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Show Page 6 THE SEAGULL Captains Forster and Montgomery Commend Depot Following Recent Inspection Pours Saturday, June 10, 194+ Work Shoulder to Shoulder An informal inspection of postal, telephone, teleCaptain Roark Montgomery (SC), USN, officer in type and other general communication activities at the charge of aviation supply annex, Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield Naval Supply Depot was made last week by | Oakland, California, recently completed a visit to the Captain K. L. Forster, District Communications Officer, | Clearfield Naval Supply Depot. He conferred with Supply Twelfth Naval District. Commends NSD Communications Conferring with Captain Cyrus B. Kitchen, Supply Officer in Command, Captain Forster commented: ‘’A competent job has been done with communications at Clearfield, and this basically good situation continues to show great improvement. The new postoffice at the Clearfield Depot is carrying on in excellent fashion.’’ “The depot at Clearfield is making steady progress, but acceleration of its activities must continue as the war moves toward the end which is not yet in sight,’ Captain Montgomery said. “My major interest is in aviation materials— at Clearfield, at Oakland and in the Pacific. However, all war materials are necessary and are used by fliers to the same extent as other fighting forces. a conference on communication matters. In Aleutian Campaign Captain K. L. Forster staff. At the outbreak of war he was commanding officer of the USS Vega at Honolulu. t—t Recordings from Section Five By G. McClanahan B-14. Storehouse F-13, Secton 1, is really humming these days, what with seventeen WAVES as busy as bees getting the Radio Salvage Department ready to function under the supervision of Lt. Buck. Good luck, future radio technicians. t—t Former Employe Visits Clearfield E Pleased to Visit WORKING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. . . at NSD are Mrs. Charles Jones and her daughter, son, daughter-in-law and son-in-law. As pictured above they are: Mrs. Dicey Wright, Bob Wright, Mrs. Jones, Rex Jones and Mrs. Mavis Jones. Mrs. Charles Jones and Four Members Of’ Family Aid War Effort at NSD “lam very pleased to have the opOne family that is really all-out for portunity again to visit the Naval Sup- the war effort is that of Mrs. Charles ply Depot, Clearfield,’” Captain Mont- Jones. Not only Mrs. Jones, but her gomery stated. ‘’l regret that time daughter, her son, a daughter-in-law does not permit visiting Ogden and and a son-in-law are all employed at Salt Lake City and the many war ac- the depot. tivities in the area making major conMrs. Jones’ son and his wife, Rex tributions to the war effort. | shall be and Mavis Jones, formerly of Boise, looking forward to future vists to the Idaho, are now living at Washington area.”’ Terrace and have been employed at the depot for 14 months. Mavis Jones, b—t who is now snapper on a labor gang, was formerly a department store clerk. Rex Jones is now a leadingman in and once managed a Myrtle Vise of Aviation Section, Section Five string of cigar stores in Boise. who will become a June bride later Commander of the Alaskan Sector’s Bill Frame, head storekeeper in B-14, told his friends goodbye on June Ist. We surely will miss our “good neighbor,’’ and we all wish him the best of luck in everything. George Hayes is now head storekeeper in F-13, and Merrill Hanson, formerly of F-13, is now filling the vacancy at B-14. Hazel Waterman has been transferred from E-13 to Ve Steady Progress After leaving NSD, Captain Forster continued to Washington, D. C., for Captain Forster, who has been District Communications Officer for the past six months, served in Alaska during the Aleutian campaign for a year as communications officer on the Ti Officer in Command Captain Cyrus B. Kitchen, (SC), USN, on methods to perfect closest coordination between the Clearfield and Oakland Depots in furnishing aviation supplies to the Pacific battle areas. Employe Honored Captain Roark Montgomery Employes Welfare Association Receive “Thank You” Notes A number of thank you notes from persons who have been aided by the Civilian Employes Welfare association have been received at the Seagull for Three Veterans Receive Chief Petty” Officer Ratings at Naval Barracks public acknowledgement of the appreciation of these persons to depot workers who are members of CEWA. Appreciation for flowers or monetary aid is expressed by the following persons who have either been seriuosly ill in a hospital or have suffered a b—t Lost and Found 22 she celebrated her 63rd birthday “ Mrs. -lones’ husband, Charles, helped the contractors in the constructon of the depot and was employed at NSD up until his death of a heart attack, May 15. A son, Mannon Jones, worked as a labor snapper until recently when he left to do farm work. New Officers Come Aboard at NSD New officers who have recently reported for permanent duty at the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot include: death in their immediate family: Mar- Comdr. Harry O. Connell, SC-V(G), USNR; Lieut. Joseph F. Batzer, (SC), USN; Lt. (jg) John £. Johnson, MC-V(G),- USNR; Lt. (jg) Edwin C. C. English, D-V(S), USNR; Lt. (jg) Lewis H. Ward, SC-V(S), USNR; Lt. Keddington Assumes Charge of Housing Assuming charge of Housing in the Personnel Division this week is R. Hulbert Keddington of Salt Lake City, replacing Mrs. Margaret Mace who leaves today for San Francisco. Mr. Keddington came to NSD in March from the Beneficial Life Insurance Co. of Salt Lake City, where he served for nine years as supervisor of the Cashiers’ Department. LOST: Plain red coat, heart shaped Well known as a vocalist in Salt necklace, Parker pen at southeast Lake music circles, he has taken a corner of B-14, man’s bloodstone prominient part in the Civic Opera Asring, key chain with small pocket sociation and has been heard reguknife and cartridge, bracelet with larly over KSL in “Mitzi’s Party,” a names of battles engraved on it, Saturday evening broadcast. Mr. Kedidentification bracelet, sterling sil- dington attended the University of ver pen, WAVE’s overcoat, glasses Utah, is married and has three chilwith tan shell rim in light tan case, dren. five wallets, Waterman pen, gold Better known as ‘Mother Jones,’’ Mrs. Charles Jones has been working at the depot for eight months. On May L—h b—t Mrs. Smith, who first came to NSD on May 20, 1943, was employed «at the depot six months, before she joined the WAC. Her daughter, Shirlee, is also in the WAC stationed in California, and a second daughter, Yvonne, works for the Army Air Corps at Kearns. A son, Jay, is a naval air cadet at San Luis Obispo, California. “Mother Jones’ this month, was honored at a noon Family Works with work as usual. Highlight of the party in G-13 last week. An NSD emDaughter and son-in-law of Mrs. day was having her picture taken with ploye since September 1, 1943, Miss Jones are Bob and Dicey Wright, depot Captain Cyrus B. Kitchen who was Vise will wed Jack Springer of Bounti- employes for the past year. The coutouring the storehouse where she was ful, on June 26. ple live at Washington Terrace and at work. T|5 Ivy Smith of Salt Lake City, garet L. Wood, Mrs. Glenis E. McClanformerly a storekeeper in Aviation ahan, lanthus H. Barlow Jr., and famSection of Storage Group, visited ily, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon M. Pitcher friends at NSD and was a_ special and family, and Mr. W. T. Truel and guest at a noon party in G-13 last family. week during her furlough from the WAC. have two boys, one eleven and the other five-and-a-half years old. Mrs. Wright was manager of the infant department in a Boise department store, and is now property and supply clerk, operating a posting machine in the Automotive Spares Department. Mr. Wright was formerly department manager for the J. C. Penney Company in Boise, and is now head storekeeper in D-9, (jg) Oran H. Kite, SC-V(S), USNR: Ch. Pharm. Alfred D. Taylor, USN; Warrant Officer Charles T. White. USMC; Mach. Warren E. David, USN; Carp. Hillard V. Webb, USN. First chief petty officers to be rated on this depot since the commissioning of the U. S. Naval Barrcaks are Chief Radioman James M. Vardeman (right), Chief Machinists Mate W. R. Sasek (left) and Chief Machinists Mate R. W. Husong (center), all of whom have seen action in the Pacific area in the earlier days of the war. years in the Navy—four in the regular Also the following officers have Navy, three on inactive reserve and been detached: Mach. Lowell F. three on active reserve duty. A vet- Rhodes, USN; Elec. Bernard B. Hofferan of Guadalcanal, Chief Sasek was man, USN. wounded in action and returned to the t—s states October 9, 1942. He reported at NSD in October of 1943 and is now a member of the Testing and Inspection Section of Advance Base. Chief Vardeman Chief Husong Chief Vardeman joined the Navy three and one-half years ago following completion of his college training in electrical engineering at Texas Tech. located in his home town, Lubbock, Texas. He left the states in July, 1942, and spent most of the next 18 b—t months on a seaplane tender in the link bracelet with words ‘Love, Safety shoes protect your feet Aleutians where he saw action at Tony,’ engraved, man’s 17-jewel And really do look rather neat. Attu and Kiska. He came aboard at gold case watch with gold extension bracelet—reward offered for return FOUND: Two black coin purses, ster- NSD April 12, and is attached to Rato Walter G. Brandt at Labor Pool; ling silver girl’s ring, two pairs sun dio Material. man’s Elgin wrist watch with yellow glasses, Parker pencil, key case con- Chief Sasek gold band—contact Charles W. taning two house keys, one pair of A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Michel, chauffeur. glasses, miscellaneous keys. Chief Sasek has spent a total of 10 Pearl Pomroy Leaves To Join WAVES Out of the Navy into the Navy goes A Navy man for the past 16 years Miss Pearl Pomroy of Ogden, who reis Chief Husong of Los Angeles, Calsigned her position at NSD last week iforna, who was badly burned when and will report at Hunters College, his ship caught fire during the Jap sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Following Pearl Harbor, Chief Husong helped convoy Marines to Tulagi. He participated in all the major battles in the South Pacific up to November 30, 1942, at which time he was taken to a hospital in Noumea as a malaria victim. New York, on June 15 for boot training in the WAVES. Pearl, who has been at the Clearfield depot since April 15, 1943, worked in the Receiving Section and as secretary to Oscar Carlson, labor foreman. After being released from the hospital, From Noumea he was transferred to Chief Husong came to NSD last OcNew. Zealand and then to the Navy tober where he, too, was assigned to hospital at Mare Island, California. the Testing and Inspection Section. ‘ |