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CAP WINS TROPHY-Capt. Vance Holley, cadet commander of t he China Lake Civil Air Patrol Squadron 84. and Cdr. S. \ V. l\UtcheU, H ead, Command Administration Dept., admire the first· place award trOl)hy won by the Squadron for the best marching unit in Ke rll\'ille's annuil l parade celebrating "\\'hiskey Flat Days." Twenty-two members of the local CAP squadron, including a color guard, made their first appearance in newly a cquired blue Air Force uniforms fo r the K Cflw ille event.

W ACOM Distribute Thrift Shop Sales

Thrift Shop sales have enabled the Women's Auxiliary of the Com­

. AAUW Announces March Programs

Three study groups of the Amer­ican Association of University Women have announced the dates

missioned Officers' Mess to present and programs of their March meet­$650 to charitable causes. i ings. The ~ublic is invited to the

The American Fie I d Service three meetings. which sponsors the foreign ex~ Book ~e\' iew change students received $200, the .T he Book R:evlew Study Gr~up J oint Charities $100 Science Fair Will hear EVle Ashburn review $25, and $325 for Na~ Relief. four books on Mexico next Monday,

Operated by WACOM and assist- Ma.rch 21, ~t 1 :30 p.m. at the Mc­ed by the Navy Wives' Club, the A~hster resldc~ce at. 510-~ "Essex Thrift Shop is open to all residents Circle. Book titles Will be . Many of I nd ian Wells Va lley T uesdays Mexicos" by Lesley Simpson; "The from 9-11 a.m. and Th~rsdays, 7-9 Di,~cOvery and Co.nq~ e~,t of ~cxi­pm A widc variety of articles are co by Bernal Dlaz, Pocho by o' ~ale including clothing housc- Jose ViIlarrcal, and "The Creal b~ld items, books, and tOY;. Dona- Prince Died" by Berna:d Wolfe. tions are welcomed and pickup can . ?eneral Meeting be arranged by calling Marge Ash- CeCil Tilton, ~rofcssor at Am:,-b k E t 77154 s trong College In Berkeley, Calt-roo, x. . fornia, &ond head of the Tilton Stu­

Sixth Lecture on Investments Slated

The sixth in a series of eight lec­t ures on "Securities and Investing" will be given by Thomas Sidenberg, director of research from Wm. R. Staats next Wednesday. March 23, at 8 p.m. in the Community Cen-t er.

Next week's topic will be "How to Read the Financial Page." The series of eight lectures is offered as a free public service and no registration is necessary.

G round was broken Cor the Sta­tion Theatre on July 17, 1944.

dies, will present a program on "The Japanese Artist, Yoshida, a nd his Color Woodcut Prints," follow­ing the general business meeting at 8 p.m. in the Community Center next Tuesday, March 22. The pro­gram, which is to be illustrated by the artist's works, is due to start at 8:30.

Inte rnational Uelations Leila Totah, originally from Jor­

don and Syria, will speak to the I n­ternational Relations Study Group at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, at the Nan Krueger residence, 212 Toro. The speaker, now a resident of China Lake, will use slides of Syria, Jordon and the Holy Land to illustrate her talk about her homeland.

GOLDEN SH OE A\\'AHD RECIPIENT-James D. DeSa n to (I), Head , l\lissile U-ange Dh'ision, and Cdr. R. Vehorn, NOTS Safety Officer, pre ­sent .Francis T. Larson with the Golden S hoe pin and certificate. Eligi­bles for this award are emllloyees who ha \'c avoid cd injury through use of safety shoes. Larson escal)Cd serious injury when a 7,000 pound ditching mach,ine slid off the ramp during unloading and a. r ear wheel came to rest on his s hoe. Although the ditcher was driven off his foot , no injury was sustained. He is the seventh to earn this award.

THE ROCKUEER 'Friday, March 18, 1960

Ha~lnt~!~~ep:;: 1) I rCivilian~ and Military Can Win Cash . strate so much interest and enthu- Awards In People· to·People S tory Contest siasm in the Navy League pro- . h d d d 11 . . ill b d d . gram .. " five un re 0 ars In pnzes w e awar e In a

In direct tribute to Dr. Stevens, People-to-People Article Contest being sponsored by the the Admiral stated, "I am certain Army-Navy-Air Force Register and the Armed Forces that your personal efforts as pres- Writers League. ident are largely responsible fo r the Purpose of the contest is to pro- I will also be awarded. outstanding record of the Indian mote interest and participation in Each entry must be accompanied W ells Valley Council." President Eisenhower's People-to- by the following statement: "This

Wednesday evening, the mem- People Program and to focus at- entry is released for publication at bers of the Council attended a no- tention on the part that members the discretion of the editors of the host reception held at the Officers of the Armed Forces can play in Army-Navy-Air For c e Register Club for 45 members from the B ev- the President's program for better without compensation other than erly Hills, L aCanada, and Santa unders tanding among all people. such as may be awarded as a prize." Monica Navy League Councils, who lRules No entries will be returned and aU made a one-day tour of the Sta - will become the property of the

t rd • Tell how you've helped boost tion yes e ay. R egister and the Armed Forces the President's program by person-

Na\')' League Tours al contact or in some other way. Writers League. M embers of the local Council will

• Type your entry double spaced, Winning entries will be ah..o be journeying to the following Navy using one side of the paper and no nounced in the Register of May, L eague events this month and next : more than 1500 words. 1960 and by the Armed Forces Writ-.

March 24-25, First Regional Con- • Entries must be postmarked er, May, 1960 issue, and by other ference of the 11th, 12th, and 13th Regions at Reno. not later than midnight, April 10, service publications.

W R bb '11 t 1960. Judging of entries will be handled M a rch 21, W. . a WI a - • The contest is open to any by a panel of judges representing

:~~i::e \~:::g~eo:r c~~:~r:~ ~~~~ member of the Armed Forces, reg- the Register and the Armed Forces H arris succeeds R ear Admiral C. C. ular or reserve, active, inactive or Writers League. Hartman as Commandant of the retired, civilian members of U. S. Information about the program 11th Naval District, in San Diego. military establishments, and mem- can be obtained through all Infor.

April 11, a one-day destroyer cruise out of San Diego, and on

12, a tour of the troopship Bexair.

bers of the Armed Forces Writers mation and Education channels of League. the Armed Forces.

April 20-21, the local group will journey to Pt. Mugu for a tour of the Pacific Missile Range.

l\Iail your entry t o: People-to-Peo-pie Contest Chairman, 2020 M. Street N . W., Washington 6. D. C.; or The Armed Forces Writers League, 1832 N. E . 7th Terrace, Gaineville, Florida.

Awards First prize-$250 and life mem­

bership in the Armed Forces Writ-

I ers League. Second prize-$100 and

The Cave by Robert Penn War- five-year membership in the AFWL. reno Third, fourth and fifth prizes-$50

New Book

T he fate of a young man trapped each and a two-year membership in a cave in Tennessee affects the in AFWL. Honorable mention and lives of all the local townspeople. one-year memberships in the AFWL

OFFICERS AND TOURNAMENT WINNERS-New o rrice rs of the L.'l­dies' Golt Association and winners of the annual golf tournament (stand­ing, I-r) are: :Mary Louise Jiummings and May lUachowsky, tourname nt c hairme n; Vera.l\Iead, handicall chajrman ; and B e tty Hughes, 1960 presi­dent. Kneeling (I-r) are: Reggie Hibbs, 8rd flight winner, and Mary Lynn McI ntosh, 1st flight winner. J e rry Emberton, 2nd flight winner (not shown), is now in Jallan. Anne .Moore will serve as the g roup's new publicity c hairman. The ladies will journey to H esperia. to participate in a play day meet on Tuesday, March 29.

Altar Society Present Dr. Dooley's Lecture

St. Ann's Altar Society has plan­ned a potluck supper for members of the parish tomorrow at 6:30 p.m_ in the east wing of the All-Faith Chapel.

The program will include a re­cording of Dr. Tom Dooley's lec­ture delivered at the Immaculate Heart College. The public is invit­ed to the lecture portion, which will begin at 8 p.m.

Dr. Dooley is well known for hig­unselfish work in Indo-China. He recently underwent lung cancer surgery, and following a money­raising tour, returned to the people to whom he has dedicated his life's work.

Elks Lodge t o Sponsor St . Patrick' s Dance

College Placement Directors Eva luate Recruitment Needs

Two University Placement Di­rectors, officials of the College Pla cem ent Council, Inc., met with department administrators a t Chi· na Lake on March 7 and 8, and at Pasadena on March 9, to study the necds and requirements of the Sta· tion recruitment program for col ­lege graduates.

Dr. Robert F. Menke, vice-pres i­dent of the College Placement Council, Inc., and immediate past­president of the Western College Placement Association, represented, the Arizona State Universi ty tit T empe, Arizona. The second visit­or, B. Keith Duffin, president of ' the Coll~ge Placement Council, Inc., represented the Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah. ~

T he College Placement Council is a professional society of all placement associations from coast to coast.

This was one of a series of simi­lar conferences planned for place· ment directors of leading universi­ties to become familiar with the Station'., mission and determine the qualifications sought among college graduates to fill profession­al personnel billets.

Two professors, Wallace E. Nal· ly, Heael of the Aeronautical En­ginecring Department, and R. G. Irvine, Electronics Department, and Milton R. White, Placement Officer from the California PolytechniC College of Pomona, visited China Lake on Friday, March 11, on a similar orientation conference.

.Rocketeer Deadl ines News, Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. Photos, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.

A S1. Patrick's Dance, sponsored by B.P.O.E. Lodge No. 1913, will be held in the Elk's Hall on Church St. in R idgecrest, at 9 p.m. Satur­day, March 19.

Proceeds from the 51 donations of persons attending the dance are earmarked for the California Elks Veterans Rehabilitation Program. Music will be provided by the "]'1il­Iionai res."

EARLY ROMAt."i SPECIMEN-Project Engineer GS-88 (Rod McClung), right, demonstrates thrust (3 ft.) of rock et launche r, Model B. C. to '\'isit­ing Greek Admjrnl (J>hil Mcl(ay) , {'enter, and his Amazon Aide (Billie Hise) during the AOD lOth annive rsary party skit "The Trojan Cart (what came before the horse)" last Saturday. The " launche r" will be one of the displays in Hangar 8 at the AOD Open House from 10 • • m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow. R ockets hlay be fired at 10 cents a shot for a Little Le:lgue benefit.

Most peopl e would sUCteed In $ m a I I things, if they were not troubled by great a mbitions.

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'Yol. XYI. ,No. 11' U. S. Nevel Ordnance Tesf. Stetion, Chine Leke, Celifornia friday, tMarch 18, 1960

Propel~ants and Explosives Annual Navy Science Symposium C~~~~::~:!~~~~e ~p~r~?s!~m- Draws 400 Nationwide Scientists mittee to the Integration Committee on Propellants and Explosives was hosted by the Navy at China Lake this week, Tuesday and \Vednesday, March 15 and 16.

Dr. Hemry Elected President of IWV Navy League Group

Members of the Indian Wells Val­ley Council of the Navy League se­lected Dr. J ames H emry last Mon­day n ight to serve as their new president for 1960. H e succeeds Dr. Larry Stevens, who guided the r::ouncil for the past year.

Other officers elected at Monday night's meeting at the Hideaway were: Andy Houston, vice presi­dent; Jerry Barry, secretary; Mel ~rlson, treasurer, and Ken Smith, judge advoca te.

Inasmuch as the Subcommittee membership are primarily engaged in the manufacture of propellants and explosives and are concerned with performance and improve­m ents, this year's meeting was held at NOTS where further work with propellants and explosives could be studied. -

I ndustrial and ordinance instalJa­tions represented were: Picatinny Arsenal; Grand Central Rocket; IUSN Propellant Plant; Rocketdyne ; Hercules Powder Co.; Radford Ar­senal; J oliet Arsenal; Aerojet Gen­eral; Thiokol Chemical Corp.; At­lantic Research; Longhorn Ord­works; Sunflower Ordnance Works; Indiana Arsena l ; U. S. Rubber Co.; H olston Ordnance; Badger Ord­nance ; Rohm and Haas, Redstone; Frankford Arsenal; Holston De· fense Corp.; and L iberty Powder

I n addition to the officers who Defense. will serve t he Council, the member­ship elected six directors: John Cameron, h istorian ; Budd Gott, publicity; Dr. H e nry La Fortune, Shipmate program; B ill F ortin, program chairman; Archie Meyer, membership chairman, and Ken

binson, Ma rine Affairs. J ack Jealen was appointed to head up

tne Sea Scout program, while W . . Robb will con tinue to se rve as

chairman of the ACONA program. T he new officers will be installed

at a combined dinner meeting and "ladies night" to be held at the Hideaway on April 22.

Integr ation Committee Secretary, WaIte r A. F a ng, of J oliet Arsenal, was present at the Station confer· ence. Other Subcommittee officials included J. E arl Whitley, Chairman, of Joliet Arsenal; and Dr. Robert Robbins, Assistant Chairman, of H olston Ordnance Works.

The fifty-seven visitors took time out from a tight two-day schedule of conferences to tour the Sta tion and witness tests on Wednesday morning.

The second a nnual meeting of the Operations Subcommittee was held last June at the H otel Roanoke,

Saluted for Assist to NOTS Roanoke, Virginia, under the aus-Presiding president Dr. Larry ,pices of R adford Arsenal.

S tevens read a letter from Rear Admiral C. C. Hartman, Comman­t'<lnt, Eleventh Naval District, com­mending the local Council on their work. The letter read in part:

"Captain \ V. \V. Holli ster has m entioned to m e that your Council has extcnded wholehearted support to him, as Conllllander of the Na­, 'al Ordn:lnce Test Stat ion, on n u-

m erous wo.ys.

occasions and in many

"It is a pleasure to note the scope of the activities of your Council. It is particularly impressive that the I ndian Wells Valley Council, pos­sessing a membership from a dis ­tant inland location, should demon-

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Mai. L. E. Clark Reports As AF Liaison Officer

Major Lester E . Clark, USAF, has reported aboard as the Air Force's ARDC Liaison Officer to NOTS. He assumes the billet forme rly held by Major Don Scheller, until he was assigned to the Air Command and Staff School, Maxwell AFB, Ala ­bama.

Major Clark's last duty prior to reporting here was as Liaison Of­ficer to the Army Ordnance Mis­sile Command, Redstone Arsenal Huntsville, Alabama, where he worked with the Saturn, Jupiter, Pershing, Sergeant, Corporal, La­("rosse, Nike-Zeus and Nike-Hercu­les missiles.

Ma j. L E. Clark, USAF

Assignments prior to his R ed­stone Arsenal tour included a six­year stint at Wright Patterson AFB in aircraft development and test­ing, with an additionl six years at Eglin AFB, Fla., in aircraft and range instrumentation, plus put­ting B-47 bombers through their paces as a test pilot, and serving as Project Officer for guided air-to­surface missiles.

He flew 43 missions in B-24s during wwn with the 15th Air FOl'ce in the Mediterranean thea­tre. Hc is en titled to wear the Dis­tinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four oak leaf clus­ters.

l\taj. Clark will SI)eak on the Civil Air Patrol's place in the space age program at the CAP Squadron 84 dinner to be held at the Anchorage th is e \'ening a t 6:30. Cadets have also invited Cdr. and Mrs. S. \\'. l\li tc heU to be the ir Sl)ecial g uests.

A command pilot with over 3,300 hours in prop driven planes and 500 hours in jets, Major Clark en­tered the Air Force via the Air Corps Reserve program at Louis­ville, Ky., as a private, and re­ceived hi s wings and commission at Fredrick, Oklahoma, in 1944.

Major Clark and his wife, H elen, have four children, Candace, 13; Thomas M., 12; Robert A., 12; and Steven, 11 months. T he Clarl{'s have been assigned temporary quarters at 59-A Rowe.

Over 400 of the nation's top Navy and civilian scientists attended the Navy's Fourth Science Symposium held at the Huntington-Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena March 9-11. NOTS China Lake and Pasadena acted as hosts for the Office of Naval Research event. As host, Station Commander Capt, \V. W, Hollister welcomed the group at the opening session of the Sym-poslUm.

One of the highlights of the three­day conference was the presenta­tion of the annual "Captain Robert Dexter Conrad Award" to Dr. Ralph E. Gibson, Director, Applied Phys­sics Laboratory of The Johns Hop­kins University, Silver Springs, Md.

Dr. Gibson was chosen as recip­ient of the 1960 Conrad Award for his individual research contribu­tions to the Navy. The lalter in­clude the technology of solid pro­pellant unguided rockets a nd the development of guided missiles.

Dr. C. C. Lauritsen, physics pro­fessor at california Institute of Technology, was principal speaker at the reception and banquet on Wednesday night. Dr. Lauritsen won the same award in 1958 for his contributions to development of the proximity fuze, and to the estab­lishment of NOTS China Lake.

Vice Admiral John T. H ayward, Chief of Naval Operations

for Research and \VINS OONRAD AWARD-For his contributions in research for the Development, was Navy, Dr. Ralph E . Gibson (I) , Director, Applied Physics Laboratory, one of the fea- Johns Hopkins University, is presented the Captain Robert Dexter Con. tured speakers on the opening day of the conference. He spoke in

-praise of Polaris, the nuclear mis-sile on a nuclear submarine, as

Hayward "the finest deter-rent t o surprise attack in the world. In this field we are unques­tionably well ahead of the Rus­sians." Admiral Hayward was the Station's first experimental officer from August, 1944, to August, 1947.

Dr. M. H. Schrenk, Research Co­ordinator of ONR, and General Chairman of the Symposium, point­ed out the importance of electro­magnetic radiation (EMR) today by citing instances where radiation has caused freak accidents.

"A cab driver once inadvertently exploded a missile at cape Cana· veral by making a short-wave ra­dio call," he said.

"A fly almost caused a plane crash when it landed on an electro­cution device in an airport restau­rant and sent radiations out that blocked a vital communication."

Captain Edward A. Ruckner,

IProper Attire for Station Hospital Entry Outlined

Proper attire for military and ch'ilian patients or visitors t o the Station Hospital h al'e been out­lined and approved by the St a­tion Command as follo\\'s:

Military: Uniform 01 the Day or appropriate liberty attire. Le­"is, dungarees, and. T-shirts are n ot cons idered appropriate.

Civil Service: Oothing com­mensurate with position and oc­cupation.

Females: Dress, or blouse and skirt, with shoes. No shorts, hal­ters or a.ny type bathing suits, pe dal pushers, slacks or toreador llants will be permitted.

Obvious legitimate e m ergencies are excl uded.

Dependent children, 14 years and O\'er, are expecte d to m eet the same standards,

Commissary Closes for Inventory

The Commissary will be c losed for im-entory beginning Tllesda:r, l\Iarch 29, at 12 p.m. ami will re ­open T hu rsday, March 31, at 10 OJn.

rad Award at the Science Symposiulll by J ames H. \Vakelin, Jr., Asst. Secretary of the Na.vy for Research and Develol}ment. \ Vakelin, IlCCOIll-panied by Rear Admiral Rawson Benllf>tt D , lo1 s ited NOTS last Septem-her while on a tour of \Vest Coast installations.

USN, of the Bureau of Naval Weap­ons said EMR r esearch has made possible the development of such Naval missiles as the Terrier, Tar­tar, Talos and Sparrow.

Although the m aj 0 r i ty uf 'the meeting was highly se­cret with arm­ed guards pre­sent, Vice Ad­m i ral Hay­;Ward, Rea r \Admiral Raw­son Bennett lI, paptain Ed­ B ennett

ward A. Ruckner, ana James Wakelin, Jr., did meet with the press.

Dr. T. J. Killian, Chief Scientist of the Office of Naval Research, criticized America's teaching meth­ods in the field of electromagnetic science as "confused and outdated."

He described the subject as being "really pretty darned simple." He went on to trace the history of EMR from a theoretical status 85 years ago to a position of world­wide importance today.

The conference discussions ranged from the performance of electronic weapons and the battle of interfer­ence with radio signals to the solv­ing of a plane crash caused by a fly that landed on an electrical de­vice, shorted it out, and obliterated a vital landing signal from the field tower.

NOT S personnel who either chairmaned sessions or presented papers included the followi ng: Dr. W. E. Cartwright, O. L. Mitchell, Dr. A. C. Hoyem, Dr. T. S. Amlip, H. E. Bennett, J. O. Porteus, Rob­ert G. S. Sewell, A. L . Olson, L. W. Nichola.s, E. Regelson, and R. J. Stirton.

LCdr. R. L Barrington Reports To Special Services Division .

Lieutenant Commander Reginald years, he cntered the Navy via the L. Bartington, USN, reported IV-7 program at Northwestern Uni­aboard this week from PHIBOP- versity, where he received his com­TUPAC (Amphibious Operational mission. Training Unit), Naval Amphibious His wife and three children plan Base, Coronado, where he served to remain in Chula Vista, Califor­Cor three years as Operations Of- nia, during his tour of duty at ticer. NOTS.

He is presently assigned to the Special Services Division in the Command Administration Depart­ment.

The Commander has served as instructor of Damage Control a nd ABC Warfare Defense at the Na­val Postgraduate (C.L.S'> School at Monterey for over two years.

He has also served in the follow­ing capacities: Executive Officer and Navigator of the Betelgaux (AK-260); Executive Officer of the Naval Station, Rod·.nan, Panama Canal Zone; Operations Officer and Navigator of the Union (AKA-100); Damage Control Officer aboard the A storia (CL-90); and Commanding Officer of the Arethusa UX-135).

After attending the University 1.--....... of California at Berkeley for three LCdr. R . L Barrington

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R OCIUlOVND OFFICL-\.LS--Xewly e lected (Ii rectors of the NOTS R ock­h ounds (l-r ) Neif \\iUson, \-ice-preside nt ; Pat \Vood, secre t a ry; '''00<1, pres ident. TreaSure r Gordon Dunkel was a bsent.

Sport' Slants By Chuck Mangold, Athletic Direccor

Burroughs Faculty basketball team won the Station In­tramural League championship last Monday night with a thrilling 7 5 -71 overtime win over the Engineering Dept.

After losing the first game of a Armed Forces \Vi\'es J~ague t wo out of three game playoff T eam " 'on Los t Coac h J 0 h n Henderson's team H it and Miss .................. 66~ 25lil fought back to win the next two Canebrake Inn .............. 651~ 26% games and the championship. A H opefuls ... _ ..................... 53 39 team trophy and individual trophies HiLow's ............................ 47 45 w1l1 be awarded the Burroughs Fra Seagulls _ .. _ ............ 38li 53 ¥.! t eam next week. Slowpokes ....................... _ 34"'-.! 58 lh

Tonight at 8 p.m. the NOTS AIl- Big D eals ... - ........ - ......... 33 59 Stars take on the Edwards Air Beatniks .... _ ..................... 30 62

THE ROCKETEER

Meetings ••• PEBBLE PUPS and their fami­

lies will meet on the road outside the old mining town of Calico on March 26 at 9 :30 8.m . for a fi eld trip. Late arrivals may mee t the group at Calico. A lour of Odessa Canyon in search of minerals, agate and petrified wood will com­plete thp. trip.

DESERT ART LEAGUE will in­stall new officers at their next meetipg on Monday, March 21, 8

at the" Community Center. · A program of films will follow the business' meeting. - HEBREW SERVICES will be held today at. 8:~ 1>.m. in tbe East Wing of the .All-Faith Chapel. Fol­lowing services, Philip Schuyler

speak 6n Jewish Art and J ew­ish Artists. Eve ryone is invited.

NROC 11-1 meeting will be held Wednesday, March 23, in . the Michelson Lab. conference room A at 7:30 p.m. Stanlcy S ess ions will speak on "Underwater Acoustics."

CH INA LAKE SQUADRON 84, CAP Cadets will hold a dinner dance at the Anchorage this even­ing at 6:30. Cadets, their parents, and staff members are invited t o attend.

AOD OPEN HOUSE is scheduler1. tomorrow morning from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at NAF's new hangar. AOD employees and their friends are in­vited to attend.

Deep Sea Fishing Excursion Planned

Force team in a rematch of last The NOTS bowling team won the The Engineering Department w eek's play when Edwards won ~~ Station Intramura l Bowling League Recreation Association is currently 70-59 decision over our men. There Championship last w eek. T eam planning a fishing trip in Mexican Is no admission charge for tonight's members who were awarded tro- waters on Saturday, June 25. The

phies included the following: Ben- fishing craft "Xplorer" plans t o nie Paletta, Bob Calderon, Bill leave Mission Bay in San Diego at Brooks, Fred Worrell, Tom Wosick, 2 a.m. a.nd will return at approxi-

game. Bowling

Com mand er 's T roph y League Al Szluka, John Cameron, and Wal- mately 3 p.m. It is anticipated tha t F ina l Standings I ter Mickelson. Yellow Tail will be running at that

Teum \\"on Lost Box.i ng time. NOTS ._._ .................. __ ........ 57 23 All military personnel interested The "Xplorer's" passenger limi ~ NAF .................................... 54 26 in taking boxing lessons are invited is 20 people and r eservations will VX-5 .......... _ ......................... 45 35 to participate in these sessions giv- be handled on a f irst come. first MCGMTU .......................... 41 39 en free of charge by Bernie Locker, served basis. Reservations deadline C!\ru-25 . .............. . ........ 32 48 Monday through Thursday from is April 1. Marine Barracks ............ 20 60 4 :30-6:30 p.m. a t the Sta tion. This expedition is not limited to -----------------.:..----::...------------1 Engineering Departme nt employ­

Promotional Opportunities Curr.nt Stotion employees are encouroged

to opply for Ihe positions li sted below. Ap­plicotions ,hould be accompa ni ed by on up· to·dote FOI'"m 58. The fac t that positions are ddvertised here da-es not prec1vde the use of other meons to fill these vacancies. . Clerlt.Dictgting Machine Transcriber, GS-4,

PO 9.soo15·1, Code 5020. Types monu~cripts

of technical reporlS ~nd performs stenogroph. Ic duties as moy be ossigned.

Secretgry (Typing), GS-4, PO 13887, Code 5520. Secreloriol dut;1$ for Division Heod and stoff.

KD2R·5, or KDB·J. Typical work assigned is the testing, modification, mointenonce, or alignment 10 UHF remote control tronsmitters or reteiving equipment, outomotic pilot sto­bili zotion syslems. Rador troclting beocons, revisions 10 chonge or improve flight choroc· leristics, ond ouocioted aircroft wiring to complish instollations.

File application for ohove position with Dixie Shanohon, Room 26, Personnel Bldg., Ext. 7·2723, by Morch 25.

SuplH"yisory Electronic Technician (Genero!), GS·Il, Code 3053. As Heod of Ihe Electronic

Clerk.Typi st GS·3, Of Penonnel Clerk (Gen) Development ond Operot ions Sect ion, Mias· (Typ) GS-4, PO 13721 ond PO 955005, Code vremenfs Bronch. super"'olises, directs and por· !SSOO. Give derical support to stoff admin· tieipetes in the concept ion, design, enginee-· istration. iog, development, in"ollotion. op~rat;on and

Supervisory General Engineer, GS·13, PO maintenance of all eleClronic ond electrical 15198, Code 7030. Conducu 10n;,J range ond I measurement systems. advanced planning study; prepores and sub· Electronics Mechonic, 52.91 to S3.15 plh, mils onnual plonning for S:o·,on Develop· I Code 3073. Fobricotes. instolls, operotes ond mellt Boord. NOTE: Deed:ine fo- this posi· mointoins telemetry, I,ming, time·position. tion is April I . communication ond sled·bo-ne inslrumento·

File opplicotions for obove positions with Pot Gount, Room 31, Personne! Bldg ., Ext. 71393, by Morch 25.

Budget AnolYlt, GS·Il , PO No. 18509, Code 173. Administration of StOlion's Wo_k Meos·

tion equipment. Electrical or Eledronit Engineer, GS.12,

Code 3083. As Head, Electricol Sections. plans, dl$igns and estimotes co st of ronge electrico! focilities such os ke contro!, pow·

urement Program, formulation ond execution er, signal. communicotionl ond lighting 5YS' of Copilal Budget, Prepo-ori~n of pe-iodic tems. Designs and develops electronic de­ond od hoc reports, interpret:;Jt,on of instruc. viCeS ond instrumentot;on. tions. Clerlt-Dictotin1iiil Machine Transcriber, GS·4,

Aero. Rocket Power Plo nt Development En_ PO No. 0-400-42, Cad, 4023. Performs secre· gi neer, OS·12, PO No. 0-45036, Code 4515. toriol type duties fOf the Heod of the Anti. Direction of design ond de .. elopmed of 0 Submorine Weopons Bronch ond in oddition mojor propulsion system comp:::nent, design perfOfms clericol. typing ond ~retariol duo ond development. technicol lioi50n, odmin· ties for other employees in Ihe bronch. ist-otiye ond miscelloneous duties, deye~op. Electronics Mechanic, 52.91 to 53.15 plh, ment of Junior Engineers. I Code -4035. Modif,es. os~embles ond inslolls

A(countont, GS·7, PO No. 18458, Code various weapons Components for the Air to 1762. Administers the off,c 0: occ::;:..rnh of Surfoce Weopons Bronch. 10:0: funding ond iob cost cless;;;wt:ons to Fi le opplkotion for above positions with supply financial dato reQui"ed for vorious Pot Delliing, Room 304 , Personnel 8ldg., Ext. b~els af monagement fo- fun::! cenl-o: and 7·2032, by Morch 25. the preparation ond iustif;ca~,cn of budget Other Federa l Oll l)Ortunities e!timotes, etc. Mothemoticion, GS·15; Woshington D,C.

Engineering Technicion, G5·9, PO No. Forword SF 57 to EXOS Personnel B-oneh, 03 502-4, Code 3532. Des:.n of mechonicol Room 0106. Main Novy B:og" Novy Dept., components, shop liaison, in$1eII01:on cnd Wash. 25. D.C. Closing date, Morch 23. test of components. Supervisory Aeornouticol Power Plont

Supv. Electronic Developme nt Technicion search Engineer, GS·13; New Jersey. For· (I nsITu.), GS·II, PO No. 33271 , Code 18. word SF 57 to Industrial Relations Dept .. Perform design and developm~nt work. Eval· U.S. Novol Air Turbine Test Stotion. P.O. uation of instrumentotion ond guidance sys· Sox 1719, Trenton, New Je~sey. Closing date, lems. Prepare suitoble check end olignment Morch 25. procedure and instruct ope-otin;;; personnel Supervisory Physicist (Sound ), GS·13; Wosh .. in their opplicotion, superyis;:;:n of troining, D.C. Forword SF 57 to Employment Officer, I;oison activities. I Dovid Toylor Model Bosin. Wash. 7, D.C.

Electronic Mechanic, 52.91 to S3 .15 pIn, Closing dote: March 3l. Code 18. Operotas, disossemblel, inspech. i Supervisory Accountant, GS·12; More Is· le.IS, and instolls 011 tYPI$ of eleclronic land. forwo~d SF 57 to Head, Employment equipment and equipment e:~e~;e\ly designed I Division (Code (I72dJ. More Islond Naval for the Armed Forces and sp,,:ol equipment Shipyord. Volleio, Calif. Clos;"g dofe, April ":. wh:ch has been developed for measuring ond Superviiory Mechonicol Engineer (Generoll, rec:)(di ng the speeds, polhs ond o:ce'eration I GS·15; New 'fork. Fo-word SI' 57 to Indus· of high velocity missile.>. Irial Relotlons Off." (Code 150l. N,Y. Noval

Supervisory Electronic Technicion, GS·9, I Shipyard, Brooklyn I, NaW' 'fo rk. Cos ing PO No. 018002, Code 18. The inco.lmber.t os., dote, April 8 s;~ns dutieS to Pl"epare t:lrgets for opere· For more informotion contact Eloise Buck, tionol schedules of Ine F6F-5K, F9'f-6K, KDA·4, Personnel aldg., Ext. 72069.

ees. Anyone interested in joining the party may call Gene Gibson, Ext. 72858, or John Chatfield, Ext. 72816.

Little League President Appoints Player Agent

Chma Lake Little L eagu e Presi­dent, Bob Freedman, announced the !ippointment of Tom Gunning as Player Agent. The Player Agen t conducts the A League Player Auc­tion and is responsible for keeping all plaYt!r assignment records.

Youngsters are reminded that the final tryout for league is schedul­ed at Diamond No.1. tomorrow at 9 a.m. A total of 173 boys appeared (or tryout las t S a turda y.

Keglers Kick Off Tenpin Tournament

The Ninth Annual Bowling Tour­nament begins tomo rrow, 8 :30 p.m., at Station Alley No.2. Opening ceremonies will be conducted im­mediately prior to the start of the first squad.

A total of 30 fea rn , 68 dOUbles, 136 single~, and 107 All Events en­tries have been rcce ived.

T ournament entrants a re remind­ed to check with officia ls at least 30 minutes prior to s tarting time for any event.

F I REFIGH TE n -Haro ld T. Es­penlau b receive!'. congTatulat i o n s from Cdr. S. W. Mitch ell , Com -m and Adm.in is­tra tion Head, ull­on receipt of a 20 ~'ea r service p in. Espenla u b h as sernd 10 years of this t enure w ith t h e SOTS F ire Bra nch, plus 11 5 "'ear h itch in the Na,'y.

Friday, Ma rch 18, 1960

* * * * * * Station Theatre to Close for Alterations; Patron Dress Standard To Go in Effect

Pending the long-awaited renovation of the Station Theatre which is due to start next Monday, March 21, committee of China Lake residents representing a eros section of civilian, militar)', religious and civic groups was ~ppointed to set forth a standard of dress for Thea tre pa­trons. When the Theatre re-opens in approxima tel)' two weeks, the standards set below, which have been approved b)' 'the Station Command, will become effect ive.

Members of the dress standard commit.tee -were: ·Msgr. John .~. ·C. Ryan; Chaplain Robert "Q'" Jones; Cdr. S. W. Mitchell ; Lt (jg) A. M . Olson; Jane Wilson, Jean Cone, and Barbara Auld.

St a ndar(t of Dress "The Theatre provides the most

popular community recreation on the Station. Aware of the need fot the physical improvement of this facility, every effort Is being made to increase the patron's comfort and improve the appearance of the building. These improvements will include n ew seats, floor renovation , and improved technical equipment.

"The appearance of the Theatre is not the only concern. In keeping with good taste and consideration for other patrons it has been found desirable to estabHsh a standard of dress for Station movie attendees. This action has been taken at the request of movie-goers , both civil­ian and military. They have ex­pressed a desire that the high standards of the mission of this Station also be reflected in the community life at China Lake. It is for this reason that all Theatre patrons are encouraged to practice high personal standards of deport~ ment and take personal pride in wearing neat, clean, and appro­priate atti re to this community ac­tivity.

''The dress standards set impose no hardship on any person, or group. They conform to the nor­mal standards of good taste and acceptability and at the same time. allow a manner of d ress which is appropriate for climatic conditions of the China Lake area.

"It is believed that acceptance of and adherence to these guidelines of acceptable dress will result in creased appreciation and enjoyment of our ' Station Theatre privileges. Therefore; with confidence in the wholehearted cooperation of China L ake residents, their children, and guests, the following standards are set forth:

" tOl\,[E:~lt, hig h school age a nd o \'e r , will not wear sh orts abo\'e the knees, h a lter-type tops, h a ir curle rs (unless head is co \'e red w j t h sca r f), leot ards, bnthin g snits, T-shirts, go-aheads (t hongs) or shower s h oes.·

CHILDRE N , below high school age, w ill not w ear ba thi ng suits, go-a heads or shower s hoes.

l\IEX, high sch ool age a nd onr,

Photography Class Registrations Open Bu r r 0 u gh s E \'c nillg High

School will offer a class in be ­g in ninl;' photogrOI)hy begi n ning next Tuesday, March 22, accord­ing t o \\'. J. Shortt. Principal.

Registrations will take J)lace at Bur ro ughs ' Vi n g L, located sou t h or t he Main Office, Room S9-A at 7 p.m. Charles Voll mer w ill be the instructor.

will n ot wear ba thing trunks 01'

s horts, ski\' \' ie shirts, g o-a heads or s h owe r s h oes.

· Safety factor. '"

SHOWBOAT *On. showIng p. night at 7 p.m.

**Two showings per night at 6 and' p.m. TODAY MAR. 11

" Desert Elementory Honor Chorus" 6,30 . 7,30 p.m. Open to Publi c; * " BRIDGES .. AT .. TOKO-RI" (103 Min.)

William Halden, Mickey Rooney, Grace Kelly

8 p.m. Navy pilot, rescued by helicopter po l, gaes

to Jopan ond fa mily. Loter minion creotes another crO$h ond rescue attempt by sOme buddy. A penetrating look into oction, ond suspenseful dromo.

SHORTS, "Bononza Bunny" (7 Min.)

SAT. , --MATINEE

"STAR Of IHOIA" (84 Min.) COfnel Wilde

MAR. 19

SHORTS, "Solid Serenade" (7 Min.) "Pirates of High Seas" No.2 (17 Min.) .

EVENING * liMA BARKER'S KILL ER BROOD" (B2 Min.) Lurene Tuttle, Trislom Coff

Almost unbelievable true story of ° mother teaching her son$ to steol, p!anning robberies ond scolding them for getting caught. Vio­lent 1935 story of guns ond bullet·proof vests.

.sHO~TS, "Aloha Nui" (10 Min.) " Legend of EI Dorodo" (17 Min.)

SUN. MAl(. , ** " BElOVED INFIDEL" (122 Min.) DebOfah Kerr, Gregory Peck

6 0nd8,1 5 Sheila Graham, hired for a syndicat. COl4

umn, gaes 10 Hollywood ond stories get her off to a bod stort. She foils for an aut~ who con't marry. This Is 0 dromatic love story with 0 glamour bockground.

NonCE The Stotion Theotre will be dosed for r ...

furbishing starling next MondaYt March 21, for opproximgtely two weelts. Re-openino dote will be onnounced later in this columlir

Visit Set for Internal Revenue Representative

A r ell resenta t iYe of the Office of I nterna l Renn ue w ill be a\"ail ~

able at NOTS for consulta ti on on income tax Ilroble ms, a ll d ay

starting at 8 a.m., \\'edncsday, Ap r il 6.

Re,' enue Officer H . H. Nieman will be located at the top deck of t he Personnel B u ilding, Roo m 25.

k****+ ............. , ••• * NOTS ON THE AIR

KRKS (1240) 11:30o.m.

Broodcost directly from the Rocketeet office.

Mondoy through Friday

KRCK (1360) 710.5 a.m. 12 Noon 5 p.m.

Monday through friday

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of the U.S. HAYAl ORDHANCI!

TEST ST .... TlON Chino lak., Calif .

Captain W. W. Holllst • • USN Station Command.

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Worren D. Cambridge, PHGAI'ol Photogropher

Art illustra tion by Technical Informatica. Department.

Office, Houllng Building 3' r.l.phonel 71354, 716", 72012

DEADLI NES Newl Storiel _ ..... ___ .. ___ Tue •. , ":31) p.m. Photographs _____ .... __ .. __ Tues., 11 :30 a.m.

PASADENA. Nova s.m.yn _____ _ Corr~

Phon. Ext. 482 Shav Monsen, A. E. alack. D. Sanct.,

Photographer. Printed ", •• kly by Hubbard Printing, .. .,

cre,t, Calif., with approptloted fundt I ..... pllance with HAYEXOS P-3, .

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Friday, March 18 , 1960 THE ROCKETEER Pege Three

.What's Doing

RECREATION News From Pasadena IN By '" '' Gem<, RtCTt.tion Virtcto.

The Station Theatre will be closed for approximatel)' '1 days beginning Monday, March 21. During this period cW sea ts will be installed along with repair and replace­

ment of other equipment. The re-opening date will be announced in the near future.

Just Call Him Cupid-Or, The Matrimonial-Minded Recru iter

Reminder T here is one week remaining

in whic h t o m ak e your contri bu­t ion to the American .Red Cross f und drh'e a t NOTS Pasadell3. From now on, when Recruiter A. J. Tickner, Head of

UOD's Guidance and Cont rol D ivision, goes out to inter­view students, he'll have to keep in mind that the girls he recruits rna)' eventually become the wives of our future

Diving Ent h usiast s staff men.

NRAC Study Team Due Here Tuesday 'J:t appears as thou'gh recreation

It wasn't planned that way-but at China Lake will be going unde r-let ·s take a look at h;, record, water, judgin g from the enthusias-

lib 'response to last week's request RAFT Club Recruited from San FranCisco Tonight is the date for the RAFT State, class of 1956, was Barbara fo"r interested skin divers. The first

Club's big "St. Patrick's" March Perrine. Here at NOTS Pasadena, meeting for th is group will be an-Birthday Dance. Be sure to wear ~he met another recruit, Jay Steg­nounced when the t raining and something with a little green, or man (brought aboard by Ted Gaut­sa:ety standards are more def inite-pay a forfeit. Music and dancing schi from the University of Cali­ly' establis hed. W atch t h is column

f~r that first meeting date! fun will be furnished by Mel Cohn's fornia at Berkeley, class of 1954.>. ''The Playboys," from 8:30 t o 11:30 The Stegmans were married in Bridge Lessons

The f irst in a series of eight p.m. Club decorations will go up February and are now honeymoon­W ednesday and T h ursday evenings, ing in Mexico.

bridge lessons will t ake place next so come on and help us! Harry Quong was recruited by Monday a t 7:30 p.m . in the lou nge

A record a nd J'uke box Capri Par- Tickner from San Francisco State area of the Community Center. b d These lessons are sponso red by t h e ty is planned for Satu rday, March also and brought a oar as a mem­Ch ina Lake Committee of t he Am- 26. This is being arranged by pop- ber of the Junior Professional P ro­erican Cont ract B r idge League. ulai" request, however, if Capri's are I gram. During this. ti~e, he ~et E 'ach sess ion w ill consist of a thirty to be worn, it m ust be in a dress- another San Franclsclan, Fumlye minute lecture fo llowed by one hour up fashion. Suggestions are invited Ando from UC Berkeley who came i n bridge playi ng: This beginners for making this Winter Holiday In- here with the Management Intern course is offered to stimulate inter- door Beach P arty a success. Prizes Program. The Quongs have now est in bridge playing and to in - for dance games are being planned, been married about two years.

but new and clever ideas are wel- Tickner's real triumph is the en-crease participation in a competi- gagement of two of hi's recru,'t, to corned t ive and exciting game.' each other- Fran Tibbits and John

Lessons are free of charge and RAFT Club schedule for the re- Brooks. A mathematician, Fran is the Committee requests that regis - mainder of March will be as fol- from Whitman, class of 1959, and t ration be made before March 21 lows: Tuesday, 7-10 p.m.; a nd Wed- Brooks is a physicist from SF by calling Lillian Fojt. Ext. 76101, nesday through Friday, 4-10 p.m. State, class of 1955. The wedding or Ann Seitz, Ext. 72010. Last Saturday was the final Junior date has not yet been set.

H obby Sh Oll and S enior Cotillion for this season Another Tickner recruit to re-Anyone having a project under- a nd the Club will now be open to centJy announce her engagement

way at the NOTS Hobby Shop i,s re- members every Saturday from 2-11 is Peggy Barhyte. H er intended is minded that it will be closed April p.m., unless otherwise noted. Dean Lawren ce (a recruit of Dom

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NE\V LOOK-Viewing the new facility in tne Community Center a re J ean Cone, R ecreation Director, Ann Seitz, Building Munager , and E ns. E . A. Lupberge r, Specia l Services Office r. In a ddition to the lounge, ::i games r oom equipped with s huf fle board a nd ping pong is a lso a ya U­a ble. Table games m ay be ch eck ed out nt the receptionist counte r . This rec reation a rea is ollen t o all a dult personnel Monday throu gh Friday until 10:30 p.m.

GIFT DIS PLAY-Cera mics Club offic ials Grethel Da yis (1), ,,"ice Pres­ident, and Phyllis Patte rson, Preside nt, exhibit asht rays of origina l de­s ig n c rea ted by club m embers and d ona t ed t o S pecial Services for use in the n ew a dult lounge.

and both are from classes of 1959, Peggy from Whitman and Dean from the University of Kansas.

The S i m u I a tor Laboratory, a

Teachers Hosted During BIE Day

Fiftee n faculty m embers from lo­cal schools were given an indoctri­nation on the mission and scope of activities of NOTS Pasadena last Friday.

The program was part of NOTS Pasadena's participation in the Business-Industry-Education Day Program sponsored by the Pasa­dena Chamber of Commerce.

The day's activities included a morning meeting at Pasadena Ci ty College for informal discussions be­tween t eachers and industry repre­sentatives. Keynote speaker was Harold C. McClellan, General Man­ager of the American National Ex­hibition in Moscow. NOTS Pasa­dena was represented at the meet­ing by Cdr. H . J. Hicks, Jr., Assist­ant to Director of Supply ; Robert Leard, H ead, Quality Engineering Division ; and Bernard Silver, Head of Personnel Division, Pasadena.

During a n afternoon tour at Foothill, LCdr. E. P. K. King, Tech­nica l Office r , gave a brief history of the Station and showed a series of colored slides which d epicted the areas, facilities, and different types of jobs done here.

Cdr. Hicks spoke on supply op­erations of a research and develop­ment activity. Mr. Leard gave the visitors a conducted tour which in­cluded shop stores, gage labora­tory, mOdel laboratory, simulator laboratory, and a torpedo display.

Schools represented were: Wilson Junior High, Eliot Junior High, Hamilton, M cKinley Junior High, Washington, Euge ne Field, LaCa­nada, Franklin, J ohn Muir, J effer­son and Burbank.

Noon Programs Told Noon-time entertainment pro­

grams are scheduled each Wednes­day in the Building 7 conference room as follows: Da t e Progra m

March 23-Bear Country (Disney film)

March 30-5ki Hiliday in the Alps April 6- W ater Birds (Disney film) April 13-5ki H ere and There April 20--Alaska with Harlan Mu!'­

ray

Patrick Is Promoted H oward V. L. Patrick of UOD's

Guidance and Control Division has been promoted from Engineering Aid (Mechanical), GS-5, to MeChan­ica l Engineer, GS-7.

branch of Tick ner's divi s ion, seems to offer some incentive toward matrimonial lines. Not only are Stegman and Lawrence both em­ployed there, but there's a third man- Bill Lowe (also a Tickner recruit) who was recently married (though not to a NOTS girD. Bill. a physicist from SF State met his bride, Susan Lao of Hong Ko ng, in

A. J . Tickner

Los Angeles and they've been mar­ried since December, 1959 .

It's a pretty impressive record you must admit.

His trips cover Whitman, Lewis and Cla rk, University of P ortland. and San Francisco State. During the past five years, he has madc two recruiting trips a year and dur­ing this time has brought 33 re­cruits to China Lake and Pasadena as well as a number of summer employees.

NOT S Pasadena's capabilities, facilities, a nd scientific operations will be analyzed during a two-day visit next week, M arch 22-23, of the Naval R esearch Advisory Commit­tee.

The group has been studying re4 search, development, t est and eval­uation facilities of activities affect­ed by the merger of the Bureaus of Ordnance and Aeronautics into the Bureau of Naval Weapons. T he Comm ittee was at China Lake the first w eek in F ebr uary. Prim~ry p u rpose of the study is

to assis t in determ ining how ex­i.st ing l'esearch , development, test a n d evaluation capabilities can be used m ost effectively in accom4 plishing p rograms of the Bureau.

Bridge Party Set T he NOTS Bridge Club will hold

a charity party on Monday. April 4, 7 p.m., at Willard Youth Center. Master points will be awarded and refreshments will be se rved.

Further information is available f rom Bob Sullivan, Extension 81.

Winners of the March Master Point game were as follows:

N -S : Bob Sullivan and Bruce Mc­Loud, first ; John Watkins and Dean Lawrence, second; and Lloyd Bierer and Melanie Van H eusden, third. E-W: Earl Rasmussen and Ervin Riensche, firs t; Jack and Betty Davis, second; and John and Elaine Nairn, third.

Interest Surveyed In Public Speaking Club

A survey to determine if there is sufficient interest in forming a public speaking club is being con4 ducted by the Personnel Division. The informal group would be s imi­lar in intent to Toastmasters eX4 cept it would be composed of NOTS Pasadena personnel only.

I nterested persons are asked to leave their name with B ertha Walsh, Extension 113.

"True Magaine" Story Relates Heroic Wartime Adventures of NOT'S Diver

By E. R. Musgrave An article appearing in the January issue of True Mag­

azine, "The \Var's Greatest Snafu Treasure Hunt," dis­closed a fabulous adventure in which one of our divers played a leading role. The fe llow is none other tha n George McCullough, with the Pasadena Division of the Test De­partment.

A modest fellow, George doesn't I It was a dangerous feat. Not only talk much of his adventures, but I did they face d eath If discovered the rumor has it there is a possibili- at their sabotage work, but they ty of a movie being made on the also faced death with every dive "Treasure" story. due to their diving equipment.

During World W ar II, George They were diving to depths of 80 had duty as a deep sea diver to 120 feet with the barest of equip­aboa rd the USS Pigeon, and was ment. The pumps were inadequate taken prisoner when Corregidor fell to supply sufficient compressed on May 6, 1942. H e w as sent to the air, the diving equipment was suclt notorious Camp No.3 at Cabana- that the slightest slip would be a tuan in the Philippines. A month casualty, and lack of decompression later, 50 to 70 pounds lighter, he and tables forced the men to rely ou six other divers were given orde rs their memories to surface at the by a J apanese Captain to go on n right speed to avoid the bends. This diving miss ion. They knew imme- might explain why George is one diately for what they would be div- of the best divers ever employed ing, for it was common knowledge py NOTS. that jwt before the fall of the Complete details of this fabu lous Philippines, nearly 16 million pesos story may be read in True Maga­had been dumped into Manila Bay zine.

to keep it out of enemy hands. In McCullough was first with NOTS fact , M cCullough had helped dump as a Navy diver at Morris Dam. it. For political as well as financial After 20 years service with the reasons, the Japanese desired very Navy, he re tired as Chief Gunner's much to obtain this prize of nearly Mate (Master Diver) and was im­eight million dollars. mediately hired to fill a billet in

The group of divers (under pen- the Test Department, Pasadena alty of d eath) d evised an ingenious Division, as Ordnanceman. H e is plan a nd carried it out to the very still making his quota of hazardous end. They would sabotage the boxes diving missions-but none to equal of silver while fulfilling their diving "The War's Greatest Snafu Treas­mission, limiting the amount recov­ered to a minimum. At the same time, they stole about 30 per cent of the a mount recovered. using it (or much n eeded food, clothes, and medicines for their sick buddies back at prison camp.

ure Hunt." McCullough resides in Compton

with his wife, Toni, and is present ­ly working at the Long Beach Range and San Clemente Island on NOTS programs.