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Feeha n H,igh School Drive Total Exceeds $1,325,000 The Greater Attleboro are~ $1,225,000 drive to build the new Bishop Daniel F. Feehan regional high school has not only achieved its goal but total contributions now. approximate $1,:.l25,000, Rev. William D. Thomson, fund director, announced, today, The Most Reverend Bishop, pleased with the enthusiastic response to continue his program of religious secondary education in the diocese congratulated the G rea t e r Attleboro area workers, religious and faith-

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ful last night for the excellent work ,they have done in the successful drive. St. Mary's Parish, Seekonk, became the sixth' parish to pass its quota for the campaign. John L. Marshall announced' at last night's meeting that St.' Mary's had reached a total of $70,808. ' Rev. Cornelius J. Keliher, pastor, commended the workers and parishioners for, their spirit of sacrifice and devotion to Catholic Education. The Greater Attleboro campaign is the second successful fund":raising undertaking conducted within the Diocese for regional high schools in the last two years. Greater New Bedford residents-from Westport to Wareham-also over-subscribed the established mark for the Bishop William Stang high school in North Dartmouth. That institution is accommodating its first freshman class this year.

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Pontifical Requiem For Father C'abral The Most Reverend B,ishop pontificated at a Solemn Requiem Mass this morning for the late Rev. ,Joseph 'L. Cabral, late pastor of ,Our Lady of Angels ,Church, Fall'River, who died suddenly on Sunday afternoon. Father Cabral, who had been pastor of the Fall River Church since 1952, was the son of the late Joseph Pereira Cabral and Elvira Augusta Rosa Cabral. Born in Milpitas, California, on May 29, 1896, Father Cabral received his secondary school edueation at Santa Clara University High School and attended Santa Clara University. He made' his philosophy and theology studies at St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, California, and St. Mary's Semil1ary in Baltimore. He was ordained for the Diocese of, Fall River on .June 13, 1929 by the late Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Archbishop of' Baltimore, in the Baltimore Cathedral. Fall River Churches Upon his ordinatIon,' Father 'Cabral served as assistant at Im_ maculate Church, New Bedford, St.- Anthony,' Santo Christo and St. Michael's Churches, all in Fall River, ~ and was temporary administrator of St. Anthony's Church in Fall River before beTurn ~o Page Fifteen

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Bradford, Durfee Students Form Newman Club The Most Reverend Bishop has appointed his secretary and Vice-Chancellor of the Diocese, Rev. John H. Hackett,·J.C.D.., to be chaplain of the Newman Club which is being organized at the Bradford Durfee College of Technology in Fall River. The first meeting of the Club' will be held next Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 P.M. in Room C-8 at the College. Father Hackett will speak on the purpose and value , of the Newman Club, and will , lead a discussion on the subject. Turn to Pagfe Twelve

FIRST DIOCESAN MEETING: Christian Family Movement of Notre Dame Parish, Fall River, sponsored the first Diocesan-wide meeting of the CFM.Seated, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green, St. Mary's Mansfield, and standing, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Moore,' St. JOhn's, Attl~bor9.

World Food ,Gain Tops Population I,ncrease WASHINGTON (NC)-A new State Department study says the only world region where food production is known to lag behind population growth is Oceania, a group of islands in the Pacific. During the past 10 years, says the study, world food production The report says indications has been' winning the race are that the food increase may against increasing popula- continue for many years. It tion, even in underdeveloped estimates that there might be

110 million metric tons of surplus rice and wheat by 1915. The study centerson these two basic foods. However, 'the department said in an earlier study on population growth itself that most increase 'in the, number of people is taking place in areas where "the , By Jack Kineavy majority of people are already : Once again iti~ a pleasure to announce the a'nnual All-Diocesan football team com- living at bare subsistence levels." posed of the ,best Catholic grid players in Southeastern Massachusetts and selected The study on food increase - , with the conscientious assistance of coaches and officials throughout the area. This was says that between 1950 and 1956, an outstanding year, on the gridiron in this and competition for berths on 'the team world population jumped at an. average annual rate of 1.7 per VATICAN CITY (NC)-The was the keenest ever. Un- ' ' . t . il f f t d Class D Champion; Somerset, and, one back. The ability of cent, while the 'average rate of Ch rls mas vlg 0 as an defeated Monsignor Coyle ' , eomplete abstinence has been Tri-County standard 'bearer, and these youths and the personal increase of world 'food produc&ransfet:red from Thursday, High" Class C 'State Cham- : Attleboro, runner-up -to Coyle in contributions they made to ,their tion averaged "slightly less' thaD teams' showing on the gridiron three per cent.'" Dec. 24, to Wednesday, Dec. 23. pion, placed four men oJ! the Class C,. this-' past Fall impelled us to :J'his 'announcement was ,first te,am. New Bedford which ',. An~ !mally we have fO~Jr men The study maintained that the made' here in a'decree Of the posted a fine 7-0-1 record"':-its In uhlIty status, three linemen accord them first team status in food production increase was Sacred Congregation of the"... best since 19~5-was c~os& behind ~.lClClCCtC~~llC'l~' utility roles. The squad roster-:-, distributed ;uneve~iy among the the largest- in the' history of the Council which was ordered bJ' with three. No few~r than five selections-compr,ises only 'thoSe regions of th,e 'world, but during Pope John xxm. of the All-Diocesan selections boys who were given considera- the ,past ,decade "increased at a The ANCHOR The change of fast and ab·, . were accorded· All-State recograte apprecia,bly greater thaD tion for first team roles. s&inimce to Dec. 23' is perma- . niUon. Other schools represented , ..isa~ nice a' Turn to Page, Seventeen ,Turn to Pag-e Nineteen ncnt.' on the first eleven ;Mansfield,' REV. JOSEPH L. CABRAL

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State Plan'ning Road Blocks To 'Halt Drinking Drivers . No Drinks for Drivers! : That' is the warning of the Massachusetts R~gistry of Motor Vehicles as it undertakes its greatest drive ip. history to 'reduce Bay State highway injuries and 'deaths caused by men and, women opera- . Riley issued the following t ing' automobiles' while under Mr. statement today: the influence of liquor. "As Registrar 'of -Motor VeRegistrar Clement A. Riley hides and Chairman of the Mas-

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,Diocese Prays for Success Of'Eis~nhower Peace Trip' : Catholics throughout the Fall River Diocese have joined with fellow Catholics and other citizens' in the country in pr~yi:rig for President Eisenhower as he makes his historic peace to\lr. The Most Reverend Bishop has' directed that for 'the 'time the President. is The prayer that' is being read away, after, every M~s and asks: "0 God; our, refuge and public church, service, ' the our strength, source of all good, prayer ,from 'the Roman hear the earnest praye'rs of Your

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Church, and grant us the requests we 'make in deep faith. Through our Lord, Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who lives and reigns with' Thee in -the unity of the Holy Spirit, wol'id without end. Amen." To this 'prayer is also atf~AA ,:the. ',iQ.,Vocatioll.j, ':Mary, , ,Quee~~of Peace, pra)" for-us:', "~ ,-

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