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North Carolinaccatholic Volume I, Nazareth, N. C., Sunday, January 5,1947 Number 13 National Short Story Contest Opens Top Prizes Offered for Best Story Davenport, La.—(NC)—A determination not to “leave the great moral problems of our day to the handling of non-Catho lic writers in or out of fiction”^ was expressed this week by the Literary Awards Gommittee of the Catholic Press Associa Anti-Nazi Christians Treated Uka Nazis By British Authorities London.—(NC) — The British authorities in the British occupa tion zone of Germany are penaliz ing German Christians and are giving too much preference to. the pro-Marxist Social Democrat par ty, states a report drawn up by British churchmen, including Catholics, who have studied con ditions in the zone. The British Control Commis sion, the report says, does not consult higher ecclesiastical au thorities, censors their correspon dence, places difficulties in the way of transport for clergy on weekends and is not meeting re quests for church buildings, schools, religious youth organiza tions and the religious press. “On the contrary,” says the del egation, which included ‘Bishop Edward Ellis of Nottingham, "there have been attempts to im pose uniforms, newspapers and clubs on Christian youth, the ap pointment of anti-Christian Ger man officials, particularly in edu cation, and the pon-authorization of Catholic trade union organiza tions in the Rhineland and Vest (Continued on Page 12) Pope's Christmas Talk Will Live in History N. Y. Writer Says New York.—(NC) — The 1946 Christmas message of His Holiness Pope Pius XII “seems likely to outlive the pronouncements of most statesmen by reason of its clear-sighted objectivity,” apart from any immediate effect it may have on Catholic and non-Catho lic world opinion, William Hen ry Chamberlin has written in his foreign affairs column in the Wall Street Journal. The noted reporter and analyst expressed his belief that the ad dress was “one of the most search ing and thoughtful commentaries on the present state of the world (Continued on Page 2) tion in announcing the CPA’s 1947 nation-wide short story contest for Catholic writers. First prize in the contest is $150 and there are four other prizes ranging down to $50, ac cording to the announcement, re leased by the Rev. B. L. Barry’s managing editor of The Catholic Messenger» Davenport diocesan weekly, and chairman of the Lit erary .Awards Committee. Thor ough and expert attention is guar anteed to each manuscript sub mitted. Rules of the contest are as fol lows: (1) The contest is open to all Catholic writers. Authors may submit as many manuscripts as they please. (2) Stories may deal with any theme not repugnant to Christian dictrine or morals. Religious themes are not essential. (3) All manuscripts must be submitted to: Contest Chairman, Catholic Press Association, Box 389, Davenport, Iowa. (4) All entries must be post marked no later than midnight of March 31,1947 (5) The prize winning stories become the property of the Catho lic Press Association. (6) AIL manuscripts must not exceed 4,000 words, be typewrit ten, double-spaced on sheets 8 1-2 by 11 inches, and accompanied with a self-addressed stamped en velope. The name and address of entrant must appear in the upper left hand corner of the manuscript. First prize is $150; second, $125; third, $100; fourth, $75, and fifth, $50. The L'terary Awards com (Continued on Page 12) Raleigh Editor flies Funeral in Cathedral Raleigh—(NC)—Many persons priminent in the civic life of North Carolina attended funeral services for Anthony J. McKevlin, manag ing editor of The News and Ob server of this city, held in Sacred Heart Cathedral, here. Msgr. J. Lennox Federal, rector of the Ca thedral, officiated. Mr. McKevlin, who became managing editor of the News and Observer in 1941 at the age of 39 (Continued on Page 2) Eugene Lyons Makes r Full Report On Freedom Today in Soviet Union By Eugene Lyons The position in Soviet Russia oi * the faithful believer—Christian, Moslem of Jew—is not unlike that of the village atheist in a pious American community. It is le gal, but disreputable and highly uncomfortable. Nothing that has happened jn the last few years has altered this situation. During the war the Soviet gov ernment was called off the more active kind of persecution of re ligion and restored to the Church some of its former rights. The Kremlin needed to rally the sup port of believers, who are st'll the majority. It needed also to Improve its position among the very religious populations in neighboring Slav countries which the Red armies were entering. But it was a change of policy, not a change of heart. Atheism is still the state religion in Sta lin’s domain. The new conces sions to the Church, granted under extreme pressure, can be—and will be—withdrawn as arbitrarily as they were given just as soon as the Kremlin’s interests make H desirable. ^ . • Anti-religious propaganda re mains a part of the school curri culum. Iteligious education for minors is still strictly forbidden, except in their own homes. The (Continued on Page 12) • •• __ ' . --'.-Kim. Before nearly 300,000 people of Rome, His Holiness Pope Pius XII speaks from the balcony over the main door of St. Peter’s Basilica and warns tie faithful that they must stand in the struggle against anti-clericalism and hears the crowd pledge their unshakable loyalty to the church and de votion to the Holy See. (NC Photos) Make 1947 Year of Fulfillment VATICAN CITY—(NC)—An earnest plea that 1947 be made “the year of fulfillment," when a speedy, just and flexible peace will have been effected by the rulers of the nations, was sound ed by His Holiness Pope Pius XII in his annual Christmas allocution. “Humanity wants to be able to hope again.” exclaimed the Holy Father. i Outlining the "spiritual requirements” of peace, the Pope said that through their fulfillment “the Christian Commonwealth” may rise again upon the ruins of a civilization that has forgotten the teaching of the Gospel. Calling upon the leaders of people to bring about peace as soon as possible, Pope Pius declared mil lions of human beings have reach ed the'’ limit of their endurance, and that if this 'endurance snaps it could have “irreparable conse quences.” Insisting on a just peace, the Sovereign Pontiff called for “a peace that is morally noble and irreproachably” one that “may teach future generations to out law every trace of brutal force and to restore to the idea of right the priority of place from which it was wickedly dislodged.” Urging the framers of the peace to “take care to leave open the way for amendments according to a clearly determined procedure,” Pope Pius said “you will give to the entire human family a lumi nous example by showing that there is no safer way toward the desired peace than that which comes from the education of man kind in the spirit of fraternal solr idarity;” In developing his thoughts, bas ed on the three concrete counsels —a quick peace, a just peace, a flexible peace—the Holy Father said efforts thus far have not de veloped “a clear plan, drawn up logically in its main outlines,” warning that compromises and so lutions have been attempted bas ed on force or political prestige. His Holiness recalled that when the Atlantic Charter was first an nounced one could at last “breathe freely,” but now, “even in some of those states, which, either through free choice or under the aegis of (Continued on Page 12) Top Prizes In Contest Taken by Catholics Charlotte, N. C.—Spl.—Three out of four first prizes in a city wide contest for school children in Charlotte were won by students at O’Donoghue School. An essay and poster contest for Fire Prevention Week was spon sored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. All of the schools of the city participated. First prize in the Junior High essay contest was won by Gail (Continued on Page 2) Vatican Mission Real Value to U. S. Historian Writes in New York Times New York.—(NC)—There can he no doubt of the benefits deriv ed by the United States from con tact with the Government of Vat ican City, Dr. Leo Francis Stock of Washington, D. -C., distinguish ed authority on American history, writes in a letter to the New Cork Times, citing the fact that Myron Taylor during wartime was able to furnish the President with the first positive information that Ja pan was ready for capitulation. “The importance of this informa tion alone justified Mr. Taylor’s appointment,” he said. Answering a writer to the Times who had criticized the Taylor mis sion, Mr. Stock raised the question of whether “meddling by any re ligious group in the rights and prerogatives of bur Government to be represented at any court in the world is not in itself contrary to the very principle” of separa tion of Church and State which they are “so eager to uphold.” “Vatican City is a Government not only de facto but also de jure,” Dr. Stock points out. “The legiti mate character of that Govern ment, measured by the law of na tions and the force of historical events, cannot be (juestioned. The Pope as head of state enjoys the rights, privileges fed immuni ties of any ruler. Corresponding (Continued on Page 3) UN Should Investigate Communist Terrorism Budenz Declares Chicago —(NC)— Why doesn’t the American government raise the question—vital to the whole course of justice in international relations—of the red fascist terror in Bulgaria, Rumania, Yugoslavia and Poland on the floor of the United Nations, asked Louis F. Budenz, former Daily Worker ed itor, in an address to the Execu tives club here. If there .was on the part of the United States an “end of ap peasement” and a strong stand for justice to the countries oppressed by thq Red Army and by Soviet (Continued on Page 12)
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