The Nome nugget., 1942-04-17
New Interpretation Of
 Occupational Deferment

interpretation on occupational deferment from service in the armed forces for men engaged in civilian activities actually necessary to produc- ton or essential to the support of the effort was announced today by National Headquarters, Seectve Service System
 The memorandum signed by Brig Gen Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service, said.
 When Selective Service began late in 1940 our nation was at peace With the advent of war on De- cember B. l94l, the requirements of the armed forces and the demands for production were drastically increased Men and materials are being drawn from the nonesSential activities and being directed in in creaSng numbers and amounts to the of the armed forces to war production, and to other activities SUD- porting the war effort
 Many of the benefits convenences and comforts which the people of this Nation have enjoyed in peace time must necessarily be given up in the national n- terest Now only those civilian activities which are really necessary to production essential to the support of the effort be accorded the protec ton ot occupationa deferment from military service in the armed forces.o
 Defining civilian activities which support the war effort the memorandum states:
 SelectiVe Service Regulations provide that in Class lA shall be placed any regstrant who is found to be a necessary man in industry, business employment agricultural pursuit government service any other service or endeavor the maintenance of which is sential to the national health, safety, or interest
 Now that we are at war, the phrase national health safety or interest longer includes mere conven- fence and comfort Activities essential to the national health safety, interest now limited to those activities, other than production which support the war effort Activities supporting the war effort in- clude those activities which provide food clothing shelter health, safety and other requisites of our daily life
 In order that an activity may be considered essen- la to the support of the effort its facilities must be predomnantly devoted to that purpose"
 Pointing out that SelectiVe Service regulations pro- vide that to be placed in Class I-B registrant must be necessary man in any industry, business en- ployment, agricultural pursuit governmental ser vice or other service endeavor the maintenance of which is necessary the war production program the memorandum states:
 With reference to such civilian activities the phrase necessary to the production program now means the work Of processing 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 "neces- Safy man regStrant may be engaged in critical occupation, National Headquarters said that critical occupations exist only in activities necessary to war production or essential to the support of the war eff fort, adding
 Ii the activity is neither necessary to war produc
 ton nor essential to the support of the war effort then no occupation within that activity can be considered as critical occupation and in such case there is pro Viueu no oroundS for occupational classification
 ALSO, National Headquarters said:
 Not all occupations within activities necessary toI the war production or essential to the support of the war effort critical occupa-I - ~ tionS. When occupation with -