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CENTRAL
GEORGIA
THE BEST NAME IN
MEN’S AND BOYS' FASHIONS
SHE HASN’T HEART TO LIVE,
OR LET HER ’ANGELS’ DIE
By T. E. Heffner, Jr.
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
BELMONT, N.C.,-She hasn’t
the heart to live — or to let
others die.
So a mild-mannered, diminu
tive Sister of Mercy who once
was afraid to sell raffle tickets,
even for charity, now: defies
physicians; confounds busi
nessmen, and daily, somehow,
wards off the angel of death.
Sister Marie Patrice op
erates one of the most unusual
hospitals in the nation on the
grounds of the sisterhood’s Sa
cred Heart convent here. It was
founded by accident, or as some
believe by Divine intent, several
years ago and is called Holy
Angels Nursery. A Charlotte
(N. C.) Observer columnist
noted: “The angels must have
hovered over North Carolina
that day, humming a lullaby over
Belmont.’'
That was the day when a hy
drocephalic infant — the type
some doctors call a “vege
table’’ — was brought by a
physician to Sister Patrice. The
physician implored, "Please,
take it,’’ and said the infant
could not live six months. Sis
ter Patrice did and nursed the
“vegetable” she named Maria.
Sister consulted physicians
on the advisability of an opera
tion. Doctors agreed that re
moval of tumors on the infant’s
back would only expand the
child’s already enlarged head.
But Sister was adamant, so a
surgeon agreed to operate. With
the removal of the tumors Ma
ria’s head receded nine-
and-one-half inches -- almost
to normal size. The doctors
were confounded, but now Ma
ria has a future.
“Later there’ll be operations
on her legs and feet, and one
day she may walk with braces
and crutches,” said Sister Pa
trice. “And she’ll go to high
school and college. Oh, she’s
a lovely bright one.”
Holy Angels Nursery was
founded on Sister Patrice’s de
termination to aid North
Carolina’s physically and men
tally maimed children. When
she conceived the idea of the
hospital,__ she talked with busi
nessmen, who agreed it was a
fine idea. So she went to a con
tractor who agreed to build
the $50,000 hospital on the con
vent grounds. When the contrac
tor asked for payment, Sister
went back to the businessmen
who replied- “Sister, we agreed
with you, but we didn’t say any
thing about paying for it. ’ ’
Sister Patrice took her prob
lem to a Catholic businessman
friend. He agreed: “You do have
a problem, but go back to the
convent and I’ll see what can
be done.” The man, who pre
fers to remain anonymous,
grouped a number of friends,
who agreed to take care of the
hospital bill.
Businessmen hereabouts still
are confounded by Sister
Patrice as they try to budget
dollars and cents against her
spirit of charity and justice.
North Carolina has licensed
Holy Angels Nursery and state
RECEIVES
SCOUT AWARD
MACON- Kevin R. Schochat
son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel
E. Schochat, Macon, received
Ad Altare Die award in a cere
mony following the evening
Sunday Mass with Rev. John
J. Fitzpatrick officiating.
Kevin, a member of Scout
Troop 10 sponsored by the St.
Joseph Home and School Asso
ciation, was the fifth member
of the Troop to receive the
award within the past three
years.
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Macon, Georgia
Next to Hotel Dempsey Since 1907
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ALBANY FIRST COMMUNION - Pictured above are the
ninety-nine children of the First Communion Class at St.
Teresa’s, Albany. Shown with the First Communicants are
the three Sisters who instructed them: Sister Miriam, Prin
cipal; Sister Benedict; Sister Leonard Therese, together
with Father Marvin LeFrois, pastor, Father Krygier, as
sistant pastor, Father Morgan, Catholic Chaplain at Turner
Air Force Base, and five parish altar boys. - (Photo Mc
Collum’s Studio)
OUR LADY Or THE HILLS
CAMP
A Catholic camp for boys and girls ages
7 to 16. 200 acres, 37 buildings in the
Blue Ridge Mountains. Large modern
pool, mountain lake, with all camping
activities guided by trained counselors.
Ideal accommodations for visiting par
ents. Camp provides pick-up service to
or from nearest rail, air, bus terminal.
A camp for youngsters to grow... spirit
ually, healthfully. For literature, write:
Father Charles McLaughlin
OUR LADY OF THE HILLS CAMP
HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
WINNERS OF ESSAY CONTEST - An essay contest on “George Washington, the
American”, sponosred by the Warner Robins K. of C.Council, was won by Kevin Maher
with Susan Hamilton taking 2nd place. Shown above with the two winners are Frank
Dauby, Chairman of the Essay Committee, Grand Knight Peter O'Malley and com
mitteeman Daniel F. Doyle. Both sudents are pupils in the 7th grade of Sacred Heart
School. - (Cabe White Studio)
THEY’RE HER HOLY ANGELS
Sister Marie Patrice, director of Holy Angels nursery, Char
lotte, N. C., stoops to comfort a mongoloid baby. The baby
is typical of the retarded infants that are cared for at the
unusual little hospital, the only one of its kind in North
Carolina. Sister Patrice, a Sister of Mercy who six years
ago was ordered by her doctor to slow down or die, works
16 hours a day, nursing the helpless children and arranging
for their welfare. She spends many hours of the day on the
phone (see inset) calling for contributions. Sister Patrice
raised over $50,000 for the construction of Holy Angels.
(NC Photos)
officials hope to see it grow.
Protestants, Jews, Catholics
and those with no religion solid
ly are behind Holy Angels.
Maria isn’t the only one at
Holy Angels who has confounded
doctors. Sister Patrice battles
for the lives of all her infants,
mentally or physically deficient
by medical standards. Some
times she works 16 hours a day.
When an infant hovers between
life and death, needs attention
at a larger hospital, Sister has
been known to take the child,
with police escort, to a larger
hospital, at speeds sometimes
in excess of 80 miles an hour -
and with Sister Patrice doing
the driving.
Sister Patrice doesn’t like
to talk about herself -- but
she is a medical puzzle. Six
years ago a heart specialist op
erated on her, cautioned her to
slow down or she wouldn’t live
six months. And that was be
fore Holy Angels was founded.
Doctors can’t explain how she
maintains her vitality and lives.
They say her heart is very weak
and she often suffers heart stop
pages. But she continues to
defy physicians -- and fend off
the angel of death.
Sister Patrice worries about
the future of Holy Angels, but
mostly she worries about her
“angels.” She once remarked to
a newspaperman: “Why do I
keep her from heaven?” — as
she looked at a tiny, hydro
cephalic child. The newspaper
man replied: “That’s why” --
as he looked at Maria.
Install Officers At St Patrick’s
AUGUSTA - Officers for the
coming year were installed by
Father Ralph E., Seikel, Pas
tor, at the May meeting of the
Altar Society and Council of
Catholic Women of St. Patrick’s
Parish.
Mrs. Harry B. Arthur is
President; Mrs. H. B. Roberts,
Secretary; and Mrs. Wm. D.
Moore, Treasurer. Plans were
outlined for the summer months
when no regular meetings will
be held.
A schedule for the making
of cancer pads for Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Cancer Home
in Atlanta was announced, and
appointments were made for
the care of the Altar.
Mrs. Charles Picciuolo, a
former member of St. Patrick’s
parish, was introduced as a
guest at this meeting. Father
Seikel thanked all the members
for their co-operation and sup
port during the past year.
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MACON- The St. Joseph's
Boys Choir gave its first an
nual spring recital May 25 be
fore an enthusiastic and ap
preciative audience in the pa
rish Social Hall.
The choir, organized two
years ago and directed by Rev.
John J. Fitzpatrick, has sung
at High Mass during the year,
made numerous appearances
before organizations in and
around Macon, and was featured
on WMAZ-TV during the past
Christmas season.
The selectionsinthe spiritual
and secular music concert in
cluded “Panis Angelicus”,
“You’ll Never Walk Alone”,
“Stout Hearted Men”, “Do-Re-
Mi” and the “Hallelujah Cho
rus.”
Mrs. Blandina Winders was
the accompanist.
Sodality
Names
Officers
MACON - Officers of Holy
Trinity Sodality, St. Joseph
parish, were installed at a pic
nic luncheon held at the home
of Mrs. Grady Woods.
Re-elected were Mrs. J.
Gregg Puster, president, Mrs.
Grady Woods, vice president,
Mrs. William Crawford, sec
retary, and newly-elected
treasurer, Mrs. B. T. Mundy.
Highlight of the meeting was
a report of the convention of
the DCCW held in Augusta.
Adversity has a tendency to
get a man back on his feet
after prosperity has knocked
him out.
Boys Choir
In Recital
At Macon
SAINT JOSEPH’S BOYS CHOIR
Macon
In ’63?
MACON - A formal in
vitation to hold the 1963
convention in Macon will be
extended the Georgia State
Council, Knights of Colum
bus, during the state meet
ing in Albany this weekend.
A special ‘ “Make it Macon
in 63” committee will carry
greetings from Macon’s
Mayor Ed Wilson, Thad E.
Murphey, president of the
Macon Chamber of Com
merce, as well as invitations
from other civic, business
and industrial leaders, point
ing to the many advantages
and facilities Macon offers
the KofC as a convention
city next year.
The special committee is
headed by Claude W. Spence,
James G. Ryan and Jorge
Toro, Jr.
Belmont
Graduation
June 5th
BELMONT - Mr. J. Peter
Grace, the president of the W. R.
Grace Company, the inter
national shipping and air lines
of New York, will deliver the
address to the graduates at the
annual Commencement exer
cises on Tursday, June 5, at
Belmont Abbey College.
Announcing the completed
program for the 84th graduation
convocation, the president of
the college, the Very Rev. John
A. Oetgen, O.S.B., stated that
the Rev. James P. King, Vice-
Chancellor of the Diocese of
Brooklyn, New York, would
preach the baccalaureate ser
mon at the morning Academic
Mass.
Belmont Abbey College will
confer honorary degrees on five
prominent local, national and
internationally renowned per
sonages at the evening grad
uation exercises, and on 74
graduating young men and
women who will receive their
bachelor of arts or science de
grees.
Honorary degrees will be
given to Mr. Grace, the Com
mencement speaker; and con
ferred on Dr. Jose A. Balsei-
ro, Director of Hispanic Studies
a t the University of Miami,
Florida, Dr. Bonnie Cone,
President of Charlotte College,
Mr. J. Paul Ford, alumnus and
prominent Belmont banker, and
Mr. Harry Golden, nationally
renowned author, lecturer and
social philosopher.
The 84th Commencement
.jprogram will begin with the
baccalaureate exercises on the
morning of June 5th and will
be climaxed by the solemn aca
demic convocation at 7 30 P.M.
in the Haid Gymnasium.
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Macon Youth
Wins C U.
Scholarship
MACON - Thomas M. Carr
has won the Atlanta Archdio
cesan Province Scholarship to
The Catholic University of
America. The scholarship is
to the University’s College of
Arts & Sciences. It is award
ed on the basis of competitive
examination.
Carr, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas M. Carr, Sr., is a
member of the graduating class
of Willingham Boys High School,
Macon. At Catholic University
he expects to major in French.
Each year The Catholic Uni
versity of America offers a
full tuition scholarship for a
Catholic boy or girl member
of the graduating class of any
high school (parochial, public
or private) in each of the 26
Archdiocesan Provinces of the
United States.
Awards are based on results
of the College Entrance Ex
amination Board Test (Scho
lastic Aptitude Test).
MARRIAGES
SHEPPARD - O’HAYER
SAVANNAH - Miss Patricia
Ann O’Hayer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Henry O’Hay
er, Jr. , and John McDonough
Sheppard, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Edward Sheppard, Sr.,
were married at the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist May 12th,
Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James Mc
Namara PA.V.G., officiating.
CASHIN - ADAMS
AUGUSTA - Miss Marcia
Adams, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Marion Adams, and Eu
gene O’Connor Cashin, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Cashin,
Sr:, of Atlanta, were married
at the Sacred Heart Church,
May 12th. Reverend Joseph
J. Murphy officiating.
A good start on the right
road is only half the battle-
a man must keep moving.
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SERVICE STATION
4099 Houston Avenue
Macon, Ga.
Phone SHerwood 5-0110
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Cassidy’s
Parking
Garage
423 Mulberry SH 2-3832
Macon, Georgia
UNION SHOE SHOP
562 Cotton - Macon, Ga.
Hillman Tanner
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AND COMPANY
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
Macon, Georgia
MID-GEORGIA SALES CO.
PHIL SHERIDAN
SHerwood 3-9315 Macon, Georgia
New Officers At St. James
SAVANNAH - New officers
were installed by Msgr. John
D. Toomey at the May meet
ing of the St. James Home and
School Association. The follow
ing officers were installed:
Mrs. John B. Tison, President,
Mrs. Robert H. Reardon, Vice
President, Mrs. F. M. Goodson,
Jr., Secretary, and Mrs. Arthur
J. Powers, Treasurer.
Annaul reports were given by
all Special and Standing Com
mittees. Msgr. Toomey thank
ed retiring president, Mr. Jack
Ahern for a good year and on
behalf of the association, pre
sented him with a pair of sterl
ing sliver cuff links.
The Association voted to pur
chase a World Globe and map
with stand for the use of the
children.
Refreshments wer e served
after the meeting.