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Life of Medic: Work, Work, Work

A glance at the Station Hospit­al records this week would force t he average human to gulp down a couple ' of aspirin.

That unit's 29-man enlisted staff and 8 doctors conducted 34,217 outpatient visits during 1962!

Between visits, 7,695 physical examinations were made, 7,446 shots given, 7,602 x-rays snap­ped, 14,862 prescriptions filled, 56,352 lab tests made, 611 pa­t ients admitted to sick list, and 186 births recorded.

Taking this in stride, the Hos­pital's skipper, Commander R. B. Speaker, noted that his enlisted corpsmen were averaging out 70 hours of work per week per man!

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Aerospace Engineer Vacancy at Alameda

A vacancy for a Supervisory Aerospace Engineer, GS-13, with a salary range from $11,150 to '$14,070 per annum, exists at the Naval Air Station, Alameda,. Calif.

The position is that of Super­intendent of Design and Develop­ment Division, Aeronautical En­gineering Group, Overhaul and Repair Department.

Candidates must be qualified Aerospace (Aeronautical) Engi­neers.

Applications should be sent to the Industrial Relations Officer, U.S. Naval Air Station, Alameda, Calif. Applicants can also can· tact the Industrial Relations Of­ficer by calling LA 3-2200, Ext. 4835, Alameda.

T HE ROC K ET EE R

SHOWBOAT f Rio

"MARCO PO LO" (92 Min.) Rory Calhoun, Yoko Ton i

7 p.m.

Jan. 11

(Adventur. in Color) Fun, action, romance and adventure as the hero, and his faiThful Chinese servant boy, fight off the forces of on evil Prime Minister and rescue a princess.

(Adults and Young People) SHORT: "Meet Mother Mogoo" (7 Min.) "Basketball Aces in ACTion" (10 Min. )

SAT. -MATI NEE-

" THE ATOMIC KID" (86 Min .) Mickey Rooney

1 p.m. SHORT: "Vanishing Duck" (7 Min.)

"Zombies of the Stratosphere" ':;1 (20 Min.) - EVEN ING-

"THE UNfORGI VEN" (120 Min.) Burt LancasTer, Audrey Hepburn,

Audie Murphy 7 p.m.

(Western in Color) Texas Panhandle family's rouTine life is disrupTed by Indian war-party which claims their adopted daughter is Indian. A fine cost and action galore.

(Adults and Young People)

SUN.-MON . JAN . 13-14 " THE NIG HT THEY KILLED RASPUTIN " Edmund Purdom, John Barrymore, Jr.

7 p.m. (Drama) The story a fthe rascal monk, Ros­

putin, who gains court favor and romances the C:lorina. Opposing forces tr y to eliminate him and thereby hangs the tole of intrigue and dering-do. (Adult)

SHORT: "lickety Splat-Roadrunner (7 Min.) "Hawaiian Sports" (10 Min. )

TUES.-WED . JAN . 15-16 " COME SEPTEMBER" (112 Min.)

Rock Hudson, Gino lollagrigida, Sandra Dee 7 p.m.

(Comedy in Color) l augh and laugh as the rich American arrives at his Italian Villa, for his annual tryst with a beautiful girl friend, and finds his caretaker has rented it to boarden. Relox and enjoy this riot.

(Adults and Young People) SHORT: "The Hot" (7 Min.)

THURS.-fR I. JAN. 11-18 " NO MAN 15 AN ISLAND" (114 Min.)

Jeffrey Hunter, Morshall Thompson 7 p.m.

(War Drama in Color) Suspense and in­trigue learn up with action to highlight this story bosed on a true episode of WWII as a Navy radioman helps the islanders combat the invasion of Guam and sabotage the Jap­anese.

'NOTS Employees Federal Credit

Union Members Meet 7:30 p.m., Jan. 16

Murray School Cafetorium

CARE's gift of nursing books for a libra"y helped establish Turkey's first college level nurs­ing school last fall at Ankara.

SWEEPSTAKES WINNER in the Christmas home decorations contest sponsored by NOTs Community Council and Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce, Froilan Ramos is presented two fam ily season t icket. to "The World Around Us" s. ries by Mike Kauder (right),

chairman of the contest. Looking on in front of the Ramos home at 211 ·B Hornet are pre· cinct directors Robert Glen (left) and Billie Hise. Mrs. Ramos holds 3·month·old Belinda. Ramos had worked two months decorating his home.

Friday, January 11, 1963

GOES FOR TWENTY - Ea rl F. Barnhart, FTG2.PI , and his wife, Bette, seem pleased as LCdr. P. F. Moh r, skipper of NOTS Enlisted Personne l Division, swea rs in t he lS·year ca· ree r man fo r another six yea rs which will put hi m ove r t he top fo r 20. His wife works for the Navy Exchange.

Community News Tickets went on sale this week in Ridgecrest and at China

Lake for the coming series of five travel film programs on "The World Around Us" that. will be presented for all resi­dents of the area by the China Lake Community Council.

The travel-adventure series features color motion pictures plus personal commentary by distinguished explorers and trave, authorities who made the films. There will be programs on Switzerland, underwater exploring in the Bahamas and Russia, as well as Central America and Alaska. The series will be presented at the Naval Station theatre, starting at 7:30 in thtl evening on each of the dates schequled.

Individual season tickets are priced at $4 for the series of five programs or family season tickets (good for all members of a single family) are available at a cost of $10, and season tickets for students are offered at $2.

The tickets can be obtained at the Ridgecrest Variety Store, at the reception desk in the China Lake Community Center, at both the north and south entrances to Michelson Lab and also can be purchased from any member of the China Lake Community Council board of directors. In addi­tion, the tickets can be ordered by phoning NOTS ext. 7-7002, or by addressing a card or letter to " The World Around Us," ·P. O. Box 5543, China Lake.

The first program of "The World Around Us" series is entitled "Switzerland" and will be presented on Friday, Feb. I, by Earl Brink, noted traveler and film producer.

CPO WIVES ELECT The regular meeting of the C.P.O. Wives Club was held

on Jan. 7. Elected to office for the new term were: Arlene Braley, president; Eva Grose, vice president; Jeanece Varndell, secretary; and Betty Jo Kennedy, treasurer. Chief Wayne Cassel and his wife, new arrivals at China Lake, were guests at a recent potluck dinner. Approximately 60 members at­tended. The Club donated money at a previous meeting fue food baskets which were distributed over the holidays.

BARN DANCE C.O. CLUB Grab your pardner and come to .lIThe Ole Club Barn" 0 '"

Friday, January 18 at t he Commissioned Officers Mess. The" will be~ Western and Count ry music and a delicious Chuck Wagon dinner. Wear weste rn clothes as prizes will be awa rded for t he best dressed couple. Dinne r will be served from 6 to 9 p.m. and dancing f rom 8 t ill midnight.

WOMEN'S GUILD TO INSTAL L _ The Women's Guild will have their Installation of New

Officers on- January 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the East Wing of the All Faith Chapel. The program will consist of a Panel Dis· 'cussion on ~Wide Spectrum of Counciling." Speakers will be Chaplain Wicker; Dr. Tom Milburn, Sam Bickford and Dr. J. .W. Lord, all members of the Desert Family Counciling Service. -All interested persons are invited to attend.

BU RROUGHS SCHOOL. PLAY ."Old Doc," the first Burroughs High School play of the

season, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, January 15-16, at :7:30 p.m. ' in the Burroughs' multi-use room. An all school production, "Old Doc" is a comedy-drama which reveals the trying, thou-gh often humorous, situation of a young doctor deciding where he will practice medicine. Gary Miller will portray the title role of Old Doc while Brigg Franklin will b( seen as Bob, his son. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Adults, 50 cents, and children under 12, 25 cents.

STRI NG SOCIETY CONCERT JANUARY 21 The second concert of the 1962-63 season will be presented

at t he Station Theatre Jan. 21 and will fea ture the St ring So· ciety of los Angeles with Ma rilyn Horn, soprano, as soloist. Cu rta in ti me is 8:1 5 p.m.

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Stork 163 Where Were You? Elizabeth Ann McFarland Is First 1963 Baby Here

Welcome aboard, Elizabeth Ann McFarland! You have the distinction of being the first baby born at

NOTS, China Lake, in the brand new year of 1963. In your own personal history book, the great day shall be inscribed, Jan. 5. The time, 12:30 p.m., at the Sta­tion Hospital. You weighed in at sevt:;n pounds, one and one-half ounces. And, in blessed event parlance, you're "doing fine."

So are your mother, Mrs. Ver­nette Marie McFarland, and dad­dy, Lt. Wayne MCFarland, Can· trol Officer in the Supply De­partment. Now it may be because daddy is control officer that he kept good control of himself in anticipation of your arrival, but be assured that there was plenty of floor pacing at the Rocketeer office. You see, we wanted your picture and story for this first edition of the new year, but Mr. Stork was keeping us on needles

Nabbed, Fined For Cheating In CSC Exam

An applicant for a Civil Serv­ice Commission aPiJointment was sentenced to one year probation and fined $250 in U. S. District Court, San FranCisco, after being indicted and convicted on a · charge of engaging another per­son to take a CSC examination for him.

and pins. He apparently has no cencern for newspaper dead­lines. The first four days of the year had gone by and press time was getting nearer.

Finally, Mr. Stork found his way, and here you are.

Actually, the big bird can't be blamed too much, for even those in charge of such things as baby­arrival times figured maybe you wouldn't get here until Jan. 15.

By the way, at your home, 717 Kearsarge, the r e is an entire wardrobe awaiting you. Grandma and grandpa, Mr. and Mrs. Gro­ver Arbeiter of Amity, Ore., had a hunch you'd be a girl and sent the clothing in advance. They're yo u r mother's parents. And there'll be other gifts awaiting, too, from daddy's folks , Mr. and Mrs. Blair McFarland of Nampa, Idaho.

One ot!:e" item you'll find in your Lab.r history book, Eliza­beth Ann, is that Lt. Albert A. Pearre, Jr., MC, was in charge of the delivery.

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1963 BABY born at Station Hospital, Elizabeth Ann McFarland snoozes in arms of

her mother, Mrs. Wayne McFarland. Daddy is Lt. Wayne McFarland of Supply Dept.

RAdm. Loomis Named llND Commandant

The person taking the exam represented himself as the ap­plicant. Both parties were appre­hended by the FBI on informa­tion furnished by a CSC investi­gator.

Vol. XVIII, No. 1 Naval Ordnance Test Stat ion, China Lake, California Fri., Jan. II , 1963

RAdm. Almon E. Loomis took over as Commandant, 11th Naval District, relieving RAdm. Murr E. Arnold, in impressive change­of-command ceremonies on Dec. 31 at San Diego.

The case of the person who took the exam on behalf of the applicant was pending. N'OTS Praised by eNO Admiral Loomis formerly was

Deputy Commander in Chief, U. S. Naval Forces in Europe. _ . ~

The code violated by the appli­cant could impose a maximum penalty of $10,000 or five years or both upon any person making false statements to the Civil Serv­ice Commission.

CARE farm tools, initial food rations, helped to re settle 4,000 refugee families on new home­steads in Vietnam last year.

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NOTS China Lake placed twice in a list of 38 significant events that the Chief of Naval Opera­tions termed the Navy's out­standing achievements during 1962.

The cloud-seedin'!J techniques developed locally, formerly code· named " Cyclops," was cited in a pamphlet given Navy.wide distri· butlon early this month.

Head 1963 Garman Federal Joint Crusade

Lester "Red" G. Garrr..an has been appointed 1963 Chairman of the annual National Health Agencies-Federal Service Joint Crusade fund campaign, sched­uled to start Jan. 14, following a "kick-off" meeting to be held in Conference Room "A" of Mich Lab Monday.

The month-long drive will have the cooperation of 22 "key-men" and their assistants, according to Garman ,Head of the Supersonic Track Division.

At Monday's meeting the "key­men" who will conduct the so­licitation will be briefed on the activities of the three Interna­tional agencies, Radio Free Eu­rope Fun d, American-Korean

Lester " Red" G. Ga rman

Foundation, CARE, and the sev- he has called for a "generous en participating National Health gift" from all members of the Agencies. Armed Forces and Federal civil-

Garman stressed that 100 per ian employees. cent participation and a "gen- The President said in his mes­erous gift" will be the theme of sage of endorsement that "the the campaign. "If we all do what unceasing fight for better health we conscientiously can," he said, in America is being waged along " I am confident that our show- a:l expanding frontier." ing wiJ('be even better than last As in pas t campaigns, em­year's." : ployees will receive two envel·

The campaign has the endorse - l opes representative of the dual ment of President Kennedy ar.d drive for their contributions.

Now des i g nat e d project tion and survey active, Reserve stranger to San Diego, he served "Storm fury" as a joint Navy- Fleet reduced, fleet maintenance there in April, 1944, as Chief of Weather Bureau program, ef- on schedule, Navy modernized Staff to Commander, Carrier Di­forts will continue to be made by world's largest centrifuge, Re- vision 25, and in 1946-48 as Com­these two agencies to perfect a serve production equipment uti- manding Officer of the Naval means of combatting hurricanes lized, competitive and incentive Amphibious Training Unit Air over the next three years. procurements increased, facil- Sup par t School, Amphibious

Propellant Progress ities acquired, industrial reserve T r a i n i n g Command, Pacific A combined liquid-solid pro- plants sold, newly developed Fleet, at Coronado.

pella nt, named " Hybrid," and de. "jet" gun aids neurosurgery, top Upon his relief from command, veloped locally, won renewed ac. Navy medical men convene, Admiral Arnold retired after claim for Chi na Lake in the list Project Squid transferred to U. more than 42 years of Naval of annua l achievements. of Va., contract awarded for un- service. He and Mrs. Arnold plan

" .. . dersea research vehIcle, rescue to live in Coronado. Prior to be· The concept of usmg solId at sea, Navy performs humani- coming Commandant, 11th Nav­

and lIqUId propellants together tarian services, progress of Pea- al District, Admiral Arnold was IS not new, but . the success of ple-to-People program, Ship vis- Commander, Fleet Air, Alameda, tests (made at Chma Lake) marks its and Navy sponsorship of from April, 1958, until July, a sIgmficant milestone smce It IS mathematical research series. 1960. the fIrst tIme a free-flIght has _________________________ _ been made with the critical en­gineering problems apparently solved," the pamphlet remarked.

Top Sto ries The Cuban quarantine, Com­

mander Wally Schirra's six-orbit space flight, amphibious aircraft flight records, geodetic satellite Anna launching, first intercep­tion of surface missile by air· launched missile, launching of advanced Polaris, Navy lab work on NASA research projects, Deep Freeze '63, seaplane with hydro­foil testing, periscope alignment facility dedication, were some of the top ranking achievements listed.

The balance were submarine launcbings, commissioning of t he firs t nuclea r powered destroyer, USS Bainbridge, P3V joined the fleet, la rgest hyd rofoil launched, Navy a ids first inte rnational satellite launch,

Many Advanceme nts Work on "trackless" catapault,

new precision tracking system to study fish movements, new am­phibious vehicles development, Marine Corp transfers "Terrier" missiles to Navy, board of inspec-

Spring Education Courses Outlined

An unusually wide variety of education and training oppor­t uni t ies is being made available at NOTS this semester, as out. lined in the Spring Course Schedule compiled by t he Personnel Department.

R. W. Anderson, Head of the department, points out that UCLA, USC, Bakersfield Coliege Evening Division and Burroughs Evening High School are offer­ing evening courses. Day classes have been scheduled for scien­tists and engineers, clerical per­sonnel, journeymen and technic­ians. Supervisor and executive development courses are also on tap.

All NOTs personnel are urged

Burroughs Evening High School are Jan. 14, 15, 16 and 17. The semester begins Jan. 28. A sched­ule of classes being offered there is on Page 2.

Registration for the UCLA on­station program will be conduc· ted in the Education 0 f f ice, Room 1004 M i c h e I son Labor­atory, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each working day from Jan. 21

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to contact their supervisors to See Next Week's get a copy of the Course sched· ule to fam iliarize t hemselves Roc:keteer For with t he educational opportuni. ties and to plan their own work Complete Course and school programs. Sc:hedule, Info

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Community CounciL­Elects '63 Officers

The 1963 slate of officers of the China Lake Community Council was elected at the Board of Directors meeting Tuesday evening at the Community Center.

William Hattabaugh is the new speaker will be Dr. Bruce Storm, president. Harrv Bearman was Professor of Public Administra­e lected vi c e p resident, Robert tion of the Graduate School of Glen is the new execut ive secre· USC. ta rv, M;ke Kaude r became re· ------------­cording secreta ry, and John Hen­~I.y is the new treasurer.

In their capacities as president and vice president, Hattabaugh will also sit on the Station Pol· jcy Board, and Bearman will be on the Com m u nit y Hearing Board.

At the meeting, Austin Ross, Head of Employee Management Relations Division, representing Station Command, gave the sta· tus of negotiating commercial contracts and explained the dif­ferences between professional and retail contracts.

Also discussed was the safety hazard at the juncture of the access road fro m Burroughs High School and China Lake Blvd. Dan Butler and Joe Smith were named committeemen to study the matter and refer back to the Council.

Death Valley '4gers To Tour Test Facilities

A contingent of some f i f t Y members of the Death Valley '4gers is scheduled to arrive here today at noon to begin a 2-day to u r of Naval Ordnance Test Station facilities .

Captain Chades Blenman, Jr. , Commander of NOTS and host to the visiting group, said his guests would witness presenta­tions at Michelson Laboratory, test range firings and tours this afternoon. Included in the after­noon events will be a tour of the newly opened JlIaturango Mu­seum.

A reception an d dinner will honor the visitors this evening at the Commissioned Officers Mess.

The Installation of Officers Dinner will be held Jan_ 16 at The Hideaway. For reservations, call 723293 or 77002. Keynote

A Board of Directors meeting is sched uled early tomorrow morning while wives accompany·

-~----------- ing the '4gers will be conducted

New Aide Reports Here For Duties

on a tour of this area by George Sutherlen.

A noon luncheon at the home of Captain Blenman will climax the visit.

Scheduled to partiCipate in the visit are :

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Soskin" Mr. and Mrs. Poul D. Daily. Mr. and Mu. William H. Newbro. Mr. and Mrs. L. Burr Beldon, Mr, and Mrs. ChariH A. Scholl. Mr. and Mrs. Poul Polmer, Mrs. Hazel R. Henderson, Min RUTh Woodham, Mr. and Mrs. Rolph P. Mer­r ill. Min Varina Merrill, Mr. and (v\rs. Thomas Clemenls, Mr. and Mu. Hugh C. Talford, Mr. and Mu. Richard C. Boily, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B. Evons, Mrs. Pol Sturtevant, Mr. Harry P. Gower, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Wade, Mrs. Gertrude G. Ha rri man, Miss Mary Moon, Copl. and M". R. A. Gibson, Dr. and Mrs. S. R. Broadbent, Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Cowles, Mr. Kenneth Reim, Mr. Williom Thompson, Mrs. Margore.t lewis, William G, Reo, Mr. George Sturtevant, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Mathew,

I Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Kroter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul DeDecker, Mr. Hnery Hellmers and Ralph

t A. Feor, President.

THE- RO CKETEE R

Laud Citizens' Work for Kern­S.B. Land Swap

An exchange in land between San Bernardino and Kern Coun­ties-designed to transfer into Kern County 15 families now living at China Lake-advanced toward conclusion stages this week with the circulation of a required petition .

Dr. Alvin S. Gordon, one of those involved and instrumental in helping res 0 I v e the dual county boundary dispute, said final agreement between County Boards of Supervisors could ma­terialize within 3 months.

Signatures Required The citizen petition secured

2S signatures of registered vot· ers from San a.rnardino County lias a direct result of ~oope.rI ·

Friday, January 11, 1963

tion extended from Trona citi- , . ...... ,-&,:-''''''. - W. 7Hl"chols Returns , zens," according to Gordon . I.... 1,. j He praised the services of the

County Service Area Advisory F. G t B "t" fJl Committee and the Trona Chap- rom rea rl lan .I.. our , -ter of the Business and Profes- I sional Women. He said individ- Lawrence (Larry) Nichols of ual credit was due Mrs. June the Aviation Ordnance Depart­Anillie for securing the K ern ment and his wife, Ruby, and County signatures. . son, Richard, have returned to

In its approved form t he NOTS after 18 months in Eng-t ion will swap two parcels of where Larry was on a spec-land in Kern Cou nty fo r an equal ial assignment as an e.xchange amoullt in San Be rna r din 0 s~ientist under the Tripartite County, giving consolidated re- (Canadian-British-Uuited States) presentatipn to citizens living in Kern County_ P'"Clull"cal Cooperation Program.

Richard P. Hartnett, Commun- A pioneer and a well-recog-ity Relations Assistant at China nized authority in the field of Lake, said the measure would Infrared application, he was se­restore political identity to the lected for the assignment by the families I i v i n g in 15 housing Infrared Sub-Group J of the Tri­units located on the east side partite Committee on G u ide d of Blue Ridge road, just across Missiles and with strong endorse­from the current county bound- ments by 0 N R, BuWeps, and ary. NOTS.

Publ ic hearings in each coun- Assigned to the staff of the ty involved, legislative actions Royal R a d a r Establishment, by State a'gencies_ and fina l which is a government rese arch agreement by County Boards of and development laboratory 10-Supervisors must be ga ined be- cated at Malvern, his work in­fo re boul)dary changes are m"de, volved the exchange of ideas, he pointed out. techniques, and information in ____________ 1 h e .field of Infrared applica-

Educational Opportunities Abou'nd Here

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tions. Consul tant

In addition he also obtained information for Dr. Wm. B . . MC' Lean, Station technical director, and others at NOTS.

While a b r 0 a d he attended numerous conferences, among which were two sponsored by NATO. One was at The Hague, Netherlands, and the other in Paris at which Larry presented a paper on his work.

Thompson Award Winner Larry's greatest surprise duro

ing his assignment abroad came on Nov. 17, 1961 when Dr. Mc'­Lean cabled him that he had been selected to r e c e i v e the L.T.E. Thompson Award. The Station's highest recognition for outstanding individual achieve­ment.

Larry was cited for his singu­lar achievements, extensive ina vestigations, and preCise analyses in the field of Infrared research and his specific investigations relative to IR radiations of tar­gets and IR missile guidance sys­tems,

When Larry can fin d time from his demanding job as head of AOD's Research Division he can be found adding improve­ments to the ichols residence at 30C lntrepid Road. through Feb. L

Ora l Polio Vaccine, Registration and payment of

While there he also supplied consultant services to the Office of Naval Research, London Of­fice, as well as providing assist­ance as requested by the Air Force, Army, and Navy represen­tatives on Infrared problems.

Type I, Ready For fees for the USC courses will Military Families take place on Feb . . 5 in Confer-

ence Room A, Michelson Lab at Oral Sabin polio vaccine, type 2:30 p.m. Those unable to attend

I, will be given to military de- should contact the registrar in

PIN - UP SET Lieutenant (jg) William M. 0'- pendents at the Station Hospital the Education Office, Room 1004,

Mara, formerly attached to the during the period 1300-1600 Fri- Michelson Lab. Amphibious Command ship, USS day, 18 January. Bakersfield College Evening Estes, has assumed duties as mil- Dr. Speaker, NOTS Senior Med- Division, China Lake, registra­itary aide to the Commander, ical Officer, recommends that all tion begins on Jan. 23 through U. S. Naval O,dnance Test Sta- dependents except infants under Jan. 25. On the 23rd and 24th, tion . 6 (six) weeks of age be immun- register in the College Library

The newly assigned officer re- ized with oral Sabin vaccine not- from 5 to 8 p.m. On the 25th, in Iieved Lieutenant WaIter W. Car- withstanding the fact that they the College Office at Burroughs ter, Jr., who has been released may have previously received High School campus, from 8 a.m. to inactive duty. Salk polio vaccine. Dependents t 5

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gra uate o · Loyo a Ulllver- who received the oral Sabin vac- Registration for the following

STATI ON HOSPITAL ADAMS, Thomas Ray.,. lbs., 13 oz., born to Mr. and Mrs_

James Adams, MilE2 of 40 Ridgecrest Blvd., Ridgecrest on Dec. 17.

LeB LANC, Steven Richard, 6 Ibs., 14% oz., born to Mr_ and Mrs. Joseph F. LeBlanc, Jr. , Lt. SC of 45-A Hayward on' bec. 18_

SIFCKLER, Richard Lee, 7 Ibs., born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Edward Seckler, AMS3 of 343 Toro, Ridgecrest on Dec. 23.

KOLB, Kevin Scott, 8 Ibs., 3 oz., born to Mr. and Mrs. ,Jerry Lee Kolb, AC3, of 206-B Langley on Dec. 25. .

STETTNISCH, Julie Ann, 6 Ibs., born to -Mr. and Mrs. Eldon G. StettIilsch, ADR2, of 106 Searles, Ridgeccest on Dec. 27. sity in Los Angeles, Jot. O'Mara cine ,from Drummond Medical programs at NOTS starts immed­

lives with his wife, Sandra Jean- Center during the Sp~ing of 1962 iately thrQugh Jan. 31: P.rofes-• .De, al)d ,sQJJ,. ~~n P.,.4 lljOllthS( Sl:tQ.V I-PJIIQT rlltake the vaccine siQn~I _ ))'IY-Class, Supervi~or and a~t_5-1-1--B-S..:a_ra_t_o.:.g_a _. _____ .:....at~th~ir .. ~.u-·-m~e-. T·----..:..-- $xecutiye Development, Jour-

COI,. LINS, Gary Michael, 7 Ibs., 8 .oz., born to l\fr_ and Mrs_ Gary M. Collins, AE2, of 116 Caricart, Ridgecrest on Dec. 27 .

Mcl'ARLAND, Elizabeth Ann, '7 Ib.s. , I'h oz., born to Lt. and Mrs. Wayne McFarland of 717 Kearsarge on Jan .. 5. ,

. Burroughs' ;Evening Classes v RIDGECREST 'Hosp~iAL

Thirty-one classes will be offered on the Burroughs Eve­ning High School schedule for the new semester which begins

- on January 28. Enrollment for ~he classes will be at the Bur­roughs High School office, 6:30-8:30 p:m., on January 14, 15, 16 and 17.

neyman al)d Tel!,hnicians Devel­opment, _ ClerjcaJ ,Pevela.pJ;),el't,

.and Speciali~ea Training. ,For im­mediate information on th~se, contact -your department's per-sonnel technician. .

. The c·o.mplete ·Spring C·P.u r'sJ!: Schedule l"ill be printed n.~t w_eejc: in a spe~ial fqur-Ilage.lift-9ut. section pf The ,Rocket eer.

BOSH~ARS, Cyntheia Lee, 6 Ibs., Il'h oz., born to Mr._ and Mrs. Stanley M. Boshears of North Edwards on Dec. 29.

SASA.KI,_ Leslie Fulii, 5 Ibs., 14 oz., bo,n to Mr. and Mrs_ Richard· M. Sasaki of HO: Nadeau, Ridgec;rest on Dec. 28 .

GRlFF lTH, -Michael Lynn, 7 lQs., 14 oz., born to' Mr. and Mrs. Gene M. Griffith of Boron 'on Dec. 30. Classes being offered are: Monday: Algebra 2, Arithmetic

Review, Art 2, Electronics I, Geography, Interior Decoration, panish. Monday and Wednesday: Swimming. Tuesday: Astro­

nomical Instrument Design, Bookkeeping 2, Basic Electricity, English Review, U.S. History -2, Needlecra!ts, Sewing 2, Short­hand 2. Wednesday: Algebra I , Civics, Expectant and New ' Parents, German I , Industrial Mathematics, Needlecrafts, SeIV­ing 3; and Typewriting 1. Thursday: Art 4, English 4, English for Foreign Born, Mechanical Drawing and Blueprint Reading, Sewing I, Reading Improvement and Typewriting 2.

Additional information may be had by calling the Adult Education office, 72019: during the day before 3:30 p.m. Schedules will be mailed upon request.

. , _S1:REI;IBER, Raymond Charles, 5 Ibs., 12 oz., born to Mr. and

Mrs. John H. Streube.r of .Mojave on Dec. 30: . . . • . Ni:rwMAN, Carrie Leigh, 5 Ibs., 14 ·oz., born to 11k and Mrs_

Korean refuge,es ca)1)1O'" build Ronald D. _Newman of 404 Alvordl Ridgecrest on Dec. 31. durable homes for less than $100 GONZALEZ, Marie E.alina, 8 Ibs., 5~ oz., born to Mr_ and with simple-made .Richard T_ Gonzalez of Trona on Dec. 3l. manufactured by a machine de- BARNES, LaVisa Dee, 5 Ibs., 6 oz., born to Mr. and Mrs_ veloped and Ipaned to .r~fugees I,Telerice Barnes 01 415·B Monterey on Jan. I , 1.963. and destitute families by the Dean Mitchel, 7 Ibs., 4 oz., born to llir. and Mrs_ American-Korean Foundation. E.' of Boron on Jan. 2, 1963. , You can help through your Fed- ROHRET, Raymond Alan, 7 Ibs., born to Mr. anA.Mrs. mch-eral Service Joint Crusade. ard D. Rohret of 327 Robalo, Ridgecrest on Jan. 3, ' i!!63. '

Friday, January 11, 1963

RIM SHOT S

By BILL VALENTEEN

Hi-ya, Sport, I didn't get a chance to wish you a Happy f,ew Year because the bottom of my column was cut off in the last edition. But let me be the first to wish you a Happy Easter!

I understand Ron VanderKelen, favorite Wisconsin son, had a date with Nancy Davis, the Rose Queen, the night of the Badgers' recent defeat. He must have received her con­sent in the time-out period between the third and fourth quar. tr_ How about that Rose Bowl! Wasn't that something? Wis­consin won everything but the game. That's what I call winning -t\>l! .liattle ,and '. losing tile wu_ One tbiok irritated m\l" ttoough, ."d tliat was the asinine performance .by tbe offi­cials. You can .Iways tell when they're doing a lousy iob. If , yqu noti~e' th~m too mych, and how long the game runs. I'm glad the Tr9it.ns \!ion, or this would all sound like so mu~h sour _grapes. .

, Speaking of football, a bunch of us were discussing the merit~ of the-field goal ill the game. We sort of came up with the consensus that the game 1V0uld be better served if an

;aIteration to the ' fleid-goal kicking rule was utilized. I don't ,know about you, but. it takes something out of the spe<:tacle for me when a team barely makes it to the opposing team~s .43, and then boots it between the uprights for a score. Now, I'm not saying this is an easy task, but lately the pros all have somebody }vho cah boot a 45-yard field goal, so why not 5'0 it Ulis way? The rule should be changed so that if a field goal attempt is missed, the ball stays at the previous spot. I'll ~et we wouldn't .see liS ma!)y people kicking field goals, and It would sure make the game more interesting.

Over the holidays, I got a chance to play a little golf. And, I want you to know that I was sorely disappointed by the display of eti.quette (or lack of it) engendered by some of the players on t.,a t particula r day. It's been a long time since I scored well on the links, and I don't play much anymore, but when I do go out I li ke to th ink t hat I' m not interfering wi th th~ plea.sure .of . other golf~rs who are also t rying to enj oy t hemselves.' for t he benefi t of those who have not as yet lea rned the social graces of the " royal and ancient game," let me give you some cheap advice. Here are twelve unwritten laws of any decent cou rse:

1. Don' t talk or skyla rk around t he tee area. 2. Don't practice you r chipping arou nd the tee a rea. 3. Always allow faste r p layers to "play th rough." 4. Walk out of a sandt rap the same way you go in, and

smooth it over as you go. ' ·5. Reploce all divots. 6. Don!f run carts up on the aprons. 7. Repair " English" divots on the g reens.

.8. _D,on't clrop the flag on the green. 9 . . Don' t step on ' a.,other player's " lie."

10. Don't let you r shadow .f~ ll on the cup or a pulfe r's lie. 11. . Alw~ys sP9t you r I>all when you' re within .eight feet

of the .cup. 12. Don't tarry on the green tQtalling up your score. Now tbis sounds kind of str;lighnaced, but you'd be sur­

prised how a little c.onsideration of the kind just mentioned is appreciated by your fellow players. The one and only time I stepped on a fellow's lie, I got the shine messed up on my ..qrand aew' Foot joys by a very sharp putter. 'N uff said ~

Amt' rican Leg ion baseball is coming back to the Indian Wells Valley, I hear. This league, of cou rse, will be for boys 16-1 9 who should be out working for a living_ The Legion is in d'he pr,ocess of raisi ng funds to get uniforms and equipment fo r the hardballers and they're putt ing on several activities so you ca n really get you r money's worth when you contribute. Watch for them, if you will, and do what you can.

Last Tuesday night, another meeting of the Little League group was held to organize the activity for the coming year's play. They're expecting about 300 boy& to turn out this year and there's quite a bit of work left to do before tbe season starts. There will also be an advanced T-ball League this year, using some sort of actual pitching arrangement. The Pony parks are still not completed. The league needs a good blocklayer to help finish some of the buildings, for one thing. There will be a work group in the park area on Saturday start­ing at 9 a.m. your able arm will be dearly appreciated.

UCLA took the Los Angeles Basketball Classic iust as I .predicted_ I'm sure thot hod. lot to do with it_

Well, keep smilin', Sport! See you next week!

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LADIES' GOLF ASSN. OFFICERS getting in some practice swings for the coming year are (I to r.) Treasure r Reggie Hibbs, Sec re·

tary Nona Turner, Vice President Phyllis Davis and President Ma ry McDonald. New slate held firs t meeting last Monday.

Blind Athlete Lady Linksters Elect, To Perfoim- Plan 1963 Activities

The monthly China Lake Wo- Vera Greenfield, 1961 pas t

Here Jan. 27 men's Golf Association luncheon president, received a silver pin meeting was held at twelve 0'- from the club. Last year's presi­

A real treat is in store for the golf and bowling fans of the Sta­tion on Sunday, January 27 when Hank Davis, who is .totally blind, will put on a golfing exhibition at 11 a. m. at the local goli course and a bowling exhibition at the Anchorage alleys at 3 p.m. the same afternoon.

In 1958 Hank won the Middle Atlantic Blind Goliers Associa-

clock on Monday, January 7, at dent Reggie Hibbs was not pres-the Station Restaurant. ent to receive her pin.

The new president, Mary Mc- Ladies day will continue to pe Donald announced the members held every Tuesday with tee-off of the working committees. times starting at nine o'clock.

Sunday tournaments will be All interested women golfers in handled by Mary Louise Kum- the area are urged to play. mings and Eileen R u sse I I. Next golf luncheon will be Handicaps will be figured by Kay February 4. Someson with various members ---- ---------­working with her each month.

tion's annual tournament, and Hospitality will be headed by was crowned the "Blind Go I I Pat Hodson. Weekly tournaments

Intramural Basketball Schedule King,"

Hank carries a 184 bowling av­erage. Dick Weber, a member of the AMF Staff of Champions, said this of Hank, "The execu­tion of his approach and delivery is perfect. As good as any of the top bowlers in America."

A $12,000 mobile Health Unit supplied through CARE inaugu­rated the ftrst public h e a I t h service for 250,000 people of Yucatan.

will be conducted by last year's committee Dot Gould and Joyce Lippincott until replacements January 15 are appointed. NAF vs. Marines-6 p.m. --- --------1 VX-5 vs. Salt wells-7:30 p.m_

B I I January 17 OW ing Statistics NOTS·vs. Engineers-6 p.m.

Commander's Trophy, League Team- Won Lost Bluejackets ....... ....... 29 13 Headhunters ............ 27 15 Sidewinders ............ 23'h 18'h Chargers _ ................. 21 ~ 20~ Skyhawks ....... _ ........ 21 21 Greenanimals .......... 16 26 Gutterhuggers ........ 15 27 Pillrollers ................ 15 27

Armed Force. Mixed Couple. Team- Won Lost Hits & Misses ._ ........ 28 17 Weegee .................... 26'h 18'h Flying Pins ............ 25 20 Rinky Oinks ............ 21'h 23'h Rebels ...................... 21 24 Clix .................. ........ 20'h 24'h ABR Sparks ............ 19'h 25'h Chuckers .................. 18 27

Indian Wells Volley Woman's Bowling Assn .

Team- Won Lost Pin Ticklers ___ ....... 36 20 Go Go Gals ........ _ •. _ 31 25 Gutteretts ., ..... __ ...... _ 30 26 .Pin Ticklers ...... __ .,._ .29 27

Marines vs. Salt Wells-7:30 p.m.

TEAM STANDINGS Team- Won NAF .. __ ................ __ .... 3 Engineers _....... ........ 3 NOTS _ .. _ ....... ___ ....... ___ 2 Marines .................... 2 Salt Wells ................ 2 VX-5 __ ._ ....... _ ............. _ 0

Lost 1 1 2 2 2 4

The vastly improved Marine Barracks basketball team meets the Lone Pine Merchants' team tonight in the S tat ion gym. Game t ime is 8 p.m.

Reduce Speed Limit The speed limit on Sandquist

and North Lauritsen Roads bas been reduced from 45 mph to 35 mph, due to observed violations of tbe previous limit, K. S. Skaar, Head of the Safety Department, announced.

READY TQ ROLL-Captains of fjoVe military teams that 'rolled i'nto second half of season competition posed for this shot, then prompt­ly squared off for tiff that' ll run through

April. From left . re Bud Brandon, NOTS _ Woody "T'ft.,,"

Tired Squaws _ ..... _ ... 29 27 Devil Cats .... _ ........... 27 29

Action IVas taken upon request of Capt. Jack W. Hough, Com­manding Officer of NAF, and with the concurrehce' of other Departments nsirig the atea.

Ma rine Barracks-Frank Bill Dun levy, VX-S.

No Names ... _ ........ __ ._ 25 31 Unmentionables .... __ 20 36

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NO'S Pasadena Ne'ws Virginia E. Lane -- Ext. 481

U'NIVAC 4 90 Success Told • In Test Runs Breaking 'Acoustics ·Barrier' ,'A· Sperry Rall e! UNIVAC 490 Real · Time DigHal Computing sYstem is now in operation with the- -Hydrodynamic Simulat ioA Facility · of NOtS, Pasadena ,.. ! Capt. E. I. Malone, OHicer in Ch"arge, announced.

The. UNIVAC 490 performs specific functions in the simula· tion analysis of torpedoes and anti-submarine warfare fire-con­trol systems. The major function is to present the acoustic char­acteristics of a SUbmarine both active and passive.

As Lloyd Maudlin, Head of the Simulation and Computer Cen­ter, explains, "The complexities in design, development and eval­uation of any guided missije are multiplied when the flight med­iunli. at sea. It is a changeable environment, full of currents, thermoclines, and noises that make comparison studies of un­derwater ordnance almost im· possible."

In effect, the enlarged comput­er center now reduces these com· plexities and provides amazing­ly accurate results in test runs. It is est imated that each test run costs only about $25. At sea, a test could cost thousands. T

" A constant environment was creafed in the laboratory that etiminates the vaga ries of na­t urals ocean and all the compli­cated and expensive ships and shore equipment and ta rget sub­marines," Ma udlin continues.

First Conceived by N'avy Scientists

NOTS's Hydrodynamic Simu­lation Facility, first conceived by Navy scientists in 1944, provides a simulated water environment for guidance and control systems in reasearch, development and evaluation of underwater ord­nance. The basic tools are the digital computer, analog comput­ers and ffight tables. The simula­tion process must provide a so­lution from which a realistic ap­praisal of a torpedo's capabilities can be made.

" S.tage!i. i'.'e ~ :, .- Si,niulation. r'­: __ The .stages .in .a typicaL simula­trun. were .rUl\ as .~oJlows: '. -. 1. The torpedo enters the water IlIlder initi:U <:o!'ditions that are ~ontrol1ed accn;di,hg _to the_ cor, responding target. The torpedo searches for the submarine in the same way it would in the water. .

2. IniUation of the transmit pulse is controlled by the tor­pedo. Once tlie pulse is trans­)llitted, a series of acoustic equa­tioRs are solved in both the ana­log and the digital computers. The output of these equations is iI voltage equivalent to the sound pressufe that would have existed at the phase of the transducer if the transmission had occurred in the water.

3. The computer dc voltage is converted, to the appropriate tor­pedo frequency and the ampli­tude and phase characteristics of this voltage are fed back to the torpedo's g u ida n c e system (acoustic panel) for· amplification and processing. 'This panel then

THE UNIVAC 490 DIGITAL COMPUTER, in the NOTS Pasa· dena Hydrodynamic Simu lat ion and Computer Cente r, is used to ge nerate, in rea l t ime, acoustic refl ection f rom a sub-

marine which is then output to a torpedo. It is a lso used as ge ne ral pu r pose scientific compute r _ Console at right is for huma n-computer communicat ion.

determines what the torpedo's I response to the echo or target I noise will be. I

4. The command signals from f

the guidance system are sent to I the control system which con- I verts these control commands in- \ to rudder and elevator positions.

5. The rudder and elevator de· flections are measured by elec­trical pick-off devices and fed into the computer solving the hydrodynamic equations of mo­tion. In response to the rudder and elevator, the computed so· lution of these equations is fed as a servo command to the fligh t table which responds in a man· ner analogous to the response of the torpedo in the water, and the torpedo motion-sensing elements mounted in the table experience

HIGH·SPEED PRINTER, pap e r tape, and magnet ic tape input-output equ ipment of the

UNIVAC 490 are helping solve previously un­answe red problems in underseas warfare.

the forces and moments com- I 6. This process is ·repeated con- a hit is achieved, parable to those that would have tinuously for the dura tion of the Now with the inclusion of the occurred in the water. run time of the torpedo or until UNIVAC 490, the accoustic d...,

tection capabili ties of the torJ pedo ' are increased man ifold in the simulation process.

The best way to evaluate the' techn ique described here is to. see how accurately this compleX: sfmu!",Uon duplicates ' water i-e­sulis. A coniparison ' lif recorden runs shows almost peffect simu~ fation. 'The . torpedo Tuns were: made ' at' me Naval Ordnance, Unit, Key West, Florida. Thi& correlation was within the ac.l curacy of sea·run recording. Th degree 'of simulation was remark able, especially since exact duW lication of simulated runs is prac­tically impossible because of ran· domness in torpedo· operation and because of variations in the time sequence of the e c hoe s from one rlin to the next.

SIIl:CeSS Is U,;d~niable

SIMULATOR AND SOLVER - Electronic's Associates 231 Rand 400 computers are used to solve the acoustic homing portion of the

simulation, simulate the target submarine and solve acoustic equations_ Graph in fore­ground t racks the enUre test run.

The su~cess of tlie simula' tion ~nalysis is undeniable,' Maudlin says, and thor saving ·in research time and money is enor""J mOllS. Even more imp.ortant, pr~ gress in antisubmarfne \vaTfare is greatly accelerated by the siml ulator's pointing the way to the development of optimum weap­ons for the Fleet.

Friday, January 11, 1963 TH E ROCK ETEER Page Three

'Bu-rger Still Tops As Food Item In America

Hambu rge r is still k ing of the Ameri-can fa ble, and hot · dogs

"grown up ' with t he age of sophist ication. You'll eat at least 168- pounds of va rious kinds of meat 'in 1963, but pork will top the list. _ .

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.'

. B R R R R R WEATHER - Members of AOD's Radiometer . . Branch (I- r) Leonard· G. Terral, M: Wayne Claunch, and Joh ri ' - D. (reclius are shown on location at. the Peconi.c Airf ie1d ~

A 2·man team of· Navy meat experts offered these tIdbits of information to their China Lake audiences this week during their visit here in conjunction with a newly developed "customer serv­ice" Commissary Store pro~ram. : J.;~1":B I _. • On Len!lthy Tour

on l ong Isla~d -measuring radiometry of aircraft . . . J ) ,-_ It .was t.he first 'such' vi~it . here . 0

1• n £Y d by Master--Ohief Commissaryman A V '-O:,.Oup·. ~on ac:[s l,Jose'ph c. ~~t~i~S:~~~i~ §:~:

. Ruffin. Th~y're on a tour

rJ1 t At L - Tid 'Commissary stores ;l es S ong .IS a-n i;~~d~~~st~rn states

While Station employees ' at mman personnel Robert Botwin China Lake ",'ere basking in shirt and Robert Marshall and others sleeve 70 degree weather ftom who kept the ·runways free of ice Dec. 6th to the 20th, a five·man and snow during the tests. group from the Aviation Ord· The measurements conducted nance Department's Radiomefry by the NOTS group will add new Branch was' conducting tests in ' information to methods designed New York State's f r e e z i n g to achieve a reduction of the vul­weather. nerability of aircraft to infrared

Huddled on the ti p of Long ordnance. Island at Grumman A i r c r aft Previous work by the group Company's Peconic airstr ip meas- has included the radiometering uring the radiation pattern of jef of ICBM missiles at Vandenberg aircraft in fr~ez ing weather - Air Force Base and also missiles with 2S knot wjnds, ,rain, sleet at Cape CanaveraL In addition and snow - were Bill Arriola, the g r 0 u p has conduct~d Leonard G. Hrral; M. Wayne measurements of most military Claunch, John D. Checlius, Paul aircraft and commercial aircraft Mutschlecner and Joe Shannon, from 707 jets to Piper Cubs.

PUtpose of .their visit,. accord· to Stratton, an 18-year vet­

eran , 0-£ submarine cooking, is "to assist commissary personnel in providing patrons with added quality at lower costs."

Hamburger, according to Strat­ton, reigns as the most appeal­ing form of meat, simply be· cause of its many forms of prep­aration. "~n our fast· paced world today, housewives have learned to incorporate simplicity into their meal preparations. Ham­burger fills the bilL

Royal Hot Dogs-"And, hot dogs started acquir­

ing g la mour when Eleanor Roos­evelt served them to t he King

MT3. UCLA S · C and Queen of England duri ng

It was just another day's work pring ourses: thei r visit to America in 1937. to Paul Mutschlecner, pro j e c t Scienc e and Math "They' re one of the hottest leader, and his hardy group of Two Education Courses sched- items going in cocktail circles," desert men, for they have ranged uled under the VCLA Spring Se- be joked. the nation in making radiation mester Program are "Methods Stratton and his teammate ar­measurements of aircraft with a of Teaching Science in Elemen- rived here Monday for a week special wide angle spectral radio- tary Schools" and "New Matne- long visit from the San Francisco meter developed by the Radio- matics Curriculum in Pub 1 i c Bay area. meter Branch of AOD. Scho01s." "Believe me, your commissary . The group's work at Peconic , First meeting for the science store prices are below any of lpcluded the radiatIOn measure· course is tonight at 7 p.m. in those stores we toured las.t week. ments of Boeing 707s, Douglas Room 14B, Murray SchooL Lloyd And franklY, the customer serv­pC-8s a~d Convair 990 aircraft. Brubaker is the instructor. ice programs conducted by the

Ephraim Re'gelsoh, Radiometry Classes for the mathematics China Lake outlet are outstand. !)ITanth Hea.d, reported that the coutse will be held Friday, 7-10 ing. ~ro~p received e'xcellent coop- p.m. and SaturoaYJ 9-12 a.m., tie- , "We'U take with us many more ~ratoon from TYiA, Pa.n A~er. ginning Jan. 18 and ending May ideas for improving customer Ican and Amerocan Air Lones, 16 (alternate weekends) in Room satisfaction than we leave be­who flew their planes accordi ng 41 , Murray SchooL Grant C. Pin- hind," stated Stratton. -to !he Ra~ lometry Branch's pre- ney is the instructor. Prices On Corne rs scrobed floght pallerns. The fee for each of the ·2-unit, Discussing their prog ram with

SpeCial plaudits went to Gru· 30-hour courses is $30. members of the CPO Wives Club,

MEAT EXPERTS-Navy CPOs visiting Stat ion this week as team of experts gave Business and P rofessional Women (le ft ) Mrs. Ste lla Grieg and Mrs. Louise Payne t ips on meat prepa­ration . Chief Commissaryman Samuel E. Ruffin (left) and Mis1e r Ch ief' Commissaryman Joseph C. Stratton adClress meetings of va rious organizations dur ing -wee k.

Navy ~ives Club and professio~ ' 1 realize this effort should incor­al Busniess Women's Club th iS porate Ideas of experts not at­week, Ruff in noted that pack. lached to their particular out· aged meats wil lbear price labe ls lets," he related. on ly on the corne rs of package Responding to questions from in t he near f uture. their audiences, the visiting ex-

"This will enable customers to perts said that "a tremendous see' precisely what they are buy· savings could be represented in ing. the family budget through a

"And , hamburger will be rna· more careful food preparation. chine·packaged in I-pound por- " Cooking at proper tempera. tions. This is 'for the benefit of tu res -is one example;" poi nts out patrons who do not need more Ruff in. The holler the oven, the than that amount for one meal," more a roast will shrink." he explained. He estimates that a fifty-per

Ruffin , an ex-destroyer cook, cent loss is represented in many said that meat sales total nearly instances in fam ily grocery bud. 22 per cent of overall grocery ex- gets because of faulty prepara. penditures in the average China fi on of meats. Lake family. Continuing their travels this

Commissary Aims Saturday, StraHon ahd Ruffin' "That's why we're here. The will embark on a journey that by

commissary is making every pos- mid-year will include visits to sible effort to provide its patrons commissary stores throughout ' with the best product at the low- the Pacific Ocean and Western ' est .cost: The top' level managers Pacific areas:

Yule Spirit Still Glows For Handicapped' Scouts'

This is a story about a spirit of Christmas that won't die. Its main elements are the officers and men of the Navy's Air

Development Squadron-Five based at China Lake and a band of crippled youngsters who are

I m.emlben of Boy Scout Troop 414, the nation's most unusual

units. its members are handi-

capped.

s tar t s when' the officers and men

IlIchil>Pe,d in just before Christmas buy presents for an orphans

home.

Throughout the afternoon last Friday, the young scouts were feted to an "open house" party' that inCluded cake and ice cream, movies and a tour of the squad.­ron 1s work area's.

Billy J ackson, anothermembe.i of the Recreation Committee, said the party was a "smashing success". But, it was only a start in the gifts that are yet to come.

SETS THE PACE-VX·5 bluejacket Lonnie Garrison plays host to handicapped young· sters (left) Chester Flnste.-d, Jr., 14, and Ruby Eastnf'n, 11, during "Open House" fete

-lasf Friday. 'Local squadron tossed party for Troop 414 and 'hindicajlped children on Sta· tiOn, presentirig the- Boy - Scout troOp' with check for $100.

"It turned out that the orphans were already cared for," explain­ed young Lonnie L. Garrison, a

of the squadron's nine­man Enlisted Recreation Com­mittee.

The committee turned to Chap­lain R. C. Fenning for a solution to their problem. Commitfee me)11bers reasoned that since the money had been donated for a charitable purpose, it should be spent that way.

Chaplain Fenning advised the group that Boy Scout Troop 414 needed fund •.

The story should properly end after a $100 check was presented to Scoutmaster James O'Dake, J r ., and his assistant, Bill Don· aldson, both of whom are handi-

Several members of the squad .. rO.n have " unofficially" adopted t he scouters, offering aid as needed. The group will lend a hand to the youngsters th rough. out the year ahead;

The $100 check, by the way, reopened the troop's bank ac­count which had been closed the day before for lack of funds.

Commander Joseph E. Schwag­er, executive 0 f f ice r of the squadron, said his men bad learn~ ed a very important lesson last Friday.

"It's a wonderful feeling to enjoy the spirit of Christmas throughout the year!"

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CHAPLAIN'S MESSAGE ------,

Your Emotions And Your Reason

By FATHER JOHN H. MacDONALD

A normal human being is one in wbom all of the emotions are subject to right reason, to conscience and to tbe law of God. No emotion can completely possess us, until reason evalu­ates and the will allows it its full sway. In a normal house­hold, a person may allow his own dog to come up the stairs into his own house, but he will not allow all the dogs in the neighborhood to follow. That would be irrational.

Even in these happy days of Christmas joy, right reason suggests eating food sufficient for health, but not eating food enough for ten men. Right reason tells a man that he ought to allow enough light to come to his eye in order to read, but right reason would not recommend the eyes looking into an ultraviolet arc. Right reason suggests putting the ear within reach of harmonies, but not within the reach of an explosive.

A radio station once received a letter from a man who

THE ROCKETEER

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Present Station employees are

encouraged to apply for the po­sitions listed below. Applications should be accompanied by an up·to.date Form 58. The fact that positions are advertised here does not preclude the use of other means to fill these va­cancies. I

Policewoman, GS·083·5, $4565 and up, PD 17374, Code 843 -Incumbent assigned to any of three watches, must have work· ing knowledge of all standing and special orders of each post. General responsibility is protec­tion of life and property and maintenance of law and order, which includes patrol, theater duty, investigating, writing re­ports and pass desk relief. Po· sition may be filled (as Trainee) at GS·3 or GS 4.

asked them to strike the note "A" on a studio piano. He told File application for above po-them that he had an old fiddle which was out of tune, and all sition with Jinny Millett, Room

34, Phone 72032. the pleasure he got out of life was playing his fiddle. The old

Di'gital Computer Systems Op­man was affirming that there is a standard to which he must erator, GS-9, PD 317001, Code conform. Right reason, conscience and the law of God are _ 1764 _ Operating the lliM 7090 that standard for all the emotions. computer system, Operating the

We live in a vale of character·making, and character is made by bringing the complexities of emotional life to unity, under right reason and morality. As long as emotions are held on ihe leash of goodness and truth and moral law, there are character, happiness and self-possession. There are those who say there is "nothing wrong with sex." This is correct, if by sex is meant the propagation of the human species according to right reason and the moral law. But the statement could be wrong, if it meant that sex is never capable of excesses and deordinations. The emotions without right reason become like rivers without embankments.

It is also argued that all our instincts are right, and there­fore, they should be obeyed. But it must not be forgotten that the instincts in man are subject to reason, and therefore, are to be rationally and morally guided.

A man has a hunting instinct iust as a fox does, but it is not rational for husbands to hunt mothers·in-Iaw. It is also argued that if young people knew the evil effects of the ex­cesses of sex, and were told of their consequences, they would have no urge to abuse it, just as they would have no urge to go into a house where there was a smallpox quarantine sign.

The argument is fallacious, first of all because such a position fosters only hygiene and not character; secondly, it does not make allowances for every individual's believing that he will escape the evil effects. More important still, it forgets that no young person has an urge to break down a door on which a quarantine sign is written, but everyone has a sex urge, which needs considerable control.

Too much emphasis is laid upon the fact that we must ad­iust ourselves to our environment and adjust ourselves to soci­ety. Rather, we must be self·adjusted, by subordination of body to soul, senses to reason, reason to faith. Actually, there is a decline of the right kind of passion and enthusiasm due to a want of the love of Truth.

lliM 1401 data processing sys­tem, responsible for the main· tenance of tape library, and for the training of personnel in the operation of all computer sys­tems and in the processing man­agement data programs.

Clerk· Stenographer, GS·5, Code 1702 - Acts as Secretary to Associate Head of Staff for Man­agement and is responsible for quarterly Publication of the Sta­tion Code Directory and the an· nual publication of the Station Organization Manual.

Training Instructor (Machinist), G5-7 of GS·9, Code 6543 - In­clude teaching machinist appren tices trade theory and drafting, organizing and scheduling ma­chinist apprentice shop rotation assignments, and coordinating journeyman training courses in the machinist area. Outstanding journeymen model makers, rna· chinists, tool makers will be con­sidered.

File application for above po­sitions with Mary Watts, Room 28, Phone 72723. Deadline date for applications: January 18.

PASADENA Stock Control Supervisor, GS.

6, PD 2P25014, Code P2581 -Manages a stock control section; responsible for availability of stock for immediate issue by di­recting the requisitioning and or-

Solemn Masonic Services Held For Clarence R. Fike

dering of stock replenishment ~~,,"!li1~!!!i[",'1~!!!ff~'1~~!!!ffM<~~~ supplies through MILSTRIP and

Masonic funeral ser vices were conducted at the China Lake All Faith Chapel for Clarence Ray. mond Fike, aged 59, who died December 30 at the Ridgecrest Hospital.

"Pappy Fike," as he was known to his wide circle of friends, had lived and worked at NOTS, China Lake, for 15 years prior to his retirement as a struc· tural ironworker last Septem­ber. He was a native of Have­lock. Neb.

For years he was active in many Masonic organizations in this area.

Surviving are his wife, Nellie Mae Fike of 140-B Independence $t., China Lake; a son, Maj. Owen M. Fike of the U. S. Air Force, Weisbaden, Germany; two grand­daughters, and his stepmother, Mrs. Edna M. Fike of Monrovia, Calif.

Following funeral services con­duc'ted by 'the Rev. W. T. Updike, pastor 9f fmmanuel Baptist Chyrch in Ridgecr~st, int~rment wa~ in Desert ~femorial park, Turner Funeral Home ,vas jn charge of arrangements. .

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Chris,tion Sci.~ (Cha~1 Annex) Morning s.v'~11 a.m. Sunday School-9:30 a .m. Nu, .. y facilities available

"-t .. tonh (AU Foltb Chapel) Morning WDnMp-9:~ and 11 .. m. Sundoy SchooI-9:30 a.m., Grav" and RIchmond .' • ..-ntor)' school..

loman Catholic, (AH faith Chape,l) Holy Mo~7. 1:30 G .m. 0 net 4:45· p ...

Sunday.

NAVSTRIP procedures; also re­sponsible for receipt control and followup functions; assumes su­pervisor's duties during periods of absence and assists supervisor by performing special projects requiring knowledge of custom clearance procedures and fund­ing and budgetary control.

Electrician; Hourly S a I a ry Range: $3.07 to $3.33; Code P7153; Duty Station: Long Beach (San Clemente Island) - Con­structs, installs, maintains and repairs electrical power and

• a .m, Monday through friday, ':30 a.m. lighting lines and cables and as· Sot~d.,.. sociated parts of circuits. As-

Confeuiol\$-I to 1:25 a ,m., 7 to 8:30 p,m, sembles, installs and tests elec. Saturday. Thuuday before First frlday- trical fixtures, apparatus, control .. to :1:30 p.m.

NOTS Hebrew' Servlcesl (Eaat Wing All Faith Chopel)

Every first and ttIJrd friday, 1 :15 p ..... Sabbath School .... ...,. Saturday morning.

Unitarians.: (Porish Hall) Fellowship MHting-Sunda)'l, 7:30 p.m. Sunday School-9:30 a .m.

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School lunch programs admin­istered by CARE helped to feed 18 million children in various countries of Asia, Africa and South America last year. CARE food staves off diseases of mal­nutrition, like tuberculosis; it aiso 's tim u'I'a t e s school at­tendance.

equipmept and wiring used in barracks, office buildings and shop areas.

Heavy Duty Equipment Me­chanic; Hourly Salary Range; $3.07 to $3.33; Code P7156; Duty Station: Long Beach (San Cle mente Island) - Inspects, main­tains and overhauls gasoline and diesel engine operated heavy duty construction, industrial and marine equipment.

To apply for above positions, co~tact Nancy Reardon, Paw­dena Personnel Division, Exten'· sion 104. An up.to-dat. SF-58 must be submitted when .pply-

Friday, January 11, 1963

,--'DESERT PHILOSOPHER' ------,

Ravens Loyal

Make. Pets

By "POP" LOFINCK

The Western Raven (corvus coray sinvatus) is related to but quite different from the crow (genus corvus brachyrhyn chos).

Many authorities consider ravens and crows to be the most highly evolved and intelligent of all birds.

The raven is easily domesticated by kindness, easily at­tached to its master, following him like a dog. It can be taught to imitate the human voice and pronounce a few words with great distinctiveness, although its natural voice is a deep gut­tural croak. (The crow has a nervous high pitched disordent cawing.

The raven is belligerent and powerful in the wild, bravely and successfully defending its nest against the largest birds of prey. When domesticated it becomes very loyal to its master. ' It's a sort of one man pet-inclined to be cantankerous with strangers (Parenthetically, I might say-the most successful way to train any pet is to get them young.) They are truly omniverous-eat anything-but by preference carniverous.

A friend had a pet raven. It would follow him .round the house, perch contentedly on his knee or nestle in his lap by the hour while he read. book or magazine. But if I would ap· proach my friend and reach out toward him, th.t bird would bristle up its feathers and want to fight me.

We didn't know whether this was a protective instinct for its master or just plain jealousy. It was the same with any stranger. While my friend was out driving it would perch on the back of the seat-close to its master-no where else.

When in the back yard, another raven sometimes came to visit with this pet raven. They didn't get along too well. We didn't know whether they were both males or both fe­males. Of course the ravens knew.

He hoped to get some eggs to hatch and start a raven family, but no such luck. Maybe the other raven was. female and laid eggs somewhere else.

Believe it or not my friend had this raven house broken. It would make for the door and the back yard and promptly come back in the house.

That worked out fine in the summer time. But in the winter it would go to the door-stand there awhile-and with no one to open the door ... well, the inevitable would happen.

To manage this situation my friend put newspapers on the floor just inside the glass door. The bird would go to the paper, but, alas, only to the very edge of the paper. The soil­ing continued. That raven never did learn to go to the center of the newspaper.

This became such. nuisance that my friend gave the bird away to a man in the boondocks. He cut a hole in the door for the creature to go in and out anytime it wanted to.

Another friend had a pet raven that lived in the back yard. Whenever the kitchen door was opened it wanted to come in. If anyone tried to obstruct its entrance it would attack the shoe with beak and claw. The only solution was to let it come in, feed it something, and shove it out. But it had to be fed first.

His mistake was to feed it in the kitchen in the first place. Once they get a habit formed they' re hard to change. Stubborn.

I'll write about the wild goats on San Clemente Island soon. How they got there and why.

ing for promotional opportunit. ies.

Promotional Exam Planner and Estimator (Ma.

chinist); Hourly Salary Range: $3.71 to $4.01; Code P8094-

Planning and estimating of labor and material costs for manufac· ture of developmental ordnance items; determining use of Sta·

CARE delivered over $100,000 of supplies to Korea last year, everything from pigs and goats to irrigation pumps and fruit tree seedlings. Equipment val-­ued at $30,000 was provided for two livestock breeding stations, the first in the country. Food distribution was concentrated on rural areas.

tion shops and issuing appropri· ",***********"'UUU***** ate work orders; coordinating off-Station production through contractural effort; providing liaison between shop and/ or con­tractor and design engineers on manufacturing problems or devi­ations from specifications; pre· liminary investigation of con­tractor sources for proposed special manufacturing require-

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Friday, January 11, 1963 THE ROCKETEER Page Five - .

These Events Made '62 Headlines A quick glance through the

SO issues of the Rocketeer pub· lished during 1962 emphasizes t e value of the newspaper as a historical r e cor d of events which occurred at NOTS. The Station's accomplishments, its growth and changes, and the part NOTS' employees played in these events, are all recorded be· low.

January 12-Commemoration of the 79th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Service Act by President Chester A. Arthur in 1883 was observed by NOTS employees. A 16·man BuWeps team conducted a comprehen­sive five-day study of NOTS Chi· na Lake and Pasadena facilities. Senora Marina E. Genie Pierre­Audain, wife of Haiti's ambassa­dor to 'Mexico, visited her rela­tives, Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Nichols at 306·B Princeton.

January 26 - Worst snow­storm in 13 years hits NOTS ty­ing up all school buses, stop­ping all operations at NAF and YX-5, cancelling a II mail and passenger flights, and the ap­pearance of the I ate Charles Laughton at the Station Theatre. A feature article described the 18 years of activity of the Of· fIcers Club. Higher salaries were scheduled for GS·9 and GS-ll scientists and engineers to be­come effective on February 4.

February 2-Ten security po­licemen were sworn in as Kern County D e put y Sheriffs by Sheriff Roy Galyen. "J" "T" Bibby joins Commander's Staff as civilian Public Information Of­ficer. Community Center dis­plays a unique art collection en­titled "NOTS in the Space Age." LCdr. Phillip F. Mohr relieved Lt. Carl Vancil as Commanding Officer of NOTS Navy Enlisted Personnel Division.

February 16-The Station was host for Brailian Fleet Admiral Ary dos Santos Rongel for a one·day tour of the Station. In­dian Wells Valley Civil Defense Council slate their first open meeting with Dr. Carl Austin ~s the featured speaker. Grant C. Pinney was awarded a hon­orary lifetime membership by the East Kern County Council IIf the P-TA. Ukiah and Barstow ,~avy League Councils tour Sta­tion and witness firings .

March 2 - William C. (Bill) White, NOTS physicist, makes preparations for the first 87,000 foot Project Star Gazer balloon flight. Seventeen members of the Test and Evaluation Sub Group of the NATO Redeye Ad Hock Working Group visit the Station to witness tests of the shoulder-fired, bazooka·type sur­face·to·air electronic g u ide d Redeye.

March 16-NAF's Cdr. Louis Knight, LCdr. W a I t Henning, and Daniel E. Hall, AD2, flew a helicopter rescue mission to aid the "Hy" Bingham family which was snowed in at Ken ned y Ideadows. Jack G. Broward re­'/lorted aboard as Assistant Pub­lic Information Officer. Fifteen NOTS employees were awarded patents for their inventions. . March 30 - Work was started on water lines des i g ned to pump 2'h million more gallons of water into China Lake. Maj. Maurice Rose, Marine CO, re­lieves Cdr. W. H. Burns as Se· curity Officer. Dr. Jacob I. Bujes accepts advisory position at NAD, Concord, Calif.

Apri I 6 - Priority tag is fixed on pay legislal!qn for Federal employees by the Senate. Desert Community Orchestra 0 f.f e r s Concert for ·residents. Jeep ac­cident takes life of U: C. D. Treese, Communications Offic''''

April 20 - President Kenne­. dy's reYiew:of 1he nation's weap-

CPO CLUB BURNS DOWN - Firefighters valiantly but in vain to quench pre.dawn including about 25 Navy personnel battled blaze on Oct. 19 which destroyed the club.

ons display at Nor f 0 I k drew a graduating class of 21 appren- August 10 - Bill Spafford of praise for a NOTS ex h i bit. tices. TID recruits a group for morning RAdm. Murr Arnold, Comman- June 22 - Fifty.four students workouts to retain their physical dant of the 11th Naval District, and 17 faculty members reported fitness. Phone directory cards go toured the S tat i on. Ronny aboard for summer employment. out with employees paychecks. Aaron, teen·age air cadet was no- Cdr. Frank Yourek, acting com· The flying "desert rats" Slim and tified that he would be awarded manding officer of NAF, announ-' Sylvia Winslow are the subjects the Civil Air Patrol 's B ron z e ced his plans to retire on June of a feature article. Medal of Valor in Washington, 30. Lt. E. V. English relieved Lt. August 17 - A new career D. C., on May 7. Carl Vancil as Special Services study guide is issued by the Per-

May 4 - Former skippers of Officer. sonnel Department. The call is NOTS RAdm. S. E. Burroughs, June 29 - Capt. J. W. Hough sounded for 300 China Lake USN (Ret.) and Capt. W. E. Hoi· relieved Capt. T. A. (Tag) Grell youngsters for the fall elemen­lister, USN (Ret. ) visited the Sta· as skippe rof the Naval Air Facil· tary school term. Dr. Pierre St. tion. RAdm. Burroughs to dedi- ity. George Pollak of NOTS Pas· Amand speaks on earthquakes at cate the Burroughs High School adena was awarded the Harry F . the Maturango Museum. and Capt. Holilster to award the Scoville Award for 1962. NOTS August 24 - Station hosts visit annual Hollister Golf Trophy. scientists renewed their study of of Edwards Air Force Base group

May 19 _ A speCial 12-page porpoIses at Pt, Mugu. for tour of Station and golf tour-souvenir edition of the Rocket- July 6 - The Rocketeer goes nament. Hot air balloon flight eer was distributed to the thou- to an eight-page issue for better demonstrated at NAF. The local sands that visited the Station on coverage of the Station's news. Navy dentists mark the golden Armed Forces Day. NOTS AD- Per diem travel pay was in- anniversary of the Dental Corps. VISORY Board held a three·day creased for NOTS employees. August 31 - NOTS scientists conference on the Station. Dr. Carol Chatterton received the proved the worth of their re­G. J. Plain and Edward V. Ash- Red Cross Award for her work search with the Silver iodide burn were awarded APS Fel· in the summer swim program. cloud seeding techniques during lowships. July 13 - Ex-NOTS pi lot Hurricane Esther. Education Di·

May 25 - Secretary of the Cdr. Walter M. Schirra Jr. was rector J. R. (Dick) Felton was Navy Fred Korth makes an ex· selected by NASA for a six orbit presented the coveted Meritor­tensive tour of the Station. Word space flight. Five Station em· ious Civilian Service Award on was received that Capt. David ployees got the nod to partici- his last day of employment at B. Young, USN <Ret.), a former pate in graduate level work by NOTS. Commander of NOTS, had died BuWeps. Summer bowling was in September 7 - Elementary in New York. Registration open· full swing. school enrollment reached a rec-ed for the Junior Golf Program. July 20-Capt. B. L. McCreery cord high of 3,417. Hurricane

June 1 - Five hundred China relieved Capt. 1. S. Moore as Di- hunters Cdr. G. W. Kimmons and Lake youths were making plans rector of Supply. Annual Ice Lt. W. E. Markley come to NOTS for the Baseball Season Opener Cream Social drew hundreds for for tips to use in Project "Storm­set for June 4. Thirty poll i n g an evening of fun. The NOTS fury." Voters are being urged to places were being set up for story was told with an exhibit register for the November elec­China Lake residents for the Pri- at the National Business Wo- lion. mary Elections. men 's Meet in Los Angeles. September 14 - Maj. Paul

June 8 - Harold E. Nething, July 27 - NOTS scored an im· (Tex) Montague, USMC, a pilot BM1, attached to the Sea Opera- pressive "first" when it air- attached to VX·5, invades NOTS tions Division at Long Be a c h, launched a space probe with a with his horses and trick roping, was awarded the Navy·Marine 120-pound payload 1,000 miles proving that he is a cowboy of Corps Medal and Presidential Ci. into space from Pt. Mugu during the first order. Dr. Charles Wiley tation for saving the life of a Project "Hi·Hoe." Public Works takes over as Education Director. shipmate. Burroughs Graduated adds compacts to its taxi fleet. September 21 - NOTS Civic 183 seniors. August 3 - LCdr. Jack R. Grif- Concert Association announces a

June 15 - NOTS scientists un· fin is named to succeed Maj. brilJiant 1962·63 season. An invi· earthed one of the finest collec- Maurice Rose as Security Offi- tational golf tournament here be­tions of prehistoric animal fos- cer. Harry R. Hartnett of the tween China Lake golfers and sils ever found in the area in a Supply Department receives a Bakersfield golfers ends in a Panamit Valley crater. W a I tel: 40-year Federal Service Pin. 34·34 tie. Memorial services held Becktel received the annual Bes- Seventeen Station employees re- at the All Faith Chapel for Lt.

wick Award for being top man in cei ve patent awards. Fred J. Wilson who was killed

when his plane crashed at NAF. September 28 - Two combat

artists visited the Station to cap­ture its action on canvas. New Child Care Center nears com­pletion date. Here for a two·day space workshop were 29 Ore­gonians. Capt. Lee predicts a strong Marine football team.

October 5 - Orbit record is set by ex-NOTS pilot Cdr. Walter M. Schirra as he orbits the earth half·dozen times setting a ne,v U. S. space record. Desert Em­pire Fair opens. Pay hike legis­lation for Station employees awaits finar action.

October 12 - Station hosts tour of defense leaders. Los An­geles Navy League Council ar· rives for a two·day look at the Station. The President signs the pay bill which gives raises , to some 2,700 employees at NOTS, China Lake and Pasadena.

October 19 - Fire destroys Chief's Club at 2:08 a.m. and the Rocketeer carried the story com­plete with pictures as it went to press at 8 a.m. The Neptune Ball was scheduled for a two·day weekend run. VX·5 reported a 100 per cent contribution to the United Fund Drive.

October 26 - A special " task force" swung into action, distri­buting 6,000 Civil Defense Bul­letins to homes. First Neptune Ball packs the Community Cen­ter two nights in a row. Station pass policies undergo revisions.

November 2 - uHi-Hoe" staff lauded for their project work. Polling sites listed for NOT S voters. Housing security deposits amounting to $57,000 to be re­funded to Station residents. An· nual Gem and Mineral Show opens for the weekend.

. November 9 - Cap t. Blen­man, ComNOTS, participates in a 150-mile trek by horseback over the 20·mule team route to Death VaUey for the '4ger Encamp­ment. Veteran's Day parade slated for the coming Sunday.

November 16 - Funds mount in closing weeks of the U nit e d Fund Campaign. Airline service cut to one flight daily to Los An­geles. Marines observe 187th an. niversary of the Corps. Feature' story tells of the new Child Care Center.

November 23 - Eighty per cent mark eyed as United Fund Campaign comes to a close. Navy, Army and Air Force per· sonnel combine efforts to save life of Jonathan E. Rice. 44, Pro­pulsion Department employee who was burned.

November 30 - Seven pre­sented L. T. E. Thompson Awards at fall meet of the NOTS Advisory Board. Stage set for the dedication of the Maturango Mu­seum. Dr. Marguerite M. Rogers nominated for Third Annual Fed­eral Woman's Award.

December 7 - China Lake hosts BuWeps Seminar. NOTS engineers aid in the perfection

1IIIII~ ..:.,}ItjJil--' of an ejection device for the

HEADING .FOR DEATH VALLEY - Capt. Charles Blenman Jr., ComNOTS (left, front)

joined some 40 horsemen on the long trail '0 the Death Valley Days fete in N'ovember.

safety of U. S. astronauts. Olive~ Harrison subject of a feature story.

December 14 - Dr. H. E. Bennett and Dr. J. O. Porteus named for best research paper award. William C. White makes successful 17-mile baUoon flight. Local women bowlers vie for all­city honors. Employees notified current leave year expires on Jan. 6, 1963.

December 21 - Last issue of the Rocketeer features the 18-voice protestant Chapel Choir on front page. Yuletide is marked by awards to 87 NOTS en;.: , ployees. The. Dr. Hans' Christe·n-. ' ) sen family retljrns(o_NOTS from . ; Norway. Sgt. Edna K~Uey 'turn~ _, . in her police padge as she retlres' :'. after 16 years at NOTS. .: "