In his appeal Tu called for a basic support for Nie’s widow & kids who were in extreme poverty in reality though there was no way to find how & when Nie was killed in war. When Tu was writing this report on 15 Nov 1950 he was busy at Da Wah Li Yeast Factory day and night, and in less than 1 month his wife would give birth to Shenghua.

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中华人民共和国成立后,大批和上海有渊源的烈属在上海登报寻亲.1950年9月,涂作潮回复聂珍光(聂清河)烈士家属寻亲启事;11月15日上报优抚事案;23日烈士遗孤崇立持恒丰厂聂氏族人开具的介绍信会见涂作潮...1974年文革大难不死的涂作潮继续呼吁聂珍刚的烈士证书.1983-5-20烈士证书终于盼到.1985-1-23,聂崇立写信吊唁35年来一直“纪念遗孤,时加教诲”敬爱的涂伯伯

In Sept 1950 Tu responded to Nie family ad in a Shanghai newspaper. He appealed 11-15- 1950 for a Revolutionary Martyr certificate and follow-up support for widow and orphan in poverty. Tu’s effort continued during cultural revolution in 1974. Certiciate finally came 05-20-1983, many years after widow had died. 01-23-1985, orphan Chongli condolenced his Uncle Tu for a 35-year kind care.

In 1949-1950, many families searched their lost members in Shanghai. In Nov 1950, Tu replied to a where-are-you ad by Nie Zheng guang family. On 15 Nov he submitted Nie’s case for care for the Nie family. On 23 Nov Hengfeng Mill issued an introduction letter (left) for Nie’s son Chongli to meet Tu, On 23 Jan 1985 in his condolence letter to Tu’s widow Nie Chongli thanked his dear Uncle Tu for his care,love and teachings for the martyrs’ orphan in the past 35 years.

1950-11-23恒丰纱厂当年的

高管人员、聂珍刚烈士的族

人聂云辉给来沪寻亲的聂珍

刚烈士的遗孤聂崇立开出介

绍信，去上海永嘉路469号

涂作潮住处“面谈一切，惠

教为荷。”此后，涂作潮和

烈士遗孤的精神交往持续了

整整35年。

11-23-1950, Nie Yunhui, a

Hengfeng Cotton Mill senior

manager back in 1924 and a

relative to Martyr Nie Zhen-

gang, wrote this letter to Tu

Zuochao introducing Chong-

li, son of Nie Zhengang, to

visit Tu Zuochao and talk in

every detail. Since then, a

spiritual communication

between Tu and Chongli