Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-07-25
No. 04S.-volume LxvII.-No. 80.
CAROLINA EXEMPTION BOARDS
Have Been Announced Officially from
Washington.


Washington, July 23.--Members
Of the exemption boards for South
Carolina have been announced as fol-
lows:
Eastern District--William Godfrey,
r. q. Jeffords. Robert B. Scarbor-
ough, W. A. Stuckey, DR.. Robert
Wilson.
Western District Marion ]. Davis,
j. w. CASTOR, DR.. e. A. Hines, j. e.
Mcdonald, A. r. McKissick.'
The County Board
which will pass upon questions In
volving exemptions Is composed OF
Clerk Of Court John f. Craig, Sheriff
James M. Moss and DR.. Il. A. Hines.
The County Board can consider only
those applications for exemption that,
are based on the disabilities OF the
applicants or upon showing of per-
sons dependent upon them. All ap-
plications for exemption from service
based upon industrial questions will
be acted upon by the District Exemp-
tion Board.
No information Is as yet available
as to the exact time Of actual organ
ization and meeting Of the County
Exemption Board or the District
Board, but details will In all proba-
bility be available within the next
| week.
AS to Exemptions.
Something Of the routine through
which a party wishing to claim ex-
emption will have to go may be stat
ed here with a reasonable degree Of
, accuracy. We will suppose that tho
| applicant for exemption Is one Rich
! arde Roe, and that Roe registered in
Oconee on June s, IS in good health
and physically able to perform mill
| tary service, but wishes to claim ex-
emption on the ground of having de-
pendents. Here Is about the gaunt-
! let he will have to run:
We will leave his serial number
to be supposed, but will say his was
the 21st number drawn In Washing
ton, so that he Is placed among those
of the first call before the exemption
board for examination.
Some time in the very near future
/ he will be notified by the Oconee
exemption board to appear for exam
ination on day named. He must 60
On that day to the Court House Cor
Wherever the board shall designate as
their place Of holding their sessions) !,
and present himself for examination
|
first call men from Oconee, who will
report Oh the same day.
When he is examined he will be
allowed to go. He should have his
claims for exemption ready to file,
! and present them at once to the
board, or not later than seven days
| after notice that lie has been called
| is mailed to him to appear for exam
nation.
If he Is sick, or if for other provi-
| Dental reasons he Is delayed from
presenting himself for examination
and claiming exemption, by giving
sufficient evidence he will be exam
ined later and his exmption claims
heard.
Roe should present his own affida-
Wit that he has dependents, and that
Of his wife and some head of fam
lily in his neighborhood. Blanks for
these affidavits will be furnished.
His claim for exemption before the
exemption board will be heard in the
order in which his serial number was
drawn. That Is, If all of the 20
ahead OF him wish to claim exemp-
tion he will be the 21st man to be
heard by the board after his exami-
nation. The board, If possible, will
let him know within three days after
he files claim, whether his claims are
sufficient, but as this may be an i'm
possible task 1t may be that 1t will re-
quire more time than that.
! Exemption claims will be heard by
the board Immediately after examina-
tions of all first-class men have been
made, which may take several days.
If Roe Is exempted he will be
given card saying SO by his board.
If his claims are not sufficient, he
will be notified, and will be one Of
the men to be called for the new ma
tional army in September.
GUARDsMEN TO FRANCE FIRST.