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Troop 41 Scouts Spend Weekend On Building Proied

Boy Scouts of Troop 41. Chi­na La k e. combined a recent weekend camping outing with an ambitious conservation ef­fort. Twenty-seven scouts par­ticipated in the overnight campout located in H 0 r s e Canyon, west of Highway 14.

Eleven Fint CI ... scouts un­dertook two days of work on • con .. rv.tion project. The pro­ject selected w.s the improve­ment .nd reh.bllitation of • "'resirv fire ro.d loc.ted in the Paiute Mount.ins, Sequoia N.tion.1 For .. t_ This ro.d Dro­vid ... cee .. to timbered .re.s in the vic i nit y of Mclve .. Spring_

The scouts filled ruts. built drainage d i t c h e s, removed rocks and trimmed overhalig­ing branches over a two-mile stretch of road. This e f for t provided practical training in conservation work as a reauire· ment for the Southern Sierra Council Conservation Patch.

Participating scouts w ere: NellOn Sorbo, D.ve Seely, W.vne Shull, Tim Finn .... n, Mick Benton, Sco" Fifer, R.n­dy Gould, John Kleinschmidt, Robert Henry, L.rry Mill. .nd D.r .. 11 Fowler_

The work was performed un­der the direction of Richard Gibson, Kernville Dis t ric t Ran g e r, U.S. Forest Service. Adult leaders wer~ Assistant Scoutmaster Don Moore. Dr. Ron Henrv. Vern Burklund and Nick Kleinschmidt.

University Dean . On 2-Week Tour At Corona Labs

. RO C K ET EER

WAIT FOR ME - WIld colt ...... ks to catch up .s • low-flying N.vy helicopter ......... • gr •• ing herd_ Annu.1 census of wild hones on the r.ng .. of Nav.1 We.p­on. Center w.. conducted recently by the C.lifornl. Department of Fi.h .nd G.me ... slsted by pilOts from NAP .nd .n observer from the Public Works Dep.rtment_ WIld­life management exparts were delighted

with the prime condition of hones .nd the numbers of colts with numerous herds ob­served In the Argus .nd COlO r.nges_ The yearly count is p.rt of the Cente... .ctive resource management and conservation progrom conducted jointly by the U_S_ N.vy, the Celiforni. Department of Fish and G.me .nd the Bureau of Sport Fish.ri .. .nd WIldlife of the Dep.rtment of Interior_

No Kidding, My Name Is ReaDy Donald Duck, Says Navy Crewman

More than one eyebrow will be raised when a new crewman reports aboard the Navy's pic­ket escort ship Falgout at Pearl Harbor shortly. The new crew­man's name - Donald Duck.

Seaman Apprentice Duck re­cently completed his basic training at San Diego, Califor­nia and has been assigned to the Falgout.

COLLEGIANS VISIT NWC - A group from S.n Berner­dlno V.lley ColI_ toured the -Michelson L.bor.tory .... .nd its Machine Shop last month_ Here, they observe op­.rltionl In the Machine Shop Ifter receh,ing In orientl· tion from Albert Sievert, Code 55 Part Progr.mmer.

Duck, 20 said he has quite a time with his name. He s aid shortly after his arrival in San Diego he was sent to the naval hospital.

He said he had to convince three staff nurses, two corps­men and one doctor that his name really was Donald Duck.

He also tells of trouble in San Francisco with an airline ticket agent. ~ agent s aid, "Sure, we have Mickey Mouse aboard, too."

Friday, May 31, 1968

I SHDWSDAT I FlfDAY MAY 31

"UP THE MacORiGOU" (93 MiA.) David Bailey, George Rigoud

7:30 P.M. (W-"'"') AYE. the MacGregon and the

Donovans, two fine clans who Ii .... an the Tuos.Mexico border, 10.. their woddly wealth to bandidos 10 their goodly num­ber of brawny sons go ofter the lads ond o bronnigon rnults. (Adult, Mature Youth.)

Shorts: " Capt. Ovtrogeous" C1 Min.) "o.t w .. ' (10 Min.)

SATURD.Y JUNE 1 -MA'INI&-

"'.UA,N .ND THE V.LLEY OF GOLD" (19 Mi •• )

Mike Henry 1:00 P.M.

Shorts: " Rood to .... ..,... C1 Min.) " ............ No. 14 (113 Min.)

.--EVENING-" DON'T MAXE W.VES" (91 Min.)

Tony Curtis, Claudio Cordinal. 7:30 P.M.

(c-.dy) Tourist Tony decides to stoy in ColifOl"nio 10 M blockmail, a job with o swimming pool concern, ends up with o palatiol harM that storti to fall apart. Splcy.but-nice farce with curvy Oaudio ond Sharonl (Adult.)

$heft: "Much A. AIMut Movai ..... C1 Mi".)

SUND.Y-MOND.Y JUNE 24 ""AlLEIS VAMPIRE KILLERS or P.RDON

ME. IUT YOUR TlETH .... IN MY NECK" (106 Min.)

Jock McGowran, Sharon Tote 7:30 P.M.

(CoMedy) A prof.&$O( ond hi, bumbling auistant visit Transylvanio in their ql.»lf

for the truth about vampirel. TMir hawl· ing tvnny adventures top off with a night in a costle tvll of nKk-biters. A spoof on the horror films (Ackllt, Youth.)

Short: "etta- on ... lode," (Roo"',...-7 Mift.)

T:UESDAY·WEDHISO.Y JUNE 4-5 "A TIM( FOR KILLING" (13 Min.)

(;f.nn Ford. Inger Stewns, G~. Hamilton 7:30 P.M.

(o.mIoor Dr.Ra) Siner hatred betwftn a maior and 0 Confederote prisoner .rupts into full Kole combat wh.n tho PW's ... ca~ and hood for Mexico. Action ond ad­..... ntur. as losen turn into cunning di •. hards. (Adult, Moture Youth.)

Short: " .Ipi... St. .. "....,.. (19 MiA.)

THURSDAY.FRIDAY JUNE 6-7 "V.LLEY OF THE DOLLS" (123 Min.)

Barbaro Pertin" Potty Duk., Paul Surk. 7:30 P.M.

(Drama) Out of th. pages of the best· MlU.r comes this story of three attractive women looking for money ond socceu, and Hollywood provide>s a portion of both.

Duck said his name is not a total deficit. He said it starts a conversation on the light hum­orous side and that it is a name that has its advantages in mak­ing friends .

Captain W. W. Gutzman, (USNR), Dean of the Graduate School, and Professor of Math­ematics, University of Sou t h Dakota, was aboard the Naval Weapons Center Corona Labor­atories recently for a two­week training duty tour.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Answ.r to P,.vious Puul.

Captain Gutzman, who was. colleague of Dr_ F_ S. Atchi­son's in the Graduate School at the University of Iowa, is f.miliar with Naval laborator­ies. He served on active duty at the N.val We. pons Labora­tory, Dahlgren, V •. , from 1942 to 1946 at the s.me time, Dr_ Gerald W. JohnlOn, Director of Nav.1 Labor.tories was also • N.v.1 officer there_

He returned for another tour of duty at Dahlgren in 1951 as Officer in Charge of the Computation and Ballistics De­partment. In 1962 he served as instructor in mathematics at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey.

C.pt.in Gutzman's N. v y mobilization bill., is in the Air Systems Convn.nd .nd re­I.tes to the Phoenix missile.

NEW TOMORROWLAND - Disneyl.nd's new $23 million Tomorrowllnd il I dynlmic world of Iction felturing unique fo ...... of tr.nsportation and .rchitectur.1 concepts fulfilling Walt Diiney'l beliof that "science and technology h.ve .Ire.dy given us the tools _ need to build the world of the future!' New major ."ractions aw.iting the 1968 Senior Clal •• t Burroughl High School Frid.y, June 7, in­clude the "Pooplemover;" "America the Beautiful" (left); Adventu.. Thru Inner Space" (right); "C.rou .. 1 of Pro­greslU (upper center); "Flight to the Moon" Ind "Tomor· rowllnd Terrlce.N

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Larsen Stresses Logistic Support at EIA Symposium

Dr. Finn J . Larsen, Princi­pal Deputy Director, Defense Research and Development, said recently the function of government and industry "is to amplify every soldier by giving him the equipment that makes him superior to several enemies, not just one."

Speaking at the Electronic in­dustries Association Symposi­um on Integrated Logistic. Support, Dr. Larsen said "We are trying to use technical su­periority and industrial might, rather than numbers of men to win our battles. I am not de­tracting from the American soldier. As always his ski ll, initiative and valor make him one of the finest soldiers in the world.

"It il evident from Ititiitici on the r.tio of enemy bettie losses to ours - five to one or be"er - th.t this policy of rei i Inc e on equipment il sound_ But the enemy is not st.nding still. Recently he too has begun to use more sophis­ticlted devicel. Witness h i I use of Irmor recently in the Lang Vei Irel, Ind Iglin nelr S.igon_

"Our reliance on sophisticat­ed equipment rat her than she e r manpower emphasizes the necessity for good logistics planning and places real im­portance on the integration of logistics considerations in the design process.

"Maximum reI ian c e on equipment dictates an eve n greater responsibility than ev­er before for better maintain­ability, greater reliability, and more effective logistics sup­port," he continued .

"Our we a po n systems Ind equipment are of no value un­less they are ready for use when needed. Equipment must not only have excellent per­formlnce when it is operating,

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Undersea Work Will Be Told At AIAAMeet

N~than Friedland of the Au­tonetics Division of Nor t h American Rockwell Corpora­tion will speak to members of the China Lake chapter of the American Institute of Aeronau­tics and Astronautics at their annual installation din ne r meeting next Wednesday.

The AIAA meeting at the Of­ficers Club is to begin with a social hour at 6:30 and dinner at 7:30.

Friedl.nd is Rockwell'. tech­nical advisor to the OX (N.vy Deltroyer) progr.m, .nd will spa.k on his comp.ny'l work with underwlter pro g rim I luch al Iwimmer delivery ve· hicles and Project Be.ver (a dry submerlible designed to de.cend to • 2,OOO-foot depth).

New AIAA officers to be in­stalled at the m e e t i \. g are chairman Harold Platzek, vice­chairman Monty Stevens, sec­retary Ellic Kappelman, treas­urer Bertha Ryan and direc­tors Herman Hoffman, L 0 vic Thomas. Bernard Sword and Robert Wilson.

Wives are welcome at the meeting. Further ·information is available from Fred Zarlingo, Ext. 9316.

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l NAF ADV:ANCEMENTS IN RATE - Nin_n men a .. igned to N.v.1 Air Facility received orders of their .dvancement-in­r.te from C.pt_ R_ F_ Sch.1I (I), NAF Comm.nding Officer during I recent morning qUlrters inlpection. Sewing on new stripes _ .. beck (I), BM-I V. R. Ellio", ADJ-I K_ M. Fox, AE-I G. A. Garrard, A5M-2 0_ L. MeM, ADJ-2 G_ E_ C.lder-

.ro, ADJ-2 0_ P_ Del.thouwer, ADJ-2 F_ A. R_ II, ABF-2 G_ E_ McAllister, ATR-3 W_ J_ S_art and AE-3 F_ H_ Meinl Jr_ Front (I), AE-3 W. H_ Hath.w.y, AMS-3 H. G. Coulter, CYN-3 0 _ G_ Godsey, A()'3 F. A. Hogg.", GMG-3 J_ W. Huff, ADJ-3 J_ W_ Mi"lesdorf, ADJ-3 R. A_ Sorenson, AQB-3 J_ A. Thomas .nd AQB-3 P_ W_ C.lkin._

Environmental rch Unit Awaits New Laboratory-Office

Vol. XXII, No_ 22 N.val Weapons Center, Chin. L.ke, Cellfornla Fri_, May 31, 1968

PLANTING NEW QUARTERS - Dr. PIerre St. Amand, h .. d of Code 60's E.rth .nd PI.netary Sciences Div_, turns over the fint .. rtll on the site of the new I.boratory-of­fiee building for the Joint Envlronment.1 R_rch Unit. The structure il to be com­pleted in ten month., ne.. the corner of Pole Line .nd Water Roods in Area R, .nd will hou.e .bout 100 Unit people, some 50

of them new to the Division. Joining In the ce .. mony .re (I-r) H_ G_ Wilson, Associate Technic.1 Director; C.pt. K_ C_ Abpl.n.lp, Public Works Officer; C.pt. Robert Willi.m­son II, NWC Executive Officer; Air Foree Maj. Ron Lininger of Earth and PI.netary Science. Div_, .nd Cdr. M. C. Jack, the Di-

. vi.ion'. Military Alsi.tant_ New building will be adj.cent to W.rhead L.bor.tory.

Pole Climbers Have UplSos-Downs Center people may notice an

uncommon amount of pole­climbing in housing areas for the next two m 0 nth s. This work is being done in prepara­tion for a new telephone sys­tem that will go into operation in the fall of 1969 when Cali­fornia ItIterstate Telephone Company takes over operation of the residential service at China Lake.

Pole work now under WlY is being done by S.ge Communi-

cationl Co., under contract to Californi. Inte .. tate Telephone Co. Rearranging power sourc­.. is • prelimin.ry step in the long-rang. improvement of un-­offici.1 phone service .t the Center, Iccording to Californil Interlt.ta Telephone Co. Dis­trict Man.ger Ed Kindle.

Ultimate res u I t will be a mod ern residential service complete with direct dialing and many service options says

the phone company.

Meanwhile, occasional elec­tric power outages may occur for the next two m 0 nth s. Householders will be notified in advance of any shut-off of their electricity. Brief inter­ruptions in phone service may be necessary during the work said a phone company spokes­man, but, he added, five min­utes will be about the maxi­mum delay.

Tri-Service Unit To Expand to Fill Growing Mission

The growing mission of Re­search Department's Earth and Planetary Sciences Division is soon to expand into a new, one - story, steel frame office and laboratory building now under construction near the in­tersection of Pole Line and Wa­ter Roads.

The new building will house the Joint Environmental Re­search Unit (JERU), an activi­ty of the Division, and w ill house about 100 people. about half of them new to the Di­vision, according to Cdr. M. C. Jack, Military Assistant. He said the new building, going up just south of the year - old War­head Laboratory, will contain physics and chemistry labora­tories, an electrical workshop, and, fill i n g about half the space, an office area.

Tri-Service Inv .. tig.tion Investigations into the under­

standing and alteration of wea­ther environment is to be the main business of the new facil­ity, after it is finished in about ten months. Some of its future residents in the Division are now scattered in other and old buildings; two in Area Rand in the Division headquarters in an old dormitory building be­tween Blandy and N i mit z Streets, north of the Housing and Personnel buildings.

Representing the thr .. lerv­ices now, in JERU, Ire Air Force Mlior Ron Linninger, up par .. ir physics; Army C. p t. W.lter Godwin, chemistry, .nd N.vy Lt. W_ A. Livingston, we.­ther electronics_ The i r n_ working q u • r t e r s will coat $729,400, according to the con­tr.ct aw.rded to the C.rden Co., Inc., of Loa Angel ...

Among the kinds of investi­gation now in progress, to be housed in the new building are storm abatement, control of precipitation and fog disper­sal.

Fog, H.iI .nd R.in Fog Dispersal, with airlift

and airport operation especial­ly in mind, is currently being studied in a field project at Ar­cata, California, near Eureka. Rain-making and hail suppres­sion experiments are b e i n g conducted in conjunction with the Sou t h Dakota School of Mines, near Lemmon, South Dakota. Studies in cloud phys-

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.----CHAPLAIN'S MESSAGE -----,

THE FREEDOM TO BE BY STUDENT RABBI A. M. CORWIN

Heb .. w Cong ...... tion, NWC

Hillel, one of the rabbis of the Tannaitic period, Uled to say: "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And If I am only for myself, what am I? And If not now, when?"

We may understand lillIel to be speaking about the free­dom to be. If I am not for myself, who be for me? We can only attain virtue through our own strivings. We cannot expect oth­ers to do for us what we can and should do for ourselves. If we cannot believe in ourselves and our ability to give of ourselves to others, neither will we be able to accept from others. We must do both, give and receive, If we are to help create a real community, a brotherhood, If we are to achieve the fulfillment we call peace.

And If I .m only for my .. lf, what am I? S.lfiohn ... and dl ....... rd for oth.r •• re tr.it. of inhum.nity. Our .ccompll .... menh only hov •• Ignific.nce in .. Iation.hip to th.ir .ffect upon oth.rs. If the freedom to be me.n. to be ourselv .. , It .1 ........ n. the freedom to pormlt oth ... to be th.mselve. .nd to t.k. •• much plellure in .ncour.ging .nd .hlring in their growth •• in our own. A min conc.rned only with himself con n.ver be • whol. mon, for no on. of u. i. c.pobl. of compl.tlng him .. lf without the h.lp of others.

And If not now, when? Moral duties must be carried out as occasions arise and must not be postponed, lest the oppor· tunities pass by. The freedom to be is often little more than the will and/ or the strength to act. The better world we pray for will be brought into being through the acts of men implementing the will of God. As it has been said, even a jour' ney of a thousand. miles must begin with a single step. To do is to believe to be a man. And, as the rabbis used to say, "In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man."

OIlDERS FOR ORDERS - LCdr. C. M. Betas, (I), C-ncI­Ing OffIcer, N.v.1 W •• pon. C.nter Enli.ted P.rwnn.l, p ... Mnh AK·I H.rold A. Ord... the Merltoriou. Unit Com­mendation .w.rd during. rec.nt c.remony. The 12th Dlvl­.Ion .vlltlon &to .. sm.n •• rned the Unit Commend.tlon for the period of Mey 1967 to June 1967 whil ... rving .board the USS Tripoli during oper.tion. in VI.t N ..... Orders reported .board the C.nt.r on July 22, 1967. H. i. m.rried to the former Betty Ch.pm.n of Hickory, N.C. They h.v •• son, tt.rold, 12, .nd d.ughter, Sendr., 5, .nd IIv •• t 226 Toro (Wherry .... ). Orders .110 i •• Llttl. L •• g .... nthull •• t.

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The Rock.... recoives Armed FOI"'Cft Prest Setvlce material. AU are oHiclel U.s. Nervy photol unless otherwiae identififlt. Print.ct wookly w ith appropriated funds in compllonoe with HcrvExa. P.:lS. ,...,iMd July 1958. OHloe of Nlmltt and l.uritsen.

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Protestont-(AII Faith ~I)-

Morning WOf'IhIp-&,15 and 11 a .m.

Sunday SchooI-9:30 a .m., Chapol AI.­no ... T. 2. 3. 4 (Dorma 5. 6. 7. I) 10-cotod opposlto c.ntor Restourent.

Romon Catholic (All Foith Chopel)-Holy Mon- 7. 9:30 o,m., and 12:30 p .m . Sunday.

Daily MOIl- II :30 a .m. in Bleued Souo· ment Gapet. Saturday, 8:30 a .m.

Confeuionl-7 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday.

NWC Jewish Service. (Eolt Wing All Foith Chapel)--l p.m. every fint and third Friday.

Sobboth Sc:hool-l0 o.m. to noon • .,.,., fint and third So1urdoy.

Unitarian Fellowship- For information write P. O. Box 5436, Chino lake, OK phone NWC Ext. 725591 .

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cleft • Dictatins McKII .... Tra ........ GS-a16-4, PD No. 47001t. CocA. 70SI - This position i, locoted in the Planning and SPecifications 8f'onch of the Public Works Deportment, Engi,,"r;og Division. Incumbent fumi . hft: secretarial allittance to the Branch Heod by preparation of all corre­apond.nu; reee;v"_ sorts, and route. all incoming and outgoing moil; rk*ives tel. phone call. and \fil ilon; Nfl up and moin. tains fil", and perform. miacelloneoul dv­" ...

Fil. opplicoHoM with Dora Chil ..... hi. J2, Cod. 657, ,"- 71m.

0-.,..1 Efttli ...... 05-101·13, C .. ~ Incumbent provide, direct oui,'onu to the Division Head of the FI .. , Engineering Di· vision, Engineering Department in the cen­tralize control, management and execu­tion of ropid.responae action. and malfunc­t ion. Inv •• tigation for the fl .. ,s. Incvmbent should be a groduat. engineer in • I t h • r mechanical, aerospoce or electronic engin­eering.

0.__ .... i ....... (two VCKOnC.a..>. G$. 101-12 Of' 1~. c.M. S503 - lnOJmbent il os­Ilgnod 01 the Voluo Enginur fOf one or more of tho Station' s d.velopment pro­gram.. He receives hi. ouignment during the early stages of a program and contin­uel to oct os the value enginuring export o. long 01 the program II under the Sto­tion'l cogni%onc.. Brood design and indus­trial experience with a It ron g working krtewledge of monufodvring ond procure­ment il de.ired. A creative imagination and a kHn aworene" of costs are necessary adjuncts to the poIition.

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Kozick Addresses SAVE Group At Monthly Meeting

Steve S. Kozich was guest speaker at the meeting of the Society of American Value En­gineers recently at the NWC Officers' Club.

After graduating from San Jose State College in 1950, Ko­zich entered industry working for Aerojet Engineering Corp· oration as a Design Engineer on variable low·thrust liquid rocket engines.

Kozlch i. currently r .. pon­IIbl. for .n qu.lity ... ur.nc. function. .t the Mi •• II. Sys­tem. Divl.ion of AtI.ntic R. _rch Corpor.tion, where the Athen. .....ntry v.hicle i. ba­ing pro due. d for the Air Force.

He is an active member of the American Society for Quality Control and has held many of· fices in the Sacramento and Los A,ngeles sections. He is al· so a member of the California Committee on Professional Me­trology.

Kozich presently lives in Ha· cienda He i g h t s, California, with his wife, Sally, and their three children.

The Department of Defense, in cooperation with lawen· forcement agencies across the nation, have begun a program to open police department em· ployment to military personnel .who are awaiting discharge.

Friday, May 31, 1968

.----'OESERT PHILOSOPHER'------..,.-.

More About Early Times

By "POP" LOFINCK

One day I witnessed some freight cars of lumber to be un­loaded by Indians who couldn't speak English. One Indian who spoke good English acted as interpreter.

Th. white for.m.n expl.ined to the int.rpret.r for 15 mlnut .. how the lumber WI. to be .egreglted Ind where to be piled. When the for."",n WI' through expllining the interpr. t.r pointed to the diff ... nt kind. of lumber Ind with I f.w word. in Navajo and a few hand gesture .. and a few grunts, the unlolding proceeded .moothly.

I marveled at the interpreter's economy of words. Most of us use too many words to express simple ideas.

Anoth.r trick the Indiln. had of libor living .n.rgy. If two Indian. wer. carrying I long helVY plInk, th.y would car. fully drop the plank in exactly the right plac • .

Many laborers have the habit of just dropping a plank with· out thinking. Then they must move the plank a bit to the right place. That requires the unnecessary expenditure of more energy.

HUSBAND RULES ROOST The common impression is that in Indian families the hus·

band is the supreme, all highest, no argument. That's not al­ways the case. They have some hot quarrels in which the hus· band doesn't always win. My guess would be fifty·flfty.

Which brings up my th.ory thlt qUlrreling i. he.lthy. Two int.lligent poopl. c.n't k .. p on living together ind.finit. Iy without diff.r.nc •• of opinion.

So - instead of letting that difference develop into an emotional cancer, followed by an emotional explosion and di· vorce - it's better to have out with it, off the chest for an understanding and hannony.

Armed F orees Commands Secretary of Defense ...................... ...................... Clark M. Clifford Secretary of the Army ................... .. ..................... Stanley R. Resor Secretary of the Navy .............................. .............. Paul R. Ignatius Secretary of the Air Force .................................. Dr. Harold Brown Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff .... General Earle G. Wheeler, USA Chief of Staff of the Army ................ General Harold K. Johnson Chief of Naval j)perations .. .............. Admiral Thomas H. Moorer Chief of Staff of the Air Force .......... General John P. McConnell Commandant of the Marine

Corps .................................... General Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. Commander in Chief Europe .. General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, USA Commander in Chief Paclfic ............. .Admii-al U. S. G. Sharp, Jr. Commander in Chief CONAD .......... .. General R. J . Reeves, USAF Commander in Chief Alaskan

COmmand .......... .. ...... .. Lt. Gen. Robert A. Breitweiser, USAF ' Commander in Chief Southern

Command ..... ......................... Gen. Robert W. Porter, Jr., USA Commander in Chief Atlantic ...... ... .Admiral Ephraim P. Holmes Commander in Chief Strike

Command ................................ Gen. Theodore J. Conway, USA Commander in Chief SAC .......................... Gen. Joseph J. Nazzaro Commander in Chief

MACV ............................ Gen. William C. Westmoreland, USA

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Friday, May 31, 1968

Engineers, Ace-TV Lead Softball Pack . The Engineers won the i r

fQurth straight and Ace 'IV moved into second place as ac­tion in the China Lake Softhall League continued through the third week. The Engineers rolled to an easy victory over NWC, 14-0, while Ace bombed N AF and Genge by scores of 11-5 and 1()'2.

Bert GlllowlY struck out 16 Ind limited NWC to on. hit in the Engin .... victory. Th. 1 •• -den scored nine time. in the fi .. t two inning' to put t h • game IWIY •• rly, Jim Bevan', thr .. run homer in the .. cond being the big blow. C hue k N.wmyer led the Engineer .t· t.ck with thr.. hits w h i I • Ch.rli. Klotz coll.cted the Ion. hit for NWC. Fred Cren.h.w w .. the loser.

Bert Andreasen and Tommy Galyon homered and Andy Gil­pin drove in four runs as Ace defeated NAF, 11·5. Gilpin dou· bled home two runs in the fifth inning to cap a five run rally as Ace jumped to a l()'o lead. Andreasen pitched hitless ball for five innings before allow· ing 5 runs late in the game. Sam Irby was the loser for the Hawks.

Andr .... n fired. one . hit· t.r .nd .truck out 13 .. Ace cruohed the Genge Ch.porr.i., 10.2. H.rlln H ... I.y led the Ac •• ".ck with two .ingl .. Ind • doubl. whil. D.nni. Clrson the third touch.d off • five hit hi. fifth hom. run of the yelr. C.non'. two run shot in the third touched off • five run r.lly I. the winn ... jump· ed to .n •• rly 8-2 1.ld. Tony Sconl.n WII the I 0 •• r for Genge.

Magic Cleaners scored 11 run in the first three innings, then held on to defeat the VX·5 Vampires 11·8. Bob Hooper's three run homer in the first was the key blow as the Pa· triots jumped to a 5-1 lead. Magic Cleaners then s cor e d five more in the third on two hits, three walks and a pair of errors. Larry Galvin led the Vampire's with a triple and a homerun, and Hooper drove in five runs, setting the pace for Magic. Earl Roby was the win·

ning pitcher and Jim Richards took the loss.

I!l Ranchito scored 8 unearn· ed runs in the first inning, then held off a late NAF rally to defeat the winless Hawks, ~: Three errors, Jim Dowda's double and a single by Ray Kel· Iy opened the gates for El Ran· chito. The Hawks scored three times in the fifth and sixth to come close late in the game. Don Sichley led the NAF at· tack with three hits, while Bob Loft collected two. Bill Brown was the winning pitcher and Sichley took the loss.

Larry Galvin collected four hits including a homerun as the Vampires collected ten runs to take a 16-10 lead. Ron Lyons also hom ere d for VX·5 and Howard Garrish hit one for NWC. Jim Richards was the winning pitcher and Fred Crenshaw was the loser.

STANDINGS W. l.

Ingl....... . ..... _ .. __ ._ ... _ ... __ ._... 4 0 Ac. TV _ •. _._. ____ ._ .•. _ 4 1 M.,ic. C ........ ___ . __ .. _ J I II .. Milito _. ___ .. ____ I I -- . __ .. _- ---- _ ...•. _ ..... __ . . NWC . _ _ ••• _ •.. _ ••....•••....•...•• __ 1 4 VX..s ...•....•.•...•..• _. _ _ • _ _ • ____ ._ I 4 NAF .......•••.....• _ .•.•. _ ...... _._. _ _ •... 0 5

NUT WEEK'S SOfEDULE Juno 3-Ch .... 'II. Mogic CVIooMn. In-

,i-. ..... II __ chi ... JIMII 4-NWC VI. HAl. YX..s n. Ace TV. n_ s-HWC ..... Aco TV, VX..s 'II. NAF. J .... , - En.i ....... n . Gen... Mowle:

CIooMn ... Jonchito.

Cycle Roulette That tne U.S. may expect 5"

000 deaths a year from motor· cycle accidents?

From 1962~5, the use of mo· torcycles has doubled and the increase is much accelerated. On a vehicle . mile basis, the chance of a cyclist being killed is 20 times that of a car driv­er; the chance of the passeng· er being killed is greater than that of the driver; when mo· torcycles collide with autos, 97 percent of the casualties oc· cur to the cyclist; and lastly, c y c lis t s with less than 6 months' experience have an ac· cident rate double that of the more experienced.

CPO WINNERS, FIRST TIME AROUND - Th •• winging tum of RlY P.te .. and Charlie Beck triumphed in the fI .. t Innual CPO Golf Tournlm.nt, held here lilt Sunday, Mey 26. Walt Burch and Nel.on June took .econd pllc., .nd Bill Erbi. and Ed Jone. followed with third. Th. pl.y ... used the "Peoria Sy.t.m" of hlndicopping by Idd· ing the scores of two e.ch par three, four and five holes, multiplying by thr .. , Ind .ubtrlcting 72. "The .y.tem i5

. nearly foolproof," SByS China Lake pro Paul Someson. ''No one knows whIt hole. will be cho.en." In the CPO Club winners circle, with trophy, are (I-r) Nelson June, Nelson Beck of the first pllee pair, Bill Erbie and Ed Jon ••.

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I Scouts Build Picnic Tables For Park I

PUBLIC SERVICE - Th .... couts of Troop G.rth W •• I., John Di Pol; (beck row, I-r) St.ve Wildbergar, J.ff Hamm, Scott Fifer, John KI.inschmidt, G..g Moo .. , Rob •• t Hen ry. Unlble to be present were Scout Denni. Skinn.r and Mr. Skinner. Service is a Scout objective.

41, Chinl LIke, recently ... embled three pic n i c tlbl.. for pllcem.nt in McBrid. Parte. Flanked by Ass't. Scoutmoster Don Moor. and Mr. AI Sound Ire (front row, I-r) Paul Neilsen, Jim Harrison, Chris Moore,

Local College Soon To Become 'Desert Campus'

Fund-Raising Breakfast Tomorrow By Valley Pony/Colt Leaguers

The Valley's local college has been given the new title of "Desert Campus of Bakersfield CoIl e g e" by the governing board of the Kern Coun ty Junior College District. The designation will be effective as of July 1, announced D e a n Richard A. Jones.

H. pointed out that the new name help. to make clear thlt the Kern County coll.ge di.· trict ope .. te. thr.. di.tinct clmpu .. s: the Port.rville elm· pu., the De.ert Clmpu. of B.· k.r.fi.ld Coil. g. in Ridge. cre.t, lind the Panorama Cam­pus in B.k ... field.

liThe new name will serve as a transitional title as the local college faces its next years of development," said Jon e s. "During this time, the con· struction of a new campus will take place apart from the pres· ent 10 c a ti 0 n on Burroughs High School grounds.

"Third, this transitional step will assure maximum accredi­tation of the offerings of the local campus until independ· ent accreditation is sought," he added.

"When its separate campus is complete," said Jones, "the college will have a final name change, one appropriate to this area.

Doubles Tennis Tourney Play Set for June

The China Lake Ten n i s Club's doubles tournament is com i n g up the weekend of June 8 and interested players are urged to sign up for compo etition by the deadline of Thursday, June 6.

The singles competition of last weekend yielded winners Roger Peck among the men and Sherry Miller in women 's play.

The Indian Wells Vall e y Pony.colt Leagues fund rais· ing pancake breakfast will be held tomorrow in Bennington Plaza at the Naval Weapons Center from 7 to 10 a.m. Non­Center residents who do not possess regular passes to the Center, will be admitted to the event by showing their break· fast tickets at either of the entrances to the Center.

During the pas t several weeks, the more than 160 boys from ages 13 to 16, who will be playing in the Sum m e i leagues and the many volun­teer adult workers of the or· ganization, h a v e been selling tickets for the gala affair. Per· sonnel of the leagues, both

LT. BOB WILSON reported .board for duty with t h • V.mpi... of VX·S In the prof.cIs d.p.rtm.nt. H. w •• .".cheel to VA·72 .t NAS C.cil F i • I d, J.cksonvlll., Fl •• , prior to .rriving .t Chi­n. L.ke. During hi. t 0 u r with VA·72 h. mid. two crui ... to Vi.t N.m .nd on. to the Medit.rr.n •• n. H. I. m.rried to the form.r J.n", Clrol Di.ing.r of Pr.ir;' Vii· I.ge, K.n. Th.y h.ve 0 n • child, John Eric, 4, .nd live .t 3()6.A Mcintyre on t h • C.nt ••.

youth and adults, are residents from all sections of the Valley.

Gordon P •• cock, gen.r.1 ch.irmon of the .vent, which i. being. p 0 n so r. d by the Shopping Sog Merte.t, issued .n invit.tion to .11 to porticipot. in the br •• kf •• t. Excell.nt .up­port h ...... n .. ported 10 f.r.

Ail a feature of the break· fast, drawings will be held for special prizes which are being furnished by the sponsor. oth· er organizations which have al· ready contributed for the spon· sorship of a team are the Li· ons Club of Indian Wells Val· ley, the Kiwanis Club of Ridge· crest, the Rotary Club of Chi­na Lake, the Naval Weapons Center Federal Credit Union, the Drummond Medical Group, and the Western Exterminator Co.

Extr.mely volu.bI. .upport h ••• 110 .... n .... Ived by the I .. gues from the C.nt.r'. Spe­eI.1 Services Divl.lon, In t h. procur.ment of In .uortment of pl.ylng .nc! f I .1 d equip­ment, .ccordlng to Bob Neill­gen, p .. lldent of the Pony-Colt organilltion.

Official leogue play starts in both circuits on Monday, June 10, following the close of schools for summer with the regular season play ending in late July. A single Colt game will be played each evening, Monday through Friday, start· ing at 7:30 p.m., at the Naval Center's Schoeffel Field.

The Pony League's schedule calls for a double·header each evening, Monday through Fri· day, on the Center's Pony League field with the fir s t game starting at 5:30 p.m.

J. D. Willi.ms, Rldg.cr •• t, i. vic. . pr.sidant of the Col t L_gu. .nd Ch.rl.. Mertin, Chin. L.ke, i. th. · p 0 n y L •• guo'. vic. - presid.nt. Both offici.ls urga .11 V.II.y resi­dents to .".nd g.m ... nd .up­port this N.tion.lly .• ffiliated t .. n .. ge be •• bell progr.m.

The need for Valley . wide support of the program is at· tested to by Paul Erickson, Pony.colt treasurer, who is handling all financial matters for the organization.

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The Old PCL

By ED RANCK

To quote a popular theory that has been circulating in the sports world recently, baseball is on it's way out as the na­tional game. The reasoning behind baseball's most recent death announcement is that the pitchers have taken the game over so completely that it has become a hohum affair. In view of the fact that the base hit and homerun explosion of 20 years ago was viewed with similar alarm, it is doubtful that the present line of reasoning can be taken too seriously.

COLORFUL PLAYER One thing that seems to have disappeared from baseball,

and most other sports for that matter, is the colorful ball­player. It is doubtful that there are more than a dozen ball­players in the big leagues today whose primary motivation is the game itself. Money is now the name of the game, but this is less a rap on baseball as it is a sign of our present affluence.

As recently as 15 years ago baseball was a colorful sport, with a cast of characters who could hold the fans interest just by stepping, or falling, out of the dugout. In a sport loaded with interesting people it was only natural that the majority of the ftakes should migrate to the West Coast. The Pacific Coast League in those days was made up primarily of has· beens and never·weres. The has·beens were top ex·major leag­uers, and the never-weres were mostly guys who missed mak­ing it in the big leagues by . an eyelash. It was a fairly slow league, apparently few big league teams were willing to risk allowing promising young ballplayers a year or two exposure around the kooks who played on the Coast.

In the Nrly '50'. the Hollywood St... _r. perh.p. the ...... t colorful t.lm In the lelgue. The Stl.. w.re unusuII to .. y ........ t. The ... m wa. 10lded with pl.y ... too good for the PCL, Ind not quit. good enough for the Pirlt .. , the per. • nt club. It I. the only te.m in history to play a ... son in 's'hort penta, but conaldering the home town of the club It had to be expected. The Stars hId I colledion of pllyen that would m.ke the dirty do.en look lik. choir boys.

The commanding general of the Stars was a gentleman named Bobby Bragan. Bobby was never classified as an intro­vert after he came to the majors as a manager, but his antics in the Coast League made Leo Durocher look like a shrink­ing violet. He was the man who staged baseball's first lie.in demonstration. One of the funniest sports pictures of the era shows Bobby reclining on second base drinking a carton of orange juice, apparently in protest of "ump,ire brutality," while three umps stood around wondering how to get him off the ball field.

~mong the Ingry men of the Stirs, Ind perhaps the In­grl •• t man In the history of the sport, was on outfielder named Clrlos Bernier. 'Bernier was I top hitter, hod great speed and III the tools to become a top major league ballplayer. Carlos liso hid a big league temper.

It was his theory that there was nobody alive who could throw him out on a ground ball. It was his practice, therefore, to fly into a monumental rage at the umpires anytime he was thrown out at first, even if by 15-feet. Pitcher Allen Gettle of the Oaks once went to first base 11 times in a row trying to pick Carlos off. On the last try he got him. Beruier threw such a tantrum that he was tossed out of the game, then proceeded to dismantle the plumbing in the Star's club house. When last heard from Carlos had been thrown out of baseball for doing the inevitable, hitting an umpire.

In a league loaded with squirrels, Chesty Chet Johnson was ·in a class by himself. Chet was a pitcher, and a good one, who tilled an oar for the Sacramento Solons. There were very few dull moments when Chesty was in the . game. He never set any records in the PCL, but it is certain that he led the league in hot·foots and short-sheeting every year that he was in the Coast League.

TYPICAL PERFORMANCE

A typical Johnson performance occured in Oakland in ear­ly 1954. Big Ernie Broglio, 17 years old and two weeks out of EI Cerrito High School, was pitching his first pro-game for Oaks against the SoIODS. Chet, the opposing pitcher, let every­one in the ballpark know that he respected Ernie's size and speed. When he first came to the plate, he looked out at Er· nle then ran and hid behind the plate umpire. When Broglio came to bat, Chet gave a knee-knocking ~nd trembling exhi­bition that even had the deadly serious · Broglio laughing.

With the score tied 2-2 in the ninth inning, he hit a ~roglio fastball over the right field fence to win the game. Predictably, Chesty Chet slid into every base, ending the per­formance in a cloud of dust at home plate.

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds

ROCKETEER Friday, May 31 , 19681

Special Services Guides You There

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GOING CAMPING? - Recreation Director RlY Gier of Specill Servic.. goes over I mlp of the Lake I .. bella area with (I.r, Doug Perkins and John Glrcll, looking forwlrd to I fishing trip. This mop is one of a com-

pie .. Irray of mops, boo/deta Ind guides to better fishing, hunting and clmping, in Spe­ci.1 Service.' new map room in ih offices on Bard St., between Blondy and Hllsey. Its equipment iuue room is liso there.

Red Cross Holds Annual Meeting, Honors Workers

The annual mee~g of In· dian Wells Valley Bra n c h, K ern Chapter, American Na· tional Red Cross was held re­cently in the multi - purpose room at Burroughs H i g h School. Guests attending were Mrs. Grady Cowart, executive director of Kern Chapter, Capt. R. Williamson n, Naval Weap- . ons Center Executive Officer, and Donald Moore, president of IWV United Fund.

Brief reports were mlde by various Red Crosl chairmen of the various activiti... Twelve thou .. nd hours of volunteer time WIS worked by nelrly 100 local volunt .... d uri n g the year.

Featured speaker of the eve­ning was Edwards Air Force Base Red Cross Field Director A. A. Littrell, speaking on his experiences with the Red Cross in Viet Nam.

New officers of the Brlnch for the coming year are Mrs. Fred Ashbrook, chlirman of volunteers, Mrs. aen Tozer, sec· retlry, Ind Mrs .Clrl Schln· iel, tr •• lurer.

Certificates of appreciation for assistance to the Red Cross were presented to Frederick Richards, Editor, Rocketeer; Don Yockey, Editor, Valley In­dependent; Kenneth Robinson and Regina Moory of TID; Nel· son Torrey of the Post Office; telephone operators of China Lake and Ridgecrest; Chi n a Lake Branch of Bank of Amer­ica, and Red Cross workers, Alice Sellis, Marilyn Gossett, Lee Barker, Rose Merriam, and Cathy Tozer.

. Did you know that bowl cleanser and' household bleach if mixed together form a dead­ly chlorine gas? Use one or the other but not both at the same time.

Leave Wildlife Babies in the Wild, Urges Department of Fish and . Game

"A fawn's best friend is its mother."

That's the advice of the De­partment of Fish and Game to

. persons who find fawns or other wildlife babies which ap­pear to have been abandoned. Such young animals may be a b s e r v e d and enjoyed, but should be left alone.

This is the time of year when deer and other wildlife begin giving birth to their you n g, and DFG personnel are reeeiv-

LT. RON MAC DONALD ..... ported lboo rd recently ·f 0 r duty with VX·S in the units proj.... department. Mac. Donlld served with VAP-61 homo ported It NAS Aglnl, Gulm be for e joining the Vlmplres. While Ittlched to VAP-61, he WIS I member of I crew which supported combat operltions In South. elst Asia in the RA-3B Sky. wlrrior. He is a bachelor Ind lives at 526-K Nimitz.

ing calls from people who re­port they hove found "aband­oned" fawns.

Does are good mothers, and although a fawn may appear to have been deserted, its mother probably is not far away and will return to care for its off­spring. If the fawn is disturb­ed, it may wander off and be­come permanently separated from its mother.

The DFG warns a g a ins t "adopting" such animal., and points out that the State Fish and Game Code prohibits pos· session of protected wild ani· mals as pets.

Wildlife managers also note that young wild animals are difficult to care for, and sel­dom make good pets if they survive. Each year the DFG reo ceives reports of people - of­ten children - being injured seriously by supposedly "tame" deer, and mature "pet" dee r have killed people in some cases.

All In Sport Cleveland Amory, close to

20 years back, told of the To­ledo, Ohio Junior League which attempted to raise money by putting on a horse show. The socialite who was in charge of the affail: fell ill the day be­fore. it was to open, and anoth­er girl, ~ new to the ways of horseflesh, . was put in com­mand. Shortly before the event she received an· anxious tele­phone call from a man who · had several horses entered. "I know this is for charity," · he · said apologetically, "and I'm sorry to ask you to do this, but can you scratch one of my horses for me?"

"Surely," said the Leaguer pleasantly. "Wh.ere?"

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NAVY RELIEF FUND DRIVE REPRESENT­ATIVES - LCdr. C. M. Bit .. ( .. ated), Navy It.lief Fund Drive Chairman, accepts check for the drive from Ens. T. J. Broedling, NI· val Air Facility. Other clepartment repre-

Jlnet Rldcliff, HMC A. E. Albright, Mrs. Dee Irvin, RMC V. H. Dunber, Mr •. Dli.y Corbett. Standing (I), Mrs. Sonjl Guiliani, Cdr. W. R. Petersen, Neal Webb, SKCM J. It. Banker, Wes Hofer and Lt(jg) Jon Berg­strom attended the meeting . • entatives are Mrs. Lynn Nowels (I), Mrs.

Dr. Baxter Hosts Film IAbout TIme l

A color movie e n t'i tl e d "About Time" featuring Dr. Frank Baxter will be present­ed at the monthly meeting of the China Lake Astronomical Society on Monday, June 3, 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Baxter diKu_ .... ev­o/ution of the cllendlr, the de­velopment of clocks Ind Ein­stein's theory of relltivity. The reconstruction of geologicol time liso is explained, pre .. nt. ing I story involving I hypo­theticII country without time Ind the Inswe.. to their in. qulri .. reglrding it,

The CLAS clubhouse is lo­cated at 401 McIntire, Chi n a Lake. The public is cordially invited.

Larsen Stresses Logistic Support at EIA Symposium

(Continued from Page l) but it must operate without f.ilure.

"Those of us in government believe that the way to achieve good supportability and econo­my is by considering logistics early and assuring that the ba· sic hardware, the sup par t equipments, the personnel and training, the tecbnical data -the whole system has logistics considerations designed into it. "

Dr. Larsen's main topic cov­ered "ILS - Integrated Logis­tic Support," a system strong­ly supported ·by the director, DR&E.

He said the key to adequate logistics support is to inte.­grlte the logistics require­ments into the design process - to plug it into systems en­gineering.

In conclUSion, Dr. Larsen stated, "We believe that effec­tive logistics support can be achieved by early and exten­sive cooperation between the designers and the logisticians.

"When the designers and the logisticians make program decisions · based on the f u 11 military and economic conse­quences of their actions, the results will be superior force effectiveness. Our fig h tin g men will have weapons t hat will be effective on the day they are fielded and every day thereafter. "

Navy Relief Fund Drive Closer To Goal Enthusiasm for the 1968 Na­

vy Relief Fund Drive is evi­denced by a number of recent generous gifts, LCdr. C. M. Bates, chairman of the d r i v e reported.

"Of the 242 people in VX·5, for which Lt. G. W. Ferguson is responsible, 87 percent hive 01· ready given I · total of $470. This is over 200 percent par· ticipation thus f.r," Comman· der Bales decllred in congrat. ulating Lieutenlnt Ferguson .

Naval Weapons Center Thrift Shop donated a check for $475.

Five U.S. Savings Bonds will be given at the completion of the drive on Thu .. day, June 6. The Bonds are $ I ,000, $500, $200 Ind two $100.

The Ridgecrest Western Au· to Store, directed by Navy reo tired LCdr. Jim Wheeler, sup­plied an extra inducement to the buying of more tickets; a gift of a preview model of its latest, and newest, designed bi­cycle. According to Wheeler, the "bike" makes a kid feel like he's behind the wheel of

an automobile. One of the bikes outstanding features is that its steering is from a wheel much the same as a car. Wheeler added, "it has norm­al new departure hand coaster brakes. A first to be shown in this area,"

Mer c han t s in Ridgecrest have contributed sizable dona­tions with contributions fro m Bud Eyre Chevrolet, Des e r t Motors, Genge Ind ustries, Es· ther's S tar Ii t e Room and French's Pharmacy and Liquor Store .

Navy Relief Society Summer Schedule Effective Monday, June 3,

the summer hou .. for the Navy Renef Society Ire " I .m. to 2 p.m., M 0 n d • Y thrOugh FridlY.

One way to save for a rainy day is by making regular pur­chases of U.s. Savings Bonds and Freedom Shqres.

China Lake Civil Air Patrol Unit Joins Search and Rescue Mission

China Lake Civil Air Patrol Squadron 84 recently partici­pated in the California Wing, Civil Air Patrol Practice Search and Rescue Mission, Western Air Rescue Command 44. This reactivated search mission was for an aircraft presumed to have crashed more than one year ago, and never found .

_ Operate Search Ba ..

Califoruia Wing CAP operated the search base, set up at Mo­jave AirPOl:t, with the assist­ance of various California CAP groups and squadrons under its jurisdiction.

The China Like CAP Squad. ron senio'r members and cadets in attendance were: Squadron Commond.r, Major C. T. Ross, Senior Mambar, E. J. Kllmt, and Cadets Michael Ross, Ste­phen Connelley, Sylvil White­held, Ind Lee Ann Klamt. The Cldots plrticiplted in lir op­erations administration, flight line · controlling and ground ... rch missions. Senior Mem­ber Klamt served IS air .... ch mislion observer, and M a i 0 r Ros. Ind Senior Mamber Klamt led ground .. Irch telms.

The Practice Search and Rescue Missions serve a multi­ple role: first, since some past searches have been unsuccess­ful , the possibility of locating some of the lost aircraft and therefore the closing out of some past unsuccessful search missions could be fulfilled.

Second, these missions serve as an excellent met hod of training our youth in fruitful endeavors of helping their fel­low man when in need, or dur­ing an emergency, in a well­organized and properly discip­lined, educated fashion .

Third, these missions instill in the youth a sense of respon­sibility with a true feeling of accomplishment.

To further Issure the com­petence Ind efficiency of the 5 e n i 0 rind Cadet fundions, Squedron 84 is holding In Ie· eelerated training program of aerospace educltion under the ouspic .. of the Air Force thlt covers airports, airways, I n d electronics, navigation and weather, advanced education on all the various ISpect.. of search, and rescue ba .. opera­tions and fint aid.

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Earns 10-year Fed. Service Award

AWARDED SERVICE PIN - Donlld J. Flshblch (I) ..... ceives a 1I).year Federal Civil Service Pin from Clpt. K. C. Abplanalp, Naval Weapons Center Officer.in.Charge of Construction. Fishblch works in the Contrad Office, pert of the Southwest Division Naval Flcilities Engineering Com· mand. A total of 20 years in Civil Service, three of which were spent in the Army with the 316th Engineer Corps in Europe during World Wlr II, and the other 17 years spent at China Lake. Married to the former Thelma Ifam­ilton of EI Campo, Tex., the Fishbach's have three children, Charles Erwin, 23; Judo Goe, 27, Ind Bernard Roy, 25. He Is liso quite proud of hi. five grandchildren. Fish· bach's flvorite sports are hunting Ind fishing.

PRESENTS MEMBERSHIP CARD - Arthur McCorkle (I), Executive Director, Delert Counselling Clinic, presents Cap" toin M. R. Etheridge, Naval Weapons Center Commander, one of the first membership cards. Purpose of membership in the clinic is to fomiliori.e loy people with the orgoni ... tion and functions of the clinic and its personnel. Funds de­rived from membe .. hip c .. ds or, used for the rental of Preventive Mental Health films. The films are s how n monthly in the Community Center. Next scheduled showing is Monday, May 27. The public is cordially invited to at· tend the film and discussion period.

Assessments Due Members of the Government

Employees Benefit Association . and the China Lake Mutual Aid Society are reminded that As­sessments No. 150 - 78 and No. 151-79 are now due.

Assessments No. 150·78 have been levied due to the death of John C. Williams, an em· ployee of Public Works Join· er Shop, who succumbed at the Ridgecrest Hospital May 8. Williams -had been confined to the hospital as a result of a plane crash early in April.

Also Assessments No. 151"·79 have been levied due to the death of Dominic R. Rusciolel· Ii, employee of the Supply De­partment, who succumbed of a lengthy illness at the Ridge­crest Hospital May 21.

Payments of $2.40 may be mailed to Joseph M. Becker, secretary-treasurer, 77-B Ren­shaw, China Lake, Calif.

Tri-Service Unit To Expand to Fill Growing Mission

(Continued from Pige l) ics and storm dynamics are be­ing pursued by Weather Sci­ence, Inc., at Norman, Okla­homa.

Rain production from Cali· fornia storms is being investi­gated by North American Wea­ther Consultants of Santa Bar­bara and from summer - time Sierra Cumulus clouds by At­mospherics, Inc., of Fresno. Prpj.ct Stormfury Continues Storm abatement is the con­

tent of Project . Stormfury, a .joint Department of Defense­Department of Commerce (U.S. ' Weather · Bureau) effort, now in its eighth year. The Center supports the Weather Bureau with storm cloud seeding de­vices developed by Aviation Ordnance Department and the Propulsion Development De­partment.

Palle Four ROCKETEER

Marnie Brady· Pageant Queen BY BUDD GOTT

Mamie Bra d y, a sparkling blue eyed, 17-year-old, Bur· roughs IDgh School j u n i 0 r , swept the field of 11 comely candidates to win the title of Miss Ridgecrest . China Lake and a $300 scholarship Satur· day night, May 18, at the Na· val Weapons Center Theater. She was sponsored by the Na· val Air F~cility.

The event w ... ponsored by the Ridgecrest Ch.mber of Commerce .nd the Chin. L.ke Community Council .nd .up· ported by IOCII merch.nt •• nd bu.inell firm. of the a ....

The slender, brown haired, Miss Brady was selected from among five finalists in the fin· al go-around of judging. Miss Brady gave a poetic reading of Amy Lowell's "Patterns" as her talent portion of the con· test.

Mi •• Brady'. win entitl .. her to vie for the title of MI •• Kern Cou nty next yea r. 5 h e w •• crowned by Wendy Soren· .. n, I .. t ye. r '. Mi.. Ridge· cr .. t • Chin. L.ke .nd t h • pre.ent Mill Kern C 0 u n t y. Mill Soren.en will com pet. for

the title of Mill C.liforni. .t S.nt. Crln on June 18.

The new Miss Ridgecrest· China Lake, who e x c e I s in gymnastics, aspires to be an airline hostess. She has lived in Virginia, Florida, South Car· olina, and spent two years in Turkey where she acquired a mod est linguistic ability in Turkish and French.

Miss Brady is the daughter of Cmdr. and Mrs. R. L. Brady of China Lake.

First Runn.r·Up The first runner·up and win·

ner of a $175 scholarship was Debbie Peters, a statuesque blonde with green eyes, who lent her vocal styling to the song "Sonny" as her t a len t portion of the contest.

The 17- year· old Miss Peters, a Burroughs High School junior, plans to attend beauty college in San J 0 s e when she graduates. She was born in Port Hueneme and at· tended Madison High S c h 0 0 I in San Diego before coming to the desert.

Miss Peters is the daughter of Master Chief and Mrs. Ray M. Peters of China Lake.

Scholarlhip Fund Dick IDIt, pageant coordina·

tor, pointed out that this is the first year the pageant has an established scholarship fund to be awarded to the winner and the first runner·up.

The loc.1 pegeant i. .ffili· .ted with the Mi •• Californi.· Mill Americ. Pageants which hal the I. r g e. t .cholarship found.tion for young women in the world tod.y.

The nat ion a I foundation awards $50,000 annually at the Miss America Pageant in Atlan· tic City; the winner receives a $10,000 scholarship and the balance of the fund is award· ed to finalists and other con· tenders.

Second Runner·Up The second runner . up was

Susan Zissos, Miss Genge Rec· reation Club, who was a Iso voted "Miss Congeniality" by her fellow contestants. The blue eyed, brown haired, 17-year·old Miss Zissos gave a comedy monologue entitled "Go Upstairs and Give Those Kids a Beating" as her talent presentation.

The Burrough. High School senior wants to ioin the P.ace

AWAITING THE BIG MOMENT - Jim H.y. den (I), malt.r of ceremonies, .nnounces the •• Iection of Marnie Br.dy (c), Mi •• NAF, .. Mill Chin. Lak.Ridgecrest p. g •• n t q .... n. Susan Iiuos (I), Mi.. G.nge, w ••

lecond runn ..... up; Vicki Romero, Mill Hu· cek, third runn.r·up; Debbi. Pet.rs, Mi .. Ace TV, first runner-up, and C.rol L.ke, Mill VFW, fourth runn.r-up.

JUDGES - Tom SI .. per (I), a Hollywood Public Rel.tions Director; Gale Brockman,

',River.ide, staff m.mber of John Robert Pow.rs Modeling School.; Gordon Per r y, Hollywood - produc.r of movie·t.l.vi.ion

-Photograph by PHAN Michael Krause

I how Ii Peggy Rutherford, choreographer, dlncer, performer of aakersfield, and Jer­ry Roberts, director of the Bakersfield Community Theater. Judging took place at the Center Th .. ter, May 18.

Corpi after she .ttends Bak· ersfield .nd San Diego St.te Collegel. Th. vivacious Mi •• IillOl il • cheerleader .t Bur· rough. .nd ha. been a mem­ber of the P.p Club for four y •• rs.

She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Zissos of Ridge­crest.

Third Runn.r-Up The third runner·up was Vic·

ki Romero, Miss Hucek Travel Service, who presented a mono ologue entitled "Meal Time in Indiana." She is 17·years-old, has green eyes and brown hair and aspires to be an airline hostess. She is a junior class student at Burroughs Hi g h School.

Her favorite screen s tar s are her uncle Caesar Romero, Steve McQueen, and Paul New· man. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Romero of China Lake.

Fourth Runner·Up The fourth runner·up was

Carol Lake, Miss VFW, who did a baton-dance routine choreog· raphed to the tune "The Pink Panther." The diminutive Miss Lake plans to attend Sacra· mento City College for 0 n e year, then transfer to Diablo Valley College at Con cor d where she will study to be a dental hygienist.

The 17-year-old, hazel eyed, brown haired Miss Lake is a Burroughs High School senior. She is the daughter of Navy Lt. and Mrs. Oriel Lake of Chi· na Lake.

T.I.nt Counted 50 P.rc.nt The contestants were judged

on charm, beauty, poise, ap­pearance in swim suits and ev· ening wear with their talent presentation counting 50 points in the scoring.

A 30-foot runway extending from the stage gave the audio ence and j u d g e s an unob­structed view of the contest· ants.

The j ud_ w.r. Jerry Rob­.rt., director of the B.kers. fi.ld Community The.ter; Peg. gy Rutherford, choreogr.ph.r, danc.r .nd performer of Bak. ersfl.ld; Gale Brockm.n, .taff m.mber of the world f.mou. John Robert Pow.rs Schooll, of Riverside; Gordon P. r r y, produc.r of moyie .nd t.l.vi. .ion .hoWi of Hollywood; and Tom SI .. per, a public r.lation. dir.cfor of Hollywood.

Jim H.yd.n Emc_ Jim Hayden, of Bakersfield's

KLYD Channel 17, emceed the pageant while Channel 23 vid. eo taped the show for televi· sion. Background music for the pageant was furnished by Casey and His Ambassadors.

Other Conte.t.nts Other comely misses partic·

ipating in the valley· wide pag· eant were:

Marjorie Cox, Miss Kiwanis, who presented a d ram a tic reading from "Joan of Lor· raine" by Maxwell Anderson. Terry Fox, Miss Aero Science, who gave a piano rendition of "Born Free." Terri Fie 1 d 8, Miss Mayfair Flower Shop, who sang in German a song enti· tled "A Sailor."

Nancy Parker, Miss L ion s, ~ave a dramatic reading from Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew." Darlis Owen, Mis s Safeco, presented a hula num· ber to the tune "Hula Hands." Leslie Dickinson, presented a modern dance number to Mar·

Friday, May 31, 1968

MARNIE BRADY Mi.. Ridgecr •• t-China L.k.

JIM HAY 0 E N intervi.ws lilt year'. que.n, Wen d y Sorensen.

tin Benny's recording of "The Love Dance."

Busine .. Firms Dick Hit!, pageant coordina·

tor, reports that the sta~ng of the Miss Ridgecrest . Chi n a Lake Pageant was made possi· ble by the cooperation of Ridgecrest business firms and volunteer workers.

Ship'. Bell Jew.lers donated the pageant crown; Buttons and Bow. contributed the g i r I '. name banners; the Technical Photographic S.rvice contribu· ted photo cov.r.ge of the en· tire event, and the May f air Flow.r Shop provid.d the bou· quet. for the cont .. tant •.

Six beauty salons contributed their hair styling talents for the candidates. Salons we r e Millie's, Senn's Coiffures, Ca· milia's, Elizabeth's, Magic Curl, Irene's and Sharons.

Volunteers Volunteer pageant workers

were Carol Mayer, choreogra· pher; Florence Green and Herb Childers, talent coaches; and SherI Con aug h ton, model coaching.

Margy Zinke and her Vivi· ane Woodard consultants, Lou Ferrentino, Lana Mattison, Liz Lorch, Barbara Clark, and Pam Winters supervised the make· up of the contestants.

Hester Daniels served as reo hearsal pianist; Jim Wooley, sound technician; Lola Rear· den, wardrobe mistress; Claud· ia O'Brien, chaperone, and Betty Petersen, stenographic services.

Friday, May 31, 1968 ROCKETEER

lOne Man Art Display Starts Tomorrow I

A ONE-MAN ART EXHIBITION, including the .bove peinting, by 10c.1 arti.t·lllult .. • tor H.I McCormick, who i. .mployed .t G.nge Indu.tri .. , will be held .t he Of· fic.rs' Club It.rting tomorrow through Sun· d.y, June 16. Th. p.intings will be hung in

KIDS CELEBRATE SPRING-Some 45 small children at the Employ .. Servic .. Board Child C.re Center gather for a perty to cel.brate .pring, plu. Easter, plu. the' birth· day. of several of them, that fall in April,

C'ALIFORNIA PAGEANT - THEIR GOAL­Children of the C.nter'. Richmond Elemen· tary School, representing .11 three of the fourth gra ... cI ..... , r.h..... • song with their leader, Mrs. Pennie Avery, prior to the pr .. entation of the school'. C.liforni.

the Sierr. Room and the m.ln lobby of the club .nd will includ. work done for the N.vy •• well II many privately owned piec· e .. McCormick will remain " the Club tOo morrow .ft.rnoon to meet .nd discuu his work with Int.re.ted individual ••

.. i. tha Center'. monthly cu.tom. The children m.de their own decorations .t the Canter. They ranged in .ge at the party from one to eight year., .nd .t the Center from four months to nine yean.

Page.nt recently. Attended by perents, the young.ters di.played their knowledge of California's history with songs, dances end .kits which depicted an Indian Ring Dance, .. rly Californi. Gold Mining Days .nd Ag­ricultur.1 method •.

Page Five

Alfred w. Flood Saves Eyesight, Becomes Bonafide Wise Owl Member

JOINS WISE OWL CLUB-Alfred W. Flood of the Engin. ..ring Department recently joined a .mall group of N.v.1 W .. pon. Cent.r employ ... who ar. members of the Wi .. Owl Club. Membership i. limited to tho .. who have lived .n .ye by w •• ring safety gl ...... Flood liv .. with hi. wife, CI.r. May, .nd son., Mike and Tom at 314-A Ind.pend. .nce. Another son, Sgt. Patrick Flood i. with the Air Force .nd It.tioned in the Philippine •.

Alfred W. Flood of the Engineering Department recent· Iy Joined a small but growing group of the Naval Weapons Center employees who are members of the WISe Owls Club, an organization made up of people whose sight has been saved by wearing safety glasses.

Flood was "tapping" or threading holes drilled in a piece of steel when the tap broke and a large fragment flew out and struck the right lense of his safety glasses. After his eye was washed out he went back to work, as good as new. The impact was considerable and while the tough, hardened glass was well-cracked, no damage to the eye resulted.

Old tin m.t.1 workers clearly recall the days wh.n the on .. yed employ .. wa. the rule, not the exception. But tOo ""y, ' becaul. of the sight con.ervation progr.m. universal· Iy in .ffect, .ye inlurie •• re rare, particul.rly at NWC.

Flood puts his two good eyes to work for community safety. He is one of the stalwart group, the Dall Hughes' Indian Wells Search and Rescue team. This is a highly trained group of dedicated people prepared and equipped to go to the rescue of people lost in the hills or desert. He has par· ticipated in about 25 of these searches.

So thanks to the safety glasses, he will continue his work as a valued employee of the Engineering Department and also continue to participate in future search and rescue op­erations.

SENIOR MARINE OFFICER PROMOTED - S.nior Marin. OHIc.r K. P. Ric. (I), give. his undivided .ttention II hi. wife, May, doe. the honor of pinning on Iilver eagl ... ig­nlfylng hi. promotion to Colonel. The brief promotion c.r. mony took place in the office of Nav.1 W •• pon. C.nt.r Commander, C.pt. M. R. Etheridge. In 1960, Colon.1 Rice w.. It.tioned he.. •• Marin. Corp. Li.ison Offic.r with VX·S. Prior to hi .... ignment h.re for the second tim., on November 15, 1967, the colonel .erved .. Squedron Com­mand.r with VMA-211., Milit.ry Advisory Group Tw.lv •• t Chul.c, Vi.t N.m. Th. Ric.'1 h.ve • d.ughter, Kri.ten, .nd real"" at 501 EII.x on the C.nter.