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Show WESTER?! Rjsm, .M "Serving the personnel of the Deseret Test Center Published by the Transcript-BulletiPublishing Tooele, I' tali, a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of tlie Army. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. Tlie appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of tlie Army of the products or sen ices advertised. n Ft. Douglas, Utah 84113 Vol. 3 No. 23 Dugwav, Utah 84022 191 Friday, MY A project set for Ware Barracks MVA to stay Enlisted mens barracks to undergo renovation V--' Army says "The Anny as a whole continues fully committed to the wide range of forward looking programs approved and enunciated by the Chief of Staff in the past two years. So reads a February message released by Major General Warren K. Bennett, Secretary of the Ceneral Staff, in an effort to correct recent misconceptions that the Old Army was returnREFERRING to the revised combat training (BCT) program that went into effect Feb. 14, the message noted that broader and erroneous editorial have inferred interpretations that the Army was returning to the (Modern Volunteer basic pre-MV- A Army). Military pay records to be reviewed review of all financial data records is required for officers and enlisted personnel March 13 through 17. Fort Carson finance office personnel will be in conference room A" in headquarters build' ing on these days. Pay problems should be brought to their attention at this time. This will afford military personnel the chance to get promotion, reduction, allotment, and allowance problems cleared A up. The Ft. Carson personnel will Ire jn conference room A with all military records on the following days: In a project designed to meet the criteria of the Modern Volunteer Army, the district engineering office in Sacramento, Calif., is currently formulating plans fur tlie renovation of Building 5314, Ware Barracks. The present masonry block building is designed to accommodate 522 men. Under the tentative plans the east wing would house five NCO's and 126 enlisted men, and the west wing would house five NCO's and 156 enlisted men. for a total of 292. PLANS ... . e FOR the extensive physical alterations to the structure are not expected to Ik until finalized ScpteinlKr, when bidding for the construction contract would liegin. Actual work is not expected until February of next year, but possibly sooner, according to Gerald Bishop of the facilities office. 1 The first in a series of test wells to he drilled for Dug-waThe water from this well is presently being studied. First test well results are studied Preliminary olrservation and testing of the first in a series of test wells designed to augment the water supply rtf English Village have been completed by a representative of the Sacramento District Engineering Office. . The inside diameter well is located two miles south of Carr Facility in the Government Creek Basin. ADDITIONAL wells will Ire drilled in the future at various locations across the post. Following extensive olrservation and testing, the most advantageous well site with regard to pipeline expense and quality and will Ire dequantity of water veloped as an additional unit in the present water system. Geologist Reid Anderson of the Sacramento office said that the first well is capable of pumping 1260 gallons per minute. He netted that the rate of flow is impaired by a fine sand residue, and that it could have gone as high as 1800 to 2000 gallons per minute without the sand. Initial bacteriological tests on water samples from the well by the Dugway Army Hospital gave negative results. Mineral tests are being conducted by the U. S. Geological Survey in Salt Lake City. DRILL1NC of the well 12-in- began Jan. 11, and was contracted for around $17,000. according to Mr. Anderson. Olrservation of this first well was completed Feb. 16. The only remaining work needed at the first well is installation of a ground surface seal for sanitation purposes. The water is not planned for any immediate purpose, pending results obtained by future drilling. The present pumping system for English Village is operating but no water at shortage is foreseen. THE NEW well is the 29th to Ire drilled at Dugway, but only three supply water for English Village. One well in the residential supply system was closed when a high nitrate concentration was detected in the water. In all. there are eight water systems for the post. Other wells in' the Basin urea are used for testing purposes, others for decontamination purposes, and others for actual drinking water. The average well depth on post is "around 350 feet, according to the facilities office. Abraham Mohammed of the facilities office speculated that the new well may lie drawing water from a different level than others in the English Vil near-capacit- y, lage system, all of which are in the English Village area. He added that the water has a slightly different taste than the water now used. the During the period 1952-68, BYU, U Brigham Young University is currently offering seven spring term college courses to Ire taught at Dugway from April 17 through June 8. TUITION FOR the courses averages $70 per three hour course. Financial assistance or veterans administration aid is available to military personnel. Personnel with less than two yearss service may have of the tuition (raid bv the government. Tlutse with over two years service an eli14 months to two years to comgible for veterans' Irenefits. plete. No engineering or science In order for a course ter be background is needed, but knowtaught, a minimum of ten peo- ledge of statistics is necessary. ple must sign up for it. Last Classes will lrcgin in late March. CAT. NO. SEM. COURSE TITLE three-quarte- Business Mgmt. 210 Education 510 English 111 Geology 104 History 170 Law Enforcement 301 rs IIRS. 3 2 3 3 3 3 Intro, to Investments Media Production Techniques Composition and Reading Environmental Geology American Heritage Criminal Procedure and Evidence Industrial Psychology McMains becomes new HHC Commanding Officer a change of command ceremony Feb. 22, Captain Janies IcMains assumed command and Headquar . ters Company. Capt. McMains succeed tain Glenn J. Niedermeyer, who will Ik working in the Ditto area until he transfers to Ft. McClellan, Ala., this summer. Ir CAPTAIN McMAINS gree in tnisiness. E-6- tem. A patio would Ik liuilt on the south side of each wing. Above each patio would he a suudeck, with entrance through a second-floo- r Patio lounge. furniture would Ik provided by troop funds. The grounds immediately around the building would also Ik landscaped, and a parking lot similar to the one now used behind the east wing would Ik constructed on the north side of the Imilding for the west to the new wing. Entrance parking lot would be lietween building 5314 and Building 5318, the Service Club. THE MESS hall servicing both wings of the barracks would undergo only minor dianges, in that 'the lighting system would be upgraded. Any further modifications to that unit would come in a future project, according to Mr. Bishop. lay-out- blue-gree- n) chairs. The MP's chose gold, blue, marigold and red, and the Met Teams choices were unavailable. Orders for the furnishings were placed through the Dugway Housing Office. Additional changes may be incorporated into die design package by the district engineering office before it becomes finalized, and those plans already made may be altered. Register to vote! Federal post card application forms for absentee voter registration are now available at the Staff Judge Advocate's Office. All personnel are urged to pick up a form at their earliest opportunity. Senator Frank E. Moss, toured the Chemical Laboratories of Dugway Proving Ground during his visit March 4. With Senator Moss were (1 to r) Colonel Arthur J. Kingdom, General Max Etkin, Kem Cardner, Senator Moss, and Dr. Kenneth M. Brauner, Chief Chemical Laboratory Division. Sen. Moss visits DPG United States Senator Frank mander. E. Moss, visited DugFollowing lunch at the DugSaturOfficers' Open Mess with Ground last way way Proving Deseret Test Center personnel. day. Accompanied by his Adminis- Senator Moss was given the Centrative Assistant, Mr. Kem C. ter's orientation briefing and a Gardner, Senator Moss was greet- tour of the Proving Ground. Hie ed on his afrival by Brigadier tour's itinerary included visits General Max Etkin, DTC com- to the Chemical, Life Sciences h, In facing fiscal reality we must accept the fact that American defense costs American dollars. If we are going to fulfill our hope for a full defense and economy, we must be sure we are gaining full quality Genfor every dollar spent. eral Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. Brigadier General Max Etkin, of tlie commanding general Deseret Test Center, appearing March 1 Indore the 10th annual lntcnnouiitaiii Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Salt Lake, spoke of the Army's efforts toward creating lietter living conditions for mankind. Hie symposium, which ran thnnigh March 4, was sponsored by the Deseret Test Center, the U.S. Army Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Program, First official function al IIIIC CO With the change of command ceremony completed only moments Indore, new HIIC Commanding Officer Captain James R. McMains performed his first official function in his new position. While foriiKr HIIC GO Captain Glenn J. Niedermeyer and Post Career Counselor Sergeant First Class Samuel 1). Denson served as witnesses, Cupt. McMains administered the oath of rccnlistmcnt to Specialist 5 Cornelius Gallagher. Sp5 Gallagher rccnlistcd for six years for a clmice-of-dutstation in Hawaii. SFC Denson returned from leave for the ceremony. Reeulistment information may Ik obtained from SFC Denson in Ins office in the post headquarters building or liv calling 2SSI or lu's home al 2904. , y de- refur- E-5- The renovations are part of Army-wid- e program to make the soldiers living accommodations more attractive and pleasant. Such changes are an integral part in attracting volunteers for tomorrow's fighting force. The renovations aim at giving each soldier at least 90 square feet of living space. The east wing is presently occupied by Headquarters and Headquarters Company, and the west wing is occupied by the U.S. Air Force Meteorological Team and the 65th MP Platoon. Each organization made its own choices as to furniture, carpets. ing and drapery color HIIC OPTED for a color scheme using Spanish Tile (a dark gold), Neptune Blue (a and Everglade Moss (a light green) for the carpeting, gold for the draperies and green and gold for desks and an manding general and Colonel and Meteorological Laboratories Arthur J. Kingdom, DPC com and a of the test area. fly-ov- er science symposium TO his arrival at Capt. McMains was stationed with the Military Assistance Command in Vietnuin. Capt. McMains received his commission in the Anny in 1967 following graduation from Texas A&M University and the Reserve Officer Training Program there. ficiated at the ceremony Capt. McMains holds a Ik would BG Etkin addresses PRIOR CAPT. McMAINS lives at 503A Bcxficld Drive with his wife Patricia and two sons, Raymond, 4, and Steven, 1. Dngwav Commanding Officer, Cohnicl Arthur J. Kingdom of- rooms would bished with carpeting, draperies, and new furniture in E-- 7 through receive a suite of two rooms and private liath, constructed front two existing single rooms. If the suite is unoccupied by an NCO in these ranks, it would lKconie available to elion a double and s gible 's occupancv basis. THE PRESENT incandescent hall lighting system would Ik replaced by a flmirescent sys9 DTC a sponsor Dugway, 3 existing NCXIs in grades E-- of U offer courses Succeeds Capt, Niedermeyer He has also served at Ft. Hood, Texas, with the 2nd Armored Division; at the 6th Army Headquarters, Presidio of San Francisco; and in the Advanced Chemical Cmirse at the Chemical Corps School in Ft. McClellan, Ala. Under the present program, plans the large hay areas in the Imilding would Ik partitioned off into two-ma-n rooms by gypsum wall 1 nurds. These and table has dropped 16 schemes. feet,, and there has lieen an inEach room would Ik providcrease in salinity that could Ire further increased bv drought ed with additional electrical conditions. An increase in sal- outlets and a hook-u- p to a ceninity raises water requirements. tralized television and FM radio antenna system. Tlie rooms would have individual thermostatic controls for heating comfort. ADDITIONAL lounge space six BYU courses winter, taught would Ik constructed on each here. CIVILIANS as well as mili- floor, along with laundry facilitary personnel are urged to ties. Each laundry room would enroll immediately by calling have two washers and two drythe Education Outer at 2887 ers. plus a wash tub, to Ik fundI or 2861. Payment of tuition can ed from troop funds. The building would have a Ik extended until May 1. Also lteing offered is a mas- centralized evaporative cooling ter's program in Engineering system, with individually conAdministration which will Ik trolled venting to each room. conducted by the University of Utah. It is comprised of 45 quarter hours and will take from water lo- cated Psychology 330 ivr r of converting young into liasic soldiers, requires greater emphasis on physical conditioning, weapons training and discipline. Based upon experiments conducted at Ft. Ord, Calif., the Army decided that such comforts as beer in the liarracks and culiicalized rooms were unproductive and would lie discontinued during the basic train- ing. The message explained that the original news accounts were essentially correct, but only with respect to the revised BCT program. It has lieen decided that the BCT program, with its which have lieen validated by volunteer Army tests andor under the MVA enunciated philosophy. T1IE ARMY will continue first and foremost to emphasize through improvprofessionalism ed personnel procedures, educational programs, dynamic training, higher standards of discipline and leadership and more challenging duty. The Arinv is committed to ing period. SOME PAPERS, the message improve the environment in states, have seized the changes which men live and work, the mentioned above, which apply message concluded, to include only to the four percent of the lietter barracks, lietter quarters, Army which is in BCT, and 1 letter food, lietter facilities, the generalized from it to conclude elimination of unnecessary irritants and the elimination of editorially that the old Army duis taking over again and that make-wor- k and if MVA of wherever the not ties all, possible. many, programs are on the way out. This is entirely wrong, and If we stand idly by if it is important that memliers we shrink the hard conof the Army know this, the tests where from men must win at message stressed. hazard of their lives and at the Hie remaining 96 per cent risk of all they hold dear, then of the Army the Army into the bolder and stronger peoples will pass us by, and will win which successful BCT soldiers themselves the domination of will graduate will continue the world. Theodore to lienefit from those programs mission civilians the U.S. Army Research Office pioneering research in the use food preservation, insect repellents, high pressure jet inoculations, mouth- - to- - mouth resuscitation, and the identification and isolation of the Asian flu virus were among those specifically mentioned by the general. Over the world, Gen. Etkin added, the Army has helped victims of natural disasters, and the Army Corps engineers have prevented additional potential disasters in many instances. of and the University of I'tuh. IN HIS conclusion, Gen. GEN. ETKIN told the more than 150 high scluxil students Etkin stated the Army's chaland teachers from six states that lenge to young people. As scienthe Army has opened many ave- tists and humanists, he told the nues for the creation of a better audience, they should consider scientific discoveries with hulife for mankind." A nunilier of the Army's manity in mind, and to make contributions to society were life lietter for all men in the cited by Gen. Etkin. Hie Army's hit ure. Roland E. Dolle III, of Dug- way High School, had a selected for presentation paper at the The subject of the paper was The Application of Wet Qualitative Analysis for the Identification of Elements in Utah Rocks. DTC personnel participating in the symposium in addition to BG Etkin included: Dr. Mortimer Rothenberg, Scientific Director, DTC; Dougjas Boyle, Chief, Chemical Systems; Captain Robert Dettling, Meteorology; Captain II. J. Raycraft, Analytical Lieutenant Studies Division; Colonel Ivan Mechtlcy, Analytical Studies Division; Lieutenant William Pekny, Meteorology; Lieutenant Michael Tysowsky, Biological Defense Systems; Dr. Clifton Spendlove, Biological Defease Systems; and John Berry, Biological Defense Systems. symposium. , |