Evening star., 1950-08-25
Draft Of Physicians and Dentists
Up to 46 Sought in House Bill;
Major Batt|e Rages for Taegu
Committee Opens
Hearings Monday
On johnson Plan

Compulsory military service for
doctors and dentists below the
age OF 46 is called for in a bill
introduced in the House today at
the request of Secretary of De-
Tense johnson.
Chairman Vinson said the
House Armed Services Commit
tee will open hearings Monday
on the doctor draft bill, which
he introduced after it had been
sent to him by the Department
of Defense.
The Defense Department called
for the doctor draft after it was
disclosed that a call for $4,000
more drafteeS in November prob
ably will follow up yesterdays
Army announcement that an ad-
ditional $4,000 enlisted Reservists
will be called to active duty by
September.
Secretary Johnson in calling for
the doctor draft legislation wrote
Mr.. Vinson that So far volunteer
entry of physicians and dentists
into the military service has been
small.
Order Of Call Specified.
The bill written by the Defense
Department calls for drafting doc
tors in this order:
1. Those who during the last
war were students in the Army
specialized training program, or
a similar Navy program, and who
had less than 80 days of active
duty with the armed forces. These
men were largely educated at Gov
ernment expense.
2. Those educated under the
Army Navy programs and who
served more than 80 days but less
than 81 months.
3. Those who did not have any
active service after September Is,
1910.
4. Those who served the least
number of full months in the
armed forces during the last war.
Mr.. johnson said that unless a
way can be found to bring in
r1en with little or no past mill
tary service. it may be necessary
In the next few months to make
Substantial calls" on the $4,000
medical men in the reserve
pool"
MIR. johnson said this reserve
pool includes men who had long
service during the war and con-
aented, on leaving military serv-
lice, ito have their names placed
9n the list Of reserves who could
kbe called in case of need"
First Draftees Inducted.
Meanwhile, the first draftees
from the Washington area-four
men from Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties-have been in
Quoted into the Army here, and
District boards are to begin mail
ing out orders to Washington resi-
dents to report for induction.
The call for $4,000 new draftees
In November was considered prob
able in view of the fact that an
increase of American troop
strength in Germany is under
consideration and no end of the
Korean fighting is yet in sight.
The first half hundred men to
be called from the District may
get induction orders in few days
They probably will be allowed 10
days between receipt of the order
and the date Of reporting.
Certificates Are Issued.
Some District men already are
receiving certificates of avail
ability" informing them they
are eligible for induction.
The Marylanders indicted into
the Army at Arlington Farms
Center yesterday were:
Andrew Henry Zipf. Is, carpen-
ter, 7012 F street, Seat Pleasant.
Arthur T. Beall, Is, railroad
laborer, Glenn Dale.
Charles Mathis, "a. painter, ZIG
Great Falls road, Rockville.
John A, Rolfe, %, farmer,
Poolesville.
All of the men are single.
At Richmond 1t was announced
that Virginia's 129 draft boards
have been ordered to call up 5,214
men to be examined for the draft
during September.
The call is designed to meet the
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