Paqe Eight Arts Commission Touring Exhibit On Display HereSeptember 8-14 A California Arts Commis· sion touring exhibit, "A Selec- tion of Young Contemporary California Artists," is on dis- play at the Community Center from September 8 through Septemher 14. Currently on tour throughout the State, the Desert Art League has arrang· ed tor its local showing. The exhibit consists of work by 26 young California artists in media ranging from the tra· ditional oils to the man· made products of our technological age, including plastic, fiber- glass and electrical devices. The California Arts Commis- sion was created by the Cali- fornia Legislature in 1963. Th- ere are 19 members on the Commission, consisting of 15 appointed by Governor Rea· gan four from the Legislature, two from the Assembly, and two from the Senate. In creat· ing the Commission, the Legis· lature charged .it with making the arts an important and ac· cessible part of the lives of Cal· ifornians. The works on display were selected by Bernard Hern, for- mer director of the L y t ton Centers for the Arts, from more than 400 graphics, paint- ings and sculptures. Mr. Hern describes the collection as "an expression of the frontier spir- it that still exists in this State." The exhibit is open to the public from 1-4 each weekday afternoon and from 6:30·7:30 in the evenings on weekdays except for Thursday, Septem- ber 10. Because the Commun- ity Center is used officially and by many organizations, view- ing at other times must be at the discretion of the Commun- ity Center manager, telephone 763-2010. During the hours an- nounced, a member of the Des- ert Art League will be pres- ent to assist visitors. NO SCAtTERBRAIN - Television aad .otion pkture comedieDDe Goldie Ba.a .. Dot as nilht)' ill the wiNom department ••••ny people _iabt believe; ahe firmly .pproves of U.S. Saving. Bonds aad urI'" aU A.eric.as to aave .regularly through the Payroll Savin,. Pia... (Pheto court.., Galu..hia Plelu....) ROCKETEER Frjday, September 4 ,1970 IT'S ALL IN on. HIPS .,. ...... 01 .... of the hula to club .......ba.. and thalr guaah. Mo... than 250 person. who attend- ed the fun·filled event enjoyed the varied menu and music. South Sea I......... who ......,..... at .... ann...1Chief '"-tty 0ffIcer'. Club Luau Sat- urda" A\IIUIt 29, give • ........ In the art Jack Durk, senior illustrator in the Technical Information Department, will offer a chil- dren's class in pastel painting and an adult course in figure d raw i n g at the Community Center this fall. Children's classes will be held on Saturdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m., October 10 through November 28 for children 9 to 15 years old. The fee is $18 and the class is limited to 20 students. Adult classes in figure dra- wing, stressing basic funda- mentals, will be offered on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9:30 p.m., October 8 through November 25. The fee is $25 and the class is limited to 20 students. Further information, such as materials required, can be ob· tained from Ann Seitz at the Community Center, Ext. 2010. The classes are sponsored by Special Services. ~----------------------~ Labor Day Operating Hours China Lake facilities open for business on the Labor Day Holiday, Monday, September 7, will observe the following hours. All other facilities will be closed. FACILITY Employee Services Board: Malt Shop Special Services: Auto Hobby Shop Gym Pool Bowling Alley Golf Course Navy Exchange: Snack Bar (Bowling Alley) Enlisted Men's Club LABOR DAY HOURS 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. 12 to 5 p. m. 1 to 5 p. m. 1 to 5 p. m. Noon to 11 p. m. 7:30 a. m. to Sunset Noon to 11 p. m. Noon to 12 a. m. Scouts Hike Muir Trail • • • (Continued from Page 3) brown layer of smog in the Kern Basin and trailed on to Tyndall Meadows. Although 20 miles from the roadhead, the Explorers report that the r e were so many other campers in the Meadows that the num- ber of campfires made the Meadows "look like Los Ange- les at night." A side trip to Lake South America and the headwaters of the Kern River rewarded the Scouts with a tremendous view of Mt. Whitney and the Great Western Divide, pi u s the opportunity to fish. Advis- or Thorn Boggs caught a 16- inch, a 17 and one·half inch, and an 18 inch golden trout. After hiking over the Big- horn P I ate a u to Wallace Creek on Wednesday, they camped a few miles up the creek from the John M u i r Trail. Recalling the crowds at Tyndall Meadows, the solitude of Wallace Creek was most ap- preciated, and there was high· Iy profitable fishing at Wal- lace Creek and Wallace Lake. Thursday was spent in hiking and fishing in that area. F rid a y, the lO-mile hike down Wallace Creek, over the Wallace - Whitney Divide, past From TO Crabtree Meadows and up to the ponds above Guitar Lake was highlighted by refreshing swimming in the cool moun- tain waters. The day of the 16-mile hike dawned on Saturday. Atop Mt. Whitney they viewed Forester Pass, the Bighorn Plateau, Wa- les and Wallace Lakes, and other sites visited along the John Muir Trail, as well as Owens Lake and Death VaUey. Whitney Portals was finally reached by a tired, but hap· py group - Explorer Post 813 had completed hiking the John Muir Trail. Including side trips several of the Scouts had hik- ed a total of 75 mile. Post 813 is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and meets 'lIlllrs- day evenings at the Chi n a Lake youth Center. Explorer Doug Krausman served as re- porter for the program. IN AN EMERGENCY CALL: 446-3333 I STAMP SPECIAL SERVICES PLAQUE--Gabe lmar, left, Head of Spacial SaNic.., praaant. a plaque each to Jack Lind.." John Scott and WIlliam P. Velant-. (I-r) In app_II>- tlon of _ t artlc," pub"...... In The ROCKETEER that highlighted the -..Icaa and sports of Spacial Sarvlcaa at NWC. -Photo by PHZ D. E. Hart Inside. .. Cross Of Gallantry .......... 2 Scouts Deliver .................... 3 Bellot Deadline. .............. 5 Sport................................. 6 Holiday Hours .................... 8 f Vol. XXIV, No. 35 Naval Weapon. Canter, China Lak., Callfomia Fri., Sept. 4, 1970 Five-ManPanel Answers Queries On Annexation NWC.Forest Service Proiect Nets New Fireline Construction Device An All Hands Meeting was held September I, at 1 p.m. in the Center Theater to discuss possible annexation of an area on the Naval Weapons Center that includes Wherry Housing (Desert Park) and Bennington Plaza shopping facilities, to the City of Ridgecrest. A five·man panel which con- sisted of Capt. M. R. Etheridge. NWC Commander, Capt. J. K. McConeghy, Jr., NWC Execu- tive Officer, H. G. Wilson, NWC Technical Director, John Emory, president of the Com- munity Council, and Kenneth M. Smith, mayor of the City ' of Ridgecrest, presided over the meeting. Also on hand to answer questions were Jim Heck, Ridgecrest City Admin· istrator; Jim McGlothlin. Head of Community Relations at NWC; and George Ness and Dick Schmitt, of the Chi n a Lake Community Council. Capability Now Exists For Quick Fireline Cuts Another fine example of the Center's involvement with the problems of the community and other agencies of the.Fed- eral government was brought to light recently with the cul- mination of highly successful feasibility tests that were con- ducted at the U.S. Forest Ser- vice Equipment Development Center at Fort Missoula, Mon- tana. The tests were the culmin- ation of a joint project of the Forest Service and C e n t e r personnel to find an effective means of using explosives to construct fire lines iu heavy timber and brush such as that found in our national forests. Up unW now, the Forest Service used bulldozers and hand tools to construct fir e lines to control wildfires. Al- though effective within the practical limitations extant, the operations required valua- ble time and manpower that could be better applied else- where. Jim Lott, a Forest Service representative who has been wrestling with the problem of using explosives for the task for some time, queried the Center earlier this year re- garding the possibility of some assistance with this problem. Lott had become familiar with the Center's work through a Marine friend who had knowl- edge of NWC's Warhead Sup- porting Research Program and related work conducted under the auspices of the Vietnam Laboratory .Assistance Pro- gram (VLAP). Through the imagination of Robert G. S. "Bud" Sewell of the Weapons Development De· partment, and Carl Austin of the Research Department, the Center was able to provide the Forest Service with a speedy, workable solution to the prob- lem. A patent has been applied for by the two persons named above, and Jim Lott of the Forest Service for an explos· ive construction device for building fire lines. Basically, the device con- sists of a plastic tube (two in- ches in diameter) that can be cut to any length and config- ured to any desired method of deployment. It is constructed so that it contains an inner cavity and an outer cavity. Primacord is inserted into the inner cavity and is the primary explosive charge. The outer space is fill- ed wit'" fire retardant liquid which is used to prevent igni- tion of the forest fuels by cool- ing the explosive products of the blast. The device is ignit- ed through the use of a stand- ard time fuze, and clears a path four feet wide through SETS CHARGE-GMTI Tim William. of the Center's EOD team sets the fuze for em- ployment of an explosive device that wa. developed jointly by the Center and the For- est Service for the purpose of quick can· struction of Fire lines. The insert at right i•• cutaway view of how the device is fab- ricated. When employed in the forest or den- .e shrubbery, the device will clear a path four feet wide in as much time al it takes to deploy it. The photo above wa. taken at the Fore.t Service'. Equipment Development Explosive Center at Fort Missoula, Mont. the toughest brush and timber and does ont initiate a new fire situation. Thousands of feet of t his material can be strung 0 u t and employed in as little time as it takes to run it out, thus resulting in a tremendous sav- ing of manpower and time. Feasibility tests using t his concept were conducted in late spring here on the Center un- der the watchful eye of rep- resentatives of the Forest Ser- vice. Results seemed to indi- cate that the method would be suitable for the purpose for which it was intended so the te.t site was moved to the Forest Service's Equipment Development Center at For t Missoula, Montana. Carl Austin and Carl Halsey of Code 603 traveled to that facility to conduct the tests,'al- ong with GMTl Tim Williams of the Navy's Explosive Ord- nance Disposal Team that is stationed here at the Center. The Missoula Tests proved conclusively that the d e vic e w 0 u I d prove to be an out- standing contribution to th e speed and efficiency required to build effective fire lines in an emergency or planned sit- uation. .. PREVENT- FOREST FIRES Changes Told In Milk Price For Students The China Lake School Dis- trict has announced that cafe- terias will be open in all sch- ools on the first day of school, Tuesday, September 8. In ad- dition some P ric e changes w~re 'announced by the Dis- trict. The change which will af- fect most students is the dif- ference in the price of milk. This change is necessitated he- cause of a recent decision hy the federal government that no subsidy will be granted to the special school milk pro- gram this year. Half· pint car- tons of milk will be available at 10 cents per carton to stu- dents who bring their lunches. Milk and crackers will he available to kindergarten chil- dren during the regular school day at 12 cents per day. Kin- dergarten milk may be paid for by the semester or the full year. Parents will receive bills on the opening day of schooL Prices for the hot lunches at Richmond, Vieweg, Pierce, and Groves Schools will re- main at 40 cents. This price includes the carton of mil k. Tickets will be sold in the (Continued on Page 5) Reinforced Plastic SIMve \ In his opening remarks, Cap- tain Etheridge stated that the All Hands Meeting was to be an informal discussion of an- nexation as explained in the ROCKETEER, and was being held in order that Command ". . . might measure the re- sponse of the community to Annexation of the proposed ar- ea to the City of Ridgecrest." Capt. Etheridge emphasized that he felt that the Chi n a Lake community owed a "vote of thanks" to Mayor S mit h and the other members of the Ridgecrest City C 0 u n c i I for their handling of the annexa- tion question on an informal basis. "Instead of going ahead with an annexation petition," Capt. Etheridge told the The- ater audience, "they elected to approach the residents of Chi- na Lake with an informal pro- posal, and it is their intention to act according to the feelings (Continued on Page 4) ONE MAN SHOW-Ann Saltz, Man_ of .... Community Center, di.play. a portrait of a young girl, painted b, Capt. M. R. Etheridge, NWC Commander, which will ba part of a di.play of painting. by the Commander included in a one man .how during the month of Septembar at the Center. Capt. Etheridge'. work i. in pastel. and pencil, which p~ duCH clear, colorful imp.....ion•• All CenteritH ara invited to view tho di.pla,. , OCR Text: Paqe Eight Arts Commission Touring Exhibit On Display HereSeptember 8-14 A California Arts Commis· sion touring exhibit, "A Selec- tion of Young Contemporary California Artists," is on dis- play at the Community Center from September 8 through Septemher 14. Currently on tour throughout the State, the Desert Art League has arrang· ed tor its local showing. The exhibit consists of work by 26 young California artists in media ranging from the tra· ditional oils to the man· made products of our technological age, including plastic, fiber- glass and electrical devices. The California Arts Commis- sion was created by the Cali- fornia Legislature in 1963. Th- ere are 19 members on the Commission, consisting of 15 appointed by Governor Rea· gan four from the Legislature, two from the Assembly, and two from the Senate. In creat· ing the Commission, the Legis· lature charged .it with making the arts an important and ac· cessible part of the lives of Cal· ifornians. The works on display were selected by Bernard Hern, for- mer director of the L y t ton Centers for the Arts, from more than 400 graphics, paint- ings and sculptures. Mr. Hern describes the collection as "an expression of the frontier spir- it that still exists in this State." The exhibit is open to the public from 1-4 each weekday afternoon and from 6:30·7:30 in the evenings on weekdays except for Thursday, Septem- ber 10. Because the Commun- ity Center is used officially and by many organizations, view- ing at other times must be at the discretion of the Commun- ity Center manager, telephone 763-2010. During the hours an- nounced, a member of the Des- ert Art League will be pres- ent to assist visitors. NO SCAtTERBRAIN - Television aad .otion pkture comedieDDe Goldie Ba.a .. Dot as nilht)' ill the wiNom department ••••ny people _iabt believe; ahe firmly .pproves of U.S. Saving. Bonds aad urI'" aU A.eric.as to aave .regularly through the Payroll Savin,. Pia... (Pheto court.., Galu..hia Plelu....) ROCKETEER Frjday, September 4 ,1970 IT'S ALL IN on. HIPS .,. ...... 01 .... of the hula to club .......ba.. and thalr guaah. Mo... than 250 person. who attend- ed the fun·filled event enjoyed the varied menu and music. South Sea I......... who ......,..... at .... ann...1Chief '"-tty 0ffIcer'. Club Luau Sat- urda" A\IIUIt 29, give • ........ In the art Jack Durk, senior illustrator in the Technical Information Department, will offer a chil- dren's class in pastel painting and an adult course in figure d raw i n g at the Community Center this fall. Children's classes will be held on Saturdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m., October 10 through November 28 for children 9 to 15 years old. The fee is $18 and the class is limited to 20 students. Adult classes in figure dra- wing, stressing basic funda- mentals, will be offered on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9:30 p.m., October 8 through November 25. The fee is $25 and the class is limited to 20 students. Further information, such as materials required, can be ob· tained from Ann Seitz at the Community Center, Ext. 2010. The classes are sponsored by Special Services. ~----------------------~ Labor Day Operating Hours China Lake facilities open for business on the Labor Day Holiday, Monday, September 7, will observe the following hours. All other facilities will be closed. FACILITY Employee Services Board: Malt Shop Special Services: Auto Hobby Shop Gym Pool Bowling Alley Golf Course Navy Exchange: Snack Bar (Bowling Alley) Enlisted Men's Club LABOR DAY HOURS 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. 12 to 5 p. m. 1 to 5 p. m. 1 to 5 p. m. Noon to 11 p. m. 7:30 a. m. to Sunset Noon to 11 p. m. Noon to 12 a. m. Scouts Hike Muir Trail • • • (Continued from Page 3) brown layer of smog in the Kern Basin and trailed on to Tyndall Meadows. Although 20 miles from the roadhead, the Explorers report that the r e were so many other campers in the Meadows that the num- ber of campfires made the Meadows "look like Los Ange- les at night." A side trip to Lake South America and the headwaters of the Kern River rewarded the Scouts with a tremendous view of Mt. Whitney and the Great Western Divide, pi u s the opportunity to fish. Advis- or Thorn Boggs caught a 16- inch, a 17 and one·half inch, and an 18 inch golden trout. After hiking over the Big- horn P I ate a u to Wallace Creek on Wednesday, they camped a few miles up the creek from the John M u i r Trail. Recalling the crowds at Tyndall Meadows, the solitude of Wallace Creek was most ap- preciated, and there was high· Iy profitable fishing at Wal- lace Creek and Wallace Lake. Thursday was spent in hiking and fishing in that area. F rid a y, the lO-mile hike down Wallace Creek, over the Wallace - Whitney Divide, past From TO Crabtree Meadows and up to the ponds above Guitar Lake was highlighted by refreshing swimming in the cool moun- tain waters. The day of the 16-mile hike dawned on Saturday. Atop Mt. Whitney they viewed Forester Pass, the Bighorn Plateau, Wa- les and Wallace Lakes, and other sites visited along the John Muir Trail, as well as Owens Lake and Death VaUey. Whitney Portals was finally reached by a tired, but hap· py group - Explorer Post 813 had completed hiking the John Muir Trail. Including side trips several of the Scouts had hik- ed a total of 75 mile. Post 813 is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and meets 'lIlllrs- day evenings at the Chi n a Lake youth Center. Explorer Doug Krausman served as re- porter for the program. IN AN EMERGENCY CALL: 446-3333 I STAMP SPECIAL SERVICES PLAQUE--Gabe lmar, left, Head of Spacial SaNic.., praaant. a plaque each to Jack Lind.." John Scott and WIlliam P. Velant-. (I-r) In app_II>- tlon of _ t artlc," pub"...... In The ROCKETEER that highlighted the -..Icaa and sports of Spacial Sarvlcaa at NWC. -Photo by PHZ D. E. Hart Inside. .. Cross Of Gallantry .......... 2 Scouts Deliver .................... 3 Bellot Deadline. .............. 5 Sport................................. 6 Holiday Hours .................... 8 f Vol. XXIV, No. 35 Naval Weapon. Canter, China Lak., Callfomia Fri., Sept. 4, 1970 Five-ManPanel Answers Queries On Annexation NWC.Forest Service Proiect Nets New Fireline Construction Device An All Hands Meeting was held September I, at 1 p.m. in the Center Theater to discuss possible annexation of an area on the Naval Weapons Center that includes Wherry Housing (Desert Park) and Bennington Plaza shopping facilities, to the City of Ridgecrest. A five·man panel which con- sisted of Capt. M. R. Etheridge. NWC Commander, Capt. J. K. McConeghy, Jr., NWC Execu- tive Officer, H. G. Wilson, NWC Technical Director, John Emory, president of the Com- munity Council, and Kenneth M. Smith, mayor of the City ' of Ridgecrest, presided over the meeting. Also on hand to answer questions were Jim Heck, Ridgecrest City Admin· istrator; Jim McGlothlin. Head of Community Relations at NWC; and George Ness and Dick Schmitt, of the Chi n a Lake Community Council. Capability Now Exists For Quick Fireline Cuts Another fine example of the Center's involvement with the problems of the community and other agencies of the.Fed- eral government was brought to light recently with the cul- mination of highly successful feasibility tests that were con- ducted at the U.S. Forest Ser- vice Equipment Development Center at Fort Missoula, Mon- tana. The tests were the culmin- ation of a joint project of the Forest Service and C e n t e r personnel to find an effective means of using explosives to construct fire lines iu heavy timber and brush such as that found in our national forests. Up unW now, the Forest Service used bulldozers and hand tools to construct fir e lines to control wildfires. Al- though effective within the practical limitations extant, the operations required valua- ble time and manpower that could be better applied else- where. Jim Lott, a Forest Service representative who has been wrestling with the problem of using explosives for the task for some time, queried the Center earlier this year re- garding the possibility of some assistance with this problem. Lott had become familiar with the Center's work through a Marine friend who had knowl- edge of NWC's Warhead Sup- porting Research Program and related work conducted under the auspices of the Vietnam Laboratory .Assistance Pro- gram (VLAP). Through the imagination of Robert G. S. "Bud" Sewell of the Weapons Development De· partment, and Carl Austin of the Research Department, the Center was able to provide the Forest Service with a speedy, workable solution to the prob- lem. A patent has been applied for by the two persons named above, and Jim Lott of the Forest Service for an explos· ive construction device for building fire lines. Basically, the device con- sists of a plastic tube (two in- ches in diameter) that can be cut to any length and config- ured to any desired method of deployment. It is constructed so that it contains an inner cavity and an outer cavity. Primacord is inserted into the inner cavity and is the primary explosive charge. The outer space is fill- ed wit'" fire retardant liquid which is used to prevent igni- tion of the forest fuels by cool- ing the explosive products of the blast. The device is ignit- ed through the use of a stand- ard time fuze, and clears a path four feet wide through SETS CHARGE-GMTI Tim William. of the Center's EOD team sets the fuze for em- ployment of an explosive device that wa. developed jointly by the Center and the For- est Service for the purpose of quick can· struction of Fire lines. The insert at right i•• cutaway view of how the device is fab- ricated. When employed in the forest or den- .e shrubbery, the device will clear a path four feet wide in as much time al it takes to deploy it. The photo above wa. taken at the Fore.t Service'. Equipment Development Explosive Center at Fort Missoula, Mont. the toughest brush and timber and does ont initiate a new fire situation. Thousands of feet of t his material can be strung 0 u t and employed in as little time as it takes to run it out, thus resulting in a tremendous sav- ing of manpower and time. Feasibility tests using t his concept were conducted in late spring here on the Center un- der the watchful eye of rep- resentatives of the Forest Ser- vice. Results seemed to indi- cate that the method would be suitable for the purpose for which it was intended so the te.t site was moved to the Forest Service's Equipment Development Center at For t Missoula, Montana. Carl Austin and Carl Halsey of Code 603 traveled to that facility to conduct the tests,'al- ong with GMTl Tim Williams of the Navy's Explosive Ord- nance Disposal Team that is stationed here at the Center. The Missoula Tests proved conclusively that the d e vic e w 0 u I d prove to be an out- standing contribution to th e speed and efficiency required to build effective fire lines in an emergency or planned sit- uation. .. PREVENT- FOREST FIRES Changes Told In Milk Price For Students The China Lake School Dis- trict has announced that cafe- terias will be open in all sch- ools on the first day of school, Tuesday, September 8. In ad- dition some P ric e changes w~re 'announced by the Dis- trict. The change which will af- fect most students is the dif- ference in the price of milk. This change is necessitated he- cause of a recent decision hy the federal government that no subsidy will be granted to the special school milk pro- gram this year. Half· pint car- tons of milk will be available at 10 cents per carton to stu- dents who bring their lunches. Milk and crackers will he available to kindergarten chil- dren during the regular school day at 12 cents per day. Kin- dergarten milk may be paid for by the semester or the full year. Parents will receive bills on the opening day of schooL Prices for the hot lunches at Richmond, Vieweg, Pierce, and Groves Schools will re- main at 40 cents. This price includes the carton of mil k. Tickets will be sold in the (Continued on Page 5) Reinforced Plastic SIMve \ In his opening remarks, Cap- tain Etheridge stated that the All Hands Meeting was to be an informal discussion of an- nexation as explained in the ROCKETEER, and was being held in order that Command ". . . might measure the re- sponse of the community to Annexation of the proposed ar- ea to the City of Ridgecrest." Capt. Etheridge emphasized that he felt that the Chi n a Lake community owed a "vote of thanks" to Mayor S mit h and the other members of the Ridgecrest City C 0 u n c i I for their handling of the annexa- tion question on an informal basis. "Instead of going ahead with an annexation petition," Capt. Etheridge told the The- ater audience, "they elected to approach the residents of Chi- na Lake with an informal pro- posal, and it is their intention to act according to the feelings (Continued on Page 4) ONE MAN SHOW-Ann Saltz, Man_ of .... Community Center, di.play. a portrait of a young girl, painted b, Capt. M. R. Etheridge, NWC Commander, which will ba part of a di.play of painting. by the Commander included in a one man .how during the month of Septembar at the Center. Capt. Etheridge'. work i. in pastel. and pencil, which p~ duCH clear, colorful imp.....ion•• All CenteritH ara invited to view tho di.pla,. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1970s,Rocketeer 1970,Rktr9.4.1970.pdf,Rktr9.4.1970.pdf Page 1, Rktr9.4.1970.pdf Page 1