Show Bendix Field Corpo Corporation Earns American Legion National Award At t a special program at atthe atthe atthe the Moab Chamber of ot Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce luncheon meet Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day the Bendix Field En Engi Engineering lie Corporation was presented pre pre- rented with the annual American Legion Award for their participation In the Legion program for advancement advancement advancement advance advance- ment of employment of older older old old- er workers and veterans Accepting the award for the Bendix subsidiary company from the Green River Missile Base was project manager Jam James s E. E Sullinger who stated stated stat stat- ed one of the main reasons his company employs such sucha a large percentage of older workers Including veterans Is that It is good business Many of these men had hold special vial cial training In electronics during the war and Bendix took advantage of their abilities abilities ab in their employment program he said Mr Sullinger explained his company's duties at the Green River Missile base as ranging from technical electronic engineer en feats to janitorial ser sere vice Theirs is the maintenance ance contract at the missile base Also speaking at the luncheon luncheon lun cheon were William 0 O. O Green Veterans' Veterans Employment Representative Representative Representative at the Utah State Employment Service office Bishop Glen M M. Carlson Chap lain of American Legion Post M 54 Mayor Norman Boyd JHarry J J- Harry Hickman Veterans Employment Employment Em Em- Representative for Utah William J J. J Higbee Dept Employment Chairman end and John Thompson Personnel Personnel Perso Industrial Relations man ager agar for tor Bendix at Green Ri ver The award was presented to the Bendix representative by T T. R. R Johnson Department Commander of the American Legion w who o complimented Mr Sullinger for lor the efforts made by his company in participating participating par par- in the veterans and older workers hiring program He said the American Legion foresaw the economic difficulties difficulties which would face tace veterans vet erans following World War II It and had been constantly striving to promote their em em- since He lie stated 44 94 per cent of ot the US U.S. population lation are now veterans or dependents of the 22 million veterans and the 18 million older workers many of whom are veterans are presently the brains of ot America Manly Lincoln manager of ot the Employment Service Moab Moab Mo ab office was complimented for his service to the program It was his his office who recommended recommended recommended mended the Bendix company for the award the only one l j issued in the State of pf Utah this year |