PAOBI Ralph Boall~jured During SNORT Test Ralph Boal, SNORT project en- gineer, was seriously injured Thurs- day. May 10 in an accirte!1t duric.g a test rUll being made at SNORT. Sustaining injuries to his right kne:! nnd leg, c" uxa bj' a 5."0 HVAR motor tube ::13.t ritned of! a trark sled at hig!} spe~d, he was rushed to the s tation i:l ~i:-iTl:lrY where emergency mea.5,1lreS \"i ere taken. He was subsequently tra.ru:- ferred to San O :ego N .iv~ I H JI') - pita} where his leg was !li":T"nU.teJ before he was taken on Si1:1.Cay to the Naval Hospital in 03.k:nn1. Mrs. Bo8.1, who was \'isiting rela- tives in Idaho, arrived at S:m O:elP on Saturday and accompanied l\1r. Boal to Qrakland. Quick action on the part of test engineer John C ardnc:. e:lgine"T Nate Rekosh, electricians R. E. Fltz- geraJ.d and W . A. Jor.€'s, r:1c the infirmary ambulance cr~w enabled Boa! to receive urgently ne::ded at· tention and quick traasfer to the infirmary. EXaCt cause of the accident is being tnvest.lgated. Storti,. n_, , Clnd • p.m. delli, IGddi..' Mati.... (SpeciCiI .Ir4ovles) I p..... $crturdctJ MotInMI 1 p.M. s-dcrr TODAY MAY II " TOY TIGER" (17 Min.) Jeff Chandler. lorraine Doy Snartsl " Busy Buddies" (7 Mi".) ."holion Memories" (20 Min.) SERVICEMEN'S SHOW ot B,30 p.m. SATURDAY MAY 19 " THE FIRST TUAN" (82 Min.) Joel Mcueo. f.licia forr Snorl: "Once Over ligntly" (1 8 Min.) SERVICEMENIS SHOW 01 8,30 p.m. Armed forces Day movie progrom I p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Sot..Sun.) SUN..MON. MAY 20 - 21 "COCKLESHEll HEROES" (9.5 Min.) Jose ferrer snorts: " Unexpected Pest" (7 Min.) " Corolina Court Chomps" (10 Min.) Complete schedule not ova iloble at press time-call Station Tneoter-71413. AFD Edition Of ROCKETEER A special edition of the ROCKETEER is b e i n g dis- tributed today with the reg- ular Friday issue. The speclal edltlon Is dedicated to Armed Forces Day procrams at NOTS China Lake and Pasadena. The edition wiD be distrib- uted to Armed I'orces Day vlsllon &II weD as to 8t.tlon _pJoyem. THE ROCKETED -l\lAY UI, 1918 'Western Marshal' Will Lead Parade KIDS' FAVORITE ON TV is Steve Donovan, known as the "\,restem Mar- shal." Donovan bas been selected by LItUe and pony League officials to appear here next Thursday night to lead the "Grand ParadeH for cere- monies celebrating the opening of kids' baseball season. Donovan's TV program, The Western Marshal, is a NaUonal Broadoa.stJ.nc Company production and recently received an "Emmy" for Its excellence In the Western Show cate,ory. Bon Voyage! NOTS OVERSEAS CLUB leaves ~onlght from Burbank on a fU,ht to New York where: they wul board a charter fll,b~ on May 20 to Europe. Mem- bers of the club, fron&. row (I. to r.) are: Bem.ice Atwater, Mary W~ and· Elsie I, Rehfl,e14- Second row (I. to r,) are: !rene McBride, Geneva y. Snyder, Clara M- Fllacerllkl. I)ra IL Lewis, Nova Semeyo, and AnD JJn4- berC_ BacI< row (L \0 r,) are: CI!l!rIp E. Snyder, Peter N, Mod.."" Earl. S. EeeleoloD, and Leonard A, S.....:I"II' • Pony and little leagues Open Next Thursda~ Opening night of the 1956 "Li League and Pony Le8igue" baseball season will be held at Schoeffel Field next Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock Ytith Ty Blair as master of ceremonies. Opening night, always a great pageantry here at NOTS, will feature Steve Donovan, TV's "Western Marsbal" on NBC. All events w-ill honor China Lake's Pony League, Am e rice. n Libtle League and the National Little League. Highl1~ht of the evening will be a baseball game between Ule Cap- tain Ashworth Rockets and steve !)()novan's Western Marshals. Play- ers will be chosen by a spec:i.ai drawing that night to be made by s teve Donovan. Prior to game time, a .grand pa- rade will be held on the infield featuring the baseball teams, the EI Toro Marine Band, a Marine and Navy Color Guard, League officials and steve Donovan. In- troduction of team members will be made by the "Western Mar- shal." The league season will officially open when Steve Donovan makes the first pitch to batter Capt. F. 1.. Ashworth with Dr. Wm. B. Mc- lean as the umpire. Pollowing this. F'ather J . F. C. Jl.Y'an Will ~ve the Invocat;1on and the band wm play the National Anthem, A special ·Souvenir Progra,m" iii being pr!nten and suJlllQr't. 7522 COpy ioble hign cloud- over weekend. Visibility 10 to 20 miles. Surface winds becoming southwesterly 15 To 25 knots during afTernoons. Tempera. ture range mo.ximum 95 to minimum 55. VOL. XU, NO. 21 U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION. CHINA LAKE, CALIF_ **************************************************************************** IPresident'sArmed ForcesDayMessageI • * : Each year on the third Saturday in May, the Armed Forces of the United States, inchllling the Reserve :. : components and auxiliary services, make a special effort to increase public understanding of our national :. t defense program which is, and has been from the beginning of our Republic, dedicated to achieving and ~ : maintaining peace. Z- it In the present world situation, it is most important that our own people, and others throughout the ~ : world who believe as we do, should be cognizant of all ::aspects of our nationll strength-the spiritual and : the moral, as well as the material and the military-and be reminded of our continuing efforts for peace. : it The purpose of Armed Forces Day is to increase public understanding of, and to emphasize, our peace- :- : . ful aspirations. I hope that all Americans, as well as many of our friends in other countries, will accept : :. the invitation to visit our Armed Forces at this time. : l DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ~ President of the United SUtes : .* ************************************************************************** Cameras Allowed The S.....,lary of the Navy has authorized general visJt- lnl" to naval stations and ships dllrin, Armed Forces Day. In compliance with this general vis It in g, persons viewin, Armed Forces Day activities will be alJowed to brlng cam- eras and take pictures of Armed Forces Day acUvities and exhibits. Persons brlnclnr cameras aboard the Station will not be required to re«ister such ca.IIIeI"8S nor wul they be ft- sUicted from usln, the cam- era within the areas of Armed Forces Day observances. Un- autbori2ed areas will be clear- ly marked and patrolled by SlatioD 11011.... thereby ellmln- aUIlJ vlsl~ from taklnr pic- tures ID reetrlcted areas. • Aero Lab To Be Named Approval has been received to re- name the Aeroballistica Laboratory to Thompson Aeroballistics Lab- oratory in honor of Dr. 1.. T. E. 'Ibomp6on, former Teclulica.l Di- rector of the St.a.tlon. This announcement was made by E. C. Barkofsky, head of baJ.1istlcs Instruments branch, ~rch De- partment. The offlc1al ceremony will be held In the fall. Station's Annual Fiesta Opens Tonight: Entertainment Slated for Young and Old The Station's tenth annual Fiesta will open tonight at 6 p_m_ in Bennington Plaza with approximately 20 booths featuring the traditional vendors of various wares_ Orange Empire Shows and Kemsley's Kiddie Karnival will be lo- cated at the west end of the plaza to provide children and adult rides_ The annual event is sponsored by the China Lake Community Council. James H. Madden, president of the COmmunity Council, will preside at the formal opening ceremonies scheduled for saturday noon at the plaza. The fiesta will end Sunday evening. Organizations that have contracted for booths are as follows: Organization Eastern Star Rockhounds Apprentice Association Boy Scout Troop 35 Machinists Auxiliary Rldgecrest P-TA Ceramics Club NAACP Pony League Public Works (OinCC) SUpervisors Association Moose Auxiliary Boy Scout Troop a National I,lttle League Uons Club Junior Archery Club Ohtn" Lalte Community CouncU ltide:ecrest Chamber of Commerce Cactus Squares - Type Booth Mexican Food and Popcorn Gems and Stones Hot Dogs, Pop and COffee Dart Game Novelties Sno-Cones Ceramics Fried Chicken Orange Julius Hamburgers and Soft Drinks Beer Penny Pitch COkes and Ice Cream Dart Game Cotton Candy p r ....ies Informsc ol18nge, games ~. -"bUe display Term . ,..,art Square Dancing Max. Min. May 10 ____ 75 41 May 11 _._ 71 52 May 12 ___ 72 50 May 13 _.._. 7-4 44 May 1-4 _ eo 49 May 15 _._ 17 41 May 16 __ 94 46 l\lAY 11, 1956 Gates to Open For 7th'AFD' Tomorrow morning the Station gates will open wide to welcome thousands of vis- itors to the Seventh Annual Armed Forces Day Open House at NOTS. Every effort has been made by Station management to give visitors and families of employees an opportunity to get a good in- sight into the highly impor- tant defense work being ac- complished here_ Open House this year will be a two-day show, but Saturday will be the main day. The overall program consists of v1sitations to Michelson Laboratory, Aeroballlstics Labora- tory, firings at SNORT, and the NAP Air Show. Details can be found in the souvenir edition of the ROCK· ETEER, which Is betng distributen and suJlllQr't. 7522 COpy ioble hign cloud- over weekend. Visibility 10 to 20 miles. Surface winds becoming southwesterly 15 To 25 knots during afTernoons. Tempera. ture range mo.ximum 95 to minimum 55. VOL. XU, NO. 21 U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION. CHINA LAKE, CALIF_ **************************************************************************** IPresident'sArmed ForcesDayMessageI • * : Each year on the third Saturday in May, the Armed Forces of the United States, inchllling the Reserve :. : components and auxiliary services, make a special effort to increase public understanding of our national :. t defense program which is, and has been from the beginning of our Republic, dedicated to achieving and ~ : maintaining peace. Z- it In the present world situation, it is most important that our own people, and others throughout the ~ : world who believe as we do, should be cognizant of all ::aspects of our nationll strength-the spiritual and : the moral, as well as the material and the military-and be reminded of our continuing efforts for peace. : it The purpose of Armed Forces Day is to increase public understanding of, and to emphasize, our peace- :- : . ful aspirations. I hope that all Americans, as well as many of our friends in other countries, will accept : :. the invitation to visit our Armed Forces at this time. : l DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ~ President of the United SUtes : .* ************************************************************************** Cameras Allowed The S.....,lary of the Navy has authorized general visJt- lnl" to naval stations and ships dllrin, Armed Forces Day. In compliance with this general vis It in g, persons viewin, Armed Forces Day activities will be alJowed to brlng cam- eras and take pictures of Armed Forces Day acUvities and exhibits. Persons brlnclnr cameras aboard the Station will not be required to re«ister such ca.IIIeI"8S nor wul they be ft- sUicted from usln, the cam- era within the areas of Armed Forces Day observances. Un- autbori2ed areas will be clear- ly marked and patrolled by SlatioD 11011.... thereby ellmln- aUIlJ vlsl~ from taklnr pic- tures ID reetrlcted areas. • Aero Lab To Be Named Approval has been received to re- name the Aeroballistica Laboratory to Thompson Aeroballistics Lab- oratory in honor of Dr. 1.. T. E. 'Ibomp6on, former Teclulica.l Di- rector of the St.a.tlon. This announcement was made by E. C. Barkofsky, head of baJ.1istlcs Instruments branch, ~rch De- partment. The offlc1al ceremony will be held In the fall. Station's Annual Fiesta Opens Tonight: Entertainment Slated for Young and Old The Station's tenth annual Fiesta will open tonight at 6 p_m_ in Bennington Plaza with approximately 20 booths featuring the traditional vendors of various wares_ Orange Empire Shows and Kemsley's Kiddie Karnival will be lo- cated at the west end of the plaza to provide children and adult rides_ The annual event is sponsored by the China Lake Community Council. James H. Madden, president of the COmmunity Council, will preside at the formal opening ceremonies scheduled for saturday noon at the plaza. The fiesta will end Sunday evening. Organizations that have contracted for booths are as follows: Organization Eastern Star Rockhounds Apprentice Association Boy Scout Troop 35 Machinists Auxiliary Rldgecrest P-TA Ceramics Club NAACP Pony League Public Works (OinCC) SUpervisors Association Moose Auxiliary Boy Scout Troop a National I,lttle League Uons Club Junior Archery Club Ohtn" Lalte Community CouncU ltide:ecrest Chamber of Commerce Cactus Squares - Type Booth Mexican Food and Popcorn Gems and Stones Hot Dogs, Pop and COffee Dart Game Novelties Sno-Cones Ceramics Fried Chicken Orange Julius Hamburgers and Soft Drinks Beer Penny Pitch COkes and Ice Cream Dart Game Cotton Candy p r ....ies Informsc ol18nge, games ~. -"bUe display Term . ,..,art Square Dancing Max. Min. May 10 ____ 75 41 May 11 _._ 71 52 May 12 ___ 72 50 May 13 _.._. 7-4 44 May 1-4 _ eo 49 May 15 _._ 17 41 May 16 __ 94 46 l\lAY 11, 1956 Gates to Open For 7th'AFD' Tomorrow morning the Station gates will open wide to welcome thousands of vis- itors to the Seventh Annual Armed Forces Day Open House at NOTS. Every effort has been made by Station management to give visitors and families of employees an opportunity to get a good in- sight into the highly impor- tant defense work being ac- complished here_ Open House this year will be a two-day show, but Saturday will be the main day. The overall program consists of v1sitations to Michelson Laboratory, Aeroballlstics Labora- tory, firings at SNORT, and the NAP Air Show. Details can be found in the souvenir edition of the ROCK· ETEER, which Is betng distribute