Pege Four Benny 5u99 Awards Made to 55 Employees During the period extending from October 1 through December 31 , 1959, 55 of the 150 Beneficial Suggestions submitted were approved, paying Station employees $2,150 in awards. $2 2,787 was saved the Government during the first year of use of these ideas, according to a report com- piled by the Personnel and Community Relations Depart- ment. Suggestors and the amounts of their awards are; Central Starr- Jerome W . Conner, $10; Helen Dragovich, $20 and M. Lee Gerbrick, $25. S Ullply- Ida Bancroft, two of $25 each; Birdie D. Floe, $10; Julia O. H ornback, $25; J ames E . Poore and Mary E. Larson, $10; and Gail M. Shoemaker, $10. T est-Wardna J . Abernathy, $35; E rnest T. Long, $85; Walter J. Ma- der, $20; Donald G. Ray. $225; Sid- ney R. Sta nley. $25; J ack Sturgeon a nd Victor W orley, $50. \Vcllpons Dc\'clolunent - Rolland, Ga llup, $45. ProlHtlsion DeveJopment-William Cowan,' $90; W illiam C. Davis, $,35; G. M . H amilton, $10; Charles R. Mc- P eeters, $145; and L. A. W illiams, $85, Engineering - W illiam P . Boyd, Jr., $10; Edwa rd E . Braham, $10; B ernard W. Ford and William S witzenberg, $55; Eugene C. Foust, $25; Albert J . Guerrero, $15; H a rold W. Munn, $15; Charles Radcliff, $30; Gordon R. R eymore, $10; Bernice R . S hepherd, $15; Lawrence R. Thurm, $25 and Roy D. Williams, $55. P crsonel and ConmlUuity R ela- tions- Russ T. Johnson, $25 and Jo- sephine E . Stewart, $15. Public Works - Fred Dille a nd Floyd E . R ockwell, $310; George P errige, $30; J ohn J . P razak, $10; Arthur H . Senn, $10; Melvin C. Ta unton, $15; J esse A. Thomas, $10; P aul A. Thomas, $55 and George H. Weapons Officer OFFICER REPOn.'IS - Reporting a bourd as the Air to Ground \\'eap- ons OUiccr is LCdr. Laurcnce 1\1. Elicrson, USN. His 17 years of Naval service has included tours as the OllCrations and Executive Officer or Patrol Squadron 42, bas- ed at North Island ; the Guided M iSSile and Ordnance Officer on the USS IutrCI)id; 1\1 e c It a ni c a I Bra nch Officer of Ihc Launching Division at the Navy l\Ussile Tcst Center, Pt. Mugu, the General Line School at Monterey, and NAF, Op- parna, Jal)an. Fro m Flanderu, South Da kota" LCdr. Ellefson, h is wife, Joan, and their two boys hu\'c been assigned temporary quurtcrs at 300-A McIntire. Treffenger, $20. Public Works (Pasadcna)- F. W . Donnelly, $45; Victoria R. H ewitt, $16; and Oscar H . Hougen, $15. Underwater Ordnance - Norman F . Castleberry, $20; Robert J. Evans, $20; Milton A. Fredrich, $15; Har- old R . J ensen, $20; Otto F. Nass, $10; Ernest N. Oeland, $30 and Don- ald C. Wiley, $35. Commulld Admi nistration - Alma M. Cowan, $,35; Arthur C. Lager, $40 and W ayne E . Wa rd, $80. Elementary PTA Meeting 'Scheduled The China Lake Elementary PTA will hold its second divided meeting of the school year simultaneously in the four elementa ry school cafe- toriums next Thursday, J anuary 21. The four separate programs are de- signed to meet the needs of the in- dividual schools involved. F ollowing the social half hour a t 7:30 p.m. the business agenda will include the election of one teacher and one parent from each school to serve on the Nominating Commit- tee for next year's officers. Change3 recommended by the By-laws Com- mittee will be presented. The major recommenda tion will be to permit each school to have four sepa rate meetings each year a nd the inclu- sion of the 7th and 8th grades in the Elementary PTA program. Among the topics to be discussed at the four schools will be: Groves School- a pa nel discussion on the pros and cons of the present school promotion policy on accelerating or retaining children; Vieweg School- a panel discussion of attitudes and feelings of 4th and 5th grade chil- dren toward home a nd school; Richmond School- a panel of teach- ers discussing the arithmetic pro- gram from kindergarten through the 5th grade; Murray School - a panel discussion on school program- ming, pa rticularly concerning for- eign languages in Junior H igh, and a presentation of the trend in the elementa ry grades in foreign lan- guages by Dr. Murray. All parents are invited to attend the meeting of their choice. Beginners Russian Added to BC Courses Conversational Russia n 52A fo!' beginners will be ta ught t uition free during the spring semester through Bakersfield College Ex- tension courses beginning F ebru- ary 2 at Burroughs High School. The two-unit college credit course will be given on Tuesdays in Room 20 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. T he course will be taught by Vera Weightman, a native Russian speaker who holds a master of arts degree in Russian studies frorr. Middlebury College in Vermont. Registrations must be filed next week, Monday through Thursday, J anuary 18-21, in Burroughs H igb School Libra ry from 7-9 p.m. 11 ND Public Works Office Men Get Awards THE ROCUTEER ICE SKATERS - Enjoying Jast week's cold snal) which froze over Mirror LII.ke are ice skaters, Susan and Joanne Tra.vers, da ughter and wife of LCdr. S. L. Travers, Na,-y Exchange Officer. Many took ad- vantage of the unusual recreation OPI)()rtunity-desert ice skaHng- brrrrrrrr! BPW Club To Get Charter at Formal February Ceremony The Business and Professional Women's Club of China Lake ha!> selected Sa turday, Feb. 6, as thf' da te for its "Cha rtel' Night" cCl"e- monies, according to Bev Ann Ross, president of the new group. F orty working women, t he ma- jority of whom are employed ut N OTS, have already joined the Club which meets twice each month for lunch. Elizabeth Chapman, president of the State F ederation, is expected tv present the Charter at the banquet - installation ccremonies being plan- ned jointly by the China Lake Club a nd the Kern Desert BP\oV Club of Ridgecrest. At last Tuesday's meeting, Presi- dent Ross presented information concerning Charter Nig ht activity to the members hip. She also urged that members attend the Centra l District Winter Conference to be held in Bakersfield thi s weekend. The next mecting will be Tues- day, J an. 26. Milton Neufeld, long experienced in the field of econ4 omics and finance, will present f\ general discussion of investments. This program meeting is being ar- ranged by Margaret Quinn, F a n- ance Chairman. Rex Brandt To Speak At Art League Meet Nationally k nown watercolor art- ist Rex Brandt will speak at the meeting of the Desert Art Leagu!' next Monday, J an. 18, at the Com- munity Center at 8 p.m. His dem- onstra tion and talk have been en- titled "An Evening with Rex Brandt" and he will discuss some of the implications and opportuni- ties for the artist a nd for the Jay- man in his appreciation of art forms from the ancient to the con- temporary works. Brandt is noted for his land- scapes. He has taught in colleges and art schools throughout t he country, a nd during each summer I conducts his own school a t Corona del Mar. At present, he has two- one man shows in Ca lifornia, one at the Bakersfield College Art Gal- lery and the other at the Crocker Gallery in Sacramento. UECIPIENTS-Recognized for length and quality of sen 'ice in Decem- ber were personnel of the ElenntJl Naval District l>ublic \Vorks Office d uring I)rescntalion ceremonies conduct ed by Lt. T. N. Tate, CEC, USN. R eCil)ients (I-r) are : Charles C. l\1artin and \V. A. \ViUiams, who re- eei,'cd fh-c-year llXD P \ VO pins; Lt. Tate ; Oharles H. Luth, outstanding performance award and Robert V. Smith. 20-year Federal Service Pin. Nol l)rCsent, for the presentation was Joseph P. l\(umaw, five-year pin. All Pebble Pups Plan Field Trip Pebble Pups, and their fa milies, a re to meet on the dirt road oppo- site H a rt's Place (on Hig~way 6L Saturday, J an. 23, at 10 a.m., for n field trip to Last Cha nce Canyon. Beginning at a point about 5-7 miles from the meeting point, the Pebble Pups will search for vari- ous mineral specimens common to the area. A workshop for Pebble Pups at 6th, 7th and 8th grade levels will be held T hursday. J an. 21. in the Rock- bound Hut from 5 to 6 p.m. 'Friday, January 15, 1960 Church Women School 'Board Acts':", Install Officers Approximately 40 wome n attend- ed the annual meeting o f Indian Wells Valley Council of United Church Women held a.t the Grace Lutheran Church on J a nuary 5. T he retiring president, Ma rgue- rite Rogers, talked on the accom- plishments of the past year a nd called on each of the committ~ chairmen for reports on their par- ticular phase of the work of lhe United Church Women. Amy Griffin, area chairman of the Southern Ca lifornia-Southern Nevada district, spoke on the com- mon goals of United Church Wom- en and urged attendance at the annual meeting of the Southern California-Southern Nevada Coun- cil to be held at Crenshaw Chris- tian Church, Los Angeles, on J an- ua ry 15. Mrs. Griffin installed the new officers, which included the fol- lowing: Mrs. Otis P ennington, NOTS Community Church, presi- dent; Mrs. Anne F . Carter, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, vice- president; M rs. W illiam D. Ba lmer, Grace Lutheran Church, secretary; and M rs. Kenneth Shideler, Ridge>- crest Methodist Church, "treasurer. Promotional OpportunitieJ Only persons currently employed on this Stolion may apply for the following ptlsitions, a rtd up-to--date Forms 58 $hould be submitted when a pplying. Engineering Droftsman, GS-8l8..,,(, PO 25525, Code 35. Prepares detail drawings a nd makes revisions of drawings for a ll types of tl ir- croft fire control systems, guided missiles, btlmb d irectors, etc:. On 'Weighty Issues· Significant decisions were acted on at the regular meet.- ing of the school board last week, according to Doris Hammer, clerk of the boat who presided in the abseL of president Joy Anderson. Dr. E arl Murray, Superintendent of the China Lake Elementa_.7 Schools, submitted his resignation. On behalf of the boa rd, Doris Ham- mer stated that: "Dr. Mun-ay has guided the China Lake Schools for 15 years from one school with 325 pupils to an outstanding system of over 2200 pupils in five schools. H e has dedicated h imself to the complex and difficult task of oper- ating this system. We will sincerely miss h is untiring devotion to the China Lake Schools." It was voted that Rowe Street school facilities will be released to the Station upon completion of Mur- ray School a lteration when the Rowe 6th grades will move to the Murray campus. A decision on the d ispOSition of abandoned huts on the Groves and Murray grounds was withheld. The board a lso authorized an ap- plication t o the National Defense Education Act for a foreign lan- guage laboratory. The laboratory would offer a broader curriculum in a field comparatively new at the elementary level. At a n estimated cost of $8,000, it would include tape recorders and playbacks, earphones, individual soundproof booths If the application is accepted by the state a nd approved by t he local board, the NDEA would share the expense with the China Lake District. Engineering Droftsman, GS-7, PO 3318" -1, i--::;-;-:-;::-:::--::::-:--::;:-:::c::-:-:--:::-:--::c:-:- Code 3552. As Project Draftsman, incumbent Clerk (OMT), GS-3, PO 28188Aml, Ctlde 305. is directly under the Head, Dro h ing Se<:tion, General Office duties a ssocia ted with Division Engineering Design Branch, Aircraft Range Office, such a s timekeepi ng, filing, d icttlting Division tlf Avia tion Ordnance Deportment. machine opertl ling, stub req uisiti on typing a nd This position is one of two or three equiva- general typing. lent positions in this sectiort. Electronic Engineer (Inst), GS-12, PO 9400: ( Engineering Drgfhmon, GS·3, PO 31266, Code .4554. Engineedng Drof'$lI'Ion, GS-4, PO 31290, Code .554. Enginel"l"ing DrofhmCln, GS-S, PO 31031 -1, Code 4554. EI'Igineering DrofhmCln, GS-6, PO 31029·1, Code 4554. Engineering Orofhmon, GS-7, PO 31657, Code 4.554. Above five Draftsmen iob duties ore for the preparation of loyouh, delails, assembly CInd insio llolion drawings of equipment and devices; process piping systems, instrumenta- iion and control systems, electrical circuits, structures end buildings. Electronic Mechanic, 52.91 to 53.15 p l h, Code 4531. Disessembles, inspects, cleans, tests, instells and repairs all types of radio, reder, sonar and ether electronic devices. Electronic Mechonic, 52.91 to 53.15 pl h, Code 3550. Operates, disassembles, inspects, tests, and installs all types of electronic equipment and equipment especially designed for the armed forces and special equipment which has been developed for measuring and recording the speeds, paths and occeleration of high velocity missiles. R adar experience desiroble, but not mandatory. Cartogrophic Survey Aid, GS-5, PO 33236, Code 3553. Must be tharoughly familiar with fi rst order geodetic survey procedures, must be able to operate and a djust any of the instruments used in the section, must also be a ble to perform any of the mechanical (am- putations required to be made in the field. Supervisory Electronic Engineer, GS·13, PO 33112, Code 36..0. Position is thet of Head, Missile Companents and Test Equipment Branch, Development Division IV, Aviation Ordna nce Department. The bra nch is respon- sible far design of a major portion a f the electronic guidance system of mini Ie systems. The branch has full responsibility for design, development, evaluation and analysis and canstruction of simulation test equipment for missiles a nd fQ( prototype engineering of missiles. File applications for obove positions with Dixie Shanahort, Room 26, Penonnel Bldg., Ext. 72723, by Jtln. 22. Code 4063. Designs, develops a nd devises • procedures ftlr various wea pons a nd to<" lated facilities systems a nd equipment. Equipment SpecioUst (Automative), GS-5, PO 1"538-3, Code 259... This is a temporary positian not to exceed 6 months. Pravides for the identification of materia ls req uired ftlr a utomotive facilities. Determines substi- tutiort of items in stock to fulfill req uirements withtlut specitll purchase. Physicist, GS-l1, Code "0. Two vaco ncies far positions in vtlrious organi;totiana l seg- ments of Code 40. Duties will irn:lude R&D work in one of four major weapans systems. Electronic Engineer, GS-ll , Code "0. Three vacancies ftlr positions in various Organil0' tional segments of Code 40. Duties will in· clude design and development work in one of four major weapons systems. Ed itoriol Clerk, GS""( or GS·5, PO 173-<), 17382, Cade 8506. Major d uties are writ J news stories, feature articles, a nd proof read- ing for the R ocketeer. File opplication for obove positions with Pal Dettling, Room 3", Personnel Bldg., Ext. 72032, by Jan. 22. Refrigeration & Al e Mechanic, Code 7433. Installs, maintains ond repairs refrigera ting and a ir canditioning equipment a nd compo- nents used in providing refrigera tion and a ir conditioning for living quarters, offices, klb- oratory tid industritll uses. Mathematics Aid, GS-5, PO 9.50021, Code SOOO. Irn:umbent takes data d uring experi. me nts. perftlrm$ a nalysis of test dota using oscilotor records, desk colculotors, ttlpe re o corders a nd electrtlnic harmortic OnolYl eu. Performs non-routine computa tion to a nist in analytlea l problems in propulsion. Aeronoutical Resec.rch Engineer, GS-12, PO 95002", Code 5008. Incumbent conducl,li r~ search in fluid dynamics of propubiof'l,. ad· vises athers in design of experimems tl nd manages test progrtlm on high pressure air faci lity. Editodol Clerk, GS-4, PO 22263Aml, Code 7511. Copyreading tl nd mtlrkirtg for ,.compo- sition and editorial proofreadi ng. File tlpp1ication for above positions wit~ Pot Gount, Room 31, Personnel Bldg., hI. 71393, by Jan. 22. SEABEE l jl''1T PRESENT'ED "E" A\ VARD--Capt. \V. 1\1. Brown, Depu- ty Ci\·il Eng ineer of the lli"D, presents Cdr. I rwin I. Shull, Conunander of the local SeaBee Unit, the "E" Award pennant following inspeetio of the Unit last Sunday. The Unit has won the award fh'e consccuti\-e times. Children t:annot 1M made good by making them ho~ py. but th.y (aft be mod. hoPll¥ ..., ma ki ng tt.M loed. .. TEMPIRATUIIS Max. Min. 55 27 ..8 35 ..7 35 5.. 30 53 40 "" 33 53 25 • Vol. XVI, No. 2 U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California friday, January ,15, 1960 f Brazilian Admiral To Visit 'NOTS While Touring 15 ofNation's Navy Installations Admiral Jorge da Silva Leite, Chief of the Brazilian Navy General Staff, will visit the Station next week dur- ing his 14-day tour of United States naval facilities as a guest of Adm. Arleigh Burke, Chjef of Naval Operations. RAdm. Hartman To Retire in April Rear Admiral C. C. Hart- man, Commandant of the 11 th Naval District for the past 5 years, announced to the press this week that he has requested his retirement effective April 1. H e has held tbe post longer tha n any of his predecessors. Adm. H a rtman has visited the Station numerous times. H is last visit to the Station was during Ad- mira l Arleigh Burke's tour of NOTS' facilities. : Medal Winner H e holds the ·Distinguished Serv- ice Medal for the command of the U.N. Blockade and Escort Forces during the Korean Conflict. Admiral and Mrs. Hartman will live in retirement in the Lorna Por- tal home they built 25 years ago while he was a lieutenant at the San Diego Naval Air Station. The Brazilian visitor, with 47 years of naval service, will be here next W ednesday and Thursday. While at NOTS, he will receive or- ientation on the Terrier and Side- winder missiles, the overall techni- cal programs conducted here, a nd will witness missile tests. Decorated 17 times by his own government, and by those of Chile, E cuador and Venezuela, he has been in command of various submarine flotillas, destroyer forces and attack groups, as well as having command- ed Single ships during t he early years of his career. Adm. Leite has been on the st a ff of the Argentine ship BB Moreno, and on the staff of the under Sec- retary of the Chilean Navy. He has served as delegate to the Assembly of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History, the Confer- ence of the International Hydro- graphic Bureau and president of his country's delegation to tbe Consul- tative Meeting on Ca rtography of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History. A reception and dinner in honor of the Admiral will be held at the Commissioned Officers Mess. \VIN APPOTh'Tl\lENTS-Station Commander Capt. \V. \V. Hollister (2ml from left) presents Advisory Council on Naval Affairs a ppointment certificates to Navy Leaguers (I-r) Dr. J . \\T. Hemry, \V. \V. Robb, and Dr. L. lV. Ste\'ens, members or the Indian \Vells Valley Council. Navy League Men Named To Navy Advisory Board A 30-minute film entitled "Nu- clear Submarines" was s how n through the courtesy of the Pru- dential Insurance Co. Brazilian Admiral Leite •. Visils NOTS January 20 Community Church Elects New Board At the regular J anuary meeting of the NOTS Community Church board, Albert H. Schoss was elect- ed chairman of the group for the year 1960. T he 12-member boa rd serves as the governing body of the church and each member is respon- sible for some function of the church program. Under the chairmanship of Al- bert Schoss during the past year, the Christian Education committee made significant strides in coord- inating the work of Christian ed - ucation in all the various church groups, brought teachers together for valuable training, and develop- ed a library of audio-visual aids and books available to churches in the area. New l\fembers N ew members of the board this year are LCdr. H arry Sellars, Lor- rajne McClung, Howa rd Auld, and Carl Barker. Others continuing on the board with Albert Schoss are: H a rold Metcalf, past chairma n ; Eugene Curry ; Robert Emerson; G. R. Cot- ner ; Betty Heflin; Irwin Shull; a nd R. W. Anderson. Installation Sunday I nstallation of tbe newly elect- ed members will be held at the 11 a.m. service next Sunday, J a n. 17. AOA Group Receives Charter as Local Post Subsequent operations of the China Lake Chapter of the American Ordnance Association will be as a Post, fol- lowing the inaugural Post meeting last night. Previously under the Los Angeles one of the early m embers. This Post, the local group was presented most recent P ost to be chartered its charter by Capt. J. M. P . Wright, now has a list of members number- USN (ReD, staff director of post ing over 200. operations of AOA, Washington, The AOA is an association of In- D ,C. Wright was introduced to the as- semblage by Robert C. Geffs, AOA regional vice president from Los Angeles after Capt. W. W. H ollister welcomed those attending the din- ner meeting. Assisting in the ceremony were Los Angeles Post members C. C. Gabrielson, chairman of the boa rd; Hayward C. Thomas, director and Robert W . Renei rs, secretary. Geffs, a long with H . G. Wilson, Al Gould and Kelvin Booty, was in- strumental in the formation of the China Lake Chapter late in 1954. Some 30 personnel then on the Sta- tion were already members of the national organization and subse- quent recruitment activity that year brought the first year's membership to about 50, according to J ohn Cox, dust rial, military and civilian per- sonnel dedicated to scientific and industrial preparedness for nation- al defense. Its purpose relates close- ly to the mission of this Station. There are 35 posts of the Asso- ciation located throughout the coun- try, Holding four of five meetings each year which feature a technical discussion by a qua lified s peaker, activities of the China Lake group have also included one or two field trips to other Government installa- tions or to industries related to na- tional defense. During its designation as a chap- ter, those holding the chairman- ships of tbe new China Lake Post include: Kelvin H. Booty, A. S. Gould, John Cox a nd W . P. Deevers. AOA DJRECTORS-1\l embers of the Board of Directors of the China Lake P ost of the American Ordna.nce Association are I)ictured. Shown front row (I-r) are: John Cox, Dr. Wm. B. McLean, Capt. H. B.Hahn, Post \'icC- llresidentj Cdr. Ra.y Angelo. Back row (I-r) are : James 1\let- caU, Albert Gould, \VilIiam Iioontz, aJso membership chairman, BUtt H. G. \Vilson, Post l)re8ident. Other officers are Laura. Patton, secretary, and R. W. Bjof'klw)d, treasurer. \Villiam Hampton has been named pro- g ra m chairman for the Association's new Post. Officials Seeking Change In Performance Ratings Washington (AFPS) - New legislation ready for Con- gress when it reconvenes this month includes a Civil Service Commission proposal to amend the Performance Rating Act of 1950. Under the new legislation the summary adjective ratings-out- standing, satisfactory, unsatisfac- tory-WOUld be eliminated. This method of rating will enable agencies to use employee evaluation methods that meet their m anage.. ment needs. Highlight of the India n W ells Va lley Council of the Navy Le'i- gue's dinner meeting Monday night at the Hideaway was the presenta- tion of certificates a ppOinting three of its members to the League's Ad- visory Council on Naval Affairs. World Famous Tenor Pleases Concert Goers The new proposal, if adopted, would also eliminate the direct con- nection between performance eval- ua tion and adverse personnel ac- tions, abolish statutory boards of review and eliminate the need for civil service approval of agency evaluation plans or changes in plans. • ~ 3ingled out by RAdm. C. C. Hart- man, Commandant of the Eleventh Naval District, were William Robb, cbairman of the ACONA program here; Dr. James Hemry, vice-presi- dent of the local Council, and Dr. Larry Stevens, IWV Navy Leagu~ president. The certificates were presented by Capt. W. W. Hollister bef0re more than 40 Navy League m~m­ bers, their wives a nd g uests. H onored guests of the Navy Lea- guers were : Capt. and Mrs. W. W . Hollister and Capt. and Mrs. H. B. H ahn. The certificates, signed by RAdm. C. C. H artman, read : "Reposlllg special trust and con- fidence in his judgment and in the soundness of his counsel, a nd in recognition of his community lead- ership and patriotism as demon- strated by his voluntary services to bis fellow citizens and the United States Navy." STAR PLEASES--1\ietropolitan Opera. star Richard Tucker graciously autographs programs for his fans following his brilliant performance last Fri- ciation series. The next Concert on F ebruary 8 feature the world famous Quartetto di Roma. will It was e.xptaine(l that the proposal is the result of a. Civil Service stud)' in which agencies and representa- lives of employees and veterans organizations were consulted. Civil Service Commission Chair- man Roger W . Jones said the "re- strictive featu res of the present act discourage vigorous and effective use of employee evaluation and force agencies to adopt a uniform approach to the evaluation prob- lem." Among the specific requirements of the new proposa l are: 1) That each employee be informed of what is expected of him in the perform- ance of his duties a nd be fairly ap- praised in relation to that stand- a rd. 2) That each employee be kept advised. of the quality of his per- formance. 3) That, where appro- priate, written records of perform- ance evaluation of each employee be maintained. , OCR Text: Pege Four Benny 5u99 Awards Made to 55 Employees During the period extending from October 1 through December 31 , 1959, 55 of the 150 Beneficial Suggestions submitted were approved, paying Station employees $2,150 in awards. $2 2,787 was saved the Government during the first year of use of these ideas, according to a report com- piled by the Personnel and Community Relations Depart- ment. Suggestors and the amounts of their awards are; Central Starr- Jerome W . Conner, $10; Helen Dragovich, $20 and M. Lee Gerbrick, $25. S Ullply- Ida Bancroft, two of $25 each; Birdie D. Floe, $10; Julia O. H ornback, $25; J ames E . Poore and Mary E. Larson, $10; and Gail M. Shoemaker, $10. T est-Wardna J . Abernathy, $35; E rnest T. Long, $85; Walter J. Ma- der, $20; Donald G. Ray. $225; Sid- ney R. Sta nley. $25; J ack Sturgeon a nd Victor W orley, $50. \Vcllpons Dc\'clolunent - Rolland, Ga llup, $45. ProlHtlsion DeveJopment-William Cowan,' $90; W illiam C. Davis, $,35; G. M . H amilton, $10; Charles R. Mc- P eeters, $145; and L. A. W illiams, $85, Engineering - W illiam P . Boyd, Jr., $10; Edwa rd E . Braham, $10; B ernard W. Ford and William S witzenberg, $55; Eugene C. Foust, $25; Albert J . Guerrero, $15; H a rold W. Munn, $15; Charles Radcliff, $30; Gordon R. R eymore, $10; Bernice R . S hepherd, $15; Lawrence R. Thurm, $25 and Roy D. Williams, $55. P crsonel and ConmlUuity R ela- tions- Russ T. Johnson, $25 and Jo- sephine E . Stewart, $15. Public Works - Fred Dille a nd Floyd E . R ockwell, $310; George P errige, $30; J ohn J . P razak, $10; Arthur H . Senn, $10; Melvin C. Ta unton, $15; J esse A. Thomas, $10; P aul A. Thomas, $55 and George H. Weapons Officer OFFICER REPOn.'IS - Reporting a bourd as the Air to Ground \\'eap- ons OUiccr is LCdr. Laurcnce 1\1. Elicrson, USN. His 17 years of Naval service has included tours as the OllCrations and Executive Officer or Patrol Squadron 42, bas- ed at North Island ; the Guided M iSSile and Ordnance Officer on the USS IutrCI)id; 1\1 e c It a ni c a I Bra nch Officer of Ihc Launching Division at the Navy l\Ussile Tcst Center, Pt. Mugu, the General Line School at Monterey, and NAF, Op- parna, Jal)an. Fro m Flanderu, South Da kota" LCdr. Ellefson, h is wife, Joan, and their two boys hu\'c been assigned temporary quurtcrs at 300-A McIntire. Treffenger, $20. Public Works (Pasadcna)- F. W . Donnelly, $45; Victoria R. H ewitt, $16; and Oscar H . Hougen, $15. Underwater Ordnance - Norman F . Castleberry, $20; Robert J. Evans, $20; Milton A. Fredrich, $15; Har- old R . J ensen, $20; Otto F. Nass, $10; Ernest N. Oeland, $30 and Don- ald C. Wiley, $35. Commulld Admi nistration - Alma M. Cowan, $,35; Arthur C. Lager, $40 and W ayne E . Wa rd, $80. Elementary PTA Meeting 'Scheduled The China Lake Elementary PTA will hold its second divided meeting of the school year simultaneously in the four elementa ry school cafe- toriums next Thursday, J anuary 21. The four separate programs are de- signed to meet the needs of the in- dividual schools involved. F ollowing the social half hour a t 7:30 p.m. the business agenda will include the election of one teacher and one parent from each school to serve on the Nominating Commit- tee for next year's officers. Change3 recommended by the By-laws Com- mittee will be presented. The major recommenda tion will be to permit each school to have four sepa rate meetings each year a nd the inclu- sion of the 7th and 8th grades in the Elementary PTA program. Among the topics to be discussed at the four schools will be: Groves School- a pa nel discussion on the pros and cons of the present school promotion policy on accelerating or retaining children; Vieweg School- a panel discussion of attitudes and feelings of 4th and 5th grade chil- dren toward home a nd school; Richmond School- a panel of teach- ers discussing the arithmetic pro- gram from kindergarten through the 5th grade; Murray School - a panel discussion on school program- ming, pa rticularly concerning for- eign languages in Junior H igh, and a presentation of the trend in the elementa ry grades in foreign lan- guages by Dr. Murray. All parents are invited to attend the meeting of their choice. Beginners Russian Added to BC Courses Conversational Russia n 52A fo!' beginners will be ta ught t uition free during the spring semester through Bakersfield College Ex- tension courses beginning F ebru- ary 2 at Burroughs High School. The two-unit college credit course will be given on Tuesdays in Room 20 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. T he course will be taught by Vera Weightman, a native Russian speaker who holds a master of arts degree in Russian studies frorr. Middlebury College in Vermont. Registrations must be filed next week, Monday through Thursday, J anuary 18-21, in Burroughs H igb School Libra ry from 7-9 p.m. 11 ND Public Works Office Men Get Awards THE ROCUTEER ICE SKATERS - Enjoying Jast week's cold snal) which froze over Mirror LII.ke are ice skaters, Susan and Joanne Tra.vers, da ughter and wife of LCdr. S. L. Travers, Na,-y Exchange Officer. Many took ad- vantage of the unusual recreation OPI)()rtunity-desert ice skaHng- brrrrrrrr! BPW Club To Get Charter at Formal February Ceremony The Business and Professional Women's Club of China Lake ha!> selected Sa turday, Feb. 6, as thf' da te for its "Cha rtel' Night" cCl"e- monies, according to Bev Ann Ross, president of the new group. F orty working women, t he ma- jority of whom are employed ut N OTS, have already joined the Club which meets twice each month for lunch. Elizabeth Chapman, president of the State F ederation, is expected tv present the Charter at the banquet - installation ccremonies being plan- ned jointly by the China Lake Club a nd the Kern Desert BP\oV Club of Ridgecrest. At last Tuesday's meeting, Presi- dent Ross presented information concerning Charter Nig ht activity to the members hip. She also urged that members attend the Centra l District Winter Conference to be held in Bakersfield thi s weekend. The next mecting will be Tues- day, J an. 26. Milton Neufeld, long experienced in the field of econ4 omics and finance, will present f\ general discussion of investments. This program meeting is being ar- ranged by Margaret Quinn, F a n- ance Chairman. Rex Brandt To Speak At Art League Meet Nationally k nown watercolor art- ist Rex Brandt will speak at the meeting of the Desert Art Leagu!' next Monday, J an. 18, at the Com- munity Center at 8 p.m. His dem- onstra tion and talk have been en- titled "An Evening with Rex Brandt" and he will discuss some of the implications and opportuni- ties for the artist a nd for the Jay- man in his appreciation of art forms from the ancient to the con- temporary works. Brandt is noted for his land- scapes. He has taught in colleges and art schools throughout t he country, a nd during each summer I conducts his own school a t Corona del Mar. At present, he has two- one man shows in Ca lifornia, one at the Bakersfield College Art Gal- lery and the other at the Crocker Gallery in Sacramento. UECIPIENTS-Recognized for length and quality of sen 'ice in Decem- ber were personnel of the ElenntJl Naval District l>ublic \Vorks Office d uring I)rescntalion ceremonies conduct ed by Lt. T. N. Tate, CEC, USN. R eCil)ients (I-r) are : Charles C. l\1artin and \V. A. \ViUiams, who re- eei,'cd fh-c-year llXD P \ VO pins; Lt. Tate ; Oharles H. Luth, outstanding performance award and Robert V. Smith. 20-year Federal Service Pin. Nol l)rCsent, for the presentation was Joseph P. l\(umaw, five-year pin. All Pebble Pups Plan Field Trip Pebble Pups, and their fa milies, a re to meet on the dirt road oppo- site H a rt's Place (on Hig~way 6L Saturday, J an. 23, at 10 a.m., for n field trip to Last Cha nce Canyon. Beginning at a point about 5-7 miles from the meeting point, the Pebble Pups will search for vari- ous mineral specimens common to the area. A workshop for Pebble Pups at 6th, 7th and 8th grade levels will be held T hursday. J an. 21. in the Rock- bound Hut from 5 to 6 p.m. 'Friday, January 15, 1960 Church Women School 'Board Acts':", Install Officers Approximately 40 wome n attend- ed the annual meeting o f Indian Wells Valley Council of United Church Women held a.t the Grace Lutheran Church on J a nuary 5. T he retiring president, Ma rgue- rite Rogers, talked on the accom- plishments of the past year a nd called on each of the committ~ chairmen for reports on their par- ticular phase of the work of lhe United Church Women. Amy Griffin, area chairman of the Southern Ca lifornia-Southern Nevada district, spoke on the com- mon goals of United Church Wom- en and urged attendance at the annual meeting of the Southern California-Southern Nevada Coun- cil to be held at Crenshaw Chris- tian Church, Los Angeles, on J an- ua ry 15. Mrs. Griffin installed the new officers, which included the fol- lowing: Mrs. Otis P ennington, NOTS Community Church, presi- dent; Mrs. Anne F . Carter, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, vice- president; M rs. W illiam D. Ba lmer, Grace Lutheran Church, secretary; and M rs. Kenneth Shideler, Ridge>- crest Methodist Church, "treasurer. Promotional OpportunitieJ Only persons currently employed on this Stolion may apply for the following ptlsitions, a rtd up-to--date Forms 58 $hould be submitted when a pplying. Engineering Droftsman, GS-8l8..,,(, PO 25525, Code 35. Prepares detail drawings a nd makes revisions of drawings for a ll types of tl ir- croft fire control systems, guided missiles, btlmb d irectors, etc:. On 'Weighty Issues· Significant decisions were acted on at the regular meet.- ing of the school board last week, according to Doris Hammer, clerk of the boat who presided in the abseL of president Joy Anderson. Dr. E arl Murray, Superintendent of the China Lake Elementa_.7 Schools, submitted his resignation. On behalf of the boa rd, Doris Ham- mer stated that: "Dr. Mun-ay has guided the China Lake Schools for 15 years from one school with 325 pupils to an outstanding system of over 2200 pupils in five schools. H e has dedicated h imself to the complex and difficult task of oper- ating this system. We will sincerely miss h is untiring devotion to the China Lake Schools." It was voted that Rowe Street school facilities will be released to the Station upon completion of Mur- ray School a lteration when the Rowe 6th grades will move to the Murray campus. A decision on the d ispOSition of abandoned huts on the Groves and Murray grounds was withheld. The board a lso authorized an ap- plication t o the National Defense Education Act for a foreign lan- guage laboratory. The laboratory would offer a broader curriculum in a field comparatively new at the elementary level. At a n estimated cost of $8,000, it would include tape recorders and playbacks, earphones, individual soundproof booths If the application is accepted by the state a nd approved by t he local board, the NDEA would share the expense with the China Lake District. Engineering Droftsman, GS-7, PO 3318" -1, i--::;-;-:-;::-:::--::::-:--::;:-:::c::-:-:--:::-:--::c:-:- Code 3552. As Project Draftsman, incumbent Clerk (OMT), GS-3, PO 28188Aml, Ctlde 305. is directly under the Head, Dro h ing Se<:tion, General Office duties a ssocia ted with Division Engineering Design Branch, Aircraft Range Office, such a s timekeepi ng, filing, d icttlting Division tlf Avia tion Ordnance Deportment. machine opertl ling, stub req uisiti on typing a nd This position is one of two or three equiva- general typing. lent positions in this sectiort. Electronic Engineer (Inst), GS-12, PO 9400: ( Engineering Drgfhmon, GS·3, PO 31266, Code .4554. Engineedng Drof'$lI'Ion, GS-4, PO 31290, Code .554. Enginel"l"ing DrofhmCln, GS-S, PO 31031 -1, Code 4554. EI'Igineering DrofhmCln, GS-6, PO 31029·1, Code 4554. Engineering Orofhmon, GS-7, PO 31657, Code 4.554. Above five Draftsmen iob duties ore for the preparation of loyouh, delails, assembly CInd insio llolion drawings of equipment and devices; process piping systems, instrumenta- iion and control systems, electrical circuits, structures end buildings. Electronic Mechanic, 52.91 to 53.15 p l h, Code 4531. Disessembles, inspects, cleans, tests, instells and repairs all types of radio, reder, sonar and ether electronic devices. Electronic Mechonic, 52.91 to 53.15 pl h, Code 3550. Operates, disassembles, inspects, tests, and installs all types of electronic equipment and equipment especially designed for the armed forces and special equipment which has been developed for measuring and recording the speeds, paths and occeleration of high velocity missiles. R adar experience desiroble, but not mandatory. Cartogrophic Survey Aid, GS-5, PO 33236, Code 3553. Must be tharoughly familiar with fi rst order geodetic survey procedures, must be able to operate and a djust any of the instruments used in the section, must also be a ble to perform any of the mechanical (am- putations required to be made in the field. Supervisory Electronic Engineer, GS·13, PO 33112, Code 36..0. Position is thet of Head, Missile Companents and Test Equipment Branch, Development Division IV, Aviation Ordna nce Department. The bra nch is respon- sible far design of a major portion a f the electronic guidance system of mini Ie systems. The branch has full responsibility for design, development, evaluation and analysis and canstruction of simulation test equipment for missiles a nd fQ( prototype engineering of missiles. File applications for obove positions with Dixie Shanahort, Room 26, Penonnel Bldg., Ext. 72723, by Jtln. 22. Code 4063. Designs, develops a nd devises • procedures ftlr various wea pons a nd to<" lated facilities systems a nd equipment. Equipment SpecioUst (Automative), GS-5, PO 1"538-3, Code 259... This is a temporary positian not to exceed 6 months. Pravides for the identification of materia ls req uired ftlr a utomotive facilities. Determines substi- tutiort of items in stock to fulfill req uirements withtlut specitll purchase. Physicist, GS-l1, Code "0. Two vaco ncies far positions in vtlrious organi;totiana l seg- ments of Code 40. Duties will irn:lude R&D work in one of four major weapans systems. Electronic Engineer, GS-ll , Code "0. Three vacancies ftlr positions in various Organil0' tional segments of Code 40. Duties will in· clude design and development work in one of four major weapons systems. Ed itoriol Clerk, GS""( or GS·5, PO 173-<), 17382, Cade 8506. Major d uties are writ J news stories, feature articles, a nd proof read- ing for the R ocketeer. File opplication for obove positions with Pal Dettling, Room 3", Personnel Bldg., Ext. 72032, by Jan. 22. Refrigeration & Al e Mechanic, Code 7433. Installs, maintains ond repairs refrigera ting and a ir canditioning equipment a nd compo- nents used in providing refrigera tion and a ir conditioning for living quarters, offices, klb- oratory tid industritll uses. Mathematics Aid, GS-5, PO 9.50021, Code SOOO. Irn:umbent takes data d uring experi. me nts. perftlrm$ a nalysis of test dota using oscilotor records, desk colculotors, ttlpe re o corders a nd electrtlnic harmortic OnolYl eu. Performs non-routine computa tion to a nist in analytlea l problems in propulsion. Aeronoutical Resec.rch Engineer, GS-12, PO 95002", Code 5008. Incumbent conducl,li r~ search in fluid dynamics of propubiof'l,. ad· vises athers in design of experimems tl nd manages test progrtlm on high pressure air faci lity. Editodol Clerk, GS-4, PO 22263Aml, Code 7511. Copyreading tl nd mtlrkirtg for ,.compo- sition and editorial proofreadi ng. File tlpp1ication for above positions wit~ Pot Gount, Room 31, Personnel Bldg., hI. 71393, by Jan. 22. SEABEE l jl''1T PRESENT'ED "E" A\ VARD--Capt. \V. 1\1. Brown, Depu- ty Ci\·il Eng ineer of the lli"D, presents Cdr. I rwin I. Shull, Conunander of the local SeaBee Unit, the "E" Award pennant following inspeetio of the Unit last Sunday. The Unit has won the award fh'e consccuti\-e times. Children t:annot 1M made good by making them ho~ py. but th.y (aft be mod. hoPll¥ ..., ma ki ng tt.M loed. .. TEMPIRATUIIS Max. Min. 55 27 ..8 35 ..7 35 5.. 30 53 40 "" 33 53 25 • Vol. XVI, No. 2 U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California friday, January ,15, 1960 f Brazilian Admiral To Visit 'NOTS While Touring 15 ofNation's Navy Installations Admiral Jorge da Silva Leite, Chief of the Brazilian Navy General Staff, will visit the Station next week dur- ing his 14-day tour of United States naval facilities as a guest of Adm. Arleigh Burke, Chjef of Naval Operations. RAdm. Hartman To Retire in April Rear Admiral C. C. Hart- man, Commandant of the 11 th Naval District for the past 5 years, announced to the press this week that he has requested his retirement effective April 1. H e has held tbe post longer tha n any of his predecessors. Adm. H a rtman has visited the Station numerous times. H is last visit to the Station was during Ad- mira l Arleigh Burke's tour of NOTS' facilities. : Medal Winner H e holds the ·Distinguished Serv- ice Medal for the command of the U.N. Blockade and Escort Forces during the Korean Conflict. Admiral and Mrs. Hartman will live in retirement in the Lorna Por- tal home they built 25 years ago while he was a lieutenant at the San Diego Naval Air Station. The Brazilian visitor, with 47 years of naval service, will be here next W ednesday and Thursday. While at NOTS, he will receive or- ientation on the Terrier and Side- winder missiles, the overall techni- cal programs conducted here, a nd will witness missile tests. Decorated 17 times by his own government, and by those of Chile, E cuador and Venezuela, he has been in command of various submarine flotillas, destroyer forces and attack groups, as well as having command- ed Single ships during t he early years of his career. Adm. Leite has been on the st a ff of the Argentine ship BB Moreno, and on the staff of the under Sec- retary of the Chilean Navy. He has served as delegate to the Assembly of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History, the Confer- ence of the International Hydro- graphic Bureau and president of his country's delegation to tbe Consul- tative Meeting on Ca rtography of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History. A reception and dinner in honor of the Admiral will be held at the Commissioned Officers Mess. \VIN APPOTh'Tl\lENTS-Station Commander Capt. \V. \V. Hollister (2ml from left) presents Advisory Council on Naval Affairs a ppointment certificates to Navy Leaguers (I-r) Dr. J . \\T. Hemry, \V. \V. Robb, and Dr. L. lV. Ste\'ens, members or the Indian \Vells Valley Council. Navy League Men Named To Navy Advisory Board A 30-minute film entitled "Nu- clear Submarines" was s how n through the courtesy of the Pru- dential Insurance Co. Brazilian Admiral Leite •. Visils NOTS January 20 Community Church Elects New Board At the regular J anuary meeting of the NOTS Community Church board, Albert H. Schoss was elect- ed chairman of the group for the year 1960. T he 12-member boa rd serves as the governing body of the church and each member is respon- sible for some function of the church program. Under the chairmanship of Al- bert Schoss during the past year, the Christian Education committee made significant strides in coord- inating the work of Christian ed - ucation in all the various church groups, brought teachers together for valuable training, and develop- ed a library of audio-visual aids and books available to churches in the area. New l\fembers N ew members of the board this year are LCdr. H arry Sellars, Lor- rajne McClung, Howa rd Auld, and Carl Barker. Others continuing on the board with Albert Schoss are: H a rold Metcalf, past chairma n ; Eugene Curry ; Robert Emerson; G. R. Cot- ner ; Betty Heflin; Irwin Shull; a nd R. W. Anderson. Installation Sunday I nstallation of tbe newly elect- ed members will be held at the 11 a.m. service next Sunday, J a n. 17. AOA Group Receives Charter as Local Post Subsequent operations of the China Lake Chapter of the American Ordnance Association will be as a Post, fol- lowing the inaugural Post meeting last night. Previously under the Los Angeles one of the early m embers. This Post, the local group was presented most recent P ost to be chartered its charter by Capt. J. M. P . Wright, now has a list of members number- USN (ReD, staff director of post ing over 200. operations of AOA, Washington, The AOA is an association of In- D ,C. Wright was introduced to the as- semblage by Robert C. Geffs, AOA regional vice president from Los Angeles after Capt. W. W. H ollister welcomed those attending the din- ner meeting. Assisting in the ceremony were Los Angeles Post members C. C. Gabrielson, chairman of the boa rd; Hayward C. Thomas, director and Robert W . Renei rs, secretary. Geffs, a long with H . G. Wilson, Al Gould and Kelvin Booty, was in- strumental in the formation of the China Lake Chapter late in 1954. Some 30 personnel then on the Sta- tion were already members of the national organization and subse- quent recruitment activity that year brought the first year's membership to about 50, according to J ohn Cox, dust rial, military and civilian per- sonnel dedicated to scientific and industrial preparedness for nation- al defense. Its purpose relates close- ly to the mission of this Station. There are 35 posts of the Asso- ciation located throughout the coun- try, Holding four of five meetings each year which feature a technical discussion by a qua lified s peaker, activities of the China Lake group have also included one or two field trips to other Government installa- tions or to industries related to na- tional defense. During its designation as a chap- ter, those holding the chairman- ships of tbe new China Lake Post include: Kelvin H. Booty, A. S. Gould, John Cox a nd W . P. Deevers. AOA DJRECTORS-1\l embers of the Board of Directors of the China Lake P ost of the American Ordna.nce Association are I)ictured. Shown front row (I-r) are: John Cox, Dr. Wm. B. McLean, Capt. H. B.Hahn, Post \'icC- llresidentj Cdr. Ra.y Angelo. Back row (I-r) are : James 1\let- caU, Albert Gould, \VilIiam Iioontz, aJso membership chairman, BUtt H. G. \Vilson, Post l)re8ident. Other officers are Laura. Patton, secretary, and R. W. Bjof'klw)d, treasurer. \Villiam Hampton has been named pro- g ra m chairman for the Association's new Post. Officials Seeking Change In Performance Ratings Washington (AFPS) - New legislation ready for Con- gress when it reconvenes this month includes a Civil Service Commission proposal to amend the Performance Rating Act of 1950. Under the new legislation the summary adjective ratings-out- standing, satisfactory, unsatisfac- tory-WOUld be eliminated. This method of rating will enable agencies to use employee evaluation methods that meet their m anage.. ment needs. Highlight of the India n W ells Va lley Council of the Navy Le'i- gue's dinner meeting Monday night at the Hideaway was the presenta- tion of certificates a ppOinting three of its members to the League's Ad- visory Council on Naval Affairs. World Famous Tenor Pleases Concert Goers The new proposal, if adopted, would also eliminate the direct con- nection between performance eval- ua tion and adverse personnel ac- tions, abolish statutory boards of review and eliminate the need for civil service approval of agency evaluation plans or changes in plans. • ~ 3ingled out by RAdm. C. C. Hart- man, Commandant of the Eleventh Naval District, were William Robb, cbairman of the ACONA program here; Dr. James Hemry, vice-presi- dent of the local Council, and Dr. Larry Stevens, IWV Navy Leagu~ president. The certificates were presented by Capt. W. W. Hollister bef0re more than 40 Navy League m~m­ bers, their wives a nd g uests. H onored guests of the Navy Lea- guers were : Capt. and Mrs. W. W . Hollister and Capt. and Mrs. H. B. H ahn. The certificates, signed by RAdm. C. C. H artman, read : "Reposlllg special trust and con- fidence in his judgment and in the soundness of his counsel, a nd in recognition of his community lead- ership and patriotism as demon- strated by his voluntary services to bis fellow citizens and the United States Navy." STAR PLEASES--1\ietropolitan Opera. star Richard Tucker graciously autographs programs for his fans following his brilliant performance last Fri- ciation series. The next Concert on F ebruary 8 feature the world famous Quartetto di Roma. will It was e.xptaine(l that the proposal is the result of a. Civil Service stud)' in which agencies and representa- lives of employees and veterans organizations were consulted. Civil Service Commission Chair- man Roger W . Jones said the "re- strictive featu res of the present act discourage vigorous and effective use of employee evaluation and force agencies to adopt a uniform approach to the evaluation prob- lem." Among the specific requirements of the new proposa l are: 1) That each employee be informed of what is expected of him in the perform- ance of his duties a nd be fairly ap- praised in relation to that stand- a rd. 2) That each employee be kept advised. of the quality of his per- formance. 3) That, where appro- priate, written records of perform- ance evaluation of each employee be maintained. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1960s,Rocketeer 1960,Rktr1.15.1960.pdf,Rktr1.15.1960.pdf Page 1, Rktr1.15.1960.pdf Page 1