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essential Federal Expenditures. de-
clared yesterday that Mr.. Kelly re-
vealed these demands during q visit
in the Senator's Office.
1t was learned today that Sena-
tor Bryd is seeking possession Of
all Cancelled checks from the o. c.
D., apparently with one aim Of see
ing how the physical fitness group
uses Government money. Mr.. Kelly
is paid only 81 a year and officials
assert that sports coordination"
are serving without pay.
Rebuffed on Program.
Mr.. Lister, who gets no pay In
his o. c. D. post, said today he has
held his tongue despite unsatisfac-
tory dealings with o. c. D.
AS secretary for the National
Rifle Association he said that during
last July he outlined for Civilian
Defense Director La Guardia a pro-
gram which would have utilized the
trained marksmen, guns and am
munition of more than 1000 civilian
rifle clubs for semi i-military pur-
poses-not recreation.
From Mr.. La Guardia he received
only courteous rebuff, he says.
On January 26, when Dean James
M. Lands had succeeded La Guar
dia. Mr.. Lister delivered to o. c. D.
a memorandum concerning this pro-
gram. He received no reply, he de-
clares.
He was much surprised when ap-
pointment to a high o. C. D. posi-
ton came to him from the Physical
Fitness Division. John DaGrossa,
athletic assistant TO Mr.. Kelly, came
to Washington and explained the
shooting would be all for fun and
morale. Mr.. Lister accepted the
JOB, figuring that perhaps he could
show young men how to shoot as
well under a recreation slogan as
under a serious plan for Army pre-
Induction training.
Letter With Every Postcard.
He found out differently, he says.
Mr.. Kelly's office has given him ab-
solutely no assistance, he asserts, al
though he gets a steady stream of
correspondence.
Most of the letters forward post
cards from citizens who want in
formation. In every case the post
card is accompanied, when 1t gets
to him, by a letter dictated at the
Philadelphia office, asking him
at length, to take care of the matter.
The letter, written on good sta
tionery, is inclosed in a heavy en-
velolpe, Mr.. Lister says.
Mr.. Lister has refused to put into
effect a "glorifled setup" requested
by Mr.. Kelly's Office.
They wanted me to appoint a
rif1e-shooting co-ordinator in each
of nine regions. These nine CO.
ordinators would appoint co-or-
dinator for each of the 48 States
The 48 co-ordinators would appoint
co-ordinators for each county and
town.
Il presume all these men would
be unpaid?" Mr.. Lister asked at the
time.
Some CO. -ortinators Paid.
''Yes, except for certain paid
o. c. D. co-ordinators in the To-
calities who would coordinate your
co-ordinators with the co-ordinators
for other sports" he quoted Mr.
Da Grossa as saying.
Mr.. Lister can shoot as straight
as he talks. He has been qualified
as an expert for % years and has
refereed national matches for 81.
70-Year-Old Association.
The National Rifle Association
was founded 70 years ago to en-
nance craftsmanship training of the
militia, which later became the Ma
tional Guard. Since 1916 its con-
stituent clubs have been receiving
assistance in the form Of guns, and
ammunition from the War Depart
ment. During the year before the
war broke out Congress appropri'
eted about $3.50 900 for this purpose
while the clubs and the association
spent far more.
The Government guns are still
cut, but ammunition supplies havl