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EXEMPTION BOARD HAS PASSED172 MEN OUT OF 267 EXAMINEDCOUNTY FAIRWILL BE THEBEST EVERWORKING ON THIRD CALLWhile There Will Be Many Exemptions It Is Believed Quota of 67 Has been SecuredFOUR DAYS OF RACINGFirst Day Will Be Patriotic Day and a Great Many Soldiers Will Be Present.The contagion of activity of thepresent time ha? stimulated the efforts of th#* Directors and Superintendents of the various departments of the Orange County Fa rThe interc-'t in home gardening and vegetable growing makes possible one of the greatest \egetanle exhibits.The fruit premium list has been re* vised, and new and novel features introduced; particular attention be ng Siven to the style and package best idapted for marketing fruit The mterest now being taken in the preparation and preserving of foodproducts will doubtless increa-e the •xhibits :n trie Culinary department, t is a patriotic duty to show what an be done in this line.We are pleased to announce severalGranges will make exhibits this year, hus reviving what a few years ago roved a most interesting and attrac* ive feature of the Fair.The Farm Bureau will put on the greatest exhibit ever, driving home y exhibits; demonstrations and tig ires the results of the Bureau's work, nvestigations and experiments Doubtless the Domestic Department vill fulfill it-i reputation of having an xhibit credited with exceeding in »oth quantity and excellence the State air exhibit.Then there are the Flow-rr and His* oika’ exhibits and the horses, cattle, loultrv, sheep, swine, machinery, au*, and exhibits of our mer-hants.In addition to this and for one adaisslon there are four d4*ys «st ra« ing to be seen in the he fast ’ Harry ( lay Track ”Tuesday will be Patriotic Day with Flag raising at 1 p. m. and patriotic ddresses by not'd speaker? Theliiitary companies in our midst will e in attendance. On Friday there ill b? the Spelling Bee for the pupils f the schools of the county.The usual variety of amusements ill be there and “some more.” Some-fling doing every day every minute.of the onThe Exemption Board reported thiS morning that out of the forty-five conscripts that were examined by theb'.ird yesterday, twenty-eight passpdthe physical examination. Six conscr*i ts failed to appear for examination These name., will be added to the list of others who failed to appear, following the receipt of the noUces from the examining board.Out of the twenty-eight men whopassed the pnyfical examination, twenty-two claimed exemption, six claimed no exemption. This makes atotal of 267 conscripts who have beenexamined by the boardToday the first third of the third batch of 135 men were civen the phy-j %sical examination. The second th:ruwill be examined tomorrow and the last Cr'-d Saturday. This will end the examinations unless more men have to be called in order to obtain the quota of this district which is t»7.The examination is proceeding on the schedule set by the board when it organized a little over a week ago, and the hastily arranged machinery of examination i* working to perfection.The district appeals board to which will be given the work of exemptions, met yesterday in Poughkeepsie. for organ /.ation. It is expected that they will commence the hearing of appeals next week Only the district board can receive claims for discharge on the ground that a conscript is engaged in industry including agriculture, found to be necessary to the maintenance of the military establishmment, the effective operation of the military forces or the maintenance of national interest during the emergencyclaims must be filed with the on or before the fifth day af-mailing and posting of notice that he has been certified bv the local board as one who has neen t ailed forservice and not exempted or{i;tItif*11cr• tdistrict ter theed.If he dr-ires such a claim:1. He should get or copy at the 1lt;cal or dir-trict board of Form 161 or lttla.2. Fill the form out properly.file it with th° district board within five days after the mailing and posting of notice that his name hasbeen certified from the local to the dis trict board.Following are the names of the 172 men who have been passed:(Continued on Page Three.)! ec b k 3'P POnattVtllrnitl
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Middletown Daily Argus
Middletown, New York, US
Thu, Aug 09, 1917
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