The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-13
OCCUpATI0NAL DEFERM MENT E
 EXPLAINED NOW
Men in Civilian Employ. ment May Be Taken for
 War Production

the armed forces for men engaged in civilian activities actually neces- sary to war production, or essen- 1 tial to the support of the war ef- fort, it is announced by National Headquarters, Selective Service System.
 The memorandum, signed by Brig Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Director Of Selective Service, said:
 When Selective Service began, late in 194o, our Nation was at peace. With the advent of war on December 8. 194l, the require ments of the armed forces and tie demands for war production were drastically increased. Men and ma- terials are being drawn from the nonessential activities and being directed in increasing numbers and amounts to the use of the armed forces, to war production, and to other activities supporting the war effort
 Give Up Benefits
 Many of the benefits, convenient ces and comforts which the people of this Nation have enjoyed in peace time must necessarily be given up in the national interest. Now only those civilian activities which are really necessary to war production or essential to the sup port of the war effort can be ac corded the protection of occupa- tional deferment from military ser vice in the armed forces"
 Defining civilian activities which support the war effort, the memor- andun1 states:
 "Selective Service Regulations provide that in Glass TIA shall be placed any registrant who is found must be a necessary man" in any try, business employment, agricul- tural pursuit, governmental service, or any other service or endeavor, the maintenance of which is es- sential to the national health, safe ty, or interest
 M Supporting Activities
 Now that we are at war, the activities, the phrase necessary 10 interest no longer includes a mere convenience and comfort. Activities essential to the national health, safety, or interest are now limited to those activities, other than war production. which support the war effort Activities supporting the war effort include those activities which provide food, clothing, shel- ter, health, safety, and other requi- sites of our daily life
 Tn order that an activity may be considered essential to the sup port of the war effort, it's facilities must be predominantly devoted to that purpose
 Pointing out that Selective Ser vice Regulations provide that, to be placed in Class II-B, registrant must be necessary man" in any industry, business, employment, ag- ricultural pursuit, governmental ser- vice or endeavor, the maintenance of which is necessary to the war production program, the memoran- 1 dunn states:
 Meaning of Activities
 With reference to such civilian activities, the phrase necessary tc the war production program now means the work of processing oI producing ships, planes, tanks, guns and other machines, instruments articles, and materials directly used in the prosecution of the war" Emphasizing that in order to be deemed necessary man" regis trant must be engaged in a "criti- cal occupation" National Head quarters said that critical occupa- tions" exist only in activities neces- sary to war production or essen- tial to the support of the war ef- fort, adding:
 'If the activity is neither neces- sary to war production nor essen- tial to the support of the war ef- fort, then no occupation within that activity can be considered as a critical occupation and, in such case, there is provided no grounds for occupational classification.
 Critical Occupations
 Also, National Headquarters said
 Not all occupations within ac- tivities necessary to the war pro- duction or essential to the support Of the war effort are critical oc- equations When an occupation within an activity necessary to war production or essential to the SUD- port of the war effort is not itself critical occupation then in such 4lz