Evening star., 1942-07-03
u. ). Soon Will Issue
LIST Of Jobs Vital
To War Effort
Will Be Used os Guide
For Boords in Deciding
MiIitory Deferment
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
War manpoWer sources said
today that rosters of essential
civilian activities and critical
war occupations" would be pub
lished about July Is to establish
a definite guide for military de-
ferment.
The United States Employment
Service is preparing the lists in
collaboration with the War Produc-
ton Board, the War, Navy and
Agriculture Departments. and with
other Government agencies, as
part of the general program to keep
men with critical skills at their work
benches.
BY direction of Manpower Chair
man Paul v. McNutt, copies of the
lists will be sent to all local draft
boards. and "to the extent required
for the maintenance Of essential
activities, individuals who are en-
gagged in essential occupations in
essential activities" will be deferred
from mluUaTy service.
GROUP Deferments Banned.
IYis does not mean, however, that
every man of draft age working in
one of the occupations listed will be
automatically deferred. since the
Selective Service Act prohibits
group" deferments.
Each man In such essential classi-
| fications, or his employer, must
establish to the local board that his
skill or service is necessary to the
war effort according to the defini-
| tions of the ManpoWer Commission
Mr.. McNutt gave these definitions
Essential war activities include
the production, repair transporta-
ton or maintenance Of equipment
supplies, facilities or materials re-
uuired in the prosecution OF the wal
by the United States and by thu
other United Nations.
AN essential occupation mean
any occupation, craft, trade, skill o.
profession, required in an essentia
activity, in which an unframed in
dividual is unable to attain reason
able proficiency within less than si1
months of training or experience.
"A critical war occupation mean
an essential occupation, found by th
United States Employment Service
to be one with respect to which thu
number of individuals, available ant
qualified to perform services therein
is insufficient for existing or antic
ipated requirements for essentia
activities
Draft boards now defer men en-
gagged in critical work, but Mr. Nc
Mutt said there are boards whicl
defer too easily; there are board
which seem to regard it as a breacl
of patriotism to defer anybody TO
, occupational reasons" The lists nov
being prepared are expected to sc
an emphatic pattern for deferment!
In war industries the lists are eX
pected to embrace such skille
workers as diemakers, machinist
toolmakers, ship filters, ship car
/. ! ptilIctS dllu Silip ElCCll iSldilS, GU
perhaps irreplacable Governmer
workers, farmers, tradesmen an
professional men.
While interest centers principal
= on the deferment ratings. the Wa
t Production Board by Mr., McNutt
J direction Is at work on an equal
important job-the classifying I
war plants according to urgency, an
the employment service will "mal
preferential referrals of workers
employers engaged in war produ'
e ton in the order of their priorit
8 before making referrals to other en-
J. ployers." This list of priority ratinl
. will be announced soon.