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Show THE Friday, December 24, 1948 W. J. Whyte Basketball Coach Recalls Early Days at NSD Invites Employes | Page 5 SEAGULL Navy Team Pits Skill Against Armstrongs To Attend Games Inasmuch as Naval Supply DeWhen Walter J. Whyte, foreman of the Public Works Shop pot Enlisted Men’s team seems came to NSD on July 20, 1942, to be too much of a ‘‘mouthful’’ nothing had been done on the for excited basketball fans, Lt. permanent buildings and the (jg) Larry Shaffer, coach for area itself consisted mostly of the Navy team, is calling for suggestions for a name for the tomato fields. NSD_ hoopsters. Suggested names for the team may be handed to one of the coaches, Lt. Shaffer or Ensign Ray L. Tomlinson, or they may be submitted to either of the team managers, T. S. Lenord, SK3c or W. P. Erickson Jr., SK3c. Also Lt. Shaffer invites sportsloving depot personnel to turn out to see the team play. The next game will be December 29 at 9 p. m. with Weber College, and the following Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. the Navy Depot hoopsters will tangle with the Hill Field Bombers. All games are played in the Weber College gymnasium and there is no charge for admission. Players who are listed on the Navy Depot lineup include: G. C. Champney, SK3c; K. H. Joss, Walter J. Whyte S2ce; W. D. McIncrow, SK3c; J. Now buildings have’ taken B. Worsencroft, SK3c; J. W. shape where once farm produce Nutty, SK3c; F. D. Simons, F3c; grew and the ‘“‘tomatoes” at NSD S. E. Potter, S2c; G. E. Mulare of a different variety, but laney, S2c; R. J. Flynn, Fic; J. Mr. Whyte and his crews are still carrying on with their neverending work of building up and maintaining the depot. Mr. Whyte, who has been in charge of men since he was 21, now has 300 men under his supervision. These 300 represent the following trades: joiners, pipe fitters, plumbers, electri- Cy». Cappello, SK8c; Spurlock, S2c; J. i, Bushnell Ele: &. Smith, Marine corporal; and N. W. Nunnemaker, S2c. Let’s Work To Win Let’s work to win and end this war, So life can be as it was before. cians, sheet metal workers, Let’s speed supply’s across the sea, roofers, painters, classified laAnd try to hasten victory! borers, helpers and masons. Although he was born in Can- Bring back the lads, who’ve had to roam, ada, Mr. Whyte has long since become an American citizen and So many miles away from home. claims Danville, Illinois, as his Let’s work to see that certain hometown. Incidentally, this is day, also the home town of ‘‘Uncle That they’ll be coming home io stay! Joe’’ Cannon, former speaker of So pitch right in and do your the House of Representatives. chore As a youth, Mr. Whyte learned the mason trade and he reports Let’s work to win and end this war! the: beginning wage at that time —Robert W. Furniss, was 50 cents for a 10-hour day. Patrolman Now apprentice masons earn 50 cents an hour for an eight-hour Patrol No. 2 day with time-and-a-half for both of you. overtime. 5. Please send my wife’s form Mr. Whyte has been in the construction business mostof his to fill out. 6. I can’t get my sick pay life and has spent the greater part of his time building post of- 'and I get six children. Can you fices. As a superintendent he has tell me why? worked in every state in the 7. This is my eighth child, union except three — Main, what are you going to do about New Hampshire and Vermont. it? 8. I am writing to tell you After the war he wants to travel and ‘‘see all the things I haven’t my boy was born two years ago and is three years old now. When seen before.” do I get relief? 9. Please find out if my husband is dead as the man I am living with won’t eat or anything until he nos for shure. Excerpts From Letters Provide Comic Relief At Least 10. %In answer to your letter, Following are actual excerts I gave birth to a boy weighing from letters received by state 101 lbs. I hope this is satisfacrelief officers. They were sub- tory. 11. You have changed my girl mitted by Melvin M. Okerstrom, to a boy. Does this make any QM clerk of the USMC. 1. My husband worked on difference? 12. I have no children as my shift for two months. Now he left me, and I ain’t had no pay husband is a truck driver and since he has gone, or before worked night and day. How do I get relief? either. 13. In accordance with your 2. Please send me my elopment (allotment) as I have a instructions, I have given birth four months old baby and heis to twins in the enclosed envemy only support, and I need all lope. 14. Sir: I an forwarding my I can get every day to buy gromarriage certificate and my two ceries and keep him in close. 3. Both sides of my parents children, one of which is a misis very poor and I can’t expect take as you can see. 15. _Please send me a double anything from them as my mother has been sick in bed with the bed as the bed you sent me was doctor for over a year and won’t change. 4. I have already wrote to s president and if I don’t hear from him I will write to Uncle Sam and tell him about the Pp ays some Jumping high to take the toss from the Armstrong center, Corp. R. S. Smi of the skill shown by the NSD Enlisted Men’s team December 15, when they provided stiff competition for an experienced Armstrong team. Administration Team Leads Bowlers Mrs. Mace Asks NSD Employes After Thirteen Nights To Report Housing Vacancies Team standing following the thirteenth night of play in the NSD Bowling League changed very little from those of the pre vious week with the Administration team still holding the top “If you know of house, room or apartmentfor rent, please call Extension 280 and inform us of the vacancy.” That’s the weary and worried theme of Mrs. Margaret N. Mace, who is in charge of the housing bureau at the depot. > In addition to trying to find houses for depot personnel and periodically investigating defense housing projects in this spot. DeCorso has consistently held the lead in both the high individual series and high individua’ singles. Also Harry Davis Howard Davis, Ivelia, Proskocl area, Mrs. Mace spends a good share of her time listening to long, sad tales of woe. In the difficulties involve finances, Mrs. Mace usually dips into a special welfare fund provided for such purposes and stakes the new employe to meals, transportation and housing until the first pay check arrives. Other problems require more tailor-made solutions, but Vlastnik, Reneau, Dunn and Wes sel have ranked high with individual scores to date. A newcomer in the high individua} singles this week was Young who rated the second place spot with his score of 226. Standings after the thirteenth night of play are as follows: Team W. Le P. 1. Administration 36 16 .692 2. Sailors Bor AT Gis 3. PW Engineers 33 19 .635 4. Marines 8022 Ot 5. PW Garage 28 24 .538 6. Pharmacists 28 24 .538 7. Crane Oper. OT 2a 019 8. Officers 23 29 .442 9. Transportation 22 30 .423 10. Storekeepers 22-3074 423 11. Labor Section 20 32 585 12. Quonsets 8 44 .154 High Team Series de Sahlors te = pe ee2531 2 PW Garage ott ae2358 3. Transportation’ ........ -.........2307 4.-“Marines)\=..5 = ---2306 55 Officers Sa. 2285 6 PharmacistS*2s 2. fos2208 High Team Singles torWe Garace <x rs 2: Sailors. So ... 3. Marines .......... ... ... 4. Transportation ....... .. ... HesOiieers cee: sseeas es ze a single one and my wife and 6= Pharmacists” 2006 ..0825 children must sleep on the floor. High Individual Series 16. The Mrs. has no clothing f) DCCOPSOsc.e sh eae and for over a year has been 2. Harry, Daviss =. 2. regularly visited by our parish O.- LVela? ose A Wessel 2k oS oes priest. ; Mrs. Mrs. Margaret N. Mace FAUX PAS DELUXE Chaplains, too, are not immune to an occasional verbal error. One officiating at a funeral was praising the departed and concluded with these words: “Friends all that remains here is the shell. The nut is gone.” 857 855 Br PROSKOCLss tes iaite ines deetesecine 532 840 GeeVildsinike ne eee 532 836 High Individual] Single OAL 807 Ie DeCOLPSO isa wees 244 Zi MOUNG e525 is 220 i 220 603 3. Howard Davis eau 570 4. Reneau.......... ute ane 220 562 5, DUNN ..42 ese 532 GreWOSSEIE oa oon sce neareens 216 Mace tries in each case, to provide just that. Mrs. Mace has been in charge of housing since the inauguration of this division less than a month ago. Before that time she worked in the Security office. Originally from New York City, Mrs. Mace came to Clearfeld on October 22. Her husband is Captain Amos J. Mace Jr., of the U. S. Army and is now stationed in Iran. Although her husband is the seventh of a direct line of Amos J. Maces, Mrs. Mace doesn’t particularly care for his given name and prefers to call him ‘‘Amo.’”’ Employes Respond Mrs. Margaret N. Mace of the Personnel department reports a generous response by employes of the depot to the plea for contributions to make a happier Christmas for needy families in Salt Lake City. The collection was turned overto the Salt Lake Telegram and the Christmas gifts it buys will be distributed 'this evening. |