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Final performances of 'Annie Get Your Gun' scheduled

"AnnIe Get Your Gwt," Irving Berlin's smash musical hit will be presented again tonIgbt and tomorrow night, by the Burroughs Drama Club in the BHS lecture center. Curtain time Is 8:15 both evenings.

Last week's audiences were enthusiastic with their applause for the talented per­Iormances by the "Kubik Kids."

Usa WhIte has the leading role of AnnIe OUley, who learns at the end of the show lbat she can't get her man with a gmt, while IIltch Lyon Is seen as Frank Butler, the man AnnIe Is interested in getting.

In between opening and closing curtain are some of Berlin's famous musical hits lDcludiDg ' 'Got the Sun in the Morning," ' ''lbey Say '!bat FalUng in Love Is Won­derful," and the now traditional "'lbere's No Business LIke Show Business."

other Members of casl

Other members of the cast are Bob Gilmer, as Charlie Davenport; Kelly Smith, as Dolly Tate; Reno Venturi, as Mac; ChrIs Ayers, as Foster Wilson; Brian Dooovan, as Utile Jake; stepbanle Halen, as Nellie; Rhonda Baker, as JeasIe; Karen Kamer, as MInnIe; Russ Stedman, as Buffalo Bill; DennIs Woolam as Pawnee BIll, and Bob Scbwanbach, as Cblef Sitting Bull.

Alan Kubik Is the productim director, •• elsted by Martin Dorrell as student director. '!be choreographer Is ChrIs Davia and Duane Green Is the teclmlcal director­stage manager.

TIckets that are purchased in advance frem members of the cast are prlced at ,1.75 for adults, or ,1.50 for enlisted military persoonel, students and children. At the boK office prior to each of the remaining two performances, the admllel'X! price will be IDcreaIed to $2 and '1.75, respectively.

IWV Youth Council Arts, Crafts Fair set May 22 at college

'!be second llllllual indian Wells Valley Youth CowJcll Arts and Crafts Fair will be held " on the green" at Cerro Colla College on Saturday, May 22, from 10 a.ID. to 8 p.ID.

'!be fair will feature cootlnuoua en­tertalnment, lDcludiDg music by the Mojave Greens Bluegrass Band, dancing, poetry reading and a reader's tbeater based on Marlo Thomas' ''Free To Be You and Me" that Is to be presented by Florence Green, a drama instructor at the college.

In addition, there will be demonstratioos of art welding, tie dye I batik and clay firing . Refresbments and cblld care facillties will be available for visitors.

Organizers say the purpose of the fair Is to allow local arttsans to display and sell their wares and give Indian Wells Valley res­idents a fine picnic opportunity. Most of the advance preparatioos are being made by local junior hIgb and high school students, with the assistance of the college.

Amateur arttsans who wish to display their wori<s will be charged '1 and professionals, $5. In addition, amateurs must agree to assign 8 percent of thetr profits to tbe Youtb Council wbile professionals will be charged 10 percent.

All profits made by the council will go into a bike path fwId for Ridgecrest. '!be Ridgecrest City Councll has agreed to match fwtds frem the fair's earnings up to an amount of '1,000.

Local arttsans interested in setting up displays should cootact one of the following perscns: Gratia Boehme, pbone 375-8Ci81; Leo Girardot, 375-6001, or Dee Dee Hud­dlestoo, ~2710. Early registrations are requested; display fees must be paid no

. later than neu Friday morning, May 21.

CPO Club slates dance Roo Thnmpsoo and the Big Mac, a c0n­

temporary music group from the local area, will perform at the CPO Club dance tooigbt from 9 untll 1 a .ID.

'!be climer spectal for the evening will be prime rib, served from 8 untll 9 o'clock.

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TO PLAY HERE SUNDAY - The Orpheus Chamber Orcheslra, recognized as one of America's foremost chamber ensembles, will present the concluding program of the 1975·76 concert season on Sunday .fternoon al lhe Cenler Ihealer. A portion of the 24-member group, which rehurses and performs without a director, is shown above.

IWV Concert Association's final program of season set Sunday

'!be flnal program of the indian Wells Viilley Concert AssoctatiOll'S 197~78 season will be presented on Sunday, starting at 4 p.m, in the Center theater.

Featured will be the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, whose members have di ... tingulsbed themselves as winners of na­tiooal and lntematlooal competitions, as members of major American orchestras, and as participants in many American and European festivals.

All of the instrumentalists have been picked for thetr eztensIve chamber music and solo esperIence, musical compatibility and Deztble personalities. Some come frem as far away as Japan, Hong Kong, and Puerto Rico, and several are frem the West Coast.

Perform Wlthoul Director Another distinctive feature about this

group, which Is recotInized as one of America's foremost chamber enoembl<ea, Is that its 24 members rehearse and perform without a director.

During the concert here on Sunday af­ternoon, the Orpheus Clamber Orchestra will play three selections. '!bey are:

"Overture for String in C Minor," written in 1811 by Franz Scbubert, who was then 14 years of age; "Divertimento for Oboe, Two Homs and Strings, K. 251, composed by WoHgang Maw1 in July 1776; and ''Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22," a compositim by Antonio Dvorak that was written during just 12 days in May 1875.

Single admissim tickets for Swtday's concert program are priced at $8 for everyone excepi youths wtder 21 years of age, senor citizens 65 years of age and over, and enlisted military personnel, who will be

admitted for $3 each. Tickets can be ordered in advance at anr

time by calling ~, or purchased at the theater boK office todsy and tomorrow between the hours of 4:30 and 6 p.m, and on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.ID.

Curtain to go up tonight on '6 Rms Rlv Vu,' adult comedy

'!be curtain will go up tooightat 8: 15 on ."8 Rms Rlv Vu," the Cblna Ulke Players' neu production, which will be presented at the local drama group's but on Mcintire Si.

Repeat performances, all starting at the same time and place, are scheduled tomorrow evening as well as on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 20 through 21.

Tickets, which can be reserved by ca1Ung Lois BennIson at ~ or Jan Austerman at 44-8714, are priced at $2.50 for adults and ,1.50 for military personnel and students up through 21 years of age.

Adult Comedy An adult comedy that deals with fate,

romance and marriage, the Cblna Lake Players' version of "6 Rms Rlv Vu" Is directed by Robbie Robbins. In the play, Sandee Scbwanbach, as Anne Miller, Is married to Bill BennIson (Richard Miller), but finds berseH locked in the same apart­ment with another married man, Paul Friedman, who Is portrayed by Frank Gray. Paul Is looking at the apartment alone because his wife Janet (Jan Austerman) Is having a women's lib meeting at their home.

WACOM DANCE SLATED- Con .. a..ker (.1 lefl) .nd Lorna Moore are shown hard al _rk making posters and getting out advertisements for the annual spring dlnner .... nce to be held by Ihf' Women's Auxiliary of the Commissioned Officers' _s. The dance will I.k. place lomorrow nlghl In the Moi.ve Rm . of the COM. A soci.1 hour will begin .U:3Op.m .• nd dinner will be held from 7:30 unlil9. Dancing to the music of the Burroughs Hi'" School 51 ... a..nd wililasl unlllZ • . m.

May 14, 1976

SHOWBOAT MOVIE RAT INGS

The ob jective of the rat ings is to inform pa rents about the suitabi l ity of movie content for viewing by their children .

(G) · ALL AGES ADM ITTED Genera I Aud iences

( PG ) · ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested

(R) . RE ST RICTED Under 17 requires accompa nying Parentor Adult Guardian

CS · Cinemascope ST D . Sta ndard Movie Screen

Regula r star t ing ti me-7 :30 p.m .

Prog r am" su b ject to change without not ice - p lease check mar quee.

FR io "THE FAMILY" (96 Min.)

Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas

14 MAY

( Act ion Dn m a) Char l es Bronson Is a pr ofessional killer . H is v ictim s had a lways been imper sonal targets, but on his last assignment he had looked directly Into the eves of his victim before pulling the t r igger. (R ) SAT. lSMAY

" AT LONG LAST LOVE" (105Min.) Burt Reynolds, Cyb ill Sheoherd

(Comedy.Musiu l) 1930s style musical spoof with 16 Cole Porter songs. The story centers about fou r cha r acters en a mad·cap romantic spree, interspersed with songs and dances of the '30s. (PGl . SUN. l'MAY

I WV Concert Associat ion presents ORPHE U!: CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

MON . 17May " FROM T HE MIXED UP FtLES OF

MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER" (l06Mln.) Ingrid Bergm an, Sally Prager

(Comedy ) Ingrid Bergman plays a m ysteriOUs r ecluse w ho once owned a statue in the M etr opo li tan Museum of A rt In New Y ork w ith which t wo youngsters have fallen in love. The kids ar e runaw ays from home who set up housekeeping in the museum for a week . (G) TUE . l,MAY

" THE AETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER" (113 M in.)

Peter Sellers, Chr istopher Plummer (Comedy ) In this sequel to ear l ier " Panther"

films, I nspector Clousteau again pursu es a thief known as "The Phantom," who is suspected of stea ling the fabulous pink d iamond . (G l WED. "MAY

" BRANNIGAN" ( 11 M in.) John Wayne, Judy Geeson

(Suspense Action ) A Ch icage po li ce lieutenant is sen t to London to r ecapture a grand lury· ind icted mobster who managed to leave the country w hile out on ba il. ( PG ) THURS. 20 MAY

"SLAUGHTER" (92 M in. ) Jim Brown, Stella Stevens

(Action Drama ) After a bomb kills h is parents, an ex·Green Ber et capta in learns It w as the work of the "Syndicate" and joins with th e U. S. Treasur y In breaking up the organization. ( A ) FA !. 21 MAY

" BIG BAD MAMA" (31 Min.) Anoie D ickinson, Tom Sker ritt

(Cri me M elodrama ) Angie Dickinson 's Uncle Barney was killed by feder a l agents. She and her two daugh ter s try to ca rryon his bootleo9ing tr ade and pull off other caper s, inc luding the r obbery of an oilfield payroll. In the fi nal bloody shootout, Mama is k i lled. (R )

Armed Forces Week program set at COM

The Commissioned Officers' Mess will present an Armed Forces Week program tonight featuring a barbecue beef dlmer for $3.25.

Carl Clark and the Country Sessions, a country and western group from Chowchilla, will perform for the llstenIng and dancing pleasure of patrons, while as a special attraction, Bobby Monahan, a well­known comic from Los Angeles, will provide the floorshow entertaimnent.

DiMer will be served from 6 to 10, the band will come on at 9, and Monahan will make his appearance at 10.

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nw( IOcketeel Naval Weapons Center China Lake California Vol. XXXI, No. 19

Test shows fiber optic components function well in operational aircraft environment Visitors from industr,. Armed Forces witness demonstration at Iwe

A successful bombing and rocket firing demonstration, which was the culminatim of an extensive effort to prove that fiber optics will fwtctlon in an operational alr­craft environment was carried out May 6 at the Naval Weapons Center before an audience of dlstlngulsbed visitors from industry and the Armed Forces.

The fiber optic bwtdles replace wires as a means of transmitting signals between various components of the aircraft's navigation and weapons delivery system.

The Airborne Ligbt Optical Fiber Technology (ALOFT ) Program was assigned to tbe Naval Electronics Laboratory Center (NELC) in San Diego, and bas been supported since August 1974 by the A7 Program Office of the NWC Systems Development Department.

Everything Worked _utlfully Everything worked beautifully, in what

was called by Robert Freedman, bead of Code 40408, a ' 'proof of the pudding" type of demonstration, as an A7 CorsaIr piloted by U . Duane Owtcan dropped bombs and fired 2.75 in. rockets. Woodle ChartIer, the A7 Fligbt Test Engineer, described the aircraft performance capabilltles and the ALOFT fllgbt test operation for the benefit of visitors assembled for the demonstratim.

Those invited to witnesa the test were welcomed by Capt. W. B. Raff, NWC Technical Officer, and by Freedman.

Other participants in the presentations that preceded the demonstration were F. J . Lueking, the Naval Air Systems Com­mand's ALOFT Program Manager; R. D. Harder, the ALOFT Project Manager from NELC, who provided an update on the status of the program; and R. R. Bruck-

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ALOFT DEMONSTRATION DRAWS CROWD- A group of distinguished visitors from industry . nd the Armed Forces w.s on hand lMy , 1o witness. succossful bombing and rock.lliring demonslr.llon by.n A7 Corsa ir . _flcallon. had_ made 10 the aircroR's on-bo.nI: compuler-convertlng from wires to IIbre optics inside the compuler-in an effort to prove thaI fiber optics will function in .n operolionaloircraft. -Pbotol by Roo Allen

man, the Systems Engineer for the A7 Employees of NWC's A7 Program OffIce Office at Cblna Lake. at NWC were teclmlcal adviaon to NELC OIl

According to Freedman, mM developed the modlflcatloos to the airborne coqIuter the fiber optic system components and and the aircraft installation design. Also, modified the A7 aircraft's olHloard com- NWC configured the test airCraft with the puter making the conversion from wires to fiber optic bwtdles that were sulxltltuted for fiber optics inside the computer. Sul>- aircraft wiring. A fllgbt test, designed to sequently, employees of Vougbt Cor- exerctse all of the navigatim and weapons poratlon (VC) checked out the systmt and modesoftheA7 attackalrcraft,lspresently designed the aircraft installation. in progress.

'!be system also was subjected to ex- The A7 integration Lab, which lDcludes a tensive vibration and environmental testing mockup of the aircraft that can simulate at the VC laboratory in Dallas, Tex. (Continued on Page 3)

Medal of Honor winner visits Center A man who has received his nation's

highest award for defending its freedom visited the Naval Weapons Center Tuesday with a new mission : to preserve America's heritage.

Retired Marine Col. Mitchell Paige, presi­dent of the Northern California chapter of the First Marine Division Association and a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for beroic action on the Island of Guadalcanal in 1942, led a delegatim of association members on a visit to Cblna Lake to make arrangements for the trans­fer of a 8-29 Superfortreas to their military museum in Arroyo Grande, located on the coast about 15 miles south of San Luis Obispo.

Broughl Here in 19SGs The aircraft is one of a number of the

famous World War II-vinlage bombers that have reposed in the desert area of NWC for over 20 years - ever since they were Down here in the 1950s by the AIr Force for ord­nance testing purposes. It will soon be disassembled and hauled to the museum, where it is es:pected to be on display within sa months.

With Col. Paige were Jim Forni, of Alameda, deputy viCl!1ll"esident of the National Association of the First Marine Division; Dick Rowland, of Saugus, president of the BodfIsh chapter; and Jim Loomis, curator of the museum, which Is

located on his 6,000 acre ranch. Loomis and Rowland served with Col. Paige during World War II.

WhIle at NWC, the four men attended a lwtcheon with Gen. Lewis W. Walt, USMC (Ret.), who was here to receive briefings as a consultant for the U.S. Army Material Systems Analysis Activity , Aberdeen Proving Growtd, Md.

Col. Mllchell P.I .. , USMC (Ret.)

The purpose of the 6,000 member First Marine Division Assoctation, according to Col. Paige, is ' 'to maintain the comradeship that we estsbllsbed in what we say Is America's most famous and decorated fighting division." The purpose of his visit to NWC was to ' 'preserve our American beritage. So much ofit Is fading away, being ignored or discarded."

Record Well Known

The 1st Division, famous for its operatioos on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, New Britain, Peleliu, Okinawa, Korea and Vietnam, Is composed of veterans of the division frem World War II days to the present time. '!be colonel, who devotes most of his time now to the asaoclatlon's affairs, has been master of ceremonies for its an­nual reunion for the last nine years.

Col. Paige enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1936 and performed guard duty at Cavite in the PhIlippines and in Peking, Cblna, and underwent training in the Caribbean area before the war broke out. He saw his first action at Guadalcanal, one of the bloodiest hattles of the Paciflc 'lbeater, and it was here that be so dIstInguIsbed himself.

According to the citatim which ac­companied the Medal of Honor and was signed by then PresIdent Franklin D. Roosevelt, " . . . Wben the enemy broke

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Kindergarten Registration Slated ......... 2 Fwtd Drive in Full Swing ... .............. 3 Scout-o-Rama Set Saturday . ...... ........ 4 Folk Dance Fete Planned . ... ............. 5 Sports ..................... ... ...•....... 6 Final Concert of Season ....... . . .... .. . ... 8

FOCUS OF ATTENTION - This A7 Corsair, piloted by Lt. Duane Duncan, was the focus of ."entlon during • successful ALOFT Progr.m demon· str.lion.

Sill introduced to amend rules on housing sale

(Edllllr's note: The fof_ng_ .. !u ... was received from the office of COngress .... n William M. Ketdlum.)

WASHINGTON, D.C .. .. eoncreiam..n Bill Ketchum bas b4rvd!lCed legIalatioo to permit indlvlduala IIOW occupyIDc g0Vern­ment housing units which are declared surplus to have first parchase option of their rental units. Ketchum's bill UIII!IIda the Property and AdminIstrative ServIces Act of 1949.

"Current procedures do not permlt sale of property valued at over '1,000 to private parties," Ketchum stated. He added that this "unfair kink in the regulatioos" was brought to his attention by Cblna Lake Naval Weapons Center.

"'!be Cblna Ulke Community Cowtcil came up with what I thougbt to be an ex­tremely equitable mIIIIIIer for disposing of excess housing units at the Weapons Cen­ter," be said. "Allowing present tenants of the housing units to have priority on the sale of thetr own residences makes perfect sense, and I recommend this procedure to Government Services Administration (GSA).

" Unfortunately, GSA Is not able to comply; current procedures demand that surplus housing be disposed of by negotiated sale to a public body. H there Is no public body interest, the property may be

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Watch for detour in vicinity of

construction site A detour will be ... 1 up Monday,

be_n the hours of 6:30 •. m . • nd 7 p.m., on BI.ndy Ave., just Hsf of Uouritsen Rd.

During this lime, tr.fflc .Iong this section of Blandy Ave. will be routed through the Sc_fel Field parking lof. Molorisls.re .sked 10 be on the lookoul for the datour signs .nd .... rricades.

This change In the regular Ir.fflc pattern is necessary in order to _mil the Insl.llallon of underground slHm lines thet will run from the new dispensary which Is now under con· structlon to .IHm m.......... located opposite the construction site.

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ALMOST READY - A B-29 Superfortess bomber, which has rested in the desert area of the Nav.1 Weapons Center for 20 years, is scheduled to be flown tomorrow from the Naval Air Facility to the museum of Yesterday's Air Force in Barstow. The museum cooperated in scheduling the flight to coincide with the end of Armed Forces W .. k. Costs of restoring the World War II-vintage aircra", whose engines were successfully started up on May 4 (as shown above) are being borne by Yesterday's Air Force. Although a number of Superfortres ... _re lIown to Chi"" uke by the Air Force in the 19501, this will be only the second and probably the I .. t one to fly out due to the extensive cannibalization of parts thet has taken place among the lI .. t of grounded aircra" over the decades. The B-29s _re originally used here for ordnance testing purpo.... -Photo by Ron Allen

Schedule set I()r registering pupils in kindergarlen classes

The schedule for registratioo III young­sters who will be entering kindergarten cIasaes next September was announced thia week by the Sierra Sands Unified School District.

Registration of klndergarteners who live 00 the Naval Weapons Center, including Desert Park and the Sandalwood homes tract, will be held at Murray School on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 18 and 19, between 9 a .m. and 3 p.m.

SIgn-ups for other kindergartners will be held as follows :

Ridgecrest chiJdren will be enrolled at Las Flores School 00 Tuesday through Friday, May 11-14, between 9 a .m. and 3 p.m.

Children living in the Inyokern area are scheduled to register in Rm. 101 at the Inyokern Scbool 00 Thursday, May 20, between 9 a .m. and 3 p.m.

Kindergarten registratioo for young­sters living in the Rand area will be held at the Rand School olfIce on Friday, May 21, · between 10 a .m. and 1 p.m.

Choice of Registration Sites Parents who live in either the Rand

dl8trict or in the Inyokern area, but work in the CbIna Lake-Rldgecrest area, may re­gister their children at the location most convenient to them. It is not necessary for the children to be present at the time of registratioo.

Children must be five years of age on or before Dec. 2, 1976, to \Ie eligible for at­tendance in idndergarten for the 1975-77 school year. Proof of age must be presented at the time of registratioo. This can be provided in the form of a birth certificate, a baptismal certificate duly attested, a passport, or a legally executed affidavit by the parent, guardian, or custodian III the child.

California State laws require that evidence of polio, measles (rubeola), and

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Ch'na LPe, C.Utorni.

RAdm . R_"'nd G. Fr ....... n III NWC Comm.nder

Or. G. L. Hollingswwtll Technic.l Director

C. E. Van H8gan _d. T echnica I Information OepIrtment

OPT (diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus) immunizations, or a written statement by parent or guardian requesting exemPtion for reasons of personaJ belief or medical neceasity, be presented at the time of registration.

Parents also are asked to bring in­formatioo regarding the chlJd's other im­munizations, childhood Illnesses, and injuries.

Radio repeater at Laurel Mt. assists amateur operators

As an assist to ham radio operators in the Indian Wells Valley, a two-meter amateur radio repeater (WR6AMZ) is now in service at Laurel Mt.

The repeater, with an effective radiated power of approximately 50 watts, covers the Indian Wells, Searles and Antelope Valleys when used witb one-watt portahle WIlts and "rabbit ears," according to Ed Tipler (WA6KYZ) , the WIlt's owner and control operator.

Prior to going 00 the air, the amateur radio repeater was licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, granted frequency authorizatioo by the Naval Weapons Center and a space allocatioo at Laurel Mt. by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Interference with the TV / FM booster system, as well as other installations on the hill, is prevented by an elaborate cavity filter system.

The WIlt is a carrier-access machine with input on 146.04 MHz and output on 146.64 MHz. It is open to use by all licensed amateur radio operators of the technician class or above.

Interested persons can obtain additional information by phoning either Tipler at 37~ 2753 or Jim Rieger at 37SoOO00.

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Alrentt O.tetter. GS-2151-'. PO No. 7611OttH, Code 117 - This position I. louto<! in the PrOiects Offlc. Of tho Naval Air Facility. The Incumbent coordinates .Ircr.ft scheduling requests , notifies subSlltute pllof1i / e lrcrow .. necnsary, modifies requested tnlnlng and logl.tlc fUghf1i . ensures pr~n lion of • conflict ·free da Ily flight schedul • • m.lnt. lmcurrant knOwtedgeOf the st.tus.nd .v.llablllty of.1I NAF a lrcr.ft and NAF / NWC pilOts • • nd Clr9anlzes menifests fOr a" IOVlstic flights . JotJ .MV.1tt Crltet1a : Knowledge of various HAF . lrcrMt (I... seeling capacities • • Ircrow roqulr.mants. cruising r.ngn and speeds.nd "torna! fI.IeI capacities); f.mlllarity with .r •• • Irports. logistic arr.ngements .nd serviCing ov.liobl.; must be abl. to de.1 dIJNom.tlc.lI... and effoctlv.ly In person .nd by phone ; mu.t be .ble to &dlust .nd r.act effectlvety to r.pldly ctI.nglng requirements.

File ...... ,ut .. for the .bove witt. TIM Low . . ..... 34, Rm . 2M . ...... 2733.

Accounts Mal ...... nc. CIat1t. GS-S2t-04 / OS. PO No. 747JN117. Code 7012 - Incumbent worb In th. Account""'" and Records Section, m.lnt.lns .11 records fOr quorters OCCupied by mlllt.ry personnel . Is responslbte fOr en· suring ." colloctlons .r. deposited to the corroct ac. counts •• nd prepares comprehensive end of month reports. Job Rolevant Crl .... I. : Knowledge of N.vy accounting procedures • • bil1ty to pr~re st.llsflc.1 .nd flnancl.1 reports, and ability to work Ind~ently with minimum supervision.

En.I,.....I"' Ellulpmant Oper ..... , WG-S7'6-'O, JO He. n4. Code 70416 - Incumbent I. required to oper.te .11 types of dirt moving construction equipment which In. ch .. bulldozers.r~ graders, road rol lers. ditch digging equipment. sklploaders. tr.cton and oth.r slmll.r equipment to build roads, m.lnt.ln r~s. excav.te. back· fill. level 9round. move e.rth .nd rock. and load .nd tr.nsport he.vy mater l.I • . job ReI.vo'" Criteria : Ability to do the work of tn. position without more th.n norm.1 supervision; ability to perform oper.tlon.1 m. lnten.nce ; rell.blllty .nd dependablllfy ; .bllity to Interpret In· structlons. speclflc.atlOns. etc .; ability to oper.te equip. ment safely .

Flio .ppllcotlOM tor ....... v. wi", T..-ry Rowell, .ktt . 34. Rm . 212. ...... 20U.

Accounts Mal_MalIC. Ciertl. 0S-520-3/ 4, PO No. 76MtU-I. Code0t63 - (PMt·t1rne) Incumbent recelvn and prOCnM$ purch ... documents .nd v.lldlltes outst.ndlng voucher • • nd outstanding .ccounts pay.ble fOr ... Igntd segments of .ccounts. Job • .tevant Crl .... I. : Knowledg. of accounting clerlcel m.thodl .nd procedurn • • blilty to meet deadll ..... under pressur ••• bllity to get .Iong with otMrs In work 9roup. Promotkln PotMtI.I : Gs..S Ac­countl ... TOCbnlcian.

Pia,.. Account S...,...,lsor. GS-5II ..... PO No. 7 .... 50. C .... IMl-Thls position IS IOC.ted In the PI.nt Property Accounting Br.nch of the Office of Fln8l'lCe and Managemer.t. The Incumbent I. responsible fOr the supervision and management of th. P lant Property Ac · counting Br.nch ; estobllShes pollcles. furnishes .dv lce and Instructions on compl.x pl.nt property m.tten ; determines question. of I ..... llty; and provides in· t.,pret.tJon Of new d irectives and regul.tlons . Job

35 YEARS CHALKED UP - Floyd L. Maxwell , general foreman of the metal working shops in the Public Works Department, was the recent recipient of a 35-year Federal service pin that was presented to him by Capt. W. F. Daniel. his department head. Maxwell. whO grew up in Chico, Wash., began his Federal service career at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1940. For two years, 1944 to 1946, he was on active duty as a metalsmith with the U.S. Navy. In 1948. he came to work at China Lake as an apprentice sheetmetal worker. and has remained here ever since.

RoIn.nt Crl"rla : Must h. ve experience In equipment and personnel man.gement, be f.m lll.r with principles Of accounting, and be .ble to develop new techniques and procedures.

Recr •• tion Akl. P5-,"· 3. PD Ho. 76S51", Code ott1-This position Is loc.led In the Recrn'lon Service Br.nch. The Incumbent Is assIstant hobby complex m.n-oer. In the absence of the hobby complex maneger, the .. ,ftt.n' is in charge Of . U activity ., the cer.mics. electronic, .nd wood hobby shops, c.mplng Issue. arM:t the Hobby Resale Store; prepares work sctl.cNles .nd time IhHts; super· vises employees to InlUre H!lclent and productive ~.

formanee; Iralns patrons In the use of equipment .nd employees to .sslst patrons In the use of equipment ; prepares purchase orden tor .cqulsltlon of .tock .nd reMle ; 'akes.nd verifies Inventories of stock Items fOr resale; perlOrms prevent.flve m. lntenanc. on 1>Or,.bl. and sl.tlonery electr ic tools such .s drills. ,.thes, saws, etc .; maintains non ·.pproprl.ted . nd .pproprl.t.d property Inventory control •• t the cer.mlc. electronic, and wood hobby shOps, c.mplng iuue.nd Hobby Reule Stor • . Job aotev .... Crtt.rla : Must h.ve knOwledge of principles and tl!dlnlques of operatl"", • nf.1I stor. ; must be knOwll'dguble In use of .Iectronlc test equ ipment. wood working equipment and cer.mlc kiln firing equipment.

Supv. RKr •• tl ... S,.c:I.llst. UA·llf.S/ 71 t . PO Ne. 7'SSIOS. Cocto ottl - This position 15 loeoted In th. Recre.tlon Servlcn Br.nch . Th.lncumbent will learn tM Or9anlu.tion .nd adm lnlstr.tlon of .dult progr.ms .t the 9 ... mnaslum. swlmmlf'9 pool, tennl. courf1i. handb.1I courts, IntnmIKa! .nd .thletlc flltlds; .,,1If1i In or9anizlng and C'IIl1ducting tournaments In . 11 of th. In· tramIKal sports aCllvl"es; supervlM'5. tr.lm, and evaluates g ... m .,aslum .tt.ndents. Ilfegu.rds, .nd m.lntenance personnel, .nd m.kes recommendation. fOr

new hires ; assists In tho pr-epar.tlon of purchase r.,quests for all appropr ia ted fund and non .• ppropr l. ted fund supplies and equ ipment ; Issues .thletlc and recreation equipment to authorize<! p.trons and keeps a runn ing Inventory of all equipment ; condYc!s periodic surv.ys of

all facilities with a view to providing better progr.ms and service to a" authorized ~Irons; maintains a record of

da lly .ctlvltles; .nd .sslsts in the ma lnten.nce of the IIYnvl.slum . swimming pool . tennis courts. h.ndball court. and athlellc flltlds . This position wi" be filled .,th. 5, 7 or , level daoptnd lng on the qu.llflcatlons or tM ap· pllcants. Job R.leyo'" CrH.ri. : Should h.ve experlenc. In oper.tinv 9ymn •• lum •• wlmmlng pool, tennis courts .nd .thletlc fields .

FI ... ppllc.llonsfor ...... bov.wlttl oor. Chi ...... ektt. 14. Rm. 206. Ph. 27U.

CIHtI-Ty,lst. GS-m·3 / 4. PO Ho. 764004tH, Coda.o76 -This position is located In tM Adv.nced Concepts Evalu.tlon Br.nch of th. Systems Devltlopment Depart. ment. Incumbent wil l provide clerlc.1 asslstanc. to 1M br.nch and diviSion offices. Duties will Include typing of

both technlc. 1 end non.t.cnnlul correspondence. d ivision memos. tr. vel orars and oth., duties .5 a"IgrM'd . Job Relev.'" Criteria : Demonstr.ted telephone reception skills and abJlIt ... to lIel .Iong with others In work group . AbUlty to oper.t. an IBM M'9 . C.rd Typewrlt., Is desirable.

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DIVINE SERVICES PROTESTANT

Sunday WOrship 5ef"v lce Sunclay School- All Alln Wl!'dnesday Noon Bible STudy

10rs .... 1130

Sunday School ClusH are held in Chapel Annexes 1. 2. 4 (Dorms S. 6. I) 10caT@(!DPPO'itetheCer.Ter Restaurant . Communion Service first Sunday of the Monlh .

ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS

Saturday Sunday

l100fulfiUs Sunday obl ig,IJt lon 0700 0Il0 11 JO

BLESSED SACRAMENT CHAPEL MASS

Da ily excepl SaTurday

Dell ... Saturday Sunday

CONFESSIONS

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1115to 1130 lSJOto 16AS 0100 to 0825

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

Sunday Pre-school thru 6th grades

WPdMsdaV Firstthru sixth sevenfh " eighth

(Junior High)

1015

15" '900

AbOve classes are held In Ch apel Annexes across from Center Restaurant . As announc@(! Ninth thru 12th IIr.des

" In Home" Discussion Groups Monthly Youth Rallies ·

Contact Chaplain's Offtce for specifics.

JEWISH SERVICES EAST WING - ALL FAITH CHAPEL

SabOath 5ef"vlcesevery Fr iday

Sunday

UNITARIANS CHAPELANNEXfS

5ef"vices - (SepT .·May)

2000

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May 14, 1976

Junior High girls fo fry for naf'l 24-hr. relay mark

A group of 10 girls, unofficially representing Murray School and co­sponsored by the NWC Special Services Division, will participate in a 24-hour relay race in an attempt to break the national record of 170 miles and 30 yards for yotmgsters in this age group.

This event will begin at 4: 30 p.m. today at the Kelly Field track adjacent to Murray School. Each of the girls will run a mile and then pass the baton to the next runner.

H any of the runners drop out, the others will attempt to carry on. It's anticipated that each of the entrants will run somewhere between 18 and 24 miles in the 24-hour period.

The group of jWllor high school girls who will be trying for a new natiooal record is composed of a nucleus of AAU runners, while some are members of the Murray JWllor High School girls' track team and others have built up their endurance by competing in swimming meets.

The runners, in the order that they will be carrying the baton, are Joy Ballard, Jenny Slates, Sandi Faron, Mona Arredondo, Laura Dobbins, Teresa Brown, Leslie Bullock, Rhonda Mathews, Laurie Corlett and Keil Hitt.

Adults have volunteered to take 4-hour shifts around the clock to record the distance that is covered and make sure that the participants run in the correct order.

As for the runners, they will be bringing their own food and drinks to last them throughout the grueling event, and are looking forward to this test of their en­durance.

Local area residents are invited to wit­ness the start of the relay race and return as often as they like to cheer the girls on in their record-setting attempt.

Golfers schedule partners' best ball

tournament May 22 A partner' s best ball tournament,

sponsored by the China Lake Golf Club, will be held on Saturday, May 22, at the local golf course.

Sign-up sheets for this event, which will start at 8 a.m., are posted at the clubhouse, and the deadline for entries is 5 p.m. next Wednesday, May 19.

This competition will serve as a final warm-up for the CPO Golden Anchor Tourney that is scheduled on June 5 and 6, and the same rules that will govern this latter event also will apply on May 22.

This means, in regard to a golfer's han­dicap, that no handicap which is two strokes higher than the one on record for an in­dividual this past Jan. 1 will be pennitted, Jim Smith, a member of the golf club's tournament committee, stated.

Wilt's Corner ..• (Continued from Page 6)

beginning next Tuesday. The class, which will be held in the

gymnasium's weight training room from 6 to 7 p.m., will be taught by Dr. Bob Kubin and Chief Bill Cava. Class size will be limited to 12 students, all of whom must be members of the Youth Center in order to participate. There is no cost for the class.

Signups will he taken at the weight training room next Tuesday and Thursday between 6 and 7 p.m. Youth Center mem­berships may be obtained at the Youth Center between the hours of 2:30 and 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.

Boat Club meeting slated Plans were announced this week for a

meeting of the China Lake Boat Club that will be held on Wednesday, May 26, starting at 7 p.m. at the club's hut, 35:>-A Mclntire St.

Purpose of the get-together, which is open to all interested persons, will be to enroll new members, elect officers, and discuss the future of the boat club, Charles Adams, Sr., who is serving as conunodore, reported.

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Emplo,ee in the spotlight How can a journalism graduate become

an engineer? Ask Mayer Freedman, head of the Radar

Systems Branch of the Electronic Warfare Department's Microwave Development Division, who received his B.A. degree in journalism from the University of Nevada at Reno in 1961.

It wasn't that he decided he didn't have the aptitude for newspaper writing, bec8use he had scored a major reportorial coup while still a student. Mayer wrote an assigned story on the university's acquisition of a nuclear reactor which his journalism instructor recommended he take to a local newspaper.

That newspaper liked the story, and the next day it appeared on the froot page III the " Nevada State Journal" in Reno witb Mayer's by-line. The only trouble was, the story amounted to a " scoop" of the University's own public informatioo office, which had not intended that word of the reactor should leak out so soon. There were some unhappy school officials, but Mayer had his story.

Boyhood Interests Surface

As a boy, however, Mayer had been in­terested in cars and model airplanes and considered himself " mechanically orien­ted." So it's not surprising, after all, that he had it in the back of his mind (even while studying journalism) that engineering might really be his proper vocatioo.

Mayer had some time to think about it. He had received a commission through the Army ROTC at graduatioo and went on active duty very soon thereafter at Ft. Bliss in EI Paso, Tex. There he had public in­formation office and trial counsel duties, and eventually became commander of a Nike-Hercules missile training battery.

With the extra determination that comes from having family responsibilities (he had married his wife, Carol Joy, in 1960 and their first child was born in 1962), when Mayer's two years of active duty were completed in 1963 he decided to return to UNR and begin a new degree program -this time in electrical engineering. He received a B.s. degree in that field in ·1966.

" Those were the days when engineering graduates were getting a lot of job offers," recalls Mayer, and even though he received

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one from China Lake at that time he opted to join Texas Instruments, Inc. in Ridgecrest. As a design engineer with that firm, he was involved in the Shrike Target Identification and AcquiBitioo System unID 1969, when he moved to TI's Dallas Branch.

While at Dallas, Mayer worked as a design and project engineer on terrain­following radar programs and an inclement weather tanding system radar for the Lockeed 1011 Tristar aircraft. Later, after the recession started to cause lay-offs among many defense contractors, Mayer decided to switch to a consumer-oriented division within TI. This involved him in the production of shutter<ontroi electrooics for the Polaroid Corp.

Shortly after receiving an M.s. degree in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University in 1971, Mayer returned here to work for the firm'. Ridgecrest office once again, this time as a project engineer for studies of advanced seekers for anti-radiation missiles.

Witb better career oportunities in mind, Mayer, who has bought and sold four houses since he first came to Ridgecrest, decided to work for the Naval Weapons Center and joined Code 3522 as a design engineer in 1972. There he worked on a pattern

LEATHERNECK RETIRES - Marine Gy ; Sgt. Duane L. Buday (at !eHl, who had been assigned to the Naval Weapons Center Marine Corps Uaison Office since July 1972, retired April 16 after completing 20 years of active duty in the armed forces . In photo. Rear Admiral R. G. Freeman III , NWC Commander, hands Gy / Sgt. Buday his retirement orders while his wife. Shirley, looks on . While

stationed at China Lake, he became involved in numerous research and development proiects, including the Forward Looking Infra Red system in the YOV-10 "Bronco ll aircraft and the infrared suppression system in the AH-1J "Cobra" helicopter. The Budays plan to move to Olympia, Wash .• with their children, Bernadette. James and Daniel. -Photo by Ron Allen

recognltioo study for anti-radiation missiles for about six montha before becomlng the project engineer for the Triple S program witb Code 3543.

Mayer has been head of the Radar Systems Branch for a year, now, during which time its major projects have been the Triple S, an anti-ship cruise missile sim­ulator, and Harpoon, an anti-ship cruise missile.

He says he enjoys his position as a branch head " because it's a people-oriented job. I'm very happy I've always worked for a bunch of technically~mpetent individuals ever since I've been at China Lake. Eventually, I'd like to get into program management, and ultimately, reach a higher level III management here at the Naval Weapons Center."

Family Activities

Off the job, Mayer works witb his oldest son, Kevin, 14, on radio controlled model airplanes, and plans to begin running to keep up witb Thomas, 7, a member III the Maturango Mllen, who nms the mile in 7 min., 40 sec. As a family, the Freedmana, including daughter Jennifer, 4, enjoy camping in the surrounding mountains and along the coast .

Mayer, additionally, is now taking a correspondence course in yacht deslgn, and has drawn up plans for 15 IIIliling or power boats. He's even interested in working part time as a naval arcbitect when be fIniabes the course. In the past, be has salled a trallerable 14 ft. sloop in regattas 00 the coast during weekends. "I pride myself that I turned it over only once during the six years that I had it," he says.

Opportunities ••• (Continued from Page 2)

FI.. .pplkatleM ..,. .... eIiIow wtttl CMrtette Sleckowsid. Bktt. 14 • • m. 2M. PII. 1111.

SupervISory TedNtlul hbitutteM Wr ..... / ....... (Phy.lc.1 Scl.nco .nd E".I,...rl .. ,I. GI-1M3-11, PO No. 7'utJ7. COCIt 5M2 - Louted In Field service Br.nch No. 2 Of tM Tochnlc.al Intormatlon o.p.rtmont. Incumbent supervl ... the oper.tlon Of th. editorial soctlon (this .,t.lls det.-mlnlng schedu", end r.vl"'ng 'NOf'1().

works with .uthor to p"n the pubtlutlon. end then prepares It fOr publlc.atlon doing the necessary editing and rewriting. Jolt .... v .... en ...... : 'WOrkInG! knOwledge Of tM ptIyslul sc'-'<:. end engi,...1"" disciplines, ex· perlencel" editing end writing tacnnlc.al publlc.tlons. end knOwledge or NWC editorial style end r.,qulremenh .nd pubnsnlng t.cnnlqun. P.w,w"- ......... , : GJ..n.

C ..... -Typist. GS-m-I I 4. PO .... 7",,16, Code JJJU-this position Is louted In th. Count.-menures Dlvl.1on of the Eloctronlc W.rf.,.. Department . Th. fUnction Of th. dlvls50n I. to fobr ic.at. r.eMntetions of radar thr.et systems and to provide an environment fOr these and other systems to be set up, malnt.lned and I.Sed to provide an electronic worf.,. thrNt environment s lmul. tlon. The incumbent will fmcUon as. cl .... k·typi.t in the office Of the .ssocl.te heed fOr Surfac. ThrHt Development . Typic .. duties will ent.llihe tYJHng Of correspondonc •• orlgINlting tr.vel orders. malnt.lning tho filing 'ystem, pr~ring routine action fOrms . acting as roceptlonlst .nd preparing weekly time c.rds. Job ........ nt Crl .... I.: Must be .n efficient and etfectlv. typist and heve experience on Meg

card and / or memory typewriters. Experlenc. with dictating m.chlnes Is deslr.ble.

Editorl.' Clm or ",.I.t.,.., Gs..IOI1 ..... / s. PO Ho. 7SSJOID, Code Sl42 - Position Is louted In the Technlc.1 Information Dep.rtment. Composit ion Branch . In. cumbent performs a v.rle1y of functions Involved In tM production of repro·ready mat.,I., for publlc.tlons of tM Center ; records on magnetic tape contenl Of rough manuscripts , prOOfread. typist copy a9alnst manuscript for spelling. accuracy. consistency and 9r.mmatlc.I errors ; runs off final g.lIeys on IBM Ma9netlc T.pe / selectric Composer ; and designs entire book 91v1ng 11 gr.phic continuity . Job •• Ievant Crtterl. : Un . derstandlng of magnetic t.pe equipment (both Input Md output machines) . knowledge of prOOfreading techniques, basic grammar. spelling .nd correct .bbrevlations. end the ability to work accur.tely und., pressure Of tight deadlines. Promotion Potentl.l: Vlsu.1 Inform ..... Asslst.nt. GS-l001·7.

Eloctronlcs Ttchnlcl .... GUM-S. PO No. 7635039. Code 3SS2 - This posllion Is loc. ttd in the ~atlons Br.nch ot the Electronics Warf.re Thrht Environment Simul.tlon facility (EchO Range). Incumbent oper.tes. m.lnt.lns. adlusts .nd callbr.tes ground based radars fOr r.nge tests • • nd perform. m inor modlflc.tion. Imta liatlon and oper.tional chockOUt on radar .ystems. job Retevm Crtterl. : Experlenc. In working with radar syst.rm .nd knowledge of .IKltomatlc tr.cklng rad4lrs such " mlui" 9uldonce radan. . Promot_ ~.I: GS- I1.

File 'ppllc.atlons for the .bov. witt. Pot O.u"' . ..... 34. R,.. . 212. Ph. 2514.

Sacvrity Ctfl'tt. GS-)ol·S, PO No. 76I400I. Code MIl -This position Is loc.teclln th. Infernal Security Br.nch of the Security Oper.tlon. Dlvi.lon. Sllfety .nd Sacurlty Departmer.t. Ttl. Incumbent reviews roquests for SKurlty Investiga tions to .uur. the .pproprlate SCOpe Of In· vestlgation has been roquesftd; pr~res .nd maint.l ... security records .nd flies; oeM .. and assltts NWC departments regarding socurlty rllqUlrementl; orI9in.t" correspondence and reports ; and a •• Jons work within the PenonneI Security Clear.nce Section . Job R",v,'" Crl_la: Must h.v. knowlt'dge of security rules. r .... ul.tions .nd procedures. Must be able to Interpr.t .nd apply variety of security regul.tlons,

FI ... ppllcatlons for the .bove witt. Suo Pr .... owlcl, eldg. 14. Rm. 2M, Pili . 3577.

Six

Giants, Tigers share lead in Major Div. of C.L. Little League

The Giants, by virtue of winning two games last week, moved into a fint place tie with the Tigers in the Major Division of the China Lake Little League. As of May 8, both teams had won three out of the four PIIles they had played.

The Major Division leaders tangled on Wednesday night of last week in a rain­delayed game that saw the Giants edge the 11gers by a fina\ score of ~.

The two teams each scored a run in the lint inning and, after a scoreless second frame, the Tigers tallied again to go &bead, Sol , in the top of the third.

The Giants picked up the pace by scoring two runs each in the fourth and fltth Imlngs and held a ~2 lead going into the slUh and fina\ inning of regulation play.

In this nip and tuck contest, the Tigers scored two runs in the slUh Imlng and bad the bases loaded wben the fina\ out was recorded. A single by Paul Vanderwerf that was followed by four straIgbt wa\b ac­counted for the Tigers' last two runs of the game.

other Resutts Scores of other Major Division games in

the ChIna Lake LIttle League were: Red Sox 4, Yankees 1; Yankees 9, Dodgers 3; and Tigers, 9, Red Sox 2.

In ChIna Lake Little League Minor Division action, the White Sox are in front as a result of lopelded wins by scores of ~ and 23-4 over the CardInals and IndIans, respectively. Scores of other Minor Division PIIles were: Orioles 21, Eagles, 11, and the Eagles and CardInals played to a 4-4 tie.

Standings as of May a were :

Malor Division TNm Won Lost Giants ...•............................ 3 1 T igers ........• • ........ 0 ••••••••••••• 3 1 RedSox ......••••...... . . ' ••......... 2 2 yankees .................. . .... . ...... 2 2 Oodge:rs ...................... ........ 0 ..

Minor Dlylsion WhiteSox ............................ 2 0 Orio l es .............................•. 1 0 card inals ..... . ............. . ... . : .. 112 1V2 Eagles .....•.. • .•....... • ...•....... V2 1112 Ind lans .....................•.•..... . . O 1

SETS NEW RECORD - A new w0-

men's record al lhe China Ulke golf course was set recently by Nancy Websler, who wenl around lhe 11·hole course in 78. This is one stroke better than her previous record of 79 set in 1975, and four slrokes _r Ihln the earlier women's golf record of 12 set in 1"1 by Mary McOoMId.

ROCKETEER

SOFTBALL SEASON OPENER - In the flrsl glme of Inlrlmural SOll .... 1I league's Fasl PllcII Division, pllyed Mondoy eVlning al Rllrdan Field, the Weslern Auto tum posled I 5·' win over the NAF Hawks. Shown lbove is I close play in which Doug Fisher, firsl .... se ..... n for Weslern Aulo, mlnlged 10 lauch lhe .... se for In oul. slep lheld of Mike Zych, cooch·manlger of lhe NAF Hawks, and third .... se""'n for lhe Nlvy lum. Looking on al lell is Sam Treece, firsl .... se cooch for the Hawks. Weslern Auto ..... de il two wins in I row on TuesdlY nighl by pounding oul I , ., win over the Rooches. -Photo by Ron Allen

Annual Desert Empire Rodeo to open Sat. with traditional parade

The annual Desert Empire Fair Rodeo will be held beginning tcmorrow and c0n­

tinuing through Sunday at the rodeo arena on the fairgrounds.

Visitors will see a barrel race, team roping, bulldogging, Brahma bull, bareback and saddle bronc riding, specialty acts and the grand entry. All rodeo stock (which will be of top professional quality) and en­tertainment will be provided by the Seven States Rodeo Co. of Barstow.

Action will get under way witb tbe traditional, rodeo fair parade, which will begin at 10 a .m. tcmorrow at Las Flores and Balsam in Ridgecrest and travel down Balsam to Ridgecrest Park. The parade will be fonned at 9 o'clock, and all local borsemen are invited to participate. Pre-entries are not required.

At noon on Saturday, the horsemanship of Rodeo Queen contestants will be judged at the rodeo arena, and the new 197&-77 Desert Empire Fair Rodeo Queen will be crowned at 1:45 p.m.

Rodeo Queen candidates are Jennie Krenzel, Miriam Austin, Trina EhI, Lynne Pan\aqui, Katby Larosche, Phyllis Patten, Sue Porter and Candee Erlandson.

The rodeo itself will begin at 2 p.m. At its conclusion there will be a deep-pit barbecue put on at the fairgrounds by the Knights of

COM, CPO pools to open Memorial Day weekend

The swimming pools of botb the Com­missioned Officers' Meas and the ChIef Petty Officers' Club are scheduled to open on Memorial Day weekend, May 29-31.

The COM pool will operate between the bours of 10 a .m. and 8 p.m. dally, wbIle the CPO Club pool will be open dally from noon until 6 p.m .

Persons interested in using eitber pool may obtain tags at the Center gymnasium office from 9 a .m . to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The price of family tags for the COM pool Is $30, while singles will be charged $25. A guest fee of $1 per day will be collected at the check-in desk. Summer hires will be charged $35 for family tags and $30 for single memberships.

The cost of two-member family tags for the CPO Club pool Is $20, plus a charge of $2.50 for each additional dependent. The maximlDll charge per family Is $30. Pool tags for singles are priced at $15. A guest fee of $1 per day will be collected at the check-in dest.

Columbus. From 6 to 8 o'clock that evening, Joshua

Hall will be the scene of an introduction to square dancing for begiMers. A square dance will begin there at 8 p.m.

Rodeo action will resume at 1 p.m. on Sunday in the rodeo arena.

The cost of rodeo admission tickets is $2.50 for adults and $1.50 for children 16 and under.

China Lake Soccer Club to host 6-team tourney here Sunday

There will be five bours of non-stop soccer action Sunday as the ChIna Lake Soccer Club hosts a six-team tournament at Kelly Field, next to Murray Junior High School beginning at 10:30 a.m. '

The ChIna Lake club will play matches lasting approximately one-half hour· each witb adult teams representing tbe San Gabriel Oldtlmers " A" and " B" Clubs and a third club from the San Gabriel Valley at 10:30 a .m. and 12:45 and 3 p.m. The visiting clubs are also scheduled to compete witb one another.

From 1:3Ot02p.m. , a youtb team (wbose members range from 10 to 14 years of age) ~presenting the ChIna Lake club will play Its counterpart from San Gabriel.

The competition is tentatively scheduled to end at 3:30 p.m., unless travel problems del~y tbe San Gabriel Valley players, in which case the opening game will be played at 11 :15 a .m. and the closing one at 3 : ~5 p.m.

All-star nine to play doublfT-header at Reardon Field

The Graham Associates, all-star softball team entered in the Northern CalIfornia Congress Softball League, will play a double-header on Saturday at Reardon Field, China Lake.

Starting times will be 5 and 7 p.m., and the opposition will be provided by the AMPCO nine from Bakersfield. AMPCO knocked off the locals by scores of ~ I and &-1 in earlier league encounters.

The Graham Associates have yet to win a game In league competition, and last week extended tbelr string of losses by a single­run margin to four games in a row.

In a double-header in BakersfIeld last Saturday night, the locals were edged 1~ and ~ as they dropped games Nos. 13 and 14 in league competition.

May 14, 1976

"UlC IOCke'HI SPORTS

Wilt's Corner

China Lake Tennis club plans tourney here May 22-23

A tennis tournament open to all residents of the Indian Wells Valley area will be held here by the ChIna Lake Tennis Club on the weekend of May 22 and 23.

Each player is limited to two of the following events : men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles and mixed doubles. The cost Is $2 per event for club members and $3 per event for non­members.

Those interested in participating in the tennis tourney may regisler at the Youtb Center, Tuesday through Friday between the bours of 2:30 and 4:30 and from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Ney Wednesday, May 19, is the deadline for entries.

SofllNlll Seuon Opens Softball league action began this week in

spite of some last-minute problems. In order that league standings can be

published in The ROCKETEER, score­keepers are asked to cooperate by calling the gymnasium, NWC ext. 2334, and reporting daily scores of all games.

Teams should be aware that allllgbts will be turned off on softball diamonds no later than 10 o'clock each night. Coaches are asked to take necessary steps to ensure that all games begin and end as scheduled.

Copies of all local schedules and rules for softball play are available at the gym­nasium office Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 a .m . and 2 p.m .

Kayak Races Kayak races will be held tomorrow and

Sunday in Kernville on a new course, located immediately above powerbouse no. 3, which is also the site of tbe National Kayak Championships to be held on tbe weekend of June 19 and 211 .

Youlh Weighl Training Class A weight training class will be offered for

youths under 16 years of age at the Center gymnasium on Tuesdays and Thursdays

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AT GYMATHON - Darlene Chesney, l1·year-old daughler of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chesney, was the top money ra iser with $2'19 10 her credil during IIsI Salurdly's Gymllhon held II Josh .... Hall on the Desert Empire Fair­grounds. A lolal of $2,083 was pledged and the City of Ridgecresl will malch this wilh anolher $1,000 loward lhe sum of $6,800 that is needed to cover lhe cosl of a new floor e.ercise mil for use of lhe High Des«t Gymnaslics Tum Ind the city recreallon ...... rt­menl. NHrly 50 young gymlllslics enthusils" _ port in Ihis m_y· railing event.

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TOP OFFICIALS WITNESS TEST -Among thedislinguished visilors here for the Airborne Lighl Oplical Fibre Technology (ALOFT) Progrlm lesl were (from left)

capt. R. R. GaYalli, Commanding Officer, and Dr. C .. renee E. Bergman, Tech. nical Director, bolh from the Navil Electronics Ulborllory Cenler In San Di_; capl. Burt Munger, hud of the Nlval Malerill Command's Syslems Inlegrllion Branch, and Roberl D. Harder, the ALOFTproiect malllger al NELC.

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actual flIgbt conditions, was used ex­tensively during the laboratory and ground tests that preceded tbe flnt flight test by Cdr. J . J . Fleming, the project tesI pilot.

The principal purpose of the ALOFT Program Is to demonstrate that the A7 air­craft's navigation and weapons delivery

Explosion takes place during test of Trident motor

On Tuesday of last week, a not completely unexpected detonation of a Trident C-4 fint stage motor occurred at the Naval Weapons Center.

The detonation followed activation of the non-tactical thrust termination system required to permit range safety officers to destroy a malfunctioning test missile in flight. While the risk of a detonation was not considered to be high, tbe possibility was well recognized. For this reason, the test was conducted in a remote area.

There were no injuries, but tbe test stand and some instrumentation were de­molished. Data is being collected and an­alysis is currently under way to establish the cause of tbe detonation and any necessary desip changes.

Program impacts are unknown at this time and detailed analysis of test data must be conducted before program determina­tions can be made.

system functions as well witb the fiber optic bundles as it does witb regular aircraft wiring. ·Pilots wbo have Down the test aircraft have been quoted as stating that tbey can detect no difference in per­formance.

The major advantages, bowever, are safety and operational in nature. The fiber optic bundles are not susceptible to electro magnetic interference . Tbe wire in­tercoMections do not allow full aircraft capability because of tbeir susceptibility to electromagnetic interference (EMI), radio frequency interference (RFI), nuclear­generated electrcmapetlc pulse (EMP) , and other electrical problems such as crosstalk, isolation, ground loope, and shorts.

The planned electro optical in­tercoMections do not employ electrical phenomena and are thus immune to the deficiencies of wire intercoMections. In addition, If tbere is a break In a fiber optic bundle, no fire damage can occur since it carries no electrical current.

Savings in both weight and cost also can be realized by switching from wire to fiber optic bundles. According to Jim Ross, the NWC AWFT Project Engineer, the in­stallation on tbe A7 aircraft replaced more tban 300 wires witb 13 fiber optic bundles, weighing nearly 29 Ibs. less, that perfonn the same job as the wire. Because of this savings in weight , redundancy can be built Into a system thereby iIlcreasing system reliability.

Brief episodes in life of Dr. Lauritsen to be published prior to lab dedication

(Editor's Nole : In order to provide In _ Ippreciallon of the name cIIosen for Ihe new Laurilsen Ulboralory, The ROCKETEER is publishing brief epi ....... in the life of Dr. C .... rles C. Uluritsen, highlighling lhe _iod ttwol he was influentWol in lhe developmenl of lhe Naval Ordnance Tesl SIIIIon (NOTS), 10_ of NWC. The laboratory will be_caledllf:30a.m. on June".)

A new era of military rocket history began witb a trip to England, made for the National Defense Research CommiUee, OffIce III Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) in the ~ of 1941 by Dr. Charles C. Lauritsen and Dr. Lawrence R. Halstad. As he observed the Britlsb use of antiaircraft rockets, Dr. Lauritsen became convinced that there was urgent need for considerable ex­pansion of tbis COWItry'S rocket p-ogram.

Dr. Lauritsen presented his case 10 Dr. VlIDIIevar Busb, recently designated b;ead of OSRD. "Well, why don't you do ~ about It?" Dr. Bulb aabd, giving Dr. Lauritsen ba~ to prcmote a larger p-ogram.

By 1943, p-omising develCJlllllellt& in the CalIfornIa Institute of TecImolagy rocDt p-ogram, under Dr. Lauritaen's guidance - and important Britisb IIIIC' I I In disabling submarines wltb aircraft rocIteta - convinced Admiral Emest J . ICq, alief of Naval Operatllllls, that the CalTec:b rocket .. CJCI an IboaId undergo ~ priority expansion In order to provide the Navy as 100II .. poaible wiUl air­\aunched"~ rocIieD. MoreIaltiDs..-:e_needed JmmedIetfty. ". Deed, and an .med "qallilDtilt fw .. nIatIaD wdlwoce ...............

... met wIMII the Naval 0rcNace 'felt StaIkII_ ... bIIIIIed In IDdIaa W .. Vane, In NotI!Dlber 1M3.

Contributions coming in well for Navy Relief Society fund drive

Contributions are coming In well for the Navy Relief Society's annual fund drive, it was reported this week by Cdr. J. J. Fleming, chairman of the 1976 campaign at the Naval Weapons Center.

The drive to rsise money for the NRS, the naval service's own private, charitable organization, began Navywide on May 4 and will continue to June 6.

Contributions will support the Navy Relief Society's emergency a id and financial assistance programs for Navy and Marine Corps persolDlei and their families.

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sold by compeUtive-bid sale to the general public.

" The facts, to me, are simple: If tbose are the rules, and the rules are unfair, tben It Is the job of the Congress to change tbem. Prohibiting present tenants a fint option causes undue disruption, and WUlecessary costs of relocation. The only result of that will be loss of good will, and allenatlon of community residents."

Congressman KetchIDll concluded by saying that he has urged all members of the House of Representatives to support his legislation.

well in test . •. As for the cost of materta\, iDc\udIng

COMectors, the fiber optics purchased In sma\l quantities Is a little more tban $1,032 compared to $1,630 for wire that already Is available in quantity at this time. It Is an­ticipated that as the demand for fiber optic components Increases the cost will deerease.

Fiber optics for use In transmitting low voltage data signals between variOll8 components of a weapon system and an aircraft 's on-board computer should be the way of the future in replacing wiring for such use in aircraft, Freedman stated.

Full Service restored Motor vehicle decal<! are once again being

issued Monday through Friday, between tbe bours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., at tbe NWC main gate Visitoc Center.

Two months ago, because of a shortage of personnel, it was necessary to reduce this service to tbree days a week.

Employees at the Vehicle Registration Office expressed their appreciation for the patience and cooperation sbown by all hands during the period it was necessary to cut back this selVice to tbe public.

Locally, the campaign will be topped off by the presentation of grand prizes on Friday, June 4, at the VX-6 VI. NAF (BAT­NAF) challenge softball game, coupled with announcement of tbe wimer of the " Mias Navy Relier' queen title.

Votes Based on Contributions

Votes for the queen candidates are based on contributions made In tbeir behalf to the Navy Relief Society fund drive, and tickets (which count as votes) can be obtained from keymen in all departmenta on the Center.

Nine of the ten Navy Relief campalp queen candidates were Introduced this past Sunday afternooo during tbe communlty­wide plmlc and Ice cream socla\ that was tbe hIgbilgbt of NWC's obeervance of Ar­med Forces Week. The only abIIentee was YN3 Stacey BevIlle, frem the VX-6 Air Warfare Office, wbo was on llllllualleave.

The other queen candidates are RMSN AlD\a Maria BarIter, AA Baaale Lamb, MSSN Karen Lukas, YN3 LiDda McKenzIe, ACAN Vallerte Nutter, HN &un Quack­enbusb, YNSA Baaale Shannon, AZAN Patricta Stewart and YNSA Lydia Wright.

Five of the queen candidate bopefu1s are from VX-6. They are YN3 Bevt\le, AA Lamb, YN3 McKenzie, YNSA Sbannon and YNSA Wrlgbt. NWC Is represented In the queen contest by RMSN Barker, MSSN Lukas and HN Quackenbuah, and tbere are two entries - ACAN Nutter and AZAN Stewart - from NAF.

Queen Contesl Aids Drive

According to Cdr. Fleming, the queen contesl Is helping greatly to Increaae the efforts put fortb by the entrants' sbIpmates to aid the Navy Relief SocIety fund drive. The early leaders In the contest are AZAN Stewart, HN Quackenbush and YNSA WrIgbt, but wltb tbree more weets to go the fina\ outcome Is far from settled.

The list of grand prizes tq be given away at the BAT -NAF softball game iDc\udes the cbolce of a number of valuable awards made available by Ridgecrest merchants. They are:

1st prize - a Datsun pickup truck from Bird Oldsmobile, a Plymoutb Arrow frem Charlon and Simolon, a 17-ft. " Me Too" travel traller from Desert Moton, or a Honda GL 1000 from the Desert Sports Center.

2nd prize - a Suzuki AlOO or a Suzuki 1'8 75 motorbike, botb from Desert Sports Cycle, or a l~in . color TV set frem Ace TV.

3rd prize - an Amana microwave oven or Ii 17-in. Zenltb portable color TV set from Loewens, or a Maytag dishwasher frem Ace TV.

ON NAVY RELIEF GRAND PRIZE LIST-A Plymoulh Arrow from Charionand Simolon in Ridgecrest is inctu~ in the group of four first prizes, one of which will be given away during the BAT·NAF challenge sofl .... 11 glme 1 .... 1 will conclude the 1976 Navy Relief Society fund drive II the Naval Wupons Cenler. Showing off the clilssy car is ~ry Paine, Miss China Lake-Ridgecrest, who will be the toeal arM r~resentative in the state beauty pageant at s.nta Cruz. The list of first prizes also includes a Dalsun pickup lruck from Bird Oldsmobile, a 17.11. "Me Too" Iravel Irliler from Ridgecresl motors, Ind I _ GL 1000 from the Desert Sports Cenler. -Pboto by Ron Allen

FAMILY FUN - Approximately 1.soo visitors turned out to participate in the community·wide picnic Ind ice cream socii I which was held list Sundoy Ifternoon on the Ilwn In front of the Naval Weapons Center Administrltlon Building as the highlight to the local observlneeof Armed Forc .. _ (May 1-151. In the top row of photos, the Murray Sc_1 Band, directed by Alberti Kline, WIS _ of four sc_1 bonds thol provided musiCiI en. tertainment throughout the event; Ind I young celebrlnt (at right) clutches _ of the many bolloons thet added a colorful note to the diY'S festlvlll... In the center photos, hungry visitors

patronize a tlble covered with homemlde pies and cakes thol were sold by membors of the Maturlngo Museum Luneheons Group, under the diredion of Mrs. Sue Byrd; al right, lhe brightly-~inted Naval Air Facility Bicentenniill aircraft, ill T-31 Freedom Fighter chlse plane specially prepared by the NAF Targets Department, made its public debul. The photo at lower left shows the beautlfultreeand f"'g·linedipprooches to the huge lliwn on which the picnic was held. To its right, visitors are pic­tured examining one of the many entries in the popular car show, which was held on the Administration Building parking Jot.

Scout·o~Rama set Saturday at Schoeffel Field Tickets are still on sale for the amual

Scout-o-Rama tbatls to be beld tolOOiIUW at Scboeffe\ Field.

A Ucket, priced at $1 for nolHlCOut af­ftlIated pei'SOlll, will admit one adult pllll any cbIJdren In bIa or ber family under the age of 16. Tickets are being sold by CUb and Boy Scouts dool'-to-door and In variOlll sbopplng areas. They also will be available at the gate 011 SaturcS.y.

Between 25 and 30 Boy Scout, Girl Scout, CUb Scout and Camp Fire Girl Wlits from Ridgecrest, ChIna Lake, TrOll8, Randaburg and CalIfornia aty are espected to par­Udpate In tbIa event. It will feature puppet

sbows and demonstraUons of scouting s1dlJs, handcrafts, pioneering and cooking.

In addlUOII, CUb Scout Pack 341, spon­sored by the NWC All Faith Chapel, will set up an obstacle course wblch visitors and scouts may attempt to run tbrough, and Boy Scout Troop 35, sponsored by the In­ternaUonal AssocIaUOII of MachInIsts and Aerospace Wotlters Local 442, will operate a miniature golf course.

Ezp\orer Post 800, sponsored by the United Metbodl5t Church of RIdgecrest, plans to set up a rope climb; Boy Scout Troop 68, SPOll8Ored by the Ridgecrest LOS Church, 1st Ward, will demonstrate rap-

S,nice of alactron microtcop, lab awailabla The Research Department is now making available Centerwide the use of Its trail&­misslOII e1ectrOll microscopy laboratory.

According to Jom Dancy, e1ectroolc mI­crOllOpiat In the Physics Division of Code Ill; thls laboratory has tbe Wlique capability of assisting acIentista or mgineers by pro­viding microstructure analysis techniques designed to meet their parUcu1ar needa, such as In the area of thin film research, for esample.

Consulting service is provided to Insure optimum and efficient interface between a

specific project and transmissiOll electron mlCI'Il8COPY, Dancy added.

''Whether yours Is a current need, or you are planning a new project. see how this laboratory can wotlt alOIIg with you on a sbort- or lOIIg-1enn basis In planning and developing a project that will extracl maximun data from tests and experiments desii!ned to efficimUy and economically rea1ize your objective," Dancy urged.

AddiUonallnformaUon can be obtained by calling Dancy at NWC en. 2771.

pe\1ing techniques from 3G-ft. high painting scaffolds ; and Boy Scout Troop 848, sp0n­

sored by the Grace Lutheran Church In Ridgecrest, will put on a pillow fight which visitors may Join in.

The Scout-o-Rama will begin at 1 p.m. and the CUb Scout Pinewood Derby runoffa for gravity-powered racers will be beld at 3 p.m. The Order of the Arrow, a SQCiety of bonorC81upers, will begin a program at 7:30 p.m. designed to sbow the public typical activiUes that occur around a campfire during a camp out.

Artists' work on display

now at Community Center The woIlts of Desert Art League members

C\ifford Johnson and Ruth Powers are on display at the Community Center between the bours of 7:30 a .m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and will remain tbrougb Monday, May 31.

Johnson's paintings of Western Americana bang on the wall of Cactus Hall and In the JOIIbIll and Yucca Rms. The artist is an employee of Code 4:i61.

The paintings by Mrs. P"owers, who Is a long-time local re81dent, depict landscapes of the Kern River Valley and the local area. They are hung In the Sidewinder Rm.

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tbrougb the line directly In frOllt of bIa posIUon, Platoon Sergeant PaIge, c0m­

manding a machine gun sectlOll with fearless determlnaUon, COIItInued to direct the fire of bIa gwmers until all bIa mm were either killed or wounded.

" Alone, against the deadly ball of Japanese sbeI1s, he manned bIa gun, and when it was destroyed, took over another, moving from gun to gun, never ceasing bIa withering fire against the advancing bonles untll reInforcemmts finally arrived. Then, forming a new line, he daunt\easly and aggressively led a bayonet charge, driving the enemy back and preventing a lreaktbrougb In our lines . . ."

Col. PaIge was commissioned In the field at Guadalcanal, and, before retiring from the service In 1964, served at one Ume as commanding officer of the 3rd Bata\1lOll, 7th MarInes, First Marine DlvlsiOll. After his reUrement be wotlted for a Urne for MB AssocIates, Inc., of San Ramon, CalIf., helping In the research and deveiopmmt of miniature rocketa, penetraUOII aida and byperveloclty acceIeraUOII.

Last year, Col. PaIge publlabed his autobiography mtlUed "A MarIne Named Mitch," which contains the essence of bIa picture and notHaklng which began 40 years ago.

"As'a plaIoon sergeant I Imew my men u well as anybody ever Imew them - every detail of their llves. Wben we got Into combat tbIa knowledge paid off, although I never realized bo1\' It mIgbt when I fInt began taking notes," reca\led the colooe!.

He and his wHe, Jan, make their home In Redwood aty. They have two married children, Mitch and Janis.

Talk about Center's range complex set af next IEEE meet/nll

A talk about the future of the Naval Weapons Center's range complex will be preSented at the nen luncheon meeting of the ChIna Lake Section of the InsUtute of Electrical and Electronic EngIneers.

The speaker will be Wi11lam R Hat­tsba~, head of the Test and EvaluaUOII Department, and the meeting will be beld on Tuesday, starUng at 11 :30 a.m ., In the Chart Rm. of the Commlaaloned Officers' Mess.

Because the ranges represent a sig­nificant resource In the Center's total research development, test and evaluaUon capability, it is essential that they be utilized and developed in such a manner to support both present and future Navy test and evaluaUon needs. .

CUrrenUy, the ranges face a variety of problems, such as encroaclunent on the restricted air space that is vital to tbeIr maximum utlllzaUon.

Hattabaugh will discuss modernizaUon plans for the ranges that are Intended to cope with anUcipated problems over the nen two decades, including improved range measurement systems.

The speaker, who has been a ChIna Lake employee since 1960 (except for a l-year period spent attending the University of Mel!ico on a government fellowship while studying for master's degree In publlc admlnlstraUOII) has been head of wbat Is now Code ~ since 1973.

WIII"'m R. HIHlbough

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Happenings around Iwe

PREPAR'ED FOR DANCE FESTIVAL - These members of the Desert Daneers, local folk dance group, are Jooking forward with anticipation to the spring folk dance festival that will be held tomorrow afternoon and evening at the Community Cenler. They are (I .·r .1 Nan Hulsey, carl Heller, Cindy and Bob Brown, Carolyn Ogilvie and Dwight Fine. This event, which is being held in conjunction with the International Festival Committee's food IHzur, is open to 1111 interested persons Ind I good turnout of dancers and Spoetltors Is hoped for. -Pboto by RonA11en

Dancing to the COWltry and western music of the CoWltry Squires will take place at the Chaparral Club tomorrow night from 9 W1til 2 a .m.

PreparaUons are WIder way for the grand opening of the new EnlIsted Men's Club later tbIa month, according to club manager Walt Schimke. DetaIls of the opening ceremony will be amOWlced 800II In The ROCKETEER.

GEBA Assessments Due Assessments are now due from members

of the Government Employees Benefit AsSldation and the QIina Lake Mutual Aid SocIety fonowlng the deatlll of Roy G. Kruger, Thomas G. Standard and Peter Dletrlcbaon.

Kruger , a former Code 5682 employee, was 91 years old aI the Urne of bIa death (II April 14 in Ws Angeles. Standard, 63, a Public Works Deparbnmt employee who had retired, died April :In In Ridgecrest. Dletrlcbaon was asaIstant dlvislOII head of the Technical InformaUOII Department Graphic Arts DIvIsion until bIa death In On)':l on AprIl 24 at the age of 59.

GEBA and CLMAS members are asked

Folk dance f~te, food bazaar set Saturda, People who mjoy the W1U1ual In music,

the e:totlc In food, and the memorable In dance are invited to attend Lecb Lamldbar - the Desert Dancers' spring folk dance fesUvai tbat Is to be held Jointly with the InternaUonal FesUvaI CommIttee's (IFC) food bazaar - tomorrow In the CommWlity Center.

SpecIa1 event paaaea, for which the password is "festival," will be Issued on Saturday at the NWC main gate from IlOOII

W1ill midnight. The dance fesUvai has been planned In

two parts. From 2 to 5 p.m., dancing will be to recorded millie, but during the evening (from 8 to midnight) there will be dancing to the music of the Pecurka InternaUonal Folk Band.

Dance Exhibillons Slated

DurIng each sesslOII, there will be e:tbibitlons by special dance groups. The afternoon program will feature IFC den­cers, starUng at around 2:30 p.m., when nine Two Bushi dancers will demonstrate the skills taugbt to them by Mrs. AIko WhIte. This group will be followed im­mediately by silt Afro-American dancers in a demonstr&UOII that has been chore­ographed by Mrs. Phy11ls Henderson Barnes.

Later, shorUy after 3:30 p.m., Une Scanlon, a professional Polynesian dancer, will perfonn her naUve Samoan dances.

The evening program, for wblch there will be an admission charge of $2 per per­son, will Include a demonstraUon by the Royal Scottish Country Dance SocIety of Los Angeles at about 8:30 p.m. The society was fonned In Scotland In 1923 for the purpose of resurrecting, restoring, and preserving the dances and dance music of old Scotland, and today ScoWsb country dancing Is enjoyed by tboUIands of people tbroughout the world. Members of the demonstr&UOII team of the Ws Angeles branch are selected by the team director, Margaret Morrison - a naUve of ScoUand who now resides In North Hollywood.

Polish Dancers To Perform The second e:tbibiUOII of the evening will

be by Polski Iskry. This group specializes In the dances of Poland, and perfonns at folk dance festivals throughout California . Polski Iskry is directed by Eugene aejella of Garden Grove, CalIf. aejella, wbo is of P01lab descent, has Indulged bIa lifelong interest In Polish culture by traveling ex­tensively In Poland to research dances and costwnes.

The Pecurka InternaUonaI Folk Band Is a silt-piece musical group that provides lively, entertaining, and danceable music for Southern California folk dancers. Singing In 10 languages and playing a variety of ethnic and convenUonai in­struments, the silt members of the band

perform folk mualc of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Israel, Greece, and many otber lands.

Bob Atwood, the group's director, Is the lead accordionist; bIa wHe Barbara Is the group's c1arineUst. Laura Carder plays (and Hugh Neely W1derstudles) violin and viola. Carol DrIggers makes beauUful music on the PersIan santur, an Instrument very similar to the American hammer dulcimer. Karen Magnussen Is the group's flute and recorder player; and John Trojan plays the accordiOll and tupan (large MacedonIan folk drum).

The food bazaar will be open from IlOOII

untll 10 p.m. Members of the international RelaUons Club at Burroughs HIgh School will be selling pastries, bresda, and cakes In the PanamInt Rm. at the CommWlity Center, and bot and cold beverages at the snack ber area from IlOOII W1ill 10 p.rn. An InternaUonal supper also will be available In the snack bar area. The supper will in­clude beer meat balla, terlyald chicken wings, fried rice, and a dessert.

Volunteers are sUII needed to belp with the selling. Those willing to do so are asked to contact Mrs. Susanne FOWItain, by ca\lIng ~, to arrange to belp at the bszaar.

FWlds raised by IFC from the food sales and from patrOll Ucket sales held earller In

the mOlltb will be contributed to two scholarship funds. They are IFC's own scholarship at the undergraduate Ieve\, which Is open to all local students having a financial need; and the Martin Luther KIng Scbolarshlp, administered by the CalIfornia Teachers' Association, wblch Is for minority students doing graduate wotlt.

Coupons available for many recreation areas

Discount coupons for a variety of recreaUonaI attractions are available to NWC mOitary and avn Service personnel and their dependmts at the CommWlity Center.

The coupons, which offer 10 to 15 per cent savings on the regular cost of these at­tractions, may be picked up from the lobby attendant of the Communty Center 011

Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and on Tuesday tbrougb Friday evenings from 7:30 mtll 10.

Coupons are available for the following attractions: DIsneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Busch Gardms, MagIc Mountain, Movieland Wn Museum, Universal StudIos, Queen Mary Tour (PaI01 VenIes), MarIne1and of the Pacific (Palos Venles), Uon COWItry Safari, Sea World (San Diego), San Diego Zoo and Wild AnIn1aI Park and Santa's Bear).

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FESTIVAL TICKETS PRESENTED - Mrs. DoHie Freeman, wife of the NWC Commander, earlier this week received tickets for the evening program of the combined folk dance festival and International Festival CommiHee's food bazaar thai will be held al the Community Center. The youngsters who presenled tickets to Mrs. Freeman are Paul Rabago, who is wearing a GUilmanian costume, and Christine Shadd, dressed in a Japanese costume. They are third and fourth grade sludents, respedively, from Vi_ Elementary Sc_I. -PhotobyRonAllm

by Larry MasCII, secretsry, to COlltact the collectors In their work area to pay U­latest us rents, which are NOI. 381, 3U and 363.

Mason sated that a new membership drive Is now 011 and a1ao urged present GEBA and CLMAS members to check to make sure tbat up-t&date lnformaUOII regarding their beneficiaries is (II file. He can be contacted after wo~ bours by cal~ 448-4794.

Square Donee Scheduled Members of the Cactus Squares will bold

their bI-montb1y square dance tomorrow ni8ht, starUng at 7:30, at the Murray JWlior HIgh School auditorium. George and Jeanne Thornburg will be ~ the Upa and cueing the rounds.

From 7:30 to a p.rn. there will be round dancing, followed by lC\uare dancing until 11.

At the conclUllOll of the evening, gaIJy decorated bo:tes of after-dance snacks and sweets will be auctiOiled off by refreslment chairmen Bell and Lou Sidney.

All square dancers are invited to join In the fun.

Insurance Agent Due Lonl Kivett, the Aetna Isurance

representaUve, will be at the Comm1lIlity Center nen Wednesday, May 19, from 10:30 a .m. to IlOOII.

Youths Invited to apply for Army summer program

App\lcaUOIII, which can be obtaIned 1ocaI1y, are now being accepted for the U.s. Army Reserve', Summer Career IntenIt Program '78.

The objective of tIU pncram, which Is sponsored by Army Reserve In COIIjunctIon with the Reserve omcers AsIodaUOll, Is to teach technical aId1Ia to teenagers wb6e providing training IIlbjectl for Army Reserve 1nItructors.

The summer program Is two weeka In duraUOII and Is open to anyOile 1$ years of age and over. WbIIe It Is IpOIIIOI'ed by the Army, there Is no commitment Involved by tboae who participate. In addIUOII, the students are not required to stand fOl'­maUons, wear Wlifonns or meet baIreut regulaUOIII.

For a $55 fee, students receive I.ntensJve course and field wotlt In their m.-t atIMly area. The fee coven housing, meals, educaUonal materials and healtb and ac­ddent Insurance.

This summer program Is being offered at eight locaUons around the country, but the nearest 0IIe Is at the Sacramento Army Depot from June :In through July 2, and from July 4 to 16. The variety of subject. to be offered there Includes aviaUOII grouDd school, law enforcement, automotive maintenance, medical lab teclmology and amatelU' radio. Only one course may be selected for the two-week training period.

Pampblets which cootaIn an app1lcaliOll form for the Army Reserve's S1III1IIIIr Career Interest Program can be obtaIned at the Community Center and Youth Center at NWC, at the BurrougbI HIgh Scboal counseling center, at the MeaquIte BIaIa School office, and at the Cerro ec. Community College career cOWlaellnC emter.

At the present Ume, the 6303rd USAR Study Group (Rro) Is espIoring the possibility of having transportation provided to and from the two camp n,ttlOIII In Sacramento, and also Is seeking IAIpIIOl1 from local service clubs and similar groupe for payment of the $55 fee In cases of thole wbo are interested In attending, but are unable to afford It. The latter are asked to fill out the appllcaUOII and then send It to Capt. MlcbaeI Hartney, USAR, aI NWC Code 081.

H addIUonalinformaUOII (other than that Included In the app1lcaUOll pamphlets) becomes available, It can be obtained by calling Capt. Hartney at NWC en. 32118 or 446-1fM5.