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Thurs., July 10, 1958
By William H. Mooring Catholic teeners-m~y thousands of them-who like Molly Bee, 18-year-old singing' star of TY~ movies and platters, .might consider tearing a page out of. her book. ~he'y cannot whoop it up for the cameras the way Molly , d~es:. Het: musical 'pipes" ~ep , m~' of ali because of the cher spirits 'and easy dancmg ished gift of faith which 'came style, are part of the God- to 'her thr()ugh attending Mass 'given talent- which, ' for with, her neighbors. And what
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ST~':BENEDICT (NC) -The edictines in the U. S. last surviving "member ,'of the ,.. At the abbey he was invested group of seven that' founded 75 as a novice by Prior Adelhelm year-old Mount Angel Abbey . Ode'rmatt, \ O.S.B.~· founder" of has died at t~ age of 92. He, Mount Angel, ip 1883. In 1800 was Benedictine Father Maurus ' he 'was- ordained. a priest by Snyder. ' ' Arc~bishop Wiilia~li: H;. Gross. Father Maurus, who> came to Through' th~ 68 years ,of him Oregon in'· 1882 as a: novice priesthood he" held many' high candidate, was the senior ,mem offices ami' key positions. But ber in years of religious vows because of increasing deafness and, priesthood in the Swisshe retired from the active priest American Congregation, of Benhood 14 years ago
, millions of Americans, have first drew her to Mass? Her made her "the most." But they "admiration of their good exam might, p e r h a p s " p l e in everyday life." , take along the~r ,Ticklish J'ioral Questions non' - Catholic Do actors show discretion·in nei~hbors () and selecting scripts? Would an friends to Mass, actor select any play regardless which brings us ,of low rrtoral tone? If an actor SUPERIOR: Very Rev. to a li.t t 1 e-, . refjJses a 'script on low moral Vernon F. Galiagher, C.S.SP.. (above) president -of Du ,know~ Side of grounds; is he automatically on Molly s story. ''the producer's'black list?, , . W~en' I saw , . These and. other pointed ques quesne University, Pitts her' on the NBC-TV rehear~ tions ani put to' some outstand burgh, Pa., h~ been elected . stage with· Tennesseee. ECOle ,'-iilg movie and stage actors by" Prov,incial Superior of the "Ford,' they were. shapmgthe the Rev. Ignatius" W. Buller, 'HolyGhost Fathers of the 'Ghow for that evenu}g, butM~lly , T.O.R., S:T.L., in bis booklet, U· S t H '11 Wok,time' out for a' dre~mg ~'The' Morai Problems' the mted taes. e WI • con ltoomchat about her converSiOn. "'Theatre," just off the Catholic tinue as' president with head , Relates Conversion '' , University' of America, Press, quarters for both offices at ,,' 'Untii she sang at th~ movie Washington, D. C. ,~. Duquesne University. NC 'hId'ustry's annual Communion " Answers,by three noted Cath- ",Photo. .. . , .. 'Breakfa'st last February, few oHes, Rosalind Russell, Patricia, ", ~ople in' Hollywood kn~w her .Morison.. and ~. ~aJ'ol.' Nai.sh, . ·'as a Catholic. "It happened two make, mteresbngprovocative ' , oSlzes(\) '. y~ars ago," Molly told me, "but reading '1V hich , deserves a place ~ 'I'd' been going to Mass a long I in every Catholic ,College 19: , , time before' that." ,brary.For students ,of the drama BRUSSELS (NC)~At a 4th '''''', The Beachboards (that's the and budding critics it's a "mUst.~ of' -July , Mass here' Auxiliary . t~~ilY name): "always' seemed 'Delicate'Definitions' Bishop James. H;, Griffiths, of ~>io 'live next-door' to" Ca.th The tlir'e'e I 'mention all agtEie New 'York,recalled that, like the ',' .. o!,ics." In Azusa, about 30 ,mI~es .. that actors show discretion. Mr.,'Declaration of Independence; the 'from, ,, Hollywood, there were" "-'a"(i.. says: "Wellknowli' and Brussels ,.world Fair today. " is .,." ' d L " d Roche 1'1&' , "lLJru~e an oUlse, e . capable actors would .never ac- 'reminding ·the world that. men , J!I[?ll~ often would go to Mass , 'cept a partil it were ag~inst Ii have inalienable rights.: ,"fl~h ,them. '. . faiUl' or tended' to lower the During. the Mass, celebrated' , When her famIly 1T\0,:,ed',.Betty 'moral standards of people.": ' in , the, ,CllUr:ch of the Risen McInelly, now Mrs. Willoughby, Miss Russell says: "If discte-Christ~t,Civitas De~, the ,Holy liy~p. next door. ~etty and ,MollY tion means 'avoiding anything ,See's_ pavilion at -, the, Bru'ssels' became good friends, often at- , tha't 'might be morally offensive .World "Fair, the Bishop, spoke 'tended Mass together. . When the answer is !certainly.l" This ,in English," French and Flem-, ,~ony got curious to know more coJ1d lead to most interesting mish,.,· , , ,sbout the. Mass, ~etty, ~ugges~ and' ,vital, debate and call for '~ThiS . world ,exhib.ition," he, , .abe take Instruction. , " some delicate definitions. said, "where' the ChurcllI is pres , " , She did so under Fat~er, Miss Russell's "Picnic/, excel-'ent; IS bringing again the good Michael Mqnito~a,. C,M.~., ,of lent, in certain artistic respecfll, , tiding~ to th~ whole world, as San, G,abriel MISSIO~" hlIDself was ' considered morally offenthe Declaration of Independenc;:e ,~ellkno.wn on radIO: When 'sive' by many" including the did, that we all as children of .Fath.er Montoya. baptized ~nd National Legion of Decency. As ,God have rights that nobody can' , ,~celved. Molly mto the ~alth, to whether an:actor would select .take away, among which are the Betty ,was her godmother. Nq"w a play regardless of its loW' . rights, of life, liberty' and the ,),YIol~y is to become the, g.od: moral .tone 'Miss Russell's an pursuit of happiness."
_.,m9,therof Betty's baby, VI~ki swer'is a'fiat'"No''' Present, at, the Mass ,were
Arm e .. "An~e be~ause I to<!~ . Miss Moris~n 'points 'out that Archbishop, .Efrem Forni, Apos that as IJ:IY baptismal,p.~me, ,"a: difficult "ubJ'ect, can some ,tolic N,uncio to Belgium, Aux "presented as not to . ' M 0 II Y', qUI·te P roudl' tlXp 1ams y. times be,so iliary Bishop Leo Suenens of Appears With Stars· be offensive." Upon this'point it Malines and Msgli'. Fernand She says her brothers--;there .. might, be fascinating to hear F.M-.J. Cammaert, chaplain gen lire Bob, 21; and Joe, 17-a~ ,Miss Russell's opinion, since she eral Of,'th,e, Belgian army. ~;\" "quite interested, and sympathe had just finished filming ",Auntie . tis." So is her mother, Hattie Marne" in which she met with Lou, who is full-blooded Indian. florid success on the Broadway, ~()TRE DAME (NC)-More: Molly's father, of English stock stage.,·;::'" """ ',',', than' 1,000 Catholic nuns from (which explains her blonde hair 'l'~re ' certainly'" were:,ques scores 'ol,religious communities' . and bright, blue eyes), died sev tions as to the moral tone of that throughout the United States' eral years ago. ' on~; but Miss Russell~ no't only will convene at St. Mary's Col Molly Bee started on TV when did:" the play, she w~nf< on with lege here on July 12 for the first abe was only 13; made a big hit the 'film as well. io 'a, series of' national traffic on Cliff Stone's "H~metowri ThEic,general ,opinion among safety: conferences for Catholic Jami)oree" and later, had her these aeto.(s is that "iIoestab-. sChools. own 'show for 18 months: She lished star'or ehara,cter player is,' 'Sponsored by the American,' was with Tennessee Ernie Ford liable to j'eopardize career by' Bar Ass!=,ciation, the conference for two and a half years' and has conscientiously refusing a part is pr;esented in cooperation witb appeared with Jackie Gleason, or a play on moral grounas. the Indi~na Department of Pub Ed Sullivan, Ray Anthony, Spike This means they stJ,oulder III lic Instruction and the ,Indiana' Jones a~d many oth.ers doing TV h~~ty , load of moral' responsi Office of Traffic Safety.' It will ,v.audevIlle. She claims more TV blhty.' , "' \ include delegates from colleges time than anyone except God ~ '" \ and convents in the Indiana. , . frey! . , ~vMiChigan and ,Illinois. S\.Ibject 'f' Tthe tltl: sO~Gg ~,rom S~OldlY ~ of the all-day conference will be Irs mOVIe, om~, ea y,~ -, . . the role of the Catholic Sister in brought her first Capitol record VATICAN CITY (NC) HIS traff'IC sa ft' P' . e:l e d uca t'IOn. · H 01mess ing. Later the pretty, pony ope PlUS XII WIll fol ,tailed singer recoraed for Dot ' low medical ~dvice and grant and now is back with Capitol. mainly general audiences for ahortly to issue, her album, the next ,few months, reliable "Molly Bee in Love" I"unless," sources here reported.. she says. "they can' think up a , Special and private audiences,
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She recently appeared in Uni members of the diplomatic corps
. versal's "Summer Love", ,with, and top ranking dginitaries. " I ' John'Saxon and is set to make Thls decision, it was noted,' ! NEW BEDFORD another film for the same studio.' ' was ,taken in compliance with' Mollv has' no serious romantic his doctor's recommendation INDUSTRIAL OILS inter'ests of her own but she ihat he should not overtax him':' -, often dates Darryl Hickman, one self during the summer heat. ~,' HEATING OILS of Hollywood's finer ".y.oung .. : ., . " '" ,\;,\ Catholics, well kno1iVn on m9vies ',' ::Noye~ TIMKEN! and TV. ""'VENTNOR ' (NC)~:":': Alfred With films, TV, re,cording and Noyes, poet·and novelist, whose' OIL BURNERS personal appearances going all conversion stor)r; "The Unknown' the time-often over-lappingGod," has been called "the spir-', &' Molly Bee needs all the, energy itual biogr~phy of a generation.~' ~ - . and boisterous vitality which ~as' died he~e at the age' of', 77., marks her a typical, modern, Mr. Noyes, ~ho was almost as 501 COUNTY. ST. American teener. With all her' much at home In the United success as an all-around per States as 011 this' island' off the ' " NEW BEDFORD former, she is modest ,a,nd un-, ,southern coast' :of England he" WY 3-1751 . affected. ~ 'loved so much,' was received She also is infectiously happy;:, into the Catholic, Church in, 1927.
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