The White Falcon - 12.11.1971, Blaðsíða 8

Tom
Foolery
by J02 Tom Wiecks
You say you're from Florida,
and the only snow you've ever
seen was late at night on Channel
five after their sign-off? Well,
my friend, the odds are good that
soon you'll be seeing more than
Channel five ever dreamed of, and
what's more, you'11 get to drive
in it.
So you'll have a bit of a jump
on Jack Frost before he moves in-
to his winter home here, we offer
this Winter Driving Glossary.
Study these words carefully. They
will be an important part of your
vocabulary during the next few
months.
SNOW TIRES - Invented by Leroy
Snow in the late 1960's, these
tires feature a deep-ribbed tread
that provides better traction for
winter driving. People in the
tire business are fond of saying,
"In ice and snow, there's snow
tires like snow tires!" Tire
people are not especially famous
for their sense of humor.
Reserves may get
carrier role
Naval Reservists will be man-
ning two aircraft carriers within
three years if a plan now circu-
lating among top Naval Reserve
officials receives approval from
the Defense Dept, and Congress.
According to the plan, outlined
recently by the Chief of Naval
Personnel, one carrier would be
transferred to the Reserve Fleet
in FY 1973; another in FY 1974;
with other mixed types of ships
to be added to the fleet in FY73,
74 and 75.
All these ships, like those now
in the Reserve Fleet, would be
manned by nucleus crews of regu-
lar Navy men and augmenting crews
of reserves, specifically trained
to operate a particular type of
ship.
The plan has not been approved
by the Defense Department or Con-
gress yet and is only tentative
at present.
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SLUSH - Used snow.
STUDDED TIRES -A clever
breakthrough in tire husbandry.
In recent years their popularity
has snowballed.
TIRE CHAINS - The idea here is
that by wrapping something around
your tires to keep them warm, you
will improve your traction in the
cold snow. There are two types
of tire chains ------ those too
small, and those too big. It's
better to get the big kind, be-
cause the small ones are very
hard to stretch.
Incidentally, chains are usu-
ally wrapped onto tires by men
lying in pools of slush (see a-
bove) by the side of the road. I
was doing this once and had the
thrill of catching the wake of a
bus as it roared by. There's no
reason that wives or girlfriends
can't be taught how to put on
chains.
*#@!!*%!!! - A common winter
driving expression, often used in
reference to one or more of the
above.
But try to keep in mind this
winter that snow is really a won-
derful thing. It's a meteorolo-
gical miracle ---- little flakes
falling from the sky by the mil-
lions, with no two alike. It's
been the inspiration for poets
and'painters throughout Mankind.
And if you're not snowed by now,
you will be soon.
Reykjavik shopping
tour offered Nov. 16
Attention, Dependent Wives:
The Recreation Department will
sponsor another shopping tour to
Reykjavik Nov. 16. The bus will
depart from the Viking Cafeteria
at 9 a.m.
A guide will accompany the
tour to factories and shops where
you may purchase, at a favorable
discount, rugs, ceramics, sweat-
ers, children's clothes and jew-
elry. And after lunch, which is
at 1 p.m., there will be some
free time for shopping downtown.
The bus will return to Kefla-
vik around 4 p.m.
The price for this shopping
tour is $4, which includes bus
transportation, guide services
and lunch.
For further information and
reservations, contact the Enter-
tainment Division Tour Office at
Bldg. 771 by 5 p.m., Nov. 15.
Phone reservations will not be
accepted.
Goodies galore
at Xmas baza 4
The annual Christmas Bazaar,
sponsored by the ladies on the
NATO base, will be held tomorrow
in the lower school cafetorium
from noon until 4 p.m.
Christmas decorations, doll
clothes, baked goods and hand-
made gifts are among the differ-
ent types of items available for
purchase.
There will also be a type of
'Kiddie Corner' for children from
ages three to 12 who would like
to spend from five to forty cents
on a Christmas present for their
parents or teachers.
Another feature of the Christ-
mas Bazaar will be the door priz-
es of $5 and $15 and free coffee
will be served in the lobby.
Photography contest
offers cash awards
Everyone is eligible to enter
the U.S. Naval Institute's 1972
naval and maritime photo contest.
There is no limit to the n^fl
ber of photos you can enter. H
photos must have been taken dv^|
ing the 1971 calendar year and
pertain to naval or maritime sub-
jects .
The ten winners of the contest
will receive $100 each. The win-
ning photos will be featured in
one of the 1972 issues of U.S.
Naval Institute Proceedings.
Entries should arrive at the
Naval Institute by Dec. 31, 1971.
Black and white prints, color
prints, and color transparencies
can be entered. No glass mounted
transparencies are acceptable.
Minimum print size is 5" x 7" and
minimum transparency size is
35mm.
A separate sheet of paper
should be used for the caption
and the photographer's name and
address. This information should
be printed or typed and attached
to the back of the print, without
staples. It may also be printed
on the transparency mount.
Photos not awarded prizes will
be offered for sale by the U.S.
Naval Institute at its usual
rates. 'Photos not purchased will_
be returned to their owners.
For more details, naval pi
sonnel should check OPNAVNC
3150 regarding photography.
November 12, 1971