Santa Fe (CL 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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All this age slant eyed aps are harmless truth than Hction. Their yellowishskin, ignorant and brutal features, and the peculiar shufiiing gait of too-short legs all contributed to the amazing resemblance Personal hygiene and cleanliness, at least among nine out of ten Nips, Were absolutely foreign ideas. Lifebuoy soap could make a fortune, for the body odor of the Jap was indescribable. Sanitation facilities of even the humble Chic Sale variety were practically non-existent, consequently almost anywhere was socially correct The Jap Women Were carbon copies of their men in looks, build, deportment and odor. Their dress, fashioned after the time-honored kimono, was a universal, Wartime innovation closely resembling a ski-suit. The most important segment of the population was the Geisha Girl element, or at least what passed as such. The Geishas seemed quite glad the Americans landed, for, not only were they coining a mint, but a genuine attraction had grown up for the big Mer'can demand fy' U S servzeemenfor any kind o souven r Geisha Girls before flzezr Omznalo house give out with come hither look Lg? girl reporledbf can szng Shoo Shoo Baby Group of welljed, poorbf dressed urelzins willingb' pose for photographer. Squat Shop or sidewalk store is tlze ffapanese answer lo insatiable Monkey-like 7ap males lzold 'feld day in one rorner Qfpublic bail: in Yokahama, rvlzile womenfolk scrub down sirnilarly on their side of building. Soap and running wafer, lakenfor granled in U. S., are praclzcally non-exzstent znfoul-smelling Nippon.

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Nzpponese gendarme directs trafic while U.S. sailors and soldiers standing idly on sidewallz watch little pedestrians file into corner's damaged department store. Location is Ginza flvenue in heart cy' downtown Toyleo's pre-war American section. NIPS ARE IGNORANT, POOR RACE 'j HATlfl'1C history and geography texts back at school said about these oriental people and what X' actually greeted the SANTA FE'S sight-seeing crewmen Were vastly different stories. As usual, the on- the-spot observations of curious sailors produced what was probably the truer picture. Certainly it was the most candid. The Jap male was a short, stocky individual, usually not more than Hve feet in height. His expression was blankly stoical, broken only by the frequent inward sucking hiss that supposedly indicated modest politeness. The oft- heard description, monkey-like turned out to be more Still wearing national, semi-military clothes, Yapanese civilians stand patientb' waiting to get into local movie house. y . , l l , . l Young Sasebo ffaps walk through typical passage between crowded Funeral procession parades down street rj Otaru. Whz'te boxes slung buildings. Girl's pantaloon-like pants are wartime innovation. . from their necks contain ashes of deceased relatives. 110

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, f ,, ft X WW! ,WW7 J, HAYATAVKA' class aircraft carrierfound moored at Sasebo Naval Base displaces 28,000 tons and has speed in excess of 28 knots. Ship's length is 745feet, its beam is 88feetg anti-aircraft battery includes 80 guns ey' various sizes. Antiquated, coal-burning -'fap admiral's barge makes SJNTAV FEE starboard gang-way with surrender delegation for island cy' Kyushu ordered aboard at Sasebo for conference, Coastal submarine, capable W' carrying mines as well as torpedoes, lies peaceyfulbv rusting away in large, well-protected harbor mf Sasebo. Normal complement Q' such underwater craft is three to fue ojicers andforty enlisted men. NIP carrier still under constructionat Sasebo resembles the OTAKAV class CVE's which were convertedfrom hulls of NYK ocean liners Midget submarine is tzcd up alongside beneath amidship's gun sponssons. Surrender orders decreed all guns be removed or made useless. g 0