General, Meeting , Rumor Clinic: Rumor is that 10 to f5 employees at. the SNORT ,Track have -received RIF riotices. No RIF notices have been issued at SNORT. There is considerable spec- ulation about RIF, however, be- causc of a new test track'at Hollo- man Air Development Center, which may mean a reduced workload at SNORT. As the SNORTworldoad decreases, workload in other divi- sions 'of the department may have a compensating increase.', - Rumor that control and supervi- sion'of private child-care centers in the China Lake housing area is to be transferred to Kern County. Be- cause of rece'nt complaints, the Sta- tion invited Kern County health and welfare. officials to the 'Station to discuss h e a I t h regulation~ and standards for' child-care cfnters. The Station has no wish to elimi- / , I nate services needed by ,employees, nor does it wish to "p~obte" the Station nursery. Station manage- ment is interested to sure com- pliance with c;ivil law) om both the 'Station nursery and private child- care centers. The.Community ]\Ian- ager carries .out Station responsi- bility in this regard. - Cl Old Business: Correction of er- ,roneous impression in Report of 'Wage Survey. A joint Navy Depart- ment-Bureau· of Labor Statistics vVage Survey, with complete disni- gard for current rates- of .pay, 'is conducted on even-number~dyears. Data collectors make job-site sur- ·veYs. On' odd-numb~red years, the Navy Department makes a -"spot ·check" survey by, telephone, using ·Bureau of Labor Statistics figllres. -·The point is that a wage-survey IS -conducted every year, which in re- · cent 'experience has r.esulted in in- cl'eased rate's of pay every year. Final Report on Bank Facility Survey. 'JI'he initial. responses re- corded froin 1272 employees show that 65.6 per ~ent rejected the prop'- osition'lJf discontinuing_facilities on the Station, 23.1 per lfint favored the'proposition, and 11.3 were in- .different. The Bank of America is willing to continue' on Station. The Station has no intention of remov- --ing the bank- - Ncw. Business: Distribution of ·rent increase by housing types. ·Captain C. K. Phillips, representing .management, made a 'fulr- dresli .' presentation on the regulatory ne- cessity for the rental survey, and the orderly sequence of operations , leading to the change in re£tal;s. , . The basic directive was issued in -1952 by the Bureau of the Budget, ang is binding on all Federal agen-· ''''-,' , , l j " '> > } , .. -, -. " .J .{ .. > . > - , . -, Deadline Nears for Art FestivaIEntries -- Art exhibits by amateur and pro~_ fessional artists in both yolith !lnll: adult categories must be submitted' to the Burroughs School library not later than. Friday, . March 28, to! compete in the tenth' 'annual Kern: County Art' Festival, March 29-30. in the Community Ce·nter. " .The 'Community Center will be closed ~11 day and eveningFrida:Y1 in preparation for the event., En- tries will be limited to three per person and alI .pictures must be matted before the judging Friday, (I. to r.) are: Maj. Gen. Crepin, Dr. \Vrn. B. McLean, Dr. W. F. Cartwright, Lt. Col. D.P. Colombani, Col.' Pierre Schnerb, standing (I. to r.). are: Col.. Andre Vialatte, Lt. Col. H. C. Crim Jr., USAF, Lt. Col. Coll~t B}!!on, Cdr. Andre DeLassus, Lt. Col. E. V. Conkling, USAF, \V:iI:. Vore, and Lt. Col. Alonzo Mercier. Fa~(Ren.ta·1~,roposa.l'Si9rted' by Preside,nlDwight·De Eise~hower . Washington-(AFPSt-Service families li~ing i~ g~v... ernment-housingfourtd "to beiriadequatewill, be -charged a fair rental value and ~i11 be paid the difference between; this yalue' in~ their 'quar~ers allowance:.' . . . , ' ., - Such payments, according ·to thE! / Defense Departmen't; will be retro.. active to Jan. 1, 1958.' , A DOD directive-establishing.the conditions and standards' by which military housing will be judged ade" "'- quate or inadequate has been apoi proved by President Eisenl10wer as provided by Public'Law 24i, passed in the first session of the 85th Con.. gress. Expected to save more than 30,000 military families alld bachelor of" ficers $10 ·to $15 million annually, for the' next two years, rentals fot sub-standard quarters will be de.. termined by the services on the ba.. sis of the new directive now being published. " - In the U.S. and, U.S. territories, rental;> will be comparable to rates. charged for private.dwellings with _ similar. living facilities; in foreign countries, the rates will 'compare to. local rents or those of like stateside communities, whichever is lower. The fair rental value, in no case, will exceed the occupant's quarters aliowan'ce. . ' _ Under the law, housing units de.. ciared inadequate will be altered or improved to' meet prevailing living standards, converted ,to other'uses. or torn <\own 'by July 1, 1960. The President is to'give approval to another paper~,an' Executive or" der-which will delegate to-the Bu.. ·reai.t·of-Budge£" the --lillthorlty"tQ administer ,the program. ~ " The' new dir'ective, '_when_ pub" lis'hed; will allow 'the'assigninentof NOTS government trailers to en- listed p'ersonnel on a reI}tal basis. Implementary instructions are ex" pected within -the next _60 days. Service Families Benefit _. FRENCH l\llLITARY VISITORS-Major General Jean A. Crepin, Inspector General vi· Fabrications 8;; programs of the French' :Armed Forces, and five French, military experts, visited the Station recently to observe testing filCilities and methods of military equipment production.Shown in conference, seatell ~ - from left)' observe Paul ~Hubbard, Ridgecrest pnb- lisher, cut the ribbon which marl{ed the formal open- ing of the newly-realigned section of'U.S. High\~ay 395 at Inyokern last Friday. Indeperidel)t Photo :Q;IGHWAY 395 DEDICATION"':Acting as represen- ·tatives of theStatio~;Captain F. A. ChEmamt, Stati~n Executive ()fficer :and the ,Rev. John 'L., Reid .Jr., • •-N0TS Commun~ty Church -pasto~, (fifth imd sixt~. u. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake," California AAUW. to-feature Advanced '5tudent .' Program'Iuesday , A 'panel composed, of local educa- tors willdiscuss the development of the gifted child program in the Chi- na Lake schools at the March gen- eral meeting of the China Lake Branch: of the' American Associa- tion of University Women next Tuesday, March 25, at·8 p.m. in th Community Center, according to Navy's Op-eration D,ollar S frefch in,Effect; VX:5 Offic~rs _ :~~~n~:'W1;l-i~~~~i:s~~~~:~~~~~ of the community are invited to at- :-·~ndividua,lsUrgedto.GiVeEconpmy Ideas 'Get Promotions: te~~lIOWing a brief business meet- · Opefatl.·on Dollar Stretch l'S 'n'ow g'ettl'ng l'nto-hl'gh~gear,' . .' ing' for AAUVV members at 7:30 Promotions and reassignments of p.m. Harold E. Pierce, panel mod- thro.ughout the Navy, acc:ording to Se~retary of the Navy officers were:effected in·the Air erator and assistant superintendent ·Thomas S. Gates Jr. ' ' " .. . - - Development Squadron FIVE this of t Ii e- Ghina Lake Elementary month, according to Lt. (jg) ,'J. H. School D.istrict, w.ill introduce panel The reason for this six-month' 0 Eliminate duplicate' and unes- Th I A' t P ac {er, SSIS ant ersonnel Of- members: Sylvia Tillitt, principal of campaign to cut down unessential sential financial accounting' in the f' ,operating' costs.is to provide money 'operating departments. - Icer. 'Burroughs Junior High School, who Among the promotions' from 'En- will present the development of the 'for new, important military require- • Repair, don't' 'replace, linen ments and at the sarrie time main- when more economical. sign to. Lieutenant Junior Grade program. Jaining the Navy at maximum . 0 Economize, on telephone serv- were: Daniel L. Strong; James H. ,Sylvia Besser,-District consultant, fighting strength.' ice.' , - Thacker; and 'Alvin D. Netten. Lt. will speak on testing'of pupils for , . The plan- of action for Operation .• Reduce reporting.. Strong, ,Communications Officer the prqgram;.'A~dreydray wh9 will DolIar Stretch is to generate and for the last 14 months, has received discuss, the .7th grade program; - put' into effect- as-nilulY economy 'T ,-,,- --8-- -'.'" --, .--h··-----H-..o.--h-- orders" ro-report- to ~VA-93,--this Carolyn Hockett;-who will-discuss -~ideas'as possible. / ' . e.n. urroug s ig month.'.· . the8th.grade program; and Wesley ..-fJ . How You Clm HilII' , Lt. Netten has orders to Com- R. Andersori,-chairmaIi' of the 'high Here's what you, as an individual, Se'n'-Iors Pr'.e'se-nted AirPac 'for further assignment- in school honors program\comniittee, can do to'help: May. He has been the Material Of- wh.o.. will .explaiI! the Burroughs , First, look around you on the job. ' . - , ficer for' VX-5 for the last. 12 High School honors program. :Mr. 'Is there any way in which some- Achelevement Aw'a"r'd months. " Pierce will discuss' plans for an ex- thing, can be done better, faster or Lt. Thacker ,has orders to VA-93, tension of the 'l;!eparated classes in ·..cheaper? If there is, talK it over Bank' of America achievement N.A.S: Alameda in June. -He' is the the elementary- schools. 'with your supervisor and s~ if he awards were presented to ten Bur- Assistant· Personnel Officer -' and The' gifted child program, accord- will adopt it. ThEm turn In' a Benny ronghs High School seniors recent- First Lieutenant,'. and :will have ing to Sylvia Tillitt, is an education-; Sugg. . ly as a recognition of.. their scholar- been here 15 ,months in June. al~program for.children of superior · Second, look at your own work ship, extra-curricuhir activities and Lt.' (jg) Herbert C: Pearson, academic ability, designed-to pro- performance. Can'you save money, citizenship. . Ordnance Division Officer for -the vide additional avenues of growth time or material by some' change ,'Sandra Witt received the achieve- last 12 months, has orders to Fasron and to extend the. range' of'skills , in~ procedure? If so,' and· if your ment plaque for. her work in the 11 in Japan in April: , 'and knowledge 'to challenge their supervisor approves, do it...' _ fields of science and math:- Sandra LCdr. Herschel C. Burson, Assist- mental .faci.Jities. '_ When the' Secretary of the Navy has maintained an~ "A" average ant 'Operation's 'Officer, was re- In discussing th,e gifted child pro':: sent his speedletter of 8-Jan'1958 throughout. her high school.career, leased to inactive duty on Feb. 28. gram, Harold Pierce stated that launching Operation Dollar Stretch, is an offic~r of the science club and Recent '-arrlvals 'to VX-5 are: Lt. education in a democracy calls for he 'pointed out that by using a 'one of nine students studying and Robert S: Moore, Loft Officer, re- giving each child the opportunity speedletter instead of the communi- doing research under Station scien- porting from VX-2; Lt: M. L. Mill- to develop to 'his full capacity. Con~ cations network he, saved several tists as part of the school-Station . nis, ProJ'ect Reports Officer,' from siderable effort, time and money ha:;; -thousand dCllIars., "work experience". program. • - . " VX-2; Lt. David E. G,ates, Ordnance been expended on the physically \Vay To Cut Overhead·c- ..-Margaret Jackson was chosen by Dollar Stretcher No 1 the fI'rst faculty and counselors to receive Department Officer" from VX-2; handicapped and the mentally re- ., , and Capt.-R. E. BrI'nckmann, USAF. tarded., Until recently little atten- of a number of bulleti ' s' po'nti' g the plaque "or. achievement in the r . . , n 1 n . . . , Schedules, Officer from EgI_in AFB. '. (Continued on P_age 2) '. . out how commands can save money, liberal arts'fiel!!. A member-of the . , . li~~ the fulliw~g wa~'~ ~~ BUIT~g~~~~i~fue'C~fu~---------~~-------~---~------------~~------------ overhead: nia- Scholarship Federation, Mar- e Use "iIIlprest" funds for minor garet ranks among the top -tei-J.' in and sundry purchases. her class for scholastic achievement. o Curtail rewiuehousing. . She is an active participant in the e Pool stenographic and typing extra-curricular affairs b e i n g a work wherever feasible. . cheerleader and a member of the . '0 Use coach class travel when it gi;ls'. tennis team among oth~r ac-' makes sense after considering all tivities. ·factors, i.e., itinerary, cost, commit- The Bank .oJ America awardee's -ments,' convenience and t~e like: ,are sdected by the faculty 'and l G Economize on meetings.. . counselors of Bu~roughs. Teacher,s r Cl Accept pen and ink changes on in each department submit nameS r ... -correspondence. -- of students -doing outstal}ding work to the counselors. Criteria for se- " . - - .. - . lection includes 'scholastic achieve: ,Elks Anncunce.' V/inners' In ment, citizenship, leadership, serv- '.Youth Le:idership :!~ClnteSt' ice, plans and ambition, personality, Local winners in the Youth Lead-' character, sound and logical think- • .ership . Contest' sponsored by- the ing and cooperation' in group' dis- ......~Elks' National Foundation was an-' cussion. Counselors .. choose. the 1 ~ounced this week. by the 'local plaque winners from the depart- " .!Ridgecrest Lodge No. 1913., ment certificate winners. ' ~, Vvinners ilL the boys' division Students chosen by faculty meI~­ ,were: ;Jay -Carty, first place; and bers to receive certiffcates are Ter- · ~CIiarles Thorne, second place. Judy ry tVatson, Margaret .Jackson 'and -'Wilson placed first in the girls di- Bill Wilde, mathematics; Sandra visio'n, and Lorrie Furman_ placed \Vitt, Gordon LaCombe, and Terry second. Watson,' laboratory ,science; Gene-: JUdy-Wilson~and Jay·Ca.rty are vieve Custer" music; Marilyn 'seniors,at Burroughs High School, Rumpp and Jerry Lloyd, art; Mar- 'and Lorrie Furman ande Charles garet Jackson, Janice Nicol, Sandra Thorne are,freshmen. Witt, Sondra Ward arid Patsy West- Awards will be presented to the faIl, foreign' language; Ann Jagiello; first and second place winners at a commercial; Bonnie Drummond and dinner dance in the Ridgecre.st ElKs Justine HalIett,-, home economics Lodge on Youth ·Activities Day, and Emil BushnelI,_-DE!nnis Henden May 1.~-, and John Walker, indust;riatarts. ; , THRIFTY' _$30o-1\Iary .-.Lou Gott (center) general' to r.) :Rosella Beveridge; Betty Fenstermacher; Bev- ch.airman of:.WACOl\I Thrift Shop, presents'a $30() 'erly Anderson; Helen Mulroney; I?aniels; l\lary Lou. check to Cdr. J •.J. S.Daniel, vice~president of the' 'Gott; Lois n:nudsoll; Billie Hise, \VACOl\I president; Desert Area Family Service. \Vitnessing the gift pre';. Bobbi.,l\lilIer; l\Iarylee Grasley; and, Gean Romero. se~tation are Thrift Shop monthly sales managers:,(I.' ' . t~ea~urer. Not present is co~chairman Loretta l\Ia3'~ ~;~~~~s~?5tor;~ii~~l~e~'~~n~~~~ ,WACOM Thrift Shop Donates plexes." These.' "unusual' transpor- $3aa .h k I . tation" - figures were consistently' Cee -to"Famel y ServeIce applie~ as' an adjustment to :arrive .. :. . . ,. - " at a -rental rate which represented A check for the- suinof $300 was presented to the the' reasonable value o'f Navy hous- ing to be charged tenants in this Desert '~iea Family :Service 'by the Thrift Shop of the location. " . \XT6men's' Auxiliary of the Commissioned Officers' Mess The Board excluded tenant-built (\XTACOM) this. week. ' At a brief ceremony held in the facilities and air-conditioning, a ' Thrift Shop on Monday Mary Lou desert necessity, from the adjust- 4th S,c-Ie'n:"c'e'.St'uden't Gott, Thrift Shop general chairman, ment factors. ' '. ' . presented the $300 \VACOM check A. work-sheet. for adjusting the to Cdr. J. J. S. Daniels,' vice presi-. shelter rental was processed for Re-por'-t 'L' b' S'd dent. of the Desert Area Family each type of housing. At'the meet- s· a ru Y ServICe., - - " , ' / ing, a three-bedroom Hawthorne -_.. - ---. --- " I 'Present for the occasion \vere: was compared .withcits cou~'terpart ,- Gordon L~Combe, son of Mr. ~nd Rosella Beveridge, VX-5; Bet t y "comparable unit" at 1033' North Mrs. ~ran_cls;-LaCombe of Chma I Fenstmacher, Navy ,Wives; Beve:t:ly Harper; Los Angeles, ·on a .black- l:a~e, IS learmn~ to test th.e refl.e~- Anderson; Helen.Mulroney, Ma-rine board. '\Vhere the' three-bedroom tIVIty of _metals ,m the Optics DIVI- Wives' Lois Knudson Billie Hise Hawthorne proved supe~ioryou will sion of the Research Department WACOM: president· BObbi Miller' rate a plus factor and where' the in Michelson Laborato~y at NOTS. Marylee Grasley, and -Gean Romero; Los Angeles unit proved superior Working under the supervision of Thrift Shop treasurer. Those iden- you wilI see a minus factor. . Dr. W. J. Koehler; Gordon is among tified with activities' have served nine Burroughs High -School stu- f those activities~as monthly chair- ,Comparison :Work Sheet· dents partiCipating in- the "work men while those not identified with 1. Monthly charge to tenant in experience"" program established an activity have serve-d as monthly Los Angeles _ .._ $75 through .th!! cooperation of Station chairmen for WACOM: 2. -Adj~stment to reduce the shel- scientists l),nd t~e high school. It is through the efforts of thes6_ . ter rent' - , _ . , /' - " (a) R.ange 'and Refrigerator +8 - To date, Gordon has been doing wom~n and .t?eir assi~tants -l ~Y. paper work, drawing analytical rep- contrI~ute theIr free tIme to---!t__ ._ r' (b) Garage.-...-....-.-..~ ~--:::.....:..-...7'5· ',._ 10peratIgn of the .Thrift Shop that (c) Water service .-..-..-.-.. -2 funds are gained to ·be donated to (d) Utilities chw.ritable causes.. 3. Adjustment for extra facilities'" . .The Thrift Shop is operated under and services the auspices' of the Women's 'Auxil- (a) Size-large living·areas...: +5 iary of the Commissioned Officers' (799 square feet as com- Mess for the purpose- of providing _pared to,600 square feet in at a nominal price used clothing, this case) toys, furniture, and other miscel- (I;» Sup e rio r' construction, . 1 Ianeous items to people, living both condition and appearance -8 (c) .Extra facilities .. on and off the Station. It is a non- profit organization and alI of the . Kitchen shelves ca,binets -2 netyproceeds are'used for charitable Extra-shower or tub -2 purposes. ' Closets _ ; + 1 , Wood flooring- _._.~ :_ -2 Proceeds so far this year from th~ (d) Superior,heating Thrift Shop have enabled WACOM (e) .Care of lawns and g!lrd- to .'contribute $300' to the Desert ener service Area Family Service, $300 to Navy - Relief, $100 to United Fund, $50 to J (f) Superior landscaping ...... -5 the Sta,thin Library for the p'ur-" 4. Adjustment for unusual trans portation :. : _ --:-26 c~aBse of children's books; and $25 " to urroughs High School which I . was used as prize money for the re- Resulting shelter rent - $37 cent Science Fair. . - '. plus utilities • It should be noted that the Sta- The Thrift Shop is located, on tion did' not take the former'rental Lauritsen' Road .between Blandy figure (in this case $29.10) a,nd adtI Avenue and 'King Avenue: Its en'- trance faces the' 'NOTS Enlisted a percentage, but had.to work .their Personnel Biuracks' No: 1.. It .is adjustments to the Los Angeles fig- Gordon LaCombe , open from.7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays'and ure of $75. , resentatlons of wave mot ion s Thursdays., The Board's recoq:Imendation, " " , based on the individual work-sheets, through lhe Use of sine functions. ,The Thrift Shop general chair- He later hop'es to run tests on re- man Mary Lou Gott urges' every was accepted by Captain Hollister. flectiyity. _, ' housewife who is in the throes of He also' accepted the Board's' ree- . . . " - ommendation th'at an additional Plans Jor the 'program'of scien- sprin'g.' housecl~.anlng ·to sort' o~t charge be made for'tenant-built ga- tific research and' study for high l.those Items that can be uS:d agaIll- . . . and take them' to the ThrIft Shop. rages when a new tenant moves in. school students of superIOr aptItude A thO bl - '11 b t d' . ~' -' . dO d I . 'ny mg usa e -WI e accep e . Department representatives of were Iscusse ast_~ecember, and If it is 'not possible to deliver the EMCO were impressed .by the' the program' was put m~o effect the items to the Thrift Shop arrange~ amount of work performed by the last of January when nme students t . b d 't' . tl ... . . . men s may e rna e 0 pICk lem Station Housing Rental Board dur- were selected to study m MIChelson Ii b' callin Ext. 77064 or '73573 lng a seven-month period, 'and of Laboratory two hours after school p P y 'll~ f h ' .' d . S . . ersons ca mg or sue serVIce the ingenuity, persistence and thor- .~very. ay. upervlsl~g~hestud:nts should' bear in mind that those \vho oughnes~ of the 'operations leading a,re some. of the StatIon s ,top SCICn- will make ,the "pick ups" are ,dQ~ to the adjusted shelter rent figur~ tIsts. It ~s hoped that t~e progr~m so ort their free time. ' .:{..'t .. At the present time; Station man- may be mcreased next .year to .m- - - "". .' clude more students.. ,,~-' agemen"t is' attempting to formulate E' 1'1' B· 'T k a, request for ,exception to the . Gordon spoke for the entire. group nro .mcnts , eii19 a en ground rules established _by the ,di- of' students when he emphasized For ,Physical Education rectives, in ·orde'r that rental fig- the advanced learning he.is ,receiv- Additional enrollments are being ures can be, kept stable. They would ing. "I suppose' most of the high accepted for \Vednesday night class- like to include such tangibl~s as school students couldn't handle, any es in Physical.Education-Body Me- geographical isolation, lack. of op- more science and math than they 'chanics and Posture which are held portunity for China lake residents, get no{v, but some of us who want in the Station gym ·from 7 to 9. to buy a house, the malfunctioning and need more, are really benefit- The' class was formerly classified as of utility systems, and so forth, in ing from study at the Lab," Gordon Physical-Education for Overweight future rental surveys. stated. ' "Because of ·the practical Adults.: ' The instalIation of natura1' gas .applic~tion of our studies, the learn- ' Registrations are taken in - tl\e lines will result in only a small de- ing experience is more meaningful Burroughs. School office from 6:30 crease in utilities rates, usually less and creates an urge to get more out to 7:30 p.m. :M 0 n day s t!;J.rough than one dolIar per month. of classwork." . Thursdays. ~_ T~acffic -;control,lightillgin the Community 'Center area, wage-surveys, and the recent rent increasewere among the subjects discussed at the Employee-Management Council meeting held on March 12. Urider the order of new busi- 'ness Captai~ C. K. Phillips gave a full report on the neces- sity for rent increases" . IPreliminary Meeting . cieswhich furnIsh Government- o Report on Safe Driving Coun- owned housing to civilian 'employ- ees: 'After being incorporated into ~il: - Regarding the restrictions on Halsey Street past Burroughs-High regulations by the Defense Depart- School during school hours, the last merit, the basic directive was sup- :vehicle count did not warrant clos- plemented by the Bureau of Yards ing traffic; -a second att~mpt to ob- and Dock.s Navy Housing ~anual :tai~ avehicle count is underway. issued in 1954. Traffic citations issued in Janu- These directives require all Sta- ary show an increase from 96 to 142. tion Comm'anders to review and ad- There is also an increase in exces- just utilities rates once a y\(ar, a~d sive speed and unsafe- passing on to review and, adjust shelter rents ~ina Lake Boul~vard,of which the once every three years. ,In addition, Highway :E;atrol is aware. . the -directives lay down specific o Report on Referral Items: Stat- ground rules-,to be. followed:, by ,us on lighting parking areas at east Housing Rental Boards acting for end, of Community Building.' In- the Commander. stallation- of lights for the parking Ground rules specify that utilities area _has been delayed since' the rates rmisL meet the "best local first' shipment of the necessary ma- rate," or the actual cost to the Gov- ,teriai arrived in a damaged condi- ernment,'whichever,'is higher.' Ad- tion. The material has been reor- justment of rates for faulty' facili- dered, and the project completion ties, such as the steam heating sys- date is estimated as the'end of April tern-on the Station,'cannot be made. :depending on maj;erial delivery and With respect to' shelter' rents,' the ·available manpower. - ground rules (a) exclude such in- C) Bicycle Rac-ks" at Michelson tangible 'considerations ~SgeO­ .Laborator3';' _The request was -re~ g-raphical-isolittion, _(b) require that · ferred back to the department rep-, shelter rentals be based on compar- resentative with a -suggestion. that able housing units' in' the nearest it be' forwarded through channels metropolitan area, and (c) stipulate :to the Building Engineer. that rental rates cannot in'any way .- C New Tile for Normacs: All be used as a housing subsidy or ad- available manpower is engaged in d_l~ion~l pay. ;' -replacing faulty tile in the 210 Current' adjustments in shelter apartments.. Normac tenants are rents' and utilities rates have been not allowed to lay either 'Navy or considerably delayed. A re~ommeri­ privately purchased tile. However, dation. for adjustment -in shelter ·the Normacs are next in line for re- rents _was submitted over- a year placement of old tile when-the pres- l:\go, but was eventually 'rettirned ent project is completed. because it did not' comply 'with the detailed -requirements' of the Bu- reau of the Budget and Defense Department directiV"es. The adjust- ments in. utilities rates were ap- proved in September 1957, but .were delayed so that both shelter' and utility: adjustments could be -made at the same time; - On July 15,' 1957, COMNOTS es- tablished a Station Hou'sing Rental Board to review and adjust shelter rentals. The membership was Cap- tain C; K. Phillips, Code 25,- chair- man; Commander ,G. -T. Boland, Code 8504, and T. C.. Mico, Code P309. .Persons I i v i n g in rental houses are ineligible for \m'ember:' ship on the board. ' The Board physkally inspected every type of housing 'on the base, and obtained the services of an, in- dependent, professional LosAngeles appraiser to supply data in com- parable private housing. ',After receiving' the detailed re- port·on "comparable private, hous- ing units'~ from the real .estate ap- praiser, the Board proceeded with a step by step adjustment· to bring the Navy housing to a truly com- parable basis. The Commanding Of- ficer-is the final approving author- ity on the Board's recommendation, but copies. of the Board's report must be, circulated for -review by the 11th rNaval. District,' BUORD and BUDOCKS to ascertain that all Bureau of _the' Budget directives have been complied with. Closely comparing - the Station unit and the chosen Los Angeles unit, the Board determined which unit had the better heating system, superior landscaping, and superior construction, condition and appear- ance. It was noted that the Station furnished stoves and refrigerators while Los Angele~ landlords usually did' not.' The Board made adjust- ments when one or more garages were· furnished, 'adjustments .for fireplaces, 'and 'for extra baths. They returned to the Station units, meas- used the square 'feet of floor space~ the square. inches of closet space, and 'made .adjustments for differ- ences in living are~.- all,.d <:loset space.' 'After assigning a definite value to each .differenc~_in·the counter- part units, the Board considered one other major adjustment. At the Board's request, Central Staff mail- ed hundreds of 'questionnaires to Station' tenants,. seeking inform_a- tion on the expenses of traveling to s~cure materials, goods and serv- ices not available in the. local com- muting area. Central Staff's statis- tical, study of the data furnished showed the average m0!1thly, expen- diture for such transportation to be I , OCR Text: General, Meeting , Rumor Clinic: Rumor is that 10 to f5 employees at. the SNORT ,Track have -received RIF riotices. No RIF notices have been issued at SNORT. There is considerable spec- ulation about RIF, however, be- causc of a new test track'at Hollo- man Air Development Center, which may mean a reduced workload at SNORT. As the SNORTworldoad decreases, workload in other divi- sions 'of the department may have a compensating increase.', - Rumor that control and supervi- sion'of private child-care centers in the China Lake housing area is to be transferred to Kern County. Be- cause of rece'nt complaints, the Sta- tion invited Kern County health and welfare. officials to the 'Station to discuss h e a I t h regulation~ and standards for' child-care cfnters. The Station has no wish to elimi- / , I nate services needed by ,employees, nor does it wish to "p~obte" the Station nursery. Station manage- ment is interested to sure com- pliance with c;ivil law) om both the 'Station nursery and private child- care centers. The.Community ]\Ian- ager carries .out Station responsi- bility in this regard. - Cl Old Business: Correction of er- ,roneous impression in Report of 'Wage Survey. A joint Navy Depart- ment-Bureau· of Labor Statistics vVage Survey, with complete disni- gard for current rates- of .pay, 'is conducted on even-number~dyears. Data collectors make job-site sur- ·veYs. On' odd-numb~red years, the Navy Department makes a -"spot ·check" survey by, telephone, using ·Bureau of Labor Statistics figllres. -·The point is that a wage-survey IS -conducted every year, which in re- · cent 'experience has r.esulted in in- cl'eased rate's of pay every year. Final Report on Bank Facility Survey. 'JI'he initial. responses re- corded froin 1272 employees show that 65.6 per ~ent rejected the prop'- osition'lJf discontinuing_facilities on the Station, 23.1 per lfint favored the'proposition, and 11.3 were in- .different. The Bank of America is willing to continue' on Station. The Station has no intention of remov- --ing the bank- - Ncw. Business: Distribution of ·rent increase by housing types. ·Captain C. K. Phillips, representing .management, made a 'fulr- dresli .' presentation on the regulatory ne- cessity for the rental survey, and the orderly sequence of operations , leading to the change in re£tal;s. , . The basic directive was issued in -1952 by the Bureau of the Budget, ang is binding on all Federal agen-· ''''-,' , , l j " '> > } , .. -, -. " .J .{ .. > . > - , . -, Deadline Nears for Art FestivaIEntries -- Art exhibits by amateur and pro~_ fessional artists in both yolith !lnll: adult categories must be submitted' to the Burroughs School library not later than. Friday, . March 28, to! compete in the tenth' 'annual Kern: County Art' Festival, March 29-30. in the Community Ce·nter. " .The 'Community Center will be closed ~11 day and eveningFrida:Y1 in preparation for the event., En- tries will be limited to three per person and alI .pictures must be matted before the judging Friday, (I. to r.) are: Maj. Gen. Crepin, Dr. \Vrn. B. McLean, Dr. W. F. Cartwright, Lt. Col. D.P. Colombani, Col.' Pierre Schnerb, standing (I. to r.). are: Col.. Andre Vialatte, Lt. Col. H. C. Crim Jr., USAF, Lt. Col. Coll~t B}!!on, Cdr. Andre DeLassus, Lt. Col. E. V. Conkling, USAF, \V:iI:. Vore, and Lt. Col. Alonzo Mercier. Fa~(Ren.ta·1~,roposa.l'Si9rted' by Preside,nlDwight·De Eise~hower . Washington-(AFPSt-Service families li~ing i~ g~v... ernment-housingfourtd "to beiriadequatewill, be -charged a fair rental value and ~i11 be paid the difference between; this yalue' in~ their 'quar~ers allowance:.' . . . , ' ., - Such payments, according ·to thE! / Defense Departmen't; will be retro.. active to Jan. 1, 1958.' , A DOD directive-establishing.the conditions and standards' by which military housing will be judged ade" "'- quate or inadequate has been apoi proved by President Eisenl10wer as provided by Public'Law 24i, passed in the first session of the 85th Con.. gress. Expected to save more than 30,000 military families alld bachelor of" ficers $10 ·to $15 million annually, for the' next two years, rentals fot sub-standard quarters will be de.. termined by the services on the ba.. sis of the new directive now being published. " - In the U.S. and, U.S. territories, rental;> will be comparable to rates. charged for private.dwellings with _ similar. living facilities; in foreign countries, the rates will 'compare to. local rents or those of like stateside communities, whichever is lower. The fair rental value, in no case, will exceed the occupant's quarters aliowan'ce. . ' _ Under the law, housing units de.. ciared inadequate will be altered or improved to' meet prevailing living standards, converted ,to other'uses. or torn <\own 'by July 1, 1960. The President is to'give approval to another paper~,an' Executive or" der-which will delegate to-the Bu.. ·reai.t·of-Budge£" the --lillthorlty"tQ administer ,the program. ~ " The' new dir'ective, '_when_ pub" lis'hed; will allow 'the'assigninentof NOTS government trailers to en- listed p'ersonnel on a reI}tal basis. Implementary instructions are ex" pected within -the next _60 days. Service Families Benefit _. FRENCH l\llLITARY VISITORS-Major General Jean A. Crepin, Inspector General vi· Fabrications 8;; programs of the French' :Armed Forces, and five French, military experts, visited the Station recently to observe testing filCilities and methods of military equipment production.Shown in conference, seatell ~ - from left)' observe Paul ~Hubbard, Ridgecrest pnb- lisher, cut the ribbon which marl{ed the formal open- ing of the newly-realigned section of'U.S. High\~ay 395 at Inyokern last Friday. Indeperidel)t Photo :Q;IGHWAY 395 DEDICATION"':Acting as represen- ·tatives of theStatio~;Captain F. A. ChEmamt, Stati~n Executive ()fficer :and the ,Rev. John 'L., Reid .Jr., • •-N0TS Commun~ty Church -pasto~, (fifth imd sixt~. u. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake," California AAUW. to-feature Advanced '5tudent .' Program'Iuesday , A 'panel composed, of local educa- tors willdiscuss the development of the gifted child program in the Chi- na Lake schools at the March gen- eral meeting of the China Lake Branch: of the' American Associa- tion of University Women next Tuesday, March 25, at·8 p.m. in th Community Center, according to Navy's Op-eration D,ollar S frefch in,Effect; VX:5 Offic~rs _ :~~~n~:'W1;l-i~~~~i:s~~~~:~~~~~ of the community are invited to at- :-·~ndividua,lsUrgedto.GiVeEconpmy Ideas 'Get Promotions: te~~lIOWing a brief business meet- · Opefatl.·on Dollar Stretch l'S 'n'ow g'ettl'ng l'nto-hl'gh~gear,' . .' ing' for AAUVV members at 7:30 Promotions and reassignments of p.m. Harold E. Pierce, panel mod- thro.ughout the Navy, acc:ording to Se~retary of the Navy officers were:effected in·the Air erator and assistant superintendent ·Thomas S. Gates Jr. ' ' " .. . - - Development Squadron FIVE this of t Ii e- Ghina Lake Elementary month, according to Lt. (jg) ,'J. H. School D.istrict, w.ill introduce panel The reason for this six-month' 0 Eliminate duplicate' and unes- Th I A' t P ac {er, SSIS ant ersonnel Of- members: Sylvia Tillitt, principal of campaign to cut down unessential sential financial accounting' in the f' ,operating' costs.is to provide money 'operating departments. - Icer. 'Burroughs Junior High School, who Among the promotions' from 'En- will present the development of the 'for new, important military require- • Repair, don't' 'replace, linen ments and at the sarrie time main- when more economical. sign to. Lieutenant Junior Grade program. Jaining the Navy at maximum . 0 Economize, on telephone serv- were: Daniel L. Strong; James H. ,Sylvia Besser,-District consultant, fighting strength.' ice.' , - Thacker; and 'Alvin D. Netten. Lt. will speak on testing'of pupils for , . The plan- of action for Operation .• Reduce reporting.. Strong, ,Communications Officer the prqgram;.'A~dreydray wh9 will DolIar Stretch is to generate and for the last 14 months, has received discuss, the .7th grade program; - put' into effect- as-nilulY economy 'T ,-,,- --8-- -'.'" --, .--h··-----H-..o.--h-- orders" ro-report- to ~VA-93,--this Carolyn Hockett;-who will-discuss -~ideas'as possible. / ' . e.n. urroug s ig month.'.· . the8th.grade program; and Wesley ..-fJ . How You Clm HilII' , Lt. Netten has orders to Com- R. Andersori,-chairmaIi' of the 'high Here's what you, as an individual, Se'n'-Iors Pr'.e'se-nted AirPac 'for further assignment- in school honors program\comniittee, can do to'help: May. He has been the Material Of- wh.o.. will .explaiI! the Burroughs , First, look around you on the job. ' . - , ficer for' VX-5 for the last. 12 High School honors program. :Mr. 'Is there any way in which some- Achelevement Aw'a"r'd months. " Pierce will discuss' plans for an ex- thing, can be done better, faster or Lt. Thacker ,has orders to VA-93, tension of the 'l;!eparated classes in ·..cheaper? If there is, talK it over Bank' of America achievement N.A.S: Alameda in June. -He' is the the elementary- schools. 'with your supervisor and s~ if he awards were presented to ten Bur- Assistant· Personnel Officer -' and The' gifted child program, accord- will adopt it. ThEm turn In' a Benny ronghs High School seniors recent- First Lieutenant,'. and :will have ing to Sylvia Tillitt, is an education-; Sugg. . ly as a recognition of.. their scholar- been here 15 ,months in June. al~program for.children of superior · Second, look at your own work ship, extra-curricuhir activities and Lt.' (jg) Herbert C: Pearson, academic ability, designed-to pro- performance. Can'you save money, citizenship. . Ordnance Division Officer for -the vide additional avenues of growth time or material by some' change ,'Sandra Witt received the achieve- last 12 months, has orders to Fasron and to extend the. range' of'skills , in~ procedure? If so,' and· if your ment plaque for. her work in the 11 in Japan in April: , 'and knowledge 'to challenge their supervisor approves, do it...' _ fields of science and math:- Sandra LCdr. Herschel C. Burson, Assist- mental .faci.Jities. '_ When the' Secretary of the Navy has maintained an~ "A" average ant 'Operation's 'Officer, was re- In discussing th,e gifted child pro':: sent his speedletter of 8-Jan'1958 throughout. her high school.career, leased to inactive duty on Feb. 28. gram, Harold Pierce stated that launching Operation Dollar Stretch, is an offic~r of the science club and Recent '-arrlvals 'to VX-5 are: Lt. education in a democracy calls for he 'pointed out that by using a 'one of nine students studying and Robert S: Moore, Loft Officer, re- giving each child the opportunity speedletter instead of the communi- doing research under Station scien- porting from VX-2; Lt: M. L. Mill- to develop to 'his full capacity. Con~ cations network he, saved several tists as part of the school-Station . nis, ProJ'ect Reports Officer,' from siderable effort, time and money ha:;; -thousand dCllIars., "work experience". program. • - . " VX-2; Lt. David E. G,ates, Ordnance been expended on the physically \Vay To Cut Overhead·c- ..-Margaret Jackson was chosen by Dollar Stretcher No 1 the fI'rst faculty and counselors to receive Department Officer" from VX-2; handicapped and the mentally re- ., , and Capt.-R. E. BrI'nckmann, USAF. tarded., Until recently little atten- of a number of bulleti ' s' po'nti' g the plaque "or. achievement in the r . . , n 1 n . . . , Schedules, Officer from EgI_in AFB. '. (Continued on P_age 2) '. . out how commands can save money, liberal arts'fiel!!. A member-of the . , . li~~ the fulliw~g wa~'~ ~~ BUIT~g~~~~i~fue'C~fu~---------~~-------~---~------------~~------------ overhead: nia- Scholarship Federation, Mar- e Use "iIIlprest" funds for minor garet ranks among the top -tei-J.' in and sundry purchases. her class for scholastic achievement. o Curtail rewiuehousing. . She is an active participant in the e Pool stenographic and typing extra-curricular affairs b e i n g a work wherever feasible. . cheerleader and a member of the . '0 Use coach class travel when it gi;ls'. tennis team among oth~r ac-' makes sense after considering all tivities. ·factors, i.e., itinerary, cost, commit- The Bank .oJ America awardee's -ments,' convenience and t~e like: ,are sdected by the faculty 'and l G Economize on meetings.. . counselors of Bu~roughs. Teacher,s r Cl Accept pen and ink changes on in each department submit nameS r ... -correspondence. -- of students -doing outstal}ding work to the counselors. Criteria for se- " . - - .. - . lection includes 'scholastic achieve: ,Elks Anncunce.' V/inners' In ment, citizenship, leadership, serv- '.Youth Le:idership :!~ClnteSt' ice, plans and ambition, personality, Local winners in the Youth Lead-' character, sound and logical think- • .ership . Contest' sponsored by- the ing and cooperation' in group' dis- ......~Elks' National Foundation was an-' cussion. Counselors .. choose. the 1 ~ounced this week. by the 'local plaque winners from the depart- " .!Ridgecrest Lodge No. 1913., ment certificate winners. ' ~, Vvinners ilL the boys' division Students chosen by faculty meI~­ ,were: ;Jay -Carty, first place; and bers to receive certiffcates are Ter- · ~CIiarles Thorne, second place. Judy ry tVatson, Margaret .Jackson 'and -'Wilson placed first in the girls di- Bill Wilde, mathematics; Sandra visio'n, and Lorrie Furman_ placed \Vitt, Gordon LaCombe, and Terry second. Watson,' laboratory ,science; Gene-: JUdy-Wilson~and Jay·Ca.rty are vieve Custer" music; Marilyn 'seniors,at Burroughs High School, Rumpp and Jerry Lloyd, art; Mar- 'and Lorrie Furman ande Charles garet Jackson, Janice Nicol, Sandra Thorne are,freshmen. Witt, Sondra Ward arid Patsy West- Awards will be presented to the faIl, foreign' language; Ann Jagiello; first and second place winners at a commercial; Bonnie Drummond and dinner dance in the Ridgecre.st ElKs Justine HalIett,-, home economics Lodge on Youth ·Activities Day, and Emil BushnelI,_-DE!nnis Henden May 1.~-, and John Walker, indust;riatarts. ; , THRIFTY' _$30o-1\Iary .-.Lou Gott (center) general' to r.) :Rosella Beveridge; Betty Fenstermacher; Bev- ch.airman of:.WACOl\I Thrift Shop, presents'a $30() 'erly Anderson; Helen Mulroney; I?aniels; l\lary Lou. check to Cdr. J •.J. S.Daniel, vice~president of the' 'Gott; Lois n:nudsoll; Billie Hise, \VACOl\I president; Desert Area Family Service. \Vitnessing the gift pre';. Bobbi.,l\lilIer; l\Iarylee Grasley; and, Gean Romero. se~tation are Thrift Shop monthly sales managers:,(I.' ' . t~ea~urer. Not present is co~chairman Loretta l\Ia3'~ ~;~~~~s~?5tor;~ii~~l~e~'~~n~~~~ ,WACOM Thrift Shop Donates plexes." These.' "unusual' transpor- $3aa .h k I . tation" - figures were consistently' Cee -to"Famel y ServeIce applie~ as' an adjustment to :arrive .. :. . . ,. - " at a -rental rate which represented A check for the- suinof $300 was presented to the the' reasonable value o'f Navy hous- ing to be charged tenants in this Desert '~iea Family :Service 'by the Thrift Shop of the location. " . \XT6men's' Auxiliary of the Commissioned Officers' Mess The Board excluded tenant-built (\XTACOM) this. week. ' At a brief ceremony held in the facilities and air-conditioning, a ' Thrift Shop on Monday Mary Lou desert necessity, from the adjust- 4th S,c-Ie'n:"c'e'.St'uden't Gott, Thrift Shop general chairman, ment factors. ' '. ' . presented the $300 \VACOM check A. work-sheet. for adjusting the to Cdr. J. J. S. Daniels,' vice presi-. shelter rental was processed for Re-por'-t 'L' b' S'd dent. of the Desert Area Family each type of housing. At'the meet- s· a ru Y ServICe., - - " , ' / ing, a three-bedroom Hawthorne -_.. - ---. --- " I 'Present for the occasion \vere: was compared .withcits cou~'terpart ,- Gordon L~Combe, son of Mr. ~nd Rosella Beveridge, VX-5; Bet t y "comparable unit" at 1033' North Mrs. ~ran_cls;-LaCombe of Chma I Fenstmacher, Navy ,Wives; Beve:t:ly Harper; Los Angeles, ·on a .black- l:a~e, IS learmn~ to test th.e refl.e~- Anderson; Helen.Mulroney, Ma-rine board. '\Vhere the' three-bedroom tIVIty of _metals ,m the Optics DIVI- Wives' Lois Knudson Billie Hise Hawthorne proved supe~ioryou will sion of the Research Department WACOM: president· BObbi Miller' rate a plus factor and where' the in Michelson Laborato~y at NOTS. Marylee Grasley, and -Gean Romero; Los Angeles unit proved superior Working under the supervision of Thrift Shop treasurer. Those iden- you wilI see a minus factor. . Dr. W. J. Koehler; Gordon is among tified with activities' have served nine Burroughs High -School stu- f those activities~as monthly chair- ,Comparison :Work Sheet· dents partiCipating in- the "work men while those not identified with 1. Monthly charge to tenant in experience"" program established an activity have serve-d as monthly Los Angeles _ .._ $75 through .th!! cooperation of Station chairmen for WACOM: 2. -Adj~stment to reduce the shel- scientists l),nd t~e high school. It is through the efforts of thes6_ . ter rent' - , _ . , /' - " (a) R.ange 'and Refrigerator 8 - To date, Gordon has been doing wom~n and .t?eir assi~tants -l ~Y. paper work, drawing analytical rep- contrI~ute theIr free tIme to---!t__ ._ r' (b) Garage.-...-....-.-..~ ~--:::.....:..-...7'5· ',._ 10peratIgn of the .Thrift Shop that (c) Water service .-..-..-.-.. -2 funds are gained to ·be donated to (d) Utilities chw.ritable causes.. 3. Adjustment for extra facilities'" . .The Thrift Shop is operated under and services the auspices' of the Women's 'Auxil- (a) Size-large living·areas...: 5 iary of the Commissioned Officers' (799 square feet as com- Mess for the purpose- of providing _pared to,600 square feet in at a nominal price used clothing, this case) toys, furniture, and other miscel- (I;» Sup e rio r' construction, . 1 Ianeous items to people, living both condition and appearance -8 (c) .Extra facilities .. on and off the Station. It is a non- profit organization and alI of the . Kitchen shelves ca,binets -2 netyproceeds are'used for charitable Extra-shower or tub -2 purposes. ' Closets _ ; 1 , Wood flooring- _._.~ :_ -2 Proceeds so far this year from th~ (d) Superior,heating Thrift Shop have enabled WACOM (e) .Care of lawns and g!lrd- to .'contribute $300' to the Desert ener service Area Family Service, $300 to Navy - Relief, $100 to United Fund, $50 to J (f) Superior landscaping ...... -5 the Sta,thin Library for the p'ur-" 4. Adjustment for unusual trans portation :. : _ --:-26 c~aBse of children's books; and $25 " to urroughs High School which I . was used as prize money for the re- Resulting shelter rent - $37 cent Science Fair. . - '. plus utilities • It should be noted that the Sta- The Thrift Shop is located, on tion did' not take the former'rental Lauritsen' Road .between Blandy figure (in this case $29.10) a,nd adtI Avenue and 'King Avenue: Its en'- trance faces the' 'NOTS Enlisted a percentage, but had.to work .their Personnel Biuracks' No: 1.. It .is adjustments to the Los Angeles fig- Gordon LaCombe , open from.7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays'and ure of $75. , resentatlons of wave mot ion s Thursdays., The Board's recoq:Imendation, " " , based on the individual work-sheets, through lhe Use of sine functions. ,The Thrift Shop general chair- He later hop'es to run tests on re- man Mary Lou Gott urges' every was accepted by Captain Hollister. flectiyity. _, ' housewife who is in the throes of He also' accepted the Board's' ree- . . . " - ommendation th'at an additional Plans Jor the 'program'of scien- sprin'g.' housecl~.anlng ·to sort' o~t charge be made for'tenant-built ga- tific research and' study for high l.those Items that can be uS:d agaIll- . . . and take them' to the ThrIft Shop. rages when a new tenant moves in. school students of superIOr aptItude A thO bl - '11 b t d' . ~' -' . dO d I . 'ny mg usa e -WI e accep e . Department representatives of were Iscusse ast_~ecember, and If it is 'not possible to deliver the EMCO were impressed .by the' the program' was put m~o effect the items to the Thrift Shop arrange~ amount of work performed by the last of January when nme students t . b d 't' . tl ... . . . men s may e rna e 0 pICk lem Station Housing Rental Board dur- were selected to study m MIChelson Ii b' callin Ext. 77064 or '73573 lng a seven-month period, 'and of Laboratory two hours after school p P y 'll~ f h ' .' d . S . . ersons ca mg or sue serVIce the ingenuity, persistence and thor- .~very. ay. upervlsl~g~hestud:nts should' bear in mind that those \vho oughnes~ of the 'operations leading a,re some. of the StatIon s ,top SCICn- will make ,the "pick ups" are ,dQ~ to the adjusted shelter rent figur~ tIsts. It ~s hoped that t~e progr~m so ort their free time. ' .:{..'t .. At the present time; Station man- may be mcreased next .year to .m- - - "". .' clude more students.. ,,~-' agemen"t is' attempting to formulate E' 1'1' B· 'T k a, request for ,exception to the . Gordon spoke for the entire. group nro .mcnts , eii19 a en ground rules established _by the ,di- of' students when he emphasized For ,Physical Education rectives, in ·orde'r that rental fig- the advanced learning he.is ,receiv- Additional enrollments are being ures can be, kept stable. They would ing. "I suppose' most of the high accepted for \Vednesday night class- like to include such tangibl~s as school students couldn't handle, any es in Physical.Education-Body Me- geographical isolation, lack. of op- more science and math than they 'chanics and Posture which are held portunity for China lake residents, get no{v, but some of us who want in the Station gym ·from 7 to 9. to buy a house, the malfunctioning and need more, are really benefit- The' class was formerly classified as of utility systems, and so forth, in ing from study at the Lab," Gordon Physical-Education for Overweight future rental surveys. stated. ' "Because of ·the practical Adults.: ' The instalIation of natura1' gas .applic~tion of our studies, the learn- ' Registrations are taken in - tl\e lines will result in only a small de- ing experience is more meaningful Burroughs. School office from 6:30 crease in utilities rates, usually less and creates an urge to get more out to 7:30 p.m. :M 0 n day s t!;J.rough than one dolIar per month. of classwork." . Thursdays. ~_ T~acffic -;control,lightillgin the Community 'Center area, wage-surveys, and the recent rent increasewere among the subjects discussed at the Employee-Management Council meeting held on March 12. Urider the order of new busi- 'ness Captai~ C. K. Phillips gave a full report on the neces- sity for rent increases" . IPreliminary Meeting . cieswhich furnIsh Government- o Report on Safe Driving Coun- owned housing to civilian 'employ- ees: 'After being incorporated into ~il: - Regarding the restrictions on Halsey Street past Burroughs-High regulations by the Defense Depart- School during school hours, the last merit, the basic directive was sup- :vehicle count did not warrant clos- plemented by the Bureau of Yards ing traffic; -a second att~mpt to ob- and Dock.s Navy Housing ~anual :tai~ avehicle count is underway. issued in 1954. Traffic citations issued in Janu- These directives require all Sta- ary show an increase from 96 to 142. tion Comm'anders to review and ad- There is also an increase in exces- just utilities rates once a y\(ar, a~d sive speed and unsafe- passing on to review and, adjust shelter rents ~ina Lake Boul~vard,of which the once every three years. ,In addition, Highway :E;atrol is aware. . the -directives lay down specific o Report on Referral Items: Stat- ground rules-,to be. followed:, by ,us on lighting parking areas at east Housing Rental Boards acting for end, of Community Building.' In- the Commander. stallation- of lights for the parking Ground rules specify that utilities area _has been delayed since' the rates rmisL meet the "best local first' shipment of the necessary ma- rate," or the actual cost to the Gov- ,teriai arrived in a damaged condi- ernment,'whichever,'is higher.' Ad- tion. The material has been reor- justment of rates for faulty' facili- dered, and the project completion ties, such as the steam heating sys- date is estimated as the'end of April tern-on the Station,'cannot be made. :depending on maj;erial delivery and With respect to' shelter' rents,' the ·available manpower. - ground rules (a) exclude such in- C) Bicycle Rac-ks" at Michelson tangible 'considerations ~SgeO­ .Laborator3';' _The request was -re~ g-raphical-isolittion, _(b) require that · ferred back to the department rep-, shelter rentals be based on compar- resentative with a -suggestion. that able housing units' in' the nearest it be' forwarded through channels metropolitan area, and (c) stipulate :to the Building Engineer. that rental rates cannot in'any way .- C New Tile for Normacs: All be used as a housing subsidy or ad- available manpower is engaged in d_l~ion~l pay. ;' -replacing faulty tile in the 210 Current' adjustments in shelter apartments.. Normac tenants are rents' and utilities rates have been not allowed to lay either 'Navy or considerably delayed. A re~ommeri­ privately purchased tile. However, dation. for adjustment -in shelter ·the Normacs are next in line for re- rents _was submitted over- a year placement of old tile when-the pres- l:\go, but was eventually 'rettirned ent project is completed. because it did not' comply 'with the detailed -requirements' of the Bu- reau of the Budget and Defense Department directiV"es. The adjust- ments in. utilities rates were ap- proved in September 1957, but .were delayed so that both shelter' and utility: adjustments could be -made at the same time; - On July 15,' 1957, COMNOTS es- tablished a Station Hou'sing Rental Board to review and adjust shelter rentals. The membership was Cap- tain C; K. Phillips, Code 25,- chair- man; Commander ,G. -T. Boland, Code 8504, and T. C.. Mico, Code P309. .Persons I i v i n g in rental houses are ineligible for \m'ember:' ship on the board. ' The Board physkally inspected every type of housing 'on the base, and obtained the services of an, in- dependent, professional LosAngeles appraiser to supply data in com- parable private housing. ',After receiving' the detailed re- port·on "comparable private, hous- ing units'~ from the real .estate ap- praiser, the Board proceeded with a step by step adjustment· to bring the Navy housing to a truly com- parable basis. The Commanding Of- ficer-is the final approving author- ity on the Board's recommendation, but copies. of the Board's report must be, circulated for -review by the 11th rNaval. District,' BUORD and BUDOCKS to ascertain that all Bureau of _the' Budget directives have been complied with. Closely comparing - the Station unit and the chosen Los Angeles unit, the Board determined which unit had the better heating system, superior landscaping, and superior construction, condition and appear- ance. It was noted that the Station furnished stoves and refrigerators while Los Angele~ landlords usually did' not.' The Board made adjust- ments when one or more garages were· furnished, 'adjustments .for fireplaces, 'and 'for extra baths. They returned to the Station units, meas- used the square 'feet of floor space~ the square. inches of closet space, and 'made .adjustments for differ- ences in living are~.- all,.d <:loset space.' 'After assigning a definite value to each .differenc~_in·the counter- part units, the Board considered one other major adjustment. At the Board's request, Central Staff mail- ed hundreds of 'questionnaires to Station' tenants,. seeking inform_a- tion on the expenses of traveling to s~cure materials, goods and serv- ices not available in the. local com- muting area. Central Staff's statis- tical, study of the data furnished showed the average m0!1thly, expen- diture for such transportation to be I , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1950s,Rocketeer 1958,Rktr3.21.1958.pdf,Rktr3.21.1958.pdf Page 1, Rktr3.21.1958.pdf Page 1