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Show Page 3 THE The Seagull \Y Saturday, July 24, 1943 Published every other Saturday for the personnel of the Naval Supply Depot at Clearfield, Utah. EDITORIAL SUPERVISOR Lieutenant Harry J. Jordan EDITOR Emerson Evans Address all communications te Office eof Public Relations, Naval Supply Depet, Clearfield, Utah. It is requested that any of the material herein be reprinted only with the express permission of the Navy Department. All photographs, unless etherwise credited, are official Navy pictures. CAN IT HAPPEN HERE? The war has entered a new phase insofar as the home front is concerned. This new phase may be characterized as one of at least temporary stability. One of its characteristics is that new buildings, such as depots, war plants, and other huge construction jobs, are all but finished. No longer will one see great contra ctor firms working night and dayto slap buildings togeth er into a going unit for war purposes. It may be pointe d out that in thefirst phases of return to normal business, there is always a sharp dropping off in construction. Another stability characteristic is that the quasigovernmental as well as armyand navyunits are no longer taking comparatively inexperienced personnel at high wages. At the same timeofficer training is not as extensive as earlier in the war. Kverywhere personnel is find- ing that it is easier to stay put than to drift to alleged better jobs. Efficiency and group loyalty have never been permanently superseded nor successfully circum vented. The usual crop of planners is loose, but a supervintage has sprung upto guide the ordinary variet y into the fold. This activity is but one more evidence that the war (although most certainly not won) is entering a phase where the enemyis being stopped or driven back. In periods of great stress or strain, either up or down the economic ladder, one does not see dreamers. Economic redeemers are at their best when society is in a critical stage. One can expect to be plagued by them as the winning of the war becomes more apparent and when the bottom of a business cycle appears to be clear. One wonders why these economic messia hs do not preach lowly sermons such as Get Out of Debt, Adjust Oneself from a Higher Living Standard To One That Can Be Supported, and Self Improvement For the Retrenchments That Are In Store. ; Present employment indicates that desirable job getting will not be so easy as in the past, and that job holding will entail responsibility — fact which have heretofore been obscure. Can it be that a seller’s marke t for labor is to become a buyer’s bonanza? REPORTERS, TAKE A BOW SEAGULL Saturday, August 7, 1943 Some Big Ones Don’t Get Away Part One Every fisherman in the game of angling has had several ideal trips, at least he should have in good fishing territory. Some are bad, others are fair and some are excellent. But I believe he can remember at least one, or maybe if he is lucky, two or three absolutely perfect jaunts. This includes everything ideal; scenery, big, good water, plenty of NOTE: If you have a moan on your mind or a better way to do something or you wish to commend something or someone (rare) write us a letter about it. Letters must be signed with your true name (though you may use a pseudonym when printed.) Limit, 75 words. Slander not permitted nor anything that constitutes military information. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of The Seagull. fast-biting and hard-fight- ing trout, bass or what have you, no mosquitos or flies to speak about, and perfect weather. These trips are rare to be sure, but they do come to every fisherman at least once. I remember such a trip back in 1934 B. G. R. (before gas rationing). Utah allowed 30 fish a day limit then or 10 pounds per license. My father, on a business trip in Southern Utah, discovered a_ likely looking stream while traveling through Dear Editor: some of the storehouses to get I would like to see a bowling in there all the time when some league organized on the depot. are not even mentioned. We would have to have six fiveSincere Friend. man teams in order to reserve alleys for the games. We would have to be organized before Sep- ..Editor’s note to S. F. tember ist. You can count on me to help get the league started and to keep ’em. flying. How Wayne County one late August day in 1933. Always carrying a about it? Howard Davis, pole and dry flies in his car he Public Works Garage stopped, rigged up and started Phone 296 casting a small Royal Coachman, always a good fly for Utah waters. He caught two nice na- Dear Editor: tives of around two pounds or How come all the departments so and then smashed his new rod on a 9% pound rainbow, a are not represented in the pareal scrapper. He packed that fish in ice and brought it clear Labor & Trans. Plan back to Ogden with him. High Hopes He and I immediately planned On Sunday, August 15, Labor a trip down there to see if maybe that stretch of water held & Transportation will hold forth bigger ones than the rainbow. in fun and frolic at Mountain We were not able to leave until the next season, but on June 26, Green park in Weber canyon. 1934, we left with high hopes and There are about 900 membersof both departments and, with their plenty of extra tackle. The scenery in Southern Utah families, there should be enough varies, from sordid to sublime, people there to make for a good time. but it’s always interesting. I enjoyed the trip down and my Scheduled for the entertainexcitement rose with every mile. ment are horseshoe pitching, We arrived at sundown, set up baseball, swimming, dancing, camp in a hurry, and were out singing and anything else you on the river before dark. can think of. ‘‘Doc’ Smith and (Continued on Page 5) his Clearfield Killer-Dillers will make with the boogie. The bulletin says: ‘‘Bring your own box lunch and eatin’ and drinkin’ (OSS cs Seeaero Scuttlebutt tools, we’ll furnish the rest.’’ Wea lee ee en eer eae Bulkhead (3-2 included). Gigantic Picnic THE NAVYCALLS: OO Le cate eee Deck WV) osse ea Swab Marines _._..... Sea-Going-Bellhops Depth Charges .............. Ash Cans RODCs =e ee ee Lines Short Strings .... Clothes Stops Ketchup 22-2, zie Red Lead Any Meals ae Chow SUSAT are ee ae Sand TANK Saas, eee eee Canned Cow Coffee _..... . Jamoke or Mud Lette. The price is $1 per family and the gathering of the tappa keg clan will begin promptly at twelve M. Tickets will be on sale this Saturday morning so have a fish handy, pitch in and relax. Gate and contest prizes will be paid off in bar bonds and | 6 Se Grass Chicken ..... . Sea Gull Spaghetti 2.2. .. Worms Manynice comments on ourfirst issue have OUP tisots Sees Head reached. Underwear ..... ... Skivies us from far and near. Many of themare from high-ranking New Recruit .. a Boot? men in the Navy and in public offices, Boats ai sea en Ship , We are happyto receive such recognition and Torpedoes = 522 12 as “Fish” | hope to progress and develop THE SEAGULLto the point of excel HEStLOVea ee Tin Can Larkin and Harry Anderson. So, REPORTERS, TAKE A BOW. You have a myth- ical ‘‘K”’ for excellence. Yes, a big disappointment at last, because Denise Hammon, who managed Supply Room so well, has left us. Denise is just going to stay at home and manage her family the way she’s wanted to. The Hammons live in Roy, Utah, about five miles from the depot. They own their own love- ly home there. It goes for one and all of us that we will miss you more than you’ll ever know. Don’t all look at once, folks. Have you all seen the latest hair-do? RAMBLINGS OF A MAIL CLERK By Pearl Brough | This week the mail room suffered the loss of its senior clerk, Miss Anne Lemak. After spend- “™ ing some time with the Navy department in San Diego and in Clearfield she decided to return to her home state of West Virginia where she will reside while continuing her work in the Naval personnel department at Washington D. C. Anne was stationed in Washington D. C. before she wastransferred to San Diego, go while she was reluctant to leave her many friends here, she will be glad to return to her old, familiar surroundings, friends and family back home. Already we have missed having her to go to when we want to know if ‘‘This paper gces in incoming or outgoing stores and do you think purchase should get this one?”’ Yes Anne, if you ever want to come back we will be only too door and her workis continually bringing her inside. As a result we have grown very fond of Janet and really hate to see her leave. Although we are reluctant to let her go we do it with sincerest wishesfor the best of luck. Side Glances Whoever said, ‘‘Write more often to your men in the servy- ices, they’re not receiving enough mail,’’ has never looked at the piles of mail received by the boys stationed in our Marine barracks. Delivering mail to these boys has had such an effect on our messengers that already one of them (Charles Ledford) has joined their ranks. Could it be that marine life is the big attraction, or is it all that mail they receive from the girls? Huh, Charles? Now’s your chance and if you don’t recognize her then I’ll have to tell you, for its none other than Betty Crenshaw. Miss Mary Wilson of Finance and Supply Section left last Monday night, ocean bound to find her sailor boy, missing somewhere in San Diego bay. Who should take the furlough, Mary or the sailor? Anyhow, don’t let your raft float away, Mary, for we want you to hurry back. Finance and Supply Section is | progressing nicely, for how could |it do otherwise with a supervisor such as Jess R. Fugate? —Edith Smith It was the purpose of the SEAGULLto open its columns to every department and person on the depot. It still is. The pages are blank before we set to work on the next issue— which is right now. It is up to the people on the depot to fill them up. If you don’t, someone else will. Deadline for next issue: August 16th at 5 p. m. happy to have you, especially Mr. Steinfeld, who is now being pestered with the many questions stamps. we originally reserved for you. WAVE Janet The committee members are: Another sobering thought that Don Osburn, chairman; refresh-| ments, Lée Sailor, Bob Evans is now on our minds is the news and Pete Harper; entertainment that Janet McAuliffe is now an J. Van Schaik, Ben Cottrell and Ensign in Uncle Sam’s WAVES Grant Pett; Transportation, Cal and will be leaving us Saturday, Reed, Leo Klabunde and Harold Aug. 7. As you have probably noticed, Wilcox; Tickets, Finance and Invitations, Floyd Bowers, Cliff Janet’s desk is just outside our lence we all have in our mind’s eye. One of the immediate ways in which we hope to improve our paperis to have complete repre sentation of the depot. Finance & Supply per? It doesn’t seem fair for My Uncle Says: Every American has two ends —one for thinking—one for just All I asked her was, ‘“‘Have you ever been abroad?”’ sitting. Victory depends on which end we use the most. (Heads we win, tails we lose.) |