Page Eight ROCKETEER RIBBON CUTTING AT HOLIDAY BAZAAR - E.rly .hoppers gol .....d .1.rI on the holkMy HllIOn last Friday lind Siltvrday duri", the annUAl Hol~y Bill••' sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of the Commissioned Officers' Mess (WACOM). Opening the HI••r with II ribbon cv"i"1 ceremony .r. CApt. K. A. Dickerson, NWC Commander, He'en Estell, president of WACOM, and .. well-known merry gentlemen (Rae leon.rd disguised as Sant. Cillus). According to Lorraine McClung, publicity chairman, gross receipts for the two..day event exceeded $13,100. The proceeds will be shllred by various charities and used to cover operating expenses of the 16 organizations that took ~rt in the bazaar. Success of this year's event is due to efforts of the many volunteers who ,.rticiINteci lind 11150 to the outstanding support given to WACOM by Walt Schimke, m.nager ollhe Enli.led M•••• and hi••Iaff. - Photo by PHAN Rebecca Gill Retirement party for Copt. Burns scheduled Dec. 14 A retirement party bonoring Capt. Doug Burns. Deputy Laboratory Director. will be held in the Mojave Room of the Com- mis8loned Officel'll' Mess on Wednesday, Dec. 14. A social bour at 6 p.m. will precede presentations at 7. Reservations are requested for tbose wbo plan to attend, and may be made by telepboning E1iose Burkland at NWC ext. 2634 before Dec. 9. Anyone wishing to make a donation for the Center'. gift to Capt. Burns may send it to Eloise Burklund, Code 0031, or tate it to the receptionist's desk in the lobby of Michelson Laboratory. To defray the cost of hoi'll d'oeuvres, a donation of $3.50 per pel'llOn will be collected at the party. Dress for tbe evening will be desert casual. Delay announced in staging musical show The organlurs of the musical production of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," sponsored by the Community Ugbt Opera and Theatre Association and scbeduted for a February production run, bave announced ptans to postpone the sbow unW early spring 1984. Scbedullng conflicts were given as tbe main reason for tbe postponement, ac- cording to Greg Hogan, publicity director for the sbow. 'Madame Butterfly' to be presented here Nov. 30 The Western Opera Theater's new production of Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly" will be presented to Indian Wells Valley concertlloel'll next Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Center Theater. "Madame Butterfly" is one of the world's most popular and famous operas. The aria "One Fine Day" is known and loved even by millions of people who bave never attended anopera. Next Wednesday night's performance, a fully staged and costumed production with a twOiliano accompaniment, will be sung in English. "Madame Butterfly" is tbe second program in a series of six concerts being presented this season by tbe rwv Concert Association. This engagement is supported, in part, with funds provided by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Single-event tickets for tbe opera are now on sale at tbe Music Man and Medical Arts Pbarmacy in Ridgecrest and at the Maturango Museum in China Lake. H not sold out, tickets will also be available at the theater box office, which will open at 4:45 p.m. on the day ofthe concert. Single-event tickets for "Madame But- terfly" are priced at f1 for general ad- mis8lon, with a reduced price of $5 for Classes offered in making holiday gift, display items A class for tbose interested in making bandcrafted items for Christmas gifts or for display around the bouse during the holiday season will be beld on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hobby Shop. The class will begin on Nov. 29 and also is scbeduted at the same time and place on Dec. 6and 13. Tess Brown, wbo bas taught similar classes at a YWCA in tbe San Francisco Bay area, will be the instructor. . The fee, whicb doesn't cover supplies or materials, is $10 for active duty military pel'llODnel or their dependents; $12 for Department of Defense civilians and dependents, and $16 per pel'llOn for tbose wbo bave no affiliation with tbe Naval Weapons Center. The variety of instruction !bat will be provided will include tbe making of soft sculptured teddy bean and decopauge candles, as well as needlepoint work. Additional information can be obtained by caJling the Hobby Sbop at NWC ext. 3252. pel'llODS under 21 or over 56 yean of.age, and active duty enlisted military pel'llODnel. Some season memberships are still available. Rates at this time are $17 or $14 each, depending upon seat location, with reduced rates of $10 and $I for tbose under 21 or over 56 yean of age, and active duty enlisted military pel'llOMel. Season sub- scriptions can be ordered by caJling the Concert Association, pbone 375-6600. "Madame Butterfly" is the tragic story of the love of a young Japanese woman for an American naval officer, set in early 20th- century Nagasaki. Cio-Cio-San, wbom her friends call "Butterfly," falls in love with the young American and adopts his faith, renouncing her family and culture. However, Pinkerton, the naval officer, does not tate tbeir relationship so seriousiy, and Butterfly is destroyed by her realization of his betrayal. Western Opera Theater, the touring and educational branch of the San Francisco Opera Center, is in its 18th season of presenting Eng1isb-language productions of opera. The present l:Htate tour features both vivid theater and exacting musical standards. Designed by San Francisco Opera acenic artist Jay Kotcber, the production is directed by Kurt Landesman. The cast, conducted by Evan Eballon, includes soprano Joan Gibbons as Cio-Cio- San, mezz-No... From :____ .----., PLACE STAMP HERE To: _________ • November 25,1983 Vol. XXXVIII, No. 46 nw( NAVALWEAPONSCENTER CHINA LAKE CALIFORNIA 30th birthday observed Three decades of vital test work at SNORT celebrated Last Friday (Nov. 18) marked the 30th birthday of NWC's Supersonic Naval Ord- nance Researcb Track (SNORT). Joining pel'llODDel of tbe Track Operations Brancb in tbe Range Operations Division of the Range Department were old-tlmel'll wbo bad worked at SNORT during the past three decades, dignitariesand friends. In his weJcomIng words, Dick Boyd, bead of the Range Department, stressed the Importance of SNORT as a trI...rvice asset, a nearly unique asset, because !be only otber supersonic test track in tbe nation is located at Holloman AIr Force Base in New Mexico. The need for SNORT capabilities con- tinues and grows, be said, and currenUy a joint service study is underway to deter- mine future national needs for the SNORT facility. Win Jobnson, head of the Track Operations Branch, discussed the organizational history of SNORT. Since its formation as a branch in the Test Depart- ment in 1953, the facility bas been organizationally located in three different departments Test Department, Engineering Department, and, since 1973, tbe Range Department. SNORT, the Supersonic Nava. Ordnance ReSHIrch Track, where SMt ejection tests like this one for the F/A·l. Hornet, the Navy's speeds up to 6,000 ft. per second can be obtained, is used for aircraft newestattack aircr.ft. Two films about SNORT were then sbown: the first was made during SNORT construction more !ban 30 yean ago, and the second is tbe most recent film describing tbe capabilities of the track and the type oftests!batcan be performed. The emphasis of the current film is !bat The need for a facility to fill the gap SNORT is a railway to new horizons to between static testing of wind tunnel models provide the Fleet with weapons !bat work. and free flight testing was recognized in the SNORT is tbe longest, beaviest--No... From :____ .----., PLACE STAMP HERE To: _________ • November 25,1983 Vol. XXXVIII, No. 46 nw( NAVALWEAPONSCENTER CHINA LAKE CALIFORNIA 30th birthday observed Three decades of vital test work at SNORT celebrated Last Friday (Nov. 18) marked the 30th birthday of NWC's Supersonic Naval Ord- nance Researcb Track (SNORT). Joining pel'llODDel of tbe Track Operations Brancb in tbe Range Operations Division of the Range Department were old-tlmel'll wbo bad worked at SNORT during the past three decades, dignitariesand friends. In his weJcomIng words, Dick Boyd, bead of the Range Department, stressed the Importance of SNORT as a trI...rvice asset, a nearly unique asset, because !be only otber supersonic test track in tbe nation is located at Holloman AIr Force Base in New Mexico. The need for SNORT capabilities con- tinues and grows, be said, and currenUy a joint service study is underway to deter- mine future national needs for the SNORT facility. Win Jobnson, head of the Track Operations Branch, discussed the organizational history of SNORT. Since its formation as a branch in the Test Depart- ment in 1953, the facility bas been organizationally located in three different departments Test Department, Engineering Department, and, since 1973, tbe Range Department. SNORT, the Supersonic Nava. Ordnance ReSHIrch Track, where SMt ejection tests like this one for the F/A·l. Hornet, the Navy's speeds up to 6,000 ft. per second can be obtained, is used for aircraft newestattack aircr.ft. Two films about SNORT were then sbown: the first was made during SNORT construction more !ban 30 yean ago, and the second is tbe most recent film describing tbe capabilities of the track and the type oftests!batcan be performed. The emphasis of the current film is !bat The need for a facility to fill the gap SNORT is a railway to new horizons to between static testing of wind tunnel models provide the Fleet with weapons !bat work. and free flight testing was recognized in the SNORT is tbe longest, beaviest-