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a Will Defend Base At Hong Kong Red Pressure Felt In Oriental Bastion By JOSEPH L. JONES HONG KONG- ----The BritIsh are goin gto defend Hong Kong against any assault, but they don't know whether the Chinese Communists will attack them or not. "Of course, old boy, that's what I'm here the army said. "I wish I knew whether they were going to try." With the fall of Canton 40,000 troops here expect to go on "Phase semi-alert or state of readiness with leaves limited to six hours. They already have stepped up training and preparations.

arms comamndos, are kilted here-green-cap- Scottish Highlanders, wiry little Gurkhas and tank regiments. Friday afternoon, artillerymen were training with mobile field guns right in the center of the city two blocks from the railway station, where four trains daily spewed out fugitives from Canton all this week. Long- -Range Artillery Crews said the field pieces have range of 18,000 yards. That would be plenty to reach from the paved roads around hills the colony deep into the on China side of the 20-mile land frontier. A couple of squadrons of Spitfires are parked at the airport and an occasional spotter plane is vis visible on distant patrol.

The medium aircraft carrier Triumph is within call and the cruiser Belfast, flagship of this naval station, heads a group of a half dozen destroyers plus smaller units suited to the island-studded estuary of the Pearl river. Steel booms up and down the river close all but guarded shipping channels against surface craft or submarines. Anti-aircraft guns guard the airport and a observatory hill. The of the military activity is out of sight behind the hills. No Sign of Hysteria Hong Kong itself is as busy as small American town on Saturday afternoon.

It shows no more sign of hysteria than the British House of Lords on a dull day. The harbor between the island and Kowloon on the mainland is buzzing with sampans and junks, while the world's shipping is tied up at docks or unloading freight onto lighters in mid-harbor. Godowns (warehouses) are stuffed with goods. Some, it is true are goods destined for the China market which have not been moved either because of Communist advances or because of the nationalist blockade of Communist ports. Hong Kong is prosperous from its current trade, although it has lost some of the edge off its boom.

Ten to 20 miles to the north, those 40,000 troops are preparing a mobile defense in depth. It's not a fixed defense. There is no "little Maginot line" through the steep green nills and rice paddies. No pillboxes stud the peaks as in the other Oriental hot spot, northern Korea. Defense of Men, Terrain malt's a On defense, hillsides of men or and snuggl- tered back in the valleys are tents dispersed in groups of eight to 50.

Signal corpsmen string telephone wires. Truck-mounted ackack guns spin along the highway. A couple of Bailey bridges go up. Troop carriers, trucks, and motorcycle messengers honk through the villages. New roads are built, sometimes with bulldozers but mostly by long lines of coolie labor Feeding a cement mixer are 25 persons, half of them women, each pounding a separate rockpile.

The conveyor belt has more women carrying stones in double baskets swung from bamboo poles on their shoulders. The last steep Kowloon escarpmer.t, whose highest peak, Taimoshan, towers 3,100 feet, is a tough natural barrier to invasion. is unchanged since the Japanese took Hong Kong on Christmas day 1941, but otherwise the military situation is now quite ditferent. Five million boys and girls are transported to and from school in the United States by school buses. LAUNDERETTE Now Has Pickup and Delivery ServiceHOWARD 6265 HENRY H.

HEIMANN MR. and MRS. O. B. JUDD O.

B. Judds To Celebrate Anniversary Special to Press-Gazette OCONTO FALLS, Wis. The golden wedding anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. O.

B. Judd, Oconto Falls, will be observed on Sunday, Oct. 16. The couple will be at home to their friends during the afternoon and evening. Mr.

and Mrs. Judd have lived all their lives in Oconto county. They were both born in Morgan. Mrs. Judd is the former Emma Birr, daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Birr, was born March 13, 1882. Her husband is the son of the late J. J. Judd, who was born Nov.

29, 1872. The couple was married Oct. 17, 1899 in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church in Morgan with the Rev. H.

Eisenbach reading the nuptial ceremony. The pride was attended by three of her cousins, Matilda Birr, Birr and Abbie Woulf. Woulf who is Minnie, now Mrs. Thomas Machia of EdiCourt, Waukegan, is the son only surviving attendant. The groom's attendants were his brother, Edward Judd of Morgan, John Birr of Oconto Falls, brother of Mrs.

Judd, and Louis Birr, who died several years ago, a cousin of Mrs. Judd's. Following their marriage the Judds farmed for seven years in Morgan before coming to Oconto Falls 43 years ago. Mr. Judd was employed in the paper mill here until they shut down in 1930.

Since that time he has been employed in various jobs in the city, and has served as janitor at the Methodist church. Both Mr. and Mrs. Judd are very active. He takes care of the garden and she does all her house work.

They are the parents of seven children, two sons, Harvey of Oconto Falls, and Arthur with the Army at Bastrop, and three daughters, Mrs. Albert (Mayme) Wahl of Green Bay; Mrs. Gustav (Mildred) Riemer, Oconto Falls, and Mrs. Louis (Pearl) Krueger, Oconto Falls. Two sons died, Bernard in infancy, and Allan on April 7, 1937.

There are also six grandchildren. The couple and their family will attend services at the Methodist church at 10:45 in the morning. A dinner for the immediate family will be served at the Judd home at 12 o'clock. NE COF To Meet Sunday at Phlox CRIVITZ, Wis. The Northeastern Wisconsin C.O.F.

District association will hold its semiannual meeting at Phlox, Sunday, Oct. 16. F. J. Worachck of Crivitz, secretary and treasurer the organization, has sent notices of the meeting to the 15 courts in the district.

Each court is to be represented by six officers. Sectional and committee meetings begin at 11 o'clock. Dinner will be at 12, and the general session is called for at 1 o'clock. Alonzo Vanderheiden of Wabeno is the president of the association. New officers will be elected at the coming meeting.

High court and court officers will be present the meetstate, ing. X. Umhoefer of Coby, high secretary, George Crowns of Chicago; W. A. Grota, state chief ranger of Berlin; State Trustee John Creviere of De Pere, and Supervisors Joe Wergin of Kewaunee, John Walters of Green Bay, and Gerald Dufek of Oconto, will be present.

Delegation of foresters from the following towns are expected to attend: Coleman, Crivitz, Lena, Peshtigo, Oconto, Suring, MariAntigo, Wabena, Laora, Menominee and Wausaukee. Thirteen Hours Devotion GILLETT, Wis. Thirteen Hours devotion will be held Sunday at the St. John Catholic church here beginning at the 8 o'clock mass. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be conducted throughout the day.

In the evening at 7:45 the sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Henry Schmitt of Gresham. Special Sale on Holland Bulbs! Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffodils, Croceus, Scilla. Schroeder's House of Flowers, 119 N. Adams.

Miss Haen Is Seymour Bride Special to Press-Gazette LUXEMBURG, Wis. The Rev. John Huhn officiated at the 9 o'clock wedding Saturday morning, Oct. 8, in St. Mary's church when Miss Anna Mae Haen became the bride of William Stodola.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Haen, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stodola.

Lustrous white satin was worn by the bride. Her gown was fashioned with a sheer marquisette yoke, edged with a ruffle, a long fitted bodice from which fell a full skirt ending in a train. A lace bonnet held her French illusion veil, bordered with alencon lace. Pink and white carnations and stephanotis made up her bouquet. She wore a rhinestone necklace and earrings, the gift of the bridegroom, The bride was attended by her sister, Grace, as maid of honor, land Shirley the Misses Hoffman.

Agnes The Stodola attendants' and gowns were satin in a colonial style with lace yokes and hoop skirts. The maid of honor wore gold, and the bridesmaids, aqua and rose. They wore rhinestone necklaces, the gifts of the bride. Carolee attended her sister as flower girl, wearing white satin trimmed with lace, and carrying a miniature basket of flowers. Daniel Hoffman was best man, and Leroy Haen and Thomas Goetsch were the bridegroom's other attendants.

Joseph Stodola was ringbearer. Breakfast was served at the bride's home, and dinner and supper at les Maison Drossart. The bride is a graduate of Luxemburg High school and is employed in the Red Owl store in Luxemburg. The bridegroom is employed at Leyse Aluminum company. The couple are making their home in Luxemburg.

KEWAUNEE. Wis. Now at Protestant Film Commission Unveils Its Movie 'Prejudice' By JOHN L. SPRINGER excellent in the trade. Schneider-Nuss Photo Schneider-Nuss Photo Schneider -Nuss Photo Mrs.

Stodola Mrs. Husnik Mrs. Kemkes home in the town of Franklin are Mr. and Mrs. James Husnik, who were married recently in St.

Hedwig church, West Kewaunce. The bride is the former Malczewski, daughter of Louis Malczewski of Kewaunee. Kemkes-Linsmeyer Special to Press-Gazette SEYMOUR, The wedding of Miss Ida Linsmeyer and Norman Kemkes took place Saturday, Oct. 8, in St. John Catholic church at Seymour.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Linsmeyer, Seymour, and the bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Kemkes, Appleton, route 4. Dworshak Is Named as Senator from Idaho BOISE, Idaho -(P)- Former Sen. Henry C. Dworshak, a Republican, was appointed U. S.

senFriday, succeeding the late lator Bert H. Miller Gov. C. A. Robins, a Republican, announced the appointment of the 55-year-old former Burley publisher who was defeated for reelction by Miller last November.

Miller died in Washington last Saturday and was buried here Thursday. Idaho will elect two senators in 1950-one for the four remaining years in Miller's term and the De Wane To Preside At District COF Special to Press-Gazette DENMARK, Wis. Lyman De Wane of Denmark, president of the Lakeshore district of COF, announced today that the 37th annual meeting of the district will be held Sunday, Oct. 30, in Kiel. Letters to officers of the 20 courts in the district have been sent out by De Wane and Ed Stueber, Manitowoc, association secretary.

The meeting will begin with a high mass at 10 o'clock Sunday morning in SS. Peter and Paul church at Kiel. Sectional ings will follow until the noon dinner, to be served by Christian Mothers society of the church. Several state and high court officers are expected to be present. A general meeting will take place after the dinner, with De Wane presiding.

New officers will be elected and a business discussion held. other for the six- term now heid by Sen. Glen H. Taylor (D- Idaho). The appointee is an ardent foe of a Columbia valley tion and economy of government his previous championed, terms in congress." NEW YORK -(P)- In 100 cities throughout the country next week, the Protestant church will show how well it is learning from Hollywood.

With a splash and hoop-la usually associated with million dollar spectacles from movieland, the Protestant Film commission will conduct simultaneous premieres in cities Monday of its latest those, length movie, "Prejudice." Produced by the commission in cooperation with the Anti-Defamation league of B'Nai B'Rith, the $100,000 movie was backed financially by 17 major Protestant denominations. It "presents the Christian approach to the problems of religious hatreds," says the commission and is the first motion picture ever produced under exclusively religious auspices to be shown in commercial theaters. In the premieres the film will be shown to invited audiences of clergymen, civic and labor leaders. From there will be into the big time movie houses to with such current commercially made features as "Pinky" and "Lost which also deal with racial problems. Officials of the Religious Film association, which is, handling part of the distribution, admit that "Prejudice" will shock some people.

It includes words seldom, if ever heard on the screen before. The idea is to show how blind prejudice can poison human relationships. Although church groups are behind it, the production is 3 professional job. Experienced Hollywood actors were hired to play, all the parts. film's chances of getting back its production costs are con- The cry for help that only you can any child is your child.

child's cry for help. It will your door that says a neighbor pledge to the Red Feather answer -if you don't. to give enough. much would you give to ten-year-old Mary trying all chronically ill mother? How and afraid, would reach your much would you give to see crippled Jimmy playing The cry of a child, alone time. baseball with the other kids? How much would you give heart and bring you running any to save a potentially fine boy from the Children's Court, You wouldn't say, "She's not and get him enrolled in one of the Red Feather youth or me later." can't afford to or services? When no one else can hear, This week, you'll hear a come in the quiet knock on has stopped by for your campaign.

And no one will This neighbor will ask you How much is enough? How send a visiting nurse to alone to take care of her No one else can make has to be you. Everybody benefits COMMUNITY MANY THIS MESSAGE PUBLISHED IN BEHALF OF THE GREEN BAY COMMUNITY CHEST BY Hill's Miller-Rasmussen Co. Kenny Brunette Furniture Green Bay War Surplus Store In addition to commercial showings, it will be available for churches, clubs and other nontheatrical movie users. Estimates of the number of churches which show films run as high as 50,000, compared with the 18,000 commercial movie houses in the country. "Prejudice" is the third release of the four-year-old commission, but others will be coming thick and fast.

Nine are various stages of production, including one due in a few months filmed in Japan which dramatizes the struggle there between Christianity and Shintoism. Paul F. Heard, executive secretary of the commission, says there will be more intensified "efforts of the Protestant church to use mass media of a communication for instruction in the Christian way of life." Record Grain Harvest Reported in Russia MOSCOW (AP) The Soviet government said today that Russia this year had reaped a record grain harvest, more than the nearly 130 million tons cut in 19 1948 and 1940. Those had previously been the record years. (The amount of this year's production was not given.) Moscow papers, which frontpaged the announcement by the central statistical administration, pointed out that weather conditions in 1949 had been "by no means ideal." The government said also that industrial production in the Soviet Union during the third quarter of 1949 was 17 per cent above production during the same period in 1948.

The distance of a light year is about six trillion miles. Credit Expert To Speak Here Oct. 25 Considered one of the top experts on credit problems in the country, Henry H. Heimann will be the principal speaker at the dinner closing the 32nd Wisconsinupper Michigan credit and business conference at the Hotel Northland Oct. 25.

This year's conference, expected to draw between 150 and 200 representatives banks, wholesalers manufacturers, is sponsored by the Central Wisconsin and Milwaukee Associations of Credit Men and the Northern Association of Credit Men, which will act as host. Heimann is executive manager of the National Association of Credit Men with headquarters in New York City. Although never a candidate for public office, he is former chairman of the United States Shipping board, served on the original committee for NRA, and is a charter member of the business advisory and planning council of the Department of Commerce. A prolific writer, Heimann has hundreds of articles on business and commerce for various trade publications and magazines of general circulation. He also has been a director of several companies.

He is a graduate of St. Louis university, where he majored in accounting and law. The credit convention Oct. 25 will also feature addresses in the morning by Joseph, Horner business manager the PressGazette: Walter Kohler president of the Vollrath company, Sheboygan; and Eugene Williams of the Oshkosh law firm of Williams, Williams and Meyer. Afternoon talks will be given by Herbst, national director Wisconsin Herbst Shoe Frankie company, Milwaukee: Fred V.

Gardner, head a Milwaukee accounting firm; George A. Nippert, vice-president of the National Credit association; and Howell G. Evans, vice president in charge of sales of the Hamilton Manufacturing company, Two Rivers. SAVE FOR OLD AGE SECURITY BANKOF GREENBAY 'THE BANK OF THE PEOPLE Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. your Red Feather pledge.

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