PUBLISHED WEEKLY

CIRCULATION OVER 4,000

Vol. III, No. 35

.. the WSPG Beauty Shop is changing beauty-duty hour s. New pretty-up time is 1 to 5 p. m. Tuesdays; 10 a. m., to 5 p. m. Wednesday through Friday; and special appointments by phoning 2-4193 or contacting Operator Laura Parrino at Trailer Court # 4. The shop will be closed Mondays and Saturdays. . . . . M/Sgt. David Johns who operates the NCO's favorite "hangout" at WSPG, is sporting a two-tone Cadillac, the partial pay-off for a rough time as a POW. Fly it low, Sarge. . . . . Sfc. Alec Brown, who has a most unique nickname, of the 138th Ordnance Co., has some right fancy hemstitching on his anatomy following an emergency operation at Beaumont Hospital the other Thursday p. m. Seems ulcers are an occupational hazard for which his replacement is keeping his fingers crossed until Sgt. B. returns to duty. .... some mighty interesting go­ings-on in Macy's window at high noon on · Saturday following the wrong-guessing Election Day. This we'd even pay to see! ... the movingest office on the

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Cost-Consciousness Counts on Officers' Efficiency Reports

T he Office of the Adjutant General, D e p art m e n t of the Army , has revealed that entries will be m ade, hereafter, on the efficiency reports of officers specifying the degree of adher­ence to the principles of the Army-wide Cost-Consciousness Progr am.

The directive pointed out the value of officers in the field being made conscious of the business responsibility involved in the ac­tivities of company-size units.

The program, being emphasized for field officers, both at home and in the various world theatres, is intended to demonstrate the dollar responsibility of company­lcvcl units as comparable to that of a large commercial organiza­tion.

The directive also stressed the fact that, from the economic standpoint alone, the company or battery commandJr is the custo­dian of a large business in which the United States Taxpayer has a heavy investment.

Officers were reminded that the Cost-Consciousness Program calls for the highest type of man­

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RADFORD SCHOOL PRINCIPAL GUEST SPEAKER FOR POST PTA

Dr. Lucinda de Leftwich Templin, El Paso educator and acknowledged authority on parent-teacher-student re­lations, will be guest speaker at the regu1ar meetmg of t he WSPG Parent-Teacher Asso­ciation Thursday evening, November 20, at the school auditorium.

Dr. Templin will address the group following the "Father's Night" open house to which all parents h ave been invited .

Widely trav eled thr oughout the United States, Dr. T emplin has conducted a continuous battle to introduce more character training into our educational system. One of her outstanding achievements was the introduction of bi-lingual training among grade school stu­dents at Radford School for Gir ls. The youngsters are taught both English and Spa nish to help them become better and more tolerant neighbors in an area where both languages are used.

One of the few T exas women

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DR. TEMPLIN

lis ted in "Who's Who in Amer­ica," Dr . Templin r ecently at­tracted national at t ention with an address entitled "Parents are Problems," in which she boldly pointed out the responsibility of

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WSPG GETS WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER

Mrs. Elfida B. Rubio. Las Cruces, is WSPG's first woman photographer employed at ihe Post Photo Lab.

Asking no quarter because of her sex, Mrs. Rubio works side­by side with the Post's male photographers tracking missiles via motion picture cameras in the field.

The mother of five children,

U. S . Arm y l'hoto

Mrs. Rubio is the wife of Eu­sebio Rubio, a Consolidated Mess employee.

P reviously employed by the Rives and Ballar d photo studios, Las Cruces, Mrs. Rubio pro­cesses film, m akes contact prints and enlargements, and special­izes in oil coloring of large transparencies for use in orien­tation of newly assigned and visiting personnel at WSPG.

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By and for military and civilian personnel of WSPG for a better­ment of understanding between the Military Services and Federal Employees, and a greater Guided Missile Program for peace and in time of war.

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400 ORDN VISIT WSPG

Cf ASSOCIATION MEMBERS URING 2-DAY CONVENTION

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Col. Henry E. Minton, left, president of the new Rio Grande Post of the American Ordnance Association. El Paso, receives :the post's charter from Col. Leo A. Codd. Washington, D.C., ex­ecutive vice president of the AOA.

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The charier was presented during a banquet at Hotel Cor­tez, in El Paso, Thursday night,

western Regional association in WSPG. Approx·

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-U. S. Army Photo gates from all parts of the United States attended.

The new pos:t was welcomed by Colonel Codd and by Brig. Gen. B. 0. Lewis, AOA Staff Consultant and also of Wash­ington, as the 35th pos:t in the United Sta:tes and the third in the state of Texas.

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Lt. Cdr. T. F. Clements, USN, has announced plans for a turkey shoot which will be held at the skeet range Sunday, Nov. 16, at 1300 hour s.

Sponsored by the WSPG Rock­cteer Gun Club, the event is open to a ll WSP G per sonnel, both m en and wom en. A fee of fifty cents w ill be charged per shoot for which 12-gauge shot guns will be used. Shells will be furnished by the gun club.

Commander Clements st ated no limit will be placed either on the n umber of turkeys or the number of times any individual may shoot.

A fast shoot, with four lanes, a judge will be selected for each lane. Already named as judges are Maj . Lloyd Z. P urvin and

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MRS. CHAPMAN NAMED TO WSPG GARDEN CLUB OFFICE

Mrs. K ay Chapman was select­ed as treasurer of the WSPG Gar­d en Club at the regular monthly m eetin g held at the Post Libr ary Mon da y evening. She succeeds Mrs. F rancis Reid who h as h eld the office since the or ganization of the club.

G. A . Feather, of t he F eat her Nursery, Mesilla Park, w as gu est speaker and presented a n inter­esting talk on flower ing indoor w in ter gardens, af ter which a question and answer forum w as held.

Mrs. B. Keyserling was selected to take charge of obtaining plants 1or the h ome rooms at the Post School.

A brief discussion was held re­la tive to the Christm as progr am

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Even Dozen Promoted In Various WSPG Units

Detachments 1 and 2, 9393rd TSU , took the lion 's sh ar e of en­listed men's pr omotions last week with the sole Master Sergeant's rating goin g to f ormer S fc. J ohn Whiting, Det. 2.

Others adding extra stripes were Sfc. Michael Husko, also of Det. 2, a nd Sgt . Roy C. Benton, 96th Ordnance Company.

Shopping for new cor por al' s stripes wer e Walter E. Beckner, Det. 1; Keit h D. Folkert s, Det. 2; Ernest L . Lowery , Det. 1; Trice L. Murry, 96th Ordn an ce Com pany ; Arthur M. Neilson, D et. 3; Cyril P . O'Neill, Det . 1; Neil R. Seitz, 96th Or dn ance Company; and R oger W. Wells, 138th Ordnance Company.

J ames J. Kelly, 96th Ordnance Company, was the lone m an pro­moted to Private F irst-Class.

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Brig. Gen. George G. Eddy, WSPG Commanding General, is shown as he welcomed American Ordnance Association mem­bers and delivered :the keynote addreas at a "Guided Missiles Seminar" in Hotel Cortez Thursday afternoon, Nov. 6, during the AOA Regional Meeting. General Eddy also was one of three principal speakers at the association's banquet :the same night, also at Ho:tel Cortez.

On :the extreme right above facing the camera is Mr. J. J. Putegnat, member of the WSPG Technical Staff Analysis Branch, who spoke at the seminar on "Reliability, Quality and Control of Guided Missiles,"

Introdueing •sa1~

5At. This is Sal, one of four prin­

cipal characters in "Ordy," a new comic strip feature which begins in Wind and Sand next week. The strip is being drawn by. Richard W. Plumbley, Chief Illustrator, Illustrations Depart­ment, Tech Engineering Plans Branch.

The other three main char­acters-Ordy, Prof and Civ-al­ready have been introduced to Wind and Sand readers. Sal, as you can see above, is by far the best looking of the four, even if

also she is p ossibly the " dumb­est.,.

Artist Plumbley desci;ibes Sal as follows: "Sal porilfays the female civilian employee at WSPG. She is single, mainly because this will enable her to participate i n many ac:tivilies in the s:trip :that would not ordi­narily befall a married woman. She will have many different occupations in the comic strip and as many different boy friends. She is 'out after' a hus-

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SEMINAR, BANQUET, TOUR OF BASE, MISSILE FIRINGS IDGHLIGHT MEET

Some 400 members of the American Ordnance Association left White Sands Proving Ground last Friday afternoon after one busy day in El Paso and another at WSPG.

During the two days the AOA members and other guests received first-hand information on guided missiles, rocket re­search programs, range installations, r an ge safety and related subjects. They saw displays of rocket mater ials and hand­ling equipment, witnessed the firing of four missiles, viewed the static test of a rocket • • • motor and were entertained at a luncheon, a banquet and a chuck wagon barbecue lunch.

Members of the newly or­ganized Rio Grande P ost of the American Ordnance As­sociation, El Paso, and offi- 1 cials of WSPG were hosts to delegates attending a two-day I Southwestern Regional Meet­ing. AOA m embers represen t- \ ing all phases of American in­dustr y and all branch es of the j Armed Forces were on hand from virtually every section of the I United States.

Commi:ttee Meets

The convention got under way Wednesday n ight, Nov. 5, and continued the following m orning with a meeting of the AOA Com­mittee on Rockets a t t he Hilton Hotel. C. L. Eksergian of Phila­delphia, J?a., cnairman, p resided.

A luncheon was held at t he Hilton at noon Thursday. Then Th ur sday afternoon at H otel Cortez personnel of WSPG, h ead­ed by Brig. Gen. G. G. Eddy, Commanding Gener al, presented one of the h ighlights of the two days, a "Seminar on Guided Mis­siles."

General Eddy welcomed the delegates and then d iscussed in ­du str y's r ole in the missile pro­duction program, stressing the need for accuracy in turning out components. He pointed out that accuracy is a major factor .

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Problems Discussed

Speakin g without notes and dis­pl aying a remarkable memor y, the WSPG Commanding Gen er al went in to detail concerning p rob­lems of ordnance produ ction, r e­search an d testing, such as data reduction.

Other speakers were Maj. R. A. McDonough, T echnical Training Officer ; L t. Col. W. P. P atterson, Ch ief of Technical Staff, and J. J . Putegnat, Analysis Branch, Tech­nical S taff. Chairman was Chr is P. Fox, well known El Paso civic leader, city official and business­man.

Major McDonough, speaking on th e su bject "What Is a Guided Missile," t raced the developmen t of rockets an d other missiles from the 13th Century "fire arrows" to the present t ime. Colonel Patter­son addressed the crowd of more than 300 delegates on "Guided Missile Testing," pointing out that objectives are accuracy, reli­ability and efficient performance.

Need for Accuracy

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Lt. Col. W. P. Pa:tierson. Chief of Technical Staff, WSPG. speaks a:t the Nov. 6 Guided Missiles Seminar on " Guided Missile Testing." He pointed out the necessity f<>.t e;...ieuslve test­ing programs in dealing with missiles and discussed :the aims of those programs.

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Maj. R. A. McDonough, WSPG Technical Training Officer, is shown as he addressed the Guided Missiles Seminar of the American Ordnance Association on the subject " What Is a Guided Missile?" He traced the history of missiles from :the 131h Century "fire arrows" :to the 20:th Century's long-r ange roc­kets and other missiles.

Mr. Putegnat, speaking on "Re-liability, Quality and Control," By stre::>sed that the manufacturer's Ch aplain Lester J. Houghtaling role is important becaus~ of the CATHOLIC SERVICES­necess1ty for accuracy m pro- 1 S d M ducing parts. He described the un aJ'. ass- 0800 and 0900 ground testing program and dis- Catechism- Sunday:-1000 cussed its problems including the Rosary and Confess10n-"d d t· f t '" d t · Saturday-1500 egre a 10n ac or , or e enor- Ch · p t ' T d 1900 t . th l ·t f · ·1 01r rac ice- ues ay-

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w ic may ave as many as , Friday- 1620 parts, and th e lack of redundancy. PROTESTANT SERVICES-

Final speaker at the semi.nar Sunday School- 1000 was Louis Polk of the Sheffield Worship Service- 1100 Corporat10n, Dayton, 0., w ho Choir Practice-Wednesday thanked General Eddy and his -1900 associates on. behalf of t~e associ- Today, I want to speak to the at10n fo~ their I?resentati~n of the man in uniform. I want to say to highly mterestmg and m forma- h im ... . you are the best ambassa­tive program of information and dor our country has ever had. The backgr ou?d material. peoples of the wor ld have learned

Followmg the seminar, a recep- more about Amer ica from you tion for all AOA mem bers and than t hey have learned from all guests was held at Hotel Cortez. our government's representatives Hosts ' ':'ere the members of the put together. You stand in the new Rio Grande ~ost, head~ spotlight today as much as you by Col. Henry E . l\'.Imto~, presi- ever did durin g the war. That dent ; M. S. Darbyshire, vice pres- uniform you're wearing may be

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2 WIND AND SAND Thursday, Nov. 13, 1952

Wind and Sand Published weekly in the interest of the Military and Civilian

personnel of White Sands Proving Ground, Las Cruces, New Mexico, by the Las Cruces Citizen of Las Cruces, New Mexico, in conformity with SR-355-20-1, dated 17 October, 1949, and all changes thereto.

Policies and statements reflested in the news and editorial col· umn represent the views of the individual writers and under no cir­cumstances are to be considered those of the Department of the Ar­my. Advertisements in this publication do not constitute an endorse­ment by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised.

All news matter for publication should be sent to the Public In­formation Officer, White S~nds Proving Ground., Las Cruces, New Mexico, Telephone 4203 or 5203.

This newspaper receives Armed Forces Press Serv;ce, reproduc­tion of which is not permitted without specific permission of the Armed Forces Press Service.

This paper is not an official or semi-official Department of De­fense publication.

All pictures are by White Sands Proving Ground photographers unless other .vise stated.

Advertising copy should be sent to: Las Cruces Citizen, P . 0 Box 270, 114 S. Church Street, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Phones 10, 11. Subscription off Post $3.00 per year; $1.00 for three months. Distrib1 1-

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The Book Shelf

By Margaret Camillo

Thanks again to the Navy. The Peluso's gave a home for Fireball, the fish, but now poor Fireball has ceased life. We still have the bowl. Excepting guppies, a fish donation would be appreciated.

Ray Bradbury's C h r i s t m a s story, "The Gift," can be read in the December issue of Esquire here in the library now.

Mrs. Norman Thomas deserves the gold star this week. She help­ed considerably with the child­ren's books when she cleared her shelves and brought us so many good things for the children to read.

Edna Ferber has a new book called "Giant." Watch for it.

138th Ordnance had a fine party at Fort Bliss. Party was composed of men of the 138th, long tables of food, a lot of fun, Mrs. Great­house and one Post Librarian.

*For Sale A "REVERE" PORTABLE TAPE

recorder and radio combination. Telephone 1611-J or 1423.

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Did you know there was a de­posit box in the library door? No excuse for not returning over­due books when the library is closed.

Library hours are: Sunday through Wednesday-

1230-2100 Thursday-0745-1615 Friday and Saturday-Closed Lee W ell's (Tonto Riley and

Spanish Range) new western, "Dig Die," is another story of women, gunplay, the blizzard of '88 and the Wyoming Powder River country.

"How to Get the Breaks and Make the Most of Them," by Henry F. Woods. First, learn to make the breaks yourself. Second, make the right breaks at the right time. Be observant, profit from experiences, ideas and the tricks of others. This book is packed with tips, leads, clues and valu­able money-making ideas.

"The Sinner of Saint Ambrose," by Robert Reynolds, is a grand scale historical novel about the years just before and just after the fall of Rome and the Pagan and Christian conflict. This is too a story of one man's search for God, Gregory Julian, would-be emperor, who in his old age tells the story with the memory of the glory and glitter that was Rome's. Follow his political career and his intimate life with Marcia, his wife, and Dionie, skilled at plea­sure, intellectually stimulating, and morally squalid. The connec­tions with Augustine are a final touch to a most interesting story.

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UNDER COMPTROLL By Flora Chapman

Think your columnist could say with confidence, now that the various offices of our Division have recovered from the move upstairs and are nicely settled into their respective spaces (after looking the length of our room and observing the general air of industry and concentration) that the change worked out better than I thought it would. AND, a bouquet to our visitors-they have just about all learned our arrangement so that guide serv­ice requests are not nearly as fre­quent as they were the first few days.

However, Management Branch's steno is bemoaning the fact that her desk is in front of the door at the top of the stairs in the new wing and it is drafty when the door is left open-so take pity on a poor gal and help her keep the door closed. Thanks!

Lucille Leindecker no sooner drew a sigh of relief when she finished the OCO Projected Per­sonnel Strength Report for the 3rd Quarter F/Y 1953 when she received notice from 4th Army that they required a ·similar re­port only in more detail-Sus­pense date 7 November-(Cause of recent explosion in Manage­ment Office!)

Mr. Ray Souter is still a so­called Bachelor-Hasn't been able to sell his home in Salt Lake City -Says he is getting mighty tired <>f this living alone, too.

Mr. Herlihy has returned from Aberdeen Proving Ground where he was on a business trip con­cerned with accounting proce­dures.

Beulah Nesbit has moved again -this time with Eugenia Lane and Gladys Uttley. I guess she didn't like living alone.

Mr. Keith Roy Hackney, son of Roy Hackney, was a performer on a local radio station recently. Un­derstand he sang ''The Old Chisholm Trail." Better tell Bing Crosby or Perry Como to watch out-they have a rival!

Mr. Ray Dawson moved into his new home at Las Cruces last week end and has eliminated that long ride from Tularosa every day; a:gd having just come out of the hospital, I guess he is none too sorry.

MONKEY BUSINESS IN KOREA la transacted by Army Private Abraham Hancock, of Pelham, Ga., right, and friend. Hancock's• s1mlan aide-kick takes a lons, pull on a cool drink during a paUBe from his duties as mascot fo:r Third Infantry Division tankers. Not one to throw a monkey wrench in friendly machinery, the monk­an expert; at "gorilla" fighting-now feels qult.e a& home ID ~· mechanized AnnY unit.

WSPG CAGE TEAMS BEGIN WORK FOR SEASON OPENER

With practice sessions continuing three nights each week, the WSPG basketball team is rounding into shape rapidly.

M/Sgt. Russell Gearou, coach, reported this week that the squad is "looking good" as it prepares for the season opener the night of Nov. 14 at Holloman Air Development Center.

Further cuts in the turnout of candidates for the cage team, which numbered 36 when workouts began, were report­ed by Coach Gearou. The coach, first sergeant of Det. 2, 9393rd TSU, now has a 16-man squad»------ --------­with which to work on the hard­woods.

Workouts are being held one night each week at the New Mex­ico A&M College gymnasium. Two nights each week the squad practices at the Las Cruces Ju­nior High school gym.

Several practice scrimmages al­ready have been held. But the season opener will be at 8 p. m. Friday, Nov. 14, in the Holloman ADC gym. The WSPG cagers will meet the Holloman quintet.

Plans are in the making to form a league composed of the WSPG, Holloman, Fort Bliss, Biggs Air Force Base and William Beaumont Army Hos­pital cage t e ams. Person­nel of the WSPG S p e ci a l Services Offke are spearheading the arrangements, in cooperation with offices at the other four in­stallations.

Coach Gearou's 16-man travel­ing squad now includes the fol­lowing:

Civiliana By Kate Bass

Greetings from the boon-docks! Our new (?) Quarters. The Se­curity Guards picked up three civilians walking up the side of the mountain the other day, when asked what they were doing on the mountain, the reply was "We were only looking for the new (?) quarters of Civilian Person­nel Office. All joking aside, how­ever, a great deal of work has been taken off our shoulders be­cause operating officials and ap­plicants alike are still trying to locate us. I am still trying to find the Training Branch better known in these circles as the Or­gan Mt. Division. Feel sorry for Mr. Pickett's steno, E leanor Lyer­la (girl Friday) , going around with a clip board checking inven­tory lists in all three Quonset Huts.

George Ross, Salary & Wage Branch has decided he had rather work with electronics th an grades. George will be greatly missed around here because of his sense of humor. Oh well, maybe Tech Services will appreciate that "Arkie."

Jo Fritz from Paradox Valley, Colorado, has been .added to the Placement Section of Employee Utilization Branch. Very attrac­tive gal!

A vote of Thanks goes out to the Security Guards who come around like the old lamp lighter and lights our oil s toves in the early morn, so that when we come in now, it is nice and warm. Three cheers!

Yours truly will be gone for the next two weeks looking for Engi­neers and so forth, so the column will be taken over by Roger Kurtz of Salary & Wage Branch. Come Monday there will also be a new face in Salary & Wage Branch, Mrs. Bette Casey, from Lamesa, California.

Edna Womack of Administra­tion Branch had quite an exper­ience last nite in El Paso, seems she ordered a nice big salad with the added attraction of a big fat green ugly slick WORM!

The answer to last weeks ques­tion is Bertha Sutter! I agree! I

Ask Winona Walden what cer­tain Sergeant she is going to make Administrative Assistant.

The ole doodler, Bob Zimmer­man, has caused our Chief, D. W.

are forwards. Playing guard posi­tions are Clary, Kleeman, Taylor, Volz, Rodrigues, and Williams. Centers are Wisniewski, Asp and Speaker.

WSSCA FRICASSEE

By Don Eberly

Gr eat enthusiasm over chow at the new mess hall. F'r instance: Bob Gresl is no longer willing to perform the Impartial Belt Test.

"Shavetails" Cramer, Marshall and Meixner are welcomed to the outfit.

In a nip-and-tuck battle, the WSSCA Seven maintained their record of no defeats last week by ekeing out a 7-0 victory over the 138th. "Galloping Ghost" Joe Zilch climaxed the forfeiture by circling left end on a naked re­verse and romping on to p ay dirt.

With four b owling teams en­tered in two leagues, a multi­competat ive season looms for the bowlers of WSSCA. Al Budner, of WSSCA's C's, showed the way last week with a 463 triple; Hooten dumped a 452 for the Dumpers; Map 1 er hivermore scored with a 444, while Slomski led the Freaks to victor y with a 434.

Item: T he Order ly Room has been remodeled and relocated.

The long-anticipated Day Room will occupy a section of one of the barracks and only awaits funds and the attendant -red tape. Meanwhile, the t wo-digit men must hunt for a place to dream up let ter s explaining to potential employers why they never ad­vanced beyond the rank of Pri­vate First -Class.

Four pretty girls joined the WSSCA Headquarters staff re­cently. They are Mrs. Joyce Baries, Mrs. Yvonne Johnson, Mrs. Becky Twight, and Miss Delores Gregory. (She must have pull.)

Ex-columnist D. Sharagorod became so engrossed in other people's inventories that h is own was neglected. Result: diet of grapefruit and pink medicine.

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FRIDAY NOV. 14-2000 Coffee and Snacks

SATURDAY NOV. 15-2000 Round-Table Discussion

SUNDAY NOV. 16-2000 Classical Music Get-Together

Marie Koether had company from California-Mr. and Mrs. H. Grady Beaz;tt of Camarillo, California-and of all times to have a bad cold with a red nose and "stuffy" head. She is back at work, well on the road to recov­ery and assures us that her voice will return to normal in the near future.

Budget & Fiscal Branch have two new faces in their midst­Mrs. Charlotte Spence and Mrs. Frances Williams. Mrs. Spence is a Clerk-Typist and is another El Pasoan. Glad to see that there are some more from there-your columnist was beginning to feel like a Lone Wolf!

The second game will be play­ed the followi41g night, against the same te m o in the Hollo-man gym at . m.

"I believe we will be able to put a good, fast team on the courts for the basketball wars," Coach Gearou said. "We have some experienced players on the squad- some with college and high school experience, some with semi-pro experience and some with service experience."

Thomas Walker, USN; Lt. Ken­neth Clary, Missile School; Rod­ney Jarratt, Det. l; Howard Tin­ker, 4119th ASU; Tom Kleeman, 137th Ord. Co., and Theodore Billings, Eu g e n e Wisniewski, Coleman Taylor, John Myers, Carl Asp, Thomas Volz, Joseph Rodrigues, Kenneth Liss, George Patterson, Joseph Williams and Ward Speaker, all of Det. 2.

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Mrs. Williams is an Accounting Clerk and is a transferee from Keesler Air Force Base, Louisi­ana. Her husband is with the Navy in their Electronics Lab. They have purchased a house near the New Mexico A&M col­lege so I guess they expect to stay in the Desert Navy for a while. Welcome aboard, both Mrs. Spence and Mrs. Williams.

Having now said hello to our newcomers, I'll say goodbye to all my constant (I hope, I hope, I hope!) readers till next week.

It's a good idea to choose your words well-you never can tell w·hen you will have to eat them.

The professional gamblers have an absolute passion for extrava­gance with the other fellow's money.

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SIGNAL NEWS By Olive S. White

To promote better understand­ing of problems, work and time involved which, in turn, brings better cooperation and consider­ation, it seems a good idea to give a simple explanation of what the Post Signal office does as its con­tribution to the performance, as a whole, of the work assigned to this Post.

Post Signal installs all tele­phones on the Post proper, both official and personal. Wiring, which involves proper installa­tion on poles, is the first step after the Supply section has pro­vided the needed equipment, of course. There are a few conduits, but too few for present needs. Climbing, which on a windy, dusty day, is no fun, sometimes is a must when emergencies arise. The motto of telephone personnel, similar to the theater's "The show must go on," is that "Service must be provided."

These wires have to be tied in to the extraordinarily intricate frame room whose function could well be compared to the human heart. This bring the telephones to life. It is an impressive sight to watch the constant, almost sen­tient movement of the thousands of tiny moving parts, set so close­ly together that they barely miss collisbn. Pencil-thin, an inch or so in length, all busily turning, murmuring, buzzing, they con­stantly fulfill their appointed destiny to make the needed elec­trical connections which, follow­ing the simple act of dialing, gives us the person with whom we want contact.

Continuing the analogy of the human heart, the switchboard is the second of the two heart valves which, working together, keep us in touch with the outer world. Operators, often short-handed, work doggedly, giving connec­tions to all parts of the country. Handicapped by two-few lines off the Post, fast grown far beyond anticipation, they have to repeat too often that they have no lines free. There's nothing they can do about this tho' people sometimes seem to feel there is a way around these delays. Overlong conversations tie up these pre­cious lines for long periods, caus­ing delay at times unnecessary, if people would consider what they wish to say prior to making their calls, had needed reference papers at hand to expedite their conver­sations. Our operators, never more than three, ofter have over 100 long distance calls a day, keep meticulous records, and supplying as well, station numbers, and the time.

All this delicate mechanism re­quires constant supervision, checking and maintenance. Con­sider then that we have about 7-8 men for outside work, 3-4 on the inside plant. Consider too what a wholesale move such as has been going on for the past fortnight, reqtiires in added serv­ice. To us who know, it is a mi­racle that any of the men are still on their feet. We know they've done wonders and, from the fact that we've had very few com­plaints, know too that those whom we serve haven't been too dissatisfied with the service given.

Of course we in the Adminis­trative end also have an increas­ed load of work, making out num­berless work orders, filing, re­cording changes on the master file, answering frequent calls for information, sometimes requests that work be done at once with­out proper work requests. This we do in real emergencies, mak­ing out work requests for the in­stallers to carry along for signa­ture. These requests are a neces­sity in order to account for the work hours of our personnel. All sections have them in some form, yet occasionally someone is im­patient when we remind them that we need such authorization.

So think of your own office

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·138th REPORTS

By Birge Dayton We are all sorry to have lost

Sgt. Brown to the hospital. He is coming along fine after being operated on for ulcers. We hope to ha\'e him back with us soon.

Leave it to the 138th for odd amusements in the barracks. Last 3unday night we had a snowball ight. Of course we had to import

the snow from Ruidoso. It was the first snow Price had ever seen ;ince 1949.

Everyone is all set to watch Frank Tillman lose his freedom next Saturday at the chapel. The whole company will be there.

Paul Burcham has made a "swap." He now owns a '40 "col­lapseble" instead of his former collection of Ford parts.

Piano Recital to Benefit Orphanage

John Corrigan, Las Cruces piano instructor and known to many WSPG personnel for his performances at the Lotus Club, Frankfurt, Germany, will present a piano recital Friday evening, at 8: 15 p. m., at the Las Cruces Junior High School. The affair, for which $1.00 admission is being charged, will be for the benefit of the Home of the Good Shep­herd, a Las Cruces orphanage.

A cordial invitation has been issued to WSPG personnel to at­tend the affair, one of several planned for the financial aid of the orphanage which is supported solely by contributions.

Corrigan, formerly an Army dependent, studied at Frankfurt, Weisbaden, and Vienna. He was a pupil of George Kuhlman and Walter Gieseking, one of the world's best-known pianists. The guest artist studied in Europe for four years following the war be­fore opening a piano studio at the Amador Hotel, in Las Cruces.

The orphanage, under the sup­ervision of the Mother Superior, of the Home of the Good Shep­herd, houses both boy and girl orphans under sixteen years of age.

DEBATABLE QUESTION It is a debatable question as to

which is the greatest evil-the country being in the red, or Reds being in the country.

Everybody knows where the back-biter stands-the b 1 a ck­slapper has the whole world guessing.

problems. Usually impatience stems from ignorance rather than selfishness. We must all remem­ber that every section has its own problems, appreciates the con­sideration that is usually given, even if the reason for delays isn't understood. Perhaps similar ex­planations from other sections on the Post would promote even better relations between the vari­ous divisions of WSPG. Who said "To understand all is to forgive

DOWNTOWN

310 E. San Antonio

Pfc. Nolan W. Dehn. 1st GM Bn.. is shown receiving :the Commendation Ribbon. with Metal Pendant, from Lt. Col. Ferdinand Stano. left, Com­manding Officer of :the lst GM Bn.

The 22-year-old soldier from Manchester, Iowa. received :the ribbon and a citation for meri­torious service in connection with military operations against an armed enemy in Korea dur­ing :the period of 15 August 1951 to 6 May 1952."

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-·U. S. Army Photo Pfc. Dehn, responsible for

maintenance of electrical power for the 7th Infantry Regiment Headquarters. accomplished his mission in a highly commend­able manner, despite many ob­stacles including battle condi­tions and adverse weather.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dehn. Manchester, Iowa. An electrician prior to entering service. he is serving as an Electronics Test Specialist a:t WSPG.

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1st GM Soldier Decorated For Meritorious Service

Pfc. Nolan W. Dehn, Battery A, 1st GM Bn., has been given a citation and awarded the Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant for meritorious service while serving in Korea.

The award was made by Lt. Col. Ferdinand Stano, Com­manding Officer of the 1st GM Bn., during a special form­ation last month.

Issued by command of Brig. Gen. Robert L. Dulaney, Com­manding General, 3rd Infan­try Division, FECOM, the ci­tation given the 22-year-old Korean War veteran reads as follows:

"Pfc. Nolan W. Dehn is cited for meritorious service in con­nection with military operations against a,n armed enemy in Korea during the period of 15 August 1951 to 6 May 1952. Private Dehn was responsible for maintenance of electrical power for the 7th Infantry Regiment Headquarters.

"Although battle and weather conditions brought many ob­stacles before him, he accom­plished his mission in a highly commendable manner. His ability, coupled with the constant deter­mination to do more than requir­ed, proved him to be a valuable asset to his organization.

"Private Dehn's outstanding skill, initiative, and untiring de­votion to duty reflect great credit upon himself and the military service."

Pfc. Dehn is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dehn of Manchester, Iowa. He enlisted in the Army at

Des Moines on March 13, 1951, and went overseas on April 1, 1951. He received his basic train­ing in Hawaii, and then was as­signed to the 7th Infantry Regi­ment in Korea. He served as a generator operator and electri-cian.

Born March 8, 1930, in Clayton, Iowa, he was graduated from Manchester High school, Man­chester, Iowa, and Coyne Electri­cal Trade school, Chicago. Prior to enlisting in the Army, he was employed as an...,_s.l.e£.J;.rician by Robbins Electric, Manchester.

Pfc. Dehn came to WSPG after serving overseas for nine months. He now is an Electronics Test Specialist for the 1st GM Bn.

LIKELY TO LOSE

People who insist on passing on hills and curves still have not learned from sad experiences of the past that they are just as likely to lose as to win.

More than 450 Army news­papers and 69 overseas radio sta­tions supplement the formal in­formation program of the Army.

The Desert

NAV Y The hunting season is upon us.

Weapons of all makes and sizes have cropped up, and discussion of their various merits continues through the day and far into the night. From the number of rifles being carried back and forth, for careful sighting-in at the rifle range, an outsider might think that there was a large sized riot going on somewhere, or that White Sands had been invaded, or maybe that Geronimo was back.

Then, of course, there is much to talk about as to whether bear steak is better than venison, etc., how is the best way to cook it, where are you going to store it when (never "if'") you get it. And where are you going to hunt, who are you going with? And this writer, with a gleam in his eye, realizes that not only might he be given a steak by some grateful admirer, but very probably there will be enough tall stories come out of all this activity to keep him supplied with copy for a month. Maybe even pictures.

Detacned: Stackpole, AN, to carrier USS Yorktown (CVA-10); Land, ET2, to Naval Air Techni­cal Training Center, Norm an, Oklahoma.

To Temporary Duty: Lt. L. J. Hunter to Silver Springs, MD.; Ens. J. F. Bushman to Armed Forces Information School, New Rochelle, N. Y.

Welcome Aboard: Lt. Cdr. L. J. Stecher, from USS Rochester (CA-124); Dalton, GMl, Pelton, MM2, Holland, GMl, Foor, ET3, and Crosby, ET2, all from Pt. Mugu, California; Wells, CDl, from Naval Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Back to hunting again. Not all the game taken will be big. Early upland hunting often takes place during fairly warm weather. Under these conditions, small game can spoil in the game bag or coat pocket before the day is ended. The natural body heat of any small animal or bird can cause the beginning of decom­position if the carcass is stuffed into a compartment without pre­paration.

The best bet is to draw all birds at once, removing both crop and entrails; clean rabbits and squir­rels likewise. Then stuff the body cavities with dead 1 aves, moss, coarse dead grass, or any dry ma­terial which will permit natural body heat to dissipate and allow some circulation of air within the carcass.

Removing the entrails, which are always punctured with shot, is the important part, so that the intestinal juices will not contam­inate the flesh.

There used to be another plea­sant aspect to Fall besides hunt­ing, when we were I'd-hate-to­tell-you-how-much younger.

With the coming of the first frost, all the tomatoes still green

33 Awarded for T I & E Activi:ties

Colonel Homer Thomas, WSPG Executive Officer, presented di­plomas and certificates of com­pletion to 33 successful graduates of Troop Information and Educa­tion activities last Friday.

Receiving diplomas for comple­tion of USAFI courses were: Cpl. Arthur M. Robbins, WSSCA, who studied Industrial Psychology and finished the course with distinc­tion; Pvt. Clinton L. Hyman com­pleted a course in Photography ; Pfc. John H. Reynolds received his diploma in Basic Mathematics and Cpl. Louis A. Franks, who has taken other courses on guided missiles, received a c o v et e d "sheepskin" in General Science.

Col. Thomas also presented cer­tificates of completion to 29 gra­duates of the T. I. & E. Leaders' Discussion Course.

The course, of 40 hours dura­tion, covered all phases of the monumental task required to keep the American soldier the "best informed in the World." The graduates of the school will

were picked, either to ripen in­side a sunny window, or for other purposes. We herewith present Mamma's recipe for Southern Tomato Pie, similar in flavor to apple pie, but in our opinion far superior to the best apple pie we ever ate. As follows: 2 cups very green. tomatoes, peeled and sliced; combine 1 cup sugar,% teaspoons cinnamon, % teasp. nutmeg, 6 teasp. flour, pour over tomatoes, add 4 teasp. vinegar, and stir to combine. Dot with butter and bake 1 hour at 450 degrees. Two crusts.

I am quite sure that some of the more venturesome cooks will try it, and will wish that they had saved more green tomatoes.

"Lead the way! What's an ad­venture worth that leaves no doubt?"

While I don't intend to run a regular cooking column, I do have what I consider a rather good formula for Chili con Carne, in case anybody is interested.

Ho, hum! Only 34 shopping days left 'till Christmas.

As the little Dachshund said, "There will be a short paws ... "

Regards, Boats!

WIND AND SAND 5 Thursday, Nov. 13, 1952

Fund Council Named Members of the newly formed

Community Fund Council were named last week by Brig. Gen. G. G. Eddy, Commanding General, WSPG.

The Fund Council members are Maj. R. A. McDonough, Chair­man; Ensign L. F. Page, member; Mr. J. J. McKinney, member, and Lt. H. A. Haspett, Custodian.

The Fund, as previously out­lined in the October 30th issue of Wind and Sand, will be an ac­tivity to support various civic and other charitable organizations and post religious and welfare activities.

be utilized by the various post units as discussion leaders and also as advisors and instructors for men delegated to present the weekly discussion hour. In ad­dition to the methods employed and the techniques utilized in presenting the discussions, parti­cular emphasis was placed on making the presentation of the hour as interesting and instruc­tional as possible.

Soldiers receiving Certificates of Completion were: M/ Sgt. Er­nest M. Huston; SFC's Martin B . Raley, Leon Kubic and Nick Charnego; Sgts. Elmer L. Bowen; Ford E. Webster; Leroy L. Sam­mons; Miles Johnson, Harry B. Masiello, Richard L. Lee, Bryan J. Hunter, Arnold B. Chipman; Cpls. Leroy W. Warfield, John P. Tobin, John R. Lenehan, Donald G. Mickelson, Richard A. Johns, Bobby C. Burkett; PFC's Robert F. Hann, John P. McElligott, Billy W. Perkins, Joseph Rose, Glenn Wyand; Privates Mehran K. Thomas, Joseph Plonka, Roy E. Koshmider, Harold Huber, John F. Beach and Lewis H. Holzman.

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ident, and C. A. Lindeman, sec­retary.

Banquet Is Held Concluding Thursday's pro­

gram was a banquet in the Cry­stal Ballroom of the Cortez, at­tended by more than 300 associa­tion members, WSPG officiais, representatives of the Army, Navy and Air Force and other guests.

Mr. Fox served as toastmaster. Speakers were General Eddy, who traced the history of the American Ordnance Association; Rear Adm. W. V. Davis, Com­mander of Naval Forces at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, and Brig. Gen. Edward P. Mechling, Com­mander of the Air Force Arm­ament Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

Baby of the Week

"Robbie" Moore, age four and a half, assumes a nonchalant pose for the cameraman that would be the envy of many an aspiring model. The curly haired lad is the son of Lt. R. K. Moore of 9577 TSU here.

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just a couple yards of khaki ma­terial to you, but the color of the uniform is still the hope of most of the nations of this troubled world. That is why what you do is so important. The peoples, in the countries where you are station­ed, do not consider you just an­other individual, they look upon you as the representative of a great and a mighty nation who holds the fate of the world in her hands! You can't let these people down, and you can't escape the responsibility that is yours. Take yourself for example. Suppose you were the only American the natives of a certain country had ever seen .. . what would they think of America?

W hen I served at a training center during the early part of the War we had in our unit a number of aliens from Europe who had enlisted in the American Army. I have never seen any greater pride than that which these men had in their uniform. One of them said to me, "If I were to walk down the streets of my home city every man in the uniform of my former country would salute me, even the officers!"

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parents in ecuring good moral training as well as educational advantages fpr their children. She will repeat e address here.

Missouri-born, Dr. Templin studied at the University of Mis­souri followed by post-graduate work at Harvard and Columbia Universities. She later served as instructor at the University of Missouri Training School for Teachers and as Academic Dean of Linden wood College.

Dr. Templin is one of several outstanding educators who will address the WSPG PTA during the winter meetings of the group.

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band, but cannot decide among the many eligible males she meets on the base w hich on e to become engaged to. At present there is no direct conne ction be­t ween Sal and Ordy planned, b ut for the sake of the story there may be in the futur e,"

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post is PIO. Seems we dare not step out of the office long enough to print a newspaper for fear we have no place to pound our word machines when we return ... and a third move scheduled for the near future! .... re' the election, a surprising interest and intelligent discus­sion concerning same at the Dis­taff BOQ ... the more surprising since many were ineligible to vote. And women with the pri­vilege of voting for less than half a century! . . . . the Las Cruces man whose jalopy bore the sign: "I USED TO LIKE IKE" must have had a very scar let face Wednesday ayem Hmmmmm, serves 'em right if they lead with their chins. .... it won't be long before the NCO Open Mess begins serving chow. Club officials state the ar­rival of a dishwasher is holding up the finishing details and the opening date. . . . . speaking of chow, in case you're interested, too, your tum­my will probably think your throat's cut Sundays and holidays when the Officers' Open Mess holds up the chow line until 0730 to 0830.

·wnITE SANDS WOMAN'S CLUB HOLDS MEET A1' POST LIBRARY

Thirty-two members of the White Sands Women's Club met in the Post Library on November 4th. In the absence of the president, Mrs. J . G. Shinkle, Mrs. W. Schimmelpfennig, vice president, con­ducted the meeting. Hostesses were Mrs. W. G. Wentz and Mrs. F. V. Carpenter. Mrs. R. L. Hart served refreshments with Mrs G. G. Bu­shey, who had also made the beautiful flower arrangements through­out the library. A brief business meeting was held.

Mrs. Margaret Barton Camillo, Post Librarian, explained to the women the purposes and needs of the Post Library and how it af­fected the post personnel, both military and civilian. It was unan­imously voted that seventy-five percent of the proceeds of the Christmas party be donated to the Library for the purpose of buying records for the music room.

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agerial ability and leadership which will require its capital as­sets provide the optimum benefit through a maximum period of economic usage.

Also emphasized was the fact that the margin between poor and good management, at the com­pany or battery level, can have a critical impact on the capability of the United States to provide proper support for our armed forces and to aid our allies to support us.

TRAFFIC COURT ESTABLISHED

Effective November 1, plans for a new Traffic Board were placed in effect pertaining to all persons, military or civilian assigned to or employed at WSPG.

T he WSPG Traffic Board will inquire into all traffic accidents resulting in personal injury or property damage, cases of fla­grant traffic violations and cases of three traffic warnings within 12 months. Recommendations for the disposition in each case will be made by the Commanding General.

General Eddy pointed out that the organization, formed follow­ing World War I as the Army Ordnance Association, now com­}'.lines the efforts of industry and the Armed Forces to make the nation's defenses strong. And since World War II, he said, it has brought in a third segment, the nation's scientists, engineers and technicians.

it is the 35th post in the U. S. and the third in Texas.

Former President H e r b e r t Hoover, who has fed the starved millions of two World Wars, and who is known and loved as a representative American by most of the nations of the world, has this to say: "I have had every honor to which any man could aspire. There is no place on the whole earth except here in Amer ­ica where all the sons of man could have this chance in life. . . I have worked in governments of freemen, of tyrannies, of Social-

The new comic strip is de­signed to entertain an d to re· late happenings of a humorous n aiure which occur at WSPG. The incidents portrayed m ay not necessarily be true, but will remain within the limits of WSPG and us numerous aclivi·

.... Sfc. Dale Swanson, of Oper­ations and Training Branch, wasn't dropped on his head when an infant. He arranged his fur­loughing just r ight to escape the moving of his baliwick to a new location.

Ability is the most gracious gift of Nature, if you display it to the world each day.

Membership of the Board will consist of a Chairman (Safety Di­rector), the Provost Marshal, Claims Officer and the Post Motor Officer. Great Opportunity

"Gadgets are raising the stand­ard of living of the American. people," said General Eddy. "And push buttons may win a war of the future. Weapons of extreme accuracy and mass destruction offset the fact that there are few­er men in the Armed Forces to­day."

Pledging that the new Rio Grande post will assume its full share of responsibility in the as­sociation, the WSPG Command­ing General pointed out that the AOA, which has rendered a vast service to the American people in the past, now has a greater op­poruni ty than ever before and is destined to have even greater opportunities in the future.

Admiral Davis pointed out that Naval Ordnance is closely allied with Army Ordnance.

"We are striving for a coor­dinated family of missiles," he said, "with the Navy concerned with seapower and the Army charged with land defense.''

Aims Are Listed Present missile programs are

aimed at attaining longer range, greater accuracy and greater power, Admiral Davis added. "It is quite possible that as a result of all this work and development and experimentation some of our basic concepts of warfare will undergo drastic revision in the near future," he concluded.

General Mechling discussed the Air Force's missile testing and development programs, pointing out that they are concerned prim­arily with pilotless aircraft and guided aircraft rockets.

"Flight is becoming more and more automatic," he explained. "Pilotless aircraft represent a normal extension of Air Force operations. The transition from piloted to pilotless aircraft will be a smooth operation."

Charter Is Presented "Whether or not pilotless

planes will eventually perform the major portion of aerial war­fare operations remains to be seen, but nevertheless work on them is continuing."

At the banquet the new post's charter was presented to Colonel Minton by Col. Leo A. Codd, Washington, D. C., executive vice president of the AOA. Colonel Codd wekomed the new post into the association and pointed out

Visitors Introduced Among the distinguished visi­

tms intrdouced at the banquet were Brig. Gen. '.fhomas C. Mus­grave, Commanding General of Walker Air Force Base, Roswell; Brig. Gen. Hobart Hewitt, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; Col. Don R. Ostrander, Commanding Officer, Holloman Air Development Cen­ter, N . M.; Capt . P. D . Quirk, Commander of the U. S. Naval Ordnance Missile Test Facility at WSPG; Col. James Parker, Com­manding Officer of Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso; Capt. Walter L. Tann, USNR, of the Navy De­partment Bureau of Ordnance, Washington, D. C.; William A. Wilson, president of the Los An­geles, Calif., Post of the AOA; Brig. Gen. B. 0. Lewis, Washing­ton, AOA staff consultant, and many others.

Representing WSPG at the seminar, the reception and the banquet were General Eddy, Cap­tain Quirk, Col. H. D. Thomas, Col. J. G. Shinkle, Col. G. L . Sel­igmann, Lt. Col. D. N. Black, Lt. Col. M. R. Collins, Jr., Lt. Col. G. P. Grant, Lt. Col. M. D. Hen­dricks, Lt. Col. W. 0. McDaniel, Lt. Col. W. P. Patterson, Lt. Col. W. B. Pohlman, Jr., Lt. Col. P. B. Reed, Jr., Lt. Col. R. G. Van Ness, Maj. B. H. Keyserling, Maj. R. A. McDonough, Maj. R. N. Clark, Capt. W. C. McMillan, 1st Lt. J. M. Minter, 1st Lt. W. F. West, Lt. H. M. Greenwald, Lt. K. H. Wong, Lt. N. B. Browne and Mr. J. J. Putegnat.

Delegates Visit WSPG The 400 visitors arrived at

WSPG shortly before 10 a. m., Friday aboard a fleet of special busses. At the Post Theatre they witnessed the showing of two motion picture films, "Operation Greenhouse" and "V-2 in Upper Atmosphere Research."

After being served coffee and doughnuts by a mobile Post Ex­change unit, the visitors boarded the busses and were taken to the launching area. At the range an explanation of equipment, instru­ments, missiles and structures such as the Blockhouse and the Gantry Crane was given by Lt. K. H. Wong, Tech Briefing Officer. Then the visitors witnessed the firing of two missiles.

At the 100,000-pound static test stand ,an explanation was given by Cpl. W. J. Schimandle, TC&T

ties.

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ists and of Communists. I have R k Cl b met with princes, kings, despots, oc eteer u - • • and desperad<Jes. I have seen th e I squalor of Asia, the frozen class (Continued from Page 1) barriers of Europe. And outstand- 1 . . ing everywhere to these great Capt. Adam Collins. MaJ. R. L. masses of people there was one Crossman will act as over-all re­hallowed word-'America.' To feree for the four lanes. them, it was the hope of the The shoot will be followed by world . . . Here alone are the open an exhibition skeet shoot with a wind~ws thru which pours .u:ie selected group of skeet experts sun-light of the human spirit. participating. Plans have also Here alone is human d ignity not been made for serving refresh­a dream, but an accomplishment." ments.

Soldier .. . watch how you wear that uniform!

Mechanical Engineer. He pointed out that the purpose of the static testing of a missile motor prior to firing is to determine thrust, flow rates, flame characteristics and other factors. Following the explanation, the visitors witness­ed the static firing of a missile motor.

Commander Clements pointed out the fact that the beginners will stand as good a chance of winning as the more experience­cd gun fan. The results will be determined by the most pellets placed within a specific area.

Chits will be presented for the turkeys won and the birds will be delivered to the winners within a few days following the shoot. The affair, Commander C 1 em en ts stated, is .>u·fctiy non-profit.

.... a neat trick in the "ballet" performed by un-named military personnel who literally sailed through the lobby window at the P<Jst Photo Lab. . . . an even neater trick in view of the fact he was not injured. .... in the above, an item for the Safety Program; watch those newly waxed floors, particularly the femmes with the three-inch heels. .... Chaplain Lester J. Hough­taling is taking 15 at Toledo, Ohio. .... Mrs. Walter Ford performs real service for those of us whose jobs are " 'round the clock," and have no time for sartorial set-tos with the laundromat. She picks up and delivers after duty hours for the convenience of the Distaff BOQ. .... M/Sgt. H. G. Retzlaff, Det. 1, 9393rd TSU, and his Mrs. are vacationing at Milwaukee. .... the Chaplain's Office is ac­cepting requests for Christmas trees up to Monday, November 1 7. A note bearing the name of the family or organization, post address, and the size of the tree desired will do the trick. Said

note MUST bear an adult signa­ture. . . . . some of the AOA VIPs must have observed the "bon mot" of the year on the signs blocking roads to the football field Friday while sightseers viewed the missile displays. The signs read: "ROAD CLOSED­CHILDREN PLAYING." . . . . Betty Boone can compete, in making atrocious faces, with men in the process of shaving. Betts makes ·hers when drinking moo-Jmce which is literally thrust down her throat by the local medicos. Never mind, we've heard of people even forced to dr ink WATER!

Drivers appearing before the Board will be afforded full op­portunity to be heard, to present witnesses in their behalf and to question witnesses appearing against them. He, or she, may al­so obtain individual counsel if so desired.

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for the group and a proposed home decoration contest during the holiday season.

Mrs. Gilbert Thomas and Mrs. Keyserling were hostesses for the refreshment hour during which cookies and coffee were served to twenty guests.

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delegates viewed a display of missiles and missile equipment. Explanations were given by Lt. Col. Matthew R. Collins, Jr., Chief of the Systems Test Division, and by Major Doty and Lt. Glea­son, both of Holloman Air De­velopment Center.

Band Provides Music A barbecued beef chuck wagon

lunch was served at the football field by the El Paso AOA mem­bers. Musical entertainment dur­ing the lunch hour was provided by the 30-piece 680th Air Force Band of Holloman Air Force Base, under direction of Chief Warrant Officer Emile DeBuss­chere. The band was sent to the event by Lt. Col. Giannatti, Com­manding Officer of the 6580th Air Base Group at Holloman, at the request of General Eddy and Colonel Hendricks.

STOP and SHOP-

During the lunch hour the visi­tors witnessed the firing of a third missile. Then they returned to the launching area to witness the firing of the day's fourth mis­sile from a closer vantage point.

Good • • Clean • • Late Model Cars 1951 BEL AIR CHEVROLET .............. $1995

Red and black: with Power Glide.

1951 BEL AIR CHEVROLET . . . . . ..... . .$2172 Clean-low miles.-with Power Glide.

1950 BUICK -SUPER RIVIERA . . . . . . ..... . .$1895 "Everything on ii."

1950 CHEVROLET CLUB COUPE . . .. . . . . ... .$1495 "Runs like new,"

1949 PONTIAC SILVER STREAK TUDOR .$1495 "Very nice."

1949 HUDSON TUDOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1195 "A Real Buy."

1950 CHEVROLET TUDOR .$1495 Local car.

1949 BUICK ROADMASTER SEDAN .$1295 "Service Plus,"

1946 PONTIAC CLUB COUPE ............ $ 695 Complete new motor.

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