Page Eight ROCKETEER IWV concert season fo open Mond The Indian Wells Valley Concert Association will open its Bicentennial year season on Monday night with a program featuring an exclusively American type of music played by some of its foremost ex- ponents - the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from the heart of the French quarter of New Orleans. Curtain time will he 7:30 p.m. at the Naval Weapons Center theater for what will be a spontaneous presentation of musical entertainment during which the in- strumentalists will give free Dow to their own mood and what they sense is that of the audience. Both season memberships in the IWV Concert Association and single admission tickets to the jazz band concert will be on sale at the theater box office today, tomorrow and Sunday, from 4:45 to 6 p.m., and on Monday from 4:45 to 7:30 p.m. Keynote Is Improvisation Since the music is free, spirited and original, there will be no printed programs listing the order of the selections. Instead, improvisation will be the keynote of the evening. The audience is invited to just sit back and let the program happen. CONCERT SEASON OPENS MONOAY NIGHT - Members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans will be here to give a real send...off to the Indian Wells Valley Concert Association's 1976-77 season. A packed house is expected at the Naval Weapons Center theater for the opening of this program at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The emphasis of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band is still on the ensemble, but each soloist is heard as well. Generally, the comet or trumpet has the melody, the clarinet has the counterpoint and the trombone has the harmony, then suddenly this can all be changed as the talented performers cut loose. From all over the world, people visit the Preservation Hall in New Orleans to hear music played as it was when jazz was born, by some of the very musicians who gave it birth. With the exception of a few "youngsters" learning the business from the masters, the band members are all over 60 years old now. The touring group that will play here on Monday night includes the leader, Percy G. Humphrey on trumpet, Cie Frazier on drums, Willie J. Humphrey on clarinet, Narvin Henry Kimball on banjo, James E: "Sing" Miller at the piano, and two "newcomers" to the New Orleans jazz scene - Allan Jaffe on tuba and Frank Demond on trombone. Since 1961, Jaffe, an accomplished musician whose home state is Pennsylvania (not Louisiana), has been the proprietor of Preservation Hall, while Demond, a native of Los Angeles, is a protege of the late "Big Jim" Robinson, the famous Preservation Hall trombonist. All of the other players have been on the musical scene since the 19205. This program, which opens the 30th season of the IWV Concert Association, is also a benefit for the Maturango Museum. The museum will receive a major share (tWlKhirds) of the proceeds from single admission ticket sales for its building fund that is being collected to enable (even- tually) the construction of a permanent structure on property located within the TO APPEAR AT CHINA LAKE - The George Holmes Inkspots, oHspring of the famous 19405 singing group, will perform at the Chief Petty Officers' Club tonight from 9 untill a.m .• and tomorrow night at the Commissioned Officers' Mess during theSilme hours. Reservations are not required for the CPO Club performance, but they are still being accepted for the Inkspots' appearance at the COM, which is offering a roast turkey dinner.with ilil the trimmings tor the occasion at the price of $6.50 per person. Membersot ..... George Holmes Inkspots are Holmes, Prentice Moreland, Lloyd Rowe, Jo~ 'Houston and Ann Lawson. East Kern regional park in Ridgecrest. In addition, the purchase of season memberships will not only provide ticket holders with outstanding musical en- tertainment, but also will benefit the museum's building fund on a sliding scale that increases with the number of such memberships that are sold. Five additional concerts will be presented this season, including a performance by the 8:>-member Utah Symphony Orchestra on March 3, 1977. Other artists to be featured are Susanne Shapiro, harpsichordist, on Oct. 28; William Mallory, lyric baritone, on Nov. 30; tbe Trio Flamenco on Jan. 19; and Daniel Pollack, pianist, on April 18. Season memberships for all six programs of the 1976-77 season of the IWV Concert Association are priced (for the general public) at $20, $17 and $14 (depending upon their location in the theater). In addition there are reduced rate season tickets on sale for youths under 21, enlisted military personnel and senior citizens (65 years of age and over) that can be purchased for $10, $8.50 or $7. Single admission tickets to the Preser- vation Hall Jazz Band program are being sold to the general public for $8 each, or for $3 to youths under 21, enlisted military personnel and senior citizens. Cast selected for college production of 'Crucible' in Nov. The cast has been selected for the Cerro Coso Community College production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," a play based Upon historical events of 1692 Salem, when several young girls accused many of the townspeople of consorting with the devil. Slated for Nov. 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 per- formances at the college lecture hall, the award-winning play will be directed by Florence Green, while Robbie Robbins is the student director. Alex Bellen was cast as John Proctor, one of the accused, and lover of Abigail Williams, who will be portrayed by Melissa Russell. Gerard Kersten, as the stern Rev. Parris, will be one of the prosecutors, while Betty Parris will be played by Melinda Maltby. Other members of the cast include Donna Savage, Mykie Loftus, John Clark, Laurie King, Dori Morrione, Jude Gibeault, Diderot Ausseresses, Ken Markel, Joyce Maltby, Clyde Irvine, Rus Stedman, Doug Ross, Galen White, Bob Wilkie and Pat White. According to Mrs. Green, " The hanging of some of the most prominent and beloved people . .. resulted in what must be one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history." Instigator of the ae-- cusations is Abigail Williams, a beautiful, evil girl with a boundless capacity for manipulatin8 people. September 24, 1976 SHOWBOAT MOVIE RATINGS The objective of the ratings is to inform parents about the suitability of movie content for viewing by their children (Gl · ALL AGES ADMITTED General Audiences (PG1 · ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested (RI · RESTRICTED Under 11 requires accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian CS · Cinemascope STD . Standard Movie Screen Regular starting time-7 ; 30 p.m . Progrilm subject to chilnge: withouf notice - ple~ se check marquee. FRI. 24 SEPTEMBER "BOOK OF NUMBERS" (91 Min. ) Raymond St. Jacques. Freda Payne (Drilma ) Two former wajte~ establish a black. operated numbers game in a small town during the Depression era . (R) SAT. 25 SEPTEMBER " THE LOVES AND TIMES OF SCARAMOUCHE" (99 Min.) Michael Sarrazin. Ursula Andress (Action Comedy ) A farce about a ladies' man, Scaramouche, who is in PariS during the French Revolution. Several t imes, he nearly gets arrested by assorted iealous husbands. There is an assassination attempt on Napoleon, an absurd clown embarking on a ca mpaign of conquest. Scaramou che, who has taken a iob as barber to Napoleon, gets blamed. As a result, he must deal w ith the little general and his armed guards. ( PG) SUN. 26 SEPTEMBER " I Will FOR NOW" (108 M in.) Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton (Comedy ) Elliott Gould plays a gambler and gir t chaser who was once married to Diane Keaton. They are reun ited when they both attend the contract ceremony of Keaton's sister and lover. Keaton has been spending her weekends with their lawyer friend ( Paul Sorvinol. Gould asks for a reconciliation and Keaton agrees to a six·month " marriage" contract drawn up by Sorvino. Jealous, he tries to break them up. (R ) MON. 27 SEPTEMBER TUE . IWV Concert Association presents PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND 7:30p.m . 21 SEPTEMBER "THE ZEBRA FORCE" (83 M in.) M ichael lance, Richard Slattery (Action Drilma ) This film centers around a patrol of Marines caught in a m ine field in V iet- nam and their lieutenant's courage in rescuing his men. This fast mov ing f ilm is action packed w ith a surprise end ing. (R ) WED. ltSEPTEMBER "IT CAN BE DONE AMIGO" (103 M in.) Jack Pa lance, Bud Spencer (Comedy ) Sunny (Jack Pa lance) is gunning for Coburn (Bud Spencer ), whose amorous attent ions to Sunny's sister have led to an unexpected pregnancy. Their forces are ioined, a recon- ciliation comes about and in the process of their mis-adventures, oil is discovered. As the gusher comes in, everyone is ri ch and delir iously happy, except for Coburn, who w inds up with a w ife, a ch ild and a suspicious brother·in·law. (PG ) THURS. 30SEPTEMBER " JACK AND TH E BEANSTAlK" (92 M in.) (Cartoon Feature) Animated version of the famou s fa iry tale " Jack and the Beanstalk." (G) FR!. I OCTOBER " FOUR FlI ES ON GREY VELVET" (102 M in.) M ichael Brandon, M imsey Farmer (Mystery ) Robert Tobias, a young drummer, becomes entangled in bizarre murders after an unexpected encounter w i th a mysterious stran_ ger. Hesoon realizes that he is to become the main victim and the crucial moment is rapidly ap_ proaching. (PG) Enlisted Club dances set The Family Brown, a soul music group from Pomona, will perform at Enlisted Club dances tOnight and tomorrow night from 9 until 2 a.m. Tonight's dinner special will be fried fish, and that for tomorrow night will be prime rib. Both will be served from 6 until 8:30 p.m. J... u .s . Gov~r"mHlI Printing Office )0.( 1916 6-'11 N0A10 From : PLACE STAMP HERE To: INSIDE... Jewish High Holy Days ..... .............. 2 Council Candidates Sought ................3 ftwe roeketeel Nava l Weapons Center Ch ine lake Cal ifornia September 24, 1976 Desert Empire Fair To Begin .............4 Toyland To Open Oct. 1 ...................5 Vol. XXXI . No. 36 Sports ...................................6 Concert Season Opens Monday ..... . ......8 I TOPNOTCH EMPLOYE ES HONOR EO - Presentation of the L. T. E. Thompson and Will ia m 8 . McLean Awards by Rear Admiral R. G. Freeman, NWC Com· mander. and Dr. G. L. Hollingsworth (at right), Technical Director, highlighted a luncheon meeting on Wednesday at the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Singled out for this special distinction were (I.-r.> Jerry Reed, William H. Woodworth and Lee Lakin. Reed and Lakin were recipients of the Thompson Award. while Woodworth became the first NWC employee to receive the McLean Award for the second time. Comb.ined Federal Campaign to begin Oct. 2; goal is $120,000 " People helping people" - that's what the Combined Federal Campaign is all about, according to Eva Bien and Eleanor Johnsen, co-chairmen of this year's fund drive. Preliminary meetings of the campaign committee and of department represen- tatives have been held in preparation for the CFC, which will begin on Oct. 2and will last throughout the month of October. " Our goal this year is $120,000," said Mrs. Bien, "and with the generous people at the Naval Weapons Center, we should easily go over the top." Her co-chairman, Mrs. Johnsen, added, "What is just as important as meeting our financial goal is that 100 per cent of NWC employees take part in this year's drive." Local, national, and international service agencies all benefit from this one annual campaign. Any individual agency can be designated by a donor (all designations are honored), or the United Way, the National Health Agencies, or the International Service Agencies can be designated as units. All undesignated monies are divided Hue to dedicate new lab in honor of Dr. W. B. Mclean The Chief of Nava I Operations has authorized the Commander of the Naval Undersea Center in San Diego to name the Adminstration ; laboratory building at NUC in honor of Dr. William B. Mclean, former Technical Director at both NUC and the Naval Weapons Center. in a 75 , 15 110 ratio among the three groups. -United Way agencies represent the local area. More than 95 cents of every dollar given to the United Way remains in the Indian Wells Valley. United Way agencies are the American Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, Camp Fire Girls, Children's Home Society, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, China Lake Mountain Rescue Group, Desert Counseling Center, Girl Scouts of America, Help Line, Homemakers of IWV, IWV Association for the Retarded, IWV Cam- (Continued on Page 3) Thompson, Mclean Awards presented 3 employees honored for individual achievements, exceptional creativity Three of the Naval Weapons Center's topootch civilian employees were honored at a luncheon this past Wednesday during which the L.T.E. Thompson Award (the Center's highest recognition for outstanding individual achievenient) and the William B. McLean Award (which recognizes ex- ceptional creativity) were presented. Rear Admiral R. G. Freeman ill, NWC Commander, was joined 'by Dr. G. L. Hollingsworth, Technical Director, in making the presentations. Singled out for this special distinction were Lee E. Lakin and Jerry L. Reed, who each received the Thompson Award, and William H.. Woodworth, who again was chosen to receive the McLean Award. To date, 8 military and 44 civilian per- sonnel of the Naval Weapons Center (for- merly the Naval Ordnance Test Station) have received the Thompson Award "for outstanding contribution to the ad- vancement of ordnance and thus the forces of the U.S. Navy." Tribute to First Technical Director By the presentation of the award, the Center pays tribute to its first Technical Director, who was the first person to receive it. Through his leadership,.vision, and persistent efforts, Dr. Thompson gathered at China Lake a strong com- plement of outstanding men and women. The success of the Center in the field of ordnance has been in great part due to the initial guidance of Dr. Thompson and to his skill in integrating military and civilian personnel into an enthusiastic, effective group. The award consists of a certificate and medal cast in the likeness of Dr. Thompson that is inscribed with the recipient's name and the words " In recognition of out- standing contribution to the advancement of ordnance." Lakin, a supervisory physicist, heads the Computer Sciences Division of the Systems Development Department. He was cited for "his demonstrated exceptional leadership in providing the Naval Weapons Center with continuing high-quality computer services and for his exceptional performance in representing the Center as its Automatic Data Processing focal point." A 30-year employee, Lakin came to what was then called U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in 1946, following two years as a meteorological officer for the U.S. Army Air Force. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago with majors in physics, mathematics and meteorology. Division Head in Code 37 Reed is a supervisory general engineer who heads the Test and Evaluation Department's Project Engineering Division. In the citation that accompanied the presentation of the Thompson Award to him, Reed was commended "for his out- standing technical and administrative leadership in furthering the goals of the Center's Test and Evaluation mission." Noted in particular was "his innovative and energetic approach to his job and his wide-ranging accomplishments in Test and Evaluation that have brought credit to his department, the Naval Weapons Center and the Navy as a whole." Reed transferred to China Lake in 1965 from the U.S. Army Aviation Material Laboratories in Fort Eustis, Virginia. He has a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering which he received in 1960 from Texas A&M College, and served as a lieutenant in the Army until 1963. He then began his Civil Service career by working as an aerospace engineer with the (Continued on Page 5) A dedication ceremony at what henceforth will be known as the William B. Mclean laboratory will be held at 10 a.m. next Wednesday, Sept. 29. An invitation has been extended by Capt. R. B. Gilchrist, the NUC Com· mander, to all interested persons to attend the ceremony in honor of Dr. Mclean. who died on Aug. 25. ADVISORY COMMITTEE VISITS NWC - Seven members of the nelius J. PinQs, committee chairman who is Vice Proyost anet a Naval Weapons Center's Advisory Committee are scheduled to professor at the c.lTech;and Capt. R. D. Franke, NWC Deputy leave China lake this afternoon following 1112 days of meetings Commander. Standing are (from left) Admiral Jackson D. Ar with the Center's top management. General purpose of the Yisit nold, USN (Ret.); Barry J. Shillito, president of Teledyne Ryan was to discuss NWC technical programs. Shown above as they Aeronautical Associates; Dr. William H. Steier, cMirman of were photographed during a brief time out from their busy sched. electrical engineering at the University of Southern C.lifornia; ule are (seated, I..r. ) Or. James H. Wakelin, Jr., a management Or. Robert J. Eichelberger, Director of the U.S. Army Ballistic consuttant; Dr. G. L. Hollingsworth, NWC Technical Director, Research Laboratories, and Billy M. Horton, a professor from Rear Admiral R. G•. Freeman III, NWC Commander, Dr. Cor. Case Western Reserve University. -Photo by Bill Fettkether , OCR Text: Page Eight ROCKETEER IWV concert season fo open Mond The Indian Wells Valley Concert Association will open its Bicentennial year season on Monday night with a program featuring an exclusively American type of music played by some of its foremost ex- ponents - the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from the heart of the French quarter of New Orleans. Curtain time will he 7:30 p.m. at the Naval Weapons Center theater for what will be a spontaneous presentation of musical entertainment during which the in- strumentalists will give free Dow to their own mood and what they sense is that of the audience. Both season memberships in the IWV Concert Association and single admission tickets to the jazz band concert will be on sale at the theater box office today, tomorrow and Sunday, from 4:45 to 6 p.m., and on Monday from 4:45 to 7:30 p.m. Keynote Is Improvisation Since the music is free, spirited and original, there will be no printed programs listing the order of the selections. Instead, improvisation will be the keynote of the evening. The audience is invited to just sit back and let the program happen. CONCERT SEASON OPENS MONOAY NIGHT - Members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans will be here to give a real send...off to the Indian Wells Valley Concert Association's 1976-77 season. A packed house is expected at the Naval Weapons Center theater for the opening of this program at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The emphasis of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band is still on the ensemble, but each soloist is heard as well. Generally, the comet or trumpet has the melody, the clarinet has the counterpoint and the trombone has the harmony, then suddenly this can all be changed as the talented performers cut loose. From all over the world, people visit the Preservation Hall in New Orleans to hear music played as it was when jazz was born, by some of the very musicians who gave it birth. With the exception of a few "youngsters" learning the business from the masters, the band members are all over 60 years old now. The touring group that will play here on Monday night includes the leader, Percy G. Humphrey on trumpet, Cie Frazier on drums, Willie J. Humphrey on clarinet, Narvin Henry Kimball on banjo, James E: "Sing" Miller at the piano, and two "newcomers" to the New Orleans jazz scene - Allan Jaffe on tuba and Frank Demond on trombone. Since 1961, Jaffe, an accomplished musician whose home state is Pennsylvania (not Louisiana), has been the proprietor of Preservation Hall, while Demond, a native of Los Angeles, is a protege of the late "Big Jim" Robinson, the famous Preservation Hall trombonist. All of the other players have been on the musical scene since the 19205. This program, which opens the 30th season of the IWV Concert Association, is also a benefit for the Maturango Museum. The museum will receive a major share (tWlKhirds) of the proceeds from single admission ticket sales for its building fund that is being collected to enable (even- tually) the construction of a permanent structure on property located within the TO APPEAR AT CHINA LAKE - The George Holmes Inkspots, oHspring of the famous 19405 singing group, will perform at the Chief Petty Officers' Club tonight from 9 untill a.m .• and tomorrow night at the Commissioned Officers' Mess during theSilme hours. Reservations are not required for the CPO Club performance, but they are still being accepted for the Inkspots' appearance at the COM, which is offering a roast turkey dinner.with ilil the trimmings tor the occasion at the price of $6.50 per person. Membersot ..... George Holmes Inkspots are Holmes, Prentice Moreland, Lloyd Rowe, Jo~ 'Houston and Ann Lawson. East Kern regional park in Ridgecrest. In addition, the purchase of season memberships will not only provide ticket holders with outstanding musical en- tertainment, but also will benefit the museum's building fund on a sliding scale that increases with the number of such memberships that are sold. Five additional concerts will be presented this season, including a performance by the 8:>-member Utah Symphony Orchestra on March 3, 1977. Other artists to be featured are Susanne Shapiro, harpsichordist, on Oct. 28; William Mallory, lyric baritone, on Nov. 30; tbe Trio Flamenco on Jan. 19; and Daniel Pollack, pianist, on April 18. Season memberships for all six programs of the 1976-77 season of the IWV Concert Association are priced (for the general public) at $20, $17 and $14 (depending upon their location in the theater). In addition there are reduced rate season tickets on sale for youths under 21, enlisted military personnel and senior citizens (65 years of age and over) that can be purchased for $10, $8.50 or $7. Single admission tickets to the Preser- vation Hall Jazz Band program are being sold to the general public for $8 each, or for $3 to youths under 21, enlisted military personnel and senior citizens. Cast selected for college production of 'Crucible' in Nov. The cast has been selected for the Cerro Coso Community College production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," a play based Upon historical events of 1692 Salem, when several young girls accused many of the townspeople of consorting with the devil. Slated for Nov. 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 per- formances at the college lecture hall, the award-winning play will be directed by Florence Green, while Robbie Robbins is the student director. Alex Bellen was cast as John Proctor, one of the accused, and lover of Abigail Williams, who will be portrayed by Melissa Russell. Gerard Kersten, as the stern Rev. Parris, will be one of the prosecutors, while Betty Parris will be played by Melinda Maltby. Other members of the cast include Donna Savage, Mykie Loftus, John Clark, Laurie King, Dori Morrione, Jude Gibeault, Diderot Ausseresses, Ken Markel, Joyce Maltby, Clyde Irvine, Rus Stedman, Doug Ross, Galen White, Bob Wilkie and Pat White. According to Mrs. Green, " The hanging of some of the most prominent and beloved people . .. resulted in what must be one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history." Instigator of the ae-- cusations is Abigail Williams, a beautiful, evil girl with a boundless capacity for manipulatin8 people. September 24, 1976 SHOWBOAT MOVIE RATINGS The objective of the ratings is to inform parents about the suitability of movie content for viewing by their children (Gl · ALL AGES ADMITTED General Audiences (PG1 · ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested (RI · RESTRICTED Under 11 requires accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian CS · Cinemascope STD . Standard Movie Screen Regular starting time-7 ; 30 p.m . Progrilm subject to chilnge: withouf notice - ple~ se check marquee. FRI. 24 SEPTEMBER "BOOK OF NUMBERS" (91 Min. ) Raymond St. Jacques. Freda Payne (Drilma ) Two former wajte~ establish a black. operated numbers game in a small town during the Depression era . (R) SAT. 25 SEPTEMBER " THE LOVES AND TIMES OF SCARAMOUCHE" (99 Min.) Michael Sarrazin. Ursula Andress (Action Comedy ) A farce about a ladies' man, Scaramouche, who is in PariS during the French Revolution. Several t imes, he nearly gets arrested by assorted iealous husbands. There is an assassination attempt on Napoleon, an absurd clown embarking on a ca mpaign of conquest. Scaramou che, who has taken a iob as barber to Napoleon, gets blamed. As a result, he must deal w ith the little general and his armed guards. ( PG) SUN. 26 SEPTEMBER " I Will FOR NOW" (108 M in.) Elliott Gould, Diane Keaton (Comedy ) Elliott Gould plays a gambler and gir t chaser who was once married to Diane Keaton. They are reun ited when they both attend the contract ceremony of Keaton's sister and lover. Keaton has been spending her weekends with their lawyer friend ( Paul Sorvinol. Gould asks for a reconciliation and Keaton agrees to a six·month " marriage" contract drawn up by Sorvino. Jealous, he tries to break them up. (R ) MON. 27 SEPTEMBER TUE . IWV Concert Association presents PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND 7:30p.m . 21 SEPTEMBER "THE ZEBRA FORCE" (83 M in.) M ichael lance, Richard Slattery (Action Drilma ) This film centers around a patrol of Marines caught in a m ine field in V iet- nam and their lieutenant's courage in rescuing his men. This fast mov ing f ilm is action packed w ith a surprise end ing. (R ) WED. ltSEPTEMBER "IT CAN BE DONE AMIGO" (103 M in.) Jack Pa lance, Bud Spencer (Comedy ) Sunny (Jack Pa lance) is gunning for Coburn (Bud Spencer ), whose amorous attent ions to Sunny's sister have led to an unexpected pregnancy. Their forces are ioined, a recon- ciliation comes about and in the process of their mis-adventures, oil is discovered. As the gusher comes in, everyone is ri ch and delir iously happy, except for Coburn, who w inds up with a w ife, a ch ild and a suspicious brother·in·law. (PG ) THURS. 30SEPTEMBER " JACK AND TH E BEANSTAlK" (92 M in.) (Cartoon Feature) Animated version of the famou s fa iry tale " Jack and the Beanstalk." (G) FR!. I OCTOBER " FOUR FlI ES ON GREY VELVET" (102 M in.) M ichael Brandon, M imsey Farmer (Mystery ) Robert Tobias, a young drummer, becomes entangled in bizarre murders after an unexpected encounter w i th a mysterious stran_ ger. Hesoon realizes that he is to become the main victim and the crucial moment is rapidly ap_ proaching. (PG) Enlisted Club dances set The Family Brown, a soul music group from Pomona, will perform at Enlisted Club dances tOnight and tomorrow night from 9 until 2 a.m. Tonight's dinner special will be fried fish, and that for tomorrow night will be prime rib. Both will be served from 6 until 8:30 p.m. J... u .s . Gov~r"mHlI Printing Office )0.( 1916 6-'11 N0A10 From : PLACE STAMP HERE To: INSIDE... Jewish High Holy Days ..... .............. 2 Council Candidates Sought ................3 ftwe roeketeel Nava l Weapons Center Ch ine lake Cal ifornia September 24, 1976 Desert Empire Fair To Begin .............4 Toyland To Open Oct. 1 ...................5 Vol. XXXI . No. 36 Sports ...................................6 Concert Season Opens Monday ..... . ......8 I TOPNOTCH EMPLOYE ES HONOR EO - Presentation of the L. T. E. Thompson and Will ia m 8 . McLean Awards by Rear Admiral R. G. Freeman, NWC Com· mander. and Dr. G. L. Hollingsworth (at right), Technical Director, highlighted a luncheon meeting on Wednesday at the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Singled out for this special distinction were (I.-r.> Jerry Reed, William H. Woodworth and Lee Lakin. Reed and Lakin were recipients of the Thompson Award. while Woodworth became the first NWC employee to receive the McLean Award for the second time. Comb.ined Federal Campaign to begin Oct. 2; goal is $120,000 " People helping people" - that's what the Combined Federal Campaign is all about, according to Eva Bien and Eleanor Johnsen, co-chairmen of this year's fund drive. Preliminary meetings of the campaign committee and of department represen- tatives have been held in preparation for the CFC, which will begin on Oct. 2and will last throughout the month of October. " Our goal this year is $120,000," said Mrs. Bien, "and with the generous people at the Naval Weapons Center, we should easily go over the top." Her co-chairman, Mrs. Johnsen, added, "What is just as important as meeting our financial goal is that 100 per cent of NWC employees take part in this year's drive." Local, national, and international service agencies all benefit from this one annual campaign. Any individual agency can be designated by a donor (all designations are honored), or the United Way, the National Health Agencies, or the International Service Agencies can be designated as units. All undesignated monies are divided Hue to dedicate new lab in honor of Dr. W. B. Mclean The Chief of Nava I Operations has authorized the Commander of the Naval Undersea Center in San Diego to name the Adminstration ; laboratory building at NUC in honor of Dr. William B. Mclean, former Technical Director at both NUC and the Naval Weapons Center. in a 75 , 15 110 ratio among the three groups. -United Way agencies represent the local area. More than 95 cents of every dollar given to the United Way remains in the Indian Wells Valley. United Way agencies are the American Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, Camp Fire Girls, Children's Home Society, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, China Lake Mountain Rescue Group, Desert Counseling Center, Girl Scouts of America, Help Line, Homemakers of IWV, IWV Association for the Retarded, IWV Cam- (Continued on Page 3) Thompson, Mclean Awards presented 3 employees honored for individual achievements, exceptional creativity Three of the Naval Weapons Center's topootch civilian employees were honored at a luncheon this past Wednesday during which the L.T.E. Thompson Award (the Center's highest recognition for outstanding individual achievenient) and the William B. McLean Award (which recognizes ex- ceptional creativity) were presented. Rear Admiral R. G. Freeman ill, NWC Commander, was joined 'by Dr. G. L. Hollingsworth, Technical Director, in making the presentations. Singled out for this special distinction were Lee E. Lakin and Jerry L. Reed, who each received the Thompson Award, and William H.. Woodworth, who again was chosen to receive the McLean Award. To date, 8 military and 44 civilian per- sonnel of the Naval Weapons Center (for- merly the Naval Ordnance Test Station) have received the Thompson Award "for outstanding contribution to the ad- vancement of ordnance and thus the forces of the U.S. Navy." Tribute to First Technical Director By the presentation of the award, the Center pays tribute to its first Technical Director, who was the first person to receive it. Through his leadership,.vision, and persistent efforts, Dr. Thompson gathered at China Lake a strong com- plement of outstanding men and women. The success of the Center in the field of ordnance has been in great part due to the initial guidance of Dr. Thompson and to his skill in integrating military and civilian personnel into an enthusiastic, effective group. The award consists of a certificate and medal cast in the likeness of Dr. Thompson that is inscribed with the recipient's name and the words " In recognition of out- standing contribution to the advancement of ordnance." Lakin, a supervisory physicist, heads the Computer Sciences Division of the Systems Development Department. He was cited for "his demonstrated exceptional leadership in providing the Naval Weapons Center with continuing high-quality computer services and for his exceptional performance in representing the Center as its Automatic Data Processing focal point." A 30-year employee, Lakin came to what was then called U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in 1946, following two years as a meteorological officer for the U.S. Army Air Force. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago with majors in physics, mathematics and meteorology. Division Head in Code 37 Reed is a supervisory general engineer who heads the Test and Evaluation Department's Project Engineering Division. In the citation that accompanied the presentation of the Thompson Award to him, Reed was commended "for his out- standing technical and administrative leadership in furthering the goals of the Center's Test and Evaluation mission." Noted in particular was "his innovative and energetic approach to his job and his wide-ranging accomplishments in Test and Evaluation that have brought credit to his department, the Naval Weapons Center and the Navy as a whole." Reed transferred to China Lake in 1965 from the U.S. Army Aviation Material Laboratories in Fort Eustis, Virginia. He has a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering which he received in 1960 from Texas A&M College, and served as a lieutenant in the Army until 1963. He then began his Civil Service career by working as an aerospace engineer with the (Continued on Page 5) A dedication ceremony at what henceforth will be known as the William B. Mclean laboratory will be held at 10 a.m. next Wednesday, Sept. 29. An invitation has been extended by Capt. R. B. Gilchrist, the NUC Com· mander, to all interested persons to attend the ceremony in honor of Dr. Mclean. who died on Aug. 25. ADVISORY COMMITTEE VISITS NWC - Seven members of the nelius J. PinQs, committee chairman who is Vice Proyost anet a Naval Weapons Center's Advisory Committee are scheduled to professor at the c.lTech;and Capt. R. D. Franke, NWC Deputy leave China lake this afternoon following 1112 days of meetings Commander. Standing are (from left) Admiral Jackson D. Ar with the Center's top management. General purpose of the Yisit nold, USN (Ret.); Barry J. Shillito, president of Teledyne Ryan was to discuss NWC technical programs. 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