STRONG WARNING

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 1, 7 September 1942, Page 5

STRONG WARNING

MEN IN ESSENTIAL WORK

UNWISE TO SIGN CONTRACTS

A strong warning to men in essential industries Avas given by members of the No. 1 Armed Fprces Appeal Board at the Cambridge sitting last week, when the appeal of Garfield H. Cartwrightj a married mail with four children, was being heard. j Many men, said Mr R. P. Smith, were leaving essential work and entering into long contracts when they were about to be called into camp. One of these days, lie continued, someone was going to be placed in the predicament of having a contract to fulfil, but being sent into camp -immediately. Cartwright had been employed by the Cambridge Dairy Company as a cheesemaker, and had been appealed for, as such. Since then reservist had entered into a sharemilking contract. to milk 140 cows with the help of his wife and sister-in-law and had left the dairy company. Mr Smith: It was very foolish of you to sign the contract, when you were aware that you were due to go. to camp. You should have notified the manpower officer that you were leaving the dairy company's employ. Reservist: I understand it rested on the company to inform the board. I did, however, visit the manpower officer and inform him that I was taking up sharemilking.