of life rest squarely on the teachings of the Christ, whose birth is commemorated in man's own way at Christmas. We must also remember that the United States cannot hope to remain great and free if we fail to hold fast to these principles . Can you imagine what it would be like to live in the the communist's theoretically Godless society? His explanations of life as originating accidentally from lifelessness and of conscious intelligence as springing forth from electromagnetic mindlessness not only do president'spage away (in his beliefl with God but also with the soul of man. What meaning would there be to honesty, diligence, thrift. marriage, honor, family loyalty, per­ sonal morality, charity, self-respect, and the like if man is only a sort of animal-vegetable? What a frightful jungle this world would be if we did not know within ourselves that there really is a Supreme Being and that man is spiritually related lo this eternal Presence. Wherever crime and violence HANKS TO Mr. Khruschev and Co., people of Chris ­ trample the rights and property of others today, the T tian nations are more than ever aware this year of cause is found in the Godlessness of the criminals. the deep significance of Christmas. Russia's communist rulers discovered that a theism As usual, many persons will rightly deplore the is impractical; so the god-state was recreated to pro­ commercialism surrounding this joyo us festival. Be­ vide an ideal their people might serve and through cause, however, the youngsJers delight so much in which they might satisfy their innate longing for im­ Christmas, because so many people enjoy buying gifts mortality. Some day they will realize that their god­ to bring pleasure to others, and because merchants, state is merely a false front for an unscrupulous ruling manufacturers, and employees are so happy with the clique. Although adopting in domestic affairs some of increase in business, most of us are inclined to shrug the economic principles that make the United States off the commercialism as merely "one of those things." strong, the communists reject all honor, integrity, jus ­ We are more or less aware, also, that no active tice, charily, brotherhood, and humanitarianism in Christian really allows the pleasant sights and sounds dealing with the peoples they have enslaved and with of Christmas to make him forget why the Christ Child all other nations. These qualities, as well as freedom came to earth. People of other faiths may not recognize and democracy, that are so dear to us are only propa­ Christ Jesus as the Messiah, but they nevertheless do ganda terms to them, to be employed to confuse in­ endorse the principles of "Peace on earth, good will tended victims. to men" that are both the foundation and the fruits of The soul and its affinity to God cannot be sup­ Christianity. pressed forever. This, together with man's thirst for The struggle of communism against the free world is truth and the few American principles that Soviet fundamentally a war of atheistic materialism against rulers have adopted to spur productivity, will surely the principles of life that Christ gave to the world two cause the facade to crack, eventually revealing the thousand years ago. According to our teaching, every true nature of the clique to their slaves. Animal cun­ individual is endowed with inalienable right s and ning will be outwitted and ove rc ome by God-directed responsibilities and is important for his own sake. He intelligence. Thus the god-state must ultimately fall. is charged lo work out his own salvation - free to do If we wish to speed this process, we must grow in the so or not, free to choose his career, his religion, and Christian graces, appreciate them, practice them be­ his politics - but responsible to God for his acts and fore the world, and "above all these things put on for his conduct in relation to the rights of others. Com ­ charity, which is the bond of perfectness." Then man's munism denies God and the rights, the dignity, and God-ordained freedom will be shared by all men, not the immortality of the individual. in bonds of communist slavery, but of peace and good Our economic and political structures are based will. on man's God-given rights and responsibilities. So Christmas is always wonderful, this year more than founded, these structures have made us the freest, ever. It is our sincere wish that you and yours will wealthiest, and most nearly classless people on the have the happiest Christmas yet and your most satis­ face of th e earth. Communism seeks to destroy the fying New Year. foundation of these stru ctures. It cannot, of course, be said that we have as yet approximated the wholly principled society to which we aspire. What we al­ ready have accomplished, however, should inspire us to remember always that the great moral principles that are the strength and vitality of our American way " Port Weste rn" could be the na me of this primitive littl e spo t on the shore of Spanish West Africa . Par ty 96 made a n inv a sion-type landi ng from a wa rtime LSM, a ided by Spanis h fore ign leg ionn a ire s.

Westerners Establish Beachhead, Explore SpanishWest Africa

WESTERNPROFILE is indeed indebted to Supervisor Harv ey this goes to press and scheduled to arrive in the Spanish Johnson for this interest ing account of Western Geophysical's Sahara about the end of November. entry into the Spanish Saha ra and to Part y 96 Mechan ic Erich After some unavoid able delays , the first contingent of Richter, to Capt. Howard Williams of the LSM , and to a pho ­ Westerners for Party 96 Bew in to Las Palmas from Canada tographer working for Party 95's client for their pichtres of Las Palmas and the "establishing of a beachhead" on the har ­ and the United States during the first week of June. Hav­ borless coast of Spanish West Africa. ing become accustomed to waiting, they thought nothing of marking time for another few days, awa iting the arrival F YOU LOOK at a map of the world, you can see, at the of that portion of the equipment on board a sturdy LSM. I exh·eme western edge of Africa, a small counh·y of the This spare time was put to use hunting houses and prac­ same color as Spain. Formerly called Rio de Oro, it is now ticing Spanish, dodging h'affic, and asking such questions known as Africa Occid ental Espanola, or Spanish West as: How much is a peseta really worth? Where are our Africa. This bare spot, uncluttered by place names, is clothes? Which is the best part of town in which to live? entirely a part of the great Sahara Desert. There are but Wh ere are doctors, schools, stores? And of other details few towns in its more than 100,000 square miles, only a common to a group of doodlebugg ers out of their element. few people, and no tourist ath·actions . In fact, visitors are (Ed. Note: We are clisillusionecl by that last statement. not admitted without special permits. We hacl concluded that Westerners were never out of thei r Carry your eye an inch westward ( clepencling upon the element . Of course, though, Canad ians in the African size of your map), and you will see the Canary Islands, desert - - -) altogether and absolutely differen t: volcanic mountains, After th e LSM arrived in Las Palmas and was readi ed verdant valleys, and tourists who are welcome. In this for departure to the mainland , all of us were detailed to latter area is the headquarters for the oil search now under By down to Villa Cisneros on the Spanish West Africa way in the Spanish Sahara , the city of Las Palmas. coast to help with the unl oading operations at Fr ench While some preliminary surface geo logy work and gravity and magnetometer surveys were peiformed earlier , it was not until the spring and summer of this year that " High and dry" on the beach is the second contingent of Pa rt y 96. exploration activity began in earnes t. Western is, of course, in the forefront of this activity, with three seismic crews and one marine crew in the area. Pa1ty 96 led off early in June, and Patty 95, which includes gravity work in its operations, started work in September. Party 74, the water crew, arrived on the scene in Octob er, coming up the coast from Cabinda , and began operations the latter pa1t of tha t month. The third seis crew, Party 98, is on the high seas as

OECEMBER 1960 Beach. We reached Villa Cisneros, a military post, in time of the equipmen t to be brought from Las Palmas, where for a day off as it was a holiday there. We spent the day it had been offloaded from a steamer, slowly lengt hened "sightseeing" and speculating as to where we could eat to ten. Since we were without communication and the and sleep that night. This problem was solved by our seas were high, we indeed doubted that the LSM would enlisting as Brst-class passengers on the Viera y Clavijo, a return at all. passenger boat that happened to be lying by in the harbor In the meantime, hands were not idle. Party Manager for a night. For all of 90 cents each we had a fine dinner George Jakubowski and Surveyor Dewey Holt took off and Brst class cabins and were privileged to ride in the with guides and guards to explore th e projected route launch. Admittedly , we were crowded around the flywheel north. Trucks were unload ed so that the explosives left on (left uncover ed so that the engineer could start the engine the beach (unde r the watchful eye of the army) could be by using a Stillson wrench on the crankshaft) - but the transport ed to the magazines at El Aargub . Boxes were second-class passengers had to ride in a row -boat towed opened and unpacked and then repacked on the trucks for behind. Early the next morning we departed for the beach better utili zation of space. The questions of how much across the bay, transported in a Spanish navy landing craft could be haul ed in one trip and of where to stow casings and pipes that are twice as long as the truck bed were rep eated ly raised. Unused boxes were torn down and all usable wood scavenged. Supervisor Harvey Johnson acted as a miserly rationer of wat er a-nd food, and Shooter D. J. (Bud) Caldw ell gained some renown as a purchaser of fresh fish from the Moro fishermen. The time came, howev er, when a group of us had to walk the long distance to EI Aargub to ask about pmchas ­ ing some bread from the army . (There are no civilian stores of the normal type in El Aargub - just four Moros with foot-lockers of cigarettes, candy, and toilet articles .) As we approac hed El Aargub, we spotted the LSM arriv­ ing across the bay. When the ship landed on the high tide the next day, we were a littl e disappointed to see that apparently no more Western ers had arrived . A short while later, however, a small motorboat came bouncing over the waves. Under private charter to Vice President V. E. Pres­ tine, this boat was full of men, including a cook. The second load , consisting of all truck-mounted equipm ent, was speedily discharged in a near -perfect operation . Now we were set to go except for one thing , army Unloading dock, Spanish Saha ra style. A approval of our move. So while waiting this word in the specially designed sleeping trailer lands via radio shack at El Aargub, we had our last fling of civiliza­ " road" of meta l and heavy wood planks. tion at the enlisted men's PX, where, when they say lights out , they mean that the CO turns off the generator! Our journey north start ed by our heading straight east and comfortably seated on bales of camel hay . It could toward Bir Nzaran through the bare st landscape ever - have been worse - usually this boat carries gasoline, Bre­ no landmarks of any kind, not even sand hills or bushes; wood, or water since El Aargub, our destination , has little in fact, because of the dust and wind , not even an horizon. of anything. We had been cautioned to be sure to check in at the fort Unloading operations were begun at French Beach, at Bir Nzaran; but since we turned north on a trail of our about three miles from EI Aargub , only after eve1y man own making before reaching that point , it is possible that wh_o could find a wrench or hacksaw had undone some­ the personnel at the fort are still waiting for us. Except for thing "undo-able" to get the craft's door open. With the a 20-mile stretch of soft grou nd in the Rabt Sebeta, the aid of some 50 soldiers from the Spanish foreign legion h·ip was uneventful. In that area Observer Supervisor John based at El Aargub, the entir e load was disgorged in a day Henry , Drill er James Ivy, Mechanic Erich Richter , and and a half. Just like ants, these men proved that if a piece Supervisor Harve y Johnson, all riding at the tag-encl of is large enough to get enough hands under it, it can be the convoy, became very experienced at winching. carried - and you better believe that this is important at At noon of the third day we arrived at Hasi Bu Guerba , a port where there are no mechanical unloadi ng facilities. a well on the side of Sebjet Aarred. It was a very poor well The estimated four- or Bve-day wait for the remainder indeed, but a vital landmark in that arid country . From

2 WESTERN PROFILE Cabo Bojador, which has nothing but a lighthouse and a small army detachment, is the closest thin g to civilization we have . The area around is relatively green and popu­ lous, supporting quite a few nomadic h·ibes with their goats and camels. Gazelles abound, and ther e are also rabbits, lizards, grouse-like birds, and doves, as well as homed vipers. The inhabitants seem to be quite self­ sufficient, except for grain . By the time Party 95 arrived on the scene, the weather along the northern coast of Spanish Sahara had improved and the seas were calm. Thus this crew's equipment could be offloaded from the LSM at El Aaiun. Inasmuch as El Aaiun is much closer to their camp site than Fr ench Beach to the Party 96 camp, the Party 95 men and equipment did not have to make a long h·ek across the desert counhy to reach their prosp ect as did Party 96. On reaching the site, Party 95 had a comparatively easy job in setting up camp, for this crew was fortunate in having available an old, abandoned mining camp - com­ Even the guides get lost in the vast , brush-pepp ered wilderness. plete with a well for drinking water and several buildings. The latter are being used for storage of supplies and a repair garage . With camp quickly set up and an airstrip here it was an easy trip to our camp site in Ammat El Mus prepared for the weekly plane, Party 95 men also began - even though the guides did manage to get lost for a their seismic operations. couple of hours . The families who accompanied some of the Westerners After our arrival on the site, life immediately fell into a reside in Las Palmas, a city of about 150,000 population routine of near-normal seismic work. An airstrip was com­ located on a peninsula on the northeast corner of Gran pleted during the first week, and one drill was put to work Can aria in the Canary Islands. At its narrowest point the to try to find drinking water. Although this problem had city has beaches on each side of the peninsula only five not yet been solved at reporting time, an adequate supply blocks apart. This volcanic island with its deep valleys, of brackish water had been found near Cabo Bojador that high mountains, and profusion of flowers, gardens, vine­ was suitable for bathing - and by then some of the men yards, and banana farms offers many welcome changes needed it. from the bleak desert - not the least of which is that the Every Friday evening a chartered DC-3 airplane arrives wind doesn't blow all of the time. at camp to take some of the men to Las Palmas for their The first point noticed by foreigners arriving in Las rest period, having brought in their well-rested replace­ Palmas is the beautifu l young women. It is not wise, how­ ments. This plane also supplies us with everythin g except ever, to notice too closely or too long when one is walking explosives, which are trucked from El Aaiun, and gasoline, along the streets, for the second thin g that one learns is which is floated ashore at Cabo Bojador and winched up that all cars have the right of way over all pedestrians - a cliffone barrel at a time. always, except perhaps on some sidewa lks. This is where

Seas were ca lmer when Party 95 set out for Spanish West Africa from las Palmas in the Canary Islands. This allowed the party to land neare r the prospect than Party 96 had been able to reach. In th is photo a ramp is being bul ldozed out to the beached LSM. To get as high on the beach as possible, a landing is made at high tide. Anchors are driven into the sand to hold the ship fast during unloadi ng. Party 95 set up base in an abandoned mining camp. A most valuable asset of the base was its well of drinking water . Party 96 drills located a brackish well lfor bathing only) near Cabo Bojador, an oasis-like area adjoining a lighthouse.

DECEMBER1 960 old cars survive the longest , and there are many old-timers each is the most impo1tant of the year. Only tw o, though, such as Chandler, Willys, Graham, and Cleveland still are really big enough to me1it a month's pay bonus . chugging along. As in the States, the post office depa1t ­ The summer is considered the "off' season for the tourist ment seems to get the best mileage from its h·ucks, for a trade; and since winter is supposed to be even better, I am 1915 Panhard still makes its daily runs. sure that we shall enjoy it even more, especially those of Housing is no particular problem once one becomes us who have been in Canada or Alaska for several winters accustomed to some of the local situations, such as the past. water being "on" only on alternate days. Most Westerners Twelve of the 17 men of Party 96 and this crew's super ­ live in apartments in Las Palmas proper, but three families visor are from Canada and Alaska. This party's comple­ have taken hous es (or chalets ) in nearby Tafira Alta. Party ment includes: C. N. (Andy) Anderso n, party chief; W . F. Chief C. N. (Andy) Anderson has a bachelor apartmen t (Bill) Ross, assistant party chief; Palmer L. Larsen, senior that is the envy of all who have seen it. It is complete with compu ter; George A. Jakubowski, party manager; John indoor garden, boat, and bar and restaurant service. Fur­ Edd Henry, chief observer; Charles Bing and Frank A. thermore, he can dive off his back patio right into the sea. Freeman, observers; Dewey J. Holt, surveyor; James Ivy, The islands are considered to be self sufficient as far as driller-mechanic; Erich Richter, mechanic; Eugene At­ food is concerned. Fresh fruits are in abundance, but only wood, Tom G. Bennett, and Joseph Miller, drillers; Duane bananas and tomatoes are exported on a large scale, J. Caldwell and David G. Milligan, shooters; and Cha rles though formerly wine and cochineal were important. L. Parmenter and Jimmy M. Ray, helpers . Fiestas and holidays seem to occur with a higher-than­ Paity 95, on the other hand, is made up of Westerners normal frequency, and one gathers from the natives that from the States with three exceptions : one man from Can­ ada; one who came from the States via Pa1ty 88 in Bolivia and Pa1ty 92 in Po1tuguese Guine; and Superv isor Leo J. Dunn, who has been with Western in Venezue la and more recen tly along the southwest coast of Africa. Personne l of this crew includes: Jerry A. Schuller, pa1ty chief; William M. Hudson, Edgar 0 . McCu tchen, and William H. Reeves, chief computers; George Kostashuk, playback office party chief; Roger M. Coker and Don Meek, observers; Jack Litchenberg, assistant observer; B. B. Bedell, surveyor; Joseph W. Thomas, utility; Amon W. Davis, driller-me ­ chanic; Rex D. Barton, Edward Bender, and Richard Long, drillers; Harry C. Lanabee and Nuel L. Putnam, shooters; and W. L. Treadway, gravity party chief. Party 74 is headed by Party Chief Robert L. Nicholls, with L. G. (Tony) Neilson as party manager; Robert D. Scott as chief computer; William K. Miller and Phil Murray, observers; J. W. Hammond, Harvey Heam, and Cha rles S. Willmuth, shooters; Cecil Dixson, helper; and Canary Islanders in a typica l dance. Isles are noted for th eir bea utiful women and old ca,s. George Ebehnoch, cook.

-.t::i :ntre las Palmas , headquarte rs for We ster n' s op e rations in the Spa nis h Saha ra , is a city of 150 ,000 on a lovely pe ninsula . Finding hou sing is no prob le m, but the water is 0 on 11 only every other da y. A volca nic grou p of island s w ith profu se garden s, vineyards , and banana groves , the Canari es off er many a ttractions to touri sts - and to West e rn families . Men retu rning from the desert for the rest perio d find w e lcome chan ges fro m the bleak , wind -wh ipp ed fac e of th e Saha ra.

WESTERN PROFILE West ern's new four-story headquarters office building and the Company's adjacent main laboratories and shops building in Los Angeles. WesternOc:c:upies NewHeadquarters

UNCTIONAL . That one word describes VVestern Geophys­ stan ds out aga inst a backdrop of the Hollywood Hills and Fical Company's new headquarters office building at 933 the Santa ~Tonica Mountains. Also, it is not comp letely North La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. Its simple, straight divorced from an oil-industry view. Whereas from th e lines reflect the incr eased efficiency of the Company's new downtown office one looked out on the office buildings of and combined facilities, just as the building's cool beauty at least five oil companies, from the new office one sees mirrors Western's high quality of service. the industry represented by an oil-drilling rig. To many, "M-Day" for executives' and headqua rters service de­ however, this rig would be unrecognizable as such, for it partments' furniture and equip ment to be tni cked from is encased in a soundproof, cloudy-sky colored shell that downtown Los Angeles to th e new quarters, next d oor to looks more like a chimney stack than a rig. It stands on Western's main laboratori es and shops, was Augus t 13, Gilmore "Island," between th e famed Farmers Market and and th e magne tic data reduc tion center was moved from what was th e baseball diamond of the now extinct Holl y­ its former location to this new facility two weeks later. wood Stars , and across the street from th e eighteen 13- Being the only office building more than two stories high story Parklabrea Towers apartment buildings. (Such is the along North La Brea Avenue, vVestern's four-story office life of an oil rig in the heart of a big city. )

DECEMBER 1960 5 Pleasant Interior Adds to Efficien cy

The interior of this build ing is as inviting as the exterior and provides exceptionally pleasan t working conditions. Its 18,000 square feet of space allows every employee ade­ quate room in which to do his or her work comfortably and efficiently, without bumping elbows and disturbing others. The acoustical ceilings deaden all typewriter and accounting machine noise and other normal office sounds, and recessed, panel, ceiling light fixtures are placed so that no person casts his own shadow over his work. To make working conditions even more pleasan t, the building is completely air conditioned , with individual thermostats in the offices. Tastefully decorated, the building has had 11 compat­ ible colors used on its walls, with two of the colors em­ ployed on the walls of many offices. Th e 11 colors range In the general recept ion room on the second floor th e switchboard from an off-white through the soft grayish and yellowish operator greets visitors and handle s all outside telephone calls , greens and tans to the brigh t mustard-ye llow of one wall of the WESTERNPROFILE office. Morning sun is kept out by oatmea l linen drapes and the afternoon sun by venetian Imported Granite Used on Front blinds . Floors of the executive offices and recepti on rooms are covered with tan and brown , tweed-effect, wool car­ The steel-frame and masonry Western structme is faced peting and the floors of other offices and halls with high­ on the sides and back with red brick, which matches that grade, marbelized, gray vinyl tile. The rest rooms on each of the one-story adjoining laborat ory and shop building. floor are colorfully painted and tiled. Its front facade is made up of vertical panels of Royal The offices are built around a central core containing Danby Vermont marble, spaced by panels of sliding win­ rest rooms, stairways, cooling and heating ducts, and an dows and dark gray Brennilis granite from Belgium and automatic elevator. A push of a button in this self-operated trimmed with anodized aluminum. elevator and the employees and Company guests are de­ The imposing entrance features a ground-to-ceiling glass livered from the first-floor lobby to the floor desired, de­ wall in front and three walls of travertine marble from pending upon their jobs or busin ess. Italy and the Brennilis granite. The exterior is further en­ On the second floor one steps from th e elevator into hanced by the lawn of dichondra, carissa, and ficus benja­ the general reception room, where the receptionist-switch­ mina, with thr ee ficus retusa trees also set in the parking. board operato r greets guests and directs them to the office The driveway to the back parking area cuts between the of the person for whom they ask. Offices on this level in­ laboratory and office buildin gs under the south end of the clude those of Office Manager Lee Armond; Auditor Rob­ second floor of the latter and is closed off at night by a ert C. Houston; the steno pool; and the personnel, billing, beautiful aluminum grill gate, which rises into the roof of foreign shipping, safety, and accounting departmen ts. The the driveway. mailing and printing room is also on this level.

The accounting department ex­ tends across the full width of the building at the back . At one end are two small offices for the de partmen t head , Don Bernhardt (far corner in picture), and Auditor Robert C. Houston (not shownl; and at the opposite end are an office for the pay­ roll equipment and the vault.

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This partial view of the mathematical research de­ partment shows its chief, Car l Savi! (center), and Supervisor Tom Slaven Cleft) checking the fine points of a Stratigram record section. At the right are Staff Geophysicists Jennings Smith (back) and Charles (Chuck) Sebastian, and in the left background is the department secretary, Liz Yule . The two doorways opposite he r are the entrances lo Tom's and Carl's private offices. One building feature of this depart­ ment that sets ii aside from others is the lighting system in the fore part of the room. It is specially designed to give excellent illumination without shadows or bright spots; such even light is necessary for the finely detailed plotting and chart work done in this department (part of which is not in the p icture!.

Riding the elevator on up to the third floor, one finds cally equipped . Each has a developing tank with thermo­ the offices of President Dean Walling , Vice Presiden t V. static control to maintain constant temperature for the E. Prestine, Secretary -Treasurer Joseph A. Holton, Legal solution, a stop-bath tank, a fixing tank, and special light Counsel John P. Hamahan, these officers' secretaries (who for inspection . One printing room is equipped for plotting also serve as receptionis ts for this .floor), the mathematical variable density sections. The other printing room is used research department, and the WESTERNPROFILE, as well for conventional, variable area, Stratigram, and Dual Dis­ as the library. play sections. There is also a large room in this cenh·al area Those persons having business with Chairman of the tha t is used for drying and storage of tapes and supplies. Board Henry Salvatori, his secretary, or Everett Purcell, The LAPO's office and drafting room is near the front ­ advertising and public relations, ride to the top (fourth) entrance lobby. Here the chief of all of these playback floor. Here also are the Board of Dir ectors Room and a services, Dallas C. Morrow, handles the necessary paper lunch room for employees . work and other administrative details. Supervisor Thomas L. Slaven, und er whose direction the Los Angeles play­ back office operates, is conveniently headquar tered in the Playback Offers Many Services same building, his office being on the third Boor in the mathematical research department as Tom also serves as Now back down to the first Boor, for this level offers a staff geophysicist. clients a great deal more than an entrance lobby. It houses one of Western Geophysical's largest and most modern magnetic playback centers, which supplies such services as conventional (squiggle), variable area, variable density , Included in this view of the large instrument room of the new Los Dual Display (squigg le superimposed on variable density ), Angeles Data Reduction Center are some of Western's recent inno­ and Stratigram total energy sections. It also is equipped vations . Doorway at right leads into seismogram developing room. to apply the Frequential Resonance Reje ction system, which provides a process to remove "singing" from off­ shore tapes that have picked up this particular type of interference . The seven rooms that make up this playback office fur­ nish ample space for both convenience of production and mun··. expanded capacity . The center of the LAPO is the large ·t · •- instrument room. It includes not only all of the playback ...- :.-... I equipment and its power units but also a washing tank with continuous running water and an electric pump for additiona l agitation . Opening off of the side of this room nearest the play­ back machines are two dark rooms and two printing rooms. The two dark rooms, one used for developing seismograms and the other for record cross-sections, are almost identi-

DECEMBER 1960 7

Jl Visitfrom St. Nicholas

'T WASTHE night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads, And Momma in her kerchief and I in my cap Had just se1tled our brains for a long winter's nap. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. A way to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a luster of midday to objects below; When, what to my wondering eyes should appear But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St . Nick. More rapid than. eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: "Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall! Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all!" As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So up lo the house-top the coursers they flew With a sleigh full of toys-and St. Nicholas, too And then. in a twinkling I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes how they twinkled! His dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry; His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly. That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump-a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know l had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle . But I heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night." - Clement C. Moore

DECEMBER 1960 9 , . - ~~:i; ..

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The Mon.roe Calculating Machine Company, Inc.-th e manu­ ... ' -~ . ~ .. t~• .!:-~ · .. ~~· ~­ factur er of the calculators and adding machines usecl in many ··A • '?!°' ;., ..- -.P:,. , .. ' - ·'.I• ..;11 - ., - • -.,. ;,, '" ·15 of Western' s offices-is th e first of the Litton Industries' divisions :•; ..::~ ~ :~: -' ~ .r.;• .- J ~ , to be featur ed in this series about th e over-all Litton corpora­ ~ I~ -~ • c•.,,..- .' tion, of which we W estem ers are 110w a vart. The following article was prepared by Robert F. Keiling, advertising manager of Monroe.-THE Eonon.

These odd-looking skeletons are frames of automatic calculators. UT OF the early years of the twentieth century came a 0 new concept-a concept to shorten the day of busi­ nessmen and office workers everywhere and to free men's minds from the drudgery of pencil-and -paper figuring. From this idea, conceived by a youthful office worker named Jay R. Monroe, came the world's first practical calculating machine - a machine that could handle all of the basic figuring of everyday business quickly, easily, economically. And with it, in 1912, the Monroe Calculating Machine Company was born. A force of nine men, equipped with one lathe and two small presses, began the production of Monroe calculating machines in a small shop near Orange, New Jersey. Today thousands of people staff Monroe's world-wide facilities. Monroe's headquarters, general offices, and research laboratories are located in Orange, New Jersey . Its pro­ duction facilities are in Bristol, Virginia; Amsterdam , Hol­ land; and Stockholm, Sweden, as well as in Orange. More than 350 Monroe branch offices, known as "the field," are strategically located in the United States and Canada. From these offices more than 1,000 salesmen reach the far corners of the continent selling Monroe ma­ chines. In addition, subsidiary companies and dealers pro­ These calculators are being assembled in a Monroe branch plant. vide almost 500 more sales outlets for Monroe machines in virtually every other part of the world from Hongkong to Helsinki. fully assembled, these portable calculators await final inspection . An integral part of the company is the service organiza­ tion. In every branch office there are expert technicians, trained to keep Monroe machines operating for years as efficiently as on the day they were made. A carefully planned preventive maintenance program, through Main­ tenance Guarantee contracts, helps to make this possible. In 1959 the Sweda Cash Register Company joined the Litton-Monroe team. Sweda is the world's second largest manufacturer of cash registers and a leader in the field of data-processing equipment for retail store use. The Sweda organization's activities are co-ordinated through Monroe. Monroe is best known for its calculating machines, which add, subtract, multiply , and divide. Calculators

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have as wide a range of uses as there are figuring problems i in the world today . They may be used, for example, to figure insurance rates for actuaries - or batting averages The old and the new-At the for baseball statisticians; to determine patterns for cut­ left is a Monroe adding-cal­ culator made in 1912, the ting sheet steel; to compute the breathing capacity of the year this company was born; lungs; to figure payrolls; or to do any other computational and above is today's fully­ automatic calculator, the work involving the basic figuring functions . Mono-Matic , which is simi­ A complete line of automatic, semi-automatic, and man­ lar to those used by West­ ern in most of its offices. ual calculators are produced by Monroe. With the auto­ matic machines, the operator simply presses the desired keys and operating buttons, and the answers appear in seconds. Adding machines produced by Monroe, both manual and automatic, are used universally in businesses where addition and subtraction are an integra l part of the busi­ achieved a major breakth rough for business and science ness day. Some of the more advanced models have nvo with its developmen t of the world's first low-cost genera l­ "registers," or machine memori es, and allow two sets of purpose elech·onic computer. figures to be added at the same time, with grand totals Monroe/ Sweda cash reg isters are used for eve1y type provided when necessary . Adding machines equipped of business, with specia l featu res that make each machine with shuttle carriages add and print two or more columns virtually custom-built to meet the needs of the user. More of figures as needed. and more, Monroe/ Sweda cash registers are being placed Accounting machines designed by Monroe are helping in the most mode rn supe rmarkets in the count1y . businessmen everywhe re to automate bookkeeping meth­ Monroe/ Sweda cash regis ters figure prominen tly in ods. Monroe accounting machines can record figures on data-processing systems for retail store use. "Point-of-sale" several forms simultaneously , thereby eliminating the need cash registers, with tape punc h attachmen ts, automa tically to handle the figures more than once. New account bal­ transmi t sales informa tion onto pu nched tape as amou nts ances are produced automatically, and end-of -day totals are rung up. The tape then may be processed at electronic provide proof of all posting. speed by Monroe computers to give accurate up-to-the­ Other Monroe products include card verifiers that auto­ minut e sales and inventory figures . matically print and accumulate amounts to a tota l while Each day Monroe machines speed figuring processes, cards are being punched; small batch card tabulators with simplify accoun ting systems, and help to eliminate costly instant field selection for listing and totaling numerical dup lication of effort the world over. information from punched cards; balance scheduling ma­ chines, which compute installment payment schedules; and bank passbook posting machines. Monroe also has developed a wide range of equipment for data processing, in which figurework data is punched on tape for teletype transmission to central offices or for use in electronic computer systems. Furthermore, Mon­ Fred R. Sullivan is the man w ho directs the Monroe roe's electronics laboratories are constantly developing operations. He is president new electronic computers and equipment for the business of the Monroe Calculating Machine Company and also world, scientific study, and military projects . a vice president and director Included in the Monrobot series of electronic computers of Litt on Industries , Inc. are invoicing machin es that compute, print, and total bills automatically. A special purpose Monrobot computer is used to summarize and categorize vast quantities of in­ formation from punch ed tapes at high speeds. Monroe

DECEMBER19 6 0 Ri1:er1:heOpens

Contributors: Story William Calledare David W. Scharf NewBuilding Arnold W. West

Western Ricerche Geofisich e' s new modern bu ilding in Pescara , Italy , hou ses this company's laboratory, shop , playbac k offic e, and stoc k room. Also, on the se cond floor of this structure a re offi ces for any two crew s tha t might be working in the Pes cara ar e a.

HILE WESTERNof America main office personnel Thus last year, after a fruitless effort to purchase a suit­ W were unpacking and settling down in their new able building, the Company decided to construct one to quarters, Westerners in Ita ly (laboratory, shop, and mag­ its own specifications . A site was found on the heights netic playback center emp loyees) were pack ing to move overlooking the city of Pescara. The site selected encom­ to their new building . Then, on Saturday afternoon, Sep­ passes some 35,500 squa re feet and is on the intersection tember 3, Western Ricerche Geofisiche inaugurated its of two sh·eets. Following the approva l of the plans by the new office and maintenance headquarters in Pescara, Italy. City Planning Commission, ground was broken on Novem­ On hand for the occasion were Chainnan of the Board ber 9, 1959, for Ricerche's first construction in Italy . of Directors and i\frs. Henry Salvatori, Directo r of It alian The building consists of two stories. The ground floor Operat ions Thomas P. Maroney, Supervisor Antonino houses the lab, shop, playback office, and stock room, Bucarelli, Counselor and Mrs. Andrea Berardi, Observer and on the second floor is office space for two crews . The Supervisor Arnold West, and Party Chiefs William Calle­ area allotted to each unit provides for comp letely separate dare, David Scharf, Giorgio Forlani, and Ezio Trucc hi. and yet wholly integrated operations . Some 11,800 square Along with the growth of the Italian petro leum industry, feet of floor space is divided among the various services the Pescara area has become the nucleus of It alian opera ­ and uni ts. tions. In addition to the laboratory, shop, playback center, The style of the bui lding is typica l modern Ita lian, being and spare parts and truck depot, three to four crews are stucco finish on a reinforced concrete framework of pillars, stationed in the immediate area. In the past, this necessi­ girders, and beams, with double-layer masonry walls made tated the renting of three garages and two office suites, of mortared hollow tile bricks. This type of wall proved to which resulted in an inefficient operation . be quite convenient for the internal wiring. It involved

12 WESTERN PROFILE simply a minor chore of chippin g out the desired path, lights (bulb type), turn indica tors, and taillights , all of inserting the "spaghetti" tubing and switches, and cover­ which are subject to yearly inspection . ing this with the nnish plaster. The parts department has approximately 1,900 squa re The box-like design is subdu ed by a skillful use of colors, feet of floor space to house several hundred thousand dol­ as well as by a 20-inch ledge and overhang along the street lars worth of spare parts for recording equipm ent vehicl es sides of the building . This overhang is painted light blu e, and drilling machines. Each part is tagg ed, inventoried, and on the front-sh·eet portion of it the Company name and separated for ease in hand ling and shipping . is attached in white lettering . The corner and wall fac­ The playbac k section, situated in the east front of the ing the streets are £nished in Roman brick to balanc e the building , utilizes some 450 squru·e feet of floor space. This long (180 feet) expanse of white stucco wall. For pleasant area is divided into £ve rooms to separate the computing, color conh·ast the support pillars of the portico are painted playback instruments, developing , section p1inting and gray. drying, and ozalid printing functions. Previously the un it Dominating the front enh·ance is the shrubbery -lined, was located on the nfth floor of a building without an tree-and-flower-studd ed lawn. A stone pa th leads from the elevator . gate to the main enb·ance. A gull wing-shaped portico covers the entrance steps. The door itself is made of plate Party F-57 Moves into Top Floor glass framed in black marble from Lab rador. The entire lot is enclosed-on the stree t sides with panels During the second week of August Party F-57's office of square mesh, white, wire fence and on the interior sides crew joined the Pescara shop , lab , and playback employees by high masonry walls with sh·ip window openings near in the exodus from their various ren ted quarters in "down ­ the top. These windowed walls constitu te the support for town" Pescara to the new building "on the hill." Compared the open-front, leanto-type shelter that is used for h·uck to the others , though , F-57's move was child's play, involv­ parking and storage. Light blue plastic laminated sheets ing no more than office furn itur e, supp lies, and records , form the roof of the leanto. and was accomplished in a single day. Need less to say, The office-space floors and stairway are completed in the reaction of the crew's office personne l to the brand­ tan marble mosaic tile, and the lab and shop have light new, light, aily quarters was "hello, bellissimo." blue ceramic-tiled half walls and fused red mineral tile Such enthusiasm was not confined to \i\Testeme rs, for floors. All of this tile and marble appears expensive to an the new building 's color scheme, its landscaping, and the Ame1ican visitor, but in Italy this is actua lly less expensive newness of its construction, not to men tion its prac ticabil­ than wood. On the other hand, an It alian visitor looks ity, have drawn many congratulations and expressions of twice at the "double-hung sash" windows as shutter-type admirat ion from Ricerche's friends in Pescara. windows are almost universal in Italy.

Service Units Occupy Ground Floor Ta ken from the rear, looking toward the street in front of the building , th is picture shows the "truckport." This leanto - lype of The lab, shop, and parts department occupy the largest she lter is formed by the high, masonry walls (with strip window openings) and a roof of light blue plastic laminated sheets. part of the nrst floor of this new building . Each section was especially designed for the service and repair of Western's recording and drilling equipment. The laboratory is divided into thr ee sections: insb-'u­ ments, radio, and geophone. The instmment section is well equip ped to repair all of ,vestern's instrumen ts, and the radio section designs and builds the special refraction radios. The geophone section repairs the neld geophones, services the well seismometer , and builds and repairs the seis cables, jump ers, and shooting-cable equipment. The shop, too, is separa ted into various sections. The welding section is used for gene ral repairs and rebuilding drag bits. The motor section has facilities for complete overhaul of motors , differentials, and transmissions, and it also includes a drop-pit. The paint section not only pain ts but does body work, and the elec trical section repa irs and rebuilds all starting motors , genera tors, and two-speed shifting units. A recent revision of the Italian highway code provides that all trucks must have regulation head-

13 DECEMBER 1 960 Compute,Douhlei AiBtonc Ride,

Computer-Bronc Rider Jim ESTERN'smos t western family is undoub tedly the Griswold is shown on Dog Town at a rodeo in Stockton, W Griswolds-Jim, Patti, and their son Jamie. California, last August 25. Now in his thirteenth and most successful year of pro­ fessional rodeo riding, Jim rounded out a summer season -Photo courtesy Rodeo Photo­ graph er Frank Mi lne, Modesto, crowded with rodeo events in California and Nevada. California During the week he rode a computer's chair in the office of Party 68 in West Sacramento, California. Wee kends found him on the hurricane -deck of saddle broncs at fairs horseback involving timing, balance, and instant respons e and rodeos. He is a member of Rodeo Cowboys' Associa­ from one's horse to make the slalom-like turns without tion and participated this summer in RCA events at Oro­ knocking over a barrel or breaking stride. When they re­ ville, Dixon, Hayward, San Jose, Orland, Novato, Redwood turned to California, Sassy was left temporarily on a ranch City, Sonora, Yuba City, Merced, Woodland, Stockton, and in Montana. Plymouth , all in California, and at Fallon, Nevada . Horses were not all the "livestock" the Griswolds had Of these, his bout with the broncs at Yuba City was his in Utah. Their "all-American" dog, Feller, and a Java spar­ best of the season. Jim participates in the saddle-bronc row are still with them; a big 10-inch turtle is current ly events only, and at Yuba City he came out with a first for "living with relatives or friends" until they can better ac­ the two-day event and a "best cowboy" tag because he commodate him; and along with their second horse they was the only rider to stay aboard two of the plunging, disposed of a billy goat, which they had acquired for the twisting animals. At Merced Jim had a good riding ses­ practice of roping and tying. sion, too, getting a first one day and a second the other for Jim, who has been with Western Geophysical approxi­ an over-all second place for the two-day contest. mately seven years, grew up on a Texas fann and began Patti, a cowgirl of no mean skill in her own right, has his rodeo saddle -bronc riding when he was 17 years old . been a participant in rodeo grand entries and barrel races He and Patti , like many "show peop le," have a few pet at Pioche and Las Vegas, Nevada, and at Lamont, Cali­ superstitions. One is Patti's long hair. She cut it once, only fornia. She began her riding career when she received her to find that as long as it was short Jim had nothing but bad first horse at nine years of age while living in Nevada. luck with his riding; so she let it grow again. Along with Though Jamie, now five years old and a kindergartner this Jim retired his old cowboy hat (still in a place of re­ in \Vest Sacramento , has had no professional career, he spect in the trailer, though) and acquired a new one for knows how to appear with true western aplomb in cowboy riding. And thin gs began to look up this year . Since they garb and is extremely fond of the Griswolds' horse, Sassy, reside in trailer space 13 and this is Jim's thirteenth and bought when they were located at Price, Utah, with best year on the circuit, it is easy to guess what they think / Western. abou t that "unlucky" number. Sassy is probably another Western "first"- for who but the Griswolds in this job of "traveling light and fast" has appeared on the scene with two trail ers-thei r big comfort­ able house trailer and a horse trailer? While in Utah they owned two horses but sold one prior to a move to Montana. Patti Griswold and Sassy , the family's beautiful buckskin quarter­ They took Sassy, a beautiful buckskin quarter-horse with horse, had their picture taken near Jordan, Montana . Sassy, being trained by the long-tressed Patti for barrel racing, travels from them . Patti was training her for barrel racing - a feat on one Western Geophysical prospect to another in her own traile r.

14 WESTERN PROFILE party pickings

PARTY 93 (Office) -TRIPOLI , LIBYA .. .

THE OFFICE STAFF, Reporters Though not a professional TIMOTHY O'LEARY, Photographer yet, 5-year-old Jamie Gris­ wold looks the part when he dons his Western ga rb. Also, It is just over a year since Party 93 established offices he is extremely fond of the at the edge of the business district in Tripo li, Libya. Be­ Griswold 's horse , Sassy. cause this is in the Italian residen tial section, members of the office staff, during this period, have become accus ­ tomed to the variety of street vendors selling their wares outside our wind ows. Since the vendors adver tise their products in various versions of Italian and Arabic , it is not always easy for us to tell exactly wha t they have for sale; but we have seen goldfish, coat hangers, live chickens, fruit, vegetables, eggs, fish, and almost any item that one can imagine. During the year we developed such stiff sales resistance that we are looked upon as the only Americans in Tripoli withou t any money. Since last June, when the field crew families were moved to Benghazi , our life in Tripoli has become somewhat rou­ tine. We miss having direct contact with the field crew­ and we miss the tall stories about "how rough things are in the desert" told by some of the party members when they dropped by the office. While Tripoli is a city of approximately 180,000 per­ sons, its recreational opportunities are rather limited. Party Chief GEORGEBYNUM spends a lot of his spare time on the golf course. He claims that it is a pretty tricky course as it has a couple of grass traps that are very rough. GEORGE also has been studying Italian and has found it quite use­ ful in orde ring food at the local restauran ts. Computer JOHN WrNXLERdeserted us for a week last spling to return to Noith Carolina. There he married CoN-

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NIE Lu cAs on April 6 at Charlotte. The new Mrs. WINKLER seems to like Tripoli and spent a lot of time last summer enjoying the ocea n and beach. The WINKLERShave as a "house pet" an 80-pound German Sheph erd. Th ere is some question as to whe th er JOHN walks the dog or the dog walks JOHN. TIM and RITA O'LEARYhave used part of th eir free time for sightseeing. In addition to visiting Roman ruins here in Lib ya, they made two hips to th e Island of Malta. Their second trip to Malta cannot be counted as mere sight­ seeing, however, since they returned with a new son, ROLANDTIMOTHY. H e was born in Malta on July 23. The hospitals in Malta compa re favorably with tho se in the Above - Members of Party States, th e O'LEARYSsay. Young ROLANDh as been doing 93 visited ruins at Sabratha, near Tripoli , where Romans ve1y we ll since returning to Tripoli . built thi s big th ea tre and We are looking forward to the completion of our second staged en te rtainm ent about the time of th e Na tivity. year so that we may return to the United States and visit our families and friends. Unti l th en, we take thi s oppo r­

Left - H. F. Murphr ee, John tunity to wish the very best of the Season to all of you . Winkler , George Bynum take a mom ent for coffee during (Ed. Note: Party 93's field crew was unable to get its report a lour of Tripoli, Libya, in from the desert of Libya by press time.) site of Party 93 office. In rear is Tripoli Cath edral. PARTY 52 (Office)-JACKSON , MISSISSIPPI. . . Be low-The pro blem: How to fold John Winkler in order W . G. LANE, Reporter to stow him effici ently in Tim O 'Lea ry's compact car. Solving pro ble ms is routine Greetings from Mississipp i, the home of Miss Americas, to Party 93 .•. John mad e it. the "Ole Miss" Rebels, and one of Wes tern' s finest office forces, which includes Chief Computer W. G. LANE,Co m­ puters CAL HANSBROUGHand LARRYBRENNAN, and Party Chief J1M RuSH. JIM, CAL, and WILLIE ar e old -timers on Party 52 while LARRYis a newcomer from St. Louis Uni­ \·- versity. ' The chief interest of our force has been football, with CAL giving tremendous point handicaps to "Ole Miss" opponen ts and still winning his bets . When schools opened aga in, RANDYLANE started his first year while big brother BusTER entered the fourth grade . Chief Compute r JoE SHIVERS,of th e Shrevepor t office, had a tour of duty with Party 52 here in his hom e town , doing vacation relief and some fishing. Party 52's office force atte nd ed a dinner of the Jackson Geophysical Society at th e Rober t E. Lee Hotel in late September. The pap er presented was most interesting to this group as it deal t with the Mississippi Salt Basin.

Johann Rush shows how he PARTY 52 (Field) - MONROE , LOUISIANA . .. is equipped for his first year of college. Johann, son of Party Chief and Mrs. J. W. CLIFTON D. CHILDERS, Reporter ) Rush, ea rned a scholarship from Hinds Junior College, where he is film ing football From Shreveport, Loui siana, Party 52 moved to Monroe, games and other even ts. Louisi ana, whi ch is located on one bank of the Ouach ita He was vice president of the River while its twin city, Wes t Monroe, is situ ated on the Mississ ippi Junior Academy of Science in 1959, and his opposite bank. photos won three firsts at Soon after arriving in Monroe , Party Manager CLIFF regional science fa irs. The CHILDERSand family went to Florid a on vacation. CLIFF college regis trar expressed surpri se a t Johann 's record was relieved by Surveyor H OMERL. LEWIS,who, during of 28 schools in 8 grades. CuFF' s vaca tion, became a grandpa . HOMERsaid that the

WESTERN PROFILE It's a bright world to Hoyt Tyson as he peers from th e recor ding truck dur ing a Party 9 survey near Gree n River, Utah , often connected with the Four Corners ar ea .

only thing he regrets abou t being a grandpa is the fact PARTY 9 - GREEN RIVER, UTAH ... that he is now married to a grandma. Drillers JAMESC. HILBUN and Cum'Is 'vV. BARKERwere ROBERTA. ZANG, Reporter like two kids with new toys when Party 52 rece ived its J. E. BARTHELEMYand ROBERTA. ZANG, Photographers tractor -mounted drill and h·actor water unit. These two units are ideal for work in Louisiana during the wet sea­ It was a stifling hot July day in Green River, Utah. The sons and in thick ly wooded areas. heated silence was broken only by the passing of cars along Permitm an JACK N. ROBINSONis still head fisherman on the highway and by the occasional open ing of a door when Party 52, with Jfo ~1ERLEw1s and JA;\lESHrLnux running someone came out of one of th e air-conditioned bars. But a close race for second place. JACK has managed to do a wait, what's going on at th e Uranium Building ? People are fine job of permitting for fishing holes, as well as for shot assembling, equipment is appea ring , supp lies are being holes. moved about. Can anythin g come of this confosion? Late this summer ALVINvVARREN returned to the crew Let's take a closer look. Who is that fellow over there after a short stay in the armed forces. He is currently help­ directing traffic? \Vhy it's )oE BARTHELEMY,supervisor of ing on the survey crew , which is headed by Ho ivrnRLEWIS the new ly re-activated Party 9, and th ere are ALANWIN­ and Survevor To:-.rMYTH ORNTON. FREYand ROBERT( TONY) ZANG,th e chief compu ter and The wi~es of Party 52 were kept busy this fall getting computer respectiv ely, deciding after an hour of deep en­ their children (most of whom are g irls) ready for school . ginee rin g discussion that someone sen t the wrong parts ow they're even busier getting ready for Christmas. for the drafting table. Thr ee of the children are in junior high: RoxANNE Standing nearby with a determination not to have any HILBUN, the oldest, followed by Curusn:-. KEITHLEYand part in this madness is ·uEL PVT1'A:>.c, the shooter. And ... BARBAHA ANN C1IILDERS. We are proud to say that they aha! I thought I detected an Oklahoma accent. There are are pretty good stud ents - at least, the mothers think so. KEN "JACK·OF·ALL·TRADES"CARR, rod man and shooter, and Not in school for a few more years to come are V1cK1E his broth er FRANK, a helper , unpacking those bright, shin­ Scorr, age 2½,and ELLENKEITHLEY , 3Jt ing, new breast reels. I sincerely hop e that's sweat and not The summe r fun was cente red mostly around the city tears in their eyes . swimming pool. As the weather he re was in the low nine­ Actually , th ere was method in the apparent heavy traffic. ties this fall, we are now enjoying the cooler temperatures. Party 9 settled down very shortly to normal crew opera­ tions. EO FERRARI, the observer, checked out his 48-tra ce reco rding truck; the drills went to th e field; and on July 25 production began. \Vi thin a week the draftsman , ART Pon­ " Mak e mine milk! " said Tony Zang {leftl, of Part y 9, as RAS , and his wife :\I ARGIEhad arri ved from Party 8 in :\Ian ­ he grabbed the bottle from the chef. (Tha t is milk, is it teca, Californ ia, and the crew was complete except for MAX not? ) Morie Wilson and Art Porras wan t some before HUNTand RoBERTSEELY, who were hir ed locally. Tony returns it. "Theft" occurred ot community barbecu e. It is now late fall and several more events have taken place. :\Ir. and :\!rs. LARRYSwANSO.-: have proudly an­ nounced the anival of a baby boy on August 25 in Billin gs, Montana; J1:-.1BArno has arrived from Party 8 to take over the chief computer's job from ALAN vV1;:.;FREY;and NuEL PtrrNAlVlhas been transferred to Party 95 in th e Canary Islands . Later, HOYTTYSON, observer, and his wife JOYCE joined th e crew after having vacationed in their home state of Georgia ; and KEN WILSON, the surveyor, along with his rodman, JonN HURSEY,r eached the conclus ion that hori­ zontal ties in Utah are impossible.

17 left - Party F-60 's summ e r hom e on the tundra in Alaska. This party now claims to be Weste rn's farth est w este rn crew , having " out- w ested " Party 17 25 miles la st sea son. Be low-Aluminum amphibiou s vehi cles of Party F-60 work the tundra. Icy g round becomes a va st mar sh in summer. Bottom-Jim Thompson paddl es his " buggy" across lak e.

In closing, a word to the wise from NEo FERRARI:"To beat the heat, work at night." (NEO, however, does not recommend this unless you are stuck in the sand until 1:00 A.M.)

PARTY F-60-BETHEL, ALASKA ... DAVID MIDDLETON , Report er CECIL BRULOTTE, Photo grap he r

Doodlebugging in Canada having become a wintertime operation, Party F-60 had settled down last spring in Ed ­ monton and other points to a summer of review work and equipmen t refurbishing. Sudden ly, the calm routine was broken by a call to go to Alaska. The unexpected migration began in early July. KEN DOBSON,party manager, and CECIL BRULO'ITE,driller, stopped working on the bombardiers and headed for An­ chorage . Down in southern Saskatchewan, Drille r DoN GooD wiped the grease from his hands and headed north, too. Party Chief J. F. TROTTERcame to the office and pu lled Party Chief PERCYSCHACTER away from a pile of records on which he was working. The records were repiled on ELDREDWoN and Roy YASUIfor the summer. Then, with Chief Computer ART O'CONNELLfrom the Calgary data Fomrntion of the crew took place in this "Boom Town reduction center, TROTTERand SCHACTERset out for the of Alaska. Various figures have been given for the num­ rendezvous in Anchorage. ber of bars in the city, but actually the statistics appear to be misleading. There is only one bar; it simply covers most of the town. In Anchorage camp gear and supp lies were bough t; seismic instrumen ts, flown in from Calgary and Ken Dobson and Cecil Brulotte confer ab out F-60 's next shotpo int, Los Angeles, were assembled; and everyt hing-including out on the lake. Ribbed wh eels operat e as paddles in deep water . personne l-was dispa tched by truck, air, and barge to ) Bethel. At this point other Westerners joined F-60 in Anchor­ age. Areas represen ted were widely assorted . There were GERRYYETKA, rodman, from Pennsylvania; BoB KITCHEN, drill helper, from New Jersey; ERNIEFILYAW, drill helper, from Alabama; ORVILLEVoxLAND, c ook's helpe r, from Minnesota; and LARRYSHE LL and H. D. PAYTON,recorder's helpers, and BoB MURPHY,cook, all from Californ ia. And, of course, there had to be a couple of Texans, Drill Helper

WESTERN PROFILE L. G. (TEx) HANKINSand Computer FRANK GARRISON, to safety awards to the following: MONROETAYLOR, 14 yea rs; suHer under th e usual Alaska-Texas jokes. Alaska fur ­ HARRY McGEHEE, 7 years; Dw1GHT RicH, 4 years; E. 0. nished Scarr TODD, rodman, and the SEMPHbrothers, DoN Ros s, 6 years; ED HARTWIG,6 yea rs, and LEAKE,9 years. and ERNIE. Recently the women had a coffee and canasta pruty in The crew was introduc ed to th e tundra, whi ch can best th e h ome of Mrs. LEAKE.They also welcomed Mrs. MArr be defined as "miles and mil es of miles and miles" with HERRINGTONto the crew. Several of th e women gave Stan­ water every few feet. To most of th e "Muskeg Wallowers" ley parties during the year. the tundra did not look much different from the stuff th ey Party 33 has add ed two junior doodlebuggers since its knew so well. There was just more of it. They also met the previous report. Arriving in Novembe r 1959 was MORRIS amphibious bugg ies - aluminum amphibians th at appear ANTHONYB RANNON,son of Rodman and Mrs. WILLIEGENE to be a cross bet\veen an army jeep and a rubber life raft. BRANNON.In July 1960 TERRYL YNNmet his pa rents, Mr. The crew, buggies, and tundra were to be buddies for and Mrs. ED HARTWIG. 92 days. Surve yor DWIGHT RIC,-1, H elper GENE BRANNON,and Ninety-tw o days is a long tim e for men with fam ilies to Drillers W ILLIEJ. WILLIAMSONand KERNEYR ALEY,w ith be away from home and for single men to be away from their helpe rs, Eo HARTWIGand THOMASMARTIN, have been their accustomed haunts . Since the camp was permanent having th e tim e of their lives keeping ahead of Chief Ob­ and the field personnel comm uted to work, some enter­ server MONROET AYLORand his recording crew . MONROE tainment facilities were possible . Motion pictures were is assisted by HARRYMcGEHEE, MATT H ERRINGTON,ERNEST viewed in grea t numb ers-going back over 20 years at BLICK,and Shooter E. 0. Ross . least. The camp had a few avid 8-mm . movie amateurs. "Ten to fifteen" holes per day ce1tainly keeps everybody Glenn Wheeler and Al Morasse, heli copter pilots who are mov ing. We consider this a fa irly good record, considering well known to many Westerners, could usua lly be found swamps, creeks, water moccasins, and thick underbrush. during their spare time edit ing film and wondering how Party 33's office personnel is still composed of the same they had managed to lou se up that last roll , too. tri o : Pa1ty Chief R. H. WARDELL,C hief Computer L. A. On Sep tember 21 th e crew completed its assignment HOLLIER,and Computer F . A. PECOUL. just in tim e to avoid the oncoming Alaskan winter, which Until we see you again in th e PROFILE,we wish all of you is no time for buggy operations. Except for JIM NEIS and a ve1y Merry Christ mas and a safe and H appy New Year. GERRYABBOTT, who were tran sferred to another crew, and for Shooter WILLIAM CHERNIAK, who came to F -60 from Party 17, the crew had stayed in for th e entir e period. At this w1iting some of us are still in Alaska with Parti es 17 and 91, and th e rest of us are in Cal gary and Edm onton preparing for anoth er winter in th e muskeg.

PARTY33 (Office) - SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA . .. (Field)- LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI...

PAT ROSS, Reporter L. M. HERRINGTON,Photographer

"We'll never get our feet off this Mississippi mud!" seems to be th e cry of some members of Party 33. W e nativ es, however, are well pleased. But we have been in th e south­ ern area for so long that we ha ve little that is different or exciting to report. After our 18-month stay in Magnolia, Mississippi, th e Above-Three Pa,ty 33 "Mississippi Mudd ers" relax beside field equipment. From left are W. E. Brannon , Dwight Rich, and Al Leake. "great white fathers" in Shrevepmt , Louisiana, said "Go west, young men, go west." So we did -2 0 mile s farth er Below- Helping Party 33 compile husky record of shots in swamps west to Liberty, a very small town, which does not have are, from left, Bobby Cupit , E. 0 . Ross, James Taylor , H. W. McGehee. much to offer in entertainm ent or scenic trips. In fact, the local football gam es are about all we have to anticipate, plus, of course, our TV sets and occasional crew ge t­ togeth ers. Just before we left Magnolia , we eamed a safety dinner . We went south of the bord er (that's across th e line into Louisi ana) and had a very delicious steak dinner with all the trimmings at Skinn ey's Nite Club . After dinner we pushed back the tables and enjoyed an evening of danc ­ ing. On this occasion Party Manager AL LEAKEpr esent ed

DECEMBER1960 Pa rty 32 mem bers pictur ed ar e, from left: (standing ) Alton Smith , Marl yn Solems aas, Cha rles (Wi ng) Tobin , M. L. Golebiowsk i (a visitor fro m R- 2), Cal vin Willia ms, Fred Brewe r, Roy M oore, W a rre n Tufte, and Roy McClure; (kneeli ng ) W . T. Scott , Jr., Arville Guess, M. Finn, Gene Goodma n, R. Kvels lad , Dwa yne Bruce, and J. Willa rd.

PARTY 32-BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA ... Red for a long time, was transfer red to Anchorage, Alaska. His wife, BETTY,t ells us that TOMhas been enjoying flying YOUEL A. BAABA, Reporter to his field operations and has developed a great liking for moose steaks and Eskimos. As ancient Mesopotamia has been the battleground for There are many who regretted ToM's departure. To many of history's famous conquerors, so Bakersfield has show their appreciation and pleasu re in having worked been the stomping grounds of practically every doodle ­ with him , members of Party 32 presented him with two bugger who has ever worked in California. Neither natur e pieces of Samsonite luggag e. Also, a surprise dinner party nor hist01y bestowed on this centra l California city any was prepar ed in his honor. For practical reasons, BETTY visible monuments tha t will inspire writers or poets. Its was informed of this and asked to be a conspirator in the hidden gifts cannot be denied, however, for its subter­ surprise. On the pretens e of attending an anniversary din­ ranean strata embrace grea t reservoirs of black gold for ner for some friends , BETTYguided ToM to the Robin which dood lebuggers toil ceaselessly. Hood Restauran t. Ther e waiting for him wer e about 20 Bakersfield has been the base of operations for Party 32 fliends . Though very surprised, ToM recovered in time to for more than 14 months . Dur ing this period - and since enjoy his share of the cocktails and steak dinner . our last appeara nce on the pages of PROFILE- we have had West erners presen t at the gathering were Supervisor many activities that deserve to be called news. Unfortun­ and Mrs. JOHNADAMS, Mr. and Mrs. AL SMITH,Mr . and ately, many of these have aged and lost their significance. Mrs . YoUELBAABA, Mr. and Mrs. ROYMcCLURE, Mr . and The following are still fresh in our memories, and we hope Mrs. CHARLESTOBIN, Mr . and Mrs. DAVEJOHNSTON, SAM that PROFILEr eade rs will enjoy them. BURNSIDE, and DEAN PHELPS. T. D. SINCLAIR,JR . with whom Party 32 has been iden ti- The even ing culminated in a party at the home of Mr.

To fill a special request for all units of t. I a seismic field party to be shown in a single picture, member s of Party 32 took their trucks, jugs, and the like one Sat­ urday morning out near Bakersfield, Cali­ ) fornia, and placed them in an area small enough for the photographer to include everything in one 0 shot." The four men in th e foreground looking over a record are , from left , W. T. Scott, Jr., A. J . Guess, C. J. Tobin, and M. L. Golebiow ski. Cal­ vin Williams is peering from the truck.

20 and Mrs. A. J. GuESs. Th ose who could not make it to the dinner party were th ere, and all had a wonderful time. Replacing Tm.1 as party chief was W. T. SCOTT,JR. , who, with his wife "TOMMIE" JEAN and their son Bn.r.., came from Shreveport , Louisian a. The SCOTTShav e established themselves in Bakersfield as the pr oud owners of a b eau­ tiful home. Prior to his transfer to Alaska, TOM or gan ized two .6ve-man teams in the summer leag ue at th e Bakersfi eld Bowling Academy. Both teams were officially registered as Western Geoph ysical Company. SAM BURNSIDE, Party 32 computer, coined two more conb ·oversial names, how­ ever-"The Elit es" and "The Slobs." Either by pure luck or dedicated effort, Th e Slobs finished the season as third team from the top. This is considered very good since most of the players were new at th e game. The Elit es had many good games but never made the top three tea ms. This action photograph of how to become a "Smoked Westerner a la The original 10 players were: R. C. POWELL, R-2 party Barbecue " was taken at the annual picnic of Party R-S. Diligent chief, DAVEJm msToN, A. J. GUESs, FREDLEO NARD,WAR­ chefs are Walter Barksdale , Bill Walx , Bill Budd, and Pat Stegall. RENTUFTE,Roy J. McCLURE, YoUELBAABA , SAMBUR NSIDE, AL SM1rn, and DEA,.v Pa ELPs. Because of unexpec ted cir­ cumstances, many of th ese players were replaced eith er permanently or with substitutes . The "pinch bowlers" wer e W. T. ScoTT, J. A. ADAMS, and JAMESBAIRD. Rounding out th e party are Assistant Obs erver CALVIN WILLIAMS,Permitman DWAYNE BRUCE, Surveyor RoY MooRE,and Helpe r F. BREWER.

PARTYR-5 - SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA . . .

RONALD C. WALTON, Reporter W. H. HATTON,Photographer

Part y R-5 has b een seeing Spanish Guin ea, offshore Italy, and th e Red Sea from the inside. D eep inside , that is - out of sight; under th e surface . As a re-interpretive office, we have b een reviewing dat a from th ese areas here in Shrevepo rt. Highlight of our social season was a steak barbecu e and picnic in Septemb er . R-5 invited personnel from Parti es 28 and 33, th e Shrev eport dat a reduction center, and th e Mid­ Ford Park , Shreveport, just before the uninvit ed rain began to fall. Continent Divisi on office to Ford Park on Cross Lak e, just outside of Shreveport, for th e event. R-S'ers can move rapidly! These Wes terners worked at such a rate The menu includ ed 12-ounce strip sirloin steak, barbe­ that they left their ghosts behind - aided by a double expos ure! cued beans, potato salad , hot rolls, ham burg ers for the chil­ dren (why do the youngste rs always order hamburgers?), and soft drinks. The pi cnicke rs b rought th eir own grills and utensils. Mrs. J. W. ERVIN, Mrs. R. C. WALTON,and Mrs. E. J. WALZpeeled th e pota toes and fixed th e salad. Irs. P. A. SCHUELER prepared the rolls. Party Chief J. W. (WICK) ERVIN and Chi ef Comput ers PAULSCHUELER and RON WALTONarrived ea rly to pick out the camp site and set up the grill s. As th e group arrived, orders were tak en and steaks were soon sizzling. After every thin g was ready and nea rly eve ryone had been seated, it was discovered th at one very import ant item had been forgotten. Somebody had neglect ed to fix th e weather. So the rain came to th e picnic, too. There was a scramble

DECEMBER1960 21 PARTY 18-CUT BANK, MONTANA... JOHN C. C. MATHEWSON, Reporter G. 0. SVEE, Photographer

After a cold winter in Stanley, North Dakota, Party 18 Five ambitious keglers are gladly returned to the mountains of Montana. The crew these members of the Party R-5 bowling team. Standing spent th e summer just outside of Glacier National Park on from left , are Don Gregory, the Blackfeet Indi an Reservation. Micky Hollier, Bob Britner; Du e to the lack of available housing, members of the kneeling, Don Luce and Bill Hatto n. The team is aiming party have been living in three towns, Cut Bank, Brown­ high in the winter league. ing, and East Glacier Park, which makes it rather difficult for Party Chief TED BABIRACKIto keep track of everybody . His office is located in Cut Bank. With the help of Party Manager -Observer ED PLANCK, though, TEDhas been able to keep the operation running smooth ly. The field crew has been ( 1) enjoying the spectacular scenery of the Glacier Park region and ( 2) striving to keep their trucks in an upright position in the extreme ly rugged terrain. Help ers JOHN BEATON,GEORGE H EINICKE,and to move the food and tables under a shelter. Although MICHAELNORRIE would be perfectly happy if they had th ere was not quite room enou gh for all 63 occupants, we never been near the mountains because to th em falls the all ate and enjoyed the meal. Then we discussed many task of carrying the cables and seismometers up and down topics-mainly because it was raining too hard to allow the slopes . The seis lines are so steep in some places that the crowd to reh·eat to th eir cars. Finally, the rain eased the bulldoz er cannot even cut a trail. Of course, the crew and the crowd went damply home. This was a picnic to blames Surveyors G. 0. SVEEand L. L. DEAN for most of remember! th e troubles with terrain. Driller LLOYDJOH NSONand Drill The R-5 bowling team placed fifth in the summer league Helper G. L. FERM claim that the surveyors go out of their but is heading for a higher spot (they hope) in th e Oil way to locate shot holes on gravel piles. Industri es League now being played. Members include Permitman LARRYNELSON thinks he has it especia lly Computer W. H. HATTON, JR., Chief Computer J. DONALD rough because , besides having to fight the rugged terrain, LucE, and Chief Computer JoE D. SHIVERS,all of of Party he has had to pennit practically all of the Indians on the R-5; Computer Do N GREGORYof Party 75; Chief Computer reservation - and most of them are nearly impossible to L.A . (MICKEY)HO LLIERof Party 33; and Technician ROB­ find. He think s that Helper GERRYNELSON, his cousin, is ERT BmTNERof the data reduction center. having a pretty easy time of it as the second shooter on Major pastimes of the personnel are still hunting and the crew, under Shooter LEONARDLINDER. fishing. Rounding out our crew are Chi ef Comput ers WALTER R, BARKSDALE, vVILL!AMR. BUDD,and CLINTB . GERMANY; Computers DONALD J. BYRD, GrusEPPE MASCITELLI,}ACK STANLEYPErrY , and WILLIAMJ. WALZ; and Assistant Com­ puter RALPHAKIN.

Above-Alan Linder, Party 18 driller, tests some of that "easy­ going Montana shale" at the base of a hill. Surveyor let this hole be drilled on the flat, Most of them were on steep slopes.

Left-The surveyor follows his line , and the crew must follow the surveyor-which explains how a Party 18 drill got into this position. Driller Lloyd Johnson wai ts for it to make the grade.

WESTERN PROFILE Right-Here is a refraction spread that runs down a SO % -grade to the drill, a drop of 700 feel. Party 18 equipment is dwarfed in this ruggedly beautiful bowl. Spectacular scenes usually mean spectacularly rough going for the seism ic crew. Montana is no exception.

Below-A Party 18 jug hustler's view of the spot wher e he started. Shooting truck is by drill and water truck , waiting lo load hole. Laying out jug lines for this crew is a good way to get up in the world- 'way, 'way up!

PARTIES70 and 77 (Field)- MORGAN CITY ...

VIRGIE BRYANT, Reporte r R. A. CARTER and JAMES R. SQUIRES, Photog rap he rs

It seems that this report er always manages to be in south ern L ouisiana when her turn to report to th e PROFILE comes around. This time it is Morgan City, where oil, doodlebug crews, and shrimp are words common to all. Early in June Parties 70 and 77 began the "summe r rush" - taking advan tage of th e good -weather mon ths (June to September ) to get more seismic information from the ever-interesting Louisiana gulf. Pa1ty 70 boasted of a crew of veterans in Fi eld Co­

ordi nator CHARLIE CRAWFORD1 Obs ervers E voN RENICK and R. A. (SHORTY)CARTER, with L. E. (BEBO)BRATOS and The stork has be en getting in plenty of flying time with CARROLSMITH handling th e shooting chores. Party 77 Party 18. Surveyor G. 0. SvEE and his wife JuDY are pr oud agreed that 70 was the "oldest"but not th e"bes t." Field Co­ parents of a baby boy born in April. Driller CHARLES ordinator JAMESSQUIRES was ably assisted by Observers CANNON and his wife BILLIE added ano th er girl , AMY CARL WELDONand BERNARDGARN ER,with HARRYELMOR E, JANE, born Sep tembe r 14, to th eir family of two girls and C. E. (Do c) RODGERS, and GEORGE LITTLEas shooters . T his one boy. Drill er ALAN L INDERand his wife FLORENCE, friendly rivalry resu lted in the "shoo ting up" of 800,000 not to be outdone by the CANNONS, had a son about a pounds of powder and the recording of 20,000 reliable week later. Th e stork is e~pec ted to return thr ee more profiles for Western's clients this summer. times in th e near fu ture. Much cred it for this good produc tion must go to Party As the fall of th e yea r arri ved, it brought not only cooler 70's helpers , RONALDH ARRIS,To..v.1MY and JIM PACK, JoN weather but also a new member to Party 18. Drill er D RINDAX,and TOMMYCLAWSON, and its cooks, L AWRENCE STUARTP ARTRIDGEand his family were transf erred from CousINs and CHARLEY CoNKLIN. Party 77 also is proud of Party 13. It also brought hopes from Chief Compu ter its helpers, GENE DYER, KEN EMMER, ED (CmcAco) CoN­ JOHN MATHEWSONa nd his wife JoAN for an early win ter TER, and GEORGE( BucK) MULLINS,and its cooks, HANK and good skiin g, a wish th at was no t sha red by all of this BowER and F REDM ITCHAM. warm-weather- loving crew . Supplies for both Party 70 and 77 were handl ed by P arty Manag er KEN BRYANT, who at tim es had his problems in (Ed. Note : Since reporting, Party 18's office force has meeting two supply boats and crews . To him it seemed relocated in Billings and its field crew in Choteau, both th at th e two crews were always working ar"opposite ends" in Montana.) of th e 300-mi le Louisiana coas t.

23 DECEMBER 1 960 While the boys were "shooting up" the gulf, the girls were getting settled in trailer parks and apartments. This was no chore as all had served at least one "hitch" in Mor­ gan City prior to this assignment. After the always dreaded chore of unp acking was £.nished, PAULINERE NICK,JAN ET WELDON,and VIR GIE BRYANTcould be found at the city swimming pool watching the little ones in their swimming classes. They all seriously believe that they have the an­ swer to "Uncle Sam's" swimming problems for the 1964 Olympics! With the pool closed for the wint er, VIRGIE, JANET,and Jo LITTLEspent all of their spare time at the bowling alley practicing for the break-time contest with the local ace, CARLWELDON. GLORIA GARNER wanted to join this group but had to stay near home so that son TONY(age 3) would not miss a fire alarm . Th e GARNERSliv ed next door to the fire station and discovered that they had a full-time Bre­ man in the family as young TONYspent all time possible next door with the £.remen. Our city celebrated its 100th anniversary the first week in September with·speed boat races, a carnival, Hoor shows, Above-The uEternal Flame of Morgon City," this miniature and giant fireworks displays. A stranger entering town offshore oil rig is the town's monument to the oil industry. Below-R. A. Carter {left) watches technique of Bernard Gar­ could easily have become confused as all of the gents ner (center) and Gene Dyer in taking up cab le for Pa rty 77. sported beards and handl e-bar mustaches while the fair sex dressed according to the top styles of 1860. Morgan City , dependent on the oil and fishing indus­ tri es for its livelihood, erected a fitting monument in the form of a miniature offshore oil rig, complete with gas torch, on busy Brashear Avenue and U. S. Highway 90. This new sh·ucture joined the shrimp boat, "Spirit of Mor­ gan City," as the favorite subjects for all tourist shutter ­ bugs who passed throu gh town. In closing, we are happy to say that all of our prepara­ tions for the arrival of Hurrican e Ethel were wasted. Ironi­ cally, while all of the boat crews were here to take care of the boats, Eth el changed her course and came inland at Pascagoula , Mississippi, home base of all of the boat crews.

PARTY F-5-VASTO , ITALY .. .

Right-Evon Renick ligh ts up a cig­ GIORGIO FORLANI, Reporter arette during Party 70 line change. ROMANO TASSI, Photographer

(Ed. Not e: Our Italian reporters do not phrase their English exactly as do we; but even when they write in an unfamiliar tongue , the traditional humor and colorful expression of our Italian friends come through. Because we believe that this re­ port would lose a great deal if we rewrote it into more conven­ tional phrasing, we are leaving it just as it came to us. Frankly, we like it! Also, we admire the Italian reporters' ability to ex­ press themselves in our language.)

From about four months Party F-5 is headquartered in Vasto, which (where) people repay with hearty hospitality

The supply boat Sharon Walker comes alongside the Johnny Walker for pickup of records as some of Party 70 stand by for the trans­ fer. Parties 70 and 77 both were working in the Louisiana gulf.

WESTERN PROFILE Party F-S's town, Vasto, Italy , is an ancient one , and in late years a n "landsl ip" has thr ea tened some of l ·!·:~ • its bui ldings as is shown in the pic­ ture (right) of the 13th Century St. I•~~;\-··. , Peter's Church. Its nav e has bee n .,~ ' partially destroyed by the slippage. • .. Also, only a few of Vasto 's old civic walls rem ain , including (far >,. right) the Rossetti Squar e tower. ;,- , !Jt- ~ Jt, :. ~ _,,, ---':.t ,-:J /-,·:/ ..',~ ..,.;,.~;..~~ ;' ~.!}~-;7;:"; ;.41

and exquisi te kindness our efforts strained ( directed) to th e discovery of possib le hydrocarbon deposits , necessary to a rapid progress of this country. This town , whose 01igin lies close to the legen d, was founded by Diomedes and called Histonium . Richest har­ bour of the old Frentania region, it was lat er a Roman municipium. In the year 17 B. C. it was destroyed by Sylla; ARI, MENOTTIMADDII , and ADELELMOSPERANDINI, whose later on (it was) fortified by Theodoric; th ence it became conceited groanings win the hearts of the surveyed zone the seat of the marquisate of Avalos. Many monuments landown ers. testify the grandeur of those times, (such) as th e cat he­ Th e drillin g gang counts as its members : th e drill er, dral of St. Joseph and th e Church of S. Maria Mag giore, Drvrno PIAZZA, th e mystic of th e rotary table (especially built in pure Rom anesque style on 13th century, the Avalos when h e meets , in his work, with some gravel formations); palace, and the grandiose civic walls. the mechani c, PARIDEFONTA NA, who maintains that th e In th ese last years the town was, unfortunat ely, int er­ walnuts must b e cracked only with th e 1-5/ 16-inch span­ ested(?) by a vast landslip which is thr eatening its monu­ ner; the old pocket drill er, LurGr V ALBONESI, no more t~an mental shore. This event caused great emotion to the peopl e 80 pounds in weight , with his h elper , Lurer :tvloNrz, which who are now engaged in defe nsive big works in order to (wh ose) 230 pounds net weight constitut es a valid reason save the living testimony of the old magnificence. in their debate; the dr iller, SERGIOCANTARELLI, th e nos­ The Part y F-5 office force consists of: Chief Comput er talgi c of th e huge Turkish plains; and the helper, GIUSEPPE CORRADOR UBINO,the organizer of instructiv e trip in th e CREATORE, called the slender man . country with the fair of Vasto; Computers ENZO BovAIA Th e cab le "pirat es" hir ed in Vasto , not forgetful of their (called the carrier-pigeon), EnoARDOMACCHIA, and AL­ seafaring descen t, Lui GI DESIDERO,PIETRO PARA VIA, NI COLA BERTOl\l IALERBO(the bodily increased of the office); Ro­ Scum, MICHELE SoMMA, NrcoLA STIVALETIA, . 1rcoLA MANOTAssr, th e cashier of the crew, every time (always) VERDE,GrusEPPE TO RELLO,ANTONIO ZAMB IANCHr, ( who are) short of mone y; and Party Chi ef GIORGIOFORLANI. und er th e command of "Capt ain" -Obs erver GrANLUIGI Th e "rod trio" is composed of Surv eyors ALBERTOCHI- DONA, prone to use of knives (to cut th e bread into slices), and "Boatswain"-Junior Obs erver CARMINE PARRELLA,th e pale-faced man (maybe as he is still in hon eymoon ), board the hills and th e mountains shel tered by th e cross £re of the shoot er, SJLVANONATALINI, th e fair -hair ed of the crew, and help er, GINO PEscrNA( he is too strong to make what­ ever rem arks in his regard).

Party F- 5 's work includes operations in the Abruzzi country, where the circu• lotion mud of this shot (far left) be­ spatt ered bo th the photographer's suit and his camera lens! It would app ear llefll that Western ers in Italy are ex­ ceptionally young, but Renzo Forlani is real ly only F-S's mascot. Here , it was reported to us, he is •'learning the rudimen ts of the observers' science." WEDDING B LLS RANG OUT in Rome ctober 19 when An­ SIX WIVES - SIX COUNTRIES! A cosmopolitan group is that tonino Bucarelli and Erminia Ilari, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. of the Party 97 wives. The six who have joined their husbands Vincenzo Ilari, spoke their marria ge vows. The ceremony took on that crew in Argentina are from six different countr ies. They place at 10:30 A.M. in the Mausoleum of St. Costanza, Basilica are: Chola (Mrs. Fr ank) Ellsworth , a native of Paraguay; Vir­ of St. Agnes. ginia (Mrs. J. B.) Arledg e, United States; Josefina (M rs. V. B.) The bridegroom is a supervisor for Western Ricerche Geo­ David, Colombia; Susana {Mrs. W. B.) Dungan, Ecuador; Mary fisiche. He has been with the Company for seven years, having (Mrs. B. 0 .) Scroggins, Bolivia; and Viera ( Mrs. Ovie) Wool­ started in December 1953 as a party chief assigned to Party verton, Czechoslovakia . F-5. A native of Bova Marina, Italy, Bucarelli obtained his ad­ An interesting footnote to this concerns the second genera­ vanced education in mining engineering at the University of tion of two of the above. Colombian Josefina and Mississippian Rome. "Stretch" David have a son born in Bolivia. Likewise , Ecuador­ ian Susana and Texan "Boots" Dungan's son was born in Bolivia. The Dungan family's native land problem will be increased to four countries with the birth of their expected child in Argen­ BOWLING WINNER . With th e completion of summer league tina.-C. W. Nicholls. play at the El Rancho Bowling Alley (West Sacramento, Cali­ fornia), Party 68 proudly announced that its J. H. (Jim) Gribbin had walked away with one of the honors. High point of the WESTERN GEOPHYSICAL of Canada's "stub" crew is growing! league sweepstakes was the awarding of the trophy to Jim for From three Western employees at its conception in July 1960, the highest individual handicap series -a booming 711 total Party F-63 is up to seven now. During the summer the crew pins. provided client personnel an opportunity for field training . Also Final team standings found the ,vesterners in about the doing their part to aid the growth of F-63 were Bill and Stella midd le of a 12-team league. Making up Party 68's bowling Huculak. The y announced th e birth of their second daughter , crew, in addition to Jim, were J. W. Jennings, Art Hird , Gerald Unis Ann, on Septembe r 30. Bill is a dr iller with Party F-63. (Mac) McQuilliams, Mike Tauscher, Party Chief Tom Mitchell, -Dieter Juergens. and John Crane (now with Party 67).-T. W. Mitchell .

THE THRILL OF THE ARRIVAL of their first child was expe rienced by Harr y and Barbara Meeker this fall. Daughter Stephenie Jay Fraize r lleftl receives his 25-year Service Pin from Henry Ann was born October 1 at Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacra­ Salvatori, found e r and chairman of the board of W este rn. Jay began as a permit man and then driller but has been mento, California . At birth the baby weighed 7 pounds, 2 Wes tern shop supervisor in Midland , Texas, fo r many years . ounces and was 18Jf inches "ta ll." Oth er members of the Meeker household are one canary and a tank of guppies! Harry is a driller with Party 68, now working out of West Sacram ento.

ONE OF THE VETERAN EMPLOYEES of Western Ricerche Geo­ fisiche, Emidio Guardiana, who has been working for Ricerche for more than 10 years, was married October 16 at Tocco Casa­ uria (Pescara) to Miss Almerinda Taglie ri. Emidio is working at the shop in Pescara. Also from Italy comes word that a second son, Marco , was born to the Carlo Cavallerettis on September 11. Carlo is a computer with Party F-9, stationed in the Belluno area. -An11a Massirio.

A " FUTURE W ESTERNER" graduated to the rank of "second­ generation Westerner" during her vacation when she helped her party chief father in his office. Jo Harris , older daughter of John and Dorothy Harris, filled in temporarily dming the summer as computer on G-4 in Santa Paula , California, when Marvin Stephens had to be gone. A senior at the University of Texas, from which she will re­ ceive her degree in January. Jo is a biology lab instructor, as

WESTERN PROFILE Jean further distingu ished herself when on her graduation from high school, she received a science award from Westing­ house and, after taking the University entrance examination , was given three hours' credit in English and permitted to enroll in a more advanced English course than that for freshmen. Also from Party G-4 comes word that the surveyor pictured in the upper right-hand corner of page 24 of the last \VESTERN PROFILEis Adrian Louis and not ~lcrlc Dillard, surveyor's helper.

PARTY 13 HAS AT LAST LEFTthe cold northland (North Dakota and Montana) and taken up residence in sunny Vernal, Utah­ a land of paradise. The crew's departure did not take place, An Italian party chief shows how our ltolion colleagues prepare o though, before David Leone met Judy Eilene Pfeifer , of Bow­ Porty Pickings report. He captioned th e picture : " On writing , with man , North Dakota, and married her on June 21 in Miles City, great spontaneity , the Western Profile arti cle, the reporter Giorg io Forlani (F-51 shows lo be fa miliar with th e correct use of the lsicl Montana. english languag e." Somehow or other, lo us spontan eity do e s not James D. Christianson, shooter's helper, must have decided jibe with the llol ion- English dictionary so prominently display ed! that he could not be outdone by a recorder's helper, for on September 5, also in Miles City, he, too, was married. Jim's bride is th e former Doris Marie Blake, of Daker, Montana. Party 13 also has news of a third new VVestern er, this one well as a student. Both she and her sister Jean , a junior at the arriving via the stork route. A son, Mitchell Todd , was born same school, are Honor Students. During the spring semester September 20 to Eileen and Eugene Atwood and weighed in each received four A's and one B and so were on the Dean's at 8 pounds, 2 ounces on his arrival. His driller father is now list again . John and Dorothy were guests of the University on with Part y 96 in the Spanish Sahara. At reporti ng time the new Honor Day for parents of Honor Students. baby and his mother were at their home in Kenmar e, orth The two Harris girls are among the childre n of Westerners Dakota, but were plann ing to move to Las Palmas, Canary who are proof that the doodlcbugging life does not necessarily Islands , headquarters for Party 96. have an adverse effect upon the ir education . Jo attended 11 Returning from two years of military service leave of ab­ grade schools and 12 high schools and finished with a 97 aver­ sence, Burkett eely was discharged from the U. S. Navy age, and Jean went to 1-5grade schools and 11 high schools and August 4 and became a \.Vesterncr again on August 31 when graduated with a 96 average. Although neither were named he joined Party 13's survey crew. While he was stationed with valedictorians of their class, this was because they had not at­ the Navy in the Mediterra nean, Burkett took a buddy to visit tended the same high school for four years rather than becaus e a part of the Western company abou t which he had long been of their grades as their a,·erages were actually higher than those talking. The two sailors visited Western Ricerche Geofisiche's of the students who were the valedictorians. Both Jo and Jean laboratory and shop in Pescara, Italy, and Party F-57 field crew were on the State Honor Rolls in California when they attended in that vicinity and were dinner guests of Ricerchc Supervisor several high schools in that state. and Mrs. Arnold W. West in Pescara.-M. J. Rix

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These six men , all now "Angel• ~ enos ," man the Los Ange les Data Reduct ion Center . Proud of their new quarters, they are shown in front of the modern playback ., equipment they use. From the • t ! left ore the party chief, Dallas • l C. Morrow, Grant Peterson, Dole . . Bell, Howard Blackstone, Cliff Lo Frenois , and Jim Reinest o.

OECEMBER 1 960 27 famed Delicate Arch , Balanced Rock, and Upheava l Dome cap tured the spotlight for many unique formations pictured and descri bed ." The WESTERNPROFILE was further honored in September when three oil-industry firms request ed permission to reprint some of tl1e PROFILE'S "fine photographs." This is a feather in the caps of the crew photograph ers, as well as in that of the magazin e.

KATE DOES IT AGAIN! The United States-a nd West ern-ma y have a multiple-gold medal winner in tl1e making for the 1964 Olymp ic Games if young Kate Ferguson continu es her present On loan from Western lo the Community Chest, Everett Purcell (back, right), the Company 's advertising-publicity manager, visits ~ace at win~ing athletic even ts. Since the repor t of her high the craft room of the East side Boys Club, Los Ang eles, as part of Jump, bar chm, and horsemanship awards (Septemb er WESTERN the Chest's training program for its campaign planners and workers. PROFILE), Kate has added to her laurels. Her most recent honors are all in swimming. The 12-year-old daughter of Supervisor and Mrs. J. G. Fer­ DAN CUPID AND SIR STORK have been active among West ­ guson, Shreveport, Louisiana, on her return from camp decided erners in South America this past year. Chief Computer Billy that she would enter competitive swimming, something that she 0. Scrogg.ips and Observer Ovie W. ·woolverton entered the had never tried before. Less than three weeks later she won state of matrimony in July; Senior Computer George Arze and both a first and a second place in the city championship swim­ wife Virginia became par ents in April; and, as reported in the ming meet. This resulted in her receiving an invitation a few March WESTERNPRO FILE, Chief Computer Ed McCutch en days later to become a member of the Shreveport Swim Club and Driller Dick Long married girls they met while working which is composed of th e best swimmers in the city, who repre~ with Party 88 in Bolivia. sent Shreveport very cred itably in competition with other cities. The Arze's "prid e and joy," theil" first child, was born April Then, late in August , Kate was included in the Shreveport 13 in Cochabamba , Bolivia, also the birthplace of her father. Journal's All-City Swimming Team. Crowning all this , howev er, were her Labor Day efforts, just Her name is Maria Elizabeth. Billy and his bride, the former Mary Julia Ceran Camacho, two days after her twelfth birthday. Kate was a triple winner of Bolivia, were married July 20 in Cochabamba-and then be­ in the annua l Labor Day Swimming and Diving Meet at the East Ridge Counb·y Club , and she missed a fourth win by only ?an quite a trip ! They did have a one-day honeymoon, July 21, m La Paz, northw est of Cochabamba, but depar ted th e next one-tenth of a second. Her thr ee first places were achieved in morning (Friday) for Buenos Aires, as Bill was transferring from the 50-yard backstrok e (44.6 seconds), 50-yard freestyle ( 35.8), Party 88 to Party 97 in Argentina. Bad weather, plane troub le, and 25-yard butt erfly (21.0). She was a "photo finish" second ~iss ed connections , and the like left them spending two nights in the 50-yard breaststroke spr.int, coming in at 52.1 to the win­ m Santa Cruz, only approximately 300 miles from Cochabam­ ner's 52 seconds flat. ba. They finally arrived in Buenos Aires Mondafnight ; July 25. Their trouble-laden wedding trip had just begun, however. In Buenos Aires Bill was kept busy helping to get Party 97 THE SEPTEMBERWESTERN PROFILE id entified Thomas Maroney as "vice president and general manag er of Western Ricerche offioaded and ready to move. When the trucks left Buenos Aires Geofisiche operations." Mr. Maroney is vice pr esident and gen­ at 4 A.M. the following Saturday, Mary was in one o{ them! The thre e-day trip to the prospect was a real experience for a eral manag er of West ern Geophysical's services in Italy. All field operations in that count ry are carried on by Western of Amer­ young bride new to doodlebugging-cold, snow, long hours, cold hotel rooms with cold water - but Mary seemed to enjoy ica's subsid iary, Western Ricerche Geofisiche, witl1 100%It alian personnel and with Dr. Paolo Cella as manag ement director. it all. The wedding of Ovie to the former Viera Hubikova was a bit more prosaic than that of the Scroggins. Following their Supervisor Harvey Johnson and son Allen survey the harbor of las July 11 marriage in Cochabamba, the Woolvetons had time for Palma, (background! in the Canary Islands from an LSM. The West­ • a week's honeymoon in Lima , Peru, before going to Buenos er n supervisor turned author this fall to write the excellent article Aires. Viera then flew on to Bahia Blanca, Argentina , with her on "es tablish ing a beachhead" in Spanish West Africa /page 1/. daughter by a previous marriage and, like the other Party 97 wives there, set up residence.-C. W. Nicholls.

WHILE THE PURPOSEof the WESTERNPROFILE is to print stories about Western and Westerners, occasionally the PROFILEitself is the subject of a print ed story. Following the publication of the Sept ember issue, V. W. Smith , party chief of Party 7, Moab, Utah, sent to the main office an example of this. On the front page of the Moab Times Irzdependent was an article headlined "Area Subject for Articles in Magazines," and the first of three magazin es mention ed was Western 's. The Times Independent had this to say: "In an article, 'Of Indians and Monoliths,' in the West ern Geophysical (WESTERN PROFILE, September 1960), Moab's

28 THEYSERVE

Service Anniversar ·ies ... Octobe r, November, December

26 YEARS 11 YEARS Juergens, Dieter H. CONTENTS •Luft, James 'Fraizer, Jay H. Cassel, P. A. Milla, Roberto Niehenke, Ben J. Dunn, LeoJ. McDiarmid, Orville Vol. VII, No. 4, December 1960 Gerdes, Carl H. McQuilliams, Gerald F. Nicholls. Robert L. 'Prosser, Ernest A. Inside Front Cover: 23 YEARS Selzer, Edward Saltamachia, Joe G. Th igpen, Ben B. Crawford, Charles E. •vvoolverton, Ovie President's Page 10 YEARS 6 YEARS 1 Spanish West Africa 18 YEARS Mercer, Richard A. •Br ulotte, Cecil 5 Western Occupies New Anders, Guy N. Mittasch, Victor J. Rollans, William H. Headquarters Rothman, Bernard 5 YEARS 17 YEARS 'Stark, Dorothy Bartulewicz, K. 9 A Visit from St. Nicholas Webb, John W. 'Jo nes, William R. •cousi ns, Lawr ence "Eldridge, Oscar L. 10 The Litton Story : Monroe Satterwhite, Cleo W., Jr. Larsen, Palmer L. 9 YEARS McNew, Billy D. Division 16 YEARS Brents, Lottie H. Sa!off, Stanld Dobson, Kenneth E. Scharf, Davi W. 12 Ricerche Opens New Building Ferguson, J. G., Jr. 'Frost, William C. Scroggins, Billy 0. Hollander, John E. ' Smith, Carrol M. 14 Computer Doub les As 'Miller, W. K. "Willi ams, Edmond E . 15 YEARS Newman, Harry Bronc Rider 'Riley, Wilbur W. 'Carrington, Rudyard D. Schacte r, Percy 4 YEARS 15 Party Pickings Ewert, Dawson V. "Sullivan, George L. Leake, Alonzo R. Blackston e, Howard D. Rush, James W. "Elmore, J. W. 26 Windsh·ip Towns, Mack E. 'Ely, James R. 8 YEARS Hirka, Bohdan Antho ny, Sonja Grant, William E. THE COVERS 14 YEARS Brasher, Kenneth P. La Frenais, Clifford P. Throughout the world Burstad, Marshall E. Linder, Alan D. Christmas is a joyous Fazakerly, William B., Jr. Martin, Sam D. 'Nicholl , John K. season , truly a time Frisbee, Donald 0. Pacheco, Jose R. Thompson, James L. to sing u Joy to the Hull, Lowell D. Ross, Elbert 0. 'T urcotte , William H. World." It is also a Walton, Ronald C. 'Williams, Fred time to reflect upon Weldon, Carl R. the true meaning of 13 YEARS 'Wi llmuth, Charl es S. 3 YEARS the stars and be lls Wilson, George L. used on these pages • Amato, John J. 'B ennett, Thomas G. •cannon, Charles E . -the Star of Bethle­ Breland, W. P. hem and th e churc h 7 YEARS Droescher, Carlos E. 1:.1'.' bells that peal out for •F reeman, Francis A. 12 YEARS Brown, Robert A. Christmas services. It is the season also when Buitron, Oscar A. the happy phrase "Merry Christmas" is sin­ Childers, Clifton D. Coull, John T. 2 YEARS cerely expressed in many languages just as Krug, Karl B. 'Gilliland, John E. it is written in their native tongues by some 'Larsen, Melbum J. Golden, Irving Birdsong, Don L. of Western's emp loyees on our bac k cover 'Parr, Albert C. Houtart, Henri T. Hendri cks, John L. (which is repeated this year by special 'Roton, Robert P. Henson, Jesse W. lwanaga , Hideo request). Ryan, Gerald N. Hudson, William M. Nelson, Larry G. "'Tufte, Warren M. Irby, Jesse H. Strange, Michael MARIA NNE CLARKE, Editor

• Interrupted Seroice Published by and for the emp loyees of Western Geophysical, 933 North La Brea Ave., Los Angeles 38, California. Printed in the U.S. A. Copyright 1960 by West­ em Geophysical Company of America .

A SUBSI DIARY OF LITTON INDUSTRIES rn \

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