"THE ADAK SUN"
jCAPT. J. A. HORTON, JR. CDR. M. J. REED
jCommanding Officer Exec. Officer
i Published each Monday for all personnel
ion Adak at no cost to the Government.
I Articles contained herein are not to be
iconstrued as representing the official
|opinion of the Commanding Officer or the
I Navy Department, in as much as the ADAK
;SUN is not an official publication.
G. A. MC DERMCTT Russ E. HARRIS
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Chief Yeoman praised by Sec. of the
Navy, and other officials
High ranking Navy Officials and a US
isens tor praised a Navy chief petty of
I fleer in a farewell ceremony at the Pen
i tagon recently.
Chief yeoman Charles L. Miller, USN,
Iwas congratulated by Secretary of the
iNavy Thomas S. Gates, Jr., by Assistant
iSecretary for Financial Management J•
I Sinclair Armstrong in whose office he
[works, and by Senator Frank A. Barrett
iof Wyoming, Miller’s home state,
i Miller.is one of 223 enlisted men sel
!ected for Officer Candidate School under
j the integration program.
NAVY REINSTATES EARLY OUTS
Washington (/iFPS) — Navy enlisted
personnel scheduled for separation from
active duty on or after July 1 may get
out one month early.
The Navy said the move was being made
to achieve authorized strength figures.
G RHYMES eftteTlHE? V
' PONT TEMPT THE PATES ?.
LOWER ACCIDENT RATES/
The temperatures for Adak are given here
for your information.
DATE MAXIMUM MIMIMUM
SAT 5 APRIL 38 32
SUN 6 " 38 30
MON 7 M 41 32
TUE 8 " 39 34
NED 9 " 40 35
TUU 10 " 37 33
FRI 11 " 42 33
From: Naval Weather Service Office
Adak, Alaska
STREAKERS !
Night rain! Cruel rain! Clawing at j
the windshield* Streaking like crazy j
under the rhyme swish-swish of worn wi- I
per blades. Sure the country needs rain; j
but not now. i
Homebound — alone—half-blinded—the \
driver slows to 20. Then 15 > headlight j i
glare pounds at his tired eyes. If only j
he could see for sure a little of the j (
road] If only those were live,new wiper j *
blades I He needed blades last week j
Takes almost no time at all. But he* for- j
got. j
Rain drumming, drumming, on the roof •
of the car. Even side windows drenched^^
blind. His car swerves sharply, to a^P
gust of wind. That does it! He’ll pull j
off the road until the rain stops! But |
he can’t see a spot. Headlights close i
behind him. A horn blasting* The threat ;
of being smashed from the rear frightens i
him. j
Coming again! Those blurs of madden- I
ing light. Ridges of water streaking j
beneath his wiper blades grab that light j
Twist it to fiery rainbows. He hugs what j
he hopes is his side of the road. The j
heavy truck roars past. His car shivers, j
Safe! He missed that one! How long j
will it rain? He turns on the radio.
The rain slows to a drizzle. But the j
streaks are still there. Rain stops bri- j
efly. A snorting truck tosses a torrent |
of blinding road muck against his wind- I
shield. The muck streaks worse! He, clu- j
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