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Show promoted to brigadier general the Legion of and awarded Merit. At the time of his promotion and until after the termination of World War II, Gen- TEST RUN, Pugway Proving Ground, Friday, September 10, 1965 Toastmasters Need Members The Dugway Chapter of Tnast masters International are holding thtir fall membership campaign. All Officers Open Mess members are invited t call Lt. Francis House for information cn how to join. The Toastmasters, whose pt .nr ary function is to teach peii-p- lt how to speak, meet twice a normally on the first and third Monday at the 00 M. IThe next scheduled meeting is Sept. 20. The dinner meetings allow eral Besson was the youngest general officer in the ground several members each night tc present one of the 12 required speeches which they must make tu complete the course. Upon completion of the speech series they will receive a certificate cf completion from Toastmasters International which is also recorded in their .201 file. The meetings are extre nely beneficial to all wtu- attend and allow speakers to build both a n ce in themhigher selves and improve their ability to present a series r.f different types f speeches. force. - self-confi- conte m pojia ayj furniture! 6 - Piece Living Room Special Group 2 End Tab Its, I Coffee Table, I Canter Table, 2 pc. Sectional Sofa GEN. FRANK S. BESSON GENERAL COMMANDING U.S. Army Material Command HIDE - A - BEDS ffePGQEEID iQQ (HB (to! in SPECIAL QUEEN SIZE HIDE - A - BEDS HOOVE! Convertible ONLY 75cee c1tlepc.!a Nothing cleans your ruga as wall as the easygoing Convertible k 35 MODEL 54 APPLIANCE DEPT. HOOVER CONSTELLATION The canister ;$ automatic set and go! oven-j- ust that offers more of FRIGIDAIRE what you want in a cleaner. 299S RD-3- 30" alactric Aztac coppar sr white MODEL 444 HOOVER POLISHR-SCRUME- R Gives your floors that handrubbod look. Also scrubs MODEL l.l i 5131 7SoeetUepe.Sa I Cook-Maststarts and stops the oven, cooks for you while youre away, dinner's ready when you get back. oven gives you room even for a big Holiday-slz- t whole or family turkey oven meals. Know Your full-wid- storage for cleaning. Modem recessed cooking top. . Frank S. Besscn, Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 30, 1910, the son of a Regular Army cfficer, the late Col. Frank S. Besson. After graduation from High School in Leavenworth, Kansas, General Bessun entered the U.S. Mli- tary Academy in July 1928. Upon graduation he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers in June 1932. HIS F IRST assignment was assistant tc the District Engineer, Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he served until 1934. General Besson then beca me a student officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in 1935 received his Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from that institution. After graduating from The Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, he was assigned to the Office of the District Engineer,. Portland, Oregon, from 1937 un- - enlistment (AFPS) with the servicer bonus intc effect as p - n Virginia,, in 1953. 1954 he was assignSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) first as assistant Chief of Staff, Logistics, and later as Assistant Chief cf Staff, Programs. His skill and leadership in forplans and mulating logistic over-a- ll programs tc meet the complex requirements of the 15 nations of the NATO alliance earned him the Distinguished Service Medal. General Besson became Chief cf Transportation, U.S. Army in March 1958. He held this pest til 1940. until 2 April 1962, when he as- 3 sumed command of the newly During the period Gen. Besscn served as a mem- - established U.S. Army operation her of the Engineer Board at a 1 August 1962. Fort Belvoir, Va. and as Chief, -Branch, Office, Development Chief of Engineers. In this position he supervised the development of World War II engineer equipment. IN DECEMBER 1943, General Besson was assigned as assistant director and general manager of the Third Military Rail- way Service in Iran and n the spring of the following year he full command. At the ' aisumc-time, the Soviet Union's main e source of military was the railroad supplies through the Persian Corridor. Despite language barriers, environ mental conditions and other difficulties, the railroad under the Third's supervision surpassed all previous performance records. For his leadership i.f the Third Military Railway Service, Iran, General Besson was Air Drops Improved By Glider CAMP PICKETT, Va. (ANF) Paper airplane! and old inner tubes, in the arsenal of many a victorious childhood army, may soon earn laurels in the U. S. Army. The smooth glide and simple shape of the paper airplane plus the durability and light weight of resin-coate- d fabric resembling an inner' tube have been mixed in the creative kettle of Army research and development to produce the Precision Drop Glider, a revolutionary device for dropping supplies and equipment to troops in confined areas. A team from the U. S. Army Aviation Materiel Laboratories at Fort Euatia, Va., has been testing the glider here and reports considerable success. The glider ia also fitted with an electronic homing device that responds to signals from the desired point of impact on the ground. Launched or dropped from altitudes of 500 to 80,000 fact, the glider can swoop silently through cloud cover, darkness, and bad weather to touch down within 100 yards of the target. Department of Defense officials to put the new variable restoa as possible. No definite date has been esset. but one service official timated it would be sometime in October before certain criti becal skill reenlistees wi uld bonus. the gin receiving Under the new military pay in law, an individual servingskill critical a designated could receive several thousand dollars in addition to regular reenlistment bonus, based i4i pay grade, term of reenlistment and longevity for pay purposes. Critical skill authorized the bonus would receive a down pay ment upon rewith annual payenlisting, ments made eacn year mere-afte- r, an official said. An example would be a critical skill E-- 4 comoletins a four and reenlist-in- g year enlistment for four years. The normal bonus would be 1864, four times a monthly base pay of (216. If authorized the maximum variable bonus, the individual an additional would receive four equal installS3, 456 in ments. This means getting $1,728 on recnlistment (normal bonus and variable pay rent) then first receiving three annual payments of $864 for a $4,320 total. An E-- 5 under similar circumstances would receive $5,232. For a six year reenlistment, the amount would be approximately $7,000. does not The new bonus count against normal reenlistA person ment entitlements. may collect up to $2,000 in normal bonuses during a service to 1940-194- . d UPHOLSTERY Large selection of samples. Fine workmanship at reasonable prices FREE ESTIMATES Bank terms available Call: Manuel Wright 450 S. Main, Tooele Open Mon. thru Sat. C. R. (GUS) first-terme- rs . RUSSELL WILL BE BACK IN HIS BARBER SHOP Tuesday Sept. 14 good deal as our some meritorious cases, the variable bonus may be paid installments if the in fewer service secretary deter irines it to be in the individuals best interest. policy. Callmetoday I V LeeDiirrant 0 In Wild Turkey Hunt car insurance- -a State Farm Homeowners career. In Dec. ed. Fashion Scoop Fairlane Tocele 334 S. 882-48- . 6471 STATE FARM feNCm INIMAMC Mm: Slated for October 7 9-1- Beehive State gunners will again this year have anoppor tunity to hunt the elusive wild turkey. An October 7 season has been set with a one bird bag limit. An unlimited number of special turkey permits will be available for the resident cr nonresident hunter. A permit foe of $3 in the form of a check or jno n ey order must be included with the application for the turkey permit. Applications for the special turkey permit will be accepted at Fish and Game Offices in Cedar City and Price, Utah beginning September 27. rifles Shotguns or center-fir- e will again be legal weapons for . the hunt. Legal shot sizes for shotguns are stipulated at n o larger than No. 2 or no smaller than No. 6. Just tell us how much you need to pay old bills, for home improvements, car repairs, for all your seasonal expenses. Phone now for prompt, courteous service. LOANS UP TO $2500 NAT.rON'AD FINANCE COMPANY off 13 South Main Street Tooele Phone: 882-158- 8 21 in. Portable 1 y ADMIRAL QUALITY 95 pots-and-pa- ns th -- ViUIIIIUallUCrB er Big, . Washington are working lend-leas- the floor. e the final offensive for the war against Japan, Gen. Besson held a key position as deputy chief transofficer (i pe rations) portation Army Forces, Western Pacific. In early Augur.t 1945, when it became evident that Japan was on the verge of collapse, Gen. Besson was assigned again as director and general manager of the Third Military Railway Service and ordered to prepare plans and build the necessary organization tc assume complete control of the railroads in the Eighth Army's assigned zone of occupation. Expeditiously he formed a working organization and the incoming occupawere soon moving tion tna.-pby rail from shipside and airport to destinations throughout northtrn Japan. From 1946 to 1948, as Chief Far East cf Transportation, Co mmand, and Chief of the Civil Transportation Section, Gen. eral Headquarters, Supreme Allied Powers, Commander,' General Besson was responsible for all military water, motor and the Phillipines, the Marianas and Korea, and fer guiding the Japanese in rehabilitating their war damaged transport facilities. RETURNING TO the United States in 1948, he served as an assistant chief of transportation for nearly five years and pioneered a number of concepts aimed at injecting greater speed and efficiency into the system through transportation the use of containerization, roll-of- f roll-ovessels, and improved amphibious vehicles. He carried these concepts still ftirther after assuming comof the Transportation mand. Center and School at Fort Eus-ti- s, During build-u- New Reenlistment Bonus For Some Critical Skills R E F R I G E R AT.O R? F R E E'Z E R TV drawer-remova- ble under-rang-e tkn! EXCH. 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