.,', .' Page Eight PONY LEAGUE SPONSOR - Tom Baxter (right), manager of the Indians, gratefully accepts a $200 check for sponsor· ship of his team, from Frank McElfish on behalf of the Western Exterminator Co. Pony-Colt League On Fund Campaign Beginning this weekend and running through next week, the Pony·Colt League of Indian Wells Valley will conduct a fund rais· ing campaign. This campaign will consist of selling '!4 pound chocolate bars at prominent locations in China Lake and Ridgecrest. If little reo sponse is evident from Ibis ap· proach, door·to·door selling may be employed. The IWV Pony·Colt L ea g u e provides an opportunity for boys from China Lake, Ridgecrest and Inyokern in the 13, 14, 15 and 16 year age brackets to play or· ganized basebal1 each summer. Your support in the fund raising drive will be appreciated. Be· sides, the candy is good too! Classic and Jazz Ballet Numbers Ready at Theatre Tomorrow at 10 a.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., at the Station Theatre, are the times and place to see two ballets staged by the China Lake Ballet Society. F.i.fty·five dancers are featured her husband, Capt. Holmquist in the exciting "Blue Eyes," by will do a narration to the "Blu~ the late Isak Denisen, and the Eyes" performance. classic "Les Sylphides" will be Fifty·cent donation tickets for done by 45 dancers. adults and children are available During intermission a jazz bal· at schools, in Bennington Plaza let number will provide a defin· and at the box office at the time ite "break" from the rest of the of performances. show. All proceeds wi1\ go to Bur· \\frs. Carl Holmquist is in roughs High PTA and the \\fusic charge of the choreography and Parents Club for scholarships. THE NAUTICAL TOUCH will be provided by Kristen Holm· quist and Karen Blaise in the two balleto at Station Theatre. THE ROCKETEER 40 Per Cent Returned Their Questionnaires \\fore than 1800 public opin· ion questionnaires, or about 40 per cent of those sent out, were returned to the Community Study Committee by last Wed· nesday. On behalf of the Committee, Chairman Bob Biller stated IIWe wish to thank each of the em· ployees and their families who took time to complete the ques- tionnaire, since all of the re- sponses will be helpful in learn· ing Community opinion. We fee l that the response to the questionnaire was very good, considering the short time avail- able to complete and return it." The Committee expects to com· plete its data gathering prior to the meeting of the Station's Ad· visory Board on June 11 and 12. In addition to the public opinion questionnaire, 184 questions have been asked of Station De· partments about different as· pects of the operation of the China Lake Community. A trip was also completed reo cently by several members of the Committee to the three AEC communities of Los Alamos, Oak Ridge and Richland, which are going through a transition from government ownership and op· eration to private ownership and local gGvernment. This trip was to find out how this transition has worked as far as these com· munities are concerned. The Committee is now putting together the information from all of these sources. SHDWBOAT fR I. MAY 24 " ROMAN HOLIDAY" Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn 7 p.m. (Oul at 9:08) (Comedy Drama) Visiting princess elopes from her regal tour, meets on American newspaperman and falls in love as the a u- thorilies seek her in all of Rome. Ught and gav. (Adults and voung people) SHORT: "Pennv Polls" (7 Min.) "Sleel Bonds, Tropical Music" (10 Min.) SAT. MAY 25 Two ballels bv the Chino Lake Ballet Sodetv 10 a .m. - MATINEE- "'HE 110 CIRCUS" Viclor Moture, Red Bunons 1 p.m. (O:.lt at 3:08) SHORT: " Beach Picnic" (7 Min.) "King of Carnival" (13 Min.) -EVENING- " 'HE 'RAVE ONE" Michel R.ay, Rodolpho Hovos 7.p.m. (Out at 8:57) (Droma) A VCHJng mellican bov's pel bull becomes a great EI Taro and destined for the Pla:z:a de Mexico. The story of a strangely attracted pair, a classic f ilm of its kind. Ac· tion too! (Family) SHORT; " Fire Chief" (7 Min) SUN. MAY 26 Two ballets bV the Chino Loke Ballel Societv 2 p.m. SUN.·MON. MAY 26.27 " THE HOOK" (98 Min.) Kirk Douglas, Robert Walker (7 p.m. (Out 01 B:55) (Drama) Three man detail aboard a UN ship rescues on enemv fl ier and are told to dispose of him. A power pocked drama of suspense and emotiona; tug-of.war. (Adults and young people) SHORT: "Sufferin' Cot" (7 Min.) TUES••WED. MAY 2'-29 " OKLAHOMA" Shirlev Jones, Glorio Grohame, Gordon MaCrae 7 ~.m. (Out ot 9:30) Friday, May 24, 1963 At Acey-Duecy Club VERSATILE ENTERTAINERS - Arlene and Frank Foreman, a versatile couple who ploV 17 instruments, will furnish the music for the Acey·Duecy Club dance Saturday evening, start· ing at 9 o'clock, Arlene will yocalize " hit" tunes while Frank accompanies her by playing both the electric accordion and piano at the same time during the special floor show. Dinner · will be served from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Trailers, Boats At Isabella The Special Services Division has four house trailers and four boats with motors at Lake Isa· bella. Three of the trailers sleep four people, and one trailer wi1\ accomodate six people. The trailers are equipped with stoves, refrigerators, heads and showers. Linen and blankets are also furnished. This facility is for military personnel and their dependents. The rental charge for the trail. HS is 50 cents per person with a $2.00·a·day minimum. The trailers rent from noon till noon, The boats and motors rent for $1.00 a day. For reservations call in per· son at the SpeCial Services Of· fice located in Barracks 1. Phone reservations cannot be accepted, CROSSWORD PUZZLE Answer .. Prey""" PYU" A CROSS l-Male sheep f.- Par t ot flrepl3.ce 8-Knock ll-A state (abhr.) J2 -Dete~t 13':\1ixLure 15· F right 17-Pinch I9-Symbol tor n.i ckel 20-Rodenl 2L-Emerged "ictorloU8 2Z-Swordsman's d ummystake 2l-Cook slowly Z.~- S.'tllo r ( collOQ.) 2&-Propositions 27· Succor 28-Lamprey 29-Elec trifted partic le 30-Pronoun 3i-Timeless 33-S}'mbol tor calcium 35-Unit of ~ energy 36:-Shade tree 37-Man's nickname 38-Pretense -4.0-lndoneafal\ 1 -Singing yolee 8·Uppermost part 9-Man's nick name t o-Longed for H-Lubrlcates 16- Uncooked I S·Preposition 2l-Billrolds 22-T ransftx 23-Mar;'s nic kname 2.c·Cra,·a,t 25· Golf mound 26-Genus ot ca.llle 2S-Urge on 29-Doctrine 31 -r...im h 32-Guldo',s high note 33·Cry like dove 34-Wine cup 3a-Devour 37·Charaoter- istics 38-Narrow. flat . 48·Unlt ot board Latvian 39-Lls tened to currency 40-Snake 49-V essel's 4l-Through curved 43-Three-toed planking s loth 51 - Babylonian ....~Sly look deity 4S-Communist 53: Maiden loved 47-In fa\·or of by Zeull tribesman 4t~:Ma.l3.r canoe 42 ~ AlIow 43-Paid notices U-Edlble seed -45-Cooled lava. 1:~{d;~~=~l~!~ljl.~ 4S-Free of 47-Dangers 50-Woody plant 52-Ireland 54-Sunburn. 55-Parent (collOQ.) - 5S-Chess piect 57-Pigpen DOWN 1-Rodent .2-Be\'erage 3-Deraced 4-Discharged a g un 6-Equality 6~Pronoun (Musical in Color) Big as all autdoon, this is a classici Rodgers and Hammentein', bit of Americona all done 10 lilting unforgelable tunes. SellV, spicy and brilliant a real treat. (Adult, and voung people) - -:--- - - -. - - -...~.. ...............- - - -... THURS.·FRI. MAY 30-31 ,- - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . "MAN FROM THE DINER'S CLUI" Dannv Kaye, Cora Williams, Martha Hver 7 p.m. (Out at 9:00) (Comedv) The inimitable, effervescent Donnv partravs the Diner's Club emplovee who acci- denlally issues a cord 10 a big, but broke, gangster. His efforts 10 retrieve the cord, even through the gangsler's stripper girl. friend, a re a zany episode of fun. (Adult) SHORT: "Whatcha Watchin'?" (7 Min.) "Dog Walch" (7 Min.) COMING ATTRACTIONS J une I . "Stagecooch to Dancer's Rock" June 2-3 - "Five Miles to Midnight" June 4·5 - "Seven Seos to Caloii" J une 6-7· " 40 Pounos of Trouble" June 8 - "Corry On, Teacher" From'__________ PLACE STAMP HERE TO,_ ____~____________ Marines Leaving, Seaman Guard Takes Over Another Firing 55 Navy Men Demonstration ~ To Guard Gates, Wednesday P~e!~?~8~:~~fe!ar;ne Another demonstration firing ..ROM UNDER THE SEA 10 THE STARS Corps sentry duty at NOT S :;,f fleet and development wea. comes to an end next Thursday Pdons on the G·1 ranges is sChe.V ,:o:I:.:X:V::::II:I:,:N:o:.=2:o==N:a:v:a:1:O::rd:n:a:n:c:e::T:e: ':t:S:t: a:t:io:n:,:C::h:in:a:::L:a:k:e:,:c=a:lif:o:r:n:io==F= ri~ ..~M~a~y~2~4~ ,:1~9~6~3 at midnight when Sea man uled for next Wednesday, \\fay i Guards relieve the Leather· 29, starting tentatively at 9:30 necks. .m.,· Station Command has an· C'l..angl·ng of the Gua ~d The seamen will take over at nomiced. I t I , the Station gates and on secur· Viewing from a distance by ity patrol of the ranges, it was unclaared residents of China announced by LCdr. Robert C. Lake will be permitted. TheV Clasen, Security Officer, and may watch the demonstration Major M. Rose, Marine Com· from along Knox Road (north of manding Officer. the golf course) between Lark Trained for 3 Weeks Ramp (Water Road) and the turn. The Marine Guards have been offto the G.2 Tower Road. training and instructing the Navy Thousands witnessed last Wed. men in their duties for three nesday's firing from this area. weeks. Forty·six seamen are now Viewers must be in position 15 ready to take over and the total minutes before the demonstra. complement will soon be 55 men. tion .starts next Wednesday. It The Marine force will gradual. lasts 50 minutes. They will not Iy be disestablished through the be permitted to return beyond month of June. A retirement of the intersection of Water Road "Colors ceremony will take place and Knox Road (Lark Ramp) earlv next month Major Rose re· until an official party has passed. ported. This will take about 30 minutes. An enviable record has been Department heads may grant set by the Marine Barracks since time to NOTS employees who its establishment at NOTS on can be spared, Command said. July 17, 1945, when 60 Leather· All those intending to witness necks supplemented the civilian next. week's . demonstration are Security Police. urge.d to bring a supply of water, In following years their organ· wear." sunglasses and suitable izational strength was increased pea<\ covering. to approximately 280 men. Some A running commentary of the went into guided missile train· action wi1\ be broadcast via a ing, logistics support, the Side. public add'ress system. winder project, TerrIer surface· to·air unit. In 1960 the Redeye Engineering Evaluation Unit was established. June 6 Last Day for Elementary Schools Thursday, June 6, will be the final day of the current school term for the China Lake Ele· !"entary School District, Super· rntendent .Harold Pierce, an· nounced thiS week. Principals, teachers and the pupils are being so informed. The Board decided to make Friday, June 7, a holiday to give faculty members time to make final reports, etc. • SENTRY SIDEARMS are turned over to Sea· man Guard Richard E. Rauhaus, ' AA, by Marine LCpl. Joseph G. Sudarich in are· hearsal for the official changing of the guard next Thursday at midnight, Marine sentries, here since 1945, depart next month. In more recent years, the Corps' primary functions have been to provide security for the Station, provide a guard force .t the brig, administer supply and exchange facilities for person- nel assigned to the Marine Bar- racks and give administrative and logistic support for Marine. attached to research and devel· opment projects at NOTS. Sixteen To Remain Old16-Inch Navy Gun Has NewRole In Propulsion Department's Work Nine officers and 88 enlisted men comprise the current Corps strength here. All but six offi· cers and 10 enlisted men will be transferred to other areas. Of those remaining, four officers and 10 enlisted men will con· tinue in technical departmente and the other two officers are attached to VX·5. . BY BUDD GOTT J Ever since the 1943-45 pioneer: . ing days of the Station, NOTS employees have proved tha~ they are resourceful. That attribute still seems to dominate our new breed of desert men. The men of the Explosives Applications Branch who are en· gag~d ·in t he processing 'of high explosives have proved that they are an ingenious group much like. the early NOTS pioneers. In fact some are early pioneers. .Convert Gun TheV have converted a 16" NavV gun, ' which might at one time mav have graced the decks of a battlewagon, into an entire· Iy different phase of ordnance work. Today, the buge 16·incher is housed in Building 555 at Salt Wells. Its barrel has been trim· ,med to a mere 15 feet and is buried vertically in a concrete pit with only its breech protru' ding. Now, liquids gurgle in the (Co.ntinued on Page 3) MUlTay School Athletes Score Big at Youth Olympics SeePage 7 LOAD PRESS - Bob Dow of Code 452, Jack Sherman and Jud Eldridge of Code 4552, lower a 300·lb. propellant charge into isostatic press which was made from a curplus 16-inch Navy Gun. Charges will be formed for rocket motor. , OCR Text: .,', .' Page Eight PONY LEAGUE SPONSOR - Tom Baxter (right), manager of the Indians, gratefully accepts a $200 check for sponsor· ship of his team, from Frank McElfish on behalf of the Western Exterminator Co. Pony-Colt League On Fund Campaign Beginning this weekend and running through next week, the Pony·Colt League of Indian Wells Valley will conduct a fund rais· ing campaign. This campaign will consist of selling '!4 pound chocolate bars at prominent locations in China Lake and Ridgecrest. If little reo sponse is evident from Ibis ap· proach, door·to·door selling may be employed. The IWV Pony·Colt L ea g u e provides an opportunity for boys from China Lake, Ridgecrest and Inyokern in the 13, 14, 15 and 16 year age brackets to play or· ganized basebal1 each summer. Your support in the fund raising drive will be appreciated. Be· sides, the candy is good too! Classic and Jazz Ballet Numbers Ready at Theatre Tomorrow at 10 a.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., at the Station Theatre, are the times and place to see two ballets staged by the China Lake Ballet Society. F.i.fty·five dancers are featured her husband, Capt. Holmquist in the exciting "Blue Eyes," by will do a narration to the "Blu~ the late Isak Denisen, and the Eyes" performance. classic "Les Sylphides" will be Fifty·cent donation tickets for done by 45 dancers. adults and children are available During intermission a jazz bal· at schools, in Bennington Plaza let number will provide a defin· and at the box office at the time ite "break" from the rest of the of performances. show. All proceeds wi1\ go to Bur· \\frs. Carl Holmquist is in roughs High PTA and the \\fusic charge of the choreography and Parents Club for scholarships. THE NAUTICAL TOUCH will be provided by Kristen Holm· quist and Karen Blaise in the two balleto at Station Theatre. THE ROCKETEER 40 Per Cent Returned Their Questionnaires \\fore than 1800 public opin· ion questionnaires, or about 40 per cent of those sent out, were returned to the Community Study Committee by last Wed· nesday. On behalf of the Committee, Chairman Bob Biller stated IIWe wish to thank each of the em· ployees and their families who took time to complete the ques- tionnaire, since all of the re- sponses will be helpful in learn· ing Community opinion. We fee l that the response to the questionnaire was very good, considering the short time avail- able to complete and return it." The Committee expects to com· plete its data gathering prior to the meeting of the Station's Ad· visory Board on June 11 and 12. In addition to the public opinion questionnaire, 184 questions have been asked of Station De· partments about different as· pects of the operation of the China Lake Community. A trip was also completed reo cently by several members of the Committee to the three AEC communities of Los Alamos, Oak Ridge and Richland, which are going through a transition from government ownership and op· eration to private ownership and local gGvernment. This trip was to find out how this transition has worked as far as these com· munities are concerned. The Committee is now putting together the information from all of these sources. SHDWBOAT fR I. MAY 24 " ROMAN HOLIDAY" Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn 7 p.m. (Oul at 9:08) (Comedy Drama) Visiting princess elopes from her regal tour, meets on American newspaperman and falls in love as the a u- thorilies seek her in all of Rome. Ught and gav. (Adults and voung people) SHORT: "Pennv Polls" (7 Min.) "Sleel Bonds, Tropical Music" (10 Min.) SAT. MAY 25 Two ballels bv the Chino Lake Ballet Sodetv 10 a .m. - MATINEE- "'HE 110 CIRCUS" Viclor Moture, Red Bunons 1 p.m. (O:.lt at 3:08) SHORT: " Beach Picnic" (7 Min.) "King of Carnival" (13 Min.) -EVENING- " 'HE 'RAVE ONE" Michel R.ay, Rodolpho Hovos 7.p.m. (Out at 8:57) (Droma) A VCHJng mellican bov's pel bull becomes a great EI Taro and destined for the Pla:z:a de Mexico. The story of a strangely attracted pair, a classic f ilm of its kind. Ac· tion too! (Family) SHORT; " Fire Chief" (7 Min) SUN. MAY 26 Two ballets bV the Chino Loke Ballel Societv 2 p.m. SUN.·MON. MAY 26.27 " THE HOOK" (98 Min.) Kirk Douglas, Robert Walker (7 p.m. (Out 01 B:55) (Drama) Three man detail aboard a UN ship rescues on enemv fl ier and are told to dispose of him. A power pocked drama of suspense and emotiona; tug-of.war. (Adults and young people) SHORT: "Sufferin' Cot" (7 Min.) TUES••WED. MAY 2'-29 " OKLAHOMA" Shirlev Jones, Glorio Grohame, Gordon MaCrae 7 ~.m. (Out ot 9:30) Friday, May 24, 1963 At Acey-Duecy Club VERSATILE ENTERTAINERS - Arlene and Frank Foreman, a versatile couple who ploV 17 instruments, will furnish the music for the Acey·Duecy Club dance Saturday evening, start· ing at 9 o'clock, Arlene will yocalize " hit" tunes while Frank accompanies her by playing both the electric accordion and piano at the same time during the special floor show. Dinner · will be served from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Trailers, Boats At Isabella The Special Services Division has four house trailers and four boats with motors at Lake Isa· bella. Three of the trailers sleep four people, and one trailer wi1\ accomodate six people. The trailers are equipped with stoves, refrigerators, heads and showers. Linen and blankets are also furnished. This facility is for military personnel and their dependents. The rental charge for the trail. HS is 50 cents per person with a $2.00·a·day minimum. The trailers rent from noon till noon, The boats and motors rent for $1.00 a day. For reservations call in per· son at the SpeCial Services Of· fice located in Barracks 1. Phone reservations cannot be accepted, CROSSWORD PUZZLE Answer .. Prey""" PYU" A CROSS l-Male sheep f.- Par t ot flrepl3.ce 8-Knock ll-A state (abhr.) J2 -Dete~t 13':\1ixLure 15· F right 17-Pinch I9-Symbol tor n.i ckel 20-Rodenl 2L-Emerged "ictorloU8 2Z-Swordsman's d ummystake 2l-Cook slowly Z.~- S.'tllo r ( collOQ.) 2&-Propositions 27· Succor 28-Lamprey 29-Elec trifted partic le 30-Pronoun 3i-Timeless 33-S}'mbol tor calcium 35-Unit of ~ energy 36:-Shade tree 37-Man's nickname 38-Pretense -4.0-lndoneafal\ 1 -Singing yolee 8·Uppermost part 9-Man's nick name t o-Longed for H-Lubrlcates 16- Uncooked I S·Preposition 2l-Billrolds 22-T ransftx 23-Mar;'s nic kname 2.c·Cra,·a,t 25· Golf mound 26-Genus ot ca.llle 2S-Urge on 29-Doctrine 31 -r...im h 32-Guldo',s high note 33·Cry like dove 34-Wine cup 3a-Devour 37·Charaoter- istics 38-Narrow. flat . 48·Unlt ot board Latvian 39-Lls tened to currency 40-Snake 49-V essel's 4l-Through curved 43-Three-toed planking s loth 51 - Babylonian ....~Sly look deity 4S-Communist 53: Maiden loved 47-In fa\·or of by Zeull tribesman 4t~:Ma.l3.r canoe 42 ~ AlIow 43-Paid notices U-Edlble seed -45-Cooled lava. 1:~{d;~~=~l~!~ljl.~ 4S-Free of 47-Dangers 50-Woody plant 52-Ireland 54-Sunburn. 55-Parent (collOQ.) - 5S-Chess piect 57-Pigpen DOWN 1-Rodent .2-Be\'erage 3-Deraced 4-Discharged a g un 6-Equality 6~Pronoun (Musical in Color) Big as all autdoon, this is a classici Rodgers and Hammentein', bit of Americona all done 10 lilting unforgelable tunes. SellV, spicy and brilliant a real treat. (Adult, and voung people) - -:--- - - -. - - -...~.. ...............- - - -... THURS.·FRI. MAY 30-31 ,- - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . "MAN FROM THE DINER'S CLUI" Dannv Kaye, Cora Williams, Martha Hver 7 p.m. (Out at 9:00) (Comedv) The inimitable, effervescent Donnv partravs the Diner's Club emplovee who acci- denlally issues a cord 10 a big, but broke, gangster. His efforts 10 retrieve the cord, even through the gangsler's stripper girl. friend, a re a zany episode of fun. (Adult) SHORT: "Whatcha Watchin'?" (7 Min.) "Dog Walch" (7 Min.) COMING ATTRACTIONS J une I . "Stagecooch to Dancer's Rock" June 2-3 - "Five Miles to Midnight" June 4·5 - "Seven Seos to Caloii" J une 6-7· " 40 Pounos of Trouble" June 8 - "Corry On, Teacher" From'__________ PLACE STAMP HERE TO,_ ____~____________ Marines Leaving, Seaman Guard Takes Over Another Firing 55 Navy Men Demonstration ~ To Guard Gates, Wednesday P~e!~?~8~:~~fe!ar;ne Another demonstration firing ..ROM UNDER THE SEA 10 THE STARS Corps sentry duty at NOT S :;,f fleet and development wea. comes to an end next Thursday Pdons on the G·1 ranges is sChe.V ,:o:I:.:X:V::::II:I:,:N:o:.=2:o==N:a:v:a:1:O::rd:n:a:n:c:e::T:e: ':t:S:t: a:t:io:n:,:C::h:in:a:::L:a:k:e:,:c=a:lif:o:r:n:io==F= ri~ ..~M~a~y~2~4~ ,:1~9~6~3 at midnight when Sea man uled for next Wednesday, \\fay i Guards relieve the Leather· 29, starting tentatively at 9:30 necks. .m.,· Station Command has an· C'l..angl·ng of the Gua ~d The seamen will take over at nomiced. I t I , the Station gates and on secur· Viewing from a distance by ity patrol of the ranges, it was unclaared residents of China announced by LCdr. Robert C. Lake will be permitted. TheV Clasen, Security Officer, and may watch the demonstration Major M. Rose, Marine Com· from along Knox Road (north of manding Officer. the golf course) between Lark Trained for 3 Weeks Ramp (Water Road) and the turn. The Marine Guards have been offto the G.2 Tower Road. training and instructing the Navy Thousands witnessed last Wed. men in their duties for three nesday's firing from this area. weeks. Forty·six seamen are now Viewers must be in position 15 ready to take over and the total minutes before the demonstra. complement will soon be 55 men. tion .starts next Wednesday. It The Marine force will gradual. lasts 50 minutes. They will not Iy be disestablished through the be permitted to return beyond month of June. A retirement of the intersection of Water Road "Colors ceremony will take place and Knox Road (Lark Ramp) earlv next month Major Rose re· until an official party has passed. ported. This will take about 30 minutes. An enviable record has been Department heads may grant set by the Marine Barracks since time to NOTS employees who its establishment at NOTS on can be spared, Command said. July 17, 1945, when 60 Leather· All those intending to witness necks supplemented the civilian next. week's . demonstration are Security Police. urge.d to bring a supply of water, In following years their organ· wear." sunglasses and suitable izational strength was increased pea<\ covering. to approximately 280 men. Some A running commentary of the went into guided missile train· action wi1\ be broadcast via a ing, logistics support, the Side. public add'ress system. winder project, TerrIer surface· to·air unit. In 1960 the Redeye Engineering Evaluation Unit was established. June 6 Last Day for Elementary Schools Thursday, June 6, will be the final day of the current school term for the China Lake Ele· !"entary School District, Super· rntendent .Harold Pierce, an· nounced thiS week. Principals, teachers and the pupils are being so informed. The Board decided to make Friday, June 7, a holiday to give faculty members time to make final reports, etc. • SENTRY SIDEARMS are turned over to Sea· man Guard Richard E. Rauhaus, ' AA, by Marine LCpl. Joseph G. Sudarich in are· hearsal for the official changing of the guard next Thursday at midnight, Marine sentries, here since 1945, depart next month. In more recent years, the Corps' primary functions have been to provide security for the Station, provide a guard force .t the brig, administer supply and exchange facilities for person- nel assigned to the Marine Bar- racks and give administrative and logistic support for Marine. attached to research and devel· opment projects at NOTS. Sixteen To Remain Old16-Inch Navy Gun Has NewRole In Propulsion Department's Work Nine officers and 88 enlisted men comprise the current Corps strength here. All but six offi· cers and 10 enlisted men will be transferred to other areas. Of those remaining, four officers and 10 enlisted men will con· tinue in technical departmente and the other two officers are attached to VX·5. . BY BUDD GOTT J Ever since the 1943-45 pioneer: . ing days of the Station, NOTS employees have proved tha~ they are resourceful. That attribute still seems to dominate our new breed of desert men. The men of the Explosives Applications Branch who are en· gag~d ·in t he processing 'of high explosives have proved that they are an ingenious group much like. the early NOTS pioneers. In fact some are early pioneers. .Convert Gun TheV have converted a 16" NavV gun, ' which might at one time mav have graced the decks of a battlewagon, into an entire· Iy different phase of ordnance work. Today, the buge 16·incher is housed in Building 555 at Salt Wells. Its barrel has been trim· ,med to a mere 15 feet and is buried vertically in a concrete pit with only its breech protru' ding. Now, liquids gurgle in the (Co.ntinued on Page 3) MUlTay School Athletes Score Big at Youth Olympics SeePage 7 LOAD PRESS - Bob Dow of Code 452, Jack Sherman and Jud Eldridge of Code 4552, lower a 300·lb. propellant charge into isostatic press which was made from a curplus 16-inch Navy Gun. Charges will be formed for rocket motor. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1960s,Rocketeer 1963,Rktr5.24.1963.pdf,Rktr5.24.1963.pdf Page 1, Rktr5.24.1963.pdf Page 1