PAGE 8 SEPTEMBER 24, 1954 Improperly Maintained Antennas Cause Many Television Troubles A oonsiderable portion of the re- ception trouble experienced with lo- cal television receivers can be traced directly to the antenna, accofding to George Sutherlen, project engin- eer in charge of the Laurel Moun- tain teleVision repeater station. Poor contacts, unsoldered joints, bent parasitic elements, broken ele- ments and feed lines and loose guy wires are not conducive to proper reception. All Joints and wire splices should be soldered to insure proper contact and all broken or bent ele- ments should be replaced. according to Mr. Sutherlen. A broken wire in the lead-in tape will result in a streak of white light appearing in the picture whenever the tape is moved or blown about by the wind. Pa.ra.sitic elements, which are the duplicate set of elements directly behind the receiver elements. act just as a mirror would in reflecting light. A certain amount of the sig- nal is not picked up by the front elements and the fear ones then re- flect it back when they are in proper Stc:artlng n_1 6 and • p.m. doll,.. Klddl"' Matinee (S.,.ial Movl"h 1 p.m. Saturday Mati..., 1 p.m. Sunday TODAY - SEPT. 24 "THREE HOURS TO Kill" (79 Min.) Dono Andr.ws, Donno Reed Shorh: "Goo Goo Goliath" (7 Min.) " Circus on Ic." (10 Min.) News (10 Min.) SATURDAY SEPT. 2!1 ''THE MAU" (80 Min.) ~rd Corlson, Veronica "urst Shorts: "Water Ski Marathon" (8 Min.) "Target Trickste".." (10 Min.) MATINEE " BOWERY BUCKAROOS" (66 Min.) Bowery Boys Shortsl "Prlz. Pest" (7 Min.) "Bot Man" No.4 (16 Min.) SUNDAY SEPT. 26 "nfE CAJHE MUTINY" (125 Min.) Humphrey Bogart, Von Johnson Freel MacMurray, Jos. Ferrer MONDAY SEPT. 77 "THE CAINE MUTINY" (125 Min.) Humphrey Bogart, Von Johnson Fred MacMurray, Jose Ferrer Shows at 6 and 10 p.m. • "GUATEMALA" Illustrated ()pen Forum Series lecture by Clifford J. Kamen. Admission free. 8 p.m. TUES.-WED. SEPT. 28·29 " REAR WINDOW" (112 Min.) James Stewart, Groc. Kelly Shorts. New. (10 Min.) THURS.-FRI. SEPT. 30 _OCT. 1 "THE LIVING DESERT" (73 Min.) Disney True Ufe Ad....ntur.s Shorts: "Ben and Me" (18 Min.) "The Big Port" (8 Min.) News (10 Min.) alignment. A broken or bent par- astic element will result in the sIg- llal being reflected in the wrong di- rection. Mr. Sutherlen also stated that the light which is visible on the re- peater statton at night was put there to assist set owners and serVicemen in orienting antennas, so as to ob- tain maximum signaJ. strength re- ception. When all the elements are in their proper place, the antennae face should be at a right angle to a line drawn from the pole supporting it to the repeater station. When it is not at a right angle, one portion of the elements will pick up the signal ahead of the other portion and result in "ghosts," or it \vt.U lower the strength of the Signal received to a point where it will bring in unnecessary noise. A change in picture strength or reception from one channel to an- other should immediately throw suspicion on the antenna. and not on the set itself. Mr. Sutherlen also stated that from observing the an- tennaes in this area, there are a considerable number that are in need of repair or realignment. Another check point, which will result in inferior reception, 15 a loose or broken guy wire, supporting the antenna. This permits the antenna t<> move about in a wind, thus throwing it out of aligrunent. This can be checked by having some- one test each of the guy wires, on a night when there is no wind, while someone else inside the house wat- ches the set to note any change in the picture. A final check, pointed out by Mr. Sutherlen, is that some of the an- tennas in use are hampered by trees or buildings being in the line of reception between the repeater station and the point of reception. Television signal waves, unlike radio waves, travel in a "line of sight.. manner. Radio waves may come down from the upper atmos- phere, while television signals must travel in a straight line, a.nd any- thing in that line wUl tend to in- terrupt the Signal strength. Plan 'Caine Mutiny' Late Show Monday Special hours have been planned for showing the "Caine Mutiny" on Monday at the Station theater be- cause of conflict with the long- scheduled lecture on Guatamala that night. Hours of the "Caine Mutiny" on Sunday, however, will be the regular matinee starting at 1 p.m. and the evening shows starting at 6 and 8 p.rn. On Monday the moVie will be pre- sented at the regular evening time of 6 p.m., then the free lecture on Guatamala at 8 o'clock, and then a special late showing of the "Mut- iny" starting at 10 o'clock. State Official To Discuss Mental Health Prgram Dr. Portia Bell Hurne. deputy di- rector of community services in the State Department of Mental Hy- giene, will address a public meeting to be held Monday at 8 p.m. at the China Lake Community Center. Dr. Hume, whose visit here 15 be- ing sponsored by the Desert Area Dr. Portia Bell Burne Family Service Agency, will discuss a local program of mental health services. The speaker is on the faculty of the University of California medical school as a professor of psychiatry, and also 15 a lecturer in the school of social welfare. In addition, she has served as director and chief psychiatrist of the -Berkeley state Mental Hygiene Clinic. Dr. Burne 15 the author of many papers on special aspects of psychia- try, and is engaged in private prac- tice in the san Francisco Bay area. Fire Prevention Week Set Oct. 3-9 By Proclamation "Let's grow up, not burn up," is the slogan adopted for Fire Preven- tion Week which will be observed from oct. 3 to 9, according to a proclamation endorsed by President Eisenhower. Although the slogan ..pplles to persons of aU age groups, the em- phasis this year is being placed on children playing with ma.tches and the fact that too many are injured each year by fire. Loca.lly. the two largest fires on the station in the last year were caused by children playing with matches, and Fire Chief A. C. Wright has asked that all Station residents take it upon themselves to eliminate the possibility of a re- currence. Chief Wright also st..ted that "al- . though the NOTS fire record 15 good, it can be improved, and everyone should participe.te in this effort to elimln..te the needless wa.ste caused ea.ch year by fire.· Community Chest Directors Hold Planning Meeting Members of the board 01 directors for the indian Wells Va.\ley COmmu- nity Chest campaign, met recently at the China Lake Community Cen- ter to discuss preliminary program- ming and organization planning. LeRoy M. Jackson, of China Lake. ~as elected general chairman for the 1954 United Fund Campaign, with Persis Duncan, of Ridgecrest, and Chaplain James L. Carter selected to serve as co-chairman and treas- urer, respectively. These officials will serve one year terms of office. "The valley-wide Chest organiza- tion should be recognized by all as a cooperative organization of civilian and welfare agenCies, chairman J a..c k son said. Our Conununity Chest has two basic functions. first, it is created t<> raise funds for deserving, affiliated agencies through a commuruty wide appeal, with the funds being distributed in accordance with a systematic budget policy and, second, it promotes co- operative planning, coordination and administration of the communities' social, welfare, health and recreation services." Social and welfare organizations wishing to obtain funds from the Community Chest should contact members of the board of directors immediately. Upon receipt of such a request, information required of the requesting agency for completing formal applications will be forward- ed. AU budget data must be received fTOOl requesting agencies by OCtober I, according to Dr. R. D. Potter, bud- get and admissions chairman. Other com.mlttee coordinators ap- pointed ..t the meeting by Mr. J a.ck- . son are: Robert C. Nelligan, publi- city; and Mrs. Persis Duncan and Wllliam Bentham. of Ridgecrest. co- chairmen of the campaign com- mittee. Other members of the board are: C..ptain Robert P. Sellars; USN. Station -Executive Officer, Richard C. O'Reilly. Community Manager, James McDonald, SylVia Tillitt, and Edith Karner, from China Lake; Judge James Nosser. and Max Hess, from JohanneSburg; Clarence Ives and T. J. Little, from Inyokern; and lAura LePelley. Dr. Edwin Mac- is a junior at Pomona College. Judith Carter Wins College Scholarship Judith A. Carter, daughter of Mrs. Anne F. Carter, 811 Sixth Place, has been awarded a McAllister Sch- olarship for the 1954-55 tenn at Pomona College. She was a Burroughs graduate with the class of 1952. Miss Carter is a junior at Pomona. College, maj- oring in French. EASTERN CA.TTLE MARKET Largest cattle market east of Chi- cago is the stockyard at Lancaster, Po.. (From AFPS) THE WEATHER Mostly cleor ov.r the weekend wit h lignt, ...ariable wind.....ncreos· ing to 15 knots In the afternoon. Maximum temperature 92. Mini· mum temperature -49. r; :- ~...... ~.-,: ,e£, . fEMP!UTURES (Housing Area) Max. Min. Sept. 16 ......_ 9£. 52 Sept. 17 ......_ 90 64 Sept. 18 _..__ 94 50 Sept. 19 _..._ 97 51 Sept. 20 _..._ 98 -48 Sept. 21 .._.•.• 102 .46 Sept. 22 _._ 92 67 VOL X. NO. 38 U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION. CHINA LAKE. CALIF. SEPTE~mER 24. 1954 Engjneer nOpen House" Here Tomorrow MASS PLANNING is the keynote as Carlos H. Elmer (left), of Technical InformaUon Department, confers with M. J. Snow and D. W. B. JODeS, both of Public 'Yorks Department, on plans to entertain over 600 visiting engi- neers tomorrow at the Station. Host group is the Desert Area Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This Is to be the biggest field day of Us kind ever held locally. New Wage Scale To Be Effective Monday for Per Diem Employes A new wage schedule for all per diem employes at China Lake and Pasadena, was authorized in a. dis- p..tch d..ted Sept. 17. 1954. from the Ass15tant Secretary of the Navy for Air, and the Office of Industrial Re- lations. The new schedule will take effect on Monday. The currently authorized wag e schedule provides for an average Daylight Saving To End Sunday With da.ylight saving time sched- uled for discard in favor of Pa.c1!lc standard time on Sunday, Cal1for- nians w1l1 have an opportunity to catch up on that pour of time lost in April when daylight saving went Into effect. Officially d..ylight sa.ving time will end at 2 a.m. Sunday, at which time all clocks are to be set back one hour. Effective Sunday, Greyhound Bus- ses leaving the Station for Los An- geles will depart ..t 7:35 instead of ..t 8:35. which was the d..yllght sa.v!ng schedule. 10* cent per hour increase for all wage board employes with such in- crease computed on a. three step pay range. Typical increases inc Iud e eight cents per hour for bench mark trades, ten cents per hour for la- borers, and thirteen cent per hour for helpers. The four step rate range, utilized ince January 1951 throughout the Department of Defense, is supersed- ed by the three step rate pla.n. with the establishment of the new sched- ule. Employes who are in the fourth step of their rating w1l1 be converted to the third step. Employes with less than 73 weeks of combined service in steps two and three will be convert- ed to the new step two. rn the event that the new wage schedule does not provide an hourly wage increase sufficient to offset any such step reduction, an employe will retain his present pay rate, accord- ing to R. W. Anderson, head of the Personnel Department. The new wage schedule is a direct result of the wage survey which was jointly conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Depart- (COntinued on Page Plve) Station Will Host 600 Engineers On Field Trip for Eight Societies M v activities are planned to- morrow for more than 600 memb~rs of the American Society of Civil En- Mneers and eight other engiI)eering societies in the biggest field day of its kind in the Station's history. The morning events will begin at la, with an assembly and greeting at. the Station thecter by Captain R. F'. Sellars, USN, Acting Commander, NOTS, and the day will end at 5:20 p.m., with tours of Michelson Lab- oratory. Preparations for the event are under the direction of Martin J. Snow, assistant head of the engi- neering division of Public Works De- partment, who 15 president of the Desert Area Branch of the Los An- geles Section, of the ASCE; Carlos Elmer, head of technical presenta- tions division of the Technical Infor- mation Department; and D. W. B. branch of Public Works. Motion pictures will be shown at the theater, including the Station film and SNORT construction. Short Richmond Road Auxiliary Gate Opened Monday The new auxiliary Station gate on Richmond Road was opened for t..emporary use of persons possessing permanent-type Station passes last Monday. Traffic will be allowed to p6SS through the gate Monday through Friday from 6:4.5 to 8:50 a..m. and from 4. to 5:30 p.m. until saturday, Oct. 2. when the gate will be closed for two or three days while a final seal coating is being applied to the roadway. Purpose of allowing traffic through at this time is, in part, to help pack down the existing oil coating. There 15 also some additional work to be done on the sentry shelter at the Richmond Road ga.te before it will be permanently manned by se- curity police personnel Monday through Friday from 6 :30 a..m. to 6:30 p.m. When the new gate is ready for regular use, it will be open only to personnel with permanent Station passes. Visitors' passes will continue to be issued only ..t the Main Gate. tours of the China. Lake community area will be taken on the way to lunch at the S~tlon restaurant and CorT\munity building. The aIternoon program will begin with a bus trip to SNORT to in- SPect this fa.stest. straightest rail- road track ever built. There will be no demonstration firings, however. Then at Baker-4 test track, there will be a. firing of the GoDevil car- riage, powered by a Tiny Tim rocket (COntinued on Page Five) Five Candidates To Appear Monday On Political Forum Five candidates for top state and federal political offices will be pres- ent Monday at 8 p.m. to take part in a "Meet the Candidates" program sponsored by the~em Desert Bus- iness - a n d Professional Women's Club. The program will be held at the new Burroughs High SChool aucli- torium, and is open to aU Indian •\Veils Valley residents. No passes will be required for admission at the Main Gate by persons living off Sta- tion. Leading the list of candidates who will appear in person 15 Richard P. Graves, Democrat from Lafayette, Calif., who is seeking the office of governor ot California. His opponent. Rep. Goodwin J. K.nigh~ the incurnben~ will be un- able to appear because of a previous engagement, but there 15 a possi- bility that he will send a letter to be read in behalf of his candidacy. Other candidates who will be here Monday night and Samuel D. Yorty. Democrat from Los Angeles, who :Is vying for the oUice of United States Senator; Edward R. Roybal, Demo- crat from Los Angeles, who 15 seek- ing election to the post of lieuten- ant-governor of California; and two candidates fOr the 14th Congression- al District-Harlan Hagen, Demo- cratic incufnbent from Hanford, and his opponent, Al Blain, Republican: from Visalia. Although unable to be here in per- son, sen. Thomas Kuchel, Republi- can, will send a representative to (Continued on Paee Five) , OCR Text: PAGE 8 SEPTEMBER 24, 1954 Improperly Maintained Antennas Cause Many Television Troubles A oonsiderable portion of the re- ception trouble experienced with lo- cal television receivers can be traced directly to the antenna, accofding to George Sutherlen, project engin- eer in charge of the Laurel Moun- tain teleVision repeater station. Poor contacts, unsoldered joints, bent parasitic elements, broken ele- ments and feed lines and loose guy wires are not conducive to proper reception. All Joints and wire splices should be soldered to insure proper contact and all broken or bent ele- ments should be replaced. according to Mr. Sutherlen. A broken wire in the lead-in tape will result in a streak of white light appearing in the picture whenever the tape is moved or blown about by the wind. Pa.ra.sitic elements, which are the duplicate set of elements directly behind the receiver elements. act just as a mirror would in reflecting light. A certain amount of the sig- nal is not picked up by the front elements and the fear ones then re- flect it back when they are in proper Stc:artlng n_1 6 and • p.m. doll,.. Klddl"' Matinee (S.,.ial Movl"h 1 p.m. Saturday Mati..., 1 p.m. Sunday TODAY - SEPT. 24 "THREE HOURS TO Kill" (79 Min.) Dono Andr.ws, Donno Reed Shorh: "Goo Goo Goliath" (7 Min.) " Circus on Ic." (10 Min.) News (10 Min.) SATURDAY SEPT. 2!1 ''THE MAU" (80 Min.) ~rd Corlson, Veronica "urst Shorts: "Water Ski Marathon" (8 Min.) "Target Trickste".." (10 Min.) MATINEE " BOWERY BUCKAROOS" (66 Min.) Bowery Boys Shortsl "Prlz. Pest" (7 Min.) "Bot Man" No.4 (16 Min.) SUNDAY SEPT. 26 "nfE CAJHE MUTINY" (125 Min.) Humphrey Bogart, Von Johnson Freel MacMurray, Jos. Ferrer MONDAY SEPT. 77 "THE CAINE MUTINY" (125 Min.) Humphrey Bogart, Von Johnson Fred MacMurray, Jose Ferrer Shows at 6 and 10 p.m. • "GUATEMALA" Illustrated ()pen Forum Series lecture by Clifford J. Kamen. Admission free. 8 p.m. TUES.-WED. SEPT. 28·29 " REAR WINDOW" (112 Min.) James Stewart, Groc. Kelly Shorts. New. (10 Min.) THURS.-FRI. SEPT. 30 _OCT. 1 "THE LIVING DESERT" (73 Min.) Disney True Ufe Ad....ntur.s Shorts: "Ben and Me" (18 Min.) "The Big Port" (8 Min.) News (10 Min.) alignment. A broken or bent par- astic element will result in the sIg- llal being reflected in the wrong di- rection. Mr. Sutherlen also stated that the light which is visible on the re- peater statton at night was put there to assist set owners and serVicemen in orienting antennas, so as to ob- tain maximum signaJ. strength re- ception. When all the elements are in their proper place, the antennae face should be at a right angle to a line drawn from the pole supporting it to the repeater station. When it is not at a right angle, one portion of the elements will pick up the signal ahead of the other portion and result in "ghosts," or it \vt.U lower the strength of the Signal received to a point where it will bring in unnecessary noise. A change in picture strength or reception from one channel to an- other should immediately throw suspicion on the antenna. and not on the set itself. Mr. Sutherlen also stated that from observing the an- tennaes in this area, there are a considerable number that are in need of repair or realignment. Another check point, which will result in inferior reception, 15 a loose or broken guy wire, supporting the antenna. This permits the antenna t<> move about in a wind, thus throwing it out of aligrunent. This can be checked by having some- one test each of the guy wires, on a night when there is no wind, while someone else inside the house wat- ches the set to note any change in the picture. A final check, pointed out by Mr. Sutherlen, is that some of the an- tennas in use are hampered by trees or buildings being in the line of reception between the repeater station and the point of reception. Television signal waves, unlike radio waves, travel in a "line of sight.. manner. Radio waves may come down from the upper atmos- phere, while television signals must travel in a straight line, a.nd any- thing in that line wUl tend to in- terrupt the Signal strength. Plan 'Caine Mutiny' Late Show Monday Special hours have been planned for showing the "Caine Mutiny" on Monday at the Station theater be- cause of conflict with the long- scheduled lecture on Guatamala that night. Hours of the "Caine Mutiny" on Sunday, however, will be the regular matinee starting at 1 p.m. and the evening shows starting at 6 and 8 p.rn. On Monday the moVie will be pre- sented at the regular evening time of 6 p.m., then the free lecture on Guatamala at 8 o'clock, and then a special late showing of the "Mut- iny" starting at 10 o'clock. State Official To Discuss Mental Health Prgram Dr. Portia Bell Hurne. deputy di- rector of community services in the State Department of Mental Hy- giene, will address a public meeting to be held Monday at 8 p.m. at the China Lake Community Center. Dr. Hume, whose visit here 15 be- ing sponsored by the Desert Area Dr. Portia Bell Burne Family Service Agency, will discuss a local program of mental health services. The speaker is on the faculty of the University of California medical school as a professor of psychiatry, and also 15 a lecturer in the school of social welfare. In addition, she has served as director and chief psychiatrist of the -Berkeley state Mental Hygiene Clinic. Dr. Burne 15 the author of many papers on special aspects of psychia- try, and is engaged in private prac- tice in the san Francisco Bay area. Fire Prevention Week Set Oct. 3-9 By Proclamation "Let's grow up, not burn up," is the slogan adopted for Fire Preven- tion Week which will be observed from oct. 3 to 9, according to a proclamation endorsed by President Eisenhower. Although the slogan ..pplles to persons of aU age groups, the em- phasis this year is being placed on children playing with ma.tches and the fact that too many are injured each year by fire. Loca.lly. the two largest fires on the station in the last year were caused by children playing with matches, and Fire Chief A. C. Wright has asked that all Station residents take it upon themselves to eliminate the possibility of a re- currence. Chief Wright also st..ted that "al- . though the NOTS fire record 15 good, it can be improved, and everyone should participe.te in this effort to elimln..te the needless wa.ste caused ea.ch year by fire.· Community Chest Directors Hold Planning Meeting Members of the board 01 directors for the indian Wells Va.\ley COmmu- nity Chest campaign, met recently at the China Lake Community Cen- ter to discuss preliminary program- ming and organization planning. LeRoy M. Jackson, of China Lake. ~as elected general chairman for the 1954 United Fund Campaign, with Persis Duncan, of Ridgecrest, and Chaplain James L. Carter selected to serve as co-chairman and treas- urer, respectively. These officials will serve one year terms of office. "The valley-wide Chest organiza- tion should be recognized by all as a cooperative organization of civilian and welfare agenCies, chairman J a..c k son said. Our Conununity Chest has two basic functions. first, it is created t<> raise funds for deserving, affiliated agencies through a commuruty wide appeal, with the funds being distributed in accordance with a systematic budget policy and, second, it promotes co- operative planning, coordination and administration of the communities' social, welfare, health and recreation services." Social and welfare organizations wishing to obtain funds from the Community Chest should contact members of the board of directors immediately. Upon receipt of such a request, information required of the requesting agency for completing formal applications will be forward- ed. AU budget data must be received fTOOl requesting agencies by OCtober I, according to Dr. R. D. Potter, bud- get and admissions chairman. Other com.mlttee coordinators ap- pointed ..t the meeting by Mr. J a.ck- . son are: Robert C. Nelligan, publi- city; and Mrs. Persis Duncan and Wllliam Bentham. of Ridgecrest. co- chairmen of the campaign com- mittee. Other members of the board are: C..ptain Robert P. Sellars; USN. Station -Executive Officer, Richard C. O'Reilly. Community Manager, James McDonald, SylVia Tillitt, and Edith Karner, from China Lake; Judge James Nosser. and Max Hess, from JohanneSburg; Clarence Ives and T. J. Little, from Inyokern; and lAura LePelley. Dr. Edwin Mac- is a junior at Pomona College. Judith Carter Wins College Scholarship Judith A. Carter, daughter of Mrs. Anne F. Carter, 811 Sixth Place, has been awarded a McAllister Sch- olarship for the 1954-55 tenn at Pomona College. She was a Burroughs graduate with the class of 1952. Miss Carter is a junior at Pomona. College, maj- oring in French. EASTERN CA.TTLE MARKET Largest cattle market east of Chi- cago is the stockyard at Lancaster, Po.. (From AFPS) THE WEATHER Mostly cleor ov.r the weekend wit h lignt, ...ariable wind.....ncreos· ing to 15 knots In the afternoon. Maximum temperature 92. Mini· mum temperature -49. r; :- ~...... ~.-,: ,e£, . fEMP!UTURES (Housing Area) Max. Min. Sept. 16 ......_ 9£. 52 Sept. 17 ......_ 90 64 Sept. 18 _..__ 94 50 Sept. 19 _..._ 97 51 Sept. 20 _..._ 98 -48 Sept. 21 .._.•.• 102 .46 Sept. 22 _._ 92 67 VOL X. NO. 38 U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION. CHINA LAKE. CALIF. SEPTE~mER 24. 1954 Engjneer nOpen House" Here Tomorrow MASS PLANNING is the keynote as Carlos H. Elmer (left), of Technical InformaUon Department, confers with M. J. Snow and D. W. B. JODeS, both of Public 'Yorks Department, on plans to entertain over 600 visiting engi- neers tomorrow at the Station. Host group is the Desert Area Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This Is to be the biggest field day of Us kind ever held locally. New Wage Scale To Be Effective Monday for Per Diem Employes A new wage schedule for all per diem employes at China Lake and Pasadena, was authorized in a. dis- p..tch d..ted Sept. 17. 1954. from the Ass15tant Secretary of the Navy for Air, and the Office of Industrial Re- lations. The new schedule will take effect on Monday. The currently authorized wag e schedule provides for an average Daylight Saving To End Sunday With da.ylight saving time sched- uled for discard in favor of Pa.c1!lc standard time on Sunday, Cal1for- nians w1l1 have an opportunity to catch up on that pour of time lost in April when daylight saving went Into effect. Officially d..ylight sa.ving time will end at 2 a.m. Sunday, at which time all clocks are to be set back one hour. Effective Sunday, Greyhound Bus- ses leaving the Station for Los An- geles will depart ..t 7:35 instead of ..t 8:35. which was the d..yllght sa.v!ng schedule. 10* cent per hour increase for all wage board employes with such in- crease computed on a. three step pay range. Typical increases inc Iud e eight cents per hour for bench mark trades, ten cents per hour for la- borers, and thirteen cent per hour for helpers. The four step rate range, utilized ince January 1951 throughout the Department of Defense, is supersed- ed by the three step rate pla.n. with the establishment of the new sched- ule. Employes who are in the fourth step of their rating w1l1 be converted to the third step. Employes with less than 73 weeks of combined service in steps two and three will be convert- ed to the new step two. rn the event that the new wage schedule does not provide an hourly wage increase sufficient to offset any such step reduction, an employe will retain his present pay rate, accord- ing to R. W. Anderson, head of the Personnel Department. The new wage schedule is a direct result of the wage survey which was jointly conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Depart- (COntinued on Page Plve) Station Will Host 600 Engineers On Field Trip for Eight Societies M v activities are planned to- morrow for more than 600 memb~rs of the American Society of Civil En- Mneers and eight other engiI)eering societies in the biggest field day of its kind in the Station's history. The morning events will begin at la, with an assembly and greeting at. the Station thecter by Captain R. F'. Sellars, USN, Acting Commander, NOTS, and the day will end at 5:20 p.m., with tours of Michelson Lab- oratory. Preparations for the event are under the direction of Martin J. Snow, assistant head of the engi- neering division of Public Works De- partment, who 15 president of the Desert Area Branch of the Los An- geles Section, of the ASCE; Carlos Elmer, head of technical presenta- tions division of the Technical Infor- mation Department; and D. W. B. branch of Public Works. Motion pictures will be shown at the theater, including the Station film and SNORT construction. Short Richmond Road Auxiliary Gate Opened Monday The new auxiliary Station gate on Richmond Road was opened for t..emporary use of persons possessing permanent-type Station passes last Monday. Traffic will be allowed to p6SS through the gate Monday through Friday from 6:4.5 to 8:50 a..m. and from 4. to 5:30 p.m. until saturday, Oct. 2. when the gate will be closed for two or three days while a final seal coating is being applied to the roadway. Purpose of allowing traffic through at this time is, in part, to help pack down the existing oil coating. There 15 also some additional work to be done on the sentry shelter at the Richmond Road ga.te before it will be permanently manned by se- curity police personnel Monday through Friday from 6 :30 a..m. to 6:30 p.m. When the new gate is ready for regular use, it will be open only to personnel with permanent Station passes. Visitors' passes will continue to be issued only ..t the Main Gate. tours of the China. Lake community area will be taken on the way to lunch at the S~tlon restaurant and CorT\munity building. The aIternoon program will begin with a bus trip to SNORT to in- SPect this fa.stest. straightest rail- road track ever built. There will be no demonstration firings, however. Then at Baker-4 test track, there will be a. firing of the GoDevil car- riage, powered by a Tiny Tim rocket (COntinued on Page Five) Five Candidates To Appear Monday On Political Forum Five candidates for top state and federal political offices will be pres- ent Monday at 8 p.m. to take part in a "Meet the Candidates" program sponsored by the~em Desert Bus- iness - a n d Professional Women's Club. The program will be held at the new Burroughs High SChool aucli- torium, and is open to aU Indian •\Veils Valley residents. No passes will be required for admission at the Main Gate by persons living off Sta- tion. Leading the list of candidates who will appear in person 15 Richard P. Graves, Democrat from Lafayette, Calif., who is seeking the office of governor ot California. His opponent. Rep. Goodwin J. K.nigh~ the incurnben~ will be un- able to appear because of a previous engagement, but there 15 a possi- bility that he will send a letter to be read in behalf of his candidacy. Other candidates who will be here Monday night and Samuel D. Yorty. Democrat from Los Angeles, who :Is vying for the oUice of United States Senator; Edward R. Roybal, Demo- crat from Los Angeles, who 15 seek- ing election to the post of lieuten- ant-governor of California; and two candidates fOr the 14th Congression- al District-Harlan Hagen, Demo- cratic incufnbent from Hanford, and his opponent, Al Blain, Republican: from Visalia. Although unable to be here in per- son, sen. Thomas Kuchel, Republi- can, will send a representative to (Continued on Paee Five) , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1950s,Rocketeer 1954,Rktr9.24.1954.pdf,Rktr9.24.1954.pdf Page 1, Rktr9.24.1954.pdf Page 1