Newspaper Page Text
f
TWENTY TWO
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER 27, 1947
Sacred Heart College,
Belmont, Announces
Faculty Appointments
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C.—The com
plete list of administrators and
faculty members for the current
school year has been released from
the Dean’s office of Sacred Heart
Junior college. The list includes
thirty members holding degrees
from 16 different colleges and uni
versities.
Also, it was announced that dur
ing the summer vacation two fac
ulty members traveled in England
and Ireland and that others at
tended summer courses at Cath
olic University, Pius Tenth School
of Music, University of Notre
Dame, Manhattanvllle College, and
the University of North Carolina.
New members of the faculty for
the department of music are Doug
las W. Smith, director of the glee
club and instructor in vocal mu
sic, and Miss Emma Carter, who
will teach piano. Mrs. Wayne
Riggs of Charlotte also is assist
ing in the music department.
Miss Margaret Dunn, of Char
leston, S. C., continues as sec
retary to the dean, and will do
special coaching.
Senorita Argelia Laerte of Hol
guin, Cuba, teaches Spanish. This
is her second year at -Sacred
Heart.
Miss Gretchen Cloninger is in
charge of the physical education
department. Last year she was in
charge of the activity program and
of the Mayday.
Mrs. Carl Fisher of Charlotte is
the professor of biology and hy
giene. Mrs. Fisher is l. graduate
of the Woman’s College of the
University of North Carolina :nd
until last year was part time med
ical technician at the Mercy Hos
pital in Charlotte.
Augusta Lions Club
Hears Army Chaplain
Tell of Stigmatist
AUGUSTA, Ga.,—Captain An
thony Zukaitis, Catholic chaplain
at Oliver General Hospital, de
scribed his meeting with Teresa
Neuman, the stigmatist of Kon-
nersreuth, Bavaria, when he ad
dressed the Augusta Lions Club
at the Richmond Hotel.
Chaplain Zukaitis said he first
met Teresa Neuman in June of
1945, and that he saw her on one
occasion when sh^ was undergoing
the ecstasy of the Passion.
Father Zukaitis, a priest of the
Diocese of Superior, was assistant
pastor of St. Mary of the Seven
Dolors Church, Hurley, Wis., be
fore entering the Army Chaplain
Corps.
ROBERT MATTHEWS
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Robert
Matthews, retired janitor at the
College of Charleston, died on
August 23, funeral services being
held from St. Peter’s Church,
Father Ward S. Cleary, C.S. Sp.,
officiating.
Known to many generations of
college students, Robert Matthews
retired about a month ago as head
janitor at the school. He was a
veteran of the Spanish-American
War, having served' with Admiral
Dewey at the Battle of Manila. He
had been head janitor lor nearly
fifty years when he retired.
A native of Charleston, he is
survived by his wife and a daugh
ter here, and by a son and a
daughter in New York City.
Martin F. Amorous
Dies in Atlanta
Parent-T eachers
Meet in Charleston
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Father
J. Alexis Westbury, pastor of St.
Jospeh’s Church, was the speaker
at the first fall meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association of St.
Joseph’s School.
Mrs. J. F. McLaughlin, presi
dent of the association, who pre
sided, announced the appointment
of Mrs. O. R. Friedell, Mrs. C. M.
Smith, Mrs. Edward Richards,
Mrs. L. J. Keenan, Mrs. W. J. Con
nor and Mrs. George P. Runey as
class mothers for the first to sixth
grades, respectively.
Arrangements were made for
JOHN FLECKENSTEIN
FUNERAL IN MACON
MACON, Ga.—Funeral services
for John Fleckenstein. were held
August 30 at St. Joseph’s Church,
Father Michael McNally, S. J.,
officiating.
Mr. Fleckenstein, a farmer and
dairyman, was a life-long resident
of Bibb County. He was a veteran
of World War 1.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Sudie Bartlett; a son,
Corporal John Fleckenstein, with
the U. S. Army in Greenland, a
daughter, Miss Mary Carolyn
Fleckenstein, Macon: a brother,
Robert Fleckenstein, Macon, and a
niece, Miss Clara Thompson, Ma
con.
St. Catherine’s Rest House
Opened in Aiken, S. C.
(Special to The Bulletin)
AIKEN, S. C.—St. Catherine’s
Rest House, which is operated by
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Simpson and
Mrs. Elsie E. Jordan, on York
the purchase of new playground | street, officially opened on Sep-
equipment for the school by Sister j tember 3. is offering accommoda-
Mary Alice, and delegates were tions to invalids and convales.
appointed to represent the asso
ciation at the annual convention
of the Charleston Diocesan Coun
cil of Catholic Women which will
be held at the Francis Marion Ho
tel in Charleston, October 25-26.
Mrs. McLaughlin and Mrs. Wil
liam J. Murphy being named as
delegates, with Mrs. I-I. M. Beck
man and Mrs. F. E. Rourk as al
ternates. Mrs. Keenan, Mrs. Mc
Laughlin, Mrs. W. J. O’Brien and
Mrs. Rourk were chosen as dele
gates to the Charleston Deanery
Council meeting to be held on
September 26.
cents in a restful, comfortable,
homelike atmosphere, under the
care of competent nurses.
A shrine of the Sacred Heart,
erected in the rest home, was
blessed by Father George Lewis
Smith, pastor of St. Mary Help of
Christians Church. Among,, thosd
present at the ceremony were Fa
ther Joseph Gredler, C.SS.R., of
St. Gerard’s Mission, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Hayes and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Greene.
An invitation to inspect the
home has been extended to vis
itors.
Going
Out of Business—Drastic Reductions
Never Heard of in Atlanta
BEATUS SHOP
l«t Alabama 31. 3. W.
Two Kn trances
Atlanta, Ga.
M Broad St. S. W.
ATLANTA, Ga.—Martin Ford
Amorous, a pioneer in Southern
industry and finance, and a leader
in the American lumber world,
and one of the original members
of the Sacred Heart parish here,
died at his home in Marietta on
August 31. Funeral services were
held at the Sacred Heart Church,
with Father Edward P. McGrath,
S. M., officiating.
Mr. Amorous, who was born in
Savannah, came to Atlanta when
he was 21 years old, and grew to
be (he owner of what was later
the largest luipber company in the
world.
He was the first person ever to
sell yellow pine lumber, an in
dustry he developed with other
prominent Americans on land
which they owned in South Geor
gia and Florida.
In company with the late Pres
ton Arkwright and Harry Atkins,
both major Atlanta financial
figures, and a Mr. Ayres and a Mr.
Abbott, they created the town of
Five-A, Florida, named for their
last initials. It was here that the
Aripika Lumber Company was de
veloped, and Mr. Amorous was Its
president when he retired some
thirty years ago.
Mr. Amorous was also one of the
owners of the Amoskeag Lumber
Company, general manager of the
Atlanta Lumber Company, and
president of the Pineopolis Saw
mill Company.
He was also the founder and
president of the Atlanta Street
Railway Company, which became
tlie Georgia Power Company, and
was first president of the Tampa
Northern Railway. He served on
the board of directors of several
other enterprises that played a
major part in -Southern develop
ment.
His interests carried him into
the political and social world as
well as the financial. An intimate
friend of Henry Grady, he was a
lieutenant colonel in the Old
Guard Battalion, part of the first
National Guard that went North
on a goodwill tour with much
publicity from Grady’s pen.
In the political field, Mr.
Amorous was a former member
of the Atlanta City Council. He
played an important part as one
of the original subscribers who
made possible the erection of the
Georgia School of Technology.
He was a charter member of the
Piedmont Driving Club, the Capi
tal City Club, the Druid Hills Club
and at one time was exalted ruler
of (lie Atlanta Lodge of Elks.
His first wife was the former
Miss Emmakate Williams, of Mont
gomery, Ala., who died in 1906.
He later married Miss Leila V.
Stokes, of Rome, who died in 1944.
Mr. Amorous is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Carl Vretman, of
Atlanta: Mrs. Isabelle Amorous
Nunnall.v, of Charlottesville, Va.,
Mrs. Bailey Allen, of Montgomery,
Ala., and Mrs. William Caldwell,
of Atlanta; two sons, Martin
Amorous, Jr., of Atlanta, and Lieu
tenant Colonel William W. Amor
ous, of Albuquerque, N. M.; ten
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
JAKE SACKS
LAD1BS’ READY-TO-WEAR, SHOES, HATS
AND CLOTHING
11S S. Bradford St. Gainesville, Georgia
TOM LLOYD DRY CLEANING LAUNDRY
4S9 NORTH AVE., N. E. AT BOULEVARD
PHONE ATWOOD 1633 ATLANTA, GEORGIA
“A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE”
EAST ATLANTA PHARMACY
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
St. Catherine’s Rest House
NomeHfce aurroundingt and devoted care {or invalldr, neaaretica, ren-
radesceada, or folks who desire a complete real, under the superviaion
•f eempeteat nurses. Rate# raaaaaaMe. Mease write.
UK YORK STREET AIKEN, SOUTH CABO KUNA
MIGUEL CASSANOVA
DIES IN CLINTON
CLINTON, S. C.—Father Wil
liam G. Doyle, pastor of Our Lady
of Lourdes Church, Greenwood,
officiated at funeral services held
here on September 2, for Miguel
Cassanova.
A native of Louisiana, Mr. Cas
sanova had made his home in
Clinton, where he was engaged in
the insurance business lor the
past fifteen years.
Mr. Cassanova was married
three times. His first wife was
Miss Josephine Sweetman. His
second wife. Miss Catherine
Manly, and his third wife, who
survives him, was formerly Miss
Hattie Hester.
He is survived by five daugh
ters, Mrs. Alma' Rue and Mrs.
Norma'Rue, both of New Orleans,
Miss Madeline Cassanova, Sum
ter, Mrs. Anita C. Jacks and An-
gelan Cassanova, Clinton; three
sons, Adrian Cassanova, Columbia,
Sam L. Cassanova and Miguel
Cassanova, Jr., Clinton; a brother.
Albert F. Cassanova, New Or
leans.
JESUIT BROTHER
DIES IN MOBILE
MOBILE, Ala.,—Brother Rich
ard Black, S. J., who has been sta
tioned at Spring Hill College for
the past ten years, died at a hospi
tal here on August 31, funeral
services being held at the college
chapel.
Brother Black wag born in Scot
land in 1867. and entered tlie Soc
iety of Jesus in 1004.
Best Wishes
United Distributing Co.
Phone 2-8748
650 Reynolds St.
Augusta, Georgia
Compliments
HILL & MULLIGAN
WHOLESALE PRODUCE
630 Seventh Street
Augusta, Georgia
Barton House Wrecking Co.
Used Lumber, Sashes, Doors,
All Kinds of Building Material
1229 D’Antignac Street Augusta, Georgia
Best Wishes
From
Frank Sheehan
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
MERRY SUPPLIES
BUILDING MATERIALS
525 Fifteenth Street
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Telephone 2-0464
SMOAK’S
BAKERY
Homemade Bread, Cakes,
Pies and Delicatessen Products
2106 Central Avenue
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA *
Buy With Confidence — Serve With Pride