Show l I American soldiers in Kor Korea think they are arc the athe forgotten men the they dont don't know what wha they are fighting for and thc they cant can't understand why they a are me compelled to play tag back am and forth across the Parallel Parallel- yet their morale Is high am and they constitute a formidable fighting force that would like liki to get the nasty business over nyc with according to Val D D. D Leavitt who was an Interesting speaker at a meeting of th the Moab Lions Club Monday eve I ning Leavitt A tl member o othe of the club returned Sunday from fron service of over a year with Ute the U. U S. S army in Korea lie He ha has been released from the army i Conditions in Korea are arc much more serious than th the people I I of the United States realize the thel sergeant stated The GI's GIs over ova I there cant can't understand th the strategy that keeps the Korean situation in a stalemate and if the present procedure is fol fal followed lowed the war can go on forever foreve without any material change inthe Inthe in inthe the battle lines the sergeant declared The speaker stated that Ko rea rca Is an extremely mountainous mountain ous DUS country with the whole peninsula crowded with ridges and mountains The people live in and cultivate tiny valleys lying between the ridges The Koreans are arc a very peculiar race ace well satisfied with the poverty and filth to which they have save grown accustomed throughout the ages They will steal teaI anything they can get their heir hands on and the black markets are brimming with American merican merchandise which they hey have stolen from army stores The army anny seems powerless power less ess to combat the thieving Leavitt paid a tribute to the he small allied forces serving In n Korea The British Turks Australian and other United Nations rations forces though small are re good tilting fighting units The Russian equipment used by y the Chinese particularly the thet j jet t planes and tanks are super super- lor to the U. U S. S equipment the sergeant The English also have superior planes and tanks The allied forces are taking so many prisoners they dont don't know what to do with them the sergeant Stated The prisoners when interviewed dont don't know what they are fighting for either I Twenty four members and andl two guests attended the he Lions club meeting which was presided presided pre pre- sided over b by President Ross Musselman The guests were George F. F Hughes and Oscar Barrick members of the Hurricane Hurri cane club The next meeting scheduled for Dec 24 was called off oU Instead In ln stead of holding a meeting the Lions will meet Thursday H eve t. ning Dec 20 to sacK me the candy and nuts to be given away ati at atthe atthe I the annual Christmas party to tobe tobe tol be given by the club I A membership drive during the month of January was stressed An attempt will be made to recruit 10 new members mem memo bersI bers I President Musselman urged local that a good delegation of Lions and their wives attend the winter mid meeting at Salt Lake City on Jan 14 |