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the United States on many oc-

the United States on many oc-
casions.
The second Encyclical letter
OF his reign, Serum Lssfifiss,
was devoted to the progress
and problems of the Church
in the United States.
He canonized the first Amer
lean citizen raised to sainthood
when he elevated st. Frances
Xavier Cabrini to the honors
of the altar.
He spoke to American Catho-
lies in a number of special
English-language radio broad
casts, including his series Of
annual Lenten addresses to
the country's school children.
The Church in the United
States grew considerably un-
der Plus XII. At the time Of
his election there were 112
archdiocese and dioceses, one
apostolic v~icariate and one in.
dependent abbey here. Today
there are 141 Sees including
the abbey and vicariate, an
increase of ~. In addition to
the ~ new Sees, Plus XII rails
ed seven dioceses to the rank
or archdiocese - Denver,
Hartford; indianapolis; Kan
sas City, Kan; Omaha; Seat.
tie and the Byzantine Rite See
of Philadelphia. The new Sees
included the first dioceses in
Alaska and Hawaii, as well as
the new Archdiocese of Wash
ington. In 1857 the Military
Ordinariate was given the
status of a diocese. During
Plus xII's pontificate the mum.
Der of Catholics in the Unit.
ed States increased from 21,-
100000 to 36,024,000, an in-
crease of 14,617,0O0 or 68 per
cent, more than twice the rate
of growth of the country's to-
tai population in the same per-
iod.
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u.s." For the second time with
in a week he called for pray
ers for peace in the encyclic-
al "Laetamur Admodum," is
sued November 8, 1856, which
also stressed the danger caus-
ed by warlike acts in the Mid
die East. Finally, only two
days later, on November 5, the
Pontiff issued yet a third en-
cyciical, "Datis Nupperrime,"
in which he asked again for
prayers for peace and con-
demned Russia's use of force
to reimpose its control on
Hungary.
In July, 1858, he called up
on all the faithful to offer
prayers for the prosecuted
Church throughout the world
in the encyclical "Meminisse
Juvat."
The constant theme OF these
and other messages Of The
Holy Father - Peace - was
summed up in q September IL,
1883, radio address TO par
Elephants in The Neurological
Congress in Lovrdes. The Pope
recalled the significance OF
lourdes in fhs centennial year
Of the great French Marian
shrine.
He then said: beloved
brothers and sons. in this SOL
emn hour implore for the
world all the gifts you deem
necessary and o~pportune. each
one according to the needs of
which he is aware. But pray
above all that hatreds and
discords may cease, that the
insolent voices of covetous.
ness and pride may be re.
duced to silence and the joy
Gus and salutary sun of much.
wished-for peace may finally
shine on the earth-the peace
of Christ, which is higher
than all sentiments in the
hearts of men, in their social
and international relations
the natural consequence of the
integral application of the
Gospel"
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CnnOnizntOns

1940-Gemma Galgani and
Mary Euphrasia Pelletier,
May 2.
1043-Margaret of Hungary,
November Is.
1946--Frances Xavier ca.
brini, July Z.
1947 - Nicholas Of F1ue,
May Is; John de Britto, Ber-
nardino Realm, and Joseph
Cafasso, June %; Michael Gar
icoits and Joan Elizabeth Bich-
Ter de Ages; July 8; Louis Mary
Grignon of Montfori, July 20:
Catherine Laboure, July 81.
1949 - Joan de Lestonac,
May Is; Mary Josepha Rosetta,
June IL.
1950-Mary Emily de Rodat,
April "a; Anthony Mary Clar-
ct, May Z; Bartolomea Captain
10 and Vincenza Gerosa, May
ID; Joan of Valois, May %;
Vincent Mary Strambi, June
IL; Mary Goretti, June "A;
Mariana de Paroles, July 8.
1951--Mary Dominica MAJ
arello and Emily de Vialar,
June "a; Anthony Mary Clan
ELI, Ignatius da Laconi, and
Francis Xavier Bianchi, DC.
tober 81.
1954-Pius X, May % and
80; Dominic Savio, Mary Croci-
fissa di Rosa, Gaspar del Buff
alo, Peter Chanel, and Joseph
Pignatelli, June IL.
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in which he showed the world
the underlying causes of the
catastrophe into which it had
fallen and laid down specific
requirements for a just and
lasting peace.
In the first of these mes
sages, delivered Christmas
Eve, 1899, the Holy Father
pointed out five bases on
which such a peace must rest.
They were, he stated, the fol-
lowing:
The assurance of all nations,
great and small, strong and
weak, of their right to life
and independence.
The deliverance of all ma
tions from the slavery of the
ornaments race.
The reorganization of inter-
national institutions to re-
move deficiencies and correct
past failures.
The recognition of the real
needs and just demands of ma
tions and peoples and of rae
ial minorities.
"But even the best and most
detailed regulations will be
imperfect and foredoomed to
failure" His Holiness conclud-
ed, unless the peoples and
those who govern them sub
nit willingly to the influence
of that spirit which alone can
give life, authority and bind
ing force to the dead letter
of international agreements.
They must develop that sense
OF deep and keen responsible
ity which measures and weighs
human statutes according to
the sacred and inviolable
standards of the law of God"
After the war ended Plus
XII continued to work as hard
as ever for a peace based on
justice and charity. Evidence
of the worlds recognition and
appreciation of his labors was
the award to him in 1947 OF
the Prince Karl Medal for
peace by King Gustav v Of
Sweden.
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Continued from Page 81
guiding their peoples in The
ways Of prosperity and prog
Tess."
HISTORIC
War. however, continued to
come closer and closer. Work
ing tirelessly, Plus XII drew on
all his long experience as
one of the worlds most skill
full diplomats and tried by all
means to avert it. He appeal
ed to all men in a special
radio broadcast, saying:
"Ths danger Is imminent,
but there is still time. Moth.
ing Is lost by peace; oil may
be lost by war Let men
return to mutual understand.
ing. Let them begin nesotis-
tions anew, comforting with
good will and respect for re-
eiproesI rights. They will find
that TO sincere and eorscicnt-
ious negotiations an honorable
solution is never precIUded.
He exhausted as well every
resource of diplomacy. Until
the very hour of Poland's in
vasion by German armies the
Holy Sees representatives in
Warsaw and Berlin sought
with all the powers Of per-
suasion they possessed to
bring about a truce between
the two nations. His Holiness
also asked Great Britain,
France and Italy, through
their ENJOYS at the Vatican,
to use every possible means
to prevent the disaster.
But all his efforts were in
vain. They failed, he said,
"chiefly because it appeared
impossible to remove the deep
feeling of distrust which in re-
cent years had been stead
lily growing and had placed in.
surmountable spiritual bar
riers between one country and
another"
GREATEST CONTRIBUTION
Perhaps the greatest con-
tribution of Plus XII to peace
was his Christmas messages,
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Ratification

1930-Emily da Vialar, June
10; Justin de Jacobs, June Is.
1940-Rose Philippine Du.
chesne, May II; Joaquina de
Vedruna de Mas, May 10; Mary
Crocifissa di Rosa, May z6!
Mary Emily de Rodat, June Q;
Ignatius da Laconi, June Is.
1941 - Mary Magdalene d
Canossa, December z.
1946-Maria Teresa de Sou.
biran, October 20; Teresa Yer
zeri. October u; Gregory
Grassi and % Companions
Boxer Rebellion Martyrs, No.
vember "A.
1947 Contardo Ferrini.
April Is; Mary Coretti. April
u; Alix Leclerc, May 4; Joan
Delanoue, November 8.
1913 - Brother Benildus,
April IA.
1950-Vincent Pallotti. Jam
uary %; May Desolata Torres
Acosta, February 5; Vincenza
Maria Lopez Vicuna, February
10; Dominic Sayio. March 5:
Paula Elizabeth Cerioli, March
10; Mary De Matthias, October
/; Ann Mary Javouhey, Dc.
tober Is: Margaret Bourgeois,
November L.
1851 - Alberto Cresciteli.
February 10; Francis Anthony
Fasani, April Is; Joseph Diaz
Sanjurjo and "a Companions
Undo China Martyrs, April
%; Placida Viel, May s; Jul
ian Maunoir, May %; Plus X,
June 3; Mary Victoria Cou-
dere, November 4
1952-Rose venerini, May 4:
Raphael Maria, May 10;
Mary BERTHA Boscardin, June
8: Anthony Mary Pueci, June
%.
1954-Mary Assunta Pal
lotta, November 7; John Martin
Moye, November II; Placido
Ricciardi, December S.
1855 - So Martyrs of the
Boxer Rebellion, April 3; Fr.
Marcellin Champagnat, May
%: 10 martyrs of the French
Revolution, June 10.
1956-Pope Innocent xI, Oc-
tober z.
1957-Mother Mary of Prov
idence Eugenia Smet, Mao 26.
1957-Mother Mary of Prov
1958-Feresa de Jeses Jour.
net y bans, April 81.
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Pope of Peace In Time of War +.

During the postwar period
he constantly urged greater
international cooperation and
gave strong support to the
United Nations, sending Per-
manent Vatican observers to
such U.N. bodies as UNESCO.
In his 1880 Christmas mes
sage, broadcast at the close
of the Holy Year, he called
for the close union of all
free peoples as the only means
of defending peace. He spoke
out. too, for European unity
as a major step towards peace,
emphasizing that such unity
must be founded on the prin-
ciples of the continents Chris
tian heritage.
"A united Europe" he said,
"must- consider as its mission
the defense of the spiritual
values which in former times
constituted the foundation and
support of its existence"
Likewise, in his Christmas
Eve address to the cardinals
the Pope called upon the ma.
tons Of Europe to form a con-
tinental union. "Why continue
to hesitate?" he asked. "The
end is clear, the needs of ma
tons are obvious to ALL"
On Easter Sunday, 1884, the
Holy Father made a plea to
the nations of the world to
outlaw nuclear and bacteria
logical warfare and to put the
discoveries of science to peace.
full use for a better world.
This theme was echoed
again the following Easter
Sunday, April 10, 1855, and in
that years Christmas message.
The Holy Father at that
time declared himself in favor
of a cessation of nuclear tests.
The Hungarian revolution
and the Suez crisis in the fall
of 1856 called forth three ap-
peals for prayers from the
Pope. On October Is, 1856, he
asked prayers for peace with
justice in Hungary in the en-
cyclical "Luctuosissimi Event
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Role of the Church

ITO draw . line Of separation between religion and life,
bstwssn the supernatural and the natural, between the church
end The world, - though they had no relation TO each other,
ss though the rights Of God were not valid within The whole
realm Of human end social life, this Is manifesiiy vnehristsn"
Pope Plus NI-l947
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Visited Cincinnati
Plus KITS US. Ties
Closest of Any Pope

bassador to Great Britain, was
sent to the Vatican as the per-
sonal representative of Pres
ident Roosevelt for the occa-
sion.
In 1910 Myron c. Taylor
was appointed the full-time
personal representative Of
President Roosevelt and later
of President Truman-to the
Holy Father. He served in
that capacity for ten years,
resigning in 1850. He was not
replaced.
In October, 1851, however,
President Truman named
General Mark Clark as United
States Ambassador to the Holy
See, thus establishing formal
diplomatic relations with the
Vatican for the first time
since 1868. But the Clark ap-
pointment Immediately called
forth a thunder of protests,
with many Protestants claim
ing that it violated the Con-
stitutional separation Of
Church and State.
The controversy 1t caused
was never finally settled. No
other person was ever named
to- fill the appointment and
the Senate never had an OPP
portunity to confirm or reject
the resumption of Vatican
American relations.
At THE VATICAN
After he became Pope. he
received more Americans at
the Vatican than any Pontiff
before him. Besides the pub
lie audiences he granted to
hundreds of thousands of
American troops during the
Allied occupation of Rome in
World War II, he also receiv-
ed many thousands Of Holy
Year pilgrims from the Unit
ed States in 1850.
In the postwar years the
Holy Father saw q steady pro-
cession of American senator's,
congressman. government Of
ficials, high army and Navy
officers, businessmen and
journalists. Virtually every
prominent American who Wis.,
tied Rome after the war call
ed on His Holiness and none
came away who did not realize
that he had just spoken to one
of the most impressive figures
of our times. Indeed, 50 many
Americans were in the Pope's
daily audiences that one pre-
late jokingly remarked that
the Vatican had become "prac-
tically an American institu.
ton"
!, Plus XII named five Amer.
lean Cardinals, more than any
other Pope had ever created,
At the 1946 Consistory he
raised four American prelates
to the Sacred College. Red
hats were bestowed on Their
Erninences John Cardinal
Glennon Of st. Louis, Edward
Cardinal Mooney of Detroit
Samuel Cardinal Stritch oil
Chicago, and Francis Cardinal
Speilmari of New York. Thus
for a short period prior to the
death of Cardinal Glennor ir
1916, there were five Ameri
cans In the Sacred College fol
the first time in history. Al
the 1853 Consistory the Holy
Father gave the United State.
his fifth Prince of the Church
His Eminence James Franco.
Cardinal Mcintyre Of Los An
geles, the first Cardinal Il
represent . West Coast See.
AFFECTION FOR AMERICA
During his Pontificate Piul
showed his great affection TO
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Of all the Popes, Plus
XII had the closest ties
with the United States.
Not only was his trip
here while he was Papal
Secretary of State the first
ever made by a man who later
became Pope, but his Pontifi-
cate was also notable for
many signal honors to the
Church in this country. Re-
peatedly recalling his trip,
the Holy Father always spoke
of his special affection for
America and its people.
Perhaps the outstanding hon.
or conferred by the Holy
Father on the Church in the
United States was his appoint
ilent in March, 1858, Of the
late Cardinal Samuel Stritch,
Archbishop of Chicago, as
Pro-Prefect of the Sacred
Congregation for the Propaga-
tion of the Faith. Cardinal
Stritch was the first US. born
prelate ever named to serve
as a cardinal OF the Roman
Curia, which handles the adj
ministrative business of the
Church. Regrettably, the Card
inal died on May q, 1858, be-
fore he was able-to assume the
duties of his new post.
In the diplomatic field his
reign was marked by closer
relations between the Holy
See and the United States than
had existed for many dec
AIDES, although formal diplo-
matte relations were never
fully established.
He named more American
Cardinals than any other Pom
tiff, appointed more than half
Of the present American Her
archy, received q far greater
number Of Americans at the
Vatican than any Of his prede-
cessors and canonized the first
United States citizen to be
raised to the sainthood.
TOURED ". s.
When he landed in New
York in October, 1885, the fu-
ture Pope, then Cardinal Eu-
genio Pacelli, told the more
than 30 reporters who covered
his arrival: II am indeed hap
py to find myself within the
territory Of a great people
who know how to unite 50
beautifully and nobly q sense
of discipline and the exercise
Of 4 just, legitimate and well
ordered liberty"
While In Cincinnati he Wis
ltsd M. 81. Mary Of The West
Seminary In Norwood. and
spoke TO members Of The Ohio
hierarchy and clergy - well
%. faculty and students. Bish.
ep James J. Hartley Of Column
bus was present for The oeea.
sion % well ss many priests
who serve in ihs Columbus
diocese.
The most spectacular event
Of the Cardinals stay here was
his dramatic S,000-mile flight
from New York to California
and return in only six days.
During his coast to coast trip
major stops were made in
South Bend; Chicago, where
he was the guest Of Cardinal
Mundelein; st. Paul; San Fran
cisco, where he blessed the
new San Francisco Oakland
Bay Bridge; Los Angeles; st,
Louis and Cincinnati. Before
returning to New York Card
inal PacelIi had received hon,
orary degrees from Notre
Dame and st. Louis Universe
ties. met most Of the Amer
lean Hierarchy and given
number Of major addresses.
U.S,vATIcAN RELATIONS
The coronation Of Pope
Plus XII in 1889, less thar
three years after his visit X
the United States, was thu
first such event attended By
m officially accredited Amer
lean envoy. Joseph p. Ken
nsdy, then United States Am
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Plus XII
CanOnized 33
During Reign

fled 169 blesseds in SIS ceremonies during his ponti-
ficate.
Except for Pope Plus TX, during whose reign AZ
persons were canonized, he elevated more persons
TO sainthood than any Pope since Sixtus v. who died
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The names of those canon
lied and beatified and the
dates Of the ceremonies in
which they were raised to the
honors of the altar are as fol.
lows:
Smyrna times., 1958-07-10
Presbyterians End
Vacation School

Mrs. Harold E. Wickham, di-
rector of the Daily Vacation
Bible School at the First Pres
byterian Church, has announced
that the enrolment was 81
children, with so the average at
tendance. The theme of the
school was "The Life of Jesus
and there were four depart
ments. The staff for the school
included Mrs. o. c. Jones, as
sisted by Betty Ann Stats,
kindergarten; Mrs. Villa m
Kirk, primary; Mrs. Alan Rob-
inson, with Clara Ann Jones as
assistant, and Mrs. James Truitt,
Jr., two sections of the junior
department. Mrs. Fred Slaugh-
ter and Mrs. Melvin Sparks were
in charge of music. The classes
of the junior department were
held at the Twentieth Century
Club, and the other classes in
the Sunday School room of the
church.
Smyrna times., 1958-07-10
Alexander Seeks
Sheriff Office

State Representative Edgar
Alexander, of Townsend, has
announced his candidacy for the
nomination for sheriff on the
Democratic ticket for New Cas-
tie County. The announcement
completes the county Demo
cratic slate for this falls cleo
tion. While a primary for the
office of sheriff may develop,
MIR. Alexander has the strong
support of the county organiza-
ton. He has been endorsed by
both City of Wilmington and
New Castle County committees.
Mr.. Alexander has served two
terms in the General Assembly
as a representative from the
18th Representative District. He
has been chairman of Apo
quinimink Hundred for the past
eight years. A farmer and we'll
known owner of harness-race
horses he is married and the
father of one daughter.
Smyrna times., 1958-07-10
July 10th Set For Registrations
Last Day To Change Party Colors

High School; lst of End, Leipsic
Volunteer Fire Co., Leipsic; End
of End, Dover Special School
District, Dover; 3rd of End, Dow
er Court House, Dover; 4th of
End, Little Greek School, Little
Creek; lst of 3rd, Clayton Fire
Co., Clayton; End of 3rd, Ken
ton School, Kenton; 4th, Rose
Valley School, Dover; 1st of 5th,
Wesley Junior College, Dover;
End of 5th, The Century Club,
Dover; 3rd of 5th, Booker T..
Washington School, Dover; lst
of 9Th, Robert Seaman Store,
Willow Grove; End of 9th, Har-
rington Public School, Harring-
ton; 1st of 7th, Camden-Wyom-
ing Fire Co., Camden; End of
7th, Woodside Com m unity
Bldg, Woodside; 3rd of 7th,
Wyoming Town Hall, Wyoming;
lst of 9Th, FELTON, Fire Co., Eel
ton; End of 9Th, Frederick Fire
Co., Frederick; lst of 9th, Har-
Continued on Pare riaht)
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Notice is given that registrars
will sit on Wednesday, July l6,
in the "a Kent County districts
from the hours of 7 am. to s
pm. for the purpose of register
ing persons who are, or may be-
come qualified, to vote at the
next general election. Those
who have moved from one dis
trict to another can be transfer
red. Those who have changed
residence in the same district
must have their address chang
ed. The same is true for chang
es of name by women who have
married since the last election.
According to law, this will be
the last day to change party af-
filiations, either at the Depart
ment of Elections office, Alt S.
State Street, or at registration
places. Following is a list of the
registration places which will be
in operation in the county: lst
of lst, Allan McLane Armory,
Smyrna; End of lst, Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1958-07-10
Committee Heads
Selected By New
Rotary President

Rex D. Gilmore, newly-elect-
ed president of the Smyrna Rot
ary Club, has announced the ap-
pointment of committees in four
categories to serve with him
during the l958-59 club year,
the chairman the first named.
Director "A", club service activ-
tiles, Clarence Collins, Jr.; At
tendance, Edward S. Wilson, Jr.,
Howard Pletsch, John Yost;
Classification, William E. Mat
thews, Jr., George E. Bryson,
Harry P. Jones; Fellowship,
James Cooper, Rynear Slaugh-
ter, Elmer Pratt; Bulletin, DR.. c.
j. Prickett, Lester Liefer, Mel
son Everhart; Magazine, Fred
Englert, Medford Potter, Elmer
P. Corrie; Program, Clarence
Collins, Leroy Sayers, James
Bradley, Mr.. Wilson, DR.. Eng
lert; Public Information, Elmer
Corrie, James McIlvaine, James
Everhart; Rotary Information,
Reynolds Pratt, Charles Hall,
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1958-07-10
JaneCee President Named To Head
Area AlI-Star Game Solicitation

state of Delaware has over TO-
900 mentally retarded children
and that 300 more are born
each year. To illustrate this
need, the incidence of mental
retardation in children is 10
times that of polio, and over A
times that of rheumatic heart.
The program for the game will
provide spectators with all per-
tinent facts about the game. 1t
will be rich with photographs,
and biographical data of play
ers and coaches. 1t is expected
that the programs will be kept
as permanent souvenirs of the
game by the players, their par
ents and many friends. The
teams include sixty of the out
standing players in the area
who have been selected by the
Delaware Coaches Association.
Game time entertainment will
be provided by the US. Marine
Corps Drum and Bugle Corps
Drill Team.
Smyrna times., 1958-07-10
Kirk Views Air
Power Displays
AT Florida Base

George V. Kirk, superintend-
ent of the Smyrna Special
School District, was among
more than sixty educators and
civic leaders who joined 5000
other spectators to view the
static display at Elgin Air Force
Base, Florida during the recent
Air Firepower Demonstration.
Among the group were 5000
Air Force ROTC students. The
educators were flown from their
home towns to the Air Univer-
sity, Maxwell Air Force Base,
Alabama, then to Elgin AFB in
us. Air Force planes. They
were guests of Major General
Walter R. Agee, national COM
mander of the Civil Air Patrol,
Washington, D. c. Staged un-
der the direction of Maj. Gen.
Robert w. Burns, USAF, Com
mander of the Air Proving
Ground Center, which is the
central proving area for the Air
R earch h and Development
Command, with headquarters at
Andrews AFB, Maryland, the
firepower demonstration was
held to acquaint military and
civilian leaders with recent air.
power developments and tech
niques. Following a welcoming
address by General Burns, two
F-l0l Voodoos made a low level
supersonic pass directly over
CONTINUED from Page Three)
Smyrna times., 1958-07-10
Local CAP Unit
Tracks Plane And
Pilot Believed
Lost In Flight

The Delaware Wing, Civil Air
Patrol, was alerted at 7 am. ON
Wednesday that civilian plane
was reported missing enroute
from Plymouth, Mass. to Knox
vile, Tenn. The pilot, named
Carter, had not been heard from
since Monday. Col. Louisa
Morse, Wilmington, Delaware
Wing Commander, alerted the
squadrons, among them the
Kent Senior Squadron at Smyr-
ma. Within fifty minutes of the
wing being alerted Capt. Bar
bara Jones, Kent Squadron ad-
jutant, Smyrna had instituted
"a ramp search and located the
plane at Jenkins Airport, Wy
oming, where the pilot had
landed just ahead of the thund-
er-storm which lasted all Tues
day evening.