~ > :. • \ ,fEMPERATURES Max. Min. 63 30 .59 36 .57 29 .56 35 60S9 62 S1 ,66 29:f Jan. 29 Jan. SO Jan. 31 Feb. ,1 I Fe,b',2, ' Feb.,S Feb. 4 .""',- ' - . ' f '..-::J ". ..Paine Rep utati on is what men and wo- men think of us; character is what God ,a n d angels know. of, Us. CanineRabiesShots; Licenses Available Next Monday, February 9, the Rabies Clinic will be held at the ' Station Kennels, from 10-12 a.m.' and, 1-6 p.m., announces Perry Stone, DVM. The Clinic will be ,sponsored by the Kern County,' Health' Department, and is avail- able to both Station and Wherry. dogs. According to County and Sta" tion regulations, all dogs over four months of age mustbe given an an· nual rabies shot, and all dogs must be licensed by Kern County. The license fee is $1 per dog, while the vaccination'cost is $1.50. . ' ' ,Wherry residents,' as ,well as Ridgecrest people, may have their dogs vaccinated ,and licensed at the Rabies Clinic to be held tomorrow, ,Saturday, February 7, at, the Fire House on Station Street in Rdige~ crest Hours will be from 10-12 a.m; and 1-5 p.m., FSEE Exam Deadlines Set Civil.Service renewed its bid for a share of the Nation's talen.ted college_.calibre, peo..; pIe with the re-opening of the Federal Service Eritrance Examinations last fall. , Announce~en.t of the exams; now gearedto the school year, are send- ing Government recruiters to about 900 college campuses before next June., ' , . , ; Forthcoming' tests are scheduled for l\Iarch 14, April 11, and l\Iay' 9. Deadlines for filing for these exams are February 26, l\larch 26, and April 23 respectively. The addi- tional test for 1\Ianagement Intern- ships will be given only on the 1\Iarch 14 date. , ," Application cardi; Form 5000-AB, may be obtained, from the Post Of- fice or Elo1se Buck, Reception Desk, Personnel Depa~tment.Whencom- pleted, cards shoUld be mailed to tlie Civil)Servfce-mfice having jur- isdiction' over China Lake. Appli- cants will be 'serit detailed informa- tion about the written test and oth- erreqtiirements, liladditionfo-time and place to 'report fQr the test. ,Designed, as an avenue through which young people with promise, Who desire' not just a job but, a ca- reer;' the FSEE exam is given to offer advantages to people who have college education as' well as those who )laye-equivalent experi- ence. Through .this exam, persons may'be considered for trainee fields in a wide variety of Federal agen- cies and geographical locations. , Most positions will be filled at the gradeGS~5"level: nowstarting at $4,040 a year. However, outstanding graduates '; or ',persons with suffi- cient graduate study or qualifying work experience may be offered ad- vance-traiiieepositions at grade 7, paying $4,980. A limited number of management-intern positions will be filled through the exam, gener- ally' at grade 7, but a few at 9, starting at $5,985 a year. .Washington ,(AFPS) -'The.:Qefense~Department' has ,published ,a' new~ directive .which .permits the transfer of regular officers from one service to another. . . , Th~.dir~ct}ve-(1300A) :was authorized by.the 85th Con.. gress' undetPublic Law 8~-599. ,The, three' departments":"'Army, b'e governed by existing regula.. Navy, Air Force-areto implement tions, the directive states. the new DOD directive within 60 The transfer of reserve officers days after' publication; Defense' of- on extended active duty is not ap.. ; , ficials ,said theneW"direCtive is pliable to this directive and will be ' now at the printer mid'distribution covered in a separate DOD regula..; : can be expected soon.' ., tion, to be published later. With the' exception of medical Although intended primarily fol" officers, the, new directive applies officers in technical fields, the new, to officers holding regular com- directive is not restricted to the missions in the Army, Navy,' Air technicians, the DOD said. Force' and Marine Corps. Defense D~pa~tmEmt policy, of Medical officers. will continue to ficials pointed out, dictates that an officer of any military service who is especially qualified to con.. tribute to the success of'an' ac.. tivity of' another' service will be given the' opportuntiy without in.. terruption to his career. fit' a'ddiiion;n.~ officer transfer_ red from. 'one' 'service to' another will be _appointed in another ser.. vice \vith .a higher: 'rank orprece~ dent than that held ;on 'the data prior to his transfer. . ' . Requests' for' transfers will, nor"" mally, be 'originated py: an"'appro~ priate agency, a military :depart.. memt 1desiring:the' services of an: officer, or by_ the officer himself. The 'Secretary of Defense will recommend to the President those requests for transfers he consid-: ers in the best interest' of theDe"l partment of Defense. Continuity Retained The new DOD directive sta~ that the continuity of the trans.. ' ferred officer's total military serv" ice Will ,not be interrupted. Ter.. mination of presently held commis- sions and reappointment, in anoth.. er ~ service will be handled by the, affected service. ' An officer's temporary grade and date of rank \\ill remain the same as that held in his parent service on the day prior to transfer. ;Officers transferring to another department '~nder'the-newdirective' '-'-1 will be placed' on 'the applicable- promotion lis't or lineal-list of the' armed service to which 'transferred. 'The officer will be' placed in an appropriate position as determined by .the. amount of promotion, list service with which he was credited in his present service on the day' prior to transfer. Permanent grade and date of rank will be determined by apply- ing that amount of promotion list service to the" appointment laws pertaining to the gaining,service. Officers transferred under the new'directive will be credited with unused leave accrued at time of, transfer and also retain the total military service longevity they had on the date prior to transfer. IDOD AllowsOfficers Inter-service Tn!llllsfers - FEB.'6, '1959 Golf Tournament Winners BEST GOLFERS-n:ermit,Beaver (left) prese'nts 17-year-old Dale l\Iead a certificate for his low -,individual net score of 136 in the 2nd annual "Best Ball" Golf Tournament held last weekend. 1\lead with teammate Frank Sirna (ce~tllr) were 1st place team winners ,with a .127; While Leo Enriquez (left) took ,low individual. gross with ,a :152. Team winners ,for 2nd place witha 131were Pat Gropper and Joe Boatright. The tea~,of, Bill and Don 1\Iitchell tied for3rd place with,George and Bob LQckwood with 1~2. An 'Open H~u~e' 9-hole Tournament will be held February H. 11!:!!!'E1f!iDlE!! IiEiii;SS J!~ S NAVAL ORDNANCE TES~ STATION; ,CHINA LAKE,CALIF. N'OTS CivicCbncert Association Board VOL. XV, NO.5 becalColorAltered On Servicemen Cars ,New Credit Union ~~Policy Lifts For~'er !Deposit Restrictions On Wednesday, January 28, atits first meeting since the election of officers for the coming year, ,the NOTS :Employees Federal Credit Union Board! of Directors, voted unanimously'to lift restrictions af- fectingshareholders which have been in effect for several years. .. Due to the increase in 101m vol- ume, 'the"directors voted to suspend the former limitations which re- stricteddeposits not to exceed $100 a month and placed total shares at a maximum of $2,500. Effective Thursday, January 29, the new policy permits sharehold- ers' to deposit unlimited amounts of money at any time with no ceiling 011 total shares. ~', 1959-60 DIRECTORS-Newly elected to direct the activities of the NOTS Civic Concert series for the'coming'year(l. to r.) are: Dr. Rene Engel, treasurer; Albert T. Camp" director; Sylvia Smith; secretary; l\Irs. Stuart Robison, director; Cdr. Joseph 1\1. Shea, director; and Dr. I\'ar E. Highberg, president. , In accordance with' instructions issued by the Commandant of the 11th Naval District, the red border for all vehicles, registered to enlist- ed personnel must be changed to green .border decals to conform S N G with other Navy installations ec av ates '~ throughout the Eleventh Naval Dis- ' R'· J 1 trict. ,', . ,esigns une 'Enlisted personnel should report Undersecretary of the Navy Wil- to the Traffic Control Office at the liam Franke has been selected by Main Gate between 7:30 a.m. and President Eisenhower to succeed 4:15 p.m. .., Secretary of the Navy Thomas' S. Personnel with last names start- Gates,' Jr. 'when his resignation be- . ing with letters in the order speci~ comes effective June 1.' fied should report' on the following Franke's n'omination mustbe con- ,dates:' firmed by the Senate. A, B, C __ _ Feb. 16-27 It is planned that Fred A. Bantz, 'D, E, F __ _ _._ Mar. 2-13 now assistant secretary in charge G, H, I, J ..: Mar.J.ll-27 of material, will succeed :Franke as K, L, M __ _.._ MaTI' 30=-Apr. 10 undersecretary. N, 0, P,Q _ ..__ _.\ Apr. 13-24 Gates has been civilian head of R,S, T --- - ; Apr>27-May 8 the NavY for two ~ears: Prior .to ,U, v, .W, _ _ : May 11-22 that he served, as !undersecretary X, Y, Z May 25-'June 5 since 1953. . . , , "Soaring.Reco.rd Set ,With Powered Craft I ' One of th~ most unusual flights ever'to originate from the Ridgecrest'Airport was madeon Sunday,January 25, by Al Berryman of the Test Department's Metric Corre- lation Branch, according to Jim Craig, president of' the China Lake .Soaring Club. ' : To qualify for an FAI (Federale Aeronautique Internationale) soar- ing award, known as the Gold "C" award, usually obtained through the use of a sailplane, Berryman dem- 'onstrated unusual resourcefulness when he adapted his powered craft, a Cessna 170 B, with oxygen and in- struments'to .record and verify its use as a sailplane. ; At 12:15 p.m. on the above date, Berryman took off from the Ridge- crestAirport.and 15 minutes later, T D '.", -' at 11,000 feet altitUde, cut the engine ., est epartl1J~.nt,ER1ploye~s 'Receive 130 ~~eh~i:;;~r~:;~:V:,e~a~~b:t~a~~~ Inc'entive Awards 'in'Mass iPresentation ~:;f~v:~e~~:d~~~r~~g~o:~~~~n~.I~W~ , '.' '.', ' . High Glide Point ., '. On Wednesday, Jamiiry"28, Test Department Head The highest point reached during Ivar .E. Highberg' p~es,en~ed.Superior Accomplishment his gliding flight was an indicated Aw,ards, Beneficial,Suggestions, se,rvice pins" Indus,trl'al, 'Ac- 23,400 feet. With this much altitude , , gained since power, shutoff, he' had cident Prevention'Awards arid safe driving awards to 130 satisfied the altitude requirement Department personnel. In addition; Shop Awards' for ~In';: for the soaring award. Now he had d . I d '," . ' d to remain aloft for at least five ,ustrta Acci e1l:t Pre'vention Awar .s 'Were" presented to hours without power in order to 27 divisions, branches -orsections. ,,, ...", '. satisfy a duration requirement· for Receiving Superior Accomplish- ley; E. A. ..Thibedeau, Paul E. this award, so Berryman made a ment Awards for Sustained Super- Payne and Charles W. Adams of quiet and effortless trip to Lone , ior' Performance were: G. M. Reger, Electronic Systems and the Metric Pine and back to Inyokern to pass I. C. Vercy, Donald Grasing,Roy ElectroniCs,Branches. John O. Lilly, the time away. M. Pullen,Kenneth O. Bryant, Ber- Jack W. Stunkel, Helen C. Morrin When he was certain that he had nard R. Egbert, Isidore:Klein, Dor- and MaxineJ. Booty of the Data remain,e; apcepts a plaqiIefrom ,Public, Works Officer Capt. T. J. Dri~ mont on behalf of the Division for '''a job weli ·dime.'l ARTIST-OF-THE-1\IONTH-Adeline Williams, Art. instructor at Bur.. ' roughs High, has been selected to exhibit her oils, watercolors, seri.. graphs ,and mosaics at the Station Library during the month of Feb4 ruary. Shown with the artist is "Beach at Laguna." 1\Irs. \Villiams majored in Art in college, studied' at 'the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Center atn:alamazoo, 1\lich, and with 1\Iillard Sheets, noted Cali.. fornia artist and educator. Test Awards... (Continued !Tom Page 1) were presented to: Merle A. Abbott, Elaine M. Bell, Frank N. Brady, Delores R. Cosenza, D. E. S. Cot- tingham, Robert D. Emerson, Mer- ion B. Fox, John W. Gardner, Eileen H. Hammam, William A. Jones, StephenM. Lee, Willis D. Marsing, May L. Memoli, Charles Moore, June L. Nelson, George A. Ness, Leo H. Peterson, Roland M. Roesch, Henry R. Roglin, Charles E. Skid- more, Merle J. Steemput; and Mau- rice E. Westfall. Accident Prevention Awards Industrial Accident Prevention Awards earned as of December 31, 1958 were made to: 8-year awards- E. A. Cowan, F. R. Fisher and C. P. Theriot; 7-year awards-R. M. Nel- son and H. M. Richey; 6-year awards-C. G. Daus and S. R. Stan- ley; 5-year awards-R. A. Appleton, F. M. Ashbrook, E. E. Coffey, J. H. R. Lytle, O. A. Perkins, and G. A. Torrance; 4-year awards-B. J. Al- len, W. D. Caffery, C. T. Daley, Q. S. Dalton, A. B. Dember, 'R. T. Mer- riam, R. H. Nesbitt, R. M. Pullen and H. R. Roglin. Also earning Industrial Accident Prevention Awards were: 3-year awards-J. J. Campbell,J. D. De- Santo, I. E. Highberg, G. R. Schrick- er and D. L. Tiemann; 2-year awards-R. E. Boyer, L. J. Dinwid- die, D. T. Duckworth, B. G. Ducoff, R. B. Egbert, B. Frisbee, J. P. Ju- din, B. R. Levan, A. M. Pezzuto, G. M. Reger and N. Rekosh; I-year awards-C. J. DiPol, J. W. Gardner, B.D. Jones, W. R. Lambert, and D. D. Stevenson. Safe Driving Awards were made to Cora Spiers (5-year award) and to J. O. Carter (3-year award). Industrial Accident Prevention Awards made to Shops were accept- ed by the division, branch orsection head in behalf of their group. Shops receiving these' awards were: In- '--'. ~-,"-'--~~' --. -'_. _.---- -:, -~--. - TH,E ROCKETEER FormerBurroughs , Student Achieves Marked Success Bill Dodge, Bur r 0 u-g h s High 'School graduate, class of ,'52, has been 'named public relations direct- or, along with his business partner, Helene Heigh, of the' new million dollar Caravan Inn which opens February 14 in Bakersfield. ' Dodge, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Dodge, formerly of 306- A Tyler, China Lake, is one of the youngest public relations men in Hollywood. He opened his own firm,after working with several leading publicity firms in Los An- geles, two years ago at' the age of 22, and in that short period of time, I the team has discovered and groomed a number of important motion picture and television per- sonalities. In his spare time, Dodge, who wrote and produced "Dear Diary" with Burroughs High stUdents over KAVL (Lancaster), still finds time to pursue his writing hobby. He has sold a number of articles to All-Pets Magazine, penned a motion picture 'gossip column for "The Hollywood Talent Scout" newspaper, and recently sold a three-part serial to a leading child- ren's magazine. A science fiction script, "Invasion of the Ice Mons- ters," which he also wrote, is cur- rently being considered by two motion picture producers. 'Players' Slate Tryouts For Spring Production Tryouts will be held for parts in the China Lake Players Spring pro- duction ''Visit to a Small Planet" next Wednesday and Thursday eve- nings at 8 p.m. in the Players' Hut, 81 Halsey. This gay, sophisticated comedy about a visitor from space includes six men and two women, and will be directed by Mary C. Wickenden, assisted by Nancy Meloy. Interest- ed persons may obtain additional information by calling the director at Ext. 77971. Insurance Premiums Due PESA insurance policy-holders have until next Friday at 5:15 p.m., to pay February premiums. The office will be open until 5:15 ,p.rn., on February 6, 9 and 13. A t\\'entY-five cent charge wiII be made after the closing date for ~payments. BUILDING COl\IPLETED-1\Ien and officers of the NRCB Division 11-15 posti~ front of the completed 30x30 foot cinder block rest room and storage build- POUR FOUNDATION-SeaBees pour a 30x30 foot concrete slab for the foundation a~d floor for the new cinder block building. Area Juvenile Officer To Discuss Delinquency At Council Meeting Robert Nelson, Juvenile Officer assigned to the eastern Kern Coun- ty area, will be featured as guest speaker at the, regular meeting of the Community Council, Tuesday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Center: With many years experience in working with juveniles; Nelson is well qualified to advise the Coun- cil conc~rning action which might be taken to assist in the prevention and proper handling of local juve~ nile offenses. Nelson also plans to present his impressions of the NOTScommunity as it pertains to juvenile problems, here and else- where; , , , This meeting of ,the.Col11munity Council is :'open to, all Station em- ployees and, adult dependents. " RockEHe'~r.' Deadlines' li N ews~ Tuesday;'<1:30' p'.ffi~I Photos, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. e i ,~ man, Board of Directors Indian Wells Chapter, Kern County Branch of' American Red Cross. ' All of the help was given to the 22,000 victims as a gift by Red Cross, Mrs. Runchey said. It was made possible by contributions from citizens everywhere, including those , of Indian Wells Valley who gave to United Fund. President Eisenhower declared the stricken region as a disaster state, and Red Cross set up their emergency headquarters at Colum- bus, Ohio. Their operation covered the entire area of 65 counties in five states, including Ohio, Indiana; Pennsylvania, New York and Mis- sissippi. Eighty-two shelters were set up in churches, schools, public build- ings, etc., to accommodate more than 6,000 persons actually evacu- ated by flood waters. They were provided food, clothing, blankets, beds, and medical help. After the storms subsided, reha- bilitation played a large part in the project, Mrs. Runchey pointed out. The amount of help given depends on the individual's ability to 'help himself, she stated, and no repay- ment 'was asked in return. During the disaster Red Cross set up' a comulUnications'system with the various military and law en- forcement agencies, in which all displaced and injured persons were listed in the various areas. This en- abled friends and relatives in other geographical regions, such as the residents of China Lake, Ridgecrest and Inyokern, to know the where- abouts and conditions of loved ones. 'In case of a similar emergency in the Indian Wells Valley, the na- tional funds of Red Cross would come to the assistance of the local group, Mrs. Runchey said. More than 22,000 victims of east- ern storms and blizzards have re- ceived help from the Red Cross, according to Lola Runchey, Chair- ICan Do' SeaBees Construct Building in 2 Weeks Page Four United Fund Contributors Help, To Aid22,OOOStormVictims A benefit performance sponsored by the Music Parents Club will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday nights, Feb. 10 and 11, at 8 o'clock iIi Burroughs Cafetorium. Proceeds will be used towards the purchase ot robes for the China Lake Ele- mentary Schools Glee Club, and awards and uniform striping for Burroughs Junior High concert band. Featured at both performances will be Wayne Gray's Studio Revue, "'Cyclone of Youth." Fifty students, ranging in age from four to four- teen years, will appear in many original numbers written for them by Mr. Gray. Tuesday night's performance will feature, as an added attraction, three concert numbers by the Bur- roughs .Jr. High School Concert Band under the direction of Thel- don Myers. Wednesday night's additional at- traction will be the China Lake Elementary Schools Glee Club com- posed of 130 voices under the direc- tion of Ruth Kirley. Tickets may be purchased from members of the Glee Club, the con- cert band, the ,Wayne Gray Revue, or at the entrance on both nights of the performances. Adult admis- :sion will be 60 cents, children 35 cents. Job Seekers May File For Examinations Now Applications will be accepted un- til further notice for examinations for Clerk, GS-2 and GS-3; Central Off ice Repairman; Metalsmith (Aviation); Electriciari (Lineman); ~efrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic and Electronics Mechan- ic, announces the representative of the Board of U.S. Civil Service Ex- aminers here. . Those applying for examinations should file a' completed Form 57 and Card Form 5001-ABC with the Board. ' Announcements, listing specific qualification 'standards, are avail- able in the Personnel Building and are posted in local post offices. ' A competitive promotion exami- nation for Leadingman Electronics Mechanic is also open to career or career - conditional employees of NOTS. Closing date for applica- tions is February 13. School Benefit Show Planned :For Next Week :UCLA iAwards M.5.E. To ,WilliamB. '5imecka In partial fulfillment of require- ments for the M.S. degree in En- gineering, awarded last week by UCLA to William B. Simecka, guid- ed missile design engineer, Weap- ons Development Department, a thesis entitled "Control Aspects of the Hypersonic Missile" was sub- mitted. The thesis was written un- "der the guidance of a committee composed of Ray Van Aken, A. A. Fojt and, two members' from the University. ' ," '.' ., "," ,- Simecka'is continuing,his'studies pursuant' to' an' Education Fellow- ship awarded by the Station., He plans tQ,complete requirements'for the' Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of California~'in Berkeley, by January, 1961. c--=---r ------ , ( ( ( { ( • < • i " · t " ( I i · , OCR Text: ~ > :. • \ ,fEMPERATURES Max. Min. 63 30 .59 36 .57 29 .56 35 60S9 62 S1 ,66 29:f Jan. 29 Jan. SO Jan. 31 Feb. ,1 I Fe,b',2, ' Feb.,S Feb. 4 .""',- ' - . ' f '..-::J ". ..Paine Rep utati on is what men and wo- men think of us; character is what God ,a n d angels know. of, Us. CanineRabiesShots; Licenses Available Next Monday, February 9, the Rabies Clinic will be held at the ' Station Kennels, from 10-12 a.m.' and, 1-6 p.m., announces Perry Stone, DVM. The Clinic will be ,sponsored by the Kern County,' Health' Department, and is avail- able to both Station and Wherry. dogs. According to County and Sta" tion regulations, all dogs over four months of age mustbe given an an· nual rabies shot, and all dogs must be licensed by Kern County. The license fee is $1 per dog, while the vaccination'cost is $1.50. . ' ' ,Wherry residents,' as ,well as Ridgecrest people, may have their dogs vaccinated ,and licensed at the Rabies Clinic to be held tomorrow, ,Saturday, February 7, at, the Fire House on Station Street in Rdige~ crest Hours will be from 10-12 a.m; and 1-5 p.m., FSEE Exam Deadlines Set Civil.Service renewed its bid for a share of the Nation's talen.ted college_.calibre, peo..; pIe with the re-opening of the Federal Service Eritrance Examinations last fall. , Announce~en.t of the exams; now gearedto the school year, are send- ing Government recruiters to about 900 college campuses before next June., ' , . , ; Forthcoming' tests are scheduled for l\Iarch 14, April 11, and l\Iay' 9. Deadlines for filing for these exams are February 26, l\larch 26, and April 23 respectively. The addi- tional test for 1\Ianagement Intern- ships will be given only on the 1\Iarch 14 date. , ," Application cardi; Form 5000-AB, may be obtained, from the Post Of- fice or Elo1se Buck, Reception Desk, Personnel Depa~tment.Whencom- pleted, cards shoUld be mailed to tlie Civil)Servfce-mfice having jur- isdiction' over China Lake. Appli- cants will be 'serit detailed informa- tion about the written test and oth- erreqtiirements, liladditionfo-time and place to 'report fQr the test. ,Designed, as an avenue through which young people with promise, Who desire' not just a job but, a ca- reer;' the FSEE exam is given to offer advantages to people who have college education as' well as those who )laye-equivalent experi- ence. Through .this exam, persons may'be considered for trainee fields in a wide variety of Federal agen- cies and geographical locations. , Most positions will be filled at the gradeGS~5"level: nowstarting at $4,040 a year. However, outstanding graduates '; or ',persons with suffi- cient graduate study or qualifying work experience may be offered ad- vance-traiiieepositions at grade 7, paying $4,980. A limited number of management-intern positions will be filled through the exam, gener- ally' at grade 7, but a few at 9, starting at $5,985 a year. .Washington ,(AFPS) -'The.:Qefense~Department' has ,published ,a' new~ directive .which .permits the transfer of regular officers from one service to another. . . , Th~.dir~ct}ve-(1300A) :was authorized by.the 85th Con.. gress' undetPublic Law 8~-599. ,The, three' departments":"'Army, b'e governed by existing regula.. Navy, Air Force-areto implement tions, the directive states. the new DOD directive within 60 The transfer of reserve officers days after' publication; Defense' of- on extended active duty is not ap.. ; , ficials ,said theneW"direCtive is pliable to this directive and will be ' now at the printer mid'distribution covered in a separate DOD regula..; : can be expected soon.' ., tion, to be published later. With the' exception of medical Although intended primarily fol" officers, the, new directive applies officers in technical fields, the new, to officers holding regular com- directive is not restricted to the missions in the Army, Navy,' Air technicians, the DOD said. Force' and Marine Corps. Defense D~pa~tmEmt policy, of Medical officers. will continue to ficials pointed out, dictates that an officer of any military service who is especially qualified to con.. tribute to the success of'an' ac.. tivity of' another' service will be given the' opportuntiy without in.. terruption to his career. fit' a'ddiiion;n.~ officer transfer_ red from. 'one' 'service to' another will be _appointed in another ser.. vice \vith .a higher: 'rank orprece~ dent than that held ;on 'the data prior to his transfer. . ' . Requests' for' transfers will, nor"" mally, be 'originated py: an"'appro~ priate agency, a military :depart.. memt 1desiring:the' services of an: officer, or by_ the officer himself. The 'Secretary of Defense will recommend to the President those requests for transfers he consid-: ers in the best interest' of theDe"l partment of Defense. Continuity Retained The new DOD directive sta~ that the continuity of the trans.. ' ferred officer's total military serv" ice Will ,not be interrupted. Ter.. mination of presently held commis- sions and reappointment, in anoth.. er ~ service will be handled by the, affected service. ' An officer's temporary grade and date of rank \\ill remain the same as that held in his parent service on the day prior to transfer. ;Officers transferring to another department '~nder'the-newdirective' '-'-1 will be placed' on 'the applicable- promotion lis't or lineal-list of the' armed service to which 'transferred. 'The officer will be' placed in an appropriate position as determined by .the. amount of promotion, list service with which he was credited in his present service on the day' prior to transfer. Permanent grade and date of rank will be determined by apply- ing that amount of promotion list service to the" appointment laws pertaining to the gaining,service. Officers transferred under the new'directive will be credited with unused leave accrued at time of, transfer and also retain the total military service longevity they had on the date prior to transfer. IDOD AllowsOfficers Inter-service Tn!llllsfers - FEB.'6, '1959 Golf Tournament Winners BEST GOLFERS-n:ermit,Beaver (left) prese'nts 17-year-old Dale l\Iead a certificate for his low -,individual net score of 136 in the 2nd annual "Best Ball" Golf Tournament held last weekend. 1\lead with teammate Frank Sirna (ce~tllr) were 1st place team winners ,with a .127; While Leo Enriquez (left) took ,low individual. gross with ,a :152. Team winners ,for 2nd place witha 131were Pat Gropper and Joe Boatright. The tea~,of, Bill and Don 1\Iitchell tied for3rd place with,George and Bob LQckwood with 1~2. An 'Open H~u~e' 9-hole Tournament will be held February H. 11!:!!!'E1f!iDlE!! IiEiii;SS J!~ S NAVAL ORDNANCE TES~ STATION; ,CHINA LAKE,CALIF. N'OTS CivicCbncert Association Board VOL. XV, NO.5 becalColorAltered On Servicemen Cars ,New Credit Union ~~Policy Lifts For~'er !Deposit Restrictions On Wednesday, January 28, atits first meeting since the election of officers for the coming year, ,the NOTS :Employees Federal Credit Union Board! of Directors, voted unanimously'to lift restrictions af- fectingshareholders which have been in effect for several years. .. Due to the increase in 101m vol- ume, 'the"directors voted to suspend the former limitations which re- stricteddeposits not to exceed $100 a month and placed total shares at a maximum of $2,500. Effective Thursday, January 29, the new policy permits sharehold- ers' to deposit unlimited amounts of money at any time with no ceiling 011 total shares. ~', 1959-60 DIRECTORS-Newly elected to direct the activities of the NOTS Civic Concert series for the'coming'year(l. to r.) are: Dr. Rene Engel, treasurer; Albert T. Camp" director; Sylvia Smith; secretary; l\Irs. Stuart Robison, director; Cdr. Joseph 1\1. Shea, director; and Dr. I\'ar E. Highberg, president. , In accordance with' instructions issued by the Commandant of the 11th Naval District, the red border for all vehicles, registered to enlist- ed personnel must be changed to green .border decals to conform S N G with other Navy installations ec av ates '~ throughout the Eleventh Naval Dis- ' R'· J 1 trict. ,', . ,esigns une 'Enlisted personnel should report Undersecretary of the Navy Wil- to the Traffic Control Office at the liam Franke has been selected by Main Gate between 7:30 a.m. and President Eisenhower to succeed 4:15 p.m. .., Secretary of the Navy Thomas' S. Personnel with last names start- Gates,' Jr. 'when his resignation be- . ing with letters in the order speci~ comes effective June 1.' fied should report' on the following Franke's n'omination mustbe con- ,dates:' firmed by the Senate. A, B, C __ _ Feb. 16-27 It is planned that Fred A. Bantz, 'D, E, F __ _ _._ Mar. 2-13 now assistant secretary in charge G, H, I, J ..: Mar.J.ll-27 of material, will succeed :Franke as K, L, M __ _.._ MaTI' 30=-Apr. 10 undersecretary. N, 0, P,Q _ ..__ _.\ Apr. 13-24 Gates has been civilian head of R,S, T --- - ; Apr>27-May 8 the NavY for two ~ears: Prior .to ,U, v, .W, _ _ : May 11-22 that he served, as !undersecretary X, Y, Z May 25-'June 5 since 1953. . . , , "Soaring.Reco.rd Set ,With Powered Craft I ' One of th~ most unusual flights ever'to originate from the Ridgecrest'Airport was madeon Sunday,January 25, by Al Berryman of the Test Department's Metric Corre- lation Branch, according to Jim Craig, president of' the China Lake .Soaring Club. ' : To qualify for an FAI (Federale Aeronautique Internationale) soar- ing award, known as the Gold "C" award, usually obtained through the use of a sailplane, Berryman dem- 'onstrated unusual resourcefulness when he adapted his powered craft, a Cessna 170 B, with oxygen and in- struments'to .record and verify its use as a sailplane. ; At 12:15 p.m. on the above date, Berryman took off from the Ridge- crestAirport.and 15 minutes later, T D '.", -' at 11,000 feet altitUde, cut the engine ., est epartl1J~.nt,ER1ploye~s 'Receive 130 ~~eh~i:;;~r~:;~:V:,e~a~~b:t~a~~~ Inc'entive Awards 'in'Mass iPresentation ~:;f~v:~e~~:d~~~r~~g~o:~~~~n~.I~W~ , '.' '.', ' . High Glide Point ., '. On Wednesday, Jamiiry"28, Test Department Head The highest point reached during Ivar .E. Highberg' p~es,en~ed.Superior Accomplishment his gliding flight was an indicated Aw,ards, Beneficial,Suggestions, se,rvice pins" Indus,trl'al, 'Ac- 23,400 feet. With this much altitude , , gained since power, shutoff, he' had cident Prevention'Awards arid safe driving awards to 130 satisfied the altitude requirement Department personnel. In addition; Shop Awards' for ~In';: for the soaring award. Now he had d . I d '," . ' d to remain aloft for at least five ,ustrta Acci e1l:t Pre'vention Awar .s 'Were" presented to hours without power in order to 27 divisions, branches -orsections. ,,, ...", '. satisfy a duration requirement· for Receiving Superior Accomplish- ley; E. A. ..Thibedeau, Paul E. this award, so Berryman made a ment Awards for Sustained Super- Payne and Charles W. Adams of quiet and effortless trip to Lone , ior' Performance were: G. M. Reger, Electronic Systems and the Metric Pine and back to Inyokern to pass I. C. Vercy, Donald Grasing,Roy ElectroniCs,Branches. John O. Lilly, the time away. M. Pullen,Kenneth O. Bryant, Ber- Jack W. Stunkel, Helen C. Morrin When he was certain that he had nard R. Egbert, Isidore:Klein, Dor- and MaxineJ. Booty of the Data remain,e; apcepts a plaqiIefrom ,Public, Works Officer Capt. T. J. Dri~ mont on behalf of the Division for '''a job weli ·dime.'l ARTIST-OF-THE-1\IONTH-Adeline Williams, Art. instructor at Bur.. ' roughs High, has been selected to exhibit her oils, watercolors, seri.. graphs ,and mosaics at the Station Library during the month of Feb4 ruary. Shown with the artist is "Beach at Laguna." 1\Irs. \Villiams majored in Art in college, studied' at 'the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Center atn:alamazoo, 1\lich, and with 1\Iillard Sheets, noted Cali.. fornia artist and educator. Test Awards... (Continued !Tom Page 1) were presented to: Merle A. Abbott, Elaine M. Bell, Frank N. Brady, Delores R. Cosenza, D. E. S. Cot- tingham, Robert D. Emerson, Mer- ion B. Fox, John W. Gardner, Eileen H. Hammam, William A. Jones, StephenM. Lee, Willis D. Marsing, May L. Memoli, Charles Moore, June L. Nelson, George A. Ness, Leo H. Peterson, Roland M. Roesch, Henry R. Roglin, Charles E. Skid- more, Merle J. Steemput; and Mau- rice E. Westfall. Accident Prevention Awards Industrial Accident Prevention Awards earned as of December 31, 1958 were made to: 8-year awards- E. A. Cowan, F. R. Fisher and C. P. Theriot; 7-year awards-R. M. Nel- son and H. M. Richey; 6-year awards-C. G. Daus and S. R. Stan- ley; 5-year awards-R. A. Appleton, F. M. Ashbrook, E. E. Coffey, J. H. R. Lytle, O. A. Perkins, and G. A. Torrance; 4-year awards-B. J. Al- len, W. D. Caffery, C. T. Daley, Q. S. Dalton, A. B. Dember, 'R. T. Mer- riam, R. H. Nesbitt, R. M. Pullen and H. R. Roglin. Also earning Industrial Accident Prevention Awards were: 3-year awards-J. J. Campbell,J. D. De- Santo, I. E. Highberg, G. R. Schrick- er and D. L. Tiemann; 2-year awards-R. E. Boyer, L. J. Dinwid- die, D. T. Duckworth, B. G. Ducoff, R. B. Egbert, B. Frisbee, J. P. Ju- din, B. R. Levan, A. M. Pezzuto, G. M. Reger and N. Rekosh; I-year awards-C. J. DiPol, J. W. Gardner, B.D. Jones, W. R. Lambert, and D. D. Stevenson. Safe Driving Awards were made to Cora Spiers (5-year award) and to J. O. Carter (3-year award). Industrial Accident Prevention Awards made to Shops were accept- ed by the division, branch orsection head in behalf of their group. Shops receiving these' awards were: In- '--'. ~-,"-'--~~' --. -'_. _.---- -:, -~--. - TH,E ROCKETEER FormerBurroughs , Student Achieves Marked Success Bill Dodge, Bur r 0 u-g h s High 'School graduate, class of ,'52, has been 'named public relations direct- or, along with his business partner, Helene Heigh, of the' new million dollar Caravan Inn which opens February 14 in Bakersfield. ' Dodge, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Dodge, formerly of 306- A Tyler, China Lake, is one of the youngest public relations men in Hollywood. He opened his own firm,after working with several leading publicity firms in Los An- geles, two years ago at' the age of 22, and in that short period of time, I the team has discovered and groomed a number of important motion picture and television per- sonalities. In his spare time, Dodge, who wrote and produced "Dear Diary" with Burroughs High stUdents over KAVL (Lancaster), still finds time to pursue his writing hobby. He has sold a number of articles to All-Pets Magazine, penned a motion picture 'gossip column for "The Hollywood Talent Scout" newspaper, and recently sold a three-part serial to a leading child- ren's magazine. A science fiction script, "Invasion of the Ice Mons- ters," which he also wrote, is cur- rently being considered by two motion picture producers. 'Players' Slate Tryouts For Spring Production Tryouts will be held for parts in the China Lake Players Spring pro- duction ''Visit to a Small Planet" next Wednesday and Thursday eve- nings at 8 p.m. in the Players' Hut, 81 Halsey. This gay, sophisticated comedy about a visitor from space includes six men and two women, and will be directed by Mary C. Wickenden, assisted by Nancy Meloy. Interest- ed persons may obtain additional information by calling the director at Ext. 77971. Insurance Premiums Due PESA insurance policy-holders have until next Friday at 5:15 p.m., to pay February premiums. The office will be open until 5:15 ,p.rn., on February 6, 9 and 13. A t\\'entY-five cent charge wiII be made after the closing date for ~payments. BUILDING COl\IPLETED-1\Ien and officers of the NRCB Division 11-15 posti~ front of the completed 30x30 foot cinder block rest room and storage build- POUR FOUNDATION-SeaBees pour a 30x30 foot concrete slab for the foundation a~d floor for the new cinder block building. Area Juvenile Officer To Discuss Delinquency At Council Meeting Robert Nelson, Juvenile Officer assigned to the eastern Kern Coun- ty area, will be featured as guest speaker at the, regular meeting of the Community Council, Tuesday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Center: With many years experience in working with juveniles; Nelson is well qualified to advise the Coun- cil conc~rning action which might be taken to assist in the prevention and proper handling of local juve~ nile offenses. Nelson also plans to present his impressions of the NOTScommunity as it pertains to juvenile problems, here and else- where; , , , This meeting of ,the.Col11munity Council is :'open to, all Station em- ployees and, adult dependents. " RockEHe'~r.' Deadlines' li N ews~ Tuesday;'<1:30' p'.ffi~I Photos, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. e i ,~ man, Board of Directors Indian Wells Chapter, Kern County Branch of' American Red Cross. ' All of the help was given to the 22,000 victims as a gift by Red Cross, Mrs. Runchey said. It was made possible by contributions from citizens everywhere, including those , of Indian Wells Valley who gave to United Fund. President Eisenhower declared the stricken region as a disaster state, and Red Cross set up their emergency headquarters at Colum- bus, Ohio. Their operation covered the entire area of 65 counties in five states, including Ohio, Indiana; Pennsylvania, New York and Mis- sissippi. Eighty-two shelters were set up in churches, schools, public build- ings, etc., to accommodate more than 6,000 persons actually evacu- ated by flood waters. They were provided food, clothing, blankets, beds, and medical help. After the storms subsided, reha- bilitation played a large part in the project, Mrs. Runchey pointed out. The amount of help given depends on the individual's ability to 'help himself, she stated, and no repay- ment 'was asked in return. During the disaster Red Cross set up' a comulUnications'system with the various military and law en- forcement agencies, in which all displaced and injured persons were listed in the various areas. This en- abled friends and relatives in other geographical regions, such as the residents of China Lake, Ridgecrest and Inyokern, to know the where- abouts and conditions of loved ones. 'In case of a similar emergency in the Indian Wells Valley, the na- tional funds of Red Cross would come to the assistance of the local group, Mrs. Runchey said. More than 22,000 victims of east- ern storms and blizzards have re- ceived help from the Red Cross, according to Lola Runchey, Chair- ICan Do' SeaBees Construct Building in 2 Weeks Page Four United Fund Contributors Help, To Aid22,OOOStormVictims A benefit performance sponsored by the Music Parents Club will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday nights, Feb. 10 and 11, at 8 o'clock iIi Burroughs Cafetorium. Proceeds will be used towards the purchase ot robes for the China Lake Ele- mentary Schools Glee Club, and awards and uniform striping for Burroughs Junior High concert band. Featured at both performances will be Wayne Gray's Studio Revue, "'Cyclone of Youth." Fifty students, ranging in age from four to four- teen years, will appear in many original numbers written for them by Mr. Gray. Tuesday night's performance will feature, as an added attraction, three concert numbers by the Bur- roughs .Jr. High School Concert Band under the direction of Thel- don Myers. Wednesday night's additional at- traction will be the China Lake Elementary Schools Glee Club com- posed of 130 voices under the direc- tion of Ruth Kirley. Tickets may be purchased from members of the Glee Club, the con- cert band, the ,Wayne Gray Revue, or at the entrance on both nights of the performances. Adult admis- :sion will be 60 cents, children 35 cents. Job Seekers May File For Examinations Now Applications will be accepted un- til further notice for examinations for Clerk, GS-2 and GS-3; Central Off ice Repairman; Metalsmith (Aviation); Electriciari (Lineman); ~efrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic and Electronics Mechan- ic, announces the representative of the Board of U.S. Civil Service Ex- aminers here. . Those applying for examinations should file a' completed Form 57 and Card Form 5001-ABC with the Board. ' Announcements, listing specific qualification 'standards, are avail- able in the Personnel Building and are posted in local post offices. ' A competitive promotion exami- nation for Leadingman Electronics Mechanic is also open to career or career - conditional employees of NOTS. Closing date for applica- tions is February 13. School Benefit Show Planned :For Next Week :UCLA iAwards M.5.E. To ,WilliamB. '5imecka In partial fulfillment of require- ments for the M.S. degree in En- gineering, awarded last week by UCLA to William B. Simecka, guid- ed missile design engineer, Weap- ons Development Department, a thesis entitled "Control Aspects of the Hypersonic Missile" was sub- mitted. The thesis was written un- "der the guidance of a committee composed of Ray Van Aken, A. A. Fojt and, two members' from the University. ' ," '.' ., "," ,- Simecka'is continuing,his'studies pursuant' to' an' Education Fellow- ship awarded by the Station., He plans tQ,complete requirements'for the' Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of California~'in Berkeley, by January, 1961. c--=---r ------ , ( ( ( { ( • < • i " · t " ( I i · , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1950s,Rocketeer 1959,Rcktr2.6.1959.pdf,Rcktr2.6.1959.pdf Page 1, Rcktr2.6.1959.pdf Page 1