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Show rege< THE Saturday, February 19, 1944 SEAGULL ‘Supervisor of Janitors, Spanish Laborer Reunite at Navy Depot Receive Attendance Prizes for January A flashing smile was about the only answer Amadio Meastas made to the question, ‘How did you feel when you heard you were the one to receive the $10 in war savings stamps given away in connection with employes’ attendance records?’ The reason was obvious. | Amadio is a Spanish lad who has spent most of his time on the San Juan reservation in One of the few people to whom the memory of two previous warsis a reality, Reed Galbraith of Denver, Colorado, affectionately known as Pop’ by his fellow workers, feels that he is taking the most active part in this, the third war in the span of his lifetime. Sixty-eight years old, ‘’Pop’’ Galbraith has been one of the most earnest Soldiers of Supply at the Naval Supply Depot in his ten months of employment New Mexico and is really more at ease when speaking in his home tongue, Spanish. As far as the English language goes, here. Hearing the call for help which was | he understands it, and his | speaking knowledge is becom- ing increasingly better, but he is still hesitant about express- ing himself around strangers. Amadio came to Clearfield NSD November 2, 1943, with his brother-in-law, Juan Abeyta who is of Pueblo descent, and acts as interpreter for Amadio when necessary. Both control.” Sailor Circles World Four Times Since Outbreak of War in 1941] storehouse area. the War’ effort, Accounting joined here by his wife Wini- By Iris fred, who works in the Mail, File and Record section. his six months training in a) Reed Galbraith man who ‘missed out on the Spanish American War because | was homesteading in Minnesota and didn’t really hear about it until after the fighting was all over—com- - him to realize the importance | | When asked how he liked | Shirley Wag- | growing Married in 1941 goner from Selida, Colorado, /working at Clearfield, Amadio The Sturdevants were marcame to work in Accounting on again nodded and smiled. His ried one September afternoon Jan. 25. She intends to stay in brother - in - law added, “’We daily. munication being what it was in those days.”’ During the World War | the fact that he had a wife and six children and was also just outside the age limit made the back in 1941. in Cincinnati, Utah until the war is over, when |help win the war more, too, Ohio, but a few hours later the she will return to ‘God's’ coun- | when we work iin the winter and Navy called and Bill was forced try. Lou Whinnery, another na- farm the rest of the year.’ heard from her bridegroom. it says ; in very Mary Dana and Beth Ann Newman came to the depot But the course of true love from Remington in Salt Lake evidently runs strong if not City. Mary is being initiated smooth, because although the into payroll work, and Beth Sturdevants saw each other a plays the role of the very attotal of less than a month dur- tractive stenographer, which ing the first two years of their she fills very well. married life, they both agree In the Time section are two that everything is under con- more employes, Esther McGee Course of True Love trol now. Movies Weeks | The following pictures will | be shown atthe cafeteria to all | Naval personnel and their families from Sunday, Feb. 20 to | March7: That total was easily and luckily boosted to $975 when he was awarded a $25 bond February 5, as a depot employe who had a perfect attendance record for the month of January. : ““Pop”’ began his work with a crew of 23 recruits and is one of the five left of the original group. “'I’Il be here as long as they need me, too,’’ vows this of regularity in attendance to| The payroll section is still duty. Harbor, and all in all it was six and Learn” months before Winifred even small print. is the fact wages $950 worth of bonds. | government CCC Camp helped | to leave his bride for the high tive of Colorado was formerly | seas. He got down as far as a Deputy County Assessor in NSD Books Capetown, Africa, when the Gunnison. She came to Utah to Japs began bombing Pearl get away from the snow. “‘Live For Coming Equally im- that he has purchased from his are employed as laborers in Warehouse G-11, and. plan to return to their farms in New Mexico when spring makes the One of the best travel records made to date in World | land suitable for farming | ioe War II belongs to Electrician’s Mate 1\¢ William Sturdevant, | again. approx-| for waves’’ the Back home Amadio has one| “‘ridden row stationed at NSD, who has imately 200,000 sea miles, completely encircled the world four sister and is the only boyin the | family. Since coming to work| times and crossed the equator 18 times since Pearl Harbor. for the Navy, he has not missed | Bill now works in storehouse*— a single working day. Perhaps| H-5 and came_ to Clearfield Accounting for from San Francisco after 27 months of war sea duty. He was shortly portant in his personal ‘Win a Although they were able to spend less than a month together during the the first two years of their marriage, William and Winifred Sturdevant are now united again at NSD and agree that “everything is under broadcast after the depot opened in April, 1943, ‘’Pop’”’ left his home in Denver, Colorado, to apply at once. Starting work in March, 1943, he has since become supervisor of the janitors of the Amadio Meastas G-4 Crews Unload 23 Cars in 3 Hours Army ignore his registration. A native of Appanoose County, lowa, ‘‘Pop” has five sons 'and a daughter, and recently received wordof the birth of his 18th grandchild. ‘“None of my _ family is actually in the armed _services in this war, but let me | tell you we’re all behind it a |hundred percent,” he states. Besides helping in the war Lincoln’s birthday was celeSunday, Feb. 20—MADAME effort, one of ‘Pop’s’’ most CURIE, starring Greer Garson brated with a bang during the consistent pleasures is his |and Walter Pidgeon. hours from two to five p.m. at church work. A member of the Tuesday, Feb. 22—-SONG storehouse G-4. Baptist church, much ofhis lei- |OF RUSSIA with Robert Taylor,| The first bang turned out to sure time has been spent workSusan Peters and Robert Benchbe the banging of 23 freight. ing with children, training them to sing at soldiers’ hosfrom Hamilton, Ohio, and Scott ley. At the outbreak of war Bill’s Gillespie of Salt Lake Thursday, Feb. 24 — RATIONING with Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main. . Sunday, Feb. 27—-BROADWAY RHYTHM starring Radio Singer Ginnie Sims and George Murphy. evacuation which was made old Backman of Salt Lake City. Tuesday, Feb. 29—-PISTOL just before the complete de- It really is surprising how many struction of the garrison, one of Utahns you meetif you look for PACKIN*’ MAMAwith Jack La| Rue and Ruth Carey. City. ship was ordered to re-enforce Esther came to Utah to get acthe garrison at Singapore and quainted with Mormons, being to help evacuate the women that her boy friend is also one. and children. But the laws .of The Stores section has been nature are no respectors of increased by another former wars, and a few hoursafter the Remington Arms worker, Har- the evacuees gave birth to a them. baby. The child, incidentally, Lynn Thorpe insists he has was later named ‘West Point”’ the most troubles of anyone in after his rescue ship. the depot, but that is just one On to Bombay man’s opinion. Lynn and Mr. The ‘West Point’’ took the Davis keep chanting the derefugees to Bombay, then con- partment’s latest theme song: tinued on to Australia, then “The spring is sprung, the back to ‘Frisco. During the grass is riz; | wonder where first two years of the war, Bill that moneyis?” encircled the globe four times, traveling much this same site of the garden of Eden, and route. He has visited every con- on the high seas has had the tinent in the world and nearly experience of running smack into a whale and catching said every major country. Bombay he thinks is the whale on the prow of the ship. Bill did a four year hitch in most interesting place he has seen from a tourist’s viewpoint. the Navy between 1933 and Capetown, Africa, he classifies ‘37, then rejoined in February as one of the most under-publi- of 1941. His first four years in cized places in the world con- Navy blue he spent in the Casidering its beauty. nal Zone on submarine duty, Bill has been in two of the and he confesses that he ’’raththree places supposed to be the er liked the subs.”” cars, as they were being pitals and old folks’ homes. switched into place beside the | ramp, ready to be loaded. Then came the hustle and bustle of 14 Clarks, as they hurried around with their loads to each freight car where a trained checker and an enthusiastic and energetic labor gang made short work of each load as Thurs., - March 2—SWING quickly as it arrived on the | FEVER, with Kay Kyser and ramp. Lena Horne. The whole program was a Sunday, March 5—HEAV- big success and was put over in 'ENLY BODY with Hedy La- a record breaking time. marr, James Craig and Wm. Joseph S. Thurgood, princiPowell. pal storekeeper, wishes to acTuesday, March 7/—-A GUY knowledge his sincere appreciNAMED JOE featuring Spencer ation for the splendid cooperation given by all who helped at Tracy and Irene Dunn. Marines Currently Top Navy Depot Bowling League As the NSD Bowling League closes the fifth game of the second half, the Marine team is found leading the list of winners. But although the Marines have the best total record to date in the second half competition, the Sailor team is still holding top spots in both the high team singles and high team series. Thanks to Oscar Carlson, foreman of labor; Harry Anderson, leading man, and his thirty workmen; Lee Sailor, leading man, and his twenty-four Civilian DeCorso has regained the position he held during the entire first half—that of top man onthe high individual series list. Honors in high individual competition go to Vlastnik. And the reason’s simply this: ker, dispatch man. Mr. Thurgood said, ‘This She was too young for the last shows what can be accomwar plished by everyone working And too old for this. —Shot and Shell harmoniously together.”’ Don’t depend too much on your guardian angel when crossing the street in front of automobiles. Remember the angel can fly but you can’‘t. G-4, at this exciting occasion. A SAD CASE She’s never had a soldier Take her in his arms. She’s never had a sailor workmen; J. C. Stogner, foreRave about her charms. No marine has ever wooed her, man over Clarks; and Bob Bar- |