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Show Service Board To Study Employment ARMY MEN AIDED IN FINDING WORK Selective Service To Aid In Providing Jobs For Dischargees BY A. T. MERRILL Moving to speedy and effective operation, the reemployment pro gram of the Selective Service System Sys-tem will begin to function this month when the first selectee, National Na-tional Guardsman, and others to be relieved from active duty by the Army will be released. The Selective Service reemployment reemploy-ment program, which will be con ducted in cooperation with the Wai Department, the United States Em ployment offices, willj function pri marily through reemployment com. mitteemen affiliated with each local lo-cal board. Brig. Gen. M. G. Mc Connell, State Director of Selec tive Service for Idaho, has at-pointed at-pointed Welland F. Smith, Supt. of Public Instruction, Franklin County as the reemployment Com mitteeman to act in Franklin county. He will act as liaison agent betwen returning soldiers and employers. em-ployers. In order that these men whom it is planned to release from active ac-tive service this year may return to their homes prior to the Christmas Christ-mas holidays, the war department plans tot have all of their releases accomplished by December 10. Releases Re-leases from units, it has been announced, an-nounced, will be made at approximately approxi-mately a uniform rate so that the efficiency of the army will not be seriously lowered and no unneces sary or heavy burden imposed up. on the Selective Service System in finding work for the returning soldiers and selecting new quotas for military training. They wiL be released upon their own applications, appli-cations, in according with the following! fol-lowing! priorities; First Dependency Dependen-cy and hardship cases when properly prop-erly established; second: Men 28 years of age or over on July 1, 1941, who make application for discharge, dis-charge, regardless of the length oi service those being relieved first who have longer period of servicb to their credit; and third: Married men who desire discharge at the end of their 12 months' service. Request for discharge from the U. S. Army must originate with the soldier. He should make application appli-cation for discharge to his commanding com-manding officer setting forth the reasons for his request. He should furnish affidavits and other supporting sup-porting evidence to substantiate his request. The commanding officer of-ficer will request an Investigation of the circumstance by the Local Unit of the Red Cross, and in some instances will request a statement from the Local Board. Final decision deci-sion in these cases will rest with the War Department. Par. 158. Notice: Communication By Mail It shall be the duty of each registrant to keep his local board advised at all times of the address where mail will reach him The mailing of any order, notice, or blank form by the local board to a registrant at the address last reported by him to the local board shall constitute notice to him of the contents of the communica tion, whether he actually receives it or not. Par. 159. Failure To Take Notice If a registrant or a person re quired to present himself for and submit to registration fails to preform pre-form any duly prescribed by the selective service law, or directions given pursuant thereto, within the required time, he shall be liable lia-ble to fine and imprisoment under Section 2 of the Selective Training Train-ing and Service Act of 1940. o o |