Show St. St Marys Mary's Church Notes Comments PARLEYS PARLEY'S CANYON NYON So July 12 contract to continue four lane highway to Salt Lake win will be let It will figure out In costs costa Emigration road will be Improved to take detour traffic Its It's good news for Park and may mean a little extra work for our boys anyway may it start soon And get finished The new route will shorten time tune to the city and will help in several ways It may eventually be made a divided highway two lanes on each side of It CAMP CLOUD RIlOn RIM RIl RIMOn RIMOn On Saturday four bus loads of ot Girl Scouts went up td to this camp to bring down do to St. St Marys Mary's Church Catholic girls means volunteer cars to do the Job we will be very grateful for offers from motorists during this week to render this service for the ten mass Hence we wish to draw up a list of ot same with a fixed number assigned to each Sunday and so save some volunteers from being overburdened by our demands mands OUR G O. I's Is 1 IsSo So 50 Sonny Smith and Robert Al Cullen have met up In Augsburg Germany its it's good to see in contact with each other they can go over news from the home and city Pete Martinez and Stanley Larsen are a a. pair on Okinawa Island it helps each other since Noman Noman Noman No man is an Island he need others around him Danny Wright writes that I he has visited in Takoma Washington Mrs Catherine Lavin sister-in-law sister of ot othis his mother Danny is working as company company company com com- pany and mall mail clerk and may be in San Francisco for July with a friend of ot his Sandy Murdock has been promoted to First Class Sergeant and leaves Korea this week for International Air Field Base Portland Oregon so will wUI be home In Park shortly to the Joy of ot his par par- Billy Smith may finish in Greenland Greenland Greenland Green Green- land by the late fall faU he will be most welcome home again WHEN PARK CITY MINING BEGAN It began in 1866 nearly 20 years after the arrival of Brigham Young and his followers they came in July 1847 on their memorable Journey across the plains and rocky mountains camped and rested for a time in the scenic mountain meadow known as Parleys Parley's Park It never occurred to them that they were at the time but bat a short distance distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance to the north of what was later to become one of the most prolific silver silver- lead mining camps of ot all time tune Records tell that the first ore was shipped out of Park City in 1871 from the Flagstaff mine Park City mines have great re reserves reserves reserves re- re serves of ore it Is said VISIT OF ARTISTS On Wednesday last three carloads of Ot painters from the Art Barn Burn School of ot Art with Instructor Mr Fox came to Park City and sketched views of ot houses hillsides and mines This was their second second second sec sec- ond trip here a third is to follow as the beauty of ot our surroundings offers otters many subjects to students of ot this school in Salt Lake City I ITALY TURNS THE TILE CORNER This is a most Interesting story athow of at how Communism Is decreasing rapidly in Italy As recounted In Readers Reader's Digest Digest Digest Dig Dig- est for July Dark clouds with a red redlinIng redlining redlining lining have been hovering over the country It says Since the end of the war after the downfall of ot Fascism Italy found herself with the largest Communist COmmunist Communist Com COm- Party this side of ot the Iron Curtain Curtain Curtain Cur Cur- tain and Its strength increased steadily until 1953 Now the Reds are losing ground and with continued prosperity they will gradually sink into an unImportant unimportant unimportant section of ot the whole population of ot over 47 millions Communism is the ultimate to which men can crookedly go once there its it's sweet bitter-sweet alls all's not well in the arrived state of at doctrinaire doctrinaire doctrinaire doc doc- perfection so comes a decline decane more more quickly than ever dreamt of or by bythe bythe bythe the champions of ot Italy having proven the falsity of ot Red rule will have done a great work towards destroying for ever the disillusions ather of at her own misguided midgets and those of other European nations Yet toying with wrong Totalitarian Ideas Freedom under Democratic rule Is out In Europe It is says Digest That on May 1 the Pope in a speech to workers assembled in St St. Peters Peter's Square proclaimed that day formerly a Red political monopoly a Christian labor festival dedicated to St. St Joseph the CHAPLAIN OF TIlE THE YEAR YEARA A Catholic priest who disregarded his own safety to give aid to troops in the Korean fighting on Sunday June 12 last received the 1955 award as Army Chaplain of the Year Gen Matthew B B. B Continued on Page Two St St. Marys Mary's Church Notes Comments Continued from Page One Ridgway Army Chief Chiet of ot Staff presented present present- ed the tho Four Pour Chaplains award to First Lieutenant Cormac A. A Walsh at ceremonies ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies at Fort Myer Va Father Walsh who was In 1948 won three Silver SUver Stars two Bronze Stars and a Presidential Commendation for tor Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Out standing Heroism In the last eight months of ot the Korean Conflict Army officials think this is an unparalleled record for forso so short a length of ot time AFRICAN PYGMIES For long years the existence of these dwarf people whom Ethnologists believe to be the remnants of ot primitive mankind mankind mankind man man- kind was only hinted at so little was known about them Now Catholic miSsionaries mis miS- missionaries have haxe gone to work among them and sources of ot Information be become me i greater and more mote by nature i Missionaries now fly to Ir mu the most northerly airport In Belgian Congo It lies cl dose close se to the fringe of the extensive primeval forest of Central Africa In the direction of ot Lake Albert Only twelve miles tram from says The Tho Christian Family one comes across the first habitations of ot the Pygmies there are of them spread out over an area of jungle roughly square mil miles s' s From time to time tune the movies have s shown own these tiny folks in dances feasting and hunting g game me their food tood Is 15 very varied from elephant meat to wood wood snails Its It's It my greatest regret that no pl planes nes flew pew when I lived In n West Africa years ago or I should certainly have made a a trip to Pygmy ny Land Just Justas as wonderful perhaps as parts of fan- fan created by Walt Disney in California In future times tunes the prim prim- of ot Pygmies will l wilt before the ever Increasing encroachments of western western west west- ern em civilization which will remove much of their present customs and laws of their forefathers since today modern civilization has penetrated Into the depths of the African jungle CAT CATHOLICISM I IN AFRICA fIts f Its spread anc and Its future in the Dark Continent depends on many factors Is ism attracts thousands of Atric Africans s an ious sous to Improve their social standing especially In Moslem governed areas In Western Africa Also to gain a better status in society and to fulfill his longing for education they will gravitate gravit- gravit gravitate ate ato towards the Christian missions with their thousands of ot schools In the last 50 years the number of Catholic priests in 10 Africa has risen from 1735 to while the population Increased from to million Africa today numbers 17 million Catholics I SUMMER SUl AT LAST Tuesday longest day In the year was also the warmest s so far the green hills around were never so verdant the lilacs In bloom and white choke cherry bushes skirting the sideways s 's s of the town looked their best beneath the floods ds of sun sun- light We Just hope It lasts since last Wednesday already saw cloudy skits skies s and the press announces a cold w wave ve movIng moving moving ing In tn to make sunny weather rath rather r rI I brief for us now I I CLOSE LOSE OF Sl I SUMMER lEn SCHOOL I I This was on Friday June 24 at noon when pupils received their awards for attendance In St. St Marys Mary's hall To the children who came ame so faithfully during the past few weeks and to Sisters Colum Columba Columba Col- Col ColI I um a. a and Mary Matilda the parish is sincerely grateful By the fall classes I will be resumed on Saturdays as usual I j we look forward to the return of ot our Sisters a and d children of the parish at I that period with gre great t pleasure I CHILDRENS CHILDREN'S EXCURSION This w was s to io the Diamond Diamond D over Heber I Iway way on Saturday June 25 26 when 46 of ot i ithem them were kindly brought by Mr Ed I j In his truck by 11 o'clock am a.m. Swimming lasted till one o'clock then was welcomed the Al Fresco lunch under the trees at Lukes Luke's hot pots It was a real enjoyable outing the children chil chil- children dren were happy as could be wishing for repetitions of such days again I Ladles Ladies accompanying them were Mrs L La Vina Green Mrs Audrey Sullivan Mrs Margaret Langford Mrs John Byer Byer and Mrs Mary Bircumshaw to whom t I St. St Marys Mary's Is most Indeed I 1 I. I i VISITORS TO PARK PAK PA K I They were many Mr and Mrs Pete Chapman of the Washington I DC D.C. S came Gamey I to see the old town again then to Mrs Meriba Granthem came her herson herson herson son Jack from Richmond Calif California on Friday last He told of ot the annual I Ion I union re-union of exiled on first Sunday in September annually In San a I Francisco a real racy of the soil gathering gathering gathering gath gath- ering friendly and heart warming Also I he mentioned a Roger Traynor Judge In California and a honor to Park which has had quite quite- a few Illustrious sons abroad Next we had Mr and Mrs Jim Ivers from Michigan but now returned to Salt Lake for keeps Two children Catherine Grace and Jim IV were delightful de- de delightfUl delightful de de- little folks They visited d the church on on n which Jim Ivers did not spare himself in repairing it after the fire five lve years ago Mr 11 George has been around for some days which he spent with his two fine boys even going over to the tho Lukes Luke's pool Heber with them on Saturday day of their outing Mr and Mrs Bill BUl DeJonghe from Clearfield visited Park on Sunday last and kindly Joined our parish picnic RETURN TO TOWN OF Mr and Mrs Thomas Hays arrived on Saturday last with their son and were at church on Sunday Mrs Vie Lloyd got back on Wednesday June 22 from her trip down Mexico way which h pleased her very much In a way still Parks Park's green hills hUls were good to see again Mr I Chick Lloyd In El Paso Texas comes home Sunday Mrs John Henrion came camo I homo from hospital on Juno June 22 is around In her home again we hope her herI health is tops for the future Billy BUly her herson herson Ison I son has been discharged from the services serI services ser ser- vices and Is now at home Mrs Ford I the grandmother will remain in town as long as Mrs Henrion is convalescent I Honeymooners Dick and Patsy Dennis I got back on Thursday after a wonderful wonderful wonder wonder- ful trip now its it's off to work they go Bill Horan's Koran's brother George from California California California Cali Cali- fornia came to visit him on Satur Saturday ay last M Miss Betty Georgio flew In on Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night from Los Angeles for a 0 two weeks week's stay In Park Mrs Therea Workman Workman Workman Work Work- man daughter of Mary Georgio will arrive on onS S Saturday next from California Mr Mike Ivers Id 19 working at Wanship dam and staying at it the tho old old Ivers Iver's home OUT pUT OF TOWN Mrs Hodgson on tour four of the continent continent continent con con- has got to Paris thence to Spain and south to Italy according to latest bulletin Jim Ivers Sr has gone to Barcelona Spain Intends to visit Rome then return to Ireland for another spell as the Irish ways have won him over On Friday night Dorothy Brennan parents parents parents par par- with Kathy left for San Francisco and Los Angeles hoping to be there for fora a week Tom Brennan will be taking holidays next sometime in July Mr and Mrs Bill BUl Notman left on Monday after an enjoyable time in Park City Including attendance at the parochial picnic on S i Sunday June 26 I FIRST FRIDAY JULY 1 As usual there will be evening mass at pm p.m. on Friday In order to receive Holy Co Communion in an evening mass lone one must fast from solid food for three hours and from liquids except water for one one ne hour before mass begins Confessions Confessions Con Con- are heard before services Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- July 2 Devotions to Our Lady tady of Fatima will be at pm p.m. To Our Mother of Perpetual Help same are re on on each Wednesday at the same hour NEW PASTOR OF I Catholic Register announced the llie ap appointment ap- ap p- p of Rev James Coyne to this pastorate effective July 1 An Army chaplain holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel In Reserve Corps vh who is no no stranger to Park City he once was stationed stationed stationed sta sta- sta- sta here we congratulate him and wish him liim all ll success A A NEW CONVENT For this ground w was s broken In Roosevelt on Sunday Sunday- June 26 by His Excellency Bishop Duane Hunt and will provide accommodations for Franciscan Sisters will have charge of Catechetical Catechetical Catechetical Cate Cate- instructions in Vernal and Roosevelt Itself A ANNUAL L PARISH pic PICNIC c This was wa to Ivers Iver's Park on Sunday with about b ut one hundred present folks had a happy lunch time together tables being brought t from the Elks hall for which we return thanks Mr William did a great task In inn transport of same and d made the way into the park The Altar Society supplied coffee and punch we are re grateful to them for their nn fine services Music was rendered by Miss T of Salt Lake Lalie City which was well represented at this affair a aI baseball game between adults adults' and I youngsters was great fun some say the latter wo won Alt Altogether g th r it w was s so successful successful success success- ful an outing that it beams repetition in the future |