Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 169, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1950 — Page 7

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Disease, Pestilence Are Rife In Korea Secondary Enemy For American Army Waahlngtoa. July 20. — (UP) - The army hue to take on a secondary enemy la South Korea — disease and peetllenre. . It la conceded that disease cactialt lea among American troops will tun high. The rice paddles where much of the battle la being fought were described as "best holes of all the diseases of the Orient' which will inflict an inevitable toll. Protection of troopa agalnat theae haaarda la part of the Job of 0-4, the logistic branch of the army which supplies the wherewithal for troopa whatever they are atatloaed. * Problems “equally great If no' r renter'’ than any of World War II are expected. A spokesman, Just back from Jouryeareln japan and Korea, cave thia nummary of the Job ahead ; "Hospitals must be ronatrurted depots. warehouses and repalt shops are required Water aupply systems aii<i filtration plants are vital. "Airfields must be Improved or built, port facilities improved an' increased. Fuel storage lank farms are essential. "The Korean radio, telegraph and telephone facilities are antiquated and over taxed by requirements. "Frhb of. the ages'* has been [toured into the rhe Helds and “contamination of the.soil and ths water will mean a high sick rat v umc.ng our troopa.” The spokesman said the job doesn't end with looking after the American 01. ' <; I must tie prepared to-assist the Korean government hi fighting the diseases < to Income epldr -.an 'ainimir . ftn- nume -peteHe*.holt he said* . And the health problem is only one phase of idle staggering task |AI|irBIGIITiD LASTING ENERGY «fA©r-wT srASHon

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It takas a minimum of 44 days, from the alert data in thia county. to land a division of 12.048 mon and 4.0*4 vehicles on the South KwtM c#ut o»« i» the .»■. 4 must anticipate by four monha every item the troops will need. As an example, a single 2H ton truck requires 2.000 spare ports. The army looks for fleeing native refugees and '‘saboteurs" to be a major handicap. “Flash floods'' also will interiors. What roads there are, mostly more paths beaten out by oxcarts and foot-bearers, can be converted into quagmires in short order. Pusan Is the only port where ocean-going vessels can land. At all other points msn and materials must be lightered in by barge and small craft. Only one airstrip la suitable tor heavy military air traffic — the concrete surfaced runway at Taegu. H miles bock of the present front lias. Repair Os Streets At Berne Planned Herne. July 20 The Berne towu board has awarded a contract to Meshberger Bros for the repair >* local streets. The board also allowed a claim of 21,024 25 to C. R Bowers and sons of Decatur for digging ditches tor new water mains hero. The board also authorised the payment of 8300 to the Berne Chamlter of Commerce, for its annual contribution for civic purposes. No Recruiter Here Because Os Rush Because of the increase in actltItles at the recruiting office t® Fort Wayne, the recruiting sergeant operating tn the Decatur area vjill not be here again until further notice M Kgt James E. Legg, recruiting officer here, said that any perron desiring to en list in the army may do so by r»V'lrling to the Fort Wayne recruitIng office ■ com Wt" I*ool office building This office will be open seven days a week from 8 O'clock in the morning to 0 o'clock in the evening to,process the extxjcted influx ( of appliiants To Insure that there wNI be such a slamped'e of enlistments. the sergeant added that mental requiremnts for the army have been lowered to the minimum required f»y the selective aer vice act of 1948 _ _ — The English name of one of Ala 1 1 bami'K Irattied Indians be j quo)-*, the father.o( the Cherokee alphabet?' wa» George- Gueak i'

Henry Egly Dies At Home In AriXona Baran, Jniy 2d — Henry Egley, dd,"'g "Mtltvw-gt' this community, died Monday at Buckaye, Arts., where he operated a hardware store. Death was caused by a blood elot. Funeral services were bald today at Phoenix. The wlft. Dessie, survives. North Koreans Say Prisoners Well Fed ■ 1 Radio Propaganda Is Heard In Tokyo Tokyo. July 20—(IIP >—A North Korean broadcast said today 103 American prisoners of war in the communist capital of Pyongyang are getting medical care and three square meals a day. The Pyongyang' radio, monitored here, said the prisoners get meat, vegetables and bread except for seven Japanese Americans who prefer rice. Korean soldiers ev> u help them wash dishes the broadcaster said. lie said one of the prisoners was a Copt. Nugent apparently the same man the Reds identified as Copt Ambrose Nng< nt, of Merrill. Wis., who denounced U. 8 action in Korea over the communist radio last weak. Nugent's relatives and fellow officers said it it really was Nugent he must have been tortured. The broadcast saki Nugent had a wife and three children in Illinois. used to be a theater man ager. and has been in the army 10 years. Nugent and most of the others were captured in fighting south of Suwon the broadcaster said An airforce first lieutenant whose last name was given as "Donald parachuted when his Jet plane was brought down north of Bt-oul. th.- radio said The broadcast, larded with propaganda. said the prisoners unahi motpdy ..efipse 'Sgt I', A Buy" and I.t Mafla-ll" io broadcast an appeal to lhe»l'- S. kovevumenl "to halt armed Intervention -in Korea. G E. Stockholders Now Total 249, 418 Kc-bnet’lady, N. V . July 20 v — The General Electric company had a total of 248,418 stockholders as of Juns it. the record date for dividend* payable July 25 accord ing to W W trench, secretary ot the < ompiiny, The new total is 857 has than the 250,075 recorded as ot March. ,17 the preceding re<ovd date

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Aged Berne Woman , 1$ Taken By Death .. Sprunger Funeral Services Saturday Mrs. Rosins Sprunger. 87, a lifelong resident of the Berne community. died at 3:34 o’clock JKednpsday afternoon at her h Hue tn Herne. She had been bedfast for the past three weehs. Hfce was born near Berne Aug. 4. 10*2. r daughter of Jacob and KathcNm- Sprunger-Reusser. and was married in 1883 to 0. C. Sprunger. , who preceded her in death .. She was A member of tha FlrXt Mtnnoalte church. Surviving ar\ six sons. Oswald. A hums. Asa of Mendota. 111.. Ww Icy and Franklin \f Berne. Victor of Monroe lownship and Paul of Milwaukee. Wis.; three daughters. Mrs. Ferd Reusser of'{leer Creek. Okla.. Mrs. A J. Neuet»rcbwander of Wadsworth. 0., and Mrs M A: Thomas of Union City; 24, grand children; 28 great-grandetiildren. and two brothers. Dr. Amos Reus aer and Henry U< usst r of Bekne. One daughter, five brothers, and sisters are deceased. \ Funeral services will be held at lu a m. Saturday at the First Mennonite t-burch, the Rev Oltn Krehbiel officiating. Burial will be in the MRE cemetery The body will tie removed from the Yager mortu ary to the residence at 6 o'clock this evening. - . ~ Flan Food Tent At 4-H County Show How large a piece of pie shoubl be was decided last night by ,th • 3u lauith captains of the food tent to Ire located at the t il club fair in Monroe August 7-h. The tent is sponsored hy the Adams county hpme economics association an I the social and educational deimri u>ent of the Farm Bureau. ' .t-attji .lull and l *|:o Bureau uti it w'iTF'. ontriliuw title pies a-day. besides other food Thh will Tnea.i Ito pies a day. two doaen cakes, a day. and sixty gallons ot potal 1 satad io help feed the mrnwdth— Chairman of the central com mittee directing the affair is Mrs. C. W It Schwarts, of Monfoe township. Members of she torn mitt** are Mrs. R. C. Hersh, of DeCatur; Mrs lantis Schoeler of Treble"township: Mrs Paul Lobsiger. of Monroe; Mrs. Lew. Ilyn of French township: and Mrs, Clarence Mitclieli. ut Union township. AUCTION SCHOOL TO 1< u«(tMwr4 fr’rwNi l*M*e un year wkirn three were brl«l ~TK’e~I»4Ti<H»T 11 selfT wTifeh, iri- -' ■..hull*n a mndTrii auction j». h<>4»l I room and < hih in loratv<| in-1 Bellmont Park jum eaxt of . l’r<a ; 1 oil highway. 224 J lionicN arc «><»♦ ni tl 4»oli yeai hi ih_ “tutienia Who flip 'o overflowing the (ity’s hotel and tourist camps. Some student > bring tenia or trailer* and <amp at Bellmont Park All typ s of inrn including former circus <-»>* l»oys. barber-*-, and printers enroll her to if.tin atiitlli. r rrade. J»o.dt wiir yenru brought the ! jm-Immil lift largoH’ enrollments, as J •u<; I s went to s< bool on 1/n. 1 Th* fPtiHtl year was PH. when 227 auctioneer* were graduatql August l.’» More than 2<‘” aiivittird the summer in No Pre-enrollmeni It. <-aiise th«-re is no pre-enroli-mTvhT’-"aFThT. ‘ Mias Elea not ! lhj«|Hjt. director and business manner of the school, conhl not’ ima’e h<»* many W'»uM attend this session No record enroll m. n( is expected, though. *h said. There lire usually more than lod students. < ias.s nffioTy will no h»ng< r ♦-h~ ’ed -lo t > it- =rt Uil L-liti. MW - R jkpert. Maid localise the stntients were together for only three works and because ot thO wide ‘ifferettfe in their ag s, the elec lion »if »ffi<lent officers was diffi wtt The staff ha» taken upor »hem*e|vrM the alde<l duties, she i»iitinu* 'r "S —cThr*e am tioneerji have l>ren -irop|H>d from the ataff-list. Mihm Rttpperl explained Missing this -»•• -u|n will l»e Earl Garlin. of Greert.*i»ui\ firceased. E S la»k »n, ‘•• ■ ".i‘ ’ ’ . an*l S <’; u? K»drt»n (» • tionai'l «t <»!»■ a’ 1) aiU be a n- W • • <»t the xinff .The <oni ~wih n*»t he an »l<mr. ed trn»H- ffre «chno| open* ! Baty ;>t tiecMas* additional < hang s ate erpertrd Mi** Rep pert raid —•• Graduation Ex<rcts«s Graduation will lw» Anzu«i 19 at »hr Kpigh*» of 4‘ythHn The l»*‘Mkrr at th graduation dinner will be <‘»»l U R Chaffee; dean of iH<tf>K’ion and manager of sew- I ftixtp*. fmm Towanda. Pa .The fttudents drill watch with I vut their tuna! brooms thin year. I Mi»a Repf»ert Mid The. Reppert *utid rtfs dn not cany canes The ] mofb-rn au< tifki.rrr Mb* Ref»p* rt -aid tries to ai»«id Hte * anr ** w ’ngin*. tebeerocbevtag ha bi:» 4>t the oM fashtonrd am tM»nef*r • — - First *t4id*u*w at* > r ‘ ' Mint JSMU ffuppun MM. ■ »

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