Stars and Stripes, July. 2, 1952

CANDY FOR THE KIDS-Happy youngsters at a Korean orphanage gather around soldiers passing out candy bars donated by six units in a drive sponsored by a platoon of the 863d Transportation Post Company, 7^th Transportation Major Port.  Handing out some of the 1000 candy bars-a week's gratuitous rations given by the six units-are (left to right) T/Sgt. Lavon Nuttal, 547^th Ammo Supply Squadron Depot; Lt. Col. Howell P. Mercer, out port commander; Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph Hodges, 7^th Port chaplain; Sgt. Nathaniel Brannon, 863d T. Port Company, and M/Sgt. James R. Ellis, platoon first sergeant.  (U.S. Army Photo)

Korean Orphans Bright-Eyed; Feted With Candy By Americans

 

WITH 7^TH TRANS MAJOR PORT-Given a boost by a platoon of the 863d Transportation Port Company, 7^th Transportation Major Port, six units of the command donated over 1000 candy bars recently to awed and delighted children of a Korean orphanage.  Informed of the orphanage by Lt. Col. Howell P. Mercer, out port commander, the 863d platoon quickly responded.  M/Sgt. James R. Ellis, out port first sergeant, contacted five other units that help make up the command, and all six agreed to donate a week's supply of their gratuitous rations. 

THE ORPHANAGE, which is sponsored by the Christian Children's fund of Richmond, Va., was naturally overjoyed at the contribution.  The homeless children were google-eyed over the mountain of candy bars that Colonel Mercer, Sergeant Ellis, Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph Hodges and T/Sgt. Lavon Nuttal, of the Air Force passed out.  The orphanage, by its charter, is set up to give "devotion of absolute love as parents."  The spirit of the orphanage is the development of character and the cultivation of that character based on the teachings of the church. 

Schooling is the predominant theme of the orphanage.  Mechanical trades are also taught, with cattle raising and textiles being the chief trades.