PlIge Four THE ROCKETEER

Employees Earn $11,280 Locally In Awards During A Four-Month Period

The Station's Incentive Awards Report encompassing the months of July through September, 1961, indicates a total of $1,230 paid to local employees for twenty-five ap­proved beneficial suggestions. The monetary savings realized by Uncle Sam during their first year in use is estimated to be $30,842.64.

Dorothy A. Ferguson of the Pro- Personnel DeI)t. cess Dev. Div .. Propulsion Develop- Charles Shields, $15. mcnt Department, accepted the sin- O-in-C, Pasadena gle largest award ($185) during this I srael L. Ashkenas, $15. quarter for a streamlined method Public " 'orks, Pasade na of processing and filing procure- H arry C. McLaren, $10; and Ar-ment requests. This new system thur G. Southstone, S15. h as provcd to be a material and Unde rwater Ordnance t ime saver, plus obvious intangible William F . Peete, Jr. , $15; Mabel benefits enjoyed by those utilizing C. Mann, $25; and John W . Coyne, t he new concept. $40.

R econry l\Ieans Propulsion De\'Clopme nt Dept. Luther F. Zills and George W . Ezra Scott, $115.

Local 'Seabee Unit Earns 'E' Pennant

Two 11ND reserve officer s, Capt. R. J . Cross, CEC, Deputy District C i viI Engineer, and Cdr. T. B. Stone, CEC, District Program Of­ficer, conducted an inspection of the China Lake Naval R eserve Sea-Bee Division 11-2 last Saturday.

McCullough, Jr., employed by Test ........ .... Department at Pasadena, shared a The Navy's Office of IndustTial Other areas under review included $300 award for a means of dummy Rela tions has announced that a office administration, unit organ­missi le r ecovery from the ocean beneficial s uggestion submitted by ization, personnel training, Jeader-floor. Arthur E. B lock was selected by ship, and recruiting.

The standard method of recovery r equired that divers locate the mis­sile and attach a lifting cable. This was not only a hazardous job, but a time-consuming procedure. T he n ew technique incorporates the use of a 3-inch nylon line tied to the missile's nose ring with the other end secured to the ship's bow, al­lowing immediate recovery follow­Ing launching. This method cannot be employed with a fully instru­mented missile.

the Civil Scr \' ice Oommission for The Division was comm ended on

Other awardees at China Lake and Pasadena are noted herewith tly departments:

Naval Air Facility J ack. H. Kirkpatrick and J ames

r.r. Freund, $125-joint; Neal L. Wil­son, $65; Eilcen T . Ray, $15; and George F. Barker, $65.

Test Dept. Hubert F. Doyle, $25; J ack E.

D ay, $25; Ethyl F. Wiebke, $40; and Keith C. Maxwell, S50.

Engineering Dept. Frank A. J andle, Reidar Eriksen,

Maurice J. Curtis, Jr., Samuel D. Welch-$15 each; and Pat Colerick, §25.

110ss ibie use in its llUblication on the Government.wide inc e Jl t i v e awards program.

Block reech 'ed a $375 award fOT

tleveloillucnt of a camera capsule housing two 70 mm. sequence cam­e ras and one 16 mm. cam era. It is adapta ble t o many test situations requiring accura te test data on air dJ'ops ot torpedoes, rocket firings, bomb drops, tow targets, and photo­grallhing submarine periscopes.

******** In r eviewing a publication Citing "springboards" to new ideas, the following approaches could be most beneficial in formulating solutions to existing problem areas :

• Beware of self-satisfaction. As­sume that any given product, pro­cess or method can be improved.

• Learn to spot your mistakes. Ideas for better performance arise when you attempt an alternate op­eration.

• Develop a honeybee mind. Don't be afraid to associate ideas freely. Let your mind buzz from one idea source to another; other people's views can give you a fresh slant on your own problems.

Others (ited for if op performance Forty-two Sustained Superior Performance awards and

twenty-nine Superior Achievement awards netted ninety­two NOTS employees a total of $10,050 for the third quarter of this year. Nearly all Station departments were re­presented in utilizing the Incentives Awards Program to thank employees for their special efforts.

The following awards we re auth- Thorn and Alma Koch-S300 joint orized for sustained superior per- award. formance: \Veapons Developme nt

Nal'al Air Facility Verla W. Walker-SlOO; Denman Florence Joles, Donald R. Hart- R. Elliott-$150.

$200 each; H arry L. Myers, James Engineering Department L. Heflin - $250 each; Fred W. Glenn D. H ollar - $200; L. C. Beihe, Neal L. Wilson, Gordon F. Berghagen, W. L . Brown, N. F. rlurn, Jr., Jack \V· Leslie and Ar- Castaneda, N. F. Castleberry, M. E. thur G. Hinkley-$150 each; Cor- Coleson, R. W. Grau, R. D. Roubi-rine C. Siopes-$l00. deaux, I . Sklut, W. D. Syberg, and

Aviation Ordnance W. E. Schad-$300 joint award. Joe Wojecki, Carl E. Burkey Jr. Technical Intormation Dept.

- $250 each; Oscar L. Davis, Fran- Rebecca Wise, Georgania Ennis, t:is M. Martin, James J . Cashore- Betty Lovern and Rubye Williams .$200 each; Alfard B. Duncan, Paul -$100 each. E. Alexander and Kelly G. Skinner Patents -$150 each.

\Veallons Deveiollment

the r esults of this year's inspec­tion during a critique h eld with the division officers. China Lake boasts the top SeaBee division of the 21 within the District in personnel ad­ministration during the previous year and ranked in the top fifteen percent in the National Trophies Competition.

A highlight of the inspection was the presentation of an "E" Pen­nant to the division; its sixth since their 1955 activation. This award represents outstanding efficiency in all phases of office administration, personnel and training.

Drill ~Iecting T he next drill meetings for NR­

CB Division 11-2 will be held Sat­urday and Sunday, January 13 and 14 at the SeaBee t raining center, 50 King Street. Interested persons may obtain further information from Chief H. P. Lindberg, Exts. 72610 or 75732.

ACE Announces Program for Year

The Cactus Branch of the Asso­ciation for Childhood Education has announced the complet ion of their year's program with meetings for December 12 on "Creative Writing"; January 15 with Dr. Lucile Lind­berg; February 13 on "Grouping"; March 10-11 the Study Conference at San Mateo, and May 8 on "Team Teaching."

Dr. Erwin Sasman wilt speak on "Creative Writing" at the Decem­ber meeting to be held in the Trona ~chool Cafeteria. Members from Randsburg, Trona, Inyokern, Ridge­crest and China Lake are asked to reserve the December 12 date.

A professor of education at Fres­no State College, Dr. Sasman has had 30 years experience in the teaching field. During the summer of 1961, he participated in the Kern Pounty Reading Workshop which drew over 300 teachers in the coun­ty. Many A.C.E. members attended the two-week workshop in which current programs of reading in county schools were presented.

In addition to Dr. Sasman's pre­sentation. samples of creative writ­ing of local school children will be on display.

Friday, December 8, 1961:

Choir Will Sing Christmas Program

SOWISTS-The Community Chapel Choir's J)resentation of Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony ot Carols" next Sunday at 8 1).111. will feature a duet by (I - r ) Lorna Charlton and Betty H e flin titled "Spring Carol," and a. solo "That Younge Childe" by D orothy VieUenave. l\lary l\lar­garet Tobias, guest ha rpist. and high school senior from Burbank, al so will be featured with the 30- \ 'oice ch oir presentation in the All F ai th Chapel Christmas program.

R&D Lecture Ends He Was O n Midway

Supervisory Series l\~:;:;a~t~e~~~~g t?v1} of The last technica l lecture of the P ea rl Harbor on this 20th anniver.s­

current Supervisory Development Program will be given by Captain C. O. H olmquist, Technical Officer, Code 16, to the Management E Class in Project Management next Thursday, December 14, at 10 a.m. in Conference Room B, Michelsoll Lab.

Because of the widespread intcr­est in the subject, "The Navy's R and D Program," the session will be open to all interested personnel.

The topic will depict the Navy's organization as a whole, how it dif­fers from other services, and how the budget process works. Inter­esting slides will portray the pro­gramming and budgeting cycle.

The Supervisory Development Program courses were planned and coordinated by the Management Analysis Division of Central Staff, with F. S. Dodson acting as Class Assistant.

The program consisted of discus­sions, lectures, experiments, and group buzz sessions. The philoso­phy of project management was discussed, covering such topics as: What is a project manager? What does he do? How does he do it? Project communications, planning and evaluation techniques and con­tractor relationships were also dis­cussed.

Lectures by S tat ion personnel were given on the following sub­jects: Technical Documentation, M. S. Clifton ; Simulation Testing and Quality Control, M. j. Curtis; Introducing a \Ve a p 0 n into the Fleet, H. T . Lotee; The PERT Con­cept and Its Application to Shrike, a weapon system currently under development in Code 40, Rod Knut­sen and Larry Elder.

ary of that fatal date but too few remember the attack on the small island of Midway on the same day

La rry l\Iason •.. as he appeared on l\lidway

some 1312 miles west and slightly north of Honolulu.

One who remembers it viv­idly is L. R. (Larry) Mason, an in­spector with the Inspection Branch, Traffic Division, Supply Depart­ment. He was there with 1700 civil­ian workers and a handful of Ma­rines when a Japanese cruiser and destroyer shelled the Island the evening of December 7.

Nadim P . Totah, Richard V. Boyd 1--$250 each; George A. \V'ilkins, IJames P. Lee, Roy G. Hunter. Ray N. Francis-$200 each; Burnell Wi!­liams-$l50; and Betty Sheridan­

Upon recommendation from the Patent Division, respective depart­mental review boards authorize a $50 award fOr each invention sel ­ected for processing by the Office of Naval Resea rch. I n the case of multiple inventors, it is consider ed a joint award.

Vet Families Eligible Seminar •••

"We didn't believe it when we heard that the J aps had attacked Pearl Harbor the morning of thc seventh, but we were convinced when they hit us at nightfall," h~

said. -"After the attack I could have

gone out on the first evacuation ship, but a caU went out for volun:' teers to remain on Midway and help, I and my brother stayed. I spent Christmas day diving under a pier to wire home-made bombs to the piling, he recalls.

§100. ProJlulsion De \'elopment

Flo Lindamood, B. L . Clark, P. E. Sorensen, W. L. Burson, G. L. Pldfield- $l50 each; D. H. Strict­Jel-$250; L . L. Cross-S100.

Central Staff Thelma G. Everett and Ann J.

~rrella-$150 each. Test Dellarhnent

2o.fary J . Johnson and Owen S. lial'ris-$200 each.

Supply Department J ewel I. Gerard and Stephen

fN'encka-$100 each. JUedical Deparbnent

Christine M. Hawkenson and Al­ina C. Jones-$100 each.

P ersonnel Deparbnent J oseph E. Doucette-S200. S upe rior Achievem ent Awards

\\"e re presented to the f ollowing : l Supply Department

Esther E. Nitchman-Sl00; Ver­ner S. Wilson, Geo. L. Bowles, Hilda :A. Young, J erry W. Nimmo and peo. N. Haddad-$250 joint award.

Propulsion Del-elopmcnt Tom Garcia, Ed Fortier, Jenelyn

Test Department-Lyman F. Van BUskirk.

A\' i a tl 0 n ordnance - J ack A. Crawford, Emphraim Regelson.

" 'eapons D c\'clol)ment-Jack A. Myers and Langthorne Sykes, Du­ane J. Russell, Harold Nuffer and R. C. McCarty.

Propulsion De\'elopm ent- 'M. H. Kaufman and J . S. Davidson, L. R. Daliett, W. C. Shaw, J. B. Eldridge and E. C. Julian.

R esearch D ept.-Firth Pierce. Enginee ring De pt.-W. C. Ver­

trees, Harold G. Cook. Underwater Or{ln8nce - Horace

E . Karig, Frederick N. E aton and Eugene B. Osuch, H alley Wolfe, John D. Brooks, Jack H. Slaton.

The month of October, 1944, saw the downfall of the Japanese Navy. Between October 23 and 26, during the Battle for Leyte Gulf, the Jap­anese lost four carriers, one bat­tleship, eight cruisers and eight de­stroyel·s.

For Burial Benefits Depa~~;:~~ued from P age 1)

Veterans whose last period of service was honorable, and mem­bers of the National Guard or Re­serve Forces whose death occurs on active duty, are eligible for bur· ial in a national cemetery. Benefits may also include headstone, flag , and burial allowance, according to the veteran's eligibility.

If death occurs in a Veterans Ad­ministration home · or hospital, funeral expenses not exceeding $250 will be paid, plus transporta­tio of the body to the place of bur­ial. This includes cemeteries in any state and the Canal Zone.

Burial in a national cemetery may also be available to an eligiblp. veteran's spouse, minor children, and under certain cond itions to un­married adult children, if space is available. Specific information on such availability may be obtained from the superintendent of the re­spective cemetery. California ceQle­teries are at San Francisco, San Bruno and San Diego,

A lecture on warhead research was presented by R. G. S. Sewell, H ead, ' Varhead Resear ch Branch, Weapons Develpoment Department.

A discussion of the Sidewinder program was conducted by C. L. Neal, Head, E 1 e c t ron i c Design Branch. \Veapons Devclopment De­partment.

An introduction by H. L. Metcalf, Associate Head, Weapons Develop­ment Department, to a film, previ­ously sho"'n to the AdvisQry Board, which recapped the highlights of the NOTS technical programs.

On Saturday, the morning was devoted to the discus~ion of N a val Reserve matters by Capt. F. L. Mor­gan, Cdr. Paul E. Wanos and LCdr. William P. C hoI t c 0, which con­cluded the Eighth Annual Weapons Seminar for the Reservists.

Distinguished Visitor Among the Reservists in attend­

ance was Rear Adm ira I Victor Hicks, wilo has the unique distinc­tion of being the only Naval officer

"On April 21, 1942, I and my brother boarded the last evacuatiou. ship with 81 other employees, for Honolulu and safety, saying good­.bye to Midway - and the gooney birds."

of flag rank, n :gu18r or rese1'Ve, to hold the designation of ordnance engineer.

The Admiral lives in St. Pau!, Minn., the home of WEPTU-Bn. He is Associate Director of Rfr search for Remington Rand Univac. TOTS is not new to him as h~

visited the area many times during 'Vorld War n.

Fifteen m e m b e r s of the local \VEPTU unit, commanded by Cdr. A. B. (Bard) Monson, augmented the attendance at the seminar for a total attendance of 133.

NOTS L.~V&,\TORS - Callt. Charles Ble nman h eld 8n informal ceremony this week marking the of­

- ficia l Ilresentation to Station e nl(lloyces of con­cluded patent l}rOSecution on tweh 'e in\'entions. Re-cipients are identified (I-r ) : Louis Alpert , R ex. L Smith. Harold G. Cook. Lewis A. Stevens. \ Villiam

G. Finnega.n, \Villiam S. Roney, Dr. \Villia m B. Mc­Lean, Paul G. Rh-ette, Newton E. \Vard, Rodney G. " 'e ldon and Ea rl Yim. Jr. Rec ipie nts not present we re: \VilHam A. Gel', J ohn i\l. Holden, Harold D. Nufter and William H . Woodworth. Eleven patents and one Notice of Allowability were awarded.

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\'01. XYII, 1\'0. 48 NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION. CHINA LAKE, OALIFORNIA Fri., Dec. 8, 1961

118 Reservists Attend Weapons Seminar Here

One-hundred and eighteen Reserve officers of the Bu­Weps Reserve Officer Program from the northern, south­ern, eastern, and western areas of the nation converged on .China Lake last Thursday for the Eighth Annual National Weapons Seminar. Three Navy presentations by Station scientists R5Ds flew the Reservists here for and engineers. t he -three-day meet. The Station's underwater ord-

Heading the lIS-officer g r 0 u p nance program was outlined for the was Capt. L . D. Morgan, USN, Head group by Cdr. L. H. Lippincott, of the Reserve Officer Training Military Assistant to the Test De­Branch, Bureau of Naval Weapons, partment. W ashington, D.C. A veteran naval Development of a new un d e r­officer with 21 years of active duty, water vehicle was described by L. he has headed the BuWeps Branch W. Seeley of the Underwater Weap­for the past two years. ons Systems Branch. \Veapons De-

"The value in these seminars." he velopment Department. t old this reporter. "is that they The cloud-:"eeding program and bring the Reservist up to date on porpoise studies were explained by the weapons which are constantly Dr. Pierre St. Amand, Head of the being added to the Navy's arsenal. Terrestrial Sciences Division, Re­I n these perilous times if mobiliza- search Department. t ion should become necessary, our Caleb, the NOTS-d eve J 0 p e d R eservists must be informed and launching vehicle for high altitude r eady to step into the breech." probes, was described by C. M. Dye,

At the present time there are 63 Head, Advanced Systems Branch, W eapons Training Units through- Weapons Development Department. out the nation, Capt. Morgan stated. A no·host reception at the Offi­T hey range in size from about five cers Club concluded the busy day m embers to 70 members per unit. for the visitors. T here are over 600 officers in the Friday's Program \'Vashington, D.C. area who belong On Friday morning the Reserv-to 'WEPTU units. ists met again at the Community

Following an official welcome by Center for a series of six presenta­Sta tion Commander Capt. Charles tions which included: Blenman Jr. Thursday morning the A discussion of propulsion devel­visitors were shown the NOTS film opment programs by R .A. Blaise, "Expanding Frontiers in Ordnance" Associate Head, Missile Propulsion which depicts phases of the Sta- Division. t ion's work at China Lake, Pasa- An outline of the free-fall pro-dent, and San Clemente Isla nd. gram and its items by R. T. Car-

A tour to the ranges to witness lisle, Assistant Head, \Veapon's De­w a rhead tests on surplus B-29s con- velopment Department, and J. A. sumed the morning for the visitors. Crawford, Head, Missile DeveloJj::

After lunch the group met at the ment Branch A, Aviation Ordnance Community Center for a series of (Continued on Page 4)

INSPECT LAUXCHER - L Cdr. A. B. (Bard) Monson, commander of the local \VEPTU-780 unit ; CaVt. L D. Morgan, Bun-eps; LCdr. Oath­erine F. Edge rton, \\'EPTV-778. Los AlamHos; and RAdm. \ ' ictor Hicks. inspect a Sidewinder launcher rack du ring the three-da.y Eighth An­nua l Xational _W eapons Seminar h eld here in the Commwlity Center.

NOTS Awards County $200,000 Business Potential

Within the next few weeks, B a­kersfield business fir m s will be awarded nearly $200,000 in Blanket Purchase Orders by the Associate Director of Supply at NOTS, Pasa­dena, Cdr. T . A. Cassin, according to a release from the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce.

This will be the biggest purchase order award the Navy Department has ever made in the Bakersfield area. Over the past several years fifteen Blanket Purchase Orders have been put into effect with Ba­kersfield firms who have been do­ing business with military installa­tions on .a regular basis.

With Blanket Purchase Orders firms are in a position to bid on orders and accept orders from a military base by telephone, cutting out practically all the "red tape" that businessmen have objected to in the past.

The big increase in awards of these orders has come as a direct result of. the activities of the Cham­ber's Military Procurement Pro­gram. Before the department was organized, only the firms who could afford to send a representative to the several military bases in the area were taking advantage of the millions of dollars spent each year for equipment and supplies.

\Vith the Military Procurement Program. Bakersfield businessme~ who are supporting the program ha\'e a personal contact at the bases whose full-time job is to seek out economical means of doing business with the military installations.

The department's latest move in this direction is the publication of a Bakersfield Buyer's Guide, list­ing all the firms that support the program, for use by the many buy­ers at the military bases. With the Guide the buyers will have immedi­ate access to the information they need when they are trying to locate materiel for the base.

Telephone Service Being Provided A t Capehart Homes

Approximately 40 telephones have been installed in residences in the Capehart housing area, according to Bill Biggs, local district manager of the California Interstate T ele­phone Company.

He caUs attention to the fact that the Capehart residences in the Bur­roughs High School area will be 'Part of the Ridgecrest phone serv­ice and all have Ridgecrest num­bers.

To call these numbers frOm China Lake, it is necessary to first dial 718 and wait for the dial tone before dialing the new Capehart phone numbers.

In Ridgecrest the new Capehart residences can be dialed directly. It is not necessary to go through the NOTS switchboard 01' dial 511, Biggs reported.

Fifteen Inventors Cited For Contributions to Research

Eleven issued patents and one notice of allowability were reviewed and distributed by the Station Comntander this week in cooperation with the office of the NOTS Patent Counsel. The Patent Division staff at China Lake and Pasadena prepares invention disclosures for search and con­ducts the n ecessary prosecution to final issuance.

A notice of allowability is given in lieu of a patent when the in­vention bears a security classifica­tion and is not available for open publication. Presentations we r e noted as follows:

Louis Alpert - Escapement Arm· ing Switch, Pate n t No. 2,967,217. This electrical switch provides an escapement mechanism responsive to missile acceleration for arming the missile a substantially constant distance from its launching site irrespective of variations in missile acceleration. It is used basically with the Mk 176 fuze and adaptions have been developed which are be­ing used in several other vehicles. This invention has opened a new field in electrical switches for use in fuzes.

Ra,rold O. Cook - Piston with Filter. Patent No. 2.973,833. This is an improved means for filtering out undesirable combustion products from gas produced by a gas gener­ator. Approximately 52,000 are used annually, and engineers working on the Sidewinder program have uti­lized it since 1958. \"illiam G. Finnegan - PrOcess for Preparing Substituted T etra zol('s, Patent No. 2,977,372. (co-inventor Robert H. Boschan, has terminat­ed). This process is an improved and simplified method for making 5-substituted tetrazoles by the re­action in a suitable solvent of an azide salt with an organic nitrile in reaction times of less than 24 hours. It is used in the R apec 1 and 3 auxiliary igniter system.

\VilHam A. Gey-Explosi\'e Com­positions, Patent No. 2,982,639. New explosive compositions having de­creased sensitivity to mechanical shock and which are not sticky.

John )1. H olden - Lock Spring Joint. Patent No. 2,969,994. (co-in­ventors John F. Jacobs and Arthur C. Ellings, have te rminated). This invention comprises a high strength joint for coupling two tubular mem­bers in axial alignment, and is used on 2-inch T Gimlet r ocket.

Harold D. Nuffer-Variable Safe Separa.tion Timer, Paten t No. 2,990.-507. This is a time variable electro­mechanical switch for producing a pulse of electrical energy sufficient to activate a circuit at a desired time.

Rex. L Smith - Hi-La Igniter, Pate nt No. 2.972,305. (co-inventors Louis LoFiego and Robert K. As· plund, are contractor personnel). It provides timely ignition of solid rocket propellants by improved control over ignition reaction. Ex­perimental versions are in use at NOL. White Oak.

Lewis A. Steve ns n11(l WiUiam S. R oney - Radar R eflecting Tow Target, Patent NO. 2,978.700. or

iSimple, economical construction, this device is capable of maintain­ing rigidity and efficiency while drawn through the air at high speeds. It is currently used as a t.arget for the fleet, as a. high-speed gunnery aircraft target, and a min­iature version is now used in wind tunnel work.

N ewton E. \Vard anti William B . l\IcLean - l\lissile. Patent No. 2,966.316. A missile capable ot seek­ing out and being guided to targets concealed by darkness.

William H. Woodworth - Sweep .. Memory Voltage Generator, Patent No. 2,979,614. This invention is a linear time-variant voltage sweep generator which can be stopped f rom sweeping Bnd remember the value where stopped.

Earl Yim, Jr. - l\landrel fol' Ex .. lrusion Coating Propellant Grains. Patent No. 2,963,740. This mandrel will produce a concentric plastic coating of substantially constant diameter over tapered propellant grains. I t was originally developed for use on the 2-inch Gimlet rocket.

Paul O. Rive tte and Rodney G. " 'eldon - Infra-red T r a c kin &' Flare. Notice at Allowability datell, March 23. 1961. (co-inventor George T. Hahn, has terminated>. The in­vention is a !lare com po sit ion which has steady burning charac­teristics and produces radiation of the desired wave length. It is pres­ently being supplied to the Air Force for use as missile targets and :is also used as targets for Side­winder.

Ends Today

IWV United 'Fund Drive Short of Goal

Today marks the end of the cur .. rent 1962 United Fund Campaign. The date was moved up Jast Tues .. day, December 5, the original clos· ing date, because numerous seg­ments on the Station had not yet reported their collections to the China Lake chairman, Captain R. W. Calland.

If you have not given your "fair share" yet, it's not too late to do so. Give today! Remember that by helping your community, you are helping yourself and your fam .. By. A final "big push" is needed to meet the goal of $4.2,000 for In .. dian Wells VaUey.

As of Monday night, total con .. tributions in cash for China Lake we r e 57,669.89 and pledges were 59;8. Ridgecrest cash collections totaled $692.45 and pledges $60. Both: areas totaled to $9400.34. Final r e­sults of this year's campaign will be published in next Friday's Rock­eteer.

"And Give Enthusiastic:ally. If You Can"

'WRAPS UP UF CAl'IPAIGN-{Japtain R. l V. Calland, China Lake Area... Chairman ot the United Fund Oampaign, r eflects his own e nthusiasm. a s he donates more than one day's pay to unit campaigner Dick Rus .. ciolelli at the close of the drh'e this, week. Caml)aigll ends today.

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romotional Opportunities SID WI D AT Present Station employees are encouraged

to apply for the positions lilted below. Applications should be OC1;ompgnied by an up-'p-dole Form 58. The fqet thot posi tions or. advertised her. does not preclude the u se of other mea ns to fill these vClCClncies.

Electronics Mechanic, $3.09 to $3.35 p/h. Cod. 3551-1e515, overhauls. repoirs, modi. f ies, calibrafes, CInd inslalls ele<:lronic equip­ment and related devices involving audio and v ideo electronic circuits.

fil. applications for above position with Dixie Shanahan, Room 26, Penonnel Build­i nljl Phone: 7-2723.

Clerk, OMT, or Clerk.Typist, GS .... PO No. 1<401 68, Code 405 - Receiving, rouling and o therwise processing SECRET reports, plans e nd correspondence required in the prosecu· t ion of the projeCls ouigned to the Division. Types letters, memo's, reporls, etc. , Photogropherr Scientific, GS,9, PD No. 10040169, Code "'012-Plons and executes de· 'tails of photo-optical instrlolmentation for the W arhead Supporting Research program, using microsecond range streak ond framing com· e ros.

. fnginewiAg Draftsman, GS:S.fF7, Code 3083 -Performs. Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Drafting on q variety of range facilities, in­cluding buildings, launchers, roods, utilities lest stands, etc. Qualifications of applicant wm determine level of position.

Fil. applications for above positions with Iris Ortego, Room 34, Penonnel Buildign, Phone: 7-2032.

Engineer or Scientist, GS·U, Cod. P·309-Heods Division responsible for, operation of San Clemente hland ranges on lest programs a ssigned to the Te,t Department; fesl plan. ning and project engineering; development o f instrumentation for underwater testing.

Fil. applications for above position with Dav. Samons, Room 32, Personnel Build· lng, Phone 7·1514.

Secretory (Typing), GS .... , PO No. 055029, Code 5551-s,.anch secretary. Reviews incom· Ing correspondence. log official correspond. e nce, compose and prepare technical corre· s pondence and official leiters, performs mis·

Chaplain'S Corner

By ChalJlain R. F . Wicker, Jr.

What is being read in your home? 'What TV programs fill your living room each night? The answer to these two questions will determine

"t he future of your family. One hears often of the plasticity

(If a child's mind. All of us know :that a child can be a credit to man· 'kind or a monster - the rearing 'making the difference. We don't '.bear much of the effect of bad en­tertainment on adult minds. How­ever, the adverse effect is there just t he same. An unhealthy environ· ment will inevitably produce an un­b ealthy mind.

A negath'e attack will fail. You can unplug the TV and be finished with violence and killing. You can forbid all comic books, detective stories, and related material. Do these and the magazine racks will still be full of sadism, sex, and vio­Jcnce. The TV will continue to star "John Diamond, Public Ki1ler." A vacuum must be filled and your lamily must read something, must "View some program.

" 'hat can you do ? You can pro­vide good r eading material and set an example by reading it yourself. No child enjoys Orphan Annie while Father reads Playgirl. You can limit TV such that some good programs emerge. Then, you can voice your opinion to the newsdealer, the net­works, and anyone else who might matter. Public opinion is only the blending of many v 0 ice s . Know what's being read and seen in your home. It can make a trcmendous diffcrence in your family.

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ChrlaUan ScI.nee Co.apel Annex) Morning Service-ll a .m. Sundgy Schgol-9:30 a .m.

Unitarian: (Parish Hall) Sundor-7,30 p.m.

rrotestanh (All Fallh Chapel) Morning WlXship-9,45 and 11 a .m. Sunday School-9:30 a .m., Grov. and l ichmond elementa ry acho. I •.

.man Catholi c: (All Faith Chapel) Holy Moss-7, 1:30 a .m. and "14.S ,.m..

Sunday. 6 ,30 a.m. Mondoy through friday, 8,30 O.m.

Saturday. Conf.ulons-3 to 8:25 a .m., 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday. Thursday befor . Firat Friday­-4 to 5 130 p.m.

IIOTS H.br.w s.rvice., (East Wing All PoJth o.apel)

'!very first OM third 'rlday. 7.30 P.II'i. 'Sabbath S.chool every Soturdqy jmorning.

celloneous functions. file opplitotions for abgve positign with

Wilma Smith, Room 31, Personnel Build­ing, Phgne: 7·1393. Deadl ine date for all opplicotions: December 15.

'Fire iBranch Ends Home Inspections

The final r eport on the home in­spection program conducted annual­ly in observance of Fire Prevention Week closed during the last week in November and was summarized for release this week.

Fire Inspectors report a total of 2341 home calls were made during the inspection period. Tfie break· down of the report shows lH.D homes were inspected; 1095 were bypassed because residents were not at home-; 34 not inspected because of illness in the home; and 63 homes were' vacant.

Fire hazards noted during this period were as follows: electrical, 277; flammable liquids, 99; premises with scrap lumber accumulation and trash, 42; speCial hazards, 25; blocked exits, 3. A total of 446 haz­ards were noted.

Of the 288 fire hazards noted dur­ing the 1960 home inspection pro­gram, 84 of them have been cor­rected.

Cooperation Appreciatcd Fire Chief J. A. Davis wishes t o

extend his appreciation and thanks to all residents in government hous­ing for their splendid cooperation during the annual fire prevention inspection of their homes.

The success of the program is evident in the immediate action tak­en by r esidents to correct or eHm· inate the fire hazards observed dur· in the inspections thus insuring a high level of fire security for both the individuals concerned and the entire community.

Sl)ccial caution sh ould be exer· ciscd as we approach the holiday season t o insure safety lrom tires caused by Christmas tree decora­lights - make it a FmE FREE tions a.nd frayed wiring of trce Christmas!

Safety First I goofed! But, it was just a minor

traffic accident. H ere arc the things I did not

do. They CD:3t m e real dough. 1. Failed to notify the police im­

mediately. 2. Failed to get names of possible

witnesses. 3. Failed to get information on

the other driver, 4:. Failed to make measurement8

and locate accIdent. 5. Failed to make a state report

on the a ccIdent. 6. Failed to anticipate a lawsuit. 7. Failed my insurance company. 8. Failed to think that things

could go wrong. Then came the bad news. The

other driver claimed damages and injuries.

H e had witnesses; he had report~ ed to the police station with facts In his favor; he had sketches and measurements that placed me in the wrong even though he was wrong; he had information that I could not refute, and my insurance company, after hearing me say "1 don't know" 30 many times, decid­ed to pay the other driver.

Cost me dough? Certainly. H ad to pay the deductible before my car was fixed, did without a car for several days, lost my reduction of insurance premium because of accident, and other incidental costs.

Just about lost my driving privi­lege, too, because 1 did not report the accident to the state. Lucky to get off with probation for one year. If there Is another accident, I

will call the police at once. They are excellent, impartial witnesses. Believe me, I have learned the bard way.

One more name removed from the sucker Ust, I hope.

(Industrial Supervisor)

The philosophy of happiness is expressed in the old Hindu proverb: "Help thy brother's boat across, and lo! thine own has reached the shore." , ,

FRIDAY DEC. 8 "MADISON AVENUE " (94 Min.) Dona Andrews, EI"onor Parker

7 p.m. (Drama in Cglor) Young advertising agency

executive is fired, joins a run-down ogency and becomes un~rupulolJs. This complicates hls romantic portner who wants no port of Ihe skulduggery. Here's the Ivy league jungle-the build up bOY$ in action.

(Adults and Young People) SHORTS, "Exquisite Visit" (7 Min.)

"Restlen Islands" (9 Min.) SATURDAY DEC. 9

CHILDREN 'S FILM SOCIETY 10 -a.m.

All cortoon porade including special Chrl$t. mal feature: " JUMPING WITH TOYS"

(Approximotely 60 Minutes) -MATINEE-

t p.m. '-'PRIVATE EYES" (6-4 Min.)

Bowery Says SHORTS, "Honey MOlJSers" (7 Min.)

"Trader Tom No. 10" (13 Min.) "THE PURPLE H11lS" (60 Min.)

-Gene Nelson, Kent Taylor 7 p.m.

(Western in Cglor) Arizono bounty hunler tries 10 claim reword for man he killed and buried, but portner of deceased outlaw claims he earned reword. A good, compact, action fllm. (Adults·Young People)

-ond-"20,000 EYES" (61 Min.)

Merry Anders, Gene Nelson (Crime Dromo) This is a tout, lightning

paced tale of a brokl! r who appropriates 100 G's belonging to a rocketeer who dis· covers theft. Broker devi$el plan to steal diamonds from los Angeles Art Museum fOt insurance swindle. (Adults SUN.-MON. DEC. 10-11

"THE HONEYMOON MACHINE" (87 Min.) Sieve McQueen, Brigid Sazlem

Sundoy-6 and 8,30 p.m. Mondoy-7 p.m.

Comedy in Color) Fast and funny tole about a young Navy Lt. who uses the ship's electronic brain to try and beat a casino while docked off Venice, Italy. Blinker lights with odd messages alert the Admiral to sus· pected sabotage. (Adults.Young People)

SHORTS, "Down and Outing" (7 Min.) "lifeline to Hong Kong" (16 Min.)

TUES.·WED. DEC. 12·13 "THE COMAN(HEROS" (107 Min.)

John Wayne, Stuart WhitmorJ 7p.m.

(Super Weslern in Color) Texas Ranger impersonates a gun-runner and tokes wagon to Comanche territory. Leader is suspicious and fight results. Another try is successful but they a re held prisoners. This is fast rid;n', shoot;n' and fightin' all the way.

(Adults-Young People) SHORT, "Ski New Horizons" (10 Min.)

THURS . .,J;R1. DEC. 14·15 "THE STORY OF RUTH" (142 Min.)

Elana Eden, Stuart Whitman Thursdoy-7 p.m.

Fridoy-5 a nd 8 p.m. No Synopsis Available

SATURDAY DEC. 16 " LAD, A DOG" (98 Min.) Peter Breck, Peggy McCoy

6 and 8 p.m. (Drama in CgIOf) Concern of a weohhy

father for his crippled daughter makes him seem harsh. Neighbors wont to give her a collie pup and he di~ouroges the offer until the happy ending. (Family)

SHORTS, "Tom Tom Tomcat" (7 Min.) "Snow Frolics" (10 Min.)

GEBA Assessment No. 57 Is Now Due

Assessment No. 57 is now due and payable by members of the Government Employees Benefit As­sociation due to the death of Gleb A. Spassky, 60, who died of a heart Eottack at San Gabriel this week.

Spassky was employed in the Field Branch of the Systems Oper­ations Division at NOTS Pasadena. tHis wife, Evelyn, received a bene~ ticiary check for $1,000.

Assessment No. 56 was waived due to the accumulation of funds in the treasury.

Members should submit $1.10 each to the secretary-treasurer Frank M.. Brady, 302-A Groves, China Lake.

Found A chillI's beige car coat with

brown lur collar, al)proximaiely size 12, has been left at the Pass Office 011 the second deck of the Housing Office bUilding. Rightful owner s h 0 u I d contact Harry Greenmun to claim coat.

Power Outage Slated Saturday at Capehart

In order to repair the 34.5 kva switches at the main substation, it will be necessary to shut off electric power to site "B" Cape­hart housing from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 9.

This inconvenience, especially when many tenants are moving to new homes, is r egr etted, but any delay to these repairs would result in more serious outages at some later date.

Friday, December 8, 196-11

What's

In Doing

Recreation From tile Special !oervIoe. OHl"",

The annual Children's Christmas Party is scheduled for 2 p,m. on Saturday, December 16 at the Station Theatre. Program details will be published next week,

Ann Scitz, Community C e n t e r manager, bas received discount tickets to "Santa's Wonderland" now open at the Pan Pacific Audi· torium in Los Angeles. This show features the greatest collection of Christmas g i f t s ever assembled u n d e r one room. For the children, there are Santa's House and live reindeer, the Magic Forest, and a supervised kiddie play area, among other attractions. Show closes De-cember 24.

New Year's Eve Reservations are now being taken

at the Community Center reception­ist desk for the New Year's Eve dance. ''The E squires" are booked for the evening and dancing is from 9 p.m. through 2 a.m. Floor show publicity will be released at a later date.

l\lovie Bookings , 'Due to recent inquiries relative to

motion picture selection for view­ing at the Station Theatre, the fol­lowing information is released to provide a fuller knowledge of the Navy-Marine Corps Motion PictUre Plan.

This system, which operates from the office of the Commandant, 11th Naval District, has the ultimate de­cision on the Station's film sched· ule. Films are booked throughout the District film circuit based on availability dates of features furn­ished the Navy Motion Picture Ser­vice. With fewer 1Hms being pro­duced each year, it is becoming in­creasingly difficult to supply films considered to be desirable entertain­ment for those authorized to at­tend the Station Theatre.

It should be noted that programs shown throughout the District are seen by numerous per son s with many individual tastes, therefore requiring a diversified booking of available films.

l\Iatinee S hows

Take 11 or Lose It Leave Time 1s Here

With January 6, 1962 set as the end of the annual leave year, there remains only 1 \! working days, exclusive of holidays in w h i c h Station employees may use up theit: accumulated leave.

Granting of annual leave is a function of an employee's immed ... iate supervisor, therefore the Em ... ployee Management Relations Di .. vision calls the attention of super .. 'Visors and employees to the An .. nual and Sick Leave Act of 1951, which states that the allowable ae .. cumulation of annual leave that may be carried over into the new leave year, which begins January; 7, Is 30 days.

Any annual lCM'c in excess of SO days after January 7 will be for ... feited.

Supervisors and employees should review leave status cards distrib .. 'uted in October and adjust leave lSchedules to insure that annual leave is not forfeited. )

The 1962 leave year begins J anu­ary 7 and ends midnight J anuaI'Y, 5, 1963. ------Desert Community Orchestra Concert Set for Thursday

The Desert Community Orchestra will present its second concert this month when they appear next Thursday evening, December H, at 8 p.m. at the James Monroe School auditorium.

Under the baton of Theldon This S tat ion was advised that films for children's matinee show- iMyers, the program will include ing are becoming limited. It is an- lH~pak" from "The Fair at Soro­tici ated that in the not too distant /Chmsk by Modest Moussor~sky ..

p . the Haydn Symphoney No. 104 ID D future, It may be necessary to de- M' A M t t tt • H

th b f show' gs f aJor, ozar quar e e, , ymn cr~ase ~ num er 0 10 0 and Fuguing Tune No.3" by H enry thlS .speclal typ: due to the lack Cowell, and the "Hallelujah Chorus';' of f II m s conSIdered suitable for from The Messiah by Handel. children. Members of the Burroughs High

Cribbage School Choir with additional singers The last cribbage tournament of from local church choirs will sing

the year will be held next Monday the "Hallelujah Chorus." An en­in the Community Center lounge semble which includes Rosalie Mc-room.

Meetings ••• QUARTER l\fiDGET RaciJlg will

be h eld next Sunday at the track off Snort Rd. Time trials start at !l30 p.m. and racing will follow. For further info, call War r e n Froehner, Ext. 71702.

AFGE LODGE 1781 will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Community Center. Members are urged to at­tend to vote on reports that must go to national headquarters this month.

Kay, violin, Albert Schoss, vi 0 1 a. J erry Stone, cello, and Charles Humphreys, oboe, will play the Mo­zart quartette.

The (I-member orchestra is in its second year unde r the direction of Theldon Myers. Neal Olsen is as ... sistant conductor and Mary Bischel is concert master.

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The rounder I get.

TEMPERATURES Max.Min.

Dec. 1..._ 59 42 Dec. 2. ..... 56 46 Dec. 3 ......... 58 40 Dec. " ...... 63 36 Dec. 5 ...... 59 34 Dec. 6_ .. _. 64 33 Dec. 7_ .... _ 62 33

AseE, DESERT AREA 11** .. "'.",,, ............. ** BRANCH, will install new officers THE ROCKETEER at a dinner meeting to be held aL the Mt. Whitney Cafe in Lone Pine this evening at 7:30. Featured speaker wBl be Trent Dames of the Dames and Moore firm of Los lAngeles. Call J. L. Cox, Ext. 71549 or Bud Shull, Ext. 72234 to make reservations.

WACOM'S FASHION SHOW "Desert Holiday" will be presented for its members tomorrow noon at the Officers Club.

The lochteer receive. Armed forcea PT_ .... ¥I~ material. All w. affldol U. S. Navy _toa unle" otherwlN 1P«1fied'.

OffiCIAL WEEKLY PUIiLlCATION of the

U. Ie NAVAL ORONA-HOE TEST STATION China Lake, California

Coptaln Charln Ilenman Jr., USN StaHon Commander

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Phillys Woir ·uoc. Editor Toni Goff Stoff Writ. W. D. Cambridge, PH3 ___ Pholographif

Art illustration by TlKl'InTc:a1 Informall_ _. Offle:e-Hgud ng l"'lding 3'

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DEADLINESI Jrtew. Stgrl"~ _____ Tu"., "130 P& f'IIIotograph' Tuea., lh30 ....

PASAD ...... ... s.m.yn~ _____ 'Co.napo"'"

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~.st, Colif., with appropriated' fund. .. IOIftPllance with Novexo. ,-3,. I ..... July 1911.

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Friday,. December 8, 1961

KELLY A'VARD-Burroughs principal Kenneth 'V. Westcott congratu~ Ja tes John Dunaway, Kelly Award r ecipient, naming ltim the outstand~ Ing senior boy in sports. The presentation was made last Friday at

. the first school assembly held in the n ew gymnasiwn. John's name will be added to .. plaque to be er ected on the Burroughs campus,

School Notes The Burroughs music d epart­

ment, under the direction of Neal yv. Olsen, will present the high Bchool Mixed Chorus and A Capella Choir in their annual Christmas .coneert set for December 12 at 7:45 p .m. in the multi-use building on the campus. The admission-free concert is open to the public.

The A Cappella Choir is composed o f 39 voices with four years of training, while the Chorus is made up of 29 beginning m embers.

R eport Cards Distributed According to the Burroughs ad­

ministration office, the second six ",reeks grading period closed D e­cember 1. IBM report cards were ~istributed to students last Wednes­d ay. These cards do not have to be returned to the school.

~unior Archers Hold Tenth Annual Tourney

The China Lake Junior Archers h eld their annual tournament last week and will pit their champions against the Ridgecrest Junior Arch­ers, who also held their tournament last week.

The COlnlletition will t ake place this SWlda,y at the indoor range (old supervisor's hut) at 1 p.m. The public is invited. Champs of the local elimination

who received trophies donated by the Rocket Bridge Club, and who are scheduled to compete on Sun­day are: (9-11 yrs.) Linda Linsea, Andy Hinz and Danny Snyder ; (12-15 yrs.) Tom Ward, Rod Zagala, and Weldon Young.

Dry Land Ski School Set This Weekend For Junior Skiers

Schoeffel Field will be the scene or an introductory session in dry land ski instruction by Paul Driver for all new and prospective mem .. Ibers of the Indian Wells Valley Junior Ski Club this Sunday at 1 p.m.

To participate in the instruction session Sunday, aU Junior Skiers are required to attend the prelim­inary session to be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Junior Skiers' hut on the old Rowe Street School campus.

The session will include a motion pic t u r e on ski instruction and pointers on basic skiing principles, selection and use of ski equipment by Paul Driver.

Youngsters interested in taking part in the Junior Skiers next out~ ing in the Mammoth Mountain area on the weekend of December 16~17 are urged to attend the ski instruc­tions this weekend.

Final plans for this outing will be made at the Junior Ski Club meeting to be held on Wednesday evening, December 13, starting at 7 dn Room 27 at Burroughs Hi g h School.

Intramural Basketball Dec. 12-VX-5 B vs. Engineering,

6:00 p.m. Dec. 12--VX-5 A vs. NOTS, 7:30

p.m. Dec. 14:--VX-5 A vs. Engineering,

6:00 p.m. Dec. 14-VX-5 B vs. Salt WeBs,

7:30 p.m.

Christmas Parties Friday, December 8

NAF and NOTS Enlisted Personnel _. __ .. _ .... _ .. ____ ... _ ... Community Center Air·to-Air Weapons Division,

Rocket Development Department .................. _._. __ .... _ ... _._ R ecreation Hut Propulsion Development Dept. _ ............. _._. ___ . __ ._ .. _ ... __ . Elks Hall, Ridgecrest

Saturday, December 9 Navy Exchange ______ . __ .. _ ............ _._ .. _______ . __ ... _ .. _ ... _ .......... _. ___ . Community Center Public Works (All PW employees invited-

contact Marge Reed, Ext. 71511) ....... _. ____ ._._ .......... _ .. _ ... Recreatio nHut

Wednesday, Decemper 13 Technical' Information Dept. ___ ............ _. ______________ . __ . ____ .. _. Community Center

Friday, December 15 S upply Department . __ .... __ ..... _._ ............. _ ...... _ .... _ ... _ .... ______ ... Community Center NOTS Rockhounds . __ ... _ ........................... __ . ___ .. _._ .. _ .................. _ ..... Recreation Hut Weapons Development DepartmenL ___ .... __ ._ .. __ ............. _Elks HaU, Ridgecrest

(Festivities begin with hors d'oeuvres and punch bowl at 8 p.m.)

Saturday, December 16 Engineering Department . _____ . _____ ...... _._._ ... ___ ..... _. __ . ________ . Community. Center ,Quarter Midget Racing Assoc . ............. ___ . __ . ____ ._ ............... _ ...... Recrea~lO nHut Aviation Ordnance Department ._._ ................... _ ...... _ .... Elks Hall, Ridgecrest

Sunday, December 17 Machinist Auxlliary (Children's Party) ___ ... _ .. _ .... R ecreation Hut-2 p.m.

Tuesday, December 19 r.rest Depa rtment (Children's Party) ..... __ ._._._._ ...... _ .. Recreation Hut-3 p.m.

Thursday, December 21 Test Department _. __ .. _ .. _ .. _ ........ _ ........... ___ ... _ .. ___ ..... _ ....... Community Center

Friday, December 22 Central Staff and Office of the Commander ............. _. Community Center J?ersonnel Department ..... _ ...... _._ ....................................... _ ......... _ Recreation Hut

THE ROCKETEER Page Three

News From Pasadena Daugherty Retires Moe Rosen Speaks On fish Studies

LeMoyne Daugherty

Retiring 'last Thursday, November 30, with a total of 41 years of Fed­eral Service was Le ]'foyne Daugh­erty, most recently at Morris Dam as an Experimental T est Ordnance Mechanic. He had been with NOTS since 1950, transferring from the Long Beach Naval Shipyard.

Other government service was as a military man - with the Army tluring 1918-1919 and the Navy from 1921 until 1944 when he retired as a Chief Machinist Mate.

Much of his military service was 'in foreign duty - China, Cuba, South America, Europe. He left Pearl Harbor on December 4, 1941 - just three days before the at­tack took place. During the War, he was with the Atlantic Fleet.

Originally from MillSboro, Penn­sylvania, he set tie d in Clinton, Oklahoma, on retirement from mili ­tary service. He was with the Nav­al Air Station, training personnel, until coming to Long Beach.

His spare-time plans include gar­dening until Spring when he will do some traveling. He plans to take in the Seattle World Fair next year, then go back East to visit old friends.

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITI ES

When applying lor below posi­tions, submit an up-to-date fOnn SF-58. Contact Nancy Reardon, Pasadena. Personnel Dil·ision, Ex· tension 104.

PhySicist (Genera!). G8-12. PD jN'o. 1P30003, Code. P3096 - Respon­sible for development, modification and day-to-day operation of photo­optical equipment of the Test De­partment's San Clemente Island ranges. Incumbent is assisted in this effort by photo-optical equip­ment technicians and by contractor and China Lake personnel and equipment. Frequent travel to San Clemente Island, Long Beach and China Lake is required.

Ordnance Technician, 08-11, Code P80303. Duty Station: Long Beach­Serve as Assistant to "'SCI Engineer­'ing Director for insuring safety and test operations at SCI including h ardware, circuitry and procedures. Job -reqUirements: Minimum of five years experience in testing ord· nance involving explosives plus !C-bility to review fire control and other circuits involved, and de­termine safety.

l\-laterials Engineer or l\letallurg­ist, G8-9 or GS-n, PD. No. OP80046, Code P8093 - Perform re­search and development on mater­ials for ai r, surface and underwater launched missile systems. General knowledge of structural and high­temperature mate rials required. _ Budget Analy1!t. GS-7, PD No.

OP80129, Code P8012 - This is a trainee position leading to respon­sibility for the procedural prepara­tion, analysis, verification and re­porting of budgets for three di­visions of the department. It also includes procedural review and re­porting of contractor budget pro­posals. Current FSEE eligibility is trequired. Applicants at the GS-5 leve l will also be considered.

Adm.inistrath·e Officer, OS-12, PD No. lPB0139, Code P8096 - Re­sponsible for management and su~ 'Pervision of Publications and Pho~ tography Branch operations which include writing and editing techni­cal reports, providing techniC'al publishing, photographic and iJlus­tration services, and operating th~ Annex technical 1 i bra r y. Good knowledge necessary of engineer­ing or of the physical sciences.

Before American Rocket Society Meet Returning today from New York City where he

spoke before the American Rocket Society and the Amer­ican Society of Mechanical Engineers is Moe William Rosen, Propulsion and Power Plant Research Engineer, and Con­sultant, with UOD's Propulsion Di­vision. His discovery of the Fish Vortex System was discussed at their meeting the week of Novem­ber 27.

Rosen has performed a series of experiments using Jive fish and dolphins; experiments relating to their method of propulsion. This work resulted in his discovery in (mid 1958 of a most surprising and hitherto unknown series of phe­nomena, the Fish Vortex System. The flow of water about the undu­lating form of a live actively swim­ming fish, never before seen, was for the first time made clearly vis-

Pasadenans Miss Melodious Voice

~Iadeline Nelson

Pasadenans this week missed one of the friendly voices from the Telephone Office for Madeline Nel­son, Chief Operator, retired last Friday. She and her husband, who retired from the Pasadena Fire D e­partment a few years ago, are mov­ing to San Clemen teo

They will live at 150 La Esper~ anza and invite their many friends to drop in on their way to San Diego. ''The coffee pot will al­ways be on," says Madeline.

Chief Operator at NOTS Pasa­dena since 1951, Madeline was for­merly with General Tire and Rub· ber Company at this location hav­ing joined them in 1946.

She leaves a well-represented family at Foothill ,however, as her ISon John is with Engineering and daughter-in-law J e ann e t t e with Supply. Her d aug h t e r Shirley Greenley is a former NOTS employ­ee, now at home with a newly adopted baby son.

Madeline and her husband, Alvin, plan to travel in their new house traile r, and do some fishing in the High Sierras, Canada and Alaska.

Teletype Ci rcu its Expand Services

Lynne Jordan, Head of Commun­ications Branch at NOTS Pasadena, has announced an expansion in teletype services with improved communications now possible.

Under the previous set-up, tele~ type communication was possible only bet wee n Pasadena - China Lake and between Pasadena-SCI­Long Beach. The new circuit capa­bility permits linking together any Or a11 of these locations. In addi­tion, the auxiliary landing field at SCI is now on the circuit.

Choir Schedule Dates Corrected

The dates of the holiday singing schedule of the NCYrS Pasadena Christmas Choir have been changed from those appearing in last week's Rocketeer. The new dates are De­cember 21 at the Long Beach Vet­erans Hospital, and December 22 at Foothill and Morris Dam. We are all looking forward with an­ticipation to this most enjoyable annual event.

1\100 Rosen

ible. He discovered that fish, as they

swim, generate about their bodies a series of beautifully organized large water cyclones - Or Vor­Hcies. From the evidence of thes~ experiments with his little fish "Geronimo," Rosen, in the same year, developed a theory, the "Un­dulatory or Vortex Peg Theory of Propulsion," showing that these vorticles act on the body as well as the tail of the fish and assist in driving it forward.

Continuing his work with live aquatic animals, Rosen designpd and conducted a series of Flow Visualization experiments with a porpoise. He is presently working on the results of his research, pad: of which he presented at the meet~ ing in New York.

Rosen's discovery of the Vortex System and his Undulatory Vortex .Theory of Propulsion have attract­ed wide attention from scientists throughout the United States, and resulted in an invitation to speak before the American Rocket So­ciety.

A graduate of CaITech with a B.S. degree, and the UniverSity or Cali!ornia with a Master of Science degree, Rosen has been at NOTS since 1947. H e resides in Altadena with his w i f e, H enrietta, and daughter Marcia JiJl.

Technical lectures Slated Next Week

Two technical lectures are sched~ uled at NOTS Pasadena next week. Sponsored by the Employee D c· 'Velopment Committee, one wilt deal

"Exploration of the Moon" and the other on "The Procure~ ment T eam."

On Wednesday, December 13, at 1:30 p.m., Dr. N. A. Renzetti will discuss the evolution of spacecraft technology and the systematic measurement of lunar environment. He will also describe the physical Rnd c hem i cal investigations re­quired to further the understanding of our sonar system. This is the second lecture of Dr. R enzetti's ser~ ies on space technology. He is with Jet PropulSion Laboratory and is a consultant to NOTS.

On Thursday, December 14, at 1 :30 p.m., Morgan Rogers of the Navy Purchasing Office, Los An~ geles, will lecture on the technical aspects of good procurement plan­ning; mandatory features in draft­ing proper sole source and proprie­tary justifications statements; es· sential leadtime requirements in !procurement; and important con" siderations in making technical evaluations on bids and proposals. FollOwing the lecture, there will be a one-hour qestion-answer period for those desiring to participate.

Both lectures will be held in the Building 7 large conference room and both are unclassified.

Ships Will Host General, Visiting

The USS EVERETT F. LARSON \( DDR 830) will hold open house this weekend, December 9-10, in the Long Beach area. Visiting hours aro 1-4 p.m. on both days.

Next weekend, December 16·li, ,the USS McKEAN (DDR 784) will hold open house.