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It's Senior Master Sergeant Now For Munitions Supervisor Burchett I SHOWBOAT I

fllDAY MARCH I An Air Force munitions suo

pervisor assigned to the Air Force Systems Command Sci· entific and Technical Liaison Office at Naval Weapons Cen· ter recently received a set of stripes signifying his promotion to Senior Master Sergeant.

Sergeant Martin B. Burch.tt, affedionat.ly known to many of his fri.nds at this C.nt.r I. "Sarg.," .110 received offi­cial congratul.tion. from Brig. Gen. Raymond A. Gilbert, Di· rector of Laboratori.. at An· dr._ AFB, W .. hington, D.C. . G e n era I Gilbert's letter

rea d s: "Congratulations on your selection for promotion to Senior Master Sergeant.

"As you know promotion to this grade is limited to indivi· duals who have compiled a rec· ord of outstanding duty per· formance and demonstrated the potential to serve as senior leaders in the airman corps of the United States Air Force.

"ThiS well . deserved recog· nition gives evidence of your capability to assume sen i 0 r leadership responsibilities. I am pleased to have you as a memo ber of this Command.

"Best wishes for continued success."

Thirty ... "... years old • n d 17 years of .dive service with the Air Force ~rt.inly i •• vi· dence th.t HS.rgeH h •• demo onstraled hi. potenti.1 ••• c .. ,..., .innan.

Sergeant Burchett was rais· ed in Emma, Kentucky by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Belvard Burchett.

He was graduated from Pres· tonsburg HIgh School in 1949 and on April 21, 1951, enlist· ed in the Air Force at Lexing· ton, Ky.

T.lklnll about hi. belic train· ing experience, he vividly r. members thet he w.. the 210t airman to .rrive .t Sampson AFB, localed In N.w Y 0 r k St .... No plu.h quart.rs or .v­.n typIc.1 open • bey berr.cks for the n.w .irm.n; in.t.ad h. recall. spendlnll the first night • Ieeplnll in the b ••• dining h.lI.

The proud wearer of the Air Force Commendation Me d ai, earned for service rendered during his last overseas assign· ment at Udorn Air Base in Thailand, Sergeant Burchett has seen a variety of duty as­signments during his service career.

All hi. • .. illftments h. v • been with the Strategic Air Comm.nd (SAC) until the one here where h. is p .... ntly .. pl.cinll a prolod .ngineer'. slot in fr_fall weapons in the Air Forc. Li.ison Offic •.

Stateside and overseas tours of duty since 1951 have includ· ed such places in ~he SAC or· ganization as Bergstrom AFB, Tex.; an isolated tour in French Morocco; back to Lake Charles, La.; then to the far north with a stint of duty at Goose Bay AB, Labrador, and later reo turning to Lockbourne AFB,

llue Cross Ins. Agent Norman R. Smith, Blue Cross

Blue Shield (Service Benefit Plan) representative from Bak· ersfield, will be aboard the Center on Thursday, March 14, at the Community Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to T. J. Haycock, Head, Employ· ee.Management Relations.

Ohio, then to Westover AFB, Mass., before departing for K a den a AB, Okinawa. Re· turning from this assignment he was stationed at Seymour· Johnson AFB, N.C., and com· pleting this t 0 u r was once again reassigned to Udorn AB in Thailand.

He arrived back in the states and was assigned to his pres· ent position on February 13, 1966. The "Sarge" was recent· ly informed that his tour of duty at this Center has been extended until February, 1969.

An all·around sports enthus· iast, the senior malt.r serg •• nt WI' Illistant manager for the C.nter's Littl. L.agu. la.t y.ar. Thi. y.ar h. tak •• oyer the .dded r .. ponsibility of manag­.r for the compatitiv. I .. g­uer' .. Fishinll.nd huntinll, .ny· tim. and .nypl.c., • I w • y s seem to beckon the "Serg." to his ' favorite p.ltimM. "I'm in­t .... t.d in particip.tinll in .11 sports, but .110 thoroullhly .n­loy w.tchinll sports .vents on t.l.vision or lust .s • spad.­tor," h. commented.

Commenting about the rela· tionship with his boss, Maj. James Kirwin, his co-workers and other Center people Ser· geant Burchett said, "They're all just great."

Sergeant Burchett is mar· ried to the former Mary Ad· kins of Louisa, Ky. She is em· ployed on the Center as a sec· retary with Code 5516, Materi· al Processing and Evaluation Branch.

Tbe Burchett's, with their son, Bland, 12, a student at Murray Elementary S c h 0 0 I, reside at 203-B N. Dlbb on the Center.

"ROSIE" (91 Min.) R:O&O/ind Rub.lI, Sondra 0.., Brion Aherne

7:30 P.I.\. (C_dy/DraMa) Wealthy widow decides

to buy (J run-down theatre, rich in memo­ries of her former husband. bYt her merotn­cry daughters or. fearful of tOling their potential inMritance. Join the madcap with tha, merry widow, ROlier (Adult, Youth.)

Shott: "'On tfte T .... (9 M;n.)

SATURDAY MARCH • --MATINEE-

" lOY WHO CAUGHT A CROOK" (72 Min.) Don Beddoe

1:00 P.M. Shorts: " LomlMil't, Sheepi'" Lion" (1 Min.)

" M ...... "'t" No. 2 (13 Min.)

-EVENING-"'THE COIlA" (94 Min.)

Dana Andrew.. Anita Ekberg 7:30 P.M.

(C,i_ Dl'a.w.a) Middle Ea,t smuggler pions fa flood the U.S. with dope 10 our government agent seeks out his intended shipping pion. and supply sources. Pretty An ita aids him, but the Cobra i, a mighty foe. Violent action thriller. {Adult, Very Mature Youth.}

Short: ' 'Wi",., "..on. .. (17 Min .)

SUNDAY MARCH I' DESOT COMMUNITY ORCHmu.

I'USENTATION

MONDAY MARCH 11 " ROUGH DAY IN JERICHO" (lOS AUIt.)

Deoet Marti... 0.0. p~ 7:30 P.M...

(W....,.) Dina plOYI the villain who runs a Imall weltern town with an iron filt until a pretty little lady tri" to I tort a Itage line, and hil former buddy Mipi her bottle ogoinlt him. It'l rough and tough linJer of tt.. Welt. (Adult, Mature Youth.)

Short: "'H.n Driven" (10 Min.)

TUESDAY-WIDNESDAY MARCH 12-13 ,"TONY ROME" 0'10 Min.)

Fronk Sinatra, Jill St. John 7:30 P-AA.

(Mystwy) Private eye triel to find the reGIOn for Itrange behavior of a tyCoon'1 daughter and windl up in a maze of b lock. moil and murder. Thil above-overage eye film hal rap id thri lll and action all the way. Jill heod5 COlt of beautiell (Adult.)

Shert:.'''1.~ MIMI .. " (7 Milt.)

THURSDAY-FIIDAY MARCH 14-., "FUITHER "ERILS Of LAUREL I HAaDY".

(to MIn.) 7:30 P."'"

(c.....t, Co.plicatiott) The lilent. and talki" of yelteryeor show Ilopltick comedy at itl funni"t and the belt of all il in th il laugh riot, (Adult, Youth, Children.)

SItert: -Air Rod .. " (17 MiL)

PROMOTED TO SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT - Mrs. Martin B. Burch.tt (r) proudly .dmir .. the n.w .. t of Air Forc. Senior Malt.r S.rgeant stripas signifying the rec.nt promotion of h.r husband, Serge.nt Burch.tt (e), whil. Mal. J.m .. Kirwin, Air Forc. Liaison Offic.r beam. hi. .pproval. Malor Kirwin and Sergeant Burchett .re · ••. .llIned to the Air Force Syst.ms Command Scientific and Technical Li.ilOn Offic. h.r •.

From ____________ _

STAMP

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Friday, March 8, 1968

TURN.AROUND·THE-CLEAT - Chin. L.k. CoeoI Gu.rd Auxiliiry members of Flotill. 76 and speci.1 gu .. t. during • recent tr.ininll .... ion .r. (I) Vance HolI.y, Court .. y Boat Examln.r; John T.n.y, Oparations Offic.r, Flotill. 76; Mrs. Betty H.rt, • n.w m.mbar; Bob McKnight, Pub­lic Educ.tion Officer, Flotill.a 76, .nd Tommy Hllbom, Commander, Flotill. 76, w.tching •• Ed. V.cin, p.st com· mander of Flotill. 71, S.nt. ·Barbera, d.monstr.tM • tum· .rovncl-th..,I •• t . Fifteen members of the 1oc.1 flotill. took examin.tions for .variou. ph .... of the Coast Gu.rd Auxil­i.ry progr.m. Main purpose of the tot.1 progr.m is to provide members with instrudion in the oper.tion .nd nevigation of om.1I cr.ft with emphasis on .. fety.

CENTER LIBRARY LISTS NEW BOOKS A compl.te Ii.t of n.w books

is .vail.ble in the libr.ry.

Fidion

Ashe-A Taste of Treasure. Bowles-Tbe Time of Friend·

ship. Cooper-All Fool's Day. De Vries-The Vale of

Laughter. Horwitz.-The W.A.s.P. Jones-An Exile. Shannon.-Rain With Violence. Wainwright--Tbe Crystallised

Carbon Pig.

Non-Fiction Bowen-Miracle at Phila·

delphia. Clark-Sea Power and Its

Meaning. Eckert-The Frontiersmen. Farago-Tbe Broken Seal. Goetzmann-Exploration and

Empire. Jastrow-Red Giants and

White Dwarfs. Rickenbacker-Rickenbacker. Smith-Treasury of Name

Lore. I

Stephens-Who Needs a Road?

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS

l·Meadow 4 .Subject of

d ilcourse g ·ln fnor of

12-Goal l]·Term of

endurment 14·Uncooked 15·Sham 17·Encomium 19·Flower 2()'Fluent 21-Malice 2]·Looters 26·A step 27-Unexplorecf bind 28·Latin

conjunction 29·Collection of

facts 30·Ca'f'erns 3I·Confederate

general 32·Symbol for

tellurium 33·Roof edlH 34·Join ]S·Soft sho. 37·Hebrew

festival 3a·Antiered

anima l 39·Edible fish 40·Mohammedan

noble 42·More dism31 45·Ocean 46·Roman

official 48.Playthinc 49·Carpenter's

'001 50·Affected with

narcot ics 51 .Compass point

DOWN

I ·Once around tr~ck

2-Goddess of healinc

3·Und of the ,, .. "·The ones here 5.Sharpen

'·Finish 7·Pronoun

a ·Part of face (pI.)

9.ln .... sti,ation

l O·Tattered cloth ll·Be in debt 16.carry

Hl.co...ers

20.Stran, winds

21·Quarrels

22·Jury list

23 .8ody· of water

24-Pee Wee of the Old Dod,ers

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12 N I" I"

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2S·Beef animal 27·Flicker 30-Pranced 31·Follower of Ned L,. 33.Fencin, sword 34·Fricht 36·Model of

perfedion _

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37·Fralment 39 ·Edible fis h 40·Man 's name 4I ·Cry like cat 42-Orink slowly 43·V~st ale 44-Grain 47·Note of scale

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Dr. Thomas 5. Amlie Becomes NWC Tech. Director March 7

Public Works Handy-Men Prepared For NWC Spring Clean-Up Program

With the official beginning of spring just two weeks away ChIna Lakers are looking at yards and trees with spruce· up and gardening projects in mind.

To h.sten I.wn be.utifica· tlon, Public Works Dep.rtment .nnounced this week lawn feeding will commence March 18. A contr.ctor will a p ply pallet-typo fertilize. to fro n t I.wns in .11 resldenti.1 neillh. borhoods between th.t d. t • .nd April 5.

While the application is go­ing on, tenants are advised to remove lawn furniture and oth· er items from front yards so thorough coverage can be ef· fected. Children and dogs should be kept out of the way of machinery during applica· tion of the fertilizer to avoid any danger of injury.

Ma.nwhil., t.n.nts will lOOn

rec.iv. notic.s of d.tM • pall control contr.ctor will be work· inll in their .r.... A call to

Public Work. Housinll Inopac· tion Br.nch at Ext. 72636 or Ext. 72652 will let PW poopl. know you wish the pest control .. rvice for your resld.nce.

The NWC Fire Division is concerned about tenants who pile trimmings from trees and shrubs in areas where they cre· ate fire h a z a r d s. With dry spring and summer months just around the calendar these rub­bish heaps are not ouly un· sightly but dangerous.

C.pah.rt and Desert P •• k ... idents should cut tree tri .... minlls to th_ . foot I.ngths, bundl. th.m .nd put th.m out belide their "GI" cans for pick up by the ,.ubbish con­tr.dor. L •• v. s, omall trim· minlls .nd gr... clippings .hould be put in c.rtons for pickup on collodion d.ys: T.n· Inh in ...... u.ing lid u "' p­sters" c.n pile trimmings b. .id. the recept.cIM. Colledion

(Continued on P.ge 3)

Former Sidewinder Proied Engineer Appointed to Top NWC Civilian Job

Captain M. R. Etheridge, Na· val Weapons Center Command· er, announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas S. Amlie as Technical Director for the Cen·. ter on March 7, 1968. Dr. Am· lie has most r e c e n tl y been He a d, Development Division IV, Aviation Ordnance Depart· ment.

Dr. Amlie considers his ap­pointment an honor and privi· lege, as evidenced by his com· ments during a recent inter· view. "As you know I have been selected for the position of NWC Technical Director' to replace Dr. McLean. I feel very much like Harry Truman did on April 12, 1945. All of a . sud· den I'm going to have very great responsibilities and I'm going to need all the help I can get to properly discharge these responsibilities."

Dr. Amli. r •• lize. th.t .very· one on the NWC team pl.y •• n import.nt rol. in the overan minion. He ,tlte., "I'm going to need .11 the h.lp I can get from the peopl. I h.ve known h.r. for a long tim. and I fully expact th.t I will r.c.iv. this h.lp. I have no spacific pl.ns or sch.m.s rillht now to redi· rect the technical .Hort of the C.nt.r. I think _ have don. w.1I in the p .. t, particul.rly in the r.c.nt p.st.

"The conduct of ' the war in Southeast Asia indicates that substantially more attention should be paid to the air·to­ground attack weapons.

"The speed and maneuver· ability of present day aircraft require that a second genera· tion air·ta-air missile should be considered. Tbe Sidewinder ·has been extremely successful,

Dr. Amlie continued, "It's but technology now permits indeed a great honor, and more· the building of a missile with than that, it shows the merit better performance, although of being in the right place at certainly not better in terms of the right time when the action simplicity and low cost. I think, is going on. The Naval Weap- though, that the major effort ons Center is highly reputed of the Center must be aimed and is probably the most suc· more at the air·ta-ground war· c e s s f u I N a v y laboratory. I fare, because the events in Viet don't know exactly w hat the Nam bave shown that is really reasons are for this success, our most pressing need." but I'm going to res i s t any Asking Dr. Amlie to com. temptation to make changes ment on his personal reactions for c han g e s sake, because to his new position, he related: wbatever we are doing ·now, "in terms of what I personally even though it may not appear expect to contribute, my hope perfect, seems to be bet t e r is to be what tile title implies, ~n what anybody else is do- a Technical Director, i.e., to In!!. W?en you ha~e a . g~d observe what people are doing, thing gOing, the obVlous . thing possibly to make suggesions, to do is to take .great pains. to . and probably the most import. make sure that It keeps gOing ant of all to act as 'chief sales. ~ it has been. So, th~ plan man' to ~ell programs at the IS not to rock the boat 10 any appropriate levels ih Washing. way. Any changes that I pro- ton. pose will, of course, be dis­cussed with all the department heads and the Commander be· fore they are implemented."

"I'm depanding dlr~ly on H.ck WillOn to continu. lIiving

(Contlnu.d on P.ge 3)

Navy Enlisted Advisor Hosted At NWC

VERY DISTINGUISHED GUEST - Mast.r Chi.f Delbert D. BI.ck (c), Master Chi.' P.tty Officer of the N.vy, rec.ivM. fri.ndly reception during hi •• rrival .t N.val W •• p­on. C.nter, Frld.y night, Febru.ry 23; to help the C.nter's Chi.f petty Offic.rs eel. br.t. th.ir 13th' Annual CPO Milit.ry B.n

the n.xt ev.ninll. Greeting Mast.r Chief BI.ck .re (I.ft) Master Chief J. R. Benk •• ; Chief E. I. Jon .. ; Mrs. E. I. Jon .. , .nd AEC H.I Schmeer, .nist.nt CPO Mess tre.surer. Seturd.y .ftem';"n, Master Chi.f BI.ck w.s lIiven • tour of Jundion R.nch, the Cryst.1 Silver Min •• nd the Littl. Petroglyphs.

Page Two

CHAPLAIN'S MESSAGE _ ---:-:;;;-:;::;:;:::;;::--,

Keep Talking

.y .... Ior Ch.pl.in P.ul Ro .... ntum A wonderful aspect of God's creation of man is · the ·power

of speech. Ever since, people have spent much of their time talking. People must talk, for language is an outlet for human expression. Although some talk seems to have little or no sig· nlficance, talking has real value. It is usually more than just a succeasion of words.

TALKING IS THINKING. One of the best ways to consider anything is to put it into words. There are some who claim that there cannot be any thought without words. You will agree that expreasing a thought out loud usually helps to clarify it. Talking not only involves thinking, it always involves more.

In dl.logue, t.lklng i. .ifting out our id .. " Di.logue or good dlscu .. ion c.n help u. to .ift our good Ide.. from the _r _. Talking also cI .. ifi .. our thought. by bringing them Into sharp focus. It helps d.fine our thoughts .howing the true Issu .. Involved. It can .1.0 point out po .. ible d.nger or good.

TALKING IS RELEASE. Through discussion people can rid themselves of poisonous feelings and pent·up emotions. Haven't you seen things differently hy airing out your thoughts. Even the world about us can take on a more pleasant atmosphere when tensions are released by talking. I see this many, many times in my work as a cbaplain, much of which is just plain lIItenlng.

When our emotion. are pent..,p and our feeling. continuo ally 'uppreuecl, _ .re likely to beco.... nervous .nd III. TheM ten.lon ..... nlfest themselv .. in a variety of .ymptom. one of which Is .... nt.1 di.turbence. Many tl ..... t.lklng bring. .. lief. By _Ing things more cI .. rly, _ feel differently .nd thus _ .re better .ble to cope with difficultl ...

TALKING IS THERAPY. Althougb many of us make jokes of the psychiatrist's couch, many have been kept from nervous disorders by talking. Some have said that people who have' serious problems seldom make good adjustments until they ta1k.

How often I hear the sad story that my husband or wife will not talk to me. How can we understand each other If we do not ta1k. It is tragic when many people have no one with "hom to talk. Such people should seek a counselor or maybe God could use you to listen to someone else's problem.

MOVING UP AT NAF - C.pt. R. F. Sch.lI, Comm.nding Officer at NAF, presents advancements in rat. to men of his command .t recent ceremonies. Gaining chevrons are (I·r) ADJC Don.ld R. Billinger, ATR·l Tony C. P.nt.r, ADR·2 John M. Albers, AMS·2 Arion P. McCartney and AMS-3 Hoyt E. Boyd.

The Rocketeer OffIc'-l w .. ty ,. .. lIe ..... u.s. N .. .t w ....... e_ ....

QI ... 1 ..... c., ....... .. c..t. M . ............ USN

NWC Comma nder "J." ....,

Public AHa!" Officer _ ...... _ ........ ~ L. I ICt..rch

Edlto<

Stoff Wrltwl MI. _ ...... -.. --­Stoff Photogrop .... " PH( J.rry WIl liam.. PHI Gory D. Bird. PHI Philip H. hard. PH3 K.nn.th Stephens.

DlADLINIS: ..... Sten. .................. _T-.M.y. 4: ••. 111 .

......... M. ..... _ ..... _ ..... T....a.y, 11 :10 a."'. The Rock.,", rKaiw. Armed Forces

PreIs S.,..., ice material. All are officl.1 U.S. NOVV photos un~.. otherwi.. identif ied. Printed w .. kly w ith oppropriated fund. in compllaryce w ith NovExOi P-35. revised July 1951. Office at Nimlt.r: ond l.uritsen. "--_ ... ____ -113504. 71655. 72082

Prot • • ta nt-(AII Faith Chopel~

Morning Wonnlp-8l15 and 11 a.m.

Sunday SchooI-9:30 a .m., o.opel An­n.... 1. 2. 3. " (Dorm. 5. 6. 7. I ) Jo.. coted opposite Cent.r R • • taur.nt.

Roman Catholic (All Faith Chopel~ Holy Moss-7. 9:30 a .m., and 12,30 p .m . Sunday •

Daily Mou- I1 :30 O.m. In Bleued 5ocro· ment Chapel. 5oturday. 1:30 o.m.

Conm. lons- 7 to 8:00 p .m. Sotvrday.

NWC J.wish S.rvl~' (Eo. t Wing All faith (hopel}-l p.m. ~ first ond third Friday.

Sobboth SchooI-IO O.m. to noon, ..,.y f irst ond third Sotvtdov.

Unit.rion FeIlOWthip - (Chopel Annex, 95 King A .... . ~SUnd..,. 7:30 p .m.

ROCKETEER

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITI ES ,..... c:..e. ...-, .... __

--.... .. apply ...... ........ JbtNI w... ....u ............ w 1M IICC ......... It, _ ........... ,.,. SI. n.. foci tNt ......... .. a."i.M .............. ,.,.... ...... 04 ...... ....... fill ...... "'CK4IlId .. .

CIeft-DMT. 01-4. c. 4022 - Incumbent w ill perform MCf.tar lol dutl. . for the Branch. Dutl • • will Include t ranwiblng and typing correspondence a nd memoranda , trowl ord. rl, er.arance r. q u • I t I, . tc./ laNning t.lephone and office coli."; r. eeiving and d i.tributing Incoming mail; a nd mointoining Bronctt fil.l.

Fi .. appliccrtM.1 ... " 0 v. with J" ... Ca. ... , .... 2', ...... 14, Ph-. 7267'.

s..-'-Y " .... I .. istrativ. Offic ... , ~ No. 717004. 05401 .14, Cocle 113 - Plonni"V execution, a nd conlrol of the Center'l budg­et operation.; providing guidoncl and od· ... ice to Center Top Managem.nt; a nd other line a nd stoff management regarding the utilization of resources; developing. main­taining and operating the NWC Management Information C.nter; developing onolytical and int. rpr.ti .... reports and other fi nancial Itatilt ical reports ond progr ... dOlO; provid­ing alli.'ance to C.nter Manogem.nt and operating departments In the formulation, execution. control and mo lnt.nanc. of long range pion.; revi.w of techni<al progr ... reports.

Clerk.Typist, 05-322-3 ... 4, Con 176 -Provide. general offic ••• ,...,ic. s for the k,. counting Divi.ion, oct. upon routi.... carre­spondence req ..... t ing p roje<:t data. tedlni· <01 . tud i.s and reports, and loon of docu­ments. , .vi.ws and coordinat.s incoming correspondence and other communication, maintains central fil •• for the Ac:coutning Di ... i.ion, .tc.

s.cr.t.ry (Sto.o), 05-31-"7, C_ ., -l ocoted in the Tec:hnicol Directors Office. Sea.tariol duti.1 fOf' Technical Director. Tak. didation, maintain fil.I, .tc. Fi" Applic .............. with s.. p,... ......kK. 1Wtt. 14, I .... 26, PItone 71577.

VtlllCh... b .... IMr, 01-6. 'D No. 725047 (o- v.c.MY), Code 257S - Receives bUl •• check. for accuracy a goinst .tub •• IorfI bill. and prepares a lummary of accounting dato f il .. ltubs and maintoin. con.ta nt fallOw.4JP of curr.nt ltubl to manltOf' timely and prop. .r receipt of Of'dend materia l. Applicontt w ith knowledge of Navy b illing and fOCll ipt operationl will be con.lder. d among tho .. best qualif ied.

........ I.-y hHty Cleft, 01-1 (0.. v. c.MY), ~ J:S7S - Applicants mu. t show OM yeo, general ond two yeors apecial ind .xperlence to qualify. Thi. position w ill be oa Head. Novol Material Soction.

s.,.1y CIwIr: (Typi ... ), CIS-S ... 4 (o.. ..... -.cy), c.. 251 - ContToll '-wll 0 n d rY'IO'tI"OtTIOnt of stock through analysll of IBM listings. Ord.n Itock. enlMH'ft; that u c:ea ltockl ar. nat occumulat.d and tok .. imrn. dlate action to d llPOM of sud! .xc ..... a. do dev.lop; makes proper lubst itut lon of ltock materia l.

s.Pty CI_ (Typi..,), 01-4 (0 ... VCK4lft­

cy), Code 2S7S - In.ur •• the timely proces. .ing a nd compl.tion of documents for the o<qui.ition ond reurvation of JPkiol ma­teriol categori.I, high priOf'itv. and surplu. material to meet plonned requir.ments and to perform all ~IIOry er.ricol fundion. incident and common to the op.ration. of the Branch.

CJoriI; Typi.t, 05-4. (On. va cancy). Code 2575 - Thil i. the Branch Se<rltary po.i. tion. Duti •• Include personal ond tel.phone contact. with indi ... ldual. at all 1 ..... 1. of the NWC, and r.pr.lentoti..... of bUli .... u and indultry; the typing of corr.spondenc., pre­paration of time <ardl, and other cI.rical duti.s auigned by the Head. R«.ipt Con­trol Branch.

Fil. applications for abo.... with Vic k i Mead. Iidg. 34, 1m. 21. ' hron. 7221 8.

Mecha .. ical En,i .. _ , 0$-130.9, 11, or 12. 'D No . .555061 .1, C •• 5.524 - The poIition il that of Proje<t Engineer in the Elec:tra­mechanica l Di ... i.ion. EnginH(ing Deport­m.nt. The incumbent il responlibl. for the Delign and/or production .ngi""ring red. lign. f.st. doaJmentotion, and evaluation of mechanical components and/or as .. mbli •• which impro .... the produ<ibillty eo .. of us­a ge. conservation of e ... ntial mot.riall. and improve. the performance and tt-te r.liobil· ity of miniature i .... rtial .Ylt.m. of ad ... anc.d guided millil.l. The incumbent mu.t hov. CI

Bachelor of Sci.n<. degr.. in Mechanical Engine.ring a nd a minimum of thr .. y.or. exp.ri. nce in the de.ign ond d ..... lopm.nt of in.rtial Iystems for guided millll ••.

EIMfr_ics T.c:h .. ician, 0S-856-9, 10. ... 11 , Cod. 5.523 - Incumbent is in ... ol ... ed in tt-te major function. of this Seaion in the Guidonc. Evaluation Bronth, Ele<tromech­a nical Divi.ion. Engine.ring Departm. nt, which include production .valuation. de.ign . va luation. component red.lign, and alli.t­onee to controctors and other go....,nm..,t agencies .ngaged in the monufoctvr. and rehabili ta tion of a ir launched weapon gui~ a nce SYltems.

CJoriI;.Typiat. 05-322.... 'D No. 7S5062. Code U54 - This pOlition it locat.d in the Documentation Distribution Branch. Engin. .. ring Deportment. Incumbent prepar.1 and d iltributes corr. spondence; mainto in. di. tri. bution lilts; maintoin. fil... ond prepar.s monthly . totu. report •.

File applicatiH for • ....,. wi~ L.,.na IMp, licit. 34, 1M. 14, ,..... 71514.

Civil, Modtaniall or o.-r.l En.in .... , 0109 01' 11, c..a. M23 - Incumbent'. d u­t i.1 ond r.sponsibiliti.s con.i" of the engl. neering de.ign of ond lio ison with off.c.n_ ler contractor. ond Public Works forotl for the fobrication, . re<:tion, or construction of the servk... equipment. and faciliti.. to . upport the telting progroml being conduct. ed on the Sy.tem. De .... lopment Deport. ment's Ground Range •.

Fi .. appliceti_ for __ • witt. Faw .. Kay_ cede, Iidg. 14, .... M. ,... 71514.

Friday, March 8, 1968

~- 'DESERT PHILOSOPHER'--:::===~I

Wildflower Season

By "POP" LOFINCK

This area should enjoy a wonderful wildflower crop this spring.

Good spring rains are not so beneficial unless preceded by good fall rains to process the inhibitor on the seed. Like winter wheat crops.

L.st Sept.mber, October, November, and o.c.mber this .... received 3.24 inch .. of rain. And so f.r thil spring, 1.46 inch .. of r.in h.ve fall.n. Tot.1 .t present i. 4.70 inch .. for this '67·'68 ... son. Goodl And there m.y be more rein yet in March .nd April. Although I'v. SHn .now on the north are. of the Center In April.

There are usually two springtime flower seasons in this Mojave Desert. The early bloomers come out first and are usual· ly followed by a short return of winter weather - when the early flowers die. Then comes the second springtime when the late germinating varieties come out in profusion. They re­quire a longer freezing period to crack the inhibitor on the seed. .

One flower much .ought .ft.r by photogr.ph.rs i. the Maripoa. Lily (caloch.rt.s). Oth.r n.mes of this lilly .re Star· tulip .nd Butterfly.tulip. It is • I.t. bloom.r-r.nging in color from deep v.rmilion r.d to pal. pink or lavend.r to almo.t white. TlMy grow in limited ...... Color tran.parenci •• of th ... 1iI1.. .re negoti.bIe. Like poat.ge .t.mp. or butterflies. P_ pie tr.de th ... tr.nsparenci .. for colors 'hey don't have • . . sort of • collector' item.

So be prepared. Make sure your camera shutter functions properly and you have plenty of f'Ilm, then get out early some bright Saturday morning. Color transparencies are best.

To get good pictures, go out in the early morning when the bloom is wide open. As soon as they get enough sunshine they close up. On an overcast day you might get good pictures later on. Early is better. Also, generally speaking, flowers bloom earlier on the south slope of a hill than on the north slope.

One favorite deep vermilion lily grows between 5,000 and 6,000 feet elevation, from the top of Mountain Springs Canyon to the slope down into Echeron Valley.

You must have a permit from NWC Security Office to go into the range areas on the Center and have at least two vehicles.

In walking through the brush you should wear boots or carry a stick to prod the bush before you step over it.

On a hot dey r.ttl.sn.k.. lom.times coil up to sl .. p in the .hade of • bu.h .nd th.y don't he.r well. So if you step ov.r • bush onto •• n.k. - you might be • bit late in your di.cov.ry of the snak • . Although no one h .. died of sn.ke bit. In this .... since the C.nter w .. est.blished - it's v.ry un. pl .... nt to g.t • sn.ke bit •• Kids have. built·in s.fety - they make 10 much noi.e they Icare the snakes away.

Many people are concerned about bands of sheep eating up (or down) all the wildflowers on the flats. But I'm told by semi·authority that enough flowers go to seed in the bushes and among the rocks where sheep can't get them. The wind blows the seeds over the desert - so the flowers are reseeded every year in spite of the sheep.

Oddly enough, Rabbit Brush blooms in the fall of the year instead of springtime. The only plant I can think of that does.

PR~SENTED AWARDS - T_ ...... r.1 Civil Servl .. _ ployees ... I .. ed to Naval Air F.cility wer. rec.ntly pre-.. nted aw.rds by Capt. R. F. Sch.lI, NAF Com .... nding Offi ..... Lloyd Holt (I) T.rgets Dep.rtment, rec.ived ... fe. ty aw.rd for seven ye.rs of .ccid.nt·fr .... rvice .nd Don H.rt, Opar.tion. Depertment, was p .... nted • 2o.y .. r pin.

Friday, March 8, 1968

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Lifetime Sports: The Second Year

By ED RANCK

One of the items on today's sports page is a picture of China Lake's Special Services Director Gabe Imer and Ath· letic Director Ray Gier accepting an award in recognition of China Lake's participation during the past year as a member community of the Lifetime Sports Foundation's physical fit· ness program.

Chin. L.k. i. on. of more th.n 100 communiti ... cro .. the country th.t have joined the program .nd i. the only n.v.1 In.t.lI.tion involved. Although the various ph._ of the Life. ti.... Sport. progr.m have been w.iI documented during the palt y •• r, I quick review of the project, and how it concem. China L.ke, might be in order.

Two years ago a group of national leaders in sports and private industry created the Foundation. The idea behind Life· time Sports was to encourage physical fitness for all people regardless of age. Former Oklahoma football coach Bud Wil­kinson was the first director of the program, which began as a pilot project in eight cities in early 1966.

IDEA: GET READY FOR SPORTS Rather than try to put the whole country on a training pro­

gram, the Lifetime Sports idea was to encourage fitness by teaching the skills needed to thorougbly enjoy certain sports. Tennis, badminton, bowling and golf were the sports that were originally chosen. The theory was that these four were the type of sports that most people could enjoy throughout their lifetime.

The ide. h ••• pparently been sound, because .inc. the .... ginning of the progr.m Lifetime Sports h •• expanded from the origin.1 eight citi .. to more th.n 100, .nd i •• till growing. The four ba.lc .ports .re stili the core of the progr.m, but .... cause of the pest .ucce .. it I. expected th.t .ever.1 other type. of .thletlc ende.vor will be .dded In the futu ...

At China Lake during the past 12 months, all four sports have been utilized in promoting the program and in the year ahead, Lifetime Sports should acquire a few new customers. Although several clinics were held in the past year to varying degrees of success for badminton, bowling and golf, the suc­cess of last year's tennis progrsm is probably the best illustra­tion of what a program like this can do to promote active par­ticipation in sports.

L .. t March, .hortly .fter it w ... nnounced th.t Chin. L.ke w •• to p.rticipat. in Lifetime Sports, the t.nnis progr.m w .. organized. Before the tennis clinics got underway, six members of the Chin. L.k. Tenni. Club .tt.nded • one-d.y clinic .t Pi.rc. College und.r the dir.ction of t.nnis pro P.ul X.nto" It w •• X.ntos' job to te.ch the .. Iected club members the .rt of conduding a tennis clinic.

On March 18, the six·week program began with approxi· mately 70 prospective tennis players from the Ridgecrest-China Lake area participating. The clinics began with instruction in the elementary phases of the game, and continued on until most of the new players had acquired the skills needed to par. ticipate in the club's weekend tournaments. At the end of the program in late April, there were 55 new players who were sti11 active, many of whom had become reasonably proficient at the game.

It is interesting to look back on the program after a year and find out what happened to the 55 who completed the course. Commander Buck Bustard, who was club president at the time says that of those who graduated, 17 are members of the tennis club and are avid tennis players. Sixteen others sti11 play the game regularly, although they may not participate to the extent that the club members do. Of the remaining 22, some have quit playing entirely, while the status of others is un­known, due to transfers away from China Lake.

EXPERIENCE SHOWS BRIGHT FUTURE Considering that the badminton, bowling and golf clinics

probably had a measure of success similar to the tennis pro· gram, it is likely that there are 50 to 75 people in this area who are sports participants because of the Lifetime Sports pro­gram. Multiply this by the more than 100 communities that are participating and make a few adjustments for varying popula· tions, and it becomes apparent that from 10 to 15 thousand people throughout the country have benefitted from the Life· time Sports program.

The second year of the Lifetime Sports program will begin soon. As before, the tennis progrsm will be first on this year's agenda. It is expected that the program will be essentially the same as last year, with the emphasis on instruction for the new players. Anyone interested in joining the. program can get the details by contacting Joan Bustard at Ext. 723314.

McGlothlin Wins Election for '68 Scott McGlothlin, an eighth

grsder at Murray Junior High, was elected president by a landslide vote at the r e c e n t elections held by the J u n i 0 r

Student Union. Young McGloth· lin has been active with the group since its beginning and served as an ex-officio presi· dent until the formal election.

ROCKETEER

SPORTS AWARD--Captaln M. R. Etheridga ,.....nted .n aw.rd from Lifetime Sports Found.tion to Athletic Director Ray Gi •• (I) .nd Speci.1 Servlc .. Director Gabe Imer (r). In 1967 NWC wa. one of two b .... in the U.S. which p.r· ticipated in the LSF program. Clinic. were held in four lifeti .... sports: bedminton, tennis, bowling .nd golf.

Woodard Leaels Pack In Premier Bowling

With lesa than two montha to go in the Premier League, the Vivianne Woodard bowlers appear to have the inside track in the race for the 1967-68 championship. Despite the fact that they lost two out of three games last Monday, the Wood· ard team maintained a seven· game lead as it neared the fin· al weeks of action.

George Bowles rolled h i g h game and series last week in the Premier, hitting 244-180-217 for a 641 series. Ch u c k Albright was the only 0 the r bowler over the 600 mark, fin· ishing with a 604 which includ· ed a 238 g a m e. Other top scores in the Premier includ· ed Ray Freascher 225; Bil l King 211·224; and Bob Hooper 221.

Andy P.tach rolled the high g ..... for the week at the Chi· n. L.ke Bowl. Bowling in the De .. rt L .. gue, Pet.ch h. d gemes of 212·151·252 for • 615. The 615 w ... Iso high •• ri .. for the I •• gu •. S.I Bribon.ri. h.d .econd high g.m. w i t h 244 in the o..ert L •• gue, whil. oth.r 200'1 included Dick Mc­L.ughlin 224; Joe Jon .. 230; John Nicholson 223 and John Dowd 220.210.

In the Midway League, Ed Albright led the way with 187· 21()'228 and a 625 series. Ken Dalpiaz rolled a 619 and Maury Coleman had 607. Chuck Al· bright and Benny Whiteside al· so broke the 600 mark, post· ing scores of 603 and 602 reo spectively.

Dottie Duncan rolled 200· 540 and Dorothy Wilson had 2()6.530 to pace the Women's Monday Night Scratch League. Jerry Holland had high game for the night with 209 while Rita Perozek also broke the 500 mark with 511.

Magars h.d high seri .. wit h 485.

Alice Cutsinger led the lao dies in the Friday MIxed Four· some, rolling 205-544. Wilma Johnson rolled second h i g h game with 195. Chuck Cutsing· er led the men with 215-578 while George Barker had high single game with 220. Other 2OO's included Fred Dalpiaz at 211 and Dan Branson at 209.

Page Seven

Colorado River Trip Planned By Local Boat Club

China Lake Boat Club activo ities are including a varied pro· grsm for the remainder of this year. A trip to Death Valley was recently completed by members of the local club. Oth· er similar trips are planned for the near future .

For ",.mple, .... mbars are .chedu led to make • eve r • I tours to local, navlgeble w.· ters. On. .uch trip will take th.m to the Color.do R i v e r from April 6 through April 13, which occurs during the first w .. k of E .. t.r v.c.tion for school young.t.rs.

Members are also preparing for the club's first gear locker sale set for 10 a.m., Saturday, March 16 at 355 Mcintyre on the Center. A variety of items will be on sale to the public.

Additional information about the sale or club membership and meeting dates may be ob· tained by calling 375-7687 or Ext. 73563.

City Bowling Tourney Starts

The first half of the Cit Y Bowling Tournament will be held last weekend at the Chi· na Lake Bowl. The annual af· fair is sponsored by the Ridge­crest . China Lake Bowling As· sociation.

Team events will be featured this weekend while the singles and doubles will be held at the Ridgecrest Lanes the following weekend. Late entries will be taken at either the China Lake or Ridgecrest alleys.

In the Chin. L.ke Women' • Handic.p Le.gue, Glori. Ash· croft led the w.y with 529, while Wllm. Johnson h.d high .ingle game with 197. Sherry Ray rolled • 197 to t.ke .In. gle geme honors in the Thu .... d.y Afternoon Trio .nd W.nd.

REACHING FOR POINTS - PI.y." .klrml.h at the net in volleybell play I •• t w .. k be_n the H.lf F •• t Six and the Red Bird.. The Bird. won .11 of their th... g ...... that night to .t.y undefe.ted in le.gue pl.y so for thl. ... son. G.me nights .t the NWC Gymn •• ium are on Tue. deys .nd Thursdays.

ROCKETEER

GRADUATION DAY - M. R. So,.. (I) Head. C.ntr.1 Steff .nd L.ry Buckley (r) Dlvl.ion H ..... P_nnal Division 1 ....... mong the _II-wl.han axtanc1Ing congr.tul.tlons to 3 _t gr.du .... of 'the C.nt.r' •• Ix m 0 nth Admlnlstr.tlve Management Intem.hlD D .....

gr.m. Roeolvlng graduation certificates from C.pt. M. R. Eth.rldge. NWC Convnandor. .re: (HCOnd. left) WlIIi.m Sh.n.r. Budget An.lyst. C.ntrol St.ff; Stephen S.nde .. and Jerry Maxwell. both assigned a. personnel managem.nt .peciall.ts to Code 656. Div. 1.

Yenow Aster Mine- Hist.ical Past I (Continued from Paogo 4)

in the earth without tunneling or s h aft s for operating the mine. This enabled the oper· ators to mine the ore at a min· imum cost. The richest ore, howe v e r, was deep under· ground, going far back into the hills and under the dwellings. It has been said there were about 80 miles of underground mining in the townsite.

In 1895, the first frame build· ing was constructed and was soon followed by' a hotel and s a I 0 0 n with more structures cropping up in what is now known as Randsburg.

Boom Town-Bu.ted Town Boom town to busted town,

from the liveliest town to what many folks might refer to as a typical ghost town is the histor· ical past and record of Rands· burg today. But the people in· habiting the dwellings and oth· er structures in this town now don't believe t!iis one bit for they still have "high hopes" of making other prosperous finds in the area.

Roving gangs of toughs, demo onstrations or riots were unfa· miliar to the Randsburg old­timers working the gold strikes, but they man age d to pull through a time of disorder with a rough and tumble gang known as liThe Dirty Dozen." Their control of terror over the town was short lived, however, because the law of the lan·d was in the hands of the citizens who called the gold s t r ike area their home. A group of people formed the only type of law they knew in the wild west in these early times and came up with what was known as a Vi gil ant e Committee who quickly disorganized "1'he Dir­ty Dozen" bringing peace once again to the town's people.

CIOIing Down Another change took place in

the town in the early 1900s for this is when the mines closed down and Randsburg became a much smaller town without a paying industry to support its displaced miners and 0 the r businessmen depending on the resources of the mines for their living.

Even so, the Yellow Aster continued to produce its ore until sometime in 1942. Forty­seven years of digging extract­ed some $16 million from the mine which produced a healthy profit for the operators. Some­thing else happened also to keep the mine . going more or less on a shoe·string operation, tungsten was discovered and the owners were then able to realize a profit from the gold over and above their mining expenses. When things w ere really booming in Randsburg, there were more than 4,000 people living in and a r 0 u n d the 'Randsburg strike area.

Today. Rand.burg'. Dosert Mu.eum i. probably on. of the mo.t noted of its kind .ny­where In this country. Small. it may be. but it i. a. of par.· mount importance, not only to the town itself. but to mine .. throughout this .re.. In the museum is maintained I com­plete hi.tory. of the Yellow Ast.r mine and its successes and important, irrepllclble in­formation about other mining opar.tion.. .uch •• the Kelly Mine. noted for its .ilver bon· Inza find, and I complete rec­ord of min.ral hi.tory. The record. of other mining activo iti .. nearby .uch a. tho town. of Red Mountain. Johann ... burg. Atoli •• nd GoI.r and the other EI P .. o operation. may be e .. lly referenced in t hi. unu.ual .nd complete histori· ell museum.

Some boom towns through­out our history have exploded into larger cities and have con­tin u e d to increase in size; others have had their day of infamy ooly to slide back into the waste - lands of our des­erts to become dusty, raroshac­kled reminders of the almost forgotten past. Not so for Randsburg and her people ta­day, for Randsburg is very much alive, alive with hope for the future, alive with people who can recall the glorious days of the big strike and alive with more hope for the near future which may once again bring thousands, maybe hun­dreds of thousands of people to her mines at the other end of the rainbow.

Buy U.I. lavings Bonds

'Game Warden' Small Boat War Coming on Film

The m iss ion of America's smaIl . boat Navy in the Me· kong Delta region of Sou t h Viet Nam is described in a 3()' minute documentary movie to be shown here at the C e n t e r Theater this coming Monday and Thursday.

The film "River Patrol" was aired recently on network tele­vision. It presents vividly the dangers, tensions and routine of our small-craft Navy in ac­tion in the continuing "Game Warden" interdiction campaign.

The Theater showings are free, and both Center person­nel and the general public are invited to attend at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 11, and Thursday, March 14. The 3 :30 showings were set especially for the convenience of high school and elementary school students.

Contractor Saves Cash Bundle For NWC Corona Labs

A saving of $63,000 on the Target Detecting Device for the Phoenix missile, achieved for the U.S. Navy by a con­tractor, Bendix Corporation, was recently reported by R. R. Emerson (Code 50) NWC Coro­na Laboratories.

Twenty ... ne changes on the original design .ugge.ted by D. A. ROOI. project engineer. Corona Labs •• nd Bendix per­IOnnel reduced the production coot to effect the •• ving ••

Val u e Engineering, "The same performance at a lower cost," is reported under the Cost Reduction Program of the Department of Defense. Ben­dix people participated active­ly in this program.

In reporting the IOvings. Em­.rson. who .. rv .. Corona Labs In thl. capacity ... id the tot. I amounts to ov.r $1.000 per un­it in the contr.ct.

The ooly other value engi­neer assigned to Corona Labs is J. B. King (Code 4203).

Friday, March 8, 1968-

Center Library Has Latest Source Available for Summer Employment

Latest information on 50,000 summer jobs throughout the United States and Canada has just been received by the Cen· ter Library, according to Mary· on Ward, librarian.

Th. new 1968 "s u m mer Employment Directory" Ii.t. specific 0 pen i n 9 I, ulari .. , d.te. of employment, n am •• .nd .ddr..... of .mploye .. Ind help. on making .pplic.· tion. Employe .. invito applica. tiona from high .chool •• nio ... college .tudents and teacher •.

Also available this year at the Library is the Summer Em­ployment Guide, 1968, publish· ed by Doubleday and Compa­ny, Inc. This guide includes jobs available abroad as well as in the United States.

Outlook for 1968 summer johs is cheerful! There are 12 per cent more jobs than last summer; salaries are $50 to $200 higher for the season.

Roadrunners One-Day Trip

China Lake four wheelers and their families are invited to join the Roadrunners, K ern River Valley four - wheel drive club, for a one-day run into east Red Rock Canyon t his ' weekend. Sunday, March 10, the TraiJ Master will start the trip at 8:30 a.m. from the east entrance to Red Rock Canyon from State Route 14. It's a r 0 ugh, four-wheeling route most of the way.

Bring your own lunch, drink­ing water, extra gasoline and a shovel Picture taking opportu­nities are plentiful in this area.

At the meeting place, watch for jeeps with Roadrunner em­blems, a yellow triangle with a red and black roadrunner sprinting across it. Addition­al information may be obtain­ed from Tilly Chamness, resi­dence phone, Ext. 73414.

Camp coun .. lors .nd resort workerl continue to be great. .. t in dem.nd; student. for c.mps of .pecial children and .dult. are incre .. ingly n .. ded. AI.o. for the more unu.u.1 jobs. coun •• lo ... re w.nted for fly.tying. origami. judo and k.r.te. fencing .nd puppetry.

College students are the most sought . after summer workers, followed closely by teachers; high school seniors are a definite third.

Information on summer job openings is obtained from ex­tensive research conducted am· ong many thousands of poten­tial summer employers throughout the country. Inclu· ded are camps, resorts, resort hotels, national parks, ranch· es, restaurants and sum mer theaters. Findings are compil­ed before December for each annual edition of the book.

McManee Special Guest at Meeting Of ASPA Chapter

Norman A. McManee, Kern County Administrative Officer, will be the gnest speaker at the ASPA China Lake Chapter luncheon on Friday, March 15. The meeting will be held at Officers' Club Mojave Roo m at 11 :30 a.m. McManee will discuss "Politics and Adminis­tration in Kern County Govern­ment."

The talk will begin with brief survey of the Kern C 0 u n t y government scene, covering or· ganization, financing, and inter­governmental relationships. He will also discuss such current issues as use of the one·half cent sales tax money and re­lationships between ,elected and appointed county officials.

COST EFFECTIVENESS SAVES BUNDLE - R. R. Emerson. Valu. Engineer (Code SO). NWC Corona Laborifori ... nd D. A. R_ ( ... ted) Engin .... Head of F.ule Project II. scan tho recant repDrt from Bendix Corpor.tion which .h_ed • $63.-000 saving on the Phoenix . Target Detecting Devic •.

Friday, March 8, 1968

Fonner Sidewinder Project Engineer Appointed to Top NWC Civdian Job

(Continued from Page I) me the .ame magnificent sup· port he h .. given Dr. McLean. Those of you who h.ve known me for • long time know that I do gat enthUlia.tic about my work. I hope in my new posi· tion th.t if I .m wrong. people will tell m. 10. becau.. I ba­li ... th.t i. the greate.t .i ngl. service anyone can do for me. Th.r.for •• anyone who doesn't agfee with me i. more than welcome, in fact, is requested, a. part of hi. n.orm.1 duties to tell me he doe.n·t agrea with me.'.'

Dr. Amlie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Amlie of Madison, Wisconsin. He gradu· ated from West High School in Madison, Wisconsin in 1943 and entered the University of Wis­consin to study mecbanical en­gineenng. In March 1944, he entered the Navy V·12 college training program at the same university.

Receiving his degree and Na­vy commission in February 11146, he was assigned a four­month training cruise aboard' a light cruiser. Six months later he was released to inac· tive duty and returned to the University of WISconsin to ~ttidy Electrical Engineering. Just as he finished the require­men t s for the doctorate in 1952, he received orders to reo port to sonar school in San Di· ego prior to reporting aboard a minesweeper.

Captain ThoIPas Moore'r (presently A d In ira I Moorer, Chief of Naval Operations) who was then the Experimental Of­ficer, heard about Dr. Amlie's assignment to SIIn Diego , and arranged to have the orders re­written to report directly to Chilia Lake.

Dr. Amlie's arrival at, China Lake in July of 1952 was one he remembers viviclly. He re­calls the first sight of miles of desert and the heat of July, and on the night 9f his arrival the Tehachapi e a rthq u a lie. "Had I been a civilian," !\e ' said" "I would have left, but I had no option so I simply had

PW Handy-Mea Prepared For Spring Clean-Up

(Continued ftom Pag. 1)

will be made one. a week. Public Works reminds Chi·

na Laters to keep streets dry for the street sweepers so a good clean up jOb can be, ac­complished. Don't water lawns from noon of the preceding day. Park in driveways and off the street on the days slated for yoilr neighborhood.

Clpehart "A" • t r •• t. I .. swept each Monday; Capehart "B" on Wednesday and De.­ert P.rk (Wherry) on Tuesday. R.m ....... r your clean-up dlY for • better looking homa and n.ighborhood.

Grass clippings, leaves or other rubbish should not be put in gntters where they will stop the flow of run-off water. During warm weather pud· dles along the streets quickly spawn algae and even mosqui­toes.

Any questions about law n fertilization between March 18 and April 5 or the pest con· tl!>l service may be referred to Ext. 72636 or Ext. 72652.

to stay. Of course, by the end of two years when I was, re­leased to inactive duty, I had come to love the place."

On reporting to China L.ke • Dr. Amlie wa. auigned to work with the Sidewinder program and did the original .ystem. an­alysi. for the Sidewinder. With no previous experience in In .i,pl.ne. he drew the intere.t· inlf 'assignment .. Sidewinder project observer to fly with tho now famous .stronaut, then Lt. Walter (W.lly) S. Schirra.

Mter being released from ac· tive duty in 1954, Dr. AinJie joined the civilian work force at China Lake in charge of the ' Sidewinder flight test program. This included readying missiles for firing, performing neces­sary modifications and repairs, planning flight tests and asses· sing the data. "In thoSe days," he continued, "working on the Sidewinder was a thoroughly wonderful experience, because it was a new and successful program."

A. development of advanced ver.ion. of the Sidewinder ba­gan. Dr. Amlie bee. me project engineer for the rad.r guided Sid.winder and Head of Devel· opment Divi.ion IV in the Avi· ation Ordnance Department. He r .. all. a period of long. fru .. trating hou .. working with the radar miuile before it w.nt in·

LCDR. ROBERT G. CON· AUGHTON r.ported to VX-5 for duty rec.ntly. Hi. ho ..... town i. Miami. Florid ••• nd befo .. hi ... rival at the Cen· t.r Conaughton wa •• erving duty with the Seventh Fleet St.ff.' Conaughton i •• gr.d­uate of tho US N.vel Acad­.my at Annapoli •• Md •• and h .. been in the .ervlc. .in .. Jun •• 1949. Conaught­on and hi. wife Shirley re­.ide locally with th.ir four children Gail. 12 yea .. ; Gary. 10. Kim. nino and Kel­ly. six.

Top Stars Galore Highlight ll-Day Nat'l Orange Show

to Oparational Evaluation in , The colorful theme this year J.nuary 1964 .nd .merged for the 53rd National Orange with v. r y .uc .... ful results. Show is "Symphony in Citrus" Sinca th.t time. Dr. Amlie·. di· - opened this week in San Be~. vi.ion ha. continued to work nardioo for an 11-day run on t.he r.d.r Sidewinder pro- through Sundal'L March 17~ duction .upport a. _II .. un- Highlight of opening - ' day dertaking new .... ign. in the activities is the Southland's f!el~ of. airborn. radar .nd a.· most eXCiting beauty contest ... ttng .n oth.r programs .uch with·48 contestants from South-a. Walleye and Condor. ern California communities

Dr. Amlie met his wife, the vied for the coveted "Califor­former June Townsend of GJas· oia Citrus Queen" title in a boro, New J e r se y, at China gala spectacle last Thursday Lake. Mrs. Amlie earned a night in Swing Auditorium. Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry from Rutgers University. They live at 112 Blueridge Road with their three children, Tommy, 6; Laura, 9; and Marcie, 10, who attend Richmond Elemen· tary School. Dr. Amlie's hob­bies are working on old cars and particularly 16-cylinder Cadillacs, swimming, and play­iQg an electronic organ. Con­clqdjng the interview, Dr. Am­lie stated, "The committee se­lecting the technical director must have been looking for a man with rare judgement, and whim they found a man who had two Irish Wolfhounds, ten cats, and seven disreputable cars, they may have decided you couldn't get judgement like that hardly anywhere ... and that's probably 'the reason I was selected."

To Help People With Tax Returns

An auditor from the S tat e Franchise Tax Board will visit Naval Weapons Center to aid taxpayers in completing their State income tax returns on Wednesday, March 13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Commun­ity Center.

All Californian. who .arned $2.7SO or more if .ingl.. $5.-500 or more in combined in­come if married. or who had a groll income of $6.000 or more must fli. a State income 'tax return. Th. deadlin. for filing .. tum. .nd peylng the tax due i. April 15. 1968.

Entertainment .ta .. he.dlin. ing the free nightly • t • g e .hoWi. with afternoon perfor­mane .. added for e.ch S.tur. day .nd Sunday. will be: Ken Curti •• the F .. tu. Haggen in "Gunll11oke," . today; Lor n • Green. tomorrow; 2 .. l .. Ga­bor. Sund.y. March 10; Gooff Edward •• Mond.y. March 11; Eddie P •• bod Y. TUesday. March 12; Gary Crosby. Wed. nesd.y. March 13; Jim Roberts and Arthur Dunc.n from tho Welk Sh_. Thursd.y. March 14; Rosemary Clooney. Friday. March 15; Bob Hope. SaturdlY. March 16. and Jack B. n n y. Sunday. March 17.

New Enlisted Men and Wives Tour Center

Newly arrived enlisted men and their wives will tour the Center ranges and receive or­ientation Monday, March 11.

1rhe program calls for orien­tation in talk and film to be­gin in Michelson Laboratory at 8 a.m., and a bus tour of the near range areas and the Su­personic Naval Ordnance Re­search Track (SNORT) in the afternoon.

Free baby - sitting service will be available for the en­listed families at the Child Care Center at Nimitz and Lau­ritsen. Further information is available from the Technical Presentations Office at Ext. 71370.

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Commander-in-Chief Pacific Due To Arrive Monday for Conferences

ADMIRAL U.S.G. SHARP. USN Command.r-in-Chi.f Plciflc

Admiral Ulysses S. Grant Sharp, Commander-in­Chief Pacific is scheduled to arrive Naval Weapons Cen­ter, Monday morning, March 11 for a conference with Capt. M. R. Etheridge, NWC Commander and his staff in Michelson Laboratory.

The morning program for the admiral includes briefings by Center representatives on activities involv- ' ing the Echo Range, the Focus Program, Air 'Launched Ship Attack Missile (ALSAM), Rockeye IT, F AE, the status of Walleye, Shrike and the Standard ARM pro­grams.

Admiral Sharp has been Commander-in-Chief Pa­cific since June 30, 1964, and directs United States military, operations in the U.S. Pacific Command - a unified military command covering an 85 million square mile area extending from the west coast of the Ameri­cas into the Indian Ocean, and from the Aleutian Islands down to the area of the South Pole.

As commander of all U.s. Armed Forces assigned to the Pacific, he is responsible directly to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

As CINCPAC, Admiral Sharp is also the U.S. Mili­tary Adviser to the Southeast Asia Treaty Organiza­tion (SEATO), U.s . . Military Representative to the Philip­pine . United States Mutual Defense Board, the U.S. Military Representative to the Australia-New Zealand­United States Council (ANZUS), and Military Adviser and Member of the United States-Japanese Security Consultative Committee.

YOUNG GOLFERS GET STARTED - China L.ke you .... ..... absorb instruction in tho game of golf from China Lak. Golf Club pro Plul Som •• on n... tho clubhou ... Thi. youth golf clinic. now in prog..... i. the lat .. t in an annual .. ri .. sponsored by tho Club.

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Yellow Aster Mine Randsburg's Historical Orig • In Town's Hallmark Friendly People, Historical Past

BY MILT SHEELY

Randsburg, California, is lo­cated over the hills from the Naval Weapons Center as the crow flies or down the road away's if you're not equipped with wings. Most of us headed in that direction will use some type of motor transport, but re­gardless in which direction you drive from the China Lake area if you remember to take a left turn onto Highway 395 and proceed for approximately 25 minutes youll see the Rands­burg sign pointing to a most interesting and unusual area for people wanting to sight­see or explore.

Just up over the hill on the turn-off and Randsburg will pop into sight. Don't forget your camera for use in captur­ing some quaint and historical keep - sakes of your trip.

Friendly People The p e 0 pie of Randsburg

are friendly and always ready to greet visitors to their town and if you're lucky some will even relate stories about the town's adventures and historic­ally, rich past.

The trip we're on is del ling primarily with the flmous Yel­low Aster Mine I 0 cat e d in Rlndsburg at the ba .. of Rind Mountlin and once hliled .. Cllifomia's largest gold mine.

Historically speaking, in 1895, three prospectors w ere scraping for pay dirt at a site known then as Summit diggings at the eastern end of the El Paso Mountains.

Charles A. Burcham, J 0 h n Singleton, and Frederick M. Moorers were the men who be­came completely disgusted with the hard work and no prof­it for their digging labors. They finally moved closer to a place near the Rand Mountains where Moorer had remembered see­ing earlier unusual coloring in the rocks.

The Big Break Mter days of discouraging

prospecting, Singleton knocked off a corner of a rock outcrop­ping and to his astonishment saw bright ore from the break. Other similar tests were made in the area and all proved the same results - they finally had their big break and had locat­ed gold. They gave the place the name of Rand Mine, but the name was later changed to Yellow Aster.

According to Russ Lelda­brlnd's article In W .. tways, "LeY. Explore a Byway," the Yeli_ Aster would bacome the rn.jor mine in In .r •• of many mile .. The mine had mil .. of tunnels Ind diggings with I gi­Int stlmp mill and T8COvery plant. Tlilings from the Y.llow Aster woul d run dow n aeron the flee of the Rand Mountlins to leavI an ind.lible stlin.

"Glory Hole" mining was practiced from the early days of the Yellow Aster strike. A "Glory Hole," described by Er­ma Peirson in her book, "Kern's Desert," is an open excavation

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P'tIoIOl'wphy by

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RANDSBURG - Created IS I result of the April, 1895, gold discovery at the Rand Mine, later named Yellow As­ter Mine. The Mine produced In estimlted $16 million. It closed in 1942, and has not operated since. At the peak of adivity more thin 4,000 people lived in this lrel.

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DESERT MUSEUM. - On. of the mlny features in the Town of Randsburg is the Desert Mu .. um, a branch of Kern County Mu .. um and is open Saturday, Sunday and Holidays to the public.

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COMPARE NOTES - Charles Bishop (I) holding gold or. from the Yellow AMer Mine and Edwlrd Sweeney, owner of the King Solomon Mine, holding a viii of recovered gold. The Yellow Aster was hliled as one of Cllifornia's major gold mines.

MUSEUM CURATOR - Harold Beck, longtime d_rt ....... pedor and curator of the Desert Mus.um explains the _ighing proc ... of pllcer gold finds on In old pair of leales in the mu"um. Other reminde .. of days long-pest or. seen surrounding Beck.

ANTIQUE COLLECTOR'S DREAM - Captivated by the un­usual musical sounds emanating from this old relic (over 100 . yel.. old) a cherrywood, hand-carved organ in the famous Whitehouse 51 loon, are Hughie Johnson and his wih, Alpha, keeping the keyboard in working order.

HISTORIC CHURCH - The Santi Barblrl Church, loclted on the mlin street in Randsburg still holds regular serv­ices for the local populltion. Note reinforcing at side.

ONCE UPON II. TIME - Standing today .. a reminder .s "how it used to be," is the ore bin end h .. dframe of the Hercul .. Shaft at the Yellow Aster Mine wbere millions of dolla.. in gold ore was brought to the surface.

A REAL OLD TIMER - A five-ton stelm locomotive used in the Yellow Aster mine in the early 1900's was I gift of the Big Butte Mining Complny in 1956, on displly It Randsburg's Desert Mu .. um.

SILENT SENTINEL - Lib a silent sentinel of a long-gone, exciting PISt, the gilnt mill and engine room at the Yellow Aster Min.

THE GLORY HOLE - T_ visitors t .... in the wonde .. of natura IS they stand on the floor of this gigantic open pit mining opera­tion_ II. uglory hoIeu ia an excavation in the

SERVED THEIR PURPOSE-Eroded tailings baar sculptured evidence of the Yell_ Al­ter's voluminous gold ore proc .. sing. Look-

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wu, in Its heyday, an .Iaborate hdllty with gold filigree duign still to ba seen in the spok .. of the steam engines flywheel.

.arth with tunneling ban .. th for removing broken ore. George Post, longtime .... idant of Randsburg, WII our gracious host for this trip.

ing like abandoned battle aranas a.. sec­tions of the mine', recovery plant, seen in the foreground of photo.

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