Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-25


man who begins at once to look about
1t is not intended nor desired by the
labor board that nen quit today their
present positions if they are working
in a nonessential, as it is realized that
a sudden cessation Of work would
cause confusion and congestion. The
movement is to be gradual, but it is
to be pushed forward steadily and it
is hoped that no great stagnation nol
confusion will result.
NOncSSentialS Listed.
Following is list of occupations re
garded as nonessentials as given out
by the Richland County Community
labor board:
All men engaged in serving food
and drink in homes, hotels restaurants
and clubs. Not including managers
ard head cooks and so Yer cent Of the
walters in hotels and restaurants. The
beard recommends that hotels and
restaurants reduce their able bodied
male help by simplifying their service
and retaining men over 46.
Passenger elevator operators or at
tendants in clubs, hotels; stores; apart
ment houses office buildings barber
shops and homes Not including bar
bers and bell boys under IS in hotels
and porters for heavy work only in
stores, hotels and restaurants.
"Ushers and other attendants IN
connection with games, sports, pool
Billiard rooms; bowling alleys; etc.,
and amusemcnts. Not including
necessary managers and also actual
performers in legitimate concerts,
operas or theatrical performances.
"Domestic service as cooks, buffers
haGffCurs; etc.
"Salcs clerks and other clerks, cash
iers and bookkeepers employed IN
stores and mercantile establishments
whose places can be filled by women
and men without The draft age. Not
including necessary managers and de-
partment heads.
automobile and truck, motorcycle
and bicycle drivers, cleaners and re-
Dairers and deliveries and accessories
men. Including ell able bodied trans
fcr drivers. Not including truck driv
er3 and necessary truck accessories,
managers and repairers for trucks
used in preferred busin s, as per war
industries board OF September list
Not including necessary accessories,
managers and repaiNers Of automo-
biies necessary to and used princl-
paily for preferred business as per
war industries board of September 8
list. Not including those rendering
service to physicians, practicing in the
country
Manufacturers and bottiers and
stores selling bottle drinks and sup
plies, candy, cigars tobacco and flor
ISIS. Not including necessary mana
gers Of candy factories and tobacco
establishments and bottling establish
nents. ..
Cleaners and dyers and pressing
clubs shoe sinners; etc. Not includ-
ing necessary managers Of cleaners
and dyer5 and pressing clubs.
Retail store deliveries should be re
stricted to three deliveries each week
by dividing the territory of the store
in two districts. Not including deliv-
cries of medical supplies perisha BILE
vegetables, fresh meats and milk.
Contractors and employees and
builders supplies men. Not including
work of preferred list September 8 of
war industies boad and necessary re-
pairs (not additions) and construction
authorized by proper United States au
thoritieS.
"Itinerant peddlers, solicitors col
lectors and agents. Not including
necessary men. falling under preferred
LIST of September s of war industries
board and necessary men exempted
dpder rulings heretofore or heraf--
ter made.
"All men and women not regularly
occupied six days per week, bucket
shops, fortune tellers, clairvoyants,
Dal1niSts. etc.
None of the above applies to stu
dents engaged in the pursuit of their
studies.
'All m>n within the draft age not
employed IN essential callngs and
holding deferred classification may be
reclassif:ed or inducted into military
service.
This boarG suggests that all per
sons between the ages of 5 to GO, ply
sicalIv able 20 work are morally bound
10 cncaec in SOME useful occupation.