Mu:. M1~. Mer. 12 76 36 Mar. 13 eo .42 Mar. 14 n 45 Mar. 15 73 47 Mar. 16 7S 4S Mar. 17 81 44 Mar. 18 83 sa TEMPERATUIlES ,March 20, '959 Offlce, Rous1n.. Bid.... Top Dook AnT FESTn'AL SWEE~-"AKES \\'(NNERS-Shown (I. to r.) ate: Burroughs Hil"h School Senior Oarol3'n lh)'eock with her winning entr}' "1\Iounlaln Pathll," and Burroughs Junior High School 8th gtlOder Nancy OLIrlis wllh her willning painting "The Three Actors." Phones 'J1Mt. 'J2G82, '11655 Al Christman ,. , desert photogtlOpher slon, TID, wlll portray - verbally and by the use of selected pleturc.s taken by members of the China Lake Photographic Society - the atea surrounding China Lake, dls- !lla}'llIg its ado'nlaKes, scenic ~u­ ties and facilities to residenl.s and non-residents, alike. The American A8.lociation of Unl- veraity \Vomen l.s .sponsoring the program. There Is no admission charge, and the general public is cordially Invited to attend the 45- minute travelogue. Liaison OHicers Change Wlilis E. Vore, Head of Project ,Engineering Division in Test De- partment will be NOTS Liaison Of- ficer In Wa.shinglon, D.C., from ,March 24 to May 1. Alvin R. Jacobsen, of Central Staff, returns to NOTS on llIarch 27. NOTS Credit Union 1959 Kern County Art festival Breaks loan Volume Now All Past Attendance, Exhibition Records Tops$1 Milli'onMark Over. 1,000 vis~tors attended the eleventh Kern County' Art Fcstlval held 10 the Community Center last weekend Last week, the NOTS Em- to view 900 art entrics and demonstrations by local artists; ployecs Federal Credit Union Ribbons awarded at this year's Art Festival numbered topped the $1 million mark two Sweepstakes Awards, 20 firsts, 19 seconds, 20 third, in loans for the first time and 54 honorable mentions, bon in her division, Ils well llS the since it was granted its char- Both Sweepstakes winners arc all-Fe'tival Sweepstakes award fol' ter in 1947, it was announced .students of China Lake .schools. abstrac\..!. Nancy Curtis, eighth Carolyn Haycock, Burroughs sen- grader, with "The Three Actoi'll" by Ken Martin, manager. ior, with "Mountain Paths" in entered In the Junior High 01\'1.. Since the car loan interest rate mllted media, garnered a blu~ rib- sion, was awarded the Sweepstakell dropped last :May from one percent award, and the first In her divl~ to % or one percent per month on sion, in the category of rt'alism. the unpaid balance for current RAdmiraI Hubbard, dud!:"es year models, the volume of loans Judges conSisted of Stephanie has increased $627,000. The one per- BuOrd Deputy Chief Stockton, prominent watercolor ar- cent interest rate sUU applies to tist from Bakerefield who has just other year models. Visits Here Monday returned from a six-month study Total assets are now at $1.395,- Rear Admiral Miles H. Hubbard. of art classics and design in Copen_ 000 with a membership of 3,600 h i . h hagen. Munich, Greece, Turke" and w 0 recent y assume t e polIt of ~ shareholders. Spain,' Vic Braeke, art an' '",m, I Deputy Chief of the Bureau of ... The level payment plan u,ed on 0' 'II ies teacher In Bak,-f,',I' H,-g- r nance, WI visit the Station . . . . . all loan eontraelll by the Credit Un- M' School; and Bernie Mauldin, ,~ next on ay and Tue!lday. ion permit.s borrowers to know ex- chairman of the Kern County Art actly what the loan is clNIUng them \Vhlle here on his two-day tour Council, art supervisor of the Mu_ and exactly what the monthly pay- of the Station he will be briefed by roc Unified School District, and art menlll will be with no hidden or Dr. Wm. B. McLean on the overall teacher at Edwards .chaol.s. All extra charges:. aSJ?CCt of NOTS' Technical Pro- judges commented on the "stimu~ All NOT'S Credit Union proo-ides grams. Then briefings on specific lating exhibit which was difficult Lonn l'",tootlon I.nsuranee, bor- programs will be held for the Ad- but a plellllure to judge." rowera need not take out an3' extra mlral which wlll Include: the Side- Especially commended for an life insurance. winder 1-C Program by Dr. W. F. outstanding job of prcsentation 0 _ ' f" C odlt U· ._ Cartwrigh<-, l: Statement during the fIl- pie or Indian Wells Valley, at 8:30 League baseball players will be Ing period from the first Monday p.m. next Tueaday, March 24, at the conducted Saturday morning at in March to the last Monday in Community Center. A I b crt B. Schoeffel Field, announce.s League May. Christman, head of the Develop_ president J. J. O·Brien. Veteran.s who wish to file (or Clt- ment Branch, Presentations Divl- Applications have been dlstrlbut_ emption for the fint time In China Ir-----------__..led to all boys through the school Lake must present their discharge systems at China Lake and In papers and legal description of all Ridgecrest. Any young fellow liv- property at the County Assessor's Ing within 15 mites 01 the Main Office in Bakersfield or contact the Gste, Interested in playing with the Deputy T a x Assessor In China. Babe Ruth League teams, is eli- Lake, Mrs. H. Campbell, 315-B gible for the tryoulll. Those. who Langley. Ext. 71424, Monday have not yet received an applica- through Thursday evenings from 7 tion may contact Vera Taylor, 305-A to 9. and most Saturdays from 10 Langley, Eltt. 73944. a.m. to 1 p.m. before May L Members 01 the 1959 Board of Deeds and eontrac\..! for real es- Directors Include O'Brien, Elmer tate must ha\'e been recorded be- Davis. trellllurer, and Vera Taylor, fore noon of the first Monday of secretary. The o'ice-presideney was hIarch of the year for which elC- lett vacant by the reeent death of emption Is being claimed. John McLaughlin.• I;;;;:;;:::::;;;;;;;;;;;;;::::::;;;::::::::::::~ ROCKETEER Budd Gott, EdItor lOIlClt!Ur II wholelO/M. God II nollO d~n o. I0Il1. _I. make out. Old ... not moke 'h. kltlen 10 tho.. It, toll? -Helmet! Hill... Val, XV, Na, '" E. B. Crowe Departs to Accept Foreign Service Appointment Eugene B. Crowe, Associate Head of Staff for Manage- ment. with Central Staff, leaves the Naval Ordnance Test Station next week to go) first, to Washington, D.C. for cultural and linguistic preparation, and then) to the MiddJe Eastern country of Jordan, as Public Administrator Ad- visor to King Hussein's constitutional monarchy. Crowe will be assigned to Jordan's capital city of Amman for approximately 30 months. ert. 13, will attend high school level Crowe's family will accompany c1asscs In either Beirut, Lebanon him to Jordan; however, during the period while he is in Washington. lIi.s wife and four younptel'll will stay In Wadley, Alabama. Thert'. the children will attend the .same IJChools their father attended dur- ing his youth. During their atay In Jordan, the two older boy.s, Ray, 16, and Rob- Birthday Imminent for 'Series 'E' 'Bonds On May 1, the Series "E" United States Savings Bonds will be eighteen years old. These Bonds, known various- ly as "Baby Bonds," "Defense Bonds," "War Bonds," and "Security Bonds," through the years of their infancy and adolescence, arc aU U.S. Sav- ings Bonds. backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. More than 1,679,000 federal em- ployee.s are now buying Series "E" Bonds n'gularly by utlll:r.lng pay_ roll savings plans. In 1958, a total of 39,872 Bonds were ISSUed to NOTS' employees, with deductions for the Bonds amounting to $1,267,- 732.37. Series "E" Bonds are purchased at 75 per cent of maturity value, reaching maturity 8 years and 1.1 months after issue date. When held to maturity, SeriCll "E" Bond.s, In dcnominatiollll of $25, S50, $100, $200, $500 and $1000, yield three and one- fourth per cent Interest compound- ed semi-annually. The last rellOrt coverln.. parroil ..a,·ill~s partlcillation by Installa- tions with o"er a thousand person- nel, within the 11th Na\'al Di!ltrict. Indicates that NOTS' rate of 61.4 per cent (as of Dooember St, 19M) stands ninth III a. field of tllirleen. Figures compiled by Ethel Lesha, Head. Fiscal and Bond Branch, Dis- bursing DiviSion ot Central Staff, .show that during February, 1959, some 1990 Station employees-over M.8 per cent of the 3,833 ci\'llian employees on board -llad payroll lIavings deduetiona made from their earnings. During this period, $95,- 887.50 bought 2,9ll7 "E" Bonds, In all denominations. A guaranteed yield for an Inde· structible bond that is directly re- deemable is a wise choice for a part of a wage earner's assets. Bonds arc convertible to cash without re- gard to market fluctuations. Information regarding the $.1.V- Ings Payroll Plan by which U.S. Savings Bonds are purchased, with no expenditure of effort on the part of the SIlver, can be obtained from Mrs. Leshn, Ext. 71337 or Ext. 72051, or st her office, Room 1022·B in the Administration Building. 'Revenooers' Attack Bootleg Form Stills The month of March has bC(!n .set aside as Forms Management Month whereby all "revenoocrs" will at- tl'mpt to rid the Station of "boot- leg" forms. It }'ou have been "distilling" boot- leg forms, those forms which hnve B tendency to pop up wherever there's an office duplicator or mim. eograph mac h Inc, the Stallon Forms Analyst, Hazel Coleman of Code 171 requests that they be tak_ Commissary Closes en to her. ChancCl! are that bona- The Celllmi,,!ltIr)' will be eiOll- fide forms are already available to ed for in\"Cnl'or)' bcKlllnllllr at 1.2 meet everyone's needs. If not, yoU lloon TueWay. March 81, lIud will reeeive 88lIistance in developing during the entire day \Vednes. a "100 proof" form Ihat is the very da}', April L best for your particular purpose. In the fulure the (JonuniljSllt3' All official fonns have been giv- Store will close lor ino'entor)' en a forms number. This number onl}' Ollce quarterl)', rather thall appear.s In the top or bottom left at the end of each mOllth S$ hilS hand corner. Like"bottled In bond," been the practice. it is your alllluranee of a top qual- '- ....J' It)' product. March 20, 195'1. Employee Development and Research Division The Employee Development and Research Dlvi.sion, he a d e d by' T. \V. Milburn, advisell manage- ment on the establishment of exec~ utive development plans and eon~ due\..! a number of Station-Wide training program.s. The.se include the apPrt'nUce school, .supervllJ(lry training curri- culum, training for technlclan.s and artisans, training for adminlstra~ tive personnel, and an education program which involves indoctri- nation of junior professional.s. Also, It conducts exten.sion and ad- vanced degree courses In science and engineering in cooperation with UCLA, (In which approltimately 300 employee.s are enrolled Bt Bny one time), conducting day cla.sses per- taining to applications of science and engineering to ordnance prob-> lems (a program which enrolls ap~ proltimately 700 employees), and the award of Fellowships to prom~ Ising employees who are sent to at- tend confercncCll and university courses to elttend their competence In fields of interest to the Station. Hesearch ....unctlo.. Through this division, eHorts are made to conduct analytical research into such problems as what are the conditions of ereallvity In Individ- uals, what kind of .supervisors lItimutate creativity, and what kind of organil.8tlonal arrangements and Interpen!onal arrllngement.s within a unit tend to stimulate creativity, SuI)f'n'illOr neo'e!0prllcnt A recently established program within the division Is the Super- villOr Development Program which consists of a variety or development technlque.s which may be lIelected for supervlllOry training at NOTS. The entire program is based on the philosophy that each supervillOr re- quires a slightly different training ~a wide variety or subject.s and techniques arc made a\'allable on a Station-wide basis.. Wage and Classification Division The \Vage and Classification 01- o'lslon, headed by Rudy Sau!ICr, Jr., n'views actions taken under au- thority delegated by ComNots to classify graded and ungraded polIi_ tions. 11 also recommends new ungrad- ed ratings, reviews proposed claui- fieation standard.s for graded posi- tions, and participation in the con- duct of wage surveys. It seeks to develop improved procedures for classification, particularly of pro- feSlllonal positions. TonI Atchison, Technician of tion. Se' DI I' I Admi.llistraH\·e Sen'lee BtIOJ1eh n',ee \' slon The Administrative S e r v I c. No. 2. discusses Branch of the division Involves au_ personnel man- diting of Forms 50, statistical con_ age men t Ilrob- trol, personnel jacket.s, and maiL lems wit 11 Ber- files and records. A record of per. nard Smith Head sonnel and pcr.sonnel actions is of \\'eallOl:8 De_ maintained on IBM tap e. and through utilization of the IBM 764, ~~====~_'~-':I:'P:':':'~'~I~"':P'I~. It is possible to obtain .statistical - data on the slaff and on the per- These ~f'QUpS arc staffed to pro- sonnel actions taken. vide each department on the Sta- Survivors of employee.s are setv- tion with a staff assistant who ean cd by this branch. It authorizes advise department management on release of unpaid earnings. retire~ all problems or personncl manage- ment benefits, and files claims for ment, and can complete aellons on Federal Employee.s Group Insur- practically any personnel action ance. which the department wants to take. Employees and supervi.sors need deal with only one personnel staU member for the vast majority of actions. The jobs require a high de- gree of knowledge and skill, and continuous training efforls are re- quired to develop the proficlencica which the department.s desire. How- ever, the work holds great interest and satisfaction, These groups at China Lake are headed by Dean Hewitt, Austin Ross, and Ashley Hallett, Hewitt, of Division No. l, has "generalists"' serving Codes 00, 17, 45, 65, and 75. RoSll's group, Division No.2. serves Codes 18, SO, 35, and 40. Hallett's group, Division No.3, serves Code~ 25. 50, 511, 70, and S5. Bulde' the generalis\..!, each group is staffed with Cltaminers and appointment clerks who review and carry out technical requlrement.s and complete the record of actlona taken-and see that they gel to the Payroll Branch. Pasadena Division The Personnel Division at Pasa- dena, headed by Fred M. Nathan, operates on the same ptlncipl~, as the Service Division' at China Lake and service all units at Pasadena. Moreover, since it is distant from the specialized divisions at China Lake. It performs some of their funclions. It provides assistance on the Pasadena work in recruiting, training, classirieation, and em- ployee relations fields. Functions of the specialized DiVi- sions mentioned above are outlined as follows: Employee Management Relations Division The Employee Management Re- lations area, headoo by Richard P. Hartnett, adVises management on employee grievance.s and discipli- nary actions. It is Involved In ad- ministering the Incentive Awards Program. It asslst.s management in relations with organized emplo)'ee g rOil p s including lAM, IBEW, Sheclmetal Worker.s Union. Metal T r a des Council, and Employee Management Councils organized In most department.s ot the Station, and in the o\'erall group!!l at China Lake. Employment Division The Emp(oyment Division func- tion. headed by M. Vaughn Adam- son, Includes a large program of re- cruitment.. examining, interviewing and certification work. The con- stant need for highly qualified pro. fessional personnel In scientific, en· ginccrlng. and management areas require an annual campaign of col-I----;-:-------::-----::---=::;--- lege recruitment. Newest Station Film It also provides Detached Rcpre- The most reeent film describing sentatlves of the Board of Examl· the Station's work and mission, "U. ne" for Scientists and Engineers S. Naval Ordnance Test Statlon- and the 111'0 ElCamining Board for New Frontiers in Ordnance" will all trades and their supervisors. It be reatured as a speCIal altractton conducts competitive examinations Thursday and Friday at the sta- for entrance and promotion, and tion Theatl'(', It Includes China sC<'ks improved methods of selec- Lake personnel. THE ROCKETEER Page Four Personnel, Community Relations DepartmentFunction Outlined Consolidation of the function of the former Department of Community Affairs I with the Personnel Department under the new designation of Personnel and Community Relatjons Department reflects a significant advance in admi.nistering to the needs of the Station, The merger climaxed a series of progressive reorganizationat changes which first be- came effective in January, 1956, when the Personnel Department broke with the tradi- tional form of personnel administration and formed an Operations Division to service I specific operational departments. The framework of the department's function as it operates today is outlined in the I ensuing article. Community Relations Housing Division PEnSO~"''"EL nt:;CEPTIOXIST I \Vhlle s eve r a I organizational The main function of the Hous- Eloil;e Buck, left, --"'-'I':l:l"" unll.s on the Statlon are concerned Ing Division, headed by C. J. Fall- IlljsislS &Plllielllll1l with community operations. the gatter, Is to adVise and 88lIist Sta- with their Stllnd- tlew Personnel and Community Re- tlon management on the problems II.td j.' 0 r m a G7, lktlons Department will provide a or providing housing for pe~sonnel and an,wers ~oeal point fpr both management at China Lake. on or off the Sta- questions regard- and Station rCllidents for eommu· tlon. Ing job vllcanel~ nit}· affairs. It advises on formulation or poll- It wlll be concerned with com- des for aaslgnment of on-Station and examination nlUnity piannlng, with assisting the housing and carries out established ann 0 u nee - development of policy for operation polley. It advises on all problems mellt!J. of all the services concerned, and for dealing with the Community Council and other groups on mat- ters of concern to Station rcsldents. Further, It Is concerned with dealing with n'presentalives of or- ganizatiollll of the State, the Coun- t)., lind Ridgecre.st to maintain good relations with the.se groups. The AJisociitte for Community Re- latlons Is concerned with these areas particularly and is aided by a stafr to atudy community needa and develop policies to meet them. Art festival... (Contlnued from Page 1) Mussier and Barry SchllOOrg. Elementar3' Winners HOUSIXG ASSIGNl'lIENT-Drusilla i\loore. third from left.. Head of First plaC4l, or blue ribbon, wln- the Housing A!>signment Bruncll. and Mildred Smith dl.scuu housing nen! In the Elementary School Dlvl- jlrObj>ect" with Station emlll03'C(!1I. sion were: Sally DeSanto, Jim Sim- ..... of relations with tenanlll, induding mel'll, Peggy Ford, ......rol Ann Had_ In Janua~, 1956. After three y makes • prell)' llieture for the Hocketeer phlltllgraphl'r as !ille ,'Iewll Donna TaCe's i)a,nting "Uudson "aile}' \\'inter" durlllg the llih annual Kern Ceunl}' Art Festh'al held hl'te la",t weekend. , OCR Text: Mu:. M1~. Mer. 12 76 36 Mar. 13 eo .42 Mar. 14 n 45 Mar. 15 73 47 Mar. 16 7S 4S Mar. 17 81 44 Mar. 18 83 sa TEMPERATUIlES ,March 20, '959 Offlce, Rous1n.. Bid.... Top Dook AnT FESTn'AL SWEE~-"AKES \\'(NNERS-Shown (I. to r.) ate: Burroughs Hil"h School Senior Oarol3'n lh)'eock with her winning entr}' "1\Iounlaln Pathll," and Burroughs Junior High School 8th gtlOder Nancy OLIrlis wllh her willning painting "The Three Actors." Phones 'J1Mt. 'J2G82, '11655 Al Christman ,. , desert photogtlOpher slon, TID, wlll portray - verbally and by the use of selected pleturc.s taken by members of the China Lake Photographic Society - the atea surrounding China Lake, dls- !lla}'llIg its ado'nlaKes, scenic ~u­ ties and facilities to residenl.s and non-residents, alike. The American A8.lociation of Unl- veraity \Vomen l.s .sponsoring the program. There Is no admission charge, and the general public is cordially Invited to attend the 45- minute travelogue. Liaison OHicers Change Wlilis E. Vore, Head of Project ,Engineering Division in Test De- partment will be NOTS Liaison Of- ficer In Wa.shinglon, D.C., from ,March 24 to May 1. Alvin R. Jacobsen, of Central Staff, returns to NOTS on llIarch 27. NOTS Credit Union 1959 Kern County Art festival Breaks loan Volume Now All Past Attendance, Exhibition Records Tops$1 Milli'onMark Over. 1,000 vis~tors attended the eleventh Kern County' Art Fcstlval held 10 the Community Center last weekend Last week, the NOTS Em- to view 900 art entrics and demonstrations by local artists; ployecs Federal Credit Union Ribbons awarded at this year's Art Festival numbered topped the $1 million mark two Sweepstakes Awards, 20 firsts, 19 seconds, 20 third, in loans for the first time and 54 honorable mentions, bon in her division, Ils well llS the since it was granted its char- Both Sweepstakes winners arc all-Fe'tival Sweepstakes award fol' ter in 1947, it was announced .students of China Lake .schools. abstrac\..!. Nancy Curtis, eighth Carolyn Haycock, Burroughs sen- grader, with "The Three Actoi'll" by Ken Martin, manager. ior, with "Mountain Paths" in entered In the Junior High 01\'1.. Since the car loan interest rate mllted media, garnered a blu~ rib- sion, was awarded the Sweepstakell dropped last :May from one percent award, and the first In her divl~ to % or one percent per month on sion, in the category of rt'alism. the unpaid balance for current RAdmiraI Hubbard, dud!:"es year models, the volume of loans Judges conSisted of Stephanie has increased $627,000. The one per- BuOrd Deputy Chief Stockton, prominent watercolor ar- cent interest rate sUU applies to tist from Bakerefield who has just other year models. Visits Here Monday returned from a six-month study Total assets are now at $1.395,- Rear Admiral Miles H. Hubbard. of art classics and design in Copen_ 000 with a membership of 3,600 h i . h hagen. Munich, Greece, Turke" and w 0 recent y assume t e polIt of ~ shareholders. Spain,' Vic Braeke, art an' '",m, I Deputy Chief of the Bureau of ... The level payment plan u,ed on 0' 'II ies teacher In Bak,-f,',I' H,-g- r nance, WI visit the Station . . . . . all loan eontraelll by the Credit Un- M' School; and Bernie Mauldin, ,~ next on ay and Tue!lday. ion permit.s borrowers to know ex- chairman of the Kern County Art actly what the loan is clNIUng them \Vhlle here on his two-day tour Council, art supervisor of the Mu_ and exactly what the monthly pay- of the Station he will be briefed by roc Unified School District, and art menlll will be with no hidden or Dr. Wm. B. McLean on the overall teacher at Edwards .chaol.s. All extra charges:. aSJ?CCt of NOTS' Technical Pro- judges commented on the "stimu~ All NOT'S Credit Union proo-ides grams. Then briefings on specific lating exhibit which was difficult Lonn l'",tootlon I.nsuranee, bor- programs will be held for the Ad- but a plellllure to judge." rowera need not take out an3' extra mlral which wlll Include: the Side- Especially commended for an life insurance. winder 1-C Program by Dr. W. F. outstanding job of prcsentation 0 _ ' f" C odlt U· ._ Cartwrigh<-, l: Statement during the fIl- pie or Indian Wells Valley, at 8:30 League baseball players will be Ing period from the first Monday p.m. next Tueaday, March 24, at the conducted Saturday morning at in March to the last Monday in Community Center. A I b crt B. Schoeffel Field, announce.s League May. Christman, head of the Develop_ president J. J. O·Brien. Veteran.s who wish to file (or Clt- ment Branch, Presentations Divl- Applications have been dlstrlbut_ emption for the fint time In China Ir-----------__..led to all boys through the school Lake must present their discharge systems at China Lake and In papers and legal description of all Ridgecrest. Any young fellow liv- property at the County Assessor's Ing within 15 mites 01 the Main Office in Bakersfield or contact the Gste, Interested in playing with the Deputy T a x Assessor In China. Babe Ruth League teams, is eli- Lake, Mrs. H. Campbell, 315-B gible for the tryoulll. Those. who Langley. Ext. 71424, Monday have not yet received an applica- through Thursday evenings from 7 tion may contact Vera Taylor, 305-A to 9. and most Saturdays from 10 Langley, Eltt. 73944. a.m. to 1 p.m. before May L Members 01 the 1959 Board of Deeds and eontrac\..! for real es- Directors Include O'Brien, Elmer tate must ha\'e been recorded be- Davis. trellllurer, and Vera Taylor, fore noon of the first Monday of secretary. The o'ice-presideney was hIarch of the year for which elC- lett vacant by the reeent death of emption Is being claimed. John McLaughlin.• I;;;;:;;:::::;;;;;;;;;;;;;::::::;;;::::::::::::~ ROCKETEER Budd Gott, EdItor lOIlClt!Ur II wholelO/M. God II nollO d~n o. I0Il1. _I. make out. Old ... not moke 'h. kltlen 10 tho.. It, toll? -Helmet! Hill... Val, XV, Na, '" E. B. Crowe Departs to Accept Foreign Service Appointment Eugene B. Crowe, Associate Head of Staff for Manage- ment. with Central Staff, leaves the Naval Ordnance Test Station next week to go) first, to Washington, D.C. for cultural and linguistic preparation, and then) to the MiddJe Eastern country of Jordan, as Public Administrator Ad- visor to King Hussein's constitutional monarchy. Crowe will be assigned to Jordan's capital city of Amman for approximately 30 months. ert. 13, will attend high school level Crowe's family will accompany c1asscs In either Beirut, Lebanon him to Jordan; however, during the period while he is in Washington. lIi.s wife and four younptel'll will stay In Wadley, Alabama. Thert'. the children will attend the .same IJChools their father attended dur- ing his youth. During their atay In Jordan, the two older boy.s, Ray, 16, and Rob- Birthday Imminent for 'Series 'E' 'Bonds On May 1, the Series "E" United States Savings Bonds will be eighteen years old. These Bonds, known various- ly as "Baby Bonds," "Defense Bonds," "War Bonds," and "Security Bonds," through the years of their infancy and adolescence, arc aU U.S. Sav- ings Bonds. backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. More than 1,679,000 federal em- ployee.s are now buying Series "E" Bonds n'gularly by utlll:r.lng pay_ roll savings plans. In 1958, a total of 39,872 Bonds were ISSUed to NOTS' employees, with deductions for the Bonds amounting to $1,267,- 732.37. Series "E" Bonds are purchased at 75 per cent of maturity value, reaching maturity 8 years and 1.1 months after issue date. When held to maturity, SeriCll "E" Bond.s, In dcnominatiollll of $25, S50, $100, $200, $500 and $1000, yield three and one- fourth per cent Interest compound- ed semi-annually. The last rellOrt coverln.. parroil ..a,·ill~s partlcillation by Installa- tions with o"er a thousand person- nel, within the 11th Na\'al Di!ltrict. Indicates that NOTS' rate of 61.4 per cent (as of Dooember St, 19M) stands ninth III a. field of tllirleen. Figures compiled by Ethel Lesha, Head. Fiscal and Bond Branch, Dis- bursing DiviSion ot Central Staff, .show that during February, 1959, some 1990 Station employees-over M.8 per cent of the 3,833 ci\'llian employees on board -llad payroll lIavings deduetiona made from their earnings. During this period, $95,- 887.50 bought 2,9ll7 "E" Bonds, In all denominations. A guaranteed yield for an Inde· structible bond that is directly re- deemable is a wise choice for a part of a wage earner's assets. Bonds arc convertible to cash without re- gard to market fluctuations. Information regarding the $.1.V- Ings Payroll Plan by which U.S. Savings Bonds are purchased, with no expenditure of effort on the part of the SIlver, can be obtained from Mrs. Leshn, Ext. 71337 or Ext. 72051, or st her office, Room 1022·B in the Administration Building. 'Revenooers' Attack Bootleg Form Stills The month of March has bC(!n .set aside as Forms Management Month whereby all "revenoocrs" will at- tl'mpt to rid the Station of "boot- leg" forms. It }'ou have been "distilling" boot- leg forms, those forms which hnve B tendency to pop up wherever there's an office duplicator or mim. eograph mac h Inc, the Stallon Forms Analyst, Hazel Coleman of Code 171 requests that they be tak_ Commissary Closes en to her. ChancCl! are that bona- The Celllmi,,!ltIr)' will be eiOll- fide forms are already available to ed for in\"Cnl'or)' bcKlllnllllr at 1.2 meet everyone's needs. If not, yoU lloon TueWay. March 81, lIud will reeeive 88lIistance in developing during the entire day \Vednes. a "100 proof" form Ihat is the very da}', April L best for your particular purpose. In the fulure the (JonuniljSllt3' All official fonns have been giv- Store will close lor ino'entor)' en a forms number. This number onl}' Ollce quarterl)', rather thall appear.s In the top or bottom left at the end of each mOllth S$ hilS hand corner. Like"bottled In bond," been the practice. it is your alllluranee of a top qual- '- ....J' It)' product. March 20, 195'1. Employee Development and Research Division The Employee Development and Research Dlvi.sion, he a d e d by' T. \V. Milburn, advisell manage- ment on the establishment of exec~ utive development plans and eon~ due\..! a number of Station-Wide training program.s. The.se include the apPrt'nUce school, .supervllJ(lry training curri- culum, training for technlclan.s and artisans, training for adminlstra~ tive personnel, and an education program which involves indoctri- nation of junior professional.s. Also, It conducts exten.sion and ad- vanced degree courses In science and engineering in cooperation with UCLA, (In which approltimately 300 employee.s are enrolled Bt Bny one time), conducting day cla.sses per- taining to applications of science and engineering to ordnance prob-> lems (a program which enrolls ap~ proltimately 700 employees), and the award of Fellowships to prom~ Ising employees who are sent to at- tend confercncCll and university courses to elttend their competence In fields of interest to the Station. Hesearch ....unctlo.. Through this division, eHorts are made to conduct analytical research into such problems as what are the conditions of ereallvity In Individ- uals, what kind of .supervisors lItimutate creativity, and what kind of organil.8tlonal arrangements and Interpen!onal arrllngement.s within a unit tend to stimulate creativity, SuI)f'n'illOr neo'e!0prllcnt A recently established program within the division Is the Super- villOr Development Program which consists of a variety or development technlque.s which may be lIelected for supervlllOry training at NOTS. The entire program is based on the philosophy that each supervillOr re- quires a slightly different training ~a wide variety or subject.s and techniques arc made a\'allable on a Station-wide basis.. Wage and Classification Division The \Vage and Classification 01- o'lslon, headed by Rudy Sau!ICr, Jr., n'views actions taken under au- thority delegated by ComNots to classify graded and ungraded polIi_ tions. 11 also recommends new ungrad- ed ratings, reviews proposed claui- fieation standard.s for graded posi- tions, and participation in the con- duct of wage surveys. It seeks to develop improved procedures for classification, particularly of pro- feSlllonal positions. TonI Atchison, Technician of tion. Se' DI I' I Admi.llistraH\·e Sen'lee BtIOJ1eh n',ee \' slon The Administrative S e r v I c. No. 2. discusses Branch of the division Involves au_ personnel man- diting of Forms 50, statistical con_ age men t Ilrob- trol, personnel jacket.s, and maiL lems wit 11 Ber- files and records. A record of per. nard Smith Head sonnel and pcr.sonnel actions is of \\'eallOl:8 De_ maintained on IBM tap e. and through utilization of the IBM 764, ~~====~_'~-':I:'P:':':'~'~I~"':P'I~. It is possible to obtain .statistical - data on the slaff and on the per- These ~f'QUpS arc staffed to pro- sonnel actions taken. vide each department on the Sta- Survivors of employee.s are setv- tion with a staff assistant who ean cd by this branch. It authorizes advise department management on release of unpaid earnings. retire~ all problems or personncl manage- ment benefits, and files claims for ment, and can complete aellons on Federal Employee.s Group Insur- practically any personnel action ance. which the department wants to take. Employees and supervi.sors need deal with only one personnel staU member for the vast majority of actions. The jobs require a high de- gree of knowledge and skill, and continuous training efforls are re- quired to develop the proficlencica which the department.s desire. How- ever, the work holds great interest and satisfaction, These groups at China Lake are headed by Dean Hewitt, Austin Ross, and Ashley Hallett, Hewitt, of Division No. l, has "generalists"' serving Codes 00, 17, 45, 65, and 75. RoSll's group, Division No.2. serves Codes 18, SO, 35, and 40. Hallett's group, Division No.3, serves Code~ 25. 50, 511, 70, and S5. Bulde' the generalis\..!, each group is staffed with Cltaminers and appointment clerks who review and carry out technical requlrement.s and complete the record of actlona taken-and see that they gel to the Payroll Branch. Pasadena Division The Personnel Division at Pasa- dena, headed by Fred M. Nathan, operates on the same ptlncipl~, as the Service Division' at China Lake and service all units at Pasadena. Moreover, since it is distant from the specialized divisions at China Lake. It performs some of their funclions. It provides assistance on the Pasadena work in recruiting, training, classirieation, and em- ployee relations fields. Functions of the specialized DiVi- sions mentioned above are outlined as follows: Employee Management Relations Division The Employee Management Re- lations area, headoo by Richard P. Hartnett, adVises management on employee grievance.s and discipli- nary actions. It is Involved In ad- ministering the Incentive Awards Program. It asslst.s management in relations with organized emplo)'ee g rOil p s including lAM, IBEW, Sheclmetal Worker.s Union. Metal T r a des Council, and Employee Management Councils organized In most department.s ot the Station, and in the o\'erall group!!l at China Lake. Employment Division The Emp(oyment Division func- tion. headed by M. Vaughn Adam- son, Includes a large program of re- cruitment.. examining, interviewing and certification work. The con- stant need for highly qualified pro. fessional personnel In scientific, en· ginccrlng. and management areas require an annual campaign of col-I----;-:-------::-----::---=::;--- lege recruitment. Newest Station Film It also provides Detached Rcpre- The most reeent film describing sentatlves of the Board of Examl· the Station's work and mission, "U. ne" for Scientists and Engineers S. Naval Ordnance Test Statlon- and the 111'0 ElCamining Board for New Frontiers in Ordnance" will all trades and their supervisors. It be reatured as a speCIal altractton conducts competitive examinations Thursday and Friday at the sta- for entrance and promotion, and tion Theatl'(', It Includes China sC<'ks improved methods of selec- Lake personnel. THE ROCKETEER Page Four Personnel, Community Relations DepartmentFunction Outlined Consolidation of the function of the former Department of Community Affairs I with the Personnel Department under the new designation of Personnel and Community Relatjons Department reflects a significant advance in admi.nistering to the needs of the Station, The merger climaxed a series of progressive reorganizationat changes which first be- came effective in January, 1956, when the Personnel Department broke with the tradi- tional form of personnel administration and formed an Operations Division to service I specific operational departments. The framework of the department's function as it operates today is outlined in the I ensuing article. Community Relations Housing Division PEnSO~"''"EL nt:;CEPTIOXIST I \Vhlle s eve r a I organizational The main function of the Hous- Eloil;e Buck, left, --"'-'I':l:l"" unll.s on the Statlon are concerned Ing Division, headed by C. J. Fall- IlljsislS &Plllielllll1l with community operations. the gatter, Is to adVise and 88lIist Sta- with their Stllnd- tlew Personnel and Community Re- tlon management on the problems II.td j.' 0 r m a G7, lktlons Department will provide a or providing housing for pe~sonnel and an,wers ~oeal point fpr both management at China Lake. on or off the Sta- questions regard- and Station rCllidents for eommu· tlon. Ing job vllcanel~ nit}· affairs. It advises on formulation or poll- It wlll be concerned with com- des for aaslgnment of on-Station and examination nlUnity piannlng, with assisting the housing and carries out established ann 0 u nee - development of policy for operation polley. It advises on all problems mellt!J. of all the services concerned, and for dealing with the Community Council and other groups on mat- ters of concern to Station rcsldents. Further, It Is concerned with dealing with n'presentalives of or- ganizatiollll of the State, the Coun- t)., lind Ridgecre.st to maintain good relations with the.se groups. The AJisociitte for Community Re- latlons Is concerned with these areas particularly and is aided by a stafr to atudy community needa and develop policies to meet them. Art festival... (Contlnued from Page 1) Mussier and Barry SchllOOrg. Elementar3' Winners HOUSIXG ASSIGNl'lIENT-Drusilla i\loore. third from left.. Head of First plaC4l, or blue ribbon, wln- the Housing A!>signment Bruncll. and Mildred Smith dl.scuu housing nen! In the Elementary School Dlvl- jlrObj>ect" with Station emlll03'C(!1I. sion were: Sally DeSanto, Jim Sim- ..... of relations with tenanlll, induding mel'll, Peggy Ford, ......rol Ann Had_ In Janua~, 1956. After three y makes • prell)' llieture for the Hocketeer phlltllgraphl'r as !ille ,'Iewll Donna TaCe's i)a,nting "Uudson "aile}' \\'inter" durlllg the llih annual Kern Ceunl}' Art Festh'al held hl'te la",t weekend. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1950s,Rocketeer 1959,Rktr3.20.1959.pdf,Rktr3.20.1959.pdf Page 1, Rktr3.20.1959.pdf Page 1