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PAGE 0—THE BULLETIN, October 14, 1981 K. Of C. Head Lauds Kennedy Anti-Red Measure, FBI Work CINCINNATI (NC) — Sup port of President Kennedy’s anti-communism measures and praise of the FBI in its fight against subversion were ex pressed by Supreme Knight Luke E. Hart of the Knights of Columbus here. The K. of C. leader, who at tended the National Fraternal Congress here, was guest of honor at a dinner dance spon sored by the Combined Coun cils of Cincinnati. In an address at the dinner, Supreme Knight Hart pointed out that the supreme board of directors of the K. of C. had gone on record in support of the President and Congress in coping with the communist threat in Berlin and elsewhere. He called on local members of the K. of C. to acquire a “working knov/ledge of com munism,” citing the warning of Pope Pius XI that too few people understood the nature of communism and its tactics, strategy, and objectives. Stating that “signs of a lack of courage and moral con science are an open invitation to communism, Hart promised that the organization “will ex ert even greater efforts to cre ate a spiritual atmosphere in the countries where the K. of C, now flourishes, so as to pre vent a repetion of the Cuba episode elsewhere.” He praised the FBI for “out standing work, both in com bating the communist conspi racy and in setting an exam ple of efficiency.” He said the K. of C. “stands firmly opposed” to Red China’s admission to the United Na tions and doesn’t expect to change its stand “at any time, under any conditions.” Doctors To Mark Feast Of St. Luke ST. LOUIS, (NC) — Catho lic doctors and other medical workers throughout the coun try will attend “White Mass es” on October 18, Feast of St. Luke, the patron saint of phy sicians. The anpual observance of the feast is sponsored by the National Federation of . Catho lic Physicians’ Guilds, which has headquarters here. 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The NCRLC board of directors said in its telegram that the Congressional action “perpetuates the gross in justices of a program which provides unfair competition and assures continued unemployment and poverty to the poorest of America’s poor, the migrant farm workers.” The NCRLC asked that if the President felt unable to veto “this unsatisfactory legislation” he accompany his signature “with a vigorous statement of the administration’s intent to exercise to the utmost every existing power by which the Labor and other departments can work for a more just treat ment of migrant workers.” Other action taken by the NCRLC board at its three ‘day (Sept. 26-28) annual meeting here included: —Re-election of Bishop Jos eph M. Marling, C.PP.S., of Jefferson City as president of the NCRLC. —Commending the Peace Corps program but urging that it be “made a two-way street.” The board suggested that the Peace Corps program be am plified to bring to America young people from countries needing agricultural improve ment, to be trained in language and agriculture. —Urging the Secretary of the Interior to “hold firmly to the traditional reclamation pol icy” which demands that fed erally supported reclamation and irrigation projects to not lead to land monopoly. The NCRLC warned that this poli cy, “is in danger of being weakened if not destroyed through an administrative de cision which would exempt a significant part of the San Luis project in California from the operations of this provision of the law.” —-Adoption of a “Program for Migratory Labor” to be published in pamphlet form. This program has also been endorsed by the Social Action Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, by the Bishops’ Committee for the Spanish Speaking, and by the Bishops’ Committee for Mi grant Workers. It suggests five long-term solutions to the problems of migrant workers: 1. Those farmers who make agriculture an industry should behave like responsible indus trialists of any industry through decent wages and job security. The workers them selves should form unions. 2. A return to farming, which requires very little migratory labor. Even agriculture of a type which now is industrial ized can and should be con ducted on a family basis. 3. A resettlement program for migratory farm workers who have settled in towns and cities or who will be forced out of agriculture by mechaniza tion. 4. Reform and eventual end of Public Law 78, under which hundreds of thousands of low- paid agricultural workers are imported from Mexico. These workers depress the wages of domestic farm labor, 5. An end to discrimination and ostracism, which are viola tions of justice and charity, to allow, integration of “newcom ers” into the community. The board of directors also heard a progress report on NCRLC projects for bettering the lot of migrant workers. These projects are carried out in cooperation with the Bish ops’ Committee for the Spanish Speaking and the Bishops’ Committee for Migrant Work- 3. They are partly financed by the Merrill Trust of Boston, a philanthropic foundation. Father Edward W. O’Rourke, NCRLC executive director, de scribed “Our Lady of Guada lupe Legal Clinic” recently or ganized in Lansing, Mich. Free legal counsel is given to Mexi- can-Americans who cannot af ford to pay for such services. In Racine, Wis., Father O’ Rourke reported, steps are be ing taken to enroll former mi grants in the local vocational training school and to improve the housing of Mexican-Ameri- cans there. Father Robert Keller of Sagi naw, Mich., told of his “Latin American Education Founda tion,” which is a part of the Merrill Trust program. This or ganization is staffed by 43 young people of Mexican de scent who have had college ed ucation. Their aim is to pro mote higher education among their people. In San Antonio the Merrill Trust projects are aimed at counseling migrants before they begin their trek to har vest crops in northern states and to help more of them find permanent homes and jobs in Texas. This phase of the pro gram was reported by Father John Wagner, executive secre tary of the Bishops’ Committee for the Spanish Speaking. Dur ing the past year, 500 jobs have been found for Mexican-Am- ericans in Texas. The Bishops’ Committee for Migrant Workers is a project in Stockton, Calif., which works toward better integra tion of Spanish-speaking work ers in that community. Msgr. William Quinn is in charge. According to Father O’ Rourke, these and similar proj ects in other communities are intended to demonstrate ways in which migrant farm work ers can gain more stability and a better way of life. New members elected at this meeting to the board of direc tors include Margaret Buckley of Chevy Chase, Md., Supreme Regent of the Catholic Daugh ters of America; Robert Mond- loch of Little Falls, Minn., and A. G. Herman of Waynesfield, Ohio; representatives of Knights of Columbus State Councils; Mrs. C. A. Perkins of West DePere, Wis.; and Mrs. Joseph Berg of Panhandle, Texas, Diocesan Rural Life chairman of the National Council of Catholic Women; Father B. A. Erpen of Borger, Texas; Cletus Keleher of Ma nilla, Iowa; and William Bo land of Dixon, Ill. Those renamed to the Board include Dr. Elmer Sauer of Champaign, Ill.; Martin Salm of Chilton, Wis.; Betsy Phelan of Kansas City, Mo.; and Msgr. William Schimek of Slayton, Minn.; George Hildner of Villa Ridge, Mo.; and Vincent J. Cloos of Winfield, Ill. Father Louis Miller of Elk- ton, S. D., was elected chair man of the diocesan directors of rural life during their an nual session. Needs of rural regions in South America and Africa were discussed by Father Jo seph Germillion of Catholic Relief Services-N.C.W.C., New York, and Father Alcuin Hei- bel, O.S.B., of Mt. Angel, Ore. Other bishops participating in the annual national meeting of the Catholic Rural Life Con ference included Bishop Peter Bartholome, St. Cloud, Bishop Alphonse Schladweiler of New Ulm, Bishop Francis Schenk of Duluth, Bishop Laurence Glenn of Crookston, and Bish op George Hammes of Su perior. Return To Barracks “Seminary” CHARTRES, France (NC)— Sixty German, priests attend ed the dedication of a new parish church in Chartres built to replace a former pris oner-of-war barracks where divine services had been held since World War II. The priests represented 500 German priests who had com pleted their seminary studies in the old prisoner-of-war camp. They made a gift of two altars and a tabernacle to the new church. ‘Loyalty 5 Award for CIA Chief John McCone (left) newly-named head of the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency is congratulated by Father Roland Reed, S.J., and William Randoph Hearst, Jr., at Los An geles Loyola University’s Citizenship Day Dinner, at which he received the school’s “Loyalty Medallion.” (NC Photos) Catftolis Educator Backs Public School Head On lace Segregation Issue CHICAGO (NC) — The su perintendent of Catholic schools here came to the sup port of his public school coun-* terpart who has been accused of practicing racial segrega tion by failure to break down the public school district boundaries. Msgr. William E. McManus said he believed the tradition al pattern of neighborhood schools should be retained. He observed: “Abolishing school district boundaries will lead to the same kind of administra tive and sociological chaos that would occur if parish lines were eliminated from the Catholic school system.” Benjamin C. Willis, public school superintendent, has been under fire by various groups who contend his refus al to shift students from over crowded schools in Negro com munities to other districts is a form of segregation. Willis has announced a building program which would remove 10,000 of the 24,811 students who are attending double shifts this year. “I don’t think the Chicago Board of Education should panic under pressure from groups that complain about double sessions in a few schools,” the Monsignor said. Unless there is definite evi dence that a community’s growth will continue, double shifts are a reasonable solution to handing temporary popula tion movements, the Monsig nor added. No significant dif ference has been found be tween the quality of teaching in a school on a double shift and one with a single shift, the Monsignor said. Msgr. McManus disagreed with Willis about the value of reducing class sizes. Willis said the building program is aimed at reducing class size to 30. He said classes now ave rage 33. Msgr. McManus main tained the best class size is be tween 35 and 45 because it makes both teacher and stu dents work harder. “The concept that 25 to 30 students in a class is ideal is a myth foisted upon gullible taxpayers by teacher organiza tions and empire building ad ministrators,” the Catholic ed ucator said. Japanese Have Leonine Memory TATEYAMA, Japan — Talk about having the liturgy in English! Father Anthony Eat on, S.S.C., could hardly believe his ears when he entered his church here recently and heard two old ladies reciting the rosary out loud — in Latin. 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