Morton (DD 948) - Naval Cruise Book

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It fs SINGERS, COMEDIANS AND GUITAR PLAY- ERS GALORE-The hidden talent throughout the crew was sorted out and combined to put on most entertaining talent shows held beneath the Big Top on the OI Deck. Fun was had by all. J' ,, I V! we A If 2, I5 4 AND THE REST DON'T SCORE-Cribbage, Qin Rummy, Pmochle and other card games were also nightly occurrences throughout the ship for off-duty destroyermen. HIGH 'k gk , me , a I .,Vyg.r I lsiis L. - . A . X. 1.1. MAIL CALL-One thought that was always most pre- dominant in everyone's mind from the Captain to the garbage grinder was- When do we get the next mail? Those letters from home, most ably delivered by the ship's mailman, SMITH, RDSN, took top priority over any off- duty activity-including eating. Q

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,,,...,ig, I - 51 .- smmow KUSN ON me AIR Th .-f- ' . , , :mlm station was a nightly must ftarmgjqiauizn , . iiplwrunr, lBOG and 2000, BUQCH' nuns . MIDRANO SN turned in top nokh perfwzll X mum Us :lm goclseys, playing pefsonulrei , Q Cluosls lin lurtes old Und DEW. The!! wqg one It time about u captain and his sailing ship thu, I nppr-cnc-cl ln he very popular, s Z, I 1 g , X , 1 THE 3 'I' DESTROYERMEN KEEP FIT-Another frequented area of relaxation for MORTON men was iust forward of Mt. 52 where the flexing of muscles could be heard daily. Besides box- ing, weight lifting and the ole medi- cine ball were most popular. If -- u , T Y H-fr 7- l H AP F,, Q ...als iq J J EI ,X nw r 2' 'sl 'M MORALE 4 BINGO ON THE Mess DECKS-Bingo, fin Amtegmn favorite PlaYed from Maine to California sta' liundg was no stranger to the men of MORTON. A n me participating found the game as exciting 0 high seas as on terra firmtl.

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tl ' ,QQQQ , sf I 29- 'QQ The deck force is weighed with the responsi- bility of maintaining, rigging, manning, and supervising the replenishment station that en- ables ships of today's naval force to extend the scope and endurance of their operations, in exercise or in combat. The men in the FIRST Division in MORTON take pride in knowing from various messages received, that our ability to provide and receive transfer rigs is of the finest quality encountered in the Pacific Fleet. Evolutions ranged from the almost routine highline personnel transfer to the ticklish am- munition replenishment. Fuel replenishments went swiftly and smoothly and only once dur- ing stores transfer were five cases of Coca- Cola lost. Safety is paramount on boaTd, and every man is instructed in precautions in case of emergency break-away lthe instantaneous severing of connection between the sending and receiving shipl and the everpresent changes inherent inithe nature of transfer at sea. FIRST Division is ever ready to keep the ship supplied through underway replenishment and thus maintain the strength of this link in the chain that is the U. S. Navy.