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Show ¥yR LLD RAR Y EP21 1943 oIfY E We Sea ull < SUPPLY DEPOT FOR THE PERSONNEL OF THE NAVAL Saturday, September 18, 1943 CLEARFIELD, UTAH Vol. 1, No. 6 Third War Loan Drive Fetes Navy Exhibit In Salt Lake Navy Exhibit at Liberty Park Helps Sell Bonds pa AT CLEARFIELD, UTAH ‘ 3 NSD’s “NavyBill” Mascots, Sailors and Marines Take Part in Victory Display Last Thursday, September 9, President Roosevelt launched the Third War Loan Drive, and in connection with this, the Naval Supply Depot has been renewing its efforts to obtain 100 per cent participation in the payroll deduction plan. delivery at NSD is¥* Bond prompt, employes receiving their bonds within two weeks from the time payment for their bond is Fire Chief Bybee completed, reports Mrs. Jeanne Sparks, chief civilian bond salesman. In the storehouses, bonds are delivered to foremen and snappers, who in turn, have their men sign for them. Delivery in the administration building is in person, Bonds may also be obtained by cash sales at the bond office, although stress is placed on the deduction plan. Other activities of the depot and other naval agencies in the state include an exhibit at Liberty park in Salt Lake City, sponsored by the navy on the open- FEATURED on the opening day of the Third War Loan drive, Sept. 9, through the following Sunday, was this exhibit sponsored by the Navy. “Navy Bill,’ goat mascot of NSD, Clearfield, was guest of honor. Left to right are: Corp. Edward K. Burhans, SK 3/c Flavos M. Ezell, SK 3/c Bert A. Whipple, PhM. 3/c Ed Brown, Y 2/c D. E. Ireland and Sgt. A. L. Jamison. Depot Sponsors Educational Film On Naval Ships First All Depot Dance Nets Profit Popularly judged a success, the first all-depot dance held Sept. 4, netted “Repair, Supply and Relief,”’ an educational film on the actions and duties of the Service $165.07 Force of the U. S. fleet, was shown to employes at intervals during the day, last Thursday, Sept. 9. These naval auxiliaries give service line of for Oct. 2, the at which time “Miss Clearfield’ will be selected by popular vote from the six ‘“‘Cuties.”’ foundries and blacksmith shops, Another, the ‘‘icebox’’ of the fleet, carries all sorts of frozen which to Special thanks is due to flagship of the service force, acts as the “office,’’ with all official mail for the ships, clearing and replacements handled. The ship carries floating search and study. profits, the state highway police for their cooperation in handling traffic, to the mayor of the city of Clearfield, G. H. Holt, and to Jack Stacey’s band from Bountiful. Another all-depot dance is being planned tentatively to the navy, the first defense. One ship, the where parts are made to replace machinery on any ship or man o’ war; optical shops where precision instruments are made and repaired, and libraries for re- in were turned over welfare fund. State Officers Club Holds Dinner-Dance Last Saturday Night A dinner-dance was held last foods, which are inspected regularly and supplied to ships on Saturday by the Utah Naval Officers’ club, at the Art Barn in long cruises. Dinner was The service force hospital ship Salt Lake City. served at eight p. m., followed by an evening of dancing. Mrs. Beatrice Campbell was doctors and technicians available including female nurses, are hostess with Comdr. H. H. Hines, aboard, where major operations president of the state organizais on duty always as a floating hospital for the fleet. The best are performed, and X-rays are taken. Slogan of this ship is ‘‘To the Health of the Navy.”’ About 15 films have been shown to groups of employes to date, with portable equipment, run by E. G. Ward, projectionist- tion, acting as master of cere- monies. Ensign Charles E. Ross led the group in community singing. New officers elected at dance include the following: Lieut. C. Vv. Shawler, NSD, Clearfield, president; Lt. -Comdr:. °S. R: range a program of educational Stock ,commanding officer, NTS, films for showing at NSD. About U. S. A. C., Logan, vice presiEnsign Betty Waugh, 4000 films, on almost any sub- dent; ject relating to the navy, are WAVES recruiting officer, Salt |\Lake City, secretary-treasurer. available, Mr. Ward. said. Plans are being considered to ar- Time Arrives For Sending Parcels To Men Overseas ing day of the drive, through Sunday, Sept. 12. Goat Featured “Navy Bill,” goat mascot of the depot was featured, with enlisted sailors from the naval recruiting office in Salt Lake City, and the NSD at Clearfield, explaining the exhibit to the public. Marines formed a guard, complete with pup tent and equipThe exhibit showed a ment. ship’s wheel, service trucks, life preservers, machine guns, and naval clothing. Two naval officers were on duty at the exhibit at all times. TO PROVE he likes flowers, were: participating Those Lieut. LeRoy D. Simmons, dis- Fire Chief J. E. Bybee holds Christmas parcels for the pera sun flower for the photogtrict public relations officer; sonnnel of our armed forces overrapher. Lieut. Harry J. Jordan, public reseas should be in the mail belations officer, NSD, Clearfield; Like Ferdinand the bull, Fire fore October 15, post office ofLt. (jg) V. F. Callighan, Lt. (jg) Chief J. E. Bybee likes flowers. ficials report. The period for l, both of NSD, In fact, he likes them so well, A. B. Cromwel mailing packages began Wednesday, andwill continue for the next month. For personnel who receive mail through an A.P.O. or Fleet Post Office in care of the postmaster at New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Miami, Fla., Presque Isle, Maine, or Seattle, parcels should be mailed as soon as possible during the period named. No requests from the addressees in. the army are re- quired in connection with parcels mailed during this period, Clearfield; Corp. Edward K. Bur- he has them as a hobby. hans of the U. S. marine corps effects bureau, NSD, under direction of Capt. M. V. Yandle; SK 3/c Flavos M. Ezell, SK 3/c Bert A. Whipple, SK 3/c Rayand Y 2/c mond W. Nordt, James C. Chism, all of the naval unit, personal effects distribution center, headed by Lt. Comdr. A. V. Zaccor, Clearfield; S 1/e (R) Rie-C; Symes; Y2/e) P.. Be Kotter, S 1/e (R) J. M. Killpack, Y 2/c D. E, Ireland, PhM. 3/c Ed Brown, of the navy at Salt Lake City; and Marine Set. A. L. Jamison of Salt Lake City. . Proclamation The president’s proclamation reads as follows: “RECOGNIZING THE FACT that in carrying the war into For- merly a florist, Chief Bybee still works. for a Farmington flower shop in his spare time. Until July 27, 1942, when he began working at NSD, Chief Bybee was a florist and funeral piece designer in Farmington. A graduate of Davis high school, he has served as a fireman and chief for 13 years. He has attended, he claims, every state firemen’s convention since 1932, studying all types of fire fighting. He was a member of the Farmington volunteer fire department, serving as fire chief there for five years prior to entering governmentservice. He is only 41 years old. Likes Hunting His main interest in life is hunting of all types: pheasant, deer, duck, and chicken, mostly except those weighing over eight ounces. Gift parcels should be endorsed “Christmas Parcel.’’ Special effort will be made to effect delivery of all Christmas packages mailed before October 15, in time enemy territory, we shall need for the holiday. The post office department, in greater amounts of money than When cooperation with the war and any nation has ever asked from of the feathered type. navy departments (including ma- its citizens in all history, I, asked if he were a good shot, he rines and coast guard) have FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, modestly admitted, ‘‘Well, I get pointed out that members of the President of the United States of my share,’ then added with a armed forces are amply provid- America, do officially proclaim chuckle, ‘‘and we'll have to be ed with food and clothing, and that on Thursday, the ninth of good this year, won’t we? Very the public is urged not to in- September, 1943, the Third War little ammunition!”’ His only son, Dean, is a pri cude such matter in gift parcels. Loan shall be launched. I vate in the signal corps at Freseommander-in-chief, “As Also, in view of the urgent need for shipping space to trans- hereby invoke every citizen to no, Calif. He is a teletypist in the port materials directly essential give all possible aid and sup- aviation division. to the wareffort, Christmas par- port to this Third War Loan drive A Politician And, letting you in on the cels should not exceed the pres- not only so that our financial goal ent limits of five pounds in may be reached, but to encour- ground floor, Chief Bybee is also He has been a weight, or 15 inches in length, or age and inspire those of our hus- a politician! 36 inches in length and girth bands and fathers and sons who Farmington city commissioner since 1936. (Continued on Page 2) combined. |
