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Show <2 UTA The ull 2 SUPPLY DEPOT FOR THE PERSONNEL OF THE NAVAL AT CLEARFIELD, UTAH Saturday, October 2, 1943 CLEARFIELD, UTAH Vol. 1. No. % Captain Omar D. Conger Leaves N.S.D. Commander Hines Appointed Temporary Officer in Charge Second Dance Oct. 9 Fetes Cutie Contest In a colorful ceremony, Monday, Sept. 20, Capt. Omar D. Conger read his orders to report for his new duties in New York City, and took leave of the Clearfield naval supply depot and its employes. ~< He then turned the command of the depot over to Comdr. Harry H. Hines, executive officer, who will be supply officer in command until further action is taken. Orlan N. Shradley Selection of ‘‘Miss Clearfield’’ from candidates previously named as Cuties in The Seagull, will be the feature of the second all-depot dance, to be held next Tells Odd Stories From Varied Life Saturday, Oct. 9, at nine p. m., in Most men are written up because of their virtues, but Orlan N. Shradley’s vices are what put him in the limelight. He claims his only vice is smoking a corn cob pipe, but his friends and co- Regrets Leaving the Davis high school at Kaysville, or the North Davis junior high school at Clearfield. Definite announcement will be made by posters, later. Although dress for the dance will be informal, candidates will dress in formals to be readily recognizable. At intermission, they will change to bathing suits to be ‘‘judged.”’ Applause by the audience for their favorites will influence the judges’ decisions, although other points will be considered, with eonsiderable horseplay being planned. New Band The social will also provide a debut for the new band recently organized on the depot. Members of the orchestra include: Ed Mortensen, leader, plays| the saxaphoneas do Orville Rowsell and Cliff Westenskow. Howard McGregor plays the piano, Fred Whitesides, the drums, and Frank Frasier plays the base and trombone. Charles Elliott is featured on the guitar and accordion, while trumpets are played by F. D. Jones, Frank Wright, and Glen Proctor. Lon Kennard plays the trombone. Dance Committee Committees for the dance will be chairmaned by Fire Chief Joseph Bybee. Members of the committee include: Walter A. Phillips, Eugene Reed, William H. Ledbetter, F. C. Woodman, R. C. Spargur, L. Hedspeth, Cecil workers tell another story. “Mrs. Conger and I regret leaving the pleasant valleys and mountains of Utah and the many warm friends we have enjoyed during our stay in Utah. The SAYING FAREWELLto employes of naval supply depot, Clearsplendid cooperation of the many field, Captain Omar D. Conger, front, accompanied by CommanUtahns in helping get our navy der Harry H. Hines, marches between a guard of honor, formed depot activities launched at in front of the administration building by naval officers and Clearfield is deeply appreciatmarines ed,’’ said Captain Conger. please explain how he knew the A native of Washington, D. C., 13th number on page 13 of the Capt. Conger has made.the navy telephone book would be so-and- his career, serving in various caso?) pacities over the world since Mr. Shradley’s parents emmi- 1904. In his nearly 40 years of grated from Switzerland before naval service he has been at sea —© A free trip to Hollywood will| he was born. He graduated from on 12 ships and was fleet supply we be the prize to the winner of a officer for the Pacific fleet. During his long naval career Captain “Utah War Queen’’ beauty conConger has received many camtest sponsored by the war manpaign medals andcitations. It seems he has them all afraid of him because he spends his spare time creating optical illusions with his drawings which leave them flustered and bewildered. He mystifies them with his mathematical problems often leaving them feeling they are not very bright. (Will some one Utah War Queen Contest Features Free Trip to Hollywood As Prize NSD Tops Goal Civilian employes at the naval supply depot, Clearfield, have reached the goal of 90 per cent in the payroll reservation plan for war bonds, according to war bond office records. If NSD employes main- tain this record for October and November, the commandant’s pennant will fly on this depot as an honor award for reaching the goal of 90-10. Remsen Bell, John Fox, LeRoy Edwards, Edward Frazier, Per- The A constitution was adopted, and committees appointed last week by the NSD Officers’ club, announces Lt. Comdr. A. V. Zaccor, president. Executive committee, which will work with the officers, will include Lieut. C. V. Shawler, Lieut. L. M. Shroder, Lt. (jg) L. F. Scanlon. Finance committee will be composed of Lieut. J. T. Schriver, Lieut. R. S. Waite and Lieut. J. M. Nelson. Only commissioned and warrant officers on permanent duty at Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield, will be eligible for full voting membership in the club. supply officer in command extends his congratulations to the employes for their all-out support of the bond drive, and earnestly urges every one to continue to ‘‘Back the Attack.”’ In addition to the payroll plan of bond purchases, the depot war bond office has sold $25,000 in cash bonds ry E. Hollingsworth, Y 1/e J. C. Chism, SK 3/c R. R. Jones, Sgt. Joseph M. Layton and Paul Beighle. Mrs. Barbara Beighle will oversee the food sub-committee, consisting of Alice Noorda, Annabell Smith, Amelia Dulcich and Mary Phillips. (Editor’s note: See page three for pictures of the candidates). Appoints Committees power commission, as a feature In Bond Buying Turk, W. A. Larsen, J. D. Hull, NSD Officers’ Club Captain Conger, who arrived as prospective supply officer in command at this depot, Jan. 12, 1943, has been assigned as supervisory cost inspector, Third naval district, in New York City. | since the founding of the , department. Betty Van Cott Weds Naval Man In East Another depot marriage soon will be that of Miss Betty Van Cott of accounting, who left last week. She will marry Ensign Thomas Shreve whois studying aeronautical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The couple will be married in about three weeks. Miss Van Cott is a native of Salt Lake City. Guard of Honor of ‘“‘Work and Win week,’’ Oct. 11 to 16 in Salt Lake City. The contest is the only one in Commander Hines, thefirst officer selected for this depot, has been on duty here since Nov.20, the nation, although the week is 1942. He has served in.the navy sponsored nationally; and will be a highlight of a parade Wednesday evening, Oct. 13, at seventhirty p. m., beginning at the city and county building in Salt Lake City. All military installations in the Ogden and Salt Lake areas will sponsorfloats in the parade, with their respective queen candidates on them. Judges, it is contem- plated, will be a group of former movie stars now in the service. Contestants for the title of “Utah War Queen’ will be judged on physical charm, per- for 39 years, and has had Sea. duty as well as many years of shore duty. Commander Hines has specialized in business technique peculiar to naval supply duties, and prior to coming to NSD, was cost inspector for the Penn State, took post graduate work at Cornell, took a special course at the University of Wash- ington, and finished up with an extension course from the University of California. sonality, talent, neatness of dress and personal appeal. A basis for Goes to Panama In 1911, he took a civil service eligibility will be her production and work attendance record. exam and was sent to Panama to Competition is expected to be help build the Panama canal. He found the country very interestvery active. ing and likesto tell stories about The Clearfield naval supply deodd places he visited while he pot will select its candidate as was there. He sawthefirst ship follows: This morning (Saturgo through the canal from the day) pink colored cards were Gatun locks. He visited the old placed with time cards, and each Spanish fort, San Dorenzo, and employe will vote for his favor- | |likes to tell the story of the piite—any girl on the depot—onthis| rate, Morgan, and his crew of ballot. Ballots will be collected | cut-throats who took the fortress Saturday evening, and Monday from the Spaniards. the votes will be counted by a It seems that the Spaniards group of twelve judges. placed the nuns from a nearby The eight girls receiving the convent on the fortress steps bemost votes will automatically be tween the pirates and themnominees for the honor. Tuesday selves. The pirates mowed the morning, at .0830 all depot em- women down and wentover their ployes will meet on the steps of bodies after the Spaniards. Mr. the administration to pick their Shradley also claims that at the representative. First elimina- time he wasthere, the natives in tions will be made by public ac- the vicinity did not bury their clamation, until three finalists re- dead, but placed them in open ,main and final decisions will be boxes in an immense open field ‘made by the judges. (Continued on Page 5) eleventh naval district at San Diego, Calif. Naval officers and marines formed a guard of honor outside the door of the administration building, through which Captain Conger walked to board his official car. Uldine Kemph Weds J. S. Runyan Recently For those who have been wondering about the vacancy in Commander Hines’ office, Miss Uldine Kemph resigned her position Sept. 20 to be married. The ceremony was performed last Saturday at Ripon, Wis. The lucky man is John S. Runyan. : Recent Party Fetes T. W. Foley in D-5 T. W. Foley was guest of honor on Sept. 18, at a party given for his 39th birthday. A birthday cake was featured and he was presented with a gift. Nine guests attended the party, which was held at three o’clock Saturday afternoon in D-5. L. E. Edwards was a special guest. |