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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20

Peter H. Leasure, rs, passed
away at 100 p. m. Tuesday in
the Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE,
following a weeks illness.
He was born October Is, 1876,
in Stock township, a son of Jesse
and Ruth Spence Leasure. He
spent his entire life in Noble
county.
Surviving are his widow, Ocie
Kirkbride Leasure, of the home
in Sarahsville: one brother, Dick
Leasure, of Symmetrical route
l and a sister, Mrs. Ola Cain, of
Stewart. One granddaughter,
Mrs. Tarcella Buckley, of Ava
and a great grandson, Michael
Buckley, of Ava, also survive.
The body was removed to the
home on Thursday afternoon
from the McVay funeral home.
Services will be held on Friday
afternoon at 200 o'clock at the
Sarahsville Methodist church
with Rev. John Thompson as
pastor. Burial will be made in
the Village View cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20
Noble Davis

A lifelong resident of Noble
county, Noble Davis, 80, died
Sunday at the home of a o Carl
Davis, Dexter City, following a
lingering illness.
Mr.. Davis, a retired farmer,
was a member of New Harmony
Baptist church. His wife, Ada
Broom Davis, died II years ago.
Surviving besides the son at
whose home he died, are two
other sons, Rennard, of Alliance
and Earl of Marietta; three
daughters, Mrs. Martha Wagner,
of Bellville, Mrs. Nina McCauley
of Butler and Mrs. Hattie Blake
of Akron: eleven grandchildren
end IL great grandchildren and
three brothers, Ed. Doc and
Frank, all of South Olive.
The body was taken to the Nc
Way funeral home and services
were held Wednesday, at 200
o'clock p. m, with Rev. Howard
Helm and Rev. Walter Brown Of
ficiating. Burial was in the South
Olive cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20

their departure. Deena and San
dra aren't quite sure what
the trip will yield but are lock-
ing forward to having their
mother teach them at home in
Israel. mo SCHOOL," they beam,
AS soon as they learn Hebrew
they will attend the Hebrew
schools, as there are no English
sponsored schools in Nathanyia,
the Mediterranean resort town
20 miles north of Tel Aviv,
where the Benders will live. All
the Benders plan to learn Heb
rev even though it is not neces-
Sary in carrying on soil conser-
walton work, as English is we'll
understood by those employed
by the Israeli government.
The Benders plan to leave their
West Lafayette residence March
%. Travel will be by auto to
Washington, D. c., and then by
plane to Israel. Several days will
be spent at FAC headquarters in
Washington and Rome for brief
ing.
For their new apartment
which awaits them, they will
take such things as bedding,
mosquito netting, a sewing ma
chine, mixmaster and pressure
cooker. They are taking three
bicycles for the mother and
daughters. Mr.. Bender will have
the car, as transportation facili-
ties are extremely limited. Near
" everyone either walks or rides
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20
Bud Ramsey Celebrates
Birthday With Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Ramsey
entertained with a party Tues
day evening from four to six
o'clock in honor of the fifth
birthday of their son. Bud. His
birthday occurred on Sunday.
Games were enjoyed with
Kathy Ann Estadt winning a
prize.
A delicious dinner was served
by the hostess.
Guests included Kathy Ann
Estadt, Judy and Sharon WIKI
ander, Johnny Hazard, Jimmy
Jay Hill, Beth Wood, Charlotte
Buckley, Mark Barnhart, Susan
Bruins and Jerry, Becky and Bud
Ramsey.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20
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Ben Noll, 81, of Cambridge,
died at 500 p. m. Friday in the
Swan hospital there, after suf-
fering a heart attack at his home
Thursday.
Mr.. Noll was a former well
known business man of Caldwell
and had resided in Cambridge
for the past three years.
He was the son of Frank and
Matilda Singer Noll and was
born in Noble county. At an
early age the family moved to
Pittsburgh, Pa. He returned to
Caldwell in 1923. He was the
proprietor of a filling station in
Olive.
A member of st. Philomena
Catholic church, he was the old
est member in the knight of Co.
lumbus at Caldwell in terms of
membership.
Mr.. Noll was married twice,
first to Margaret Estadt, who
died nine years ago. Three years
ago, he was married to Kathryn
Cain Noll, who survives. Also
surviving is one daughter, Mrs.
Harry Yontz, Playground street,
and twin grandsons, Phil and
Tom Yontz; four brothers, Rich
ard of Pittsburgh; Martin of
Cambridge and Alphonsus and
William of GAINESVILLE. One
brother and one sister are de-
ceased.
The body remained at the
Estadt funeral home until Mon
day morning, when services were
conducted at the St. Philomena
church at 900 o'clock, with Rev.
S. j. Pekalla officiating. Burial
was in Mt. Olivet cemetery,
Caldwell.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20

a bicycle, mule-cart or wagon
Everything is scare, including
food. which will be supplement-
ed.
The Blenders are anticipating
the coming year with pleasure
but that anticipation is tempered
by the realization of food ration
ing, oil cooking stoves, no neat
in the 40 degree winter, and the
nearness of Suez and the Arab
border. 1--WE are eager to 60 but
know we'll be even more eager
to return to the USA," they say,
Mr.. Bender is on a leave OF
absence for one year from the
Soil Conservation Service.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20

Daniel; three sons, one daugh-
ter; three brothers, including
lgnatz Fox, of Caldwell; five
sisters, two of whom are Mrs.
Sebastian Holman of Harrietts-
vile and Mrs. Joseph Shafer of
Dudley.
Funeral services were held at
Bethlehem, Tuesday morning at
900 o'clock and burial was at
Mt. Calvary cemetery, in that
Citv.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20
Emmett A. Bell

Emmett A. Bell, 80, retired
Reinersville farmer, died early
Saturday morning, following a
months illness.
Surviving are two sisters, Miss
Bessie Bell and Mrs. Minnie
Long, both of Oklahoma.
Services were conducted Tues
day afternoon at the Reiners-
Vile Methodist church, at 100
o'clock. Rev. H. B. Mason of
ficiated and burial was in the
Reinersville cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20

Hattie, of the home, Mrs. Myrtle
Huprich of Canton, and Mrs.
Israel Pitts, at whose home he
died; three sons, George of
GAINESVILLE, Henry of Caldwell
route and Carl of Caldwell.
Services will be held Saturday
at 1870 o'clock p. m. at the McVay
funeral chapel. Rev. Clair Gray
and Rev. Helm will officiate and
burial will be in the Barry's
Ridge cemetery. The body will be
removed to the home of Israel
Pitts on Friday evening until the
hour of services.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20
Otto E. Heisler

Otto E. Heisler, "a, died at the
home of a daughter, Mrs. Israel
Pitts, Cumberland route, We'd
nesday at 5:45 p. m, following
a lingering illness.
Mr.. Heisler was a we'll known
retired farmer of Noble county.
He was born in Elk township,
near Harriettsville and spent
most of his early life there. He
later moved to Center township.
He was born June 20, 1867, the
son of Very Good and Katharine
Pitcher HeiSler.
Survivors are three daughters,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20
Jeanette Pfeffer

Mrs. jeanette -Pfeffer, SO, died
Thursday morning at 700 a. m.
at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Pauline Mclaughlin, of
near Bailey's Mills, after a two
weeks illness.
She was born July 81, 1888,
the daughter of Chris and Jennie
Army Gallagher of Temper
anceville and was a member of
ST. Mary's Catholic church in
Temperanceville.
Surviving n two sons, Ger
vace Pfeffer, Quaker City route
and Gleason Pfeffer, of Barnes
vile route. Also, surviving are
nine grandchildren, three sisters
and two brothers. Her husband,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20

William, died exactly 30 years
ago to the day of her death Tues
day.
Services were held Saturday at
100 p. m. at st. Mary's church
with Rev. Schwendeman officiat-
ing. Burial was in the Beaver
cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20
Mrs. Daniel Corners

Mrs. Rose Corners, SO, of Beth
lehem, Pa, died Saturday morn
ing at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Lee B. Vogler, in that city.
She had been in i'll health for
the past three months.
She was born in Fulda, the
daughter of the late Fred and
Syvilla Fox and spent her early
childhood there.
Survivors include her husband,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20
MARRIAGE PERMIT

Probate Judge Otto Polling is
sued a marriage license to Ber-
man Fox, steelworker, Canton
and Sula Gordon, domestic,
~Sarahsville route.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20

Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Waite
Jr., of Renrock, announce the
birth of a daughter on March 6
at the Bethesda hospital, Zanes-
vile. She has been named Linda
Deanne. The grandparents are
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Waite, of
Reinersville and Itol Reed, of
Renr0ck.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Waltenz
of Lower Salem, are the paran
of a daughter, born March
the Memorial hospital, Marietta
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-03-20
Look Who's Here!

MT. ana MIS- FTEu Bates al
Summerfield, r the parents Of
a daughter, born March II at the
Good Samaritan hospital, Zanes.
vile.
- - - -
Gu March II, a son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Long, Of
Lowell route l, in the Memorial
hospital, Marietta.
- - - -
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Kachila
of Cumberland route are an.
nouncing the birth of a daughter
born at the Good Samaritan hos,
pital, GAINESVILLE on March -,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
Japanese Ruling
Permits Religion
AS Credit Course

TOKYO-(NC)-An official rul-
ing has been announced here per-
mitting religion to be taught as a
credit course in private schools
throughout Japan, beginning with
the new school year which opens in
April. Heretofore, religion could be
taught on voluntary basis only
and outside of regular class hours.
The ruling was handed down by
educational authorities of the ma
tional government, largely in re-
sponse to recommendations of the
Educational and Legal Departments
of the National Catholic Committee
in Tokyo. 1t is recalled that the
mayors of many villages, deeply
concerned over the decline of NOR
ais among young people, have ask
ed that Catholic missions be estab-
lished in their communities TO sup
plement what is lacking in the
public school system.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
Negro Judge Elected Head
OF N. Y. InterraciaI Unit

NEW YORK - (NC) - Judge
Harold A. Stevens, first Negro to
serve on the bench of General Ses-
sions, the eity's highest criminal
court, has been elected president
of the Catholic Interracial Council,
it was announced by directors of
the Council here. Professor Daniel
j. Sullivan of Fordham University
was elected first vice president.
Judge Stevens, a convert, was
graduated from the Boston College
School of Law, served as counsel
of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, as legal adviser to the
New York State Association of Elks
and as member of the New York
State Assembly He is co-chairman
of the st. Charles School and Com
munity Center Fund and member
of the Catholic Youth Organiza-
ton Council of the New York arch
diocese.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
CiantMonstrance
To Be Viewed AT
Eucharistic Meet

BARCELONA, Spain - NC) -
One of Spain's greatest treasures
the celebrated Toledo Monstrance
will be used during the 35th In
ternationsl Eucharistic Congress
which opens in Barcelona on May
81, according to an announcement
here.
The monstrance, held to be the
most valuable in the world, is
largely the work of Henry Arfe, a
18th century German goldsmith. 1t
contains about 40 pounds of pure
gold and some 440 pounds of sill
yer. 1t is fashioned of $500 pieces,
held together by 1880 screws.
The lunette of the Monstrance is
said to have been made in part
with gold brought by Christopher
Columbus from America. The mon
STRANGE is studded with priceless
pearls, 80 of which we're removed
by the communists during the Red
regime in Spain in the 1905.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
Persecution 4ids
Church In China,
Jesuit Declares

TAIPEI, Formosa - NC) -
Communist persecution is actual
ly gaining new prestige for the
Church throughout China, ac-
cording to q missionary ousted
from Red China who is now pro-
fessor of English at the National
University here.
He is the Rev. Edward ]. Muir
ply, ST., of San Francisco, one
of four lJesuits who have been
named to the university's facul-
ty.
Millions OF Chinese had never
heard of the Church before the
Reds began their about perse-
cutlon, Father Murphy stated.
Now its name is recognized in
the remotest villages. The peas
ants hear the Church accused
daily, but they are shrewd
enough TO draw their own con-
cluSions, the former missionary
in China said.
AS the great mass of Chinese
people grow more restive under
the ruthless control OF the Reds,
the priest explained, they will
realize that whatever this Catho-
lie Church is, it is on their side
and is fighting their battle. In
the final analysis, Father Muir
ply said the Red terrorists may
find that they have been unwit-
ting propagators of the Catholic
faith among their own people.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
Feasts OF Marx, Lenin, Stain,
Replace Easter And Pentecost

as Christian on the communist cal
endar. Christmas. New Years, As
cension Day and the Protestant
Atonement day. At the same time,
Is communist anniversaries are to
be observed, among them Stains
birthday and the birthdays of Marx
and Lenin.
The new set-up is a reflection of
the trend which more persistently
asserts itself all the time under
the red rule. A motion picture pro
duced under communist auspices
and now shown all over the Soviet
zone under the title THE Lost Vii
lage" is part of the same move
ment. 1t tells the story of Cath
Ollie priest who tries to help par
ish whose homes are condemned
at the request of Western occu-
pational power He goes to see his
Bishop who is shown as capital
ist," siding with the ruling class,
living in luxury and coldly turning
down the request for help.
Equally Illuminating was the
sentence recently passed by COM
munist Potsdam court in the case
Of a woman who had sued her
husband for divorce on the ground
of adultery. The evidence was con-
elusive, nevertheless the wife was
declared to be the guilty party be-
cause she still went to her Prot
estant church and was giving her
child religious education which,
the court said, made il impossible
for her communist husband to live
with her on good terms. The "po-
litical weakness" of the wife, the
court ruled, had prompted the
husband to seek companionShip
elsewhere, and the differences of
the theological levels made it nee
essary for him to seek intellectual
response" with another woman!
Views such as these are but the
result of communist indoctrination
which emanateS Systematically
from Moscow sources. A recent ar
ticIe Of "Komsomolskaja Prawda"
of Moscow, widely distributed here,
again urges that religious preju-
dices be overcome" The ruling
classes, the paper says, have always
used religion to keep the working
class in bondage and exploit them,
and the Catholic Church is but "a
servant of American imperialism" "
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
Notre Dame High
Gym Construction
Delayed by Mishap

Observation-Disclosures of
the gymnasium of the new Notre
Dame high school here is delayed
by the collapse of the steel struc-
ture being put in place for its roof.
The accident occurred Wednesday
of last week.
Lives of nine ironworkerS were
endangered. One suffered a skull
injury, while others received minor
hurts. Cause Jf the damage, esti-
mated at $4,000, was not immedi-
ately determined.
Meanwhile work on the class.
room section of the new high school
continues. Workmen are ready to
pour the concrete for the second
floor.
The new Notre Dame high school
is being constructed to serve as a
Central Catholic high school for
the several parishes of the Ports
mouth area. Ground was broken
last July, and actual construction
began a few weeks later.
Devoss and Donaldson of Ports
mouth are the architects for the
new S450,000 building, which will
include eight classrooms, a combin.
alton gymnasium and auditorium
chapel, library, offices, and several
claSsrooms for science, music and
tipping.
The Persun Construction com
pany of Huntington, w. Va, is in
charge of the work.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
~ Rev. Or. Max Jordan

BERLIN - NC) - Easter and
Pentecost no longer are legal holi-
days in the Soviet zone of occupa-
tion of Germany.
According to the official East
German Almanac for the current
year but four holidays are listed
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
Requiems To Be Offered
For Deceased Priests

Following an annual custom,
Bishop Ready will offer a Solemn
Pontifical Requiem Mass for de.
ceased priests of the diocese on
the last day of each of the three
clergy retreats, the first of which
was held this week at the Shrine
of the Little Flower. The first
Mass was offered at o'clock yes
terday Thursday, and the second
will be next Thursday morning
the last day of the second retreat.
The third retreat for the priests
will be held in June.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
Aid for Polish Refugees

CHICAGO = CNC) - In many di-
oceSes throughout the United
States parishes serving Polish
American Catholics will take up a
special collection on Sunday, May
4, to help maintain two Polish sem
inaries in Rome and to provide re-
hgious aid for the Poles scattered
throughout Europe and in parts of
Asia.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
Area Colleges
Study How To
Be Christian

Delegates from II colleges in
Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsyi-
vania assembled in the faculty
room of Erskine Hall at the Col
lege of st. Mary Of the Springs
Thursday, April "a, for one-dsy
discussion meeting on What Is a
Christian College2"
More than 400 American colIeg-
es are now participating in q joint
research project on this question
under the auspices of the Associa-
ton Of American Colleges Com
mission on Christian Higher Edu-
cation.
Monsignor Frederick G.. Hoch-
walt, Executive Secretary of the
National Catholic Educational As
sociation. has urged Catholic col
leges to participate in the project
and at the end Of March some 1a
Catholic institutions of higher
learning had signified their inten-
ton of doing so. The project is fl
nanced jointly by the Association
Of American Colleges and the Lilly
Foundation.
Colleges expected TO attend the
meeting this week at St. Mary's in
cluded Baldwin Wallace, Bethany
College West Virginia), Capital
Denison, Findlay, Heidelburg, Hir
am, Mt. Union, Ohio Wesleyan, OF
terbein, Thiel (Greenville, Penn
sylyania), Wsynesburg Pennsyl
ysnia), Western College for Wo.
men, Wilberforce, Wilmington, and
Wittenburg.
The Reverend J. NJ. Bauer, 0.P.
is the faculty chairman for the 10.
cal college and represented it al
the meeting.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25

We we're all under 'house-arrest
For the next three months Father
John Kinney of Syracuse and my
self smuggled the Blessed Sacra
ment to the house of a friendly
Chinese and there heard confes
sions and gave the people Holy
Communion. We had to stop this
wher the Communists became sus.
picious."
oddly enough, during all this
the Communists let it be known
that they were not hostile to relig
ion. They said their measures were
necessary because the people were
needed for land-armies and would
j have no time for religion, Father
Curtis related.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25

time have now. thanks to the Com.
munists, come TO know and admire
it."
The very fact that the Catholic
missionaries stayed at their posts
and suffered persecution with their
people until they were driven out
made big impression on every.
one-even the pagans," he con
cluded.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25

A priest who was arrested on 18
charges samples: raising dogs to
bite school children; spreading lep-
rosy in his parish) and spent three
months in jail till he paid his fine
of 81 500, 900 stopped off in Colum-
bus last week to visit a priest-rel-
atiVe.
The "arch-criminal" is the Rev.
Lawrence d. Curtis, C.M., veteran
missioner just back from 12-year
stint in what is now Communist-oc-
cupied China. Altogether, Father
Curtis has spent % years in the
Vincentian mission band in the
ORIENT.
Father Curtis was quick to ex-
plain his imposing criminal record.
The l8-count charge had been lev
eled at him by the Chinese Com
mumst warlords shortly after they
marched into the peaceful little
village of Tangkiang, Kangsi prov
ince. Tangkiang is in the Diocese
of Kanchow, about two air miles
north of Hong Kong.
Following their usual policy of
trying to exterminate religion by
diScrediting the missionary" he
said, "the Red soldiers wasted lit
tie time in arresting me and lead.
ing me with my hands tied behind
my back through the streets of the
town"
Cramped Quarters
On reaching the Jail the priest
was thrown into cell measuring
20 feet long by seven feet wide,
already occupied by 19 other pris.
oners. 'H you think that's bad" he
grinned, 'that same cell housed so
prisoners before l left"
That same night the Communist
invaders forced the townspeople to
come to a trial" of the priest dur
ing which he was found guilty OF
18 Grimes" all as unlikely and
dramatic as spreading leprosy in
the village, and raising dogs to
bite the school children"
There were 120 lepers in and
around the village who depended
or the little aims | could give them
for their support" Father Curtis
explained. THE very fact that we
did what we could to help these
poor devils was used by the Com
munists as proof of my hatred for
the people" the priest added, "but
the people knew better and the
Communists only discredited them
selves in the eyes of the people"
The "dog-raising child biting
charge was something extra that
the Reds dreamed up" Father Cur
It's said, adding that all of his fel.
low prisoners were found guilty OF
similar atrocities.
81 was treated very we'll doing
my three-month stretch in the
clink," he laughed. "You see, all
nice people were in Jail"
Reduced Rates
Fathers fine of $1,000, 900 was
to be paid in the new Red-issued
invasion dollars. This staggering
sum was paid off at the end OF
three months and | was released.
1t takes only S55 in good old
American cash to equal million
and half in the Commies' new
currency" he explained.
Father Curtis, here in Columbus
to visit his cousin, Rev. John 81
mon, assistant pastor of Holy
Name church, said that "the Cath
olics in our diocese of Kanchow
have increased from 5000 in 1923
to 10000 in 1850"
"All of our work was halted by
the Reds by December of 1850.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25
DCCW Social Set Friday
AT Christ The King School

The DCCW of Christ the King
parish, Columbus, will sponsor a
social from $50 to 11:30, Friday in
the school hall, 1855 f. Livingston
Ave. Music will be furnished by
McGaryey'S band.
Chairmen for the event are Mr..
and Mrs. William Wood, assisted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Quinn and Mr..
and Mrs. Hayden Stephens.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-04-25

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