2 THE SPRINGFIELD UNION. SPRINGFIELDOMASS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1940 Labor Man Backs Aid for Allies Van Norman Union President in Broadcast Last evening, the fourth in the series of hroadcasts sponsored by the Committee "to Defend America WAS given by Thomas Ferriter, president of Industrial Union. Local No. 213, Van Norman Machine Tool Company.
Mr. Ferriter, in expressing his approbation of the aims of the committee, stressed particularly its program of all aid to the Allies "short of war." Ile called attention to the striking parallel between pre- war France and ourselves, saying that in hoth cases people did not appreciate the seriousness of the situation. WVo, in this country, he said, have the inestimable advantage of profiting by what happened, to France and making the greatest effort to protect ourselves. Mr. Ferriter was emphatic in urging that no Americans fight abroad but said that if the day ever comes when we are attacked.
"American Labor, organized and unorganized. will rise up in its Inight and prove well again that American workers Are not only the best producers, but also the best fighters in the world." He stated that labor was well aware that what disappears first in all totalitarian countries. is the labor union, with longer hours and less pay substituted in its place. and that defeat: of the Allies would bring this doctrine one step nearer this try. Mr.
Ferriter said that the Van Norman Machines Tool Company was working day and during the past year had produced an av. erage of 15 machines a week for the Allies in addition to those for our own needs. In the last year the number of employees has hren trebled and the amount. of. floor space doubled.
He sald it was evident that full produc. tion should be utilized to send machines abroad where they are needed for trial. A "we the workers, who produce these machines, know better that any that they become obsolete in a short time and the best way to test the equipment is to put it in actual service SO that any defects or flaws may be discovered and corrected." He warned that American Labor would "fight to the last ditch" any attempt to take away their hard. earned gains, and declared there was no shortage of labor. Can Get Plates In 30 Seconds 'After You Reach Auto Registry Window The pulse the Springfield branch registry of motor vehicles is beating faster.
The seasonal rush of business 1s underway and there is every indication that the purchase of auto plates will exceed last vear. Officer William A. Sullivan noted yesterday that the local office was allotted 000 plates for 1940 and had just 11 left last night. Thursday a total of 2200 plates was given out and at the rate the people were coming in yesterday Mr. Sullivan expects the number to top 3000 by night, The work of registration goes on quickly at the office.
It takes about 30 seconds to put a case through if papers are properly made the Insurance companies do a great deal of this. there is little confusion. Registrants are wonderfully good natured and don't seem to mind standing in line, hut office quarters are small and when there are 35 people waiting space is cramped. Much time is saved at the office due to the fact that the insurance companies use A numbers of at a time. a special messenger service, sending in large force takes care of these.
The companies do not try to deliver plates the last two days which accounts for the large crowds of last minute registrants who anhually clutter up the office. 1. Clown Pleases Many Children Christmas lasts a long time at the Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children. Santa Claus did his bit in a big way for the youngsters, but yesterday three members of the Ice-Capades of 1911 arrived on the scene hearing A box so large that it contained a ent for every child. Escorted by Herhert TV.
Russell, recorder of Delha Temple the visitors went to both wards and put on their acts. Joe Jackson, is a clown with a bicycle and he performed hair raising stunts in the aisles, much to the delight of the children. Retty Brown had them round-eyed as they watched her twirl her baton and "Flash" thro juggler probably never had 90 intent and interested an audience. SATURDAY SPECIAL Cyclamen Plants 1: $1.00 Each Flowers 22 Vernon St. Tel.
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3-5030 Springfield Births The following Springfield births have been recorded in the office of the city clerk: ROBBINS-Nov. 20: a son to George W. and lielen P. Robbins, 23 Harvey Street. Dec.
1: A A A daughter to Ani thony and Italia M. Fazio, 13. Manhattan Street. BAIRD-Dec. 2: a daughter to Charles G.
and Beatrice A. Baird, 316 Alden Street. STODDARD Dec. 9: a daughter to John J. and Jessie H.
Stoddard, Bancroft Street. DECOTEAU 13: a son to Felix J. And Veronica B. Decoteau, 61 Central Street. 15:.
a son to Aime J. and Mary A. Manegre, 136 ory Street. RONCALLI-Dec. 17: a son to Albert J.
and Priscilla S. Roncalli, 10 Wendell Place. GLADDEN- Dec. 17: A son to Caleb It. and Gladys S.
Gladden, 178 W'illiam Street. DURFEE Dee. 17: 8 daughter to James 1. and Althea K. Durfee, 77 Dorset Street.
TWINING Dec. 18: daughter to Louis H. and Hose Twining, 90 High Street. WHITE Dec. 18: a daughter to Albert and Lillian G.
White, 51 Shaw. mut Street. COLDRICK Dec. 19: a son to William E. and Estelle W.
Goldrick, 80 Commonwealth Avenue. PALPINI Dec. 20: a daughter to John A. and Lena G. l'alpini, 69 Bloomfield Street.
GOODWIN Dee. 20: a daughter to Frederick R. and Clara G. Goodwin. 30 Auburn Street.
4 -Dec. 20; FL daughter to Robert E. and Rose M. Wheeler. 3 Greenwood Street.
20: a. daughter to Harold and Frances Z. Marcuson, 46 Sumner Terrace. SHAKOUR-Dec. 21: A son to George C.
and Doris F. Shakour, 26 Colonial Avenue. 02 A son to Joseph A. And Mary W. Provost, 131 ory Street.
HARMETZ Dec. 22: a daughter to Solomon and Edith S. Harmetz, 1329 Dwight Street. YELINEK Dec. 22: A daughter to Joseph F.
and Mary C. Yelinek, 123 Kensington Avenue. LIEBERMAN- -Dec. 23: a daughter to Samuel L. and Doris B.
Lieberman, 53 Shawmut Street. KILLIAN Dec. 23: A daughter to Walter A. and Maureen O. Killian, 28 Malden Street.
MORICE- Dec. 23: a son to Victor S. and Emily I. Morace, 1073 Columbus Avenue. WRONA-Dec.
23: a son to Frank and Jane M. Wrona, 40 V'inton Street. RUBENSTEIN Dec. 24; a daughter to Harry and Eve S. Rubenstein, 635 Chestnut Street.
24: Clara a D. daughter O'Neil, 31 to William J. and Fort Pleasant Avenue. KRASKIN Dec. 25: A daughter to Harry J.
and Helene G. Kraskin, 12 Eagle Street. received telephone call from a patient of long standing, who reported that he was feeling ill and had symp. toms of grip. Unwilling to leave his home unless necessary, since it was Christmas as night, the doctor, after talk: ing with his patient and satisfying himself that there was no need for A house visit, told him to take A pint of whisky, followed by an aspirin and to go straight to bed.
Yesterday the two met downtown I and the doctor asked his patient how he felt. responded the patient, "but I've got to make a confession. After I drank the whisky I couldn't get the aspirir. down." experts in this or that field. Springfield men who are considered in mechanical lines, are probably often asked by A.
friend or close fisted stranger to give free advice or help. However, none of the experts probably had a more exasperating ple of this than a motor expert in this city a number of years ago. He WAS asked to gO several miles from the city to look over a cranky motor. He agreed to do so, if transportation would be furnished. He a was taken to the place where the motor was, but when he had tuned it up and got it Into good shape to run again, not only did the motor owner accept the service as free.
but declined to bring the expert back to Springfield again in the car because the roads were no bad. He advised the expert to return by train which he did and at his own expense. In other words, it cost him trainfare to give free advice. Many of the young fellows who der the national selective a service volunteered for immediate service unwhen the first quota was called apparently were doing a smarter thing than they were aware of, judging from the stories which some of the men brought home at Christmas time wehn on leave. The new soldiers say that was vet they have had comparatively little "goldiering" to do.
Some say they spent most of their time in playing sports at the Army camps to which when on leave. Apparently the Army's program of Intensive training, about which much has been said and written, has not yet reached second gear still is chugging along in low, undoubtedly due in good part to lack of equipment. and the unsettled state of the camps which still are under construction. The new soldiers report the fond 1s excellent and the life they are leading in general one causing most of the men to take quite a little weight. One man added that he soon will he applying for a reissue of large ing if he continues to fill out.
This is another one of those earthquake stories, but this one has a Christmas twist to it. Two little girls were seated at the breakfast table with their mother the other morning when the strange and somewhat terrifying temblor occurred. Before the mother could explain what it was all about the twO. younzsters started to giggle and one squealed out: I know. w'hat it is.
Santa is trying to get down the chimney and he is stuck." A well known Springfield physician The mother let it go at that. KILLED BY LUMBER SOUTH ATTLEBORO. Dec. 27 (AP) larold Richard of Providence died today of injuries suffered when a Jumbe: pile fell on hint. SKIN ON FIRE? For prompt, long-lasting relief, apply medicated, comforting Resinol in effective use RESINOL FOLLOWED By GLUYAS WILLIAMS LEAVES FRIEND'S HOUSE AFTER BRIDGE GAME, AND BECOMES UNEASILY AWARE THAT FRIEND'S PUPPY 15 FOLLOWING HIM TURNS AND BOLTS, TRYIN6 TO GET OUT OF SIOHT AROUND NEXT CORNER BEFORE PUPPY IS AWARE OF WHAT IS 601N6 ON A 12-28 STOPS, CLAPS HANDS AND STAR15 ON, TELLING HIMSELF TURNS ON HIM, STAMPING SAYS, "GO HOME, IN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO BE FEET AND SHOUTING, 60 MASTERFUL VOICE, DOG FIRM WITH A DO6, AND HOME!" AND FOLLOWS RETREATING SUDDENLY HEARS HIM PAT- HIM BACK FOR A BLOCK TERING AFTER HIM AGAIN OR SO DUCKS AROUND CORNER, DECIDES ONLY THING TO 6615 HIM BACK AND OUT OF BREATH, AND DO 15 PERSONALLY TO RINGS BELL, PUPPY SEES PUPPY WAITING ESCORT PUPPY BACK 10 IMMEDIATELY VANISH FOR HIM, WAGGING HIS FRIEND'S HOUSE (No COMPLETELY TAIL.
(Released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) The Year in Religion First Page) land ravages of war life on have mission unsetItled the conditions of fields. to For example: German missionaries in India are interned; French missionaries and members of administrative staffs have been called into the army; missions conducted by Norwegian, Danish, Belgian and Dutch societies are left without support; in tinued their heroic work at peril torn China, missionaries have contheir lives; Japanese Christian leaders see their congregations drawn into the national religion and Christianity regimented into the service of the "new order in Asia." But the task remains and determination is undiminished. A foreign missions conference held in New York, with the President of the United States and the queen the Netherlands among its speakers, broadcast the message that peace cannot return and civilization cannot go forward without freedom of faith and the worship of God. At the meeting of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America in June, it was announced that the boards represented in it were sending out 300 new missionaries to 14 countries this summer and autumn. Much of their work will be a direct service of relief to the victims of war.
The Quakers, of course, are carrying on the ministry of mercy with which their name has become synonymous. Christianity Abroad Faces Trials Christianity abroad has passed through many trials and has under. gone changes not without interest to Americans, In Japan, the National Christian Council (under native control, and against the protest of many missionaries) stresses "the between Christianity and the national -that is, the "new order" of Japanese domination in Eastern Asia and the war policy. Putting all small sects under the ban and requiring the larger ones to make changes of structure A.5 the condilion of continuing their legal existence were only preiminary to the formation of a strongly' nationalistic "genuine- Japan Christian Church" to unite them all-under pressure of Shinto officials. American Episcopal bishops in Japan had already been ousted.
Churches Support Reich In Gerntany, even the churches which struggled bravely for their liberties. in time of peace seem to be loyally supporting their government in the war. Niemoeller, whose petition for release that he might back navy was denied, is still in confinement. France is having a religion" under the Vichy government. which has ended the years-old rift between church and state with the repeal of discriminatory measures passed in 1904 to restrict the influence of the Roman Catholic Church on education, and the promulgation of A law providing schools.
for instruction in morality in the In Spain, Protestantism has been virtually suppressed: Bibles sent for distribution by the British and Foreign Bible Society have been confiscated and destroyed; divorce and civil marriage have been abolished. Rumania, after pursuing cat andmouse policy with sects other than the official Eastern Orthodox for the past two years, has lately suppressed some minnrity groups; including Baptist, Adventist and Jewish congregations. European Jews, after little more com and equality only Great Britthan a year of war, enjoy, full freeain, Switzerland, Sweden and Greece, though it is reported that the Danes resisting anti-Semitic measures, and in the German Netherlands, on Sunday in October, a protest. against recent anti-Jewish de. crees was read from every Protest -it Not for many years have the probpulpit.
lems of church and state, religious liberty and the equal treatment of all faiths by the government presented so many difficulties both at home and abroad. A special conference on these themes, called by Emergency committee in behalf of Religious Liberty, met in Washington, D. in June. Jehovah's Witnesses Refuse to Salute The refusal of Jehovah's Witnesses to salute the flag. on the ground that this is An act of idolatry, has led to the exclusion of their children from public schools in many places.
The Federal Supreme Court declared itself incompetent to give them relief local against any. measures which authorities might adopt in the interest of school discipline and for the culcation of patriotism even if these seemed to involve an infringement of religious liberty. Many communities seem to have regarded this decision as a license to employ: mob violence against the Witnesses even when the Nag salute was not an issue. Authentic reports of such violence in 43 states have been collected. The most vitriolic propaganda of Winston Suits Against City Before Courts Over Nine Years Municipality Has Already Spent Over $146, 000 in Counsel Fees Next August will be: the 10th anniversary of entry in Superior Court of suits of Winston.
against the City of Springfield, in connection with alleged breach of conditions contracts involving the building of the Cobble Mountain dam. The year 1010 is passing without any action since last the suits. relative to which lacchusat City Hall showed that up until March 147.01 had been spent by the city in counsel fees for these cases. Shortly after Winston ceased working ol1 the dam three suits were brought against the city, one for conversion of the petitioner's equipment, another for alleged breach of A contract for specific work in building the dam, and a third for alleged extras. Trial by jury was asked.
In 1937 Edward T. Esty of ter, as auditor, appointed by the Superior Court, after several hearings, filed reports in court, finding in favor of the city, and insistence on: trial by jury was. filed by counsel for the petitioner, as was a right to introduce further evidence. The contractor asked $126,621.47 for conversion, $327,771,90 for extra work, and on the machinery account asked $152,621.47 plus a commission of $21, 006.41. Since the suits entered two of the lawyers who have represented the city or the contractor have been anpointed to the Superior Court bench, and they withdrew their appearances the time of their appointments.
They are: Judges George F. Leary, who was counsel for the Water Department, and Judge William C. Giles, who was originally counsel for the petitioner, Raymond T. King was counsel for the petitioner and when he 128 named city solicitor he resigned as counsel. Charles Bosworth was special counsel for the city water department.
He resigned and David F. Lavigne and Judge John P. Kirby of Chicopee then represented the city. Ely, Kingsbury Fly and Edwin H. Lyman represent the petitioner.
The cause has heen pretried but has not been placed 011 the list, of cases for trial before jury. 3 Jury Takes Only Eight Minutes To Find Siracusano Guilty In eight minutes A. Superior Court jury yesterday reached verdicts finding J. Siracusano, 40, of 80 Orleans Street, this city, guilty of being an accessory before and. after the fact in procuring Gilford A.
Graymo, 20. of T1 Essex Street, and E. Lablanc, 18, of 289 Taylor Street, to steal an Auto from an cmof Fred L. Powers in Monson, and to steal a rifle and shotgun from Powers, and of harboring them after the commission of the crimes, Judge George F. will sentence the three men Monday.
Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph F. Kelly prosecuted the cases, and Patrick A.
Doyle was counsel for: Siracusano. Siracusano told Judge George F. Leary jury that he met m10 in State Prison, hut that he had the war was adopted by the Catholic Press Association at its annual convention in May. In September Mgr. Michael J.
Ready, in a statement that informed sources interpreted as the American hierarchy's unofficial answer to reports that the Roman Catholic Church is pursuing a conciliatory policy toward the Fascist powers, charged that Roberto Farinacci, Italian minister of state. was engaging in a "campaign of vilification against the "the Christian compassion he of Pius Holy See and the Pope," because of KII for the terrible sufferings and grievous trials of Jews throughout Europe." The first national organization for Catholic youth was established late this year when the National Catholic Welfare Conference act up a department of youth to serve as a central agency for local groups which had worked on An autonomous basis. year 1940 saw the acceleration of previous trends in American Judaism. Various religious bodies adopted extensive educational programs. This activity was accompanied by an intensification of religious interests among Jews.
Observers noted a "marked movement hack toward traditions on the part of liberal Judaism. There WAS an increasing emphasis upon ceremonials. Leading Jewish groups stressed the relationship between religion And democracy. and reaffirmed their loyalty to democratic ideals. General religious statistics for the year are not yet available.
The Catholio Directory reported in April a net loss of 3000 in "Catholic population" (infants included) AS compared with the previous annual report. Revision of the lists in the Brooklyn diocese is said to account for the loss. United Lutherans reported a 2 per cent gain. National statistics on church tendance are not compiled, but samples and estimates have some value. Preparations for the National Christian Mission.
which is to continue through March. 1941. under the direction of the evangelistic denartment of the Federal Council of Churches, have heen in progress throughout the vear. The Mission opened in Kansas City in September and will spend a week in cach of 22 cities. Interfaith Amity Essential 4.
Friendly and co-operative relations among the three major religious groups Protestants, Catholics and Jews--is one of the primary essentials of national unity, which is itself prime essential to national strength. Progress has been made during the year in the development of good relations among these groups. Such progress does not merely happen, for there are many forces working in the other direction. Among the agencies promoting that unity of spirit which is our national defense against those malign forces, whether without or within. which would "divide and conquer." the most influential has been the National Conference of Christians and Jews and its associated round tables in many cities.
The activity of these has been redoubled to counteract the propagandists of hatred and division. Those of diverse religious traditions are not asked to sacrifice their distinetive convictions, but, under the leadership of these and similar organizaItions, they are learning to understand each other better, to do more adoquate justice to attitudes and convictions which they do not share, and to work together on: matters of common concern to them as citizens. 1910 by Religinus Nears Service Holyoke Woman Given Divorce Mrs. Elizabeth Laura Prendegast of Holyoke was yesterday granted A divorce hy Judge John A. Denison in Probate Court from Michael Aloyslus Prendegast of Holyoke on of cruel and abusive treatment, and she was given custody of a.
minor ter. They were married in Berlin. N. 3, 1934, and separated in Holyoke, Feb; 1938. The case was heard, 10.
and Edward taken J. under Stapleton is advisem*nt, counsel for Mrs. Prendegust. A Bridge Stolen, Bellingham Man Convicted of Larceny vestigation of the disappearance of A WALPOLE, Dec. A 07 (AP)heavy iron bridge on an unused road linking the towns of Franklin and Bellingham culminated today in the conviction of Lawrence Desjarlais, 27, of Bellingham, of larceny, imposition of a suspended 18 months' House of Correction sentence, and two: years' probation.
Franklin police investigators said there were "extenuating circumthat Desjarlais was "not. alone in the case," and that another man had died since the investigation began. AR these, too, have shown satisfactory results. The method employed is to place the eggs in: the stream on special built fray which also art as protection during: the hatching period. It is surprising to us that none of our former directors thought of this experiment.
In fact, didn't some of the biologists or fish culturists think of it instead of throwing away thousands upon thousands. of eggs every year? Yes, we realize that only a very small percentage of the hatch and then come to maturity, or at least to catchable size, but even what few do should be more than welcome. At least, there are that manse more "wild trout" caught. The value of wild life to Americans is shown in A leaflet printed by the Maine Co-operative Wildlife Research Unit: which, though prepared especially for the Pine Tree State, is nonetheless applicable to our own region. 'The total value of food and fur from game, fish and fur bear.
era in Maine is conservatively estimated, at 3.000,000 $1,000,000 pounds of annually. fresh water fish are taken from Maine waters each year by sportsmen and this does not include the lie of commercial fisheries. Landowners also benefit, the studies indicating that the value of wild life in controlling injurious insects is more than $1,000,000 annually. The leaflcts may be obtained by writing the Commission of Inland Fisheries, Augusta, Ale. And Te might add we wish Dick Reed would send us a couple more for our own use.
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2 Peas FANCY CAN IVORY SNOW 2 PKGS LARGE 41c SILVER DUST 2 LARGE PKGS 41c not seen him after that until they met in the state police barracks in Monson, and he never SAW Leblanc until after his arrest. He said that he went to Derby, to visit friend that day. It is alleged by Graymo and Leblanc as Commonwealth witnesses that Siracusano met: and planned with Graymo for the theft of an auto and rifles from Powers, on the promise that Siracusano could show them where there was "easy money." They said that after they the auto and guns they met Siracusano and at his direction they drove to Derby, Where the car broke down and they went to the home of a friend of Siracusano and remained there during the day. less of an unwarranted complacency in the presence of evils which have given the aggressors their excuse and their popular appeal. Thoughtful churchmen realize this, their mood is not one of self-righteousness.
The note of. penitence 13 often sounded. Freedom of Conscience Is Defended (Continued The Federal Council of Churches has declared that it 1s the duty of the churches in war time to defend freedom of conscience and the rights both of those who conscientiously ohject to military service and of those who conscientiously engage to stand for an ultimate peace with justice and liberty for all, and to keep unbroken the fellowship of Christians across the battle lines. Sympathy With Allies On the whole, the temptation to conceive of the European conflict as a "holy war" has been generally sisted, though that has not been easy in view of the vast preponderance of American sympathy with the allies as long as there were any allies, with Britain thereafter, and with the sub. jected peuples.
There has been relatively little pulpit trance into propaganda, the for war, though American a fen: conspicuous churchmen--Bishop Cannon, for example -have taken that position. Some, while not explicitly demanding that we send an army overseas, make Britain's cause SO unreservedly our own that their pressions of adherence to it lack little of being A call to arms. These, however, are the voices of individuals, not of churches. It is not easy to measure accurately the effect of world conditions on the volume and intensity of pacifist sentiment in the churches. In England, Canada and the United States it had grown to vast proportions before the war.
Some British pacifists have rationalized their support of this war, but more than 52,000 British conscripts have made their declarations as conscientious objectore. In Great Britain, as in the United States. the number of now members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, a religious pacifist organization, has been greater in 1910 than in any previous year. The "witness against war," issued by a large group of ministers of the United Church of Canada soon after the war broke out, at first evoked threats of both civil and ecclesiastical action; but church's the committee questioned only ment, propriety not the of the signatories of publishing such a to hold the opinions expressed in it; and the civil authorities found no ground The ranks of pacifists in the United for objection to it. have hut not many.
Several of the suffered some notable (A9- ualties, denominations which are not larger predominantly pacifist in sentiment including Methodists. Northern Bap- and tist, Episcopalians have provided opporCongregationalists, Disciples tunity for conscientious objectors have the 10 register 90 that they exemption may from war same service that is generally accorded to claim to Quakers. many in the foremost rank of About 50 ministers, including and prominence, have conthemselves nucleus of a leadership "Covenant of Peace stituted Exempt Draft The Selective Service Act provides alternative forms of service for against those who have 'religious scruples participation in war. students Ministers, are exempt priests and from the theological draft. Roman Catholic Church played important part religious in Them obtaining of the men now being inthis provision.
The interests into the new Army are to be cared for exclusively by chaplains. Representatives of the Y. M. Army, C.A., Knights not to be admitted to the of Columbus, Salvation are camps opinion was divided on the at present. bill.
Before it became a Religious conscription was much opposition to it by law, individuals and by the religious there press. After its of enactment, making it thought best turned to methods serve the desired ends into and the the welfare service. of the men called Bishop Manning of New York was before thusiastic for conscription even the measure was passed. But when the President. read messages from Protestant, Catholic and Jewish leaders, the at the ceremony which preceded drawing of numbers, the response from the president of the Federal Council of Churches WAS A loyal but guarded asgurance of co-operation for the welfaro of the Nation and the men summoned to service.
Unprecedented Problems Face Missions Foreign missions throughout the world have faced unprecedented problems, Funds have been reduced, personnel has been depleted, war measures the Witnesses has been directed against the Roman Catholic Church, but the most violent attacks upon them have occurred in communities to be held responsible for them. The where Catholic influence is too weak W'itnesses' convention in Detroit, in August, brought together 15,000 of them who flooded the city with Joaf. lets but suffered no worse inconvenience than a few arrests and Anes for distributing literature without A license. 7... Taylor Appointment Stirs Storm President's appointment of Myron C.
Taylor, Christmas Eve, 1939, to be his "personal representative with the rank of ambassador" to the Pope as head of the Roman Catholic Church stirred a storm of Protestant protest. Taylor's recall was urged by the first united Methodist General Conference, the Presbyterian General Assembly, the Northern. and Southern Baptist Conventions, Reformed Church of America, and many state and local conventions. Most Catholics a and some Protestants defended the appointment as cither not constituting the establishment of diplomatic relations between United States government and the head of a church, or as a good thing it was. Viewed With Alarm higher institutions of Oregon.
Church Unity Projects The Federal Council of Churches viewed the appointment with alarm, asserted its opposition to diplomatic relations with the Vatican if, when and as they might occur, and hoped it would not come to that. 'The controversy produced much heat but little bitterness. It lost its place in public interest with the return of Mr. Taylor to America on account of illness. Plans.
for the introduction of optional teaching public schools, either during or after school hours, have been carried out in many places without producing much tension. Such systems have been put into operation this year in the grade schools of New York State and Tampa, the Pittsburgh high schools, and the Make Progress Church unity projects have made measurable progress. Several denominations, including the Quakers, have declared their adherence to the World Council of Churches which is still process of formation. The American sections of the continuation committees of "Life and W'ork" and "Faith and Order" have continued their studies and conferences. Methodist unity, which became A fact 1930, became more fully operative in 1040 with the first united General Conference at Atlantic City in May.
A jour36-nal of united Methodism has been projected, to supersede seven existing weeklies and to be edited by Dr. Roy 1. Smith. Proposed Concordat 1'reshyterian and Episcopalian tional bodies have approved the further discussion of the proposed concordat between the two, against substantial bodies of opposing opinion both. The Episcopalians have voted to join the Federal Council Churches of Christ in America.
Overtures between the Evangelical liance and the United Brethren have reached a point where their complete merger seems imminent. Union among the three large Lutheran bodies, though still only a project and a hope, took a step toward realization at convention of the United Lutheran Church at Omaha in October. Baptists (Northern) and Disciples of Christ enjoyed a love feast at national convention of former. unofficial written conference a among Congregationalists, Baptists and Disciples has been carried on through the past year. The printed results now being considered by representative groups in several cities.
A new national organization of secretaries and executives of church federations and religious education councils was formed at Lake Geneva, July, Catholic Pronouncement On Social Issues The most imporiant pronouncement on social questions by the American Roman Catholic hierarchy since 1919 was issued early in 1940, by the Archbishops and bishops of the Administrative Council of the National Catholic Welfare Conference. The statement discussed the whole range of social organization in the United States, calling for a SOC'Al system half-way between the extremes of complete so. lalization and eilmination of every kind of economic organization, and maintaining that a right social order must be. based on moral unity. Two months later organization of the Catholic Conference of the South, which is pledged to apply the principles of social justice to the problems of that territory, was completed.
Accuses Farinacci resolution protesting any dency to embroil the United States in ROD AND GUN BY. LENOX E. BIGELOW EST we incur the displeasure of a certain affable fellow by the name of Rice we want to remind the skeet shooters that the Ludlow Fish and Game Club range will be open every Saturday from 1.30 until dark. We hare seine more information on the planting of 2,500,000 trout eggs that will be of real interest to the gang. More than half of' these eggs-considerably more than half-will into Western Massachusetts streams.
In fact, all the brown trout eggs -and there ale many of those, will be distributed in this area. As we said before, all the eggS are surplus stock would otherwise be thrown away. About 1,500,000 come from the state hatcheries and 1.000.- 000 from a private hatchery which offered them to the division. About 115,000 have already been planted and game wardens in our section are studying the best feeder streams and exact locations to put eggs in. And just to stop anyone spouting about spending money unneces.
sarily we wish to point out that the only cost 10 the division j4 that of the time of the three crews assigned to transport the eggS. Many will recall that Agnew per. sonally started this experiment two years ago when 100,000 eggs were put into an eastern atream. A close watch has been kept on that brook since and thousands of little trout were known to have hatched and grown well on the way to maturity, Last year some 750,000 were planted in various likely streams And TO HELP COLDS FATHER JOHN'S MEDICINE PERSONAL EN LOANS Advanced the day you apply--on vour own signature at' FIRST PER. SONAL BANKERS (on Court Square).
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