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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH
Published By The
Catholic Laymen's
Ass'n of Georgia
Vol. 40, No. 14
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1960
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Contracts Signei
For 2 Buildings
SAVANNAH — The Chan
cery reveals that contracts have
been signed for construction of
two new schools in the Diocese
of Savannah.
Work began January 4th on
St. Joseph’s Hall, an addition to
Mt. de Sales High School in
Macon. Construction also start
ed on the new parish school for
St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, Augusta.
Claussen and Webster were
low bidders on the proposed St.
Mary’s on-the-Hill Parish School
with a bid of $270,040.
Monsignor Daniel J. Bourke,
V.F., pastor, said that work on
the building would begin im
mediately with working time
-scheduled at 240 days. The new
building should be ready to be
occupied by September.
Sisters of St. Joseph of Con-
rodenlet will staff the new par
ish 'school which will replace
Mt. St. Joseph Academy.
The new building will have
12 classrooms, with the class
room wing in a double story.
The building will be faced
with a range of colored brick
and split-face marble.
The corridors will have wains-
coating of structural glazed
block and the corridors and
lunchrooms will have terrazzo
floors.
Classrooms will have pastel
concrete block walls with vinyl
asbestos floors and acoustical
ceilings.
The kindergarten area will
have its own entrance and in
dividually fenced in play area.
The building will be built at
the corner of Monte Sano Ave
nue and Helen Street. Archi
tects for the new parochial
school are Stanford Woodhurst
Jr. and Gilbert J. O’Brien.
The one-story addition to Mt.
de Sales High School will oc
cupy that portion of the school
property which is now the site
of the basketball court. Accom
modations will be provided for
three classrooms, a business
suite consisting of Typing Room
and Office Practice Room inter
connected, a Biology Room with
its Preparation Room, Study
Hall, Guidance Room, rest room
facilities for boys and girls, jan
itor’s closet, store, storage fa
cilities and a spacious entrance
lobby. The heating boiler will be
housed in the present laundry.
A covered walkway will con
nect this building with Mercy
Hall.
Materials in general, will con
form with those used in Mercy
Hall in an effort to match as
closely as possible the architec
tural theme already established.
Lighting and heating will be
of the newest types. During the
heating season, fresh air as re
quired will be introduced me
chanically to provide proper
Augusta Deanery
Meeting Planned
For January 13th
AUGUSTA — The Most
Rev. Thos. J. McDonough,
D.D., J.C.D., Administrator
of the Diocese of Savannah,
will be speaker at the mid
winter luncheon meeting of
the Augusta Deanery Coun
cil of Catholic Women on
Wednesday, January 13, at
St. Mary’s 'Parish Hall on
Monte Sano Avenue.
Mass will be offered at
noon in St. Mary’s Church
before the meeting, and the
luncheon will be served at
1:00 p. m. in the parish hall.
Reservations for the lunch
eon are $1.50 and should be
made by noon, January 11
with the presidents of the
parish councils.
The Aquinas Glee Club,
under the direction of Sr.
Mary John, C.S.J., will ren
der vocal selections at this
gathering, and Mrs. L. J.
Ward will preside at the bus
iness session.
ventilation. At a future date,
air conditioning may be ac
complished merely by adding a
chiller unit ip the boiler room.
A fire alarm and intercommun
ications will be featured.
Built-in steel lockers will line
one side of the spacious corri
dor. Glass type chalkboards,
with lifetime guarantee will
serve each instructional room.
Acoustic tile ceilings and vinyl
flooring will be used through
out the building. For ease of
To Break Ground
For Augusta School
On January 13th
AUGUSTA — Ground
breaking ceremonies for ihe
new St. Mary's parish school
will be held on Wednesday
afternoon, January 13th, at
2:45 p. m.
Present at the ceremonies
will be the Most. Rev. Tho
mas J. McDonough, D.D.
J.C.D., Administrator of the
Diocese of Savannah.
Castro Regime Is Taking
'angerous Step Leaning
Left, Newsman Says
The writer of the following article is editor of the Noticias
Catholicas, Spanish and Portuguese-language service of the
N.C.W.C. News Service. He has returned from his third visit to
Cuba since Fidel Castro came to power there in January, 1959. The
findings he presents are based on visits to five large Cuban cities
and a dozen villages and towns, and conversations with scores of
persons in all walks of life — both supporters and opponents of
Castro — including neutral observers and foreign diplomats.
CARDINAL LADDS EXAMPLE
TO FREE WORLD OF VICTIMS
OF COMMDNIST OPPRESSION
maintenance and sanitation,
rest room walls will be cera
mic tile to the ceiling. The Bi
ology Lab will be completely
furnished with science furni
ture.
To compensate for the dis
placed basketball court, a court
will be provided behind the
houses which face Appleton
Avenue. Where possible, the
feeling of an open campus has
been retained; final landscap
ing will create a harmonious
setting.
N. J. Pascullis is the archi
tect; Chris R. Sheridan Co., the
contractor. The building is to be
completed within seven months.
BREAK GROUND AT MACON—Pictured as ground was broken for the. new addition to Mt.
de Sales High School, Macon, are (1 to r), N, J. Pascullis, architect; Sister Mary Veronica, Su
perior of Mt. de Sales Convent; Sister Mary Elizabeth, Mt. de Sales High School; Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Thomas I. Sheehan, pastor of St. Joseph’s parish, Macon; Chris R. Sheridan, contractor.
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flit, de Sales
Accredited By
Southern Ass'n
MACON — Mt. de Sales Aca
demy has been accepted for
membership by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Sec
ondary Schools.
The announcement was made
at the annual convention of the
Association held recently in
Louisville, Ky. Sister Felicitas,
principal of the school and Sis
ter Elizabeth, faculty member,
attended the convention.
The school was elevated by a
committee from the Southern >
Association at the beginning of
the school year.
Registration for boarding stu
dents for the 60-61 school are
now being accepted by the
Academy.
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
NEW YORK — His Eminence
Francis Cardinal Spellman has
told victims of communist per
secution that they are a living
inspiration to the people of the
free world.
The Archbishop of New York
made the statement in a New
Year’s message recorded by Ra
dio Free Europe for broadcast
behind the Iron Curtain.
The Cardinal said lie %■&& di
recting his remarks to those
“who have suffered and are still
suffering much affliction and
persecution because of your
stalwart faith.”
He said there might seem to
be irony in wishing a “Happy
New Year” to people who can
only look for continued efforts
by their oppressors to “break
your spirit as you stand firm in
your silent defense of your be
lief in God and of the dignity
of the human being.”
Cardinal Spellman reminded
his listeners that “we, your fel
low believers, have deep rev
erence and love for you as you
give lestimctC' to your faith —
even unto blood.”
He expressed the gratitude of
the free world for the example
of “strong faith in bitterest ad
versity” given by the victims of
communist oppression.
By Jaime Fonseca
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
Premier Fidel Castro’s regime
has plunged Cuba into a social
ist dictatorship, after upsetting
in recent weeks the precarious
balance between moderate and
extreme radicals.
Signs are increasing that the
Castro revolution, still cherish
ed by thousands of Cubans, is
heading towards a trap made
by local communists with the
aid of Moscow.
During its first 10 months
there were hopes that the Cas
tro Revolution, led by the Cu
ban strong man whom most re
garded as a hero, would bring
the people of Cuba the peace,
freedom and prosperity they de
sire. But now these hopes have
been rudely shaken by the re
gime’s shift to the left and the
“eauculated confusion” that has
ensued.
Premier Castro and his pro-
pagnda machine are creating
the confusion, mixing half
truths and lies, threats and ca
jolery. Premier Castro’s brother
Raui and his close adviser, Er
nesto “Che” Guevara, do the
calculating, which is aimed at
establishing a socialist state in
Cuba.
Adding to the confusion are
CATHOLIC PICTORIAL REVIEW OF 1959
5 * III ^
The year 1959 will perhaps be remembered for the dynamic actions taken
by Pope John XXIII. He is shown (upper center photo) as he opened the first
full year of his. pontificate when he announced an ecumenical council, the first
since 1870, to meet within the next two years. He closed the year by increasing
the Sacred College of Cardinals to a total of 79, including two Americans (right
photo) Archbishop Aloisius Muench of Fargo, N. D., and Archbishop Albert
Meyer of Chicago. Left top photo, Pope John XXIII reads an address of welcome
to President Eisenhower and his son and daughter-in-law Barbara during the
historic meeting in December. Middle row: The new Apostolic Delegate to the
United States, Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, was welcomed to his new post;
Archbishop Sebastiano Baggio was named Apostolic Delegate to Canada; the
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was dedicated on the campus of
Catholic University, Washington; Blessed Marie d’Youville, 18th century found
ress of the Grey Nuns of Canada was beatified in May; Mother Elizabeth Bayley
Seton, foundress of the Sisters of Charity in the United States was declared
“Venerable” by Pope John XXIII in December. Lower row: Msgr. Francis J.
Brennan, of Philadelphia, became the first American to head the Sacred Roman
Rota in Rome; St. John Vianney, Cure of Ars, patron of parish priests, was the
subject of the second encyclical of Pope John, commemorating the centenary
of the saint’s death; At the centenary celebration of the North American College
(center photo) in Rome, Pope John gave his first address in English; Shirley
O’Neill, 18, of San Francisco, won nationwide praise for towing a college mate
ashore after he was attacked by a shark, and baptized him before he died. Robert
Lee Lejeune, of Iota, La., student at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, was named
1959 Outstanding Catholic Youth by the National Council of Catholic Youth.
—(NC Photos).
counterrevolutionary propagan
da and activities by former
supporters of ousted dictator
Fulgencio Batista, by groups of
landowners and businessmen
hurt by Castro’s policies, and
by Cubans who fear their coun
try will be surrendered to the
Reds.
This reporter found widely
different reactions to Cuba’s
planned “crises” and plots, as
well as to its genuine ones.
“We stand on a volcano,” one
military chief told me. “But
caught between a selfish group
of capitalists already strong and
hitting hard, and a communist
conspiracy which is only a
threat, Castro’s regime has to
fight capitalism harder.”
A former teacher had this to
say: “These men (the regime)
have managed to drag the
country from crisis to crisis and
in the meantime they tighten
their vise on us all.”
Premier Castro is rushing the
country toward absolute gov
ernment control. His chief in
strument is a Marxist-oriented
army which carries out land re
form and other stringent meas
ures, represses all real or su
spected opposition, and rum.
the courts.
It was not that way at the
beginning. In the cabinet and
other top government posts
there were men of experience
and trust, many of them with
technical training for their jobs.
Today the main architects of
Premier Castro’s policies are
extreme leftists like Raul Cas
tro and Ernesto Guevara, An
tonio Jimenez and Carlos Fran-
qui, as well as such known com
munists as Carlos Rafael Rod
riguez and Juan Marinello.
Vital posts are in the hands
of their trusted followers —•
avowed communists or Marx
ists. This group controls Cuba’s
defense, public works, land re
form, agriculture, banking and
propaganda. Education — in the
hands of freethinkers — show*
the same socialist trend.
Earlier, important functions’,
were in the hands of civilians.
Now they are in the hands of
persons under military oath,
with no constitutional guaran
tees to protect the citizens
against their might.
Cubans w h o sincerely sup
ported the Castro revolution in
the hope that it would bring
badly needed reforms are today
frustrated. They see the benefits
of the revolution slipping away
as the regime moves further to
the left, while at the same time
they fear the revenge and re
actionary policies that a suc
cessful counterrevolution might
bring.
In its first months the Castro
regime achieved many worth
while reforms and much social
progress. Patriotism was reborn
after decades of indifference.
The nation gained a new social
conscience. Public officials
worked with honesty and dedi
cation, bent on serving the na
tion.
A sense of national soverign-
ty and dignity grew as vested
interests, both foreign and do
mestic, were denied their pre
vious excessive profits and were
frustrated in their hope of brib
ing government officials.
The construction of bridges,
roads, low cost housing, schools
and other public works was un
dertaken in many parts of the
country. Efforts were made to
train more teachers and to
bring education to rural areas.
Farmers were given seeds, ma
chinery and advice on increas
ing food production.
The tax structure was reform
ed and the government began
working on Cuba’s first public
budget. Previous regimes kept
finances secret.
A civil service system began
to form.
Some social laws, like the one
reforming rents, brought relief
to the poor.
Today, however, as unrest and
confusion grow, an economic
crisis is brewing. Unemploy
ment grows, and with it dis
content and hunger.
Crisis conditions have gained
impetus since November, when
the regime, having eliminated
all political moderates from po
sitions of influence, began drift
ing faster and further to the
left.
The ugliest feature of life in
Cuba today is the violation of
human rights and the use of to
talitarian methods. The land re
form has been turned into an
instrument for confiscation, ha
rassment and theft. The hated
network of informers has re
turned. Anyone suspected on
any grounds or accused by the
informers is immediately “re
tained” — a new Castro term
for jailing without charges or
trial for days, weeks and even
months. The number of politi
cal prisoners . rising.
The right to criticize the gov
ernment has been snuffed out
by intimidation and character
assassination. Even Mr. Castro's
closest collaborators have not
escaped this wrath. Many call
the marathon television ha
rangues by Premier Castro and
his aides the “Cuban guillotine.”
Government-designated lead
ers, most of them confirmed
Marxists, have been imposed on
trade unions, student organiza
tions and even private con
cerns. The most recent case is
that of the Actors’ Guild, whose
president was ousted by the
regime. Government employees
and those seeking government
housing must fill out question
naires in which they state their
religious beliefs and practices,
their opinions on Cuban and
foreign political figures and on
rightist or leftist regimes
abroad.
The government controls
large sectors of the press, ra
dio and television, and is ac
quiring more news media to
carry on its propaganda. They
include the dailies Revolucion,
La Calle, Combate, and the in
fluential magazine Bohemia.
The independent press is the
main target for their attacks.
While there is apparent free
dom of speech, telephones are
tapped, mail is opened, and
overseas cables and telephone
calls are recorded. Castro him
self, in some of his TV appear
ances, has pulled out letters “in
tercepted” from “enemies of the
Revolution.” Government em
ployees are required to give
“voluntary” contributions for
(Continued on Page 8)
Father Of
Priest Dies
SYLVANIA — The charity of
our readers prayers is request
ed for the happy reprose of the
soul of Mr. Arthur Nagele, fa
ther of Rev. Joseph E. Nagele,
pastor of Our Lady of the As
sumption Church, Sylvania.
Mr. Nagele died December
31st after a long illness. His
home was in Sheldon, 111. Fune
ral services were held January
2nd, at St. Joseph’s Church,
Kentland, Ind., Mr. Nagele's
parish church.
He is survived by two daugh
ters and four sons including
Father Nagele, who has been
active in the Glenmary Georgia
missions for the past 12 years.