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» North Carolina Catholic · Volume IL Nazareth, N. C., Friday, February 6, 1948 Number 19 Climaxing the Cathedral reception ceremony is the placing of the crown upon the Fatima statue by Bishop Waters. The little page boy who carried the crown in procession is Bobby Tomb of Nazareth. Right To Ride School Buses Restored To Parochial Pupils SEATTLE, Wash. —A ruling through which almost 200 parochial school children were barred for a time from riding school buses and which prompted a school bus driver to quit his job in disgust while a number of non-Catholics came to the aid of the parochial students, has been declared an excess of authority by Lloyd Shorett, King County At torney. “All children attending school in accordance with the laws re lating to compulsory attendance in the State of Washington,” County Attorney Shorett ruled, “shall be entitled to use transportation fa cilities provided by the school dis trict in which they reside.” The controversy was stirred up by Mrs. Pearl Wanamaker, State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion and former president of the1 National Education Association. She ruled that parochial and pri vate school children who had been riding the school buses, should be refused rides. Children Kept Off Buses Accordingly, some 50 children who attend St. Anthony’s School in Renton were kept off the buses, while more than 140 who attend St. Catherine’s and St. Anthony’s schools in Seattle were refused transportation. The matter came to a head when H. R. Johnson, secretary of the Renton School Board, requested the County Attorney to pass upon Mrs. Wanamaker’s ruling. When the order came to Robert Account of Events At Fatima, Portugal, To Be Published Soon NEW YORK—A factual account of the events which took place at Fatima, Portugal, in 1917 when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three peasant chil dren—events that have led to consecration of the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by His Holiness Pope Pius XII — is contained in a little volume, "The Crusade of Fatima, the Lady More Brilliant Than the Sim,”. Petkovits, a school bus driver, to keep the Catholic students off his bus, he quit his job in disgust. “I couldn’t go on passing up the chil dren standing in the road,” he said. “I couldn’t respect myself if I did. I don’t think that anyone who val ues the American way of things could deliberately brush by a child that needs ,a ride, no matter what school they’re attending.” Flaws in Law Corrected County Attorney Shorett point ed out in his opinion that the flaws which existed in the 1941 law had been corrected by the 1945 sta tue. He reminded that the present law has not been passed upon by the State Supreme Court, but that the Attorney General of the State has ruled the present act consti tutional. He added that until the Supreme Court has an opportun ity to decide upon the case, the opinion of the Attorney General must prevail and bus rides must be granted to all school children. A case involving the constitution ality of the 1945 act is pending be fore the State Supreme Court in action brought against a school board by parents whose children attend a Protestant parochial school. shortly to be published here. The preface to the new edition says: “In the midst of the First World War, in a territory of Portugal as colorless as Lourdes is picturesque, the Mother of God appeared on several occasions to three small children, fore warning the world of the horrors of a second, more horrible con flict should people fail to make reparation for the depravities that then held sway in the world. The story which follows consists in large part of eyewitness ac counts of these several appari tions.” Gov. R. Gregg Cherry Honorary Chairman Of Brotherhood Week In a message to Allyn Robin son, North Carolina Director; National Conference of Christians and Jews, Governor R. Gregg Cherry, has accepted the honor ary chairmanship for the state ob servance of American Brotherhood Week, February 22 to 29. The message enthusiastically endorses the objectives of the National Conference and its annual obser vance. The NCCJ, said the Governor “In its program to bring under standing, good will and coop eration among Protestants, Cath olics and Jews, is rendering an es sential service to North Carolina and the nation. I am confident that in line with the fine tra dition of our state, our people will gladly join with the Confer ence in observing American Bro therhood Week.” Cooperation Is Urged Urging the cooperation of North Carolinians in Brotherhood Week events, the Governor said “The foundation of the peace we want in the world is the concept of the worth and dignity of the in dividual of whatever group. To be successful on a world scale, we must see that this foundation stone is properly appreciated here at home. Intolerance and preju dice are diseases which threaten our domestic welfare and our in ternational accord.” President Harry S. Truman is the national honorary chairman and the Honorable Robert P. Pat terson, former Secretary of War, is the active national chairman. In North Carolina Judge John J. Parker, Mrs. Julius Cone and Francis Heazel represents the three major faiths for the obser vance. Outstanding leaders in church, school, community organizations, radio and press in the nation and the state vare engaging in forward ing the various phases of the week’s program. Catholics of N. C. Honor America's "Pilgrim Virgin" RALEIGH — The pilgrimage of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima, the Pilgrim Virgin of America, passed through North Carolina last week with thousands attending the solemn cere monies which marked her travel westward. Accompanied by the Laymen's Assocation Plans Motor Trailer For Missionary Work RALEIGH—At a special meeting of the Executive Board of the North Carolina Catholic Laymen’s Association it was decided that the special project of the Association for 1948 would be the purchase of a Motor Trailer Chapel for Mis sionary work in the Diocese of Raleigh. That such Trailer would be valuable to the Diocese was learped from the Bishop at the annual meeting on May 4th, 1947, when His Excellency proposed either a trailer or an airplane for missionary work. Secretary to Manage Funds The procuring of the funds for the project would be handled through the office of the Execu tive Secretary, Mr. Phil Ogilvie, at Raleigh, and the actual ordering of the Trailer would be left in the hands of the Bishop. The Bishop estimates that about $10,000.00 would be necessary for the com plete trailer and tow car. It was also proposed that a list of donors to the Trailer Fund of the N.C.C. L.A. would be published weekly in the North Carolina Catholic under an N.C.C.L.A. Column. The aid of other societies or groups in connection with this project would be welcomed as it wil be one of the largest appeals since the inauguration of the “North Carolina Catholic” by the Association in October 1946. Bishop’s Residence, 15 North McDowell Street, Raleigh, North Carolina January 30, 1948 My Dear Brethren: To the First Sunday of Lent, which comes this year on February 15, has been ascribed by the Third Plenary Coun cil of Baltimore the annual collection for the Negro and Indian Missions. The Diocese of Raleigh has always been most generous in this missionary collection. Recently a survey was made on the work among the colored Catholics throughout the Diocese for the last twenty years and it was found that churches for negroes had increased from two to twenty-five; priests exclusively working among our colored Catholics from two to thirty five; sisters from one to forty-four. The number of bap tisms increased from thirty to over two hundred; the growth in schools from one to ten and the number of students from three hundred to over a thousand. The amount of money contributed by our colored people themselves toward their parishes has increased from $1,000 to over $15,000 a year. There is still much to be done, and I am sure that even in the next few years the acceleration will be more rapid fn the growth of this deserving mission apostolate. By your generous contributions on the First Sunday of Lent I am sure you will be glad to help our priests and sisters, as well as our good colored laity help themselves spread the Faith. Wishing God’s Blessing on each and every one of you, I remain, Sincerely in Christ, Vincent s. waters, Bishop of Raleigh tu. Kev. Msgr. William McGrath of Canada, the statue was welcom ed to the Diocese of Raleigh Sacred Heart Cathedral by' his Excell -nc^, The Most Reverend Vincent S. Waters, Bishop of Raleigh. The Cathedral was crowded to the doors as the procession of children oreceeded the statue into the church. It was carried from the Bishop’s chapel by Mr. William Btreh, Mr. George Burkett, Mr. David Myers, and Mr. Charles Powers, fourth degree Knights of Bolumbus. Guard of Honor Formed Hymns in honor of the Blessed Mother of God were sung while ;he procession wended around the Cathedral. Rev. Francis Murphy >f Chapel Hill and Rev. Bernard I. Moore of Portsmouth, Va., car ried the statue in the church while ;he Knights of Columbus formed i guard of honor. The statue was crowned at a special bower of lilies to the left if the main altar by Bishop Wat ers who expressed his joy at wel roming the pilgrimage to Raleigh and who clearly explained the /eneration Catholics give statues. “We do not adore the Blessed Mother nor do we worship the dols,” he pointed our, “Catholics honor Mary as the Mother of God and the fairest of His creatures and they venerate her image as a reminder of her greatness.” Msgr. McGrath Gives Sermon The sermon, delivered by Msgr. McGrath, called on “the little peo ple” of the world to heed the mes sage of Fatima in order that Rus sia could be converted and that peace would reign. “Mary is hur rying throughout the world” at five minutes to twelve “ to tell us to do penance and pray her Ro sary,” the Monsignor stated. Sol amn Benediction closed the- cere mony. Friday the pilgramage left for St. Benedict’s Church, Greensboro, where the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Hugh Do lan was in charge of the vervices which were attended by hun dreds of parishioners. The next scheduled stop was Lenoir. But, bad weather forced an overnight delay at Lexington. It seemed as if Mary wanted especially to hon or the, one church in the Raleigh Diocese which is dedicated to her Rosary. So the parishioners of Our Lady of the Rosary Church had the unexpected privilege of venerating the Pilgrim Virgin as it stayed in Lexington Saturday night. Reception in Other Towns The same solemn reception ac corded the pilgrimage at Raleigh, Greensboro, and Lexington, was continued at St. Francis Church, Lenoir, where the Rev. Ilde phonse Gillogly, pastor, arranged the beautiful ceremonies which honored this replica of the famous statue at Fatima, Portugal. The final town visited in North Carolina was Waynesville at St John’s Church where the Rev. Ambrose Rohrbacher, pastor, was in charge of the ceremonies. At this service, Ronald Hass, Frank Lane, Thomas Lane, and Dries Vandenburg carried the statue in to the church and a court of honor was composed of high school stu dents.
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