January 11. 1957
40
Nature' Nofe
Desert pocket, mice can live with-
out' drinking water. Feeding on
dried ~eeds .only, the little rodents
flourish' for months in' arid sand.
Their long acclimation to the desert
enables them to produce sufficient
water through chemical changes of
starch in their digestive tracts.
Captain Ashworth
To Address Loc61
Air Reserve Unit
Captain F. L. Ashworth, Station
Commander, wiII be' guest speaker
at the next meeting ot Flight "F"
9447th Air Reserve Squadron, USAF;
Reserve. which wiII be held Thurs-
day, January 17, at 8 p.m. in Rooul
2067, Michelson Laboratory.
Captain Ashworth wiII speak on
his, experience as tactical"· com-
mander of the B-29 crew that drop:'
ped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
during World War II, in conjUnc-
tion with the 'Flight's, scheduled
program entitled "Chemical, Biolo-
gical and Radiological Warfare."
The 'program wiII be unclassified
and open to anyone possessing lab
clearance. However, in order to
prevent existing seating accommo;' ..
dations from being 'exceeded; aU
non-reservists. desiring to attend
this special meeting should ,call
Flight Commander CharlesJ. The:
len at· Ext. 9248, or Training Offic:'
er John D. Burnett at Ext. 71672. ~
The scoring of Susan Hagerman:
Burroughs High School senior,
among the, top five percent nation-
ally on the annual Scholarship Qual-
ifying Test was announced this week
by the Educational Testing SerVice.
Ranking in the 96th percentile on
the quantitative divi,sion of the two-
hour examination, Miss Hagerman
scored higher than this percentage
of 168,000 high school seniors taking
the test atmore' than 13,000 high·
schools. She ranked in the 93rd per-
centile on the verbal sections of the.
testing. '
Of the 24 Burroughs High seniors
taking the examinations, which' are~
given through the national Educa-
tional Testing Service, the average
was above the 50th percentile ac-
cording to Wesley Anderson, direct-'
or of testing. .
Susan, who is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. \Villiam E. Hagerman
of. 55-A Farragut, plans to attend
either Stanford University or the
University' of California at Santa
Barbara.
Local Girl Excels
In,,'National Tests
I. W. COLE1UAN-A Superior Ac-
complishmentAwardand $200 for'
excellent performance of "duties ii!l
awarded 'to Coleman, a Sheetmetal
Worker in Public...lVorks Depa.r~
ment.:
Recipients (I. to r.) are: George
CUShion, \Villiam O'Neill, Mary
HaIley Creech. .
f' pqy' RaisesMtly':ReslJ.1r'Frbni ..
Cordj'ner, Committee Studies
artment Head.
Cotner, Albert
\Valdron, and
Outstanding
'1.J)' .J ~J1~,......:7,." , ~JJuulu:-JHe :I.9r~ ~ bigp.~
er grade student trainee. An an-
nouncementc,for . student trainees,
GS-3 and. GS-4; is expected early in
February.'
,Prior to midnight of February 11,
1957; each candidate must submit a
completed Card Form 5000-AB, a
trlinscripj; of his high school record,
and the names of three high school
U.s. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Calif.
Urge'Adult Hi Stu'dents
To Review Schedules"
.Adults attending Burrou·ghsEve.
ning High School who are interestea
in:Completing wor-!:~,' ; can- be related to pay in private, In-
Mrs:, jHai~f lives in :Deseh ·Park. 'c I dustry in' the same manner as pay
---.... . , . for ungraded positions now'estab-
Dr. Doering To.Speak-~ .Iished. - --~ -~,-'-"
To Local ACS Group . ( c o n t i n U e d on Page 2)
Professor \Villiam von Eggers 'p d
Doering of Yale' University, and ~r,am ropose.
on'e of 'America's outstanding chem-
ists, will be the principal speaker SCj'ence PUp'-IIS
at the next meeting of the Mojave
Desert Section of the American "
Chemical Society on' January 16 at aries'in California, including
the Commissioned Officer:sMess. 51: Station, have just proposed
A dinner is scheduled for 6:3( :udent ,trainees, GS-2,. in the
P.,n;., and reserv~Uons: shciuld bl '
made. before .Monday noon by caJI ' chemistry and mathematics.
ing Dr. WiIIiamFinnigan at Ext fic aptitude will-be given to
72831,or Dr, Justo Bravo or Jacli '57 at China Lake and other
Wa:Ikp.r at .American Potashanc 111 is approved.
Chemical Corporation in Trona., All '
interested persons are invited' t~ science or mathemati'cs instructors
attend. Who are familiar with'his work to
the BoardofU; S. Civil 'Service Ex-
aminers' for Scientists andEngi~
neers, Navy Department, 1030 East
3reen Street,.- dsadena 1, Califor-
rlia. Card Form 5000-AB is avail-
Ible at the Information Desk of the
Personnel' Building; ,
- ' . ' . -,
'. The Scholarship Program of the
lJ.",S. Naval Ordnance ,Test Station:
now~pendingapproval of the Bureau
of OrdnanCe, provides three months
of ,summer employment 'together
with a scholarship of one-half reg-
ular, salary during .the academic
year. Additional information on the
Station's program will be published
as'soon as the proposal.is approved
by the Bureau.of Ordnance.
recently announced its annual Fel-
towsl}ips for graduate study in jet
propnlsion at the, California Insti-
- tute. of Technology and Princeton
pniversity and in flight structures
~t' Coiumbia University. Each grant
provides, for tuition and a ,stipend
\.vhich ranges from $1,200 to $2,000,
depending on the stage of advance-
ment of the FeIlow. '
. The purpose of these grants is to
.select and 'train outstanding men
for .ba~dc' research and leadership
in th~ future' development of rock-
ets, jet propulsion; supersonic' air-
craft, anel' other ,flight structures.
~pplicalits'will·normaIlY.be expect-
ed to have'a bachelor's degree from
an 'accredited institution in some
branch' of science or engineering,
and; to show' promise'of'exceptlon-
~ al ability.
Additional information,' as weIl
as application .forms, 'can be ob~
taine;l.in"the office' of the Coordin-
~tor, rr:o'{essionaiDev~ro~rp
graIV' rooml0(i6, ~chelson.La~ora_
tory:'" ",~- .. :.'....,
Foundation'Offers
Annual Fellowship
, Grant for Jet Study
- . The Guggenheim Foundation has
Rabbi Ganz"WiII Visit
NOTS Next Monday'
Rabbi Irving Ganz of Bakersfield
{ wiII conduct a panel discussion, of
. current events for school, children
an'd teen-agers after' school hours
" next Monday; Jan. 14, in the He-
brew Temple.
. Regular s'ervices with Rabbi Ganz
officiating wiII be held at the Tem-
pie, at 8 o'clock that evening. A
'monthly' ,e'xecutive' board ,meeting
wiII follow.
i
W:: A. H. PIEPE&-:An exceIlent
, day-to-day 'performance of duties
1J..a.S eainedhim a Superior',Accom-
pIis1ullentAward' and 5200. Peiper
is 'aSheetmetaLWorker in Public
WorksDepart~ent
••' ..
UCLA.·Repr~sEm't·~ti~~:s·'
To Hold'S udent Council
On Tuesday, Januarv 15
UCLA representatives ,w i II ,be
available for student conferences
next Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 15., Ap-
pointments may be a r ran g e d
through the Education,Office, Code
6541, 'Room 1066, - Michel,son, Lab,
, Ext. 71759.,'. ." , " ,c':-:
", ' The :visiting consultants will be;
Clifford Bell, Professor of Mathe~
inatics, andHead, Matli'ematics Ex~
tension; Philip O'Brien, Lectureriri
~ Engineering, and' liaison tor China
Lake extension and graduate pro-
'gram; and Reno Cole, visiting Pro-
fessor of Engineering;
".~-.'.
~,
('
iN GOOD'HANDS-::-Public Heaith Branch' nurses' Doris Whitley (left)
and Edith Hurst c!J.eck the, growth Of babl' Jerry l\Icl\Iillian at 'the week-
lywell-baby clinic. Jerry is the son of l\Ir. and l\Irs. Thomas l\IcMilIian.
Pidf~ssibrlatFuHction 'of NOTS
Public Health.Branch 'Outlined
~Superior Acc:omplishment); 1I0wel', D::n-idson,' $50,
and Basil Flanagan, 550. Front row (L to r.) are:
Florence Peck, 5150; Mary Sa\Q"er, $50,' and Ralph
Rogers, 550 (Group Accomplishment).
.. I
~TH E RO CKE,Y EER
. Participation' of Burroughs
School· in . the 31st ·Annual High
SchoolCbntest" sponsored by the
American Association for the Unit-
ed Nations was announced this week
by Kenneth \V.· \Vestcott, vice-prin-
cipal. .
. Open to all high school students
of the Uniletl States and its terri-
tories and sp'orisored to· help stu-
dents better understand the purpose
. and workings of the world peace or~
,ganization,the contest offers prizes
nationa,llY,of. trips to Europe 'and
:Mexico; scholarships, and cash of-
:fers, also state.and local prizes. '~.'
~:'" ,Selection of winners is made
,through written examinations which
wiII be given this', ~~ear 'on Mar; 4.
Teacher in charge of the contest at
Burroughs is Wayne C: Harsh.
I' Understanding of the UN is also
being 'accented at Burroughs this
year 'through the' UN' Pilgrk"ag~
Tour Contest which is sponso"ed by
the lOcal Oda Fellows'and Rebekahs
who-will send a student" to observe
UN sessions in: New York th:s'sum::
mer... ~
SUPPLY DEPACTAIENT, AWACDEES-Emplol'ees
receive two Superior Accomplishment AWllrds and
one ~~oup Acco[~plishmentA\~ard, Shown standing
(I. to r.) are: Roy Hill, $200, and Llo~-d Johnson, $200,
f~TA:Groups lis't··
January. Programs'
_ Guest speakers will discuss vari-
·~us phases of education for the 10-
·"C;;.I Parent-Teacher .nSsociation next
Tuesday, January 15._
IHighlight of th~ Sherman E. Bur-
r~ughs Parent-Teacher grOIn> will
b~ 11 discussion by Dr. Thomas Mil-
b~l'n of the Personnel, Department
~11 the topic "Adjustment Problems
~fCollege Freshmen." Dr. Millburn
will speak at 8 p.m. Tuesday in,the
..BiIrroughs Cafetorium following the
"1::30:p.m. coffee hour.
,fveakers on educational systems
Q, Europe at the'China Lake P-TA
mketing will be Ghita Thome, Bur-
l , ' ,
rQughsHigh School foreign ex-
,,<;:!lJ,nge student from' Finland, and
W?-yne C. Harsh, teacher of English
anU. social. st1!.dfes. .
:Miss Thome, a junior, was brought
to ~ Burrpughs by t 11 e 'California
~cholarship Federation program
tlIwugh arrangements by the Am-
erican Field Service. She will dis-
cuis 'education systems of her na-
,tive city, Helsinki, and other parts
Qf ,Finland.
· B:arsh, who studied in Europe
thiS summer through a program of
Vlestern Illinois State College and
the ,National Education Association,
will' discuss some aspects of educa-
tion in England, Holland and \-Vest-
ern Germany.
P&E A\VAUDEE8-Sta.nding, ~l.,·t*, r.) .,a.re:"B.· H.~ Clemons,' electrician;
E. G. Smith, ordnancemim; Cdr. 'V.·B. RQbertson, Head, Plant. Opera-
tion;> Divisi'Oll' (pre3,mting,'awards). Kneeling (I. to r.) are: F, V. sai~
~all~elo, [haCh~ni~t; A. Celestine, pr~l/.anceman. Smith 'rcceives a.' $200
SUI)~rior Accomplishment aVlIa,ra for:ayear,'of 'sustained high perform-
!an~~rSaritangelo' $115 j for a BeneliJ;iat,,$uggestion,imprOving'the:ma.:
f.chinili'" of powder billets;, Clemon~'$80fi)l" his, modificatlonOi a press-
,P";)Sitio;' indicat"r; and Celestine $linor ~sugg~sting a s~fetY·fea.ture iIi Ma9i8~SibryH0 Ur~
',_nla_d-,-Iln_in-
g
.-,.--.::...-,---.::...-,-·
' - '--'-'----'",.r----'--'.-'-I Slated for 'lon. 19~
,Burro,ughs·Accenbi
Conte'sts'About UN
~.Face D,e,sert 'Toni.,nht ~u,th Ohler, StationLibrarian, wiII
: : l I c o n d u ' c t,the hMagic Story Hour" for
Burros Trip T.rona; Victor Valley~,.< ~~il~~~~r~:~~~ann~~~,a:~sl~i:~.t~~
."" the Station Library.
De'm·a·ln' Undefeated ·I'n league Play""" The stories will include ''The Bo- , . One of the least publi~ized, yet most vital services'con-
'ft " , "', , ' , ' , ,..., t: jabi Tree" to b~lQld under the ma- tl:ibuting to the, welfare' 6f Station residents 'is the Public'
· , 'The Burroughs High bask~tball team remained unde; ~~C;:b~~~ta'~~i~~~tl~~~~eE~:;~Health Branch consistitig:of public' health nurses Doris
feated while winning their first· two Desert-Inyo League, and "The .Princess Whom Nobody \Vhidey and Edith HUfst.",
games last weekend. The. defending league champions Could Silence." ' The Public Health Branch wases- immunization clinic for their school-
kllocked off Trona', 61"-34 on", Friday night, and· Victor I , " , ' ",', ," , tablishedin 1!)46',when the Station' age childre·n. " ., ,
S t b F t d population had risen to 6,000 civilian ' Gene'r:tll StatioIi Services'
V,alley, 66-54 the next e'.ven'l·ng. The locals w'I'll host ',De's'-' now. "', 0 • e ea .ure .
and military personnel. ,One year ,In addition,' they respond to sick
,ert High tonight at 6 p.m. in the Station Gym in their ~.nKI? s ~llm.Series . later, Doris Whitley became the one- calls from all Station residents, visit
.third League encounter. " Snow, a .dramatI~ docume~tary member staff to be joined five years shut-ins, make hospital' and home
· Tr a s'mpl n match for The Burros wiII be shooting for of a storm In the Sierras, Will be later by Edith Hurst: visits, render their professional ad-
ona w SlY 0 f tur d' thO m th' Ch'ld ' Wh'l th B h' d'" t' . . t 'bl ' 'd
>tlie'visiting Burros last Friday as their 'third League v,;n tonight e.a e ~n .IS on ~, I ren s lee ranc IS a minIS ra- vice on mfan pro em care an
they watched the tall China Lakers against Desert, and they'll travel to ~I1m Soclet~. program m the Sta- tively located under the Department feeding, ans\ver all contagion calls,
, ' 20-8 f' ~t per'od lead and MOJ'ave tomorrow night for another bon ,Theatre tomorrow from, 10 to of Community Affairs, it receives its assist at county and school mass
lun up a Ir I 11'10' , " f ' I .. f th' , . I" h' 'd
Rever relinquish it. Everyone on the League, encounter. . a.m.,; . ' , , .., pro eSSlOna superviSiOn rom e ImmUnIZatIOn C InICS W enever nee -
v' s ad saw a""ion as Coach Short subjects,. mcludmg' .rhe Station ,Medical. Officer and the of- ed, and maY'be.caJled on for guid-
~urro qu ~" , D' I E S h'd' J ABC fP t ""Y' ·Y·· f' . ltd" 'th St't' D' I ' 'b"··'· ',',
-~J3'I1Matteniptedtoevenup'the , .rIVer.s, xam c e ue ... 0 uppery, ouana our' IceJS ocae III e a iOn' IS- anceon'heathpro lems,oradvlCe
I oore Bicycle" a ski in"tr'uction f i I m ,pensa'"""., in general clinic or county health,"
contest. Bob Short was high scorer ' Station residents are reminded II d' ~:Sk' N" . -, ,," d ' ' 'd ' .. - .~
with, 16' points. Roger Short and that government driver'sexams ca"e I ,ovlce, a? ~re? ermg " l\IiIitarl'Person'nel Sen-ices services. ' . .
Ja ' Carty followed with 12 and 10 are given daily at NOTS, China of The Barber of SeVille by \Voody Among their, variou~ duties as Single Emplol'ees Neglected
.j'e;pectivelY,' Lake.. - . \Voodpecker, will also be s~Q1,vn... public health ··nurses,· they render The nurses are' particularll; con"'
It was a much better basketball ,'Pasadena personnel may re~ .L~te buyers of memb~rshlp cards professional advice on· post'natal cerned: with· Cases' where' illness'·
game the next: night with an excit- quest driver's examinations on Will be accom~odated In the lobby care to, the wives, and children of strikes emplo.rees who live' alone;'
tug nip-and-tuck battle right ,down \V~dnesdal-s onJy. • befo~e sh<;l\v t.u~~.. Alt parents of mi}itary personllel, conduct a week- Although supervisors occ'asionally
to the wire; . After jumping off to ;memocrs !ire Illvlted to attend. ly. well-baby clinic, 'and an annual report these cases, many sick per~
fin 18-14 first period lead, the B u r r o s ' sons have been' neglected" through'
found themselves behind ,31-23 :at ' failure to notify them, consequent-
b-, both supen-isors and emplol'ees'
IJalftime. " , . , . ,
.But a furloug: last' quarter rally are urged to call on them .when-
Spearlll;"aded br Tom' Slopes" fine ewr ,these circuqIstances -occpr•. ""
shooting found .tIle Burros 'out' in . •. Boarding Homes
front at the'game's end, 66-54: Bob Operator-sof children's boarding
C
~1;Oti;; was tl.le high scorer with 22 homes are reqtiired-to obtain a cer-:'
poirits, and did ,his usuaL yeomarf- tificate of good health from their
likejo~ ,?~f the, backb?ards, but r e _ p h y s i c i i m , 'perinit~'are"obtaind
.'>ervC, forward Tom Slopes was the "from Community Services, children'
He'lo of this' one, coming off the oCthe. family are checked for ,nec-
, b()nch~to .buck~9 big points in the essary current 'immunizations, and'
-tinal. period to' clinch the verdict. 'the' nurses inspect the homes and"
': Siop~sfiIledin for· Roger Short, 'yards of th~seestablishnlents. .
who fouled out, and ended up with Hall the health code requirements
15. for ,'the evening. are met, satisfactorily, the issuance
of" a 'perzult is recommended and
the rules are: explained, Thereafter;::
the boardiiIi home' operators must:
take and pass a physical examina- '
tion annually, the homes 1, are in-
spected monthly and the .children
are checked .(m,contagioriand nec'":
essary currli!nt immunizatjon, As a
result of the close supervision ,ren-
dered ):Jy the public health nurses to
children in boarding homes, the Sta;':,
tion's , immpnization program is ..
maintained, at a high level.'
N\I~;r~"Schools ..
Nursery :sch:~,' ; can- be related to pay in private, In-
Mrs:, jHai~f lives in :Deseh ·Park. 'c I dustry in' the same manner as pay
---.... . , . for ungraded positions now'estab-
Dr. Doering To.Speak-~ .Iished. - --~ -~,-'-"
To Local ACS Group . ( c o n t i n U e d on Page 2)
Professor \Villiam von Eggers 'p d
Doering of Yale' University, and ~r,am ropose.
on'e of 'America's outstanding chem-
ists, will be the principal speaker SCj'ence PUp'-IIS
at the next meeting of the Mojave
Desert Section of the American "
Chemical Society on' January 16 at aries'in California, including
the Commissioned Officer:sMess. 51: Station, have just proposed
A dinner is scheduled for 6:3( :udent ,trainees, GS-2,. in the
P.,n;., and reserv~Uons: shciuld bl '
made. before .Monday noon by caJI ' chemistry and mathematics.
ing Dr. WiIIiamFinnigan at Ext fic aptitude will-be given to
72831,or Dr, Justo Bravo or Jacli '57 at China Lake and other
Wa:Ikp.r at .American Potashanc 111 is approved.
Chemical Corporation in Trona., All '
interested persons are invited' t~ science or mathemati'cs instructors
attend. Who are familiar with'his work to
the BoardofU; S. Civil 'Service Ex-
aminers' for Scientists andEngi~
neers, Navy Department, 1030 East
3reen Street,.- dsadena 1, Califor-
rlia. Card Form 5000-AB is avail-
Ible at the Information Desk of the
Personnel' Building; ,
- ' . ' . -,
'. The Scholarship Program of the
lJ.",S. Naval Ordnance ,Test Station:
now~pendingapproval of the Bureau
of OrdnanCe, provides three months
of ,summer employment 'together
with a scholarship of one-half reg-
ular, salary during .the academic
year. Additional information on the
Station's program will be published
as'soon as the proposal.is approved
by the Bureau.of Ordnance.
recently announced its annual Fel-
towsl}ips for graduate study in jet
propnlsion at the, California Insti-
- tute. of Technology and Princeton
pniversity and in flight structures
~t' Coiumbia University. Each grant
provides, for tuition and a ,stipend
\.vhich ranges from $1,200 to $2,000,
depending on the stage of advance-
ment of the FeIlow. '
. The purpose of these grants is to
.select and 'train outstanding men
for .ba~dc' research and leadership
in th~ future' development of rock-
ets, jet propulsion; supersonic' air-
craft, anel' other ,flight structures.
~pplicalits'will·normaIlY.be expect-
ed to have'a bachelor's degree from
an 'accredited institution in some
branch' of science or engineering,
and; to show' promise'of'exceptlon-
~ al ability.
Additional information,' as weIl
as application .forms, 'can be ob~
taine;l.in"the office' of the Coordin-
~tor, rr:o'{essionaiDev~ro~rp
graIV' rooml0(i6, ~chelson.La~ora_
tory:'" ",~- .. :.'....,
Foundation'Offers
Annual Fellowship
, Grant for Jet Study
- . The Guggenheim Foundation has
Rabbi Ganz"WiII Visit
NOTS Next Monday'
Rabbi Irving Ganz of Bakersfield
{ wiII conduct a panel discussion, of
. current events for school, children
an'd teen-agers after' school hours
" next Monday; Jan. 14, in the He-
brew Temple.
. Regular s'ervices with Rabbi Ganz
officiating wiII be held at the Tem-
pie, at 8 o'clock that evening. A
'monthly' ,e'xecutive' board ,meeting
wiII follow.
i
W:: A. H. PIEPE&-:An exceIlent
, day-to-day 'performance of duties
1J..a.S eainedhim a Superior',Accom-
pIis1ullentAward' and 5200. Peiper
is 'aSheetmetaLWorker in Public
WorksDepart~ent
••' ..
UCLA.·Repr~sEm't·~ti~~:s·'
To Hold'S udent Council
On Tuesday, Januarv 15
UCLA representatives ,w i II ,be
available for student conferences
next Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 15., Ap-
pointments may be a r ran g e d
through the Education,Office, Code
6541, 'Room 1066, - Michel,son, Lab,
, Ext. 71759.,'. ." , " ,c':-:
", ' The :visiting consultants will be;
Clifford Bell, Professor of Mathe~
inatics, andHead, Matli'ematics Ex~
tension; Philip O'Brien, Lectureriri
~ Engineering, and' liaison tor China
Lake extension and graduate pro-
'gram; and Reno Cole, visiting Pro-
fessor of Engineering;
".~-.'.
~,
('
iN GOOD'HANDS-::-Public Heaith Branch' nurses' Doris Whitley (left)
and Edith Hurst c!J.eck the, growth Of babl' Jerry l\Icl\Iillian at 'the week-
lywell-baby clinic. Jerry is the son of l\Ir. and l\Irs. Thomas l\IcMilIian.
Pidf~ssibrlatFuHction 'of NOTS
Public Health.Branch 'Outlined
~Superior Acc:omplishment); 1I0wel', D::n-idson,' $50,
and Basil Flanagan, 550. Front row (L to r.) are:
Florence Peck, 5150; Mary Sa\Q"er, $50,' and Ralph
Rogers, 550 (Group Accomplishment).
.. I
~TH E RO CKE,Y EER
. Participation' of Burroughs
School· in . the 31st ·Annual High
SchoolCbntest" sponsored by the
American Association for the Unit-
ed Nations was announced this week
by Kenneth \V.· \Vestcott, vice-prin-
cipal. .
. Open to all high school students
of the Uniletl States and its terri-
tories and sp'orisored to· help stu-
dents better understand the purpose
. and workings of the world peace or~
,ganization,the contest offers prizes
nationa,llY,of. trips to Europe 'and
:Mexico; scholarships, and cash of-
:fers, also state.and local prizes. '~.'
~:'" ,Selection of winners is made
,through written examinations which
wiII be given this', ~~ear 'on Mar; 4.
Teacher in charge of the contest at
Burroughs is Wayne C: Harsh.
I' Understanding of the UN is also
being 'accented at Burroughs this
year 'through the' UN' Pilgrk"ag~
Tour Contest which is sponso"ed by
the lOcal Oda Fellows'and Rebekahs
who-will send a student" to observe
UN sessions in: New York th:s'sum::
mer... ~
SUPPLY DEPACTAIENT, AWACDEES-Emplol'ees
receive two Superior Accomplishment AWllrds and
one ~~oup Acco[~plishmentA\~ard, Shown standing
(I. to r.) are: Roy Hill, $200, and Llo~-d Johnson, $200,
f~TA:Groups lis't··
January. Programs'
_ Guest speakers will discuss vari-
·~us phases of education for the 10-
·"C;;.I Parent-Teacher .nSsociation next
Tuesday, January 15._
IHighlight of th~ Sherman E. Bur-
r~ughs Parent-Teacher grOIn> will
b~ 11 discussion by Dr. Thomas Mil-
b~l'n of the Personnel, Department
~11 the topic "Adjustment Problems
~fCollege Freshmen." Dr. Millburn
will speak at 8 p.m. Tuesday in,the
..BiIrroughs Cafetorium following the
"1::30:p.m. coffee hour.
,fveakers on educational systems
Q, Europe at the'China Lake P-TA
mketing will be Ghita Thome, Bur-
l , ' ,
rQughsHigh School foreign ex-
,,<;:!lJ,nge student from' Finland, and
W?-yne C. Harsh, teacher of English
anU. social. st1!.dfes. .
:Miss Thome, a junior, was brought
to ~ Burrpughs by t 11 e 'California
~cholarship Federation program
tlIwugh arrangements by the Am-
erican Field Service. She will dis-
cuis 'education systems of her na-
,tive city, Helsinki, and other parts
Qf ,Finland.
· B:arsh, who studied in Europe
thiS summer through a program of
Vlestern Illinois State College and
the ,National Education Association,
will' discuss some aspects of educa-
tion in England, Holland and \-Vest-
ern Germany.
P&E A\VAUDEE8-Sta.nding, ~l.,·t*, r.) .,a.re:"B.· H.~ Clemons,' electrician;
E. G. Smith, ordnancemim; Cdr. 'V.·B. RQbertson, Head, Plant. Opera-
tion;> Divisi'Oll' (pre3,mting,'awards). Kneeling (I. to r.) are: F, V. sai~
~all~elo, [haCh~ni~t; A. Celestine, pr~l/.anceman. Smith 'rcceives a.' $200
SUI)~rior Accomplishment aVlIa,ra for:ayear,'of 'sustained high perform-
!an~~rSaritangelo' $115 j for a BeneliJ;iat,,$uggestion,imprOving'the:ma.:
f.chinili'" of powder billets;, Clemon~'$80fi)l" his, modificatlonOi a press-
,P";)Sitio;' indicat"r; and Celestine $linor ~sugg~sting a s~fetY·fea.ture iIi Ma9i8~SibryH0 Ur~
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Conte'sts'About UN
~.Face D,e,sert 'Toni.,nht ~u,th Ohler, StationLibrarian, wiII
: : l I c o n d u ' c t,the hMagic Story Hour" for
Burros Trip T.rona; Victor Valley~,.< ~~il~~~~r~:~~~ann~~~,a:~sl~i:~.t~~
."" the Station Library.
De'm·a·ln' Undefeated ·I'n league Play""" The stories will include ''The Bo- , . One of the least publi~ized, yet most vital services'con-
'ft " , "', , ' , ' , ,..., t: jabi Tree" to b~lQld under the ma- tl:ibuting to the, welfare' 6f Station residents 'is the Public'
· , 'The Burroughs High bask~tball team remained unde; ~~C;:b~~~ta'~~i~~~tl~~~~eE~:;~Health Branch consistitig:of public' health nurses Doris
feated while winning their first· two Desert-Inyo League, and "The .Princess Whom Nobody \Vhidey and Edith HUfst.",
games last weekend. The. defending league champions Could Silence." ' The Public Health Branch wases- immunization clinic for their school-
kllocked off Trona', 61"-34 on", Friday night, and· Victor I , " , ' ",', ," , tablishedin 1!)46',when the Station' age childre·n. " ., ,
S t b F t d population had risen to 6,000 civilian ' Gene'r:tll StatioIi Services'
V,alley, 66-54 the next e'.ven'l·ng. The locals w'I'll host ',De's'-' now. "', 0 • e ea .ure .
and military personnel. ,One year ,In addition,' they respond to sick
,ert High tonight at 6 p.m. in the Station Gym in their ~.nKI? s ~llm.Series . later, Doris Whitley became the one- calls from all Station residents, visit
.third League encounter. " Snow, a .dramatI~ docume~tary member staff to be joined five years shut-ins, make hospital' and home
· Tr a s'mpl n match for The Burros wiII be shooting for of a storm In the Sierras, Will be later by Edith Hurst: visits, render their professional ad-
ona w SlY 0 f tur d' thO m th' Ch'ld ' Wh'l th B h' d'" t' . . t 'bl ' 'd
>tlie'visiting Burros last Friday as their 'third League v,;n tonight e.a e ~n .IS on ~, I ren s lee ranc IS a minIS ra- vice on mfan pro em care an
they watched the tall China Lakers against Desert, and they'll travel to ~I1m Soclet~. program m the Sta- tively located under the Department feeding, ans\ver all contagion calls,
, ' 20-8 f' ~t per'od lead and MOJ'ave tomorrow night for another bon ,Theatre tomorrow from, 10 to of Community Affairs, it receives its assist at county and school mass
lun up a Ir I 11'10' , " f ' I .. f th' , . I" h' 'd
Rever relinquish it. Everyone on the League, encounter. . a.m.,; . ' , , .., pro eSSlOna superviSiOn rom e ImmUnIZatIOn C InICS W enever nee -
v' s ad saw a""ion as Coach Short subjects,. mcludmg' .rhe Station ,Medical. Officer and the of- ed, and maY'be.caJled on for guid-
~urro qu ~" , D' I E S h'd' J ABC fP t ""Y' ·Y·· f' . ltd" 'th St't' D' I ' 'b"··'· ',',
-~J3'I1Matteniptedtoevenup'the , .rIVer.s, xam c e ue ... 0 uppery, ouana our' IceJS ocae III e a iOn' IS- anceon'heathpro lems,oradvlCe
I oore Bicycle" a ski in"tr'uction f i I m ,pensa'"""., in general clinic or county health,"
contest. Bob Short was high scorer ' Station residents are reminded II d' ~:Sk' N" . -, ,," d ' ' 'd ' .. - .~
with, 16' points. Roger Short and that government driver'sexams ca"e I ,ovlce, a? ~re? ermg " l\IiIitarl'Person'nel Sen-ices services. ' . .
Ja ' Carty followed with 12 and 10 are given daily at NOTS, China of The Barber of SeVille by \Voody Among their, variou~ duties as Single Emplol'ees Neglected
.j'e;pectivelY,' Lake.. - . \Voodpecker, will also be s~Q1,vn... public health ··nurses,· they render The nurses are' particularll; con"'
It was a much better basketball ,'Pasadena personnel may re~ .L~te buyers of memb~rshlp cards professional advice on· post'natal cerned: with· Cases' where' illness'·
game the next: night with an excit- quest driver's examinations on Will be accom~odated In the lobby care to, the wives, and children of strikes emplo.rees who live' alone;'
tug nip-and-tuck battle right ,down \V~dnesdal-s onJy. • befo~e sh<;l\v t.u~~.. Alt parents of mi}itary personllel, conduct a week- Although supervisors occ'asionally
to the wire; . After jumping off to ;memocrs !ire Illvlted to attend. ly. well-baby clinic, 'and an annual report these cases, many sick per~
fin 18-14 first period lead, the B u r r o s ' sons have been' neglected" through'
found themselves behind ,31-23 :at ' failure to notify them, consequent-
b-, both supen-isors and emplol'ees'
IJalftime. " , . , . ,
.But a furloug: last' quarter rally are urged to call on them .when-
Spearlll;"aded br Tom' Slopes" fine ewr ,these circuqIstances -occpr•. ""
shooting found .tIle Burros 'out' in . •. Boarding Homes
front at the'game's end, 66-54: Bob Operator-sof children's boarding
C
~1;Oti;; was tl.le high scorer with 22 homes are reqtiired-to obtain a cer-:'
poirits, and did ,his usuaL yeomarf- tificate of good health from their
likejo~ ,?~f the, backb?ards, but r e _ p h y s i c i i m , 'perinit~'are"obtaind
.'>ervC, forward Tom Slopes was the "from Community Services, children'
He'lo of this' one, coming off the oCthe. family are checked for ,nec-
, b()nch~to .buck~9 big points in the essary current 'immunizations, and'
-tinal. period to' clinch the verdict. 'the' nurses inspect the homes and"
': Siop~sfiIledin for· Roger Short, 'yards of th~seestablishnlents. .
who fouled out, and ended up with Hall the health code requirements
15. for ,'the evening. are met, satisfactorily, the issuance
of" a 'perzult is recommended and
the rules are: explained, Thereafter;::
the boardiiIi home' operators must:
take and pass a physical examina- '
tion annually, the homes 1, are in-
spected monthly and the .children
are checked .(m,contagioriand nec'":
essary currli!nt immunizatjon, As a
result of the close supervision ,ren-
dered ):Jy the public health nurses to
children in boarding homes, the Sta;':,
tion's , immpnization program is ..
maintained, at a high level.'
N\I~;r~"Schools ..
Nursery :sch