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. D731_887_1944-08-30 PAGE TWO BURSTS AND DUDS WED~ESDAY, AUGU T 30. 1944 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<luction for another academic year o1 which, while good, can be brtter­ learning. Now, they have those Still A Big Job ed. n ew books, pencils, rulers and (b) Reduce demurrage charges. other essentials for the art of Do not be misled by the favor­ studying. (c) Improve our attendance able reports of newspapers and Pairents have fretttcd about record. radio commentators regarding J ohnny in the past few weeks in (d) Increase our Bond Sales to regard to his clothes, school the progress of the war in Eur­ the accepted standard. ope to the effect that the war is supplies, h is acquaintances, who All this can be readily done about over, and peace will be de­ his bus driver would be and other clared in the near future. with the INTERE T and_ COOP­ wh at not questions that occur in ERATION of ALL EMPLOYEES. the U. S. home prior to the open­ \Vhen hostilities in Europe are Alway bear in mind we have a ing of school. But all of these terminated, we still have a tough job to do. Let us all do it WELL. and complex war with Japan, problem s will seem small as we \Ye have a heayy schedule for watch tl)em off to school in their which is, at the present time, far from completion. This war, from September especially for bag fill­ own h appy and carefree ways. ing (Bldg. 101) and the sewers After all, isn't that one of the all indications, will require our united efforts for a long time to in Bldg. 103 and tar hell. One things which we're all working thousands ( 1000 bags must be come. and figh Ling to preserve? manufactured anrl filled each day. The war with Japan will require \Ve can and will accomplish this T he boys of the rising genera­ an enormous Naval effort, with task, if all concerned do their J tion are to be Lhe men of Lhe consequent huge supplies of am­ best. Two full shifts 'ill be re­ nex·t, and the sole guardians of munition. \Ve can expect that the quired in these pl:mt'- as well as the principles we deliver over to demands on Crane will increase others. \Ye may have to go to them. Truth and reason are etr--rn­ rather than decrease. \Ve cannot three shifts. \Ve have an Ord­ al. T hey have prevailed. And llH'Y afford to let up a minute in our nan<'e Battalion of enlisted men will etern ally prevail enn in mutual task to do everything -to assist us but we ur~enlly need times of violence and war. The within our power to bring the 2000 additional ch-ilian employ­ preservation of the holy fire is war lo a successful conclusion as ees; so canvass your neighbors con fided by the world in tomor­ quickly as possible. \Ve must and tell them a good job awail.s row's youth, and the sparks whiPh step up our production and to do them at Crane. eman ate from it will ever serve so, we have to maintain a good to kindle it in other quarters of altendance record, with everyone L. L. HUNTER, the globe. trying to do the best they can Captain, U N Thomas J cffcrsnn on their parlicular jobs. Commanding. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1944 BURSTS A1'11D DUDS PAGE THR.EB 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.