CHAPTER IV, SECTIONS 1 and 2
BARBER SHOPS
A three-chair barber shop was operated at
Elmer, a two-chair shop at Tare, and a onechair shop at all other camps. Barber service
was furnished by volunteer personnel who work-

ed during off hours from their regular assign-

ment. The price of haircuts was established at
sixty-five cents, which was retained by the barber

as his compensation. Figure 4-17 shows the
barber shop at site Elmer.

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Figure 4-17.

Barber Shop, Elmer Camp

SECTION 2
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION
Two power plants were provided at sites

Nan, Tare, Charlie and Ursula; one to furnish

power for camp needs, the other for scientific

purposes. This was done so that constant volt-

ages and frequency would be assured on the

scientific circuits by eliminating the fluctuating
camp loads. However, when conditions permitted,

one plant only was operated to meet
demands, At all other sites generators
vided in numbers and capacities to
needs of each site. The generators

all power
were promeet the
used for

OPERATION CASTLE are shown on Figure
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4-18 for Eniwetok Atoll and on Figure 4-19 for
Bikini Atoll.
Station NA-500 was housed in a partially

sub-surface, earth-covered reinforced concrete

structure designed to withstand the anticipated

blast pressures and marine wave action. A simi-

lar building constructed at Ursula for OPERATION GREENHOUSEwas utilized for the.
Scientific Power Plant at that site. All other
generators, except the permanent ones at Elmer

and Fred, were housed in simple, inexpensive

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