European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Chapel that persecution built Linin Ltd Interior of the Sonc tory of the a levied Virgin hoi ire cured port roil of the Madonna behind Intel left it brother by Sam staff writer Rowe religious persecutions of Al cur Nicholas i of Imperial Russia can be credited for the Opportunity air Force men at Tus log det Al at have of worshipping at a tiny but Beautiful Catholic Church in that the Are the Only regular worshippers remaining at the Sanctuary of the blessed Virgin nestled in a narrow Alley in the Church is the direct result of the czars expulsion of the Capuchin fathers from in Trabzon air station is too isolated and too Small to Merit a regularly As signed so much of the time the airmen use the the priest there also ministers to airmen As a contract air Force chaplain and travels to Samsun air station up the when the Capuchin fathers hurried across the Borders into Turkey in the Lith they at once began looking Lor a new City with a history dating Back quickly Drew their christianity according to was brought to Trabzon by St who began his missionary work in a St a Soldier who destroyed a statue of the god mithras and was sub sequently became the Patron Saint of and the famous sum Elas monastery survived centuries of War and turmoil Only to be looted in the chaotic Days of world War Trabzon appeared to be a Likely place for a new the fathers settled Down and began work on the Sanc using armenian but the local population didst want another particularly not an armenian to nightly after work Van dals crept in and destroyed the Days these raids were finally stopped when priest took a portrait of the Virgin Mary and Hung it Over the Entrance to the Tho Rahlin Topper and work progressed the painting now hangs behind the altar in the place of a fitting position for a work of Art which travelled from tills to Trab Zon on the backs of the when the Church opened for services in 184j things went the initial Parish As charted by a graph which hangs in the priests Parish Home contained h by membership had grown to a height never to be equalled by at tendency had slipped to 137 but in 1910 it inched Back up to then came world War in which the turks fought on the Side of and subsequent civil disorders took their toll in the Early Parish membership plunged to from the decline was steady As nationalism and Independence took their the graph on the Parish House reads a sad and final Zero there Are no regular Parish the airmen Are the Only regular Al though visiting foreigners often Stop the Church today is hidden behind High Stone Walls but not High enough to keep children from hurling rocks through the Lone window which faces out in the no Cross Marks its and its drab exterior gives Little hint of the Pale Blue frescoes ceilings which give a feeling of airiness and Comfort to the harsh stiff the stations of the Cross which line the Walls of the Chapel in reflecting the International language of the time Are graphic and emotional portrayals of christs ordeal and fit perfectly in the Small brother Benigno of Rector of the delights in showing his occasional visitors he proudly Dis plays the excellent Library dating from the Days when the Church was a Center for scholars in the Aree and the paintings stored in lofts inside the and he slyly presses a key on the Organ to demonstrate the excellent acoustics of the he soberly out the boric Bull under which lie the bodies of armenian children killed in the massacre of the armenians in the then priest and his Rector secretly went to the beaches after the Slaughter and gave the children last then buried them in the in the by Musty books in a dozen ornate carved desks and Grimy windows Are evidence of the lonely hours spent by the italian priests who have maintained the Church since the Early a Leipzig piano a Large sort of music Box which works Olf folded sheets of incised is also the selections and most Tara a Boom to a March Mill according to the worn i conducted by Olcay equipment found i and my family recently re turned from an automobile trip to on the Way Back we had As passengers from Berlin to the american checkpoint at Helm strut two american Stu dents named Susan and upon our we found that they had left their photo equipment in our since we do not know their we ask your either of the girls should Call Aschaffenbur civil or write to Jones he 9th engr in Apo Fortes ship shapes As a member of the German Model ship i am a specialist on native Craft of East Asia and the South i am looking for pictures and drawings of such someone could help us to find literature on the subject person who has been in East Asia or the South and who could Tell us something about native Stueble 3012 Langenhagen an Der autobahn m Dah Dee or Vahdah i read Bill Collins piece in Collins must have a tin the feature Section about maps and their night too bad he picked such a Dull night when the streets and bars were the 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noses at 100 South you hold ja108m 4q3 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 4 4 double pass what do you bid a double at this High Tho still is Pri Marily for if partner has the right hand you May miss a but with an Al most certain Trump trick in your hand you will probably de feat the bidder enough to compensate for what you could have South you hold 4aqj1ms 48 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 14 pass 14 pass 2 4 pass what do you bid now this hand is Worth at least one More aggressive if partner holds the right hand with a Singleton heart or King and there is a probable ii he Falls to take any constructive action you still have time for the modest project of 14 the stars and stripes South you hold 443 vj763 4aq10 the bidding has proceeded South West North East i 14 pass 1v pass i 3 v pass 3 4 pass i what do you bid now club opening followed by the jump raise in hearts has no doubt Given partner the impression of an unbalanced a bid of three no Trump now is the 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May have some four card heart holding which he might be reluctant to show at this High if he returns to four Spades you May rest Content if his free bid is based on a very Strong hand so that he is induced to go you have sufficient excess values to support such copy film trl bum october 1964
