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Show Page 2 THE the §eagull \4 SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1944 Published every other Saturday for the personnel of the Naval Supply Depot at Clearfield, Utah. EDITORIAL STAFF GWEN HUNSAKER : MARGUERITE K. BYINGTON GRACE W. PORTER KENNETH WOODRUFF ; JIMMIE CAGEE Sp: (P)-2)c 2 = LIEUTENANT HARRY J. JORDAN . SEAGULL saturday, March 18, £944 Officials Urge Pin-Up...a la St. Patrick Employes to Share the Ride Due to the extremely acute situation as regards gasoline and rubber, employes at NSD Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Photographer Photographer . Editorial Supervisor 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. may suffer a cut in gasoline rations unless better use is made of the space in cars now being driven to work, according to information received frorn the Office of Price Administration this week. To avoid a cut in gasoline rations the plant must have an average car occupancy count of three and one-half persons, explains Ruth Mortenson, gas- oline and rationing clerk. At Why Are We Fighting? Hopes, doubts, fears and bewilderment beset Americans. They are swayed to and fro by the daily deluge of opinions of present NSD’s average car occupancy is only three persons. Share-the-Ride desk is now maintained in the Personnel department to help employes better utilize available car transportation. Drivers who can commentators, government officials and self-appointed psy- carry more passengers are asked to give this information chologists regarding the objectives of this war. They have the with their names and addresses pathetic belief or hope that somehow we can derive, in the im- to the clerk at the Share-themediate post-war era, a new world. They even believe that after Ride desk. Also workers who A young lady whose hobby is collecting good luck charms this week becomes a charming part of a lucky clover leaf as our St. Patrick’s Day Pin-Up. She is brown-eyed Murl Acord of Spring City, Utah. A former Remington Arms employe. Miss Acord came to NSD in January where she does secretarial work in the Automotive Spares section. In addition to collecting charms, Murl enjoys singing, playing a trumpet, horseback the war human wants and unpleasant emotions can be ban- need rides may dolikewise. In ished by decree—as witness the reaction to the Atlantic char- this way arrangements can be ter. The common attitude is that, if we only had the right lead- made for car-sharing with the least waste of time and mileage ership, all would be glorious. to the mutual benefit of both Leadership is ever so important, but it can lead only in riders and drivers. that for which the people are prepared. We need the able help of brilliant men, but it is upon us that they must build. What do we want and for what are we prepared? Ration Board Warns Let there be ino doubt aboutit. civilization does not pro- Drivers to Avoid ceed by violent jumps. No war on any scale has ever resulted in great and violent social advance. Social change—yes. Eco- Traffic Violations riding and dancing. Here’s More About Commander Hines (Continued from page 1) A close watch is now being cost accounting at the Philanomic change—yes. Political change—yes. But the evolution of society is a plodding thing. We are prepared for nothing made on all speed violations delphia Naval yard. When the and those breaking traffic reg- Virgin Islands were adminisfundamentlly different now. ulations may have their sup“As amattér of fact, we are fighting a battle of self de- plementary gasoline books re- tered by the Navy, Comdadr. fense. It is as simple as that. Heroics and dramatics will not voked, according to a letter re- Hines was on a special assignchange this aged explanation of many wars. We had no world ceived this week from C. A. ment.as civil officer at St. shaking goals nor novel political ideals before the war and we Wright, chairman of the local Croix in the Virgin Islands. have acquired nonesince. We were attacked and wefight back. rationing board. The Nazis and Japs have the war aims—and there isn’t anyPersons reported breaking Transferred to China Station thing novel about them, either. the speed limit must appear He returned to duty in the before the Weber County RaBureau of Supplies and AcWhat about democracy and its ‘’freedoms’’? Democracy tion Board before application counts and was then transis a political system with which most Americans sympathize. They were born into it. They have prospered under it. Few of for supplemental gasoline is ferred to the China Station us, however are uncomfortably anxious that other nations adopt approved. Supplemental gaso- aboard the old flagship, Pittsit. Some Americans have the questionable belief that countries line coupons may be withdrawn with similar government would be better able to cooperate with and applications rejected for burg. After this followed duty in the Navy yard in Washingus and that our national position would therefore be morese- violations of speed limits. “Excessive speed uses more ton; service aboard the light cure and, perhaps, more prosperous. Spread of democracy would also be a form of flattery, though its imposition on a gasoline per mile and is harder cruiser, Memphis; officer in world wide basis might stultify political development. There is on tires,’’ explains Mr. Wright. charge of the fuel depot at the also the feeling that humans under a democracy fare better, “Both gasoline and rubber Eleventh Naval District in San and that the dignity and comfort of mankind is thus enhanced. should be conserved to promote Diego; and supply officer on Of these things there is no assurance and for them we do not the war effort.’ the heavy, cruiser, Pensacola, fight. Do we as Americans have common ideals and objectives besides security and prosperity? We have the same ideals that we had before the war. We wantall the personal privilege and freedom of our society. We want the opportunity to develop our institutions. We want not merely to keep our form of government but to improve it. We want to develop our economy and correct social injustices within our borders. We want better We weaken our spiritual position as a group and individually when we conjure up theories of war motives that do not exist. It muddles our thinking. It confuses our planning. It diverts us from the truth. It leads to disillusionment and disap- a sister ship of the USS Salt Lake City. While on board the Pensacola, he participated in the battles of Midway, and the attacks on Lae and Rabaul. Letters to Editor Dear Editor: There are many servicemen returning from the war front back into civilian life. We have the privilege of having some of them working here at the depot, but we can nottell whether they have served our country or if they are 4-Fs. It seems to us there should be some distinction between our fighting men andcivilians. What do you’ think? “Sincerely, Maudie and Dottie Comesto Clearfield In August, 1942, he was made supervisory cost inspector at San Diego until September 4, 1942, at which time he was ordered to San Francisco in connection with the establishment of the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot. An ardent sportsman, Comdr. Hines once landed a 450-pound silver marlin off Makua on the Island of Hawaii. He expresses a desire to retire to a ranch in California after hostilities cease. health. We want to make ourselves a happier as well as a more pointment. prosperous people. But these are not war aims. The most Have we no extranational or international ideals? The feeling for humanity and our suspicion that democracy can best serve it has been mentioned. It was also mentioned that we are not at war because of this feeling and this suspicion. Wedo believe, with some basis in experience, that cooperative heroic, inspired and spiritually significant fighting in this war has been done by peoples united in de- fense of their homelands. That is also what we are up to,|-? though we don’t appreciateit. methods to more fully achieve our objctives are possible. We We need no better cause than believe that by mutual agreement or some form of union great- this. er order, better understanding and more durable peace may enIf we as Americans wish to sue. But we are fighting neither for a world court nor a union now. Such proper objectvies-are possible only under conditions justify our place as free-think- of peace. War mey emphasize their desirability. comeafter the war, but are not its outgrowth. They may ing and free-acting individuals let us face the matter squarely, throwing cut the humbuggery What. is the individual’s reason for fighting? The imme- and nonsense offered from diate reason is that his country is at war. He may have been places both high and low. Let conscripted or he may have volunteered. If the latter, he did it us recognize our true motives because he felt a patriotic obligation, because he wanted to re- and ideals. They are simple, taliate against our attackers, becaues he wanted to secure our obvious and sufficient. They safety, or for some purely personal reason. In any event, he need no apology and no emfights for neither political nor social ideals. Let’s get that out bellishment. of our system! —Lt. Comdr. 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