SECTION ONE—
Army's Psychologists Influence Enemy,
Help Snare POW's With Flow Os Words
SEOUL—Hundreds of North Ko- i
rean troops were pinned down in a
narrow valley in Korea. A fierce bat
tle had raged all day and dead and
wounded Communist soldiers littered i
the ground. United Nations troops •
were moving in to catch the Reds in
the jaws of giant pincers.
Suddenly over the roar of gun fire i
a plane was heard overhead. A wo-,
man’s voice—speaking Korean—camel
over the plane’s loudspeaker:
“Soldiers of North Korea, you are
surrounded. Your colleagues are dy
ing. You will be next. There is just
one hone. Leave your positions to
night.”
This happened in the midst of a
fierce battle during the Korean war.
U. S. Army psychological warfare
personnel had been sending similar
messages to the Reds for days. They
knew that Communist troops were
well aware of' the tight spot they
were in. The psychologists reasoned
that periodic reminders of the sit
uation might be the final bit of per
suasion needed to cause Communist
soldiers to surrender to United Na
tions forces, ' •
This is one of the most effective |
ways of waging psychological war- j
fare—following up ground and air;
bombardment with words to break the
enemy’s will to resist.
Loudspeakers for persuading the'
enemy to “come over to our side” also |
are Used on the ground, often set up I
on the main line of resistance. They |
are mounted on jeeps and tanks if the 1
situation makes it advisable to move
from place to place while broadcast
ing.
During wartime, psychological war
fare soldiers also use leaflets and
radio programs in their war of words
against the enemy. In Korea thirty
two radio stations beamed U.N. prop
aganda to soldiers and civilians. Mil
lions of leaflets were dropped from
planes and fired from artillery shells.
Tn Korean combat areas during the
war, radio broadcasting, editorial and
printing equipment was mounted in
vans so it could be transported wher
ever needed and used as miniature
mobile radio stations, printing and ed
itorial shops.
Both art and words were prepared
carefully for U.N. leaflets. Each leaf
let had a theme which captured and
held the interest of the reader and
gained his confidence. Colorful, dra
matic pictures portrayed that theme
and short, punchy words made the
point quickly.
The five-by-eight-inch leaflets were
written in Korean and Chinese and
disseminated to both North Korean
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and Chinese Communist forces.
Backing up the combat zone “prop
aganda machine” was a Radio Broad
casting and Leaflet Group in Japan
which also prepared radio scripts and
leaflets. Some of the material writ-
I ten there was aimed at the Commu
jnist “man behind the gun”—the fac
tory worker, farmer and other civili
|ans. Other radio programs and leaf
lets sought to shatter the morale of
enemv troons to get them in the mood
to surrender when the tide of war
fare turned against them.
Leaflets carrying propaganda mes
sages often were packed in bomb
shells and dropped from planes where
the people for whom they were in
tended could find them easily.
Achievements of the Army’s psy
chological warfare program are hard
to estimate. Many of the North Ko
rean and Chinese Communist prison
ers of war have claimed they surren
dered because of psychological mes
sages. However, Army Psychological
Warfare officials feel the POW’s
probably gave up as a result of the
double-barrelled impact of U.N. wea- 1
,pons and words.
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Serious Questions Face
Farmers In Election
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I The choice before cotton and pea
jnut growers, according to Chairman
I Harrell, essentially is whether or no*
they want a reduced acreage and 90
per cent of parity price support. He
explains that acreage allotments will
be in effect even though quotas are
disapproved and that compliance with
such allotments will be required for
eligibility for price support at 50 per
cent of parity.
Mr. Harrell suggests that specific
questions which each grower will want
to answer for himself are: Will my
prospective income be greater from
the allotted acreage and 90 per cent
of parity price support, or from an
unlimited acreage and whatever the
market will bring 'for the crops?
What effect will this decision have on
my income in future years in the
light of current and prospective large
surplus supplies of cotton and pea
nuts if quotas are disapproved: What
would be my decision if I could de
cide for all the cotton and peanut
growers in the country?
Mr. Harrell further emphasizes that
■ he can not and will not indicate how
| cotton and peanut growers should
> I vote, but he emphatically urges all
I I growers to vote in the referendum,
i In his opinion, the decision will have
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1 far reaching effects and the question
deserves the serious study and the
carefully considered vote of landlords,
tenants and share-croppers who grow
cotton and peanuts.
The referendum will be held be
tween the hours of 8 A. M., and 6 P.
M., on Tuesday, December 15, at the
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| Friday, Dec. 11th
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;j 8:00 P. M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT
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: Legion Hut on U.S. Highway 17 South
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1 1 following polling places: Edenton
! community in basement of the Post
, j Office building; Macedonia communi
r ty at Grover Cale’s store; Center Hill
community at Melvin Evans’ store;
■ Rocky Hock community at Henry
.!Bunch’s Store; Ryland community at
si Herbert Ray Peele’s store; Gliden
community at Lloyd Briggs’ store;
Yeopim community at tea Jones* Gulf
Service Statioh’.
ChowanJffighPTA Will
Meet Tuesday Night
The Parent Teacher Association of
Chowan High School will hold its
Christmas meeting in the high school
auditorium on Tuesday night, Decem
ber 15 at 7 :80 o’clock.
All parents are urged to attend.
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