The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-10-18
NON-WAR WORKERS
MUST CHANGE JOBS
$3.50 MEN is MONTANA'S SHARE
AND MOST OF THESE WILL BE
SENT OUT OF STATE

Great Falls.-Montana' quota in TIN
first draft of men from non-essentla
to essential war work is $3.50 ant
these men will begin to move from
their present occupations to jobs which
will speed up the nations war wori
Immediately. Just how many mer
will be taken out of the state is prob
lematical in this first draft, but State
Director Scott Leavitt of the United
States employment service, stated thai
he believed the major portion would
find their way beyond the borders OF
Montana, and would remain away
throughout the war.
The apportionment of the quotas fol
the various counties of the state has
been approved by the state advisories
board of the United States employ
ment service. 1t was based on popu-
lation of the different counties and
follows:
Beaverhead, rs; Big Horn, Al /; Blaine
OF; Broadwater, 40; Carbon, 1876; Car
ter, so; Cascade, 457; Choteau, 15S;
Custer, 1853 Dawson, 1913; Deer Lodge,
1856; Fallon, SO; Fergus, 361; Flathead,
209; Gallatin, III; Granite, 50; Hill,
101; Jefferson, 50; Lewis and Clark,
1S1; Lincoln, 60; Madison, 78;
Meagher, So; Mineral, 20; Missoula,
239; Musselshell, 125; Park, Ill;
Phillips, 103; Powell, SO; Prairie, 45 !;
RavalIi, 100; Richland, 12S; Rosebud,
100; Sanders, So; Sheridan, 22S; Sill
yer Bow, $50; Saltwater, So; Sweet
Grass, At; Teton, 141; Toole, 81; VAL
ley, III; Wheatland, 40; Wibaux, AZ;
Yellowstone, 273.
At the same time the state adj
visories board approved the list of
occupations prepared by
Assistant State Director r. E. Cum
ningham from which these men are to
be drawn, some of them Immediately.
The list contains a large number of
occupations the elimination of which
will materially cripple commercial,
and industrial business, as
now conducted, and further provides
for the replacing of many of these men
who will be drawn into productive pro-
LESSONS with women. Occupations
declared to be non-essential and from
which the 5000 workers will be drawn
is soon as possible follows:
The men to be released by establish
nents determined by the board to be
are the laborers, porters,
1shers, janitors and other workers.
This board has determined the follow
ng industries and occupations to be
engaged in nOn-essential war work
md the employers in industries or oc-
.upations whether skilled or unskilled
will be expected to secure employment
n essential war work as above out
ined.
Automobile industry, so far as ap-
'licable to the selling, maintenance
nd repair of pleasure cars and their
ccessories; drivers of pleasure cars
leaning and delivery of same; taxi |
alb drivers; sightseeing cars; team
ig, other than delivery of essential |
roducts and as outlined by the war |
Industries board; bath and barber
hop attendants; book agents and |
ouse to house canvassers bowling al |
ays, billiard and pool rooms; bottlers
nd bottle supplies; cabaret and cafe |
candy manufacturers
igars and tobacco; cleaners and
yers; clubs; confectioners and deli
atessen establishments; builders and
not engaged in the cree
on Of structures for war work dane
lg academies; clerks in mercantile
ores; florists; fruit stands; hotel,
lfe and restaurant walters; insurance
ELECTORS; junk dealers; liquor indus
y in its entirety; livery and sales
ables; messengers other than those
,gularly employed by telegraph or
lephone companies; pawn brokers
eanut vendors and establishments
'ivate employment agencies; shoe
lining parlors; window cleaners; soft
ink and soda fountain supplies.
The following is the general policy
lder which the board is operating
For the purpose of the centralizing
ar labor recruiting program, war
ork' means.
81. The manufacture of products
the erection of structures directly
Indirectly supplied to some depart !,
emit of the government for use in
injection with the war. Indirectly
pplied' includes goods delivered I'M
r sub-contracts to government con-
actors.
so. Coal mining is wholly war work.
'.3. Railroads and farms are en-
ged in war work to the extent that
der this program they are protected !.
I'm all recruiting by other industries.
'The making of products which may :.
be used for war purposes,
t which are not to be delivered :.
her directly to the government or {
some contractor who uses them in :
,ducing or as part of products to !.
delivered to the government, is !.
. considered war work"