Evening star., 1948-09-12
Bureau 10 Be Target
OF Criticism From
Guard Association
By WiIIiam J. WheotIey

The National Guard Bureau will
be the target for attack at the forth
coming convention OF the guard as
sociation at st. Louis. beginning |
September 27, 1T was learned last
night. 1t Is understood the COM
plant Is over the alleged failure Of
the bureau to put into effect
promptly the plan for providing ad-
nliristrative assistants on q full
time basis for guard units.
The projected controversy is ex-
pected to be second only to that over
the Gray report, recommending fed
eralizing Of the guard.
Militia officers contend the guard
bureau has failed to carry out the
program for which the National
Guard Association made a deter
mined fight for an $18,000,0O0 ap-
preparation for the current fiscal
year in the last Congress. Through
the failure of the bureau to put the
program into effect promptly, 1t was
contended, more than 100000 Of
the appropriation has been lost.
The association also contends the
guard association represented to
Congress that 1t needed the full
amount in order to provide full-time |
administrative assistants down to
company level, to take the strain
off the unit commanders who can
not do the paper work in the allotted
time.
Authority Issued August II.
The authority for appointment Of
the assistants, issued by the bureau
on August II, makes no provision
for companies or even battalions at
tached to higher echelon. 1t asks
the guard units, however, to make
recommendations for such appoint
ments, but making certain sugges-
tions as to how It may be done, in
cluding one Of providing part time
assistants.
Oficiak OF the bureau, however,
contend the program was put into
eiect Al soon rs possible, and the
organization Was started from the
top down.
Indicative that appropriations for
quarter Of the year will be lost
h that the District Guard has not
yet named those for its units, and
the quarter year ends September
80. Although the administrative
assistants will be employed on q
civilian basis of pay, they must be
officers or noncommissioned officers
In the guard. The jobs range from
lieutenant colonel or major for q |
division, with top pay Of ss,235 q
year, to noncommissioned officer ut
s2s75 . year.
Six from District 10 Attend.
The District Guard will have six
delegates at the convention, headed
by Col. lie Roy 8. Mann, COM
mander Of the 260th Coast Artillery
Group. The others are 1t. Col.
George o. Weber, commanding the
163d Military Police Battalion; Maj
Paul K. Kimberly, commanding the
18th Battalion; Maj. Paul K.
Bailey, assistant adjutant general;
Capt. Robert A. Sadler, command
ing Detachment A, 213th Air Serv-
ice Group, and Capt. Albert A.
AHI1oIly, supply olHccI IOr the ALI
units. The delegates are scheduled
to be flown to the convention
September IS hy.a CAT Of the Air
unit. - =, ,ss
In addition, several members Of
the headquarters staff will attend
the convention as officials Of the
National Guard Association which
has headquarters here. They are
Maj Robert F. Cocklin, staff supply
officer; Maj. Allen G. Crist, plans
and training officer, and Maj. Gen.
George G.. Morey, personnel and
training officer. who is secretary
treasurer Of the association.
The District delegates will press
again a resolution which failed last
year. to provide that in the event
of mobilization Of the National
Guard, members of the units who
were out of town at the time would
be reimbursed for transportation
to their home stations.