Los Angeles (CA 135) - Naval Cruise Book

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' A Isl Row: 2nd Row : V. Searcy, DKC, LTJG R. H. Fairbairn, J. T. Farley R. J. EberBole, D. J. Taylor, R. Gomez, J. A. Beaudry S-4 Division S-4 Division is disbursing. The most valuable office force on board, they manage two paydays each month, and handle numerous other bills the ship must meet for supplies and services. All of us have money troubles of our own, but these men have all of ours to boot - longevity, advancements, travel, per diem, savings, allotments, re-location allowances, dependents travel, mileage, sea pay, uniforms, hazardous duty the list grows longer every day. The smooth functioning of the department can be credited to hard work on the part of the whole cheerful staff, which is headed by LTJG Fairbairn, the Disbursing Officer, and his assistant, Chief Disbursing Clerk Searcy.

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¥ ' t ' -- ■9- - y V ' ' V)i r ' 1st Row H. M. Bullock, R. Dupree, W. D. Stewart, V. Daddabbo, L. D. Barger, R. Washington, A. Varella, W. R. Dellenger, A. Milo 2nd Row : M. Durham, G. Escobar, O. M. England, W. F. Moore, W. Van Winkle, D. Shepard, C. D. Ford, R. Fultze, J. Williams, R. Guillory, L. H. Rose 3rd Row: F.H.Williams, W. R. Whitaker, G. T. Case, P. I. Candelatia, R.Luna, C. F. Carothers, W. Shatley, L. E. Reese, L. C. Reichelt, B. Garcia, M. L. Ethridge S-3 Division The S-3 Division is that part of the Supply Depart- ment having the primary mission of catering to the personal needs of the crew. It consists of the ship ' s store, soda fountain, officer ' s and crew ' s barber shops, tailor shop, laundry, and cobbler shop. During the first three months of the present cruise the ship ' s store handled 60,000 candy bars, 20,000 cartons of cigarettes and 20,000 cigars, plus a fast moving inventory of radios, watches, soap, cameras, dental cream, and other necessary or desired items. Sales for the past year were about $ 200,000. S-3 ' s laundry teams work continuously 24 hours a day to maintain a high standard of cleanliness among the crew. They wash, dry, and separate about a thousand pounds of clothing each day and launder and press all of the linen, shirts, and white or khaki uniforms required by the officers and CPO ' s. Commander N.J. CUMMINGS, SC, USN, is the ship ' s store officer, and L. D. BARGER, SHC, is the division officer. 133

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S-5 Division S-5 Division has a behind the scenes importance and responsibility to which not everyone gives thought. VIP ' s, when visiting the ship, often receive their strongest impressions from the manner in which they are cared for by the stewards. The wardroom, one of the ship ' s largest spaces, and the officers ' staterooms are the workshops of the stewards. They prepare and serve the meals, clean and polish the ship ' s silver and glassware, maintain Officer ' s Country in spotless perfection, and constantly strive to improve their principal product Service. The importance of this division reflects throughout the ship their job, well done, affects the ship ' s officers, immerses them in a sense of well-being that spreads, like a tide, to ' the entire ship ' s company. W 8 ' ji r ?:t?T.f|l:fl%: i 4 X4 1st Row: W. Hicks Jr., F. Pedroso, E. D. Cadua, G. W. Vaughn, LTJG R. H. Fairbairn, Chief Maglalang, B. A. Pascua, R. Mejia, L. S. Evangelic 2nd Row: A.M. Patron, E. R. Lswis, S. Hopson, A. C. Lyons, D. E. Hill, N. Lee, J.J. Battles, C. A. Cotton, B. V. Concepcion