Numbers Drawn for 13 Million Draft Registrants, Dennis Powell of Lumberton Tops the List, 1918

From The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., October 3, 1918

The drawing of order numbers for the 13 million draft registrants enrolled September 12 was started Monday by President Wilson. The complete master lists will be mailed to district draft boards.

Dennis Powell, colored, of Rt. 3 from Lumberton, has the serial number 322, corresponding to the first number drawn, in Robeson division No. 1, and hence holds first place in his class. Others in Robeson district No. 1 included in the first 100 numbers drawn, in order, are:

Dock Casday Bullard, Lumberton, white

Rowland Stephens, Orrum, Rt. 1, white

James Locklear, Maxton, Rt. 5, Indian

John Frank Britt, Barnesville, Rt. 1, white

Bruce Grimsley, Rowland, Rt. 2, white

Will Alex McMillan, St. Pauls, Rt. 1, colored

Rudolph Herman Floyd, Fairmont, Rt. 2, colored

Thes. Graham Lumberton, white

Wilton Eugene M’White, Lumberton, Rt. 7, white

Lester McDuffie Oliver, Marietta, white

Isaac Tate, Whiteville, colored

William Henry McQueen, Lumberton, white

James Wilkes, colored

David Albert Lee, Fairmont, white

Wm. Hanchey, Lumberton, white

Roy Edwards, Barnesville, colored

Robert Isham Belch, Lumberton, white

Jefferson Killens, Fairmont, colored

Laddie Gore, Lumberton, colored

Braddy Britt, Lumberton, Rt. 4, white

Jas. Dobbins Andrews, Fairmont, white

Barney Bethea, Fairmont, colored

Brantley Aycock Phillips, Lumberton, white