= PAGE 8 mLY l, 11115 ---- Beneficial Suggestion Awards Presented 6 Station Employes Six beneficial suggestion awards were made recently to Station em- ployes, totaling $130 and based on an estimated annual savings to the Navy of $1025 and other intangible benefits. James Knight and Ted Arnold, storekeepers in the Supply and Fis- cal Department, shared the top award of $40. Their suggestion con- cerned expediting and facilitating the loading and unloading of trucks and sto~e racks. The use of a 10 foot roller designed to fit the Hyster fork lilt trucks, to eliminate the handling of large, bulky items was the basis for their idea. LCDR JAMES T. WALDRON, USN, right, was appointed to the post of Spodal Services offlcer this week, relieving LTJG Ra.ymond J. Orrool<, USN, who Is beinr released to Inaetive duty. New eNO Praises Destroyer Force VETERINARY HOURS SET Doctor Perry Stone, veterinarian, who has been relieving Dr. Arnold Snyder during the latter's vacation, will be available to CODJultation and treatment at both large and small animals during the following times: Monda.ys, I to 5 p.m., by appoint- ment; Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9 IUD. to 12 :30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. His office is at the Station kennels. He may be contacted. at extension 72650. Starting n","=6 and • p.m. dally IldeU..' MatI..... (5p«lal Movie.) 1 p.m. Satwday Motlneel 1 p.m. Sunday TODAY JULY 1 "ONE DESllE" (93 Min.) Ann Baxter, Rock Hudson Short" "Banquet Buslers" (7 Min.) "Barking Champ." (10 Min.) SATUIDAY JULY 2 "AlIfaT. R.N." (81 Min.) Anthony St"le, Jack Warner Shorts: "Double or MUllon" (7 Min.) "HistorIcal OdditIes" (9 Min.) MATINEE ","I COWIOY AND THE '1IZEfIGHTlR" (oW Min.) Jim Bannon Shorts: "Holiday land" (7 Min.) "Buffolo Bill" (16 Min.) No. 10 SUN.-MON. JULY 3--4 "SEVEN limE roys" (93 Min.) Bob Hope, George Tobias Shorts, "Mouse for Sale" (7 Min.) 'Whit. Moglc" (10 Min.) TUES.·WlD. JULY 5-6 " CHICAGO SYNDICA,Tl" (86 Min.) Dennis O'K"fe, Abbe Lane Cugot Shorts. "Madcap Mogoo" (7 Min.) "lu Brown Goes Ta Town" (15 Min.) THUItS.-FI.. JULY 7-1 "WE'RE NO ANGelS" (104 Min.) Humphrey Bogart Shorts. "Goofy Gan.r" (7 Min.) Waldron Named Recreation Officer; A new Special services officer, LCDR James T. Waldron, USN, was named to relieve LTJG Raymond J. Orrock, USN, as head of the recre- ation division, this week. 'ThIs will be LCDR Waldron's second assignment at China Lake, having been here from September 1946 to December 1947 as hOusing officer. The new recreation otficer is a native of Massena, Iowa. but he regards Na.tional City, ca!l!., as his home town. A Navy man since April 1929 when he enlisted as an apprentice seaman, LCDR Waldron has served on various ships of the fleet and shore stations. Washington (AFPS) - Rear Ad- m1ral Arleigh A. Burke, newly des- ignated Chief of Naval Operations, has relinquished what he called "my last command at sea.... In turning over command of the Atlantic Fleet's Destroyer Force to Rear AdmJral John C. Daniel, Ad- miral Burke heaped praise on the officers 8J1d men ot the Navy's destroyers. Our 1 n g a change-of-command ceremony aboard the destroyer ten- der Yosemite, at Newport, R.I., Ad- miral Burke said "the whole suc- cess of our Navy ... sinks or swims with the ability ot our destroyers and the men who man them." Immediately after the ceremony, Admiral Burke flew to Washington, where he will succeed Admiral Rob- ert B. Carney on Aug. 16. Navy Relief Fund Donation CAPTAIN R. F, SELLARS, USN, Executive Offlcer, was ha.nded a cheek for $576.44 by IL E. Dremann Jr., pm. USN. to be added to the Navy Re- Uet Fund. This check represented the profits from tbe Enlisted Recreation CommlUee'l abow "What On Ea.rih!" Dremann, a member of the commit- tee, dlrec:1ed the abow, - Colburn L. Ingle, a sheetmetal me- chanic in the Engineering Depart- ment submltted a group of charts for use with the different welding machines in use on the Station. He suggested the use of a series at charts for the settings on welding machines since each machine must be set differently depending on the work to be performed. His award of $35 was based on an estimated annual savings of $625 to the Navy during the first year of op- eration. James Knight, previously men- tioned as having shared an award with another employe, was the re- cipient of. another award ot $20 tor a suggestion dealing with the secur- ing and storage of sheet metal. His idea was for the use of "c" clamps to secure sheetmetal stored in the yard next to warehouse 1042. This WDuld eliminate the possibility 01 the sheets being blown trom the pUe in high winds and being damaged to the point where they were useless. The award was based on an esti- mated annual savings of approxi- mately $400. Florence P. Walker, an employe in the Test Department, was presented with a $15 award for suggeating a method of detenninL."lg the validity at job orders. She suggested that a note be in- serted after the new job order indi- cating that it supersedes all previous ones ~d thus preventing several jobs being entered on the old num- ber. The award was based on intangi- ble benefits. ,Bruce Wertenberger, an employe in the Aviation Ordnance Depart- ment, suggested that the door on the radar tower on Michelson L&b- oratory be counterbalanced thus pre- venting its being lett open and caus- ing an overload on the air condition- ing system as well a.s warming the fourth floor ot the buildi.ng. His award was based on intangible benefits. The tinal award presented was sgiven to Dora Laughlin, an employe in the Supply and Fiscal Depart- ment, for her suggestion concerning the use ot an asterisk in indicating the technical meetings, off-Station, which require the approval of the Secretary ot the Navy. This would eliminate the necessity of torward- ing the information to numerous Station departments and branches. ---.- DANCE WAS BIG SUCCESS PASADENA - Winner at the clock-radio at the annual Annex Spring Dance was Margaret Fra- ser, personnel clerk and assistant to Bernard Silver. More than 200 people attended the festive affair, including Dr. and Mrs. William B. McLean and Mr. and Mrs. John Cox from China Lake. The music of Blake Reynolds' six-piece band was.most enjoyable, and was high- lighted by a. drum solo performed by Allen Bleamire. TltE WWHEl MoItly cloor cHer the weekend wit h light variable winds at night and mornings increas· ing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoons. Max· imum temperature 105, minimum 70. • 9 ee 'llMPhAtulU (Houslnv Area) Max. Min. June 23 ........ 98 6S June 24 ..___._ 96 56 June 25 ........ 92 59 June 26 _...._ 92 60 June 27 ......_. 95 ~ June 28 _...... 96 62 June 29 _.._ 93 66 VOL. XI, NO. Z6 U.s. NAVAL OBDNANeE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE. CALIF, .JULy 1, 1955 Chief of BuAer Here REAR ADMIRAL J, S, RUSSELL, USN, Chlef of the Bureau of Aero- nautics. center, anived on the Station last week for a one-day brleflnr on NOTS procrams. With him In the picture ..... rirht, Captain Robert F. SelIan, USN, Executive Officer, and Dr. W. B. McLean, Technlcal Director. Wage Increase Signed This Week By President A new wage schedule for all per diem employes at China. Lake and Pasac1ena was authorized in a dis- patch dated Tuesday, June 28, from the Office of Industrial Relations. The new schedule will become effec- tive Sunday, July 24. An announce- ment was also received indicating t hat President Eisenhower had signed a bill intc law authorizing a pay increase at 7.5 per cent for all per annwn employes. Additional details will be found in another ar- ticle in this issue. The newly authorized wage sched- ule for per diem employes provides for an average increase of 7 cents per hour for all wage board em- ployes. Typical increases include 7 cents for bench mark trades and 6 cents per hour for laborers. The new wage schedule is a direct result at the Bureau at Labor statistics survey completed in March 1955 which in- cluded most of the traditional trades in the Los Angeles harbor area. The last wage increase granted to per diem employes was in September ot last year. New wage schedules renecting the appropriate hourly rate for all per diem employes wUl be published on or prior to the effective date ot the authOrized increase. Pay Raise Voted For All Per Annum Federal Employes President Eisenhower this week signed into law a bill authorizing a 7.5 per cent pay increase tor more than one mllllon per annum Federal service employes. The last increase for this group was in 1'951. The "across the board" lncrease is retroactive to March 1 at this year and will go to approximately 983,057 classified C i v 11 Service employes throughout the nation and some (Continued on Page Pive) Local Marine Dies In Rifle Accident Private Pirst Class Richard Mer- rill Dennett, 18, USMC, a member ot the First Terrier SAM Battalion at the Station, died last week tol- lowing the accidental discharge ot a rifle in his barracks. The accident is under investi- gation by battallon ofl1cers. Private Dennett leaves his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill O. Den- nett, 5428 SOuth cedar street, Ta- coma, Washington. An escort accompanied the body from here to Tacoma. and &n honor guard from the Marine base at Bremmerton, Wa.sh1ngton was to be present at the funeral. , Submariner Commands Station; Filling Binet of Naval Aviator Contrast marks the duty of Cap- tain Robert F. Sellars, USN, sub- mariner, who 1s now the command- ing Officer of the U.S. Naval Ord- nance Test Statiqn in California'. Mojave Desert. Customarily the po- sition is fUled by a. naval aviator. While hunting enemy shipping in Ole Pacific Ocean as commanding officer of ~uch submarines as the USS 5-31', the USS Black!lsh and the USS Remora. Captain sellars had little reason to expect that one day he would be the first sub- madner to head the huge research and development station where aerial and ground missiles are cre- ated and tested within a reserva.- tion larger than the state of Rhode Island. He has assumed command of the StatiOn, however, tollowing the re- tirement of Captain David B. Young, USN. Captain Sellars will remain the commander until the arrival Memorial Services Conducted Here For Station Employe 01 Captain F. L. Ashworth, USN, a naval aviator. As if this were not enough con- trast in his seafaring career, Cap- tain Sellars will take CODUnand of the USS Norton Sound, AVM-l, guided missile ship based at Port Hueneme, Calitornia, when he re- linquishes command of NOTS in August. Here, again, the command- ing officer at the Norton SOund is usually a naval aviator or a sur- face ship Navy man. Captain Sella.rs is a native ot l\finnesota. He received his early education in Oregon, then attended the u.s. Naval Academy and was graduated In 1934. His sea service began aboard the USB Saratoga during 1934-1936. The period 1936-1937 f a u n d him on COMBATFOR Staff, and then he served at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla., 1937-1938. Submarine duty began aboard the USS 8-34, and he served in all (Continued on Page Plve) Three-Day Midway To Be Featured On July 4Weekend EdWin Seeburg, 42, a telephone engineer in the Publlc Works De- partment, died last Friday at the Ridgecrest Hospital. Oause of death was listed as a lung condition for which he had been treated on sev- A festive Fourth of July program eral ocea.s1ons since his arrival at has been planned for locarresidents at Indian Wells Valley, by the China China Lake in May 1953. Lake COmmunity COuncil, according The former head of the telephone to Mrs. Marian Olds, president of branch was a veteran of 12 years the organiZation. experience with tbe Army Signal COrps Engineering Laboratories at A midway, featuring hot dogs, soft Port Monmouth. He was chief ot drinks, popcorn, and a series of rides the Manual Switching Equipment for the youngsters will be teatured Unit and was responsible for the on each of three nights-saturday, Sunday and Monday, opening at 6 development and design at tele- p.m. each evening. phone and telegraph switchboards On the evening of the Fourth, be- and associated equipment tor mlll- ginning at 8 p.m., there will be a tary use. program featuring a short talk by He headed a group of six en- Captain Robert F. Sellars, USN, Sta- gineers that developed both for- tion COmmander, a vocal solo rendi- ward and fixed station communi- ~ tion of "The Star Spangled Banner," cations equipment for the Army. musical selections by the elementary Born in New York City and edu- school honor band under the direc- cated in the East. Mr. 8eeburg was tion of Mrs. Ruth Kirley. and a a graduate of the Pratt Institute reading of the Declaration of Inde- at Brooklyn. He was also a reg- pendence by Max Braswell, ot Ridge- ularly ordained Baptist minister. crest. Memorial services for Mr. Seeburg The fireworks show is scheduled to were conducted Sunda.y at the Sta- get underway about 8:45 p.m., and tion Chapel by ODR James L. Car- will continue for approximately one ter, USN, Station Cha.plain, and hour. the Rev. John L. Reid, Jr. George Cooper-, a private conces- ~ is survived by his wife, Ruth, sionaire from Compton, will provide now !lvlng a.t 51-B Dewey. the children'. rides on the mldwa.y. , OCR Text: = PAGE 8 mLY l, 11115 ---- Beneficial Suggestion Awards Presented 6 Station Employes Six beneficial suggestion awards were made recently to Station em- ployes, totaling $130 and based on an estimated annual savings to the Navy of $1025 and other intangible benefits. James Knight and Ted Arnold, storekeepers in the Supply and Fis- cal Department, shared the top award of $40. Their suggestion con- cerned expediting and facilitating the loading and unloading of trucks and sto~e racks. The use of a 10 foot roller designed to fit the Hyster fork lilt trucks, to eliminate the handling of large, bulky items was the basis for their idea. LCDR JAMES T. WALDRON, USN, right, was appointed to the post of Spodal Services offlcer this week, relieving LTJG Ra.ymond J. Orrool<, USN, who Is beinr released to Inaetive duty. New eNO Praises Destroyer Force VETERINARY HOURS SET Doctor Perry Stone, veterinarian, who has been relieving Dr. Arnold Snyder during the latter's vacation, will be available to CODJultation and treatment at both large and small animals during the following times: Monda.ys, I to 5 p.m., by appoint- ment; Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9 IUD. to 12 :30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. His office is at the Station kennels. He may be contacted. at extension 72650. Starting n","=6 and • p.m. dally IldeU..' MatI..... (5p«lal Movie.) 1 p.m. Satwday Motlneel 1 p.m. Sunday TODAY JULY 1 "ONE DESllE" (93 Min.) Ann Baxter, Rock Hudson Short" "Banquet Buslers" (7 Min.) "Barking Champ." (10 Min.) SATUIDAY JULY 2 "AlIfaT. R.N." (81 Min.) Anthony St"le, Jack Warner Shorts: "Double or MUllon" (7 Min.) "HistorIcal OdditIes" (9 Min.) MATINEE ","I COWIOY AND THE '1IZEfIGHTlR" (oW Min.) Jim Bannon Shorts: "Holiday land" (7 Min.) "Buffolo Bill" (16 Min.) No. 10 SUN.-MON. JULY 3--4 "SEVEN limE roys" (93 Min.) Bob Hope, George Tobias Shorts, "Mouse for Sale" (7 Min.) 'Whit. Moglc" (10 Min.) TUES.·WlD. JULY 5-6 " CHICAGO SYNDICA,Tl" (86 Min.) Dennis O'K"fe, Abbe Lane Cugot Shorts. "Madcap Mogoo" (7 Min.) "lu Brown Goes Ta Town" (15 Min.) THUItS.-FI.. JULY 7-1 "WE'RE NO ANGelS" (104 Min.) Humphrey Bogart Shorts. "Goofy Gan.r" (7 Min.) Waldron Named Recreation Officer; A new Special services officer, LCDR James T. Waldron, USN, was named to relieve LTJG Raymond J. Orrock, USN, as head of the recre- ation division, this week. 'ThIs will be LCDR Waldron's second assignment at China Lake, having been here from September 1946 to December 1947 as hOusing officer. The new recreation otficer is a native of Massena, Iowa. but he regards Na.tional City, ca!l!., as his home town. A Navy man since April 1929 when he enlisted as an apprentice seaman, LCDR Waldron has served on various ships of the fleet and shore stations. Washington (AFPS) - Rear Ad- m1ral Arleigh A. Burke, newly des- ignated Chief of Naval Operations, has relinquished what he called "my last command at sea.... In turning over command of the Atlantic Fleet's Destroyer Force to Rear AdmJral John C. Daniel, Ad- miral Burke heaped praise on the officers 8J1d men ot the Navy's destroyers. Our 1 n g a change-of-command ceremony aboard the destroyer ten- der Yosemite, at Newport, R.I., Ad- miral Burke said "the whole suc- cess of our Navy ... sinks or swims with the ability ot our destroyers and the men who man them." Immediately after the ceremony, Admiral Burke flew to Washington, where he will succeed Admiral Rob- ert B. Carney on Aug. 16. Navy Relief Fund Donation CAPTAIN R. F, SELLARS, USN, Executive Offlcer, was ha.nded a cheek for $576.44 by IL E. Dremann Jr., pm. USN. to be added to the Navy Re- Uet Fund. This check represented the profits from tbe Enlisted Recreation CommlUee'l abow "What On Ea.rih!" Dremann, a member of the commit- tee, dlrec:1ed the abow, - Colburn L. Ingle, a sheetmetal me- chanic in the Engineering Depart- ment submltted a group of charts for use with the different welding machines in use on the Station. He suggested the use of a series at charts for the settings on welding machines since each machine must be set differently depending on the work to be performed. His award of $35 was based on an estimated annual savings of $625 to the Navy during the first year of op- eration. James Knight, previously men- tioned as having shared an award with another employe, was the re- cipient of. another award ot $20 tor a suggestion dealing with the secur- ing and storage of sheet metal. His idea was for the use of "c" clamps to secure sheetmetal stored in the yard next to warehouse 1042. This WDuld eliminate the possibility 01 the sheets being blown trom the pUe in high winds and being damaged to the point where they were useless. The award was based on an esti- mated annual savings of approxi- mately $400. Florence P. Walker, an employe in the Test Department, was presented with a $15 award for suggeating a method of detenninL."lg the validity at job orders. She suggested that a note be in- serted after the new job order indi- cating that it supersedes all previous ones ~d thus preventing several jobs being entered on the old num- ber. The award was based on intangi- ble benefits. ,Bruce Wertenberger, an employe in the Aviation Ordnance Depart- ment, suggested that the door on the radar tower on Michelson L&b- oratory be counterbalanced thus pre- venting its being lett open and caus- ing an overload on the air condition- ing system as well a.s warming the fourth floor ot the buildi.ng. His award was based on intangible benefits. The tinal award presented was sgiven to Dora Laughlin, an employe in the Supply and Fiscal Depart- ment, for her suggestion concerning the use ot an asterisk in indicating the technical meetings, off-Station, which require the approval of the Secretary ot the Navy. This would eliminate the necessity of torward- ing the information to numerous Station departments and branches. ---.- DANCE WAS BIG SUCCESS PASADENA - Winner at the clock-radio at the annual Annex Spring Dance was Margaret Fra- ser, personnel clerk and assistant to Bernard Silver. More than 200 people attended the festive affair, including Dr. and Mrs. William B. McLean and Mr. and Mrs. John Cox from China Lake. The music of Blake Reynolds' six-piece band was.most enjoyable, and was high- lighted by a. drum solo performed by Allen Bleamire. TltE WWHEl MoItly cloor cHer the weekend wit h light variable winds at night and mornings increas· ing to 10 to 20 knots in the afternoons. Max· imum temperature 105, minimum 70. • 9 ee 'llMPhAtulU (Houslnv Area) Max. Min. June 23 ........ 98 6S June 24 ..___._ 96 56 June 25 ........ 92 59 June 26 _...._ 92 60 June 27 ......_. 95 ~ June 28 _...... 96 62 June 29 _.._ 93 66 VOL. XI, NO. Z6 U.s. NAVAL OBDNANeE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE. CALIF, .JULy 1, 1955 Chief of BuAer Here REAR ADMIRAL J, S, RUSSELL, USN, Chlef of the Bureau of Aero- nautics. center, anived on the Station last week for a one-day brleflnr on NOTS procrams. With him In the picture ..... rirht, Captain Robert F. SelIan, USN, Executive Officer, and Dr. W. B. McLean, Technlcal Director. Wage Increase Signed This Week By President A new wage schedule for all per diem employes at China. Lake and Pasac1ena was authorized in a dis- patch dated Tuesday, June 28, from the Office of Industrial Relations. The new schedule will become effec- tive Sunday, July 24. An announce- ment was also received indicating t hat President Eisenhower had signed a bill intc law authorizing a pay increase at 7.5 per cent for all per annwn employes. Additional details will be found in another ar- ticle in this issue. The newly authorized wage sched- ule for per diem employes provides for an average increase of 7 cents per hour for all wage board em- ployes. Typical increases include 7 cents for bench mark trades and 6 cents per hour for laborers. The new wage schedule is a direct result at the Bureau at Labor statistics survey completed in March 1955 which in- cluded most of the traditional trades in the Los Angeles harbor area. The last wage increase granted to per diem employes was in September ot last year. New wage schedules renecting the appropriate hourly rate for all per diem employes wUl be published on or prior to the effective date ot the authOrized increase. Pay Raise Voted For All Per Annum Federal Employes President Eisenhower this week signed into law a bill authorizing a 7.5 per cent pay increase tor more than one mllllon per annum Federal service employes. The last increase for this group was in 1'951. The "across the board" lncrease is retroactive to March 1 at this year and will go to approximately 983,057 classified C i v 11 Service employes throughout the nation and some (Continued on Page Pive) Local Marine Dies In Rifle Accident Private Pirst Class Richard Mer- rill Dennett, 18, USMC, a member ot the First Terrier SAM Battalion at the Station, died last week tol- lowing the accidental discharge ot a rifle in his barracks. The accident is under investi- gation by battallon ofl1cers. Private Dennett leaves his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill O. Den- nett, 5428 SOuth cedar street, Ta- coma, Washington. An escort accompanied the body from here to Tacoma. and &n honor guard from the Marine base at Bremmerton, Wa.sh1ngton was to be present at the funeral. , Submariner Commands Station; Filling Binet of Naval Aviator Contrast marks the duty of Cap- tain Robert F. Sellars, USN, sub- mariner, who 1s now the command- ing Officer of the U.S. Naval Ord- nance Test Statiqn in California'. Mojave Desert. Customarily the po- sition is fUled by a. naval aviator. While hunting enemy shipping in Ole Pacific Ocean as commanding officer of ~uch submarines as the USS 5-31', the USS Black!lsh and the USS Remora. Captain sellars had little reason to expect that one day he would be the first sub- madner to head the huge research and development station where aerial and ground missiles are cre- ated and tested within a reserva.- tion larger than the state of Rhode Island. He has assumed command of the StatiOn, however, tollowing the re- tirement of Captain David B. Young, USN. Captain Sellars will remain the commander until the arrival Memorial Services Conducted Here For Station Employe 01 Captain F. L. Ashworth, USN, a naval aviator. As if this were not enough con- trast in his seafaring career, Cap- tain Sellars will take CODUnand of the USS Norton Sound, AVM-l, guided missile ship based at Port Hueneme, Calitornia, when he re- linquishes command of NOTS in August. Here, again, the command- ing officer at the Norton SOund is usually a naval aviator or a sur- face ship Navy man. Captain Sella.rs is a native ot l\finnesota. He received his early education in Oregon, then attended the u.s. Naval Academy and was graduated In 1934. His sea service began aboard the USB Saratoga during 1934-1936. The period 1936-1937 f a u n d him on COMBATFOR Staff, and then he served at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla., 1937-1938. Submarine duty began aboard the USS 8-34, and he served in all (Continued on Page Plve) Three-Day Midway To Be Featured On July 4Weekend EdWin Seeburg, 42, a telephone engineer in the Publlc Works De- partment, died last Friday at the Ridgecrest Hospital. Oause of death was listed as a lung condition for which he had been treated on sev- A festive Fourth of July program eral ocea.s1ons since his arrival at has been planned for locarresidents at Indian Wells Valley, by the China China Lake in May 1953. Lake COmmunity COuncil, according The former head of the telephone to Mrs. Marian Olds, president of branch was a veteran of 12 years the organiZation. experience with tbe Army Signal COrps Engineering Laboratories at A midway, featuring hot dogs, soft Port Monmouth. He was chief ot drinks, popcorn, and a series of rides the Manual Switching Equipment for the youngsters will be teatured Unit and was responsible for the on each of three nights-saturday, Sunday and Monday, opening at 6 development and design at tele- p.m. each evening. phone and telegraph switchboards On the evening of the Fourth, be- and associated equipment tor mlll- ginning at 8 p.m., there will be a tary use. program featuring a short talk by He headed a group of six en- Captain Robert F. Sellars, USN, Sta- gineers that developed both for- tion COmmander, a vocal solo rendi- ward and fixed station communi- ~ tion of "The Star Spangled Banner," cations equipment for the Army. musical selections by the elementary Born in New York City and edu- school honor band under the direc- cated in the East. Mr. 8eeburg was tion of Mrs. Ruth Kirley. and a a graduate of the Pratt Institute reading of the Declaration of Inde- at Brooklyn. He was also a reg- pendence by Max Braswell, ot Ridge- ularly ordained Baptist minister. crest. Memorial services for Mr. Seeburg The fireworks show is scheduled to were conducted Sunda.y at the Sta- get underway about 8:45 p.m., and tion Chapel by ODR James L. Car- will continue for approximately one ter, USN, Station Cha.plain, and hour. the Rev. John L. Reid, Jr. George Cooper-, a private conces- ~ is survived by his wife, Ruth, sionaire from Compton, will provide now !lvlng a.t 51-B Dewey. the children'. rides on the mldwa.y. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1950s,Rocketeer 1955,Rktr7.1.1955.pdf,Rktr7.1.1955.pdf Page 1, Rktr7.1.1955.pdf Page 1