Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-22
DRAFT BOARDS
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though there will be no ruling until
an individual case has been appealed
from a local board.
Managers cooks. clerks and other
employees not engaged in the actual
service Of food and drink in public
places are exempted from the section
declaring such service of food and
drink nom productive. Store eHecu-
tiNes, mana gers, superintendent and
heads of special departments, travel
ing statesmen. registered pharmacists,
delivery drivers and men doing the
heavy work are not Included among
the clerks and statesmen of mercantile
establishments classed as n2n-pro
ductive.
Chauffeurs public and private are
eliminated from the non productive
class unless they engage in work held
to be nom productive in view Of their
mechanical duties. This feature of
the instructions attracted attention
because it would class as useful
|. family chauffeur who performed no
other service, and would send him
into the army if he also acted as but
Ter or handymap around the house.
The boards are directed to apply
common sense in deciding with
drawals or deferred classification
privileges and to aid registrants in
making necessary changes in en-
plyoment by furnishing lists OF those
summoned for examination to the
. United States employing Mt service.
Public or private chauffeurs are held
to be non-producers only when the
devote part of their time to other work
defined as non-productive.
Local boards are asked to assist reg
istrants TO obtain new employment
through the federal employment ser
vice and are given power to postpone
action while effort is being made to
place men in occupations held produc-
tive.
When it has been determined that a
person in deferred classification is an
idler or is engaged in on-prod;lctvc
employment" the instructions say, the
classification and order number Of such
person will he withdrawn and he will
Immediately be indicted into the mill
tary service
The regulations provide that persons
/, enga ged in the service of food and
drink. or either. in public places, includ-
ing hotels and social clubs, are engaged
in productive employments. This,
however, does not include managers,
clerks. cooks or other employees, unless
they are engaged in the actual serving
of food and drinks
The regulations further provide that
passenger elevator operators and at
PENDANTS. and doormen, footmen, car
riage openers and other attendants in
clubs hotels. stores. apartment houses.
Office buildings and bath houses, are en-
gagged in nonproductive employments.
The words other attendants include
tellboys and also include porters, unless
such porters are engaged in heavy
work
The regulations further provide
that persons, including ushers ami
other attendants, engaged and occl-
pied in and in connection with games.
sports and amusements eptlng
actual performers in legitimate cor
certS, operas or theatrical perform
ances, are engaged in n-productive
occupations or employments. This
includes. in addition TO ushers and
other attendants. all persons engaged
and occupied in games, sports ana
amusements, except actual perform
ers in legitimate concerts. operas "
theatrical performances.
The regulations further pfoVlne
that a person engaged in domestlc
service is engaged in a non-produ@-
tive employment or occupation. pul
This does not include public or pr!
vate chauffeurs. unless they be also
engaged in some other occupation or
employment defined as non produl-
tive.
The regulations further provide
that sales clerks and other clerks
ebployed in stores and other mer-
camille establishments are engaged
in non-productive employments. but
this does not include store executives,
managers, superintendent or the
heads of such departments as &C
counting, financial, advertising, cred
II. purchasing, delivery, receiving,
shipping and other departments;
does not include registered pharma-
cists employed in wholesale and re-
tail drug establishments; and does
not include travelling statesmen, buy
ers. delivery drivers. electricians. en-
gineers, carpet layers. upholstererS
nor any employees doing heavy work
outside the usual duties Of clerks,
However. sales clerks and ota9r
clerks include the clerical force N