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FORTY THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA AUGUST 25, 1945 Pontifical Requiem Maos Offered for [Victims of Empire State Building Disaster f«v N. c. W. C. News Service) NEW YORK. — A Solemn Pon tifical Mass of Requiem was offer ed in St. Patrick’s Cathedral here for the men and women who lost their lives when an Army bomber crashed into the Empire State building. More than 2,000 persons, in cluding relatives of the eleven victims from the staff of War Re bel Services-N. C. W. C., repre- • senlatives of the Army and the City of New York, of Catholic wel fare agencies and oher organiza tions engaged in alleviating the sufferings caused by the war, were in tiie congregation. ' They heard a message from His Excellency the Most Rev. Amleio Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, Which conveyed the condolence-, of His Holiness Pope Pius XII and imparled Hie Apostolic Blessing to (lie bereaved. 1 The Most Rev. Francis J. Spell man. Archbishop of New York, who pontificated at the Mass and read the Papal message before pronouncing the final absolution, mourned "Ihe loss of so many devoted workers in War Relief Services,” who “dedicated, con secrated and sacrificed their lives to humanity.” DIED SHORTLY BEFORE MASS Only three-quarters oi an hour before the Pontifical Mass began one more name was added to the toll of dead, when Joseph C. Fountain. 47-year-old supervisor of I he special request section of th<- prisoner of war department, War Relief Services, died in HBellevue Hospital of burns, after having survived the disaster for 96 hours. His death increased the number of victims among the staff of War Relief Services to 11. The other three who lost their lives in the tragedy were two members of I lie crew and a passenger of the Army planer Representatives of the Nation al Catholic Community Service, New York Catholic Charities, the Catholic Guardian Society and the Catholic Home Bureau, as well as 5 members of the Overseas Divi sion. National Council of Catholic Women, attended the Mass. The Army Air Forces were rep resented by Brig. Gen. C. P. Kane, commander of the Atlantic Overseas Command. Mayor Fior- ello H. LaGuardia, Police Com missioner Lewis J. Valentine and Fire Commissioner Patrick J. Walsh represented the city of New York. Special pews had been reserved in Si, Patrick's Cathedral for rep resentatives of many nations and other religious and welfare groups who had come to pay final tribute Among organizations represented at the Mass were the following: America-Denmark Relief: Ameri can Bureau for Medical Aid io China: American Christian Com mittee fpr Refugees; American Committee in Aid of Chinese In dustrial Cooperatives; American Committee of OFE; American Field Service; American Friends of Czechoslovakia; American Friends Service Committee; American Hungarian Relief: American-Jewish Joint Distribu tion Committee; American O. R. T. Federation: American Relief for Czechoslovakia. Also: American Relief for j France: American Relief for Hoi-1 land; American Relief for Italy; American Women's Hospitals. Armenian General Benevolent Union; Belgian War Relief Socie ty: Brethren Service' Committee; British War Relief Society; China Aid Council; Church Committee for Relief in Asia; Congregational Christian Service Committee; Co operative League of Ihe United Stales; Girl Scoi-ts; Greek Mar Relief Association: Hadassah. OTHER GROUPS Hebrew Sheltering and Immi grant Aid Society. H. I. A. S.-I. C. A Immigration Association; Inter nal ional Migration Service; Inter national Rescue & Relief Commit tee: Labor League for Human Rights. A. F. of L.; National C. I. O.. War Relief Committee: Na tional CounciJ of Jewish Women; Near East Foundation; Paderew ski Testimonial Fund: Polish War Relief; Refuge Relief Trustees; Russian Children Welfare Socie ty: Salvation Army; Save the Children Federation. Self Help of Emigres from Cen tral Europe; Tolstoy Foundation: Unitarian Service Committee; United China Relief; United Lith uanian Relief Fund of America; United Slates Committee for Care of European Children; United Yugoslav Relief Fund of Amer ica: World Student Service Fund: YMCA: YWCA; American Relief for India: American Counsel of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service; National War Fund; N. Y. School of Social Work; United Service Organization; and United Clothing Collection. Bomber Rammed Offices of NCWC in Empire State Buildi AUGUSTA CURB MARKET —and— UNITED FOOD STORE ALL FRUITS IN SEASON Fresh Vegetables and Fancy Groceries COMPLETE MEAT MARKET 391 FIFTH STREET • AUGUSTA, GEORGIA B-25 bomber which crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City during a heavy*fog took tiie lives of fourteen persons, eleven of them employes of the War Relief Service of the National Catholic Welfare Conference. The plane drilled this hole in the build ing. hitting between the 78th and 79th floors. It was on the 79th floor that the N. C. W. C. had its offices. The first body of any victim identified was that ol' Paul Dealing, 35-year-old Public Rela tions Director for War Relief Ser vices-N. C. W. C. His body was found on the 72nd floor set-back, where it is believed to have been blown by the explosion. Mr. Dear- ing. a former Buffalo newspaper man and a former member of the headquarters staff of the National Catholic Community Service, was President of the National Catholic Evidence Conference. He is sur vived by a wife and four young daughters. It has been established that seventeen persons were in the offices of War Relief Services- National Catholic Welfare Confer ence at the time of file disaster. As the terrible heat burst forth from flaming gasoline immediately after the plane crashed inlo the building and exploded, six women employes and one man rushed into the office of the Rev. Edward E. Swanstrom, Assistant Executive Director of War Relief Scrvices- N. C. W. C. Trapped there for I .ree-quarters of an hour, they Building of Catholic Hospital in Dillon Thrilled Chamber of Commerce Secretary (Special to The Bulletin) DILLON, S. C.—Emmett I. Rear don. veteran ci'ic organization ex ecutive and newspaper correspond ent for many daily and weekly pa- pc for more than fifty years, and wiio was last month unanimously reelected secretary of the Dillon Chamber of Commerce for the twenty-first consecutive year, cele brated bis eighty-first birthday on August 18. • Secretary Reardon has served the commercial organization of Sumter, Camden and Diilon as sec retary. and in 1924, was assistant to Ihe secretary of the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce and served that year as publicity director of the York. County Fair Asocial ion and the memorable Pageant of Progress entitled “America, the' Meltin'. Pot of the Nations”, which was staged by the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce and the York County Fair Association, with hundreds of students from Win- throp College participating. Mr. Reardon has served for years as correspondent for The Associated Press in this section, and is secretary and publicity di- rreetor of Ihe Dillon Tobacco Mar ket Boosters Club. / Asked what he considered was ■the greatest thr ’’ of the hundreds w community projects he had limlped put across during his more £ an fifty years of civic service, r. Reardon said: “Somehow or t«»ther. I feel that I experienced p»ny greatest thrill in having, with ^anany others of Dillon County, in duced Bishop Emmet Walsh, of ^Charleston ,to interest the Sisters pol SI. Mary of the Third Order of jtn. Francis, from St. Louis, to dome to South Carolina and to ’'•reel, at their own expense? the r«nagnilicent St. Eugene's Hospital in Dillon, which cost them about $300,000, and which is Dilkm Coun ty's first and only hospital.” A most gratifying feature of this Institution's work of mercy was Oho wholehearted community and oeunty cooperation, when dozens of men and women. Protestants, Jews and Catholics, white and col ored. voluntarily contributed about $20.1.00 to assist in equipping the hospital. In addition to these con tributions the County of Dillon furnished the large and conven iently located site for the hospi tal; the City of Dillon, through its unicipal government, contracted to furnish in perpetuity all of tiie water for the hospital, free of cost, and also installed at the city’s ex pense tiie water and sewerage con nections, and splendidly drained the properly and added streets to the grounds. “And.” added Mr. Reardon. Dil lon and Dillon C unty are truly grateful to Bishop Walsh and the Sisters of St. Mary. No commun ity can make progressive strides until il can boast of a modern hos pital to supplement its other allrac five features. The fast growing towns are those that can truthful ly advertise the best hospitals, churches and schools among their attractions.” MARIST COLLEGE GRADUATE ENTERS NAVAL ACADEMY ATLANTA, Ga. — C. William. Stoddard, Jr., 18-year-old seaman first class, of Atlanta, is now en rolled at the United States Naval Academy. Annapolis. He was rec ommended for the appointment by liis commanding officer al Memphis, whefe he graduated as an aviation radio mechanic in January, 1945. He was one of nine seamen rec ommended out of an original 140 applicants at the aviation school. All applicants were selected on a highly competitive basis, because only 100 men were accepted for the Academy from the entire Navy personnel. He was graduated from Marist College last June with honor, be ing veledielorian of his class. He won a scholarship to the Univer sity of Georgia, but enlisted in (he Naval Air Corps Iasi July. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stoddard | Donald Maloney. 17, Catholi j sailor from Detroit, pictured dui j mg a Navy Press conference, i New York, where lie told of hi j fart in bringing first aid to vie | tinis of the Empire State Buildini i bomber crash Firemen pushe ; him through a small opening t reach an injured woman elevato operator pinned in the wreckage Maloney, serving with the Coas Guard, lias been a hospital ap prentice in training at Groton Conn , the past eight months INP, (NC Photos) FIRST DEGREE INITIATION HELD BY SAVANNAH K. OF C. SAVANNAH. Ga—The first de gree by Savannah Council, Knights of Columbus, was conferred on about thirty candidates on August 1. al, a ceremonial hold at the K, of C. Home here. The class was composed largely of service men from this area, and another first degree exemplifica tion will be held in the near fu ture. Taking part in the eeremoniul were L. Gordon Whelan, grand knight: C. J. Desposito, deputy grand knight; 1C. P. Daly, chancel lor, and Vestus J. Ryan, warden. Following the degree a shrimp supper was terved by John Buck- ley, lecturer of the council, and members of the committee. resorted to prayer and managed to keep alive by occasional drafts of fresh air from the open win dows. Although more or less seri ously burned, ail seven survived. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick A. O’Boyle. Executive Director, Wars Relief Services-N. C. W. C., arriv ed at the building with Father Swanstrom ten minutes after the disaster. Making special arrange ments .they were taken to the 67th floor, the highest point that could be reached by an elevator after the crash. Crawling through flame and smoke, stumbling over fire hose, they administered the Last Rites of the Church to each victim within reach. They were assisted by two priests from Holy Inno cents Church, who were eye-wit nesses to the crash—(NCWC) ANOTHER CATHOLIC CHAP LAIN, bringing ihe total to seven, lost his life in the sinking of the Japanese prison ship in Subic Bay in December, 1944, the Navy De partment lias announced. Previ ously listed as “detained by the enemy” and now listed as “killed in action,” is the Rev. Francis J. McManus, Navy chaplain, formerly of tl*o Diocese of Cleveland. He was awarded ihe Silver Star Med al for heroism aboard the subma rine tender Canopus. He was cap tured by tiie Japanese during the collapse of Bataan. The deaths of the other six priests on the prison ship wefe announced some time ago. Crash Hero