The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-06
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cally excepted from recruiting for
labor for other war industries, these
being considered absolutely essen
tial.
Non-essentiai industries as adopt
ed at meeting of the community
labor board, Fourth zone, on August
so, have been explained in the fol
lowing statement:
Acting In conformity with the
Declaration Of the Labor Recruiting
Program, as prescribed by the De-
partment OF Labor, the Community
Labor Board declares as non-essen.
tial, or non war work, the unskillcd
labor employed In the industries
mentioned below in which male am.
ployees are now working, and on
whom formal notice will be serv-
ed, IL that course Is necessary.
The voluntary release of these
men by their employers SO that they
may be transferred to war work IS
expected without such formal notice
from this Board. Men who are ~
leased from the various non-essential
industries. as determined by this
Board, may apply at the local office
of the U. 8. Employment Service
office at 175-Sth Ave. ~, Nashville,
Tennessee; Chamber of Commerce
Franklin St, GAINESVILLE, Tennes.
see; County Court House, Columbia,
Tennessee, where they will be given
employment in essential war work.
The men at this time to be released
by establishments determined by he
Board to be non-essential are labor
ers, porters, janitors and other skill
ed workers. This Board has deter
mined the following industries to be
engaged in non-essential war work:
Auto industry accessories.
Drivers of pleasure cars, cleaning,
repairing and delivery Of same.
Sight seeing cars.
Auto trucks engaged in work 9th
er than Fuel or Government work.
Bath and Barber shop attendants.
Bowling alleys, Billiard and Pool
Rooms.
Bottlers and bottle supplies.
Candy manufacturers, cigars AMI
tobacco.
Cleaners and dyers.
Clubs.
Cdnfectioners and Delicatessen es.
tablishments.
Builders and contractors not en-
gagged In the erection of structures.
For war work.
Dancing academies.
Mercantile stores, florists.
Fruit stands.
Junk dealers.
Livery and sale stables.
Pawn brokers.
Peanut vendors and establish
ments.
Shoe shining shops.
Window cleaners.
Soft drink establishments.
Soda fountain supplies.
1t may be necessary for the Boarl
to add to this list from time to time
The following is the general pol
icy of the Department of Labor IN
der which the Community Labor
Board of the Fourth Zone of Tennes.
see is operating: For the purpose
of centralizing the War Labor re-
cruiting program, war work means.
FRST-The manufacture of pro.
ducts or the erection of structures
directly or indirectly supplied to
some department of the Government
for use in connection with the war.
Indirectly Supplied" includes goods
delivered under sub-contracts to
Government Contractors.
SECOND-Coal Mining is wholly
war work.
THIRD-Railroads and farms are
engaged in war work to the extent |
that under this program they are
protected from all recruiting by other
industries.
The making of products which
may ultimately be used for war work
purposes but which are not to be
delivered either directly to the Gov
eminent or to some contractor who
uses them in producing or as a part
of the products to be delivered to the
Government, is not considered War
Work