PAGE 8 SEPTEMBEB 10, 19M Tenants Reminded To Re-Read Housing RentaI Agreements Several recent cases of Housing Rental Agreement violations t his week prompted Rlchard C. O'Reilly, Community Manager, to suggest that tenants re-read their contracts to avoid possible violations in the fu- ture. 'I1le rental agreement, in addition to indicating the amount of rent that the tenant is to payI a~ specifies standards of conduct w hie hare aimed at creating and maintaining harmonious community living con- ditions. - For example, section (d) of the standard rental agreement states that the tenant "will conduct him- self in a proper manner as a tenant with due regard for the rights of other tenants of the project." Beetion (c) states that the tenant will not violate any of the rules pre- scribed relating to fire prevention, or do or permit to be done on the premises any immoral, megal or criminal act. The tenant and the landlord (in this case the Community Manager) are both subject to strict compliance with the regulations contained in the contract. Any questions regarding interpretation of the rental agree- ment can be clarlfied by calling the Community Manager's oHlce, 71310. STATISTICS ON CAR RENTERS Eighty per cent of the persons who rent automobiles in the U.S. are car owners. (From AFPS) Starttng 11IMaa 6 ..cI • p.-. dall:r'. ~• .,.... ($p«iaIMoorM.,. 1 p.... SatwcIaF MatI_I ...... ......, 100'"Y SEPT. 10 " GAMBLER fROM NATCHEZ" (" Min.) Dale Robertson, Debra Paget S"'orts, "Solid Ivory" (7 Min.) "Armed Forces Screen R.port" (17 Min.) SA.TURDAY SEPT. 11 " DIAMOND WlZARD" (83 Min.) Oennb O'K..fe, Morgeret Sheridan S"'ort, "Knutzy 9t..... (I6 Min.) . MAnNE! "GAY AMIGO" (62 Min.) Duncan Renaldo, leo Carrillo Shorts, "Bear (or Puni$hment" (7 Min.) " Bal Mon" No.2 (16 Min.) SUN.-MOH. SEPT. 12·13 " HUMAN DESIIE" (93 Min.) Glenn ford, Gloria Graham Shorts, "Gone Batty" (7 Min.) TUES.-W!D. SEPT. 14-15 " 1fD IIVO" (125 Min.) John Wayne. Monlgomery Oift Short., N_. 00 Min.) THURS•.fRI. SEPT. 16-17 "BENGAL UIGADE" (II Min.) Rock HllClson, Arlene Dahl Shorts: "Star StllClded Ride" (9 Min.) Nltws (10 Min.) SAKURO MINOWA, a U-yea.r-old Japanese student, visited the Station re- cently on her way to Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Tex., where her education Is beine' sponsored by the NOTS Community Church and the Chapel of Hope, In Yokosuka, Japan. While on the StatJon she stayed with Mrs. John McBride, left, 105-B Entwistle, and was entertained by members of the church. Education of Japanese Student Sponsored by Community Church A 24-year-old Japanese girl, Ba- kura Minowa, arrived in the United States recently to begin a two year scholarship, sponsored by the NOTS . Community Church and the Chapel of Hope In Yokosuka,"Japan. The story begins when MIss Mln- owa was doing social work at the Yokosuka Naval Base community center. Everett Thompson, director of the facillty, became interested in her work and recommended her to CDR O. B. Salyer, the Yokosuka Sta- tio Chaplain, a fonner chaplain at China Lake from July 1947 to Sep- tember 1949. He in turn wrote to Chaplain James L. Carter and Pas- tor John L. Reid Jr. to see if the NOTS Community Church would be interested in helping to sponsor her education at some American college or university. The matter was taken before the church board of directors and the missionary society, along with the senior and Junior high school fel- lowships, the church school and the youth church. became especla.lly in- terested and agreed to take on the project as a part of their misslonary work. Chaplain Salyer then contacted Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas, and following an ex- change of letters, final arrangements were completed. Miss Minowa was then presented with a steamship ticket on the SS President Wilson, paid for by the Chapel of Hope. Arriving in San Franclsco, she was met by CDR Warren L. Wolf, now. on duty at Mare Island, who was Sta- tion chaplain at ChIna Lake from September 1949 to August 1951. Chap- lain Wol! arranged for her transpor- While on the station she stayed with Mr. and Mrs. John McBride, l05-B Entwlstie. Miss Minowa comes from Kofu City, near Tokyo, where her father, Hiroshi, was a member of the city assembly until his recent retirement. Before World War II, he managed two printing companies and an auto agency. She has four sisters, Yasu- ko, Hisako, Tomeo and Midori. Miss Minowa, who left China Lake Aug. 30, was selected for the schol- arship on the basis of her scholastic records, Christian character and po- tential ability as a. social worker in J apan. She is a graduate of Tayo Eiwa. Junior College in Tokyo and after graduation from Midwestern University, plans to return to Japan to continue h~r social and child edu- cation work. Final Kids' Movie Of Current Series Slated Tomorrow The final motion picture program in the current series being offered by the Children's Film SOclety will be held tomorrow from 10 to 11:20 a.m. at the Station theater. The feature attraction will be "Daniel Boone," complete with pio- neers, Indian raids, skulduggery and a measure of historical fact, and starring George O'Brien, Heather Angel and John Carradine. Plans for a membership sale for the coming series of Children's Film SOciety programs will be announced shortly. tation to Mojave by train and she CONTAGION REPORT was brought to the Station by Mrs. E. St. C1alr Gantz, so that she could meet some of the people who are helping to finance her education- There was one case of mumps, one of measles and one case of chicken pox reported at the Station Infirm- ary this week- Opening Meeting Planned Thursday -By China Lake PTA The first general meeting of the new school year of the China Lake PTA will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Burroughs High School audi- torium. During the business -session, at which Mrs. John Clemente, new PTA president will officiate, reports will be given by the committee on comic books; on plans for the formation of separate elementary and high school units of the local PTA, and new elementary and high school teachers will be introduced. There also Will be a discussion on the topiC "The Value of PTA to Home, S c h a a I and Community," Speakers will be Mrs. E. E. Karner, president of the East Kern PTA Council; Dr. Earl Murray, superin- tendent of China Lake schools, and. Richard O'Reilly, community man- ager. Plans to organize a PTA Mother- singers chorus, under the direction of Mrs. K a r n e r, have been an- nounced. Persons interested. in join- ing such a group should call either Mrs. W . E. McNeill at 74684 or Mrs. Lyle MacLaren at 77082. Before coming to China Lake, Mrs. Karner 0 r g ani zed and directed Mothersinger groups in Los Angeles, and for two years was music cha.1r- man of the PTA Tenth District, which takes in the Los Angeles area. Keep. Extinguishers Unencumbered, Fire Fighters Ask A recent inspection of fire extin- guishers installed at Station- resi- dences disclosed the fact that there might be considerable delay in put- ting some of them into use because of articles hanging or tied to them. It appears ' that the extinguisher has becOme the favorite place for many housewives to hang their mops.. brooms, and garden hoses. In one instance, an electric light cord was tied to the extinguisher. Since the extinguishers are placed in the houses for the protection at: the tenant, as well as the govern- ment property involved, the fire de- partment has requested that Station residents discontinue such practices. Insurance Premiums Are Payable Now M 0 nth 1y Intercoast Insurance Company hospital and medical plan premiums are due and pa.yable now at the Community services office 1n the housing office building. Policy holders have from now un- til Wednesday, sept. 15, to make their payments. The premiums may be paid in person Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or may be mailed toBox42, China Lake. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Intercoast In- surance. t • THE WEATHER Mostly c leo r sKies with unrestricted ...lsl· bility over the week- end. light and 'Iorio- ble winds Increasing to 20 10 25 knots In the afternoons. Maximum temperature 94. Mini- mum temperatura 62. :> -ee UMPlRAtuUS (Hou, lng Ar.a) Max. Min. Sept. 2 ••_•.__ V7 70 Sept. 3 ...._.... 99 68 Sept. " ...._.... 91 65 Sept. 5 __.•..... 96 58 Sept. 6 .......... 97 55 Sept. 7 ______ 96 65 Sept. 8 _ •.._•••. 96 52 VOL. X, NO. 36 U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIF. SEPTEI\WER 10, 1954 SUMMER VACATION ended Tuesday for more thaD Z200 sludenls at China Lake schools. Shown heading back for classes are a croup of Bur- rouem Ilich Sehool Itadonla. More Than 2200 Students Enroll For New Year at Station Schools More than 2200 students trooped back to their classes Tuesday morn- ing to mark the opening of another school year at China Lake. This is an increase of 200 over the enroll- ment for the same period in 1953. Most of the increase was reported in the elementary school grades, for Burroughs High SChool registration Is up by just 62, from 531 to 593, Security Police Aid in Capture Of Holdup Suspects Station security Police and the Kern County Sheriff's department recently displayed the cooperation between the three local law enforce- ment agencies in apprehending two holdup suspects. Responding to a call from the Highway Patrol headquarters in Mo- jave, regarding a gasoline station holdup, Sgt. John Worthy of the se- curity police and Deputy Sheriff Mil- lard Wheeler, stopped a car answer- ing the description of the wanted vehicle, on Highway 178. After identifying the occupants, Damon R. and Frank E. Glass, from Cincinnati, Ohio, according to the radio message, they took them to Mojave where the victim, Grady E. Terry, the gasoline station attend- ant, mad e pOSitive identification. The two men and their wives were taken to Bakersfield for prosecution. while a total of 1665 pupils are en- rolled in g r ad e s kindergarten through eight at China Lake. Last year at this time there were 1507 pupils in the four lo:cal elementary schools. Again this faU the Groves Street Elementary SChool has the largest enrollment, with a. total of 536. At- tendance figures on the opening day of school at the other elementary institutions were as follows: Rich- mond School, 373; Vieweg School, 388, and Burroughs School, 388. In the high school, the freslunan class has the population edge with 193 students. This is followed by the junior and sophomore classes, with 146 and 144 respectively, while the senior class trails with just 110 enrollees. Enrollment remained just about the same this fall at the James Monroe Elementary SChool in Ridge- crest, which reported approximately 620 pupils in grades kindergarten through eight. Assignment of youngsters in all kindergarten sessions at China Lake has temporarily been halted, how- ever, registration may still be made by parents at the school nearest their home and the children will be admitted to class on the basis of application lists compiled as soon as arrangements can be made for them. Equipment ordered several weeks (Continued on Page Five) Indefinite Promotions of Employes To Become Permanent Tomorrow Promotions and reassignments of pennanent Civil Service employes, which have been made on an indef- inite basis, will be made permanent beginning tomorrow, a.ccording to word received from the Secretary of the Navy. The only exceptions are cases where employes were promoted. to fill positions that were vacated by employes who entered. military serv- ice or took other civilian employment which entitled them to re-employ- ment rights in the positions they left. These promotions are still contin- gent on the return of the original incumbents. This new action makes no cha.nge in the status of employes with in- definite appointments. The latter remain indefinite, wbether they have been promoted or not. Legislation to enable indefinites to acquire pennanent status is being prepared for consideration by Con- gress. With the expansion of employ- ment in federal government caused by the beginning of the Korean War, provision was maile that all promo- tions must be on an indefinite basis. Permanent employes who were pro- moted were reduced on the retention register from Group I to Group il, and were therefore placed in an un- favorable position in the event of a reduction in fOrce compared to per- sons in the same grade who had not been promoted since September 1950. New Ceiling Placed On Accumulation Of Annual Leave A new cellng has been placed on the amount of accumulated annual leave that some federal Civil Service employes may retain, as the result of legislation passed recently by COn- gress. According to an item published in the V{ashIngton Daily News, the new law repeals the requirement that em- ployes with more than 30 days ac- cumulated annual leave must reduce their surplus leave to 30 days within a reasonable period of time. Such employes may now retain the accumulations of annual leave they had on the books as of Jan I, 1954. In short, employes can now carry over either 30 days, or the amount of accumulated annual leave they had as of Jan. I, 1954, whichever is greater. This provision is now revoked, and promotions made since 19SO will be made pennanent with the exception noted above. All employes who 8re in retention Group il as a result of Ulese promotions will be restored to retention Group I after tomorrow. Motorists Praised .For Safe Driving Over Long Weekend Local Highway Pat r 0 I officers highly praised the foresight and safety-consciousness displayed by In- dian Wells Valley motorists over the Labor Day weekend, during which just three minor highway accidents were reported. Accident victims included Donald L. RhOdes of Rldgecrest, who was slighUy injured when his car skid- ded and turned over Friday evening on Highway 395 near Randsburg. Rhodes hit the brakes 10 an at- tempt to avoid striking a slow mov- ing dump truck, which was driving along without clearance lights or a tail light. The resulting skid, how- ever, caused Rhodes' vehicle to up- set. A fender-scraping incident also occurred Friday evening on China Lake Blvd. when a Trona motorist, Jefferson D. Peeden, slowed down to make a left tum and became in- volved with a vehicle that was at- tempting to pass him on the left. Driver of the second vehicle was William M. Phillips of Ontario, Ore., whose car was slightly damaged. Slight injuries also were suffered Friday evening by a Los Angeles m0- torist, J. Case, whose vehicle struck an embankment just west of the Walker Pass summit on Highway 178. He was taken to the Ridgecrest hospital for treatment, and released. Information Service Now Being Offered Persons with questions regarding automobile registration. license veri- fication, motor serial number changes and other matters ordinarily han- dled by the Department of Motor Vehicles, can now obtain the neces- sary information and forms by con- tacting the Sheriff's office at 510 Ridgecrest Boulevard. This service is offered on Mondays from 4 to 6 p.m., by the ClJlfomla Highway Patrol , OCR Text: PAGE 8 SEPTEMBEB 10, 19M Tenants Reminded To Re-Read Housing RentaI Agreements Several recent cases of Housing Rental Agreement violations t his week prompted Rlchard C. O'Reilly, Community Manager, to suggest that tenants re-read their contracts to avoid possible violations in the fu- ture. 'I1le rental agreement, in addition to indicating the amount of rent that the tenant is to payI a~ specifies standards of conduct w hie hare aimed at creating and maintaining harmonious community living con- ditions. - For example, section (d) of the standard rental agreement states that the tenant "will conduct him- self in a proper manner as a tenant with due regard for the rights of other tenants of the project." Beetion (c) states that the tenant will not violate any of the rules pre- scribed relating to fire prevention, or do or permit to be done on the premises any immoral, megal or criminal act. The tenant and the landlord (in this case the Community Manager) are both subject to strict compliance with the regulations contained in the contract. Any questions regarding interpretation of the rental agree- ment can be clarlfied by calling the Community Manager's oHlce, 71310. STATISTICS ON CAR RENTERS Eighty per cent of the persons who rent automobiles in the U.S. are car owners. (From AFPS) Starttng 11IMaa 6 ..cI • p.-. dall:r'. ~• .,.... ($p«iaIMoorM.,. 1 p.... SatwcIaF MatI_I ...... ......, 100'"Y SEPT. 10 " GAMBLER fROM NATCHEZ" (" Min.) Dale Robertson, Debra Paget S"'orts, "Solid Ivory" (7 Min.) "Armed Forces Screen R.port" (17 Min.) SA.TURDAY SEPT. 11 " DIAMOND WlZARD" (83 Min.) Oennb O'K..fe, Morgeret Sheridan S"'ort, "Knutzy 9t..... (I6 Min.) . MAnNE! "GAY AMIGO" (62 Min.) Duncan Renaldo, leo Carrillo Shorts, "Bear (or Puni$hment" (7 Min.) " Bal Mon" No.2 (16 Min.) SUN.-MOH. SEPT. 12·13 " HUMAN DESIIE" (93 Min.) Glenn ford, Gloria Graham Shorts, "Gone Batty" (7 Min.) TUES.-W!D. SEPT. 14-15 " 1fD IIVO" (125 Min.) John Wayne. Monlgomery Oift Short., N_. 00 Min.) THURS•.fRI. SEPT. 16-17 "BENGAL UIGADE" (II Min.) Rock HllClson, Arlene Dahl Shorts: "Star StllClded Ride" (9 Min.) Nltws (10 Min.) SAKURO MINOWA, a U-yea.r-old Japanese student, visited the Station re- cently on her way to Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Tex., where her education Is beine' sponsored by the NOTS Community Church and the Chapel of Hope, In Yokosuka, Japan. While on the StatJon she stayed with Mrs. John McBride, left, 105-B Entwistle, and was entertained by members of the church. Education of Japanese Student Sponsored by Community Church A 24-year-old Japanese girl, Ba- kura Minowa, arrived in the United States recently to begin a two year scholarship, sponsored by the NOTS . Community Church and the Chapel of Hope In Yokosuka,"Japan. The story begins when MIss Mln- owa was doing social work at the Yokosuka Naval Base community center. Everett Thompson, director of the facillty, became interested in her work and recommended her to CDR O. B. Salyer, the Yokosuka Sta- tio Chaplain, a fonner chaplain at China Lake from July 1947 to Sep- tember 1949. He in turn wrote to Chaplain James L. Carter and Pas- tor John L. Reid Jr. to see if the NOTS Community Church would be interested in helping to sponsor her education at some American college or university. The matter was taken before the church board of directors and the missionary society, along with the senior and Junior high school fel- lowships, the church school and the youth church. became especla.lly in- terested and agreed to take on the project as a part of their misslonary work. Chaplain Salyer then contacted Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas, and following an ex- change of letters, final arrangements were completed. Miss Minowa was then presented with a steamship ticket on the SS President Wilson, paid for by the Chapel of Hope. Arriving in San Franclsco, she was met by CDR Warren L. Wolf, now. on duty at Mare Island, who was Sta- tion chaplain at ChIna Lake from September 1949 to August 1951. Chap- lain Wol! arranged for her transpor- While on the station she stayed with Mr. and Mrs. John McBride, l05-B Entwlstie. Miss Minowa comes from Kofu City, near Tokyo, where her father, Hiroshi, was a member of the city assembly until his recent retirement. Before World War II, he managed two printing companies and an auto agency. She has four sisters, Yasu- ko, Hisako, Tomeo and Midori. Miss Minowa, who left China Lake Aug. 30, was selected for the schol- arship on the basis of her scholastic records, Christian character and po- tential ability as a. social worker in J apan. She is a graduate of Tayo Eiwa. Junior College in Tokyo and after graduation from Midwestern University, plans to return to Japan to continue h~r social and child edu- cation work. Final Kids' Movie Of Current Series Slated Tomorrow The final motion picture program in the current series being offered by the Children's Film SOclety will be held tomorrow from 10 to 11:20 a.m. at the Station theater. The feature attraction will be "Daniel Boone," complete with pio- neers, Indian raids, skulduggery and a measure of historical fact, and starring George O'Brien, Heather Angel and John Carradine. Plans for a membership sale for the coming series of Children's Film SOciety programs will be announced shortly. tation to Mojave by train and she CONTAGION REPORT was brought to the Station by Mrs. E. St. C1alr Gantz, so that she could meet some of the people who are helping to finance her education- There was one case of mumps, one of measles and one case of chicken pox reported at the Station Infirm- ary this week- Opening Meeting Planned Thursday -By China Lake PTA The first general meeting of the new school year of the China Lake PTA will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Burroughs High School audi- torium. During the business -session, at which Mrs. John Clemente, new PTA president will officiate, reports will be given by the committee on comic books; on plans for the formation of separate elementary and high school units of the local PTA, and new elementary and high school teachers will be introduced. There also Will be a discussion on the topiC "The Value of PTA to Home, S c h a a I and Community," Speakers will be Mrs. E. E. Karner, president of the East Kern PTA Council; Dr. Earl Murray, superin- tendent of China Lake schools, and. Richard O'Reilly, community man- ager. Plans to organize a PTA Mother- singers chorus, under the direction of Mrs. K a r n e r, have been an- nounced. Persons interested. in join- ing such a group should call either Mrs. W . E. McNeill at 74684 or Mrs. Lyle MacLaren at 77082. Before coming to China Lake, Mrs. Karner 0 r g ani zed and directed Mothersinger groups in Los Angeles, and for two years was music cha.1r- man of the PTA Tenth District, which takes in the Los Angeles area. Keep. Extinguishers Unencumbered, Fire Fighters Ask A recent inspection of fire extin- guishers installed at Station- resi- dences disclosed the fact that there might be considerable delay in put- ting some of them into use because of articles hanging or tied to them. It appears ' that the extinguisher has becOme the favorite place for many housewives to hang their mops.. brooms, and garden hoses. In one instance, an electric light cord was tied to the extinguisher. Since the extinguishers are placed in the houses for the protection at: the tenant, as well as the govern- ment property involved, the fire de- partment has requested that Station residents discontinue such practices. Insurance Premiums Are Payable Now M 0 nth 1y Intercoast Insurance Company hospital and medical plan premiums are due and pa.yable now at the Community services office 1n the housing office building. Policy holders have from now un- til Wednesday, sept. 15, to make their payments. The premiums may be paid in person Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or may be mailed toBox42, China Lake. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Intercoast In- surance. t • THE WEATHER Mostly c leo r sKies with unrestricted ...lsl· bility over the week- end. light and 'Iorio- ble winds Increasing to 20 10 25 knots In the afternoons. Maximum temperature 94. Mini- mum temperatura 62. :> -ee UMPlRAtuUS (Hou, lng Ar.a) Max. Min. Sept. 2 ••_•.__ V7 70 Sept. 3 ...._.... 99 68 Sept. " ...._.... 91 65 Sept. 5 __.•..... 96 58 Sept. 6 .......... 97 55 Sept. 7 ______ 96 65 Sept. 8 _ •.._•••. 96 52 VOL. X, NO. 36 U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIF. SEPTEI\WER 10, 1954 SUMMER VACATION ended Tuesday for more thaD Z200 sludenls at China Lake schools. Shown heading back for classes are a croup of Bur- rouem Ilich Sehool Itadonla. More Than 2200 Students Enroll For New Year at Station Schools More than 2200 students trooped back to their classes Tuesday morn- ing to mark the opening of another school year at China Lake. This is an increase of 200 over the enroll- ment for the same period in 1953. Most of the increase was reported in the elementary school grades, for Burroughs High SChool registration Is up by just 62, from 531 to 593, Security Police Aid in Capture Of Holdup Suspects Station security Police and the Kern County Sheriff's department recently displayed the cooperation between the three local law enforce- ment agencies in apprehending two holdup suspects. Responding to a call from the Highway Patrol headquarters in Mo- jave, regarding a gasoline station holdup, Sgt. John Worthy of the se- curity police and Deputy Sheriff Mil- lard Wheeler, stopped a car answer- ing the description of the wanted vehicle, on Highway 178. After identifying the occupants, Damon R. and Frank E. Glass, from Cincinnati, Ohio, according to the radio message, they took them to Mojave where the victim, Grady E. Terry, the gasoline station attend- ant, mad e pOSitive identification. The two men and their wives were taken to Bakersfield for prosecution. while a total of 1665 pupils are en- rolled in g r ad e s kindergarten through eight at China Lake. Last year at this time there were 1507 pupils in the four lo:cal elementary schools. Again this faU the Groves Street Elementary SChool has the largest enrollment, with a. total of 536. At- tendance figures on the opening day of school at the other elementary institutions were as follows: Rich- mond School, 373; Vieweg School, 388, and Burroughs School, 388. In the high school, the freslunan class has the population edge with 193 students. This is followed by the junior and sophomore classes, with 146 and 144 respectively, while the senior class trails with just 110 enrollees. Enrollment remained just about the same this fall at the James Monroe Elementary SChool in Ridge- crest, which reported approximately 620 pupils in grades kindergarten through eight. Assignment of youngsters in all kindergarten sessions at China Lake has temporarily been halted, how- ever, registration may still be made by parents at the school nearest their home and the children will be admitted to class on the basis of application lists compiled as soon as arrangements can be made for them. Equipment ordered several weeks (Continued on Page Five) Indefinite Promotions of Employes To Become Permanent Tomorrow Promotions and reassignments of pennanent Civil Service employes, which have been made on an indef- inite basis, will be made permanent beginning tomorrow, a.ccording to word received from the Secretary of the Navy. The only exceptions are cases where employes were promoted. to fill positions that were vacated by employes who entered. military serv- ice or took other civilian employment which entitled them to re-employ- ment rights in the positions they left. These promotions are still contin- gent on the return of the original incumbents. This new action makes no cha.nge in the status of employes with in- definite appointments. The latter remain indefinite, wbether they have been promoted or not. Legislation to enable indefinites to acquire pennanent status is being prepared for consideration by Con- gress. With the expansion of employ- ment in federal government caused by the beginning of the Korean War, provision was maile that all promo- tions must be on an indefinite basis. Permanent employes who were pro- moted were reduced on the retention register from Group I to Group il, and were therefore placed in an un- favorable position in the event of a reduction in fOrce compared to per- sons in the same grade who had not been promoted since September 1950. New Ceiling Placed On Accumulation Of Annual Leave A new cellng has been placed on the amount of accumulated annual leave that some federal Civil Service employes may retain, as the result of legislation passed recently by COn- gress. According to an item published in the V{ashIngton Daily News, the new law repeals the requirement that em- ployes with more than 30 days ac- cumulated annual leave must reduce their surplus leave to 30 days within a reasonable period of time. Such employes may now retain the accumulations of annual leave they had on the books as of Jan I, 1954. In short, employes can now carry over either 30 days, or the amount of accumulated annual leave they had as of Jan. I, 1954, whichever is greater. This provision is now revoked, and promotions made since 19SO will be made pennanent with the exception noted above. All employes who 8re in retention Group il as a result of Ulese promotions will be restored to retention Group I after tomorrow. Motorists Praised .For Safe Driving Over Long Weekend Local Highway Pat r 0 I officers highly praised the foresight and safety-consciousness displayed by In- dian Wells Valley motorists over the Labor Day weekend, during which just three minor highway accidents were reported. Accident victims included Donald L. RhOdes of Rldgecrest, who was slighUy injured when his car skid- ded and turned over Friday evening on Highway 395 near Randsburg. Rhodes hit the brakes 10 an at- tempt to avoid striking a slow mov- ing dump truck, which was driving along without clearance lights or a tail light. The resulting skid, how- ever, caused Rhodes' vehicle to up- set. A fender-scraping incident also occurred Friday evening on China Lake Blvd. when a Trona motorist, Jefferson D. Peeden, slowed down to make a left tum and became in- volved with a vehicle that was at- tempting to pass him on the left. Driver of the second vehicle was William M. Phillips of Ontario, Ore., whose car was slightly damaged. Slight injuries also were suffered Friday evening by a Los Angeles m0- torist, J. Case, whose vehicle struck an embankment just west of the Walker Pass summit on Highway 178. He was taken to the Ridgecrest hospital for treatment, and released. Information Service Now Being Offered Persons with questions regarding automobile registration. license veri- fication, motor serial number changes and other matters ordinarily han- dled by the Department of Motor Vehicles, can now obtain the neces- sary information and forms by con- tacting the Sheriff's office at 510 Ridgecrest Boulevard. This service is offered on Mondays from 4 to 6 p.m., by the ClJlfomla Highway Patrol , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1950s,Rocketeer 1954,Rktr9.10.1954.pdf,Rktr9.10.1954.pdf Page 1, Rktr9.10.1954.pdf Page 1