Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-10-25
MEN MUST SEEK
ESSENTIAL WORK
Instruct Advisory Board Names Occu-
nations Listed as NOn-eSSential
and Says Registrants Must
Change Vacations

Every man in this exemption
district between the ages of Is
and As years, not physically disquali-
fled, who is now engaged in an in
dustry classed as non-essential, even
though he may have been granted
deferred classification on account OF
dependents, must get into an essen
tial occupation at once, under the
provisions approved by the agricul-
tural and Industrial advisory board
to the Yakima district board, which
met last week at Yakima to formu-
late plans. The board is composed
of j. n. Emerson of Pullman and II.
NJ Gilbert and E. c. Finlay of Yak
ina. The board distributed its work
byassigning Mr. Emerson to both in
dustria and agricultural exemption
claims in the counties of Whitman,
Adams Garfield and Asotin. Mr.
Gilbert will look after the agricul-
tural exemption matters in Benton.
Columbia, Walla Walla, Yakima
Kittitas, Klickitat and Franklin
counties. while MIR. Finlay is as
signed to industrial exemption claims
in the same counties.
To facilitate the enforcement of
the orders to engage in essential oc-
eupations, the board approved the
recommendations of the war indus
tries board as to the differentiation
between essential and non-essential
occupations.
As essential men in agriculture the
board enumerates the following:
Expert farmers. combine men,
thresher men, engineers, firemen,
machine men capable of running
binders, mowers and reapers, separ
ator tenders, sack sewers, and men
doing the work on a farm that is not
done by common laborers.
In horticultural vocations the es-
sential men, under the rulings Of the
board, are foremen, expert orchard
lists managers of packing houses and
cold storage plants.
Under non-essential industries,
the men engaged in which must seek
essential employment under the rul-
ings of the agricultural and indus
trial board of the district, the fol-
lowing are listed.
Auto industries and accessories.
Auto statesmen.
Abstractors.
Barber shop attendants.
Bowling alleys.
i Billiard and pool rooms
Bill posters.
i Blue printers
! Brokers.
Il Bottlers and bottle supplies
q Candy manufacturers.
B Cigar and tobacco statesmen.
Cleaners and dyers.
q Collecting agents.
j Employees of clubs and commercial
] Organizations.
Confectioners and delicatessens.
b clerks in offices whose services
are not essential to business.
contractors and builders not en-
q gagged in war work.
Dancing instructors.
4 Drivers of pleasure and sight
j Seeing cars
Florists.
Fruit stands.
Mercantile store employees, except
department heads.
insurance agents
Pawn shops
rrlVate employment agencies.
reanut and popcorn vendors.
servants in private residences.
ohoe shining shops.
ooft drink establishments.
soda fountain supplies.
rfivate chauffeurs.
4 Shooting galleries and amusement
arcades.
stock statesmen.
laxis, omnibuses and for hire
cabs. "
travelling statesmen in all indus
except those given preferment
" war industries board.
'cKet dispensers and collectors in
q Ushers.
J cafes.
walters in dance halls or cabarets
window cleaners.
"e orders to seek essential EN-.
"ent viii affect many registered