WAR WORK OR ARMY
U.S. FAMILY MEN’S CHOICE
COMPULSORY TRANSFER GO a.m.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Thousands of married men with children, employed in essential crafts, have been warned to find war jobs within 60 days or prepare for induction into the armed forces. This step, says the Associated Press, marks the abandonment of the attempts to find a solution without compulsion of the growing man-power difficulties in war industries. It also brings nearer the drafting of married men’with dependants into the armed forces. J. .
The occupations from which men have been ordered to move include barmen, florists, and newsboys. The War Man-Power Commissioner, Mr. Paul McNutt, stated that new categories would be included, as the labour demand increased. He added (hat 10 of every 14 able-bodied men between 18 and 38 years would be in service by the end of the year.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21009, 4 February 1943, Page 3
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