Evening star., 1935-01-13
Guard Rifle Facilities J
made Available to Youths
School for Shooting to Be Held on Saturdays
at Armory for Young Men
and Boys

IN A further effort to expand the
use of the facilities of the Guaro
and have 1t take an increased in.
i terest in civic affairs of the COM
munity, Col. John w. Oehmann
acting commander, it was announced
at the headquarters this week, had
made the facilities of the Sixth street
armory available for the use of young
men interested in rifle shooting.
In making the indoor range facil-
tiles available Col Oehmann also has
the purpose Of providing a place where
youths who received rifles for Christ
mas may learn their use and main
tenance and the necessary safety
precautions to prevent injury ano
death.
Under the auspices Of the National
Rifle Association a school will be held
at the armory each Saturday morn.
ing in the room which houses the
.22-calibre range. Here boys and
young men will be taught the use
and handling Of firearms and also
will have an opportunity to use the
range for indoor target practice.
Capt. Just c. Jensen, ordnance de-
partment, who is in charge of rifle
practice in the local Guard and who
has trained many of the victorious
rifle teams Of the Guard. has volun-
teered his services in the instruction
Of the applicants.
The examinations Of enlisted men
for the eligible list from which selec-
tions are made from time to time
during the year to fill vacancies in
the commissioned personnel were post
poned until Tuesday night 1t was ex-
planned at brigade headquarters that
the tests were delayed in order to
allow the admission to the exami-
nations of a number of candidates
from organizations which did not have
drills just prior to the closing date
for the applications These will be
completed prior to Tuesday night, II
was explained
The examinations are to be con-
Quoted by board of officers headed
by Maj. Sidney Morgan. Under the
new system now in practice the pre-
liminary examinations for the eligible
list are merely educational II a man
passes this examination he is placed
on the list. When a vacancy oc-
ours the candidate is selected from
this list and then is given a pro-
fessional military examination for the
branch Of the service which he ex-
poets to enter.
1t was announced that up to date
10 applicants have filed applications
to take the examinations and more
are expected before the tests are
started on Tuesday night. In the
preparation of the educational ques-
tions the local militia officers have
had the benefit of advice from Off
cials of the United States Civil Service
Commission.
The Headquarters Detachment
Special Troops, 29th Division, headed
the list of organization of division
troops during December in the mat
ter of attendance, according to a re.
port just issued. 1t finished the
month with a percentage of 1888
The other organizations. with their
respective percentages. follow:
Twenty-ninth Division, Military
Police Company. 1854: Headquarter!
Detachment, 29th Division, $3.50;
29th Signal Company, Virginia Ma
tional Guard, 9l85; 29th Division
Tank Company. Virginia National
Guard, $500; District of Columbia
units. Special Troops, 29th Division
1915; Virginia units. Special Troops
29th Division. 1887; all units, Special
Troops, 29th Division, 91e7.
Plans are being formulated for