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Show te Seagull FOR THE PERSONNEL OF THE NAVAL CLEARFIELD, UTAH SUPPLY DEPOT CLEARFIELD, UTAH Vol. 1 No. 23 Depot Prepares Saturday, May 13, 1944 Navy Provides Post Office Service Official Navy Post Office Opens at NSD For Summer Ball Season Both hard and softball teams are Increased efficiency in NSD mail being organized at the U. S. Naval Barracks and Monday markedthefirst service to both civilians and Naval personnel was the result of the con- practice game of the 1944 season for an. NSD ball club, announces Lt. (jg) struction of new post office quarters at the south end of the Ad building. J. J, Leineweber, welfare officer. In the Monday game, which was In addition ‘to the selling of stamps and: the’ mailing ‘of packages, NSD’s ‘ played with a group from the Layton improved post’ ‘office can now handle registered’ mail and issue money or- Softball League, the Navy nine started the season off right with a 13 to 9 win. The game provided a good line on the players who will represent the ders. Money‘orders will be sold from 0830 to 1500 and other window service given from 0830 to 1700. No packages will-be accepted for mailing USNB in both the Layton and Ogden softball leagues. by depot clerks unless packed accord- Baseball Begins ing to postal laws and regulations. Four TripsDaily } A baseball team is also being organized with practices scheduled for every evening at 1815. Practice sessions which have been held to daté” indicate that prospects are exceptionally bright for a good team. Several positions on the team are still wide open and all Naval personnel inter- For delivery and pick-up purposes, four round trips are made to Ogden each dayto meet the principal mail ,| dispatches from Ogden to Salt Lake City. Regular mail trucks leave Ogden for the depot at 0730, 1000, 1430 and 1700. They ‘arrive at NSD at 0800, 1030, 1500, and. 1730. ested are urged to turnout for practice. After sorting all incoming mail, the CoachIs Former Pro Warrant Officer Joe Whalen, who SERVICING THE MAIL... at NSD are the above pict ured enlisted personnel whowill serve as staff members has a background of three seasons in of the new official Navy Post Office. They are: (left to right) WAVE Rose Ann Marro, S 2!c, Carl M. Thurs- professional baseball, has been se- ton, Sp (M) 2\c, R. M. Rodgers, CM 2\c, Charles F. Gallman, Sp (M) 2\c, and Glenn E. Brawner, S 1\c. lected as coach for the hard ball team. Mr. Whalen was farmed out to the St. Louis Cardinals for one season and spent another summer with the Colum- Depot Contributes Grease, Meat Scraps Clearfield Depot Prepares Section Of Wartime History of Supply Corps Navy post office turns the official mail and that for civilians andofficers over to the depot Correspondence Section headed by Mrs. Mary Phillips, _ for distribution as it has been handled in the past. Outgoing mail is sorted ac- cording to the locality of its destina- tion for the convenience of Ogden bus Redbirds. city postal clerks, A history of the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot since its inception is now In addition to his baseball accomWaste fat and meat scraps which Thurston in Charge plishments, Mr. Whalen formerly have been salvaged at the depot were being prepared and will become a part of the wartime history of the Bureau In charge of the new official Navy played fullback on the Ohio university recently turned in to the scrap drive, of Supplies and Accounts and the Supply Corps. Post Office is Carl M. Thurston, Sp(M) This World War II history is deteam and was selected a member of bringing a total of $179.92, reports signed to be a compilation of material 2|c, who has had 20 years experience ‘the All-Ohio line-up. He started to Lt. (jg) H. J. Cunningham of the Purthat may act as a source of informa- in the postal service. His aides are play professional football in Phila- chase Division. tion to future officers of the Supply WAVE Rose Ann Marro, S 2|c and delphia, but was injured in a preThe scrap consisted of 1924 pounds Glenn E. Brawner S 1|c. Plans are now being formulated for Corps. season scrimmage. of grease, 1680 pounds of raw bones As a special service to depot enestablishing a nursery school at the Initial Contribution To Salvage Drive NSD Plans Nursery For School Children Champion Athlete and meat trimmings, and 1146 pounds In college Mr. Whalen was the uni- waste fit for animals. versity boxing and wrestling champion June 4 and running every Wednesday in 1934, ‘35 and ‘36. Also he is one- night and Sunday afternoon thereafter. time holder of the Ohio state wrestling Season tickets for all games in this championship. league are on sale at the Educational In the Ogden League a 45-game Office in the Quonset Hut area for schedule has been arranged beginning $1.50. listed men a postal annex has been set up in the Quonset area for the distribution of mail and the sale of stamps. In charge of this division is Charles F. Gallman, Sp(M) 2|c, who is ‘ children in such a school may secure filed every; three months to bring the assisted by R. M. Rodgers, CM 2Jc. Use Full Name application blanks at the Welfare Of- histories up to date. fice in the Administration building. Since the completed volume will be Servicemen are asked to remind Anchorage for children between the An initial contribution of some 10,000 words will be sent in by each of the supply corps installations covhead of the Welfare Section. ering their activities in World War II Employes wishing to enroll their to the present time. Additions will be ages of 6 and 14 during the vacation months, announces Mrs. Esther Porter, profusely illustrated, Clearfield will also submit pictures and line drawings to supplement the written material. a bombardier and navigator instructor President Requests in the Army Air Corps. These wartime histories of all gov- NSD Mother Keeps “Home Fires” Burning for Sons A timely Mother’s Day tribute goes to Mrs. Mayciel Madsen, whois keeping “the home fires burning’ in a Another son, J. Doyle, is a private in the signal branch of the Air Corps and has been serving in New Guinea since the first part of January. Pvt. Madsen, who has been in uniform 16 months, had his last furlough in August, 1943. typical wartime way with her work in the service of supply at Clearfield NSD. She, like other depot mothers, works earnestly at home while men in her family serve the colors on other fronts. Mrs. Madsen has been a widow for Son Enlists in Navy three years and her entire family— The youngest son, Don, enlisted in three sons—now are in the armed services. She has worked at the depot for the last six months in the ReceivBefore bobd New Officers Come Aboard at NSD Red Cross Auxiliary Aids Dispensary At Thursday Meeting Expanding its activities in the last New officers who have reported re- meeting the Officers’ Wives Red Cross was sent to Farragut, Idaho, for traincently for permanent duty at the Auxiliary ‘prepared. bandages and ing. Don has had one year at the UniClearfield Naval Supply Depot include: mended equipment for the dispensary versity of Utah. Lt. (jg) Arnold R. Daum, SC-V(S), in addition to regular work Thursday. USNR; Lt. (jg) Watler W. Baur, Prior to this meeting, Mrs. A. M. Kesbb & SC-V(S), USNR; Ensign Clyde C. Rog- senich, production manager for the ers, USN; Ensign Daniel F. Horne, HC, group, made the Red Cross flag which coming to Clearfield she worked at the Remington Arms plant as a typist and cost clerk. Congratulations USN; Ensign C. C. Swanson, O-V(S), now flies over the dispensary. USNR, and Ensign Walter W.. LuchMrs. Norman‘ Robinson and Mrs. singer, SC-V(S), USNR. John J. Jecklin were elected to reprecently promoted from the rank of enAlso the following officers have sent the club at the Salt Lake City sign to lieutenant junior grade. Lt. been detached: Lieut. Frederick E. meetings of the Camp Hospital board, Livant is attached to the NSD Radio Johnstone, SC-V(S), USNR, and Lt. May 10, and the annual convention of Material Office. (jg) Mervn J. Sullivan, MC, USN. the Davis County chapter, May 23. Congratulations to Lt. (jg) Isodor J Mother’s Day Present Livant, E-V(RS) USNR, who was re- Her first 1944 Mother’s Day present, a pair of silver bar earrings, arrived this week from her son, First Lieutenant Boyd Madsen whois sta‘tioned at Carlsbad, New Mexico, as ernment agencies were initially re- civilians on the job is not possible unquested by the President, and their der existing conditions. compilation is being carried out under bbb the general direction of the Bureau of the Budget. the Navy Medical Corps last week and ing Division where she takes care of public vouchers. correspondents that full name, rank and address must be on the letters in order to insure speedy delivery at the depot. Civilians are advised that home addresses should be placed on letters since adequate delivery service to Mrs. Mayciel Madsen - |