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PAGE 6 GEORGIA BULLETIN
THURSDAY APRIL 4, 1963
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN
16,000 Catholic - Civic
Committees Battle Reds
ROME (NC)— Italy's Catholic
oriented Civic Committees are
again battling the communists
on the eve of the April 28
national elections here.
Before the crucial 1948 bal
loting when this country seemed
about to fall under Red rule,
Communist party chieftain Pal
in iro Togliatti publicly boasted
he was having special shoes
made to kick Catholic Premier
Alcide De Gasperi out erf of
fice. But the Reds were beaten
and De Gasperi's Christian De
mocrats won an absolute ma
jority in the Chamber of Depu
ties.
TOGLIATTI then wrote a let
ter to Luigi Gedda, at that time
head of the men’s section of
Italian Catholic Action, saying
Gedda’s Civic Committees de
served the lion’s share of the
credit for the communist de
feat.
SSL-
Gedda had founded the £bor-
mittees on February 8, 1948,
to "bring to the political field
the demands of the Christian
community, its requirements
for public morals and education,
while supporting the work of the
bishops."
In principle the committees
work against communism. In
practice their efforts aid the
Christian Democratic parry
above all other noncommunist
parties.
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WHAT THE Civic Commit
tees do is give Catholics a
means of influencing their fel
low citizens on the political
level. For the period of the
campaigns, meetings and in
dividual contacts, the commit
tees draw public attention to
the grave dangers presented by
communism.
They are highly organized.
ACCW Deanery
Decatur Meet
The first open meeting of the
South Deanery of the ACCW was
held on March 31, 1963 at Sts.
Peter & Paul Parish in Deca
tur, Ga., with Mrs. John H.
Kesler of LaGrance presiding.
The 12 parishes of the Deanery
were well represented by 111
registrants.
Mrs. E. P. Faust, Jr., Gen
eral Chairman, gave the wel
coming address, and Mrs.
Charlene Thomas, Vice-Presi
dent, responded. Archbishop
Hallinan, the guest speaker,
stressed the importance of a
more active Catholic laity. Mrs.
George J. Gunning, President of
ACCW, gave an illustrated talk
on the operation of the Deanery
council.
The clergy in attendance
were Very Rev. John O’Shea,
Spiritual Moderator of South
Deanery, Rev. Michael Man
ning, Sts. Peter & Paul Pas
tor and Spiritual Moderator of
ACCW, and Rev. Leonard F.X.
Meyhew, pastor of St. Peter's,
LaGrange. Mrs. Rose Salome
of Immaculate Conception Pa
rish, Atlanta, was recipient of
the door prize.
AGAINST LOVETT
The national headquarters
sends directives to provincial
delegations. Through these, the
central office reaches 305 re
gional branches and 16,000 lo
cal committees.
For this year’s campaign the
Civic Committees are de-emp
hasizing the poster campaign
and concentrating on personal
contact. Workers are going
from house to house, especially
in rural areas and small towns
and villages, explaining how
communism strikes at freedom
and democracy.
SPECIAL efforts are being
made in this campaign in the
underdeveloped regions of It
aly's south. The Civic Com
mittees are giving noncommu
nist candidates material help
and supplying them with argu
ments against communist cl
aims. They have also given spe
cial attention to workers who
have migrated from the south
in search of Jobs. In this field
they help find employment for
them and help them feel at home
in their new community.
Catholics of other countries,
especially from Latin America,
have come to study the system
and its operation. They seem
especially interested in the abi
lity of the Civic Committees
to bring together Catholic.' of
diverse viewpoints into a com
mon front against communism.
Gedda himself expresses
satisfaction with the work of the
committees. "We are pleased
with the work done in the past
because we have been able to
win the esteem of the great
majority of the electorate," he
said.
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A scene from "Jenny Kissed Me", a production
catur, which soon will observe its 10th Birthday.
10TH BIRTHDAY
of the St. Thomas More Theatre Guild, De-
Decatur Theatre Guild
Celebrates Anniversary
March 26 meet was a practice
rum, with the Lions winning in
all but two of the events.
Scanlon’s achievements came
in the 100 and the 220-yard
dashes. His records, however,
of 10.3 seconds In the 100 and
23 second in the 220 will not
officially count.
SHOWING promise for future
meets, the Lions swept all the
track events. They lost only In
the discus and the pole vault.
John Gegan will replace Ray
Harvey of last season's recor-
breaking mile relay team. The
other returning three-fourths of
the team includes Tom Medcalf,
Terry Lee, and Joe Scanlon.
Lee also runs the440, and Med
calf participates In the 440
relay.
In the field division, Joe Ma-
ngan puts the shot, and Mike
Hohn pole vaults. Jim Darden
high jumps, and Joe Cox throws
the discus.
BY G. A. TAYLOR
Ten years ago this Spring, an
energetic group of people —
members of the St. Thomas
More Home and School Asso
ciation — decided to produce
a play for the benefit of the
school. George M. Cohan's "Se
ven Keys to Baldpate" was sel
ected, the Decatur High School
auditorium was rented and the
group buckled down to what was
a brand new experience to the
a majority of them.
Under the guiding hand of Eu
gene J. Bergmann, recently re
tired from a Broadway theat
rical career, the group found
themselves working from early
In the day until late at night. In
stead of greasepaint and neon
lights, they found themselves
learning to build sets and plat
forms, staircases and mantels,
painting flats, soliciting adver
tising, selling tickers and pub
licizing the play plus the hun-
dred-and-one other behind-the
scenes-jobs, and above all, the
long hours of rehearsal.
At 8 P.M., April 24, 1953,
the curtain went up on "Sev
en Keys to Baldpate". Follow
ing the favorable acceptance by
the public, the group calling
themselves "The Thespians"
knew they were in the acting
business to stay. Adopting the
permanent name, "The Thea
tre Guild of St. Thomas More
Parish", a constitution was
drawn up, officers were elec
ted. Fred Stokes was the
Guild's fir3t president.
The purpose of the Guild —
"To produce plays for reli
gious, educational, civic and
benevolent purposes."
Many of the charter members
of the Guild are still actively
interested - Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Shook, Mr. and Mrs.LeoMues-
sle — (Leo is the lighting en
gineer and can work wonders
with a length of stovepipe and
a colored disc when a spot is
needed) — Daisy Billups, Har
rell, Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Hop
kins and a number of others.
LED BY Mr. Bergmann and
his wife, Anita Tully Bergmann,
an actress of great talent, the
newly formed Guild set a pat
tern of staging two plays a year.
Highlights in the history of the
Guild were "Jenny Kissed Me",
in 1956 — when the Guild swit
ched from the proscenium to the
more intimate ‘round’ and
moved into the school cafetor-
ium — "Song of Bernadette"
In 1958 with a number of re
peat performances including a
benefit performance at the Din
kier Plaza Hotel. Pleasant In
deed were the "road" shows
of Bernadette at Macon and
"Arsenic and Old Lace" at
Hapeville.
With accent on decency —
a succession of good family-
type plays such as " I Rem
ember Mama", "Seven Nuns
at Las Vegas", "Meet Me In
GUILD TOLD
St. Louis", "Life With Father”,
"The Velvet Glove" and "Che
aper by the Dozen" led up to
the current repeat performance
of "Jenny Kissed Me" in the
Ballroom of the Dinkier Plaza
Hotel at 8 p.m., April 27 and
28. These performances are
given to raise funds for the non-
denominational "Our Lady of
Perprtual Help Free Cancer
Home" in Atlanta.
The annual Christmas play,
featuring the children of the
Guild members originated in
1954. Mrs. Bergmann produces
and directs this play. In 1958
the Theatre Guild was invited
by the National Catholic Social
Services to entertain at the Vet
erans Hospital in Brookhaven.
A variety show was produced
and has become an annual af
fair.
The Guild is the only organ
ized Catholic Theatre group in
this area and is a member of
the National Catholic Theatre
Conference. It is a pleasant way
to make new friends, and raise
funds for a worthy cause.
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Spring Drills End
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BY JAMES DARDEN
Spring practice for St. Pius
X's football team ended Satur
day, March 30 with an inter
squad game. The game was
played to raise money for the
proposed stadium and was cal-
Led the "P” day game.
Coach George Maloof stated,
"The teams were divided as
evenly as possible and was a
hard knocking game." This
game ended 4 weeks of Spring
drills for about 50 football
candidates.
PLAYERS who saw heavy ac
tion and will be counted on
next year Include next year sen
iors: Ed Lacey, Tom Medland,
Paul Faletti, Denny Wlgbeis,
john Euart, Jimmy Darden,
Rick Gadd, Bobby Hackman,
Joe Mangan, Jim Seaver, Frank
Hurd, John Wolf, Robert Amass,
Ron Jenkins and Jim Jeffries.
Juniors: Bobby Hugo, John
Beavin, David
Herb Murrath.
Hammond and
Sophomores: John Griffin,
Rick Murphy, Vince Lauria, and
Chick Munhall.
Invocation Asked
The Parents Club of the Im
maculate Heart of Mary Parish,
meeting last Sunday afternoon,
heard a recommendation from
John W. Manning, Ph.D., that
Blessed Elizabeth Seton be in
voked to preserve and prosper
the parochial school system In
the United States.
Academy Retreat
Jesuit Father Robert T. Al-
ciatore will conduct the annual
students' retreat at D’Youvlile
Academy, April 8 to 11. Sen
iors and juniors will attend re
treat exercises April 8 and 9;
sophomores and freshmen will
take part in the retreat April
10 and 11.
"The Enemy Down the
Street" was the subject of an
address delivered by Joseph
Sheehan, president of the Geo
rgia Junior Chamber of Com
merce, to the ladies of the St.
Gerard Guild of Immaculate
Heart of Mary Church.
MEMBERS soon learned that
the 6nemy had no preference
for any particular locale but
could be found anywhere - at
work, in the home, at a social
gathering, or quite possibly in
their very midst.
But who or what was alluded
to by Mr. Sheehan as one of
the primary causes of juvenile
delinquency? The finger of guilt
ultimately pointed to the lack
of parental responsibility exist
ing in numerous homes today.
ACCORDING to Mr. Sheehan,
parental responsibility is a
fourfold trust. Example, ed
ucation, enthusiasm and en
forcement are its basic com
ponents.
Good parental example, he
emphasized, is one of the best
means for preventing juvenile
delinquency because from it
evolve the love and respect
which youngsters carry with
them into soiety.
The second requisite of par
ental responsibility Is to pro
vide a sound moral education
to youngsters in the home lest
they become victims of mis
guided information on the
street.
ENTHUSIASM, tiux is evid
enced by the parents' willing
ness to demonstrate a constant
interest and Involvement in the
hopes and problems of their
children, comprises the third
element of parental responsi
bility, It is not sufficient to
become Involved only when it
D’Youville Academy
Scholarship Awards
Winner of a full-tuition scho
larship at D’Youville Academy
is Judy Dieterle of 4225 Nav
ajo Trail, an eighth-grade stu
dent at Our Lady of the Assum
ption School. Names of the sch
olarship winners were announ
ced recently by Sister Mary
Raphael, G.N.S.H., principal,
after evaluation of recent en
trance and scholarship exam
ination results.
Partial scholarhips were won
by Natalia Schoeck of 82 Dart
mouth Avenue, a student at St.
Thomas More School, Sophie
Gatins of 2525 Rivers Rd., N.W.
of Christ the King School, Paula
Harrington of 6590 Bridgewood
Valley Rd., N.E., also a stu
dent at Christ the King School,
Dian Mix of 330 Piedmont Rd.
and Camille Wells of 82 Lake
land Dr. N.W., both of Christ
the King School.
Several Academy seniors
also have received scholar
ships. Mary Jane Brennan, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
J, Brennan of Old Spring House
Lane has won two full-tuition
scholarships, one to Maryville
College of the Sacred Heart in
St. Louis, the other to D'You-
ville College In Buffalo.
She is also one of twelve
candidates for a Thom Me Ann
Scholarship, was winner of the
Academy essay contest In con
nection with the Serra Club vo
cation contest, and has had sev
eral poems published in the
D’Youville College High School
Anthology. In addition to her
scholastic achievements, she
has been a member of the staff
of the Marguerite, the Academy
yearbook, is associate editor of
the Academy newspaper, the
D'Youvillite, and is vice-pre
sident of the Academy Student
Council.
Mary Amann, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis C. Amann of
3201 N. Wood Valley Rd., N.W.,
has recently been awarded an
alumnae scholarhip to the Col
lege of St. Joseph on the Ohio.
She is president of the Aca
demy Catholic Students' Mis
sion Crusade and associate ed
itor of the Academy annual.
Hibernians Elect
At the quarterly meeting of
the Atlanta Hibernian Ben
evolent Society, the following
were elected as officers for the
coming year: Michael J. Hickey,
president; Raymond J. Wrinn,
vice-president; Cormac M.
Walshe, treasurer; Hiram T.
Nlchol, Jr. secretary; and Dan
iel J. Deegan, sgt. at arms.
Thomas Manning
Thomas Manning, Father of
the Rev. Michael Manning of
St. Peter and Paul Church, died
last week In Ireland, where a
Solemn Requiem was celebrat
ed for the repose of his soul
on March 27.
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sters should not be ignored or
they may invariably seek un- (
healthy interests outside the
home.
FINALLY, Mr. Sheehan de
clared that our moral convic
tions are nil if we lack the
courage to enforce them. To
talk about wrongs in our society
-one which "knows the price
of everything and the value of
nothing"- to simply talk and do
nothing to correct undesirable
situations is simultaneously
senseless and negligent. We,
as parents, must act and act
effectively on all matters con
cerning die welfare of our
children, thus ridding ourselves
of “the enemy down the street."
At their next meeting, sche
duled for Monday, April 29
at 8:00 p.m. in the Cafetorium
of Immaculate Heart of Mary
School, a white elephant sale
will be held. Items rangingfrom
ashtrays to zithers (if possible)
will be auctioned to the highest
bidders. Proceeds from a pre
vious white elephant sale held
by the Guild were contributed
to the Parish Subscription
Drive.
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were found to be In the ninety-
fifth percentile or greater.
Several students ranked in the
ninety-ninth percentile, the high
est possible placement. The
Dayton Tests are a combination
physcological and standard achi
evement battery given on a
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