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Show paae 8 THE SEAGULL Saturday, June 24, 1944 Guard Patrol No. 3 Commander Picnics at Warrant Officer Displays Knots, Splices Mueller Park Members of the depot Guard Patrol Takes Over NSD Group No. 3, and partners held a picnic party in Mueller Park, Sunday afternoon. Approximately 70 people were Comdr. Harry O. Connell, SC-V(G), USNR, arrived at NSD retently to take present. over duties as the Outgoing Stores officer. Comdr. Connell replaces ' .ieut. Picnickers Play Picknickers joined in outdoor F. E. Johnstone, SC, USNR. amusements such as_ bingo, slipper Back From Sea Duty Just returned from 28 months’ sea kicking contests for the ladies, softball, horseshoes and relays. Commun- and foreign service, Comdr. Connell ity singing was led by Eli Rentmeisler served as supply officer on the USS of Syracuse, while Walter Buettgen- American Legion and has visited pracbach of Hooper was master of cere- tically all the islands in the South Pacific. He later spent eight months in monies. Special guests were Lieut. T. P. Wilcox, security officer; his wife and son, Thomas. In charge of general arrangements for the party were Ernest Bramwell and J. W. Patterson, both of Salt Lake City. MARINERS’ KNOTS LANDWORTHY AS WELL AS SEAWORTHY ... WAVE Jeanne “Jinx” Pence, S 2\c, pronounces the Spanish bowline, one of 40 mariners’ knots and splices tied by Pay Clerk Sain. Holding the lines are H. L. Cook, SF 3|c (left) and W.F. Sturdevant, EM 1|c. NSD Books Movies For Coming Weeks Committee Includes Committees were as follows: Entertainment—Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buettenbach, Hooper; Norma Adamson and Donald Forbush, Salt Lake City. Refreshments—Eva Ahlstrom, Henry Angeli and Marion Hadlock, Salt Lake City; Marion Hammon, Clearfield; George Cromwell, Anchorage. Transportation—Leonard Neilson, Salt Lake City; Jewell Walker, Clearfield; Marvin Dickinson, Ogden. b— Lt. H. J. Cunningham Reports Progress Of Salvage Program salvage program at NSD,”’ stated Lt. Navy Knot Expert Utilizes Talent To Sell Bonds in War Loan Drive Forewarning of Mr. Sain’s skill at Plus “Trifles That Win Wars’’ knots of sailing days. Demonstrates Knots Originally contrived in spare time to demonstrate to civilian and naval personnel knots and splices used at sea which have practical application at Clearfield, it is now in expanded form on exhibit on the south side of Second South, between Regent and Main Streets, in Salt Lake City, affording bond purchasers an authentic insight into the mariner’s craft. Florida, in June and July, 1942. His notebook of studies there was selected of Personnel in Washington the type and scope of the work being done in the school. Uses Splices at Clearfield Among the items of the exhibit which have been put into practical use at Clearfield by Mr. Sain is the Log- the Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, where he was disbursing and In World War |, Comdr. Connell 1917, was commissioned as an en- sign, supply corps, December, 1918, and returned to an inactive status ~ after the war. Since then he has been active in training of Naval Reserves, having helped organize in 1922, and administer until 1939, the unit at Michigan City,. Indiana. Experienced in—Railroading Prior to entering the service, Comdr. Connell was employed for 25 years as an auditor, freight revenue, for the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad at Michigan City, Indiana, and was a member of the accounting Approximately $150 has been re- division of the Associaton of American ceived during the past month from the Railroads and of freight agents’ assosale of waste grease and bones gath- ciation of Chicago. He received his ered from the marines’ and enlisted early railroad training with the Chimen’s mess, added Lt. Cunningham. “SEVEN DAYS ASHORE” Comedy, with Wally Brown, Alan by the late Secretary of Navy Frank Carne, Mary McGuire and Gordon Knox to demonstrate to the Bureau Oliver. assigned to the Navy service school at (jg) H. J. Cunningham, salvage officer, enlisted as apprentice seaman, April, today. ‘‘Last week 22 tons of cardboard were shipped from the depot, “MASK CF DIMITRIOS” and with the new paper baler in operA good old-fashioned thriller fea- ation, and the fine cooperation of deturing Peter Lorre, Sidney Greenstreet, pot personnel in segregating waste Faye Emerson and Zachary Scott. paper, stacks of neat bales are being stored in the salvage warehouse preAlso “Wells Fargo Days” paratory to shipment.’’ A Sante Fe Trail Western, and Any way you look at it Pay Clerk Herbert Sain in Ships Spares is an exA recent request of the Bureau of “Road to Victory” pert with knots—whether it be tying them in ship lines, tying the enemy in Supplies and Accounts, Washington, An OWI Release. Air Force. knots, or wheedling extra knots per hour out of Diesel engines powering small D. C., sent 105 tons of scrap steel Tuesday, June 27 * craft in invasion landings and submarine hunts. from NSD to the Geneva Steel Plant, The latest use to which heis putting “MEET THE PEOPLE” and 145 gross tons are being sold at his talent for knots is in selling bonds. awarded the Legion of Merit for his Musical, starring Lucille Ball, Dick the depot salvage yards under sealed One of the most arresting exhibits at part in the invasion of Sicily, in which bids. Powell, and Virginia O’Brien. the Military Bond Exhibit in Salt Lake Mr. Sain participated. A Passing Parade Feature, and nursing extra knots out of Diesel En“Battle of Europe’’ Navy past and present, as well as gines came while he attended the some of the most intricate mariner’s Nayy’s Diesel Engine School at Miami, Thursday, June 29 the New Georgia area. He reported for active duty, December, 1940, and was “Great strides are being made in the commissary officer for 10 months. Sunday, June 25 City this week is a display of forty knots and splices used in the U. S. Commander Harry O. Connell. as. FORTY AND SPLICES . . . prepared by Pay Clerk Herbert Sain of Ships Spares are currently helping sell war bonds at the War Bond Exhibit, Main and Second South, Salt Lake City. Many of these knots have been put to practical use handling land cargoes at Clearfield. Chefs Understand cago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. “What's Cookin’ ” Also ““Attack”’ Special OWI release on the Battle of NewBritain. Sunday, July 2 “THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER” From Alice Duer Miller’s ‘The ger’s Eye Splice which is a quick meth- White Cliffs.’’ Stars Irene Dunne, Although a veteran of the Tunisian od for splicing an eye in a cable when Alan Marshall, Roddy McDowell and campaign, the invasion of Sicily at adequate riggers’ vise is not available. Frank Morgan. Gela, and the invavion of Italy at Plus “‘Million Dollar Cat’’ Intrigued by the possibilities of nautiSalerno, participating in them as Chief Technicolor Cartoon cal knots, civilian riggers quickly Motor Machinist on a steel subchaser, learned and are applying a wide va- Tuesday, July 4 Mr. Sain gained most of his knowledge riety of them to depot cargo handing. “YANKEE DOODLE DANDY” of knots and splices at the tender age For the landlubber, special interest of six, from his father, who was a The life of Irving Berlin. Starring Marine Erigineer. He reports that he attaches to the ‘“Monkey’s Fist’’ and James Cagney and Walter Hustori. is the only member of his family who the ‘Japanese Mat Knot.’’ The former Plus “‘Swooner Crooner” has not followed the sea continuously. is used at the end of a heaving line Cartoon of Bing Crosby and Frank which is thrown into the pier first to Duty in Caribbean Sinatra in singing contest. Entering the Navy in 1942, he soon facilitate the drawing of mooring lines Thursday, July 6 made up for time spent away from the into the pier. The latter is for orna- sea as service manager for major auto- mental purposes aboard ship and, in mobile companies on the west coast. Mr. Sain‘s opinion, is one of the most duty in the Caribbean. He then served in the Mediterranean until November, 1943, under Lieut. Comdr. Robert D. Lowther, USNR, in charge of all Patrol t—t From August, 1942, to March, 1943, difficult to tie, along with the ‘’Turk’s he was on anti-submarine and convoy Head.”’ If all the autos in the world were laid end to end, 98 percent of the Combat Boats and Small Craft in: the drivers would immediately pull out to Mediterranean, and who recently was pass the car ahead. “ANDY HARDY’S BLONDE TROUBLE” Featuring Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Bonita Granville. Plus “Groovie Movie’’ A Pete Smith Specialty t—db Modern maiden’s prayer: Dear Lord, bring him back safe, sound andsingle. EIGHT MEN . . . Who really understand “what's cookin’ “ on the depot are Ed Fugi, dinner man; Homer Bodily, oven man; Bill Cannon, dinner man; Charles Spencer, head chef; Clarence Hawkins, baker’s helper; Earl Knox, dinner man; Jack Saunders, baker's helper and Harry Atchinson, night helper, D-10 cafeteria. Mr. Spencer has been a chef for 45 years .. . has cooked in leading hotels all over the country . . . reports that his NSD staff is of the finest . . . remarks that cafeteria customers are great dessert lovers with apple pie first choice and custard pies next in line. ~~~ 7 |