Taconic (AGC 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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NWEE i V In addition to news, the SUNACANUS supplied us rssu an vous mat e h with several features, -- .f ff a the most popular of which E were probably the daily Glacier Girl and the daily crossword puzzle. While the morning new- spaper brightened our breakfasts throughout the cruise the rest of the day was filled by prog- rams from the TACONIC's own radio station fNWEEj. Station NWEE went into operation upon our arrival in North Star Bay and from reveille to midnight furnished the ship with canned radio programs and music to suit every taste - opera - hillbilly - symphony - jazz. In addition, our radio station furnished short newsbroadcast several times a day. There were also, on occasion, live radio broadcasts by members of the ship including personal interviews and ' Twenty Questions '. Wednesday evening was set aside as Bingo night on the TACONIC. With extr- emely worthwhile prizes given, the messhall was always filled with Bingo ad- dicts anxious to demonstrate their skill at the game. A project which caught the fancy of many was the growing of beards. Short- ly after we left Norfolk, a beard growing contest was started, and awards were plsaned for the longest, the oddest, and the best looking beards. As the Arctic Log goes to press, the contest has not been decided, but the beards are growing longer and bush- F- ier, with many truly nob- le specimens in evidence. Although brunettes got off to a tremendous lead, AK there were a good many . blondes who caught up and ,A .- if f Q f 'A I. produced some wonderful Q f X, masses of hair. There - f 75 'K f ,, were a great many examp-F fljsffbnj if ,xg X Y les of men showing that ' W' ffw 5 RV lf they couldn't produce E1 ' U, K E much hair on their heads, ,r 'ji LJ , 2 when it came to producing hair on their chlns. they were hard to beat , i p X eb?

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jggogxo l O uss mcomc Asc I7 o, vel. 1 Olf p ' p 175-Tugur. 1952 DINISH SCHOOL PROJECT-- Oontributions to purchaee-a wall clock and, possibly, a radio for the Danish school at 'Thule have already been rolling ina Our men who alwaye respond generously where children are concerned are eager to help the Eskimo children in their prog:-amd of education. For convenience sake, a receptacle will be provided at the pay line in which you may place your con- ' tribution. All of the money thus obtained will be used to buy the clock and radio and spare parte for the radio.. Your fontribution will not be solicited, it ie one tirely voluntary in nature. . A U O l Q SEVENTH Arvsnnsoromr Psnroamzn on 'rloomc uname sUmc-- a A C I RTI ISS .QQFITY SUIITY 0 1 Shortl after the ship left N' f 1k ' - Th1s.11tt1ye paper, edited by the Eliaglairftlelggggescfgg ttf SPP-ear ua daily pgper outsxde world and reported the doings of other pe,-sonnei sh1P wuth news of the on the shxp.

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recorded, the winning streak was held to one game, du When the Air Force lent us their ball field facilities, the TACONIC produced a softball team and in- itiated operation Babe Ruth. Operation Babe Ruth was designed to provide the opport- unity for teams to compete in a softball tournament. This ac- tion roduced the Ar- ctic feague which was by far the northern- most softball league ever organized. Although the TACO- NIC ball club, coach- ed and managed by LT. Dempseyi got off to a good start bf compl- etely outc assing their first opponent by a score which wou- ldn't be believed if e to the loss of the Zecond game by a close decision to the GORDIUS, who shaded our ball club 13't0 'Undaunted by a momentary setback, the TACDNIC ball club bounced back nicely and took their next game 26 to 0, soundly defeating the NIANTIC VICTORY. The TACONIC team continued to play ball ashore providing g d b't f - Eggige and a great deal of fun and beer for the members of thi tzgm abd apes:- Operation Babe Ruth wound up with the 'Top of the 'orl- d Series', a playoff to determine the cha- mpions of the Arctic League. The three series games were at- tended y all who co- uld get ashore, and a play by play desc- ription was broadcast from the ballfield over station NIEE. Although faced with stiff competitian, a lively team from the GORDIUS nosed out the opposition, and capt- ured the League Tro- phy- g