Issue 1206 June 2012 Inside this issue: Can You Believe—Moe(SS) Lost for Words? Base Contacts 2 sing together or individual Officer’s Call 3 bring smiles to the crowds faces. Then there’s are Base Meeting Minutes 4 actors, Jeff Nieberding, Rick Petitt, Jack Jeffries, SubVettes 9 and Glenna Hubbell. Funnies 10 Now I don’t want to forget Chaplin Ray 12 Well it did happen in But I was lost for words. the cue-card lady, Cindy Burnsville. The Smar- The real recipients are Petitt, and the music/ Vet News 16 tass with all the come- the people that do the computer lady again my backs and corny ideas shows and follow my wife Colleen. Lost Boat—USS Gudgeon 18 was sort of shocked strange ideas. Let me Thank you all you are the Some Other Base Activities 24 when District Cmdr thank them now. ones that made me look Dick Kanning called my Base Calendar 26 I’ll start with my biggest good. THANK YOU. name and told me to re- supporter, Colleen, my We have a new addition port front and center. dear wife. She really for are next round. Sandra USSVI Creed Dick awarded me his hears this stuff over and District Commander’s Myers will be playing the over. Thanks Dear. Challenge Coin for my wife in a Dragnet skit. To perpetuate the memory Ray Zieverink our stage actions in forming Bilge Now, if you can pretend to of our shipmates who gave manager, just makes Rat Productions, the act, sing with others, or everything run smooth. their lives in the pursuit of traveling group that the can play an instrument, or Our singers Joel duties while serving their Base has that performs write skits, or just want to Tuchfeld and Jim country. That their dedica- at various local assisted help, call Moe(SS). living homes. Schenk, whether they tion, deeds, and supreme sacrifice be a constant Lost Boats for June USS O-9 (SS 70) June 19, 1941 source of motivation toward USS S 27 (SS 132) June 19, 1942 “Sailors, rest your oars” greater accomplishments. USS R 12 (SS 89) June 12, 1943 Pledge loyalty and patriot- USS HERRING (SS 233) June 1, 1944 ism to the United States of USS GUDGEON (SS 211) June 7, 1944 America and its Constitu- USS GOLET (SS 361) June 14, 1944 tion. USS BONEFISH (SS 223) June 18, 1945 Page 2 Piedmont Periscope CO’s Stateroom— Carolina Piedmont Base Commander Steve Bell our Constitution and By- and vote. It is your or- cation of the Vietnam Laws. I hope each of ganization so vote for War Memorial in Gasto- you have read them. If the C&B changes you nia, and had a couple of not, please do. You also think are best (not neces- Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) pres- get to vote on the top sarily what the National entations (both Levine five positions within the Board recommends) and and Victory Junction, organization (which in- the individuals you think which I am sure Jack has A lot has happened since cludes your Regional will do the best job. written about). our last meeting. Burns- Director). Some of For those of you who are As you can see, even ville is behind us, na- those positions are unop- not Life Members (or though no meeting has tional election right in posed, so that decision is have paid your 2013 been held for almost two front of us, and our nor- easy (but I would still dues), it is never too months, the Carolina mal everyday business. like you to vote for them soon to do that. The Piedmont Base continues Let me start with Burns- to show that we have more we get done early, to be active. Oh yes, ville. We had a good confidence in them). the easier it is at the end some of us went to Paul time in the mountains. The three positions that of the year. I hope each and Sandra Myers’ However, it was not you need to choose from of you that owe dues for daughter wedding as without its bumps. are National Senior next year will continue well. It is really nice to There were a couple of Vice, Secretary, and to be with us. see our base this active issues this year. I prom- Treasurer. Read these We have had a subma- and just keep right on ise that they will be ad- gentlemen’s biographies rine class that was con- rolling along. It makes dressed, and with a little and select the one you ducted since our last me proud to be your hope, all will be re- think will do the job the meeting as well as a cou- Base Commander. solved for next year. best. Again, I do ask ple of Eagle Scout pres- I look forward to seeing Since nothing goes per- each of you to take the entations. We also at- as many of you as can be fect, I expect new issues time to read the neces- tended a Memorial Ser- at our June meeting. I next year. sary information (it is vice for a departed understand it is now Let me discuss the Na- available now in the WWII Subvet, attended summer and vacation tional election a little. I online American Subma- the Charter Meeting for time. So if you are not have put out the infor- riner and should be in a new NC Base, the USS with us and our on the mation regarding the your mailbox very soon) Asheville Base, rededi- road, please be careful as proposed amendments to Carolina Piedmont Contacts Base Commander Steve Bell [email protected] 704 824 3510 Vice Commander Jack Jeffries jcckjeffries@interlink-café.com 704 –764-5211 Base Secretary Mike Hubbell [email protected] 803-628-1908 Base Treasurer Lee Hickerson [email protected] 704-573-9480 Chief of the Base Paul Myers [email protected] 704-28904650 Base Chaplin Raymond Fritz [email protected] 803 831 7235 Base Storekeeper Jeff Nieberding [email protected] 803-366-9255 Holland Club Walt Sealy [email protected] 803-327-5661 Coordinator Newsletter Editor E. Dale Moses [email protected] 704-248-7610 Issue 1206 Page 3 we want you back with The Supply Shack- Jeff us. It takes all of us to Don’t Nieberding keep the base rolling as Carolina Piedmont it does. Jackets are still available May God bless you all. Forget to to order, several mem- Steve Bell bers have ordered theirs already. Just let the SK VOTE know and he'll fix you up with an order form. USSVI vests are also available to order thru Y’all the SK. Patches, the SK is now able to order patches from BC Patch XO’s Stateroom — Vice Commander Jack Jeffries LLC at wholesale prices. This is usually $2 - $3 as well as the debut of a museum boat pictures to less per patch than we new skit written by Dale about 90 campers. normally see. Let the Moses, the saga of Snoopy Dale Moses arranged for SK know what you and the Red Baron. The our Color guard to present need. props that Dale made were the Colors at a Charlotte perfect. We will add that Knights baseball game skit to our collection and several of our mem- where we plan to entertain bers were there to witness Flag Trivia—Where XO notes- CAROLINA at area senior citizen the home team win a hard did this Flag fly in our PIEDMONT ROCKS. homes and anywhere else fought game. Nation’s history? See Well I hope everyone is they will let us. The National election is Page 13 rested up from our an- We were also busy with coming up and I urge each nual journey to Burns- our Eagle Scout program member to vote, this is ville to honor the Boats where we presented one of the things we are lost during WWII. It USSVI certificates at 3 proud of, we have a good was a fun filled week- separate locations. We percentage of our mem- end. We even had a presented the Submariner bers that vote. professional karaoke Story to about 120 stu- WOW now you can see expert there with his dents of Patriot Middle that Carolina Piedmont equipment. Thank you, School located in Con- ROCKS...REMEMBER Al and Sandy West- cord. We were invited EACH ONE OF OUR Got a Story? berry. Some of us even once again to Levine Chil- MEMBERS IS A MEM- got to try our hand at dren’s Hospital in Char- BER OF THE RECRUIT- Sent it to singing along with the lotte where we presented ING PARTY. If you run Moe(SS) at teleprompter. I think we KAPS to some of the pa- into a fellow bubblehead, [email protected] even had a duet per- tients there. Just the other brag about our group. Un- forming as Sonny and evening, we were once til next time we Cher. again at Victory Junction meet...Jack We also were enter- where we presented tained by a senior Elvis KAPS, certificates and Page 4 Piedmont Periscope Machinery One — Mike Hubbell, Base Secretary Notes from Burnsville 2012 Meeting The NC Subvets have been meeting yearly at the Burnsville Memorial since we dedicated it as North Carolina’s Submarine Memorial in 2003 with the exception of 2004. Our meet- ing headquarters have changed over the years from the Nu-Wray Inn on the town square of Burnsville, to the Pinebridge Inn in Spruce Pine, and since last year the Skyline Inn off of the Blue Ridge Parkway.