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Show THE Page 6 Ensign Zimmerman Takes Over SEAGULL Saturday, March 18, 1944 Key Personnel of New Receiving Section As Officer in Charge of Waves Ensign Harriett Catherine Zimmerman arrived at the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot recently from Stillwater, Okla- homa, to take over duties as officer in charge of the WAVES now stationed at the depot. She reports that there are now 24 WAVES at NSD with more scheduled to arrive in the near future. Native of Virginia Before joining the WAVES, Ensign Zimmerman, a native of Salem, Virginia, and a graduate of William and Mary’s college, taught school in Vinton, Virginia. Completing officers’ training school at Mt. Holyoke college South Hadley, Massachusetts, she was commissioned February 7, 1943, and sent directly to Stillwater, Oklahoma, Ensign Harriett C. Zimisierman Ripples From location of the largest yeoman school for WAVES. Here Ensign Zimmerman served as company commander and phy-|. sical education officer, planning the drill activities for 500 of the WAVESstationed there. Likes West On February 27, 1944, Ensign Zimmerman left Stillwater to report to Clearfield. She reports that this is the first time she has been West and she is especially impressed with the By Pauline Goodner mountain scenery. ‘’I’ve wanted to visit Salt Lake City ever WAVE quarters are rapidly | since | used to listen to the filling since the first arrival of Mormon broadcasts from Tabthirteen WAVES on February ernacle square in Salt Lake 27, 1944. On March 9th ten City,’’ she states. more girls in Navy Blue arrived on board the Clearfield Naval The WAVES Key personnel in the new receiving section organized Rae L. Thorpe, Mont Rosenberg, Jack Shradley, Lt. Cate and Lieut. James B. McGinnis. last week are: (left to right) Ray Wilkinson, Lt. (jg) (jg) Robert D. Evans, Edna Stanger, Lieut. Lawrence A. 7. Supply Depot, eager to start on their first Navy assignment. All the new Seamen are just out of boot school at Hunter College, The Bronx, New York, and arethrilled to be here. Recordings from Section Five By G. McClanahan New Library Opens For UsebyAll Naval Personnel New Section at Clearfield Depot Centralizes Receiving Function Designed to centralize the receiving function of the depot, With the new Navy library a new receiving section was set up in storehouse F-7 last week, now open for business in Hut under the direction of Lieut. Lawrence A. Cate, officer in 4, officers, enlisted men and charge of Receiving Division of Incoming Stores Group, and WAVES may now check out Lieut. James B. McGinnis, officer in charge of the new section. books for periods of two weeks, The new receiving section announcesEnsign Paul L. Har- New Officers Come centralizes the functions heremon, education officer for the tofore performed by Stores Aboard at NSD Naval Service Unit. Movement and the various New officers who have come storehouses. Paper work on all The library is open in the mornings, afternoons and eve- aboard at NSD during the past material received at the base nings at the following hours: two weeks include: is cleared- through this office. Robins and seagulls are arThe new WAVESare: Violet Young, Peoria, Illi- riving ‘now. so spring must nois; Georgia B. Moore, Benton really be sprung. Our storeHarbor, Michigan; Marjorie keeper, Mr. Center, steadfastiy Pollock, Youngstown, Ohio; maintains that it was so cold 0900 to 1100, 1400 to 1750 Ruth Gaherty, Dubugur, lowa; in our building all winter that and 1830 to 2100. Librarian | Lillian Gentile, Woodbridge, his whiskers couldn’t grow. He is Seaman 2\c Levi Lincoln . New Jersey; Emile Calus, Buf- has started shaving again now, The 597 books available infalo, New York; Rose Anna so that must be one sure sign clude fiction, references, texts, Marro, Buffalo, New York; of spring. histories, biographies and read“Smiley” Vira Reid, of E-14, ings about World War II. Lists Dorothy Boylan, Des Moines, lowa; Evelyn Kottman, Glas- has just returned from a short of these books are posted on gow, Missouri; Mildred Jercin- vacation to San Francisco. My, the bulletin boards in the BOQ, ovich, Kansas City, Missouri. how time does fly when one is WAVE barracks and_ library en a vacation, huh, Smiley? hut. In addition to the ten Our former pin-up girl, DoroWAVES we have Ensign Har- thea Swanger, has returned to riett Zimmerman and Donna NSD. It surely makes us fee! A woman’s tears are the Lieut. Charles R. Bensinger, D-V (S) USNR. Lt. (ja) Clifford E. Frey, D-V ‘S) USNR. Lt. (ig) William B. Jones, E-V (RS) USNR. Lt. (jg) Harvey Lampshire, (S@)SUSNE Check Shipment After the incoming cars are spotted at the various storehouses. on the area, checkers are sent out from the receiving section to check the shipments for quantity, stock number and Ensign Harriett C. Zimmer- contractor. At present 45 checkers are employed in this man, W-V (S) USNR. Ensign Isodor J. Livant, E-V work but the number will be ex- (RS) USNR. panded to twice that figure in Pay Clerk Edward Coward, the near future. The new. organization afSC-V 4S) USNR. Schultz, Specialist (S) 3rd good to know people have greatest waterpower known to Pay Clerk Joseph E. Whalen, fords a better record of all reClass, from Wasau, Wis., who liked it so well here that they man. ceipts of material coming into SC-V (S) USNR. has recently arrived WAVE headquarters in from return. We weren’t fortunate San enough to keep her in our secFrancisco, Calif. Specialist tion, however, she is in the ofSchultz is a graduate of the fice of F-7, and we are more University of Wisconsin and al- than glad to welcome her reso a graduate of the University turn. of Wisconsin Library School. Mr. McCracken, of F-12, Previous to her enlistment in the WAVES she was employed made the rounds and said his as Librarian at St. Mary's Col- goodbyes. He and his pleasing personality surely will be lege, Notre Dame, Ind. missed. We also hated to see Seaman Jackie Kline arrived Sally Jensen, Truman Armat Clearfield on March 13, strong, Reva Kennedy, Nellie 1944, from the office of Naval Selby, Grant Stott and Bud Officer Procurement, New Or- Bishop leave us, but they are leans, La., where she has been still in the area so we do get a past four fleeting glimpse of them ocmonths. Seaman Kline attend- casionally. ed the University of Oregon, William Frame, of B-14, and where she majored in adver- myself were Red Cross camtising and was a member of paign workers, and we are more Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. than glad to report Section Her home in Carmel, Calif. Five as being 100 per cent in recruiting for the donations. Dear Old Lady: ‘’Little boy, does your mother know you She: ‘Goodness Harry, this smoke?”’ isn’t our baby! This is the Junior: “‘Listen, lady, does wrong carriage!” your husband know you speak He: ‘Shhh! Quiet! This one to strange men onthe street?” hastires!” the depot, and in general speeds up the receiving pro- cess. Key Personnel Working closely with Lieutenants Cate and McGinnis in the organization and supervision of the new section are Lt. (jg) Rae L. Thorpe and Lt. (jg) Robert D. Evans, assistants to the section officer; Mont Ros- enberg, section supervisor; Ray Wilkins, assistant supervisor; Jack Shradley, chief inspector; and Edna Stanger, in charge of sundry purchases. The entire section is a part of the organization of the Incoming Stores group headed by Lt. C. V. Shawler. An officer fell overboard and was rescued by a deck hand. The officer asked his preserver how he could reward him. “The best way, sir,’’ said Jack, “is to say nothing about it. If the other fellows heard l pulled you out, they’d chuck me in.” |