ARMED SERVICES APPEALS

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23810, 2 December 1942, Page 4

ARMED SERVICES APPEALS

DECISIONS OF NO. 1 BOARD A number of rppeals on the Grounds of conscience were heard before the Mo, 1 Armed Services Appeal Board yesterday. Mr E. A. Lee presided and with him were Mr G. M. Hall and Mr J. L. Jones. Alfred Anscll Wilton, managing director of J H. Wilton, Ltd., said he was a Seventh Day Adventist and prepared to do non-combatant service. Decision was reserved. , . . Svdnev Albert Cole, employed as a labourer by the Christchurch Drainage Board, made an appeal on the grounds of conscience. The appeal was allowed, but one on the same grounds by Edward Trevor Suckling, a salesman, was dismissed, reservist expressing his willingness to serve as a non-combatant. • David Gordon Mawson said he had been employed as a sawmill hand, but had resigned his position. He had read in the newspaper that a biscuit factory had now decided to make biscuits only for the Armed Forces, and, as the factory in which lie was employed was solely engaged on providing wood for boxes in which to pack the biscuits, he considered that by doing such work he was contributing to the prosecution of the war. The appeal was allowed. Ebenezer Raymond Jackson, rotary-hoe operator, 'a Seventh Day Adventist, who was willing to do non-combatant service, had his appeal adjourned sine die on the ground of the public interest. The appeal of Walter Gordon Norrell. a salesman, and a member of the Exclusive Brethren was dismissed, reservist’s service to be limited to non-combatant service. Arthur Nancarrow Geo, a stonemason, did not base his appeal on religious grounds, but in the event of an invasion he thought lie could parley with the invader. If Hie invader did not understand English lie could make signs. He objected to serving in the ambulance because he could not stand the sight ol blood, and objected to pain being suffered by anyone. In his trade ho had worked on buildings for defence. Decision was reserved. Other decisions were given as follows; Douglas John Lack, storeman (Coull. Somerville and Wilkie, Ltd.), release from service recommended, appeal to be reviewed in Mai civ, Thomas Charles Gough and Lewis Francis Gough, farm hands (T. Gough), dismissed, each reservist to do three months; Joint Adams Claris, seaman. dismissed; Harold Cauchy Silvester, fanner (Miss I, McDonald), against Home Guard service, dismissed. Decisions of Board No. 2 Furl iter appeals against service- in the Armed Forces were heard before the No, 2 Appeal Board yesterday, Mr J. S. Barnett presided and with him wore Mr S. L. Wright and Mr 11. 11. McCaw. Decisions were given as follows: A. A. Hansen, soldier (Mrs C. Hansen), reserved for further inquiries: T. M, Stanton, lecturer (Canterbury University College), decision reserved: H. Boyd, fitter and turner (Gough, Gough, and Hamer, Ltd.), adjourned sine die; Wallace Jenkins. soldier (G. H. Jenkins), dismissed; Ernest D. Gyde. foreman joiner (G. A. Gyde). adjourned sine die; R. N Taylor, plumber (J. S. Hawker), adjourned sine die; Arthur J. Jones, farm worker (Mrs E. E. Jones), adjourned sine die, reservist to train during Juno. July, and August; E, L. Osborne, sawniiller (Dirccloi of National Service), adjourned sine die; Ronald Thomas, farmer (Director of National Service), adjourned sine die: F. Upston, farmer and casual labourer, held over for review in April; A. E, Beckingham, release recommended lor three months; 11. Roxbonnigh and R. S. Matthews, threshing-mill hands (G. S. Perryman), reserved; Henry Close Williams, o'rchaicljst, decision reserved; Cecil Wildore (Sclwyn Casewoeds Company), adjourned sine die; Frederick H. Smith, storeman (Tourney's Grinding and Gear. Ltd.) dismissed: Norman W, A. Carter soldier (Mrs V. E. Carton, dismissed; L. W Spun-, soldier (Mis A. Skurr), decision reserved; Robert J, Hughey, hmeworkor, [!*; I 7 Hughey, sen.), service postponed' till April ,i; Guy Haste Dunlop, engineer (Garside. Pcnfold and Company), decision reserved: Robert Cleland, fanner (E A Stead), decision reserved; Frank Leslie Cooper, bush logman (Goss Box and Timber Company, Ltd.), adjourned sine die; Laurence Howard Smart, farm hand (L L. Smart), adjourned sine die: Douglas McGuire, soldier, dismissed; Vernon James McAslan, dental technician, adjourned sme die; James Leslie Gray (Harry Gray) dismissed, .service postponed till' February 22.

At a special meeting nf the hoard last evening, decisions were given as follows: Harry Williams, poultry farmer, dismissed; William John Sullivan, controller, \\ alertrout Labour Bureau, adjourned sine die, Leonard Arliuir Oiimoui’, Railways employee, decision reserved; Christopher Joseph Thornton, Francis George Rayner, James Thomas Suggitt, Sydney John ‘Gibbo. Krncst Franks. Ernest Ifamill, James Smalley. Edward Samuel Marshall. Alexander Gemmell, Conrad Maxwell Smith, wharf labourer-. cleeMon re-erved; Leslie Robinson, dismissed; Thomas Arnold Austin, carpenter, adjourned sine die; Arthur Cox, tomato grower, adjourned sine die; Charles Peters Pcnhalluriack, Christchurch City Council employee, adjourned sine die; Archibald Cameron, wood machinist, decision reserved: Abel George Edwards, lurnacoman, adjourned sine die; Robert Henry Bradshaw, carpenter dismissed: Edward Charles Eskett, dismissed; Eric Austin Shaw, restaurant proprietor’ adjourned -ine dig; Herbert Jury, dismissed: Leslie John Gav, painter adjourned sine die; Ronald Gerald Downing engineer, transfer to second division of Home Guard; Archie Currie, R. C. Erickson, and R, Hayton. moat company employees, reserved.

An appeal bv Leicester C. Frost, dairyman, against Home Guard training, held over from a previous sifting of the board was dismissed. ’

Fire In Shed.—Fairly extensive damage to a sited and some limber at 75 St. Marlins road, was caused by a fire yesterday afternoon. The property was owned by Mr Ewart Smith. The Central Fire Brigade was called at 2.25 part, and confined the outbreak to the shed and some nearby trees.