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\February7. 1958

SecNav Accepts

President's. Safety

Award for Navy'A release from the Secretary of

the Navy; Thomas S, Gates, Jr., wasreceived recently announcing theNavy's receipt of the President's ..Safety Award for 1957.

The message read: "I had thepleasure on' January 8 of receivingfor the Department of the Navythe president;s' Safety Award for1957.

"This award presented in a"VliiteHouse ceremony was won by theNavy in comp-etition with all Gov:"ernment agencies having over 50,00(1employees. it 'was awarded forhav4ing, the ,most outstanding record of'perforlllance and accomplishmentin safety•

"My congratulations to all handsfor your 'splendid work in this im4portinthfield." !c ,,' ' ~ j c' •

Telemetering GroupOnAII·Night 'Vigil

Personnel of the Station'sMetric Electronics Brancllwere among the first in thenation to establish recorded~ata on the' Army-launched,«Explorer'" satellite on itsfirst pa'ss around the world., The minute signal radiated from

the United State's first man-madasatellite, was' received' at NOTSMicro-lock station at 9:41 p.m. lastFriday, as the baby-moon beg~n it~

repeating 115.2-minute orbit.The, successful tracking of tha

"Explorer" 'was again a demonstra..tion of NOTS team work, technicalskills, enthusiasm, and energies dis.played by individuals to compJete..a< --_project.

Data recording of the "spaclitraveler" at NOTSwas made pos.sible by the all out effort of per.. "­sonnel of the Electronic System5Branch and the l\letric Electronic~Branch, both under the cognizanceof the Test Department, headediby Dr. Ivar Highberg.

Persoimel who maintained an al.most all night vigil to transmitdata via special 'radio links sQ'others might make an accurate de..termination of the "Explorer's" or.bit 'were: 'Norm,' Ronning, JOhllWeber,' Warren Hanne, 'Robert Mer.'riam, "George' Kimball, and Do~'Stevenson. '

" : Working again~t'time to completeand 'test the' extremely sensitive'Caltech Jet' Propulsion Laboratory:',designed Micro~lock',receivingsys...

- tern, George Kimbail and' NormjRonning won special plaUdits for,'their efforts from, fellow worker~of the' Electronic Systems Branch.A delay in obtaining parts createdan ."Operation, Sweatout", for allconcerned ' prior to the knownrlaunching. ' ," Particular consideration for com.1'

pleting the crash construction pro..- gram was ,earned by Chuck Adams

and Bob Fairfield of Metric Elec",­tronics Branch; and Ed Thibedeau,Orville Wilson,' Paul' Payne and,Harold Kimley of' Electronic Sys..terns Branch. '

Metric Electronics Branch" per..sonnel at the Tele1I!etering Pad re·corded the "Explorer's" signals, 'then transmitted the data via spec.'ial radio links' toJPL in Pasadena.

JPL, by correlating NOTS record4ed data with that of the JPL sta·tion at Earth Quake Valley, near,San Diego, and the JPL station ill!Sheriff's Sub-station at _TempleCity, were able to make an 'accuratedetermination of the "Explorer's"orbit.

A valuable assist to the success4ful tracking of "Explorer" wasmade by Warrant Offic,erD. N.

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Hi Fi ConcertSlqted Tonight

Variety is the keynote of the highfidelity tape recorded concert to bepresented by. the, Valley Philhar­monia Society tonight at 8:15 inthe ,Station Chapel. '

The program includes: Thunderand Lightning Polka by JohannStrauss, Jr.; Sylvia Ballet Suite byDelibes; Battle of the Huni:\ byLiszt; Hungarian Rhapsodie NQ. 4by Liszt; Russian Easter Overtureby Rimsky Korsakov; The 'Skaters'W(j,ltz by WaldteufeJ; William TellOverture -by" Rossini; and MarchSlave- by Tchaikowsky~

Of particular interest to' musiclovers, will be the last two num­bers on the program which 'will beplayed stereophonically, utilizingtwo separately recorded soundtracks with two matched, high fi­delity .amplifiers driving the ten­foot bass horns and the profession­al qUa4ity tweet~rs installed in theChap~l.· .

Marguerite. Ledder has acceptedthe Society's invitation tq return tothe organ console inasmuch as shewas 'handicapped by a' technicalfailure during last. month's concert:

U. S. Naval Ordrian'ce'Test Station l China 'Lake l California, ,

McLEAN FAl\llLY-Following the Presidential' their son, Donald, converse at the \VhiteHouse \vUhAward presentation, Dr. McLean, his wife, LaV, an« BAdm. F. S. \Vithington, Chief of BuOrd.

Vol. XIV. No. 5\ "

__NOTS Eye'S Explorer'o'n Firs'tGo=Round~'EuropeanExpe~ts "Study' 'NOTS:IW~{k

A combined French-_Netherlandsteam of 29 technical military andindustrial experts visited the Sta~tion last Friday to study militaryequipment ,productionimd to ob­serve testing facilities:, Arriving by plane at the NavallAir Facility Friday 'morning, theywere greeted by Capt.airi "V. 'v. HoI:lister, Station Commander; and oth-'er Station military and civilian per-'sonne!.

, '. The visitors- \vere drivenMichelson Laboratory where they'viewed two films. One film, titled"An Introduction to Sidewinder,"was presented with Dr. F. W. Cart­wright, Head,' Air-to-Air Weapons'Division, acting as moderator. '- A second film, titled "The MarineCorps Medium Antiaircraft ,Weap­ons System (Terrier)" was 'shownwith .-Major B. A. Rushlow,- :USMC, ,Commanding Officer of the Marine\Guided Missile Test Unit, makingthe introdUctory comments.

Following the ,film .showings, the'.visitors were conducted on a tourof the Marine Corps Terrier MissileFiring Facility by Captain J. H.Miller, -where 'they witnessed a

iTerrier missile loading demonstra-tion.. ' -' " ,

After lunch, the group was trans­~orted to Tower Nine on G-1 Rangeto witness Terrier and Sidewiriderfirings. W. E, VorE:!"Head o~ grq~ject Engineering Division in TestDepartment briefed the visitors on'the various firings as' they tookplace; , ' . " ., ,

, Following the firing demonstra­,tions, the group returned to Mich­elson Laboratory to hear A. C. Ell­ings,Head, Product and ProductionEngineering, enumerate the prob­lems en'countered in the productionof Sidewinder. The group's visit isunder the auspices of our Govern­~ent for assistance in the feasibili­ty of producing such equipment asthey saw demonstrated here., Prior . to their departure from

:N"AF, the vi~itors witnessed a Side­winder assembly and loading'dem­onstration by personnel of GuidedMissile Unit No. 61. Cdr. S~ N. Maykept the visitors informed of each~tep in the demonstration with arunning commentary. ,'Military personnel serving', as

,representatives' of the French Min­istry of Defense during the tourwere:, Brig. Gen. Gaston Fournier,IAF; Col. Ernest Dugit-Gros, AF;Col. Maurice Pely, AF; Maj.' Jac-

{i~~sl;::;; ~~j.M~~o;;:s ~:~~~~: AEC Lecturer, Talks Desert Art League, (Continued on Page 4)' , , ,

" ". "-.' . At Burroughs High Directors Elected;Community Council !ruth' .ca? be stranger. than Funct·, "n"":Ann'ounced

M. SCIence flCtlOn, students at Bur- 0

Reports on . eating roughs 'High" Sc.hool le~rned las~ Officers of'the newly-formed'Dr. and Mrs. T. ,''V.' Milburn, week when _ThIS AtomIC World Desert Art League "w~re elected at

staunch supporters" of the Desert was discussed by 'Arthur Gray,. J t' P. ' , . . k R'd ItS' anuary 29 IDee mg. rogramsArea Family Service Agency at Chi- representative of the Oa 1 ge . 1 'd t tt t' ,, " S d' , ,1, are bemg p anne 0 a rac reSl-

" ria'Lalre were guest speakers at the Institute of Nuclear tu les an..- d' d" UT 11 V 11 h' '. . .' . ' . E' ents of In Ian .. e s a ey w 0last meetmg of the CommunIty the Umted States AtomIC nergy hIt' t t. . . ,. , s are mutua ar meres s.CounCIl on January 28. CommlsslOn. B D' . t' . 't. h'" . h f t' , The oard of !rec OI:S conSlS sIn IS dlscusslOn of t e unc lOns Lecturers are appearing' at high f' Ed F t' P' 'd 't· L 'th F '1 S . AD' 0 • or ler, res1 en, orralne

of e amI y ervlCe gency, r. school ,assemblies throughout the M Cl V· P' 'd t· H I'1 ' .. 1 d f c ung, lce- reSl en , azel\'h burn stressed ItS VIta nee or United States to explain peace- , t Ed H ..d t ff ' f 'l't' d f' , Porter, Secre ary; ,ammer-a equa e 0 Ice aCl lIes an man- time uses of 'atomic power. ' . V"f./ d M"';

cial support to continue serving the ' - , ,berg, Treasurer, ,en y , ' mmcn,f "1 bl d t 1 h Ith Burroughs was one of two school.;; Proo-ram Chairman; Adeline Wil-amI y pro ems, an men a ea . 1 D' t . t . Co '. '.. th' ,·t III the Kern County Schoo IS nc hams' MembershIp ChaIrman' and'cases In e communI y. , . ' , . , '

'A ' It thO C "1 ' d to receIve the program whIch was Jerome' Katz PubliCIty Chairman' s a resu, e ounCl agree on, ' . ," .th d ' b'l't' f d t' presented last Thursday lll' the A need for organizing the Leaguee eSlra 1 1 y' 0 con uc mg an. ' . ,

. open meeting in the near future to StatlOn Theatre. in the InQian ,Wells Valley, was feit'inform the people in the area on Through the cooperation of Al because of, the large percentage ofthe' function of the Agency's men- Cannon of the district office, the accomplished, ar~ists and patronstal heal.th service: " sons and dll:ughters of the men de- of. the arts, relliding in, the area.

The Council also reviewed the're- veloping guided missiles at NOTS. ,Due to the isolation of thi;; desertc~nt dispute over civilian. use,ot"the were able to see the results of some area, local' artists are deprived of

,NavY Commissary. 'and exchange of their parents' work. the contacts with prominent artistsp'rivilegei:\. It was generalIy~agreed Gray's talk. covered· the atom; and, viewing professional exhibitsthat, both Chinfl" Lake and, Ridge- peutrol].s; protons, isotopes,' hydro- held in, metropolitan, areas. It willcrest, residents~ouldbenefit froni gen and nitrogen and moved on to be one of 'the. purposes 'of the,Lea­a deeper'realization of 'their com- smashing the uranium atom to pro~ gue to invite 'well-known art[stsi~plimentary interests and mutual de- duce radio-active 'neutrons which tlleWestto lecture to its rp§mbers. 'p~~de,1jcy: r,': ~ .. - ,,' 'J, :" c 1 l<l:::pn~l}lJed) 9~,P.age;<l;)t fj \,', .'1 J', ;, (Continued "on Page ,4), '

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al organization with clubs in for- 'eign countries with a total of '80clubs:

Some of the advantages of mem­bership in the Navy Wives Club ofAmerica are the companionship ofothers with the same interests;making and renewing of old friend­ships;' and the pleasures derivedfrom doing for others less fortun­ate. Members also help in civic:fund raising projects, Navy Relief,and participate in the ScholarshipFund 'for children of enlisted per­sonnel of the Navy, Marines, andCoa~t Guard.

\Velfare work is carried onthrough proceeds from cake sales,pot luck suppers, etc:"

The local' unit meets on the firstand third Monday of each month at7:30 p.m:.in the Navy Wives Club4house adjacent to the GreyhoundBus Depot. .

NAVY WIVES INSTALl-New directors of the China Lake Navy WivesClub are installed at ceremonies in the Anchorage. Shown, front center,are: Violet Olson, president; and Beatrice Steele, vice-president. In l!ackrow (I. to 1'.) are: Doris Ponce, proxy for chaplain Pat Gerke; Gloria.Hubert,parliamentarian; Louise Smith, treasurer; Betty Appier, record4ing secretary; Mickie \Vight, public relations; and Barbara Stevens, .cor4

responding secrehiQ".

N'avy Wives Club'

Installs New BoardThe Navy wives, Club of China

Lake held their installation of of­ficers in the Anchorage on January22 with past chaplain, Betty Fen­'stermacher, officiating, as instaJlingofficer.

New officers installed were:Violet, Olson, president;', BeatriceS tee 1e.. vice-president; .BarbaraStevens, corresponding secretary;Betty Appier, secretary; Gloria Hu­bert, parliamentarian; Pat Gerke,chaplain; 'and Mickie Wight, ITublicrelations.

"If you are the ·wife of an enlist­ed man in the Navy, Marines, orCoast Guard, you are eligible tojoin the Navy Wives Club,of Amer­ica," according to president VioletOlson.

The local unit is part of a nation~

ROC K ET,E EIt.THE

During this time, $1155 was paidfor ,transportation, $297 was paIdfor maintenance, and $152.91 wentfor telephone and telegrams. Ap­proximately 28 workers gave 3,316hours of their time. '

New Oass StartsPersons interested in serving in

this unit should call Mrs, 'G. H.Carrithers, Ext. 73403, or Mrs. F, A.Chenault, "Ext. 72208, to make ar­rangements to enter the next HomeService instruction course scheduledfor some time i.I! March.

Six cases received assistance inobtaining compensation or govern­ment benefits and five cases re­ceived counseling services, Miscel­laneous §ervices were extended to49 other cases.

'j' Volunteets"~Take-RC

i' Horne":Service Class, '~' --

nED CROSS HOME SERVICE WORKERS-Four volunteer workersfr~m a class of twelve'who completed a Home Service instruction cours_e

AEC Lecturer ...

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Tenth Year

'. Entries:Openfor. LocaL.Artists:,I K C ' A' F / · I' Twelve volunteer workers com-n' ern' ounty rt. e.~stlva ,pleted a. Red Cross Home Service

, course last' week conducted locallyAmateur and prof~ssional artists, in, both youth and by Ruth ,Rundstrom, Home Service

adult categories are invite.d to enter exhibits .in the annual Director for Kern County, it wasannounced by Mrs. F.·A. Chenault,

Kern County Art Festival sponsored by. the Kern County Home Service Chairman.•

Parks and Recreation Department;; Participants in: District -~i;nte;rworkers who·completedIV, which includes Ridgecrest, I.nYoker'n, Johamiesburg, the 20-hour course were: Mimi Boss,:and China Lake, must first compete in the local competi- Virginia Beres(ord; Carmen l!:n-

. "M h gram, 'p egg y Gunther, Regination scheduled to be held in the Community Center; arc Hibb's, Jean Hopfinger, Edna Park,'29. and 30. . ' Biddy Rushlow, Lola Runchey, Jane

This \vill be the' tenth annual/Ext. 77813.', '. Shea, Jean Yincen( and Mary Fran-C~unty art competition designed to1:High school division entries may ces Wright.encourage participation in and giye be submitted. in oils;. other media, , ,'... Major,Seryices. ' .!ecognition to meritorious art work blac~'anC,lwhi~e~othe~med~a, color; . One of {he major Red Cross serv­done by Kern County artists. The or mIxed media. Entnes wIll be co- ices. rendered locally is that of thegrowing popularity of these art fes-I ordinated b:y Adeline Williams~High Home Service group. During thetivals is indicated by the 20,000 enol School art mstructor. last six months' of 1957, this grouptries which were registered last Application~ in the a~ult a~d high handled 90 new cases 'and attendedyear. . . school divisions must be mailed to to 57 old' cases. ,Recommendations, Entries will be separated in divi- the County Parks and Recreation. for emergency leave extensionssions for adults; high school stu- Department by Monday, March 17. were extended'to 38 servicemen anddents, and elementary school 'age Applications must be in on this 97 reports on health and welfareyouths in both realistic and abstract date, but not the pictures.' were obtained for families of serv-classifications. ' Elementary school entries will be icemen.

Profel:!sional artists will be pro- s~parated in four divisions. Thevided a gallery in a competitive ex- first division will include kinder­hibit for any media of art work in garten through first grade; the sec­the county finals only. They may ond division, second and thirdshow at the 'local exhibit, noncom- grades; third d i vis ion, fourthpetitively, only as an exhibit exam- through sixth" grades; and fourthllle. Professional artists, are de~ division, seventh and eighth grades.fined as those who have earned All grade school entries must bemore than $500 in the sales of their, turned in to Burroughs School Li­own paintings during the past year. b'rary during the week of March 3Art entries in this group will be to 7. Winners' of the elementary

, sub1l1itted to and entry blanks may school contest will be entered in thebe "seeured from· Wendy' Minnich, district contest .on ,March 29 arid70-A Rodman, Ext. '73011; , 30 in the Community Center.

Non-professional artists may sub- Art medias in thIs group will bemit oils, watercolors, or other media water color; other media, black an.dand obtain application blanks from white; and other media, color.Lorraine McClung, 101-A Fowler, Application 'blanks and pamphlets, Imay be obtained from the Station

Euro'peans ••. ,~~~~~~y and Burroughs School Li-

<Continued from Page 1)' IArmy; Capt. Albert Malandain,Navy; and Capt. Jean Peyrat,'Navy., Civilian industrial experts repre­senting· the, French governmentwere: Roger Chevalier, Henri Den­amur, Jacques Leroy, Bernard deCrcmiers' Robert LaBarre, JosephGuigonis: ,Pierre Bouvier,' ReneLambrouck, Rene Wi~th, Jean Dil~

Iy, and Claude Libois., "Netherlands military representa~

tives were: Maj. Gen. Willery J.Reynierse, AF;'Lt.Col. G. 'J. Schot,AF; LCdr~C. C. A. Vogel, Navy;Maj. Hoyte Van' Hoyterna, Army.Civilian representatives'were: Mar­cus Staal, Gerrit Bazuin, ,Lucas C.Zonneveld, Cornelis F. Amsterdam,Robert' J.' Schliekelmann, and JanA. DeVries." The visit of the French-Nether­iands group' stemmed from a U. S.announcement at the North Atlan­tic Council meeting 'in December,i95o:-that the United States is pre­par~d to assist NATO countries in are pictured with R~d Cro~s officials. SJ.t?wn (I. to 1'.) are:l\Irs.:.:. A.improving their capabilities to de-. Chenault', Home ServlCe chaIrman; Jean Vmcent; Peggy Gunther; Al1eenvelop and produce certain types of nllShlon'; ,Lloyd Andreason, Asst. Field Director from Edwards AFB;military' equipment needed to make Ruth Rundstrom, instrucJor; Carmen Engram; and Hope Carrithers,their forces more effective.' Red Cross chairman or' Indian \Vells Valley." The initial visit to the U. S. underthis offer was made during Septem­ber and October, 1957, by an, Ital- -;~

ian technical team. These tours areunde;taken by the country concern­ed at its own expense. U. S. partici­pation consists 'of furnishing airtravel within the United States., The Department of the Army has,

been designated Executive ,Agent I{or the tour._..:...-_--_....:..-_------'--'-\

School ,Program:

Art -Lea'gueu. 0. n B,icycle~Safety(Continued"trom Page 1)

League "members pian to demon-Now U,nqe,fw,aystrate their 'techniques. to n,eophyte 'The classroom training portion otartists from time to time as part 'of the bicycle safety program is' undertheir group. programming.' way in the, elementary schools. at

In addition to, participating hi China Lake., The schools, PTAthe annual Kern County Art'Festi-, Safety Committee members and Se­vals, the Desert Art League will curity Police officers have been re-,conduct its own exhibits periodical- sponsible for ,the organization ofly, 'highlighting the various cate- the school bicycle safety program.gories of art. " Grant Pinney,'priricipal of Vieweg_

Its present membership of ap- School ,and, school coordinator ofproximately 25 memberS is, not the program; stated that road testlimited to adults. Teenage artists courses on which young riders willand patrons of the arts are en- be tested" will be located at Rich- ­couraged to join the League to ob- mond Elementary School. 'Accord-'tain add,itional opportunities to de- ing to Vincent Wall, principal ofvelop by 'association with more Richmond School, the courses area'dvanced artists., ' being laid out. at the present time.

Persons interested in obtaining Lt. (jg) C. F. Wright, chairman ofmembership 'in the Desert Art Lea- the PTA Safety Committee,will'gue may contact the membership head the ,road testing program. Hechairman, Adeline "Villiams, Ext. will be assisted by, Security Police77441. The annual dues are $a 'per Officers, Carl Zahn, Richard Mc-person. 'Gown and several PTA fathers.

Purpose of the bicycle safety pro­gram is to reduce bicycle accidentsand injuries by training boys andgirls in safe riding habits. 'It is de­signed to carryon from year toyear, checking up on those whohave completed the prQgram, andteaching bicycle safety to new rid­ers as they become, old enough toparticipate.

Each rider who signs up for the •program is given a written class­room test on rules of the road andan actual riding test on the testingcourse. The operating condition of

(Continued from Page 1) bicycles will be checked by the mencontinue splitting through a chain in charge of testing.r€action 'process. Road tests will be' given on the

He further ·demonstrated the op- following Saturday mornings fromeration and uses of an atomic te- 9 a,m. to 11:30 a:m.: February 8,actor. Through the' use of uranium third grades;" February i5, fourth'fuel a graphite moderator used t'? grades; February 22, fifth grades; :sloi.v, down the neutrons, and a con- March 1, sixth grades; March 8,crete or lead shield for protection, third and fourth grades; March 15,'atomic energy can be harnessed to1 fifth and sixth grades; March 22, allproduce electricity and heat. grades. ., The potential value was iIlustrat~ Riders who demonstrate,that they>,

ed by stating that two and a half can ride safely and' expertly, andpounds of radium powered the know and observe traffic regula-atomic submarine Nautilus for 62,- tions, are awarded an operator's000 miles. certificate, endorsed by,their school

For science students the assem- FRENCH AND NETHERLANDS VISITORS - A, Chevalier, F; Bll:~uin, N;Schliekelmann; N; Lem- principal, Lt. Wright ,and the Se­bly,served as a review of classroom ~ombined'Fr~nch 'and Net'herlands team of technical broti.ck, -F; 2nd Li.c

Stern, usA, Escort, Officer:.. Capt.- curity Police officer. Riders who dotheorie's, and for others, it clearly miiitar~" and industrial experts ~isiied the Station last" 'Wiss, USA. Third'ril\~ (i~ to 1'.>' are; Maj. Wel~isch,F; not own bicycles may take the test

';. defined this atomic world in which week while on a tour of the U.S. First row (I. to r.r .. Lt. Col. Schot; N; Col:' Pely, F; Maj. Van Hoytema, N; on' a borrowed bike." '. ' . h' Id . h .,., " " " " "Parents are needed to' volunteer, we bve-predicting t e wor whlc are' BOll"l'er' F' Capt' Arndt USN' "'IaJ' Gen 'Rey- ,Col. ,Dugit-Gr\ls,' 'F', .Dellamur, F,' Leroy, F', Labar~ ., ',",. , , "', " , • , . for a Saturday morning to assist

·"is' to, come;' ,As Gray explained, nierse, N.,"Cap't. Holllster, NOTS Commander; Brig. 're,F;DeV~ies,N.Fourtlirow(1. tor.) are; Wirth,F;. atomic ,power; can be used for' de,3- , ." , the committee" in inspecting bicycles

Gen. Fournier,' F,' Maj. Dourlet, USA: ,Escort Officer;. De Cremiers, F; 'Caumllftin;' F; Zonne'\;eld, N;, Staal; and giving driver tests. Anyone in-'truction or for peaceful' advance~ ,ment of civilization. It is up tothis Capt. l\Ialandian, F; Maj. Hughes, USA. Second row N; LCdr. Vogel, N; Amsterdam, N; Libois, F ~and terested may contact Lt. Wright,

,~. " :~' generation to decide." (~ '(I;It'o~r.). are:,Uaj.Jlaas; F;'GuigQuis"Fi PeYplt"f,; ~Dm~:, F. 1\ i I !:!Ii \; If' L' It \ ,i;; ~ I.: :i t:.' ~ 'E~t~!'i'f329;' hon:u:; 'ph'one F7H.

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Underwater Ordnance Departmentfor the past two years.

He was Head of the Planning andAdministration. Division, Underwa­ter Ordnance Department, fromMay 1954 until April 1956. Prior tothat, he was at NOTS China Lakewhere for nine years he held vari­ous .administrative pos.itions withthe Research Department, CentralStaff, and Aviation Ordnance De.partment.

A graduate of the University ofWisconsin -in 1940, Mico holds aB.S. degree in mathematics.

Also assigned to the division willbe \Valter Brisch. Brisch has beenon detail here from the range op­erations branch.of Test Departmentsince September. .

He has been with NOTS, at ChinaLake, since 1945 with two years outfor military service.

Presently, he attends eveningclasses at the University of South­ern California where he is workingfor a B.S. degree in mechanical en~

gineering.With his wife, Neoma, and three­

year-old son, Mark, he resides inAltadena.

IIAnnex VacancieslUnderwater Ordnance Department

Engineer or Sci en tis t, .GS-9through GS-12; Position is' locatedin Systems Operations Division. In"!cumbent will plan field tests formajor station programs. He will"gather information from projectmanager and designers and assistin defining requirements for facm"ties to implement plans. On newtype programs,' he will'make maxi.mum use of existing facilities andcoordinate with other programs therequirements of new facilities

Test Department, Pasadena.Division

Head, Operations Branch, GS-13iduty station Pasadena. Responsi~

ble . for maintaining and operatingSan Clemente Island ranges forTest Department programs; devel..opment of new facilities includingelectronic and optical range instru"mentation; and operational testingof major ordnance items and com"ponents.

Ordnance Engin!ler, .GS-11 or 12,duty at Long Beach. Responsiblefor day to day field operations atSan Clemente Island'. ranges fol"Test Department programs. ' ,

Engineer or. Physicist, GS-11 or12, duty at Long Beach. Assist in:planning and coordinating of rangeinstrumentation. Should be exper­ienced in fields of photo-optical andelectric equipment and data assess~

ment requirements.Electronic Engineer, 6-S-7, 9, or.

11, duty .station Long Beach Servesas range electrical engineer on SanClemente Island for power, control~

fire control, communication sys­tems for .underwater and surfaceweapon test programs. .

Ordnance Technician, 6S-9 or 11,­duty at Long Beach. Assist range·engineers in assigned areas of.range operations. Typical duties in~

clude range preparation, logisticsplanning, and launcher operations•.,

Electronic Technician, GS-7, 9, or11, dnty at Long Beach. Operate'and maintain underwater and sur­face electronic instrumentation

Persons ini:erest~d in any of'the'above positions, contact 1\larionlielly, Extension 119.

Closing date is February 12, 1953.'Public Works Division, Pasadena.

:-:-1> laborer, .2 riggers, ';1, welder(combiii:ation), 2 machinists (main~tenance)!:J, truclv,driyer, 1, heavy".equiprp.en~ mech1).nic, 1 clerk .steno~,grapher GS':3, ' 1 general' e~gineer'GS-11, 1 general engineer GS-9.Contact Dorothy Seaman, Ext. 103.

Annex fund Drive·Enters Final Week

Overseas ClubMeets Tomorrow

The NOTS. Overseas Club willmeet tomorrow afternoon, 2 p.m., atthe Odd Fellows Temple, cornerLime and 'Ivy Streets, Monrovia, ac­cording to Leonard Semeyn, chair­man.

There are only 35 seats 'Temain­ing on the chartered aircraft forthe Clnb's European trip this ~·ear.

The group plans to leave LosAngeles on May 28 and return onJune 26.

The cost per .person on' ·the tripwill be $829 which covers transpor­tation from Los Angeles to Europeand return to Los Angeles andwhile in Europe includes a guidedtour of the Scandinavian countri~s,

including all transportation, ho­tels, meals, sightseeing fees, tips,and taxes.

Annex employees havEl only onemore week in which to make theircontributions to the health agencies,CARE, and' Crusade for Freedomfund drive,' scheduled to end Feb-'ruary i4.

If you have not done so already,you are urged to turn in your con­tribution to your solicitor.

'Department solicitors include:P129, Sally Tompkins, P1767 and

P4509, Jack Petroff; P19, MarianGoodman; P2502, Nancy Reagan,Glenn Thorson, Helen McReynolds;P551, Blanche Reust; P 659, BettyButler; and P709, Verna Kapal, NellNerreter, Dean Richards.

P80, Peggy Higgins; P801, BettyHalminski; ,P802, John Gannon, BobGratton; P80t, Dorothy Argue, BobSullivan, Earle Nolton; P805, AliceAnderson, Juanita Myers; P807,Neri Cornford, Barbara Perrine;P808, Edith Skillman. Jim Berget,Matilda Pollock, Don Totten; P809,Julia Kinard, Nadine Robinson, Ma­rie Bingham, Art Grenier.

THE

services.

The first crossing of the AtlantIoOcean by air was made by a U.s.Navy plane.

POU~LE i\WARD-Ro;e '-Veinberg,a'pu;~h~~iIi~~g~ht'inSupply 'De­p,artmeiit, a~cepts a_.$40 check .from, Cdr. J. 1\1. Shea,-· Associate Directorof Suppl~;, a~d. Suppiy;s "l\Iugof thei\lonth" from .James Carroll, hersupervisor in the bU~'ing and order branch, Purchase Division.' Thed!,ubl6 award: was for, a· beneficial suggestion' submitted' by Rose. C .;

F.EB. 8

MATINEE."GYPSY COLT" (72 Min.).

Ward BondNo synopsis available.

SHORTS, "Jerry a\nd Jumbo" (7 Min.)"Congo Bill" Chapter 12 (17 Min.)

Basketball TeamEnters PlayoffsWith 7-1 Record

.........::r...----M-a-n...;nelt:.:O'--.:s;c::----1 NOTS Basketball Team entersSat. and Sun _ 1 p.m, league playoffs next week a record

EvenTng of seven wins and only one loss.6 and 8 p.m. 'daily The seventh win was a hard-

fought battle against Alchemists onTODAY FE3.7

"LEGEND OF THE LOST" (109 Min.) January 30 at Eliot Junior HighCinemaScope Colar School. ,NOTS held a narrow mar-

Jahn Wayne, Sophia Loren gin throughout the game except at(Action Drama). European hires desert one time in the third quarter when

guide to hunt for the lost city of treasure. Alchemists held a one-point lead.Girl foilows and the men 'fight over her. But NOTS came back, took the leadLots of action fighting the elements and each and' won by ten points. Final scoreother.' . was 59-49.

SHORT, "To Catch a Woody" (7 Min.), At press time" the. schedule ofleague playoffs was not known.Persons wishing this informationshould contact Norman' McDonald,team manager, _Extension 193 atMorris Dam.

SUN.·MON. FEB. 9·10"JAILHOUSE ROCK" (97 Min.)

OnemaScope •, .Elvis Presiey, Judy Tyler

(Drama-Music). Kid learns singing stylefrom prison cellmate. , He hits big time andhis eg~ causes trouble. He sings title songand pop hit "Treat Me Nice." .

SHORT, "Happy Ga Ducky" (7 Min.)

TUES.·WED. FEB. 11·12. "BQMBERS B·S2" (106 Min.)• GinemaScope Color

Kari Malden, Natalie Wood(Drama). Career crew chief meets his for·

mer combat officer whom he detests. Flierromances the daughter amid both land. andair complications.

SHORT, "Cat's Meow" (7 Min.)

SAT.HONOR BAN.D CONCERT

Curtain Time 6 p.m.Top elementary band students of Mojave

desert area participating. Guest conductor,Mr. Wesley Moore, Bakersfield High School.

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THURS.·FRI. FEB. 13·14"THE SAFECRACKER;' (90 Min.)

,Ray Mi lIan'd, Ba'rry Jon'es(Drama). Unique story of imprisoned lock·

smith who is released to t~ajn. as paratrooperand gain access to Nazi' stronghold, wherehis "trade" is required_ by -Intelligenc~~unit.Actionful! ' '... . ......

'(SHORTS: "Little Quacke~" (7 Min.)... ''''''Salute ~o ·Hollywood..··(ll ;Min.) ,

february,7, 1958

'MY NAME IS BENNY SUGG ­I'm primarily an 'efficienc~' expert,but I'm also a good business man.I know that I don't' have' all theanswers, but I'm willing to pay wellto lI:nyone who can help m6 savetime and .mone~'. ~ {;. .". (. '. I' :,'

Natural Science ClubThe public is invited to attend a

meetih~njrmetnbers of the 'NaturalScience Club next Monday, Feb'ru­ary 10, at 8 p.m, in the 'CommunityCenter. . ,

Kermith Ross will show slides ofMt. Logan in Alaska, the second

. highest mountain in North Ameri­Ca. Ross was a memher of a 5-manparty of climbers who made thefirst ascent up the east ridge of

. Mt. Logan last July.

Children's Film SocietyA showing of "King of the Sier­

ras," a story of wild horses, and acartoon will be featured tomorrowmorning at 10 a:m. in the StationTheatre for members of the Child-

- ren's Film Society.,Parents may attend admittance

free when accompanied by a mem­. ber.

. . ~

Little League Meeting. Plans for the coming baseball

0- season will be discussed at a meet­ing of the China Lake NationalLittle League next Monday, Feb­ruary 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the SafetyBuilding on Blandy, east of thetraffic circle. " .,Interested adults, man age r s ,

coaches, and persons wishing tomanage 'or coach Little League,baseball teams are urged to attend.

fr6in-P~~dden~ ··1QOoooooooooO;;~:;lo~:l::,o~:;e::i:l:o~i:e:::roOOOQOOOOOO v :S:2%bividend Tom IMico 'Will' Head Newly-Established

'A "Birthday Ball" to celebrate the birthdays of two 0 'I d B P d D· · · f T' t D . .of our greatest presidents, \'Vashington and Lincoln, will ,e~ are y asa ~na IVISIOn 0 ,es. epartmentbe held in the Community Center on'February 21 at 9 p.m. C do U · Establishment 'of a Pasadena Division' of the Test De-Hal Campbell and his Millionaires will provide the music. re If nIon partment has been announced by H. G. \'Vilson AssociateThis social event is sponsored for all' adults on the Station A dividend of 5.2 percent for the Technical Director.· . . 'apa no admission will ,be charged. Mark this date on your ~'ear 1957 was approved by -the The new division, pending approval of the Bureau of

1 d . . . h fi' S . d membership of NOTS Pasadena 0 d 11 bca en ar now so you can Jom us m t erst tatlOn ance Emplo~'ees Federal. Cre'dit Union r nance, wi. e responsible for Test Department workof the year. " at its annual meeting on Tuesday, carried on at t~e underwater ranges at San Clemente Island.

_From all reports, conditions at built and decorated by children January28., Code Number P309 has' been assigned.to the division_ Mammoth are excellent for skiing along the' theme "Nature's Treas- Shareholders filled the Building h' h· 1 d Id .

now. The chair lifts, rope tows, and ures."· The Camellia ~ing and 7 conference room to hear a report W lC17

l5s.· ocate . in Bui ing 4; Room 4K, telephone exten:-

buddy lifts (for beginners) are all Que~n are chosen from fIrst grades on the past year's business, to elect Slonin operation. It is recommended of cIty schools. • Iofficer's for 1958 and to declare thc The increased research and de­that you make reservations ahead Special admission price certifi- 5.2 percent dividend for 1957 as velopment emphasis upon weaponsif you plan to stay in the Mammoth cates to Marineland are now avail- recommended by th Board of D·_connected with undersea warfarearea, as it is a very popular spot able ~t the Special Services Of~ice, rectors. Chairman :f the meetin~ has resulted in a large and gro\vingfor all Southlanders this time of H?usmg Bldg., ~?om 2. The prIces was Bill Derby, President of tha workload for the underwater ranges

. the year. \Vhen going' without res- WIth these certIfIcates are: adults, Board of Directors such as at San Clemente Island andervations, many people stay in Bish- $1.50; children 7 through 17 years,' .' Walker Lake. In order to keep de-op and drive to the ski area daily 50¢ each; children 6 years and un- ~arry Humas?n gave,the treasl;lr- velopment as the primary missionfrom there. If you don't have ski del' free. Marineland is located at er s report WhICh showed. an Ill- of the Underwater Ordnance De­equipment, you can rent it at the Palos Verdes between Redondo and crease of 17 percent in total assets. partment, the Pasadena Division oflodge by the lifts.' San 'Pedro. 'This is the world's The financial st'ateme?t sh?\\~ed the Test Department has been estab-

The next meeting of the NOTS largest Oceanarium and is an out- net worth of the CredIt Umon to be lished to meet the shift of test workOverseas Club will be held at the standing educational and entertain- o:~r the quarter million mark- I towards the sea ranges.Anchorage at 7:30 p.m. on February ment center. $~;)3,~6,29. Heading the division will be Tom11. This meeting will be for all Intramural Bowling League DUrIn~ the yea~, there was a 9.7 l\Iico, who has been Assistant Head,those going on the 1958 trip to American Leagne percent mcrease m loans and 12.7Scandinavia. I understand there ,percent increase in earnings. Whileare a limited number of spaces still . n on Lost I the percentage of potential mem-available. This year a 30% down M;GMTU No. 2 : ~ 21 15 bers decreased by 2.3 percent, therepayment must be made by Febru- ~iU-25 No.2 21 15 was an actual 1.3 percent increaseary 15. -5 ~o. l.. 21 15 in membership. Expenses over the

If . t b . th L Commissary 20 16 d d byou are gomg 0 e m e os Shorty's Baggers 19:5· -16.5 year. ecr~ase y 2.5 percent. Net

Angeles area on February 22, a ENIAF.NO. 2 18 18 eaHrneIlndgsov'!enrcreoanSetdhebYB02a3rdPerOcfenDtl:_special attraction to see \vill be theCamellia Festival at Temple City. ectrons 15.5 17.5 rectors were Ted Davey Harry

This community is a center of ca- ~~~n~;:r;~·~k~..:::::::::::: ~~ ;~ ~umason: Ed Jones~ Jr., ~nd Na-mellia culture and celebrates the dme Robms N b"crop" during blooming season. The Supply ~.- 11 22 JAG on. ew mem ers were

'Game Ijigh Score-Hasz, M.vV. 231 0 nr: orz, Martin Nuss, and Johnparade at 10 a.m. on the 22nd fea- '. Watkms.ture·s floats, four by six feet in size, National League Credit Committee members are

Won Lost J h .". 0 n DaVIes who was held over,

~~~~~5·N~:··l··::::::::::::::::::;~ i~ Tom Fahy elected to. serve' for twoVX-5 No.2: 20 '16 years, and Mabel Qumn elected for

a one-year term.GMU-61 18 18 Supervisory Committee membersNAF No.3 _ _ 17.5 18.5 I D' kNAF No.1 , _ 17.5 18.5 rene liC son and Jack. PetroffBowling Green 17 19 were he d over and Gerry GoldStews Burners 16 20. was elect;d.for a two·year term.NAF No. 5 ~ 16 20 ApprecIatIOn was expressed to theMCCMTU · c 15 21 Board of Directors, to those per-

Game high score-Hearn, J., 245 so~s serving on Credit Union com­mittees, and to Mary Maxham andPriscilla Estes for their excellent

. Book of ' the WeekAny Number Can Pla~' by Clifton

Fadiman.',\ i <0 ::U-i .'_'. 'h~

Clifton, Fadiman \\Tites\vith .con~' .,o' itagious warmth on .. a .number ·of .;,:sUbjects dear to 'his heart, such as·"cheese, wine, unwritten, books; ec· 'J.'.,.

centrics, suburban living, puns and

egg~,e~~~.': -,,', \. " ",~ ,. t; ',; .' '{

Snpervisory Idustrial Engineer,G-12. The position as Head of Staff,Engineering Department, concernsstudies involving plant and facili­ties, . methods analysis, ,economy,safety and operational procedures.

Supervises staff. performing per-'sonnel, budget, fiscal, and generaladministrative functions. Repre­sents department at technICal andstaff meetings, panels and commit­tees, with other departments andoutside activities.

Candidates 'must be well experi·enced in administration as well asengineering. Call Mrs. Auchterlonie,­Ext. 71393.

. job Opportunities••••••••••••••••••••••••

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formed at all times as to the edu­cation of their children.. In submitting this report for' pub­lic examination, :Mr. Westcott hasthis to say: "One of the things wewere extremely interested 'in' waswhat our students were achievingin college. \Vere they accomplish­ing as much as students from oth­er schools? \Vere they prepared forthe adjustment necessary to succeedin college? The only way we couldfind the answers to these qustionswas to contact the colleges theyattended. \Ve have taken gradesfrom the first semester of workknowing that it presents the mostdifficulties in work, problems ofadjustment and over-all orienta­tion."

\Vashington (AFPS)-The Defense Department hasordered both of the nation's medium-range ballistic mis­siles-the Army's Jupiter'. and the Air Force's Thor-intoproduction.

The decision to produce the two1,500-mile missiles was announcedrecently by Defense Secretary NeilH. McElroy, while testifying on theU.S. missile program before thePreparedness Subcommittee of theSenate Armed Services Committee,headed by Senator Lyndon B. John­son.

"\Ve have been undertaking dur':ing the past few da~'s an intensivereassessment of our position withrespect to the testing imd develop­ment program of our IHB~I mis­siles," Mr. McElroy said, addingthat the recent tests of both hal'ebeen highly encouraging."

."It is now clear," he explained,"although neither of the weaponscan be regarded as fully-developed,they both are at a point at whichwe believe we can on the basis ofjudgment make a sound decision toprogram additional production foroperational purposes."

The Thor, for which assemblylines already have been tooled byDouglas Aircraft Co., developers ofthe missile under Air Force con-

Burroughs AlumnalEvaluation ReportSummarizes Trend

State-Wide Scholastic ProgramFor Gifted Children Studied

PHILlYS WAIRAss't. Editor (Actg.)

Evening College AddsReal Estate Law Class

Persons interested in laws gov­erning real estate may enroll inBusiness Administration 18b offer­ed by Bakersfield College in thespring semester. Students shouldschool administrators represent thegreatest deterrent to adequate fed­eral support. School people andCongressmen are not convincedthat federal support can be achiev­ed without too great a loss in localand state pride and control.

Until school administrators andcongress~en can contrive. meanswhereby federal funds can 'be allo­cated to and administered by localschool districts under' state lawsand regulations, there is little hopefor obtaining help for schools froni'federal funds.'report directly to room 40 in Bur­roughs High School when 'the classopens at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Febru-ary 11. .

, Persons 18 years of age or olderare eligible to attend the class tobe instructed by Kenneth Smith,Ridgecrest attorney. '

Some of the phases to be studiedwill be sales agreements, trans­fer of titles, conditions -and war­ranties, personal property acquisi­tion, property insurance, and inanyother items involved in propertyownership.

$uper;rltenJent~JVoteJBy DR. EARL MURRAY, Superinteudent 0/ 'China Lake Schools

Published Every Friday at the

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:Into-'Full:~'Pro:dUefton~ ~~ .~c,-~ ~~~l ~~~;~~::S~i~'~~U~~::;~t~~:morrow night, February 8, at 8p.m. in the China Lake BowlingAlley No. 2 adjacent to the An­chorage. Captain' W. \Y. Hollister,Station Commander, and Vic Ellis,President of the Ridgecrest Cham:

tract, will be built in California. ber of Commerce, will officiate atThe Jupiter has been perfected by opening night ceremonies.tne Army Ballistic Missile Agency Competing in the largest tourna­at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, ment in the Association's historyAlabama. . will be plore than 150 bowlers vying

By making use of the production on teams, in doubles and singlescapacity now available for bl)th Ifor a prize fund totaling $687.70.IRB1U's, an "operational capability" Thirty teams will compete forcan be achieved by the end of 1958 $247.50 in prizes; 56 doubles will tryin the United Iiingdom, and as soon for $173.60 in prizes; 112 'singles foras "necessary arrangements" can $173.60 in 'prizes; and 93 all-eventsbe made for other appropriate 10- entries' will compete for $93 incations overseas, l\lr. 1\lcElro~' said. prizes.

At his first formal press confer- In a departure from the patternence at the Pentagon on Nov. 18, of previous tournaments, the pres­the Defens~ Secret.ary revealed t~at ent tournament will be split be­the U. S. WIll s.e~k agreements wIth tween the Ridgecrest Recreationother N~TO allIes to arm advance Center and the China Lake Bowlingbases wIth the IRBM. Alley No.2.

"The Department of the Army hasassured the Air Force which has Team Events Squads will bowl inoperational responsibility for the the China Lake Alley on openingdeployment of the land _based night at 8 :30 p.m.; at 6 and 8:30 p.m.IRBM, of its full support in train- on Sunday, February 9; Saturday,ing of personnel and other ways in February 15; and Sunday, Febru­which it might assist in making ary 16.these weapons operational at the Doubles and Singles Eve n t searliest practicable date," Mr. Mc- Squads will bowl in the RidgecrestElroy told the legislators. Recreation Center at 6:30 and 8:30

p.m. on Sunday, February 9; Sat­urday, February '15; Sunday, Febru­ary 16; and at 6:30 p.m. on Satur­day, February 22.

At the completion of 'the' tourna~ment the Association's Team, Dou~

The California State Department of Education is conducting a study rb:es, Sin~llles, atr:d Atlhl-~ver:tls Cham-. ., ...' pIOns WI re am elr tIt es until

of a proposed state-wIde scholastIc program for gifted children. Be- the next tournament to be held incause Burroughs H!gh School has th~ only expanded program in Kern 1959. '.County and one of the best in the State, a group of students and their Dr Harry H l' 'P 'd t f. ., ' . . .., . . am In, resI en 0parents were mtervle\~ed'8;nd t.h~Ir mte,:vlew taped for ~he use of the China Lake Bowling As'socia-,the State Department m determmmg whether or· not to gIve support tion, urges all bowlers and' bowlino".to such a program for the entire State. enthusiasts to attend the Tourna:'"

The interviews were taped last achievement not only in school work ment events. 'week by Richard Post, who is ai,ding but in extra-curricular activitiesthe State Department. Post is a since the e 1erne n tar y grades.speech correctionist for the Stand- Throughout their four years of highard School District and 'works with school they have studied under theproblem counseling and the schol- honors program which included stu~

astic program for gifted students. dents maintaining "A" and "B" av­Seniors at Burroughs participat- erages plus teacher recommenda- '. SACRAM:ENTO~Competition on

ing in the interview were Weston tions. The honors classes proceed tJ:1e· highway is' dangerous says theHofer, Janice Nichol, Alan Robin- at an accelerated rate of study and .son, Susan Smith, Martha Walden, learning often doing college-lElvel California Highway Patrol.john vValker, Bruce Warr, Judy work. '."Drivers who attempt to raceWilson and Sandra Witt. These During the interview the students with other motorists away fromstudents h a v e maintained high discussed world problems including traffic lights or on the 'open high­

the satellite race and school proll- way are flirting with danger andlems including how to improve possible death," declared Patrolschool activities and the benefits of Commissioner B. R. Caldwell. "Thisthe honors program. urge to beat the other fellow fre­

quently leads to a mistake follow­Following the student interview,

their parents expressed on tape ed by an accident in which one ormore cars are involved.their' concept of the advanced pro-

gr.am of study. The criticisms and "Another type of dangeroussuggestions of both students and competition on the highway is theparents will be used by the State Iretaliation maneuver made by anDepartment of Education in the re- angry driver," Caldwell remindedmaining year and a half of their motorists. "You only aggravate thethree-year study .of financing a Iproblem 'and increase the dangerstate-wide program for the gifted when you try to get even for some'child. wrong, imaginary or real, in'flicted

. . by another motorist.

"Driving in today's traffic callsfor full attention every minute ifsafety is to be maintained," he said."The safe, way is to cooperate withthe other driver and ignore thosewho irk you or try to snare you in­to competitive action."

The Rocketeer, an authorized Novy publication Is printed weekly by Hubbard Printing, Ridge,Crest, Calif., with a;:>propriated funds and In compliance with NAVEXOS' P·35, Rev. November1'145. The Rocketeer receives Armed Forces Press Service moterial. All photographs areofficial U. S. Navy photos, unless otherwise specified. Deadlines, News stories, Tuesday,..;30 p.m.; photographs, Tuesday, 11,30 a.m.

BUDD'GOTTEditor

. Eighty-four percent of 1949 to1955 Burroughs High School grad­uates who completed their firstsemester of college work received

f=irst Aid Class Starts grades of A, B or C. Of the 36 per­All rseiderits of Indian Wells Val- cent or 216 graduates who attended

ley are invited to attend the Red college, 14 percent earned A's theirCross First Aid class starting Feb- first semester, 31 percent earnedruary 11, according to Hope 'Car- B's, 39 percent received C's, 12 per-rithers, IWV Chapter Chairman. cent D's and only four percent F's.

Six two-hour classes will be heldI This" informaion appears in aover a three-week period starting comprehensive college achievementnext Tuesday from '7 to 9 p.m. in evaluation report compiled by K. W.the Training Building on Halsey. Westcott, vice-principal, and hisEarl Suladie, course 'instructor, may office staff. 'be contacted for further informa- The number and 'percentage oftion on Ext. 76022. graduates and their first semester

. college grades are listed by colleges,the majority of which are in Cali­fornia, but' extend to Harvard,William and Mary and Princetonon the east coast. The report alsoincludes a summary of what grad­uates of the class of 1956 are doingnow, a year after graduation.'

Burroughs High School was start­ed in 1945 when the China I,..akeNaval Ordnance Test· Station wasstill a new establishment. Militaryand government employees bring­ing their families from all parts of 'Burroughs High School graduatesthe United States w'ere afraid their since 1949, have attended more thanchildren wouldn't receive an educa- fifty colleges, 32 of these being 'intion complete enough to qualify the state of Californi.a. Out-of-statethem for the colleges of their colleges include New Mexico Uni­choice. . versity, Brigham Young Universi­

Out of the 1949 graduating class, ty, \Vooster College, Ohio, Harvard,the first class' to spend four years Purdue, Kansas State, vVilliam andat Burroughs, close to half went on Mary:West Hampton College, Vir-to'college..Twenty-fi-ireof ,tlie "'58 ginia, University of Arizona, Uni­graduates' ·,.jere.accepted . by '. col~ versity of Maryland, Colorado, A.leges.' and 23 A's ,\vere rec'orded the andM. and the University of Port­first. sewester. The c9mmunity b~~ -1.a:~.d..

EXPLORER DATA' RECORDED-Test Department personnel.pick~up ga~,t~/el~~.~ri(to' rea!!~'e ~~at ,,<;if. the 1956 gr.aduating· class, '46satellite data at the Telemetering 'Pad on its first pas~ around' the world. theIr" ~hIldrt;~. w~fe, :eC~lvmg ;' an percent ,el}rolled.'m c?lleges, 23 per-, '. . ..,. ..' . Ieducation alter all. .It· 18 felt by the celit were employed m jobs 12 per-S.hown trackmg _the Explorer" (I. to r.) are: \Varren Hanne; John adminis"tration of Burroughs, how- cent entered the armed serv'ices and\\'eber; ,George him'!JalI; Bob.Merriam; find Don Stevenson.",," ", ever,lthat the,pubUc.shoul.d be ;in~ 19 percent were ,married.. t . .....~ - ~. .-. ~. A. " 1 ...

Telemetering ~ ... (Continued, from Page U

Bryant and his personnel of theElectronics . Branch, Communca­tions Division, in the installation ofa'VHF relay system to maintainc'ommunications- with JPL· at Pas­adena. His group installed two re­peater stations, one' on Laurel:Mountain and one near lilt. Wilson.· W hen E lee t ron i c Systems

Branch personnel were asked if vis­ual sightings. of "Explorer" wouldbe possible in this area, their re­ply was that it would be difficultwithout the aid of a telescope orbinoculars. If clear skies prevail, itwould be visible with these aids atdawn or dusk.

It has ,been observed that there is a growing considera­tion of Federal Aid in the field of education. \'Ve, have hadFederal Aid in education for a century, notably in the landgrant colleges and for special situations such as agriculture,home economics, industrial arts, food and milk programs,educational surplus materials, and grants and scholarshipsthrough the National Science Foundation. \Ve have alsoreceived aid in federally' impacted areas for school opera­tion, maintenance, and buildings.

Certain noted' economists are -------------"-----­among the strong advocates forfedcral _support of e d u cat ion.Beardsley Ruml, the author of pay­as-you-go federal' income tax, Les­ter V. Chandler, Princeton Univer­sity economist, and Seymour E.Harris, Chairman, Department ofEconomy, Harvard University, haveall advocated federal support withconcr'cte workable suggestions.

These three economists state thatfederal support can be provided in

• a form that carries no 'danger ofobjectionable interferences. .

They argue that the national gov­ernment collects the bulk of taxrevenues, it recognizes that a partof this revenue should be r'eturnedto 'the states to supplement statefunds in financing services which

.are of national as well as stateconcern. As a consequence, we have

'highway programs, conservationprograms, flood .control, water andpmver projects, social security, andpublic healthineasures somewhatlippropriate . to modern conditionsand needs.· 'Only education has been' discrim­

'inated against, and largely because_of the 'fear 'of 'federal control. ,Be­~ause of this, school boards and

,