PAOlI • MAIWII IB, lJR - TIll: BOC.......I&B _ s Marine Sharpshooters Capture Trophies FIRST TERRIER Rine and Pistol Club trophy winners are CODlI1ltulated by Ibelr Commandln, Officer, Lt. Col. N. Pozinsky as Capt. W. G. Luttce, EsecuUve Officer of the Pistol Club stands by. Recipients (I. to r.) are: S/ Sp. Burh W. Purvis, Capt. Samuel P. Berzom, Capt. W. G. Lattre, and Lt. CoL N. P_y. Superior Accomplishments in Public Works TWO SUPElUOR ACCOMPLISHMENT awards and one Outstanding Per- formance mUn, are presented by Bead of Public Works Department Cap- tain G. D. Carrilben. Sho.... (I. 10 r.) are: Tbomas W. Boyd, 0 nUnC; ADell. CbaDdler, Superior AeeompUshment check tor $300; Capt. G. B. Canithen, and Paal ErIckson, Superior Accomplishment check for $ZOO. Town Meeting Will Be Held'Wednesday Evening; All Citizens Asked to Attend Wednesday evening. Mar c h 21. bas been ",,1_ by tbe Board of DIrocIors of Ibe China Lake Com- III1UlIty Coomdl as t.be date of Ibe town meetlnr announced in last week's Rocketeer. The meeUng wlll be held In the Community Center aDd wID open at 7:30 p.rn. MattA!n of vital Interest 10 aU residents of CbiDa Lake will be di~ussed at this meetinc, aDd everyone inter- ested in the future opera.tJon of \he CoancII Is urpd b y Council PresIdent J...... Madden 10 attend aDd enter into Ute discussion. The Directors will place before the people of the station several possible meUhods of operation, as ouUined in detail in last week's Rocketeer . They are taking this means of learning first hand the wishes of the majority of the vot- ers. Such questions as what sort of representation the citizens be- lieve they should have and what types of activities they feel the Oouncll should enter Into will be oonsIdered 'I'he members of !.be lIoard of DIn!ctors of t.be Com- munity COuncil have been elected by the voters of this community, and !.bey .:te looking to tbe dis- cussions at this meeting to give them guidance in their future ac- tivities. The pro's and ron's of the various suggestions will be present- ed by Coun<::il members, and it is planned to take an opinion poll before the meeting is over to fur- nish specific information on the desires of the people. The town meeting will give everyone an op- portunity to take a direct part in the activities of the COuncil, and the Directors are lOOking for- wat:d to a large turnout. MedIcal CommIttee Reports In a report by the COuncil's Medical Committee, Cha.i.rman W. E. Yore presented the results of a survey of the hospital facilities available to resideots in the area. The committee has determined that the number of hospital beds in the Community are adequate for the needs of the people and in number and supporting equipment compare S&tJsractorily with other areas. 'Re-StatementofNavyNon-Discriminatory PolicyinEmploymentPractices'PubUshed In 1955 , a "President's Committee" on Government pol- icy was established, This Committee issued new regulations pertaining to discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin. These regulations established new policies and procedures for handling complaints of actions or per- sonnel rnatters where discrimination was alleged. A re~tat.ement of these .policies, as endorsed by the Navy Depart.- ment, is as follows : "That equal opportunity for em- ployment will be provided to all qua.lUied per s on 5 aDd that em- • ployment practices wU1 not be dis- crim1na1ory apInst any applloant 01' employee because of race. color. relil'ion 01' naUonal oriCin." Charles R. Peck is Department of the Navy Employment Policy Officer. His office is located ill Room 4E'l93, Pentagon Building, Washington, D.C. Peck is respons- ible for the implementation of the Navy's "Non-Discrimination Pol- icy" in employment. It 1s his duty to assure that, consistent with law, all qualified persons are arforded equal opJX)rtunity for employment in othe Na.vy Department and to see that no employee or applicant for employment is discriminated a- gainst because of race, color, re- ligion or national origin. For NOTS, station Executive Officer Oapta.in F . A. Chenault is designated as Deputy Employment Policy Officer. In filing a local compla.int in which discrimination is alleged, the originator is en- titlled to address the comp1a.int to the Executive Officer, Code 11. A copy of the complaint letter should be forwarded to Code 651 at the same time the original is mailed. to. Capt. Chenault. Each c:omplalnt must be In writ- ~ and must: 1. Specify wbether the a11eJed discrimination Is based on race, color, reliClon 01' na.Uonal 01'- Icln. 2. Dlsdose the specific action or persoDDei maUer ..bout wbl,cb complalnt Is made. 3. Ident.ily the position involved, \he mule (or nUnc U un- Local Science Club Presents 'Naturalists' The China Lake Natural SCience Club will present Gerhard and Elna Bakker, naturalists of the Los An- geles state College tearching staff, tonight a.t the Riclunond School auditorium a.t 8 p.m. They will present an unusual il- lustrated lecture on their "Natural- ists' Trek from Cape to Cairo" with films and slides of the colorful nat- ural history of Africa, narrated from the standpoint of the trained bota- nist and zoologist-not just another expedition, but a fascinating inter- pretation of life patterns across the length of the African continent. The public Is invited. rraded), aDd t.be wilt or ."flce In which located. 4. IdenUfy the officlal respoaa- ible f~ the action,"'if kDowD. 5. Give the date of the actloa. 6. C onlaln aU faet.ual inf.......- Uon w hie h the oomplaiDaDt may have to support. the &1- leptJ.on 01 discrim..lDatJoa. 7. In addlUon 10 \he foncolnc, a complaint lnvolvtnc a dis- ciplinary action mast set foRh sufficJent. fad 01' clftam......- es to form a subs&aDUal basis 10 suppori \he specific aUeca- tlons of discrimination as op- posed 10 t.be complainants' mere denial of the "IeUer ." cha.rcesJt on which tbe disci- plinary adlon was bued. The time limitat.iOlllS for filing a dIscriminatory romplaint involv- ing a disCharge action (outright separation for any reason, includ- ing removaJ for cause) mw;t be filed within 1'0 days after the ef- fective date of Ute action. OUter complaints must ,be filed within 45 days after the effective date of t.be specifIc personnel aCtion com- plained of. These time UmIts will not IIIlPIy it complaina.nt is prevented from filing within these limits by circum- stances beyond his control or if the complaint is concerned with a con- tinuing discriminatory practice. A complaint may be refused by man- agement for failure to file a timely appeal without GOOD REASON. A final decision must ,be made by the Navy Depa.rtm.ent on all cases within a period of 90 days from the date of filing. "Iberefore, every effort should be made by tbe field activity to complete Its In- vestigation within 46 days. The following message from Sec- retary of the N a v y Charles S. Thomas Is d ireCted to aU em- ployees and supervisol'6 of the De- pB.ttment of the Navy: "I _ takInc ibis _ 10 per- sonally Inform Navy empIoy_ aDd supervi-. Ib"t It Is the polley of Ibe Department of Ibe Navy to provide equal opportunity In _- ployment 10 aU qualllied - - . consistent with law; 10 prohibit dlscrimlnaUon aplnst employ....... applicants for employment be(:aase of race,. color, reli....oD or national orIcIn; aDd 10 _ \he rIcbt or a..-I as provided by Es_tIve Order 10591 from ally vlolatioa ." ibis poIlcy. "Full compUance witb ibis pol. Icy wID Insure that ....- ..:- U......... buod OD mortt aDd nt- -." 1 THI WUTHII Mostly fair for week· • n d. Surface wind, light and varioble night and morning becoming southerly during ohef- noons 10 to 20 knots. Temperature ran g • minimum 34 to maxi. mum 72. VOL. xu. NO. 11 Registrar Lists Places, Dates For Registering Vera K. Gibson, K ern County Registrar of Voters, has announced that 10 dep- uty registrars have been ap- pointed to serve the China Lake area. All China Lake residents who have moved since last year's registration, those who have become 21 years of age, and those desir- ing to change party affiliation are the ones who should reg- ister or re-register. The 10 deputy registrars appoint- ed are: Mrs. L. 'Barker, 'Mrs. G. W. B0- gardus, Mrs. WUIle B. Brooks, Mrs. O. M. Mayberry, Mrs. June Bell, Mrs. Marjorie BIssell, Mrs. 1.. H. Dember, Mrs. O. L. Dobbie, Mrs. E. M. MCBride, and Mrs. T. V. Satterthwaite. . The following are registration points, dates and hours for China Lake: Commins.., March 30, 31 and April 7-11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 2, 3, f, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, U--9:30 a.In. to 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.rn. to 5:30 pm. ChIna Lake PIlot Plant Cafeteria April 9, 10,-11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Micllelson Laboralory MaIn Enlnulce April 9, 10, 11, 12-9 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to ":30 p.m. STATlON EMPLOYEE, 8ydDoT It. CroebU of ~ aDd Ex· plool_ _ _ Is \he .......- lent of a ... 8uporior " - - p i _ Award __ Tbe award Is"",""orallofta_ _ --.......".- Better TV Reception for Channel 11 ~IIIIIPI!'I"'C""'I GEORGE SUTHERLEN INSTALLS a new typo e_rimental transmlttlnr aD..... that Is expected to produce much better picture reception on Channel 11. KeepSecretsSecret Or Pay the Price! FaIIare 10 safecuanI claaslfied In- lormaUon caD be costly. n can re- sult ID. ubotace. interrupted produc- Uon, ' - of personal freedo~­ hapo _tIL There Is no need to pay ibis price. security requires only the effort It takes to keep our secrets secret. se- curtty involves the care that every- one must take 10 wilhbold from p0- tential enemies information about our most important defense meas- ures. This effort is one wUllngly made by everyone, who is determined to preserve his own personal free- dom and to maintain our soclal. po- litical, and economic systems. Communism has always been a threat to world peace. At the end of World War n, Communism quickly gave up its role as the ally of free- dom and returned to its dream. of world domination. Since then, it has become perfectly clear that com- munism is the avowed. enemy of freedom everywhere and that It w1iI stop at nothing to undermine and subjugate democratic nations and enslave their citizens. During peacetime, industrial secur- Ity Is concerned wllb safeguarding classified infonnation and other ma- terial from espionage efforts and the protection of industrial faclilties and supplies from sabotage. CompUan.. wilb security repJa- Uona In aU ___ .. a _ty. FaIlure 10 proted daIIIfied lnforDa- Uon eaa be cUsutroas. MAN8PlELD D. SPRAGUE GeneIai Counsel Department of Defense Polio Vaccine Available Soon StaUon Medical Officer captain H. L. Anderson has received in- formation fro m Kem County Public Health authorities indicat- Inc that addlUonai poUomyeUUs vaeclne will be avalJable in the near future. Wben It is available, It will be distributed Ibrourb tbe PubUc Heallb Clinic at Ridge- crest. In a.nswer to many questions concerninc the effectiveness of polio inoculations, the K e r D County PubUc Heallb Medical Officer made the loUowin, news release:: "The first inoculation clven Is 60 to 80 per cent effec- tive. The immunity lasts from six weeks to six months." The second shots will be pven in this area as soon as the vac- cine Is made available. Second shots may be ,iven alter inter- vals of foar weeks or loncer. ae- .ordlnc 10 capt. Andenon. Assistant SecNav Pratt To Visit Here in April AssIstant secretary of the Navy Albert Prat t will visit NOTS and other West Coast naval establish- ments during tbe first week 01 April. He is scheduled to arrive here by plane and will be &CXXIOl- panied by Mrs. Pratt, ()apt. J . H. Mini, Naval Aide and Cdr. J . S. Bryant, Speci&I Ass't. lor Reserves. The AssIstant Secretary and his party w1iI depart from Washing- ton, D.c., on April 1. TtMPOA1UIIIS (H...........) Max. MIn• March 8 _ 69 25 March 9 _ 72 33 March 10 __ n 38 March ' I _ 67 SO March 12 _ 66 32 March 13 _ 69 71 March '4 _ 66 35 MABClI 16, 1956 On-Site Survey Party To Arrive Here Tuesday A 3l-man "On-Site Sur- vey Party" from the Office of the Navy Inspector Gen- eral, Washington, D.C., will arrive at NOTS next Tues- day afternoon. The party is headed by Rear Admiral C. L. C. Atkeson, senior mem- ber. Executive Assistant to the Admiral for the NOTS survey will be Captain W. D. Rowley. The O!flce of the Navy Inspeelor General Is charged with Ibe respon- sibility of coordinating all surveys and inspections of Naval Shore Es- tablishments, including industrial ac- tivities and shore·based. Oeet activ- ities. Tbe "On-Site Survey Party" wID primarlly be concerned with: study- Inc and appralslnr OperaUoD &lid manacement efficlenc,.; revIewIDc mission and taak, operaUonai aDd administrative procedures; utilisa- tion 01 manpower; and compliance wilb pr