1949 — Thursday, December 29, 1949 ii —— UNION PRESS-COURIER PAGE NINE hs the ~~ [strong following. His adminis- . « TY www — . = _ Gg . TL -_— — 81.312 Seong Sou wang oe Sgminst P M WwW . P ° 0 Hi i N . ecy according to the proportion of a THE TOTEM POLE | 5 hot "ni atton IVlissionary Writes owints Un History ot Nursing |i or ministery, ictus wait on city has been the downfa eo Je » . . eth, on teaching Or he that is By 5. 3. min many an opponent; Of Riding Out 4-Day T G By St. Benedict M | ation; ne tha A nA NAA On the other hand Brother 1 ng ut ay ropic wen y t. ene ict an a In SAuauon ae Thay . state Biter, Ponosyiunia News Service Hume has led a fairly peaceful H ° I Ti 0 . By Joseph Jones, St. Benedict | they were without a grandmaster Plicitys he Wat Tileth, ith dili- and —The uproar and until Leo the Third filled the of- » he at shewest mercy, mn confusion along the Pisa of the, He has, paddled around Wash- urricane in my utrigger HISTORY OF NURSING I SOE, ed the of-| Jith ‘cheerfulness. Let love be Susquehanna River in the vicin- | rf ‘lotiars Jo “the folks back . Compatativaty Secent. engin, the HOSPITALS Wout Segimustion, Shor a a TINIE Ssie, days Je home,” voting on this and that Letter to Father, LJ Rively, Gives Details Christian ohrcn, taking the ini-| A hospital is an institution Which o~ py pana’ a ~|as expected of him as a member wr-R aici : tiative by creating semi-monastic | wherein the sick and injuried are |tjonate, on to anoth { - Dorgast Some of jie thost versed of the House of Representatives, Of Hair Raising Adventure In South P acific Area nursing bodies. The Beguines of | giver medical and surgical treat-|therly "one in ey With bro At the present time nearly and in general, graciously charm- Editor's note: The following is)Christmas. I love Polowat—as Flanders was one Be De such ment, and there are many differ | one another; not slothful in bus- everyone. i i ’ |ing the ladies. ; a portion of letter written by Rev. (you may have ga 2s Orders, sl it Was followed bY the lent kinds Of them iness; fervent in spirit, servin y s resigned to a soul-| @ , OF H y y y gathered by this|Gray Sisters of Elizabeth in the| According t m thoriti ioicing 1 g tearing fight in Republican cir- But no matter what happens "he Scots have. sways made. 3 Father William E. Rively, SJ, to|time. o Yo gle oh al a lin cor ng to 0 e Su orities, | the Lord; rejoicing in hope, pati- cles in the primaries next Spring there's going to be plenty of up: ig fu N ¥ d his father, Isadore J. Rively of Well, I left Polowat by out- eur a Vin ig 0 . Into OEitals ates ont in vibulstion, contifuing in ® {roar and confusion now,” chimed | big fuss over New Years, and no [patton on Nov. 30 and received ’ y Mercy in 1538, St. Vincent De-|back to 4,000 years before Christ. | constant prayer, distributing to John C, Kunkel, of Harrisburg vilage—a member of Congress since 1938-—startled many a fea- ther-waving brass hat here and in Washington with his announce- ment that he would be a candi- date for the Republican Senator- ial nomination. Balding, pleasant-looking and fiftiesh J. C. Kunkel, is not one to make snap judgements. His conservatism is well known. The fact that he has announced his senatorial ambitions is evidence that he has given the matter a great amount of brainwork. Brother Kunkel, according to the professional keyhole listeners, will have the blessing of the Samay faction of the Republican y It is this group of elderly gents—comprising for the most part the “Old Guard” GOP—that has been bucking red-haired Governor Jim Duff who heads the other faction of the Republican |§ Party in the Keystone State. § Brother Duff, when informed by reporters of Kunkel's actions, |} merely grunted: 3 “According to my book he has the same right as anybody else |g to be a candidate for the Senate. I do not happen to belong to that |§ small group of Republicans who feel they alone have the right to|3 name the candidates on the Re- bone. in half-frozen Grampaw Petti- Pint-Sized Royalty wonder. The wassail bowl goes ‘round at New Year's time, filled with savory liquid and nostalgic ‘memories. Traditionally, the wassail bowl itself should be an ornament of graceful design; its contents should be warm and spicy—with sweetened wine, ale, sugar, and nutmeg. Custom dictates that at the stroke of 12 on New Year's Eve, the head of the household should sip the mix- ture and then pass it among those present. A favorite custom of the Scots has been to pile into wagons or sleighs carrying kettles full of the wassail, cheese and buns. The party stops at various houses in the community and the refresh- ments go ‘round at each stop with- out paying much attention to the approaching dawn. “Open House” on New Year's Day was quite the vogue in the United States around the turn of the 20th century. Newspapers car- ried columns of ‘at home’ notices announcing the hours during which visitors would be received. And having duly received, hosts and hostesses closed their receptions and joined the procession of callers at other ‘open houses.’ here during the past week. Father Rively, who also served as missionary about a year ago. In the letter he recounts some of his most recent experiences.) Yesterday I just got in from the western islands, somewhat prematurely and certainly unex- pectedly. As you know, 1 started out on this excursion on the Navy AG, disembarked at Polowat, and pitched camp among those won- derful, unspoiled Micronesians. My previous like for the people rapidly grew into love and spent more than a month on Polowat, baptizing and marrying and instructing and building. With the help of very willing hands—if unskilled at this kind of labor—we put up a very de- cent little house, strong and pret- ty. The foundation is of Oregon pine beams which I brought out from Truk so the islanders would not have to cut down their breadfruit trees. The body of the house is of native construction called rara, which resembles your wicker furniture. The floor is of white pine (also American im- port) and the roof is of galvan- ized iron, not preferable by any means in this tropical climate, but practical because of the need a chaplain during World War II, | left for the South Pacific as a|-F lendiq seamen &nq tha. shor rigger canoe and made my way up to Tamatam, some 60 miles northeast. These Micronesians are run up to Tamtatam was nothing but an overnight jaunt for them, taking sudden storms and squalls right in stride without even breaking their continuity of song and story. Tamatam for five days and then up to Punlop, one of the larger Catholic communities among the islands. I stayed on Punlop for about a week and then began inquiring for the long hop up to the Na- monuito islands. Since nothing but unfavorable winds blow at this time of year, they say, it would take three days and three nights at the outside. Maybe two, but not more than three. So, I got my crew together and off we went on a breezy Friday after- noon hoping to get to Ulul in time for Sunday Mass. We sailed and sailed for three days and three nights, tacking all time against unmerciful winds. The entire fourth day, Tuesday we spent looking for Ulul. Nothing but the green sea and the blue sky and big white powder-puff clouds. That evening the wind suddenly shifted and began blow- ing from the west. It was quite strong and grew stronger. The skipper, Jonas by name, told me Paul's Sisters of Mercy and of Charity, and many others. The organization of care for the sick failed to make any head- way in those times, however, un- til an institution for training of deaconnesses in nursing was es- tablished in 1836 by a man named Pastor Fliedner in Germany, and from this modern nursing had its inception. Elizabeth Fry, Florence Nightingale, along with others, were pioneers whose efforts re- sulted in the establishment of the first schools in 1860 to train women in England to enter hos- pitals as trained nurses. The first such school in the United States was opened for women by the Bellevue Hospital in New York. State registration of nurses was introduced in 1903. A regis- tered nurse is forbidden to prac- tice medicine, but is expected to maintain very high standards of hygiene in her care for patients and watch for developments in symptoms, and to carry out with zeal the instructions of physi- cians. Florence Nightingale was a philanthropist and became inter- ested in hospital work. She train- ed as a nurse, and later studied hospital administration through- out Europe. During the Crimean War Dept. of the British govern- War in 1855 she was sent by the § About the year 1200 A.D. a man named Guy of Montpellier, under order from Pope Innocent III, built in Rome the largest hos- pital at that time, and during the next 200 years hospitals were erected in nearly every city and town with a population of 5,000 or more on the Continent of Eu- rope. Lister's discoveries led to the development of modern surgery and also led to the development of modern hospitals. The old methods of construction did not end until the construction of the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Bal- timore in 1875. The most complete hospitals in the world now are the Columbian Presbyterian Medical Center, New York; the Medical School, New York; the Mayo Clinic in Roches- ter, Minn, and the New Jersey Medical Center. In conclusion (quote: Romans, 12 Chapter, Ver. 4-23): For as we have many members in one body and all members one of another, having then sifts, differing, ac- cording to grace that is given us. Whether prophecy, let us proph- the necessity of saints, given to hospitality. 3 More Small Coal Firms Sign Contracts Recently Three more small independent coal companies last Wednesday signed contracts with the UMW, it was announced by James Mark, district president. Mark said the three coal com- panies boost to 12 the number of district operations that have agreed to Lewis’ terms. Several other firms, he said, scheduled meetings for last Thursday to discuss the contract. Total yearly output is estimated at 450,000 tons. The pact calls for a 95-cent-a- day boost in wages and a hike in royalty from 20 to 35 cents, —If you have an old grudge to pay, and any wrong laid up from a bygone day, today is not too late to lay them away. Human nature being what it is, | of catching rain water, for drink- receptions were often ‘crashed’ by |ing and washing purposes. 1 strangers prompted by the acces- | much prefer the pandanus roof he could do nothing against that | ment to a place called Sentari to|:fs wind, and asked if “he 7 better | take charge of a hospital, and as | into |@ result she established system | publican ticket.” The Governor has not as yet > 29 > 23¢ = 29¢ 3c 23¢ % 39¢ 31¢ 39¢ Super- For or the 39¢ 9¢ > 35¢ >. {[g ble ®- 2(e 45¢ as¢ 57¢ 79¢ 81¢ e from re your )S¢ Dp announced his candidacy for the U. S. Senatorial position, but at this moment there is every indi- cation that he will. When that time comes, the voters of Penn- sylvania can rest assured there will be some fine examples of political slug-festing next year. Pennsylvania’s Chief Executive has made a reputation as a figh- ter. He has had many uphill bat- tles and emerged the winner. Whether he would in such a forthcoming contest as this re- mains to be witnessed—but most observers believe he would. He is fortunate in having a om wo THEIR MAJESTIES, the Junior Swim tor Health King and Queen pose proudly for the cameraman in Mi= ami Beach, Fla, following their coronation at the famed resort. When traveling incognito their youthful majesties are better known as Glenda Sue Schuman, 5, and Renny Cappy, 4. (International) HAPPY NEW YEAR First National at Patton, Pa. | Bring to the birthday of the year all the happiness you are able and it will repay 1n kind throughout its life sibility of free punch, and a succes- sion of several ‘open houses’ some- times resulted in the most welcome guests arriving in excessively boisterous or mellow moods and contributed to the abandonment of the publicly announced ‘open house.” But intimates still toast each other around a private was- sail bowl and ‘‘drink a cup of kind- ness yet for Auld Lang Syne’. lex & A HogP<Gn, New Year's Day, aside from its festive connection, may not seem very momentous to the average citizen, but in the past it figured prominently in the making of his- tory. It saw the unfurling of the first | American flag by George Washing- | ton, and the emancipation of Negro slaves. Here is a list of important events that have occurred on News Year's day throughout the ages: January 1 38 B. C. The era of the Casears began. . . . 1349 A. D. Edward III, king of | { | Bank | MAIN STREET . . LJ | 1801 Union of Ireland with | Britain, . . . England, defeated the French be- fore Calais with great slaughter. . - . 1735 Paul Revere born. . * LJ 1757 Calcutta, by the British. . . . 1776 First Union flag of 13 stripes unfurled by George Washington. . . . 1792 Kentucky admitted to the Union. India, captured 1814 American dragoons at- tacked the British who had seized Buffalo, N. Y. . . * 1815 General British when Orleans. Jackson repelled they attacked New . . . 1825 Great Britain acknowledged independence of South American re- publics. . . . 1863 Emancipation of Negro We constructed a large con- crete tank beside the house to catch the rain water from the roof, The women wove pandanus mats for the interior of the house and floor covering. Then, without even taking time to have one night's sleep in my new house I took off by canoe for the next island for my time was drawing near for return to Truk and I had to visit the rest of the archipel- ago. But the Polowat mission site will be a beauty when it is finished. The church, school, cate- chist’s house and Padre’s house || will all be of the same architec- tural design, all under a shady breadfruit grove and bodering on the most beautiful sheltered bay you ever saw. My intention is to return to Polowat after a short run dewn to the Mortoloks for # TREAT ¢ YOURSELF TOA FULL ® \ DAY OF HAPPINESS St a CODERS DRY CLEANING Fifth Ave., Patton $d oBocTe ote cRooteetoodsotectootootootocte octets sloodeotootoctoctoctootoctooooteoteote ots te te cteoteote Be te De Ba ule 2. 0. 8. 9.0. 8 0.0.0.0 9.9.00 008 0.088000 00 88 iT which is cool and sheltering, but | T had to give way to necessity. | |set sail and coast with it Truk, about 150 miles due east. |I agreed and said let's go to | Truk. | He said it would take only one night with this strong wind. But by 7:00 that evening it was known by all of us that this was not just a westerly wind—but the dreaded Noto. Every once in a while the wind starts blowing furiously from the west and sometimes continues without abating for a week or ten days or more. ] So the Punlop sailors went into action, ripping the sails from the booms, stretched them across the outrigger and used every bit of rope they had to reenforce the outrigger supports. The waves got bigger and bigger and the wind got stronger and stronger— and I fervently got myself ready for the Judgement Day. This was it. Nothing like a frail outrigger canoe could withstand the Noto which tosses ocean liners on the rocks. But the crew never once gave up hope. They bailed furi- ously as the mountainous waves came crashing over the outrigger and into the canoe. They sang and laughed as though it were a picnic. And so it would have been if the wind had just blowed itself out after a few hours like any respectable storm at sea. But it was still blowing next morning—and all day—and all the next night—and all the next | day—ana night—and day. When | it finally began to slacken on the | evening of the fourth day, it seemed to me that I had been in a storm, at least four months. We saw the sun the next day, it was a Saturday. But no one, not even the skipper had the slightest idea of where we might be. No land was in sight. Whither had the storm drifted us. We went south for three hours, no land. We went east for three hours, no land. Then hun- boys went fishing. In less than an hour they had 100 fish. In less than 15 minutes they presented me with the most delicious broiled seafood I have ever eaten or ever expect to eat. Where or how they broiled it, I'll never know, All that evening we sailed northeast—on a hunch. You re- member the World War map that you gave me just before I left for Truk last September? Well, I had it in my bag. I fished it out and tried to guess where we might be. Then when the skipper decided to head northeast I saw the wis- dom of his thought for there was where the most islands are con- centrated. Then, I suggested that he would sight E. Fayu the next morning. Sure enough, at dawn, old Jonas lets out a terrific shout—and there in front of us was E. Fayu. The only desert is- land in a whole flock of island paradises—but we were happy to see any land at all so we could get our bearings. I said Sunday Mass on E. Fayu and we feasted on land lobsters— very delicious things—and birds’ ) | 2 | : | eggs and coconuts. Then in the evening, with a blessed like wind we headed for Truk, about 100 miles southeast. That night we sailed like the ger got the best of us—and the | HERE'S HOPING YOUR NEW YEAR 1950 LIEB'S HARDWARE CARROLLTOWN try except Washington, D. C. Members of Hastings Local Given $5 Christmas Gifts United Mine Workers of America, each received a welcome Christ- mas gift last Thursday morning. member a voucher for $5, for the purchase of merchandise at any store in the town. The distribution was made at the union’s hall. on how to get along in life as there are ways on letting success pass you by. slaves became effective by procla- mation of President Abraham Lincoln, . . . 1807 U. S. pure food law put into effect. . . . 1913 Parcel post system inaug- urated. . . . 1919 New Year’s day declared a legal holiday throughout the coun- in Massachusetts and Members of Hastings Local 393, Officers of the local gave each —There are just as many ways LOTS OF LUCK TO YOU FOR THE WHOLE YEAR | wind and raised Truk bright and CH, FORSBERG'S FAIRLAWN Patton AHEAD | Then we learned of how much | early the next morning. We put | ashore at one of the reef islands |and order where | chaos had reigned. She is today credited with lay-| |ing the foundation of modern sci- | entific nursing and after the war | her ~advice was sought by many | governments in many countries in regard to field and camp hos- | pitals. | ST. JOHN'S OF JERUSALEM St. Joseph's of Jerusalem is a military organiation of a very religious order. It's true origin is unknown but it takes its name from the monastery and hospital founded near Jerusalem about 1070 by the merchants to aid pil- grims, adopting St. John as its patron. In addition to the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, they were pledged to make war on the infidels. Driven from Palestine in 1291, they finally retired to Malta in 1530. Since 1879 the headquarters of the order ‘has been in Rome, and the members have entered the hospital service under the Geneva Conference. Their distinc- tive dress is a black gown with a white cross. The St. John’s order called themselves Hospitallers. The org- aniation of Hospitallers was foun- ded in 1113 to minister to the indescribable | 3g, poor of the Holy Land and also to strangers in that land. Infirm- aries first were established under Raymond of Provience from 1120 to 1160 after the fall of Jerusa- lem in 1187. The Hospitallers sought refuge on the Island of the Knights of Rhodes. They re- mained there until Salymon the Second in 1522. Then in 1530 they estabished themsel- ves in Malta and are known as the Knights of Malta. After 1805 | | | | New |and all the people, 172 of them, | were delighted with the coming | |of the priest. They are all Catho- | [lics and devout ones. I stayed | | with them two days, then head-| led across the atoll to Moen, 20| miles due east. | | We made Moen without any {trouble and Father Kennally al-| [most dropped dead when he saw {me sailing in on the outrigger | | | damage the storm had done on land—and were thankful that we were on the open sea, bad as it was. Tremendous destruction of trees and houses on Guam and Truk. I am going out to Polowat and the western islands this Sunday with the Navy AG and see how my little flock is faring, and tell my sailors’ wives on Punlop that they are alive and well. Please join me in thanking God what I shall always consider a miracul- ous saving at sea. Thus God pro- tects His missionaries. I shall return on the AG to Truk about the first of December, then head out for the Mortloks where I shall spend Christmas, And I am looking forward to those Mortlok songs. CHECK YOUR CAR — CHECK ACCIDENTS: HAVE YOUR CAR INSPECTED TODAY... OFFICIAL INSPECTION STATIONS PATTON AUTO CO. BUICK & CHEVROLET Sales & Service Fourth Ave. BUICK & PONTIAC Sales & Service Main & Scanlan Sts. evicted by oi Rhodes, and then were known 2 f eo SE Inspection Period Now In Effect ...... Brake linings wear . . time . much to your safety? Trained Men: Trained Men: to give you new-bulb Trained Men: longer tire wear, Trained Men: just ordinary service. 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