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1963 Education Program Follows Familiar Pattern WASHINGTON, (NC)- Presi dent Kennedy’s 1963 Education Program follows the pattern of predecessors on issue of Aid to Church-Related Schools: Col leges and Universities are in, grade and high schools for the most part are out. On the level of higher educa tion, both public and private colleges would be eligible to take part in the proposed three- year billion dollar loan program for construction of academic fa cilities. Likewise, students in both public and private institu tions could share in student loan insurance, and Work-Study grants and graduate fellow ships. In addition, the program calls for forgiveness of up to 50 per cent of a National Defense Edu cation Act Loan to a student who chooses a teaching career. The forgiveness feature would be extended on across-the-board basis to all teachers, rather than restricted to public school teachers as now. Both public and private col leges would be eligible for grants for library construc tion and expansion; foreign lan guage programs; graduate school expansion; and college- level education of technicians in engineering, science and health. Public and private institu tions of higher education would also be equally eligible for Federal Grants for elementary and secondary school teacher training; and for specialized training of teachers of handi capped and gifted children and adult illiterates, as well as for training of librarians and other specialized personnel. However, the presidents pro posed four-year $1.5 billion program of Federal Grants for raising salaries of grade and high school teachers and for building grade and high school classrooms would make funds available to public schools only. As now, public grade and high schools would get grants for science, mathematics and for eign language teaching equip ment. Private schools would get loans only. Also, only public schools would be eligible for Vocational Education funds and Federal Grants for adult basic educa tion. Kennedy’s education message to Congress (Jan. 29) made no direct mention of controversy over Federal aid to church- related schools, which has contributed to the defeat of his education program for the past two years. He did say, however, that the nation ‘ ‘can no longer afford the luxury of endless debate over all complicated and sensitive questions raised by each new proposal on Federal participation in education.” ‘‘To be sure, these are all hard problems--but this nation has not come to its present position of leadership byavoid- (Continued on Page 2) INDEX To Bless Remodeled School SAVANNAH—Bishop Tho mas J. McDonough will bless the remodled school of the Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish on Sunday morning, February 3rd. The Bishop will bless the building following the 10 a.m. Mass. Vol. 43, No. 20 10c Per Copy — $3 A Year Termed “Threat To Nature Of Woman N.C.C.W. Voices Opposition To Constitutional Amendment Alexians Honor Monsignor Mitchell SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. —A long and distinguished career in the priesthood was honored here January 6 when the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph D. Mitchell, chaplain emeritus, was made an affiliate member of the Congregation oftheAlex- ian Brothers. Monsignor Mitchell, who was ordained for the Savannah dio cese in 1908, is the first priest ever to receive this special hon or from the Brothers. The privilege of honorary membership in the congregation is given in recognition of long and outstanding service to the Brothers and is an expression of deep gratitude. In impressive ceremonies in St. Augustine’s Church Brother Herman Joseph, recently elec ted Superior General of the Alexian Brothers, read the Let ter of Affiliation of Mem bership. Brother Arthur Sanford, Pro vincial of the American pro vince, presented Monsignor Mitchell with a specially pre pared certificate of member ship and expressed the Bro thers’ appreciation for the pre late's long years of service to the community. ‘ ‘During his many years of association with the Alexian Brothers, especially as Chap lain of the Signal Mountain Rest Home, Monsignor Mitchell proved himself a true friend and benefactor,” said Brother Arthur. “He has always shown a sincere interest in the wel fare of the congregation. ‘‘Many of the Brothers in the various houses of the province still cherish fond memories of the days when the kind Mon- signor guided them in green years of their postulate and no vitiate and kept up a fatherly solicitude in their welfare af ter they were professed.” After 32 years of devoted ser vice as a priest in Georgia, in which time he served three years as vicar general and two times as diocesan administra tor, Monsignor Mitchell came to Signal Mountain in 1940, tired and ill and wanting rest. (Continued on Page 2) Committee Will Study Deaths That Followed Oral Contraceptive Use WASHINGTON, (NC)—A committee of medical experts will meet under government auspices during February to study the cases of more than 30 women who died of blood clotting after taking an oral contraceptive. This was disclosed here by Commissioner of Food and Drugs George P. Larrick who declined to name the committee members or say where they would meet. He said members of the panel did not want to be identified. The date of the meeting is up to the committee chairman but will be during February, he said. The Food and Drug Adminis tration has been studying the oral contraceptive, known as enovoid, since last summer, when there were reports that it might have been responsible for cases of thrombophlebitis (blood clotting). Larrick said the Food and Drug Administration has gath ered information on about 275 cases of women who developed thrombophlebitis after taking enovid. These included in cidents ‘‘numbering into the low 30’s” in which the woman died, he stated. The drug's manufacturer, G. D. Searle & Company, con ducted a conference on enovid in Chicago last fall. The meet ing concluded that there was no proof that the drug causes blood clotting. An FDA official commented at the time:‘‘We haven’t decided whether this is so.” SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1963 HERE AND THERE 6 EDITORIALS 4 JOTTINGS 5 ' OBITUARIES 5 CHURCH AND POLITICS 6 v OUBjAN ^MILITIAMEN SHOW RELIGIOUS INTEREST— Just 50 yards from the fence that separates the U. S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay from the rest of Cuba, Father (Lt.) Ferdinand E. Slejzer of Salem, Mass, offers Mass on the hood of a jeep for 30 U. S. Marines. The priest reports that many Cuban militiamen witnessed the Holy Sacrifice with ‘‘respectful and attentive behavior.” This behavior was in direct contrast to the usual abusive language and obscene gestures of the militiamen. The priest is attached to a Marine infantry battalion of the First Marine Division.—(NC Photos) Award For School At Columbus COLUMBUS—The student body of Our Lady of Lourdes School, Columbus assembled on Friday, January 25, for the presentation of the American Legion School Award Plaque by Major W. M. Phillips, Ad jutant, Charles S. Harrison Post No. 35. Major Phillips was introduced by Major J. L. McCaslin who explained the Le gion School Awards Plan for Better Citizenship and Ameri canism. The official medal is presented by Posts to boys < and girls in graduating classes of public and private schools. Recipients best represent out standing qualities of character and ability. Award is based on Courage, Leadership, Honor Service and Scholarship, which, if cultivated, result in better citizenship. Mother Paul, O.S.U. Princi pal gratefully accepted the pla que on behalf of the school and expressed appreciation of the (Continued on Page 2) WASHINGTON, (N C)— The National Council of Catho lic Women has reaffirmed its opposition to the proposed equal rights amendment to the Con stitution in a letter to each member of the U. S. Senate. Signed by Mrs. Joseph Mc Carthy, NCCW president, the letter states that she was re quested to voice this opposition by the federation’s board of directors at its annual meeting in Washington. The 27-member board represents some nine million Catholic women throughout the country. The letter states that the pro posed equal rights amendment, which has been before Con gress for the past 30 years, ‘‘in our view tends to flaunt nature itself. Men and women are endowed by the Creator with differing characteristics and functions. To attempt to make them equal in all things is to overlook their fundamental differences, and remove the true foundations of woman's dignity.” The proposed amendment provides that equality of rights under the law ‘‘shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Mrs. McCarthy quoted from a resolution adopted at the NCCW 28th national con vention, .vhich stated the co n- cil position on this issue. It reads: ‘‘‘Again we strongly re iterate our opposition to the proposed equal rights amend ment to the U. S. Constitution as a threat to the nature of woman which individuates her from man in God’s plan for His Creation. ‘‘Under the guise of equality, the proposed ‘equal rights’ amendment would in reality wipe out the many legal safe guards which protect woman's position in the family. Under the proposed amendment, maxi mum hour and minimum wage laws for women, widows; allow ances, alimony and support pay ments, and the basic responsi bility of man to provide for his family would be placed in jeo pardy.” PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTLY DEAD Priest Tells Reaction Of Cuban Militia To Guantanamo Masses WASHINGTON, (NC)—Relig ious feeling isn’t dead in Cuba’s militia, according to a chaplain who served at Guantanamo with a Marine infantry battalion dur ing the Cuban crisis. Father (Lt.) Ferdinand E. Seljzer says Cuban soldiers witnessed with “respectful and attentive behavior” several Masses he offered for Mar ines guarding ‘Suicide Ridge' — an outpost situated about 50 yards from the fence separating U.S.-Cuban territory. A native of Salem, Mass., Father Slejzer summarizes his observations in a report releas ed here by the Navy Department. The priest is assigned to the Second Battalion, First Marine Regiment, of the First Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Describing a Mass offered (Nov. 4, 1962) for some 30 men of “E” batallion, he states: “The altar was set up, as usual on the hood of the jeep--per haps 50 yards from the famous fence, and in clear view of any one standing on the other side.” “There was still some ques tion in our minds as to what the reaction of the Cuban guards might be,” he continues, “since so many occasions daily they had thrown rocks, made ob scene gestures, and shouted vulgarities at our men who were standing guard or building bunk ers. “But we were pleased with what actuallv haDDened, because we encountered only respectful and attentive behavior by five or six guards, who showed contin uing interest while Mass was being celebrated. “Whether they actually par ticipated in the Mass or simply observed it, we cannot say, but we do know that they demon strated no hostility, and there was no disturbance. ‘ While Mass was celebrated, the guard truck employed by the Cubans for the ‘changing of the guard’, rode along on the other side of the fence. As it ap proached the view of our ser vice, it slowed down consider ably—apparently for the pur pose of observing what the men may have considered unusual activity at our outpost. Again, I must say that it is impossible to determine what the internal disposition of these men was, yet I feel sure that the exper ience did not pass without mak ing a definite psychological im pression on them. “On three other occasions, subsequent to this Sunday, Mass was celebrated on weekdays at this same place. On two of these occasions, two or three Cuban guards were seen observing our worship with the same apparent attentive interest.” WASHINGTON, (NC) — Sen. Warren G. Magnuson of Wash ington suggested here that re ligious programs may not be getting a fair share of time on U.S. radio and television. Magnuson, addressing the annual National Religious Broadcasters meeting (Jan. 24), said more time has been made available to religious programs in the six years since the Sen ate Commerce Committee, of which he is chairman, made an inquiry into TV network prac- k tices which covered the subject of religious programming. But he added: “I would be the last to contend, however, that the amount of time devoted to religious programming ade-- quately reflects the importance of religion in American life.” Magnuson noted that the tech-t nology of communications has made great strides in recent years but said “I strongly ques tion if their use for religious purposes has increased propor- Father Slejzer says that “confirmation of our judgment that the Cubans’ behavior of respect and attention had real meaning is the fact that one of several give-and-take verbal contacts between them and a Marine company officer came to a sudden end when the Marine held up a Catholic rosary in view of his adversaries.” “The Cuban guards’ abusive language turned to silence and they walked away from the fence when shown the string of beads used by Catholics in devotional .prayer,” he concludes. tionately with this growth.” He stressed the role of re ligion in combating communism and predicted that the day might come when communications sa tellites would be able to beam religious programs into the Soviet Union. An FBI official, Fern C. Stukenbroeker, also took note of the power of religion to coun teract communism. “Clergymen and religious broadcasters are today playing important roles in America’s fight against the communist enemy,” he said. “By streng thening a man’s faith in God, by deepening his spiritual val ues, by encouraging him to be a good citizen in a democratic society, you are strengthening the moral fabric of American life.” The president of the Reli gious Broadcasters group, Dr. Eugene R. Bertermann, said members of the organization "Council To Gear Church For Future” CLEVELAND - (NC) --The purpose of the ecumenical coun cil is to gear the Church for the future, Auxiliary Bishop John F. Whealon of Cleveland told some 1,500 Cathoiics and Protestants who turned out in a heavy snowstorm and zero weather to hear his report on the Second Vatican Council. The meeting, jointly sponso red by the Leunis Professional Sodality and the Cleveland Area (Protestant) Church Federa tion, was held at John Carroll University, operated by the Je suits. As an example of the coun cil’s desire to set a future course for the Church, Bishop Whealon pointed to the draft on sources of Revelation— which he called one of the most hotly discussed topics. He said that the manner in which the draft was expressed had it looking only to the past and not to the future. For this reason, he said, the draft was held to be not acceptable. Bishop Whealon emphasized that although Catholic dogmas cannot be changed, some are being restudied as to how to best express them. He said: (Continued on Page 2) VERY REV. PETER WHELAN February 6, 1871 Oh God, Who didst give to thy servants by their sacredotal office, a share in the priest hood of the Apostles, grants we implore, that they may also be one of their company forever in heaven• Through Christ Our Lord, Amen. (Continued on Page 2) MAILING ADDRESS U.S. SENATOR SAYS RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS MAY NOT BE GETTING FAIR SHARE OF U.S. AIR TIME michael j. McDonough at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Mr. McDonough, a native of Ireland and retired employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad, died last Saturday following a lengthy illness. In addition to Bishop McDon ough, he is survived by four other sons; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Martin J. McDonough and the Rev. William McDonough, both of Philadelphia; Mr. M. Fran cis McDonough of Springfield Pa., and Mr. James J. Mc Donough of Los Angeles, Calif. Requiem For Father Of Bishop PHILADELPHIA - Solemn AWARD FOR COLUMBUS SCHOOL—Major W. M. Phillips, Adjutant, Charles S. Harrison Post No. 35 presents American Legion School Award Plaque to Mother M. Paul, O. S. U. Principal, Our Lady of Lourdes School, Columbus. Also pictured is Major J. L. McCaslin. Pontifical Requiem was offer ed (Jan. 30) for Mr. Michael J. McDonough, father of Bish op Thomas J. McDonough. Bishop McDonough was cele brant of the Mass which was of fered last Wednesday at 11 a.m.