PAGE 8 MAY 'If 116& Albert S. Gould Seeks Re-election On School Board Albert S. Gould, assistant head of Central Staff, is one of two incum- bent members of the Kern County Union High School District board of trustees currently seeking re-elec- tion. The second member is Emil Ben- der, a Shafter area farmer and for- mef trustee of the Richland Ele- mentary SChool District. Voting is scheduled for Friday. May 21. The board directs affairs of the district which stretches from Mc- Farland to Lebec and from China Lake to Shafter. The eight high schools included are located at Shaf- ter, McFart,.nd, Arvin. China La.k:e, Kern Valley and in the city of Bak- ersfield. The board is responsible for ad- ministering a. h e a v y construction program during the coming year. Work is scheduled on the new Bak- ersfield Junior College buildings and extensive additions at Bakersfield High School, Burroughs High School and other facilities. Mr. Gould is past president of the China Lake PTA. He was awarded a life membership in the organiza- tion last year~ He has been at China Lake since 1945, and has been a member of the district board of trustees since 1949. Starting nm"l 6 and 8 p.m. daI~. KJddl..' Matinee (Speclol Movl..h 1 p.m. Sah..day Mati..... 1 p.m. Sundar" TODAY MAY 7 " THEM" (94 Min.) James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn Shorts, "Duck Amuck" (7 Min.) Armed Forces Screen Report No. 140 (16 Min.) SATURDAY MAY 8 " THREE SAILORS AND A GIRL" (95 Min.) Gordon MacRae, Jone Powell Shorts: Clows fOf Alarm" {7 Min.} Armed Forces Screen Report No. 504 (16 Min.) • MATINEE IIABaon AND COSTELLO IN SOCIETY" (75 Min.) Shorts, "Droopy's Good Deed" a Min.) "Jungle Drums" No. 12 (13 Min.) SUN.-MON. MAY 9·10 " PLAYGIRL" (86 Min.) Shelley Winters, Barry Sullivan Shorts: "ThIs Wonderful World" (20 Min.) TUES••WED. MAY 11·12 " IVANHOE" (106 Min.) Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor Shorts: "Alley in Bali" (7 MIn.) THURS.·FRI. MAY 13-14 " LImE CAESAR" (80 Min.) Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Shorts, "Popeye's 20th Anniversary" a Min.) "I RlKTlember When" (TO Min.) ARRANGEMENT of the specimen labeling table at the Desert Wildflower Show was handled by, from left, Mrs. E. R. Toporeck, Mrs. R. M. McClung and Frank Kirby, shown above being assisted by his daughter. Wanda. More than 100 desert plants and flowers were displayed with labels to enable show patrons to identify the flowers that were arranged elsewhere throughout the main hall at the new community building. • More Than 2000 Persons Attend Annual Desert Wildflower Show Attendance at the ninth annual Desert Wildflower show, held over the past weekend at the new com- munity building, topped the 2000 mark, show officials reported. Blooms from more than 100 desert plants and bushes were tastefully arranged in the main social hall of the new building by a large com- mittee of volunteer workers, headed by Mrs. David Brink. Exhibits ranged from miniatures displayed in tiny receptacles on a three-tiered mirrored stand, to large clusters of Fremontia, Indian paint brush and purple sage. . Included among the rare desert plants shown were the parry noUna lily, ~ wild pink California poppy, and a specimen of Bitterroot, the state flower of Montana, which is seldom found in Kern county. Shadow boxes were utilized to dis- play some of the colorful desert blooms, and oddly colored and shaped rocks and minerals provided by the Rockhounds were blended into other .floral exhibits. Desert wildlife exhibited included a live kangaroo rat and a sidewinder, kept in separate cages. In the south patio off the main hall, a cactus garden was set up to round out the highly varied display of desert flora and fauna. Grateful acknowledgement for the part they played in making a success of the Desert Wildflower Show was made by Mrs. Brink to the following persons: Mrs. D. B. Young, co-chairman of the annual event; Mrs. Gale Bur- ton, Mrs. E. R . TO lloreck, Dr. Carl Heller and Frank Kirby, for their work of labeling the various flowers displayed; the Vernon and John Carrs and others, who made field trips; Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Tie- mann, who provided sketcbes of flowers and also the wild life speci- mens shown; Public Works person- nel, including T. J. Little, Lyle Mac- Laren, Charles Bradley and Thomas Mullin, who helped clean up the building after Friday afternoon's wind storm; Mrs. Sylvia Winslow, whose mural painting of a desert scene decorated one end of the social hall, and A. K. Winslow, who, to- gether with his wife, provided con- siderable general assistance; J. O. Richmond and Mrs. Ruth Hurley, for general assistance; security POliceman A. C. Jones, who posted the signs directing traffic to the show and performed a v" ariety of other tasks; Mr. Brink, who was mainly responsible for arr·angements of the patio cactus garden; Mrs. Maurice Lipp and Mrs. Hugh Hun- ter,Jlho were in charge of the clean- • up crews following the floral dis- plays; Mrs. John Stroud, Mrs. Lynn Barker and the hostesses, and Ma- jor John Griffin. Mrs. Brink also reported that she has at her home an accumulation of odds and ends loaned-for use as re- ceptacles for the flowers, which their owners may reclaim now. Disney Film Slated For Kids Tomorrow \ Feature attraction at the Child- ren's F'ilm SOCiety program at the Station theater tomorrow from 10 to 11 :20 a.m., will be the Walt Disney movie "Fun and Fancy Free." Two stories are told in this film -Sinclair Lewis' "Bongo," the story of a run-away circus bear, and the classiC, "Jack and the Beanstalk." The film offers both live and car- toon action, starring Edgar Ber- gen and Charlie McCarthy, Dinah Shore, Mickey MOUse, Donald Duck, Goofy. and others. Teenage Center Now in Operation At Burroughs High The long-awaited teenage recre- ation center located on the BUr- roughs High School campus was opened last week to the cheers of a large group of students who crowded into the faCility for the tape-cutting ceremony. Bobbie B rim, president of the freshman class, cut the tape to offi- cially open the recreation facility. while Bob Weinland, president of the Student Council, and Jay Parsell, vice-president, looked on with Ben A. Gitchell, chairman of the adult sponsoring committee; Mrs. Gitchell, Mrs: Haskell Wilson, Mrs. Clayton Brown, committee members, and a host of anxious students. The fountain. equipped for soft drinks, malts and milk shakes, sundaes, and various other confec- tionary items, will be run by the Navy Exchange, as will be the cold sandwich bar. Tentative hours of operation are from 11:30 a.m. to 12 :30 p.m., from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. on weekdays. Saturday operation is still under consideration. A committee of teenagers formed by the Student COuncil will set up the rules and regulations governing the use of the building, however, adult chaperones will be present at all times. High school teachers will handle this job during the noon hours and immediately af- ter school, but the parents' commit- tee will furnish a chaperone for the evening hours. Persons who are in- terested in helping in this capacity are asked to contact Mrs. Haskell Wilson, at extension 77951. Snack Bar Facility At Swimming Pool Now Open to Public The recently completed outdoor facilities at the Station swimming pool, which includes a snack bar, children's wading pool, tables. beach umbrellas, yacht chairs and plenty of grass for sunbathing, is now open to the public. Hours for the outside recreation area are from 11 a.m. until 8 :30 p.m. seven days a week. Hours for open swimming in the indoor pool are from 12 noon until 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. from 5 until 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Thursday and Friday, and from 6:30 until 9 p.m. on Wednesdays. Hot dogs, hamburgers, malts and mUkshakes, as well as a variety of soft drinks and other beverages are available at the snack bar. This fa- cility is being run by the Navy Ex- "Change, under the manB.gement of James Gatewood. food services man- ager. Mr. Gatewood formerly handled similar facilities at the Jones Beach area in New York. THE WEATHER Mostly clear over the weekend. Surfoce winds lignt and vario· ble, becoming 10 to 15 knots in lote afternoon. Maximum temperature 100, minl,mum, 60. :s -ee tEMPERATURES (Housing Area) Max. Min. April 29 ....... 79 47 April 30.... • 65 53 Ma y ' .... 72 41 Ma y 2 ......... 80 39 May 3 ...._.... 89 41 May 4 .......... 90 55 Mo y 5 ...._.... 96 54 VOL. X, NO. 18 u.s. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LA.KE, CALIF. MAY 7, 1954 . AMONG THE FIRST occupants of the new Wherry housing project were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wegley. shown moving a sofa into their new home at 106 Durado St. Mr. Wegley, a truck driver in the Public Works Depart- ment, has been at China Lake since September 1946. He had been living in Ridgecrest prior to moving to the Wherry subdivision. Variety of Entertainment Slated For Fiesta Carnival, May 14-16 Dancing to the nation's top jazz band, a beauty contest, and a square da·nce featuring one of Southern California's top callers are included in the glittering slate of attractions set for China Lake residents and their guests next weekend. For the ninth straight year, the China. Lake COmmunity COuncil will play h 0 s t to local residents and throngs of visitors from many miles around at the Fiesta-the once-a- Winds 8amage TV Repeater Station Winds estimated at 120 miles per hour caused considerable damage to the television repeater station on Laurel Mountain last week end. Aluminum elements on the re- ceiving antenna for channels 2, 9 and 11 were bent and broken, and a 52 gallon drum of lubricating oil was blown into the valley, according to George Sutherlen, who is in charge of the project. The broken aluminum elements are being replaced with new ones fabricated out of steel. Local reception, however, is still .continuing, although not with the high quality as enjoyed in the past. Officials reported early this week that normal reception will be re- stored as soon as all the damage can be cleared up. year event when Bennington Plaza is decked out in its carnival finery. Opening night, next Friday, will find George Lewis and his Ragtime Jazz musicians on the bandstand to be erected in front of the station theater. The following evening, Jim Munyon. one of the mqst sought- after square dance caUers in South- ern California, will lead the do-si- do's on the Station tennis courts. Sunday evening, Miss Indian Wells Valley will be crowned following a bathing beauty show featuring en- trants from T ron a.. Ridgecrest, Ftandsburg, Johannesburg, Inyokern, and Argus as well as China Lake. Mingled in between the variety of highlights offered throughout the three days of whoop-and-holler will be the midway-like attractions of over 40 concessionaires. Booths dis- playing everything from hot dogs, fried chicken and barbecued beef to games, novelties and a spook house will be offered by local 'civic and so- cial groups. The opening night is sponsored by the Enlisted Men's Club in coopera- tion with the COmmunity Council, and can probably be termed the out- standing highlight of the three-day affair. George Lewis was picked by Look Magazine in 1950 as the most au- thentic jazz-man in the United States today. A popular recording (Continued on page Five) Station Families Occupy First Wherry Dwellings Nearly 20 families have moved into the first group of Wherry housing unit homes to be completed, and another 30 units will be ready for occupancy by next TUesday, officials of the new housing subdivision re- ported this week. The entire housing project is now approximately two-thirds completed, and work is proceeding slightly ahead of" schedule. Plans for completion of additional two and three-bedroom units call for 50 more homes to be finished by June 1 and other increments of 50 homes each to be completed at 15 day intervals through July 30, when all 300 homes are expected to be ready for occupancy. Landscaping work will be started next week on the new homes now occupied. The Wherry housing man- agement will provide grass seed to tenants free of charge. Fences will be prohibited around front yards in order to give the homes a uniform landscaped appearance from the street, it was reported. An early California days theme has been followed in naming the streets at the Wherry project. The long main streets, running from southwest to northeast, are named Durado, Robalo and Cisco. while the three short cross streets will be known as Sandora, Nadeau and Ar- ondo. Latest additions to the list of Sta- Contest Anrtounced To Name New Community Center A contest to name the new com- munity building was announced this week by the China Lake Community Council. A top prize of $25 will be given to the originator of the winning entry, and second and third place awards of $10 and $5 also will be offered. Entries must be limited to two words, preferably having either a nautical or historical flavor, and should be sent to Mrs. George May- berry at the Community Council of- fice. The contest will end with the close of bUSiness on June 1. Judges of the contest will be Cap- tain T. F. Connolly, re<:ently elected president of the Community Coun- cil; Mrs. D. B. Young, wife of the Station Commander, and Mrs. W. B. McLean, wife of the Technical Director. tion personnel eligible to move into the new homes include civilian em- ployes Dale Freeman, Alma Rhyn and Earl Le·onard. and two Navyen- listed men and their families, J. C. West. MM3, and Joseph Gonzales, OS3. Furies To Perform In Armed Forces Day Aerial Show ' Fly-over demonstrations of the Navy'S new F-J-2 North American swept-wing Fury will be only a part of the big aerial program planned at Armitage field to open the Station's Armed Forces Day program on sat- urday, May 15. Main Gate of the Station w111 ad- mit visitors starting at 7:30 a.m. Route to the airfield will be plainly marked and there will be ample parking space. First event at the field will be the memorial service s tar t t n g at 9 o'clock, conducted by Chaplain James L. Carter. The air demonstra- tions will begin at 9:30 and run un- til 11 :30. Rockets fired from planes will in- clude Tiny Tim, the 11 :75-inch mon- ster which is one of the biggest rock- ets carried by any plane. Smaller rockets, as well as cannon will be fired at ground targets. Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5 p.m., tours of the Mich- elson and the Aeroballistics labora- tories, which are not open to the general public other times of the year, will be offered. Buses to the Aeroballistics Laboratory will run every hour from near the postoffice at Bennington Plaza. New displays at Michelson Labor- atory will include the Mighty Mouse, the 2 :75-inch folding fin air rocket; a recently developed submarine tor- pedo from Pasadena Annex, and the 701 IDM calculator for mathemati- cal problems. The latter is one of only a dozen or SO now in use in the United States. The Aeroballistics Laboratory will present simulated firings which will give audible and visual demonstra- tions of how a missile is fired through the 480 feet of the huge . building, and its progress photo- graphed by 23 ultra-high-speed cam- eras. .. • , OCR Text: PAGE 8 MAY 'If 116& Albert S. Gould Seeks Re-election On School Board Albert S. Gould, assistant head of Central Staff, is one of two incum- bent members of the Kern County Union High School District board of trustees currently seeking re-elec- tion. The second member is Emil Ben- der, a Shafter area farmer and for- mef trustee of the Richland Ele- mentary SChool District. Voting is scheduled for Friday. May 21. The board directs affairs of the district which stretches from Mc- Farland to Lebec and from China Lake to Shafter. The eight high schools included are located at Shaf- ter, McFart,.nd, Arvin. China La.k:e, Kern Valley and in the city of Bak- ersfield. The board is responsible for ad- ministering a. h e a v y construction program during the coming year. Work is scheduled on the new Bak- ersfield Junior College buildings and extensive additions at Bakersfield High School, Burroughs High School and other facilities. Mr. Gould is past president of the China Lake PTA. He was awarded a life membership in the organiza- tion last year~ He has been at China Lake since 1945, and has been a member of the district board of trustees since 1949. Starting nm"l 6 and 8 p.m. daI~. KJddl..' Matinee (Speclol Movl..h 1 p.m. Sah..day Mati..... 1 p.m. Sundar" TODAY MAY 7 " THEM" (94 Min.) James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn Shorts, "Duck Amuck" (7 Min.) Armed Forces Screen Report No. 140 (16 Min.) SATURDAY MAY 8 " THREE SAILORS AND A GIRL" (95 Min.) Gordon MacRae, Jone Powell Shorts: Clows fOf Alarm" {7 Min.} Armed Forces Screen Report No. 504 (16 Min.) • MATINEE IIABaon AND COSTELLO IN SOCIETY" (75 Min.) Shorts, "Droopy's Good Deed" a Min.) "Jungle Drums" No. 12 (13 Min.) SUN.-MON. MAY 9·10 " PLAYGIRL" (86 Min.) Shelley Winters, Barry Sullivan Shorts: "ThIs Wonderful World" (20 Min.) TUES••WED. MAY 11·12 " IVANHOE" (106 Min.) Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor Shorts: "Alley in Bali" (7 MIn.) THURS.·FRI. MAY 13-14 " LImE CAESAR" (80 Min.) Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Shorts, "Popeye's 20th Anniversary" a Min.) "I RlKTlember When" (TO Min.) ARRANGEMENT of the specimen labeling table at the Desert Wildflower Show was handled by, from left, Mrs. E. R. Toporeck, Mrs. R. M. McClung and Frank Kirby, shown above being assisted by his daughter. Wanda. More than 100 desert plants and flowers were displayed with labels to enable show patrons to identify the flowers that were arranged elsewhere throughout the main hall at the new community building. • More Than 2000 Persons Attend Annual Desert Wildflower Show Attendance at the ninth annual Desert Wildflower show, held over the past weekend at the new com- munity building, topped the 2000 mark, show officials reported. Blooms from more than 100 desert plants and bushes were tastefully arranged in the main social hall of the new building by a large com- mittee of volunteer workers, headed by Mrs. David Brink. Exhibits ranged from miniatures displayed in tiny receptacles on a three-tiered mirrored stand, to large clusters of Fremontia, Indian paint brush and purple sage. . Included among the rare desert plants shown were the parry noUna lily, ~ wild pink California poppy, and a specimen of Bitterroot, the state flower of Montana, which is seldom found in Kern county. Shadow boxes were utilized to dis- play some of the colorful desert blooms, and oddly colored and shaped rocks and minerals provided by the Rockhounds were blended into other .floral exhibits. Desert wildlife exhibited included a live kangaroo rat and a sidewinder, kept in separate cages. In the south patio off the main hall, a cactus garden was set up to round out the highly varied display of desert flora and fauna. Grateful acknowledgement for the part they played in making a success of the Desert Wildflower Show was made by Mrs. Brink to the following persons: Mrs. D. B. Young, co-chairman of the annual event; Mrs. Gale Bur- ton, Mrs. E. R . TO lloreck, Dr. Carl Heller and Frank Kirby, for their work of labeling the various flowers displayed; the Vernon and John Carrs and others, who made field trips; Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Tie- mann, who provided sketcbes of flowers and also the wild life speci- mens shown; Public Works person- nel, including T. J. Little, Lyle Mac- Laren, Charles Bradley and Thomas Mullin, who helped clean up the building after Friday afternoon's wind storm; Mrs. Sylvia Winslow, whose mural painting of a desert scene decorated one end of the social hall, and A. K. Winslow, who, to- gether with his wife, provided con- siderable general assistance; J. O. Richmond and Mrs. Ruth Hurley, for general assistance; security POliceman A. C. Jones, who posted the signs directing traffic to the show and performed a v" ariety of other tasks; Mr. Brink, who was mainly responsible for arr·angements of the patio cactus garden; Mrs. Maurice Lipp and Mrs. Hugh Hun- ter,Jlho were in charge of the clean- • up crews following the floral dis- plays; Mrs. John Stroud, Mrs. Lynn Barker and the hostesses, and Ma- jor John Griffin. Mrs. Brink also reported that she has at her home an accumulation of odds and ends loaned-for use as re- ceptacles for the flowers, which their owners may reclaim now. Disney Film Slated For Kids Tomorrow \ Feature attraction at the Child- ren's F'ilm SOCiety program at the Station theater tomorrow from 10 to 11 :20 a.m., will be the Walt Disney movie "Fun and Fancy Free." Two stories are told in this film -Sinclair Lewis' "Bongo," the story of a run-away circus bear, and the classiC, "Jack and the Beanstalk." The film offers both live and car- toon action, starring Edgar Ber- gen and Charlie McCarthy, Dinah Shore, Mickey MOUse, Donald Duck, Goofy. and others. Teenage Center Now in Operation At Burroughs High The long-awaited teenage recre- ation center located on the BUr- roughs High School campus was opened last week to the cheers of a large group of students who crowded into the faCility for the tape-cutting ceremony. Bobbie B rim, president of the freshman class, cut the tape to offi- cially open the recreation facility. while Bob Weinland, president of the Student Council, and Jay Parsell, vice-president, looked on with Ben A. Gitchell, chairman of the adult sponsoring committee; Mrs. Gitchell, Mrs: Haskell Wilson, Mrs. Clayton Brown, committee members, and a host of anxious students. The fountain. equipped for soft drinks, malts and milk shakes, sundaes, and various other confec- tionary items, will be run by the Navy Exchange, as will be the cold sandwich bar. Tentative hours of operation are from 11:30 a.m. to 12 :30 p.m., from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. on weekdays. Saturday operation is still under consideration. A committee of teenagers formed by the Student COuncil will set up the rules and regulations governing the use of the building, however, adult chaperones will be present at all times. High school teachers will handle this job during the noon hours and immediately af- ter school, but the parents' commit- tee will furnish a chaperone for the evening hours. Persons who are in- terested in helping in this capacity are asked to contact Mrs. Haskell Wilson, at extension 77951. Snack Bar Facility At Swimming Pool Now Open to Public The recently completed outdoor facilities at the Station swimming pool, which includes a snack bar, children's wading pool, tables. beach umbrellas, yacht chairs and plenty of grass for sunbathing, is now open to the public. Hours for the outside recreation area are from 11 a.m. until 8 :30 p.m. seven days a week. Hours for open swimming in the indoor pool are from 12 noon until 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. from 5 until 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Thursday and Friday, and from 6:30 until 9 p.m. on Wednesdays. Hot dogs, hamburgers, malts and mUkshakes, as well as a variety of soft drinks and other beverages are available at the snack bar. This fa- cility is being run by the Navy Ex- "Change, under the manB.gement of James Gatewood. food services man- ager. Mr. Gatewood formerly handled similar facilities at the Jones Beach area in New York. THE WEATHER Mostly clear over the weekend. Surfoce winds lignt and vario· ble, becoming 10 to 15 knots in lote afternoon. Maximum temperature 100, minl,mum, 60. :s -ee tEMPERATURES (Housing Area) Max. Min. April 29 ....... 79 47 April 30.... • 65 53 Ma y ' .... 72 41 Ma y 2 ......... 80 39 May 3 ...._.... 89 41 May 4 .......... 90 55 Mo y 5 ...._.... 96 54 VOL. X, NO. 18 u.s. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LA.KE, CALIF. MAY 7, 1954 . AMONG THE FIRST occupants of the new Wherry housing project were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wegley. shown moving a sofa into their new home at 106 Durado St. Mr. Wegley, a truck driver in the Public Works Depart- ment, has been at China Lake since September 1946. He had been living in Ridgecrest prior to moving to the Wherry subdivision. Variety of Entertainment Slated For Fiesta Carnival, May 14-16 Dancing to the nation's top jazz band, a beauty contest, and a square da·nce featuring one of Southern California's top callers are included in the glittering slate of attractions set for China Lake residents and their guests next weekend. For the ninth straight year, the China. Lake COmmunity COuncil will play h 0 s t to local residents and throngs of visitors from many miles around at the Fiesta-the once-a- Winds 8amage TV Repeater Station Winds estimated at 120 miles per hour caused considerable damage to the television repeater station on Laurel Mountain last week end. Aluminum elements on the re- ceiving antenna for channels 2, 9 and 11 were bent and broken, and a 52 gallon drum of lubricating oil was blown into the valley, according to George Sutherlen, who is in charge of the project. The broken aluminum elements are being replaced with new ones fabricated out of steel. Local reception, however, is still .continuing, although not with the high quality as enjoyed in the past. Officials reported early this week that normal reception will be re- stored as soon as all the damage can be cleared up. year event when Bennington Plaza is decked out in its carnival finery. Opening night, next Friday, will find George Lewis and his Ragtime Jazz musicians on the bandstand to be erected in front of the station theater. The following evening, Jim Munyon. one of the mqst sought- after square dance caUers in South- ern California, will lead the do-si- do's on the Station tennis courts. Sunday evening, Miss Indian Wells Valley will be crowned following a bathing beauty show featuring en- trants from T ron a.. Ridgecrest, Ftandsburg, Johannesburg, Inyokern, and Argus as well as China Lake. Mingled in between the variety of highlights offered throughout the three days of whoop-and-holler will be the midway-like attractions of over 40 concessionaires. Booths dis- playing everything from hot dogs, fried chicken and barbecued beef to games, novelties and a spook house will be offered by local 'civic and so- cial groups. The opening night is sponsored by the Enlisted Men's Club in coopera- tion with the COmmunity Council, and can probably be termed the out- standing highlight of the three-day affair. George Lewis was picked by Look Magazine in 1950 as the most au- thentic jazz-man in the United States today. A popular recording (Continued on page Five) Station Families Occupy First Wherry Dwellings Nearly 20 families have moved into the first group of Wherry housing unit homes to be completed, and another 30 units will be ready for occupancy by next TUesday, officials of the new housing subdivision re- ported this week. The entire housing project is now approximately two-thirds completed, and work is proceeding slightly ahead of" schedule. Plans for completion of additional two and three-bedroom units call for 50 more homes to be finished by June 1 and other increments of 50 homes each to be completed at 15 day intervals through July 30, when all 300 homes are expected to be ready for occupancy. Landscaping work will be started next week on the new homes now occupied. The Wherry housing man- agement will provide grass seed to tenants free of charge. Fences will be prohibited around front yards in order to give the homes a uniform landscaped appearance from the street, it was reported. An early California days theme has been followed in naming the streets at the Wherry project. The long main streets, running from southwest to northeast, are named Durado, Robalo and Cisco. while the three short cross streets will be known as Sandora, Nadeau and Ar- ondo. Latest additions to the list of Sta- Contest Anrtounced To Name New Community Center A contest to name the new com- munity building was announced this week by the China Lake Community Council. A top prize of $25 will be given to the originator of the winning entry, and second and third place awards of $10 and $5 also will be offered. Entries must be limited to two words, preferably having either a nautical or historical flavor, and should be sent to Mrs. George May- berry at the Community Council of- fice. The contest will end with the close of bUSiness on June 1. Judges of the contest will be Cap- tain T. F. Connolly, re<:ently elected president of the Community Coun- cil; Mrs. D. B. Young, wife of the Station Commander, and Mrs. W. B. McLean, wife of the Technical Director. tion personnel eligible to move into the new homes include civilian em- ployes Dale Freeman, Alma Rhyn and Earl Le·onard. and two Navyen- listed men and their families, J. C. West. MM3, and Joseph Gonzales, OS3. Furies To Perform In Armed Forces Day Aerial Show ' Fly-over demonstrations of the Navy'S new F-J-2 North American swept-wing Fury will be only a part of the big aerial program planned at Armitage field to open the Station's Armed Forces Day program on sat- urday, May 15. Main Gate of the Station w111 ad- mit visitors starting at 7:30 a.m. Route to the airfield will be plainly marked and there will be ample parking space. First event at the field will be the memorial service s tar t t n g at 9 o'clock, conducted by Chaplain James L. Carter. The air demonstra- tions will begin at 9:30 and run un- til 11 :30. Rockets fired from planes will in- clude Tiny Tim, the 11 :75-inch mon- ster which is one of the biggest rock- ets carried by any plane. Smaller rockets, as well as cannon will be fired at ground targets. Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5 p.m., tours of the Mich- elson and the Aeroballistics labora- tories, which are not open to the general public other times of the year, will be offered. Buses to the Aeroballistics Laboratory will run every hour from near the postoffice at Bennington Plaza. New displays at Michelson Labor- atory will include the Mighty Mouse, the 2 :75-inch folding fin air rocket; a recently developed submarine tor- pedo from Pasadena Annex, and the 701 IDM calculator for mathemati- cal problems. The latter is one of only a dozen or SO now in use in the United States. The Aeroballistics Laboratory will present simulated firings which will give audible and visual demonstra- tions of how a missile is fired through the 480 feet of the huge . building, and its progress photo- graphed by 23 ultra-high-speed cam- eras. .. • , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1950s,Rocketeer 1954,Rktr5.7.1954.pdf,Rktr5.7.1954.pdf Page 1, Rktr5.7.1954.pdf Page 1