Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
VINO, Serves
Draft Notice
On Family Men
April ] DeodIine ST
For Transfer From,
Non Essential Jobs

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For Tronsfer From &
Non-Essenti0l Jobs 4 4
NON ESSENTIAL JOBS are i1se
by the War Manpower Commis-
sion. paeo As1s
By MIRIAM OTTENDE10. 81
Married men with children
will be drafted beginning April |,
If they fail to transfer from non
essential to essential Jobs. the
Selective Service Bureau OF the :
War Manpower Commission an~s
nounced today. ~
Serving notice that "in view Of
manpower requirements, national
interest viii no longer permit de-
ferment on dependency grounds Of
physically qualified registrants,s
ages Is through 81, where such reg.
istrants are engaged In activities or
occupations which are non-defer.
rable," the Manpower Commission
listed 20 occupations and 2e diner~s
ent industries considered 'nonsff
deferrable." 5r
Local boards were advised that
beginning April l, they shall Ye>R
consider the status Of Al reaistrantE
who are known to be engaged ins
activities or occupations designateds
Is non-deferreble by the chairman
Of the War Manpower Commission"
After April !. 30-day period for
transfer win be granted to regis.
trants who have registered with
the United States Employment 6ervS
ice for that purpose and who can
present evidence Of the resistratjonn
to their local boards. 70
VINO Chairman Paul v. McNutts
told press conference late yester1.
day that this list was only the be-
! ginning" and advised men In Others
non essential Jobs to md 4 place
for themselves In war industries beef
fore their jobs are added to th6s
list. II
Order Sent LEGAL Boards. n
The order to local draft boardSs
partially rescinds two previous in-c
structions. The boards were told
last summer not to draft married,
men with children until frrther
notice. This notice has not beeoe
given. $50 81; 4,
They were also instructed that an
jobs In an essential activity, whAt-ri
ever they might be, entitled maus
with dependents to classification IA,
; 3-B. EN- 4. !.
Il lGrs lGcllutt said he knew q NJ,
insfxuctions barring the drum a.
! family men but, II there had hool9.
: such instFlctions, today's notice TO
! local boards rescindsd; them - far,
!, Is men in the non-deferrabls ace
: Invites were concerned.
He also made It clear that janitor
or errand boy In an essential &C.
: tivity was no longer to Be placed
In 3-B.
Il "Luxuxy" Activities.
The list, which includes mainly
luxury" activities. was approved By
I the Management-IAbor Policy Com.
mittee, which made several small
changes, Mr.. McNutt said. He added
that no one had suggested taking
any job OF the list, bat had pro-
posed putting more on it. 9
The only jobs that will get these
men into 3-B are those on the War
Manpower Commissions list Of IS
critical activities. since other jobs
may be subject to the "non-defef-
rable" classification 1t any time.
II Announcing that the facilities OF
3 the United States Employment Serv-
3 ice were being mobilised 70 enable
: men with dependents Ia non-essen.
q tial work to md war join, the Man.
e lpower CommiaEaon pointed out that
; work In the listed activities was not
. only 'non-deferrable," but Wa
: relatively tnsecure" because q thu;
curtailment Of non-essential activi~
ties In the Light Of war production,
: demands.
:. The men were advised to consult
USES for employment on war job9
or training information and not t.,
.. go to overcrowded defense centers,
unless USES has arranged for &
definite job. =
"Cemmen Sense" Urged.
Local boards were urged to usos
!. common sense" In considertng cssex
arising from the directive and not
to deny dependency deferment to q.
man whose job has not been desigs
mated as non-deferrable. ~
-Four grounds were. listed - "rea.
sonable excuses" for temporary idle-
ness or for being engaged in . nom
deferrable activity. They were sick.
ness Of the registrant or Of hts Inn.
mediate family; physical disqualir
hcation, reasonable vacation and
compelling circumstances that
would not permit the change al !
employment without undue hard--,
ship to the registrant or his de-,
pendents." x z,
! Asked about men who had mol
been able to flnd jobs after the %
day breathing space. Mr.. Ncleutts
said merely that's too bad" but
later pointed out that II the mefis
were in training for Z war Job ths5 !
could be deferred. ~
This Is the first time the WAT
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