Show n ni n i- i iL L 5 SS S 'S j 5 S S S I t 34 k ff a 1 0 L sr JP v THESE TYPE IGLOO-TYPE BUILDINGS similar to those used in Iceland are home to construction construe construe- 1 tion workers at the navy supply depot Clearfield Below Belo Is Captain Raymond ond V. V Miller who designed the huts and points out ut that tha th they y are e easily sUy constructed and well Insulated d. d Workers Have Called S A unique Quonset Village of fabricated shaped igloo huts has lias housed nearly construction workers during the past few ev months at the navy supply depot Clearfield Captain R Raymond V. V Miller of the navy engineer corps who is In charge of depot depot- construction construction construction con con- said Friday The huts called Quonset he- he cause they first were first were use used I at t the naval air station at Q Quonset ons t Point R. R I. I were d designed signed by Captain tiller Miller and constructed under his direction Flexible Because Because- of their flexibility the Quonset huts have been the answer an answer answer an to a serious housing problem at Clearfield Captain Miller said The huts also have been used at atthe atthe the Newfoundland naval air t tion and at other large largen n na naval val al operations such a's as s those in Ice Ice- land In addition to providing barracks barracks barracks bar bar- racks for the men Quonset village also includes huts for kitchens kitche mess hall a commissary and washrooms Captain Miller said The type igloo-type constructions which were streamlined and simplified simplified simplified sim sim- by the bureau of yards and docks provide a warm well Insulated in insulated insulated in- in home which can be erected and taken taleen down very easily Captain Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Miller explained Arctic to Tropics The buildings have been found to be comfortable both in the far north and in the tropics The first Quonset huts to be used at Clearfield Clearfield Clearfield Clear- Clear field were to augment the elementary ele cIa y menta school chool and provide office space for construction forces Captain Miller said Later When it became evid evident nt some sort of camp to house house construction construction ion workers workers workers work work- ers would be necessary It was decided that these huts would solve the problem quickly and efficiently Construction of the supply depot Is rapidly nearing Captain Miller said salet Captain Omar Oman D. D Conger prospective c- c tive officer in command has arrived to start operations |