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Show the Scasull 2 FOR THE PERSONNEL OF THE NAVAL Vol. 1, No. 15 SUPPLY DEPOT AT CLEARFIELD, UTAH CLEARFIELD, UTAH Enlisted Men ReceiveCitations Saturday, January 22, 1944 Welfare Section New Classes Aim to Increase Outlines Plans Quality, Quantity of Work For NSD Nursery Designed to help NSD employes improve the quality and quantity of their work through the developmentof better work If a sufficient number of de- techniques and a more complete understanding of the relation- pot employes are interested in having a nursery established at the Anchorage to care for their children during working hours, a depot nursery will be set up in the near future, according to Mrs. Bessie Kaye, NSD welfare nurse. “If you are interested, sign up now,’ suggests Mrs. Kaye who points out that if a sufficient numberare not interested, federal funds cannot be obtained to set up such a project. Also early signing is advantageous as preference will be givento first applications if more than a capacity number desire such a service. The pre-school nursery for children one to six years of age is open to children who have one or more parents employed at the depot and whoare temporarily or permanently without either mother or substitute mother in the home. Eligibility will be determined by the welfare department at the depot. Another nursery for children six to 14 years of age will be open Saturdays and after school. A 25-cent recreational fee will be charged for the children at the nursery plus a 50-cent lunchsnack charge. This fee entitles the child to breakfast, lunch and two mid-day snacks. Children must be transported to and from the nursery by the Two enlisted men were awarded presidential citations this week at the Naval Supply Depot. A personal citation and permanent Silver Star medal were presented Marine Pfc Ernest R. Mahan (top at right) by ist Lt. C. G. Lail, commanding officer of the Marine barracks. A unit citation for service on the U. S. S. Enterprise was presented Yeoman 2c James E. Jarrell (bottom picture at left) by Comdr. H. H. Hines, executive officer. Marine Receives Silver Star Medal, parents. Citation for Gallantry In Action A permanent Silver Star Medal and Citation for conspicuous gallantry in action was presented to Pfc. Ernest Mahan of the NSD Marine corps today at 9 a. m.in a brief ceremony at the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot. The citation which was read by Ist Lt. C. G. Lail, commanding officer of the Marine Barracks at Clearfield, states: ‘‘The president of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Private Ernest R. Mahan, U. S. Marine Corps, for service as set forth in the following citation: For Gallantry “For and conspicuous intrepidity while gallantry serving with the Second Battalion, Eighth Marines, Reinforced, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands, January 2-4, 1943. During this period of intense patrol activity, Private Mahan, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, repeatedly rushed enemy-occupied (Continued on Page 2) Jarrell Rates Presidential Citation For Service on U.S.S. Enterprise Yeoman 2/c James E. Jarrell, former crew memberof the U.S. S. Enterprise who is now stationed at the Clearfield Naval Supply. Depot was awarded a presidential citation ribbon for service on. the Enterprise at a brief ceremony last week. The presidential citation which was read by Executive Officer Comdr. H. H. Hines at the ceremony states: ‘‘The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting. the Presidential Unit Citation to the United States Ship Enterprise for service as set. forth in the following citation: Outstanding Performance “For consistently outstanding “performance and distinguished achievement during repeated ac- Miss Rose A. Prig- more, project service advisor, will be in charge of the project. For further information and application forms contact Mrs. Kaye in the Administration building or call extension 71. ship of their work to other depot processes, a series of intradepot training classes are now being organized. Supply Officer in Command Captain C. B. Kitchen has appointed the following four persons to take charge of organizing and supervising the classes: Lieut. Harry A. Nethery, Lt. (jg) Cecil D. Hardesty, Lt. (jg) George P. McMichael and C. W. Barton. A new recreation building, Lt. Hardesty will have charge permanent barracks and four wagon cafeterias are among the of organizing the indoctrination for new personnel, improvements which are to be courses installed at NSD in the near fu- while Lieut. Nethery, Lt. (jg) ture, accordng to Lt. Comadr. McMichael and Mr. Barton will John W. Bottoms, planning offi- develop classes for both new and old personnel in specific supcer. ply problems. Also a detail of WAVES has Already classes are being held been assigned to the depot and storekeepers, checkers, will arrive next month to oper- for ate I. B. M. equipment in the Clark fork truck drivers, and Advance Base section. They will the Master Control Center Anbe quartered at Hill Field and nex group. Classes dealing with specific problems of other groups fed at the depot. The recreation building which will get under way in the near is under construction, includes future. All four of the persons placed plans for a library, gymnasium, projection room for movies, and in charge of this project are well qualified for this type of work. pool room. A new 1,000-man permanent Lieut. Nethery has served nearly barracks will be built for the en- three years in the Navy, has listed personnel to replace the an A. B. degree from Stanford Quonset huts. Also a new B. and a Master’s degree from the O. Q. will be built with quarters Harvard graduate school of business. for 50 officers. Cafeteria facilities at the depot Lt. Hardesty was formerly suare to be augmented by four mo- perintendent of the city schools ble units. Lunch periods will be in Montebello, Calif., while Mr. staggered and each cafeteria wa- Barton has 20 years experience gon will serve two places. as a high school teacher and Lt. Comdr. Bottoms also re- principal. Lt. (jg) McMichael ports that in addition to the has seen two years active duty heating facilities which are be- in the Navy and has a B. S. deing installed in eight storehouses, gree from Southern Louisiana plans are in the offing for heat- college and a year’s graduate ing an additional five. work at Louisiana university. Navy Depot Plans Improvements For Near Future Emaleton Sets “Good Attendance” Example At Clearfield Depot Lt. Anderson Explains New Clocking System For Per Diem Workers All depot employes who formerly checked in at D-4, D-8, D-10, D-12 or the Public Works shop will begin punching their time clocks at the new labor pool building east of the gas station beginning Monday evening, announces Lieut. M. B. Anderson, accounting officer. All per diem employes clocking in at the above-mentioned places will check in as usual Monday morning and will leave their cards at the clocking in station. However, Monday night they will check out at the labor pool. In and out racks will be used in the new set up. Employes tion against enemy Japanese will enter the building Monday forces in the Pacific War Area, night at the south door and find December 7, 1941 to November their’ time: “card: /ini-the “‘In’’ 15, 1942. Participating in near- rack. Remove the card, punch ly every major carrier engage- out, and replace in the ‘‘Out’’ ment in the first year of the rack, leaving the building by war, the Enterprise and her air the north door. In the morngroup, exclusive of her far-flung ings the process is reversed. destruction of hostile shore inLieut. Anderson urgently restallations throughout the battle quests that employes memorize area, did sink or damage, on their time card numbers. Otherher own, a total of 35 Japanese wise they will be at a loss to find their cards. ‘Continued on Page 2) “We don’t have to worry about getting a replacement because he’s always here.’ That’s the tribute supervisors in D-10 pay Noah Leonard Emaleton who has had only one and one-half hour’s annual leave and one day sick leave in the thirteen months he has worked at NSD. And that one and one-half hour’s annual leave wasn’t real- ly his fault — his car broke down and made him that much late getting to work. Incidentally, he drives from Salt Lake City every day. Mr. Emaleton runs one of the four saws in D-10 and daily sawshis full share of the 30,000 feet of wood whichis cut up each day for overseas shipment. |