Page Eight Navy Wives Club holds surprise fete for Cdr., Mrs. Gire Members of Desert Flower Chapter No. 125 of the Navy Wives Club of America held a surprise retirement coffee at the home of their sponsors, Cdr. and Mrs. L. W. Gire, 116 Blue Ridge Rd. on the Center. Cdr. Gire recently retired from the U.S. Navy. He is the former Executive Officer of the Naval Air Facility. NWCA 125 meets every Thursday evening at the club's hut, 415 McIntire St., China Lake. The second Thursday of each month is a business meeting, open to the wives of all retired and active duty military per- sonnel in the Navy, Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard. The meeting time is 7:30 p.rn. BLOW, GABRI EL. BLOW - Trum...t.... ·Steve Nyg••rd, Virginia Cr.lg and The local NWCA chapter is now worldng on plans for its annual "Las Vegas Night," which will be held on Oct. 4at the Chaparral Club. This event will be open to all military personnel and their invited guests. Hector Leon (1.....1 .re sean during reh.......1s for the Desert Community Or'chestr.'s annuli "Pops" concert. This program, the fint of six concerts planned for the 1975-76 season, Is scheduled Sunday, Sept. 28, on the lan.i of the Commissioned Offtcen' Mess. -Pboto by Stan Reynolds Money raised from the Las Vegas Night will be used to support charities and other worthwhile projects of NWCA 125. COM Members are reminded to check on status of dues Desert Community Orchestra to present 'Pops' concert Sept. 28 Amemo from the ('.ommissjooed OffIcers' Mess reminds all club members to check on the status of their dues: Many are behind. In addition, Roy Moss, club manager, noted thatmanymembers are not receiving their monthly club bulletins because of an address change. "U you've moved lately, call the club at 446-2549 and tell us your new address," Moss said. Moss also pointed out that new hours of operation are now in effect at the golf course snack bar. The snack bar will be closed on Mondays and open from 9a.m. to 5 p.rn. Tuesday through Friday. The snack bar will open at 7 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The COM swimming pool closed iast Sunday and will remain closed unW next June. The closing date of Sept. 30, which was publisbed in the monthly COM bulletin, was erroneous. - 1975 contest under way The Freedoms Foundation at Valley ' Forge, Pa., has announced its 1975 awards program to encourage patriotic letter writing among members of the Armed Forces. The 1975 letter writing theme is "Human GoaJs-A Proud Heritage." All military service people, active and reserve, and Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets, are eligible for the program. Entrants may write a letter, essay, or poem Deadline for entries is Nov. 1. Winners will be announced in January 1976. The annual "Pops" concert of the Desert Community Orchestra will be beld on Sunday, Sept. 28, in the lanai area of the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Concerttime is8p.rn. Admission is free of charge. Sponsored by the Desert Community Orcbestra Association, the "Pops" concert permits the orchestra to perform Its first concert in an Ideal famlly-lype setting. Gordon Trousdale, conductor, has 1inedup a program guaranteed to please the musical palate of all who aUend. The first selection of the evening will be Johann Strauss' "Tales From the Vienna Wooda." This will be followed by the "ProcessIon of the Sardar," wriUen ' by Ippolltov-Ivanov. The rousing ''Washington Post March," by Jam Phi1lIps Sousa, and the "English Folk Suite," by Ralph Vaughan-WIllIams, also are on the program. As a growing tradition of the annual "POpll" concert, the DlDeland Band will render selections of popular jazz standards. This group is composed of Jim McLane at the piano, AI1an Craig on the trumpet, Sam Haun on the trombone, Tom McLane as a trombonist, Dick Fryer and Bill Hall on the clarinet, Dan Lydon with the banjo, Bud Sewell paying the guitar, Bob Metz with tuba in hand, and Ken Robinson on the bass fiddle. The "POpll" concert is the first of six such musical offerings by the orchestra during the 1971>-76 season. It is the only free concert of the year, and is entirely underwriUen by the Music Trust Fund, Inc., of New York City. , m.z.w•• oneofthef..._ .venflof..... "81g Whet. Jamboree," sponsored lut Saturday at Burroughs High Sc'-I by the Roadrunner Auxiliary of the Children's Home Society. Above, a little girl tries 10 keep her front ......1... line In the mue while _ng .round obst.cles, over bridges and througll tAffic j.ms. TIlt spons«s of the .vent had • lot of ...Ip In ....ndllng the m..... _eo boys .nd glrlsbo_en 3.nd 7yean of .ge whotumad out for t... fun. Members of t... Optimist Club of Ridgecrest / China Lake, lent • h.nd, as did members of the Girl .nd Boy Scouts .nd Juniorettes, children's .uxlll.ry to the Junior Women's Club. -Pboto by Ray Hocker The orchestra is supported jointly by the Desert Community Orchestra Association, Inc., and Cerro Coso Community College. Season membershipll in the II8SOCiation provide financial support which cannot be given by the college and are offered to the general public. Family membershipe-which entitle all members of the family to attend the full schedule of six concerta-are offered at a totaJprice of $10; single adult membershipll are $5, and contributing membershipll by patrons of the musical arts cost $25. C0r- porate or business membershipll are priced at $50, and students and enlisted military personnel can obtain membershipll for $1 each. Noted science-fiction author to present lecture at college Ray Bradbury, noted author of science- fiction and interplanetary space travel tales, has been scheduled to speak tonight at 8in the Cerro Coso Community College Lec- ture Hall. Bradbury's subject will be "Novel Writing - Screenwriting - Stage Writing - and a Comparison of the Challenges and Styles." A storyteller by his own definition, and a prophet and mythmaker by reputation, Bradbury has become a vital and respected author. His books are space age classics. He began his literary career at the age of 12 and sold his first story when he was 19 years old. He has written more than 300 stories, 14 books, numerous novels and plays. One of his novels "Fahrenheit 451," was filmed by French director Francois Truffaut. Tickets for Bradbury's lecture are priced at $2 for general admission and $1 for all college students who have ASB cards. The ducats are available at the Station Phar- macy, the Gift Mart in Ridgecrest, or at the college switchboard. In addition, they will be on sale at the lecture hall door prior to the lecture. Vieweg PTA schedules back-to-school picnic A picnic to celebrate Back-To-School night will be held Monday at the school by the Vieweg Parent-Teacbers' Associatioo. All families of Vleweg students are in- vited to bring picnic lunches to the school at 5 p.rn. John Condos, Vieweg School prin- cipal, will be present to renew old friend- shipll and meet new families. A short PTA meeting will take place at 6:30 during which Jim Battles, PTA president, will outline the goals of the group for the 1971>-76 term. ~ Teachers will stand by in their classrooms during the evening to talk to parents, answer questions and discuss programs for the new school year. Babysitters will be provided in the school's cafetorium. Septembe( 19, 1975 SHOWBOAT MOVIE RATINGS The objective of the c,.atings is to inform parents about the suitability of movie content for viewing by their children. (G)· ALL AGES ADMITTED Genera I Audiences (PG)· ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested (R)· RESTRICTED Under 17 requires accompanying Parentor Adult GUilrdian Regula r starting time -7:30 p.m. FRI. 19SEPT. "LADY ICE" (92 Min.) Donald Sutherland, Jennifer O'Neill (Action) Insurance invest igator goes undercover to break up a jewel theft ring, spearheaded by a lovely lady. (PG) SAT. 20SEPT. "THE REINCARNATIONOF PETER PROUD" 006 Min.) Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O' Neill (Drama) Peter Proud. a young professor who comes to believe in his own prior existence, is told by his psychoanalyst that the only way to rid himself of his nightmares is to re·live them . He becomes drawn to the people and events of this previous'i. life. He uncovers the fact that in his previOuS life he was murdered by his young wife. That wife, now middle-aged, decides she must kill again to cover·up the unsolved mystery of her husband's death. (R) SUN. 21 SEPT. "THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER" (lHMin.) Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer (COmedy) The Pink Panther d iamond is stolen from a museum in Lugash by a " Tonkani" inspired thief. Because he recovered the gem in a previous robbery, Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is called into the case. The film is replete with Sellers' incomparable knack of getting wrapped in revolving doors, wrestling with runaway vacuum cleaners, etc. He finally recovers the gem despite his succession of slapstick shenanigans and blunders. (G) MON. 22SEPT. " BREEZY" (107 Min.) William Holden, Roger Carmel tComedy.Drain.) In tnls unlikely love stOry, a young hippie who tries to find good in everyone falls for a cynic three times her age who is completely soured on life. (R) TUES. "YAKUZA" (112 Min.) Robert Mitchum, Takakura Ken 23SEPT. (Adventure Drama) Mitchum-a soldier Of fortune-returns to Japan where he served during the war. He gets involved in Japanese gang warfare over the whereabouts of a missing gun shipment and finds he has been double-crossed by his boss, Brian Keith. This puts Mitchum on the spot and he becomes the target of the Yakuza chief. (R) WED. 24SEPT. "FRANKENSTEIN & THE MONSTER FROM HELL'~ (93 Min.) (Horror) An ambitious young doctor attempts to follow in Baron Frankenstein's footsteps. (R) THURS. 25 SEPT. "THE PASSENGER" (119 M in.) Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider (Drilma) Television iournalist Jack Nicholson runs into difficulty while working on an African documentary. He discovers a ·mysterious murder has been committed in the hOt~ wher-e he is stayino and decides to make his documentary more vivid by takino on the identity of the dead man. Through a diary, he discover-s he has taken on the identity of a gun·runner- for an African liberation army. (PG) FRt. "W" (95 Min.) Twiggy, Micha~ Witney 2'SEPT. (Suspense Dr.ma) Concer-ns the deadly secret shared by three people--a beautiful oirl with a mysterious past, a prisoner who isn't in prison, and a private detective who knows more than he should. (PG) - From: I I PLACE STAMP " "c \ HERE To: ..~ --"" .' Sept. 19, 1975 INSIDE ... Organ ConcertSlated Sunday ............ .2 Vehicle Accident Fatal ............ .......3 Drive on To Conserve Energy ...... . ......4 Concert Season Ticket Sale ....... . ... . ...5 Naval Weapons Cente1' China Lake Sports ...................................6 Community Orchestra Concert Planned ...8 California --....--... TO BElN PARADE - One of thef..ture .ttr.ctlonsentered In tomorrow'l Otstrt Empire F.lr P.rad., will be this replica of t... USS Los Angeles, .....vy cruiser built10 scale. TIlt modolls65 tt.ln length. Air Weapons Dept. disestablished under organizational realignment A proposed organizational realignment that will consolidate the Naval Weapons Center's air and surface weapons development programs into a single department was announced jointly on Wednesday by Rear Admiral R. G. Freeman m, NWC Commander, and Dr. G. L. Ho1lingsworth, Technical Director. Pending approval of the Chief of Naval Material, this realignment will become effective on Oct. 1. the Surface MissiJes, Aircraft Systems and Engineering Departments. As a result of this change; the title of the Surface MissiJes Department (Code 31) will be changed to the Weapons Department and the Aircraft Systems Department (Code (0) will be redesignated as the Systems and Simulation Department. It is anticipated that there will be some organizational adjustments witbln the present Codes 31 (Surfaee- MisaI1es), (0 (Aircraft Systems) and 55 (Engineering) as (Continued on Page ~I Vol. XXX, No. 37 Parade Saturday will be attraction of 25th • main annual Desert·Empire Fair All the world loves 'a parade. will be dressed as a ClJarro (Mexican People everywhere have an affinity for cowboy). . ' the color, gaiety and sounds of a parade. C. A. Brown of Barstow is the Division II This is well recorded in song, poetry and marshal. Brown, who is the California state verse. Each year, the highlight of the champion Charro, will be dressed in his Desert Empire Fair, which began last award-winning oujflt. Bob Comellus, well- Wednesday, is a parade that will burst upon known locally 811 an entrant in this parade the scene tomorrow featuring marching each year, will be !be featured rider of units, floats, horses, VIPs, clowns, antique Division II. Comellus will drive a miniature autos, bands, and girls in pretty costumes. stagecoach pulled by four miniature mules. Parades are the special delight of To Lead Division III children, and tomorrow's lineup includes MarshaJ for Division m is ' Barbara plenty ofthings for the youth of the valley to Jackson of Ridgecrest. She will ride as an thril1 at, gasp over and admire. Indian . princess. Jim F1eming and Bill Ronald Ma<;Donald, the funny, red-haired Campbell are the featured riders, dressed clown who represents the lfacDonald as match pairs. The two men are CaJIfornia hamburger cljain of restaurants, will be in State champions in this category. the procession. Along with him will be some Buzz Olmsted, Division IV marsbal, baIl8 of his cohorts who are seen on the Mac- from TehachapI. He also will ride a hone Donald's television commercials. that will be decked out in 1Ilwr. Jean Mant Equestrian Entries Gonzalez, of Lakeview Terrace in the San Horses, horSes and more horses will be FernandoVaJley,wiIlappearasaCOlltmned evidentduring the two-hourparade. Each of Spanish Lady in this dlvlsloa. the five divisions will be led by a marshal on Ev Long, who has been connected wllh the ho ba Desert Empire Fair parade for ID8JIf years rse ck, and will also feature specially (andwho isin charge ofthe .............ft unit. costumed riders. ' ~- for this year's event) is manbal of Dlvlalon Leading Division I will be Joe Spalding V Para from Santa Monica, who will be mounted on '. de. viewers will recognize his a' horse -decorated wtth· IIlwr tra.....f t - • familiar silver-decorated riding gear. . , ............ Featured rider for this dlvIIIoII Is NOI'III8 Featured neler for this division will be Jones from Ridgecrest who wI1l be in fancy This step is tObe taken in orner to deal with an imbalance between the Center's workload and its · manpower resources, RAdm. Freeman and Dr. Ho1lingsworth stated. It also is intended to provide for the orderly transition of the Condor and Sidewinder AIM-9L programs from development to production, and to effect a savings in overbead billets. Frank Acouna from Hacienda Heights. He Western di-ess. . ' Legalman at NAF tapped for .Grand Menllal of P.rade Sen. Walter Stiem is the parade's grand Severe funding deficiencies within the Air Weapons Department (Code 51), combined with major requirements for additional personnel in both the Engineering and Electronic Warfare Departments led to the decision to disestablish Code 51 and transfer its·functions, programs, and personnel to Federal employees, military to receive 5% pay increase Fede..1 employees, Including military personnel, will be rec.lvlng a 5 ...r cent pay inc..... effective Oct. 1. A proposed 1.66 pay boost that llad been recommended by the U.S. Senate Post Office · .nd Civil Service Com· mlttee, went _n the dr.ln yest.rday w...n Senate supporten _re unable to muster. Simple m.jorlty vote In favor of the higher amount. Holding the ...y Incr.... to 5 ...r cent ....d been recom mended by President Gerald Ford "on the basis of an overriding commitment to .11 Americans to achieve nltional economic st.blllty." It Is estlmatad t....t the President's alternative 10 the 1.66 per cent boost In pay will save 51.6 billion. President Ford's pay proposal w.s submitted 10 Congress on Aug. 29, after the President's pay agents hod recommended the 1.66 ...y Incr..se. Following a vote of 7·2 against · President Ford's 5 per cent increase by the U.S. Senate's Post Office and Civil Service Committee, the issue was sent earlier this week to the full Senate for a vote. 'Bluejacket of Month' honor =~:'fo~=::ti:eo~= Next he was sent to the Communications District Agricultural AssocIation, of which Station at Yokosuka, Japan, and assigned the Desert Empire Fair is now a member.. Legaiman First Class Ronnie Brown, who works in the NAF Legal Office; has been selected as September's "Bluejacket of the Month." The lO-year U.S. Navy veteran, who came to China Lake in May 1974, was selected on the basis of his efficiency, accuracy; and dedication to duty, in addition to his military bearing and job performance. The Leveland, Tex., native will receive an all-expenses paid weekend in Bakersfield as a result of his selection. Prior to departing from the local area, LNI Brown will be presented the keys to a new Ford automobile from -Doug Butler, owner of Desert Motors in Ridgecrest, to use on the trip. While in Bakersfield, wbere he will receive his room and meals from the Bakersfield Inn, LNI Brown and his wife, Eva, will be presented free gift certificates and discount coupons from Bakersfield merchants who participate in the monthly progtam. Applied for Schooling LNl Brown became interested in the LegaJman's rate while serving . as a storekeeper on board the destroyer USS' Ro'\I'an. He applied for the schooling but after a year or so forgot his application. Just priorto being transferredfrom the USS Rowan in 1973, he received word that he had been accepted and was sent to Justice School in Newport, R.I. The September Bluejacket had worked as a storekeeper for the first eight years of his en1isiment following his completion of boot training at San Diego. His first assignment in the Navy was to Assault Craft Squadron 1 in San Diego, followed by a one-year tour of duty with the Fiscal Accounting Department at DaNang, Vietnam. the duti~s of supply supervisor at the Naval Rear Admiral R. G. F~ m, NWC Radio Station in Totuska, Japan. Commander, and Mrs. Freeman, will ride "That's a very smaJJ place right in the in the parade, as will Dr. Rex Shacklett, middle of the'main island ofHonshu. Only 70 mayor of Ridgecrest, and Mrs. Shacklett. people live there," Brown said. ~rs.from the Naval Weapons Center who The assignment to the USS Rowan will Wltness the parade from the spectal followed, and then Justice School. (Continued on Page 4) Following the completion of his legaJman training, Brown was sent back to Japan and served for oneyear with COMNAVFOR as a legal assistant, worldng in the law center. Lt.K. M. Starnes, NAF's LegaJ Officer for whom BroWll works, said of this montli's Bluejacket: '/Petty Officer Brown is being nominated for this honor because be Is one of ~ all I1lOrare people who are truly dedicated to tbetr work. He can be depended upon to get the job done, and done right, (Contlnuad on 31 CNO gives approval to declare Wherry Housing 'excess" Approv.1 ....s been gr.ntad by the Chief of Nav.1 Oper.tlons10 declare '" _rry housing units excess 10 the _ of the Naval We_s Center, .nd 10 proceed with IhoIr disposal . under regulations which govern the _.tion of the Gener.1 Services Administration. ACtion to excess .n addition.I 286 units of Normac .nd LeTou.....au-ty... housing will bo deferred until the dlsposaI of the Wherry units c.n bo evalu.tad. In the same m....ga from the CNO, It w.s notad thet Defen.. funds cannot be used 10 construct. new _Imeter .fence, nor can proceeds derived from the saIe of excess units bo _lied to the demolition of unsold units. On the b.sls of t... CNO's .pprov.l, the Naval W..pons Center II proceed- ing with the .dmlnlstr.tlve steps needed to pl.ce the disposal .ctlon In the hands of the GSA. The final decision on the actual disposal steps to b. followed requires approval by Congressional committee. , OCR Text: Page Eight Navy Wives Club holds surprise fete for Cdr., Mrs. Gire Members of Desert Flower Chapter No. 125 of the Navy Wives Club of America held a surprise retirement coffee at the home of their sponsors, Cdr. and Mrs. L. W. Gire, 116 Blue Ridge Rd. on the Center. Cdr. Gire recently retired from the U.S. Navy. He is the former Executive Officer of the Naval Air Facility. NWCA 125 meets every Thursday evening at the club's hut, 415 McIntire St., China Lake. The second Thursday of each month is a business meeting, open to the wives of all retired and active duty military per- sonnel in the Navy, Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard. The meeting time is 7:30 p.rn. BLOW, GABRI EL. BLOW - Trum...t.... ·Steve Nyg••rd, Virginia Cr.lg and The local NWCA chapter is now worldng on plans for its annual "Las Vegas Night," which will be held on Oct. 4at the Chaparral Club. This event will be open to all military personnel and their invited guests. Hector Leon (1.....1 .re sean during reh.......1s for the Desert Community Or'chestr.'s annuli "Pops" concert. This program, the fint of six concerts planned for the 1975-76 season, Is scheduled Sunday, Sept. 28, on the lan.i of the Commissioned Offtcen' Mess. -Pboto by Stan Reynolds Money raised from the Las Vegas Night will be used to support charities and other worthwhile projects of NWCA 125. COM Members are reminded to check on status of dues Desert Community Orchestra to present 'Pops' concert Sept. 28 Amemo from the ('.ommissjooed OffIcers' Mess reminds all club members to check on the status of their dues: Many are behind. In addition, Roy Moss, club manager, noted thatmanymembers are not receiving their monthly club bulletins because of an address change. "U you've moved lately, call the club at 446-2549 and tell us your new address," Moss said. Moss also pointed out that new hours of operation are now in effect at the golf course snack bar. The snack bar will be closed on Mondays and open from 9a.m. to 5 p.rn. Tuesday through Friday. The snack bar will open at 7 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The COM swimming pool closed iast Sunday and will remain closed unW next June. The closing date of Sept. 30, which was publisbed in the monthly COM bulletin, was erroneous. - 1975 contest under way The Freedoms Foundation at Valley ' Forge, Pa., has announced its 1975 awards program to encourage patriotic letter writing among members of the Armed Forces. The 1975 letter writing theme is "Human GoaJs-A Proud Heritage." All military service people, active and reserve, and Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets, are eligible for the program. Entrants may write a letter, essay, or poem Deadline for entries is Nov. 1. Winners will be announced in January 1976. The annual "Pops" concert of the Desert Community Orchestra will be beld on Sunday, Sept. 28, in the lanai area of the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Concerttime is8p.rn. Admission is free of charge. Sponsored by the Desert Community Orcbestra Association, the "Pops" concert permits the orchestra to perform Its first concert in an Ideal famlly-lype setting. Gordon Trousdale, conductor, has 1inedup a program guaranteed to please the musical palate of all who aUend. The first selection of the evening will be Johann Strauss' "Tales From the Vienna Wooda." This will be followed by the "ProcessIon of the Sardar," wriUen ' by Ippolltov-Ivanov. The rousing ''Washington Post March," by Jam Phi1lIps Sousa, and the "English Folk Suite," by Ralph Vaughan-WIllIams, also are on the program. As a growing tradition of the annual "POpll" concert, the DlDeland Band will render selections of popular jazz standards. This group is composed of Jim McLane at the piano, AI1an Craig on the trumpet, Sam Haun on the trombone, Tom McLane as a trombonist, Dick Fryer and Bill Hall on the clarinet, Dan Lydon with the banjo, Bud Sewell paying the guitar, Bob Metz with tuba in hand, and Ken Robinson on the bass fiddle. The "POpll" concert is the first of six such musical offerings by the orchestra during the 1971>-76 season. It is the only free concert of the year, and is entirely underwriUen by the Music Trust Fund, Inc., of New York City. , m.z.w•• oneofthef..._ .venflof..... "81g Whet. Jamboree," sponsored lut Saturday at Burroughs High Sc'-I by the Roadrunner Auxiliary of the Children's Home Society. Above, a little girl tries 10 keep her front ......1... line In the mue while _ng .round obst.cles, over bridges and througll tAffic j.ms. TIlt spons«s of the .vent had • lot of ...Ip In ....ndllng the m..... _eo boys .nd glrlsbo_en 3.nd 7yean of .ge whotumad out for t... fun. Members of t... Optimist Club of Ridgecrest / China Lake, lent • h.nd, as did members of the Girl .nd Boy Scouts .nd Juniorettes, children's .uxlll.ry to the Junior Women's Club. -Pboto by Ray Hocker The orchestra is supported jointly by the Desert Community Orchestra Association, Inc., and Cerro Coso Community College. Season membershipll in the II8SOCiation provide financial support which cannot be given by the college and are offered to the general public. Family membershipe-which entitle all members of the family to attend the full schedule of six concerta-are offered at a totaJprice of $10; single adult membershipll are $5, and contributing membershipll by patrons of the musical arts cost $25. C0r- porate or business membershipll are priced at $50, and students and enlisted military personnel can obtain membershipll for $1 each. Noted science-fiction author to present lecture at college Ray Bradbury, noted author of science- fiction and interplanetary space travel tales, has been scheduled to speak tonight at 8in the Cerro Coso Community College Lec- ture Hall. Bradbury's subject will be "Novel Writing - Screenwriting - Stage Writing - and a Comparison of the Challenges and Styles." A storyteller by his own definition, and a prophet and mythmaker by reputation, Bradbury has become a vital and respected author. His books are space age classics. He began his literary career at the age of 12 and sold his first story when he was 19 years old. He has written more than 300 stories, 14 books, numerous novels and plays. One of his novels "Fahrenheit 451," was filmed by French director Francois Truffaut. Tickets for Bradbury's lecture are priced at $2 for general admission and $1 for all college students who have ASB cards. The ducats are available at the Station Phar- macy, the Gift Mart in Ridgecrest, or at the college switchboard. In addition, they will be on sale at the lecture hall door prior to the lecture. Vieweg PTA schedules back-to-school picnic A picnic to celebrate Back-To-School night will be held Monday at the school by the Vieweg Parent-Teacbers' Associatioo. All families of Vleweg students are in- vited to bring picnic lunches to the school at 5 p.rn. John Condos, Vieweg School prin- cipal, will be present to renew old friend- shipll and meet new families. A short PTA meeting will take place at 6:30 during which Jim Battles, PTA president, will outline the goals of the group for the 1971>-76 term. ~ Teachers will stand by in their classrooms during the evening to talk to parents, answer questions and discuss programs for the new school year. Babysitters will be provided in the school's cafetorium. Septembe( 19, 1975 SHOWBOAT MOVIE RATINGS The objective of the c,.atings is to inform parents about the suitability of movie content for viewing by their children. (G)· ALL AGES ADMITTED Genera I Audiences (PG)· ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested (R)· RESTRICTED Under 17 requires accompanying Parentor Adult GUilrdian Regula r starting time -7:30 p.m. FRI. 19SEPT. "LADY ICE" (92 Min.) Donald Sutherland, Jennifer O'Neill (Action) Insurance invest igator goes undercover to break up a jewel theft ring, spearheaded by a lovely lady. (PG) SAT. 20SEPT. "THE REINCARNATIONOF PETER PROUD" 006 Min.) Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O' Neill (Drama) Peter Proud. a young professor who comes to believe in his own prior existence, is told by his psychoanalyst that the only way to rid himself of his nightmares is to re·live them . He becomes drawn to the people and events of this previous'i. life. He uncovers the fact that in his previOuS life he was murdered by his young wife. That wife, now middle-aged, decides she must kill again to cover·up the unsolved mystery of her husband's death. (R) SUN. 21 SEPT. "THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER" (lHMin.) Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer (COmedy) The Pink Panther d iamond is stolen from a museum in Lugash by a " Tonkani" inspired thief. Because he recovered the gem in a previous robbery, Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is called into the case. The film is replete with Sellers' incomparable knack of getting wrapped in revolving doors, wrestling with runaway vacuum cleaners, etc. He finally recovers the gem despite his succession of slapstick shenanigans and blunders. (G) MON. 22SEPT. " BREEZY" (107 Min.) William Holden, Roger Carmel tComedy.Drain.) In tnls unlikely love stOry, a young hippie who tries to find good in everyone falls for a cynic three times her age who is completely soured on life. (R) TUES. "YAKUZA" (112 Min.) Robert Mitchum, Takakura Ken 23SEPT. (Adventure Drama) Mitchum-a soldier Of fortune-returns to Japan where he served during the war. He gets involved in Japanese gang warfare over the whereabouts of a missing gun shipment and finds he has been double-crossed by his boss, Brian Keith. This puts Mitchum on the spot and he becomes the target of the Yakuza chief. (R) WED. 24SEPT. "FRANKENSTEIN & THE MONSTER FROM HELL'~ (93 Min.) (Horror) An ambitious young doctor attempts to follow in Baron Frankenstein's footsteps. (R) THURS. 25 SEPT. "THE PASSENGER" (119 M in.) Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider (Drilma) Television iournalist Jack Nicholson runs into difficulty while working on an African documentary. He discovers a ·mysterious murder has been committed in the hOt~ wher-e he is stayino and decides to make his documentary more vivid by takino on the identity of the dead man. Through a diary, he discover-s he has taken on the identity of a gun·runner- for an African liberation army. (PG) FRt. "W" (95 Min.) Twiggy, Micha~ Witney 2'SEPT. (Suspense Dr.ma) Concer-ns the deadly secret shared by three people--a beautiful oirl with a mysterious past, a prisoner who isn't in prison, and a private detective who knows more than he should. (PG) - From: I I PLACE STAMP " "c \ HERE To: ..~ --"" .' Sept. 19, 1975 INSIDE ... Organ ConcertSlated Sunday ............ .2 Vehicle Accident Fatal ............ .......3 Drive on To Conserve Energy ...... . ......4 Concert Season Ticket Sale ....... . ... . ...5 Naval Weapons Cente1' China Lake Sports ...................................6 Community Orchestra Concert Planned ...8 California --....--... TO BElN PARADE - One of thef..ture .ttr.ctlonsentered In tomorrow'l Otstrt Empire F.lr P.rad., will be this replica of t... USS Los Angeles, .....vy cruiser built10 scale. TIlt modolls65 tt.ln length. Air Weapons Dept. disestablished under organizational realignment A proposed organizational realignment that will consolidate the Naval Weapons Center's air and surface weapons development programs into a single department was announced jointly on Wednesday by Rear Admiral R. G. Freeman m, NWC Commander, and Dr. G. L. Ho1lingsworth, Technical Director. Pending approval of the Chief of Naval Material, this realignment will become effective on Oct. 1. the Surface MissiJes, Aircraft Systems and Engineering Departments. As a result of this change; the title of the Surface MissiJes Department (Code 31) will be changed to the Weapons Department and the Aircraft Systems Department (Code (0) will be redesignated as the Systems and Simulation Department. It is anticipated that there will be some organizational adjustments witbln the present Codes 31 (Surfaee- MisaI1es), (0 (Aircraft Systems) and 55 (Engineering) as (Continued on Page ~I Vol. XXX, No. 37 Parade Saturday will be attraction of 25th • main annual Desert·Empire Fair All the world loves 'a parade. will be dressed as a ClJarro (Mexican People everywhere have an affinity for cowboy). . ' the color, gaiety and sounds of a parade. C. A. Brown of Barstow is the Division II This is well recorded in song, poetry and marshal. Brown, who is the California state verse. Each year, the highlight of the champion Charro, will be dressed in his Desert Empire Fair, which began last award-winning oujflt. Bob Comellus, well- Wednesday, is a parade that will burst upon known locally 811 an entrant in this parade the scene tomorrow featuring marching each year, will be !be featured rider of units, floats, horses, VIPs, clowns, antique Division II. Comellus will drive a miniature autos, bands, and girls in pretty costumes. stagecoach pulled by four miniature mules. Parades are the special delight of To Lead Division III children, and tomorrow's lineup includes MarshaJ for Division m is ' Barbara plenty ofthings for the youth of the valley to Jackson of Ridgecrest. She will ride as an thril1 at, gasp over and admire. Indian . princess. Jim F1eming and Bill Ronald Ma<;Donald, the funny, red-haired Campbell are the featured riders, dressed clown who represents the lfacDonald as match pairs. The two men are CaJIfornia hamburger cljain of restaurants, will be in State champions in this category. the procession. Along with him will be some Buzz Olmsted, Division IV marsbal, baIl8 of his cohorts who are seen on the Mac- from TehachapI. He also will ride a hone Donald's television commercials. that will be decked out in 1Ilwr. Jean Mant Equestrian Entries Gonzalez, of Lakeview Terrace in the San Horses, horSes and more horses will be FernandoVaJley,wiIlappearasaCOlltmned evidentduring the two-hourparade. Each of Spanish Lady in this dlvlsloa. the five divisions will be led by a marshal on Ev Long, who has been connected wllh the ho ba Desert Empire Fair parade for ID8JIf years rse ck, and will also feature specially (andwho isin charge ofthe .............ft unit. costumed riders. ' ~- for this year's event) is manbal of Dlvlalon Leading Division I will be Joe Spalding V Para from Santa Monica, who will be mounted on '. de. viewers will recognize his a' horse -decorated wtth· IIlwr tra.....f t - • familiar silver-decorated riding gear. . , ............ Featured rider for this dlvIIIoII Is NOI'III8 Featured neler for this division will be Jones from Ridgecrest who wI1l be in fancy This step is tObe taken in orner to deal with an imbalance between the Center's workload and its · manpower resources, RAdm. Freeman and Dr. Ho1lingsworth stated. It also is intended to provide for the orderly transition of the Condor and Sidewinder AIM-9L programs from development to production, and to effect a savings in overbead billets. Frank Acouna from Hacienda Heights. He Western di-ess. . ' Legalman at NAF tapped for .Grand Menllal of P.rade Sen. Walter Stiem is the parade's grand Severe funding deficiencies within the Air Weapons Department (Code 51), combined with major requirements for additional personnel in both the Engineering and Electronic Warfare Departments led to the decision to disestablish Code 51 and transfer its·functions, programs, and personnel to Federal employees, military to receive 5% pay increase Fede..1 employees, Including military personnel, will be rec.lvlng a 5 ...r cent pay inc..... effective Oct. 1. A proposed 1.66 pay boost that llad been recommended by the U.S. Senate Post Office · .nd Civil Service Com· mlttee, went _n the dr.ln yest.rday w...n Senate supporten _re unable to muster. Simple m.jorlty vote In favor of the higher amount. Holding the ...y Incr.... to 5 ...r cent ....d been recom mended by President Gerald Ford "on the basis of an overriding commitment to .11 Americans to achieve nltional economic st.blllty." It Is estlmatad t....t the President's alternative 10 the 1.66 per cent boost In pay will save 51.6 billion. President Ford's pay proposal w.s submitted 10 Congress on Aug. 29, after the President's pay agents hod recommended the 1.66 ...y Incr..se. Following a vote of 7·2 against · President Ford's 5 per cent increase by the U.S. Senate's Post Office and Civil Service Committee, the issue was sent earlier this week to the full Senate for a vote. 'Bluejacket of Month' honor =~:'fo~=::ti:eo~= Next he was sent to the Communications District Agricultural AssocIation, of which Station at Yokosuka, Japan, and assigned the Desert Empire Fair is now a member.. Legaiman First Class Ronnie Brown, who works in the NAF Legal Office; has been selected as September's "Bluejacket of the Month." The lO-year U.S. Navy veteran, who came to China Lake in May 1974, was selected on the basis of his efficiency, accuracy; and dedication to duty, in addition to his military bearing and job performance. The Leveland, Tex., native will receive an all-expenses paid weekend in Bakersfield as a result of his selection. Prior to departing from the local area, LNI Brown will be presented the keys to a new Ford automobile from -Doug Butler, owner of Desert Motors in Ridgecrest, to use on the trip. While in Bakersfield, wbere he will receive his room and meals from the Bakersfield Inn, LNI Brown and his wife, Eva, will be presented free gift certificates and discount coupons from Bakersfield merchants who participate in the monthly progtam. Applied for Schooling LNl Brown became interested in the LegaJman's rate while serving . as a storekeeper on board the destroyer USS' Ro'\I'an. He applied for the schooling but after a year or so forgot his application. Just priorto being transferredfrom the USS Rowan in 1973, he received word that he had been accepted and was sent to Justice School in Newport, R.I. The September Bluejacket had worked as a storekeeper for the first eight years of his en1isiment following his completion of boot training at San Diego. His first assignment in the Navy was to Assault Craft Squadron 1 in San Diego, followed by a one-year tour of duty with the Fiscal Accounting Department at DaNang, Vietnam. the duti~s of supply supervisor at the Naval Rear Admiral R. G. F~ m, NWC Radio Station in Totuska, Japan. Commander, and Mrs. Freeman, will ride "That's a very smaJJ place right in the in the parade, as will Dr. Rex Shacklett, middle of the'main island ofHonshu. Only 70 mayor of Ridgecrest, and Mrs. Shacklett. people live there," Brown said. ~rs.from the Naval Weapons Center who The assignment to the USS Rowan will Wltness the parade from the spectal followed, and then Justice School. (Continued on Page 4) Following the completion of his legaJman training, Brown was sent back to Japan and served for oneyear with COMNAVFOR as a legal assistant, worldng in the law center. Lt.K. M. Starnes, NAF's LegaJ Officer for whom BroWll works, said of this montli's Bluejacket: '/Petty Officer Brown is being nominated for this honor because be Is one of ~ all I1lOrare people who are truly dedicated to tbetr work. He can be depended upon to get the job done, and done right, (Contlnuad on 31 CNO gives approval to declare Wherry Housing 'excess" Approv.1 ....s been gr.ntad by the Chief of Nav.1 Oper.tlons10 declare '" _rry housing units excess 10 the _ of the Naval We_s Center, .nd 10 proceed with IhoIr disposal . under regulations which govern the _.tion of the Gener.1 Services Administration. ACtion to excess .n addition.I 286 units of Normac .nd LeTou.....au-ty... housing will bo deferred until the dlsposaI of the Wherry units c.n bo evalu.tad. In the same m....ga from the CNO, It w.s notad thet Defen.. funds cannot be used 10 construct. new _Imeter .fence, nor can proceeds derived from the saIe of excess units bo _lied to the demolition of unsold units. On the b.sls of t... CNO's .pprov.l, the Naval W..pons Center II proceed- ing with the .dmlnlstr.tlve steps needed to pl.ce the disposal .ctlon In the hands of the GSA. The final decision on the actual disposal steps to b. followed requires approval by Congressional committee. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1970s,Rocketeer 1975,Rktr9.19.1975.pdf,Rktr9.19.1975.pdf Page 1, Rktr9.19.1975.pdf Page 1