PAGB. Program on IGlories of Greece' Slated Wednesday at Theater Clifford J. Kamen, noted world traveJer and photographer, will pre- sent the next program \p the spring lecture series on Wednesday at 8 p.m. In the station theater. For his third appearance here, Mr. Kamen will bring an all color motion picture on "'!be Glories of Greece." The lecture-film program is open to the public free of charge. In addition to showing views of the ruins of man's golden age of ar- chiteeture and outlining the story ot the ancient Greeks, the coming travelogue also features life in pres- ent day Greece, both in the cities and off the beaten tourist track. The wide variety of people, cos- tumes, geography and arChitecture to be found in tiny Greece are de- picted in Mr. Kamen's documentary film, as well as the sites of signifi- cant historical events in the nation's long history. . The final sequence is a journey to a remote peninsula. on the tip of which is sacred. Mount Athos. Here an independent republic of rnona- $tartll'lliJ n ....... 6 and • p.m. dof~. KlddI..' MatinM ($pKlal Mo¥Msh 1 p..... Saturday MatI.., 1 p..... SundoF TODAY APRIL 23 "CARNIVAL STORY" (9" Min.) Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran Short,: "lone Chlpmonk" C7 Min.) New. (10 Min.) SATURDAY APRil :u "MAD MAGICIAN" (72 Min.) Vincent Price, Mary Murphy Shorts, "Mission Ship" '10 Min.) "Taming the Crippler" (15 Min.) • MATINEE • "lOLL ON TEXAS MOON" (69 Min.) Roy Rogers Shorts, "Scalp Treatment" (7 Min.) Jungle Drums No. 10 (13 Min.) SUN.oMON. APRI L 2$.26 "BECUTlY! SUITE" (105 Min.) William Holden, June Allyson . Shorts, "Billy Boy" (7 Min.) TUESDAY "QUO VADIS" (168 Min.) Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr flnt showing,S p.m. APRIL 27 WlDNESDAY APRIL 28 "QUO VADIS" (168 Min.) Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr 5 p.m. showing only. Adult Education Lectur. 8 p.m. THUIS.-FII. APRIL 29-30 "MIAMI STORY" (76 Min.) Barry Sullivan. Ad.I. Jergens Short•• "Huey'. Ducky Doddy" (7 Min.) "Declaration of Independence" (20 Min.) News (10 Min.) steries has reSisted change since the Middle Ages. Mr. Kamen lived in the Monastery of S&n· Gregorio in Clifford J. order to secure exclusive pictures of medieval life today. Mr. Kamen, who has tra.veled in 32 foreign countries obtaining ma- terial for similar programs, pre- viously presented lecture-film pro- grams here on Algeria and Italy during the fall of 1952 and 1953. He also will conclude the present ser- ies of presentations with a program about Spain on May 5. High School Plans Annual Carni.val Preparations are under way for the arulUal Burroughs High School Spring Carnival to be held next Fri- day, April 30, In the high school parking lot. '!bere w1ll be more than 30 booths offering various types of entertain- ment, including dart throwing, ball throwing, ducking barrels, a photog- raphers booth and many others. Food and drink of all types will be available to the merry-makers. Held each year under the sponsor- ship of the Student CounCil, and op- erated by all classes and the various clubs, the celebration this year is under the chairmanship of Terry Haycock, with Bob Weinland, presi- dent of the Student Council, assist- ing. County Libarians Meeting Set Here Librarians from the Kern County Union High SChool and Junior Col- lege District will meet at Burroughs High School tomorrow. This is one of a series of library meetings being held this year under the direction of E. Ben Evans. Kern County district library services supervisor. Following a morning of meetings and discussions at the high schoo~ the group will visit Vleweg Element- ary School, sections of Michelson Laboratory and other ~ of the Station. Residents Prepare For Garden Tour Home owners are busy in their gardens preparing for the annual garden tour which comes May 8 and 9. First and second prize ribbons will be awarded in the categories of lawn, landscape, roses and patio. This competition 1s open to all Station residents, and persons may enter their gardens in as many of the categories as desired. Donations of 35 cents each will be collected from those making the tour, and the proceeds will be used to purchase hew children's books for the Station library. Detailed informatIon on the tour may be made by phoning Mrs. J. H. Shenk at 725583 or Mrs. A. F. Satter- thwaite at 73201. Tickets and mimeo- graphed judging 'forms are now available from Mrs. H. M. Brinser, Mrs. A. L. Olsen and Mrs. W. S. McEwan. Final Audition For Amateur Show Slated Tuesday One more audition will be held for amateur entertainers interested in trying out for a spot on the fourth annual amateur show program to be held May 6 at the station theater. The final audition is scheduled Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Anchor- age. From the results of this and five earlier tryout sessions some 30 conrestants will be chosen to partici- pate in the various age divisions of the amateur program, according to Nate Rekosh, show chairman. Tickets for the show are now on sale at the Public Works compound, and may be obtained from Mrs. June Beall in the contract section or at the personnel office. The price is 65 cents for adults and 25 cents fbr children. Persons interested in attending the show are advised to obtain tick- ets early for only 1200 seats are available, and the program has been a sell out every year that it has been held. Proceeds from the show go into the recreation fund of the Public Works and OinCC Employes Club and are used to support the annual children's Ch&istmas party as well as for emergency aid to Public Works employes. Theater Doors Open Early for 'Quo Vadis' Startlnf ' time for the feature movie, "Quo Vadis," has been moved up to 5 p.m. for shows scheduled TUesday and Wednesday at the Sta- tion theater. 'Running time for the spectacular historical-religious film is 2 hours and 48 minutes. The second movie will start at the regular time, 8 p.m. TUesday. but the movie will be re- placed by an adult education lecture and! film on Greece the following evening. 250 local Scouts To Take Part InSpringCamporee Approximately 250 Boy scouts and 50 adult leaders Irom China Lake Will take part in the spring camp- oree of the Desert Boy Scout Dis- • trict tomorrow and Sunday at Camp Whitsett, near JohnsondaJe. Activities will get under way at 9 a.m. with the regtstration of par- ticipating units and the setting up of individual patrol camp sites. Each patrol will be Judged on Its ability to camp in accordance with camp- oree standards, and ribbons and flagpole streamers indicating the ratings achieved will be awarded to the campers. A varied program of competitive Scoutcra.ft activities, incuding axe- manship, signaling, compass work, first aid, knot tying and tracking are planned, as well as a conserva- tion demonstration by forest rang- ers in the Johnsonda.le area.. Each troop also has been asked to prepare a skit or song for presenta- tion at 8 campfire program tomor- row evening. Activities on Sunday will be highlighted by religious serv- ices at 8 am., and the presentation of camporee awards following the noon meal and order to "break camp." Dr. Carl Heller, an employe in the Research Department's physics diVision. will serve as camporee di- rector for the district event. In ad- dition to China Lake scouts, there also will be representatives present from Ridgecrest, Inyokern, Trona, Boron, Mojave and Tehachapi scout troops. Booster Club Aids Installation Work At Teenage Center Volunteer workers from the Bur- roughs Booorer Club, adult group formed to support and encourage hlgb school athletic and social ac- tivities, have nearly completed the Job 01 installing equipment In prep- aration for opening of the teenage recreation center on the Burroughs campus. ],fany hours of work have been do- nated. during the past two weeks by members of the Booster Club, who have been responsible for cUscon- necting equipment fl'Olll the former Navy Exchange fountain and then re-installing it at the JIeW teenage center in Hut 53 on the high school campus. AmonI' those who have given their spare time evenings and on week- ends setting up lountaln equipment and paraphernalia for a sandwich bar are: Harry Potta, Mel ChItwood, Clyde Hamilton, IJoyd Ifa1oock, Hal Rich- ey, Joe Kidwell, Vernon KnIne, Vance Holley, Bryant Btepbena, Guy Graham, John Balter, Brn1e Areuda and JamM Bel10nL • • THE WlATHER Continued cleor with h i g h scattered cirrus clouds. Surface winds generally light and var· ioble. Maximum tem· perature 95, minimum 60. 3 tEMPERATURES (Housing Area) MG. MIn. April 15 _.._ 92 53 April 16 ._ 95 53 April l7 _._ 97 55 April 18 __ 93 58 April 19 ..._ 94 58 April 20 ..._ 94 56 April 21 _ 95 53 VOL. X. ~O. 16 u.s. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIF. APRIL Z3, 19M LTJG ROBERT J. STEWART, assistant resident Officer-in·Cbarge-oI-Con- struction at China Lake, and F. A. McMahan, project manager for the J. A. McNell Company, head an inspeetion party on its final cheek of the new eommUDily bulld.lDc. which .... occepled \his week by the Navy. Public Schools Week Activity To Feature Banquet Wednesday CIau~ P. Baker, a prOminent Bakersfield attorney, will be the fea- tured speaker at the Public Schools Week banquet next WedneSday evening, the highlight of a week- long observance which starts Mon- day. Daylight Saving To Sta'rt Sunday In Califo,nia Califomiana will &0 into their an- nual timepiece JUllling act Sunday when the change to daylight saVing time goes into effect. • All clocks are to be advanced one hour at 1 a.m. Sunday, which elim- inates one hour at slumber time that will ~ regained until IJte in sep~ en Pacific standard time wufiWldn be in vogue. Fortu~. with the change over to dayl1gbt .ving time falling On Sunday, a traditional day of rest, most local re.Jdents are expecred to take It In stride by merely setting their clocks ahead before retiring and awakening an hour later than usual. There will be one change in the Greyhound bus schedule as a result of the switch to daylight saving time. The daily morning bus will depart lor Los Angeles an hour !arer -at 8:35 InsteacI of 7:35 a.m. The banquet will start at 6 p.m. at the Richmond Elementary SChool auditorium. Mr. Baker will talk on "Education Preserves Individual Freedom and Dignity." This pro- gram will also feature dinner music by the Burroughs High Scbool stud- ents under the direction of Dr. C. Paul Harper, a reading of Elizabeth Ellen Evans' prize winning essay, "I Speak for Democracy," recently fea- tured on two broadcasts by the Fire- stone Tire and Rubber Co.; selec- tions by the mixed glee club of the Inyokern Elementary School, as well For the convenience of off-Sta- tion residents, arranrements have been made at the Main Gate to admit visitors without the formal- ity of obtaining a 'Wlz" pass. On Wednesday even1nc', tickets to the Public Schools Week banquet will serve to admit the bearer at the Main Gate, and on Thursday eve- nin, students may obtain admis- sion for their entire family by sbowln, their student pass at the Main Gate. as band numbers by the James Monroe Elementary School band Tickets, priced at $2 per person, may be obtained by contacting Gor- don C. Christensen at 76583, Gordon Bangs at 75891, or Mrs. John Jock- isch at 75031, all committee members working on ~ observance. (continued 0110 Page Pive) New Community Building Passes Final Inspection The newest addition to China Lake's recreation and social facili- ties-the community building on Blandy, across from the Adminis- tration bUilding-was accepted by the Navy following a final inspection tour of the modernistic structure Tuesday morning. Completion of the new building marks the end of a project envision- ed more than five years ago, but postponed until last year when funds were made available and a contract in the amount of $327,777 was awarded to the J. A. McNeil Company, Inc., to do the job. Ground was broken for the new building last June. The first ac- tivity scheduled there will be the ninth annual desert wildflower show, sponsored by the. Women's AuxUiary, which is planned the weekend of May 1 and 2. The community center is built-- of Personnel Cuts Affect 41 More Station Employes Planned reductions of ?Vrsonnel necessitated by gradual closing of the Salt Wells Pilot Plant have re- sulted so far this month in 41 em~ ployes being either separated, trans- ferred, or having mad e arrange- ments to transfer from the Explo- sives Department to other depart- ments on the Station, it was report- ed this week. Four of the employes affected ter- minated voluntarily; 28 vountari1y accepted reassignments, and 9 were reassigned as a result of reduction- in-force notices issued elsewhere. The largest group affected was 22 ordnancemen, followed by a group of 8 munitions workers, 8 clerks, 6 security inspectors and 5 machinists and toolmakers. The first RIF notices issued during the current reorganization, which in- clude the n i n e mentioned above, were effective April 16. They cov- ered a total of 14 munitions work- ers, 2 painters, 2 laborers and 2 help- ers, general. Another group of RIF notices will be issued next Friday, April 30. It is anticipated that about 30 notices will be handed out at this time, of which 20 will go to munitions workers. Per· sonnel Department oUiclala reported. hollow core pumice blOCk, an<\ fea.- tUI"E~S a large amount of glass. The north and south walls of the large 40 by 90 foot social hall are glass, as are the interior walls of several of the various smaller rooms which open onto inside courtyards. The color scheme stresses light, pastel shades both for the walls of the building and for the asphalt tile flooring. One of two walled-in court-' (Continued on Page Five) 6Concerts Planned For '54-'55 Season At China lake A schedule of six programs for the 1954-55 concert series at China. Lake was announced Tuesday at a lunch- eon meeting of salesmen who will handle the advance sale of season Andres Segovia ••. guitar virtuoso ticket vouchers. The coming concert series will open on Nov. 5 with a program by the famous Robert Shaw Chorale and orchestra. This company of 42 singers and instrumentalists in re- cent years has become one of the best known and liked groups of Its kind in the country. Other programs on the 1954-55 slate will feature Andres Segovia, famous Spanish guitar virtuoso, whose concert appearances in Eu- (Continued on page P1ve) , OCR Text: PAGB. Program on IGlories of Greece' Slated Wednesday at Theater Clifford J. Kamen, noted world traveJer and photographer, will pre- sent the next program \p the spring lecture series on Wednesday at 8 p.m. In the station theater. For his third appearance here, Mr. Kamen will bring an all color motion picture on "'!be Glories of Greece." The lecture-film program is open to the public free of charge. In addition to showing views of the ruins of man's golden age of ar- chiteeture and outlining the story ot the ancient Greeks, the coming travelogue also features life in pres- ent day Greece, both in the cities and off the beaten tourist track. The wide variety of people, cos- tumes, geography and arChitecture to be found in tiny Greece are de- picted in Mr. Kamen's documentary film, as well as the sites of signifi- cant historical events in the nation's long history. . The final sequence is a journey to a remote peninsula. on the tip of which is sacred. Mount Athos. Here an independent republic of rnona- $tartll'lliJ n ....... 6 and • p.m. dof~. KlddI..' MatinM ($pKlal Mo¥Msh 1 p..... Saturday MatI.., 1 p..... SundoF TODAY APRIL 23 "CARNIVAL STORY" (9" Min.) Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran Short,: "lone Chlpmonk" C7 Min.) New. (10 Min.) SATURDAY APRil :u "MAD MAGICIAN" (72 Min.) Vincent Price, Mary Murphy Shorts, "Mission Ship" '10 Min.) "Taming the Crippler" (15 Min.) • MATINEE • "lOLL ON TEXAS MOON" (69 Min.) Roy Rogers Shorts, "Scalp Treatment" (7 Min.) Jungle Drums No. 10 (13 Min.) SUN.oMON. APRI L 2$.26 "BECUTlY! SUITE" (105 Min.) William Holden, June Allyson . Shorts, "Billy Boy" (7 Min.) TUESDAY "QUO VADIS" (168 Min.) Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr flnt showing,S p.m. APRIL 27 WlDNESDAY APRIL 28 "QUO VADIS" (168 Min.) Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr 5 p.m. showing only. Adult Education Lectur. 8 p.m. THUIS.-FII. APRIL 29-30 "MIAMI STORY" (76 Min.) Barry Sullivan. Ad.I. Jergens Short•• "Huey'. Ducky Doddy" (7 Min.) "Declaration of Independence" (20 Min.) News (10 Min.) steries has reSisted change since the Middle Ages. Mr. Kamen lived in the Monastery of S&n· Gregorio in Clifford J. order to secure exclusive pictures of medieval life today. Mr. Kamen, who has tra.veled in 32 foreign countries obtaining ma- terial for similar programs, pre- viously presented lecture-film pro- grams here on Algeria and Italy during the fall of 1952 and 1953. He also will conclude the present ser- ies of presentations with a program about Spain on May 5. High School Plans Annual Carni.val Preparations are under way for the arulUal Burroughs High School Spring Carnival to be held next Fri- day, April 30, In the high school parking lot. '!bere w1ll be more than 30 booths offering various types of entertain- ment, including dart throwing, ball throwing, ducking barrels, a photog- raphers booth and many others. Food and drink of all types will be available to the merry-makers. Held each year under the sponsor- ship of the Student CounCil, and op- erated by all classes and the various clubs, the celebration this year is under the chairmanship of Terry Haycock, with Bob Weinland, presi- dent of the Student Council, assist- ing. County Libarians Meeting Set Here Librarians from the Kern County Union High SChool and Junior Col- lege District will meet at Burroughs High School tomorrow. This is one of a series of library meetings being held this year under the direction of E. Ben Evans. Kern County district library services supervisor. Following a morning of meetings and discussions at the high schoo~ the group will visit Vleweg Element- ary School, sections of Michelson Laboratory and other ~ of the Station. Residents Prepare For Garden Tour Home owners are busy in their gardens preparing for the annual garden tour which comes May 8 and 9. First and second prize ribbons will be awarded in the categories of lawn, landscape, roses and patio. This competition 1s open to all Station residents, and persons may enter their gardens in as many of the categories as desired. Donations of 35 cents each will be collected from those making the tour, and the proceeds will be used to purchase hew children's books for the Station library. Detailed informatIon on the tour may be made by phoning Mrs. J. H. Shenk at 725583 or Mrs. A. F. Satter- thwaite at 73201. Tickets and mimeo- graphed judging 'forms are now available from Mrs. H. M. Brinser, Mrs. A. L. Olsen and Mrs. W. S. McEwan. Final Audition For Amateur Show Slated Tuesday One more audition will be held for amateur entertainers interested in trying out for a spot on the fourth annual amateur show program to be held May 6 at the station theater. The final audition is scheduled Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Anchor- age. From the results of this and five earlier tryout sessions some 30 conrestants will be chosen to partici- pate in the various age divisions of the amateur program, according to Nate Rekosh, show chairman. Tickets for the show are now on sale at the Public Works compound, and may be obtained from Mrs. June Beall in the contract section or at the personnel office. The price is 65 cents for adults and 25 cents fbr children. Persons interested in attending the show are advised to obtain tick- ets early for only 1200 seats are available, and the program has been a sell out every year that it has been held. Proceeds from the show go into the recreation fund of the Public Works and OinCC Employes Club and are used to support the annual children's Ch&istmas party as well as for emergency aid to Public Works employes. Theater Doors Open Early for 'Quo Vadis' Startlnf ' time for the feature movie, "Quo Vadis," has been moved up to 5 p.m. for shows scheduled TUesday and Wednesday at the Sta- tion theater. 'Running time for the spectacular historical-religious film is 2 hours and 48 minutes. The second movie will start at the regular time, 8 p.m. TUesday. but the movie will be re- placed by an adult education lecture and! film on Greece the following evening. 250 local Scouts To Take Part InSpringCamporee Approximately 250 Boy scouts and 50 adult leaders Irom China Lake Will take part in the spring camp- oree of the Desert Boy Scout Dis- • trict tomorrow and Sunday at Camp Whitsett, near JohnsondaJe. Activities will get under way at 9 a.m. with the regtstration of par- ticipating units and the setting up of individual patrol camp sites. Each patrol will be Judged on Its ability to camp in accordance with camp- oree standards, and ribbons and flagpole streamers indicating the ratings achieved will be awarded to the campers. A varied program of competitive Scoutcra.ft activities, incuding axe- manship, signaling, compass work, first aid, knot tying and tracking are planned, as well as a conserva- tion demonstration by forest rang- ers in the Johnsonda.le area.. Each troop also has been asked to prepare a skit or song for presenta- tion at 8 campfire program tomor- row evening. Activities on Sunday will be highlighted by religious serv- ices at 8 am., and the presentation of camporee awards following the noon meal and order to "break camp." Dr. Carl Heller, an employe in the Research Department's physics diVision. will serve as camporee di- rector for the district event. In ad- dition to China Lake scouts, there also will be representatives present from Ridgecrest, Inyokern, Trona, Boron, Mojave and Tehachapi scout troops. Booster Club Aids Installation Work At Teenage Center Volunteer workers from the Bur- roughs Booorer Club, adult group formed to support and encourage hlgb school athletic and social ac- tivities, have nearly completed the Job 01 installing equipment In prep- aration for opening of the teenage recreation center on the Burroughs campus. ],fany hours of work have been do- nated. during the past two weeks by members of the Booster Club, who have been responsible for cUscon- necting equipment fl'Olll the former Navy Exchange fountain and then re-installing it at the JIeW teenage center in Hut 53 on the high school campus. AmonI' those who have given their spare time evenings and on week- ends setting up lountaln equipment and paraphernalia for a sandwich bar are: Harry Potta, Mel ChItwood, Clyde Hamilton, IJoyd Ifa1oock, Hal Rich- ey, Joe Kidwell, Vernon KnIne, Vance Holley, Bryant Btepbena, Guy Graham, John Balter, Brn1e Areuda and JamM Bel10nL • • THE WlATHER Continued cleor with h i g h scattered cirrus clouds. Surface winds generally light and var· ioble. Maximum tem· perature 95, minimum 60. 3 tEMPERATURES (Housing Area) MG. MIn. April 15 _.._ 92 53 April 16 ._ 95 53 April l7 _._ 97 55 April 18 __ 93 58 April 19 ..._ 94 58 April 20 ..._ 94 56 April 21 _ 95 53 VOL. X. ~O. 16 u.s. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIF. APRIL Z3, 19M LTJG ROBERT J. STEWART, assistant resident Officer-in·Cbarge-oI-Con- struction at China Lake, and F. A. McMahan, project manager for the J. A. McNell Company, head an inspeetion party on its final cheek of the new eommUDily bulld.lDc. which .... occepled \his week by the Navy. Public Schools Week Activity To Feature Banquet Wednesday CIau~ P. Baker, a prOminent Bakersfield attorney, will be the fea- tured speaker at the Public Schools Week banquet next WedneSday evening, the highlight of a week- long observance which starts Mon- day. Daylight Saving To Sta'rt Sunday In Califo,nia Califomiana will &0 into their an- nual timepiece JUllling act Sunday when the change to daylight saVing time goes into effect. • All clocks are to be advanced one hour at 1 a.m. Sunday, which elim- inates one hour at slumber time that will ~ regained until IJte in sep~ en Pacific standard time wufiWldn be in vogue. Fortu~. with the change over to dayl1gbt .ving time falling On Sunday, a traditional day of rest, most local re.Jdents are expecred to take It In stride by merely setting their clocks ahead before retiring and awakening an hour later than usual. There will be one change in the Greyhound bus schedule as a result of the switch to daylight saving time. The daily morning bus will depart lor Los Angeles an hour !arer -at 8:35 InsteacI of 7:35 a.m. The banquet will start at 6 p.m. at the Richmond Elementary SChool auditorium. Mr. Baker will talk on "Education Preserves Individual Freedom and Dignity." This pro- gram will also feature dinner music by the Burroughs High Scbool stud- ents under the direction of Dr. C. Paul Harper, a reading of Elizabeth Ellen Evans' prize winning essay, "I Speak for Democracy," recently fea- tured on two broadcasts by the Fire- stone Tire and Rubber Co.; selec- tions by the mixed glee club of the Inyokern Elementary School, as well For the convenience of off-Sta- tion residents, arranrements have been made at the Main Gate to admit visitors without the formal- ity of obtaining a 'Wlz" pass. On Wednesday even1nc', tickets to the Public Schools Week banquet will serve to admit the bearer at the Main Gate, and on Thursday eve- nin, students may obtain admis- sion for their entire family by sbowln, their student pass at the Main Gate. as band numbers by the James Monroe Elementary School band Tickets, priced at $2 per person, may be obtained by contacting Gor- don C. Christensen at 76583, Gordon Bangs at 75891, or Mrs. John Jock- isch at 75031, all committee members working on ~ observance. (continued 0110 Page Pive) New Community Building Passes Final Inspection The newest addition to China Lake's recreation and social facili- ties-the community building on Blandy, across from the Adminis- tration bUilding-was accepted by the Navy following a final inspection tour of the modernistic structure Tuesday morning. Completion of the new building marks the end of a project envision- ed more than five years ago, but postponed until last year when funds were made available and a contract in the amount of $327,777 was awarded to the J. A. McNeil Company, Inc., to do the job. Ground was broken for the new building last June. The first ac- tivity scheduled there will be the ninth annual desert wildflower show, sponsored by the. Women's AuxUiary, which is planned the weekend of May 1 and 2. The community center is built-- of Personnel Cuts Affect 41 More Station Employes Planned reductions of ?Vrsonnel necessitated by gradual closing of the Salt Wells Pilot Plant have re- sulted so far this month in 41 em~ ployes being either separated, trans- ferred, or having mad e arrange- ments to transfer from the Explo- sives Department to other depart- ments on the Station, it was report- ed this week. Four of the employes affected ter- minated voluntarily; 28 vountari1y accepted reassignments, and 9 were reassigned as a result of reduction- in-force notices issued elsewhere. The largest group affected was 22 ordnancemen, followed by a group of 8 munitions workers, 8 clerks, 6 security inspectors and 5 machinists and toolmakers. The first RIF notices issued during the current reorganization, which in- clude the n i n e mentioned above, were effective April 16. They cov- ered a total of 14 munitions work- ers, 2 painters, 2 laborers and 2 help- ers, general. Another group of RIF notices will be issued next Friday, April 30. It is anticipated that about 30 notices will be handed out at this time, of which 20 will go to munitions workers. Per· sonnel Department oUiclala reported. hollow core pumice blOCk, an<\ fea.- tUI"E~S a large amount of glass. The north and south walls of the large 40 by 90 foot social hall are glass, as are the interior walls of several of the various smaller rooms which open onto inside courtyards. The color scheme stresses light, pastel shades both for the walls of the building and for the asphalt tile flooring. One of two walled-in court-' (Continued on Page Five) 6Concerts Planned For '54-'55 Season At China lake A schedule of six programs for the 1954-55 concert series at China. Lake was announced Tuesday at a lunch- eon meeting of salesmen who will handle the advance sale of season Andres Segovia ••. guitar virtuoso ticket vouchers. The coming concert series will open on Nov. 5 with a program by the famous Robert Shaw Chorale and orchestra. This company of 42 singers and instrumentalists in re- cent years has become one of the best known and liked groups of Its kind in the country. Other programs on the 1954-55 slate will feature Andres Segovia, famous Spanish guitar virtuoso, whose concert appearances in Eu- (Continued on page P1ve) , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1950s,Rocketeer 1954,Rktr4.23.1954.pdf,Rktr4.23.1954.pdf Page 1, Rktr4.23.1954.pdf Page 1