P~a~ g ~ e_E= i~gh~t~___________________________________ R_O __ C_K __ E_T_E_E_R ____________________________~F r~ id~ay, July 12, 1963 9th Year As Consultant For Tulane Professor This is the nineth consecutive IEllen, 13, who are at China Lake summer that Dr. Hans B. Jonas- with their parents. sen, professor of cbomistry and The [amily makes use of their chairman of the rh~mistry dr· Ileisure time during the summer partment .1t Tul"'le university Iat China Lake by deep sea fish- ~as served as a summer consul· ing and hiking. I I ISHOWBOAT fRIDAY JULY 12 " Operation BIKINI" (80 Min.) Tob Hunter, $coli Brady, Jim Backus 7 p.m. (Wor Drama) American submarine picks up a demolition leom 10 deSTroy a sunken sub's some. fronkie sings in dream sequence. (Adult) SHORT: "Upswept Hare" (7 Min.) "EvenTful Britoi"" (16 Min.) JULY 13 - MATlNEE _ " THE MAGIC SWORD (79 Min.) Basir Rathbone 1 p.m. SHORT: "Wet Paint" (7 Min.) "Iran Harse Na. 3" (16 Min. ) - EVENING _ " TROUBLE WITH HARRY" (99 Min.) Shirley Maclaine. Edmund Gwenn SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS - Pat Holmquist before her departure from the Station this week rehearses China Lake Ballet Society scholarship winners Leanne Lippincott, Janie Evans, and Michele Reck. The ballet trio leaves Sunday for an intensive two-weeks at the Carmel School of Classical Ballet. Jane Bachinski will accompany the girls to Carmel. (Com.dy ;" co,~.rmv"mo", '~mu";'y IJuly 20 W·.II Mark ;:s~:~:sa:a~c~1:e;s;~::V7:=:lv~~~ ;:ri~~; Solar Eclipse Here DR. HANS B. JONASSEN t ant to the Research Department. The Tulane professor was born in Norway and served with the Norwegian Merchant Marine from 1931 to 1940. He held both a captain's and mate's license. He became a naturalized citizen in 1943. Jonassen received his B. S. degree in chemistry from Tulane in 1942 and his Ph_ D_ degree from the University of llIinois in 1946_ His wife, Fannie, a native of New Orlp~ns _ holds a B. A. de- trauble i$. thaI 'he carpse JUIT won', stay (Continued from Page 1) then speed eastward across the buned. HItchcock here! .• (Adults and Young People) culating dry nitrogen gas across North PaCifiC and Bering Sea, SHORT: "Sheep Stealers" (7 Min. ) the panes. striking islands across, Alaska, SUN.-MON. JULY 14·15 The specially equipped OC-8 Canada and Maine, before disap- "I COULD GO ON SINGING" (99 Min.) • h A I . 0 Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde is now being prepared for its pearrng over t e t antic cean. 1 p.m. flight at Long Beach. The flying obseravtory will (Drama with Music) famed American sing_ start on its histor·c ·0 e. po,," ,h. la"da" Pallad;um ~ ,~. aod Seats along the right, or sun ' Jurney allempt$ 10 retrieve her young $On from his side of the plane have been re- from Edmonton, Canada. Ennlish fathe•. Judy sinos her beSI . (Adult) Thl·rteen agenc,·es I·n add,·tl·on ..• moved and a special floor instal- , SHORT: "Chili Weather" (7 Min.) t NOTS . I d· 1 p.m. led for mounting equipment. 0 , mc u mg representa- TUES.-WED. JULY 16.17 Some of the standard plexiglass tion of France and Italy, are par- " THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH" windows will be replaced by ticipating in the project. James ·S~~~0~.in6~ds Day glass lenses. ground optically The Naval Ordnance Test Sta- 1 p.m. flat. tion, China Lake, Calif., will con- (Suspens. Drama) Hitchcock does it again! Th I ill . I duct seven experiments as the e pane w carry a specla Doctor and wife learn of auassinolion plol DC-S races along the dark corri- so their son is kidnapped to silence them. flight recorded to permit recon- Chole leads all over Europe at faS! pace. struction of the location, alti- der of the total eclipse. (Adult. and Young People) NOTS research includes photo- gree in Latin from Newcomb tude and attitude history of the C II THURS.·fRl. JULY 18·1 9 o ege as well as an M. S. de- " COURTSHIP Of EDDIE'S fATHER " (103 Min.) flight and to correlate all astro- gree in medical social work from Glen Ford, Shirley Jones nomical observations with Uni- graphing the inner and outer corona, the solar limb (s un's edge) and the zodiacal light (caused by scattered light from dust particles between the earth and the sun). Certain spectral wave lengths will be selected by means of filters during these ob· servations. NOTS will also measure the in· tensities of the airflow, a faint luminescence caused by the reo lease of energy in the upper at· mosphere, normally best visi· ble at night. The intensity of the sun's infrared radiation during eclpise also will be recorded with a radiometer. Answer to Previous Punl. CROSSWORD PUZL'LE Tulane. 7 p.m. versal Time. (Comedy Drgma) Hi ladous and h.earl.warm_ The Jonassens have three chil- ing film results from efforts of a young son Astronomers say the eclipse dren, Hans, 22, who received his to "choose" a new male for hil widower will be the first visible from the B A d f T I d · fOlher from a pretty divorcee. a shy beauty rlh J . I d f H k . .. egree rom u ane an IS queen and a ritzy fashion consultant. A no ern apanese IS an 0 0- now III the Army; Ida, 14. and llaugh.fesr special. (Adult and Young People) kaido. The moon's shadow will BIKE SAFETY STICKERS will be attached free as a service to local children by mem- bers of VFW Post 4084 on Saturday, July 20 in front of the Station theater. Endorsed by the National Safety Council, the program is sponsored throughout the nat ion by the VFW. Police here say there are 6,000 bikes registered on Station. ACROSS I-Brewer'.. yeast 5-J1ighcet . IlOint 9-Minor Ilent ll-lliemil'lhes 13-Prolloun H-Batun IG-SymlJo l (Ol" telluriulll 17-Pigperl !!t-J)Jnell !!O-Insect 21- Part o( foot 23-Equality 24-Gull-likc bird 2;:; - ~hore birds 27- API)roache. 29-Beam ·3D-Inlet ~lt-ApIJelid 3::- J,iquelielf :::i-]o:ntrea Iy .:W-GlIhlo·1f h1rh· note 3S -1~laces 40- Total 41-}'air 43-rosed (01' portrait H-Xole or aente 4:i-Wise H-Parent . (rollofl.) 48-110818 foO-)Tore Vapid 52-Cook slowly ~a - Vena DOWN 1-Improye 2-Xear 3-J!:lhioplan title 4-TIodcnls {'i-Solar disk . l G -ra rent~ tf. "a,C'her or.. J,;'anizalion (abbr.) Hi.I.onged for 2;j·('lutstiscs '~:!-Clill1uillg plant 2of-Caudal llPllcndases 2C-Caustic Huhstance \' 2S -H~for~ :U·"rees of bIrch famil)" 32·AlrlC'an ground !3.f.I~:,r:el " 3~-J'art o r plam. 3j-Dnu::iliilll estuary 31-Young boy 39-1Iea"ellly body 41-Concoct 4:!-} lerllhlry: grMled t:i-Baker'li pl"Qduct .(C-II1ndu tymba!!f 4!)·l\lulllllain . (ahhr. ) Gl-:r\ole ot scalo. 6- Yf:hicle 7-Xole o( scate 8-Coes ill !I-rlate ] O-.lump9 ~1~t~;~~~~~~~;t~;j!1 l1-Rlri<:t l :!-Observed ....iL- ( From___________ PLACE STAMP HERE TO_____________________ SOLAR ECLIPSE JULY 20 Flying Laboratory to Chase Moon's Shadow A team of China Lake sCien-1 duct Project APEQS (Aerial tists will be aboard the high-fly- Photography of the Eclipse of ing jet laboratory scheduled to the Quiet Sun). chase the shadow of the moon as From the airborne solar ob- it speeds across North America servatory, scientists will train during the total eclipse of the their equipment, much of which sun July 20. Ihas been developed here at Personnel from Research and China Lake, on the sun/s myster- Aviation Ordnance departments ious corona ..and its chromo- are scheduled to join some of sphere. the world's notable scientists in In the past, many ground-bas- making the historic flight. ed solar eclipse expeditions were When the earth, moon and sun hampered by clouds or haze ob- ali~n themselves for a total solar scuring the sun at the time of to- eclipse, observations will be tal eclipse, those fleeting seconds made [rom a convenient "sky- when the moon is directly be- hook" - a DC-8 turbofan jet tween the sun and earth. airliner. Provides Stability The "Ouiet Sun" The eight-mile-high aircraft Flying at 42,000 feet over Nor- provides a platform above 85 per thern Canada, the National Geo- cent of thE> earth's atmosphere graphic Society Douglas Aircraft and 99 per cent of the water va- Company expedition will con- por absorption that reduces in- frared radiation and interferes with certain instruments. Length of the eclipse observ- ation period will be increased from 100 seconds as observed from a stationary platform in the moon's narrow shadow, to 144 seconds [rom the jet. Flying at speeds up to 520- miles-per-hour, the plane will lit- erally chase the shadow as it speeds across the North Ameri- can continent at about 1700 mi les-per-hour. Previous eclipses have been observed [rom airplanes, but ef- fectiveness of the data measure- ments was restricted by limited altitude, vibration, window fog- ging and icing and cabin pres- surization problems. Overcome Problems Devices have been developed FROM UNDER THE SEA TO THE STARS which prevent any vibration from being transmitted to moun- tings of the sensitive astronomi- cal instruments. Engineers learn- ed how to seal a gimballed opti- cal windolV against cabin pres· surization. And moisture conden· sation on interior window sur~ faces is guarded against by cir· (Continued on Page 8) No 'Safe Way' to Watch Sun's Eclipse There is no "safe" way to ob- serve the sun's eclipse on Satur- day, July 20, according to a mes- sage released this week by the Navy, which called the phenom- ena, jja serious threat to the eye- sight of all persons, both adult and Children, who watch it di- rectly." The entire North American continent will be covered by the eclipse of the sun, aligning the sun, earth and moon simultan. eously. Pointing out that smoked glass, exposed photographic film (negatives) or dark glasses would not afford adequate pro· tection in watching the eclipse, the message recommended the following "safe" method. itA simple, safe way of ob- serving the eclipse is by the use of two pieces of white cardboard.. Make a pin hole or pencil hole in one. Face away from the sun and hold cardboards so that sun's rays shine through the hole, fo· cusing on second cardboard. "A clear image of the eclipse- may then be seen on the second cardboard." Vol. XVIII, No. 27 NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA Friday, July 12, 1963 The message stated that infra· red rays, filtered or unfiltered, can burn the eye retina which is insensitive to pain. Home Improvements Two major home-improvement projects involving nearly a thou- sand China Lake dwellings are scheduled to begin within the next thirty days, according to Jocal Public Works officials. Capehart, Old Normae and Le. Tourneau houses are involved in the projects which are to be com. pleted before winter. Insulation of hot and cold wa- ter piping in Capehart dwellings and insulation of new furnaces in Old Normac and LeTourneau housing are the objectives. Removal of sections of roof- ing. material, sheathing, reloca- ting portions of piping, installa- tio~ of insulation and roofing to match existing materials, is. in- volved in the Capehart project. A San Diego firm, McMann Bros. Construction Co., won the low bid contract for this pro- ject [or $92,472, according to the Southwest Division, Bureau of Yards and Docks. The removal of 490 old fu rn- aces and replacement of new ones in 414 housing units of the Old Normae and LeToureau models, will be completed by the H_ R. Provin Co., Downey, Calif. The $149,407 project will re- quire car pen try, electrical, mechanical, painting and miscel- laneous work in each of the units, Commander John A. McAllis- ter, assistant Public Works Offi- cer, said the Capehart project will be completed with minimum Scheduled " interruption to household activi- ty. "There will undoubtedly be a need on the part of the contract- ing-ffrms and those performing the work involved, for an atti- tude of patience from the ten- ants," he said. Work of a more extensive na- ture, involving removal of old furnaces fro m inside the Old Normac and LeTourneau units will "be completed as rapidly as possible/' assured McAllister. Both of the projects, he point- ed out, are for the comfort this winter of tenants. Captain C. A. Reilly, the local Public Works Officer, will be res- ident Officer-in-Charge of con- struction. China Lake's Annual Attraction SCENE FROM PAST will be repeated next Tuesday at China Lake Ice Cream Social. One of year's big g est community events, sponsored by the Protestant Women's Guild, the social annually attracts several thousand for an afternoon and evening of family out~ door fun on the lawn at the All Faith Chapel. Music, entertainment and game booths are on the bill of fare as highlights of the pro· gram. Fast Work Nets Com-II Praise Praise for the role played by NOTS personnel during the visit of President Kennedy to China Lake in early June was still be- ing received here this week. The latest commendation, ori- ginated by Rear Admiral Almon K. Loomis, Commandant, Eleven- th Naval District, was issued to members of the Motion Picture Processing and Documentary Mo- tion Picture Sections. The letter of commendation, naming eleven local personnel, pointed out that television mov· ies shot on arrival of President Kennedy, had been processed and made available for distribu- tion to press representatives prior to his departure, less than two hours later. "As a result of this efficient performance, every major tele· vision network projected the avy film to millions of viewers on their early news sbows of 7 June 1963," the letter comment· ed. Named as recipients of the commendation, were: Motion Picture Processing Section's Ray. mond Becker, Richard Hit!, Ar· thur Farrell, William Bewley, Clyde Parker, Bernice Rogers, Richard Zurn and James Forres. ter, AN. William Miller, Verla Pfeifer and James McFarland, members of Documentary Motion Picture Section were included in the group commended. Station Gets R4Y In Swap For R4D Last week, NAF China Lake received a C-131F "Samaritan" from Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pennsylvania. The "Samaritan" is a replace- ment [or a C-117D "Skytrain" which was returned to NADC Johnsville. The C·131F is a more modern aircraft capable of transporting 40 passengers in addition to the crew. This is twice the capacity of the older C-117D. Other advantages of the "Sam. aritanlJ include a pressurized cabin wih air conditioning, high. er altitude capability, and cruises at 220 naulicle miles an hour. The "Samaritan" also has more modern electronic equipment and added passenger comfort. The new aircraft will be utiliz· ed for logistic support of the sta· tion. Annual Ice Cream Social One of the Station's biggest annual events, the "Ice Cream Social," will be held next Tues- day evening from 6 to 9 p.m. at the All Faith Chapel. Presented by the Women's Guild o[ the Protestant Congre- gation, the program this year has an "Ali State" theme. Tables will be designated by state signs, "so that those in at· tendance may spend tbe eve· ning with 0 th e r s from their home state," according to offi· cials. An evening of entertainment and game attractions has been scheduled, wit h a Dixieland band comprised of local musi· cians, square dancing and an ap.. pea ran c e of the Barbershop quartet. , OCR Text: P~a~ g ~ e_E= i~gh~t~___________________________________ R_O __ C_K __ E_T_E_E_R ____________________________~F r~ id~ay, July 12, 1963 9th Year As Consultant For Tulane Professor This is the nineth consecutive IEllen, 13, who are at China Lake summer that Dr. Hans B. Jonas- with their parents. sen, professor of cbomistry and The [amily makes use of their chairman of the rh~mistry dr· Ileisure time during the summer partment .1t Tul"'le university Iat China Lake by deep sea fish- ~as served as a summer consul· ing and hiking. I I ISHOWBOAT fRIDAY JULY 12 " Operation BIKINI" (80 Min.) Tob Hunter, $coli Brady, Jim Backus 7 p.m. (Wor Drama) American submarine picks up a demolition leom 10 deSTroy a sunken sub's some. fronkie sings in dream sequence. (Adult) SHORT: "Upswept Hare" (7 Min.) "EvenTful Britoi"" (16 Min.) JULY 13 - MATlNEE _ " THE MAGIC SWORD (79 Min.) Basir Rathbone 1 p.m. SHORT: "Wet Paint" (7 Min.) "Iran Harse Na. 3" (16 Min. ) - EVENING _ " TROUBLE WITH HARRY" (99 Min.) Shirley Maclaine. Edmund Gwenn SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS - Pat Holmquist before her departure from the Station this week rehearses China Lake Ballet Society scholarship winners Leanne Lippincott, Janie Evans, and Michele Reck. The ballet trio leaves Sunday for an intensive two-weeks at the Carmel School of Classical Ballet. Jane Bachinski will accompany the girls to Carmel. (Com.dy ;" co,~.rmv"mo", '~mu";'y IJuly 20 W·.II Mark ;:s~:~:sa:a~c~1:e;s;~::V7:=:lv~~~ ;:ri~~; Solar Eclipse Here DR. HANS B. JONASSEN t ant to the Research Department. The Tulane professor was born in Norway and served with the Norwegian Merchant Marine from 1931 to 1940. He held both a captain's and mate's license. He became a naturalized citizen in 1943. Jonassen received his B. S. degree in chemistry from Tulane in 1942 and his Ph_ D_ degree from the University of llIinois in 1946_ His wife, Fannie, a native of New Orlp~ns _ holds a B. A. de- trauble i$. thaI 'he carpse JUIT won', stay (Continued from Page 1) then speed eastward across the buned. HItchcock here! .• (Adults and Young People) culating dry nitrogen gas across North PaCifiC and Bering Sea, SHORT: "Sheep Stealers" (7 Min. ) the panes. striking islands across, Alaska, SUN.-MON. JULY 14·15 The specially equipped OC-8 Canada and Maine, before disap- "I COULD GO ON SINGING" (99 Min.) • h A I . 0 Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde is now being prepared for its pearrng over t e t antic cean. 1 p.m. flight at Long Beach. The flying obseravtory will (Drama with Music) famed American sing_ start on its histor·c ·0 e. po,," ,h. la"da" Pallad;um ~ ,~. aod Seats along the right, or sun ' Jurney allempt$ 10 retrieve her young $On from his side of the plane have been re- from Edmonton, Canada. Ennlish fathe•. Judy sinos her beSI . (Adult) Thl·rteen agenc,·es I·n add,·tl·on ..• moved and a special floor instal- , SHORT: "Chili Weather" (7 Min.) t NOTS . I d· 1 p.m. led for mounting equipment. 0 , mc u mg representa- TUES.-WED. JULY 16.17 Some of the standard plexiglass tion of France and Italy, are par- " THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH" windows will be replaced by ticipating in the project. James ·S~~~0~.in6~ds Day glass lenses. ground optically The Naval Ordnance Test Sta- 1 p.m. flat. tion, China Lake, Calif., will con- (Suspens. Drama) Hitchcock does it again! Th I ill . I duct seven experiments as the e pane w carry a specla Doctor and wife learn of auassinolion plol DC-S races along the dark corri- so their son is kidnapped to silence them. flight recorded to permit recon- Chole leads all over Europe at faS! pace. struction of the location, alti- der of the total eclipse. (Adult. and Young People) NOTS research includes photo- gree in Latin from Newcomb tude and attitude history of the C II THURS.·fRl. JULY 18·1 9 o ege as well as an M. S. de- " COURTSHIP Of EDDIE'S fATHER " (103 Min.) flight and to correlate all astro- gree in medical social work from Glen Ford, Shirley Jones nomical observations with Uni- graphing the inner and outer corona, the solar limb (s un's edge) and the zodiacal light (caused by scattered light from dust particles between the earth and the sun). Certain spectral wave lengths will be selected by means of filters during these ob· servations. NOTS will also measure the in· tensities of the airflow, a faint luminescence caused by the reo lease of energy in the upper at· mosphere, normally best visi· ble at night. The intensity of the sun's infrared radiation during eclpise also will be recorded with a radiometer. Answer to Previous Punl. CROSSWORD PUZL'LE Tulane. 7 p.m. versal Time. (Comedy Drgma) Hi ladous and h.earl.warm_ The Jonassens have three chil- ing film results from efforts of a young son Astronomers say the eclipse dren, Hans, 22, who received his to "choose" a new male for hil widower will be the first visible from the B A d f T I d · fOlher from a pretty divorcee. a shy beauty rlh J . I d f H k . .. egree rom u ane an IS queen and a ritzy fashion consultant. A no ern apanese IS an 0 0- now III the Army; Ida, 14. and llaugh.fesr special. (Adult and Young People) kaido. The moon's shadow will BIKE SAFETY STICKERS will be attached free as a service to local children by mem- bers of VFW Post 4084 on Saturday, July 20 in front of the Station theater. Endorsed by the National Safety Council, the program is sponsored throughout the nat ion by the VFW. Police here say there are 6,000 bikes registered on Station. ACROSS I-Brewer'.. yeast 5-J1ighcet . IlOint 9-Minor Ilent ll-lliemil'lhes 13-Prolloun H-Batun IG-SymlJo l (Ol" telluriulll 17-Pigperl !!t-J)Jnell !!O-Insect 21- Part o( foot 23-Equality 24-Gull-likc bird 2;:; - ~hore birds 27- API)roache. 29-Beam ·3D-Inlet ~lt-ApIJelid 3::- J,iquelielf :::i-]o:ntrea Iy .:W-GlIhlo·1f h1rh· note 3S -1~laces 40- Total 41-}'air 43-rosed (01' portrait H-Xole or aente 4:i-Wise H-Parent . (rollofl.) 48-110818 foO-)Tore Vapid 52-Cook slowly ~a - Vena DOWN 1-Improye 2-Xear 3-J!:lhioplan title 4-TIodcnls {'i-Solar disk . l G -ra rent~ tf. "a,C'her or.. J,;'anizalion (abbr.) Hi.I.onged for 2;j·('lutstiscs '~:!-Clill1uillg plant 2of-Caudal llPllcndases 2C-Caustic Huhstance \' 2S -H~for~ :U·"rees of bIrch famil)" 32·AlrlC'an ground !3.f.I~:,r:el " 3~-J'art o r plam. 3j-Dnu::iliilll estuary 31-Young boy 39-1Iea"ellly body 41-Concoct 4:!-} lerllhlry: grMled t:i-Baker'li pl"Qduct .(C-II1ndu tymba!!f 4!)·l\lulllllain . (ahhr. ) Gl-:r\ole ot scalo. 6- Yf:hicle 7-Xole o( scate 8-Coes ill !I-rlate ] O-.lump9 ~1~t~;~~~~~~~;t~;j!1 l1-Rlri<:t l :!-Observed ....iL- ( From___________ PLACE STAMP HERE TO_____________________ SOLAR ECLIPSE JULY 20 Flying Laboratory to Chase Moon's Shadow A team of China Lake sCien-1 duct Project APEQS (Aerial tists will be aboard the high-fly- Photography of the Eclipse of ing jet laboratory scheduled to the Quiet Sun). chase the shadow of the moon as From the airborne solar ob- it speeds across North America servatory, scientists will train during the total eclipse of the their equipment, much of which sun July 20. Ihas been developed here at Personnel from Research and China Lake, on the sun/s myster- Aviation Ordnance departments ious corona ..and its chromo- are scheduled to join some of sphere. the world's notable scientists in In the past, many ground-bas- making the historic flight. ed solar eclipse expeditions were When the earth, moon and sun hampered by clouds or haze ob- ali~n themselves for a total solar scuring the sun at the time of to- eclipse, observations will be tal eclipse, those fleeting seconds made [rom a convenient "sky- when the moon is directly be- hook" - a DC-8 turbofan jet tween the sun and earth. airliner. Provides Stability The "Ouiet Sun" The eight-mile-high aircraft Flying at 42,000 feet over Nor- provides a platform above 85 per thern Canada, the National Geo- cent of thE> earth's atmosphere graphic Society Douglas Aircraft and 99 per cent of the water va- Company expedition will con- por absorption that reduces in- frared radiation and interferes with certain instruments. Length of the eclipse observ- ation period will be increased from 100 seconds as observed from a stationary platform in the moon's narrow shadow, to 144 seconds [rom the jet. Flying at speeds up to 520- miles-per-hour, the plane will lit- erally chase the shadow as it speeds across the North Ameri- can continent at about 1700 mi les-per-hour. Previous eclipses have been observed [rom airplanes, but ef- fectiveness of the data measure- ments was restricted by limited altitude, vibration, window fog- ging and icing and cabin pres- surization problems. Overcome Problems Devices have been developed FROM UNDER THE SEA TO THE STARS which prevent any vibration from being transmitted to moun- tings of the sensitive astronomi- cal instruments. Engineers learn- ed how to seal a gimballed opti- cal windolV against cabin pres· surization. And moisture conden· sation on interior window sur~ faces is guarded against by cir· (Continued on Page 8) No 'Safe Way' to Watch Sun's Eclipse There is no "safe" way to ob- serve the sun's eclipse on Satur- day, July 20, according to a mes- sage released this week by the Navy, which called the phenom- ena, jja serious threat to the eye- sight of all persons, both adult and Children, who watch it di- rectly." The entire North American continent will be covered by the eclipse of the sun, aligning the sun, earth and moon simultan. eously. Pointing out that smoked glass, exposed photographic film (negatives) or dark glasses would not afford adequate pro· tection in watching the eclipse, the message recommended the following "safe" method. itA simple, safe way of ob- serving the eclipse is by the use of two pieces of white cardboard.. Make a pin hole or pencil hole in one. Face away from the sun and hold cardboards so that sun's rays shine through the hole, fo· cusing on second cardboard. "A clear image of the eclipse- may then be seen on the second cardboard." Vol. XVIII, No. 27 NAVAL ORDNANCE TEST STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA Friday, July 12, 1963 The message stated that infra· red rays, filtered or unfiltered, can burn the eye retina which is insensitive to pain. Home Improvements Two major home-improvement projects involving nearly a thou- sand China Lake dwellings are scheduled to begin within the next thirty days, according to Jocal Public Works officials. Capehart, Old Normae and Le. Tourneau houses are involved in the projects which are to be com. pleted before winter. Insulation of hot and cold wa- ter piping in Capehart dwellings and insulation of new furnaces in Old Normac and LeTourneau housing are the objectives. Removal of sections of roof- ing. material, sheathing, reloca- ting portions of piping, installa- tio~ of insulation and roofing to match existing materials, is. in- volved in the Capehart project. A San Diego firm, McMann Bros. Construction Co., won the low bid contract for this pro- ject [or $92,472, according to the Southwest Division, Bureau of Yards and Docks. The removal of 490 old fu rn- aces and replacement of new ones in 414 housing units of the Old Normae and LeToureau models, will be completed by the H_ R. Provin Co., Downey, Calif. The $149,407 project will re- quire car pen try, electrical, mechanical, painting and miscel- laneous work in each of the units, Commander John A. McAllis- ter, assistant Public Works Offi- cer, said the Capehart project will be completed with minimum Scheduled " interruption to household activi- ty. "There will undoubtedly be a need on the part of the contract- ing-ffrms and those performing the work involved, for an atti- tude of patience from the ten- ants," he said. Work of a more extensive na- ture, involving removal of old furnaces fro m inside the Old Normac and LeTourneau units will "be completed as rapidly as possible/' assured McAllister. Both of the projects, he point- ed out, are for the comfort this winter of tenants. Captain C. A. Reilly, the local Public Works Officer, will be res- ident Officer-in-Charge of con- struction. China Lake's Annual Attraction SCENE FROM PAST will be repeated next Tuesday at China Lake Ice Cream Social. One of year's big g est community events, sponsored by the Protestant Women's Guild, the social annually attracts several thousand for an afternoon and evening of family out~ door fun on the lawn at the All Faith Chapel. Music, entertainment and game booths are on the bill of fare as highlights of the pro· gram. Fast Work Nets Com-II Praise Praise for the role played by NOTS personnel during the visit of President Kennedy to China Lake in early June was still be- ing received here this week. The latest commendation, ori- ginated by Rear Admiral Almon K. Loomis, Commandant, Eleven- th Naval District, was issued to members of the Motion Picture Processing and Documentary Mo- tion Picture Sections. The letter of commendation, naming eleven local personnel, pointed out that television mov· ies shot on arrival of President Kennedy, had been processed and made available for distribu- tion to press representatives prior to his departure, less than two hours later. "As a result of this efficient performance, every major tele· vision network projected the avy film to millions of viewers on their early news sbows of 7 June 1963," the letter comment· ed. Named as recipients of the commendation, were: Motion Picture Processing Section's Ray. mond Becker, Richard Hit!, Ar· thur Farrell, William Bewley, Clyde Parker, Bernice Rogers, Richard Zurn and James Forres. ter, AN. William Miller, Verla Pfeifer and James McFarland, members of Documentary Motion Picture Section were included in the group commended. Station Gets R4Y In Swap For R4D Last week, NAF China Lake received a C-131F "Samaritan" from Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pennsylvania. The "Samaritan" is a replace- ment [or a C-117D "Skytrain" which was returned to NADC Johnsville. The C·131F is a more modern aircraft capable of transporting 40 passengers in addition to the crew. This is twice the capacity of the older C-117D. Other advantages of the "Sam. aritanlJ include a pressurized cabin wih air conditioning, high. er altitude capability, and cruises at 220 naulicle miles an hour. The "Samaritan" also has more modern electronic equipment and added passenger comfort. The new aircraft will be utiliz· ed for logistic support of the sta· tion. Annual Ice Cream Social One of the Station's biggest annual events, the "Ice Cream Social," will be held next Tues- day evening from 6 to 9 p.m. at the All Faith Chapel. Presented by the Women's Guild o[ the Protestant Congre- gation, the program this year has an "Ali State" theme. Tables will be designated by state signs, "so that those in at· tendance may spend tbe eve· ning with 0 th e r s from their home state," according to offi· cials. An evening of entertainment and game attractions has been scheduled, wit h a Dixieland band comprised of local musi· cians, square dancing and an ap.. pea ran c e of the Barbershop quartet. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1960s,Rocketeer 1963,Rktr7.12.1963.pdf,Rktr7.12.1963.pdf Page 1, Rktr7.12.1963.pdf Page 1