Evening star., 1950-09-06
District 10 Honor
First Draftees al
Induction Today
49 Men to Take Oath
In Ceremonies; One
Fails to Answer Coll

Washington's first draftees In
the Korean emergency were to
enter the Army today in public
induction ceremonies outside the
District Building.
After the 8 pm. music and
speech-making they will prepare
to entrain tonight for Fort Jack
son, S. c.. for basic training
and eventual assignment to some
ground force unit.
Fifty-f1ve men were scheduled
to report to the Army recruiting
station at 402 Tenth street NV
this morning. but three have
transferred to boards in other
cities, two were students and will
be permitted to complete their
scholastic year, and one was un-
accountably missing.
Three others failed to pass pre-
induction physicals after the
group went to Arlington Farms
induction center for processing.
Number Whitfield to 46.
That whitfield to 46 the number
that will push off for Fort Jackson
shortly after midnight.
Most of the draftees took q
when you gotta go, you gotta
go" attitude and appeared to be
in good spirits.
The three rejected in their final
physical examinations we're Robert
N. Vaughan. 5016 North Capitol
street; Voldemars Sprogeris, CSC
Longfellow street NV. and How
ard S. Wilson, 325 Seventeenth
place NE.
Draft officials believe the miss
ing draftee, Earl Smith. colored
of 408 Oakdale place NV, has
rejoined the Merchant Marine in
which he served until about a year
ago. They are checking a shipping
company for further information
Will Hold Spotlight Briefly.
For a time this afternoon the
draftees will hold Washington's
spotlight. With their families and
civic leaders looking on, they will
take the oath Of the soldier. given
by 1t. James F.. Schilt. assistant
recruiting and induction officer.
The program will open and
close with Metropolitan Police
Band music. and in between will
be tributes to these men and
Washington's National Guard and
Reservists who already have an
swered the call to the colors.
Among the speakers will be:
Mai. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey.
national selective service director:
william E. Leahy. District direc-
tor: Commissioner John Rus
sell Young, Brig. Gen. William
H. Abendroth, District National
Guard commander. and Waldron
E. Leonard, District director of
veterans services.
The invocation was to be said
by DR.. Bernard Braskamp, House
chaplain, and Bill Coyle, promo
ton manager of The Star, was
to be master Of ceremonies.
$50 More to Be Called Here.
About $50 more Washington
men will be selected from a new
national quota of 10000 an
rounced by the Army for the
month of November.
This call also will take about
1850 men in Maryland and per-
haps 1925 from Virginia.
Selective Service has been au-
thorized to call a total of 185. 5.00(
men during the last four months
of this year. But with the Novem.
ber call, only about $4,000 will be
left for December, giving rise tt
speculation that the total 1851
draft figure may be raised to helr
meet the projected total of $4,000
in the Army by next June.
Fairfax Lists 21 Men.
All Of the Washington draftee:
leaving today are rs years old, but
the November group will be in the
"a and % year brackets.
The Navy and Air Force. which
have not resorted to the draft, dc
not plan to join the November call
The Fairfax County Draft Boarc
listed the names of 81 men due
for induction September %, the
first to be called from that county
They are Robert J. Smith, AL
vim w. Bolton, David T. Bam-
berger, William w. Kemp and
Chauncey Mealy, all of Alex
andria: Staley A. Blevins, jr.
James Ernest Bailey, Calvin H
Peters and Henry w. Payne. all
of Fairfax; Stewart Pollard, Ker-
NIT D. Libbey, Raymond L. Boyle
and Robert L. Rector, all of Falls
Church; Charles B. Braxton o1
Baltimore, Charles E. CLANCY OF
Herndon, Mallan M. Rea, jr., OF
Landover, Md; Hugh D. Wilker-
son of Vienna, Jack w. Williams
of Annandale, Thomas E. Gibson
of Burke, James A. Freeman o1
Washington, and Gaddis M. Har-