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About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1952)
9 Gratis Helmeted Troops At Armory Mix Training And Pleasure; 1 Many Activities Are Listed Helmeted troops in the vicinity of the Armory each Mon day night don't mean the place is under siege but if it were, the same troops would surely be there. . For stemming violence is one of the duties of the Oregon National Guard. And each Monday night the Roseburg unit of the National Guard trains at the armory. Of ficially the unit is known as Com Guard are for a three year period. The local unit, which started as Company "A'" of the 162nd In- fnntrv In IfiM l attpmntinrf tn in- pany "D," 186th Infantry, partjcrease Its manpower to the re quired streniitti of 120 men Training during the three-year period consist of elementary work during the first year. Elementary Drill This includes milittry cour tesy, manual of arms, first aid, elementary gun drill and the ba sic items that go into military training. . The second and third years con sist of advanced work in the heavy weapons. Six days of each year are al located by the National Guard for field work. The local unit splits the six days into three weekends during which the men go into mountainous terrain and work as sault problems. On one weekend they set up their heavy weapons to "soften" the ."enemy" on Baughman Look out. On another occasion Landers Lookout was "captured." Subject h Call The National Guard is on hand for use by the governor to handle any Internal matters involving lence. in natural disasters, as floods or forest fires amole. the commander cal unit may offer assistance may place volunteers and equip ment at the disposal ol what ever agency Is in charge. When the governor calls out of the famous 41st Division. On Monday night civilians who work all week on their ' peace time occupations, train to be pre pared in case of emergency. And the "emergency" doesn't necessarily mean war it could be anything from quieting mob violence to assisting at a time of need. Heavy Weapons Unit Company "D" is a heavy weap ons infantry company. In charge is Capt. Fred Boyer. First Ser geant is Lee Emery. In infantry terms, "heavy weap ons" means anything bigger than small arms. Equipment used by "D" company includes three heavy and three light machine guns, a 75 mm. recoiiess rifle, three 81 mm. mortars, plus numer ous rifles and pistols. In addition the company has four trucks and a jeep. Each Monday some 65 men the company is attempting to get more trains with the weapons and takes part in various train ing classes. General training is the rule for the. first hour, and then the group splits up into smaller units for specialized train ing. But its not all work and no play for the boys of Company Provides Recreation t The men innuallv attend sum mer camp held for the last three years at Ft l-owis. Wash. which involves considerable work but al so recreational side trips. The group on various years has gone to Mt Rainier, Bremerton Park and Vancouver, B. C. Last summer at camp the com pany was judged to have the best "mess" army lingo for camp cookery, facilities in its regiment. The annual summer camp con sists of two weeks of range and field work including mock war fare in an attempt to see how the 41st division which consists of the National Guards of Oregon and Washington can work together. In spite of the summertime hold ing of the annual camp, it can .- get cold nights, as Capt. Boyer can testify. Ail-Night Affair - The captain got mixed up one day and issued orders to the ef fect that no bedding or shelter ents were to be taken on a hike thit be thought was just for an afernoon and evening. r. turned out to be au all-night affiir. First Sgt. Emery just hap pend to have his bedding along with him. So while the rest of the men Uta' tried toalkPthrsrenr'iea3n "to CMPANY MECHANICS keep Nationol Guard trucks In tip sharing- a blanket, Emery says. P shape through working on them during Monday sessions. Enlistments in the . National Mechanics are Pfc, Lester Woocf (left) and Cpl. E. B. Olson. cz - V . . I - ' . '! ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1952 32-52 "WAR MANEUVERS" right inside the Armory may be seen each Monday night when Com pany "D". 186th Infantry the Roseburg National Guard unit meets for training. Above a 77mm gun crew runs through gun drill under direction of Sgt. Jim Marshall (right). (Staff o:-t A .1 riving Vio-! If f V ters, such - I X s for ex- li- 1 tance'and ft S 5 V inrt twin in. ; i 1 r I ;:, ; IT IT r"" 'A B J $mbeam at Umpqua Valley Hardware LABOR SAVE RS IRONMASTER Hcatt quicker, suyt hotter, irooi faster. Hot in 30 jecondsl Tbumbtip heatreg olator ia baadle cool, easy-to-set, conveoiendy marked for all type fabrics. 1 Available in two weights lightweight 4 lbs. or lighterweight, 24 lb ,. ,49S iSuiibeiiin COFFEEMASTER It's automatic! You can't mini Perfect coffee every time 1 cup to 8; No watching no worry. All gem-like chromium plate. 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John Parsons, Cpl. Robert Harri son and Sgt. Lyle Wescott; (Staff Picture) ' . ' Stat Treasurer Job Sought By Unander , PORTLAND Ml The number of Republicans seeking nomination for state treasurer rose to three Tuesday when Sigfrld Unander an nounced his candidacy. Unander resigned last week as chairman of the State Central Com mittee. At that time It was ex pected he would seek nomination to the state treasurer's post. Other Republican candidates are State Sen. Jack Lynch, Portland, and Fred Robinson, Medford, ' Democrat Walter J. Pearson is incumbent He (aid earlier he would not seek the office again. r.J-xH HEAD COMPANY "D" Capt. Fred Boyer (right) and First Sat. Lee Emery discuss plans for training of local National Guard unit. . . 81 MM MORTAR occupies Pfc. Harmon Cannon and Pvt. Walter Hyatt, while Pfc. Stan Cornutt and Pfc. John Hess work out firing problem on plotting board. the National Cuard, the men are paid. Otherwise it's strictly on a volunteer basis, Capt Boyer said. 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