Show FARMERS MAY NOW HAVE WORKERS PUT IN DEFERRED CLASS the following memorandum to all county agents lias has been rec received Lived at county agent a office from W A lloyd in charge county agent work ork I 1 your attention la is called to sm article in the official bulletin of wednesday march 20 headed beaded farmers warned to hurry harry action to place jokers in deterred deferred draft class this articele relates to a matter of supreme importance to the agriculture of our countr and oe 0 e that demands immediate attention on the part of the farmers Y you 0 u will co operate etith ith the county council of defense and utilize your farm bureaus and the public press in seeing that this information is properly put before your people and that the necessary action is I 1 immediately taken very truly yours signed W A LLOYD in charge county agent work following Is the statement taken from the official bulletin of wed march 20 1818 1918 the following r flat lat ement has been issued by the U 8 employment service of the department of labor A new draft of abut men shortly will be called to the colors the provost al marshal genral general has ordered that imen men act actively hely ambida auh bously ly and complete engaged in tile planting or cultivation of a crop but mho iho are listed in class I 1 of the draft and athin the new quota L should hould he deferred until the end of the lie new net quota must make affidavit th the local draft boards being judicial bodies can not defer the call of such men however unless the farmers employing thern them support their claims for such deferred classification sifi cation with affidavits it Is there fox oxe e of vital importance that farmers immediately execute and file such affidavits with the loca boards FARMERS MAY NOW HAVE WORKERS PUT IN DEFERRED CLASS continued from page one urged if farmers hands are affected in fit this new can fall fait to follow this advice they should have no cause for complaint it their me men are taken from them a af this critical time it will be useless and unreasonable later to protest it they have done nothing to retain their help immediate action on the part of oc every farmer whose employees are affected is essential and should not be delayed under any circumstances the above explanation to farmers is self explanatory we feel that we can add but little except to heartily endorse all the above statements and join in heir heartily tily urging immediate action in this labor problem of farmers 1 L W CURRY chairman uintah co council of defense S D COLTON president dett uintah co farm bureau J H county agri agent |