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The Jolly Roger Flies Again At I 101 on the 25th of Oi tbt USS John R. Piera (DD ' 53)was slowl) hauled down. And hauled high to tht yard arm in her place • ■ ' .. r. Tht • ) Rog( i u as .. fain, Su inging south tht Malaccan Straits into tht Indian Ot t .m , the Pit ret i »■ ' !. tht equator .;. %rees East longi- .... . During tht approach line, Ac); was little activity other than tht usual ship ' s u ork, or it appeared to tht al- most 100 l ' n )u ■ u c n in In initiated into tht Ancit nt )rdt i But doun m the for- ward Chit ' quarters, latt at night, thert wert secret meeth Shellbacks, schem- ing, planning and Jt i ising nt u torUtrt i for the initiation. On tht 25th of October .ill was quiet on tht bridgt except for the regulated scrape, scrape, scrapt as tht Captain sharpened a pair of barber ' s scissors. Then tht lookout spotted tht equator, a largt black line stretching from horizon to horizon; and rising up out of tht sea was Davej I nes and bis boarding party. All hands Wi to quarters. Dave) Jones was piped aboard, tht Ensign hauled down, the foil) struck .it tht foremast, and tht summons to tht Ancient Order oj tht Deep read. Each o) ui received a summons ,11 J chargt ii! which rt fleeted tht hardships oj years at sea. old heart- lessness was et ident in the punishments to bt wrought. Thert was . includ- ed i i mt rciful det rt 1 1 as to bt I i hh. i., right arm nit off. It was rumored that on one pom sailor ' s summons was tht . . Bou i n Stt a . 7 days .i week. Horrible! All this minor nses as failing I lull Si ci or court- Old 1 S st tht ship ' s party, and null) others far too numerous and salt) dou ii here. I tpiinn perhaps threw a party down below, for it got quite rough up whert wt were. In ,in event, he didn ' t appear topside, so ial until the next Davey Jones Takes Command .■it 0800 the next morning. King Neptune ' s watch was tt. Reliablt Polywogs wert select upon them the hip was relying fot soft pasi .-,.;.• i S i thest all-important duties con- sisted of erving . leadsman, fireroom watch, bou look- out ami Tht coveted position of leadsman was awarded to I Ii ILDHABER. Willit was to weal foul weathei fear, complete with cap and mittens, and was to t.iki soundings upon singing out tht depths loud and clear. II leadline consisted of . string with . ; . on 0. I ' nt form. CO 11 pit held tht caf • out in drt ss n bitt s, (h rumored that ht was • id)i . i ' pit ft i ■ ■
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Page 36 text:
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From Pollywog well when suddenly that which the Shellbacks fared most came upon them . . . tht Polywog revolt! The ensuing fray on the fantail Listed but a short time. Tht Polywogs kept bringing up traitors who had at one time or another helped a Shellback. The traitors finally organized and overcame the other Polywogs. Lt|g. Baer keeps a sharp listening watcn for any messages from Davey Jones. He wears his dress white uni- form dress coat for his other duties as Captain ' s orderly for the day. Right, Polywcgs of the Supply and Operations divisions mix it up before the initiation with a fire hose Below, Chief Silvers leads two rebellious Polywogs before the Royal Court for trial And so the Shellbacks icon, but not without losses. Mr. lick teas stowed for the remaining part of the morn- ing in the -43 radar shack and Mr. Berman was thrown in irons. This last was a neat bit of work. Mr. Berman was hai i iulJiJ to a drain pipe in the after head so that he had to sit on tht deck. He stayed in that position for quite .I while, as it turned out. He managed to make evening, chow though, didn ' t he?
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