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Show 14 3 passengers, 5 7 of them aliens. Captain W. S. Tyrell termed a three and one-half months' cruise of the liner as "uneventful" and said the liner skirted war zones. One of the L. D. S. missionaries was Scott Whitaker, formerly of B-righam City, Utah, who said he had taken leave of his position with Walt Disney productions in Hollywood to serve 15 months in the South African mission field, j Mr. Whitaker said the missions I in South Africa were being closed because of the war and only one member, R. E. Folland, president of the mission, remained. While at Capetown. Mr. Whitaker Whit-aker related he delivered radio talks about Hollywood, a subject of much Interest to the residents. He added that "I'm anxious to see Walt Disney's production 'Pi-nocchio.' 'Pi-nocchio.' I was working on it when called to be a missionary, and have not yet seen the final motion picture pic-ture version." L.D.S. MISSION GROUP ARRIVES FROM SOUTH AFRICA A dispatch appearing In the Salt Lake Tribune Monday, from Jersey Jer-sey City, X. J., stated that thirty-two thirty-two young missionaries of the L. D. S. church arrived in Jersey City Sunday aboard the liner President Pres-ident Polk after being recalled from missionary duties in South Africa by church authorities in Salt Lake City. One of the L. D. S. missionaries was Max Simkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Simkins of this city. They were greeted by David O. McKay, member of the L. D. S. chuch first presidency, and John H. Taylor, a member of the first council of seventy, both of Salt Lake. Mr. McKay said that 20 of the missionaries would be reassigned to other fields, while 12 would be released. The President Polk of the American Am-erican Presidents lines, brought |