Evening star., 1941-04-24
Draft Survey Shows
Physical Defects Of
Many Can Be Cured
Third of All Reeistronts
Rejected, Only 20 Pct.
Are Unfit for Any Duty

A substantial number of selective
service registrants rejected from
general military service on physical
grounds have remediable defects,
national headquarters of the Sc
lective service system announced
today.
Reporting on records of $1,000
men, about 10 per cent of those
given examinations by physicians of
local boards throughout the country,
the medical division of selective
service said that although approx
mately one-third of all reglstrants
are rejected for full military service
when physically examined, only 70
per cent have defects which neces-
state their placement in Glass AZ
as unfit for any duty with the Army.
The remaining y per cent. it was
said. are placed in Glass l-B for
limited military service, but a con-
siderable number Of these men have
minor ailments which may be
remedied.
Teeth and Eyes Main Cause.
Defective teeth and eyes are the
major causes for physical reJectlonS,
the statistics disclosed. Nearly one
fifth of the reflections for failure TO
meet Army physical standards are
due to dental defects and more than
10 per cent are due to eye abnormal
ties. Heart ailments also accounted
for 10 per cent of the reflections.
OF the $1,000 men whose records
were used for the survey. 2l025 were
found to have defects which neces-
STATED placement in Glass l-B or
Class At.
The 1859 men claSsed as "gener-
allv unfit" were registrants who had
three or more disquallfying defects
or many on-disqualifylng defects
which when considered as a Whole
we're sufficient cause for rejection,
the medical division reported.
A total of 1906 men were claSsed
as being obviously diSqualifled' due
to gross mental and physical defects.
DIR. Gray Goes to Richmond.
In local board developments, DR..
A. C. Gray. medical director OF the
District selective service organl-
zation, yesterday accompanied l38
Washington selecteeS to the Rich
mond induction station to confer
with medical examiners there on
means of co-ordinating draft board
examinations in the District with
tests made at the station.
officials explained that relative
" large number of selectees are re-
iected by Army doctors in Richmond
after they have been certified physi-
cally fit by board physicians here.
In addition to the Selectees ac-
companied by DR.. Gray, IL replace
ments were sent to Baltimore for
induction today. Richmond induc-
tees represent the final group of men
under the city's scheduled April
quota, although other requirements
will be called up during the remain
der of the month.
III More to Be Inducted.
Eleven more requirements, some Of
them filling vacancies in the March
quota, will go to Baltimore tomorrow
for induction. They are:
BOARD NO. /.
Colored
Frazier Paul T. Graham, Joseph A,
Robinson, W. A.
BOARD NO. %.
Cotored.
Harley s T A Robinson. P. H.
Epps, Albert. jr. Virgins. John J,
BOARD NO. 25.
White.
Stephens Roy A. inland, Edward NJ.
Meanwhile, selective service Off
cials revealed that ErnestJ. Read,
jr., %, son of a member of local
Draft Board No. "a, had been given
a temporary occupational defer
ment. 1t was explained that young
Read is a pressman with a pub
fishing concern which is filling
contract for school books, and men,
bers of the local board, excepting
the registrant's father, Ernest Read,
sr., who did not participate in the
action, decided to defer the regis
trant until his firms contract is
completed. The action was approved
by Col. Charles A. Dravo, assistant
director of Selective Service for the