P~a~g~e_E~i~gh~t _____________________________________ R~O~C~K~E~T~E~E~R _____________________________F_r~id~a y, July 26, 1963 SHOWBOAT A Link In New TV Chain " THE YOUNG RACERS " (83 Min.) Mark Domon, Wm. Campbell 7 p.m. (Action in Color) W,"-ol.onv-co~t driver Iteals 0 writer', girl friend 50 the writer follows him over the Grand Prj>: circuit of England, France, Belgium ond Monte Crilto seekmg revenge and the reason for the ploybov', behovior. Screaming wheels all the W?y. (Adults and Young People) SHORT: "Chicken linle" (7 Min.) "AFSM No. 611" (18 M.n.) SATURDAY JULY 27 - - MATINEE- "FIVE WEEKS IN A BAllOON" (104 Min.) Red Bu'lons 1 p.m. SHOP.T: "Nonsense Newveel" (7 Min.) "Iron Horse No.5" (1 6 Min.) -- EVENING -- " THE BLACK ZOO" (B8 Min.) M;ehoel Gough. Jeanne Cooper 7 p,m. (Horror in Color) Frightening tale of the mod proprietor of a small California :lOO who uses his animals 10 create revenQe on 1hose who erO$$ hi' evil polh_ . (Adults and Young People) SHORT: "Ropin Hoody Woody" (7 Min.) "A Picture for Jeon" (10 Min. ) SUN.•MON . JULY 28-29 " SHOWBOAT" (108 Min.) Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson 7 p.m. .(Musicol in Color) Here's all the color and goiely of Captain Andy's riverboot and " 01 Mon River" os the heroine falls for the slick gambler amid memorable lilting tunes. A clonic! (Adults and Young People) SHORT: "Bell Happy" (7 Min.) TUES.·WED. JULY 30-31 " HUO" (112 Min.) Paul Newman. Melvyn Douglas, Patricio Neal Tuesday. 7 p.m. Wed., 6 and 8: I5 p.m. (Western Drama) Modern-day Texas forms 1he seiling for conflict between a soul-of·in- 1egrilV rancher and hil son, a moral opposite. Frankest dialogue and dramatic scenes high· light Ihe adult theme. (Adult) SHORT: "Good Snoo:te Tonight" (7 Min. ) THURS.·fRI. AUG. 1-2 " THE GREAT CARUSO" (109 MinJ Moria Lon:to, Ann Blythe 7 p.m. (Musical Drama) The life of the unforgel- table Enrico Caruso, as only LanZa could ploy il. from his early arrival in New York through marriage and succen-even though he led 0 lonely life due 10 rejection by so- "cx:iely. A biller·sweel life. SHORT: "Shunerbug" (7 Min.) MICROWAVE STATION ATOP Laurel Mountain will beam its signals to China Lake's "B" Mountain relay point (to right of antennas) by October. Conversion of microwave and re- broadcast of VHF signal to televiewers~ in area will enhance --------------------- Baumgartner's4thYear Navy Relief ••• As Summer Consultant Missouri School of Mines' pro· fessor G e 0 r g e Baumgartner keeps returning as a summer consultant to the Pubil Works "much like the return of the swallows to Capistrano," he says. But in reality it's only the pro· fessor's fourth summer at NOTS. An assistant professor of me· chanical engineering at the Rol- la, Missouri, campus, Baumgart. ner serves as a consultant to the Mechanical Engineering Group of Public Works during his sum· mers here. He earned both his B.S. and 1II.S. degrees in mechanical en· gineering at the Missouri School of Mines. Professor Baumgartner says his summers 5 pen t at NOTS serve a two-fold purpose. They bring him up to date on new en- gineering procedures and pro· vide him with new information to take back to his engineering students. The summer consultant served a hitch with the Army Corps of Engineers at FI. Leonard Wood, GEORGE BAUMGARTNER Mo., following the Korean Con· flict. He is married to the former Marsha Newton of Mountain Grove, Mo. They have two chilo dren, George Jr., 5, and Allan, 3. (Continued from Page 3) chairman; Toni Hoppe and chair· man Carrie Reck, who have con- ducted the interviewing program for the past year. Attending the class are Mmes. I Helen O'Connor, Betty Clasen, Virginia Ritter, Irish Minor, Ann Meyer, Donna Showman, Char· lotte Crombie, Angie Tambini, Arlene Morgan, Sally Sikes, Pol· ly Callahan,. Charlene Jones, Kate Hertel, Colleen Russell, Ginny Shulte, and Penny Kist· ler. EM Wives To Hold Swim Party Tonight Tonight's the night for the big party at the NAF Swimming pool being sponsored by the Navy Wives Club. There will be swimming, danc· ing and a barbecue. Bring your own meat and everything else will be furnished. Nursery service will be avail· able at the Parish house located on the corner of Blandy SI. and Hussey Rd. Please call in your reservation if you plan to use the nursery to, Frances Simpson, FR 5·4724, Luella Fenning, 71369 or Norma Kee, FR 5·2889. RocketeerPhoto Wins Blueiacket ••• Praise for Cameraman The Navy's Chief of Informa· tion issued ROCKETEER photo· grapher Lee Mascarello, PH2, an editorial pat·on·the·back t his week, via its monthly Newslet· ter. Commenting that "we see the usual array of eeremonial·type photographs twice a year as men are promoted. A bright spot in shots which appeared this past May was the photograph publish. ed in the ROCKETEER." The article, aimed at obtain· ing better new s photographs throughout tile Navy, used the photo as an example. A bushel· basket of rating badges had been tossed into the air and were lit· erally raining into the arms of a local Navyman. Mascarello's work is also dis- played in the feature·picture story appearing on Page Five. In addition to his prowess with the still camera, the Chicago· born bluejacket is the Station's top television news cameraman. It was footage shot by Mascarel· 10 during President Kennedy's visit that went nationwide via outlets across the country. (Continued from Page 1) couple during their weekend stay. A member of the Operations Division at NAF. Davis' division chief, R. H. Thacker, ACCM, lav· ished praise on NAF's top enlist· ed man. "He's a sincerely dedicated in· dividual that, by improving him· self, brings c red i t upon the Navy!" The Polaris·firing submarine Henry Clay (SSB ·625) was launched recently at the New· port News Shipbuilding and Dry. dock Company, Newport, News, Va. She is 425 feet long and has a 27·ft, 9·inch beam. viewing without need of high, complex antennas, according to engineers. China lake has the nation's only FCC licensed booster station - television signals are received here from Mount Wilson, then relayed to China lake. ;Answer .. Prnlovt Pua" CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS I -Part oC boo)' 4-Amid 9-!'-~lap 12-.lJaca\V. 13-Toil H-Greek leller Hi-Abate 17-St~'lish 1!t-The one. here U-Insect ~2-Genus of maples %4'Cloth measure :as-Nuisance 29-Jewlsh festival 3t-Crowd 33·Bishoprla at-Symbol for tantaluill :t:i-Canine 31-Armed conflict :t!l-Note oC .('at. .aO-"·orm 4Z-Exea\-ated t"-Secluded ."alleys tG-Ner\'e 1 network . 48-Bo,,' liO-Comfort 51-Paddle ,!i3-Chimes rJoli-Fur-dA.d '58-Defeated 61-Bef«)ra 6Z-'Vatel" Wheel 6{-Period; ot time flu-Goal 6S-~tolar. It·,Arid. DOWN 1"lran's nickname I-A nger 3-Glued "·Toward the IIhelteref\ side r.-l'arsollilgo tj-Rh-er in Sibt-rla '1-Bo\v 8-Snatch 9-Jndian tent.. lO-De\'oure-J'~ndur~(1 U-Organ of hearing (9-Charge the- Rccount oC ri2-1.ease G4-G!rr/f nnme F~Dm,__________ ~u-Toll r.S-·Vase iji-FelUal. ,tee. rHl-lle misialtel\ tiO·Period. ot time t::~..Xote of lIeat. PLACE STAMP HERE TO__~________________ 'Thumbs-Up' Symbol for NAF Crew (See Page 5) Temperatures Wherry Power Oft Max. Min. July 19 .................. 104 68 July 20 .................. 102 69 July 21 .................. 102 70 July 22 .................. 102 7S July 23 .................. 104 69 July 24 .................. 102 72 July 2S .................: 102 66 Vol. XVlll, No. 29 Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California Fri., J~ly 26, 1963 ~~~~~--~~--~------~----~--------~ All electrical power will be shut down Sunday, July 28- from S to 6:30 a.m. Officials of the California Power Com- pany 5 aid the shutdown in power is to make changes in the Ridgecrest transformer, COMMUNITY STUDY PART II I Housing PQlicies Affect Conversion Of Community (Editor1s Note: This is the second in a series of articles being published to acquaint the citizens of China lake with information concerning the "Open" community study.) This article will discuss the present Naval Station housing situation and the effect which an "open" community would have on housing. Such matters as priorities, sales prices, lot Hnes, easements, etc., as they were handled at other government-owned cities will be explained. Department of Defense and Navy Department poliCies as they affect Station housing will be discussed, and answers will be provided to such questions as: Questions To Be Answered Why should I buy? What about the improvements I put in? Who gets first crack at houses? What happens to duplexes? What about County building codes? Who sets rents and how? As was stated in last week's article, the purpose of this se· ries is to make as much infor- mation as possible available. Af· ter all the known facts are laid out, the citizens of China Lake and Naval Station management will be in the best position to form an opinion about the desir· ability of an "open" community at China Lake. Capehart specifications were in accordance with FHA building standards. None of the housing was built under Kern County standards and they mayor may not comply with them. Changes in a house to meet county stand: ards would not, however, be a (Continued on Page 4) NOTS Medal/ions Due For Sale To General Public UBLUEJACKET Of' THE MONTH" Donald A. Davis Jr., AC2, a key man in the control of air traffic at Naval Air Facility, will go to Ii Bakersfield with hi.- wife next weekend for expense-paid visit to that city. Davis was Command's 7th Bluejacket to be honored. NOTS Featured INAF'S TOP MAN , Housing Work Reviewed Construction of housing at the Naval Ordance Test Station be· gan in 1944 with the building of 670 "old duplexes," 20 "SOQ's," 58 "JOQ's," and 106 "old apart· ments." The other Station hous· ing. exclusive of the Wherrys and Capeharts, was built be· tween 1947 and 195L The commemor~tive medal· lions honoring the visit of Pres· ident Kennedy to China Lake and the Twentieth Anniversary of the U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, will be placed on sale at the Maturango Museum and the Jolly Cone Drive·In in Ridge· crest soon. An announcement released this week, said that the medals are expected to be here in early August, and would be sold on a "waiting list" basis. Featured treaiment of the vis· it of President John F. Kennedy to China Lake is given in the August edition of Naval Avia· tion News lIiagazine, due for 10· cal distribution early n ext month. Several major breakdowns in Advance proofs of the picture Don Davis Wins 'Bluejacket'Nod· The Wherrys were completed in 1954 and 1957 and the most recent housing, the Capeharts, were ~ompleted in 1962. The prefabs and Bishops which have bee n disposed of as housing units. the dies from which the medals feature story received here this are cast could curtail the supply week shows the President ad· to be sold. For this reason, sales dressing his China Lake audio are limited to two medals per ence before departure from NAF customer. They are to be sold as a cover photo. for one dollar each. A three·page picture spread is The date when sales are to be·· included, depicting the R&D gin will be announced in the demonstration, tour of the Sta· near future, tion and crowd scenes. "KILL PLAQUES" bring big grins to local pilots during award ceremonies in office of Capt. Jack Hough (second from left), NAF Skipper this week. Bill F. Briney, represent. ing Ryan Aircraft Company, maker of the Q2C target drone, made awards to (third from left) Maj. Robert A. Walker, Lt. James L. Kist· ler and Lt. Earl P. McBride. Donald A. Davis Jr.'s selI·improyement program started pay- ing handsome dividends here this week. Selected to represent the Naval Air Facility as "Bluejacket of the Month," the slender, quiet. spoken Navyman admitted "this is one honor I didn ~t study for!" An air controlman second classI Davis is one of 19 men assigned to tower duties at NAF. The area, protess clearances for cross·country flights and coor· dinate range air controL "U's a job that keeps a man on his toes," commented the Tampa, Fla., tar. The challenge of his job in the Navy is what spurred Davis into what he calls a "self·im· Council Seeks Candidate to Fill Precinct Vacancy Here's your chance to serve the China Lake community in an active way. The Community Council needs a representative for Precinct 6, with dual responsibilities as a member of the Board of Direc· tors. Persons interested in this va· cancy are asked (0 contact Bill Hattabaugh by ph 0 neat Ext. 723293 for information concern· ing the vacancy. The Council will select a rep- resentative for the Precinct at its scheduled meeting on Aug. 13 at the Community Center. provement" program. "'The "programU is s eve r a 1 years old now, according to Da· vis, and involves continuing stud· ies related to his work in the Navy. Scheduled to depart China Lake in the near future for en- rollment in the Navy's Class "B" Air Controlman School at Glyn- co, Ga., Davis said this addition· al education "should give me a proIessional boost in the years ahead." "I talk with people through. out my watcb who I rarely meet. My instructions control their safe departure or return to Chi· na Lake. I feel this responsibil· ity very strongly and realize I can meet my professional obli· gations only through improve· ment . . . continued improve- ment/' he added. A Tampa, Fla., native, Davis is the father of a one·year·old son, Donald A, III. and lives with his wife, Betty Rae, at 325 Bo· nita in Ridgecrest. As "Bluejacket of the Month," he'll be the guest of Bakers· field's Chamber of Commerce, Military Affairs Committee the weekend of Aug. 2. Some twenty merchants. in ad· dition to auto dealers Ed Fant and Bill Hawks in that city, will pick up all tabs for the Navy (Continued on Page 8) , OCR Text: P~a~g~e_E~i~gh~t _____________________________________ R~O~C~K~E~T~E~E~R _____________________________F_r~id~a y, July 26, 1963 SHOWBOAT A Link In New TV Chain " THE YOUNG RACERS " (83 Min.) Mark Domon, Wm. Campbell 7 p.m. (Action in Color) W,"-ol.onv-co~t driver Iteals 0 writer', girl friend 50 the writer follows him over the Grand Prj>: circuit of England, France, Belgium ond Monte Crilto seekmg revenge and the reason for the ploybov', behovior. Screaming wheels all the W?y. (Adults and Young People) SHORT: "Chicken linle" (7 Min.) "AFSM No. 611" (18 M.n.) SATURDAY JULY 27 - - MATINEE- "FIVE WEEKS IN A BAllOON" (104 Min.) Red Bu'lons 1 p.m. SHOP.T: "Nonsense Newveel" (7 Min.) "Iron Horse No.5" (1 6 Min.) -- EVENING -- " THE BLACK ZOO" (B8 Min.) M;ehoel Gough. Jeanne Cooper 7 p,m. (Horror in Color) Frightening tale of the mod proprietor of a small California :lOO who uses his animals 10 create revenQe on 1hose who erO$$ hi' evil polh_ . (Adults and Young People) SHORT: "Ropin Hoody Woody" (7 Min.) "A Picture for Jeon" (10 Min. ) SUN.•MON . JULY 28-29 " SHOWBOAT" (108 Min.) Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson 7 p.m. .(Musicol in Color) Here's all the color and goiely of Captain Andy's riverboot and " 01 Mon River" os the heroine falls for the slick gambler amid memorable lilting tunes. A clonic! (Adults and Young People) SHORT: "Bell Happy" (7 Min.) TUES.·WED. JULY 30-31 " HUO" (112 Min.) Paul Newman. Melvyn Douglas, Patricio Neal Tuesday. 7 p.m. Wed., 6 and 8: I5 p.m. (Western Drama) Modern-day Texas forms 1he seiling for conflict between a soul-of·in- 1egrilV rancher and hil son, a moral opposite. Frankest dialogue and dramatic scenes high· light Ihe adult theme. (Adult) SHORT: "Good Snoo:te Tonight" (7 Min. ) THURS.·fRI. AUG. 1-2 " THE GREAT CARUSO" (109 MinJ Moria Lon:to, Ann Blythe 7 p.m. (Musical Drama) The life of the unforgel- table Enrico Caruso, as only LanZa could ploy il. from his early arrival in New York through marriage and succen-even though he led 0 lonely life due 10 rejection by so- "cx:iely. A biller·sweel life. SHORT: "Shunerbug" (7 Min.) MICROWAVE STATION ATOP Laurel Mountain will beam its signals to China Lake's "B" Mountain relay point (to right of antennas) by October. Conversion of microwave and re- broadcast of VHF signal to televiewers~ in area will enhance --------------------- Baumgartner's4thYear Navy Relief ••• As Summer Consultant Missouri School of Mines' pro· fessor G e 0 r g e Baumgartner keeps returning as a summer consultant to the Pubil Works "much like the return of the swallows to Capistrano," he says. But in reality it's only the pro· fessor's fourth summer at NOTS. An assistant professor of me· chanical engineering at the Rol- la, Missouri, campus, Baumgart. ner serves as a consultant to the Mechanical Engineering Group of Public Works during his sum· mers here. He earned both his B.S. and 1II.S. degrees in mechanical en· gineering at the Missouri School of Mines. Professor Baumgartner says his summers 5 pen t at NOTS serve a two-fold purpose. They bring him up to date on new en- gineering procedures and pro· vide him with new information to take back to his engineering students. The summer consultant served a hitch with the Army Corps of Engineers at FI. Leonard Wood, GEORGE BAUMGARTNER Mo., following the Korean Con· flict. He is married to the former Marsha Newton of Mountain Grove, Mo. They have two chilo dren, George Jr., 5, and Allan, 3. (Continued from Page 3) chairman; Toni Hoppe and chair· man Carrie Reck, who have con- ducted the interviewing program for the past year. Attending the class are Mmes. I Helen O'Connor, Betty Clasen, Virginia Ritter, Irish Minor, Ann Meyer, Donna Showman, Char· lotte Crombie, Angie Tambini, Arlene Morgan, Sally Sikes, Pol· ly Callahan,. Charlene Jones, Kate Hertel, Colleen Russell, Ginny Shulte, and Penny Kist· ler. EM Wives To Hold Swim Party Tonight Tonight's the night for the big party at the NAF Swimming pool being sponsored by the Navy Wives Club. There will be swimming, danc· ing and a barbecue. Bring your own meat and everything else will be furnished. Nursery service will be avail· able at the Parish house located on the corner of Blandy SI. and Hussey Rd. Please call in your reservation if you plan to use the nursery to, Frances Simpson, FR 5·4724, Luella Fenning, 71369 or Norma Kee, FR 5·2889. RocketeerPhoto Wins Blueiacket ••• Praise for Cameraman The Navy's Chief of Informa· tion issued ROCKETEER photo· grapher Lee Mascarello, PH2, an editorial pat·on·the·back t his week, via its monthly Newslet· ter. Commenting that "we see the usual array of eeremonial·type photographs twice a year as men are promoted. A bright spot in shots which appeared this past May was the photograph publish. ed in the ROCKETEER." The article, aimed at obtain· ing better new s photographs throughout tile Navy, used the photo as an example. A bushel· basket of rating badges had been tossed into the air and were lit· erally raining into the arms of a local Navyman. Mascarello's work is also dis- played in the feature·picture story appearing on Page Five. In addition to his prowess with the still camera, the Chicago· born bluejacket is the Station's top television news cameraman. It was footage shot by Mascarel· 10 during President Kennedy's visit that went nationwide via outlets across the country. (Continued from Page 1) couple during their weekend stay. A member of the Operations Division at NAF. Davis' division chief, R. H. Thacker, ACCM, lav· ished praise on NAF's top enlist· ed man. "He's a sincerely dedicated in· dividual that, by improving him· self, brings c red i t upon the Navy!" The Polaris·firing submarine Henry Clay (SSB ·625) was launched recently at the New· port News Shipbuilding and Dry. dock Company, Newport, News, Va. She is 425 feet long and has a 27·ft, 9·inch beam. viewing without need of high, complex antennas, according to engineers. China lake has the nation's only FCC licensed booster station - television signals are received here from Mount Wilson, then relayed to China lake. ;Answer .. Prnlovt Pua" CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS I -Part oC boo)' 4-Amid 9-!'-~lap 12-.lJaca\V. 13-Toil H-Greek leller Hi-Abate 17-St~'lish 1!t-The one. here U-Insect ~2-Genus of maples %4'Cloth measure :as-Nuisance 29-Jewlsh festival 3t-Crowd 33·Bishoprla at-Symbol for tantaluill :t:i-Canine 31-Armed conflict :t!l-Note oC .('at. .aO-"·orm 4Z-Exea\-ated t"-Secluded ."alleys tG-Ner\'e 1 network . 48-Bo,,' liO-Comfort 51-Paddle ,!i3-Chimes rJoli-Fur-dA.d '58-Defeated 61-Bef«)ra 6Z-'Vatel" Wheel 6{-Period; ot time flu-Goal 6S-~tolar. It·,Arid. DOWN 1"lran's nickname I-A nger 3-Glued "·Toward the IIhelteref\ side r.-l'arsollilgo tj-Rh-er in Sibt-rla '1-Bo\v 8-Snatch 9-Jndian tent.. lO-De\'oure-J'~ndur~(1 U-Organ of hearing (9-Charge the- Rccount oC ri2-1.ease G4-G!rr/f nnme F~Dm,__________ ~u-Toll r.S-·Vase iji-FelUal. ,tee. rHl-lle misialtel\ tiO·Period. ot time t::~..Xote of lIeat. PLACE STAMP HERE TO__~________________ 'Thumbs-Up' Symbol for NAF Crew (See Page 5) Temperatures Wherry Power Oft Max. Min. July 19 .................. 104 68 July 20 .................. 102 69 July 21 .................. 102 70 July 22 .................. 102 7S July 23 .................. 104 69 July 24 .................. 102 72 July 2S .................: 102 66 Vol. XVlll, No. 29 Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California Fri., J~ly 26, 1963 ~~~~~--~~--~------~----~--------~ All electrical power will be shut down Sunday, July 28- from S to 6:30 a.m. Officials of the California Power Com- pany 5 aid the shutdown in power is to make changes in the Ridgecrest transformer, COMMUNITY STUDY PART II I Housing PQlicies Affect Conversion Of Community (Editor1s Note: This is the second in a series of articles being published to acquaint the citizens of China lake with information concerning the "Open" community study.) This article will discuss the present Naval Station housing situation and the effect which an "open" community would have on housing. Such matters as priorities, sales prices, lot Hnes, easements, etc., as they were handled at other government-owned cities will be explained. Department of Defense and Navy Department poliCies as they affect Station housing will be discussed, and answers will be provided to such questions as: Questions To Be Answered Why should I buy? What about the improvements I put in? Who gets first crack at houses? What happens to duplexes? What about County building codes? Who sets rents and how? As was stated in last week's article, the purpose of this se· ries is to make as much infor- mation as possible available. Af· ter all the known facts are laid out, the citizens of China Lake and Naval Station management will be in the best position to form an opinion about the desir· ability of an "open" community at China Lake. Capehart specifications were in accordance with FHA building standards. None of the housing was built under Kern County standards and they mayor may not comply with them. Changes in a house to meet county stand: ards would not, however, be a (Continued on Page 4) NOTS Medal/ions Due For Sale To General Public UBLUEJACKET Of' THE MONTH" Donald A. Davis Jr., AC2, a key man in the control of air traffic at Naval Air Facility, will go to Ii Bakersfield with hi.- wife next weekend for expense-paid visit to that city. Davis was Command's 7th Bluejacket to be honored. NOTS Featured INAF'S TOP MAN , Housing Work Reviewed Construction of housing at the Naval Ordance Test Station be· gan in 1944 with the building of 670 "old duplexes," 20 "SOQ's," 58 "JOQ's," and 106 "old apart· ments." The other Station hous· ing. exclusive of the Wherrys and Capeharts, was built be· tween 1947 and 195L The commemor~tive medal· lions honoring the visit of Pres· ident Kennedy to China Lake and the Twentieth Anniversary of the U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, will be placed on sale at the Maturango Museum and the Jolly Cone Drive·In in Ridge· crest soon. An announcement released this week, said that the medals are expected to be here in early August, and would be sold on a "waiting list" basis. Featured treaiment of the vis· it of President John F. Kennedy to China Lake is given in the August edition of Naval Avia· tion News lIiagazine, due for 10· cal distribution early n ext month. Several major breakdowns in Advance proofs of the picture Don Davis Wins 'Bluejacket'Nod· The Wherrys were completed in 1954 and 1957 and the most recent housing, the Capeharts, were ~ompleted in 1962. The prefabs and Bishops which have bee n disposed of as housing units. the dies from which the medals feature story received here this are cast could curtail the supply week shows the President ad· to be sold. For this reason, sales dressing his China Lake audio are limited to two medals per ence before departure from NAF customer. They are to be sold as a cover photo. for one dollar each. A three·page picture spread is The date when sales are to be·· included, depicting the R&D gin will be announced in the demonstration, tour of the Sta· near future, tion and crowd scenes. "KILL PLAQUES" bring big grins to local pilots during award ceremonies in office of Capt. Jack Hough (second from left), NAF Skipper this week. Bill F. Briney, represent. ing Ryan Aircraft Company, maker of the Q2C target drone, made awards to (third from left) Maj. Robert A. Walker, Lt. James L. Kist· ler and Lt. Earl P. McBride. Donald A. Davis Jr.'s selI·improyement program started pay- ing handsome dividends here this week. Selected to represent the Naval Air Facility as "Bluejacket of the Month," the slender, quiet. spoken Navyman admitted "this is one honor I didn ~t study for!" An air controlman second classI Davis is one of 19 men assigned to tower duties at NAF. The area, protess clearances for cross·country flights and coor· dinate range air controL "U's a job that keeps a man on his toes," commented the Tampa, Fla., tar. The challenge of his job in the Navy is what spurred Davis into what he calls a "self·im· Council Seeks Candidate to Fill Precinct Vacancy Here's your chance to serve the China Lake community in an active way. The Community Council needs a representative for Precinct 6, with dual responsibilities as a member of the Board of Direc· tors. Persons interested in this va· cancy are asked (0 contact Bill Hattabaugh by ph 0 neat Ext. 723293 for information concern· ing the vacancy. The Council will select a rep- resentative for the Precinct at its scheduled meeting on Aug. 13 at the Community Center. provement" program. "'The "programU is s eve r a 1 years old now, according to Da· vis, and involves continuing stud· ies related to his work in the Navy. Scheduled to depart China Lake in the near future for en- rollment in the Navy's Class "B" Air Controlman School at Glyn- co, Ga., Davis said this addition· al education "should give me a proIessional boost in the years ahead." "I talk with people through. out my watcb who I rarely meet. My instructions control their safe departure or return to Chi· na Lake. I feel this responsibil· ity very strongly and realize I can meet my professional obli· gations only through improve· ment . . . continued improve- ment/' he added. A Tampa, Fla., native, Davis is the father of a one·year·old son, Donald A, III. and lives with his wife, Betty Rae, at 325 Bo· nita in Ridgecrest. As "Bluejacket of the Month," he'll be the guest of Bakers· field's Chamber of Commerce, Military Affairs Committee the weekend of Aug. 2. Some twenty merchants. in ad· dition to auto dealers Ed Fant and Bill Hawks in that city, will pick up all tabs for the Navy (Continued on Page 8) , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1960s,Rocketeer 1963,Rktr7.26.1963.pdf,Rktr7.26.1963.pdf Page 1, Rktr7.26.1963.pdf Page 1