Antares (AK 258) - Naval Cruise Book

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Men on night watches on the bridge managed to develop an appetite. Rolls and candy were eaten but jam was forbidden after a prominent person almost put his foot in a can of Jam. Murphy and Clarke were always hungry. Of course many of the old salty seaman took the trip in the stride, many a day would go by when you would see J. SIMMONS, SN, MORRISON, BM3, or ANDERSON, SN in a corner shining his boots with that gleam of expectation of the liberty to come in their eyes. Always an added interest to the cruise would be the bull sessions held every once in a while. Commonly seen in the center of such a group would be some- body like Farmer, EM3, or Thomason, SN telling of some old sea story. Bill Price and his violin along with Charlie Williams and G. T. Sammons with their guitar and mandolin respec- tively supplied us with many a happy hour with songs from the south. The only contact with the outside world was the ship's newspaper, pub- lished by our radiomen. The name of the paper changed everyday. The first name was The AN TARES Apparition, next the Blue Streak and so on. The Sunday edition was known as the SCORPION. Chief HYNUM spent a good deal of his time assembling the news and drawing the cartoons. Thanks must be given to C. JOHNSON, RM1, WALSH, and McLEOD for copying the news. The lights of Augusta were soon to be seen on the horizon and the men anticipating liberty, began in earnest to shine their shoes. One of the highlights of the trip was the competitions in the parlorgames held each successive night. The winners in the tournament received cigarettes, presented at quarters by Captain HAN SEN. Pinochle Winners included C. CARTER 8z C. J. LIMANNI and checkers by THEVEN IN. Augusta and Casablanca were the ports where mail was waiting for the ship. JONES received 26 letters in one day. The rest of the crew were content with four or five. TERNES was busy bringing the mail aboard and taking the crew's letters to the post oilice. He was as welcome as Santa Claus when he returned with a bag full of mail. f-AXX 1 gx Kill...- I WONDER IF CRACKERS WOULD HELP BUTTERCUP?

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