Evening star., 1940-08-10

cent of it's enlisted personnel. He
paid tribute to non-commisSioned
officers, particularly trained serge
ants of many years experience who,
because of wives and children, will
apply for discharge.
This, Gen. Parsons felt, would not
affect the training progress Of the
Guard if mobilization of the second
line of defense is carried out 80 days
in advance Of conscription. A 30
day period would allow time for
training of new Guardsmen and
promotion Of veteran enlisted men
into the commissioned vacan-
cies.
1--WE are going to miss these ex-
perienced non-commisisoned OFF,
GERS" Gen. Parsons said.
Sergeant Philosophical.
One of the old heads OF the 29th's
non-commissioned officers, Master
Sergt. Edward w. Ireland of
Washington, in the 121st Engineers,
was rather philosophical about the
prospects, commenting: They got
me in 1916, and now they'll get me
again." Two of his sons, James
c., 10, and Charles E., %, are in
the engineer band and map SEQ
tions, respectively. The sergeant
has been District guardsman for
.23 years.
"a years compulsory active duty
will interfere seriously with many
young men," said Pvt. Thomas Nc
Call, rs, War Department civilian
employe, who is in the State De-
tachment under the State staff and
during the current maneuver Is
in the division of public relations
section. 'The average soldier be-
lieves he should cooperate. The
average private, without any rating
and at $21 per month, will find it
hard to live in his new mode of
life. The average Washington Gov
ernment employe will find it hard to
stretch the $21 very far. There
are other considerations, of course,
and there is a job to be done. 1t
is our patriotic duty to do it."
Another enlisted man, Pvt. An
thony F. ZilinSky of the same unit,
posed the question: Would you
rather spend year in the Army
now, or would you prefer to spend
that time in the service a year
later? Many of the boys tell me
they would rather go in now, assur-
ing themselves of an earlier start
on the ladder of promotion"
In Battalion Maneuvers.
The 91st Infantry Brigade, Vir-
ginia National Guard, continued its
battalion maneuvers in the fields
and woods along the Rome, Water
town & Ogdensburg Railroad today,
while regimental and brigade COM
munications platoons completed
their first three-day exercise under
brigade supervision.
Advance detachments of the 54th
Field Artillery Brigade are begin
ming to arrive in camp, coming from
firing practice during the past week
at other points. Brig. Gen. William
H. Sands of Norfolk commands the
brigade composed of the 10th Regi-
ment, Maryland; 11lth, Virginia,
and the 176th, Pennsylvania.
Today's program for the 121st
Engineers included occupation and
protection of a concealed bivouac,
followed by field inspection and rec
reation.
The 29th Division will 60 on the
air next Tuesday night for Is min
utes, from sos to $50 o'clock, over
Station WSLB, Ogdensburg, in q
special program that will include an
open-air concert by the Engineer
Band, Warrant Officer Meyer N.
Goldman, directing; brief talks by
division officers and other features.
This program is under the direc-
ton of Capt. Gordon Hittenmark of
the District Guard, N. B. c. an
nouncer, assigned as radio officer to
the division public relations section.
Maj. Ray Perkins, radio director
of the 1st Army public relations
headquarters at Ogdensburg, will
interview Capt. Hittenmark briefly
Monday night at 8:45 over the same
station and will interview Mr.. Gold
man, veteran Washington band
master and orchestra leader, Thurs
day at the same time. Station
WSLB operates on 1,340 kilocycles.