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Show Page 4 THE Depot Duplicates SEAGULL Saturday, February 5, 1944 War Workers Hold Advance Base By MRS. TOM JORDAN We are still welcoming new employes. They are too numerous to name all of them in this issue, but will attempt to give you a few notes of interest MARINE Talent Show At Ogden USO All NSD civilian employes and enlisted men and their families Mrs. Violet Tallon, formerly are invited to attend the talent of Mobile, Alabama, but now of show and dance held each Weda- on some of them. has joined the nesday evening at the 24th street Stock Record division. Her “deep south’’ southern accent makes me very homesick, but I love it, and needed very badly, another ‘‘Rebel’’ to help me out on my ‘‘Civil War’’ discus- USO in Ogden under the sponsorship of the USO and the U. S. Employment Service. Beginning at 8 p. m. a talent show is presented by members of the four defense installations in the Ogden area. The perfor- Salt Lake City, sions. For Navy Team they compare notes. Money is the root of most of The Navy lads are making a fine showing leadership of Larry Shaffer Tomlinson. In the Smokery under the able their disagreements, according Coaches Lt. (jg) to Lois who claims that Doris is and Ens. Ray a spendthrift while she believes the tangle with in saving. Doris, however, conon Jan. 19, the fesses to disputes only on the score was 36 to 32, with the subject of clothes. This prob- Clearfield Navy on the short lem has been solved by an un- end, but on Jan. 26 they turned written agreement that the first in a 36-32 win over Bennett’s. one up in the morning has the The following games will comprivilege of choosing théir garb plete the schedule: for the day. Feb. 9—7:30 Clearfield Navy Switch Dates Their almost identical appear- vs. Arsenal. Feb. 16—9:00 Clearfield Navy ance came in very handy during their school days when they vs. Weber College. used to double for each other Feb. 23—7:30 H. F. Bombers when the teachers’ questions vs. Clearfield Navy. got too puzzling for one head. Feb. 26—7:00 H. F. Aces vs. Also they used to switch their Clearfield Navy. dates about. Only once did they March 1—7:00 Clearfield Navy get caught and that was the vs. UASF Soldiers. day they should have been tripMarch 4—7:30 321ist M. P. vs. lets. Clearfield Navy. It seems Doris had made two dates thinking Lois would take care of one of them for her, but in the meantime Lois had My mother with a heart of gold made a date on her own hook. She, my darling mother, is growThe twins are daughters of ing old Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Literal of My mother who always stuck May, Idaho, and both worked through sickness or health at Remington Arms in Salt Lake And didn’t care much for wealth City, before coming to the Navy She will linger on in my heart depot last November. For day, months or years we’re My Mother New Officers Come Aboard At NSD New officers who have come aboard at NSD during the past two weeks as permanent staff members include: Lieut. Nielson J. Reese, E-V (S), USNR. Chief Pay Clerk Ervine B. Ehlers, USN. Electrician Paul J. Lasley, USN. Electrician Harold V. Woleben, E-V(S), USNR. Also Lt. (jg) Robert S. Deutsch SC-V(S) USNR wasleft off the list published in the last issue of the Seagull by mistake. apart And when warskies will clear, Then there will be no need to fear, With free hearts we will return To their gentleness and utmost kindness And fellows separately we all think They are the finest— Our mothers. —Art Flieger Seaman S2c The Navy needs every available weapon, ship and plane for the coming offensives against the Axis. It needs them NOW. The war won’t wait for the weapon that’s late. It Never Fails To Happen YE GODS -WHERE)Z DID THEM BRAKEMEN cow, and may I add, that some of the experiences he has had would not be just exactly what you would want to hear about. ——_—__ — \ Hoop Schedule 1 ater \ AV ied NSD CoachesList A The main physical difference in the twins is their height — Doris is the taller of the two which she attributes to the fact4. that she drinks her milk and Lois doesn’t. Also she is the oldest by an hour and 15 minutes. Their voices are so much alike even their mother can’t recognize the difference. The fourth game in the second halt of the Ogden BasketLike to Dance Both like to dance, indulge in ball league schedule will be amateur photography, and both played February 9, at 7:30 in go with Navy boys. However the Weber college gymnasium, their favorite boy friends are when the Clearfield Navy hoopnow in the South Pacific. Both sters will meet the Arsenal quinkeep diaries and occasionally tet: fllll|| tively. AFTER GETTING THAT STOP SIGN YOU CRANE YOUR <u NECK FOR THE NEXT { “y 5bIGNAL, FOR oO IT SEEMS) position. Mahan and Thresher volunteered to go. You can imagine what kind of a feeling you would have, going through swamps, crawling on your hands and knees, to make sure no one saw you, knowing that your success on this mission might HouRs—]! MELA TLL He left the states with Pfc Ernest R. Mahan, whom you read about in the last issue, as having received the Silver Star and the President’s Citation. Mahan is also stationed here at the Marine Barracks. These two boys were together overseas for some time, and one of the experiences they told about was when their commanding officer asked for volunteers to go into enemy lines and find out their ¥ Requisition and Order and Stores Movementsections respec- ML f/Hiif{|illil Twins who are so much alike that when one gets sick the other does also are Lois and Doris Mulkey, clerk typists in mS Of Appearance Helpful at Times ,—\ \ —\t Mulkey Twins Find Similarity By Norma Brown Mrs. ‘Helen K. Grazul has mers are judged by the applause Here’s an amazing story that joined the Storage section. She of the audience and the winformerly held a position with ners are presented prizes in de- comes directly to you from the ODB War Department, in New- fense stamps. Talent uncovered South Pacific, one of the many in this series of shows will be startling stories which you will ark,N.2ds Mrs.. Alice Todd, has joined used in a production similar to hear from time to time. the Stock Record division. She “This is the Army’’ which will This one, which comes from came to Utah from Dayton, be staged and broadcast in a Corporal William Travis ThreOhio, where she held a position local theater. sher, now stationed at the Maas chemist with National Cash Depot employes who are inrine Barracks at the Naval SupRegister Company. terested in appearing in these Miss Tony Reynolds, another talent shows’ should contact ply Depot, may make usrealize that it isn’t all glamor over addition to Stock Record divi- Jerry Joseph or Gordon Wood there. sion, is a Salt Lake girl and for- in the Posting section. Mr. merly worked for Radio Tube Wood whosang at the first show Plant, as an inspectress. Mrs. of the series, won $5.00 in deSylvia Tanner of Salt Lake City, fense stamps and was invited and Mrs. Nona Harvey of Den- to appear on the next show the ver, Colo., are additions to the following week. Posting section. Wednesday evening the ClearThe flu bug finally caught up field Naval Supply Depot was with Lt. (jg) Shaffer and Ensign represented on the talent show Tomlinson. We are happy to re- by Dawna Holt and LaVon Barport, however, that they are ber who sang a duet. back on the job. Now, all they Following the talent show have to do, is get over the efwhich begins at 8 p. m. the refects of the sulpha drug. mainder of the evening is spent One of our new employes dancing to a first class orcheswhile waiting to be interviewed, tra. An admission charge of 25 looked over at Lt. Robert Stauff cents per person is madeto cov(he was dressed in khakis) and er the cost of the orchestra and remarked ‘‘Who is that hand- prizes. some Marine?’’ Lt. (jg) Archie Hoss had a A SHORT, SHORT STORY birthday last week. He was pre“Injury,” said the workman. sented with a cigar box with one “TInattention,’’ said the forelone big black cigar therein. At first he was afraid to open the man, “TInflammation,’’ said the phybox, and after that ordeal, was over, he was afraid to light the sician. “Incurable,’’ said the mourncigar. It was a fifteen-center. wholesale, too. But he doubted ers. us! “Interred,’’ said the underCorp. W. T. Thresher taker. “In peace,’’ said the tomb- At Tannerau— Does a fellow worker or a Jap stone. ride with you? Cpl. Thresher was in the battles of Tannerau and Matana- em \ Lois (left) and Doris Mulkey HIGHLIGHTS COMEON puMMy LET'S Go!/ HEY WAKE ‘ u ysreri 0! kod << SSS mean the lives of all your buddies. They made it successfully. but when asked how they felt when they were going across Jap lines, Thresher’s report was: “‘At the time we didn’t think about anything except to find out what we were going after, but when we returned to camp, you can be sure we did plenty of thinking.”’ —THEN YOU TURN YouR HEAD FOR A &{ BA, SECOND— AND BINGO — THE AIR'S i FULL OF SIGNALS J AND OTHER THINGS B You CAN'T QUITE | > HEAR (BeaKeMeEN- SEND) IN YOUR IDEA ON THE ENGINEMEN ) Shot Through Side During the battle of Matanacow, Thresher was shot through the chest, the bullet going through the right side and out of the left. He was then sent to New Hebrides for hospitalization, and on to San Diego, for treatment. After he had been there for some time, his old buddie, Mahan, also arrived for treatment. From there they (Continued on Page 5) |