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MAY, 1930 semesters. “Joe” will be recalled as drum major with the band at Camp Jackson and at Camp Glenn last year. Supply Sgt. Iley Denning, last ap pointed sergeant in that capacity, bids fair to be the “best yet” according to both his Company Commander and men of the organization. Sgt. Denning was very energetic in construction of the new Band supply room, which is located on the fourth floor of the armory building, adjacent to the band rehearsal hall. Albert G. King, formerly Master Sergeant with the Service Co. 120th Inf. and stationed at Regimental Headquarters in Camp Glenn, has “hitched up” with a Cavalry troop of the New Jersey National Guard at Newark, N. J. “Al” writes that the unit has an armory that covers a city block. They do indoor drilling mounted in addition to outdoor work at the troop farm on the outskirts of the city. He says the troop is equipped with three different uniforms. HOWITZER COMPANY 120TH INFANTRY GASTONIA, N. C. Within the past year this company has had eleven reenlistments counting five old members of the company who had been out for four months or more. In the reenlistments only three were non-comissioned ofilcers at the time of reenlistment, the other eight being privates or privates 1st class. At the annual inspection 1929 every officer and man was present. At the an nual inspection 1930, just held, every officer and all but one man was pres ent. This man was sick in bed with mumps. The company will soon start firing on the range. We generally have cooks prepare supper at the range when we go out and quite a few times spend the week-end at the range, sleeping in pup tents and having three meals. The men like it and we get quite a bit of good instruction which we could not get in the armory drill alone. 1ST BATTALION HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 120TH INFANTRY OXFORD, N. C. Sometimes it has been found that a National Guard unit experiences a slump in interest after the Federal Inspection. We are glad to report that no such slump has been in evidence with the Hq. Co. 1st Bn. 120th Inf. The company is full up in strength with one man extra. Members of all sections are Interested in the work and are looking forward to a pleasant and profitable two weeks at Camp Glenn this Summer. The base ball team has been re organized and would like to arrange a schedule of games with other national guard teams. COMPANY A 120TH INFANTRY BURLINGTON, N. C. Company A is now planning it’s an nual barbecue. This will be entirely a company affair. Every man who has ever been a member of Co. I, 3rd N.C. N.G., Co. P, Burlington Light Infantry, Co. I, 120th Infantry and Company A, 120th Infantry are to be invited. Last year there were twenty-two men pres ent who were charter members of the first Company of National Guard ever organized in Alamance County. These twenty-two included Captain E. C. Holt, the first company commander, Lt. W. H. Carroll, the first lieutenant and Adlophus Cheek the first First Sergeant. The men of the Company are looking forward to the barbecue with great anticipation. The City of Burlington has given to Company A a garage building on Worth Street to use as an Armory. The building is larger than the one now used and is more suitable for an Armory, as it is on the ground floor with ample space to care for the Com pany’s equipment and will afford a large area for drill space. The lighting facilities are, good as the roof has several sky lights as well as sufficient windows in both the front and rear. Company A is very fortunate in get ting this building and by the first of May expects to be located in their new quarters. COMPANY D 120TH INFANTRY DURHAM, N. C. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ATTENDANCE IN 1929 For the calendar year 1929, eighteen men in Company “D”, 120th Inf., at tended every drill. The Company en listed twenty-eight new men, so that it was possible for only thirty-four men to make the 100 per cent perfect attendance. The Company feels proud of the fact that eighteen out of a pos sible thirty-four made 100 per cent. These men are as follows: 1st sgt., T. B. Wheeler, sgt. Samuel James, sgt. William Johnson, sgt. Hearst Rosser, sgt. Dwight Pickett, sgt. Prank Bar bour, cpl. Forest Adams, cpl. LeRoy Oakley, cpl. Willie Enoch, cpl. Ben jamin Andrews, 1st cl. private, Clai borne Burgess, 1st cl. private, John Phipps, 1st cl. private, Neal Gilchrest, 1st cl. private, Charles Parrish, 1st cl. private, Harry Steele, private Willie Brame, private James Womack, pri vate Sidney Hester. BANQUET GIVEN TO BASKETBALL TEAM On Thursday night, April 3, the basketball team of Company “D,” 120th Inf., was given a supper. Eleven members of the team were present at the supper. The Company had a very successful year, playing a total of nineteen games, winning thirteen and losing six. First cl. private Andrew Vickers was captain of the team dur ing the past year. He was also second high scorer in the City Basketball League. The team was composed of the following men: 1st cl. private, Andrew Vickers, sgt. Harry Lloyd, cpl. Forest Adams, cpl. LeRoy Oakley, 1st cl. private. Banks Beane, 1st cl. private, James L. Cates, private John C. Byrd, private Marion Chandler, private Albert Gaulden, private James C. Womack, sgt. Wm. A. Lunsford. Coach Coke Chandler (Duke), cpl. Willie Enoch, Manager. MAN TRAVELS 110 MILES FOR FEDERAL INSPECTION Sgt. Harry Lloyd of Company “D,” 120th Inf., Durham, at the time of the Federal inspection on March 18, was working on a roofing job at Kinston, N. C. Lloyd left his work at 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon and drove 110 miles to Durham in order to be present at the inspection. His presence gave the Company 100 per cent attendance. Lloyd’s record for the four years that he has been in the Company shows that he has been present 98 per cent of the drills. He is a good sergeant, a good wrestler and has played guard four years on the Company basketball team. He was captain of the team in 1929. He married several years ago and when his enlistment expired, did
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