Show DI J. J HOARD BOARD TO DECIDE EXEMPTION Original al Jurisdiction Is Is Given Local Boards With Right of Appeal to Higher Autho Authority ity r THIRTY thousand amendment T THIRTY A slips must be inserted into the third edition of the draft questionnaires to be used for the purpose of making claims by orin or in respect of persons engaged In 1st necessary occupations ons or employments j I who are necessary to that that occupation or employment according to a telegram telegram telegram tele tele- gram received by Captain F. F V. V FitzGerald Fitz- Fitz Gerald draft executive officer for Utah from Provost Marshal Marshai General Enoch H. H Crowder The effect o of the amendment I is 15 to permit claims claims to to be made by byor or in respect of necessary persons engaged engaged en en- in occupations or empIO employment found to b be necessary to the maintenance maintenance main main- ln of oC the the military establishment or the effective operation of the military military mili mill tary forces or the maintenance of na national national na- na interest during the war emer gency The he decision as to whether or not any particular occupation or employment employ employ- ment mont is necessary for any ny of the tha purposes specified and as to whether or not the tile registrant is necessary th therein rests with the district boards subject only to the duty of the local boards to make their recommends lions Local boards General Crowder sa sai says have original jurisdiction subject to tho thu right of appe appeal il l to the district boards of the claims of registrant nt who ar are arfi engaged In the occupations or 01 employments specifically designated in Itt section 4 of the selective service act as exempt or entitled to temporary temporal discharge that is deferred classification classification tion under rules and prescribed prescribed prescribed pre pre- scribed by the president namely officers officers cers legislative executive and Judicial Judi judi- cial of the United States and nd of the tile several severa states territories and the District Dis- Dis of Columbia ministers of religion students of divinity medical al de stud students county and municipal officials Including ing lag firemen and policemen cust customhouse custom m- m house clerks persons employed by the United States in the transmission of the mail man artificers and workmen employed employed employed em em- in the armories arsenals and navy yards ar s of the United States such persons employed In the service of the United United States States as the president may designate pilots and mariners manners Under the act as amended claims by or in respect of registrants engaged in occupations or employments other than those specifically n named med In the act come within the thc exclusive original jurisdiction of the tile district boards for decision as to whether or not the particular par- par occupation or employment is necessary for one of the purposes specified in the act and the registrant is necessary thereto the local boards I Ionly only making their |