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Must File Exemption Claims
Seven Days After
Notice
ALL INFORMATION TO
APPEAR in THE PRESS
Occupational Claims Before
District Board; The
Blank

The whole process of selection for
national service under the draft law
takes not more than 20 days from it's
start, stated Columbus Ewalt, chair.
man of the exemption board for Knox
county, Wednesday.
Mr.. Ewalt remarked that many peo-
pie are questioning him as to when
claims for exemption should be filed.
and points out that this is set forth on
the blanks which will shortly be mail.
ed to the first 6S men drawn at Wash
ington last Friday.
The blank states that all claims for
exemption must be in the hands of the
local board within seven days after
the date on the notice to appear for
physical examination.
The afiidavits supporting these
claims, must be on lie with the local
board ten days after this. These num-
Der three in cases of claims for exemp.
ton because of dependents. The first
is the affidavit of the person selected,
the second that of his WIFE mother or
father, as the case may be, and the
third that of third, disnterested
party.
Within the three days after the
time limit expires for filing these sup
porting aifidavits, the local board must
pass upon the cases and decide how
many mon of the first 6S are, in their
judgment, to be certified over for army
service. The whole process, including
physical examinations, thus consumes
30 days.
Mr.. Ewalt urges that all young men
who are likely to be called before the
local exemption board subscribe for
county paper, If they have not already
done 50, pointing out that the press
will be given all information in regard
to the working of the draft in Knox
county. Names Of men Srdored to APP
pear before the local board will be
published in the county newspapers
and there will constantly be a close
spirit of cooperation between the
board and the press to obtain the nee
essary publicity.
The blanks received Tuesday by the
local board cover notices to drafted
men, claims for exemption by the per
son drafted, claims for exemption of
a person drafted, by another individ-
ual than himself, etc. These have
been filed with Clerk II. c. Devin of
the local board.
For those who intend to make an oc.
cupational claim for exemption which,
however, does not come before the
local board but before q district board,
the following form will be used:
Serial No,..,....
District Board for
Claim for Discharge Filed With Dis
trict Board by Person Certified.
l'''''' '''''''''.. .......... -.
Serial Number. ....... given me by
Local Board ........ ............
having been certified to this District
Board as having been called for mill
tary service, and being neither ex-
empted nor discharged by said Local
Board, now hereby claim my dis
charge from liability for military ser
vice upon the ground that | am en-
gagged in an industrial enterprise or
| agricultural enterprise necessary TO
the maintenance of the Military Es-
tablishnent, or the effective operation
of the military forces, or the mainte.
nance of the national interest during
the emergency,
The particular designated enter
prise in which | am engaged is
- ''''' ''''''' ''.'''''''. '.........
My continuance in said enterprise
is necessary to the maintenance
thereof, and cannot be replaced by
another person without a direct, sub
stantial material loss and detriment
to the adequate and effective opera
tion of the said enterprise.
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