Evening star., 1936-11-29
FUNDS ARE SOUGHT
FOR RIFLE RANGE
Increase of Militia FaciIi.
ties Needed to Handle
Demands.

Demands.
Such heavy demands are being
made on the facilities of the rife
range of the National Guard Of the
District Of Columbia at Camp Simms
Congress Heights, D. c., that militia
oficials have found it necessary moi
only to seek funds for the enlarge
ment OF some of the butts, but also to
provide additional roads and parking
facilities. Not only do the militia
Reserve and Regular forces in and
around Washington use the range
but civilian rife clubs are growing ir
such numbers that the facilities are
almost constantly in use when out
door firing is possible.
In order to provide for this in
creased use, Guard headquarters is
seeking additional funds from the
Public Works Administration. Esti-
mates have been prepared asking $2l,-
600 for the construction OF new roac
and automobile parking area at the
200-yard firing line and $4,000 for the
repair Of existing targets and the in
stallation of additional targets on the
pistol range.
Strict observance Of the policies
under which the range has been oper-
ated for number of years Is to be
continued. All applications for use OF
the facilities of the reservation must
be submitted in writing to the local
Guard commander and passed on al
headquarters.
Authority is to be restricted to those
individuals who are able to present
proper evidence Of qualification and
experience in the use Of small arms
and to members of rife clubs whose
firing on the range is supervised by
qualified instructors.
Col. John w. Oehmann. command
ing the local militia, and Lieut.. Col
Peyton G. hewitt went to Baltimore
last week to attend the dinner and re-
view in honor of Brig. Gen. Washing
ton Bowie, who retired as commander
of one of Marylands Infantry brigades.
The following men of the 260th
Coast Artillery have been ordered
appointments in the grade OF second
lieutenant of Coast Artillery in the
militia will be made, they having sue
cessfully completed competitive ex-
aminationS:
Sergt. George v. Selwyn, Headquar-
ters Detachment and Combat Train
1st Battalion, grade, 500 per cent;
First Sergt. Park F. Anderson, Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 1st Battalion. "a per cent;
Sergt Raymond o. Watson. Battery
F, 81.3 per cent: Sergt Edward E.
Williamson, Battery F, 800 per cent:
First Sergt. Calvin M. Pentecost, Bat
terry E, 80 per cent; Pvt. Charles H.
Talbot, Headquarters Detachment. I'd
Battalion, 1913 per cent. and Staff
Sergt. Howell T Nash. Headquarters
Detachment, I'd Battalion, 79 per
cent.
Appointments from the above list
will be made in the order of standing.
The list will remain in effect for one
year.
The Guard has received a letter
from Maj. Ernest w. Brown, super
intendent of Metropolitan Police,
praising the work of the Guard in
connection with the home coming OF
President Roosevelt. He expressed the
appreciation of the Police Department
for the splendid service and co-opera-
ton rendered by the local militia.
Many congratulatory calls and mes
sages were received by the Police De-
partment he said. regarding the splen-
did manner in which the two depart
ments worked together in handling
this celebration.
The 29th Division Tank Company
headed the October attendance list of
the 29th National Guard Division, ac-
cording to figures made public at di-
vision headquarters here. The COM
pany had a percentage of s5.16.
The other units and their per-
centages for the month were as fol-
lows: Headquarters Company, 29th De
vision, 9l.70; Headquarters Detach.
ment. 29th Division. 1892; 29th Di-
vision Military Police Company. 1919;
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division, 1886; 29th Di-
vision Signal Company, s7.33; Medical
Department Detachment, 2sth Divi.
sion, 85.7l.
Lieut.. Col. Walter w. Burns, COM
manding the Coast Artillery Regiment
and Lieuts. r. J. Martin and c. r
Haig have returned from recon-
naissance In the vincinity Of Eliza
beth Furnace, Va, which they were
ordered to make last week.
Pvt. John G. Schiavone, Battery
E, 260th Coast Artillery, has been hon
orably discharged because Of removal
from the city.
Pvt. First Glass; James Carroll,
Battery F, 260th Coast Artillery. has
been honorably discharged because Of
membership in the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps, which he bald at the