Newspaper Page Text
JUNE 22, 1940
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOUC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
THREE—A
Rev. Herbert Harkins
Marks Anniversary
Pastor at Mt. Airy, N. C.,
Oelebrates Anniversary
Mass in Redecorated
Holy Angels Church
(Special to The Bulletin)
MT. AIRY, N. C.—The Rev. Herbert
Harkins, pastor of Holy Angels
Church, Mount Airy, N. C., cele
brated the sixth anniversary of his
ordination to the priesthood by cele
brating Mass in the presence of his
congregation, who assisted at the Holy
Sacrifice with added joy as the oc
casion represented not only the an
niversary of Father Harkins ordina
tion, but also the realization of his
three-year objective, that of the com
plete re-modeling and re-decorating
of Holy Angels Church and rectory-
The interior and exterior of the
church were re-decorated by Lamb
Brothers, of Mt- Airy, while the
rectory was remodeled by Roddy
Brothers, of Mt. Airy. Matthew &
Co-, of Pilot Mountain, planted and
3andscaped the church grounds.
The Church of the Holy Angels was
founded and built by the Rev.
Alphonse Buss, O. S. B.. of Belmont
Abbey, and serves the spiritual
needs of those employed at the local
granite quarries and hosiery mills,
as well as the Missions of Sparta,
Rhoring Gap, Elkins, Jefferson, Pilot
Mountain, and Francesco.
Waynesville School
Ending First Year
Parochial School in Vast
North Carolina Mission
Territory Has Fine Record
WAYNESVILLE, N- C. — Approach
ing the end of its first scholastic year,
the parochial school opened in St.
John’s Mission here last September,
has rendered splendid service to the
community in which it is located-
There was an enrollment of forty
pupils, thirty of whom were non-Ca-
tholics, when the school was opened,
and this number has been increased
during the school year. The school
is conducted by Sisters of St. Fran
cis, with motherhouse at St. Fran
cis, Wisconsin.
St. John’s School is the first Cath
olic school between Asheville, N. C.,
on the east; Knoxville. Tenn., on
the north; Chattanooga, Tenn., on the
west; and Atlanta, Ga., on the south.
This home mission territory has a
population of 1,000,000 and an area
of 25,000 square miles, the size of
reland or the states of Massachu
setts, Connecticut, Vermont, and
Rhode Island combined.
St- John's School has a faculty of
seven teachers, includes the fresh
man high school year, complete gram
mar school, two years of kindergar
ten. and music in piano, violin, cornet,
clarinet, saxophone, and trombine.
Sister M. Cordea is teaching the
freshman high school class. Sister
Cordea holds a B. A. degree from
Marquette University, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, and is a candidate for an
M. A- degree from Catholic Univer
sity. Washington, D. C. Her major
is French, her minor, Latin. She has
had seventeen years experience in
high school teaching.
The grammar school classes are in
charge of Sister M. Ignatius, Sister
M. Corine, and Sister M. Paulos. The
kindergarten is conducted by Mrs.
Fred Radcliffe. The music department
_is in charge of Sister M. Ancilla.
The Teaching Order of the Sisters
of St- Francis, with motherhouse at
St. Francis, Wisconsin, was founded
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1849, al
most one hundred years ago, and has
been engaged in both elementary and
higher education ever since. The or
der numbers 749 teaching members
an doperates one college, one normal
school, five high schools, and fifty-five
grammar schools. Its educational insti
tutions are situated in-various nor
thern states throughout the Union-
St. John’s Mission School is its first
establishment in the Soutlr-
Pioneering such as that in the
Waynesville area is well within the
traditions of the Order. Ninety years
ago they pioneered under similar
conditions in Wisconsin. The Waynes
ville mission territory is half the size
of Wisconsin. The Order also has
foreign missions in China and home
missions in the far west of our own
country.
St. John’s School is beautifully situ
ated amid a setting of picturesque
mountain scenery. It has the addi
tional advantage of a bracing mount-
tain climate.
J. H. F. RASCOB. GREENVILLE.
HEADS SOUTH CAROLINA K. of C.
CHARLESTON, S. C.,—At the an
nual convention of the South Caro
lina State Council Knights of Colum
bus held here, J. H. F. Rascob, of
Greenville was elected State Deputy.
Other officers named were J. J. Mc-
Devitt, Greenville, state secretary; N.
A. Theodore, Columbia, state treasur
er; Arthur Anderson, Charleston,
state advocate, Andrew Pinto,
Charleston, state warden.
William P. Donelan, of Columbia,
becomes Past State Deputy.
Speakers at the convention included
Supreme Director Francis J. Heazel,
of Asheville, and the Rev. George
Lewis Smith, of Aiken, the chaplain.
Seth J. Ferrara, grand knight^ and
the members of P. N. Lynch Council,
acted as hosts to the gathering, with
William C. Ehrhardt, as chairman of
the entertainment committee. J. Al
bert von Dohlen was publicity Chair
man.
North Carolina Parish Church Redecorated
Holy Angels Church, Mount Airy, North Carolina.
St. Johns School, Waynesville, N. C.
St. John’s Mission School, Waynesville, N. C., which opened in September. 1939. has successfully completed
its first scholastic year. The school is conducted by the Sisters of St. Francis, whose motherhouse is at St.
Francis, Wisconsin. St. John’s is the first Catholic scho o! to be opened in a mission territory that embraces ar>
area equal to that of Ireland. More than half of the p upils enrolled at the school during its first year were
non-Catholics.
Aftermath of War Holds Concern
For United States Government
What Victors Will Demand, Possible Spread of
Totalitarianism to Western World Among
Subjects Studied at Washington
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON.—As the shadows
close over Europe, the attention of
official Washington is gradually turn
ing to the aftermath of war.
What is to become of conquered
peoples after the storm of military
conflict has subsided? What will the
totalitarian governments—the dicta
tors—do to consolidate their positions
and to gather the harvest of their vic
tories? What recompense will they
demand of the nations broken on the
wheel of brute force.
The consensus is that the war, in
its larger aspects, will and must go
on. The underlying issue will not be
determined by force of arms. Battles
settle nothing. On the contrary, they
breed hate and resentment which, in
the course of time, lead to further
battles. Long after the guns have
been silenced and the stricken world
staggers to its feet the antagonisms
which led to the clash of aims will
persist. There can be no reconcilia
tion of the ideals of despotism and
autocracy, on the one hand, and in
dividual freedom and democracy on
the other. Liberty will not capitulate
to force. Truth will not yield to dis
honesty. Human decency will not bow
to the lust for power.
That, in general terms, may be said
to be the attitude of those who watch
the tempestuous march of events in
Europe from official vantage points.
They are disposed to regard the pres
ent military conflict as a tragic cur
tain raiser to a more widespread and
prolonged conflict which may disturb
the peace of the world for years to
come. Between Nazism "and Fascism
and Communism, on the one side, and
democracy, on the other, there can
be no compromise.
This is not merely a clash of phi
losophies and polityjal ideals which
can be settled by cHscussion and de
liberation. It is a practical problem
upon the solution of which the des
tiny of western Christian civilization
will, in large measure, depend. It
bears directly upon the continuation
of the war and the preparation for
further beyond was the horizon.
More and More Washington officials
view the situation in this prospec
tive.
If France falls before the onslaught
of the Nazi war machine, the focal
point of the struggle will probably
be shifted to Great Britain. The re
sources of the states of the British
realm and the other democracies will
probably be mobilized to resist the
Nazi advance. But, even if Britain
should fall, the ultimate outcome will
not have been reached.
The next stand may be made in
the Western Hemisphere. It is taken
for granted that Hitler, standing
astride all western Europe, will at
tempt to profit as much as he can by
his costly victory. He may not try
to gain this end by direct conquest
but there is not much doubt that he
will use his advantage to encourage
the spread of Nazism and to domin
ate trade channels, sowing in this
vast area the Seeds of his philosophy
of force. This is why the United
States has been forced to enter the
feverish struggle to build up arma
ments and to safeguard its security
against the possibility of Nazi attack
in whatever form it may come.
The course of future action will de
pend upon what Hitler proposed to
do in the event that he is wholly vic
torious, what toll he is to levy upon
the countries under his heel, how far
he proposes to go in forcing them
to conform to Nazi pagan ideals.
Poland can give one answer to that
question. There conquest has been
followed by unspeakable brutalities.
People have been torn from their
homes and despoiled of their posses
sions. Priests have been murdered,
or herded into prison camps. Count
less thousands were forced to the
brink of starvation. Churches were
wrecked.
In the light of that tragic experi
ence, what may be done in France
and, if Britain falls, what may be
done in Britain becomes a question
the gravity of which may give pause
to other countries yet outside the
sphere of military conflict.
In any event the prevailing attitude
in Washington is that the United
States cannot afford to take a chance.
In view of what the Nazi government
has done in the immediate past—its
invasion of neutral states, its resort to
treachery and deception as an instru
mentality of war—there is no disposi
tion to place any reliance upon Hit
ler's assurances, whatever they may
be.
That is why the United States is
settling down to the grim determina
tion to prepare itself against attack
and, if necessary, to aid its
Western neighbors in resisting attack,
if Nazism reaches out beyond the
seas.
BLOOD DONOR GROUPS of the
Knights of Columbus have saved at
least 2,000 patients a minimum of $50,-
000 for blood transfusions, Dr. Edward
W. Fahey, Supreme Physician of the
Order, reported to the meeting of
the Supreme Board of Directors.
Charleston P.-T.A.
Elect New Officers
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C—Parent-
Teacher Associations of the Bishop
England, St. Patrick’s, and St. Jos
eph’s schools elected new officers at
recent meetings.
Mrs. John J. Vaughn, retiring pres
ident, presided at the meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association of the
Bishop England High School, at
which Mrs. Charles J. Geilfuss, pres
ident; Mrs. Daniel Maguire, vice-
president; Mrs. Tracy Sturcken, sec
retary; and Mrs. T. Joseph Smith,
treasurer, were elected.
i Mrs. George L. Runey was elected
president of the Porent-Teacher
Association of St. Joseph's school, and
other officers including Mrs. John
Skuhra, vice-president; Mrs. William
M. Murphy, recording secretary; Mrs.
William O'Brien, treasurer. A corre
sponding secretary will be selected
next fall. Mrs. W. J. Kruger, retir
ing president, was presented with a
silver vase as a token of appreciation
for her services.
Mrs. Leo Furlong was re-elected
president of the Parent-Teacher
Association of St. Patrick's school,
with Mrs. John H. Darby, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Edward A. Leonard, treas
urer, and Mrs. James N. Stedman,
secretary.
Mrs. Darby, Mrs. A. E. Anderson,
Mrs. T. E. Cobbedge, Mrs. J. R.
Clarkin, Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Sted
man were appointed delegates to the
quarterly meeting of the Charleston
Deanery N. C. C. W.
SACRED HEART P.-T.A. RE
ELECTS OFFICERS
CHARLESTON, S. C. — At the an
nual meeting of the Parent-Teacher
Association of the Sacred Heart
School, Mrs. John Florio, president;
Mrs. Claude Blanchard, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Frank Condon, secretary,
and Mrs. George B. McCrary, treas
urer, were reelected after a nominat
ing committee headed by Mrs. John
J. Dobbs had proposed that they be
continued in office.
Reports of committees were read
and the members heard a talk by the
Rev. Henry F. Wolfe, pastor of the
Sacred heart Church, and a paper on
“Our President’s Message”, from
Catholic Action, by Mrs. Tracy
Sturcken, educational chairman.
Members of the association, assist
ed by the Sisters of Mercy, entertain
ed the sixth grade pupils with an out
ing at Folly Beach early in June.
Infirmary Auxiliary
Meets in Charleston
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — At the
fourth annual- meeting of the St.
Francis Xavier Infirmary Auxiliary,
Mrs. A. D. Willis was elected presi
dent. Other officers named at the
meeting were: Mrs. Paul E. Trouche,
vice-president; Mrs. Gerald Carter,
recording secretary; Mrs. J. Albert
Von Dohlen, corresponding secretary;
Miss Mary Condon, treasurer; and
Mrs. W. P. Cantwell, auditor. Mem
bers of the board include: Mrs. Von
Dohlen, Mrs. J. J. Hynes, Miss Rosa
Oliver. Mrs. T. W. Reynolds, and
Mrs. Virgil Svendson.
Mrs. Frank Morgan, retiring presi
dent, presided at the meeting, at
which reports were made by Mrs.
John De Antonio, chairman of the
equipment committee, and other of
ficers.
All Officers Reelected
by Macon Council K. of C.
(Special (o The Bulletin)
__ MACON, Ga.—Macon Council,
Knights of Columbus re-elected all
officers for another term at the June
meeting of the council. The officers
who will continue to direct the coun
cil's activity are: Charles L. Adams,
grand knight; Francis Cassidy, deputy
grand night; A. A- Benedetto, advo
cate; R- H. Casson, chancellor; John
McBrearty, treasurer; Charles Mc-
Carren, recording secretary; M. J.
Callaghan, Jr., warden; James
Modena, inside guard, and W. D. Jai-
rett, outside guard.
Camp St. Mary’s
Summer Recreational Camp
In Lower Beaufort County, S. C.
OPEN JULY 14th to AUGUST 17th
Children 10 to 16 Years
Under Auspices Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh
‘For Information, Apply—Direetor, Camp St. Mary’s
Ride eland, S. C. R. F. D. No. 1.