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The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10

fives from garden clubs as far
west along the coast as Wave
land. were entegtsined in The
club room where the presidents
table he'd fer background a re-
production of small garden
with lew white picket fence en-
closing 2 flagstone terrace edged
by Z miniature lawn. pool and
lavish planting of white hYac-
inths. calla lilies and similar
flowers.
During the latter part of the
meeting, the clubs served tea in
another room where each organ
izatlon was represented by a
table with decorations suggestive
Of its name.
The Pascagnula club bore a
miniature garden with shell
walks; the Lake club. a small
flower-encireled pool with swan;
the Trowel club, an arrangement
of its club flower, irises with a
beribboned trowel beside IT.:
Sprig and Twig by a grouping Of
sprigs and twigs indicative of its
name and its club flower, the
ealla lilly.
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BY Mrs. Louis Linder

The BTU class of Unity Bap-
tist church held a social Satur-
day night. Games were played
and a wiener roast enjoyed by
Nora Wilkerson, Shirley and
Quinna Wise, Dean Day, Eloise
Wise, Jesse Gil Cooper, Charles
Christine, Homer, Ray and Gene
Hester, Zadock, Henry and Julius
Lee, Richard. Pauline and Jean
Day, Irene Taylor, Vera Lee, Pat
May, Mrs. c. H. Day, Mrs. C.
May, Mrs P. A. Whatley, Mrs.
Lee, Peggy, Joan and Bill Will
kerson. Chaperones. were the pas
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TRAINED PROPAGANDA

Beflin-tAP)--lf you ride East
German trains nowadays you're
liable Ia get a lecture on how
good Communism is for the peo-
pie
This is the latest form OF Com
munist propaganda in the Soviet
Zone: Communist party com
rades start political discussions
in trains. preferably on how liv-
ing standards can be improved
If the workers work harder,
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THIEF GETS soILED DIAPERS

North Hollywood. Calif.-(AP)
There's a flabbergasted foot
pad somewhere in this neighbor-
hood.
Mrs. William A. Lagosier told
police that the interesting look
ing box some thief snatched from
her her contained soiled diapers,
destined for the laundry.
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New Warehouse And
Office BEING Built

A new office and warehouse
building IS under construction by
the Standard Oil bulk plant on
its property at N. Frederic and
Krebs, All Dantzler agent, said
this week.
The new structure should be
completed within six to eight
weeks.
The old filling station at that
corner is being demolished and
the present warehouse and office
will also be taken down and the
grounds facing on Frederic street
will be filled and Handicapped, Mr.,
Dantzler said.
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Birthday PortY For
David Fl. Ldtting

The seventh birthday of David
Harold Latting was made oe-
casion for a party at which his
mother. Mrs. J. M. Latting, en-
tertained Last Wednesday.
Mrs. Latting was assisted by
Mesdames Collins Copeland,
Clifton Webb in serving cookies
and punch to 80 or mere little
guests.
There was a cake and a large
number of presents for David
Harold.
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NosionaI Guurd
Assigned Dufes
For AnnucI Duty

The local National Guard unit
Battery B, 63lst AFA--has been
assigned July 30-Aug, 13 for its
annual training period at Fort
McCleli5nd, Ala, Capt. Wilbur
Dees announced Thursday
Dees called attention to an
article in the current Coronet
magazine about the National
Guard. "The Guard boasts of a
past" he said, that aatedates by
many years the establishment of
the US army
The local units aimoFy IS open
fer inspection at any time, Dees
reminded, and citizens are invited
especially to attend ary os the.
drill periods, at s7:30 pan, each.
Wednesday.
Federal inspectiuh of The unit.
win be the night Of March l3.
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News From Bayou Cosotte =.
Games And Wiener Roast Feature
BTU Party AT Unity Baptist Church

tor and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bloin ana Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Nc
Leod.
Mrs. A. H. Linder, Jr., and son
returned Sunday from a week s
visit with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Myriek, Ellis
vile.
Menefees Return Home
Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Menefee and
children returned home recently
from several months residence
in Coffeeville, Kans.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Hill, Jr., Wis
ited Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Hill.
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Weekend Guests
RADIO REPLACES FIRE GONG

Pittsburgh - (AP) - The re-
sounding clang of the fire gong
in district stations of the Pitts
burgh fire department will be 4
thing of the past soon.
A new system to be installed
at cost of $4,000 will depend
entirely on radio. Receivers are
to be placed in each station.
Firemen will be alerted by a 81
rem. Then they'll listen to the
radio to get their calls.
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MINK COAT WALKS AWAY

Chicago-(AP)-A $4,000 mink
coat was draped over a chair in
a north side restaurant. 1t be-
longed to Mrs. John A. Heinzel-
man. She and her table compan-
ions paid no particular attention
to it. But a blonde did. The
blonde simply picked it up, walk
ed out and vanished.
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Mrs. A. H. Linder is better.
Mrs. T S. Waller remains i'll at
the home of her son. William
Waller.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Stringfellow
have moved from the community
to Manto street and the Rev. and
Mrs. D. A. Waters and family
have moved to Chronicle, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Evans are
visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Evans in Picayune. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pat Scovel, Pascagoula, are
occupying their residence.
Miss Betty 10 Brown, New Or
leans, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. f. A. Brown Sunday.
Eloise Linder visited her sister
in-law, Mrs. l.. H. Linder, and
family recently.
Weekend Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson
and son, Bayou la Batre. visited
her mother, Mrs. A. II. Linder,
over the weekend. They returned
home Sunday, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Linder who
returned that night.
Other visitors of Mrs. Linder
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Tyler
Moss Point, and Mr.. and Mrs. l..
NJ. Linder and family, Kreole.
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Gloves are dried flower buds,
which grow on eveegroea trees
OF the myrtle family.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
YoLu River Manchua Border Is Exposed Nerve of Chino

! of Sinuiju-Antung-is on the
north bank of the river.
Japanese sources said there are
two bridges at Sinuiju, two al
Manpojin and one each at Chong-
sanjin and Kanggi. All were
constructed by japanese engi-
neerS.
No Foreigners Allowed.
But American intelligence sus-
poets that some others may have
been thrown across the Yalu III
the five years North Korea was a
Communist satellite and during
the year snice China became a
Communist state.
The Communists, like thei1
Japanese predecessors in this
region, permitted no foreigners in
the area. AS a result it is pos
sible, officers said, that other
spans have been thrown over the
river in some of the lonely noun
tain fastnesses.
The Reds. again like the Japa-
nese, were aware that South
Manchuria and North Korea
complement each other completely
in a strategic sense. Therefore
communications lines between
them are immensely vital.
The Yalu is a natural and good
defensive barrier most of the year.
But in early December it freezes
Evening star., 1950-11-10
By ReImon NORM
Assoeioted Press Foreign Correspondent

TOKYO, Nov. 10.-The Yalu
River boundary between Man
churia and Korea is an exposed
nerve and a very sensitive one
for the Chinese Communists.
For that reason American in
telligence officers say, the Reds
may have felt compelled to de-
fend the river.
If so, there is considerable hope
in Tokyo today that the Peiping
government can be convinced that
United Nations forces have no
intention either of damaging the
giant hydroelectric complex har-
Messing the Yalu or of violating
it as a boundary.
But if the Chinese have dis
patched elements of four army
groups into North Korea to save
face" for the Communist world,
then a heavy hand doubtless will
be laid on that exposed nerve.
Bombing Possible.
The issue remains whether
China will be condemned by the
U. N. as an aggressor or whether
high-level diplomatic negotiations
may result in a withdrawal of
the Red army from North Korea.
If they do not withdraw, the
rail and highway bridges spanning
the Yalu and. more important, the
various dams and power plants
that harness the river doubtless
will be destroyed by aerial bomb
ing. They would be legitimate
military targets, since most of the
power for the industrial plants in
Manchuria is generated by the
river.
The Yalu is about as long as
the Missouri.
1t rises amid the 9,00O-foot
Changpai Mountains, the "ever-
white" range in the northeast. 1t
is fed by swift flowing, boulder
strewn streams that race down
from the Kama plateaus which
are covered during about half the
year with snow.
The river then serpentines
through the mountains some 500
miles generally west and south to
its mouth in the Yellow Sea.
River Cut Through Mountains.
It is mighty river. Over the
centuries, like the Colorado, it has
cut and sawed through the noun
tains, creating perpendicular cliffs
thousands of feet deep in some
points.
When 1t reaches less mountain
Gus country emerging from the
sharp rocky walls, the river re-
lakes little-f1owing more gently
through the northwest.
1t is about half mile wide at
Sinuiju. one of the twin border
towns hit hard Wednesday with
Evening star., 1950-11-10
Policeman Sues Marine
For $4,000 in Assault

A Marine reservist. already fac
ing a criminal assault charge
that he struck and kneed a police
man who was questioning him
about jaywalking, had a $4,000
civil assault suit on his hands
today. ea
Traffic Division Policeman Ed
ward E. Proudfoot. 20. of COG
Emerson street NE. filed bis
damage action in District Court
against Richard M. Strong, 20, a
student and summer training re-
servist, of Boston.
Pvt. Proudfoot charged, in his
suit, that he was struck about the
head and body and kneed in the
groin while questioning Mr.. Strong
at the intersection of Thirteenth
and E streets NV. last July 4.
He charged that Mr.. Strong
crossed against a traffic signal
and took exception to being halted
and questioned by the policeman.
The simple assault case comes
up in Municipal Court next Tues
day. with Pvt. Proudfoot the COM
planning witness.
Evening star., 1950-11-10

in the slow flowing reaches to
such a depth that the ice would
support heavy military traffic
including tanks and self-propelled
guns. So, during the winter it
becomes an avenue OF access to
both countries.
Ice Can Be Broken.
Even if the bridges should be
knocked out, military observers
expect that men and supplies viii
simply walk across the ice at many
points. They will be taking a
terrible risk, especially with their
equipment. The ice, however
thick, can be smashed by heavy
howitzer shells and by bombs.
That happened once to a mod
ern army-one OF the great catas-
trophies of military history-in
Europe.
In World War I, Hindenburg'
German forces, fighting in the
Masurian Lake region in Poland.
caught Russian Army on one
of the frozen lakes. The RUS
slams were moving over the ice
with all their heavy equipment.
The Germans shelled the ice and
succeeded in breaking the sheets.
Thousands of men froze to
death or droW ned. All the equip
ment was lost.
Evening star., 1950-11-10

thousands of .incendiarieS. 1t il
three-quarters of a mile wide al
the mouth on the Yellow Sea.
Until 1945, when the Japanese
were defeated, the Yalu was 9
boundary line only on the map
The Japanese controlled both
Manchuria and Korea. There was
a perfunctory examination OF
passports for foreigners when the
trains crossed the border but il
was for purposes of the ever
watchful japanese police and moi
because this was a genuine inter-
national boundary.
Therefore, the exact location OF
the boundary between Manchuria
and Korea today is somewhat am
biguous. ,
| In some places it Is considered
to be the center of the stream
But in others, notably in the west
large sand bars are considered to
constitute the boundary. No in
ternational convention has ever
definitely established the bound
ary.
There are six known rail and
highway bridges linking Man.
churia and Korea. Or at least
there were prior to American all
attacks on those at Sinuiju. The
airforce hit one of the bridges at
that city. The Manchurian twin
Evening star., 1950-11-10

their: guns. The five decided to
return to their caravan first and
set up a camp SO as to convince
the Tibetans they were friendly
travellers.
Mr.. Bessac says this turned out
to be big mistake.
He went to the Tibetan camp
and distributed cloth as presents.
There was a ridge between the
Tibetan camp and the spot where
Mackiernan and the others had
pitched camp.
Climactic Tragedy Of Trip.
Mr.. Bessac heard the sound of
gunfre. He scrambled up the
ridge to see the climactic tragedy
of the trip unfold before him.
From the tent came Mr.. Mackier-
nan and the three White Rus
slams, their hands in the air. From
behind an embankment came six
Tibetan border guards, carrying
rifles at their hips. They walked
toward each other slowly.
When they were 80 yards apart
a shot was fired. followed quickly
by another. Two of the men in
Bessac's party fell forward.
Mr.. Mackiernan shouted, Don't
shoot!" A third man fell. He
was Mr.. Mackiernan. Another
ran for the tent, wounded in the
leg.
Bullets came in Mr.. Bessac's
direction. He fell and burrowed
in the sand. After waiting for a
while he got up. walked toward
the Tibetan guards. They shouted
IKE t'ou! (Chinese for kneel and
touch your head to the ground) !"
Furious Bessac shouted back, II
will not. I am an American"
1t became evident to Mr.. Bes-
sac that the guards had not in
tended to kill, but one had fired
his gun and had frightened the
others into firing automatically.
The surviving White Russian
told Mr.. Bessac what had hap
pened: The rif1emen had crept up
to their tent and fired inside.
They hit no one. One of the Rus
slams advised coming out with
a blazing tommygun. Mr.. Mack
iernan argued against it. He said
| it was better to come UP with
their hands up and try to make
peaceful contact.
Important Permit Delayed.
Later Mr.. Bessac learned that
safe entry permits. had peen ar
ranged by the State Department
for Mr.. Bessac's party. But the
one prepared for Shentsa-the
only one that nattered-had been
delayed by the slow Tibetan mail.
From Shentsa the party was
taken to Lhasa, the capital. There
Mr.. Bessac was received twice by
the Dalai Lama, the young Tibetan
god-king.
Just before Mr.. Bessac left
Lhasa the six border guards were
sentenced. The leader was to get
his nose and both ears cut off. The
man who fired the first shot was
to lose both ears. A third was
to lose one ear and the rest to
get SO lashes each.
Mutilation is the stiffest Tibetan
sentence. Capital punishment is
barred. Mr.. Bessac thought the
sentence too severe and asked if
it could be lightened. 1t was. The
leader and the man who fired the
first shot got 200 lashes each. The
third got so lashes and the others
l25 each.
Mr.. Bessac was invited to watch.
This he did with great enjoyment
Evening star., 1950-11-10
u. ). Scientist Tells
How Tibetan Guards
Killed Vice Consul
BY the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Frank
Bessac watched and enjoyed the
sight as whips lashed the bare
backs of six Tebetan guards re-
sponsible for the tragic death of
an American vice consul and three
others in lonely Tibet border
settlement last May /.
Mr.. Bessac, young anthropol-
ogist from Lodi, Calf, tells his
story in this weeks issue of Life
Magazine, as related to James
Burke. the magazines New Delhi
correspondent.
Douglas Mackiernan, the vice
consul; Mr.. Bessac and three
white Russians left Urumchi, cap
ital of Sikiang Province in North
west China, in September. 1949.
when they learned the Chinese
Nationalists had surrendered the
province to the Reds without a
fight.
Mr.. Bessac knew of the Red vic
tory when he saw the staff of the
Soviet Consulate cheering in the
street and grade school children
shouting a newly learned phrase:
Long Live Mao Tze-tugn"
Documents Burned.
He and Mr.. MacKiernan burned
all State Department documents
that night and began a journey
that was to last for II months,
cover $500 miles and result in
three deaths before he would be
safe with Americans again.
1t was 300 miles south to the
border of Tibet. Mr.. Bessac said
he could not reveal the exact route
because there were several people
along the way who helped them
and he would not like to identify
them to the Chinese Reds.
The party abandoned their jeep,
bought 20 horses and set out over
open country whose favorite fare
well is May there be a road"
Maps, especially American ones,
were useless. Huge lakes, tower
ing mountain ranges and whole
cities nearly buried by sand turned
up where none was designated.
All travel was done at night to
elude Red patrols. Finally. after
a terrific struggle across great
Taxa Maklan Desert-aptly nick
named white Death"-the party
arrived at the ice-topped ranges
bordering Tibet. This was at the
close of November. From then
until March the party holed up in
a settlement nestled against the
mountainside.
In March began the tortuous
mountain climb into Tibet. For
transportation Mr.. Bessac's party
had Is camels and two horses. It
took eight weeks to get across.
antelope or wild yak were the
main food source. Dried yak dung
was the only fuel The horses
starved to death but the camels
ate meat and survived. Howling
winds and snow were constant
companions.
1t was on May l that the party
reached the first Tibet settlement
and the scene of the tragic
shooting. 1t was merely a group
of black yak hair tents. A girl
stuck out her tongue at them
the traditional friendly Tibetan
greeting.
Mr.. Bessac. Mr.. Mackiernan and
the three White Russians followed
the girl toward the tents. But
they noticed the men unlimbering
Evening star., 1950-11-10
ItoIy Seeking to Open
Relations With Chino
BY the Associofed Press

ROME, Nov. .10.-Foreign Min
ister Carlo Sforza told the Cham
ber of Deputies yesterday that
Italy is trying to establish dip
lomatic relations with Communist
China.
Count Sforza spoke in answer to
Red Deputy Giancarlo Paietta,
who accused the Italian govern
ment of mot having established
diplomatic relations with (Com-
munist) China, while Britain and
other nations like Switzerland,
Denmark and Israel had already
done So"
Evening star., 1950-11-10
and took pictures of the entire

and took pictures of the entire
affair.
He and the surviving White
Russian had a 300-mile trip across
the Indo- Tibetan border before
they met Americans sent out from
the United States Embassy on A.
400-foot high Jelep La, the border
pass
Mr.. Bessac says he wants to go
back to Mongolia to resume his
antropological studies. But he
wants no more of Tibet.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
WuveII Estute $13S,824

LONDON, Nov. 10 (P.-Field
Marshal Earl Wavell, who died
last May, left an estate of e49, $50
($138.824, executors of his will
reported today. He left all his
medals and other personal articles
to his son Archibald and his money
to his widow.
Evening star., 1950-11-10

The Children's Protective Asso-
citation is a non-sectarian organi-
zation that provides foster home
care and also brings services to
children in their own homes. 1t
is financed 100 per cent through
Community Chest funds.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-03-30

Poets may pen myriad eulogles
to the proverbial little nest IN
the west, but Junior Bill Risk,
% year old economics major,
known for his addiction to pipes
and bow ties. is quite satisfied
with a 24-room mansion Willed
to him the fates that be. The ca
PRECIOUS fateS, however, are not
the only factors responsible for
this rare bit of fortune, since
major roles were also played by
Bills charming wife, Amy, and
the Central National Bank where
Amy is employed as secretary to
the vice president.
With the death of the owner,
Mr.. J.. Wentworth Smith, IN
April, l949, the heirs agreed to
give the bank co-executory pow
er of the estate which was i'm
mediately put up for sale. AS no
sale was imminent, and because
the administrators feared the
mansion would d~eteriorate from
moisture, cold weather or Vandal-
ism, Mr.. and Mrs. Riski were Of
fered residence at the home.
In return for the privilege of
living there, Bill agreed to act
as guardian and fireman. The
Risks moved into their new
quarters in October, l949, and as
yet have not been asked to move.
Mansion Rooms Lavish
Among outstanding features in
the home are 4 ballroom, a lib
rary, servants quarters, a green
house and a turntable in the
garage. The dining room and the
main living room are perhaps
the most lavish rooms in the
mansion. The dining room, IL
Illuminated by a huge ornate
chandelier, is paneled with ma,
hogany, and one entire wall is
fenestrated; the main living
room is adorned with tapestry.
Fire places are built into al
room except those in the serv,
ants quarters. Over the mantle,
piece in the library is the in,
scription En- Dieu Est Tout"
and this same maxim is inscribed
over the main entrance of the
home. Laid out in the rear Of
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-03-30

the home are formal gardens,
but, claims Mrs. Riski, mot on
an extensive plane"
Included in the homes layout
are two enclosed sunporches
one next to the main living room
and the other adjacent to the
master bedroom. Built into the
sunporch on the ground level is
a miniature pool for fish. During
the warmer seasons running
water is piped into the pond.
Furnishings Sold
Practical and unpretentious
people that they are, the Risks
make use of only five rooms: the
living room, kitchen, bedroom,
bathroom and laundry room.
The majority of the original fur
nishings have already been sold,
SO the Risks use their own
household articles.
Commenting on life in the
horte7~-Mrs. Risk stated, Its
jolly and much like living in a
fairy-tale castle" Bill, the
Prince Charming, however, tends
the fire six times a day, feeding
the furnace about a ton of coal
per week to keep the castle"
comfortable.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-03-30

balance that most teams will re-
quire little entry fee money. The
managers voted unanimously for
Tuesday night league games as
we're played last season, while
one other rule was voted that
will be beneficial if enforced. If
any team uses a player that has
previously played with another
team, that team will be fined
$40. Failure to show up for a
game will cost SIS. League Of
ficers will be elected at a future
meeting.
RAY PALMER, of GAINESVILLE,
secretary-treasurer of the league,
passes along the information that
Caldwell has been refunded
$40.66 on last years $50 fee.
This check has been mailed to
manager Stellfox. League ex-
penses last season were $74.71,
most of which went for the
trophy and engraving ($30.28),
schedule cards and score sheets
($38.95) and postage and phone
calls ($5.48). Caldwelrs one
eighth share of these expenses
was 1894 leaving $40.66 to be re-
funded. This balance speaks very
highly for the management OF
this sandlot baseball league.
PAUL RING, guard on this
years Woodsfield high school
basketball team, was given hon
orable mention on the 1856
United Press All-Ohio class 3
basketball team. He was the only
player in this district Noble,
Monroe, Washington countless
to receive mention.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-03-30
Rep. Robert 7. Secrest
Fayors Home Rule Bill

Eight members of the Ohio
delegation in the U. S. House of
Representatives have signed a
petition to bring before the house
a bill which would grant the
District of Columbia home rule.
The district is now governed
by Congress. The proposed law
would provide for an elected
city council to enact local ordin-
anceS, subject to congressional
and presidential veto. The dis
charge petition to bring it out of
committee now has ITS of the
required 218 signatures.
Ohio signers included Cong.
Robert T. Secrest, of Seneca
vile; Cong. J. Harry McGregor,
of West Lafayette, and Cong.
Wayne L. Hays, of Flushing.