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Show “yy C FOR THE PERSONNEL OF THE NAVAL ull 4 S SUPPLY DEPOT AT CLEARFIELD, UTAH CLEARFIELD, UTAH Vol. 1 No. 10 Saturday, November 13, 1943 NEWCAPTAIN ASSUMES COMMAND AT N.S.D. Captain Kitchen Takes Over Duties At Naval Supply Depot Captain C. B. Kitchen (SC) USN assumed: command of the Naval Supply Depot at Clearfield in a short ceremony which took place at 1100 Wednesday, November 11. Each officer and civilian departmental head was introduced to Captain Kitchen by Commander Harry H. Hines, the acting Supply Officer in Command, whom he has known since 1920. ;| Lieut. Anderson Explains Function Of NewSection that In the’ past the time keeping sections have been scattered over the depot and the newsection is being organized in an effort to render better service by centralizing depot time keeping, explains Lieut, Anderson. Under the new system, effec- tive November -8, employes will call extension 77, the number for the new time keeping section, when reporting in sick. In addition, all applications for B. Kitchen (SC) USN, is shown above (at left) discussing depot business with Comdr. Harry H. Hines, who was temporarily in command before Captain Kitchen’s arrival Wednesday. Before coming to Clearfield, Captain Kitchen was Third N S D Dance Offers Free Turks, District and Supply Officer in Command of the Naval Guards Chief Naval Supply Depot have decided to dance away their cares and work up a little appetite for that Thanksgiving turkey on November 25th. The third depot dance will be held Saturday, November 20th, in the Davis High School at Kaysville. We are expecting the support of all employes and en- solid jive, romantic waltzes, and perhaps even a square dance or two. Come dressed as you like and if you’re worried about the family car, the bamburger will drop you off in front of the door whether you live in Salt Lake City or Ogden. The dance starts at 8:30 sharp, so don’t be late. Scuttlebut Sam tells we there are two handsome turkeys, better known as ‘“‘Gertie & Bertie” who will be given away sometime during the course of the evenings entertainment. conserve Five a great many man this department notifying will employes are missing. concludes Lieut. Anderson. twenty-nine as Chief A. S. Holmesis a native son. He was born at North Ogden, Utah, of pioneer stock. A great grandfather was the Wm. (Bill) Hickman of early Utah and Western fame. He grew up and was educated in Ogden. Joined the U. S. Army in World War I, and served in the ammunition trains. Spent three years of his early life in New Zealand teaching school at the Maori Agricultural College, and has visited most of the South Pacific Islands —- \Navy his career; his sea-going experience includes every type of ship known to sea-fighters. He has served on battleships, air tenders, transports, and car- wasstationed in the canal zone. passenger buses are being procured for use in moving personnel within the depot. Who speaks the Maori language. ean afford to pass up such opportunities with ration points the way they are today? Come on folks let’s make our third dance a bigger success than the first “and second one. (Continued on Page 2) by be that of when time cards hours. both Marines, and Sailors, and Officers. The price of admission will be only 50 cents per person, and the depot orchestra has promised us our money’s worth of dered In Near Future With Thanksgiving just around the eorner the employes of tht listed personnel Depot To Receive leave of absence will be forwarded to the new time keeping department after being authorized by the officer in charge. * Another of the services ren- New Equipment Fun For Employes native ington, D. C., while her husband announces being set up. Fifteenth Naval a you are unable to come to work,”’ who a new time keeping section is district supply officer, is This will be done by placing a special time ticket in the time rack the day after the card is missing notifying the employe his time ticket has not been reA two thousand gallon oil) ceived. It will then be the responsibility of the employe to truck has been ordered and will see that the time keeping secarrive shortly for servicing in- tion gets the missing ticket. dividual units and outlying ac“The phone number 77 has tivities at the depot. It will en- been chosen for this section beable the Naval Supply Depot to cause it is easy to remember. Be sure to use it the next time Anderson, Supply Depot at Balboa, Cana] Zone. Kitchen go carriers. An inhterésting part of Captain Kitchen’s expériences was his assignment to the marines during the 1925 Yangtze River disturbances. Between 1937 and 1939 he was again assigned active duty and sawat first hand the early events leading to the far eastern phases of this global war. A more recent assignment was on General Brett’s. staff as Area Petroleum Officer of the Carribean Defense Command where he served with the army. Immediately before coming to Clearfield, Captain Kitchen was District Supply Officer of the 15th Naval District; and Supply Officer in Command of. the Naval Supply Depot at. Balboa Canal Zone. Captain Kitchen organized the Naval Supply Depot at Mechanicsburg, which is the ‘sister inland depot to the Naval Supply activity at Clearfield, these two depots being the largest of their kind in the world. Captain Kitchen expressed himself as pleased with the progress made at the Naval Supply Depot at Clearfield. He complimented the officers and personnel on their fine showing, but stressed the fact that there is a lot more to be done as the global war turnsto the Pacific. Mrs. Kitchen accompanied her husband across the continent, this being the 13th time, but she emphasized the fact that no superstition should be attached to the number 13. Mrs. Kitchen is a Virginian and lived in Wash- Hereafter the procedure for reporting sick leave and obtaining leave of absence will be slightly different for the personnel cf the Naval Supply Depot, according to Lt. (jg) Merrill B. New commanding officer at NSD, Captain C: Captain |New Yorker, and has made the Also immediate steps are being taken to heat eight storehouses and plans are under way to heat six more. These efforts are being pushed to make for still better working conditions at the Naval Supply Depot. Civilian Welfare Association Elects Board Of Directors The Civic Welfare Association of the Naval Supply Depot is now a full-fledged organization. The elections of representa- tives was held beginning November 1, 1943, and concluded during the week. The following representatives have been elected sistant superintendent cf.the Og- to serve on the board of directors: Jack Dilon, R. R.; Cecil den plant. Turk, P. W. Shops; J. E. Reed, Came to work for the Navy in Garages; Milo Nilson, Packers; February of this year, and took Dorman Jones, Clerical, Stores the position as chief of guards Movement; Emily Henninger, when the contractors turned the Grant Pett and Elton Hunter, depot over to the Navy. Labor and Transportation; Clif- Is very fond of all types of Among his experiences he work- hunting and has played both footed nearly twenty years. for ball and baseball. the California Packing CorpChief Holmes tied for first oration. Here he was warehouse foreman and in charge of ship- place for the largest individual ping for several years and for participation in the payroll dethe past 12 years has been as- duction plan. ford Surrell and Clifford Green, Storekeepers; Alice Noorda, Jer- The first meeting of the board of directors was held Monday, November 8. The meeting was conducted by Mrs. Mary Phillips, chairman of the organization committee, until Clifford Surrell was elected permanent chairman. Other officers elected at this meeting were Jess Hull, vice chairman, and Alice Noorda, treasurer. The secretary and chairman of the various committees will be elected at the next meeting, which is called for Monday, November 15. Business was accomplished ex- ome Joseph and Jess Hull, Ad- peditiously and efficiently, which ministration Building; Horace is an indication that the future Van Fleet, representative, E. of the organization is assured. Bramwell and J. R. Spencer, Members will be notified of all | will alternate for the Guards; future developments by the |Sirl Davis, Firefighters. board. |
