Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-09
MATTERS INTERESTING WESTERLY
Provisions of State AntLoafer Law to Be EnforcedCases of Deferred Classification to Be Investigated = First
 Lieutenant John M OConnel Fourth Local District to | Enter Service.

: The division of the unemployeo, or | xhich Edwin L. Clark is director, III with Captain George Il. Webb. director of the draft, is to take immediate action to round up the lbafers in Rhode Island. under the law passed at the last session of the gen. eral assembly, which requires all able Hodied men found in the state, be- tween the ages of Is and 50. to work at least 36 hours week at some rsgular employment. The division ot the unemployed has sent to the local draft boards the names of 159 men 4ho have registered for work, but are still in the loafer class, to find out How many of them are in deferred classification on grounds of dependency dr of agricultural or industrial neces- 4ty. Where this is the case, these men will have their classifcations changed and will be examined for inn Hediate induction into service.
 : More drastic action than this is to ne planned for those who have not egistered for employment In CO., operation with the office of Captain Webb the unemployed division will launch a campaign to pick up all loaf CTS on the streets and elsewhere who are unable to produce the white card df registration and send them to the police station, where they will be held Until they are able to produce evil dence of employment or are sent to camp by draft officials.
 It is almost certain that anyone un- able to prove that he is at work, or that he has registered for work, will he given short shrift, as there can be rfo reason for deferred classification on dependency grounds if the loafer Is not contributing to the support of the alleged dependent, or if he is not actively engaged i'll agriculture or some other essential industry. There are many in the state who have not regis tered for employment, and it is ex- pected that the roundup will result in the cleaning up of this class.
 Captain George H. Webb, director of the draft for the state of Rhode Island, announces that local draft boards are to be instructed to Investigate all deferred classification on industrial or agricultural grounds where this has not already been done during Class week. and to consider those cases where the registrants have changed their positions during the past year. Where a man has given up his work hy reason oI CSich he was given the deferred class this is considered clear eTident that he is not needed in that particular occupation and that he should be placed in Class l.
 This action will be taken in all such cases unless it is found that the reg istrant has acquainted the board with hts new occupation and has obtained renewed deferred classification.
 First Lieutenant John M. o'ConneIl, army reserve dental corps, reported for duty at Camp Devens Monday, making the fourth Westerly dentist to enter the service. The others are Captain Harold Doyle, at Camp Lee, Va: First Lieutenant J. r. NJ Keighley. at Fort Qglethorpe. Ga, and First Lieutenant Joseph Howard, at Camp Meade, Md The first medical doctor to enter the service from Westerly was First Lieu tenant Michael H. Scanlon. who wal subsequently discharged by reason O nhysical disability The other medica doctors in the service are First Lieu tenant Joseph A. Higgins and Frs lieutenant Charles A. Farrell, of the American army medical corps, witt the English army on the battle front. First Lieutenant John E. Rinsi. wht leaves today for Camp Custer, Grand Rapids, Mich; Assistant Surgeon Richard O'Brien Shea, marine corps npw on the battle line, and EnsigI Henry L. Johnson, taking specia studies in New York city.
 1.-The campaign of Northern Baptis Lsaymen, in which Milo Clarke wa cemmttee chairman for Westerly, t raise s1.000,000 for the work of the de illumination, has ended successfully, ac cerding to announcement and if al pledges are redeemed a considerabl orersubscription will be realized. Il response to the request of the North ern Baptist convention, the nationa committee has decided ,to continue tn
 work. F. ". Aver will remain a chairman and Dr. Fred P. Haggard a director. The five-year program rec commended by the convention has bee
 sfopted by the laymen and the com mlttee becomes the committee of con ference of the !aymen's movement.
 ;As outlined by the committee. in tn
 work for the coming year emphasi
 will be laid upon the development c
 spiritual life. and plans are unde
 way for observance of Christian En
 Lstment week, to be announced late
 With this purpose in view, a series C
 preparatory conferences will be helC
 Rev. John G. Dutton, for 20 year
 p9stor of the Broad Street. Christla
 church of this town, has submitte
 his resignation to take effect not late
 than the 30th day of September, thi
 year The resignation was turned owe
 to the board of directors, and a churc
 meeting is called to take place mex
 Monday night at 7.45 to take action O
 
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