ing young men to fill the quota for the county which has been increased ncr eased to six as result of the volunteers their names and accompanying draft number if they were among those who received numbers in the recent call are roland kirk foy 1 davis douglas hannam 66 junior black 69 karl lloyd hunt joe garcia and herman garcia who also volunteered these men will leave on january 21 and will report for duty in salt lake city on the ralph arlington 11 and james irvin black 24 have been named as alternates in the event of acceptance non of the alovie named in the final analysis our good wishes go with these young men who have volunteered for service in the regular army in a time of n need eil |