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Show Saturday, April 1, 1944 THE Former Editor Visits Depot During Leave Ensign Genevieve ‘’Gennie”’ Johnson, former editor of the Seagull, visited the depot last week during her 15-day SEAGULL Page 3 Lady Chauffeurs Sport New Uniforms Recordings from Section Five By G. McClanahan E-13 is just buzzing with activity, for not only does the labor pool meet here, but we now have a branch of. the checkers pool, which is under the adept guidance of Sally Jensen. Surely seems good to have Sally back in our building leave before returning to Miami, Florida, again. where she will Marie Parker and Shirley be stationed Sheppard are the new Jr. Store- as communica- keepers in our section. tions officer in Janet Stephens and myself the district are celebrating our first annicoast guard. versary today at NSD. Little did Ensign John- we dream we would still be toGennie Johnson son left Utah gether in the same_ building November 5, 1943, and was after one year— and have we commissioned December 15, at had experiences, or have we? the U. S. coast guard academy at New London, Conn. She at- tended specialized training school at Mount Holyoke college, South Hadley, Mass., graduating on February 8. More Training Following her graduation, Miss Johnson was given three more weeks of supervised training on the job at coast guard headquarters in Washington D.4¢ Very enthusiastic about her work in the SPARS, Ensign Johnson states that since joining the service, she has ridden from New York to Washington, D. C. ina Navy plane, and had a cruise on a converted yacht now operated by the coast guard. College Graduate In 1942, Ensign Johnson graduated from Utah State Agricultural college where she was a member of Theta Upsilon sorority and Lambda Rho, Navy Depot Awards Another Attendance Bond Wednesday On April 5th one employe at the Naval Supply Depotwill be madericher and happier by the award of a $25 war bond, and another will receive $10 in war savings stamps as a reward for outstanding attendance records. Blossoming forth in brand new blue and gold uniforms last week were the following six NSD chauffeurs: To earn the first award an employe must have been nei-|. ther tardy nor absent during March, and to qualify for the $10 stamp award, must have Orpha Bowers, Hazel Berrett, Oleta Short, Mary Phelps, Blanche Parker, and Verda Blaylock. All six have been at Clearfield nearly a year, and, with the exception of Oleta who isn’t married, all have husbands also employed at the depot. CEWAReport By Clifford Surrell i, NEST CROW’S been absent not more than one This issue we wish to bring day authorized leave nor late to exceed a total of one hour to the atttention of the superBy Marge during the month. visors the fact that collection A MOST HEARTENING... of dues is lagging and point | The awards are given as an report on the aftermath of the incentive to cut down ab- out that funds are needed to 1943 income tax struggle senteeism at the depot. carry on our Welfare work. comes from Lt. (jg) A. M. Eb- ington, D. C. hostess “‘let herself go” by throwing a satirical hat party at her Heigh-Ho farm. Each guest was required to hat of her own assistant ordinance journalistic society. graduation she was employed visors’ held in January the mat- ficer. It seems that he filed creation. Obvious prize winShe also edited the society page at the Ogden Standard Exam- ter of dues collection was dis- his tax report in January, 1944 ner was ‘‘an upstanding soup of the Student Life, campus iner for several months before and has received the $32.35 can edged with plaid pleating At the meeting of the super- net, honorary newspaper, for two years. After coming’ to work at the depot. cussed and the Board of Direc- tors asked for the help of the supervisors. This assurance was given but for one reason or another the dues are not coming Strides in storehouse stenciling were made when Pharma- in, therefore, may | make a cist Robert W. J. Harmon, USN, assistant technical officer suggestion — Each supervisor Pharmacist Harmon Designs Set Of SevenStenciling Cabinets (medical) designed seven portable stencil cabinet files to take the place of the one stationary cabinet formerly in use at the medical storehouse in the Advance Base section. Under the new system stencil cuts are sorted according to type and size and placed into files which may beeasily carried as they are needed to the various groups of boxes being prepared for overseas shipments. The new cabinets contain stencils for 1860 different types of medical equipment and for every type of unit found at the depot from the mobile .10-bed variety to the ships, Dues should be in to the association treasurer, Harold Sevener, Accounting Department, second floor of Administration building.. This should assure a syste- air- matic collection of dues and will not be putting a burden on a few. Turn the money in at one time each month to the on the destroyer U. S. S. Dale Pharmacist R. W. J. during which he saw action at Pearl Harbor, Bougainville, ber, 1943. Sal amaua, Lae, and the battles Dislikes Salt Water Bismarck and record it on roster, thus giving an up to date record of dues payment. On the tenth of the month turn in dues collected together with a list showwhich paid. submarine. He spent two years and tact each employe in the department for payment of dues turned craft carriers, destroyers, and mine sweepers—in fact every type of Navy vessel except a of the Coral Seas. Pharmacist ment showing membership card number and a space for each month. Each month between the first and tenth con- ing member name, card number and month or months for 600-bed hospital unit. 20 Years in Navy With 20 years’ experience in the Navy, the creator of the new cabinet files, Pharmacist Harmon, has spent nine years at sea with duty on battleships, cruisers, hospital have somepersonin his department set up a roster of names of all employes in the depart- Raised in treasurer and not every time you collect twenty-five cents. Harmon California, he laughingly refers to himself as Lost and Found Among the articles which 11 “a hillbilly from the Sierras.’’ have been found and turned in years’ shore duty has been in He also admits that neither his at the Security office recently Philadelphia, Panama, Pearl 20 years of Naval service nor are: A silver compact, wedding Harmon’s of- appear in a refund in the record breaking and toppedwith a fork spiking a piece of-cheese tempting time of 50 days. a gray felt mouse on the NEWEST .....and most crown.’ freakish instruction book for Other ‘desperately smart’’ gullible gobs is ‘‘How to Get sensations were a grapefruit Aheadin the Navy” by Admir- peel beanie, varnished Swiss al Down D. Hatch of the Great chard with yellow daisies and Dates Naval Station. Charac- a wisp of veil .. . .Well, that’s teristic of its style is the in- one form of amusement... . structive statement: ‘’When- Heigh-Ho. ever you are given an order BELATED OPPORTUNITY. for which you can see no ob-|_ . . to grant a suppressed devious reason, ask the officer sire comes in the form of this of the deck for an explana- little item. Ever since cub retion. Be courteous, but very porter days on the high school firm. It may develop. that paper, we've wanted to see there was no reason for the something run upside down. order after all.’’. The accom- Now the editor agrees; the panying sketch shows a pug- day is April Ist; and Ensign nacious lad with a mop in his Harmon has just brought in hand yelling, ‘‘why?” at his the following article: GPO, 1 IP S,ASHUsp E44 SPEAKING .. . of “How to JuamM ,'ZzZzzzzq , °° say Bur do it’’ books also remind us of -ANSsDA4 ‘JAY YD payivus ay ‘AjBul “Bottoms Up” by Barsis which -pupdjsiapuy) ‘sdso6 ys0ous pup is described by the author as Burydue4M ul add YyDe1q au} “An unreliable handbook for sdij payiod say wosy ‘Burj 66n44s skiers,’ or the original take- 219M IDE} JUuIDJ ‘adoy juIDy off on English history by Sel- Yo1YM ul sake Buiydaasaq pasins 9Dq saapynoys Buia lar and Yeatman. It is called eYyS -AInb Jay padoys ay Aj}Ua5,, “1066 and All That’’ and is frankly called ‘a guide to practically nothing” . . . noth- Write Name Legibly ing but pure, unadulterated On Laundry Slip amusement, we might add. To aid in ready identificaWOEFUL ... is the wail of tion of articles, all persons usthe depot employe who shakes ing the NSD laundry facilities his head and states, ‘This are requested to make sure Navylife is really getting me. . their names are written legibly I’m getting to look more like on the laundry slips, anmy Identification badge every nounces L. V. Hopper, U. S. Marine Corps officer. day.”’ INSPIRED . . . by the funny Bob Hopesays that the job Mare Is- his early life on the Pacific ring, man’s ring, service pin, looking things called hats of Shore Patrol is to keep sailland, and San-Francisco. He ar- coast has taught him to like the and Army-Navy “E’ Award which are on sale in some ors from getting as tight as rived at the depot in Septem- smell of salt water. pin. stores at $40 each, one Wash- their pants! Harbor, San Diego, |