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Thursday, Oitober 7, 1948 Seventy -Fifth Year.
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Saint's Life
Christians to Aid Moslem D.Ps. LAHORE, Pakista, Sept. 23-(NC).-The Christian populace of West Punjab, in Pakistan, has been called on to make the sacrifice of leaving their homes here and of migrating to East Punjab, in India, to help solve the population dislocation resulting from strifes between Moslems and Hindus The appeal was made in the Civil and Mil.tary Gazette of this city.
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THE SULLIVANS
LONDON, Sept...
WASHINGTON-The first sheet of the three -cent Gold Star Mothers' commemorative postage stamp has Pointing out that during the the wtriter continues, West Punjab been presented to Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan, of Waterloo, disorders almost a year ago about is now overcrowded with agricul- Ia., mother of the five heroic Catholic brothers who went five and a half million. Moslems tural workers, while there is a down together aboard the cruiser Juneau. Postmaster Genfled East Punjab for West Pun- dearth of them in Indian Punjab. eral Jesse M. Donaldson announced here. jab and about six and one half If tha Christians in West PunThe Sullivan brothers=Albert i20), Madison (22),. million Hindus and Sikhs left jab, who are mostly farmers, West Punjab for Indian terri- would settle in East Punjab, the Joseph (23), Francis (.26). and George (29)-enlisted totory, the writer states that most paper states, it would open farm gether and asked to serve on the same ship. In a sea batof the Moslems entering Pakistan jobs for displaced Moslems heree tle off the Solomuns on November 14, 1942, the Juneau were farm workers, while those relieve the shortage of farm labwho fled the territory were main- ourers in East Punjab, and, if was sunk. Survivors said George had died on a life raft As a result, the Christians settled in the bor- and the others were caught below decks when the. cruiser ly business men. der districts, it would also lessen went down. the danger of border raids by Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan have received many honours, either Moslems or Hindus. Because of the comparatively friend- from the Church and the nation, for their sacrifice.
Two Missioners ly relations between Christians other segments of the Indian Consecrated and population, he stated, they would
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The story of St. Vincent de Paul, a French film, entitled "Monsieur Vincent," was given its premiere in London's West End. The simple, straight -forward story of the great saint's life won high praise in all British Catholic papers. The "Universe" head line read: ''One of the greatest films ever made."
Discussing a new radio coma:, Jack Benny remarked: "The trotr ble with him is that his personality comes so clearly over the
mike."
U.N. to Probe Baltic?
not incur the risk of personal danger that Moslems would by TECHNY, elect Stephen Appelhans, S.T.D., migrating to East Punjab. and Bishop -elect Leo Arkfield, Many of the Christians in S.V.D., have chosen to be conse- this area whom the dislocations WASHINGTON.-An appeal for U.S. leadership in crated together at a ceremony on have left without land and jobs bringing about a United Nations investigation of condiNovember 30, Feast of St. An- are reported receptive to the drew the Apostle, in St. Mary's paper's scheme. If they leave tions in the Baltic Sates, which in 1940 were taken over Mission House of the Divine Pakistan for India the population by the Soviets, and measures to protect their inhabitants, ord Missionaries here. of the Church in Pakistan, now was personally submitted to President Harry S. Truman Bishop-elect Appelhans will be estimated at only 162,000, will by officials of the Lithuanian American Council. of ('atula consecrated Titular be even further reduced. The and Vicar of East New work of conversion to ChristianThe appeal, in the form of a Guinea, and Bishop -elect Ark - ity has been considerably slow -al letter to the President, also urged peace settlement of Europe that field as titular of Bucellum and up here because pagans are more that "the time has come for the would fail to restore freedom and Vicar Apostolic of Central New anxious to embrace Mohammed United States to announce that it self-government to every nation that has been forcibly deprived of KUNMING, Yunnan, Sept. 23 Both are still at their anism for economic reasons. Guinea. will not agree to any ga ncral them by force or the threat of vast; in New Guinea. -(NC).-After some weeks of use of force. This certainly includes Lithuania and the other geological inquiries in the Lofeng area, 50 miles west of here, the Baltic States." The delegation calling on the Rev. Edgar T. Oehler, S.V.D., President was headed by Leonard professor of biology and geology Simutis, of Chicago, President of at Fu Jen, Catholic University at WINNIPEG-(NC).-Francis the Council, who is also President Peiping, reports that this area as W. Russell, former editor of "The of the Lithuanian Roman CathoNorthwest Review," local Catholic Alliance of America, and sec- rich in the fossilised remains of lic weekly newspaper, and promretary of the Lithuanian -Ameri- huge land reptiles, such as dinoinent in Catholic lay activities can Catholic Federation, which is saurs, of the Jurassic period in for some 60 years, has been namBy VACLAC MYSLIV,EL: affiliated with the National Coun- the Mesozoic geological era. ed a Knight of St. Gregory by cil of Catholic Men. Father Oehler is a native of CinHis Holiness Pope Pius XJI. The letter pointed out that cinnati A native of Hastings, England, (Correspondent. N.C.W.C. News ,Sericei. hundreds of thousands of Lithuwhere he was born 83 years ago, Latvians and Estonians The priest -scientist has alMr. Russell became a convert to PRAGUE, Sept. 23-(NC).-Obligatory civil mar- anians, "have been forcibly deported to ready shipped twb large cases of the Catholic Church when 21 riages, outlawing all ceremonies performed by priests, and Siberia and other parts of the So- interesting fossils to Peiping for years of age. Later he came to an easing of the divorce laws study. Father Oehler were announced by Dr. viet Union," and that "the ruth- special Winnipeg, wthere he accepted less reign of terror, under Soviet has now left here to visit tin post with the Canadian Pacific Alexej Cepicka, Minister of Justice, to a press conference rule, takes more mines at Kuochow, in southern and more lives here. Railway Land Department. with every passing day from Yunnan, where he will examine The commissions for the revi among the remaining populations geological conditions. After this visit, he will return to the exca sions of penal, civil, family and in the Baltic States." marriage rights have completed The letter expressed gratifica- vations at Lofeng. their work," the Minister said. tion at the fact that "the United "Hereafter civil marriage will he States has never recognised the H.C.L.: In Woodbridge, N.J., obligatory, and marriages per- forcible incorporation of Lithu- drunken driver John formed by priests will not be re- ania, Latvia and Esthonia into junr., was: (1) fined J. Rune, 200 dollars; cognised as valid. The wife will the Soviet Union," and that the (2), assessed 20 dollars to pay be permitted either to take her American Government "still ac- the doctor who examined him; LONDON, Sept 23-(NC).-Dr. Halliday Sutherland, husband's name or keiT her own. cords full diplomatic privileges to (3)) assessed 40 dollars for damwell-known British medical expert, maternity specialist, "Alimony in divorces will he their legitimate representatives ages he had done to his padded and leading Catholic writer, warns that if Britain's present payable either by husband or in this country." cell. wife, in case one of the couple is birth-rate figures continue, the British race will die out. unable to work for a living. In Dr. Sutherland told a Birming- lost a great empire, but she still some instances alimony will be ham Catholic meeting that in has a future. Spain is a nation payable by the State. 1871 it was fashionable for the of many children, that is why she "As to the divorces themselBritish family to have six chiles, State's lawyers have condren; in 1896 two; and in 1931 has a future. The nation of fee vcluded that it is unnecessary to one, and that to-day it is fash- children has none." preserve marriages where both ionable to have no children at partners have lost internal unity. alL The divorce will be granted when HANKOW, Sept. 23-NC). He charged that the British the partners have made proper Listing Archbishops Maurice Government is wilfully delaying By M. MASSIANI Father de Jesus harboured a Rosa, 0.F.M., of Hankow, arrangements for the maintenpublication of the report of the number of Jews in his college ance of payment of alichildren, Royal Commission on the Birthand Paul Yu -pin, of Nanking. mony, etc. (Correspondent, N.C.W.C. News during the war to help them esrate, appointed in 1943, and callas honorary sponsors, radio Service). from the Gestapo, but he "Finally, the status of children PARIS, Sept. 24.-A monu- cape ed for the complete outlawing of station XLOB, licensed for himself fell into the hands of the The father's power ment to the Rev. Jacques de all contraceptives and birth -concommercial broadcasting, has is changed. Germans. He was interned in a trol propaganda, and greatly inbeen opened here by An- is no longer recognised, but will Jesus, Superior of the Capuchin Central European concentration he replaced by the parents' Ccllege of Avan, near Fontain'f creased children's allowances in thony and Andrew Chaig, camp, which American troops libpower." There is also, the income tax. brothers and Catholics. blcau was dedicated at Barentin erated in 1945. A Father de Jesus' of course, need for a great reliregular Catholic Hour will Normandy, in ceremonies presid- sufferings had been so great, howgious revival, Dr. Sutherland said. A Thought For To -Day. he broadcast from the staeo over by Andre Marie, former ever, that he died in Linz, Austria, "We are not the only people to Anyone can take a chance, but Premier. and now Mayor of Bar of exhaustion before he could re tion. lose an empire," he added. "Spain don't let it be you. entin. turn to France.
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