Oct. 7,Juche 113 (2024) Monday  
Rodong Sinmun
People Who Are Praised by Motherland

Culture 2023.12.11.



Nam Chang Su, Merited Forest Ranger

 

Among the persons who devote all to cultivating green forest of the country is Nam Chang Su, a merited forest ranger of the Sepho County Forest Management Station.

Dozens of years ago, he had become a forest ranger of his own accord for turning the mountains in the county into golden and treasured ones true to the intention of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).

Since then, he has climbed mountains several times a day for grasping the conditions of the forest under his charge.

In those days, he also made a long journey for getting good species of trees and planted hundreds of thousands of tree saplings every year in the self-made tree nursery.

His work attitude was unchanged even when he worked as director of the forest supervision branch office and as an official of the county forest management station.

Saying that it was necessary for the forest rangers to become able person for increasing the country’s precious forests, he often passed nights without sleep for getting knowledge on production of tree sapling, afforestation, prevention of damage by harmful insects and biological pesticides.

Thus, he succeeded in the work for planting good species of trees and also found out the methods capable of settling the firewood problem.

He was awarded the title of merited forest ranger in September 2019, and had an honor to have a photo taken with the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un at the celebrations of 75th DPRK Birthday. In November this year, he was elected as a deputy to the provincial people’s assembly.

 

Ri Sun Ok, Merited Procurement Agent

 

Ri Sun Ok, director of the rawhide purchasing shop in Kangdong County, has devoted herself to the procurement work for a long time.

She made rounds of a lot of neighborhood units in the county to learn about the numbers of domestic animals.

And she organized the rawhide housewives’ workteam in each region under the guidance and assistance of the Party organization and led her employees to devote their efforts to the work.

On the basis of scientifically surveying the amount of leather purchase in a year, she, together with her employees, launched the brisk agitation activities among the residents to encourage them to actively take part in the procurement work while making rounds of factories, enterprises, farms and neighborhood units.

In addition, she and employees of the shop built the office rooms, a mess hall, store for rawhide and leather processing base.

In those days, they overfulfiled their plan every year and thus had the honor of a model unit.

In August 2023, the country awarded the title of merited procurement agent to Ri in praise of her positive contributing to the development of the light industry and the improvement of people’s living standard.

 

Ri Ok Hui, Merited Public Serviceperson

 

Ri Ok Hui works as a cobbler in the housewives’ workteam of the Public Service Station in Sariwon City.

30-odd years ago, she volunteered to work as a cobbler, but she was unaccustomed to this kind of work.

However, she felt pride to the full in her job at seeing the customers who were glad to receive their repaired shoes.

And she undertook mobile services for war veterans and disabled soldiers in the city.

In December 2016, Ri was honored with the title of merited public serviceperson for her devotion to promoting the people’s convenience for the past tens of years.

And she attended the celebrations of the 75th WPK’s birthday as a delegate and had a souvenir picture taken with the respected General Secretary.

Rodong Sinmun