Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
District National Guard

Steps we're inaugurated last week
by the National Guard of the District
of Columbia for the organization of
teams to represent units in the chief
of Militia Bureaus indoor rife team
match which is to be fired during next
February. Capt. Just G. Jensen, Ord
nance Department and director of rifle
practice of the local Guard, was or
dered to supervise the conduct OF the
| matches.
He was instructed to arrange for the
| firing of teams from all units and is
directed to report to the brigade head
quarters on or before January 10, next,
the names of all companies and bat
terieS which have failed to enter a
! team in the competition.
The competition Is not only country
wide, but takes in the militias in the
island possessions. The matches are
fired in the indoor ranges of each OF
the units, and officers are designated
to check the scores which are reported
to the Militia Bureau. A team Is sup
posed to be selected from each COM
pany, troop or battery. The elinina-
ton matches between the various units
must be fred before January 81, so that
the ultimate contestants may fire dur
ing the month of February.
While making public the ammuni-
ton allowances for the current year
for militia organizations, the Militia
Bureau of the War Department says
that, irrespective of the allowances, the
amounts actually issued will depend
upon the availability of funds. The
bureau reports that it will make an
equitable. apportionment Of ammuni-
ton in kind to each State depending
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the State. The total apportioned a
State may not be exceeded, but may
be utilized as best meets the training
requirements, provided no individual or
organizational allowance is exceeded.
1t also points out that all ammunition
expended should be accounted for by
the submission Of proper qualification
or target practice reports. except that
expended in combat exercises and
maneuvers; a general statement of the
type of exercises or maneuvers and the
quantity and type of ammunition eX-
pended should be made in the latter
case.
In planning the apportionments of
ammunition for 1881, the statement
says, consideration will be given to
the reports of target practice as rem
dered by the several States for 1928,
1929 and 1880. The bureau points out
I that it has been noted that many
States indicated large expenditures of
ammunition in their expenditure re-
| ports, and yet failed to submit target
! practice reports, or, if submitted. the
| latter reports failed to show sufficient
| firing to warrant the amounts of am
munition reported as expended.
| The bureau points out that these
latter reports should be indicative of
| the ammunition actually consumed and
therefore will be given great weight in
the ALLEGATION of ammunition. 1t adds
! that when they are not submitted or
are incomplete 1t must necessarily be
assumed that practice is not being con-
Quoted or is only partially conducted
| by the State concerned and the appor-
tionment of ammunition is governed
accordingly. When the reports are
complete and accurate they will serve
as a guide to the bureau in allocating
ammunition and in defending its esti-
mates.
Announcement has been made that
| the eligibility for the rating Of junior
airplane pilot is limited to National
Guard officers holding junior airplane
observer ratings who successfully COM
+, plete the technical and practical ex-
animation.
Eligibility for the rating of junior
airplane observer is limited to National
! Guard officers who have not less than
| IS hours of officially accredited tactical
/ air MISSIONS, viz, artillery REPLACE,
visual reconnaissance and other mis-
sions of similar nature and who may
successfully complete the prescribed
technical and practical examination.
Each applicant for flying examina-
| ton in the Guard, the bureau has
ruled, must have at least so hours as
pilot, of which 40 hours were alone
and not less than 80 hours were as a
pilot within the six months preceding
the date of application.
The District Guard has received a
| letter of thanks from Alfred L. Stern,
managing director of the recent indus
trial exposition held here, for its CO.
operation. He said that the Guard eX-
hibit attracted great deal Of attention
and was credit not only to the Guard,
but to the exposition. The wonderful
program furnished by the 121st Engi-
neers Band, Meyer Goldman, leader
Mr.. Stern wrote, was an outstanding
feature that will long be remembered.
In publ shing the letter to the COM
mand, Gen. Stephan congratulated the
units on the showing made and extend
| ed his thanks to the individual members
whose work made the exhibit possible.
Sergt. Robert G. Kirby has been or
dered promoted to the rank of staff
sergeant in the Medical Department
Detachment, 121st Engineers, upon
recommendation Of the detachment
commander.
Private, first class, George A. Cleve-
land, jr., has been ordered promoted
to the grade of corporal in Company c.
l2lst Engineers, upon recommendation
Of the company commander.
A course for National Guard and Re-
serve officers will be held each year
at the Command and General Staff
School, Fort Leavenworth, KanS., 1t was
announced by the Militia Bureau of the
War Department, which explained that
the course is to be of three months du-
Corps plane, few here from the Mis-