Pa~e Eight ROCKETEER Friday, December 13, 1963 Report New TV Pearson, Rinehart Relay Station Co-Author a New Book On Metals Ready Next Week John Pearson, Head of the Detonation Physics Group, Re The new microwave relay search Department, and Dr. station on li B" Mountain, assur John S. Rinehart, Professor of ing vastly improved television Mining Engineering and Direc· reception in this area, probably tor of the Mining Research Lab· will be in operation some time oratory at the Colorado School Vol. XVIII, No. 49 NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA Fri., Dec. 13, 1963 of Mines, are co·authors of the next week. book "Explosive Working of If tests now being made on lIfetals" recently published by the system progress as planned, Pergamon Press (London) and distributed in this country the changeover shou Id be com· Laud Divers For Work through The Macmillan Com· plete prior to Dec. 20, William pany. R. Hattabaugh of the Pub I i c This 350·page book treats the Works Dept. reports. theory and practice of the many metal working operations avail· Collins Radio Co. of Dallas, able or under study in the rap· Texas, has the responsibility to On Key MOTS Proiecls idly developing explosive metal COM ADVISORY GROUP-Three new members were elected Huene, Hal Turner, and Bill Hampton. Other members not install and check out the system working industry, a field which to the Advisory Group of the Commissioned Officers' Mess present for picture were LCdr. Marv Warner, Harley Tillitt, and to demonstrate its ability IIfr. Pearson has pioneered at (Open) at the annual membership meeting Tuesday evening, LCdr. Bill Abney, and Bard Monson. Retiring members are to meet NOTS' general perform· this Station during the last 12 Seated (I-r) are new members Dr. William Simecka, Leroy Lt. Col. IITex" Ritter, John DiPoI, Maj. IITex" Montague, • From POLARIS ance specification. years. Riggs, and Cdr. Lee Clapp with current members Maura Mc and Dr. Pierre St. Amand. Written in two parts, the book Creery, Cdr. Jack Speciale, and (s!anding, I·r) Dr. Ronald Von All seven channels - 2, 4, And SUBROC to first treats the theoretical as 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 - will be Funeral Services for I Angels of Mercyl pects of explosions in air, water Santa Was Once a Slim Jim; available for Indian Wells Val. and 50i I, and thei r effect on met· Sturgeon Tomorrow ley residents. Tests will con By NOVA SEMEYN als; it then discusses the prac SHDWBOAT tinue until all channels h a v e t ical use of explosives in the At All Faith Chapel Americans Fattened Him Up (NOTS Pasadena) fRIDAY been checked out completely. forming, sizing, flanging, cut· Funeral services for Jack E. DEC . 13 New York (AFPS) - Santa Moore, a professor of divinity in Sturgeon, Test Department em· " GUN fiGHT AT COMANCHE CREEK" Viewers are ask e d to be "The work at NOTS is like t ing, hardening, compacting, and (90 Min.) Claus wasn't always the fat jol· a New York theological semina ployee, will be held tomorrow patient during these tests be· nowhere else in the country," welding of metals. Audie Murphy, Colleen Miller Iy·looking old man that he is Diving Officer Lt. (j.g.) James at 9 a.m. at the All Faith Chap· 7 p.m. ry, wrote his famous poem, liThe cause some of their programs Pearson and Rinehart have now. The original European ver eL (Western in Color) Detective attempts to Visit from Saint Nicholas." may be interrupted briefly, E. McDole observes, recalling co·authored many other publica· smash outlaw gong thot forces men to join sion of St. Nicholas was a tall, especially the work done on The Rev. W. D. Davis of In· It is believed that he did most However, every effort will be tions including an earlier book it ond then double-crosses them when the thin, angular man on an equally POLARIS and SUBROC. yokern will conduct the servo price on their head gets high enough. "Behavior of Metals Under 1m· Bul· spare horse. to bring to life the tradition of made to reduce off·the·air time ices. Interment will follow in lets in Colorado! (Adults ond Young People). On the SUBROC program, re pulsive Loads" published by the The early English settlers in the merry Santa Claus with a to a minimum consistent with Desert Memorial Park. SHORT: " High Seal HiJocker" (7 Min.) adequate field tests, Hattabaugh cently announced in the nation. American Society for Metals in " leaping Dandies" (10 Min.) the American colonies gave him sleigh, reindeer, twinkling eyes, The veteran Station employee said. al press, divers assisted with 1954 and by the Foreign Liter· a lInew look" when they adopt ruddy cheeks, a nose like a cher died early Wednesday morning SATURDAY DEC . 14 underwater test facilities and - MATlNEE __ ed the Dutcb version of "Saint ry, and a round little belly that ature Publishing House (Mos· in the Trona Hospital following The prime reason for the TV recovery work at San Clemente "JALOPY" (63 Min.) Nicholaus" whose name was lat shook with gay laughter as the cow) in 1958. a heart attack. system modification is to elimin· Island. Bowery Boys er contracted to "Santa Claus." beloved Saint held his rotund ate existing interferences with I p.m. Years later, in 1882, Clement sides. They have provided support Dorman B. Eaton of New York, SHORT: "There They Go Go" (7 Min.) other television transmissions in to the POLARIS program from Acey.Duecey Club "African Jungle No. 10" (1 6 Min.) a leader in the civil·service reo the communities to the north its beginning-through installa· Slates Christmas Party form movement, was the first - - EVENING - and east of China Lake. "THE CASTILIAN" (129 Min.) tion of underwater facilities and The Acey·Duecey C I u b will president (now called chairman) Answlr to' Prlvtou. PUllle Caesar Romero, Fronkie Ava!on 'cROSSWORD PUZZLE, The secondary reason its continuing maintenance. hold its annual Christmas party of the Civil Service Commission 7 p.m. Job on on Thursday, Dec. 19. Music for under the 1883 Civil Service Act. (Adventure in Color) The legend of Fer· l\C ROS~ .--- ~' 4-Rage- . improve present transmission Big Translator r.;· Open ' (1) Vie,? ' the event will be furnished by He is also credited with having non Gont.oles is depicted as tke Spanish 1'·Eq'Ualit,. \. 6-1)ar(;r.t quality and improve maintain· Most recently recalled was people divest the shackles of weok·kneed ' ·· Shakes. ability and reliability of the sys the work on the Translator. This the "Californians," a 10·p i e c e drafted legislation which be· rulers and prepare to fight invosion of the pearian , t '1_ &C!~~o;~i or Moors. Action Golorel (Adults ond Young charactep ( h calhlS' tem. unusual structure was designed band, starting at 9 p.m. came the Act. t.9~Contallle l' People). 6-Gcnus of I for m 0 vi n g the submerged -,l2-Poent I olives A subsequent iI!Irticie will pro :l3-Benefit (. 9-Graded launch vessel at various hori SUNDAY-MONDAY DEC. 15·16 ;14-Maca\V vide residents with recommend· " SINGING IN THE RAIN " (103 Min .) ,I ii-Testify J ~~:{~~~~le r \ zonal velocities during Polaris ';17:Checke4i • nbout idt1' ations regarding their present Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds missile test firings. Time to Enter Christmas , H)-Ingress I G- J\ l:IS ault antenna systems. Meanwhi Ie it 7 p.m. .'21.Inqulre 1 1) ·noctrin9 "We had to clean-up and re. (Musical in Color) Two silent film SIan 122 -'Vord ot 2r. -A fTil'mativo is recommended that antennas , s orroW 2Z-CoHect latest picture flops as sound comes to the move some existing underwater 2 4 · Numbe~ 2 ~ -Ext en t \. be left just as they are. Home Decorating Contest screen so it's dubbed and changed to a -2G · PhlOchllJ 2;;-OI)enworIC : range equipment," McDole said, musical. Production numbers ond lilting tunes t erm fnhric' '\ \ 2T-One defeated A-Rodent. I \ ri(-Unmarrled NOTS Public Works Depart· "modify the existing launch pad The annual China Lake·Ridgecrest Christmas Home Decorat· -this is a clonic. (Adults and Young Peo 2!J- Dlstanc ~ \ measurG: 2S-Gnrment 45-Ser\'ant ' I woman ment personnel are being assist· structure, install and secure ing Contest will again be co·sponsored by the China Lake Com· ple). (pI.) 3() -Wenke:n. , 47.Wand f 65-Young boy SHORT: "Claws in Lease" (7 Min.) 8t-Stitch :l2-Armed ~ ~ 9 G I ii6·?!Iohanune. ed in the work on "B" Moun the 9O-ton Translator structure." munity Council and the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce. ,33 -ClI:'k beeU!) ('onllict • - a n (lan name lIG-KnO('k ! knowledge tain and on Laurel Mountain by Entrants may enter only one TUESDAY DEC. 34.-Part Of , - J ~7-Fema16 ~ "Also install the launch ves Each entry will be judged on 17 "to be" m; - .:\' OQse~ ~ G2-Fixed lj9-Before ' men from the Collins Radio Co. of the four categories - door, " 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA" 't5-Rallor Cl -l{lml ot ;~ perlqd of tiO·Weaken sel, and go through final cali ('oll()(I.) hlcycle -tIme ti l -Cooled la.va. window, outside yard or the artistic merit, originality, ingen (127 Min.) A field supervisor fro m that bration tests." Kirk Douglas, James Moson 37-Jjln<1u \ sweepstakes. Each of the three uity and lighting techniques. cymbala ~ company will also be here to During the 47 days of instal· 7 p.m. 80- cgil~i)a.8 . take part in the testing· phases. categories (door, window and All entries must arrive at the (Adventure in Color) Scientist Coploin ling the cross·flow facility, the Nemo and the Nau'ilus sink on upedf'ion 40-~ose (01" \ outside yard) will have a first, Il0rlralt When all installation and test· divers made 724 SCUBA dives Ridgecrest Chamber of Com trying '0 locate a sea monster ond ,okes 42-Equalll'l and 80 dives in deep sea rjg second and third prize of $2S, prisoners to his undersea lob. Th is Disney .fof-Gowns ing is completed, the new sys· merce office no later than 5 •(6- Hea \,(mYl' (Hard·Hat gear) . $15 and $10 resp'tctively. The film of Jules Verne's story is 0 must for body tern is expected to increase the sweepstakes category which re p.m., whether they are mailed young and old. Superb excitement. (Adults 48-Crony "\ broadcast signal to the entire water cutting torch which uses hydrogen. In • commendation to McDole and Young People). (collOQ.) TYPICAL OF OPERATIONS performed by quires door, window and out· or personally delivered. All resi· [iO-(-Jossc8.'1IVf, area by nearly 100 percent. NOTS divers is work involving a KG under- oxygen and air for burning. and his men, Captain C. Bien. • pronO\1l1 side ya rd decorations will have dents are invited to participate. WEDNESDAY DEC. 18 man, Jr., ComNOTS, said: liThe . ra -~egaUv . YOUTH CONCERT L only one prize of $50. Any questions may be directed Ci3 -lAln profession. I competence and in. ,u5.Cllmbln. 1::-::+-\,,,,,,I..-+-+if'I:: Preliminary judging will be to Richard Frederick of the Chi· L•• Lockhart " Sounds of Music" dividual skill of the diving per. 3:30 p.m. ,uS-(lPasevlcesascw a.ya r.I ::::+-!!~""',d.,,'-+~ President Kennedy conducted Friday, Dec. 20 be· na Lake Community Council or " 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA" 61-Beverago sonnel has been manifestly de- tween 6 and 11 p.m. Final judg· Ralph Nuckolls of the Ridgecrest (127 Min.) 62 -Raises monstrated in accomplishment -tit-Period ot Medallions To Go ing will be conducted by three Chamber of Commerce as co· Kirk Douglas, Jomes Mason time of this task. It is noteworthy judges on Saturday, Dec. 21. chairmen of the contest. 7 p .m, (is-Obscure that precise placement of this lJG -W~alt h • On Sale Next Week r------, I THURSDAY -FRIDAY DEC . 19-20 IH-Cordetl 1 complicated facility, with its " LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL" (94 Min.) c:loth ~ Because of the great demand 2oo·t 0 n superimposed loa d Kirk Douglos, Anthony Quinn, Coraline Jones 7 p.m. • DOW" fo r President Kennedy Medal· would have been difficult even 1963 Christmas Home Decoration t- ~c.a , (Western in Color) A mayor finds the ('ontalnef' lions, commemorating his visit on shore." slayer of his wife i. the son of on old ' 2·Frult drink Variety of Proiects Contest Entry Blank frfend who is now a cottle baron. Sus ; 3·Ameml to NOTS, the Maturango Muse· penseful battle of emotion until the show urn has arranged for another This was but one job noted. down gun blozing duel. The diving crew provides sup· I will have an entry in the following division of the SHORT; " To Beep or Not to. Beep" (7 Min .) stamping of the medallions. Christmas Home Decoration Contest, sponsored jointly by the "The Devil Toke U." (Safety Fint . 17 Min.) port to all NOTS projects in Rid gecrest Chamber of Commerce and the China Lake Com· The new stamping should be volving underwater work, be it munity Council. completed next week, K. H. an engineering task, welding, .Robinson, president of the burning, or explosives, to men· Check one: Aetna, Blue Cross Maturango Museum Board of tion a few. ) Door Decoration Agents Here Dec. 16·18 F~ml ______PLACE Trustees, announced. At Long Beach, the diving in ) Window Decoration Howard Keenan, Aetna Insur· volves recovery of torpedoes as ) Outside Yard Decoration STAMP Advance reservations for the well as sound equipment evalua ance representative, will be at ) Sweepstakes (requires door, window, and outside HERE medallions should be made by tion. At Morris Dam, torpedoes yard decorations). the Community Center on Mon· calling the Museum, Ext. 723683, that have been fired from the day and Tuesday, Dec. 16·17, on Saturday and Sunday from Variable Angle Launcher are Name ...... Phone...... from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for TO,______2 to 5 p.m., or on Tuesday from recovered. Address ...... consultation. noon to 4 p.m. At San Clemente Island, un Entries must arrive at the Ridgecrest Chamber of Com. John Shelley, Blue Cross rep· If received on time, the medal· derwater repairs to rigging and merce office, 230 W. Ridgecrest Blvd., not later than 5 p.m. resentative, will be at the Com· lions will be sold - at $1 each launch facilities at tbe POP·UP on Dec. 19. Judging will be done on Dec. 20 and 21 from munity Center on Wednesday, - on Friday, Saturday and Sun site must be maintained, pro 6 to 11 p.m. Dec. 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. for day, Dec. 19, 20 and 21, at the jects supported, and recompres- '------', consultation. F. B. WALKER adjusts antennae and equipment in TV relay station on "B" Mountain. Museum from 2 to 5 p.m. (Continued on Page 4) :: ,. ;
Page Two ROCKETEER Friday, December 13, 1963 Friday, December 13, 1963 ROCKETEER Page Seven CHAPLAIN'S MESSAGE -----, SPORTS PROMOTIONAL "Pop" Lofinck is on leave. His Desert Navy to Face OPPORTU NITIES Philosopher column will resume on his return • . QUI Z Talks With, Presen' Stotion e-n;>loyoe. or. en(ourag. d IL ______---:-J l. Who hit the fi rst home run Texas on Jan. 1 to apply for the po, i ' i or ~ ii"ed below: Ap- plitations should b$ :u(ompani.d by an up_ with the bases full in a ,World to-dote Form 58. Tr.e fad that positions a re • Series game? In Cotton Bowl advertised hore doel nO I predude the u •• Question Now lS, Will 2. Where did these famous The Un ited States Naval Acad Teenagers of other meons to' fiil th ~se va (a ndes. athletes play coll ege football: emy will play the UniverSity of Tree Tri mmer, JO 101 -1, Code 70441 _ • Davey O'Brien, Ken Strong, Er Texas in the Colton Bowl on By Fr. Joseph A. Costa, O.F.M. CAP. Incumbent (ulS, prunes and trims trees to Pay Hike Pass In 1964? nie Nevers, Walter Koppisch Jan. 1, 1964, Secretary of the remove etecess wood ond foliage, eliminat. and Tommy Harmon? Navy Paul Nitze an nounced ing interference wilh power and communi. But whether the new raise, SCHOOL WORK - Many teenagers complain that their colions lines, and protect neorby buildings (Reprinted From Navy Times) 3. Who were the only two Wednesday. the 1964 commitment to com parents are always "on their neck" to get better marks. This and equipment. Climbit19 loddet$ to reoch By XAVIER BOYLE backs from the same team to be Tickets are $5.50 each, with branches 01 medium heights and uses saf· parability that President Ken an added cha rge of 40 cents pn is probably truer now than eVer. If you do not get better ely beft, and similar equipment 10 climb picked All-A mericans as a pair than-average grades in high school, you will not have a chance Federal Employees undoubt· nedy favored so strongly, can for th ree straight years? each order to cover mailing al'ld to high branches. edly don't have to be told by now pass remains to be seen. At ttiis of getting into college. And even if you plan to work right h(hni,al Publica lians Wr iter-Ed itor, GS·ll , 4. There have been several insurance. Application by letter that their pay raise bill is off after graduating from high school, you will qualify for a wider Cpde 5502 _ Provides deportment - wide point the odds are in favor of punts that have traveled over or telegram with remittance range of jobs if you have high grades. Any way you view it, technical writing and ediling service on a until at least the next session that it wi ll be passed somewhere 100 yards. What was the short· must reach the Naval Academy wide range of formol ond informal publi. of Congress. With the tragic along about March. The nature it is to your advantage to get good marks. cationl ond manuals. est punt? Athletic Assn., Annapolis, Md., death of President Kennedy, of the ·Congressional process ·is prior to 5 p.m., tomorrow, Dec. If a responsible adult faced a situation like this, he would Cle,k DMT, G5-4, PO OSS073·A, Code SSS7 Congress tailored the ·rest of such that it would be hard ·to (Answers to Quiz) - The incumbent is Bronch Secretory in the 14, the notice said. . < - buckle • Page Six ROCKETEER Friday, December 13, 1963 Friday, December 13, 1963 ROCK ETEER Page Three Autumn Air Adds Snap to Inspection, Films and Speakers Ready Waiter Said, 'President Kennedy . .. Sleep' Thr~e Enlisted For Wednesday's Weather MOTS .Couple Tell How Men Presented Modification .Program Plans neared completion today for next Wednesday's 90- News:of :Assassination Awards CO minute technical presentation of NOTS' efforts in the field of by weather modification. Mother Nature "dressed ship" The program will start at 3 the filming, in the Mojave Desert last Friday p.m, at the Station Theatre, As a technical presentation, I ,irst Reached ·Moscow The theatre's 16 mm, sound the program is open to all Sta morning for the year's {inal per Harley E. Tillitt and his wife, - projector will be used to show tion employees, Station resi . sonnel inspection of NOTS' 300 Sylvia, h a d attended a ballet officers and enlisted personnel. the Cyclops I film and other dents and the general public, movies pertaining to the weath- too, Each automobIle entermg performance in the Kremlin Inspection officer ~as Captain er modification program, A 2x21the StatIOn WIll be gIVen a spe Palace of Congresses on the eve Charles 8Ienma", Jr., Com slide projector also will be used, clal pass by the guard and be ning of Friday, Nov, 22, follow NOTS, who presented th ree Joel Trimble of the Test Dept. dIrected to the theatre. Upon ing.. a day-long tour of Moscow awards to en listed men Jesus is coordinator and will also act completIOn of the program, off educational institutions, Luevaneos, C51, Lee Mascarel- as master of ceremonies, AI Station viSitors will deposit By 10:30 p,m" they were seat 10, PH2, and Ray B_ Penwell, Ch ristman of the Technical In- these special passes upon leav ed in the dining room of the MT2, formation Dept. will coordinate ing the Station, Berlin Hotel, enjoying their din William Hampton, Technical ner, An orchestra played dance ' NOTS personnel participating Presentations Coordinator, is music and there was the usual in the intramural football com handling this phase. chatter of conversation in sev 6 petition as members of the Followi ng is the agenda for era I tongues as a backdrop to NOTS-VX5 grid team were given the entire program: this occasion. special trophies and praised for 3:00 P,M. - Introduction their "spirit of competition," Waiter Tries to Tell Them 1. Welcome and introduction A waiter approached the ta Luevaneos and Mascarello - Joel Trimble, Test De ble, struggling for words in En g drew letters of commendation partment. lish that would convey his mes from the command for "distin 2, Cyclops I movie - 14 min sage of grief to the China Lake guished performance of duties," utes, conple, Penwell- was 1963's final "Blue 3, Break - to permit I ate "·President Kennedy ..." he jacket of the Month" seleclion ' comers to be seated, stammered, gesturing with his and last weekend travelled fo 4, Dr, W m , B, McLean hands to indicate "sleep." Bakersfield as a guest of the speaking for NOTS. 5, Dr, Pierre St. Amand '·This is how we got our first Chamber of Commerce, news that something had hap speaking for Research De Participating in the ceremony partment. pened ·to the President," recal PORTRAIT OF PATRIOTISM was painted by lens of photog spection formation of some 300 officers and men from NOTS was the NOTS Seaman Guard led ' Tillett, who returned with 3:30 - Discovery of Pyrotech his ' wife to C hi n a Lake last rapher who covered Command's final inspection of 1963 last served as a backdrop to colors at half-mast during 30.day drill team that served as a col nic Generation of Silver 10. Monday, following a three-week Friday morning across from Administration building. In· period of mourning for the late President Kennedy. or guard unit for the inspection, dide. Dr, William G, Finnigan - tour of educational institutions Research Department, Cod e in Scandinavia and the So viet 5056, Union. 3:40--Presentation of Research Tillett, Associate Head of the into Pyrotechnic Generation Station's Test Department, ac of Hydroscopic Material. • companied his wiCe, who is prin Dr, Lohr A. Burkardt - Re -, cipal ,of Murray jnior high search Department, Code 5052, BACK HOME at Chnia Lake this week, Harley E, TiIIi" and school, on the tour which was 3:50 - Development of Propel wife, Sylvia, review news of President Kennedy assassination. made by 90 Ameri ca n educators, lant Grain for Generation of Couple were in Moscow when tragedy occurred and did not " Lights Were Dimmed Silver Iodide. learn full facts until tour on which they were embarked "I remember that the lights Ronald F, Vetter - Propul reached Finland. were dimmed in the dining sion Department, Code 4571. room shortly after the initial 4:00 - Development of Air-P,M. news broke in the hotel," con Airborne Dispensing Hard· Rename Range Command Conference tinued Tillit!. He and Mrs. Tillitt ware. The Commanders of the Na'.' The Range Commanders Cou n returned to their room, joining John B, Burmeister - Engi tional and Service Ranges cil was established in 1951 for other Americans staying at that neering Depa'rtment, Code 5521. agreed to adopt the word "CoOn an interchange of related infor hotel in a search for more in- cil" in lieu of "Conference" as formation. 4: 10 - Instrumentation for Re malion among the Range Com cording of Meteorological the name of the Range Com (( Someone found a radio Data. manders' organization, W hie h manders of the National Ranges which we tuned in on a BBC Joel Trimble - Test Depart- hereafter will be referred to as (Allantic Missile Range, Pacific broadcast, but the information me nt, Code 3045, the "RANGE COMMANDERS Missile Range, and White Sands was skimpy, One of those in the 4:20 - Seedin'g of Cum u Ius COUNCIL" vice Ran g e Com, Missile Range) and the Service group tried the American Em I Clouds, Fog Dispersal, etc, manders Conference, Ranges (A ir Force Flight Test bassy, but all we could learn , Cdr, Paul Jorgensen - Re The word " Council" was se Center, Edwards AFB; Air Prov that night was that something search Department, Code 502, lected because it denotes an as ing Ground Center, Eglin AFB; had happened to President Ken 4:30 - Other Aspects of Weath- sembly of a permanent group and the Naval Ordnance Test nedy." er Control. elected or appointed to consti Station, China Lake) to aid in " We spent the balance of t he Dr, Pierre St. Amand - Re- tute z.n advisory body for con range support and develop evening trying to piece together ' search Department. sultation, advice and discussion. ment. some facts from the fragments CERTIFICATE OF MERIT and handshake from Capt, Blen NOTS FOOTBALLERS parti ci pating in Com NOTS, Men from NOTS teamed with those CDR . JORGENSEN DR . ST. AMANO of news we had heard," he con man went to Ray B. Penwell, MT2, Command's "Bluejacket mand's intramural competition were present of VX-5 for a combined squad that won co I tinued. of the Month." ed trophies as a gesture of appreciation from championship honors. Women's Guild to Hold I In the immediate days to fol Meeting On Tuesday low, the band of American edu The wi nter quarterly meeting cators continued their tour on to November Temps and Christmas program of the Leningrad, They were able to VAdm. Schoech Reports on Naval Material Support Women's Guild of the Protes watch the funeral ceremoni es Above Normal, tant Congregation of the All via Telstar transmission, "only Following is a memorandum from VAdm, W, A, Schoech, sive directly to the Chief of Nav- I I am proud to have worked But 9 Days 'Froze' Faith Chapel will be held in the through the kindness of a wom Chief of Naval Material, which was directed to the Chiefs, Bu al Operations and the Comman- wi th many of you for the last East Wing of the Chapel at 7:30 an who worked in our hoteL" reau of Naval Weapons, Bureau of Ships, Bureau of Supplies dant of the Marine Corps for 20 or more years, and I am both Temperatures in November p,m, Tuesday, Offers Condolences were above normal, with a mean and Accounts, and Bureau of providing material s up p 0 r t privileged and hap p y to join Following the election of 1964 He recalls how she ushered Yards and Docks: memorandum dated June 11, needs, you again, of 54,5 and average maximum Guild officers, th e Ch ristmas him and his wife into the room 1963, I set forth to the Bureau and minimum of 69,9 and 39,1, of a permanent resident who For all personnel in your bur It is well known that our bu------ program will be presented, Chiefs my personal feelings and the Atmospheric Studies Branch Mrs. Mark Fite will show col had turned on the television set eau and in their activities, philosophy regarding the pur reaus fo r many years have pro- Presents AnCllysis of of NOTS Instrument Operalions and offered her condolences or slides of K 0 re a and the As most of you already know, poses and modus operandi of vided 0 u r ,Fleet and Marines Viet Nam Soc:iety Division reports. through gestures of kindness. the aval Material Support Es WIth shIps, aIrcraft, and weapons A Station lecture by David China Dolls barbershop quartet our new organization. After Extreme temperatures were will conduct community singing It was not until the educators tablishment was activated today five months of intensive organi· second to none, This praise- I Pack of the Weapons Planning 82 and 29, reached Finland, seven days aft at the direction of the Secretary worthy accomplishment has Group on "An Analysis of the of Ch ristmas carols, zational wo rk, my staff and I, There were nine days with Those attending are asked to er his death, that the full news of the Navy, Our initial pat with the complete cooperation been due in large part to the Political Economic and Social freezing temperatures, The av of President Kennedy's assassin tern of operalions is set forth outstanding skills and dedica- Aspects 'of Unconventional War bring canned goods or packaged of the Bureau Chiefs and our erage is seven, Precipitation foods for the Chaplain's Christ ation was disclosed through the in documents now in the hands Secretary's staff, have confirm tion of you who have manned fare in Viet Nam" was schedul amounted to 0,41 inches, Aver U, S, Ambassador to Finland, Mr_ of Bureau Chiefs and designa these bureaus and their activi- ed for 9:30 a,m, today in Con mas baskets for the needy in ed the soundness of the concepts age is 0,33, the local area, Carl Rowan. ted project managers, expressed in that memorandum, ties all over the world, ference Room A of Michelson Temperatures con tin u e to "There's no feeling quite like With the gaining of experi The material bureaus, each With a continuance of this Laboratory, drop in December to a mean of Ac:ey.Duec:ey Club it ... we were seven thousand ence and as adequate personnel under the command of its res same fine performance on 0 u r Pack led a group of 12 mem 44 and avera·ge maximum and miles from home , " surround become available for full staf pective chief, will continue to part in the days ahead, plus the bers of the Brigham Young Uni minimum of S9 and 30, Days To Form Wives Club ed by peoples whose political, fing, our new organization will operate largely as they have in improved coordination and clari- versity faculty representing the with freez.ing temperatures in All wives of first and second social and cultural beliefs are progressively assume its full res the past, but they in turn will fied lines of authority and res- fields of economics, anthropol crease to 21. class pelly officers who ate in RETIRES AFTER 22 YEARS-M/ Sgt, Ben the Morine Corps, Tidwell came to NOTS widely separated from our own, ponsibilities as set forth in Gen be under the supervision and ponsibility inherent in our new ogy, political sCience, history The record low, observed at terested in organizing an Acey A, Tidwell is congratulated by Lt, Col. 0, L_ in July 1960 and has worked with both the He told of those who would eral Order No, 5, We should at command of the Chief of Naval organization, we have every op- and geography in a study, be the Instrumentation Lab, G-l Duecey Wives Club are asked to (Tex) Ritter, NOTS' Marine Liaison Officer, Sidewinder and Chaparral projects. Tidwell state, simply, "It was a deep tain this goal by July 1 1964, Material, He, under the Secre portunity for success, It is up gu n late in 1960, of the Viet Range, was two degrees above meet at the Club at 3 p,m, on and Maj. Robert Walker, Sidewinder Project . has accepted a position with Associated Aero loss to America. But, an equally You will remember that in a tary of the Navy, will be respon- to us-the challenge is ours! Nam society, zero, set last December, Tuesday, Dec, 17, Officer, on his retirement after 22 years with Scbnce and will remain in the area. great loss to the world." Page Four ROCKETEER Friday , December 13, 1963 Frid ay, December 13, 1963 ROCKETEER Page Five DIVERS 'SEE DUTY AT SCI, LONG 'BEACH, MORRIS" .DAM have been credited with saving About the Divers Explosive Ordnance Disposal diving feats, including the Navy dive, of course, often with his sonnel who participated in the Some Hard-Hat, the lives of 12 sports and com· Diving Officer McDole report· School and Special Weapons U nit Commendation a war d· wife Susan joining him. Translator installation: mercial fishermen by fast action ed to ,NOTS Pasadena, in July, Disposal Scbool at Indian Head, ed him for participating in re The McDoles have two child· Diving Officers in getting them into recompres 1962. Md. building marineways in Adak, Lt (jg) James E. McDole But Most Are sion facilities. He entered the Navy in 1947 In 1960, he received his com· Alaska. Each of the 24 divers ren-Lisa, 8, and Mike, 7. Three such chambers are in a 2nd class diver's school on mission while serving aboard on that undertaking completed Asst. Diving Officer Lt. (jg) Lt (jg) Robert R. Warren SCUBA Dives maintained on the Island. One the USS Florikan. Subsequent the USS Yorktown en route to 750 diving hours on the project. Robert H. Warren reported to CWO-4 D. J. McCafferty (Continued from Page 1) Pearl Harbor. Following his Lt. McDole was one of 26 div ashore, another on the monitor sea duty has been aboard the NOTS Pasadena last February Master Divers sion facilities maintained. barge, and a portable one on USS A j a x, USS J a son, USS commission he was transferred ers assigned to salvaging parts Edmond B. Bennett BMCM an LCM. Jicarill, USS Badoeng Straits, to Limited Duty Officer School of the Royal Dutch Airline DC·8 after a 30·month tour aboard Duty By Rot.tion Clifford F. Buhl SFCA The average diver at NOTS USS Pandemus, and the USS at Newport, R.I. , then to the that plunged into lOS feet of the Attack Cargo Ship USS The men form two teams, Leslie C. Lamar BMCS rotating duty with a week at has had about 15 years total Petrel. USS Petrel as First Lieutenant, water 13 mi les off the coast of Thuban based at Norfolk, Va., the Island, then a week at Long military service, about 10 years He has completed training in Diving Rescue and Salvage Of· Lisbon, Portgual in May 1961. where he s e r v e d as Ship's Frank J. French BMCS Beach. The Long Beach crew of that time in diving. NOTS several specialized schools duro fice, previous to being assigned Ninety-five percent of the air Boatswain with duty in the Harold H. Stubbs BMC provide support for the Long has six Master Divers, two Ex· ing his military career includ· to NOTS. craft was recovered for pur Mediterranean and Carribean. Alvin M. Worthen BMCA Wins Many Commendations poses of investigation. Beach Sea Ranges and Morris plosive Ordnance Disposal Div· ing the Salvage S c h 001 at First Class Divers ers, and the rest are all First Bayonne, N.J., Deep Sea Diving Lt. McDole has received about An expert in his field, so what Served With Armed Guard Dam while their counterparts Francis T. Allen BM1 cover the Island needs. Class Divers. School at Washington, D. C., 25 letters of commendation for does he do for recreation? Skin Lt. Warren began his Naval career in 1941. During World John A. Barr HMCA '~ Ninety-fiye percent of our War II, he served with the Arm· diving is SCUBA," McDole said. Paul H. Benson EN1 ed Gua:rd in San Francisco on William R. Blewett SF1 SCUBA stands for Self·Contain. Treasure Island and in the Ad· ed Underwater Breathing Ap. miralty Islands. Robert W. Carroll BM3 paratus. All of the diving at Terrence M. Gallagher QMC Morris Dam is Hard·Hat. That's Other foreign duty was with the Chinese Training Command Jim A. Grills SK2 the suit weighing a total of 190 Albert W. Holmes HMCA pounds. at Tsingtao, China, during the years 1946-47. Herbert G. Jones HM1 Just to give you an ide a, Joseph A. Lussier ENCA here's how a Hard·Hat suit runs: For eight years, he was at. John N. Maxwell DC1 Helmet, 54 pounds; belt, 83 tached to Submarine Squadron William P. Romaine EN1 pounds; sui t, 18 pounds; and 4 and Mine Evaluation Detach· Ernest B. Schwartz DCCS sho!lS, 35 pounds. ment at· Keywest, Fla., where he William R. Slaughter BMCA Though their work exposes also attended the Underwater Edgar G. Smith ABF1 them to the many perils of tbe Swim School for SCUBA. Pre· Richard Villasenor BM1 deep, safety-consciousness can vious to this, his diving career Bill F. Weeks DC1 be summed up by Capt. BIen· had its beginning at the Deep John H. Willoughby BMC man's remark in his commenda~ Sea Diving School in Washing. William H. Williamson HM1 tion: "There was no hesitation ton. in ~vorking long bours . . . as Lt. Warren and his wife, long as diving time was not ex Underwater Photos Evelyn, have three children NAVY 0 I V E R Paul H. Benson cleans rail of POp·UP Translator track. hausted. Only through your Bobby 14, Judy 13, and Lori By Roy V. George. outstanding knowledge of the Ann 1~. problems and dangers involved Others By They Worked on Translalor in work at depths from the sur· Richard Teunis AN face to over 150 feet was the Following are the diver per· installation (of tbe Translator) completed without a single serio ous~ accident or injury .. ," IAngels of Mercy,' Too Divers at SC I have often play. ed angels of mercy '" well. During the past four years, Ihey INSPECTING the launcher cableway. J . A. LUSSIER descends to the Iranslalor. DEMONSTRATING use of portable recom treat ment for caisson diseases (bends, etc.). LT. (jg) JAMES E. McDole, Diving Officer, says "The pression chamber aboard LCM is Navy diver Two larger double·lock chambers are main· work at NOTS is like nowhere else in the country." Joseph A. Lussier. It provides emergency tained at SCI, one ashore, one on barge. I POp·UP TRANSLATOR on which Navy divers played a major RELAXING BETWEEN DIVES, mosl of the men enjoy fish Willoughby, Terrence M. Gallagher and Herbert O. Jones. LT. (jg) R. H. WARREN role in its installation al San Clemente Island. NAVY DIVER William R. Blewett uses big wrench to adjust translator guy wires. ing. Left 10 righl are Navy divers Leslie C. Lamar, John H. Ninely·five percent of their diving is SCUBA. is Asst. Diving Officer