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GAlN SPECIAL RECOG1\TJTION-Enboineering department eml)loyees rece h 'ing S Ul>erior AccOIllI)1ishment Awards for outstanding performance aro I)icturcd h('re. Ellch one is a. recipient of a check for $200 and certificate of commendation. Kneeling are Albe rt Cram and Percy Read. In the second row (I. to r.) are 'i\Iarjory l'lcCoy. Lois Pinkerton and Loreen Corsini. Engineering pe rsonnel in the third row (I. to r.) Lawrt'llce Hahn, Ernest Cozzens, Invin Brewer and John Harn. De· partlllent head Ii, H. Booty (at right) congratulates the group for their alcbienments.

ENGINEERING OLD TL'IERS-Ernest Burris (left, front row) tells fellow engineering dello rtment employees- of experiences at NOTS. The «"fOUl) has a NOTS tenure record of 90 years service. In the front row with Burris are W a llace Knoblauch (center) and AJbe'rt Cram-all 20-,.ear I)jn holders. In the back row arc 10-year l)in holders Eldon. Shcp­ud, );'rank Bartos and Homcr LesUe.

TWO CEXTliRIES AND '111UEE DECADES-Showll abo,,'c are thirty et torty-six engineering' department employees recei~g fh'e year serv­ice pins this week. The forty-six e mployees' combined sen 'ice r epresents two centuries and three decades. (See story below.)

Five-Year Pins Presented in Engineering Forty-six cnginccring department Robert M. Hardin, John M. Harn,

employees received five ycar serv- George O. Hoi 1 and, Frankie M. ice pins this week. The pins were Janeway, Colourn 1.. Ingle, Aaron presented by Department Head K . L. Kane, John O. Lindquis t, B. A. H. Booty. Recipients werc: Frank Miller, Paul P. Mitchell, Peter Mo­Barlos, Fred Bechtold, Jacob Bcnt, desto, K. C. Morash, J ames Munyon, Andrew J. Bergens, William P. Boyd, John C. Myers, R. D. Potter, David Jr., Samuel C. Brandt, George W. L. Pruitt, Frank Ptacnik, Bernice Chency, Roy W. Conover, Ernest G. Shepherd, Jesse G .. South, John P. Cozens, Charles W. Craig, James T. Stathas, Louis Thomas, G. W. Wells, Dobbie, Milton H . Egley, Eugene Luther K. Robcrts, Viola Utlerbach, Foust, Roy J . Gerard, Louis R. Byron D. Rogcrs, Robert A. Wein­Gilpatrick, \V. W. Griffith, Law- hardt, J. M. Winward and M. R. rence J . Hahn, Pauline Hardin, '''oUson.

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Chemical Unit Slates Lecture By Dr. Linnett

Dr. J. W . Linnett of The Queen's College, Oxford University, will be the guest speaker at the ~ohave Desert Section of the American Chemical Society's firs t fall meet­ing, next Monday evening at B o'clock. Dr. Linnett will speak on the subject "Eleclron Correlation and Valeney."

A dinner is scheduled for 6 :30 p.m. and r eserVlltions may be made today by calling Dr. William Finn­egan at extension 72B31, or Dr. Justo Bravo at American Potash & Chemical Company in Trona.

Local scction officers for 1956-1957 include Dr. Donald Villars, China Lake, chairman; George Ad­a m, T ron a. chairman-eJect: Dr. Charles Thelen, .. .china Lake, seCN­tary; Dean Couch, China Lake, treasurer; Dr. John Shenk, China Lake, councilor; and James Wise­man, Westend, alternate councilor.

Women Organizing 'Bowling League'

China La k e W omen's Bowling League will hold its fall organ­ization meeting on September 5 at 7 :30 p.m. in the Community Center. Teams for the 1956-1957 bowling season will be determined in add­ition to the preparation of league by-laws.

The league is particularly inter­ested in having new bowlers. A handicap system will be used, there­fore, a beginning bowler is not a handicap to the team, in fact; the. low average bowler may be an as­set to a team. For this reason it is hoped, sa.id league president, Carol Smith, that new bowlers will attend the meeting and join one of the teams which will be established at that time.

League bowling will begin on September 19 at the Station civil ­ian bowling alley~ and will con­tinue each Wednesday throughout the bowling season, w h i c h ends early in April. For further inform­ation call Carol Smith at extension 77232.

8ACRAM~ - "Speed control 18 vital to car control." This state­ment was made today by CalifOrnia Highway Patrol COmmissioner B. R.. Caldwell as plans were made to cope With the record flow of traffic eE­peeted this summer on CalifomJa Itreets and highways.

"Slow drivers as well as las&. ddt' ... en are responsible tor a Jarre Dum­ber 01 traftlc accidents each year." caa4well said. "We can elim.iD.aJ.e these accidents by always driviJll within tlie lall'Cul speed tor the area bvened. This means keeping the tar' 1IIlder full control at aU timat through sale and sane speeds aDd alertness to all other traflio rules.

Our enforcement action will cover au violations, but specific emphasia will oontinue to be placed on viola­tions of· the speed laws incluclina those against slow driving."

EXCEPTIONAL ABlLlTY -Jan .... Craig, inspector 01 ordnance ma­chined parts in the t!ngineering de­partment, is the reeipit!nt of a Superior Aceomplisrunent A"' .... d certificate and • eheck for 5200-The award is based on work he pertormed in • DlAADer far &bo"'e and · ... yond that expeded or him.

August 24, 1956

Football Practice Sessions Will Open Pigskin Parade '

Football for 1956 at Sherman E. Burroughs High School will begin with practice sessions on Monday, September 3 at 10 in the morning it was announced. yesterday by foot­ball coach Rod O'Meara. Uniforms will be checked out for all those trying out' for the varsity squad next Thurs­day and Friday from 9 to 11 and 1 to 2:30, Coach O'Meara stated.

Varsity hopefuls must have phys­ical examinations prior to checking out uniforms. Coach O'Meara said the high school will pay for the ex­aminations which will be held \\'-ed­nesday, August 29 at the Ridgecrest hospital a.t 1:30 in the afternoon. Na,,'Y dependents can get physical examinations a.t the Station hospi­ta l, but must first get a form from Coach O'l\leara. l..~alllinations at the Station hospita l must be made before August 29.

Returning lettermen, r eserves and others ot last year's "B" team must get their physical examinations at 2 :30 at the Ridgecrest hospital on Wednesday the 29th. No definite date for begin'ning practice sessions for the "B" squad has been set, ac­cording to Wes l"ey Anderson, ath­letic director at Burroughs. Ander­son said new students at Burroughs who wish to try out for the "B" squad will get their physical exam­ina tions at a date to be annOUnced laler.

Ueturning.Yarsity Lettermen Varsity lettermen returning this

year are: Jack Butler, Joel Christie, Dee Davis, William Davis, Larry Jeffries, Gary Koehler, Mike Ross, Bob Short and Roger Short. Var­s ity reserves returning from last year are: Jim Adamson, Willie Carr, Mike Casad, Don Cobb, John Har­ris, Nate Spooner and Tommy Vick.

Last year's uB" squad members hoping to make the varsity team this year who will try out are: Wal­ter Barra, DougJas Chartier, Gordon La Combe, Jim Morris, Terry Mur: ray. Richard Myers, Gerald Senn, Tom Siopes and Gary Jacobs. AVof these hopefuls received lett-ers on the ''B'' squad last year. "B" t eam reserves for 1955 who probably will return for "B" squad play this year are: Charles Brassell, Jerry Lloyd, Gary ~.[iller, Ronald New, Jim Pow­ers, Bennett Sturgeon and John Wadell. All of these men received certificates in 1955.

Ooach's Personal I.uvitation Coach O'Meara extendfd a per­

sonal invitation to all young men interested in playing football to "try out and that every one will be con­sidered on a basis of individual abil­ityand s tamina." H e urge<! all hope­fuls to begin getting in shape for practice sessions by doing different exercises, runni":g, throwing the ball, kicking the ball, etc.

O'Meara announced that nine var_ sity ga.mes and nine "B" squad games had been tentath.'ely sched­uled. The varsity schedule for 1956 is as tollows: Burroughs at East Bakersfield, Saturday, Sept. t2 at 2:30 p.m.; North High of Bakers­field at Burrou$hs, Friday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m.: l\lojave at Burroughs, Fri­day, October 5 at 8 p.m.: Burroughs at Victor Valley, Friday, October 12 at 8 p.m.; Burroughs at Lone Pine, Satunlay, October 20 at 2 p.m.; Bur­roughs at Desert (Edwards Air Force Base), Friday, October %6 at 8 p.m.: Barstow at Burroulfhs, Fri­da:r, November 2 at 8 p.m.; Bishop at Burroughs, Friday, November 9 at 8 p.m.; and Burroughs at Trona. Saturday, November 1'7 at 2 p.m.

The Burroughs "B" squad sched­ule is as yet incomplete but pro­posed as follows: Friday, September 21, open; North High at Burroughs, Friday, Septem'ikr 28 at 6 p .m.; Burroughs at Kernville, Friday, Oc­tobe r 5 at 2:30 p.m.; Victor Valley at Burroughs, Saturday. October 13 at B p.m. ; Randsburg at Burroughs, Fl'iday, October 19 at 8 p.m.; Sat­urday, Octobcr 27, open; Burroughs at Barstow, Saturday, November at 8 p.m. ; Burroughs at Bishop, urday, November 10 at 2 p.m.; Burroughs at Trona, Friday, vember 16 at 8 p .m.

Tough Schedule In discussing this year's team and

the schedule Coach O'Meara did not appear optimistic, but indicated beliet that Burroughs had a. chance this fall. He pointed that several of last year's lelotenll,en would not be back and that most the league's teams would be highly improved over last year, "Compe-

Coach O~leara

tition will be keen and the schedule lough," O'Meara said.

Football players or fans desiring further information may contact Coach O'Meara at the high scboOI on extension 72921 or at his home on extension 76984.

/lo£ OpportunitieJ Administrative assistant, G8-8.

The position is that of head. dist­ribution staff, technical informa­tion deparlme nt. The function is the distribution of technical pub­.lications for the Station.

Position duties are: development of Station guidelines and proced­ures for distribution of NOTS tech_ nical pUblications; review of re­quests for new lists or changes thereto prior to final app roval ; co­ordination of departmental r ecom­mendations (advisory and regula­tory action required) to assure ac­ceptability of proposals on the basis of inclusions and exclusions, secur­ity, etc.; administration of distri­bution staff Jlnd control proced­ures. P~rsons desiring consideration for

this vacancy should call extension 71393 or 71648.

Coming. &!Joing. New Employees:

Aviation ordnance-Fred I. Ken­oyama.

Propellants and ex p los i v e s­George A. Kinkel, Horace D. Stan­ton,

Rocket development - James M. McKay. -

Central staff-sa~dra J. Lathrop, Marlene L. Haney, Marjorie B. Reed.

Public works-Joseph J. Rowett. T est - June L. Nel.son, Frederick

R. Kowallis. .. Command Administration- Eliza­

beth A. Adams.

Terminations: Research-Robert K allo, James A.

Happe (LWOP), Maurine A. Stein­er.

Supply- Beverly J. O'Neill. Propellants and explosives-Irma

A. Harrison, Juanita Palterson. Public works-Evelyn M. Mars­

den, John P . Chiolero, Margaret E. Cartwright, Carl Shaw.

Test- David L. Ramsey (LWOP), Community affairs - Beverly A.

Reynolds. Central staff-Voris Ewing.

Federal Social Security Law Questions To Be Answered

NOTS personnel ha.ving questions to ask about Federal Social Secur­ity or who wish to file a claim under this program may do so at the main gate (security office) next Tuesday. A representative of the Bakersfield district office will be here between B:3O a..m. and 2:30 p.m. to explain tho program and to answer questions. This service is extended to NOTS personnel 0 n the fourth Tuesda y of every month.

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OONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED-Five command administration em_ ployees receive congratulations and checks from Department Head Cdr. F. R. Whitby (second (rom right) for their work within the department. Employees (I. to 1'.) and the ir awards are: William La Combe, $4.5 in Benny Suggs; Florence Joles, 5200 Superior Performance Award; Irene HoD, 8200 Superior Performance Awardj Alice Floyd, $200 Superior Per­formance Award, and J eanette Erdman, a $65 additional award t!l a

previously granted Superior Acrue"'eme nt Award.

E.minent British Scientists Will Lectu re Here

Fh·e eminent British scientists will delinr' technical lectures at l\Iichelson laboratory n ext week. They nre: Dr. J. W. Lillnett of The Queen's College, Oxford; Dr. F. J. Wl'inberg, Dr. Charles Collis, Dr, A. G: Guydon, F.R.S., and Mr. N. P. \\' . ]\ofoore, all of Iml:.erial Coll­ege, London

Dr. Linnett will give two lectures. The first on Monday at 1 p.m. on "Recombinations of Oxygen Aloms on Surfaces." The second on Tues­day at 1 p.m. covering "Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide."

Dr. Weinberg will lecture Thurs­day at 10 a.m. on "The Application of Optical Methods to Combustion R:1!search." A short discussion per­iod will follow the lecture. At its conclusion, Dr. Charles Cullis will lecture on "The Slow Combustion of So m e Compounds." A discussion period will also follow his lecture.

Dr. Caydon will lecture Friday at \) a..m. on "Recent Developments

in Techniquest Relating to Flame Spectroscopy." A discussion period will follow the lecture. Moore will lecture, at the conclusion of the discussion period, on "Studies of Cool F I a m e s and Pre-Ignition Glow." H e will answer questions at the conclusion of his lecture.

The lectures will be held in cdn­ference room 2067 and all interest­ed perS'onnel are urged to attend.

Softball Playoffs Begin Monday

Playofls for the NOTS intra­mural lefl,gue softban champion­ship will take place next Mon­day, Tuesday and W ednesday nights, it was announced today by Athletic Officer Lt. (jg) J. C. Alex. The two teams competing tor t he title will be the Pilot Plant, winner of the first and second halves of the intramural league, and Public Works, run­ner-up in the first and second halve"-

Games wiU start promptly at 8 p,m. on the beer-hut diamond and &lulU be played under regu­lar season rules.. Seven innings w ' 1 constitute a came providing no team i8 a.hetMI by 10 runs or more at the end ot tlie fourth in:oiing.

!Should either team win two stra.lght games, no contettt will be played WtldnetMlay .. it hi a h\"OooOut~of-tbree playoff. Both iearna ",ill be presented tropbiH at the conclU81oD of the seriNo The trophies wtIl be presented. by Oomrnander J. M. Shea, chair­man of the "oint Ovilian-MllI­t&ty ltecftJatiOD CotmlcL Be ""ill . be .Introduced by Athletic omcer Alex.

Sport. faIl8 are Ul'l'ed to tum ' out for t.be playotfJI and. root tM their fa¥Orite Ie&m. No IOdmito­alon cbarKe wID be made.

Top Chucker ! --4

ALL-STAR-Rocket hurler Jim Ta­ormina has been c hosen as & firs.t string all-star pitcher for the Mo­jave Desert Inter-Service League. He will pitch against the league winner-Barstow l\larilles.

Begin Fall Semester Enrollments Monday

The f a II semester preliminary registration for ad u I t" education eluses will be held at the Bur­roughs High School library from 7 to 9· p.m., August 27-28-29-30. This pre-registration ot students 1& • survey to determine the demand 10.1' classes which are being offered by Burroughs E"'ening High School and Bakersfield College during the next semester. C I ass e s without enough enrollment will be dropped from the schedule. •.

Persons interested in completing work for a high school diploma who have not made a formal applica­tion should contact the adult edu­cation office in order to ha.ve their records compiled and arrange a schedule to include the necessary courses required for a high school diploma. High school English and history requirements may be ful­filled by taking the Bakersfield College English X and history 17a classes. Phone 72019 for appoint

. ments.

College students who intend to enroll in English 1a-lb or speech la are required to pass the English classification exam, which will be given at seven o'clock, Wednesday evening, August 29, in room 2 at Burroughs High School, or 'to have pasaed English X with at least a C average.

The Vete.sns AdmjnistratiOil hu approved Bakerafield Colle«e ... • t..rainIAg facUlty. Information eoa· eerniDa ";t1t_t rna)' be obtain-ed bf ..... tact..... Will Cballio at the ....... ty builcllll~ ill B1~ Veterana who do uae tbelr entitle­ment obould repo~ t4 P"ClIY Lou P.~'eU at the ~tlon otfiee to oompJete eertifieatiou. of eD'roU­IDeDt forma.

Navy Sponsors Series of Books About 'WW II'

The Navy Departmeht is sponsoring a series of books, "History of U.S. Naval Op­erations in World War II," by Samuel Eli 0 t Morison. There are 10 books in the se­ries and all are available now at the·Station library. Spon­sorship by the Navy is for the purpose of emphasizing the desirability of promoting a more comprehensive under­standing of the work of the United States Navy in World War II.

The Chief of Naval Operations urges all officers and enlisted men to read the series. General recep­tion of the series by the naval serv­ice and by the public has been most gratifying, Navy Department of­ficials report.

NOTS personnel, civilian or mili­tary, m ay call for these books at the Station library, the list of volumes is as follows:

• The Battle of the Atlantic, Sept. 1939 - May 1M3.

• Operations in North Atrican waters, Oct. 194.z.June 1943.

• The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931 - April 1912.

• Coral Sea, l\lidway and S ubma.­rine Actions, 1\lay - Aug. 19-12.

• The Struggle for Guadalcanal, Aug. 194.2 - Feb. 194:3.

• Breaking- the Bismarck Bar­rier, 22 Ju1y 19-1.3 -1 May 19«.

• Aleutians, Gilberts and lUar­shalls, June 1942· April 19«..

• New Guinea and the l\larianas, l\lar. - Aug. 1944..

• Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, Jan. 19-1S -June 1944.

• The Atlantic Battle Won, 1\-lay 1943 - May 19-15.

In addition' to the "History of United States Naval Operations in World War II" ser ies listed above, the following volumes are now scheduled for publication and will be available here in the near future:

• The Invasion of France, 1944.

• Leyte, 1944. • The Libemtion ot the Philip­

pines, 1945. • The Liquidation 01 the Japa­

nese Empire, 194.5. NOTS personnel wishing to pur­

chase copies of this series may do so at most book stores. The series is published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Mass. The price of each volume is $6.

William Fisher Leaves NOTS After- I I Years

ACT OF HEROISM-A. B. Christman (lett) is shown being congrat­ulated by Captain F . A. ChenauJt, executive officer, upon recelvmg a a "Superior Accomplishnlent Award for a Special Act." (See atory below.)

'Heroic Act! Earns Form Council [mpl~yee Prais~,. To Carry Out S~~;,.aL~~E~n~~~!!Oo~ Wildlife Policy the development branch, pre- A WUdlil" Conservation Council

was formed this week to serve the sentations division, technical Station~ l\-lembers ot the CounCil information department, are: Captain George H. Carrithers, this week, was presented a Commander Frank R. Whitby Jr.,

Commander Edward V. Horne, Lieu­uSuperior Accomplishment tenant Colonel H enry V. Joslin and A ward for a Special Act" by Sewell "Pop" Lofinck .

Captain F. A. Chenault, ex- The purpose of the Council will ecutive officer. The award be to assist and make recommenda-

tions to help carry out the wildlife was given to Christman for conservation policy of the Bureau his quick thinking and cour- of Ordnance for Naval Ordnance ageous action when he en- Shore Establishment activities as it

applies to the Station. The policy da ngered his own life in an embraces a conservation program attempt to help a fellow em- organized with the guidance of the phJyee, regional director, Fish and Wildlife

Service of the Department of the Interior , and the assistance ot"State wildlife officials. Of interest in this connection is the tact that hunting on this Station has been prohibited tor the past two years. During this period the Station has been cooper­ating with State Fish and Game Commission officials by permitting the harvesting of surplus chukar and partridge for transplanting in other areas. This has been done on a limited basis so as not ~o interfer with the operational pro­gram.

Christman's act of heroism took plaee on May 7 when he observed a truck, with the driver slumped at the wheel, heading for a building. He dropped the material he was carrying and without concern tor his personal safety raced to the truck, leaped on the running board and sleered it away from a lamp post, bringing it to a stop within a few feet of the building.

A witness reported that Christ­man could have been · mashed be­tween the light post and the side of the truck if he had not been successful in changing the truck's course.

Residents Invited On Arm Chair Tour

Station residents will be oftered a free tour of Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France and England next Tuesday, August 28. via colored slides, the NOTS Overseas Club announces. The slides will be shown by Irene McBride and Earle E ccleston at 7 :4.5 p.m. in the Community Center.

Club members believe that the slides will prove interesting to the experienced traveler, the first-time tourist, or the reader who loves to dream of tar-off lands. The public is cordially invited to take this "arm chair" tour of the seven for-eign countries, covered by the Over­seas Club thls spring.

The Naval Ammunition Depot, McAlester, Oklahoma, implemented a conservation program following the Bureau of Ordnance policy and received national recognition for their eftorts. Their program re­sulted in converting an area that was practically devoid of wildlife into a game sanctuary. The pres­ence of this sanctuary has grad­ually resulted in the restocking ot the area surrounding the depot. Capt. Carrithers was instrumental in establishing the McAlester pro­gram. At that time he was serving in Washington with the Bureau of Ordnance and was given tbe op­portunity to assist in setting up the wildlife conservation program at the Naval Ammunition Depot. Capt. Carrithers says he received whole-hearted sup p 0 r t from all sportsmen in the McAlester area .

Completing 11 years 01 errlploy··' j C -I F d 0 - F II mont at NOTS as a technical ed- ounci un rive a s

The local Caunell h&8 hopes of establishing 8Uch a program here in the future. At present the Coun­cil is con8idering certa1n recom­mendatlon8 I I' 0 rn the Fish and WildUfe Service of the U. S. De­partment 01 the Interior tor im­proving certa.ln area& of the Station to encourage chukw and quaD wild· lile. One of the recommeDdations which the Councl1 will conaider i!J the seeding of seelJi&«e pools to wlld millet for duck feedbig.

itor, William Fisher or the editor- Short; Nets Only $391 ial bra n c h, publishing division, The recent campaign to solicIt technical information department, funds from China I..ake citizens for leaves today to accept a job with ClJUUlCing adivities of the Commun­Marquardt Aircraft Com pan y ity Councll teU short of expect­San Fernando, California. ~1sn"r I etlon&, according to a report by has l1een active in many China Lake He.nry Now a It. council trea8UJ'er. community programs, but is prob- The tot. 1 amount collected was ably most well known for his &ct. $391 . Jvities with the China Lake Play- "Council directol'8, however, wi.8h ers. to expre.. tbelr IiDoere .pprecla,..

Wite Georgia, · 8 0 D Stevie and tioo to all who contributed ... d to daughter Frances will join Fisher tboee who- helped. with the eoliel-next week at their new home tationa," •• I d OoUBCU PreMdellt 17«0 Covello, Reseda. "ames Madden...

In a recent message to Congress, President Eisenhower stated: ''The Federal Government has a respons­ibility to manage wisely the public lands and all forests ot Its jurisdic­tion necessary in the interests of the public as a whole."

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Registration Slated Next Week For UCLA College Program

Registration for the fall semester of UCLA graduate and extension program at OTS will begin August 27. Students may register in room 1066, Michelson Laboratory, from 1 to 5 p.m. each working day between August 27 and September [4.

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All classes beg in the week of Septembe r 10. E a rly registration is urged. since no one can be admit­ted after the firs t meeting of a class without the presentation of a r egistration ca rd or a fee receipt.

and Thursd ays from 6 :30 to 8 p.m. ~II . th ( d . I t LI hln b. .Rf"gel bn., electrrlnic In e con e rence room, a mill s ra- . . tion buildinb . It is a three uniq sClenilst, he4~ of s~'St~ms reSearch course. Course fee is 27, instructoi" brallcl~, aviation. ordnance. dellart-Is H. N . Brow ne Jr. ment IS the ~uhJect for thiS wf"ek.

. Born and reared In ew York City, • iUathc lhtttics 221A, highh aI - Lillian was tharrlcd while attend­

gebra, will be held on Tuesda ys and iug Hunter College to EllhrJam The titles, m eeting times and places, uni ts of credit, fees, a nd instructors o f the f a I I sem el:l ter courses a re listed- below:

• Engineerin~ 103B, intcrnwd­jate fluid Ilwchuni('s, will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 :30 to 6 p .m . in room 2001, Michcl­s on labol·atory. It is a three-unit cou rSe. Course fee is $27, the in­structor is H . R. K elley.

• Engineering 1MB, heat tranS­It'r and thermodynamics, will be JH;! ld on Tuesdays and Thursdays fro m 6 :30 t o 8 p .m. in room 1013, ~Mi chel son labora tory. It is a three unit course. Course fee is $27. the instructor is R. W . Van Aken.

• EngiJlef'ring 112C, applielJ elec­tromagnetic theory, will be held on :hi 0 n day s and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8. p.m. in room 1013, Miche l_ son laboratory. It is a threc unit course. Course fee is $27, thc in­stl'uctor is C. E . Hendrix.

• Engineering" 198, hasic magnet­jc~, will be held on Mondays and 'Vednesdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in room 1013, Michelson laboratory. It is a three un it course. The course fee is $27. The instructor is M. C. Ct·cusere.

• En;-inecring 298, transient IId­('ttr field problcm~, will be held on J\.! 0 n day 5 and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in room 20108, Mich­elson laboratory. It is a three unit course. Course fee is $27, the in­structor is Dr. J. C. Thorne.

e l\lathernatics 124, ,"ector atfah· ~'sis, will be held on Mondays and 'Yednesdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in room 2067, M.ichelson laboratory. It is a three unit cburse. Course fee is $27, instructor is Dr. R. G. Self­l·idge.

16 l\lathematic't 140, logic of ap. ],licatlon o( autdniaic digital cbhl­puters, will be h eld on Tuesdays

Thul's days from 6 :30 to 8 p .m . in room 20108. Michei-son la bora tory. It is a three uni t cou rse. Course fee is 527, instrl!ctor is Dr. J . E . Max­field.

• Phy~ie.~ lt9, Kinetic tllt~or3' of nUltter, will be held on londays a nd \Ved ncsdays fi'om 4 :30 to 6 p.m. in room 20108, Michelson lab­ora tory. It Is a three unit course. Course fee is 527, instructor is Dr. C. J. Plain.

• Physi<'s 199, l!lcctromaA"llcl-i(' tlwory, will be held on Tuesdays and q'hursdays from 4 :30 to 6 p.m. in room 20108, Michelson Jabora­tory. It is a three unit course. course fce is $27, ins tructor is Dr. H. A. Wilcox.

• Chf"lllistr)' 126A, ad\'anc('d or· A"anlc ch(,llIlstr)', will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays (rom 6 :3tl to 8 p.m . in room 2067, Michelson laboratory. It is a three unit course. Course fcc is $27, instructor is Dr. R. H. Boschan.

• }>blitical 8clencf' ISS, prdhlems in pllblic administration, will be held on Thursdays (rom 6:3p tb 9 p.m . .in room 213, training buiid­Ing. It is a three unit course. Course tee is $27, instructor is R. W. Ejotk­lund.

• GCMnan iG, cl!!.mehtary ger­man for .,-adaute students, will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in room ~1, Michelson laboratory. It is a no credit course. Course fcc Is $27. instructor is Dr. G. Leitmann.

• Education U7, audio-visual ed­uca.Uon, will be held on Mondays frdm 6:30 to 9 p.m. in room 216, training building. It Is a three unit course. Course fee is $27, instructors are R. H. Clark Jr. and R. T. Car-lis le.

$uperintenJentj ~oteJ By DR. EARL MURRAY, SUjJerill/{'1I{{C'ut 0/ Cbilla Lake Scbools

Public Law 815, amended, has been extended until June 30,1958 br the present Congress and has been approved by the President. This law also carried an amendment which allows the Kern County Union High School District to apply for about $800,000 of Federal funds for the con­struction of a new high school and implies that the present Burroughs High School plant will be assigned to the China Lake School District for elementary purposes.

Counting the number of rooms Wfl ich are ava ila ble a t Bur roughs I This situation will a Iso cause and which mus t be filled be fore e n- many problems of zoning and tran"_ tiLiemen t for m ore room can be f portation which are already Dcut .. obta ined, we fi nd that by Septem- and lmsati.,[actory and whictt will ber, 1958, a ll six th gra ders and five be discw,sed in the next Superin­s ections of fift h gTaders mus t be tendent's Notes. sta tioned at the Burroughs S chool Our zoning and transportation along with all seve nth and eighth problcms can not jmprove unless graders unless m orc family housing additiona l fami-Iy housing is ap­units are availa ble at that time. proved which will allow the con-

This situation poses many 'prob- struction of an adcquate school lems and inconveniences for the the \Vherry housing area. n ext two years, s inCe the projected school for the \Vherry Housing project cannot be constructed at this time. Ne\'ertheless, the pupils are here and must be cared for. This will be done by reactivating the Rowe street huts which \Viii undoubtedly b e occupied to cap­acity for a few years.

UeJ{cl!oton, a ph;rsicist in di\' ision 2 of ll.\riution ordnance department.

Shortly a ft e r gradua tion from Hunte!" College whel"e she obtained her B .A. in m a thema tics, Lilli a n JBVC bi r th to he r f irs t daughter , I rc·ne. They cam e tQ the wes t coas t the following yea r to attend UCLA whe l'c she obtai nod h'lr M .A. in math. H e r second da ughter, Elaine, was born soon a fterward.

lIer fltst IlOsit ion alle"r'-'g"r"u"d",'-,­stion from UCLA was as maJhe­maticaJ aniUyst. with Hughes Air­craft Company in Culver City. In the fall of 1951, her husband, then a. m cteorology studl! nt at UCLA. was recruited to come to NOTS. After their arrival, LHllan's first jolt on tHe station mtS; as mathe­matician in the CO lrflJule r branch of AOD.

A year and bne-half ago, she was promoted to ht!ad, fire cdntroi systems branch of AOD and was thEm reclassified to (!Iectrbnic sci­entist. Durin~ this tirfie, her 10 montH-old son Kenenih was born last April, she transferred to head her prescnt newly formed branch which deals with' fire con t r 0 I (h~avy attack b6molng systems).

During World War II, Lillian look aptitl1de tes ts administered by a U.S. ' Covernment employhient agency and tli~ results confirmed that physiCs and rttath \vete he r strongest asshts, But she was ad­vised to concC"ntrate on math. Being a woman, they said, she would have trouble finding emplOyment out­side the teaching field.

She found that job placement in the Los Angeles area was more competitive in her specialized fieid, but she claims that her sex hal; never been a drawback since she has been employed at NOTS.

During her previous assignment with fire conUol systems branch, her liaIson work frequently brought her in contact with a Jarge aircraft concern in the Los Angeles area. They turned her down a few years ago because she was a woman. She added that these large concerns are frequenlly surprised t6 find a wo­man occupying a responsible po­sitibn such as he rs .

She has authored and co-auth­ored cl .. liiSlflcd technical reports on fire {'ont rol. She I a Phi Beta Karma. and a member of Research Society ot America.

During he r colleg e years, one of her unusua l pa rt-time jobs was a8 "mildew remove r" at the Rock­efeller Ins ti tute for medica l re­search .

She likes to re fe r to her job as her pet hobby. She likes cooking, reading, and camping out, but she dis likes housework. All her spare time is devoted to her children.

,"cry recently, LiJllan and her e ntire family, Includln.tr 10-month­bid licnrteth (Oil daday's should­ers) were gh'en & certificd.te for reaching fhe top of l\it. LaS5(!n at La~s~n National Park.

SOme of tile t.hInp JOU 11&" learned by experience "'" ~ "'" &bould never 11&... Ie&I'II8CI .. aU.

'\oogow

By Helen )lichel, recreation director

Two important events are coming for which we sug­gest you make plans to attend. The NOTS recreation ?i­VISIOn is sponsoring a dance at the Community Center on Saturday, August 25, with Jimmie \Vhetmore's Band pro­viding the music.

Last month's dance was most successful, so by popular request one is be ing held for all StatiCon residents over 21 years of age. Jim­mie Whe tmore's Ban d is well known in the metropolitan area as well as 011 the Station. We invite you to attend this event. No ad­mission will be charged.

The l1ekt ennt will be "1\larlne!. in Re"iew," a railio broadcast and concert by the Caml) PemleIton Ma­rine Bana on ThurSday, August 30 a.t the Station theatre. This hand is well kllown, ha\o'illg I)iayed in many Ilarades and for r) t hf'r civic alfa.irs. The pro &Tam will start promptly at 7 p.m. and the floors will be closed at that time. No admiss ion will be charged.

Last of Series

The last in the series of summer d a nces fo r the under 21 g roup wi ll be held on \Vednesday, August 2~. These-h.ave bee n well a ttenucd 'lll summer by both military pel'~onnel and high school students . The m a ny pa ren ts, re presenting various o r ­ganizations on the Sta tion, h a ve been most helpful a nd cooperativ~ a nd aided greatly in ... makil)g the da n c e s s uccessful. "The Million­aires, will provide music for this d a nce and a group of high school s tudents and military pe rsonnel will decora te for it.

DLscount tickets are tlOW Avail­able for Ship tad. and Jdhn. oh's all n ew spel'lacular Ice Foil i e s ,,'hihh t\tllL Irlart Septen1bcr 6 at lhe Pan Pacific llu8ltoriUtn, Los An~eles. These mar be ohtalned In th~ recre'tlon office, BI8~. 85, ftm. 17.

A special treat for the entire family would be a day at Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom, Disney­land. This is a most Interesting place for children as Well as the parents. Walking around the area lo FantasyJand, Tdmorrowland, Frontierland and browsll]g throu~h the shops of many countries, no­ticing the e~act and authentic d:.'!­tail and excellent workmanship of the buildings of Main str~et will fill the entire day.

Ad\'entoreland The various rides to Adventure·

land, on Flying Dumbo, the Sky­lift and the beautiful carous~1 will surely provide a thrill lor all chil­dren.

For those \\tho p!'cfer the moun­tains or like to explore old ruins, we suggest a weekend ot camping near Mammoth or Convict lakes with a few hours set aside to visit Bodie, nbw an old ghost town, which was once a famous mining area. It is repol'ted it was the most famous of the we s t ern mining towns. The old buildings, mining shafts and an interesting museum with wmple s of housewaJ'es, cloth­ing, accounting books and other items used during those days will provide several hours of pleasure.

Starling Times: 6 and 8 p.m. daily kiddiu' Matine. (Special Movies)

1 p.m. Sahnday Matinee: 1 p .m. Sunday

TODAY AUG. 24

" RUN FOR THE SUN" (98 Min.) Richard Wid mark, JaM Greer

Widmork, a pramJnent American writer I10s disappeared in ~e MexIcan wilds. Publ-c curiosity concerning him sends Miss Grooer, on enTerprising magazine repcl(ler sOUTh of the bofder TO smoke him out.

SHORTS, "Half Fore Hare" (7 Min.) "On the Boardwalk" (9 Min.)

SAT. AUG. 25

" SATElLITE IN THE SKY" (85 Min.). Kieran Moore, lois Maxwell

Beyond ~liefl .But it's happeningl The pic­ture Ihot. moved heaven and eorih To tell Ihe spoce.sh6ITering sTory of the mon·mode $Ot· eUiTe Thol could rule The wOl"Idl

SHORTS, "Land of TM- Nile" 1.9 Min.) "/Vmy Doze" ,16 Min.,

• MATINEE

" OUTLAW STALliON" (66 Min.) Phil Corey

SHORTS: "Hare Lifr"

"Myslerious Island" Na. 9 (16 Min.)

SUN .·MON. .... UG. 26·27

" THE CONQUEROR" (111 Min.) • Joh n Wa yne, Susan Hayword

A fascinating story of The great Genohi, Khon who ruled the Gobi Desert and iTS no· mod;c Tribes of Mongols, Torla" and the re~t

of The inhabitanTs of thaT t igerish civilizaTion of Ih. TwelfTh CenTury.

TUES .·WED. AUG. 28·29

" HOLD SACK THE NIGHT " (IO Min. ) John Payne, Mona Freemon

Sentiment runs high in Ihis oclion-fHled wor film of The Morines in KOI"eo. Symboli zing ThoT sel"llimenT is a boll ie of SCOTCh t~ pro· vides The pivotal p romise of t he slory.

SHO~TS, " Hold ThaT Rock" (7 Min.)

" Thru The Camero 's Eye" (20 Min)

THURS.

"MARIN ES IN REVIEW" by

AUG. 30

CAMP PENDLETON MARINE 8ANO Rodio broadca st ond concert

7 p .m. STation TheaTre

All personne l invi tedl

TEMPERA TURES Max.

Aug. 16 ........ _ ...... _ ........ _ ..... 97 Aug. 17 ... __ ... _ ..................... 96 Aug. 18 ...... _._. __ .. _ ............... 99 Aug. 19 ...... ~ ... _ ..... _ ............... 99 Aug. 20 ..................... _ ..... _ .. 99 Aug. 21 ...................... _ .....•... 100 Aug. 22 _._ .... _ ................... 103

Min. 57 59 60 59 58 57 . 61

- --- -- , CHoL~CE-'·OUOHT PHOTOORAPHER8-ShoolinA" l!Ilotos of tlie NOTS Bowen camera In operation during a test run of the Chance-\-ooght CruSader F8U-l are earne~ft Bob Alcott (left. sJlootinl( mot"ies) and aoe Koppes (right, shooting I:III.ek and ,,·ftJte "tiDs). The two men are part of a Chance-Vought team here to work " 'Ith tHe N'a\'Y In recording data on tbe big Crusader'S flight tests.

FLAG FOOT8ALL--Jan~es Johnson (behind center) and Icholas Kamal pose here for a shot depicting the forthcoming flag football seASon. At right is Athletic Officer Lt. (jg) J. C. Alex of the recreation dlvlRlon. Johnson is from "X-5 and Kamai is (rom the Marine Bar­rac.kS. Both m en will IJ1ay in games lor their respeeti\'e units when the season begins on Septembcr 18.

NOTS Intramural Athletic Program Will Feature 'Flag Footb~Il' This 'fall

Flag football, an innovation in the NOTS intra-mural sports program, will be featured here this fall according to Lt. (jg) J. C. Alex, -Station athletic officer. .A league has been formed with six teams participating: Naval Air Fa­cility, Navy Guided Missile Unit, Marine Guided Missile Test Unit, VX-5 Experimental Squadron, Marine Barracks and Navy Barracks'.

All ~teS wlJl be piaye(l under ~ the lights at Schoeffel field. Teams will be composed of nine player .. and fhb "tfee substitution rule" will be in ef~ct. Quarters will be 10 rtUnutes ~ch with 10 minute .. a II b wed tor half-time activitieS. Ganies wilt berln at 7 p.m.

Complete new u n i for m sand equipment have been purchased by the recreation division. Players will have maximum protection with the new uniforms and games should be fast with plenty of passing to be seen in this non-tackle sport. Flag football, according to sports surveys, is now one of the faster and more popular intra-mural pro­grams a t milttary installations bver the nation. .

Athletic Officer Alex announces the following schedule for 1956 flag football and invites the public to witness these spectacular games. H~ promises plenty of fast action in­cluding passing and lots of run­ning.

Date Teams Sept. 18 .... Mar. Ilk. vs. Nav.Bk... Sept. 19 ... _ .. __ .......... GMTU '\"s. VX-5 Sept. 20 ... _ .. _ .. _ .. _ .. _... N AF vs. l\ru Sept. 23 ...... _ ... _ .. _ ... VX-5 vs. GMU Sept. 26 ....... _ ... Nav. Bits. vs. NAF Sept. 27 ........ Mar .. Bks. vs. Gl\frU Oct. 2 ... _ ................... . NAF v!l. OMTU Oct. 3 ...... ~ ......... GMU vs. Nav. Bl:s. Oct. 4. •.•.•.••••••••.• VX-5 '\'S. 1\181'. BIl~. Oct. 9 ....... _ .. _ ....... Mar. HkS. vs. NAF OcL 10 ... _ ...... _ ....... OMTU vs. ol'tu Oct. 11 ............. Nav. Bks. vs. VX-5 Oct. 16 .. ...... GMTU vs. Na\', BkA. Oct. 17 ........... _ .. _ ....... . NAF vs. VX-5 Oct. 18 ....... _ ... G1\1U vs. Mar. Bk§. Oct. 23 ....... _ Nav. Oks. V8. Mar. Uk . Oct. 24 ....... _._ ......• VX-5 vs. OMTU Oct. 2,j ........... _........... G~IU \'S. N AF Oct. 30 ........................ GMV ,\'8. VX-5 Oct. 31 ................ NAF "S. Nav. Bks. Nov. 1 ...... :': .... OMTU vs. Ma.r. Bks.

ov. 6 ... __ .. _ ............... GM.TU vs. NAF Nov. 7 ... _ .. _._ Na\'. Bks. vs. GMU Nov. 8 ............ Mar. Bks. vs. VX-5 Nov. 13 ............ NAF vs. Mar. Bks. Nov. 14 .......... GMU vs. G1\ITU Nov. 15 ............ VX-5 VS. Nav. Bks. Nov. 20 ............ Na\'. Bks. '\'s. Gl\tTlT Nov. 21 _ ............. _ ....... VX-5 \"S. NAF No\'. 22 ....... _ ... l\tur. Bk..~. "s. G1\IU

Teams listed first on the schedule will be considered as the home team. Thirty gam e s have been scheduled as shown above with each team playing the other twice. O(ficlals [or the contests will come from the Mojave-Desert Officials Association with three officials at each flag football game.

Deleta Munn Recalls Early-Day Scenes

Deleta Munn of the security di­'\' ision office arrived at NOTS Oc­tober 6, 19«. Her first. impression upon arrh'al was that she had been deposited in the real "wild west" fOr the re wcre long-haired, blank­eted Indians everywhere. Only • few years previously she had been teaching her elementary school chiJ­dren in l\Ussouri all about thll!; noble race.

Indians encountered on her ar­rival, she soon learned, were em­ployed as laborers by contractors constructing the Station. Very few could read or write. The contract­ors hired an interpreter, John Biz~

adi, to relay orders and settle min­or misunderstandings. She recalls some of the unusual names of the Indians we r e: "Mark Sodapop," "Fatty Charlie," "Black Goat" and "Red H ouse."

Asked to recall her mO'it un-usual -experience at NOTS, D eleta said she thought !t would be when she had her appendix removed in the Station morg".le. It occurred January 3, 194.5, while the hospital \\" a. s temporarily housed in the morgue during the mO\'6 Irom form­e r quarters (present safety office) to the site of the prescnt Station hospital.

A native of l-nssouri, Deleta at­tended Chillicothe Business College at Chillicothe, Missouri, and a lso taught elemental"), school in Miss­ouri. The Mo.nns lived in San Fran-cisco and Las Vegas prior to com­ing to China Lake. Deleta worked at the Castle Air Force Base at Merced for a short period during WWII. She is a charter member of the Indian Wells Valley Toast­mistress Club and is immediate vice-president of the club.

When questioned about the des­ert and NOTS, Delela said, she liked the leisurely pace of the des­ert, the sunsets, and the twisted

Commissary Store Closes for Inventory

The cornm:l8~ store "ill be clO8ed lor inven~ry beginninlf at noon next Tuesday and wUI re­main closed until 10 a.m. Thunr day AUlfUst SO. I

Joshua trees-the short drive to work-nnd the fact that she knows she will be working with congenial tension-free people.

THE ROCKETEER Three

.NeWJ trom PaJaJena cAnnex

F all Courses for University Credit Open at Foothill

Three courses plann~d for the a c_ ademic year 1956-1957 have been announced by the employee devel­opment committee. The courses will be presented at Foothill by the University of California, and credit will be granted to students enrolled in the university as can­didates for appropriate degrees.

Classes wi II begin the ..week ot September 10, and formal registra­tion will take place at the firs t meeting of each class. However, for planning purpo~es, it is request­ed that NOTS employees who wish to participate, notify the personnel division by calling Marion McCrady on extension 108.

S\VITCHBOARD OPE"ATOR~ated at the board (I. to r.) ore:

Engineering OrganiaUon and Ad­minjst.ration will meet on Monday. September 10, from 7 to 9:30 p .m. Teaching this course will be Mr. Ware Myers, personncl coordinator for Consolidated Aerodynamics Corp. He has also worked in the personnel field for Lockheed Air­craft a nd CWtury Engineering. Mr. Myers look his B .S . In metalurgical engineering in 1935 frome Case In­stitute of Technology. a nd his M .S . in personnel administration {ro m USC.

Libby Toth, Georgia Smith, E'\'elyn Cait, and Hilda \VaJbert. Standing in the rear is p(gg.y Nichols, assistant chief operator.

The Faces Behind the Voices­Foothil"l's Affable Operators

The course in Advanced Calculus will begin on Wednesday, Septem­ber 12. This course will be taught by Dr. Hugh J. Hamilton, professor of mathematics at Pomona College. Dr. Hamilton, who took his B.A. in mathematics at UCLA in 1931, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Brown University in 1933 and 1936 respect­ively, has taught al UCLA, Clare· mont Men's College, anti USC, a s well as at Pomona.

The course in Llnenr System S0-lutions by Transform 1'Iethods will meet for its first session on Thurs_ day. September 13. This course will be taught by Loth rop MittenthaL, head of the analysis branch, missile development division, underwater ordnance department. Mr. Mitten­thai received his B.S. in physic::; trom Caltech in 19(8, and his M.S. in physics in 1953 from USC.

Navy Talent On Sullivan Show

This Sunda,y's Ed Sullivan TV ,Ifogram wiJI feature an "AII­Navy Talent Show." A Columbia Broadcasting Company annual ennl, the Na\'Y show will be carried over Channel 2 at 8 p.m., according to un unnouncement froin tlle 11th N a val District Public Inlorfllation Office.

In previewing the telecast? Sul­U\'an commented, I'This is one show that you won't want to miss. I prom_ise you some real entertainment."

CHIEF OPERATOR - Madeline Nelson WllS on ,,..cation \Vhen the group abo\'e was photographed.

Branch Heads Appointed in Missile Group

The appointment of two new branch heads in the missile de­velopment division was announced recently by Don Cofen, division head.

Edward P. Perry is to' head the fire control branch, and Lothrop Mittenthal will head the analysis branch.

Perry has worked at the Annex since January 1954. He attended Occidental College. He has been in the analysis branch of the RAT de­velopment division.

Lothrop Mittenthal has been a physicist in the guidance and con­trol division since 1942 when came to NOTS from the Naval Air Missile Test Center, Point Mugu. A 1948 graduate of Caltech, he holds a master's degree in physics from the University of Southern Cali­fornia.

• • Wi

WINNER FOR JULY-A. L. Larsen, fireman apprentice, was elected blue,jacket-of-the-l\lonth for July by c ivilian and na,\·at personnel at the Lon,. Beach range. Larsen, who has been in the Navy for a year, took hIs boot trainln,. in San DieKo. He is a nath:e of Battllfround, Wash. Sln~ hl8 U81cn.ment to the Long Beach range, Laken has earned a ft'PUtation for diligence aDd eooperatton. His excellent performanee of hit duties as a fireman on the LCU and the small boats h&8 been of great help to the NOTS operation.

The voices of Foothill's telephone operators are· familiar to dozens o f employees here who rarely m eet their owners face to face.

An exccptional group, they know everyone by name and prefer. as a matter of fact, to be asked for people rather than extension num­bers. They always know where the people al'e.

Phenomenal M emories Equillped wUh phenomeftal mem­

ories, they go far beyond what co u I d ordinarily be expeeied of them in the matte r of hetpft.dhe~s and cooperation. Surveys have 1"("­

peatedly shown them to be pulling /nore than normal weilfht. They soh'e many problems and pre'\'ent many more by using intelUrence nnd inltiath·e.

Lynne J 0 r dan, communications branch head, recalls the remarkable ability of this group to keep track of people during moving and con­soH dation. Service was never once disrupted.

Chief Warrant Officer Gail E. W II k e s, communications officer, points out that these women keep a tight schedule will! no complaints.

Finest Group "They are the finest group of

telephone operators I have ever heard of," he says. "Nobody can say anything too good about them."

Among this group are some bf Pasadena's real old timers. Peggy Nichols, assistant chief operator, has worked the Annex since Nu­vember 1945. Hilda Walbert and Madeline Nelson, chi e f operator, both came here in the summer of 1950.

Libby Toth and Georgia Smith joined the group in 1951. Georgia , by the way, met her husband here - Bill Smith. now of the Los An­geles Ordnance District. Eve I y n Coit. newest member of the group, has been here since February 1954.

New Arrivals Here Include Returning Former Employee

Among the ten new emp10yees welcomed at Pasadena Annex since late July is one former employee, Jesse M. Rowe. MI". Rowe was a section head in the underwater ord­nance department when he left to work in the Bureau of Ordnance. He has returned to work here as a mathematician in the missile devel­opment division.

In supply, Joselyn M . Lyons came to work as a clerk-s tenographer, and )uanita G. Patterson as a clerk.

Sally Nelson is an engineering draftsman (general) in P5531.

RAT development division has added Harry Markson, toolroom at­tendant, John E . H ealey, ordnance technician, Donald R. Robinson, en­gineering aid (electrical) , and For­rest D. Janes, electronic mechanic.

Joining VOn's product engineer­ing division in July were Everett F. Go u g e, production specialist (ordnance), and Hiram W. Palter~ son, metalsmith.