The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-21
Missionaries Resting Here
After Experiences in China

After spending nine years in
China and India as missionaries.
during which they experienced air
raids and fled from Japanese arm
les, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dunn,
who arrived aboard the mercy ship
Gripsholm in New York on Angus.
3, and their two daughters, Bar
bara Eileen, two years and nine
months, and Marguerite Elaine.
nine months old. are resting at the
home OF Mrs. Dunn's parents, Chief
Of Police and Mrs. Dan E. L. Patch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn were the first
missionaries to reside in Tsingteh
after the murder OF two other mis-
sionaries, Betty and John STAN,
who were seized by the Chinese
communists seven years ago and
decapitated II miles outside the
city. Mrs. Dunn was the first wom-
an to go there since that lime. Var
ious other missionaries had been at
Tsingteh, but had not remained
there.
near OF war
II was at Tsingteh that the
Dunns first learned Of the Japan.
csc attack on Pearl Harbor. A local
Chinese newspaper carried the
news. other than the local paper,
there was no source OF outside in
formation, although they did re
ceive some airmail letters.
Being more or less cut off from
the outside world, they lived on
native food, which consisted OF tur-
nips, Chinese cabbage, home-ground
peanut butter, which served as a
substitute for butter. beans, and
home made cereals. In the winter,
which was quite cold, they wore
Chinese gowns and shoes, which
are very warm.
To keep away from japanese
armies. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn made
$500 mile trip from Shanghai to
Wuhu and from there to the inter.
Tor OF China. The trip was made by
bicycles, rickshaws. trucks and
river boats. They finally got a bus
on the last lap OF the journey. At
times they went over territory
which had been a battle ground for
japanese and Chinese Forces the
day before and also passed through
no mans land OF China. They were
able to take nothing but bedding
and clothes on the trip.
Filler Lands
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Tokyo, Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn we're
living at Hweichow. On that Satur-
day night, which was cold and
rainy, one of the airmen from the
Tokyo raid parachuted about 20
miles from Hweichow. 1t was about
9 p. m. when he landed, so he just
curled up in his parachute and re-
manned in the same spot the rest
OF the night. when he awoke the
next nprning, he found he was a
few feet from a precipice. II he had
attempted to move from the spot.
he undoubtedly would have fallen
over 1t in the darkness.
He Smiles
This airman, whose name was
Joyce, finally made his way into
the nearby village. The men had
been told before the raid, that If
they found themselves In territory
which they did not know was Chi
nese or Jap held. TO merely smile
at every one. and In that way they
would be able to determine which
group was in control. II 1t was Chi
nese held. natives would undoub.-
eddy smile back and make friends.
but IL 1t was Jap held they would
not smile back and hardly make
friends. So It was that this airman.
Joyce, went through the streets Of
the village. popping his head in
numerous doorways. grinning at
the occupants. For The most part,
these people had never seen a
white man. and certainly never an
aviator IN flying toys. Thus when
Joyce stood grinning at they, they
were terrified. Finally. however, he
managed to befriend the Chinese.
and tried to make them under
stand that he wanted to get 10 a