Show 00 FIGHT ORDER EXPLAIN E 0 GENERAL CROWDER ISSUES IN TO DRAFT BOARDS REGARDING regulations local officials requested to assist registrants in seeking work as shifts are made common sense to govern in all cases washington instructions to draft boards were issued on june 1 by provost 2 marshal general ccowder explaining pla ining and nd amplifying the work or light fight order under which after july 1 all roen men of draft age regardless of their classification must engage in ili employment held to be or join the army when it has been determined that a person in ili deferred def cried ried classification Is an idler or Is engaged in non productive service says the instructions the classification and order numbers of such persons will be withdrawn and lie he will be immediately inducted into tho military service several specific rulings are made as to the effect of the order on certain classes named as productive nonproductive non uon in the case of sports and amusements amusement the language of the order is repeated with emphasis but without mentioning professional fess ional baseball an all expected announcement no concerning which chicri had been awaited with keen and widespread interest in making public the instructions however the officials of general crowders office said baseball playing at present Is re regarded added as non pro duc tive though there will be no ruling until an individual case has been appealed from a local board some exemptions managers cooks clerks clerk s and other employed emp loyes not engaged in ili the actual ser serving of food and drink in public places are exempted from the section declaring such service of food and drink drauk productive nonproductive non store executives managers superintendents anil and heads of special departments traveling salesmen registered pharmacist delivery drivers and men doing heavy work are arc not included among the and salesmen of mercantile establishments classed as productive nonproductive non chauffeurs public and private are eliminated from the productive nonproductive non class unless they engage in work held to be productive nonproductive non in addition to their mechanical duties dutie this feature of the instructions attracted attention because it would class as useful a family chauffeur who performed no other service and would send him into the army if lie he also acted as butler ov or handy man around the house the regulations provide that persons engaged in the service of food and drink or either in public places in hotels and ocial clubs are engaged in productive nonproductive non employment tills this ho however Never does not include managers clerks cooks or other employed emp loyes unless they are engaged in ili the actual serving of food and drink the regulations further provide that passenger elevator operators and attendants and doormen footmen carriage ire openers and other attendants in clubs hotels stores apartment houses lio office buildings and bath liou ligues lio uses es are in ili non products e employments the alie wolds other attendants include beli buNs and also include porters unless such porters tire are engaged in heavy work |