PaQe Eiqht ROC K ETE E'R Civic Concert lick.. Desert Art League SalesCampaign Begins Resumes Meetings 'The China Lake Civic Con· R. M. MCCl~ng, Mrs. B. A. Bre. Monday, Sept. 23 cert Association Officially op· slow, Carroll L. Evans, and Lt. 'The Desert Art League will ened its 1968-69 concert series (jg) James Terrell. resume its regular program sales campaign with a "sales The C.nt.r Th••t.r box of. meetings on Monday, Septem· party" beld Saturday night at fica will al.o be open on Fri. ber 23 at 8 p.m. at the NWC the China Lake Golf Course d.y, Sept.mber 20 from ":30 Community Center. This meet· Clubhouse. to 1 p.m.•nd from 4:30 to 6 ing will be a "fun and friend· Community residents who p.m., .nd on S.turd.y. Sap. Iy" meeting in order to ac· will act as volunteer salesmen tember 21 from 11 to 2 p.m. quaint new and old friends d uri n g the campaign were for the conveni.nce of person. with the projects and purpos· guests of the Board of Direc· wl.hing to .ubscribe to the... es of the Art League. tors. A skit featuring Eduardo ries. Ther. will be • di.pl.y of Romero and Mrs. H. O. Ander· Prices for the season tick. paintings by m.mbers wit h sen dramatized the advantages ets for the five concerts are: empho.i. on .howing work..... of subscribing to the local se· $15, $12.50 and $10, depend. cently compl.ted. In .ddition. ries rather than travelling to ing upon location of seating in th.re will be an .udion of larger cities to see the sam e the Center 'Theater. Children fram••• p.lnting .uppli....nd artists perform. and enlisted men's tickets are oth.r.rt object•. Included in Sales procedures were out· half·priced in eacb section. the ....tari.1 to be .udioned Frid!y, 59 FUi_ 211. T968 ISHOWBOAT I ."IDAY SEPTEMIIIt 20 " SWIET NOVEMIIIt" (11" MI".) Sandy o.nnis, AnthonV Newlev 7:30 P.M. (DroMCI/ c.o....fy) The off.beat, campy dory of 0 kooky New York gIrl who ...b out men who need some IOrt of tneropy and lets one .tav with her each month. Anthonv oeh November and promptly fall. in love. Top cost. Unu.ual .tory. (Adult.) Short: ..,........... (7 Min.) SATURDAY SEPTEMIU 21 --"A""1-- "WORlD Of AIIOTT AND COSTELLO" (74 Min.> 1:00 P.M. Shorts: "Stow Aw.y Waocfy" (7 Min.) " C._dl.n Mall"...... (N• • 3, lei MhI.1 -IVENING-- " nl"EI:'S NEW ADVENTURE" (91 Min.) luke Halpin, Pamela Franklin 7:30 P.M.. lined by Mrs. David H. Chap· 'This is the 21st year t hat .re. number of old ontique man, sales campaIgn manager, the China Lake Civic Concert bottl...nd 0 ..t of .ix Havi. ..- of the Board of Directors. Association has been present. I.nd .....11 pl.te•• fAdY...,.,e) li"l. luke and hi. unusual playmate o-t mixed up with escaped c0n- victs in the Florida Key. to provic:J. fun ond excitement. (Adult, Youth. Children.) Short: .'Y..... DaodI. MovIe" (7 Mill.) Artists .nd d.te. of perfor. ....nc.. in the NWC Th.ater ....: Grlnt Johlnn...n, pil". ist. Mond.y. November 25. 1968; Zere N.lsova. ·c.lIi.t. Thursd.y. Dec.mber 12. 1968; The Americ.n Br... Quint.t. Wedn..d.y. J.nu.ry 29. 1969; The 0. Cormier Folk Singen. Thursday. Febru.ry 20. 1969; • nd Jose Greco .nd hi. Sp.n. i.h Bell.t. Mond.y. March 3. 1969. J. L. Halpin, president of the ing leading artists of the mu· Art League, will introduce his sical, dramatic and dan c e board for this year and de. fields to local audiences. scribe the organization of the Community salesmen will be selling vouchers to be ex· changed by the purchasers for reserved seating on November 6 and 7. 'The current s a I e s campaign continues through October 21. Community residents fro m whom information and vouch· ers may be obtained include: Mrs. Wallace Allan, Mrs. Da· vid H. Chapman, Mrs. J. Zeut· zius, F. M. Nathan, K. W. Hey· hoe, Dr. and Mrs. Ro bert Rowntree, C. J. Fallgatter, Mrs. Women's Bowling Assoc. Will Meet An open meeting of the In· dian WeDs Valley Women's Bowling Association will be held Tuesday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ridgecrest Bowl Coffee Shop. There will be .n election of d.legete. to the .t.t. .nd n.· tlon.1 bowling conv.ntion, the budg.t will be voted on. .nd .lIOCi.tion .w.rd. for h i g h g.me .nd high ••ri.. will be given, rep 0 r t. P.t Maddux. publicity ch.lrm.n. Dotty Duncan, President, ur· ges all women bowlers to sup· port their bowling association by attending this important meeting. CROSSWORD PUZZLE "'WH" 'N..... ,...,. ACROSS l ·Cubic met.r 6-Climbinl pl.nt 11.Hulinl mien 12·Whinel 14-Conjunctton is·Poker lUke 17-Qua,rel 11·0bHe 2().NaN,tH n ·Man', nickname 24·V.ntilatH 26·Lau.o 2.....n·' nickname 29.Serpent ll..Good·natured 33.s.p.... 35-O'n... .... J6..R....... 19-Painhd - 42·Prefia: not 41·RomIin offici-' 4S·RorMn tyrant 46-LImb _ao. ......... <_.) Sl·IMtrvment Sl-Pfeplre tor ..'m 55-A """inent (,".) .....- 5f.P\rfta up '1.......~ _001 62·..... DOWN l ·Eurt ...... - 2·P,epoaiHon 3-Girl', !'aIM 4·luH 5-Chcmiell· compound ' ·Measure of weicht (Ibbr.) 7·Prefix: not ' ·RorMn bronze ' ·Town in ~lifornu. 10·Ketti.drum ll·(A)uches 13·GrIlYHtoM 16·Lamb's pen ~... It·SNlres 21·TJttetan prMst 22·PilJMns 25·M,. of '1111 27·Mlln's Nlme lO-WNr 11ft,. 32·Wellriltd bJ' cklllnns ].4-Group of II... 36-uS$O 37·MistllkH 3a·Otherwise 4O-Wipes out ..1·Soft drinks 44·Down,. dlKk .7.Speck .,·River in Africa 52·lllumiNited 54·Chinese paC* 57·Compass point 5a·S,.mbollor tellurium 60·lnitials of 26th President II!W ' I' I' "M I'0-M IT I" 1'6 17 [1T ~~I'O I' ~I" 1 2• I" ~ I'· Iul!.tI- IW 1 30 ~P' 1 32 e- llA t:J:1 1 3> 1 36 1 37 I"" ~ lAO ., 1.2 ~d I'" ~ I" f'6 I":)f>O I" I"· ~I" 1>2 1>6 1" "'1 \00 liT ISS3 D.". '1 I.... , F..l ... , 1"- 1 League. Refreshments will be served and anyone interested in I ear n i n g more about tbe Desert Art League is invited to attend. Gem and Mineral Society Meeting The September meeting of the In di a n Wells Gem and Mineral Society will be beld on Monday the 23rd, at the hut on tbe corner of Rowe and Langley Sts. at 7:30 p.m. Mildred De Harrold, a well known 10 c a I artist, will talk and demonstrate how to ar· range an attractive display for the Club's mineral show to be beld on October 26 and 27 at the Community Center. For more information, con· tact Dorothy Gould at 75963. Aetna Agent At Community Center September 26, 27 'The Aetna Insurance Repre· sentative, Mr. Howard Keenan, will be at the Community Cen· ter next 'Thursday and Friday, September 26 and 27, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on 'Thursday and from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Friday. LT. GLENN E. FANT, JR.- Nav.1 avi.tor .uigned to the Technic.1 Officer'. St.ff, cI.im. Atl.nt.. Georgi. •• hi. hometown. Lt. F.nt. • gr.duat. of the Univenity of N.w M. x i C 0, entered the N.vy in June 1964 through the NROTC progr.m. H. hOI • i g h t N.vy Comm.nd.tion Madal. with Combat V, two Navy Unit Commendations, with Combat V. two N.vy Unit Commendations, and the Vi.t N.m Cross of G.I· lontry, ••cond cI.u. Lt F.nt cam. to NWC from duty with VA·155 which included two Viet N.m crui... aboard the USS Cor.1 Se. ond US5 Const.n.tion. At NWC h. i. mllit.ry .ui.t.nt to the Ad· vlnced Convention Weapons. Br.nch in Code 40. Lt. Font'. hobbi.. ere motorcycling. soaring and skiing. He r. .Id...t ,,~ Nimitt on the Center. SUNDAY-MONDAY SEPTIMIU 22.22 " JOURNEY TO SHILOH" (101 Min.) Jame. Coon, Michael Sarrazin 7:30 P.M. (War Dt.m.) A .tirring story of a bond of Mven young Texans who set out for Shiloh, led bv on inexperienced ranch hand with on inborn copability to handl. trouble. Action·packed drama demon.trate. the cruelty of man. (Adult, Very Mature Youth.) Short: " F..... For Sporn" (10 Mi".) TUESDAY.WEDNESDAY SEPTIMI" 24-25 ' 'YOURS, MINE AND OURS" (111 Mill.) lucill. Ball, Henry Fonda 7:30 P.M. (Comedy) When a shore·bond Navy of. ficer, a widower with 10 children. meet. a pretty Navy nurM with eight children. t.... 18 kid.. rebel at their thoughts of mar· riage. You'll howl a. the "bra..." .et. up a duty ond bunking roster in this wild. wacky force about an over·populated Navy family. (Adult, Youth, Children.) Short: " 13. I. 'i.." (pink 'onther, 7 Min.) TMURSDAY"RIOA,Y SEPTlMI" ~27 " DARK Of TMI SUN" (106 MI".) Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimftlx 7:30 P.M. (A.,.......) Two companion. or. assigned to go into the int.rior of the troubled Congo and to rlKCUe some white inhabi· tants who are threatened by rebel forces -and to return SO million dollars in die- mon.. Brute force I (Adult, Very Moture Youth.) SIt.,..: 1.Ity htdt" (7 Min.) MESS-EXPRESS - P....nt .t the opening of the new· ex· p.... line at the Center'••nli.ted g.IIey w.re: (I·r) CSI Stone; CSI Arch.r; CSI S.loninko; CSC Sento•• Gener.1 Maso Chief; Lt. Anderson. Food Service Officer; C.pt. Abp- I.nolp. Public Work. Offic.r; C.pt. Le•• Heed, Sup ply Dept.; .nd C.pt. Williamson. II. Ex.cutive Officer. Th. new service permits a choice of short order f.... at the noon meal. -Pboto by PH2 Delmar E. Hart From STAMP . . TO - , \ Sept. S.pt. S.pt. S.pt. Sept. Sept. Sept. TfMPERATURES AT CHINA LAKE Max. 13 ................ 99 14 ................ 96 15 ................ 92 16 ................ 92 17 ................ 93 18 ................ 97 19 ................ 93 Min. 64 71 60 62 59 56 65 REAR ADMIRAL JEAN A. GARNIER, FRENCH NAVY. AND PARTY - Rec.nt gradu.t.. of the F.....ch N.tlon.1 In.titute of Armement. on 0 junket trip of m.jor ...,.".. Ind.II.· tion•• _re t.ken on • tour lest week of the Center'a f.clllti... C52 Frederick W. Ebeling Is Center's 'Blueiacket of·Month' 25th Anniversary Invitations Sent Over 200 invitation. to the e.rly tim.r .vents of t h • C.nt.r'. 25th Anniversary _re r.cently ..nt to per· son. in the loc.1 .re. who we r e ••soci.ted with the St.tlon or CaITech·. w••pon progrom. before the end of 1945. Anyone loc.lly In this cotegory who h.. not .... ceived .n invit.tion .hould coli Loi. AII.n. phon. 71759, between 0800 .nd 1200. Jack Of The Dust Is Selected For Smart EHiciency Frederick w. Ebeling, a com· missaryman second class as· signed to the Naval Weapons C e n t e r Enlisted Personnel's V_o_I_ . ..:X..:.X~II.:.,_N..:o.:..:...,:38-=-___ N_._v_._1_W_ •..:..po:....-n_._C_._n_te_r..:..____ L_.k_e_._C_._II_fo_m_i. _____ Sap_t_._2_0_,_1_968_ Fifth Division, has been ·named Invit.tion••Iso hav. been ••nt out to .ome of the ••r· Iy timers who no longer live in the Ire•. September's Bluejacket of the Montb. On Frid.y. S.pt. 27. Ebeling .nd hi. wife. Marg.ret, will trovel to B.kersfi.ld, wh.r• th.y will be gue.ts of honor of the Gr••ter B.kersfi.ld Ch...... ber of Commerc•. A career man witb 14 years of service, Ebeling reported to China Lake on Oct. 26, 1966, from duty at Newport, R.I. His first assignment bere was as a cook with the NWC Gal· ley. Three month. I.ter. h. w•• promoted to hi. pr...nt lob of J.ck of the Du.t. which in N. vy parlance means h. is ... .pon.lble for bre.king out the provi.ions .nd .uppli.. for the d.y for the NWC G.II.y. In addition, be keeps a run· ning total of the day's cost reo quired to feed tbe 300 or more men served daily by tbe NWC and NAF Galleys. The aver· age cost per day is about $350. On special holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas it will run between $450 to $500, Ebeling noted. "Ebeling hOI proved him••1f to be .n .ffici.nt. reliabl•••nd wen motivated petty officer," comments his division officer, Lt. Ch.rl.. L. And.rson. "He con.l.t.ntly demon.tr.t.. .... sourcefulneu .nd • le.denhip .bility thet i. h.rd to m.tch," U. And.rson adds. N.tiv. of N.w York 'The 3()..year~ld Ebeling is a native of Roc h est e r, N.Y., where he attended Mad i son High School and was a memo ber of the varsity baseball team. He enlisted in the Navy at Rochester in 1954 and took his boot training at Bainbridge, Md. His first duty assignment was aboard the aircraft carri· er USS Bennington (CVS-20) where he began his career as a cook's striker. "I never h.d the b.nefit of Cook'••nd Baker'. S c h 0 0 I," the .I.nder Ebeling said, "I gained my cooking experience the herd w.y. I .tarted .t the bottom, but you learn quickly when there are meal, to p'" pore for 3,500 men around the clock," Ebeling explained, re- ferring to the Bennington's crew. Ebeling advanced to se.· m.n first cl....nd petty of· fic.r third cI... while aboard the Bannington. NWC employee. who know the .ddr..... of ••rly tim.rs out of the er.. th.t they would p.rticul.rly like to ... invited .hould .end .n informol not. to Loi. AII.n, Code 0151, with the n. m • .nd .ddr... of the person, the ••rly po.ition of the per· IOn, present marital status, .nd .pproxim.t. d.t.. of service. Disabled Vets Get Benefit Increase As LBJ Signs Law President Johnson signed a bill into law Aug. 19 t hat gives approximately 1,952,000 service . disabled veterans in· creased compensation pay· ments beginning Jan. 1. Under the provisions of the new law more than 100,000 veterans with 100 per cent ser· vice-connected disabilities will be increased from $300 to $400 a month. In addition, abo u t 1,840,000 veterans with servo ice . connected disabilities rat· ed 10 to 90 per cent will have their payments increased eight per cent. BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY - CS2 Fred Ebeling •pell. hi. wife .t cooking chores ot their home .t 413-8 R.nger. For h.vlng be. n ..Iected •• "Bluejocket of the Month." Fred .nd hi. wife .r. entitled to .n .Ikxpen_ peid weekend trip in Bakenfl.ld. A ..ree. m.n of 14 yeen. Ebeling i. now ..rving .. ·J.ck of the Du.t: Shown h.re .re hi. wife, Margeret••nd their children (I.r) K. thy, nine month., Fred, Jr., 2, and Connie, 4, 'The increased rates will be reflected in the January 1969 disability compensation checks veterans receive from the VA. The VA said veterans draw· ing disability compensation need not write or contact the VA in advance. He was aboard the Benning· ton when she evacuated Amer· ican citizens, military person· nel and their dependents from troubled Laos to Subic Bay in the Philippines. While aboard the Bennington, Ebeling ship· ped over for another six·year hitch. First Shore Duty In September, 1961, he was ordered to the Naval Receiving Station in Philadelphia, for his first tour of shore duty. At Phil· adelphia, he gained his fir s t experience as Jack of the Dust, a job he held for two years. In October, 1963, be was as· signed to the auxiliary repair cable ship USS Yamacraw (ARC·5), homeported in Brook· lyn. 'The Yamacraw operated between Brooklyn and Ber· muda, laying and repairing ca· ble and placing buoys. Acquir.. Seo Leg. "I really acquired my sea legs aboard the Yamacraw," Ebeling recalls, "I never expe· rienced such storms in my life as I did aboard the Varna· craw. "We were in Bermuda on an Easter Sunday when we reo ceived orders to be back in Brooklyn on Tuesday. We started back only to encounter one of the worst storms of all times. Even the Coast Guard was making bets that we would never make it but we did - and on Tuesday, too - but a week later than our scheduled arrival date," Ebeling ruefuJly observed. (Continued on Poge 3) ROYAL THAI WAVE - Cdr. Tontlch.roen Yup•••hown her. with C.pt. Eth.ridg•• vi.ited the Cent.r rec.ntly to di.· cuss special areas of intere.t with vlrious technical person- n.1. Cdr. Yup. i. with the Ordn.nce Department, Roy.1 Th.i N.vy. -Photo by PH2 Delmar E. Hart , , OCR Text: PaQe Eiqht ROC K ETE E'R Civic Concert lick.. Desert Art League SalesCampaign Begins Resumes Meetings 'The China Lake Civic Con· R. M. MCCl~ng, Mrs. B. A. Bre. Monday, Sept. 23 cert Association Officially op· slow, Carroll L. Evans, and Lt. 'The Desert Art League will ened its 1968-69 concert series (jg) James Terrell. resume its regular program sales campaign with a "sales The C.nt.r Th••t.r box of. meetings on Monday, Septem· party" beld Saturday night at fica will al.o be open on Fri. ber 23 at 8 p.m. at the NWC the China Lake Golf Course d.y, Sept.mber 20 from ":30 Community Center. This meet· Clubhouse. to 1 p.m.•nd from 4:30 to 6 ing will be a "fun and friend· Community residents who p.m., .nd on S.turd.y. Sap. Iy" meeting in order to ac· will act as volunteer salesmen tember 21 from 11 to 2 p.m. quaint new and old friends d uri n g the campaign were for the conveni.nce of person. with the projects and purpos· guests of the Board of Direc· wl.hing to .ubscribe to the... es of the Art League. tors. A skit featuring Eduardo ries. Ther. will be • di.pl.y of Romero and Mrs. H. O. Ander· Prices for the season tick. paintings by m.mbers wit h sen dramatized the advantages ets for the five concerts are: empho.i. on .howing work..... of subscribing to the local se· $15, $12.50 and $10, depend. cently compl.ted. In .ddition. ries rather than travelling to ing upon location of seating in th.re will be an .udion of larger cities to see the sam e the Center 'Theater. Children fram••• p.lnting .uppli....nd artists perform. and enlisted men's tickets are oth.r.rt object•. Included in Sales procedures were out· half·priced in eacb section. the ....tari.1 to be .udioned Frid!y, 59 FUi_ 211. T968 ISHOWBOAT I ."IDAY SEPTEMIIIt 20 " SWIET NOVEMIIIt" (11" MI".) Sandy o.nnis, AnthonV Newlev 7:30 P.M. (DroMCI/ c.o....fy) The off.beat, campy dory of 0 kooky New York gIrl who ...b out men who need some IOrt of tneropy and lets one .tav with her each month. Anthonv oeh November and promptly fall. in love. Top cost. Unu.ual .tory. (Adult.) Short: ..,........... (7 Min.) SATURDAY SEPTEMIU 21 --"A""1-- "WORlD Of AIIOTT AND COSTELLO" (74 Min.> 1:00 P.M. Shorts: "Stow Aw.y Waocfy" (7 Min.) " C._dl.n Mall"...... (N• • 3, lei MhI.1 -IVENING-- " nl"EI:'S NEW ADVENTURE" (91 Min.) luke Halpin, Pamela Franklin 7:30 P.M.. lined by Mrs. David H. Chap· 'This is the 21st year t hat .re. number of old ontique man, sales campaIgn manager, the China Lake Civic Concert bottl...nd 0 ..t of .ix Havi. ..- of the Board of Directors. Association has been present. I.nd .....11 pl.te•• fAdY...,.,e) li"l. luke and hi. unusual playmate o-t mixed up with escaped c0n- victs in the Florida Key. to provic:J. fun ond excitement. (Adult, Youth. Children.) Short: .'Y..... DaodI. MovIe" (7 Mill.) Artists .nd d.te. of perfor. ....nc.. in the NWC Th.ater ....: Grlnt Johlnn...n, pil". ist. Mond.y. November 25. 1968; Zere N.lsova. ·c.lIi.t. Thursd.y. Dec.mber 12. 1968; The Americ.n Br... Quint.t. Wedn..d.y. J.nu.ry 29. 1969; The 0. Cormier Folk Singen. Thursday. Febru.ry 20. 1969; • nd Jose Greco .nd hi. Sp.n. i.h Bell.t. Mond.y. March 3. 1969. J. L. Halpin, president of the ing leading artists of the mu· Art League, will introduce his sical, dramatic and dan c e board for this year and de. fields to local audiences. scribe the organization of the Community salesmen will be selling vouchers to be ex· changed by the purchasers for reserved seating on November 6 and 7. 'The current s a I e s campaign continues through October 21. Community residents fro m whom information and vouch· ers may be obtained include: Mrs. Wallace Allan, Mrs. Da· vid H. Chapman, Mrs. J. Zeut· zius, F. M. Nathan, K. W. Hey· hoe, Dr. and Mrs. Ro bert Rowntree, C. J. Fallgatter, Mrs. Women's Bowling Assoc. Will Meet An open meeting of the In· dian WeDs Valley Women's Bowling Association will be held Tuesday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ridgecrest Bowl Coffee Shop. There will be .n election of d.legete. to the .t.t. .nd n.· tlon.1 bowling conv.ntion, the budg.t will be voted on. .nd .lIOCi.tion .w.rd. for h i g h g.me .nd high ••ri.. will be given, rep 0 r t. P.t Maddux. publicity ch.lrm.n. Dotty Duncan, President, ur· ges all women bowlers to sup· port their bowling association by attending this important meeting. CROSSWORD PUZZLE "'WH" 'N..... ,...,. ACROSS l ·Cubic met.r 6-Climbinl pl.nt 11.Hulinl mien 12·Whinel 14-Conjunctton is·Poker lUke 17-Qua,rel 11·0bHe 2().NaN,tH n ·Man', nickname 24·V.ntilatH 26·Lau.o 2.....n·' nickname 29.Serpent ll..Good·natured 33.s.p.... 35-O'n... .... J6..R....... 19-Painhd - 42·Prefia: not 41·RomIin offici-' 4S·RorMn tyrant 46-LImb _ao. ......... <_.) Sl·IMtrvment Sl-Pfeplre tor ..'m 55-A """inent (,".) .....- 5f.P\rfta up '1.......~ _001 62·..... DOWN l ·Eurt ...... - 2·P,epoaiHon 3-Girl', !'aIM 4·luH 5-Chcmiell· compound ' ·Measure of weicht (Ibbr.) 7·Prefix: not ' ·RorMn bronze ' ·Town in ~lifornu. 10·Ketti.drum ll·(A)uches 13·GrIlYHtoM 16·Lamb's pen ~... It·SNlres 21·TJttetan prMst 22·PilJMns 25·M,. of '1111 27·Mlln's Nlme lO-WNr 11ft,. 32·Wellriltd bJ' cklllnns ].4-Group of II... 36-uS$O 37·MistllkH 3a·Otherwise 4O-Wipes out ..1·Soft drinks 44·Down,. dlKk .7.Speck .,·River in Africa 52·lllumiNited 54·Chinese paC* 57·Compass point 5a·S,.mbollor tellurium 60·lnitials of 26th President II!W ' I' I' "M I'0-M IT I" 1'6 17 [1T ~~I'O I' ~I" 1 2• I" ~ I'· Iul!.tI- IW 1 30 ~P' 1 32 e- llA t:J:1 1 3> 1 36 1 37 I"" ~ lAO ., 1.2 ~d I'" ~ I" f'6 I":)f>O I" I"· ~I" 1>2 1>6 1" "'1 \00 liT ISS3 D.". '1 I.... , F..l ... , 1"- 1 League. Refreshments will be served and anyone interested in I ear n i n g more about tbe Desert Art League is invited to attend. Gem and Mineral Society Meeting The September meeting of the In di a n Wells Gem and Mineral Society will be beld on Monday the 23rd, at the hut on tbe corner of Rowe and Langley Sts. at 7:30 p.m. Mildred De Harrold, a well known 10 c a I artist, will talk and demonstrate how to ar· range an attractive display for the Club's mineral show to be beld on October 26 and 27 at the Community Center. For more information, con· tact Dorothy Gould at 75963. Aetna Agent At Community Center September 26, 27 'The Aetna Insurance Repre· sentative, Mr. Howard Keenan, will be at the Community Cen· ter next 'Thursday and Friday, September 26 and 27, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on 'Thursday and from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Friday. LT. GLENN E. FANT, JR.- Nav.1 avi.tor .uigned to the Technic.1 Officer'. St.ff, cI.im. Atl.nt.. Georgi. •• hi. hometown. Lt. F.nt. • gr.duat. of the Univenity of N.w M. x i C 0, entered the N.vy in June 1964 through the NROTC progr.m. H. hOI • i g h t N.vy Comm.nd.tion Madal. with Combat V, two Navy Unit Commendations, with Combat V. two N.vy Unit Commendations, and the Vi.t N.m Cross of G.I· lontry, ••cond cI.u. Lt F.nt cam. to NWC from duty with VA·155 which included two Viet N.m crui... aboard the USS Cor.1 Se. ond US5 Const.n.tion. At NWC h. i. mllit.ry .ui.t.nt to the Ad· vlnced Convention Weapons. Br.nch in Code 40. Lt. Font'. hobbi.. ere motorcycling. soaring and skiing. He r. .Id...t ,,~ Nimitt on the Center. SUNDAY-MONDAY SEPTIMIU 22.22 " JOURNEY TO SHILOH" (101 Min.) Jame. Coon, Michael Sarrazin 7:30 P.M. (War Dt.m.) A .tirring story of a bond of Mven young Texans who set out for Shiloh, led bv on inexperienced ranch hand with on inborn copability to handl. trouble. Action·packed drama demon.trate. the cruelty of man. (Adult, Very Mature Youth.) Short: " F..... For Sporn" (10 Mi".) TUESDAY.WEDNESDAY SEPTIMI" 24-25 ' 'YOURS, MINE AND OURS" (111 Mill.) lucill. Ball, Henry Fonda 7:30 P.M. (Comedy) When a shore·bond Navy of. ficer, a widower with 10 children. meet. a pretty Navy nurM with eight children. t.... 18 kid.. rebel at their thoughts of mar· riage. You'll howl a. the "bra..." .et. up a duty ond bunking roster in this wild. wacky force about an over·populated Navy family. (Adult, Youth, Children.) Short: " 13. I. 'i.." (pink 'onther, 7 Min.) TMURSDAY"RIOA,Y SEPTlMI" ~27 " DARK Of TMI SUN" (106 MI".) Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimftlx 7:30 P.M. (A.,.......) Two companion. or. assigned to go into the int.rior of the troubled Congo and to rlKCUe some white inhabi· tants who are threatened by rebel forces -and to return SO million dollars in die- mon.. Brute force I (Adult, Very Moture Youth.) SIt.,..: 1.Ity htdt" (7 Min.) MESS-EXPRESS - P....nt .t the opening of the new· ex· p.... line at the Center'••nli.ted g.IIey w.re: (I·r) CSI Stone; CSI Arch.r; CSI S.loninko; CSC Sento•• Gener.1 Maso Chief; Lt. Anderson. Food Service Officer; C.pt. Abp- I.nolp. Public Work. Offic.r; C.pt. Le•• Heed, Sup ply Dept.; .nd C.pt. Williamson. II. Ex.cutive Officer. Th. new service permits a choice of short order f.... at the noon meal. -Pboto by PH2 Delmar E. Hart From STAMP . . TO - , \ Sept. S.pt. S.pt. S.pt. Sept. Sept. Sept. TfMPERATURES AT CHINA LAKE Max. 13 ................ 99 14 ................ 96 15 ................ 92 16 ................ 92 17 ................ 93 18 ................ 97 19 ................ 93 Min. 64 71 60 62 59 56 65 REAR ADMIRAL JEAN A. GARNIER, FRENCH NAVY. AND PARTY - Rec.nt gradu.t.. of the F.....ch N.tlon.1 In.titute of Armement. on 0 junket trip of m.jor ...,.".. Ind.II.· tion•• _re t.ken on • tour lest week of the Center'a f.clllti... C52 Frederick W. Ebeling Is Center's 'Blueiacket of·Month' 25th Anniversary Invitations Sent Over 200 invitation. to the e.rly tim.r .vents of t h • C.nt.r'. 25th Anniversary _re r.cently ..nt to per· son. in the loc.1 .re. who we r e ••soci.ted with the St.tlon or CaITech·. w••pon progrom. before the end of 1945. Anyone loc.lly In this cotegory who h.. not .... ceived .n invit.tion .hould coli Loi. AII.n. phon. 71759, between 0800 .nd 1200. Jack Of The Dust Is Selected For Smart EHiciency Frederick w. Ebeling, a com· missaryman second class as· signed to the Naval Weapons C e n t e r Enlisted Personnel's V_o_I_ . ..:X..:.X~II.:.,_N..:o.:..:...,:38-=-___ N_._v_._1_W_ •..:..po:....-n_._C_._n_te_r..:..____ L_.k_e_._C_._II_fo_m_i. _____ Sap_t_._2_0_,_1_968_ Fifth Division, has been ·named Invit.tion••Iso hav. been ••nt out to .ome of the ••r· Iy timers who no longer live in the Ire•. September's Bluejacket of the Montb. On Frid.y. S.pt. 27. Ebeling .nd hi. wife. Marg.ret, will trovel to B.kersfi.ld, wh.r• th.y will be gue.ts of honor of the Gr••ter B.kersfi.ld Ch...... ber of Commerc•. A career man witb 14 years of service, Ebeling reported to China Lake on Oct. 26, 1966, from duty at Newport, R.I. His first assignment bere was as a cook with the NWC Gal· ley. Three month. I.ter. h. w•• promoted to hi. pr...nt lob of J.ck of the Du.t. which in N. vy parlance means h. is ... .pon.lble for bre.king out the provi.ions .nd .uppli.. for the d.y for the NWC G.II.y. In addition, be keeps a run· ning total of the day's cost reo quired to feed tbe 300 or more men served daily by tbe NWC and NAF Galleys. The aver· age cost per day is about $350. On special holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas it will run between $450 to $500, Ebeling noted. "Ebeling hOI proved him••1f to be .n .ffici.nt. reliabl•••nd wen motivated petty officer," comments his division officer, Lt. Ch.rl.. L. And.rson. "He con.l.t.ntly demon.tr.t.. .... sourcefulneu .nd • le.denhip .bility thet i. h.rd to m.tch," U. And.rson adds. N.tiv. of N.w York 'The 3()..year~ld Ebeling is a native of Roc h est e r, N.Y., where he attended Mad i son High School and was a memo ber of the varsity baseball team. He enlisted in the Navy at Rochester in 1954 and took his boot training at Bainbridge, Md. His first duty assignment was aboard the aircraft carri· er USS Bennington (CVS-20) where he began his career as a cook's striker. "I never h.d the b.nefit of Cook'••nd Baker'. S c h 0 0 I," the .I.nder Ebeling said, "I gained my cooking experience the herd w.y. I .tarted .t the bottom, but you learn quickly when there are meal, to p'" pore for 3,500 men around the clock," Ebeling explained, re- ferring to the Bennington's crew. Ebeling advanced to se.· m.n first cl....nd petty of· fic.r third cI... while aboard the Bannington. NWC employee. who know the .ddr..... of ••rly tim.rs out of the er.. th.t they would p.rticul.rly like to ... invited .hould .end .n informol not. to Loi. AII.n, Code 0151, with the n. m • .nd .ddr... of the person, the ••rly po.ition of the per· IOn, present marital status, .nd .pproxim.t. d.t.. of service. Disabled Vets Get Benefit Increase As LBJ Signs Law President Johnson signed a bill into law Aug. 19 t hat gives approximately 1,952,000 service . disabled veterans in· creased compensation pay· ments beginning Jan. 1. Under the provisions of the new law more than 100,000 veterans with 100 per cent ser· vice-connected disabilities will be increased from $300 to $400 a month. In addition, abo u t 1,840,000 veterans with servo ice . connected disabilities rat· ed 10 to 90 per cent will have their payments increased eight per cent. BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY - CS2 Fred Ebeling •pell. hi. wife .t cooking chores ot their home .t 413-8 R.nger. For h.vlng be. n ..Iected •• "Bluejocket of the Month." Fred .nd hi. wife .r. entitled to .n .Ikxpen_ peid weekend trip in Bakenfl.ld. A ..ree. m.n of 14 yeen. Ebeling i. now ..rving .. ·J.ck of the Du.t: Shown h.re .re hi. wife, Margeret••nd their children (I.r) K. thy, nine month., Fred, Jr., 2, and Connie, 4, 'The increased rates will be reflected in the January 1969 disability compensation checks veterans receive from the VA. The VA said veterans draw· ing disability compensation need not write or contact the VA in advance. He was aboard the Benning· ton when she evacuated Amer· ican citizens, military person· nel and their dependents from troubled Laos to Subic Bay in the Philippines. While aboard the Bennington, Ebeling ship· ped over for another six·year hitch. First Shore Duty In September, 1961, he was ordered to the Naval Receiving Station in Philadelphia, for his first tour of shore duty. At Phil· adelphia, he gained his fir s t experience as Jack of the Dust, a job he held for two years. In October, 1963, be was as· signed to the auxiliary repair cable ship USS Yamacraw (ARC·5), homeported in Brook· lyn. 'The Yamacraw operated between Brooklyn and Ber· muda, laying and repairing ca· ble and placing buoys. Acquir.. Seo Leg. "I really acquired my sea legs aboard the Yamacraw," Ebeling recalls, "I never expe· rienced such storms in my life as I did aboard the Varna· craw. "We were in Bermuda on an Easter Sunday when we reo ceived orders to be back in Brooklyn on Tuesday. We started back only to encounter one of the worst storms of all times. Even the Coast Guard was making bets that we would never make it but we did - and on Tuesday, too - but a week later than our scheduled arrival date," Ebeling ruefuJly observed. (Continued on Poge 3) ROYAL THAI WAVE - Cdr. Tontlch.roen Yup•••hown her. with C.pt. Eth.ridg•• vi.ited the Cent.r rec.ntly to di.· cuss special areas of intere.t with vlrious technical person- n.1. Cdr. Yup. i. with the Ordn.nce Department, Roy.1 Th.i N.vy. -Photo by PH2 Delmar E. Hart , , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1960s,Rocketeer 1968,Rktr9.20.1968.pdf,Rktr9.20.1968.pdf Page 1, Rktr9.20.1968.pdf Page 1