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DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Published By The Cat-holic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Vol. 42, No. 17 SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1962 10c Per Copy — $3 A Year NEW RECTORY FOR AUGUSTA PARISH—Pictured above is the new rectory now under construction for St. Patrick’s parish, Augusta. The Rev. Ralph Seikel, pastor, says that the new building will be ready for occupancy by the end of the month. Holy Father Urges Public Authorities END HUNGER, UNEMPLOYMENT' VATICAN CITY (NC)—His Holiness Pope John XXIII urged public authorities not to rest until they have ended the shortage of food and jobs that threaten many homes. The Pope made his appeal in a speech to a crowd in St. Peter’s square on the feast of the Holy Family (Jan. 7). The speech, delivered from the window of his library, was broadcast by Vatican Radio and the Italian national radio and television networks. When the Wise Men visited the Holy Family, the Pope said, they found a home filled with “docility and obedience, simplicity and humility, resig nation and sacrifice.” Such a home, he continued, is the model for the Christian family. He said mat in a Home with out God, “there can be only unhappiness and unrest.” He continued: generous and exemplary. May children be obedient ^and will ing. As Jesus lived in Naza reth, so may He live in every Christian family. May He keep it united through His charity in unfailing unity in every hour of time and for eternity. It is He who will protect that peace which alone can miti gate the bitterness of life.” The Pope said he wanted to enter all homes through his words, including the “homes of large families which are a visible testimony of fidelity to God and positive proof of sub mission to His good Provi dence, and those homes which silently hold infirmity, physi cal and moral pain and per haps confusion.” He said he also wanted to enter homes “visited by over whelming poverty, which are tried not only by lack of bread, but also by lack of ‘May married couples bework.” He added: “We wish to assure everyone that We do not cease to ex hort, humbly but firmly, those responsible parties in public positions and all men of good will not to rest in peace until they have found urgent solu tions for those who are in need.” One the same day, the Pope sent a message on the same theme to the Italian National Mother and Child Association on its annual Mother and Child Day. Pope John said: “The religious and moral training of children, and also their physical fitness, depend to a great extent on the hon esty and integrity of parents. We express the hope, tnere- fore, that all mothers may be equal to their mission in prayer and in sacrifice, in at tentive love and constant ten derness, while firmly opposing everything that may impair the innocence of the fresh buds.” Bishop Urges Latin American Help By U.S. To Block Advance Of Communism BUFFALO, N. Y. (NC) — A bishop from Ecuador said here that if American industrial companies do not give educa tion and economic aid to Latin American nations these na tions may be under Red rule in less than two years. Bishop Juan Maria Riofrio, O.P., of Loja, Ecuador, stress ed that U. S. companies mak ing a profit in Latin America are particularly obligated to furnish such aid. The Dominican Bishop, who is in this country seeking aid for his impoverished diocese, stated: “These companies have to give immediate aid, other wise there is a good possibility that Ecuador and other Latin American nations will be com munist-ruled in less than two years.” “Communist propaganda is making tremendous inroads with the poor,” the Bishop continued. “No longer do they dismiss it. They are starting to believe it. We desperately need schools to train the minds of the young to the danger of communism. We also need schools to give the young pro per instruction in agriculture and technical services. “These companies can no longer have a ‘promise no thing, do nothing,’ philosop- PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTLY DEAD REV. HENRY SCHLENKE January 23, 1928 RT. REV. MSGR. JAMES A. KANE January 29, 1939 Oh God, Who didst give to thy servants by their scaredotal 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, hy,” the Bishop asserted. “Im mediate actions is needed if the Christian way of life is to be followed in Latin Ameri ca.” Urging that steel manufac turers and other basic indus tries in the U. S. furnish assist ance, Bishop Riofrio added: “Certainly these industries have a share in the welfare of Latin America. If they ever hope to continue to have a free and valuable market in Latin America, they must make this sacrifice now, before it is too late.” The Bishop stated that aid given to Ecuador by the U. S. or any other government should be channeled through organiaztions that understand the situation, such as the Youth Relief Services of Ecua dor. The Bishop said the com munists “have succeeded in in filtrating into the government and can keep the money for their own purposes and away from the people who need it.” “This is how your President Kennedy’s Alliance for Pro gress should operate: They should give the aid to those or ganizations which understand the situation, and therefore, can dispense the aid where it is most vitally needed.” Cuban Bishop Exiled By Castro To Come To U.S. For Rally MIAMI, (NC) — A Cuban bishop imprisoned and then exiled by Fidel Castro will ar rive here on January 27 to take part in a religious rally for Spanish-speaking residents of south Florida. He is Auxiliary Bishop Edu ardo Boza Masvidal of Havana who is coming from Bogota, Colombia, for his first visit to the United States. The prelate was arrested on September 12, 1961, by the Castro regime and charged with counterrevolutionary acts following a demonstration the day before by Catholics pro testing government cancela tion of a traditional proces sion in honor of Our Lady of Charity. One Catholic was killed by police. Bishop Boza was arrested at gunpoint, held captive until September 17 when he was put on a ship for Spain, along with 130 priests and Brothers the regime had rounded up. The Bishop will preach at a Solemn Pontifical Mass to be celebrated at 8 p. m., on Jan uary 27 in the Miami Stadium by Bishop Coleman F. Car- roll of Miami, who will be Bishop Boza’s host in this country. The evening Mass at the re ligious rally will be the con- continued on Page 8) Bishop’s Confirmation Schedule Monday, Jan. 22—St. Paul’s, Douglas, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Jan. 23—Queen of Peace, Lakeland, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, Jan. 24—St. Au gustine’s, Thomasville, 2:30 p. m. Immaculate Conception, Moultrie, 7:30 p. m. Thursday, Jan. 25—St. Ma ry’s, Americus, 7:30 p. m. Friday, Jan. 26—St. There sa’s, Cordele, 7:30 p. m. TO NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS KENNEDY RESTATES BELIEF CONSTITUTION RULES OUT "ACROSS-THE-BOARD'' AID TV Code Stresses Viewers Responsibility NEWARK, N. J. (NC) — The Newark archdiocesan Legion of Decency office has issued a 10-point Code for Television Viewers stressing the duty of individuals to work for better TV programs. The code puts particular emphasis on parents’ responsibil ity to supervise TV viewing by their children. Among the points in the code: —There must be “strict moderation” of TV viewing by children, so that homework and other duties are not neglected. —“Horror” shows and those presenting “excessive vio lence” are ruled out for youngsters. —Children and teenagers must be made to realize that adults have the “primary rights” in regard to TV viewing. —Viewers have a duty to protest objectionable programs and commend good ones. Telephone calls of letters to stations, sponsors, performers or producers are recommended. —The air waves are “public, not private, property,” and thus viewers have a duty to see that they are used properly. —Family viewing of television should be fostered. —National Legion of Decency ratings of televised movies should be consulted. The archdiocesan office said copies of the code would be distributed. It recommended that families keep them on top of their television sets for ready reference. MOST REVEREND FRANCIS E. HYLAND A Book Reviews 6 Question Box 4 Obituaries 2 Marriages 3 Encyclical Text 2 Doris Answers Youth 4 Former Red Enters Church 3 Report On Church in Congo 7 Imprisoned Cubans Recite Rosary Daily MIAMI, Fla., (NC) — Men captured during the ill-fated Cuban invasion last spring and still held prisoner recite the Rosary aloud daily, according to one of their former chap lains. Father Cipriano Cavero, S.J., said the prisoners taken dur ing the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion in April, 1961, include three priests who were serving as chaplains to the in vaders. Father Cavero said 1,183 men are now held by the Fi del Castro regime in Havana’s Prison del Principe. He said many of them were formerly active in Catholic youth groups or attended Catholic colleges. He said they invaded Cuba last year “to fight for religion and country.” “Today the spirit of these young men runs very high, and daily they recite the Ros ary aloud in prison,” he said. Bishop Francis Hyland Appointed Assistant At Pontifical Throne PHILADELPHIA — The Most Rev. Francis E. Hy land, D.D., J.C.D., former Bishop of Atlanta, who resign ed as Bishop of Atlanta on October 11, 1961 because of ill health, has been notified by the Most Rev. John Krol. Archbishop of Philadelphia, that the honor of Assistant at the Pontifical Throne has been conferred upon him by His Holiness, Pope John XXIII. The Apostolic Brief received by the Apostolic Dele gate was signed in the name of the Holy Father, by His Eminence, Amieto Cardinal Cicognani, Secretary of State to His Holiness, and was dated December 6, 1961. Bishop Hyland was conse crated a Bishop on December 21, 1949 in the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadel phia, by the late Dennis Card inal Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadelphia when he was named Titular Bishop of Gom- phi and Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. When the state of Georgia was split into two dioceses, Requiem For Sister Amelie SAVANNAH — Requiem High Mass was offered Satur day, January 13th for Sister Amelie of the Little Sisters of the Poor.' Celebrant of the Mass, con ducted in the Chapel of the Little Sisters, was the Rev Brendan Dooley, O.S.B. Sister Amelie, who died on January 11th, was 87 years of age and had been a Little Sis ter of the poor for 63 years. Bishop Hyland had served as a Secretary to Cardinal Ci cognani from 1933 to 1938, when the later was Apostolic Delegate to the United States. Bishop Hyland had also serv ed as a Secretary to Pietro (later Cardinal) Fumasoni- Biondi, the Apostolic Delegate who preceded Cardinal Cicog nani. After 11 years in Georgia, Bishop Hyland has returned to his home diocese and is now in residence at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Over brook, Philadelphia’s archdio cesan seminary, where he stu died for the priesthood. Ordained in 1927, Bishop Hyland received a Doctorate in Canon Law at the Catholic University of America, and joined the staff of the Aposto lic Delegation in January, 1929. In 1938, the Philadelphia- born Prelate was named pas tor of the Church of the Res urrection, Chester. In March 1941, he became Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Ov erbrook, Pennsylvania. Bishop Hyland was named First Bishop of Atlanta in 1956. Among the privileges of Assistants at the Pontifical Throne are the following: The privilege of offering Mass, even daily, in any private Oratory in the world and of having another Mass offered in his presence in thanksgiv ing for his own Mass; all who assist at either of these Masses fulfill their obligations on Sundays and Holydays of Ob ligation. The faculty of wearing pre latial robes of silk material. The right of occupying at Papal functions the place espe daily reserved for Assistants of Pontifical Thrones. Apostolic Brief naming Bishop Hyland an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne: “Since as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta, separated from the territory of Savannah, you have left so many imprints of your labors of an enduring charac ter, We cannot easily put aside our remembrance of your merits. To touch but briefly upon some of your accom plishments, We recall the prudence, direction and care with which you were accustomed to provide for an in crease in the Sacred Ministry, for education in the Chris tian faith, and for the return and conversion of people to the true God. Hence We desire to distinguish you and to bestow upon you a dignity of high order. Therefore, acceding to the recommendations of our Venerable Bro ther, Egidio Vagnozzi, our Apostolic Delegate in the Unit ed States of North America, by means of these Letters, we elevate you by conferring upon you the privileges honors of Bishops who are Assistants at the Pontifical Throne.” The^above was signed in the name of the Holy Father by His Eminence, Amieto Cardinal Cicognani, Secretary of State of His Holiness. Comment Made In Annual State Of Inion Address (N.C.W.C. News Service) WASHINGTON—President Kennedy stressed again in his State of the Union message his belief that “across- the-board” U. S. aid to nonpublic schools is unconsti tutional. The Chief Executive’s comment came in his appeal to Congress to adopt the administration’s $2.3 billion, three-year program of help for public schools. The bill, providing assist- statement that parochial and ance for construction and pay ment of teachers’ salaries, passed the Senate last -session, but did not come to the House floor because the House Rules Committee denied clearance for debate. A watered-down version was prepared for House action, but members voted 242 to 169 not to consider it. The bill’s feature was a one-year, $325 million program for public Prayer Offered By President’ WASHINGTON (NC) — § President Kennedy struck pretty much to the official. \ text of his State of the || Union address, but among his additions was this clos-1| ing sentence: $ "May God watch over the United Slates of America." school construction. The outlook for action on the President’s new request remained dim after his ad dress. House education leaders have indicated they do not ex pect action on the bill this ses sion because they hope to avoid the controversy in an election year. One of them, Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of New York, chairman of the House Education Committee, said that despite the Presi dent’s address he still does not expect action. President Kennedy’s com ment on the constitutionality of Federal aid to nonpublic— parochial and other private— schools came in this sentence in which he referred to the administration bill introduced last year: “I believe the bill . . . of fered the minimum amount re quired by our needs and — in terms of across-the-board aid —the maximum scope permit ted by our Constitution.” He added: “I therefore see no reason to weaken or with draw that bill; and I urge its passage at this session.” The Chief Executive’s first other private schools should be denied “across-the-board” aid came in February, 1961, in a message to Congress detailing his education proposals. At that time, he said: “In accordance with the clear prohibition of the Con stitution, no elementary or sec ondary school funds are allo cated for constructing church schools or paying church school teachers’ salaries.” This comment precipitated a major controversy in the past Congress, on the constitution ality of such aid. However, the administration did admit later that a proposal —killed in the House with oth er bills — to give Federal funds to private schools for special purposes, not general assistance, could be considered constitutional. The opinion was expressed in a legal memorandum sent to the Senate Labor and Pub lic Welfare Committee by the Department of Health, Educa tion and Welfare and the De partment of Justice. In his State of the Union message, the President also called for adoption of a pro gram of Federal loans to col leges for construction of aca demic facilities, a program of fellowships for needy and tal ented college students and a plan of matched grants to medical and dental schools for construction. None of these proposes a dis tinction between public or private, including church-re lated, institutions. President Kennedy said he will send to Congress later bills to “end adult illiteracy,” “to improve educational qua lity” and “to stimulate the arts.” “But,” he said, “excellence in education must begin at the elementary level ... We can not afford to wait for another year or another approach or for the day when these prob lems shall vanish. “A child miseducated is a child lost. The damage cannot be repaired. Civilization, ran an old saying, ‘is a race be tween education and catastro phe.’ It is up to you in this Congress to determine the winner of that race.” Sponsored By Augusta DCCW Evening 01 Recollection For Married Couples AUGUSTA — An evening of recollection for married cou ples was held at St. Mary’s Church on Friday evening, January 12th. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Daniel J. Hunt, G.P., 402nd Civil Affairs Company, Fort Gordon, delivered two lectures: “Christian Marriage” and the “Christian Home.” The lectures were followed by a question and answer period and a Holy Hour during which the married couples re newed their marriage vows. Father Hunt was born in Boston, Mass. After finishing High School, he became a member of the Passionist Con gregation. This is an order that leads a twofold life: a monas tic life and an active mission ary life. Father Hunt was or dained May 30, 1938 by the present Cardinal Spellman of New York City. On March 19, 1941 Father Hunt became a Chaplain in the United States Army Officers’ Reserve Corps. He served five years of act ive duty during World War II. His first assignment in the Army was with the Dixie Di vision. He was active in both the European and Pacific The atres of War. In the Pacific, he was a member of the 77th Infantry Division. For bravery, on the Island of Letye, he re ceived the bronze star. Chap lain Hunt was recalled to act ive duty on October 12, 1961 and reported to Fort Gordon. During the interim of army duty Father Hunt was a mem ber of the Passionist Mission Band. He conducted missions, retreats, novenas, triduums for the laity, religious and priests in the Eastern United States and Canada. He also has been on many radio broadcasts. Re cently he conducted a Day of Recollection for the priests of the Augusta area.