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Show Many Deferment Inquiries Received An increasing number of inquir ies regarding the War Manpower Cfernmlsslon's nondteferrable occupation occu-pation order was reported Monday by the United States Employment Service district managers, meeting in Salt Lake City. The meeting wai attended by Claude Edwards local manager. Most of the inquiries, however, the managers reported, are coming not from men affected by the order, or-der, but by others who are uncertain uncer-tain of their status. "There seems to be considerable misunderstanding over terms In this order and other WMC orders," Mr. Edwards said. "Nondeferrable activities and occupations under this order mean only those specifically speci-fically lUed and on which Selective Selec-tive Service boards have been In-structM In-structM to start reclassification from 3-A to 1-A. unless the Individual Indi-vidual has registration card from his local USES office, showing that he Is available for transfer to oth er Industry. 'This does not ean that men In occupations which have not been declared es.entlal are subject to Immediate call. Paul V.' McNutt, War Manpower commissioner, has advised local boards and appeal agencies that no activity or occupation occu-pation may be held by them to be the basis for denying deferment on grounds of dependency or age, unless It has been formally designated desig-nated as a nondeferrable activity or occupation." Mr. Edwards said there have been no changes or additions since the original list of nondeferrable occupations was announced In February. Feb-ruary. This list Includes 29 occupations occu-pations regardless of die activity in which they are found and 19 manufacturing, eight wholesale and retail trade, and nine service activ-1 ltles in which all occupations are I nondeferrable. |