UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1951
'Danger Forward' Is Well-Known Trademark In Korean Zone
Somewhere In Korea (U.P.)—Anybody who is writing a book about the Korean war and doesn't name it "Danger Forward" is missing a good bet.
Of all the coded road signs along the winding, desolate earthways of Korea, Danger Forward is the most magnificent, the most stirring in its phraseology and implication and actual meaning, and certainly one of the oldest. The Communists know it well.
Official Bulletin
Wednesday, March 7
Juniors and seniors in the College and in the schools of education and journalism: The English proficiency examination will be given 2-5 p.m. March 17. Registration in offices of the deans on March 12, 13, 14. Students desiring to bring typewriters to examination will be assigned to special rooms when they register. For further information see Mrs. Natalie Calderwood between 9-11 a.m., March 12-16.
Alpha Kappa Psi Casino party,
7:20 tonight, V.F.W. building.
QST: Regular meeting of K.U Amateur Radio club, 7:30 tonight, E.E. Lab.
Pre-Nursing club, 4 p.m. today.
Fraser dining room.
Social Work club, 4 p.m. today.
210 Fraser. Election of officers; important that all members attend.
W.Y.C.A. Cabinet, 4 p.m. today.
East room. Union. Dr. J. Chernick,
"F.E.P.C. Bill." Be prompt. All interested are invited.
No Square Dance club meeting this week.
Freshawks regular meeting, 7:15 tonight, 9 Strong.
Junior Pan-Hellenic, 4:30 p.m.
today, Sigma Kappa house.
Women's Rifle club, 7-9 tonight, Military Science building.
K.U. Dames, 8 tonight, 417 Snow
Mrs. A. J, Mix, "European Travels."
German club, 5 p.m. Thursday,
502 Fraser. Dr. O, P. Backus, "National Socialism in Germany." Dr.
Backus will speak in English. Guests are cordially invited.
Y. W.C.A. Freshmen pre-election meeting, 4 p.m. Thursday, Henley house. Candidates for Junior Cabinet will be introduced. Miss Margaret Habein, speaker.
KuKu's, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 105 Green.
Le Cerule Franceais se reunia jeudi a sept heures et demie, 113 Strong. Tous ceux qui *interressent au français sont cordialement invites.
F.A.C.T.S. meeting, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, 206 Fraser. All interested
students invited.
Red Peppers, 7:15 p.m. Thursday 101 Snow. Be sure to attend basketball game tonight.
Union Operating Committee, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, English Room, Memorial Union. Call KU 214 for reservation prior to 5 p.m. today.
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, 7:30-8:30 pm Thursday, 206 Strong. Topic: "Prayer—Asking and Receiving." Open to all students.
Pershing Rifles club. 5 p.m. Thursday, Military Science Drill Hall. Interested cadets should attend.
Newsman Chosen As UN Day Chairman
Washington (U.P.) — William W. Waymack, former editor of the Des Moines Register and Tribune, has been named 1951 chairman of the National Citizens' committee for United Nations day.
He succeeds Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who directed last year's observance of U.N. day, Oct. 24. Waymack, Pulitzer prize winner in 1937 for distinguished editorial writing, was one of the original members of the Atomic Energy commission.
Patronize Kansan Advertisers!
"Danger" is the code name of an outfit which, to speak mildly, has been associated with the Korean war for some time. The "forward" part of the sign means the "up front" section of the unit.
As in all wars, these code signs, which point the way toward the locations of various units, are placed along all the highways which have borne the traffic of battle. Advancing Communist troops must have wondered at times at the sheer number of these signs at some corners.
They blaze the trail of the main supply routes. They mark the stream of traffic on advances and retreats up and down Korea. In a section which has been so much fought over as that part of Korea from Seoul to Taegu, many of the signs have remained posted long after their outfits have moved elsewhere. You're
likely to find "danger forward" star-
ing you in the face in some section
which long since has ceased to be
a combat area.
Sometimes you find the old signs still posted along roads which have been United Nations property three times and Communist property two times, as the battle pendulum swung back and forth along its north-south path. And in this sense, these signs form a sort of immediate history of the fighting.
No matter how many place names and rivers and hills your mind lets go of, you'll always remember the names which signal the units.
As you jeep along, it's as if the weathered and outdated signs are saying, "My outfit fought and slept and died here once and took part in the push that won this sector."
like Nottingham, Comet, Caravan Security and Newmarket. There are Native Rear and Bayonet Rear. There's the solid name of Jackson, the imperative names of Impel and Intrude. There are Gravy Train, Coffee, a savage fighting unit named North Star, an outfit named Nitrate and one called Jade.
The great names of Danger, Saber, Ivanhoe and Tempest. The fighting name of Scrappy Red. The names of Swing Forward and Swing How Mike—and the name of Sandbag Charlie, like a friendly old waterfront bum.
You can't forget units named Constant, Troublemaker, Pantywaist, Devastate, and Horselfly. There's one outfit whose nickname is Nickname. And, quintantly, there's a Natalie Charlie.
Beside the road there are names
When the final roll is called on Korea the names of generals and geographical features will be there.
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But you'll remember Lightning For ward—and drink a toast to Scotch Advance.
Kansas Casualties Mount In Korea
Killed In Action
Washington (U.P.)—The Department of Defense last night released the following Kansas casualties in the Korean area:
Armv:
Corporal Elmer C. Bailey, Jr.
Kansas City. (Previously wounded and returned to duty.)
Private First Class Bobby B. Burroughs, Tonganoxie.
Wounded
Sergeant First Class Stanley T.
Adams, Olathe.
Captain Dean A. Gantenbein, Manchester
Corporal George M. Helt, Junction City. (Previously injured and returned to duty.)
Major Alfred W. Johnson, Leavenworth.