3 of 8  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   Page 3 MANLEY NOTES REACH OUT AND FEEL THE PRIDE Editor:  Joe Dennison Office: 905 Sea Duck Drive Daytona Beach, FL 32119 Phone: (386) 767-8068 Email: pres@ussmanleydd940.org Officers: President - Joe Dennison Vice-president - Dan Brewster Secretary - Harold Kane Treasurer - Bill Gowan Webmaster - Bill Gowan THE DYING BREED      The last of our kind,     the givers of steam;     we are not known for our polish that gleams, we are known for the sweat, grease, and fire; but do not yet light our funeral pyre. For though we may no longer technically exist, our rate may change, but still know this; we still light our fires, and they still burn, the lights are still on, the screws still turn. So do not mourn us, we still have our pride, that burns like our fires deep inside, the heart of anyone that’s been rated BT; from Norfolk to San Diego to the South China Sea; we don’t fade away, and we will not quit; know this whenever you hear Fires Lit. From the Steam Demons to Navy Power and Light, we know our strength, and we know our might.   So when you take a hot shower, or turn on a light to read a good book in the middle of the night, remember that it happened be- cause we followed our creed and always remember this Dying Breed.                      The Navy of the United Colonies of the 1775 era offered only a few dif- ferent jobs above the ordinary sea- man level.  These included Boat- swain’s Mate, Quartermaster, Gun- ner’s Mate, Master-at-Arms, Cook, Armorer, Sailmaker’s Mate, Cooper, Cockswain, Carpenter’s Yeoman, and Yeoman of the Gun Room.  These were titles of the jobs that individuals were actually performing and thus became the basis for petty officers and ratings.  Also, there were Ordinary Seaman, Loblolly Boy, and Boy, but these are more related to our apprentices of today. During this period in the history of the new Navy, crews were taken directly from civilian life and enlisted only for the duration of one cruise.  Because of this enlistment practice, the job at hand, rather than career possibilities, was the primary con- sideration.  The Continental Con- gress back in April 1776, and its “Instruction to Commanders of Pri- vateers” stated “One third, at least, of your whole company shall be landsmen” (that is, men on ship- board with no experience in seago- ing).  This could have been a colo- nial recruiting expedient, but at any rate, it had the effect of making more landlubbers sea-conscious and willing to serve in defense of the youthful United States. The Old Navy Welcome Aboard! Welcome to the shipmates who have registered at the web site since March… Charlie Alsberg - BT3 - 78-82 Wendell Jones - BT3 - 82-83 Bobbie Hall - EM2 - 76-78 Uris Bearb - FA - 65-68 Gerald Worster - BTFN - 73-74 David Tyler - OS2 - 69-70 Jerry Parker - MM3 - 75-77 Stephen Cummins - BM3 - 68-71 Leon Jones - FT2 - 57-60 Appearing monthly since 2004 at Sterling’s Sunday Brunch in Nor- folk, Becky Livas has also had long- standing runs at Aroma Café and Cora Restaurant in Norfolk with her own combo Just Beyond Paradise.  Most recently, she and pianist Pam- ela Hines were the house musi- cians at Main Street Jazz Restau- rant in Suffolk. She now performs with the Royal Atlantic Orchestra and is scheduled to appear at The Homecoming Re- union of the USS Manley (DD-940) Association. A 1997 Eugene O’Neill Cabaret Symposium Fellow, Ms Livas’ men- tors include legendary master caba- ret and Broadway performers Julie Halston, Margaret Whiting, Julie Wilson, and Carol Hall. A broadcast “pioneer,” Livas pro- duced and hosted television and radio news and entertainment shows at WTAR-TV (now WTKR) and WHRO-FM and created Jazz Excursions in the late 1980s at WHRV-FM.  For nearly a decade, she was principal vocalist with Lynn Summerall’s 1920s-style Hotel Paradise Roof Garden Orchestra.  CD’s include Hotel Paradise’s Bye, Bye Blues and The Stars Come Out for St. Jude.