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Russian Army’s I
Medical Corps Is
Below Standard
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(Editor’s note: Following is the
fourth in a series df «ix Articles
comparing a U. S. Army combat
infantry division with the infantry
division of the Soviet Russian
Army.) '
The U. S. Army infantry division
is larger than the Russian Army in
fantry division. It has approximately
18,000 men compared to 11,000 for the
Soviet unit.
But this difference of about 7,000
spells the difference between a self
contained unit built on democratic,
humanitarian standards and a division
with very limited capability which is
built on standards that border bar
barism.
The largest single non-combat ele
ment of the U. S. infantry division
is its medical service, which totals
about 1,000 officers and enlisted men.
The American people and the U. S.
Army place a high value on human
life, and everything possible is done
to maintain the U. S. soldier in good
health and to protect him not only
against his military foe but against
his environment as well.
With a traditional disregard for the
lives and comfort of their men, Soviet
infantry divisions have only about
one-fourth the medical personnel of
their American counterparts. Conse
quently, Soviet units have no com
pany aidmen but depend on designat
ed riflemen in each platoon who have
received limited training in first aid
and may or may not be free enough
from combat duties to aid their com
rades.
Similarly, Soviet battalion aid sta
tions have no physicians but are staff
ed only by enlisted men with limited
training.
In contrast, the American medical
system affords the finest field medical
care the world has ever known. This
includes not only highly effective
methods for treatment and evacuation
of wounded, sick and injured but also
aggressive preventive programs which
afford the American soldier the maxi
mum assurance against disease.
Korea has demonstrated unques
tionably the effectiveness of this medi
cal service. Deaths from battle in
juries and wounds have been reduced
to 2.4 per cent of all those reaching
medical care, as compared with 4.5 per
cent in World War II and eight per
cent in World War I.
In addition, returns to duty among
the wounded of the Korean conflict
already have totaled about 85 per
cent. Similarly, the Army’s effective
medical support has reduced deaths
from disease in the Far East Com
mand to only slightly more than one
tenth of one per cent.
A U. S. division can fight for long
periods of time, re-supplying itself
with food, ammunition, and equip
ment. But the Russian or satellite di
vision is capable of sustained action
for a maximum of five days. This
has been illustrated time and again,
both in World War II when entire
Russian armies rolled to a halt every
five days and again in Korea during
the past two years.
A fundamental difference in the
supply requirements of the American
soldier and the Soviet soldier lies
in the fact that the American is ac
customed to a higher standard of
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!Here la > message for thoae
who live In city apartments, but
dream of the country, buy the
garden magazines and read the
garden section of the newspaper.
Your interest in gardening is
deep seated, and you will be hap
pier if it can be aatisfied. Have
you thought about the possibil
ities of a window box?
Here is the type of garden
which everyone can grow, wheth
er he lives in a suburb or a city.
It will serve two purposes, first
to decorate the house you Uve in,
and what is even more important,
j it will satisfy to a surprising de
gree your desire to grow things.
I To get this satisfaction, you
i must give serious attention to se
lecting the plants to grow, pre
paring fertile, porous soil, and if
possible growing your own plants.
It will be an excellent beginning
to make your own window box,
which can easily be done from
the diagram herewith.
For a standard single window,
a box 3ft feet long, 8 inches deep
and 10 inches wide is a good size.
But measure your windows and
make boxes to fit. Where larger,
; or multiple, windows demand
! greater length, the other dimen
sions must be larger in propor
tion, or single boxes may be pro
vided for each window in a group.
Think of the box as a decora
tion of the house; make it of a
suitable size and a color to match
the house color or trim. The
flowers should be chosen to fur
nish a contrasting, yet harmoni-'
ous color accent. There is a
wealth of suitable varieties from
which to choose.
Rich soil, of the type which
florists call potting soil, must be
used for window boxes. Because
there is so little of it to feed the
' flowers, it should be well ferti
i lized. A tablespoonful of chemical
! plant food for each square foot
j of soil should be used,
j For the annual flowers, at least
six hours of sun a day is neces
■ sary and this requires a south
| window. The best subjects are
those of dwarf or trailing habit,
the latter drooping festoons of
bloom from the boxes. Petunias
of the balcony type are excellent,
as are the tall nasturtiums, the
giant morning glories. Dwarf pe
i tunias, marigolds, ageratum, cal-
living than that of his Russian coun
terpart.
Virtually all U. S. soldiers in Korea
now arc receiving hot foods. (Front
line troops are receiving at least two
hot meals a day, and the diet is more
varied, contains better foods, and is
prepared better than the regimen to
which the Russian masses are accus
tomed. j
To determine reaction of U. S.'
Army troops to the Soviet Army basic i
ration, a test feeding of three meals
corresponding to typical Soviet Army
menus was served soldiers from three
battalions of the Pacific Command.
It was rejected as “terrible.”
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OF TRAGIC LIFE
How doss a young girl start on the
downward path ? What can she do to
save herself? Read how one way
ward girl overcame tragedy in the
poignant story of her life titled “I
Was a Delinquent Girl.” one of many
features in the February Ist issue of
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liopsis, annual pinks, lobelia,
dwarf morning glories, phlox, and l
zinnias can be grown.
Boxes which spend most of the
day in shade offer a special prob
lem. If the shade is that of a
building, perhaps only foliage j
plants can be grown, such as i
ferns, fancy leaved caladiums, i
crotons, rubber plants and other i
florists’ subjects.
If there is some sun, begonias
wiU probably do weU. Impatiens,
the Zanzibar balsam, bearing
flowers of salmon or rose on
busby plants 18 Inches tall, are
excellent in semi-shaded places.
Violas thrive in partial shade,
and tho list of flowers which will
do well increases as the amount
of sun is enlarged.
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EDENTON WINDSOR WILLIAMSTON AROSKIE AULANDEB
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Presbyterian Church
Services at the Presbyterian Church
are announced as follows by the pas
tor, the Rev. James MacKenzie:
Sunday School Sunday morning at
10 o’clock. Morning worship at 11 j
o’clock. This Sunday the Lord’s Sup
per will be celebrated, with Dr. J. W.
Hassell, stated clerk of Albemarle
Presbytery, presiding. 'Prayer meet
ing Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock,
when the lesson will be on the second'
coming of Christ, illustrated with a
chart. Everyone is invited to attend
all services.
Ring-pong room is open every even
ing after school and Saturdays. All
teen-agers are welcome to use ping
pong table, putzles, checkers and good
books.
CHAIR OF UNITY OCTAVE IN
EDENTON CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday, January 25, Feast of St.
Paul’s Conversion, the Church of
Unity Octave, which is being observed
throughout the Catholic woi'ld annual
ly from January 18, Feast of 'St. Pe
ter’s Chair at Rome, daily to January
25, will close in St. Ann’s Catholic
Church, Edenton, at the 9 and 11 A.
M., Holy Masses coming Sunday, each
including sermon on “The Missionary
Conquest of the World For Christ,”
Holy Communion, followed by Octave
prayers for church unity, Rosary for
same intention, Sunday School, stat
ed Father F. J. MdCourt, rector, who
invites everybody to all services. Con
fessions for half hour before Sunday
services and 15 minutes before week
days that will start at 8:15 A. M., in
clude Communion and be followed by
Octave prayers, Rosary.
The Daily Intentions are: January
18: The return of all the “other
sheep” to the one Fold of St. Peter,
the One Shepherd under God; 19: The
return of all Oriental Separatists to
Communion with the Apostolic See;
20: The submission of Anglicans to
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the Authority of the Vicar of Christ; J
21: That the Lutherans and all other
Protestants of Continental Europe ■
may find their way “Black to Holy
Church”; 22: That -Christians in
American may become one in com- j
munion with the Chadr of St. Peter; .
j 23: The return to the Sacraments of I
; lapsed Catholics; 24: The conversion
of the Jews; 25: The Missionary con- ■
quest of the world for Christ.
Father McCourt urges everybody '
during Octave to daily pray: (Jn.
17-21) “That the-* all may be One,
as Thou, Father, in Me and I in Thee;
that they also may be one in Us; that
the world may believe that Thou hast
sent Me. V. “I say unto thee thou 1
art Peter,” R. “And upon this Rock 1
I will build My Church.” O Lord ,
Jesus Christ grant to Thy Church that
peace and unity which are agreeable
to Thy Will; Who livest and reign- *
est God forever and ever. Amen.
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I Os Public Works |;
The Board of Public Works met
this day in the town office at eight
o’clock P. M., in regular monthly
session. Present: J. H. Conger,
chairman, Ralph £. Parrish and Dr.
J. A, Powell.
The following bills for the month
of November were examined and ap
proved for payment:
Graybar Electrical Co., $303.24;
Electrical Equipment Co., $54.57; Gen.
Plastics Corp., $355.00; Henry Eagle
ston Co., $3.60; Charleston Rubber
Co., $3.10; Duro-Test Cm-p., $45.60;
Howerton Gowen Co., $22.58; Gen.
Electric Co., $190.98; Hampton Roads |
Tra-tor Co.. $22.13; R. D. Wood Co., i
$2.84; Burroughs, $16.40; Gray & !
Creech, Inc., $10.48; American Public
Power Association, $1.50; Thurston
Motor Lines, Inc., $5.48; Skyline Dis
tributors, Inc., $2.27; Chowan Herald,
$12.70; Jackson’s Recapping Service,
$17.04; A. S. Smith Machine Co.,
$75.99; M. G. Brown Co., $11.91;
Chowan Motor Co., $2.50; Bunch’s
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•Garage, $25.39; Dail A Ashley, $1.00;
Edenton Ice Co., $32.93; Hugfhee-
Holton Hardware Co., $18.30; Byrum
Hardware Co., $3.99; Va. Elec. A
Power Co., $6,794.79; Railway Ex-51
press Agency, $1.97; N. C. Tel. A s
Tel. Co., $11.55; Sinclair Refining Co.,
$03.08; Postmaster, $32.80; (Wesley
Chesson, Jr., $65.72; General salaries
paid for month of November, 1952,
$2,822.91; total, $11,034.24. ,
Received from collector for current,
water and merchandise, $16,053.88.
Amount of receipts jn excess of dis
bursements, $5,019.64. ,
Amazing
An English lad and an Indian guide
were on a camping trip in the States
when they came to a trout stream.
“You like fWh, hah?” asked the
Indian.
“Yes,” replied the Englishman
briefly.
A year later the English lad again
met the Indian.
“How!” said the Indian, raising his
hand gravely in welcoming the lad.
“Fried,” replied the Englishman.
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