One Mother’s Opinion By Hope Kahn
Apron Strings
So much has been written about
how soft the modem housewife has
it. And most of us do own a
fair share of automatic equipment
to speed up the daily chores. But
this is to inform our critics that,
while we found it a bit disconcert
ing, we came through the recent
cold wave in fair shape.
Oh, it was a bit of a shock to
turn on the water taps and get
nothing out of them — pipes froz
en. But it didn’t take long to
melt down ice cubes for a pot of
coffee because the refrigera
tor had been off all night too. And
the children didn’t protest too
much at not being able to brush
their teeth.
The windows looked so pret
ty with all that ice on them — on
the inside. When the power went
off during the night of course our
furnaces quit too — and it was a
bit chilly. But no one minded the
extra time it took to bring in logs
for the fireplace from the back
yard because everyone was going to
be late for school and work any
way — the car wouldn’t start. Be
sides, who knew what time it was
when all the electric clocks hac
stopped?
I did miss the telephone though
The station wagon finally took of!
with husband and children (thej
made it moat of the way to the
filling station before the radiatoi
boiled over) and I faced, without
too much remorse, a day of not
being able to do dishes, wash, iron,
vacuum or even bathe the baby
But being deprived of the usual
mid-morning gossip session was
hard to take.
There seemed nothing left to me
in the way of activity except the
long-postponed job of addressing
Christmas cards, but even the ball
point pen had succumbed to the
general can’t-operate-under-these
conditions atmosphere. And I wjis
fresh out of goose quills.
So it was a nice day, spent read
ing before an open fire. With no
TV to distract, it was even possi
ble to entertain the children, after
they came home from school, with
games and books. Fortunately, the
power came on again in time for
the Mickey Mouse Club.
I think I’ve found the secret of
why, in grandma’s day, children
seemed more helpful around the
house. In a push-button home
there’s little to do that interests
them — but organizing a bucket
brigade to carry water for the din
ner dishes from the bath tub tap
(the only one that finally warmed
up sufficiently to give forth a
slow trickle) and keeping a fire
going in the fireplace were jobs
they enjoyed.
While none of us may go so far
as to echo the children’s “I wish
We had Yankee weather more of
ten,” we feel that we’ve been chal
lenged — and came through victo
rious. We could hold our own un
der any of the hardships of grand
ma’s day, so long as the old hand
crank telephone continued to oper
ate.
MSGR. BOUR RETIRES
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the age' of sixteen. He entered
St. Francis College at Cincinnati,
Ohio, where his studies were com
pleted in 1909. In the Fall of
that year he matriculated at the
Catholic University of America at
Washington, D. C., where during
his first year he specialized in scho
lastic philosophy and theology. He
received his degree in philosophy
and the arts in 1911. Then fol
lowed post-graduate work in the
school of education, particularly,
in the psychology of education,
graduating with a Master’s Degree.
He then pursued research work in
genetic psychology under the di
rection of Dr. Thomas Moore and
Dr. Edward Pace. He completed
this study in 1912 with the Degree
of Licentiate of philosophy. For the
next two years he spent in origi
nal research work, in experimen
tal psychology, following the newer
methods laid down by Cardinal
Mercier of Louvain University.
Msgr. Bour has to his credit a
complete scientific treatise in the
field of apperception—a work en
titled:
A GENETIC STUDY OF THE
LIMITS OF APPERCEPTION. Af
ter this original research study he
was awarded his MAJOR DEGREE.
Later, Msgr. Bour served as
Headmaster and Director of the
Extension School at Washington.
In this work he worked under the
direction of Dr. Thomas Shields,
especially introducing a new meth
od of teaching Christian Doctrine
in the Catholic Schools.
Entering the Theological School
St. Bernard’s Seminary at Roches
ter. New York, he completed his
studies at that Institution and was
ordained to the priesthood by the
Rt. Rev. Leo Haid, Vicar Aposto
lic of North Carolina. After or
dination he was curate at the Ca
thedral and missionary rector of
thirteen towns in the Eastern Por
tion of North Carolina. While at
Wilmington the Bishop appointed
him Headmaster and Director of
St. Mary’s School. At this institu
tion he labored to modernize the
methods of teaching as well as the
equipment. The Sisters of Mercy
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In the year 1917 he was trans
ferred to Asheville as administra
tor of the parish of St. Lawrence,
since the Rev. Patrick Marion,
pastor in charge at that time, was
in ill health and unable to attend
to the duties incumbent upon him.
Upon the death of Father Marion
Father Bour was appointed pastor
of St. Lawrence.
The Church of St. Lawrence
which was consecrated October 13,
1920, when the late Cardinal
Gibbons delivered the sermon, has
been called one of the most beauti
ful churches in the South. Among
other distinctions of its architec
ture the great structure contains
not a single pillar.
After Msgr. Bour was made pas
tor he carried forward the task of
remodeling and redecorating the
church, and of building the beau
tiful St. Lawrence Rectory, a
structure wholly in keeping with
the church itself. The cost of the
rectory was fifty thousand dol
lars.
In the early part of 1927 Msgr.
Bour purchased the spacious resi
dence of Dr. Gardner in West
Asheville, and founded the second .
parish in the City of Asheville.
This parish is under the Patronage
of St. Joan of Arc. With education
as his hobby and ever interested
in the advancement of the cause,
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parochial school in Asheville with
the Sisters of Christian Educa
tion in charge. This school was
opened to Catholic and Non-Cath
olic children. For a number of
years Msgr. Bour was on the teach
ing staff of the College of St.
Genevieve-of-the-Pines as special
examiner and lecturer in history
and social sciences.
Msgr. Bour has been much in
demand in the various spheres of
civic activities as speaker^ In the
diocese of Raleigh he was the
pioneer to broadcast Catholic
Church doctrines and principles
over the RADIO STATIONS. His
approach has always been positive
and scholarly, never antagonistic.
During the First World War
Msgr. Bour served as Catholic
Chaplain at Fort Caswell and was
also Diocesan Secretary of the
National Catholic War Council.
Later he was auxiliary chaplain
at the U. S. Veteran’s Hospital at
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Once Over the Diocese
FARMVILLE — In anticipation
of next year’s centennial celebra
tion of the Blessed Mother’s ap
pearance to St. Bernadette at
Lourdes, St. Elizabeth’s parishion
ers here witnessed the dedication
on December 8 of a shine to com
memorate the forthcoming event.
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KINSTON — The Kinston Coun
cil of the Knights of Columbus
have taken upon themselves the
project of sponsoring visits from
Santa. For such a visit a nominal
fee was charged, and the proceeds
from these visits were used to as
sist the needy on the occasion of
Christmas. The response has been
overwhelming, and as a result
many a family in Kinston will
have a brighter and a merrier
Christmas.
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JACKSONVILLE — All study
clubs conducted throughout the
Jacksonville area by Fathers Law
rence Newman, Halloran, and Mul
holland will end with the current
month. Organization of new
groups is contemplated shortly af
ter the holidays.
Students of Infant of Prague
school sponsored a birthday party
for the pastor, Father Lawrence
Newman, recently. Members of the
local CDA Court assisted in this
endeavor.
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RALEIGH — The Rt. Rev. Her
bert A. Harkins, V. F., pastor of
the Cathedral here, attended the
consecration of Bishop John
Fearns, Auxiliary of New York, at
St. Patrick’s Church on Decem
ber 10.
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PINEHURST — The first meet
ing of Our Lady’s Sodality was
held at Maryhurst here on Sun
day, December 15, with a good
number in attendance.
The society has been placed un
der the patronage of the Immacu
late Heart of Mary and the Sacred
Heart of Jesus.
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LOURDES, (NC)—During the
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are only a small part of the morel
than 3,000 cures which have taken
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