Page Eight ROCKETEER Friday, November 9, 1973 WACOM Bazaar Place To Look For Gift Items Christmas shopping is a real hassle. Why not get it over and done with early? It can be done, and the place to do it is at the annual WACOM Christmas Bazaar, which is CIJIIling up Nov. 16 and 17 at tbe Community Center. The bazaar, sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of the Com- missioned Officers' Mess, will feature 18 different "little shop- pes" that will be set up inside the Community Center and decorated on the "Santa Village" theme. Plans call for opening the Christmas Bazaar from 10a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, and from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. The organizations involved in the bazaar will be raising funds for selected charities. One of the many bootha that will be set up in the "village" will be the "Hang-Up," operated by the Newcomers' Club, where various Christmas ornaments will be of- fered for sale. Alpha Alpha Psi sorority will feature homemade aprons, book markers and candles. Homemade stuffed animals, along with "Winnie the Pooh" characters will be on sale at the "Toy 'N Trim Shoppe" operated by the Methodist Women. Other organizations par- ticipating in the bazaar are: Desert Planters, American Association of University Women, Maturango Museum, Children's Home Society, Protestant Women of the Chapel-China Lake, Indian Wells Valley Nurses' Club, American Field Service, Burroughs Band Boosters, Indian Wells Valley Association for the Relarded, Navy Wives Club of America and the Episcopal Women. Famed Genetic Engineer To Address RESA Meeting Dr. Robert L. Sinsheimer, internationally known genetic engineer, will spesk at the fall dInner meeting of the China Lake branch of the Research Society of America (RESAl, to be beld on Thursday,Nov.15, at the ChIef Petty Officers' Club. The dInner meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 o'clock. Dr. Sin- sbeimer will speak at 8. He is chairman, Division of Biology, at the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena. Dr. Sinsheimer, who holds his Pb.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in biophysics, is a renowned scientist. He was "California Scientist of the Year" in 1968 and received the Beijerinck Virology Medal of the Royal Netherisnds Academy of Sciences and Letters in 1969. His interests, in part, lie in physical and chemical properties of nucleic acids and bacterial viruses. He will discuss some of the motivations presented for the Dr. Robert Sinshelmer deliberate intervention in the gene pools of plant and animals species, including, particularly, the buman gene pool. Tickets to tne meeting must be purchased prior to 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 13. Persons interested in attending should contact one of the following per- sons: Don Moore, Gil Plain, Fred Essig, Paul Amundson, Marv Back- man, Bill Finnegan, or Andy Victor. Rehearsals Under Way For December Players' Production Rehearsals are now in progress for the China Lake Players' production of "Butterflies Are Free," a comedy by Leonard Gershe. Catbird .... (Continued from Page 6) sbould prove to be a laugber. Tbe real test comes a week from today when Burroughs meets Antelope Valley, which is also undefeated. That game will be at Burroughs Stadium, beginning at 8 p.m. Last week, I mentioned bow Coach Bernhardi always seems to be so solemn and worried. The one thing about him that I remember .so far this year was an allusion to George Allen, coach of the Washington Redskins, right after Amos scored another touchdown against Quartz Hill, a game that Burroughs won 47-14. As Bruce was pacing up and dOwn the sidelines, still looking like the end of the world had come, he flashed me a brief smile and said, "This is sure better than eating .chocolate ice cream." The show will be presented early in December at the Players' Hut, 405 McIntire St., on the Center. The role of Don Baker will be played by Chuck Jones, who was featured in the highly successful dinner-theater production at the Commissioned Officers' Mess last season. Sandee Schwarzbach, whose most recent effort was as Minnie Fay in uHello, Dolly!" will be seen as Jo Penner, Don's swinging actress girl friend. Supporting roles have been given to Roselle Goza, as Mrs. Baker, and Bruce Odell, as Ralph AuSten. Phelps Terheun is directing the play. Barbershop Show The Indian Wells Valley Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.) will present an evening of barbershop harmony at the Burroughs High School Lecture Center on Saturday, beginning at 8:15 p.m. STOCKING STUFFERS - The women of St. Michael's Episcopal Church will offer a variety of stocking stuffers for sale at their "St. Mike's Mart" booth when the annual WACOM Bazaar opens its doors on Nov. 16 and 17 at the Community Center. Shown preparing some of these stocking stuffers are (I.-r. ) Ada Scarborough, co-chairman, Reba Alger, Hale Herold, co-chairman, and Hale Bauernshmidt. "St. Mike's Mart" will offer hand knitted hats and mittens, aprons, homemade candles and a variety of plaques and crosses to the shoppers. Marla McBride Chosen To Share 'Athlete' Honors The Command Administration Department's Special Services Division has selected two fine athletes to share this month's spotlight as November "Athlete of the Month." Both outstanding tennis players, these athletes are Dick Boyd, to be profiled in next week's ROCKETEER, and Marla McBride, only the second woman to receive this honor. Mrs. McBride won the women's doubles championship with Peggy Young in the recently concluded China Lake Tennis Club fall tournament. A versatile athlete, she also participates in flag football (the Dragons) and women's softball. Her softball team, the Zingbats, took second place in the Women's Softball League this year. Not content with just these sporting activities, Mrs. McBride helped Special Services' Marty Denkin organize a women's volleyball league and sbe is now organizing a team for the Women's Basketball League. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mrs. McBride remembers her high school in VanHorne, Iowa as being "itty-bitty," with only 20 students in her class, 10 of them girls. Of these 10 girls six were on the basketball team that, amazingly, won the state championship tbe year she was a senior. Mrs. McBride taught for two years at Iowa State University in Ames, Ia., tben came to Los Angeles for a two and a half year Colorful Group Booked at COM Meta1flake Black, Candyapple Red, Mojave Green and Tooloose Chartreuse will be the ac- companiment for a chick named Snow White, all led by the Pink Shrink, tonight from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., when the "Good Time Music Band" visits the Commissioned Officers' Mess. The innovative band, all local people, have been booked by Drake Dierkhising to play swinging sounds for a dance, all for the benefit of COM members and their guests. All are invited. teaching stint at Patrick Henry Junior High School. She and her husband, Bill, came to China Lake in July, 1971. Bill McBride works in the Electronic Systems Depart- ment as an aerospace engineer. The McBrides enjoy tbe outdoor Marla McBride life together, with many weekend backpacking and skiing ex- peditions. Mrs. McBride's busy life finds time for substitute teaching at Burroughs High School, and teaching of physical education classes in bowling and swimming at Cerro Coso Community College. She also enjoys woodworking, photography, and sewing. And she jogs about 15 miles a week. "But of all my sports l'ctivities I enjoy tennis tbe best," she says. From TO SHDWBDAT MOVIE RATINGS TM objecl ive 01 the rillings is to inf orm par ...ls ilbOul !he suitability 01 movie content for viewing by their chlldr.... IGI . ALL AGES ADMITTED Genet al Audiences IPG ) · ALL AGES ADMITTED Pilrental Gu idance Suggested ( R) · RESTRICTED Under 11 requires ilccompilny '1'"19 Parent Of" Adult GUilrdia n CS . Cinemucope STD . Standard Moyie Serle" Rl!'9ulilr \tilrting tim e - 1 lOp.m Mil l i ~ e - lp m FRio fNOY. "40 CARATS" (108 Min.) Liv Ullman, Edward Albert (comedy) liv U11m an is a 4O·year .old New York r eal estate agent divorced from a childish, once successful actor (Gene Ke11y). While vacationing in Greece, she meets 22·year·old Edward Albert ; they spend a r omantic night of love together. Freaked by the d ifference in their ages, she steals away early in the morn ing . (PG ) SAT. 10 NOY. NO MATINEE MISS RIDGECREST CHINA LAKE PAGEANT -8 P.M . SUN . & MON . 11·12 NOV. " AMERI CAN GRAFFITI" ( 110 Min.) Richard Oreyfuss, Ronny Howard (Comedy) " American Graffiti" takes place in Modesto, Calif., in the earl y 60's, during the twilight of American innocence, before drugs , Vi et nam, assassination and political protest . Dur ing one night, the town's teenagers cruise the city str eets in their fanc y cars, fighting, dueHng, arguing, falling in and out of love. (PG) .TUES. & WED. 13-14 NOV. " LIVE AND LET 01 E" (121 M in.) Roger Moore, Yaptlet Kotto (Action Drama ) This timeout Bond is pitted aga inst the mysterious Dr. Kananga , pr ime minister of a Carr it)ean Island , who plans to attack the world's dr ug addicts with a mixture of heroin and voodoo. Every con· ceivable form of menace tries Bond's expertise. I PG ) THURS . 15 NOY. " BAD COMPANY " (f3 Min.) Barry Brown, Jeff Bridges ( Western) Drew D ixon (Barry Brown) escaping to St. Joseph, Mo. to ioin a wagon train headed into the western territories (1865 ) falls in w ith a young AWOL and petty crook, Jake Rumsey (Jeff Bridges ), and six other runaways. The West tums out rougher than they expected. ( PG) FR io 16NOV. " HELLO DOLLY" (146 Min.) Barbara Streisand, Walter Matthau (Musical) Although Short of cash , Corn elius (Michael Crawford ) and Barnaby ( Danny Lock in) spend a la vish evening on the town. Dolly ( Barbra Streisand )' an attractive widow, has her eye peeled towards enhancing her poSition by marrying Horace ( Walter Mattau) while he is interested in Irene Molloy . ( G) Vet To Visit NWC A veterinarian from the Naval Air Station, Lemoore, will pay a visit to China Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 14, for the purpose of giving distemper and rabies shots to the pets of active duty military per- sonnel. I He will be available at Building Four of the NWC Dispensary (the medical storeroom) between the bours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on that day. A fee of $4 . for distemper inoculation and $3 for rabies shots, will be charged. PLACI STAMP HERE - OTI King November Blueiacket of Month Dental Technician First Class Blvd., in Los Angeles. In addition, John Steven King, a 13-year the couple will also receive a veteran in the United States Navy, weekend in Bakersfield from tbe has been selected as November's Greater Bakersfield Chamber of "Bluejacket of the Month." Commerce. As a result of his being tapped for For the trip to Los Angeles, King the honor, DTI King and his wife will pick up the keys to a new will spend a weekend at tbe Chevrolet from Bud Eyre Marriott Hotel, 5855 W. Century OIevrolet, in Ridgecrest. While at the Marriott Hotel, King and his wife will be lodged in a $100 per night suite. The Marriott Hotel, added to the local Bluejacket program last month, is an 18-story, 1,020 room resort located near the L.A. In- ternational Airport. It is prac- tically a self-contained city featuring recreation, restaurants, sbops and other specialty con- veniences. A special weekend rate for members of the Armed Forces has been established at the new hotel. Military personnel may stay there on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for $8 per person, per night, based on double occupancy. Single rooms are $16 per night. Trip to Bakersfield For the trip to Bakersfield, the Kings will receive the use of a new Ford from Desert Motors agency, in Ridgecrest. ~---------------------------------------------- King, who was born in San Francisco and raised in Napa, Calif., was stationed aboard the USS Nereus, a submarine tender, prior to coming to China Lake 2'» years ago. "we rocketeel • .,---- PITH .,-- HEARTWOOD TV--LCAMBI UM ... --- Vol. XX VIII No. 4S Naval Weapons Center China Lake California SUPER MAGNIFICATION-Through use of the scanning eledronic microscope, Information not previously known about the cell structure changes that various types of wood undergo during com- bustion has been obtained. The top two photos show a section of Bristlecone pineo -the one on right revealing the closeness of annual growth rings that grow one on top of another due to the lack of moisture. The appearance of Douglas fir before and after combustion is shown in the photos at lower left and center, while at lower right may be seen the kind of redwood growth ring detail that is uncovered by the scanning electronic microscope. Research Work Is Undertaken On Microstructure of Wood By Thom Boggs Research Mechanical Engineer For a period of several months, Kathy Poole, now a student at the University of California at San Diego, worked in the Aerother- mochemistry Division (C9de 608) of the NWC Research Department, first as a Burroughs High School work experience student and then as a summer employee. Her project was a study of the microstructcre of wood and how this cellular structure affects its combustion properties. This project was chosen because it combined Kathy's interest in biology with Code 608's interest in combustion. This linking of interests was not immediately apparent at first. In fact, when Kathy's name was first proposed as a work experience student for Code 608 it appeared as somewhat of a mismatch-a biology student working with a group studying the fundamental aspects of solid propellant combustion. Kathy's study concentrated on the ultra-structure of western conifers and the combustion of thin samples of these woods. There was a need for this study since most other wood combustion research has been done on large samples of wood and only the most per- functory conclusions have been drawn. The breakdown of individual wood cells during combustion has not been previously investigated. In addition, previous studies of wood ultrastructure have dealt with a few uncommon or exotic species. The choice of western conifers was based partly on their local availabtlity and partly on their widespread use in the construction industries. Wood is a cellular material composed of both living and dead cells. The cross-section of a trunk or limb consists of five major areas: the bark, cambium, sap- wood, heartwood and pith. The pith is the cylindrically shaped primary tissue at the immediate center of the tree branch or trunk. The pith is surrounded by solid, dead wood known as the heartwood. In heartwood, wood cells are void of cytoplasm and the general color of this wood is darker than the . surrounding sapwood. Sapwood is the term used to refer to that portion of the woody stem where at least some axial cells are physiologically active, performing conduction and food storage functions. Outside the sapwood is the cambial layer or cambium. This relatively thin layer is responsible for the production of wood cells and therefore is vital to the life of the tree. The final layer is that of the bark, a normally coarse, dark- colored protective covering for the tree. However, although biology and combustion at first seemed to be worlds apart, it was felt that some of the techniques that Code 608 had (Continued on Page 3) Nov. 9, 1973 INSIDE... Burro Lecture Set............. .2 Miller Named to Board. .. ... ... .3 CNO Congratulates NWC. .. .. . .. 4 Pageant Candidates.. . .. : ...... 5 Sports. . .... .. .... . ........... 6 Turkey Season Opens.. ... ... .. _7 WACOM Bazaar... . ........ . .. 8 Reception For Advisory Board, Top Awards Set The Michelson Laboratories Awards will be presented next Thursday, Nov. IS, during a !lO- bost reception in honor of the Naval Weapons Center Advisory Board. The reception will be held beginning at 6 p.m. in the Mojave Room of the Commissioned Of- ficers' Mess. Presentation of the awards will take place at 7o'clock; dinner will follow at 7:30. The Michelson Laboratories Awards were designed to recognize outstanding individual ad- ministrative and professional excellence or technical excellence based on singular effort in per- -formance of individuai duties. Tbe awards are complementary to,the Center's highest local award-the L.T.E. Thompson Award. Yockey Stricken Don Yockey, editor of The ROCKETEER, suffered a heart attack last Friday at his home. He is hospitalized in Room 118 at Ridgecrest Community Hospital. According to his wife, Louise, the well-known newspaperman is able to receive visitors and would welcome seeing friends and acquaintances. It is unknown at this time when he will return to work. During "yockey's illness, Jack Lindsey will be filling in as editor of the Center's ublication. ~--.....- -' ~ ~ He and his wife, Saundra, have grown very attached to the local area. King has managed to become involved in coaching youtb DTT John S. King basketball, Little League baseball, and competing in intramural basketball and softball. In ad- dition, he bowls in leagues at Hall Lanes. Mrs. King is, according to her husband, a "professional volun- teer." Sbe works part-time as a teacher's aide at Pierce School and attends Chapman College at night, where she is working on her teacher's credential. "She volunteers for everything that comes along," said King, "and then we get our heads together and try to figure out how we're going to do it all." King was quick to add, however, that he personally enjoys the in- volvement. Tbe couple has three children - John, Jr., 11, Richard Allen, 8, and Katherine Marie, S. The oldest child collects rocks and King has evinced an interestin that area. The Kings do a lot of camping and recently began backpacking. "We really like it here. So much so, that when I retire, we're seriously considering moving here for good," King declared. AIR AMBULANCE USES HELIPORT - George Galloway,. logger working in North Beach, near Nine-Mile canyon, was iniured last Tuesday when a tree he was felling hit him and knocked him to the ground. Galloway was also cut on the leg by the chain saw he was using. A helicopter, owned by the Rocky Mountain Helicopter Ser- vice, and piloted by Larry Ford, picked up the injured man :and brought him to Ridgecrest Community Hospital, using the newly constructed heliport, located on NWC land. The helicopter is a French-made jet-powered Alouette III, and made the flight from Black Rock, in Nine Mile, to the heliport in just under five minutes. , OCR Text: Page Eight ROCKETEER Friday, November 9, 1973 WACOM Bazaar Place To Look For Gift Items Christmas shopping is a real hassle. Why not get it over and done with early? It can be done, and the place to do it is at the annual WACOM Christmas Bazaar, which is CIJIIling up Nov. 16 and 17 at tbe Community Center. The bazaar, sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of the Com- missioned Officers' Mess, will feature 18 different "little shop- pes" that will be set up inside the Community Center and decorated on the "Santa Village" theme. Plans call for opening the Christmas Bazaar from 10a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, and from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. The organizations involved in the bazaar will be raising funds for selected charities. One of the many bootha that will be set up in the "village" will be the "Hang-Up," operated by the Newcomers' Club, where various Christmas ornaments will be of- fered for sale. Alpha Alpha Psi sorority will feature homemade aprons, book markers and candles. Homemade stuffed animals, along with "Winnie the Pooh" characters will be on sale at the "Toy 'N Trim Shoppe" operated by the Methodist Women. Other organizations par- ticipating in the bazaar are: Desert Planters, American Association of University Women, Maturango Museum, Children's Home Society, Protestant Women of the Chapel-China Lake, Indian Wells Valley Nurses' Club, American Field Service, Burroughs Band Boosters, Indian Wells Valley Association for the Relarded, Navy Wives Club of America and the Episcopal Women. Famed Genetic Engineer To Address RESA Meeting Dr. Robert L. Sinsheimer, internationally known genetic engineer, will spesk at the fall dInner meeting of the China Lake branch of the Research Society of America (RESAl, to be beld on Thursday,Nov.15, at the ChIef Petty Officers' Club. The dInner meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 o'clock. Dr. Sin- sbeimer will speak at 8. He is chairman, Division of Biology, at the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena. Dr. Sinsheimer, who holds his Pb.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in biophysics, is a renowned scientist. He was "California Scientist of the Year" in 1968 and received the Beijerinck Virology Medal of the Royal Netherisnds Academy of Sciences and Letters in 1969. His interests, in part, lie in physical and chemical properties of nucleic acids and bacterial viruses. He will discuss some of the motivations presented for the Dr. Robert Sinshelmer deliberate intervention in the gene pools of plant and animals species, including, particularly, the buman gene pool. Tickets to tne meeting must be purchased prior to 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 13. Persons interested in attending should contact one of the following per- sons: Don Moore, Gil Plain, Fred Essig, Paul Amundson, Marv Back- man, Bill Finnegan, or Andy Victor. Rehearsals Under Way For December Players' Production Rehearsals are now in progress for the China Lake Players' production of "Butterflies Are Free," a comedy by Leonard Gershe. Catbird .... (Continued from Page 6) sbould prove to be a laugber. Tbe real test comes a week from today when Burroughs meets Antelope Valley, which is also undefeated. That game will be at Burroughs Stadium, beginning at 8 p.m. Last week, I mentioned bow Coach Bernhardi always seems to be so solemn and worried. The one thing about him that I remember .so far this year was an allusion to George Allen, coach of the Washington Redskins, right after Amos scored another touchdown against Quartz Hill, a game that Burroughs won 47-14. As Bruce was pacing up and dOwn the sidelines, still looking like the end of the world had come, he flashed me a brief smile and said, "This is sure better than eating .chocolate ice cream." The show will be presented early in December at the Players' Hut, 405 McIntire St., on the Center. The role of Don Baker will be played by Chuck Jones, who was featured in the highly successful dinner-theater production at the Commissioned Officers' Mess last season. Sandee Schwarzbach, whose most recent effort was as Minnie Fay in uHello, Dolly!" will be seen as Jo Penner, Don's swinging actress girl friend. Supporting roles have been given to Roselle Goza, as Mrs. Baker, and Bruce Odell, as Ralph AuSten. Phelps Terheun is directing the play. Barbershop Show The Indian Wells Valley Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.) will present an evening of barbershop harmony at the Burroughs High School Lecture Center on Saturday, beginning at 8:15 p.m. STOCKING STUFFERS - The women of St. Michael's Episcopal Church will offer a variety of stocking stuffers for sale at their "St. Mike's Mart" booth when the annual WACOM Bazaar opens its doors on Nov. 16 and 17 at the Community Center. Shown preparing some of these stocking stuffers are (I.-r. ) Ada Scarborough, co-chairman, Reba Alger, Hale Herold, co-chairman, and Hale Bauernshmidt. "St. Mike's Mart" will offer hand knitted hats and mittens, aprons, homemade candles and a variety of plaques and crosses to the shoppers. Marla McBride Chosen To Share 'Athlete' Honors The Command Administration Department's Special Services Division has selected two fine athletes to share this month's spotlight as November "Athlete of the Month." Both outstanding tennis players, these athletes are Dick Boyd, to be profiled in next week's ROCKETEER, and Marla McBride, only the second woman to receive this honor. Mrs. McBride won the women's doubles championship with Peggy Young in the recently concluded China Lake Tennis Club fall tournament. A versatile athlete, she also participates in flag football (the Dragons) and women's softball. Her softball team, the Zingbats, took second place in the Women's Softball League this year. Not content with just these sporting activities, Mrs. McBride helped Special Services' Marty Denkin organize a women's volleyball league and sbe is now organizing a team for the Women's Basketball League. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mrs. McBride remembers her high school in VanHorne, Iowa as being "itty-bitty," with only 20 students in her class, 10 of them girls. Of these 10 girls six were on the basketball team that, amazingly, won the state championship tbe year she was a senior. Mrs. McBride taught for two years at Iowa State University in Ames, Ia., tben came to Los Angeles for a two and a half year Colorful Group Booked at COM Meta1flake Black, Candyapple Red, Mojave Green and Tooloose Chartreuse will be the ac- companiment for a chick named Snow White, all led by the Pink Shrink, tonight from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., when the "Good Time Music Band" visits the Commissioned Officers' Mess. The innovative band, all local people, have been booked by Drake Dierkhising to play swinging sounds for a dance, all for the benefit of COM members and their guests. All are invited. teaching stint at Patrick Henry Junior High School. She and her husband, Bill, came to China Lake in July, 1971. Bill McBride works in the Electronic Systems Depart- ment as an aerospace engineer. The McBrides enjoy tbe outdoor Marla McBride life together, with many weekend backpacking and skiing ex- peditions. Mrs. McBride's busy life finds time for substitute teaching at Burroughs High School, and teaching of physical education classes in bowling and swimming at Cerro Coso Community College. She also enjoys woodworking, photography, and sewing. And she jogs about 15 miles a week. "But of all my sports l'ctivities I enjoy tennis tbe best," she says. From TO SHDWBDAT MOVIE RATINGS TM objecl ive 01 the rillings is to inf orm par ...ls ilbOul !he suitability 01 movie content for viewing by their chlldr.... IGI . ALL AGES ADMITTED Genet al Audiences IPG ) · ALL AGES ADMITTED Pilrental Gu idance Suggested ( R) · RESTRICTED Under 11 requires ilccompilny '1'"19 Parent Of" Adult GUilrdia n CS . Cinemucope STD . Standard Moyie Serle" Rl!'9ulilr \tilrting tim e - 1 lOp.m Mil l i ~ e - lp m FRio fNOY. "40 CARATS" (108 Min.) Liv Ullman, Edward Albert (comedy) liv U11m an is a 4O·year .old New York r eal estate agent divorced from a childish, once successful actor (Gene Ke11y). While vacationing in Greece, she meets 22·year·old Edward Albert ; they spend a r omantic night of love together. Freaked by the d ifference in their ages, she steals away early in the morn ing . (PG ) SAT. 10 NOY. NO MATINEE MISS RIDGECREST CHINA LAKE PAGEANT -8 P.M . SUN . & MON . 11·12 NOV. " AMERI CAN GRAFFITI" ( 110 Min.) Richard Oreyfuss, Ronny Howard (Comedy) " American Graffiti" takes place in Modesto, Calif., in the earl y 60's, during the twilight of American innocence, before drugs , Vi et nam, assassination and political protest . Dur ing one night, the town's teenagers cruise the city str eets in their fanc y cars, fighting, dueHng, arguing, falling in and out of love. (PG) .TUES. & WED. 13-14 NOV. " LIVE AND LET 01 E" (121 M in.) Roger Moore, Yaptlet Kotto (Action Drama ) This timeout Bond is pitted aga inst the mysterious Dr. Kananga , pr ime minister of a Carr it)ean Island , who plans to attack the world's dr ug addicts with a mixture of heroin and voodoo. Every con· ceivable form of menace tries Bond's expertise. I PG ) THURS . 15 NOY. " BAD COMPANY " (f3 Min.) Barry Brown, Jeff Bridges ( Western) Drew D ixon (Barry Brown) escaping to St. Joseph, Mo. to ioin a wagon train headed into the western territories (1865 ) falls in w ith a young AWOL and petty crook, Jake Rumsey (Jeff Bridges ), and six other runaways. The West tums out rougher than they expected. ( PG) FR io 16NOV. " HELLO DOLLY" (146 Min.) Barbara Streisand, Walter Matthau (Musical) Although Short of cash , Corn elius (Michael Crawford ) and Barnaby ( Danny Lock in) spend a la vish evening on the town. Dolly ( Barbra Streisand )' an attractive widow, has her eye peeled towards enhancing her poSition by marrying Horace ( Walter Mattau) while he is interested in Irene Molloy . ( G) Vet To Visit NWC A veterinarian from the Naval Air Station, Lemoore, will pay a visit to China Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 14, for the purpose of giving distemper and rabies shots to the pets of active duty military per- sonnel. I He will be available at Building Four of the NWC Dispensary (the medical storeroom) between the bours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on that day. A fee of $4 . for distemper inoculation and $3 for rabies shots, will be charged. PLACI STAMP HERE - OTI King November Blueiacket of Month Dental Technician First Class Blvd., in Los Angeles. In addition, John Steven King, a 13-year the couple will also receive a veteran in the United States Navy, weekend in Bakersfield from tbe has been selected as November's Greater Bakersfield Chamber of "Bluejacket of the Month." Commerce. As a result of his being tapped for For the trip to Los Angeles, King the honor, DTI King and his wife will pick up the keys to a new will spend a weekend at tbe Chevrolet from Bud Eyre Marriott Hotel, 5855 W. Century OIevrolet, in Ridgecrest. While at the Marriott Hotel, King and his wife will be lodged in a $100 per night suite. The Marriott Hotel, added to the local Bluejacket program last month, is an 18-story, 1,020 room resort located near the L.A. In- ternational Airport. It is prac- tically a self-contained city featuring recreation, restaurants, sbops and other specialty con- veniences. A special weekend rate for members of the Armed Forces has been established at the new hotel. Military personnel may stay there on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for $8 per person, per night, based on double occupancy. Single rooms are $16 per night. Trip to Bakersfield For the trip to Bakersfield, the Kings will receive the use of a new Ford from Desert Motors agency, in Ridgecrest. ~---------------------------------------------- King, who was born in San Francisco and raised in Napa, Calif., was stationed aboard the USS Nereus, a submarine tender, prior to coming to China Lake 2'» years ago. "we rocketeel • .,---- PITH .,-- HEARTWOOD TV--LCAMBI UM ... --- Vol. XX VIII No. 4S Naval Weapons Center China Lake California SUPER MAGNIFICATION-Through use of the scanning eledronic microscope, Information not previously known about the cell structure changes that various types of wood undergo during com- bustion has been obtained. The top two photos show a section of Bristlecone pineo -the one on right revealing the closeness of annual growth rings that grow one on top of another due to the lack of moisture. The appearance of Douglas fir before and after combustion is shown in the photos at lower left and center, while at lower right may be seen the kind of redwood growth ring detail that is uncovered by the scanning electronic microscope. Research Work Is Undertaken On Microstructure of Wood By Thom Boggs Research Mechanical Engineer For a period of several months, Kathy Poole, now a student at the University of California at San Diego, worked in the Aerother- mochemistry Division (C9de 608) of the NWC Research Department, first as a Burroughs High School work experience student and then as a summer employee. Her project was a study of the microstructcre of wood and how this cellular structure affects its combustion properties. This project was chosen because it combined Kathy's interest in biology with Code 608's interest in combustion. This linking of interests was not immediately apparent at first. In fact, when Kathy's name was first proposed as a work experience student for Code 608 it appeared as somewhat of a mismatch-a biology student working with a group studying the fundamental aspects of solid propellant combustion. Kathy's study concentrated on the ultra-structure of western conifers and the combustion of thin samples of these woods. There was a need for this study since most other wood combustion research has been done on large samples of wood and only the most per- functory conclusions have been drawn. The breakdown of individual wood cells during combustion has not been previously investigated. In addition, previous studies of wood ultrastructure have dealt with a few uncommon or exotic species. The choice of western conifers was based partly on their local availabtlity and partly on their widespread use in the construction industries. Wood is a cellular material composed of both living and dead cells. The cross-section of a trunk or limb consists of five major areas: the bark, cambium, sap- wood, heartwood and pith. The pith is the cylindrically shaped primary tissue at the immediate center of the tree branch or trunk. The pith is surrounded by solid, dead wood known as the heartwood. In heartwood, wood cells are void of cytoplasm and the general color of this wood is darker than the . surrounding sapwood. Sapwood is the term used to refer to that portion of the woody stem where at least some axial cells are physiologically active, performing conduction and food storage functions. Outside the sapwood is the cambial layer or cambium. This relatively thin layer is responsible for the production of wood cells and therefore is vital to the life of the tree. The final layer is that of the bark, a normally coarse, dark- colored protective covering for the tree. However, although biology and combustion at first seemed to be worlds apart, it was felt that some of the techniques that Code 608 had (Continued on Page 3) Nov. 9, 1973 INSIDE... Burro Lecture Set............. .2 Miller Named to Board. .. ... ... .3 CNO Congratulates NWC. .. .. . .. 4 Pageant Candidates.. . .. : ...... 5 Sports. . .... .. .... . ........... 6 Turkey Season Opens.. ... ... .. _7 WACOM Bazaar... . ........ . .. 8 Reception For Advisory Board, Top Awards Set The Michelson Laboratories Awards will be presented next Thursday, Nov. IS, during a !lO- bost reception in honor of the Naval Weapons Center Advisory Board. The reception will be held beginning at 6 p.m. in the Mojave Room of the Commissioned Of- ficers' Mess. Presentation of the awards will take place at 7o'clock; dinner will follow at 7:30. The Michelson Laboratories Awards were designed to recognize outstanding individual ad- ministrative and professional excellence or technical excellence based on singular effort in per- -formance of individuai duties. Tbe awards are complementary to,the Center's highest local award-the L.T.E. Thompson Award. Yockey Stricken Don Yockey, editor of The ROCKETEER, suffered a heart attack last Friday at his home. He is hospitalized in Room 118 at Ridgecrest Community Hospital. According to his wife, Louise, the well-known newspaperman is able to receive visitors and would welcome seeing friends and acquaintances. It is unknown at this time when he will return to work. During "yockey's illness, Jack Lindsey will be filling in as editor of the Center's ublication. ~--.....- -' ~ ~ He and his wife, Saundra, have grown very attached to the local area. King has managed to become involved in coaching youtb DTT John S. King basketball, Little League baseball, and competing in intramural basketball and softball. In ad- dition, he bowls in leagues at Hall Lanes. Mrs. King is, according to her husband, a "professional volun- teer." Sbe works part-time as a teacher's aide at Pierce School and attends Chapman College at night, where she is working on her teacher's credential. "She volunteers for everything that comes along," said King, "and then we get our heads together and try to figure out how we're going to do it all." King was quick to add, however, that he personally enjoys the in- volvement. Tbe couple has three children - John, Jr., 11, Richard Allen, 8, and Katherine Marie, S. The oldest child collects rocks and King has evinced an interestin that area. The Kings do a lot of camping and recently began backpacking. "We really like it here. So much so, that when I retire, we're seriously considering moving here for good," King declared. AIR AMBULANCE USES HELIPORT - George Galloway,. logger working in North Beach, near Nine-Mile canyon, was iniured last Tuesday when a tree he was felling hit him and knocked him to the ground. Galloway was also cut on the leg by the chain saw he was using. A helicopter, owned by the Rocky Mountain Helicopter Ser- vice, and piloted by Larry Ford, picked up the injured man :and brought him to Ridgecrest Community Hospital, using the newly constructed heliport, located on NWC land. The helicopter is a French-made jet-powered Alouette III, and made the flight from Black Rock, in Nine Mile, to the heliport in just under five minutes. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1970s,Rocketeer 1973,Rktr11.9.1973.pdf,Rktr11.9.1973.pdf Page 1, Rktr11.9.1973.pdf Page 1