A NAVY CHILD from the GATOR
CHADWELL, CS2 attached to the Sirchwood Galley who lives at Quarters E-6 and
has Children of his own passed t^ilfe story on td your Editor who thinks it is well
worth repeating* He scissored it but 6f the Hoist at USNTC, San Diego where it
appeared after 1st appearing in the GATOR sometime ago. It was written by one
Jean Sundt who Chad believes was a Wave. I hope you like it - Chadwell & I do.
"What is a Navy Child? He is a naive, yet cosmopolitan youngster who wonders
why his Daddy doesn*t come home at 5 o*clock like the other dads on the block,but;
can pronounce •Mediterranean* or * Okinawa* by age four and identify different types
of ships before he*s six.
He early hears and tells others, "Daddy has the duty." He understands Dad*s jar
gon when he praises him with a "well done" or warns him not to color on the bulk
head or make a mess on the deck. He may even snap to attention with an "Aye, Aye,
sir."
He^has seen the exitement of a ship coming into harbor with the band playing on
the pier, the tug boats blowing their whistles and the lines being throv/n to the
bollards. He looks forward to seeing the Sailors or Marines guarding the gates to
^ a base and looks back longingly at their uniforms and pistols.
He has lived in almost every section of the country, and oftentimes, overseas.
He has learned geography first hand and. found out, sometimes painfully, how to
get along with people.
His toys include a Japanese doll, a_German friction Car, or stuffed dog from
Spain that came direct from foreign ports.with impressive-looking customs declar
ation cards attached to the package. Postcards, photographs and stamps from far
away places are not new to him, and he never has to hunt long for something for
•Show or Te.ll* time at school.
Although often separated from his Dad he can often be closer to him than a child
whose father is always home.
MUSK IE SAYS:
Outside of the Weather Services Div
ision Office is- a 3URRQMETER which will
give you the weather on Adak,
It is a picture jqf a Burro with his
tail hanging out of the picture and it
says i
IF THE TAIL IS
Casting Shadow
Dry
Wet
Swinging
Wet & Swinging
Frozen
WEATHER IS
Sunny
Fair
Rain
Windy
Stormy
Cold
I wonder if the BURROMETER is what Dodo
used to forecast that storm that never
materialized last Tuesday evening.
It isn*t the Williwaw*s that carry
dirt and rrumors .around Adak.
Did you know that only female Holly
trees bear berries. It*s a fact.
(Continued next column )
During winter-hibernation the ground
squirrel's heart beat is reduced from
350 per minute to 5 per minute.
There are an estimated four million
sleepwalkers in the U.S.
A well done is surely in order for
the members-of -the TV station who have
produced a good picture more consistent
ly in the past six months than has been
experienced by Muskie in the past 20 mpj
Please keep up the good work until fish
ing season.
Starting next week your TV schedule
will be made a part of the Sun.
Maybe Tiki, the God of Good Fortune
did bring us the good weather we have
been experiencing. Salomey, Salomey,
Baloney.
Chief Knutson says that now that the
holidays are over the only time ships
can come in are Saturdays and Sundays
to foul up the weekend.
Keep srnilin-,
Muskie