Delta (AR 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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During the visit of U. S. S. DELTA CAR-9D to Moji, Japan to participate in the annual Port Festival of that city on May 13-15, volunteer members of the DELTA crew went all out to paint and do general repair work atvthe TENSHINEN Orphanage. LCDR P. L. J. BRADFORD, DELTA,s senior Dental Ofncer, learned of the orphanageis needs through the MSTS Office, Moji. The planning effort was handled by CWO R. W. FULTON, as- sisted by CPO's L. P. BECKER and L. K. EVERETT. About 75 crew members volunteered to do the work, directed by CWO FULTON and Chief BECKER. All Departments of DELTA con- tributed to the tasks performed including: painting of playground equipment, furniture, classrooms, bedrooms, dining room and re- strooms, repair of playground equipment, two washing machines, a TV set, two pumps, windows, furniture and a fire escape, and disinfecting of restrooms and bedrooms. Other activities of the volunteers included : J.L. HEMMER, EM1 and E. WASHINGTON, EM1 arranged and showed the movie Sinbad the Sailori' to the delight of all the children, and D. W. BARKER, BM1 collected a contribution from the volunteers of 1700 Yen which was presented to the Sister-in-charge of the orphanage. LCDR T. C. JOHNSON, DELTA Repair Officer, coordinated the work. The TENSHINEN QAngel Gardenj Orphanage, founded about 15 years ago by French Catholics, is operated by five Japanese Catholic Sisters under Sister Marie-Aurelie, at present 54 Japanese orphans are cared for, ranging in ages' from 1-17 years. 1t's loca- tion is at 1-2 Hikari-Machi, Moji-Ku, Kitakyushu-Shi,Japan on the outskirts of the city of Moji. Most of the children at thc or- phanage are under 10 years of age. The DELTA volunteers were entertained by the children in two programs of Japanese dances and songs and treated to refreshments served by the Sisters. Sister Marie-Aurelie and Sister Scholastique visited the DELTA on 15 May to express their apprecia- tion for the work done to Capt. E. H. KIEFER, DELTA's Commanding Of- ficer. The volunteers were presented Howers and a hand-decorated curtain by the children which were placed in DELTA,s crew's mess. Indicative of the spirit in which this work was done was the final spon- taneous gesture of the volunteers. Upon leaving the orphanage, many of DELTA's crew gave their white hats to TENSH1NEN's kids. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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On 16 April at 1000 hours representatives of the U.S.S. DELTA presented a bell to the school of San PasquaQ in the town of San Narcisco, Republic of the Philippines. The bell was cast in the DELTA,s foundry by C.E. Bill, MLCM and C.T. Allen, ML2. After casting it was turned over to K L Ramey FN for engraving and polishing. Their combined efforts produced another outstanding example of ai DELTA product. In fact, the men were so proud of their work that they accompanied CWO Iacovetti to San Pasqual school to insure that he did a proper job of presenting the bell to the school principal Mr. Borrornio. D. H. Bubbert, DC 3 of the Carpenter Shop installed the bell at the school. CVVO Jacovetti reports that the event was an immense success and that the townspeople were still ringing the bell when the DELTA representatives departed. A resolution of appreciation, was presented to DELTA signed by school District Officials. p At the request of Mrs. Kinue Maki, principal and teacher of the Maki English school in Moji, a group of DELTA personnel spent an evening with the students and parents ofithe school. Mrs. Maki demonstrated her method of teaching English by having her pupils converse in English in relation to the illustrated situation cards that she had prepared herself. DELTA sailors took part in these conversations, adding variety and naturalness, with humor and friendship. Following the classroom activ- ities, Mrs. Maki and the parents of the school had prepared refreshments for us, and each DELTA man was presented with a beautifully boxed pair of chopsticks. ...... . W.. ,L ,r,...M.........,M,MWvww Thirty-three Delta' men dona- ted blood at the Nippon Blood Bank Kokura, K1takyuShU-CIW, Japan, during the M011 Port FSS' tival. f fm 1 vff, ff, ff Kuff Wi 'ff 'ffm ' 7-1905 Jumuff w ,

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' t seeing strange and eXotic places Even moreffgini value of these tours has been rnore than jus .U Cultures DOi7'51l111:B We have met neW,fr1end's and learned about the customs and values of ducferent We b S ave learned that. people have the. same hopes for freedom and progress Wherever 80- And We have left feeling that our 1131110115 have been brought closer together by our Visits. SAYONARA, JAPAN?