The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-22

week left to complete it's assigned
mission of placing 1900 New Eng
land youths, modified in the pre-
ident's conservation corps at nine
ty work projects in New England's
forests, Major Gentsal Fox Con-
nor, commanding general, said to-
day that the First Corps area COM
mand will reach its second objec-
tive promptly on schedule.
It's first objective, that Of mo-
bilizing the New England youths
from the ranks of the unemployed,
was reached on June z, the date
set by the war department for the
mobilization Of the New England
contingent of the reforestation
corps. Enrolment of requirements
and forestry experts was conclud-
ed at army conditioning centers
yesterday.
The war department then set the
second objective of placing the en-
tire New England contingent. con-
ditioned, organized and equipped,
at. ninety work camps In the siS
states by July list.
General Conner said today that
reports from commanding officers
in the corps area indicated tha'
/ seventy COulp6AtS6 Va SAS VARS
mum bering nearly $4,000 men, or.
ganized, conditioned and equipped
at the five New England army posts
are now at the scene Of conserva-
ton projects.
Personnel
Latest reports from the war de-
partment, General Conner said, In
dictate that $4,000 men have been
enrolled In conservation corps at
army posts throughout the coun-
try, and that, Of this number, up
wards of $4,000 have been NOV
ed to the scene Of 500 conservation
projects.
Augmenting 5000 officers and
5000 enlisted men Of the regular
army in the organization. admins
tration and supply of this more
than q quarter million men are 205
medical officers Of the navy and
1900 army reserve officers. $40 ad-
ditional naval and marine corps
officers have been made available
by the president tor duty with the
army. In addition to all the above,
there will be required 6S5 army
line and 1913 army medical officers.
In the New England statest 315
officers and over 500 enlisted men
of the regular army and As army
reserve officers have been placed
on duty with the conservation
corps. 60 additional army reserve
officers residing in the six states
will be called to active duty In the
next few days. Nearly q hundred
naval. and marine corps officers
have been placed on duty In the
six states also, General Connor said.
Ten companies of thc corps have
been moved to conservation pro-
jects In the last six days. They are:
128th Company Hinsrale, Mass;
130th Company. Alfred, Maine;
1881 Company, Millinocket, Maine;
126th Company. Danbury. Conn;
127th Company, Pittsfeld, Mass;
131st Company. Lydonville, Vt;
129th Company, Windsor. Vt;
191st Company, waterbury. VT;
174th Company. Stafford Springs,
Conn.
195th Company, Washington,
Rhode Island.
Veterans
Major General Paul B. Malone.
commanding general of the Third
Corps area yesterday advised Gen.
eral Conner that 2,100 men of con-
seryation corps, organized from
war veterans, will be moved to New
England early next week. They, will
form part of the special contin-
gent of 100 war veterans who arc
| to be employed in conservation
projects in the six states. This spec.
ial contingent Is to be organized
from war veterans In New Eng
land and in the second and third
| army corps area.
The men to come here next week
have been enrolled in the Corps al
Fort Humphreys and ut Langie,
Field, Virginia. They are grouped
in eleven companies. They will es.
tablish tent camps near Charl'
mont, Lee, Fall River. Hyde Park
Wrentham, Suencer and Chicopee
Falls in Massachusetts,; at Gardiner
| Kineo station, and Cherryheld
Maine and at Rutland, Vermont.
ENROLMENT of 100 New England
war Veterans to form this special
contingent will commence at army
registration centers in New Eng.
land, Monday. All will be concen-
trated for conditioning at Fort
Deyens under Colonel Albert w
Foreman, 18th U. s. Infantry.
Selection of the New England
veterans has been proceeding sat.
isfactorily according to a report
made by Frank w. Coppinger, SOC
Washington Street. Boston. who
is acting as liaison officer with the
army for the regional managers
of the veterans administration in
the six states. To clear up a mis-
understanding he said that any
veteran who submits his applica-
ton without delay will be consid.
cred for enrolment since some oil
the men who have already applied
may be rejected for physical rea-
sons. Should county fail to MI
its quota. he said that veterans
will be selected from the state al
large.