Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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:Wa ' ' ' 'vx' vc-uvnnvv-:1 1-.A -gmngnngqgqtqhv.-gg . , p., ,, ,v f ,.,, .,mWMNq ess swears S ff 1 ,M ,- M. 'rss' DlvlsloN While the ship is at sea have you ever run out of razor blades, used your last clean dungaree shirt, split the Seam in your only pair of inspection whiteslor worn a hole in your shoe? If it wasn't for the Sh1p's servicemen of S-3 Division, these and similar things could become Qa problem to the GAL- ' 'ce activities are established to VESTON sailor. Our Iservi ' i provide the services that one goes to a specialist on the beach for. The ship's laundry, down on the 3rd deck, .does the rough dry laundry of 1100 men twice a week, which is probably more often than it is done at home. This is in addition to the ecialty jobs on Officer and Ch1ef's laundry and the 2 sets of imliessed whites provided each man during the warm Weather. We all know the high price of haircuts on the beach - our barber shop cuts hair for nothing. Of course, all haircuts are regulation since the Captain seems to prefer them that Way, Clothing and Small Stores provides, at cost, new clothing as old clothes wear out. You would be amazed at the amount of clothing that wears out just before a personnel or sea.bag inspection. Our tailor figures he would never have to buy a cigar, if every man for whom he sews on a new crow gave him one. Just provide the heel and soles and our cobbler does a pro- fessional job that extends the life of shoes for months. Ask a real gedunk sailor what the most important piece of equipment on the ship is and he'll tell you it's our new soft ice cream machine in the soda fountain. Our Ship's Store, which provides both necessity items and a changing selection of gift items, the soda fountain and our vending machines all operate at a small profit. But it is really the crew of GALVESTON who profits since any money We make is turned over to the Welfare and Recreation fund to provide the best in entertainment programs and recreational equipment. We have seen many faces come and go during our 2 years ,.., ,, . , r.,i r ,f,,.,,,1,,,,,.,- 1 I i l in operation. Included are the'three division oflicers we haw Sv1dgLt- Awalze, CWO Paulino and Ens,.G1attes. It's not that re especla-HY hard on division ofiicers, it's just that the Suggly Department rotates its officers. e next time you walk through the main street Of YQ ur home town, consider that the 43 men of S-3 Division provlde the s ' - . . . . ame services available in that business district.-

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HS-4', DIVISION The S-4 Division is one of the smallest d1v1S10T1S aboard ship, numerically speaking, but twice a month it is the most popular. We have been called every- thing under the sun, but the name we usually answer to is Disbursing Office or Pay Office. In that capacity we are responsible for the disbursement of all public funds, which averages about 3150,000.00 per month. 'Because of the legality and propriety of statutes ?T i governing the validity of expenditures, we are pre- vented from channeling any funds into our own pocket. That does not prevent insinuations being cast our way. The way We hover over the expenditures of the almighty dollar, the impression is under- standable. Of course, the paymaster is personally re- sponsible Cout of his Docketj for any erroneous ex- penditures of public funds. Since the commissioning of the GALVESTON, there has been three Disburs- ing Officers, LTJG L. J. FAXEL, ENS G. F. GLAT- TES, and CWO-3 F. J. PAULINO. To our knowledge, they have not had to dig into their pockets, not yet anyway, but the General Accounting Office works slow, but sure. In the realm of statistics, the Disbursing Oflice has expended over three million dollars in cash on regular pay days only. Public Vouchers, for members travel, dependents travel, per diem, and Shore Patrol expenses paid since the eventful dateof 28 May 1958, total in number over four thousand. Allotments of pay registered and stopped number over a thousand. Regarding the number of pay record vouchers and other related paper work, We could tell you if layed end to end, how many times it would circle the earth or how it would equal the distance of all Talos missile shoots combined, but our slip-stick is busted. All in all, it has been a busy two years. -