MOUNT OLIVL The Rev. S. A. Smith, right,
>f Beulavllle has L- ? designated by the Board
oi DiM -or of Mount - ive College as a Special
Representative. He is shown with President W.
Burkette Raper discussing progress on the
new library now under construction.
As a Special Represent at i.t Mr. Smith will
assist President Raper in denon.national meet
ings and on other appropriate occasions. He is
a Former superintendent of the FreeWlil Baptist
Children's Home, Middlesex. Currently he Is
pastor of Sarecta and Pearsall's Chapel Free
Will Baptist Churches. His work for the College
will be part-time and he will continue his pas
toral services.
"We feel fortunate to have a person of Mr.
Smith's experience and dedication to help pro
mote Mount Olive College," President Raper
declared.
Reorganization Plan For Army National
Guard
Major (x-neral '"Maude T. Bo
wers. The /j-jjiani General of
North Carolina, today .mounc
ed that the proposed tiuup '1st
for the reorganization of i. e
North Carolina Army National
Guard had been accepted by
this State and that final plans
had been drifted and are being
forwarded to the Nationd Guard
Bureau for implementation. The
date for reorganization has been
set for January 1. 1968.
The reorganization changes
the 30th "Old Hickory" Infant
try Division from an infantry
to a mechanized infantry divi
sion. The new troop structure
for North Carolina provides
this State with 77 Army Guard
units - a reduction of IS units
from the 92 currently on hand.
The new structure provides for
10,910 officers and enlisted men
- a reduction of 352 from the
present priority aggregate st
rength of 11,262. Aliunits, how
ever, would be maintained at
a minimum of 93 per cent
strength.
The one single organization
in North Carolina most affected
is the 30th Infantry Division as
it converts from an infantry to
a mechanized infantry division.
The dlvij ion is reduced from
its current 88 units to a total
of 54 and Its strength reduced
from 10,986 to 7,883.
Retained in the division
structure would be the -division
base; one signal battalion with
four companies; one engineer
battalion with four companies;
one brigade headquarters; one
armored cavalry squadron with
three troops; one military poli
ce company: one division artil
lery headquarters battery; one
155 mm self-propelled field ar
tillery battalion with five bat
teries; one 155/B inch self
propelled artillery battalion
with five batteries; one "Ho
nest John" rocket battalion with
three batteries, one head
quarters company and band of
division support command; one
administration company; one
medical battalion with two com
panies; one supply and trans
port battalion with three com
panies and one maintenance bat
talion with three companies.
Also, the division would have
two armored battalions and two
mechanized infantry battalions
with four units each.
The greatest loss to the di
vislo n and the State are two
of its brigades. This means the
elimination of two brigade head
quarters and four infantry bat
talions. Also, the division
loses its aviation battalion. The
Army Guard will also lose the
special forces company with
elements located in Wilmington
and Charlotte.
The divisional lossed are off
set somewhat by the substan
tial gain of non-division units
which includes a five-battalion
force. Non - divisional units
would Include a State head
quarters detachment with five
operrtional sections; one me
chanized infantry battalion with
four companies; two military
police battalions with four com
panies each; one transportation
battalion with four companies;
one maintenance battalion with
four companies and one medi
cal detachment with two me
dical teams.
General Bowers said the new
troop structure for North Caro -
Una will provide this State with
a balanced force, both combat
and support, to meet most com
mitments. "We feel that we hive
sufficient strength to provide
for both our State and Federal
missions." he said.
"Every effort has been made
to keep at a minimum any tur
bulence with respect to chang
ing unit designations and re
quirements fo r retraining of
personnel.General Bowers
continue, "However, It became
necessary to change some units
which will automatically re
quire retraining. I am happy
to report that all communities
FACE 3
in North Carolina now having
National Guard units will retain
a unit in the reorganization."
"Also," General Bowera sald,
"We are able to maintain ap
proximate levels of strength
in each community commensu
rate with the strength presently
assigned."
The following list provides
unit designations and locations
for the reorganization of the
North Carolina Army National
Guard effective January 1,1968,
as pertains to Units from Dup
INVITATION ISSUED
Final plans have been made
for the marriage of Miss Susan
lin County.
1st Battalion (Mechanized),
120th Infantry: Headquarters
Headquarters Company, Wilm
ington, Wallace; Company A,
Jacksonville, Morehead City,
Beulaville; Company B, White
ville, Shallotte, Fair Bluff;
Company C, Smithfleld, War
saw.
Spattg ot Petersburg. Vs. to
TTiomss John Horsky of Rich
mond, Vs.
The wedding will take place
s<rurday December 16, 1967.
at 6 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, Brook Hill, Richmond,
Vs.
No invitations are being mail
ed, but all friends and relativees
are invited.
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