-Page Four THE ROCKETHR Friday, November 17, 196 1:

U. S. Ma rines Serve N'OI S Since 1945 The missions and fUnctions of the

Marine Barracks at NOTS have changed very little since its com­missioning on July 17, 1945, when a Eiecurity force of 60 Marines was established to supplement the civil­ian Security Police.

From 1945 to 1947, little develop­m ent took place, but in 1947, the Marine Corps Exchange facility was opened. During the n ext three y ears, more Marines were added to the Security force.

The organizational s trength was raised to approximately 280 men. The Marine Corps Guided Missile Tra ining Unit, consisting of ap­proximately 50 men, came to NOTS in 1950, drawing on the Marine Barracks for certain logistic sup· port. I In 1951, an Artillery T est Unit from Camp Pendleton was set up at Randsburg Wash, a part of NOTS. This unit consisted of ap­proximately 25 men.

From 1951 to 1954, the organiza­tional strength of Marine Baracks r emained at approximately 250 men, but provided certain logistical and sdministrative support to some 350 Atarines of the Medium Anti-Air­craft Missile Battalion which came to NOTS in 1954.

That same year, a Marine Corps Liaison Officer was sent to NOTS from Headquarters Marine Corps. H e was under administrative con­trol of Mar i n e Barracks. Side· winder project M~31 was estab­

OFFICERS - N ine of the ten l\larine officers at NOTS are shown as they discuss a tactical problem. Pictured (I-r) are: 1st. Lt. Donald C. Lee and 1st. Lt. T homas ~f. Taggart, Guard Olficers; Maj. Maur­ice Rose, Commanding Officer of the Marine Bar· racks; Maj. Robert A. ' Valker, Shlewinder ~li ssile Gunne ry Officer; Capt. James R~ Tull, Executive Of-

l icer of the Marine Barracks j l\faj. Leo Gerlach, Squadron Project and Research Officerj Capt. \ViI· lis D. H uddleston, Project Officer for Redeye 1\1is­sile; l\[aj. Stanley H. Qupenter, Liaison Oflicer; a nd Capt. Alex Lee, Guard Officer. Absent is Maj. Hal lV. Vincent, Squadron Project and Research Officer.

lished conSisting of one officer and ity force of Marine Barracks was five enlisted men. TAD Mariin"~ .1 reduced to approximately 155 men had been working on this while still supporting the MAAM

Then in 1956, on May 1, the Ma­rine Corps Guided Missile T est Unit was formed consisting of six officers and 47 enlisted personnel. The SAM Battalion was r elocaterl to T wenty-Nine Palms, California,

on June 1, 1956, now known as the 1st Medium Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion.

since 1952. Battalion, later known as the 1st In 1955 the or g a ni z a t ion a I Terrier Surface-to·Air Missile Bat·

strength and the size of the Secur· talion, in supply matters.

* U. S. Marine Corps

Celebrates

186th Birthday

During 1960 the Marine Corps Guided Misile Test Unit continued its activity in testing the equip-

ment used in connection with the Terrier Missile with which the Fleet Marine Force is equipped.

On June 30, GMTU had completed their las t two projects and, with its mis sion completed, it was deacU .. vated by directive from the Com­mandant of the Marine Corps. This ended four years of developmental and experimental work in support of the Terrier program.

The R edeye Engineering Evalu­ation Unit was established January 1, 1960, consisting of one Marine of .. ficer and two enlisted personnel.

Present missions of the Marine Corps at NOTS are to provide se· curity for NOTS, China Lake; pro· vide guard force for NOTS Brig, and provide additional security as directed for all short term military and emergency operations.

Functions of the Corps are to provide administrative supply and exchange facilities for personnel aSSigned to Marine Barracks, and to provide administrative and cer· tain logistic support for Marines attached to research and develop· ment projects at NOTS.

The organizational structure of Marine Barracks and the support provided pertains only to the Bar· racks personnel and attached units which are: Barracks personnel - 5 officers, 114 enlisted; Sidewinder Group - 2 officers, 8 enlisted; Ma· rine Liaison Officers -:- 2; Redeyo Group - 1 officer, 2 enlisted. Total strength is presently 10 officers and 124 enlisted personnel.

The fluctuating history of tho Marine Baracks has been somewhat dictated by the needs of the Sta­tion and the Marine Corps.

OFFICERS' BffiTHDAY BALL - Station Comman der Capt. Charles Blenman Jr. watches as ,l\laj. Leo Gerlach p rel)areS to cut the tradit ional birthda.y cake at the Marine Officers' Ball. Distinguishcd guest at the

, gala. event wh ich highlighted the Leatherneck's 186th anniversary was Brig Gen. W. L J. Bayler, USl\IC (Ret) . *

ENLISTED ~IEN'S BIRTHDAY BALL - Pfc. Paul Gelet (with back to camera) is sworn in for another six year e nlistment by l\[aj. ~laurice Rose, Commanding Officer of the Marine Bar racks, with Capt. Blen­man and l\l/Sgt. Frank D. Brandon as w itnesses p r ior to t he cake­cutting ceremonies at the Community Center.

Officers and enlisted personnel of t he United States Marine Corps a t NOTS joined world-wide ob-

o s ervance of the Corps' 186th birth­day last Friday, November 10, with f ormal cake cutting ceremonies. Of· f lcers celebrated their annive rsary a t t he Commissioned Officers Club a nd the enlisted personnel h eld t heir ceremonies at the Community Center.

Officiating at the officers' c'utting ceremony was Major Leo Gerlach, senior Marine officer at NOTS, and Major Maurice Rose, cQ.,mmanding office r of the Marine B a rrack s, officiated at the enlisted men's cake cutting ceremony. A .special addition to the normal cere· mony w as the formal reenlistment of P fc. Paul Gelet for a six year ex· t ension of active duty.

H onor ed guests at both

STAFF NCO'S - l\larine non-commissioned officers meet with l\'I/ Sgt. Frank D. Brandon (behind podium) for their weckly conference. Stan NOO's <seated I-r) are: Gy/ Sgt. John A. Coryell, missile technic· ian: Gy/ Sgt. OrvilJe E. l\[orelaml, supply adminis­trative chicf; Gy/ Sgt. Thomas J r Flynn, a.viation ordnallccman; S/ Sgt. James l\L Youngbe rg, guard NCO; S/ Sgt. Howard E. '\lallace, guard and train·

iug chief; Gy/ Sgt. Harold A. Erwin, administrative chief; S/ Sgf. Glen C. \Voodall, Exchange chiefj Gy/ Sgt. Uayboll Connor, a.viation radar t echnician ; l\[/ Sgt. James S. Goff, aviation ordnancemallj and Sgt. George Uribe, guard NCO. Absent are l\f/ Sgt. B en A. Tidwell, and Gy/ Sgts. Joseph O. Thornton and Thomas Ji. Crawford. The initial ~[arine tiug'cut arrh'esl at NOTS on July 17, 194.5.

celebrations were Station Com­manding Officer, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr. and Mrs. Blenman; Technical Director Dr. Wm. B. McLean and Mrs. McLean; Execu­tive Officer Capt. John A. Quensa Associate Technical Director H . G. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson.

SpecIal honored guests from Santa Ana were Brig. Gen. W. L. J. Bayler, USMC, (ret.) and Mrs. Bay· ler. One of General Bayler's claims to fame was his book entitled "Last Man on Wake I sland" based on his World War IT experiences.

Dinner dancing followed c a k e cutting ceremonies for both groups.

The annual formal cake cutting c e I e bra t i on commemorates the founding of the Marine Corps in Philadelphia in 1775, and is cele· bra ted by Marines the world over on November 10 each 'year.

Be more prompt to go to a friend in odvflrsity thon in prosperity.

The man who has never been licked probably was never in a fight.

Iludd GO", Editor Office, Housing Bldg., Top Deck

T£MPERATUI!ES

Max.Mln. Nev. 10 .... 73 39 Nov. II.... 71 39 Nov. 12 ..•. 68 40 Nov. 13 .... 68 42 Nov. IC. 72 36 Nov. 15 .... 73 40 Nov. 16 .. _ 70 40

Phon •• 7-1354, 7-2082, 7-1655

Vol. XVII, No. 45 U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California Friday, November 17, 1961

Give Now - the United Way

United Fund Drive Aims To Be Short, But Brisk

With a United Fund goal of $42,000 to meet in the Indian Wells Valley area by December 5, approximately 300 campaigners launched the community effort this week by distributing campaign kits to personnel in their assigned areas.

As the composite campaign com· bines seven major local health and welfare agencies into one 'appeal, eliminating duplication of effort, time, expense and annoyance of scorcs of separate campaigns, all residents are urged to respond with a 'fair share' which is estimated at one day's pay, after taxes, thi s year.

United Fund officials feel confi­dent that the established goal can be r eached by 100 per cent partici­pation based on the steady em­ployment record of IWV residents.

All donors are reminded that the campaign is geared to be a short but Jively one, therefore, the keymen solicitors r ely on quick res­sponse to meet their report dead­lines.

"Don't Be l\[issed" Persons who have inadvertently

been missed by their UF campaign­ers are urged to contact their ap­propriate department team cap­t ains to obtain campaign material or the name of their area cam· paigner.

Team captains in each depart-

ment are listed as follows: Code 00, 01, 11, 15 - Dick Rusc-

iolelli. Code 12 - Bill Veery. Code 17 ·- Dr. H e rb Larsen. -Code 18 - NAF LCdr. W. D.

"Bill" Smith.

Code 25 - Noel Lynn. Code 30 - John Dipol Code 35 - Joe Dinsmore. Code 40 - Eldon Williams. Code 45 - Norman Rumpp. Code 50 - Bill Steele. Code 55 - Ted Lotee Code 65 - Ed Swerski. Code 70 - Al Wacker. Code 75 - Carolyn Kruse. Code 85 - Cdr. W. H. Burns. VX-5 - Ensign Ronald Patter·

son. GMU-25 - Lt (jg) William

Lockie. Marine Barracks - 1st. Lt. Don­

ald Lee. NOTS Enlisted Personnel, Com­

missary, Dental and Medical De­partments - Lt. Carl Vancil.

Support Activities - Jerry Ray (Code 7083).

Disaster Survival Topic Defines Mine Shelters

"Mines can give 100 per cent pro­tection frOm fa llout," stated Dr. Carl F. Austin at the CAP disaster survival meeting held at the Rich­mond School last Tuesday evening.

Dr. Austin stated t hat mines would give complete protection against the initial burst of radia· tion from a bomb. Mines will give complete protection from thermal effects and can be easily fixed to give complete protection if the en­trance is partially barricaded and if the mine is more than a mile or two from ground zero at the time of a five m egaton burst.

"In a mine," he asserted, "there is absolutely no hazard from radia­tion caused by faIlQut, but mines can kill you with their own inherent hazards. .

H azards Named The most common hazard in old

mines is simple lack of oxygen. A candle Or small oil lamp should be u sed to test the air. If they burn, then there is enough oxygen pres~ ent for a person to live.

Don't build fires in mines be­cause they use up the oxygen and

give off carbon monoxide which can be fatal in a short time. Either a canary or a commercial monox­ide detector are good protection against this hazard.

Don't bang on timbers or pick loose rocks from cave walls as this fuay start a cave· in. I Don't drink water found in a mine .. Ninety·nine per cent of it is contaminated.

Don't panic if you become lost in a mine. Be calm and systematic in your walking around.

Snakes present a real hazard in old mines. Be on the alert.

Bats, mice and rats, which are common in mines, carry r abies. Don't handle them.

"Although mines provide excel­lent protection from fallout radia· tion, you will n eed a reliable supply of fresh air, freedom from cave-in and falling hazards," he reiterated.

"A mine or 'backyard shelter will not guarantee surVival, but if used reasonably, it will protect you from most hazards arising from atomic attacks, either local or distant," he concluded.

KEYS TO CAPEHARTS - The first increment of 86 Oa-pchar-t homes were accepted by the Station last week. !{eys to the model homes were turned over officially at the ribbon-cutting ceremonies by Leo Martin (I) project manager for the Bateson Construction Company, to Captain Dal"idson as Oaptain Blenman, C. J. FaUgatter, and Bateson office em­ployee l\:larilyn ' Vick stand by.

Station Confers Seven Thompson Awards at Luncheon Ceremony 'Rocketeer Deadline Earlier Next Week

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday n ext Thursday, November 23, the Rocketeer deadline for n ews will be Monday at 4:30 p.m. instead of Tuesday. Issues will be distributed on Frida.y as usual.

Licwinko Hired As Technical Assistant

Leonard S. Licwinko reported to NOTS this week from the BUreau of Naval Wea.pons at Washington, D. C., to fill the position of Techni­cal Assistant (Code 1501) to H. G. Wilson,_ Associate ..treehnk:al '-Bi­rector. This vacancy was created when Harold Metcalf accepted the duties of Assoc. Head for the Weapons Development Department.

Licwinko received a B.S. in elec­trical engineering from the Uni­versity of Illinois; completed a two· year course in electronics engineer­ing and physics at the Naval Post­graduate School, Annapolis, Mary­dand; and more r ecently pursued engineering administration studies at George Washington University, Washington, D. C.

Living in the desert will not be a new experience, having spent one year at China Lake an an exchange engineer. With him now -are his wife, Marion, John 14, Mary Lou, 12, and Amy, 9.

A registered professional engi­neer in the District of Columbia, he is also an AOA member, past pres­ident of the BuOrd Association of Engineers and Scientists, holds the rank of Commander in the Naval Reserve, and was Chairman of a Boy Scout Troop Committee.

Community Counci l Precinct 10 Ru n-off 'Na mes Bearman

A run-off election between can~ didates Frank Wentink and Harry Bearman from Precinct No. 10 was held last Tuesday) November 14, to break the tie from the regu­~ar China Lake Community CoU;}· cil election r esults of November 7. Bearman won by a significa nt mar­gin, in the total 88 votes cast.

A t ask group attached to the Recreation Committee was selected at last Tuesda y night's m eeting to investigate the feeling of Station r eside nts in the possibility of ob· ta ining a soda fountain for the Bennington Plaza area. Earlier in­quiries on the subject met with meage r inter est, but the general re· action at Tuesday night's meeting was to probe further when the mo~ tion was made to drop the survey.

Newly elected directors of the Council will be installed at the next meeting scheduled for No­vember 28 in the Community Cen· t el'.

The official NOTS Advisory Board and two distin­guished guests from the Bureau of Naval Weapons met yesterday to honor seven recipients of the L. T. E. Thomp­son Award, citing their outstanding contributions toward fulfillment of the Station's mission.

Preceding the award ceremony, RAdm. K. S. Masterson, Deputy Chief, Bureau of Naval Weapons, delivered a brief address to the audience, following his introduction by Station Com m an del' Capt. Charles Blenman, Jr. Dr. William B. McLean then called upon RAdm. F. L. Ashworth to present the Sta· tion's highest a war d which pays tribute to Dr. L. T. E. Thompson's leadership.

Remembered from his tenure as NOTS Commanding Officer from August 1955 through September 1957, RAdm. Ashworth now serves as Ass't. Chief, Bureau of Naval Weapons for Research, Develop­ment, Test, and Evaluation. A 1958 recipient of the Thompson medal, it was fitting that he bestow the coveted award to this year's hon­orees.

Douglas J. Wilcox "for his leadership and technical

i'C<lnt.rillUtiorls to the field of under· water weapon systems and especi· ally for the ability displayed in the integration of a Navy·wide and industrial team for the successful accomplishment of the ASROC pro­gram."

Francis M. Fulton "for outstanding leadership in di­

..recting Norrs .c;fforts to new areas of propulsion applied research and his initiative in exploring potentials in the field of l im i ted warfare weaponry."

Frank E. Bothwell Ufor his vital contribution· to the

curr ently accepted concepts of a submarine-launched ballistic missile system. H is work as Head, Weap­ons Planning Group at NOTS was eminently instrumental in empha~ sizing the Polaris concept, includ­ing a great amount of detail on warhead and weapon r equir ements for strategic targeting."

Leonard T . Jagiello Ufor his intuitive grasp of com­

plex aerodynamic problems involved in the torque-balance canard con~ trol system, which has resulted in the successful design of a function­ing airframe operating with con­stant gain over the full range of dynamic pressures."

Franklin H. Kncmeycr "for his significant t echnical con·

tributions, leadership, and guidance on weapon-system development and

,

his contribution to the formulation and implementation of the Free~

Fa II conventional ordnance pro~

gram."

William S. McEwa1t "for his outstanding role in or­

ganizing the Station's program in chemical research, his maintenance of top· level productivity within that organization, and his directing of that research toward the Station's mission in regard to propellant sys­tems for missiles. In addition, his publications in thermochemistry h ave brought him and the Station world recognition and have con .. tributed to the advanced knowledge of chemistry.

Lawrence W. Nichols "for his singular achievements,

extensive investigations, and pre .. cise analyses in the field of infra­r ed r esearch, specifically his inves­tigations relative to IR radiations of targets and IR missile guidance systems."

Dr. N. E. Wa r d accepted the award for Larry Nichols who is presently on a year's assignment in England as an exchange scientist attached to the staff of the R oyal Radar Establishment.

Board Adjourns Today concludes a rigorous three ..

day schedule of to u r s .. ordnance demonstrations rev i e w, and top­level conferences for A d vis 0 r y Board members. Composed of emi­nent industrialists and scientists, the Boa r d h as rendered thirteen years of invaluable consultation ser· vic e s pertaining to the Station's projects and projected plans.

F eted at a no-host r eception last night were this session's partici­pants: RAdm. K. S. Masterson, RAdm. F. L . Ashworth, Dr. H. L. Anderson- Nuclear Studies Direc­tor at the University of Chicago; Dr. W . H. Pickering- Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at P asadena; Dr. Ithiel De Sola Pool -Assoc. Director, Center for Inter­nationa l Studies at M.I .T.

Also, RAdm. F. S. Withington, USN (Ret.); Adm. A. M. P rid e, USN (Ret.); Dr. N. E . Bradbury, Director of the Scientific Labora­tory at Los Alamos, New Mexico; E. H. H einemann- Executive Vice Pres. of Guidance Technology, Inc.; R. L. Biggers- Management Con­s u I tan t from Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; and H enry Dreyfuss from P asadena.

CAPEHARTS OPEN - Ribbon-eutting ceremonies at 61-B Burroughs A venue last Saturday noon launched the Opcn House of six model homes in the new Capehart Housing Project at NOT8. Officiating (I-r) are: Captain R. A. Davidson, Public Works Officer; Captain Charles Blenman, Jr., Station Conunamler; and C. J. Fallgatter, NOTS Housing Administrator.

Page Two

Capehart Open House

A VEX'S l\IODEL HOl\IE - The ultra modern theme of decor dis­played by Avcn's Furniture at 58-B Burroughs Avenue inspired t hous­ands of "iewers during the Callehart Open House held last Saturday and S unday afternoon. Visito rs captured by the photog rapher (seated I-r) 3rc: Marilyn Wick and Betty Snyder of the Bateson Construction office, and (standing I-r ) l\lrs. R. A. Davidson and Mrs. Charles Blen­man, Jr.

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'f«-~' . , RIZZARDINI DISf'LAY - Terri Andreasen,reflects on ..the possibilities ol- this ideal little girl~s bedroom ' in the Bizzardilli Home Furnishings model hou~ in contemporary design located at 54-B Burroughs.

PAT AND ROY'S DECOR - Frank Lemons of Pat and R oy's H ome Furnishings points to the m odern carvings which updates the early American decor theme of the Capehart model home at 56~B Burroughs Avenue.

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Danger of Dump Area Treks Cited Station Security Police have re­

ceived numerous complaints in t he last few wceks from the superin­tendent of the dump area about h is difficulty in keeping children out of the area.

Adults have a lso been noticed en­tering the area without authoriza ­tion. The need is urgent to re­strain children and unauthorized adults from wandering around be­cause of the existence of old pits that have been covered with di r t but are s till smoldering underneath the dirt and could possibly cave in with the weight of a person.

There is also the ever present danger of combustible material ig­niting and causing injury t o tres­passers.

P a rents arc urged to restra in childrpn from this dangerous area. Adults should be advised by t he s uperintendent on the areas t o be avoided.

THE ROCKETEER

, PRON\QTIONAl OPPORTUNITIES Present Station employees are...encourgged

10 gpply for the posil'ions listed bel Iw. Applications should b~e gccompanied bt an up.to-date Form 58. The fact that positions are advertised here does not preclude the use of other means to fill these vgcgncies.

Clerk-Typist, GS-4, Code 40502-Performs general office clerical duties. Accounting ex­perience is desirable.

Mechgnitol Engineer (Ordnonce), GS-9 or GS·l l , PO 04015Aml-l , Code 4054-Primary duties involve work on the S W motor, e.g., interior ballistics, design of propellant - cost­ing, e.tc.

Aeronautical Resear~n , Development and Design Engineer, .GS·9 or GS·1.I, PO 140010-1, Code 4054-0uties involve airfrome structural stress analysis; development, test, and evalu­otlon of o n igniter for the S W single stoge motor.

Secretory (Typing), GS:5, PO 088001, Code 881-Performs secretarial, clericol on? super: visory duties. .

Fi le gpplitgtions for gbove positions with Iris Ortega, Room 34, Peuo nnel Building,. Phone 72032.

Lgborer, Heavy, lst step $2.37 pl h, 3rd step $2.57 p/ h, Code 70442- Performs any one or a combination of c large variety of unskilled or low skilled tasks, requiring pre­dominontly physical exertion of a heovy or arduous type.

Eleclritian, lst step $3.02 pl h, 3rd step $3.28 pl h, Code 70431-Lays out, assembles, installs, tests, maintains, and repairs elec­trical f ixt Ures, a pparatus, control equipment, and wiring used in the a larm, radio commun­ication, Jight ond power systems of buildings, overhauls motors, constructs electrical indi­coting and recording instruments.

Welder, 1st step S3.02 pl h, 3rd step $3.28 pl h, Code 70422-Performs electric are weld­ing oxyacetylene welding. Welds plates, bars, pipes, machine parIs, heavy plate, pres­sure vessels a nd other materials ranging in thickness up to two inches. Work performed inside or outside of shop. Works from draw­ings and specifications .

Chauffeur, 1st step 52.56 pl h, 3rd step 52.78 pl h, Code 7078-Drives vehicles usually on a specific t rip basis or occasiona lly on a regular established schedule a nd route, to transport personnel within on activity, or be­tween an activity a nd outside paints. Mini­mum a ge 21.

Secretary (Typing), GS-4, PD 055029, Code 5551-Branch secretory. Review incoming cor­respondence, log officia l correspondence, com­pose a nd prepare technical correspondence and official letters, performs miscellaneous fUfctions,

File applications for above positions with Wilma Smith, ,Room 31 , Personnel Sui lding, Phone 71393. Clerk-Stena. or DMT, GS-4, PO 12881, Code

6.54-Located in the Employee Development Division of the Personnel Dept. Provides sec­reta rial, cleri~al, and stenographiC support~ Has coordinat ing responsibility for the new employee orientation progra m.

Aero. Rocket Power Pi t . Devel. Engr. Supv" GS-13, PO 3165S-P la nning and Administrat ion of currenl programs and studies of proposals for future work; technical participation in propulsion research a nd experi mental design; reporting; tra ining.

Mgchinist (Mgintenance), $3.02 to 53 .28 pl h, Code 4553-Overhauls, repairS", and in­stalls va rious types of machines a nd machin­ery insta llations, such a s machine shop equip­ment, power p lant equipment, "foundry and forge shop machinery, large pumping planf equipment, a ircra ft f\ondjing . a nd testing equipment, a nd .ordnance plant machinery. •

Acc9unting Technicion, GS-4 or GS-S, PO 017017, Code 1762- Located in .Ihe- Cost & Anolysis Branch of the Accounting Division Provides payroll, accounling a nd 'cost per­formance gnolysis-ior individual Oeportme'nts

Fisca l Accounting Clerk, GS,4 or GS-5, PO 18-461 , Coce 1762-1ocaled in the Cost . & Analysis Branch of the Accounting Djvision, coordinates and works on Pa yroll Reports in, the Poytoll Reports Section.

File applicat ions for gbove position; wilh Dixie Shanohon, Room 26, Personne l Bui ld· ing , Phone 72676. Deadline for all appli­cations-l 1-2.·61.

I'tAS, Moffett Field Sofety Officer, GS-018·11 - Administers

Ground Safety Program and acts as Safety Stoff Adv isor 10 a number of tenant a ctivi· ties . Directs occident prevention program Qualificgtions contgined in CSC Hondbook X-lI8. Send form 57 to Industriol Relations Officer, NAS, Moffett f ield, California. Va· cancy storts December 10. Male only.

Open House An open house, offering a n op­

portunity for the general public to inspect the new quarters of the California Interstate Tel e p h 0 n e Company at 520 South China Lake Blvd. in Ridgecrest, will be held today from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Visitors will be able to view ex~ hibits of the company's 0 I de s t equipment and its most mOder!\. In addition , they wil see exactly what 'takes place when a phone call is m ade on automatic equipment.

In addition, vis itors will receive a booklet entitled "Romantic H e ri­tage of the Upper Mojave Desert" which tells the story of the h is­torical development of this desert region. - - -----

Now that they claim to h a ve made cigarettes less irritating, let's hope they'll start \',.-o rking on the commercials.

'Friday, November 17, 196 11

Annual Book Fair Open.s Tonight at Murray School

H ave you ever seen a child's look of wonderment when he reads his first sentence? You can witness the same expression when the youngsters view a world of fr iends and useful tools in the pressed satisfaction with the work collection of 1600 bOQks selected for of the various committees. Wanda -the fourth a nnual Book Fair spon- Shomate and Polly Emerson co .. -sored by the China Lake P -TA. ordinated school activities with the

The Book Fair opens at the l\lur- Fair; Ruth Farrington and Doris ray School ca fetoriuOl this evening McInvale of the Oasis Garden Club -f rom 4 to p p,m., resUming Saturday prepared the floral arrangements front 10 a.m. to 8 p .m ., and Sunday and Betty Jane Leonard heads the

·from 1 t o - 4 p.m. hostess committee_ Somethiqg for Everyone The. attractive di splays are the

The miracle. of the printed word handiwork of Bruce Haig, Ethel _ never ceases to attract the imagi- Ritchie, B I a n c h e Braspennickx, nati've and inquisitive person . . All B everly Ma~well, Connie DeLeon, types of reading material for young Lorraine M oClung, Francis Kus and · people of all ages wfn be available, Dorothy Mallory. . designed to increase knowledge of Two books will be given as door our t echnica l and social universe, prizes and the winners may select ' stimulate and direct imagination, their preference. The event 1s open gain interest in hobbies and sports to the entire community. and for the enjoyment of written Girl Scout TroOI) 346, led by Nan adventure. Books make the ideal Hulsey. will present several "Story and lasting gifts. Time" sessions throughout the day

Frank DeLeon and Carl Morley, on Saturday. as an added a,ttraction co- chairme n for the event, have ex- for the younger set.

Sports The Bowler's Victory Legion, an

annual tourney conducted by WIBe members throughout the U. S., is currently in progress. AlI proceeds are used to enhance recreational programs at veterans' hospitals throughout the country.

California bowlers con sistentlv lead the nation in support of this event; their last year's contribution tlu rpassing the $40,000 mark. No other state came within $30,000 of this figure!

Joyce Vrooman, IWV Chairman, states that appropriate mate rial has been distributed to a ll league secretaries. All female keglers are ask-ed to participate.

Junior Bowlers Over thirty young bowlers turned

out last · Saturday for their first week Qf competitive bowling at the Anchorage Alley and posted some outstanding ind ividual SC I' a t c h games arid series_

High series went to Da le John ­son with a 461 followed by Rodney Buck's 433: Third place is held by Richard Drozdowicz with a 412. H igh game was sn.agged by J ames McClellan with a beautiful 183. Dale Johnson was close at his heels

GEBA Assessment Nq. 551s Now Due

Assessment No. 55 is now due and payable by members of the Gov­ernment Employees Benefit Assoc­iation due to the death of Ernest W . Thoman, 56, last Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Ridgecrest Hospi tal. Cause of death was complications from Bright's Disease.

He leaves his widow, Leda, who received a 51,000 beneficiary check, a daughter, Yvonne T readwell, an pmployee in P ersonnel Department, two other children and grandchil­dren. T homan was a NOTS em­ployee since February, 1951, and worked in the Engineering Depart­ment as an Inspeotor of Tools and Gauges.

Assessments of $1.10 per mem­ber may be mailed to the residence of the secretary-treasure r Frank M. Brady, 302-A Groves. Chi n a Lake.

Meelings ••• AAU\V Book R eview Stu d y

Group will meet Monday, Novem· bel' 20, at 1 :30 p.m. in the home of Rhea Blenma n, 1 Enterprise Road. Muriel McEwan will present the his tory of the orchid industry and display illustrati ve m a terial.

Slants with a 179. At thi s rate, they'll be ready to challenge their parcnts to a match game before the season ends.

Flight Winners Concluding four weeks of match­

play competition in the 4th annual China Lake Golf Club Champion­s hip tournament, winne l' and run .. ners-up were as follows:

Captain's Flight - L t. John Ru~ .. sel defeated Jim H argrove. Presi .. dent's Flight - Gerry Mille r beat Joe Dorgan. Director's Flight -Jim Williams won over Neil Wag .. goner. Chairman's Flight - John Kraynyk upset Gcrry R ay.

In the Veteran's Day golf tourn .. _ ament held last Friday, Mary Lynn McIntosh won the ladies flight with a net score of 71 a nd Ed Attkisson . won the mens diviSion with a net score of 68. Tied for runner-up in the ladies d i vis ion were Vera ­GreenfieJd and Carolyn Kruse. Prize winners in the men's flight were: H arold Turner , Fra nk Sima, John Russell, Larry Delancey, Vern Wilson, J im Peck, Bob Kochman and Jim Campbell.

Distaff ChamlJS Win n e r s of ladies golf club

championship match have been an .. nounced as follows:

1st - Mary Lynn McIntosh with a low gross of 190; 2nd - Pauline Van Dyck with a low gross of 192. Low net scores: 1st - Barbara Zernikow - 155; tie for 2nd - Kay Bracken and -Nona Turner with a 163.

Chaplain's Corner

By Monsignor J. F. C.

T rials and troubles are and world wide.

Ryan

multiple

Suffering is inevitable in this life and it plays an important but mys­terious role in the struggle of a ll ot us for salvation.

Often we have no control over the painful experiences of living­death of a loved one, b r 0 ken dreams, sickness and the bitter dis­appointments which everyone faces in the span of a lifetime. There are other troubles of our own making. Viewed in the calm judgment of r etrospect, we must acknowledge that much of suffering in life is di­rectly due to sin. ·Infractions of God's Commandments, selfishness, greed, infidelity and all of man's inhumanities to man contribute t o human pain.

But w h e th e 1'" suffering comes from the normal accidents of living

CHILDREN'S STORY HOUR is or the frailties of our nature, God set for 10 a.m. tomor row in the centainly can extract spiritual Station Library for a ll Station chil - va lue from it. dren f rom six to ten years old. If sorrow borne with cou rage can Story tellers Judy Byrum and Joa n strengthen character, ch asten tbe. Brown of Burroughs High will r e- soul of someone living in sin, or re-, late T he Lad Who W ent to t he mind us of the brevity of this life North Wind, The Cat With the I and the infini t ity of the n ext world Crooked T ail, and T he B oy ,Vho then sorrow obviously has a way ot Could D o Anything. working for ultimate good.

'Friday, November 17, 1961' THE ROC ,KETEER Page Three

What's

In • Doing

R e ere a · I ion • News From Pasadena

From I11e Bpeelal &ervlceo Offl"",

Englishman lauds Issue of IRocketeer A packed house is anticipated for tonight's adult Sta­

tion dance . . Reservation were filled the early part of the week and those persons having reservations are urged to claim their table no'!ater than 9:30 p .m.

(Ed,1Iole: /" September, NOTS Pasadena bosted six British visitors. Dlfring their visit, they were enter­tailled olle eVf!"ning by Nova and Leonard Semey'" and Carney ond Joe Kraemer witb a California-style barbecue. T he followillK l etter comes irol1t Squadron Leader R. W. While of the Royal Air Force,) Dear Mrs. Semeyn:

The monthly m eeting of the Des- -------~-------­ert Art League wi11 be held next Wednesday at the Community Cen!. t er_ A short business meeting will precede the program which will be­gin at 8 :30 p.m.

John Drow, Burroughs art in­structor, will be the f eat u red speaker, exhibiting approximately 20 oil paintings and 6 drawings. His t a lk will encompass his work, its meaning, and the philosophy be­h ind it. A '61 Sweepstakes winner in the adult professional classifica­tion at the Kern County Art F esti­va l, he has been selected as county chairman for next year's event.

Cribbage Champs Winners of last Monday's crib­

bage tournament were Whitey Gar­rett and George Wright, both from A.O.D. Runners-up were Steve Lee from Propulsion Development a nd Owen H a rris from T est Dept. The f inal cribbage tourney of the year will be h eld December 11.

Broadwa.y Theatre League K ern County's Broadway Theatre

League have r eported a highly suc­cessful 1960-61 season, bringing t o Bakersfield "The Pleasure of His Company" with Joan Bennett and D onald Cook; "Once Upon a Mat­tress" with Imogene Coco and Ed­wa rd E Verett H orton; "The Ander­sonville T ria 1," and the Pulitzer prize winning "Fiorello."

The cities of Taft, Sha fter, Wasco, Delano, Arvin and Tehach a pi a re r epresented on the League's Board and inter ested p ersons throughout the county are invited to join the I!lembership.

,Scheduled productions for 1961-62 are "Critic's Choice" with J effrey Lynn and Wan d a Hendricks, in January ; "A Thurber Carnival" with Imogene Coco, King Donovan and Arthur Treacher, in February; "The Best Man" comes in March ; and the hilarious "Bye Bye Birdie" in April.

·Memberships for this season are now available; no single seats will be sold. Seats are priced from $22.50 to $9. For more info, write Judy Clausen, P. O. Box 1676, B akersfield,

Crow's Nest The Acey D eucey Wives are spon­

soring a Monte Ca rlo night tomor­row at the Craw's Nest beginning at 7:30 p.m. Drawings, an auction, and door prize award will be h eld at 12:30 a.m. Members, guests, and guest members are welcome!

. Exchange Facilities ·Close Thurs., Nov. 23 Navy Exchange facilities' will be

closeg all d,ay on November 23 for t he Thanksgiving holiday, with the following exceptions :

Service Station and 0 u t d 0 a r Shop - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Station R estaurant - 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

T heatre, bowling al1eys and golf course will observe the usual work­ing hours.

The normal working schedule will be resumed on Friday.

SHDWBDAT "THIEF OF BAGDAD" (89 Min.)

Steve Reeves, Georgia Moll 6 and 8 p.m.

(Fantgsy in Color) A thief abducts a visit-ing prince coming to marry the Sultan's daughter, but he escapes to give the prin­cess a potion wilh ill effects that can only be off-set by the magical power of a b lue rose. This is a holiday for you young-ot­hearll (Family)

SHORTS, " Busman's Holida y" (7 Min.) "Assignment in Ind io " (10 Min.)

SATURDAY NOV. 18 -MATIt-.N:E-

I p.m. "TRIGGER, JR." (67 Min.)

Roy Roge" SHORTS: " The Simple Things" (7 Min.)

"Trader Tom" (l3 Min.) -'EVEN ING-

"SEVEN WOMEN FROM HELL" (88 Min.) Patricio Owens, Cesar Romero

7 p.m. (Drama) Women of multiple nationalities

are imprisoned by Japanese in New Guinea. They p lot escape from the recurrent brutal ity. A couple of surprise twists e nlive n t he dre­matic punch. (Adults)

SHORTS, "Cat Fishin' " (7 Min.) "The Big A" (9 Mi n.)

I was very pleased when I re­ceived your letter and of course, I now conSider the ''Rocketeer'' to be the greatest newspaper in the world. It was the only one to re­cord my visiting the United States.

Of course, we a ll enjoyed our­selves immensely and now tha t we h ave alI gone our various ways here in England, I'm sure that we shall always recall with very great pleasure, the happy eve n i n g we spent with you. I'd love to in tro­duce my wife to a typical barbecue, but this morning we had a thick frost a]1 over the ground, and for days it's been r aining and getting more like our usual winter. So you see how impossible it would be.

My cine films have been proc­essed and I have tried to show the f amily a little of America-as I saw it. My shots of Pasadena must have been taken on the lead-in por­tion of the film because they a ren't there, but I did manage to get that

SUN .. MON. NOV. 19-20 wonderful sign in the shop window, " SREAKFAST AT TIFF-ANY" (115 Min.) near the path which leads from

Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard "Bob's" to NOTS - 'Gone Fishing: Sundoy- 6 & 8: 15 p.m. I a lso managed to film some of the

Monday-7 p.m. jungle river trip at Disneyland and (Comedy in Color) Wacky New York play- the scenes wert'!' real en 0 ugh to

girl exists on weeklv income from visits to frighten my small daughter. Sing Sing confined racketeer and "tips" from many boy friends. She goes for her hand- The trip back was very tiring some writer neighbor who is supported by but we managed to spend six hours a wealthy patron, but is tempted by a Brazil- in New York. That was quite a n ion miJlionoire until she's arrested for aiding I,exp,erie,"c" ,· but I was a little dis­in 0 rocket. This is a real "Kaokie" file with appointed. Broadway was no more a fantoslic cockta il party sequence that's a exciting. than Piccadilly, but I was howl l (Adults) pIe a sed that I had seen Times TUES.-WED. NOV. 21-22

" THE HUSTLER" (134 Min.) Pa ul Newman, Jackie Gleason

7 p_m. (Drama) Sto rk row drama of the seamy

life of a pool shark who challenges the legendary New York champion, Minnesota Fats, falls in love with a lonely pickup and aga in faces the "chomp" in high sla kes straight pool. it 's tout, realistic adult theme.

(Adults)

THURS.-FRI. NOV. 23-2. " PIRATES OF TORTUGA" (97 Min.)

Ken Scott, Leticia Rama n 7 p.m.

(Action in Color) Privateer captain agrees to find and deslroy Morgan, the pirate. He discovers a pretty little guttersnipe stowaway a nd teaches her to become a lady. Capture of a Morgen ship and an aUack on the fortress keep the action going.

(Adults-Young People) SHORT: "Tinpen Alleycat" (7 Min.)

SATURDAY NOV. 25 "TW.ENTY PLUS TWO" (102 Min.)

David Ja nssen, Jeanne Crain 7 p.m.

(Mystery) Private eye renews secrch for a missing heiress after murder of a screen star's secretary is revea led, He meets a girl whom he believes he met before-but con's remem_ ber where, and the mystery deepens. (Adults)

LISTEN TO

NOTS ,News On the Air KRCK (1360)

MONDAY thru FRIDAY 11:30 Alii. - 5:15 PlIL

Square and the UN 'building. Bc­fore leaving England I bought a very good guide to New York. It would h ave h elped me tremendous­ly-if I'd remembered to pack it.

My search for the r ecipe to make the m arvellous dip, which we tasted a the Sea Food R estaurant, a few blocks from NOTS (! love that ex­pression 'a few blocks' - it doesn't mean a thing, so I use it al1 the time now), has ended in success. I found it in my own pa ntry on the back of a packet of Lipton's O'nion Soup. We don't h ave sour c ream (English Cream is always so good tha t it is eaten before it has time to become sour), but the sub­stitute is, as you said , cream cheese diluted with milk. I hope you will inform your r eaders that the search has now ended and the real pur­pose of our vis i t to the States achieved.

I haven't secn any of the rest of my companions sin c e we parted company at London Airport. Of course, we a ll belong to _different bra nches of the Service, so it's quite understandable. Very short-ly, I shall be visiting the Establish· ment wherein resides our Scotsman, so I will be able to confi rm your impression that Scotsmen ha ve a sense of humour. You must be right - however else could they be in­duced to wear a kilt?

RETIRES - Chief Thomas Duncan is aided by his SOil, Glen, 2!6, as he cuts a eake presented by feUow employees at NOTS on the occasion of his r etirement early this month. H e leaves the Service after 19 years and 9 months, most recently with the Operations Office at Foothill.

'Chief Duncan Ends Navy Career With Plans to Manage Apartment House

After 19 years and nine months in the Navy, Chie,f U. 'Norton Reports Thomas Duncan early thIS month left the Service on :e- Abo'ard As 'Island tirement. He has been WIth Off· leer NOTS since the beginning of the Station's work on Pol a r i s, first abo a r d the USS BUTTERNUT, then a t Long Bea,ch where h e was in charge of the, maintenance of NOTS boa~s, and since August with the Operations Office at Foothill.

Origina lly froml

New Jersey, he graduated from high school in San Diego. Following in his father's footsteps, also a I N a v y man, he joined the Service in May 1942.

Duty stations h r,ve been at Pearl Harbor, on the attack transport UoSS CAY ALlER, USS MERAPI, in San Francisco, and Boston. He was at Eniwetok during the at 0 m i c tests.

Medals include_American Theater, Asia tic Theate r with one star, China Service, Japanese Occupation, and World W a r II.

Now that he's retiring, he plans to m a n age a 47-unit apartment house in San Gabriel where he will reside with his wife, Da rlene, and two and one-ha lf yea r old son Glen.

If you visit Grea t Britain again next yea r, I do hope tha t you will come to see m e. My wife would very much like to meet you and I should en j oy renewing our very brief acquainta nce. I can't offe r the attractions of Disneyland, but we are quite near London and only forty minutes by rail, the Under­ground (I'm not quite sure what you call your equivalent, subway I believe).

Once again, thank you for a very delightful evening and the copy of the Rocketeer. The latter will be filed away with my Will and other Deeds, just to prove to my grand­children that long be for e Great Britain became the ninety-eighth State, I visited America.

I look forward to meeting you again, in the meantime please re­member me to al1 at NOTS and my rega rds to the Kraemers.

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Lieutenant (soon to be Lieuten .. ant .commander) E arl W. Norton has reported aboard as Operations i Officer, San Clemente I sland. As he came aboard, notifica tion was ' received of his selection to Lieuten .. ! ant Commander. He comes from '1 duty as First Lieutenant on the i USS PICKAWAY (APA 222).

Originally from Rock Island, llli .. . nois, h e attended St. Ambrose Col­lege at Davenport, Iowa a nd gradu· ated from Eurek a College in Illi .. nois in 1952 with a B.A. degree in Political Science.

As an enlisted m an, he served a )

two-year duty tour with the Navy ~

in 1946-1948; then entered the Navy : again in 1952 receiving his commis· · sion at that time.

Duty stations have in(:!luded tours a board the USS Oriskany (CVA -34) a nd USS MADDOX (OD 731). , Shore duty was with Staff Com .. mandant, Eighth Naval District, · New Orleans, LOuisia na.

Medals include Korean Service, with two battIe stars, China Ser­vice, and World War II Victory_ He wears the Korea n Presidential Unit Citation for duty aboard the USS ORISKANY during 1952-1953.

Personnel Complete Negotiation Class Lt. Norton and his w ife, Janice,

have five children- Pam 8, K a thy 7, Terry 6, Michael 5, and Nancy 3%. The Nortons are making their home in W estminster.

\VlLL PRESENT PAPERS - Dr. Bertwin Langeneck er (1) and W. H . Frandsen, both Research Department scientists, n-r e scheduled to speah: at a. meeting of the American Physical Society to be held next week at the Universtiy of Chicago. Dr. Lange necker's paper is entitled "Strength and Dislocation Network in Zinc Crystals Grown in a Sonic Field." Frandse n will p.resent a paper entitled "The Geometry amI Or­ienta tion of Zine Crystals Grown in a Sonic Field."

COMPLETE TRAINING COURSE - Supply personnel at N OTS Pasa­dena recen tly completed & two-week training course "Navy Art and Technique of Negotiation." Sponsored by the Office of Naval l\[at.eriaJ, it was condueted at INS1\olAT in Los Angeles. Pictured above (I-r) are : Instructor Bob Munson; LCdr. F. L. Hansen, BWRR, Honolulu ; and NOTS Pasadena personnel S. Patrol'sky, R. E . Strohmaier and George \V. Hughes, Contract Specialists; and D. L l\lc\Vhorter, Oontract Assistant.

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