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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
2OOlb. Bomb
Strikes Home OF
A. F. DAIMLER

A = Dantalaf vnv PERSISTENT
~ she psasaaoala Moss Point
hank and members ef rs family
nafFnN : escaped serious injuries
Wednesday evening NheH a pfae
3ce esnb asenpsd aY = Z 5
homhsF tore awaY ths front porch
# tna nesi8enee IN Biloxi ard
shattered tAe windows 81 q front
Fonna
Members = ihe family and
usesss Nesr ia the Taar ~ ne
ho4lse as diunes when ths nanub
sfssarA shous s BE- prs According
e. NJ nsnfxHs1 the aetssl -
plosion was slight neeaase - the
aart saat tire powder lead Wax
arua1 due IN Is keinE 3 practice
she'll haf ere wright II ere ma
aa e 40 poand haFuh which
wM dropped irun = height II
ahsruf 1s0 teeE aheaFad OF fhe
front pureh - fhe hnszss Damage
ana appFux7n&ted a. nasweasa
$500 ARD $500
Investigation Nas immediately
NKan y ttx naatzle1 houne os
erraN effwaN@ aasesmpa1fAN a. d~.
asrsnsns hoN Hs arrtdeni hap
peuee hut no eff3lai information
Naz released Il was sAFmasea
inst fnN pilof - fhe plane rad
sussTaae g. afan fsr aausb lr ire
water g shn Mississippi Sound
anf saaf tsIresa3h SOM acctsnI
probably q naunEnR us she namn
& ateNeA tue la4w WHEn fae
- heaeA
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
Rotorions Urged To
Hold Club together
In Spite OF War

Tire effect that future ration
ng RAY have upon the Anch
esn meetings ~ ire Mos Point
Rotary Cast pas brought e the
attention q menhers nj tire
Thursday meeslne b A I Mon
roe
Nf M0uFe2 also READ 5 letter
from Rotary International ure
ng ghat members aeceps leader
ship and responsibility il keep
ma the Rotary together despite
disturbing conditions
Another speaker Of the day WAS
z A Khaxuf aho enumerated
y reasons eav the people are
net willing 60 sccept leadership
BE interpreted these reasons
through me Rotary members and
,ae citizens of the town.
Several - she members Nere
absent and ne program Nas an
informal one wifh other Rotary
business neHnE discussed hs those
present
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
Cfvilion Defense
Program Plonned For
Moss Point Area

4 program - useeunK ard
demonstrations has aeen planned
sv EawaEe A khayaI Hsan
uf she Moss Point aaea an
Defense organization fog thf rt
tea ~eeks 81 1875
Ar sasa Nardrns All caa E
3 ehsek on each home 20 s tasf
rsef1 hnla IS equipped SITE ness
essafY Items n case III 81 ed
rad and or Tuesday the aax.l-
srF nreruea W3ll nassef at -
-. h@A ief a-.sussrssue m tA
usa u hEe equipment Auxiisaxy
FIRST AID Nafkers wH canifnshe
TIE installation OF Fss AID es
unn equipment whlc Waz begun
last Tuesday (
Or Wednesday Fe5ulary ; .
white out aas been prepared
All Civilian Defense workers III
EVERY anr aN nasa their pests
ord - prepaHeo g. perfnrm their
out5es n certain mock ncidens&
Although tae lights NaH - Rst
0u fuE this demunstratinr. sa1se
acax5sses and conditions VII pe
va8I g there wese q real afr
attaek
4 Hatiou pseture WtH be ktsown
81 TIE n.gn school ~ Tuesday.
Feua0 g f8f al VILLAIN D.
.en Nokes The pablic i IN
t.tea s~ccusalaE g. Mr. Kfagat
Ire picture records u s0ana ,
psa description 1f az raids ueer
Germany and England
On the following Tuesday
g-asR Meetings % Al unifs will
Be- aed a. fhe new hiKh seheal
r saHl aassroouS ard each
sal. ase as ear prueram
E5Etare s5U again D. sha@m
Soc re pros an planned for Tue
cay Feb = Nj Khsyat ~
nlzsc
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
Moss Point ShipYard Is
New Contract For
Wood Barge Construction
New Contract Larger Thun HI Previous
Work Awarded ShipYcrd and Is Seen cs
Tribute TO Efficiency and Production.

A mes government contract
lnf ire construction 81 wooden
aargrs was awarded lhe Mos
rofnt ShEpFaru Wednesday % thss
ueek ~accuFding h an announce
weni Trade ~ ufgiccrs q the
company
The new contract Il eunsidsx
ably larger than tfosr uevtouxst
awarded the shipyard and u4lI
tend Il practically double the
u resent employment at the yard.
Il wss believed Tire present
contract alone Is considerably
srger than al the previous con.
tracts combined which have been
varied the yard Sinee is start
ot operations
TIE present contract fo harKex
under Nhich me yard has been
working. wall h< completed snort
Is. and the swardinE Of the ne~
contract Is sceu a q high tribute
e the effieirnet end pFpductsoa
q the yard
The contract followed neguti-
suons called By the government
agency awarding the contract.
aH5 officers % the shipysre
The shspvsra AS organized and
staFtea operations IN January II
Iasf year and mas been IN eontinu-
Gus operations since and mas been
consistently ahead Of schedule
The awarding 81 the new contract
Nfl extend operations Of the yard
fer S0ffsf time
Negotiations q the neu con
usct Aas nasx1ea on ~ G s
Mllkefsan. president az tire corn
psny. G p Coed. secretary, "
" Barter. viee-prcxsdent I. X
Mcintosh. attorney. and L c
Wfntertnn consulting engineer
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Na taken b. the
rt tHse asH ba na Aara-
N County after ne
W. ea = function June 81
Mrs 1 Es anf slpervH
Declares
4 tt county library
a ed Sasurdag Il 90
O. a1-aN 60 diseases
3 zeepsrN the
E
TIE a opened hasr
HHtH nucleus of ~
fl she WPA I'D an
aast aeeay
A. znmzfsAe ~
, ar SIS q meazsh
i = nen haoS
1 - January sz sum Ras
a u Haa.h Is eseW
ot - esaaand 60 the
Ias ha3eeer.
asAilahae -
@ lzam WPh
tlaa
H t aae library
~ - MraapS
Leaa Ca# hss rsaee1
aaeHf ~ hundred bcaks ca
tU sve zraE HHe WpA snxl
Zee ezaris rs esilt - ~
institution SO ta aialslan ~
l 9ao hlrea ne aA
tae - tns4nzezec
tas5 e. a aat nzzk a.
Js1 - saat H max ~
aEa iraH frr literary aeluFt
We Hla HslrE Nerf = So
lGanlnaa on Has= E See h
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
P~ascagOula-
Moss Point Bank
Names Officers

Prank : Jaheune formerly q
Jac Miss 0as elected cash
u4 of tine pa@aEouia Mus Point
bank - q meeting q tae Beard
nf Directors held "Wednesday
Mr. Julienne succeeds a =
johnson 81 esshler. Mho Tor 3
numaeg os years haE held the dual
position 0f wee president and
cashles AZ aahason eonsluaes
q 8 vice pres sent
I0 addition T. the foregoing A
s.stllaf Cashier a / Thamsou
promoted ta assistant vsee
president and Mrs. Manuella E
Tavlo9 vas elected T. the effaee
q assistant vice president II 2
Heidelberg Jr wss named as
sstant cashier
VI 3 Herring president a ?
Danfxiar. T / D~eLaSbuet ard
= johnson vice presidents
Vege previously elected 10 their
respective otiiees 81 q meeting II
tire Beard q Directors held CART
ef IN TIE month
Win the exception u Mr. 1u-
henne &ho has receusly moved
u PaseaEoula tho ne3v eject
ed and promoted affleaFs have
been connected Nith Tire bank toF
q number uf years and are AeI
known e. citizens of Moss POINT
ard Paseaguaa customers ol the
bank and the public generally
Mr Jullenne waS born and reared
n jackson. MN 4Bsse he en-
terpa a First kaiaonal bank q
tfat CITY as . Young man He re
manned attn the bank for 10 years
and slafIng that time ne served Is
8 runner. hookkeepw. keller and
assistant cashler While EN-
pioy4d ~ the hank NJ studied
law ana vas admitted 20 the uaf
ln 1879 ne beeanae associated
uith fha Capital Naf1unal hank
q jackson Is manager q me
bond department He IS NelI
known throughout TIE state r.
banking Circles
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
Enrolment For
Nursery School
Begins Monday

WIZ ne first tao DAYS set
aslde for enrollnaefl lhe nursery
school vii open Is door Mon
aas q fhe ehil6ren II waite FAM
ihes irving n government houses
q move de nneG & Feiease more
wesnen for war work
Registration viii b. held from
3 3 m T. S 3 n MONDAY and
Tuesday and atefested persons
are urged - report - the school
early as possible as onie 3 lIn
tied number az children can BE-
accepted Miss Emna Hartch
frofu Columbus. Miss who has
been TEACHING n - 5 c y Nlli
neaa tire school and there 8lH De-
tour assistants The age limif mas
been set from ? Il S Each child
usust have 3 health certlffeate be-
iore beng aceepued ~ the school
and nursery authorities pointed
ont that the obtaining % ms FER
tifleate before enrolling aould
gFeafg facilitate ths registration
THIS can be obtaHned from the
County Health Department
TIE hours for IN. anool 2hIch
acre originally announced IS
Iam 80 = NJ e. S s. > n have
beer shortened e 80 . n 20
$50 3 NJ. & change which fol-
loaA the shortening of hours at
he ingalls, Spipbuzldlng ceepoF-
the school res arflvee afad IS be
4tie Necessary equipment tor
iGK Installed The regular routine
- tie scboe. &iH aegln Wednes
a#s Thx wH include super
yaau pa fAe Herrlng IS uutn-
toW lunches ana g resf period
sos the children Only trained
cN1rencec wokm waH be
mene gs - Hae staff
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
Sugar Coupon No.
10 Not Good After
Last OF IcnuorY

Mawvw hass afsIe nis nexg
awek 81 rash W n H 0Na
essipsn ~ ~ tx n i yalia n
saroxaNH 4anaas ~ After ifaaa
aatn ~ % might 81 sea b.
thssWn NNaH s 81 hasn't b~eu
asse ard tW Nhu Rave w. fe
cate alHp " e. thaau w4M a
miros gafsw ands - alaat fa
esch tsNeI
ENa HeunE suftFg easn = a.
faadv Ea efiee1 anss vii b. as
ant HnagaafF Taa Is rgann
80 - on tsa sugar ~Eafna0EnN
EarW
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
Weekend Thefis
Touch Various
Parts Of City

THfes easinss establishment
aaaa ass pFfeste has Nee astA
ga lNfo last Nesk ens8 Is 3 Nf
81 hafKlafes Is eaFas seet@
N pamaKaa
Thn tann ns Hmg@ft afaat Ss
4 NHnAn3 streeE a4 entered
atz1s 81 . Saturday 4
taaal SO S. rursa = ~ fsaaFa hD ~
usssn9 assf inv fhef has oEosEa
atetse wnen 3 fear old Mss
1ean arans esahfntif waae
aan moses n ass sleep eao BE-
afmak hef RgTn Nhe fsee ana
ea aaf ffs kasf aas taxing
Mr. Gnanta trousers anN Mrs.
Grant paf@ aIHh h5fH Ths
taaaasers Mafe tasln8 where the
ghaf naa aeapnea thew 80 Ire
faarss ruaseb arai l2e pafw Mhra
aa na u j. when Hae mar
lask t @H fosand n ts Aos
mfasx TIE tFeNt
Tfs# Gsss ~ ard MfH Grant
kas fhas Haapeane was 81 tfn
hass@ ahen tires beard Ma
Jean sfsam and Their q Efua1
eH az f Thsg rushed iutn
tsa ehile room thinking are
hAa faIlen oat e aea sna Eossnd
hs3 sitting n bea crying She
hae heeu aseeD aa1 had nuf seen
fha AusnAsef baf red MARKS across
er egesk lasscatea ira, she mad
russsxd ana sal up u bee and shai
tne thnt Wno NAx taen Kogfse
a,Eaaah shs dresser drawers un
NJ and ~ Grants Tuaaa had
heard hef ard ran ngr aeF raon
And s.apnea har across IRE face
uefoze raahan& sfum me hossse
He nsd aained setrancv thsuuEn
the giltln e8s rusn by removing
lae xeFeeN sre then prappsuE 4
against tae hqase - EIse hsm q
tlssshala 81 nN aent thf0ug
tne wiHaae
sarneglt1e aufing Friday nigas
4 meet asNa futa snm Masshamts
cash GsaearN iru krssM seWEue
hx pryfn8 as~n re anM Y g
Hfsth uau4geg rvpnrte1 Trs
aarKiar aaaA SIS wNrh naH beer
places IL 3 desk aFawes Wter 9
naek haa ersYe 81 after ne &ts
= Aoe&aa Fuaax afteTuusn
Thas eanar night aame1ns nEnke
5 ulasr E wtnauM a. use beiI
Aasn pasfs CaHpany kaesa ave
nae hast aa maf enlsr she store
II q HRIE owtN @a Ths
aaa sn tse WauauN was eoNvred
Is haafzi tas mext 8sy lss Sur
aav might sse mlaFaaacr retansed
nsssa Of sfe baafd removed 81.
asfmnai glass ard entered ias
store Hitting u the cash aFsNes
veasied aIssat s. II casa and 81.
saah sha tssasf ssarehsa thfuUaf
ua1as "a lbe aezs nv maeaau
assa aa aassrhs1 papea At ths
Meseb4nts Cash Grsegs ine
aeff Also tasarsaa8ed
TIE tasad VsfIa Aa tie @ &
Cssn GreseFy 90 the Cd Mo.
as Rasa A nesghssse called
rea Wllltama au atssat -
Saturday uasFuluE ard informed
nm thag bslth 0a 80 ffaus aoaes
ire the sgnsv wssH sta1adanK open
Investigated xaaae1 that TIRE
tHasl nad sff atzsul S1m n psn.
u@ tfe ems nsaaas n taa STORE
uumalestaa ard APPARENTLY moth
rs had aeen removed from the
Fe 4 vas Jha belief q NJ
Williams HHat TIE burglar was
Rhtefaea aWav es an aaafa4c
8Cuntuaea Or EaEe @ se U
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
Child Care
Group Urged
State Leaders Are
Guests For Meeting
OF OCD Workers.

A general aasisne Is sht ~ up
az tha cugnsx Civilian Easnna
gnls ana tne aaheawsan IS ue
particular aBtaea ~ 3 enisa e4se
cnaawsstes ~ & phase - desanas
wak 4ssfe aaasd IS aseanAas q,
fhe gasznlv paaunAnG enuaEusftss Mi
naesting called Saturday un
.s1s - X v hurnham eastenaaE
ns tEse CFssaan Leiea@ Eaanei'
~ IN euants
IRE meeting N& Reid r. ths
afiaos 81 A > Msaehss
snseFafeut os sassnty Ma0os and
Naa AsgnnsseH ~ II nawnhsss al
ghe panaine erpup + 4 Steer
at ~ state planning egsunszfzes
and Mrm Ea.Aer1ns McF ns
Of WaH aeFsHes 90 sh# State -
rarsr~nt & raolix Welfare nssh
az Jackson werv Sc pgta -
sepw4knTa
IL stswa aseuaeea cnsaE
m 80 nrtxzu8G efs.sa4u &efense
atg4nExasaan Sian an ihe o@ne
gH % shR caauss naases he sag
sesssa lhas fhe ehaassmen 81 tae
different phases uf TIE activities
ns appagnsed au the eeuuesz 80
INSURE eeFnplese euanss sewerage
srd fnerazfzG corporation
.Nsen al sessions
The county eouraelI u
ssnae snr the entire program 0e
saia Nnscn 3 divided ntn o
swefIsa and naaiilxataa @esaans
Fverv caTnEatar mast eunle anf
d. she SUPERVISOR a shA eeun.
eli xuen a salvage ana asg oqf
msum ak am sax tsaa Fw4aat
shst i is Hauahte e. havw tns
esassupen ct eNen uf tfN4e ae&sel.
sses - mwmhe1s IS a4N Eusra.
1.an# astpe 81 IRE Future Mr.
Saeea 1sd esth stress aa eF
nsesMTasrsp e essn hussm tuH -
AR rad e~unaeTvatian 0f fa1.
AZ puswhaM u war hanaa and
STAMPS vtetav HaFaens ans fn'
fpttasa. tn spFesd suHsaas In
haaass mtasgs residents mseasstr'
rp l. tiir ~stanaards = hfgr : asst
o. awaHd4d n b. patexi On tns
dasN
Jackson caansy m Sc haye 3 y
eassnNs4
inEuxmatzcn Cemnzittes Vital
ne spgeaAsne IS ne %
activities IS auspaFsans Ne pssut
rd aae aaaa fuf Wsm tfaegs
sfaaa.a IT, > chairman q n ~
frgmatlon committee Metaaa.
are tl4f0saEh fhs neuanape9 axei
sle Fa8aa efr q zt2issu 3
axailshe e. 5 eaanU spse'
and msssnh~ra 81 claha eeSan@tee
10 ksVF uemssFs informed - e.
Nhat s belus Done HaHln9 saa
4rs IN m1raI secssous 5 important
ard saev vi Benefit hg an ea0-
casaaaal pFaREam aa sell - ths
leaders 10 ~ towns
NJ Sneen stressed tne uaaEa
m4ssaa al wnsk &C. aege4s saf
efIeea aenesa the program and
- guard aealnt apptaK
Tha m@eance = the EH4Ie
care program a4EsaK
un presented sD ts commits
fCaatInlaed o. paKe Sc 2
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
Tom Wells Is
Speaker at Rotary
In P~dscogoulo

Ar Transportation Tor taa Fu
ia Ea Hae very interesting
tax - Ten Yes Is lie meet
iuK 81 re paseaKaala Rotary
CAB OF "Wednesday mon
L aa Sod Glk aHd gave mach
aHua = ms HaaHerM
Visitors asfa Easarsans Clay
fa - 8 Hnfuenau Eaeffe re
GneenTlie S G Dallas smith
u 8hpnzaan aHz EeE : 81
Waf - Mos Point Malor Uhit-
te - ire Haerean Center ass
= guest
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22

Th greet suIk e AaaHcan L.
aan ua poed naztan uHz
Haf MnHsznN
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22
Tire Inspection Deadline Varies For
Types Of Gas Ration Book. 0PA Rules

Ias euck ases vaa sgum cents
= 8 ca aependzaz 90 fae aze -
sAs uge
Wnen Nl SEER ~ yuus
eage aasIgr nessk goa ESQ
e q fHfe I1saa8 rae 90
aa Fa aroie ere SERIAL nl
~ a eas five afa N#a mus
as tsa rea
shes v1l se yaa 1a
examined
what dasa enc aspt Dr.
Waer So hard ERE z
aaa Tire auspa reeuFe e
tzs cf e. compare 81 aH Fo4s
ration saak Taea -
aras taa apeeueteE Fa3nz
- enc Inspection reusa arc
~ s ca zor a rlaz
Hae s- aza aa
breaks . aaeka ans threads
= ane w II Also - hla
- f-1m sal Haer aHE ura
- beer EawaFea #HG nai
fHalrr
Repairs onas9tozY
= tra inspector finds 8 ra
paf are naEH b. a1Es
So a1aaz nazaz Hs
szaH1t a Eaa trE
H rez1#a taae 49, U
HsHa#H Ez#H ~
Ma
Esnt4aasa ~ fzE e =
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22

r. E Hsrraan ezaaae Blanca
ard ham@ EharaI Z Al khagat
FHank Fneenau Azk1n + Fe.t8
DaE shle Gas 1a1pm Lynn
Har p 3 Mfuaud 80 p
= SaltzsE
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-01-22

= Hatsna = the HeH HEaaaal
8 ~neraH3# M HzuH every
aH 81 laH minazeN
THere ere ~ sazkm + heN
G stazgh are naner
ua
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-02-10
giniIa skozi Hatamenova vrs

ginila skozi Hatamenova vra-
ia.
Moi kuli je plumb in zasopel.
zgocih oci, tresoe Sc cd jeze in
mraza, sem buljil precise. ZdaJ
je kuli z Joano zavil v Cvetlieno
ulico. Skoraj bi bill ma YES glas
kriknil, videc, da Sc je kuli u
stavil pred hiso s pozlacenim
proceljem. Pred hiso, kjer sem
jo bill spoznal pred tremi lett!
VISA costa, kulijev obraz, lam
pijoni, vse Sc je zavrtelo pred
menoj. Vzel sem samokres v
roko in sem stopil v hiso.
Ne da bi Sc ozrl ne ma desno
ne ma levo, sem hitel skozi dvo-
risea in veze. Dvoje, troje O.
brazov je sinilo mimo meme in
Sc prestrasilo mojega obraza,
razkustranih las in samokresa.
sNa slepo sem trcil v vrata.
Joan me je prestraseno pogle-
dala. Ia hip sem opazil grozo v
njenih oceh. Poleg ME je stal
odlicno obleeen Kitajec, XII j je
pravkar hotel sleci plasc.
'Taka 81 til" sem zakrical,
"cim odidem il hise, pa ze hi
tis ma zabave!"
Mogoee sem bill dejal Sc ka.
vec - ne vem. Vem lie to, ds
sem nenadoma drzal samokres
pred ocmi in meril ma Joano
Tedajci je planil Kitajec ma
me. Napad me je iznenadil. z
udarcem mi je izbil orozje iz ro
Ike. Kakor macka je priskoeils
Joana in pobrala samokres. Po
merila je name. Pogleda
sem 10. Ne besede nisem moge
crhniti. Samo gledal sem jo
Pritisnila je - enkrat - diva
krat. Zacutil sem bolecino '
prsih nato sem omedlel
Zbudil sem sc donna. Diva tn
: ia Kitajca sta sedela pri po
. stelji: slavna zdravnika, ko
sem pozneje zvedel. V najkraj
= sem casu sta me pozdravila
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-02-10
Joan Sen. ki+oisko dek|e

voril je dale, ne da bi pocakal
mojega odgovora:
"Bilo je v prvem letu mole
ga tukajsnjega bivanja. Po-
vabljeni smo bill ma amerisko
poslanistvo, nato pa smo sli V
emo izmed majhnih hisic blizu
Cin-Masovih vrat, kjer je bival
moi znanec. Hisica je imela po-
zlaceno procelje, pisane lampi-
joncke. Cez nekaksno predvezje
smo prisli v drugo hiso, sal ga
nj odlicnega Kitajca, XII bi hotel
stanovati oh cesti. Treba je iti
skozi obzidje in vrt, da prides
do njegovega stanovalisea. Sc
zdajle vidim polmracno sobo,
Xxi smo vstopili vanjo. Ondi je
bilo cudovito dekle."
Pogledal je precise. Tisto ne
doloceno orientsko smehljanje
Sc je spet prikazalo ma njego-
vem obrazu.
lime j je bilo Joan. Joan
, Sen, cudovito ime! Moderna XII
tajska dekleta, XII hocejo ugaja-
ii, 81 izberejo namesto svojega
imena, ime kake slavne anne.
riske filmske zvezdnice. Tu i.
mamo tudi Greto, druga je Sill
va, tretja Jeanette. Ia, neea'
kinja mojega kitajskega znan'
ca, pa je bila Joan. Nemara je
obozevala Joan Granfordovo
Pc imenitni zabavi je Joar
pokleknila in zapela stare XII
tajsko pesem. Sal nj bila me
lodija "a nasa usesa, a to pc
sem mi Je nato zapela Sc sto II
stokrat, kaj VEN! Vem lie to, de
nisem hotel oditi iz Pekinga, kt
me je moja tvrdka cez tri lets
|nato odpoklicala. Ljudje so 81
mi smejali, ces, spet eden, XII 81
ne more lociti cd Pekinga! Sa
nisem ledini, kar jih je Pekin:
ocaral in jih mic vec izpustil i
rok! j.
! Moja tvrdka mi je poslala cd
pustnice, in ostal sem brez sluz
be. Nihee nj vedel, da sem Q
!. stal V Pekingu lie zaradi Joal
lSene. Spocetka sem bill veckra
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ma njenem domu, kasneje sem
jo vel k sebi, po kitajsko seve-
da, sal yes, kaksne so take
zenitve! .-..
Mnogo Evropejcev stori tako,
vendar izgubr mas ciovek, XII je
poroeen Kitajko, takoj "svoje
lice". Taksno je bio pred desc
timi lett in zdaj je Sc hujse. ST.
Ger sem pa slisal praviti, da Sc
tudi Kitajci silno hudujejo &c
postane kako njihovo dekle ze-
ma Evropejca.
Slabo mi je slo prva leta
in tudi kasneje. Moi prijatelji
SO Sc jezili name, da sem 81 wei
Kitajko "a zeno. Ko sem prosil
pomoci pri njih, sem dobil po-
vsod zaprta vrata. Bridko je
pozimi v Pekingu stradati. -
Joan nj hotela stradati me-
moi. Veckrat je izginila in moje
hise - pa Sc je zmeraj spet
vrnila. Polagoma sem postal ne
znansko ljubosumen. LIE kan j
hodila? ? Dejala je sicer, da obi
skuje svoje starse, vendar j
nisem verjel. Neki notranji gla'
mi je dejal, da Sc Joan laze
Sklenil sem, da jo bonn zasledo
val.
Nekega viharnega zimskeg;
vecera sem odsel donna in sen
j rekel, da sem povabljen n;
francosko poslanistvo in da s
bonn sele zjutraj vrnil. Ponizn'
je zmajala glavo, a njene o6
so sc zivahno zaiskrile in so m
odkrito pokazale, kako je vese
la mojega odhoda.
Ia noe je bila neznansko mr.
zla. Burja, XII piha iz skrajn
Mongolske, je tako hudo brils
da so Sc mi koj oci zasolzile, k
sem stal skirt "a vrati oh vho
du.
Brez dvoma sem cakal pol u
re ali Sc vec. Joan Sc nj prika
zala. Mogoee sem il pa lie kri
vico delal? A vprav tedaj, k
sem jo v duhu zaprosil odpu
scanja in sem ze hotel oditi, j
prisla il hise.
!, Obleeena je bila v krzne
plase z visokim ovratnikom, i
dozdevalo Sc je, da Sc j jak
mudi. Cd 'razburjenja sem S
tresel, ko sem Sc splazil "a njt
Niti ozrla Sc nj, tako 81 jje bill
l svesta varnosti. Ma drugem W
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|rane v prsih SO dobro zaceljene.
Joan je biia previsoko merila.
LIE "a centimeter nize, pa bi BIZ
10 po me1i -. p"
Umolknil je in Sc zastrmel v
daljo. Rad hi ga bill kaj vprasal,
vendar nisem hotel biti nadle-
zen. Torej je moral tudi Clark,
Inekoc tako vessel korenjak, pla-
cati davek Daljnega Vzhoda
Toda ona zena, kaj Sc je
zgodilo nje?
"Pa Joan?" sem vprasaE in
ga nalasc nisem pogledal.
Natakarju je namignil, zvrni
je vase konjak in whiski in de-
jal: "Saj boste lie nekaj dni tu
kai in Sc ne zmenite "a pred
sodke? Torej me bo veselilo, q
pridete jutri ma vecerjo k nam
da vam bonn predstavil svojt
zeno - gospo Joan Sen Whee
llerjevo!"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-02-10

Tisti orjak, Xxi je sedel v to-
cilnici Grand hotela " Pekingu,
je bill brez dvoma Clair Wheel
er. Takoj sem ga bill spoznal,
ceprav mi je obracal hrbet.
Med tisoc moskimi nisem Sc
nobenega nasel, XII bi bill zmeraj
hkrati narocil slice konjaka in
Slice whiskyja in bi bill nato
ODE zganjici izlil ma dusek va
Sc. Vsi smo to cudno pitje nazi-
vail ma krovu ladje "Pariz"
kjer sva bila pred desetimi lett
spoznala drug drugega, "pozi-
rex Clarka Wheelerja". Rado-
veden sem pristopil k MENU.
Bill je res Clark! Toda pre-
strasil sem Sc, ko sem zagledal
njegov obraz. Oci so mu lezale
globoko v jamicah in roke SO
nemirno podrhtevale. Ubogi re-
vez! Clovek le/ne pie brez sko-
de leto in dan in dan in leto
konjak in whiskey skupaj!
Clark je razprl oci in me bur-
no lopnil po hrbtu. Sal je zares
vessel dogodek, &c ma drugem
koncu sveta nenadoma zapazis
prijatelja IL mladih dni! Ma
migljaj je rumeni toeaj posta'
vii pred naju dvoje "pozirkov
Clark Wheelerja" in re sva bi'
la v zivahnem razgovoru O spo'
minih in dozivljajih.
"ze osem let cepim tu," je O.
tozno dejal in Sc kilavo ma
smehnil S koncema ustnic. Pre-.
Sc je zmeraj ma YES gla groho
tai, kakor sc sploh smejejo ME
govi ameriski rojaki. Toda -
osem let bivanja v Pekingu -
to nj karsihodi, to pac spreme
nj cloveka! Poznam mnogo e
vropejcev ma Kitajskem, XII 81
po Kitajcih posneli njih tiht
smehljanje in nevsiljivo vljud
most Daljnega Vzhoda.
''Kaj 81 mislite o zenskah ru
meme polti?" me je mahom'
vprasal.
Zacudeno sem ga pogledal
Kaj je hotel reei S tenn? A go
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galu ceste Sc je usedla v rikso,
XII jo je ocividno ze ondi priea-
kovala. Kuliju je zaklicala ma
slov neke hise. J
Diva jeza mi je vzplamtela
" srcu. Ia tole zensko sem sc
yes pogubil, in vsi Evropejci v
mestu me zaradi ME zanicuje-
io! Nisem incl ne denarja ne
prijateljev, keH Sc nisem maral
.lociti cd Joane! Pa komaj ii O.
didem il hise, pa re stece ven
in kan ma zabavo! Nehote sem
segel v Yep.
Zacutil sem trdi rocaj samo.
kresa skozi blago. V posled.
MEM casu je bilo nekaj prask
Japonci, in cato nisem nikdal
pozabil vzeti samokresa S Sc
boj, kadar sem Sc ponoci odda
ljil liz poslaniske cetrti.
Kuli z rikso je prisopihal mi
mo. Namignil sem mu in Sc u
sedel v vozilo. Kuli z Joano j
bill pravkar izginil "a vogalom
Pa sva ga Sc pravocasno dosla
vprav tedaj, ko sta onadva IL