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8—THE BULLjixiiN, December 12, 1959
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SEASON OF PREPARATION
“Lord, raise up Thy power and come.” These are
the words of the Collect of the Mass on the first and
last Sundays of Advent and, perhaps better than any
other words of Sacred Scripture, they express the true
spirit of this pre-Christmas Season.
Advent means “coming” and the Church, at this
time of the year, reminds us through her Liturgy, of
the coming of Christ—His coming almost two thousand
years ago as the incarnate God of Love who redeemed
us, and His final coming as judge at death and at the
end of the world.
The Church reminds us that we must put our house
in order by prayer and voluntary works of penance
so that we may worthily celebrate the anniversary of
the birth of the “King of Kings and Prince of Peace.”
She exhorts us to make our souls fitting abodes for
the Redeemer coming in Holy Communion and through
Grace.
In the Epistles of the Advent Masses she urges us,
since the Redeemer is nearer, to “Cast aside the works
of darkness and put on the armor of light . . . walk
honestly, as in the day . . . and put on the Lord, Jesus
Christ.” She takes us back in spirit to the time before
the Incarnation of the Son of God, as though it were
really yet to take place, and asks us to rejoice in the
nearness of the Lord, so that the peace of God which
surpasses all understanding, may “keep our minds and
hearts in Christ Jesus.”
In the Gospels she speaks of the Lord coming in
glory; of the Eternal walking in the midst of the
mortal; of the voice in the desert, “Prepare ye the way
of the Lord.”
Advent, then, is not Christmas, and certainly, it is
more than just a time for parades, holiday sales, shop
ping, and sending of greeting cards. It is a time of
preparation for the coming of Our Lord, as Redeemer
and as Judge. And how better to prepare for the com
ing of Christ than by preparing our souls to be fitting
gifts to offer Him on His birthday—and yes—on our
judgement day.
Send down the dew, ye heavens, from above;
and let the clouds rain -the Just One: let the earth be
opened and bud forth the Redeemer.”
Better Diet,
Not Starvation,
Is Predicted
KENT, Ohio, (NC) — Far
from being threatened with
starvation, the world’s people
are eating better every year, ac
cording to a population expert.
Father Anthony Zimmerman,
S.V.D., of Techny, 111., writer
and speaker on the population
question, declared that modern
technology is proving the Mal
thusian theory to have been up
side down.
Thomas Robert Malthus, 19th
century British economist, con
tended that population rises
geometrically (2-4-8-16), while
food supplies can be increased
only arithmetically (2-3-4-5).
However, according to Father
Zimmerman, the fact of the
matter is that “for every step
upward taken by world popu
lation, food production is tak
ing two steps, and industrial
production four steps.”
In addresses and an interview
at Kent State Universisty, Fa
ther Zimmerman declared that
16.4 billion acres of the earth
could be made productive, ac
cording to current estimates,
while still leaving plenty of
room for recreation and other
purposes.
If that many acres were cul
tivated as efficiently as the
Netherlands cultivates it land,
they would support 28 billion
human beings on an excellent
diet, he stated. That population
figure is more than nine times
greater than today’s.
If the acreage were tilled as
intensively as Japan’s farm
land, it would support 95 billion
persons, Father Zimmerman
said.
The priest contended that
only about one-third of the cur
rent population increase is due
to a higher birth rate. Two-
thirds is caused by the fact that
people are living longer, he said.
Therefore, he added, the pop
ulation growth will level off in
about 80 years, when people
who previously would have died
of disease die of old age.
Meeting At
Brunswick
Cathedral
BRUNSWICK — Saint Fran
cis Xavier Home and School
Association held its anual Fall
Festival November 7th.
The main attraction was Ran
ger Hal, fro WJXT-TV, Jack
sonville, Fla. A sizeable check
to be used for the school debt
was presented to Father James
Cummings, pastor.
Thanksgiving baskets were
made up of contributions from
the children and distributed to
those in need.
Group Hears
Father Cuddy
SAVANNAH — Rev. John P.
Cuddy, Diocesan Superinten
dent of Schools, spoke at the
monthly meeting of the Cathe
dral Home and School Associa
tions. The subject of his address
was “Why We Have Home and
School Associations” and he
outlined the functions perform
ed by such organizations and
the invaluable aid they give to
the school program.
Sister Mercedes’ sixth grade
students provided the evening’s
entertainment in the form of a
quiz show with Gilbert Stacy
acting as master of ceremonies.
This class also won the attend
ance prize. Mrs. Hugh DeLoach
of the Health Committee an
nounced that the Tuberculin
Test had been given to the
teachers and the entire student
body and the results were 100%
perfect.
Dr. Ellison Cook outlined his
ideas for sponsoring a Cub
Scout Troup for the younger
boys and a committee is being
formed to put this plan into
motion.
Sister Martina Joseph, princi
pal, explained the method of
grading report, cards and urged
the parents to work closely' with
the teachers in an attempt to
solve any problems the children
might develop. A social hour
was enjoyed at the close of the
meeting with refreshments be
ing served by Mrs. George Paul
and her committee.
PREJUDICED
The man who is perfectly
satisfied with himself is usually
a poor judge of character.
BISHOP'S
CONFRATERNITY
NOVENA
A Novena of Masses for
fhe Donors of ihe Bishop's
Confraferniiy of fhe Laiiy
will be offered this month.
ST. TERESA’S Official Charter Received By
P.T.A. MEETS Sacred Heart Civics Club
Youth Council
Activities For
December
SAVANNAH — The activities
for the Blessed Sacrament
Youth Council through the.
month of December are as fol
lows:
Spiritual: clothing drive and
filling of poor baskets.
Cultural: speaker on the
F.B.I. and surprise night.
Physical: bowling and horse
back riding.
Social: Sadie Hawkins dance
and hay ride.
Serving with Rev. Edward R.
Frank are the following adult
advisors: Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Lutz, Mrs. William Broderick,
and Mr. Angelo Salvi.
HOLY NAME ENROLLMETN — Above photo shows Father Wilfred L. Krieger (Chaplain,
Capt., U. S. A. F.) distributing Holy Name Society pins and manuals to newly enrolled members
of Moody Air Force Base Holy Name Society. Assisting Father Krieger is 1st Lt. Robert R. Dolan
President of Mooday AFB Holy Name Socitey. (Official USAF Photo)
90 New Holy Name Members Are
Enrolled At Moody Air Base
“We have a great mission in
the Air Force — to protect our
country and fellowman. The
only chore greater than that is
saving our soul.”
Maj. Gen. James H. Walsh,
Director of Intelligence, Head
quarters U. S. Air Force, spoke
here in November on the occas
ion of the Moody Air Force
Base Holy Name Society’s an
nual enrollment ceremony and
banquet.
Nearly 250 persons from the
base and the city of Valdosta
heard General Walsh speak on
the “Importance of the Holy
Name Society in the Military.”
Officially welcoming General
Walsh was the base command
er, Col. Lester S. Harris.
In his remarks, General
Walsh stated: “This occasion, I
feel, is one for very great grace
to this station, Moody AFB, and
to this community.
The banquet followed an eve
ning Mass in the Base Chapel
where official enrollment cere
monies for some 90 new Holy
Name members were held.
Acting as hosts at the ban
quet were society president, Lt.
Robert R. Dolan, and Catholic
Chaplain, Capt. Wilfred L. Krie
ger. Several members of the St.
John’s Holy Name Society of
Valdosta, Georgia, attended the
ceremonies.
General Walsh is an active
member of the Holy Name So
ciety and is a member of the
Papal Household, having been
named a Knight of St. Gregory
by Pope Pius XII.
Prior to his assignment in
Washington, D. C., in 1957, he
was commander Seventh Air
Division, SAC, in England.
General Walsh served with
Sixth, Second and 41st Bomb
Groups during World War II
and commanded the 97th Bomb
Group in England. He was also
operations officer for the 47th
Bomb Wing in Africa and Italy.
He is a graduate of the Na
tional War College and his dec
orations include: The Silver
Star, The Legion of Merit with
two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air
Medal with three Oak Leaf
Clusters and the Brazilian Or
der of the Southern Cross. He
is a rated command pilot.
St. Joseph’s
Council Meets
FLEMING HEIGHTS — The
St. Joseph’s Council of Catholic
Women held their regular
monthly meeting on November
19th in Lourdes Hall. Mrs. Ste
phen Szemcsak, president, pre
sided and opened the meeting
with a prayer.
Mrs. A. Parsons gave a report
on the Rummage Sale that was
held by the Council and she
reported that it was a financial
success. She offered her thanks
to all the ladies who helped
make it such a great success.
The following new business
came before the group. Mrs.
Rice and Mrs. Morano. are to
head a committee which will
compile a cook book of favorite
recipes and menus. V/hen com
piled, the book will be put on
sale.
The construction of the
Christmas Crib was disscussed
and a committee headed by
Mrs. C. Boskovich will prepare
the Manger Scene and decorate
the Church for Christmas.
Mrs. A. Parsons is in charge
of the committee of women who
will prepare a reception for the
Holy Name Society of St. Jos
eph’s Church. This reception
will be held on January 10th in
Lourdes Hall.
Altar Society
Meets At Albany
ALBANY—St. Teresa’s Altar
Society met recently in the Ca
tholic Youth Hall, with the
president, Mrs. O. K. Lewis, Jr.,
presiding. The meeting was
opened with a prayer, after
which the minutes of the prev
ious meeting were read and ap
proved and the financial re
port was given.
The president announced that
there would be a Christmas
Book Fair where a fine selection
or books could be purchased
for children and adults. Mrs. E.
S. Armstrong is chairman of
this project. Mrs, Armstrong
also announced that in the near
future their would be another
Book Fair for the purpose of
adding to the school library
and to establish a library within
the parish. She urged all mem
bers to support the Book Fair,
the main purpose of which is to
promote good Catholic literature.
Mrs. L. E. Mock, Sr., who for
a number of years has served
as chairman for the Foreign
Relief Service, addressed the
members briefly on the great
need for supporting this pro
gram and explained several dif
ferent ways in which it could
be accomplished.
Following the business por
tion of the meeting the ladies
enjoyed refreshments while
packing boxes of clothing to
be shipped to the needy over
seas.
Services For
Mrs. Hutton
SAVANNAH BEACH—Fun
eral services for Mrs. Catherine
Hutton were held December 3rd
at St. Michael’s Church, Rev.
John Cuddy officiating.
Survivors are tw'o sons, John
H. Hutton, Drexel Hill, Pa. and
Joseph J. Hutton, Savannah
Beach; two daughters, Sister
Maria Gratia, I.H.M., St. James
Convent, and Mrs. Wilma G.
Bennett, Baton Rouge, La.; a
sister, Miss Julia F. Meade,
Baton Rouge, La.
Services For
Mrs. Pittman
SAVANNAH—Funeral serv-
vices for Mrs. Caroline Cather-
wood Pittman were held De
cember 1st at the Sacred Heart
Church, Rev. Terrance Kiernan
officiating.
Survivors are her husband,
Ross E. Pittman; a sister, Miss
Agnes Catherwood; and four
brothei-, Sammuel Catherwood,
Cecil Catherwood and Milton
Catherwood, all of Savanah, and
William Catherwood, Chelsa,
Remember, it’s impossible to
stand in your own light without
casting a shadow.
LEARN THE FACTS
People who take the time to
consider a problem usually
come to the right conclusion.
ALBANY—The regular meet
ing of St. Tereasa’s P. T. A. was
held on Thursday November
12th in the school auditorium
with the President Mr. Ray
Dwornik presiding. Father Le-
Frois opened the meeting with
a prayer.
Mr. Dwornik thanked all the
parents for their help at the
Halloween Carnival, especially
Father LeFrois, the Sisters and
the Military, despite inclement
weather the Carnival was a
huge success. Appreciation was
expressed to the Carnival
Chairman and Co-Chairman
Mrs. Aaron. Duke and Mrs.
Frank Joes, the Volkwagon
Raffle Chairman and Co-
Chairman Mr. Bill Burgess and
Mr. Jack Brundage and all the
committee members.
A motion was made and voted
on that the P. T. A. contribute
the proceeds of the Carnival to
Father LeFrois for additional
school expenses for the year.
Father LeFrois also thanked
the parents for their help dur
ing the Carnival and for the
P. T. A. donation. Father Le
Frois then introduced Father
John Cuddy, Superintendent of
Schools.
Father Cuddy gave a very
interesting and informative talk
regarding the advantage and re
sponsibilities of the Parent
Teacher Association.
NEWS FROM
IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION
DUBLIN—At a special meet
ing on Sunday, November 15th,
the Ushers’ Club voted mem
berships to four men who are
already active in the parish as
teachers in the Parish School of
Religion.
The new ushers are Robert
Arsenault of McRae; Arthur
Jodin and Dr. Pat Roche of
Dublin, and Professor James M.
Roseberry of Cochran.
The free coffee-hour after
Sunday Mass, begun in October
by the Ushers’ Club, has prov
en very popular with the par
ents who have to wait for their
children to attend the Sunday
School classes that follow Mass
and with those receiving Holy
Communion at Mass.
Mr. Cletus J. Calvert was
elected president of the Holy
Name society at the November
meeting.
He stated that enrollment of
new members will be his main
objective for the present and
the near future.
Mr. Calvert was general
chairman of the Annual Bazaar
held on November 11th at the
National Guard Armory, which
was a big success; it is hoped
that his recruiting effort for the
Holy Name Society will be
equally fortunate.
Mrs. Louis Alexander, prin
cipal of the Parish School of
Religion, has announced several
new appointments.
Mrs. Lulu M. Dana has been
appointed Director of the kin
dergarten; Mr. Arthur Jodoin,
one of the two regular teachers
in the 7th and 8th grade (com
bined) of Sunday School; and
Mrs. Charles Waller as teacher-
in-charge of the special Con
firmation Class.
A pair of beautiful gold flo
wer vases has been presented
to tne church as a memorial to
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Lud
wig, both devoted church mem
bers and workers in their life
time.
Mr. Ludwig died Februrary
20, 1948, while “Miss Annie”
died August 6th of this year.
AUGUSTA — The Civics
Club of Sacred Heart School,
has received its official charter
from the Commission on Ameri
can Citizenship in Washing
ton, D. C.
The Charter formally recog
nizes affiliation of the local unit
with the national organization
headquarters at The Catholic
University of America. Pupils
of the 7th and 8th grades com
prise the local club member
ship.
The officers of the newly or
ganized club are: Leo O’Brien,
president; Joanne Jarrett, vice-
president; Diane Jeane Cone,
secretary; and James Bessman,
sergeant-at-arms.
Sacred Heart Civics Club is
one of the thousands of Catho
lic Civics Clubs chartered in
the United States for the ex
press purpose of “fostering
training for good citizenship.”
Through monthly projects
and study of articles featured
in “The Young Catholic Mes
senger,” the national Catholic
weekly for students of the up
per elementary grades, these
young citizens learn in a prac
tical way the meaning of Chris
tian social living based on prin
ciples of justice and charity.
This year the program of stu
dy and action will develop the
practical theme, “Be a Good
Citizen — Serve Your School.”
PRESENT MUSICAL
PROGRAM AT
SILVER TEA
AUGUSTA — The Sisters of
Mercy Alumnae entertained
with a silver tea in honor of
the Sisters of Sacred Heart
Convent, recently, in the school
auditorium.
A musical program was pre
sented by the Sacred Heart
Schola Cantorum, under the di
rection of Sister Mary Monica,
R.S.M. The following members
participated in the program.
Patrick Abella, Helen Ander
son, Claire Arthur, Thomas
Bamford, Kathleen Bennett,
Alice Bessman, Kathryn Buck
ner, Ruth Carrick, Janice Casel-
la, Sheila Cashin, Connies Cas
tro, and Carolyn Coleman.
• Mary Coleman, Henry Colley,
Patricia Culpepper, Diane Cone,
Susan Craig, James Cullinam,
Mary Adele Daly, Thomas
Daly, Christina Dear, Catherine
Della-Giustina, Sandra Della-
Giustina, Julie Dickson, Kath
leen Dinkins, Mary Agnes Ed
wards, Martha Forsmark, Pam
ela Frank, Margaret Fulcher,
Michael Garrett, Dianne Gillis,
Mary Ellen German, Patricia
Graham, Carol Haskell, Janice
Haskell and Audrey Herzberg.
Richard Herkman, Joanne
Jarrett, Terry Jung, Patricia
Kearns, Anne Joe, Vicki Kenne
dy, Mary Frances Kitchens, Pa
tricia Kitchens, Bonnie Landis,
Daniel Lindblom, Mary Living
ston, Elsie McCarthy, Patrick
McDonald, Catherine McGinnis,
Marcia Male, Richard Melanson,
George Moore, JoAnn New-
some, Leo O’Brien, Jane O’
Byrne and Patricia O’Byrne.
Frances Oetjen, Donna Pas-
tell, Joseph Pollock, Louise Pol
lock, Sandra Powell, Charles
Pritchard, Michael Roper, Pa
tricia Rucker, Gloria Russo,
James Salter, Paul Snowden,
Lester Spinks, Matt Stovall,
Joseph Strauch, Ruth Strauch,
Daniel Stuckart, Michael Stuck-
art, Patrick Stuckart, Sarah
Toomey, James Weathersbee,
Patricia Wetherington, and
Nancy Whaley.
Following the entertainment,
refreshments were served by
the Alumnae.
It’s much better to have
aimed high and missed than
never to have aimed at all.
Aygustan On
College’s
Who’s Who
AUGUSTA — Miss Katherine
Saunders, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert A. Saunders of Au
gusta, Georgia, has recently
been selected to WHO’S WHO
AMONG STUDENTS IN
AMERICAN UNI VERSIT1ES
AND COLLEGES FOR THE
YEAR 1959-1960.
A senior at Staint Joseph Col
lege at Emmitsburg, Md., Miss
Saunders is president of the
Cooperative Government Asso
ciation and has participated in
various other campus activities.
Election to this honorary so
ciety is made through the vote
of the faculty and student body
on the basis of sholarship, par
ticipation and leadership in
academic and extra curricular
activities, citizenship and serv
ice to the college, and promise
of future usefulness.
Charter For
Savannah
Civics Club
SAVANNAH—The Our Lady
of Lourdes Civics Club of Sac
red Heart School, Savannah,
has received its official charter
from the Commission on Ameri
can Citizenship in Washing
ton, D. C. V ' .
The Charter formally recog
nizes affiliation of the local
unit with the national organi
zation headquarters at the Cath
olic University of America. Pu
pils of grade eight comprise the
local Club membership.
The officers of the newly or
ganized club are: John Ravita,
president; Lucia Nicolas, vice-
president; Kathleen Smith, sec
retary; Sandra Williams, treas
urer; and James Collins, ser
geant-at-arms.
Our Lady of Lourdes Civics
Club is one of the thousands of
Catholic Civics Clubs chartered
in the United States for the ex
press purpose of “fostering
training for good citizenship.”
Through monthly projects and
study of articles featured in
“The Young Catholic Messen
ger,” the national Catholic
weekly for students of the up
per elementary grades — these
young citizens learn in a prac
tical way the meaning of Chris
tian social living based on prin
ciples of justice and charity.
This year the program of stu
dy and action will develop the
practical theme, “Be A Good
Citizen — Serve Your School.”
Killer Converted
Before Execution
SALISBURY, Southern Rho
desia, — Takaengwa, 36-year-
old apprentice witch doctoi
executed for killing his owr
child, was received into the Ca
tholic Church two hours be
fore his death in Salisbury jail
He attended Mass and received
Holy Communion just before
his execution.
97,0OO.AIDED
ROME, (NC) — The Italiar
association of the Society of St
Vincent de Paul visited more
than one million homes in 1951
and aided 97,000 families.
An annual report of the So
ciety states that it gave aboul
$1,688,000 in food, clothing anc
money to needy families during
the year.
ADVENT WREATH — First grade pupils of St. Francis Xavier School, Brunswick are
pictured grouped around an Advent Wreath in their classroom.
SAVANNAH ITLALSAN CLUB
5th ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
VICTORY DRIVE & BEE RD., SAVANNAH
★
HUNDREDS OF TREES TO CHOOSE FROM
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EVERY TREE A QUALITY TREE
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