TEM,EIATUW ........ "" .. " '1 51 .. .. " .. .. .. "" .... , .... 3 ..... .... 3 ..... .... , ..... Friday, ,April 10, 1959. Office, Housln, BId(.. Top Deck Desert Wildflower Show Income Tax Expert Will Be Here Monday M. Clemmer. Internal Revenue Department rcpr('llentatlve at the Bakersfield Office, wlll be on the Station Monday, April 13, lrom 8 a.m. to .. p.m. He will ansv"er aU questions reprdlng the liling of tn-I come tax ""turns. :MIlitary .nd civilian personnel may _ Mr. Clemmer at the Hous- Ing Building, Room 10, or may con- tact him at Ext. 72938. Babe Ruth League Benefit The \Vomen'. Auxiliary of the Babe Ruth League will hold a bene-- lit Ipaghetti dinner .t the Knights of Columbu. Hall, 700 West Ridge-I L..JLl .... J .. crest Blvd. on saturday, April 26, SHADOW BOX EXU181T--CommittCCll are at work preparing the ex- lrom :i to 8 p.m. hlblb for Ihe 1Mb .nllllal Desert Wildflower Show to be held In the Tlcketll will be $I lor adultll and 00 centll for chUdren under lZ yean (JommunU)' Cenl-er Saturday and $onda)', April %5 and 26. Bett)' Hoff- old, and may be obtained by ealllni' man (left) ehalmlfln of the N .... I Alr .'aeUlt)' wins \ludow boll es:- Rldgec.rest 1<1691. or Station 74734, hlbU5 III assisted by Poll)' Easb. No,·el Ihree-dimenlioDai arranr;e- and aftu 8:30 p.m.. 76:5i1. menta ...ill mako this a unlqoe feature ot the .-bow. Concert Artists NOTS To Host Touring Tour NOTS Mexican Naval Party N.idinil' Conner 3nd Eugtne Con- Admiral Manuel Zermeno, Secretary of the Marine of ley, noted MmopoliNln Open mn Mexico, and his parry of four officials of Mexico's Navy, who 3ppeued 3t Tue5<by night's NOTS Gvic Concert, 3nd 3CCom- will be guests of the Station next Tuesday and Wednesday. p3nist, Henry J3ckson, rl!'turncd to Accompanied by LCdr_ A. A. Schirmer, SC, USN, tour the Station Wl!'dnesday following director, aide and interpreter, the group is touring selected their perform,1nce to visit Chin3 Naval establisluncnts as guests of the Secretary of the Navy. L,1kc 3nd Ridgecr«t. Accompanying the Admiral are: During the firat portion 01 the Vice Admiral Luill M. Bravo, Com. orientation, Conley and Jackllon NAF Donation mander General 01 the N.vy; Reac were escorted by Henry H. Wair ot Admiral Antonio J. Amar, ),Iexiean Tli'st Department.. In a tour 01 Naval Attache; Captain Gusta\·o Ridgecrest and the he.dquartl!'rs of Martines, Chil'.I 01 Aid" to Seere- the Station's G Range$. It was lJIry 01 Marine and LCdr. Enrique pointed out to the visitors how peo- Baltan... Head of Section TIto·o, N'4 pie will settle and develop a com- val St8rr. lDunlty such .. RJdl"lI'oCres:t when The llinl.-try of Marine 01 Melli. rood woril.lni' conditions and con- co Ineludea the Bureaus 01 lUer- tentment Illllplre peraonnel to "put chant !Iarinf'.. 3laritln>e \VoriU, down roots." Dredttlll\t' S.''1I1 Con- Conley was Impl'li'ued with the 'tmelion. Fishlnl and Ihe 1'0'1\.,.. modern community, tbe scope 01 The No\')' III Imall, wm;Il;;Ung of 4' the Station'. operations and Ita and some 8,000 mpn, \Villl range laellltlCl-ellpecially the mag- elllilhasl, on de,'elopmenl- for port. nltude of Its than the lind eOllslnl lands b)' the pre8C-n* State of Rhode hland. tto,-ernmental admlnl!ltrutlon, the He wu partlellll"l)' a ...a,"" ot the 3Unl!itery ot j)larine hllll been r;1\'. funel-Ionin, mllltar)·-eh'l.Ii.n team- en .dded n'lipon.slbilities. work reflec:ted In the liUCCl'Mfol lntroduetiOll to XOTS ope...tion of the Stallon. It Is .. xpceted that the tourln. Hi. genuine Interest In NOTS $218 CHECK--c.pL Anderson. group wUl arrive at NAF at 4 p.rn. .tII'mlJ lrom the fact tbat he it a co- NAF Conunandinl Ollleer. prellents Tue.day. A Marine Corps Honor owner of Yelcon. a 2$-man machine • hoene-fit eheek of S!II from ail Guard Inspection will preeede their sbop In L.a\ItTCnee, ),(ua., wblch ndlitar)' person_I to UttJe Lesla;u.e vt..wlng the Station'l new moVie. contracts with the Navy. PrKldent Dellis lfammer. Fro n tie rs In Ord. The second portion 01 the tour nance," and the welcome to NOTS Included • mit to S:-;ORT con- by Capt. W. W. HoUlster, Station dueted by Or. I. E. Hl,hberg, Prelll- Ba be Ruth Baseba II Commander. There will be • reeep. dent 01 NOTS Civic Concert Auo- tlon and dinner bonorln, Admiral dation and head 01 Te.t Depart- L T t A Zermeno and his party at the Com- ment. At this point.. Conley and eague ryou s re mllllioned O!flcers' Mcu berlnnlng Jack30n were joined by Nadine Tomorrow at 9 A.M. at 6:30 p.m. .Conner and her husband, Dr. Hay- On Wednesday, Dr. Wm. B. lofc- cock, who bad tpent the nli'ht with Try-outs ror Babe Ruth Bueball Lean will review Station Technical her brother, a bu.Ineasman In League player. will be held tomor- Progral1lll for the group and they Wofford Hel,hts. row morning" at 9 at SchocHel wlil tour thc tett ranges and wit- The party left after lunch for Fteld, Jack O'Brien, Leai'ue prCllI- ncu I'ulded mlatile tetlts. Palm Sprinp Where they were dent announced. All boys 13, 14 and Admiral Zermeno enllated In the scheduled to give a concert I..-t L:i of age, living within • Mexican Navy to qualify u a Na- night. mile radius of the Station'. :MaIn \'aI Cadet In 1917, i'raduatin, lrom Gate al'li' eligible to try out. tbe Naval Ac.demy .t Veracruz In Boya wbo were reCUlar pl.ycn 19::!1 .. mld.hipm.n. HI. promo- on the Babe Ruth l.eaCUe teams tiona were m.de regul.rly: he lut )'ear will not bave to p.rtici- served aboard varioWi .hlpa and pate In the tr)'-OUu; howl!'vli'r, they w.. gi\'en other commiulonl, .uch must complete .pplication. and .. Instructor and General Aide at have them in the handa of their the Naval Academy, Inlltructor at mana cera by tomorrow. Appllca- the Mexican Army \V.r Colle,e .nd tlon' were dilltrlbutcd to all schools Aide to the Presidential Statt dur- In the Indian \Vell. Valley. Any Ing the oflice 01 General boy unable to obtain an Il.ppHcation Cardenu. It was during this lat- at school may call Vera Taylor, Ext. ter post that the Admiral wa. pro- 73944 II.ltll'r 4:30 tonii::ht. moted to Ueutenant Commander, Team managen for this lea- He acrved as Naval Attache fo1' .on's pmes are: c.rdllUolb--Capt. the Ml!'xlean Government In W..h- R. C. Ml1Iard, :m-B ElIacx; Cubs- Ington, D.C., followed by duly dur- Kenneth Seaman, liO-A Franklin: Ing \Vorld \Var n as U.lson Of- IWl R. J. Landry, 200-A Fowler, fleer between the Mexican MlIItary all on the Station; and h_dian!I-Q. Region of the Pacillc and the U.s. M. Embree. 332 Toro, \VbelT}' WC:lItem Naval Frontier. Houlling-. (Continued on Pa,e 2) Civil Service Exams Open ExamlnaUon announcements for vacancies at China Lake have been reported by the StaUon ReprCllCnta- tlve for the Board or u.s. CiVil Scrvlce Examine". PosItions to be ltiled are: Elec- trician (Lineman Communicatlonll); Welder; and Te.t Range Traeker. No closing dates are listed lor thCle ._L Two otbn announcements with closing dattll are: Helper (General) closes Kay 7; .nd lAborer or lA. borer (Heavy) QIaie) closes April ... Application Form :i7 and Card Form :IOOI-ABC .bould be filed with the Board RcprClentati\-e in Per- sonnel before the closln&: date. U. S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China lake. California Dan't Call Us- We'll Call Yaul AIr condltlonJng .re oul In full foree in the retlldentbll areali aDd aU unJl!i are upceted to be In top operating condition by 130, to Public \\·ol'ils' SIIoPll I::nl"loeer. AJI the p ... jed Is sel up on a f"u:@d Khedule, Indh·idual call.. "ill dli'lay Ihe o\'erall completion dat ... To a,·old a dela)' which .. 111 effli'Ct )·our nel\thbor' comfort:, don'l call u_..-e11 call )·ou.. lCdr. Ennis Reports To NAF Maintenance LCdr. Wilbur J. Ennis, USN, re- ported to the Maintenance Depart- ment of NAF recently whl!'re hc will 8Cr\'e all a pro- ject pilot. Hit lut duty aaaipme.nt was .. Officer for Fight- er Squadron 61 .t the Oceana.. Vir- ginia Naval AIr Station.. PreVious asslan- ments Include .e ..... lee as the LCdr. Ennl. night operation. Officcr for the Fleet All-Weather Training Unit, Key West from :i7, a Bureau of Aeronautic. rep- reaentsUve In Kansas City, .nd duty .. a flight Instructor at Cor- pus Chrlati. Tu.... from aU-4.7. Sea duty h.. Included 8Crvlce on the USS Hancoek, and during- the K0- rean connlct.. on the USS Sicily and the USS Sb.npt-Ia. LCdr. Ennla and hill wile, Jose- phine, arc permanenUy quartered at :iOt-A Euex. ROCKETEER Budd Gott, Editor " JOlt tow. tho. good ,hal you_ '- OflOl.... you _"- I' your own. -$0. ...,.., lhe Gr.." Val. XV. Na, NOTS Appreciation Day Set For Tomorrow in Ridgecrest NOTS Appreciation Day, the first of its kind to be sponsored by the Indian ,xrells Valley Merchants Associa- tion and supported by the merchants of Ridgecrest, will be held tomorrow, April II, in appreciation to residents of China Lake for their patronage, The big day of bargains and numbers on a prominently exhlb- prl:r.es IS orfcred to acquaint all eus- Ited pOiter for cach of hi' pr\'tet. tomera and potential customera One will be the winning number with the stores and wares available and the other will be an alternate from Rldgecrellt merchants and to number. At tbe end of the bUlllness promote I"ood will. day Saturday, unclaimed wlnnln, In addition to the cltywlde bar- numbera will be aw.rded to boldera gain ..let: and lIerviccs ollered,.p- of .Iternate numben. proximately 200 prhea rangin, tn Winnera may claim thli'lr prisel on value lrom $10 to $lt5 will be Saturday but merchandise may not ..... rded to bolden of .ny type of be removed until the next bUlliness Station pauea poueulng a lucky day In order to minimize the con· humber. lusion durin, the crowded hours. The IIlIt 01 pass numben wu It it hoped by the I\VV Merchants picked at random and submitted by AasoclaUon that the event wlll be the Security OUice. Theil' are Ihe the most sueoeaaful In RIdgecren red numbera that appear on tbe hLstory and that it will pave the back of all Station pauCII. Identity way to more barpin da)" in the 01 palla holdcn will not be knOwn luture. to the merchanla until the are claimed. Each merchant wUl display t .... o Pre-Wildflower Show Events Will Set Mood Event..- leading up to the 'Vildllower Show .scheduled for Sat- urday and Sunday. April and 26, \l'lll be hli'ld at China Lake. At 9:30 a.m., April U, Pat Cox, talenled China Lake artist. wlll lpeak on Color, and Loul.e Rich- ards will depict the "Principles of Flower Arntni'li'ment:" In Ihe Com· munity Center. Baby .ittlni' .rnlngementa may be' conllrmed with Mrs. Ext. 76614 ror wishing to at- tend the evenl, Co-chalrmen 01 the Detert Wild- nower Show, Jeanne Bruce and Ellubeth Sean. have proi'fllDlmed tbeft prior meetinp. SIXT1' \'EAUS--Three Test Deportment emplo)'_ receh·e 2O-Vcer plnJll from Dr. h'llr HlKhhoerg (lefU, TC$t Deparlment "cad. Pin rec.lplenls (aeeond from L to r.) are: George Schriner. Earle Cow.n and Lewl.!> Stephens. 01 the tolal 6i ) .... ,.", :e are Te5t Department time. Marine Generals Visit Local Test Unit Two .Iolarlne Co.". ,enerala, Maj. Cen. H. R. PailI'. and Bril". Gen. G. R. E. Shell, from Marine Corps Headquart..n In Wallhington, D.c.. visited the Station on Tuelday and iWedneaday. They were be['ll' to study thp Marine Corps mobile Terrier mlsalle unit and the Sidewinder air-to-air guided mlllsile. Accompanying them were: Col. T, C. Moore, Jr., Col. D. J. Roblnllon, Col. A. M. :Mahoney, Col. J. O. Bel\, Col. R. J. Qddy, Dr. C. E. Wise, L.t. Col. J. K. Dill, Lt. Col. C .W. Hoff- man. l.I.. Col. T. McDonald, Jr., and Lt. 001. G. E. Norrit - all lrom Marin.. Corp.l Headquartera, and ;)taj.. E. B. Keyes from Headquar- Fleet Marine Force. AUantlc. • • Frid.y, April 10, 1959 handles the off-Station training programs. tlon of pre-supen'i&Ory trainees, proceuing development plans, etc. Most of the departments M\'e .1- ready completed their guidelines .nd it III expected the new day c1assell will gct under ...a)' In late Aprll or early May. Trainlnjf III for e,·erl·one, and Ihe Sialion will aSJli!it an emlllo)'ee 10 de\'eloll hlnl!lot'lf, but t.lle eJuplo)·ee mll'J1 take Ihe Initialh'e. AJI)·one In_ ten'lltetl In furtherinr; hili career ill urgf'd to do 116. The opportunlt)' I, readil)' a,·albbte-take III Consistent with the notion that training iI everybody's busineu. each department elIUlbllshes Its own polletes and procedures for Super- visor Development, .uggestlng dc· sirable limits on the number of day cla!Jllu, procedures for the Supen·isor oe'-I!'lopment Accordini' to Bob Stephli'flson, Coordinator of the program, the key to Supervisory development Is the Supervisor De\'elopment Plan. Once a department h .. decided to participate, each lupcl'"Vlsor Inter- eJlted In the prog-ram designs a plan for his development. He and his boss then agree upon a plan of ac- tion lor the coming year. The plan may Involve supervllIOry day es-there are 19 of these eovedn, such lields .. personnel regula. tiOD, human relations, aafel-)'. lie- curtty, contract adminlatration and • wide variety 01 management skllls--nli'ht school and correspon- dli'nce courses. committee member- ship.. rotation ualgnments oU- Station training- programs, .nd other opportunities all deemed .d· vlsable. In prep.ration ror the n..w sup- day clauea, a special ference Leaderahlp Course for Tralne"" WtUI given IfI3t Marcil. More than 30 'upervlsory tralner1ll attended this week-long course taught by Prot....or George Leh- ner of UCLA .nd thc Employee Dc· velopment DIvlllon's Bob Stephen. son. The course proved to be 10 popular that It will be repeated early in June .. a portion ot an· other conterence leaderahlp COUI"S' -the "'CUlarly scheduled ence Course for Sup- ervlaor1ll. SI'ECIAUSTS-I'!clured In the Education Office .t lltiehelson Itoom 101.%; 0. 10 r,) .re: D1ek Felton, Coordinator, ProteHional Den.f- oplllent Proc.....,; \·nmne TI'e.d ..... U, Edu.catlon Speda1i-I, and oIt'Il.-IS Kli'hlalan. IiofC:retar)·. An'll. Anderlwm, liCLA repl'li'wntath·e. ill not howa. rHADI" , EOl!<JAnOS---8heetOlel.1 aplJl'li'ntkes learn lbe Intricadea of the toob 01 their tl1lile durlnK • vortion of their lralnlnl. Adult E\'fmlng- High School. rang- ing from s'll'immlng l...-ons to sup- ersonic aerodynamics.. In tbe put three yea,.., more than 100 UCL.,A coursea have been offered, wltb O\'er J,lIOO studenta attending them, with arrangements lor thCMl cllUll- es being made by Dick 1<'elton, Co- ordinator, Profea.sional l)cvelop- Program. After acveral years on the Sta- tion, aU kinds of new training op- portunitlu become available to the employee. The lormer JP may apply for an edue.tlonal fellowship cn- abllnl' him to leam about hls field .t the collel'e ot his choice at Station I!'llpente. The Sup.ervlaor Dcvelopmli'nt provam could be thli' next ,uep lor the former tiee. The newcomer Who w.... - signed to an ex.ecutive de\'elopment THE ROCKETEER AI'I'JtI!:!\"TICE I'UAOI'ICE-I'art or the tmlnlnJ" .hen the SlatiOll's electronic n1l1'oChanle apllrenllees IIn'ot.·es the Ollerathm of varied equip- menl-__edtH'lltlon inn_htllble throughout their careera. Unh·er.lty, while Dick Feltonc;o;:. dlnates the professional develop- ment program. About half way through his training the JP wlJl take a 3peeial week-long orlenUltion program administered under the direction of Bill Hampton. Techni- cal Presentationll Coordinator. The program for the Junior Gov_ unment Assistant I. quite Similar to that offered the JP; however, the JGA Is gi'·en work In .uch art'llll as Pel'llOnnli'I, Budi'el, 'Mana,ement Engineering and Sup- ply. Spcelal seminlll'1l are conduct- ed coverini' management practiCCJI and theory. For the 23 men who begin their apprl!'ntieuhlp each year, their .chedule calls for .pecltic c1auroom .tudy In trade theory, mathematics, drawing. phYllle., safety, etc., and rotated .hop auignmenta to pro- duce apprentiecs With more know- ledge than Is aetu.lIy required for journeyman statu.. Thc succf'Uful I completion of an apprenticeship at NOTS Invoh'cs the equivalent of a i junior college education and lead. I to an Allaoclate ot Al'lII dcgree trom ' Bakersfield College. Thli' Station'. trade theory inslructors lire Carl Flagg, shcetmetai, plumbing and pillCfiUlng instructor; Al Sievert.. machinist instructor, and Joe Strllfier, electrician In,ltructor. Others Instruct on a part-timli' b&s- U. The new employCol' may be'gin at NDTS under a Ci\'ll Ser\'lce-ap- IIroved training agreement. The Station hili active training pro-- lr"'m. tor computer programmen. program may lind himllClf lJIklni' .eeountlng specialists and person-, a COUI"Ie In orpnizatiolll or human nel generalillts. It Is eVl!'n possible relationl taught by n.tlonally that a tailor-made de- kno,.,·n expertll ... ho 'illt the St.a- velopment plan-a .peclal type of tion under .peclally appn:l\'ed con- trlllnlng agreement-will be work- tracts while th .. former JeA may ed out. Per&Onnli'1 technicians play travel to Jlllnois to take a lIpeclal an Important role In these trllinin;; course In management engineering. agrecment.t with help from the en- The higher level supervisor may tire Employee Devclopmcnt Di\'l- complete two weeks' ltudy at ilion staff. UCLA·s \Vestern Training Labora- 0pIMlrlunlt)- for All tory or II confcrenee on Weal)()nS Rci'ardle.. or the cmployee's job. Syatems at 1ttassachusett..- Institute he will find about 00 courses avail- of Technology. Orr-Statlon meetings able each .acmester from UCLA. lind eonferenct'Sl al'li' coordinated by Bakersfield Collei'e and Burroulhs Bob Blalac: Y\'onne Treadwell • th", Jurisdiction 01 the tee. Thu", the TL't:hllleL.n alld Artl- Nln Coullnitice hali four Wml)OlI- enl_lhe Al1l'rt'.ntice TraininJ{ Co- ordination Bo'rd, ..-Ith Earl Looml" ali dmirma.n; Journe)·nillll Traln- In.lt' Coordinatioll UOll.rtl, EIl- Inl(toll, chairullIn: the Technical Training Coordination 11oMrd, ..-ith !'lonnan UUml'P .... chairman. a/ld the IV-A Tnllnlntr Coordinalion Board, chalnnlulship \"lU2.nt. Ordnance Havlni' reeporulbility for the ed- ucational and technical growth of NOTS' peeplli' II the Education Committee lor Ordnance Science•. The protcaaional dcvli'lopment plan I. a comprehcnllive and well-Integ- rated SChedule of UCLA evening course3, technical day_clas.ell, tech- nical lecture., proreaslonal In-s.cr- vice training programs, varied and progrellllive work uslgnmenu, edu- cational fdlow.hlpa. junior prolea- .ional training and undCl'I'raduate .nd cooperative tralnlni'. The pro-- gram Ls designed to fulfill employee need for prolesslonal accomplith- ment.. advancement and recorni- tion: their rt'quirements for ad- vanced academic degree.: and the Station's interli',u In the develop- ment of competent, Imaginative and productice p.eraonnl!'l at both the working and the .upc..... I&Ory levels. Another ot the working sub-com- mittee. 01 EDC Is the Administra- tive Developmcnt Committee who»e purpollC it Is to tuggest training for administrative people, Includ- ing traince.ll enrolled In the Junior Government Assl.tants (JGA) pro- I'ram. Twice each year lhree 1Ieleet- ed perllOnncl begin the .ill-months- long JGA tralnini' prOi'ram coor- dinated by Yvonne Treadwell. The new .Iupervlaory devl!'lopment proi'ram ill concemed .pceificaily with the de''1.'lopment of .upervl- .IOrs. The Pf'Olr"'m, InlLiatl'd last December. la baaed on the philoso- phy that ell.ch supervillor requlreJ a ,lightly dillerent training fro'lI any other; theretore a variety of de- velopment techniques has been mllde a\·ailable. Training-brief or Intenslve--is offered In a vllrlcty ot .ubjects. Bob Stephenson, Asllillt- IIont Hcad, Employee Development Division, coordinates the program. TraillinJ{ Ope... tlon Nearly e\·cry employee beginning emplo)'ment at NOTS undl!'rgoc" Station-lIpon&Ored tl'ainlng. The firat formal education the newcom- er receh'cs most likely will be Sta- tion orientation. coordinated by Yvonne Treadwell, Education Spe- e1a1itt. After this Introduetion to NOTS. training oUcred the employ- « will depend on the goalll and the work he wlil do. II the newcomcr I. a Junior Pro- fellSlonal he will be aaslgnl'd to a rotation plan designed to broaden his technical knowledge and famil- Iarize him with thc Station; he will enroll in technical day classes and may takc eoune. from UCLA. Arva Anderson, UCLA rep- reacntatlve. acts as agent for tho:: Page Four OpportunityUnlimited for All Personnel Station Training P.oogram Aids Development at Eveloy Jol) Level Not necessarily unique are the educational opportunities afforded Federal employees at NOTS-limited in scope and purpose only by the interest and initiative of those un- dertaking available study-but the training program is onc designed to benefit any Sta- tion employee who wishes to participate. 'xrith training the key to accomplishment, the Station's varied programs have quickened the career progress of countless emp!oyees- tradesmen, professional or administrative personnel-thousands of men and women have benefited b)' NOTS-administered educational opportunities since the inception of the first such program, in 1948. Concurrent with the de\'elopment of the Station Itself wa, the de- velopment of facliltle. specifically formulated to meet the unique re- qulremenla of NOTS' overall pro- I'ram. At the time when much or the activity hlld to do with con- .truction, thc need lor tradellmcn Wall met by Initial training .ched- ulell for app""ntlce. In the buildlni' rt\lIOe&I'ch and develop- mental activities expanded In seope .nd import. 110, too, grew the need lor skilled artllaDll In de'·elopment fields with .uch trades' education thli'n added to the apprentice- ablps .Iready oUcred. Just a )'1.'ar artcr the Initiation of .pprentlce tr.lnlng, tbe Junior llanagement Aulatant.t' program was launched, evolving In In- to the prescnt Junior Government Assistants' .chedulc. Meanwhile, the Station'. eVf!r-expanding need for teehnlcal people - enginef!f'lI. physici3t3, chf!ml3ts and 0 the r .cientlsts-Ied to the lormulatlon or the Profealonal Development pro- gram encompaulnl' Junior Pr0- fessionals, the Work Asslgnmcnu and the undergraduate progl'ams and provlaion for lr"'duate stud)' by selected penonnel. Other St8t1on·3poDllOred oppor- tunities Include the technical da)' cia.ues: ort-Statlon training (IOv- SUJ't:la'l.SOR DE\-EWI'lIlE!'lT-I'rof_r GeotTe Lehnu 01 UCLA at l!l'1lment, unlveraity and profea- Ihe I'9litrum durln, lhe wpen'ilior)' tralnel'1l eoune eondueted In i\l.arch. .iona\); technical lectures. execu- tive developmenL prOl'raml, Man- .gemli'nt Retreats, and Civil Se ..... Ice .pproved training agreement.t for computer programmen. perlIOnnel generalbts and accounting train- ees. The newe.t program conccrnll .Iuperv!.aory development through c1lU1l1work and the plllllll formulated by the varioUll departments. In addition to the Station-wide prolrunut, man)' offer C&Uf'$CS Iipeclfle:tLIl)' designed to ntet't the need!J of the:ir 0""11 I"!-rson- .,.1. AlIl1O!it all departmentll hold n'CUlar meetinll:' 10 di§eUS'J De.. prOC'edul'li'li and and •• n)- of thenl h.,-e periodie "re- for hl,her le\·e1 liupef\-ison. By the very nature of hill duties, each NOTS employee, howevli'r, Is Involvcd In &Ome form of tralnlni'. This may be the day_by_day lurn- Ing aceompll.hed at one', place of work, whether by a typist. an en· i'lneer or II technical editor. All StaLlon penonnel are urged to en- roll in the .dult edue.tion couracs or the claue. offered by &ken- field Collei'e. Thoae requiring a high school diploma may obtain It through clUleS offered by the Burroughs Evening High School .nd many Baker,tfield College cour- 8<=S are creditable toward Bachelor or Asaociate of ArtII degree.. Educational l)e\"l.,IOIJn>ent St.ation training policle. are rE'COmmended by the Employee Dc· velopment Committee, under the COi::nizance of Dr. T. W. Milburn, Head, Employee Development and Research Division 01 the Personnel and Community Relatlon3 Depart- ment. Reorganized la3t year, the Committee Is a policy-making bod)', coordinatini' the activities of Its four .Iub-committeli'tl. whleh In turn, adminlstli'r the Sl'\'eral .peel- f,c training prognlmll. The of EDC. and their l!Iub-commltten, are: Cdr. Robert C_ Engram, Technician and Artisan Committee; Russel Bjorklund_ Ad- Jllinistrath'e Development Commit- tee; Douglas J. Wilcox, Pasadena Employee Development Committee, and Dr. Milburn. A vacancy has ex- Ilited on EDC ,Inee Howard \VlIcox., lormer chairman of the Education Committee lor Ordnance Sciences, len NOTS recently. To optimlt.e emplo.ree de\'elolJ- ment, 1::00, .-ub--eOllunittees are broken do..-" Into liub-.-trueture!l re- .-ponsible for -pcelfle 'I'li'as ,,1tllill