P4!lge Four THE ROCKETErER Friday, January 26, 1962 Second 'Big Snow'Blankets NOTS Desertland' The white cloak of winter wraps the desert- and herald s a carpet of blooms in the Spring. A study of icicles promoted by _ Gus Swiersz. ....__.......... The C. J_ Fallgatter brood and Buck. Winter driving hazards will surely follow_ , , January '49 Snowfall Piled Up 6 to12Inches With Minimum of9Degrees Monday's Storm Heaps Snow 6 to 8 Inches With RecordLowof6Degrees Many Indulge In Snow Play For First Time Wi nter Snows Promise Spring Desert Blooms fl••• , Inevitable Snow Lady. Aerial shot of Administration Building by Sam Wyatt. Station Hospital stands quiet and peaceful. SHORT of CASH? Then Try a Benny Sugg! Budd Gott, Editor Office, Housing Bldg., Top Deck TEMPERATURES (Recorded by NAF) Max. Min. Jo".. 19.••• 64 32 Jan. 20.... 50 42 Jan. 21.... 42 32 Jan. 22.... 33 22 Jan. 23.... 43 21 Jan. 24...• 53 23 Jan. 25.... 52 23 Phones 7-1354, 7.2082, 7.1655 Vol. XVIII, No. 3 U. S. Nava l O rd na nce Test Station, C hina Lake, California Friday, January 26, 1962 NEW ApPEARANCE-The Officers' Club which has served as the center of social functions for its members for the past 18 years takes on a' new look with last Monday's blanket of snow. Officers' Club Center Of Activity For 18 Yea rs The Commissioned Officer's Mess (Open), more com· monly referred to as the Officers' Club by most residents, has served as the center of social functions and official receptions for visiting dignitaries for the past 18 years. The Club as we know it today runner of the present Rocketeer. was being utilized by its mem- The release states that the Of· bers as early as October 16, 1944, ficers' Wives Club and the Civil- though physical completion of ian Wives met on March 13, 1945 the Club wasn't until March 3, with 80 members in attendance 1945. and formed WACOM. The forerunner of the present China Lake Club was a 20 ft. by 48 ft. Westward hut at Harvey Field, constructed at the cost of $1,925 in November of 1943. It later burned·but the fireplace still stands in mute testimony to the early pioneers of the Station. The first officers were Mrs. Sherman E. Burroughs, Jr., pres- ident; Mrs. Arthur L. Berinett, vice president; Mrs. Jackson L. Grayson, secretary; and Mrs. Harold T. Jones, treasurer. The by-laws of the Club spell- ed out the purpose of the Club was to assist such agencies as the Navy Relief, American Red Cross, etc., either financially or by service, which it has contino ued to do over the past years. (Continued on Page 2) Annual Meeting Slated for C O M Members at Club The ann u a I meeting for members of the Commis$.ioned Officers' Mess (Open) will ,be held at the Officers' Club (in. stead