Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Earlier Instructions
Hit Heavily at
Those 1925 7

the men in the 26-2t age group
and granting more liberal con-
sideration to draft sligibles 30
and over. Il
Although dependents as a test for
deferment has long ssslce yielded to
job essentially and age, the boards
were told that pre- Pearl Harbor
fathers rs and over nds mally will be
accorded job defermeN!ts in prefer
|ence to nonfathers. i
Draft officials cautsJled, however
against. the impressios that men In
their 3os were to kt. almost "im-
mune" from the drsaf. Age alone,
1t was explained, willis 1t keep a man
in civilian clothes, VAL the older a
man is, the greaterss,is chance for
la job deferment if n work is i'm
portant to the war .St.
New Rules *y.'tlined.
Here are the thfes. age brackets
and how draft boaisix were told to
consider them: Il
Ages 10 throusS 25-Whether
farmers or not, tlgt, men get no
job deferments uniHs they are in
dorsed as key men Nv a State draft
director or unless tNN. are in farm
ing, merchant mN-sle or Army
Transport Corps. GF$rmer regula-
tons also exceptedg:thtain technical
students, but the f.Ay order forces
|all students to tgxS their chances
|of being individually Endorsed by
State director. u
Ages 26 through hN Job deferments
for necessary mel# in war produc-
ton or in supporfaof the war eff
fort, but this requirement will be
strictly applied" W athers have the
ledge. on nonfatrAss, other things
being equal. gs%$%
Ages 80 and ovae-The necessary
man requirements will be applied
less strictly with Ehe increased age
OF the registrant.S Other things be-
ing equal, fathsss will be given
more liberal consideration.
JOB shn.s Urged.
Meanwhile, M4fapower Chief Paul
| v. McNutt and snlective Service Di-
rector Lewis B. Hershey Joined in
urging AIS to seek jobs in essential
activities or those designated by
VINO as locally needed" in their
communities.
A separate appeal was made by
Chairman Costello of House Mill
tary Affairs Subcommittee, who
said he had mo desire to establish
some sort of labor CONSUMPTION" but
made 1t clear his group had not
abandoned the idea Of legislation
for q draft of 4-Fs into a labor corps
II they do not go into essential &C.
equations voluntarily.
Estimating that more than 2,000,-
600 of the 100000 4-Fs already
are in essential work, the manpower
and draft directors urged ATS who
are in doubt about their employ
ment to check with their local
United States Employment Service
office. They said confusion would
be avoided If the men would con-
suit the USES before changing
jobs.
See Situation Helped.
At the same time, USES offices
were instructed to help AIS to seek
transfers to more essential work in
their own communities or else
where and the men were advised
to inform their draft boards if they
are not in essential work and want
to change their jobs.
Mr.. McNutt and Gen. Hershey
expressed the belief that their Joint
efforts would hold At men in es-
sential activities and result in a
voluntary movement of large num-
bers" into work contributing to the
war effort.
The Costello Committee COM
mented in statement that man
power needs could be met ION a
purely voluntary basis provided we
receive the cooperation of every
patriotic citizen within the Nation"
1t reminded AIS that they were
called for military service and re-
jected, their places in the fighting
forces were taken by some one else.
THE least that such disqualified
person can do is to make sure that
the one who is fighting in his stead
| is supplied with all the necessities
for carrying on the fight" the group
added.
Activities Listed.
At the request of the Costello sub
committee, Gen. Hershey and Mr..
McNutt made public this list of
essential activities in which 4-Fs
were advised to seek employment:
Production of aircraft and parts;
production of ships, boats and parts;
production of ordnance and Access
sories; production of ammunition;
agriculture and commercial fishing.
Processing of food; forestry, log
ging, numbering and forest indus
tries; construction; coal mining;
metal mining.
Nonmetallic mining and process
ing and quarrying; smelling, refin-
ing and rolling of metal and scrap
salvage; production of metal shapes
and forgings; finishing of metal
products; production of industrial
and agricultural equipment.
Other Industries.
Production of machinery, produc-
ton of chemicals and allied prod
ucts production of rubber products,
production of leather products, pro-
duction of textiles.
Production of apparel, production
of stone, clay and glass products,
production of petroleum, natural gas
and petroleum and coal products,
production of finished lumber prod
ucts, production of transportation
equipments.
Transportation services, produc-
ton of pulp, paper and materials for
packing and shipping products; pro-
duction of communication equip
ment, communication services, in