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Show Aa: SUPPLY DEPOT FOR THE PERSONNEL OF THE NAVAL AT CLEARFIELD, UTAH Saturday, August 21, 1943 CLEARFIELD, UTAH VOL. 1, No. 4 Ahh CEE ALL-DEPOT DANCE PLANNED -- SEPTEMBER 4 Get-Acquainted Party Promises Old Time Pig Boat Mail Reaching Yanks In Japan Relaxation For Navy Workers The American Red Cross has announced that there is substantial evidence that letters written by the next of kin to American prisoners held in Japanese pris- Special Transportation Has Been Arranged Twelve Committees Appointed to Plan Details on camps have been received by them in considerable number. The greatest assurance rests in the fact that relatives within the last week have received letters from prisoners held in Japan acknowledging receipt of mail. The American Red Cross urges next of kin to continue writing regularly to imprisoned members of their families, even though they may not yet have had a reply from the far east. The delegate of the Internation’ al Red Cross committee in Japan has notified the American Red Cross that many thousands of letters have been delivered to the How’d you like to put to sea in this 1911 sub? Americans, as well as other United Nations prisoners held in Ahe far east. and the first storeroom for aviation material at Pearl Harbor Sea Days was another confiscated German Recalls ship, the Hermes, and two airArtist, ‘‘Mickey’’ McDulin, PW plane crates. sign painter signed up for coast From 1920 until 1929, ill health guard duty quite a few years prevented him from obtaining ago. It was just after the navy civil service appointments. In ceased issuing grog to the crews 1928 he reinlisted in the navy and —a bad time to join up, accordwas assigned chief yeoman to ing to Mickey. the U. S. S. Langley, ‘‘the mothHe was in the service when a er ship of all aircraft carriers.” NSD Sign Artist Naval Career twenty-four hour layover in any On this vessel, he kept records port was somethingto anticipate. of all title ‘‘X’’ materials (in During the year of his service both APA and NSA), all title “B”’ and title ‘‘X’’ returns, re- capitulations on small stores and returns and inventories. Gorgeous Blonde The next step in his varied career, Mr. Nicholson You’d never guess by looking at George W. Nicholson that he had a past in the navy as varied as the number of years he spent in the service. And we must say that the ‘‘blond Venus’ didn’t know her ‘‘onions’”’ or Mr. Nicholson would not be able to brag about having escaped matrimony. During the early days of the first World war, Mr. Nicholson enlisted and received military training in three branches of yeomanry: executive, pay, and government storekeeper. German Craft His first assignment was as ex- was rescuing a beautiful blonde from the waters of the Pacific. He spent twenty months in the San Diego naval hospital recuperating from the after effects of the rescue and the shock of the blonde’s proposal of marriage. “T don’t know howa girl feels whenshe hearsherfirst proposal but I do know how I felt when this beautiful blonde — and she was beautiful proposed to he covered the Pacific coast San Diego naval air Banking Service Opens at Depot Captain Conger A branch of First Security Bank of Utah, N. A. of Ogden, is now open at the pedestrian gate from San Diego to Anchorage, Alaska. Contrary to general be- on the Naval Supply depot. Reglief, Mickey says that Juneau, ular banking services are avail- Sitka and the area touched by able the Japanese current has very including savings checking accounts, deposits and for existing Ogden accounts, cash- mild weather. ier’s checks, money orders, etc. Mickey is a product of Califor- Pay checks will be cashed withnia and took to art at a very out charge. young age. He worked in Los Hours are: week-days, 1130 to 1730; Saturdays 1130 to 1530. Angeles with the Mr. Leonard Wright will be in late Louis Trecharge assisted by Nona Hansen. viso, famous commercial artist. Mickey has worked in San Francisco, Seattle and other cities of the me,’’ Mr. Nicholson says. ‘‘Had : west. He came I not been bedridden, I would to Utah andsethave retreated in double time. I thought I was completely lost.” cause However, during the next seven years, his health prevented mountain fishing that was available, since he is him from getting into civil servan inveterate fisherman. ice and he spent most of his MecDulin is the owner of numtime ‘‘in’’ and ‘‘out’’ of the veterans hopsital. Finally he re- erous pictures, a record of his ceived a CAF-2 in the veterans’ travels with the coast guard. He hospital at Alexandria, La. From lent us the 1911 sub picture to the there, he was transferred to the left. station ecutive officer’s yeoman at St. where he served under Captain Helena naval training station at Conger. In October, 1941, he was Berkeley, Calif. Then he aided in transferred to Kodiak, Alaska, putting U. S. S. Mississippi in and was stationed there when commission, the U. S. S. Pro- the Nips attacked Dutch Harbor. teus, was assigned to regular He describes Kodiak as being ‘“‘a service on the U. S. S. Cyclops, land of midnight suns, fogs, and aided in putting base 6 at gales, glaciers, snowball mufQueenstown, Ireland out of com- fins, aurora borealis, big moon mission in 1918. After that he and bright stars.’’ was assigned to the U.S. S. FinMr. Nicholson’s work in Alasisterre, a vessel taken over from ka was very interesting. When the Germans. the war is over and he has time His next assignment wasstart- on his hands, he may write a ing the records of the first naval book about the obstacles encounair station at Pearl] Harbor. The tered in building our northern squadron consisted of two N-9’s outpost, and how they were met } and two Hispanos. His office was by those who constructed our on board the U. S. S. Monterey “Gibralter of the North.’’ September 4 will mark the first all-depot dance. Clearfield junior high school is the place; seventy-five cents is the price; and a good time will be had, for sure. Twelve committees have banded together to insure the Clearfield workers their first long-awaited get-together. General chairman is Joseph Thurgood. Frank Campion and Carl Jentzch have teria. Esther Porter, Ethel Chilcharge of equipment, Uldine son and Netta Lavin will be reKemph will worry about the sponsible for that. Al Reyman,in charge of transtickets and Jerry Josephs will have Carole Smuin and Mercedes portation, will have a special car Blotzer to help him with the pro- attached to each of the two Bamrunning gram. Carole, because of her berger electric trains experience and good taste will from Ogden and arriving at at approximately arrange the decorations in the Clearfield hall. Jules Henderson, SK-2c dance time. The same arrangeRobert K. Gainsford and Set. ments have been made from Joseph M. Layton, USMC, will Salt Lake. A bus will meet be in charge of maintaining so- each train and will take departcial justice, while Thomas Can- ing dancers back to the depot non will direct the labor in props, in time to make the 11:50 and tables, etc. And, as usual, the 12:00 trains. Ticket sales are up to the comClearfield Killer-Dillers will provide the music. And, boy, are mittee composed of Wally Blaylock, Jerry Josephs, F. E. Bowthey getting good. ers, Alta Sheehan and Carl JenLawn Refreshments It is planned to serve refresh- tzsch. If there is any money ments out on the Jawn if the left after expenses have been weather permits. Otherwise we paid, it will be used for workwill all retire to the school cafe- ers’ recreation. Schoolchild Care The Davis county board of education is inaugurating an extended school service of supervised education and recreation for children from six to fourteen years of age. The charges will be 50c a day and 35c for each additional child in the same family. The charge includes one meal and other meals may be arranged. Applications are being received at the scout cabin in Clearfield. Similar services are being contemplated for the residents of the Anchorage. . Administration Plans Picnic Stresses Unity | In Employe Talks _ Captain Omar D. Conger made a series of impromptu speeches to NSD workers last week which was received with enthusiasm and appreciation. His objective was to become better acquainted with depot personnel, many of whom did not recognize him when they saw him. He also’ wished to acquaint employees with the things administration expects of them and the things employes may expect from administration. On the part of administration, workers are entitled to courteous treatment and instruction, no The administration building employes plan a picnic at Como Springs on Sunday, August 29. Mr. Robert Spargur is general chairman of the picnic commit- bawling out, and no cursing. Administration is concerned with the welfare of NSD employes and the improvement of their working conditions. He tee. pointed out that rides were pro- Gate prizes, probably in war vided to work locations which | bonds or stamps, will be given eliminates time wastage and gets to the lucky winners. ‘‘Bring the work done quicker. your own eating weapons,”’ adHe also referred to our rest vises ‘‘Cactus Bob” Spargur, ‘‘in- periods and the music broadelude a fruit jar or some gigancasts. (Although Captain Conger tic container for the free 3.2.” did not mention it, every emPrice of the tickets are $1.00, ploye on this depot knows that which entitles your family to share in the fun. There will be these are considerations employgames, ice cream and pop for ers seldom give their employes.) the kids, and a softball game is Brainwork Counts scheduled for the he-men in the In return for these consideraafternoon. Of course there will tions, administration expects the be the spontaneous assortment of entertainment which invaria- best work each person is capable of doing. Buying bonds is not bly proves interesting. enough. It is far more importThe Clearfield ‘‘Killer-Dillers’’ will be there. Dancing, swim- ant to put one’s brains to work ming, bowling and eating ought as well as his brawn. Blindly to provide enough exercise to following orders is not desirable. cripple the entire office force Intelligent thinking improves the until mid-week; so take it easy, work and in addition, makes the armchair athletes. work more interesting. More inTickets may be had from any terest and spirit must be put into of the following committeemen: the work. Almguist. Fugate, Hull, Josephs, These are vital war materials Larsen, Parks, Roddam, Smith, we are handling. We must be Svareur. Sparks, Thomas or (Continued on Page 5) Woodruff. |