The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 11, no. 2 (Mar.-June 1961)]

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March- June 1961

THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S MESSAGE

GOVERNOR ERNEST VANDIVER

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEAR N

My Fellow Guardsmen:
In recent weeks National Guard organizations throughout the Country have been spotlighted as our Nation launches a buildup of our armed forces. During this period , when we ore being closely scrutinized by the Pentagon and the public alike, we turn to past performances as indices of our potential military capability.
In this regard, I have been very fortunate in being able to point with pride at your accomplishments during your 1961 field training. Superior ratings have been won by 49 units of the 48th Armored Division and four nondivisional organizations. This total of 53 Superiors is an unprecedented figure , one of which all of you can be justly proud .
Recently, several factors hove entered into our strength picture:
We can no longer accept non -prioJ service personnel over 20 until after 31 December 61. Input of trainees into the six months program has been suspended until after that date. Ready reserve obligations, which would expire between 1 October 61 and 30 June 62, have been extended one year.
As the Berlin crisis mounts, your capability to perform your mission becomes of increasing importance. I feel that all of our National Guard units are in a high state of readiness, and I want to congratulate each of you for doing your port in the preparation of your unit for any future contingency.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Vol. 11 March- June 1961 No. 2
A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Divi sion, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman receives AFPS material.
Honorable Ernest Vandiv.er
Governor of Georgia
Major General ,George J. Hearn
The Adjutant General
LT. COL. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publication and Editorial Office 959 E. Confederate Ave., S. E.,
Atlanta 16, Georgia
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Our Cover .
The mighty Chattahoochee rolled all the way up to the door stoops of this lpGrtment dwelling in Columbus after ..Ins drenched North Georgia for a 10lld week In late February, On the lcene with sandbags and boats were Guardsmen of the 560th's bridge company, shown filling and floating the ~ out to the partially submerged .Ode, Story and other photos appear
on pages two and three,
201st Rates High For 1962 Trophy
Atlanta's 201st Ordnance Com-
Piny, commanded by Capt. Wynson
!'!L Hope, had the highest rating of non-divisional troops during as field training period at Fort Stewart with the 108th Air Defense Brigade. The high superior, 95.8%,
lll earn a Governor's trophy for
llae company. The award will be
ted at the 1962 encampment the 201st.
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Air Technicians of 116th Air Transport Wing who attended C-97 Maintenance Course
at Randolph AFB, Texas pose after their return, Kneeling (L-R) are TSgt David M, Cribb, MSgt Robert J . M. Sams, TSgt Clinton J . Saylors, SSgt Felton L Turley, SSgt Samuel A. McCoy, SMsgt James F. Spruce. Standing (L-R) are TSgt Claude W, Hopkins, MSgt Henry A. Gibson, TSgt Bobby G. Higginbotham, TSgt Bobby L. Parson, MSgt Edward Ingle, TSgt James H. McFarland, MSgt James E. Mauldin,
SMSgt Joe V, Martin. Jr. , TSgt James E. Austin, SMSgt Harlen W, Harrison, MSgt Joe
B. McKay, SSgt Jerry G. Dobson, TSgt Tommy Richardson, CMSgt William B. Turner
Not present for the photograph were SMSgt Wulliam D. Hudson, MSgt William G. Darnell, MSgt Charles B. Williams, MSgt Bobby L Williams, MSgt Kenneth A. Wiley.

UMT AMENDMENTS
Three amendments to the Universal Military Training and Service Act may determine future plans for members of Reserve and Nation al Guard units, Harvey Driscoll, regional director of the Bureau of Veterans Reemployment Rights, said in Atlanta.
Most important is the requirement that both reservists and guardsmen give employers formal notice of the dates they are ordered to drill and attend encampments. Failure to do so may forfeit rights provided by 1960 amendments to the Act.
Second, Driscoll pointed out, reservists and guardsmen now must report back on their jobs at the beginning of the next regularly scheduled work period following time required to travel from their place of encampment. Formerly the trainee was allowed 30 days in which to report to work.
Third, reservists and guardsmen now have the right to request vacation periods earned according to company policy in addition to leave of absence granted for encamp ments. Driscoll said that employers no longer may require that men schedule vacations coincident with training.

STATE MAINTENANCE
ADDED TO SUPERIOR LIST
Activities under the supervision of the State Maintenance Office received a Superior rating as a result of the annual federal inspec tion conducted 20 Feb 3 Mar 1961.
Lt. Col. Emmett L. Plunkett, State Maintenance Officer, revealed that the inspection included the new facilities the Field Training Equipment Concentration Shop at Fort Stewart, Combined Field Main tenance Shop in Atlanta, and the Army Aviation Section at Travis Field .
Comments of the inspecting officer included the following: "Activities were operating in a very sufficient manner and effectively accomplishing all assigned mis sions. Assigned personnel in all activities displayed broad professional knowledge and were most conscientious and enthusias tic in the performance of their duties. Facilities were adequate, well maintained and in a high state of police."
A new State Maintenance Plan increasing the number of OMS Shops from 15 to 20 was praised for providing "more effective maintenance."

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WEST POINT'S FLOODED BUSINESS DISTRICT, CHATTAHOOCHEE IN BACKGROUND LaGrange Guardsmen Rescued Merchants, Families From Danger Area

F CODING OF GEORGIA COMMUNITIES BY RAIN -SWOLEN RIVER BRINGS COLUMBUS, LAGRANGE, DUBLIN GUARDSMEN TO ACTI ON

Nursed by a lashing, torrential do wnpour of rain 24 February, Georgia's already swollen, rampaging Chattahoochee River coursed down the we stern bou ooary of the State to send the muddy waters 8'2" over its legendary banks.
Columbus, West Point and the central Georgia town of Dublin required the assistance of the Georgia National Guard 25 February when this deluge climaxed a week of steady, drenching rain that inundated the major portion of downtown West Point and several residential sections of Columbus and Dublin.
Under the authorization of Governor Ernest Vandiver, Major
General George J. Hearn, The Ad-
jutant General of Georgia, called out the Columbus and LaGrange units of the 560th Armored Engineer Battalion under the command
of Lt. Col. Ernest W. Higgins.
To aid Dublin victims of the Oconee River, General Hearn called on local units of the 1st Armored Rifle Battalion under the command of Lt. Col. William V. Crowley.
To battle the worst flood in 32 years, Col. Higgins -- an experienced officer who directed the Guard's cleanup operation after the devastating Columbus tornado of 1953 - set up his command post at the 560th's Victory Drive Armory, just across the street from the cascading Chattahoochee.
During the 4-day operation, 273 Columbus Guardsmen and over 100 Guard vehicles were involved. Additionally, the Guardsmen manned

31 vehicles borrowed from the Regul ar Army at Fort Benning.
Guardsmen used 2~-ton and dump trucks to evacuate residents and their furniture and other belongings to the homes of their friends or to Baker High School where the Red Cross set up a refuge center. Other furniture was taken to Columbus warehouses.
The engineers, along with Columbus poli.ce, cordoned off the areas immediately threatened, and civil defense officials advised the residents to evacuate. The after-dark operation went smoothly as calls came into the armory and vehicles were dispatched to the homes of citizens requesting aid.
Flood stage at Columbus is 40 feet. At 5 a.m. 26 Feb, the Chattahoochee ere sted at 48 '2", several feet below estimates.
Working with volunteers, city and county personnel, the Guardsmen began their1 clean-up operations:
Apartments were sandbagged by the versatile engineers who floated the dirt-filled bags out to the door stoops of several dwellings in an effort to prevent the still-swirling water from entering through the doorways.
At the edge of the Chattahoochee in downtown Columbus, the river penetrated the lower floors of the Bradley and Columbus Grocery Company Warehouses on Front Street.
Ten pumps, normally used with the 560th' s water purification system, were used to remove five feet of water on the lower floors. Elevator shafts were also drained.

Two trailer parks, situated in the lower sections, were submerg ed before the trailers could be extricated. Using wreckers and other heavy equipment, the engineers pulled some 35 of the large house trailers from their watery camp sites. Some of the mobile homes had been completely submerged.
Air compressors of the 560th were then used in the trailer parks to break concrett and a sphalt covering caved-in sewerage lines.
When the water had sub sided sufficiently, 115 families were moved back into their hom es by the Guard.
The bulk of the engineer s were relieved Sunday night, 26 F eb, but a small force of Guardsm en was kep.t on duty for two additional days to assist in clean-up operations.
Swapping their armored personnel carriers for more conventional 2~ ton trucks, 25 armored infantrymen from Dublin responded to the call for assistance from the residents threatened by the Oconee River, seven and a half feet over its flood stage.
Fourteen families in the wake of the rising water were moved with their furniture to the Dubl in a rmory f)f the homes of friends.
The Dublin Guardsm en were alerted 25 Feb and called out again 27 Feb when a second surg e of
water invaded the community. In bpth Columbus and Dublin
the rivers crested lower than predicted, but the Guard smen were prepared to handle th e additional evacuations had it been nece ssarY

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cHECK OF WATER LEVEL REVEALS MAXIMUM CREST IN COLUMBUS Malar Jones, Sgt. Flowers, Capt. Reid Survey Residential Area SGT. CHARLES OWENS LOADS FURNITURE AFTER DARK Guardsmen Evacuated 100 Columbus Residents

;UARDSMEN NEVILLS, DEATON, SOUTH RETURN FOR SANDBAGS Columbus Engineers Display Amphibious Qualities
COLUMBUS ENGINEERS FILL AND LOAD SANDBAGS AB OARD BOAT Guardsmen Kept Water From Entering Apartment in Rear

WATER RISE , COL. HIGGINS ADVISES HEADQUARTERS Major Kelly, Capt. Penton at Scene of Columbus Flood

NATIONAL GUARD CIVIL DEFENSE COOPERATED Col . Higgins With CD Director Virtue
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FIRST C-97 STRATOFREIGHTERS ARRIVE FOR ANG

Converted to the 116th Air T ansport Wing April 1, Georgia's Air National Guard Wing recently received its first 4 C-97 Stratofreighters, the giant globe-circling cargo and transport aircraft that will add a new dimension to the Ga ANG's historic role on the nation's defense team.
A group of hard-core maintenance s pecialists have returned from a course on maintaining the doubledecked goliath of the airways with the opinion that the bird will perform well with many built-in safety de vices to insure accident-free operation.
Selected flight crews, pilots and flight engineers, finished up their training at Randolph AFB, Texas, in early May. After an intensive indoctrination in ground school and an equally thorough check-out in
the C-97 flight simulator, the crews are currently getting flight checks from instructor personnel.
A Mobile Trainin,R Detachment (MTD) began operation at Dobbins AFB 1 JUly 1961, according to Brig. General Bernard M. Davey, Transport Wing Commander. "The primary emphasis during 1961. will be transition training," the general said.
Many of the missions to be performed under the supervision of the Military Air Transport Service will be overseas flights, General Davey explained. "We will depart from Charleston AFB, S. C., when making over-wac er flights over route structure assigned us by the Eastern Transport Air Force," he revealed.
The southern routes to be flown by the Air Guard include South America as far south as Rio. Other routes will include Europe and the Middle East, according to the general, with some trips as far as 4,000 miles non stop.
Initially, crews will make weekend flights around the Caribbean area with stops in Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Panama.
"The Military Air Transport Service's acceptance of the Air National Guard has been outstanding." General Davey commented. MATS has been extremely coopera-

Here It is , the first C-97 of the Georgia Air Notional Guard and the ,ANG a nd advisor crews which flew it to Dobbins AFB June 1st. On hand to welcome the crew and accept the first Stratofreighter was Governor Ernest Vandiver. Shown with the governor ore, 1-r, (front) Lt. Col. W. R. Hudson, I 16th Air Transport Group comm an der; CM/ Sgt William Turner, line chief; SM/ Sgt Harlan Harrison, crew chief; M/ Sgt Will iam Holder, loodmoster; (back) Major Glenn H. Herd 12Bth Air Transport Squadron Commander; Major Joe Wroblewski, AF advisor pi)ot; Major Kermit Fish, AF advi sor navigator; M/ Sgt J. W. Buckley, AF advisor engineer; and T / Sgt J. C. Jarra rd, AF
advisor engineer.

Accepting delivery of the first giant Strotofreighter to the Go ANG, Governor Ernest Vandiver was on hand at Dobbins AFB with Brig. Gen. Homer Flynn, Assistant Adjutant General of Go for Air, and Brig. Gen. Bernard M. Davey, I 16th Air Transport Wing (H) Commander. Three more C-97's ore scheduled for delivery in July.
tive, he said, and is giving the ANG the maximum assistance possible during this transition period.
The 128t h Air Transport Squadron is one of five in the ANG

Governor Emest Vondlver -- a former Air Force pilot looks over t he spa claus control cabin of the C-97 from the pilot's seat shortly after the arrlv al of the Go ANG's first globe-gi rdling tron sport. Acceptance of the C-97' by the governor places the ! 16th Air Transport Wing Under the Mil itar Y Air Transport Service and its vcorl dwide
network of air routes.
currently under conversion to the transport role. The form er fighter interceptor squadron has trans ferred its Dobbins bas ed je ts to the California ANG.
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*** General Russell Honored ID Naming of Armory ***

The General Henry D. Russell Armory was officially dedicated in Macon April 23, honoring the man who reorganized the 48th Infantry Division after World War II, serving as its commanding general.
Governor Ernest Vandiver rendered the dedication address, calling attention to the many contributions General Russell made to
the National Guard during his 3 5 years of service to his country. He said the general "took the lead in opposing federal control of the Guard back when most of us could barely focus our attention on the struggle. His background and experience weighed heavily in favor of a favorable solution to the problems of the Guard throughout the three and a half decades of his service."
The new armory, which houses the headquarters of the 48th Armored Division (Ga Part), the 548th Administration Company and the 48th Division Band, is located at 475 Shurling Drive.
Master of Ceremonies was Brig. Gen. B. F. Merritt, Asst. Division Commander, who officially accept ed the keys to the armory from Ma
jor General George J. Hearn, the
Adjutant General. Gov. Vandiver in his address
called the attention of the large audience to General Russell's command of the 30th Division during World War II. As a direct result of General Russeli's efficient training," he said, "the 30th Division -- known as 'old Hickory' became known as the Workhorse of the Western Front."
General Russell retired as commander of the 48th Division in 1951 and was promoted to Lt. General (Retired). The distinguished officer received the applause of the dedication audience and spoke briefly in response, recalling some of his many experiences in the Guard and again pointing out the importance of Guardsmen to the nation's national defense.
After the addresses, a plaque was un veiled in front of the armory, naming the armory for General Russell.
Music was furnished by the 48th Division Band.
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GOVERNOR VANDIVER CONGRATULATES GENERAL RUSSELL AT THE UN VEILING OF A PLAQUE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ARMOR '(. THEY ARE FLANKED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL B. F. MERRITT, ASSISTANT DIVISION
COMMANDER, LEFT, AND MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN .
GENERAL HENRY D. RUSSELL
GENERAL RUSSELL ADDRESSES THE LARGE ASSEMBLY OF GUESTS AT THE DEDICATION OF THE 48TH ARMORED D !VISION ARMORY IN MACON
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IDENTIFIABLE IN EMERGENCY CHOW LINE, AT FAR LEFT, LIEUTENANT PAUL SPANGLER AND CAPTAIN CHARLES BOTTOMS, MEMBERS OF COMPANY C, 122D
INFANTR,y ,

AMID THE GAINESVILLE TORNADO RUBBLE, COLONEL T L ALEXANDER CENTER DISCUSSES THE SITUATION wini LIEUTENANT CARLTO'N W. REDFERN, LEFT, AND
CAPTAIN STERLING B. HOWARD.

MID-TOWN GAINESVILLE AT THE SOUARE SHOWING THE HEADQUARTERS COMMAND POST OF THE 122 0 INFA T \' LOCATED IN TENTS. GUARD VE-
HICLES CAN ALSO BE SEE INGING THE SQUARE.

THREE GUARDSMEN PATROL THE STREETS OF GAINESVILLE A FEW DAYS AFTER THE TORNADO STRUCK,

Specialist 5 Wayne Mehearg 124th In formation De t

Monday, April 6, 1936, was a day of disaster for Gainesville, Georgia, and one of challen~~ for approximately two hund~ed clt~zen soldiers of the Georgta Nauonal Guard. On that day, a week before Easter Sunday, the city of Gainesville was hit by the worst tornado in Georgia's history. Twenty-five years later, the part played by AtJ,anta's 179th Artillery (then the
122nd Infantry) is vividly recalled by Colonel Wyont Bean of the 48th Armored Division's Artillery Execu-

tive Staff, First Sergeant Charlie

Turner of Service Battery, and

Sergeant Howard T. Kerr of Battery B. Colonel Marion L. Clonts, Hq,

Ga ANG Staff Officer, was there,

too, as a member of the 122nd In

f~tt~

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Members of Rifle Compames A,

B C E and F were ready for action within ~n hour and a half after mo-

bilization by radio. Upon arrival

they found the town in a complete

shambles. Sixteen million dollars

worth of property had been destroy-

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ed and 786 people were left homeless. Motor transportation was difficult, since most of the streets were cluttered with wreckage. A base of operations was set UP, at the town square, where food, dunking water, and other. s~?plie s were distributed to the c1v1han population. At night the Guardsmen we.re housed at the Hall County Jail.
Since the city water supply had become contaminated, drinking water had to be transported from Atlanta in "tank wagons", which had been
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built for oil companies but had never been used.
If property damage was high, the ext ent of human misery was catastrophic. More than 165 persons were killed by the great storm and at lea st 733 were injured. The alms house, local churches, and other buildings that remained standing doubled as hospitals and mortuaries. In m~y cases the wounded and the dead lay side by side.
It's difficult to find a glimmer of humor in such a tale of death and
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destruction , but Colonel Bean, then a 2nd Lieuten~t of Company F, offered this anecdote:
"After working through the night at a makeshift mortuary, one of the attendants retired under a sheet on a slab. He was awakened during a change of the guards, and arose to the utter astonishment of the new sentinel, who then fled unashamedly.''
The main duties of the militia consisted of guard duty, prevention of looting, regulation of traffic,

clearing of debris, and general preservation of the peace. Most Guardsmen were relieved after the end of the first week, but the last of the troops pulled out on April 20 , two weeks after they had arrived.
Statistics from the Gainesville Times indicate that the follo win~ damage resulted from the disast er;
Estimated dead 165-203, estimated injured 733-950, 17 fires at one time, 504 homes destroyed, 731 homes damaged, and 100 businesses destroyed.
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Griffin Guardsman
Richard W. Knight
Saves Girl lniured
By Airplane Prop
A medical corpsman of the ll7th Surgical Hospital in Griffin, Pvt. Richard W. Knight, has been credited with saving the life of an 18year-old Zebulon girl who walked into a spinning propeller at the Griffin airport.
Pvt. Knight "without hesitation" administered first aid, stopping the severe bleeding and shock. The metal prop was stalled by the impact with the girl, Miss Marie Dickens, a sister of another ll7th Guardsman.
Pvt. Knight wrapped the girl in his GI blanket which he had handy after returning from summer camp June 18. He controlled the bleeding by application of cotton to the wounded area near her jugular vein.
The lucky girl is now back at work, but with restricted use of one arm.
Colonel Robert L. Robinson, the hospital commander, commended Pvt. Knight: "The outstanding manner in which you administered emergency medical care reflects highest credit upon yourself and your community. Your humanitarian act represents the highest traditions and lofty ideals e stab lished by the Georgia Army National Guard Medical Service."
9 More Superiors
Won by NG Units
Nine additional ARNG organizations won Superior Ratings on annual IG inspections conducted during FY 1961 in Georgia, for a total of 22 Superiors.
Those winning the coveted rating, not previously mentioned in this magazine, are follows: Hq & Hq Co, CC B - Macon 248th Trans Det- Savannah Co A, 2d ARB- Valdosta Co B, 2d ARB Albany Hq & Hq Det - Atlanta 124th Info Det - Atlanta Hq & Hq Co, lllth Sig Bn - Washington Btry B, 3d AW Bn - Forsyth Btry A, 1st Gun Bn - Augusta
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OverYieight Guardsmen

Lusty appetites stemming from the enjoyment of robust outdoor living during the Summer has led us to propose this low-calorie diet. A rapid reduction in girth is assured if the following schedule is adhered to with regularity:
1. Attendance at an approved Survival School. One recent participant reported he lost six pounds in three days on a diet of snails, ants, cactus and rattlesnakes.
2. For those who desire to spread out their calories instead of their carcasses, this weekly ritual is suggested:

Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:
Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:
Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:
Breakf$\st: Lunch: Dinner:
Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:
Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:
Breakfast: Lunch:
Dinner:

MONDAY Weak tea
One bouillon in lf2 cup of diluted water
One pigeon thigh, 3 oz. prune juice (gargle only)
TUESDAY Scraped crumbs from burned toast One doughnut hole Three grains of cornmeal, broiled
WEDNESDAY Boiled-out stains of old tablecloth One tail joint of sea horse Three eyes from Irish potatoes (diced)
THURSDAY Two lobster antennae Bellybutton of navel orange Rotisserie-broiled guppy filet
FRIDAY Four chopped banana seeds Broiled butterfly liver Jellied vertebrae a la centipede
SATURDAY Shredded egg-shell skin One-half dozen poppy seeds
Bee's knees and mosquito knuckles sauteed in vinegar
SUNDAY Pickled hummingbird tongue Prime rib of tadpole, aroma of empty custard pie plate Tossed paprika and clover-leaf salad

NOTE: A 7-oz glass of steam may be consumed on alternate days to help in having something to blow off.

(Stolen from the Flight Safety Foundation. Inc., Bulletin 61-1.)

" Our greatest challenge is still the world that lies beyond the cold war but the first great obstacle is still our relations wi th the Soviet Union and Communist China. We mu st never be lulled into believing that either power has yielded its ambitions for world domination-ambitions which they forcefully restated only a short time ago. On the contrary, our task is to convince them that aggression and subversion wi ll

not be profitable routes to pursue those ends. Open and peaceful competitionfor prestige, for markets, for scientific achievement, even for men's mind s-is somethi ng else again . For if freedo m and communism were to compete for man's allegiance in a world at peace, 1 would look to the future with everincreasing confidence. "
President John F. Kennedy
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A. recent gathering of members of the Gate City Guard brought together Capt. and Mrs. Billy N. Brinkley, left, and the past commandant of the Old Guard Battalion and his lady. Capt. Brinkley is the commandant of the Gate City Guard which entertained its members and their guests at the Atlanta General Depot in Forest Park.

Judge: "You mean to tell me you shot your wife accidentally?"
Accused: "Yes, judge. She got in front of my mother-in-law just
as I pulled the trigger."
Woman on telephone: "Is my husband at the club?'
NCO: "No, ma'am." "But I haven't even told you who I am."

"What did Whistler say when

he saw his mother scrubbing the

floor?"

"Mother, you're off your rock-

er."



"My wife," said one man, "is

very poetic. She gets up at sun-

rise and says, 'Lo, the morn.' "

"Huh!" said the other sadly.

"Mine says, 'Mow the lawn.' "

Georgia Asso(iation
Meets at Atlanta 's
Biltmore 9-1 0 ~ept.
Officers of the Georgia Army and Air National Guard are reminded to make plans now to attend the annual conference of the National Guard Association of Georgia at the Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta, Septem ber 9-10.
Colonel Edward J. Mackey, the association president, says the featured speakers will include Governor Ernest Vandiver, Lieu tenant General Paul D, Adams, Third Army Commander; Major Gen eral William H. Harrison, president, National Guard Association of U.S.
Major General George J. Hearn,
Georgia's Adjutant General, wilt g.ive his annual report on the vital issues facing the Georgia Guard.
No special arrangements have been made for the ladies this year so that they can visit or shop during the association's business sessions.
Music will be furnuhed by the 53 Oth Air Force Band (Ga ANG) and Capt. Lanny Frye and his Orchestra.
Lt. Col. Emmett L. Plunkett is Chairman of the Committee on Arrangements.
Delegates and their guests are encouraged by Col. Mackey to send in their hotel reservations and regis. tration cards as quickly as possible.
Looking toward the 1962 meeting, members of the Association's Board of Directors and Time and Place Committee recently visited Jekyll Island and found the accomodations much to their liking. It was felt that the indoor swimming pool and other facilities of the beautiful Aquarama Building overlooking the ocean would enhance the "deliberations" of the officers in 1962.

Lt. General Lewis B, Hershey, Director of Selective Service, was a recent visitor
s!~I the office of Colonel Mike Y, Hendrix, State Director of Selective, Service, in anta, The genial general had breakfast with the National Guard s Selective

1.;;1tcoe

Section and right, Capt,

then toured the Charles Lindsey,

State Col ,

SS Headquarters, With Gen. Hershey are, Hendrix, Capt. Glenn Hawkins and Capt.

Harry Stevens,

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'KHAKI' HEADS JAYCEES
Captain Carroll L. Herrington, Headquarters Battery, 2d Gun Battalion, 214th Artillery, was elected President of the First District Junior Chamber of Commerce on 8 April 1961.
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M/Sgt Lewis L. Lockland Is congratu lated by his fellow Guardsmen of the
129th AC&W Sqdn upon his retirement, Shown In left foreground, the proud
sergeant receives an electric clock,

Expert marksmen of Company C are, 1-r, front, 1st Lt. Jack D. Cooper, Capt. Yeoman E, Wasden, Jr. , and 1st Lt. Jessie W, Jones, Standing are, 1-r, M/Sgt Donald L, Hartley, SpS J , P. Walden, Jr. , P /Sgt Donald M, Walden and P/Sgt George
W, Barfield,

LOUISVILLE COMPANY
SMALL-BORE CHAMPS
Company C, lllth Signal Battalion, Louisville, defeated Headquarters Company, Combat Com mand "B" 48th Armored Division of Macon in the State Finals of the 22 caliber Small Bore Rifle competition for 1961 by a score of 1300 to 1249. The possible score was 1500.
The shoulder-to- shoulder match was conducted in the indoor range "at the National Guard Armory at Milledeeville on Wed. March 29th.
The inembers of Company C and scores are as follows: 1st Lt. Jack D. Cooper, Sr., 272, M/Sgt. Donald Hartley 265, Sp-5 J. P. Walden, Jr.', 265, P / Sgt. Donald M. Walden 259, Capt. Yeoman E. Wasden, Jr., 239, P / Sgt. George W. Barfield 237, 1st. Lt. Jessie W. Jones, 223. A team may consist of ten members but only the top five scores are counted.
The scores of the State winner were submitted to the National Guard Bureau, Washington, D. C. tp determine the National winning team and the winner of the Third Army Area. A trophy is awarded by the National Guard Bureau to the ~ational winner and badges are awarded to the members of each Army Area winning team.

TANK CON SITE SAVES
$50,000 TRANSMISSION
Guardsmen of Major Jack Haddie's National Guard Tank Con centration Site saved the government an estimated $50,000 in early June, when they obtained a valuable transmission for an M48 tank from an obsolete M47 tank located at a city park in Albany. Transmissions on the M47 and M48 are interchange able, Major Haddle explained. He said that other M47 tanks will be sought to obtain valuable parts for the currently operational M48 tanks.
This was the third year of compeuuon for the local team. They were defeated in the finals the first year and in the ~emi-finals last year.
The local armory has one of the finest indoor ranges of any National Guard Unit in the State.
Capt. Leonard C. Grace congratulated the local rifle team on their fine scores. In a memorandum to Sgt. Hartley, Capt. Grace said:
"We are certainly proud of the fine showing by your team in the finals and congratulate you on winning the match.
"It has been a long "up-hill" climb since you first entered the competition some years ago and I am glad that you have won the championship this year.''

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Sgt Lackland Retires
M/ Sgt Lewis L. Lackland, 129th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, GA ANG retired on 11 Jul y 1961 after 21 years of dedicated service to his country. His 21 years included service in the Anrry Air Corps, then the Regular Air Force and finally the Georgia Air National Guard with principle duty as Air Police Supervisor.
Sgt Lackland, rated a highly competent Noncommissioned offic er, remembers when the Guard was a "holiday affair" and has watched it grow into a potent element in the National Defense program deman ding highly trained and willing personnel.
In a moving ceremony at Dobbins AFB Sgt Lackland was present ed with an electric clock set in maple wood bearing a plaque from the non commissioned officers of the unit. The officers presented him with a rod and reel for future leisure weekends.
Sgt Lackland plans to continue his civilian service on the Atlanta Police Force where he has six more years before retirement.
New ANG Chaplain
The Rev. / William Stonebra ker, pastor o the First P resby terian Church in Cartersville, will serve as Chaplain of the 116th Air Transport Group (Ga ANG), joining Wing Chaplain Robert C. P ooley, Jr. Rev. Stonebraker is a grad uate of Presbyterian College, S. C., ~d Columbia Theological Seminary 1.0 Decatur.
MARCH-JU NE 1961

---------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
FDITlETB AHHlVEISAIY OF TBE All HATlDHA~ GUAID CE~EBIATBD BY DI!G!HA~ M!HHBSDTA SQUADIDH

The fortieth anniversary of the first Air National Guard Squadron was observed by the Minnesota National Guard this year. Calling attention to this historical event, the Minnesotans celebrated with an anniversary party. General Ray S. Miller, one of the original organizers of the Air Guard, was honor guest.
The idea for starting the Air National Guard was conceived in 1920 when General Miller and other officials of the Guard from Minnesota rented a three-place Curtiss Oriole and flew to Washington, D. C. to present their plans to General Billy Mitchell. General Mitchell recognized the feasibility of the Minnesotans' plans and gave them authority for organizing the first unit of the Air National Guard. Federal Recognition was accorded the 109th Aero Squadron at St. Paul on January 18, 1921, and shortly thereafter six more squadrons were organized throughout the United States. General Mill~ was the first commander of the l09th and is known nationally as "Mr. Air National Guard."
General Miller in an address prepared for delivery at the anniversary ceremonies had these remarks concerning activities of the l09th:
"During the period 1921-1940, operations were very difficultsince in those days no airfields were available, no radio or radar, no aids to navigation, no weather reports, no maps or charts, no War Department Regulations (sometimes I think this was a blessing), no Technical Orders, no tools, nothing but the aircraft and a lot of improvisation.
"During this period we did '-'hatever we could to promote air~wer. We frequently participated 111 what were known as goodwill tours. In 1938, we accompanied an RCAF outfit to Winnipeg and ReginRa as an escort for the visiting
oyalty."
:dThe 109th was recently convert-
ed to an Air Transport Squadron is being equipp.ed with C97
ratofreighters.
llAR CH-J UN E 1961

General Roy S, Miller died on May 31 and was buried on o hill overlooking the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, the field from which he had flown countless times during his long and memorable aviation career, He was given full military honors, with planes of the ANG dipping In salute at his
memorial services,
This photo was mode on September 26th, 1920, just prior to the historic flight from St. Paul to Washington where plans were first formulated in the offices of the Militia Bureau and the Army Air Service for the establishment of the Mjnnesota Air Notional
s. Guard. Pictured here are left to right, General (then Captain) Roy Miller; Brigodie~
General Walter F. Rhinow, Adjutant General of Minnesota; . Governor J. A. A. Burnquist, and Lieutenant Colonel William C. Garis, Assistant Adjutant General. 11

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Two aircraft which may eventually be flown by Georgia Army or Air National Guard pilots are both being built by Marietta's Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. At left Is a sketch of the giant four-engine C-141 transport which will modernize the Military

Air Transport Service which supervises training of Georgi o

116th Air Transport Wing. At right is a drawing of 0 Vertla 1

j'" take-off
bird, " I

and landing jet research aircraft call t will be capable of rising vertically

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EY 51401 A COMMUNICATIONS
MI651LE UPTHEREAND GOT A BUSY SIGNAL l

10 Spalding Grays
Get Reserve Medal
Ten members of The Spalding Grays, Troop C, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, 108th Armor, were presented the Armed Forces Reserve Medal on Spril 24th, during the weekly drill period, by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph B. Smith of Newnan, Georgia, commanding officer of the 1st Recon Squadron, 108th Armor. The medals were awarded for a minimum of 10 years service in a reserve compon-ent.
The individuals awarded themedal were Capt Harry G. Hammock, the Troop Commander; Master Sergeants James T. Baxter, Jr., Arthur W. Sauley, Horace Shivers, Linwood H. Stanfield; Sergeants First Class William L. Bevil, Tye H. j-larwell, Paul E. Hoffman, .Johnnie R. Holloway, Jr., and Ralph E. Patton.
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Capt a in Tom H. Gann, 248th Signal Battalion, and GMI Cadet Jack Weaver ::. crippled children at Atlanta's Scottish Rite Hospital some of the weapon .,-1 equipment manned by Georgia National Guardsmen, The youngst ers were lntr1!1 by the hardware and were allowed to hold the equipment for the first tim e . Scott1.., Rite officials sold that the visit buoyed the spirits of the boys an d asked for 0 rep
performance,
MARCH -JUNE 1H1

MISS STATE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR 1961 IS MISS MARTHA JANE CROWE, ZO.YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE DIVISION. REPRESENTING THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT AT THE ANNUAL BEAUTY CONTEST OF GEORGI A STATE EMPLOYEES JUNE 10, MISS CROWE WAS AMONG THE TOP ECHELON OF BEAUTIES. PARADING HER 3 5-24-35 CHARMS AT LAKEWOOD PARK, MARTHA JANE DEMONSTRATED THAT HER DEFENSES HAVE TO .E MORE CLEVER THAN MOST. YOU MAY REMEMBER MA'RTHA JANE FROM A 1959 EDITION OF THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN IN WHICH SHE APPEARED AS MISS SANTA CLAUS. SHE APPEARS AGAIN FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND TO SHOW THAT SHE FITS INTO ALL SEASONS.
ARTHA JANE IS THE VARITYPIST FOR THE GuARDSMAN, COMES FROM CONYERS, AND HAS BRAINS TO COMPLEMENT HER
EAUTY AS SHE IS AN HoNOR GRADUATE FROM RoCKDALE COUNTY HIGH ICHOOL. SHE IS THE MAIN
EASON BUSINESS HAS EEN PICKING UP LATELY I THE PRINTING DEPARTENT OF YOUR DEPART-
NT OF DEFENSE.

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