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Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties s Vol. 41, No. 17 Bishop McDonough Asks Parents 9 Protest Against Certain Movie “Trailers” 4 t t BRUNSWICK — Most Rev erend Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Savannah, has urg ed members of the Savannah Deanery Council of Catholic Women and members of par ish Home and School Associa tions to protest against the low moral tone of motion picture “trailers” advertising coming attractions. Speaking to the quarterly meeting of the Savannah Deanery, at Saint Francis Xavier Church, Brunswick, Ga., Bishop McDonough noted that the villigance of parents who carefully select proper film fare for their children is being frustrated by the show ing of morally objectionable advertising “trailers” to chil dren attending films generally accepted as family entertain ment. He also noted that some of the advertising “trailers” are being shown by some tel evision stations. A resolution was later adopted urging all members to begin a campaign of letter writing to motion picture ex hibitors and television stations asking that the practice be stopped. Bishop McDonough praised the work of Deanery members and others who have “contrib uted greatly” to the welfare of the Carmelite convent at Sav annah through the Carmel Club. Also commended, for the “wonderful way in which they have undertaken many per sonal sacrifices to forward much needed diocesan work,” were members of the St. John Vianey Seminary Club and and the St. Mary’s Home Guild. Hosts for the Deanery meet ing was the Rev. James Cum mings, S.M., pastor of Saint Francis Xavier parish. The Very Rev. Joseph Buckley, S.M., provincial of the Farist Fathers, was an honored guest. More than 100 members rep resenting parishes from all over the Savannah Deanery, were welcomed by Mrs. Peter Vivianzio, St. Francis Xavier council president and chair man of the Diocesan Family and Parent committee of the D.C.C.W. Mrs. Edwin Mulligan, Dio cesan Council president, re ported on the activities of the National Council Convention held last October in Las Vegas, Nevada. A nominating committee was appointed to prepare a slate of nominees for presen tation at the March meeting in Savannah. New Deanery offi cers will be elected then. The meeting closed with benediction of the Most Bless ed Sacrament. CASTRO ■in i n mu tut 1 Strangling Catholic Education In Cuba By Marjorie L. Fillyaw (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) MIAMI, Fla., — Catholic education is being strangled in Cuba under the regime of Fidel Castro, while land re form measures are affecting the work of the Church and the lives of Religious, accord ing to groups of nuns who re turned to the U S.. from the island. All U. S. citizens, the nuns were among hundreds of Americans and Cuban exiles fd who arrived at Miami’s Inter national Airport after the break in U. S.-Cuba diplomatic relations. The nuns were recalled by their superiors in the U. S. ‘ following President Eisenhow er’s January 3 announcement of the break. All are veterans of from 25 to 45 years of serv ice in Cuba. After hours of waiting for seats on Miami bound planes which were running hours be hind schedule, the Sisters left Havana’s airport amid tearful goodbyes from Cubans who begged them to “tell the American people that we love them.” The nuns brought with them scores of messages for relatives of Cuban families who months ago fled Cuba and are now in the south Florida area. Enrollment in Cuba’s Cath olic schools, most of which are privately operated by reli gious communities, has been decreased by more than half, the Sisters estimated. This is due, they said, to land seizures which depleted the income of Cuban families who, in turn have left the island for tne U. S., Spain and Mexico. Re gardless of the drop in the number of pupils, the institu tions are not permitted to dis charge any lay employees, even those admittedly pro- Castro. The nuns said that the Sec ond Order of Dominicans, all of whom are Spanish Sisters, have been forced to leave the enclosure of their cloister since all of their income prop erty except the house in which they live has been seized. With no other source of sustenance, the usually cloistered Sisters must depend on the gratitu- ties. A home for the aged op erated by the Little Sisters of the Poor is occupied by some 500 persons for which the government allows the sum of $600 per month. All school age children, for merly cared for by Sisters of Charity in a government or phanage known as Beneficen- cia, have been transferred to a large building at Ceiba de Agua, on the outskirts of. Havana. There they are in structed by government teach ers. The Sisters go out daily to cook for them, returning in the evening to the orphan age where babies are still un der their care. According to the Sisters the educational reforms program expected to go into effect this year will make it mandatory for everyone to declare wheth er or not he is in favor of the present government. The of ficial newspaper Revolucion has already branded as coun ter - revolutionaries anyone v/ho aids the Cuban refugees, the nuns said, and Premier Castro himself has reiterated that anyone opposed to com munism is to be considered anti-revolutionary. In the last few months, there has been a marked increase in the number of Cubans, par ticularly men, who assist at Mass and attend devotions in the churches, the Sisters said. The day before they left Havana, large groups of wom en in the militia were station ed on the roof of the Francis can monastery adjoining the Church of St. Francis and out side of the church itself, the nuns said. In addition the women soldiers were occupy ing living quarters usually used by the priests. The Sisters pointed out that the salaries of men and wom en in the militia must still be paid by the employers for whom they work. Teenagers now in military training camps are not permitted to visit their homes and no provision is made for their religious duties, the nuns said. • “Girl in Boom 13” Condemned NEW YORK (NC) — “The Girl In Room 13” has been placed in the condemned class by the National Legion of De cency. The legion explained that the Layton-produced movie was evaluated in Class C be cause “the low moral tone which pervades the develop ment of the theme of this film is further compounded by highly indecent and salacious treatment in costuming, danc ing and situations.” DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1961 Published By The Cat-holic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year INAUGURATION BIBLE Shown here is the Kennedy family Bible, on which Presi dent-elect John F. Kennedy took his oath of office yester day. The Bible, which con tains a record of births, en gagements, marriages, and deaths in the Fitzgerald and Kennedy families, is the first Douay version ever used in a Presidential inauguration. (NC Photos) On Inauguration Day AMERICANS ASKED TO PRAY FOR BLESSINGS FROM GOD WASHINGTON, (NC) — Americans are asked to offer special prayers on Inaugura tion Day for God’s guidance of the United States and the new President. The appeal comes from a group of religious leaders of the nation’s capital who form the Religious Observance Sub committee of the Inaugural Committee. John F. Kennedy will take the oath of office as President in front of the U. S. Capitol on January 20. Archbishop Patrick A. O’ Boyle of Washington repre sents the Catholic Church on the religious observance unit which plans a lengthy state ment before the inauguration. Other members are Rabbi Joseph M. Brandriss, presi dent, Washington Board of Rabbis; Episcopal Bishop An gus Dun of Washington; Rabbi Norman Gertenfeld; Methodist Bishop John Wesley Lord of Washington; Dr. Clarence T. Nelson, president, National Capital Area Council of Churches; Dr. E. C. Smith, vice president of the Council of Churches and Rev. John T. Tavlarides, acting dean, St. Sophia Cathedral. Missions Planned By Four Parishes ALBANY — Missions are scheduled for four churches in this area the last of this month. Conducting the missions will be the Rav. Blaise Scannell, O.F.M., assistant director of the Franciscan Mission Band in the east. During the week of January 21st, missions will be conduct ed at St. Theresa’s in Cordele and St. Michael’s in Montezu ma. Father Scannell then moves to St. Clare’s, Albany, for a Mission beginning Jan uary 29th at the noon day Mass. It will continue through the 31st, closing with an eve ning Mass at 8 o’clock. Little St. Jerome’s Chapel in Americus, smallest mission in the Diocese, will open its mis sion on Wednesday, February 1st, and conclude February 3rd, with a First Friday Holy Hour at 8 o’clock. Father Martin B a n g e r t, O.F.M., who is in charge of St. Clare’s and St. Jerome’s, told The Bulletin office, “Since a mission is rather uncommon in these parts, we ask your read ers to please pray for its suc cess.” It is hoped that the Mis sion will attract non-Catholics of the area,” Father said, “but the mission is primarily direct ed to bring back those who have strayed away and to in crease the fervor and the prac tice of our Catholic Faith.” Book Reviews 6 Editorial Comment 4 Marriage Notices 3 Obituaries 2 Question Box 4 Doris Answers Youth 6 Confirm 151 At Savannah SAVANNAH — In ceremon ies held at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, here and at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Pt. Wentworth, 151 children and adults received the sac rament of confirmation last week. Bishop Thomas J. McDon ough conferred the sacrament on 82 children and 37 adults at the Cathedral on Sunday, Jan. 8th. Besides parents, friends and the Sisters of Mer cy, who teach at the Cathedral school, 30 priests were in at tendance. The pathedral ceremony closed with solemn pontifical benediction, at which the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNa mara, P.A., rector of the cathe dral and Vicar General of the Diocese, was celebrant. Rev. Pirot Fiero, assistant pastor of St. James, was dea con. The Rev. Edward Frank, assistant pastor of Blessed Sac rament, was sub-deacon. The smaller class of nine boys and 15 girls was confirm ed at Our Lady of Lourdes, to gether with eight adults on Monday, January 9th. Very Rev. Bede Lightner, O.S.B., and Rev. Brendan Dooley, O.S.B., served as chap lains to the Bishop. Also as sisting at the ceremonies were the Rev. Timothy J. O’Dwyer, S.M.A., principal of St. Pius X High School, Rev. Robert J. Teoli, assistant rector of the Cathedral and the Rev. Fran cis J. Donohue, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, chancellor of the Diocese, was master of ceremonies. Bishop McDonough intero- gated the children of both par ishes and exhorted them to “the greatest fervor in the fre quent reception of the sacra ments of Penance and Holy Eucharist.” He also urged the parents to make greater efforts to attend daily Mass and spe cial parochial devotions. Chariayne Hkniter: "Madonna Is Permanent Fixture Of (Special To ATLANTA—“The Madonna is a perma nent fixture of my room.” This is how Chariayne Hunter described the Statue of the Blessed Virgin she clutched as she was sped away from the campus, following suspension from the University of Georgia. The Madonna drew attention to Char- layne’s faith as it appeared in pictures widely circulated throughout this state and the nation. Chariayne, along with Hamilton E. Holmes, are the first Negroes to be admitted by the University of Georgia, oldest char tered state university in the nation. A convert to .the Catholic faith, and parishioner of St. Paul of the Cross Church here, Miss Hunter said the Statue was a gift from the Sisters at St. Paul of the Cross. “It has always meant a great deal to me,” she said. “I took it with me when I went to Wayne University, in Detroit. When I en- My Room" he Bulletin) rolled at Georgia, the Madonna naturally went with me.” Miss Hunter’s rosary was always with her during her first trying days at the Uni versity. “It was a great consolation,” she said. Georgia’s Newman Club received praise from Chariayne. Girls from the group sought her out and were a “bright spot for rne.” Rev. Cronan Kelly, director of the Newman Club, visited her, telling her that Mass at the Club was offered for her on last Tuesday morning, her first day at the Uni versity. Rev. Edward J. Banks, C.P., of St. Paul of the Cross parish, describes Miss Hunter as always being active in church affairs since her conversion in December of 1958. She was particularly active in CYO activi ties. Problem Of Obscenity Receives Attention As 87th Congress Opens (N.C.W.C. News Service) WASHINGTON — Congress men have taken up the cudgels against obscene literature again. The early days of the 87th Congress saw introduction of a number of bills intended to deal in various ways with the problem of obscenity. Basically, two proposals are involved: 1) Establishment of a com mission to investigate the smut racket and make propos als for coping with it. 2) Amendment of Federal laws dealing with pornogra phy mailed to minors to speci fy that a broader norm of ob scenity be applied in these cases than is used when adults are involved. The proposal to set up a commission on obscenity is not a newcomer' to Capitol Hill. Several bills for this purpose were introduced in the 86th Congress. The Senate approv ed the measure, but the House did not take final action on it. The new versions of the pro posal, like the old, call for es tablishing a group to be called the Commission on Noxious and Obscene Matters and Ma terials. The commission would be made up of members of Con gress, Federal officials, clergy men, publishing and entertain ment industry representatives, and state and local law en forcement officials. The group would hold hearings and con- A. A- v5.\X 1 A .V . A . f A A PRAY FOR OUR | (PRIESTLY DEAD | REV. HENRY SCHLENKE January 23, 1928 RT. REV. MSGR. JAMES A. KANE January 29, 1939 O God, Who didst give to thy servants by their sacredotal office, a share in the priesthood of the Apostles, grant, we im plore, that they may also be one of their company forever in heaven. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen. Expect Meeting Observers LONDON, (NC) — Official observers from the Catholic Church are “confidently” ex pected to attend the third as sembly of the World Council of Churches at the end of this year in India, a Protestant spokesman said here. The Rev. Kenneth Slack, general secretary of the Brit ish Council of Churches, said at a press conference that ob servers from the Russian Or thodox Church are also ex pected. The assembly — first to be held in Asia — takes place in New Delhi from No vember 18 to December 8. Nei ther the Catholic Church nor the Russian Orthodox Church are members of the council, though the Greek Orthodox Church is. Both Catholic and Russian Orthodox observers attended the assembly of the British Council of Churches last year at St. Andrews, Scotland, but to do so at the assembly of the World Council would be a new step. Some 600 official delegates from 178 Christian groups will go to the New Delhi conven tion. This is 31 denominations more than attended the first assembly at Amsterdam in 1948. The delegation of 16 from (Continued on Page 8) duct investigations on obsceni ty. It would report its findings and suggestions to the Presi dent and Congress. Senate cosponsors of the measure (S. 62) are Sens. Karl E. Mundt of South Dakota, John J. Sparkman of Alabama, and Gordon Allott of Colorado. In the House the sponsors of the proposal (H.R. 417, 1826 and 2468) include Reps. Carroll D. Kearns of Pennsylvania, Gordon H. Scherer of Ohio and Glenn Cunningham of Nebraska. Companion bills have been introduced in the House (H.R. 2425 and 2426) to broaden the definition of obscenity in cas es involving pornography sent to minors under 19. Their sponsors are Reps. Kathryn E. Granahan of Pennsylvania and George M. Wallhauser of New Jersey. Their proposal is intended to make it easier to win con victions of mail order opera tors who send obscene ma terials to minors. Their bills would amend the Federal law on mail order smut by specify ing that' a different, broader norm of obscenity be applied when the pornography is sent to minors than is used when it goes to adults. The idea is that minors are psychologically more suscepti ble to suggestive material than adults, and therefore what is not legally obscene for an ad ult might be highly objection able if it fell into the hands of $440,000 Granted AUGUSTA — A federal grant of $440,000 will help St. Joseph’s Hospital finance its $1 million expansion program.. The Catholic hospital was among five Georgia hospitals to which grants totaling $1,- 900,572 were made by the De partment of Health, Education and Welfare from funds al lotted under the Hill-Burton Act. The money allotted to St. Joseph’s will be matched by $250,000 from public contribu tions plus $250,000 to be pro- (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) SAN FRANCISCO — Almost within hailing distance of one of Soviet Russia’s prime propa ganda mills for Latin America, an American nun is working to stem the Red tide. Her weapon: Christian education. Mother Genevieve McCloin is president of two-year-old Carrasco College of the Sacred Heart in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is the only Catholic wom en’s college in that country and the first patterned on North American lines. The college is conducted by the Religious of the Sacred Heart. The classes are conducted in English. “Some families aren’t interested in Christian atmosphere, but they want their daughters to learn Eng lish,” she explained. Mother McCloin describes Carrasco as “an attempt to im plant Christian principles and culture in the future mothers” of a nation heavily penetrated by many years of secularism in government and the press. Given this friendly climate in which to take root, com munism looms large in the Uruguayan picture, she added. “The party is officially rec ognized, but more than that the Soviet embassy is the busiest and most heavily staff ed of any in Montevideo. It has some 70 employees, where most embassies have four or a minor. The Granahan-Wall- hauser proposal aims to give this distinction the status of law. Their bills set a maximum first offense penalty for mail ing smut to a minor of a $5,000 fine or five years in jail or both. For offenses after the first, the minimum penalty is five years or $5,000 or both, while the maximum penalty is 10 years or $10,000 or both. . The new anti-obscenity pro posals fit into a recent pattern of growing congressional con cern over the smut problem. In the last few years many hear ings and investigations have been conducted on the racket, and many pieces of legislation have been proposed and enact ed. President Eisenhower last July signed into law two new measures aimed at strengthen ing the Post Office Depart ment’s power to deal with por nography in the mails. One authorizes the depart ment to seek a court order im pounding mail sent to persons believed to be distributing ob scene matter, pending a de partment hearing on the case. The other gives statutory status to the position of Post Office judicial officer — the man who usually hands down the final decision within the department on obscenity cases. Both measures were origi nally introduced by Rep. Gran ahan, who is chairman of a House postal subcommittee. vided by the Sisters of St. Jos eph of Carondolet. The expansion program will add 26 new beds for surgical patients and 25 beds for med ical patients, increasing the hospital’s capacity to 160 beds. To date the local drive has netted approximately $200,000. Construction on the new three-story wing should begin around April 1st. Kuhlke and Wade, local ar chitects, are drawing plans for the addition. They should be completed late next month. five,” she said. “And it’s pretty well known as the headquarters for dis semination of Red propaganda in Latin America, especially Argentina and Brazil. The em bassy receives about 65,000 pounds of mail every month from Moscow.” Mother McCloin said Monte video can count on seven or eight general strikes a year “inspired by the Reds.” Evening Of Recollection At Augusta AUGUSTA — An evening of recollection will be held Friday night, January 27th at St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill Church. The Rev. Felix Donnelly, pastor of the Nativity of Our Lord Church, Thunderbolt, will conduct the exercises con sisting of three conferences ending with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament and renewal of marriage vows. Theme of the program, spon sored by the Augusta Deanery Council of Catholic Women, will be “Sanctification Through Marriage.” Hill-Burton Funds For St. Joseph's Nun Works In Shadow Of Propaganda Mill