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January *25, 1947 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA ONE-A AT DEDICATION OF CHURCH IN AIKEN COUNTY—Pictured above are members of the congregation which attended the Solemn High Mass, Coram Episcopo, celebrated by Father John J. McCarthy, of Charleston, in the presence of Bishop Emmet M. Walsh of Charleston, upon the occasion of the abdica tion of the new Church of Our Lady of the Valley, dedicated by Bishop Walsh,' on December 22. The new church is located on an attractive site, on U. S, Highway No. 1, between Aiken, S. C., and Augusta, Ga adjacent to the Horse Creek Valley Handicraft and Welfare Center which is conducted by the Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine. Plans for the church were executed by Father Michael Mclnerney, O. S. B., of Belmont Abbey and the Southeastern Construction Company, of Charlotte, N. C., were the builders.—(Photo by Aiken Photo Service.) Church of Our Lady of the Valley in Aiken County, South Carolina, Dedicated by Bishop of Charleston (Special to The Bulletin) AIKEN, S. C. — On the morn ing of December 22, the Most Bev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of Charleston, dedicated the Church of Our Lady of the Valley, which is located on U. S. Highway No. 1, between Aiken and Augusta, adjacent to the Horse Creek Val ley Handicraft and Welfare Cen ter, conducted by the Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine. The Solemn High Mass, Coram Episcopo, of dedication, at which Bishop Walsh presided, was cele brated by Father John J. McCar thy, pastor of the Blessed Sacra ment Church. Charleston, with Father Francis X. Winum, Congr. Orat, formerly assistant pastor of St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken, now of Rock Hill, as deacon; Father Nicholas Ralph Bayard, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Aiken, and the new church, subdeacon. Father Sebastian Doris, O. S. B., sub prior of Belmont Abbey, Belmont, N. C., master of ceremonies, and Frater Andrew Doris, O. S. B., of Belmont Abbey, thurifer. Bishop Walsh, who delivered the sermon at the Mass, was at tended by Father George Lewis Smith, pastor of St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken, and of the new church, and Father Joseph Gredler, C.SS.R., pastor of St. Gerard’s Mission, Aiken, as deacons of honor. The Mass was sung by the par ish choir with Sister Bernadette at the organ. Following the services at the church, a buffet luncheon was served at the Horse Creek Val ley Handicraft and Welfare Cen ter. AT DEDICATION OF CHURCH IN NORTH AU GUSTA, S. C.—Pictured above before the entrance of the Church of Our Lady of Peace, in North Augu sta, S. C., are members of the congregation who at tended the dedication of the new edifice by Bishop Emmet M. Walsh of Charleston.—(Cameragraph by Maurice Getchell) NEW YEAR’S GREETING CARSON M. SEWELL Atlanta, Ga. Estes Surgical Supply Company Phone WAInut 1700-1701 56 Auburn Avenue ATLANTA, GEORGIA Menace of Communism Must Be Met If American Way of Life Is to Be Preserved, J. Edgar Hoover Warns New Year Greetings DIAMOND JEWtLRY COMPANY 7 Edgewood Avenue In the Heart of Five Points Atlanta, Georgia New Year Greetings From LM.S.,Jr. Atlanta St. Joseph's Hospital, Savannah, Appeals for Nursing School Students SAVANNAH. Ga. — Applica tions for enrollment in the Feb ruary class of St. Joseph’s Hos pital School of Nursing are now being accepted, Sister Mary Bride, R. S. M., Superintendent of the hospital has announced. Sister Mary Joseph, R. S. M., Director of Nurses, stated that there is a great shortage of grad uate nurses and this year there is also an alarming shortage of en- rollees in freshman classes. “The nursing Shortage — at least 4,000 graduate nurses last August — is a direct result of increased de mand for hospital service and is only part of the total picture of hospital personnel shortage,” she said. Thousands of openings in va rious fields, offering additional prestige, high remuneration, and opportunity for individual ad vancement were indicated. An applicant desiring to enter the School of Nursing must be a graduate of an accredited high school, single, between the ages of 18 and 30, and should apply per sonally to the director of the school. A few scholarships are avail able to deserving students. The following tables, prepared by the National Information Bu reau of the American Nurses As sociation give an approximate pic ture of the range of duties, posi tions and salaries open to profes sional nurse s who qualify for them: Staff nurse, $1,800—$2,100. Veterans’ Administration, $2,- 644. Staff Nurse (U. S. Public Health Service) Office of Indian Affairs; Special hospitals in the U. S. and Panama, $2,644—$3,397. Armed Forces, $2,160. Staff nurse rendering general service, $1,800—$2,100. Public health nurse, $2,644— $3,397. Assistant instructors on nurs ing arts, science and assistant head nurse, $1,800—$2,000. (N.C.W.C. News Service) NEW YORK. — With a cool re minder that few believed Hitler when he proclaimed his plans for Nazi domination, J. Edgar Hoov er, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in an article, "Red Fascism in the United States Today,” which appears in the cur rent issue of The American Mag azine, warns that the “red scourge of communism in America is bor ing its way through our land like a termite” and that its power and influence are oyt of proportion to its membership. “The objective of the Commu nist Party of the United States of America,” Mr. Hoover writes, “is the destruction of the American way of life.” If the American way of life is to be preserved, the menace of communism must be met and its forward march halt ed, he counsels. He suggests that truth, which proved the nation’s propaganda in World War II, is the best weapon against commu nism today. Mr. Hoover chided .that too often liberty-loving Americans dismiss the menace of communism as inconsequential, and forget that communism is a cold, harsh and ruthless system which builds slow ly “to the day when our demo cratic government will be super seded by a godless, tyrannical, communistic dictatorship.” He re minded that the communist move ment in this country dates back to 1919 and that Francis Biddle, while serving as Attorney General in 1942, ruled that the Communist Party from its inception, is an I organization that believes in, ad vises, advocates and teaches the overthrow of the U. S. government by force and violence. The FBI chief emphasizes that William Z. Foster, chairman of the party and chief communist spokes man in this country, has stated that the communists of this and every country have only one flag, “and that is the Red Flag.” He reminded that Mr. Foster also has stated that “our party considers religion to be the opium of the people . . . and we carry on our propaganda for the liquidation of these prejudices." Mr. Hoover also stresses the efforts of the communists to bore in and obtain control of labor unions. He re called Mr. Foster’s counsel to a meeting of communist leaders, ap praising the railroad unions: “I unhesitatingly say this is the most important 1,000,000 in the United States. You can have a strike of steel workers for six months and the country could limp along somehow. We have seen coal miners’ strikes last for many months, but let the railroad work ers go on strike, and at the end of three days the country is in a state of prostration economical ly.” Mr. Hoover asserts that “the world’s foremost authority on communism has already laid down the party line to American com munists” and has expressed the opinion that the time is not far off when a “revolutionary crisis Will develop in America.” “The communists propose,” Mr. Hoover writes, “that a crisis will develop either out of an ‘Imperial ist War’ or out ot a domestic sit uation. If their tactics are proper, ‘the ground is prepared for action when war comes.’ It can be de layed by answering the call: ‘Workers in ammunition plants, go on strike! Shut down your plants! Prevent governmental strike breakers from resuming work! Railroad men, refuse to handle war materials or transport troops! Marine workers, do not load either men or ammunition! Truck drivers, refuse to assist in war work! Workers of other in dustries, help the strikers! Farm ers, refuse to give your food stuffs and raw materials to be used for slaughter!” The "communist teacher then observes, • Mr. Hoover states, that in this way “capitalists with their armed forces" will strive to break the deadlock; that attacks on strikers will mean civil war, and that “Victory in the civil war spells the doom of the capitalist state.” New Assistant Pastor at Church in Gritfin Father Michael Downing, C. SS. R., Replaces Father Gilbert McCormack, C. SS. R,, Who Has Been Trans- ferred to Dalton. Father John Schomberg, C. SS. R., Going to Puerto Rico | (Special to The Bulletin) GRIFFIN, Ga.—Father Michael G. Downing, C.SS.R., has been appointed as an assistant to Fa ther John Walsh, C.SS.R., pastor of the Sacred Heart Church in Griffin. Father Downing, who served as a chaplain with the U. S. Navy during World War II, with the rank of lieutenant, senior grade, has been attached to the Redemp- torist Mission House, Richmond, Va., since he was discharged from the service. In his new assign- ■ ment, Father Downing will do missionary work in addition to his parochial duty. Father Downing comes to Grif fin to replace Father Gilbert Mc Cormack, C.SS.R., who has been appointed assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in Dalton, where he will serve the mission at Car- tersville, and as priest in charge of St. Bernadette’s Church in Ce- dartown. Father John Doherty, C.SS.R., who will continue his present as signment as assistant pastor of the Sacred Heart Church here, will continue to serve as director of the local Catholic Youth Or ganization and as instructor of the Convert class. Father John Schomberg, C.SS.R., formerly assistant pas tor of St. Joseph’s Church, Dalton, is leaving for San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the Resiemptorlst Fa thers have a number of missions. Two Masses are now being of-, fered each Sunday at the Sa cred Heart Church here, and Mass is also offered by the Redemplo- rist Fathers every Sunday at tha mission stations in Barnesville, McDonough and Jackson. WORLD PREMIERE of “Citi zen Saint,” a dramatized film biography of Mother Cabrinl, first American citizen to be canonize^ will take place in February, ac cording to Clyde Elliott, the pro ducer. The film was made at tin RKO Pathe Studio in New York, and Cania Dare, young actress, whose mother, Consignlla Bartol omei. was a co-worker of Mother Cabrini in the founding of Co lumbus Hospital, Chicago, the title role.