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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 28 December 17, 1965 CHARMING ASSURANCE Ceb Wife of Ogden AMA Commander Leads Busy, Interesting Life QSS? lltenfl by Ed Hunt to Ogden Standard-Examine- r A young lady whose romance began when a fighter pursuit pilot landed in front of her home in a wife with of a now the general's plane accepts responsibilities the same charming assurance of those courtship days. Eleanor Margaret Peterson of New Baltimore, Mich., wife of out of small bottles of dye and Maj. Gen. T. Alan Bennett, plastic. commander, Ogden Air Materiel Also from bundles of brilliant Area, seemed to grasp intuitive- feathers she glues and clips and ly that a "service wife must creates in endless variety until be especially understanding." a bouquet of exquisite flowers been This has her personal appears. philosophy, and she believes "I just let the feathers tell deeply that a man's career me what to do," she said. progresses in proportion to his When she and the general happiness at home. lived in Alaska where he did "Al was testing the use of an outstanding job of convincing 6 skis on the stubby little Alaskans that the "thunder in pursuit planes back in 1938," the sky" from military aircraft Mrs. Bennett said, "and it was was security for the American 'just like him to set one down way of life she studied the on the snow in front of my Eskimo culture with special inwe lived about five terest in house their bone and ivory miles out of town." carvings. Those were the "fun days" "This is rapidly becoming a and during the intervening lost art," she said. "The years Mrs. Bennett and the gen younger Eskimos just won't eral have never lost the ability take the time for such artistic to find relaxing interests amidst and that's a pity." a life that frequently becomes effort, She collected while there a hectic, especially now that the board cribbage magnificent general commands one of the carved into a seal's an and tusk, largest and most important of Auk rookeries carved from a the Air Force Logistical Com piece of rookerie rock with humand areas. morous tiny bone birds. Bridge is perhaps the favorHer lovely home on the air ite relaxation for. the couple, base shows the influence of the with golf a close second although Mrs. Bennett insists general's war years in China when he commanded one of the she is just a duffer. But it is in her hobbies that two wings of the 14th Air Force, the general's wife finds an out and flew numerous combat mislet for her creativity. Presently sions in North and East China. she is deeply involved in bring The most fascinating item, ing beautiful, symmetrical is a book of Chinese silk bunches of grapes screen illustrations with short ski-equipp- : "Sfc-- Y C-- ed if! V htmm iw, rP) P-2- ilr 3 II Extends vari-color- ed FASCINATING ITEM Mrs. Eleanor Bennett, wife of Maj. Gen. T. Allen Bennett,, Ogden AMA commander, looks over a book of Chinese silk screen illustrations with short stories in Chinese script. It s one of the many interesting items she has collected as a service wife in various parts of the world. (Photo by Ralph Collins, Ogden Standard-Examiner- .) stories in beautiful Chinese dried blood near the binding. There is also a plaque to Gen. script. If the book could tell its own Bennett in appreciation from Hsu Huan Sheng, comexperiences, they might exceed Gen. of the National anything in the fables, Mrs. mander-in-chief Force. Air Chinese Bennett believes, because al- ist . most every page is stained with question that the spite of his multi There is no general, in tude of responsibilities, shows interest in his wife's hobbies. muni he saw there was some drilled danger of injury as she stem holes in the large plastic holder grapes, he devised a double ana im which kept them upright movable. When In tdJo Appreciation For Your Patronage Wo Announce Our First and Mrs. Betwo sons, one a liethe Air Force, and The general nnett have utenant in the other a senior at Utah State University. would Mrs. Bennett said she two not be surprised if rearing inher boys hadn't sharpened nate interest in sons, her basic phil to osophy was never couldnt daj something she next pecially since the -' may noia cvmvw--"We al'8 rt said. she plans, could. said we would if we with We "THANK YOU" for your Patronage. We Hope to Serve you Throughout the WINDOW 320 East Gentile, Layton (Just ttast oi rooa mug) this that which & philosophy success had accepted she wife Mrs.' Bennett, as wife tftl fa i W commanding general, we ary pres ident of s aiso Wives Club find and T, tthe with tne ea ade n hpln as staff or Savings Account DRIVE IN g mother proved as REMEMBER For a limited time Each New Checking Account Use Our Convenient W And New Year. Opened for $500.00 or more Receives FREE Check Purse or Savings Bank ($2.00 Value) hobbies, base hospital. other -If there arereads hU ggj in the day, he fiction, and has From ALL Of Us At Mmv fo)Afw mwmRM MM U lj UUUU KAYSYILLE KETWEEN I LAYTON LJLJU J the won and pioneer western the local libraries. certain And one tnin M not since Lt Bennett covered - fcl U jr ffjjL'rf has her front lawn Margaret Peterson bored. ofl |