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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1954)
WEDNESDAY, MAY B, 1054 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE THREB French Defender Of Dien Bien Phu Faces Crucial Time In Colorful Career BAIOON M-A uullant French liny ofllcer alia III a rnln-nonkrU bunker on tho pluln of Dion liien 1'hu. neeklnir llio key to victory lu Hi; ilnrkent hour of lilt career, t Drlir. den. Count Chi Utlnn Marie Fcrnand do lit Croix do (.'nitric, commander ol tha Utile pol-nhnped valley Hlllon, III nuirouudcd liy lenn of llioiinnndx ol Communist led Vletmlnli troops. They nro try. Iiik to nlrnnule hln Isolated for irons. Tho iirlp linn been tlulitonlnif lur dnya, Aunliml Ihcin Bin ml nbout M.MIO French, Nnrih Alrlcnn, 1'oiomn l.ciilon and Vlelnnineno troops, viowilrn into n circle lens tlinn n mile In dlmnrler. In the hands of tlie six-loot Uo Cattli'len, a i-hiiiuplun horacuiiih who wears a led Alilcan cnvulry cap Instead ol n Mcel hrlinet, In Ihu decision whether llit-y nnd lie will Irnvo the poMtlon nllve, "Me wnn mennl to be n medieval kuliriil, a cnvnller In mall and armor," aunt one of Inn iiitmiHtr recently, "Falling' tliul, lie did the next bent tlilnii he became a cavalryman." Jncquellne, hln lull blonde sec nnd wile, liven In Hnnol 187 nilli; Irom the bailie and talks to him by rndlo-telephone every day at noon. It wan ahe who luld reiKiilern Hint her hnnbund was threatening to rcalun II he -weren't promoted immediately from yeur-old colonel cy In the mldnt ol Hie bntlle. The French uovemmoni denied he had m,ule any Mich threat, and unbuied her nlalomenl to over strain. Novertiielenn, Iho promoliun came throuiih within hours alter the denial, despite a French Irn dllinn niialnnl proiiiolloua dtirlnv a ballle. "You know," nlie aaya now, "llio neueral linn never duubied even lor a moment the poanlhlllty ol holding Dlen lllrn Phu, II It full It will bo berau.se the delcndern have died to the InM man, dcalrov init with them mol ol Iho Viet, mlnh." llio alluallon munt remind Do Cantrlea of hln experience lit the battle of France. Tank and dlvo bombern supported Iho 3.(100 Her mann who aurrnunded him and hln 60 men In IWO. 'Alter three dnya ol liithtlnir ha tried a breakout, wan wounded and taken prisoner, llo made Hire unaucccanful at tempa to eacape, aucceeded on the ond In to bounce buck fnut from fall, or any other blow, no mutter how bndly he In hurt, 'Die third In to chew num. lis chews while rid lug and lie cliewn when tho going In battle In toughen!, In hln younifcr diyn, ho valiantly upheld the cavalry ' tradition of charm, Well built, handsome In a ruined way, hln aoft brown eyes peering from under big black eye brows, he wus surrounded by tlie I'arln beauties of hln time, Hln Kenlle mannern, hln lmpec- fourih try, and two yearn later wnn Unhung on the Oarlgllnno In Italy. Do Oantrlen wan born In Parla Aug. II, 1IHI2, lo a Inmlly of III old French nobility nnd lo tlie cavalry. One of hln ancenlorn wnn the Marqula Charles de Cantrlea, who fouiiht under Louis XV, be cuine minlnter of the navy, and went Into exile with Uvula XVIII, Hln non Armand nerved under La fayette In the American Revolution and died a lieutenant general, Inntead of going to Bt, Cyr, the French Went Point, young De Oimtrlen chone the cavalry achool at Bnumur, One dny ho aaw a beautiful home gnlloplng In the panturoa of a counln'a enlate. Tlie animal auddenly made a prndl- Inun leap, clearing a hedge more limn nix leet high, pe Cnnti len lind lu have that home. In 1033 he look the unknown Jumper limned Vol An Vent over Iho bHrrler to a nor Id record Jump of 3.3V melern tl feel 10 Inchon. When ho illninotiiiled the crowd liolnled him on IU shouldcrn and paraded him around the track ol the Ornnd I'nlala In Parla. De Cantrlea ban carried over three hnblla from hln Jumping d-iyn. Once In to brnndlah a riding crop wherover he goea. The nec- Camera Chatter Chafed Slun Hmtmiiif tnmy. m.wlnfW ftlvd hn rnrdkalrtl Kfnol ttk t l.ilbritftlri, ntntktfl, hi-lr l t, Bath Undr km itii mild Mrttnal kwp, nEsmoLr; LEE HENDRICKS 15th Anniversary Special Box of 6 - Kiddie HANDKERCHIEFS 1.00 Valut 49c SEE AD ON PAGE 7 "Mother's .Day" I 5L By DAL SWOGGER the happy days that we hsve had toKother. Bo be aure to Irnvo plenty of film on hand, fur with the nwell weather we've been having, color film will be the thins lo use to re cord the Bprlug color and to retnln the activity of our "Mo Ihcr's" Dny. Every day U Mother's Day, but Utls coming Uundiiy we will all celebrate tiie good tliliuin Mother han done for un by milking lliln "HKK" dny. What better time could there be lo celebrate and re cord lu home movlca the cheer and warm thoughm of "Mom" to record for future months HO.MK POINTS TO KKMKMHKK IN IIOMK MOVIKH AK: 1. lie nure to hsve the camera lciwe "net" properly (uiually fl al I6(ps. 2. Have tlie aubject well lighted. 3. 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