APPEAL FOR SCOUT

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 139, 8 March 1941, Page 9

APPEAL FOR SCOUT

Auckland Association Leader’s Advocacy MAN’S DUTY TO HOME (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 7. Stated to be the only appeal that would be entered for a reservist by the Boy Scouts’ Association, the case for Thomas Vernon Francis Gibb, presented to No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board today by L. S. Abbott, Commissioner in Charge of Scout National Service in the Auckland Metropolitan Area. The appeal was on the ground of public interest and there was also an appeal by Gibb’s mother on the ground of undue hardship. “Gibb’s personal inclinations were to join pals who left in the first and second echelons, but he made a harder decision to stay behind because he felt his greater- duty lay in the direction of his home,” said Mr. Abbott. Gibb contributed to the support of his widowed mother and also assisted his grandmother. He told the Scouts’ Association he was available for any worthwhile duty- under. the scouts’ service scheme, and the association placed him in charge of scouts enrolled for fire-fighting service. Mr. Gibb added that Abbott had a natural aptitude for the job and was also a good leader of boys. The appeal was adjourned sine die on the ground of undue hardship, but the board announced no decision in connexion with the public interest ground.