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"IN MEMORIAM" Today's issue of "Bursts and Duds" is dedicated to the memory of the men of all wars. Brt in particular, to the men of World War II who today rest under the shadow of small white crosses, and stars of Bethlehem, on home soil, in the isles of the Pacific, acros; thf Atlantic and in those unmarked places within the seas. On Memorial Day, May 30, the first after the war, we all will have the opportunity to revere the memory of those who became the -sacrificed, that the cause of democracy might prevail. Under God, the cause of these nations was saved, but at great cost, the live; of young men, who like ourselves willed to live. '(hat price demands greater and better living of all who today share the life the HONORED DEAD would have desired to continue with us. Let us, therefore, on that day, reverently bow our heads in thanksgiving to Al­ mighty God, and in reverence to the memory of all those who died for the cause of the world's freedom today. A. A. Tinklenberg, Lt. Commander, USNR., Chaplain.

D731B871946-05-23 PAGE TWO BURSTS and DUDS THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 BURSTS and DUDS off in a background of glowing sun­ BIBLES FOR JAPAN Published Semi-Monthly at the sets, we will find only the fulfillment NAVAL .j\MMUNITION DEPOT of .hopes and dreams born in the "Send us Bibles," the Japanese CR/ANE, INDIANA east. Christians are pleading to the world, In the Interest of Navy, Marine, and Civilian Let us, then, keep our mental eyes Personnel, and in compliance with See. turned toward the east, ever bearing now that the nightmare spell of Jap­ Nav. !tr. EXOS: AO (Pub) WBW, bmcd, 28 May, 1946 in mind the old saying, "When the anism has been broken and they can THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 sun shines in our faces, the shadows speak. Their appeal is addressed to VOL. 4 NO. 8 are all behind us." America, for it was with American money that the now damaged Japan "ETERNAL VIGILANCE" THE KEY TO SUCCESS Bible House was built in 1933, and coMJANDING OFFICER it was with American dollars that its Cap~ain L. L. Hunter Some people work all their lives, work was supported until, in 1941, the Tokyo Government ,fearful of an EXE(:UTIVE OFFICER grow old, and die without ever get­ influence that gave its people a Commanlder Albert L. Gebelin ting the things they plan to get. They are the self-satisfied ones-­ sense of fellowship with the Christ­ PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR the fellows who TAKE but never ian world, forbade. Paul F. Ryan GIVE- who never try to do a job Now that the warmakers have fal­ EDITOR just a little bit better than common. len, Tagawa, and other Japanese ''Pere" Turner The world pays willingly for the Christians who, thJ:ough the study of OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER amount and kind of work that we do. the Bible have caught a vision of Pfc. l\il. L. Hilton, USMC If we do a better than ordinary job, universal brotherhood, are striving DEPOT TELEPHONE 2272 she pays us well, but if we do our to make t hat vision real. work carelessly and sloppily, we are Bursta and Duds is a member of SEA­ They have asked for 100,000 ( Ship's Editot ial Association). Republica­ paid in kind. Bibles and 2,500,000 New Testa­ tion of creditfd material prohibited without p~rmission of SEA. Knowing this, some succeed where ments printed in Japanese. The others fail. Artd the reason why Army Command has assured ship­ MENTAL ATTITUDE some do achieve this greater success, ping space for the Bibles, and the and better pay, is because they American Bible Society has under­ Did you Iever stop to think that learned to do their work a little bit taken to supply them, if $600,000 our menta[ attitude either works better than just average or common. ( Continued on Page 3) with us or {lgainst us, but regardless of whether !with or against, it works "Pere" Tur~er all the timr. It is either a strong ally or a d,readful enemy, but each DEPOT DOINGS of us has t'e power to choose which The statue of Commodore Crane, and coffee. Although the affair was it shall be. the Naval officer for whom the De­ in the nature of a farwell for many, If we ar,z content to take things pot is named, has all enjoyed it immensely. as they con!ie, and, not "getting the been moved from its original loca­ • breaks," complain or lose sight of a tion across from · Just received a nice letter from future goal, then our attitude is th e Dispensary Joe DeSobe, the long, lanky, good­ working agiinst us. If, on the _oth.:_r and now faces natured Navy Chief who used to re­ hand, we qegin each day with our th e Administra­ cord so many of the things that faces toward the cradle of the rising tion B u i 1 d i n g. "Happened In Crane," with his cam­ sun; if we ,resolve, come what may, Now, when they era. Joe, who sent his greetings to to meet the day's events with a stout get the 5-inch all his former Depot friends, is now heart, a ha~py smile, and confidence guns in place on located in Chicago, where, according in our ability to reach the mountain the lawn, the De­ to his letter, he has recently met a top, no mat~er what sort of obstacle pot will take on more of the appear­ number of other ex-Craneites, in­ may bar dur paths, then we are ance of a military station. We un­ cluing his former buddy, Bill Brun­ using our J ttitudes as friends and derstand that the guns- one in ton, Han-y Briscoe, Brown, Bal­ helpers. I front of the Ad. Bldg., and the oth@r hatchet, and others who were once well known here. It takes J lot of nerve, sometimes, on the base where the statue former­ to face thJ east, to keep our eyes ly stood- are to be "set" in the • and our tJioughts centered on the near future. "Bud" South. and ex-Sgt. McCoy eternal dawin of something new and • are mighty busy men these days, great. It i;s far easier to face the Area 5 employees "threw" a swell with phmning a "horse show" in ad­ west, to ~onder and muse over party yesterday for those who are dition to their other activities. The events that are past, but we should leaving the Depot on account of the "Old Sarg" says they intend to make remember t]lat new hopes have never force reduction. The menu consist­ June 30 a "Red-Letter Day" in yet come 011t of the past. There, set ed of "hot dogs," doughnuts, pie Crane's history. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 BURSTS and DUDS !'AGE THREE Bibles For Japan Employees Will Work May Thirty-First (Continued from Page 2) can be raised for the purpose. According to a recent AlNav, De­ Depot officials have approved the pot personnel will work Friday, May solicitation of contributions to this I,, 31, even though the day falls be­ fund here. Several activities, in­ tween the Memorial Day holiday and cluding Ar ea 2, Bldg. 39, Navy Con­ a non-work day. structtion, Accounting, Electric Shop Commanding officers are author­ and Heavy Equipment have already ized to grant leaves with pay if ac­ sent their collections to Bursts and crued, or leave without pay if re­ Duds but the response has not been quested by those who wish to take what it should be and those who May 31 off, providing their absence have not yet given are asked to do so will not hinder regular operations of at once. Surely everyone realizes the station. that there must be mo1·e than an in­ ternational political reorganization Depot To Admit Visitors if we are to have world peace. There must be a spiritual awakening as On Decoration Day well, and this can best be brought During the past week Charles about through the distribution of W orstall and the Grounds' crews Bibles and Testaments. have been clearing and beautifying the 28 cemeteries located within the Depot in preparation for a host of $120,000 Contract Ens. Alice L. Warren Let At Depot expected visito1·s on Decoration Day. As in other years, relatives and Depot Loses More friends of those who sleep in any of . The Johnson, Drake and Piper Capable Officers the cemeteries within the reservation Construction Company of Minne­ will be admitted to the Depot. Ma­ apolis has been awarded a $120,000 Three more popular Depot officers rine guards, on duty at the various contract for the construction of who have been given their discharges gates, will escort them to the cem­ earth barricades and other improve­ on points within recent weeks, are eteries where their loved ones lie. ments at the Depot, according to Ens. Alice L. Warren, of the Indus­ A delegation of Legionnaires from Comdr. J. T. Davis, officer in charge trial Relations Department; Lt. Geo. of construction. the American Legion Post at Crane Hamilton, of the Ordnance Depart­ plans to visit the cemeteries during The contract has been approved ment; and Lt. E. S. Griffith, former the day to place flags and other mili­ by the Bureau of Yards and Docks Naval Barracks education and trans­ tary decorations on the graves of in Washington and work will start as portation officer, who served two war veterans. soon as possible, Comdr. Davis said. years in the North Atlantic Amphib­ ious Force before coming to the De­ pot. Lt. Hamilton, whose home is in River Forest, Illinois, was discharged on May 3; and Lt. Griffith, who lives at Red Oak, Iowa, and Ens. Warren, whose home is in Boston, on May 16.

4-B Pay Raise Bill Goes To President

Daily newspapers last week car­ ried stories of a pay raise for Fed­ eral employees, but no official con­ firmation of the action has been re­ ceived on the Depot. According to the press releases, which bore a May 17 dateline, legis­ lative action on the bill was complet­ ed in both the House and Senate on that date and the bill was sent to the White House. It provided for an increase of 14% or $250 a year, Lt. George Hamilton whichever is greater. Lt. E. S. Griffith P ACE FO__ U_R ______B_U_R_S_T_S_a_n_d_D_U_D_S ______'ITI0 RSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 Home Group Votes $2,570,398 For Crane

The Naval Appropriations hill, re­ ported out by the House Appropri­ ations Committee Tuesday, earmark­ ed $2,570,398 for this Depot for the fiscal year of 1947, beginning July 1. The bill, as approved, provides for a budget of $4,639,659,000 for the Navy's operation during 1947. Senator Homer E. Capehart, in discussing the Depot, said he had been informed by the Navy Depart­ ment that it will be maintained as a permanent installation. Adm. Hus­ sey, in a recent testimony before the appropriations sub-committee, said the Depot is needed to provide stor­ Mrs. William Franklin age facilities for the fleet's reserve Miss Mary Benjamin ammunition and estimated that De­ Ammunition Records Clerk pot employees will handle approxi­ Employee's Daughter mately 211,600 tons of ammunition Weds Shoals Farmer during the fiscal year. A Graduate Nurse One of a class of 91 student Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Keifner of I. U. Vets To Montgomery have announced the nurses graduated from Sts. Mary marriage of their daughter, Louise, Live At Crane and Elizabeth Hospital, in Louisville, ,, to William Franklin, son of Mr. and May 14, was Mary Benjamin, daugh­ Mrs. McKinley Franklin of Shoals. Captain L. L. Hunter, Depot com­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Benja­ The wedding took place Sunday, May manding officer, last week offered 5, at the Methodist Church in Loo­ the use of approximately 70 apart­ min of Loogootee. gootee, wher e the Rev. H. J. Proph­ ments at the Crane Housing Project Miss Benjamin, whose father is eter read the double ring service. to married I. U. students and faculty employed in the Depot Paint Shop, Atbndants were Mrs. Geneva Keif­ members who are veterans of '\Vorld entered Cadet Nurses Training at ner, sister-in-law of the bride, who War II. the Louisville hospital two and one­ served as matron of honor, Dorothy The apartments which range in half years ago. Following the grad­ Keifne1·, a sister, who served as size from no-bedroom to two bed­ uation exercises, held in the Naza­ bridesmaid, and Vernon Keifner, a rooms, will be available from June 1 reth Recreation Hall at Louisville, brother, who acted as best man. to October 1, Captain Hunter said. she came home for a two week's va­ A graduate of Montgomery High President Herman B. Wells, in ac­ cation but plans to return to the hos­ School, Mrs. Franklin has been em­ cepting the Captain's offer to rent pital next week to continue her work ployed on the Depot as a clerk in the the apartments to I. U. personnel, there until fall. Ammunition Stock Control office said that the rental applications, since 1943. Mr. Franklin, a grad­ which will be subject to Captain Depot Plumber uate of the Steinmetz High School in Hunter's approval, will be handled A Suicide Chicago, is engaged in farming near by Col. R. L. Shoemaker, dean of Shoals. students. Lionel William Brown, 49, main­ tenance plumber on the Depot for Elmer Holt Of Shoals the last four years, hanged himself Is New Crane Deputy HONOR THIS EMBLEM,. Sunday, May 12. His body was dis­ covered, hanging from a cord tied Elmer Holt, former town marshall to a stairway in his home on the res­ of Shoals, is the new deputy sheriff ervation, by a neighbor who entered at Crane. His app9intment was an­ the locked house through a basement nounced last Thursday by Harley window after being summoned by Dustin, Martin County sheriff. Mrs. Brown and her 12-year-old The new deputy will be stationed daughter, Shirley, who were unable at Crane permanently. He will re­ ITS WEARERS SERVED to gain entrance to the house upon csive a sal, ry of $175 per month, THEIR COUNTRY their return from a visit in Indiana­ Dustin said. polis. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 B U RSTS and D U DS PAGE FIVE Dorothy Green Bride Supply Employee Of Norbert Lentz Weds Depot Marine

Dorothy Greene, daughter of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Reed of Lin­ and Mrs. J arl¥es A. Gr eene of Loo­ ton have a nnounced the marriage of gootee, and Norbert Lentz, son of their daughter, Ola, to Ernest Moch­ Mr. a nd Mrs. L. N. Lent z, also of enrnm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Loogootee, were married at twelve Mocherman of East Jordan, Michi­ o'clock noon, Thursday, May 2 at gan. The wedding took place March the St . Charles Rectory in Bloom­ 30, at the United B1·ethern Church ington wit h Monsignor Thomas Kil­ in Linton. Attendants were Melva foil officiating. Attendants were J oy Stockrahm and Herschell Hayes, Tudor, n iece of t he groom and both of Vicksburg. Donald Greene, brother of the bride. The bride is employed as a Pur­ Mrs. Lentz is a former Supply chasing Clerk at Building 64. The Clerk at Building 64. The groom, groom, a member of the Depot a graduate of the Loogootee High Marine Detachment, plays on the School, wh o served three years in Marine baseball team. the E .T.O. during World War II, was a student at Indiana University during t he fi r st semester of the school year but is now attending school at Corydon. B o nes Card Of Thanks Housing Project Manager A. E. Nicholson, Star Shell area super visor, a nd his f amily wish t o Offers Reward for Lost Dog thank their friends her e on the De­ pot for the beautiful fl owers a nd Mark W. Trout, manager of the t heir kind expressions of sympathy Crane Housing Project, is offering a occasioned by the death of Mr. $10.00 reward for information lead­ Nich olson 's father, James Nicholson ing to the recovery of his English of Seymour. beagle hound, Bones. The pet of the Trailer Camp dur­ ing its two years existence, Bones stands about 16 inches high. He has a black back, tan ears, shoulders and hips, and a white nose, white breast and white legs. His tail, which has Mr. and Mrs. E rnest Moche rman been broken, has a slight bend at the break, and is tipped with white also. Evelyn Hawks Weds Bones disappeared from the Trout Vernon T ingley home at Crane Sunday, May 5, and has not been seen since. Anyone Evelyn Hawks, daughter of Mr. knowing of his whereabouts can earn and Mrs. V. W. Hawks of Bloomfield, ten bucks easily by contacting Mr. and Vernon Tingley, son of Mr. and Trout at the Housing Project office, Mrs. Wayne Tingley of Crane, were phone 6851. .. married Friday, May 10, in a twi­ light ceremony at the Christian Church parsonage in Switz City. At­ Radio For Sale tendants were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Switz, sister and brother-in-law of Lt. Frank Wyman, officer in the groom. ... charge of Ammunition Stock Con­ The bride, a clerk-typist in the trol Records, would like to get in Safety Department, came to the touch with some radio fan who Depot in December, 1943. Mr. would like to own a 1946 six-tube, Lt. (jg) Geo. B. Meginnis Tingley, whose father has charge of three band Hallicrafter Sky Rider R eporting aboard from the Bomb the H eavy Equipment crew, worked radio. Disposal School at Washington, D.C. at Star Shell before entering the Lt. Wyman will be leaving the De­ on May 3 , 1945: L t. (jg) Meginnis, service. Discharged February 28, he pot soon and would like to sell the served in the Ordnance Department is now employed in the First Lieu­ radio before leaving. His telephone until discharged !;,.st Thusday. tenant's epartment. number is 4131. PAGE SIX BURSTS and DUDS THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946

"Joint Task Force One • • •

Proceed to Rendezvous • • • "

Within a few weeks, units of the Target Fleet of Operation "Crossroads," including the seven pictured on this and succeeding pages, will began gathering near the scene of the first Atomic bomb test. Already, ships of the fleet are preparing for these tests, which will be held in , a tiny islet in the group. A total of 97 vessels comprise the Target Fleet.

Official U . S. Navy Photographs The 34-year-old USS ARKANSAS, oldest batttleship in the Navy, is one of the four battle- ,,, ships in the Target Fleet. An ex-flagship, the ARKANSAS has carried two presidents and a con­ gessional committee as. passengers during peacetime, and was in action in both wars. During World War II the veteran ship served as a convoy escort and also participated in the bombard­ ment of the shores of Norway, Southern France, lwo Jima and Okinawa during pre-invasion op­ erat ions.

One of the outstanding sub-hunters of World The USS NEW YORK, another of the four War II, t he USS STACK, a of the battle ship; in the Target Fleet, has played host McCall class of 1939, was in action in both the to more royalty than any other U. S. battlewagon. Atlantic and the Pacific waters, fighting German Serving in the North Sea during World War I, and Jap submarines. She participated in the she was host to King George V, the Prince of Battle of Vella Gulf, the occupation of the Mar­ Wales, and the present Emperor of Japan. During shall Islands, and the assaults on , Ley­ World War II she did convoy duty, supported the te, Lingayen Gulf, and Okinawa. North African landings, and took part in the pre­ invasion shelling of lwo Jima and Okinawa. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 BURSTS and DUDS PAGE SEVEN

Official U. S. Navy Photographs Another one of the target vessels, the destroyer, USS BAGLEY, participated in every im- por tant engagement in the Southwest and Central Pacific. At Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, she shot down five enemy planes, and then went on to win eight engagement stars, down six; more planes, and rescue 465 survivors of the First . Her war career ended with the signing of the surrender of Marcus Islands aboard her by Rear Admiral M. Mat­ su ha of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

The IO-year-old destroyer USS LAMSON, another member of the Target Fleet, fought through the war, from Pearl Harbor to the landings at Ormoc Bay, Leyte, before suffering any cr~ppling damages. When the war started she was with a ~ask force off the west coast of , and from that time on until the end she operated in the Pacific area, suffering her first damage in the Cape Gloucester landings in 1943. In December, 1944, while the veteran destroyer was supporting the Ormoc Bay landings, her smokestack was struck by a plane, which ex­ ployded. AJth·ough apparently ·"done for," the LAMSON was saved to participate in the latter par t of the 'lwo Jima campaign. (Other test pictures on pages 10 and 11) l'AGE EIGHT BURSTS and DUDS THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 DE POT GARAGE DEPARTMENT REND Depot's automotive rolling stock roll­ 201 Employees Kept ing. Starting as a two-man organiza­ Motor Equipment Rolling tion- J ames and Ralph Stevens were the first garagemen hired- on The Automotive Garages, super­ March 3, 1942, in the building just vised by Lt . Comdr. Joe Baffa, north of the present Railroad and Transporation Officer, and Travis Telephone offices, the garage grew Utterback, civilian supervisor, have to a department employing 201 peo­ long been recognized as one of " The ple at the peak period just before Indispensible" departments of the V-J Day and still numbers 135 on its entire Depot. It is their responsi­ payroll. Other employees, besides bilit y, and theirs alone, t o k eep the the Stevens boys, were J o h n

Me mbe rs of the G arage office force, lead, Tra n sporta tion Officer, shown at extreme lef visor, second fro m right, middle row; and Ro

McAuley, Herschell Sparks, who be­ came the first foreman, Henry Krod- ~ le, who takes care of tire repairs and tire changing, Herschell Freeman, who has charge of oil and lubricat­ ion and Roy Gaines, the present foreman, who came to work on July 1, 1942. Ted Lackey opened the body shop in August, 1942. Employees of the Garage, Tire Shop, Body Shop, Heavy Equipment When the Depot garage first start­ Lub and Su1_>ply crews. ed there were only two stalls and

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Tire Shop employees, Curtis Groomer and Stacey Geor ge, storing tires Left to right, a t the m achines i11 on the tire :ll'acks. Harley Bell, Tarley Gasaway, and Ear, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 BURSTS and DUDS PAGE NINE

ERED EFFICIENT' SERVICE • • • • the upkeep of the Heavy Equipment charge of this division, assisted by units. J ohn Warnick, Heavy Equip­ Emmett Allen, Herbert Sermer­ ment Repair supervisor, took -charge shiem, Fred Cain, Eugene Dowden, there in May, 1943, and has estab­ and Wilbur Tumey, who recently re­ lished an enviable record. At the turned from service in the Navy. peak period his crew was keeping Merl Long, who came to work on 400 pieces of equipment in operation the Depot on May 17, 1943, was the and are still looking after approx­ department's first chief clerk. He imately 300 pieces. resigned in March of the present year and was succeeded by Harold Another important division of the Mitchell, who was formerly employ­ Garage Department is the Parts ed in the Labor Board office. Other Room, where repair parts are kept members of the office force are Mrs. in stock. Elbert Hubbard is in (Continu ed on Page 11 )

~rs and supervisors. Lt. Comdr. Joe Baffa, middle row; Travis Utterback, civilan super­ ' Gaines, foreman, extreme left, front row.

but ten pieces of motor equipment to keep up. One of these, Bus 800, is still in operation. By V-J Day garage employee's were taking care of 890 vehicles t hat were averaging more than 900,000 miles per month, and at present are keeping up 650, whose approximate monthly mileage , is 600,000 miles1 One the biggest jobs of the Ga­ Heavy Equipment Repair crew. S upervisor John Warnick shown at rage Department was, and still is, extreme left, f ro n t row.

the Motor Room, are Louis Marlin, In the Body Shop Forem an Ted Lackey inspects a b ody job while Ted I rfioore. Mercer looks on. PAGE TEN BURSTS and DUDS THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946

Official U. S. Navy Photographs Stationed at Cavite, P. I., when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor, the submarine, USS SEA­ RA v11EN, completed 13 war patrols, sank an estimated 66,000 tons of enemy shipping, and dam­ aged an estimated 10,000 tons more. In addition to her offensive tactics, the veteran submarine also participated in numerous rescues at sea.

Plan To Test Food, Clothing, Fuel And Ammunition At Bikini

( SEA)- l,lated for the atomic tests at Bikini this summer along with the Navy's target fleet are rep­ resentative samples of food, cloth­ ing, fuel and weapons. While the atomic bomb experi­ ments are being held primarily to gain military information, reactions of these items to the resultant flame, heat, concussion and radio activity will provide much data of benefit to civilians. Whether food properly canned and packaged becomes inedible when atom-b'ombed is one of the questions expected to be answered after the smoke has cleared. Test lots of Armj, rations will be the guinea pigs I for determining how packaging will withstand the intense heat and flaimes. Fresh fruits are being placed aboard the target ves­ .. sels to learn the range of destruct­ ion to such crops. Protective I qualities of nearly every type of garment primarily are to be sought in the clothing tests, while the st~nd-up qualities of text­ iles will be a secondary considera­ tion. Another member of the Target Fleet, the destroyer USS Ordnance items, including a spe­ cially constructed 4,000 - pound FLUSSER, is said to have taken part in every maj

Navy Drone Plane (Continued from Page 9) Lillian Trout, timekeeper, Geraldine Rehearses For Bikini Blair, assistant timekeeper, Kather­ ine Marlin, lubrication clerk, Doro­ thy Baker, Heavy Equipment Repair clerk, Robert Nikirk, tire shop clerk, Harry Chestnut, inspection reports, and Ima Lois Jewell, truck repair reports and Bursts and Duds reporter Travis Utterback, present civilian supervisor of the Garage, came to the Depot from Clinton, Tennessee, L '-' where the atomic bomb was develop­ ed. A native of Hannibal, Missouri, Utterback, who is married but has no children, is probably one of the ablest and most experienced auto­ motive mechanics in this section of the state. He lives in Bedford.

Point Score For Marines To Be Lowered June 1

Marines with 26 discharge points will be eligible for release on June 1, Marine Corps headquarters an­ nounced today. On July 1, any inductee or re­ servist with at least 30 months of active duty will be eligible for dis­ charge, regardless of points, the an­ nouncement added. No changes were announced in the demobilization schedule of th e Marine Corps' Women Reserves.

97% Of Navy's Wounded Survive; Nurses Praised

More than 97 per cent of the Navy's wounded during World War II survived, and a "substantial share" of the credit is due the Navy Nurse Corps, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal declared recently. Congratulating the Nurse Corps on its 38th anniversary, Secretary Forrestal said, "Throughout the war, at advanced bases, afloat and in the ... air, as well as at home, Navy nurses carried on their vital work with pa­ Trailed byl two "mother" planes, a pilotless Navy Hellcat (Grumman F6F) tience, devotion, fortitude, and skill, soars over the area in a dress rehearsal for similar air data opera­ tions planned as part of the atomic bomb tests at Bikini atoll this summer. in the best traditions of their pro­ The drone (foreground) is controlled by the "mother'' Hellcat immediately fession and of the Navy." in the rear while a second plane serves as standby should the first one fail. During the tests four drones, each with two control planes, will be launched "To the Nurse Corps may be at­ from the USS Shangri-la and will be controlled first from the carrier's deck, tributed a substantial share of the then from a mother plane in the air and finally from the ground control operator on Roi island where they will land. (Joint Army-Navy Task Force credit for the Navy's low death­ One Photo,) rate of casualties." PAGE TWELVE BURSTS and DUDS THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946

tion. Due to changes brought about by the reduction in forces I'm being transferred to another section in the SURVEILLANCE SUPPLY OFFICE Supply Department and will "carry ,, on" from there. What I really want- TEST by ed to say, though, is that it has cer- tainly been swell, working vrith such By Viva O'Donnell a swell gang. Hear· ye! Hear ye! Our second Sophia Asdell "victim" to have a chair fly out from Sue O'Malley must have heard under him is "Abe" Cissell. That, that old familiar Navy cry, "Fleet's coupled with the recent "accident" We welcome our new Chief Gun­ In." Anyway, she seems to be all suffered by "The Little Buckaroo," ner, Howard L. Thebeau, from the a-twitter, these days. But we can't should prove to all and sundry that Bureau of Ordnance- hope he likes say that we blame you a bit, Sue, it pays to "Be careful where and N. A. D. We also extend our wel­ .and we want to take this opportunity how you sit." come to quite a few employees from to say "good luck" to both of you Goodby and Good Luck the Load and Fill Area. from all of us. Talk about missing folks, we'd all The force reduction certainly hit Would you look who's passing out give a lead nickel to hear George us hard. Three of our employees, cigars? Papa Simmerman- none Jackman (Jack) give a big laugh William Pucilowski, Henry McGrif­ other- and all on account of a big, again. But he's selling beans in fin, and Malcolm Early, resigned the bouncing, baby boy. Bedford, now, so all we can do is latter part of April after receiving wish him luck and lots of it. Mister Cupid seems to be having their termination notices; four lots of luck with his shots in the others, Edith Lackey, Russell Rig­ Adda Muterspaugh and Mary Supply Department area. The little gins, William Sanders, and Junior McBride has been on our sick list. bird that packs tales just whispered Graves left May 10; and five, Pa­ As a result, we see Mary pushing in our ear that Grace Lewis and a tricia Fields, Bob Harbin, Ines away the candy box, but Adda never "certain someone" will be middle­ Barge, George Terrell, and Cyrus did get sick enough to resist those aisling it ere long. Best of luck, Ferguson were released May 15. nice yeast do-nuts. kids, you deserve it. We're certainly going to miss them, We personally know two fellows And now, as we p1·epare to pack but about all we can say to them, is, who don't want anything, even their up our be-longings to enter new "Good luck, and God bless you." names in the paper. We're not say­ ing who they are, but the postmaster fields of adventure, may we say, Jim Wood seems to be fretting not "goodby" but "au revoir" until puts letters addressed to Benny about something. Why not tell us Coster and Dayle Koons in their we meet again. We've had some what it's all about. Jim? moments here on the Depot that mail boxes. Keith Piper vows he cuts his hair we'll never forget, and leave, feel­ Monday we welcomed Ruth Wil­ ing that "we'll be seein' you again, himself. Now, if he could only sing cox, who came to us from the South­ sometime." he could open up a barber shop. west Area office to succeed Bette Jim Foug came to work the other Howell. Bette is moving over to the morning, looking like something had Transportation Office. RECEIVING happened to him. Wonder what? SECTION NO. 1 Bernard Turner is gay and cheer­ WHO WOULDN'T? By Marge Polley ful again these days. Reckon he must "I have something here that will have finally persuaded his baby make you popular, make your life It makes me sad to have to say daughter that she was supposed to happier, and bring you a host of new this, but today's issue carries my sleep nights and not keep "Daddy" friends." last column from the Receiving Sec- up, walking the floor. "Fine-- I'll take a quart."

STALEMATE By Dave Burton, Sp(X)3c Phoney Business

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~ TRCRSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 B;JRSTS and DUDS PAGE THIRTEEN Lee-Hinkle Nuptials Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Le!c! of Elnora have announced- the marriage of their daughter, Anna Ruth, to Har­ old E. Hinkle, son of Mr. a nd Mrs. Herschell Hinkle of Odon. The wed­ ding t ook place Friday evening, May 10, at the United Brethern parson­ age in Odon. The bride, a graduate of the El­ nora Township High School, is em­ ployed as a clerk-typist on the De­ pot. Mr. Hinkle operates a service station in Washington.

Chaplain Tinklenberg officiating at the christening of Gary Wayne, Please Lay that Pistol Down Messer, son of Captain and Mrs. Edward R. Messer, in a chapel ceremony, held May 4. Captain Messer, who has since been transferred to another (SEA)-It's a good thing U. S. post, was a t that time the Depot Security Officer and Provost Marshall. air raid wardens never had to op­ :------• erate in a real live shooting air raid. TELE-TALK then the progress of the Sims' The National Bureau of standards By Chris garden the next, meanwhile absorb- has been testing the helmets, which ing cream pie at Loogootee. Some were lightly constructed because of Now that Marge has returned gal, what?) the steel scarcity. Result: "The from Sunny Florida everyone is All joking aside, however, we are bullets ... went in one side and working on her own schedule and still ZERO ON YOUR DIAL. came out the other." that is really something for us. For your information, the Tele­ phone Office is only the "missing THE SPICE OF LIFE persons bureau." Anything else that is missing will probably be WOTTA CHANCE "Oh, I used to blow the bugle in found in File 13. Guard: Who goes there? the Boy Scouts." Does anyone know what happened Officer: Gilhooley. to the "autographed egg" that was Guard: Whassa password? BE GOOD TO MOTHER meandering around the office· at Officer: Doggone it, man, I've for- "Oh, Lod," prayed Sally, "I'm not Easter time? Though no one seems gotten it. You know me well enough. asking for a thing for myself, but to know ''eggs-zactly" where it came Guard: Gotta have the password. please send mother a son-in-law." from, there is a faint suspicion that Voice from the guardhouse: Don't it may have had its origin in the stand there arguing all night. Shoot HAVE-TO CASE Railroad Office. Or maybe Mary M. him! Doctor: "Don't ever take your lrnovvs more than she is willing to troubles to bed." t ell. BIG JOB ALREADY Patient: "But my wife won't let The origin of the "autographed Officer: "My boy, are you fol­ me sleep alone." egg" is not our only mystery, how­ lowing the Ten Commandments?" ever. Cigarettes have been known Seaman: "I don't know, sir. I HEAL THY PLACE to hide, and lunches to actually walk have all I can do to keep up with Civilian: "I wish that I could find away by themselves. the ship's memos and notices." a doctor who would tell me that Yi' e welcome Mary Frances Lapp­ there's nothing wrong with me." ing back into our little fold after And then there was the little Sailor: "Join the Navy." a six months' leave of absence, due Polar Bear that said after sitting on HIS WAY to illness. the ice: "My tale is told." "I wouldn't cry like that, little In case you should start wonder­ man." ing if we are going into the furni­ AND HOW "You cry as you damn please­ ture business- the answer is "no." "I can't marry the Chief, Mother, this is my way." lt just so happens that the Railroad He's an atheist and doesn't believe l ' Offic= has a smaller bottle-neck than there's a hell." our own. And that is that. "Marry him, my dear, and be­ NOTICE \Ve wonder what "Pappy" Noel tween us we'll convince him he's has been seeing, lately. Too much, wrong." Linton to Sandborn to Elnora to \Yhatever it was. Odon Bus will be running after May (We must watch that Chris. One PLENTY OF PRACTICE 29, 1946. Those desiring a ride w ::: ek end she checks up on the size "How is it that you can kiss so after this date contact Jonas May of the chickens at the Peebles Ranch, divinely?" at the Battery Shop. PAGE FOURTEEN BURSTS and DUDS THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946

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PRODl.lC'.f. __.....,.._.. FJRST:BASL PFC. GEORGE CAllR, lllGHT fJElDER. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 BURSTS and DUDS PAGE FIFTEEN Depot Teams Lose Openers

If the old saying, "A bad be­ ... ginning fo,letells a good ending," is tl'ue, then the Crane Mal'ines should win the title in both the Southern Indiana baseball league and Bed­ ford's "Double A" night softball league, in as much as they lost theil' first game in each organization. Opening their Southern Indiana League schedule at Loogootee, May 12, the Lealthernecks tallied five runs off Carl Leighty in their initial inn­ P fc. Dmituk, ss Pfc. Meredith, p Pfc. Rabus, 2b ing, but Jack McMurty, who relieved Leighty at the start of the second stanza, fanned 11 men and allowed only two hits for the remainder of the game which ended with Loo­ gootee ahead, 7-6. The Marine man­ ager protested the winning run. Softballers Lose At Bedford Playing Reliance Manufactul'ing Co., at Be1ford, Monday night, May 13, in the Stone City's "Double A" night softball league, the Marines lost again, 17-11. Batting stars in this slugfest, which got underway following an "opening" ceremony Pfc. English, p c cf that featured a "grand march" from Pfc. Bryant, Cpl. Sizonem, the park entrance to the home plate, out a triple, Firstbaseman Kennedy, Wednesday night, May 15, the prayer by !father William V. Boland, a triple and a double, Centerfielder Marines were to have played 400 and short talks by the Rev. N. I. Scheafer a n d Pitcher Sullivan, Cab in the softball league but were Schoolfield,! Captain John Grindle of doubles, and Secondbaseman Moch­ rained out in the first inning. Sun­ the Salvation Army, and Colonel H. erman, a double, and a single that day's game against Paoli in the S. I. R. Huff, Marine commanding officer, would have been a home run had he baseball league was postponed on were Rightfielder Hyatt, who slashed not failed to touch second base. account of wet grounds.

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Sgt. John Mayer, 2b, scooping up a sizzling grass­ Pfc. Cha rley Bryan, outfielder, resting contented­ cu.tter between first and second. ly while waiting hia time at bat. PAGE SIXTEEN BURSTS and DUDS THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946 Stenographer And Typist of the examinations will be pub­ 3"/50 AREA lished. It is understood that when Exams Given on Depot By Paul Jones the papers have been rated, eligible lists will be established for all Typ­ ,. In accordance with present Civil V,/ e were sorry to hear that Fred Service Commission methods, exam­ ist and Stenographer positions in Davis, leader at 145, is confined in inations for all persons who wish to this area. The people will be certi­ the hospital at Mooresville. Hope qualify for Typist and Stenogra­ fied from these lists by the Com­ you'll soon be back with us, Fred. mission to the Navy Department in pher positions are being held We wish to welcome William t h i s w e e k throughout th e order that such positions may be Meadows, a newcomer to this area. filled by persons who have a pro­ entire United States. For employees Before entering the armed force;;, in of the Depot and other persons resid­ bational rather than a war service which he served overseas, Bill was type of appointment. ing in nearby communities who wish employed at 101. to qualify for positions of this kind, We hardly know whether to be the Commission made it possible to MARINE LAUNDRY glad or sorry for Jessie Baker. Af­ hold the examinations on the Depot. By "Shorty" Ashbaugh ter May 29, she will be the only Facilities were made available in the woman employee left in the area. Personnel Building where 27 secre­ Mrs. Gilbert Cotton and daughter, We are segregating and inspecting tarial type desks and chairs and Jill, of London, England, joined 20 MM ammunition here at 146 typewriters, recently serviced by the their husband and father, Sgt. Cot­ these days, while the force at 145 is Industrial Shops, were made avail­ ton, here last week. Sgt. Cotton, breaking down 1.1 and 5" / 38 am­ able for the applicants. This arrange­ who came aboard recently from munition. ment worked to the convenience of P e a r I H a r b o r , succeeded Sgt. KNOCK! KNOCK! OPPORTUNITY Depot employees inasmuch as the Chard as Laundry Officer when our Wanted: A hand organ. See Fos­ usual place for examinations of this former boss received his discharge ter Pittman at Bldg 145. Will pay kind is in a Post Office building or a and moved to Bloomington. Sgt. cash- maybe. school house. When held in these and Mrs. Cotton, and the little Cot­ Wanted: Someone with a monkey places, the applicants are required to ton, are living at Crane. suit to play carnivals with Fo;;ter ., . bring their own typewriters and ta­ Reed VanDevener, our Navy Pittman. Good pay- maybe. bles with them, and probably to take "wash man" is back on the job again a day off from work. It is believed Last Wills and Testaments after spending several days in sick of Departing Employees that folks who took the examination bay. here have profited by the office-like Vione Wade leaves her coveralls appearance of the room and the fa­ Convalescing to anyone that can wear them. cilities which were provided for them Ione Chestnut of Bloomi°ngton, the Carl Goodman leaves his farming so close to their place of employ­ girl who operates the "shirt ma­ ability to Adam Hotz. ment. Examinations were conducted chine" is convalesing after an oper­ Hollis Duncan leaves his ability to by four members of the Industrial ation. accomodate the ladies to Bob Brown. Relations Department who were cer­ Elsie Waskom, one of our hand Adolf Gratzer leaves his son's tified as examiners for this occasion ironers, has asked for her release, ability for playing championship bil­ by the Civil Service Commission. effective tomorrow, on account of liards to Harold Y eskie's infant son. her health. Foster Pittman leaves his "sensa­ N o O ne F a v o red Zelda Stewart is nursing a sore umor" to Berny! Ockerman. Under the regulations, the persons arm. Those vaccinations do hurt, Claude Payton leaves all of his to be admitted to the examinations don't they Zelda? troubles to Jimmy Stevens. were selected by the Commission from those who filed application cards some time ago. These cards were returned to the Depot and in turn were sent to the applicants to be used as admission cards. It was required that the examiners open the package of examination papers for each group in the presence of the group. Also, it was required that all papers be gathered together at the end of the examination and mailed immediately to the Com­ mission at Cincinnati for rating. Thus the entire examination sit­ uation was controled closely and no individual enjoyed any advantages over his associates in the compet­ ition. It is not kno\vn ·when the results Second class to graduate from the Crane School.