VOLUME VI, NUMBER -.34^ r . ADAK SUN
21 AUGUST 1961
navy bean soup contest KuiEg:<
I
CHINFO NOTICE 5726 of 4 August 1961
promulgates information on the FIFTH
ANNUAL NAVY BEAN SOUP CONTEST. This, is
a contest sponsored by a Memphis News
paper, the Commercial Appeal., Ships &
/Stations are requested to submit. Navy
iBean Soup recipes, for six servings,
direct to the Public Information Office
Chief of Naval Air Technical Training,
U.S. Naval Air Station, Memphis 75,Tenn,
All members of the military, their dep
endents and civilian employees-are elig
ible for the contest. Deadline for rec
eiving recipes is 12 October 1961. The
)finalists will be announced on 14 -Pet -
• ober and the winners, will-be named ! on
j29 October 1961. Let1s have some Adak
entries. _i
NAVCOMPT Notice 7220 of 31 July l?6f
provides interim instructions to imp
lenient the provisions of Public law. 103,
87th Congress, approved 24 July 1961*
:This law amended sections 207 and 208
of the Career Compensation Act of 1949,
by striking out the words ’’ninety days”
wher*eT>5»v +hey appear: and inserting the
words ”three months” in place thereof.
Accordingly, any member who reenlisted.,
on or after 16 July 1954 wi tihLn 3 m.opths
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but' more' than ’90 days 'after-his disch
arge or release and received no reen -
listnent bonus or was paid under the
provisions of section 207 is now ent
itled to be paid a reenlistment bonus
under section 208 or paid the difference
between the amount of the reenlistnent
allowance or bonus he was paid under
Section 208. To be eligible under this
provision the member must make an app
lication within 1 year 24 July 1961 &
forward it to the Navy Finance Center
or Commandant of the Marine Corps (CDB)
for payment,. Contact Disbursing for
more information^
•PIRIEIGH BURCTlThSET TROPHY
‘ OFNAV Instruct .'.on 3590,11. of 1 August
1961 establishes the Arleigh Burke Fleet
Trophy and promulgates procedures for
- effecting, this annual award,
During more than 38 years of active
service in the United States Navy,Admire
Arleigh Burke, USN, has .distinguished
himself in many ways. It is fitting
that the supreme dedication of this out?*
standing officer, /to the Navy he has serv-i
-- -y
ed so well be recognised by the establish
neint of a fleet award bearing his name,&i
that it. per tain to basil e efficiency,
The awaV|,i' W: IT be given to. that ship
or .aircroft sou'idfoh of each fleet, which'
is selected; .by its ..Commander in Cliibf 1
for having achieved the greatest improver
nent in battle effleiencyo_)_