Volume X.
Nazareth, N. C., Friday,' December 23, 1955
Number 12.
Only Real Faith Can Turn
Social Work Into Charity
VATICAN CITY — Only a shining faith can ,turn normal
social service work into a true work of charity, His Holiness Pope
Pius XII told personnel of Catholic Relief Services — National
v Jacksonville
Scout Troop
Gets Charter
JACKSONVILLE — At Infant
of Prague parish hall here Boy
Scout Troop No. 357 had its Char
ter Presentation, Teiiderfoot In
vestiture and presentation of a
wards last Friday.
The troop neckerchief was pre
sented by Peter J. Folz, Grand
Knight of Infant of Prague Coun
cil, Knights of Columbus. Scouting
has been part of the KC program
since 1923.
In attendance were Father Am
brose Rohrbacher, pastor and Fa
ther Edward Beatty, Institutional
Representative (the parish spon
sors the troop); J. L. Dvorscak,
chairman of committeemen;
George E. Albertine, Outdoorsman;
J. J. Deluca, Service; Robert W.
Malcom, Health and Safety; A. J.
Downs, District Leadership; E. V.
Farnsworth, Assistant District
Commissioner.
Scoutmaster Robert J. Little
presented Tenderfoot badges to
10 scouts.
Patrol leader award was made
to Jimmy Ward. James Swinson
received the Scout of the Month
badge.
Of interest was the quotation
from Pope Pius XII’s talk to 4,000
scouts in Rome:
“Scouting reveals to youth and
puts into action all that is natur
ally good, noble, healthy; the sim
plicity of life, love of nature, love
of country; the sentiments of hon
or, self-discipline, obedience, dedi
cation to the service of others.
“To seek, to find, to enjoy and
to praise God in His works, to see
all creation in the light of God—
this constitutes the basis of life of
a scout.”
—Robert J. Little
Morehead City
Begins School
MOREHEAD CITY — A paro
chial school, long the hope of par
ishioners of St. Egbert’s Church
here is about to be built.
Plans laid by the Franciscan Fa
thers of the Third Order Regular,
who formerly served the parish,
came to fruition last week when
Bishop Waters, signed contracts
for the school in the presence of
the pastor, Fr. Paul Byron and the
architect, John R. Valentine, A.
I.A.
The School Fund, begun by Fr.
Gabriel Stephens, T.O.R., has been
added to through the years, and
now constitutes about forty per
cent of the building cost, which
will run in excess of $53,000.
Construction will begin imme
diately, under general contractor
P. S. West of Statesville.
It is hoped that a staff of Sis
ters will be available for the start
of classes in September, 1956.
The school, which will cover an
area of 5500 square feet, will con
tain three classrooms, a small hall,
and the other customary facilities.
Catholic Welfare Conference.
His English language address
during an audience for 110 staff
members reminded of “the need of
a luminous faith to supply the
fuel for a charity that dare not be
chilled by suspicion or thoughtless
lack of gratitude.” He added that
this faith “will add warmth and
tenderness to your service of the
needy.”
“You have rare opportunities to
relieve in person that stark bare
ness of the garrett or the damp
chill of fieldshacks where parents
suffer and children weep,” the
Pope said.
“You must reap the harvest of
your charity through other’s hands.
But it is the same love of Christ
for men that holds you to your
busy desks in crowded offices,
where your work most often lacks
the consoling sense that comes
from witnessing an ebbing faith
revitalized, suffering alleviated,
the light of hope rekindled and
joy rising for families in distress.”
Recalling that the audience oc
curred on the Feast of the Imma
culate Conception, the Pontiff
prayed that “Mary through her
maternal intercession may keep
the fire of that love burning in
full flame and may Christ be your
exceedingly great reward.” He con
cluded by imparting his blessing to
the workers and their families.
St. Vincent’s
Men Report
In Greensboro
GREENSBORO — Annual re
port from St. Benedict’s Confer
ence, St. Vincent de Paul Society
shows that 119 persons have been
directly assisted during the year.
The eight-ttnember conference
has made a total of 70 personal
visits incidental to work with
families, in hospitals, etc., in ad
dition to telephone calls and cor
respondence.
Attendance at weekly meeting
has been 90%, indicating the en
thusiasm of the men who meet
each Sunday at 12:15 p.m.
Among the spiritual works of
charity listed, five children have
been brought to parochial school
or religious instructions; prayer
books have been provided for a
family.
Receipts for the year include
$602 in offerings from the mem
bers at weekly meetings; $927
from poor box; $70 from church
collection; 644 from honorary
members and subscribers.
Chief item of expenditures is
groceries and food of all kinds:
$1,225. An additional $1,072. were
spent for cash grants, fuel, cloth
ing, rent, etc.\
Thanksgiving Clothing
NAZARETH — The chancery
office announces that 32 parishes
have sent reports of clothing car
tons shipped to New York City for
the Bishops’ War Relief Clothing
Collection.
According to the reports, a total
of 221 cartons almost four tons
have been shipped. Other parishes
may have shipped clothing without
sending word to the chancery.
Sisters of Providence To Staff
General Hospital in Murphy
MURPHY — Yesterday’s Cherokee Scout, this town’s newspaper carried
news that the Sisters of Providence from Holyoke, Mass., will staff the Murphy
Father Connell
To Give Retreat
RALEIGH — The well-known
Redemptorist theologian, Father
Francis J. Connell will give the
business and professional men’s re
treat this year.
Scheduled for January 13-15
at Mid Pines Club, Southern Pines,
this is the fourth annual retreat
which His Excellency, Bishop Wa
ters has arranged for the laymen
of the diocese. The retreat is in
tended, Bishop Waters says, “to
give our Catholic business or pro
fessional layman a chance to make
an annual report and balance sheet
in the spiritual realm so that he
can handle his soul’s salvation in
as business or professional-like
manner as he would handle his ec
onomic life.”
Announcement will be made in
every parish this Sunday; reserva
tion blanks will be available at
each rectory. The retreat opens
with supper at 7:00 January 13, a
Friday and closes Sunday after
noon. The entire weekend is taken
care of by $20.00 (double room) or
$22.00 for a single; meals are in
cluded.
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General Hospital.
Last December Dr. B. W. Whit
field, chief of staff at General, ex
pressed the desire to obtain nurs
ing Sisters to take the burden of
hospital management off his hands.
Dr. F. V. Taylor of the hospital
staff has announced that the Sis
ters will begin to manage the hos
pital at least by the first of Feb
ruary, 1956; they are welcomed in
to the diocese by His Excellency,
Bishop Waters.
Personnel Unchanged
The present hospital personnel
will remain intact, including the
hospital staff; Drs. Whitfield and
Taylor, Dr. Helen Wells, Dr. H.
Miller.
Murphy General Hospital will
continue to operate as an open
staff hospital and will make all
facilities available to doctors of
Clay and Union Counties.
A remodelling and redecorating
program will begin as soon as the
Sisters arrive; the work will not
interfere with the operation of the
hospital.
Father Joseph Dean, pastor of
St. William’s Church here states
that the Sisters of Providence will
arrive the middle of January.
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cablegram
. VATICAN CITY
20 DECEMBER, 1955
THE MOST REVEREND VINCENT S. WATERS, D. D.
BISHOP OF RALEIGH
15 north McDowell street
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, U. S. A.
HIS HOLINESS, EXTENDING WARM APPRECIATION
IN RESPONSE TO DEVOTED PRAYERFUL MESSAGE
CORDIALLY IMPARTS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AND BISH
OP NAVAGH, CLERGY, RELIGIOUS AND FAITHFUL OF
THE DIOCESE OF RALEIGH PATERNAL APOSTOLIC
BLESSING. (SIGNED) MONSIGNOR DELL’ACQUA
Both Bishop Navagh and I add our sincere appreciation for
your greetings received and extend our good wishes for a holy
and blessed Christmas to priests, Sisters, Religious and laity.
Bishop of Raleigh
Seniors to Try
For Scholarship
RALEIGH — Cathedral Latin
High School and Our Lady of
Lourdes parish have reason for
pride this week.
Jean Bode and Gordon Blank
fard, high school seniors and mem
bers of Our Lady’s parish passed
the preliminary screening test for
the National Merit Scholarship
award.
The school was allowed to send
only two students (based on en
rolment) for the tests, and both
of them passed the screening. This
makes them eligible for the apti
tude test January 14.
Thousands of high school stu
dents will complete in the final
tests whiph will result in 400
college scholarships to the college
or university of the winner’s
choice.
New Year’s Eve Dances
Inter-Se Club’s New Year’s
Eve Dance will be held in
Goldsboro at the Woman’s
Club; everyone is invited.
The Santa Maria Council
of the Knights of Columbus
will sponsor a New Year’s Eve
dance to be held in the Ball
room of the Robert E. Lee Ho
tel. A buffet lunch, included
in the price of the ticket, will
be provided. Reservations
must be made before Decem
ber 26.
Vocation Crusade
Week of December 25
Edenton, Kill Devil Hill, Eliza
bethtown.
Week of January 1
Farmville, Franklin* Fayette
ville, Goldsboro.
WPTF Carries
Midnight Mass
RALEIGH—Tomorrow at mid
night the Sacrifice of the Mass
will be celebrated at Sacred Heart
Cathedral here and in parishes
and missions throughout the dio
cese, as Christ comes to earth
again in the Mass — to give glory
to God, to bring peace to men of
good will.
His Excellency, Bishop Waters
will pontificate at the cathedral;
for the fifth year, radio station
WPTF will broadcast the Mass,
begining at 11:45 p.m. Father
Francis A. McCarthy will narrate
the Mass for listeners.
Cathedral men’s choir, directed
by Joseph Orlando of State College
will sing; John Vaughn is cathe
dral organist.
Mass will be offered at the
cathedral also at 7:30, 9,10,11, a.m.
The last Mass is a Missa. Cantata.
Pontifical Mass in Charlotte
His Excellency, Bishop Navagh
will pontificate at his parish of
Our Lady of Consolation in Char
lotte, 115 North McDowell Street.
Address Bishop Navagh’s mail
to: 1621 Dilworth Road East,
Charlotte, 3, N. C.
Santa to N. C.
On Sneak Visit
By John W. Gregory
NAZARETH — The Catholic
Orphanage had a surprise visi
tor from the North Pole last Sun
day. Santa Claus, showing signs
of strain after months at his work
bench, decided to take an after
noon off and do a little snooping
on his own to see if the children
were really as good as they had
made out in their letters.
Nearly a hundred boys and girls
gave the jolly old man such an
ovation his seamed and somewhat
tired-looking features burst into
jolly laughter.
This sneak visit by Santa was
made at the insistence of the State
Council of the Knights of Colum
bus who annually sponsor a
Christmas party for the children.
The Father Thomas F. Price Coun
cil acted as hosts for the party.
George Hargrove served as chair
man of the committee.
Father Regan, orphanage super
intendent, gave a brief, opening
address in which he praised the
Knights of Columbus' for “exem
plifying charity in every sense.”
John Capek, Infant of Prague
Council, Jacksonville, acted as
Santa Claus for the second straight
year. George Burkett was Mas
ter of Ceremonies. Charles Powers,
State Deputy, was on hand as well
as many members of the Raleigh
Council. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Normandeau of Jacksonville ac
companied Mr. Capek on the trip.
Judging by the hearty welcome
he received, Santa must have been
well pleased. He said he’d be
back this week. <