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Show THE Saturday, November 18, 1943 SEAGULL Page $ Newsy News Dobin Joins The Navy By PEGGY MACK Greetings, old and new friends, I am inded happy to be chatting with you again, and to tell you the good news, I am back with the Navy, I expect it is in the inborn Irish blood, and natural love for the sea( no, not the tumultous seas of today), that makes me love the Navy so. * 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. To the Editor: Dear Editor, An explorer in the upper Amazon recently tuned in his radio for the benefit of the natives. While Beethoven’s ‘Fifth Symphony’’ was playing, the natives sat around the radio, awed and enchanted. Later on, the program changed to oneof ‘popular’ music, and the natives booed and hissed, soon leaving for their vil- We read a lot in the newspapers and hear a great deal on the radio about the word “‘absenteeism.’’ I think there are a number of employes who haven’t missed a day since they came to work here. Look these employe records up and give them a pat on the back in The Seagull. rest away toes. FOOD olden, So we see the taboo on ‘classical’ music that somehow leads the masses to believe that it is highbroworonly for the intellec- Keeper of Oil Lanterns — Lamplighter. tual few, is false. We have 15 minutes of music every day. The Storekeeper in charge of issuing purpose of this music is, suproom (provisions) — Jack O posedly, to aid the workers to The Dust. relax, and, at the same time, | Lookout — Crow’s nest. give an added incentive and in| Rope ladder — Jacobs ladder. spiration to us in our work. I recommend that some finer Windows — ports. music, for example: Wagner’s” Metal fasteners — dogs. “‘Prelude to the Third Act of Loh- | Galley-stack — Charlie-Noble. engrin,”’ or his ‘Overture to Upper-after dack — the poop. Tannhauser,”’ Pagginnini’s ‘‘Mo-| to-perpetuo,” Borodin’s ‘Dance ‘Down stairs — go below. of the Polovetski Maidens,’’ etc., |Up stairs — up on deck. be played at 3 o’clock. Not only To stow below—strike below. would this be uplifting, but a new Steering wheel—helm. world would be opened to many Easy—handsomely. of us — a world beautiful and To pay out—veer. democratic, one that we all, rich and poor alike, can go to for inspiration and entertainment. IRVINE DORRIS, Over nine people in every ten Ph. Mate 2/c. ¥ The Navy Calls: NSD Employes Buy Bonds you see at NSD buy war bonds Mr. Elmer E. Kavan reported for work at the NSD as recorder of the Labor Board on October 20th. He was transferred from the Naval Air Station at San Diego. Mr. Kavan is a permanent employe in Civil Service and we hope he will be with us a long time. regularly. To be exact ninety three per cent of the employes. are buying war bonds through pay roll deductions and the percentage of total pay thus * de- ducted is 11.21 per cent. This showing is highly satisfactory and the Supply Officer in Command congratulates the employes. Let’s make it 95 per cent and eventually 100 per cent. from mosqui- FOR THOUGHT: normal days, In in offices, there was dignity, workmanship and order, all were enforced, no time for idle laughter and chatHe isn’t exactly a sea_ horse, but the ‘‘Old Dobin’’ pictured above joined the navy at NSD to help relieve a critical transportation situation. lage. New Recorder Reports * SETTING: Tents somewhere in North Africa; «@AST:: U.S. soldiers; ACTION: Lotion on hands, face and neck, then gloves, netting over head, and into a netted bed for a night’s Horses Help Out Tarnsportation Situation at D-10 War time conditions have brought about many unusual changes, one of which most notably affected this depot is somewhat of a reminscence of the days of the old Wells’ Fargo Express, the originator of storedoor pickup and delivery express service. The volume of ex- press being handled by this depot required a change in methods of transportation between the Jo- Ken Kerner’s Brother ter. Whyis it there is so much idle chatter and laughter in offices today, when merely a few wasted moments means é perhaps ...a soldier or sailor’s life, multiply all those idle mo- ments by the numbers of workers the indulgers, think of the Staff Sergeant Don Kerner, hours and hours that are wasted. brother of Kenneth Kerner, of the Storage Department visited During these hunting days the the Naval Supply Depot Novem- following story keeps popping in ber 5th. Sergeant Kerner has my mind, most of my readers been in the army two years, 13 have heard it, however ’tis a months of which were spent in good story and worth repeatGuadalcanal. ing: Two men went bear huntHe has received the distin- ing, and as one of the men who guished flying cross with Oak told the story, he suddenly saw Leaf Clusters and the air medal a bear coming towards him, he with Oak Leaf Clusters. Don made a leap for a limb of the has been in three major battles. nearest tree and caught one and made 71 bombing missions coming down, forty feet from the —whichis a record for the South ground. His companion crawled Seas. into a hole in the bottom of the Returns From Pacific cal express office at Clearfield His net assignment will be in- same tree, but kept going in and and the central receiving dock structor in aerial gunnery, out of the hole. The suspense at storehouse D-10. i state side. Here’s to you Don. was too much, the man in the After many days of consultatop of the tree yelled, ‘‘Bill, tion, requests and pleas, low and don’t you see that bear stalking behold, a pickup and delivery up in the woods, why don’t you service was inaugurated which Let’s all buy bonds with all we stay in that hole?’’ To which can spare consisted of one four-wheeled, | Bill replied. ‘“How in heck man, rubber-tired wagon of rather an- And get the Axis out of our hair can I stay in that hole, when a cient vintage and with a moder- Let’s all buy bonds and get the bear keeps pushing me out.” job done ate list of the port side drawn Did they bag’a bear? by two very large, but human, For we know it takes money for ae & battles won. docile species of the horse famWHERE THERE IS A WILL ily. It is suffice to say that this was the only method of transpor- It takes more than nerve and THERE IS A WAY: A woman about the age of 65 years was sweat of our boys, tation that could be made availble at that moment as arrange- Let’s deprive ourselves of a few promised a position in her state tax office if she would learn to little joys. ments could not be made with the local truck priority board Think of the comfort for you and use a typewriter. The lady bought a portable typewriter, in for me, for a motorized unit. To have our boy home from over about three months time, she There is little doubt but that was proficient enough in the art the sea. the first days’ sailing of the of typing . . self-taught . . to get rather strange contraption No more of this wondering day the job. She is still at the same through the depot area around job ... (that was three years and night, slight consternation as to our Carrying her portable Wondering if they will come ago). future transportation methods, about the state. Gals, if a woback all right. but it is now a pleasure to reNo more ‘shedding the blood of man her age could do such, port that although the old-fawhy can’t we do as much, use our boys shioned method, being slow and a little stick-ability in our work, Let’s All Buy Bonds _ somewhat unhandy, did it’s job Just think of the thrills, forts and joys. com- stick to our tasks, if not for the well and faithfully, but after a good we will get out of it, we period of several weeks old dobin Not only that, but when this war are helping them ‘‘Over There.” and the shay, were replaced by } * * * is through, a gasoline buggy. One wayI like to cook a veniWewill still have the bonds and son roast: Two lbs. vinegar in interest too. Wewill have the money, the way sufficient water to cover a 4-lb. roast, soak over night, rinse and and the means, You can have your Army khaki, To help make true our fondest dry next morning. Salt and pepper thoroughly, using garlic dreams. You can have your Navy blue, powder (I like a lot of garlic), But there’s still another fighter, So its.not asking much from us split in several places, about 1 I’ll introduce to you. inch deep, placing half tsp. muswho care, Lets all buy bonds with all we tard paste, dredge with flour, His uniform is different, fry several pieces of bacon, have can spare. The kind you’ve never seen, pan hot and sear roast on both The ‘“Huns’’ call him a Devil Patrolman Robert W. Furness sides. Place in baker, cover with Dog, strips of bacon and sliced onions, But his real name is Marine. Patrol No. 2 A MARINE chop Owl "MAYBE WE SHOULD'VE KEPT UP OUR CAR POOL, EDDIE" He is trained in San Diego, OFFICERS OVERSCRIBE The land that ‘‘God’’ forgot, FOR WAR CHEST Where the sand is’ fourteen Officers comprising four and inches inches deep one-half of the personnel of the And the sun is scorching hot. Navy Supply Depot, have contributed one-fifth of the total quota. He has washed a lot of windows; It is expected that other groups And a broom he sure can guide, will do as well or better as the And when it comes to marching, drive under headway. He’s always right in stride. Now girls take a little advise, He has peeled a million onions I’m handing it to you, And twice as many spuds Just grab yourself a good Marine He spends all of his leisure time For there’s nothing he can’t do. A cleaning up his duds. —Author Unknown several stalks of celery, placing around roast, adding two cups of hot salted flour, bake three hours in moderate oven, adding more salted water if needed. *% * * THROUGH THE SHOP WINDOWS: At Sears, Roebuck on Washington boulevard, Ogden, Utah, I saw last Sunday, a hanging rug depicting the flowers of all the states, most interesting. * * * Shall I be a-seeing you at the NSD dance on the 20th? |