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> , L PAGE TWO—THE BULLETIN, February 8, 1958. ‘failure Of Communication” Cause Of Hostility To Legion (N.C.W.C. News Service) NEW YORK — “Tragic fail ures of communication” between Catholics and other religious groups since the founding of the National Legion of Decency in 1934 have caused today’s “smol dering hostility” to the agency. “We must repair our differenc es,” declared Jesuit Father Thurston N. Davis, editor of America, national Catholic week ly. “The public issues before us are grave, and they will not brook our partisan delays and hesita tions. The entire structure of the public morality of our society is the dominant problem before us.” Father Davis spoke at the eighth annual Communion break fast for Catholics irl the motion picture industry in the New York area. The breakfast was held in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, fol lowing a Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Father Davis said that he was investigating “the question of the support that the Legion of De cency deserves but has not got- , ten.’ - Ro*erring- to the Legion as “that much-discussed and often mis-represented agency,” he con tended that both Catholics and non-Catholics had withheld merited support for the organiza tion. Many Catholics, he asserted, “have never bothered to learn (the Legion’s) clearly stated pur poses, and some . . . have allow ed their nominal support of its objectives to be rountinized al most to the point of meaningless ness.” However, more serious than this “backsliding” on the part of some Catholics, declared Father Davis, is the attitude of many non-Catholics toward the Legion. He said it was his impression that “within the past few years there has grown up a certain rigid and frigid relationship be tween a relatively large and vo cal group of non-Catholics and the Catholic Legion of Decency.” He pointed to the controversy over the motion picture “Baby Doll,” condemned by the Legion as “morally repellent . both in theme and treatment,” as the most notable recent incident il lustrating the “smoldering hos tility” that characterizes the at titude of* many non-Catholics toward the agency. JOHN MARSHALL LAV/ SCHOOL 115 Forrest Ave., N. E. JA. 3-8550 Day and Evening Classes CONE STREET GARAGE Roy Livingston Co. 38 CONE, N. W.. ATLANTA Available At 18 LOCATIONS Parking Spaces Always TRAIN REPAIR Fast Service Guaranteed Lionel and Marx Factory Approved Service Station Crossman and Benjamin AIR RIFLE REPAIR ROD & REEL REPAIR BOUTELLE'S SERVICE P. O. Box 2006. So. Dec. Sta. Decatur, Ga. Father Davis recalled that “the Cardinal - Archbishop of New York had scarcely stepped out of his pulpit before the Protestant dean of one of our other local ca thedrals was on his way to Times Square to pose before a picture of ‘Baby Doll’ in her crib, and to tell the press he considered the film a responsible judgment on the facts of human life.” Father Davis contended that “we might have been spared this confusing and scandalizing dif ference of opinion among church men” if the spirit of inter-faith cooperation which surrounded the Legion’s founding in 1934 still existed. “It appears to me,” Father Davis said, “that a good many non-Catholics, out of some sort of spite against the Legion of Decency, felt it was their obliga tion to patronize ‘Baby Doll,’ just because the Legion of Decency was against it.” The Jesuit editor declared that “things were different in the per iod immediately following the Legion’s birth.” There was in 1934, he said, “a totally different attitude on the part of non- Catholics toward the Legion.” He cited editorials and stories which then appeared in such publications as the New York Times, the Springfield, Mass. Union and the non-denominatiori- al Protestant weekly, The Chris tian Century, praising the Le gion’s goals and reporting Pro testant and Jewish support for its objectives and methods. Reports from these and other sources, he said, reveal “the as tounding total of 54 organiza tions of Protestant and Jewish churches, ministers or rabbis who cooperated in securing pledges, or who publicly announced their support of the Legion campaign.” “The climate of intercredal co operation that in 1934 made pos sible so unanimous, unequivocal and spontaneous a response to the cause of the Legion of Decency,” Father Davis contended, “had by 1957 been almost entirely dissi pated.” “What shiftings of opinion and sentiment have there been?” Fa ther Davis asked. “What weaken ings of moral commitments? What erosive processes of secularism? What breakdowns of good rela tions? What deep-seated group tensions? What tragic failures of communication have little by lit tle resulted in what can only be called the scandal of this present disarray of our collective moral forces before an important moral issue of our society?” Admitting that he did not have the answers to these questions, Father Davis nevertheless as serted that “answer them we must if the the present dispersal of American moral energies is to be rallied against the attrition of a progressive debasement of pub lic morals in the entertainment and the advertising world.” He said that both Catholics and non-Catholics should examine themselves to find “the occasions and causes of this failure, and (should) resolve to avoid them in the future.” “We must repair our differenc es,” Father Davis'declared. “The public issures before us are grave, and they will not brook our partisan delays and hesita tions. The entire structure of the public morality of our society is the dominant problem before us.” He concluded that “if the Le gion of Decency is to blossom in a second spring of vilality and ef fectiveness, all of us—all decent people everywhere—must come again to understand its purpose and work together for their achievement. For what is at stake here is not some merely partisan and parochial or sectarian goal. It is the civic and public and common goal of every American.” , Children Admire Wrong Kind Of Heroe .. NO HEARTBEAT FOR 165 MINUTES—Fourteen candles on a cake mark a small boy’s two- week struggle to live. He is David Fleming, Jr. of Queens Village, N. Y., who underwent heart surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Sanatorium, Roslyn, N. Y. During a five-hour operation, Da vid’s heart stopped beating for two and three-quarter hours; being kept alive by a 15-member Surgical team who tnassaged his heart by hand as they performed a delicate operation. 15 pints of blood were given to him from donors who responded to newspaper, radio and TV appeals for help. St. Francis Hospital is operated by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary-—(NC Photos). As Testimony To Vitalii Of The Nations, Trust In God Think of the Future — BEAT INFLATION Only $250.00 down and the balance monthly for 5 years buys a beautiful lot in Oglethorpe Estate near Our Lady of the Assumption Church and School. Call Us For Particulars .... GE. 7-7527 ETHERIBGE & VANREMAN REALTORS 7201 PEACHTREE ROAD ATLANTA. GA. ROME, (Radio, NC) — Large families are living proofs of the physical and moral health of a Christian people, of vital trust in God and His providence and of the fruitful and joyful holiness of Catholic marriage, according to His Holiness Pope Pius XII. The Pontiff underlined these three “testimonies” of the large family in an address during an audience granted to members of the Association of Large Families of Rome and Italy. The Pope declared that he wanted to make the subject of the family a main point of his pas toral teachings. He hailed large families as “those most blessed by God, beloved by the Church and considered by it as one of its most precious treasures.” He also deplored “the most harmful errors of a modern pa ganizing society” which promote limiting the size of the family. He criticized the stand of people who “dare, to define the fruitful ness Of marriage as ‘a social ill ness’ from which nations should strive with every means to re cover.” The Holy Father pointed out that there are persons, organiza tions and newspapers which, al though regarded as responsible sources of opinion, are often pro moters of so-called “reasonable birth control.” He warned that historians are correct in attribut ing the first cause of a nation’s decadence to violations of the laws of marriage. “On the Catholic s i d e,” • the Pope continued, “it is necessary to insist on the truth that the physical and moral health of the family and of society can be pro tected only through full obedi ence to the laws of nature, or rather of the Creator, and above all by a sacred and deep respect for them. “‘Everything in this matter de pends upon intention. Laws can be multiplied and punishments increased, the folly of theories of limitation and the damage deriv ing from their practice can be established with irrefutable proofs. But if the sincere inten tion to let the Maker accomplish His work is wanting, human ego ism will always be able to find new sophisms and expedients for silencing consciences, if possible, and perpetuating abuses.” The Pontiff declared that vital faith in God and trust in the pro- SURETY BONDED COMPLETE PEST CONTROL SERVICE Insured — Terms Up To 3 Years For Free Estimate ... PLaza 5-6618 F. N. ROBERTS CO. Established 1941 Office — 1148 Gordon S. W. Serving Atlanta and 50 Mile Radius vidence is the “testimony” which the large family gives in the mod ern world, where egoism ob structs the expansion of the fam ily. “Only the divine and eternal light of Christianity,” the Pope declared, “illuminates and vivi fies the family, in such a way that, either at its origin or in its development, the large family is often considered the synonym of the Christian family.” Respect for divine laws has giv en it the exuberance of life; faith in God supplies parents with the strength to face the sacrifices and renunciations required for the rearing of children; Christian principles guide and. lighten the difficult task of education; the Christian spirit of love watches over the family’s order and tran quility w? lie it dispenses, almost drawing upon nature itself, the intimate family joys common to parents, children and brothers . . . “But God also visits large fam ilies with His providence, to which the parents, especially poor ones, give an open testimony by placing in it their entire trust when human efforts are not suf ficient, It is a trust well founded, and not in vain . . . God does not deny the means to live to those He calls to life. Providence is a reality, a necessity of , God the Creator . . .” The Pope went on to speculate on what scientific discoveries might bring in the future, includ ing even possible habitation of other planets. He said these dis coveries might tap “new resourc es.” But hd questioned whether an improvement could be made upon the “natural rhythm of pro creation.” Adding that “providence has reserved to itself the future des tiny of the world,” he declared that “overpopulation is not there fore a valid reason to spread il licit practices of birth control, but the pretext for legitimizing the avarice and selfishness either of those nations that fear a danger to their own political power and the lowering of their standards of living because of the expan sion of other nations, or of indi viduals, especially the more weal thy, who prefer the fuller enjoy ment of earthly goods to the pride and merit of creating new lives. “God will not require men to give an account of the general destiny of humanity that falls within His care,' but for the single acts willed by them in compliance with or in violation of the dic tates of conscience.” The Pope spoke of the large family as the “garden of the Church,” where happiness and REX EMPLOYMENT Superior Domestic Help— References Thoroughly Checked MU 8-8875,208 Auburn Ave. ATLANTA, GA. holiness flourish. He said that the efforts, sacrifices and renuncia tions of desire are all compensat ed for in this life by the love and hopes with which members of large families are rewarded. He also said that God shows His special favor to large fami lies by often making them the source of vocations and “the cra dles of saints.” He cited the ex amples of St. Louis of France, one of ten children, St. Catherine of Siena, one of 25 children, St. Robert Bellarmine, one of 12, and St. Pius X, who came from a family of 10. Offer Memorial Mass For Pope Benedict XV VATICAN CITY, (NC) — A special Mass was offered at the tomb of Pope Benedict XV in St. Peter’s basilica commemorating the 36th anniversary of his death. His Eminence Federico Cardi nal Tedeschini, Archpriest of the Vatican basilica, was the cele brant. In an article commemorating the death, L’Osservatore Romano, Vatican City daily, recalled that he had been elected pope in 1914, just after the outbreak of World War I. His pontificate, the news paper said, was an “apostolate of peace as marked by a gigantic effort for peace as he was him self physically feeble.” The article recalled Pope Ben edict’s words; “Woe if the Vicar of the Prince of Peace should remain silent during a stormy hour. The spiritual and univers al fatherhood with which he is invested makes it a precise duty for him to call to peace. No one can prevent the Father from cry ing to his children, ‘Peace! Peace! Peace!” L’Osservatore said that the calls to peace of Pope Benedict XV, Pope Pius XI and His Holi ness Pope Pius XII “are never silent.” It continued: “The conscience of the world bears witness to the fact that Pope Pius XII speaks for peace . . . They listen to him attentive ly, more so than any other leader; his words are the most sincere and the only ones which can never be suspected of being tainted with calcuation, oppor tunism, deceit . . . The Pope has spoken, and he will always speak, highly and clearly, to the ears and hearts of men. His voice un mistakably carries the accent of the words and voice of Christ: the only One who does not err, who does not deceive, does not fade through time, and who has never been overpowered or con tradicted by human events.” CAN'T COLLECT A countless number of people could retire comfortably on what their experience has cost them. Don’t condemn yourself by re vealing the faults of others. (N.C.W.C. News Service) CINCINNATI — Children’s minds are “filled with the wrong kind of heroes,” a Catholic edu cator warned here. He observed: “Ted Kluszewski is honored much more than Jonas Salk.” Dr. Donald B. King, author and proefssor of classics at Mount St. Joseph College, declared that “you cannot persuade youngsters to treat school. work seriously if all their heroes are athletes, en tertainers and businessmen.” Many of these “heroes,” Dr. King admitted, “are very fine people.” But he added that “when very little attention is paid to the intellectual heroes of our society, children naturally get the idea that academic work is relatively unimportant.” Calling parents’ attitudes tow ard intellectual achievement the most important factor in their children’s attitudes, Dr. King de plored the practice of “talking more about a child’s^ success on the school teams than his success in school studies.” Addressing the St. Claire Holy Name Society, Dr. King, who is the author of a recent booklet, “The Challenge of Our Schools,” pointed out that crowded class rooms and teacher shortages make it necessary for parents, to “give their children the atten tion many teachers are no longer able to give them.” He offered these “suggestions” for parents concerned about their children’s education: 1. Recognize that children in the family may be quite different from each other, and that the “correct treatment for one may be wrong for another.” 2. Create in the home an atti- FIRST MASS ON ATOMIC SUB—First Mass to be celebrated on a nuclear-powered vessel submerged, is offered by Captain Donald F. Kelly, CHC, USN, Force Chaplain, Submarine Atlantic Fleet. The Mass was celebrated on the USS Seawolk, and was at tended by members of the “over and under” Navy. In all, approxi mately 50 officers and enlisted men attended, coming from the Naval Air Force, Quonset Point, R. I.; and including members of the U. S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn., and the crew of the USS Seawolf. Father Kelly is of the Archdiocese of Chicago. —(NC Photos). tude of. respect for 1 scholarship. 3. Don’t neglect “the bright children, but, give them special reading and encouragement. 4. Take into account personali ty differences. “A sensitive child, for example,” the speaker said, “may need extra encouragement — something a teacher in a crowded classroom is unable to offer.” 5. Give boys, as a rule, more attention than gii-ls in the learn ing process. Boys encounter more distractions from school work. Dr. King said. Moreover, because teachers are apt to be more stern With boys, they are more likely than girls to have an unfavorable attitude toward school. “Besides,” Dr. King added, “the future com munity leaders are more likely to be men than women, and un less boys receive extra attention in the first 12 years of school, there will not be enough of them fit. to be trained for leadership.” Mrs. Patrick Boyle Services In Augusta AUGUSTA, Ga. — Funeral services for Mrs. Patrick F. Boyle were held January 27th at St. Patrick’s Church, Rev. Arthur Weltzer officiating. Survivors are her husband and two sisters, Mrs. T. D. Rogers oL Augusta and Sp-2 Glady Weath ers with the Women’s Army Corps in Japan. This high-power, long-range radar is typical of the complex de vices which engineering knowledge and skill have produced. Electronic instruments such as this are being used by scientists to expand our intellectual horizons during the International Geophysical Year. National Engineers’ Woek IGY Scientists Get Instruments From Engineering Advances In Many Fields By John T. Kane Progress in engineering has given scientists new “eyes and ears” to study everything from particles from outer space to the molten metal in the core of the earth. And during this International Geophysical Year, scientists are carrying their new devices all over the worjd in an all-out as- sult on the storehouse of secrets still locked lip in nature. As the nation’s approximately 400,000 engineers observe Na tional Engineers’ Week,, Febru ary 16-22, a goodly share of them will be able to say that their achievements have given scientists the new tools and in struments which are expanding man’s intellectual horizons in all directions. Indeed, it might be said that advances in engi neering knowledge and skill are the real basis for the current world-wide cooperative effort in science known as the Interna tional Geophysical Year. Take, for example, the scien tific activities now being con ducted in the polar regions. When the first heroic explorers traveled into the arctic and ant arctic regions, they had nothing but dog sleds and the crudest of scientific instruments. Today, •engineering achievements in electronics and instrumentation in general make it possible for scientists to utilize the polar areas as vast “laboratories” from which we can learn about weather, cosmic radiation, gla ciers, gravity, geology, the earth’s electromagnetic field, and a long list of other subjects. Weather The IGY—as the period of July 1, 1957 to December 31, 1958, is known—is seeing great activity in weather studies. The meteorologist wants to know about weather phenomena on a global scale. He wants to get at the roots of the causal factors behind such things as climate, hurricanes, droughts, and the problem of whether the earth’s atmosphere is warming up or cooling off. To get this kind of informa tion, the meteorologist needs large amounts of data from as many locations as possible. He wants continuous records of temperature, barometric pres sure, dew point, wind condi tions, and the like. Modern “slave" stations gather and re- ord these things, then send the results by teletype to a central collection point—all without any human operator. The “weather man” also makes use of a variety of instru ments ranging from a tiny transmitter which can be sent aloft in ballons and rockets, to electronic computer units weigh ing several tons. Looming large in the meteorologist’s plans for the very near future are photo graphs of cloud formation and wind patterns televised down from space satellites orbiting several hundred miles from the surface of the earth. Instruments involving radio transmitters and receivers are playing a big part in IGY re search. Out in Colorado, Na tional Bureau of Standards scientists have stretched a 3,400- foot-long cable across a canyon. With this king-size antenna they are listening to the static caused by some of the 50,000 thunder storms that occur every day all over the world. At this and other IGY stations, scientists are tracking the paths taken by radio signals generated by light- fling. These paths will tell us much about the chemical and electrical composition of the upper atmosphere. Radio equipment is also pick ing up weak lightning signals that keep bouncing back and forth between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. These signals have been, out in space,, as far as 25,000 miles and are being used to probe the mys terious regions of the upper atmosphere. Astronomers are tuning in on radio signals reaching the earth from trillions of miles out in space. Radio telescopes—repre senting thousands of engineer ing man-hours in design and testing—are giving us a new picture of the structure of our Milky Way galaxy, and of the dark clouds of matter that float between the stars. Our Sun Analyzing the various “mess ages” from outer space is a big part of the IGY program. Our own sun sends us, every day of the year, coded information about itself in the form of radia tion. The sun is some 93 million miles away, but we can break its secret code if we can only devise the instruments to help us gather and interpret the in formation. IGY researchers have a whole arsenal of technical devices with which to attack the secrets of solar radiation. Other space messengers that come right to our doorstep here on earth are meteorites and cosmic rays. The earth is con stantly being bombarded with meteoric debris from our solar system. Most of this burns up in the atmosphere, but a shower of metal particles smaller than grains of sand is steadily falling to the earth. Engineering ad vances in metallurgy makes possible a comprehensive study of these metallic space travel ers. When we consider the rocket and satellite projects of the IGY we get into an area that is com pletely dominated by engineer ing factors. The whole rocket building and launching effort is based on engineering develop ments in many industries. Engi neers are involved all along the way, from the first planning and designing stages of a rocket to the final firing. Outer'Space Actually, man is taking an engineering step to outer space. The rockets and satellites we have now will soon be as primi tive as the airplanes of half a century ago. Rockets and satel lites have already been fired into space. Engineering devel opments will put human ex plorers inside these vehicles within a very few years. But developments in the tools and instruments of science are not only important for outer space studies. The scientists who are probing deep into the ocean currents and on down into the core of the earth are also heavily dependent on com plex technical devices to gather and record data. Many IGY projects are cen tered around ocean problems. The oceans cover some 70 per cent of the surface of our planet. We know hardly anything about the deep currents of cold water that run through the oceans. Weather is believed to be strongly influenced by the trans fer of heat from the water areas to the atmosphere. There are many unsolved problems regard ing ocean tides. Without instruments and a broad technology behind us, about all we could do is relax on the seashore or in a deck chair aboard ship and admire the view. The “innards” of our planet make up another fascinating subject for a number of IGY projects. Again, precise and highly engineered instruments are necessary if we are to come away with any adequate knowl edge of the events that are taking place several thousand miles below the surface of the earth.