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Official
Newspaper For
The Diocese Of
Savannah - Atlanta
Vol. XXXVI, No. 12.
PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1955.
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a Friendlier ,
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NEW SACRED HEART SCHOOL
Primary Pupils of Warner Robins' new Sacred Heart School
Mrs. Dan Sebastian.
are instructed by lay teacher,
—(Aristocrat Photo).
Lay Teachers Staff
Warner Robins School
HOLY FATHER
ADDRESSES
NATO GROUP
CASTELGANDOLFO. Italy
(Radio, NC) — A country’s in
ternal social and political con
ditions are closely connected
with the problem of defense, His
Holiness Pope Pius XII told mili
tary and civilian students of the
NATO College.
He voiced the hope that these
officials, who are preparing
themselves to take over leading
positions in the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, would do
all in their power to help create
those conditions for a fruitful
and durable peace.
The officials visited the Holy
Father during a study trip
through NATO member nations
and the Near East.
Remarking on . the nature of
the heavy responsibilities en
trusted to these officials by their
respective countries in seeking
the solution of grave problems
involved in the military defense
of the NATO member nations,
the Pope said:
"That cooperation among
member nations must primarily
find expression on a military
level is, unfortunately, still a
necessity in a deeplly divided
world, but We are convinced this
does not lessen in the least de
gree your earnest desire to main
tain peace.
"Moreover, it has not escaped
you to what extent the problem
of defense embodies aspects oth
er than those of the equipment
and organization of armed forces.
This problem is conditioned by
the general state of a country,
its social and political ideals, its
adhesion to a way of thinking
and living that is full worthy of
man and corresponds to the re
quirements of a country’s nature.
“The problem is conditioned
by a country’s desire to ded
icate itself earnestly to raising
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. —
School days have a special mean
ing for elementary grade children
of the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church here, and anyone could
easily guess why after looking
over their new white framed
school building with modern fa
cilities, located on church prop
erty.
The first Catholic school in the
city’s history opened this fall with
100 students enrolled for the
classes. Developed from frame
work of the former Parish Hall,
the six-room one-story building
was constructed by the men of
the church under supervision of
Lt. Col. Americo Maguolo.
Father Felix Donnelly, pastor,
who spent months of tireless ef
forts to secure the school, serves
as its principal. Other members
of the faculty are three lay teach
ers, Mrs. James Devanney, Mrs.
Dan Sebastian and Mrs. Frances
Wyrosdick. Serving as part-time
music teacher is Mrs. Phillip
Smith. He expressed the parish’s
gratitude to men who spent most
of their time in constructing
the school, often working far into
the night in order to complete it
before opening of the new school
term. Father added that their ef
forts “are well rewarded by the
its economic and cultural levels
—in a word, by its deep dynam
ics, by its will to live, and to
live not shut up within itself in
proud affirmation of its power,
but rather in the service of the
international community, and in
the spirit of sincere collabora
tion.
"We venture to hope that you
will contribute your share to
ward maintaining such condi
tions of fruitful, durable peace,”
•the Pope concluded blessing his
visitors, their families and the
countries they represent.
gratification of children and their
parents in having a Catholic
school all their own.” In previous
years, he pointed out, “Catholic
children here rode by bus more
than 30 miles a day in order to
attend St. Joseph’s School in Ma
con, the nearest parochial school
to the Robins area.”
The new school includes three
large classrooms with a neon in
direct lighting system, a kitchen,
and two rest rooms. A school
committee was recently appoint
ed by the church Ladies Guild to
assist the teachers in supervising
the children at recess and prepare
for them soups and other hot
drinks during the coming winter.
The school is the only one of
its kind in Georgia and probably
in the South to be staffed *by lay
teachers. Father explained that
“in our initial attempts to estab
lish the school, we tried to ac-
quire sisters but found
that none were available.”. He
added that “we feel fortunate,
however, in obtaining teachers
with college degrees and years of
teaching experience including in
struction in religion, the prime
element of our school system.”
Father Donnelly expressed
gratitude for the “splendid co
operation of Bishop Francis E.
Hyland and diocesan school offi
cials in securing the Sacred Heart
School.
“It is a long step forward,” he
said, “to a large school which we
hope to build within the next few
years.”
Ground has been broken at
Pittsburgh for the new $2,500,000
South Hills Catholic High School
for Boys being constructed by
the Pittsburgh diocese. Expected
to be one of the finest and best-
equipped high schools in the
United States, it will take care
of 1,250 students.
POPE MAKES NEW PEACE PLEA
IN SPEECH TO ITALIAN ARMY
VETERANS IN ST. PETER'S
By G. R. Brunst
(Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY, Nov. 7—His
Holiness Pope Pius XII has
again “implored peoples and
rulers to make every effort to
avoid new bloodshed, new
mourning and new useless
slaughter.”
Addressing 10,000 Italian vet
erans of a granadier regiment in
St. Peter’s Basilica, the Pope
said he hoped his plea would
“reach particularly those —
wherever they may be — who
through human calculations are
ever planning aggression against
other peoples, only waiting un
til they remain undefended.”
Various speculations are pos
sible as to whether the Holy
Father’s grave warning was
prompted by any specific pres
ent day situation. The speech
itself contained no hint, but
some unofficial comments, which
may be far off the mark, refer
to current troubles in the Middle
East.
Calling the present time one of
“hopeful waiting, but also of fear
and anxieties,” the Pope said it
was not necessary to repeat his
previous statements regarding
“the right of a state to defend
itself against unjust aggressors
so long as there has not been
found an effective formula to
impose upon all respect for fron
tiers and the possessions of
others.”
In another part of his address
the Pope said that he had never
tried to hide the fact that today
cloudy skies make it appear as
if night were about to fall upon
the world.
“But everyone knows,” he
added, “with how much sinceri
ty and trust we have repeated
that nothing is lost if men of
good will wake up and join to
gether for prompt and bold ac
tion. Nor have We failed to
express Our hope that, perhaps
quicker than one might expect,
the sun’s rays will reappear in
the triumph of a new Christian
spring.”
The Holy Father said that
among the reasons justifying his
hope for a new Christian spring
time was the ever increasing
number of people who want to
hear the Pope’s counsels on the
most varied topics.
“There is a holy anxiety to
seek in Christ’s teachings the
principles for solving the prob
lems that agitate individuals and
peoples,” he stated.
Recalling the memory of those
who had made the supreme sac
rifice, the Pope told the veterans
their example was a constant re
minder of the duty to love one’s
country and an admonition for
those refusing to cooperate in
the work of reconstructing the
nation.
The Pope added that even
loyalty to one’s country was of
no avail for eternal life “unless
you lead a life of grace and make
every effort to avoid what could
lead to eternal ruin.”
The Holy Father said he was
pleased to make his plea to God,
“to scatter the peoples who de
light in war,” in the presence of
thousands of brave soldiers who
stood ready to sacrifice their
lives if their country should
need them.
Requiem For Annette Danielly,
CLA Executive Committee Member
COLUMBUS, Ga, — Requiem
High Mass was offered for Miss
Annette Danielly Nov. 7. The
Rev. Herman J. Deimel offered
the Mass at Holy Family Church
here.
Miss Danielly was the victim
of an automobile accident Fri
day November 5th at Newton,
Mississippi. Miss Danielly and
her father, John A. Danielly,
were enroute to the funeral of a
relative in Jackson, Miss., when
the fatal accident occurred.
A member of the Executive
Committee of the Catholic Lay
men’s Association of Georgia,
Miss Danielly also was serving
as President of the Columbus
Branch at the time of her. death.
Born in Atlanta, the daugh
ter of John A. Danielly and the
late Mrs. Danielly, she moved
with her parents to Columbus
as a child. She attended St. Jos
eph Academy and Jordan High
School in Columbus and was
secretary of the firm of Leonard
West and Favors Certified pub
lic accountants.
In addition to her father, Miss
Danielly is survived by a broth
er J. A. Danielly Jr., two sisters
Mrs. Nicholas A. Marino and
Mrs. Richard M. Stevens all of
Columbus.
Pallbearers were T. Don Flem-
Miss Annette Danielly
ing,-Tony Allen, J. M. Stewart,
P. A. Jernigan, Leo Leonard,
John Markwalter, Jack Favors
and Salvador Spano. Honorary
pallbearers were* Sgt. C. C. Outz,
Capt. J. D. Armstrong, Fred
Hines, and the following mem
bers of the Columbus Branh of
the Catholic Laymen’s Associa
tion of Georgia. J. Pat Meyer, F.
B. Miller, George Gingell, Albert
J. Eversman, Charles J. Schar-
fenberg, Emile Murphy, Michael
Bi-uni, Dr. John Hammes and
J. K. West.