Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-13
the Individual and 20 preserve un.

or injustice In their mode OF selec-
ton, and they will be inspired to loft
Ter efforts In behalf of a country
which the citizens called upon to per-
form high public functions perform
them with justice, fearlessness and
impartially."
To Post Names.
Upon organizing, the local boards
will take over from the registration
boards, all registration cards, when
they will number serially and list for
posting to public view. Then, after
having been advised Of the method by
which the order Of liability for ser.
Vice shall be determined and Of the
quota to be drawn from Its territory
(minus credits for enlistments In the
national guard or regular army each
board will prepare list Of persons
designated for service In the order OF
their liability, post the list, give 1t
to the press and within three days
send notice to each designated person
by mail.
"As the men so notified appear, the
boards first will make a physical ex-
animation In accordance with special
regulations to be provided bearing
In mind that all persons accepted by
them will be re-examined by army
surgeons. II the physical examina.
ton is passed successfully, then comes
the question Of exemption.
Persons who must be exempted
or discharged by the local board In.
clude:
Those Exempted.
Officers of the United States, OF
the states, territories and the District
OF Columbia ministers OF religion,
students of divinity, persons in the
military or naval service OF the Unit
ed States, subjects OF Germany, all
other aliens who have not taken out
first papers; county or municipal off.
GERS, customhouse clerks, workmen in
Federal armories, arsenals and navy
yards. persons in the Federal service
designated by the President for ex.
emption pilots. merchant marine sail.
ors, those with status with respect
to dependents which renders their
exclusion desirable Ia married man
with dependent wife or child, son Of
dependent widow, son Of dependent,
aged or infrm parent, or brother OF
dependent orphan child under 16 years
of age); tlDse found morally def.
cient and any member of any well
recognized religious sect existing May
IS, 1917, whose creed forbids partici-
patton in war and whose religious
convictions accord with the creed.
As to Dependents.
Claims for exemption because Of
dependents may be made by the man
himself, his wife or other dependents,
or by third party who has personally
investigated the case. A claim made
by the husband must be accompanied
by supporting affidavits signed by the
wife and by the head of a family re-
siding in the same territory. A claim.
by the wife or third party must be
accompanied by two supporting atfi.
davits signed by heads Of families.
Similar rules govern claims on the
grounds OF other dependents, the de.
pendents of third parties being author.
lied to file claims with supporting
In each case the board
must be satisfied before 1t grants ex-
emption or discharge that the Deepen.
dent or dependents actually are sup
ported mainly by the fruits Of the
mans mental or physical labor.
Appeals Can Be Made.
Local boards are required, subject
to appeal, to pass upon claims for ex-
emption or discharge within three
days after the filing of affidavits.
District boards must decide appeal
cases within five days after the clos
ing OF proofs and their decisions are
final. II the ruling OF local board
Is affirmed the person in question
stands finally accepted for military
service.
In passing on claims for exemptions
On the ground OF employment In me-
,essary industrial and agricultural oc-
,upations, the district boards must be
that the particular enter
Prise affording such employment ac-
ually is necessary to the maintenance
If the military establishment or ma
,ional interest during the emergency
THE evidence must also establish
he regulations say, even II the par
ocular industrial enterprise is found
necessary for one of the above pur-
poses, that the continuance OF such
person therein is necessary to the
thereof and that he can
lot be replaced by another person
direct, substantial or materi-
Il loss detrimental to the adequate
md effective operation OF the particu-
ar industrial enterprise or agricul-
ural enterprise in which he is en-.
,aged."
President Final Power ,
Later the President may from time
o time designate certain industries
n classes OF industries that are neces-
AIRY and the district boards will be
o notified. 1t will be the duty of each
'oard however, to ascertain the avail !
bile labor supply for such industries
outside the men called for service
nd to take the result into consider
tion in determining such things.
III, in the opinion of the district
'oard" this section Of the regula-
ions concludes, "the direct, substan-
ial, material loss to any such indus
rial or agricultural enterprise out
Weighs the loss that would result