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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13
Priests Urged
To Emphasize
Social Justice

The need lof more sermons deal
ing with social justice was empha.
sized here last week by the Ri. Rev.
Msgr. William J Flanagan, pastor
of ST. Mary Cathedral, Lansing,
Mich.
Msgr. Flanagan. addressing ap-
proximately so priests at the Re
gionsl Priests Social Action Con.
ference, asserted that the priest
must never lose sight of his mis-
sion TO help all those who are in
difficulties and misery He declar-
ed.
There are pulpits from which
no message has ever gone forth on
living wages, the tights and duties
of unions, social implications of
private property governments
rights and nuties in matters eco
nomic, workers obligation for fam
ily-thrift and for his occupational
fairness in doing his Job well, and
managements rights and its re-
sponsibilities."
And yet, Msgr Flanagan said,
these questions are so many phases
of one of the mos important prob
lens of our day And the Church
has something to say about every
one of them.
'Zealously and fearlessly," he
continued, the priest must explain
the correct principles regarding
property. wealth social Justice and
Christian charity, and give to all
an example of their application"
Presentation of these topics, he
said. requires study and thought.
Reference materials primar lily
should be the encyclicals and the
American Bishops adaptations of
them, especially IN the 1919, 1888
and the 1910 programs
Other manuals Msgr Flanagan
recommended were Father HusS-
lein's Manifesto Msgr Ryan's
'Distributive Justice FIR MilIer's
Forty Years After" FIR Cronin's
Catholic Social Principles and
Bishop Haas Man and Society"
Also speaking at the two-day con-
ference in the DeshIer Wallick Ho-
tel were The Reverends Daniel
Cantwell of Chicago; Francis
Carney of Cleveland; Karl Hubbel
of Detroit; Charles Rice of Ma
trona, Pa; and George Higgins,
Washington, D. c. whose column
appears regularly in The Catholic
Times.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13
British Bill To
Make Abortion
Legal Shelved

L0NDON-(NC) - The British
House of Commons has shelved a
highly controversial bill threaten
ing to legalize abortion generally
throughout the nation
The non-party Bill, which had
been fiercely opposed by Catholics
among others. was talked out" in
the House of Commons. This meant
that debate on the Bill, which had
been delayed by other business,
had only just begun when the
House adjourned. 1t now has to
go right to the bottom of long
list of such bills. introduced by in
dividual members or small groups.
Its chances of being discussed
again are very doubtful. If it does
not come up again before Parlia-
ment breaks up for the summer re-
cess it will be lost entirely and its
sponsors will, if they are so in
clined. have to start all over again
to try to get Parliament even to
agree TO consider it.
The bill, described by one Cath
olic parliamentary commentator as
obviously ridiculous" sought to
amend present laws and condone
all abortions performed whether
by doctors or by non-professional
people if carried out "in good
faith to preserve a mothers
health.
His Eminence Bernard Cardinal
Griffin, Archbishop of Westmins-
ter, called for the strongest oppo-
sition to If
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13
A Baptized Christian

Joseph Stain, the fourth child
of cobbler and maid servant,
was baptized a Christian in the
Greek Orthodox Church at Gori,
Georgian Russia, shortly after his
birth on December 81, 1879. AT
the age of IA, his widowed mother
placed him in an Orthodox theo-
logical seminary at Tiflis NOV
TbilisD.
The seminary was conducted by
Orthodox monks and was charac-
terized by strict discipline. II was,
in fact, a center of revolutionary
thought for the young students,
among whom Stain became a lead
er. He was expelled from the
seminary less than five years af-
ter he entered. The monks gave
the official reason for his expul-
sion as failure to attend exam
nations. 1t is believed that the
real reason was his suspected po-
litical disloyalty to the Car.
Stains later statements indi-
cate that he had lost all belief in
God and Christianity even while
he was attending the Orthodox
seminary.
Il have been an atheist since
my youth" he said in letter ad-
dressed to the communist youth
of Russia in 1888. The letter also
clearly stated his opposition to all
religion.
Communism is hostile TO all re-
ligion because the principles of the
world revolution and of athesim
cannot be reconciled with those of
any religion which will and has
always been with capitalism, he
declared. ITO maintain and to
promote the goddess movement is
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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13

Charles A. Reitz, Daniel A. 0'Neil,
Jerome M. Wigg4ns, Charles P.
Chapman, Jr.. Robert Mcnamara,
Richard Nagel, Paul J Fleming,
j. Edward Butler Louis Vetter,
Richard A. Haae John c. Derr,
Otto M. Vetter and o. f Sand.
Following the kickoff meet
ing, members of the committee
will start out on their calls for
pledges. Every wage Garner or in
come-receiving person among the
Catholic population will be contact
ed for a gift to this most worthy
cause. Contributions will take the
form of pledges made over 20
month period.
Notre Danes utIlitarian features
are on a par with the beautiful
Continued on Page p
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13
Holy Father Relies On
Our Charity To Poor
World Looks To
Pope; He Looks
To Us For Aid

A great part of Christ's MyS-
tical B Body on earth, the
Church, will find it hard to re-
echo 'Laetare" (Rejoice) the
cry of the Liturgy this Sunday,
March Is. The ravages of
present wars and prosecutions
or the aftermath of those past
viii see to it that the business
of keeping alive is uppermost
in the minds of most of our
Holy Fathers children.
Help for these victims of war ev-
erywhere is being sought il. the
annual Laetare Sunday Fund ap-
peal made by the Bishops of Amer
lea For many people the results of
this appeal will be the difference,
quite literally. between life and
death.
The fund appeal, to be made in
every parish, mission and chapel
in the United States. is destined to
aid the millions of destitute and
impoverished war victims of Eu-
rope, Asia, and the Near and Far
East
Writing 10 the Hierarchy o. the
United States, the Holy Father
pointed out that III appeal which
you are about TO launch, Venerable
Brothers, TO your beloved fIeeks
Throughout the Archdioceses and
Dioceses of your country affords
Us the welcome opportunity TO
express once again Our psternsl
commentator of that sposfoIste
Of charity which has become . dis
finsUishing mark Of Hierarchy,
clergy and faithful Of the United
States Of Ameries.
From heart buoyant with hope
Continued on Page .
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open house will be observed
throughout the afternoon so that
all may inspect the school.
The Right Rev Msgr Joseph r,
Casey, V. F.. Dean of the Southern
Deanery, and pastor of Holy Re-
deemer parish saio today that
more than 300 men OF st. Mary's
and Holy Redeener parishes have
volunteered to work on the drive.
Organization Of the campaign
committee has been accomplished
during the past two months under
the leadership of Co-Chairmen
Earl Reinhardt and Edward A.
Glockner. The parish chairmen
are Frank Iinskey and J Wesley
Hyland
The important posts Of vice
chairmen have been filled by
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13
NCEA Golden
Jubilee Parlev

The Rev. Bennett Applegate, dio-
cesan director of schools, will at
tend the golden jubilee convention
OF the National Catholic Educa-
tional Association in Atlantic City.
NJ to be held from Apr. ITO.
Also scheduled to attend the con-
vention are Sr. M. Beatrice. O.P.,
and Sr NJ. Anacleta, O.SF., dioce-
san school consultants.
The convention, which will be
held in the huge Convention Hall
in Atlantic City, is expected to at
tract some 10000 Catholic educa-
tors from all parts of the United
States.
The vocations panel which will
highlight the convention, has been
arranged by the NCEA in cooper
alton with the Vocation Institute
at the University of Notre Dame,
which is directed by Father John
H Wilson, csc. 1t will be devoted
to a discussion OF the various as
poets of discovering and fostering
vocations.
Father Francis A. Barry. the
Boston archdiocese's director of vo-
cations and editor of Contacts. a
magazine devoted to vocstions, will
speak on "Vocations-Real of Syn
thetic?" And Father Joseph E.
Haley, csc. of Notre Dame, will
speak on Secular Institutes: New
Vocation in the Church" An in
formal discussion period will be
conducted by Father Simeon
Heine, S.A, director of vocstions of
Atonement Fathers at Graymoor
Monastery Garrison. NY
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13

documents from Hungary Rumania
and Bulgaria.
1t is also possible TO obtain doc
uments from Yusoslav church au-
thorities but il is useless" the of
flee says, to apply for documents
from countries within the borders
of the Soviet Union, such as Lith-
uania, Latvia and the part of East
ern Germany that has been annex
ed by the Russians
In such cases where no docu-
ments can be obtained proof of
Baptism and of the freedom to
marry is to be furnished through
witnesses, as prescribed by Canon
Law (Canons 742, and l79D.
The name of the German office
is "Kirchenouchamt fuer Heimat-
vertriebene" (0fflce of Church rec
ords for expelleesl. and its address
is Preysing Strasse 2l, Munich 8.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13

Bishops were imprisoned. churches
closed and the faithful prosecuted
from the Baltic in Europe to the
Bering Sea in Asia.
Stain frequently declared him
self an atheist. There are no re-
ports that he had a change of
heart as his grim end approached.
The official bulletins announcing
the Soviet dictator's fatal illness
and death made no reference TO
God, asked no prayers for his wei
fare or his soul.
ignoring Divine aid, the first
bulletin merely appealed 10 the
Soviet people TO display the
greatest unity and cohesion,
staunchness of spirit and vigil
ance," and expressed the hope that
they will redoUble their energies
in building communism in our
country"
The bulletin announcing Stains
death stated: In these sorrowful
days, all the people of our country
are rallying even closer in a great
fraternal family under the tested
leadership of the Communist Party
created and reared by Lenin and
Stalin.p
These bulletins were in marked
contrast to governmental reaction
to the illness and death of such inn
portant leaders of the western
world as Franklin d. Roosevelt
and King George vi. In both cas-
es. there we're official appeals in
viking Cod'S aid
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13

Final plans are almost complete
for the exhibition of the work of
the Tabernacle Society to be held
at Notre Dame Convent, 331 E.
Rich St, Mar. 20, 21 and % from
2 TO 5 p. m.
On Sunday, Mar. %, Bishop
Ready will bless the articles ex-
hibited; after which he will offic-
late at Benediction in the con-
vent chapel.
The Society, composed of women
from all parishes in the city, fur
nish to poor churches gratuitously
the requisites for divine service.
The public will see on display a
variety of altar linens and vest
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13

ment ranging from ehaliee wells to
chasubles.
For more than 81 years, the
group has met weekly to sew for
this purpose. The list of articles
made during that period is impos-
ing. In all, 1884 vestment sets
have been sent to priests in needy
parishes and altar linens donated
total we'll over 13,000 Articles
have been sent to churches in most
states in the Union as we'll as many
countries abroad.
For working funds, the Society
is necessarily dependent upon
membership dues and donations.
The membership offering is usual
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13

A standing room only crowd of
girls from grade eight through
twelve was on hand at St Mary
OF the Springs College on the sec
ond annual Diocesan Vocation day
to hear Bishop Ready urge them
to give serious thought to the ques-
tion, what does God ask me to
do?" More than 1900 girls and
Sisters we're in attendance
The Bishop paid tribute to the
Sisters of the diocese through their
representatives who were seated
on the stage with him.
Speaking of the current season
of all-stsr teams, he said, Here
on the stage we have the repre-
sentatives of an all-star team doing
so much for the welfare of the
Churoh-good, holy women rep
resentauves of a beauty contest
not physical beauty, but beauty in
the sense OF the love of God, the
love of work, and the power Of the
service of Christ"
Pointing out the necessity of
thinking about a vocation, the
Bishop referred to the words of
the Divine Savior to the Apostles,
found in the Advent Gospel: Go
and relate to John what you have
heard and seen The blind see, the
lame walk, the lepers are cleansed.
the deaf hear, the dead rise again,
the poor have the gospel preached
to them.
His Excellency continued, THE
Sisters are doing the things men
toned in this gospel They are
caring for the sick: they are look
ing out for the aged-and all for
the love of Christ They represent
the spiritual and corporal good
works of the world. They will be
blessed abundantly on earth and
also hereafter"
The Bishop then told of the con-
stant appeals he receives for re-
ligious TO staff the schools, hos
pitals and homes for the aged.
Here we see the ones who have
answered His call-they have an
swered the call and have answered
1t generously What disaster had
they said, NOT"
"Maybe God is speaking to some
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13
Villagers Speak Aramaic

BARCELONA, Spain - (NC) =
Parents in the remote village Of
Malloula, Lebanon, are still teach
ing their children Aramaic. the
Syro-Hebrew dialect spoken by
Christ, according to a report in
the magazine (Cristiandad Chris
tianity) published here. The ar
ticle said two professors of the
University of Beirut made record
ings of family conversations among
the villagers.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13

ly S100 "a year. To become bens-
factor, it is necessary only TO pay
an annual subscription of $500.
Life memberships with benefits
continuing after death, call for a
donation of $500. At present,
there are approximately 500 patron
members. About 20 of these are
counted on for actual needle work.
Donations in money or materials
for vestments and linens, are CRATE
fully received by Sister Mama,
SN.D.. Directress of the Tsber-
nable Society.
The Society. which was estab-
lished in Columbus in 1896 under
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Puerto Ricans Honored

YOUNGSTOWN, o.-Puerto Ric-
ans who have settled in the Ma
honing Valley here have been pre-
sented a Key to the City by Mayor
Charles P. Henderson of Youngs-
town for their efforts toward inte-
grafton into the community.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13
Stain Death Removes
One OF Most Relentless
Foes OF Christianity
(N.C.W.C. News Service)

The death of Josef Stain has removed from the world
OF the most relentless and systematic prosecutors
Christianity in history
AS the incarnation of world communism for almost 80
chiefly under Stains inspiration that priests and
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-13

VATICAN CITY. March Z Radio,
Nc - Archbishop Gustavo Testa.
until now Apostolic Delegate to
Palestine, mas been named Papal
to Switzerland. il was an
nounced here.
Evening star., 1953-01-15
Fairfax Referendum
On Two Bond Issues
Set for February )

Fairfax Circuit Judge Paul
Brown today set February 3 as
the date for a referendum on
Fairfax County's proposed new
$11 million school construction
bond issue mad an $80,000 health
center bond issue.
The date was set as soon as
School Board Attorney Robert
j. McCandlish filed a petition
requesting the school bond issue
referendum.
A petition for the health CEN
ter bond issue was filed earlier
in behalf of the Board of Super
viSorS.
The school board had sug-
gested that the referendum be
held on a Saturday because
many people would be off from
work that day and could par
ticipate in the voting.
February 3 is on Tuesday.
Judge Brown said he chose that
date because county elections
generally are held on Tuesday
and because the Circuit Court
clerks Office is closed on Satur-
day it would be impossible for
election officials to return bal
lots to the clerks Office after
they are counted.
Evening star., 1953-01-15
Sanders Reelected Head
OF HyatfsviIIe Firemen

Benjamin F. Sanders, 4913
Forty-second place, Hyattsville.
has been reelected president of
the Hyattsville Fire Department.
Others named to Office at a
meeting Monday night we're:
The Rev. H. r. Osgood, chaplain;
r. E. Nairn. jr., secretary; L. F.
Sanders, treasurer, and E. S.
Dorrelle and L. F. Sanders, dele
gates to the Prince Georges
County Fire Association.
Also reelected was Charles
DiVincenzo, chief, John L. Sulli-
van, assistant chief; Wayne C.
Read, captain; Warren Creech.
lieutenant; Francis x. Geary,
sergeant, and Mr.. Dorrelle as fire
marshal.
Mr.. Dorrelle submitted a report
for the year 1852 which showed
that the Hyattsville company
answered 410 fire and emergency
calls. Total value of property
endangered was listed at $440, 500
while the actual property loss
was shown at $11.830.
Evening star., 1953-01-15
Future School Needs
Cited at Alexandria

Plans to build 3,178 living
units in the newly annexed area
of Alexandria pose threat of
school space shortage in COM
ing years, the city School Board
was told last night.
T. c. Williams. school superin-
tendent, told of developers plans.
Some of the prospects will be
apartment houses, but many will
be single-family homes. he said.
Mr.. Williams also announced
a new 30-room elementary school
will open February 2 to replace
a small 35-year old building and
relieve overcroWding in another
old school. The new school,
moved Robert E. Lee is at JEFF
ferson and Patrick streets.
MI. Williams said construc-
tion of a new building, the
25-room Patrick Henry School
in the Shirley-Duke apartment
area has already begun. This
structure. at contract price of
$731 900, is scheduled to open
in September.
The board, on recommendation
of Mr.. Williams, approved
changing the name of the Lee
Jackson School to the Stonewall
jackson School. The board also
approved appointment of 13 new
teachers to fill vacancies.
Evening star., 1953-01-15
Poole Heads Arlington S
Red Feather Campaign

Attorney Edward o. Poole will
be chairman of the Arlington
County Red Feather campaign
for Community Chest agencies
next fall, the Arlington Com
munity Chest and Council has
announced.
Mr.. Poole, long active in
Chest Council work, was CHAIR
man of the successful Red Cross
campaign in Arlington last
spring.
DR.. Charles P. Cake. president
of the CheSt-Council, announced
that Arlington closed its drive
with 81 per cent Of its goal,
having raised $64.337 of its
SIS, ,985 quota. This amount was
the largest ever raised in the
history Of Arlington Community
Chest campaigns.
Chairman of the campaign
was Carroll Ford. manager Of
the Rosslyn Gas Co.
Evening star., 1953-01-15
State 10 Lift Roads
Al Peace Cross 10
Prevent Flooding
BY Gene Goodwin
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. Is. - The
roads at Peace Cross will be
lifted above flood level, prob
ably by the end of this year.
That was the assurance given
yesterday by Gov. McKeldin, who
referred to the Oft flooded Peace
Cross as "the States disgrace at
the Bay of Bladensburg."
The Governor said the State
Roads Commission will hold a
hearing on the road-raising prof.
ect within 80 days, probably in
Hyattsville, but so far as he is
concerned. the project already
is underway"
He as much as said the hear
ing would not deter the State
from the project.
No More Shilly Shallying.
There's not going to be any
more shilly-s y-shallying," he de-
clared.
Once the work has begun, the
project will take about six
months to complete. 1t will cost
about 100000. The roads will
be raised from three to five feet.
The Governor disclosed State
plans for eliminating the high
water traffic bottleneck at Peace
Cross, after comforting with
Senator Butler, Republican, of
Maryland; Representative Small,
Republican. of the Fifth Mary
land District. and three Prince
Georges County delegates-Wil-
liam r. Hughes and j. Frank
Lillard. jr.. Republicans. and
Perry o. Wilkinson, Democrat.
The delegation had gone to
the Governor, chiefly to get his
reaction to new Peace Cross
flood control plan being pro-
NOTED by Mr.. Lillard. The
originator of the new plan,
Joseph A. Darneille. of Capitol
Heights, a Washington hy-
draulics engineer, also was pres
ent at the brief conference in
the Governors Office.
Darneille Plan Delayed.
The Darneille plan, which in
wolves a series Of hydraulically
controlled locks on the Anacos-
tia River and a large retention
basin for surplus flood waters.
was pushed into the background
by the Governors surprise an
nouncement.
Mr.. Lillard said, however. he
intends to continue pressing for
passage of a resolution he has
introduced, calling on the Gov
ernor to appoint a five-man
commission to study the Dar-
nellie idea.
The Governors announcement
represented a victory for Mr..
Hughes and Marcus F. H. Green
horne, Bladensburg town engi-
neer.
Mr.. Greenhorne began promot-
ing the road-raising idea more
than two years ago He drew up
a plan for elevating the roadbeds
of Highways l and so at the
Peace Cross intersection and in
stalling culverts under the pave
ment to allow the flood waters
to pass through. The idea came
to bear the name of the Green
horne plan.
He and Mr.. Hughes went be-
fore the State Roads Commission
with his scheme in February,
1851, and they said they have
been pressing ever since to have
the commission put it into effect.
Mr.. Hughes. who was skepti-
cal of the Darnellle plan when
Mr.. Lillard unveiled it here last
week, said the Roads Commission
had told him last month it was
Evening star., 1953-01-15
Jewish School 10 Start
Second Term Sunday

The second semester of the
Arlington-Fairfax Jewish Center
Religious School will begin Sum-
day.
Sunday classes are held in
the Patrick Henry School from
10 am. to noon and accept
children between 4 and IA.
Weekday classes are held in the
Jewish Center on Arlington
boulevard at Fenwick street,
Monday through Thursday from
4 to $50 pm. Children between
8 and IL are eligible for inStruc-
ton. ---
Registrations will be at the
first meeting of classes or at the
Jewish Center, phone jackson
7-2243.
Evening star., 1953-01-15
Bethesda Fire Board
Elects F. J. Schwoerer

The Bethesda Fire Board has
elected as its new president,
Francis J. Schwoerer, a Govern
ment Printing Office employe.
He takes the place of Capt. Pres
ton B. Haines. retired naval
officer.
Other officers reelected at
the boards annual dinner meet
ing last night at the Kenwood
club:
Burrell H. Marsh, jr., vice
president; John B. Cole. secre-
tary: G. Wady 1mirie, treasurer,
and Emory H. Bogley, counsel.
James Cummings, S. Walter
Bogley. Ford E. Young, Thomas
E. Hampton and Stuart L. Bal
ley were elected to the Execu-
tive Committee.