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Show Page 4 THE SEAGULL Friday, December 24, 1943 Indians Labor For U.S. Navy Twas’ The Day Accounting for Accounting Before Christmas Twas’ the day before Christmas By IRIS With great pleasure the Acand all ’round the base Not a worker wasidle, not a tool counting Department is looking forward to Christmas day, for out of place; it is only a day off, with The freight trains were rolling, everycne anticipating a visit their crews all alert from Santa. If Santa can find The typewriters clicking, every- Mrs. Roosevelt the rest of the one was at work; people shouldn’t worry. The spirit of Christmas was felt The bowling team with our two everywhere, / star players has two more weeks While supplies were kept sailing to stay in first place to win the championship. Ordinarily practo our boys over there. to perfection, but The Marines in their green, and tice leads Thorpe always was contrary to Sailors in blue Were dreaming of turkeys and any rule governing people. In spite of all the opposition they cranberries ioo— Badges were lost and time cards will come out on top, we hope. June has a new wheeldex file! were found; Before eight-thirty A. M. came It sits on her desk just like the helm of a ship. If you don’t around, And all thrcugh the day the mes- know June she is the girl, who, when you werehired, just when sengers tramped, From departments to store- the endless paper signing just houses, and out to the ramp. Coming to NSD to help “shoot supplies” to the men on the fighting fronts are the above pictured 15 Pueblo Indians from the San Domingo Reservation in New Merico. They are: (front row (left to right) Juan Moquino, Frank Garcia, Roman Fide Garcia, Tommy Tenorio, Ignacio Coriz. Back row: Jim Tenorio, Joe Sanchez, George Reano, Reves Quintana, Emiliano Tenorio, Juan Tommsend, Lorenzo Lucero, Barney Lucero and Santiago Crispin. Fifteen Pueblos From San Domingo Low Down And the fireman drilled awaited their cue. | Service men, cilivians, and to the department. mach- inery and all; United in teamwork, doing jobs great and small. Christmas greetings from the The hours flew by and at the end of the day Among the new employes hired at the Naval Supply De- Iollow-Up Section. The news from this section is Deep downin his heart everyone pot last week are 15 Indians, all Pueblos from the San Do- not very good, this week bestopped to say: mingo Reservation in New Mexico. These “first Americans” cause we have lost two more ot “Tf today I have made his burhave come to NSD to help “shoot supplies” to the boys on the our girls. den lighter; spring until fighting fronts The first one was Miss Afton Then- my Christmas here at breaks and they can resume Boyer, who left this secticn for home will be brighter.’’ Say It With a Song their farming. white satin and orange blos- And they all exclaimed as they soms. Yes she is to become drove out of sight, Spokesman and snapper for “Dearly Beloved,’’ the wife of Air Cadet Donald “Merry Christmas to all, the group is Reyes Quintana who “Every Night About This Anterton, who is stationed in And to all a good night.” is a member of their tribal council back on the reservation. Each Time, By the Light of The Sil- Alabama. —Katherine Steec The second is Miss Mildred of the 15 is from a different fam- very Moon,”’ I’m always Hinds, who is giving up her job ily and comes from one of two “Alone.”’ “Don’t Get Around here, to become a memberof villages, San Flipe and San DoMuch Anymore’ because the Waves. She is to leave for mingo, which are located six A lad frcm a near by air base “They’re Either Too Young or duty the 10th of January. We miles apart on the reservation. hope to see Mildred back at NSD came into town, sat down at a Snapper Quintana explains Too Old.” “‘My Heart Tells Me’’ with some of that gold braid lunchroom counter and ordered that the Indians on the San Do- I’m just a ‘“‘Paper Doll.’’ a hamburger with onions. Told around her sleeve. mingo reservation are entirely “I Miss You,’’ and ‘‘You’re Christmas was celebrated to- that it was meatless Tuesday, he self-supporting and that the big My Heart,” “My day by a party at which a small sighed, ‘“‘Gosh, I’ve been in the celebration of the year for the Always in army so long, Id forgotten Ideal.’’ “‘As Time Goes By’’ luncheon was served, and prestribe is a Spanish feast day on there’s a war on.’’ ents were exchanged. August 4. However, they in- you’re ‘‘Careless,’’ ‘‘No Letter tend to observe Christmas with Today.”’ ‘‘If Ihad My Way Dear.”’ most of the trimmings. “A Boy in Khaki and a Girl in None of the group has his fam- Lace’ would build ‘“‘A Stairway Reservation Help Out At Clearfield about got you down, June, bless The feeling of yuletide, and of her heart, gave you a number by which you will be identified the days yet ahead, And the worry of loved ones and by which you are paid. She is a general information bureau, were left unsaid; And on through the day the same she declares. This part we believe until the sailors start hangas before New workers were hired to help ing around. Lamar G. Holt is now working win the war. The receivers received and the in the Stores Section filling the vacancy left when Theron Moffet shippers sent out, And the laborers loaded the cars resigned recently to attend the University of Utah. in and about; Janet Holcomb and Charlotte The guards stood on guard thr Sandoval are also newcomers whole day through, | On Follow Up The Sheltered Life Charlotte is from Colorado and is making her home in Ogden. Her husband is an, army captain based at Hill Field. Janet is an Ogden girl and she is married to the famous rodeo clown, Homer Holcomb. The entire department welcomes there new workers. Among the December babies in the 1900’s and 1920’s were our chief clerk, Harry Davis; timekeeping supervisor, Ruth Cannon; and Alice Johnson and Betty Glenn of the Payroll section. Belated birthday greetings to you all! Ruth’s beaming countenance on Monday morning was caused from none other than her two attractive .son’s, Jimmy and Sonny. They~ thoughtfully sent their pictures and Ruth Weske, Hamblin Head New Transport Unit ily at Clearfield as yet, but most of them expect some of their friends and relatives to come to Clearfield in the near future, to help at the depot. At present these Indians are housed in the Arsenal dormitory which offers some contrast to the adobe houses they occupy in New Mexico. These ‘‘first Americans’’ are very patriotic Americans and Snapper Quintana speaks for the to the Stars’’ and live in that “Cabin in The Sky.’ ‘“‘No Fool- Man of the house (angrily): Junkman: Any bottles? Movement of Trucks ing,’’ ““My Buddy,” I’m wishAutomotive Equipment ing ‘“‘Sunday, Monday and AIHeading up the new transporways” “‘The Lights Will go on tation department which has Again All Over the World.”’ I’m “Just Plain Lonesome’”’ been set up at the depot to cothinking of you. ‘‘How Sweet ordinate the movement of all You Are.”’ I got the “Blues in Soldier of Mine’’ so ‘‘Let me Call You Sweetheart.” ‘‘Don’t Worentire group when he says, ‘“‘We ry’ “I Can’t Love You Anyalways like to help the govern- more’’ than I do. ment and we want to help win Please ‘‘Give Me Something to the war.’’ In addition everyone Remember You By’’ while you’re of the group has signed up to “Over There.’ If ‘‘Somebody have war bonds deducted from Else is Taking My Place,”’ his pay check. “Johnny Doughboy Found a Snapper Quintana was edu- Rose in Ireland.’’ I hope he isn’t cated at the Santa Fe Indian saying ‘‘You’re Irish and You’re school and worked for the San Beautiful.”’ Domingo Indian Service for 18 “Once in a While’ ‘‘Please years. Also he has worked in Think of Me.’”’ Don’t just ‘‘Love Las Vegas, Nevada, as an elec- me and Leave Me’”’ to ‘‘Dream trician’s helper. Quintana is the Rest.’’ We've had ‘‘Stormy married and has two sons and Weather’ and I’m dreaming of a daughter. a “White Christmas.’” Most of the group use the Pu“T Just Kissed Your Picture elbo language when talking Good Night.’’ ‘‘Praise The Lord among themselves, but all can and Pass The Ammunition!’’ speak and understand English. “There I Go,’’ ‘‘People Will Say We’re in Love.” Junkman: Any scrap iron, paT’ll “Say a Prayer’’ ‘‘Til We per, old tires? No, my wife’s away. Department Coordinates trucks and other automotive is Lieut. the Night’”’ and ‘‘Cried For You’’ equipment til ‘““‘Day Break.’ You’re ‘‘That Weske, transportation Meet Again.’’ Yours Alone, “Dinah” C. A. officer, and Lt. (jg) W. H. Hamblin, assistant. The transportation department, which was formerly a division of Public Works, was or- ganized as a separate section last month with Lieut. Weske in charge. Lt. Hamblin arrived to assist him last week. Before going into active duty in the Navy 18 months ago, Lieut. Weske was in the transportation business in San Francisco. He has been in the Naval Reserve seven and one-half years and his first assignment on active duty was at the Naval Supply Depot at San Diego. He was transferred to Clearfield last January and was oneofthe first officers to arrive. Lt. Hamblin had been in the Navy only five days when he arrived at NSD last week. Before receiving his commission, he was assistant district manager of the Sacramento office of the Of’ce of Defense Transportation. had them on display on her desk all Monday, proudly showing them to everyone interested. To all here at the depot, the Accounting Department extends wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ‘Lieut. C. A. Weske(left) and Lt. (jz) W. H. Hamblin |