John Thomason (DD 760) - Naval Cruise Book

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The women of Taiwan have long had the V reputation of being the most beautiful in' the Orient. The salts who had been to Kaohsiung were right and the boots en- joyed every minute of it. There can be no doubt that Chinese women have beautiful complexions, excellent features, and a winning smile. The most well known hotel and bar in the Pacific with its lovel host . Y ' esses is Nancy's Harbor Bar Hotel. ln fact, Nancy's hotel and hostesses have become so well known that she is building an entirely new hotel--the largest building in the city. Maybe next cruise, THOMASON sailors will be able to visit the new Nancy's. An alternate attraction to the beautiful women of Kaohsiung was the many record and book stores. As Nationalist China does not recognize international copyright laws, records and books are available at a frac- tion of their cost in the United States. Rec- ords were purchased to be used just once when they would be recorded on tape. After one use, they were too worn to beused again. All the latest, best-selling books were available in Kaohsiung. The only prob lem with purchasing these books was that it is illegal to bring them back to the U.S.

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Kaohsiung is a small harbor on the southwest ooast of Taiwan. It is Nationalist China's second largest merchant port and the home of the Formosa Patrol. USS THOMASON's ten days were spent moored alongside USS DELTA while a tender availability was in progress During this time the THOMASON's crew took advantage of the opportunity to sample Kao su1ng's reoord and bookstores shop for teak and marble and eng oy the fine liquor and beautiful women of Taiwan aohsiu ng, Taiwan R? 9 . 9 7 Z V ee

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4 ', ' yi-.. X .J '-1 . ' mi ' QI if ' - lf, 11. :L-,M .. . -W- n-sam The THOMASON sailor's interest in ath- letics was answered by both football and softball games. The winners of the double header in Pearl Harbor faced each other for the championship of USS JOHN W. THOMASGN. Fungarolli's Raiders ob- literated the officers in this game played at the Kaohsiung Country Club. The first class petty officers won their consolation game with the CPO's. A few days later, the THOMASON was challenged to a foot- ball game by the men of USS KBE TCHMER The challenge was accepted and it was a long, bloody, hard-hitting evening before USS KRE TCHMER prevailed. J wffm 3 , 'MS .' 5f mari 'gilding al' 4? ., r input sf' 4:72135 1' ' 42'-ffl' 14 -1:4 fi -V if gffif 1 ' 3' 9:1423 A .