TlM,.U.TUIIS ....... Feb. 26 33 71 Feb. 27 37 71 F.b. 28 .60 n Mar. I 041 17 Mar. 2 042; 79 Mar. 3 043 81 Mat. 04 049 68 Friday, March 6, 1959 Offlce, BOlUlln.. Bid.... Top Deck TURBOJET MTh'IATVRE-Cal't. W. W. lIollister receh·C11 II miniature lJeale motlel of the j07 Turbojet Trans()Ort from American AJrlines rell~ re!l('ntath'e l\I. 1.. l\IHehe.U 8§ II memellto of the militlir"-alrlinCII part. nershlp for national defense, Station personnel lire regular customers of tbe airline. Flight» from Los Angeles to Washin&1on are planned, dent J. Elliott Fox; Chatrman, Kern Ceunt)' Board of Suller'l'illorll w. ItO)' Woollomes; A. E. uu·m, LM An- geles; NOTS ~ledical OHi.eer Capt. HuberL-L Ander.- lion; Kern County Clerk Vera Gibson; Kern County n.oard of Superviso~ .lobll Hanning; and Uobert Bothwell, Rialto, Phones 718M, nolI2, 'l'LMti Emplayee,Community Pass Must Be Active To Allow Admission Station employCCll and holderll of community passes are noti- fied thllt paUl'S which have ex- pired will. not be honored for admiuion to the Station, erfec. t1ve March 10. Holder" at community paSSCIi are ad.-l!Oed lhat 8 red, sur- <:hargetl date must be stamped on theIr passe", ~g:artlICM of the expiration t!8te sho"... on the ...~ Stillion employees and holdeu or community passes may have their passes validated by report. lng to the Pefllonnel Security Branch at the top deck of the HOWling Building. 55 Visitors Impressed by Wednesday's _ ....,'Business, Industrial Relations Day' Tour ~ fifty-~ve mem~r group comprised of Kern County. offiCials, bUSiness and Industry representatives from Bakers. field, Ridgecrest and as far south as Los Angeles, Riverside. San Bernardino, and Northridge, participated in the "Busi. ness and Industrial ReI:ttions Day" tour of the Station \'Vednesd:ty. ed even this was their fir~t view of At the request of the Rldgecrellt the Station, having neglected to Chamber of Commer<:e and the take advantage of the annual Atm. China Lake Community Council, cd Forces Day's tours. Commander, U. S. Naval Ordnance A registration and bus tr'anspor_ Test Station, acting as host on tatlon cenler was set up at the Station, sP~lIIsored a p~ram for Community Center Building for the repre!cntauves from busmess and visitors. Alillembling here at 9:30 government who are intercsted In a.m. the visitors upon reglslratlon the future development of thi& were given lour badges and paeketll area. containing a program of the day's !tf.any from the Bakersfield area events, brochures on the Station's and Southern California were vlew- technical programs, and statilltieal Ing the Station for the firlit time, data and literature complied by a few Ridgecrest members confen- the Ridgecrest Chamber of Com- merce relative to this area. Following this, the Visitors boant- ed buses for a tour ot Charley Range where they witnessed a visiting Navy A4·D Squadron prac- ticing over-the-Jihouider bombing, a technique developed here at iNOTS. They thcn toured the &-...rORT track fadlity where they were shown do<:umentary film of test work performed on the 4.1-mile track. Following a luncheon at the Ot. tittrs Club, the visiton a&Sembled In Conference Room A of It-ilehel. son Lab, for a welcoming addresl by the Station's Executive Officer Capt.-H. B. Hahn. Refering to the "Business and Industrial Relations D..llY" toWr In which the visitors were participating, Capt. Hahn re- marked, "lo~rankly, we at NOTS eonsider this a Community Devel- opment Day"-elarlfylng it by add~ lng, "All membe~ of the twin com- New Flight Service munitles of Ridgecrest and China Lake we are pleased that we can Offered Loco Ily join with the Ridgecrest Chamber Being made available to Indian of Commerce and the China Lake Community Council in demonstl'.ll.t· Wells Valley r'csidcntll on Friday, ing to you, who have come varying March la, is the Skymaaleu In- ternational's new fllght r out e dislancCll, the intere!t that we have which will lerve the communitlea collectively In further development of Burbank, Palmdale, Inyokern, of this area." Lone Pine, Bishop, Hawthome and Continuing he said, "It is a plea- Reno, wit h the newly formed sure to welcome you to NOTS be- "Sport.!lman·s Route." cause we are proud of NOTS-itll Presenl dally scheduling ealill for achievements, its peraonalitiell-.ll.nd a morning fIlght from Burbank our civllian-milltary concept of and leaving the Inyokern Airport at workln;-. The fountainhead of our 9 a.m., thence to Reno. An after- productivity Is our people. 'VI' like noon flight leaving Reno will leave to feel that NOTS is an asset to Inyokern at (1:30 p.m. going to Bur- this area. We feel that when NOTS bank. thrlvea we are a help to the area- Skymasten' hope to lIOOn add a and what is good for NOTS Is good morning flight. which will enable for the Ridgecrest-China Lake local people to arrive at Burbank, area and the county." s~nd the day In the metropolitan Following the welcoming address area, and return to lnyokern on the Villitolll viewed a new NOTS' :~:~;l~lh~.~.~.~m~'~d~'~Y;.==",,;;;:c_;;;_~;;;;;;;;;;(~Co~n~,~(n;U~'~d;';O~O~P~.~g~.'.;.~) ;;;-, All-Hands Meetings Continue in March Capt. W. W. Hollister, Station Commander, Is continuing the se. rlCli of 33 All-Hands Meetlngll be. gun laat month. In the attempt to g81n Insight in- to employee viewpoint and to pro- vide an opporlunlty for employeell to 8llk que!tions of 8 general na- ture, all personnel IlCheduled for meetings may submit qucstions to their department head in advance of the mC('tings planned for their department. Theile queations will then be fonvarded to CapL Hol- lister's office. The March ll(:hedule of All-Hands Meetlngl is 8.lI follows: Mar. 9--eode ~, Community Cen- ter, 3 p.m. Mar. 13-eode 35, Community Cen- ter, 3 p,m, [ Mar. 23-C0de 55, Community Cen- ter, 2 p.m. and S p.m. Mar. 26--C0de 45, CLPP Cafeteria. 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Mar. Z1--Code 41S, CLPP Cafeteria, 3 p.m. Mar. 30--C0de ~, Community Cen· ____ I ter, 3 p.m, U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California 7177 Service Expands I'ublic \VO r k If Dellartmenl' Trouble Desk, Exl. 7t77. ili now scn'iced from .. a.ln. to 6 il.m. lUanda)· through Frida}'. The ex. trnded hourli of ""gular 8Cn·ice are Intended to relie'-e the Pf"ak loatl8 of 7:80 a.lll. and "':80 to 5 p.m. Emergenc)· calls will <:ontlnue to be aCClejlted lit any time. Photography Course Needs More Enrollees A baaic photography eourtlC, cov- ering techniquClJ of picture-taking and darkroom procedures, will be- gin in late March If at least six more enrollCCll are obtained. The cl8Sll will convene each Monday night, from 7-10 p.m. at Burroughs High School after the beginning date. Those Intctellted in the course may contact Leroy hlarquardt, Ext. 71730. VISITOH$ nEGlsn;R--.lohn Lewis (seated) issues tour batlges to nidgeere»t Chamber of Commeru men'ben (I. to r.) Eunice Fowler, Vie Ellis. and J. Elliott Fox, with Cal FallgaHer and LeRoy Jackson, who ll!i- sistetl a~ guidelil lor the "Business and Intlustrial Relstlons Day" tour. TOUR NQTS-"Uuslnelill 8ntl Intlustrial Relations Da)'" "illitors make reatly to board the bus for. lour of lhe ranges during their on~'y vlllit to the Sta- tion last Wednesday. Ldt to right a.re: Carl)'le Miller, u..kersfleld; NOTS Community Couneil President Don JUoore; Ritlgecrest Chamber of Comnlt-f1:e Presl- NOTS Novy Men Receive Awards At laat Tuesday's personnel In- Spection of NOTS Dlvi.lon. Cap- tain Harry B. Hahn, Executive Of- ticer, presented awardll to (our Navy men. Vlneent F. Scanlon, HM2, re- ceived the Presidential Unit Cita- tion, for duty with the First Ma_ rinI.' Aircraft Wing Reinforced. Howard E. Lynch, BMC, Ita· tioned at Morris Dam. received a commendation for high level per- formance of duties under adverse conditions during recovery opera. tions at Walker Lake, ncar Haw- thorne. California, during ASROC testll. The period covered by the commendation for Lynch and his crew was September 29 through November 1~. 1958. William H. !>i1llll, CSt, received his fourlh Good Conduct Award, while Paul E. Mills. ET2, was pre- sented with a Good Conduct Award, his fil"llt. ROCKETEER Budd Gatt. Edltor SA~UT;' fo Girl Scout Week March 8·14 ~al. XV, Na. ~ 30 Students Display Winning Exhibits at School Science Fair Rocketeer Deadlines Newll, Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. Photos, Ty.esday, 11:30 a.m. Pearson to Exploin Explosive Forming John Pearson, Head, 'Varhead Research, Weapons Development Department, has bet:on appointed :lS a panelist for a discussion of ex- plosive metaill forming at the 11th Western Metal Congress In Loll Angeles next week. In September, 1958, the NOTS "Explosive Press," designed and patented by Edward La Rocca, a research metallurgist In the War- head Research Bran<:h. WRll made known. PearlJOn will dill(:uSlll reas· ons for explosive forming and formable materials on March 19. NOTS personnel who are mem- bers In any western seetlon of any member organization of the Amer· Ican Society for Metals are 8uthor- ized. to register, without fee, at the Metals Congress. EJthibltors of projects Judged the winnen at laat weekend's China Lake Ikhools Science Fair were: Blology-KrisUn Highberg for "Fairy Shrimp," fir s t: Carolyn Snearly for "Molds,~ second: Rolly MCl."i/elll, for "Desert \Vildflowers," third and Karen Holton for ''CIrcu- latory System," honorable mention. Judges were Dr. Carl Heller and Judith Undo Mathematics-David Skaar for "Primary Multlpller Computer," and Bruce Waft for "Algebraic Com- puter (be-bop nursery rhymes") tied for fif$t: Don Davis and Alan RobinlJOn for "Ex}li:rlmental Deter- mination of Pi," tied for third: 'Vayne Smlth for "],lodel of Rock- et Attitude," fourth. Judges were Dr. Margaret Maxfield and Dr. Newton Ward. Home Economi<:s-Gwen Shum- way for "Nylon Rope Trick," first: Sandra JenJIen and Carol Anderson for "Detergent.!l vs. Soaps," second pla<:e tie; Mary Cole and Nela Mc- Millan for "Bone Shape-A Clue to Tendernesa of Beef." tying for third. Judges were Elinor French, Martha Bovee and Marguerite fWg- on. Physics-Wayne Smith for "Gyro," first; Bob R08eth for "Tes- Ja Coil," second; Monte Frisbee and Bob Fojt for "Expansion Cham- ber," tying for third; Davld Con- nelly for "Wind Tunnel," fourth; David SherlOO,lk for "Satellite," fifth: and Dick Clodfelter and Steve Clark for "Infra-Red," sixth. Judg- es were: Dr'. G. J, Plain and Dr. Ernst Bauer. Chemistry-Don Davis and Alan Robinson, first; Bill MacInnes, sec- ond and Loulae McEwan. third. Judgea were Dr. Elmo Julian, Dr. Alvin Gordon, John Gregory and Martin Kauphman. Photography - Harold Go lye r with ''Chapel,~ flf$t; Richard Al- drich with '"Trapped," second and Jack CrowlJOn with "Beach," third. Judges were James Moore and Jack Lelrlinger, A apeeial Award of $10 was awarded to Richard Wilson, James Monroe School, Ridgeerellt, for his display encompasslng sea shells and sea organisms. Local organizations contributing financially to the 19~9 Sclence Fair awardll were: China Lake PTA, CLEA, RESA, the Elks, lnsUtute of Radio Englneera, Community Thrift Shop, ROO,lkhounds. AAT.JW and the Astronomical Society. All awards to Burroughs High School studenlll were monetary, except for honorable mentions. The Grand Prize bonus award of $1~ was awarded to Kristin Hlghberg for her biology project. Frid'I' M.reh 6, 1959 Captain W. 'V. Hollister haa 8p. pointed Station Forms' Manage- ment Analyst Hazel Coleman. Cod" 171, to head the Station Committee for Forms :Management MonUl which Is being conducted during the month of March. Committee members are the Forms Manage.- ment representatives in each de· partment. Formll Management Month Is be- Ing spollllOred by the Commandant of the 11th Naval District and has the endorsemcnt oj the. ~retary of the Navy. ·'It has all Its 81m," Huel Coleman said, "the elimina- tion ot burdensome and costly pa. perwork through better designed forms and improved procedures." "Here III a real opportunity for all of us to cut through ·the rca tape and come up with some real II&vlngll.~ stated Capt. Holllster. "The Federal Government USCII 18 billion torms a year which COlt.!l the taxpayer $867 million annually. With the presenl budgetary re_ strictions, this i.! an area rlpe for coat reductions. H8%CI Coleman 8nd her committee will need the help of 'all hands' to harvest our share of the savlngs." Local plans include training sell~ slons on the use of forms manage.- ment techniques, 8nalysls of the five top usage rornu In each de~ partment, and ellminatlQn of sooo called bootleg forMS. The Station Forms Management Analyst re- quests that all Station personnel be on the lookout for forms that are unnecessary, outdaled, cumbersome or sloppily designed. Any depart. ment forms representative will be available to assillt In either eliml- natlng or improving them. The Station's goal Is to come up with a substantial .avlni"s by the end of March. AnalystSpearheads Forms Review Drive Boxing Instructions For Military Slated All military perlfOnnel Intereated In taking bodng lesaona are Invit- ed to participate In these sessions given free of charge by Bernie Locker each week day from <4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Station gym, , , teurs. Shown in rn.ck row (1. to r.) are: Don l'a!>Cual anti John DOl1ohue, co-chairman anti chairman for tli§pl")1J: FA Uallllncrberf, lH"<:rctary to jutlging CQm· ",Iltet:: I'hilip Schuyler, general eh_frlllan; a,nd Pat Cox, profefi~ional exhibits. The annual fes(i,..ls are eOllIluctrtl to Iitimulate llntl encourage a,rt interest. nalre will be circulated on a cross- sectlon baai.s throughout China Lake and \lIherry in order to help prCJICnt to the Council directors the needs. qucstions and suggestions of residents of these areas. All China Lake and Wherry residents are memberli of the Com- munity Council. and all are wel- come to attend the mcetlnp on lhf> second and fourth Tuesdays of each month al the Community Center. I • • 'HI! ROCKnEER=~ AltT FESTIVAl. OFFICIALS-Details for thc COIll- In(l: Kcrn Count)· Art Fe>itinll, l\lareh J4 alld Ill, are bt-ing coortllnatetl by the committee membenl abo,·e. Shown in frollt row (I. to r.) are: Allee Dubin, h05- jlitality: Uuth Schu)'ler, 11IIhliclt)': Joyce Casaroli, general co-chairman: and Uarel I'orter, adult _rna·, JUl'EltiOn AClfJE\'El\U;IST-Members of NO'fS' 4l\-man tire Dellarlment fillare a $SOO SuIJerior Allhl~')l'e­ ment aw..rd for luning placet! a,non.. the first tcnNnl'al elItablishments III the .National tire l'rotee~ tlon Association eomplltition tluring the )'ean 19:;0..1956. A.ssistllnl. t'lre Chief J. A. DII,-is Is picture" sewnd N\l', far right. To dale the Dept. has re<:ei>'ed se,·en .uccessi\·e NFPA'a "A"..rt!s ~ ~Ierlt.,\- . r Credit Union Officers for 1959·60 ~ RE-ELECTt;D-Ortleers of NOTS Employeell Federul Credit Union BOl,rd ot Directors re-elected to sen·e for tile coming )·~r (I. to r.) are: Henr)' IL Wllir, I,rcsident; 'VIUiIlIll I'. Koontz, "iee-ll!C$itlent; nobert C, HollowKy, tretlsurer: Kntl Lewis ltadcliff, clerk, Directors for tile <:oming )'ear are Berce Giles. James Coogll", anti CharlCll Radcliff. Community Council Navy Wives Club Offer Reports Activities B.b~sittin~, Welcomes Semee Wives to NOTS At the regular business meeting Parentll attending eonferenee. of the China Lake Community with teaehel'23 at the China Lake Council on February 24, wrl~ten Elementary Schools may again reslgnatlons from David COlPlttll, take advantage of baby silting of- Ridgecrest (Precinct 10,> reprellen- fefl~d by the Navy Wives ClUb. This lallve. and Rev. A. A. Bllls, Wher!)' rree service is available at each of (Precinct 9) repr'e.entative, were the four s<:hools February 9 and 10 accepted. Any NOTS employee or and February 16 lind 17 from 2 to) adult dependent residing within 4 p.m. each day. these preclnll is eligible tor con- During the next three monthll lIideration by the Board at Dlrecton the Navy Wives ClUb is planning to fill the vacancies. Those Inter· an extenslve membenhlp c8mpalgn ested lIhould contael Tillie May- for newly arriVed Navy and M.arin'.l berry, Ext. 72290, between 3:30 and wives. The organi1.lltion ofters an 5:30 any week day. opportunity lor depcndenu to p8rti- The resignation of John Pearson, cipate, as a group, in aetivltiell of Preclnel 1, Crc8tes a third vacancy Interest and ald to milltar'Y person- on the Board ot D1recto~. Precinct nel on the Station. Projects and 1 Indudes the hlll area of China actlvitiCfl of the Navy Wives Club Lake plus the block bounded by will be of Interest and value to all Blandy, Mltscher, Nimitz and Rleh- service wives. For further informa- mond. tion, call Ann Smllh, Ext. 77033 or Hilde Shafter, nomlnallng com- Barbara Nelson. Ext. 7~71. mittee chairman. may be contacted at Ext. 74M2 for details concern- Ing Board membership dutles, while petitions for candidacy may be ob- tained from Mrs. Mayberry. Jack Kirby and Joe Bllr'rs wero.· asked to survey the Station to dis- close area. most urgently nccdinz <:urbs and sidewalks. and the Coun· cllmen abo voted to ask the Chin" Lake Garden Club to plan land- .leaping for the trattie circle. In the ncar future a queSllon- Water Safety Course To Begin Moreh 10 The Red Cross Water Safety In- struction CourllC wiIJ begin at the Station Swimming Pool on March 10, at 6:30 p.m, Regi.!tration will be taken at that time. Regl5trantl must hold a current senior lifesaving certificate and bc at least 18 years of age. The course will comilst of two Hi·hour parh - conditioning and learning various strokes, and the methods of teaching swimming. Station Library Lists New Books Station BasebaII 55 Visitors Tour... A l\ledieine for Melanehol)' by Ray Bradbury. 1\I.·enty-two storie. Clf wonder by the author of ''The l1artian Chronicle.." Nautilus 9(} North by William R. AnderlJOn. An on-the'scene account Clf the first Crollsing under the North Pole. The Caew.rs, Might and Mildness by lvar Ussner. Colorful lIkctchcs Clf the men who ruled the Roman Empire. Ifenderson the Uuln King by Saul Bellow. The adventurca ot an Am_ erican millionaire who traveled to Africa In the hope of finding him- .elf. 'Negev Desert' Film Slated for Tonight All Stallon «:~identll Ilrc invited to altend the showing of ''The Negev Dellert" at the new wing of the Ali-Faith Chapel tonight, fol- lowing Hebrew service. at 7:30 p.m. In addition, a book review 01 -RIvers in the Desert" by Dr. Ntl- Iron Glueck will be given by Dr. )lax Dubin. The tilm deplcls Dr. Nelson Glueck's luccessful archaclogical ,Iud)' made of the 4,OOO·square·mile descrt which extends lIOulh l)(:tween Egypt and Jordan to the Gulf of Aqaba. It ill a land figuring largely In the centuries old hlllWry of the l\'ear ElLlIt and In the Scriptures and rellgioull tradition. of three of the world', major faithll-ehrill- tlllnlt)', Judaillm and Mohamme- danism. Refreshments w III be .erved alter the movie. Girl Scout Week, March 8-14 Celebrates 47th Anniversary Indian \\?'clls Valley Girl Scouts will launch their 47th anniversary celebration next week, March 8 through 14, with an annual Leaders Tea to be held in their newly reno- vated Troop House next Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m., accord- ing to an announcement by Betty Taylor, District Chair- man. In addition to the Girl Scout an- nlvenary fCfltlvitles, the event will be in honor of the many parenlll and friends of the Scouts who con- tributed their time lind energy to the six-month beautification pro- ject of the Troop House, a slgnifi· cant geslure of appreciation for the usc of community property. The tea arrangements were made by lIeventh and eighth grade Girl Scouts under the leadership of Jen- ny Miller, May Butler, Katherine Wentlnk, Bula Kecne and Alma Matheny. Progmm Included In the program will be a prelJentation of ~. 10, and l(1-.year membenhlp pins to resident.!l of lndian Wells Valley. and a IIpecial skit lIeheduled at 3:30 p,m. pre- pared by Girl Scout Troop 183 led by Jenny MllIer honoring Scout leade~ with LaV McLean all mis- tress or ceremonies. Troop 119, led by Katherine Wcntlnk, will close the ceremonies with a choral read- Ing. During the tea hour. original art exhibitll deplCllng life at China Lake will be shown In the North Room, and tape recording. of varl- ous Girl Scout radlo program. will be played. Some will be original lJeripts written by local girl., Other El'enhl Six eampe~hlps have been re- ceived by the local Girl Scoutll from the Veterans or Foreign Wan, WACOfo1, and the Uons Club. These campershlplI make it possible for Girl Scoutll to go to camp who otherwise would not be able lo afford It. Camperships do not provide the entire camp fee sineI' the individual girl is expected to earn part of her way. Camping represenls a major part of the Girl Scout progr'am, Weather permitting, the week- long celebration will be climaxed by a Giant Play Day on Saturday, March H. tram 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sandqui.t Spa. Otherwise, the event will take pla<:e in the Super- vlson Hut and the Anchorage. All Brownies will bring nos e bag lunches. Chairman of the Play Day event Is Betty Heflin and her commiltee eon.illls of leaden of third grade Troop. 69, 113, 16, 366, 521, t.H, 313, and 7~. Play Day givC!l the girls an op- portunity to play together and get acquainted, and it gives the young- er girls a chance lo feel they arc a part of a large organb;ation. WHEREAS the Girl Scouts of the United States of Americ~ have rendered continuous SC'rvice to their country and communities since their founding on March 12, 1912; and WHEREAS we the residenu of China Lake ate aware of the im- portant contribution to community welfare being made by Girl Scout I kaders through their work with the youth of the nation; and WHEREAS the Girl Scout organization has grown to more than 2Yz million girl members and more than 700,000 adult leaders, who .rc tach day living up to their Promise to Do Their Duty to God and Country, to Help Other People at All Times, and to Li,·e By the Girl Scout Laws of loyalty, honesty, counf'SY. chttrfulness, usdulness, kindness, and helpfulness to others: 1 therefore call upon all residents of China Lake to gin the Girl SCouts now and in the coming years the fullest cooperation :md sup- port SO that increasing numbers of girls may benefit from the splendid program of training in citizenship which the Girl Scout organization offers. (ContinUed from Page 1) film "Expanding Frontiers of Ord- nance" which showed many facets of onl.nance research and testing carried on at China Lake and Pasa- dcna and the community and rcc_ reatlon life of the Station. At the conclusion of the film, a brief lec- ture on the functions of the IBM 704 computer was given by Harle)' Tillitt prior to the group's visit to 6ee It in operation. A return to the SNORT track to witnellll a SNORT track firing con- cluded the tour for the visitors. • 1 Girl Scout Week Proclamation Iii CArTAIN W. W. HOLLISTER, USN Commander. NOTS The Station will have a ballCbali team this coming IlClL9On. All mili- tary men Interested In playing for this ball club should report to Schoeffcl Field at 4:30 p.m. Monday, :Mareh 9. Captain J. G. Baker, Marine Corps Guided Missile Unit. will manage the team. Chleh Charles Castle and Paul Coffelt will coach the ball club. Home and home series are being arranged "'ith Camp lrwln, Twentynine Palms, Long Beach Navy. Barstow Marine Balle, Trona, Edwards Air Force Base, George Air Force BUll end Pt. Mugu, , OCR Text: TlM,.U.TUIIS ....... Feb. 26 33 71 Feb. 27 37 71 F.b. 28 .60 n Mar. I 041 17 Mar. 2 042; 79 Mar. 3 043 81 Mat. 04 049 68 Friday, March 6, 1959 Offlce, BOlUlln.. Bid.... Top Deck TURBOJET MTh'IATVRE-Cal't. W. W. lIollister receh·C11 II miniature lJeale motlel of the j07 Turbojet Trans()Ort from American AJrlines rell~ re!l('ntath'e l\I. 1.. l\IHehe.U 8§ II memellto of the militlir"-alrlinCII part. nershlp for national defense, Station personnel lire regular customers of tbe airline. Flight» from Los Angeles to Washin&1on are planned, dent J. Elliott Fox; Chatrman, Kern Ceunt)' Board of Suller'l'illorll w. ItO)' Woollomes; A. E. uu·m, LM An- geles; NOTS ~ledical OHi.eer Capt. HuberL-L Ander.- lion; Kern County Clerk Vera Gibson; Kern County n.oard of Superviso~ .lobll Hanning; and Uobert Bothwell, Rialto, Phones 718M, nolI2, 'l'LMti Emplayee,Community Pass Must Be Active To Allow Admission Station employCCll and holderll of community passes are noti- fied thllt paUl'S which have ex- pired will. not be honored for admiuion to the Station, erfec. t1ve March 10. Holder" at community paSSCIi are ad.-l!Oed lhat 8 red, sur- <:hargetl date must be stamped on theIr passe", ~g:artlICM of the expiration t!8te sho"... on the ...~ Stillion employees and holdeu or community passes may have their passes validated by report. lng to the Pefllonnel Security Branch at the top deck of the HOWling Building. 55 Visitors Impressed by Wednesday's _ ....,'Business, Industrial Relations Day' Tour ~ fifty-~ve mem~r group comprised of Kern County. offiCials, bUSiness and Industry representatives from Bakers. field, Ridgecrest and as far south as Los Angeles, Riverside. San Bernardino, and Northridge, participated in the "Busi. ness and Industrial ReI:ttions Day" tour of the Station \'Vednesd:ty. ed even this was their fir~t view of At the request of the Rldgecrellt the Station, having neglected to Chamber of Commer<:e and the take advantage of the annual Atm. China Lake Community Council, cd Forces Day's tours. Commander, U. S. Naval Ordnance A registration and bus tr'anspor_ Test Station, acting as host on tatlon cenler was set up at the Station, sP~lIIsored a p~ram for Community Center Building for the repre!cntauves from busmess and visitors. Alillembling here at 9:30 government who are intercsted In a.m. the visitors upon reglslratlon the future development of thi& were given lour badges and paeketll area. containing a program of the day's !tf.any from the Bakersfield area events, brochures on the Station's and Southern California were vlew- technical programs, and statilltieal Ing the Station for the firlit time, data and literature complied by a few Ridgecrest members confen- the Ridgecrest Chamber of Com- merce relative to this area. Following this, the Visitors boant- ed buses for a tour ot Charley Range where they witnessed a visiting Navy A4·D Squadron prac- ticing over-the-Jihouider bombing, a technique developed here at iNOTS. They thcn toured the &-...rORT track fadlity where they were shown do<:umentary film of test work performed on the 4.1-mile track. Following a luncheon at the Ot. tittrs Club, the visiton a&Sembled In Conference Room A of It-ilehel. son Lab, for a welcoming addresl by the Station's Executive Officer Capt.-H. B. Hahn. Refering to the "Business and Industrial Relations D..llY" toWr In which the visitors were participating, Capt. Hahn re- marked, "lo~rankly, we at NOTS eonsider this a Community Devel- opment Day"-elarlfylng it by add~ lng, "All membe~ of the twin com- New Flight Service munitles of Ridgecrest and China Lake we are pleased that we can Offered Loco Ily join with the Ridgecrest Chamber Being made available to Indian of Commerce and the China Lake Community Council in demonstl'.ll.t· Wells Valley r'csidcntll on Friday, ing to you, who have come varying March la, is the Skymaaleu In- ternational's new fllght r out e dislancCll, the intere!t that we have which will lerve the communitlea collectively In further development of Burbank, Palmdale, Inyokern, of this area." Lone Pine, Bishop, Hawthome and Continuing he said, "It is a plea- Reno, wit h the newly formed sure to welcome you to NOTS be- "Sport.!lman·s Route." cause we are proud of NOTS-itll Presenl dally scheduling ealill for achievements, its peraonalitiell-.ll.nd a morning fIlght from Burbank our civllian-milltary concept of and leaving the Inyokern Airport at workln;-. The fountainhead of our 9 a.m., thence to Reno. An after- productivity Is our people. 'VI' like noon flight leaving Reno will leave to feel that NOTS is an asset to Inyokern at (1:30 p.m. going to Bur- this area. We feel that when NOTS bank. thrlvea we are a help to the area- Skymasten' hope to lIOOn add a and what is good for NOTS Is good morning flight. which will enable for the Ridgecrest-China Lake local people to arrive at Burbank, area and the county." s~nd the day In the metropolitan Following the welcoming address area, and return to lnyokern on the Villitolll viewed a new NOTS' :~:~;l~lh~.~.~.~m~'~d~'~Y;.==",,;;;:c_;;;_~;;;;;;;;;;(~Co~n~,~(n;U~'~d;';O~O~P~.~g~.'.;.~) ;;;-, All-Hands Meetings Continue in March Capt. W. W. Hollister, Station Commander, Is continuing the se. rlCli of 33 All-Hands Meetlngll be. gun laat month. In the attempt to g81n Insight in- to employee viewpoint and to pro- vide an opporlunlty for employeell to 8llk que!tions of 8 general na- ture, all personnel IlCheduled for meetings may submit qucstions to their department head in advance of the mC('tings planned for their department. Theile queations will then be fonvarded to CapL Hol- lister's office. The March ll(:hedule of All-Hands Meetlngl is 8.lI follows: Mar. 9--eode ~, Community Cen- ter, 3 p.m. Mar. 13-eode 35, Community Cen- ter, 3 p,m, [ Mar. 23-C0de 55, Community Cen- ter, 2 p.m. and S p.m. Mar. 26--C0de 45, CLPP Cafeteria. 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Mar. Z1--Code 41S, CLPP Cafeteria, 3 p.m. Mar. 30--C0de ~, Community Cen· ____ I ter, 3 p.m, U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California 7177 Service Expands I'ublic \VO r k If Dellartmenl' Trouble Desk, Exl. 7t77. ili now scn'iced from .. a.ln. to 6 il.m. lUanda)· through Frida}'. The ex. trnded hourli of ""gular 8Cn·ice are Intended to relie'-e the Pf"ak loatl8 of 7:80 a.lll. and "':80 to 5 p.m. Emergenc)· calls will <:ontlnue to be aCClejlted lit any time. Photography Course Needs More Enrollees A baaic photography eourtlC, cov- ering techniquClJ of picture-taking and darkroom procedures, will be- gin in late March If at least six more enrollCCll are obtained. The cl8Sll will convene each Monday night, from 7-10 p.m. at Burroughs High School after the beginning date. Those Intctellted in the course may contact Leroy hlarquardt, Ext. 71730. VISITOH$ nEGlsn;R--.lohn Lewis (seated) issues tour batlges to nidgeere»t Chamber of Commeru men'ben (I. to r.) Eunice Fowler, Vie Ellis. and J. Elliott Fox, with Cal FallgaHer and LeRoy Jackson, who ll!i- sistetl a~ guidelil lor the "Business and Intlustrial Relstlons Day" tour. TOUR NQTS-"Uuslnelill 8ntl Intlustrial Relations Da)'" "illitors make reatly to board the bus for. lour of lhe ranges during their on~'y vlllit to the Sta- tion last Wednesday. Ldt to right a.re: Carl)'le Miller, u..kersfleld; NOTS Community Couneil President Don JUoore; Ritlgecrest Chamber of Comnlt-f1:e Presl- NOTS Novy Men Receive Awards At laat Tuesday's personnel In- Spection of NOTS Dlvi.lon. Cap- tain Harry B. Hahn, Executive Of- ticer, presented awardll to (our Navy men. Vlneent F. Scanlon, HM2, re- ceived the Presidential Unit Cita- tion, for duty with the First Ma_ rinI.' Aircraft Wing Reinforced. Howard E. Lynch, BMC, Ita· tioned at Morris Dam. received a commendation for high level per- formance of duties under adverse conditions during recovery opera. tions at Walker Lake, ncar Haw- thorne. California, during ASROC testll. The period covered by the commendation for Lynch and his crew was September 29 through November 1~. 1958. William H. !>i1llll, CSt, received his fourlh Good Conduct Award, while Paul E. Mills. ET2, was pre- sented with a Good Conduct Award, his fil"llt. ROCKETEER Budd Gatt. Edltor SA~UT;' fo Girl Scout Week March 8·14 ~al. XV, Na. ~ 30 Students Display Winning Exhibits at School Science Fair Rocketeer Deadlines Newll, Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. Photos, Ty.esday, 11:30 a.m. Pearson to Exploin Explosive Forming John Pearson, Head, 'Varhead Research, Weapons Development Department, has bet:on appointed :lS a panelist for a discussion of ex- plosive metaill forming at the 11th Western Metal Congress In Loll Angeles next week. In September, 1958, the NOTS "Explosive Press," designed and patented by Edward La Rocca, a research metallurgist In the War- head Research Bran<:h. WRll made known. PearlJOn will dill(:uSlll reas· ons for explosive forming and formable materials on March 19. NOTS personnel who are mem- bers In any western seetlon of any member organization of the Amer· Ican Society for Metals are 8uthor- ized. to register, without fee, at the Metals Congress. EJthibltors of projects Judged the winnen at laat weekend's China Lake Ikhools Science Fair were: Blology-KrisUn Highberg for "Fairy Shrimp," fir s t: Carolyn Snearly for "Molds,~ second: Rolly MCl."i/elll, for "Desert \Vildflowers," third and Karen Holton for ''CIrcu- latory System," honorable mention. Judges were Dr. Carl Heller and Judith Undo Mathematics-David Skaar for "Primary Multlpller Computer," and Bruce Waft for "Algebraic Com- puter (be-bop nursery rhymes") tied for fif$t: Don Davis and Alan RobinlJOn for "Ex}li:rlmental Deter- mination of Pi," tied for third: 'Vayne Smlth for "],lodel of Rock- et Attitude," fourth. Judges were Dr. Margaret Maxfield and Dr. Newton Ward. Home Economi<:s-Gwen Shum- way for "Nylon Rope Trick," first: Sandra JenJIen and Carol Anderson for "Detergent.!l vs. Soaps," second pla<:e tie; Mary Cole and Nela Mc- Millan for "Bone Shape-A Clue to Tendernesa of Beef." tying for third. Judges were Elinor French, Martha Bovee and Marguerite fWg- on. Physics-Wayne Smith for "Gyro," first; Bob R08eth for "Tes- Ja Coil," second; Monte Frisbee and Bob Fojt for "Expansion Cham- ber," tying for third; Davld Con- nelly for "Wind Tunnel," fourth; David SherlOO,lk for "Satellite," fifth: and Dick Clodfelter and Steve Clark for "Infra-Red," sixth. Judg- es were: Dr'. G. J, Plain and Dr. Ernst Bauer. Chemistry-Don Davis and Alan Robinson, first; Bill MacInnes, sec- ond and Loulae McEwan. third. Judgea were Dr. Elmo Julian, Dr. Alvin Gordon, John Gregory and Martin Kauphman. Photography - Harold Go lye r with ''Chapel,~ flf$t; Richard Al- drich with '"Trapped," second and Jack CrowlJOn with "Beach," third. Judges were James Moore and Jack Lelrlinger, A apeeial Award of $10 was awarded to Richard Wilson, James Monroe School, Ridgeerellt, for his display encompasslng sea shells and sea organisms. Local organizations contributing financially to the 19~9 Sclence Fair awardll were: China Lake PTA, CLEA, RESA, the Elks, lnsUtute of Radio Englneera, Community Thrift Shop, ROO,lkhounds. AAT.JW and the Astronomical Society. All awards to Burroughs High School studenlll were monetary, except for honorable mentions. The Grand Prize bonus award of $1~ was awarded to Kristin Hlghberg for her biology project. Frid'I' M.reh 6, 1959 Captain W. 'V. Hollister haa 8p. pointed Station Forms' Manage- ment Analyst Hazel Coleman. Cod" 171, to head the Station Committee for Forms :Management MonUl which Is being conducted during the month of March. Committee members are the Forms Manage.- ment representatives in each de· partment. Formll Management Month Is be- Ing spollllOred by the Commandant of the 11th Naval District and has the endorsemcnt oj the. ~retary of the Navy. ·'It has all Its 81m," Huel Coleman said, "the elimina- tion ot burdensome and costly pa. perwork through better designed forms and improved procedures." "Here III a real opportunity for all of us to cut through ·the rca tape and come up with some real II&vlngll.~ stated Capt. Holllster. "The Federal Government USCII 18 billion torms a year which COlt.!l the taxpayer $867 million annually. With the presenl budgetary re_ strictions, this i.! an area rlpe for coat reductions. H8%CI Coleman 8nd her committee will need the help of 'all hands' to harvest our share of the savlngs." Local plans include training sell~ slons on the use of forms manage.- ment techniques, 8nalysls of the five top usage rornu In each de~ partment, and ellminatlQn of sooo called bootleg forMS. The Station Forms Management Analyst re- quests that all Station personnel be on the lookout for forms that are unnecessary, outdaled, cumbersome or sloppily designed. Any depart. ment forms representative will be available to assillt In either eliml- natlng or improving them. The Station's goal Is to come up with a substantial .avlni"s by the end of March. AnalystSpearheads Forms Review Drive Boxing Instructions For Military Slated All military perlfOnnel Intereated In taking bodng lesaona are Invit- ed to participate In these sessions given free of charge by Bernie Locker each week day from <4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Station gym, , , teurs. Shown in rn.ck row (1. to r.) are: Don l'a!>Cual anti John DOl1ohue, co-chairman anti chairman for tli§pl")1J: FA Uallllncrberf, lH"<:rctary to jutlging CQm· ",Iltet:: I'hilip Schuyler, general eh_frlllan; a,nd Pat Cox, profefi~ional exhibits. The annual fes(i,..ls are eOllIluctrtl to Iitimulate llntl encourage a,rt interest. nalre will be circulated on a cross- sectlon baai.s throughout China Lake and \lIherry in order to help prCJICnt to the Council directors the needs. qucstions and suggestions of residents of these areas. All China Lake and Wherry residents are memberli of the Com- munity Council. and all are wel- come to attend the mcetlnp on lhf> second and fourth Tuesdays of each month al the Community Center. I • • 'HI! ROCKnEER=~ AltT FESTIVAl. OFFICIALS-Details for thc COIll- In(l: Kcrn Count)· Art Fe>itinll, l\lareh J4 alld Ill, are bt-ing coortllnatetl by the committee membenl abo,·e. Shown in frollt row (I. to r.) are: Allee Dubin, h05- jlitality: Uuth Schu)'ler, 11IIhliclt)': Joyce Casaroli, general co-chairman: and Uarel I'orter, adult _rna·, JUl'EltiOn AClfJE\'El\U;IST-Members of NO'fS' 4l\-man tire Dellarlment fillare a $SOO SuIJerior Allhl~')l'e­ ment aw..rd for luning placet! a,non.. the first tcnNnl'al elItablishments III the .National tire l'rotee~ tlon Association eomplltition tluring the )'ean 19:;0..1956. A.ssistllnl. t'lre Chief J. A. DII,-is Is picture" sewnd N\l', far right. To dale the Dept. has re<:ei>'ed se,·en .uccessi\·e NFPA'a "A"..rt!s ~ ~Ierlt.,\- . r Credit Union Officers for 1959·60 ~ RE-ELECTt;D-Ortleers of NOTS Employeell Federul Credit Union BOl,rd ot Directors re-elected to sen·e for tile coming )·~r (I. to r.) are: Henr)' IL Wllir, I,rcsident; 'VIUiIlIll I'. Koontz, "iee-ll!C$itlent; nobert C, HollowKy, tretlsurer: Kntl Lewis ltadcliff, clerk, Directors for tile <:oming )'ear are Berce Giles. James Coogll", anti CharlCll Radcliff. Community Council Navy Wives Club Offer Reports Activities B.b~sittin~, Welcomes Semee Wives to NOTS At the regular business meeting Parentll attending eonferenee. of the China Lake Community with teaehel'23 at the China Lake Council on February 24, wrl~ten Elementary Schools may again reslgnatlons from David COlPlttll, take advantage of baby silting of- Ridgecrest (Precinct 10,> reprellen- fefl~d by the Navy Wives ClUb. This lallve. and Rev. A. A. Bllls, Wher!)' rree service is available at each of (Precinct 9) repr'e.entative, were the four s<:hools February 9 and 10 accepted. Any NOTS employee or and February 16 lind 17 from 2 to) adult dependent residing within 4 p.m. each day. these preclnll is eligible tor con- During the next three monthll lIideration by the Board at Dlrecton the Navy Wives ClUb is planning to fill the vacancies. Those Inter· an extenslve membenhlp c8mpalgn ested lIhould contael Tillie May- for newly arriVed Navy and M.arin'.l berry, Ext. 72290, between 3:30 and wives. The organi1.lltion ofters an 5:30 any week day. opportunity lor depcndenu to p8rti- The resignation of John Pearson, cipate, as a group, in aetivltiell of Preclnel 1, Crc8tes a third vacancy Interest and ald to milltar'Y person- on the Board ot D1recto~. Precinct nel on the Station. Projects and 1 Indudes the hlll area of China actlvitiCfl of the Navy Wives Club Lake plus the block bounded by will be of Interest and value to all Blandy, Mltscher, Nimitz and Rleh- service wives. For further informa- mond. tion, call Ann Smllh, Ext. 77033 or Hilde Shafter, nomlnallng com- Barbara Nelson. Ext. 7~71. mittee chairman. may be contacted at Ext. 74M2 for details concern- Ing Board membership dutles, while petitions for candidacy may be ob- tained from Mrs. Mayberry. Jack Kirby and Joe Bllr'rs wero.· asked to survey the Station to dis- close area. most urgently nccdinz <:urbs and sidewalks. and the Coun· cllmen abo voted to ask the Chin" Lake Garden Club to plan land- .leaping for the trattie circle. In the ncar future a queSllon- Water Safety Course To Begin Moreh 10 The Red Cross Water Safety In- struction CourllC wiIJ begin at the Station Swimming Pool on March 10, at 6:30 p.m, Regi.!tration will be taken at that time. Regl5trantl must hold a current senior lifesaving certificate and bc at least 18 years of age. The course will comilst of two Hi·hour parh - conditioning and learning various strokes, and the methods of teaching swimming. Station Library Lists New Books Station BasebaII 55 Visitors Tour... A l\ledieine for Melanehol)' by Ray Bradbury. 1\I.·enty-two storie. Clf wonder by the author of ''The l1artian Chronicle.." Nautilus 9(} North by William R. AnderlJOn. An on-the'scene account Clf the first Crollsing under the North Pole. The Caew.rs, Might and Mildness by lvar Ussner. Colorful lIkctchcs Clf the men who ruled the Roman Empire. Ifenderson the Uuln King by Saul Bellow. The adventurca ot an Am_ erican millionaire who traveled to Africa In the hope of finding him- .elf. 'Negev Desert' Film Slated for Tonight All Stallon «:~identll Ilrc invited to altend the showing of ''The Negev Dellert" at the new wing of the Ali-Faith Chapel tonight, fol- lowing Hebrew service. at 7:30 p.m. In addition, a book review 01 -RIvers in the Desert" by Dr. Ntl- Iron Glueck will be given by Dr. )lax Dubin. The tilm deplcls Dr. Nelson Glueck's luccessful archaclogical ,Iud)' made of the 4,OOO·square·mile descrt which extends lIOulh l)(:tween Egypt and Jordan to the Gulf of Aqaba. It ill a land figuring largely In the centuries old hlllWry of the l\'ear ElLlIt and In the Scriptures and rellgioull tradition. of three of the world', major faithll-ehrill- tlllnlt)', Judaillm and Mohamme- danism. Refreshments w III be .erved alter the movie. Girl Scout Week, March 8-14 Celebrates 47th Anniversary Indian \\?'clls Valley Girl Scouts will launch their 47th anniversary celebration next week, March 8 through 14, with an annual Leaders Tea to be held in their newly reno- vated Troop House next Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m., accord- ing to an announcement by Betty Taylor, District Chair- man. In addition to the Girl Scout an- nlvenary fCfltlvitles, the event will be in honor of the many parenlll and friends of the Scouts who con- tributed their time lind energy to the six-month beautification pro- ject of the Troop House, a slgnifi· cant geslure of appreciation for the usc of community property. The tea arrangements were made by lIeventh and eighth grade Girl Scouts under the leadership of Jen- ny Miller, May Butler, Katherine Wentlnk, Bula Kecne and Alma Matheny. Progmm Included In the program will be a prelJentation of ~. 10, and l(1-.year membenhlp pins to resident.!l of lndian Wells Valley. and a IIpecial skit lIeheduled at 3:30 p,m. pre- pared by Girl Scout Troop 183 led by Jenny MllIer honoring Scout leade~ with LaV McLean all mis- tress or ceremonies. Troop 119, led by Katherine Wcntlnk, will close the ceremonies with a choral read- Ing. During the tea hour. original art exhibitll deplCllng life at China Lake will be shown In the North Room, and tape recording. of varl- ous Girl Scout radlo program. will be played. Some will be original lJeripts written by local girl., Other El'enhl Six eampe~hlps have been re- ceived by the local Girl Scoutll from the Veterans or Foreign Wan, WACOfo1, and the Uons Club. These campershlplI make it possible for Girl Scoutll to go to camp who otherwise would not be able lo afford It. Camperships do not provide the entire camp fee sineI' the individual girl is expected to earn part of her way. Camping represenls a major part of the Girl Scout progr'am, Weather permitting, the week- long celebration will be climaxed by a Giant Play Day on Saturday, March H. tram 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sandqui.t Spa. Otherwise, the event will take pla<:e in the Super- vlson Hut and the Anchorage. All Brownies will bring nos e bag lunches. Chairman of the Play Day event Is Betty Heflin and her commiltee eon.illls of leaden of third grade Troop. 69, 113, 16, 366, 521, t.H, 313, and 7~. Play Day givC!l the girls an op- portunity to play together and get acquainted, and it gives the young- er girls a chance lo feel they arc a part of a large organb;ation. WHEREAS the Girl Scouts of the United States of Americ~ have rendered continuous SC'rvice to their country and communities since their founding on March 12, 1912; and WHEREAS we the residenu of China Lake ate aware of the im- portant contribution to community welfare being made by Girl Scout I kaders through their work with the youth of the nation; and WHEREAS the Girl Scout organization has grown to more than 2Yz million girl members and more than 700,000 adult leaders, who .rc tach day living up to their Promise to Do Their Duty to God and Country, to Help Other People at All Times, and to Li,·e By the Girl Scout Laws of loyalty, honesty, counf'SY. chttrfulness, usdulness, kindness, and helpfulness to others: 1 therefore call upon all residents of China Lake to gin the Girl SCouts now and in the coming years the fullest cooperation :md sup- port SO that increasing numbers of girls may benefit from the splendid program of training in citizenship which the Girl Scout organization offers. (ContinUed from Page 1) film "Expanding Frontiers of Ord- nance" which showed many facets of onl.nance research and testing carried on at China Lake and Pasa- dcna and the community and rcc_ reatlon life of the Station. At the conclusion of the film, a brief lec- ture on the functions of the IBM 704 computer was given by Harle)' Tillitt prior to the group's visit to 6ee It in operation. A return to the SNORT track to witnellll a SNORT track firing con- cluded the tour for the visitors. • 1 Girl Scout Week Proclamation Iii CArTAIN W. W. HOLLISTER, USN Commander. NOTS The Station will have a ballCbali team this coming IlClL9On. All mili- tary men Interested In playing for this ball club should report to Schoeffcl Field at 4:30 p.m. Monday, :Mareh 9. Captain J. G. Baker, Marine Corps Guided Missile Unit. will manage the team. Chleh Charles Castle and Paul Coffelt will coach the ball club. Home and home series are being arranged "'ith Camp lrwln, Twentynine Palms, Long Beach Navy. 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