The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-29
20 Men Needed to Complete battery
o. o. N. @. Says Lieut. Ladd
Who 10 In Charge Of Re.
eruitlng Outfit
HUGE LIST EQUIPMENT
GOES WITH ASSIGNMENT
Valued at si3s,ooo; May Have to
Build Armory; officer Suggests
Building to be Used by
Legion and Scouts.

About 20 men are needed TO fill
tho ranks OF Battery ID. heavy artIl.
lery. Oklahoma National Guard, ac.
cording to Lieut.. A. Noble Ladd, who
is organizing the unit. to be known
as 'ChIckasha's Own"
Lieut.. Ladd stated today that he
will make every possible effort to re-
cruit the full strength OF the organi.
zatIon by July 10. This Strength will
be one captain. three lieutenants.
seven sergents. eight corporals. and
SO privates. Lieut.. Ladd will be pro-
NOTED to the captaincy when the or
ganization is completed.
Men who desire TO Join the bat
terry are urged to confer with Lieut..
Ladd. at tho Chalfant Hardware
companys store here. Recruits must
be able to pass the regular army OK
animation.
$135,OO0 Worth OF Equipment
Equipment valued at approximately
sl35OOO will be placed in charge of
the local battery. Lieut. Ladd de-
clared today. This equipment will in
clude a five-passcnger motor car. a
reconnaissance car. six motorcycles
with sidecars. | five-4ton tractors.
two cargo trucks. one light repair
truck. one reel and cart. one trailer
machine gun, one trailer kitchen one
trailer wagon one bicycle four hi
witzers (l55mm), IL calsson bodies.
(l55mm). 11s pistols, two machine
guns and eight automatic rifles.
The equipment will be shipped to
this city Immediately after the close
of the artillery encampment of the
Oklahoma National Guard, to be-
held at TT. Sill, be glnning August 5.
Two salaried men will be custo-
dians of this equipment. These men.
to be selected by competitive exami-
nation, will hold the rank of first
class mechanic sergents and will re-
ceive a monthly salary.
Ten men from the local company
will be sent to the mechanics school
to be conducted during the encamp-
ment and the two making the high
est grades in these tests will be Sc
lected. One OF these men will re-
ceve $3.50 per month, while the man
making the second highest grade will
receive $3.50 per month.
Lieut.. Ladd, Sergt.-Major d. Hill,
Sergt. r. S. Hopkins, Sergt. T. G.
Luster, Sergt. e. r. Yeaton, Corp.
Kempton King, and Privates Clyde
Halesman, J. d. DAILY, A. L. Yeakley,
Sam Myers, G. A. Hill Earl S. Reed,
T. w. Valentine and D. H. Friend
graduated from the infantry school
held at Ft. Sill after the recent in
fantry encampment.
May Ask For Armory
Chickasha may be asked to build
an armory to house the battery Of
heavy artillery now. being organized
here, Lieut.. Ladd said today This,
he stated, also could be used by the
American Legion and the Boy
Scouts. Another building, preferably
located on the fair ground, where
equipment can be stored. also may
be asked. for Lieut.. Ladd announced.
To make the local battery one of
the most complete and best trained
branches of the Oklahoma National
Guard. is the hope Of Lieut.. Ladd,
who will be in command. He had
considerable army experience during
the world war. He was first commits
stoned lieutenant in the regular army
but was soon promoted to the rank