Show n 1 M N Y JM 1 Mrs Ann Hornung acts as guide for her brother and sis sis- sis sis- ter law Admiral and Mrs Benton W. W Decker of San Diego California Admiral Decker is now retired from Navy service They were in Manti last week and were very impressed impressed impressed im im- pressed with the scenery which they saw while here Ad Admiral mi rait Enjoys n joys Manti Monti Tour Mantis Manti's fall breezes proved bracing to Rear Admiral Benton W. W Decker US U.S. Navy retired but his wife used to San Diego climate donned her winter coat to enjoy the view of the valley from the Manti ManU Temple grounds Mrs Ann Hornung sister of the Admiral enjoyed showing off the many beautiful and interesting interesting in in- spots of f Utah with the help of her husband Har Har- ry The group toured Monument ment Valley and the Arches area Capitol Reef and the parks then went to Salt Lake City and Heber Valley where Mrs Decker became acquainted acquaint acquaint- ed with distant cousins The Admiral was fascinated and awed at what he saw in inthe inthe inthe the Genealogical Library He has been searching out the ithe records of his family for years and intends to bring them to Salt Lake City next year so he can utilize the Library's marvelous facilities After le learning the pu purpose p e of gen gen- e a. a VA jUL Vu members he exclaimed I will wit always admire my wife's cousin cousin cousin cou cou- sin C. C Ray Mahone for going going going go go- ing to all that work of baptizing baptizing bap bap- tiring over a thousand Quaker Quakes ancestors This is fantastic A huge statue of f Rear Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Decker has been erected erected erected erect erect- ed in Japan by people people people peo peo- who deeply love and honor honor honor hon hon- or him as Commander of the first Christian occupancy of that area school children children children chil chil- dren were destitute sick cold and starving when he took charge Using a firm but kind hand in hi the good old American tradition Admiral Decker organized organized organized or or- the various churches into one working unit a 13 Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese Red Cross a Parents Parent's P. P rents rent's Association Association Association As As- and set to work assigning as as- signing each group tasks for feeding clothing and caring for the conquered masses Huge rubber fire balloons became became became be be- came rubber skirts capes and hats to keep 20 to 30 thousand thousand thou thou- sand children dry Woolen battle flags were made into bright warm clothing K rations rations rations ra ra- ra- ra brought out the culinary talents of the US U.S. Navy wives as they taught Japanese mothers mothers mothers moth moth- ers to cook American food thereby providing one hot meal a day for tor the children Playgrounds rose from bombed bomb bomb- ed out areas and old buildings were torn down to heat Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese homes The Japanese were won won- I didn't do really anything anything anything any any- thing except to give them the authority they needed to do what they knew had bad to be bedone bedone bedone done the Admiral modestly recalled My only problem was the Communists Benny fixed them in hi a hurry his wife proudly confided confided confided con con- he put their top manin man manIn manin in jail Then he went to the schools where the children would sing our Star Spangled Banner for him He would thank them and ask them to sing their song The principal would then inform him that the Communists had pointed out that this was against the new mew rules They could not show patriotism that was se sel sel- sel fish They must sing the International InternationaL International In Benny informed ithem them they could sing their own song CIt It It was a most outstanding sight the Admiral ced Those students sang like you have never heard children sing and the tears streamed down their faces He found the same influence at work regarding religious worship The mayor answering answering answering answer answer- ing the Admirals Admiral's questions as asto asto asto to what was causing juvenile delinquency to creep into the area informed him that one of the ithe reasons was the schools could no longer hold spiritual services Admiral Decker ordered ordered ordered or or- dered all lall schools to commence each day with some sort of prayer and worship service They could be divided up among the different religious groups but they must be held Admiral Deckers Decker's influence upon those people can best be summed up with words penned by a student of those days who just sent the Admiral a o choice gift with We have a danger danger dano dan dan- Japanese saying When o ger is over God is forgotten but we have not forgotten you Manti is proud to have entertained so great and good gooda a 13 man as Admiral Decker and andI I his charming wife |