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Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION *• 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 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year 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. ★ ★ ★ 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.