- - - - - - - ~I February 22. ,19.5,7 Beer, Hut Closes Lt. L. H. BenfeU'-Jr., Navy Ex- change ,Officer, has announced that the Civilian Beer Hut at 76 Bard will close permanentl~"this l\.londay, February 25., New Lecfure'Series' Begins February 26 A ':new lecture series with the gen~ral theme of "The Relationship of Science and Technology to, the' Non-Technical Disciplines" is sched- uled,to begin on Tuesday, February 26 with a lecture by Abraham Kap- lan, . Professor of Philosophy at UCLA. . H,~use Applications New Survey Aff~cts Accepted ToMar. J Pay Wage Schedule. , C.-J. Fallgatter, Head of Housing Of'S't t' P Do ,-," Division, has announced that addi- a Ion er Iem,," tiornil :entries 'for the Station hous- The Bureau of Labor Statistits is ing,1ist for the quarter beginning currently conducting a wage survey' Aprii 1 will be accepted until March of the .Los Angeles laDor market' 1, 1957..' , area, the outcome of which wili re,- The early deadline is necessary to suIt in a-new,wage schedule for'per- allo'w sufficient, time for publica- diem or ungraded: employees' here, tion:.' However. new employees or on the Station. . promotions will be considered until The surveY-began onJanuaryH, : Maibh 29. Persons who wish to ap- and even though the Navy Depart- ply, for family. housing or change pient is not actively participating in their present application should do the data collection phase of the sur- so now liithe' HoUSing Offf'ce.--'- veY,-arrangements·have been made with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Applications should be filed at to secure a record of wage changes the Housing Office if a person is a which have occurred since the last new employee and has never before . survey. applied for housing. or if an em- In addition, a Navy auxiliary spot ployee has received a promotion or check survey is being conducted by has' had· a change' in dependency status so as to affect his housing the Area Wage and Classification Office, Long Beach. to secure wage application. change information from companies Employees who wish to be con- usually. contacted by the Navy' but sidered for' other housing and .have not included in the BLS survey. list. not reapplied after being assigned The information from, the BLS family quarters, including trailers, and spot check surveys will be for- should also' file an application. warded to the Office of Industrial Those carried correctly_on the Relations in Washington, D.C:, January list who have not been as- where it will be used in compiling signed, or offered family housing a new schedule of wages for Navy need ,'not make further application ungraded employees: in this area. at this time. - . The new Los Angeles and Mojave Desert wage schedules should be published in June or July. The results of the survey will not affect the salaries of graded em- ployees who ~repaid in accordance with the Classification Act. New Insignia .CommissaryStore Closesfof Invent,ory The Commissary Store will bl.' closed for inventory beginning,at NE\V VX-5 BUILDING-C. E. Clason, RD3, R. A.Johns'on, SN, and D. A noon next, Tuesda~", Feb. 26 and Robertson, Dl\ISN, ofVX-5 are shown putting the finishing touch to the will remain closed until 10 a.m. - old C 8: R Buihling, NAF, which is nowdevote{1. to housing the Projl,lcb ' Thursda~', Feb. 28. ' . . , , -.1' and' Operations Divi~ionof yx:-5' ~nd the AOD~hoto Line. 'This i'-ew insignia of the U.s. Naval Guided Missile Unit Sixt~,­ One -was recently 'approved by the Chief of Nav3J. Operations to "fos- ter morale, to aid 'in ,creating a. sense of unity and esprit de corps, and is authorized for wear. on of- ficial flight clothing." The insignia s~' m b 0 Ii z e s t'he SIDEWINDER guided missile and indicates the po'; tential of Naval air' power as im- plemented by the ~OTS-developed weapon. l\Iahogany plaques bearing the insignia have'be~ presented to the Commissioned Officer's l\Iess, the Chief Petty Offifer:s Club and the Enlisted Men's Club for display, with the hope thatt'-ot'her Station activities will follow suit. .U.S. Naval: Ordnance Jest St,ation. China L~ke~ Calif. Education Course Added to UCLA Extensi,on Program EducationX391ABhas been add- ed to the· UCLA spring semester schedule of extension courses to be \VIN BENNY SUGG AWARD8'-Empliiyees of En- Edwin' DuPre, Joseph Totton, Roy Kirk, \Villiam offered, at China Lake beginning gineering Department are awarded moi!etary Bene- Raffel, Morris Larsen, and George Fullwood. Shown March 1. This course involves ficial Suggestion awards. Shown seated 0. to !.), a;re: standing is Peter Bouclin. methods of teaching' arithmetic in I ....:.. ..:...."-"-~~_....::.:...... ___'___..:.... _:_-...:.--------:_:_- the. elementary school. It is a two- credit thirty~hour course. The reg- istration fee is $18. Classes will meet on Friday eve~ nings from 7 to'10 o'clock and Sate urday mornings from 8 to 12 o'clock; on alternate weekends under the di- rection of Grant C. Pinney, instruct- or, in RQom 41 of Burroughs High School. . Registrations will be taken when the first class meets on March 1 be- tween 6 and 7 p.m. Interested stu- dents may also, register in Room 1066, Michelson Laboratory' from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on any working day between February 25 and March 15. Further' information may be ob- tained from' Code-6541,-Room-1.066. :r.richelson Laboratory, Ext. 71759. Check Cashing , At Plaza Discontinued' 'the check c'ashing, service· of the Station's Bank of America. facility, formerly located at the Bennington Plaza, has been dis- 'continued. The personnel required to ,~aJ.ntain this serdce will, en- 'able' the facility to service.an 'extra window at tlie bank, there- 'by hnproving the over-all ser- 'vice. ' . - . - COJU1UENDEri-Certificat~s of commendation' are 'presented to em- plo~'ees of Aviation Ord-na~ce Department by Capt. F. L. Ashworth (left) for 5 consecutive years of supervision without lost-time accidents: Par- ticul:1rly significant is the hazardous nature of the work. performed in these shops. Recipients_ are: Art Richards (center) of Aircraft Range Dh'ision; and Jim ,Cashore, (right)' of De\'elopment Division 3. Yo! XIII. Noo 8 ' Inventors Club May. be Formed Would you be interested in join- ing a group of fellow scientists in organizing an Inventor's Club? The,purpose of the club would be to pool the efforts, and special knowledge of various technical and scientific personnel on the Station' who w.ould like to invent and develop gadgets, for domestic use other' than that encompassed ,within the scop~ of Station pro- jects. While the club's primary purpose would be having fun, there is a pos- sibility that some of th'e things that might be developed'would have ::~ s~~~~e and could be patented Tenant Alterations Interested persons are requested 0 H 0 to call Richard C. O·Reilly. Com~ To Station oUJ;lng munity Manager, who will act as N h'bO d secretar;r until,the club is formed. OW Pro lIte, If sufficient interest is shown, a Community' Manager' Richard C. meeting will be held'sOIne time in O'Reilly' announces' that· word was •;=:=:=:=:::::::::=:=:=::::::=:=:=:=:=::....::M::::.:.a:.:r:.:c:.:h.:... ..:- ..:..:.__ 1 recently received from Washington - that' permanent construction by housing' tenants would not be au- thorizedin the future. ',This rneansthat any additions to ,'. 'residences other than strictly temp- , oraryadditions which can be moved when the tenant leaves will no long- er be autho!-ized by the Station re- gardless of who bears the cost. This new, policy means that. tenants who h~ve considered adding 'additional bedrooms to, their' homes rather than moving should seriously con- sider moving to the more spacious Wherry. Housing project. ' At the present time,. over 160 units of the ne\v 300 unit project have been occupied. Further infor- mation on this sUbject will be car· ried in a future NOTS NOTICE. Tenants may' also obtain more de- tailed information by' calling the Community ':M:anager's office on Ext. 71310. Mistakes ,on lax Forms '{ost·'Plenty;. Here'Are; Errors 'Most. Offen Made (This i~thefirst of a '~~ries of arti~l;s on federal income taX filing. The, articles are based on iizformation provided by the American Institute of Accountants.)', ." . ' . . .. :: ; Betweennow.andApri115 more than 60 million Amer- -ic'ansmust file a tax return'toreport 19'5i(income to the ' federal government. 'On .the basis ofpast experience,orie outo£' every ,four returns will contain' .an .error of $2.00 or more. Last year these errors' totaled more than $100 niillion; . ,', . The mistakes most often made by taxpayers fall into these four groups: ' ," '0 Incorrect listing. of income. In- dh'idualsmade mistakes by leaving uut such items ,as interest on·sav- in'gs accounts, dividends and con- test winnings, or by including items that are exempt. • Errors in personal deductions. Important deductions from income are state and local taxes, interest paid on loans. charitable contribu- tions, medical expenses. losses from storm, fire, flood or theft. '. Claiming too many or too few dependents. Exemptions are': ill- lowed for the taxpa)'er himself,and for certain persons he supports, if the~' fit the definitions In .the in- struct,ion book. .• Faulty arithmetic. This is ·the cause-of the fewest number of er- rors, but approximately 30 per cent of ,these arithmetical mistakes are made by the taxpay~r against him- self. .' :It is important to remember that aU income is not 'taxable. :You shoulc:j. not include in your return any income that is listed in the of- ficial instruction book as exempt. _ ,This_ inc.udes_intere~t _on_state. .and municipal bonds, most govern- ment pa~wents to veterans and their families, life insurance pro- ceeds upon death and social secur- • it~" benefits. .The'instruction book that comes with your 'tax forms gives further information.' Help is also available by telephone or at office 'of the In- ternal Revenue Service. The reve- nue service urges' you' to consult it properly qualified' advisor if you de- .cide to seek outside help. (AFPS) : (Next article: Selecting the Cof',. reet Tax Form Saves Dollars,) , ' .' , , I r i I ! ! i '\ February 22. '1957 NOTS Rockhounds Dinner The NOTS Rockhounds annual, dinner, celebrating the installation of officers, will be held on Monday, , February 25 at 6 p,m. in the cafe- torium at Vi~weg School. Don'Graham of Placerville will be the featur~d$peaker'oftlie evening. , The dinner:will be the eustomary , "pot-luck.... t11;ose whose last names begin with A: to F, bri,nging salad,' G to 1\'[ dess~rt. N to Z meat loaf' or scalloped i potatoes~ and single persons providing rolls, pickles, etc; Thos'e attending' are requested to bring enough for eight portions, and to provide their own table serv- ice• Og Cum~n Plans Mardi Gr.as Ball A gala Mar;di Gras Ball is planned by the' Og Cuman Club of China Lake for Friday evening. March 1 to be 'held' at the Supervisors' Hut on Ha:lsey Avenue. . .. : Highlight of the evening of danc- ing and, eiit~rtainment will be the Crowning of ~ queen' "Regina" ~ho ' will reign ov~rthe festiVities: Cos:: tu'mes .will ~eoptional,ho\vever' prizes wili be' a\varded for the best' cos'tumed man. woman. and couple' in addition to a door 'prize. Dancing to ,the music of Hal' Campbell and his Millionaires will ' be featured. The event will be open' to the public. . ~.. ~. Registra.tion ; ,All dogs over six months old must be registered annually. 'This' may be done by presenting i a current certificate of inocufation .against rabies to, the Police Branch at the, Main Gate. A 25 cent charge for each registration will be made to cover costs. Prec~'utions " To. prevent the spread of ,rabies the following precautions are re- quired: , An animal that has bitten or at- tacked a person will be impounded at the expense of the owner for 14 days to determine if it is infected with rabies; Any person who believes that an animal has rabies should notify the Security Police. , RegulationsRequire Dogs Be :Inoculated A .critical distemper~ epidemic is raging throughout the Indian Wells Valley area,it was reported this week by Dr. Perry Stone, local vet., erinarian. Disteml'er, he added, is a ,virus disease which has its severest ef.; feet on puppies..Its early symptoms are similar to those of a cold in human beings, since it causes both the nose and eyes. to run. " ' .Because of .this similarity with the common cold, dog, owners fre- quently mistake it for this as it occurs primarily during the winter months. Dogs, however, do not get colds, except in extremely rare cases, Dr. Stone advised. In later-stages, the disease of distemper involves the animal's ner- vous system, causing a shaky con- dition. Also' the pads of the' dog's feet become hard. like' a toenail. nt this point, the' veterinarian 'added, the' disease cannot be suc- cessfully treated. Whether or not it is fatal then depends upon the resistance of the particular animal. In 95 percent of the 'cases, it is fatal. The only sure way to protect a dog against distemper is' to have it vaccinated. Two' shots' are, required -the original shot and later. a b o o s t e r . ' , "It is almost· impossible to', pro- vide. this protection to~ early," Dr. Stone commented. "Puppies I> to &. weeks old are not too' young for permanent distemper shots. . . 'Station Regulations Station' regulations require that all dogs over six monthsoldrriust be inoculated annually against ra- bies. The animal must carry, at- tached to the collar, a tag which certifies that this has been done, The shape of the tags are changed every. year. For 1957. heart-shaped tags were selected' and dell very is expected daily. ~ , Inoculation may be done byali- censed veterinarian of the owner's choice., Inoculation service is also available from the Station veteri- 'who may be, contacted the Police Branch,Code Now Va' Know! ' . " Dependents' Medical~are- Act Spouses (dependent husbands, wives.) and children of 'active duty personnel are pow eligible f~r trea,tment.. at ci.. vilian hospitals. Here are some questions ~nd answersonth~ civilian care aspect of 'the Dependerits'. lMedical Care Act~ : . . Q-l\Iy ,wife' is going to ha\'e a. bab~".' She's I being treated by Ii. chili:m' doctOr who tells 'us his fee is higher. tha'n 'allowed in the state's schedule of; allowances: Would it· be all right leor me to pay him the . difference? i ' . 1 - A-No. THe Dependents' Medical care program is a full-service on~. : That means :the doctor'will be paid. up to the maximum fee contracted"' for by the state's medical 'society., ' Your best $ove is' to make sur;e . your doctor iagreesto'abide· by the fee schedule! before starting treal- ment. Underl no circumstances will ' the patient !ave to pay extra costs to the docto~ for authorized care. ' ' . Q-lUy son sprained his ankle while playing ball. OUr private doc- tor treated 'the sprain.-made two visits and ~harged me $10. Can I get that paid for under Medicare? A-Sorry, but no. A sprain would come under care authorized for bodily injuries which can be treat- , ed outside a hospital and covered, bY'. the progiam. However, in such cases, the patient will pay the first $15 of the bill. As the charge was only $10. you:will have topay that. Q-\Ve're~oing to have a baby. Should I g4' to the hospit~ and make the necessary arrangements? A':"-No. Yop do not make the ar- rangements lvith the civilian hospi- tal. Go to four private· physician (making suzle that he's participat;' ing in the PlTogram), and he'll see' to the hospitttl admittance. In cases of extreme ~ergencies, of course, ~"ou can ~o ~irectto the hospital if time does not permit prior,contact. : with your physician.... " .. " Q-lUy dal)ghter is going to have a tonsillecto~ynext month. I want to arrange ,R' p~ivate room for her. Can I do this and still have her' covered unber the' Dependents' . lUedical Car~program?, ':, ' A-Yes. She, fs, authorized medi- cal care. But the government will pay for 'semi-private accommoda- tions. For a',private room at your request. in addition to the $25 or $1.75 a day hospitalization charge, you would have to pay the differ- ence in cost behveen private room ' ,charges and? the weighted average cost of the semi-private room' charges. If, [however, the private room was authorized by the attend- ing doctor or necessary for proper care or treat'ment, then you would have to' pay 9nly 25 percent'of the' difference as' figured above. Q-There ~s 'a Navy hospital in the city where we are Jiow living~, Do i: have t6 go to them ifl need to, be hospitalized, or could I go ~ a civilian hospital? lUy husband ii in the Nav~·.~ ;~ A-You ca~' go to either civilian; or military Jiospitals. There is no restriction on your choice. and ;rour husband's service affiliation do·es not enter into the matter. (To 'Be Continued) .f THE ROiCKETEE,R .' calf. Se('ond row (I. to r.) are: \Villiam l\lantelle, Lloyd \Villiams, Tom:' mie Segler, Helen 'Rogers and Rudolph Garza. Top row (I. to r.) are: Albert Holbert, Jack \Yarren, Arthur l\Iorris, Ernest Stevens, John Gon- zales and John Carr. . , , " ' ~. Reid. In second row (I. to r.) are: George Thompson, Ernest Beds, Richard Peter, John Onisko, and Tony Bachinski.' In back row (I. to r.) are:, Gerald Hurst, Carl Vanni J!lne Harris, Joe Saunders".L~'nnBarker, and Sam Treat. Castanedac'and Sheldon Sanderlin. Top row: Irwin Koff. Other recipients not appearing, in the photo- graph are:' Charles Bliss, Obert Day, Anthony Her- " nandez, Fred Jenson, Gustav Kamptner, Bernard Partridge,l\Iarion }taab, Hugh Richards, Charles Se- well; James Shepard and Robert Wickes. Photographs 0; The, ~e,ek TEN-YEAR SERVICE PIN8-Shown are 17 of 41'emplo;rees of the Pro~ I~ellants and Explosives Depar!illent to receive 10-~'ear sen-ice pins. SilOwn'in first rQW (I. to r.) are: \Voodrow Bertine, Emet.u by Dr.N. E. Ward for service at NOTS. Shown _in. front row (I. to f.) are : Jerr~' Madden, lllir~y Hul- t>ey, Florence. Vann,' Signe' Gallaher, and Douglas' f3age Foin .---"'t "-. , OCR Text: - - - - - - - ~I February 22. ,19.5,7 Beer, Hut Closes Lt. L. H. BenfeU'-Jr., Navy Ex- change ,Officer, has announced that the Civilian Beer Hut at 76 Bard will close permanentl~"this l\.londay, February 25., New Lecfure'Series' Begins February 26 A ':new lecture series with the gen~ral theme of "The Relationship of Science and Technology to, the' Non-Technical Disciplines" is sched- uled,to begin on Tuesday, February 26 with a lecture by Abraham Kap- lan, . Professor of Philosophy at UCLA. . H,~use Applications New Survey Aff~cts Accepted ToMar. J Pay Wage Schedule. , C.-J. Fallgatter, Head of Housing Of'S't t' P Do ,-," Division, has announced that addi- a Ion er Iem,," tiornil :entries 'for the Station hous- The Bureau of Labor Statistits is ing,1ist for the quarter beginning currently conducting a wage survey' Aprii 1 will be accepted until March of the .Los Angeles laDor market' 1, 1957..' , area, the outcome of which wili re,- The early deadline is necessary to suIt in a-new,wage schedule for'per- allo'w sufficient, time for publica- diem or ungraded: employees' here, tion:.' However. new employees or on the Station. . promotions will be considered until The surveY-began onJanuaryH, : Maibh 29. Persons who wish to ap- and even though the Navy Depart- ply, for family. housing or change pient is not actively participating in their present application should do the data collection phase of the sur- so now liithe' HoUSing Offf'ce.--'- veY,-arrangements·have been made with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Applications should be filed at to secure a record of wage changes the Housing Office if a person is a which have occurred since the last new employee and has never before . survey. applied for housing. or if an em- In addition, a Navy auxiliary spot ployee has received a promotion or check survey is being conducted by has' had· a change' in dependency status so as to affect his housing the Area Wage and Classification Office, Long Beach. to secure wage application. change information from companies Employees who wish to be con- usually. contacted by the Navy' but sidered for' other housing and .have not included in the BLS survey. list. not reapplied after being assigned The information from, the BLS family quarters, including trailers, and spot check surveys will be for- should also' file an application. warded to the Office of Industrial Those carried correctly_on the Relations in Washington, D.C:, January list who have not been as- where it will be used in compiling signed, or offered family housing a new schedule of wages for Navy need ,'not make further application ungraded employees: in this area. at this time. - . The new Los Angeles and Mojave Desert wage schedules should be published in June or July. The results of the survey will not affect the salaries of graded em- ployees who ~repaid in accordance with the Classification Act. New Insignia .CommissaryStore Closesfof Invent,ory The Commissary Store will bl.' closed for inventory beginning,at NE\V VX-5 BUILDING-C. E. Clason, RD3, R. A.Johns'on, SN, and D. A noon next, Tuesda~", Feb. 26 and Robertson, Dl\ISN, ofVX-5 are shown putting the finishing touch to the will remain closed until 10 a.m. - old C 8: R Buihling, NAF, which is nowdevote{1. to housing the Projl,lcb ' Thursda~', Feb. 28. ' . . , , -.1' and' Operations Divi~ionof yx:-5' ~nd the AOD~hoto Line. 'This i'-ew insignia of the U.s. Naval Guided Missile Unit Sixt~,­ One -was recently 'approved by the Chief of Nav3J. Operations to "fos- ter morale, to aid 'in ,creating a. sense of unity and esprit de corps, and is authorized for wear. on of- ficial flight clothing." The insignia s~' m b 0 Ii z e s t'he SIDEWINDER guided missile and indicates the po'; tential of Naval air' power as im- plemented by the ~OTS-developed weapon. l\Iahogany plaques bearing the insignia have'be~ presented to the Commissioned Officer's l\Iess, the Chief Petty Offifer:s Club and the Enlisted Men's Club for display, with the hope thatt'-ot'her Station activities will follow suit. .U.S. Naval: Ordnance Jest St,ation. China L~ke~ Calif. Education Course Added to UCLA Extensi,on Program EducationX391ABhas been add- ed to the· UCLA spring semester schedule of extension courses to be \VIN BENNY SUGG AWARD8'-Empliiyees of En- Edwin' DuPre, Joseph Totton, Roy Kirk, \Villiam offered, at China Lake beginning gineering Department are awarded moi!etary Bene- Raffel, Morris Larsen, and George Fullwood. Shown March 1. This course involves ficial Suggestion awards. Shown seated 0. to !.), a;re: standing is Peter Bouclin. methods of teaching' arithmetic in I ....:.. ..:...."-"-~~_....::.:...... ___'___..:.... _:_-...:.--------:_:_- the. elementary school. It is a two- credit thirty~hour course. The reg- istration fee is $18. Classes will meet on Friday eve~ nings from 7 to'10 o'clock and Sate urday mornings from 8 to 12 o'clock; on alternate weekends under the di- rection of Grant C. Pinney, instruct- or, in RQom 41 of Burroughs High School. . Registrations will be taken when the first class meets on March 1 be- tween 6 and 7 p.m. Interested stu- dents may also, register in Room 1066, Michelson Laboratory' from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on any working day between February 25 and March 15. Further' information may be ob- tained from' Code-6541,-Room-1.066. :r.richelson Laboratory, Ext. 71759. Check Cashing , At Plaza Discontinued' 'the check c'ashing, service· of the Station's Bank of America. facility, formerly located at the Bennington Plaza, has been dis- 'continued. The personnel required to ,~aJ.ntain this serdce will, en- 'able' the facility to service.an 'extra window at tlie bank, there- 'by hnproving the over-all ser- 'vice. ' . - . - COJU1UENDEri-Certificat~s of commendation' are 'presented to em- plo~'ees of Aviation Ord-na~ce Department by Capt. F. L. Ashworth (left) for 5 consecutive years of supervision without lost-time accidents: Par- ticul:1rly significant is the hazardous nature of the work. performed in these shops. Recipients_ are: Art Richards (center) of Aircraft Range Dh'ision; and Jim ,Cashore, (right)' of De\'elopment Division 3. Yo! XIII. Noo 8 ' Inventors Club May. be Formed Would you be interested in join- ing a group of fellow scientists in organizing an Inventor's Club? The,purpose of the club would be to pool the efforts, and special knowledge of various technical and scientific personnel on the Station' who w.ould like to invent and develop gadgets, for domestic use other' than that encompassed ,within the scop~ of Station pro- jects. While the club's primary purpose would be having fun, there is a pos- sibility that some of th'e things that might be developed'would have ::~ s~~~~e and could be patented Tenant Alterations Interested persons are requested 0 H 0 to call Richard C. O·Reilly. Com~ To Station oUJ;lng munity Manager, who will act as N h'bO d secretar;r until,the club is formed. OW Pro lIte, If sufficient interest is shown, a Community' Manager' Richard C. meeting will be held'sOIne time in O'Reilly' announces' that· word was •;=:=:=:=:::::::::=:=:=::::::=:=:=:=:=::....::M::::.:.a:.:r:.:c:.:h.:... ..:- ..:..:.__ 1 recently received from Washington - that' permanent construction by housing' tenants would not be au- thorizedin the future. ',This rneansthat any additions to ,'. 'residences other than strictly temp- , oraryadditions which can be moved when the tenant leaves will no long- er be autho!-ized by the Station re- gardless of who bears the cost. This new, policy means that. tenants who h~ve considered adding 'additional bedrooms to, their' homes rather than moving should seriously con- sider moving to the more spacious Wherry. Housing project. ' At the present time,. over 160 units of the ne\v 300 unit project have been occupied. Further infor- mation on this sUbject will be car· ried in a future NOTS NOTICE. Tenants may' also obtain more de- tailed information by' calling the Community ':M:anager's office on Ext. 71310. Mistakes ,on lax Forms '{ost·'Plenty;. Here'Are; Errors 'Most. Offen Made (This i~thefirst of a '~~ries of arti~l;s on federal income taX filing. The, articles are based on iizformation provided by the American Institute of Accountants.)', ." . ' . . .. :: ; Betweennow.andApri115 more than 60 million Amer- -ic'ansmust file a tax return'toreport 19'5i(income to the ' federal government. 'On .the basis ofpast experience,orie outo£' every ,four returns will contain' .an .error of $2.00 or more. Last year these errors' totaled more than $100 niillion; . ,', . The mistakes most often made by taxpayers fall into these four groups: ' ," '0 Incorrect listing. of income. In- dh'idualsmade mistakes by leaving uut such items ,as interest on·sav- in'gs accounts, dividends and con- test winnings, or by including items that are exempt. • Errors in personal deductions. Important deductions from income are state and local taxes, interest paid on loans. charitable contribu- tions, medical expenses. losses from storm, fire, flood or theft. '. Claiming too many or too few dependents. Exemptions are': ill- lowed for the taxpa)'er himself,and for certain persons he supports, if the~' fit the definitions In .the in- struct,ion book. .• Faulty arithmetic. This is ·the cause-of the fewest number of er- rors, but approximately 30 per cent of ,these arithmetical mistakes are made by the taxpay~r against him- self. .' :It is important to remember that aU income is not 'taxable. :You shoulc:j. not include in your return any income that is listed in the of- ficial instruction book as exempt. _ ,This_ inc.udes_intere~t _on_state. .and municipal bonds, most govern- ment pa~wents to veterans and their families, life insurance pro- ceeds upon death and social secur- • it~" benefits. .The'instruction book that comes with your 'tax forms gives further information.' Help is also available by telephone or at office 'of the In- ternal Revenue Service. The reve- nue service urges' you' to consult it properly qualified' advisor if you de- .cide to seek outside help. (AFPS) : (Next article: Selecting the Cof',. reet Tax Form Saves Dollars,) , ' .' , , I r i I ! ! i '\ February 22. '1957 NOTS Rockhounds Dinner The NOTS Rockhounds annual, dinner, celebrating the installation of officers, will be held on Monday, , February 25 at 6 p,m. in the cafe- torium at Vi~weg School. Don'Graham of Placerville will be the featur~d$peaker'oftlie evening. , The dinner:will be the eustomary , "pot-luck.... t11;ose whose last names begin with A: to F, bri,nging salad,' G to 1\'[ dess~rt. N to Z meat loaf' or scalloped i potatoes~ and single persons providing rolls, pickles, etc; Thos'e attending' are requested to bring enough for eight portions, and to provide their own table serv- ice• Og Cum~n Plans Mardi Gr.as Ball A gala Mar;di Gras Ball is planned by the' Og Cuman Club of China Lake for Friday evening. March 1 to be 'held' at the Supervisors' Hut on Ha:lsey Avenue. . .. : Highlight of the evening of danc- ing and, eiit~rtainment will be the Crowning of ~ queen' "Regina" ~ho ' will reign ov~rthe festiVities: Cos:: tu'mes .will ~eoptional,ho\vever' prizes wili be' a\varded for the best' cos'tumed man. woman. and couple' in addition to a door 'prize. Dancing to ,the music of Hal' Campbell and his Millionaires will ' be featured. The event will be open' to the public. . ~.. ~. Registra.tion ; ,All dogs over six months old must be registered annually. 'This' may be done by presenting i a current certificate of inocufation .against rabies to, the Police Branch at the, Main Gate. A 25 cent charge for each registration will be made to cover costs. Prec~'utions " To. prevent the spread of ,rabies the following precautions are re- quired: , An animal that has bitten or at- tacked a person will be impounded at the expense of the owner for 14 days to determine if it is infected with rabies; Any person who believes that an animal has rabies should notify the Security Police. , RegulationsRequire Dogs Be :Inoculated A .critical distemper~ epidemic is raging throughout the Indian Wells Valley area,it was reported this week by Dr. Perry Stone, local vet., erinarian. Disteml'er, he added, is a ,virus disease which has its severest ef.; feet on puppies..Its early symptoms are similar to those of a cold in human beings, since it causes both the nose and eyes. to run. " ' .Because of .this similarity with the common cold, dog, owners fre- quently mistake it for this as it occurs primarily during the winter months. Dogs, however, do not get colds, except in extremely rare cases, Dr. Stone advised. In later-stages, the disease of distemper involves the animal's ner- vous system, causing a shaky con- dition. Also' the pads of the' dog's feet become hard. like' a toenail. nt this point, the' veterinarian 'added, the' disease cannot be suc- cessfully treated. Whether or not it is fatal then depends upon the resistance of the particular animal. In 95 percent of the 'cases, it is fatal. The only sure way to protect a dog against distemper is' to have it vaccinated. Two' shots' are, required -the original shot and later. a b o o s t e r . ' , "It is almost· impossible to', pro- vide. this protection to~ early," Dr. Stone commented. "Puppies I> to &. weeks old are not too' young for permanent distemper shots. . . 'Station Regulations Station' regulations require that all dogs over six monthsoldrriust be inoculated annually against ra- bies. The animal must carry, at- tached to the collar, a tag which certifies that this has been done, The shape of the tags are changed every. year. For 1957. heart-shaped tags were selected' and dell very is expected daily. ~ , Inoculation may be done byali- censed veterinarian of the owner's choice., Inoculation service is also available from the Station veteri- 'who may be, contacted the Police Branch,Code Now Va' Know! ' . " Dependents' Medical~are- Act Spouses (dependent husbands, wives.) and children of 'active duty personnel are pow eligible f~r trea,tment.. at ci.. vilian hospitals. Here are some questions ~nd answersonth~ civilian care aspect of 'the Dependerits'. lMedical Care Act~ : . . Q-l\Iy ,wife' is going to ha\'e a. bab~".' She's I being treated by Ii. chili:m' doctOr who tells 'us his fee is higher. tha'n 'allowed in the state's schedule of; allowances: Would it· be all right leor me to pay him the . difference? i ' . 1 - A-No. THe Dependents' Medical care program is a full-service on~. : That means :the doctor'will be paid. up to the maximum fee contracted"' for by the state's medical 'society., ' Your best $ove is' to make sur;e . your doctor iagreesto'abide· by the fee schedule! before starting treal- ment. Underl no circumstances will ' the patient !ave to pay extra costs to the docto~ for authorized care. ' ' . Q-lUy son sprained his ankle while playing ball. OUr private doc- tor treated 'the sprain.-made two visits and ~harged me $10. Can I get that paid for under Medicare? A-Sorry, but no. A sprain would come under care authorized for bodily injuries which can be treat- , ed outside a hospital and covered, bY'. the progiam. However, in such cases, the patient will pay the first $15 of the bill. As the charge was only $10. you:will have topay that. Q-\Ve're~oing to have a baby. Should I g4' to the hospit~ and make the necessary arrangements? A':"-No. Yop do not make the ar- rangements lvith the civilian hospi- tal. Go to four private· physician (making suzle that he's participat;' ing in the PlTogram), and he'll see' to the hospitttl admittance. In cases of extreme ~ergencies, of course, ~"ou can ~o ~irectto the hospital if time does not permit prior,contact. : with your physician.... " .. " Q-lUy dal)ghter is going to have a tonsillecto~ynext month. I want to arrange ,R' p~ivate room for her. Can I do this and still have her' covered unber the' Dependents' . lUedical Car~program?, ':, ' A-Yes. She, fs, authorized medi- cal care. But the government will pay for 'semi-private accommoda- tions. For a',private room at your request. in addition to the $25 or $1.75 a day hospitalization charge, you would have to pay the differ- ence in cost behveen private room ' ,charges and? the weighted average cost of the semi-private room' charges. If, [however, the private room was authorized by the attend- ing doctor or necessary for proper care or treat'ment, then you would have to' pay 9nly 25 percent'of the' difference as' figured above. Q-There ~s 'a Navy hospital in the city where we are Jiow living~, Do i: have t6 go to them ifl need to, be hospitalized, or could I go ~ a civilian hospital? lUy husband ii in the Nav~·.~ ;~ A-You ca~' go to either civilian; or military Jiospitals. There is no restriction on your choice. and ;rour husband's service affiliation do·es not enter into the matter. (To 'Be Continued) .f THE ROiCKETEE,R .' calf. Se('ond row (I. to r.) are: \Villiam l\lantelle, Lloyd \Villiams, Tom:' mie Segler, Helen 'Rogers and Rudolph Garza. Top row (I. to r.) are: Albert Holbert, Jack \Yarren, Arthur l\Iorris, Ernest Stevens, John Gon- zales and John Carr. . , , " ' ~. Reid. In second row (I. to r.) are: George Thompson, Ernest Beds, Richard Peter, John Onisko, and Tony Bachinski.' In back row (I. to r.) are:, Gerald Hurst, Carl Vanni J!lne Harris, Joe Saunders".L~'nnBarker, and Sam Treat. Castanedac'and Sheldon Sanderlin. Top row: Irwin Koff. Other recipients not appearing, in the photo- graph are:' Charles Bliss, Obert Day, Anthony Her- " nandez, Fred Jenson, Gustav Kamptner, Bernard Partridge,l\Iarion }taab, Hugh Richards, Charles Se- well; James Shepard and Robert Wickes. Photographs 0; The, ~e,ek TEN-YEAR SERVICE PIN8-Shown are 17 of 41'emplo;rees of the Pro~ I~ellants and Explosives Depar!illent to receive 10-~'ear sen-ice pins. SilOwn'in first rQW (I. to r.) are: \Voodrow Bertine, Emet.u by Dr.N. E. Ward for service at NOTS. Shown _in. front row (I. to f.) are : Jerr~' Madden, lllir~y Hul- t>ey, Florence. 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