PAGE TWO THE GUARDIAN, DECEMBER 31, 1943
Catholic Paper Article
Gives Priest's Story Of
Arkansans Attending Webster College
IResponsibility
Aid To Wreck Victims
St.: Augustine. (E)--The Rev.
Rowan T. Rastatter and the Rev.
Bernard T. Smith, who climbed
for five hours amid the wreckage
of the train crash near Lumbarton,
N.C., December 16, administering
spiritual aid to the dying and in-
jured, wrote an account of their
experiences for The Florida Ca-
tholic, official newspaper of the
Diocese of St. /ugustine.
The priests were enroute to St.
Petersburg, for Christmas assign-
ments at their parish, St. Mary's
Church, from the Catholic Uni-
versity of America, in Washing-
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The Catholic Daughters of
America, Court Victory 564, held
their Annual Christmas party for
the members and their guests at
St. Joseph's Parish Hall, last Mon-
day evening.
Christmas decorations and a
beautifully decorated Christmas
Tree helped create a Yuletide
atmosphere.
Christmas Carols ,were sung,
with piano accompanient by Mrs.
Margaret Gallion and gifts were
distributed by anta Claus.
Games were played, after which
a buffet luncheon was served.
Dancing was enjoyed during the
evening.
Special guests included the
Reverends Thee. F. Walshe and
Jesse C. Cheery, Pastor and As-
sistant of St. Joseph's Church.
The Christmas Party Committee
was composed of: Miss Marie
Kraeszig, Chairman, assisted by
Mrs. Gertrude Finkbeiner, Mrs.
Lillian Gray, Mrs. Agnes Steele,
Miss Aline Kraeszig and Miss
Leona Kraeszig.
Pine Bluff.--The Junior Catho-
lic Daughters of the Pine Bluff
Court entertained with a Christ-
mas party for the members and
guests December 17th at St. Jo-
seph',; Parish Hall.
Christmas decorations helped
create an atmosphere of festivity.
Dancing was enjoyed during the
evening, after which refreshments
were served.
Special guests for the evening
were the Rev. Thomas F. Walshe,
and the Rev. Jesse C. Cheney, pas-
tor and assistant of St. Joseph's
Church, and the Rev. N. Charles
McGinnis of Little Rock.
Committee for the party was
under the chairmanship of Miss
to-Ann Steele and Miss Minnie
Katherine Weaver, assisted by
Dolores Michael, Sarah Barrance,
Theresa Fratesi and Carolyn
Suter.
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309½ West 2rid. Little Rock
ton, D. C., where they are mak-
ing post-graduate studies. They
were passengers on the south-
bound train, three coaches of
which were derailed. The north-
bound train plowed into the de-
railed coaches.
Fathers Rastatter and Smith
said they learned from a porter
of the derailment and had seen
the north-bound train thunder
)asS. They wrote:
"With the thought of the pre-
vious week's train accident in
mind, we opened the platform
doors and jumped down on the
,rain becl. Father Smith and I
.tarted to run for the scene of
the derailment; perhaps some one
was injured and needed a priest.
l'hree or four inches of snow
powdered by the near-zero weath-
'r crunched beneath our feet and
the icy stones o[ the road bed
made our running progre's rather
difficult.
"Our train was about a mile,
oerhaps a little tam'e, from the
:cene of the wreckage. There we
found the last three Pullman cars
from our train and began to real-
ize the seriousness of the situa-
tion. These cars were still stand-
ing upright even though they had
been derailed and thrown into the
path of the north-bound train. It
was these cars that caused the
north-bound Champion to pile up
with the resultant heavy loss of
life.
"Steel rails were scattered about
in twisted loops. The engine had
dug into the embankment. The
coaches were piled up, smashed
one on top of the other, broken
and twisted. The fires, the wreck-
age, the moans and crying of the
dying and trapped, some cursing,
all made the scene one of horror.
Scores were in need of immediate
physical relief for their mangled
broken and bleeding bodies.
"The first thing we did was to
give Conditional Absolution to all
victims. We then made our way
to those who had been pulled from
the wreckage and were lying on
blankets by the fire,
"After doing what we could for
!he injured around the fire, we
headed for any opening we could
!:ind in the wreckage, twisting and
crawling to reach some of the in-
iured. To some we could speak
thers we could only touch by
1retching a hand. There were
mine we could only hear. For
hours we climbed in and out of
the wreckage, giving spiritual as-
;istance and then aiding in carry-
ing the injured to waiting am-
bulances."
The priests praised the work of
Army Military Police and also
lauded the efforts of the Misses
Marie and Eleanor Griffin, sisters
and students at Notre Dame Col-
{ege, Baltimore, who were en-
tente to their home in Savannah
in giving relief to the injured.
Catholic Union
of Arkansas
Ray. Anthony LaChows'ky, C.S. Sp.
Conway, Spiritual Director
Carl J. Meurer, Little Rock, Preatdaat
Bruno Llenhe.tt, Morrllton
Seeretary-Treasur
*Jno. M. Wlilems, SubiAeo,
First Vies President
Oe.rge fltfemel. Pocahontas,
Second Vice President
Peter P. Hiegel, Conway,
Third Vice President
Resolution No. 14 adopted at
the State Convention held at
Morrilton is as follows:
Resolution No. 14:
We fully endorse the words and
articles of our state Spiritual Di-
rector, the Rev. Anthony Lachow-
sky, C. S. Sp., of Conway, especial-
ly his latest article in The Guard-
ian which deplores the forced sale
el cattle by farmers and the
scarcity and high price of cattle
and poultry feed. We endorse his
advice to approach our represen-
tatives in Congress, members of
the Senate and the House, re-
questing them to secure for the
iarmcrs of our drouth stricken
state relief such as is granted by
the Federal Government in case
of catastrophics.
Sodalists Urged To Make
Resolutions Only For Selves
St. Louis, Me. (E) Tabooing
resolutions for the rest of man-
'kind, the January issue of The
Queen's Work, official Sodality
magazine published here, urges
i Sodalists to make New Year's
i resolves only for themselves.
"Resolve to stop worrying about
the Japanese and the Nazis," con-
tinues the exhortation, "and start
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Left to Right: Mi:;s Beth Mistrot, (at the rear of the car) daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Leuis N. Mistrot, of E1 Dorado, Ark., Miss Kath-
erine E. Miles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Miles of 621 Ash
St., Miss Mary Atom Schm,[ (m bmk of Mis.,; Miles) daughter o£
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan W. Schaaf ef Paragouhi, Ark. Miss Betty
Ann Kirchoff, (next to Miss Schaaf) daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
1,1. J. Kirctmff ef Paragould. Ark. Miss Patricia Gib.;on, daughter
of Mr. md Mrs. It. G. Gib!on of Memphis formerly of Little
II.ock. Ark. Miss Mildred Harrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
M. J. Harrison of 42 Beverly PI., Little P, ock, Ark., and Miss
Rita Weny, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. N. F. Weny of 287 Goshen,
North Little Rock. In the reac oi the picture standing, at the door
of the car i: Miss Rosemary Schneiderhahan, Pi'efect of the Sodal-
ity at Web.'.;ter College, who met lhe girls from Arkansas when they
arrived at the college in September.
The young ladies all students at Webster College, Webster Groves,
Me., have returned to Arkansas for the Christmas vacation which
this year extends front December 16 to January 13.
t Arkansas State
Council
CK
:T. J. Arnold, president
Park Hill, No. Little Rock
G. H. Kenkel, secretary, Brinkley
: Leo Hammer, treasurer, Ft. Smith
J. J. Duerr, 1.st vice-president.
Charleston
Mrs Mary Burke, 2nd vice-president,
Pocahontas
Victor Kordsmeier, 3rd vice-president,
Morrllten
Miss Patrica Weny, daughter of
Doctor and Mrs. N. F. Weny, was
married December 29th at the
bride's home by Rt. Rev. Msgr.
James t=. Gaffney. Miss Patricia
is a sister of Miss Polly Weny
a member of Little Rock Branch
No. 79, and Doctor Weny has been
medical examiner for the Branch
for many years. Congn'atulations.
Little Rock Branch No. 79 will
have a New YeaTs Party for both
the adults and juveniles next Sun-
day, January 2nd at St. Edward's
Basement Hall at 3:30 p.m. (after
services). Entertainment and re-
freshments are promised by the
committee in charge, of which
Mrs. Julian Nabholz is chairman.
All members are urgently re-
quested to be present.
President ' Poland
Sends Message To
Exiled Children
London. (E)Polish President
Wladyslaw Racziewicz has issued
a poignantly-worded Christmas l
message of Poland's children in i
exile, reminding them of the
priceless value of liberty and ex-
horting them to prepare them-i
selves for leadership in liberated
I
Poland by hard study, according
to a report, by KAP, Polish Ca-
tholic Press Agency.
The message of President Racz-
kiewtcz stated:
"Beloved Polish Children:
"This year you will watch the
traditional star of Bethlehem ap-
pear under a strange sky. This
evil war does not spare even chil-
dren and today Polish children
must endure the same hardships
as grown-ups.
"You, Children-in-Exile, have a
priceless treasure: Liberty. Even
when you are sad you should
never forget that millions of Po-
lish children in the Motherland
are deprived of that liberty. Many
of them will not even have the
poorest Christmas, for they have
neither warm clothing nor nourish-
ing food, and they are not allowed
to study in Polish schools.
"You must take full advantage
of your freedom. Remember that
Parsel's
ishness, contempt for women pa-
I gan attitudes of thought and life
i "Resolve to realize that there
is no such thing as Mass Salva-
tion. The world is saved when
you and I become wonderfully
good people. There is no such
thing as humanity. There are
only men and women.
"Resolve to remember that
wishing without work never
makes anything come true.
"Re'solve to be a fine person
yourself. Don t make resolutions
for the rest of mankind."
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worrying about the things right and
here in America that are imita-
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souled principles prejudices
against
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NEwS
ACTIVITIES IN THE
STATE OF ARKANSAS
Helena. At the November
meeting of the Knights of Colum-
bus, it was voted to buy a gift for
all members of the Council in
service. The council bought beauti-
ful pocket prayer books, contain-
ing the Knights of Columbus em-
blem, and sent 23 to members in
the armed forces.
It was planned also to have a
New Years party for the Knights
and their friends.
This council needs only five
more members to meet the re-
quirements set by the Supreme
Council.
Design Quiz Lesson
Te Teach Children
In Public Schools ,
Conception, Me. ()--Designed
to aid in bringing religious in-
struction to the 2,000,000 Catholic
children in the United States, who
are not in_ Catholic schools, "Ca-
techism Qmz,' " a" sere'as of 50.
unit-lessons appropriate for use m
the home or in Sunday Schools, is
being published by the Defenders
of the Faith, here.
Edited by the Rev. Richard
Felix, O.S.B., the weekly lesson
consists of a playlet dramatizing
a portion of the catechism, ques-
tions covering the same portion,
a brief explanation of the ques-
tions with an illustrative story and
25 or 30 questions bringing out
the principal points of the les-
son.
of all Polish children, you alone
can go to a Polish school, you
alone are free to learn your les-
sons. You must learn them not
for your own sakes alone, but for
the sake of all Polish children who
are not allowed to study. Grow
up for the good of the Mother-
land!"
God, alone, knows the exact
Of Community
!Described
Burlington, VS. (€)--The respon-
sibility of the community toward
its youth was described in a radio
address by the Rev. Thomas Con-
nor of Rutland, Director of the
Catholic Youth Organization of
the Burlington Diocese. His ad-
dress entitled "The Community
and Delinquency" was the fourth
!in a series of five addresses on the
Vermont Catholic Hour program
over station WCAX here.
Pointing out that the com-
munity has a positive duty to-
wards youth in contributing to
and supporting the work of the
home, the church and the school
as educators of youth, Father
Conner said that legislation of
civil society encourages, divorce
and the consequent break down
in home life, which is frequently
a cause for delinquency. He fur-
ther stated that salacious reading
--e:pecially of "comic magazines"
undoes the positive work of
education, breaks down moral
stamdards and inculcates wrong
attitudes in the minds of impres-
::;ionable children. Ile indicated
how in the city of Butfalo the con-
trol of lhis problem is being af-
fected by the cooperation of the
church and civic groups and that
by this form of community action
the dangers of "filth in print"
were removed from the hands of
youth.
Delayedi]y War
Priests Arrive
In Florida
St. Augustine. (E)--Two young
uriests, who were ordained in
Ireland for the Diocese of St. Au-
gustine, have arrived here after
a delay of many months, occasion-
ed by the war, to take up their
duties. They began their careers
here by celebrating Masses at the
Shrine of American Motherhood.
They are the Rev. James Keogh
and the Rev. Dominic Barry. Fa-
ther Koegh began his studies for
the priesthood at the Gregorian
University in Rome, but was
forced by the war to finish his
studies at St. Patrick's College
Thurles, Ireland, where he was
ordained June 15, 1941. Father
Barry made his studies at All
Hallows' College, Dublin, and at
St. Patrick's College. He was or-
dained June 20.
The celebration of Mass by the
two new priests at the famous
Shrine continued a tradition of
long standing in the diocese. The
Shrine is on the site where the
first Mass was offered in the first
parish in this country.
When you meet with some con-
tradiction, take your resolutions
to our Lord, and ask Him to pre-
serve them and you with them;
then wait until the tempest has
past.
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Pittsburgh where she served for two months as a public
nurse, taking care of the sick m their own homes. A student nurse
at Duquesne University. Smter Llliosa thus completed one of the re.
qu!rements of her five-year nursing course. She is Chown wi.h
• lne Holcou|be, public health nurse supervisor la Pl&sbnrgll
South Side. IN.C.W.C.)
Cardinal Schuster Acts
To Prevent Mass Executions
Zurich. (l£)--With a view to pre-
vent Fascists from carrying out
threats of mass executions in re-
prisals for attacks against Fascist
)arty members, His Eminence
Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster, Arch-
bishop of Milan, has decided to in-
tervene directly with the German
occupation authorities, according
to a report published in La Suisse.
The report stated that the
Fascists had threatened to carry
funerals of assassinated partY] -" !
members. ]
Every time we lose our temper&|
or perform a mean or contemptible ]
action, we undermine the eondi't
tions for happiness, not only for
our neighbor, but also for our*
selves.
' One effect of passion and prej'
udice is to colour and bias the
mind to the point of becoming ir*.
capable of seeing the truth or of
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