Evening star., 1927-11-27

Due to the lack of funds, Maj Gen.
Mason NJ. Patrick. chief of Air Corps,
pointed out last week. the flying hours
for the Reserves had to be so limited
that by the 1st of November there was
no Reserve flying at all in the 5th and
9TH Corps Areas and it was practically
eliminated in all of the others. This
shortage of flying hours for the he.
serves occurred in spite of the fact
that the S200.000 appropriated for Re.
serve flying was augmented by an adj
ditiOnal 5000 taken from the regu-
lar operating funds of the Air Corps.
Serious consideration is being given to
the subject of Reserve flying at the
present time. due to the great drain it
places on the Regular establishment.
The $o5.71 per flying hour as a basis
en- which the expense of Reserve fly
ing is now calculated provides for little
more than the necessary gasoline and
oil and minor repairs All JN planes
were scrapped on September /, 1927,
and are no longer aVailab for Re-
serve or National Guard flying. New
planes must he procured for the pur.
pose and Reserve flying will be pos
sible only as funds become available
for the purchase of aircraft for that
purpose.
The program for IS Infantry division
air services of the National Guard
will he complete by the addition of the
33d Division Air Service, which, it is
expected, will be recognized in 1928,
and the 44th Division Air Service,
which will probably be recognized in
1929. National Guard estimates for
1929 provide for three standard obser-
vation and five advance training
planes for each National Guard obser-
vation squadron.
The following Reserve officers resid-
ing in the District of Columbia have
been assigned to units of the SOth Divi-
sion, as indicated: To the General Staff,
Section ca, the following second lieu.
tenants, all Military Intelligence Re-
serve, have been assigned: Charles A.
Burrows. George II. Butler, Manuel
A. Cambouri and George r. Savoy.
First Lieuts. George ID. Brabson. John
J. Darby, William l.. Taggart and
Frederic 3. Warder, all of the Judge
Advocate General Reserve, are assign
ed to the Judge Advocate Section. The
following second lieutenants, all Sig
nal Reserve, are assigned to the S0th
Herman f. Gihring, Edward A.
Cough. Floyd NJ. Harris, Oscar A.
Jackson. Harvey =. Kaufman, Joseph
l.. kochka, Ernest Z. koenig, Law.
renee koenigsberger, Clyde d. Nc.
Curdy Hyattsville). Thomas Montgom.
cry Riverdale). Charles Murray, Viii.
liam M. Norman. Warrington r. San
ders and Walter ID. Siddall. Second
Lieuts. Robert II. Davidson, Damn Fa.
ber. John J. O'Day, Vernon Reid and
Roy +. Rommel. all Ordnance Re.
serve, are assigned to the 305th Ord.
nance Company maintenance). First
Lieuts. Ramon A. Pla and Charles II.
Swift, both Infantry Reserve, ara as
signed to the 319th Infantry.
TO the 320th Infantry the following
have been assigned: First Lieuts. Ed.
ward A. krause and Edwin X. Smith,
both Medical Reserve, and Second
Lieuts. Silas NJ. Creech, William r.
Longest and Samuel w. Washington.
all Infantry Reserve. The following
are assigned to the 31sth Field Artii.
lery: First Lieuts. John c. Reisinger
and George II. Smith, jr., both Medi.
cal Reserve, and Second Lieuts. John
F. Gebhart and Henry S. Marshall,
both Field Artillery Reserve. To the
305th Engineers the following second
lieutenants, all Engineer Reserve, have
been assigned: Herman A. Blau, Fred
eric II. Chambers. William E. Colbert
and Franklin II. Gossett. First Lieut..
Robert NJ. Cast and Second Lieuts.
Ernest r. Decker, Elliott A. Emery
Boiling Field, Homer G. Jordan and
Frank E. Wood, all Air Corps Re.
serve. are assigned to the S0th Divi.
sion Air Corps. The following second
lieutenants. all members of the Quar-.
termaster Reserve. are assigned to the
S0th Division Quartermast ster Train:
John J. Darlington, John G. Mcleod
Emory n. Miller, Merrill F. Phillips,