Page Four , - SAINTS--Far Western District Champions United Fund••• (Continued from Page 1) would properly have been their s hare on a pro-rated basis. All allo- cations to agencies have been com- puted on the basis of H per cent of t heir budgeted requirement, since only 74. per cent of the goal of $35,500 was collected. ,checks P 'rcsented Cdr. Gantz presented checks to r epresentatives of th e following agencies-Marge Daiber, American R ed Cross; Betty Taylor, Girl Scouts of America; Ida Martin, Indian \\'ells Valley Recreation Council; Rita Vernon, Desert Area Emer- g ency Relief ; Don Stoffel, Boy S couts of America; Cdr. Sidney Brooks, Desert Area Family Service and Chaplain Jones, Salvation Army. Citations for outstanding service were presented to individuals, clubs and organizations, and working units by Duarte, Long and Pat Car- penter, Duarte's list included indi- viduals or groups active in the over- all Fund operation; Long presented awa rds to those active in the over- all Fund operation while citations m ade by Lt. Carpenter were to De- partments, Divisions or Branches reaching 100 per cent employee par- ticipation, as well as to 16 "cam- paigners" whose efforts were ex- empla ry. Drj,'e E"aluated Evaluating the drive, Long stated that much was learned concerning the management of such an effort. He emphasized areas of operation w here more effort should be set forth, and praised those facets w hich were most effective. "Although we did not reach the goal," he said, "the 1960 campaign ,,'as a most successful one." Sup- porting agencies such as those par- t icipating in the United F und is something of which are area may be proud, he said. Directors Directors whose terms will expire in 1960 or 1961 are: Mrs. E. V. Ash- Girl Scouts to Fete 48th Anniversary Girl Scouts of the Twin Valley Girl Scout District will launch their annual observance of Girl Scout Week this Sunday. U.S.A. GiI'l Scouts will be celebrating their 48th birthday and their 1960 anni- versary theme is "You Can Count on Her to Be Prepared." Local Events An additional kickoff event slat- ed for district troops on the same day will be a film on the 1959 Roundup. scheduled tor 2 p.m. at the Station Theatre. Senior Scouts from Indian Wells Valley who at- t ended the international r oundulJ at Colorado Springs will a ppear as spea kers on the program. T roops will portray the Girl Scout story for the benefit of the com- munity with a public exhibit at B ennington Plaza on Saturday, March 12. The exhibit, entitled "Girl Scouts on P a rade," will in- clude a va riety of displays depict- ing troop projects, badge work, and community service. Betty Taylor, district chairma n, a nnounced there will be a special trophy awarded the winning display which best in- terprets the Girl Scout story to the general pUblic. burn, J. F. Cleveland, Dr. Max Du- bin, Cdr. Gantz, H al Greene, Dean Hewitt, Ev Long, J. J. O'Brien, J es- sie Smith, Dr. Perry Stone, Pat Tharpe, LCdr. J . J. Vermilya and V. N. W all. Board officers during 1959 includ- ed Long as president; Dr. Perry Stone, first vice president; LCdr. J.J. Vermilya, second vice president; Cdr. Gantz, treasurer and Margaret Quinn, Secretary to the Board. Standing committees, other than the Campaign committee, headed by Duarte, were: Budget and Admis- sions, led by Cdr. Gantz; Publicity, headed by J essie Smith and Social Planning, who s e chairman was Dean H ewitt. UNITED FUND CIT ATIONs--capt. W . W. Hollister aCCel}ts for the Station a United Fund Citation from Ev Long, United Fund Board of Directors President. Also cited fo r outstanding sen "ice was the R ocketeer fo r its conrage of United F und e\'ents. THE ROCnUn Quartet Harmony Revues as American As Hot Apple : Pie Proceeds of the "Harmony in Orbit" barbershop har- mony quartet parade set for tomorro'" night in the Sta- tion Theatre at 8 p.m. are earmarked to benefit the Des- ert Area Family Service in Indian \\'Tells Valley_ Brilliant quartets from Southern california have been obtained to ensure a program which will stir an audience of serious music lovers as well as preferents of light enter- tainment. Brrbershop harmony is almost folk singing and as Ameri- can as apple pie. Friday, March 04, 1960 j .. Sponsored by the local SPEBSQ- SA chapter {Society for the Pres- ervation and E ncouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America), the productions are de- signed to acquaint a nd provide an- other facet of entertainment for lo- cal residents t and raise money for charitable or civic organizations 1 1.- ..---- in the area. Main attractions in this year's revue of quartets will be the "Saints" of R edondo Beach, Far Western District Champions; the "Nightingals" of Fullerton, Medal- ists in the I nternational Competi- tion of Sweet Adelines held last summer in Arizona and R egion 11 champions in 1958; the "4 Bits of Harmony" from Long Beach, a re- cording comedy quartet; a nd the "Sidewinders," popular chord ring- ers from Riverside. The local "Dus- ty Four" quartet and chorus will open the program. The first portion of the tradi- tional Afterglow to be held in the Community Center at 11 p.m. a fter the show will be the official presen- tation of t he charter to t he newly organized Sweet Adelines Chapter at China Lake, the women's barber- shop ha rmony group. Refreshments and informal quartet numbers will follow. Tickets a re available from SPE- /BSQSA members and Sweet Ade- lines, Boy Scouts and at the box office before the performance to- morrow night. Cost of tickets a re i$2 for adults, $1 for students and .servicemen., and no charge for children under 12. Spiritual Lecturer F. \"\'. Cousins CH ItISTI A..1\' SCIENTIST - A na- tive of London, Engla nd, and a full-time de,·otee to Christian Science healing a nd organization work si nce 1951, Cousins wiJI speak here in t he Cha pel Annex, east of the Anchorage, Sundar. March 6, at 4 p.m. H is subject will be: Chris- t ian Science, T he Pathway of spiri- tual H ealing." Sea Bees Celebrate 18th Anniversary NIGHTINGALS--Sweet Adelines International Medalists Science Students Chosen For Work Experience Program The fourth annual Burroughs High School \York Ex- perience Program in science, under the direction of John Donnan of Burroughs, and the Research Society of Amer- ica, is in its fourth week of operation. The primary pur- pose of this program is to familiarize science students with the actual atmosphere of active science. Under direct supervision of scien- tists employed at Michelson Labora- tory, students have the opportunity do actual research and also work on individual projects of mutual in- terest to them and their sponsors. S tudents selected must have had a "B" or better average in science, mathematics, and over-aU scholas- tic achievement, a sincere interest in science, a desire to learn as much as possible through the p rogram and willingness t o cooperate with the school and RESA personnel. Once assigned, students must be in faithful attendance throughout the program, since they are essen- tially enrolled in a 7th class and are receiving one-half u nit of cred- it. The students work from 2:45 un- til 4:30 p.m. each school day with the program terminating two weeks prior to c10se of school in June. Those participating in the 1960 program within the Research De- partment are: Carolyn Davis, spon- sor-Dr. Carl Heller; Lowell Dietz, sponsor-Ed Price; Robert Fojt, sponsor - Al Zernickow; Anajane Gey, sponsor-Dr. Lohr Burkha rdt ; Florence H aseltine, sponsor- Dr. Al- len Olsen; and Kristin Highberg, sponsor- Arnold Nielsen. Working with Test Department are: Belmont Frisbee, sponsor--Charles Hendrix; and Edward Stibbs, sponsor - Bel- mont Frisbee. The Engineering Department ac- cepted Ronald Love, sponsor- Er- nest Cozzens; and David Sherlock was sponsored by Joseph Adler, Aviation Ordnance Department. Water Safety Classes To Start Next Thursday A Red Cross \Vater Safety In- structors Course and a Water Safe- ty Aides Course will begin next Tuesday, March 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Station Pool. Pre-requisites for class partici- pants are valid Junior and Senior Lifesaving Certificates. Entrants in the instructors course should be at least 18 years of age. For furth er information, call Carol Chatterton, RC Water Safety Chairman, Ext. 724094. tribute to the "Can Do" men of the Memo~al R~esToday For Johnny Girtz Memorial rites will be held to at 1 p.m. in the All F aith Chal for Johnny Girtz, 35. Girtz, AviatiC' Machinist Mate lIC, died at the Station Hospital on Sunday fol- lowing a brief ill- ness. Interment took place yester- day at the W ash- ington Colon y Cemetery, Fres- J ohnny Girtz no. Girtz enlisted in the U.S. Navy in October, 1941, and served during World War II and Korean Conflict, accumulating 17 years active ser- vice during his career. H e had been attached to the NAF Power Plants Division for the past 2 years. Survivors are his wife, Helen, and children, John Timothy and Susan Louise of 1203-A Lauritsen, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J ohn Cirtz of Selma, Calif. Fourth lecture on 1nvestments Slated The third in a series of eight lec- tUres on "Securities and Invest- ing" was given in the Community Center, Wednesday. March 2, by Dean O'Hare on "The New York Stock Exchange and the Broker." Glen F. Lewis, analyst from Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis will speak on "Objectives of Your Investment Program" next Wed- nesday, March 9, at 8 p.m. i'l the Community Center. No registra- tions are necessary to attend any lecture of the series. Feb_ Traffi c Violations Drunk driving .................................... Reckless driving ....................._....... ~ Illegal entry to Station ........_........ 2 Speeding .............................................. 26 Driving w l o license ........................ 1 Running stop sign ............................ 3 F ailure to yield right of way ...... 1 Illegal parking .................................. 35 Members and their families of local Unit by recounting the assist- the Naval Reserve Construction ance the Unit has rendered the Sta- Battalion Division 11-2 will observe the 18th anniversary of the "Fight- ing SeaBees" a t a dinner to be held in the Community Center this Sat- urday at 7 p.m. Station Commander Capt. W. W . Hollister, in amessage to Cdr. I. r. (Bud) Shull, USNR. Commanding Officer of the local "SeaBees," paid tion in the construction of th(' quarter midget race track, a rifle range. a Marine Obstacle course, as well as their many hours contribut- ed in the original construction of the China Lake Golf Course. and most recent their assistance in ex- cavation work fo r the Chief Petty Officers Club swim pool. ,NOTS Safety Di10bling Work Injurie1 19.59 China Lake ............22 P asadena ................ 5 San Clemente ...... 6 Totals ..............33 Score This This Year Month 1 0 0 0 3 0 r- ~ 1) -- Saturday'S Barbershop Harmony Spectacular to eneft~-Area PT] V.~I •. L... I _ _ HOTS To Host4thAnnual ScienceMeet in Pasadena ROCKETEER = BUDD GOTT, EDITOR PHONES 71354, 72082, 71655 OFFICE, HOUSING BLDG., TOP DECK NOTS China Lake and Pasadena will serve as host or- ganization for the Navy's Fourth Annual Science Sympo- sium which will be held at the Huntington-Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena from March 9-11, according to Captain \Y. \\'T. H ollister, Station Commander. VOL. XVI, NO.9 NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA l\IAR. 01., 1960 RANGE OOl\u\fANDE R8-Four of the seven visiting R ange Command- ers here for conlcrence this week pause with Station Commamler Capt. \\'. \V. Hollister for a picture during their tour of SNORT Track. Left to right are : l\Ia,j. Gen. J. W. Kelly, Commander, Air Proving Ground, Eglin AFB, Fla.; Capt. \V. \V. Hollister ; l\laj. Gen. D onald N. Yates, Com- mander, Air F orce l\Iissile T est Center, P atrick AFR, Cape Ganan ral, Fla.j RAdm. J . P. l\Ionroe, Commander, Pacific l\Iissile Range, P t. Ar- g uello, Calif. j and Maj. Gen. "T .E. Laidlaw, Commanding General of the Army's \Vhite Sands l\Iissile Test Range, \Vhite Sands, N.M . ." - R-ange Commanders Hold Two-Day C~nference Here Over 40 personnel from the nation's top Navy, Air Force, and Army Missile Test Ranges met here this week for a two-day conference of lectures and a tour of the Supersonic N aval Ordnance Research T rack (SNORT)_ Seven commanders from as many Mander of the Naval Ordnance ranges were present for the con- Test Facflity, White Sanas, NX"; ference. They included Ma jor Gen- and Brigadiez: General J ohn W. eral Dona ld N. Yates, Commander carpenter m , Commander of the of the Air F orce Missile Test Cen- Air Force Flight Test Center, Ed· ter, P atrick Air Force Base, Cape, wards Air Force Base. Ca naveral, Fla.; Ma jor General J . Inter-R ange Committee r eports 'V. Kelly, Commander of the Air were presented by the following: Proving Ground, E glin Air Force Ins trumentation Group report waR Base, Fla.; Rear Admiral J ack P. presented by O. A. ' Steele of the ·Monroe, Commander of the Pacific AFMDC, "'Holloman Air Force Base; ~Missile Range, Pt. Arguello, Calif. Aerial Target Group report was Missile Range, Pt. Arguello, Calif.; handled by Lt. Col. T. B. Swanson and Major General D. E . Hooks, of the White Sands Missile Range ; Commander, Air Force Missile De- the Missile Flight Safety Group re- velopment Center, H olloman AFB, port was related by James D. De ,N.M. Santo of NOTS Test Department; Admiral Monroe served as Sta- the Range Coordinating report was tion Experimental Officer here presented by Col. C. M. McNeese from July '49 to December '50. of the Atlantic Missile Range. Also attending were Major Gen- The Bureau of Naval Weapon's eral W. E. Laidlaw, Commanding method of operation and organiza- General of the Army's White Sands Ition was outlined for the group by Missile Test Range, White Sands. J . W. Crane, H ead, Management N.M.; Captain C. L. Bennett, Com- Engineer, BuWeps. RAdm. Stroop Trophy Presentation Tomorrow , f~~"II GOLF TOURL",Al\JENT TROPHY-8hown with the Rear-Admiral P. D. Sfroop trophy (I-r) are: Tournament Chairman Lt. !\olarUn J . BrOCkman. S tation Comma nder Capt. \\'. \V. H ollister, and Golf O ub Presiden t Cdr. lUartin O. Greaney. Adm. Stroop will persona Uy presen t the trophy to the winner of the 36-hole T ournament tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. at the China Lake GGlC Club H ouse. Dr. E arl l\Iurray is presently leading in t he t ournament in whieh 102 golfers a re competing. High School Opens Theme of this year's symposium, Committee wi ll be Dr. M. H. Annual Sc'lence Fa'lr sponsored by the Office of Naval Schrenk. General Chairman; and Research in Washington, D. C., is Dr. S. Rothman, Chairman of the T M · ''Naval Problems in Electromag- P rogram Committee, both of the omorrow ' ornmg netic Radiation." Office of Naval Research. Navy electromagnetic radiation P urpose of Symposium The High School Science Fair will problems in the frontiers of science, R ear Admiral R. Bennett, Chief be held in the science, mathematics, from the deepest ocean to outer of Naval R esearch, who will attend, and library wings at Burroughs to- space will be discussed. The fourth issued the statement, "Despite the morrow from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ann u a I -" Captain Robert Dexter advances that have been m ade in Also displayed will be non-corn- Conrad Award" will be presented at the field of electromagnetic radia- petitive science projects from vari- the banquet, Ma rch 9, during the tion, a great deal more remains to ous Indian W ells Valley elementary symposium. The award is given in be accomplished. This symposium schools and Murray Junior High. recognition of outsta nding achieve- is planned to present the viewpoints Included among commercial dis- ments in research and development of the scientist, engineer and fleet plays will be a mineral exhibit by for the Navy. officer in an exchange of informa- the NOTS Rockhounds and a model H ost Committee tion which I am certain will 1m. rocket presented by NOTS. Dr. W . S. McEwa n of Research prove our chances for solving the Competitive Judging Department has been designated problems." Displays will be judged between H ost Chairman of the Master Com. The symposium will cover such 8:30 a nd 10 a.m. by NOTS personnel mittee. Other NOTS personnel on areas as short wave electromagnet- who are speCialiSts in their respec- the Host Committee are: Dr. G. J. ic radiation's effect on personnel, tive fields in which exhibits were Plain, Associate Host Chairman; its possible interference with the prepared. The six-part judging cri- Harold R. Turner, Assistant Chair- operation of electronic equipment, teria, with maximum point system man; William W. Steele, Assistant ordnance preventatives against haz- are: Creative Ability - 30 points, Cha irma n and China Lake Coordi- ards of electromagnetic influences, shows originality of approach or nator; George Po)]ak, Pasadena Co- electronic navigation by means of handling; Scientific Thought - 30 ordinator; Com m m n d e r W. H . satellites, narrowband radio sys- points, weigbs use of scientific Burns, Security Officer; Ernest N . tems for subma rine contact, flight methods and organized procedures George, Publicity Director; D. T. radar for terrain clearance, micro- in preparing the exhibit; Thorough- McAllister, Presentations Director; wave propagation in space, guided ness- l0 points, includes degree of C. E. Van Hagen, P ublications D i- missile countermeasures, and the understanding and completeness of rector; D r. W. F . Cartwright, Chair- development of new m icrowave de- story ; Skill-10 points, accounts for man of Session IV; Robert G. S. vices and their use in basic and ap. preparation and mounting; Clarity Sewell, Chairman of Session VIII; pIled research programs. -10 points, concerns the average a nd R. J. Stirton, Chairman of Ses- An estimated attendance of 500 viewer's understanding t h r 0 ugh sion IX. to 600 persons is anticipated, and guide marks, labels, and descrip- Other members of the Master sessions will be classified "Secret." tions; and Dramatic Value - 10 _____________ ___________________ points, depicts showmanship. Presentation or first, second, and third cash awards and prizes will be held at the Burroughs Library from 7 to 8 p.m. An cash and prizes were donated by local community organizationS'" and businessmen. Science Fair winners will journey to Bakersfield for the district Sci- ence Fair to be held Monday, March 28. Danish (omputer Expert Visits Here Dr. B ent S. Petersen, member of the Danish Institute of Computing Machinery of Copenhagen, spoke to NOTS personnel last Tuesday in the Michelson Lab Conference R oom B during his weeklong visit here this week. His topic was "European De- velopments in Computation, Auto- mation, and Data Transmission." As an envoy of the Danish gov- ernment on a prolonged tour of in- stallations throughout the country, Dr. Petersen spent most of his time here working closely with person- nel in the Data Reduction Branch of Test Department's Assessment Division. His purpose was to study our methods and serve as consultant to us on advanced techniques. His agenda included a recent visit at Stan ford Research I nstitute in Menlo Park, California. The inclusion of NOTS in his na- tionwide tour is a rasuIt of an invi- tation extended by H arvey Ti1litt, Test Department's Associate for De- velopment, while on a visit to that country last summer. NOTS Officer Selected For Specialized Class Lt. F. V. Viola II,I, the Station's Assistant Medical Officer, ha s been selected by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to attend a class in Medical Aspects of Missile Operations. This specia lized course is to be held at the 6550th U.S. Air Force H ospital, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, on March 13-18. H is selec- tion was one of five from within the Navy Medical Department. Bad Weather Prevents Piccard's Visit Here Prevailing ban ..pttQr t h LA International Jilijl.lIl::!J~i. Mon.! day prevented ~~" iccard's visit to NOTS. u , $21,823 Distributed by United Fund toAgencies Checks totaling $21,823 were p~esented to representa- tives of the seven local service and welfare agencies par- ticipating in the 1960 Indian Wells Valley United Fund campaign at the Annual Meeting of the Corporation held last \\'Tednesday at Murray School cafetorium at China Lake. A sum of $3,460.96, funds which committee, new representatives in- were pledged and therefore, not yet clude LaV McLean, Judge Robert received by the Treasurer, will be Pruett, and John L. R eid, Jr. R e- distributed to these agencies as con- elected directors are William Du- tributors make their payments. In- arte, who served as the Campaign cluded in the checks distributed at Manager, and J ane Igou. the meeting was $743.65 to be ap- Cdr. B en Gantz, Fund Treasurer, portioned between seven national briefly sketched the financial state- health and welfare agencies. ment of the drive. A total of United Fund Boa rd of Directors $26,956.62 was contributed. Of this president EVerett A. Long called the amount, $3,248 was in pledges, with meeting to order, welcoming near- the balance in cash. Campaign ex· ly a hundred people associated with penses amounted to $672.66. Hold- last f all's drive. ing $1,000 in reserve for emergen~ iFive New D irectors cies, the member agencies will re· Five directors were eJected to re- ceive $25,283.96. place retiring directors. With the Long n oted that only one organi- election ma naged by Cdr. Robert zation, the Salvation Army, received "Q" Jones, Navy Station Chaplain, more money by designation than and chairman of the nominating (Continued on Page 4) RECEIVE UNI TED Fl11\T» CHECK~Agency representat ins on hand last \Vednesday t o receil'e United Fund checks are : Front row (I-r) l\Iarge Dai ber, Red Cross; Betty Taylor, Gi rl Scouts; Ida Martin, I\VV ec ~lIon Council; Rita Vernon, Desert E mergency R elief. Back r ow {.I-r) Don Stoffel, Boy Scouts; Archie l\Ieyer, I\\'V Recreation BuUding Fund ' e dr. Sic1be . ttrOoks. Desert Area Family Sen 'ice; Cdr. R obert "Q" J o ~'atio Q ArDJt' ; a nd Cdr. Ben Gantz. linited Fund T reasurer. FRO" I -, HE r. , OCR Text: Page Four , - SAINTS--Far Western District Champions United Fund••• (Continued from Page 1) would properly have been their s hare on a pro-rated basis. All allo- cations to agencies have been com- puted on the basis of H per cent of t heir budgeted requirement, since only 74. per cent of the goal of $35,500 was collected. ,checks P 'rcsented Cdr. Gantz presented checks to r epresentatives of th e following agencies-Marge Daiber, American R ed Cross; Betty Taylor, Girl Scouts of America; Ida Martin, Indian \\'ells Valley Recreation Council; Rita Vernon, Desert Area Emer- g ency Relief ; Don Stoffel, Boy S couts of America; Cdr. Sidney Brooks, Desert Area Family Service and Chaplain Jones, Salvation Army. Citations for outstanding service were presented to individuals, clubs and organizations, and working units by Duarte, Long and Pat Car- penter, Duarte's list included indi- viduals or groups active in the over- all Fund operation; Long presented awa rds to those active in the over- all Fund operation while citations m ade by Lt. Carpenter were to De- partments, Divisions or Branches reaching 100 per cent employee par- ticipation, as well as to 16 "cam- paigners" whose efforts were ex- empla ry. Drj,'e E"aluated Evaluating the drive, Long stated that much was learned concerning the management of such an effort. He emphasized areas of operation w here more effort should be set forth, and praised those facets w hich were most effective. "Although we did not reach the goal," he said, "the 1960 campaign ,,'as a most successful one." Sup- porting agencies such as those par- t icipating in the United F und is something of which are area may be proud, he said. Directors Directors whose terms will expire in 1960 or 1961 are: Mrs. E. V. Ash- Girl Scouts to Fete 48th Anniversary Girl Scouts of the Twin Valley Girl Scout District will launch their annual observance of Girl Scout Week this Sunday. U.S.A. GiI'l Scouts will be celebrating their 48th birthday and their 1960 anni- versary theme is "You Can Count on Her to Be Prepared." Local Events An additional kickoff event slat- ed for district troops on the same day will be a film on the 1959 Roundup. scheduled tor 2 p.m. at the Station Theatre. Senior Scouts from Indian Wells Valley who at- t ended the international r oundulJ at Colorado Springs will a ppear as spea kers on the program. T roops will portray the Girl Scout story for the benefit of the com- munity with a public exhibit at B ennington Plaza on Saturday, March 12. The exhibit, entitled "Girl Scouts on P a rade," will in- clude a va riety of displays depict- ing troop projects, badge work, and community service. Betty Taylor, district chairma n, a nnounced there will be a special trophy awarded the winning display which best in- terprets the Girl Scout story to the general pUblic. burn, J. F. Cleveland, Dr. Max Du- bin, Cdr. Gantz, H al Greene, Dean Hewitt, Ev Long, J. J. O'Brien, J es- sie Smith, Dr. Perry Stone, Pat Tharpe, LCdr. J . J. Vermilya and V. N. W all. Board officers during 1959 includ- ed Long as president; Dr. Perry Stone, first vice president; LCdr. J.J. Vermilya, second vice president; Cdr. Gantz, treasurer and Margaret Quinn, Secretary to the Board. Standing committees, other than the Campaign committee, headed by Duarte, were: Budget and Admis- sions, led by Cdr. Gantz; Publicity, headed by J essie Smith and Social Planning, who s e chairman was Dean H ewitt. UNITED FUND CIT ATIONs--capt. W . W. Hollister aCCel}ts for the Station a United Fund Citation from Ev Long, United Fund Board of Directors President. Also cited fo r outstanding sen "ice was the R ocketeer fo r its conrage of United F und e\'ents. THE ROCnUn Quartet Harmony Revues as American As Hot Apple : Pie Proceeds of the "Harmony in Orbit" barbershop har- mony quartet parade set for tomorro'" night in the Sta- tion Theatre at 8 p.m. are earmarked to benefit the Des- ert Area Family Service in Indian \\'Tells Valley_ Brilliant quartets from Southern california have been obtained to ensure a program which will stir an audience of serious music lovers as well as preferents of light enter- tainment. Brrbershop harmony is almost folk singing and as Ameri- can as apple pie. Friday, March 04, 1960 j .. Sponsored by the local SPEBSQ- SA chapter {Society for the Pres- ervation and E ncouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America), the productions are de- signed to acquaint a nd provide an- other facet of entertainment for lo- cal residents t and raise money for charitable or civic organizations 1 1.- ..---- in the area. Main attractions in this year's revue of quartets will be the "Saints" of R edondo Beach, Far Western District Champions; the "Nightingals" of Fullerton, Medal- ists in the I nternational Competi- tion of Sweet Adelines held last summer in Arizona and R egion 11 champions in 1958; the "4 Bits of Harmony" from Long Beach, a re- cording comedy quartet; a nd the "Sidewinders," popular chord ring- ers from Riverside. The local "Dus- ty Four" quartet and chorus will open the program. The first portion of the tradi- tional Afterglow to be held in the Community Center at 11 p.m. a fter the show will be the official presen- tation of t he charter to t he newly organized Sweet Adelines Chapter at China Lake, the women's barber- shop ha rmony group. Refreshments and informal quartet numbers will follow. Tickets a re available from SPE- /BSQSA members and Sweet Ade- lines, Boy Scouts and at the box office before the performance to- morrow night. Cost of tickets a re i$2 for adults, $1 for students and .servicemen., and no charge for children under 12. Spiritual Lecturer F. \"\'. Cousins CH ItISTI A..1\' SCIENTIST - A na- tive of London, Engla nd, and a full-time de,·otee to Christian Science healing a nd organization work si nce 1951, Cousins wiJI speak here in t he Cha pel Annex, east of the Anchorage, Sundar. March 6, at 4 p.m. H is subject will be: Chris- t ian Science, T he Pathway of spiri- tual H ealing." Sea Bees Celebrate 18th Anniversary NIGHTINGALS--Sweet Adelines International Medalists Science Students Chosen For Work Experience Program The fourth annual Burroughs High School \York Ex- perience Program in science, under the direction of John Donnan of Burroughs, and the Research Society of Amer- ica, is in its fourth week of operation. The primary pur- pose of this program is to familiarize science students with the actual atmosphere of active science. Under direct supervision of scien- tists employed at Michelson Labora- tory, students have the opportunity do actual research and also work on individual projects of mutual in- terest to them and their sponsors. S tudents selected must have had a "B" or better average in science, mathematics, and over-aU scholas- tic achievement, a sincere interest in science, a desire to learn as much as possible through the p rogram and willingness t o cooperate with the school and RESA personnel. Once assigned, students must be in faithful attendance throughout the program, since they are essen- tially enrolled in a 7th class and are receiving one-half u nit of cred- it. The students work from 2:45 un- til 4:30 p.m. each school day with the program terminating two weeks prior to c10se of school in June. Those participating in the 1960 program within the Research De- partment are: Carolyn Davis, spon- sor-Dr. Carl Heller; Lowell Dietz, sponsor-Ed Price; Robert Fojt, sponsor - Al Zernickow; Anajane Gey, sponsor-Dr. Lohr Burkha rdt ; Florence H aseltine, sponsor- Dr. Al- len Olsen; and Kristin Highberg, sponsor- Arnold Nielsen. Working with Test Department are: Belmont Frisbee, sponsor--Charles Hendrix; and Edward Stibbs, sponsor - Bel- mont Frisbee. The Engineering Department ac- cepted Ronald Love, sponsor- Er- nest Cozzens; and David Sherlock was sponsored by Joseph Adler, Aviation Ordnance Department. Water Safety Classes To Start Next Thursday A Red Cross \Vater Safety In- structors Course and a Water Safe- ty Aides Course will begin next Tuesday, March 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Station Pool. Pre-requisites for class partici- pants are valid Junior and Senior Lifesaving Certificates. Entrants in the instructors course should be at least 18 years of age. For furth er information, call Carol Chatterton, RC Water Safety Chairman, Ext. 724094. tribute to the "Can Do" men of the Memo~al R~esToday For Johnny Girtz Memorial rites will be held to at 1 p.m. in the All F aith Chal for Johnny Girtz, 35. Girtz, AviatiC' Machinist Mate lIC, died at the Station Hospital on Sunday fol- lowing a brief ill- ness. Interment took place yester- day at the W ash- ington Colon y Cemetery, Fres- J ohnny Girtz no. Girtz enlisted in the U.S. Navy in October, 1941, and served during World War II and Korean Conflict, accumulating 17 years active ser- vice during his career. H e had been attached to the NAF Power Plants Division for the past 2 years. Survivors are his wife, Helen, and children, John Timothy and Susan Louise of 1203-A Lauritsen, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J ohn Cirtz of Selma, Calif. Fourth lecture on 1nvestments Slated The third in a series of eight lec- tUres on "Securities and Invest- ing" was given in the Community Center, Wednesday. March 2, by Dean O'Hare on "The New York Stock Exchange and the Broker." Glen F. Lewis, analyst from Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis will speak on "Objectives of Your Investment Program" next Wed- nesday, March 9, at 8 p.m. i'l the Community Center. No registra- tions are necessary to attend any lecture of the series. Feb_ Traffi c Violations Drunk driving .................................... Reckless driving ....................._....... ~ Illegal entry to Station ........_........ 2 Speeding .............................................. 26 Driving w l o license ........................ 1 Running stop sign ............................ 3 F ailure to yield right of way ...... 1 Illegal parking .................................. 35 Members and their families of local Unit by recounting the assist- the Naval Reserve Construction ance the Unit has rendered the Sta- Battalion Division 11-2 will observe the 18th anniversary of the "Fight- ing SeaBees" a t a dinner to be held in the Community Center this Sat- urday at 7 p.m. Station Commander Capt. W. W . Hollister, in amessage to Cdr. I. r. (Bud) Shull, USNR. Commanding Officer of the local "SeaBees," paid tion in the construction of th(' quarter midget race track, a rifle range. a Marine Obstacle course, as well as their many hours contribut- ed in the original construction of the China Lake Golf Course. and most recent their assistance in ex- cavation work fo r the Chief Petty Officers Club swim pool. ,NOTS Safety Di10bling Work Injurie1 19.59 China Lake ............22 P asadena ................ 5 San Clemente ...... 6 Totals ..............33 Score This This Year Month 1 0 0 0 3 0 r- ~ 1) -- Saturday'S Barbershop Harmony Spectacular to eneft~-Area PT] V.~I •. L... I _ _ HOTS To Host4thAnnual ScienceMeet in Pasadena ROCKETEER = BUDD GOTT, EDITOR PHONES 71354, 72082, 71655 OFFICE, HOUSING BLDG., TOP DECK NOTS China Lake and Pasadena will serve as host or- ganization for the Navy's Fourth Annual Science Sympo- sium which will be held at the Huntington-Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena from March 9-11, according to Captain \Y. \\'T. H ollister, Station Commander. VOL. XVI, NO.9 NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA l\IAR. 01., 1960 RANGE OOl\u\fANDE R8-Four of the seven visiting R ange Command- ers here for conlcrence this week pause with Station Commamler Capt. \\'. \V. Hollister for a picture during their tour of SNORT Track. Left to right are : l\Ia,j. Gen. J. W. Kelly, Commander, Air Proving Ground, Eglin AFB, Fla.; Capt. \V. \V. Hollister ; l\laj. Gen. D onald N. Yates, Com- mander, Air F orce l\Iissile T est Center, P atrick AFR, Cape Ganan ral, Fla.j RAdm. J . P. l\Ionroe, Commander, Pacific l\Iissile Range, P t. Ar- g uello, Calif. j and Maj. Gen. "T .E. Laidlaw, Commanding General of the Army's \Vhite Sands l\Iissile Test Range, \Vhite Sands, N.M . ." - R-ange Commanders Hold Two-Day C~nference Here Over 40 personnel from the nation's top Navy, Air Force, and Army Missile Test Ranges met here this week for a two-day conference of lectures and a tour of the Supersonic N aval Ordnance Research T rack (SNORT)_ Seven commanders from as many Mander of the Naval Ordnance ranges were present for the con- Test Facflity, White Sanas, NX"; ference. They included Ma jor Gen- and Brigadiez: General J ohn W. eral Dona ld N. Yates, Commander carpenter m , Commander of the of the Air F orce Missile Test Cen- Air Force Flight Test Center, Ed· ter, P atrick Air Force Base, Cape, wards Air Force Base. Ca naveral, Fla.; Ma jor General J . Inter-R ange Committee r eports 'V. Kelly, Commander of the Air were presented by the following: Proving Ground, E glin Air Force Ins trumentation Group report waR Base, Fla.; Rear Admiral J ack P. presented by O. A. ' Steele of the ·Monroe, Commander of the Pacific AFMDC, "'Holloman Air Force Base; ~Missile Range, Pt. Arguello, Calif. Aerial Target Group report was Missile Range, Pt. Arguello, Calif.; handled by Lt. Col. T. B. Swanson and Major General D. E . Hooks, of the White Sands Missile Range ; Commander, Air Force Missile De- the Missile Flight Safety Group re- velopment Center, H olloman AFB, port was related by James D. De ,N.M. Santo of NOTS Test Department; Admiral Monroe served as Sta- the Range Coordinating report was tion Experimental Officer here presented by Col. C. M. McNeese from July '49 to December '50. of the Atlantic Missile Range. Also attending were Major Gen- The Bureau of Naval Weapon's eral W. E. Laidlaw, Commanding method of operation and organiza- General of the Army's White Sands Ition was outlined for the group by Missile Test Range, White Sands. J . W. Crane, H ead, Management N.M.; Captain C. L. Bennett, Com- Engineer, BuWeps. RAdm. Stroop Trophy Presentation Tomorrow , f~~"II GOLF TOURL",Al\JENT TROPHY-8hown with the Rear-Admiral P. D. Sfroop trophy (I-r) are: Tournament Chairman Lt. !\olarUn J . BrOCkman. S tation Comma nder Capt. \\'. \V. H ollister, and Golf O ub Presiden t Cdr. lUartin O. Greaney. Adm. Stroop will persona Uy presen t the trophy to the winner of the 36-hole T ournament tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. at the China Lake GGlC Club H ouse. Dr. E arl l\Iurray is presently leading in t he t ournament in whieh 102 golfers a re competing. High School Opens Theme of this year's symposium, Committee wi ll be Dr. M. H. Annual Sc'lence Fa'lr sponsored by the Office of Naval Schrenk. General Chairman; and Research in Washington, D. C., is Dr. S. Rothman, Chairman of the T M · ''Naval Problems in Electromag- P rogram Committee, both of the omorrow ' ornmg netic Radiation." Office of Naval Research. Navy electromagnetic radiation P urpose of Symposium The High School Science Fair will problems in the frontiers of science, R ear Admiral R. Bennett, Chief be held in the science, mathematics, from the deepest ocean to outer of Naval R esearch, who will attend, and library wings at Burroughs to- space will be discussed. The fourth issued the statement, "Despite the morrow from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ann u a I -" Captain Robert Dexter advances that have been m ade in Also displayed will be non-corn- Conrad Award" will be presented at the field of electromagnetic radia- petitive science projects from vari- the banquet, Ma rch 9, during the tion, a great deal more remains to ous Indian W ells Valley elementary symposium. The award is given in be accomplished. This symposium schools and Murray Junior High. recognition of outsta nding achieve- is planned to present the viewpoints Included among commercial dis- ments in research and development of the scientist, engineer and fleet plays will be a mineral exhibit by for the Navy. officer in an exchange of informa- the NOTS Rockhounds and a model H ost Committee tion which I am certain will 1m. rocket presented by NOTS. Dr. W . S. McEwa n of Research prove our chances for solving the Competitive Judging Department has been designated problems." Displays will be judged between H ost Chairman of the Master Com. The symposium will cover such 8:30 a nd 10 a.m. by NOTS personnel mittee. Other NOTS personnel on areas as short wave electromagnet- who are speCialiSts in their respec- the Host Committee are: Dr. G. J. ic radiation's effect on personnel, tive fields in which exhibits were Plain, Associate Host Chairman; its possible interference with the prepared. The six-part judging cri- Harold R. Turner, Assistant Chair- operation of electronic equipment, teria, with maximum point system man; William W. Steele, Assistant ordnance preventatives against haz- are: Creative Ability - 30 points, Cha irma n and China Lake Coordi- ards of electromagnetic influences, shows originality of approach or nator; George Po)]ak, Pasadena Co- electronic navigation by means of handling; Scientific Thought - 30 ordinator; Com m m n d e r W. H . satellites, narrowband radio sys- points, weigbs use of scientific Burns, Security Officer; Ernest N . tems for subma rine contact, flight methods and organized procedures George, Publicity Director; D. T. radar for terrain clearance, micro- in preparing the exhibit; Thorough- McAllister, Presentations Director; wave propagation in space, guided ness- l0 points, includes degree of C. E. Van Hagen, P ublications D i- missile countermeasures, and the understanding and completeness of rector; D r. W. F . Cartwright, Chair- development of new m icrowave de- story ; Skill-10 points, accounts for man of Session IV; Robert G. S. vices and their use in basic and ap. preparation and mounting; Clarity Sewell, Chairman of Session VIII; pIled research programs. -10 points, concerns the average a nd R. J. Stirton, Chairman of Ses- An estimated attendance of 500 viewer's understanding t h r 0 ugh sion IX. to 600 persons is anticipated, and guide marks, labels, and descrip- Other members of the Master sessions will be classified "Secret." tions; and Dramatic Value - 10 _____________ ___________________ points, depicts showmanship. Presentation or first, second, and third cash awards and prizes will be held at the Burroughs Library from 7 to 8 p.m. An cash and prizes were donated by local community organizationS'" and businessmen. Science Fair winners will journey to Bakersfield for the district Sci- ence Fair to be held Monday, March 28. Danish (omputer Expert Visits Here Dr. B ent S. Petersen, member of the Danish Institute of Computing Machinery of Copenhagen, spoke to NOTS personnel last Tuesday in the Michelson Lab Conference R oom B during his weeklong visit here this week. His topic was "European De- velopments in Computation, Auto- mation, and Data Transmission." As an envoy of the Danish gov- ernment on a prolonged tour of in- stallations throughout the country, Dr. Petersen spent most of his time here working closely with person- nel in the Data Reduction Branch of Test Department's Assessment Division. His purpose was to study our methods and serve as consultant to us on advanced techniques. His agenda included a recent visit at Stan ford Research I nstitute in Menlo Park, California. The inclusion of NOTS in his na- tionwide tour is a rasuIt of an invi- tation extended by H arvey Ti1litt, Test Department's Associate for De- velopment, while on a visit to that country last summer. NOTS Officer Selected For Specialized Class Lt. F. V. Viola II,I, the Station's Assistant Medical Officer, ha s been selected by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to attend a class in Medical Aspects of Missile Operations. This specia lized course is to be held at the 6550th U.S. Air Force H ospital, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, on March 13-18. H is selec- tion was one of five from within the Navy Medical Department. Bad Weather Prevents Piccard's Visit Here Prevailing ban ..pttQr t h LA International Jilijl.lIl::!J~i. Mon.! day prevented ~~" iccard's visit to NOTS. u , $21,823 Distributed by United Fund toAgencies Checks totaling $21,823 were p~esented to representa- tives of the seven local service and welfare agencies par- ticipating in the 1960 Indian Wells Valley United Fund campaign at the Annual Meeting of the Corporation held last \\'Tednesday at Murray School cafetorium at China Lake. A sum of $3,460.96, funds which committee, new representatives in- were pledged and therefore, not yet clude LaV McLean, Judge Robert received by the Treasurer, will be Pruett, and John L. R eid, Jr. R e- distributed to these agencies as con- elected directors are William Du- tributors make their payments. In- arte, who served as the Campaign cluded in the checks distributed at Manager, and J ane Igou. the meeting was $743.65 to be ap- Cdr. B en Gantz, Fund Treasurer, portioned between seven national briefly sketched the financial state- health and welfare agencies. ment of the drive. A total of United Fund Boa rd of Directors $26,956.62 was contributed. Of this president EVerett A. Long called the amount, $3,248 was in pledges, with meeting to order, welcoming near- the balance in cash. Campaign ex· ly a hundred people associated with penses amounted to $672.66. Hold- last f all's drive. ing $1,000 in reserve for emergen~ iFive New D irectors cies, the member agencies will re· Five directors were eJected to re- ceive $25,283.96. place retiring directors. With the Long n oted that only one organi- election ma naged by Cdr. Robert zation, the Salvation Army, received "Q" Jones, Navy Station Chaplain, more money by designation than and chairman of the nominating (Continued on Page 4) RECEIVE UNI TED Fl11\T» CHECK~Agency representat ins on hand last \Vednesday t o receil'e United Fund checks are : Front row (I-r) l\Iarge Dai ber, Red Cross; Betty Taylor, Gi rl Scouts; Ida Martin, I\VV ec ~lIon Council; Rita Vernon, Desert E mergency R elief. Back r ow {.I-r) Don Stoffel, Boy Scouts; Archie l\Ieyer, I\\'V Recreation BuUding Fund ' e dr. Sic1be . ttrOoks. Desert Area Family Sen 'ice; Cdr. R obert "Q" J o ~'atio Q ArDJt' ; a nd Cdr. Ben Gantz. linited Fund T reasurer. FRO" I -, HE r. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1960s,Rocketeer 1960,Rktr3.4.1960.pdf,Rktr3.4.1960.pdf Page 1, Rktr3.4.1960.pdf Page 1