Evening star., 1933-06-11

The Civilian Conservation Corps has
claimed the services of three ofdcers
who have been on duty at District Re-
serve headquarters as instructors. They
were designated as sub-district super
visors, Civilian Conservation Corps, ef-
fective yesterday, and will exercise
supervision over station to which as
signed as follows: Maj. John u. NC
DoweIl, Field Artillery, to Western
Pennsylvania district, sub-district 8,
Old Forge, Franklin County, Pa; Maj.
Turner M. Chambliss, Infantry, to
Western Pennsylvania district, sub-dis-
trict 8, Pine Grove Furnace, Cumber-
land County, Pa, and Maj. e. B. Gray,
Coast Artillery Corps, to Western
Pennsylvania district, sub-district Z.
Loganton, Clinton County, Pa.
The departure Of these officers VIII
leave on duty at local Reserve head
quarters Col. w. w. McCammon, IN
fantry, senior instructor OF the Organ
lied Reserves in Washington; Lieut..
Col. Charles B. Moore, Infantry. due to
Dagley, Cavalry, unit instructor Of the
I'd Squadron, 306th Cavalry. Recent
War Department special orders, how
ever, have directed the assumption OF
duty at District headquarters OF two
new officers. The new officers are NAL
Stafford LIE r. Irwin, Field Artillery,
who Is now on duty as an instructor
at the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill,
Okla, and Maj. William e. Brougher,
Infantry, who will graduate this month
from the Army Industrial College. this
city. Maj. Irwin, who will take over
the duties now being performed by
from his duties at the Field Artillery
School until September l.. so it will
probably be some time in September
before he actually takes over his Dis
trict duties at headquarters. Mai.
Brougher, upon completing his pres
ent course at the Army Industrial Col
lege here, the graduation exercises OF
which will occur about June %, VIII
join Col McCammon's staff at Reserve
headquarters Immediately. The latter
officer will take over the duties now
being performed by Lieut.. Col. Moore,
who Is to be assigned elsewhere shortly.
Extension school courses for Reserve
officers Of the District will be sus-
pended during July and August. Be-
ginning yesterday, no new sub-courses
will be sent out by District Reserve
headquarters unless they are needed to
complete promotion or appointment,
and after June 80, 1888, local extern
sion school activity win be suspended
entirely. After that date local Reserv-
lists will not submit any lessons to
headquarters until the opening Of the
1933-34 school year, beginning October
/, 1888. District officers, however, de-
string to work on their extension
courses during the Summer may do so,
but the lessons should not be submit
ted to headquarters until october !.
Col. Harry N. Cootes, Cavalry, for
mer commander of the Sd Cavalry at
Fort Myer, Va, has been detailed as
unit instructor of the 306th Cavalry.
the I'd Squadron Of which is located in
the District.
The absence of any oficial an
nouncement, week after week. OF any
definite information concerning the
active duty training this Summer Of
Reserve units has caused q certain
amount of uneasiness among District
Reservists scheduled to take this train
ing as to the possibility that this
Summers camp training may be sus-
pended. Nothing Of e definite nature
the War Department, but in view of
the urgent demand for economy in all |
Federal expenditures anything may
happen. In the event 1t is decided |
that the 1888 active-duty training |
camps for the Organized Reserves are |
not to be held, 1t viii mean that IL |
Washington Reserve units viii sacri-
fee this training. The District units |
affected and the places at which they |
are scheduled to be trained, include |
the 320th Infantry. Fort George q. |
Meade, Md: 313th Field Artillery. Fort !
Hoyle, Nd: 364th Medical Regiment,
Carlisle Barracks, Pa: 343d and 376th |
Fort Humphreys, Va; 428th |
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