Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-05-12 | Page 5 | Officials Say Policy Aids Utah Plants

Officials Say icy Pc Y Aids Utah Ufah Plants Utah selective service officials and nd local draft board representatives tives Ives viewed the new national selective se- se service orders as a move which will help enlarge the man manpower manpower power ower pool and result in getting much needed workers at the Geeva Geneva Geneva Ge- Ge neva eva Steel company plant and in metal and coal mining The new orders are more lenient lenient leni- leni ent nt and will result in a much longer long- long er r list of essential occupations they hey pointed out Members of local draft boards particularly those of Salt Lake Lak City will begin immediately to togo tojo go jo over the files of all those over 26 6 who are in A 1 which includes many who have been ordered to report for induction it was announced announced an- an Friday Men do not have to be in extremely extremely ex- ex remely vital war industries and classed as strictly to o be in an essential industry under under uner un- un der er the new ruling officials of the he Utah selective service pointed out Those under 26 years of age however will see no change in the policy and will find it impossible to o get deferments unless their case cases is s an nn extreme exception A new list of what will be considered considered con- con essential occupations under under under un un- der the new ruling soon will be published and given to local boards a Salt Lake local draft board representative e said The list possibly will include many jobs fobs never lever before on the list but are aren in n war supporting industries The main purpose of the new order is to get getmen men from 26 through 37 years of age in some war var supporting industry and particularly particularly par- par men 30 or or over o to engage in n war production or in support of the he national health safety or in in- in terest Selective service officials pointed point point- ed out that work worle at the Geneva steel plant near Provo Pro and at the Utah Copper company and nd in Other other other oth oth- er mining where the need is so great would be definitely considered considered considered consid consid- ered as war supporting Local boards especially those in Salt Lake City that have al already already already al- al ready received June draft quotas I will select younger men and will review the cases of ot those in A 1 it was learned Although no figures' figures arc are available available available avail avail- able it is estimated that Utah now has about men in the armed forces