Gin Blossoms-Major Lodge Victory
Gema Shisila
Heyst obeyed the pushing pressure of a revolver barrel between hisshoulders. He felt it distinctly, but he did not feel the groundunder his feet. They found the steps, without his being awarethat he was ascending them - slowly, one by one. Doubt enteredinto him - a doubt of a new kind, formless, hideous. It seemedto spread itself all over him, enter his limbs, and lodge in his entrails. He stopped suddenly, with a thought that he who experienced such a feelinghad no business to live - or perhaps was no longer living.
Over Samburan the thunder had ceased to growl at last, and the worldof material forms shuddered no more under the emerging stars. The spirit of the girl which was passing away from under them clungto her triumph convinced of the reality of her victory over death.
All who made the march did not reach the finalvictory dedication in 1988. Rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun wastaken by cancer in 1977, and Jackson Balch died of an untimely heartattack in 1980. The deaths of these two respected men were mourned bytheir comrades and Gulf Coast friends, who also remembered theircompassion and valor during the Hurricane Camille tragedy of1969.4
[261] Hlass experienced astrong sense of victory when Groo, on 26 May 1977, informed Hlassthat Deputy Administrator Lovelace approved the transfer of the labto the NSTL. Groo made several stipulations to Hlass concerning thetransfer, one being that Mooneyhan remain director of the ERL andalso assume the additional position of deputy manager for programs atthe NSTL. Groo told Hlass that he would "consider" additionalpersonnel for a new Regional Applications Transfer Program functionthat was being developed at the NSTL. In addition, Groo authorizedHlass to proceed with planning for a building at the NSTL to house atraining facility for the regional program. The rest of the ERLremained at Slidell until physical space, which had become a premiumwith the Navy moving in, became available. The ultimate move of theentire ERL would come later.15
Of course, the transfer of the ERL to theNSTL, where the lab could become a programmatic element of theMississippi facility, was exceptionally good news for Hlass becausehe realized the "victory" would serve as a lift to the morale of theNSTL personnel. A smiling Hlass assembled all his employees at theRouchon House for a meeting. He stood on a small balcony of therustic lodge facing the employees, who stood under huge live oaks onthe banks of the Pearl River, and told them of the ERL transfer tothe NSTL. Many were stunned because victories for the small group hadbeen few. But when the news sank in, the employees applauded,believing their future would be brighter.16
With this victory added to his earlier goals,Hlass recruited the organization's first personnel officer, Elbert C.McWilliams. McWilliams was extremely aggressive and initiated severalprograms to assist the NSTL employees. The personnel transactions andday-to-day recordkeeping, however, were transferred to the KSC.Unfortunately, Hlass sent McWilliams to a NASA Human ResourcesConference in Atlanta where his skills and talents were recognized,and he was offered a job with the Office of Personnel Management(OPM) which he accepted. When McWilliams left, Hlass recruited RonnieE. Carter, another career professional personnel officer. Carterquickly gained the confidence of Hlass, but more importantly, hegained the trust of his fellow NSTL employees. Under the care ofCarter, the Personnel Office began to function as a normal office forthe very first time.34
And indeed she has done just that in many poems. The family portraits in Where I'm From, Where Poems Come From include "Cousin Ella Goes to Town" (about her grandmother'sfirst cousin), "Cousin Ella Goes to Texas," and "Warning"(a monologue in her father's voice). Catalpa offers more, among them "My Grandfather Sees the World," "MyGrandfather in Search of Moonshine," "Papaw," "Jo'sStory" (which focuses on her grandmother), "Rhody" and"The Step-Mother" (about her step-great-grandmother), and"Crossing" (about her father's last days with cancer). In allthese poems Lyon conjures family members back into this world, enriching itwith their stories and voices and giving her kin a kind of victory overdeath.
I CRICKET. I DR. A I-. JONES' XI. v. PAST -S: PRESENT STUDENTS BRYNMAWR COUNTY SCHOOL. I Some delightful cricket was witnessed at Crickhowell on Friday ill. a match between the .above teams 12 a side. Most of Dr. Jones' XL i belong to the Crickhowell Club. Dr. Jones won the toss and elected to bat first, the first wicket putting on 20 runs. Cox was quickly bowled I and Capt. Evansjonly made 2 singles, but ITOVall played a sparkling game, hitting 12 fours and one five in his score of KS. lie scored 12 runs off three balls. The Rev. W. Lewis played well, and for the visitors, who were well beaten, Prout and Thomas showed "ood form. Scores I DR. xi. Rev. Cole-Hamilton, c Grant, h Evans. '1 Rev. T. C. W. Lewis, b Evans 32 Douglas Cox, b Evans > Capt. Evans, st Grant, b Evans. i A. M. Provan, c Morgan, b Jenkins. S8 John Powell, b Hvaus. Rev. J. 0. Evans, b Jenkins. 14 II. Bailey, c Grant, b Morgan 2 Dr. A. E. Jones,not out. 5 I Total for 8 wkts.101 P. Longman. B. Watkins and J. R. Jones did not bat. COT-XTY SCHOOL PAST AND PRE,SEN T. n. T. Pr'mt, c Dr. Jones, b Bailey. 34 H. G. Thomas, b Provan 4 H. Grant, b H. Bailey 4 J. Morgan, b Provan 4 W. E. Jones, b Bailey. 7 J. G. Morgan, b rro\an. o E. Evans, b Provall. 2 D. E. Thomas, c Capt. Evans, b Bailey.. 10 J), Jenkins, c Longman, b Bailey. o S. Pearce, b Provan. 2 C. Evans, not out.. 0 T. Morgan, b Bailey I I,, xtras 13 Total si I CRICKHOWELL v. OAKDALE. I The first visit of the Oakdale XI. to Crick- howell was looked forward to with 'keen interest. I' Unfortunately for Saturday's match the visitors had a weak team, most of the regular players t)eing unable to get away. and four Crickhowell men assisted the Monmouthshire XI. Crick- howell. winning the toss, sent in the Revs. R. M. Cole-Hamilton and T. C. W. Lewis to open the innings. Both batted confidently and 34 runs were telegraphed when the captain put his leg in front of a straight ball from Salmon and retired. Douglas Cox, who has been making a lot of runs in.Laucashire cricket, again failed and Provan, the hitter of the side, for once in a way failed to score, Smith getting him cleverly stumped off Little, the best of the Oakdale bowlers. Lewis made some beautiful drives and his 41 was put together by sound cricket. Townsend displayed good form and Capt. Evans played finely for his runs. Loam was well caught low down by Salmon after getting a single, and with the score at 135 for seven wickets Crickhowell declared, Oak dale opened well, Burrows and Smith making runs rapidly. An unfortunate accident to Smith, who in regaining his crease fell ard hurt his shoulder, however, plainly handicapped the side and he left without any addition to his score of 10 runs. Burrows played steadily, causing two changes in the bowling. The Rector of Llanbedr, the Rev. T. C. W. Lewis, who relieved his captain, caused a collapse, bowling Davies with his first ball and cleverly catching Salmon off his second delivery. In the end Crickhowell won easily by 80 runs and two wickets to fall. Scores CRICKHOWELL. Rev. T. C. Lewis, st Smith, b BizrroNvs 41 Rev. R. M. Cole-Hamilton, Ihw, b Salmon 17 D. C0x. 1) Saliiion 4 W. Townsend, b Little. 29 A. Ilrovaii, st Imith, 1) I.ittle o Capt. G. Evans, not Out 30 Kenneth Evans, b rittle. 1 W. Gray, c W. Davies, b Little. i G. Loam, c Salmon, b 1,;ttle i A. Howat, not out.. 0 0 0 0 0 5 H. Bailey, did not bat. Extras. 6 Total for S wkts 135 OAKDALE. A. W. Smith, c Bailey, b Provan 10 Bert Burrows, b Prevail. 22 T. J. Keynon, c Bailey, b Cole-Hamilton 5 Harry little, b Provan. 2 G. Rowland, b Provaii o W. Davies, b Rev. T. C. W. Lewis. i C. T. Hudson, run out i J. Abraham, b Rev. T. C. W. Lewis. i ï. Salmon, c & b Rev. T. C. W. Lewis.. o E. Phipps, b Provan S C. Hooper, not out I Extras. 4 Total. 55 ABERGAVENNY v. PANTEG. I Abergavenny journeyed to Panteg on Satur- (lay to meet their old opponents, and lost the game through not having a sufficient change of bowlers. Only three bowlers were available, and when the match looked like being a win for Aber- gavenny it was turned into a defeat because the sting had gone out of the bowling. Three of the Panteg batsmen were out for 10 runs, and seven had been dismissed for 64. By this time Woodeson and Blackwell began to tire with con- tinuous bowling, and the Panteg tail was. as a result, able to wag so vigorously that the total was taken to I 5, the last wicket putting on about 50 runs. Abergavenny scored 72 for the loss of six batsmen, and thus did better than Panteg, so far, but the last three wickets fell for the addition of only three runs. W. R. Lewis carried hislbat out for a well-played 35, and tha only other double-figure men were W. Llewellin (17) and R. F. Thurtle (10). Scores PANTEG. A. Phillips, run Out 32 Shawton, c Morgan, b Blackwel1. o A. C. Jones, b Blackwen. 2 R. Bennett, b Woodesoa. i J.H.Evans.b Morgan. 36 C. Williams, b Woodeson. o W. Har is,{ h BJackweIJ. -1 R Martin, c Morgan, b Woodeson 5 H. G, Spary, run out. 23 E. Rosser, run out 10 G. Rowlands, not out. 30 Pxtras 14 Total. 157 ABERGAVENNY. R. F. Thurtle, c Evans, b Rowlands. 10 E- W. Morgan,b Williams. 7 J. Jonathan, c Spary, b Rowlands W. R. Lewis, not out 35 S. W. White, c Spary, b Williams. I A. Blackwell, b Rowlands. 2 W. Llewellin, c Martin, b Spary 17 J. Ruther, b Spary. o A. G. \Voodeson, b \Villiams. 1 W. P. Boundy, c Rosser, b Spary o B. Cook, b Willianis o Extras. 2 Total. 75 MR. XI. v. HEREFORD. Mr. B. W. I'owlett on Tuesday took a local XI. to meet a Hereford team got together by Major Jestyn Williams, and after an exciting match the visitors secured the victory by eight runs, the scores being Abergavenny, 181 Hereford, 173. For Hereford Major Stevens played right through the innings and scored a capital 10O. Abergavenny were 23 runs behind c a p i when nine wickets had fallen, but Dr. lresawna and Waldock added 31 runs for the last wicket and snatched the victory. Good innings were played for Abergavenny by R. Clay (43), J., Waldock (39), 0. Powlett (.)2), Dr. Tresawna (14 not out) and Peter Powlett (14). ABERGAVENNY 2ND XI. v. PANTEG 2nd XI. In contrast to the match between the first elevens, Abergavenny 2nds had the best of the game at home with the Panteg 2nd XI., and gained a comfortable victory by 110 runs. H. Robinson, Major Jacob and C. Bishop all batted well, hitting eight, six and four boundaries respectively. The partnership of Robinson and Major Jacob yielded 75 runs for the fourth wicket. Of the Panteg wickets Gough took three for eight, J Bishop three for 20, and Robinson, Wiileox and Waller one each for seven, one and two respectively. Scores ABERGAVENNY SECOND XI. c. Bishop, c D. J. Davies, b M. Phillips.. ,0 W.White. b W. Bassett. S J. Bishop, lb, b R.H.Phillips 8 H. Robinson, b M. H. Phillips. 59 Major Jacob, not out. 44 [ W. Waller, c Rowley, b R. H. Phillips.. 3 L.
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