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Opinions
:MOlIt of Ull are broad-minded
enough to admit that there are two
lIidel to every queation-our own
.lde, and the side that no Intelli-
lent. Informed. sane and &elf-n-
.pectln, citlscn could poulbly bold.
Health Insurance Plan
Applications are .tlll beln, ac-
cepted for Group Health Insurance
from all NOTS employees. Infor-
mation reprding thl. policy may
be had by contactin, PegJY ),fa.
cll.te. Ext. 711528. or by pe~nal In-
terview between 10 Lm. and 2 p.nt..
eaeh workln.. day In the HOu..lln~
Bulldln,. The Insurance plan haa
been found bighly IaU.faetory
.Ince accident or hocpitallutlon
COllta are paid from tbe first dol-
lar charged.
Friday, ,February 13, 1959,
Offtce, Domln.. Bid.... Top Deck
The OTS Liaison Office in Washington, D.C., and
at OTS, under the cognizance of the Head of Central
Staff, was established in 19S1 at the request of the Bureau
of Ordnance to provide continuous liaison between NOTS
and various Bureau divisions.
Outlet! of the Llaiaon Officer have clfle Standard Time between the
broadened In .cope Ilncc that time Station and the L1alaon Office III
to Include liaison with other agen- Washington.
cle., both government and private, The call Is to iranlmlt uncla.ul-
In Washington and .urroundin, fled meuages con.ldered ur,ent
areas. and requiring an amwer within
Staffed with a Uailon Officer fh'e day., and can be utlli:r.ed by all
from NOTS whose tour of duty la StaUon peraonnel Contact on the
for .Ix weelu. and a full-time ad- Station for the liaison call la Cen.
mlni.lltratlve aul&:tant.. a 1\"OTS em- tral StaIf. Room 202. Admlnistra-
ployee residing In the Wuhinl"lOn Uon Bulldln,. Ext. 7294~
area. the r>."LO duty la ....I'"ed to i\lItlon D. Blatt. He&d of tbe "'1).0
departmenta on a rotational basis. oratol"}' Braneh, Code PI&8l, p(O:r_
In addition to the pfOlram bene- formed tbe duties of lJa~o om.
fita whleh result from the lllllIl&:t- eer for the period from .I.nuar)' I.S
ance of thl&: office, experience as to February ~ 1&8. Ahln It. da.
the Station'l Liaison Officer I. ex- cobse... Head of J)bJlllllement En.
peeted to provide a number of sen- IineerinK Di\·lsion, Code nt, wllt
lor Station personnel with direct act as Ual!lO" Officer for the "'eb-
pel'llOn-lo-perlOn contact.'l with Bu- rUllr)' n to Mareh 27 period.
reau personnel who deal with NOTS
programs and problem•.
The Washinlr10n LIDlllOn OfOc:e is
tocilled In the BUreflu of Oldltlinee.
Uoom 4.2-16A, M.ln Na,'Y Building,
18th and Constitution }l.'·enues ~"'V,
Washln(lon, D.C. 11 .. a "lIorne
awa)' from bome" for tbe :SOTS
,'llOllor to the \\'a~hlnrton area.
It ......1.U1 peJ'1ll()nnei on travel with
Itineraries and botel arrana::ementa;
appointments with peJ'1ll()nnel In the
area, providea office t~ and stor-
a,e for classified material, clerical
help ... nccesaary, or any other
problem the traveler may have.
Slation pe.....nnel are urged to
check Into the Ual80n Office upon
IIrrh"lll In thll \\'Ilshlnl{ton area aa
this Ilrovldea II. COI1\·enlent point of
ClOlltact with tbe Station.
Duties of the Ua*,n Officer In-
elude follow up on m.eua,es trans-
mitted via the lialaon call. Thla
eaU 11 made daiJ:;y at 9:.15 a.m.. Pa-
NOTS liaison Office Serves
Vital Communication Function
Hew'Wing ofAll FaithChapel Completed;
Dedication Services Setfor Next Sunday
Dedication services of the new wing of the All Faith
Chapel will be held at 3 p.m_ next SundaYI February u.
The edjfice will serve as worship center for the Hebre~
congregation as well as Parish House for all faiths.
Vllltln, dlgnltarlea who will takl
part In the dedication servlcCl arel
Rear Admiral E. B. Harp, Jr., CHc"
USN, Ol.trlct Chaplain of the Elev_
enth Naval Olatrict: and Command~
er F. H. Rickel, CHC, USNR, Aaoo
.latant Diatrlet C:r.apla1n of UNO.
The pro,ram will be opened bij
the anthem "0 How Amiable" .una:
by NOTS Community Chureh Choir
fol1o",-ed by the Invocation by Mon-
.Ignor J. F. Ryan, Paalor of santa
Barbara Mluion.l.
Don Sln,cr, sludent Rabbi of
NOTS HebftW Temple. will read
the Scripture and a quartet con_
.laUn, of Mr. and Kn.. Eldon Dunn
and Mr. and lin. Perry Stone wUl
.In, the P.ll1m of Dedication.
Captain T. J. Dumont. Publld
Work.. Officer, will perform the
dedlcatlon presentaUon and cap-
tain W. W. H011lst(':r, StallOD Com·
m.ander, the acceptance.
Dedication prayer will be dell...
ered by Rear Admiral E. B. Harp.
Jr.. of UNO, folowed by the Ae-
knowleda:ment by Dr. Max Dubm.
Prealdent of NOT'S Hebrew Con-
..reptlon. In additlon to hia pal">'
Uelpatlon In the .ervleea. RAdm.
Harp ~..U1 .peak at the U Ln'1. PfOt..
eatant lIoernce In the All Faith
Chapel.
Followln, the anthem "Cod SU-
pl1!m(':, To Thee- We Pra,.- by the
choir, Cdr. R. H. Rickel. also of
UNO, will deliver the dedication
addres•. The Reverend J. L. Reid.
Jr., Pa.tor of NOTS Community
Church will elO6e the dedlcatlon
ceremonies with the Benediction.
Social Security Man
Will Answer Questions
Anyone wi.hina: to file a claim
PhoM;llllSM, 726lI2, 116M
f'red Riehard
Richards to Speak
At Stove Pipe Wells
"Death Valley and Your Camera"
will be the tllle of an illustrated
talk to be presented by Fred Rich-
ard. at the Stove Pipe \Vells Holel,
Saturday. February 21, at 8 p.m.
The public I. Invited to altend.
Rlchanb, a ,raphlc aria coordi-
nator for TID, will .how hi. col·
ored slides of Death Valley and ex-
plain the technique used. In photo-
,raphing them. Hia talk ",-ill cover
effecth-e eamera angles. IIghtina.
choice of .ubject. composition. de-
tall. and expaau~
He h.... .bo aerved as a color
conault&nt for the Photograpbic So-
e1ely of America. and .... a ..Ion
jud,e for the international Color
Exbibits. Hi. work b.... been ex-
hibited at the Museum of Modern
Art, New York., and the ElllItman
Kodak at Rocheater.
Richards holds the rank of :Major
In the Civil Air Patrol. an auxiliary
of the U. S. All' Foree, and is com-
mander of CAP Cadet Squadron 84
at C:r.in.a Lake.
Activities Planned
For JP Employees
.1unlor ProfeuionaI employeea at
NOT'S, .Ithough jU3t eDteriD, their
ehOieD profe..lon following coll(':Ie
,raduation, are not forgotten upon
arrival here. Since tbe R.e<:ruit-
ment Panel activity I. directly re-
.pon..lble for the hlr.l of many
J.P:. each yelr. and for the tem-
porary employment ot .tudenu In
trainee position. during lummer
vacation., the R.e<:reatlon Commit-
tee has become an active part of
the Recruitment P.nel.
Acti'ities to be Offered J.P:.
and Summer Studenta durin, 1859
Include: field trip to Death Valley
on Saturday. March 7. coordinated
by John Feemater; a danee .t the
Community Center in ),fay: .w1m
party and trip to Whitney Portal In
July; trip to ~ke babella in AuC-
wt.. a Hobby and Club Day and a
Recreation Day. both In September.
October's activitlet! will be a trip
to Coso Hot Sprln,s and a \Vlves'
tour of the Station. Final program
of the ye.r will be the field trip to
the gholll lown of Calico in Novem-
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All Junior Profesaional3 and
au.mmer .tudenta. their wives, hut-
banda or (IIe-ta may participate In
the activitie.. ThOle who wish to ,"0 RAdIO. & B. Harp, .Ir.
to Death Valley on March 7 .hould 1 _
make !'eWrv.tlons for bua tran.-
portation with John Feemster, ExL
t328. immediately.
Station-furnl.hed buse.. lIeatin«
70 adulta, will depart at 7:30 a.m..
from the Community Center park- for Social Security benefiU or hav-
Ing lot. TbOie makin, tbe trip .re In, que'tiona rep.!'dln.. 80elal $eo
asked to brlnl plentc lunche. anI!" eutity, ma~ WUllam -Yamamoto,
beveraget;. Social Security Admlnlltratlon rep-
reaentative at thc Security Office,
).Ialn Gate. Tuesday. Fcbruary 17,
and \Vednesday, February 1& He
will be at the Gate from 8 a.m. to
11 a.m. each day.
U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Celifornill
File Now for Housing
I'el'llon» ""llIhlna: to be eOllllld-
ered for houalnl", olher than that
In "'hleh the)' now retlld~ ","ho
are not on the ptelient hpullin..
list. must CUe .. application on
or before February %7, 19.59. an·
Douneea Co .I. FaUptter, Heed.
H_intr D1rls1on.
Applications ~ived. by Feb-
ruary n wUl become etfllCU"1l
on thIl lIo-.ln, list .·hkh .·Ill
be In eCfeet from April 1
thrOUlh September ..
FomlS are a,..u..blll at the
BouslnJ' Offkre. AppJlea..la must
file their reque-t during rep1a.r
"'orklnlt' hOll.... The office I. 011-
en Mondll)' through Frida)'.
from 7:SO-1t:SO ..Ill. and 1%:30-
.:30 p.m.
ROCKETEER
Budd (loU. Editor
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pllEClKS ENTR.I&S-raul Some-
lIOlI. OIIl1la Lake Golf Oub pro,
eheek' the entrtes for tomorrow'/!
"OIICII UOII'W)" 9·Hole Oolf Tour.
nament while H-ye.r-old Dale
!\Ieall. winner of last. week', tourna-
mellt. -.en.s ."-orbed In seleetlna:
the proper ball for tomorrow'
,olfinl frll)·.
Da),-Iong festivities will bighHght the dedication of the
China Lake Golf Club House tomorrow. Beginning at 9:30 I
a.m., activities will include a 9-hole tournament, driving I
and putting contests, dinner and dancing. Capt. W. \Y!.
Hollister, Station Commander, will present trophies for
the day's winners at dedication ceremonies at 4 p.m'l said
Club president FJoyd Rockwell.
The Club House culminate. eight yean later. Tt was not until June,
yean of work by memhcn to bring 19M that NOTS' golfera were able
China Lake one of the flne.t counes to pIll)· and eompete on the pr...ent
In the area. In 1900. the .land eourac graa course wblch was desllned by
WlU constMlcted, followed b)' the nationally known golfer Billy Bell.
G'.-acre ,rau drivlnl ran,e foul' and la maintained by greenkceper
Pat Cropper.
The coune waa built ,,;lth money
from the recreation fund .... a part
of Special Services' activltie-. ~e
entire operaUon is seU-tupportlna:,
at no coat to the laxpa)·era.
The new Club House. completed
In October, J903. Is a U-.haped
IItructure compriBed of three But·
ler Huts. and containing locker
room~, wash rooma, a .nack bar
0JlCn dally, the loun,e and the Pro
Shop whcre golf equipment may be
pureha.ed or clubs rented. The
building, with about 4600 square
feet or floor .pace, i.lI a creat Im-
provement over the orlglnJIl club
bou_half a Quonset Hut. moved
from the sand course.
Every resident of the Indian
Wells and Searles Valley. ia in·
"ited to atund tomorrow'. openlnl
activltle.. The entire day'. fmlvl-
ties wlll coet U:ll5. ""hieh Inelude.
dinner, the tournament 8lld danc-
In,. Non-elub memben will pay
the 11.26 f..-tlvltle. ehar,(':, and only
$1 more for green fees. Anyone may
participate In the driving and put-
ting eontCita for an added 215 eenla
for each rivalry.
Memben;blp In the China Ulke
Golf Cub la open to all mllitary
peJ'1ll()nnel on the StatioD and to all
Ch·n Service empwyeea aa well
(Continued 00 Pa,e 4)
Only 23 yeaI'! of a,e. the Poll.h
planlU-not related to the RUllllian
compoaer-has captivaled world-
wide audience. and crltla with his
pollahed technique 8lld hi. aensl-
th'e playln, reflectinl ton.1 beauty.
excellent control and a real under-
atandln.. of each compo"Cr'. Intent.
TchalkoW..lky·. personal history la
filled with the harron; undercone
durint: the German inVatlon of Po-
land In li3ll and the .uceeeding
)'ean .pent In hldin, or In eaeap-
Jna: n(':\lf dangers. Somehow, with
obvioul determination and pene-
verance, the younpter manal"ed to
find pianos and to study wherever
be went.
He entered the National Conler-
vatory In Pari. In 1948 and two
year. later, won the coveted Firat
i)1edal. Upon rcturnlng to Poland
Tuesday's Civic Concert To Present
Tchaikowsky's Brilliant Piano Artistry
In 1"1, he bepn the .tudy of com-
poaltion and haa pu~ued thlt acti-
vity .Ince. He h... completed a do~
en or more composltioft3 and dur-
in, hi. firat Amcrlcan tour In 1~1
was workin, on a concerto.
The planl.t was a pri~_wlnner
at the 19M Chopin Competition In
Warsaw. Follow i n g concerti
throughout Poland and In Yugo-
tlavla and Bulgaria, he entered
the Queen Ellutbeth Competition
In Bruuel. In June. 1M3 probably
the world'. moat Important m.ualc.1
rivalry.
A prise winner .1_ that conte.t..
Tchaikowaky made a profound 1m-
preulon on audience.. critles and
judges, amon, them Arthur Ruben-
atein, who coMlders the young man
aa "one of the fine-t pianltU of his
generation; be I. even better than
that-he II a wonderful ml.l.lelan:·
Vol. XV, No.6
Golf Club House Dedication
Festivities Will Be Tomorrow
nille performanoe lie.ts rna)' be
purchalled from 6;Sf-3 p.m. at lhe
thenlre boxofnee the e'·tnlnlt of Ihe
pl'rforlllnnce, for $t.5(I, p.::3. P and
,=
Third In the aeries of oUUland-
In, mu.leal attractions aeheduled
for prNenlation to Indi.n \'Vella
Valley rNldenUl will be th(': brilliant
plano artl.try of Andre Tch.lkow·
•ky at the Station Theater ne:ltt
Tue.oay, February 17. beginning at
8:Hi p.m.• declared Dr. lvar High·
berg. pre.ldent of the Board of the
1'l"OTS' Civic Concert Assoclatlon,
.ponlOr or the programs.
Tehalkowlky's concert will In-
klude Mourt', "Fanla..lia and Sonata
In C MlnorM
; "'Sonala in E nat Ma-
jor." Cpw 31. No. 3. by Beethoven:
Bartok'. "Musique- Noeturnea":
three ),(a:r.urku by ~m.nowlkl
and Chopln't "Ballade No. S" and
"Four Etude-....
13, 1959.
Friday, February
World Prayer Day
Celebrated Tonight
The Indian Welt. Valley CouncU
of United Church Women "'ill ob-
.er'\'e the 1m \Vorld Day of Pray.
er at 8 p.m.. tonight at the Grace
Lutheran Chul"Ch In Rid,ecrl"'llt.
The \Vorld Day of Prayer chain be.
,-Ins In the TonlR I1landa u dawn
breaks over the.e tropic lalell and
throughoulthe day ob3ervances will
be held In 14<1 countrie., endln,
with the IICtUn.. of the sun on SL
Lawrence Island, AllllIka.
Each year this "Crvlce I. planned
b)' a different country. Thi. year'.
"Crnee comea from the ChrLstlan
women of EOPL The committee
Included women from Angliean and
Evanl"E'-lieal ehurches. but moat of
the membera we're from the Coptie
chureh. ao anelent lnatitution which
has underyone many hardship. In
its .trunle to keep .Ii'·e Ita faith.
These deKend.nUl of one of the
olden Chri31lan aeets chose for the
19M theme-··Lord. I Belic"e:'
The purpoae of the Day Ia to
unite all ChrJ.Uans In a bond of
prayer. to pray for all the people of
the world and to make an offerln,
for Christian mi..iona at honn
and abroad. Offerln,. reeei\'ed are
used for work with the mlgranta
and American Indian.. Interde.
nominational Chrl.tian colleges In
Asia and AIrll:a and Chriatian lit.
erature abroad.
Repre"Cntati'·e. from the Grace
Lutheran Church. 1\"01'S Commu-
nity Otur<:h. St. Michael's Episco-
pal Church and the Rid,ecrest
Community Methodi.t Church will
participate In thc program.
The public I. Invited to attend
the service.
To Be Dedicoted Sunday
lIAlUi\UNG IT UP-C'hlna Lake (lolf Club membertl narold Turrter (Ieftl
l!Ind dim !lunette,. eaJl attention 10 the "Open Houllf'" i-hole Golf Tourna-
moent ,,-hleh -st.rl lomorrow at i::Ml Lm. on the toeal eoun.e. All retll·
dents of Indian \\·eIl5 and SearlC5 \·al1t'~· m.)· eompele.
:or."EW \\-ING-Enelrcled al rillht lA the ne"" "inl{ of Ihe All Failh Chapel
which "'IUlien'e a!I • ",-onhlll «nter for the Hebrew ConK"n:'ption as well
B!l I"rb,h Uou,;e for all faUhli follollinK: SUlld.)··1I dedication lief\'lees.
China lake Schools Preparing
Science, Math Fair Exhibits
THE ROCKUEER
Irishman tried out for varlou
patta. but his dreams were dampell·
ed when he learned that without
memberllhlp In the then closed Ac-
lou' Equity he would receive nn
IIftlary. Next best to aclunl partici_
pIllion In Iheatrlcal productlonl, he
felt.. was projection work. and he
re-entered that field shortly be-
fore filing for American cltl~n
ahlp.
Rory received hll first papera In
IlH9. and In December. 1953. he
proudly related the receipt of
Amulean c1t1u:nshlp.
"The mOllt thrillinc of all my ex-
periences wu receivin, American
eitl~nship, O'Connor mentioned.
"and J IOmeday hope to travel
throughout the country. learnlnc
more lbout It and Its people." He
has two ,i.tera llvin, In London
and expecta, IOmetlme, to vl.it
th('m.
Oi3playlng .Incere .all~facUon
and real contcntment with hi. ure.
Rory's .tlll .trona: IntereU In show
bu.lne.. and the "nice thlnp In
IIfe~ occupy thouchta and effort..s
durin, much of hia free time.
Women's Quartet
Harmony Group
Slates Songfest
\'(Tomen interested in de-
veloping their talents along
the "harmonious" avenues of
barbershop quartet singing
are invited to attend :t song-
fest and organizational meet-
ing in the Anchorage at 7:30
p.m. on Saturday, February
21.
To hl,hlia:ht the me.-ting. ilIe
popular CoroneU(IlI from P-..adenJI
and Judy Randall. Vice Re,ent cf
the Far Wet;tern Ol.ltrlct.. will be
here to .lUmulate Intere.t and des-
cribe the function of ilIe orp.nlu.-
tlon.
Known as the "Sweet Adeline••
Inc.," an international non-profit
,roup detigned to edueale Ita mem-
ben In the art of four-part har-
mony. the organization I. the fem-
Inine counterpart of the Society for
the Prell(!rvation and Encourage-
ment of Barbenhop Quartet Slng- Student underatanding of .lelen-
Ing In America (SPEBSQSAI. tiCic concepts "'ill again be ably
A tnlrted ,·oice. Of" leehnlcal nm- demon.llrated Saturd Y. February
alcal ~ka:round ~ not ~,>'. 28. at the fourth annual Science
bul an "ear" for music. or 50me and Math Fair to be held on the
knowledl[e of harmony Is desirabl~ Burrou,h. Hip School Campu.
Each Individual chapter I. an ....- Exhibits ue being prepared by
set to Ita community. Sweet Ade- each Irade level. from klnderp.rten
linea are the flrat to offer thei:> throua:h senior hirh ciUlle.I. and
talent for entertainment at civic each exhibit or demon.tratlon will
events and charitable functioft3. 111 prelent a COUI"Sl! of !Clentlflc .ludy
addition. a Sweet Adcllne chapter undertaken by the group prcparlng
promote. harmony among women, thc dllplay. Each presentation I.
both vocally and Iplrltually. expected to demonstrate a mllthe-
The .tructure of the national or- matical or .lelentlfle principle. ealily
ganlUltion Wllll set up In Tulsa. underatandable to visitoll: how-
Oklahoma, In October. 19(7. and lever. junior high and high .chool
presently boa!lls almon 200 chap- student!! will be available to dill-
tera with Individual mcmberahlp3, CUllS their projecta during the houn
of ~,ooo. of the lo"'alr.
Elemenlary dl3plan----tud,. unitt
Little League Prospects direeted by the teache.r covering ~
topic ehC*'n by the c1au-""1II be
May Apply Nex.t Week "Ct up In the Burrougb, auditorium
Applicat'ons for China lAke Lit· and will present not only the prin-
tie LeaJ"Ue baseba.ll playen will bo:o eiple involved. but abo what aetu-
dl.tributed through the aehooli ally happened in the e1......room In
next Monday. February 16, it was development of the lItudy unit.
announced thi. week by plal'en' Space travel it the pro)eet of one
agent Pete Nicol. The appllcatlonl rirat and .econd grade group; a
lIhould be returned to the .chooill pre.entatlon on lumber, the growth
by February 19, whcther or not the pattern of treel and the Ulle' of
boy played last year. wood wtll be made by a fifth grade
Any boy who wlll not be 13 yearl e1us and a ,Ixth grade dl3play wlll
of age before AUJ"Ust 1. 1959. Is feature underwater actlvitlel.
eligible. It i.lI a policy of the loeal Junior High and High School ex-
Lea,ue that e'·ery boy who applies hibits the work of Indlvlduall or
will be as.slgned to a team. Imall. Informal ,",ups-will be dis-
Tryouts will be held March 7, 14, played In the Junior Win.. of the
and 21. Thi. year. _II 8-year-olds High School building. ExhlblUl In
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___-'~_'Iwill be assigned to the AAA League photography and IndU-'ltrial ArUl
and 111'111 not lJ'}·Ollt. All other boyl will be pre"Cnted this )'ear for the
not already the property of an A. firat time.
LcaJ"Ue team m.U31 U')'out on one Past Seience and Math FaJra have
of thelle daYI. drawn parents.•upervl.$Ors. mC'm-
Meetings of China lAke Little bell of teaehera' collegel. teacher••
League dlrecto~ are held the flut principal.. college studenta.•den-
and third Monday. or each month tlsta and many other. intcrelted In
in the Safety Building at 7:30 p.m. student IlcHvlty in Idence. Most of
Adult. who are able to help are In- them hflve becn impreued by the
vited to attend these meelln,s. development of local Itudentl In
Three new managera were Iclcct- science and by the pr('S('ntatlons Chief Petty Offlcera' fee. nte $15
ed to replace retiring managen; at displa}·ed. monthly: enli31ed men under E-'l
the Ian meeting: JOl" Hibbs re-I---------------I rating. S3 per month. Non-mem-
place. Buck Iknton of the Dodgera; CI bH be~ may enjoy a full day on the
JOl" Seibold replac:.l Raoul Landry U ouse tOUr!Je for the S3 g~ f('('ll on
of the Giants: and John )1aeho",·.k~' •• • weekends and holidays. or $2 du,,"
r~place. Rudy Zagala of the Tij(:- (Continued from Page 11 ing the week. Enll3ted men below
era. All the retirl"l" managera are !olemberahip for civilian. and off!- E-i pay only fifty cents per day or
cong....tulated for their effort aoll ~ra is $8 per month. phu an addl- Sl.25 for weekends and holiday.
.-ervlce to the Ullie LeaJ"Ue. tional $:1: for full family prh1Ie&e.. &Teen fee..
him Into memberllhlp with the
Britllh Film Inullute, whosc Am.
erlcan counlerpart Is the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Scienc-
ea, and into learning the dclaih,
and duties of film projection.
Gre-tettt Alh'elilure
1t w.... says Rory, his adventur-
ous spirit which led him to emi-
pate to the United State.. Tripi! to
England and .tudy In Spain and
France didn't 38t\..lfy hb interest In
other eountries and other peoples.
"I decided to come to Amerlc
3,)0 p.m. Com. c..~!er 17 Ca••tI,IO 30
f.... 2.S 3 p,rn. Corn. Ce,,'" 51
3.30 p... Corn. <:-",.. 65/l'jIa f.b 26 3030 p m. Com, c:....... 751l'jIa
10 ",M. Iol tab feb.. 27 2 p.m. ta_ 0".•otg )0
Call'" 30 , .... 27 3 p.rn. ta~ 0". IJdv.3O
e I a 5 ely IlS poulble, theatrical
equipment giving really profellllion-
al prelcntatlon•. Built by the Pub-
lic Work. Department under hi.
direction. the double projection
.,.stem w.... initially utilized In
8t'ptember, 1903.
Empbaslzln, that the use of film
-movie or .tUl-remains a princi-
pal means of pre.entlng Informa-
tion. the proj(octloni.at added tbal
.me 180 people In two !"OnfeN-nce
rooms. may view film. pro)eeted
b)' hi. unique arrangement.
Rory'l domain. thc Projection
Room. Ilea betwC'en two large con-
ference room. on the flnt floor of
the Lab, with its floor built up
about three fC'eL abo\'e the rest Ot
the building. Two lines of four pro-
jectorl each arc arranged .0 that
e\·ery machine Ilrojeets through Its
own "porthole" into one of the
conference rooml. Control panels
are placed agalnU the walla and
b<;neath the portholes and pro"lde
PCOdECTIO:i nOO)I-Cor)' O'Ccmoor worlis at a nUM"hine on one bank
of ~uiJNIH'nt In tM J'rojedion UllOm in iUie~lsoon Lab. Shown, lower
ri#bt, Is the "'ide projec:tor. the finot or t~ four nJaellinn eomllO""ina:
the second bllnk of projcc:lor!ll in O'COllllorli dual s)"lilem. MI'ortholelJ" ma)'
br l>een .bo'·e the eqwJNuent, "hile the control partelli .re liet· aplnlSt
the "',dtlio ju-!>t betow the porlhol....
Page Four
Irish Projectionist
Gory O'Connor Designed, Operates
Unique facility in Michelson Lab
B" Glenna Ma)'d"1/-
"Most of all, I would have liked to have been a singer,"
confessed Rocy O'Connor, Michelson Laboratory Projec-
tionist and designee-operator of the Lab's dual projection
facility. "Music has always been a part of my life and an
unaccepted offer during school days to study in Italy has
caused the greatest frustration of my life:' he added.
M !ruh .. the leprechaun, .. ready access to whichever projee-
frieDdly .... the little men of Ire- tora are in operation.
)and'. folklore. and directly ne.- Vied constantly for Intra-station
<:f'nded from Roderick O·Connor'. meetinp or orientation of mitor..
the lut King of Erin. deposed In the dual projection facility h....
the 11th Century. Rory·. every word earned wide approval for its de-
and action I.yplfiea his Europe.n sl,ner.
binh and education. IlJI modified by Earns 6-\'ear Scholarship
the IIpirlt of adventure and hi. en- An aptitude for and excellent
thuslutlc approval of hb adopted work In language- earned for him
country. a .Ix-year lIcholar.hlp to the Irl.sh
O'Connor came to the Indian College in Salamanca, Spain, fol-
Wells Valley In the ran of 19W. He lowing preparatory .chooHng In
flnt worked lUI projectionist at the Dublin and Belf....t. Ire I and.
Ridge theatre In Rldgecrelt. and Awarded a BaChelor of ArU degree
then. In April, 1~1. accepted a In ct.......ica In 1936 by the Spanish
position .. clerk with the Chin" Unh-eraity, he WQ repatriated to
Lake PoIIt Office'. He retained thia France at the inception of Spain"
last job for three yean. until. In CIvil War. The remaining two
April. 1964. hla .tatu as a new yean provided for by tbe aeholar-
citizen allOWed him to accept a .hip were utilised In the .tudy of
CIvil Service appointment ILlI Pro- philosophy at a I.lniven;ity in Paris.
jectloni.t at Mlehel.3on Lab. re.pon. With education an Integra! part
alble for all Station projection of his nature, O'Connor taugr:t
equipment. Latin and hi.tory In Engli.h and
I>e&il{n!l Ollal Projcetor Irl~h high .lehooill for the ten years
Recognbln, the need for more following 1938.
adequate equipment. O'Connor de- Teaching, although hll livelihood,
signed the Lab'. Dual Projcetlor\ was not hil first cnthusla.m. Con-
Room Faclllty, to approximate WI .tinulng lnterl"3t In the thealre led
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Opinions
:MOlIt of Ull are broad-minded
enough to admit that there are two
lIidel to every queation-our own
.lde, and the side that no Intelli-
lent. Informed. sane and &elf-n-
.pectln, citlscn could poulbly bold.
Health Insurance Plan
Applications are .tlll beln, ac-
cepted for Group Health Insurance
from all NOTS employees. Infor-
mation reprding thl. policy may
be had by contactin, PegJY ),fa.
cll.te. Ext. 711528. or by pe~nal In-
terview between 10 Lm. and 2 p.nt..
eaeh workln.. day In the HOu..lln~
Bulldln,. The Insurance plan haa
been found bighly IaU.faetory
.Ince accident or hocpitallutlon
COllta are paid from tbe first dol-
lar charged.
Friday, ,February 13, 1959,
Offtce, Domln.. Bid.... Top Deck
The OTS Liaison Office in Washington, D.C., and
at OTS, under the cognizance of the Head of Central
Staff, was established in 19S1 at the request of the Bureau
of Ordnance to provide continuous liaison between NOTS
and various Bureau divisions.
Outlet! of the Llaiaon Officer have clfle Standard Time between the
broadened In .cope Ilncc that time Station and the L1alaon Office III
to Include liaison with other agen- Washington.
cle., both government and private, The call Is to iranlmlt uncla.ul-
In Washington and .urroundin, fled meuages con.ldered ur,ent
areas. and requiring an amwer within
Staffed with a Uailon Officer fh'e day., and can be utlli:r.ed by all
from NOTS whose tour of duty la StaUon peraonnel Contact on the
for .Ix weelu. and a full-time ad- Station for the liaison call la Cen.
mlni.lltratlve aul&:tant.. a 1\"OTS em- tral StaIf. Room 202. Admlnistra-
ployee residing In the Wuhinl"lOn Uon Bulldln,. Ext. 7294~
area. the r>."LO duty la ....I'"ed to i\lItlon D. Blatt. He&d of tbe "'1).0
departmenta on a rotational basis. oratol"}' Braneh, Code PI&8l, p(O:r_
In addition to the pfOlram bene- formed tbe duties of lJa~o om.
fita whleh result from the lllllIl&:t- eer for the period from .I.nuar)' I.S
ance of thl&: office, experience as to February ~ 1&8. Ahln It. da.
the Station'l Liaison Officer I. ex- cobse... Head of J)bJlllllement En.
peeted to provide a number of sen- IineerinK Di\·lsion, Code nt, wllt
lor Station personnel with direct act as Ual!lO" Officer for the "'eb-
pel'llOn-lo-perlOn contact.'l with Bu- rUllr)' n to Mareh 27 period.
reau personnel who deal with NOTS
programs and problem•.
The Washinlr10n LIDlllOn OfOc:e is
tocilled In the BUreflu of Oldltlinee.
Uoom 4.2-16A, M.ln Na,'Y Building,
18th and Constitution }l.'·enues ~"'V,
Washln(lon, D.C. 11 .. a "lIorne
awa)' from bome" for tbe :SOTS
,'llOllor to the \\'a~hlnrton area.
It ......1.U1 peJ'1ll()nnei on travel with
Itineraries and botel arrana::ementa;
appointments with peJ'1ll()nnel In the
area, providea office t~ and stor-
a,e for classified material, clerical
help ... nccesaary, or any other
problem the traveler may have.
Slation pe.....nnel are urged to
check Into the Ual80n Office upon
IIrrh"lll In thll \\'Ilshlnl{ton area aa
this Ilrovldea II. COI1\·enlent point of
ClOlltact with tbe Station.
Duties of the Ua*,n Officer In-
elude follow up on m.eua,es trans-
mitted via the lialaon call. Thla
eaU 11 made daiJ:;y at 9:.15 a.m.. Pa-
NOTS liaison Office Serves
Vital Communication Function
Hew'Wing ofAll FaithChapel Completed;
Dedication Services Setfor Next Sunday
Dedication services of the new wing of the All Faith
Chapel will be held at 3 p.m_ next SundaYI February u.
The edjfice will serve as worship center for the Hebre~
congregation as well as Parish House for all faiths.
Vllltln, dlgnltarlea who will takl
part In the dedication servlcCl arel
Rear Admiral E. B. Harp, Jr., CHc"
USN, Ol.trlct Chaplain of the Elev_
enth Naval Olatrict: and Command~
er F. H. Rickel, CHC, USNR, Aaoo
.latant Diatrlet C:r.apla1n of UNO.
The pro,ram will be opened bij
the anthem "0 How Amiable" .una:
by NOTS Community Chureh Choir
fol1o",-ed by the Invocation by Mon-
.Ignor J. F. Ryan, Paalor of santa
Barbara Mluion.l.
Don Sln,cr, sludent Rabbi of
NOTS HebftW Temple. will read
the Scripture and a quartet con_
.laUn, of Mr. and Kn.. Eldon Dunn
and Mr. and lin. Perry Stone wUl
.In, the P.ll1m of Dedication.
Captain T. J. Dumont. Publld
Work.. Officer, will perform the
dedlcatlon presentaUon and cap-
tain W. W. H011lst(':r, StallOD Com·
m.ander, the acceptance.
Dedication prayer will be dell...
ered by Rear Admiral E. B. Harp.
Jr.. of UNO, folowed by the Ae-
knowleda:ment by Dr. Max Dubm.
Prealdent of NOT'S Hebrew Con-
..reptlon. In additlon to hia pal">'
Uelpatlon In the .ervleea. RAdm.
Harp ~..U1 .peak at the U Ln'1. PfOt..
eatant lIoernce In the All Faith
Chapel.
Followln, the anthem "Cod SU-
pl1!m(':, To Thee- We Pra,.- by the
choir, Cdr. R. H. Rickel. also of
UNO, will deliver the dedication
addres•. The Reverend J. L. Reid.
Jr., Pa.tor of NOTS Community
Church will elO6e the dedlcatlon
ceremonies with the Benediction.
Social Security Man
Will Answer Questions
Anyone wi.hina: to file a claim
PhoM;llllSM, 726lI2, 116M
f'red Riehard
Richards to Speak
At Stove Pipe Wells
"Death Valley and Your Camera"
will be the tllle of an illustrated
talk to be presented by Fred Rich-
ard. at the Stove Pipe \Vells Holel,
Saturday. February 21, at 8 p.m.
The public I. Invited to altend.
Rlchanb, a ,raphlc aria coordi-
nator for TID, will .how hi. col·
ored slides of Death Valley and ex-
plain the technique used. In photo-
,raphing them. Hia talk ",-ill cover
effecth-e eamera angles. IIghtina.
choice of .ubject. composition. de-
tall. and expaau~
He h.... .bo aerved as a color
conault&nt for the Photograpbic So-
e1ely of America. and .... a ..Ion
jud,e for the international Color
Exbibits. Hi. work b.... been ex-
hibited at the Museum of Modern
Art, New York., and the ElllItman
Kodak at Rocheater.
Richards holds the rank of :Major
In the Civil Air Patrol. an auxiliary
of the U. S. All' Foree, and is com-
mander of CAP Cadet Squadron 84
at C:r.in.a Lake.
Activities Planned
For JP Employees
.1unlor ProfeuionaI employeea at
NOT'S, .Ithough jU3t eDteriD, their
ehOieD profe..lon following coll(':Ie
,raduation, are not forgotten upon
arrival here. Since tbe R.e<:ruit-
ment Panel activity I. directly re-
.pon..lble for the hlr.l of many
J.P:. each yelr. and for the tem-
porary employment ot .tudenu In
trainee position. during lummer
vacation., the R.e<:reatlon Commit-
tee has become an active part of
the Recruitment P.nel.
Acti'ities to be Offered J.P:.
and Summer Studenta durin, 1859
Include: field trip to Death Valley
on Saturday. March 7. coordinated
by John Feemater; a danee .t the
Community Center in ),fay: .w1m
party and trip to Whitney Portal In
July; trip to ~ke babella in AuC-
wt.. a Hobby and Club Day and a
Recreation Day. both In September.
October's activitlet! will be a trip
to Coso Hot Sprln,s and a \Vlves'
tour of the Station. Final program
of the ye.r will be the field trip to
the gholll lown of Calico in Novem-
,"".
All Junior Profesaional3 and
au.mmer .tudenta. their wives, hut-
banda or (IIe-ta may participate In
the activitie.. ThOle who wish to ,"0 RAdIO. & B. Harp, .Ir.
to Death Valley on March 7 .hould 1 _
make !'eWrv.tlons for bua tran.-
portation with John Feemster, ExL
t328. immediately.
Station-furnl.hed buse.. lIeatin«
70 adulta, will depart at 7:30 a.m..
from the Community Center park- for Social Security benefiU or hav-
Ing lot. TbOie makin, tbe trip .re In, que'tiona rep.!'dln.. 80elal $eo
asked to brlnl plentc lunche. anI!" eutity, ma~ WUllam -Yamamoto,
beveraget;. Social Security Admlnlltratlon rep-
reaentative at thc Security Office,
).Ialn Gate. Tuesday. Fcbruary 17,
and \Vednesday, February 1& He
will be at the Gate from 8 a.m. to
11 a.m. each day.
U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Celifornill
File Now for Housing
I'el'llon» ""llIhlna: to be eOllllld-
ered for houalnl", olher than that
In "'hleh the)' now retlld~ ","ho
are not on the ptelient hpullin..
list. must CUe .. application on
or before February %7, 19.59. an·
Douneea Co .I. FaUptter, Heed.
H_intr D1rls1on.
Applications ~ived. by Feb-
ruary n wUl become etfllCU"1l
on thIl lIo-.ln, list .·hkh .·Ill
be In eCfeet from April 1
thrOUlh September ..
FomlS are a,..u..blll at the
BouslnJ' Offkre. AppJlea..la must
file their reque-t during rep1a.r
"'orklnlt' hOll.... The office I. 011-
en Mondll)' through Frida)'.
from 7:SO-1t:SO ..Ill. and 1%:30-
.:30 p.m.
ROCKETEER
Budd (loU. Editor
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pllEClKS ENTR.I&S-raul Some-
lIOlI. OIIl1la Lake Golf Oub pro,
eheek' the entrtes for tomorrow'/!
"OIICII UOII'W)" 9·Hole Oolf Tour.
nament while H-ye.r-old Dale
!\Ieall. winner of last. week', tourna-
mellt. -.en.s ."-orbed In seleetlna:
the proper ball for tomorrow'
,olfinl frll)·.
Da),-Iong festivities will bighHght the dedication of the
China Lake Golf Club House tomorrow. Beginning at 9:30 I
a.m., activities will include a 9-hole tournament, driving I
and putting contests, dinner and dancing. Capt. W. \Y!.
Hollister, Station Commander, will present trophies for
the day's winners at dedication ceremonies at 4 p.m'l said
Club president FJoyd Rockwell.
The Club House culminate. eight yean later. Tt was not until June,
yean of work by memhcn to bring 19M that NOTS' golfera were able
China Lake one of the flne.t counes to pIll)· and eompete on the pr...ent
In the area. In 1900. the .land eourac graa course wblch was desllned by
WlU constMlcted, followed b)' the nationally known golfer Billy Bell.
G'.-acre ,rau drivlnl ran,e foul' and la maintained by greenkceper
Pat Cropper.
The coune waa built ,,;lth money
from the recreation fund .... a part
of Special Services' activltie-. ~e
entire operaUon is seU-tupportlna:,
at no coat to the laxpa)·era.
The new Club House. completed
In October, J903. Is a U-.haped
IItructure compriBed of three But·
ler Huts. and containing locker
room~, wash rooma, a .nack bar
0JlCn dally, the loun,e and the Pro
Shop whcre golf equipment may be
pureha.ed or clubs rented. The
building, with about 4600 square
feet or floor .pace, i.lI a creat Im-
provement over the orlglnJIl club
bou_half a Quonset Hut. moved
from the sand course.
Every resident of the Indian
Wells and Searles Valley. ia in·
"ited to atund tomorrow'. openlnl
activltle.. The entire day'. fmlvl-
ties wlll coet U:ll5. ""hieh Inelude.
dinner, the tournament 8lld danc-
In,. Non-elub memben will pay
the 11.26 f..-tlvltle. ehar,(':, and only
$1 more for green fees. Anyone may
participate In the driving and put-
ting eontCita for an added 215 eenla
for each rivalry.
Memben;blp In the China Ulke
Golf Cub la open to all mllitary
peJ'1ll()nnel on the StatioD and to all
Ch·n Service empwyeea aa well
(Continued 00 Pa,e 4)
Only 23 yeaI'! of a,e. the Poll.h
planlU-not related to the RUllllian
compoaer-has captivaled world-
wide audience. and crltla with his
pollahed technique 8lld hi. aensl-
th'e playln, reflectinl ton.1 beauty.
excellent control and a real under-
atandln.. of each compo"Cr'. Intent.
TchalkoW..lky·. personal history la
filled with the harron; undercone
durint: the German inVatlon of Po-
land In li3ll and the .uceeeding
)'ean .pent In hldin, or In eaeap-
Jna: n(':\lf dangers. Somehow, with
obvioul determination and pene-
verance, the younpter manal"ed to
find pianos and to study wherever
be went.
He entered the National Conler-
vatory In Pari. In 1948 and two
year. later, won the coveted Firat
i)1edal. Upon rcturnlng to Poland
Tuesday's Civic Concert To Present
Tchaikowsky's Brilliant Piano Artistry
In 1"1, he bepn the .tudy of com-
poaltion and haa pu~ued thlt acti-
vity .Ince. He h... completed a do~
en or more composltioft3 and dur-
in, hi. firat Amcrlcan tour In 1~1
was workin, on a concerto.
The planl.t was a pri~_wlnner
at the 19M Chopin Competition In
Warsaw. Follow i n g concerti
throughout Poland and In Yugo-
tlavla and Bulgaria, he entered
the Queen Ellutbeth Competition
In Bruuel. In June. 1M3 probably
the world'. moat Important m.ualc.1
rivalry.
A prise winner .1_ that conte.t..
Tchaikowaky made a profound 1m-
preulon on audience.. critles and
judges, amon, them Arthur Ruben-
atein, who coMlders the young man
aa "one of the fine-t pianltU of his
generation; be I. even better than
that-he II a wonderful ml.l.lelan:·
Vol. XV, No.6
Golf Club House Dedication
Festivities Will Be Tomorrow
nille performanoe lie.ts rna)' be
purchalled from 6;Sf-3 p.m. at lhe
thenlre boxofnee the e'·tnlnlt of Ihe
pl'rforlllnnce, for $t.5(I, p.::3. P and
,=
Third In the aeries of oUUland-
In, mu.leal attractions aeheduled
for prNenlation to Indi.n \'Vella
Valley rNldenUl will be th(': brilliant
plano artl.try of Andre Tch.lkow·
•ky at the Station Theater ne:ltt
Tue.oay, February 17. beginning at
8:Hi p.m.• declared Dr. lvar High·
berg. pre.ldent of the Board of the
1'l"OTS' Civic Concert Assoclatlon,
.ponlOr or the programs.
Tehalkowlky's concert will In-
klude Mourt', "Fanla..lia and Sonata
In C MlnorM
; "'Sonala in E nat Ma-
jor." Cpw 31. No. 3. by Beethoven:
Bartok'. "Musique- Noeturnea":
three ),(a:r.urku by ~m.nowlkl
and Chopln't "Ballade No. S" and
"Four Etude-....
13, 1959.
Friday, February
World Prayer Day
Celebrated Tonight
The Indian Welt. Valley CouncU
of United Church Women "'ill ob-
.er'\'e the 1m \Vorld Day of Pray.
er at 8 p.m.. tonight at the Grace
Lutheran Chul"Ch In Rid,ecrl"'llt.
The \Vorld Day of Prayer chain be.
,-Ins In the TonlR I1landa u dawn
breaks over the.e tropic lalell and
throughoulthe day ob3ervances will
be held In 14<1 countrie., endln,
with the IICtUn.. of the sun on SL
Lawrence Island, AllllIka.
Each year this "Crvlce I. planned
b)' a different country. Thi. year'.
"Crnee comea from the ChrLstlan
women of EOPL The committee
Included women from Angliean and
Evanl"E'-lieal ehurches. but moat of
the membera we're from the Coptie
chureh. ao anelent lnatitution which
has underyone many hardship. In
its .trunle to keep .Ii'·e Ita faith.
These deKend.nUl of one of the
olden Chri31lan aeets chose for the
19M theme-··Lord. I Belic"e:'
The purpoae of the Day Ia to
unite all ChrJ.Uans In a bond of
prayer. to pray for all the people of
the world and to make an offerln,
for Christian mi..iona at honn
and abroad. Offerln,. reeei\'ed are
used for work with the mlgranta
and American Indian.. Interde.
nominational Chrl.tian colleges In
Asia and AIrll:a and Chriatian lit.
erature abroad.
Repre"Cntati'·e. from the Grace
Lutheran Church. 1\"01'S Commu-
nity Otur<:h. St. Michael's Episco-
pal Church and the Rid,ecrest
Community Methodi.t Church will
participate In thc program.
The public I. Invited to attend
the service.
To Be Dedicoted Sunday
lIAlUi\UNG IT UP-C'hlna Lake (lolf Club membertl narold Turrter (Ieftl
l!Ind dim !lunette,. eaJl attention 10 the "Open Houllf'" i-hole Golf Tourna-
moent ,,-hleh -st.rl lomorrow at i::Ml Lm. on the toeal eoun.e. All retll·
dents of Indian \\·eIl5 and SearlC5 \·al1t'~· m.)· eompele.
:or."EW \\-ING-Enelrcled al rillht lA the ne"" "inl{ of Ihe All Failh Chapel
which "'IUlien'e a!I • ",-onhlll «nter for the Hebrew ConK"n:'ption as well
B!l I"rb,h Uou,;e for all faUhli follollinK: SUlld.)··1I dedication lief\'lees.
China lake Schools Preparing
Science, Math Fair Exhibits
THE ROCKUEER
Irishman tried out for varlou
patta. but his dreams were dampell·
ed when he learned that without
memberllhlp In the then closed Ac-
lou' Equity he would receive nn
IIftlary. Next best to aclunl partici_
pIllion In Iheatrlcal productlonl, he
felt.. was projection work. and he
re-entered that field shortly be-
fore filing for American cltl~n
ahlp.
Rory received hll first papera In
IlH9. and In December. 1953. he
proudly related the receipt of
Amulean c1t1u:nshlp.
"The mOllt thrillinc of all my ex-
periences wu receivin, American
eitl~nship, O'Connor mentioned.
"and J IOmeday hope to travel
throughout the country. learnlnc
more lbout It and Its people." He
has two ,i.tera llvin, In London
and expecta, IOmetlme, to vl.it
th('m.
Oi3playlng .Incere .all~facUon
and real contcntment with hi. ure.
Rory's .tlll .trona: IntereU In show
bu.lne.. and the "nice thlnp In
IIfe~ occupy thouchta and effort..s
durin, much of hia free time.
Women's Quartet
Harmony Group
Slates Songfest
\'(Tomen interested in de-
veloping their talents along
the "harmonious" avenues of
barbershop quartet singing
are invited to attend :t song-
fest and organizational meet-
ing in the Anchorage at 7:30
p.m. on Saturday, February
21.
To hl,hlia:ht the me.-ting. ilIe
popular CoroneU(IlI from P-..adenJI
and Judy Randall. Vice Re,ent cf
the Far Wet;tern Ol.ltrlct.. will be
here to .lUmulate Intere.t and des-
cribe the function of ilIe orp.nlu.-
tlon.
Known as the "Sweet Adeline••
Inc.," an international non-profit
,roup detigned to edueale Ita mem-
ben In the art of four-part har-
mony. the organization I. the fem-
Inine counterpart of the Society for
the Prell(!rvation and Encourage-
ment of Barbenhop Quartet Slng- Student underatanding of .lelen-
Ing In America (SPEBSQSAI. tiCic concepts "'ill again be ably
A tnlrted ,·oice. Of" leehnlcal nm- demon.llrated Saturd Y. February
alcal ~ka:round ~ not ~,>'. 28. at the fourth annual Science
bul an "ear" for music. or 50me and Math Fair to be held on the
knowledl[e of harmony Is desirabl~ Burrou,h. Hip School Campu.
Each Individual chapter I. an ....- Exhibits ue being prepared by
set to Ita community. Sweet Ade- each Irade level. from klnderp.rten
linea are the flrat to offer thei:> throua:h senior hirh ciUlle.I. and
talent for entertainment at civic each exhibit or demon.tratlon will
events and charitable functioft3. 111 prelent a COUI"Sl! of !Clentlflc .ludy
addition. a Sweet Adcllne chapter undertaken by the group prcparlng
promote. harmony among women, thc dllplay. Each presentation I.
both vocally and Iplrltually. expected to demonstrate a mllthe-
The .tructure of the national or- matical or .lelentlfle principle. ealily
ganlUltion Wllll set up In Tulsa. underatandable to visitoll: how-
Oklahoma, In October. 19(7. and lever. junior high and high .chool
presently boa!lls almon 200 chap- student!! will be available to dill-
tera with Individual mcmberahlp3, CUllS their projecta during the houn
of ~,ooo. of the lo"'alr.
Elemenlary dl3plan----tud,. unitt
Little League Prospects direeted by the teache.r covering ~
topic ehC*'n by the c1au-""1II be
May Apply Nex.t Week "Ct up In the Burrougb, auditorium
Applicat'ons for China lAke Lit· and will present not only the prin-
tie LeaJ"Ue baseba.ll playen will bo:o eiple involved. but abo what aetu-
dl.tributed through the aehooli ally happened in the e1......room In
next Monday. February 16, it was development of the lItudy unit.
announced thi. week by plal'en' Space travel it the pro)eet of one
agent Pete Nicol. The appllcatlonl rirat and .econd grade group; a
lIhould be returned to the .chooill pre.entatlon on lumber, the growth
by February 19, whcther or not the pattern of treel and the Ulle' of
boy played last year. wood wtll be made by a fifth grade
Any boy who wlll not be 13 yearl e1us and a ,Ixth grade dl3play wlll
of age before AUJ"Ust 1. 1959. Is feature underwater actlvitlel.
eligible. It i.lI a policy of the loeal Junior High and High School ex-
Lea,ue that e'·ery boy who applies hibits the work of Indlvlduall or
will be as.slgned to a team. Imall. Informal ,",ups-will be dis-
Tryouts will be held March 7, 14, played In the Junior Win.. of the
and 21. Thi. year. _II 8-year-olds High School building. ExhlblUl In
_
___-'~_'Iwill be assigned to the AAA League photography and IndU-'ltrial ArUl
and 111'111 not lJ'}·Ollt. All other boyl will be pre"Cnted this )'ear for the
not already the property of an A. firat time.
LcaJ"Ue team m.U31 U')'out on one Past Seience and Math FaJra have
of thelle daYI. drawn parents.•upervl.$Ors. mC'm-
Meetings of China lAke Little bell of teaehera' collegel. teacher••
League dlrecto~ are held the flut principal.. college studenta.•den-
and third Monday. or each month tlsta and many other. intcrelted In
in the Safety Building at 7:30 p.m. student IlcHvlty in Idence. Most of
Adult. who are able to help are In- them hflve becn impreued by the
vited to attend these meelln,s. development of local Itudentl In
Three new managera were Iclcct- science and by the pr('S('ntatlons Chief Petty Offlcera' fee. nte $15
ed to replace retiring managen; at displa}·ed. monthly: enli31ed men under E-'l
the Ian meeting: JOl" Hibbs re-I---------------I rating. S3 per month. Non-mem-
place. Buck Iknton of the Dodgera; CI bH be~ may enjoy a full day on the
JOl" Seibold replac:.l Raoul Landry U ouse tOUr!Je for the S3 g~ f('('ll on
of the Giants: and John )1aeho",·.k~' •• • weekends and holidays. or $2 du,,"
r~place. Rudy Zagala of the Tij(:- (Continued from Page 11 ing the week. Enll3ted men below
era. All the retirl"l" managera are !olemberahip for civilian. and off!- E-i pay only fifty cents per day or
cong....tulated for their effort aoll ~ra is $8 per month. phu an addl- Sl.25 for weekends and holiday.
.-ervlce to the Ullie LeaJ"Ue. tional $:1: for full family prh1Ie&e.. &Teen fee..
him Into memberllhlp with the
Britllh Film Inullute, whosc Am.
erlcan counlerpart Is the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Scienc-
ea, and into learning the dclaih,
and duties of film projection.
Gre-tettt Alh'elilure
1t w.... says Rory, his adventur-
ous spirit which led him to emi-
pate to the United State.. Tripi! to
England and .tudy In Spain and
France didn't 38t\..lfy hb interest In
other eountries and other peoples.
"I decided to come to Amerlc
3,)0 p.m. Com. c..~!er 17 Ca••tI,IO 30
f.... 2.S 3 p,rn. Corn. Ce,,'" 51
3.30 p... Corn. <:-",.. 65/l'jIa f.b 26 3030 p m. Com, c:....... 751l'jIa
10 ",M. Iol tab feb.. 27 2 p.m. ta_ 0".•otg )0
Call'" 30 , .... 27 3 p.rn. ta~ 0". IJdv.3O
e I a 5 ely IlS poulble, theatrical
equipment giving really profellllion-
al prelcntatlon•. Built by the Pub-
lic Work. Department under hi.
direction. the double projection
.,.stem w.... initially utilized In
8t'ptember, 1903.
Empbaslzln, that the use of film
-movie or .tUl-remains a princi-
pal means of pre.entlng Informa-
tion. the proj(octloni.at added tbal
.me 180 people In two !"OnfeN-nce
rooms. may view film. pro)eeted
b)' hi. unique arrangement.
Rory'l domain. thc Projection
Room. Ilea betwC'en two large con-
ference room. on the flnt floor of
the Lab, with its floor built up
about three fC'eL abo\'e the rest Ot
the building. Two lines of four pro-
jectorl each arc arranged .0 that
e\·ery machine Ilrojeets through Its
own "porthole" into one of the
conference rooml. Control panels
are placed agalnU the walla and
b<;neath the portholes and pro"lde
PCOdECTIO:i nOO)I-Cor)' O'Ccmoor worlis at a nUM"hine on one bank
of ~uiJNIH'nt In tM J'rojedion UllOm in iUie~lsoon Lab. Shown, lower
ri#bt, Is the "'ide projec:tor. the finot or t~ four nJaellinn eomllO""ina:
the second bllnk of projcc:lor!ll in O'COllllorli dual s)"lilem. MI'ortholelJ" ma)'
br l>een .bo'·e the eqwJNuent, "hile the control partelli .re liet· aplnlSt
the "',dtlio ju-!>t betow the porlhol....
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Irish Projectionist
Gory O'Connor Designed, Operates
Unique facility in Michelson Lab
B" Glenna Ma)'d"1/-
"Most of all, I would have liked to have been a singer,"
confessed Rocy O'Connor, Michelson Laboratory Projec-
tionist and designee-operator of the Lab's dual projection
facility. "Music has always been a part of my life and an
unaccepted offer during school days to study in Italy has
caused the greatest frustration of my life:' he added.
M !ruh .. the leprechaun, .. ready access to whichever projee-
frieDdly .... the little men of Ire- tora are in operation.
)and'. folklore. and directly ne.- Vied constantly for Intra-station
<:f'nded from Roderick O·Connor'. meetinp or orientation of mitor..
the lut King of Erin. deposed In the dual projection facility h....
the 11th Century. Rory·. every word earned wide approval for its de-
and action I.yplfiea his Europe.n sl,ner.
binh and education. IlJI modified by Earns 6-\'ear Scholarship
the IIpirlt of adventure and hi. en- An aptitude for and excellent
thuslutlc approval of hb adopted work In language- earned for him
country. a .Ix-year lIcholar.hlp to the Irl.sh
O'Connor came to the Indian College in Salamanca, Spain, fol-
Wells Valley In the ran of 19W. He lowing preparatory .chooHng In
flnt worked lUI projectionist at the Dublin and Belf....t. Ire I and.
Ridge theatre In Rldgecrelt. and Awarded a BaChelor of ArU degree
then. In April, 1~1. accepted a In ct.......ica In 1936 by the Spanish
position .. clerk with the Chin" Unh-eraity, he WQ repatriated to
Lake PoIIt Office'. He retained thia France at the inception of Spain"
last job for three yean. until. In CIvil War. The remaining two
April. 1964. hla .tatu as a new yean provided for by tbe aeholar-
citizen allOWed him to accept a .hip were utilised In the .tudy of
CIvil Service appointment ILlI Pro- philosophy at a I.lniven;ity in Paris.
jectloni.t at Mlehel.3on Lab. re.pon. With education an Integra! part
alble for all Station projection of his nature, O'Connor taugr:t
equipment. Latin and hi.tory In Engli.h and
I>e&il{n!l Ollal Projcetor Irl~h high .lehooill for the ten years
Recognbln, the need for more following 1938.
adequate equipment. O'Connor de- Teaching, although hll livelihood,
signed the Lab'. Dual Projcetlor\ was not hil first cnthusla.m. Con-
Room Faclllty, to approximate WI .tinulng lnterl"3t In the thealre led
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