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: N E A R E S T P O L I C E STATION. E R P E R S O N S ON B U S I N E S S : —
A refugee family gathers at the border of Red China.
Taipei, capitol of Taiwan (known as Formosa), the trip to Quemoy, or as it is known in the Orient, Kinmen, is about an hour and forty-five minutes by plane. The C-47 flying boxcar in which we rode had flown the China “hump” many times, during the last war, and from the looks of this trip, it might well be the last hump. Had I known the hazards, I probably would not have gone, but I did want to talk to some of the soldiers and see what it’s like to live just 1,000 yards from the enemy. To avoid radar detection, the plane travels about 100 to 150 feet above the surface of the stormy ocean. This is in order to avoid radar detection, just in case the enemy might decide to shoot. (Continued on next page) 27
O n e o f the plane’s engines had gone out, and it was necessary for us ary survey trip to Formosa. This meant we would miss seeing Madame Chiang- Kai-shek, and perhaps also the trip which had been scheduled for the em battled island of Quemoy. That trip did materialize in a most unusual fash ion, however, and I want to tell you about it for a few moments. A few weeks ago we returned to Southern California after an extensive missionary s u r v e y which took us through Hong Kong, the Philippines, Formosa, Okinawa and Japan. For some time I had heard of the native church on Quemoy and of the brave Freedom Fighters who are holding the island, so much of which is solid granite. From
to be delayed one day on our mission
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