,j>. AEuS By Bob Minton
The newly .formed ACS basketball team has
had a few practice sessions and are about
ready to take on all callers. They have
t :eir frist game Friday night October 11 th
with Copper Vailey School, starring about
8c00 o'clock.
Msgt Charlie Keminer got his south 48
assignmento He was very foutunate in get
ting his base of choice, only about & get
their choice. Charlie ask for Keesler AFB
Mississippi and drew that assignment. His
home is about 30 miles from there. He was
stationed at Keesler prior to his assignm
ent to ACS Glennallen. V/e1 re happy for you ]
Charlie, A1C Paul Myres also got his assig
nment. He applied for Technician training
at Keesler, and lucky old Paul got what he
asked for. He will be going to school for
qsite a few weeks. Course Paul will still
be with us till February of next year.
On October 5th the Bill Munsons celebra
ted their 30th wedding anniversary with cock
i tails., at their home, dinner at the Ranch
House Lodge and breakfast on the 6th at the
| Munsons, those present were the Wotasiaks,
| Eallards, L. Munsons Millards, Boois and Mar*
I rells, congratulations Bill and Vi 0
We have a new man with the firm, A1C
! Tom Barnes, Tom comes to ACS from Sulfridge
! AFB Michigan, Tom has been in the Air Force
| for 9'g- years and has visited such places as
| Japan, Okinowa, Hawaii, Maroco, Spain,
| California,, Wyoming, Illinois, Ohio, Kansas,
Indiana). Florida and Oklahoma* Tom is an
aniena specialist, but will be working qith
the line crew. He is single and has a home
in Arkansas. Welcome Tom, Hope you enjoy
i your stay with us* .
There was a coffee and cake type birthday
party: on Firday the 27th of September for
Mary Ellen.Kiser and. Vi Munson at the
Munson home, all the ACS wives were there.
HavenJt heard any rumers about what number
the birthday was0 Screws like the women
folk keep those things kinda quiet.
(Con’t)
STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
NEWS RELEASE
Alaskan motorists might be -’ble to glean
a bit of useful advice contained in two
memorandumsi recently sent b y the Alaska
Department of Highways. Both memos’ have
a timeliness dealing with, winter driving
and cold weather vehicle preparation.
A new booklet, published by the National
Safety council, is now required reading for a
all Highway Department drivers. Copies of'
the publication were sent to other depart
ment drivers, for further distribution.
Entitled "Skid Stuff11, the booklet contains
dozens of helpful, inportant and reliable
facts on winter driving including:
L. on starting -do it gently. Otherwise
you^l spin the wheels, melt the ice or snow
and cut traction down. Sta t with your frort
tiheels, straight ahead, Bonit try to get more
traction by letting air out of modern, low
pressure tires. It won!t help. To wore
traction, the book ecommends, use snow
tites or ckapna# On glare ice, snow tires
give 28 p rcent more traction than regular
tires; reinforced tire chains are 409 per
cent betterl
2V To keep going--steering and adapting
to conditions are the keys to sage movement
on winter roads. Steer with small adjust
ments, instead of sudden changes of directi
on. Anticipate, so y u can make smooth grab
ual-movements• Turn in the direction o f
a skid, just enough to straighten it .out
and gently. Keep the wind shield clean.
Learn the temperature traps, like patches
of ice lingering on bridges- and in shady
areas when other pavement is cleat and dry
Also, sunny areas can be more dangerous
when other pavement is cleat and dry. Also
summy areas can be m ore dangerous when most
of the road'is 'covered with snow and ice,
because melting”wetM ice is more slippery,
Adjust for winter’s poorer visibility. You
don’t have radar, so take it easy.
3» To.stop safely-start stopping sooner
on ice or snow, and pump your brakes, don’t
jam then on. Be on guard when the tempera
tuer is just about fteezing. Wet ice at 30
(con’t)