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friday, September I, 19611
CAP To Hold Meetings
On Disaster Survival
Because of the tensc world situ-
ation, China Lake Civil Air Patrol
officials have turned their attention
to disaster survival on thc home
front. They have scheduled a se-
ries of meetings dcsigned for hu-
man survival under conditions of
disaster, privation, or enemy attack.
The public is invited to attend
the next meeting which will be held
at the Richmond School on Scpt.
14 at 7 :30 p.m.
Motion pictures, charts, booklcts,
and pamphlets will be used by the
speakers to illustrate survival under
emergency situations.
Downing To Direct
ture and enemy occupation forces
in the Philippines. An expert in
the field of guerilla warfare, Capt.
Baxter will relate incidents in ot-
fensive strategy used to immobilizd
advancing troops.
Radiological monitoring will alsO:
be discussed at the meeting by Lt"
Col. Stephen Lukacik, commandeE:
of Eastern Sierra Group 22, CAP,
Bishop. Col. Lukacik is a certified
instructor in the use of radiological
instruments for determining extenta
of atomic radiation. H e will con..
clude his presentation with a show-
ing of a color motion picture of "'
U. S. Air Force decontamination
team in action at a military airport.
Ali"]'Eni\LATH OF RAIX-Results of the 1.39 inches
o~ rain which was dumped on China. Lake Monday
c\·e ning and Tuesday morning of last week are s hown
b~' the flooded area in front of the l\lich Lab
machine s hOI) and the m otor \'ehicle compoulUI.
Thousa nds of gallons flowed into t he a rca (rom orr
Ridgecrest Bh'd. a nd (rom a debris- plugged culvert in
front ~f the Lab. Basements of Wing 1 and \Ving 2
were flooded as were the Sullivan compressor room
a nd four furnaces in the H eat Treat room. Public
\Vorks personnel worked around the clock to re·
store essential laboratory a nd buUding scniccs.
The meetings will be directed by
Robert T . Dow n i n g, newly ap-
pointed Coordinator for Civil De·
fense on the staff of Major Freder·
ick L. Ric h a r d s, commander of
China Lake Squadron 84, CAP. H£'
will be assisted by 2nd Lt. Fred C
Scheberies, squadron Safety Offi-
cer. Technical advisors for tho
series include M a j 0 r Wilbur 0
Hamilton, 2nd Lt. FranCis G. St.
Louis, W arrant Officer P a u I H
By u s, Robert B. Thomas, BurkE'
West, Dr. Robert J. Hamblin, and
Marie Korp_
SeaBees Line Up '
ood Donors In
Short 15 Minutes
A rcquest for blood for Clyde
Wells, a Public Works machinist
confined to the Ridgecrest Hospt..
tal, was answered in 15 minutes b)'j
five volunteers from the local Sea..
Bee unit last Saturday.
Van Hagan •••
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that mig h t cost him time and
trouble.
H ead of the Publishing Division
since the Technical Information De-
p a rtment was formed in 1954, Van
H agan has been with NOTS since
;1.950. He was head of the Editorial
Branch from 1952 to 1954.
Prior to coming to NOTS, he was
Jl t echnical editor with the U. S.
Forest Pro due t s Laboratory in
:Ma dison, Wisconsin for four years,
and secretary-treasurer and editor-
in-ch{ef of the Forest Products Re-
;;earch Society for two years. To
back up his experience in technical
l)ubIications he has eight years ex-
perience as a civil engineer, has a
d e g r e e in engineering from the
Unh'crsity of Wisconsin, and is a
Registered Professional Engineer.
H e is a charter member of the
I nterlaboratory Committee on Edit-
ing and Publishing of the We s t
Coast N a val Laboratories and a
founder of the Technical Publish-
ing Society. H e is known to many
members of the technical staff at
NOTS through the courses in report
writing that he taught here from
1950 to 1959.
The Technical Library expects to
b ave two copies of the handbook
for Station pcrsonnel in approxi-
m a tely two weeks. Personal copies
m ay be purchased t h r 0 ugh the
Book Corral at 319 Haloid, Ridge-
crest.
PROMOTIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES
Secrelory (SIeno) or OMT, GS-5, PO No.
100001 , Code OO-Assislonl to the Aide to the
Commonder, provides secretarial services in
the Office of the Commander, including reo
eeplian of ...isilars and telephone calls, ar-
ranging for hospi tolity and secreloriol assist.
o nce for high level ci...ilion and military visi.
t ors, assuming full responsibility for the office
d uring the a bsence of the secretory to the
Commander.
Sup.... F i sea I Accounlant, GS-8, PO No.
18359, Code 17S-lnterpretation of lows, r(l9u-
lolions, and instructions of higher echelons;
d evelopment and improvement of disbursing
policies, procedures, a nd special forms fO(
th~ Stolion; collection and disbursement of
large sums of cosh and checks; coordination
of .011 phases of WOl"k to meet definite dead.
I,n"
I
Teller C
2 ...ocondes), GS·3, PD. Nos. 065016
b nd 065017, Code 1132-Coshier duties at the
t olle
Facilities
Closed Labor Day
Na\'y Exchange facilities will bd
closed on Labor Day, Sept. 4, ex"
cept for the following:
Open
Service Station _.__ 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Outdoor Shop ......._ 8 a .m. to 4 p.m.
Station Restaurant 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Theatre, bowling alleys, and golt
course will observe normal business
hours.
The Commissary Store and Sta,"'1
tion Library will be closed all day,
Ediloriol Clerk CGenerol). GS-5, PO No.
29166, Code 7511-The incumbent will be
proof reading and copy-ed iting reports a nd
manuscripts.
Refrig. & Air Condo Mechanic, S2.93 to 53.17
p/ h, Code 7439-lnslolls, mointoins, and reo
poirs refrigerating and air conditioning equip.
PublicCltions Editor (pronled media), GS·7,
PO No. 175021 , Cede 7511-Writing and edit-
ing technica l ma nuscripts including all phases
of editing, composition. reprodlKtion. and dis-
tribution. Co ndidates must poss fS EE exam.
f ile Clpplicotions for obo.... positions WiTh
Sue Wickes, Room 31 , Per,onnel Building,
Ed. 7·1393. Oeodli". dot. for all appli.
cations: Septemb.r 8.
SULLn'A..:.," ROO~(-\Vate r reached the depth 01 four feet in the Sui.
Ih·an compresSOr room_ Public \ fo rks electricians dried out the 50Q
H.P. in pbce while olher motors \'aryin g from 1 h.p. to 50 h.p. were
taken to the electric~\l s hop \ here personnel worked ,around the clOC~
drying out, cleaning, and rellairing them.
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ROCKETEER
VX-5 Change of Command
Slated for Next Wednesday
I
IUDD GOn, EDITOI PHONES 71354, 72082, 71655 OFFICE, HOUSING ILDG., TOP DICK
Hangar One at the aval Air Facility will be the
site of the change of command ceremony for Air Develop-
ment Squadron Five at 9 a.m. next \o/ednesday, September
6, when Captain Karl S. Van Meter turns over the com-
mand of VX-5 to Cdr. William A. Schroeder, Jr.
l\1i~h el.,on Laboratory fa.,-eweU 11a rty last week. Ted Lotee (I), Division
H ead, and John Cox (r) , Associate H ead of the Engineering Depart-
ment, extend best wishes to the Afrjca bound Peace Corps volunteer,
Belisle Chosen for African
Peace Corps Assignment
Those who spoke to Jim Belisle last week saw an
eager young man prepared to undertake the second phase
of a strenuous training prior to ass u min g his overseas
- I ~
as.signment as a Peace Corps VOl-I people there know and understand.
unteer. The past eight weeks of Although in the course of his
training at Texas Western College studies the volunteer has been ex·
included a rigorous screening which posed to generalizations of tradi-
narrowed the number of volunteers tional African culture such as the
achieving final acceptance to 35. economy, family practices, political
The next few weeks promise to structure, laws, and religion, his
be just as exhaustive. Jim left Sat- grasp in these matters will meet
ur.day on a flight to Washington, the real test in the field experi-
D.C. where approximately eighty cnces.
lPeace Corps members scheduled Jim states that the primary job
f0t.: Ghana and TanK.anyilta wge of the volunteer de...signated for
addressed by President Kennedy at Tanganyika is to locate, design, lay
the White House. Following a n ap- out, and supply actual construction
pearance at the United Nations of feeder roads intended to provide
bu)lding a nd briefing by the Statc transportation means for the Alri·
Department, they departed yester- can farmer's goods.
day to Puerto Rico tor a threc- Evident Progress
w~ek stint of additional technical Tanganyika, with a population
training and concentrated physical of over eight million, is a British-
co·nditioning. administered UN·trust territory.
, Get Invaluable Training Peace Corps members are encour-
A major portion of Jim's train~ aged to circulate socially in their
ing at Texas Western was spcnt leisure hours and further acquaint
in technical work relating to his themselves with the attitudes in
specialty as a surveyor. The group this progressive provincc. Tangan-
also explored the role of the Peace yika took the first step toward in-
Corps in Tanganyika, discussing dependence when they were grant·
such factors as the composition of ed internal self-rule last year and
the population, general level of de- look forward to their ultimate goal
velopment, living conditions, and sometime this year.
geographic information. His exact destination in Tangan-
Before entering the actual wOrk- yika is unknown, but Jim feels it
ing area, they will receive furthcr will probably be in the area of the
indoctrination - particularly in the highlands where coffee, tea, and
Swahili language, which most (Continued on Page 4)
C. E. Van Hagan Authors
Tech-Writers' Handbook
A working tool for all personnel concerned with the
preparation of technical n:.ports entitled " Report Writers'
Handbook" has been aum=d by C. E. Van Hagan, Head,
C. E. Van Hagcn
- Publishing Division, Technical In-
formation Department. The new
boo k, released by Prentice-Hall,
Inc., is intended primarily for sci-
entists, engineers, and administra-
tors.
All phases of report preparation
are covered, including preliminary
planning and organization, writing,
tabular presentation, illustration,
and supporting material. Special
consideration is given to format
and examples of the various parts
a rc given in sufficient detail so
that they can be used as models
whether an author is preparing a
one-page informal report or a 100-
page formal publication. Problems
of production, printing, and bind-
ing are also covered.
Van Hagan has drawn upon his
many years in the technical pub-
lishing field to add notes of prac-
tical advice and warnings through-
out the book to help the report
writer a v 0 i d unexpected pitfalls
(Continued on Page 4 )
Station Adopts Hike
For OHicial Travel
Comman(l announced that in~
creased per diem and mileage
rates became e Uecth'e for NOTS
employees on August 18. The
boost permits $16 per diem al-
lowance within the: continental
United States and ten cents per
mile for the use of privately-
owned vehicles and planes.
This legislation under Public
Law 87-139 does not cover
tra\·el lor military personnel.
All interested milit Facilities
Closed Labor Day
Na\'y Exchange facilities will bd
closed on Labor Day, Sept. 4, ex"
cept for the following:
Open
Service Station _.__ 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Outdoor Shop ......._ 8 a .m. to 4 p.m.
Station Restaurant 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Theatre, bowling alleys, and golt
course will observe normal business
hours.
The Commissary Store and Sta,"'1
tion Library will be closed all day,
Ediloriol Clerk CGenerol). GS-5, PO No.
29166, Code 7511-The incumbent will be
proof reading and copy-ed iting reports a nd
manuscripts.
Refrig. & Air Condo Mechanic, S2.93 to 53.17
p/ h, Code 7439-lnslolls, mointoins, and reo
poirs refrigerating and air conditioning equip.
PublicCltions Editor (pronled media), GS·7,
PO No. 175021 , Cede 7511-Writing and edit-
ing technica l ma nuscripts including all phases
of editing, composition. reprodlKtion. and dis-
tribution. Co ndidates must poss fS EE exam.
f ile Clpplicotions for obo.... positions WiTh
Sue Wickes, Room 31 , Per,onnel Building,
Ed. 7·1393. Oeodli". dot. for all appli.
cations: Septemb.r 8.
SULLn'A..:.," ROO~(-\Vate r reached the depth 01 four feet in the Sui.
Ih·an compresSOr room_ Public \ fo rks electricians dried out the 50Q
H.P. in pbce while olher motors \'aryin g from 1 h.p. to 50 h.p. were
taken to the electric~\l s hop \ here personnel worked ,around the clOC~
drying out, cleaning, and rellairing them.
. ,
<
i
ROCKETEER
VX-5 Change of Command
Slated for Next Wednesday
I
IUDD GOn, EDITOI PHONES 71354, 72082, 71655 OFFICE, HOUSING ILDG., TOP DICK
Hangar One at the aval Air Facility will be the
site of the change of command ceremony for Air Develop-
ment Squadron Five at 9 a.m. next \o/ednesday, September
6, when Captain Karl S. Van Meter turns over the com-
mand of VX-5 to Cdr. William A. Schroeder, Jr.
l\1i~h el.,on Laboratory fa.,-eweU 11a rty last week. Ted Lotee (I), Division
H ead, and John Cox (r) , Associate H ead of the Engineering Depart-
ment, extend best wishes to the Afrjca bound Peace Corps volunteer,
Belisle Chosen for African
Peace Corps Assignment
Those who spoke to Jim Belisle last week saw an
eager young man prepared to undertake the second phase
of a strenuous training prior to ass u min g his overseas
- I ~
as.signment as a Peace Corps VOl-I people there know and understand.
unteer. The past eight weeks of Although in the course of his
training at Texas Western College studies the volunteer has been ex·
included a rigorous screening which posed to generalizations of tradi-
narrowed the number of volunteers tional African culture such as the
achieving final acceptance to 35. economy, family practices, political
The next few weeks promise to structure, laws, and religion, his
be just as exhaustive. Jim left Sat- grasp in these matters will meet
ur.day on a flight to Washington, the real test in the field experi-
D.C. where approximately eighty cnces.
lPeace Corps members scheduled Jim states that the primary job
f0t.: Ghana and TanK.anyilta wge of the volunteer de...signated for
addressed by President Kennedy at Tanganyika is to locate, design, lay
the White House. Following a n ap- out, and supply actual construction
pearance at the United Nations of feeder roads intended to provide
bu)lding a nd briefing by the Statc transportation means for the Alri·
Department, they departed yester- can farmer's goods.
day to Puerto Rico tor a threc- Evident Progress
w~ek stint of additional technical Tanganyika, with a population
training and concentrated physical of over eight million, is a British-
co·nditioning. administered UN·trust territory.
, Get Invaluable Training Peace Corps members are encour-
A major portion of Jim's train~ aged to circulate socially in their
ing at Texas Western was spcnt leisure hours and further acquaint
in technical work relating to his themselves with the attitudes in
specialty as a surveyor. The group this progressive provincc. Tangan-
also explored the role of the Peace yika took the first step toward in-
Corps in Tanganyika, discussing dependence when they were grant·
such factors as the composition of ed internal self-rule last year and
the population, general level of de- look forward to their ultimate goal
velopment, living conditions, and sometime this year.
geographic information. His exact destination in Tangan-
Before entering the actual wOrk- yika is unknown, but Jim feels it
ing area, they will receive furthcr will probably be in the area of the
indoctrination - particularly in the highlands where coffee, tea, and
Swahili language, which most (Continued on Page 4)
C. E. Van Hagan Authors
Tech-Writers' Handbook
A working tool for all personnel concerned with the
preparation of technical n:.ports entitled " Report Writers'
Handbook" has been aum=d by C. E. Van Hagan, Head,
C. E. Van Hagcn
- Publishing Division, Technical In-
formation Department. The new
boo k, released by Prentice-Hall,
Inc., is intended primarily for sci-
entists, engineers, and administra-
tors.
All phases of report preparation
are covered, including preliminary
planning and organization, writing,
tabular presentation, illustration,
and supporting material. Special
consideration is given to format
and examples of the various parts
a rc given in sufficient detail so
that they can be used as models
whether an author is preparing a
one-page informal report or a 100-
page formal publication. Problems
of production, printing, and bind-
ing are also covered.
Van Hagan has drawn upon his
many years in the technical pub-
lishing field to add notes of prac-
tical advice and warnings through-
out the book to help the report
writer a v 0 i d unexpected pitfalls
(Continued on Page 4 )
Station Adopts Hike
For OHicial Travel
Comman(l announced that in~
creased per diem and mileage
rates became e Uecth'e for NOTS
employees on August 18. The
boost permits $16 per diem al-
lowance within the: continental
United States and ten cents per
mile for the use of privately-
owned vehicles and planes.
This legislation under Public
Law 87-139 does not cover
tra\·el lor military personnel.
All interested milit