Page Eight 1I0H, GIVE ME A HOME .•."-For a week at camp, anyway. That could be what Ann McCubbin, left, and Pat Noland are singing, as they warm up for the talent night auditions for this year's performance of the "Fractured Follies." The annual musical revue will benefit the IWV campership Fund, which sends needy children to camp each summer. The revue will have a Western flavor this year, reports the chairman. All Vaney residents are invited to the auditions that will be held on Tuesday night, beginning at 7:30, at The Hideaway restaurant in Ridgecrest. Auditions for 'Fractured Follies' Set Tuesday Night Auditions for the "Fractured Follies" musical revue will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Hideaway restaurant in Ridge- crest, according to Ann McCubbin, chainnan of the event. An open invitation to participate in the '72 Talent Night has been extended to aJI VaJley residents. The annual show is planned as a benefit for the Indian WeUs VaJley Campership Fund. Singers,dancers and actors of aJI sizes, shapes and talents are needed to complete a cast of over 100 for the musical comedy show, which will have a Western theme this year. Costumes, music and script will be provided by the Jerome H. Cargill producing organization, of New York, which also will supply a professional director. The latter will be on hand Tuesday evening to select the cast. Rehearsals will begin Feb. 16 and continue each weekday and evening until the first performance on Friday, March 3, at 8 p.m. at the Burroughs High School Lecture Center. The show will repeat on March 4. According to members of the China Lake PTA, co-sponsors of the show, arrangements have been made for both daytime and evening rehearsals in order to accommodate persons who would be unable to attend evening rehearsals only. Daytime rehearsals will be held in the Station Theater, and Murray School's auditorium will be the site of the evening rehearsals. SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM ELECTS 1972 OFFICERS - Officers of the IWV Search and Rescue Team for 1972 elected recently by the membership pose for an official photo. They are, I·r, Bob Wilhelm, surface lieutenanti Gary Peek. underground lieu- tenant; Fred Camphausen, secretary-treasurer, and Sam WyaH, elected for a second term as team captain. Kern County Sheriff's Department regulations provide that four team officers be elected to act as liaison between the team and the department, and to be in direct charge of the team during its surface and underground (mine) search operations. ROCKETEER \SIDWBDAT1 MOVIE RATIN GS The otIiedive of 1M utings is to in'CIf'"m ~renls ilbo.ut the•.YJi!ilbili'y .f movie content lor viewing by fheir childrln. (G ) - ALL AGES AOMITTED Genenl AuditlftCH {GP I • ALL AGES ADMITTED P.utlftt~1 Guidiince SU9~'ted {RI . RESTRICTED lJnder 11 requirH ~ccompany · ing P~n"' or Adult Gu~rdi~n. FR I. 11 Febru.ry "BLACK BEAUTY" 1106 M,"I Mark L ester, Waller S!et_ (Action Drama) EXCell..., screen adap- lalion Of classic tale of a colt that becomes the Pl"opet'"ty of gypsies, Is sold 10 the circus and then becomes an Army norse. The family film everyone wants. (G) " HoTTORIDE A HORSE" (7 Min) SAT. 12 Febrvary -MATINEE- "THE OUTLAWS IS COMING" ("M,") Three Stooges " WILLIE THE KID" " THREE LtTTLE PIGS" -EVENIN~ " TAKE THE MONEY AND RU.... (ISM,") WOOft1 Allen, Jarwl Margol in (Comecty-) The kookiest put-down you ever saw with Woody an inepl aiminal, a cross betWeen a retarded Clyde aarrow and a butterfingered Cool Hand Luke! Fesl paced with a gag a mlnute. A sidesplitter! IGP ) " DIXIE GOLF TRAIL"115 M,") SUN. 13 February "2011 : A SPACE ODYSSEY" (14' Min) Keir Dulle., Garry Lockwood (Science·Adventure) SO realistic yOu'll feel like YOU are with· them ex.plorlng space, and approaching Jupiter for men's first visit. Years ahead of its time, CDI"ItroverSia' and completely engrossing. DON'T MISS I IGP ) NO SHORT SUBJECTS MON. 14 February JUILLIARD STRING QUAIUET Pr.ented by the China Lake Civic Cone.,; As!IoCI.,Ion. TUES. &WED. '5-"F.....ry "A MAN CALLEO SLEDGE" 192 Min) James Garner, Dennis Weaver (Western) .C) riders protected the m iner' s gold wagon on its two dey trip to the a$My office, but Sledge had a scheme, one so aaty that If lust might work l Rip-snortin' action Of the Old West. (R) " PtNK SPHINX" (1 Min) "GET WET" If Min) THURS. & FRI. 11·11 FebUr.ry " THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN" (132 Min) Mlcha" Caine, Harry Andrew'S (Actklft.Aciventure) ClasSic, star-sluckted WWII s.pectade euthentically trKt'S the RAF's uphill bettles against a superior Luft. weHe al the start of the war. The London Blitz, d1amel dogfights, etc. (GI NOSHORTSUaJECTS Burroughs High Dramatists To Present 'Harvey' "Harvey," the Pulitzer Prize- winning comedy written by Mary Chase, will open tonight at 8:15 at the Burroughs High School Lecture Center, under the auspices of Troupe 1683 of the International Thespian Society, sponsored and directed by Alan Kubik. "This show is unique in that two completely different casts will perform the play twice, once each weekend," Kubik, the drama teacher at Burroughs High School, said. Heading up the cast tonight will be Wayne Becklel as Elwood P. Dowd, the amiable tippler whose constant companion is a 6", ft. tall white rabbit; Cathy Carter as Elwood's frustrated sister Veta; Angie Lindsey as Veta's daughter Myrtle Mae, and Nancy Miller, Steve Carter, Steve Vernon.{;ole, Mike Walker, Kathy Robertson, Sid Carpenter, Danny Carter, Becky Byrd and Janette Phillips. This cast will perform again on Saturday, Feb. 19. Opening Saturday night, and again Friday, Feb. 18, will be George White, as Elwood, Mary Vernon.{;ole as Veta, and Kathy Bryant as Mrytle Mae. Compl~ting this cast will be Teresa Orr, Larry Carter, Mike Vernon.{;ole, Mike Walker, Kathy Robertson, Ben Lee, Mike Dancy, Debbie Wood and Debbie Strayer. Tickets are available from any cast member, or at the Lecture Center box office on the nights of performance. - • - - • --- - - - ---- _ -4 ___ _ Friday, February 11, 1972 HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM-William and Annie Blanc look over the score of uMarne," the spring production of the Community Ught Opera and Theater Association (CLOTA), to be directed by Blanc. Tryouts for this lively musical, based on Patrick Dennis' best-seller, " Auntie Mame," will be held on Feb. 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the CLOTA hangar, located at the corner of Upjohn and South China Lake Blvd. in Ridgecrest. Director Blanc urges all potential actors and actresses, plus backstage personnel, to audition for the play. An early recruit, Mrs. Blanc will help with makeup for the show. Motorcycle Riding Safety Course To Start Saturday A motorcycle safety class, sponsored by the China Lake Community Council and members of two local motorcycle clubs (the Sandblasters and the Gypsy Wheels) will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in the NWC Traffic Safety Building, located at the corner of Nimitz Ave. and Hussey Rd. The course is being offered as a community service for local residents who are either now riding or planning to ride motorcycles, and would like to know more about the machine and the skil1 needed for its safe operation. Up to 20 persons can be accommodated in each class. Saturday's classroom session will be three hours in duration. It will be followed up on subsequent Saturdays by motorcycle riding ski11 tests that will be held in the Satellite (dry) Lake area of the Naval Weapons Center. At the first class session on Saturday, release forms will be issued to all prospective students and must be signed by both parents of any minors enrolled in the course and by any adults in attendance before any motorcycle riding is done. Motorcycles for use by those attending the class will be provided by Ridgecrest Cycle, Inc., the B&B Cycle Center and the Desert Sport Cycle Shop. In addition, approved helmets that must be worn by class members while riding 'cycles have been furnished by the Buco Corp. and Daytona Products. Inexperience on a motorcycle is the cause of many accidents, spokesmen for the NWC Safety From TO Department point out, and training helps to eliminate many of the problems a new 'cyclist may encounter. Additional information about this next session of the motorcycle safety class can be obtained by calling Billie Hise, in the Safety Department, at ext. 2037. Museum Now Has Display Of Art From Congo A special exhibit of ethnic art of the Congo is on display at the Maturango Museum. The exhibit is part of the satellite museum program of the Museum of Cultural History at UCLA. Some of the articles displayed are knives of wood, iron And zinc; masks used in secret Initiation ceremonies; cosmetic boxes; wooden cups; and headrests which are used by the women to protect their hair-dos while sleeping. These articles are used by the Kuba, a group numbering 75,000 who live in the central Coogo region. Largely an agricultural people, they supplement their diet by hunting and fishing. The Kuba are fine blacksmiths and their art emphasizes geo- metric decoration. Amat, woven of raffia, irrunediately attracts the viewer to the display window and there is a strong geometric design in tans and browns. Visitors may view this special display at the Maturango Museum on weekends between 2and 5 p.m., !'LAC! STAMP HIRI - t "we rocketeel Naval Weapons Cent.. China Lake Cellfornla Vol. XXV II No. 6 Feb. 11, 1972 INSIDE ... Afr~American HIstory Week ....2 PoliceAwardl'regented . ........3 Photosof Dr. Froescb Visit .. .....4 Jullliard Quartet To Play ........5 Sports ........................ .. .6 Car Accident Fatal . .... .. . . ... ..7 'Harvey' Opens Tonight ..... .....8 lunar Seismic Grenade launcher Uses NWC Developed Propellant TOPOFFICIAL BRIEFED- The Honorable Robert A. Frosch (second from left), Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research and Development) was welcomed by a group that included Rear Adm. W. J . Moran (in center), Naval Weapons Center Commander, and H. G. Wilson (right), NWC Technical Director, upon his arrival here shortly before noon Tuesday. others on hand to witness the arrival of Dr. Frosch were Dr. W. B. laBerge (at left), Deputy Technical Diredor, and capt. C. "Tex" Birdwell (hidden at right), Commanding Officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Five. The first stop for Dr. Frosch, who was here to familiarize himself with the many research and development programs that are under way at the Naval Weapons Center, was a display in Hangar 3 at the Naval Air Facility. Accompanied by capt. Frank Grambelt, his executive assistant and Naval aide, and by Ernest J. Zellmer, Special Assistant to the Secretary. of Navy! Dr. Frosch a"ended briefings and inspected numerous items of hardware until his departure for Los Angeles at 11 a .m. Wednesday. Other photo coverage of the visit by Dr. Frosch can be found on Page 4 in this issue of The ROCKETEER. HEW Approves Construction Of Handicapped Children's School Welcome news that officials of the U.S. Department of ·Health, Education and Welfare have approved the construction of what may well turn out to be a m0- del educational facility for handicapped children has been received by administrators of the China Lake Elementary School District. Whereas the initial discussion on a possible school for exceptional children had been in terms of a 6,000 sq. ft. building, what has now been approved, according to Gerald Cherry, HEW's Chief of StaR ORlces Of Security Dept. To Be Relocated A temporary relocation of the Security Department's staff offices will become effective next Friday, Feb. 18, it was announced this week by Lt. Cmdr. R. M. St. Germain, department head. During the time that remodeling work is under way at Building 879 (formerly the brig), staff offices of the Security Department will be located on the second floor of the Housing Building (No. 35). School Assistance for Federally Mfected Areas, is a structure more than three times Ihilt size having a total square footage of 20,090. The need for the much larger size building was discussed here a month ago at a meeting of state, county and local officials who are Involved in programs for hand- Icappe4 . children, .and was then confirmed in a report submitted to HEW officials by Beatrice Gore, a representative in the special education field for the CaUfornia Department of Educa- tim. At the Jan. 11 meeting, arranged by the China Lake Elementary School District, Grant Pinney, assistant superintendent in charge of business, began the discussion with a summary of the problem by noting that it had been a dream of his for about five years to see developed here a valleywide center for all handicapped children who require therapy and other special services to meet their educational needs. What was asked for and has now been approved by HEW officials in Washington is a school for exceptional children that will include two classrooms for the deaf and one classroom each for multi- handicapped, trainable mentally retarded, aphasic, and visuaJly- handicapped youngsters. as an orthopedicaJIy handicapped area for use not only by crippled children, but also by those who have a physical impairment on top of be~ deaf, mentally retarded or are handicapped in some other way. Construction of the school for exceptional children, which is to be located on a portion of the Richmond Elementary School campus, will be moved up to tie in with Phase II of a rehabilitation program currently under way within the China Lake Elementary Scbool District, AssIstant SUperin- tendent Pinney said. This will require a concentrated effort on the part of the district architect to prepare and gain (Continued on p... 3) Approximately eight months from now, a lunar seismic grenade launcher, placed on the moon by the Astronauts of Apollo 14, will fire seismic grenades across the lunar surface to measure shock waves, which will in turn be transmitted back to earth by the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP ) radio-link communication system. The propellant used to taunch the grenades is PL 6670, developed by the Propulsion Development Department at the Naval Weapons Center. According to Ron Vetter, of the Propellant Systems Division, PL 6670 has especially good thermaJ stability, and this was one of the main reasons for its selection by Space Ordnance Systems Inc. (SOS), EI Segundo, Calif., devel- opers of the grenade launcher. According to an article in the Jan. I, 1968, issue of Aerospace Technology, the motor (of the launcher) required either a propellant with an extremely fast burning rate or one configured with a very thin web so it would burn in a very short period and still produce the required performance curve. "Since the only propelJant that could meet the environment criteria did not have the required burning rate, SOS used one available in an extruded cylin- drical shape about the size of a pencil and sliced it into wafers to produce a lot of propellant sur- face," the magazine article continued. This was the Naval Weapons Center's propelJant PL 66<0. "The binder of our propellant is a fluorocarb(;m elastomer," explain- ed Velter. " This produces a propellant which is sufficiently stable to withsland the environ- ment on the moon for an extended period. The moon's temperatures vary from -250 degrees F to +250 degrees F . The lack of an aimosphere on the moon also means that the grenade is subjected to a complete ..."."'" Situated there will be the offices of the head and associate head of the Security Department (Codes 84 and 8401), the Classified Manage- ment Program Office (Code 8402), and the Security Department's administrative assistant (Code 8403). PTesent telephone extensions for all four offices will remain the same. In addition, there is to be a developmental center where handicapped children can begin their training at an earlier age than is the case with most other school children, and 10,000 sq. ft. of the new building will be designed . MOON ROCKET PROPELLANT-Elmer Rhyn (left) and Ron Ve"er look over a 3 in. extrusion press multipost die used to form propellant strands, which were in turn used in the small launchers placed on the moon. The long strands that are produced are eventually sliced into small pieces. throughout its stay." The Houston Manned Space Center facility of NASA invited the Center to participate in the ALSEP program in 1966. This participation by Vetter's group involved the recommendation of PL 6670 pr<>- pellant, as well as a presentation of designs and results of a smaJJ project caJIed "8 BaJJ.", The latter was the name given to a rocket propelled shaped charge warhead that was launched using a bazooka- like tube. The 3-inch diameter spherical motor used small wafers of propellant with a " screen" retainer attacbed to the nozzle to achieve very short bum times with relatively high impulse. The SOS motor design incorporates some of these features. Space Ordnance Systems was supplied with PL6670 propellant extruded as small strands on the Center's 1 In. and 3 in. presses, under the director of Ebner Rhyn. When the motors are ignited on the llmar surface, they will propel the "grenade" up to a range of one mile. The explosion is transmitted through the gnnmd, and then the equipment picks up the signaJ and by repeated signals (several grenades) at different locations, NASA can then validate calcul- ations of the moon soil's seismic properties. The grenade launcher assembly was set up in proper laWlch position by the Astronauts of Apollo 14. NASA e"PJained that the delay in launching the grenade was necessary becauae several other experiments will be conducted in (Continued on Page 3) New Wage Rate~ Set for Trades, Labor Employee~ The Naval Weapons Center has received word from the Department of Defense Wage Fixing Authority reflecting Mojave Desert new wage rates for trades and labor employees at China Lake. The wage increase will be s.1J2 per cent for all wage employ- ees. Typical step·rates are: Non·Supervisory WG·10 Step 2 $5 per hour Leader WL·l0 Step 2 $5.50 per hour Supervisory WS·l0 Step 3 $6.50 per hour Printing and Lithographic Non·Supervisory WP·8 Step 2 $4.49 per hour The shift differentials will be: 2nd shift, 18 cents per hour and 3rd shift, 37 cents per hour. The Schedule of Wages for Trades and Labor employees is cur- rently being up-dated to reflect this change. The new ~ay rates became effective on Feb. 6. , OCR Text: Page Eight 1I0H, GIVE ME A HOME .•."-For a week at camp, anyway. That could be what Ann McCubbin, left, and Pat Noland are singing, as they warm up for the talent night auditions for this year's performance of the "Fractured Follies." The annual musical revue will benefit the IWV campership Fund, which sends needy children to camp each summer. The revue will have a Western flavor this year, reports the chairman. All Vaney residents are invited to the auditions that will be held on Tuesday night, beginning at 7:30, at The Hideaway restaurant in Ridgecrest. Auditions for 'Fractured Follies' Set Tuesday Night Auditions for the "Fractured Follies" musical revue will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Hideaway restaurant in Ridge- crest, according to Ann McCubbin, chainnan of the event. An open invitation to participate in the '72 Talent Night has been extended to aJI VaJley residents. The annual show is planned as a benefit for the Indian WeUs VaJley Campership Fund. Singers,dancers and actors of aJI sizes, shapes and talents are needed to complete a cast of over 100 for the musical comedy show, which will have a Western theme this year. Costumes, music and script will be provided by the Jerome H. Cargill producing organization, of New York, which also will supply a professional director. The latter will be on hand Tuesday evening to select the cast. Rehearsals will begin Feb. 16 and continue each weekday and evening until the first performance on Friday, March 3, at 8 p.m. at the Burroughs High School Lecture Center. The show will repeat on March 4. According to members of the China Lake PTA, co-sponsors of the show, arrangements have been made for both daytime and evening rehearsals in order to accommodate persons who would be unable to attend evening rehearsals only. Daytime rehearsals will be held in the Station Theater, and Murray School's auditorium will be the site of the evening rehearsals. SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM ELECTS 1972 OFFICERS - Officers of the IWV Search and Rescue Team for 1972 elected recently by the membership pose for an official photo. They are, I·r, Bob Wilhelm, surface lieutenanti Gary Peek. underground lieu- tenant; Fred Camphausen, secretary-treasurer, and Sam WyaH, elected for a second term as team captain. Kern County Sheriff's Department regulations provide that four team officers be elected to act as liaison between the team and the department, and to be in direct charge of the team during its surface and underground (mine) search operations. ROCKETEER \SIDWBDAT1 MOVIE RATIN GS The otIiedive of 1M utings is to in'CIf'"m ~renls ilbo.ut the•.YJi!ilbili'y .f movie content lor viewing by fheir childrln. (G ) - ALL AGES AOMITTED Genenl AuditlftCH {GP I • ALL AGES ADMITTED P.utlftt~1 Guidiince SU9~'ted {RI . RESTRICTED lJnder 11 requirH ~ccompany · ing P~n"' or Adult Gu~rdi~n. FR I. 11 Febru.ry "BLACK BEAUTY" 1106 M,"I Mark L ester, Waller S!et_ (Action Drama) EXCell..., screen adap- lalion Of classic tale of a colt that becomes the Pl"opet'"ty of gypsies, Is sold 10 the circus and then becomes an Army norse. The family film everyone wants. (G) " HoTTORIDE A HORSE" (7 Min) SAT. 12 Febrvary -MATINEE- "THE OUTLAWS IS COMING" ("M,") Three Stooges " WILLIE THE KID" " THREE LtTTLE PIGS" -EVENIN~ " TAKE THE MONEY AND RU.... (ISM,") WOOft1 Allen, Jarwl Margol in (Comecty-) The kookiest put-down you ever saw with Woody an inepl aiminal, a cross betWeen a retarded Clyde aarrow and a butterfingered Cool Hand Luke! Fesl paced with a gag a mlnute. A sidesplitter! IGP ) " DIXIE GOLF TRAIL"115 M,") SUN. 13 February "2011 : A SPACE ODYSSEY" (14' Min) Keir Dulle., Garry Lockwood (Science·Adventure) SO realistic yOu'll feel like YOU are with· them ex.plorlng space, and approaching Jupiter for men's first visit. Years ahead of its time, CDI"ItroverSia' and completely engrossing. DON'T MISS I IGP ) NO SHORT SUBJECTS MON. 14 February JUILLIARD STRING QUAIUET Pr.ented by the China Lake Civic Cone.,; As!IoCI.,Ion. TUES. &WED. '5-"F.....ry "A MAN CALLEO SLEDGE" 192 Min) James Garner, Dennis Weaver (Western) .C) riders protected the m iner' s gold wagon on its two dey trip to the a$My office, but Sledge had a scheme, one so aaty that If lust might work l Rip-snortin' action Of the Old West. (R) " PtNK SPHINX" (1 Min) "GET WET" If Min) THURS. & FRI. 11·11 FebUr.ry " THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN" (132 Min) Mlcha" Caine, Harry Andrew'S (Actklft.Aciventure) ClasSic, star-sluckted WWII s.pectade euthentically trKt'S the RAF's uphill bettles against a superior Luft. weHe al the start of the war. The London Blitz, d1amel dogfights, etc. (GI NOSHORTSUaJECTS Burroughs High Dramatists To Present 'Harvey' "Harvey," the Pulitzer Prize- winning comedy written by Mary Chase, will open tonight at 8:15 at the Burroughs High School Lecture Center, under the auspices of Troupe 1683 of the International Thespian Society, sponsored and directed by Alan Kubik. "This show is unique in that two completely different casts will perform the play twice, once each weekend," Kubik, the drama teacher at Burroughs High School, said. Heading up the cast tonight will be Wayne Becklel as Elwood P. Dowd, the amiable tippler whose constant companion is a 6", ft. tall white rabbit; Cathy Carter as Elwood's frustrated sister Veta; Angie Lindsey as Veta's daughter Myrtle Mae, and Nancy Miller, Steve Carter, Steve Vernon.{;ole, Mike Walker, Kathy Robertson, Sid Carpenter, Danny Carter, Becky Byrd and Janette Phillips. This cast will perform again on Saturday, Feb. 19. Opening Saturday night, and again Friday, Feb. 18, will be George White, as Elwood, Mary Vernon.{;ole as Veta, and Kathy Bryant as Mrytle Mae. Compl~ting this cast will be Teresa Orr, Larry Carter, Mike Vernon.{;ole, Mike Walker, Kathy Robertson, Ben Lee, Mike Dancy, Debbie Wood and Debbie Strayer. Tickets are available from any cast member, or at the Lecture Center box office on the nights of performance. - • - - • --- - - - ---- _ -4 ___ _ Friday, February 11, 1972 HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM-William and Annie Blanc look over the score of uMarne," the spring production of the Community Ught Opera and Theater Association (CLOTA), to be directed by Blanc. Tryouts for this lively musical, based on Patrick Dennis' best-seller, " Auntie Mame," will be held on Feb. 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the CLOTA hangar, located at the corner of Upjohn and South China Lake Blvd. in Ridgecrest. Director Blanc urges all potential actors and actresses, plus backstage personnel, to audition for the play. An early recruit, Mrs. Blanc will help with makeup for the show. Motorcycle Riding Safety Course To Start Saturday A motorcycle safety class, sponsored by the China Lake Community Council and members of two local motorcycle clubs (the Sandblasters and the Gypsy Wheels) will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in the NWC Traffic Safety Building, located at the corner of Nimitz Ave. and Hussey Rd. The course is being offered as a community service for local residents who are either now riding or planning to ride motorcycles, and would like to know more about the machine and the skil1 needed for its safe operation. Up to 20 persons can be accommodated in each class. Saturday's classroom session will be three hours in duration. It will be followed up on subsequent Saturdays by motorcycle riding ski11 tests that will be held in the Satellite (dry) Lake area of the Naval Weapons Center. At the first class session on Saturday, release forms will be issued to all prospective students and must be signed by both parents of any minors enrolled in the course and by any adults in attendance before any motorcycle riding is done. Motorcycles for use by those attending the class will be provided by Ridgecrest Cycle, Inc., the B&B Cycle Center and the Desert Sport Cycle Shop. In addition, approved helmets that must be worn by class members while riding 'cycles have been furnished by the Buco Corp. and Daytona Products. Inexperience on a motorcycle is the cause of many accidents, spokesmen for the NWC Safety From TO Department point out, and training helps to eliminate many of the problems a new 'cyclist may encounter. Additional information about this next session of the motorcycle safety class can be obtained by calling Billie Hise, in the Safety Department, at ext. 2037. Museum Now Has Display Of Art From Congo A special exhibit of ethnic art of the Congo is on display at the Maturango Museum. The exhibit is part of the satellite museum program of the Museum of Cultural History at UCLA. Some of the articles displayed are knives of wood, iron And zinc; masks used in secret Initiation ceremonies; cosmetic boxes; wooden cups; and headrests which are used by the women to protect their hair-dos while sleeping. These articles are used by the Kuba, a group numbering 75,000 who live in the central Coogo region. Largely an agricultural people, they supplement their diet by hunting and fishing. The Kuba are fine blacksmiths and their art emphasizes geo- metric decoration. Amat, woven of raffia, irrunediately attracts the viewer to the display window and there is a strong geometric design in tans and browns. Visitors may view this special display at the Maturango Museum on weekends between 2and 5 p.m., !'LAC! STAMP HIRI - t "we rocketeel Naval Weapons Cent.. China Lake Cellfornla Vol. XXV II No. 6 Feb. 11, 1972 INSIDE ... Afr~American HIstory Week ....2 PoliceAwardl'regented . ........3 Photosof Dr. Froescb Visit .. .....4 Jullliard Quartet To Play ........5 Sports ........................ .. .6 Car Accident Fatal . .... .. . . ... ..7 'Harvey' Opens Tonight ..... .....8 lunar Seismic Grenade launcher Uses NWC Developed Propellant TOPOFFICIAL BRIEFED- The Honorable Robert A. Frosch (second from left), Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research and Development) was welcomed by a group that included Rear Adm. W. J . Moran (in center), Naval Weapons Center Commander, and H. G. Wilson (right), NWC Technical Director, upon his arrival here shortly before noon Tuesday. others on hand to witness the arrival of Dr. Frosch were Dr. W. B. laBerge (at left), Deputy Technical Diredor, and capt. C. "Tex" Birdwell (hidden at right), Commanding Officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Five. The first stop for Dr. Frosch, who was here to familiarize himself with the many research and development programs that are under way at the Naval Weapons Center, was a display in Hangar 3 at the Naval Air Facility. Accompanied by capt. Frank Grambelt, his executive assistant and Naval aide, and by Ernest J. Zellmer, Special Assistant to the Secretary. of Navy! Dr. Frosch a"ended briefings and inspected numerous items of hardware until his departure for Los Angeles at 11 a .m. Wednesday. Other photo coverage of the visit by Dr. Frosch can be found on Page 4 in this issue of The ROCKETEER. HEW Approves Construction Of Handicapped Children's School Welcome news that officials of the U.S. Department of ·Health, Education and Welfare have approved the construction of what may well turn out to be a m0- del educational facility for handicapped children has been received by administrators of the China Lake Elementary School District. Whereas the initial discussion on a possible school for exceptional children had been in terms of a 6,000 sq. ft. building, what has now been approved, according to Gerald Cherry, HEW's Chief of StaR ORlces Of Security Dept. To Be Relocated A temporary relocation of the Security Department's staff offices will become effective next Friday, Feb. 18, it was announced this week by Lt. Cmdr. R. M. St. Germain, department head. During the time that remodeling work is under way at Building 879 (formerly the brig), staff offices of the Security Department will be located on the second floor of the Housing Building (No. 35). School Assistance for Federally Mfected Areas, is a structure more than three times Ihilt size having a total square footage of 20,090. The need for the much larger size building was discussed here a month ago at a meeting of state, county and local officials who are Involved in programs for hand- Icappe4 . children, .and was then confirmed in a report submitted to HEW officials by Beatrice Gore, a representative in the special education field for the CaUfornia Department of Educa- tim. At the Jan. 11 meeting, arranged by the China Lake Elementary School District, Grant Pinney, assistant superintendent in charge of business, began the discussion with a summary of the problem by noting that it had been a dream of his for about five years to see developed here a valleywide center for all handicapped children who require therapy and other special services to meet their educational needs. What was asked for and has now been approved by HEW officials in Washington is a school for exceptional children that will include two classrooms for the deaf and one classroom each for multi- handicapped, trainable mentally retarded, aphasic, and visuaJly- handicapped youngsters. as an orthopedicaJIy handicapped area for use not only by crippled children, but also by those who have a physical impairment on top of be~ deaf, mentally retarded or are handicapped in some other way. Construction of the school for exceptional children, which is to be located on a portion of the Richmond Elementary School campus, will be moved up to tie in with Phase II of a rehabilitation program currently under way within the China Lake Elementary Scbool District, AssIstant SUperin- tendent Pinney said. This will require a concentrated effort on the part of the district architect to prepare and gain (Continued on p... 3) Approximately eight months from now, a lunar seismic grenade launcher, placed on the moon by the Astronauts of Apollo 14, will fire seismic grenades across the lunar surface to measure shock waves, which will in turn be transmitted back to earth by the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP ) radio-link communication system. The propellant used to taunch the grenades is PL 6670, developed by the Propulsion Development Department at the Naval Weapons Center. According to Ron Vetter, of the Propellant Systems Division, PL 6670 has especially good thermaJ stability, and this was one of the main reasons for its selection by Space Ordnance Systems Inc. (SOS), EI Segundo, Calif., devel- opers of the grenade launcher. According to an article in the Jan. I, 1968, issue of Aerospace Technology, the motor (of the launcher) required either a propellant with an extremely fast burning rate or one configured with a very thin web so it would burn in a very short period and still produce the required performance curve. "Since the only propelJant that could meet the environment criteria did not have the required burning rate, SOS used one available in an extruded cylin- drical shape about the size of a pencil and sliced it into wafers to produce a lot of propellant sur- face," the magazine article continued. This was the Naval Weapons Center's propelJant PL 66<0. "The binder of our propellant is a fluorocarb(;m elastomer," explain- ed Velter. " This produces a propellant which is sufficiently stable to withsland the environ- ment on the moon for an extended period. The moon's temperatures vary from -250 degrees F to 250 degrees F . The lack of an aimosphere on the moon also means that the grenade is subjected to a complete ..."."'" Situated there will be the offices of the head and associate head of the Security Department (Codes 84 and 8401), the Classified Manage- ment Program Office (Code 8402), and the Security Department's administrative assistant (Code 8403). PTesent telephone extensions for all four offices will remain the same. In addition, there is to be a developmental center where handicapped children can begin their training at an earlier age than is the case with most other school children, and 10,000 sq. ft. of the new building will be designed . MOON ROCKET PROPELLANT-Elmer Rhyn (left) and Ron Ve"er look over a 3 in. extrusion press multipost die used to form propellant strands, which were in turn used in the small launchers placed on the moon. The long strands that are produced are eventually sliced into small pieces. throughout its stay." The Houston Manned Space Center facility of NASA invited the Center to participate in the ALSEP program in 1966. This participation by Vetter's group involved the recommendation of PL 6670 pr<>- pellant, as well as a presentation of designs and results of a smaJJ project caJIed "8 BaJJ.", The latter was the name given to a rocket propelled shaped charge warhead that was launched using a bazooka- like tube. The 3-inch diameter spherical motor used small wafers of propellant with a " screen" retainer attacbed to the nozzle to achieve very short bum times with relatively high impulse. The SOS motor design incorporates some of these features. Space Ordnance Systems was supplied with PL6670 propellant extruded as small strands on the Center's 1 In. and 3 in. presses, under the director of Ebner Rhyn. When the motors are ignited on the llmar surface, they will propel the "grenade" up to a range of one mile. The explosion is transmitted through the gnnmd, and then the equipment picks up the signaJ and by repeated signals (several grenades) at different locations, NASA can then validate calcul- ations of the moon soil's seismic properties. The grenade launcher assembly was set up in proper laWlch position by the Astronauts of Apollo 14. NASA e"PJained that the delay in launching the grenade was necessary becauae several other experiments will be conducted in (Continued on Page 3) New Wage Rate~ Set for Trades, Labor Employee~ The Naval Weapons Center has received word from the Department of Defense Wage Fixing Authority reflecting Mojave Desert new wage rates for trades and labor employees at China Lake. The wage increase will be s.1J2 per cent for all wage employ- ees. Typical step·rates are: Non·Supervisory WG·10 Step 2 $5 per hour Leader WL·l0 Step 2 $5.50 per hour Supervisory WS·l0 Step 3 $6.50 per hour Printing and Lithographic Non·Supervisory WP·8 Step 2 $4.49 per hour The shift differentials will be: 2nd shift, 18 cents per hour and 3rd shift, 37 cents per hour. The Schedule of Wages for Trades and Labor employees is cur- rently being up-dated to reflect this change. The new ~ay rates became effective on Feb. 6. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1970s,Rocketeer 1972,Rktr2.11.1972.pdf,Rktr2.11.1972.pdf Page 1, Rktr2.11.1972.pdf Page 1