Executive Order 8762—Exemption of Frank L. Hess From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Whereas, in my judgment, the public interest requires that Frank L. Hess, principal mineral technologist, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, who, during the month of September, 1941, will reach the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, applicable to him, be exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year:

Now, Therefore, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932, 47 Stat. 382, 404 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 715a), I hereby exempt the said Frank L. Hess from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending September 30, 1942.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
May 27, 1941.