Smalley (DD 565) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 i i Q I i 5 r Z i Ql'oworj :uid ilu' iuiclc-rtal4or lMoinerSl. A it-w kind words were spoke-u for the prisoners l by Clliupluiu Nlcusing zuul u l'l2llI'CLlfNVZ1S given 2 K r irc-o ol cliurgc- by Nlc-Kuuury, thi- royal barber. i ltoyal bt-urs, Cook, lloggard and Applgby, 5 were prosoul at court to point out the proper clircctious and turu tho prisoners over to at- tcndauts llL'lL'll0l'l', Clliiof Cold, Martin and Crawford, who prosiclod ovcr the royal bath, 5 i from wht-:rc tho lowly, scrouugy Pollywogs had 53 i their last sins waslicd away. Their souls 3 cleansed, cach omcrgccl a clean, tired, and glorious Shcllback. 4 l cuting attorney Di Iorio and defense counsel f Mendoza stood by. Those Pollywogs who were l reluctant to be brought into court to pay for ' their rnisdeeds were persuaded by cudgel carriers Mcllroy, Boutwell, Burger, and Wliite, and also by the prongs of the devilis CSchaafj pitchfork. No one was to face trial if in poor health and the royal doctor CVasquezQ deloused sorne and sent others to the royal surgeon, Shorey, before being introduced to the King and Queen, and the bouncing baby. Justice was to prevail, however, and honest decisions were handed down by ludge Reden- baugh. Most Pollywogs threw themselves at the mercy of the court and by kissing the sliiny belly of the royal baby, gained royal favor and stayed out of the clutches of the hangnian GREETINGS AND BEUYARE XVHEHEAS, The goocl ship Smalley, bound southwarcl for South Seas is about to enter our domain and the aforesaid ship carries a large and slimy cargo of lancllubbers, beach- conzbers, gutterrats, sea-lawyers, lounge-liz- Clfcls, parlor-clannigans, plouf-rleserfers, park- t bench warmers, chicken-clzasers, hay-tossers, r chit-signers, sanrl-crabs, four-flashers, Squaw- i men, pig-looers, cro.s'sworrl puzzle bugs, and i if all other living Cl'f'l1lIIl'f'S of the land, and last ii'p 5 but not least, he-oamps ancl liberty-houruls y s ey falsely masquerarling as .s'eanu'n, of which low ZC 'l'r UUH are a nienzber having never appearecl j ag -. , up Uf0l'C US, S6 as r Y r in

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'FIR the ever ready Shellbacks and their shillelaghs. QDictionary version-a stick to hit withj. Shoe shine boys and taxi service Qtorpedo truck? were provided for the convenience of the Shellbacks and lookouts were posted to spot such things as the equator, the sea bag, lost horizons, etc. At eleven oiclock, the royal party came aboard with King Neptune QMcAfeej presid- ing. With him came his wife, the beautiful royal queen CChief Baileyb, and the royal roly-poly bouncing baby CChief Stew, all 250 pounds of him After a short ceremony on the focisle in which the royal admiral CLT. Qjgj F. R. Smithi relieved Captain Collingwood of Command, the royal OOD, Ens. johnson, as- sumed the bridge watch and the royal court 35 was sct np to try the Pollywogs for their crimes against the Sea and the realm of Neptunis Hex. Rain started almost as soon as initiations, thus helping the Shellbacks make the Polly- wogs, who were huddled on the foc'sle, as miserable as possible. As the initiations started, the royal high sheriit QSchiebrelj and his assistant QChief Hicksj started the procession aft through a general cleansing with two hoses manned by McCardle and Villaire, two royal bears. The Pollywogs were then sent through a gauntlet of more bears, Knight, Hayes, Hubbard, and Covington, who proved that you donit have to be an Irishman to swing a shillelagli. As the royal court was approached, Howell, the royal scribe, presented the subpoenas while prose- y ,Q

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Siugapvre A warm sun and a soft breeze greeted us at the tip of the Malayan Peninsula as we sailed into broad Singapore Harbor to anchor. Unlike the mountain-surrounded cities of japan and Eastern Asia, Singapore is set on a plain which is almost level with the sea. The white build- ings and spires, which seemed to rise out of the flat earth, rested gently in the morning sun and clothed the melting-pot city in an unex- pected serenity. The British Colonial stamp of law and order was clearly apparent in Singapore. There is quiet harmony between the thousands of Malayans, Chinese, Indians and other national- ities mainly because of the supervision of a British Colonial caste. Malaya, famous for its rubber, tin and gold deposits, is actually a peninsula seething with communist inspired unrest. In spite of all the guerilla warfare which plagues the independ- ent northern Malayan states, the island of Singapore remains peaceful and continues to grow wealthy. In the Moslem section of the city we found clusters of gold jewelry shops, in the Malayan quarters were native arts and crafts and in the Chinese sections were the tailors. The heart of the city, near Rallies Square, con- Cross over the bridge 37 ii H , Malayals Astoria tained The Raffles Hotel, Raffles Museum and Raffles University-all named after the first British colonizer of Singapore, Sir Stafford Raffles. There was little of the mysterious oriental intrigue which Sydney Creenstreet, Peter Lorre and Humphrey Bogart have made the stigma of Singapore. As a matter of fact, most people could not find a Singapore Sling, much less a smoky bar with bamboo curtains. More- over, after the spending spree in Hong Kong, most of us could not afford much more than an afternoon at one of the sunny swimming pools, or an evening at one of the three popu- lar amusement parks. VVe left the sunny city after a frugal, but relaxing visit. g I