Pa~e Eight

I SHOWBOAT I NIDAY MAICH ..

"II or (W M ... ) J im Brown, Gene Hodunan

7:30 P.M. (~) Over .... wall. Under the wall.

Any way out Wot the aeed of priwn in­mot.. who , toge (I riot to cover their tunneling activity. This guby account dOK­n't pull ony punchesl Strictly for the mo­tur. view.r. (Adult. ,

Shert: .. ~. (1' Mi •. )

SATURDAY .... lCH .. -MAnHH-

"rIIIA IN 1111 IClJCHIN" (t3 Mitt.) Joy North 1:00 P.M..

SMm: .................... (7 MIa.) .. t.pt . ......... (Me. ' . 17 Mill.,

-IV .. ING--"DID YOU HEAl: THI ONE AIOUT IME

TltAYILlNQ SALUlAD"" (t7 MM.) Phyllis Dill." Bob Denver, Joe Ay"n

1:30 P.M. (c-tty) PrimrOM Junction will MWr be

the aome oftw (I piono aalnlody mMb the town', zany in~torl Bob', woodbul"Mf 1910 outo olmost Wrkkt the town o. Pf'Iylli. w lMCrocks. Pur. co'n and comic COP«' I. top • • (Adult, Youth, Chilchn.)

SItorb: '"$ovth P... ,..... (7 Mjft.) ..... IWw" (9 Min.)

SUNQAY-MONDAY MAICII 3041 " ONLY WHEN I LA.... (1M Min.)

Richard Attenborough, David Hemming. 7:30 P.M.

(Co......,) Trio of con-orti,t, merrily bilk lheir " mariti" from two con,i".nft w ith ~py milltory.precision. Hilarious crall. and doublecrou kMp. this one moving fast and furiously funny. (Adult. Matur. Youttt .,

a.....t: ".hnt "'-- ..... " (I.eecIr. .. _, 7 MI ... )

TUISDAY·WlDNQDAY APRIL 1·2 "THOIOUOIfLY MOOIIH MILLIE"

011 _ .) Jull. Andrews, Mary Tyl., Moor • •

Corol Channing 7;30 PM..

(M.eIaIljc...ly) Spoof on the Flappw &a hOI two lovelies comlrtg to New York to find thei, fortune 01 they Nflt a shabbv room in a l ..... thon .... ',obI. hotel. (Adult. Youth.)

11IUIIOAY .... DAY DIlL ,.. "AIOUND 1'MI WOILD IN 10 DAYS"

('''-) Shirley Modai".. Ouvld Niven, ..

Guest Stars 7:30 P.M.

(c.-..tr/Dt.Ma) By balloon, yacht, train and cor he .ncounter.d the moat thrilling adventures of a Qtntury ago in an attwnpt to win a bat. Lood.d with top stOf cameos, W. fun to ... again ond agalnl (AdUlt, Mature Youth.)

Colt, Pony League Hold Registration

Bob Nelligan, president of the Indian Wells Valley Pony· Col t League, has announced that there are still openings for managers and coaches for the 1969 season.

The Pony Le.gue need. both mlnlger. Ind cach .. , Ind coach .. are .till nHdecl by the Colt Le.gue. Regi.tr.tion for boy. will be held Thursd.y, April 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. .t Grov.. School Auditorium in Chin. Like, .nd In Room 13 .t J...... Monr... School in Ridgecrest.

All boys born between Aug· ust 1, 1964, and July 31, 1956 and who reside in the Indian Wells Valley are eligible to participate in the Pony League. Boys born between August 1, 1952 and July 31, 1954 are el· igible for the Colt League.

Any boy who did not partici· pate in Pony/ Colt League last year will be required to show proof of his birth date at time of registration.

In .ddition, $5.00 i. required to defr.y the co.t of In.ur.nce, equipment, umpire •• nd other operltionl.

Adults interested in serving as managers or coaches in this activity are invited to call Bob Nelligan, Ext. 72690, or Gordon Peacock, Ext. 71486 for further information.

ROCKETEER Friday, March 28, 1969

TWO WEEKS ACTIVE DUTY - L ... Saturd.y, March 23, thirty .. ven SEABEE R_rvi.ta from the Chin. L.k .. Ridgec: ......... _ed their gear .board • ch.rtered Fron· tier Airll.... jet end heeded ior two weeks of active duty

.nd tr.ining .t the Con.truction B.tt.lion Cent... .t Gulf· port, Millillippi. The local unit, he.ded by LCdr. R. D. Malone will join other unit. who ..... 110 .lIigned to Gulfport for conltrudion trlining.

Center Employee Develops Unique Survival Kit

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boat .nd Llfer.ft kit, cont.in· ing chocol.te, · m.lted m II k, 'ug.r t.blet., bl.cuit •• nd pam· micln; two Army cln openers" .n AM-FM 9·tr.n.i.tor r.dio; • Pioneer wire IIW; 20 ft. of ny· Ion cord; four cans of emerg­ency drinking w.ter; ._rted tool.; llfety pin.; • folding IIW; Woollfe h.ndi·wipes; he.· .mine fuel t.blet.; .nd • Lind. bl.d .urvlv.1 kit cont.lnlng rubber bend., .ponge, tweal· en, fi.hlng kit, package of cig­.rette papa .. , which Dr. Rob­erta ..... to write notes, .nd the .. fill of • b.II point pen.

Three essential items are a met a I match, which, w hen scraped with a Dutch pocket knife, included in the kit, throws large sparks, and a ball of steel wool, used for starting fires.

Dr. Roberts gave a practical demonstration of the metal match when he lit the ball of steel wool with one scrape from the knife. The steel wool ignited so quickly it had to be discarded, smoldering, as it nearly burned the rest of the kit up.

One other Import.nt ingredi. ent of the kit: ur. RoDe"' .... Included • cume to mike • phone c.II.

Dr. Roberts is an associate advisor to Explorer rost ijij, Boy Scouts of A1Denca, and ac· comparued the boys on a three· weeK canoeing tnp last year 10 Canada. This year the P 0 s t plans a trip down the Colorado rtiver, through the Grand Can· yon, beginnmg August < at phantom Ranch, and ending August 8 at Lake Mead. The trip will be made on rafts. ThIS wee ken d the boys will raft from Davis Dam to Lake Hava· su, and on Memorial Day they will brave the Slanislaus River.

On these outings Dr. Rob· erts takes along a Canteen·belt· type survival kit, which he also put together. Smaller and more compact, it nevertheless con· tains many of the essential it· ems of the larger kit. Included in the belt kit are: a fishing line; fibred tape; salt tablets; matches; needles; aspirins; wa· ter purifying tablets; compass ; rubber bands; steel wool; plas· tic bags and sealers; a w ire saw; sponge; first aid booklet; aluminum foil; eyelets and sta· pies for snares; fish h 0 0 ks; nylon thread; a small f I ash· light; w his tie; safety pins ; nails; single edge razor blade; Visine; insect repellant; emery cloth; cigarette paper and pen; can opener ; file; smelling salts; and the can, which is the size of a canteen and hoi d s everything.

CHARM CLASS FASHION TEA-Shown .bove .r. (I·r) Id. G ... n, Jeanie K.ufm.n, C.thy Cr.ddock, .nd Beeky Byrd, rehe ... ing for • f •• hion .how Te. th.t will be held April 13 .t 3 p.m. .t the Community Center. The girls ... p.rt of the Ch.rm CI ... th.t w .. t.ught by Leah Little for the I .. t ten w...... The Te., .n activity of the Chin. L.ke Youth Center, repre .. nt. the culmin.tion of • ten· weak course th.t Included In.truction on .uch Item. .. gr ... , poi .. , m.nne ... nd m.k .... p techniqu ...

I Arts and Crafts I Registrations for the Pastel

Art and Creative Craft pro· gram will be accepted through Saturday, March 29, at the Chi· na Lake Youth Center. The registration fee for the 10·les· son course will be $5 with the student expected to pay for a portion of the supplies used.

Youngsters may enroll in ei· ther of the courses offered and will be assigned according to age. The classes will be geared to the 9·12 age 1!I"0ups in both Pastel Art and Creative Craft, as well as a more challenging program for the 13·18 age group during a different class period. - For further information con· tact the Youth Center at 72909.

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"rasoIowla, licit. 34, ."'. II, P ...... 71517. C*"'.Typlst, 01-4, Code JS402 - Thi5

p<»ifion is locot.d in the Records Unit of the Mechanical Division, Engineeting De· portment. Incumbent performs general cI.r­ical work. filing and typing. ()para t. s Key Punch and r~roduction mochine. and as­sists in the supp ly funct ion of the Divi­. ion.

File ...... applie.,;o ... witt! 'ot ca..M, licit. M , ..... 34, "hoM 71514.

CIartr.Dlctotl ... Moehi ... Tr ... Kri"", Os. Jll-4, Code 7034 ... D .... 770017 - ThTs-posit ion furnishes Mer.farlol .. rvices to the engi""rs of two Branches in the Division: Mechanica l Branch and Structural and A.r· chitectural Branch. Incumbent prepare. all correspondence, receivel, sorts, and rQt '! .. all incoming and outgoing mail, r~ivlt .

telephoM calls and visitors. sets up and maintain. file. , and perfOfm. ",:scellaneous dutieL

CIark..oIcNti,.. Madli.. T~, Os. 116-4, eM. 7031, PD .... C7001. _ This position i. located in the Planning and Spec. ifications Branch of the Public Works 0.. partment, Engineering Division. Incumbent furn ishes Mer.tarial ouilfance to the Branch HeocI by p reparation of all eotrespondanc.; receives, sorts. and rout .. all incoming and outgoing moil; rec. ivn t.lephone calls and visitors; .. ts up and maintains fil.s, ond performs milC4lllol'leClln dutl ...

FII .... Ik ..... witt! .,.,. Ch'''''''', Code 657, ._ 31, r-.... 71m.

LiHle League Holds Tryouts Sat., March 29

Tryouts for the China Lake Little League Major and Minor leagues will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 29, and Satur· day, April 5 on Diamond 4 for 10, 11 and 12 year old boys. Diamond 4 is located at Hal· sey and Richmond Streets.

Registration will be held for boys previously unable to reg· ister. Eight and nine year old boys may also register on those dates.

Par.nto mu.t bring proof of dot. of birth in ord.r to regi •. ter their Ions. Youngsters must be eight y .... old before Aug· i.t I, ond mu.t not be 13 y .... of age before th.t d.te to be eligible.

A donation of $5.50 is asked to defray the cost of insurance, umpires, equipment and other expenses. $11.00 will be the maximum amount paid by any one family.

NEW ASSIGNMENT - Capt. H. E. Grear h .. bean .lIign. ed •• Chi.f of St.ff to Com minder, Nlv.1 Air For· cel, Plcific FI .. t. He w.s formerly Command.r of the USS H.ncock.

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Center Employee Develops Unique Survival Kit

The hobby of "boondocking" with his family has led Dr. Richard A. Roberts, of the Physical Optics Branch, Re­search Department, to assem· ble a survival kit which should meet any emergency that the amateur explorer might en· counter.

Dr. Roberts, his wife LaRene, and their seven children, Rich· ard, 14, Terryl, 12, Noel, 11, Kenneth, 10, Karen, 7, Bruce, 6, and Ronald, 3 years old, to· gether with their Labrador "Tippy," frequent the b a c k· woods and des e r t s in their quest for outdoors adventure.

"Putting thl •• urvival kit to­gether," Dr. Robert. lIid when interviewed, '~. kind of I ike inlurlnce. You hope you never need It, but It i. comforting to know you hive it."

The kit is relatively inexpen· sive when compared to some commercial products on the market. The kit was assem· bled over a period of si~ months, based on manuals Dr. Roberts has read, and incor· porating ideas he has gained from his work with Explorer Post No. 68. Strong on signal· ing devices and first·aid prod· ucts, the kit contains many fea· tures not usually regarded as survival gear.

Broken down into four main categories. signaling devices : hunting, fishing and trapping implements; weather gear; and basic survival gear, the kit con· tains the following:

Sign.ling Device. A ooncho, which could be

included in the weather gear section, is included here be· cause it is red on one side, and can be used for signaling; a Pen ruin flare gun. which i. .mall and shoots a f1 are 300 feet into the air; a signal mir· ror: a USMC smoke flare. which shoots a flame from thp other end for night signaline: a whistJe. anrt a cornoas~. in­cluded here because it has a bripht reflective surface on the back. and a magnifying glass on the end.

Hunting Imple_nl. The most essential of the

hunting and fishing ltems is an Armalite AR·7 ritle, w h i c h houses the barrel, trigger ac· tion and clip in an airtight plastic stock which floats; and two boxes of 22 calibre snells.

Also included are a fishing kit; nylon thread and hooks; and a hunting arrow tip, which can be made into a spear.

Fi .. t Aid Equipment The first aid equipment is

extensive, but fills only a small space in the kit, as most of the tubes are small and practical. Included is a Red Cross first aid manual; sugar tablets; as· pirins; compressors; cotton wool; iodine tablets; snake·bite kit; thermometer; chap . stik; band·aids; water purifying tab· lets; Visine; insect repellant, and iodine. Dr, Roberts also got a prescription for pain pills and diarrhea tablets, and included them in the first·aid inventory.

Other Iterna Rounding out the basic uses

of the kit are items such as: a manual on Desert Survival from the Maricopa C 0 u n t y Civil Defense Corps in Phoe· nix, Arizona, which, according to Dr. Roberts, ", .. is the fin· est manual on the subject he has read," and a mini tent; thermal blanket; and the USAF survival manual.

AIIO included: .tick match •• in • pol.roid film c .. e; he.vy duty foil for cooking; h. r d Cindy; 8 pemmic.n fruit birs, high In protein; hou .. hold c.n· dl .. ; the Co •• t Gu.rd L if ..

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In This Issue

The Laws Railroad

Vol. XXIII, No. 12 Naval W •• pon. Center, Chin. Lake, C.lifomi. Fri~ Mar. 28, 1969 Museum

As YX-S Ordnanceman Selected March Outstanding Blueiacket

WINS TOP HONORS - Thi. month' ••• Iee· tion for Blu.j.ck.t of the Month i. Ma .. h.n Purson, an Aviation Ordnlnce.".n fro m

DR. RICHARD A. ROBERTS, Phy.ic.1 Op­tici Brlnch, Research Departm.ent, il shown with hi. Emerl/ency Surviv.1 Kit, which h. ha. put tog.ther over the lo.t .ix month •. The kit contains nearly eyerv essenti.1 item needed for .urviv.l, including hun tin g items, .1I·we.ther 9~.r, I tent, food items,

VX·S. P •• rlOn, • notlv. of Columbu., Ohio, .nd hi. wife, Eorline, will be ho.ted to .n ." .. xpan .. p.id w .. k.nd in B.k.r.field.

fi rat .. id .uppli .. , .ign.llng devic.. of .11 kindl, and even cant.inl I dime for m.king • phone c.II. The kit i •• n outgrowth of .Ul'­

vivil manu.ls Dr. Roberti hiS read, and personal experience. he h.s had in his c.· plcity II Iisociate .dvitor for Explorer POlt 68, in~ a thre.·week trip to Clnad. I.st ye.r.

Marshall Pearson Unanimous Choice For NWC Honor

A02 Marshall Lee Pearson has been named Bluejacket of the Month for March. A lin e Ordnanceman, Pearson is at· tached to VX·5 where his duo ties consist of checking all ord· nance loaded and readied for each flight.

Pearson's exceptional qualif· ications and his interest and love for the Navy in a l(}.year career were the primary fact· ors that led to his selection.

Peirson, • "Itive of Colum­bu., Ohio, .nd hi. wife E.r· line, sh.re .n interelt in filh· ing Ind c.mping. ''We've been III Iround thil .re., Lone Pine .nd Bi.hop, .nd the fI.hing i. fine," he commented when in· terviewed. "However, the 5.1· ton 5e. s .. ml to be our flvor. ite."

His son, Kenneth Lee Pear· son, 12 years old, frequently goes hunting with him, anoth· er hobby Pearson enjoys. This spring, Pearson hopes to coach on his son's Little Lea g u e team, "Something we bot h should enjoy." he stated. "I played some ball in school, but got away from it after joining the Navy," he said.

Pearson made five cruises to Vietnam aboard the USS Kit· ty Hawk between 1963 and 1968, where he served as a missile technician. Prior to that he served at Key West, Flori· da, in General Ordnance.

The Pe.rson f.mily r •• id .. .t I04-A Indepandenc. St., on the Center .nd .njoy the cIe.· .rt welther, II • ••• nd .. peeill. Iy the people," Pe.rson r. marked.

Since reporting abo a r d in April of last year Pearson has enjoyed his duty assignment at VX·5, and is impressed with the abilities and personalities of the men with whom he works.

F.t.d in B.k.r.fi.ld As a result of having been

chosen as Bluejacket of the Month for March, Pearson and his wife will be treated to an all-expense paid weekend in Bakersfield by the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce. The Pearsons will drive to that city in a new Ford from 0 e s e r t Motors in Ridgecrest. In Bak· ersfield, they will be greeted hy representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Pearson will be interviewed on KERO·TV.

Th.y will be ho.ted by the Hill Hou.e, 700 Truxtun Ave· nue, where they will receive lodging .nd ma.I., .nd will be provided with • new clr from Bob Kitchen/Ed Evan.' Kitch· en Boyd Moton for th.ir UIO

while th.y .re in th.t city. In addition, gift certificates

will be provided by Brock's De· partment Store, 1918 Chester Avenue ; Valley Office, 1622 19th Street; the Cue Ball, 2111 Chester Avenue, and the Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Avenue. They will also receive

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- CHAPLAIN'S MESSAGE---=~-~

Mental Processing

CHAPLAIN JUDE R. SENIEUR

An opinion might be defined as a picture of reality pro· cessed by a human mind. When people exchan~e opinions they are, in effect, saying "this is how I see . it." this is how I hear it." Reality passes through the five senses into the mind. There it is processed through subjective feelings , prejudices, prefer· ences, intentions, motives, and previous knowledge. In commun· ication, reality is transmitted with all these trappings.

In cases where these trappines have become . a hanl('up, doctors are able to isolate them by oresenting to the patient a series of ink splotches, which in reality are no more than ink splotches. The patient's interpretation of the splotches is often a description of the trappings through which, for them, reality is processed.

Our m.nt.1 tropplngs c.n be .n adv.nt.g. or • dls.dv.nt. 'ge, d.pending on wh.th.r they enh.nc. or distort re.lity.

Prejudice is defined as a judgement formed before the facts are known, resulting especially in an unfavorable opinion. This would make prejudice a consistently undesirable mental trap· ping. Feelings and preferences based on previous experiences can often make us more sensitive to reality. Intentions and mo· tives can point us in the direction of a broader vision of reality. And exact knowledge stored in the memory can give valuable dimension to every new experience of reality.

Unfortun.t.ly few of us, if .ny, hove. s.t of perfect m.nt· .1 tr.ppings. W .... before w. r •• lly look. W. h •• r before _ r •• lly list.n. W. m.k. up our minds .bout 10 m.ny things .... for. w. give our .. lv.. • ch.nce to get r .. llty into focus. Of. t.n w. limply refu .. to f... reality bec.u .. w. do not wish to f.c. the consequ.nc.. of r •• lity.

Take the Resurrection, for example. U Christ really rose from the dead on the third day, that means He WAS who He said He was. Life is what He said it is. And eternity will be what He said it will be. And all THAT could be very disturbing. Rather than face the consequences of such a reality it is often easier to let our mental trappings process the picture into a harmless myth.

But the reality of the resurrection will not be silenced into mythology by our mental processing. With it man became aware of his eternal destiny and that awareness will always be with us, to disturb those of us who are hung up in our mental trap. pings, to bring peace to those of us who "have eyes to see and ears to hear."

Backus Pageant P.R. Director A native Pennsylvanian and

a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh has been named as· sistant director of public rela· tions for the Miss Ridgecrest· China Lake Pageant, Margy Z ink e, pageant director, an. nounced this week.

H. is Fronk K. Backus, ... sistant professor of Busin .. s Educ.tion .t the loc.1 B.k ..... fi.ld Coli ..... B.ckus will .nist Raymond J. March, who was • ppointed to the public r.la· tions di rector post two w .. ks .go.

The young Bakersfield Col· lege professor noted that he welcomed the opportunity to

The Rocketeer Offkl.' W"'1y , .. , ...... U ........ 1 w .... c-..

Chi... Lak., C.11fern.

e.t. M. I. .... , .... , USN NWC Commander

-J.N IfW,y Pubfk AHaln Offiow

Auociate Public Affairs Officer (Acting) Dir.ctor of Nevn 8ureou

Willi.m ... V.left,"". Jr. Ed itor

Jock C. lin""y Staff Writer

Id lo"ck Sport.

L.ell,. 1-',. Editarial Anistant

"HI O.ry D. lird. "H2 D.lm., E. Hart. "H3 Mich •• 1 F. Kr..... AN Mo.,ic. Dio • .

Stoff PhotagrapMn

DEADlINU: News St.,.i • .................. T....,.. 4:10 p .....

P'h .... r.ph. .. T • ......,. 11 :10 • . m. Th. Rock.tHr receivel Armed Fon:::.,

p,... s.rvk. mat.rio1. All are offidol U. S. Navy photo. unl... otherwi.. ldentlfl.d. Prl.,ted weakly wIth appropriated fund. in compliance with NavExOI '-35. ,.".iMd July 1958. Office at Nimitz and LouritMn. Phon .. .. _ ... _ ... _ .... _ ... _ 713.54, 71655, 72082

participate in community af· fairs, particularly the I 0 c a I pageant which offers girls of the area educational opportuni· ties through an established scholarship program.

Backus pointed out th.t the closing d.te for entries in the p.geant is April 19. "I hop e our young women of the .r •• will t.ke adv.ntall' of the tr.inina opportuniti .. the p.g. •• nt ~ff.rs in grooming, per­sonal .p.,..r.nce, poise, st.ge pre .. nce, .nd the ability to meet the public," h. .aid.

Entry forms may be obtained throul(h the Ridgecrest Cham· ber of Commerce, at 375·8331.

Prot •• tont (AII·Faith Chapell-

Morning WorlhlH:15 and 11 a.m.

Sunday School-9:30 a.m., Chapel An· nexe' I, 2, 3. " (Dorm. 5. 6. 7, til 10' cateod oppo.it. C.nter R •• taurant.

Roman Catholic {AII·Faith Chapell-Haly Man-7, 9:30 a.m .• and 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Dally Mau-T1:3O a .m. in 81 .... d Sac· ram.nt Chapel. Saturday. 8:30 a .m.

Canfellians- 7 fa 8 p .m. Saturday.

NWC Jewish Sarvk.. (!:ast Wing AII·Faith Chap.1)-8 p.m. .v.ry fint and third Friday.

Sabbath School-IO a.m. to noon, ...... ry firlt and third Saturday.

Unitarian Feliowthip-(Chop.1 ArmeK 95. 95 King Av • . l-Sunday •• 7:30 p.m.

ROCKETEER

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

PreHn. c.n.., .mploy", are eft­c .. r..... to apply for tfto po.ition. fi.tH klow. Application. shovld 1M accompanied by on upoto-da:te Form .51. TIM fact Iftot position. .r. .dY.-ti .... h.,. d_ not precl._ ....... of otftor __ ft. '0 fill th... voc.",i .. .

Th. vaconci.. Ii ... d below or. eft.cti .... from March 29 to April 4. I"'.

W.reho ...... on. WI-409007.05, Code 15914 - Perform. a number of 'asks in connec· tion with the physical r&eeipt. storage or iuue af luppliel. Receive., checks. "aws. count •. iuue. and allembles .upplies of al l type. in accordance with establi.h.d sup· ply 'v.'em.. procedure. and method.. IE· QUIIEMENTS: Mutl have had li)( months of war.hou.ing eKperience.

"'"tv Clerk (Typinwl. OS-20Q.04, Code U73-Thi. position it localed in tn. Iswe Control Branch. Control Di .... i.ion of the Sup· ply Deporlment and i, dir.ct ly r.sponsibl. to the luue Control Branch Superviaor. Du­fie. include •• tablishing authority for Ih. shipment or iuue of Governmenl proper· ty; preparation of shipping documents; fur · ni.hing compl.te ,hipm.n! dala; mainta in· ing record on all ,hipment ••

Supervisory SIoIip ...... Auiston', OS-21J4.. 01 0' 09, Co .. 2591 - Thi, position i. lo­cated in the Receiving and Delivery Sec· t ion. Traffic Branch. Moterial Di .... ision of the Supply Department. Dutiel include: In.ur. receipl of mal.riol requitilioned from off Center; Receiv •• deliv.ry and document in· coming Ih ipm.nt of .uppliel; Iniliat. or su· p.rvi .. cloiml lubmillion and documento· tion; Supervi .. appraKimately nineteen (19) lubordinat •• ; Coordinale with Technical De­partm.nt the delivery of non.ttock. special. ized supplie •.

file ..... It".... for the ........ with Cor. 0'- Cod,.. II •. 34. 1M. 26. Ext. 71641.

CialMS Clerk crrai_l, OS-ftI..G.04. Code 2591 - Thi, polition il locot.d in the Mo­I.rial Division, Traffic Branch, Inspection Section of the Supply Deportm.nt. The pur· po.. of thl. position ilIa in,pect hoy .. · hold goodl of military Penonnel on both inbound and outbound shipmenl.. analyze claim. from hous.hold good •• hippen.

Q .. Uficati_.: Require. one yeor of upe· ri.nce in hou .. hold goods.

file applicatioM fo, the ........ with Cor­... c.ene. lid,. 34 . .... 26, Ext. 7' .....

Clark-OMT, OS-ll~ or 4. Code 4S35 _ Th i. potilion i. located in the Analy.il Branch, Quality As,urance Divilion. Propul· lion Developm.nt o.par'ment. TM incum. bel'll typel from lang.hand not ••• tTanacribes from voic. recording.. or the incumbent's own notet. technical and non·technical let· ter •• memoranda. minut.t of meetings. and report. generaleod by the Branch. Ettabliah and maintain branch fil •• and general cler. ical duti •• for the Branch.

AI .... lic ........ for ........ wftlt Jon Ii •. ... I",. 14, ...... 14. , ..... 727D.

....... isory c...utw Sy---. A ... ..,... OS-U4-11. Code 6S04 - Position located in the Penonnel Deportment. Information C.n. ter. Purpose of the position I. to develop and maintain 1M ba.ic data, ,he prcauing • y • t • m and the techniqu.. neteSlOry to make availabl. accurate and timely infor. motion to be u .. d for penonnel manag • • ment. Incumbent conducts analyse. of work prace.... af the Personnel Deportment la facilitate .ubJequent procelling by compu. ten. RelPOt1sibl. for 1M cOOl'dinalion and implementation of all informatian ty.tems for which the deportment i. responsibl • . o. ..... lap. maintain and r.fine the prOte .... requireod to in.ure ma)(imUm accuracy and r.tr i ..... obility in the personn.1 ADP syst.m. The incumbent mUlt have a goad working knowledge of stotillicol techniques of the order of analysis of avriance. missing dato corr.lotion. etc.; and hove the ability to program the rootines involved in Ihis work when necessary. The incumbent must also have a good working knowledge of person. nel monogement.

fila applicatioll for ,h. 0....... with Sue

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Seven Last Words Presented Sunday At NWC Chapel

"The Seven Last Words of Christ" by Theodore Dubois will be presented by the adult choir of the Protestant Congre· gation Sunday, March 30 for the 11:00 a.m. service at the All Faith Chapel.

This sacred cantata will be directed by Mrs. Robert Leon· ard and will feature the fol· lowing soloists: Marvin Back· man, Lorna Carlton. Samuel Haun, Ronald Hise, and Rob· ert A. Leonard. Mrs, Robert Fowler will be the organist.

The public is invited to join in this worship service in preparation for Holy Week.

Friday, March 28, 1969

All Faith Chapel CATHOLIC SCHEDULE

PALM SUNDAY-March 30 Blessing of Palms and Procession ______ __ __ . ____________ . 7:00 A.M. Masses ------ __ . __ .. ____ .. ______ . ______ 7:00 A.M. , 9:30 A.M., 12:30 P.M.

LENTEN MASS Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday . ______ . 11:30 A.M. & 5:00 P.M.

HOLY THURSDAY-April 3 Mass of the Last Supper __ . __ .. ______ . __ . ____________________ . __ 5:30 P.M.

GOOD FRIDAY-April 4 Solemn Service __ ______ . ________ __ . __________ . ____ . ________________ . ____ 2:30 P.M.

HOLY SATURDAY-April 5 Easter Vigil Services and Midnight Mass ______ . ____ . 11:15 P.M.

(Mass at 12:00 Midnight) EASTER SUNDAY-April 6

Masses __________ . ________ . ________ ____ 7:00 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 12:30 P.M.

CONFESSIONS Wednesday __ . __ . __ 11:00 to 11:30 A.M. and 3:45 to 4:45 P.M. Holy Thursday ______ . ____ . ______________ .. ________________ __ 4:00 to 5:00 P.M. Good Friday __ . __ . __ . ______________________________________ . 3:30 to 4:30 P.M. Holy Saturday __ . ____ . 4:30 to 5:30 P.M. and 7:30 to 8:30 P.M.

PROTESTANT SCHEDULE March 30-

0815 Service of Worship 1100 Worship Servic&-will have the "Seven Last Words of

Christ" by Theodore Dubois-presented by the Choir. April 2-

11:30 Bible Discussion for all adults in the East Wing. April 3-

Maundy Thursday-Communion Service at 7:00 P. M. Main Chapel.

April 4-Good Friday Services-12:00 noon in the Main Chapel.

April 6-EASTER 0815 and 1100 Worship Services.

JEWISH SCHEDULE April 3-

Passover Seder ____ . __________________ ............ ______ ............. __ . 6:00 P.M. Enlisted men of the Jewish faith will be invited guests.

April 4-Services ........ __ ............... __ .............. ________ .. ____ .... ____ ..... __ . 7:30 P.M.

April &-Sabbath School ________ .. ____ ... __ ................. 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

I CENTER LIBRARY LISTS NEW BOOKS I Fiction

Brunner-Stand on Zanzibar. Beauvoir-Woman Destroyed. Kemelman-Sunday the Rabbi

Stayed Home. Reeman-Pride and the An·

guish. Non· Fiction

American Heritag&-Natural Wonders.

Crook-Warriors for the Poor.

Franklin-From Slavery to Freedom.

Kallas-Finland: Creation and Construction.

Lacouture-Ho Chi Minh . Loomis-Wells Fargo. Sierra Club-Navajo Wild·

lands. Steinbeck-America and Amer·

icans.

SPRING IS HERE-As evid.nced by the colorful .rr.nge­menlo of flowers on display iast Tuesday at the Oasis Garden Club's Annual Spring Flower Show at the COin­munity Center. Judges for the event were (I.r) Mrs. Harry W. Webster of Costa Mesa, Mrs. Lyndall E. King of Big Bear City, and Mrs. Kern H. Copeland of . Los Angeles. All of the .. lodies ore Amateur Flower Show Judges, ac· credited by the Nationol Council of State Garden Club's, Inc.

Friday, March 28, 1969 ROCK.ETEER Paqe Seven

UCLA Extension Lists Spring Courses-The Education Office, Code 0151, is now located in Room

1046, Michelson Laboratory. Registration for the UCLA Science and Engineering extension courses for the Spring quarter will take place during the week of April 7 to 11 in that office. The office is open from 8 a.m. until 12 noon.

Lois Allan, University Extension Representative, is avail­able during the above hours for consultation regarding Univer· sity of California services; and registration for the classes offer· ed at China Lake.

Although the UCLA off-campus graduate program has end· ed, extension courses which complement and augment the new USC graduate program will continue to be offered. Also, there is increased empbasis on specialized, project·related cours· es which will aid Center employees in maintaining updated .knowledge in technical areas.

Information pertaining to the classes and to registration procedures follows.

REGISTRATION: Naval Weapons Center civil service em· ployees may enroll in the herein liSted UCLA courses without payment of registration fee. Instead, the employee will sign an agreement (NAVEXOS 12410/ 12 rev. 8-62) committing himself to reimburse the Naval Weapons Center for the registration fee if he fails to finish the course with a grade of C or better. NWC military personnel will be admitted without payment of regis· tration fees on a space available basis. Individuals other than NWC civil service employees or military personnel will be reo quired to pay the registration fees at the time of registration. Payment by the latter can be by personal check, payable to the Naval Weapons Center, or in cash. U in cash, the payment is to . be made at the Disbursing Office in the NWC Administration Building and the receipt brought to the Education Office, Room 1046, Michelson Laboratory, on registering.

All students who are civil service employees or military personnel shall submit at the time of registration NOTS Course Enrollment form lIND NOTS 12410/ 28. This form certifies that the student is authorized to enroll in the specified course and that the training sought is needed in the performance of his official duties. It must be signed by the student's supervisor and his department head or his designate.

Registration will be held 0800·1200, 7-11 April in the Edu· cation Office, Room 1046, Michelson Laboratory.

WITHDRAWALS: The last day that NWC employees may drop a course without penalty of paying the registration fee is the date of the fourth meeting of the class. Dropping a course prior to that date requires a memo cosigned by the employee's supervisor and addressed to the Education Director (Code 015) stating the reason for withdrawal. Any NWC empioyee who finds it impossible to continue in a course after it is well underway shouid contact the Education Director for instructions on how to request a waiver of the fee reimbursement requirement.

TEXTBOOKS: Each student is responsible for purchasing his textbooks. Order blanks are available in the Education Office.

CLEARANCE: All persons, whether or not employed by the Naval Weapons Center, who fulfill the prerequisites, may enroll in the UCLA Extension classes. However, those students without station passes must contact the UCLA Extension Rep· resentative in Room 1046, Michelson Laboratory, telephone ex· tension 71759, several days before the beginning of the class in order that clearance can be arranged.

PREREQUISITES: The titles of courses listed as prerequi· sites for the winter quarter courses are as follows:

Engineering 20A, Circuit AnalysiS Engineering 100A, Circuit Analysis Engineering 102A, Dynamics Mathematics llA, B, & C, Calculus and Analytic Geometry Mathematics 12A, B, & C. Linear Algebra and Calculus Mathematics 13C, Intermediate Calculus and Applications Mathematics 130A, Differential Equations Physics lA, General Physics - Mechanics of Solids Physics IB, General Physics - Mechanics of Fluids, Heat

& Sound Physics lC, General Physics-Electricity and Magnetism Physics ID, General Physics -Mechanics of Solids and

Fluids Extension courses listed below are open to all students who satisfy the prereqUisites. 'Starred courses may, by subsequent petition, be offered toward the satisfaction of the course requirements for the master's degree up to a maximum of 2 courses and upon recommenda· tion of the major department and approval of the Graduate Council.

UCLA Spring Quarter Courses Physics XL 121, Modern Physics (4) $65

Instructor: J. E. Fischer, Ph.D., Research Physicist Semi· conductors Branch, Physics Division, Research De· partment

Mon·Wed., 4:30-6:30 p.m., Training Bldg., Rm. 201 (20 meet· ings, 7 April . 11 June)

Prerequisites: Physics 1ABCD, Mathematics llABC, Mathe· matics 12ABC, or consent of instructor

Text: Weidner and Sells, Elementary Modern Physics (AI· . Iyn and Bacon)

This course attempts to provide 311 understanding of. the funda· mental physical processes that are important in today's tech· nology. Brief introductions to special relativity and wave mech· anics will be used to describe atomic, nuclear, and solid state physics. These principles will then be applied to selected areas of technological importance, such as nuclear power genera· tion, semiconductor devices and lasers. Mathematical treatments will not be stressed, but prospective students should have some familiarity with classical mechanics, electricity, magnetism, and optics.

Mathematics XL 1408, Numeric.1 Analysis (4) $65 Instructor: J. J. Zenor, Ph.D, Mathematician. Data Reduc­

tion Branch, Assessment DiviSion, Systems Develop­ment Department

Tues·Thurs., 6:45-8:45 p.m., Training Bldg., Rm. 107 (20 meetings, 8 April·12 June)

Prerequisite : Math. 130A Text: Henrici, Elements of Numerical Analysis, (Wiley)

Interpolation and approximation, numerical differentiation and integration, solution of nonlinear equations, error analysis; numerical methods in linear algebra ; numerical methods in or· dinary differential equations.

'Engineering XL 122A, Introduction to Lineor Control and Sys· t.ms (4) $65

Instructor: N. W. Rees, Ph.D., Engineer, Applied Cybernet· ics Branch, Assessment Division, Systems Develop­ment Department

Tues·Thurs., 4:30-6:30, Training Bldg., Rm. 107 (20 meet· ings - 8 April . 12 June)

Prerequisite: Laplace Transform Theory Texts: Saucedo and Schering, Introduction to Continuous

and Digital Control Systems, (Macmillan) diStefano, Stubberud, Williams, Feedback and Con t r 0 I

Systems, (Schaum) This course presents a unified treatment of classical control concepts for continuous and discrete systems. Included as topics are: differential and difference equation theory, Laplace and Z transform theory, the sampling and de'sampling process, sta· bility theory and discrete and continuous design and analysis methods, e.g., root locus, Bode, Nyquist.

'Engineering XL 191A, Linear Systems Solutions by Transform Methods (4) $65

Instructor: R. M. McClung, M.S., Head, Development Divi· sion No.3, Aviation Ordnance Department

Mon·Wed., 4:30·6:30 p.m., Training Bldg., Rm. 211 (20 meet· ings, 7 April . 11 June)

Prerequisite: H,igh school physics, calculus

Texts: Gardner and Barnes, Transients in Lin •• r Systems, Vol. I, (Wiley)

A Syllabus by Aseltine, Tr.nsform Mathods in Lin.ar Sys· . t.m Analysis ~

The Laplace transform. Description and illustration by the form· ulation and solution of problems involving electrical circuits, dy· namic mechanical systems, beam deflections, vibrating strings, and beat transfer phenomena. Transfer functions as used In servo·mechanism analysis are defined. The Fourjer transform. Problems involving the frequency analysis of repetitive and non·repetitive functions .

Engin .. ring X 463.10, Engin.ering Methematics (4) $65 Instructor: Stephen M. Lee, M.A .. Mathematician, Advanced

Technology Division Staff, Propulsion Development Department

Mon·Wed., 4:30-6:30 p.m., Training Bldg., Rm. 107 (20 meet· ings, 7 April . 11 June)

Prerequisite: Differential and integral calculus, analytic geometry, college algebra, consent of instructor

Text: Kreyszig, Adv.nced Engineering Math.matics, 2nd ed .. 1968, (Wiley)

The course will encompass four areas: Fourier series, vector analysis, matrices, and ordinary linear differential equations. Content according to these areas will b. as follows: Fourier Se· riel - Periodic functions , trigonometric series, representa· tion of functions by Fourier series, even and odd functions, func· tions with arbitrary periods, half range expansions, the Fourier integral. Vector Analysis - Basic properties of vectors, linear dependence, scalar and vector fields, directional derivative, gra· dient of a scalar field , divergence and curl of a vector field . Metrices - Basic properties, determinants, submatrices, rank, singularity, systems of n Linear equations in n unknowns, in­verses, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, numerical methods. Or· dinory Linear Differential Equations - Separable equations. exact differential equations, integrating factors , linear first·or· der equations, families of curves, homo,geneous linear equations of the second order, constant coeffiCients, the characteristic equation , variation of parameters, applications, numerical meth· ods.

Engineering X 404.4, Advonced Airbreothin!! Propulsors (4) $65 Instructor: A. N. Thomas, Jr., M.S __ Assistant General Man·

ager, Aerospace Products Division, Marquardt Cor. poration , Van Nuys

Mondays, 7·10 p.m., Training Bldg., Rm. 107 (12 meetings. 31 March . 16 June)

Prerequisite: Aerothermodynamics or consent of instructor Text : To be announced

The analysis and design of advanced airbreathing propulsion systems and subsystems are considered . Included are the de· sign features and performance analysis of inlets, combustors, nozzles, fuel systems, controls. materials and structures. Turbo. jet, ramjet, scramjet, mass addition and liquid air cycles are analyzed in addition to interesting comoosites of air·breathing and rocket engines. Future airbreathing propulsion applica. tions to manned and unmanned vehicles operating at superson. ic and hypersonic speeds are also studied.

Course Instructors

R. M. McClung, Instructor Lin •• r Systems Solutions Transform Methods.

for by

Steph.n M. L .. , Instructor for Engin .. ring Mathemitici.

John E. Fischer, Instructor for Modern Physics. Research Phy. sicist.

John J. Zenor, Instructor for Numerical Analysis. Mathema­tician.

Other instructors Ire Neville W. Rees, ond Arthur N. Thom· as, Jr.

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Is Little League

Necessary?

BY ED RANCK

Over the years there have been a few hundred thousand paragraphs written concerning the value of Little League base· ball. With the favorable publicity, combined with the over· whelming success of the program there can be little doubt that Little League has taken a place among the more solid institu· tions in the American way of life.

To put the rap on the Littl. L.agu •• i. a bit ri.ky. 11'. like seying that you or. again.t Moth.rhood .nd appl. pi., or d.ny. ing the exl.t.nc. of the Ea.t.r Bunny. So b.fore we go any farther, I would lik. to sey that I'm all for the progr.m. From a practical .tandpoint, I would rath.r ... the kid. on the field pl.ying bell th.n out in the parking lot lifting my hubc.ps.

This is essentially a good program, but like anything else there are a few pros and cons. Mainly, I think the part that baseball plays in the maturing process of a young and impres' sionable mind is grossly misunderstood. To understand the value of Little League baseball you have to understand the nature of the sport itself.

VERY LITTLE TEAMWORK One of the prevalent ideas is that baseball teaches sports·

manship and teamwork. However. anyone who has ever played the game seriously will tell you tbat there is very little team· work involved. Baseball is primarily a game of individuals aligned in such a way as to give the impression that they are functioning as a team. But nearly every play that is ever made is performed by a player acting independently of his cohorts.

A catcher of course, is necessary if the pitcher is going to do his job. Also the infielders need a first baseman if they are going to complete a play. But this isn't teamwork in the true sense of the word.

Given a reasonable amount of support by his teammates, a pitcher will win or 10 .. in .ccordance with hi •• bility to pitch. The hitt.r. r.c.iv. no h.lp .t .11. Once in the b.tt.,.. box the hitt.r h .. to rely on hi. own .tr.ngth and reflexe •. All of the teamwork in the world won't move the hitter to first H.e.

As for sportsmanship, baseball is probably the only sport in the world where bending and breaking the rules is encour· aged. It doesn't necessarily happen at the Little League level, but it's part of the game. The spitball is a good example. It's a great pitch providing you don't get caught. Violating the rules of baseball is an acceptable practice. It's known as "getting the edge" on the other guy.

Umpire haiting and riding the opposing players is also part of the game. This does happen at the Little League level. For instance, if you can't beat the other guy on the field, the next best thing is to sit in the dugout and give him a hard time. If the opposing pitcher is hitting the corners, then you get on the umpire, hoping that he will call the next close one in your favor. When you consider that the parents in the stands are usually the most vocal riders and umpire baiters, it's hard to believe that the kids are learning much about good sportsman· ship.

Therefore, if you want your kid to learn about teamwork and sportsmanship, forget about baseball. For teamwork, have him try football, basketball or volleyball. For sportsmanship, get him to take up tennis, bowling or golf.

LESSONS OF LIFE Despite the obvious defects of the game, there is a lot to

be said on behalf of Little League baEeball. As a matter of fact, I would think that it is the one game that every kid in the country should be exposed to. Although it may sound a bit melodramatic, I would think that baseball is the only sport in the world that is played along the general lines of life itself.

In b ••• ball • kid find. out what it i. like to .tand .Ion •. With the b .... lo.ded .nd the fan. yelling in the .t.nd. h. goes up to the plat. to hit de.pit. the f.ct th.t th.r •• r. a f.w thousend oth.r pl.c •• wh.re he would lik. to be. Succ ... in ba .. b.1I build •• kid. confidence in hi. own .bility to st.nd .Ion. • nd .ucceed. Failure will te.ch him th.t no m.tter how good you are you can't win them all.

Whether he wins or loses he has learned to stand up for himself, probably for the first time in his life. He has learned to accept a challenge without copping out. At times he will have to take some abuse from the opposing dugout, especially if he is a better than average player, but if he can take it he will benefit from the experience.

So although Little League isn't really necessary, it cer· tainly is worthwhile. In its own way baseball can teach a kid more than all the other sports combined.

Volleyball league lists Standings $TANDINOS ites VI. Hc»pitol. W L W L 7 p.m.--Rinkydink. VI. Snorts, 88 Stock-

IIl1kycfh •• ... _ 14 1 MaMMOfIitM .. • 9 Ac. TV ... __ ._ 13 2 bAirds ........ , , Sed... ._ ......... 12 3 II Stadlen .. 5 10 s.om _ .. __ .. _ 11 4 V .... iNS .... _ 1 14 ,,-M'. __ ._...... 7 • .... ... 1 ........ 0 IS

NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE ..... 1'

6 p.m.-Redbirds VI. Vampires, Mammon·

en VS. Saints. a p..m.-FP.M'. vs. Ace TV.

April 3 6 p.m.-Soi"ts VI, Haspital, Ace TV v ••

R.inkydinks. 7 p.m.-Redbirds VI. &B Stocken, FP-M'.

VI. Vampir." a p.m.-Mammonite. VI. Snorts.

ROCKETEER

Edwards Wings Capture MOISL Bowling Honor

The Ed war d s Air Force Base Wings won out over a field of seven teams at the China Lake Bowl last weekend to retain their MVlSL bow· ling championship. It was · the third win m a row for the I!:d· wards team, moving them in· to a tie for first place with Nellis' A}<'B in tne MDIliL standings. Edwards posted a team score of 6810 for the team event while Nellis fin· ished sec 0 n d with 6741. China Lake was third, finish· ing with a score of 6ti90.

'The Wings came from far oU the pace to win it, catch· ing the Nellis team late in the sixth and final game. Five of the s eve n teams made a serious bid for the title, and only 10 pins separat· ed the top t h r e e teams go­ing into the final game. In the end Edwards lead off man Neil Brack made the difference, hit tin g a 269 as the Wings finished with a 1046 game.

Nellis jumped off to an early lead as all·events win· ner Paul Green led the way ih the first three games with a 674. Norton AFB was second at the end of three with a total of 3348, 78 pins off the pace. 29 Palms was the next team to challenge, rolling a 1023 in the fourth gam e to edge to within 53 pins of the leaders.

Edw.rd •• nd Chi n. L.k. made th.ir bid in g.m. num· ber fiv.. While the N.lli. t •• m w.. hitting .n 864, Ed· w.rd. rolled. 919 to pull to within 6 pin •. With E.rl Roby .nd Ken D.lpiaz fini.hing with 243 .nd 234 r •• p. c t i v I y, Chin. L.k. hit 1026 to move into third. It w ... 11 Edw.rd. in the sixth game however, as Br.ck rolled • 269, Dick Tal· .rico .nd 213 and O.c.r Cobos hit 201.

In the singles competition on Sunday, Jerry Stuth of Norton led the way with 647 while the team of Eddie Johnson and C,B, Hall from George, won the doubles with a combined Score of 1238. Paul Green won the all-events title with 2508, averaging 209 over the 12 game span.

Friday, March 28, 1969

EDWARDS AFB BOWliNG TEAM - Winn ... of the two­day MDISL· Bowling tourn.ment held M.rch 22 .nd 23 .t the Chin. L.k. Bowl .re pictured here in front of th.ir trophie •. The kegl ... 're, I·r, Dick T.larico, B.rry Compo ston, P.ul Mimm., Gabe Imer (Chin. Lake Speci.1 Servic •• Director), B.rn.y Ma.hburn, N.il Srack, .nd Osc.r Cobos.

NWC Team Moves Away From Contenders in Premier league

NWO established the biggest lead in several weeks as ac· tion in the Pre m i e r League moved into the final weeks. The Navy team pulled away by two and one·half games over Blue Bird Taxi Monday evening, as the league entered the final month of competi· tion.

Earl Roby led the individ· ual scoring in the Premier, rolling a 255-618. Chuck Al· bright had second high series with 224 . 216 and 616. Benny Whit e sid e rolled the high 'game f<t· the Week with a 256 while Jack Lindsey had 246 and Bobby Lockwood hit 225. Other high individual games inc Iud e d Dick Zinke 219; Ed Donohue and Thad Brightwell each at 211; Jim Peck 209-201 and Maury Cole· man 203-203.

In the Wom.n'. Scratch ·L .. gue, Alice Cut.inger I.d the way with 558 while Pot·

ty Maxwell h.d high g.me, hitting 212 en route to • 556. AI.o .mong the le.der. w.r. Sue Haack 526; S.lIey Steph. enson 519; Dottie Klant 519; Charlott. DeM.rco 512; M.g· gie Branson S04j Dotty Duncan 504 and Willie Johnson 501.

In the Women's Handicap, Willie J 0 h n son rolled the high single game for the wo° men, hitting 235. Liz Fursten· berg had high series with 525. Marlene rolled the high· est game of her bowling care· er. 203. while Marie Peck rol· led a 200.

10 the T h u r s day Trio, Myrtle Snyder was tops with 215-548 while Sherrv Rae was next with 202-517. Wanda Ma­gers also broke the 500 mark hitting 512.

When asked if his sports car was air conditioned, the Texan said: "No, but I keep a couple in the refrigerator!"

HAPPY WINNERS - Two trophy winn ... from e.ch of the five flights in the first .n· nu.1 Dewing Spring CI ••• ic Golf Tourna. ment, held March 20, 21, .nd 22, hold th.ir trophies .t the end of the .vent. The 54-hoi. ev.nt was pl.yed in be.utiful .pring we.ther, with 50 golfer. from NAF compet· ing for prize •. Seen left to right, . • nd the trophi •• they won, 're: ht row, AMHAN Gr.g Smith, runn.r·up in the Fourth Flight; AE2 K.n McRoberts, Third Flight runner. up; ATC Dick B.uer, second plac. finl.her

in the tourn.ment; AMH Gen. Boyt., who fini.hed .econd in the First Flight, .nd AN Mike Clearman, runner-up Second Flight. In the .. cond row, I'r, are: A02 Mike Tosti, winn.r of tho Fourth Flight; PR 1 Ed Ault, Third Flight ch. mpion; AN Mike Hine., ov.r­.11 winner of the tournament; Cdr. Don Ed· en, First Flight winner, and AT3 Russ Dorn, victor in the Second Flight. There wa. a buff.t far the pl.yers immedi.t.ly .ft.r the tournament, which w.s highlighted by the awards presentation.

~ Friday, . March 28, 11,~69

PRESENTS AWARD - Copt. L. A. Dewing, Commanding officer of NAF, presents an Accident Prevention Commen. dation to the T.rget Departm.nt of NAF in r.cognition of th.ir .xc.lI.nt r.cord .chi.ved in performing their duti .. without a lo.t-time .ccident during the 12 con.ecutive month period ending November 18, 1968. Cdr. F. W. Bu.t.rd accepts the award.

Fantastic Natural Wildflower Show Expected in local Area

Kern County wild flowers staged the season's brightest show of color over the week end to the delight of hundreds of Sightseers, the Kern County Board of Trade reported this week.

Most of the displays are in the upper elevations, according to Board of Trade scouts, who report heavy rains have trig· gered a color quilt of blues, golds and orange.

The most brilliant displays of wild flowers in memory are expected by Easter in the Kern River Valley and the route via Walker Pass. Within the next two weeks, a profusion of color also is expected up Kern River Canyon, western portal to Kern River Valley.

Kern's high desert in the Mojave area anticipates glow· ing spreads of color, but the main show is still a week or two off. One of the best desert dis· plays traditionally is f 0 u n d along Backus Road at Mt. Sole­dad south of Mojave. Other out· standing displays in east Kern usually appear at Red Rock Canyon, Jawbone Canyon and the hills abo ve Cinco off Highway 14 and on Backus area.

Chapal'TCll Has Gents The "Gents" will be featured

at Club Chaparral this Friday, March 28, to provide music for dancing or just listening.

The "Beirstube Party" (Ger· man Night) on Saturday, March 29, with Winstrup Oleson and his group starts at 8 p.m. Tick· ets may be obtained by c(>n· tacting Mike wemoorg or Joe Sheets at Ext. 72274.

Frothy·topped Joshua trees, with head · sized blossoms, are expected to start blooming within the next 10 days or so. Forests of the blooming Sen· tinels of the Desert are found in the Walker Pass area. along Highway 58 in Cameron Canyon and in the Mojave Des e r t. The giant J 0 shu a blooms are perennial favorites of shutter buffs.

Among the 0 u t s tan din g wild·flower areas in the co· unty are: Along Highway 58 leading east to Tehachapi and beyond to Mojave along High­way 14 going north to Ridge­crest; the hiJ!h desert in east· ern Kern County; JaWbone Canyon: Caliente and Walker Basin; Blackwell's Corner and Bitterwater Valley off High· way 46.

Inquiries regarding wi 1 d flowers sites are coming to the Board of Trade at its tourist i n for mat ion center from throughout California, manager James Radoumis reports. He advises wild flowers may not be picked except for scientific or educational use and then only by permission from the county a g ric u I t u r a I com· missioner.

20 th ANNIVERSARY

NATO

ROCKETEER Page Three

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NEW TIMECARDS - Thi. i .... mple of the n.w timec.rds th.t h.ve been recently introduc.d into the p.yroll .y.t.m. It i. a

time card as an input. The new card incor­por.t.. pre·printed info th.r.by .Iimin •. ting writing.

Following a week's in ten· sive training of timekeeping personnel the Center's new timekeeping procedures went into effect on Sunday, March 23.

The new payroll system is based on one designed in 1966 by a group at NWC, Co· rona (then the Naval Ordn· ance Laboratory). Prll1cipally, the system was designed to pay employees by entering pun.ched data from timecards into a computer and receive an output of up-dated leave records, a payroll, and labor reports.

Monday through Friday last

week, four-hour classes were held at the Training Center to up-date NWC timekeeping per· sonnel in the new payroll pro· cedures. John M. S imp son. Head of the Payroll and La· bor Distribution Staff, Code 1764. was the instructor.

One outstanding improve· in the svstem is elimination of the time-consuming chore of filling in the daily time for people who worked their normal schedule. This has been accomplished by inserting the' fixed "tour of duty" as a part of the timecard heading.

A number of possible time· card desij(lls were investigated for meeting the complex reo

quirements in a simplified but versatile manner, and it is considered that the new system will meet these demands with a single timecard instead of the two tvpes used previously.

In addition to being greatlv simplified, from the stand­point of the timekeeper, the new system will provide cur· rent information to the em· oloyee on leave earned. leav~ t.ken durin~ the period. and thp. total of accruer\ leave. "Use-or-lo~e" leave will also bp indicated. based on a projected accrual of leave.

Timekeeper. with ouestion, should contact John Simpson at Extension 71367 or 72656.

VISIT ON CENTER - A contingent of stu· dent. from C.ITech .nd p ••• d.n. City College .rrived on the Center Tu.sday, March 25, for. tour of the C.nt.,., facili·

ti... Th. group w.. her. und.r the au.· pice. of Rot.ry Club, .nd were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cornelison, district Rotarians.

Tax Board Sends Auditor To Assist Payers

An auditor of the Franchise Tax Board will be here to as· sist taxpayers and answer ques· tions concerning their 1968 State personal income tax on April 8 only.

The Board has set up a tem­porary office at the Chi n a Lake Naval Ordnance Training Center in China Lake to pro· vide help to taxpayers who are having difficulty and need ex· pert guidance in preparing their return, according to Ex· ecutive Officer Martin · Huff.

Ther. have be.n • numb.r of changes this ye.r, including • revision in filing require­m.nts, Huff ,.id. Individual. whose adjusted gross income .xceeded $3,250 .nd m.rri.d coupl .. with more than $6,500 combined ad/·usted g r 0 s sin· come mu.t fi • and p.y the full tax by April 15, 1969.

The Boa r d representative will be there to assist taxpay· ers only and cannot a c c e p t cash in payment of the tax lia· bility. Taxpayers who intend to submit their payment at the temporary office should offer a personal check or obtain a money order.

LCDR. DALE W. LYNCH -Reporting .bo.rd the Cent.r fro m hi. I •• t duty allign. ment with CVW-17 C.rri.r Air Wing, USS Forr •• t.l, i. LCdr. D.le W. Lynch, n.w Aircr.ft Mainten.nc. Offic. .r with VX-5. LCdr. Lynch .ttended Old Dominion Col­leg. in Norfolk, Virgini •. H. entered the N.vy in M.rch, 1942, and was commissioned in 1956. He .ttended USNTS R.dio School .t the Univer· .ity of Id.ho. LCdr. Lynch cl.im. C.p. Cor.l, Florida as his home town. L y n c h, hi. wife P.t, .nd two chil. dren, Sandra Lee, 21, and D.le William, 20, re.id •• t 702-A Ellex on the Center.

I Code-A-Phone I As previously announced in

the Rocketeer, Special Services has inaugurated a new tele· phone service for providing the latest special information on recreational events in the 'In· dian Wells Valley.

C.II.d Cod .... Phon., the s.r· vice brings information on mo­vies, sporting events, athletic contests, etc., as close a. your phon •.

All times. dates and titles of these activities are continually updated with this new system . Simply dial 72411 and are· corded message will give you information on the latest movie feature. hobbv and craft items currently underway, and news of other recreation events.

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discount certificates from many other Bakersfield merchants.

During his ten years wit h the Navy, Pearson has received two Navy Unit Commendations; two Navy Good Conduct Med­als ; the Army Conduct Medal; t h r e e National Defense Rib­bons ; Armed Forces Expediti. tionary Medals; Republic of Vi· etnam Campaign Ribbon, and five Vietnam Service Medals.

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Laws Railroad Museum Features History Bishop Society Preserve Memory Of Historic Owens Valley Train

Narrow-gage railroads that belped win the west and de­velop Owens Valley and eaatern Sierra region bave a romance all their own.

One in particular, the Car­son & Colorado, starting at Mound House, Nevada, in 1883, ran 300 miles soutb to Keeler, California. At one time t b i s railroad waa the only means of transportation for the import­ant mining industry, We 11 s Fargo Express and the U.S. Mail Mound House waa t b e northern junction point accom­odating traffic from the flour­ishing Virginia City and Car­son City. T... t r • i n, .ffection.t.ly named IISlim PrineH'," WI. t ... pride .nd .l:. of the line .nd, though 181 running on time, carried ranchers, miners, benke .. , soldie .. , .nd j u I t peopl. w.nting to ride. tr.in.

Headed by "Old No. 9," a ten-wbeel Baldwin - built loco­motive, "Slim Princess" ram­bled and whistled througb tbe years in California and Neva­da deserts until April 30, 1960, wben ber historic service came to an end at Laws Station, four miles eaat oLBisbop.

Later "Slim" Princess," then owned by Soutbern Pacif­ic, waa gift-deeded along witb related eqnipment, the Law s station bnilding and tree-laden­ed acreage to the City of Bisb­op and Inyo County.

For Futu .. GMer.tionl

Three years ago the Bisbop ·Museum and Historical Socie­ty. opened tbe Laws Railroad Museum 83 years after the first narrow-gage train arriv­ed at Laws Station from t b e North. Here the "Slim Prin­cess" stands for future gener­ations to view and enjoy. The only thing missing is the steam that once curled from the en­gine's valves and couplings.

Fronk A. Roulh il retoinR by the MUMum 01 • full-time

.... -. cUltodion ond tour guide. For­tunotely for the MuMUm, Roulh h.1 0 roilrood beck­ground ond re.dily obligu t ... thou .. nds of ye.rly vilito .. (HpKi.lly th. youngsterl) with Inswer. to such qu •• tlons .. "II thet rully • cowcotcher?" .nd "W ..... did t ... y kup th. cool?"

"So far as we know," com­mented Rousb, "this is tbe on­ly museum with a complete train and the original station building on display."

Included in tbe 12-acre com­plex of the Laws Railroad Mu­seum is the original turntable built in 1883, water tower, pump bouse, loading bunkers and former station agents' five­room residence furnisbed in tbe mode of the 60s.

Parsmount Pictures used the Laws location to film the Steve McQueen m 0 vie, liN evada

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FRANK ROUSH odvencH throHle of the Slim Princes. locomotive, "Old No. 9", to lhow how controll ... hlndl.d. ROUlh, I former r.ilrood m.n, telll MuMum vilitors

how .n eng in. oper.t .... 1 p.rt of d.ily w.lking tourl he conductl through the rlil­rOld iot. The .ngin. stlndl with • Itring of co .. on th. origin. I 36-inch tr.ck.

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STATION AGENTS' KITCHEN outhentlcel­Iy fumilhR in the 1880s mode fHtu,," .n olcJ.f .. hion.d wood burning r.nge .nd

weNr pump (on link ot I.,.). Kitchen il In .orly five-room home of relid.nt st.tion ogents' in the L.wl R.ilro.d MUMum.

EARLY VINTAGE in chin •• nd gl .. lw.re to gr ... the st.­tion .gents' t.ble .t L.wl_ MUMum volunt .... ICOUrR the V.lley for e .. ly .uth.ntic iteml to equip ond furnilh the .• g.nts' 86-y .. r-old hom •.

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Smith," then don at e d th e "set" of western-type buildings to the Museum. These build· ings now bouse period exhib­its and are a permanent part of tbe Museum's Western Town Street, mucb to the deligbt of camera-fan visitors.

Ten-O.y Open HOUM

The Museum'" annual lQ·day open b 0 use is March 28 through Easter Sunday, April 6, according to Lois C. Cleman, president of the Society, who said the new Art Center and the late W. A. Cbalfant library will again be opel1 to visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

L.yout .nd Story THE SLIM PRINeESS-L .. t Ich...JvIR n.rrow-g.ge tr.in to oper.te in the Hst.rn Sierra region i. now retained for future generltionl to enjoy It the LIWI R.ilro.d MUI­eum neor Bilhop. The C.rson & Color.do roil rood W.I

Plrt of vit.1 p .... ng.r Ind freight lervice betw .. n e .. t­ern C.liforni. ond weltern Nevld. during the 18800. Im­portant part of Slim Prince •• ' cargo wa. ore. and miner.l. conlig"" to lmelters, .nd produce from Owens V.lley.

by Frederick L. Rich.rd.

D NOSTALGIC MEMORIES return to cUitodi.n Fr.nk Roush 01 he climbs into the c.b of t ... Slim PrincHI locomotive .t the Lows Roilrood MUMum. "Old No.9" delight ... rly r.ilrood hobbyilts, hiltori.n •• nd thou .. ndl of tOUrilts eoch ye.r lince MUMum openR_

THE DEPOT .t the L.wl R.ilro.d MUleum il foc.1 point of the MuMum buildingl. Built in 1883, it hou_ origin. I St.tion Agent office, W.iting Room, B.gg.ge Room .nd • freight IhR, .11 in good rep.ir.

MASTERPIECE OF RESTORATION il the oid resldena of It.tion .gents .t L.ws R.ilroad MuMum. P.rlor .nd dining room lhown here .re two of five rooml complnely ...­velK ond furnilh.d in 1810 style.