Evening star., 1952-12-28
Draft Of $1,000
To Biggest
Since March 81
D. c. Quote Is us
For February Call,
100 for Maryland
By John A. Giles

drafted into the Army in February
the largest number for any month
in almost two years.
The Defense Department, an
nouncing the call yesterday, sait
the large levy was due to the fac
that men drafted during the peal
months in early 1851 now were be
ginning to complete 24-month OBJ
legations. The February call i
the largest since March, 1851
when 10000 men were drafted.
| Selective Service has been asked
to furnish 47,000 men this month
and $4,000 in January.
May Affect 19-Year-Olds.
The heavy February draft cal
will force some States to star
calling up 19-year- -olds.
District Draft Director William
E. Leahy said the District probabl,
can squeeze through Februar.
without inducing 19-year-olds.
But if heavy calls continue
through March and April" Mr.
Leahy said, I'VE will be in trouble.
Virginia may have to call 49,
Iyear-olds in March if the nationa
draft call remains about the So.
900 mark, Capt. Chester D. Hard
ing. chief of the State system
manpower division, said in Rich
mond.
Frank D. Norton, assistant Dis
trict draft director, estimated tina
approximately 275 men would b.
)inducted here in February. He sale
the January quota would ru1
around $50.
100 Is Maryland'S Quota.
| Maryland's quota under the new
call will be about 100 men. Vir
ginias exact quota is not yet set
but if past averages hold true i
will be about 1,060 men.
| The February national call will
bring to 1,255,430 the number O.
men drafted since Selective Serv
ice was put back in operation il
September, 1850. OF these, 81,'
430 were taken into the Marin'
Corps. The Marines have depend
ed solely on volunteer enlistment
since last May. The Navy ane
Air Force have not placed an,
calls with Selective Service since
World War II, depending on vol
iunteers.
In announcing the Februar!
call. the department pointed ou
that after the outbreak of hos
tilltieS in Korea, the rapid ex.
pansion of the Army required tn,
induction of large numbers o.
individuals through the SelectiVt
Service system.
Men Must Be Replaced.
These Selective Service call.
reached a peak during January
February and March of 1851 wheI
over 10000 men were inducteC
each month" the announcement
continued. Nov, two years later
these men must be replaced a.
they complete their tWo-year pc.
riods of active service, in order
to maintain approved strengths
The increase in the call for Feb
ruary over those made during pre-.
Ivious months is direct reflection
of these increased losses"
The department also pointed
out that the Army had announced
plans only last Monday for th'
earlier release of inductee veterans
of Korea.
The size of the Army now il
Il $4,000 officers and men.
The heavier draft calls come
several months later than hae
been anticipated earlier. 1t hae
been estimated the $4,000 men-a'
month figure would be reached
shortly after last July /.
However, there has been a sur
Iprising degree of re-enlistment O.
volunteers-something over 40 pc,
Icent-and there has been some
Icutback in the planned overall
size of the Army.
Million Replacement.
The Defense Department ha.
estimated the armed forces viii
require 100000 requirements from
civil life this fiscal year. 1t ha.
estimated this total would be made
up of approximately $4,000 BY
Induction, $4,000 through volun
Itary enlistment and 10000 re-
|ServiStS.
Enlistments, re-enlistments ane
whether Selective Service delivers
less or more than the monthly cal
determine the number the depart
ments asks for each month. By
the end of this month total Of
I231, 900 men will have beer
! drafted since last ,JlllV