Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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E DIVISION E Di ' ision - the electrical maintenance crew • has three-fold duties: the electrical power men are caretakers of motors, high voltage controllers, and power distribu- tion boards; electrical lighting men install and maintain Ughting facilities; while interior communications men are responsible for the intra-ship telephone system. Staffed by men from all walks of life (though mostly Irish , the di ' ision is outstanding and is readily recognised as such. The young and tender in E learn quickly because they have as their instructors some of the Navy ' s top men. This is to everyone ' s advantage - for the door to advancement is always and forever open. Some of the men are on the oyage of Baptism into the sea-going Navy on this Mediterranean cruise, while others find this old stuff. Regardless, young salt- or old timer , all are enjoying the cruise and eagerly look forward to each new port where Old Baldy drops the hook. Division giip few l range from chow. Navy regs, and not enough liberty, to who stood the watch last and who is supposed to run what movie at night. In reality the gripes are good-natured, and the men couldn ' t get along without them. Rarely do gripes require the attention of The Great White Father, whose domain is up forward. Each and every man has a talent of some kind or another - the most common being the ability to get hori- zontal in the pad. High ranking leisure time activities are writing letters home, card games (played strictly according to regs !), and evening movies. Thus is leisure time spent until interrupted by that favorite item - THE WATCH. Individually, the men are widely known for their activities, both at work and at play. On liberty, their weird concoctions of alcohol (including the Good Logan ) and their ability to amuse themselves and others proves them unequalled by any or all. iiBndr. Cowart. Trsta. I

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CANNES THE RIVIERA We had long looked forward to La Belle France. As we moved into our anchorage, we marvelled at the greenness of the hills and the long stretches of white beach. On shore, we found the people wonderful - the food won- derful - the wines and liquors wonderful. Beautiful yachts were tied up at the quays, large hotels lined the promenade along the bay, smaller buildings were colored pink, yellow, or blue, and flower stalls were everywhere - (We felt at first rather like Alice in Wonderland.) Our first mass experience with the Bikini bathing suit came on Cannes ' beaches, where most of us spent our after- noon liberties. The young French misses welcomed our admiration - which was pretty obvious - but they were too sophisticated to fall for a line, and we all wished we had paid more attention to our French lessons. We stocked up on perfume, our best buy here, at the boulevard shops which displayed all manner of fascinating and expensive items. Night life was varied, but many of us were content just to wander around and «take in», the fairyland that is the French Riviera.