... Page Six THE ROCKETEER August 3 r. 1956

[ •• ":II Outline Elementary School District Zone Lines Based on New Pupil Registration

~+==.== Eleme";tary school district zoning lines were outlined this week by local school offici:tls and parents are u rged to pay special attention to the new attendance ~one lmes for pupils in grades kindergarten through six. \'Videspread movement of famIlies on the Station, the new \'Vherry project, and the reactivation of the Rowe street school have-forced changes in zone lines :a.:.t.:.a:.:ll~g~r::.ad:.e:...:l.::.e.:..v.::el:::.s:.... _______________ _

Class lists for the elementary

1\"'EW SELF-PAK DISPLAY-Fred L. Richards (right), hend, publish­in~ branch, and Hal Lindberg. technicu l illus trator. both of technical infonnatlon del)artmen t are pictured with a new Self·l>ak display. It wUl be sllOwn at the National Aircraft Show in Oklahoma. City.

schools have been prepared by I to Halsey, and east to Blue Ridge. road, and SQuth to the end of the school principals and will be posted I Groves school second grade zon~ street. on classroom doors Monday, Sep- includes the area enclosed by the Fifth Grade 7...ones tcmbl!r 10. These were based on the .following line: Starting at the corn- Uichmond school fifth grade zone

Self -Pak T echnJque Is Being Developed To Tell Public of NOTS Accomplishmen.ts

registration of new pupils to the er of ' Laurits~n and Halsey, go includes the area to the north and "district and class lists from last south to Tyler, east to Richmond east of a line starting at the corner year. Ghildren new to the distric t road south to Yorktown west.. to of McIntyre and No. Lauritsen, go· who have not been registered by Lau;itsen, north to Langl:y, west to ing south on Hussey to Halsey, east Monday morning, September 10, Burke road, including houses on to Lauritse n, south to Groves, east must be registered at the main of· both sides of street, north to Horn. to Richmond road, north to H a lsey, fice at Burroughs school before et, west to Renshaw, southwest on and east to Blue Ridge. school and class assignment can be R enshaw to So. Knox: road, north to Gro\'es school fifth grade zone made. Halsey. and east to the starling takes in the area enclosed by the

Because of the difficulty of vis· point. following line: Starting at the. cor·

A new Self·Plik display, equippcd with projector for a continuous showing of slides on Station tech· nical programs, will appear for the first time at the National Aircraft Show to be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, fro m September· 1·3. Two other NOTS displays to be shown will be the 2."75 weapon de· velopment display and the 2."75 launcher display.

NOTS will also have two exhib· its at the Tri·County Fair which will take place in Bishop from Aug· ust 31 through September 3. The first display is on propellant de­velopment work, while the other de· picts the weapon development cycle at NOTS. The latter includes a can· tinuous slide story of Station tech­nical programs.

ualizing word descriptions of at- Rowe stree t. school second grade ncr of Lauritsen and Halsey, go tendance zone lines, it is suggested zone takes in an area enclosed by . south to Groves. east to Richmond that parents use the map on the the following line: Starting at the road, south to Ranger, west to ~ack cover of the Station telepho'ne corner of Hornet and Burke road, Lauritsen north to HO r)lct, west to directory as a reference in deter· go south to Langley, west to Rowe, Renshaw: south to Independence, mining the grade level zone for including houses on both sides of north and west on I ndependence to each child in their family. Langley, southwest on Rowe to So. Forrestal, wes t to So. Knox road,

Transportation schedules will ap- Knox road, including all houses on north to Halsey, and east to the ' pear in the September 7 issue of the both sides of Rowe, north to Ren. starting point. Rocketeer. shaw, east and north on R enshaw to Rowe street school fifth grade

Aceompanying t h e displa.ys to Oklahoma City \\; 11 be K en enth H. Robinson, head, teclmicnl inform­ation department; Fred · L. Wch­.rds, head, I)yblishing branch of TID; and Dona ld J. Jacks. head. enrineering research section, rocket developme nt departm.ent.

Commander F. R. Whitby Jr., head, command administration de· partment w.i1l officially represent NOTS at the opening ceremonies of the Fair, and A. B. Christman, head, development branch, techni­cal information department will ac­company the displays.

EMCO Meeting Highlights Examination Procedures, Appoints Two Committees

A meeting of the Employee­Management Council was held on August 8 in the Community Cen· ter. The highlight of the meeting was the clarification of "promo­tional examination procedures" by HRrold Hobbs, executive secretary, Board of Examiners, northern sec· tot'. Hobbs reviewed promotional pro c e d u I' 0 s, summarizing back­ground information and referred to NCPI 74 as a guide in such mat· ters.

Pertincnt poi n t s discussed by Hobbs arc as follows:

• The Station determines con­tent of the examination announce· ment. This includes salary, area cf competition, qualifying trades, and other administrative matter~. Af· tcr the examination is approved by the Station, it is issued by the board.

• Test material is issued by the board and administered )ly the Sta· lion.

• The applicant·s l)el'Sonnel jack· ct. is reviewed by the panel rater to evaluate the applicant's cxperi· enec, adminis trative ability, fitness and gencral quality. The test con­stitutes 40 percent of the total score and thc jackct 60 percent. If the oral examination is given the writ· ten portion makes up 40 percent. the oral 20 percent, and the jacket 40 percenL

to nOid up registe.rs to wait for re· turn of vouchers.

• Application:f should be com· plete. The applicant should include all experience, Whether or not pert­inent to position ·applied for, and should indicate the percentage of time spent on each function. If information is not adequate or dis· crepancies appear, the board will request a supplement.

• Panel raters are nominated by the Station. These raters are experts or specialists in a partic­ular trade.

• In reference to a question on o the r examination procedures, Hobbs stated that an unassembled examination is rated by the board; these ratings can be appealed with­in thirty days; and if the examin· alion is open continuously and an applicant fails, he can again file.

In addition to the above the council acted upon and heard re · ports on the following items:

Two committees appointed- It was reported (nat the Station has ap­pointed a committee to investigate a.nd make recommendations on the Station's present examination sys· rem. A committee was appointed by the Council to study the present housing policy and administration to obtain information for develop­ment of pl'oposed changes in the Station hqusing policy. The commit­tee members are: Louis Sidney,

• Mathematical calculations arc chairman; Bob Duguid and Earle made by tlJe board on the bMis Kirkbride, of facts presented by the panel One· way street on Knox road raters. A sliding rule is used to de- dur ing" rush hours- Station oUicials termine the passing score. report that this does not ape par

• The registers arc maintaincil feasible at the present time. Add· by the board's detached represent· itionai officel'S "are being used to atives. These registers are of a control the traffic at different confidential nature and not avail· points. il ble to the public. Report. of On·Site Surny- A let-

• 'Vhel1 examinations arc open· ter from Rear Admiral F. S. With· ed beyond the Station, the three mgton indicated hc wa.s .pleascd with hishest local eligibles arc certified thc results of the im;pection. H6w· to the Station even if they are be· eve r, there arc arcas that need im­la,,, the top threc on the register. provemenl. Thc Station has rece iv-

• Fh'c point:, can bc added or cd recommendations to investigate deducted if the differcnce (final thct)e areas and action will bc takcn. :score) is not lower than 70 on the Station .)olicy concerning cnwloy-basis of vouchers. ces working alone. in ha.w...rdous

• At present, vouchers are re· trades; Or a.t nigh t.--There is no quested from the applicant's im· spec ific policy, and it was felt tllat

, mediate supervisor and other sup· a general policy would not be ap· en'isors having knowlcdge of th~ propriate. It is management prac· 8)1pJicant's worl,. The board does I li ce to (]:;sion a team of two when ntlt vouchcr Olle o[ the refcrcnce:-i women work in i:;;o lated pla.ces .al on the back of Ule F'orm fJ7 ~illl.'(' niehL If Ule job docs not require it IS thc board's orumm lhat fhi ::; I t\\O, it i:; th~ practice to as~ign a "ouchcr would be favorable or thc m<U1. In home l1Uitanccs \,·hen there applicant would not h st them 8.S IS not sufficient personfl.el to have references. Additional vouchers a team of two, the employee checks have r~ot been requested because in at designated times. Safety reg .. of work!c3.d, there is no as urance u!ations discourage u.s~ng only one vouchers will be returned, and it ~n in a he.::.ardous area unless "oes n ot appear to be desirable abaolutE:ly nec{;:lJary.

Kindergarten Zones HQrnet, and east to the starting zone includes the prefabs and the Ricbmond school kindergarten point. area enclosed by a line starting at

zone takes in the area north and Vieweg school second grade zone the corner of Langley and Laurit­east of a line starting at the corner takes in the Desert Park area and sen, going north to Hornet, west of McIntyre and No. Lauritsen, go. the Station trailer court area. to Renshaw, south and west on

Renshaw to So. Knox road, and ing south on Hussey to Halsey, and Third Grade Zones :a>uth on So. Knox road to the end east on Halsey to Blue Ridge. Richmond school third grade zone

Groves schoo1 kindergarten zone takes in the -area north and east of of the street. t k . th I Vieweg school fifth grade zone a es In e area enc osed by the a line starting at the corner of

I includes the Station trailer court fol owing line: Starting at the corn- McIntyre and No. Lauritsen, going I and Desert Park areas, and those er .of Ha sey an,d Richmond roads, south on Hussey to Halsey, east to h

houses west of a line starting at t e go south to Yorktown, west to Lau- Lauritsen, south to Groves, east to corner of Forrestal and So. Knox ritsen, .north te Hornet, west to Richmond road, north to Halsey, d

Renshaw, south ~n~ west on Ren. and east to . Blue Ridge. road, going e,ast to Indepen ence, south arid east on Independence to shaw to Knox road, north .on .Knox Groves school third grade zone

. d Renshaw, and south and west on roa , including all trailers, to Hal- includes the area enclosed by the Renshaw to So. Knox road. sey, and east to the starting point. following line: starting at the corn·

Ro ... Si.~th Grade Zones we street school kindergarten er of Lauritsen and Halsey, go Rielunolld school sL"Xth grade zone zone takes in an area enclosed by south to Groves, east to Richmond I

takes In the area north and east 0 the following lines: Starting at the road, south to Yorktown, west to . I a line starting at the corner a

corner of Lauritsen and Hornet, go Lauritsen, north to Hornet, west to Parsons and Halsey, going south west on Hornet to Renshaw, south RenShaw, southwest on Renshaw

on Parsons to EntwisUe, east to and west on Renshaw to south to Independence, northwest on In. Lauritsen, south to Groves, cast to Knox road, south to Rowe, east and dependence to Franklin, south and Richmond road, north to Halsey, north on Rowe to Langlc~, includ· west on Franklin to So. Knox road. and east to Blue Ridge. ing houses on both sides of Rowe, north to Halsey, and east to the

Gro,'es school sixth grade zone east on Langley to Lauritsen, in· starting point. h takes in the area enclosed by t 6

cluding houses on both sides of Rowe street school third grade I following Bne: starting at the cor-Lang ey, and north to the starting zone takes in the area enclosed by I

ncr of Lauritsen and Entwist e, point. the following line: Starting at the t R· h

V · go south to Groves, east a IC-. teweg sch ool kindergarten zone corner of Hornet and Lauritsen, go t takes in Desert Park area. south to Langley, west to Rowe, mond road, south to Ranger, wes

to Lauritsen, north to Hornet, west First Grade Zones including houses on both sides of to Renshaw, south and west on

Richmond school first grade zone Langley, southwest to So. Knox Renshaw to So. Knox road, north takes in the area north and east road, including houses on both sides to Halsey, east to Parsons road, of a line starting at McIntyre and of Rowe, north to Franklin, east to south on Parsons to Entwistle, and Lauritsen, going south on Hussey Independence, southeast on Inde· east to the starting point. to Halsey, east to Lauritsen, south pendence to R enshaw, northeast Uowe street school sixth grade to Thompson, east to Richmond on Renshaw to Hornet, and east to zone includes the prefab area and road, north to Halsey, and east to the stal'ting point. . all those houses enclosed by a Jine Blue Ridge road. "ieweg school third grade zone d La ·ts starting at Langley an UI'j en,

GnJ\"es school firs t grade zone will include the Desert Park Area t, t t going Jlorth to Horne wes 0 includes the aJ'ea enclosed by the and the Station trailer court. t R Renshaw, south and wes on en· followin.O' line~ Startin.O' at Halsey .Fourth Gmde Zones d tl shaw to So. K.rtox roa , and sou 1 and Lauritsen, go south to Thomp- Uichmond school fourth grade to the end of the s treet. son, cast to Richmond road, south zone takes in the area north and h d \'ieweg school s ixt gra e zone to Yorktown, west to Lauritsen, east of a line starting at the corner takes in the Station traile r court north to Langley, west to Burke of Halsey and Parsons road, going and Desert Park area. road, including houses on both sides south to Byrnes, east to Lauritsen, of street, north to Hornet, west to south to Groves, cast to Richmond Renshaw, south and west on Ren- road, north to HalseYI and east to shaw to Smith road, north to Farra· Blue Ridge. gut, west to So. Knox road, north to Gro\'(~s school fourth grade zone Halsey, and cast to the starting takes in the area enclosed by the point. following line: Slarting at the eorn-

Rowe street school first grade er of Halsey and So. Knox road, go zone takes in an area enclosed by cast to Parsons, south to Byrnes, thc follo\\-ing line: Starting at thc east to Lauritsen, south to Groves, corner of Hornct and Burke road, cast to Richmond road, south to go south to Langley, west to Rowe, Yorktown, we.st to Lauritsen, north including houses on both sides of to Hornet, west to Renshaw, south the strect, southwest on Rowe to and west on Renshaw to So. Knox Smith road including houses on rond, and north to the s tarting both sides of the strecl, north to point. Ringgold, northeast to Renshaw, ltowo st rcet school fourth grade nort.heast on Renshaw to Hornet, zonc includes the arca enclosed by and cast to tht: starting point. the fol.lowing line: S tarting at the

\ ' ic"'eg school first grade zone corner of Hornet and Lauritsen, go includes all thc Desert Park al'ca south to Langley, west to Rowe, in· and thosc Station houses south and cluding houses on both sides of west of the following line: Starting Langley, south and west to Smith at Halsey and So. Knox road, go road, including houses on both sides south to Farragut, east to Smith ot Rowe, north to Rodman, east to road, south to Renshaw, cast to Radford, \'v'est to Ringgold, north Ringgold, southwest on Ringgold a nd east on Ringgold to RenShaw, to Smith road, south to Rowe, wcst north and east on Rcnshaw to to l'llOX road. including houses on Hornet, and cast on Hornet to the bOUl .s"ides of Rowc. s tarting point.

:second Grade Zone:.-. Yic\\ cb" selloul fourt.h bradc zone Riduuol1d behoof second .l;rade IIlcludcs the DCf'crt l'ark area, the

rone takes in the area nort.h and Station trailcr court., a nd the houses eabt of Hne ~t.a.rt.mg at the corner to the south and welit of the roHow­of M.cIntyre and No. Lauritsen, go- ing line: Starting a.t Llle corner of i!'.g south on Hussey to Halsey, east Knox read and Rer..sh.3.w, go east to to La~lr!U:en, south on Laurit::en to Ringgold, south and west or: Ring· L,,:d ea.~t to the sta!"ting point.. gold to Radfcrd, ea.st On R.3..d!or-d Tyler, east to Richmond roa~ north to Rodman, southwelit to mitb

Supersonic Planes Put Through Paces

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degree angle and is reported to have g rea t maneuverability. It combincs brilliant high speed with excellent hlgh·aititude performance and is a welcome addition to the Navy air arm. ln addition to its supcriority as an all·weathel' night fight er, the Dem::m has a good ra dius of operation. The plane is being uscd in connection with guid· cd missilc evaluation a·nd is pilotcd by LCdr. A. F. Tozer.

'Co Feature Other Plallc:-, i;orOIll time 10 tillle the UOCliE­

TEEle. wilJ carry ad{tiliona.i stories and I)hotographs of othcr l,lancs being tested and flown at NAF bO

that China Lake l)erSonnel may be­come familiar with the aircraft to be seen o"erhead so frequently. The next :-.eries wiU feature Grum· all II, Chance-\'oll~ht and Nor t.h l\ meriCaJl plaJlCb.

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Vol_ XII. No_ 35 U.s. NavalOrdncinee Test Station. China ,Lake. Calif_ AUCJust 31. 1956

NOTS Requests 260 'Capehart' Housing Units I

The Station has submitted I a req uest to the Navy De­partment for 260 "Cap.ehart houses", according to an an­nouncement released yester­day by Richard O'Reilly, community manager. The re­quest was made as a result of the Station being identi­fiied as one of the top three military units over the na­tion that had a critical hous­ing shortage.

A "Capehart nouse" is similar to a "Wherry house", except that it is maintained by the Navy rather

FIREFIGHTER EARNS RECOGNITION-Don Fisehback (left) , fire- than by a private contractor. These houses, if obtained, will be desig­

lighter with the Station fire branch, r eceives a. $215 award fOr single· nated by military grades, although handedly pre\'enting the spread of a. fire, whUe off duty. until the arrival they also will be occupied by civil­of rirerighting crew. The presentation wus made by Cdr. F. R. Whitby ians. Jr., (right) hea.d, eonunand administration d epartme.nt. Fire Chief A. C. It is l)lanned tha.t there will be \ Vrigh t (cen ter) attended the I)resentation to extend his con gratulations. 20 senior civilian or military house.s,

D F h b k G 30 intenuediate--Ievel civilian or nllJ·

Coast-to-Coast . on ' isc ac ets itary houses and 210 houses for

)ower·rated military or for tllose

Rad.lo Program 'Specia.1 Act.' .Aw.ard. ;':ytS'::.I!~\\'er half of the cil' ili"n • At this point, the Station has only

For QUick Thinking made application for the "Cape:

R d d H hart'" houses'" arrd it will b-e ~ some ecor e ere Don Fischback, firefighter in the time belore the Station will benoti· fire branch of command administra· tied whether or not the request

A nation-wide radio broad- tion department, received a $215 will be granted. Station employees

cast, uMarines in Review," originated from the Station theatre last night with Sta­tion Cbmander Captain F. L. Ashworth as featured guest. The program is an "all Mar­ine" broadcast and designed to tell the Marine story to the public. The Camp Pendleton Marine Band pro­vides the musical portion of the show while narra tion is done by Marine enlisted· and officer personnel at Camp Pendleton.

"Superior Accomplishment Award will be notified of the decision for a Special Act or Service" last through the ROCKETEER as soon T u e s day. The presentation was as word is received here,

Nctwork llroadca:-.t

During the broadcast, a networli show, Capt. Ashworth was introduc­cd as Station Commander of NOTS a nd welcomed the group aboard. He praised the program, compli­mented the Marines on its excellent quality and then reviewed some of the work accomplished here at the Station. :Most of his remarks were about the civilian·miJitary team o.t China Lake and tile mission of the Station.

Station residents were tre~ted to a concert by the band following the coast·to·coast broadcast. Hosting the Pcndleton group was Lt. Col. H. V. Joslin, commanding officer of the NCYfS Marine Barracks.

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made by Cdr. F. R. "Whitby Jr., head of the department. The award was based on Fischbaek's alertness and prompt action in controlling ::t. fire at 410·A Thompson, a Station residence, until a firefighting crew arrived.

Quick Action On July 10, w hile off duty, ..... isch­

back was driving llome <when he obl)cr\"ed S III 0 k e coming from a dwelling. His al~rtness, experience and tr.lining enabled him to make an immediate and accurate ap­l'rai~al at the situation. He stoPt)ed, and with the use of a garden bose 81lplied water through a broken window to the source of the "ire. This was done by working clme to the window ami effectively prc"ent­ing progrc!>is of the fire Wltil re­lic,'cd by the fire ("fCW.

Pictures Renal Pictures, di scussions and a visit

to the scene left no doubt that rapid progression of the fire would have occurred except for his actio!l. If such progress of the fire had ensued, the fire could havC" resulted in losses in the $5,000 to $10,000 range.

Fischback has been with the fire branch since October 1954.. He was prcviously employed as a constl·uc· lion inspector with public works department.

SlJGGESTION A \\,AIU)I<; ES-~lIblic worl;;., d{'llRrtmcnl clllplo~cc:-. arc JlrcM!lIt cd nlOl1ctury a\\<Jnb by Capt. G. 11. CarrithCJ"~ (ribht), public \\or~ oUiccr. Itccipients, front row 0, to r.) are: Erne~ t

J. lWss, maintenance division, $10; Philip. D. \Vuest, shops engineer division, $25; and Amos B. Nichols, maintenance division, $30. Back row (!. to r .) e..--e: Sts.!lley L. VUll, !Y'...li!:.te!laJ!ce division, $55; RU5!e!l" It. lh!:'O!:1!l, =z!nte::.3J].ce dh1&Ion, $10; a.nd Joseph :a-L Bry:an, tra.nspor-t;a... tion division, $20.

Cafeteria Group Names Board

New melllacrs were recently up­I)ointed to serve on the NOTS cafe­teria. association board replacing the previous m embers Messrs • .R. C. O'Reilly. l\L S. aUton, It. 1\(. Lowe, B. A. Breslow nnd A. H . Miller who complf'ted their tenure of office on July 16. The new board consists of A. H. Stuud, chairman; E. G. Loo­mis7 treasurer; Evelyn See, secre­tary; Dr. G. J. Plain; and R. F. Beswick.

R esponsibility of the NOTS cafe· teria association consists of deter­mining the operating policies and procedures, subject to the Station comander's approval, of the Mic­helson laboratory cafeteria. In or­der that the board cali adequately perform its function as a represent­ative group or Mic helson laboratory employees, it is requested that com­ments pertaining to the existing fa· cilities be submitted to the board for discussion at-the regular month­ly meeting.

Will You Be Alive After Labor Day?

Next Monda.y is a. holiday for most Station I)Crsolmcl-Labor Day. Usually mo ... t families WiUl

school children tr~' to take ad­"anlagc or tJli ... lasL thrcc·day holiday before the Iuds go back to bchool.

This pcriod of time also is whcn some of tbe WOl':-.t trRffic Jams of the year wiu talte placc and whell somo of YOll-with your mind5 on holiday fun-\\ill end up in hospitals or morgues.

Station comman(1 urges you to be careful, moreso than u sual, this wee kend. If you are plann· illg a. trip, Illan it so that you havc cnollgh tilllC to gt't there and back \\ ithout exceeding t ht" 'I)Cf'd lilllit. :-')lccti cau",clS mo~t of the trouble on Ute highwuy­be ca.reful Bud watch Ule other fellow. Take nothing for granted and avoid p1aclng you and your f8l!!i!y in & danger spot from wh.!.=-h you ms.y ne"\'e!" 00:::.8 out a!!,..e..

S01\fE TOn.. WHn..E OTHERS SLEEP-A dem onstration of community spi.rit in nction is pictured a.bo,·e during the erection of powe r Une poles on Laurel mountain. The e ffort will impro"e TV reception for area viewers.

Station Employees Donate Time In CommunityTV line Project .

Twelve highly skilled Stat.io_n_em.Q!Qy~~~..9.Q[late(Ltqtir time and . effort last Saturday to a most worthwhile com­munity project. The group installed one third of the poles necessary to carry the new 12,000 volt power transmission line to the TV booster station atop Laurel mountain. On the job, as the desert sun began its climb and while 10,000 of the community lay sleeping, were 9 men from pubfic works and 3 men from the engineering department. They were: cat operator Hans \'Vurster; torpedo crane operator Noah Vowel; power distribution men, William Grogan, Lee Seitz and Paul King; linemen Dave Nivens, Pat Thomas, Charles Anthony and Gus Embree; engineers· Dave Ellison, Floyd F urnisn and Perry Martinez.

Firemen John Nevel' and Cliff \Vright came to the weary worker's rescue at noon with a. ham lunch. All the trimmings and eool refresh­ments with the lunch were pro· "ided by Uidgecrest merchants. "N e"ey und \Vright prep~lred, de­livered and served the lunch.

The work accomplished last Sat-

the men of this -community who have given so much of their time to this project. There has been as high as 200 men volunteering their labor at onc time. No one has becn paid a cent for his time. This in my opinion is community service to the nth degree," Suther len said.

urday was the first leg toward the COM 11 completion of a power line wh.ich Planning

'Spirit of the Navy' Theatre Production

will convert the booster station from its pre~ent diesel engine gen­erated power to power supplied by the California Electric Power Com­pany. According to command ad· ministration's electronic engineer. George Sutherlen, who has spark plugged the project from the start, the cost of operating the station electrically will be much less than by the present diese l generato) s. The present fuel bill is approxi· mately $400 per month to operate the diesel generators.

''TV viewers will enjoy better re­ception and their sct will ha.,,·e less vertical roll with the new 60 cycle power system," Sutherlen stated. He t hcn added, "'I Just hOlle the generators hold ouL until we can get the line comillctcd and the l,owcr cuL in." .

The Chief of Naval Operations has directed that a theatrical pro­duction entitled ·'s p i r it of the Navy" be produced on Oct. 26·27 . at &an :Qiego and lAng .~~~h. The shows will utilize Navy talent for production work ·and acting to por­tray a series of incidents that are famous in historical traditions of the United States Navy.

captain John Hunter, USNR. has been deSignated executive producer of productions. All commands havo been urged by COlli! to give full support and a call for actors, tech­nicians lind production personnel will be i:;sued ill the nca r future. China Lakc military personnel in· terested in these productions should contact their commanding officer.:) requesting permission to partici· pate. The call for production per­sonnel will be announced in the ROCKETEER.

"We may havc our technical pl'ob~ lcnts almost licked," Sutherlen com· mcnted, "bu t we arc a long way from solving our financial ones." A fund drive to raise $12,000 by do· nations to assist in financing the new power line and defray operat­ing costs was held but it has fallen I r---------------I far short of the goal. To date we have received $3000. If we received but $5 per family In both China Lalie and Ridgecrest we would achicvc our goal," Sutherlcn pointed out.

"if we had to pay for the lauor Ulat has gone into the present. in­stallatIon TV wouldn't be a reality in this community today. It is the unselfish giving of time and effort as the twelve !::.en fro:n the Sta.­ticn gave la.::t Saturday that MS made it pOJ ible. \Ve owe mucb to

Navy ExChanC)e Labor Day Schedule

A 11 navy cxchansc achviti£-s "'ill be closed on Labor Day. Sepember 3 except the following :

Restaurant-open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Swimmlnll pool onacl< bo.r open 12 noon to 8. p.m.

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Published every Friday at the

UNITED STATES AVAl ORDNANCE TEST STATION CAPTAIN P. L. ASIIWORTH, U:-':lTfO STATfS NAVY

C011lmfllldrr The Rock~tf'e r, an a vlhoriz"d Navy publication is prinlea WI'f'J.:ly by Hubbard Prinung, Ridge· cr. t. Calif., with appropriated ftinds and ~n -<omplionce with NAVEXOS P..J5, Rev. Novembef, 1945. Thl' Rock61cer rf'<'f'j"e ~ Armf'd Forces PfI'!SS Service moleriol which may nOI ~ repriA'ed without AfPS permj~"ion. All photographs are official U. S. Navy photos, un'-" otherwise ,pecified. Deadlines: News stories, Tuesday. 4,30 p.m.; photographs, Tuesday, 11:30 a .m.

• ED. LAHEY BUDD GOTT Editor Anistant EditOf' -"hillys Woir. Editorial Cll!'rk; Peg Gregory, Annex Correspondent (Foothill, phone Ext. 35);

Art by Illustration Group, Technical Informotion Deportm"nt. Pho'ogrophy by Rockel l."f>r Photo Sloff-T. E. long PH2; K,.n " nlholt, PH2. PhOTogrophf!fs for the Po~odeno columns a re­':jl,av Mon en. A E Blnck. and J"IJMe "milh.

Office Buildi"9 35, top Dec,," - Telephone 1135~. 72082, 11655

BI. sr SEAHEI';S-E. I."'. Peisker Jt". (lett) (Ji)l, US.NR is shown instruct.­ing r f"c ruit J. 1\1. Schorr, CR, USNR on the operation of a. ··cat a.nd can" during" w('{'kent! \\'ork on the new llistol. range for NOTS s('curity I)olice.

Congress Ups Limit On 'Property Claims' From Armed Forces

Public Law 571, passed by the were approved for less than $2,500 to $6,500 the limit on claims fOl' lo!s of personal property by mem­bers of the Armed Forces.

Any claim Ilre \'iou!fly s('ttled for S~,500, solely because or the maxi­mum lim.italion. can be reopened a It d reeoll!5idered in acoorda.nce \\'ith thf" new act.

ClAims submitted for an amount in excess of the old ma."'Cimum which were approved for less lhan $2,500 payment arc not included in the amendcd legislation.

Claimants seeking new settle­ment, including former -servicemen ana next of kin, must make a writ­ten request be{ol'c June 7, 1957, to the agency which adjusted the orig_ inal claim.

Members of lhe Armed Forces must mak,e similar requests through channels.

Bank of America Closes On Labor, Admission Day

The Bank of America will close for the observance of Labor Day. ]\[onday, Septe mber S and Admiss­ion Day, lUonday, 8ept embH 10.

Local Seabee Unit Builds Pistol Range

As a weekend group training dut:, venturc the China Lake Seabees 0 1 Na\'al Reserve Ci\'il Engineerin~ Company 11-25 are constructing 8 new pistol I"ange at NOTS. Thh announcement was made this week by LCdr. I. I. Shull, USNR, com manding officer of the uhit.

Skilled operators are training non rated and lowe r rated drivers 111 the operation of such constructior. equipment as graders, bulldwers carry-ails, tractors. and t r u c k s Heavy duty equipment has beer made Dvailable on weekends b) Captain C. H. Carrithers, publi~ works officer.

The Scabees are conducting are· c ruitnwnt drive for new p ersonnel gl\'II1g" direct l'3.te"S based on con· struction f" XI)Uience. ChiJian tradet warrll.ntill~ Seabet> 1"3.tes are a..~ rol low : sunfeyors, builders. steelwork ers, elpctricians, utiUUrs men, driv e r ; and me-chanic.'i.

Additional information may b{ obtained by contacting Lt. Lym' Barker, USNR, edension 73041, 01

LCdr. I . 1. Shull, USN.R, extension 77401. Regular meetings of NRCE Co. 11-25 are held eaeh Tuesday at 7 p.m. building 00929 on King Street near NOTS traffic circle,

$uperintenJentj .NoteJ By DR. EARL MURRAY, SlljJcrilliC'ndel1t of Cbilla Lake Scbools

One of the difficult tasks in any school system Jarge enough to have more than one school, is the task of assign­ment of pupils to a specific attendance center. Frequently schools are situated far enough apart so that one zone can be utilized for each attendance center, but such is not the Clse in China Lake.

The object of zoning is to utilize all school facilities t9 capacity and to balance the class size in each school. In China Lake where all schools are relatively close to the population, bolh objectivcs of zon­ing can be accomplished with but little hardship to students and par· ents. except that children in the same family may be required to at­tend diffel'ent schools.

In order to aCOIllI)lIsh our pur­I)Oses we mu~t zone sep~Lratcly for ea ch grade level. Some of the llrob­le ms of zoning become. apparent when we realize that ou.r stu­(lE"nt population centers around Groves School, YE"t it bas only twel­ve classrooms and one kindergarten room, It is ob\-Ioll.s that mony stu­d~llts who live closer to the Gro\'es

chool than t o any otber school will be unable to attend there.

Since there Is no school in the Wherry area, and the Vieweg School is the closest one, it is best in general that the students who reside in that area should go to the

Vleweg School. This forces prac­tically aU of the children who live between the Vieweg and Groves Schools to attend the Rowe Street Schoc..1 which is being renovated and reactivated for that purpose. Transportation also becomes a problem when chilaren are forced to attend a school which is not near their home, and lransportation can be provided for only a limited num­bcr.

There are an insufficient numbe r of children who live near the Rich­mond School to fill it to capaci ty, therefore some children who live nea re r the Groves School ,,:ill be required to alt,end the Richmond School.

The completE.. zoning for kinde r­gartcns and grades 1-6" will be found elsewhere in the Rocketeer. Each parent who has a child in these grade levels should study the zoning instructions carefully prior to the opening of school on Septem­ber loth.

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THE ROCKETEER

Voters Registration Points and Schedule For Station Given

September 4 through September 13 will be the lost opportunity for citizens to rc&,ister for the Novem­ber 6'" general clections. Tilis ' is done by going lo the office of the County Clerk, to the offices of any of the City Clerks, or to other ttes­ignated places in \11rious commun­ities throughout the county arid answering the following questions:

• Name, including g i v e nand middle name:

• Addt"e!ls; • Occupat ion: • H eight : and • Place of birth. Station Registration Schedule The registration schedule fo J:'

tation residents will be as foIto"WS: Commissary - Tuesday, Septem-

i er 4 through Friday, September I from 9:30 to 11 a.m.. and from 2 t(J 6 p.m. Saturday. September 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, 3eptember 10 throug h Thursday, ':;eptember 13 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. ind from 2 to 6 p.m.

Pi lot P I!\llt- A regis t rar will be ltationed at the cafeteria on Sep ~ember 10 and 11 from 11 a.m. to l p.m. on both days.

l\fii'!helson Laboratory - A reg trar will be stationed at the mai ntmnce on September 10 and r rom 9 to 11 a.m. anti from 2 t c

. :30 p.m. on both days.

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SAc~mNTo - Eliminate com· j)etiUon on our streets and h ig"hways and you will reduce our traffic toU considerably says the Califor .. :lia Highway P atrol.

"Grabbing the right-of-\\-1l.Y, rac­:ng to get ahead at the ollier fellow l.nd cutting in and out of traffic are aJl competitive but unsports­nanlike actions, It declared Ro5s R. McDonald, Deputy Commissioner of ~e P2.trol. "These are hazardous. . 11eg:a1, accident causing maneu\'ers loCCOunting for a large share of our "lnnua1 tra.ffic aCCicrent toU.

CoopeMbtion and obedience to the 'wes, plus a recogrution of hamrds ·s necessary for safety in trafflc," uhe De put y continued. "Without :hese elements your chance of sur­vival in today'!. traffic is rather sUm. Make s a f e t y your COmpanjon in traffic by obeying all the rules and 'lelplng the other fellow drive sa.fely ·00."

GEBA Assessment No. 16 Ls Now Due

Assessment number 16 is now due and payable by the members of NOTS government employees benefit association because of the recent death of Archie V. Adams. according to an announcement by K. T. Faust, secretary- treasu.rer of the association. Adams was an em· ployee in material division, supply department.

Faust requests that all members who are delinquent in past assess­ments to please remit at their c arli· est convenience in order that he may safely pay beneficiaries their insurance coverage. He also adds that now vacations are nearly over, members should get behind the as­sociation and work towards a larger membership to increase the cover­age for their own beneficiaries.

~DIVINE ~:f~SERVICES

Christian Scienu: (Chope ' AnMX)

Sunday School-9,30 a .m. Mornl~ Servlc_11 a .m.

Epi copol: (North end at chapel annex) Holy Communja~7,30 a .m. Sunday School-9.30 a .m. Mornln9 Prayer-II a .m.

Prote$iant: (Stallon Chapel)

Morning Wor.hip-9,4.5 and 11 a .m. Sunday School-9,30 a.m ., Grove. and Richmond elemenfary schoob.

Roman COlholicl (Station Chapal) Holy Mass-7, 8 ,30 a .m. and 12,30 p.m.

Sunday 6,30 a .m. Monday through FrldaYI 8 ,30 a .m. Saturday. Confelliaru-8 to . :25 a .In., 7 to . ,30 p .m.

Sah.U"dcry. Thuraday before Fir"R friday­• to 5.30 p.m.

HOTS H.tH-..... Twnp'-Holwy StT""Hf. $eNku every MCond Monday ond fourth

frldoy# • ,.1ft.

August 3 I, 1956

CAREFUL, ~ ,

It May ~e

A Party Line

The telephone is as much a necessity today as the automobile. It is a rut, conftnient meahs of communication for private indiViduals, business enterprises, and the Gcvernment.

Unfortuna~ly, the telephone has seribus lhnitaticl'tS. n Is virtua.lly impossible to Identify f)o!itivet:y the party on th'e ether end cf the hue, It is -also rela"ti\'e\Y easy for un!eni,,\.IIou! .j)~noiut lo intercept mes!,;9V!.

Because of th~!le fncts the Dep!.n.m'en\ of Oere.h..Se requires thnt "Classified inrormalion shalt het be discus!ed over \.he telephone. intercommunication system, or other m~n! of electrical trahsrnissioh, unl~ss approved military facilities are used."

Caution should always be used \.'0 discuss only tinclustfled information ever the telephone. Who knows? You ma.y be on a party ltne.

RoN. CLIFFORD Ij. FURNAs

Best Place Worked, Says Thomas Cook

"NOTS is the best place I've eve r worked. The men and the supervisors I work with are the cream or the crop. I know, I've workE"d at about thirty jobs IllI ove r the country," says Tom Cook, public works plumber. Cook is not t he oldest in years or service at IT"OTS but his enthusiasm is equal to lhat ot ahy old, old-timer. Hp. came to NOTS on July 1, 194'6 as a traJ18fer from the Long Beach Na.,'1Ll Shipyard.

He recalls in those days it was a. common occurrence to wake up of a morning and fi nd h is bed cov­ered with an inch of sand. sbop­ping was done at the "dese'tt s tore" where you could purchase penc ils, razor blades, cigars, overalls, mag­azines. etc. You could also get a hair cut or a shoe shine. The "d"Cs­ert store" became the "deserter ia" and later was "anchorage". The public works building was SUll on the drawing bo a r d, Contractors were just breaking ground for Mi­chelson Ia.boratory and the H aw­thornes. Cook remembers a soft­ball game th at went seventeen inn­ings on the old bee r-hut diamond.

Cook was born in Franklin, Miss­ouri, in the beart of the Ozark fish­ing and hunting country. H e h as been an ardent sportsman since boyhood, and believes this area is just as good a fish and game coun­try as his home Ozarks. "You just have to travel farther, that's a ll," Cool( remarked.

One or t h i r te e n childre.n, he worked in the ha.y fi elds along the Missouri river bottoms to h.elp feed and clothe rus brothers and sisten and to put himself through high schcol.

"I spent twenty-five years rail-

A .. ilI\ant ~r.b.ry of Detense (Research Bnd I:>evetopmenU

Coming AND

fJOtng New Employees:

Te!t-James S, Sherwift, Jean S, Brun-er.

Propellants & ex.pJosives- Joh­anna E . Copple. Supply~Frederick D. M cMillen ,

R.i.chard J . Foker. Public works--C. Donald Daus. Command adminis tration- Ellcn

F. Schillngo, Harold Green Jr. T echnical information-Julia H.

·Littel. Aviation ordnance - Elbert C.

Johnson. Central staft-Walter F'. Beck J'r.

Joan L. Dale, Yvonne R. McCabe, P ersonnel-Carol A. Freeman. R esearch-Elmo C. Brune r .

Terminations: Pub1ic works- Robert A. Eu­

banks. Ceral Gene Cathey, Dorothy C. Monsah, Marvin HBlegar, Alfon­so Lewis.

Personnel- Andrew S. Adams, Paul C. Bu'chanan.

Propellants & explosives- Robert E. J ohnston.

Supply-Nancy C. Read, Jens E. Mob.

Rocket development- Gordon L. Scofield, Henry E. Herschelman, Sta nley J . Marcus.

Researeh-'Frederick Torgerson, M eyer Silver (LWOPl.

A v i a t io n ordnance-Artie C. Blackston, J 0 s e p h A. Abbolt (L WOP), M i c h a e I R. M cGie (LWOP). Test-J oel Trimble (LWOP) , Ar­thur L . Mosely (LWOP), Justin M. Ruhge (LWOP).

Engineering- Laurus W. Leh­walder, J eannette R. Hemenway.

Centra! s t a ff- Dorothy J . Wheal· en.

Command administration - Frie. da L. F oote.

Technical information - WiHiam T. Filher. Loretta E . Gilmore.

roading in such cities 8.S Chicago; Gary, Indiana; DesMoines and Val_ ley Junction. Iowa; Delroit a nd Jackson, Michigan; K ansas City and Moberly, Missouri; a nd Hor­t on. K a nsas; and I still like the China Lake area the best," he sa.id. "If I retire next year I will s urely miss the fri ends and acquaintances rve acquired here."

By Chaplain .James L Oarte r, U8.:."'l An anonymous author has given us a cynical estimate of human nature:

"When the other fellow acts that way, he's ul"ly; "'hen )'00 do, it's neM'es.

\Vhen he's set in hls way be's obstinate; \Vhen you are, it' just firmness.

\Vhen he doesn't like )'Ollr friends. h e's prejudiced; \Vhen you don't; like his, you are slmply showing good judgment

of hWl1..'ln nature. \Vhen he tries to be accommodating, he's polishing the a.pple;

\ Vhen you do, you're uSl.ng tact. \\'hen he takes time to do things, he ls dead slow;

\\'"hen you take ag't )·00 are deUbenLte. When he picks na"1lt he's cra.nky;

When you do, y~'re dbcrimlnating.

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Au.gust 3[. 1956 THE ROCKETEER

Douglas, McDonnell, Hortal American Supersonic i o!hc~~:rs Planes 'Put Th.ough Paces' by f\ir Facil.ty Pilots F~~rv Drive

Three Dougbs planes one vision of North American Aviation, suQ-committee. This big plane al- future of the Skyh:l\vk promises to A booth will be ffi)ViJtd North A ' d' Inc. n. is It. s ing le-scat, carricr- most dwal'fs the other Douglas at- bc a long and distinguished one. at the sixth ahhu:\ D@~t

mencan an one bascd jet day fighter combining tack units and is sa id to be the Thc plahe is being tesh'd hcl'(, by i M D II I d Empire'Fair to assist the drive C onne p :tne are un cr- high-speed, h igh -altitudc perform- pride of the Douglas family. Tcst LCdr. bickson Alderton. going various types of testing ance with superior low·speed han d· piloting the Skywarrlor at NAF FID Sky,.,.)· for funds to complete irutall-at the Naval Air Facilit _ ling qual~ties according to Navy is LCdr. L. E. Kirkemo. . The Do~glas. F~ Skyray is a ation of 'electric er lin~s

Y. performance tesb. A4D ~'·yh"" · ·k smgle englne let mterceptor and II bl f ~ _n to the television rer sta-a are capa e 0 superSOnlC Key to the effectiveness of the is also reported to be in the 600

d Th f The A4D Skyhawk is a s ingle en- . L I Ie. spee s. e aircra t are being Fury, say NAF pilots, is the thin knot plus range. The Sky ray In· non on aure mounta n. gine, one-place jet attack aircraft. ~ by put through the circus rings wing,. ~wep~-back 35 degrees, ~y It is capable of travcllrtg at super- corpor.atcs a mo~m('d delta wing The booth wili be dona the

b. com billing 1I1creascd are n WIth thAt gives the plane 3n excf'pUohal 1idgecre! t 'Cha.tbber ~l 0omme-rce

}' NAF pit TI D I sonic speed. howevel' il will be . . \' , l OS. lC oug as drooped leading (·dge, this new wing pe rformance rating, N A F pllot~ with t he understanding nat. per· d I D S

employed mostly in the sub-sonic . ~

IHO uCts are t lC A3 ky- design rppm-ledly IHovides excelleni stnte that the SkYl'ay ig 3. l)opulal' 30hnel. to man it will be provided . range. It is r cpol'tt'd to be in thr w.'r,.,·or the F4D Skyr'y ,n·d high-alt itude mnn£'uve rin <l ('ap· d pl'Oduct nmong N~wy £liCl'S and that ;,y the committee in charge of the

,. o.l & GOO knot plus spee ra nge

tl1c A4' D Skyh.,"k The abilitics and low-speed handlillg In the production of the A4D. cUI·rently lhe plane is proving its drive. . 1 ,oy • rCc.'fuired COl' carrier operotion with- melal. Douglas officials report that The rcpeater station makes it

North American craft is the out sacridce of high sp£'ed. T esl Douglas solved many problems ot the plane is capable of high-speed possible for lhe people of the 1n­weight. In constructing the pl8,ne'

FJ-4 Fury and the McDon- piloting the FJ-4 Fury here is Ll. they employed weighl!solving de- performance combined with out- dian W ell s Va lley to get good. tele-nell unit is the F3H Denlon. H. F. Tipton. vices such as elimination of many stnnk~ing.tmanheuhvel radbili~y bqluaNlitieS vision reception on all seven Los

D I PI ma ,ng , a , ~ y eSlra e avy \ngeles channels. It is the only sta-II f h I oug as aDes pieces of electronic equipment and & , A 0 t ese planes are manu ""'POII tion of its kind in the world and . d f ' I J ' d- The Douglas planes- A3D, F4D by absenting the emergency hy· .

t N was designed and built by China :lcture or t le avy an and A4D ·arc all jet attack or inter- draulic systems. This saving of McDonnell Demon

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Lake and Ridgecrest men in their :I 3re carrier- ase aircra t . ceptor unit~. The A3D Skywarrio: weight increased the plane's cf- McDonnell's FaH Demon Is a s in - .. pare time under the direction of

FJ-4 Fury is a twin j('t job with a speed o f fi ciency in operations and did so gle seat, sin g I e jet engine all George Suthcrl en. The FJ-4 Fury is a formidable 600 milcs per hour plus. It is thc without the loss of safely factors wealher night interceptor and h ru; The work of installing the power

addition to the air-bomc weapons largest carrier aircraft in use by for the pilot. Most of lhc carrier- a speed range of 600 miles per line is nearing completion. It has of the Navy. It is in the 700 mile the Navy and was recently discu",. ,· based attack squadrons 110W using hour' plus. The Demon has a swept· 3een done with lhe donated labor pel' hour' class (ovel' 600 knots) I ed by Secretary of the Navy Thom- the AD Skyraidel' will soon receivc back wing at approximatcly [( 4f.. of men from Ch ina Lake and Ridg'c. and is built by the Columbus di- · as in a talk befl)re a congt'essional the A4D as a replacement and the ( Continued on Page 6) crcst in their free time just as the

Jtation was originally buUt.

Burroughs High Offers Adult Woodshop Class

Burroughs evening high school ill again offer a class in woodshol'

-,rhen the fall sem ester opens on .,eptember 10, announced W . J, Shortt, director, adu lt eduaction oft· ceo This class was not held last

year due to a small enrollment . L. E. Lundstrom of Burroughs

High School will be the new in· . tructor. The class will meet on '~ndQY and \Vednesday evenings · rom 7 to 10 p.m.

Students will study the use of lond and power tools through con­

·' .... t ion of D"f}ief'tq ()F t-'"'p.;" ... t,.,l,., ,,

Watch Repair Service Til) Close SeDt, 6·20 The watch repai r service ,

." Ie navy exchange will be close 'rom September 6 through :Ihile the repairman is on va . on, according to an announ::e lent received this week f or

.,. .t". r~ H . Bentell J r., nnV"' . ' ''' n'''e rfi ::e '

lJOUliLAS ASD Sliy\VARRIOR- The flight crew currently putting the J. P. Gibbs, ADI, plane captain (center) and "110/. J. Loi\.'S, AQl, bo:nb ' JI finis:-e ., cd up ' n t ' e ·d ;

ASD Skyarriot" through Its paces is LCdr. L E. Kirkemo, pilot (left), er-navigator (right) . The plane is a superior performer.

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J\.fcDONNELL FolK DEl\ION-A single seat, single Jet engine job that travel!l at th" 600 mUes per hour range ig piloted by LCdr. A. F. Tozer of NAF.

DOUULAS F4D SKYRAY-Undergoing testing at NAF is this delta wing job piloted by LCdr. Dickson Alderton. It is in the 650 mi les per hour class.

NonTH A . . Era .... \. H. F. Tipton. The plaHe .~ .u

DOUliLAS AID Sl{YHAWK-8upersonlc s •• ..;ellstc:r A4l) IS a .uung tile fas~ cart"i~r-based

LCdr. Dickson Alderton. It is in the 650 miles per hour class.

Augllst 3 f, 1956 •

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THE. R~CKETE~R

Two-Year Tout Ends for Oine At Pasadena

An Officel' in Charge of a naval establishment mUst deal with people and problems on all levels. He must be admin­istrator, counselor, mediator, host, and diplomat. . He must preside over large

opera tions and listen. to small problems.

He must 'understand tech-nical programs and their ap­

J~nO:lIOTIOX-Two months alter his arri\'al at Pasaden.'1. Commander plica.tion to Fleet operations. Gronf'T accepted congratulations on his proTnQ:tion to the rank of captain, I He must receive top-rank-

ing nava l officers and highly

ALJ..-HANDS lUEETING~ln :llarch 1955 capt. Groner nwt with all hands a t i\for r is Dam, beguuUng' a reglilar schedufe of suc h meetings ul1dcrEMCO auspice$ii, gh'ing a.ll halltl s a n Ollportunit );" to ask qliestions and receive answers (rom toll ma nagemcnt. ...

' placed civi li an administra­tors, and he must be equally able to cope with Cub SCouts on Armed Forces Day and visitors at hobby shows.

As the working days jog along One after another, we are inclined to lose trock of the sum of these experiences. Pasedena Annex is pleased to devote this page, in token of farewell, as a pictorial 'review of the two-year tour of duty of one man at one naval in­stallation - Captain William T. Groner, Officer in Charge 9f NOTS Pasadena Annex.

Chanl{es at Pasadena Captain: Groner has been w ith

NOTS during a time in which there has been a marked change in the mission of the underwater ordnance department. In this period there has \heen a recognition that our em­

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The time has come, as it always does to m in the Sel'l' ­ice, when 1 must move on to another duty assignmenl. These two years I have spent with you all at the Annex have meant a great deal to me, and 1 feel 1 have made many sincere friends .among you; I hope to keep those friendship$alive aIter I leave. I have never known a group who, collectively atid individually, technical and support, have given more of themselves to their jobs, or mil de a greater relative contri­bution to our defense effort.

I have been proud of you and proud to be with you, and I hope I haye helped YD.U to make the Annex and NOTS generally a better place of which to be a part. I hate to leave you; my heart and my thoughts will stay with you; and I wish lOTS:ond the Annex, and each of you individu­ally, all success for the future and a full measure of recogni­tIOn for the outstanding work you are doing.

William T. Groner Capta'n, USN

II phasis should be on th~ develop- 't'-7-~'::~""'~-""'.I11""'2'---------r- ---. -11

TIIOM1!'S.ON L~A big operation, the uproot­ing of sf'verw hundred employees and their equipment for relocation at the Footh.Hl lilant. It came off on schedu.le.

mcnt of improved weapons syslerqs on a scale and schedule that will get them to the Fleet in the near

future. COD manugement cr f>dlts Cap­

tllin Groner with wholeheart ed hell) and Sll)}port. on 6\'e ry I)togram­whether it hn-oh'ed equillme nt or organi,.aUonn) changes. H e is crf"d­ited partic ularl y with Illcrea.sing. through his interest, more effect­ive range Oller.l tions. H e has he'IJed to bring about a healthy coope ra­tion betw i"en t{-'c hnica l and SUPlwrt g roups.

He has brought to the technical divisions an increased awarenes of Fleet problems, attitudes, and needs, and a better knowledge of how our weapons can be expected to be used.

Through his experiences here dur­ing a developmental period, Cap-. tain Groner will be taking back to his fellow officers at sea. a true picture of the mission and accom-

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. plishments of a research establish­ment.

H e will he r ("m ("mbered here as I the possessor of the rare combina ­

tion of inten~ interest in tht> in-, - -....... dh'idual and a r tal concern for the

Nnvy's lntert'sts and the taxpayer's dollar.

s..'1 n Francisco to be Home Port Captain at-oner and his wlte, En­

riqueta, will leave next week for San Francisco, home poet of the USS Rainicl'. Captain Croner will be in command of the Rainier, an ammunition ship.

DISI:INGISlfE D VISITOlt-In St-pternber 1955, Capt. Groner greeted A graduate of the U, S. Naval I(Adm. C. C. Hartman, Commandant, Ele\'cnth Naval District. I Academy in 1936, Captain Groner

later took graduate work in ord-nance at Annapolis, and received his Master of Science degree in physics from UCLA in 1945.

A TOP C n -JLIAN-John \V. lUa.cy Jr,. f"Xf'cuti'-e director of the U.S. Civil Service COmmiss ion, "isJted Fo :.t .IHI ill Uf'ccmbcr W55 to meet with the poUey boa.{d of ute naval labor ltoril'l!o in Cali[urnia . He is pictured h e-re \\1th Olilt. Groner and Dr. \\1:lllam B. McLean, technical directo r or NOTS.

After recelvint ilis commission, he served on the battleship West Virginia; put thc ,ruiser Brooklyn into commission: was gunnery of­ficer of the carrier Belleau Wood; served on the staff of Commander Mine Craft in the Pacific in 1945

t and 1946.

I H e was with the Operational De­

velopment Force as commanding officer of the destroyer Richard E. Kraus; was attached to the Naval School of Harbor Defense in San Francisco for three years, and with Fleet Activity Croup Two in Japan and Korea prior to assuming his duties as executive officer of the heavy cruiser USS Tolcdo, his last duty before coming to NOTS.

ON-SITE SURVEY-Capt. Groner greeted RAdm. C. 1... C. Atkeson. se n­ior member of the on-site sun-ey I)arty v isiting the AlUlex last March.

RARE HO~OR-Capt. Groner recei\'Cs a rCMlution of appreciation for his democratic lead ership, integrity. and. lair play from Lodge 1548, In­ternational Association of lUachinists, presented last June.

,

THE ROCKETEER

NOTS 'Playwrights' Extended Invitation To Enter .contest

l The Board of Directors of the Bakersfield Conununity Tbeatre has extended to China Lake p ersonnel for playwrights who wish to have

·1 an invitation to enter competition their produetiun produced. The the. ane's spokesman points out that I the cost of professional produc­

! tions makes it impossible f or the unknown dramatist to see his works actually presented on the stage a.nd as a. result of this, the Bakersfield .Jommunity Theatre is sponsoring 'ompetition in Kern Oounty.

"As a community theatre group :t is our belief that there is avail­:lble talent within Kern County to fulfill the needs of good theatre, pla ywrights notwithstanding," said Hal Silverman, chairman of the group's playwriting competition.

• August 31. 1956 e •••• oo ••••••• oo •• o ••• e.66 •• 0dO.66.oooo06ooo ooor

By Belen Michel, recreation direetor

Bowling is one of the most popular sports and an excellent recreation activity. There are two bowUng alleys on the Station and several leagues are tonned each year tor men and women.

STarting Times1 6 and 8 p.m. daily Kiddie,' Motin .. (SpKial Mavin)

1 p .m. Saturdoy

TODAY

MQtinee: 1 p.m. SlIndQY

AUG. 31 " SANDIDO" (90 Min.)

Robert Mitchum, Ursula Theiss

The AFHL, a summer bowling league, in progress for the past two months, finished up its season with t he bomb disposal, team taking first place honors with 30% wins :\l'f1 11 ~ losses. The ~ missilec .... s made a bid for first phce 1:'~lt (t.1'ld"',i l­

i.n !;econd wah "'., '1 ~" -losse3. Eight te3.I:lS pa. Lt::.~at(u ._ the league.

Members of the bomb dispo:"_ll team were: He!:lrn ft.J{1; Lrodp.:l, GM'!.· J,ltC!.tti." ~ rl . f itt lIeredith, SK1, and "-The missileers team w~ cor .po::,,,J of Higgins, GS1; Poulin, GM1; I<ep­hardt, GSC; Mars z ink 0, GS3; Schram, GS3, and Lyons, GS3.

TOP KEGLERs-.-The Bomb Disposal tcam takes first place bonors the A.F.R.L. (Summer) Bowling League 1956. l\lembers of the tearn, front row (I. to 1'.) are: Earl Pittman, AOOj Ja.mes Dodero, GlUt. Back row, (I. to J'.) are: James Hearn, AKl; Kenneth Smith, A03; and Joseph Mattis, Tl\l1. (See story in reereation column.).

Though the theatre is offering no cash prize for the winning en­try. the first-place script will be awarded public presentation during the BakersJield Community The~ atre's forthcoming pro g ram of plays. Apart from the condition that he permit the theatre group to produce the play royalty-free for a period of two years, the pla y­wright retains all rights and priv­ileges of autllorship.

MiTchum is involved in 0 Mexican revolu­fion for what he c"an get oul of it-pre"\ ferably money or excitement. Jj 's a lively, guo-filled adventure. High Game nanors

SHORT, AF'stv\ No. 541 (30 Min.) . High game huno:-s ' were \yon by SEPT. Vaughn, TEC, with a sco~e 0; :2j.

" REBEL IN TOWN" (78 Min.) High av(>rap,e of· 163 was d 1 IP"! John Payne, Ruth Ramon b Peul. . 1

Arizona' in the immedia 'e post-Civil War I Y tak .

SAT.

era is The scene of this octionful, h;ghly \,.~~ eft 0..1 hlOall.,

Public Works Transportation Division Congratulated for Outstanding Record

Brrrrrrrrring! ''Hello, tr"lI1spor-lond: Is the field area maintenance

In the letter to the ROCKE-TEER editor asking for enme!:' from China Lake, tbe group in­stntctcd that local dramatists should mail their entry, with postage and envelope for return of the manu­script, to Francis Horgan., 924 "0" street., Bakersfield. The wl'iter's name must not appear on the title page or elsewhere in t he script , though a letter a.ffinning his auth­orship should accompany the en­try. Pla.ys should be three acts In length or the equivalent and can be either original playS or unpro­duced adaptations.

dramat ic westltfn. A -father gets his revenge. The time i g~t _uC> SHORTS, "law and the lob" (8 Min.) iliLcl."e • Clot t. II! 1

" Operation Ice Cap" (19 Min.) set up tor the ""nLr Ie .... "' ... '"'.

MATINEE meeting has been scheclulea for' Schedule hod not arrived at printing time. p.m" September 10 at the od. it G.

SUt't·MON. SEPT. 203 mens club. It Is requested that aL

tation 1" se-ctlon, headed by Harris Willis, .-yes dispatcheJ' Jones speaking." who coordinates the work of eleven

, men in the maintenance and repair f'I need transportation."

"\Vhat type do you wa---." "Anything with wheels that has

a cr-dne on j~ Jt

Calls like these do come in and Tom Boyd, head of the transporta­tion division of public works does a good job of filling these requests out of the 2,000 pieces of equipment in his division. This unit has equip­ment which ranges. from power lawn mowers, passenger cars, jeeps, trucks and railroad locomotives to 45-ton mobile cranes, not to men­tion special purpose equipment.

The transportation division is re­quired to service an area. that is larger than either Rhode Island or Delaware. The total value of equip­ment to deliver thJs service is $8,-000,000.. To operate and maintain this diveJ"Sified equipment over the 450 miles of roads within the con­:fiDes of the Station requires the 8CJ'\'lees of 163 employees.

Assisting Tom Boyd is an ad­ministrative staff, headed by Lre Bell and a cost control staff, head­ed by Billy Mitchell. The admin­istrative staff's function is to per­form research, maintain inventor­ies, prepare reports, conduct cor­respondence and maintain records. The cost control staff collects and analyzes maintenance cos t s and prepares management reports.

The division is composed of three branches that are directly respons­ible for the operation, maintenance and dispatching of the equipment. The automotive maintenance shops branch, headed by Joe Barra, has an estimator, a production dispatch­er, and two automotive inspectors. Its function is to plan, control, expedite and coordinate the auto­motive maintenance sections.

The bo'iy. chassis and electrical section, headed by carl Porter, has seven automotive mechanics, thre. body. and fender men, one uphol­sterer and two equipment service men. Its functIOn is straightening of frames, body and fender work, clectrical and cooling. systems re­pair, as well as tire repair. The mo­tive systems section, under the H­rection of Paul Bangle, performs pl'cventive and corrective mainten­ance engines. It renders the same service on drive and braking sys-tems. i

Gordon Standard heads the heavy duty r i e I d maintenance branch, wbich has some unusual problems to cope with in the maintenance of special automotive equipment such as 45-ton mobile eranes, bulldozers, dUIllI)sters, ditch diggcrs, aSllhaIt di~trjbutors. mobile macl1jnc bhollS and other heayy mach.incry.

This branch has two sections, the shop area, heavy equipment main­t enance sec t ion, directed by Ed Hogue who coordinates the work of thirteen beavy duty mechanics, one iron worker, one combination weld­er, and OnE: general belper. The sec-

of equipment in the field . T his group's travel tim,e in trouble shoot­ing over a lOOO square mile area has been greatly reduced by the use of radio comrp unication.

The operations branch of the transportation division, headed by Walter Wilson. is divided into fou!" sections. Its function is to plan, control and coordinate the WOrk of the equipment operations sections. Jo£

Oppol'lunilietl

The dispatching section, under Harry Costello, with twenty men, operates the general purpose ve­hicle pools, buses and taxis and service stations. This section has direct control over five sub-pools, with a dispatcher in each, located Scientific Stafl As8istan~ GS-12. at Armitage Field, the admlnistra- The position is that of head, plan­tion building, Randsburg was h, ning and administrative division main replacement pool, and two at and involves a wide variety of Michelson laboratory. It also ha.'1 technical and administrative re­technical control ove r pools at the sponsibilities. pilot plant and Pasaderia Annex. The duties encompass the follow­Judicious dispatching of vehicles to ing: responsibiHty for developing, utilize them to the fullest extent reviewing and analyzing perform-has r esulted in reduction of ance of project plans under cog-enger-miles cost to the Station. nizance of test department; provid_

The fuel waste section, headed jng technical and policy review of by Danzil Hull, has thirteen heavy N avOrd reports ; responsible for trUck drivers, one heavy lab- making policy guidelines for fiscal orer, and one automotive equil)men'ti control of allocated funds, and operator, to perform bulk deliVeries through staff supervision is respon­and dispensing of gasoline, diesel sible for all phases of administra.­and propane fuels, and the r emoval tion. to reclaim waste oil; it has more Firefighter (trainee), GS-3. Ap­value as a sand binder in critical pIications and information are wind swept areas. available at receptionist desk, per­

The rigging ana crane section, sonnel department. directed by Art Tubbs, is composed AdmlnJstrative assistant, GS-9. of seven riggers, one heavy duty This position is tha t of head, ad­truck driver and one engineman ministrative s t a f f, technical in­(H&P). The function of this group formation department and has the is to accomplish the nUmerous and responsibility of providing the de­varied heavy lifting, loading, and partment' with the necessary ad­moving of equipment on the Sta- ministrative functions (budget, per~ tion. sonnel, O&M, office management,

Hal Boyle heads the heavy trans- etc.>. For further information call port and railroad section. Its func- extension 71648 or 71393. tion is to transport beavy materia, by truck and operate the Station, r a i I r 0 a d system, consisting of twenty-eight miles of track and twelve pieces of rolling stock. Two of the pieces are 8O-ton class diesel locomotives. This unilquc group has on its roster: John Talley and Char~

tic Greathouse, engineers; Ernie Guy and Otto Galbrecht, brakemen,

Public works olficiafs report they are proud of the transportation divisioh. It has an enviable record including the lowest operating in the Eleventh Naval District anJ the district has the lowest operatin'; cost in the State of California. The first year of the establishment of vehicle pools and sub-pools J'csultcd ill a. 6.5 percent reduction jn the number of lion-specialized auto­mothe UJljts and increased utiliL­alion of Ulis equipment resulted ill a 6 percent lllCJ'ea&e in mileage pCI' unit. The total reduction o f maintenance and operatihg cads to the Station was $107,98L "Well done &nd congratulations," 6a.y 8m.. tlon otfielaJ.a.

Tenure Awards

U) .. YEAR SERVICE - Two em­ployees of the maintenance divis­ion in public works department are shown holding lo-year service pins. Recipients (L to r .) are: Charles E. \VUcoxi and l\Iarguerlte ODbolUe.

"SIGGER THAN lIF-E" (95 Min.) interested military personnel attend James Mason, Barbaro Rush

This domestic horror tale Is NOT for kids this meeting to make pI tnS fol' or the squeamish, a s it deals with modern good participation this \~ H ... r. drugs.. A d eliberate overdose of Cortisooe The China Lake women's bowling makes a ps}'(atic monster of a happily league is busy making plans fo!' married mono A happy finis. their fall program. They are calling

SHORTS',,"!hat's M~l':umm( (7 Min.) a meethg on Sep' ',p "i" '" "

VIVO Cuba (10 Mm.) pm at the COmm i.I 1 C _ tUES.-WED. SEPT . .01·5 . .

" THE HUK" (8.01 Min.) I organize their teal •. Gea. Montgomery. Mona Freema-n cap league will stan o:::ie:>"erllb...,l

The so<aUed ··Huk.s", one time guerrilla and w~ll \1, t.:.e 1 \ fighters who turned against their native n ·01 Philippin. land to become ruth'oss despe!"adO$ t.:)!.ilH.n and ~ I _ Y _,_,-provide the action in this pictUfe, in a post issue an inVlwt.on to all _.;_~cH~"LCU

war setting. women to attend the meeting, You SHORTS, "Rodeo Daredevi ls" (10 Min.) don't have to be a champion bowl-

"F-aur Minute Fever" (9 Min.) er or have had a great deal of e:~-THURS. SEPT. 6 periencc. Come and join them. for

"QUEEN Of BABYLON " (109 Min.) the fun. Rhonda Flenu09, Ricardo Montalboo

No synopsis available 01 printing time. Attendance at Station TheatJ'fl SHORTS, "Punts and STUn'" (9 Min.) In order to protect the special

Chapel Building Report Announced

A progress report on the con p

strucUon of the new All Faith Chapel was submitted this week by Station Chaplain James L. Carter. The chapel is slated for Compietion by April, 1957.

Rapid progress is being m ade on the erection of block walls for the morning chapel and office area. The last of twenty reinforced -con­crete bents for roof structure were poured ' this week. After a curing period of 28 days, these will be ready to be raised into place.

Plans are underway for a eorner stone laying ceremony. It is antic­ipated that this will take place in October.

Barbershop Harmony Films Will Be Shown At CPO Club. Sept. 10

A joint meeting of Indian Wells Valley chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encourage­ment of Barbee Shop Quartet Sing­ing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA) and the Bakersfield chapter will be held at the Chief Petty Officers' Club at 8 p.m. on Monday, Septem­ber 10. "Devotees of barber shop

I harmony are invited Lo attend,"

I announced Lt. L. E. Slagle, presi~ dent of the 10caJ chapter.

Two slide films with sound en­titled "Balance and Blend" and "Voice Expression" will be shown by Lou Velzy, president of the Pasadena chapter. ....

Af:. there will be room for a lim­ted number of guests, those desir

mg to attend shou1d notify Clyde Hazen, extension 74904.

privilege granted to this Station which permits civilian employees and their dependents residing (,0

board to attend mat.:on pictures a' lhe Stat ion theat _ e, anu :;.0 _

to jeopard1ze the contract for t he first run pictures which similarily limits attendance to those residing on boa rd it is necessary to take care that no unauthorized person is admitted to motion picture show. ings.

Bonafide Guests

Bonafide guests or authorized personenl also may be admitted, such guests,being defined 93 . _.~

guests with a home address be­yond a ten-mjle radius of the Sta· tion.

All persons attending the S~!lt"o •. theatre • when motion pictures are being exhibited must. present to tne thea.tre a.ttendant · a valid identifi­cation card, Station pass, temp().. rary pass Ot a whiz pass. Guests must be accompanied by their host or hostesses and both must sign the guest register in the theatre I()bby. ChiJ.dren of Station residents bet.ween ages 5 and 14 years will be lH8ued a theatre pass and those l4 years nnd older will be issued a dependent P8Sji at the Identification offjce. Guests will be issued eAther a. tern rary p:l~S or B "" f.:_ ,;l..;S

a.t the main gate pass office.

~~ . ..•. ... ...•• .... ~ ~ Station Facilities SeUl t Pacl aged lee Cubes : : Packaged ice cubes in plastic ~ ~ bags arc now avallable during. ~ business hours at the navy e ..... - j : change restaurant and snacl;: ~ ~ bar located in the communi ty ~ center, according to Lt. L. H. 4 ~ .Benrell Jr., ns.V}' e ... (:.."-'la"( ~·:e oL • ~ iceI'. The cost is 35 cents for :!5 ~ ~ pounds of icc cu.be. 4 ~ Navy exchange restaurant and ~ .. snack bar business hours are: 4 ~ Restaurant - Monday throng h : : FridaYl 5 :30 a.m. to 8 p.m.. f'~t- j .. lay and SWlday, 7 a.m. to 1 ~ p.m. .. Snack bar - Monday through ~ ~ Friday, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Sat- ~

urday and Sunday, 4 p.m. to 11 : p.m.