The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-07-30
Local Draft Board
Lists Essential
War Time Activities
Classification explains
items in occupationals
grades

grades
The War Manpower Commission
has provided for the Director OF Sc
lective Service a list Of essential act
ivities by broad industrial groups.
This list may be used as a guide by
the Selective Service System, in de-
termining those activities necessary
to war production and those activi-
ties essential to the support Of the
war effort, and thus to assist in de-
termination Of the classification of
regiStrantS in Glasses liza and lib
and in classes MA and lib.
The occupational bulletins for
warded the agencies of the SelectiVe
service system will provide informa-
ton concerning those activities nee
eSSary to war production and essen
tial to the support Of the war effort,
and those occupations within such
activities which are considered
Critical" and the known supply OF
trained, qualified or skilled per-
sons to fill occupations.
Included in this list OF essential
activities are most all phases OF ag-
riculture, including, marketing and
assembly services and industries do
ing food processing" Gerald Foisy,
chairman Of Benton County Local
Board commented today. .-,
However, when considering q
question Of occupational classified
ton, it should then be determined
that 1t is a civilian activity neceS-
sary to war production or essential
to the war effort by its meeting one
or more Of the following tests:
/. That the business is fulfilling
a contract of the army, navy, mari
time commission or other govern
mental agencies engaged directly in
war production; ....
2. That the business is perform
ing governmental service directly
concerned with promoting or facili-
Eating war production;
3. That the business is performing
a service, governmental or private
directly concerned with providing
food, clothing, shelter, health, safe
ty or other requisites of the civilian
daily life in support of the war ef-
fort: ....a...s
4. That the business is supplying
material under subcontracts Tor con-
tracts included in one Of the first
three above; or,
S. That the business Is producing
raw materials, manufacturing ma
terials. supplies, or equipment, or
performing services necessary for
the fulfillment of contracts included
in any of the above.
Having found that the business in
which the regiStrant Is engaged
comes under some group which
world classify It as an essential act
witty, it must then be determined IL
the registrant should be classed as
a necessary man" or IL he could
be found replaceable.
As the war effort progresses and
nonessential activities are curtailed,
many of those employed in nones-
sential activities will become avail
able for more essential employment.
Many regiStrants deferred by reason
of dependency will leave nonessen-
tial employment and seek employ
ment in or training for essential
activities. Persons engaged in non
essential activities should not cease
their present employment until their
services are needed in some essential
activity. The Federal Government
will make known the opportunities
for training and employment OF
qualified and skilled persons in es-
sential activities SO that this shift
OF employment may be made with
the minimum disruption to the well
fare of the community, the family,
and the individual, consistent with
the prosecution OF the war.