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Show THE Page 6 Saturday, October 30. 1943 SEAGULL Naval, Marine Personal Effects Staff Effects Bureau Ships All Personal Gear From Pacific Personal effects of naval and marine corps personnel are handled for the entire Pacific area You wouldn't like my job. by the Naval Unit, Personal EfMe, I’m used to it by now... fects Distribution Center, and the but that doesn’t mean I'll ever U. S. Marine Corps Effects Bur- get to like it, either. eau, with offices located in the Myjobis to bury the deadafter administration building, Naval battle. Supply Depot, Clearfield. Not very nice to even talk The two organizations have the about, is it? same functions, but they are inCertainly it’s not the glamordependent; the naval unit coming under the cognizance of the ous... or adventurous... or Bureau of Naval Personnel, and heroic side of war. But it’s a job that’s got to be the marines under the cognizance of Commandant of Marines. done . . . and somebody’s got to Both are separate from the reg- do it. That’s me. ular depot organization. No, I don’t actually do the Under direction of Captain M. spade work. There’s a special V. Yandle, officer in charge, the squad that takes care of that. Marine Bureau was started on Sometimes we get extra help the depot May 17, 1943. Two men ‘for this work too. Prisoners. from the Department of Pacific | I supervise. at San Francisco were sent to | Identification tags. Letters and NSD to receive the first ship- |papers and trinkets. So many, ments until Captain Yandle ar- /many pictures and snapshots . . rived. |ever present images of the dearLater, the naval unit was or- ily beloved. Personal effects. ganized uponthearrival of Lieut. 'Somebody’s private life. His love Comdr. Zaccor, USN, at the Sup- | and laughter. His hopes and ply Depot, July 17, 1943. This dreams. His past. And his future, unit also handles Coast Guard now no more. effects. Feels Impersonal Personal effects are shipped to Funny, how impersonal you these bureaus in all cases of can be when you sort over this men deceased, missing, cap- stuff. Personal effects. I examine STANDING IN FRONTof the bins where personal cffects are stored until shipment, is the pertured, exacuated, transferred, them all. Make out the necesEffects Corps Marine S. U. the and Center, Distribution sonnel of the Naval Unit, Personal Effects Bureau. Theyare,left to right, front row: Lt. Comdr. A. V. Zaccor, officer in charge of the Naval discharged, or who are the vic- sary forms. Sign and send back tims of illness or accident. Here, to field headquarters. That's tmit; Capt. M. V. Yandle, officer in charge of th e marine department; Quartermaster Clerk M. M. Okerstrom, and Staff Set. H. R. Crick. Back row: SK 2/C F. M. Ezell, Y 1/ J. C. Chism, SK the Marine Bureau, or Naval where they begin the awful 3/C R. W. Nordt, Corp. R. M. Smith, Corp. B. T. Myers, Pfc. Cc. R. Winters. Unit, according to the individual bookkeeping needed for notifying case, stores the effects until in- “next of kin.” formation as to next of kin is Wonder how many lives will obtained, then returns them to be torn apart by those coldly ofSmoke Eaters Think our army and navy can the man or his family. ficial telegrams to ‘‘next of kin.’’ ! By IZATT \fight with sticks and stones, or Valuables are turned over to How many hearts will never NEWS! Sure we got news, ‘that munitions grow ontrees, How many homes will Time was when the papers the disbursing officer for safe- heal. WHO was that saying we hadn’t | DON’T BUY BONDS were full of the enlistments of keeping, and later shipped to never seem the same. How many mothers, sisters, wives, sweetany NEWS? Why, Billy has been Had rather have the nice, kindly young men in the armed serv- next of kin via registered mail. ‘Jap run your affairs than do it ices, but now it is of young wohearts, dads, kids, brothers .. . bucking and snorting around yourself, God, give them strength and men, instead. here for the last two weeks and courage. DON’T BUY BONDS The Seagull editor, Miss Genecome to find out it’s just because Personal effects. Always there Think you should get rid of all vieve Johnson, will leave the dehe wants to ‘‘wolf’’ like the sailis something to tell you so much your coins with the least possible pot today to become a SPAR ofBy Esther Stayner ors. more than his name and number. return, ficer. She will train at the Coast Captain DON has been ranting Some cherished timeworn talisThe week started and ended DON’T BUY BONDS Guard Academy, New London, and tearing his hair because man froma world at peace. An Think it would be embarrassing Conn., and will be commissioned with a bang! Boxmakers boxed; there isn’t a dentist on the area packers packed; and the mark- outdated drivers’ license. Club to have some extra cash dropping ensign. andhis dentist is either too busy A_ pocket ers marked (and remarked) to membership cards. in on you in later years, Wanda Lou Brown, employed or hag gone hunting. He says his the rhythm of a ten hourshift. piece from some long rememDON’T BUY BONDS in Advance Base, has enlisted in teeth never act up until somebered convention. A penknife Are sure we started this war the WACs, and will leave the Then they cheerfully rolled home with stars on it... for Sundaything like that happens. in a comfortable bus provided by and don’t want to win it, first week in November for Des school attendance. Capt. Jack has gone hunting. Moines, Iowa. She hopes to en- N.S. D.All were tired, but happy, DON’T BUY BONDS Soldiers, sure. The world’s finHe says that the only time all the feeling that they were one week Lend it to Uncle Sam orgive it ter photographic work. est fighting men. But underneath other Dears are looking for him to Tojo! Also an enlistee in the WACs nearerto victory! it all, just plain citizens. Truck is when he is out hunting deer. Thomas Cannon, our leadingis Mrs. Ivy M. Smith, storekeep— “The Propeller,”’ driver. Salesman. College boy. THAT’S FOR SURE. (period). October, 1918. jer in G-13. She will also leave man packer, was forced to take a Clerk. Office worker. Mechanic. Lt. Joe says ‘‘Ve leaf beer only |in Novemberto begin her train- few days’ leave in order (doc- Farmer. On and on it goes. Men on cash accounts.” ing. She has a son in the Navy tor’s order) to rest. wholoved to live. THE RIB COLUMN and two grown daughters. Gene Woodssays “‘I don’t know Newcomers to the packing sec- Something Steadfast whether I can leave my TRUCK| tion are William P. Dobb, Heber Let’s get going, gang! Bring E.. Porter at 3 p. m.:What Winn and Clifford Park, boxmakWith No Points long enoughto get a deer ornot.’ up the picks and shovels. Start kind of apple pie have you got? But heleft. ers; Lela Lee and Irene Wil- the row here in the shade. And Waitress: Apple and pineapple. liams, cassified laborers. By The Butcher We then make two more rows here Joe Werner left to go hunting * %& * Bob Spargur to sweet young have three good looking girl and here. Mark off the spaces. a couple of days early; but he C. Elliott: Do you think soc-' has a first aid motto that should waitress: Don’t you see you have cer a more intricate game than Clark drivers, all new to D-10. Letter the crosses. Rank. Name. take up the extra time it is: ‘“‘Eat your finger in my soup? Nola Sargent has a return en- Serial number. Date . . You Sweet young waitress: Well I rugby football? them where you shoot them.” gagement at N. S. D. after a know the rest. H. Hankins: Well there is more don’t mind, Mr. Spargur, it’s not This applies to all game, so look Personal effects. The chaplain leeway for headworkin the Eng- long absence. Welcome back, very hot today. out DEARS... Nola, we have missed you. will want to look them over. Why lish sport. Hansen is a dangerous man to Mary ‘‘Pinkie’’ Doman and doesn’t he come? So many times Roy Thomas of Stock upkeep send after deers but maybe Gene says: Bowling is at least one inTeacher to Cliff Surrell: Can Nide Harris celebrated their I’ve had to do it myself. can manage him, at least the dustry that is not seriously af- you name a cape in Alaska? The Lord’s Prayer spoken to a birthdays this week by working whole department is hoping so. row of crosses. With only my Surrell: No’m. overtime. fected by strikes. Has anybody lost a coat? I Teacher: That’s right, Cape We were sorry to hear that one gang to hear. And always they heard Keith West say that he Overheard during the lunch | Nome, good for you. You are now of the ‘‘quints,’’ Leonard Thomp- look at me with that strange, helped put one on the road. Keith hour: Jess Hull to a very good a storekeeper. son, was ill for a few days with half-questioning, half-tortured extried to fool me by telling me friend: You ought to be in the ‘‘Must we influenza. We have five Thomp- pression that says,, he vas going to shoot waterfouls air service, you bone head, be- Follow-up Section Dictionary sons: Carter, Clarence, Leonard leave them here. . . alone?”’ (duck) out of the air. File clerk—one who puts the and Ralphy, and we can’t spare | Never mind, lads. Some dayit cause you are absolutely of no ,will all be over. And we'll go |office papers away and forgets one. Bonnett, our Clearfield tomat’, use on earth. # back to a stronger, free America. | where he puts them. not-t’, corn, mellon and cant’ Some of the packers went deer gro~er has told his family to Mert Edwards at the cafeteria: || Typewriter — a printing ma- (did we spell the word correctly, We know that. But we’ll never forget those little broken bits of wall: on their heels and save their Why are all these dead flies in |chine used in the Follow-up secboys) hunting with their popular America’s heart we left over soles. tion; also other offices throughhere? snapper, Frank Profraizer. here. America’s Personal EfLt. Nelson: We have everything out the depot for writing letters S'oker has asked the doctor to Hats off to Jesse Evans, box- fects. preccribe some pills for his wife so clean around here they just to the folks at home. Guess maybe tht’s why the Wastepaper basket — some- maker! Heis the father of twelve starve to death. so it will help his indigestion. children, three of whom are in gang always joins in with me * * * thing aimed at but seldom hit. The faults of a fire department Africa. Jesse’s family is musical when it gets to that part that are Lucky Cuspidor—see wastebasket. Gugate: What are very seldom NEWSto the and has a family orchestra. says, ‘‘For thine is the kingdom Efficiency record—a piece of Strikes worth? gencral public, as the public genJohn Arrington, boxmaker, . and the power. . . and the Baumer: Sixteen cents a pack- paper made out when you come erally knows them before or at to the depot and forwarded to ‘says that being the father of 13 glory, for ever and ever.”’ the time of happening; The lau- age. On a job like this a man has Fugate: Are they two for thir- every place you are transferred, children gives him a background. rels or merits of a department to put your new bosswise to what| Zilpha Sessions took a couple got to have something to cling would be news, but we are a ty-five? you were, what you are, and what of cracks at ‘“‘Der Fuehrer’’ by to. . . something steadfast. ie Baumer: Yep! modest bunch at heart. But we —George B. Park (Liberty) ,; buying two cash bonds this week. you probably will be. Fugate: I'll take a couple. all must have a little fun! Personal Effects IF YOU... NSD Girls Join Women’s Services Eavesdropping Around D-10 |