Bryce Canyon (AD 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ice cream is always a kids' treat. Some made it up the brow under their own steam. Others were carried. Almost all had the hand of a Duty Daddy as they came aboard BRYCE CANYON, They were underprivileged children from Olongapo, treated to a Christ- mas party by the BRYCE CANYON'S crew, and the Duty Dads were BC personnel determined to make Christmas 66 special. It was scary for them at first - too many strange people in a strange place - but like kids everywhere, they soon lost their shyness. What's that? a boy asked pointing at an AO moored alongside BRYCE CANYON, That's an Oiler. His Dad reported. The boy nodded as if that ex- plained everything. Up and across the 02 level, down and through the machinery shops to the mess decks and fifteen minutes of self-conscious Christmas Carols that ended with the first of a half hour of cartoons that delighted the Dads as much as the children, Cake and ice cream were served after the movie and the last crumb had hardly been eaten when Santa Claus fChief Edgarj made a grand en- trance to the excited ringing of the general quarters and chemical warfare alarms. Wow! one youngster said. And that seemed to sum it up for the rest of the children. Gifts, honorary memberships to BRYCE CANYON, and a personal word from Santa were distributed to the children, That morning will never be forgotten by the guests or the Dads. Christ- mas '66 had been special. Future bluejacket. ll Each of the children received a gift. vi ...-,ibn A word from Santa. B. C. 's dependents' XMAS tree. A has xx, X X X ,,,, N , Xi ,annigll X 1 lr i X X x A is ' 1 Q YXFNXLQQQ

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U16 BCS 'UHGAIZRG A12 SGA As the destroyer tender sliced through the blue Pacific waters the BRYCE CANYON Entertainment Troupe success- fully premiered their Music For An Evening Underway, July 32, before an audience of nearly two hundred. The Bob Kornberger Production, un- folded a full one and one half hours of en- joyment that swayed between music and comical routines. Bob Kornberger, wide- ly recognized as the Grandpa Jones of the Pacific Ocean underway show business circuit, saturated the entire production with his good nature and highly humorous jokes. With a polished comical role the producer professionally led the show from one act into another without disturb- ing the routine. With a cigar tightly clenched between his fingers, Lt. Kornberger stepped be- fore his audience and opened with a joke regarding the Navy. Then introducing the first act with another joke, the production was officially opened. As western music filtered from the loudspeaker many Coun- try and Western music addicts found it difficult to refrain from wandering thoughts of rolling green hills of home, and old fashioned hoe-downs. In the showmanship format of the old Grandpa Jones technique, the producer and master of ceremonies introduced acts for every possible taste. Ir- ,W i- m,

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Change Of Commano manch 2, 1967 lone Beach, Callfonnla Captain Galvani Captain Ferguson departing. relieving. Parading the colors. Senior enlisted man presents pennant. I relieve you Sir! SJ gl :wil gifrf rn - ,Y -,Wlf-47 ,W