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Show Saturday, February 5, 1944 THE VOX POPULI By NEWS HOUND This week’s Vox Pop question is one that a lot of people are asking these wintry days: ‘‘What can be done to improve H-4: Group Sets Work Example For Entire NSD SEAGULL Page $3 H-4 Group Keeps Supplies Rolling the Civilians who complain about putting in overtime might well frcm the depot and consequently take a lesson from a hard-workdecrease tardiness?” ing crew of enlisted men in H-4 The sparks fairly flew when who for the past two weeks avwe asked Lois Rich of Ogden eraged well over 3,000 man hours the above question. Lois rides per week without receiving a secs the Ogden bus cent of overtime pay. via Harrison Many of these men have seen avenue and active duty themselves and well transportation system to and Washington Terrace and sug- realize the importance of getting the supplies out and on gests first that schedule no matter what the the bus come on sacrifice and their attitude is schedule in- also reflected in the less exstead of five to perienced sailors. fifteen minutes However, the Navy personnel Also she aren’t the only ones who are recom mends putting forth an all-out effort that someone down in H-4, for the civilian rig3 besides the driv- gers and office workers have er be delegated to take tickets also stayed with their jobs for and make change so that the as many hours as were needed. driver won't have to waste so In charge of activity in H-4 much time at each stop. And as is Lieut. H. E. Satterfield, asa parting thrust she suggests that ‘‘decent buses be used which won’t break down so often and which have at least some semblance of a heater.”’ After she calmed down a bit we found out that Lois has worked in the NSD Follow Up section four months and before that time sistant radio materiel officer un- der Lt. Comdr.. W, R. Davis. Lt. Satterfield is assisted by D. L. Ketchum, radio electrician and radio officer. Lt. Satterfield has been in radio work since 1923 and during the last war was in the army signal corps. Mr. Ketchum, whois a veteran of 21 years in the Navy, was employed at the Arsenal and at the Second street depot. | has just returned from active Dancing and shows are her faduty in the South Pacific. _vorite forms of recreation. * Mr. Ketchum, along with the Frances E. Jackman, a joiner , other Navy personnel of H-4 who in the Public Works Shop also seen active duty realize | have suggests that the Salt .Lake that they, and others working at buses start earlier, or rather on schedule. FH C gape comments that the crowded condition of the buses has proved ly the depot, are doing their part here just as on the battlefront. NSD Books Movies For Coming Weeks erent TOP: Navy personnel in H-4 who are making an all-out effort to see that needed supplies ars shipped on schedule include the above-pi ctured personnel: first row, left to right: E. M. Lyseng, J. L. Logan, L. Castellano, L. Chiappa, Lt. Satterfield, D. E. Malone, D. L. Ketchum, F. Stone, F. D. Rosenbacher, H . Chernow, A. J. Simmonetti, and B. M. McDougle. Second row: C. Bertram, J. P. Adams, J. D. Vougle, H. Dorsey, L. Kessel, E. R. Pirillo, H. D. Haines, C. N. Burney, T. R. Bowe, H. J. McGriff, and J. A. Simmons. Third row: A. W. Young, K. H. Jose, W. L. Owles, J. Keating, H. A. Wagner, T. M. Hall, L. E. Joynt, R. A. Dudley, J. B. Hewlett, and E. R. Child. Fourth row: J. L. Nelson, B. A. Welch, H. N. Holland, J. C. Gammon, H. C. Tjarks, A. W. Adams, B. A. Russell, J. C. Sikes, H. H. Stelter, D. H. Knuth, J. A. Mateja, and F. P. Dedo. Bottom: Working right alongside the Navy personnel are the following civilian employes in this storehouse: first row left to right: D. L. Ketchum, Radio Electrician, USN; Mrs. Arvilla Black, Mrs. Melba Pennington, Mrs. Florence Malmberg and Verland Mellen. Second row: Elton Hunter, John Irwin, Bernard Wind, Ralph Garcia, Frank The following~ pictures have been booked for showing at the Varley, and William Tolleson. Third row: Glen Seamons, John Fox, Clarence Evertts, Harry cafeteria to all Naval personnel with 40 years Crumpton, Herman Wangsgard and Verl Francisco. andtheir families: experience in that field, Mr. Feb. 6—IRON MAYOR, with Pat O’Brien. Jackman has If HE COULD READ taught every. Feb. 8—JACK LONDON with A tough army sergeant spotgrade from the Michael O’Shea and Susan Hayted a yardbird leaning against first to the tenth and at one time ward. the guardhouse puffing a cigartaught seven grades at once. The Feb. 10O—IN OLD OKLAHOMA ette. father of ten children, he has Twenty-two years in the Navy, with foreign service in with John. Wayne and Martha “Can’t you read that sign in twin sons in the service — one Scott. Japan, Philippines, China, South Sea Islands, Singapore, Pana- front of you? That says ‘No in England with the Army and Feb. 13—CASANOVA OF BUR ma and Honolulu, is the record of Chief Storekeeper R. S. Al- smoking,’ ’’ he roared. one in the Navy Seabees staThe rookie looked at him sadtioned in San Francisco. His hob- LESQUE with Joe E. Brown. ston, of the Miljtary Rolls section in the Disbursing office at ly, ‘‘Sergeant,’’ he replied, ‘“‘if Feb. 15 — HANDS ACROSS NSD. by is stone cutting. I could read that sign, I’d be in In the Army during World¢ Our third victim was an- THE BORDER with Roy Rogers. the Navy now.”’ other former school teacher, Feb. 17—WOMAN OF THE War I, Mr. Alston was in a maws Miss Pearl TOWNwith Claire Trevor. chine gun battalion which saw action at Chateau Thierry and be to “‘lose face’’ and his ‘‘face’”’ Shows start at 1930. Jones, of St. AnArgonne. Returning to civil life is his most cherished possesthony, Idaho, he became interested in polision. who says “As tics in Little Rock, Ark., where He will not steal yet he is not long as ‘Mike’ James //C, =Chism,., Yic, iat: he was employed as bookkeep honest as we interpret the word. runs, I make er in a bank. If he is caught stealing he will it.’ ‘‘Mike’”’ is tached to the Navy Personal what she calls Effects Distribution Center was Joins Navy be punished by death. Yet should In 1922 he joined the Navy an yer car when married in Memphis, Tenn., to he be sent to buy a pair of shoes, he will buy a pair for five dolit’s running Margie Wade on January 22. for the five years between 1923 The couple will make their home and 1928 was stationed in China. lars, tell his master that they It was here he gained an inin Ogden. cost seven, and pocket the two sight into the character of the dollars. Such conduct is conChinaman, which, judged by our sidered legitimate and highly days who narrowly escaped bestandards, is a mass of contrapraiseworthy as an example of ichael. ing killed las dictions. ; his cleverness and superiority a storekeeper in the Medical week. It seem Because we do not underRow since June and says it’s a over his master. stand his mental quirks we are “good change from school teach- the power wen Proud of Country off in the par apt to think John Chinaman is ing.’’ ticular sectio a sniveling coward, according He is immensely proud of Reed Hollist (the lucky man) of Salt Lak “The Celestial Kingdom’”’ as he to Chief Ralston. ‘‘He will walk has no transportation problem City where Mr to the execution block with an calls his country, and has been as he lives in S ‘ Anderson re immense amount of courage, but taught that his civilization is Anchorage. He R. S. Alston sides which if there is the slightest thought the highest, his literature the has a farm in caused his elecin his mind that he might be Chief Ralston states. greatest, and his people the Teton City, Idatric clock to be captured or shot, he will throw “Added to this, John is the most praiseworthy in the world. ho and is workslow and conseaway his gun and everything most superstitious man in the He is courteous to a fault, ining as a joiner quently. he else that he thinks will be the world. Every Chinaman whe- dustrious, patient and plodding, in Public Works missed his ride.) oe least hindrance in his progress ther weak or strong, rich or and a wonderful craftsman. He during the winThat particular morning the car to the rear.”’ poor, imagines a devil is follow- has little conception of the imter months. He he usually rides in was wrecked, Sense of Duty ing him at all times, that the provements and inventions of likes playing the man who took his place was It is not fear that makes the white man is a boiling spring the Occidental world, Chief Ralbasketball and. killed and another occupant of Chinaman a coward, but his of devils. He will do anything ston states. being scoutmas ‘|the car seriously injured. Con- great sense of duty that makes to rid himself of his devil.’’ From 1935! to 1938 Chief Ralat the Ansequently Mr. Anderson takes him run from danger. He must Lose Face ston was stationed at Pensachorage,- but, | f_ this opportunity to caution all live to be loyal to his family, to Other characteristics noted by cola, Fla. When the present claims leathercraft as his hobby. depot drivers against the treach- whom he owes everything he Mr. Alston are that the China- war broke out he was at NorIncidentally, girls, he isn’t mar- erous roads. A druggist by trade owns or ever will own, even his man is stoic, heroic. He will folk, Va., going from there to ried. Mr. Anderson also is interested life. So, he has turned his eyes, endure extreme pain without Honolulu. He spent two years Transportation is uppermost in in amateur photography and not to the future and progress, complaint—so long as heis in at Alameda, Calif., before comthe mind of Vern Anderson these finds fishing relaxing. but to the past andits traditions, public—for to complain would ing here in November, 1943. Chief Who Spent Five Years In Orient Describes “John Chinaman” Congratulations pee late. |