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Show The s) nse A FOR THE PERSONNEL OF THE NAVAL Vol. 1, No. 17 SUPPLY DEPOT AT CLEARFIELD, UTAH CLEARFIELD, UTAH Labor Foreman Depot Presents Completes Year Certificates to At Navy Depot 10TenEmployes NSD employes received Celebrating his first anni- certificates this week for sucversary of service at the Clear- cessfully completing the course field Naval Supply Depot last of study prescribed by the deSaturday was Oscar E. Carlson, pot for Storekeepers (c) reports labor foreman and direct as- C. W. Barton, educational adsistant to Lieut. J. N. Simmons, visor. The classes started seven labor officer. weeks ago, and within the next Mr. Carlson came to NSD a ten days approximately 90 emyear ago with Captain Omar D. ployes should be eligible for Conger from Barstow, Calif., awards. where he was labor and transportation foreman. Before his .Complete Requirements Completing requirements days at Barstow he wasin charge of motor transport and for certificates this week are ordnance at Camp Erwin, lone Clayton, Helen Cooper, Eleanor George, Anna FranCalif. As labor foreman at NSD, scisco, Velma Huntsman, SaMr. Carlson’s major duties con- rah Jensen, Mabel Smith, Ulah sist of assigning labor crews Smithson, Rachel Thorpe and to the various storehouses Arlene Warner. In addition to storekeeper where they are needed, and supervising the loading and un-; |classes, some employesare taking remedial mathematics loading of boxcars. Besides his experience at courses, and others are attending Clark operator’s school. Classes are being organized fora materiel inspection course. Other Classes Other classes are being held daily under the immediate direction of Lt. (jg) C. D. Hardesty, and Lt. (jg) G. P. McMichael Jr. Mrs. Virginia Talk Over Navy Problems Saturday, February 19, 1944 OPA Asks NSD Employes to Share Rides In line with the recent OPA announcement that bus transportation must be cut down due to a scarcity of bustires, depot employes are askedto fill out the ‘’Share the Ride”’ sheets enclosed in this issue of The Seagull and drop them in the nearest Seagull box or return them to the Transportation section of the Personnel division. Lieut. G. S. Foster, officer alking over depot problems at NSD Wednesday were Comdr. Alfred J. Bolton, naval public relations officer for the Pacific coast, Supply Officer in Command Captain C. B. Kitchen, and Lt. Comdr. J. W. Bottoms, planning officer. Pacific Coast Public Relations Officer Visits Clearfield NSD in charge of Service Group, ex-* plains that many people now traveling to work by public carrier buses, must, in the immediate future, change over to transportation by privately owned automobiles. This is made necessary becauseof the shortage of bustires. Employes of the Naval Supply Depot are, therefore, urged to assist in every way possible in making the ‘’Share the Ride Program” effective. Individuals who are now driving their cars to work who could carry one or more additional passengers are urged to secure these passengers. Individuals who own cars that are not being used in haul- Comdr. Alfred J. Bolton, naval public relations officer for ing passengers to work are Christiansen, head of the wel- the Pacific Coast, visited the Naval Supply Depot at Clearfield urged to form new “Share the fare training department of- and conferred with Supply Officer in Command Captain C. B. fice is teaching a daily course Kitchen Wednesday. in indoctrination for all new Accompanying Comdr. Bolemployes. ton were Earl J. Glade, mayor Nelson Announces The whole educational and of Salt Lake City, and Lieut. job training program is under Leroy D. Simmons, public re- Reduction In the direction of a four man lations officer of the Twelfth Cafeteria Prices board composed of the follow- Naval District. Lower prices in the cafeing members: Lieut. H. A. Guests of Captain Nethery, chairman; Lt. (jg) Prior to their tour of the area teria, four new mobile units to Hardesty, Lt. (jg) McMichael all members of the visiting serve hot food in the storeand Mr. Barton. party were guests of the Sup- houses, and 35 candy bar maOscar E. Carlson ply Officer in Command at a chines are among the depot Barstow and Camp Erwin, Mr. Carlson is an ardent hunter and luncheon in the officers’ quar- improvements which are now Carlson received further back- fisherman. During the first ters at the depot. Mayor Glade effective or will be available in groundtraining for his present hour of the elk seasonthis fall expressed himself as very im- the near future, announces job at Clearfield when he was he bagged a six-point bull elk. pressed with the growth and Lieut. John M. Nelson, cafechief .dispatcher and head He did equally well during the increased efficiency of the de- teria officer. Effective this week the No. 1 truck driver for one of the larg- deer season and also broughtin pot since its commissioning dinner in the cafeteria has last April. est trucking companies in Los his quota of ducks and pheasAngeles, Calif., and when he ants. Right now he’s looking |- Before continuing on a tour been lowered from 45 cents to owned his own trucking com- for a spot to do a bit of sharp of Ogden area military estab- 40 cents, and the No. 2 dinner from 40 cents to 30 cents. pany in Lindsay, Calif. shooting at some ‘‘snowshoe”’ lishments, newspapers and raThe mobile cafeteria units dio stations, Comdr. Bolton In his off-duty hours, Mr. rabbits. complimented officers of the are already on their way and Naval Supply Depot upon the should arrive at Clearfield magnitude of operations and ready for service in the near the important part they are future. The 35 bar machines are already being installed playing in total war. throughout the area and will Increasingly Vital Roll Pointing out the importan ce of the American National “As the emphasis of war in be serviced daily. Red Cross, especially during wa rtime, Lieut. G. S. Foster, serv- the Pacific increases, the sup- with security.It is a sort of idea ice group officer and depot chairman of the coming Red Cross ply depot will fill an increas- of not trying to get to second drive, this week urged full cooperation of all NSD personnel in ingly vital roll in the delivery base without reaching first. reaching the $7,500 goal which has been set for this depot in of supplies to the battle front,” Tons of Equipment the 1944 War Fund campaign. stated Comdr. Bolton. “Every man landed on a disThe drive will get under way” “Recently it was my privi- tant shore means tons of in“Whose life in this vast, to- lege to be with Admiral Halsey at the depot March 1 and is itial equipment and a ton or part of a nation-wide campaign tal war has not been touched during his brief visit to the more each month to maintain to raise funds for the 1944 at least in some small way by United States,’ continued the him. War Fund. “The problem of supply and the hand extendedin the name Commander, “and | can assure of mercy? Reaching out as it you that he realizes the bar- transportation emphasises the Ample Cause for Gratitude riers and difficulties along the need of the supply depotin “It will not be difficult for does into the personal lives of road to the place we talked of sustaining large numbers of the great majority of employes service men at the fronts to re- as ‘where Tokyo was.’ It may capable employes,’’ continued at NSD to find ample cause for establish broken contacts with look to you like an island to Comdr. Bolton, ‘and it is easy gratitude to the Red Crossaft- their families left at home, its island operation, but do. not to see why Clearfield needs so “sr a brief. reflection of the ‘value in the relief of anxiety forget certain supplies must many moretypists and laborers “manyservices it extends,’’ sug- and worry can not be over es- be in our hands before Ameri- to enroll immediately -for this gests Lieut. Foster. timated.” can forces can move forward important service.”’ Depot Goal Amounts to $7,500 For Coming Red Cross Drive Ride’’ groups. Filling out the enclosed sheets will enable the Transportation section to arrange rides with the least waste of time or mileage to the mutual benefit of both riders and drivers. Mrs. Dorothy Heller is the transportation clerk in charge of receiving applications for rides and riders. The Office of Price Administration has advised the Naval Supply Depot that its employes will be eligible for Grade | tires provided they are carrying a full car pool, necessitating a supplemental ration of 121 or more miles per month. Further assurance was given by the OPA that, regardless of any cut in gasoline coupon value, NSD employes carrying a full car pool will be supplied with sufficient rations to go to and from work. Government Men To Help Personnel Prepare Tax Reports Representatives from the office of Collector of Internal Revenue will be in the Administration Building to help officers, civilian employes and enlisted men prepare their income tax returns that are due March 15. Theywill be here for three days commencing Tuesday. Also in connection with the filing of income tax returns, Lieut. M. B. Anderson, ac- counting officer, announces that statements of earnings for depot employes .are now ready andwill be-distributed in the near future. |