Evening star., 1937-01-03

sergt. george r. Royal and Sergt.
George P. Magill
Pvt. Joseph Wolf, Headquarters and
Service Company, 12lst Engineers,
and Pvt. Paul Stokes, 29th Division
Military Police Company, have been
ordered transferred from the inactive
TO the active Lists Of their respective
commands.
Pvt. Melvin r. Eader has been or
dered promoted to corporal in Battery
A, 260th Coast Artillery.
The following promotions have been
ordered in the Headquarters Detach-
ment, 29th Division: Pvt. James w.
Maximow, finance section, to be tech
nical sergeant, and Pvt. Constantine
D. Bellezza, chemical warfare section,
to be corporal.
The 260th Coast Artillery Regiment,
commanded by Lieut.. Col. Walter w.
Burns, is hoping that some of the
funds saved from 1886 and 1887 ap-
propriations will be received here for
the modernization of some Of the mo-
tor equipment for the anti-aircraft
outfit. The local organization has
some very antiquated equipment. and
about the only time it gets an oppor-
tunity to drill with the new material
is when it goes into the field for its
annual training at Fort Monroe. Va.
However, while making the most Of
the equipment available, it Is known
that the organization would be able
to function much better in its train
ing program If it were provided with
some Of newer equipment for this pur-
pose.
The 260th Artillery is frequently
called upon both here and in Balti-
more to use its searchlight equipment
for civic affairs, such as on July 4,
but on several occasions the officers
and men have been faced with failure,
although they made every effort to
have the material in working order.
Also the local artillerymen we're called
out during the flood here last year for
the purpose of furnishing light to the
workers who we're building levees in
the Government building area in Fo-
tomac Park. Because of these require
ments, and the fact that the local Or
ganization is located at the seat OF
the National Government, it was said
that they should have the most mod
ern equipment available. However.
the funds must be especially provided
by Congress for National Guard use,
as the funds for providing such equip
ment for the Regular Army is not
available for transfer to modernize
the militia equipment.
With the savings from other funds,
it was said that the National Guard
Bureau has purchased some motors
for the l55-mm howitzer. Field Ar
| tillery: 15-mm. gun. Field Artillery
and Coast Artillery. and anti-aircraft
regiments of Coast Artillery. divisional
signal companies. motor repair COM
psnies. ordnance repair companies.
the division aviation units and two
smbulances per ambulance company,
and ambulances to pools where the
States have no ambulance companies.
1t was said to be the policy OF the
bureau to carry out the request OF
the Executive Council Of the National
Guard Association with any savings
that may be made available from the
current appropriations to purchase
motor equipment for the 75-mm. field
artillery. They are said to be in need
of additional reconnaissance and wire-
laying vehicles for regimental and
battalion headquarters and additional
cargo vehicles for service batteries.
1t was said to be the desire also to
motorize the transportation platoon
of regimental headquarters troops
with two scout cars and four recon-
naisSance cars and reduce the horse
allowance of these organizations to
10 and to purchase motors for field
artillery and coast artillery in the
second 5000 increase in troops this
year. 4,
Sergt Elmer E. Skinner, 29th Mill
tary Police Company, has been ordered
honorably discharged to enable him
to accept an appointment to the Dis
trict Of Columbia Fire Department.
On account OF removal from the
city. Pvt. Jacob c. Brown. Company
A, l2lst Engineers. has been ordered
honorably discharged from that COM
mand.
Pvt Ben Vargas. Company A, l21st
Engineers, has been ordered trans
ferred to the Headquarters Detach-
ment and Combat Train, 1st Bat
talon, 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Robert F. Nicholson. 29th Di-
vision Military Police Company, and
Pvt. Hugh G. Francis. Company A.
l04th Quartermaster Regiment. have
been ordered transferred to the in
active lists of their respective COM
mandS because OF business interfer-