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) -' ) .> " !, J .. . . ! -"., . , 7''};j Friday. Hangars 1 ,2 and nine miscel'" laneous . buildings .nearby the s 41 hangars. Practically all NAF shops. offices and personnel will move into the_new hangar upon its comple'" , With· the NAF vacating Hangar 1, VX-5 and visiting fleet squadrons will have adequate facilities. under cover, for operations. . - Aviation Ordnance Department. whose personnel generate most air'" Craft installation and instrumenta.. tion operations, will have adequate shop hangar and office space to . on Page 4) SUPY'y. Inspector .. Exam. Scheduled Applications' will be accepted for competitive promotion examination: for: Senior Supervisory ,Inspector. (General) at NOTS,' China 'Lake, and Pasadena until September 12. 'according' to an announcement from the Personnel Departmimt. Applicants must' be serving undel'i Gareer' or Career-GOl:Iditional' Ap.. pointment. "Form-5000AB and Form 57 should be filed with the Detached' sentative, Board: of 'ExaminerS! I1ND, at China Lake beforelhe closing date of' September 12. .. ,Applicants will be, notified bY' card of admission of the time and: «;If the written NAF Hangar Nears.Completion/ AOD and NAF WilrOccu'py . Part of a $3,500,000 construction the Naval Air Facility hangar is' half finished.- So tar, 1100·t'ons of red-painted' structural steel 5l£ in' concrete. foundations have been erected. . ,,- .,- . Prior to completion, this red framework will be covered with aluminum colored Siding and roof- ing. The interior will be finished to provide a complete useable facil- ity for the co-occupants,NAF and the' Aviation Ordnance Department. Built to house --some of the tion's newest aircraft, the hangar, absorbing $2,500,000 of the cost of the total project, wiiI have a floor area exceeding that of both the two hangars presently utilized by the Air- Facility. The building will be '240 feet wide by 440 feet long; a two-story center' unit will house laboratories, engineering and administration offices, boiler and mechanical equipment rooms, 'and a four-story radar tower will' pro- ject above the roof of the center bay. ' Nearing completion are other tiom! of the project, 52,000 square yards '.of-conCrete aircraft parking apron, an .additional. five miles' of access road· and an enlargement of the NAF utilities system;' , : primecontracto'i for the gigantic hangar is Diversified Builders, Inc., Paramount, Calif. er firms have supplied seryices and materials under sub'-contracts. Construction began January 2 and the anticipated completi,on date is September 22, 19l?9. _ Completion' of -the new. hangar will allow consolidation of NAF and 'AOD activities n- ow" located in PREVIE\V-1\Iembers of the local press and radio stations view the first stage of completion of NAF's $3,500.000 construction project. Shown (I. to 1'.) are:, Hank press' photographer; Joe Gallagher, KRCK; Larry 1\Iarvin, KRKS; Capt. G. J. Anderson" Commanding Officer of NAF; Capt. G. H. Carrithers. Public Works Officer; Bob Roddick, San: Bernardino Sun Telegram; Jessie Smith. Bakersfield Californian. pondent; "Gabby" Gadbois. mgr•• KRCK; Don Yockey. Editor. Indian \Yells Valley Independent. E. N.George, Station Information Specialist. Six AOD' Employees Receive Awards" Two employees of the Aviation Ordnance Department received 20- Year Federal Service Pins recent- ly from Dr. Newton Ward, Depart- ment Head. with the long-time pins' were Florence H. Vann, pepartment Staff, and Jame::> J. ·Cashore, Leadingman (Experi- mental Machinist).' . Recipients of SUstained Superior Performance Awards of $200 eadlJ are: Gerald Scranton, Metalsmitli Aviation, - Aircraft Instrumentation Branch; Charles Cook, Jr., Elec- tronic Mechanic, Aircraft Instru- mentation Branch, Development Di- vision' No.3; O.R. Hape, Electronic Mechanic, Flight E val uat ion Branch, Aircraft· Projects, Division, and J. E. DePetv, Electrician, Air- craft Instrumentation Branch. Dr. Ward presented the checks and cer- tificates to these Aviation Ordnance Department employees. " U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station. China ,Lake. California Admission Day The Ridgecrest and () h ina Lake branches of the Bank of America. will' be' closed all da3" on Admission Day next Tnesday. Septembel' 9. , , NE\V HANGAP',-Two-thirds' of the $3.500,000 ne\v hangar under COll- ble to motorists oli Highways 6 and 395. Press· and radio newsmen were struction at the Naval Air Facility is shown Another hangar gi'ven Ii preview of the largest construction project at· NOTS since . the same as that on the right, also is under construction to the left of Michelson Lab. follouing a briefing by Capt. 'Hollister; Capt. G. J. the central structure. The brilliant red-colored steel framework is visi- derson and Capt. G. H. Carrithers'it'a;'Imissconferenee last Friday. ",':, New NAF EXEC. World·s Largest ,Vol. XVI. No. 34 ,"flrrier Enterprise'·' 0 Join Fleet in 1961 Washington CAFPS)-The Enter- prise, the world's largest ship and first nuclear-powered aircraft car- rier, \Vill be ready for delivery to "the fleet in 1961. Navy officials call her the "most . exciting new ship on the future: horizon ••• " The' new super-car..; designated CVA(N) will cost about $300 million. She 'wilt' have facilities 'for al- most .4,000 men, .displace 85,000. ·tons with a full load, and be about 1,100 - feet long. This compares with the Forrest:il class. carriers' men, 76,000 tons with full load, and '1,045-foot length. The new Enterprise. will be pow- ered by eight reactors that will give her a normal steaming per-; • iod of more than two'year:s out replenishing nuclear fuel. ' (Continued on Page 4) NOTS'Day-Class Program Startsi I :Eligibles Offered Seven Courses.' i" Registration for the Day-Class Program tor the '1958 Fall semester will continue through September 12. The In- Service Training Course, Enrollment Authorization, Fonn llND NOTS 2750, should be submitted in behalf of each :employee authorize,d.to partiCipate. Applications are to -be forwarded to the Education Office, room 1066 Mich- elson Laboratory, Code 6541.,·· ' . The Day-Class. Progrl:\m endeav- the following courses:' ors to apply basic scientific and Management 1 \Varfare and De- _ lmowledge and fense. Instructo;:' Cdr. .W. C LAd- the special problems of weft- ams, Tuesday; 8-10 a.m., Room - test, 1001, Michelson Lab, 16 meetings, and use. ThiS program beginning September 23. one of the types of developmen- sion _ requirements are: Secret activity. which junior profes- Clearance, GS-11 or higher a'nd de- emp.loyeesmay in partment head partial fulfillment of requirements '\V D' 1 P bl . f ,for promotion from GS-5 to GS-7 . eSlgn .. 1'0 ems 0 d' th d' th' f DeSign Umque to \Veapons. Instruc- ,urmg e secon.. SIX. s 0 tor: F. M:. Fulton, Wednesday, 8-10 ,employment. PartiCIpation In class- .R 1001 M,'h' 1 - Lb 8 . ·t 'b b d th 1 t" f' a.m., oom ,IC e son a, es IS 0 ase on e re a Ion 0 t' b" S t b 24 t t t mee mgs, . egmnmg ep em er . course con en 0 the actual or Ad . . . t' C f'd . . miSSIOn reqUiremen s: on I prospective work assignments of t' I I d t tal th t h 1 la c earance, epar men au- , e emp oyee. , ., orization Scheduled for this semester are '. . \Veapons De!!lgn 2. 'J'est Produc- tion and Use of New'\Veapons. In- structor: H. L.Alden, Wednesday, 1-3 p.m,,'Room 1015,' Michefson Lab: 8 meetings, beginning Novem- ber. '26. Admission requirements:, Confidential clearance, - departmenc tal authorization. Science and Engineering 1, veyof Rocket FundamClIltals. In- structor: D. D. Ordahl, Monday,' 8- 10 a.m., Room 1001, Michelson Lab, 8' meetings, beginning November 24. Admission requirements:, Con- fidential clearance, departmental authorization. GOING .UP-A.·steel. worker bolts 'Science and. 'Engineering 2A, together the heavy I-beams on the Guidance and o,ntrol. Instructor: 4-story central tower. . R. G. Sewell,Wednesday; 8-10 a.m., _ Room 1001, Michelson Lab, 8 meet- ings, beginning NoVembel'- 26. Ad mission requirements: Confidentiai Clearance, departmental authoriza- tion. '. " Science and Engineering 10, Technical \Vriting. Instructor: C. E. Van Hagen, Thursday,' 8e10 a.m., Room 1001, Michelson Lab, 8 meet- ings, beginning September 25. Ad mission requirements:' Confide-n- tial clearance, auth- orization. Sci ence 'and Engineering 16, Principles of Invention •. Instructor: C. E. Weinland, Monday, 8-10 a.m., Room 1001, Michelson Lab, 8 meet- ings,' beginning September 22. Ad- mission -requirements: '., Confiden- tial clea,rance, departmental auth- orization. '- Cdr. Melvin C:Hoffman' Coming from his assignment as '=Assistant Operations Officer for , Readiness' Training,' Staff. Com- .' mander in Chief, U. S. Naval Forces ,- in the Eastern Atlantic and 1\ledi- ... -- ......... --,.;r-vranean. Cdr. Hoffman reports _\ assume duties of NAF -j «'xecutive Officer, replacing Cdr. , ----T. linudsoIl..· - pioneer of force', :. t.-.. i Hoffman . was designated a Navy pilot .in 1929. lIe has been as- , signed, aircraft carrier duty - for, a total of 16 years-one half of his .•' 32 J'ears in the Navy. No stranger to the desert climate, Cdr. Hoffman served in El .Centro .as- the first commanding officer of Fleet Air Gunnery Training Unit for 18 months prior to his Staff assignment. '' ...... ;-- Mary Shewan . " Re-registration of vehicles' con'" tinues at the Traffic Control DUree outside the Main Gate. Off-Station residents, as well as those the Station, and in Wherry HOUs.. ing, must re-enroll any vehiclet- automobile, t l' U c k;· which presently carries a Those whose last· names .br withF, G or H are to register t .... _'. vehicles during the period 'of SetJ' '-:.- tember 8 through September 20.'I'tle Traffic Control Office will be oPlm Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to ' 4 :30 p.m. until registration is complete. For. the convenience of workUig personnel, forms for vehicle regis... tration mayalso be completed at . the Michelson Lab Police Desk and the CLPP cafeteria. Forms will be available at both locations fr01h 9-11 a,m. and 1-2 p.m.each work... ing day. __ . ; When registering vehicles, it ." Js imperative that the owner bring an active liability and property danl: ... age insurance polipy, or thelatest paid-up receIpt' for ths insurance. and a valid driver's license. ' Class· Day For UCLACourse-l The starting date for the· UCLA course in FederalClassificatclli' and Wag e. Administration, - Pol. Sci. 8loAB, has been adyanced Thursday, September 18; to .Wed.. nesday, September 10. Meetings will be held on alternate Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. and 7:3q- 9:30 p.m., in room 213 of the Train- ing Building. .:,: r',.-- Deadline 'to Register F.or Voters'ls. Sept. II Unregistered voters have six days left to become eIigiblefor the No .. vember, 4 general election. ." September the 1lth-is the final day for registration. . .... If you' have .iived in the sta\ one year, and in the county 90 dayS. without registering, or have movElf- sinc,e, last registering, or will tilt,- 21by November 4, or will become ai-' U.S. citizen' 90 days before election. you should register. . Station personnel may register the residence of Mrs. John McBride. 105-B Entwistle" or at the resi .. denceof Mrs. O. M. A Independence. New 'Carrier ... '. . (Continued from: Page 1) She will' have almost unlimited. endurance at high speed, more than 30 knots, giving tactical flexibility and reduced vulnerability. There will be no smokestacks on the Enterprise. Thus, island con- figuration will· permit installation of new high-performance radar that will increase' air defense and offense capability. Also, lack of smokestacks will reduce her com- bat 'vulnerability. Her air operations, will almost double since she can carry an al- most double aviation fuel supply. It has been estimated that $31 million _will· be saved during the first two years of the CVA(N)'s million. for the 70 million gall0!1s of fuel oil she will .not burn, $23 million for the oil tanker that will not be used to refuel her, $2.5 million for the tanker's. fuel and crew. . The Navy striking strength, built around the air power of our car- riers, is' ready for. immediate use in any type of Patricia Alexander. Phyllis McElderry, Ralph Krafvc, 'John Henderson and Patty Brock. This wiIfmakea total of 41 teachers to st;lff the high school next Desert Empire's 'IFair Lady" :Co'ntestants NEW HIGH SCHOOLTEACHERS-Six new teachers join the Burroughs High School faculty for the 1958- 59 school year. Shown (I. to 1'.) are: Charles Vollmer. Seven contestants are vying for ,the "Our -Pair Lady" honor title in the -Indian Wells Valley's 8th annual Desert Empire, Fair' to be held in Ridgecrest October 2 through' 5. Entrants are sponsored by dubs and organizations in the area to'determinewho will reign over the annual celebration. ' , " All must be submitted by Wednesday. September 24. at 5 p.m. to' the' Executive Secretary of the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce. Following, the tally of votes. the winners will be announced and preparations will be initiated for the honorees who will reign at the Coronation Ball on the following' Saturday. -' " " , The first prize of $500 will be awarded to the winner; $300 to the runner-up; a.nd $200,to the. second runner-up. Entrants and their sponsonng' clubs are:,Aur()raWells. retired. Desert. Empire Barracks and Vet- erans Auxiliary of World War iI; ··Chic"Walker. clerk in the. Supply Department. Lloyd E. Frost VFW Ship Auxiliary; "Chris" Ryqberg.· nurse at the Ridgecrest. ,Ridgecrest Emblem Club:;' Doris· Burton. voucher examiner in tQe Disbursing Division. Central Staff. American Federation of Government Employees ells :yaHey. Lions Club: ':> " ' .. 1" ,' .... '. .' .. . Phillys edlto/.o! of the, Federation of Business and ProfeSSIOnal Wom(l11 S_ Clubs; Mary Shewan. secretary. Pilot Plant. Kmghts of ColulT\bus. St. Ann's Altar S6ciety. Chi Rho Club and- the Og CumanClub; 'and Nancy Lou Brown. housewife. Wo-' men of the Moose. Chapter 1171 and LoyalOrderof the Moose, Chapter:: 2,58. ,NAF:iHangar ••• . Local: Group Hosts (Continued from Page 1) County PTA Council conduct lresignl'roauctlon installa- Members of the East Kern Coun- tion,modifications of new and im: ty Council of Parents and Teachers proved' fire control systems, bomb visited China Lake Wednesday at direction in-flight data' recording the first meeting· of the 1958-59 devices and instrumentation for school year.. Delegates from Boron, testing and checking all installa- Edwards, Mojave, R0 sam pnd, tions. . Ridgecrest, China Lake and the Withdrawal of AOD from Hangar, Rand District attended workshops 2 will, in turn, provide limited fa- and were .served luncheon at the for private contractors Anchorage. whose mission requires their loca- M H 'L Kl ff' P 'd t f t·· fd ltd' rs. . . aco, reSI en 0 IOn near areas 0 eveopmen an th Sv thD' t.t f th C 1" test performance; - - ,e ,e en . IS r,lc 0 e_ a 1- Sponsored by the Bureau of Ord- forma Congress of. Parents and nance, construction is under the Teachers attended. cognizance of the Bureau of Yards Lake PTA officers for the and Docks. Capt. A. D. Hunter, coming school year 'are: Mrs. H. R. 11ND Public Works Officer as Of- Anderson, President; Robert Em- ficer-in-Charge of Construction, erson, Vice-President; Mrs. Wil- designated Capt. G. H. Carrithers, liam Ward, Secretary; and Mrs. NOTS Public Works Officer as Res- Fred Ashbrook, TreaSUrer. Direct- ident Officer in Charge of Con- or are:, Mrs. Sidney Brooks, 01'- struction, and Lt.' (jg) T. N. Tate ganization; LCdr. James McGloth- as. Assistant Resident Officer in liri, PUblic Welfare; LCdr: Frank charge of construction. NOTS res i- Johnson, Education; Mrs. - Niek( dents J. P. Mumaw, W. A. Williams Kleinschmidt, Health and and W:L. Rackerby are the inspec- tion; and' Mrs. Wallace Knob .. tors for the project. lauch, Home Services. According to Dr. Earl Murray, 'principal of Burroughs High" six Jle\v instructors will complete a teaching staff of 41 for, the 1958-59 academic -year at· Burroughs· High School. Charles 'Vollmer, aO graduate of ,the University of Colorado where he' received his' Bachelor of Arts ,Degree and Master's' in Education, 'Vim teach' photography' and physi- cal science: Mr. Vollmer trans'" ferred from McFarland High School, Where he has been a member of the school faculty for the '., past three , years. 0 John Henderson, who received the degrees of Bachelor in Arts and ].{aster's in Education at Stanford University, will. be employed as. a physical education imitructor and will coach the "A" basketball team. ,• Instructor in sophomore English and social studies along with coach- ing will be Ralph Krafve, who re- ceived his degrees of Bachelor iii. Master's in Education from Oregon State. . Mr. Krafve ·.taught formerly at ,High School in Rockaway, Oregon. Miss Phyllis McElderry is a grad- vate o( Pomona. College where she 'Ieceived her Bachelor. of Arts De- .'gree, and will teach freshman Eng- )ish and 'social ·studies. Miss Mc- -Elderry furthered her" studies in :Education at the University of Cal- :ifornia, and iists teaching experi- in California. Sophomore English and' , social 'studies '. and _ journalism iristnictor will be Miss Patricia .Alexander, . who attended the University of ·Vienna'and received her Bachelor of Arts ,Degree from Gonzaga Uni- - versity.. Miss Alexander. will also be .moderator of the El Burro and Blockbuster. " Completing the new teacher ros- ter in the high school is Miss Patty . Brock, who holds an Associate of '/u·ts Degree from Stephens College and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Gonzaga University. Miss Brock -will teach sophomore level English and social study classes. , .' Aurora \Vells Pe'ak Water Load Past The water consumption rate, which rises very' rapidly in the summer months, has begun the expected Fall drop-off•. Ttte con- tinued cooperation on' the part of all tenants, .including "'herry Housing, . in water conservation , will be greatly appreciated. 'The watering schedule in the Wherry area is discontinued ef-' fccth'e today. t' f { i { . t t f l. t [ ! , t- o t 1Bfirrllugns Has 1; i ,; !

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Page 1: 1Bfirrllugns Hig~ Haschinalakealumni.org/.../Rocketeer/1958/Rktr09.05.1958.pdfmental Machinist).' . Recipients of SUstained Superior Performance Awards of $200 eadlJ are: Gerald Scranton,

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Hangars 1 -~tnd ,2 and nine miscel'"laneous . buildings .nearby the s 41

hangars. Practically all NAF shops.offices and personnel will move intothe_new hangar upon its comple'"tion.~·· ,

With· the NAF vacating Hangar1, VX-5 and visiting fleet squadronswill have adequate facilities. undercover, for operations. . -

Aviation Ordnance Department.whose personnel generate most air'"Craft installation and instrumenta..tion operations, will have adequateshop hangar and office space to. (Con~i~ued on Page 4)

SUPY'y. Inspector~.. Exam. Scheduled

Applications' will be accepted forcompetitive promotion examination:for: Senior Supervisory ,Inspector.(General) at NOTS,' China 'Lake,and Pasadena until September 12.'according' to an announcementfrom the Personnel Departmimt.Applicants must' be serving undel'ia· Gareer' or Career-GOl:Iditional' Ap..pointment."Form-5000AB and Form 57 should

be filed with the Detached' Repre~sentative, Board: of 'ExaminerS!I1ND, at China Lake beforelheclosing date of' September 12. . .,Applicants will be, notified bY'

card of admission of the time and:pla~e, «;If the written examin~tion.

NAF Hangar Nears.Completion/AOD and NAF WilrOccu'py

.Part of a $3,500,000 construction p~oject, the NavalAir Facility hangar is' half finished.- So tar, 1100·t'ons ofred-painted' structural steel 5l£ in' concrete. foundationshave been erected. . ,,- .,-

.Prior to completion, this redframework will be covered withaluminum colored Siding and roof­ing. The interior will be finishedto provide a complete useable facil­ity for the co-occupants,NAF andthe' Aviation Ordnance Department.

Built to house--some of the na~tion's newest aircraft, the hangar,absorbing $2,500,000 of the cost ofthe total project, wiiI have a floorarea exceeding that of both the twohangars presently utilized by theAir- Facility. The building will be'240 feet wide by 440 feet long; atwo-story center' unit will house~hops, laboratories, engineering andadministration offices, boiler andmechanical equipment rooms, 'anda four-story radar tower will' pro­ject above the roof of the centerbay. '

Nearing completion are other por~tiom! of the project, 52,000 squareyards '.of-conCrete aircraft parkingapron, an .additional. five miles' ofaccess road· and an enlargement ofthe NAF utilities system;' ,: primecontracto'i for the gigantichangar is Diversified Builders, Inc.,Paramount, Calif. Twel1ty~two oth~

er firms have supplied seryices andmaterials under sub'-contracts.

Construction began January 2and the anticipated completi,on dateis September 22, 19l?9. _

Completion' of -the new. hangarwill allow consolidation of NAF and'AOD activities n- ow" located in

PREVIE\V-1\Iembers of the local press and radio stations view thefirst stage of completion of NAF's $3,500.000 construction project. Shown(I. to 1'.) are:, Hank Smith~' press' photographer; Joe Gallagher, KRCK;Larry 1\Iarvin, KRKS; Capt. G. J. Anderson" Commanding Officer ofNAF; Capt. G. H. Carrithers. Public Works Officer; Bob Roddick, San:Bernardino Sun Telegram; Jessie Smith. Bakersfield Californian. corres~pondent; "Gabby" Gadbois. mgr•• KRCK; Don Yockey. Editor. Indian\Yells Valley Independent. E. N.George, Station Information Specialist.

Six AOD' EmployeesReceive Awards"

Two employees of the AviationOrdnance Department received 20­Year Federal Service Pins recent­ly from Dr. Newton Ward, Depart­ment Head. Pr~sented with thelong-time pins' were Florence H.Vann, pepartment Staff, and Jame::>J. ·Cashore, Leadingman (Experi-mental Machinist).' .

Recipients of SUstained SuperiorPerformance Awards of $200 eadlJare: Gerald Scranton, MetalsmitliAviation, -Aircraft InstrumentationBranch; Charles Cook, Jr., Elec­tronic Mechanic, Aircraft Instru­mentation Branch, Development Di­vision' No.3; O.R. Hape, ElectronicMechanic, Flight E val u a t ionBranch, Aircraft· Projects, Division,and J. E. DePetv, Electrician, Air­craft Instrumentation Branch. Dr.Ward presented the checks and cer­tificates to these Aviation OrdnanceDepartment employees.

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U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station. China ,Lake. California

Admission DayThe Ridgecrest and () h ina

Lake branches of the Bank ofAmerica. will' be' closed all da3"on Admission Day next Tnesday.Septembel' 9.

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NE\V HANGAP',-Two-thirds' of the $3.500,000 ne\v hangar under COll- ble to motorists oli Highways 6 and 395. Press· and radio newsmen werestruction at the Naval Air Facility is shown aDo~e. Another hangar b~Y. gi'ven Ii preview of the largest construction project at· NOTS since .the same as that on the right, also is under construction to the left of Michelson Lab. follouing a briefing by Capt. 'Hollister; Capt. G. J. An~

the central structure. The brilliant red-colored steel framework is visi- derson and Capt. G. H. Carrithers'it'a;'Imissconferenee last Friday.

",':, New NAF EXEC.

World·s Largest

,Vol. XVI. No. 34

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,"flrrier Enterprise'·'~., 0 Join Fleet in 1961

Washington CAFPS)-The Enter­prise, the world's largest ship andfirst nuclear-powered aircraft car­rier, \Vill be ready for delivery to

"the fleet in 1961.~ Navy officials call her the "most.exciting new ship on the future:horizon ••• " The' new super-car..;~rier, designated CVA(N) will costabout $300 million.

She 'wilt' have facilities 'for al­most .4,000 men, .displace 85,000.·tons with a full load, and be about1,100 -feet long. This compares withthe Forrest:il class. carriers' 3,82~

men, 76,000 tons with full load, and'1,045-foot length.

The new Enterprise. will be pow­ered by eight reactors that willgive her a normal steaming per-;

• iod of more than two'year:s with~

out replenishing nuclear fuel. '(Continued on Page 4)

NOTS'Day-Class Program Startsi I:Eligibles Offered Seven Courses.'i" Registration for the Day-Class Program tor the '1958Fall semester will continue through September 12. The In­

.~ Service Training Course, Enrollment Authorization, FonnllND NOTS 2750, should be submitted in behalf of each

:employee authorize,d.to partiCipate. Applications are to-be forwarded to the Education Office, room 1066 Mich-elson Laboratory, Code 6541.,·· ' .

The Day-Class. Progrl:\m endeav- the following courses:'ors to apply basic scientific and Management 1 \Varfare and De­

_ ,..eI!.gir:~ering lmowledge and ,techni~ fense. Instructo;:' Cdr. .W. C LAd­~'t() the special problems of weft- ams, Tuesday; 8-10 a.m., Room~s r~search, develop~ent, - test, 1001, Michelson Lab, 16 meetings,~ductlon and use. ThiS program beginning September 23. Admis~one of the types of developmen- sion _ requirements are: Secret

't~1 activity. which junior profes- Clearance, GS-11 or higher a'nd de­,slOn~1 emp.loyeesmay p~rsue' in partment head approv~l.-partial fulfillment of requirements '\V D' 1 P bl . f

,for promotion from GS-5 to GS-7 .eapo~ eSlgn .. 1'0 ems 0d' th d' th' f DeSign Umque to \Veapons. Instruc-

,urmg e secon.. SIX. m~n s 0 tor: F. M:. Fulton, Wednesday, 8-10,employment. PartiCIpation In class- . R 1001 M,'h' 1 - L b 8

. ·t 'b b d th 1 t" f' a.m., oom ,IC e son a,es IS 0 e· ase on e re a Ion 0 t' b" S t b 24t t t mee mgs, . egmnmg ep em er .

course con en 0 the actual or Ad . . . t' C f'd. . miSSIOn reqUiremen s: on I en~

prospective work assignments of t' I I d t tal tht h 1 la c earance, epar men au-

, e emp oyee. , ., orizationScheduled for this semester are '. .

\Veapons De!!lgn 2. 'J'est Produc­tion and Use of New'\Veapons. In­structor: H. L.Alden, Wednesday,1-3 p.m,,'Room 1015,' MichefsonLab: 8 meetings, beginning Novem­ber. '26. Admission requirements:,Confidential clearance, -departmenctal authorization.

Science and Engineering 1, Sur~

veyof Rocket FundamClIltals. In­structor: D. D. Ordahl, Monday,' 8­10 a.m., Room 1001, Michelson Lab,8' meetings, beginning November24. Admission requirements:, Con­fidential clearance, departmentalauthorization. GOING .UP-A.·steel. worker bolts'Science and. 'Engineering 2A, together the heavy I-beams on the

Guidance and o,ntrol. Instructor: 4-story central tower. .R. G. Sewell,Wednesday; 8-10 a.m., _Room 1001, Michelson Lab, 8 meet­ings, beginning N oVembel' - 26. Ad~

mission requirements: ConfidentiaiClearance, departmental authoriza-tion. '. "

Science and Engineering 10,Technical \Vriting. Instructor: C. E.Van Hagen, Thursday,' 8e10 a.m.,Room 1001, Michelson Lab, 8 meet­ings, beginning September 25. Ad~

mission requirements:' Confide-n­tial clearance, departm~iJ.tal auth­orization.

Sci e n c e 'and Engineering 16,Principles of Invention•. Instructor:C. E. Weinland, Monday, 8-10 a.m.,Room 1001, Michelson Lab, 8 meet­ings,' beginning September 22. Ad­mission -requirements: '., Confiden­tial clea,rance, departmental auth­orization.

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Cdr. Melvin C:Hoffman'Coming from his assignment as

'=Assistant Operations Officer for, Readiness' Training,' Staff. Com­.' mander in Chief, U. S. Naval Forces,- in the Eastern Atlantic and 1\ledi-

... --.........--,.;r-vranean. Cdr. Hoffman reports_\ ~~rdto assume t~e duties of NAF-j • «'xecutive Officer, replacing Cdr.

, ----T. linudsoIl..· -• pioneer of theN~vY'sairforce',:. t.-..i Hoffman .was designated a

Navy pilot .in 1929. lIe has been as­, signed, aircraft carrier duty - for, atotal of 16 years-one half of his

.•' 32 J'ears in the Navy.No stranger to the desert climate,

Cdr. Hoffman served in El .Centro.as- the first commanding officer ofFleet Air Gunnery Training Unitfor 18 months prior to his Staffassignment. ' '

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Re-registration of vehicles' con'"tinues at the Traffic Control DUreeoutside the Main Gate. Off-Stationresidents, as well as those living<~nthe Station, and in Wherry HOUs..ing, must re-enroll any vehiclet­automobile, t l' U c k;· motorcycle'~which presently carries a ,stic~

Those whose last· names .br -~-<withF, G or H are to register t ...._'.vehicles during the period 'of SetJ''-:.­tember 8 through September 20.'I'tleTraffic Control Office will be oPlmMonday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m.to ' 4 :30 p.m. until registration iscomplete.

For. the convenience of workUigpersonnel, forms for vehicle regis...tration mayalso be completed at .the Michelson Lab Police Desk andthe CLPP cafeteria. Forms will beavailable at both locations fr01h9-11 a,m. and 1-2 p.m.each work...ing day. __ . ;

When registering vehicles, it ." Jsimperative that the owner bring anactive liability and property danl:...age insurance polipy, or thelatestpaid-up receIpt' for ths insurance.and a valid driver's license. '

Class·Day Chan'g,~cJFor UCLACourse-l

The starting date for the·UCLAcourse in FederalClassificatclli' andWag e . Administration, - Pol. Sci.8loAB, has been adyanced fro~

Thursday, September 18; to .Wed..nesday, September 10.

Meetings will be held on alternateWednesdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. and 7:3q­9:30 p.m., in room 213 of the Train­ing Building.

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Unregistered voters have six daysleft to become eIigiblefor the No..vember, 4 general election. . "

September the 1lth-is the finalday for registration. . r~~....

If you' have .iived in the sta\one year, and in the county 90 dayS.without registering, or have movElf­sinc,e, last registering, or will tilt,­21by November 4, or will become ai-'U.S. citizen' 90 days before election.you should register. .

Station personnel may register a~

the residence of Mrs. John McBride.105-B Entwistle" or at the resi..denceof Mrs. O. M. Mayberry,110~A Independence.

New 'Carrier...'.. (Continued from: Page 1)

She will' have almost unlimited.endurance at high speed, more than30 knots, giving tactical flexibilityand reduced vulnerability.

There will be no smokestacks onthe Enterprise. Thus, island con­figuration will· permit installationof new high-performance radarthat will increase' air defense andoffense capability. Also, lack ofsmokestacks will reduce her com­bat 'vulnerability.

Her air operations, will almostdouble since she can carry an al­most double aviation fuel supply.

It has been estimated that $31million _will· be saved during thefirst two years of the CVA(N)'slife~$5 million. for the 70 milliongall0!1s of fuel oil she will .notburn, $23 million for the oil tankerthat will not be used to refuel her,$2.5 million for the tanker's. fueland crew. .

The Navy striking strength, builtaround the air power of our car­riers, is' ready for. immediate usein any type of emergen~y.

Patricia Alexander. Phyllis McElderry, Ralph Krafvc,'John Henderson and Patty Brock. This wiIfmakeatotal of 41 teachers to st;lff the high school next ~'ear.

Desert Empire's '~Our 'IFair Lady" :Co'ntestants

NEW HIGH SCHOOLTEACHERS-Six new teachersjoin the Burroughs High School faculty for the 1958­59 school year. Shown (I. to 1'.) are: Charles Vollmer.

Seven contestants are vying for ,the "Our -Pair Lady" honor title in the -Indian Wells Valley's 8thannual Desert Empire, Fair' to be held in Ridgecrest October 2 through' 5.

Entrants are sponsored by dubs and organizations in the area to'determinewho will reign over theannual celebration. ' , "

All vote~. must be submitted by Wednesday. September 24. at 5 p.m. to' the' Executive Secretaryof the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce. Following, the tally of votes. the winners will be announcedand preparations will be initiated for the honorees who will reign at the Coronation Ball on the following'Saturday. -' " " ,

The first prize of $500 will be awarded to the winner; $300 to the f~rst runner-up; a.nd $200,to the.second runner-up.

Entrants and their sponsonng' clubs are:,Aur()raWells. retired. Desert. Empire Barracks and Vet­erans Auxiliary of World War iI; ··Chic"Walker. clerk in the. Supply Department. Lloyd E. Frost VFWShip ~nd Auxiliary; "Chris" Ryqberg.· nurse at the Ridgecrest. Ho~pital. ,Ridgecrest Emblem Club:;' Doris·Burton. voucher examiner in tQe Disbursing Division. Central Staff. American Federation of GovernmentEmployees and-lndian~~ells :yaHey. Lions Club: -~ ':> " ' .. 1" ,'....'. .' . . .

Phillys Wa~r. as~o~late edlto/.o! theRockete~r.J(ernpesert'Cha~terof the, ~atlOnat Federation ofBusiness and ProfeSSIOnal Wom(l11 S _Clubs; Mary Shewan. secretary. Pilot Plant. Kmghts of ColulT\bus. St.Ann's Altar S6ciety. Chi Rho Club and- the Og CumanClub; 'and Nancy Lou Brown. housewife. Wo-'men of the Moose. Chapter 1171 and LoyalOrderof the Moose, Chapter:: 2,58.

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conduct lresignl'roauctlon installa- Members of the East Kern Coun­tion,modifications of new and im: ty Council of Parents and Teachersproved' fire control systems, bomb visited China Lake Wednesday atdirection in-flight data' recording the first meeting· of the 1958-59devices and instrumentation for school year.. Delegates from Boron,testing and checking all installa- Edwards, Mojave, R 0 sam p n d ,tions. . Ridgecrest, China Lake and the

Withdrawal of AOD from Hangar, Rand District attended workshops2 will, in turn, provide limited fa- and were .served luncheon at the~ilities for private contractors Anchorage.whose mission requires their loca- M H 'L Kl ff' P 'd t ft·· f d ltd' rs. . . aco, reSI en 0IOn near areas 0 eveopmen an th S v thD' t . t f th C 1"

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Sponsored by the Bureau of Ord- forma Congress of. Parents andnance, construction is under the Teachers attended.cognizance of the Bureau of Yards Chi~a Lake PTA officers for theand Docks. Capt. A. D. Hunter, coming school year 'are: Mrs. H. R.11ND Public Works Officer as Of- Anderson, President; Robert Em­ficer-in-Charge of Construction, ha~ erson, Vice-President; Mrs. Wil­designated Capt. G. H. Carrithers, liam Ward, Secretary; and Mrs.NOTS Public Works Officer as Res- Fred Ashbrook, TreaSUrer. Direct­ident Officer in Charge of Con- or are:, Mrs. Sidney Brooks, 01'­struction, and Lt.' (jg) T. N. Tate ganization; LCdr. James McGloth­as. Assistant Resident Officer in liri, PUblic Welfare; LCdr: Frankcharge of construction. NOTS resi- Johnson, Education; Mrs. - Niek(dents J. P. Mumaw, W. A. Williams Kleinschmidt, Health and Recrea~

and W:L. Rackerby are the inspec- tion; and' Mrs. Wallace Knob..tors for the project. lauch, Home Services.

According to Dr. Earl Murray,'principal of Burroughs High" sixJle\v instructors will complete ateaching staff of 41 for, the 1958-59academic-year at· Burroughs·HighSchool.

Charles 'Vollmer, aO graduate of,the University of Colorado where

he' received his' Bachelor of Arts,Degree and Master's' in Education,'Vim teach' photography' and physi­cal science: Mr. Vollmer trans'"ferred from McFarland High School,Where he has been a member of theschool faculty for the '., past three

, years. 0

John Henderson, who receivedthe degrees of Bachelor in Arts and].{aster's in Education at StanfordUniversity, will. be employed as. aphysical education imitructor andwill coach the "A" basketball team., • Instructor in sophomore Englishand social studies along with coach­ing will be Ralph Krafve, who re­ceived his degrees of Bachelor iii.

"-~rtsand Master's in Educationfrom Oregon State. .Mr. Krafve

·.taught formerly at Neah~Kah-Nie

,High School in Rockaway, Oregon.Miss Phyllis McElderry is a grad­

vate o( Pomona. College where she'Ieceived her Bachelor. of Arts De­.'gree, and will teach freshman Eng­)ish and 'social ·studies. Miss Mc­-Elderry furthered her" studies in:Education at the University of Cal­:ifornia, and iists teaching experi­~ence in California.

Sophomore English and' , social'studies '. and _journalism iristnictorwill be Miss Patricia .Alexander,

. who attended the University of·Vienna'and received her Bachelorof Arts ,Degree from Gonzaga Uni-

-versity.. Miss Alexander. will alsobe .moderator of the El Burro andBlockbuster. "

Completing the new teacher ros-ter in the high school is Miss Patty

. Brock, who holds an Associate of'/u·ts Degree from Stephens College~ and a Bachelor of Arts Degree fromGonzaga University. Miss Brock

-will teach sophomore level Englishand social study classes., .'

Aurora \Vells

Pe'ak Water Load PastThe water consumption rate,

which rises very' rapidly in thesummer months, has begun theexpected Fall drop-off•. Ttte con­tinued cooperation on' the partof all tenants, .including "'herryHousing, . in water conservation

, will be greatly appreciated.'The watering schedule in the

Wherry area is discontinued ef-'fccth'e today.

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Position Classifier or PersonnelSpecialist, GS-7 to GS-Il. This pos·ition is located in the Personnel di­vision, Pasadena.

Incumbent will perform genera!personnel advisory duties and/o:'serve as Chief Position Classifiei'for Pasadena.

Applicant must have a CO!legBdegree or the equivalent, plus atleast one year of personnel ex­perience including position classi­fication.

Interested applicants, con t actDorothy Seaman, Extension 103.

Boating Film Set-For Noon Show

"Boating Safety" is the subjectof the' noon-time'. entertainmentprogram set for VVednesday, Sep­tember 10, 12-12:30 p.m. in theBuilding' 7 conference room, ac­cording to Fred Eaton" chairmaI'h

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~ Pasadena Vacancies :. '

Lt. R. J. Jackson Lt. C. L. Bo~·er

Station was Lt. Ch"arles L. Boyer who' had spent approxi..mately two years here. His replacement is Lt. R. J. Jackson.

Pearl Harbor..He and his wife, Charlotte, wil.

leave for a:awaii on September 24laboard the LURLINE.

Lt. R. J. Jackson comes to NOT~from duty as Supply and Disbursoling Officer aboard the USS HA1ol[..JLTON COUNTY (LST-802>. bas..ed at Sasebo, Japan.

Prior to .duty_ in Japan, he walJstationed at the Naval Supply De..pot, Clearfield, Utah.

A graduate of the University otColorado, Lt. Jackson holds a B.S.degree in business finance.

In 1953, following two years olgraduate work, he entered the ser~

vice. . .A bachelor, his hometown ~

Colorado Springs, Colorado. I

Deadlin~ N€e; To 1Mak~ Reservc(.lon 'For Mexico Trip 1~

There is still time to sign up totthe gala two-week Mexico trip willithe NOTS Overseas Club, accordingto Leonard S e me y n, chairman.There. is one more'week in whichto make reservations~

NOTS personnel taking the tripwill leave. Los Angeles on October11, flying to Mexico City to begintheir vacation, returning two weekslater on October 25.

They will tour Mexico City andthe surrounding area in a privateautomobile carrying 5-7 passengers.and will fly from Mexico City toAcapulco to spend three days o.the beaches.

The vacationers win attend bun.fights, native dances, have lunch ina private Mexican home, and attenl!many other exciting events. .

To obtain more information onthe trip, contact one of the follow­ing: At Ch~na Lake, Marlyn Demp.sey, Ext. 725663; at Pasadena, NovaSemeyn, Ext. 35.

Ilt. Boyer leaves for Hawaiiilt. Jackson Reports for Duty

A relief ceremony took place last Friday in the offic~of the Assistant Director of S.upply Pasadena, Leaving th~

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visits CHATOULA (AO-148>, based at

WORIi SClIEDULIXG-Planning. their work program, _Nova Seme~'n

(standing) a,nd Marian. Goodman look over a schedule of activitiesplanned b~' the presenta.tions office. Each must allow time for herother work-Nol'a to prepare the Pasadena ne\vs for the Rocketeer,and l\Iarian to perform her duties. as dil'ision secretary in the Ad­ministration Division, Pasadena.

pares and coordinates presentationsof static displays for technicalshows, . and off-Station activities.The Station has several "regulardisplays" which are always in de­mand and out on exhibit most ofthe time. One' such display is aRAT missile; anoher is a Sellevi­sion presentation of OPERATIONPOP-UP. "But it seems that we arealways "needing something new,"Mrs: Brewer says. "Recently, forexample, we were called upon tosend a display ~to a rather largeelectronic' show. It was expectedthat about 30,000 engineers and sci­entists would attend the. show. Un­fortunately we did not have elec-

Carney D. Brewer trank equipment which' we coulddisplay, but in cooperation with thewith the technical departments was

originally. handled by the Adminis- China Lake Presentations Group wetrative Branch of the Underwater gathered tog e the r appropriateOrdnance Department, But, like slides, wrote a script, and made up

a new presentation for the show-:­Topsy, the job "just grew" to such stressing the importance of elec-proportions that it was necessary ta tronics in our work at NOTS. Theestablish a separate presentations program told its story through theoffice. .

medium of the Sellevision machine.. A typical week with this group Mrs. Brewer adds, ''The coopera.

may find programs being prepared tion we receive makes our job afor visitors from BuOrd, other na- pleasure. Personnel from all de­val activities, college science stu- partments are really wonderfuldents, and training tours ,for re- when we call on them to provide,serve officers. The '-latter group services or equipment."could range in number from twen- The versatile group in the pre­ty to forty and the programs plan- sentations office handles a varietyned cover from three to five work- of jobs. Carney, Brewer, in addi­ing days. Many of these groups tion to directing presentationsare given tours of the Morris Dam work, handles much of the officeand Long Beach facilities to 'ob- space planning at Pasadena. Sheserve testing operations. also performs management anal~'-

"Our job is not one of merely sis studies. , .preparing itineraries for visitors," Nova Semeyn spends about haifMrs. Brewer says. "Each visit is of her time on presentations workentirely different. Our group must and the ,other writing the Pasa­keep in touch with the technical dena news for the Rocketeer. Mar­programs of ~he station a~d tailor ian' Goodman assists with presen­our presentatIons to the mterests tations work as well as serving asof our guests." division secretary for Admini~tra-'

In addition to programs for of- I tion Division, Pasadena. .ficial visitors, this group also pre- .

Staff of Three'_Plan PasadentPresentations

An addition to NOTs Pas­adena during the last year isa small office with. a, big job-,- ~Technical Presentations.Carney Brewer h.olds the titl~

of Presentations Coordinatorand is assisted by Nova Se­meyn and Marian Goodman.

The function of this group, as its Iname implies, is to tell the story of I

NOTS' to official. visitors, both:military' and civilian,-at confer­ences, seminars, fairs, in newspa­pers, magazines, and on radio andtelevision. This group works inclose cooperation with the Techni­cal Presentations Coordinator, theTechnical Information Deparment,and the Station Information' Spe­cialist at China Lake.

During recent years the Station'~

research' and development activi­ties have drawn many visitors, in­cluding representatives of man~"

foreign governments.'- The coordination of these

THURS.·fRI. . SEPT. 11·12"8ULLWHIP" (80 Min.)

!ill Williams, Rhonda FlemingWestern in CinemoScope Color. Crooked

judge releases framed "murderer" on condi­ticns he marry a cerfo(n lovely which givesher riches in a will. Goodies and baddiesrip up the pla:e.

SHORTS: "Stooge for a Mouse" (7 Min.)'''Scotland'' (25 Min.)

"RAFT CLUB LEADERS-l\Iembe~sof the RAFT Club staff plan ahead. .~ "to prol'ide stimulating programs for the' teen-age center•. Shown (1. toi'r.) are: Jackie J ockisch; Stefa 'Deiys; 1\Iar~'lee'Grasley'; and D'odie Gor-e,' rono. See. story_ in Recreation column below. • .

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Thurs., Aug. 28 ..._ _..101Fri., Aug. 29 _..:.. _1ll1Sat., Aug. 30 : .._ lMSun., Aug. 31 _.._ 100Mon., Sept. 1 _ II)l~

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.TEMPERATURES ,1958. . Ma.'t".

NEW GRADE SCHOOL TEACHERS-Newcomers to the Chiml·L:ike .Elementary School faculty pause for the Rocketeer.photographer duringtheir busy pre-school preparationsfor .the 1958-59 school ~'ear, Shown iilfront row (1. to r.) are: Mrs. Mary Ellen L~·tle, Miss Ariha Liries; i'\Irs.'El'el~'n Mayne, Mi~s Ruby Ellett. and Mrs. Ton~·a Schultz.In backro\V(I. to r.) are: Mrs. Minnie Stewns, Mrs. Iiathr~"ll Mudge.. 1\liss:A~liese Franken and Miss Ga~'le Grisham.

WESQON DiSPLAYS SIDEWINDEP.--One of over 900 displa~'s at the4-day \Vestern Electro~icsShow'in Los Angeles, pa~ of the NOYS st01)"was told by Sellel"ision and by. Sidewinder. More than 30,000 eleetro~cs

people from the entire nation attended the show.

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. The RAFT Teen~age~lub4as been i~ 0l'eration)?r'~ five months. As many ques~lOnshave bee~ dlrecteq to specIal

seryices regarding' the activity, we thought other' members:. ofthe community would also be interested in hearing about

.some of the people responsible for its operation and progress.First of all, ~e would like to in~ ing at the RAFT, Stefa isencour­

troduce you to the staff who work aging and developing teen-age tal­-at RAFT under the general super- ent in singing, dancing and dra­

, i~_vi~ion ~f. the ~Recreation Director. matic skits.- :StefaDelysbrings a wealth of ex- : D <> die Gorrono specializes in~:-: perience from her fascinating back- teaching Latin dances to the teen­;::~grourid. or professional entertain- agers. She has had six y'ears exper­~_ meni:. Stefa received pallet training ience with' Arthur Murray dance

,- in New York and Europe and has studios and gave dance instructionTASTL~G TEA COl\DUTTEE-Chairmeh of the AAUW ''Tasting Te~'~ appeared in motion pictures and in to students and staff at the Uni-plan a 1l0yel ennt for all women in the community for 'September 13 New York. musical productions. versity of Idaho. During her three-from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Anchorage. Sholl'li (I. to r.) are: Lillian Demh:er; , During the war she devoted much year residence in this area, DodieBeth Biorklund; Lois.'Allan;-. LillillU Lale~'; Addierene French; and .time. to 'directing and producing has taught dancing for the Indian1\ 'Id PulSe t bel : Shows for the USO. For the past Wells Valley Recreation program

II red. a sen. e s ory ow. . _four years she has conducted the and has taken an active interest in

'Tasting: .Tea' Event ./n...:.•n~~c:.n.nl·~ 0"~~~~~~rI~n:d~~t~~~~o~~:~~~n~~~~~th;p~;;ss~~~s::::~~~:'a hobby for

. .. ._- vOI1!!1!:g.-.~vel1~f ... -~~ - .... CC~- =- -_: ' -_ Mary !-'ee Grasl~y. Getting. t~~n-

Planned by AAUW .~- ~~~•••uu,,:_uGu~I-;: ~ 's·-H- OW:BO A m :;e~~n~t;~~i~dte~ni~~c:ol~~t~~i:~Plans for 'a "Tasting Tea" sP6n_,N~TSWo~en5 ... ~!.!. -. .no. ming, and skiing are .among her

sored l:i the China Lake Branch ElsIe· lVI. ~ar):ls, atto.rne~ -~!_. r___ A~ present and. fut~r~ I1r?Jects at the, . YA . A .. t' . f from ,- Long" Beach, -W III dIS.l:U~3 RAFT. ThIS clvlc-mmded youngof the meFlcan SSOCIa IOn 0 " • rOt it .-. "-Ch-..... . , .Universit "Vomen has' been plan- Christ an ppor uIl_y m a_. o _anE>. . lady has contributed immeasurable

. y. S· t b 1'l ing "Vorld," at the next meetmg of help in utilizing available commu-ned for Saturday, ep em er v, the Women's GuildoENOTS:Com. 't

t D • th A h r 0' . . m y resources.from 2 0 p.m. m f ed nc 0 a"e

d· munity Church, Tuesday,~Septem. Having teen-age children of her

Five tables of 0 s prepare h R' h d -:. .. . . ber 9', at 7 p.m. at· t e IC mon . MATINEE own, Jackie JOCkisch has been VI-

from the favorlt~ recI~Ies ~~ School. The public is invited. Saturday and Sunday-1 p.m.· tally interested in the aevelopment~AUW members WIll prov~de eu Miss FarrIs is the rounder of the EVENING of a well-rounded and wholesomemary samples ~or the ~nJoyment International Christian Scholarship 6 and 8 p:m. daily program of leisure time activitiesof guests attendmg the ~yent. ~ach Foundation, which. in 1957. fur- . TODA? ' SEPT.5 for China Lake teen-agers. She hastable wi~1 ha~e fro~ SIX. to. eight nished scholarships to some 140 stu- "A FAREWELL TO ARMS" (151 Min.) lived in this community for thirteenoutstandmg ?Ishes, mcludl~g so~ne dents from 3& countries. A world· RockHudson, Jennifer Jones years and has taken an active partpopular foreIgn ones. ReCIpes .or traveler, she has visited Central Cinemascope, Deluxe Color. Jennifer Jones in community life. Through 'herthese foods will be on sale. and'South America; AfriCa: In'do. and Rock Hudson are the lovers in a'n honest, leadership many of the youth have

Donations will be 50. cents per nesia, India, Japan, Australia and - intimate, impressive version of Hemingway's found new interests and fuller, hap-- classic about World War I in Italy. .

person, and all women of the area. Mexico. NO SHORTS pier lives at China Lake.are invited. All profits from the • These women have given gener-"Tasting Tea" will go' into the Desert Art League, SATURDAY SEPT.6 ously of their time and energies inAAUW fund and will be used to Monday, September 8, the Des. MATINEe making this program a success.provide a' scholarship to some out- ert Art League will meet at 7:30 "LAWLESS STI~EET" (77 Min.) Their sincere efforts are appreciat-standing girl graduate {)f Bur~ p.m. in the Anchorage. for its first Randolph Scott ed by the'Recreation Division androughs High School, as well as' for Fall meeting. A film, supplied by SHORTS, "Topsy Turkey" (7 Min.) the community. -By their sincerity,

. I " "Batman 8. Robin" Chap. No. 12 (17 Min.) d da contribution to the Nabor.a the For d Foundation, covering patience, an ,. of course, goo senseScholarship Fund, and for expens- painting techniques will be shown. . of humor, the teen-age center hases of the local AAUW study group.. "STAGE~~~~~~~9SMin.) . developed and enriched the lives of

Membership In AAffiV is open to ,NOTS ,Overseas ,Club . _ Henry fonda, Susan Strosberg the youth here.graduates of AAU\V approved col- Discussion of the forthcoming trip 'Adult droma of ~a stagestruck young girl .~ther Volunteers .leges and universities. Mrs. R. G. to Mexico will highlight the ~et. who ,is determined to be a star. She works In addItIon to the efforts of thISMcCarty, membership chairman, ing 'of the NOTS Overseas Club, and romances her way to rer goal. lots' of sta~f, man?, adults hav~ volunteeredExt. 73163 may be contacted to Monday, Septemb.er 8, in Room B "backstage.. theIr serv~ces. We WIsh to. thank

.' •• ~ • 0' 1'- \SHORTS: "Donald's Nephew" (7 Min.) the followmg people for theIr gen-answer mqUlrle", concernm" e 1 of the Community Center. The .' "Weasel While U Work" (7 Min.), 'b t' i I{' th

'I'b't . t'. '11 b . t 7 30 erous conn u Ions n ma Ing egIll ~'. mee mg WI egm a : p.m. activity succeed: Capt. and Mrs.

------------------------------. SUN.·MON. SEPT. 7·8 G. J. Anderson, Cdr. and Mrs. G. T.Natural Science ,Club - "WINDOM'S WAY" (l08 Min.) Boland, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lo-

.. Peter Finch, Mary Uro,Beginning its 1958-59' program. Color' aclventure drama of a doctor who tee, ,M:r. and Mrs. HenrY "Vair, Jack

with the showing of two films, the . devotes his life to aiding jungle natives rath- . Hollis, Dr. and Mrs.' Shaw, Mrs.China Lake Natural Science "Club' 'er than.l~xurious living he could afford. Lots Johnnie Bales, Mrs. :Ruth .Trimole,will meet Monday, September 8 at . of action here, tool Mr. and Mrs'-Jim Madden; Eq'Fdx,8 p.m. in the Community Cente.... 'c SHORTS, "Magoa's Cruise" (7 Min.) Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stane, Lt. WalterThe public is invited to attend the I -. DavIs and Mr. and 'Mrs. Ed Min-shO\ving of "Caribbean" and "Hausa ' tUES.·WED. SEPT. 9·10 shew... . _.Village," detailing daily life in: a , "SING B?Y SING" (90 Min.) , . A special vote of thanks ,goes to .'Northern Nigerian village.~--....-----""" -_,- . ~~'l'ommySands, Lily Gentle, Edmond 0 Brien the Toastmasters Club for their co-

. .. . i>. , Tommy Sands' debut in CinemaScopel A. _~""' • -'rOGk 'n'roll singer who learned singing as operation in _helping us secure yol-

,Brownie. Scout Motherr'i ,:' a-boy ·singer in support of his...revival·type unteer leadership. Betty ClemensMothers of members of Br,,- ~reacher father, turns out to be a singing and Lola Mae Abbott of the Toast-

Sco-ut . Troop No. 113 willI' ~ jnsation on T.V..program. Musical numbers, mistress Club have provided inter-Thursday September 11 in the -..-trl . - ...I which there are many, are all good. esting color slide exhibits to the

, , . ' SHORTS: "Good Scouts" (7 Min.) .. W'd "t tScout Hut at 7:30 p.m. i. ' "Showdog Chomps" (10 Min.) program. 1 e communI y.suppor

is-a prerequisite for success in thisactivity. All' parents, of' teen.agepersonnel, . any. -.iritereste.cI." adults,and alt chibs' and organizations .areurged to support. t1:is p~og.ram byYOlunteedng their services as chap­erones or for leadership of· specialinterest groups. If interested, pleasecall the Special Services Office, Ext.71791.

Among the newcomers are fourteachers who have served in theschool system in previous years.They include Miss Laurita Hefnerwho will be a seventh grade homeroom teacher at Burroughs JuniorHigh School; Mrs. Doris Zahn, kin­dergarten, and :Mrs. RoseYim,fourth grade, teachers at RichmondSchool; and Mrs. Juanita' Burke,third grade teather at Rowe School.

This year the instrumental musicprogram will be carried on by Thel­don Myers. He is from Illinois andrecently taught at Fresno State Col­lege where he did post graduatework. A new nurse to join the staffis Mrs. Mary Ellen Lytle.-She re­ceived her training at Queen ofAngels College of Nursing in LosAngeles and is a registered nursein the State of California.

Starting her first teaching assign­ment t his year is Mrs. TonyaSchultz, fifth grade teacher at Rich­mond School. Mrs. Schultz receivedher degree' from San Diego StateCollege last June and has been therecipient of two American Associa­tion of University "Yomen schblar­ship awards. Teaching third gradeat Vieweg School is Miss ArthaLines of Arizona. This is her firstteaching assignment since graduat­ing from Arizona State College inMay. She is the sister of Miss DianLines, first grade teacher at RoweSchool. '

Another new teacher at Viewegis Miss Annaliese Franken who .isinstructing first grade students. Sheis a native of California, has attend­ed Stanford University and wasgraduated frQm the University ofCalifornia. She spent this past yearin Fulda, Germany where shetaught in the U.S. Army School.Mrs. Kathryn Mudge, second gradeteacher at Rowe School, receivedher degree from Oregon State Col­lege and did post graduate work attp.e University of Washington. Herlast teaching assignment was inMar'ina, ,California.

There are two new afternoon kin­dergarten tea c her s at GrovesSchool: Mrs. Minnie Stevens andMiss Ruby Ellett. Mrs. Stevens is agraduate of the University of Mis­sissippi and has completed gradu­ate work at the University of Flor­ida, Stetson University and theUniversity of Mississippi. This pastyear she taught kindergarten inRialto, California. Ruby Ellett wasgraduated with honors from LongBeach State College in June. Priorto that she served as an intelligenceofficer in the United States AirForce.

~Iiss Gayle Grisham, a June grad­uate from San Jose State College,will be 'teaching the fifth grade atGroves School. "Vhile in college shereceived the Bank of Americaaward in "mathematics. Her, otheractivities include recreation directorand sixth grade camp counselor.Another hew fifth grade teacher atGroves is Mrs. Evelyn Mayne. Shewas graduated from Pasadena Col­lege last year and taught the sec­ond grade in Downey, California.

School work and activitiesare 'now underway for the1958-59 school year for ~tu­

dents, teachers and new per­sonnel who have joined theChina LakeE I em en tar ySchool District. .

is desirable. If interested, call AnnCarter, Ext. 72213.

General Engineer,. G8-13. Thisposition is for Head, Utilities En­gineering Branch, Engineering Di­vision, Public "Yorks Department.This is a newly formed branch re­sponsible for engineering servicesfor the operation, maintenanc" anddevelopment of the various utili­ties systems on· the Station. In ad...dition to a BS degree, in engineer­ing, or the equivalent, applicantsmust' have .some 'experience in thedii'Signing of utilities 'systems, andshould be' familiar with the .ac­counting methods used by the Navyto record maintenance .and opera­tion costs.' Interested per son sshould call Ann Carter, Ext. 72218.

Intramural Golf

iStandingsTeam PointsNOTS ..~ : _ _ "38NAF _ _ 37'\fGMU-25 .;: .:... _ 35VX-5 _ _ _ 32MCGMTU .._ _ 28~2

GMU-61 _ _ 22Marine Barracks 22

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0 °SpOort0SOlantsO°0 o~~ By "Chuck" Mangold ~

Our intramural golf tournamentstarted the second half of leagueplay this week with only: one halfpoint separating the two top teams.Chief Linnell, captain of the NOTSteam, has his men in front. ChiefNiemela's NAF team which drew ab~'e last week and is still favoredto win the tournament, figure toregain the lead this _week as theNOTS team draws a b~·e.

The GMU-25 team has been thereal surprise of the tournament sofar. Chief Thompson and his menhave played some fine golf. DonaldMitchell, captain of the VX-5 team,has his team right in the thick ofthe race. The t\vo Marine teamsand GMU-61 are still in the runningand could take top honors with astretch drive in the second half.-

FootballOur football teams are getting in­

to shape. The first league game isSeptember 30 and pits the two earlyfavorites to win the championships-the· Marine Barracks ~ and NAFteams. The' games will be playedon the high school football field and\\ill start at 6 p.m. The SpecialServices Division has hired' theSouthern' Californa Officials' Ai5so­ciation to do the officiating of thegames.

NOTS, GMU-61 a~d m.ID-25 havecombined and will have a teamcoached by Dr. Phil A .Webb~ Thisteam has a line that will averageover 200 pounds and with a few fastbacks they could be the real 9arkhorse in the league.' Other teamcoaches are Lt. Milone, Marine Bar­racks; Chief Bloom, NAF; C.Brown, VX-5; and Lt. Blasingame,~rCGMTU. At the conclusion of ourintramural play we intend to senda team to San Diego to compete inthe Eleventh Naval District C!;Iam­pionship which. commences on No­vember 10.

Lack of Sign-ups CauseClasses to be Dropped-. Through insUfficient . registra­tion, the following Bakersfield Col­

. lege classes are being dropped:(/ 'Ot ., · American Problems lOa, Biology 10,tl0 " 'Ppor ",,, UJI .Engineering 22, English Xb, Health

'••• ';' •• • • •• .. • • ••••••••••• Education 1, !-Ieteorology, ~Iusici

History 21b. Psychology 33 andPublic School Art 7a.

All other courses listed on theschedule will be~in next week aspreviously announced.

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Librarian, GS-7•.This pOsition islocated in lhe Underwater Re-fsearch Group, Re:search Depart­ment at China Lake.'

Duties involve literatut'e searchin the area of deep ocean research,abstracting pertinent informationand preparing bibliographic list­ings of available documents. Thoseinterested may contact J. Newman,

_ Ext. 71393 or Ext. 71643.

l\Iechanical Engineer, GS-12. Thisposition is that of Head, Mechani­cal Engineering Sectio'n, Utilitie3Engineering Branch, Public 'YorksDepartment.. The' section provilleH

· services of a mecha.nical engineer­ing nature for the. operation, main­tenance and development, of . thesteam, gas, air conditioning; plumb­ing and heating. utilities system~

· ·on the, Station. Applicants musthave a BS degree in engineering,.or the equivalent. AbJ.-Ckgroundin all phases of utilities sY3temsdesign, construction and operation

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, l!tlonday~ American Chemical Sodety, 1st, 8 p.m..· J"FGE, 2d, Community Center, 7 p.m.

<:hino Lake Bowmen, e"ch,· Arche:-y Hul,7:30 p.m.

Community Women's Club, lst, IMethotiisl- , Church, 8 p.m. .

D....V, Chapter 135, lst, County Bld::/., 7,33 p.m.DAV, Auxiliary 135, 2n·::\ a~" 4th, County

Bldg.,7 p.m.Oesert Ari League, 1st G1~d 3rd, Anchora"e,

7,30 p.m. -Eostern Star (No. 553), 2d and 4th, Masonic

Tern'ple, 8 p.m. ..~ Girl Scouts, last, Girl Scoul Hut. "

Junior Archery. each, 57.! R"wa St., 5,30·7:30 p.m.

Novy·Wives Club. 1st .and 3::1, Navy Wives. Cr.,bhouse, 7,30 p.m.

NOTS Overseas Club. 2d. Community Center,7,30 p.m.

Ibckhounds, .each, Ro<khound Hut, 7' p.m.SPEBSQSA (Barbershop Harmony), each, Hul

81.8 p.m. - --, ."... Tuesday:"AAUW, last, Community C"nter, 7,3:l p.n1.- Altar Society, St. Ann's, 4th, "nights of Ca·: _ lumbus Hall, S p.m.

American legion, lst and 3d. Am"rican leogion Hall, 7,3G p.m.

• American Legion Auxiliary, 1st and 3d, Amer.icon Legion Hall, 7,30 p.m.

Chess Crub, each, Anchara~.., 7 p.m.Emblem Club, No. 243, ht ond 3d, Elks

todge, 8 p.m•.• firefighters Assn., ..~th, Community C"nler.

7,30 p.m.. . ). _ ., _· Loyal Order of th.. Mao.~, 1st ana 3:;1, Moos~

Hall, 8 p.m.'. Women of the Moosa, 2d a~" "th. Moose

Hall, 8 p.m."\Yednesday

- Busin".. 'and Professional Woman, 2d-lusi.ness, County Bid".;· 4th-Dinner, Hid..3way,.8 p.m.

firefighters Assn.. 4th, Community Cantar,- .' 7:30 p.m:. '.

IWV Sports Car Club, 2d, Community Cen... ter, 8 p.m.NfFE, lst, Community C..nter, 7,30 p.m.Masani, Lodge, each, Masoni, Temple, 7 p.m.

Thursday'Desert Dancers, each, Camm~n;ty Center,

•. 8 p.m.., '.· Dust Devil's Auto Club, eelch, James M~nroa

School, 7 p.m.'- .Elks, BPOE (No. _1913), eelch, Elks lOdge,

S p.m.IOOF, lst and 3d, CO\lnty BI:f~., 8 p.m.

, Ladies of Columbus, 2d ond 4th. Knights of" Columbus Hall, 7:30 p.m. •• Quarter Midget Assn., 2d and 4th, Commu·

nity Center, 7:30 p.il'I.· Shrine . Club. 3d, America" L"~<>:1 lIall,

6:30 p.m. .Scottish Rites, '2d, Caun!y Sldg., 7,30 p.m.Toastmasters, No. 851, each, 5:45 p.m.Toastmasters, N~. 899, each, Hida:lway,

7 p.m. ' .•

· Toastmistress Club, 2d ci"c1 4th,' plac~ cis on·naunced, 6:30 p.m. -

• VfW, 2d and '!th, VFW Memorial Helll,7,30 p.m.

. Friday."Rebekah Lodge (N". 412). lst and 3d. County

Bldg., 8 p.m. ..

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