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Dundee Girl Remains Despite Red Advance By Record Staff Writer NEW DUNDEE, Nov. 19,—Ruth Bean, 30, New Dundee missionary who is remaining in the Chungking area of China despite advance of Red troops, is the first Canadian Mennonite missionary in the country. An Associated Press despatch from Chungking yesterday reported the missionary's intention of remaining in the mission field. Miss Bean's mother, Mrs. H. W. (Bean, New Dundee, said the China graduated from Goshen Mennonite College, Goshen, Ind., before entering mission work, Previously she taught at district schools. Miss Bean has been in China two years. Her first year in the country was spent in language study. NEW DUNDEE MISSIONARY IS SAFE IN CHINA RUTH BEAN mission was her daughter's first. She is the only Canadian Menno-nite missionary in China, although another has been sent. p Americans to Remain Four American Mennonite workers in the field with the New Dundee woman have also indicat-ed their desire to remain in the. field. Representatives of other denominations are also staying. Miss Bean has been working at Hock wan, apparently 50 miles from Chungking, Mrs. Bean said. A letter from her daughter last By Record Correspondent NEW DUNDEE, Jan. 11. — Mrs. Warren Bean has received a telegram from the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities at Elkhart, Ind., telling of the safety of her daughter, Miss Ruth Bean, Miss Bean is engaged in mission work in Hochwan, about 50 miles from Chungking, Szcchwan Province, West China. The telegram reads: "All Mennonite personnel in West China liberated safe." This was the first news she received since a letter which came from her daughter Nov. 25. Miss Bean is the only Canadian Mermonite missionary working with a group of pioneer missionaries in that dis- trict. She went to China in September, 1947.