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David Orvis Short (May 11, 1917 – November 22, 1983) was an American professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for parts of two seasons (1940–41) with the Chicago White Sox. For his career, he compiled a .091 batting average in 11 at-bats. [1] After playing for the Chicago White Sox he joined the military during World War II.
Orvis is an American family-owned retail and mail-order business specializing in fly fishing, hunting and sporting goods. Founded in Manchester, Vermont , in 1856 by Charles F. Orvis to sell fishing tackle , it is the oldest mail-order retailer in the United States.
Another text pertinent to draft-age men was Jules Feiffer's cartoon novella from the 1950s, Munro, later a short film, in which a four-year-old boy is drafted by mistake. [19] Draft counseling groups were another source of support for potential draft evaders. Many such groups were active during the war.