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Anchor of the Soul. Su~, a,nd li'irm-ST. PAUL
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" By Russell Collinge
1'he election is over-the votes have been cast and counted-and, as we have been:I , told at some length, the people have spoken. Almost always, as the result of an election, : somebody wins. In this case the winner is John F. Kennedy. He is now the elected: President of the United States of North America. Naturally, we can look for action ,in: line with the expressed' views of Mr. Kennedy and' his party. There may, or' may not, be upheavals. Foreign policy must be considered -Government posts must be filled-a Cabinet must be put to work-and, no doubt, there will be a vast number of other vital and necessary tasks confronting the, new President and his advisors. However, all this activity will be on a national or international level and will not impinge too directly, on the daily life of the average citizen. But that does not mean that we shall be untouched. Not here on the'Cape it doesn't. . The down-to-earth, righthere-and-now activity and accompanying problems will centel': around, ,Hyannis and the neighboring communities. For it is understood ,that Mr., Kennedy will use the family home in Hyannis Port as a 'Summer White House. And if you think there was trouble and confusion around here with Mr. Kennedy as a candidate-picture conditions with Mr. Kennedy as President! . Remember that fence around the grounds? Thousands of sightseers leaned against that fencepeered through, around and over it. All in the hope of catching a fleeting glimpse of "him"-or. Turn to Page Five
Feill River, Mass., Thursday, Nov. 10, 1960 PRice IOc $4.00 per Year Second Class Mail Privileges Authorized at Fall River, Mass.
Vol. 4, No. 45
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Scholar,s,hip ,Honors Memory 'of' Priest :, The Boston, College Club of Fall River, with the coopof the Catholic Youth Organization of ,the Fall River area, has announced the' e!,)tablishrnent of a full tuition scholarship to B'oston College, t'o be known as the, Reverend Charles' A~ Dono- ' Chairman, John F. Kineavy, van Scholarship Award. The Secretary, and AttorneY Charles scholarship - which will be J. Hague, Treasurer. The actual' renewable for four consecu- selection of the award winner er~tion
tive academic years - will be awarded on the basis of, genuine need and scholastic as well as community and CYO leadership. It will be worth $900 a year. The award is named for one of 'the best-known and bestloved priests of the Diocese. Rev. Charles A. Donovan is reme;nbered throughout tl,1e area as the beloved director of St. Vincent's Home in Fall River from 1915 until 1930. In 1930 he became rector of the Cathedral. Father Donovan died on Sept. 13, 1949 as pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, North Easton. The committee heading up the Scholarship Award is comPosed ot Dr. John E. Ma~ning,
will be made by the Boston College authorities. ' Requirements for the schotar,ship application are residence in Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, Assonet or Westport; a registered male member of the Fall River Area CYO or parish unit; acceptance by the Dean of Admissions of Boston College; transcript of secondary school grades; endorsement by school priilcipal; a desire to enter one' of the professions (theology, law, medicine, dentistry, teaching,etc.); qualities of leadership in scholastic activities as well as community affairs; two letters of reference (one from the applicant's pastor 'or assistant pastor); and genuine need for . Turn to Page Twelve , ' ,
Stress Blariket an'd Bedding Need to' Help "World1s Poor "The general need for clothing overseas remains unabated" Rev. Francis A. McCarthy, diocesan director of the Bi~hoPS' annual Thanksgiving Clothing collection emphasized today as he prepared plans for the 1960 collection during the week of Nov. The total value of overseas 20-27. ·The pastor of St. shipments during the past year Joseph's parish in North was $~0,297,954, Father McCar, . Dighton sal,'d $20. -ml°11'IOn thySousaId. th A"mel'lca an d AfrIca . re-
PRESIDENT·ELECT JOHN F. KENNEDY
Bishop Connolly Spearheads , Taunton ,School Campaign 'Most Rev. James L. Connolly spe~rheaded the drive for the Memorial Catholic Girls' High $chool in Taunton last night at the first training session for the special gifts committee held at campaign headquarters at the C.Y; O. Hall on High Street. Approximately 100 chairmen from all the parishes in the area a ttended the official opening of the, drive by the Bishop. Foll.owing his committee members will receive ning today with ~pecial gifts talk, Dr. Clement Maxwell, campaign material. T o'n i g h t, 'solicitations, and on Nav. 23 with general chairman of the workers will begin making indi- memorials to be donated, follow_ campaign explained the pro- vidual contacts for special gifts ing training sessions on the 16th cedure of the ,project, and of the in their parishes. The first reduties of chairmen and members ' ports of the special gifts comof the special gifts committees mittee will be given Thursday, from the 13 parishes joining in Nov. 17 at campaign headquarthe drive. tel's. , priestThe first training session for Rev. James' F. Lyons, , the memorial gifts committee director of the area, spoke brief- will be held Wednesday evening, ly of the goals of ' the drive and Nov. 16. Brochures describing the, the best means of achieving the school' and the various possible ' goal of $1125 , ,000 . Workers memorial gifts will be distribwere }'nstructed Ol} use of spec}'al 'uted about Nov. 15th. gifts manuals which were disFull Swing' 'b t d t' th t' , t 1'1 U e a e mee mg. With the ,parish chairmen, The drive begins on the parish general chairmen, special gifts, level ,today, when special gifts and memorial chairmen. 'announced last week, the.campaign will get, into full swing begin-
worth of usable clothmg. bed- ceived the lion's share of relief ding and. infants' apparel was, . ' D' h }', d' th 1959 United States aSSIstance, the North. Ig ton ~ea Ize. m e pastor noted as he pomted out col;lectlOn. that in, recent 'years ove'rseas . rhis year's, ~ill be th~' 12th relief' programs of the U. S. annual col~ectIon a~d ,WIll be Bishops have expanded most conduc.ted 111. the natIon s. 16,5?0 rapidly th~re. ' Ca~hohc pal'lshes. Collect,lOns m Eight countries in South pa~t y,ears, have produc~d some A mer i c a received 3,248,495 12q million poun?s of usable 'pounds of supplies _ value,d at clothing and beddmg'valued at $4,617,375. Chile, devastated by $115 million. , earthquakes and' tidal waves in Jrather McCarthy reported the May 1959, got the largest total i959 collection pJ:oduced 14,908,- -:-1,528,386 pounlis valued at 077 pounds of clothing.' This was $2,118,852. ' . PITTSBB-RGH (NC) , the second largest gross total In addition,. U. S. Catholics , The' greatest threat to dem~i~ce the appeal w~s iililugu- c~n,tribu.ted $1,5281~86 in special ,octacy.. is ',irreligion, the rated: !twas exceeded only by 'collections taken -up, for, :r,elief of Pittsbtirgh told the 1956 collection-given im-the victims of earthqual\:es in :,Bishop ,members of the legal profession petus bY' the Hlmg~rhin rev.~~u- qhile., ' , ' " tion""':':in ,which more than 16.5 S,uppliestotaling' ,2,041,599 attending the second anllual Red million nounds,ofmaterialswere, pounds and :Valued 'af$2,979,937 , Mass in 'St:Paul's cathedral. eollected. Turn to Page,Twelve Turn to Page Fourteen
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Attleboro' Sch,ool The Most Rev. Bishop James L. Connolly, D.D., will.preside over the blessing of the corner stone 'at the' new Bishop , Feehan Redonal High School in AUieboro tom~r~ow morning,. v~t!l,-aD8' ,Day, ,at' 11
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and, 22nd. ' Parish assessments were an,nounced' at all the parishes last Sunday. They afe: St. Mary's, $260,000.; Holy' 'Family, East 'Taullton, $65,000.,' Our Lady of Lourdes, $75,000.', Sacred Heart, ' $90,000.; St. Joseph's, North Dighton, $50,000.; St. Peter's, Dighton, $35,000.; :1. Joseph's. $125,000.; St. Paul's,' $60,000,' St. Jacques, '$90,000.: Roly Rosary, $40,000.; Immaculate Conception, $80,000.; St. Ann's, Raynham, $40,000.; and St.' 'Anthony's, $110,000.
Bishops' Agency Sends Supplies' To Pakistan NEW YORK '(NC)-The U.S. C~tholic Bishops' overseas' relief agency' has' sent an emel'gency 'shipment ,of ' clothing and medicines to ,East Pakistan fot victims of the recent cyclone and tidal wave.. Turn to ,P~e Twelve