Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, Indiana Vigilance" Volume 2 Wednesday, August 30, 1944 Number 15 - COLORS RAISED at SUB-COMMAND BOND CAMPAIGN

BURSTS and DUDS ~ "Eternal ~ Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, Indiana Vigilance" Volume 2 Wednesday, August 30, 1944 Number 15 - COLORS RAISED AT SUB-COMMAND BOND CAMPAIGN

RESULTS IN INCREASED PAYROLL SAVINGS

Preliminary figures released from the Depot War Bond office indicates that during the recent Payroll Savings Campaign many of the departments achieved the Navys' standard of excellence which is 90% or more of the per sonnel participating and buying 10% or more of the total pay roll. A total of 611 new pledges were rece_ived and 1,071 employees in creased . deductions already in force. Honor Roll An Honor Roll has been erected in front of the Administration a man Bui~ding. Departments achieving BLOOD BANK TO power shortage existing on the 95% or better of their personnel COME TO DEPOT Depot, the Navy has established participatjng in Payroll Savings an Ordnance Battalion here. The and buyi11:g 13% or more 9f their WILL BE HERE 2 DA VS 1,200 enlisted men will be quar payroll will have their names in. tered in the buildings formerly scribed on the roll. Employees are to have another known as the \VPA barracks. A bond office has been estab chance to donate blood on Sep Manpower Shortage lished in the Personnel Depart tember 8 from 10 :30 a .. m. to 2 :30 ment locaited in the Maxon Build Need for an Ordnance Battalion p. m. and on the 9th, 10:00 a. m. ing. Any change in address or in grew out of the failure to recruit bond deductions should be re to 2 :00 p. m. A mobile Red Cross some 2,000 additional workers. ferred to this office. Blood Bank will be at the i\1ain The workers are needed to meet Dispensary to collect the quota the increasing ammunition pro duction, loading and shipping MARTIN ~OUNTY WILL of 370 pints or 185 pints each schedule. OPERATE CRANE SCHOOL day. The new battalion is a separate Avoid Liquids and Fats command from the Ordnance De Local amd state school officials Coupon blanks were distributed pot and flies its own flag, a white have decided that Martin County anchor, surmounted by the words shall operate the Crane School. Monday and those desirous of "NAVAL ORDNANCE BATTAL Last year the school, which is g1vmg blood are to return the ION," with the words, "CRA1IB, 80 feet over the Daviess County data to the Dispensary. Upon tts IN'DIANA," underneath. The whole line, was operated by Madison receipt, the employee will be is on a field of blue. It was of Township, Daviess County, al notified o.f the time to report for ficially commissioned Sunday, though practically all pupils live the test, and the donation, if ac (Continued on page four) in Martin County. This year the cepted. school buildings and land will be Prospective donors are not to transfe1•red from Daviess to Mar eat any food nor drink anything Please Refer to Page 2 tin County and operated by P;-ny except water for four hours be For Depot Policy. Township, Martin County. fore visiting the Bank.

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BURSTS AND DUDS Published Semi-Monthly Captain Outlines Depot Policy at the The mission of this Depot is for an honest days work. Let's Naval Ammunition Depot to assemble, load, receive, ship play ball and continue at our. Crane, Indiana. and store ammunition and ord tasks until the whistle blows. A In The Inter est Of Navy, Mar ine nance materials as directed by and Civilian Personnel the Bureau of Ordnance. half-hour ~ allowed after end WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1944 The primary and governing of work to get washed up, change Vol. 2 No. 15 factors in accomplishing the clothes and get from working above are:- areas to your transportation. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE" (a) Safety in all operations. Every opportunity will be given OFFICER IN CHARGE for advancement to higher rat (b) Accuracy in all details. En sign B. L. Willis ings as soon as you can qualify EDIT OR, "Pere" Turner (c) Volume of production aft in accordance with Depot and er conditions (a) and (b) are Civil Service Regulations. Your CIRCULATION, P . H. Donham met. Depot T elephone 4121 position and wage scale depend The primary policy of the De entirely upon your OWN EF SCHOOL DAYS APPROACH pot will be not to accept DE FORTS and your WILLINGNE S FEAT in ANY FORM. We will to ASSUME RESPOXSIBILITY. "School days, school days, rlear meet our production schedules, \Ve think we have the best De ol d golden rule days" is in the unload our freight cars promptly pot in the Country. Our problem air once again. make our shipments on time and is to convince others of this fact. Thousands, yes millions, of perform all tasks assigned if Our objective will be to win the teen- agers will yell, flagrantly HUMANELY POSSIBLE. Navy "E" which is held by many scamper, maul and romp on their The further policy of the De other Depots. To accomplish thi , way to the 'liLtle ol' red school pot will be to give a fair wage we must:- h ou se' within the next few days (a) Improve our pro

CHAPLAIN MARTIN THE PADRE'S PALAVER COMES ABOARD Somewhere along the roadside Lt. John Quincy Martin, ChC of our great and beautiful coun V (S), USNR, first chaplain to be try I have seen the sign, "SAL assigned to the Depot reported VATION IS FREE." What a mis aboard Monday, August 14, com take. \Vhat a misconception. Too ing by way of Great Lakes fol many Christians think and act lowing a three months hospital like that today. They treat lifo ization. Prior to going to Great as though the Eternal Verities Lakes he had duty aboard the are banded out like beggar's USS LASALLE and had also had pence, but to the thinking Chris service in the southwest and cen tian this is far from the truth. tral Pacific area. Our's is no beggar's pittance. Chaplain Martin was born in Our's is a King's ransom. The Cincinnati. He holds an A.B. from price is life itself, fully lived. Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio Your chaplain covets the privi and an S.T.B. degree from Sea lege of revealing to you and lead bury-\Vestern Theological Sem ing you in complete living. inary, Evanston, Ill. Rev. Martin was ordained Dea MOVE TO CRANE con in the Episcopalian Church GUNNER BOOTH GIVEN in December, 1929 and was made UNIT CITATION AWARD Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gentry of a Priest in 1931. He has served near Sandborn and l\Ir. and Mrs. parishes in Ohio, Michigan, Min In a military ceremony held Charles S. Edwards of Fayette ncsola, New Jersey and Pennsyl Saturday, August 19 on the Mar ville, have moved to Crane. vania. ine tennis courts, Chief Gunner Mrs. Gentry operates an auto Earl _ A. Booth, USN, received a matic fork lift at 119. l\lrs. Ed facsimile of the Presidential wards works at 1 t 9 also as a Unit · Citation given the person checker. nel of the First Marine Division, Reinforced, for outstanding ser DIES SUDDENLY vice from August 7 to December 9, 1942. Funeral services for \Villiam The facsimile of the original Fender, 64, Bedford, were held at citation, together with a ribbon Bedford, l\londay, August 21., bar with blue enameled star, was Burial was in Beech Grove ceme presented to Gunner Booth by tery. Captain L. L. Hunter, command Mr. Fender, who was employed ing officer. Naval, l\larine and in the tool crib at the Star Shell WAVE officers attended the pre Machine Shop, died suddenly at sentation. bis home, .Saturday, August i9, from a heart attack. ROCKET RANGER UNDERGOES OPERATION WARTIME TELEPHONE HINTS Mrs. Bernice Henderson who Plan Your Telephone Calls. submitted to a major operation Before making a Long Distance ·wednesday, August 16 at the LT. JOHN Q. MARTIN Dunn Memorial Hospital has call, take the time to jot down all the points you intend to Prior to entering the Navy he been returned to her home in was rec~or of Calvary Church, Crane. discuss. That way you won't Philadelphia. He was also Dean of forget something important the Convocation of West Phila OFFICERS PROMOTED and will probably save the time delphia. and trouble of making another Chapl~in Martin is married Five Dapot officers have re call that would require the use and lives .at Crane. He has two ceived promotions since August of a crowded circuit. children. He maintains an office 1. They were Lt. Comdr. Wil On "long haul" routes par in the Marine Barracks and also liam T. Nesbit to Comdr; Lt. (jg} ticularly, every single call that one in the Administration Build J. L. Robinet to Lt. and Ens. A. can be avoided helps others ing at Naval Ordnance Battalion K. Behlert, K. J. Kay and W. J. get through just a little fas Barracks. Zaggy to Lt. (jg). ter. PAGE FOUi\ BURSTS AND DUDS 'WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1944

COLORS RAISED USO Club rooms August 15. De VETERAN OF TARAWA pot employees who attended in NOW AT THE DEPOT (Continued from page one) cluded Virginia Haste, Personnel Pfc. Leroy Gardner Jr., USMC, August 20, with Lt. Comdr . J am es office, Hazel Aikens, Pyrotechnic son of l\lrs. Harley Sheeks, Bed Moran as aommanding officer. office, Theresa Siciliani, Supply ford, has been transferred to the Marine detachment. The transfer Department and Helen Harris, was effective August 14 upon the Cleo Ne lson, Imogene Anderson completion of a 30- day furlough. and Ruth Thurman of the Navy Gardner enlisted in the Marine Construction office. Corps in January, 1943 and serv ed 14 months in the SWP area BEDFORD NURSE after finishing his basic training NOW IN ENGLAND at San Diego. He was woundeii at Tarawa and was sent to a hos Lt. J ewell Bennett, Bedford, pital in New Zealand. Since bis who is serving with the Army recovery, he has been stationed Nurses Corps and was formerly at Oakland, Calif. stationed in Belfast, Ireland, is SOLOMON'S VETERAN now located in England. GIVEN DISCHARGE Lt. Bennett is the daughter of Jack Bennett, former Mine Fill Cpl. Austin Vail, USMC, veter- ing employee, now working at an of the Solomon Islands' cam 146. paign whose poem "The Battle of the Solomons" was published in JIMMY JUNIOR, the Anniversary Edition of Bursts KING AT QUEENS and Duds, December 1, has been discharged from the Great Lakes LT. COMDR. JAMES MO RAN Mr. and Mrs. J ames "Jimmy" Naval Hospital with a 92% disa- ~ Queen, Shoals, are the parents of bility rating. Most of the enlisted men have a son , James, born August 15 Cpl. Vail served as Capt. E. G. minor physical disabilities which at the Daviess County Hospital, Oberlin's orderly from December make them uns uitable for com \Vashington . Jimmy is employed 3, 1943 until transferred to the bat duty. They will be used in the as a time checker at 105. NaYa! Hospital, April 13, 194i. field areas to load and stor e am munition, thus relieving able bodied civilian field cr ews fo r work in the production plants and r elated activi ties. Offers Opportunities Depot officials discu ssing the establishment of the battalion and the tr ansfer of present field cr ew personnel to production and assembly plants, point"d out that such a m ove will pr ovide oppor tunities for many employees to work at jobs i:equ iring a higher degree of skill th an their pr esent jobs, . thus enabling them to qualify for better r a tings. They al so made it plain t hat no em ployee would lose his job as a result of the tran sfer of field Members of the Labor Board office force who attended a fare cr ews to production plants. well party for one of their number. :\lary Lee Richardson, at Bloomington, August 9. Left to right, they are: Dorothy GIRL CADETTES GUESTS Heaton, Hazel Rawlings, Helen Pielemeier, Loi Bryant. Don AT FREE,MAN FIELD DANCE \ Villiams, Phyllis Faulk, Bernard Gallagher, Searle Bridwell, P hillip Lapping, Margaret Byers, l\Iary Lee Richardson (the Appr oximately 35 members of honoree) Ann Easton and Betty Galloway. Guests not includ the Gir l Cadettes of the Bedfo r d ed in the picture were l\lrs. B. E. Gallagher, Mrs. Searle Servicemen 's Club were guests Bridwell and son, Porter, Lowell Curtis, James Richard:-:on at a dance at the Freeman Field and Felix l\lL Barker. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1944 BURSTS AND DUDS PAGB .FIVB

EDWARDS, GUARD, Following the ceremony a re PRINT SHOP EMPLOYEE'S WEDS JUDY SPEARS ception for the newly-weds was ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED held at the Bloomington USO Center. It was arranged by Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Clark, Odon, Sam Fagan, USO hostess. have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Bettie to Earl PLANS TO ENTER COLLEGE Coe, son of l\Ir. and Mrs. T. T. Coe, Jamestown, Ky. Don Williams, Odon, a clerk at the Labor Board, is resigning, effective tomorrow. He plans to enter Frank lin College September 9. Don has gathered the "Splinters From the Labor Board" for the past year and has forwarded them faith fully to BURSTS AND DUDS.

RITCHEY-MYERS WEDDING ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Verna Brammer, Odon, has announced the marriage of MRS. ROLAND EDWARDS her niece, Vera Madge Meyers to Mrs. Emma Charles, Bedford, Pfc. Paul E. Ritchey, son of Mr. has anrn;mnced the marriage of and Mrs. Obe Ritchey, also of her daughter, Judy Spears to Odon. The wedding took place Rol and "Polk" Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Edwards, also Thursday, August 17, at the Odon of Bedford. The wedding took Methodist Church where the Rev. Charles Johnson read the double place Friday, August 18, at MISS BETTIE CLARK Brownstown. ring service. Both l\Ir. and Mrs. Edwards are Mr. Coe, who is a mechanical Both the bride and groom are el}1ployedl on the Depot. Mr. Ed engineer, is connected with the wards is a member of the Coast graduates of Odon high school. construction company that is Guard police force. Mrs. Edwards Pfc. Ritchey is stationed at Camp building the Continental High is employed at the Post Exchange Polk, La., with the U. S. Army. way_ between Alaska and Pana Laundry: They will make their Mrs. Ritchey is employed in the ma. He is located in San Isidro, Costa Rica where he bas charge home in Bedford. Ammunition office. of machinery repairs. CRANE SERVICE COUPLE For the past 18 months, l\Iiss WEDS ~T BLOOMINGTON Clark has been employed in th~ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillis, Depot Print Shop. She is an ex Coshocton, Ohio, have announced pert offset and lithograph press the marriage of their daughter, operator and prior to leaving the Ethel Phillis, Slc, a member of Depot, August 19, enjoyed the the WAVES to Pfc. Kenneth V. distinction of being one of the Michel, of the Marine Guard and very few lilho press operators in son of Mr. and Mrs. V. Michel, the territory between Indianap Lake Cbarles, Louisiana. The olis and the Ohio River. wedding took place August 12 at the Bloomington First Methodist DOROTHY WELLMAN'S Church where the Rev. J. Kenneth HUSBAND WOUNDED Forbes read the single ring ser vice. Dorothy \Vellman, mechanic Mr. and Mrs. Michel and their learner at 1 .\5, bas been notified attendants were in uniform for by the \Var Department that her the wedding. Margaret Schnettler husband, Pfc. Arthur R. \Vell S 1 c, served as maid of honor and man, was wounded in action in Pfc. H. A. Woodhouse, USMC France, July 28. He is in an English was best man. MR. AND l\IRS. PAUL RITCHEY hospit.al. ' PAGE SIX BURSTS AND DUDS WEDKESDAY, AUGUST 30, i944 will receive bis pilots' wings. MOTHER OF F ICI ATES- Young McCall graduated from AT DAUGHTER'S W EDDING Odon high school with the class of 1943. Following - bis gradua tion, he was sworn in as an Avia tion Cadet and in November of the same year was sent to Jeffer son Barracks, Mo. In January, 19 4 4, he was transferred to Kent University, Kent, Ohio, and re mained there until July when be was sent to San Antonio. The boy's father, David Sr., a corporal in the USMCR, is sta tioned on the Depot. His mother, Mrs. Georgia McCall is employed .as a munitions worker at Motor Assembly.

FUNERAL SERVICES HELD

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary LT . (jg) IDoNALD ROYER Vaughn,. 80, East Oolitic, were MOUNTED "ARINE WEDS held at East Oolitic Saturday, COMMISARYI CLERK August 19 Burial was in the l\IRS. DOROTHY NICKERSON HopkiRs cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Anthony, Mrs. Vaughn was the grand Lawrence Anderson, Kokomo, Jasonville, have announced the has announqed the marriage of mother of Harold Manion, a marriage of their daughter, Doro his daughter , \Vaneda, S1c, one checker at. 66 and l\Irs. Ruby Nor of the Comm isary clerks, to Cpl. man, employed in the Star Shell thy to Kenneth Nickerson, RT3c, Dallas "Tex'1 Pendergast, son of Sewing Room. son of :\Ir. and l\Irs. 0. C. l\"ick l\Ir. and Mq. Harry Pendergast, erson, vValtham, Mass. The wed a member o~ the Depot Mounted DIVINE SERVICES ding took place August 16 at the Marine GuarFI. 'rhe wedding took AssPmbly of God Church at Ja place Saturday, August 19, at the 0800-Holy C o m m u n i o n h ome o f the, bride's sister, Mr·s. (Episcopal) Recreation Hall, som ille with the Rev. Mrs. An Roy St. Peter, Lebanon, Ind., Industrial Area. thony, mother of the bride read where the RF. Mr. Barnett read 0900- Holy C o mm u n i on ing the double rmg service. 1\lar the sin gle rilng service. ·Recreation Hall, Naval Bar jorie Stalcup, a cous:n of the Both bride and groom and their racks. bride was maid of honor. Doug attendants "!ere in full uniform. 0945- Roinan Catholic Mass. las Nickerson, brother of the Pfc. Louis Wayne, USMC, at Busses to accomodate those bridegroom served as best man. tended Cpl. I Pendergast as best wishing to attend this service Following a three-day honey man. Crane ~ AVE Shirley Wal will leave: moon, spent at the home of the ters, CK3c ias maid of honor. 0915-Naval Barracks. bride's parents, Radioman Nick 0930-\VAVES' Barracks. erson returned to his staticm. CORPORAL'S SON GETS 0930-Trailer Camp. Mrs. Nickerson plans to continue PRE-FLIGHT TRAINING 1045-General Service and in the Personnel office. Sermon Recreation Hall, Naval NEW GUINEA VETERAN David Scott1 McCall Jr., 18, son Barracks. of Cpl. and Mrs. David McCall Busses to accomodate· those TO VISIT PARENTS Sr ., wh o re~ide1 at Cran e is one wishing to attend this service of 214 Hoorier boys receiving wi'll leave: Mr. and Mrs. Tallie Ray are pr e-flight ti aining at the San 1015- vVAVES' Barracks. looking forward to a visit from An tonio Aviatio1 n Cadet Center. 10 15- Transportation Office. their son, Cpl. ·wayne Ray, who At the comp[etion of a rigorous, 1025- Trailer Camp. has spent the last two years in 10-week pr~gram of instruction Chaplain's Office, Marine New Guinea. cover in g military, academic and Barracks, North- east Porch l\Ir. Ray, a former member of physical inst ruction he will em Administration Building, Nav the Coast Guard police force, is bark upon a Jong period of flight al B arracks, South Door. John now employed as a car inspector tr aining. At the conclusion he '.}uincy Martin, Chaplain, USNR. by the Milwaukee railroad. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1944 BURSTS AND DUDS

"D" LOADING, mises to be a much larger turn CREW 3 out at future gatherings. We wonder if it is the fruits of Sorry that we missed out on the a practical joker or simply a MAKING last issue but you see we also trick of Fate that causes all the missed a few steps, strained a stray pups of the community to THE \l, ligament, and was laid up for a be deposited on our doorstep. Of few days so it wasn't our fault course we like dogs, but gee whiz, ROUNDS altogether. Here's hoping it won't too much is too much. happen again, soon. OF AMMUNITION We're glad to see Jess Bently Another one of our WAVES is By Dobbins and Love back, after his vacation. Hope sporting a brand new name. you had a good time, Jess. Waneda Anderson said "I do" Flash! Something new has been Mrs. Leon Hulen whose hus Saturday, August 19, to Dallas added. \Ve refer to three new '·Tex" Pendergast and now an band recently joined our staff of "sparklers." It seems that every ewers to the name of Mrs. Pen leaders is convalescing after a ones' romance is coming to a cli major operation. \Ve wish her a dergast. "Tex" is a Corporal in our Mounted Marine troop. max the~e days. Van Horn, At speedy recovery. kinson and Chambers have now Joe \Valdridge is back again We haven't heard anything had their names added to the afler a serious illness. Glad to definite about new bus sched "Taken" list. Gene can't boast welcome you back, Joe. ules for other towns besides tl1at her hobby is men; now. She'll Pauline Horning, our office Bloomington but Lhe rumors and have to use the singular form girl, has left us but Wilma Ed implications sound awfully good of the noun. -mundson is doing a swell job in to us who'd like to go somewhere Three must be our lucky num her absence. else once in a while. Our press rooms are mighty ber. In addition to our three ro The new PX is really "super" mances we also have three new busy places these days with and we do mean "super." It re three crew shifts going full girls. They are Betty Brandy minds us of the old "corner drug berry, from Hartland, Maine; blast. \Ve wish to thank the peo store" back home where the gang ple who have come to us in an Ruth Piper from Virginia and used to hang out after the movie. Marie Parkhill, Leavenworth, Ind. swr.r to our rail for help. It's a little bit of all right, no Speaking of smiles, a good per \Villiam Shaw is now working kiddin'. with Frank Albano, our mainte centage of them come from Pun \Var news of the kind we are nance man. Hope you like us Bill. cer's corner these days. The hearing these days is most Joel Kormorn, \Yard Clements, reason: letters from a "certain Lansing Byers and Jimmie Moore gratifying, and we hope and pray Marine." that before many more weeks seem to be "gluttons for some Mozelle Overton left us last have passed we shall be hearing thing or other." We understand week. She plans to enter Olivet the "best news of all." According -• that they work all night and College, Kankakee, Ill. Good luck, to all indications and predictions then traipse all over Southern "Mozie." that time can be "any time, Indiana all day - result, seven Members of the Ammunition squirrels. But maybe Lansing will now," but in the meantime let's "Keep Our Fingers Crossed," Shipment and Storage office have better luck, next time. force got together one day last We still.have the "Good House "Keep Praying" and · "KEEP PASSING THE AMMUNITION." week end "cooked up" a surprise keeping" banner and our aim birthday dinner for two of their now is to keep it. \Vhat say, huh? members, Lt. H. N. Sager and OWENS BROTHERS Josie Bowman. Lt. Sager, whose HO!.D REUNION DRIFTWOOD FROM / birthday cake was "dee-licious," THE WAVES despite th.e fact that it had three By Mary Gilbert, S*3c Morris Owens, Y3c, and Fred too many candles on it, was lur erick Owens, MM2c, sons of Mr. ed to t_he basement of_ the Adm. Church services under our new and Mrs. Roy Owens, Needmore, Building by Lt. J. C. Laws for an Chaplain have been very grati held an impromptu reunion when "important conference" while fying, with a reverent spirit that the dinner was being spread and they met at Pearl Harbor about has somehow been lacking in for almost missed out on it, waiting. mer weeks. S i n c e reporting a month ago according to Fred It was a delightful party and aboard the station, Chaplain Mar erick who has since visited his everyone hopes the honorees will tin has instigated several new parents, making the trip home have still more fried chicken next programs, among them a cho.ir by plane. year. • for both enlisted men .and Mr. Owens, father of the boys, P. S. - Congratulations to WAVES. First practice was not is employed on the Depot Hi-Ex "Grandpappy" \V. F. "Mac" Mc too well attended but there pro- Supervisor crew. , Clure .

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Many new names are heard, BUILDING 143 and new faces seen, around Mine By Thelma Shake INDUSTRIAL SHOPS Filling these days. And, too, Maybe we should start this by many old ones are missing, column by telling you something Minnie Lou among them our girls and boys about ourselves. \Ve're from the who have really done good work Star Shell area which accounts You should see all the medals during the past summer but for our wearing green badges. we have over here. Fred Hill, our have stopped now to listen for the ringing of the school bells. No longer is this a "man·s blacksmith, bas six bars on his paradise." \Ve have a number of Citation Award-one for being Dovie Harper underwent a major operation last week and is women working here now. They a blood donor, one for bond de are Pauline St. Clair, i\lary Ping, ductions, one for beneficial sug on the sick list while Lafe Kirk Norena Hamilton, Lucille Riggs gestions, one for six months is back on the job after nursing a sore thumb for several days. and Clonia Simpson in addition Merit Card and two for one year to the writer. Merit Cards. Arlie Harris has one Woodrow Bateman who is -sta with a six months Merit Cdrd bar, tioned at Camp Wheeler, Ga., We're sorry to have lost Don two one year Merit Card bars and brother of Clorus Bateman, visit Plummer and Omer Baker who a bond deduction bar; Bruce Em ed us ·wednesday, August 22. A transferred to the Star Shell ery one with a six months Mer friend of his, Thomas Stroud who night crew. Here's hoping they it card bar, a one year Merit Card has just returned from Australia, like it. bar and a bond deduction bar was with him. \Ve hope you en From what we bear, l\Ir. Nail and Maurice Benjamin one with joyed your visit, fellows. makes "hair-trigger" decisions. a six months Merit Card bar and And in closing we wish to ex When be realized that he couldn't a bond deduction bar. Maybe you press our sympathy to Lucille catch fish fishing from a boat, think we aren't proud of them. McKinney whose father died Aug he dived in after them. It took She has stars in her eyes and a ust 11, 1944. him several days to recuperate. sparkle on her finger-our Doris So far we haven't been able to has. Last week Loren Lambeth decide which is the better euchre PERSONNEL PERSONALS of Carlisle slipped a ring on her player, Adamson or Nail. One By Virginia Haste finger and wedding bells are to morning Adamson says Nail owes ring soon. him five cokes. The next morning The Personnel Office is now Jo_ Johnnie Nell is away on two Nail says Adamson owes him six. cated in the old Maxon Office Figure it out for yourself. weeks leave. Elmer Chandler is Building, the move having been also on a vacation. Scuttlebutt accomplished last week. \Ve are has it that he is really on a sec now nicely settled and ready to ond honeymoon. He and Mrs. take care of all new applicants. Chandler plan to visit their daughter who works in the East Bells! bells! beJls ! \Ve've been and then go on to Niagara Falls. hearing them for the last two Careful, Elmer, there's a lot of weeks. First it was wedding bells water there and it's awfully wet. when our Dorothy up and married her "sailorman" and now it's school bells. MINE FILLI NG The school bells hit us harder By Lydia Franklin than the wedding bells. Dorothy murmured "I do" and came on Well, here we are, back again, back to work but when the school but news in Mine Filling this bells started ringing Adele Liva week seems to be about as scarce grabbed up her books and hur as the proverbial "hen's teeth." ried away to Bloomington to start Meanwh ile, here•~ a tip-if any her Sophomore year at I. U. and of you know anything why not John Briscoe took off for Lyons let us in on it and we'll pass it to continue coaching a good along to " our public." basketball team-we hope. Wedding bells will soon be ring From the "scuttlebutt" we've Sorry to hear about Clifton's ing for Charles Bahr who has been hearing, Betty McHenry and mashed toes. That means anoth announced his engagement to Doris Skirvin must have located er shoe stamp as he had to cut Anna Ruth Lee of Elnora. Both an old paint brush and a can of the toe out of his shoe in order are employed here. Better teJl us red paint somewhere when Betty to wear it. \Vhy don't you get all about it Charlie. That will be spent a recent week end in wise, Cliff? Get yourself a pair of news to look forward to. Bloomington. SAFETY SHOES. \VEDNESDAY,AUGUST 30, 1944 BURSTS AND DUDS Jl.AlDlfflfJI Traylor have obtained their re leases and are among the miss SURVEILLANCE BUILDING 102-3 ing. Lorene has moved to Chi cago. TEST by \Ve miss Bill Chandler who is Julia Pouchian away on sick leave, and wish by him a speedy recovery. And an other thing, Bill, don't forget to Sophia Asdell take those "Cure-All" pills. One of our munition workers, Dianna Lewis' has returned Ada Toon, left us last week after from Little Rock, Ark., after working here for the past two spending two weeks with her \Vhen Geneva Mitchell resigned years. She was employed at 102 husband, Pvt. Spencer Lewis. the other day to take care of her when the building first opened Margaret Hatfield has also re mother whose health is failing, for production. She has worked turned after being off for sev we said our goodbyes with a here all this time with the excep eral days and are we ever glad. tion.,of a month spent at Booster pitch-in dinner. It was our "first" Sure misesd her. but as Mr. Johnson says, "Let's and a month at 101 while taking Can anyone trll us who the her Munition \Yorkers' training. mysterious "Little Gal" is who is not make it our last by any \V. H. \Vhite, who has just com seen with the new chauffeur? means." pleted the installation of our And why Fern likes to go to Patsy Marshall, our newcomer aulomatic stacking machines and the Dispensary so often. \Ve've Ens. Philtip Hermann, have al from French Lick, is taking noticed that if she can't have a Geneva's place at the typewriter. so left us. Mr. Hermann will be nice toothache or a sore throat away three weeks. \Velcome, Patsy, hope you learn she goes and rolls an 8-inch to like us. We have a new Ordnanceman projectile on her toes.. Ouch I "Jude" Krueger, our foreman, now, Paul Tarr from 105. We Couldn't be Nirk, could it Fern? and Bill l\Iorgan and Harley are glad to have him with us and And how in the world did Pate Benson, all of whom have been know that he is going to help us eYer rale a chicken dinner with out a lot. a certain person? \Vhy couldn't absent on sick leave, are back on the job. Pearl Burton of 101 transfer the rest of us have been in on ired here last week and Charles it? Percy Robinson has taken a Stuffle cq.me over from Lt. R. D. And last, but not least, has week's leave and has gone to Smith's maintenanCB crew. His an~·one notic,ed the "sparkler" on Ohio to visit his mother who is duties are to keep our new ma Mima's finger? Better take our in very poor health. chines in operation. advice Jess, and look before you Mary Lambert took a notion Edgar Sipes and Caleb Carr leap. She sure is a headache- !! to can peaches-just in case who have been working here for l\1ike should decide to "pop the several weeks on an outside ROCKET RANGERS question." That's why she is crew, haye transferred over to By l\Iary Stackhouse spending a week at Carlisle. our payroll. Glad to have you, They'll have peaches anyway, boys. Ens. Hobson is back with us, whether they haYe cream or not. Fred 'Junior' Gregory and Earl after his trip to California. Seemingly Ralph Bowden can't Burton have transferred to other \Ve wish to express our sym decide whether he wants to live activities with higher ratings. pathy to Dear! Cooper whose in town or in the country. If he \Ve wish them the best of luck mother died Sunday, August 20. isn't moving to the country he's and hope they'll like their new \Ve understand "Knothead" moving to town-and vice versa. jobs. Hrnrlerson is getting along fine, What's the trouble, Ralph? Can't following her operation for ap your Ouija board help you, or is THE TARGETEERS FROM 108 pt>ndicilis last week at the Dunn this the place where the "Lady By Sunshine and Mirna Hospital. \Ve're looking forward of the House" bas the last word. to seeing hPr back on the range. Greetings from 108 and a great \Ve're also looking forwarrl to Ola Belle and Mabel have been big "Howdy" to Betty Harring seeing Karl Harder again after making a lot of trips to Bed ton, Doris Buress and Laura his fingPr heals. ford, lately. \Yonder if they Smedley who have joined our Our welcome mat is out for really did go to see "Knothead" group recently. Grorge Street, Jasper and \Vil as they say they did? \Ve are sure sorry to lose so liam Huff from 69. Hope you "Ears" Sparks and Bob Parker many of our gang by transfer, frllows \Yill like your new jobs. ha-..-e resigned to reenter school. lately. Mirna is pining her heart "Tex" Baker sure loves her Sorry to lose you, boys and hope aviay for Goo-Goo. nursery rhymes, especially "Old you will be with us again, some Lorene Sot].ter and Maxine Mother Huba rd." time. PAGE TEN BURSTS AND DUDS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, i 944 witches over to the Cafeteria and ECHOES FROM THE rest assured that they will re SALVAGE UNITS ceive a pleasant smile to go with By Bert Edwards BUILDING 142 their soup and coffee. By Winnie Hilt Melba Baker has been absent House cleaning time at Yard on accou.nt of illness. \Ve missed her singing and hope she returns R-302 and it's beginning to look to work real soon. like a real Salvage Yard should And now to welcome a new look. All the material unfit for \Ve want! to extend our best comer, Susie Kenies from the In use has been removed and most wishes to Mrs. Belvia Martin who spection Department, to our of the tank a11d cartridge cases has taken over Helen Lopat's job gang. Susie is just a "little mite" have been restowed. The entire as forelady. Keep up the good but a "swellelegant" worker so yard has been covered with chip work, Mrs. Martin. we'll not say "pull up a chair, limestone by the l\1aintenance Cupid's arrows seem to be fly Susie," but we'll pull it up for Department and the stone has ing thick and fast. Could it be you so that you can make your been rolled down. The work has that he is aiming at our jolly self at home with us until the been under the supervision ol Lt. litile brunette and one of Loo next issue. John Danner and Chief Torpedo gootee's favorite musicians? man George Normand. Soms folks waste their money SPLINTERS FROM THE Since the stone chips have been on "wine and women" but not LABOR BOARD applied: andi rolled down it is our Mrs. Crouse. Confidentially By Don Williams much easier for Yard Foreman she splurges with her nickels Bob Stevens to get around. You puts 'em in juke boxes so she can The Labor Board office force know-bunions, corns and sore listen to Roy Acuff. practically held a reunion of their feet. We had to say "goodbye" to own one night during the Odon Roy Reynolds has returned to Willard Hunter of Cliff Guth "Old Settlers' Reunion." It seem work on Crew "D" after th~ ill rie's group last week. His Uncle ed that almost everyone of us ness and death of his wife. had the same idea-"To set' with Sam calle~ him for a new job. Aided by a gasoline cut off saw Best of luck, Willard, hope you the Old Settlers." However, there was not much settin' done." which has been added to the make the Navy. carpenter's equipment, Carpenter \,Ve've a new crew of 16 sailors \Ve sure do like one idea prac 0. L. Taylor, aided by Herbert from the Navy Pier at Chicago ticed in our office-namely, the Ferguson and Clarence King of w o r k i n g next door under "bring a box of candy on your Crew "C" and Andrew Deckard of Frenchie. Sevrral states are rep birthday" idea. \Ve enjoyed some Crew "E" are busy making pal resented in the group-Indiana of the contents of at least three lets for the Yard. (Bedford), Colorado, Michig,an, boxes of delicious confections Dale Christenberry is now an Illinois and West Virginia, to during the past month. operator of one of the new Die - mention a few. They all agree \Ve had to say "goodbye" to el automatic, fork-lifting ma that they hke it better here than Margaret Thompson and Lowell chines. serving cnow and cleaning G.I. Curtis the other day, much as we cans-and they also like our In hated to do so. Margaret left us Carl Ru sell of Crew "D" vis diana girls. to work in the Ration Board of ited bis daughter, Mrs. Eva Pow fice and Lowell transferred to ers, who is in the hospital at SHOP SHAVIN'S the Safety Department. \Ve're Robinson, III., last Sunday. By Nelle L. Axe sure going to miss Gert's sing Eugene Keller and Ozro \Vright Sorry that we were A\VOL last ing-especially her rendition of have erected display benches near issue but we just couldn't make "No Letter Today"-and it won't the office on Yard R-302 that are it. Talk about work-~he girls seem natural not to be able to attracting a lot of attention. All are really "doing their bit," not hear the "ka-ping" of Curt's to the different size cartridge cases to mention the fact that our own bacco juice against the spittoon used by the Xavy are displayed Hon. Bob Evans has been seen any more. on one of the benches while the several times recently operating \Ve gave friendly, welcoming different powder and cartridge the Drills. handshakes to two newcomers tan~s are shov.r1 on the other. \Ve were glad to see our boss, who replaced Bert and Lowell, Everett l\loore of Crew "C" Mr. Helphenstine, the other day. though. They are Arliss Burke picked up the wrong cap when Sure hope he comes back real of Loogootee and Betty Connors be started to leave home the soon, to stay, of Bedford. Betty's husband, other morning but didn't realize We've heard it said that those Billy, who is now in service, for it until he reached the Guard who may be allergic to pork in merly worked on the Depot. \Ve gate and discovered that he had any and all of its shapes and hope you girls will enjoy our no badge. Bet you he will be styles can take their own sand- "Boarding Place." more careful from this time on. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1944 BURSTS AND DUDS PAGE ELEVEN Housing Shortage A Bottleneck

CALLAHANS HOLD Depot officials announced today FAMILY REUNION that lack of rooms, apartments by and rental houses within com Dot The Old Settlers' annual reun muting distance of the Depot is and ion at Odon lasted three days but hindering the acquisition of new Deen the reunion -at the Alva Callahan workers. A housing project is be home, Odon, has lasted almost ing set up in the Labor Board of Had you stepped in the door two weeks. fice and any employee with ren here at 64 last week you would The Callahans have two sons, tal property or knowing of such Alvan G. and Alva H. Both have should contact the office at once. have noticed several changes and been in the service since Novem seen some new faces. \Ve wel ber, 1943. HELP WANTED comed Faye Bierbaum and Va co On August 17, Alvan G. who Magill as newcomers and said, ~:;- is a sergeant in the Army Fi- STENOGRAPHERS AND TYP "Well, well, glad to see YOU nance Department at Fort Riley, ISTS-Urgent need. Employees back" to Bob eiler who ha~ been Kansas, arrived home for a fur able to pass Civil Service Exam absent for some time. \Ve also lough. At the time of his arrival ination as typists, not working said goodbye to several worker:;. he told his parents his visit would as a typist or stenographer at among them l\1argaret Benning have been perfect had his broth present, are requested to report ton, Viva O'Donald, Deloris Dud er, Alva H. been home. Monday, to the Labor Board Office at once. ley, June Owens, Virginia Spen August 21, Alva H. who is a ser •rhose qualifying will be rerated cer, l\Iary Louise Tanniehill, and geant in the Medical Department as typists as vacancies occur. last but not least, our meo:senger at Camp Barkley, Texas, walked Names of persons who can qual boy, Damon Xolan. in unannounced and the reunion ify as typists hut not employed Incidentally, we've heard somP was complete. on tlw Drpot at the prP"ent time tall tales but none like thr>se tolrt Mr. Callahan, father of the are also wanted by the Labor by Hudson who went squirrel boys, is employed at the Star Board. hunting the other day. Shell Machine Shop. He operates PRESS ROO:\1 WORKERS - Ry- the-way, speaking of squir the tumbler machine. There are still a few vacancies rels, if you would be interested for both men and women in the in squirrels, see l\Ir. Attridge. LENERZ WEDS Press Room at 104, particularly \Ve've received a lPtter from AT INDIAN HEAD on thr 3 :30 to 2 :00 a. m. shift. nur former "box-car" man, Jack PROJECTILE WORKERS - Randers. Glad to hear that every According to information re Men needed at 105, both day and thing is fine with you, Jack. ceived from Indian Head, Md., night shifts. H. A. Lenerz, Chief Yeoman in. HELP \VANTED--The follow WAREHOUSE NEWSBITS the offic;e of Comdr. H. K. Mac ing requisitions for workers are \\'e "Urely hated to say good Lean while the latler was Exec pending in the Labor Board and bye to Lillian \Vt'lborn and Dym utive Officer h ere has married a qualified applicants are invitrd plP Pruitt. Wish you a lot of member of the WAVES. The wed to submit Application Form 57. luck. µ"iris ... \Yonder where our ding tonk place August 22, at In Jf qualified ltH'Y will bP rPrated: snpenisor get-: his wavy hair? dian Head. Chirf Lenrrz was l\1::irhini.;:t, Fi9.l2 pPr da~·; plumb II ow are thosP. "cold wave'· per 1ransfcrred to Milledgeville, Ga., rr. $9_ I:?; plumbrl''s h r l per, manPnl ". Roy? ... \Vhat are two when Comdr. MacLean left Crane ~<).lo: f'lrrtririan. $9.1~; sheet SllHl.11 girls going to dn, now? Xo to assume command of the m" I a I work•'r, $9.1:?; joiner, morp small -.izf' !:-lacks. \Yonder Georgia J')lant and later went $9.1:?; rnndurtnr. x, .9'!: brakr if rlresses woultl be thP an,:wer ,vith him lo Indian Hearl. man. Fi7 .;>'.?; par kn, $6.96: Pn lo the question? ... Glad towel µ-ineering rlraftsman. $1,800 per rnmP Dorothy Padgett hack ... By salvaging food refuse-gar annum: traffic rlf'l"k, $2,300 per and hope for a speedy rPcovei·y bage, grease and bones-the Navy annum. for i\-larri<' ... Romanrp :-PPm: will realize about $1,500.000 dur POWER SEWING MACHINE lo hr in blnnm in thP RPcPiYin;:r ing 19H. Hog raisrrs will pay the OPERATORS-lJri:rPnt Tl<'Prl for at C1·Pw ... hmv about it, Ebi,• and Navy $750,000 for g·arbage col least 50 womPn who haYc had ex Francis??? Rure mi:::,;; Ro,:i,• hut lrcted from mess halls, grease p<'rience opPrating factory typP, ju-;t know -.h,. i-: havin~ a wnn from Navy galleys will bring in power driven sewing ma<>hines. dr>1·f11l lime ,vilh that hu-;hanrt of about $525,000, and hones-used Incxperiencrd applicants will be l1p1•'s honrn on furlouµh ... to produce soap fat, glue and fer rated as mechanic learners and Rl"l1onl days, school da~·", r'll•ar old tilizer-will bring approximately paid 58c per hour while learn t :olr!Pn fiulr days-but don·t $225,000. ing. :-l111h tnn hard, Billy \\'oo,ll'n. BURSTS AND DUDS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 19.U No-Hitter Wins For NAD Officers

CRANE NI The Mer chants failed to score SHROTH HURLS IN GIRLS' in the bottolil' half of the inning. FIVE INNING WIN

Last T ursday night was NEW GYMNASIUM Lt. (jg) Glen Burgin, new bur "Crane Nig t" at Wilson Park in NEARS COMPLETION ler for the NAD Officers, won a Bedford as the Star Shellettes place in the Bedford Hall of Fame downed Aet a Oilers, 13 to 6 and \Vilh the n ew gymnasium prac last week when he pitched the the WAVE washed Reliance out, tically completed, Lt. (jg) Har Officers to a 4- 0 win over Reli 14 to 12. ley Howells, Depot Recreation Of ance. Only one man reached first er was on the mound ficer, said today that plans are base and be got there on a walk. for the Sta Shellettes. She turn underway to organize a number The game was the second league ed in a ma terful job of hurling contest for Lt. Burgin as be made of basketball teams to play but Delpha s stick work featured 1 his debut last week with a 13 to the game s she poled a homer through the season. 6 win over UA "\V - CIO. and a sing; for two for three. Lt. Howel! s said there was a In their game played on Fri Simmons nd Sherwood starred pos sibility that the gym might be day night, Lt. Shroth pitched the at bat for t e losers. opened by the middle of Septem Officers to a 17 to 7 win over Briggs, 'fAVE second-sacker, ber. Two of Uie bowling alleys 400 Cab, scoring 10 runs with starred for I the Lady-Bluejackets are completed and basketball nobody out in the bottom half of co\lecting t four-baser and a goals have been erected. He plans the fifth inning to break a 7-7 pair of sinf les out of four trips to put in a n umber of ping- pong deadlock and cut the game-time to the platf. Lively and Garfola t ables also. to five innings. paced Reli,nce. WAVES Lose T o WACS Playing return game with the Freema Field WACS on the Crane dia and last \,Vednesday night, the AVES lost 15 to 10. Zakula pit hed for the WAVES while Johnson was on the hill for ~he winner .

CRANE ME~CHANTS BOW T O U W-CIO - In one of the biggest upsets of the Bedfo d softball season, UA W-CIO d wned the Crane Mer chants last Wednesday night, 5 to 3. in ni e innings. The winn rs tallied two runs off Hubbar in the initial in ning but t e Merchants knotted the count i the third and then forged ahe d with another run in the fourth. UA W-CIO plated an other run i the sixth to tie the score at 3-~ll and cause the game to go into xtra innings. Ernie Fo tner led off for the winners wi h a single in the top half of the inth inning. He stole Captain D. B. Sebree, MCR, bids Dick Alsop, who bit .448 for second, we t to third on a bad the Cr an e Mar ines during the past season, goodbye as be throw and lid horp.e as Ham prepares to leave for the \Vashington, D. C., Marine Base. mond dropp d a throw to the plate Second Lt. \V. L. Gulley who managed the Marine team, from cente field. Massie scored looks on. the other r n on a succession of Al sop an d a teammate, Cpl. J ake!, have joined the Washing errors. ton D. C. Mar in e team since being transferred there.