Show NEW NEV MISSION 1 PRESIDENT HAS HASI I N NAMESAKE Al HERE Edward LaVaun Clissold who Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day was set apart as president of the Japanese Mission Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints and as assigned assigned assigned as- as signed to re-o re open re-open n missionary work in that land has a namesake in Manti He is Rosc Roscoe c La LaVaun V aun Cox business manager and associate editor of the Manti Messenger and son of Mr and Mrs Roscoe C. C Cox of Ephraim The Theelder Theelder Theelder elder Mr Cox and Mr Clissold were missionary companions in Hawaii in 22 1921 and developed a very close friendship Mr Clissold always showed a very deep interest in the Japanese people of the Islands and has become rather I proficient in n the Japanese language as aswell aswell aswell well as speaking Hawaiian fluently He held the rank of lieutenant at the beginning of World War II later be being being being be- be ing advanced to the rank of Commander Commander Commander Com Com- mander in the U. U S. S Navy |