Page Four Plane Crash Eight CAP MembeJis Aid in Rescue Mission Eight members of the China Lake Civil Air Patrol Squadron 84 participated in a rescue mission for a light plane which crashed in Surprise Canyon near Panammt City Saturday morning, November 4. Two men were killed in the crash. The pilot, Ned D. Giebrick died immediately. his passenger, Robert \Max Toushak, lived for a short time after the crash but died be- fore he could be extricated from the wreckage. Both men were from North Hollywood. A flight plan for the craft, a Cessna 150, register number N- 7021X, had been filed at the Van Nuys airport with Panamint City a 3 its destination. Second Lieutenant Francis C. St. Louis was the first of the local CAP members to be alerted of the crash by John Husted, manager of the Trona Airport. Accompanied by Warrant Officer Paul H. Byus, St. Louis left immediately for the crash area with the Civil Air Pa- trol's ambulance. Shortly after, Major Frederick L . Richards, miSSion commander IIlppointed by Hamilton Air Force Base, and Russ Huse of the NO'l'S Mountain Search and Rescue Group left for the crash scene carrying mountain rescue equipment. In a malter of minutes communi- cations headquarters were estab- lished at NOTS with Cap t a i n Louise E. Richards as mission co- ordinator, and Warrant Officer Robert Thomas as communications officer. Two International 1 Scout ve- bicles were dispatched to the area. One was driven by 2nd Lt. William Vogan accompanied by Cad e t M / Sgt. Jack Morash while the sec- ond vehicle carrying acetylene t orch cutting equipment, was driven by CAP member Mathias Hugo with Warren Martin as a passen- ger. Five miles from the scene of the crash, the Scout vehicles picked up St. Louis and Byus, who had left their ambulance and were proced- lng on foot to the scene. In ad- dition the vehicles picked up Inyo County Sheriff Merrill Culbertson and a companion who had flown in and landed on the Panamint road and were proceeding on foot to in- vestigate the crash. On their arrival at the scene, St. Louis, Hugo, Martin and the Sheriff f ound that the Inyo County coroner and deputy coroner had removed the bodies from the wrecked plane and placed them in the coroner's v e h i c 1e for transportation to Bishop. An on the scene witness, Dick Thompson, who resides at the n'hompson Mine Site in Surprise Canyon, reported Toushak was still breathing when rescuers reached the crash but died an hour later. Sheriff Culbertson reported that investigation is being conducted in- to the reasons behind the German officer's uniform worn by Toushak and the large swastika flag, a Ger- man helmet and a swastika afm band that were all found in the crashed plane. Academy Aspirants Take Local Exams Civil Service Commission pre- liminary examinations were given last Saturday morning at China Lake to nine out of 25 originally scheduled applicants for U. S. mil- itary academy appointments. Eight were from the China Lake-Ridge- crest area and one from Edwards Air Force Base. According to Congressman Har- lan Hagen of California's 14th Dis- trict more than 100 candidates ap- plied in his District. The Con- gressman will make nominations to the Air Force, Naval, Military and Merchant Marine Academies for the classes entering next summer. In addition to Ute preliminary Civil Service tests, competitors took physical examinations at nearby Air Force bases. The results of these, together with an analysis of the applicants' grade transcripts and extra-curricular activities, will determine the nominations. Hagen will nominate 11 boys to fill one opening at the Air Acad- emy and 10 others to compete for admission to the Merchant MarinI! Academy. H e also will select prin- cipal and alternate designees to WI two openings in the Naval Acad- em y and two in the Military Acad- emy. "Pennies from Heaven" A toll gate officer on New J er- sey's Garden State Parkway spied a white object falling from a Navy blimp recently and thought he was being bombarded until he recog- nized the missile as a handkerchief. As· he darted out on the roadway to recover it, the blimp pilot waved and tIew off into the wild blue yonder. Tied in the handkerchief was a quarter, and inscribed on the cloth, in red crayon, were these words: "The Navy Pays Its W ay." THE ROCKETUR Sales Committee Thank NOTS Civic Concert Patrons The Sales Committee of NOTS Civic Concert Association has resolved the seating problem for the season's program, and ex- press their gratitude to those con- cert-goers who amicably accepted seats at a lower price range than they had originally requested. John Bain, Ticket Man age r, stated that concert tickets have been mailed or delivered to all who renewed their memberships or pur- chased vouchers for the 1961-62 season, and only twelve seats re- main unassigned. No additional seats will be assigned, however, un- til it is determined the number o( seats needed for those persons ex- pected to arrive with the individual artists. K. H. Robinson, President of the Concert Association's Board of Di- rectors, said "Clearly there are at least 1,100 people in Our desert area who want to see and hear the world's outstanding artists appear- ing at China Lake." Unlike other small city associations who book a 'package of artists,' the local or- ganization obtains contracts in ad- vance with individual artists and then work on tioket sales to meet the budget. "This year's vote of confidence. as evidenced by seat sales," says Ken Robinson, "should make it pos- sible to put together outstanding series in the future." Community Church Selects Director of Christian Education Mrs. Ralph Middleton has becn selected by the NOTS Community Church to serve as director of Christian education. Mrs. Middle- ton and her husband, Ralph, a mathematician in the Test De- partment, came to NOTS last July from Portland, Ore. They were members of the sam~ graduating class at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, where l\l[rs. Middleton received her de- gree in Christian education. T hroughout high school and col- lege, Mrs. Middleton was active in both junior and senior high church youth organizations. Before coming to China Lake she s e r v e d the Congregational Church in Portland as assistant to the director of Christian education and later occupied the position of Christian education secretary for the Lakegrove Presbyterian Church at Lake Oswego, Ore. The teacher asked her class to name some of the benefits of the automotive age. There was a moment of silence, then Jackie's hand went up. 'Well, it stopped horse stealing." P LEASED WITH GEM SHOW - Rockbound of- fiCia ls, &n Sims, show chairman, and AlOes, pres- itlent (1st and 2nd from right) seem pleased' as they d iscuss the success of the 5th annual Gem and Min· eral Show with Congressman Harlan Hagen, (Jal)t. a n d l\lrs. Charles Blenman Jr., and their son, "Bing/' Over 1,650 attended the e,·ent. Visitors came ITom 48 California cities, the states of Maryland, Connecti- cut, Virginia, Texas, Idaho, South Dakota, Iowa, Washington, and two foreign countries, Holland and Peru. Sc\'enty-fh'e display cases Gt Sl)ecimens were on exhibit. - A Charles Vollmer photo Friday, November I0, 1961~ Homecoming Queen ••• Stcl)hanie Van H agan Homecoming Celebration Staged by Burroughs High Burroughs High School celebrated its sixteenth annual homecoming the weekend of November 4 as a crowd of 1,010 persons witnessed the Burroughs varsity vs. Palmdale football game. Although Burroughs bowed 7-13 in the final moments of play, the students' enthusiasm never wavered as they chcered wildly, waving the green and while. Half- time performance was presented by the school band utilizing a colorful civil war theme. Homecoming festivities beg a n Thursday eve n i n g with the an- nouncement of homecoming court and Parade Grand Marshall. Se- lected by the senior class, the court included: Queen - Stephanie Van Hagan, Princesses-Sharon Currier and J aynee Eilts, and Grand Mar- shall-Buck Johnson, Superintend- ent of Construction at Burroughs. Palmdale ":8's" Defeated Friday evening found the Bur- roughs B team routing Palmdale with a final score of 12-0. This win places Burroughs in a tie position with Palmdale for Golden League title. This was the first time in the history of Palmdale that their B team had been defeated in league Woman's Award play. Saturday's parade formation left the high school grounds, made their way through Ridgecrest and back to the football field via 'Vherry Housing. The senior entry entitled "A Century of Strife" depicted the civil war centennial theme. A su- perlative float, it was decorated with figures representing the Old South, During the War, Reconstruc- tion Era, and Integration Today. The Freshman class took second place honors with their exhibit of a southern garden scene entitlcd "Kone With The Wind." Judging was also held in the Club car contest. First place was award- ed to the National Thespians' and the Student Council entry received honorable mention. Homecoming activities were cli- maxed by an alumni dinner dance at the Hideaway and a stu den t dance sponsored by the Pep Club in the new multi-use building at Bur- roughs. The Student Council, under the chairmanship of Karen Skaar, did an excellent job of planning in pre- paration for the students' fun -filled weekend. Agencies Must Name Candidates for Award The second annual government- wide program to spotlight top- caliber career women in the fed- eral service has been announced by Mrs. Katie Louchheim, consultant on women's activities, Department of State. Under the program administered by the Federal Woman's Award Board of Trustees, of which Mrs. Louchheim is chairman, six out- standing career women will be hon- ored at a public ceremony in Wash- ington next February. Federal agencies are being n oti- (ied to submit nominations for the award to the Board of Trustees by Dec. 1. The Federal Women's Award has three major purposes, Mrs. Lauch- heim explained. They are (1) to give well-deserved public recogni- tion to the award winners and new incentive to others, (2) to highlight the importa nt work that women are doing in executive, profession- al, scientific and technical posi- tions, and (3) to encourage compe- tition for federal employment by talented and ambitious young wom- en who might not otherwise know of t he fine career opportunities o ffered by the Federal Civil Serv- ice throughout the United States and abroad. ••• "T he achievements of women in government are well known in gov- ernment circles," M rs. Louchheim said. "They have made possible many of the advances in modern America's national defense, social welfare, and economic progress. But the achievements of women have not had the public recogni- tion they deserve." Mrs. Louchheim pointed out that men outnumber women in federal positions by three to one, and that in high-level jobs, the proportion of men is considerably greater. "It naturally follows," she said, "that men receive most of the other awards that have been established for recognition of outstanding gov- ernment service, even though an impressive number of women rank as leaders in their chosen career fields. It is for this reason that the Federal Woman's Award is so im- portant." ••• Each government department and agency is being invited to nomf nate not more than three women for the award. To be eligible for nomination, a woman must have had not less than three years at continuous, full-time serviCe in a position of the federal competi- tive or excepted service, and must have reached grade GS-9, its equiv- alent, Or higher. She must also have demonstrated outsta nding ability and achievement in a n executive, professional, scientific, or technical position. T he Award program was estab- lished in October 1960 under the 'direction of Mrs. Barbara BatC's Gunderson, who was ~hen a Civil Service Commissioner. IWV Launches 1962 United Fund Drive TEMPERATURES lAST WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, '61 MARKED NOTS' 1 18th ROCKETEER Nov. 3 No.... 4 . Nov. 5 Nov. 6. Max. Min. .... 70 40 ... 75 38 .,. 75 47 .... 74 43 Nov. 7. ... 75 35 Nov. 8.. ... 73 40 ANNIVERSARY Nov. 9.. .. 76 38 Budd Go", Editor Office, Housing Bldg., Top Deck Phone. 7·1354, 7·2082, 7.1655 Vol. XVII, No. 44 U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California friday, November 10, 1961 Ul'lraTED FUND OFFICIALS - l\leeting earlier this week with CUJ)tain Blenman, Sta.tion Commamler, to outline the 1962 United Fund CUml)aign plans (l-r) are : Capt. .It. \V. Calland, China Lake area chairman ; \V. E . ''Bill'' Vore, president ot the UF Board of Di~ rectors; Oapt. Ble nman ; Mel Carlson, Inyokern area chairman; Douglas Dixon, general campaign chair- man ; and Paul Stel)hens, Ridgecrest area chairman. The local campaign will be conducted from Nov. 8 through Dec. 5.. United Way Full Support Needed For UF Goal of $42000 As the 1962 United Fund Campaign got underway yesterday in the Indian Wells Valley communities of Ridge- crest, China Lake and Inyokern, over 300 volunteer workers initiated distribution of campaign material to raise this year's goal of $42,000. The drive will continue through Tuesday, December 5, allowing only three weeks for cam- paigners to contact the personnel in their designated areas and submit their reports to their team captains. A general meeting of Station cam- reco~nition to generous eontribu- paign workers was held in the Sta- tors this year is the establishment tion Theatre last Tuesday where of an H 0 nor Roll for business they were briefed on the mechanics groups who give $100 or more. An of campaign material distribution Honor Roll for individuals who do- and collections. It was emphasized nate one day's pay, after taxes, will that a realistic guideline of desig- also be compiled. Appointed to co- nating one day's pay-after taxes- ordinate this phase of the cam- would ens u rea successful cam- p a i g n is Ridgecrest Postmaster paign. Jerome B. McKernan. On-the-job soliciting has been Member agencies supported by aut h 0 r i zed at China Lake but United Fund donations and their house-to-house soliciting methods will be used in other areas. On Wednesday afternoon, a pep rally was held for all personnel working in the campaign. Repre- sentation from the organizations supported by the United Fund also gave resumes of budget require- ments and the pur p 0 s e of their needs. -~ - -------- General chairman of this year's campaign is Douglas Dixon of the Ridgecrest Bank of America. Area chairmen are: Captain R. W. Cal- land, Experimental 0 f f ice r, for China Lake; Mel Carlson for Inyo- kern; and co-chairmen Gene Boul- din and Paul Stephens for Ridge- crest. requirements are: American R ed Cross, $6,000; Boy Scouts of Amer- ica, $6,237; Desert Area Emergency Relief, $1,200; Desert Area Family Counseling S e r vic e, $12,918; Girl Scouts, $5,185; Indian Wells Valley Recreation Council, $4,891; and the Salvation Army, $2,500. Included in the $42,000 goal is $1,000 to be divided among several h ealth and welfare g r 0 ups approved by the budget committee of the UFo Mines As Fallout Shelters To Be Topic of CAPMeet "Underground Openings as Shel- ters- Their Uses and Haza rds" will be the subject of Dr. Carl F. Aus- tin's talk in the third of a series of Civil Air P atrol-sponsored disaster survival meetings w h i c h will be h eld at 7:30 p.m.,Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Richmond School auditorium, Dr. Carl F. Austin China Lake, according to an an- detonation physics group, holds a BS degree in mining engineering, an MS in geologic engineering, and a Ph.D. in geoligic engineering, all from the University of Utah. H e came to NOTS in February of this year following three years of employment with the State of New Mexico's Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. Also, during this period h e served on the gov- ernor's special committee on mine safety. Dr. Austin's talk will cover the subject of how to determine the appropriateness of the use of mjnes, tunnels, and ground openings as shelters from fallout. The speaker's experience has in- cluded work as a miner, a geologist, an engineer, and a geo-chemist. On the local scene, he has worked at the Darwin Mine at Darwin and the Pine Creek Mine at Pine Creek, northwest of Bishop. In addition to Dr. Austin, a mem- ber from the Marine Corps' Cold Weather Sur v i val Battalion at Pickle Meadows, will speak on sur- vival at high altitudes and in in- clement weather. The public is invited to attend these meetings which are designed to provide valuable information on survival under conditions of disas- ter, privation, or enemy attack. 'Community Council Election Turnout Gratifies Officials The commendable turnout of voters for th e China Lake Com- munity Council election last Tues- day drew comments of apprecia- tion from both Station Commander Captain Blenman Jr., and Council president, John L. Cox. A total of 899 votes were cast in the 10 precincts indicating a pealthy interest and participation in community affairs by a represen- tative percentage of local residents. A comparison with the 296 votes cast in last year's election reveals the increase in the Council's im- pact in the community. The outgoing Board of Directors will meet for the last time next Tuesday, November 14, at which time the new dircctors will be in- troduced. The new Board will con- vene at the November 28 meeting of the Camm unity Council. Elec- tion of officers will be held at the Jan. 9, 1962 meeting. Elected to the new post of mem- ber-at-Iarge to the Council and member of the newly established Community Hearing Board was Clarence E . Weinland with Robert Winning candidates in the race for precinct representatives and their respective precincts are listed A. Appleton as his alternate. below: precinct 1 - Peter H . Firsht. The IWV United Fund Board of Directors consists of W . E. "Bill" Vore, president; Dr. Herbert Lar- sen, vice-president; Rev. Rob e r t H a r v e y, 2nd vice-president; Ida Martin, treasurer; Margaret Quinn, recording secretary; Jessie Smith, publicity chairman; and Erne r y Bowers, budget chairman. Boa r d members are: LaVerne McLean, Everett Long, Chaplain Fenning, Carl Hamel, Ellis Tiffany, Don Yockey, S y I v i a Besser, and Dorothy Landry. An incentive devised for giving Precinct 2 - William Hattabaugh and John R. :h-:fcDowell. Precinct 3 - John W. H ensley. Precinct 4 - Joseph E. Smith. Precinct 5 - Oscar R. H ape. Precinct 6 - James C. Mitchell, Jr. and Howard J. Viellenave. Precinct 7 - Ruth E. Schuyler. Precinct 8 - G. W. "Bill" Leon- ard. Precinct 9 - Ross T. Clayton. Precinct 10 - A run-off election between candidates Francis Went- ink and Harry Bearman will be held Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 4 to 7 p.m. at 204 Panamint Street, Ridgecrest, to determine the Pre- cinct 10 representative. All eligible voters in Precinct 10 are urged to recast their votes. J NunSE - LCdr. l\1arion E. \Var.. ren, originally from " Torcestcr, 1\(ass., reported to NOTS last week from the Na.val Hospital at Oamll Pendleton. Pre\'ious duty includes Naval HOSI)itals at Yokosuka, Ja- pan and Subic Bay, PhiliPI)ine Is. l\Iiss \Varren bas been assigne(l quarters at 1QO-E Richmond. She relieves LCdr. Agnes C. Dillingt"f who has receh 'ed orders to report to t he Na\'a! Hospita l at Oakland. nouncement by Robert T. Downing, £"1 d E d £'f • E.e.e t c ivil defense coordinator for the l.Iomman er n orses l.Iampalgn "or CAP. Congratulations To The Marine Corps Dr. Austin, an employe with the NOTS R esearch Department in the Blue Cross Agent At CL Next Thursday A Blue Cross representative from BakerSfield will be on-board the Station next Thursday, November 16 for consultation. Mr. John Shelley may be con- tacted in the Housing Building conference room from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 2 to 5 p.m. I Once again we are at the time of year when we should give our attention to the needs of the community in relation to health, welfare, and youth services. I The 1962 United Fund Campaign goal of $42,000, although ambitious, is an .1 entirely realistic one. The organizations participating in this campaign are a vital part .~ of our community life and, as such, deserve and need our full support. The suggested aim of one day's pay, after ta xes, would seem to me to be worthy of our consideration. Based on the community spirit I have seen in our valley, I feel sure we will attain or surpass our goal. CAPT. CHARLES BLENMAN, JR. Commander, NOTS ,On Its 186th Birthday Watch for the November 17th is· sue fGr a complete pictorial cover- age of our local l\farines' observ- ance of the Corps' anniversary, , OCR Text: Page Four Plane Crash Eight CAP MembeJis Aid in Rescue Mission Eight members of the China Lake Civil Air Patrol Squadron 84 participated in a rescue mission for a light plane which crashed in Surprise Canyon near Panammt City Saturday morning, November 4. Two men were killed in the crash. The pilot, Ned D. Giebrick died immediately. his passenger, Robert \Max Toushak, lived for a short time after the crash but died be- fore he could be extricated from the wreckage. Both men were from North Hollywood. A flight plan for the craft, a Cessna 150, register number N- 7021X, had been filed at the Van Nuys airport with Panamint City a 3 its destination. Second Lieutenant Francis C. St. Louis was the first of the local CAP members to be alerted of the crash by John Husted, manager of the Trona Airport. Accompanied by Warrant Officer Paul H. Byus, St. Louis left immediately for the crash area with the Civil Air Pa- trol's ambulance. Shortly after, Major Frederick L . Richards, miSSion commander IIlppointed by Hamilton Air Force Base, and Russ Huse of the NO'l'S Mountain Search and Rescue Group left for the crash scene carrying mountain rescue equipment. In a malter of minutes communi- cations headquarters were estab- lished at NOTS with Cap t a i n Louise E. Richards as mission co- ordinator, and Warrant Officer Robert Thomas as communications officer. Two International 1 Scout ve- bicles were dispatched to the area. One was driven by 2nd Lt. William Vogan accompanied by Cad e t M / Sgt. Jack Morash while the sec- ond vehicle carrying acetylene t orch cutting equipment, was driven by CAP member Mathias Hugo with Warren Martin as a passen- ger. Five miles from the scene of the crash, the Scout vehicles picked up St. Louis and Byus, who had left their ambulance and were proced- lng on foot to the scene. In ad- dition the vehicles picked up Inyo County Sheriff Merrill Culbertson and a companion who had flown in and landed on the Panamint road and were proceeding on foot to in- vestigate the crash. On their arrival at the scene, St. Louis, Hugo, Martin and the Sheriff f ound that the Inyo County coroner and deputy coroner had removed the bodies from the wrecked plane and placed them in the coroner's v e h i c 1e for transportation to Bishop. An on the scene witness, Dick Thompson, who resides at the n'hompson Mine Site in Surprise Canyon, reported Toushak was still breathing when rescuers reached the crash but died an hour later. Sheriff Culbertson reported that investigation is being conducted in- to the reasons behind the German officer's uniform worn by Toushak and the large swastika flag, a Ger- man helmet and a swastika afm band that were all found in the crashed plane. Academy Aspirants Take Local Exams Civil Service Commission pre- liminary examinations were given last Saturday morning at China Lake to nine out of 25 originally scheduled applicants for U. S. mil- itary academy appointments. Eight were from the China Lake-Ridge- crest area and one from Edwards Air Force Base. According to Congressman Har- lan Hagen of California's 14th Dis- trict more than 100 candidates ap- plied in his District. The Con- gressman will make nominations to the Air Force, Naval, Military and Merchant Marine Academies for the classes entering next summer. In addition to Ute preliminary Civil Service tests, competitors took physical examinations at nearby Air Force bases. The results of these, together with an analysis of the applicants' grade transcripts and extra-curricular activities, will determine the nominations. Hagen will nominate 11 boys to fill one opening at the Air Acad- emy and 10 others to compete for admission to the Merchant MarinI! Academy. H e also will select prin- cipal and alternate designees to WI two openings in the Naval Acad- em y and two in the Military Acad- emy. "Pennies from Heaven" A toll gate officer on New J er- sey's Garden State Parkway spied a white object falling from a Navy blimp recently and thought he was being bombarded until he recog- nized the missile as a handkerchief. As· he darted out on the roadway to recover it, the blimp pilot waved and tIew off into the wild blue yonder. Tied in the handkerchief was a quarter, and inscribed on the cloth, in red crayon, were these words: "The Navy Pays Its W ay." THE ROCKETUR Sales Committee Thank NOTS Civic Concert Patrons The Sales Committee of NOTS Civic Concert Association has resolved the seating problem for the season's program, and ex- press their gratitude to those con- cert-goers who amicably accepted seats at a lower price range than they had originally requested. John Bain, Ticket Man age r, stated that concert tickets have been mailed or delivered to all who renewed their memberships or pur- chased vouchers for the 1961-62 season, and only twelve seats re- main unassigned. No additional seats will be assigned, however, un- til it is determined the number o( seats needed for those persons ex- pected to arrive with the individual artists. K. H. Robinson, President of the Concert Association's Board of Di- rectors, said "Clearly there are at least 1,100 people in Our desert area who want to see and hear the world's outstanding artists appear- ing at China Lake." Unlike other small city associations who book a 'package of artists,' the local or- ganization obtains contracts in ad- vance with individual artists and then work on tioket sales to meet the budget. "This year's vote of confidence. as evidenced by seat sales," says Ken Robinson, "should make it pos- sible to put together outstanding series in the future." Community Church Selects Director of Christian Education Mrs. Ralph Middleton has becn selected by the NOTS Community Church to serve as director of Christian education. Mrs. Middle- ton and her husband, Ralph, a mathematician in the Test De- partment, came to NOTS last July from Portland, Ore. They were members of the sam~ graduating class at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, where l\l[rs. Middleton received her de- gree in Christian education. T hroughout high school and col- lege, Mrs. Middleton was active in both junior and senior high church youth organizations. Before coming to China Lake she s e r v e d the Congregational Church in Portland as assistant to the director of Christian education and later occupied the position of Christian education secretary for the Lakegrove Presbyterian Church at Lake Oswego, Ore. The teacher asked her class to name some of the benefits of the automotive age. There was a moment of silence, then Jackie's hand went up. 'Well, it stopped horse stealing." P LEASED WITH GEM SHOW - Rockbound of- fiCia ls, &n Sims, show chairman, and AlOes, pres- itlent (1st and 2nd from right) seem pleased' as they d iscuss the success of the 5th annual Gem and Min· eral Show with Congressman Harlan Hagen, (Jal)t. a n d l\lrs. Charles Blenman Jr., and their son, "Bing/' Over 1,650 attended the e,·ent. Visitors came ITom 48 California cities, the states of Maryland, Connecti- cut, Virginia, Texas, Idaho, South Dakota, Iowa, Washington, and two foreign countries, Holland and Peru. Sc\'enty-fh'e display cases Gt Sl)ecimens were on exhibit. - A Charles Vollmer photo Friday, November I0, 1961~ Homecoming Queen ••• Stcl)hanie Van H agan Homecoming Celebration Staged by Burroughs High Burroughs High School celebrated its sixteenth annual homecoming the weekend of November 4 as a crowd of 1,010 persons witnessed the Burroughs varsity vs. Palmdale football game. Although Burroughs bowed 7-13 in the final moments of play, the students' enthusiasm never wavered as they chcered wildly, waving the green and while. Half- time performance was presented by the school band utilizing a colorful civil war theme. Homecoming festivities beg a n Thursday eve n i n g with the an- nouncement of homecoming court and Parade Grand Marshall. Se- lected by the senior class, the court included: Queen - Stephanie Van Hagan, Princesses-Sharon Currier and J aynee Eilts, and Grand Mar- shall-Buck Johnson, Superintend- ent of Construction at Burroughs. Palmdale ":8's" Defeated Friday evening found the Bur- roughs B team routing Palmdale with a final score of 12-0. This win places Burroughs in a tie position with Palmdale for Golden League title. This was the first time in the history of Palmdale that their B team had been defeated in league Woman's Award play. Saturday's parade formation left the high school grounds, made their way through Ridgecrest and back to the football field via 'Vherry Housing. The senior entry entitled "A Century of Strife" depicted the civil war centennial theme. A su- perlative float, it was decorated with figures representing the Old South, During the War, Reconstruc- tion Era, and Integration Today. The Freshman class took second place honors with their exhibit of a southern garden scene entitlcd "Kone With The Wind." Judging was also held in the Club car contest. First place was award- ed to the National Thespians' and the Student Council entry received honorable mention. Homecoming activities were cli- maxed by an alumni dinner dance at the Hideaway and a stu den t dance sponsored by the Pep Club in the new multi-use building at Bur- roughs. The Student Council, under the chairmanship of Karen Skaar, did an excellent job of planning in pre- paration for the students' fun -filled weekend. Agencies Must Name Candidates for Award The second annual government- wide program to spotlight top- caliber career women in the fed- eral service has been announced by Mrs. Katie Louchheim, consultant on women's activities, Department of State. Under the program administered by the Federal Woman's Award Board of Trustees, of which Mrs. Louchheim is chairman, six out- standing career women will be hon- ored at a public ceremony in Wash- ington next February. Federal agencies are being n oti- (ied to submit nominations for the award to the Board of Trustees by Dec. 1. The Federal Women's Award has three major purposes, Mrs. Lauch- heim explained. They are (1) to give well-deserved public recogni- tion to the award winners and new incentive to others, (2) to highlight the importa nt work that women are doing in executive, profession- al, scientific and technical posi- tions, and (3) to encourage compe- tition for federal employment by talented and ambitious young wom- en who might not otherwise know of t he fine career opportunities o ffered by the Federal Civil Serv- ice throughout the United States and abroad. ••• "T he achievements of women in government are well known in gov- ernment circles," M rs. Louchheim said. "They have made possible many of the advances in modern America's national defense, social welfare, and economic progress. But the achievements of women have not had the public recogni- tion they deserve." Mrs. Louchheim pointed out that men outnumber women in federal positions by three to one, and that in high-level jobs, the proportion of men is considerably greater. "It naturally follows," she said, "that men receive most of the other awards that have been established for recognition of outstanding gov- ernment service, even though an impressive number of women rank as leaders in their chosen career fields. It is for this reason that the Federal Woman's Award is so im- portant." ••• Each government department and agency is being invited to nomf nate not more than three women for the award. To be eligible for nomination, a woman must have had not less than three years at continuous, full-time serviCe in a position of the federal competi- tive or excepted service, and must have reached grade GS-9, its equiv- alent, Or higher. She must also have demonstrated outsta nding ability and achievement in a n executive, professional, scientific, or technical position. T he Award program was estab- lished in October 1960 under the 'direction of Mrs. Barbara BatC's Gunderson, who was ~hen a Civil Service Commissioner. IWV Launches 1962 United Fund Drive TEMPERATURES lAST WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, '61 MARKED NOTS' 1 18th ROCKETEER Nov. 3 No.... 4 . Nov. 5 Nov. 6. Max. Min. .... 70 40 ... 75 38 .,. 75 47 .... 74 43 Nov. 7. ... 75 35 Nov. 8.. ... 73 40 ANNIVERSARY Nov. 9.. .. 76 38 Budd Go", Editor Office, Housing Bldg., Top Deck Phone. 7·1354, 7·2082, 7.1655 Vol. XVII, No. 44 U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California friday, November 10, 1961 Ul'lraTED FUND OFFICIALS - l\leeting earlier this week with CUJ)tain Blenman, Sta.tion Commamler, to outline the 1962 United Fund CUml)aign plans (l-r) are : Capt. .It. \V. Calland, China Lake area chairman ; \V. E . ''Bill'' Vore, president ot the UF Board of Di~ rectors; Oapt. Ble nman ; Mel Carlson, Inyokern area chairman; Douglas Dixon, general campaign chair- man ; and Paul Stel)hens, Ridgecrest area chairman. The local campaign will be conducted from Nov. 8 through Dec. 5.. United Way Full Support Needed For UF Goal of $42000 As the 1962 United Fund Campaign got underway yesterday in the Indian Wells Valley communities of Ridge- crest, China Lake and Inyokern, over 300 volunteer workers initiated distribution of campaign material to raise this year's goal of $42,000. The drive will continue through Tuesday, December 5, allowing only three weeks for cam- paigners to contact the personnel in their designated areas and submit their reports to their team captains. A general meeting of Station cam- reco~nition to generous eontribu- paign workers was held in the Sta- tors this year is the establishment tion Theatre last Tuesday where of an H 0 nor Roll for business they were briefed on the mechanics groups who give $100 or more. An of campaign material distribution Honor Roll for individuals who do- and collections. It was emphasized nate one day's pay, after taxes, will that a realistic guideline of desig- also be compiled. Appointed to co- nating one day's pay-after taxes- ordinate this phase of the cam- would ens u rea successful cam- p a i g n is Ridgecrest Postmaster paign. Jerome B. McKernan. On-the-job soliciting has been Member agencies supported by aut h 0 r i zed at China Lake but United Fund donations and their house-to-house soliciting methods will be used in other areas. On Wednesday afternoon, a pep rally was held for all personnel working in the campaign. Repre- sentation from the organizations supported by the United Fund also gave resumes of budget require- ments and the pur p 0 s e of their needs. -~ - -------- General chairman of this year's campaign is Douglas Dixon of the Ridgecrest Bank of America. Area chairmen are: Captain R. W. Cal- land, Experimental 0 f f ice r, for China Lake; Mel Carlson for Inyo- kern; and co-chairmen Gene Boul- din and Paul Stephens for Ridge- crest. requirements are: American R ed Cross, $6,000; Boy Scouts of Amer- ica, $6,237; Desert Area Emergency Relief, $1,200; Desert Area Family Counseling S e r vic e, $12,918; Girl Scouts, $5,185; Indian Wells Valley Recreation Council, $4,891; and the Salvation Army, $2,500. Included in the $42,000 goal is $1,000 to be divided among several h ealth and welfare g r 0 ups approved by the budget committee of the UFo Mines As Fallout Shelters To Be Topic of CAPMeet "Underground Openings as Shel- ters- Their Uses and Haza rds" will be the subject of Dr. Carl F. Aus- tin's talk in the third of a series of Civil Air P atrol-sponsored disaster survival meetings w h i c h will be h eld at 7:30 p.m.,Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Richmond School auditorium, Dr. Carl F. Austin China Lake, according to an an- detonation physics group, holds a BS degree in mining engineering, an MS in geologic engineering, and a Ph.D. in geoligic engineering, all from the University of Utah. H e came to NOTS in February of this year following three years of employment with the State of New Mexico's Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. Also, during this period h e served on the gov- ernor's special committee on mine safety. Dr. Austin's talk will cover the subject of how to determine the appropriateness of the use of mjnes, tunnels, and ground openings as shelters from fallout. The speaker's experience has in- cluded work as a miner, a geologist, an engineer, and a geo-chemist. On the local scene, he has worked at the Darwin Mine at Darwin and the Pine Creek Mine at Pine Creek, northwest of Bishop. In addition to Dr. Austin, a mem- ber from the Marine Corps' Cold Weather Sur v i val Battalion at Pickle Meadows, will speak on sur- vival at high altitudes and in in- clement weather. The public is invited to attend these meetings which are designed to provide valuable information on survival under conditions of disas- ter, privation, or enemy attack. 'Community Council Election Turnout Gratifies Officials The commendable turnout of voters for th e China Lake Com- munity Council election last Tues- day drew comments of apprecia- tion from both Station Commander Captain Blenman Jr., and Council president, John L. Cox. A total of 899 votes were cast in the 10 precincts indicating a pealthy interest and participation in community affairs by a represen- tative percentage of local residents. A comparison with the 296 votes cast in last year's election reveals the increase in the Council's im- pact in the community. The outgoing Board of Directors will meet for the last time next Tuesday, November 14, at which time the new dircctors will be in- troduced. The new Board will con- vene at the November 28 meeting of the Camm unity Council. Elec- tion of officers will be held at the Jan. 9, 1962 meeting. Elected to the new post of mem- ber-at-Iarge to the Council and member of the newly established Community Hearing Board was Clarence E . Weinland with Robert Winning candidates in the race for precinct representatives and their respective precincts are listed A. Appleton as his alternate. below: precinct 1 - Peter H . Firsht. The IWV United Fund Board of Directors consists of W . E. "Bill" Vore, president; Dr. Herbert Lar- sen, vice-president; Rev. Rob e r t H a r v e y, 2nd vice-president; Ida Martin, treasurer; Margaret Quinn, recording secretary; Jessie Smith, publicity chairman; and Erne r y Bowers, budget chairman. Boa r d members are: LaVerne McLean, Everett Long, Chaplain Fenning, Carl Hamel, Ellis Tiffany, Don Yockey, S y I v i a Besser, and Dorothy Landry. An incentive devised for giving Precinct 2 - William Hattabaugh and John R. :h-:fcDowell. Precinct 3 - John W. H ensley. Precinct 4 - Joseph E. Smith. Precinct 5 - Oscar R. H ape. Precinct 6 - James C. Mitchell, Jr. and Howard J. Viellenave. Precinct 7 - Ruth E. Schuyler. Precinct 8 - G. W. "Bill" Leon- ard. Precinct 9 - Ross T. Clayton. Precinct 10 - A run-off election between candidates Francis Went- ink and Harry Bearman will be held Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 4 to 7 p.m. at 204 Panamint Street, Ridgecrest, to determine the Pre- cinct 10 representative. All eligible voters in Precinct 10 are urged to recast their votes. J NunSE - LCdr. l\1arion E. \Var.. ren, originally from " Torcestcr, 1\(ass., reported to NOTS last week from the Na.val Hospital at Oamll Pendleton. Pre\'ious duty includes Naval HOSI)itals at Yokosuka, Ja- pan and Subic Bay, PhiliPI)ine Is. l\Iiss \Varren bas been assigne(l quarters at 1QO-E Richmond. She relieves LCdr. Agnes C. Dillingt"f who has receh 'ed orders to report to t he Na\'a! Hospita l at Oakland. nouncement by Robert T. Downing, £"1 d E d £'f • E.e.e t c ivil defense coordinator for the l.Iomman er n orses l.Iampalgn "or CAP. Congratulations To The Marine Corps Dr. Austin, an employe with the NOTS R esearch Department in the Blue Cross Agent At CL Next Thursday A Blue Cross representative from BakerSfield will be on-board the Station next Thursday, November 16 for consultation. Mr. John Shelley may be con- tacted in the Housing Building conference room from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 2 to 5 p.m. I Once again we are at the time of year when we should give our attention to the needs of the community in relation to health, welfare, and youth services. I The 1962 United Fund Campaign goal of $42,000, although ambitious, is an .1 entirely realistic one. The organizations participating in this campaign are a vital part .~ of our community life and, as such, deserve and need our full support. The suggested aim of one day's pay, after ta xes, would seem to me to be worthy of our consideration. Based on the community spirit I have seen in our valley, I feel sure we will attain or surpass our goal. CAPT. CHARLES BLENMAN, JR. Commander, NOTS ,On Its 186th Birthday Watch for the November 17th is· sue fGr a complete pictorial cover- age of our local l\farines' observ- ance of the Corps' anniversary, , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1960s,Rocketeer 1961,Rktr11.10.1961.pdf,Rktr11.10.1961.pdf Page 1, Rktr11.10.1961.pdf Page 1