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1 } * t May Plan Fall Trip Tito Seen As Still Wanting To Visit By J. J. Gilbert WASHINGTON, (NC) — Will Marshal Tito come to the Unit ed States this fall? If so, will he make it to Washington? Josip Broz Tito, the com munist dictator has long want ed to be received in this coun try, Previous efforts to bring him here have met with resent ment and rebuffs. A few years ago there were those who thought it would be a good idea to bring Tito here and show him a good time. You don’t hear so much from them at this time, but the Red dic tator is keeping the idea alive. Gov. Edmund G. (Pat) Brown of California had a 40-minute meeting (Aug. 19) with Tito during a visit to Belgrade. The Governor said afterwards that Tito told him he thinks he will attend the United Nations General Assembly session in New York this fall. Tito was also quoted as saying he hoped to see President Kennedy. At a press conference later (Aug. 20), President Kennedy was asked if he, Prime Minis ter Macmillan of Great Britain and Premier Khruschev of So viet Russia would go to the UN this fall to register the test ban treaty, if it is ra Atlantic f Fence Company JOSEPH L. GRINER OWNER Chain - Link Fences, Resi dential-industrial. “Lowest Prices—Highest Quality”. No Down Payment — 36 Months to Pay. Fully Guar anteed. 56 PARKWOOD DRIVE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 354-4483 Prescription! . .. . . j Filled Glasses Adiusted/ \ BROKEN LENSES DUPLICATES / Open 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. A Close Sats. at 2 P.M. nufflK Dial ADams 2-8308 414 BULL ST. Savannah MOCK PLUMBING CO. V, —BILL MOCK— Day or Night Phone AD 2-1104 925 E. 37th St. Savannah u7 Mann V Television Service Company TV-RADIOS-TRANSISTORS TAPE RECORDS-STEREOS 148 West Broad AD 6-6358 . Savannah, Ga. tified by this country. He was also asked if he would confer there with Macmillan and Khruschev “and with other leaders such as Marshall Tito.” President Kennedy replied: “No, there has been no such plan. It has been suggested that I might speak at the United Nations, but I know of no de cisions that have been made on that.” Tito is scheduled to visit Mexico and other Latin Ameri can countries this fall. The Yu goslav embassy here says it has “never heard” of any plans for him to visit Cuba. But, if Tito gets to New York, and the UN, he will want to visit Washing ton. It has long been understood that he would like to receive a state welcome here. There was a proposal in 1956, revived in 1957, that Tito be brought here as a visitor. In 1956, a protest against a Tito visit was signed by 162 mem bers of Congress. Some law makers threatened to boycott any appearance Tito might make on Capitol Hill. Tito got mad at this, and the idea was put aside. In 1957, it was proposed that Tito be brought here in October, when it was hoped Congress would not be in session. But an offhand suggestion that Mar shal Zhukov of Soviet Russia al so be invited here for talks brought such a protest that both proposals were abandoned. The protests of Catholic newspapers across the country, which made strong cases against the Yugoslav Red dic tator, undoubtedly had much to do with thwarting the two ear lier proposals. Those who have wanted to bring Tito here, and who have defended the enormous finan cial aid given to communist Yu goslavia, used to say that it was all worthwhile if Tito could be kept from joining up again with Moscow communism, which had broken with -him. But the day after Tito re ceived Gov. Brown, he received Soviet Russia’s Khruschev with such a blatant display of good will that it seems certain Tito is back in the Moscow fold. As far as one can judge from appearances, we've given away a tremendous sum of money for nothing. Agents Shadow Bishops BONN, (NC) — Government agents are still stationed in the offices of two Hungarian dioces es, checking all visitors, mail and telephone calls. It was announced in July that this practice by the communist regime would end, but the agents still remain at Szekesfehervar and the Byzantine Rite Diocese of Hajdudorog. X DOWNTOWN . SAVANNAH’S Newest And Finest Manger Hotel HOME OF THE FAMOUS PURPLE TREE LOUNGE AND COLONY RESTAURANT / AT MERCY LEADERSHIP CAMP—Enjoying a free period between lectures and scheduled activities at Mercy Leader ship Camp are students from among Georgia participants, Beverly Jennings, Sharon Forbes, Janina Wysacki, Mary Ann Dembowski, staff member, Sister M. Annunciata, R. S. M., and Mary Anne Butler. The girls pictured here are students of either St. Joseph s Hospital or St. Vincent s Academy. Together with students attending Mercy Schools in the Baltimore Province of the Sisters of Mercy, these girls joined in a week of activities at Camp Villa Marie for the third annual leadership camp in Christian living. Federal Aid Still Top Issue In Legal Aspect Of Education By Vincent C. Allred (Legal Dept.—N.C.W.C.) Last year and the year before this writer reported that Federal aid to education domi nated the legal aspect of the educational picture. This is the case once again and no one will predict for how many years it will continue. Individuals and organizations dedicated to public school edu cation, repeat their pleas that Congress must come to their aid, but with equal force insist that tax benefits be limited to public schools. Catholics, supported by the Hierarchy, assert that if Fed eral funds are appropriated in general aid to education, paro chial schools should receive an equitable share. There has been some shift in the general popular reaction, however. The intense interest aroused in parochial schools as the result of the 1961 Con gressional controversy appears to have resulted in a re-exami nation of concepts on the sub ject. A Gallup poll in 1963 showed 49 per cent of those questioned to hold that Federal aid should include nonpublic schools, with 44 per cent favoring inclusion of public schools only and seven per cent expressing no opin ion. In 1961, only 36 per cent had favored 'inclusion of non public schools, as against 57 per cent for public schools only. Constitutional concepts like wise have been re-examined, particularly in the light of the Study issued by the National Catholic Welfare Conference, “The Constitutionality of the Inclusion of Church-Related Schools in Federal Aid to Edu cation.” A number of eminent constitutional lawyers have come out in opposition to the once highly popular view that any public assistance for paro chial schools violates the First Amendment. Following the failure to ob tain enactment of a general aid program in the 87th Congress, companion bills were intro duced in the House and Senate at the opening of the 88th Con gress in January 1963, H. R. 3000 in the House and S. 580 in the Senate. These bills, which included the substance of the President’s earlier mes sage on education, are of the “omnibus” type, 182 pages in length and covering all levels of education from elementary through postgraduate. On the level of higher educa tion, nonpublic institutions would have been granted more equitable treatment than in the past. Both public and nonpublic colleges would be eligible to participate in the proposed three year billion dollar loan program for construction of academic facilities. Both cate gories of schools would be eli gible for grants for library construction and expansion, foreign language programs, graduate school expansion and college legal education of tech nicians in engineering, science and health. Likewise, an existing inequi ty would be removed, in that forgiveness of up to 50 percent of National Defense Educational Act loans, now extended to stu dents choosing a teaching ca reer in public schools, and public schools only, would be extended on an across-the- board basis to all teachers. In several other areas nonpublic higher education would be ex tended equal recognition. However, this new pattern was not extended to nonpublic education at the elementary and secondary level. The Presi dent’s proposed four-year $1.5 billion dollar program of Fed eral grants for raising salaries of grade and high school teach ers and for building grade and high school classrooms would make funds available only to public schools. As, under the present law, public grade and high schools would get grants for science, mathematics and foreign lan guage teaching equipment, but nonpublic schools could get loans only. Likewise, only pub lic schools would be eligible for vocational educational funds and Federal grants for adult basic education. While offering more for non public education than previous proposals, this failure of the Administration to recede to a larger degree from its ' ‘public schools only” attitude, relative to the elementary and secondary grades, was a disappointment to Catholics. Both of these bills are still in Committee. There are indica tions that despite initial Ad ministration desires to present a single “package” on educa tion, the House Committee on Education and Labor has broken its ominbus bill into three segments—higher education, secondary and elementary edu cation and a “little omnibus bill” containing the remaining features of H. R. 3000. The Senate Committee on La bor and Public Welfare has been acting even more deliberately and has only recently begun hearings with no definite indi cation of what action it will take. Catholic spokesmen, both lay and clerical, appeared before the two committees painstak ingly explaining their views. The future of this legislation remains shrouded in doubt. Other issues than religion com plicate the picture—racial se gregation, those opposed to Federal aid on any basis, fears about adding to the already as tronomical Federal budget. There are few who wish a repetition of the bitterness and frustration which attended the demise of the 1961 educational aid legislation and the present attitude, except for those ar dently supporting the bills, is apparently to let developments take care of themselves. Informed sources suggest that while relatively noncon- troversial portions of the pro gram may be enacted, particu larly touching higher and voca tional education, it is improba ble that it will pass in entirety. Other educational aid mea sures have been introduced by individual members of Con gress. Of greatest interest, probably, was the' proposal by Senator Ribicoff for assistance to nonpublic schools on a broad front which would indicate con struction of foreign language and mathematics classrooms, pupil transportation and welfare services, teacher training and—most revolutionary of all —Federal financing of the * ‘shared time” approach. There has been some discussion of shared time on the House side, as well; Chriaman Powell of the Education and Labor Com mittee has indicated consid erable interest in it. Other bills have been intro duced which would provide in come tax credits for tuition paid, educational grants to par ents, redeemable in schools of their choice and other propo sals. It is doubtful if any of these will be enacted at this session, but their introduction indicates a degree of support in favor of rendering equity to our paro chial schools. ON THE STATE LEVEL There was an unfavorable judicial decision in Oklahoma. In 1941, the Supreme Court of that State had held unconstitu tional a statute authorizing transportation of pupils attend ing parochial schools. Gurney v Ferguson, 122 P. 2d 1002. However, during the past sev eral years a practice of paro chial school pupils riding public school buses has prevailed in some localities. Such situations may develop from friendly cooperation in a community, or perhaps merely because a bus driver hated to pass kids walking along the highway—particularly in rain or snow. A resident of Midwest City filed action to enjoin the school board from transporting child ren to parochial schools. The trial court rendered judgment in his favor, and the matter was appealed to the State Su preme Court. The State Supreme Court af firmed the trial court’s de cision, holding that the practice violated the State constitution. Citation not yet available. This decision was not surprising in view of the 1941 ruling and for all intents and purposes merely puts the situation back where it was at that time. Transportation legislation has figured extensively in state legislative sessions the past year. Michigan, which had pre viously provided for transpor tation of parochial school pupils at the option of local school districts, amended its law to require that transportation be furnished them whenever avail able for pupils of public schools. Actually the coordinating of bus service, as between pupils of public and nonpublic schools is a highly involved procedure in practice because the pattern of school location often differs between the two groups. Pupils may have to travel much great er distances to get to parochial schools and the routes allowed do not coincide. The Michigan statute, as amended, indicates a praisworthy effort to meet these problems. Bills extending transporta tion to parochial school pupils were introduced in the legis latures of Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Nebraska, but none of them passed. Efforts are being pressed to obtain constitutional amend ments authorizing such trans portation in Ohio and Wiscon sin. It is highly significant that legislative and constitutional movements should be initiated in these widely separated states, bringing the problem forceably to the attention of their electorates. An unusual situation has de veloped in Missouri. The State Supreme Court, in 1953, in the case of McVey v. Hawkins, 258 S. W. 2d 927, held unconstitu tional a statute authorizing transportation of nonpublic school pupils on the ground that the State Constitution prohibited use of public school funds for transportation of children to other than public schools. A bill was introduced at the 1963 legislative session to pro- continued on Page 5) NUCLEAR STUDENT AT OAK RIDGE Mother M. de l’Enfant Jesus, R.S.H.M. (above), assistant professor of chemistry at Marymount College, Tarrytown, N. Y., recipient of a National Science Foundation grant, is one of 12 science teachers participating in a four-week spe cial program in “Isotope Technology” at the summer course of the Oak Ridge (Tenn.) Institute of Nuclear Studies, given in cooperation with the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. She received -her master’s .degree from the Catholic Univer sity of America and her doctorate from the University of London. (NC Photos) The Southern Cross, August 29, 1963—PAGE 3 Private High Schools To Get Financial Help In Experimental Plan YORKTON, Sask., (NC)— Yorkton is planning an experi ment which may be an answer to the financial troubles be setting Saskatchewan’s private high schools. Under existing laws public and separate (Catholic) elemen tary schools and public high schools share tax money in Saskatchewan. Private high schools receive tax support if no high school district has been organized in the area. In September, Yorkton’s two private high schools, Sacred Heart Academy and St. Jo seph’s College, will be integrat ed administratively with the public high school system. Yorkton school officials say this will make available an addi tional $90,000 in provincial grants, plus a share of the tax money for private schools. There will also be a continua tion of religious instruction in the academy and college. ‘St. Jude" Now“U.S. Catholic 99 CHICAGO, (NC) —“St. Jude” has turned "U. S. Catholic.” The magazine founded by the Claretian Fathers in 1934 as the Voice of St. Jude, and later St. Jude, has changed its name to the U. S. Catholic with the September issue just off the press here. It’s a “renamed, remodeled and, we think, im proved magazine,” commented Father Robert J. Leuver, C. M. F., editor. Featured articles in the first U. S. Catholic issue include “Rhythm’s New Reason,” first of a two-part series on the birth control controversy by Robert Birzzolara; “CAIP Fights for International Peace,” by Henry W. Flannery, dealing with the history of the Catholic Association for Inter national Peace; “Man of the Bible,” by Dan Herr, an inter view with Father John L, Mc Kenzie, S. J., Biblical author ity and others. The editors note in the first U. S. Catholic issue that the magazine will continue to be published under the patronage of St. Jude. School officials also announ ced the following: —The collegiate board will hire and pay teachers on the recommendation of school prin cipals. —Schools will be indepen dent in maintenance and build ing programs. —There will be rental of the separate high school facilities for the nominal fee of one dol lar. —There will be rental of the separate high school facilities. —There will be no inter change of teachers or students between schools, except possi bly in the case of special class es where there are not enough students in any one school to warrant a course. The Yorkton negotiations grew out of a meeting last year with Dr. Willard S. Elsbree, head of the department of edu cation administration at Colum bia University. An amendment to the secon dary school act to allow reli gious instruction for those who want it during 30 minutes im mediately before or after regu lar school closing time paved the way for action. The experiment in Yorkton is to run a year. It will then be reviewed “to make sure it isn’t unfair in any way,” according to A. R. Ball, a member of the collegiate board. Marguerite Goen (above), dean of students at Missis sippi State College for Wom en will receive the 1963 Fac ulty Award of the National Newman Alumni Associa tion. (NC Photos) St. James Standard Dress Now In Stock Mothers Are Invited To See Our Complete Fall Selections For Boys and Girls P SALE! 10% DISCOUNT ON ALL GIRLS WINTER OVERCOATS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST Charge and Lay-Away Accounts Invited ft' Hattie DeRENNE SHOPPING CENTER EL 5-6820 "BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD" ★ RESTAURANT & LOUNG-E ★ WHOLESOME SOUTHERN COOKING ★ COMPLETELY MODERN ATMOSPHERE ★ EFFICIENT, COURTEOUS SERVICE ★ 100% AIR CONDITIONED ★ PARKING AREA FOR 300 CARS & TRUCKS ★ STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS ★ OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY Vi Mile of Traffic Circle Hwy. 17 im. (Pt. Wentworth Rd.) 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