P.ege Four THE ROCKETEER ~"'IXG ALONG \VITH EASE - The Crescendos. lAntelope Valley's finest musical group led by out- standing bandmaster James Sheldon, make their ap- ar8ncc t onight at the-adult dance ill the Communi- t.r Center. A popular resurgence of "swing" promises to draw a C8V3city crowd, and resen " ations will be held only till 9:30 p.m. Personnel attending must be at least 21 years of age. What's In Doing Rec rea.io n From the Special Services Office In order to facilitate advance planning for the Christ- mas season, the Special Services Division will conduct a 'public drawing next month to determine priority for choice of fac ilities a nd dates. All interested dance refreshments. d epartments and organizations must s ubmit thcir request to parti- c ipate no later than next Monday by calling Ext. 72010. The drawing will be held October 2 at 9 a.m. in t he Community Center. Party facilities for use during the hoJidays are : the social hall and lounge areas in the Community Center, and thc rccreation hut. In- formation governing building avail- ability, janitorial services, l ees, etc.• can be cla rificd by building man- ager Ann Scitz. A list of scheduled parties will be prepared and distributed to all pa rticipating organizations. Cactus Squares Cribbage fans are reminded that the monthly tournament "in be held next l\Ionday at 7 p.m. in the OommunHy Center lounge. Na\'y \\,i\'es The Del Yermo Navy Wives Club wet com e Chaplain Fenning as speaker for their Septcmber 18 meeting, at 7:30 p.m. in the Navy \-Vives H ut. His talk will cover various aspects of Navy Relief. The public is invited. The Navy 'Vives are also direct- ing their efforts to fund ra ising projects. A Bake Sale is planned next Monday at Hangar No.1 start- ing at 9 a.m.. and members arc busy selling tickets lor children's rides during the forthcoming Em- pire Fair. Craw's Nest News State Educationist Speaker for CACE Dr. Robert \V. Reynolds, Jr., con- sultant in elemental" Y education fOr the California State Depa rtment of Education in Sacra mento, will be guest speaker at the first meeting of the school year for the Cactus Branch of the CaHfornia Associa - tion for Childhood Education. Thjs will be a dinner meeting' scheduled at 6:30 p.m. next Thurs- day at the Community l\lethodil)t Church located at 619 Norma Street in Ridge<:rest. According to : Maxine Smith, pre- sident of th.e local branch, the din- ner meeting is open to all mem- bers of the community who are in- terested in childhood education and who are concerned with the impact of education on the present inter- national situation. Tickets fOr the dinner are $2.25 pcr person and may be obtained through representatives in each of the schools in the Ridgecrest, China Lake. Inyokern, and Trona areas. It is necessary that reservations be made by September 15. It is reported that the squarc dance class for beginners is off to Q flying start. Over 60 enthusiastic people registered the first night and the last opportunity for regis- t ration i.'l next Thursday at 7:30 p.m_ at the Recreation Hut. The Millionaires, local dance band. will play lor Club members SHAPE OFFICIALS - Captain Charles Blenman greets E. C. \ViUiams, and their guests tomorrow evening. Over one hundred persons at- director of SHAPE's air defense technical center at The Hague. Nether- tended a farewell buffet dinner last lands, as he arrives at NAF by Army helicopter this week. He is a c- Sunday, staged for L. Anderson. companied by E. J. Bobyn, also of SHAPE, on his brief four-hour tour The Cactus Square's kickoff for t he fall season is a dance tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Community Center • . . bring sandwiches for the after HMI. of ~OTS ranges and range instrumentation facilities. UF Pledge iPaymen's Received by Agencies Ev Long. United Fund Chairman for Ind.ian Welts Valley, states that payment of pledges for thc third quarter i; the amount of $1.787.07.1 IT- '" was forwarded last week to participating agencies. The following tabu- ll,ilIi.~1ift lation shows the current distribution of funds: - American R ed Cross --------...---...--..---_._........~__...___..__...___ S2.804.56 Boy S couts .........._ ...__._..___________..________...____.:._______________ 3.154.32 Girl Scouts _ ___._ ...._.._......_____.......__..._.__..__.._::~__........._ ..___ 2.804_56 Desert Area Family SerVice _..____...__..._.___: _____..________ 5,960:06 Desert Area Emergency Relif'f .____.....:.__.________..._ . 839.84, I ndian Wells Valley Recreation Council .__.._____...__. 1.788.16 Salvation Army ______........_ ..._ _..:__.....____.__.....____..___._......_.__ 1,401.19 Ridgecrest Little League ______._.....,.________..._ ......__..____.___. 175.38 China Lake Little League :____......__..____._.......__......______. 349.75 Babe Ruth League ______.____.._ .._______ ..........._____..___.......______ 349.75 ::a.Iiscel1aneous health and welfare agencies ___.._.__~__ 638.00 $20,265.57 Fourth quarter payment of pledges will be indica"ted in the tabulation at a later date. Some agencies have not yet registered thei r request to be included in the forthcoming United Jo~und drive. It -is iml)ertlth'e that these agen- cies make their wishes known no later than next Frid~\.r, September 22. California Passes Cal-Vet Legislation One of the first of the new laws September IS, 196-n • ASSISTJLVT CHAPLAIN - Lf. Richard F. \Vicker, Jr., rel)ortf aboard to assist ChaJliain Robe"" C. Fenning of NOTS AU-Faith Cha- pel. He received his BA degree a~ the University of l\IississiPI)i and his BD degree lrom Southern 1\1eth"',; odist Unh·ersity. Before entering the Chavlaincy in 1955, he served as a Naval aviator and has since sen'ed with the l\[arine Air Groul;' 26; Destroyer Squadron 30; N~ P ensacola, Fla., ami the 3d l\L'uine Division in Okinawa. The Chaplain and his wife, Louise, and their two small SOilS are in temporary quaroOj ters at 410-B l\Iclntyre IJending assignment of their permanent quarters at 116-B ,",'asp R()nd. Students Insurance Coverage Offered Application forms for student in..o: surance coverage have been distri.. buted to parents of children in the China Lake Elementary School Dis.. trict again this year. Children will be covered during the entire school year and during summer school within one hour be.. fore and after school, and while on field trips. Interscholastic athle... tics are not covered by the policy. The insurance provides for uP. to $5,000 in medical expense bene"- lits for each accident, accidental death up to $1,500, and dental in... juries up to $30 per tooth. Parents may mail the application with their check for $3 to the Fi.. delity Life and Income Mutual In..; surance Company of Beverly Hills. In the event of accident, claim forms will be available in the school nurse's office in Hut 53 on the Mur... ray School campus. Claims must be filed by the parent within 20 days from the date of the accident• ()())DfCl'OICATIONS OFFICER - Lt.. Paul F. DlcCn.rtlly, Jr. reports t o YX-5 to sCr\·e as Communica- tions Officer. His last duty was 1I.S Operation.s Officer with Attack &)uadron Twelve at ~AS, Cecil Fieldy Jacksoll\'ilIe, Fla. H e re- !se ances- try who was evacuated from Cali- fornia (by Presidential order dated F ebruary 19. 1942) and entered the armed forces from another state will be eligible lor Cal-Vet bene- fits "regardless of whether or not such a person has received a bonus. compensation or benefits from such other state." Full details on its application may be obtained at the local Vet- erans Service Office. 236 ·W. Ridge- crest Blvd.• Ext. 83231. GIVES UP ROCI{I]Ir.T G CHAIR - Dr. Uo-y Leipnik (insert) lea\'es hls favorite chair at NO'l'S today as he rel)Orts to the University of Florida at Gainsville. His one-year residence there as visiting l)rofessor of mathematics will bring him in contact with former Stationite Dr. John l\Ia.dield and Dr. II.. S. Green of the Uninrsity o[ Adelaide, Ausoo( tralia, who S(>r\'ed nt -OTS in the !se ances- try who was evacuated from Cali- fornia (by Presidential order dated F ebruary 19. 1942) and entered the armed forces from another state will be eligible lor Cal-Vet bene- fits "regardless of whether or not such a person has received a bonus. compensation or benefits from such other state." Full details on its application may be obtained at the local Vet- erans Service Office. 236 ·W. Ridge- crest Blvd.• Ext. 83231. GIVES UP ROCI{I]Ir.T G CHAIR - Dr. Uo-y Leipnik (insert) lea\'es hls favorite chair at NO'l'S today as he rel)Orts to the University of Florida at Gainsville. His one-year residence there as visiting l)rofessor of mathematics will bring him in contact with former Stationite Dr. John l\Ia.dield and Dr. II.. S. Green of the Uninrsity o[ Adelaide, Ausoo( tralia, who S(>r\'ed nt -OTS in the