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ARTIST OF THE l\IO:NTH-:t\lrs. Laura Beckmann, mother of former
NOTS Executive' Officer Capt. A. G. Beckmann, USN, (Ret.), has been
selected Artist of the l\Ionth at the Station Library. Noted for her roses,
landscapes and flower ;"rrangements, she was once- knowll as the "Rose,
Painter of S10 Louis." She has studied under nationally known art in..
structors and her oil paintings have been on exhibit in some of the most
prominent art galleries in the countr~"
\
Impressive;Exhibits Mark,3rd
Annual Science and MatH Fair
An impressive display of 'projects and demonstrationg
illustrating the. scope of science and math instruction in:
China ;Lake .schook was demonstrated ,in the third annual
Science and Math Fair held on the Burroughs 'HighScho~'
campus last Saturday, March 1.
, ' Exhibit \Vinners Carolyn Haycock and Carolyn Barol
High School exhibit winners' fn ker for their "Crystals" display, and
the chemistry division were: 'Wayne Patsy Westfall for her "Soaps and
Smith, 1st place, $15 for his "Blast Detergents" display. ,
Furnace" display. Smith also earned Winners in the physics division
a $10 special award. Don Davis and were: 1st place, Dave Skaar, Bruce
Pat' Rickhoff were second place Wan, and Wayne' Smith for their
'winners of a $10' award for their "Mod'el Rocket"; 2nd place, Don
display on "Natureof the Chemical Davis for his "Cyclotron"; and 3rd
Bond." Third 'place'winner" was place, Don Pottorff for his "Rocket
Sharon Christie, $5, for her display Launcher."
"Synthesis of Malachito Green Dye. Honorable mention was given tCl
Honorable mention was given to George Burgess for his "Wind Di..
rection and Speeed Indicator."
Winners in,the biology division
were: 1st place, Carolyn, Snearly;
for her display on "Vitamin B-:t
Deficiency in Rats"; .2nd place, Pad..
dy Haseltine for her "Circulatory:
System" pisplay; and 3rd place~
Richard Reed for his "Dental Hy,..
giene" display.
Honorable mention was given;
Joanna Smith for her "Mounted
Pigeon Skeleton"; and Don Fowler,
and Monte Frisbee 'for their "Rat
Maze" exhibit.
Judges in the, three divisions
were: Dr. Robert Olds, physics; Dr.
William 1\IcEwan, chemistry; and
Amy Griffin, biology.'
lIigh School Committees
Terry Watson and Alan Robinson:
were co-chairmen of the high school
portion of the' fair which iricluded;
the entire school system, and San..
dra Witt; president of the' Science
Club,. coordinated approx~matelY ,-;;
120 projects which were represent..
ed in the various exhibits. '
Instructors John Donnan, chemis..
try;, James Nau, biology; -John;
Trent, physics and mathematics;:
and William Sanson, science and
mathematics, worked with theiri
classes guiding the preparation for.,'
the' fair. Louise Riffe, high schoo~
librarian, worked closely with the
committee in providing research;,
materials and constructing dis..
plays.
Junior High Displays
Representing the Jlinior High
School division were lecture dem..
onstrations ,contributed by: Bill
Haseltine, Frog Dissection; J. Bes~
ser, G. Lipp, and D. McLean, Rock.
ets; J.VanEssen, R. Ellison, Ex..
perimenting with Vitamins; LesliQ
Cles, How are Crystals Grown;1
Steve Christensen, Volcanology;;
Shelley McEwan, The Binary Num";
bel' System; and Doug Henry, HoW
Does a Slide Rule Work and How:
Is It Made.
~ In addition, elementary grade
students, under the direction of
their instructors, contributed a roul.
titude of exhibits commensurate
with their grade levels.
Georgia Tech Appoints
Former NOTS'Scientist
Dr. Arthur L. Bennett, former Re-
search Department scientist at
China Lake from December, 1944, to
October, 1955, was recently" ap-
pointed Research Professor and
Chief of the Physical Sciences Di-
vision of the Engineering Experi-
ment Station at Georgia Tech.
U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China' Lake, California
Vol. XIV, No.9
SIDEWINDER STINGER-Navy Sidewinder missiles installed on the
wingtips of the new Air Force F-I0tA Starfighter use an infra-red traclt-
ing de"ice to home-in on targets. First operational F-IOtAs recently
joined'the 83rd Fighter-Interceptor' Squadron at Hamilton AFB.
Progress of New Youth Center
Organizat'ion,Plans Announced
Organizational plans are progressing rapidly in prep-
aration of the opening of the forthcoming Station youth
re~r~ation center, according to its director, ¥iss «Mady'~I
\'Vllhams. ' '
, A Teen Organization Management _ ' ,
Board, more conveniently known as ' " 1
the TOMB, has be~n appointed Community Counci
among military and civilian youth " , • ' '
at NOTS. Military board members Accents Recreation
were selected by their respective " " .
c0I!1:nanding.officers. ~?,d special At Feb. Meeting
services officers. CIVilian board A general discussion of the Sta-
members wer? selected through the tion'srecreational programs high-
recommend=;ttlOn of Burroughs Stu- 'lighted the last meeting of the Com-
dent CouncIl. munity Council held on February ,
Board Members 25 in the Community Center.
,"----'!:'he TOMB consists of the follow- Jean Cone Director of the Ad'ult
. Patsy Westfa~l, chai~man; Pfc. Recreation ~rogram, and "Mady':,
~" ,<1 Granko, Manne Barracks, co- Williams Director of the forthcom-
chairman; S~san 'Metcalf:_ secre- ing youth center were guest speak- " , ' , . . e " _
tary; Pfc. DaVid Gates, Manne Bar- ers - ' , BLAST FURNACE-'-First place winner of a $15 cash prize in:thechem-
racks, assistant secretary; Keith • Adult Recreation ist:ry:"division is \Vayne Smith. He al~o r!lceived ,R' $10 special award.
Emerson, membership chairman; Plans for expanding the Adult 1-:..'---'--'.,..--'------,'---'---'-------..,.----,.,..-.,..--.,..-__-'---,-.,..--,-
,Carolyn Haycock, program chair- Recreation program commensurate :', ..< C •
man; Robert Avalos, -AN, NOTS, with the interests of the people in Burroughs Grad
co-chairman; Jay Carty, publicity the community were discussed by k .
chairman; Pfc.Phil' Pott, Marine Miss Cone. Lt.'Waddoc Meets State Lt. Gov. Powers
Barracks, decorations' chairman;
Council directors and guests were I H .R II' H . W Off' . I
and Mike Michaelson, SN, VX-5, invited to suggest recreational ideas n U9e' a y, 0 nonng estern IcIa s
chairman of Name the Center con- which they ,felt would be well re-
Army Lt. Nicholas J. Waddocl., The rally introduced the visitors
- ' test. ceived by Station residents. Some son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Watl- to' the fort where men from 11,
" Others working with the board of the suggestions submitted ,were
b J h C SN dock at China Lake was recently western states are given basic in-
mem ers are: 0 n ranor, annual J'eep cavalcade outl'ngs, com- .
. d CIT ' selected for the honor ,of meeting fantry training by components of
VX-5; Marjone Wa e, ar urse, munity, sings, tours to' Las Vegas, "
and "Tell" Askani, SA, NOTS. California's Lt. Gov, Harold J. the 9th Infantry Division.'
First Steps Completed and other points of interest,outings Powers at a ra'rly hQnoring11 west- ,A resident ,of: China Lake since
in Sequoia National Park, f,ield . C C I d A '1 1948 Lt W dd k' d t d
A constitution and by-laws for trips"and,comm,unl'tY,dances. ern,governors In, arson, o ora o. prl, , . ,a oc gra uae
th t h b d d , Waddock was chosen on the basis from Burroughs High School, in
e cen er ave een approve , an ' St. Patrick's Dance
program activities are being pre- of his outstanding I;Jerformance of 1951. He attended San Bernardino
pared: An adult recreation dance is duty in the 1st Battle Group, 47th Jr. College and graduated from San
Questionnaires and rules slips planned for March 14 in the Com- Infantry, at Fort Carson., Jose State College in January, 1957,
have been distributed to the stu- munity Center using the St. Pat- majoring in industrial engineering.
dent body of Burroughs High School rick's Day theme for the, entertain- 'During the years he attended
and the military and civilian per- ment. Miss Cone expressed an in- Stereophonic Music Burroughs High, Waddock estab-
sonnel of the Station. These ques- terest in obtaining local talent to lished an outstanding , record in
tionnaires are to be returned and 'Provide entertainment for future Concert ScheduIed football and track. He was employ-
will be carefully analyzed by the social functions and for entries in Music lovers of Indian Wells Val- ed in the Station's Engineering De-
TOMB. the forthcoming annual Navy tal- partment durin!! summer vacat,ions
ley will hear the fourth free con- ~
Community Participation ent contest. while he attended college.
R t· cert of the Valley Philharmonia So-
A town hall meeting is to be held ,Youth ecrea IOn
ciety to be held next Tuesday,
in the Community Center on 1\1011- Miss \Villiams outlined the pro-
th' March 11, at 8:15 p.m. in the Sta-
da...·, l\larch 17, at 7 p.m. with the posed recreation program ,Jor, e '
"' tion's All Faith Chapel.
TOl\IB'members in charge. '1\Iem- youth center scheduled to open Jor~ , ,
, , Five disc and four stereo-tape re-
bershl
'p qualificgtions, rules,'lirid illl mally: in, April., Thece!1t,er :wilLlle -
.. , cordings will be featured as follows:
outline of the program will be p're- open to all, Burroughs' High School
, Coriolin Overture by Beethoven;
sented. Comments will be invited students and all military personnel
Mars and Uranus, the Plants by
fl'om the audience and questions re- under, 21 years of age.
- Holzt; Hobgoblin by Chadwick;
gardin!!' the youth center will be ' , Town Hall l\leeting,_ " '
~ , Scherzo from Concerto Symphon-
a'nswered. , It ,was further announced that a ~'
iqu~ by Litolff; Gayne Ballet Suite
All youth organizations in the town jIal! meeting :will,be .h,eld,:on
by Kachtaturiari; Steppes of Cen-
community are urged to send rep- March 17 at 7 p.tu. in the Commu-
, tral Asiaby Borodin; and A Night
resentatives to this meeting. Spon- nity Center for ,the purpose of ac-
on Bald Mountain by Moussorgsky.
SOl'S of youth groups and interested quaintillg parents with ..the, activi-
'Following intermission, Academic
. )--:..~parents also are invited. ties of the new youth center. Festival Overture by Brahms, and
Hary Janos Suite by Kodaly will be
heard.
The Society is non-sectarian and
all residents of the Valley and sur-
rounding communities are invited.
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March 7, 1958
Ultra-Sonic Jet
CarriesSidewinder
Lockheed's rapier-like fighter, the
F-104A . Starfighter - fastest and
highest flying jet ever ordered for ~
tactical use-went on duty this:/
week with the Air Defense Com'" _
mand at Hamilton Air Force' Base
carrying SidewindeT guided missiles
as ,armament.
Armed with tpe Sidewinder mis-
sile developed here at' NOTS, the
Starfighter is a vicious threat to
any attacking bomber that might
approach the Coast.
Top speed of the F-104A has not
been disclosed, but the low-slung,
chop-winged aircraft is regarded ail
double sonic at least, 'or capable of
speeds faster than 1300 m.p.h. in the,
stratosphere. Its ceiling is said ,to
be better than 70,000 feet.
....
Offici~1 Expects 'No Miracles'
. . \ .
SUPERIORPERFORl\IAJ.'VCE TRIO-Propellants 'and Explosives Dept.
emplo~'ees are recognized for their' sustained supe~ior,perfo~mance, of
duties. Award recipientl' (I. to r.) ~re: Paul \Valker, $200; Ruth Massaro,
$100; and Lealus Polley, $200.
NewCha~ges ~ist~d
For MusicProgram
A new schedule for the instru-
mental music program, directed by
Ruth Kirley, in the China Lake
Elementary Schools has been re-
leased. Due to the increased num-
ber of children participating in' the
program the following changes have
been made.
Seventh a!1d eighth grade mem-
bers of the band \vill meet Tuesdays
through - Thursdays from 2:40 'to
3:25 p.m. Students in the orches-
tra will meet Fridays at the same
hours, while students playing the
drums will meet on Mondays at, the
same time.
At Groves School fourth grade
students will meet Mondays from
8:30 to 11:30 a.m.,_ while fifth and
sixth grades will meet \Vednesdays
from 9 a.m. to'2 p.m. ,
Grades four, five and six at Rich-
mond 'School will meet Thursdays
from 9' a.m. to 2 p.m. The same
grades at Vieweg School will meet
on Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2
p . m . "
Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m. and
Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. have
been set aside for conference 'time
with parents of youngsters in the
program.
Incentive System, Seen'
Strengthening Service
Washington (AFPS)-The new military pay and -in-
centive bill will produce no miracles, Assistant Secretary
of Defense William H. Francis Jr. has told Congress, but
will provide steady anddramatic improvement in the serv-
. ' ,I
ices. I
Testifying in support of the pay c~'-and not' tecllnician pa~', skill
legislation at the opening hearing pay, specialist payor any of the
of the House Armed Services Sub- other things it has been called.
Committee, headed by Rep. Paul J. "You might say it is a compro-
Kilday .(D.-Texas), the manpower mise, but I incline to use the word
chief said, "Our country to survive 'flexible;' flexible in that it can be
needs now; more than ever before applied in one way by one service
in its history, a military force of to solve one type of problem, an-
, truly professional stature. other way by another, service ,to_
I "We do not presently have such solve its separate problem," Francis
, a force," Mr. Francis declared. said.' ,
Figures quoted later revealed that For that reason, he continre.d, the
of 2.3 million men in the ranks, only proficiency system permits use, in
765,000 are experienced and fully two ways; either through qualifica-
trained. fion in' a skill of critical importancer---, ;'""
"Unless we can offer our most or demonstration of outstanding ef '
able men a chance to move forward fectiveness in any essential servi'c't, "
in accordance with demonstrated skill. '
ability, we are in grave danger" of "It is unique in the fact that it
eventually bogging down the serv- is the one system yet devised that
ices "with'men who do not have is capable of adjusting to changing
confidence in their ability, ,do not skill requirements without injuring
have ambition or drive arid are not either monetarily or morale-wise
the kind of men the modern Armed the individual in the declining skill,"
Forces'so urgently require," he ex- Francis asserted. I
I
plained.
, "We ex,p,eC,t no mirac~es" thr"ou.g~ Dedication Slated
the proposed changes III the mlh-
Itary pay structure, Francis told the In, U
.. S. Highways
legislators, "but we do 'expect a ,
steady, and ultimately, a dramatic 6&395 Realignment
improvement in our order of readi-
ness." Dedication ceremonies, formally
The Defense Department consid- opening the south-bound realign-
ers the proficiency system to be the ment junction separating U.S. No.
most flexible of all the various com- 395 from U.S. No.6 highways; will
pensation proposals that have been be held next Friday, March 14, one
suggested and believes the plan mile north of Inyokern by the In-
offers the greatest benefits'at the yokern Chamber of Commerce.
least cost, he added. The program will start at 4 p.m.
Francis said that proficiency pay with registrations. At 4:45, a, mo-
is precisely; that-pay for proficien- torcade inspection of the improve-
ments will be held followed by in-
troductions 'and a ribbon-cutting
ceremony at 5 p.m. ' '"
" A pot-luck dinner will be held at
the Inyokern Town Hall at 6 p.m.
followed by a discussion of future
plans at 7:30 p.m.
County, State, and California
State Highway; officials will be
among the honored' guests. The
Lone Pine High'School band will
.provide the music.
A free child care service will be
provided by members of the NavjT
\Vives Club during parent-teacher
conferences in China Lake Elemen-
tary Schools on March 10, 11, 17,
and 18.
Ann Smith, chairman-Df the child
care project, has announced that
a club member'will be on duty be-
tween 2 and 4:30 p.m. at each
school on the scheduled days. Signs
will be posted at the school en-
trances directing mothers with
small children to the baby-sitting
rooms.
The seqrice will, provide parents
an opportunity to discuss the prob-
lems or progress of their school
age children without interruption.
The conferences further provide
the pa'rents an opportunity to vie',v
samples of their youngsters' work
and become acquainted with the
education program of the school.
Arbor Day Observance
Slated for Next Week
Arbor Dayan d Conservation
Week observances will start on
March 7 in the China Lake Ele-
mentary Schools. Burt Hutchison,
fire control officer at Cannel Mead-
ows in the Kernville area, will show
conservation movies to the young-
sters. / '
On March 13 {it 9 a.m. students at
Vieweg and Rowe Schools will see
two films, "Dead Out" and "Wild-
life and the Human Touch."Stu-
dents' at Groves, Richmond and'
Burroughs Junior High Schools will
view, the films on'March 14.
This is the fourth year that
Hutchison has returned to China'
Lake to present conservati'oI\, week
programs. ;He will visit some fifth
and sixth grade classrooms during
his visit to ,answer student ques-
tions.
Amelia Earhart began the first
solo flight across the North Atlan-
tic by a woman May 20, 1932.
Navy Wives Supply
Child Care D~ring
School Conferences
,/
,Your Credit Union
!\Iost people start a budget by
putting down the necessities:
food, rent, clothing; and so on.
Usually they end up with noth-
ing much left for the pleasures
of life-no goal, no sense of pur-
pose except to make ends meet.
This makes a budget pretty
grim. Most people don't enjoy
budgeting, often, hjlte the very
thought of it, put it off until it's
too late to do a good job.
You can enjoy your budget if
you set a goal-something you
want most. Mal'be it's a farm
you want to buy, a house, a boat,
a summer 'cottage, a trip ,to
Europe. ,
\Vhatever it is, set ashle 'a cer~
tain amount for it out of each
pa~'check, e.'en if it is small.
Then go on and figure rent, heat,
food, clothes and all the' other
necessities.
LOl\'G QOVERNl\IENT SERVICE~Goldpins, shap~d like anchors, are
presentl;d to Propellants and Explosh'cs Dept. employees by Dr. Hugh
Huntcr, Department Head, for longevity in Federal Service. Recipients
(I. to r.) are: Frank Ro'per, 30 :rears; Dr. Hunter; George Thoms and
Lewis· Radcliff, 20 ~'ears' each. Dayid Perry, another 20-year pin reci-
iJ~ellt, is not present. '
2ndScienceStudent
Reports Lab5tudy
Donald Davis is, a junior at' Bur-I
roughs High School, and the young-
est of nine students doing scientific
research in Michelson Laboratory I
R,t the Naval Ordnance Test Sta-
tion.
\Vorking under Robert Wein-
Iiardt of the Materials Engineering
division of the Engineering Depart-
ment, Don is learning through prac:'
tical application how to test mater-
ials such as metals, for durability
'under environmental conditions.
1Vorldng closely with research en-
gineers lilre Milton L. Speckles, Don
is getting the opportunity to, as he
says, "stretch, pull, 'pound. and
squeeze" metals to find out if they,
are' strong enough to wIthstand the
harsh treatment of speed, extreme
~emperaturechanges and other con-
ditions found in' the age of satel-
lites.
-Don' is learning to determine the
elements of a metal through chem-
ical analysis. Recently a minute
pint of a rocket was brought in for
examination. It had not functioned
ptoperly. Don worked with other
scientists to discover what was -in
the piece of metal that would not
stand necessary treatment.
The lab in which Don works for
two hours every day after school is
equipped with microscopes, a wind
tunnel, an altitude chamber and a
one million volt X-ray 'machine.
The other stud~ts under the
work program are seniors. The
work the students do is' of benefit
to themselves, rather than the gov-
ernment. Don feels that he is learn-
ing a great deal which will help
Iiim in college where he intends to
concentrate his studies in research
in physics.
He personally would like to see
an advanced' science and mathe-
matics course included in the high
school curriculum, stating that he
could learn and comprehend con-
siderably more than is offered at
the high school level. Aware' of the
national controversy on the topic of
advanced high school study since
the launching of Sputnik, Don has-
tened to point out that the program RAT EXHIBIT-First place winner, in the biology division is Carolyn
would hold value only for those stu- Snearly for her display "Vitamin B-1 Deficiency, hi }tats."
dents with the initial interest in the I----------~ _,_------------
subjects. "Some students doU;t want 1. -:
to come to school at all, let' :llone
have to study more science and
math. No teacher or no person can
Inake a 'student want to learn.
T~achersand parcn.ts can only de-
velop and encourage interests that
already exist;"
Don's father, "~obert C.' Davis,
owns an airport in 'Ridgecrest, and
has an interest in scientific re-
search. Don has built six rockets
with'supervision from home: but
does not recommend the hobby.
"Even though I' know something
about what I'm doing, I have had
small accidents." Don feels that
anyone playing With rocket con-
struction should have a fair knowl-
ege ,'of chemistry and cIo'se adult
supervision.
Don had to' resign from his post
of vice-president of the Burroughs'
chapter of the California Scholar-
ship Federation when he' was chos-
en for the scientific program. He
still finds time to pIaytennis, at-
tend science club meetings, flyair-
planes (again under his father's su-
pervision) and do his homework.
, OCR Text: ~- ---:- --- -
ARTIST OF THE l\IO:NTH-:t\lrs. Laura Beckmann, mother of former
NOTS Executive' Officer Capt. A. G. Beckmann, USN, (Ret.), has been
selected Artist of the l\Ionth at the Station Library. Noted for her roses,
landscapes and flower ;"rrangements, she was once- knowll as the "Rose,
Painter of S10 Louis." She has studied under nationally known art in..
structors and her oil paintings have been on exhibit in some of the most
prominent art galleries in the countr~"
\
Impressive;Exhibits Mark,3rd
Annual Science and MatH Fair
An impressive display of 'projects and demonstrationg
illustrating the. scope of science and math instruction in:
China ;Lake .schook was demonstrated ,in the third annual
Science and Math Fair held on the Burroughs 'HighScho~'
campus last Saturday, March 1.
, ' Exhibit \Vinners Carolyn Haycock and Carolyn Barol
High School exhibit winners' fn ker for their "Crystals" display, and
the chemistry division were: 'Wayne Patsy Westfall for her "Soaps and
Smith, 1st place, $15 for his "Blast Detergents" display. ,
Furnace" display. Smith also earned Winners in the physics division
a $10 special award. Don Davis and were: 1st place, Dave Skaar, Bruce
Pat' Rickhoff were second place Wan, and Wayne' Smith for their
'winners of a $10' award for their "Mod'el Rocket"; 2nd place, Don
display on "Natureof the Chemical Davis for his "Cyclotron"; and 3rd
Bond." Third 'place'winner" was place, Don Pottorff for his "Rocket
Sharon Christie, $5, for her display Launcher."
"Synthesis of Malachito Green Dye. Honorable mention was given tCl
Honorable mention was given to George Burgess for his "Wind Di..
rection and Speeed Indicator."
Winners in,the biology division
were: 1st place, Carolyn, Snearly;
for her display on "Vitamin B-:t
Deficiency in Rats"; .2nd place, Pad..
dy Haseltine for her "Circulatory:
System" pisplay; and 3rd place~
Richard Reed for his "Dental Hy,..
giene" display.
Honorable mention was given;
Joanna Smith for her "Mounted
Pigeon Skeleton"; and Don Fowler,
and Monte Frisbee 'for their "Rat
Maze" exhibit.
Judges in the, three divisions
were: Dr. Robert Olds, physics; Dr.
William 1\IcEwan, chemistry; and
Amy Griffin, biology.'
lIigh School Committees
Terry Watson and Alan Robinson:
were co-chairmen of the high school
portion of the' fair which iricluded;
the entire school system, and San..
dra Witt; president of the' Science
Club,. coordinated approx~matelY ,-;;
120 projects which were represent..
ed in the various exhibits. '
Instructors John Donnan, chemis..
try;, James Nau, biology; -John;
Trent, physics and mathematics;:
and William Sanson, science and
mathematics, worked with theiri
classes guiding the preparation for.,'
the' fair. Louise Riffe, high schoo~
librarian, worked closely with the
committee in providing research;,
materials and constructing dis..
plays.
Junior High Displays
Representing the Jlinior High
School division were lecture dem..
onstrations ,contributed by: Bill
Haseltine, Frog Dissection; J. Bes~
ser, G. Lipp, and D. McLean, Rock.
ets; J.VanEssen, R. Ellison, Ex..
perimenting with Vitamins; LesliQ
Cles, How are Crystals Grown;1
Steve Christensen, Volcanology;;
Shelley McEwan, The Binary Num";
bel' System; and Doug Henry, HoW
Does a Slide Rule Work and How:
Is It Made.
~ In addition, elementary grade
students, under the direction of
their instructors, contributed a roul.
titude of exhibits commensurate
with their grade levels.
Georgia Tech Appoints
Former NOTS'Scientist
Dr. Arthur L. Bennett, former Re-
search Department scientist at
China Lake from December, 1944, to
October, 1955, was recently" ap-
pointed Research Professor and
Chief of the Physical Sciences Di-
vision of the Engineering Experi-
ment Station at Georgia Tech.
U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China' Lake, California
Vol. XIV, No.9
SIDEWINDER STINGER-Navy Sidewinder missiles installed on the
wingtips of the new Air Force F-I0tA Starfighter use an infra-red traclt-
ing de"ice to home-in on targets. First operational F-IOtAs recently
joined'the 83rd Fighter-Interceptor' Squadron at Hamilton AFB.
Progress of New Youth Center
Organizat'ion,Plans Announced
Organizational plans are progressing rapidly in prep-
aration of the opening of the forthcoming Station youth
re~r~ation center, according to its director, ¥iss «Mady'~I
\'Vllhams. ' '
, A Teen Organization Management _ ' ,
Board, more conveniently known as ' " 1
the TOMB, has be~n appointed Community Counci
among military and civilian youth " , • ' '
at NOTS. Military board members Accents Recreation
were selected by their respective " " .
c0I!1:nanding.officers. ~?,d special At Feb. Meeting
services officers. CIVilian board A general discussion of the Sta-
members wer? selected through the tion'srecreational programs high-
recommend=;ttlOn of Burroughs Stu- 'lighted the last meeting of the Com-
dent CouncIl. munity Council held on February ,
Board Members 25 in the Community Center.
,"----'!:'he TOMB consists of the follow- Jean Cone Director of the Ad'ult
. Patsy Westfa~l, chai~man; Pfc. Recreation ~rogram, and "Mady':,
~" ,<1 Granko, Manne Barracks, co- Williams Director of the forthcom-
chairman; S~san 'Metcalf:_ secre- ing youth center were guest speak- " , ' , . . e " _
tary; Pfc. DaVid Gates, Manne Bar- ers - ' , BLAST FURNACE-'-First place winner of a $15 cash prize in:thechem-
racks, assistant secretary; Keith • Adult Recreation ist:ry:"division is \Vayne Smith. He al~o r!lceived ,R' $10 special award.
Emerson, membership chairman; Plans for expanding the Adult 1-:..'---'--'.,..--'------,'---'---'-------..,.----,.,..-.,..--.,..-__-'---,-.,..--,-
,Carolyn Haycock, program chair- Recreation program commensurate :', ..< C •
man; Robert Avalos, -AN, NOTS, with the interests of the people in Burroughs Grad
co-chairman; Jay Carty, publicity the community were discussed by k .
chairman; Pfc.Phil' Pott, Marine Miss Cone. Lt.'Waddoc Meets State Lt. Gov. Powers
Barracks, decorations' chairman;
Council directors and guests were I H .R II' H . W Off' . I
and Mike Michaelson, SN, VX-5, invited to suggest recreational ideas n U9e' a y, 0 nonng estern IcIa s
chairman of Name the Center con- which they ,felt would be well re-
Army Lt. Nicholas J. Waddocl., The rally introduced the visitors
- ' test. ceived by Station residents. Some son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Watl- to' the fort where men from 11,
" Others working with the board of the suggestions submitted ,were
b J h C SN dock at China Lake was recently western states are given basic in-
mem ers are: 0 n ranor, annual J'eep cavalcade outl'ngs, com- .
. d CIT ' selected for the honor ,of meeting fantry training by components of
VX-5; Marjone Wa e, ar urse, munity, sings, tours to' Las Vegas, "
and "Tell" Askani, SA, NOTS. California's Lt. Gov, Harold J. the 9th Infantry Division.'
First Steps Completed and other points of interest,outings Powers at a ra'rly hQnoring11 west- ,A resident ,of: China Lake since
in Sequoia National Park, f,ield . C C I d A '1 1948 Lt W dd k' d t d
A constitution and by-laws for trips"and,comm,unl'tY,dances. ern,governors In, arson, o ora o. prl, , . ,a oc gra uae
th t h b d d , Waddock was chosen on the basis from Burroughs High School, in
e cen er ave een approve , an ' St. Patrick's Dance
program activities are being pre- of his outstanding I;Jerformance of 1951. He attended San Bernardino
pared: An adult recreation dance is duty in the 1st Battle Group, 47th Jr. College and graduated from San
Questionnaires and rules slips planned for March 14 in the Com- Infantry, at Fort Carson., Jose State College in January, 1957,
have been distributed to the stu- munity Center using the St. Pat- majoring in industrial engineering.
dent body of Burroughs High School rick's Day theme for the, entertain- 'During the years he attended
and the military and civilian per- ment. Miss Cone expressed an in- Stereophonic Music Burroughs High, Waddock estab-
sonnel of the Station. These ques- terest in obtaining local talent to lished an outstanding , record in
tionnaires are to be returned and 'Provide entertainment for future Concert ScheduIed football and track. He was employ-
will be carefully analyzed by the social functions and for entries in Music lovers of Indian Wells Val- ed in the Station's Engineering De-
TOMB. the forthcoming annual Navy tal- partment durin!! summer vacat,ions
ley will hear the fourth free con- ~
Community Participation ent contest. while he attended college.
R t· cert of the Valley Philharmonia So-
A town hall meeting is to be held ,Youth ecrea IOn
ciety to be held next Tuesday,
in the Community Center on 1\1011- Miss \Villiams outlined the pro-
th' March 11, at 8:15 p.m. in the Sta-
da...·, l\larch 17, at 7 p.m. with the posed recreation program ,Jor, e '
"' tion's All Faith Chapel.
TOl\IB'members in charge. '1\Iem- youth center scheduled to open Jor~ , ,
, , Five disc and four stereo-tape re-
bershl
'p qualificgtions, rules,'lirid illl mally: in, April., Thece!1t,er :wilLlle -
.. , cordings will be featured as follows:
outline of the program will be p're- open to all, Burroughs' High School
, Coriolin Overture by Beethoven;
sented. Comments will be invited students and all military personnel
Mars and Uranus, the Plants by
fl'om the audience and questions re- under, 21 years of age.
- Holzt; Hobgoblin by Chadwick;
gardin!!' the youth center will be ' , Town Hall l\leeting,_ " '
~ , Scherzo from Concerto Symphon-
a'nswered. , It ,was further announced that a ~'
iqu~ by Litolff; Gayne Ballet Suite
All youth organizations in the town jIal! meeting :will,be .h,eld,:on
by Kachtaturiari; Steppes of Cen-
community are urged to send rep- March 17 at 7 p.tu. in the Commu-
, tral Asiaby Borodin; and A Night
resentatives to this meeting. Spon- nity Center for ,the purpose of ac-
on Bald Mountain by Moussorgsky.
SOl'S of youth groups and interested quaintillg parents with ..the, activi-
'Following intermission, Academic
. )--:..~parents also are invited. ties of the new youth center. Festival Overture by Brahms, and
Hary Janos Suite by Kodaly will be
heard.
The Society is non-sectarian and
all residents of the Valley and sur-
rounding communities are invited.
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March 7, 1958
Ultra-Sonic Jet
CarriesSidewinder
Lockheed's rapier-like fighter, the
F-104A . Starfighter - fastest and
highest flying jet ever ordered for ~
tactical use-went on duty this:/
week with the Air Defense Com'" _
mand at Hamilton Air Force' Base
carrying SidewindeT guided missiles
as ,armament.
Armed with tpe Sidewinder mis-
sile developed here at' NOTS, the
Starfighter is a vicious threat to
any attacking bomber that might
approach the Coast.
Top speed of the F-104A has not
been disclosed, but the low-slung,
chop-winged aircraft is regarded ail
double sonic at least, 'or capable of
speeds faster than 1300 m.p.h. in the,
stratosphere. Its ceiling is said ,to
be better than 70,000 feet.
....
Offici~1 Expects 'No Miracles'
. . \ .
SUPERIORPERFORl\IAJ.'VCE TRIO-Propellants 'and Explosives Dept.
emplo~'ees are recognized for their' sustained supe~ior,perfo~mance, of
duties. Award recipientl' (I. to r.) ~re: Paul \Valker, $200; Ruth Massaro,
$100; and Lealus Polley, $200.
NewCha~ges ~ist~d
For MusicProgram
A new schedule for the instru-
mental music program, directed by
Ruth Kirley, in the China Lake
Elementary Schools has been re-
leased. Due to the increased num-
ber of children participating in' the
program the following changes have
been made.
Seventh a!1d eighth grade mem-
bers of the band \vill meet Tuesdays
through - Thursdays from 2:40 'to
3:25 p.m. Students in the orches-
tra will meet Fridays at the same
hours, while students playing the
drums will meet on Mondays at, the
same time.
At Groves School fourth grade
students will meet Mondays from
8:30 to 11:30 a.m.,_ while fifth and
sixth grades will meet \Vednesdays
from 9 a.m. to'2 p.m. ,
Grades four, five and six at Rich-
mond 'School will meet Thursdays
from 9' a.m. to 2 p.m. The same
grades at Vieweg School will meet
on Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2
p . m . "
Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m. and
Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. have
been set aside for conference 'time
with parents of youngsters in the
program.
Incentive System, Seen'
Strengthening Service
Washington (AFPS)-The new military pay and -in-
centive bill will produce no miracles, Assistant Secretary
of Defense William H. Francis Jr. has told Congress, but
will provide steady anddramatic improvement in the serv-
. ' ,I
ices. I
Testifying in support of the pay c~'-and not' tecllnician pa~', skill
legislation at the opening hearing pay, specialist payor any of the
of the House Armed Services Sub- other things it has been called.
Committee, headed by Rep. Paul J. "You might say it is a compro-
Kilday .(D.-Texas), the manpower mise, but I incline to use the word
chief said, "Our country to survive 'flexible;' flexible in that it can be
needs now; more than ever before applied in one way by one service
in its history, a military force of to solve one type of problem, an-
, truly professional stature. other way by another, service ,to_
I "We do not presently have such solve its separate problem," Francis
, a force," Mr. Francis declared. said.' ,
Figures quoted later revealed that For that reason, he continre.d, the
of 2.3 million men in the ranks, only proficiency system permits use, in
765,000 are experienced and fully two ways; either through qualifica-
trained. fion in' a skill of critical importancer---, ;'""
"Unless we can offer our most or demonstration of outstanding ef '
able men a chance to move forward fectiveness in any essential servi'c't, "
in accordance with demonstrated skill. '
ability, we are in grave danger" of "It is unique in the fact that it
eventually bogging down the serv- is the one system yet devised that
ices "with'men who do not have is capable of adjusting to changing
confidence in their ability, ,do not skill requirements without injuring
have ambition or drive arid are not either monetarily or morale-wise
the kind of men the modern Armed the individual in the declining skill,"
Forces'so urgently require," he ex- Francis asserted. I
I
plained.
, "We ex,p,eC,t no mirac~es" thr"ou.g~ Dedication Slated
the proposed changes III the mlh-
Itary pay structure, Francis told the In, U
.. S. Highways
legislators, "but we do 'expect a ,
steady, and ultimately, a dramatic 6&395 Realignment
improvement in our order of readi-
ness." Dedication ceremonies, formally
The Defense Department consid- opening the south-bound realign-
ers the proficiency system to be the ment junction separating U.S. No.
most flexible of all the various com- 395 from U.S. No.6 highways; will
pensation proposals that have been be held next Friday, March 14, one
suggested and believes the plan mile north of Inyokern by the In-
offers the greatest benefits'at the yokern Chamber of Commerce.
least cost, he added. The program will start at 4 p.m.
Francis said that proficiency pay with registrations. At 4:45, a, mo-
is precisely; that-pay for proficien- torcade inspection of the improve-
ments will be held followed by in-
troductions 'and a ribbon-cutting
ceremony at 5 p.m. ' '"
" A pot-luck dinner will be held at
the Inyokern Town Hall at 6 p.m.
followed by a discussion of future
plans at 7:30 p.m.
County, State, and California
State Highway; officials will be
among the honored' guests. The
Lone Pine High'School band will
.provide the music.
A free child care service will be
provided by members of the NavjT
\Vives Club during parent-teacher
conferences in China Lake Elemen-
tary Schools on March 10, 11, 17,
and 18.
Ann Smith, chairman-Df the child
care project, has announced that
a club member'will be on duty be-
tween 2 and 4:30 p.m. at each
school on the scheduled days. Signs
will be posted at the school en-
trances directing mothers with
small children to the baby-sitting
rooms.
The seqrice will, provide parents
an opportunity to discuss the prob-
lems or progress of their school
age children without interruption.
The conferences further provide
the pa'rents an opportunity to vie',v
samples of their youngsters' work
and become acquainted with the
education program of the school.
Arbor Day Observance
Slated for Next Week
Arbor Dayan d Conservation
Week observances will start on
March 7 in the China Lake Ele-
mentary Schools. Burt Hutchison,
fire control officer at Cannel Mead-
ows in the Kernville area, will show
conservation movies to the young-
sters. / '
On March 13 {it 9 a.m. students at
Vieweg and Rowe Schools will see
two films, "Dead Out" and "Wild-
life and the Human Touch."Stu-
dents' at Groves, Richmond and'
Burroughs Junior High Schools will
view, the films on'March 14.
This is the fourth year that
Hutchison has returned to China'
Lake to present conservati'oI\, week
programs. ;He will visit some fifth
and sixth grade classrooms during
his visit to ,answer student ques-
tions.
Amelia Earhart began the first
solo flight across the North Atlan-
tic by a woman May 20, 1932.
Navy Wives Supply
Child Care D~ring
School Conferences
,/
,Your Credit Union
!\Iost people start a budget by
putting down the necessities:
food, rent, clothing; and so on.
Usually they end up with noth-
ing much left for the pleasures
of life-no goal, no sense of pur-
pose except to make ends meet.
This makes a budget pretty
grim. Most people don't enjoy
budgeting, often, hjlte the very
thought of it, put it off until it's
too late to do a good job.
You can enjoy your budget if
you set a goal-something you
want most. Mal'be it's a farm
you want to buy, a house, a boat,
a summer 'cottage, a trip ,to
Europe. ,
\Vhatever it is, set ashle 'a cer~
tain amount for it out of each
pa~'check, e.'en if it is small.
Then go on and figure rent, heat,
food, clothes and all the' other
necessities.
LOl\'G QOVERNl\IENT SERVICE~Goldpins, shap~d like anchors, are
presentl;d to Propellants and Explosh'cs Dept. employees by Dr. Hugh
Huntcr, Department Head, for longevity in Federal Service. Recipients
(I. to r.) are: Frank Ro'per, 30 :rears; Dr. Hunter; George Thoms and
Lewis· Radcliff, 20 ~'ears' each. Dayid Perry, another 20-year pin reci-
iJ~ellt, is not present. '
2ndScienceStudent
Reports Lab5tudy
Donald Davis is, a junior at' Bur-I
roughs High School, and the young-
est of nine students doing scientific
research in Michelson Laboratory I
R,t the Naval Ordnance Test Sta-
tion.
\Vorking under Robert Wein-
Iiardt of the Materials Engineering
division of the Engineering Depart-
ment, Don is learning through prac:'
tical application how to test mater-
ials such as metals, for durability
'under environmental conditions.
1Vorldng closely with research en-
gineers lilre Milton L. Speckles, Don
is getting the opportunity to, as he
says, "stretch, pull, 'pound. and
squeeze" metals to find out if they,
are' strong enough to wIthstand the
harsh treatment of speed, extreme
~emperaturechanges and other con-
ditions found in' the age of satel-
lites.
-Don' is learning to determine the
elements of a metal through chem-
ical analysis. Recently a minute
pint of a rocket was brought in for
examination. It had not functioned
ptoperly. Don worked with other
scientists to discover what was -in
the piece of metal that would not
stand necessary treatment.
The lab in which Don works for
two hours every day after school is
equipped with microscopes, a wind
tunnel, an altitude chamber and a
one million volt X-ray 'machine.
The other stud~ts under the
work program are seniors. The
work the students do is' of benefit
to themselves, rather than the gov-
ernment. Don feels that he is learn-
ing a great deal which will help
Iiim in college where he intends to
concentrate his studies in research
in physics.
He personally would like to see
an advanced' science and mathe-
matics course included in the high
school curriculum, stating that he
could learn and comprehend con-
siderably more than is offered at
the high school level. Aware' of the
national controversy on the topic of
advanced high school study since
the launching of Sputnik, Don has-
tened to point out that the program RAT EXHIBIT-First place winner, in the biology division is Carolyn
would hold value only for those stu- Snearly for her display "Vitamin B-1 Deficiency, hi }tats."
dents with the initial interest in the I----------~ _,_------------
subjects. "Some students doU;t want 1. -:
to come to school at all, let' :llone
have to study more science and
math. No teacher or no person can
Inake a 'student want to learn.
T~achersand parcn.ts can only de-
velop and encourage interests that
already exist;"
Don's father, "~obert C.' Davis,
owns an airport in 'Ridgecrest, and
has an interest in scientific re-
search. Don has built six rockets
with'supervision from home: but
does not recommend the hobby.
"Even though I' know something
about what I'm doing, I have had
small accidents." Don feels that
anyone playing With rocket con-
struction should have a fair knowl-
ege ,'of chemistry and cIo'se adult
supervision.
Don had to' resign from his post
of vice-president of the Burroughs'
chapter of the California Scholar-
ship Federation when he' was chos-
en for the scientific program. He
still finds time to pIaytennis, at-
tend science club meetings, flyair-
planes (again under his father's su-
pervision) and do his homework.
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