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Show Saturday, June 10, 1944 THE SEAGULL Varied Positions in Personnel Division Union Pacific Mark Career of Ruth Mortensen Page 3 With SOIC on Informal Inspection Commends A member of the Personnel Division who has worked in nearly every section of that department is Ruth Mortensen of Salt Lake City. Her job has varied from that of receptionist to her present position as official listener Navy Depot to all versions of ‘’Why | need more gasoline.’ In addition to these positions, Ruth has also worked in the following sections: Processing, Record Statistics, Classification and Interviewing. F. H. Knickerbocker, executive assistant to President William Jeffers of the Union Pacific Railroad, this week commended receiving and ship- ping divisions of the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot in a letter to the Sup- Supervising Clerk As supervising clerk in the Gasoline ply Officer in Command, which read and Tire Rationing Section, Miss Mortensen, assisted by her staff, now arranges for gas coupons for NSD employes driving to and from work, and aids drivers in keeping their car pools full. A graduate of the University of Utah and former teacher in the Logan Junior High School, Ruth came to NSD last August with her fiance, Don C. Linford of Kaysville, who was awaiting a call into the Army Air Corps. At present Don is an air cadet in San Antonio, Texas, and Ruth is studying vacation folders of the Lone Star in part: “Our report shows that as of May 27th, uncollected freight charges (at NSD) were $336,013.13. This repre- Ruth Mortensen state. Sings With Sextette Vacancy Exists For sents a very satisfactory showing, particularly as compared with the high on March 31 of $757,573.92. “A\Il of the Union Pacific representatives handling this situation are greatly pleased with the fine co-operation we have received from your staff.’ The Supply Officer in Command is particularly pleased with this record and wishes to congratulate all hands concerned on the expeditious handling of 4017 cars last month. Typewriter Repairman In her off-duty hours Ruth spends t—b considerable time singing with a sexThere is an existing vacancy for a tette in Salt Lake. Also she confesses to a fondness for dancing and an as typewriter repairman at NSD, states yet unfulfilled ambition to be an air- E. E. Kavan, recorder of the Labor Board. If you know of anyone who By Mary Jane Crystal line stewardess. could fill this important position have It has been suggested that someone t—db him contact his nearest U. S. Employment Service or apply directly to ‘dream up’’ a column from Follow-Up Joe didn’t listen, look, or stop; 7 ‘the Naval Supply Depot at once. concerning the activities of that terThey dragged his car off to a shop. rifically interesting and fascinating b—eb It only took a week or two section. To make his car look good as new; We thought that it would be nice Careless housekeeping in the plant But though they hunted high and low is just one way of hanging out the to present to our reading public just They found no extra parts for Joe. what goes on way back here in the welcome sign for a fire. corner of the ‘’Ad”’ building. | might delicately suggest, upon reviewing the last statement, that there is probably more than meets the eye. But since we are dealing with generalities today, we'll save this for some future date and deal now with a few of our imBy Marge portant personalities. MODERN VERSION . of the SPEAKING OF FIRES . . . a group Most of us don’t know just where Good Samaritan is R. O. Layton, ath- of storekeepers in the southwest secthey draw the line around this place. letic director at North Davis Junior tion of the area were receiving instrucMeaning, where the Follow-Up Section High, who has tion in the use of extinguishers for ends and |. R. Section begins. But Lt. recently been classes A, B, and C fires. Instruction Cate sits down there on the “’portals’’ flooding the depot was progressing nicely when someone with the dignity becoming a Receiving with peonies. pointed to a truck parked just off the Division officer. From this position he In the dispen- depot and shouted, ‘’Look, it’s burnsurveys his domain with all the charsary Naval ing!’’ acteristics of ’’The Thinker’’—tongue and Marine barSix firman-storekeepers dashed to in cheek, eyes half closed, hair on racks .. . officers’ the rescue, and the fire was neatly back of head slightly raised. . and enlisted men’s quenched. Directly behind Lt. Cate sits Mv. mess . . . on indiCHAMPION KNOCKERS . . .of the Hull, a kindly old gentleman with vidual desks in the week are the two men who have been snow white ringlets and flowing beard. Ad. building, have producing aisle guide signs to the tune While contentedly pulling on his pipe been found exam- of 32,000 knocks a day. he may be seen surveying figures. ples of this KaysIt seems that these black and white Farther back in the corner sits Lt. ville man’s efficient home gardening. striped signs which appear at the corDeustch, sectional supervisor, and Miss COLORFUL ADDITION .. . to the ners of stacked boxes of supplies Yohnson.. The outstanding characterWAVES Tuesday-Thursday drill is the are composed of four-inch pcavds and istic of Lt. Deustch is that he has marching songs which they use to re“wed'’ hair and that he must be an place the traditional ‘‘Hup, two, three, individual possessing great finesse to four’ chant. However, it alwaysstrikes be able to handle 40 odd women— us as a little strange to hear them sing like he does. And then there is Miss out with “The Army Air Corps Song’ Yohnson—! mean Miss Johnson— followed by ‘Girls of the USN.” who puts her womanly touch to OVERHEARD ON A BUS things, anticipating all the questions— “Have some candy.” knowing all the answers. MlRcanit Just finished pulling the fierce red “If you don’t, it‘ll go to waste.” nail polish off the nails—at the same require 40 nails to a sign “Yes, but if | do, it'll go to hips.’ Figure it out for yourself by simple time ending all powers of concentraAMUSING . . . are the storehouse tion. The column has fizzled out for signs which read, “ Fires are strictly arithmetic: Forty nails to a sign. . today. 200 signs a day... 8,000 nails... prohibited on the area.’ an average of four hits a nail and you t—t Upon __inveshave 32,000 knocks. tigation, we IN THE MIDDLE, TOO? FRIENDLY TIPS for liberty find that the fiends are found in the Farragut News signs were odiThe chorus girl was telling the which states that ‘’you may call a other girls in the dressing room about iginally posted woman a kitten but you must not cail her birthday party. her a cat. You may call her a mouse “You should have seen the cake,” but you must not call her a rat. You she told her companions. ‘It was mar- “Follow-Up” “ITS A SWELL FEELING .. . to encounter first-hand the industrious cooperation of the Civilian Navy at every turn,‘ Captain Cyrus B. Kitchen, (SC), USN, Supply Officer in Command, exclaimed as he came around the corner of a freight car to chance upon this crew who were so engrossed in their unloading job that he remained unobserved for several minutes. This incident occurred during inspection of F-6. Reading from left to right: James Hines, laborer; John Thomas, laborer; Captain Kitchen; Clifford Green, storekeeper in charge, Kaysville; Ralph Widdison, snapper, Salt Lake City; Connie L. Martin, snapper, Kaysville. CROW’S<A, NEST PLEASING TO THE SOIC .. . were the many examples of keen appreciation within the Civilian Navy that safe, efficent rigging is vital for the protection of fellow workers and costly materials at Clearfield NSD. Among the many safe rigging scenes on the tour was this one caught by the camera in G-14. From left to right: Woodrow Maxwell, rigger, Hill Field dormitory; Captain Kitchen; George W. Nicholson, supervisor of Aviation Section, Sunset; Lura Maples, assistant storekeeper, Ogden; Kathryn Rawson Jr., storekeeper, Salt Lake City; Vaun Perry, storekeeper in charge, Clearfield; William Tyne, rigger, Salt Lake City. i may call her a chicken but you must velous. There were seventeen candles not call her a hen. You may call her a duck but you must not call her a goose. You may call her a vision, but you must not call her a sight. But— by order of the officer in charge of of course—everyone knows when you construction and referred to bonfires see a woman what she calls you... kindled on the open area. Wolf.” on it—one for each year.” There was a disbelieving silence for a moment or two, then her best friend smiled. “Seventeen candles, eh?” she purred. ‘‘What did you do—burn them at both ends?" POINTING WITH PRIDE . . . to shipshape stowage is W. F. Madsen, E-6 storekeeper, Ogden. Other E-6 members of the Civilian Navy with Captain Kitchen are Betty Thompson, assistant storekeeper, Layton; Edward Reed, storekeeper in charge, Ogden. |