European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and Staves tuesday april 7, 1953 to ii c philae priest tells China ordeal released by reds after year in prison i in a Elehia a words can to describe the thrill of seeing a Bird a tree it Distant Mountain and All the other evidences of god s Handi work?1 ,.-. That s the Catholic mis Vannary. Driest tells of has read. Lion to tie outside world after a year. In a chinese . The Liev. Joseph Peter Mcginn,55, of Philadelphia was released toy uie chinese reds three month Sago and stumbled into free Hong Kong wearing a Long White Beard an old soiled jacket a Wool Cap made from the tops of Holey socks a pair of tattered trousers and old Green sneakers with my big toe a Mary Knoll missionary ins Fiina father Mcginn was arrested by the communists i dec 31, 1951. And his Mission seized in the town of Lin Taan located a the Kong Moon Section of Kwangung province. Still in Hon Kong since his release he has re. In Tinea in Hon Kong caring refugees from red China. Detailed report on his arrest and confinement was sent by father Mcginn to the Maryk noir Headquarters Maryknoll n.y., and was made available to the Philadelphia sunday bulletin the Catholic missionary s re port is Replete Avith touches of pathos and humor. On Jan 3 1952 he wrote iwas brought out for a Public trial. I Knelt for three hours while so in 20 witnesses shouted their false accusations. My nose wag tweaked my ars were pulled. I was beaten. Over the head with shoes by the accusers fingers stabbed at my f a t h e r Mcginn said he with killing on. The step of his accused in deaths. Principally i was accused of. Murdering 237 of 244 infants. A of Gravedigger who said he had., buried the babies added a charge. He said i did t pay him the missionary was sent to Aprison at dosing China and for his first two weeks there shared a single cell with 33 other prisoners. Twenty of them were car lied out too ill to walk at one time or another. The missionary then was put in a smaller cell and finally six months after his seizure was placed in a solitary cell. For 40 Days and nights i was locked in that Small cell from 12 noon to 3 pm and from. Twilight to Dawn. I had no mos Quito net but managed to Snake atom rays raise diamonds value Philadelphia up almost worthless diamonds which were changed into various colors rivalling More expensive gems by atomic radiation were put on display at the american gent society a Isth annual meet ing hire four diamonds on display were badly off color before they were bombarded with1 Gamma rays from a Cyclotron which change their hues to various shades of yellow and Orange. The trans formation made them a p p e a nearly identical with Novelty Dia monds coloured naturally. The treated diamonds were part of an unusual collection of precious gems valued at about5500,000 put on display at the three Day meeting. A Cap from in old pair of this i had malaria three times. ,. I put on or took off garments according to the weather. In the to Winter 1 wore everything i had y homemade. Skull Cap and Mosquito mask made of rags which i had on nov. 9, 1952 after months of confinement arid repeated Grill ing by communist interrogators the missionary was permitted powder food seen cutting Washington Fly psf Wittur Ethe Day j when housewives can carry Home fruit juice potatoes arid vegetable soup in their pocketbooks at much cheaper and thiere will be Little or no. Waste of the., nation s fre quent surpluses. J. That is the Rosy Outlook de scribed by or. G. A Hilbert chief of the agriculture department s Bureau of agricultural and Industrial chemistry at a recent House appropriation subcommittee said government re search on dehydration. Of food. Has made Gigantic strides including. The most important discovery i years a method of concentrating Orange juice into dry powder that tastes just like fresh Orange juice when water is added. Powdered juice tested the powdered change juice is now being tested by the defens department for possible use by the armed forces he said his Agency is confident the. Same process used Roget the natural tasting Orange juice powder can be applied to other fruits and vegetables to turnout Tomato powder asparagus powder Broccoli powder and others. urged Congress to approve a $300,000 increase in re search funds much of it for Workon dehydration of fruits and obviously is a problem which should be hit hard Over the next year or so he said. We should be working on the possibility of producing grape juice powder and Apple powder. Concentration of food through dehydration will reduce shipping and s Tor. Age costs and mean cheaper retail prices he said. He added that it will eliminate sea Sonal shortages by permitting Long storage of perishables. _ dehydrated potatoes dehydrated potatoes Are a Good example he said. The seasonal surplus problem of potatoes in the future will be solved by the development of an economical method of producing dehydrated potatoes having a Long storage life and excellent Hilbert said that also would boost consumption because House wives who now begrudge the time to turn out mashed potatoes could do the Job in five to 10 minutes just by adding milk and stirring them will mean tremendous savings on shipping costs Hilbert continued. He said it now requires 32 cents a gallon to move canned Tomato juice from the West coast to new York City not counting the Cost of the juice. He said it would Only Cost 4. Cents to ship powdered Tomato juice saving the consumer 28 cents a gallon or 7 cents a quart coffin Graves to. We Miami Al a. Up the engage ment of Elizabeth coffin to Lloyd Maxwell Graves was announced Here. Thrilled at seeing Birds after solitary his first glance of the outside world in Sicre than nine months i could see the landscape forthe first time since january he said. Words can t describe the thrill of seeing a Bird a tree a Distant Mountain and All theother evidences of god s Handi late in december he was taken to Canton Christ Bias night was spent at a red police Hostel with a guard. The guard was at trac the music of a dance band playing of the second floor and took father Mcginn up stairs with him to asked the band father Mcginn said to play Margie a popular american song before i came to China 28 years ago. Theban did t know it but they remembered d a n c i n g Cheek Tochek and played it for me. At 6 pm i heard the loudspeakers in Canton playing adeste fideles ave Maria Home Sweet Home and silent night Sung by Bing the next morning father Mcginn was placed on a Railroad train hound for the Way 1 breathed in the air of a free land once again said a prayer of thanksgiving for my r e 1 e a s a and special prayers for the deliverance of Al people imprisoned in communist dominated countries , seeking sitting Bull Pierre . Up the governor of South Dakota Lias asked the governor of North Dakota to give All possible consideration to a plan to move the body of sitting Bull Fame Sioux Indian chief from North Dakota to South . Sigurd Anderson wrote gov. Norman Brunsdale that itis teas Onabe that sitting Bull s final resting place should be in South Dakota where he was born lived and died. North Dakota state health of Fleer r. O. Saxvik had refused cosign a permit authorizing the re Moval of the grave at it. Yates,n.d., to a site Neathe Junction of the grand and Missouri River Snear Mobridge so. The removal is sought by a group claiming to represent descendants of the chief. They claim the present grave will be inundated when the Oahe Dani Reservoir is Dakota officials have said they won t give up the re Mains without a court order. Ink mommies forgetting How of swear up Britain s army is forgetting How to swear the service Magazine Soldier said colourful imaginative swearing is hard to find now the Magazine said either the new generation does not feel the. Need for so much swearing or it lacks the Talent for years ago. Five years ago today attorney general Tom Clar obtained a contempt citation against John l. Lewis and the United mine workers for Dis obeying an order to end the Coal strike. Ten years ago today Bolivia announced a state of War with the Axis countries an ordered mobilization. I Are invited to submit their verse to the Pup tent poets editor the stars and Stripe Apo 115, j7.s. Army. The editors Reserve Tjw t. To make Wii Noi changes and corrections and suggest that author re Cim co pies of their submitted poems As manuscripts cannot be two schools of thought when i should have seen Steep. Professors Tell poets with Ges Tures Sublime. That they never should sacrifice meaning for rhyme but some of us tend to. The opposite leaning. And refuse to inhibit our d meaning. Our advice to beginners is never split a tiers make sure of your rhyme and kick meaning downstairs,1this enchanting solution hns one major virtue Best expressed by the phrase what Foi Dort know won t i he Ine Aning of meaning is ground for dispute but no one will question your rhyme if it s cute so ifs Moon croon june tune while your logic disperses the Devil with poetry let us write verses Cpl Ken Walker he 4th inf div Spring ? Spring is Here the Robin sings. No More Snow or More freezing while on guard or taking Pratt Fatu in the Yard,.no More cursing Lack of steam no More searching Sunshine s gleam Spring is Here the Flowers bad Spring is Here and so is mud. A. Fish Heck he 2sth inf div Gypsy last Wight a band of Gypsy camped Down by the pasture did t come up near the Housetop ask for anything. Now j Don t care or Gypsy Folia and their nomadic ways but what makes my he Ort beat so loud Evhen a Gypsy violin plays i m sort of scared of Gypsy bands the vigils that they keep but i could t help but watch their ires i m glad i m not a Gyp a Oneal told myself last night but / wonder icy 1 Rose stand watched them out of Dorothy d. San bad Nuu Heun the up and the Robin shall the urges of springtime t. Be held in restraint for the Sake of this Kitchen utensils and Maint who is the Armand food service factions. To order my urge Sand limit my actions to sit on a Bank with a brim o or my eyes and a pole in my hand Alt that s Paradise. 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