Paqe Eiqht PW Materials Lab Closely Monitors Soil Density (Continued from PIa- 1) tomer's specifications. A fur- ther requirement is that the mix design may be readily reo produced under field condi· tions and normal construction techniques. During construc· tion, which is related to the fabrication of new hard targ· ets for the ranges, Soils Lab representatives will be station· ed at the batch plant and con· struction site to monitor mois- ture, yield and other variables that affect the quality of the concrete. Other tasks that are per· formed by this facility include the evaluation of soil for per· colation characteristics in or- der to determine the amount of water the soil will absorb; and classification of materials at the site so that engineers have adequate information from which to design engineer· ing foundations. Under the direction of Willi· am G. Burke, Head of the Civ· iI Engineering Branch of Pub· lic Works' Engineering Divi· sion, the Soils and Materials Laboratory is the responsibili· ty of Harry Simpson. Simpson is aided in his labors by Bill Reed, a Materials Testing tech· nician. Summer Program To Commence Monday, July 6 (Continued from PIa- 1) from 7:30 to 9:25 a.m. Ridgecrest children in the Vi· cinity of the Sgt. John Pinney Pool should walk to the pool at the hour indicated on their schedule. Bus transportation will be available to transport them to Murray School after their swimming class. The Cen· ter Pool will also be used from 7:30 until 11:30 each morning. Remedial classes for pre·2nd and pre·3rd grade pupils will be held at G r 0 v e s St. and Pierce Schools for all children in these grades. Bus transpor· tat ion will be available for those who will attend these classes if they do not live in the Groves or Pierce School areas. Remedial classes for pupils in grades pre-4th, pre·5th, pre· 6th, pre·7th, and pre·8th will be conducted at Murray School. Details on these are shown on the scbedule. Hypnotist • • • (Continued from Pige 2) which is composed of medical men, psychologists and dentists. Membership in the organiza· tion is limited due to the ex- tremely high qualification fac· tor. The organization seeks to advance ethical hypnosis. In addition she is a member of the Hypno·Mercy Founda· tion, of Los Angeles, an organi· zation of hypnotists dedicated to help lighten the pain in ter- minal cancer patients. ROCKETEER PlERCl: SCHOOL PIERCE HONORED-Rod McClung, Presi- dent of the BOlrd of Trustees, Chinl LIke Elementlry School District, speeks to I gl· thering of Chinl LIke residents Ind school diltrict employee. at the change-of-name ceremonies held ot the former Desert Perk School. The mIn for whom the ochool is now named, Harold Pierce, retiring Super- intendent of the Chinl LIke Elementlry School District, sits next to Chaplain H. A. MacNeill, who delivered the invocation. r---------------------------~ Independence Day VVeekend Hours of Operation China Lake facilities will observe the following hours for the Independence Day Holiday, Friday and Saturday, July 3-4. Deviations from regular hours are shown. FACILITY FRI.. JULY 3 SAT., JULY 4 Employ" Services Boord: Fedco Service Station Station Pharmacy Barber Shop Cobbler Shop Beauty Shop Shopping Bag Market Malt Shop Center Restaurant Child Care Center CLPL Cateteria Michelson Lab Cafeteria Fashion Cleaners Speciel Services: Center Theatre Gym Pool Auto Hobby Shop Bowling Alley Carpenter Hobby Shop Ceramic Hobby Shop Electronic Hobby Shop Golf Course Youth Center Community Center Library Novy Exchonge: Retail Store Service Station Snack Bar (Bowling Alley) Snack Bar (NAF) Enlisted Men's Club Barber Shop (NAF) Commis..ry Store Open Open Open Closed Open Open Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Open Closed Open Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Open Open Open Open Open Open Closed Open Open 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Closed 1 to 5 p..m Closed Closed 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open Closed Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Open Closed Open Closed Closed ASPA Features USC Students -Photo by PH2 M. F. Krause Museunl Features Lizard Lecture On Wednesday The Maturango Museum will sponsor a lecture on Wednes· day, July 8 in the Weapons Exhibit Center which will fea· ture Kristin Berry, who will show colored slides and dis· cuss her current research on the behavior of Mojave Desert rock dwelling lizards. The 7:30 p.m. event will in· c1ude a talk by Mrs. Berry on the natural history, seasonal activity, feeding, thermo·regu· lation, courtship, and behavi· oral displays of local lizards. The chuckwalla, desert spiny lizard, and the collared lizard will be featured during the talk. Mrs. Berry received her MA in animal behavior from UCLA in September, 1968, for natu· ral history observations of a type of desert spiny liz a r d. She is currently working to· ward her doctorate at UC Berkeley under the direction of Dr. R. C. Stebbins and is studying the chuckwalla lil· ard. The lecture is open to the public and should be of inter· est to anyone wanting to learn more about some of the na· tives of the Mojave Desert. DRIVE SAFELY • Friday, July 3, 1970 \SHOWBOAT I MOVIE RAnNOS FOR PARENTS AND YOUNO PEOPl£ The 00,.:1_ M lhe rill'. " 10 ifrIo,m pet""',...",he WlIM>IIfl'f M _"- c:orntW lot ......... by ".., ~. -------------------- ............................ ...... a _-III.....~ --~-- __ ooc:..... ~_ ..............._ f.IDAY JULY 1 "CHlm CHITTY ....NO IANO" (146 Mlft.) Dick Van Dyke, S.lIv Ann How." Lionel J.ffri•• 7:30 P.M. (Comedy/ f.fttcny) DON'T miil thi. ell- travaganza aboul the kooky inventor of a weird auto thot COOIII on water and sails Ihrough th. a ir. Sa. Ihe Tyrolean dance and Dick 01 Jock·in·lhe'-Boll, all done to lilting tun.11 (G) SATURDAY JULY" -MATINII- "KATI AND THE WILDCAT" N_rrat.cl "'y J"" he".. 1:00 P.M.. S,",,": "0.-14', o.trieh" (7 Mlft.) " N..h', Ark" (20 Mlft.) -EVlNINO- "HOOIO MOUSl" (7f Mill.) Fronki. Avolon, Jill Howorth, Dennil Pric. (MorreM" 0.0__) Tho Carnlby Slr"t Gang never believed In gholtl until that night in tho old haunted hOUH when murder ron rompontl The d.od were rel,le.. thll gruelome night IS Fronk and Jill found out. (GP) ~.rn : " 'r... Oil ....rdl..... (11 Mift.) "WaMlMiftt WiMl" (11 Mift.) SUNDAY·MONDAY JULY 54 "THI MAOIC CH.ISTIAN" (to Mift.) P.'er Sollers, Ringo Siorr 7:30 P.M. (Comedy) A wildlV wacky, way out put. on of mon'l uller greed in epilOdic Kenes of a Haml.t Itrip·teo", going hunting with a Tommy gun, a phony ouc:oming a stripper odds up to rollicking fun. T.... old jOkel, blackoull and this prelly Quaker who invented lhe stripleose- by o«identl C GP) Shan: " III "'rn ..... Flo..,.." (7 Mill.) The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) will present a Through The Line luncheon at the Commis· sioned Officer's Mess on Fri· day, July 10, in the M 0 j a v e Room. ure of ideology, the bankrupt· cy of symbols, and the crises of our time. From _____________ Students of the University of Southern California will present a program explaining their perceptions of the "stu· dent revolution" and the youthful concern with the fail· Highlight of the program will be an interchange of thoughts between the students and persons who attend the meeting. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. All ASPA members and other interested persons are invited to attend. STAMP TO '. Inside . ... Fireworks Event ................ 3 Specill Services ................ 4 Sports .................................. 6 School Nlme Chlnge ........ 8 HolidlY Hours .................. 8 Vol. XXIV. No. 26 Naval Weapons Center, China LIke, Cllifornia Fri., July 3, 1970 NEW CN~VAdm . Jlckson D. A r n 0 I d, USN, relieved Adm. I. J. Gallntin .. Chief of Naval Materiel on Tues- day, June 30, at retirement ceremonies held at the Wash· ington Nlvy Yerd. VAdm. Arnold, who assumes com- mand until a permanent ap- pointment is made, has been Deputy CNM since August, 1967. He hIs designlted RAdm. Gao. Moore II, SC• USN, to fill his Deputy duo ties in the interim period. Unique PW Testing Laboratory Contributes To Center Mission Ramsey Receipt Selected For Monte Carlo Car Jack O. Ramsey, a Public Works employee in Code 70415, won the 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at an event held June 30 by the Navy Relief Society. "How about that," Ramsey stated when asked to remark about his good fortune. "I got a call from a friend who was at the game when the selection was made," he said, "and ap· proximately 15 minutes later, LCdr. Partridge called to offi- cially inform me of my good fortune." Ramsey, who retired from the Navy in 1964, stated he donated to N a v y Relief be· cause of his personal feeling and regard for the good work he has seen the Navy Relief accomplish during his career. Rosie P e 11 e y, who is em· ployed by the Ridgecrest·China Lake Credit Bureau in Ridge· crest, took the second prize, which was a bicycle, donated by Western Auto. A $25 gift certificate from Shopping Bag was won by Dave Glover, 207 Bonita St., Ridge· (Continued on Plge 3) LAB PRINCIPALS--Horry Simpson (I) and Bill Reed Ire the two mlin people involv· ed in the operation of the Soils Ind MIt· erills Llborltory loclted in the Public Works Department. Simpson is the Held of the Lob, ond Reed I. 0 Materlols Test· ing Technlcion. They Ire shown above per· forming tests in connection with work done in the Soils lab. -Photos by PH2 D. E. Hart School Summer Program To Start Schedules have been mailed this week to pupils of the In· dian Wells Valley, Rand Joint and China La k e School Dis· tricts who have enrolled in the summer program sponsored by the Chi n a Lake Elementary School District. The sessions will begin on Monday, July 6, and last for five weeks. A copy of the bus schedule will be included for pupils who require transporta· tion. Additional enrollments will be accepted on opening day as space permits. Children who will be going into grades 1, 2, or 3 in Sep· tern b e r are eligible for the Primary program which will be held at Pierce (formerly De". ert Park), Groves St., Richmond and Vieweg schools, between the hours of 8 and 11:30 a.m. The Elective program is de· signed for pupils who will be entering grades 4 through 8 in the next regular school year. These classes will be held at Murray School at China Lake each weekday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pupils in the elective pro· gram may attend half days or -- full days. Supervised lunch per i 0 d s will be held during the hours of 11:30 to 12:30 and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The children may either buy their lunch at the snack bar or bring their lunch· es from home. The hours of the Elective program were to start at 8 a.m., but the availability of the swim· ming pools at 7:30 a.m. made the change of hours necessary. Elective c I ass e s have been planned as closely as possible to those reque$ted. Rlndsburg Pupils Transportation will be pro· vided for pupils in both the primary and elective programs who live in Red Mountain, Jo· hannesburg, and the Rands- burg areas. Busses from this area will pick·up and drop children from these areas at the Community Building in Johannesburg only, so parents will have·to provide transportation to and from that point. Departure time from Johannesburg will be at 7 a.m. Pupils from these areas will attend half-day classes only, and will he returned aft e r 11:30 classes. The cooking class proved so popular that it was necessary to open classes at the Rich· mond School Kitchen for some girls in the pre·6th, pre·7th, and pre-8th grades. Bus trans· portation will be available from Murray Scbool to Richmond School and return except at 11:30. NEW RECREATION COMMITTEE-Mem- R. McClain; ATR3 D. L. Buell; AOF·2 S. J. Young; RlY Gier; GIbe Imer; AOI W. N. Muhlhausen; FTG2 R. L. Brewer Ind AKI R. R. McGhee. For more on local recreation see pages 4 Ind 5 of this issue. Swimming pools that will be used for the swimming pro· gram include the Chief Petty Officer's P 0 0 I from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., and the Sgt. John Pin n e y Pool, in Ridgecrest, bers of the newly formed Recreltion Com· mittee met recently to discuss recreation on the Center .. it pertlins to the militlry personnel It NWC. They Ire (I-r): BM3 B. 1Contlnued on Page II Personnel Work To Put Center On Firm Foundations A unique facility at tbe Nav· al Weapons Center is the Soils and Materials 'Testing Labora· tory which is operated by the Public Works Department. Located in Building No. 37 and run by the Civil Engineer· ing Branch of the PW's Engi· neering Dept. the lab is de· signed to test construction rna· terials, determine various rna· terial characteristics relating to facility design, and to serve as a control point for Center construction and maintenance An additional function of the Soils Lab is to serve in a con· suiting capacity to other codes on the Center and to aid them with related guidance concer- ning their respective research projects. As an example, the Lab was requested by Code 40 to con· duct soil tests in connection with the Deneye program. Spe· cifically, tests were made to determine the behavior of the weapon on impact in certain soils. In . place density, grain size analysis, soil classification and moisture determinations were made on various types of soils that were used in connec· tion with the technical pro· gram. Exploration of the suitabili· ty of borrow pits as a base material for concrete and as· phalt surfaces is also a very important function of the Soils and Materials Laboratory. In addition, continuous road eval· uation, in which the new est type of seal coats and the lat· est improvements in repair methods are used, is another constant chore. The Center's roads, w h i c h total approxim· ately 400 miles, demand con· tinual vigilance in order to ec· onomically maintain the vas t network of roadway. The Lab also has the respon· sibility for testing all concrete placed by contract and by Public Works. To do this, four cylinders are drawn from each 20 yards of concrete poured. These cylinders are the n checked at various intervals to check conformance of the rna· terial to contract specifica· tions. Personnel of the Lab a Iso design special concrete mixes (such as for heat . resisting structures). For example, the Laboratory will play a signifi· cant role in the design of a highly· controlled type of con· crete mix for which there has been an unusual request. The speCifications on this special mix call for a minimum com· pressive strength and a maxi· mum compressive strength. To do this, the laboratory technicians will evaluate the characteristics of the mix com· ponents and proportion these components to meet the cus· ·(Contlnued on Pege I) , OCR Text: Paqe Eiqht PW Materials Lab Closely Monitors Soil Density (Continued from PIa- 1) tomer's specifications. A fur- ther requirement is that the mix design may be readily reo produced under field condi· tions and normal construction techniques. During construc· tion, which is related to the fabrication of new hard targ· ets for the ranges, Soils Lab representatives will be station· ed at the batch plant and con· struction site to monitor mois- ture, yield and other variables that affect the quality of the concrete. Other tasks that are per· formed by this facility include the evaluation of soil for per· colation characteristics in or- der to determine the amount of water the soil will absorb; and classification of materials at the site so that engineers have adequate information from which to design engineer· ing foundations. Under the direction of Willi· am G. Burke, Head of the Civ· iI Engineering Branch of Pub· lic Works' Engineering Divi· sion, the Soils and Materials Laboratory is the responsibili· ty of Harry Simpson. Simpson is aided in his labors by Bill Reed, a Materials Testing tech· nician. Summer Program To Commence Monday, July 6 (Continued from PIa- 1) from 7:30 to 9:25 a.m. Ridgecrest children in the Vi· cinity of the Sgt. John Pinney Pool should walk to the pool at the hour indicated on their schedule. Bus transportation will be available to transport them to Murray School after their swimming class. The Cen· ter Pool will also be used from 7:30 until 11:30 each morning. Remedial classes for pre·2nd and pre·3rd grade pupils will be held at G r 0 v e s St. and Pierce Schools for all children in these grades. Bus transpor· tat ion will be available for those who will attend these classes if they do not live in the Groves or Pierce School areas. Remedial classes for pupils in grades pre-4th, pre·5th, pre· 6th, pre·7th, and pre·8th will be conducted at Murray School. Details on these are shown on the scbedule. Hypnotist • • • (Continued from Pige 2) which is composed of medical men, psychologists and dentists. Membership in the organiza· tion is limited due to the ex- tremely high qualification fac· tor. The organization seeks to advance ethical hypnosis. In addition she is a member of the Hypno·Mercy Founda· tion, of Los Angeles, an organi· zation of hypnotists dedicated to help lighten the pain in ter- minal cancer patients. ROCKETEER PlERCl: SCHOOL PIERCE HONORED-Rod McClung, Presi- dent of the BOlrd of Trustees, Chinl LIke Elementlry School District, speeks to I gl· thering of Chinl LIke residents Ind school diltrict employee. at the change-of-name ceremonies held ot the former Desert Perk School. The mIn for whom the ochool is now named, Harold Pierce, retiring Super- intendent of the Chinl LIke Elementlry School District, sits next to Chaplain H. A. MacNeill, who delivered the invocation. r---------------------------~ Independence Day VVeekend Hours of Operation China Lake facilities will observe the following hours for the Independence Day Holiday, Friday and Saturday, July 3-4. Deviations from regular hours are shown. FACILITY FRI.. JULY 3 SAT., JULY 4 Employ" Services Boord: Fedco Service Station Station Pharmacy Barber Shop Cobbler Shop Beauty Shop Shopping Bag Market Malt Shop Center Restaurant Child Care Center CLPL Cateteria Michelson Lab Cafeteria Fashion Cleaners Speciel Services: Center Theatre Gym Pool Auto Hobby Shop Bowling Alley Carpenter Hobby Shop Ceramic Hobby Shop Electronic Hobby Shop Golf Course Youth Center Community Center Library Novy Exchonge: Retail Store Service Station Snack Bar (Bowling Alley) Snack Bar (NAF) Enlisted Men's Club Barber Shop (NAF) Commis..ry Store Open Open Open Closed Open Open Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Open Closed Open Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Open Open Open Open Open Open Closed Open Open 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Closed 1 to 5 p..m Closed Closed 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open Closed Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Open Closed Open Closed Closed ASPA Features USC Students -Photo by PH2 M. F. Krause Museunl Features Lizard Lecture On Wednesday The Maturango Museum will sponsor a lecture on Wednes· day, July 8 in the Weapons Exhibit Center which will fea· ture Kristin Berry, who will show colored slides and dis· cuss her current research on the behavior of Mojave Desert rock dwelling lizards. The 7:30 p.m. event will in· c1ude a talk by Mrs. Berry on the natural history, seasonal activity, feeding, thermo·regu· lation, courtship, and behavi· oral displays of local lizards. The chuckwalla, desert spiny lizard, and the collared lizard will be featured during the talk. Mrs. Berry received her MA in animal behavior from UCLA in September, 1968, for natu· ral history observations of a type of desert spiny liz a r d. She is currently working to· ward her doctorate at UC Berkeley under the direction of Dr. R. C. Stebbins and is studying the chuckwalla lil· ard. The lecture is open to the public and should be of inter· est to anyone wanting to learn more about some of the na· tives of the Mojave Desert. DRIVE SAFELY • Friday, July 3, 1970 \SHOWBOAT I MOVIE RAnNOS FOR PARENTS AND YOUNO PEOPl£ The 00,.:1_ M lhe rill'. " 10 ifrIo,m pet""',...",he WlIM>IIfl'f M _"- c:orntW lot ......... by ".., ~. -------------------- ............................ ...... a _-III.....~ --~-- __ ooc:..... ~_ ..............._ f.IDAY JULY 1 "CHlm CHITTY ....NO IANO" (146 Mlft.) Dick Van Dyke, S.lIv Ann How." Lionel J.ffri•• 7:30 P.M. (Comedy/ f.fttcny) DON'T miil thi. ell- travaganza aboul the kooky inventor of a weird auto thot COOIII on water and sails Ihrough th. a ir. Sa. Ihe Tyrolean dance and Dick 01 Jock·in·lhe'-Boll, all done to lilting tun.11 (G) SATURDAY JULY" -MATINII- "KATI AND THE WILDCAT" N_rrat.cl "'y J"" he".. 1:00 P.M.. S,",,": "0.-14', o.trieh" (7 Mlft.) " N..h', Ark" (20 Mlft.) -EVlNINO- "HOOIO MOUSl" (7f Mill.) Fronki. Avolon, Jill Howorth, Dennil Pric. (MorreM" 0.0__) Tho Carnlby Slr"t Gang never believed In gholtl until that night in tho old haunted hOUH when murder ron rompontl The d.od were rel,le.. thll gruelome night IS Fronk and Jill found out. (GP) ~.rn : " 'r... Oil ....rdl..... (11 Mift.) "WaMlMiftt WiMl" (11 Mift.) SUNDAY·MONDAY JULY 54 "THI MAOIC CH.ISTIAN" (to Mift.) P.'er Sollers, Ringo Siorr 7:30 P.M. (Comedy) A wildlV wacky, way out put. on of mon'l uller greed in epilOdic Kenes of a Haml.t Itrip·teo", going hunting with a Tommy gun, a phony ouc:oming a stripper odds up to rollicking fun. T.... old jOkel, blackoull and this prelly Quaker who invented lhe stripleose- by o«identl C GP) Shan: " III "'rn ..... Flo..,.." (7 Mill.) The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) will present a Through The Line luncheon at the Commis· sioned Officer's Mess on Fri· day, July 10, in the M 0 j a v e Room. ure of ideology, the bankrupt· cy of symbols, and the crises of our time. From _____________ Students of the University of Southern California will present a program explaining their perceptions of the "stu· dent revolution" and the youthful concern with the fail· Highlight of the program will be an interchange of thoughts between the students and persons who attend the meeting. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. All ASPA members and other interested persons are invited to attend. STAMP TO '. Inside . ... Fireworks Event ................ 3 Specill Services ................ 4 Sports .................................. 6 School Nlme Chlnge ........ 8 HolidlY Hours .................. 8 Vol. XXIV. No. 26 Naval Weapons Center, China LIke, Cllifornia Fri., July 3, 1970 NEW CN~VAdm . Jlckson D. A r n 0 I d, USN, relieved Adm. I. J. Gallntin .. Chief of Naval Materiel on Tues- day, June 30, at retirement ceremonies held at the Wash· ington Nlvy Yerd. VAdm. Arnold, who assumes com- mand until a permanent ap- pointment is made, has been Deputy CNM since August, 1967. He hIs designlted RAdm. Gao. Moore II, SC• USN, to fill his Deputy duo ties in the interim period. Unique PW Testing Laboratory Contributes To Center Mission Ramsey Receipt Selected For Monte Carlo Car Jack O. Ramsey, a Public Works employee in Code 70415, won the 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at an event held June 30 by the Navy Relief Society. "How about that," Ramsey stated when asked to remark about his good fortune. "I got a call from a friend who was at the game when the selection was made," he said, "and ap· proximately 15 minutes later, LCdr. Partridge called to offi- cially inform me of my good fortune." Ramsey, who retired from the Navy in 1964, stated he donated to N a v y Relief be· cause of his personal feeling and regard for the good work he has seen the Navy Relief accomplish during his career. Rosie P e 11 e y, who is em· ployed by the Ridgecrest·China Lake Credit Bureau in Ridge· crest, took the second prize, which was a bicycle, donated by Western Auto. A $25 gift certificate from Shopping Bag was won by Dave Glover, 207 Bonita St., Ridge· (Continued on Plge 3) LAB PRINCIPALS--Horry Simpson (I) and Bill Reed Ire the two mlin people involv· ed in the operation of the Soils Ind MIt· erills Llborltory loclted in the Public Works Department. Simpson is the Held of the Lob, ond Reed I. 0 Materlols Test· ing Technlcion. They Ire shown above per· forming tests in connection with work done in the Soils lab. -Photos by PH2 D. E. Hart School Summer Program To Start Schedules have been mailed this week to pupils of the In· dian Wells Valley, Rand Joint and China La k e School Dis· tricts who have enrolled in the summer program sponsored by the Chi n a Lake Elementary School District. The sessions will begin on Monday, July 6, and last for five weeks. A copy of the bus schedule will be included for pupils who require transporta· tion. Additional enrollments will be accepted on opening day as space permits. Children who will be going into grades 1, 2, or 3 in Sep· tern b e r are eligible for the Primary program which will be held at Pierce (formerly De". ert Park), Groves St., Richmond and Vieweg schools, between the hours of 8 and 11:30 a.m. The Elective program is de· signed for pupils who will be entering grades 4 through 8 in the next regular school year. These classes will be held at Murray School at China Lake each weekday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pupils in the elective pro· gram may attend half days or -- full days. Supervised lunch per i 0 d s will be held during the hours of 11:30 to 12:30 and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The children may either buy their lunch at the snack bar or bring their lunch· es from home. The hours of the Elective program were to start at 8 a.m., but the availability of the swim· ming pools at 7:30 a.m. made the change of hours necessary. Elective c I ass e s have been planned as closely as possible to those reque$ted. Rlndsburg Pupils Transportation will be pro· vided for pupils in both the primary and elective programs who live in Red Mountain, Jo· hannesburg, and the Rands- burg areas. Busses from this area will pick·up and drop children from these areas at the Community Building in Johannesburg only, so parents will have·to provide transportation to and from that point. Departure time from Johannesburg will be at 7 a.m. Pupils from these areas will attend half-day classes only, and will he returned aft e r 11:30 classes. The cooking class proved so popular that it was necessary to open classes at the Rich· mond School Kitchen for some girls in the pre·6th, pre·7th, and pre-8th grades. Bus trans· portation will be available from Murray Scbool to Richmond School and return except at 11:30. NEW RECREATION COMMITTEE-Mem- R. McClain; ATR3 D. L. Buell; AOF·2 S. J. Young; RlY Gier; GIbe Imer; AOI W. N. Muhlhausen; FTG2 R. L. Brewer Ind AKI R. R. McGhee. For more on local recreation see pages 4 Ind 5 of this issue. Swimming pools that will be used for the swimming pro· gram include the Chief Petty Officer's P 0 0 I from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., and the Sgt. John Pin n e y Pool, in Ridgecrest, bers of the newly formed Recreltion Com· mittee met recently to discuss recreation on the Center .. it pertlins to the militlry personnel It NWC. They Ire (I-r): BM3 B. 1Contlnued on Page II Personnel Work To Put Center On Firm Foundations A unique facility at tbe Nav· al Weapons Center is the Soils and Materials 'Testing Labora· tory which is operated by the Public Works Department. Located in Building No. 37 and run by the Civil Engineer· ing Branch of the PW's Engi· neering Dept. the lab is de· signed to test construction rna· terials, determine various rna· terial characteristics relating to facility design, and to serve as a control point for Center construction and maintenance An additional function of the Soils Lab is to serve in a con· suiting capacity to other codes on the Center and to aid them with related guidance concer- ning their respective research projects. As an example, the Lab was requested by Code 40 to con· duct soil tests in connection with the Deneye program. Spe· cifically, tests were made to determine the behavior of the weapon on impact in certain soils. In . place density, grain size analysis, soil classification and moisture determinations were made on various types of soils that were used in connec· tion with the technical pro· gram. Exploration of the suitabili· ty of borrow pits as a base material for concrete and as· phalt surfaces is also a very important function of the Soils and Materials Laboratory. In addition, continuous road eval· uation, in which the new est type of seal coats and the lat· est improvements in repair methods are used, is another constant chore. The Center's roads, w h i c h total approxim· ately 400 miles, demand con· tinual vigilance in order to ec· onomically maintain the vas t network of roadway. The Lab also has the respon· sibility for testing all concrete placed by contract and by Public Works. To do this, four cylinders are drawn from each 20 yards of concrete poured. These cylinders are the n checked at various intervals to check conformance of the rna· terial to contract specifica· tions. Personnel of the Lab a Iso design special concrete mixes (such as for heat . resisting structures). For example, the Laboratory will play a signifi· cant role in the design of a highly· controlled type of con· crete mix for which there has been an unusual request. The speCifications on this special mix call for a minimum com· pressive strength and a maxi· mum compressive strength. To do this, the laboratory technicians will evaluate the characteristics of the mix com· ponents and proportion these components to meet the cus· ·(Contlnued on Pege I) , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1970s,Rocketeer 1970,Rktr7.3.1970.pdf,Rktr7.3.1970.pdf Page 1, Rktr7.3.1970.pdf Page 1