Page Eight Fall fashion show to be held next Tuesday by WACOM The Women's Auxiliary of the Com- missioned Officers' Mess (WACOM) will hold its fall fashion show next Tuesday at the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Asocial hour at 11 a.m. will be followed by lunch at 11:45, and the fashion show will follow the luncheon. The lunch entree is stuffed bell peppers, at$3.75 per person. Maureen Toftner, chairperson for the fashion show, has had extensive experience in fashion modeling, dressmaking, textiles, and fashion counseling. A variety of clothing from local Ridgecrest stores will be shown and gar- ments sewn by WACOM members also will be modeled. Ridgecrest merchants that are par- ticipating include Rene's Main Street, Donna's Shirt Tales, Gorrono's Fashions for Guys and Gals, Mode O'Day, Wildflower, Sharon's, Western English Emporium, McNel's, and the Classy Closet. Also taking part are Ully's Chic Fashions, Fabritique, Fox Hole, Buttons and Bows, Parker's Men's Wear, The Pinafore, and The Male Box. FINAL TOUCHES-GeHing ready 10 model in the WACOM fashion show next Tuesday are Chris Young (1 , ), who is wearing a suit from Rene's, and Maureen Toftne" chairman of the fashion show. who is wearing an outfit she made herself. Discount shot clinic for cats scheduled tomorrow The Indian Wells Valley Spay and Neuter Education Program is sponsoring a discount shot clinic for cats only on Saturday, from 7 to 9 p.m., at 206 Panamint St. (The Debonair Dog), Ridgecrest. Price for shots will be as follows: Distemper and Lepto, $5, rabies, $3. Shots will be administered by Dr. Larry Jackson. For further infonnation call 446-2484. TEL-MED TAPE OF WEEK Quarreling, teasing and yelling at one another are common actions between children. Parents who boast that their children never fight either don't see these actions or have unusual children. Com- petition for approval and affection between siblings is common in most families. To learn more abo~; brothers and sisters getting along together call Tel-Med at·446- 3541 and ask to hear tape No. 404. ROCKETEER PRECISION WORK - Roy Briscoe, lapidary chairman of the gem and mineral show set this weekend at the Community Center, demonstrates how a colorful slab of honey onyx can be sliced from a larger section of this gemstone. Saws like the one shown above will be operated to cut open geodes purchased by visitors at the Indian Wells Gem.nd Mineral Society's Silver Jubilee of Gems. Gem, mineral show slated this weekend at Community Center The Community Center will be the setting tomorrow and Sunday for the Indian Wells Gem and.Mineral Society'S Silver Jubilee of Gems. Among the principal attractions at this year's gem and mineral show, which will be open to the public free of charge on Satur- day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will be an array of nearly 60 cases of gems, minerals, fossils, Indian artifacts, and specialized lapidary work. The collections of senior rockhounds and their younger counterparts from the Pebble Pups will be represented in the many exhibits. Field trips that are always a popular part of the annual gem and mineral show are scheduled again this year. The first such outing will get underway with a car caravan that will leave from the Community Center parking lot at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Its destination will be Honey Hilf, where participants will dig for specimens of - ' - . .._- t" ~, __ ".;::?'?';::::.;c:,.,=:.. {~~ -~ onyx. Two additional field trips are slated on Sunday. Four-wheel drive vehicles will be required for the first one that will leave at 10:30 from the Community Center on a trip in search of agate and petrified wood. Also on Sunday, there will be a field trip to the Indian Wells Gem and Mineral Society's claim at Rainbow Ledge, which is known for its colorfuf jasp agate. Starting time for this outing is 10:45 a.m. from the Community Center parking lot. Two lectures by experts in their field will take place on Saturday afternoon. Mineral collecting will be the topic of Milton Speckles during a talk that will start at 1 p.m. Information on "Geothermal Energy, What It is and What the Navy is Doing" will be presented by Dr. Carl Austin at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Austin, who has taught many classes in geology, prospecting and mineralogy, is head of the Geothennal Utilization Division in the NWC Public Works Department. ~ { , ~~_7. . Weekend Roundup Country fried chicken and countrified music will be the theme when American Legion Post 684 and the musical group Desert Express stage a dinner..,oncert to benefit the TV Booster on Sunday, at the American Legion Hall on Inyokern Road and Sierra View in Ridgecrest. Dinner will be served from 2 to 6 p.m. and the Desert Express will perform im- mediately following dinner. Price of dinner is $3 per person, with senior citizens and children under 12,$2.50. Those who come just to hear the music will be charged $1. Tickets are available at Ace TV, Donna's Shirt Tales, from TV Booster volunteers or at the door. +++ Parents of Indian Wells Valley Youth Football League players and cheerleaders will sponsor a dime-a. WEDNESDAY NOV. 11 "THE PILOT" Starring Cliff Robertson and Diane Baker (Drama, rated, PG .98min.l FRIDAY NOV.Jl "THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWiCe" Starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange (Drama. rated R. 122 min.) I YtU,·S. Gonf'nment Pf'inti"f Offjce: 1981 No SO - From: PLACE STAMP HERE . To: I • '1 VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION ACKNOWLEDGED - Latest recipient of lhe Naval Weapons Center's Technical Director Award is Terry J. Wilson, the HARM system engineering line manager. As this photo was taken, Wilson was looking over the nose section of a High Speed Antj·radiation Missile that was about to undergo a test of its seeker control and telemetry components. Efforts to catch, remove burros from range area set on weekend This weekend will bring about a con- tinuation of the efforts to capture and remove feral burros from the 27S-square- mile emergency reduction area of tbe Naval Weapons Center. Under the terms of an out..,f..,ourt set- tlement reached on Oct. 20 (prior to the dismissal of a suit brought against the Navy by three animal protection groups) the Fund for Animals, Inc., is scheduled to have six wranglers on board tomorrow and Sunday. Their efforts will have a twofold purpose. runways and to motor vehicle operators on the NWC inner test range roads. In preparation for this weekend's burro roundup by the Fund for Animals, em- ployees from the Environmental Branch of the NWC Public Works Department have been monitoring the range area and likely access routes to lower elevations used by the feral burros to determine in advance . where the best locations will be to capture more of the animals not only this weekend, (Continued on Page 3) November 6, 1981 Vol. XXXVI, No. 44 NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CALIFORNIA Technical Director Award presented for prime role HARM weapon system • In The Naval Weapons Center's Technical Director Award in recognition of his significant role in the design, development, and testing of the HARM (High Speed Anti- radiation Missile) weapon system was presented last week to Terry J. Wilson, who is now head of the Electronic Warfare Department's Electronic Warfare Analysis Branch. The presentation was made by Bob Hillyer, NWC Technical Director, during the Commander's meeting beld in the Management Center of Michelson Laboratory. As a prelude to making the presentation, Hillyer commented that of all the weapons now undergoing development, test and evaluation on board the Center, HARM is prohably-the one that is most hadly needed by the Fleet. HARM is a joint Navy-Air Force project to provide a system capable of countering electronic threats over a wide range offrequencies. Wilson, who has been the HARM system engineering line manager, has helped to keep the HARM program on track - par- ticularly while it moved along over some rough spots within the past two years. He received an engraved paperweight, a letter of commendation, and a $300 stipend that accompanies this special form of a Superior Achievement Award. Nadim Totah, former technical manager of the HARM program at NWC, ree- commended Wilson for the Technical Director Award based on the "singularly instrumental position that he played in the design, development, test, and re. WEDNESDAY NOV. 11 "THE PILOT" Starring Cliff Robertson and Diane Baker (Drama, rated, PG .98min.l FRIDAY NOV.Jl "THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWiCe" Starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange (Drama. rated R. 122 min.) I YtU,·S. Gonf'nment Pf'inti"f Offjce: 1981 No SO - From: PLACE STAMP HERE . To: I • '1 VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION ACKNOWLEDGED - Latest recipient of lhe Naval Weapons Center's Technical Director Award is Terry J. Wilson, the HARM system engineering line manager. As this photo was taken, Wilson was looking over the nose section of a High Speed Antj·radiation Missile that was about to undergo a test of its seeker control and telemetry components. Efforts to catch, remove burros from range area set on weekend This weekend will bring about a con- tinuation of the efforts to capture and remove feral burros from the 27S-square- mile emergency reduction area of tbe Naval Weapons Center. Under the terms of an out..,f..,ourt set- tlement reached on Oct. 20 (prior to the dismissal of a suit brought against the Navy by three animal protection groups) the Fund for Animals, Inc., is scheduled to have six wranglers on board tomorrow and Sunday. Their efforts will have a twofold purpose. runways and to motor vehicle operators on the NWC inner test range roads. In preparation for this weekend's burro roundup by the Fund for Animals, em- ployees from the Environmental Branch of the NWC Public Works Department have been monitoring the range area and likely access routes to lower elevations used by the feral burros to determine in advance . where the best locations will be to capture more of the animals not only this weekend, (Continued on Page 3) November 6, 1981 Vol. XXXVI, No. 44 NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CALIFORNIA Technical Director Award presented for prime role HARM weapon system • In The Naval Weapons Center's Technical Director Award in recognition of his significant role in the design, development, and testing of the HARM (High Speed Anti- radiation Missile) weapon system was presented last week to Terry J. Wilson, who is now head of the Electronic Warfare Department's Electronic Warfare Analysis Branch. The presentation was made by Bob Hillyer, NWC Technical Director, during the Commander's meeting beld in the Management Center of Michelson Laboratory. As a prelude to making the presentation, Hillyer commented that of all the weapons now undergoing development, test and evaluation on board the Center, HARM is prohably-the one that is most hadly needed by the Fleet. HARM is a joint Navy-Air Force project to provide a system capable of countering electronic threats over a wide range offrequencies. Wilson, who has been the HARM system engineering line manager, has helped to keep the HARM program on track - par- ticularly while it moved along over some rough spots within the past two years. He received an engraved paperweight, a letter of commendation, and a $300 stipend that accompanies this special form of a Superior Achievement Award. Nadim Totah, former technical manager of the HARM program at NWC, ree- commended Wilson for the Technical Director Award based on the "singularly instrumental position that he played in the design, development, test, and re.