Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Virginia toSend
200 Truants for
Immediate Draft
Cruckdown Follows
Order to Round Up
All Delinquents

Virginia draft officials will send
more than 200 draft "delinquents"
for immediate induction during
the week of August 81, in a strong
breakdown on men who have
failed to comply with draft board
directiveS.
Col. Asher w. Hartman, State
selective service chief, ordered
boards last week to screen the
most serious offenders who failed
to answer board correspondence.
failed to appear for examinations
or showed up late. Thirty-eight
local boards were told yesterday
to order up 204 "delinquents" for
induction this month.
The same sort Of orders will
go out to the rest of the States
129 local draft boards as soon as
their lists Of delinquents are tab
ulated, Col. Hartman said.
Rights Declared Forfeited.
More fragrant violators were de-
clared to have forfeited their
rights to deferments and CLASH
fication. 1t is these men who have
been ordered for induction, &C
cording to Col. Hartman. The in
auctions will be a part of Vir-
ginia's September draft quota of
1,087 men.
There was no indication that
District draft officials planned to
follow such a policy, at least in
the near future. First District
inductions are scheduled for about
September 6.
In the Virginia group, the men
to be indicted first will be given
the usual physical and mental
tests. If they pass, they will go
Immediately into the Army. If
they fail, officials said, they will
be returned home, and no further
action will be taken.
Prosecution Threatened.
"a man who reports for induc-
ton as ordered will be deemed to
have performed his duty to his
local board" Col. Hartman said.
IF he does not report as ordered.
his case will be turned over to the
United States attorney for prose-
cution."
Failure to report for induction
carries a maximum penalty of
five years imprisonment and a
$4,000 fine, or both.
Among the first Virginia areas
reporting on "delinquents'' were
Clifton Forge, /; Waynesboro, 2;
Madison, 4; Culpeper, 3; Shen-
andoah, /; Warren, /; Loudoun,
l., and Rockingham, /.
107 d. C. Men Get Tests.
Prospective draftees from the
District, meanwhile. continued to
stream three times a week through
the Army and Air Force examin-
ing station at Arlington Farms.
Yesterday, physical and mental
tests were given to lot men from
District Boards Is and Is. Twenty
five others failed to show up.
In recruiting, the Arlington
Farms station swore in IA recruits
for the Army and seven for the
Air Force. Five others were
qualified for enlistment today,
and IA applicants were disquali-
fed.
The Navy recruiting station at
1400 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
enlisted nine new recruits. OF
six new applicants during the day,
tentative approval was given to
two men.
In addition, Navy recruiters
said, applications were accepted
from two ministers for service as
chaplains. They have not yet
been processed.
The Marine Corps Office, also at
1400 Pennsylvania avenue, &C
copied three of Is applicants for
duty.
The Marine Corps Office also
put out call for one woman for
merly in the corps, for recruiting
service here. The one to be &C
cepted may be married but may
not have minor dependents. She
also must be a typist.