PA GE 8 • Ten Desert District Eagle Scouts Honored at Recognition Dinner Ten Desert District Boy Boouts who have won scouting's highest rank- the Eagle badge- were hon- ored Saturday night at the first annual Eagle Recognition Dinner held by the local scout district. The mothers of three of the hon- ored guests-Victor Casados. Wood- row Chartier and William Thorpe- were present to receive floral cor- sages from their sons. Others among the select ten at the dinner were J ames and Robert Be- lisle, Charles Bliss, James Fagnant, Larry Flagg, James Sherwin ~n d John Sibley. A short talk on "Leadership" was given following the dinner by Cap- tain T. F. Connolly, Station experi- mental officer, one of two g u e s_t speakers for the evening. Captain Connoly commented that he had spent many years trying to find out of what leaderShip con- sists. and that, in his opinion, one of the foremost indications in a. young man is a demonstration of Stortlng TIIMI, 6 and 8 p.m. dail.,. Kiddies' Matinee (Speciol Mewl"): 1 p.m. Saturday TODAY Matl__, I p.m. Sunday MARCH 12 "NAkED JUNGLE" (95 Min.) Charlton Huton, Eleanor Porker Shorts. "Hobo Bobo" (l Min.) Armed Fore.. Sa"n Report No. 130 (18 Min.) New.s (10 Min.) SATURDAY MARCH 13 " SONG OF THE LAND" (71 Min.) Naturol serenee documentary. Shortsl "Brooklyn Goes to Chicago" (10 Min.) ~'Spooks" (16 Min.) • MATINEE " DRUMS OF THE CONGO" (61 Min.) Stuart Irwin Shortsl "Hobo Hound" (10 Min.) "Jungle Drums" No. .4 (13 Min.) SUNDAY MARCH 14 " AlL THE UOTHERS WU E VALIANT" (96 Min.) Robert Taylor, Farley Grainger, Ann Blyth. Shorh: "Mr. Mouse Takes 0 Trip" (7 Min.) Anned Forces Screen Report No. 509 (18 MIn.l MONDAY MARCH 15 MALCUIYNSKI CONCERT No movl. tonight. TUES.·WED. MARCH 16-17 "A MAN BETWfEN" (101 Min.) James Mason, Clair. Bloom Shorts! "Chilly Willi." (7 Min.) NrNs _(10 Min.) THURS.·fRl . MARCH 18·19 " Cl.EATURE fROM BLACK LAGOON" (80 Min.) Richard Carlson, Julia Adams Shorts, " Uncommon Sense" (10 Min.) Armed FOI'cet Saeen Report No. 29 (17 Min.) New. (10 Min.) CAPTAIN T. F. CONNOLLY, Station experimental officer, delivered a talk on ''Leadership'' at the Eagle Scout recognition dinner h e I d Saturday evening at the Station restaurant. the quality of persistence, which an Eagle Scout so ably exemplifies. The other guest speaker. Jerry Winslow, a Kern COunty Boy Scout Council executive, told of the gen- eral growth of the Desert District and of his desire to recruit more and more boys for the scout program. The program was concluded by a candlelight ceremony conducted by Charles Robinson. Local scout offi- cials present included Vaughn Ad- amson, district commissioner, and Frank Lavacot, district commission- er. Junior Class Wins Play Competition The junior class entry in the an- nual class play competition at Bur- roughs High School was declared the winner this week by a judging committee composed of class presi- dents and the high school drama- tics instructor. The winning play, entitled "Life, Happiness and the Pursuit of Lib- erty," was written by students J oan Burkhardt and Kathy Cleary. The plot revolved around a group of American sailors who we r e Ship- wrecked on a South Pacific island. Runners-up in the contest were the freshman class, second; the sen- iors, t h i r d, and the sophomores, fourth. Six Motorists Appear At Traffic Court Six Station motorists appeared at traffic court this week. Five received warnings and one motorist's Station driving privileges were revoked for a month for speeding. Warnings were issUed for illegal parking. failure to yield the right- of-way to a pedestrian in a cross- walk, and riding a bicycle after da.rk without lights. General Meeting Of Fiesta Committee Planned Thursday For the third straight year Charles W. Adams, a Test Department em- ploye, has been named chairman of the ann u a 1 Community Councll sponsored Fiesta. A bigger and better extravaganza than ever before has been promised for this year's celebration, which will mark the 10th year since the estab- lishment of the Station. Fiesta. time has been set for May 14, 15 and 16. According to Mr. Adams, more concessions, more fun and top-notch entertainment and more and better prizes will be the keynote fOr the three-day fund raising carnival. The first general meeting of pros- pective concessionaires with the Fi- esta management committee will be held Thursday at 8 p.m., in the An- chorage, Mr. Adams repotted. Organizations which plan to have a concession at the F'iesta are urged to have a representative at this meeting, in order to lay plans for the type and amount of booth space required. Ridgecrest merchants will be in- vited to set up displays this year for the first time, the Fiesta chairman announced. Plans are under way to increase the total number of booths from 60 to 75. Girl Scout Council Plans Open House Programs Tonight Girl SCouts of 25 troops from the Indian Wells Valley COunell w 11 1 celebrate the birthday of Girl SCout- ing in America. tonight with two father and daughter 0 pen house events. Those living in the Vieweg and Burroughs area will hold a program at the Vieweg Elementary School auditorium and girls living In the Richmond and Groves schools vi- cinity will meet at the Richmond Elementary SchOOl auditorium. Featured on the programs will be a short talk on the J uliette Low world friendship fund Mrs. A. S. Gould, regional Girl SCout commit- tee member for Inyo and Mono coun- ties, will speak at the Vieweg school and Mrs. R. A. Henry. president of the Indian Wells Valley Girl SCout COunell, will speak at the Richmond school. Also on the agenda at Richmond school will be sldts, displays and dances depicting such foreign coun- tries as Mexico, Switzerland, Philip- pines, Japan, Pola.nd, Germany, Den- mark, Iran, Holland, Italy, India and France. At Vieweg school the scouts will present displays and skits from Ha- waii, Germany, China, Lithuania, Holland, United States, SCotland, Mexico and France. Bird Song Records Made by Dr. Fish To Be in Movie Bird songs recorded by Dr. Wil- liam R Fish. head or the liquld propellant branch, Rocket Depart- ment, will be included in the back- ground sounds of tomorrow night's feature movie at the Statton theater." The movie. "Song of the Land," was produced by' Ed N. Harrison and Mrs. Franes Roberts. photograph- ers, who ha.ve spent 17 years collect- ing material for this story told by the sea, the sky and the land. several years ago, Dr. Fish be- came acquainted with the two pho- tographers at a meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Society, and they expressed interest in his plan to record bird songs in the field- an experiment they had tried them- selves, unsuccessfully. Through the joint efforts of the three, the necessary equipment was purchased in 1950 and Dr. Fish set to work making the recordings. Bird songs recorded mainly in the surrounding desert area and 1n the south fork of the Kern River Valley are contributed by Dr. Fish to "Song of the Land," a unique na~ure film which depicts the sto- ry of nature's violent creation of life, and its periodic destruction and constant re-birth. Included in the dramatic docu- mentary are the only films in ex- istence of the nearly extinct Cali- fornia condor. Mr. Harrison and Mrs. Roberts spent more than seven years photographing these condors from the time of the egg-laying until the bird reaches maturity with a wing- spread of some ten feet. Children's Movies Slated TomQrrow Spring will be featured in a. group of short documentary and cartoon subjects on the Children's Film So- ciety program tomorrow from 10 to 11 :15 a.m. in the Station theater. Included on the program will be "Spring Co 1,1,\e s "'to a Pond," "To Spring," !Uld :l Disney cartoon pa..- rade.· Financial Supr~lrt of the fiCin so- ciety has been s ':ficient to permit the extension of 111 present mem- berships for an a \i ..t i t ion a l six months. April to Se ·t,'mber, it was reported this week. r,·{'o ~· ie programs will be scheduled on tl.:- ~{'C()nd sat- urday of each month, r,' a.rcing Aprtl 10. Details of the extelld~d program will be issued later. SillEN TEST SLATED Another air raid warning test of local sirens will be made Ml'nday. March 22. at noon, according to Com- mand Administration. No action 15 Indicated for milltary o~ civilian per- sonnel, other than to report on the audibllity or the signals. ~E WEATHER Scottered high cloud. o v e r the weekend, winds diminishing in v.loclty, accompanied by a s low worming trend. VOL. X. NO. 10 Polish Pianist To Present Concert Here Monday Witold Malcuzynski, famous young Polish pianist who is considered to be the greatest living interpreter of the works of his fellow countryman. Chopin, will appear on the stage of the Station theater Monday night in the concluding concert of the 1953- 54 series. The conceh will start promptly at 8:15 p.m., and officials advised con- cert patrons be on time as concert- Witold Malcuzynski goers will be asked not to interrupt the lengthy opening number by try- ing to find their seats while it is being played. A graduate of the Warsaw Con- servatory with highest honors, Mal- cuzynski intended to follow his fatb- (c ontinued on Page Five) State Tax Reports Due by April 15 With federal income tax reports for 1953 due no later than Monday, it is time for legal residents of the State of California to turn their at- tention to the filing of State income tax returns. The State requires that a.ll resi- dents whose legal address is in California file an income tax form, whether or not they owe any tax this year. This report is due April 15. State income tax forms and assist- ance in filling them out may be ob- tained from Mrs. George Mayberry .m the Community COuncil office, M OIl day through Friday between 3:30 and 5 :30 p.m. 3 e TEMP!lATUllES (Hau.lng Ar.a) M4x. Min. March" _...... 75 33 March 5 ........ n 38 March' ........ n 3-4 Morch 7 _..._. 79 37 - Mart:h 8 "",._ 81 ,S4 March 9 ........ 73 58 March 10 __ 64 .(5 U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST ST ATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIF. FRIDAY, MARCH 1%, 1951 Station Thanked For Aid Rendered To March of Dimes AppreCiation for aid given by the Station in the 1954 March of Dimes is expressed in a letter just received by Captain D. B. Young, Station COmmander, from Ed M. Richard- son, chairman of the Kern County Ma.r~h of Dimes, Bakersfield. "On behalf of the board of direct- ors of the Kern County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infan- tile Paralysis. and on my own per- sonal behalf. I want to thank you and all those who worked so hard to make our 1954 March of Dimes suc- cessful," the letter states. "Our collections to date total $51,- 500. and returns are still coming in. "It is gratifying, indeed, to watch the enthusiasm with which volun- teers work in an effort to help those who have been so unfortunate as to have polio and finally. to find a vaccine which will eventually stamp out this dreaded disease." Construction Work Well Under Way At Wherry Project Nearly 260 of the 300 Wherry housing units under construction~ at the southwest corner of the StatIOn are now standing. with partitions and rafters up, according to a pro- gress report from Clarence E. St. George. project superintendent. Twenty of the duplex dwellings have been plastered and stuccoed and finish carpentry work is in pro- gress. Mr. st. George added. Paint- ers also have started to apply a sec- ond coat of paint on units that are farthest along in construction. This week. finish grading work was started on Third St., one of the three main streets in the Wherry subdivision. Wind Storm Interrupts Mild Spring Weather A howling windstorm interrupted the recent spep of mild spring wea~ ther this week. The blow started at 8 :30 a.m. Tuesday and was still kicking up dust at press time. Peak gusts recorded by aerolo- gists at Armitage field reached 54 knots at 11 :30 p.m. Wednesday and 36 knots at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday. .. The average wind velocity for the two days we.s 21 knots Tuesday and 23 knots W~esday. TV Hill Construction Job Completed CONSTRUCTION WORK at the television relay station on top of laurel l\lountain has recently been completed. The two concrete block structures housing the electronic equipment are finished with a coat of white wash and all but one of the parabolic transmitting antennae have been installed. The final one, to be used to transmit signals on Channel 13, is expected &0 be put in place in the near future. Meanwhile, work is proceeding by vol- unteer workmen at the relay station to further strengthen and ever better the present signals on Channels 2,. 4, 5, 7, 9, and 11. Red Cross Donations Total $525 During First Week of Campaign The first week of donations in the 1954 American Red Cross cam- paign for funds and members at China Lake netted $525.59. which was turned over to Mrs. F . J. Wi- kenheiser, treasurer. at the cam- paign workers' meeting in the Ad- ministration building last Friday. Donations were from the Naval Air Facility, and Test, Rocket, Person- nel. Public Works, supply and Fis- cal and Command Administration Department. and the Marine Bar- racks. It was announced that the first unit to report 100 per cent dona- tions from its members was Division Eight. enlisted personnel at the Pas- adena Annex. LT R. K. Wingo. Supply and Fis- cal Department, was the act i n g chairman of the Friday meeting in the absence of CDR Leo W. Rob- erts. the campaign chairman, who had been called away by the death of his father in West Virginia. The campaign will continue throughout March. and each depart- ment has workers receiving contri- butions. g i v i n g out membership cards. pins and window or wind· shield stickers. Chairman of the Indian Wells Valley ARC branch is Mrs. J . H. Cathcart. It was stated that out of the $6000 collected in the Indian Wells Valley campaign last year, $4000 was spent at the Station in carrying out the Red Cross activities. The remainder was sent to national headquarters for disaster service, and for research such as was done with gamma. glob- ulin. (Continued on Page Five) sOQ Dwellers Eligible For Council Vacancy BOQ residents are eligible to file for the Precinct One vacancy on the Community Council board of direct· ors. Other housing areas within this precinct include the old apartments, the motel-apartments and the dorm- itories situated west of Dibb and north· of Halsey. Residents interested in applying for the Council vacancy must file a petition, bearing their own signature and those of five other Precinct One reSidents. with Mrs. George Mayberry at the Community Coun- cil office no later than March 23. , OCR Text: PA GE 8 • Ten Desert District Eagle Scouts Honored at Recognition Dinner Ten Desert District Boy Boouts who have won scouting's highest rank- the Eagle badge- were hon- ored Saturday night at the first annual Eagle Recognition Dinner held by the local scout district. The mothers of three of the hon- ored guests-Victor Casados. Wood- row Chartier and William Thorpe- were present to receive floral cor- sages from their sons. Others among the select ten at the dinner were J ames and Robert Be- lisle, Charles Bliss, James Fagnant, Larry Flagg, James Sherwin ~n d John Sibley. A short talk on "Leadership" was given following the dinner by Cap- tain T. F. Connolly, Station experi- mental officer, one of two g u e s_t speakers for the evening. Captain Connoly commented that he had spent many years trying to find out of what leaderShip con- sists. and that, in his opinion, one of the foremost indications in a. young man is a demonstration of Stortlng TIIMI, 6 and 8 p.m. dail.,. Kiddies' Matinee (Speciol Mewl"): 1 p.m. Saturday TODAY Matl__, I p.m. Sunday MARCH 12 "NAkED JUNGLE" (95 Min.) Charlton Huton, Eleanor Porker Shorts. "Hobo Bobo" (l Min.) Armed Fore.. Sa"n Report No. 130 (18 Min.) New.s (10 Min.) SATURDAY MARCH 13 " SONG OF THE LAND" (71 Min.) Naturol serenee documentary. Shortsl "Brooklyn Goes to Chicago" (10 Min.) ~'Spooks" (16 Min.) • MATINEE " DRUMS OF THE CONGO" (61 Min.) Stuart Irwin Shortsl "Hobo Hound" (10 Min.) "Jungle Drums" No. .4 (13 Min.) SUNDAY MARCH 14 " AlL THE UOTHERS WU E VALIANT" (96 Min.) Robert Taylor, Farley Grainger, Ann Blyth. Shorh: "Mr. Mouse Takes 0 Trip" (7 Min.) Anned Forces Screen Report No. 509 (18 MIn.l MONDAY MARCH 15 MALCUIYNSKI CONCERT No movl. tonight. TUES.·WED. MARCH 16-17 "A MAN BETWfEN" (101 Min.) James Mason, Clair. Bloom Shorts! "Chilly Willi." (7 Min.) NrNs _(10 Min.) THURS.·fRl . MARCH 18·19 " Cl.EATURE fROM BLACK LAGOON" (80 Min.) Richard Carlson, Julia Adams Shorts, " Uncommon Sense" (10 Min.) Armed FOI'cet Saeen Report No. 29 (17 Min.) New. (10 Min.) CAPTAIN T. F. CONNOLLY, Station experimental officer, delivered a talk on ''Leadership'' at the Eagle Scout recognition dinner h e I d Saturday evening at the Station restaurant. the quality of persistence, which an Eagle Scout so ably exemplifies. The other guest speaker. Jerry Winslow, a Kern COunty Boy Scout Council executive, told of the gen- eral growth of the Desert District and of his desire to recruit more and more boys for the scout program. The program was concluded by a candlelight ceremony conducted by Charles Robinson. Local scout offi- cials present included Vaughn Ad- amson, district commissioner, and Frank Lavacot, district commission- er. Junior Class Wins Play Competition The junior class entry in the an- nual class play competition at Bur- roughs High School was declared the winner this week by a judging committee composed of class presi- dents and the high school drama- tics instructor. The winning play, entitled "Life, Happiness and the Pursuit of Lib- erty," was written by students J oan Burkhardt and Kathy Cleary. The plot revolved around a group of American sailors who we r e Ship- wrecked on a South Pacific island. Runners-up in the contest were the freshman class, second; the sen- iors, t h i r d, and the sophomores, fourth. Six Motorists Appear At Traffic Court Six Station motorists appeared at traffic court this week. Five received warnings and one motorist's Station driving privileges were revoked for a month for speeding. Warnings were issUed for illegal parking. failure to yield the right- of-way to a pedestrian in a cross- walk, and riding a bicycle after da.rk without lights. General Meeting Of Fiesta Committee Planned Thursday For the third straight year Charles W. Adams, a Test Department em- ploye, has been named chairman of the ann u a 1 Community Councll sponsored Fiesta. A bigger and better extravaganza than ever before has been promised for this year's celebration, which will mark the 10th year since the estab- lishment of the Station. Fiesta. time has been set for May 14, 15 and 16. According to Mr. Adams, more concessions, more fun and top-notch entertainment and more and better prizes will be the keynote fOr the three-day fund raising carnival. The first general meeting of pros- pective concessionaires with the Fi- esta management committee will be held Thursday at 8 p.m., in the An- chorage, Mr. Adams repotted. Organizations which plan to have a concession at the F'iesta are urged to have a representative at this meeting, in order to lay plans for the type and amount of booth space required. Ridgecrest merchants will be in- vited to set up displays this year for the first time, the Fiesta chairman announced. Plans are under way to increase the total number of booths from 60 to 75. Girl Scout Council Plans Open House Programs Tonight Girl SCouts of 25 troops from the Indian Wells Valley COunell w 11 1 celebrate the birthday of Girl SCout- ing in America. tonight with two father and daughter 0 pen house events. Those living in the Vieweg and Burroughs area will hold a program at the Vieweg Elementary School auditorium and girls living In the Richmond and Groves schools vi- cinity will meet at the Richmond Elementary SchOOl auditorium. Featured on the programs will be a short talk on the J uliette Low world friendship fund Mrs. A. S. Gould, regional Girl SCout commit- tee member for Inyo and Mono coun- ties, will speak at the Vieweg school and Mrs. R. A. Henry. president of the Indian Wells Valley Girl SCout COunell, will speak at the Richmond school. Also on the agenda at Richmond school will be sldts, displays and dances depicting such foreign coun- tries as Mexico, Switzerland, Philip- pines, Japan, Pola.nd, Germany, Den- mark, Iran, Holland, Italy, India and France. At Vieweg school the scouts will present displays and skits from Ha- waii, Germany, China, Lithuania, Holland, United States, SCotland, Mexico and France. Bird Song Records Made by Dr. Fish To Be in Movie Bird songs recorded by Dr. Wil- liam R Fish. head or the liquld propellant branch, Rocket Depart- ment, will be included in the back- ground sounds of tomorrow night's feature movie at the Statton theater." The movie. "Song of the Land," was produced by' Ed N. Harrison and Mrs. Franes Roberts. photograph- ers, who ha.ve spent 17 years collect- ing material for this story told by the sea, the sky and the land. several years ago, Dr. Fish be- came acquainted with the two pho- tographers at a meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Society, and they expressed interest in his plan to record bird songs in the field- an experiment they had tried them- selves, unsuccessfully. Through the joint efforts of the three, the necessary equipment was purchased in 1950 and Dr. Fish set to work making the recordings. Bird songs recorded mainly in the surrounding desert area and 1n the south fork of the Kern River Valley are contributed by Dr. Fish to "Song of the Land," a unique na~ure film which depicts the sto- ry of nature's violent creation of life, and its periodic destruction and constant re-birth. Included in the dramatic docu- mentary are the only films in ex- istence of the nearly extinct Cali- fornia condor. Mr. Harrison and Mrs. Roberts spent more than seven years photographing these condors from the time of the egg-laying until the bird reaches maturity with a wing- spread of some ten feet. Children's Movies Slated TomQrrow Spring will be featured in a. group of short documentary and cartoon subjects on the Children's Film So- ciety program tomorrow from 10 to 11 :15 a.m. in the Station theater. Included on the program will be "Spring Co 1,1,\e s "'to a Pond," "To Spring," !Uld :l Disney cartoon pa..- rade.· Financial Supr~lrt of the fiCin so- ciety has been s ':ficient to permit the extension of 111 present mem- berships for an a \i ..t i t ion a l six months. April to Se ·t,'mber, it was reported this week. r,·{'o ~· ie programs will be scheduled on tl.:- ~{'C()nd sat- urday of each month, r,' a.rcing Aprtl 10. Details of the extelld~d program will be issued later. SillEN TEST SLATED Another air raid warning test of local sirens will be made Ml'nday. March 22. at noon, according to Com- mand Administration. No action 15 Indicated for milltary o~ civilian per- sonnel, other than to report on the audibllity or the signals. ~E WEATHER Scottered high cloud. o v e r the weekend, winds diminishing in v.loclty, accompanied by a s low worming trend. VOL. X. NO. 10 Polish Pianist To Present Concert Here Monday Witold Malcuzynski, famous young Polish pianist who is considered to be the greatest living interpreter of the works of his fellow countryman. Chopin, will appear on the stage of the Station theater Monday night in the concluding concert of the 1953- 54 series. The conceh will start promptly at 8:15 p.m., and officials advised con- cert patrons be on time as concert- Witold Malcuzynski goers will be asked not to interrupt the lengthy opening number by try- ing to find their seats while it is being played. A graduate of the Warsaw Con- servatory with highest honors, Mal- cuzynski intended to follow his fatb- (c ontinued on Page Five) State Tax Reports Due by April 15 With federal income tax reports for 1953 due no later than Monday, it is time for legal residents of the State of California to turn their at- tention to the filing of State income tax returns. The State requires that a.ll resi- dents whose legal address is in California file an income tax form, whether or not they owe any tax this year. This report is due April 15. State income tax forms and assist- ance in filling them out may be ob- tained from Mrs. George Mayberry .m the Community COuncil office, M OIl day through Friday between 3:30 and 5 :30 p.m. 3 e TEMP!lATUllES (Hau.lng Ar.a) M4x. Min. March" _...... 75 33 March 5 ........ n 38 March' ........ n 3-4 Morch 7 _..._. 79 37 - Mart:h 8 "",._ 81 ,S4 March 9 ........ 73 58 March 10 __ 64 .(5 U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST ST ATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIF. FRIDAY, MARCH 1%, 1951 Station Thanked For Aid Rendered To March of Dimes AppreCiation for aid given by the Station in the 1954 March of Dimes is expressed in a letter just received by Captain D. B. Young, Station COmmander, from Ed M. Richard- son, chairman of the Kern County Ma.r~h of Dimes, Bakersfield. "On behalf of the board of direct- ors of the Kern County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infan- tile Paralysis. and on my own per- sonal behalf. I want to thank you and all those who worked so hard to make our 1954 March of Dimes suc- cessful," the letter states. "Our collections to date total $51,- 500. and returns are still coming in. "It is gratifying, indeed, to watch the enthusiasm with which volun- teers work in an effort to help those who have been so unfortunate as to have polio and finally. to find a vaccine which will eventually stamp out this dreaded disease." Construction Work Well Under Way At Wherry Project Nearly 260 of the 300 Wherry housing units under construction~ at the southwest corner of the StatIOn are now standing. with partitions and rafters up, according to a pro- gress report from Clarence E. St. George. project superintendent. Twenty of the duplex dwellings have been plastered and stuccoed and finish carpentry work is in pro- gress. Mr. st. George added. Paint- ers also have started to apply a sec- ond coat of paint on units that are farthest along in construction. This week. finish grading work was started on Third St., one of the three main streets in the Wherry subdivision. Wind Storm Interrupts Mild Spring Weather A howling windstorm interrupted the recent spep of mild spring wea~ ther this week. The blow started at 8 :30 a.m. Tuesday and was still kicking up dust at press time. Peak gusts recorded by aerolo- gists at Armitage field reached 54 knots at 11 :30 p.m. Wednesday and 36 knots at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday. .. The average wind velocity for the two days we.s 21 knots Tuesday and 23 knots W~esday. TV Hill Construction Job Completed CONSTRUCTION WORK at the television relay station on top of laurel l\lountain has recently been completed. The two concrete block structures housing the electronic equipment are finished with a coat of white wash and all but one of the parabolic transmitting antennae have been installed. The final one, to be used to transmit signals on Channel 13, is expected &0 be put in place in the near future. Meanwhile, work is proceeding by vol- unteer workmen at the relay station to further strengthen and ever better the present signals on Channels 2,. 4, 5, 7, 9, and 11. Red Cross Donations Total $525 During First Week of Campaign The first week of donations in the 1954 American Red Cross cam- paign for funds and members at China Lake netted $525.59. which was turned over to Mrs. F . J. Wi- kenheiser, treasurer. at the cam- paign workers' meeting in the Ad- ministration building last Friday. Donations were from the Naval Air Facility, and Test, Rocket, Person- nel. Public Works, supply and Fis- cal and Command Administration Department. and the Marine Bar- racks. It was announced that the first unit to report 100 per cent dona- tions from its members was Division Eight. enlisted personnel at the Pas- adena Annex. LT R. K. Wingo. Supply and Fis- cal Department, was the act i n g chairman of the Friday meeting in the absence of CDR Leo W. Rob- erts. the campaign chairman, who had been called away by the death of his father in West Virginia. The campaign will continue throughout March. and each depart- ment has workers receiving contri- butions. g i v i n g out membership cards. pins and window or wind· shield stickers. Chairman of the Indian Wells Valley ARC branch is Mrs. J . H. Cathcart. It was stated that out of the $6000 collected in the Indian Wells Valley campaign last year, $4000 was spent at the Station in carrying out the Red Cross activities. The remainder was sent to national headquarters for disaster service, and for research such as was done with gamma. glob- ulin. (Continued on Page Five) sOQ Dwellers Eligible For Council Vacancy BOQ residents are eligible to file for the Precinct One vacancy on the Community Council board of direct· ors. Other housing areas within this precinct include the old apartments, the motel-apartments and the dorm- itories situated west of Dibb and north· of Halsey. Residents interested in applying for the Council vacancy must file a petition, bearing their own signature and those of five other Precinct One reSidents. with Mrs. George Mayberry at the Community Coun- cil office no later than March 23. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1950s,Rocketeer 1954,Rktr3.12.1954.pdf,Rktr3.12.1954.pdf Page 1, Rktr3.12.1954.pdf Page 1