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4 PAGE 6—The Southern Cross, February 6, 1963 The Catholics of Columbus can rightly join with others of that city in mourning the death of MR. JAMES W. WOODRUFF, SR. Not a Catholic, “Mr. Jim”, as he was known to everyone, was a financial business lead er and pioneer in the Chatta hoochee Valley City. Among his many charitable deeds he don ated the land to the Sisters of St. Francis upon which now stands the St. Franci> Hospital of Columbus, and for many years served on the board of that institution . . .OTTO G. HOHN- ERLEIN has been advanced to the rank of airman second class in the Savannah Air National Guards ... At least a half- dozen naval vessels are tenta tively scheduled to be in Sa vannah for this year’s St. Pat rick’s Day parade and celebra tion, according to an announce ment by the Navy Depart ment . . . FRANK EMERICK is back at it again. Famed for his acting in “Jenny Kissed Me,” Frank will now endeavor to recreate the role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s “Death of A Salesman.” The Pulitzer Prize play began an eight-performance run on Feb ruary 7. This is a production of Savannah's Little Theatre . . . EDWARD G. SHEPPARD, JR., who will receive his degree in March, has an average of 3,73. A co-op student, Sheppard is connected with Stevens Shipping Co. (Sav’h.) He is a graduate of Benedictine Military School . . . Other STAR pupils around Savannah are ANN POWERS of St. Vincent’s Academy and LARRY OSWALD of Benedic tine. Each of the students selec ted the still-active Georgia teacher who, in their opinion, contributed most to his or her academic achievement. STAR stands for Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition. Anne named SR. MARY GRATIA, R.S.M., v/ho instructed her in English this year and last. Larry chose as his outstand ing professer FR. ALOYSIUS WACHTER, O.S.B., his chem istry and general science teach er during his freshmen and jun ior years. The Chamber of Commerce will honor these STAR students at a system re cognition meeting when they will receive Citation certifi cates. Scores made by the sen iors on the December 1 College Board scholastic aptitude test, together with classroom aver ages, determined the STAR Apathy Mexico’s ARCHBISHOP PAUL J. HAL- LINNAN of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will respond to the toast, ‘‘The Day We Celebrate” at the 151st anniversary ban quet of the Hibernian Society of Savannah to be held March 16. The announcement was made by W. KIRK SUTLIVE, chair man of the speakers committee of the Society. The committee also includes WILLIAM J. KEHOE, ANDREW J. RYAN, JR., FRANK P. ROSSITER and JULIAN C. SIPPLE. GOV ERNOR CARL SANDERS will also speak . . .The - annual MARDI GRAS, sponsored by St. Michael’s Church at Sav annah Beach will be held Feb. 23. Plans for the event include a smorgasbord from 6 p.m. to 9 at the Brass Rail, followed by floor shows and dancing . . . EDDIE MULLIGAN will direct the culinary committee which will serve a steak supper at a Clergy Night social meeting to be sponsored by the Savannah Council of the Knights of Co lumbus on Feb. 13 . . . BISHOP McDONOUGH addressed resi dents of Savannah Beach on Monday, February 4, in the Town Hall . . . Boy Scout Troop 88, sponsored by St. James Church (Sav’h.) held a Court of Honor recently and awarded Second Class pin to DICK COOK; First Class to JULIAN E. WHITE, III and GREG RABE- LER: Star Scout to TOMMY WOOLLEY; and Merit Badges to RICHARD MINK . . .MISS MARY VALENTI, R.N. will be one of two instructors for class es in Practical Nursing to get under way March 4. The class es are sponsored by the De partment of Practical Nursing of the Savannah Vocational School. St. Joseph’s Hospital (Sav’h.) is co-operating in the program. Mary is a graduate of St. Joseph’s . . . The flag o f Ole Erin is certainly no stranger in Savannah, however a seafaring vessel carrying it is. Arriving in this port city recently was the freighter IRISH ASH. She was flying the green, white and orange flag of Ire- Problem MERIDA, Mexico, (NC)— Mexico’s basic problem is not communism but the “passive and irresponsible attitude of the Mexican Catholic,” the priest who heads Mexico’s Catholic Social Secretariat has said. “How else,” he asked, ‘‘can we explain that in Mexico, where 90 per cent of the population is Christian, the overwhelming- majority of public institutions are anti-Christian and even, at times, antihuman?” asked Father Pedro Velasquez in an interview here. Father Velasquez came here to set up an office for the So cial Secretariat in the Arch diocese of Yucatan and to take part in a series of conferences which he said, were aimed at awakening the ‘‘civic con science of the people of Yuca tan.” The purpose of the Social Secretariat, whose national of fice is in Mexico City, is to spread in this country the papal teachings on social justice, he explained. Father Velasquez said that the Merida conferences were given to encourage the citizen of Yucatan to “bring social justice to human societies such as business enterprises, trade unions, schools and families because without social justice it is impossible to establish a Christian order of life.” ‘‘Blessed are those who fight for human societies,” he said, “because human societies form the body of the City of God.” Father Velasquez quoted Georges Clemenceau, the French statesman who presided at the Versailles Peace Con ference (1919): “The true re volution will begin when Chris tians decide to live their Chris tianity.” ( 6 A New Tide Is Flowing’ CINCINNATI, — A Protes tant observer at the Second Vatican Council told the United Church of Christ Assembly here that “a new tide is flowing in the sea between Roman Catho lics and Protestants.” Dr. Douglas Horton, former dean of Harvard University di vinity school who was an offi cial observer for the Interna tional Congregational Council at the council, admitted that “the theological differences between us are so great that no ordinary human vision is sufficient to see a way to overcome them.” Nevertheless he said there were three areas in which the “wall” between Catholics and Protestants is being “penetra ted”. These areas are prayer, Biblical scholarship and the human greatness of individual church leaders, he said. He cited the “wise and be loved” Augustin Cardinal Bea, S. J., head of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, as one of the “many magnificent human beings” in the Catholic Church. land. Aboard the vessel was a crew of 36 Irishmen, and her hull, below the waterline was a vivid green while the upper hull was a lighter shade of em erald. On hand to meet the IRISH ASH when she arrived were DANIEL J. KEANE, NI CHOLAS T. STAFFORD, THO MAS J. BUTTIMER andFRANK BALCOLM. They presented the skipper with a copy of the song, “St. Patrick’s Day in Sa vannah” and then commenced to sing a few bars . . . FR. FE LIX DONNELLY is trying to form a Lay Institute to help with some of the works of the Diocese, such as, Social work, Cathechetical and Parochial school teaching, and other mis sion works. He hopes to form a group for men as well as for ladies. Father would appre ciate hearing from anyone in terested in working for God through the Church. His ad dress: 3115 East Victory Drive, Savannah, Ga. . . . SHERRY O’NEIL, 18 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. O’ Neil, named the SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS’ Sports Girl of the Week. Sherry is a senior at St. Vincent’s Academy, and received the News’ title for her top scoring on the basketball court. Send future news items to: Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree, P.O. Box 180, Savannah, Georgia Mission In Savannah ?#■«« miM mm RECEIPTS FROM A CAKE SALE held recently by the Cathedral Knights of the Altar netted $100. Shown above presenting a check for that amount to Fr. Law rence A. Lucree, moderator, are (1 to r)Mrs. Theresa Brown, chairman of the Altarboys Committee of the Cathedral Parish Council; Mrs. Catherine Roy, committee member; and John Spivey, treasurer of the Knights. Advocate Confession For P rotestants TORONTO, (NC)—The Unit ed Church of Canada’s com mittee on Christian faith has advocated confession for Protestants—similar to the sacrament of Penance of the Catholic Church. “Many people believe that one of the special advantages of Protestantism is that ‘you don’t have to go to confession,' but while this statement is ver bally correct it could be mis leading,” the committee’s re port said. The report recalled that con fession was stressed by Mar tin Luther and John Calvin. It said while confession “can be, and has been, abused and become the occasion of clerical tyranny,” that is no reason for refusing to make “proper use of an important' means of nurture.” “There are times when con fession should be made to a trusted Christian friend,” the report said. “When it becomes a matter of forgiving sin, it is clear that God Himself must be chief actor, though in His mercy He may allow men to be ministers and mediators of His forgiveness.” Rev. Dr. E.M. HowseofBloor Street United Church, com menting on the report , said: “It is quite a common thing for people to confess their sins to ministers—and to doctors and lawyers, for that matter, A sympathetic person can be a great help.” The United Church report was branded as un-Protestant by Rev. Dr. A. W. Tozer of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Rev. Harold C. Slade of Jarvis Street Baptist church said “the confessional is wrong and degrading.” He saw this report as coming because ecu menical groups such as the World Council of Churches are “drifting towards Romanism.” Christian Blood For Fasting Moslems ALGIERS--Archbishop Leon- Etienne Duval of Algiers took the lead in a “show of brother hood” by responding to an appeal to Christians for blood during the Moslem month of fasting. The appeal was issued by the Algerian Blood Center to Chris tians to make an extra effort to give blood during the month of Ramadan which began Jan. 26. Homemaker Of Tomorrow AUGUSTA- Laura T. Gary is Homemaker of Tomorrow for Aquinas High School in the 1963 Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tom- morrow. Having achieved the highest score in a knowledge and attitude test given senior girls Dec. 4, she now is eligible, along with winners in other state high schools, for- the title of state Homemaker of Tomorrow. The state Homemaker of Tomorrow is awarded a $1,500 scholarship by General Mills, sponsor of the program. The runner-up receives a $500 scholarship. The school of each state Homemaker of Tomorrow is awarded a complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica. The state Homemaker of Tomorrow, accompanied by her school advisor, also will join with other state winners in an expense-paid educational tour of New York City, Washington, D. C., and Colonial Williams burg, Va., next spring. During the tour, the 1963 All-Ameri can Homemaker of Tornbrro'w and national runners-up will be named. The Betty Crocker All- American Homemaker of Tom- morrow will have her scholar ship raised to $5,000, with se cond, third and fourth place winners being awarded scho larships of $4,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively. LAURA GARY Basis for selection of local and state winners is a test prepared and scored by Science Research Associates, Chicago. Personal observation and inter views are added factors in de termining national winners. The 1963 Betty Crocker Search reached another all- time high in enrollment, with 410,466 girls in 12,964 schools participating. In the program’s nine years, nearly three million girls have been enrolled. Install Brunswick Officers BRUNSWICK—The Bruns wick Knights of Columbus Auxiliary installed officers for 1963 at its January meeting, held in the cafeteria of St. Francis Xavier school. President is Mrs. J. Armand Lloyd. Vice-President's duties have been taken over by Mrs. Gerald Gardner. Mrs. Robert Kick and Mrs. Perley Homans will serve a Secretary and Treasurer, re spectively. Appointments to the Auxili ary’ s standing committees were also announced. They are: Membership—Mrs. Gerald Gardner, Mrs. Lynette Canas and Mrs. Perley Homans; Pub- licity—Mrs. Arthur Martin; Telephone--Mrs. James Smyth, Mrs. James Sloan, Mrs. R. C. Tedeschi, and Mrs. D. M. Rey na; Entertainment—Mrs. Rob ert Gordan (Chairman), Mrs. Manuel Santos, Mrs. Robert Kick and Mrs. Perley Homans. Mrs. Joseph O’Brien was named Chairman of the Com mittee for the Sick. The Brunswick KC Auxiliary also sponsored a rummage sale on January 26th, with Mrs. Thomas Womack serving as chairman and Mrs. Robert Kick, co-chairman. MISS ANNE BELLE SPAULDING AUGUSTA—Funeral serv ices fcr Miss Anne Belle Spauld ing were held January 30th at the Sacred Heart Church. Father Thomas M. Gillis offi ciating. Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews among whom are Mr. and Mrs. Louis Collins, Augusta; Jerry Collins, Augusta; Frank Collins, Miami, Fla; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spauld ing, North Augusta; Mrs. J. W. Thomas, North Augusta, S. C.; and Mrs. Robert Wallace, Crawford, Ga. SAVANNAH — A two-week preaching mission was begun at Blessed Sacrament Church last Sunday and will continue through Saturday, February 16th. It is being conducted by two priests of the Congregation of the Missions, familiarly known as the Vincential Fathers. They are the Rev. Frances J. Mc Cormack, C. M. and Rev. John Hallahan, C. M. Separate Missions will be held for men, women and chil dren. The exercises during the first week, conducted at 7:30 p.m. are for the women of the parish. The men’s mission will begin on Sunday, February 10th. The children of the parish began attending special mission exercises held during the day, last Sunday. In addition to the preaching services, special Masses have been scheduled for the duration of the Mission. They are at 6:15 a.m., 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Fosters Selfishness PRESENT DATING SYSTEM ASSURES BAD MARRIAGES ST. PAUL, Minn., (NC)— Marriage failure is “assured for many” by the American cul tural pattern, a theologian told a group of married couples here. Father John J. O’Sullivan, professor of moral theology at St. Paul Seminary and former ly a sociology professor at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C. , spoke (Jan. 28) at an organizing meeting of Confraternity of Christian Doc trine parent-educator groups. “Good marriages Jjt|p in fam ilies,” Father O’Sullivan said. “They are set in childhood ado lescence.” He singled out selfishness as the main cause of marriage failure and charged “the dating system fosters selfishness.” All marriage problems, Fa ther O’ Sullivan said, can be broken down to two sources: “undue need of affection and undue need of possessiveness or power over the other.” He defined sanctity in the con text of marriage as “great ca pacity to love and great capa city to accept rejection.” Too many young people, he said, think that happiness is something to be "found” in marriage. Instead, they must “work at marriage as you work at a golf game or anything else that can improve or deterior ate,” he said. He urged parents to foster “a spirit of moderation and sac rifice” in their children. “A good parent knows what to give and what to withhold,” Fa ther O’Sullivan said. “The purpose of marriage is not children,” he continued, but “to be holy by doing what you are supposed to do,” which includes having children, edu cating them and “helping each other on the way to God.” NEW APPOINTMENTS COULD UPSET BIRTH CONTROL PLAN SPRINGFIELD, Ill., (NC)— Changes in the membership of the ten-man Illinois Aid Com mission may affect implemen tation of its plan for birth control measures among public relief recipients. Gov. Otto Kerner has named three new commissioners. One ex officio membership has changed. This produces a new lineup of five for the plan, four against and one uncommitted. A 5 to 5 vote would kill the policy. The previous membership adopted the proposal by a six to four vote in early December. The plan is to use tax funds to distribute birth control de vices and to pay related medical costs for public re liefers. It is seen as a means of cutting welfare costs. When the policy was approved, the commissioners agreed that it would not go into effect until they had passed on staff recommendations for im plementing it. After the commission’s Jan uary meeting Commission Chairman Arnold H. Maremont, who proposed the policy, said the staff proposals might be ready for the body’s next meet ing. That session was set for Febuary 8. The proposal has been highly controversial in the state. Among opposition leaders have been spokesmen for Catholic groups, some of whom have un successfully suggested more limited programs. The Illinois Legislature has been presented bills by several lawmakers de signed to stop the plan. The uncommitted member of the commission is Theodore M. Jones who told the com mission in his first statement last month that it whould try to solve its financial difficul ties by working to eliminate racial injustice and training relief recipients to take a place in the state’s work force. The commission lineup on the policy has these previous mem bers in favor: Maremont, Dan iel Walker, Richard Jones, and Samuel Gilpin. They are joined by new member Jack Sundine, editor of the Moline Dispatch. Opposed are these previous commissioners: ArthurHowlett and James A. Ronan. They have been joined by newly appointed Dr. Herman J. Nebel, an East St. Louis physician, and Wil liam J. Scott, the new State Treasurer who is an ex offi cio member. Doubt that a vote on acti vation of the policy would come February 8 was expressed by Harold O. Swank, executive sec retary of the commission. Swank said the commission's Medical Advisory Committee might take as long as six or eight weeks to prepare its rec ommendations for IP AC review. Restrictions Asked For Missionaries TEL AVIV, Israel, (NC)— Israel’s Minister of Religious Affairs spoke out here against the tolerant attitude of the Is raeli people and government toward Christian missions. He said that because of it he despairs of ever seeing this country pass legislation which would curb Christian prosely- “No Right...To Foist...Doctrine...On Others Catholic-Protestant Respect For Beliefs Essential Step Toward Unity, Cardinal Says BOSTON, (NC)—Richard Cardinal Cushing said here that Catholics and Protestants can best sow the seeds for Christian unity by respecting each other’s beliefs. The Archbishop of Boston made the statement during a discussion with Methodist Bi shop James K. Mathews, presi dent of the Massachusetts Coun cil of Churches. The discussion was taped for radio and televi sion presentation (Jan. 30). It marked the first time Catholic and Protestant clergy of high rank met for face-to-face dis cussion of the ecumenical movement. “I’m all for Catholics' being identified with Protestants and Jews, and all others and all kinds in every possible friendly way,” Cardinal Cushing stated. “Nobody is asking them to deny their faith. “This is what I think is the most practical way in which we can keep alive the good climate for unity; this is the best way in which we can sow the good seeds from which, in God’s good time—when ever that will, be, we won't be around—there may be one Christian church.” Bishop Mathews asserted that “a greater warmth is in evi dence between the various branches of the Christian church.” Both he and the Cardinal cited the importance of having ob servers from other churches present at the Second Vatican Council and the World Council of Churches meeting in New Delhi. Cardinal Cushing also said: “We Catholics must recognize the rights of Protestants to their own conscientious beliefs, and vice versa. I, as a Catholic, have absolutely no right in my thinking to foist through legis lation, or through any other means, any doctrine of my Church upon others. . .” The Cardinal s,aid that at the first session /of the ecu menical council he “saw love personified in .’Pope John XXIII.” He added jhat the Pope’s love “is all-emoracing,” in cluding communists as well as members of all religious faiths. Cardinal Cushing said that in general the bishops in Europe are scholars and those in the U. S. are administrators. “The average bishop in the U. S., like myself, is more of an administrator,” said the Cardinal. “But the bishops in that part of the world (Europe) were scholars. . .and they did not hesitate one second to pre sent (at the council) very pro gressive ideas with regard to pastoral work.” The Cardinal added that these opinions were presented “in such a way that they wouldn't offend anyone. In other words, in a very charitable way.” tism among Jews. Zerah Wahrhaftig, one of the three members of the zealously Orthodox National Religious party in the coalition cabinet, spoke (Jan. 24) at the first meeting of a new organization formed to counteract Christian missionary activity in Israel. The Religious Affairs Minis ter said there are 1,500 child ren in mission institutions in Israel. He said that Catholics for the most part do not seek converts, but concentrate on aiding children of mixed mar riages and the ill. Most of the active proselytizing is done by Protestant groups, he said. Wahrhaftig condemned the use of violence against mission aries. But he said that the public should be aroused “to overcome its indifference to the damage being done by missions. . .” Good dependable officers are indispensable to make the par ish CYO club function as it should. Those young people cho sen as officers have evidently earned the respect of the full membership to be chosen be cause of their God-given tal ents and ability of leadership. A conscientious discharge of their duties is owed to their fellow members of CYO, to ful fill the trust placed in them. Officers must be mature enough to give full cooperation to their parish priest modera tor and lay adult advisors. They must have incentive and drive to see that the club is alive with projects and activities. They must be willing to assume responsibility for the carrying out of ideas planned by the CYO unit. If takes pride of accom plishment and infinate patience with procrastinators. Their en thusiasm cannot be dampened by the reluctance of the mem bers to do their fair share. Many worthwhile and imagi native activities have been car ried out by clubs blessed with good leadership. Immediately coming to mind are Albany’s skit at the convention, Macon’s Civil War Centennial dance, Cathedral’s adoption of a family for Christmas, St. Bene dict’s of Columbus hosting a visit from Albany and so many others. It is evident that it is quite a task to perform nobly amj well the duties of a CYO officer. But the training for future re sponsibility and the satisfaction of doing a job carefully and successfully are worthwhile re wards. Gestapo Leaders Freed PARIS, (NC)—Two Catholic prison chaplains who publicity protested the amnesty granted to two former Gestapo leaders who were serving life terms in a Paris prison have been re moved from their posts at the request of the Minister of Jus tice. Jesuit Fathers Andre Legouy and Joseph Jaouen were re lieved of their duties, as chaplains at the Fresnes po litical prison, on the outskirts of Paris. They had written to * the leading daily, Le Monde, joining in the protest against the government’s pardon of Gen. Karl Oberg and Col. Helmut Knochen, who had been major Gestapo leaders in France dur ing World War II. Oberg and Knochen had been tried by a French court 16 years earlier on charges of being among the main war crim inals. They were accused of sharing major responsibility for the cruelties inflicted on imprisoned and tortured Jews. Both received the death sen tence. Execution was delayed, and the late President Rene Coty - commuted the penalty to life imprisonment several years la ter. In protesting the release of the two former Gestapo lead ers, Fathers Legouy and Jaouen told Le Monde that pardoning them would make it morally impossible to keep in jail all those still imprisoned for less serious offenses. After publication of the pri son chaplains’ letter, Minister of Justice Jean Foyer—who had ordered the clemency with the apparent approval of the Cabi net and President Charles de Gaulle — requested Maurice Cardinal Feltin, Archbishop of Paris, to have the priests re moved. Cardinal Feltin in turn passed the request on to the Jes uit Provincial in Paris, Father Durand-Viel, who relieved the priests of their chaplaincies. Hear Mass Together TORONTO, Ont., (NC) - Led by Rev. W. W. Riesberry, seven members of St. George the Martyr Anglican parish, at tended a dialogue Mass at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church here. It was the first time parish ioners of the two historic churches had knelt together in prayer. It was a gesture of grati tude by Rev. Mr. Riesberry for prayers of Catholic friends for his wife, a medical doctor who died recently of cancer at an early age. He enlisted the group of his parishioners to pray side by side with Catho lics during Church Unity week. St. Patrick’s church, directed by the Redemptorists, is not far from St. George's Anglican Church. i