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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Februar y 21, 2018 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg NEWS BRIEFS Community prayer service at Gathering Place There will be a Community Prayer at The Gather- ing Place, 207 Lafayette Street, Winslow, this Friday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. PC Post Prom Committee seeking donations The Pike Central 2018 Post Prom Committee is seeking donations for the Post Prom activities on April 28. This event is provided at no cost to students and provides an atmosphere free from alcohol and drugs. It's sponsored by Junior Class parents, with help from generous individuals, businesses and organizations. Donations can be in the form of monetary gifts or gift cards (ex. gas cards, restaurant). If you would like to donate, contact Janet Church at 812-779 -9284 or Kar- la Hill at 812-664-8696. Free Community meal at The Gathering Place There will be a Free Community meal at The Gather- ing Place, 207 Lafayette Street, Winslow, Sunday, Feb. 25 from 5 -6:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come for dinner and dessert. The meal will be provided by Pe- tersburg German American employees. For more in- formation or questions, call 812-582-2562. Internet Safety and Security Class Feb. 27 Due to several requests, the Petersburg Police De- partment will be holding a Internet Safety and Aware- ness Class at 7 p.m. of Feb. 27 at Pike Central High School. The class will help educate the public about dangers with children online and offers options to help parents protect their children. This course is free, but there is limited seating avail- able for this event. Please send a Facebook message to the Petersburg Police Department if you plan to attend. A Young Women Lead Conference set for March 7 in Jasper A free conference will be hosted at the Jasper Arts Center on the Vincennes University Jasper Campus from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on March 7. The event is a leadership conference to empower high school girls to embrace their strengths and to reach their full potential. It will featured Jessie Funk as the keynote speak- er. Funk is a certified life coach, author, profession- al youth speaker and vocalist, as well as Executive Di- rector of the Ivy Girl Academy. WEV V News Anchor Shelby Coates will emcee the event. READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Subscription rates: One year: $30 for Pike and surrounding counties and all 475 and 476 ad- dresses; elsewhere in Indiana $33; out of state $50 Paid in advance. Change of address — subscribers changing addresses will please give their old address as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change unless this is done. 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Manager Cindy Petty, Advertising Sales Pam Lemond, Advertising Sales Matt Haycraft, Advertising Sales Ed Cahill, Sports Editor Eric Gogel, Production Manager Monica Sinclair, Office Manager • • • • • • Published every Wednesday by the Pike County Publishing Co. Telephone 812-354-8500 820 Poplar Street, P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, Indiana 47567 • • • • • • Entered at the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmis- sion through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Petersburg, Indiana. Published weekly. (USPS 604-340) IF YOU ENJOYED THE BUFFALO TRACE FESTIVAL Come Join Us! & Jo Hadley, President R.C. Klipsch, Mayor Make checks payable to DISCOVER DOWNTOWN PETERSBURG, INC. 704 E. Main Street, Petersburg, IN 47567 Individual $ 25 Family $ 40 Business $ 50 Join and help sustain these efforts! Downtown Improvements & Activities 713 E. Main St., Petersburg CALL: 812-589-5688 or visit our Facebook page For more info... February 23 Doors Open at 6:30pm Starting at 7pm Including from Petersburg Drama by from Oakland City Good News Players Jalah Barnes SPECIAL MUSIC and more! AND Fish Hut Pizza Sugar Mama's Cakery Food Provided by A glimmer of hope from an enemy soldier During the Battle of Chipyong- Ni on Feb. 14, 1951, I was riding on a tank toward the fighting. A fter a few rounds of heavy artillery fire, I was knocked off. The driver saw me fall and stopped to allow me to climb back on. When we stopped again, we were surrounded by several hundred Chinese. They attacked our col- umn in waves. When our tank stopped, I leapt into a small ditch for cover. In doing so, I landed on a Chinese soldier. We fought for a while, but I was able to break free from him and climb back on the tank. While reloading my weapon, I was shot through the foot. I asked if the wounded soldiers could ride inside the tank, but was told that all wounded soldiers should climb off the tank and wait in a rice paddy for medical help. While waiting, we were strafed by the Chinese. I was shot through the shoulder, neck and ankle. I couldn't feel nor hear bullets rip- ping through flesh. The Chinese then approached us cautiously, thinking we were dead. I didn't move a muscle, yet one soldier pressed a bayonet lightly against my ribs. Another beat me in the head with a sharp entrench- ing tool. Once the soldiers passed, I tried to crawl back toward our line. An American officer, part of a group of POWs being herded away, noticed I was still alive and stopped over to check on my condition. Two Chinese soldiers saw this and tried to pick me up. They tossed me down, deciding I was too heavy, and a Chinese officer came over and placed a pistol to my head. The American officer pleaded for him to honor the Geneva Convention. Odd- ly enough, the Chinese officer hon- ored those pleas. A fter the POWs moved past, a barrage of artillery fire began mov- ing in closer. One round tore off my left foot, while another blew off my calf. At this point, I was wondering if I'd ever return to my hometown in Winslow, Ind. A glimmer of hope came my way in the form of crunch- ing footsteps. I looked up and found a Chinese corpsman. I expected little, but I told him I was very cold and very thirsty. He poured me a cup of water, ban- daged my foot and head, lit a ciga- rette and put it in my mouth. He left for a moment and returned with a large straw mat, which he careful- ly wrapped around me. He also took one of his mittens and put it on my bleeding left hand. I survived the night and in the morning, a convoy came up the mountain. I moved my arm slight- ly and heard, "Hey, there is one still alive." Eventually, I was evacuated to the field hospital near Taeque. Every day, when I attach my arti- ficial leg, I am reminded that I was the lucky one. I was plucked alive from a mountain that was littered with my dead comrades. And that Chinese corpsman turned out to be the good Samaritan who saved my life. Stanley Nelson Otwell, Ind. By Andy Heuring A local Korean War Veter- an was featured on Indianap- olis television station WTHR on a story they did about In- diana veterans serving in Korea. It was aired during their Olympics coverage last week on Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day was the 67th anniversary of Stan- ley Nelson being severely injured on a battlefield in Korea. He was left to die on the battlefield. Nelson, in all, earned five Purple Hearts during his service in the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. He lost part of one leg from injuries that day. He said he believes the only reason he didn't bleed to death is because his leg in- jury froze as he lay on the battlefield. Below is Nelson's version of his ordeal in Korea on February 15, 1951. He wrote it for the American Legion- naire to publish in 2000. To see the feature aired on WTHR Channel 13 in India- napolis, you can go to www. WTHR.com and do a search for I was the lucky one. Local Veteran featured on Indianapolis TV station Lenten breakfasts begin Shari Hayes talks about Lent during the first week of Lenten breakfasts on Saturday morning. She was the featured speaker at the breakfast for wom- en hosted by the Main St. Presbyterian Church. This week's breakfasts will be at the Free Methodist Church in Petersburg for men, beginning at 8 a.m. The women's breakfast begins at 9 a.m. at the Petersburg First United Meth- odist Church. Pregnant... or think you are? Call:1-877-257-1084 or Locally Call: 1-812-354-2814 • Free pregnancy testing • Free counseling and info. on pregnancy options. • Confi dential counseling for women & men who are suff ering from post-abortion syndrome. • Residential Care • Health and assistance referrals. • Training and education. • Assistance in getting baby and maternity clothes washpcc@sbcglobal.net www.washingtonpregnancycenter.com Stanley Nelson sits up out of his hospital bed for the first time in two months after being wounded during the Korean War on February 14, 1951.