North Carolina Catholic
Volume IV.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, February 24, 1950
Number 21
Industrial Relations Conference
Program Announced For Charlotte
March 19-20, Speakers Named
CHARLOTTE—The program for an Industrial Conference, high
lighting relations between labor and management, has been released
for the date of March 19-20, to be held in this city. The conference
sponsored by the National Catholic Welfare Conference is also co
sponsored by the North Carolina Catholic Laymen’s Association.
“We earnestly trust that Catho
lics and non-Catholics alike who
are engaged in social relations
dealing with the phase of employ
ment relations, will avail them
selves of the opportunity of this
conference,” said the Very Rev.
Hugh A. Dolan of Greensboro and
the Reverend Loyola O’Leary, M.
SS. T., of Farmville, promoters of
the conference, in a statement an
nouncing the program.
The two-day conference begin
ning Sunday morning, the 19 and
ending Monday night, the 20, will
be held here, as Charlotte is situ
ated in the heart of the industrial
Piedmont section of North Caro
lina. The program is slated as
follows: Mass Sunday morning,
March 19, at 11:00 o’clock at Saint
Patrick’s Church. The Very Rev
erend Hugh A. Dolan of Greens
boro will be celebrant. The serm
on will be delivered by Father
Loyola O’Leary.
Sunday Sessions
The first session of the confer
ence will be open in the auditori
um of the Dilworth Public School
at 2:00 o’clock. The theme will
cite “The Dignity of Man,” subdi
vided as “His Economic Rights as
God Created tJs and Obligations
of Employees, Obligations of the
Employer, the Christian Ideal.”
Monsignor Dolan and Father
O’Leary will be chairman of these
discussions. Guest speakers on
the program will include: The
Very Rev. Maurice Sheen of Rock
Hill, S. C. Paul Beach Tafel, Eco
nomist of St. Louis; Clarence
Mitchell, Secretary of the South
ern Regional Conference; the Rev
erend George G. Higgins of the
School of Social Service, Catholic
University of America, and Head
of the NCWC Labor Department;
and the Rt. Reverend T. James
McNamara of Savannah, Ga.,
prominent southern Catholic
clergyman, and Harry Read, Di
rector of the CIO.
Monday Conferences
The morning and afternoon ses
sions of Monday’s conferences will
be held at the Women’s Club,
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Hello America!
She was sorry to leave that nice -
Mg boat. Has Serzanta, 2-year-old
Latvian DP let the world know
about, especially the photogra
pher. Arriving in America with
her mother and 7-month-old
brother, Juris, they plan to settle
at Clark’s Comer, East Hampton,
Conn., through arrangements
made by War Relief Services
National Catholic Welfare Con
ference. The work of WRS will
benefit by the annual drive for
funds, to be held in most dioceses
bn Laetare Sunday. (NC Photos)
Much Talk, No Action
Report on School Aid
WASHINGTON — The House
Education and Labor Committee
moved into the third week of its
schedule of daily meetings on Fed
eral aid to education. So far the
sessions have been devoted to
study of all sides of the matter.
No votes have been taken, no
agreements have been reported
and there have been no verbal
fireworks in the meetings, accord
ing to persons close to the com
mittee.
These sources report that there
has been no hint as yet of any ac
tion by the committee toward a
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Useful Guides in Marriage Relations
Cited at Cana Conference Held at
Wilmington; 40 Couples Attend
WILMINGTON—Both man and wife were given useful guides in
guarding against the dangers in their own and the other party’s tem
perament during the recent Cana Conference held in Wilmington
under the auspices of the Laymen’s’ Association. The Rev. Chester
Michael of ^Richmond Virginia, who conducted the Conference, pointed
out that the sure way of achieving a meeting of minds in marriage
is the Christian precept of self-sacrifice.
Love is the lifeblood of mar
riage; and with the full use of
God’s gift of love, Fr. Michael as
sured the listening couples, a
smooth surface of family life can
be achieved.
All Represented
About 40 married and engaged
couples attended this Cana Con
ference which was held on Sunday,
February 19. They included
parishioners from Castle Hayne,
Burgaw, Carolina Beach, Wrights
ville Beach, and Wilmington.
There was an active response to
Fr. Michael’s comments on the
vital necesssities of Christian mar
riages, the problems they face, and
the way in which God offers mar
ried people the opportunity to
gain the ultimate in human hap
piness.
The differences between men
and women were described, with
Fr. Michael emphasizing the role
that each can play to make these
basic differences complement each
other rather than contradict each
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Women,s Retreat to Be
At Pinehurst, March 10,
Reservations Now Open
PINEHURST. — As a weekend
retreat for women has been an
; nounced here by the Reverend
John A. Brown, Pastor of Sacred
Heart Church, Pinehurst, applica
tions are now being received from
prospective retreatments. Using
the facilities of the beautifully
appointed Maryhurst Retreat
House, the weekend of March 10
to 12 has been designated as the
next period for the religious exer
cises.
The Reverend William P. Ryan,
O. M. L, of Fayetteville will con
duct the retreat.
Those who wish to make the re
treat yet cannot arrive at Pine
j hurst until Saturday will be wel-1
j come nonetheless. There are ac
commodations for twenty-four |
guests. The rates are $10.00 for
a full three-day weekend, $7.50 for
those who arrive on Saturday. For
reservations write Father Brown
at the above address.
Visitors to Pinehurst will find
the weather ideal for quiet medi
tation out of doors between con
ferences. Maryhurst, formerly a
well known private residence, is
attractively situated in the vil
lage of Pinehurst among a great
variety of picturesque shrubbery. ^
Cana Conference Plans
Made for Rocky Mount
Deanery at NCCLA Meet
ROANOKE RAPIDS—“This din
ner meeting attended by forty
seven NCCLA enthusiasts from
this parish is indicative of the pro
gressive growth of the Laymen’s
Association throughout our Diocese
during the past year,” said Mrs.
Sidney S. Marks, at an election
meeting held in the rectory of St.
John’s Church here on Sunday,
February 19.
Mrs. Marks, who is the Deanery
Chairman of the Rocky Mount
area, announced plans for a Cana
Conference to be held in *he audi
torium of St. Agnes school, Wash
ington, in the near future. The
definite date will be announced
next week along with the identity
of the director.
Couples Invited
An invitation was extended to
all married couples, also those who
are engaged ,to attend the all-day
program. Through the kindness
of Father Gilbert, Mrs. Marks says,
a “brunch” will be served fol
lowing the 11:00 o’clock Mass
offered on the unannounced as yet
Sunday. Laity from the parishes
in the Rocky Mount Deanery are
urged now to make plans for trans
portation by pooling cars, said the
speaker.
Editor Heard
Citing the interest which St.
Peter’s parish of Staten Island,
N. Y., and which his parents at
tend, has had in the Roanoke Rap
ids parish for the last nineteen
years, Father Frederick Koch, of
Nazareth, told the group that the
parish here was in some ways re
sponsible for his coming to the
Diocese of Raleigh. The priest,
who is editor of the NORTH CAR
OLINA CATHOLIC, spoke in be
half of the subscription drive of
the NCCLA publication. He was
introduced by the Reverend Peter
M. Denges, V. F., pastor.
. Officers Installed
Previous to the speaker’s pro
gram an election was held naming
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Catholic Daughters of America Will
Hold National Convention July 10
At Asheville; Invitation Is Accepted
NEW YORK—(Special to North Carolina Catholic) At the semi
annual supreme directorate meeting of the Catholic Daughters of
America in session here at the Statler hotel, the Board voted to accept
the invitation of His Excellency the Most Rev. Bishop Vincent S.
Waters, to hold their biennial convention in Grove Park Inn, Asheville,
N. C., July 10 to 14. Miss Mary C. Duffy, supreme regent of the
Catholic Daughters accepted the gracious invitation of Bishop Waters
for the organization, and the Board unanimously ratified her action.
Asheville Area Laymen 1
Told of Plans for
Local Cana Conference
ASHEVILLE—Forty-seven lay
men, representative of six parish
NCCLA units in the Asheville
Deanery, were told that their area
led the 1950 memberships for the
association, in the October Drive
conducted in the seven deaneries
of the Raleigh Diocese. Close to
eight hundred memberships were
recorded with a total of $1200.00
subscribed, reported Miss Gertrude
Flanagan, Deanery Chairman.
Diocesan NCCLA President Mrs.
Frances J. McMahon congratulated
the Asheville group for *heir note
worthy response to the Laymen’s
appeal and said “The pass-key
that will weaken the great gift of
Faith is indifference and apathy
toward a worthy lay program. She
encouraged individual units that
have come into being since May to
plan an active program in ac
cordance with the projects adopted
by the NCCLA Board. A report
was given by Mrs. McMahon on
the Winston-Salem Board Meet
ing, the Good Friday petition cam
paign and the current NORTH
CAROLINA CATHOLIC newspa
per subscription drive.
Parishes Present
Bernard Ferrey, local chairman,
welcomed the Visitors from the
following parishes: St. John’s,
Waynesville, which included Bry
son City, Canton, and Fontana
Dam; St. Joan of Arc, West Ashe
ville; St. Margaret-Mary, Swanna
noa; St. Lucien, Spruce Pine; Sa
cred Heart, Brevard and High
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Bishop Waters said it is his de
sire to make the convention the
best ever held in the history of the
organization,” and added that des
pite the wonderful record of great
works of charity performed by the
Catholic Daughters of America, all
Catholics must triple their efforts
in the great struggle that lies a
head. Pointing to national census
statistics, which show about 77,
000,000 people affiliated with re
ligion, approximately one-half of
that number Catholics, out of a
total population of 151,000,000,
Bishop Waters said the question
each must ask is this: Is religion
influencing anti-religion, or, are
the anti-religious influencing the
religious? He also warned against
our concern for the material things
of life.
Convention Chairman
Miss Margaret J. Buckley, Chevy
Chase, Md., national director and
also a director of Legislation has
been named convention chairman
and Mrs. Ella K. Hoffman, Raleigh,
N. C., territorial deputy, has been
named honorary chairman.
Preliminary plans for the con
vention program were discussed
with Bishop Waters who attended
the board meeting, and who prom
ised the board that “everything
humanly possible will be done by
himself and the Catholic Daugh
ters of the State to make this con
vention the best ever.”
A demonstration of the pro
grams of the various departments
is planned as one part of the con
vention program .
At Asheville 1927
Scheduled for a premiere pres
entation is the “Cell Formation’*
plan, now being developed by the
Share the Faith committee, of
which Miss Florence M. Winter,
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Nominations Now Open (or Choke
Of N. C. Catholic Mother for 1950;
Chairman Asks Early Submissions
GREENSBORO — Nominations are now being accepted for the
Catholic Mother of the year according to Mrs. William N. Berry,
Chairman of the Bishop’s Committee for Christian Home and Family.
The group sponsors an annual citation made to a Catholic mother upon
recommendations submitted and the decisions of the directors of the
committee.
The award is made at the Pontifical Mass offered during the an
nual North Carolina Catholic Laymen’s Assocition Convention. This
year the honor will be announced
on May 20 by the committee and
the presentation made on Sunday,
May 21.
Mrs. Berry wishes it to be made
clear that!the choice does not rest
upon the numbers of nominations
submitted . It is not a matter of
popularity.
Mrs. Berry said that the quali
fications shall be judged from let
ters submitted, citing definite
reasons why the nominee should
be considered for the coveted hon
or.
April 26 has been made a tenta
tive date by which all nominations
are to be submitted.
It is the highest recommended
person that is chosen by the com
mittee, said Mrs. Berry, not a
question of the highest number of
votes. The award this year will
be made in Charlotte.
Previous Recipients
Catholic mothers of the Diocese
of Raleigh, who have been honor
ed by the Bishop’s Committee for
Christian Home and Family, are
Mrs. Emmett Eisele of Statesville;
Mrs. Philip B. Edelen of Raleigh,
and Mrs. Louise Fragge of Ashe
ville.
Please address all nominations
to Mrs. Wm. N. Berry, 2306 Colon
ial Avenue, Greensboro, North
Carolina.