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DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION Published By The Cat-holic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia Vol. 42, No. 5 SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST. 5, 1961 10c Per Copy — $3 A Year Papal Medalist Dies Savannah Requiem For Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly MONTH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY Skeletal School Aid Bill Now Under Preparation; SAVANNAH — Requiem Mass was offered July 24th at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist for Mrs. Joseph Elton Kelly. Beloved resident of this city, Mrs. Kelly died at her home July * 21 following a long ill- MRS. JOSEPH E. KELLY ness. A native of Savannah, she was widely known for her civic and religious activities. Mrs. Kelly, in 1953 was the recipient of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal from his Holi ness Pope Pius XII. Mrs. Kelly was a leader in virtually every phase of church activities for many years. She served for 22 years as president of the Cathedral Parent - Teacher Association, was a president of the Savan nah branch of the Catholic Layman’s Association. She also served as a member of the Executive Committee of this organization. Perhaps the work closest to her heart was that of aiding the St. Mary’s Home for Girls. Mrs. Kelly was also an un tiring worker on behalf of the Little Sisters of the Poor Re treat, here. She found time for many civic activities including heading drives by the Red Cross, Cancer Society and United Community Services. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Mary Kelly Grant, Savannah and Mrs. F. S. Bowen, London, England; three sons, Joseeph E. Kelly, Jr., and Vincent D. Kelly, Sav annah, and J. Francis Kelly, Brooklyn, N. Y.; a sister, Mrs. Patrick Brennan, Savannah; 13 grandchildren, and a number of great-grandchildren. Cuban Priests Return To Camaguey Province MIAMI (NC) — Eight Cuban priests have returned to their posts in Camaguey province, one of the areas hit by the Castro regime’s anti-Church campaign, according to reports received here. Along with Bishop Carlos Riu Angles of Camaguey, the priests will care for the pro vince’s 600,000 Catholics. In June it was reported that most priests in the Camaguey dio cese had been expelled. All Cuban Bishops, except one, are at their posts, reports stated. Manuel Cardinal Artea ga y Betancourt, Archbishop of Havana, is staying at the Argentine embassy in that city. Cuban priests who have not been expelled from the coun try, reports continued, remain at their posts but must carry out their duties in the face of government restrictions and a hostile atmosphere. They are encouraged by the solidarity of Cuban Catholics, it was re ported. It was also reported that in Havana and other cities there is a growing fervor among the people at the few religious services which are still being held. An increasing number of men are reportedly attending these services. Seminary Appointments Announced SAVANNAH — Bishop Mc Donough recently announced new appointments to the dio cesan minor seminary to be come effective the first of Sep tember. The Reverend John Cuddy will relinquish his pastorate at Saint Michael’s, Savannah Beach, to become the Vice Rector and Dean of Studies of the seminary. In addition Fa ther Cuddy will teach English and German to the seminari ans and will continue to func tion as the Diocesan Super intendent of Schools. The Reverend Joseph Stranc who has taught at the semi nary for the past year, has been named procurator. He will continue to teach Reli gion, history and science. Other members of the fac ulty include: the Reverend William Coleman, Rector and instructor of Latin and Math; the Right Reverend Andrew J. McDonald, Spiritual Director; the Reverend Felix Donnelley, Assistant Spiritual Director; the Reverend Robert Teoli and the Reverend Herbert Well- meier, athletics and physical education; the Reverend E. Perot Fiero, art appreciation and Remedial Reading; and the Reverend George James, Music. Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo Boza Masvidal of Havana, re ports said, is continuing his ef forts to teach Catholic social doctrine in sermons and through study groups and bul letins. The Castro regime is report edly keeping in prison the Ne gro leader, Alberto Cao, na tional president of the Young Christian Workers’ organiza tion, along with three other YCW leaders. Cao was arrest ed at the YCW office in March on a charge of possessing “counterrevolutionary” litera ture which, according to re ports, Castro agents had plant ed there. When priests were expell ed from Camaguey, reports said, a Carmelite priest re mained at the Church of La Soledad — which was later desecrated — to consecrate Hosts and distribute them among a selected group of laymen. The Hosts were to be given to the sick and dy ing. The forced departure of priests and Religious and the desecration of churches, re ports said, have provoked open indignation among people of all social classes. In Havana there were a series of demon strations by people who kneel ed in front of churches recit ing the Rosary. When Catholic leaders pro tested to the authorities against the profanations, they were told that the “guilty ones” had been punished by climbing the Pico Turquino in the Sierra Maestra mountains three times. The Pico Turqui no, theater of Castro’s gueril la activity is today a symbol of the revolution and to climb it is considered an honor by Fidelistas. No Private School Help (NCWC News Service) WASHINGTON — A trimmed-down school aid bill is being readied in an attempt to salvage some of Presi dent Kennedy’s educational program. The full nature of the bill was not disclosed (July 29), but Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, of New York, chair man of the House Education Committee, said “it won’t be everything that everyone wants.” It appears, however, that high schools. August is the month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and it was the request of the "Blessed Virgin at Fatima that the faithful “spread devotion to My Immaculate Heart.” The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary which now occurs on August 22 was insti tuted by Pope Pius VII in 1805 after the devotion was fostered by St. John Eudes in the seventeenth century. On October 31, 1942, Pope Pius XII consecrated the whole world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and in 1944 he directed that the feast day should be ob served throughout the Western church on the octave day of the Assumption. (NC Photos) there will be two main pro visions to the bill: a grant program for construction of classrooms, and continuation of aid to impacted areas — those which have school dist ricts with large numbers of Federal workers. There was no indication that it will carry any provisions for aid to private non-profit schools. Such aid, consisting of a $375 million loan program, was in a bill that would have extended the 1958 National Defense Education Act. The House Rules Committee shelv- de that bill, along with the $2.5 billion general public school aid bill and a $1.8 bil lion college aid measure. An attempt to bring a separate impacted areas bill to the House floor through a petition signed by the majority of members has attracted little backing. As of July 26 it had only 26 of the 219 signatures needed. In the meantime, Rep. Ro man C. Pucinski of Illinois has introduced a bill (July 25) that would permit Federal income tax deductions for all tuition payments to church-operated and other private, non-profit elementary and secondary Mrs. Pearl Wates, Thomasville Institute Workshop Consultant WASHINGTON, D. C.—Fin al plans are being completed for the National Council of Catholic Women’s Leadership Training Institute to be held Editorial Comment Book Reviews 7 Backdrop 4 Obituaries 6 Marriages 6 Doris Answers Youth 5 View From The Rectory — 4 Catholic Church In Spain Since Civil War 2 Headline Hopscotch 4 at Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, on August 5-7. Among those who will be taking part in the program is Mrs. Pearl Wates, of Tho masville, Ga. Mrs. Wates will serve as a workshop con sultant. Four concurrent workshops and an all-day laboratory have been planned to offer the wo men a means of deepening their knowledge of their voca tion as Catholic women. Open to NCCW officers and com mittee chairmen on every lev el, the Institute is also a means of preparing women for lead ership. Mrs. Arthur L. Zepf, NCCW president, will welcome the In- s t i t u t e participants. Also speaking will be Margaret Mealey, NCCW executive di rector, and the Very Reverend Clarence D. White, Assistant General Secretary, National Catholic Welfare Conference. He said the bill would give a tax break to parents of about seven million children in paro chial and other nonpublic schools. He stated that it would also improve chances for eventual passage of Pres ident Kennedy’s big education bill. “If we could get this legis lation through,” he said, “it would to a great extent clear the atmosphere by removing the religious issue from con sideration in school legisla tion.” It is unlikely that any new education bill will be brought out before August 7, because of House action on foreign aid. STATE K. OF C. CHAP LAIN — Rt. Rev. Msgr. Tho mas I. Sheehan, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Macon, has been named to the post of chaplain for the Georgia State Council K. of C. 'Astounding' Increase In Crime In 10 Years WASHINGTON, (NC) — There was an “astounding” 98 per cent increase in crime in the nation in the period from 1950 to 1960, director J. Edgar Hoover said in a report re leased by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The report shows that the number of major crimes re ported in the nation increased 14.2 per cent in 1960 over 1959. The report lists the follow ing crime percentage increase in 1960 over 1959; robberies and burglaries, each up 18 per cent; larcenies, up 14 per cent; auto thefts, up 9 per cent; murders, up 6 per cent; aggra vated assaults, up 5 per cent; forcible rapes, up 3 per cent. RED YOUTH MOVEMENT IN U. S. MAKING COMEBACK EX-COMMUNIST TESTIFIES 1 PRAY FOR OUR 'PRIESTLY DEAD i a REV. JOSEPH F. SHEA Aug. 10, 1886 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. WASHINGTON, (NC)—The communist youth movement in the U. S., dead four years ago, is making a comeback, accord ing to a hearing report released by the Senate Internal Securi ty Subcommittee. The organization spearhead ing the comeback is named “Advance,” according to Her bert Romerstein, a former young communist who testi fied at the hearing. Sen. Thomas Dodd of Con necticut presided over the hearing. Marvin Markman, ex ecutive vice president of Ad vance, also gave testimony at the hearing. But it consisted mostly of his refusal to answer questions by invoking the Fifth Amendment. Romerstein said the former communist youth movement, known as the Labor Youth League, “died completely” in 1957 after Soviet Premier Khrushchev made his secret speech in Moscow denouncing Stalin. He stated that Advance was formed in February, 1960, in New York City, together with similar organizations in va rious parts of the country. There has been “frequent” con nection, Romerstein said, be tween Advance and the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, which now claims to have stu dent chapters on the campuses of at least 37 colleges and Sini- versities. Asked what makes young people become active in organ izations like Advance, Romer stein replied: “Perhaps the best single word to describe why they become communists is hysteria. They become involv ed in front youth activities which build them up to a pitch ... “When young people get in volved in the communist-led marches to ban the bomb or in. the Fair Play for Cuba Com mittee activities, and so on, where they just run through the streets shouting, they have no idea that the communists are leading them.” California K. C. Post For Former Savannahian SAVANNAH — Mr. Antho ny L. Galletta, son of Mrs. D. C. Galletta and the late Mr. Galleetta, of Wilmington Is land, has been eletced Grand Knight of San Miguel Council No. 3667, K. of C., in La Mesa, California. Mr. Galletta is also Faithful Navigator of Balboa General Assembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, and was recently cited by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. William A. Bergin, rec tor of Immaculate Heart Sem inary in San Diego for his leadership in raising a semina ry burse of $6,000 by the as sembly. SCENES FROM DIOCESAN S CAMP VILLA MARIE Appointments j REV. ROBERT J. TEOLI, assistant rector of the Cathe dral of St. John the Baptist has been named pastor of Saint Michael’s, Savannah Beach, effective Sept. 22nd. The Chancery also announc ed that the REV. A. BER NARD KEARNS, S.J., has been appointed pastor, and REV. THOMAS GILLEN, S.J., assistant at Sacred Heart, Au gusta. Changes also were announc ed for Our Lady of The As sumption parish, Sylvania. REV. JOHN BARRY of the Glenmary Home Missioners from assistant to pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption. He will be assisted by the REV. DONALD DUFFY of the Glenmary Home Missioners. The appointments will be ef fective August 25th. VILLA MARIE CAMPERS LEARN TO SWIM—Experienced instructors give lessons__ in swimming and rules of water safety in the camps modern pool, .... _ , _ . . THEY MAY NEVER BE ANNIE OAKLEYS but these four girls at Camp Villa Mane are determined not to he outdone by the boys. The rifles are “BB’ guns.