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Show Saturday, August 21, 1943 THE SEAGULL I. R. Tattling Flash—We’re all drinking, Page 5 Labor and Transportation Frolic At Como Springs Howling Success these days. Pardon me, I mean Labor and transportation divisions staged a successful picnic water of course. The water foun- at Como Springs last Sunday. About six hundred people attended. tains have finally started to run again and so have all of us in the direction of the nearest one to prevent positive dehydration. * * Ox The nuttiest thing that has happened to any of us in many NOTE: If you have a moan on your mind or a better way to do something or you wish to commend something or someone (rare) write us a letter about it. Letters must be signed with your true name (though you may use a pseudonym when printed.) Limit, 75 words, Slander not permitted nor anything that constitutes military information. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of The Seagull. Dear Editor: them to the fullest? We cannot Many of us are new to the hope to be happy in our work— navy. Many of us are new to and we cannot do our best work civil service. Many of us are unless we are happy in it — if new to general office procedure. we are continually in search of This waris new to all of us. trouble, for trouble will always There are many of us. We are come more than half way to many distinct and peculiar permeet us. sonalities drawn together to form If we could get together for a one vast production line— for few minutes periodically to hear one sole purpose—to win the from a department or two and war. get to know each other better, Whether we serve with hand or if each department could use or brain, should we allow our a little space in THE SEAGULL, personal ambitions, our personal we might eventually see how far or inter-departmental jealousies the birds-eye view surpasses that to retard our collective effort? of the lowly worm. The perfect man (or woman) A. P. Heninger is not on the earth (as far as we know) and if we do not make Dear Editor: Money sent out of the state for any mistakes we do not belong here and we would not be wanted the purposes of maintaining an Washington lobby anywhere else. But if we do expensive make a mistake let us admit it, seems foolish under existing circorrect it, and profit by it by not climstances. Yet an employes union is trying to sell Clearfield making it again. The slave in the next depart- employes the privilege of payment may appear to merely shuf- ing fifty cents to a dollar a month fle papers from there to here, for such a lobby. The senators and congressmen - but if your sights were elevated you might see how you could from Utah need no such Washsave him many headaches by ington lobby to concede to all properly completing those papers reasonable requests from federal employes. Senator Thomas before you pass them to him. A better understanding of the went to far as to introduce a bill other fellow’s problem and the in the senate favoring a justifunction of the next department fied federal employes increase in would bring about better cooper- pay at the request of leadership ation and enable us through on this depot. Other benefits from this parmore united effort to do a better job and to find more pleasure in ticular union seem remote at it. This broader view would make this time. It is true that this us all more valuable and would depot has been woefully slow in focus our attention on the real correcting certain evils and in objective. You cannot hit a duck granting to employes all benefits (or a Jap) by blindly firing both allowed under law but it is very doubtful that outside pressure if barrels at the sky. We spend the greater part of applied would hasten or increase our waking hours here on our any benefit to local employes. job. Then should we not enjoy We have honest considerate HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. SURRELL Front row, left to right; Don Graff, Lieut. Dowell, F. W. Foley and Cliff Surrell. Back row: Wootsie Roberts, Delpha Warren, Jane Colwell, Dorothy Tanner, Mae Croft and Ethel Jewell. Mrs. Wally Blaylock attended the party but was ab- sent when the picture was taken. A birthday party was in order at D-5, Friday the 13th for Mr. Cliff Surrell. He wasfifty years of age on the 14th of August but, as he was going to be ab- ws not covered with candles, but covered with beautiful red flowers made from colored icing. The entire storehouse personnel was present. Pictures were sent on that day, was given one taken of Cliff and the cake, and day early and, believe it or not, one also of the storehouse perit proved to be his lucky day. sonnel. Oh, yes, the time was There was a beautiful cake, from 1500 to 1515. weeks, happened to Bob Andrus. He called one of the storekeepers regarding the amount receipted for on a tally. ‘‘Hello,’”’ says Bob, “Can you tell me how many nuts you have in each box out there?” “Are you kidding me?’’ says the storekeeper. Slightly bewildered and more or less indignant Bob stamped back to Helen Smith to learn what to tell him. ‘‘Ask him to count them,’’ was the reply. Bob did and nowheis waiting for October 25, the approximate date the storekeeper promised to give Bob the detailed report. This has really been Bob’s week to howl. The other day he found a nomenclature that read, ‘‘Chinese horse hair,’’ now Bob’s biggest worry is ‘‘do Chinese horses John Van Schaik, Ben Cottrell and Grant Pett prepared a splendid program of sports and indoor entertainment. Arden Wilson and Arthur Paxton, the self-styled ‘‘Rocky Mountain Pals’’ from Beaver, Utah, sang several songs. Snapper Chester Montgomery and his brother, Faunt Montgomery, sang several songs. haakes each winning a $25 war Chester, his sister, and two of bond. . his brothers are ‘‘the MontgomThe refreshment committee, erys’’ of radio fame. Lee Sailor, Bob Evans, and Pete The Clearfield ‘‘Killer-Dillers”’ Harper, provided free box provided dance music and the lunches for service men and inhall was crowded with dancers vited guests, and pickles, olives, most of the afternoon. Several potatoe chips, pretzels, punch transcriptions were made and and beer were free to everyone. the records were played back Charles A. Cameron led the to the crowd. Tony Borgona was ; bus chorus all the way from Ogmaster of ceremonies and an- den to Como Springs. Four pretnouncer. ty songsters, Nedra ‘‘Torchy’”’ On the sports end of the pro- Earnest of E-4, Shirley ‘‘Terry’’ gram, a game of softball be- Jensen of E-13, and their guests, have slant eyes?’’ ee The whole I. R. section came to a start the other day when they heard such statements as, “Oh, my! I just lost 2,000,000 of my drawers.”’ And “Will you please find me some shorts?’’ Wesoon found out, though, that it was only a survey being made on one of the clothing contracts. Missing from this group for some time now hasbeenthe sunniest smile of all. Helen Waite is home ill and to say that we miss her would be very mild so let’s Say we are counting the days Army and Navy men until we will have her back. tween the laborers and the pack—Violet Wickre. ers ended in a tie. Children’s races, sack, and three-legged representatives in Washington, races, and a few races for we have competent local leader- adults were staged with the winship, why pay outsiders to lobby ners receiving war stamps and for us or to wash our dirty linen? the loosers receiving lolipops. Gamesof horse-shoe, swimming, Philip B. Bradford roller-skating occupied the time Editor of The Seagull: of many people while the chilThe teachers have enjoyed the dren’s playground and rides on work at the naval supply depot, a real pony satisfied the chiland some of them are consider- dren. A tug of war, with a ing staying on at work here. couple hundred men participatMany teachers will be leaving to ing, ended in a tie when the resume teaching in the next few rope broke throwing men and weeks. boys in all directions. Gate-prize drawings resulted Louise Hanks, Doris Harlan, Beulah McLeod, Lena Traut, in Donna Bennet and Nathan N. Hazel Douglass, Bernice Weismiller will return to teach in Colorado. (Continued from Page 1) Stella Sampson hag a contract to teach in Utah. Mrs. Audrey sure they reach their destination Smick will return to her school on time and in good condition. To in Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Belle F. Empey, a for- do this successfully, we must mer teacher, will leave on Aug. have cooperation and teamwork. 21st to join her husband, who is Everyone must do his or her in the army medical corps, at work properly and at the right Camp Swift, Texas. She will visit time. Failure to deliver, or injury her son, Billy Morrison, Camp to even one item, may influence the outcome of the war. Claiborne, Louisiana, en route. Captain Conger expressed his —Esther Stayner (teacher from Colorado) now a packerin D-10 hatred of liars, thieves, and people who complain and quarrel and cannot get along with each Dear Ed: other. He says, there is no place I have just received the depot’s on this depot for that type of latest bulletin about the band; person. that it is in full swing and reTeamwork Stressed hearsing every night, after all Teamwork of employes eliminNSD employes have gone home. This orchestra must have all ated all demurrage charges, rethe cooperation we can giveit. It sulting from railroad cars being means more and better dances in the yard more than forty-eight hours, during the month of July. for us. Not very many of you know Safety has been stressed from just how hard they have, and are, the beginning and a fine record working to perfect their organi- is being made. zation for your pleasure. I have Captain Conger also told the sat night after night listening to employes that he has received a their work when I’d much rather letter from the navy department have been at home. They are authorizing him to make awards not doing this only for their amcunting to as much as $250 to NSD employes for feasible sugpleasure. My husband, and probably gestions which wil] improve, some of the others, have dropped speed up, or in any waytacilitheir riders, which is a costly tate the work on the depot. thing. They are giving their time “If you have an idea,” Capand talent toward our relaxation. tain Conger said, ‘‘Let us have Let’s all give them a hand! it. It won’t hurt to try and your —Edith Smith. idea may be valuable.” Captain Conger - enjoy L. & T. Outing Margie ‘‘Mike’’ Bond and Ann “Rusty’’ Tompkins, caused much fun and amusement by singing parodies on nearly every song that was sung. The crowd attempted to rope Frank Hanson (who is employed on the Anchorage Housing project), into dancing a hula for them, but he escaped performing by explaining that he had neyer learned the intricacies of that dance. For those who did not have other means of travel, the transportation committee, Cal Reed, Leo Klabunde, Blain Fisher, Marvin Winn, and Harold Wilcox, provided a bus to take them to the picnic grounds. ‘Smoking Daze By Dean Hurst Orland Hammon, the bad boy of this crew, learned he was not really tough. He was offered a cigarette by a girl and to show off, he inhaled the whole works. After turned this a amazing light, feat, he yellowish-green and crawled up on some boxes to let the effects wear off. You better stick to chewing gum, “Orly.” At this time we ask you to bow your heads in honor of our snapper, Ransome Broadbent, who washit on the head with a 30-pound box. No, it didn’t kill him. It just left a bad impression on his mind. The membersof this crew are staging a ‘‘cutie’’ contest all our own, because wedisagree with the choice of others. We have voted among ourselves and agree that Madeline F. Shields is the girl we would like to unload boxears with. Attention all girls: If you are looking for a man not in 1-A, “Red’’ Sage and Boyd Brown have been doing some pretty potent wooing lately. You should see Boyd chase butterflies to the tune of the Washington Post March. Then we also have that tall, blond kid, Reed Peterson, who was unfortunate enough to sneeze in the wrong place. After making this selection of “corn’’ I think I better make a noise like a tree and leaf (leave). |