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Show THE Page 2 The Seagull \ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1943 Published every other Saturday for the personnel of the Naval Supply Depot at Clearfield, Utah. EDITOR GWEN HUNSAKER Extension 69 PHOTOGRAPHERS Kenneth Woodruff Jimmie Cagle Sp (P) 2/ce EDITORIAL SUPERVISOR, Lieutenant Harry J. Jordan Address all communications to Office of Public Relations, Naval Supply “Depot, 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 otherwise credited, are official Navy pictures. SEAGULL Make Safety Your Gift To The War Effort Friday, December 24, 1943 “Santa Bring Me That” In. the hustle and bustle of things which always accompanies the holiday season. When streets and highways are overcrowded, the milling of crowds of pedestrians and a thousand other activities going on hazards, to the welfare of human beings are increased a hundredfold. Whether on or off the job extraordinary alertness to possible danger is well in order during these times. One of the best Christmas gifts that can be made this year to our country, our fellow work- Christmas - 1943 We maynot hearthe greeting: ‘*Merry Christmas’’ so often this year. There are too many empty chairs at our tables. In our houses there are too many empty “Ss rooms, But it will be a quietly joyous Christmas, just the same. It will be joyous because we will remember those other Christmasesso lately past. On this day in 1940 welistened with heavy hearts to every word from across the sea. Would England, standing quite alone, be beaten down, her arsenals and shipyards seized and turned against us before we possibly could be ready? What would Russia do? Would our enemies continue to draw upon her boundless resourees and eventually turn them against us too? For we knewthat our time was coming. That winter was so dark with dread that it was almost a relief when, on the seventh of December, 1941, we knew at last exactly where we stood and what we had to do. Britain had survived her trial by fire, Russia stood with us, and we set out grimly on the road we knew laybefore us. But those were terrible days. Every bulletin from the Far Hast carried news of such amazing disaster that we hardly believed our eyes and ears. Was there no stopping the hideous brown plague which was sweep- ing the world, There had to be. We went to work. By Christmas, 1942, we knew where we were going and how. The dazed, incredulous mood of 1941 was gone. Americans had begun to fight. With the blood and tears of American and Filipino boys on Bataan, time had been bought in which to prepare, and when we knew that McArthur, upon leaving the Philippines had said: ‘‘I am coming back,’’ and Brereton arriving in Burma had said: ‘‘Here the retreat ends’’ — we knew the worst was over. Yes it is a scarred and battered world on which the Christmas star rises, this winter of 1943 — but the star shines. Not for years has it shone so brightly. Hope is coming back, where hopelessness was. Faith is rising again. Faith. Canit be that, as wise men have said, loss of faith is the only sin for which there is no redemption? It must be, for when we see what happens to whole peoples when faith has wholly given place to hate and fear, we turn awayheartsick, and we know that nothing else matters much but to keep the faith, to hold fast to those things which faith has brought us. And then we rememberthat great saying of Him whose birthday we celebrate: ‘‘He That Believeth ... Shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life!’’ —RUBY CARMEN A Christmas Wish Maya blessing of Peace of which Angels sang, A measure of Joys of which Samee ten, A Prayer for things that are to be, A tear on the Alter of Memory, Blended together, cast the spell Of the Christmas Fairy upon your hearth. ers, our families and to ourselves is contributing to the war effort a personal record of safe conduct and performance both on and off the job. By each one doing his part in the prevention of needless accidents, much sorrow, suffering and sacrifice can be avoided and a greater measure of happiness and good cheer be provided during the holiday season. Lets makethis a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to one and all by doing our part in avoiding accidents, whether at work, at home orplay. —E. A. Palmer, Safety Dept. What a Difference A Year Will Make By JOHN VAN SCHAIK Last. year at Christmas we only had about a dozen laborers. Today we have a good many hundred. Storekeepers then were only something to talk about. Leading men, Quarter men and Section men were only some- thing we were hoping for. Women laborers we didn’t have, because we all knew they could never do the work, but what a nice job these women are doing now. So fellows, never say it can’t be done. But the greatest thing being done for us now is the Welfare association. In the last issue of the Seagull we read that the association gave $200.00 to the widow of one of the depot employes. Anytime we havetrouble, and don’t think we get treated right, we can go to cur committee and they will try and make both parties see the same way. And wecan get all those ‘hings for only 25 cents a month. Where else can we get so much Something _many a person would like to find on his tree Christmas morning, this week’s Cutie, came to Clearfield to visit and stayed to work. Said package weighs 118 pounds, stands five feet three inches tall and measures 34 inches around at the bust line, 23 inches at the waist and 35 at the hips. mon, her age is 18, and her favorite recreation is dancing with bowling and roller skating also among the top attractions. She’s going home to Twin Falls for Christmas, but she’ll be back at her desk in the Ships Spares section next week. Incidentally, boys, her hobby is collecting pictures and it seems we’ve heard somewhere that ‘turn about is fair play.’’ To United States Of America RECORDINGS from SECTION FIVE May the Yule-log burn with a usually means the temporary solution to our ever ringing fire mellowlight, bell. And in the warmth of its afterD-14 boasts two birthday celeglow— brations in less than a week. May the days and weeks of the “Bill” Frame celebrated his on December 17, and Leon Young: coming year . : : added a year on December 21. Bring, each, its gift of hope and Here’s hoping they have many cheer. more such happy occasions. This is my wish for your ChristSection Five takes time out to mas-Tide. wish each and every cne of you a “Happy Holiday Season.” —H. B. | Notes From The Cafeteria Here’s to the Starry Banner— Let it shine on our masts and towers By MABEL HENRIE Christmas is more than a holly or tree; it is more than good cheer and giving of gifts. That has welded her strength Christmas is justice and char- And here’s to the Great Republic with ours! ity, freedom and peace. The joy of Christmas is a jcy that war Her flag’s in the streets of Loncannot kill. Poverty cannot predon; vent the joy of Christmas for it Her fleet’s on the Northern is a joy no earthly wealth can Sea; give. Time cannot wither and And her sons stand firm in the the world cannot shatter it. Christmas is the birthday of trenches, To fight ’til the world is free. freedom, for it is only the following of Christ that makes man From the Lakes to the Mexican free: border, From Maine to the Golden Gate There is drumming and marching and drilling Thrcugh every giant State. It begins at the call of the bugle, With the sun on the earth’s wide rim; By G. McClanahan It seems only yesterday that And the heart of the Great Republic I gathered news from the four Is beating a battle hymn. corners of our now four storehouses. There isn’t much to add this time except that along with The heavens arefilled with her eagles, the Christmas days we are havWhich circle and soar and ing our usual moving daze. Maswing; terial is moving, offices are moving and so are the storekeepers. Through the windy sky, they go wheeling by, Lamar Holt has left F-13 and With her star on each widejoined the ranks of the Accountspread wing; ing Secticn. Nellie Selby is now in F-13, Charles Stallings is in And, in all her ports and rivers, In building yards and ships, E-13, and ‘‘Smiley’’ Reid is now Night and day, the hammers in, 5-14, — play In Spanish ‘‘aqui’’ means On the ribs of her rising ships. “here,’’ but here, in D-14, a key for so little? Fur- ther investigation reveals that her name is Rose Marie Har- All Up and All Out An Englishman asked the British Ministry of Labor and National Service for permissicn to start work every morning at eight instead of seven. He didn’t want to be a slacker, he said, but he needed the extra hour to “get the baby up to granny’s.”’ Asked why his wife couldn't take care of the baby, he explained that she had to get to her job in an aircraft factory at six. As for Granny when asked why she couldn’t pick up the baby, the man replied, “Granny doesn’t get off night shift herself until seven.”’ Then here’s to the cause of freedom! And _here’s to the banded powers! And here’s to the Great Repulic, That has welded her strength She is forging mighty armies, with ours! To fight in a war for peace; Her flag’s in the streets of LonThey shall leave her shores in a don; a thousandships, To strike ’til the sword shall Her fleet’s on the Northern cease, Sea; *Til the tyrants’ power is broken, And her sons stand firm in the trenches, By land and sky and sea, The last world—conquerer cverTo fight ’til the world is free. thrown, —Author Unknown Submitted by guard departAnd the world, at length is free. ment, Patrol No. 2. |
