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Show THE Saturday, March 18, 1944 Navy Hoopsters|| Advance Base Section Rate Second By Mrs. Tom Jordan Romanceis in the air in the Place in League Shipping Division of the AdWith a total score of 673 to 589 for all opponents the Clearfield Navy _hoopsters brought the Ogden Service Basketball League to a close in second place. Captained by G. E. Mullaney the Navy quintet upset the 321st MPs to the score of 44-32 Monday evening in the final game of the season. The starting lineup was: Bushnell, forward; Mullaney, forward; Smith, center; Simons, guard; and Mclncrow, guard. Points for Season Total points for the entire season were as follow:s Bush- Page 3 SEAGULL Interviews Prospective Laborers Highlights “If the Army and the Navy ever gaze on Heaven’s streets, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines,”” says the official USMC Hymn. Nowit seems that they are participating in a new line vance Base. We havefirst a wedding to announce: Wilda George was married to James Harvey Gober, Seaman 2|c on March 4th. Congratulations to them, and may they have smooth sailing on the turbu- of endeavor, for the Union Pa- cific Railroad company has asked the Marines from Clearfield to take part in the ceremonies held in Salt Lake City in May to commemorate the famous driving of the golden lent sea of matrimony. Humphrey O'Leary, SK 3|c will take the fatal step soon. A definite date has been set for the wedding, but he won't spike. All the boys who have seen let me announce it, as he is action in the combat areas are afraid the lady may change her mind? ? ? Lt. C. R. Bensinger joined the to be introduced in the official ceremonies. This group, incidentally, should include all the Marines stationed at the depot except about six, according to their commanding officer. The twenty-five WAVES have been daily ‘‘guests’’ at the Marine barracks since Advance Base recently and we are happy to have him with us. Faye Hawks transferred to 77; Simons, 80; Smith, 55; Mc- Advance Base from Storehouse Incrow, 52; Flynn, 49 Champ- G-9 and will be associated with nell, 211; Mullaney, 89; Meier, ney, 23; Potters, 17; Cappello, Lt. Mann, our M & S Technical Advisor. their arrival at the depot Feb- How to Be A Gremlin Driver ‘Always race with Iccomotives to crossings. Engineers like it; it breaks the monotony of their jobs. Always pass the car ahead on curves or turns. Don't use -horn, it may unnerve the fellow and cause him to turn out too far. Demand half the road—the middle half. Insist on your rights. Always speed; it shows them | you are John Bushnell aman of lock your brakes when skidding. It makes the Bushnell Leads John Bushnell S1|/c who job more artistic. In sloppy weather drive close leads the Navy team with a total of 211 points, comes from to pedestrians. Dry cleaners Powers, Oregon, where he appreciate this. Never look around when you played on junior high and high school teams. He was All-state back up; there is never any. for two years and was rated one thing behind you. Drive confidently, just as of the best players in the state though there were not 18,000,of Oregon. Bushnell joined the Navy, Oct. 17, 1943, so this is 000 other cars in service. —The Gremlin the first time he has played on a Navy team. “| hope to play baseball also for Clearfield,”’ With Apologies to he said. Credit to Coaches Chaplain Forgy Credit for the splendid show- Praise the Lord, and pass me ing of the Navy team goes to my commission, Coaches Lt. (jg) Larry Shaffer, Praise the Lord, | know a poliLt. (jg) Daniel Chiatovitch, and tician; Ensign Ray L. Tomlinson and Praise the Lord, and send me Managers William Erickson my commission, and Thomas Leonard who doBUT NOT TO SEA. nated part of their leisure time in order to coach the team. Officers Club Elects Lt. Rose President Lt. (jg) E.M. Rose was named president of the Clearfield Officers’ club at the semiannual. election meeting held March 7. Other officers elected include: Lt. (jg) L. L. Hagan, vice president; Lt. (jg) Edward Keenan, secretary; Lt. (jg) A. B. Cromwell, treasurer; Lieut. Robert S. Stauff, Lieut. Harry A. Nethery, and Lt. (jg) Phillip J. Moffatt, executive committee. The finance committee appointed by Lt. Rose consists of Lieut. Robert S. Waite, Lieut. Merrill B. Anderson, and Lt. (jg) H. J. Cunningham. Retiring officers are: Lt. Mrs. Alice Noorda interviews a prospective laborer while the girls in the background await their turn to be assigned a job at NSD. Mrs. Noorda Takes Seagull Spotlight As “Featured Civilian” of Week As the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot expands to meetincreasing demands from the Pac ific and more and more persons are hired each day at this huge naval base, one of the busiest persons on the depot is this week’s ‘’ featured civilian,’’ Mrs. Alice Noorda of the application and rating section of the Labor Board. Mrs. Noorda’s primary task in Salt Lake City for five years. Besides doing a fulltime job borers, determining what they at NSD, Mrs. Noorda mainare best fitted to do, and as- tains her home at North Salt signing them to the job where: Lake and occasionally finds they can make the biggest con- | time to enjoy her favorite rectrbiution. Also she helped set| reational activities, dancing up and now maintains a file and horseback riding. containing all pertinent infor- NSD Family pep even is interviewing prospective la- though an amateur driver. Never stop, look or listen at railroad crossings. It consumes 11; Spurlock, 5; Nicholls, 2; time. Always Nutty, 0. Marine mation on all present laborers, In addition to Mrs. Noorda, former employes, and out-of- two other members of her famstate recruits. ily are employed at Clearfield. Daughter Barbara is in the IR With Labor Board section, and Husband Garrettis Mrs. Noorda has been with a snapper onthe railboard. The the Labor Boardsince she first remainder of the family is com- ruary 27. The girls state that they have found the food excellent, and as Sp. (S) 3|c Donna Schultz subtly puts it, “The Marines are most congenial.” Plans for a Marine baseball team second to none are now underway according to Lt. C. G. Lail, Commanding Officer of the Marine Barracks . All Marines andcivilians employed at the depot whoare interested in playing on this team should contact Lt. Lail immediately. It is expected that the Marines will enter in Class ‘’C’’ competition in the Salt Lake, Ogden and Provo areas. Congratulations The Posting Section extends congratulations to two of. its members who were recently married. First Afton McGee of Ogden married Paul Salisbury, an employe ‘of Hill Field. Then on March 16, Betty Cooper exchanged vowswith Pvt. Harold P. Culley of the Kearns Air Base. Teacher: Describe a duck. came to NSD 11 months ago. posed of two sons, ages 16 and Willie: A chicken with snowBefore that time she worked 9, who are still attending for the Purity Biscuit company school. shoes. Indian Says 3 Days at Tarawa Were Longest of Life A marine of the pre-Pear!- to make a run for safety, but only got about 100 yards before the combination of shrapnel and exhaustion forced them to stop. On the third day, Pfc. Baird was picked up and taken aboard a ship with the other wounded. He was transferred to a ship headedfor the States and arrived in the San Francisco harbor with the shore band playing the Marine Harbor days, Pfc. Newman Baird, an Oneida Indian from Philadelphia, observes with the seasoned casualness of a veteran, ‘The three days spent at Tarawa werethe longest in my life.’’ Pfc. Baird landed with the Praise the Lord and make the first wave of Marines to hit the grand decision, Praise the Lord and waive my beachhead, and stated that it looked like an easy victory at Hymh. 5 and 20 vision; Praise the Lord and pass me my first. But about that time the Spends Time in Hospital shells began to scream from commission After spending one month in the barricaded Jap machine FOR AT LEAST(jg). both the Oakland hospital and guns on the shore. Pfc. Baird the convalescent hospital at Oh, the Senator he said it, grabbed his carbine rifle and Glenwood Springs, this 6’ 3”, Just look at all the credit estimates that he fired 1200 255 Ib. Marine arrived at That would go to him to get rounds of ammunition during Clearfield Naval Supply Depot, my stripes for me! the first ten minutes of action February 16, 1944. A member before he was shot through the of the Marine corps since early Praise the Lord and pass me arm and shoulder, and had Pfc. Newman Baird my commission, shrapnel sprayed throughout and lower. About noon of the December, 1941, Pfc. Baird Climb aboard my wagon, poli- his back. ,has had nineteen months oversecond day, when the marines. seas, being stationed in New tician, were reduced to gathering ex- Zealand, New Caladonia, AusYou can afford to send me on Lies Wounded on Beach tra ammunition from their tralia, the Gilbert Islands, Efa mission Then began his two and a BUT NOT TO SEA! half day stretch of lying on the dead buddies, the amphibious ates and New HebridesIslands. beach watching the action rage tractors were repaired and a His decorations include ribComdr. A. V. Zaccor, Lieut. around him . seeing the new supply of ammunition was bons for the Asiatic-Pacific W. W.Bruner, Lt. (jg) Rosella marines fighting six hours for brought in from the ships. and American theaters, the Nesgis, Lieut. C. V. Shawler, about 50 yards gain on the Finally Rescued Purple heart and the PresiLieut. Keith M. Schroder, Lieut. beach, with the ever-present He and his squad com- dent’s citation with medals for John T. Schriver, and Lieut. knowledge that their ammuni- mander, who were the only two expert marksmanship in the John M. Nelson. tion supply was getting lower left from their squad, decided rifle and machine gun range. |