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4 DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n Of Georgia OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Vol. 38, No. 25. MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1958 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year Our Seminary Collection The Pastor leans over the pulpit and looks directly down at them. “Certainly, the joy that fills the hearts of his good parents this morning, Our Lord's heartfelt ‘Thank you’ for their generosity in offering a son to God’s Holy Priesthood, seems to them pay ment enough for all the sacrifices entailed in offering that gift.” And the happiest mother and father in the world say softly, to themselves, “Oh, yes!” The sublime dignity of the Priesthood is not given to many men, and no man takes it to himself, but “He who is called as Aaron was called.” Not many are the men and women who can gaze at the consecrated hands which hold the Blessed Eucharist before their eyes at Holy Communion and be awed at the thought, “This is my son.” Every morning of his life the Priest-will remember at Mass and in his prayers, his parents who brought him to the altar of God. But he will remember others, also—the Priests, the Sisters, the friends who helped and encouraged him. And the countless host of others who brought him to the supreme happiness of his First Mass—the countless and unknown generous men and women who made it possilbe for him to become a priest. Eight costly years of college and Theological studies were necessary to produce this new Priest. This is an education that the average Priest’s family could not possibly afford. That is why a Priest is so very conscious of debt when he prays for his family, relatives, friends and BENEFAC TORS. He knows that, saving the sacrifice of his family, the prayers and encouragement of his friends, only the generosity of his fellow Catholics has made it possible for him to stand at the Altar of God and offer “gifts and sacrifices” for them. YOU are the BENEFACTORS remembered every day in the Masses and prayers of every Priest of the Diocese. YOU, whose generosity and sacrifice make possible the Diocesan Seminary Collection, are parents in spirit of the Priests we have and the Priests who are to come. Presidential Congratulations Historic First For Valdosta Parish George C. James To Be Ordained At St. John's bishop McDonough ORDAINING PRELATE At ceremonies in the Departmental Auditorium in Wash ington, President Dwight D. Eisenhower congratulates George Kesler, winner of the tenth annual national essay contest for secondary schools sponsored by the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped. A student at Aquin as High School, Augusta, he was awarded the top prize of $1,000. (NC Photos) Georgia K. Of C. Convene At Savannah On Saturday SAVANNAH—More than 250 persons are expected here Sat urday and Sunday, May 17-13, for the Georgia State conven tion of the Knights of Columbus. Speakers at the convention banquet on May 17 at the K. of C. Hall will be the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, auxili ary bishop of the Diocese of Savannah; and Charles J. Du- cey, director of the service de partment of the Supreme Council of the K. of C. Registration for the conven tion will be held at the K. of C. from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. on Sat urday, May 17. The convention will convene at 2:30 p. m. Vstus J. Ryan is general chairman of the convention. Committee chairmen from the auxiliary working with him in clude Mrs. Robert F. Ryan, reg istration; Mrs. Edwin Mulligan, luncheon; Mrs. James Nueslien, Sunday coffee hour; Mrs. E. G. Butler, house committee; and Mrs. V. J. Ryan, hospitality. Ducey, who will represent the Supreme Council at the state convention, is a native of Olean, N. Y. He received his bachelor of arts degree from St. Bonaventure University and his master of arts degree from No tre Dame University. He joined the Knights while at Notre Dame. He served two terms as president of the K. of C. Council in New Haven. Ducey is a former campaign chairman and presi dent of the New Haven Com munity Chest and a past presi dent of Travelers Aid Society of New Haven. Ducey was awarded the Charles Carroll of Carrollton Medal in 1951 by John Barry Genera] Assembly f o r church and community activities. RETREATS AT MT. DE SALFS MACON — Two Retreats will be held at Ml, De Sales Academy for women of the Diocese. The first retreat will begin on Friday evening, July 25th, ending Sunday, July 27th. A mid-week retreat will begin Tuesday evening July 23, ending the morning of Aug ust 1st. Reservations may be se cured by contacting the Sis ters of Mercy, Mt. De Sales Academy, Macon, Ga. STATE OFFICES FOR TWO AUCUSTA NUNS ITALIAN ELECTIONS UNLIKELY TO BRING POLITICAL CHANCES The author oj the following article is a former editor of 11 Quotidiano, Rome Catholic Ac tion daily, and now a member of the staff of L'Osservatore Roma no, Vatican City newspaper. By Federico Alessandrini (N.C.W.C. News Service) ROME, — The new Parlia ment to be elected by Italy’s voters on May 25 will probably differ little from the outgoing one. The Catholic-oriented Chris tian Democrats are likely to re main the largest party in Par liament, but unlikely to win an absolute majority of its 596 seats. The extreme leftist parties are expected to retain their present strength 218 seats — with possi ble communist losses being off set by leftwing Socialist gains. The extreme right is facing losses, although the Liberal par ty, a conservative group, will probably pick up a few extra seats. That is the outlook based on conditions in the closing weeks of a bitter campaign marked by a resurgent anticlericalism. But it would be hazardous to try to predict precisely the elec tion’s final outcome, since last- minute events can have a major bearing on the results. The Parliament to be chosen later this month will be the na tion’s third in the past ten years. In 1948 the country’s voters gave an absolute majority of seats in the lower house — the Chamber of Deputies — to the Christian Democrats, who also won a near majority in the Sen ate. Under their party leader, the late Premier Alcide De Gasperi, they followed a middle-of-the- road policy and worked to strengthen Italian democracy. In 1953 balloting the Christian Democrats dropped about two million votes and lost their ab solute majority in the Cham ber in an election marked by small leftist and large rightist gains. Most of Italy’s govern ments since then have been co alitions which have included small center parties with the Christian Democrats at their head. This year the Christian Demo crats face not only continued leftist opposition, but also hos tility from rightist and center parties. On the left, the Communist party is still strong, as was shown by Red gains in the re cent shop steward elections at the big Fiat automobile works in Turin.. The Socialist party, anti-communist in many Euro pean countries, has maintained a “unity of action” pact with the Reds in Italy. Together the two leftist groups have been able to rely on the fairly con stant support of about a third of Italy’s electorate since the end of the war. Both leftist parties are trying to lure Catholic votes away from the Christian Democrats by claiming that the ideological differences which separate them from Catholics are not an ob stacle to cooperation in practical matters. They ( also assert that only the left can bring about needed social reforms. At the same time they have (Continued on Page Eight) AUGUSTA — Two Sisters of the staff of St. Joseph’s Hospital here have been elected to state offices in their respective fields. Sister Mary Martin, C.S.J., has been named secretary- treasurer of the Georgia Society of X-Ray Technicians and Sister Andrew Josephine, C.S.J., is president-elect of the Georgia Society of Medical Technolo gists. Sister Mary Martin won the L. P. Holmes Memorial Trophy when it was awarded for the first time this year. Dr. Holmes, Augusta’s first radiologist, was on the faculty of the Medical College of Georgia for 34 years. Sister Mary Martin, a former Holmes’ jmpil, won the citation and a cup for her work in “sol- arization”—The copying of X- Ray negatives by use of the light of the sun. Sister Andrew Josephine heads the staff of laboratory technicians at St. Joseph’s and was in charge of a training school for technologists for sev eral years. She holds a degree in science from Fontbonne Col lege in St. Louis University and served her internship in the Henry W. Grady Memorial Hos pital in Atlanta. She is also a member of the American Socie ty of Clinical Pathologists. VALDOSTA — The Rev. George C. James will be or dained May 24th in the Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Valdosta, by the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Auxil iary Bishop of Savannah. The Ordination will represent an historic event for the Valdosta Parish. Father James will be the first native of Valdosta ever ordained to the Priesthood and the ceremonies will mark the first time that the Sacrament of Holy Orders has been con ferred in this South Georgia City. Father James is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. James of 901 Lakeland Avenue. Prior to leaving for Saint Bernard’s Minor Seminary, at Cullman, Alabama, Father James attended St. John’s Parochial School and Valdosta High School, where he was very active in all school activities. Upon completion of studies at St. Bernard’s, Father James matriculated to St. Mary Major Seminary, Paca Street, in Baltimore, Md., where he re ceived a Batchelor of Arts De gree in 1954. He pursued his Theological studies at St. Mary’s Seminary University, Roland Park, Md., finishing early this month. The newly-ordained Priest will offer his First Solemn Mass on Pentecost Sunday, May 25th at 5:00 P. M. in the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Val dosta. Officers for the Mass will be: Preacher — His Excellency, Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc Donough; Assistant Priest —• Rev. Thomas A. Payne, pastor of St. John’s; Deacon — Rev. Marvin J. LeFrois, Pastor of St. Teresa's Church, Albany, Ga; Sub-Deacon — Rev. Daniel Mc Cormack, Master of Ceremon ies — Rev. John F. X. Fallon, Assistant at Holy Family Church, Columbus, Ga. Father James will confer his first Priestly Blessing at a reception to be held in the eve ning of May 24th, from 6:30 to 9:30 at the Valdosta Garden Center, North Patterson Street. REV. GEORGE C. JAMES The reception will be tendered by the Ladies Club of St. John the Evangelist. FIRST COMMUNION—First Communicants at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, are pictured with the Most Rev. Thomas J, McDonough, Auxiliary Bishop, and their pastor, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara, V.F., Rector of the Cathedral. Msgr. Sheehan Transferred To Savannah See ATLANTA — A long and de voted service to the Diocese will be culminated on June 15th, when tha Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas I. Sheehan, Pastor of St. Tho mas More Church in Decatur resignes to become affiliated with the Diocese of Savannah. Monsignor Sheehan was or dained in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, on May 29, 1930. He served at the Cathedral until September of that year when he was assign ed as an Assistant to St. There sa’s Church in Albany and to serve on the southwest Georgia missions. In July of 1935, he was named as Manager of St. Joseph’s Home in Washington, Georgia. He served in this capacity for one year when in July of 1936, Hold Cana Conference SAVANNAH — Fifty - four married couples attended a Cana Conference held at Sav annah on Sunday, April 27th. Rev. Walter Meifi, assistant at St. Mary’s Church, Greenville, S. C. addressed the couples in the auditorium of St. Vincent's Academy. The conference was sponsored by the Savannah Council 631, Knights of Colum bus and was arranged by Mr. Flem G. Cliett, Grand Knight, Mr. John Buttimer and Mr. Paul Henpessey. Young ladies from St. Vincent’s Academy volunteered as “baby-sitters,” facilitating the attendance of mothers and fathers. The Conference closed with Benediction of the Blessed Sac rament in the Chapel of Our Lady at the Cathedral, at 5:30. Rev. R. P. Levell Dies May 6th In Mississippi AUGUSTA—Father Raymond Patrick Levell, S.J., former as sistant pastor at Sacred Heart Church in Augusta died May 6 at Jesuit Headquarters in Pass Christian, Miss. Funeral services were held at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala. Father Levell was born in Fall River, Mass., the son of Raymond Edward Levell and Mary Shea Levell. He attended Holy Cross Col lege in Worcester, Mass., and en tered the Jesuit Order in 1922. He was ordained to the priest hood in 1937. Father Levell was engaged in parish and educational work in- Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Georgia, and served in Au gusta from 1943 to 1945 and from early 1957 to March of this year. Recently, he served at St. Joseph’s Church in Macon. MSGR. SHEEHAN he was named as the first resi dent Pastor of St. Augustine’s Church in Thomasville. Father Sheehan returned to Savannah in January of 1940 as the first Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Port Went worth. In February of 1945, he was named as the Pastor of St. Thomas More Church in De catur. It was during his Administra torship of this Parish in Decatur that all the buildings were erected, and a short time ago Monsignor Sheehan announced to the people of this parish that the entire debt on the parish had been paid. For outstanding work as a priest on the missions and as an administrator of a large parish, His Holiness, Pope Pius XII, elevated Father Sheehan to the rank of Domestic Prelate with the title of Right Reverend Monsignor, last year. Bishop Protests Seizure Of Children’s Home BERLIN, (Radio, NC) — Bish op Julius Doepfner of Berlin has protested against the commun ist seizure of a . Catholic chil dren’s home in Stralsund, East Germany. The school was closed, by Red authorities, and teaching per mits were taken away from the Sisters who staffed it. The Reds charged that the educational system of the institution was not “socialistic.” The Mayor of Stralsund, a city on the Baltic coast of Ger many 125 miles north of here, and delegates of the local mu nicipal council went in person to the Saint Joseph home. They forced all children present to board a bus which then took them to a communist home. Parents were not even asked for their consent. A telegram of protest by Bishop Doepfner has so far been ignored. The incident is an indication of the resurgence of fanticism among the rulers of the Soviet zone, who are determined to eliminate all traces of religion in public life. It took place at about the same time the Bishops of the Soviet zone issued a joint pas toral letter charging the East German government with pur suing a “recklessly atheistic course.” and calling on all Cath olics to resist communist at tempts to suppress religion. Hew Executive Committee For I). N. Refugee Fund Set Up; Holy See One Of 24 Members UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (NC) — The Economic and Social Council has established a new executive committe of the program of the United Nations Refugee Fund, naming the Holy See one of its 24 members. The new committee was established in accordance with a request from last year’s General Assembly to the Eco nomic and Social Council. Its purpose is to determine general policies under which the U. N. High Commissioner for Refugees plans, develops and administers programs, to review the funds made available to him and the programs proposed or carried out. The Holy See is one of three states which are not members of the U. N. to be elected to the executive committee, the others being the Federal Republic of Germany and Switzerland. The rest of the committee is com posed of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colom bia, Denmark, France, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, the Nether lands, Norway, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. (Continued on Page Eight)