Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-05
Doctor-Draft Advisors
Ask 46 Deferments,
List 43 as Available

Inc DlStrlct'S medical draft ad-
visory committee has asked draft
boards to defer As young Wash
ington physicians, and recon-
mended that 43 others be made
available" for military service.
Disclosure of the committee's
recommendations last night fol-
lowed announcement by draft Of
ficials that Is physicians have
been classified 1-A-available for
duty. The As were classified from
pool Of 116 registrants in the
flrst category earmarked by de-
tense officials for induction.
Frank D, Norton. District dep
uty draft chief, said that in addi-
ton about 80 physicians have been
classified IA, deferred because of
essentially" or hardship.
Mr.. Norton said the draft boards
overruled the advisory committee
recommendations on deferment in
"only three or four cases." He said
the difference between the 80
classified "a and the 46 recon-
mended for deferment by the COM
mittee is explained by the fact that
some men have not yet been clas-
sif1ed. Included, he added, are some
doctors with ailments whose cases
have been referred to a draft
medical examiner for recommen-
dations.
20 Practice Outside City.
In addition. Mr.. Norton said.
more than 20 of the registrants
are in practice or training outside
the city. Requests have been. sent
to advisory committees elsewhere
for advice on whether they should
be deferred. A few others, he said,
also have applied for commits
sions.
DR.. G. Victor Simpson, chairman
OF the advisory group, said most Of
those recommended for deferment
are young doctor-residents in hos
pital training programs. In max
ing decisions, he said, the group
considered effect Of military serv-
ice on the hospital stats as well
as on the individual doctors.
In no case, he added. were any
physicians recommended for serv-
ice II they had not finished one
year intern training.
All the physicians ins the first
draft category are those who
received part of their training
at Government expense, or were
otherwise deferred from service
to continue education, and have
had little or no active duty.
In its study of specialists in
private practice, the committee
requested deferment for only one,
and earmarked IA as available.
OF 10 men in general practice, the
the group requested deferment
for three and made 10 available.
Two men, in X-ray training, who
serve in various hospitals, were
recommended for deferment.
Other Recommendations.
These are the committees |
recommendations for others. by
hospitals in which they are on
duty:
Howard University and Freed
mems Hospital. % requested for
d eferment. seven made avail
able" Georgetown, two, defer
ment, one. available; Mount Alto
Veterans, two deferment, four
available; George Washington, one
deferment. three available; Gal
linger, five deferment, four avail
able; Providence, three deferment;
st. Elizabeths, two deferment. and
Garfield and Emergency, one de-
ferment each.
Oficials pointed out that doc
tors who feel their classifcations
are unjust have the right to ap-
peal. In addition, they said, no
orders for induction will be made
until registrants pass physical ex-
aminations.
The dental advisory committee,
meanwhile, reviewed Is men and
recommended that none be de-
ferred. However. Mr.. Norton said
that from u registrants in the
first category, only 10 have been
classified la.
Members of the medical COM
mittee, IN addition to DR.. Simp-
son, include Drs. John s. Perry.
Don Knowlton, Maurice A. Sell
niger and A. Magruder Macdonald.
Members of the dental commit
tee include DR.. e. Milburn Colvin,
jr., chairman; and Drs. William
Lee Alexander, John H. Hogan,
Harry M. Wheeler, S. G. Mead,
C, e. Rault and E. D. Letter.
District draft officials, mean
while, also released names last
night of 1875 more non-medical
recruits who have been ordered
to report for induction next
Wednesday. In addition, eight
men listed as "delinquents" were
told to report at the same time.
126 Are Listed.
The 1875 were:
Misha T.. spector, Parker Marshall.
James W. Littletohn. Willie Frank t,, FREE
E Ersalkinni IT,. David Lewis Mckee John 9.
Sweat, Albert John Martin, IT.. Robert L;
6trachman. Joseph Ralph judge. Donad
Wheat Beach EdEard MaaR1nI ,g1 1,, 51I
Welee DeWeir Braswsll. IT, Frank Elmer Elmer
Mark Wenley Nicholas John o'Donoghue:
John Henry Oliver, Robert Alexander
Clorey. Robert G. Robertson, William M.
Manus, Kenneth L. Barker, Mitchell Chase
Clokey, Bill Louie Carlos, Ralph 8. Hardy
Melvin F. Lipscomb, Vernon B. Glover,
Anthony ]. Errigo, Edward Gilliard, Pleas
ant L. Lindsey. jr.. Emmitt G. Vaughan,
Robert Mckinney. Ollie Giles, Marvin L.
Kay, Thomas Harold Lewis, Oliver James am e;
Johnson Garter, william Gerbin, james me-
Hugh Lee Lyon, John Andrew Verfoillie.
David Cunningham. jr., Carl Jones, Oakley
German Isaacs, James Aldridge, tr., Her
bert Wesley Hendricks, John watkins. Will
liam Lindsey Coleman, Joseph Wesley
Earl Francis Parker. Howard B. Hais-
ten, Oscar Viera, Paul Anthony Swami.
Robert Ethyel Butler, Robert Russell Dag,
John joseph Pohutsky; jr. Clinton Clinton Hall Ban
John Albert. Karr, Junior McKoy, William
Ford RAynnlds STANLEY William Hawkins