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Two Travelers Describe
Audience With Pope Pius
An audience with Pope Pius
XII in Rome was the, highlight
of a several-weeks tour of Europ
and North Africa, for two Med
ford travelers expected home
this week. The two young wom
en, Oliss Noreen Kelly and Miss
Cathy Clabby, both wrote home
concerning the audience with
the Roman Catholic Holy Father.
Miss Clabby is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clabby, 109
Laurel street, and Miss Kelly's
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward C. Kelly, 906 West Fourth
street.
Miss Clabby wrote "It was an
inspiration to see the Holy
Father and something we'll
never forget this kind, saintly
man, who imijjores for peace
anoMove in the world. The aud
ience was at his summer resi
dence ne is truiv close to a
saint. He glows goodness and as
he spoke in his quiet way, the
square was hushed."
Of the experience Miss Kelly
wrote 'The highlight of our
whole trip, of course, was our
audience with the Holy Father
It took place athe Castel Gon-
aouo. i ou can ust imagine
what a thFill it was to be milling
around with others from all na-.
tions;Qthen after what seemed
an interminable wait, finally to
see the familiar, sweet face and
slender figure dressed in white,
emerge onto the balcony, radiat
ing warmth and peace and love
and with his' characteristically
wonderful smile for all of us.
"He remained out for more
than a half hour, greeting each
nationality and large group, each
in its own language, and with a
little message of welcome. Then
he finally gave his blessing to
all. The people, particularly the
Itaianfe, gent wild and kept
cheering and clapping and shout
ing vive il Pape' wi(tji such vigor
that the Holy Father . returned
q twicrj after the Qudience ..was
over, and the last time he gave
his blessing again. It really Was
an unforgettable experience and
worth the wholeOtrip in itself.
I couldn't help but feel that this
man was a living saint, and I am
sgre jnost of those there that
day Jelt the same way.".
Enjoy Italy
Both young women wrote that
they enjoyed their stay in Italy
very much. Miss Clabby wrote
of the maguificent churches and
said "the warm, carefree atti
tude of the people seems a reflec
tion of the important place which
theg religion occupies in their
lives. , Beauty seems to spring
from everywhere snftill won
der that many c? the greatest
masters came from Italy whes
3 they had such inspiration to
draw from."
Both travelers wrote of
Venice, telling how the wooden
piling on which the city was
Jauilt are beginning to deteriorate
Hand the buildings to sink. They
wrote that some think the city
is "doomed" since it would take
impossible sums of money to re
store and preserve it.
O The young women also visit
ed Padua, Florence, Milan,
Siena and Assisi, arriving in, the
latter city on October 4, feast
day -f St. Francis. Miss Kelly
wrote of visiting Naples, Pom
peii, Sorrento and Capri, and
after having been in Rome for
10 days wrote "Rome constantly
reminds one of the fact that it
cradled Christianity" and "of the
staunch fight at the Christians
treated as criminals and outlaws,
had to put up to hold onto their
faith."
"But Rome is much, much
more than this. In the speed of
its traffic and the intensity and
quality of its commerce . . . you
get the feeling that the city is
0 constantly forging ahead." .
"The Italian women are very
attractive and beautifully
dressed particularly in Rome.
We have yet to visit France, but
so far, the Italian wom?n have
been far more lovely and appeal
ing than any . other European
women we've seen. It is entirely
beyond me why the Italian men,
who are very flirtatious, would
ever bother to look at a for
eigner." Prices High
"Ialy is not a cheap country
to live in as I had expected, and
there are still a great number
of poor who live in quite grim
conditions. Apparently there is
not a very good social security
system, if any, for I have seen
a large number of old people
begging in the streets and it is
the Italians, not the foreigners,
who contribute to the beggars,
just as it is the Italians who tip
for a cup of coffee at coffee
bars.
"There are a great number
of extra charges that tax one's
patience in Italy. To get food
in a restaurant one must figure
on a great amount extra, as it is
required to pay capterto, (cover
charge) plus a tip of 12 to 15
per cent. For lunch today I had
to pay over twice the amount of
the dish I'd ordered (ministrone.)
The ministrone was 60 lire, but
I was charged 60 lire capterto
and 30 lire service. This was
considered very, cheap usual
ly it is much morfe, and this is
true in all restaurants."
Miss Clabby wrote particular
ly of the traffic saying "There
seems to be no regulations of any
kind the traffic speeds into in
tersections, circular with about
six streets intersecting at one
time. Every car, motorcycle,
horse and buggy seems to be
traveling as fast as possible and
it becomes a nightmare to go
from just one corner to another.
Rome is a colossal city ruins,
churches, lovely fountains. Italy
is so completely different it is
hard to sum it up. The people
are extremely perceptive and
seem to anticipate your needs
before you are aware of them
yourself. They seem so very
close to life people are of su
preme importance.
"Their approach to life seems
to be with an emphasis always
on the artistic clothes are ex
tremely important to the Italian,
Snd are comparatively cheap.
Hence their limited circum
stances are not apparent to one
passing by you see well dress
ed smart looking people. Pover
ty exists more in the back
streets where you find people
struggling for existence."
The two young women attend
ed services in many famous
churches during the tour and
Miss Kelley wrote after arriving
in Milan," that "we attended
Mass again in a magnificent
Gothic cathedral. This was a
great experience since there is
much more of a completely de
votional atmosphere there than
we had felt in other churches
in Europe. I was almost not al
lowed to enter the church be
cause my brown blouse sleeves,
which are practically to my el
bows were not considered long
enough."
, They found nc opera availa
ble in Milan, but attended a con
cert given by the New York
Philharmonic which was touring
Europe. Miss Kelley wrote "It
was great fun up in the galleries
with the Italian students, who
are very emotionally apprecia
tive of good music, yelling.
stomping and clapping heartily
at the end of each number." She
wrote that Italy was quite a con
trast to the "tremendous discip
line of the Nordic countries" but
that the people were delightful.
In one letter she wrote "We
are now trying to pick up as
much Italian as we can by
studying a grammar and diction
ary and talking to people. I even
got an Italian hair cut today for
500 lira (75 cents) to get into the
NAMES REDS Herbert
Fuchs, 50, of Washington,
D. C, an admitted Communist
testified before a House un
American activities subcom
mittee that he was a leader
of Communist cell of 17 at
torneys on the staff of the
National Labor Relations
Board from 1937 to 1942. He
named other party members
he knew in other cities, many
of them in government agen
cies buc added he didn't
think any of them were dis
loyal to the United States. He
said he quit the party in 1946.
HEC Plans Party
In Butte Falls
Butte Falls Butte Falls
Grange Home Economics club
will hold its regular monthly
meeting and a Christmas party
at the home of Mrs. Everett
Moore Wednesday, December
21, at 7:30 p.m. Each one attend
ing is asked to take gift for ex
change. All members . and
friends are cordially invited to
attend. -
spirit of things. I've been aver
aging slightly less than $3 a day
on expenses throughout this
trip, including food, gas for the
car, rooms, etc. .:
Writes of Visit
Earlier in the tour Miss Clab
by wrote to Mrs. Bernice Kunz
man of Medford concerning a
visit with Herr and Frau Gab
ler in Vienna. The Gabler's
daughter, Pauline, is the wife of
Mrs. Kunzmarrs son, Stanley.
"We enjoyed meeting the Gab
lers," she wrote. "What charm
ing people. The picture of . you
and your mother had a choice
place on their piano. We were I
lucky to meet a boy who spoke
German and he acted as inter- j
prefer. Frau( Gabler had baked i
some delicious goodies, brie is a
very wonderful person and in a
way reminded me of you an in
teresting and vital person, very
intelligent and a keen sense of
humor. .. -
"On the wall there is a big
map of the , United States and
they trace the travels of Pauline
and Stan. . Their apartment is
very pleasant and shows their
appreciation of culture. Vienna
felt the war a great deal ... 15
years of occupation. Herr Gab
ler spent two years in a Russian
concentration camp and had
quite a rough time."
. (Later Frau Gabler wrote to
Mrs. Kunzman that they had
never enjoyed any visit so much
as this of the three "fine Amer
ican young people.") "
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