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Researchers Receive Incentive Awards

DR. J. H. SHENK, Research Department Head, presents two Beneficial Sug­cestlon Awards, a Superior Accomplishment Award and a Superior Achieve­ment Award. Receiving the awards (I. to r .) are: William FlnnecaDt $5 Benny Su,r; Gerald Whitnack, $135 Superior Achievement; Joe Mapes (receiving check), $300 Superior Performance; and A. E. Lewis, $4;5 BoDDY S~g.

Five·Year Tenure Pin Recipients_

RESEABCB DEPARTMENT employees are pictured above receiving Five­Year Tenure Pins. from left to right they are: Juanita Madden, Charles Thelen, DeWitt Cowan, George Leitmann, Arthur New, Willlam Finnegan. Robert Miller. Daniel Dempsey, Edward Fay. Klnge Okauchl, and William WhIte.

Former Employee Returns to China Lake; Work Here Preferred to Private Industry

Basil Minnich has found that August 1953 for private industry. NOTS is preferable to private in- Alter working at the KaIser Alum­dustry. He's back on the Station mum Chemical Co., Baton Rouge, after a 2-year absence and mighty La., and North American Aviation at happy to be in the Propellants and Santa Susana, CallI .. he returned to Explosives Department as head of the Station In Oetober 1955. the chemical process branch of d~ Back at NOTS he was reinstated velopment engineering division. to Career Appointment and has set-

Minnich received his B.S. degree tIed down comfortably to a Civil in Chemical Engineering from Ohio Service life. Basil lives at 70-A Rod­State University in 1949 and report- man with his wife and two sons.

Basil Minnich

ed at NOTS in June 1950 to the Rocket Department. He has been em­ployed as head of the experimental operations section of the liquid propellants branch.

Mr. MIDnIch lett lb. Slallon In

Mr. Minnich has stated that he thinks those who say Civil Service is slow moving and full of red tape are unrealistic. He has found that pri­vate industry has even more bottle­necks.

3 Sam Battalion Officers Are Promoted to Captain

Three first lieutenants of 1st TERlRIElR SAM Battalion at NOTS were promoted to the rank of cap­ta.in last Monday.

The letters of promotion were presented by Lt. Col. Norman Po­:zdnsky, commanding officer, to the following officers: John A Hath­awa.y, "A" Battery Fire Control Officer who resides at 708-A Lex­ington; Richard M. Burke, Missile Platoon Commander, of 68-B Rod­man; and Willis D. Huddleston, "c" Battery Executive Officer, of 505-B Saratoga.

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Council Considers ... (Continued from Page 1)

operate under the present arrange­ments, spending whatever Council time is required to obtain funds for COuncil activities and to maintain the Council office. Estimated oper­ating budget is a minimum of $2,000 per year.

2. The Council shall attempt to en­ter into an agreement with the China

- Lake Community Manager t hat would carry the following stipula­tions:

a. The China Lake Community Council shall cease and desist from all operations involving monetary in­come and outlay. In special cases, the Council may obtain funds for specifiC approved operations from the Welfare and Recreation COun­cil. Any profits derived from COun­cil-sponsored activities s hall be turned over to the Welfare and Rec­reation Council.

I;l. The Council structure, tlhat is, the number of directors, method. of election of Directors, etc.. shall re­main unchanged, and the Council shall continue to operate under the existing Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, except as regularly amended by the CounciL

c. The Council shall continue to meet regularly as provided for in the By-Laws and shall consider any and all matters which are, directly or indirectly, for the good of the community of Ohina lA.ke.

d. The Community Manager Sha.ll provide sufficient office space and office furniture for the a..dministra.­tive operation of the Council.

e. The Conununity Manager shall provide the secretarial services nec­essary for the proper administra­tive operation of the Council. Twa service shall include a telephone­answering service during normal business hours.

f. The Conununity Manager sha.l.l provide to the Council those ott­ice supplies necessary for the op­era,tIon of the Counell.

g. 'IUle COuncil tn&y. at a later date, by a two-thirds majority vote, withdraw from the conditions of the foregoing agreement for good and sufficient cause, such cause to be determined by the Couru:1l.

3. The Cout1cil shall continue to operate under the present arrange­ments. except tllat funds shall be obtained from voluntary contribu­tions derived from the citizenry of China Lake and the Council shall not partake in money-raising ac­tivities.

4. The Council shall continue to operate under the present arrange­ments wherein the Board of Direc­tors engages in money-raising ac­tivities, expending whatever COun­cil time is required for such ac­tivities, and in addition shall ob­tain funds from voluntary contri­butions derived from the Citizenry of China La.k'e.

5. The Council shall operate on an absolute minimum budget with

• no community Coundl office .. stroh and with all a<rtIv1t1_ por-

formed on virtually a. volunteer basis.

It is IlI'ged that all citirens of China. Lake who are Interested In the activities of the Community Council Board of Directors attend the forthcoming town meet.t.ng and enter into the discussions.

COOKING ON ALL FOUR BURNERSI

Do ' you remember when ),ou used to eet bills for gas and electricit),? ? 1 You don't lee these billl now, but the, are indIJllell in the rent.

If you need all (our burners to eook ),our usual meal •••• use them • ••• But

YOU'LL REALLY BE COOKING •••• if you turn off ·the back burners when not ill U8f

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11<E WU11<EI Mostly cleor for

w .. kend. Visibility un­eslricted. Winch light

and variable becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Tem­percture ronge mini­mum 35 to maximum 65.

VOL. XII, NO. 10

Seek Entries For 'All Navy' Variety Show

The Conunandant, Eleventh Na­val District recently announced the forthcoming All-Navy Musical and Variety Show which is being pro­duced to provide entertainment for stUps and OQITUDands th~ughout

the Eleventh Naval District. Th~ objective is to discover, encourage, and develop talent regardless of former or profeSSional standing to eventually participate in the 1964 All-Navy Talent Contest.

All naval, coast ,uard and ma­rine personnel are invited to par­ticipate. En ... i.. should be mailed to the Command&Dt. Eleventh Na­val Dlstrlet (Code 15) to arrive no later than Marcb 23. 1956. The in­formation required in the entries is as follows: fuU names or per­sonnel ineloded in the acts, rank, rate, serial or file numbers, duty s&aUoa. telepbone Dam_, II&IDe of ad, .......u 1imID«. and • sbon bi_bl .. 1 okeleb 01 eacb ..... -former. .

Eliminations for partiCipation in the show will be held Saturday. April 7. Entrants will be notified of time and location. Further in­fonnaWon can be obtained by call­ing the NOTS Recreation Office, extension 72017.

Governor Proclaims Navy Sign-Up Month

Governor Goodwin Knight has is­sued a proclamation designatilng March as Navy Sign-Up Month in the state of California and it is expected that many mayors wlll take the Governor's lead by pro­churning Navy Sign-Up Month In their own elties.

"As a nation we have every rea­son to be proud of the marvelous equipment and the magnifioent craft 01 our Navy," Knight said in the proclamation, ''but in the final a.nalysis, the splendid tra­ditions 01 our Navy for courage and loyalty have always been based upon the cha.nocter. ability and de­votion 01 those who wear its uni­form and. who serve under its 00I0rs."

Test Dept. Is 6 Years Old On MarCh 1. NOTS Test Depart­

menl became six years or age. De­~ent Head lvar E. H1gbbera: congratu1aled Test Department per­aonnel for "six years or .\eady prof­

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__ ----:9l'''''''''''0!'''" (Housing Ar .. ) Max. Min. e March I _ 69 29

March 2 _ 76 32 March 3 _ 7" 37 tIoorch .. _ 7S ... March 5 _ n 47 tIoorch 6 _ 54 37

Key Planning for Armed Forces Day

POWER FOR PEACE is the slogan for the 1956 Armed Forces Day at NOTS and over the natioD. Shown above discussing the prorram to be presented here are Executive Orrieer Captain F. A. Chenault (left). Lt. Michael Bedwell , public information otricer. and Armed Forces Day Chair­man Lieutenant Commander Ralph Stell.

Rocket Developers Receive Awards

DR. R. A. WILCOX, Rocket Development Department Head, presents a Beneflclal Surgestion Award and a Superior Accomplishment Award to two Rocket Development Department employees. Pictured above with Dr. WUcoz are Elizabeth New, $25 Benny Sugg recipIent and Henry Dersehel­man (right). $150 Superior Accomplishment awardee.

College of Pacific Unit To Sing Here March 16

The noted College of Pacific A Cappella Choir will give a concert of sacred music at the Station the­atre on March ]'6 at 8 p.m. The musical ambassadors will appear under the sponsorship of the NOTS Community Church.

The choir, under the direction of Mr. J. Russell since 1934, is a sym­phony of voices trained and di­rected to interpret every kind of vocal and choral com}X)Sition. Their program here will feature .sacred and secular music.

No admission will be charged, but a rree-will otterlng will be taken during the evening to help ct.r....,. the __ 01 tho oboIr .

Let's Dispose Of Olel Records

"Are your tile cabinets buJl'­ing? Do they harbor records that could have been destroyed lon, ago, inacUve records that are el­igible tor transfer, obsolete in­structions, Jnlormational and rer­erence papers that have senred their purpose, papers that NEV­ER should have been filed In the fint place?"

This is quoted from a pam­phlet received from the Chief, Bureau of Ordnance tlUed "Let's Dispose 01 Records". It Is only a part of a Navy-wide campup \0 make MARCH an effective records disposal monlb.

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MABCll 9. 1958

5 Operational Plans Will 'Be Studied by Communify Council

A proposal that would re­lieve the China Lake Com­munity Council Board of Di­rectors fro m the need to raise funds was brought be­fore the Board at its last reg­ular meeting on February 28. In reviewing possible methods of operation, the Directors necessarily reconsidered the place of the Council in the life of this community and finally decided to discuss these important matters with all the citizens of China Lake at an open town meeting.

The proposal was made as a pos­sible solution to a serious problem now confronting the board of Direc­tors. Although the Council had • bank account of approximately $9.000 in 1953. it has since readily de­creased until at the present time the Council is faced with a dellctt of over $400.

This gradual decline is due prt­marily to the loss of revenue from the Fiesta combined with a variety of community activities in which the Council underwrote the financ1n&'. Present regulations no longer pennit many a.ctivities . at the Fiesta that once provided a considerable income for the Council.

Fund Ralsln~ • N ....... y As the bank account has decreased,

the members of the Board of Direc­tors have been forced to spend more and more of their time on the con­sideration of methods to make money and to provide the manpower neces­sary to carry out such fund-rais1nI activities as have seemed feasible.

Since the primary purpose of the Board of Directors is to represent the citizens of China Lake in thOle matters involving important com­munity problems, they are anxious to hold to a minimum any activities that do not contribute directly to this purpose. Therefore, the follow­ing five alternative methods of op­eration of the China Lake Commu­nity COunell will be considered at a town meeting to be held in the near future. the date or which will be an­nounced in the next Js5ue of the Rocketeer:

Possible Methods of 0pera1loD I. The Council shall continuo \0

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UNITED STATES NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION CAPTAIN F. L. AsHWORTH, UNITED STATES N AVY

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"Ripple Room" Opens at Community Center

RIBBON CUTrING CEREMONY offlc:lally ........ the CPO C1llb AnDex, known as the "Ripple Boom", located in the Community Center. Aut.b­__ paIroas ..... military pmIODDel aDd clvlllaas wlUt Navy ExcbaDCe pdvllepa &ad over Zl y-, of ace. OfflelallDc at U1e ceremony (from L 10 r.J are: Capt. F. L. Ashworth; AI PerIlccl. AOC; Bay Wacner, AOC; &ad lack 811tb, ADC.

Burroughs Students Pass Maritime Test

Fourteen from a total 01 eighteen Burroughs High School senior boys taking the preliminary tests lor the CBUlornla Maritime Academy made acceptable entrance scores according to an announcement issued by the office of Ute Superintendent of the Academy this week.

Commenting that the test scores were above the average of most schools, C. T. Barney, the examining officer, stated that eight of the can­didates scored. high enough for im­mediate acceptance subject to physi· cal examination while six scored above the m1nim.um but not high enough for acceptance at this time. Tbeir names will be placed on the Academy's wailing list.

Top score on the examination wb1ch covered the various subject fields was made by Ray Warner with Dan Gibbons and Dennis Clemente in second and thlrd places respec­tively, aeoordlng to the Academy re­port.

Comments on Ute individual can· dldates s cor e s indicated subject fields in which the examinee was particularly stroll& or weal!:.

BENNY SUGG SEZ. "Concratola­UODS to YOU who were awarded BeDeflclal SucrestloD cheeks aDd Su­perior AccomplishmeDt Awards last DlODtb." Beclplents are: Jerry Brown, Supply, $15; Frances Modesto, Sup­ply. $55; Carroll WUsoD and James Pryor. Test. $%5; Lois Thomuon and A. S. GllOrrero, p.r.E. $10; lobo Top­ham, Test, $10; Harold Smallen &ad Aaron Kane, EDcineerlnc, $200 IIIld $300 respeeIIvely.

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MARCH 9, 1956 - THE ROCKETEER

Navy, Air Force, Army Officials Endorse 1956 American Red Cross Fund Appeal

Washington (AFPS)-The secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force have endorsed the 1956 American Red Cross Fund Appeal.

Statements from the secretaries and major military chiefs follow:

Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas, "Your many perfonnances have gained deserving recognition and lasting appreciation from all people; active participants of Red Cross programs may well feel proud of their unselfish service."

Adm. Arlclgh A. Burke. Chiel 01 Naval Operations: "Your memorable seventy-five years of humanitarian achievements, both at home and overseas, stand as an enduring tri­bute to your organization."

Secretary of the Army WUbur M. Brucker, "As the American Red Cross enters its 75th year of service to the nation, I urge the whole American people-particularly all Army per­sonnel-to heed its appeal and to make the most generous contribu­tions possible, in order that it may carry out its merciful mission."

Secretary of the Air Force Donald A. Quarles. "To carryon its work the American Red Cross needs the ' help of all people. I am sure the members of the Air Force, both military and civilian, will respond to this cam­paign with the same readiness and generosity as they have in the past."

Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Army Chiel 01 Staff: "On behall 01 the men and women of the Army, I com­mend this volunteer organization not only for its 75 years of generous a.1d and comfort, but for Its constant readiness to assist the people of this nation in times of urgent need"

OeD. Nathan F. Twfnlnc. Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Foree, ' 'Knowing that the American Red Cross is prepared to handle any welfare situation, we in the Department of the Air Force have become accustomed to turning to the Red Cross for assistance and relief during time pf emergency."

Gen. Randolph M. Pate. Marine Corps Commandant: "As Command­ant of the Marine Corps, I earnestly endorse the worthwhile effort of the American National Red Cross and I urge all to be generous in their sup­port of the 1956 campaign for mem­bers and funds."

Vice Adm. A. C. Richmond, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant: "In the year ahead, the Red Cross will be called upon many times to render its humane services. Successful accom­plishment of its mission will require the wholehearted support of all our people."

Form New Test Division One of the foremost developments

in the Test Department recently has been the fonnation of the Super­sonic Track Division known as COde 307. James P. Judin has been chosen as head of this division, personnel of which will operate the west-side track complex. Formation of this division heralds another milestone in Test Department Growth.

Navy Leaguers, Navy Secretary Praise NOTS

Two letters giving high praise to NOTS leaders and personnel were received re­cently by Secretary \>f the Navy Charles S. Thomas. The letters were written by 11 th Region Navy Leaguers who recently visited this Station.

D. Lee Narver of Holmes and Narver, Inc., Engineers of Los An­geles, and W. R. Ra.msaur, vice president of the Airesearch Manu­facturing Company of Los Angeles, ,both wrote to the Secretary of the Navy following a visit to NOTS. In their letters, Narver and Ram­saur praised the defense work here as being of the highest order.

In his letler to U1e Navy __ tary NU"Ver said, " • • • I heard many comments from tbose ma,k. ing U1e trip to China Lake t.o U1e effect U1at it was recrettable U1at more ,_ American clllaens 00IlId not have the opportunity to see what was going on at NOTe to­WBl'ds the nation's defense."

Ramsa.ur wrote, .. . . . I e&n

highly recommend that members of the Armed Forces and Congress would be greaCy rewarded in vis­Iting the United States NavBl Ord­nance Test station at China Lake. r also would like to take this op. portunity to congratulate Captain F. L. Ashworth and Dr. W. B. McLean on the outstanding defense work being carried out at NOTS in the developing and testing fields of rocket.'! and ' guided missiles."

In reply to the letters. Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas wrote, "It was Ileartwanning to read YOllr letter • . • in whl.ch you express appreciation for tbe opportunJty to visit the 1I[aval Ordnance Test Sta­tion, China Lake. We in the Navy are proud of the StaUon and its aooomplishmen!s, and are pleased that interested persons from in· dustry can be privUeged to see our activitJes at first hand. We have foand that mlltllal good wiD and a better 1IDderslanding re!IIllt from these vlslts. f~ assured of my appreciation

for your havlnc written. ..

Take Him to Sunday School Sunday School builds character

which w1ll carry your son to the sound, h e a I thy moral attitudes which he must develop to live in the complex world of tomorrow.

THE ROCKETEER - MARCH 9,1956

UNITED FUND board member Sylvia Tillitt receives a check for $789.49 from Captain F. L. Ashworth. Milton Neufeld, president of the Credlt Union Board of Directors witnesses the transler of funds. (See story).

'Fund' Boosted By Nearly $800

The Indian Wells Valley Unitej Fund Drive for 1955 received a. considerable boost recently when a check in the amount of $789.49 was presented to Sylvia Tillitt by Cap­tain F. L. Ashworth. In the early days of the Naval Ordnance Test S tation a fund was established on the Station for the new employees coming to the Station who had in­sufficient funds to support them­selves until their first paycheck. The fund was established through the cooperation of the Des e r t Emergency Relief, th~ NOTS Chap­lain's Office, and the Department of Community Affairs. The new employees loan fund has been abol ­ished since the Credit Union now is able to make small loans to new employees to carry them for a few days. The $789.49 boosted the 1955 United Fund Drive much closer to it.'! goal.

PROMlNIDoJT VISITOR to the Sta· lion this week Is Rear Admiral C. C. Barfman. Commandant 11th Naval District. RAdm. Hartman Is ono ef 40 dlsllnpfshed officers parIIclpat­Ing in a Joint Defense Conference here.

Mug of the Month Winner in Supply

FRANCES MODESTO, clerk In the receipt control liaison section of the Control Division, Supply Department, receives an award for her beneflclal su.crestJon entitled "Improved Procedure for Preparation of inspection Beports for Partial DelIveries." The su.crestion will save $1,056 annuaUy. PIctured allove (I. to r.J are: FraIl ... Modesto. Ralph S. 110' .... chairm&D, • 1IeDefielal S""esllon Paoel, aDd Sllpply Offleer Capt. & L. Myon.

PA Shuttlebus Route Outlined

Since the publication o[ the re­,dsed bus and piane schedule in the February 24 issue 01 the Rock· eteer, it has been noted that the airport shuttlebus schedule in Pasa­dena has been changed aocording to the following announcement by Commander J. J. O'Brien: "Our bus runs like a city bus; you have to be waiting on the street corner if you want to catch it."

The airport bus route will be from the Annex via Foothill and K:inneloa. to Colorado, and w 111 remain on Colorado till it crosses orange Grove Avenue and enters the Freeway. From there the driv­er may take such routes to Lock­heed Air Terminal as he considers fastest and best. The return route shall be the reverse of this.

TIle bus will load and leave the Annex at 7:30 a.In. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The driver will pick up personnel at any cor­ner on the north side of COlorado between Kinneloa and 0 ran g e Grove. Persons desiring such pick­up must so noWy the Annex Travel Office (Ext. 24) prior to 4 p.m. cf the preceding day for the 7:30 a.m. trip, or 3 p.m. of the same day lor the 4 p.m. trip, and must actually be in plain sight at the specified pickup point prior to 7:30 a.In. or 4 p.m., respectively; the driver w1ll not wait for, or attempt to find any­one. Personnel may get off at any comer on the south side of Colo­rado between Orange Grove and Kinneloa on the return trips. The bus will not deviate from the route a.bove except by express direction of the Officer in Cha.rge in each case.

This notice supercede&: the ID­stroctlons listed at U1e bottom of U1e above menlloned plane &ad bus schedule.

~DIVINEJ)~ ~SERVlCES)

Chri$tion ScieMe: (Chopel Annex) Sunday School-9,30 o .m. Morning Service-II o .m.

Episcopo I: (North end of chopel onnex) Holy Communion--7,30 o .m. Sunday School-9,30 a .m. Morning Prayer-II a .m.

Prote5tont: (Stotion Chapel) Morning Wouhip-9,4S and 11 a.m. Sunday SchooI-9,30 a .m., Grewes and

Richmond elementary IChools.

Romon Catholic: (Station Chapel) Holy Mon-7 and 11,30 a .m. Sunday; 6.30

a .m. Monday through Friday; 11,30 a.m. Saturday.

Conf.51lons-3 to 11,2$ a .m., 7 to 1.30 p.m. Saturday. Thursday t.fore Fin' Frtd.y-4 to 5,30 p.m.

HOTS H.t.ew Templ .... HoIMV Str..t. Service. "eIY ..conct Monday ond fourth

Frtd.y, • p.m.

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Storti.,. nmfll 6 and I , ........ Iy IO~' Mati"" (SsMd.1 MowM.)

1 p.m. SaturdIIr MatI .... , 1 ...... SuncIcIr

TOOA Y MAlCH 9 " THE u£UnNANT WORE SKim" (99 Min.)

Tam Ewell. sn.ree North Shorh, "High and fliohty" (7 Min.)

" Notion of Athrete$ .. (10 Min.)

SATURDAY MAlCIi 10 " SIMBA" (99 Min.)

Dirk Bogorde, Donald Sinden Short, "Slunder Soys" (16 Min.)

MATINEE " GENE AUm AND THE MOUNTIES (71 Min.)

Gene Autry ,Shorts, "The Egg Yego" (7 Min.)

" Perils of the Wildernen" No.1 (26 Min.)

SUN.-MON. MARCH 11·12 "R!D SUNDOWN" (12 Min.) Rory Calhoun, Martha Hyer

Shorts; "fost.r and Fad er" (10 Min.) "Tennenee Plowboy" (15 Min.)

TUES.·WED . MARCH 13-14 " COURT MARTIAL OF a,llY MlTCHnL"

(82 Min.) Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford

Short, "Tweet and Sour" (7 Min.) THURS.·fltl . MARCH 15-16

" HOT BlOOO"(8.5 MIn.) Jane Ronell, Cornel Wild.

Shorts, "Pickl.d Puu" (7 Min.) "Armed forces Service" (19 Min.)

Serving Humanity Is Mission of JRC

An anderstandln, of "HrvIee 10 h..manltY" - Ute fllD_tal mo­tive behind all Reel en. &<1I"t7-comes early to students of the Bur· rollCbs Sllnlor m,h Sc-.

At the time of the fioods in north­ern California this winter, 35 mem­bers of the Junior Red Cross suc­ceeded Un getttng togetlQer the sur­prising amount of $75 as their con­tribution to the relief of the cali­fornians caught in t b e disaster. When they learned the extent of the need, the youngsters quickly organ­ized and conducted a baked-goods sale, the best way they knew of Jet­ting money in a hurry. They turned profits over to the local Red Cross flood reUef, which forwarcled it to the disaster area.

As one of the many activities of the local Red Cross, Junior Red Cross was organized at Burroughs Junior High in september 1955. The class is offered as an elective sub­ject, With Mrs. E. R. Norman as Ute instructor. In early November, the class toured Corona Hospital to help prepare the children for leadership in community responsibility. At Christmas they made decorations for military hospitals and entertained patients at Edwards Air Force Base. The class is currently learning first aid and plinninc a baby-aiWna coune.

PAO&. .,_ .. 1856 THE BOCJU<tEEB

NOTS Surpasses ~AII-Navy Average~ China lake Driver licensing Program One of Navy's Best

- The best way to eliminate automobile accidents is by having an adequate training, enforcement and licensing pro­gram for those who will drive the vehicles. Just such a program is in effect here at NOTS. Expenditures in lives and money due to faulty driver habits or defects are costly -here at NOTS we are doing something about it.

Facts and figures will prove the driver training and licensing pro- ation, a battery of psycho-physical gram at NOTS is one of the finest tests are given. These include test in the Navy Department and in the ing instrwnents such as a Vision nation. Here are the facts. Tester, Complex Reaction Timer,

4,190 Held Driver Licenses Glare Acuity Recorder, and a Field More than 4,190 NOTS employ- of Vision Tester. Hearing tests &Iso

ees held llcenses In 1955 to drive are admlnistered. Government vehicles. 01' these 4,- . Low scores on any of the a.bove 190 drivers, only 56 were involved tests may not necess8.rtIy disqual­in accidents, thus making an aver- tty the applicant but may restrict age ot 117,361 miles driven per ac- him (or her) to a certain type of cident. This NOTS driving record driving such as "day driving on­beats the AJ..iL-NA VY A VER.AGE Iy." Others may be limited to driv­by 26,637 miles per driver. The AU- ing only when wearing glasses. Navy figure for 1956 was 90,724. Lecture aDd Movies mUes driven per accident. Following the completion of the

This fine NOTS driving record instrument t est 5, a lecture and is not something that just hap- tra:Uic-satety movie give emphasis pens. Every effort is made and to the indoctrination program; de­great precauttons are taken by the fensive driving is stressed. This part Safety Division to ensure a "Sa.fe- of the indoctrination is. used more Driving Prognun." for the training of new drivers a.nd.

1Z Per Cent Rejeets refresher training for permit re-In the testing and training pro- newals.

cess at this Station, the percent- Simulate Emerceney Coad1Uons age of rejects due to examlnee 'Ibe final phase of the entire faJ.lure is approximately 12 per examining process ends with vari­cent. This is a fairly good Ind.1- OUS skill and road tests. This In­cation that the examining phase volves driving an '0b6tacle course" of the l10eMing program. is ef- and othe r simulated. emergency fecttve in ellminating those persons driving situatfons. Backing, park.­who should not drive Oovernrnent ing, observance of tra.fl·ic signaJs, """lo1es. Borne people are rejected and driving In sand or loose di"t ""n thougb they hold a state are au part of the final testing. Driver's UCenae. Yes, facts and f1gures .prove that

In addition to this phase of the exa.minJng and trainlng are a vital program, an educational class on part of the driver licensing pro­clJtver bablts and accident pre- gram and that a good program of ?ention (defensive driving) is con­ducted.

80me of the steps a prospective appJlca.nt tor a driver's license goes through here on the 8t&tton are as to11mn:

Plrst, the applicant f i 11 s out Navzros Form 354.8. This Is sub­mitted to an eum.iner In the We­ty O1v1sion (all of whom are grad­uates of the Navy-ls Driver Uoen6-ing and A c c ide n t . Investigator's School). The application has to be signed by the applicant's depart_ ment, d.1vtsfon or branch head, or by a COmmissioned officer at NOTS.

RevI .... Put Drlrin&" -.t The applicant is examined and

questioned on his (or her) pe.st driving record. If It Is found to be a poor record, the applicant may be dlsquaJlfied.

The next step Is usually the ad­ministering ot a written examin­ation covering various questions on veblcles. t r a f f i c regulations and o&ber knowledge common to driv­q . JI'oll~ the written examJn-

QUICK REACTION II .. _ty for obtalnlDc a Govemmen& DrIven U",,__ Sealed at &be _ TImer-is GeDa Moe, .... applkant tor .. _ ()penItIJIC &be TImor II Safety _ A. r. _

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H. C. SKINNER sits at the Bausch and Lomb Ortho-Rater, a vision tester, as he is eu.mined for a Government Drivers Permit. The machine tests depth perception, color perception and visual acuity. Operating the tester is AI Cushion of the Safety Division staff.

TAKING A WRITTEN EXAMINATION tOI' Government Drivers Licenses are (outside row): D. J. Rollingson, Jens Moe, and H. C. Skinner. On the imide row are: R. L. Camps. Guy Borion and Marine Private First Class Jerry Henderson.

this type will save the taxpayers money as well as safeguarding lives. NOTS personnel can well be proud of the fine work being performed in this field by the Command Ad­ministration Department's Safety Division.

Two New Officers Join Naval Air Facility Staff

Two new officers, a commander and a lieutenant. have reported for duty a.t the St.a.tion and ha.ve been assigned to the Naval Air Facility, according to NAF Public Inform­ation Officer Lt. Floyd Ellis.

The new officers are Commander .Angus J . Knudson and Lieutenant William L. Hayden. Knudson has been assigned duty as prospective operations officer; Hayden's duties will be that of construction and repe.ir officer.

Cdr. Knudson comes to NOTS from the Armed Forces Staff Col­lege on the East COast; Lt. Hayden comes here from the Naval Air station at Uetch!leld Park, ArI-zona.

The anchor chain of the aIrcno.tt carrier Forrest&! measures 2,180 teet. weIghs m tons, and la &be Jarsest In the world.

/o/, Oppo,.tunitieA Engineerin( DratlsmaD, GS·7.

The incumbent handles the more routine engineering assignments and is required to study the de­sign requirements, make the nec­essary technical investigations, the routine ea.lculations, preliminary layout dra.wings and final assem­bly a.nd detail drawings. The as­signments are of an electro-me­chanical na.ture and in the field of instrumentation and experimen­tal torpedo components. Appllcants interested contact Bernie Silver, extension 110.

Se<fttary, GS-3 to Head, Pr0-duct Engineering Branch, Product Engineering DiVision, Underwater Ordnance Department. No short­hand required. Contact Dorothy Seaman. Pasadena Annex.

Engineerin&" DratlsmaD, GS-3 to 6. call extension 71471.

A_Uve AssIstant, G8-1. Call extension 71471.

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Overseas Club T rip List Open

It's not too late to sign up to go along with the NO'I\S Overseas Club to Europe this spring. There are still several spaces open on the chartered Flying Tiger DC4 leaving Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, May 18. Among Pas· adenans making the trip are Russ Bennet t of Engineering; Jim AI­lardyce of the guard force and his wife Edith; and Bobbie Esparza of Supply, who will visit her Anny husband in France.

Fare for the round trip from Los Angeles will be $400. seasoned trav­elers estimate that a total ot $1,-500 should be ample to include transportation and living expenses for two for the whole month's trip. Further information may be ob­tained from the NOTS OVerseas Club, P.O. Box 725, China Lake, attention Mr. Dan Dempsey.

Man-of-the-Month

MERVIN E. COLESON b&s been elected Man-of-tbe-Month for Feb­ruary by the men of t.he P809f, shops. Coleson, an uperimental machinist. has been at. pasadena Annex siDce 1951. when he traasterred bere alter nine y .... at &be Naval O,.tnaru:e Plant, F_t Park, m

State Tax Advice Available in City

An advisor on the problems of filing a California state income tax return will be a.t the Pasadena Chamber of COmmerce, 181 S. Los Robles, from March 8 to April 16, to offer assistance to anyone need­ing It.

Deputy Fire Marshal Pra ises Annex Brigade

Inspector J a c k Hughes reports that Deputy FIre Marshal G. W. Clawson of the Pasadena Fire De­partment had high praise for the efficiency of the fire-fighting p&-­ties during the ~bruary 28 driJl Supply and Public Works crews were captained by Wendell A1ex~

ander, assisted by D. J. Roy, Jr., ~ N. Carl8on, and Riley WhIte.

.News II'OIK PasaJena I

TOM W ARSEN receives his beneficial :urgesUon check from LL W. E. Marquardt, head of Pasadena's public works division, as Bill Stall, trans­portaUon "branch bead, stands by.

Tom Warren Receives Award For Suggested Improvement .

An idea submitted as a beneficial suggestion way back in July 1954 has paid off for Tom Warren to the tune of a hun­dred-dollar award. Tom's suggestion was for a change in a report form-the dispatch control card.

Since this involved making the ------------­change throughout the entire Navy, the suggestion required approval of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the endorsement of the Office of Industrial Relations.

These endorsements have been made and Tom has received the award on the basis of "minor ben­efits of broad application."

A heavy duty equipment me­chanic, TOm is w·idely known at the Annex through his employee service activities. He was chair­man of the bowling league for three years, and a champion bowl-er.

Stoltz.. ReceIves Cbeek Another winner, Al Stoltze of

P8094 shops, has received an a.ward of thirty dollars for his suggestion for an improvement in the design of a safety cUp.

Five Promotions On February list

February promotions at the An­nex included bhe following: in the Supply Department, Rose G. Wein­-berg, was promoted from Purc.h&s­ing Agent, 06-4, to Contract Spec­Ialist, 06-7; Wilma G. Roney from Secretary (Typing), 06-3, in Un­der.wa.ter Ordnance, to Clerk-sten­ographer, 06-4 in PUbllc Works; in Engineering, E. Maxine Talbot. Clerk-Typist, 06-2 to 06-3; in Un­derwater Ordnance, John McCool, Electronic SCientist, 06-11, to SUP­ervisory Scientist, OS-l2. Elmer P. Price received a temporary pro­motion fro m Methods Exa.m.1ner, GS-7 to Supervisory Adm. Asst. GS-8, in Command Administration.

Caltech Survey of Local Companies Yields Annex Salary Comparison

some results of interest to An­nex employees appeared in the an­nual survey ot saJartes made by the industrial relations section o! the Oallfornta Institute of Tech­nology. At the beginning of eacl1

year, Caltech checks local manu­facturing companies' average range of salaries and wages.

The following table shows wages paid in various classilications eotn­pared with the salaries paid here.

Area average Comparable (r'&de MIddle Step

$266 266 286 389

wage (wel(bled) In ClvU Servl"" Typist-clerk __ ..... ____________ ._ .... _ ... ___ ____ ___ . __ $234 GS-2 PBX operator ..... ___ _ ._ .... _ .... _ .. _ .. __ ..... 266 GS-3 Stenographer-clerk ........... _ .... _ ...... _..... 280 GS-3 Executive secretary ......... _ .... _ .......... _ ... 3M GtI-5

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tp.a4adetur,

tp~ One of the station's outstand­

ing women Is Catherine Compbell. head of the publications and pho~ tography branch, in the product engineering division, Underwater Ordnance Department.

Following her graduation in 192'1 from Oberlin College, where she received both the NB. and M.A. degrees and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, catherine taught ge­ology for two years at Mount Holy­oke College. In 1932 she received her Ph.D. degree from Radcll1fe. After time off to bring up a chlld, """ returned to work In 11143 as a technical editor in long-l"IUlIIe weather forecasting for the Air Force.

In 1946 she became technical ed­itor on a Caltech rocket project under an OSRD contract, and her career at N<YI'S began in IM7 with

ea&berine C. Campbell

a personal-service contract &8 a technical editor.

In ber present pooition ... branch head, which she has held since Oc­tober 1954, Catherine is in charge of UOO's technical reports, the photography laboratory, and the 11-·brary at Pasadena Annes.

Catherine's h usb a n €I. Dr. Ian Campbell, is a professor of geology at Caltech. Her son Dugald la at present in Korea with the U.s. ArmY. Geology is stJ11 a bobby of Datherine's, as is gardening, with the culture of eamelllas her week­end pastime.

New Employees Arrive Three new members ba.ve been .

added to the staft of UOD's devel­opment division (Torpedoes RAT, Mk 42-1). They are Robert H. Hud­son, General Ordnance Design. En­gineer in the engineering branch; J ohn W. Gray, Engineering Aid In the electronics and Instrumentation branch; and LeslIe T. Campbell, Electronics Mechanlc In the range branch.

Supply welcomed a DeW CJert­Tnilst, Mary C. Goodwin. .

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Fairest of Fair

QUEEN BEE OF 1956 is Diane Deem as she reiplS over the fes­tivities at. the 14th birthday cele ­bration of the Sea Bees. Diane was assisted by princesses Therese En­nis, J oyce Brooks, and SaJlye Wal­den.

Patents Issued To local Men

Seventeen patents h~ve been a l­lowed by the U.S . P atent OI fice to NOTS on-Sta.tion employees sin ce January 1955, according to K . P . Ross, paten t di vision h ead.

The follQWing n i n e employees were issued patents: Patent No. 2,703,010, issued March I , 1955 tL'l William S. McEwan tor ''Light­weight C om b ustion Bomb and Bomb Pressurizer"; Patent No. 2,-712,496, issue d J uly 5, 1955 to SOl Skolnik and Howard W. Kruse for "Jet PUels" ; Patent No. 2,718,603, issued September 20, 1955 to William B. McLean for "Reference Voltage Generator"; Patent No. 2,725,492, issued November 1955 to Wa.llace H. Allan for ''Dual Range S tring Accelerometer"; Patent No. 2,725.-520, lssued November 29, 1955 to Wllllam H. Woodworth for "E lec­trical Error Detector."

Patent No. 2.728,295, issued De­cember 27, 1955 to Sylvan Rubin . William H. COrcoran and Paul A. Longwell for ''Multiple Grain Rock­et"; Patent No. 2,731,521, issued J anuary 17, 1956 to J ack A. cmw­ford f o r "Magnetic Amplifiers" ; Patent No. 2,734,384, issued Febru­ary 14, 1956 to Donald J . S tewart for "Nutation Damper" ; and Pat­ent No. 2,735,020, issued February 14, 1956 to Jack A. Crawford for "Current Trap."

Eight patents have been allowed to the following employees during the same period: Serial No. 274,-046 to Sydney R. Crockett for ''Pro­pellant Impelled Turbine Camera"; Serial No. 277,888 to H arold F. Metcalf and G. C. WhItnack (Class­Ifled); Serial No. 333.623 to Will­Iam A. Oey and Robert W. Van

Air Reserve Needs 'Weekend Warriors'

Many ve~ commonly known as "Weekend Warriors", a re findine" t hey have numerous advantal"es ~ members of the Naval Air B.esel'Te. Other NOTS veterans ~ offered these same advantages as it is now possible for them to enlist in the Naval Air Reserve, acoordine" to Lt. Robert Sizemore, USNR, electron­ics officer of VS 7'75-

Many Navy veterans enlist in the Naval Air Reserve in the pay grade they held when discharged, or in some cases in ratings even higher than the one they previously held. This is due to the SpeCial Rating Program v;hich provides for Navy recognition of civilian skills and experience. It is now possible for some skills acquired since mUitary service to qualify personnel fo r en­listment in rates up to and includ­ing Chief Petty Officer.

The Naval Air Reserve Program also is open to others 'than ex­-service personnel. Mill tary experi ­ence is not mandatory in order for a p('rson to be eligible to partic­ipate in the Special Rating P ro­gram. This program is set up to rec..')unize and utilize civilian ac­~ uirert sk!1ls and experience which a"e of value to the Naval Air Re­serve.

At !)respnt the nearest Naval Air R ~ .... - .. {' b~~e is Los Alamitos in L -':-o'" Be1. "'1. NOTS personnel trav­f'I "r" rrt here to that point for trninln~ operations 0 n e weekend ou t or four.

Sconting Squadron 775, of which Lt. Sizemore is electronics officer and recruiting officer, now has ap­proximately 70 billets to be filled. Forty of these are electronics bill­ets and involve all grades of avi­ation electronics technicians (tWrd class through ChIef Petty Officer) . Other billets open with the Squad­ron are: mechanics, metalsmiths, electricians, and ordnance men.

D rill pay and flight pay are authorized and the Squadron is now equipped with S2F and AF type aJ.rcraft. NOTS personnel in­terested in joining the Naval Air Reserve may contact Lt. Sizemore at Ext. 72212.

Dolah (Classified); Serial No. 336,-890 to Howard W. Kruse (Classi­fied); Serial No. 344.913 to J ames A. DeJ ulio for "Pressu re Trans­ducer" ; Serial No. 352,312 to Albert T. Camp (Classified); Serial No. 392,064 to William B. McLean for "A.C. Power Supply"; serial No. 468,1'73 to W!lliam B. McLean for "F'ree Diving Appa.ra.tus".

In addition to the above, twen ­ty-five U.S. patents have been al­lowed to former NOTS employees and contractor inventors since J an­uary, 1955.

P rior to 1955, sixty-five U.s. pat­ents were allowed to NOTa em­ployees and contractor inventors.

MAROI I, U51- TBB ROCKiiD&

Baseball Officials Prepare for Season Opener

BASEBALL OFFICIALS of tbe Desert Orrlc!als AssocIaUon are prepar\Dc for the cornine" baseball and softball season. Shown above are 1956 Asso­ciation officers (I. to r .) : Marlon Raab, commissiooer; Berbert Guest, president; Milo Pooley, vice-president, and Ed Laney, seeretary-treuurer. All members of the AssocIaUon are NOTS employees.

Winning Coaches Smile Approval

COACHING THE WINNERS Is a reruJar pastime wllb W .. Andenon (left) and Bill Moore (right). They are pictured here with Ken West.cou. nee­principal of Burroughs H1rb Scbool wbo bolds Ibe 1956 DMer\-In,.. ~ basketball trophy won by both tbe BurroUl"bs "A" and ". bubtball ___ The "A" and "B" teams were coached by Bill Moore aDd Wes ADdenoD. respectively, and the teams they coached won the leacve title iD. &belr cIua.

We Must Not Fail this Great Humanitarian Appeal for Funds

Stili fresh In all our minds are Ibose .b .... klnr _ .... T1' photoo of Ibe devaslatlnr Cbrlstmas noods In Orepn and ...... c.utornla.

Not so well known are Ibe equaDy obocklnr _ In h_ oaft..mc and property I...... .

Red Cross flrures Just released db!e'- that In c.utomJa aIcme Mer 10,000 famllles received emergency aid uststance.

Red Cross &lone spent $1,451,89t In shelter. food, dotblnc and _cal supplies In aIlevlat!n&' tbe surferinr.

Hundreds of bomes were damared beJOnd repaIr. Here ....... the Red Groos stepped In and beslowed upon &be bomel .. rebaDd ._ te the tola! of $2,961,337.

And yet Ibe end of tbe CaUromia-Ore(On ~ relief _ II _ yet In slrbl. Red Cross orrIcIals I&J an additional $4,010,'" wID be relJu!red before all· the victims are properly cared for under &be rehabWtaUon pro­(raID.

ThIs Is bow. lt bas been all dDrinK lb. past YM'. for 11155 with "" multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, and floods ... the wont diluter Jear In Red Cross history !

In the last six months of 1955, the Red Cross speDt $!'2',.,OOO &0 alleviate human sufferinl" over the land.

No wonder Ibe Red Cross oonsld ... Ito annual March compaIcn &be moot critical In 75 yean. Disaster .-.. wllbout warnJnr and &be Red Cross must be preparecl-Gn onlJ be prepared-Jt It bas yuur 01IJIIICri.

The Jear 1955 all but depleted Red Cross fun .... bat 10 well __ Is this humanitarian orpnlmtlon, that If we all rt .. (ODOrOusly. we wID help restore the abUltJ of tbe Red Cross 10 respoud _I.tely In _ of any disaster, loeal or naUonal.

Mate It • __ one for lb ......... II bolb • pat .... wo_y one. -Adopted "- PI! Salute

THE BOCIU5TDB -1IIABCB 8,1951

STUDENT WORKERS .t B ...... OCbs H1rb Scbool turn out en muse this week to earn a total of $700 to con­struct an electric scoreboard for Kelly Field ID a drlve sponsored by &be Pep Club. The youne ladles shown

above washing a beautiful new Chrysler product. (I. to r.) are: Lela HIlborn, Shella Gulpin, Susan Smith, Jill Curtis, Mlo Stith, Carolyn Barker, and Joy \ Vestcott. Facial eIpresslons show fon of project

Burroughs Pep Club Members Aid Fund Drive for Scoreboard

Community Church To Sponsor Family Dinner on March 11

B ...... ocbs mrb School studenlll ibis weel< oollected and earned a lola! of $100 In • drive sponsored bJ &be Pep Club to obtain funds for a bure electric ·...,reboal'd for KelIJ Athletic Field.

The first NOTS Community Church family dinner of 1956 will be held at Vieweg SChool Sunday, March 11 at 5 p .m. The Fellowship COmmittee is in cha.rge of dinner arrangements.

G lrl and boy sla.ves, ear-washing, r::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~ a variety program and an aII-sclJool dance were htghllghts or the Auc­tton Week program. Crowned as queen at the ship-wreck dance when her class ooJlected the Iargest to­Ia!, was Joy Westcott, senior nom­Inee.

Students partlelp;,tlng In the va­riety program or skits, Interpreta­tions, music and songs were Don Zarmna, Pete Spooner, Roger Ev­ans, Bob Walker, Joel Christie , Don Britt, Cheryl Goode, Pr\SCUia Monte­grande, Bal'bara Yost, Diane Deem, Allee cotner, Barbara MussIer, Charlotte JocIdah and Janice Clo6s­elyn. Master or ceremonies at the PI'OIr&Dl ..... Carma Hay<:oclt and director was Charlotte Menard with MIa! Sanna S. Green, Pep Club adv1sor. as sponM>r.

Oompletlng the week'. activities on SaturdaJ was a moming of ear­washing by Pep Club members and a dance a t the Burroughs Cafe­torlum Satunlay evening, high­lighted by the queen crowning.

Chairmen of the Auction Week activities were Be.rba.ra Yost, man­ager ; Diane Deem, assistant man­ager; Margaret Kraynyk, publlc!ty; and Miss Green, adVisor .

Plans for the scoreboard install­ation will be completed th1s spring.

Internel Revenue Agent Will Help with T ex Forms

A representative of the Federal Internal Revenue Office will visit the Station on March 22 and 23. to assist local residents In f iling income tax returns for 1965.

He will be a vailable on Mareh ZI, a t the Oommunlty COuncil off­Ice, 301 Parsons J!,oo.d f rom 10 am. to 4 p.m., and on March ZI from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT WOULD MAKE-

U every elvU Bel'VaDt who bas contact wit h the pubUo were ... urteous.

U everyone remembered that an unclvU servant Is a liability &ru!:- not an assel

U we could onIJ _ that a smUe and a pleasant manner are wortb a fortune but don't cost a cent.

U pubUc servants became p0-

lite and staJOd polite, not only 10 the public, but 10 tbemoeJves.

U we all took the "curl" out 01 courtesy.

FamJ.ly groups are requested to bring chicken and baked potatoes (Irish or sweet), for themselves plus one other person. Families whose names begin with A to L are to bring one cake. Those be­ginning with M to Z are to bring a salad for ten. Single persons may bring olives and pickles. All persons should provide their own table service. The COmmittee will supply rolls, butter and coffee.

All members and friends or the church are invited. Family groups are encouraged to invite a single person as pa.z:t of their family.

Speakers, On Youth's Problems --

TOP SPEAKERS from Burrolll"bs High Sch ool speech class who addressed the Indian Wells Valley Lions Club this week on tbe topic ' 'Youth's Prob­lems of Tomorrow, are from the left, Joyce Ha tton, Leah Cornish and Larry Lapin. Tropby winners were: Lapin, first place; MIss Hatton and Miss Cornisb Ued for second place. Tbe students were selected from a pane l of sb:: by BurroUlbs faculty judps iD. • program which Is under the cba.lrman­ohlp of M. E. W_&lI. Instructor of lb. _b cJuo Is _ Elinor M. Irish.

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Girl Scouts Observe Their 44th Birthday

Girl Scouts of America will join together over the nation ned week in celebrating the ch:Lracter build­i n g organization 's forty - fourth birthday. Locally, the Indian Wells Valley District of the Kern Coonty Council will review t he progress of the past year - of al l units and each unit " 'ill put on prop-arus d uring the week (March 11-17) .

I n reviewing accomplishments during 1955, most outstanding was the erection and furnishing of five new buildings. All this was ac­complished completely through vol­untee r labor and materials. Plans for the com1ng summer at ' 'Moun­tain Meadows" include four two­week sessions of camping for 320 girls In K ern County Council from June 24 to August 21. Early in September the newly completed 16-acre camp will be used for B week­end roundup for all junior and senior high school G irl Scouts In. Kern county.

630 Girl Scouts In Area There are approximately 630 Girl

Scouts JUld Brownies in 49 t roops of the DistrIct according to MrJ. Maurice Curtis, president of the Indian Wel ls Dis t ric t of Girl Scouts. Volunteer leaders and as­sistant leade rs nwnber 100. Chair­men of the five District neighbor­hoods are: Mrs. W. S. MCEwan, Burroughs; Mrs. Robert C. LeWis, Groves; Mrs. Rob e r t Appleton, RIchmond; Mrs. J . R. K ahrt, Ridge­crest; and Mrs. E . J . Donaldson and. Mrs. Paul Miller, Vleweg.

All troops and many volunteers are busy working on ideas for the annual Sandquist Spa Day Camp which is held in J une for the younger scouts not eligtble for es­tabUshed camp. Mrs. Barl Love Is Day Camp chairman for IPSe, o.nc1 Mrs. H. E. Anglemeyer is Day camP Director. Neighborhood meetings to discUSS Day Camp p lana will be held in the District March 14 and 15 with Miss Lee Adams, Execu­tive Director, Kern County Councll of Girl Scouts.

First Equlpment ApneJ During the year the first Girl

scout equipment agency in the Dis­trict was established in Mary sue's Shop in Ridgecrest and the Youth Center in Ridgecrest Park was op­ened in December. The original ar­rangements and purchase of the building were made by the Girl Scout.s or Ridgecrest to secure a meeting place for troops.

Annually the Girl Scouts part1c~ ipate in numerous community anu hospital projects, as well as .. carry on a citizenship and character buUding program. TrainIng cours­es are held periodica.lly fo r lead.­ers, assistants, and troop commit­tee members. The Girl Scouts are an agency or the Indian Wells Val­ley United PUnd OrganlaztIon.

If it 's news call 7135f.

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