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CATHOLIC INFORMATION
"1 confess Directly to God!"
"Why should I confess to a
priest ? What good can he do
when God is all about me. ready
to hear and to judge me?"
We hope you do, Mr. Non-Cath
olic, confess directly to God, be
cause we Catholics do the same
thing. Most of us do it every
night before we tumble in and our
sleep is the sounder for it. But
we also confess to the Catholic
priest, once a year, as command^
ed by our Church, and as many
ether times as we wish. Many
of us get untold consolation from
every confession. Some of us find
It difficult and humiliating. But
all of us do it because we dare
not place our finite minds against
the infinite mind of Christ--above
the Sacrament which we believe
that He. Himself, instituted when
He said to His Apostles: "Who-j
soever sins ye remit, they are!
remitted unto them; and whose
soever sins ye retain, they are!
retained" (John 20: 23, King
James' Version).
And after all. the Catholic's;
confession to a priest must follow i
pretty much the same lines as
your sincere confession direct to
God. We must examine our con
sciences to know what serious
sins we have committed. We must
confess them all to the priest.'
We must have true sorrow for j
each of them, because they have!
offended God and have made us j
unworthy of heaven. We must I
firmly resolve, by the help of
Cod's grace, neve* to offend1
again. If our sins have injured
j others we must make amends. If
at all possible. And finally we
must perform the penance impos
ed by the priest?usually a few
j short prayers, intended as ex
piation of the temporal punish
ment due to sins already forgiven.
"But what does the priest think
of me if I confess shameful
J things?" He thinks nothing at all
| of you, as 'Mr. John Doe. He
thinks of you as a humble and
contrite soul, freed from sin and
going forth at peace with your
Maker. He does not see your face
In the darkness of the confession
al; but if you fear recognition,
you can go to any Catholic
church, to any Catholic priest,
and your sins are just as readily
J forgiven as in your own parish.
And what does he say about
your sins? At no time, under any
circumstances, can the priest di
vulge the tiniest sin ever con
fessed to him. Hie Seal of the
Confessional Is one of the Church's
most stringent laws. No court of
law can make a priest break it.
The Pope himself would not dare
, to ask it, and asking it would be i
refused. Only God, the priest, and |
you, know your sins?and youi
alone can divulge them.
| If it's anything Catholic, ask'
a Catholic! P. O. Box 351, White
iville, N. C.?Pd. Adv.
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For days like these we have been having
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going to be outside. We have a large stock
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SHALLOTTE, - - - NORTH CAROLINA
REPUBLICAN
MEETING?Calabash, N. C.
VINSON SIMMONS' PLACE
Thurs., Jan. 29th?7:00 P. M.
OYSTER ROAST-8:30 P. M.
Meeting to organize Shallotte Township Re
publicans. Ladies especially invited . . Gome
and bring your neighbor and friends.
SPONSORED BY
Brunswick Republican Club
D. R. Johnson, Pl*es. L. G. Bland, Sec.
Improvised Trip
Is Disastrous
Meandering Route Winds
Up With Wreck Near
State Line With Driver
In Hands Of Law
John Henry Wells, 26-year-old
Wilmington negro, made one of
those wrong-way Corrigan ta-ips
Monday and it is proving rather
expensive to him, with all the
costs not yet added up.
Monday afternoon late he set
out from Wilmington, supposedly
to carry a colored woman friend
who had come in from her home
in the north to Delco. Instead of
taking Route 74, he hfeaded down
17 and just 30 feet this side of
the South Carolina line his- 1941
Ford coach ended bottom up in
shallow water beside the road.
John Henry and his friend crawl
ed out through a window, unin
jured.
The car, according to State
Highway Patrolman C. J. Taylor,1
was damaged to the extent of
$500.00. The officer arrested John j
Henry, charging him with reck
less driving. He is scheduled ' to
appear In t^e Recorders court to
day to answer to this charge.
Local Principal
Gets Snowbound
Principal H. T. Sanders return
ed home late Monday evening
from Spruce Pine, where he went
to carry "Mrs. Sanders to the
bedside of her father, J. V. Cox,
who is critically ill. Mrs. Sanders
remained in Spruce Pine.
The Southport school man
found snow seven inches deep
for much of the distance. His re
turn was delayed a day by his
inability to leave Spruce Pine un
til roads could be cleared.
PJG Receives New
Books For Library
MAXTON?A thousand volumes
for the new library building have
been received by Presbyterian
Junior College from the Library
of Congress. The books were used
in the Army College training pro
gram during the war and were
secured from surplus property
through the Federal Works
Agency. The new library building"
is being prepared for use and will
be available during the second
semester which begins January
26th. New students are enrolling
for the freshman class, veterans
refresher course, and flying this
week.
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Thursday,-Friday, January 29-30
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PACLETTE GODDARD and
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Also?"Klondyke Casanova" Cart.
Saturday, January 31?
"THE ARNELLO AFFAIR"
John HODIAK, Geo. MURPHY
and Frances GIFFORD
Also?"Milky Waif" (Cartoon)
Monday, - Tuesday, Feb. 2-3?
"GUNFIGHTERS"
RANDOLPH SCOTT and
BARBARA BRITTON
Ateo?"Cockatoos For Two" Cart.
Wednesday, February 4?
"BANJO"
SHARYN MOFFETT and
WALTER REED
'Also, Chapt. 4?"The Sea Hound"
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We have it in stock and can fill your needs. Give
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Capital
Letters
By
Thompson Greenwood
I PRESSURE?Agriculture Com
missioner Kerr Scott, who has
announced that he will not run
for re-election to this office, is
receiving a great deal of ppessure
to run?and not to run?for Gov
ernor of thejstate of North Car
olina.
Former Governor Cameron 'Mor
rison, reportedly an advocate of
Charles Johnson, saw Commission
er Scott on the day of the fun
eral of Josephus Daniels. Gossip
has it that he told Scott that
he could become Governor in
1952 if he would refrain from
seeking this position in 1948.
However, if Scott wants to run,
anything that Morrison or any
body else says to him will have
little weight. Scott, a forthright,
honest man, and a man who hews
to the line and lets the chips fall
where they will, is not given to
listening to the call of the siren
once he makes up his mind on any
matter.
The Johnson forces finally pull
ed Lt. Gov. L. Y. Ballentine out
of the contest. But it now looks
as if they might have jufnped
from the frying pan into .the fir^.
GOOD WITH WORDS?Of
course, it remains to be seen just
how good a campaign Mayne Al
bright Is waging for Governor,
but one thing is sure: He is the
most articulate of the ?lot, being
particularly adept at coining
catchy phrases, ditties, and what
have you. He came up the other
day with this:
Let Johnson have the office
chiefs,
I'll take the filing clerks.
And let him have the millionaires,
I'll take the man who works.
Let Johnson have the State "ma
chine"
And claim the county rings?
I Democracy's in Country stores,
And from the people springs.
J Let Johnson count the victory
won,
[ With claims of votes he'll get?
You'd be surprised how many
say: '
"We haven't voted yet!"
That's not bad rhyming for a
gubernatorial candidate.
PRESIDENTS' WIVES?Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Frank-1
lin D. Roosevelt were in Raleigh i
to attend Mr. Daniels' funeral,
last Saturday. Tlie crowds which j
saw them were amazed at how j
well they looked. This was espe- j
cially true of Mrs. Eleanor, who i
is probably the closest thing ex-;
tant to perpetual motion. Presi-;
dent Wilson has been dead since .
1923. President Roosevelt died
nearly three years ago; but their j
widows remain very active. Mrs.
Grover Cleveland died only a few
weeks ago, and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt and Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge are still hale and hearty.
And yet?there is only one ex
President, Herbert Hoover, living.
AFTER 50?Young men who
become impatient at the progress
they are making in fame, for
tune, influence, and affluance
should let the life of Josephus
Daniels serve as a pathway for
them. He never swerved from
what he thought was right. He
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1?Ford Tractor
1?Tractor Mower
1?Tractor Stalk Cutter
1?Athens Tiller
2-Horse Culitvators
Horse Drawn Mowers
1?McD. Hay Press
1?Turner Hay Press
2?Used Saw Mills
3?Tractor Hay Rakes
1?H. D. Hay Rake
2?Dump Bodies
2?B&B Botton Tractor
Plows
Tractor Wood Saws
Lime Sowers
Dirt Scoops and Loaders
Gasoline Engines
Diesel Engines
Roller Benches
Hammer Mills
Garden Tractors
Farm & Saw Mill Supplies
WE PAY CASH FOR
USED TRACTORS
and MACHINERY
Formyduval &
McCormick, Inc.
WHITEVILLE, N. C.
, was a vigorous fighter. In a!
[fight, he gave no quarter and1
asked none.
I Yet, had he died at 50, he
! would have been just another out
standing North Carolinian. _ He
| never smoked. He never drank.
He kept regular hours. His fame
j was closely linked to his good
I health and strong constitution.
His great record as Secretary of
the Navy came after he was 50.
And he became ambassador to
Mexico after reaching the allotted
i three score and 10.
1 The New York Times said last
j week: "His life spanned part of )
j a civil war and two great world!
| conflicts. It linked the present |
'with the best qualities of the!
past. He was a distinguished <
statesman and a notable editor, j
but above all he was ahomespun. I
lovable, profoundly sincere Am
erican, of a type we greatly need
today and can't always seem to j
find."
[ NOTES?Due to the fact that
Josephus Daniels lay at death's
door for more than a week, vir
: tually all of the fine editorials
' printed concerning him were writ- j
j ten several days before his death
I. . . Senator W. B. Umstead said !
a few days ago that the tobacco]
acreage should be increased for]
North Carolina, since it has been |
: shown, he said, that the market j
i in tobacco will be more active[
than was thought when acreage
1 reductions were announced . . .
The Farm Bureau, supposedly a
Broughton stronghold, immediate
ly disagreed with Umstead . . .
]As yet, the Grange hasn't gone
I either way . . .
I
I SPECIAL SESSION ? There'
| seems to be a good chance that
J a special session of the General
j Assembly will be held?but it J
] won't be merely for the purpose
I of giving teachers and other State]
| employees higher salaries,
j A new highway construction
j program is badly needed. The
566,000,000 which goes to the
State Highway Commission each
year is barely enough for main
tenance, and the State which at
one time was near the top in
higmvaya has badly fallen in this
respect.
So, if the Legislature * does
meet, one of its first items of
business will be to fix it so that
the people can vote this fall on
whether to float around $125,000,
000 in bonds for a big highway
program.
TO FIGHT IT?The Department
of Interior, which has control
over national parks, is planning
to charge motorists using the
National Parkway fees for travel
ing over this Sxyland Drive.
Asheville and ether Western
North Carolina towns plan to
fight it.
Randolph Grange
Is Typical Unit
RALEIGH?The Trinity Grange
of Randolph County is due to
be featured in a March issue of
COLLIERS as one of a series of
articles devoted to American or
ganizations. The Randolph grange
was chosen as being "typical" of
that organization's units.
I Writer Wade H. Nichols and
photographer Ike Vern are pro
ducing the piece, said the State
Advertising Division. %
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3 Unions Block Labor Peace?Refuse Wage Boost
Already Accepted by 1J) Other Railroad Unions!
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen and the Switchmen's
Union of North America, representing
125,000 railroad employes, have refused
to accept the offer of the Railroads of a
wage increase of 15^ cents an hour.
This is the same increase awarded
1,000,000 non-operating employes by an
arbitration board in September, 1947.
This is the same increase accepted by
175,000 conductors, trainmen and switch
men by agreement on November 14,1947.
Agreements have been made with
1,175,000 employes, represented by nine
teen unions. But these three unions, rep
resenting only 125,000 men, are trying to
get more. They are demanding also many
new working rules not embraced in the
settlement with the conductors and train
men.
Incidentally, the Switchmen's Union of
North America represents only about 7%
of all railroad switchmen, the other 93%
being represented by the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and covered by the
settlement with that union.
Strike Threat
The leaders of these three unions spread a
strike ballot while negotiations were still
in progress. This is not a secret vote but is
taken by union leaders and votes are
Bigned by the employes in the presence
of union representatives.
When direct negotiations failed, the
leaders of these three unions refused to
join the railroads in asking the National
Mediation Board to attempt to settle the
dispute, but the Board took jurisdiction
at the request of the carriers and has been
earnestly attempting since November 24,
1947, to bring about a settlement. The
Board on January 15, 1948, announced
its inability to reach a mediation settle
ment. The leaders of the unions injected
the request of the Mediation Board to
arbitrate. The railroads accepted.
WTiaf Sow?
The Unions having refused to arbitrate,
the Railway Labor Act provides for the
appointment of a fact-finding board by
the President.
The railroads feel it is due shippers,
passengers, employes, stockholders, and
the general public to know that through
out these negotiations and in mediation,
they have not only exerted every effort to
reach a fair and reasonable settlement,
but they have also met every requirement
of the Railway Labor Act respecting the
negotiation, mediation, and arbitration of
labor disputes.
It seems unthinkable that these three unions,
representing less than 10 per cent of railroad
employes, and (hose among (be highest paid,
can successfully maintain Ihe threat of a par
alyzing strike against the interest of the en
tire country?and against 90 per cent of their
fellow employes.
The threat of a strike cannot justify grant
ing more favorable conditions to 125,000 em
ployes than have already been put in effect
fbf 1,175,000, nor will it alter the opposition
of the railroads to unwarranted wage in
creases or to changes in working rules ?hicfc
are not justified.
A glance at the box shows what employes
represented by the Engineers and firemen
make. They are among the highest paid in
the ranks of labor in the United Stales, if not
the highest.
/Compare these wages with what you make!
? 1M7 irwtfi Amu!
t t _ tin Iftrati tM7 inrati (iniia vltfe IS' i
Here m a comparison of Typ U Eafitp AMialbni?s Amii Ejn*s Cuts m l?f *#?<
average annual earn- ENGINEERS
Road Freight ^ $3,966 $6,126 $6.757
S&Jto wh4.7t ife fwpiienn^ay) 3.632 6.399 6.025
earnings would have 5?!!? Freight (Through)'. 3,147 4,684 5.169
been if the 15?j centa Yard 2,749 4,081 4,639
K hour increase, of- FIREMEN
>d by the railroads Road Freight 2,738 4,683 6,268
and rejected by the (Local and Way)
union leaders, had been Road Passenger 2,732 4,544 6,165
in effect throughout the Road Freight (Through). 2,069 3,460 3.891
entire year 1947. Yard 1,962 3,ll6 3,553
Railroad wages computed from Interstate Commerce Commission Statement M-300.
Full year 1947 estimated on basis of actual figures for first eight months.
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