• Page Eight ROCKETEER Friday, January 29, 1965 Community Group Makes Plans For Light Opera Assn. ienna Choir Boys Here Thurs. A new community-owned civic light opera association will be formed next week to produce musical comedies in the Indian Wells Valley_ Nine civic leaders in China Lake and Ridgecrest will meet Monday as the new theatre's first board of directors to con- sider a constitution and plans for the first two musical come- dies. The new board of directors will include Dr_ Richard Ash- com, George Coulter, Anne Gil- mer, Robert Glen, Dick Hays, Carolyn Lindberg, LaV McLean, Elmer Studer and Don Yockey_ The Vienna Choir Boys will play a retuID engagement for the Chi n a Lake Civic Concert Association when they sing Thursday evening at the Station Theater as the third attraction in the current concert series. Curtain time is 8:15, but the box office will open at 7 p.m. The world-famed_choir will present a program of sacred .. music, lieder songs, folk songs of Austria, and a costumed op.- eretta. The group of 22 boys who range in age from 8 to 13 years will sing the same pro- gram for the local music audi- ence that they will present two days later at the Los Angeles Music Center. The new organization is to be a non-profit civic association con- trolled by its members and head- ed by the board of directors, ac- cording to the constitution to be considered next week. VIENNA CHOIR BOYS WILL SING AT STATION THEATRE THURSDAY Sponsored by impresario S_ Hurok the Vienna Choir Boys are making their 21st tour of North America. The choir was Membership Campaign Sgt. T. F. Skill Quantico-Bound For WO Course Initial plans include a com- munity-wide campaign for mem- berships and subscriptions to the theatre's first two productions. ~ The new organization is an outgrowth of Desert Music The- atre, a group formed last fall to produce musicals under the di- rection of John Lawson, drama instructor at the Desert Division of Bakersfield College, Kenneth Bryson and Vernon Green. The group gave six perform- ances of a children's musical, "Rip Van Winkle." Scenery, cos- tumes and a piano will be turn- ed over to the new association without cost, Lawson said. uWe believe," sa i d Lawson, "that the wide-spread interest in musical comedies here can best be served by a soundly-based, community-owned musical the- atre wihch can operate with wide support from p e 0 pIe in the Indian Wells Valley area. ' Folk Dance Class The Desert Dancers are of- fering a beginning Folk Dance class starting on Feb. 4. Every- one is welcome to come and learn the dances of many coun- tries at no charge. Classes will begin at 7:30 each Thursday night at the Community Center. QUANTICO BOUND Marine Sergeant Theodore F_ Skill, attached locally to Sidewind- er program since coming here in early 1962, will undergo war ran t officer candidate course. Answ., 10 Pr....ious Puul. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS ,",Sailor (COlloq.) 4.T,inket 8· Free ticket 12.Eggs \I.Wine ",easu~ (pl.) 'M-M ixture 15·Citizen 17.Alight 18. Hostelrlu 1t. Largn t state ~·Talk.d I3.Graceful bird I4.Metal fastener. 25.Criteriol'\ 29·A state (abbr.) SO.lock filtedly 31·Fish eggs al·Kin 34·Remain 3S.Strong wind 36·Checks 37.W ild man 4Q.Refuse from grapes 41 ·Fuel 42·Shook with fright .a.Gael ic 47·Edible rootstock •• Man's name 49.Pedal digits SO.l s in debt 51·Everybody'. uncle DOWN 1·Mea.s ur. of w eight 2.The kava 3.Sensible 4· A mericart pioneer 5.Sea eagle' e·Coliection of facts 7. A state I.Country 01 Europe t . Word of ..rrow 10.Sag 11.Solt drink 1'.Writing ftuids 2Q.Path -ahMast i2.Heap 23. Barrel slat 25·0agger 26·ltems of property V·Chestnut interspers ed with white 28.Tunisian rulers 30·M ..le dee,. 33·Semi _ precious stone. !4. European 36. Ameriean League pitcher 1'2 37.Barraeuda 28·0.. nish island S9.Urn 4O.Simple 14 I' 1 6 13 43.Uncooked 44. Guido's high note 4S·0bscure 1'0 11 SHOWBOAT FRIDAY JAN. 29 " SO DEAR TO MY HEART" (82 Min.) Burl Ive5, l uana Pallon 7 p.m. (Drama in Color) Wolf Disney reinued this live-Clction heart worming tole of young boyhood on on Indiana form Ihol is high. lighted by Ihe colorful counly foir. For the young at heor•. (Adulfs, Youth, Children.) Shorts; " Nifty Nineti••" (1 Min.) " Arilona Sheepdog" (ll Min.) SATURDAY JAN. 30 --MATINEE-- " MAGIC BOY" (88 Min.) 1 p.m. Shorls; " Sofety Sec-ond" (7 Min.) " Copl. Mor••1 No. 12" (11 Min.) --EVENING- " NIGHT PASSAGE" (90 Min.) James Sleworl, Audie Murphy 7 p.m. (Action-DromCl in Color) When (I railroad Irouble·shooler is held up aboard (I troin he is forced to give the payroll 10 (I bondit who is his brOlher. Action blazes as he tries to relrieve Ihe money and a hOS10ge. fast· paced ouldoor oclion with a top cost. Two songs, too. (Adults, Mature Youth.) Shorts: " Skin folks" (7 Min. "NSH " R" (1 4 Min.) SUNDAY·MONDAY JAN. 31·fEB. 1 " QUO VADIS" (1 68 Min.) Raben Taylor, Debora Kerr 7 p.m. (Hi,'ori(ol Droma in Color) One of the most lavish, spectacular films ever model Are· turned Romon Army commander is feted in a city torn with slrife between Nero end the ChriSlians. He gradually falls in love wilh a Christian girl who refuses to reo nounce her foilh. As Rome burns, he tries 10 save her and is caught as one of them. (Adult, Yaulh, Molure Children.) TUESDAY.WEDNESDAY FEB. 2-3 "WHE RE l OVE HAS GONE" (113 Min.) Susan Hayward. Belle Davis, Joey Healherlon 7 p.m. (Drama) Novel by the aulhor of "The Car- petbaggers" lells of a divorced couple in efforls 10 defend t"'eir doughier, accused of murder. lI's nolo prelly toft as il unfolds, bul is dromatic forle for t.... slors. (Adult.) SharI: " Service wilh a Smi l." (7 Min.) THU RSDAY fEB. 4 VIENNA BOYS CHOIR CONCERT 8:15 p.m. The Vienna Boys Choir pays its third visit to the Stolion. C"'oir was originally organ· ized by Emperor Maxmillion I in 1.0198. Each choir is a new group of boys ranging in age from 8 to ,.01 yean. Thi. is Iheir 2111 lour of Ihe Uniled Siaies. fRIDAY FEB. 5 i"THE TIME TRAVELERS" (13 Min.) Presion Fosler, Phillip Corey 7 p.m. (Science·fiction in Color) Thrilling and un- usual slory of a scientific team experimenl· ing in m~vino lime forward or bock. Gear jams inlO forward lock. Besl in its closs. (Adults, Mature Youlh. ) Shorts: " Rood to Andalay" (7 Min.) "Commuting for Adventvr." (1 0 Min.) Edwards Wins • • • founded in 1498 by the HoI y Roman Emperor Maximilian I to sing for religious services at the royal court. (Continued from Page 7) ufree t h r c w" line. E;dwards missed only 9 throws while the All-Stars m iss e d 22 charity heaves. Both teams collected 27 field goals each. However, the All-Stars wi I I have to show more improvement in their under-the-basket plays and their "foul-line" shooting if they expect to advance against the strong competition they'll face in the 11 NO Tournament at Pt_ Mugu on Feb. 8_ High scorers for the Edwards team were "Butch" Turcott with 18 points, Ken Tupia, 13, Mar- shall Fletcher, 11, Larry Banas and Jack Royster, 10 each. Pacing the losers lVere Bill Taggart lVith 27 points, Howard Kelley, 22, and Jerry Schwart- ing, 8. IWV Veterans Council The Indian Wells Valley Co- ordinating Veterans Co u n c i I will sponsor a spaghetti dinner at the American Legion Hall next Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. The purpose is to r a i s e funds for the annual Veterans Day Parade, "Terry" Terrebone reports. Din n e r is priced at $1.25 each. For more information, call Terry at FR. 8-3066. Thursday's prcgram will in· clude J. S. Bach's trio from the "Magnificat" and the duet froll} the "Occasional Oratorio" by G. F. Handel as well as Franz Schu· bert's "Twenty-Third Psalm" in the section devoted to religious music. After intermission "The Op· era Rehearsal," an operetta in one act by Albert Lortzing, will be performed by the boys. Two songs by Schubert, "Der Gondelfahrer" (The Gondolier) and "Wanderer's Nachtlied" (Night Song of the Wanderer) will open the final section of the pro g ram which includes songs by Johannes Brahms and the "Volkslieder" (traditional folk songs). The program will close with the "Kaiserwalzer" (Emperor Waltz) by J 0 han n Strauss. A reception in honor of the Vienna Choir Boys will be held immediately after the concert in the East Wing of the All· Faith Chapel. Mrs. Polly High· tower is in charge with Beta Sigma Phi sorority the sponsor· ing group. All concert-goers are invited to attend. -Mary Wickenden. CLOSING CAREER at Naval Air Facility last Friday morning, Elbert W. Latham, RD1, attached here since Aug_ 1963, was offered "clear sailing" in retirement by Capt. Robert R. Yount, CO_ Latham ended two decades of service. FromL-______________________ PLACE STAMP HERE TO,____________________________ Council Officers To Be Installed At Banquet Tues. The China Lake Community Council'S 1965 officers will for- mally take over their duties Vienna Choir Boys Here Thursday In Concert Series (See Story on Page 8) next Tu l eSdtaY 1I etvenin b g at the Vol. XX, No. 4 Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California Fri., Jan. 29, 1965 annua lnsa a Ion anquet at - ~~~~~~----~----~----------~----~--------~--------------~------~--~ the Community Center. Accepting the president's gav. el from Bob Glen will be Dick Hays. Other officers for the cur- rent year are Dick Frederick, vice president; Larry Mesple, executive secretary; Henry BI~ cha, secretary and Joe Dorgan, treasurer. Guest s pea k e r for the oc- casion will be Capt. John I. Har- dy, ComNOTS. Master of Cere- monies for the evening is John Cox who was Council president in 1961. The $3.50 per plate dinner at 7:30 p.m. will be preceded by a social hour. For reservations, phone FR. 8-3451 or NOTS Ext. 74824. Rocketeer Writer's Article Appears In Feb. 'Westways' Frederick L. Richards, special aSSignments w r i t e r for the ROCKETEER and a member of the Public Information 0 ff i ce staff, is author of a lead fea- ture article appearing in the February edition of WESTWAYS magazine. Tit led, "The Commander's House," the article describes the history of the quarters assigned to the Commander of the Ar- my's Camp Independence. Pho- tographs taken by Richards ac- company the article. This is one of numerous free- lance articles authored by the China Lake man in recent years appearing in national maga- zines. West's Proving Ground Managers Meet Here WESTERN PROVING GROUND conferees were greeted by Capt. Leon Grabowsky, Sta· tion Executive Officer, yesterday morning as management meeting convened here. (From left) Maj_ Leonard R. Dennis, Edwards Air Force Base; Col. P. H. Meehan, Fort Huachu· ca; Col. James A. Taylor, Y u m a Proving Ground; Capt_ Grabowsky; Col. William Stone, Jr., Dugway Proving Ground; Col. H. L_ Yer- by, White Sands Missile Range; and L_ E_Dav- idson, Army Test and Evaluation Command. Six key R&D facilities were represented. Reps From Six " Of Nation's Key R&D Facilities Concluding sessions of a two' day Western Proving Ground Management Conference-bring: ing 46 representatives here from. six of the nation's key research and development installations- are scheduled to end this after. noon. Facilities represented at the conference include, in addition to NOTS as the host command, Edwards Air Force Base, Dug. way Proving Ground, W hit e Sands Missile Range, Fort Hu· achuca, Yuma Proving Ground and the U_S_ Army Test and Eva luation Command. Arriving here late Wednes· day, the conferees devoted a major portion of Thursday un· dergoing b r i e fin g s on key NOTS weapons and manage· ment programs. NOTS Participants Participating from China Lake were Captain Leon Grabowsky, (Continued on Page 2) Dr. A. G. Hoyem Named Education Director and Consultant to Dr. McLean 'Man and the FBM' On Channel 4 Tomorrow In observance of the 10th an- niversary of nuclear seapower, KNBC, Channel 4, will televise in color a program entitled, "Man and the Fleet Ballistic Roy McCraw, GM1, Named 'Bluejacket of the Month' Roy L. McCraw, Gunner's Mate (Missileman) first class, was named this week as the Command's "Bluejacket of the 1I10nth," the first man selected this year in a program that brings recog- nition and awards to outstand- Dr. Albert G. Hoyem has been named Education Director Missile," tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. for the Station and consultant to the Technical Director. He 1_____________ moves to the new post from Head of the Aircraft Projects" Division of the Aviation Ord- nance Department. Here since 1946 and a divi- sion head since 1953, Dr. Hoy- em brings a broad technical ed- ucational background and a long familiarity with the Station's technical departments and their projects to his new position. Dr. Hoyem will serve as con. sultant to the Technical Direc. tor and to various technical de. partments in the area of flight test evaluation, data acquisition, analysis, and reduction associ. ated with flight test programs. In addition, as education di- rector he will assist in the im- provement of the Station's Em- ployee Development Program with special emphasis on edu- ~ational programs, both on-Sta- tion and off-Station, for scien- tists and engineers. Goals Outlined On being named to his new post, Dr. Hoyem outlined sev- eral goals which he hopes to achieve. They included strengthening and expanding engineering and science programs, establishing a closer relationship with univer- sities and colleges, and obtain- ing the best balance between the needs of the Station for edu- cation and the needs of the em- ployees who participate in the program. Lecture Program In addition, he will work to- ward an improved technical lec- ture program to bring speakers DR. ALBERT G. HOYEM ASSUMES EDUCATION DIR. POST here who have a broad scope of knowledge in their respec- tive fields which are of inter- est to the Station. "Above all, we hope to en- courage our people to take ad· vantage of the educational op- portunities offered at NOTS and develop their talents to the full- est extent," Dr. Hoyem said. "They are the ones who car- ry out the Station's mission. The success of the Station depends upon the success of our peo- ple," he concluded_ Dr. Hoyem's speCiality has been in the field of physics. He holds a bachelor's degree from St. Olaf CoIl e g e, Northfield, Minn., and master's and doc· tor's degrees from the Univer- sity of Iowa. He was professor of Physics (Continued on Poge 4) ing enlisted men serving at Chi- na Lake. Attached to the NOTS Guided Missile Division, McCraw came here late in 1963 from the de- stroyer USS Hoel. This is his first tour of shore duty in near- ly 12 years of Navy service. #lAnd I wouldn't gripe a bit if the Navy decided to leave me here for the next 10 years!" chuckled the career Navy man last week, adding that he and his wife, Yvonne, find the duty here, "Outstanding!" Born at Campobello, S.C., Mc- Craw and his wife will travel to Bakersfield today, pick up a 1965 Oldsmobile from the Bill Hawk Oldsmobile agency (f 0 r their weekend use), check in at the plush Wonderlodge 111 0 tel for guest lodging and mea 1s, and receive tickets to weekend entertainment attractions from George Barron, general manag- er of the city's C ham b e r of Commerce. In addition, a half-dozen mer- chants have "recognition gifts" awaiting China Lake's outstand- ing e n lis ted man. Merchants participating this month in the program are: Brock's Depart- ment Store, Valley Office and School Equipment, Booth's Ra- dio-TV Appliance Com pan y, Fedway, Vest Drug Stores and Coffee's, one of the city's lead- ing men's stores. Special command recognition was awarded to McCraw t his morni11'9 by Lieutenant Com- ROY McCRAW, GMI NOTS Enlisted Personnel Divi. sion. McCraw was presented • "Outstanding Enlisted M.n" plaque and an accompanying Certificate of Merit_ Navy Combat Art On Exhibit in Hollywood, L. A. (5.. Page 5) mander Lou B_ Shults, CO' I!-___________...J , OCR Text: • Page Eight ROCKETEER Friday, January 29, 1965 Community Group Makes Plans For Light Opera Assn. ienna Choir Boys Here Thurs. A new community-owned civic light opera association will be formed next week to produce musical comedies in the Indian Wells Valley_ Nine civic leaders in China Lake and Ridgecrest will meet Monday as the new theatre's first board of directors to con- sider a constitution and plans for the first two musical come- dies. The new board of directors will include Dr_ Richard Ash- com, George Coulter, Anne Gil- mer, Robert Glen, Dick Hays, Carolyn Lindberg, LaV McLean, Elmer Studer and Don Yockey_ The Vienna Choir Boys will play a retuID engagement for the Chi n a Lake Civic Concert Association when they sing Thursday evening at the Station Theater as the third attraction in the current concert series. Curtain time is 8:15, but the box office will open at 7 p.m. The world-famed_choir will present a program of sacred .. music, lieder songs, folk songs of Austria, and a costumed op.- eretta. The group of 22 boys who range in age from 8 to 13 years will sing the same pro- gram for the local music audi- ence that they will present two days later at the Los Angeles Music Center. The new organization is to be a non-profit civic association con- trolled by its members and head- ed by the board of directors, ac- cording to the constitution to be considered next week. VIENNA CHOIR BOYS WILL SING AT STATION THEATRE THURSDAY Sponsored by impresario S_ Hurok the Vienna Choir Boys are making their 21st tour of North America. The choir was Membership Campaign Sgt. T. F. Skill Quantico-Bound For WO Course Initial plans include a com- munity-wide campaign for mem- berships and subscriptions to the theatre's first two productions. ~ The new organization is an outgrowth of Desert Music The- atre, a group formed last fall to produce musicals under the di- rection of John Lawson, drama instructor at the Desert Division of Bakersfield College, Kenneth Bryson and Vernon Green. The group gave six perform- ances of a children's musical, "Rip Van Winkle." Scenery, cos- tumes and a piano will be turn- ed over to the new association without cost, Lawson said. uWe believe," sa i d Lawson, "that the wide-spread interest in musical comedies here can best be served by a soundly-based, community-owned musical the- atre wihch can operate with wide support from p e 0 pIe in the Indian Wells Valley area. ' Folk Dance Class The Desert Dancers are of- fering a beginning Folk Dance class starting on Feb. 4. Every- one is welcome to come and learn the dances of many coun- tries at no charge. Classes will begin at 7:30 each Thursday night at the Community Center. QUANTICO BOUND Marine Sergeant Theodore F_ Skill, attached locally to Sidewind- er program since coming here in early 1962, will undergo war ran t officer candidate course. Answ., 10 Pr....ious Puul. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS ,",Sailor (COlloq.) 4.T,inket 8· Free ticket 12.Eggs \I.Wine ",easu~ (pl.) 'M-M ixture 15·Citizen 17.Alight 18. Hostelrlu 1t. Largn t state ~·Talk.d I3.Graceful bird I4.Metal fastener. 25.Criteriol'\ 29·A state (abbr.) SO.lock filtedly 31·Fish eggs al·Kin 34·Remain 3S.Strong wind 36·Checks 37.W ild man 4Q.Refuse from grapes 41 ·Fuel 42·Shook with fright .a.Gael ic 47·Edible rootstock •• Man's name 49.Pedal digits SO.l s in debt 51·Everybody'. uncle DOWN 1·Mea.s ur. of w eight 2.The kava 3.Sensible 4· A mericart pioneer 5.Sea eagle' e·Coliection of facts 7. A state I.Country 01 Europe t . Word of ..rrow 10.Sag 11.Solt drink 1'.Writing ftuids 2Q.Path -ahMast i2.Heap 23. Barrel slat 25·0agger 26·ltems of property V·Chestnut interspers ed with white 28.Tunisian rulers 30·M ..le dee,. 33·Semi _ precious stone. !4. European 36. Ameriean League pitcher 1'2 37.Barraeuda 28·0.. nish island S9.Urn 4O.Simple 14 I' 1 6 13 43.Uncooked 44. Guido's high note 4S·0bscure 1'0 11 SHOWBOAT FRIDAY JAN. 29 " SO DEAR TO MY HEART" (82 Min.) Burl Ive5, l uana Pallon 7 p.m. (Drama in Color) Wolf Disney reinued this live-Clction heart worming tole of young boyhood on on Indiana form Ihol is high. lighted by Ihe colorful counly foir. For the young at heor•. (Adulfs, Youth, Children.) Shorts; " Nifty Nineti••" (1 Min.) " Arilona Sheepdog" (ll Min.) SATURDAY JAN. 30 --MATINEE-- " MAGIC BOY" (88 Min.) 1 p.m. Shorls; " Sofety Sec-ond" (7 Min.) " Copl. Mor••1 No. 12" (11 Min.) --EVENING- " NIGHT PASSAGE" (90 Min.) James Sleworl, Audie Murphy 7 p.m. (Action-DromCl in Color) When (I railroad Irouble·shooler is held up aboard (I troin he is forced to give the payroll 10 (I bondit who is his brOlher. Action blazes as he tries to relrieve Ihe money and a hOS10ge. fast· paced ouldoor oclion with a top cost. Two songs, too. (Adults, Mature Youth.) Shorts: " Skin folks" (7 Min. "NSH " R" (1 4 Min.) SUNDAY·MONDAY JAN. 31·fEB. 1 " QUO VADIS" (1 68 Min.) Raben Taylor, Debora Kerr 7 p.m. (Hi,'ori(ol Droma in Color) One of the most lavish, spectacular films ever model Are· turned Romon Army commander is feted in a city torn with slrife between Nero end the ChriSlians. He gradually falls in love wilh a Christian girl who refuses to reo nounce her foilh. As Rome burns, he tries 10 save her and is caught as one of them. (Adult, Yaulh, Molure Children.) TUESDAY.WEDNESDAY FEB. 2-3 "WHE RE l OVE HAS GONE" (113 Min.) Susan Hayward. Belle Davis, Joey Healherlon 7 p.m. (Drama) Novel by the aulhor of "The Car- petbaggers" lells of a divorced couple in efforls 10 defend t"'eir doughier, accused of murder. lI's nolo prelly toft as il unfolds, bul is dromatic forle for t.... slors. (Adult.) SharI: " Service wilh a Smi l." (7 Min.) THU RSDAY fEB. 4 VIENNA BOYS CHOIR CONCERT 8:15 p.m. The Vienna Boys Choir pays its third visit to the Stolion. C"'oir was originally organ· ized by Emperor Maxmillion I in 1.0198. Each choir is a new group of boys ranging in age from 8 to ,.01 yean. Thi. is Iheir 2111 lour of Ihe Uniled Siaies. fRIDAY FEB. 5 i"THE TIME TRAVELERS" (13 Min.) Presion Fosler, Phillip Corey 7 p.m. (Science·fiction in Color) Thrilling and un- usual slory of a scientific team experimenl· ing in m~vino lime forward or bock. Gear jams inlO forward lock. Besl in its closs. (Adults, Mature Youlh. ) Shorts: " Rood to Andalay" (7 Min.) "Commuting for Adventvr." (1 0 Min.) Edwards Wins • • • founded in 1498 by the HoI y Roman Emperor Maximilian I to sing for religious services at the royal court. (Continued from Page 7) ufree t h r c w" line. E;dwards missed only 9 throws while the All-Stars m iss e d 22 charity heaves. Both teams collected 27 field goals each. However, the All-Stars wi I I have to show more improvement in their under-the-basket plays and their "foul-line" shooting if they expect to advance against the strong competition they'll face in the 11 NO Tournament at Pt_ Mugu on Feb. 8_ High scorers for the Edwards team were "Butch" Turcott with 18 points, Ken Tupia, 13, Mar- shall Fletcher, 11, Larry Banas and Jack Royster, 10 each. Pacing the losers lVere Bill Taggart lVith 27 points, Howard Kelley, 22, and Jerry Schwart- ing, 8. IWV Veterans Council The Indian Wells Valley Co- ordinating Veterans Co u n c i I will sponsor a spaghetti dinner at the American Legion Hall next Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. The purpose is to r a i s e funds for the annual Veterans Day Parade, "Terry" Terrebone reports. Din n e r is priced at $1.25 each. For more information, call Terry at FR. 8-3066. Thursday's prcgram will in· clude J. S. Bach's trio from the "Magnificat" and the duet froll} the "Occasional Oratorio" by G. F. Handel as well as Franz Schu· bert's "Twenty-Third Psalm" in the section devoted to religious music. After intermission "The Op· era Rehearsal," an operetta in one act by Albert Lortzing, will be performed by the boys. Two songs by Schubert, "Der Gondelfahrer" (The Gondolier) and "Wanderer's Nachtlied" (Night Song of the Wanderer) will open the final section of the pro g ram which includes songs by Johannes Brahms and the "Volkslieder" (traditional folk songs). The program will close with the "Kaiserwalzer" (Emperor Waltz) by J 0 han n Strauss. A reception in honor of the Vienna Choir Boys will be held immediately after the concert in the East Wing of the All· Faith Chapel. Mrs. Polly High· tower is in charge with Beta Sigma Phi sorority the sponsor· ing group. All concert-goers are invited to attend. -Mary Wickenden. CLOSING CAREER at Naval Air Facility last Friday morning, Elbert W. Latham, RD1, attached here since Aug_ 1963, was offered "clear sailing" in retirement by Capt. Robert R. Yount, CO_ Latham ended two decades of service. FromL-______________________ PLACE STAMP HERE TO,____________________________ Council Officers To Be Installed At Banquet Tues. The China Lake Community Council'S 1965 officers will for- mally take over their duties Vienna Choir Boys Here Thursday In Concert Series (See Story on Page 8) next Tu l eSdtaY 1I etvenin b g at the Vol. XX, No. 4 Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California Fri., Jan. 29, 1965 annua lnsa a Ion anquet at - ~~~~~~----~----~----------~----~--------~--------------~------~--~ the Community Center. Accepting the president's gav. el from Bob Glen will be Dick Hays. Other officers for the cur- rent year are Dick Frederick, vice president; Larry Mesple, executive secretary; Henry BI~ cha, secretary and Joe Dorgan, treasurer. Guest s pea k e r for the oc- casion will be Capt. John I. Har- dy, ComNOTS. Master of Cere- monies for the evening is John Cox who was Council president in 1961. The $3.50 per plate dinner at 7:30 p.m. will be preceded by a social hour. For reservations, phone FR. 8-3451 or NOTS Ext. 74824. Rocketeer Writer's Article Appears In Feb. 'Westways' Frederick L. Richards, special aSSignments w r i t e r for the ROCKETEER and a member of the Public Information 0 ff i ce staff, is author of a lead fea- ture article appearing in the February edition of WESTWAYS magazine. Tit led, "The Commander's House," the article describes the history of the quarters assigned to the Commander of the Ar- my's Camp Independence. Pho- tographs taken by Richards ac- company the article. This is one of numerous free- lance articles authored by the China Lake man in recent years appearing in national maga- zines. West's Proving Ground Managers Meet Here WESTERN PROVING GROUND conferees were greeted by Capt. Leon Grabowsky, Sta· tion Executive Officer, yesterday morning as management meeting convened here. (From left) Maj_ Leonard R. Dennis, Edwards Air Force Base; Col. P. H. Meehan, Fort Huachu· ca; Col. James A. Taylor, Y u m a Proving Ground; Capt_ Grabowsky; Col. William Stone, Jr., Dugway Proving Ground; Col. H. L_ Yer- by, White Sands Missile Range; and L_ E_Dav- idson, Army Test and Evaluation Command. Six key R&D facilities were represented. Reps From Six " Of Nation's Key R&D Facilities Concluding sessions of a two' day Western Proving Ground Management Conference-bring: ing 46 representatives here from. six of the nation's key research and development installations- are scheduled to end this after. noon. Facilities represented at the conference include, in addition to NOTS as the host command, Edwards Air Force Base, Dug. way Proving Ground, W hit e Sands Missile Range, Fort Hu· achuca, Yuma Proving Ground and the U_S_ Army Test and Eva luation Command. Arriving here late Wednes· day, the conferees devoted a major portion of Thursday un· dergoing b r i e fin g s on key NOTS weapons and manage· ment programs. NOTS Participants Participating from China Lake were Captain Leon Grabowsky, (Continued on Page 2) Dr. A. G. Hoyem Named Education Director and Consultant to Dr. McLean 'Man and the FBM' On Channel 4 Tomorrow In observance of the 10th an- niversary of nuclear seapower, KNBC, Channel 4, will televise in color a program entitled, "Man and the Fleet Ballistic Roy McCraw, GM1, Named 'Bluejacket of the Month' Roy L. McCraw, Gunner's Mate (Missileman) first class, was named this week as the Command's "Bluejacket of the 1I10nth," the first man selected this year in a program that brings recog- nition and awards to outstand- Dr. Albert G. Hoyem has been named Education Director Missile," tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. for the Station and consultant to the Technical Director. He 1_____________ moves to the new post from Head of the Aircraft Projects" Division of the Aviation Ord- nance Department. Here since 1946 and a divi- sion head since 1953, Dr. Hoy- em brings a broad technical ed- ucational background and a long familiarity with the Station's technical departments and their projects to his new position. Dr. Hoyem will serve as con. sultant to the Technical Direc. tor and to various technical de. partments in the area of flight test evaluation, data acquisition, analysis, and reduction associ. ated with flight test programs. In addition, as education di- rector he will assist in the im- provement of the Station's Em- ployee Development Program with special emphasis on edu- ~ational programs, both on-Sta- tion and off-Station, for scien- tists and engineers. Goals Outlined On being named to his new post, Dr. Hoyem outlined sev- eral goals which he hopes to achieve. They included strengthening and expanding engineering and science programs, establishing a closer relationship with univer- sities and colleges, and obtain- ing the best balance between the needs of the Station for edu- cation and the needs of the em- ployees who participate in the program. Lecture Program In addition, he will work to- ward an improved technical lec- ture program to bring speakers DR. ALBERT G. HOYEM ASSUMES EDUCATION DIR. POST here who have a broad scope of knowledge in their respec- tive fields which are of inter- est to the Station. "Above all, we hope to en- courage our people to take ad· vantage of the educational op- portunities offered at NOTS and develop their talents to the full- est extent," Dr. Hoyem said. "They are the ones who car- ry out the Station's mission. The success of the Station depends upon the success of our peo- ple," he concluded_ Dr. Hoyem's speCiality has been in the field of physics. He holds a bachelor's degree from St. Olaf CoIl e g e, Northfield, Minn., and master's and doc· tor's degrees from the Univer- sity of Iowa. He was professor of Physics (Continued on Poge 4) ing enlisted men serving at Chi- na Lake. Attached to the NOTS Guided Missile Division, McCraw came here late in 1963 from the de- stroyer USS Hoel. This is his first tour of shore duty in near- ly 12 years of Navy service. #lAnd I wouldn't gripe a bit if the Navy decided to leave me here for the next 10 years!" chuckled the career Navy man last week, adding that he and his wife, Yvonne, find the duty here, "Outstanding!" Born at Campobello, S.C., Mc- Craw and his wife will travel to Bakersfield today, pick up a 1965 Oldsmobile from the Bill Hawk Oldsmobile agency (f 0 r their weekend use), check in at the plush Wonderlodge 111 0 tel for guest lodging and mea 1s, and receive tickets to weekend entertainment attractions from George Barron, general manag- er of the city's C ham b e r of Commerce. In addition, a half-dozen mer- chants have "recognition gifts" awaiting China Lake's outstand- ing e n lis ted man. Merchants participating this month in the program are: Brock's Depart- ment Store, Valley Office and School Equipment, Booth's Ra- dio-TV Appliance Com pan y, Fedway, Vest Drug Stores and Coffee's, one of the city's lead- ing men's stores. Special command recognition was awarded to McCraw t his morni11'9 by Lieutenant Com- ROY McCRAW, GMI NOTS Enlisted Personnel Divi. sion. McCraw was presented • "Outstanding Enlisted M.n" plaque and an accompanying Certificate of Merit_ Navy Combat Art On Exhibit in Hollywood, L. A. (5.. Page 5) mander Lou B_ Shults, CO' I!-___________...J , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1960s,Rocketeer 1965,Rktr1.29.1965.pdf,Rktr1.29.1965.pdf Page 1, Rktr1.29.1965.pdf Page 1