Evening star., 1950-10-20
DraftChiefsP| Plan
Action Today on,
65De|inquents
Names Go to FBI
For Roundup Of
Missing Men

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District draft officials hoped to
turn over this afternoon to United
States Attorney George Morris
Fay the names Of about IS "delin-
quents" who have failed to COM
ply with draft orders.
Frank D. Norton, deputy draft
chief. was attempting to arrange
a conference for later today with
Assistant District Attorney Will
liam Arnold, delegated by Mr.. Fay
to handle the cases.
Actually, few, if any, of the
cases are expected to reach the
stage of prosecution for draft law
violation. Every attempt will be
made to force the men to COM
ply with the law-an occurrence
officials said, which usually comes
about when the men are faced
with the threat of prosecution.
AS soon as he receives the list,
Mr.. Arnold will turn the names
over to the FBI. whose agents
will round up the "delinquents. "
Further action will depend on the
FBI's report back in each case to
Mr.. Arnold.
In nearly all instances, the de
linquents" had failed to report
for pre-induction or induction ex-
aminations, and draft boards have
been unable to track them down
Draft officials believe the situa-
ton results mainly from failure
of the men to report changes oil
address.
I'VE feel it is largely a question
Iof negligence" Mr.. Norton
stressed, because there is nc
present indication that any case
falls in the category of draft
dodging.'"
During the last few weeks, draft
officials have ordered about 11O
OF the unaccounted-for "delin-
quents" to report for induction.
Only about Is have subsequently
been accounted for. and only a
very few" actually have been in
Quoted, Mr.. Norton said.
In another draft development,
meanwhile, Selective Service Di-
rector Lewis B. Hershey disclosed
that the first national registra-
ton of medical men last Monday
totaled 21.101.
OF this number, 1888 were
physicians, 1889 dentists and 2,144
veterinarians. The Army has
asked for 922 physicians, 500 den
lists and 100 veterinarians by jan
uary Is.
Gen. Hershey, In a speech be-
fore the Junior Chamber of Com
merce here. called the totals
encouraging" Actually, the fig
ures. which included Hawaii
Alaska and" Puerto Rico. were
about 1000 above the highest
official forecast-that of between
1900 and $4,000 made by DR..
Richard L. Melting. Defense De-
partment medical director.
Total May Be Trimmed.
According to the draft chief
the 21,101 figure probably will
be trimmed considerably when
all the questionnaires have been
checked. There had been much
confusion among medical men as
to just who was required to regis
ter and consequently many did
just to be on the safe side.
The Monday registration was
for those medical men deferred
from the wartime draft to con-
tinue their professional education.
either at their own or at Govern
ment expense, and who served
less than 2l months on active
duty.
Doctors under so years of age
who either had no military sery-
ice or who served more than 81
will be registered later.
Mental Failures Face Screening.
Gen. Hershey also dropped a
broad hint that those men who
had failed the pre-induction men
tai test in the non-medical draft
face another screening.
We're not forgetting them"
he said with a grin. 1--WE want
them to know we still are inter-
ested in them"
From time to time draft officials
have expressed the opinion some
men have deliberately failed the
mental examination. Local draft
boards. If pushed to meet their
quotas, could order those rejected
up for another try. This often was
done in World War II.