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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH F. DoNNELLY

the pages of Sacred Scripture and see just God punishing an un- faithful people and permitting war as a scourge to bring them back from their wickedness.
 Pope Plus XII recently gave ex- precision to this same conviction when he said: God at times lets trials befall individuals and peo- pies. trials of which the malice of men is the instrument in a design , of justice directed toward the pun- ishment of sin, toward purifying persons and peoples through the expiation of this present life and to bring them back by this war to Himself"
 And it was thus that President Lincoln judged the Civil War. ''The awful calamity of Civil war which now deSolates our land may be but punishment inflicted upon us for our presumptutuous sins, to our needful reformation as whole peo- pie. We have forgotten the gracious hand that preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vain- fully imagined in the deceit of our hearts that all these blessings were produced by some superior virtue and wisdom of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have be- come too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and pre- serving grace, too proud to pray to the God who made us."
 WE ASKED FOR IT."
 Too proud to pray to the God who made us! How terribly true 1t has become in our day. Like Lucifer of old man has refused to serve. We have set up idols in our hearts. We have worshipped men and money and position. We have tolerated in- justice, both personal and social. We have encouraged practices opposed to healthy national and family life We have raised generations of chill dren to whom we have given no no- tion of the God whom they should love and serve.
 We have sinned. In the justice of God sin must be punished. In the justice of God what had we to look for. It is not ours now to complain. We asked for 1t"
 If we have in our hearts any ves- tiges of the virtues let us take it manfully and not raise our voices against God. Let us hurnbly and truthful1y confess our sin and let us resolve to expiate it and to make reparation.
 THE OBSTACLES
 Where is our God? We see our God in this life not with the eyes placed in the sockets of our skull but with the eyes of the soul. Blessed are the pure of heart for they shall see God"
 Where is our God? Have we puri- fled our hearts of the obstacles of spiritual sight. The obstacles? "The works of the f1esh," said St. Paul, "are manifest, which are fornication uncleanness, immodesty, luxury, idolatry, witchcraft, enemities, con- tentions, emulations, wraths, quar- rels, dissentions, sects, envies, mur- ders, drunkenness, revellings and such like. Of them which I foretell you as I have foretold you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God" (Gal. V:19-2D.
 Where is our God? Ask of God a sinless heart and you will see God.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
QUOTA ANNOUNCED
 IN METAL 'RAID'
Waterbury Expected to Contribute Over Million
 Pounds of Scrap Steel

Waterbury has been assigned a quota of 100000 pounds to be col lected in the scrap metal raid which will be held all over the state August 1 under the supervision oi the State Salvage committee. The state quota is 17,616,700 pounds.
 Collection will start at 8 a. m ol, August 1 and continue through the afternoon. Fleets of trucks and scores of volunteers will aid in the drive.
 The local "raid" committee held its first meeting at the city hall yes- terday afternoon It will meet again at 5:15 Friday afternoon.
 Householders are urged to make a thorough canvass of their homes for scrap iron and steel, which can be used to aid the war production effort. All scrap should be as- sembled in time to be placed in front of the home on August 1.
 The metal will be sold to dealers. with the proceeds being donated to the Navy Relief society.
 Gov. Robert A. Hurley will de- liver special radio message at 7:30 tonight to ask all Connecticut resi- dents to cooperate in the one-day "raid".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
ARRANGE COURSE
 IN 'CHAOSOCRACY'
New Study Introduced in Summer School of Cath.
 Olic Action

Boston, Mass, July 22-A course in "Chaosocracy," which he defines as democracy in chaos, will be given by the Rev. Edward Bowling, s. J., of St. Louis, and associate editor of The Queens Work, national Sodality monthly, at the New Eng land Summer School of Catholic Action to be held at Boston College here, Aug. IT to p.
 A varied program of lectures on active Americanism and other topi- cal subjects has been arranged, with all speakers on the 6-day program being recognized authorities in their fields.
 Father Bowling, who has an in- ternational reputation as an auth ority on political reform, vii close his course on the final day, with clinic on democracy and local government. His subjects on the other five days will be:
 Monday: Blue prints of the Revol- ution-Das Kapital. Mein Kampf, Atlantic Charter, Quadragesimo An no, Union Now, Spengler's "The Decline of the West" Sorokin's "The Crisis of Our" Burnhams Managerial Revolution, Blondie and DagWood.
 Tuesday: An A. E. F. to our back yard-Radio and wire service hyp- nosis.
 Wednesday,: The Dynamics of Bossing-Democratizing Our Invis- ible Government.
 Thursday: The Constitutions and Structure of Private Organizations Counter Revolt to the Managerial Revolution.
 Friday: Contracts, Literature and Affiliations of the Individual Citi- zen.
 Cooperatives will be proposed as a basis for economic democracy by Miss Mary G. Dooling, lecturer and formerly national secretary of the Students Committee on Coopera- tives, Sodality of Our Lady.
 The Summer School of Catholic Action was a pioneer in the promo tion of cooperatives and credit Unions, through lectures by the late Rev. George A. Mcdonald, s. J., with whom Miss Dooling had worked closely for half & dozen years. Father Mcdonald, who died last December, was the only person to have been honored posthumously with Founders Club button and membership in the Credit Union National Association, Inc, which has headquarters at Madison, Wis conSin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21

The flying boat proposal touched oil a new controversy here. Of- flcials of nearly every war agency had something to say about 1t.
 Air experts predicted that the time is not war away when large aircraft will be shuttling the Seven Seas with men and material for the fighting fronts. In the midst of the discussion the army air transport command announced that American commercial airlines would extend their operations immediately to carry men and materials to every war theater in the world where Americans are fighting.
 Higgins arrival today Is expected to give a flip to discussion of Kaiser's plan which already has won endorsement of aircraft and ship builders, and several senators.
 More Shipyards
 Kaiser's proposal was made after the U. s. Maritime commission last Saturday cancelled its contract with Higgins company to build 200 Lib erty cargo ships because of lack of steel. Kaiser then suggested that nine shipyards be converted to mass production of Martins huge boat.
 Before leaving New Orleans last night, Higgins told a press confer- ence that his yard, still unfinished, "was not designed solely for the production of the so-called "ugly duc,zling cargo vessels" He re- vealed that the plant was designed without the knowledge of the Maritime commission-to build oth- CT types of vessels and that the main feature of 1t was its adapta- bility to the construction of air. planes.
 Maritime Commission Chairman Emory s. Land said that SO far as the commission was concerned the whole story was contained in the Saturday announcement which can- celled the Higgins contract and said the commission believed the steel required to complete the Higgins shlpyard could best be used to con- struct ships in existing yards.
 War Production Board officials declined to be quoted, but enc of- f1cial said Kaiser's plan to build s. 900 cargo-carrying superplanes was aSsinine and would require complete revamping of the Presidents plane construction program. That ofhcial said because of the bottleneck in alloys for engines and propellors, such program would mean cur- tailment of the production of fight ing ships.
 Ocean Transports
 Glenn l. Martin, Baltimore air. craft manufacturer who in addition to the Mars" has designed 12S- ton flying boat, said such craft "can easily assume the chief burden of ocean transport because of their high speed and greater frequency of movement"
 Since we are losing surface ships much faster than we can build them," Martin said, "the air cargo program Is of extreme importance at this time."
 Martins statement on ship losses struck the core of the current prob lem. The shipping problem has for months been one of the most difn- cult facing the United Nations. American fighting men are being trained even more rapidly than planned. American production is up to Schedule-ahead of schedule in many important war items. But the transportation of material to the war zones has been hampered by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
BOARD OF REVIEW
 PROMOTES SCOUTS
Members of Local Troops Recommended for Recog-
 milton By Committee

Several Boy Scouts of Waterbury and its vicinity have been granted promotions in rank at recent meet ings of boards of review at the Boy Scout camp at Mt. Tobe, Plymouth. Various members of the Mattatuck councils committee an advancement have served on the boards, among them Jean Archambault, chairman of the western district advancement committee, and John c. Bradley, chairman, and Michael Toomey oj the central district committee.
 The awards have been made as follows:
 Second class: Philip Famiglietti of troop 1, Oakville, and Harry Manville of troop 1, Woodbury.
 First class: Albert Fischang of trop 3, Christ chapel, and James Latimer of troop II. Bunker HAl Congregational church.
 Merit badges: Art-Howard Well, ton, trop l, St. Johns church; first aid-John Altman troop 12 Explor- CTS, Sacred Heart church. Robert Yerger, trop 2, Second Congrega- tional church, William Hadley ard Ernest Zecl1a of trop 5, First Bap- tist church; live saving-Rayncnd Bailey and Eugene Johns of troop 9, Washington Park Community club; rowing-Raynaond Bailey of troop 9, Washington Park Con- munity club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21

the loss of more than 400 ships since January along the eastern sea- board and in the Caribbean area.
 Martin said the Mars" is ready to be placed in production immedi- ately; that he was waiting only the governments decision. The Mars" was built as an experimental ship for the navy It is powered by four 2,O00- horsepower motors, has . cu- bic capacity equivalent to l5-rcom house and is capable of carrying 150 fully equipped soldiers. It re- putedly is able to fly to Europe and back nonstop.
 Kaiser's plan enviSages building 5000 such ships in nine concerted shipyards = three on the Pacific coast, three on the Gulf coast and three on the Atlantic coast. He said 5000 of them would carry SO0,000 fully equipped soldiers or SS0,O0O tons of material to the British Isles every other day.
 Kaiser also believes that each of the converted shipysrds could turn out 10 flying boats month three months after work begins, and 40 month by the end of the first year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
FORMER RESIDENT
 DIES IN BRISTOL

Bristol. July 2l - Mrs. Mary Straun, 6l, of ITS Woodland street, widow of Walter c. Straun. died Monday afternoon at Bristol hos pital. Mrs. Straun was born in Thomaston August 31, 1880, and lived three years in Waterbury be- fore coming to Bristol g years ago. Her husband died B years ago. She was member of the Thalia Read ing Club and Eastern Star. She leaves two daughters. Genevieve C.
 and Margaret J. Straun; 6 son, Walter B. Straun, all of Brsitol: q brother George Schwarer of Mystic, and three sisters. Mrs. Bertha OMeara Of TorTington Mr& Jo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21

S4uhuTOu LeAoer EaQQy F1nucane, holder of the Distinguished Service Order, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two bars, at p, generally conceded to be Britain's top ace, was killed by a stray machine gun bull let, fired frcm a German laud bat tery ret''":l-rg from a recent RAP Ts.- cn France.
 TIES A NATURAL"
 SAID HIS BUDDIES
 With wavy hair, medium height, strong neck, wide cheekbones, the weight of 8 good halfback, Paddy was one of those athletic naturals who would have made any All-Am- eriman team if he'd ever been U. s. college boy.
 His Australians say of Paddy Fi- nucane that in the air he had one of those beautiful minds that re- member the positions of 8 dozen planes at once, although air fighters change position by the split second. And of his phenomenal eyesight, they also said, "it just X-rays Mes serschmittS out of any cloud bank"
 For long time Paddy Finucane, he pronounced 1t "Finoocan," said he was not going to get married un- til war was over. But Jean Wool ford, who lived next door to his fam fly in Richmond, changed that. They had been going together since before war started and suddenly they said Why wait?" and announced their engagement.
 On February 20, 1942, Finucane was wounded in dogfight over the Channel. But before that the closest he had ever come to being casual ty occurred at a party, when he hurdled a long wall and discovered a 20-foot drop on the other side. He went to the hospital with broken foot.
 His Australians got quite a kick out of the accident. They sent him a telegram, signed by the whole squadron:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
Holy Name Meeting

Members of the Holy Name So- ciety of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church will hold their semi-monthly meeting tonight at o'clock at the parish hall. A report will be made on the parish bazaar held last week and at which members assisted Pasquale Varanelli will preside.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Voketaitis of Highland avenue were in the group attending recent reunion of the Voketaitis family at the Uzdavinis home in Cheshire. Their son, Stan- ley Voketaitis, was named vice pres ident of the clan.
 Others named include: president Virgil Voketaitis of New Haven; treasurer, Mrs. Raymond Vogellus of Winsted; secretary, Miss Mary J Voketaitis of Torrington; entertain ment committee, Anthony Voketai- tis, Jr., of Thomaston and Joseph Voketaitis, Jr, of Bridgeport.
 The next reunion of the family will be held the third Sunday of July at the Vogellus home at High land Lake, it was decided at the reunion.
 Among those present were: MT and Mrs. Anthony J. Voketaitis, ST., and Mary Voketaitis of Tor rington; Mrs. Joseph Voketaitis, ST., Stanley Voketaitis and John Voketaitis of Waterbury; MT. and Mrs. Matthew Voketaitis, Virgil Voketaitis and Arnold Voketaitis of New Haven; MT. and Mrs. Joseph Voketaitis, Jr., and Joseph Yoke taitis, 3d, of Thomaston; MT. and Mrs. Walter Uzdavinis and Carol UzdaviniS of Cheshire; MT. and FMS. Raymond Vogellus and John Vogellus of Winsted; MT. and Mrs. William Anthony. Betty and Billy Anthony, Torrington; MT. and Mrs. William Murphy, Laureen and Kathleen Murphy, Torrington; MT. and Mrs. John Matel, Torrington MT. and Mrs. Raymond Carey, Raymond and Brian Carey, Will ton; Patricia Ann Jerome. Lans- downe, Pa: Isabelle Chipiloski, and Michael Chipiloski of Water bury; Mary and oJsephine Uzda- vinis of Cheshire; and Mrs. Agnes Pilvelis and Edith Pilvelis of New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21


 will be no sign of our day in the generations that will follow.
 Christopher Dawson, another learned philosopher, and perhaps less an alarmist, passes somewhat the same judgment. This attack on civilization he says is radically diff ferent. Western civilization is pass ing through a crisis which is essen- italy different from anything that has been previously experienced Other societies in the past have changed their social institutions or their religious beliefs under the in- fluence of external forces or the de- velopment of internal growth. But none like our own has ever faced the prospect of fundamental altera- tions of beliefs and institutions on which the whole fabric of social life rests"
 The revolution of today is radical 1t seems that all is toppling The cornerstone Is being wrenched from the foundation of our Christian civilization. And where is our God? WHERE IS OUR GOD?
 That is the question we hear is 60 many places. Why does God per- unit this awful war? Can we be- lieve in the goodness of God when he permits such misery? And how can he allow such destruction and slaughter to continue?
 Or as one of our good mothers expressed it not long ago: Looking at the condition of the world today it takes a lot of faith to believe in God"
 But quite the contraryI More correct logic that reasoned from the reprehensible indifference of man to God, from the transgression and offenses of man against the law of God and from the shameful injuS- tices of man toward his fellow man would lead to the conclusion that this war is a most explicit affirma- ton of both Gods existence and Nis Justice.
 Must we not reasonably conclude that now God has risen up in wrath and justice and called halt to mans sin. Indeed it would de- nand greater faith-aye an un- reasonable faith-to believe that a iust God could allow man to sin against Him with impunity and of- fer no gesture of justice.
 SIN IS PUNISHED
 War and its attendant miseries Is punishment of God for sin. Turn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
Women's Alliance On
 Annual Picnic Sunday
Joint Outing Arranged for Krugelis Farm; NOvena
 Services Attracting Large Attendances
BROOKLYN NEWS

Preparations are being completed by the Lithuanian Roman Catholic Women's Alliance, Lodge 43, and the Lithuanian Roman Catholic Workers Alliance, Lodge 5, for the annual joint picnic which will take place July 26 at the Krugelis farm on Highland avenue. The program which will include sports, games, dancing and refreshments is expect ed to attract the usual large crowd.
 On the arrangements committee are Mrs. Marcelle Digimas, president of Lodge 43, Mrs. Anna Smotas, Mrs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
Flying Boats To Skim
 Seas Almost Assured
But Trouble With New Orleans Ship Builder Musi First Be Settled in Conference With
 President Roosevelt
BY FRED H. SCHERFF United Press Staff COrrespondentl

Washington, July 21 - (UP) - Andrew Jackson Hig gins New Orleans Shipbuilder who wants to convert his shpyards to production of the 70on Glenn Martin flying boat Mars hopes to President Roosevelt today
 marine campaign by shifting the emphasis from surface shops to large flying boats made by another ship builder Henry J. Kaiser of Oregon Higgins also expects t0 here uit Kais
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
RENnrx ROLE FITS

William Bendix has the role of . Marine from the East Side of New York in Paramount's war classic, Wake Island."' It's a cinch for Bill. He was born at fist street and Third Avenue. New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21

has risen on the ruins of those which have gone before. In the path of history a new c!viliza- ton has always followed the one that has been destroyed.
 H e r m a n n R auSc h n i ng however, fears that the present attack on civili- zation will SC completely des- troy our culture, manners, morals
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
SERVICEMEN'S UNIT
 MEETING TONIGHT

Francis W. Orencole, chairman, will be in charge of special meet ing of the Servicemen's committee tonight at 8 o'clock at the American Legion home. Plans for future ac- tivities of the unit will be discussed. sepha Boyd of Marshaltown, Iowa, and Miss Martha Schwarer of New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
BURIED CIVILIZATION

It is said that under the City of Rome there are the ruins of seven or eight civilizations piled one upon 1he other like geological strata with
 Ahe present Rome the ninth that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21

Mary Shambaris, and Mrs. Isabelle Jankauskas. A large committee of members will assist at the picnic. Domenic MataS heads Lodge 5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
NOvena, Services

NOvena Services
 Large crowds have been attend ing the novena to St. Ann at St. Joseph's church. Services are held each morning at o'clock and in the evening at 2 o'clock. They will close Saturday night. Rev. J. Kidy- kas, S.J., of Philadelphia is off1ciat- ing, assisted by the parish priests.
 Sunday will be the feast day of St. Ann and elaborate church cere- monies have been planned in ob- servance of the occasion. Each year at St. Joseph's church services in honor of the saint are held for nine days previous to the feast day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21

Many happy returns, you little Irish We hate your guts."
 Which was the Aussies' way of saying Sorry you're hurt, old boy, Hope you're back with us soon."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
Scouts To Meet

Boy Scout Troop 28 will hold its regular weekly meeting tonight at 6:30 at the parish hall of Lady of Mount Carmel church. Scoutmaster Michael Purcaro will be in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-21
Million To One Chance Shot Got
BritainS No. 1 War Ace
BY PAUL MANNING Nea Service Staff Correspondent

London, July 21-Brendan Finucane Irish ore thought of addressing him anything else but Paddy Squadron FInucane ,..,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-08
High 0ctane Gas
Production Scars

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. CUP)-
Petroleum Coordinator Harold L.
Ickes said today that production
of 10O-octane gasoline has scared
already far beyond even our wild
est expectations" and is now two
and half times the most optimis-
tic forecasts of a year ago.
IckeS told a senate public lands
subcommittee this achievement was
due to "inter-refinery exchanges
necessary to the adoption of proper
blending practices" and to success
ful conversion Of refining equip
ment.
Ickes said a constant fight has
been Waged to increase petroleum
porduction in the face of 'Cthe
shortage of critical materials, the
bottlenecks in fabricating facilities
and the loss of trained technical
men to the armed services"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-08
a-Personals. Special Notices

NOT RESPONSIBLE for any ac-
tons or bills incurred by Sylvia
c. Wolfe after Oct. 5, 1912. Signed
r. V. Wolfe. 1O-11
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-08
Calf. Oh! Fields
Given Go Sian

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-UPJ-
The War Production board today
relaxed restrictions on use of ma
terials in "a California oil fields
to encourage increased production
of petroleum for United Nations
forces in the Pacific.
The WPB acted on a recon-
mendation of the office of Petro-
leum Coordinator in releasing ma
terials to rehabilitate old wells un-
der certain conditions in the Los
Angeles Basin San Joaquin Valley
and Santa Barbara Ventura re-
gionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-08
Rubber Cheaters
Given Warning

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. up
Americans who are trying to beat
the rubber conservation program
had fair warning today to look
out"
Rubber Chief William M. JEFF
ters, promising to bull through
the conservation program, said last
night that the three points of the
program of most concern to motor
lists were nationwide gasoline ra-
tioning, 35-mile-an-hour speed linn
it, and periodic tire inspection.
Then he added:
II think you will agree that these
are not stringent restrictions. 1t
is not too much for our country
to ask you to do to help win the
war &. am sure that what I have
said and what the regulations will
provide, will meet with the vol
untary support of the ,graet ma
jority of all of the citizens. For
that small segment of our popula-
tions who will try to beat the game
I only have this to say-look out"