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Royal Winnipeg Ballet Brings Lakers Youthful Troupe, Ranging Repertoire

ROYAL WINNIPEGERS engage in spoof of cl.llical·we.tern ballet in scene from "Le. Whoops 0.000/' one of troupe', wide va ..

riety of .elections ranging from classical 10 modern_ China Lake debul is Thurs., Dec. 9, al 8:15 on Slalion Thealer slage.

The ballet comes -to the Station Theater on Thursday, December 9, at 8:15 p.m., when the China Lake Civic Concert Association presents the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

Twenty-five youthful dancers provide a repetoire of both classical and modern ballet. The dancers seemingly come from everywhere: England, the United States, South Africa, Australia, Germany, Switzer­land, and from the Company's own ballet school. Currently on a nine-week tour of the United States under the Sol Hurok banner, the Company has more invitations not only in this country, but in Europe and Sou th America, than it can accept.

Canadian-born Arnold Spohr is director of the Company. He joined in 1945 as a dancer, and became a star across Canada

and the United States when he was the partner of Dame Alicia Markova. His appointment in 1958 as director of the Ballet Company marked the begin­ning of an exciting period. 10 1953, Queen Elizabeth II made the Royal Winnipeg Ballet "royal," and it became the first ballet in the commonwealth to bear this proud symbol.

Brian MacDonald, now director of the Royal Swedish Ballet, is the choreographer.

Musical Director is Carlos Rausch, who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and became · an American citizen last year. He is at home with both cia s sic a 1 and con­temporary works, both features of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet repertoire.

Although all seats in the Station Theater are sold out for the season, the China Lake

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pa y ment 44 . Narrate s 46 · Nerve

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benc h 20 · Cloth

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flow e r 23 .S t o p 25 · Crowd 27 .Trades for

m o ney 28. Plag ue 30· Co m mu n is t 32· Man 'S

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Civic Concert Association main­tains a waiting list of persons

-who desire tickets for this performance.

Tickets resold in this fashion are priced at $3, $4, and $5 de­pending upon location in the Station Theater. Persons who wish to be placed on the wait­ing list or who wish to turn in their tickets for this concert are urged to call the H. L. Bagge residence, ext. 724231.

SHOWBOAT "IDAY DECEMIII l

" I SAW WHAT YOU DID" cn Min .) John Irelond, Joon Crowford

7 p .m. SHORT: "The Univ_" (29 Min.)

SATURDAY DECEMlat 4 -MATINEE-

" ESCAftADI IN JAPAN" (93 Min.) Comernn Mif'eM1i

1 p .m. SHORT "T., T.on" (1 Min.) "Gunfi.hton H •. 2" {I' Min.'

--EVENINO-_ "A SWINGIN' SUMMO" (11 Min.)

James Stacy, Righfo<KJI &os. Gory lewis Playbovs

7 p.m. (Muliciol/Comody in Colot, The lovin',

laughin', livin' · it·up college g roup lose. their .ummer iob when a donee povil ion promoter can ', open up. So they toke the ploce over ond lake Arrowheod goes BIKINI! Hot boat., no, bik .. , and WatuliJ (Adults and Youth.)

$HORT: "A Net II, H.ttin,hom" (7 Min.) "M..trop.UI in Mini.tvro" (10 Min.)

SUNDAY-MONDAY DEC EMlER U "QNE WAY W ..... INI .. (10 Min.'

Anthony Eisley, Joy Hormon 7 p .m.

C,i_/ o.-o_ "' eo .... , liqUOf .ture delivery.mon oceidenfollv d iKoveri twa men who ore bel ieved to have robbed a Chicoto bank of $ 1 00,000 and Ht. up a plan wilh Joy ("'2-22·35) Harmon bod her friend to hijack the loot. Beautiful Hawaiian background tot 0 tole of seamy ckarocters. Joy i. a toy to bekoldl (Adult.)

SHORT: "Demo Dori:t," (27 Min.)

TUESDAY·WEDNESDAY DECEMIEl 7-& "!'OUR fOR TEXAS" (115 Mi".)

Fronk Sinatra, D. Martin, Anita Ekbefg 7 p .m.

(O'-.... o / C-", in C.Iot) Dean enm up w ith a kugo stagecoock money .hipment ond Frank i. ofter it 01 o.on Ul el l orne to Ht up 0 r iverboat co.ino. When Ihei, privote war is invaded by on outsider they join forces In this laugh-a .minute ' It'l a tongue-in-cheek wel tern w ith plenty of s .. , . hoatin ' ond Sinatra. (Adult •. )

THURSDAY DECEMIEl 9

COMMUNITY CONCElT-I;OO p ... .

fRIDAY DECEMIER 10 "24 HOUItS TO KILL" (97 Min .) Mickey Rooney, Wolter Slezak

7 p .m. (M,s..,., in C ..... , No synopsis ava ilable.

New release; SUipenH with good cau l ALSO Z-O-O·M olong w ith thot 01' ROAD­RUNNER in "Boulder, WHAM I"

SHORT: " Ioul_. WhamJ" ROADRUNNER (7 Min .)

DANCERS REHEARSE sequence for Manotti's "Ahmal and the Night Vilitors." Ahmal is James Moore; peasant women (I-r) ore Wilmo Zeunius, Lana Mattison, Joon Leipnik (choreographer), ond Moelo Pickett. Play, lomorrow and Sunday, opens 01 7:30 p.m. 01 All Failh Chapel. Admission is free, so come early for the best seats.

Menotti's uAhmal" Greets Kings, Lakers at Chapel

The one-act Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors," by the contemporary American composer, Gian-Carlo Menotti. will be presented by the Protestant congregation at the All Faith Chapel at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 4, and Sunday, December 5. Ad­mission will be free.

The director of this pre­sentation is Bea Goode Moore, who recently directed Pajama Game.

The pro d u c t ion involves actors, singers, dancers and musicians, as well as costume and set workers. The principals are young Mark VanBuskirk as Amahl, Ann Gilmer as his mother, and Wayne Carpenter, Warren Kirk, and Jim Lewis as the Three Kings (Balthazar, Kaspar, Melchior). The Page is played by high school student Jim Kline.

The choral parts are taken by Keith Armstrong, Sam

IICountry Auctionll

The Indian Wells Valley Branch of the National As­sociation for the Advancement of Colored People invite the Valley community to an "Old Fashioned Country Auction" starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the American Legion Hall on Inyokern Road, Ridgecrest.

A wide variety of items, large and small, are to fall under the gavel, say planners.

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Haun, Jim Howton, Ken Kline, Hazel Kruse, Joan Leipnik, Dorey Leonard, Rosalie Lind­blom, Bea Moo r e, Anna Stump, Warren Stump, and Frank Wentink.

The dances, choreographed by Joan Leipnik, will feature Lana Mattison, James Moore, Maelo Pickett, Robert Traver, and Wilma Zeutzius.

The duo-piano accompani­ment will be played by Joan Fowler and Sharon Lafleur, on an instrument supplied free of charge by L 0 ewe n of Ridgecrest. Costume design and sewing is in the hands of Versa VanBuskirk. Architect Dave Chapman is designing and huilding the set.

Is Here Saturday A portable dishwasher will he awarded as the door prize, and refreshments will be sold.

SUGAR IN WINE Sugar in wine is like furs

on a woman. All girls look lovely in furs, but when the fur coat is removed one can make a critical appraisal of form. Ed Kressmann.

PLACE HERE

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- -- -c •. Scott Carpenter Is AOA K~eynoter Astro-Aquanaut To Speak at AOA Banquet Dec. 14

Astro - aquanaut Cdr. M. Scott Carpenter, will deliver the keynote speech-"Project Sealab ll"-at the Annual Banquet and Installation of Of­ficers of the China Lake Post, American Ordnance Associa­tion on Tuesday, Dec. 14, at the Community Center.

Cdr. Carpenter, the second American to orbit the earth, was selected as a Mercury astronaut in April 1959. He piloted the three-orbit Mer­cury-Atlas 7 (Aurora 7) flight on May 24, 1962. During this flight he reached a maximum altitude of 164 miles and attained an orbital velocity of 17,532 miles per hour. Flight time was 4 hours 53 minutes and 47 seconds.

10 sharp contrast to his role as astronaut, Cdr. Car­penter, on loan from NASA, was assigned to Sealab II, the second phase of the Navy's "man-in·the·sea" program.

Under his leadership, three 10-man teams of aquanauts lived in the 57 feet by 12 feet capsule submerged under the sea, off Lajolla, Calif. for 45 days on a rotation basis.

Cdr. Carpenter was the only member of the team to re­main on the bottom for 30 consecutive days. He has lived deeper-205 feet in the sea­aboard Sealab II and longer than any person in history.

Through a unique com­munication capability he con­versed from the bottom of the ocean to fellow astronaut, Gordon Cooper, in Gemini 5 on his seventh day of orbiting.

10 view of the anticipated attendance at the Community Center ban que t, Dec. 14, tickets will not be sold at the door. Since attendance must be limited to 220, AOA mem­bers are encouraged to make their reservations early.

A social hour will be :,eld between 6:30 p.m. ar... 7:30 p.m., dinner being served at 8 p.m. Tickets are priced at $5.00 per person. A choice of entree is offered between roast prime rib of beef or Austra·

UNDER THE SEA TO THE STARS

Vol. XX, No. 48 Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Califomi. Fri., Dec. 3, 1965

Santa's CominC)! Tomorrow from 11 o.m.

10 3 p.m., Sanla Clous will pey 0 visil 10 Ihe Ouldoor Shop. All kiddies ore in­vilied 10 visil wilh Senlo who promi .. s 10 hove a little Ireol for one and oil.

vx-s Lofts Mk 4 Pod, Evaluates Speedy Gun

"LOADING" GUN-Mk 4 gun pod is rolled up 10 plone 01 VX-S for cenl.rline attach­menl. Pushing pod ar. (I-r) PFC Robert

Doerr and PFC Nick Col'-, Jr., '(USMC) ond Scott Burns, A02. Pod, loaded wilh ammo on deck, gives fait IItvrnaround/'

lian lobster tail. Tickets may be purchased

from Earl Ellington, Room 110, Michelson Lab 0 rat 0 r y or Robert McKenzie, Room BO-9, M i c h e 1 son Laboratory. The deadline~for reservations is Dec. 10, 1965.

NOTS Undersea Film Premi~rs Here Sunday

Two interesting films are slated for screening at the Stations We a p 0 n s Exhibit Center on Sunday, December 5th at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Top billing goes to the reo cently completed film, "Foot­prints in the Sea" produced by the Pasadena Film Branch of the Presentations D i vis ion, Technical loformation Depart­ment. This 28 minute color, sound film tells the fascinating story of a submersible diving operation con<lucted off San Clemente Island during Decem· ber 1964.

Four lubmersibles are de­scribed and shown in opera. tion. Th .. e includ. Ihe menned French diving saucer, Sou. coupe; two min ned sub. mersibl .. developed by NOTS, Moray ond Deep Jeep; ond an unmanned research and re­covery vehicle, CURV, also developed by Ihe Stolion.

The second picture on this double bill is titled "SEA­POWER." The film, narrated by Cdr. Glenn Ford, shows the role of the U.S. Navy in main­taining a Fleet ready to pre­serve peace throughout the world. 10 addition to showing several areas of undersea exploration, the film shows how the Fleet is equipped to meet any threat through its well trained men, ships, air­craft, and missiles. Polaris, ASROC, SUBROC, Sidewinder, and Snakeye, programs of NOTS development, test, or evaluation effort, are shown in action.

CODE 252 MOVES Monday will be moving day

for Procurement Management Division (Code 252) of Supply Department. They will occupy the north end of Dorm 9 on Nimitz near North Hussey Avenue.

Self-Contained Gun Proceeds To Fleet Use

By GERALD W. BURGESS

One of the latest weapons currently under evaluation at NOTS and Air Development Squadron Five, is the 20MM, Mk 4, Mod 0 Gun Pod. Pro­duction Models are soon to be sent to and used in Vietnam.

This self-powered weapon, using the Mk 11 gun, is capable of firing 20MM ammunition at the rate of 4,200 rounds per minute, or a remarkable 70 rounds per second, from two smooth-hore barrels. The rate is independent of the aircraft's speed and altitude. It requires less pilot training than most weapons of this type. Also, the rapid "turn-around" time is faster than the 20MM cannon currently installed in Naval Aircraft. It is an extremely ef­fective air-to-ground weapon for use against troops or vehicles, due to optimum dis­persion.

The Mk 4 gun pod under­went development evaluation at NOTS in 1963, with three pods mounted under the A4 "Skyhawk," under the name of "HIPEG" (for High Perfor­mance External Gun). William C. Ward, AOD's Aircraft Pro­jects Division head was pro­ject engineer.

The Hughes Tool Company, Aircraft Division, engineered Mk 4 mechanisms p rio r to 1960. It was prevlewea 10

an air demonstration here dur­ing a visit by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. It has a service life of 100,000 rounds for the pod and gun. The ser­vice life of the loader and re­volver is indicated as 50,000 rounds with 10,000 rounds listed as the service life of each barrel.

Rapid Moinlenonce The comparatively short life

of the barrels is no deterrent to the weapons' attractiveness, because of rapid replacement capability. The same features are also included in the nose and tail sections for easier shipboard handling.

The Air Force has the capability to use the Mk 4 pod on the F-111, F-100 and F-105

aircraft. The Navy intends to use the weapon on the A-4 "Skyhawk," F-4 "Phantom" and the A·6 "Intruder."

VX·5 deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61 ) during the early weeks of November to deter-

ASTRO-AQUANAUT CDR. M. SCOTT CARPENTER

Film production credits go to Roy George as producer, March Tatom as script writer, Lee Hansen, Tom Garcia and Roy George as photographers, and Marty Roth as editor. Westinghouse sup pI i e d the Station with film taken from the Soucoupe.

This move will provide the Division with offices and with a conference room for meet­ings held by Contract Ad­ministrators with technical co· ordinators and contractor re­presentatives. (Conlinued on Page 3)

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EDITORIAL-------,

lOur Heritage of Freedom Twenty·four years ago, the United States was pulled into

mankind's greatest conflict by the Dec. 7 attack on Pearl Harbor. We all know the story of the attack and the war that followed. We have read of the toll in lives and hardship suffered by the successful defenders of freedom.

Today we are engaged in a struggje of equal, if less violent, proportions. Only in comparatively small places-Korea and the Republic of Vietnam-have Americans come into direct physical battle with potential destroyers of freedom.

KEEPING READV-The USS Ticon ......... displays p.rt of t ... wakaful strength helping the United Stat .. k .. p fr_ dom secure. She il here shown in Ha.aUan waters not f.r from PHrl .Harbor. · . Photo by William F.ttk.ther

The end of tl$ struggle is not in sight. The war in Vietnam could last a long time. The moral, social and economic struggle in which the forces of democracy and communism engage will probably last longer.

The Americans at Pearl Harbor contributed much to the battle we fight today. They left a heritage of courage, will power, strength and faith in the American way.

This year, on Dec. 7, we owe those men a moment of thought -a promise. Every day that we serve in the armed forces we must continue to uphold our heritage so that freedom's torch never dies in the United States, and lights the darkness for all the peoples of the world. (AFPS)

AAUW To Hold Tasthig Tea Sunday With "Holiday Fantasies" as

the theme, the American As. sociation of University Woo men's traditional Tasting Tea will be held Sunday, December 5, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the East Wing of the All·Faith Chapel.

The Tasting Tea is AAUW's main fund raising event of the year. Proceeds go to the annual college scholarship given to a Burroughs High School senior girl and the AAUW Fellow· ship Fund.

Chairman Mrs. Carl Austin and her com mit tee have planned menus for five tables. The thirty·five recipes were selected from 149 favorites submitted by the local AAUW members.

All the foods are home·pre·

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John R. McCabe -_ ....... - Jerry William., PHI ; Robert Hancock, PH2;

Denni. Smith, PH3; Jerry Willey, PHAN; ond Rolph Robey, PH2 (Posodena).

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The Rodt.r", recef..... Armed FOfC*l p,.... Servlc. mat.rial. All or. official U.S. Navy photos un l.n otherwiae iMntified. P,inr.d _Iely with approprlcn.d fund. in c:omplionca with NovEllo. polS. reviaed July 1951. Office at 50 King St.. Bldg. 00929. Phonel - 71354. 71655. 72082.

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pared and tasters wilf get samples of hors d'oeuvres casseroles, party beverages, dessserts and gifts from the kitchen.

The public is invited, and all attending will be given copies of the recipes in booklet form.

Tickets are $1.25 for adults 75¢ for children. They are available from AAUW memo bers and will also be sold at the door.

NEW · TOTAL ECLIPSE On March 7, 1970 there will

be a three min ·u t e total eclipse of the Sun, . visible from florida . The following day, March 8, will bring the next t ran sit of Mercury across the Sun.

Chri.tlan Science (Chapel Annex)­Morning SetvIc:e-l1 a .m. Sunday SchooI-9:30 a.m.

Protestant-(AII Faith Chapel)-Morning Worship--8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School-9:30 a.m.. Chapel An­nex., 1. 2, 3 • .c (Dorm. 5, 6. 7, 8) lo­cated oppolit. Station Restaurant.

Roman Catholic (All Faith Chapel)-Holy Mon_7. 9 :30 a.m .• and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. 6 a .m.. Monday through Friday; 1:30 a .m .• Saturday.

Conf.uion.-8 to 8:25 a .m.. 6 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday; Thursday before Fint Friday, .c to 5:30 p .m.

NOTS J.wi.h &trvices (Eo.t Wing All Faith Chape/}--8 p.m. every flnt and third Friday.

Sabbath Schoo/-TO a .m. to noon, ....,., fint a nd thi,d Saturday.

Unitarian F.llow.hip (Chapel Annex No. 95, 85 King Av •. ).

F.lIowlhip Meeting-Sunday., 7:30 p.m. Sunday School-IO:"5-ll:45 a .m.

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.... to IIIPttty for the poNti.... Ii ... Wow: ApplialtioM ..... 1.. ... oc~ ponied by on .".. ...... fonft sa.

Sup.-vlsory fir. Fi,ht. (Gen ... al), 0S-7 • .. D No. 514001-3. Cocle 142-AI Fir. Cap. tain, directs fir.fighting and fire p re­vention op.rations of eith.r one or more fir. componi.s or three or more etalh truckl while on duty. Directs and super­visel inspection, equipment maintenance and provides training on a continuing bosi •.

Qualificcrtion,: Four y.an' fir. f ighting .xp.rienc. of which at I.ast 18 months must have been in airfi.ld and cra.h operations and 6 month. in a .uper­visory copacity.

File ctpplication. f., above witll Pat DMtlin,. R .... 21, P ....... _I Building, Ph_. 72211.

Phy5ical Scienc. T.hnlcian (Chemistry or General). Os.!. 2 pOIitian., Cock 4539-P.rforms a .vori.ty of lobof"atory te.tl to det.rmin. the chemical and physical charact.ri.tics of propellant sampl.s and a lli.ts proiect chemists. Sample Ib:es will normally by 1.11 than 10 gram. and pr •. paration will involv. normal lob procedurel.

Adminlmotive Anistont of CHic.... OS-7 ta 11. Code 45- This vaca ncy is located in the Prooulsion Dev.lopm.nt Deportment. The incumbent will porticipot. in the plan­ning, budg.ting, report ing, determining pel'1ortnel needs, procuring ,upp lies, and controct administration invalv.d in the operation of at lealt two d ivision, of the deportment. RefrieOJ;.,;' _d AJt C_elit ... i... Me­choftic. W8-11, C .. 4553-lnstall., over· haul" maintain" and reparis machines and machinery in.tallotions such a . machine shop equipment, ordnance plant prOClHling ~vipment and machinery, lobof"atory ~uipment and machinery, boiler plant occessory equipment and utru.ion pr .... ' and occeuory ~uipment.

- 'lie appliCCItieM ffw .... with: latty Faw..... ...... 14, t.. 26 "'- 71641.

Cieri!: (se.-), 05-4, CacIe 4061-PerfOfm, MCfetarial duties fOf the Heod, Aero"*"­modynomics Branch and in addition, per­fOfms clerical, typing, ond Meretarial duti" fOf the other members of the branch.

Requirements: Mull hove 1 y~r e.­perience and poMIS on adequate degree of proficiency in st.nogrophy.

'lie appliCCItieM ffw ...... witll ScnHIi C"lIg. P_AaI licit. t.. 21, ,..... 7H7'.

E'cfitorial Cleric OS-IOI7-4 or 5 (1 v .. c.ney), Coda 7StI-Performs copyediting and proofreading of Technical and Ad­mini.trative publications, Required exper: fOf GS-5: 18 month. general clerical plus 18 mol. in duties a. described obove. Experi.nce in routi~ editing of correspon_ denc. ond reports merely for proper spell_ ing. grammar, etc., will not meet re­quired specialized .xperi.nce.

'lie application_ for above wltll S"-ry Schaw. ...... 34. R... . H. Ph ... 71577. Deadline for filin" Dec. 10, 1965.

0-..1 Entin .. , 0S-12 er 13, C .... S564 -Incumbent is the Branch Head and is relponsible for custody and control of BuWep. docvmentation. Reproduction and d istr ibution of BuWep. drawing., specifico­tions. standards, sk.tches and allociated oth.r docum.nts to DOD octivi t ie. and con­tractor •. Am 0' Technicol Coordinator be­tween controcton providing docum.nt r.­production s.rvic.s and NOTS u •• ,.. As­,urel that documentotion produced ""'1'1 MIL SPEC requir.m.nts for microfilm and other copy methods. Maintains and op.rates on information hondting ond data r.­trievol .ystem to contain .ngineering ond technical information developed by NOTS and other lourc.s. Provides •• rvic. to Station proiecl personnel for acquisi tion, .taroge and recoil of ' de.ign and develop­ment data.

Mec:honical Engl...., (Ot"dftanc.). OS-It Of'

12. Coda SS63-lncumbent will be re­sponlible for ordnance d •• ign. production and fleet liai.on on weapon .ystem •. Must hove uperienc. which has included Ofdnance design, t.sting and production. The position i. located in the Mechanical Engineering Division, Engineering Deport. ment. E~ic Entinear, 0S-ISJ.9, Code 5521

-Design of solid-Itale circuits related to the cantrol funct ion fOf missile .. rvo sYltems. This position requires the indivicitJol to hov. a 8ochelor of Sci.nce deg,ee in electronic or electrical engi,...,.ing, with a good under­standing of solid-Itote electronic theory. The vacancy i. located in the Electro­mechanical Engineering DiviSion, Engineer_ ing Departm.nt.

0.-.1 Engi_int. 0S-11 or 12. Cado SS07-Position is located in the W~pon Systems Office (Sidewinder Sy.tem Off ic.). Incumbent will assist in program planning, BuWep. liaison. and coordination of on and off·station effort r.lated to missil. test, development, production, training, in­vestigation of fleet problems and general f '_t .m"I" ... .".nt of NOTS develop.d oir­to-air guided missile syst.m.. Applicant must hove rood technical .xperi.nc. and or training. Naval air and corri.r s. rvice, and general knowl.dge of Noval organiza­tion is d •• irabl •.

SupMVilory O-"_al EnSlin"" 0S-13, Code 5525-lncumbent is Branch Head of the Syst.ms Electronics Branch. In addition to administrat ive and .up.rvisory duties h. is r.spon. ible for th. d.sign, prototype developm.nt, te,t and production support of s.v.ral diff.r.nt weapons t.st set., prIncipally for the SI DEWINDER and SHRIKE w.opons. H. is also responsible for design and developm.nt of aircraft .yst.ms required for the missil. op.ration. Mainta ins con.id.rabl. contractor liaison during initia l ~ production and fleet opera­t ions phas.. Incumbent is charged with maintaining on airborn telem.try systems capability to support the w.opon. .yst.m responsibilities of the Divi.ion a nd other l~· Ii

Friday, December 3, 1965

CHAPLAIN'S MESSAGE---_----.

ComeBlow YourHorn By ROBERT W. ODELL, Senior Chapllin

CHAPLAIN MARK E. FITE

CHAPLAIN EDWARD F. KANE

It's always in poor taste to blow your own horn. So, let i.t be understood that this is not a do·it-ourselves-horn·blowing contest. We're not seeking accolades, but we are hoping for mis· sion·aides.

Last Sunday, 28 November 1965, the US Navy Chaplain Corps celebrated its 190th anniversary of founding. On 28 November 1775, the Continental Congress appointed the first Navy Chaplain. Since that time, well over 5,000 Clergymen of all Faiths have conScientiously gone about their primary duty of bringing men closer to God and God closer to men.

In the words of Admiral Roy L. Johnson, CINCPACFLT, "Whether they served aboard a Continental Frigate yesterday or a nuclearpowered Carrier today, whether they walk Naval Hospital wards or tread the hHis and plains of Vietnam with our Marines, their presence in our Navy and Marine Corps witnesses the truth that we are a nation under God."

Yes! a nation under God! And it is this realization that we Ire under God that makes it possible for us to avoid becoming a dictatorShip with totalitarian ideals and goals of world-eonquest. Recognizing that we Ire under God and obligated to His Ser· vice, we prevent ourselves from becoming oppressors of our fellow·man and despoilers of his rights.

All Navy Chaplains are proud to be a part of such a nation. All Navy Chaplains justifiably rejoice in being able to serve men and women so dedicated to freedom and justice under God. All Navy Chaplains-from Chaplain Benj. Balch to Chaplain Jim Kelly-have served their country well, because they also served their God.

For all Navy Chaplains epitomize the ideals of service "for God and country." In no other vocation can man unite his wor· ship and his citizenship as easily and fluently.

Young man: it's something for YOU to think about. Be a Navy Chaplain.

Fleet Reserve Holds Potluck At Dec. 8th Meeting

Members of China Lake's branch of the fleet Reserve Association and its ladies' auxiliary plan a Christmas pot· luck dinner . to preceed the Wednesday, December 8, meet· ing at 365 McIntyre, starting 6 p.m.

The Association's Branch 95 has invited all Navy and Marine Corps people with six years of obligated service, to bring their wives and their daughters over 16 years of age. Each couple is asked to bring a meat dish and salad, enough to serve themselves and one more. Coffee will be furnished.

Unit pre sid e n t Dorothy Stands said no reservations are needed. She asked anyone

Departments. Also hoi to.k. of maintain­ing HERO and RFI design test and evalua­tion group for des ign allil tonce to Station development Deoartrnenl'l.

fil. applicatiON for oItov. with 10 ...... HatMrinFoft, Ildtt. 14. Rift . 34. Phone 71514.

Mechanical E"gi ...... (Applied Mechenics). 0S-9,. OS-II. or 0S-12. Code 3072-ln­cumbont will be engaged in problems of gen.rol nature in fi.ldl of mechanical, structural, and propulsion engineering. Primary responsibi li ty will be the .ngineer­ing, planning, development, and design of t.st v.hiclel (SI.ds) to properly corry out captive flight t •• ts on the 'up. rsonic trock ranges.

fiJe application. for obo.. with J_n Line,. Bldg. 34, Rm. 34 Phane 71514. Closing do ... Dacam_ 10, 1965.

Competitive Exallt: The Boord of U. S. Civil Servic. Examiners, Elev.nth Naval Di.trict, announc.s on • .:omination for C_ent Finilh ... , Anne. No. 51-20-127 (65) fOf filling .uch vac.anci.s 0 1 they occur · at the U. S. Naval Ordnance l.,t Stat ion, Chino Lake, Calif. Applications should be filed with the Civil Service Repr.sentot ive, U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Stolion, Chino lak., Calif. and will be occept.d from the opening dote of I Dec.mber 1965 until fu rther notic •.

Amendment No. " Anne. No. P·NOTS-

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wishing more information to call her at FR 7-6061.

Men are asked to contribute a gift of a dollar or less for a man, and women to do the same for another woman. A gift of 25 cents toward the auxiliary's welfare activities will bring a door prize. Mrs. Stands said funds are being gathered for the traditional Christmas bas k e t for the Chaplain'S distribution to the needy-a holiday dinner for a Navy or Marine family.

She pointed out that rank is no criterion for membership in the Fleet Reserve Associa· tion, and that female depen· dents may join the auxiliary.

• IVo.l4(65) LMCIi ....... n (L ___ 1r The pur-pOle of thi. am.ndment is to ulend the elo.ing dote to 13 December 1965 and to change paragraph two to read 01 follow. : Th. reoisler establi.hed o. a result of thil exam ination will canc.l and supersede the r.giste r fo r Leadingman (Labor.r) •• tabli_ . hed 2 December 1963 und.r Announcem.nt No. P-NOTS-I Va-1H63) which wal combined w ith the r.gister establi.hed from An­nouncement No. P-NOTS-IVo-6(63). Em­ploy ... who attained .Iigibility. but were not .elect.d under Announc.m.nt No. p. NOTS-IVa-IH63) must recompete under this examination if they wish to maintain th.ir .ligibility.

DRIVING TIPS Don't get caught with your

eyellos Gown. !lemember that driver· asleep accil1ents are especially violent, often fatal. li~t ph:::Hty 01 !'egular slCt;1J 011 duty. Drive With some wmaow ventilation. lf you get drowsy, pull o.er to a sale spot 011 the road ana take a nap. •

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Friday, December 3, 1965

Skydivers Find High Challenge

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"I was very pleased with the way they take a new per· son into the group and -teach him what he must know in order to jump," he says. "I was instructed in technique and in packing my own chute and was given very thorough training in exiting the plane and in landing. They are very professional in the way they prepare a new man, and stress safety."

He explains that, although he is not a member of the club, he had set his heart on the experience, and enjoyed it hugely.

"Even my wife, Mary, en· joyed it from our back yard, where she watched the jump, though she didn't know that one of the figures leaving the plane was me. At least, not until later, because I had sworn everyone to secrecy in advance!"

Making up the club's roster of I e a d e r s are custodian James Tuttle, NAF Parachute Rigger; secretary· treasurer Dave Ames, VX-5 Airman; vice· president Bill Brandon, Ordnance-man Second Class at VX-5; and Oldemeyer.

Costs for the club are sup· plied through initial fees of $5 and monthly dues of $2 per month. Chutes are available to beginners, though most memo bers have their own rigs by the time they move on from ground training to static line jumps. A new parachute with reserve chute and helmet, boots and coveralls, can be obtained for about $125.

On that Thursday morning, four weeks ago, some of the skydivers jumped on static line from 2,800 feet, and five more experienced jumpers left the craft from 12,500 feet, the maximum a 1 ti t ud e above ground level here, using 60-second delays.

"Everyone did very well," say s Oldemeyer. "All our people landed close to the tar· get of a limed circle about 150 in diameter." The landing zone is on the east side of the road leading to NAF, just across from the aquisition range.

And weather permitting, the China Lake Skydiving Club will go again for even better performance next time.

"rm very pleased about the progress our club has made," he exclaims, "and rm looking forward to some really strong activity as we grow." '

Acey Ducey Stars Informers, Dolly Sisters Fri.-Sat.

Both the go·go Dolly Sisters and Bill Wence's Informers will be at the Acey Ducey Club to· night and tomorow night in their last two of a three·night visit.

The Informers form a West Coast team with radio and TV experience and many dates In clubs and casinos.

The Dolly Sisters are a local duo with a growing share in the action. See and hear both at the Club, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

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GOLDEN BOW AWARD PRESENTED TO NOTS--Capt. Leon Grlbowsky, Executive Of· ficer (I), occepted the Golden Bow Award for Commlnder NOTS in a pr ... ntltion It Poi n t Mugu on Seturday, Noy. 27. The aWlrd WIS pre .. nted by the Chi.f of Infor· mation's representative on behalf of the Chief, Burelu of Neval Weapons. The NOTS sponsored film, "The Dolphins Thet Joined

the Navy,u was awarded the UGolde" Bow'" by the Intemationll Milln Film Festivel in April 1965 for being the best marine motion picture documentery film of the yHr. Ad· miring the award were Kathy Haye., actress Ind fiance of Nevy R ... rve Cdr. Glenn Ford who narrlted the film end (r) Capt. Cerl Holmquist, Commander, Naval Minil. Cen· ter, Point Mugu, Calif.

Drama's 3 Faces To Shine at BHS

The three faces of drama will be presented Wednesday through Friday, December 8, 9 and 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Burroughs Multi·Use Room, in three one·act plays. Produced by the Burroughs High Drama Club under the leadership of M. Alan Kubi, each will last about two and one·half hours.

"The Importance of Being Earnest," a late 19th century English com e d y by Oscar Wilde, will be the first play of each evening. The cast includes Jim Nicholson, Brent Blount, Wesley Willett, Suzi Lipner, Janice Hadden, Smokey Robert· son, Pam Fojt, George Schnei· der, and Burke West.

Next will be a contemporary English drama, "The Monkey's Paw," by W. W. Jacobs. The cast features Jerry Caffery, Lonnie Kline, Mike Frazer, Al Celestine, and Mike Mitchell.

The final play of each even· ing will be "Curse You, Jack Dalton," an old·fashion melo· drama by Wilbur Braun. Those participating are Nancy Niel· sen, Allison Lee, John Tom· berlin, Gloria Garcia, Jimmy Kline. Wendy Sorenson, and Russell Tims.

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sensation of fire is different from that of the normal vib· ration of the 20MM fixed system. "This weapon," he re· marked, "seems to purr."

Other VX-5 maintenance per· sonnel aboard the Ranger were; Scott A. Burns A02, (Ordnance fuzing/armin~ ,"<I checker); C I Y d e J . Pruett AMS2, (E I e c t ric a 1 trouble· shooter); Tom M. Rose ADR3, (Plane Captain); and Gerald J. Kilkenny AN. (Plane Cap­tain).

"Pop" Warner Squads Mee. In Turkey Bowl·

All squads of young Pop VVarner League heroes played pro-like f 0 0 t ball Saturday, November 20, on the Bur· roughs High School field. Mid· gets, j u n i 0 r s and Seniors played in three games in the fourth annual Turkey Bowl tournament.

The Valley's All Stars Senior Division pia y e d good ball against the Big Pine team for the first three quarters, but met disaster in the fourth period, going down to defeat 26-0.

In the Junior Division, the Colts kept the Browns in check through all of the game, except for four minutes of the flIst quarter. A fumble by the

Browns was picked up by Joe Paff, who went all the way for the first score of the game. From then on, it was all the Colts, even though they were hit by some 100 yards of penalties. The Colts won 26 to O.

The Broncos of the Midget Division started fast against the Raiders. They held on to the fired·up Raiders, who scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but couldn't overcome the Broncos' big lead of 26 to 13 at the gun.

Referees for the Turkey Bowl were Jesse Bell, Harold Crow, Lee Gilbert, Jim Mc· Glothlin, James Sims, Gary Stevenson and Jasper Storms.

CRUNCH! Making double su re, Rob DeLeon j43} and Steye Gutierrez of the Colts, Junior Div., hit the Browns' Gary O'Brien. Colts won tilt, 26 to O.

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"Monte Carlo" Rally Is Open· To All Sunday

Monte Carlo comes to China Lake this Sunday, December 5, as the local High Sierra Chapter of the Four Cylinder Club of America stages its "Revenge I" six.·hour Monte Carlo-type rally.

"This is the first time that a competetive rally such as this has ' been opened to the general public," says Club president Walt Hannon. He in· vites any good driver with any type of vehicle in safe operat· ing condition to enter the rally.

"Our purpose in holding this kind of event," Hannon ex· plained. "is to interest potential

- members in the High Sierra Chapter, and to demonstrate that a Monte Carlo·type rally is both fun and a definite driving challenge."

The event is to cover some 300 miles from its starting point in the Bank of America parking lot in Mojave to a finishing point convenient to local entrants.

The first car is to depart ·at 8 a.m., with others following at one·minute intervals. The course has been divided into three legs of about 100 miles each, and with an assigned average speed for each leg. General and route instructions will be provided at the time of registration in Mojave.

Entry fee for the event is set at $3.50, and entry blanks are available at Pifer's Euro· pean Motors on Inyokern Road. Forms can be turned in to Marion Pifer or to Club of· ficials at the starting area. Forms can also be obtained there.

Each vehicle will undergo a pre-event safety inspection with checks of headlights, tires, stop lights, turn signals, brakes and other devices. An ex· planatory driver's meeting will be held also, after which no entries will be accepted.

Cars will be divided into sport car, sedan and novice (any type vehicle) classes, and trophies will be awarded for all classes. A dash plaque will be provided for each car entering. There is no rule on number of passengers for each car, beyond safety conside· rations, but the suggested number is one plus the driver.

IWV Scouts Set "Good Turn Day"

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and Explorer Scout units in Indian Wells Valley are parti.

. cipating. On Saturday, December 4,

the boys will deliver collection bags to. the i r immediate neighbOrs. Each boy will dis· tribute four bags .

On Sat u r da y morning, December 11, the boys will pick up the filled bags. The troops, packs, and posts will t,hen deliver the bags to the Rid,.gecrest Fire Station where they will be picked up by a Salvation , Army truck. Ex· plorer Scouts will be on duty at the ' Fire Station to assist in the operation.

Items requested fQr donation are clothing, shoes and small household articles.

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NOTS Pasadena VIRGINIA E. LIBBY - EXT. 638

ELECTRONICS BRANCH PERSONNEL, H.rper Whitehou .. , Physicist, .nd George Lind .. y, Electronics Engin .. r (center, I-r), ... .. w.rded for their p. ten t entitled, "Multiple Code" DeI.y Line Cor .. l.tor."

Meklng the pr_t.tlons of $50 .. ch .nd P.tent Certificat ... re D. A. Kunz. He.d, Systems Oper.tion Division (I), .nd W. E. Hicks, Associ.te Depertment He.d, UOD . This is e.ch recipient's third .word.

NOTS Personnel ··Attend Symposium

Technical personnel from NOTS Pasadena and China Lake attended the 23rd, Navy S y m p 0 s i u m on Underwater Acoustics in Wasbington, D. C. this week. Pasadena attendees were-A. J. Tickner, L. Beck, Y. Igarashi, G. F. Lindsay, S. F. Sullivan, H. J. Whitehouse, A. B. Poynter, H. Wolfe, ·E. Dunn, and two Benilix·Pacific personnel sponsored by NOTS -D. W. Painter and J . Martin. China La k e personnel at· tending were G. S. Sprouse and R. C. Wickenden.

Papers presented by NOTS personnel were - "An In· vestigation of Directional L0-calization of Sound from Sub­marine Targets at S h 0 r t Ranges," by Y. Igarashi. "An Experimental Investigation of Torpedo Generated Wakes," by L. Beck. "Matched Filter Im· plementations for Active Son· ar," by H. Whitehouse. "Per· formance of an Underwater Acoustic Dig ita 1 Telemetry System," by S. Sullivan. "Se­paration of Signals from Re· verberation by Matched FIlter· ing," by G. Lindsay.

Bendix·Pacific personnel pre· sented, "Torpedo Performance Monitoring by Underwater Acoustic Telemetry," by D. W. Painter, and "Evaluation of Mutual Interaction Among Ele· ments of the Torpedo Mk 46 Transducer Array," by J . Mart· in.

The Symposium serves as a sci e n t i f i c and engineering forum for classified material on theoretical and technologi· cal research and development in underwater acoustics and related subjects. Its purpose is to give sci e ntis t sand ~ngineers working on classified projects an opportunity for discussions similar to those at

BENEFICIAL SUGGESTION check for $60 is presented by Lt. T. L. Lon_n, Auist.nt Public Works Officer, to Ernest Fey .. r (cant.r), IS Dick Fr.nz, H .. d, Tronsport.tion Br.nch, looks on to oH.r congr.tul.tionl. Ernie IUggelted, "Pllcing .n aluminum plat. on the bed of • trail.r, the .. by .. ving much w .. r and t .. r when loading and unloading." A Truck Driver in P7124, h. h.s been with NOTS sine. C.ITech d.ys. H ... rved in the N.vy from 1925·1929. Origin.lly from Buff.lo, New York, Ernie and hil; wif., Leot., hive resided in Covin. for six y ..... They h.ve two sons-Ern .. t .nd David, .nd • daught.r, Melody Joyc •.

unclassified meetings of pro­fessional societies.

However, it is recognized that circumstances may favor consideration of unclassified papers for the symposium. Therefore, papers which may provoke Confidential discussion or contain subject matter of prime interest to the sym· posium audience and papers which contain material classi· fied Confidential are conside· red for presentation.

A committee appointed by . the Underwater Sound Ad· visory Group reviews the ab­stracts and selects those papers to be presented at the Sym· posium.

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........ tic .... .. 0S-11. c.. ,IMS-Mathematical deligtl 01 underwoter weapon IYltem limulation modell 10f' digitol and analog-digital comput.r application. 0.. _Iopi Of' modifi" .xilting equationl de­Kribing phYlicol phenomena Of' weapon Wb-IYI'*"'I. [)eveiopi flow chartl. codes and debug. comput., progrom •. Applicanh Ihould hove experience in digital com­puter Iy.teml ol'KJlYlii .

Friday, December 3, 1965

IN THE PASADENA PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, Mervin L. Hilleger, He.d of the Mechanical and Electrical Br.nch, Engin .. ring Division (c.nt.r) is .w.rded a Quality St.p Inc...... Meking the pre .. nt.tion is J. L. Kr.emer, Di· vision He.d (I), .nd Lt. T. L. Loneg.n, Auist.nt Public Works Officer .t the PI .. d.n. Labor.tory.

Quality Step For Hilleger A Quality Step Increase has

been awarded to Marvin L. Hll· leger, Head of the Mechanical and Electrical Branch of the Engineering Division in the Pasadena Public Works Office.

During his twenty·five year federal career, Marv has en· joyed versatility bOth pro­fessionally and geographically.

He entered government ser· vice in 1940 with the U. S. Geological Survey in Portland, Oregon, and transferred with the same activity to San Francisco. Subsequent posi· tions included a tour with the Corps of Engineers in Los Angeles and Whitehorse, Yuk·

on Territory, Canada; and the Long Beach Naval Shipyar<l.

. He came to NOTS in 1947 and left in 1956, journeying to Mad rid, Spain, where he worked for BuDocks with the Officer in Charge of Construc· tion. He returned to NOTS and has remained since 1959.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Marv and his wife, Jeannette, have been residents of San Marino for 20 years. Their 19-year old daughter, Margery, previously a student at Occi· dental College, is carrying on the family adventures. She is presently majoring in foreign languages at the University of Granada in Spain.

AND IT RAINED AND RAINED AND RAINEDI-Plctorl.1 evidence of the recent deluge is this photo t.ken below the Sm.1I C.liber R.nge .t Morris D.m on Tuesd.y, Nov.mber 23rd. The right side of the picture shows the bottom of the d.m with wlter gushing through the needl. nlv ... t 3000 cubic f .. t per second. To the I.ft of the picture shows the wat.r pouring over the spillw.y .t 7000 cubic fHt per second. Th. needle valv .. are norm.11y used to m.intain I.ke I.vel. The spillway comes into pl.y .t ax· c.ption.lly high w.ter level or flood stages.

-Photo by Bud Schroeder

. Friday, December 3, 1965

MEET I Your Councilman I Thil il the second in I seriel

offered by the Rocket .. r to better acquaint residents with Community Council precinct representltivel.

LLOYD H. SMITH

Lloyd H. Smith, an aerospace engineer with the Weapons Sys· tems Branch of Propulsion De· velopment Department, was reo elected precinct 2 representa· tive to the Community Council on November 2.

L loy d arrived at NOTS in June, 1964, with a BA in aero· space engineering awarded that same month at State Polytech· nic College, Pomona. He is a member of the Engineering Honor Society and is listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Col· leges, 1962-63 and 1963-64, and continues to develop his profes· sional capacities through an off· campus graduate program in engineering m e c han i c s at UCLA.

Lloyd's interest in NOTS' va· ried pursuits extends beyond his immediate duties through membership in the Mar i n e Technology Society. He also is a member of the. American Institute of Aeronautics and Aslronautics.

Lloyd Smith gives the single man's devotion to his chi e f hobby, the design, development and racing of high·speed boats, and belongs to two power boat· ing associations. He plans to be married, however, on Janu· ary 8, 1966, and pass on the boating bug to his bride.

Much of his energies have been claimed by his work on three activities of the Commun· ity Council. Lloyd serves on the Civil Mfairs Committee, the Community Improvements Committee and as one of the Council's representatives to the Indian Wells Valley's Congress for i::ommunity Progress proj· ect.

IWV Scouts Set "Good Turn Day"

Saturday, Dec. 11 is a day to do a combined and coordinated good turn," says Dick Hape, co-leader with Chaplain Robert Odell of Good Turn Day, Satur· day, December 11.

Good Turn Day was establi· shed by the Kern County Council of the Boy Scouts of America, in cooperation with the Salvation Army, Goodwill Industries and St. Vincent De Paul Society, according to Dick Hape, Community Cltairman for the Indian Wells VaHey Boy Scouts of America.

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Combined Campaign Fund Reaches $37,000

China Lakers have joined together to make the 1965 Com· bined Federal Campaign-the first such combined effort-a great success for the group of charities and service organiza' tions it represented, according to J . H. McGlothlin, Community Relations Officer and chairman of the Campaign.

He reports that the Station· wide fund drive, the only nationwide drive of the year, netted $37,000 for Un i ted Fund, national health agencies and i n t ern a t ion a 1 service agencies, and gives special praise to the Keymen who donated their time and efforts in canvassing the community.

AsSisting McGlothlin in the two-week drive were co-chair· men LCdr. Fredrick H. Elliott, CO of NOTS Enlisted Per· sonnel Division; John M. Simp­son, of Central Staff's Ac­counting Division; and Edward D. Casaroli, head of Public Work's Maintenance Control Division Inspection Branch.

VX·5 Takes The Cake Everyone-both military and

civilian-was into the act dur­ing the Combined Federal Campaign drive, but VX·5 must take the cake for ingenuity.

The VX·5 'Vampires' staged an auction and bake sale in the Squadron's Hanger No. 1, on an idea of Executive Of· ficer, Cdr. A.T. Anderson.

At 9 a.m. on Friday, October 29, Lt. Jerry Breast began call· ing off the donated items like a pro, and kept the bids high until 10:30 when it was dis· covered that all had been sold.

The bake sale sold out quickly to hungry patrons. Mrs. J . S. Clauzel reported that a total of $20.00 was made from donations by the officer's wives. Mrs. G. Meyer and Mrs. Clauzel organized

Mk4Pod Gets VX-S Scrutiny

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mine shipboard handling safety characteristics. RADHAZ is one of these. It is a protective shield to prevent the ships' high powered radar from ac· cidently firing the electrical primer.

During six days at sea, two VX·5 A4C aircraft were piloted by LCdr George E. Russell, LCdr Theodore L. lloyd Jr., and Marine Capt. Richard A. Gustafson while aspects of handling, safety and loading of the gun pod were evaluated. Robert J . Weidinger ATe, Maintenance Coordinator, and Freeman R. Accord A01, Line Supervisor, stated that no un­anticipated difficulties arose in shipboard handling and loading.

BAKE SALE customer (r) L. A. Lane, DM3, is .. rved by (I-r) Mrs. Alec Blunden, Mrs. L.. Thornburgh and M ... Sam CI.uz.1. LT. BREAST (below) extols mer its of motorcycle h.lmet and gog. gles by loudspeak.r.

and collected the goodies with Mrs. T. F . Taylor, Mrs. E. L. Thornburgh, Mrs. A. R. Blun· den, Mrs. G. E. Russell and Mrs. L. C. Showman lending a hand at sel\ing and serving.

Total sales for the auction and bake sale reached $200.00 reported VX·5 Material Officer

Ens. J. M. LaFortune and Legal Officer Ens. R. C. Cable. Both officers were present when the auctioneer said "Sold" on chairs, T.V.'s, lamps, books, records and - a was h i n g machine, plus many other items including wearing ap­parrel, shoes, and linens.

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WHAT AM I BID? Lt. Jerry BrelSt .ppli.. hitherto un· dilcovered tllent II luction­eer at VX·5 .uction·bake .. I. for Combined Fed.ral Cam· peign in H.ngar 1.

Other features include blast suppression which directs the ordnance blast downward, per· mitting centerline installation and safe ejection of cartridge and belt clips at the rate of 75 it. per second. The rotating magazine of the Mk 4 gun en· abies the weapon to fire from both barrels at the same time. Cooling is accomplished by ram air from the nose section.

Mk4 AND SKYHAWK-A de.dly combin.· tion, ... turing high rife ..... fire and little r.lnning "down time" for lircrlft. Pod

with its Mk 11 doubl ..... r .. 1 smoothbore gun c.n be installed on • v.ri.ty of N.vy and Ai r Force plan ...

Capt. Gustafson, presently the project officer for the Mk 4, explains that the evaluation program's major effect on the weapon has been a modifica· tion of the blast deflector to

give better cooling. The dP· flector channels air to the two prominent intake tubes. The air is then conducted through the gun pod through tubes for cooling.

He said that information pointing to the modification was gathered in firings for ac· curacy from the Ranger, over the Station's Charlie Range, and in flights from the Station.

He pointed out that the central purpose of the evaluation pro­gram, however, is to obtain operational and servicing in· formation for the benefit of future pilots and crews.

The feed system utilizes link ammunition and a pneumatic booster developing 1500 pounds per square inch of working air pressure for charg· ing and clearing. One other

feature enables the pilot to switch from fast to slow fire at a rate of only 700 rounds per minute.

LCdr Russell states that the weapon is "Simple, accurate and has a highly flexible carryipg capability as opposed to fixed weapons of this type." LC<!f Lloyd reports that the

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PERFECT FORM-Student jumper AI Hol­ford, PRAN, of NAF, exits on. "st.tic line"

PLANNING THE DROP---Dlven ond crew consult before tokeoff Sunday, Nov. 28. They

. . - . . . ore' (I.r) Homer Oldemeyer, club president

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jump. Main chute releose cord (obove right .rm) is obout to pull tout.

and jumpml.teri Lt. R. P. Karr, liaison offi­cer; LCdr. A. E. Molloy, pilot; and' Anthony Trujillo, AMC, co-pilot .

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FINAL MANEUVER - Sky, diver pulls on guide lines to moke finol turn b e for e touching down. The camer., her., deceives, I. he landed close to target circle.

TOUCHDOWN - Jumper hits limed circulor torget ot sky. divers' drop lone during doybreok jump Thursdoy, Nov. 4.

From the open door of an NAF C·117 circling slowly above the southwest corner of NOTS at daybreak Thursday, November 4, jumped early­rising members of the growing China Lake Sky Divers club. They are among 25 present members ranging from begin· ners to jumpers well along the route of increasing skill.

Homer Oldmeyer, AC·2, who works in the NAF control tower, kept a sharp eye on jumpers that morning, as the club's jumP'master and presi· dent. With some 145 jumps behind him and a Class "C" license from the Parachute Club of America, required for jump-masters, he supervises each of the local club's three or so jumps per month. He also is the instructor for six pre· jump students in the club as well as for another six who have progressed to "static . line" jumps, in which the canopy release is pulled from an attachment point inside the plane as the jumper exits.

Meet Twice 0 Month The Sky Divers, who meet

twice a month on Navy payday Thursday, at their clubhouse on the corner of Mclntire and Kitts, are composed of NOTS Navymen, and currently have a waiting line of pro.Dective members - waiting only on additional equipment for the club.

"We have good interest and support from Command," says Oldemeyer. "We have the use of the C·117 for our jumps, and several officers donate their time as pilots."

Thorough Troining

Liaison officer for the group is Lt. R. P. Karr, and flying for the pre-quarters jumps have been Cdr. M. M. Manger, Jr., who flew November 4, LCdr. J. B. Miner, LCdr. A. E. Molloy, Lt. D. C. Newhouse, Lt. L. A. Cossairt and Anthony D. Trujillo, AMC.

Capt. Atlee F. Clapp, NOTS Technical Officer, succumbed to the lure of skyborne adven· ture in early October, and made his parachute debute with the skydivers one early Thursday morning.

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C H E C KOU T - Preflight equipment check is per· formed before Sun., Nov. 28, jump by jump-rnaster Olcle­meyer (left). Jumpers ore (I-r) Ken Adoms, ADJ3; Ron Hardern, A02; Chorl .. Mark­in, ADJAN; . Bill Brondon, A02; Jim 0 ell 0 s, RD1; Clenton Forrister, A03; Jim Stegall, FTM1; Mike Kone, AN; Dove Ames, AN; AI Hol­ford, PRAN; Dove LeBour­geois, AA; and RUI Jeffer· son, PR3.

Photos By GERALD BURGESS, PH2

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W HOW'S PROSPECTS? Looking good to club officen before Nov. 28 jump. From I.ft are DIve Arne., secretary-tr.asurer; James Tuttle, custodian; Homer Oldemeyer, president; Bill Brandon, vic...,rHident.

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ACCURACY FROM EXPERIENCE-A. jumper .tonds where he londed a moment before, fellow. skydiver moves up from left to assist in gathering up chute.

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