Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 July 1952 — Page 68

The Turning Point sr : ; BY CAPT. JOY B. HANCOCK, USN

N THE town of Wildwood, N.J., on an parade) 1 island just off the Atlantic coast, I = |

grew up with water all around me.

I soon learned to handle small boats, | The Sunday both sail and power. But I wasn’t aware | Picture Magazine of the Navy until I was 12. Then we JULY 27, 1952 moved to Cape May Court House where | 2 I met a peerless yafner, Commander { editor Elmer Wood, U.S.N. Jess Gorkin I was particularly enthralled by his managing editor account of the Samoan hurricane of W. A. Sprague os 1889. Pago Pago harbor was crammed { assoc. managing editor with British, German and U.S. ships. © | Edward D. Fales, Jr. The furious winds dashed many of the | assist. managing editor navy's finest vessels ashore. Robert P. Goldman Only one vessel in port—a British ship art director with a small engine—was able to make Edward R. Wade headway. distaff editor Wood, then a junior officer, was on Pauline E. Reaves

the U.S.S. Trenton. At the height of the rete es [ gale, he told us, a young cadet named Jackson leaped into the rigging, urging THE COVER: his shipmates to follow him. ® When you look at Hol- | lywood stars Anne Baxter, . | |

The British Cheered Anne Francis, and Jean ‘ Peters you're looking at a With arms locked around each other's $16,000,000 investment. shoulders and astride the yards, the That's how much 20th

Century-Fox has put into

men of the Trenton formed a human pictures starring one or the | sail. This sail held the ship into the other of thése stars. See J ’ wind. It broke the strain on the anchors, page 18.

and she held fast. As the British ship inched by, all

hands cheered the American crew. TABLE oF CONTENTS: Hearing this story, I yearned to be- Batter Up! ............ 2 long to such a service. But, for a girl, Which One Is Garbo?...5 it seemed a hopeless desire. 30.000 Mile Hike ....... $ ying Saucer ......... ™ — The ny Dug Vacations? ......10 . r a tet . | River Adventure ...... n CAPT. HANCOCK: she listened to “sea stories’ . . . age of 19, I signed on as a Navy Yeoman | Jacket Fashions ....... 12 (F), or “Yeomanette,” for the duration. Medicine on the March.14 Between wars, I worked as a civilian Parade of Progress....16 J

Two Summer Soups....17 Three Winning Stars...18 out, I was back in Navy blues. Hy Gardner .......... 19

” o | Is it any wonder I am proud to head Safecracker Champ ...20 § the “Waves” which will be 10 years old Look Out, Boy......... 23 § : , as an organization next Wednesday? x PICTURE CREDITS ....... 20 !

on parade: wonder what a rassling lion thinks about? |

Fagan, the lion, wrestles with actor Carleton Carpenter in M-G-M's’ new picture, “Fearless Fagan.”

for the Navy. And, as soon as war broke

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"a ¥ 0S ot % ra § , thing. Try to look mad.” *‘Take a bow, Bub. I'll count the house."

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“Buck up. Show must go on, you know." “Mind if | rest a bit? I'm getting a little old for this sort of

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