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J 1* t iSt. James PCCW Hears Reports SAVANNAH—A report of the council's participation in St. James Fall Festival was pre sented at the October meeting of St. James P.C.C.W. Msgr. John D. Toomey, pas tor of St. James thanked the council for their help in ma king the Festival a success. The council voted that it would * retain the Home Products Booth at future Festivals. New members were wel comed and introduced by the president, Mrs. Cleuse Mc- Elveen. Mrs. John Schroder, commi ttee chairman, on "Family and Parent Education," reminded members that October was the Month of the Rosary and urged frequent recitation of the Family rosary. Mrs. Senora Prouty, chair man for "Spiritual Devel opment" announced that a "Liv ing Rosary" would be held on the St. James school grounds on October 13th. A display of books from Notre Dame Book Shop, for children of all ages, was pre sented by Mrs. Rosalie Tucker, committee chairman for "Li brary and Literature." Two temporary water basins were purchased by the council and the council’s recently pur chased Mel Mac dinnerware service for sixty was display ed by Mrs. J. F. McBride, chairman of the Kitchen Com mittee. Announcement was made of a | our of Gracewood to take place iovember 13th. Christmas Cards were on Albany Parents Meet ALBAN Y—The October meeting of St. Teresa's Parent- Teacher Association was held on October 10, at 8:00 p.m. in the school auditorium with President Ralph Will presid ing. Father Marvin LeFrois open ed the meeting with a prayer. Minutes of the previous meet ing were read by the Secretary, Mrs. Ray Bellant, andtheTrea- surer’s report was given by the Treasurer, Mr. Gerald Ras mussen. It was announced by the President, Mr. Will, that the St. Teresa’s PTA will spon sor a Barbecue sometime in November. Mr. Will also told the members that a bond elec tion will be coming up to autho rize $1,600,000 to finance a Ju nior College here in Albany and urges everyone to take an in terest in this issue. Mr. Will also announced that Father John Cuddy, Diocesan Superintendent, will be our guest speaker at the November Meeting. Program for this October meeting was held in each class room with the individual teach ers outlining the year’s work, and what is expected of the child, the parent, and the teacher. A question and answer period was held after the conference. Refreshments were served after the meeting by the Kinder garten Room Mothers. display for the benefit of mem bers who wished to make their selection at that time. CONSTITUTION PROGRAM—Seventh and Eighth graders 1 at Nativity School, Thunderbolt, recently presented a - program on the Constitution of the United States. State Senator Downing was guest speaker. Student speakers were Gini Cafiero, Sharon Sullivan, Bobby Shoemaker and Charles Ganem. Seated left to right are: Bobby Shoemaker, Charles Ganem, Senator Downing, Gini Cafiero and Sharon Sullivan. Marriage Laws— (Continued from Page 2) of church with church rather than on the level of individual members returning to Catho licism. He added that today in AUTO REPAIRS Savannah Radiator Co 315 West Bay Street Savannah, Georgia AD 2-4192 18-20 W. BRYAN ST. •Printing •Office Supplies •Office Furniture •Ditto Duplicating Machines -and Supplies MASON the Orthodox world there are no single Orthodox churches who are closer to Rome than others. They are one in their attitude toward Rome, he said, but th climate for change ex ists. He stated: "We Catholics have spoken our part and the other Chris tian churches now know our views. We in the Catholic Church would like to know theirs. We would like to know what they think of us, we would like to know what they are say ing about us. We hope they will speak and think well of us. Now we are awaiting their reply." , — ' I Mann Television Service Company TV-RADIOS-TR ANSISTORS TAPE RECORDS-STEREOS 148 West Broad AD 6-6358 Savannah, Ga. THE REXCO LIFETIME SYSTEM Royal Exterminating Company • FREE INSPECTION • GUARANTEED PROTECTION "We are Best against your Pests Give us a Trial, You be the Judge" MEMBER OF B & F EXTERPRISES Phone 236 0687 412 Drayton St. Savannah FAMILY LIFE AND RACIAL JUSTICE—Fifteen dioceses were represented at the midwestem diocesan Family Life Directors Meeting held at Our Lady of Fatima Re treat House, Notre Dame, Indiana. It is one of a series of regional meetings being held throughout the country. When this photo was taken, the theme for discussion was "Fam ily Life and Racial Justice." Shown left to right are; standing, Msgr. John C. Knott, director, Family Life Bureau-NCWC; Father Clifford F. Sawher, Family Life Director, Archdiocese of Detroit; Father Henry V. Sattler, C.SS.R., assistant director, Family Life Bureau-NCWC; seated, Father Leo A. Hoffman, Family Life Director, Diocese of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Charles Robinson of Detroit and attorney Charles Robinson; Father Francis J. Niesen, Family Life Director, Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana.—(NC Photos) In Parochial Schools Monsignor Hochwalt Asks End Of Parish—Centered Planning COLUMBUS, Ohio, —A top spokesman for Catholic edu cation in the nation said here that parishes should stop going Mission For Most Pure Heart Of Mary SAVANNAH — A two weeks Mission for all Parishioners and friends of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish will open at 8 p.m. Sunday, October 20. The first week for the women and the second week for the men. Rev. John T. Carrigan of the Dominican Mission Band, Kingstree, South Carolina, will give the Mission which will in clude services for the school children at 1:45 p.m. begin ning October 21st, and Forty Hours Devotion. Handbook Tells Pacelli History (By Peggy Harris) COLUMBUS—With the influx of freshmen comes an abun dance of questions to be ans wered. "When was the school founded?" "How did it get its name?" "Were the classes al ways in the building now in use?" "What is the school mot to?" "What is the symbolism of the Pacelli seal?" The Stu dent Handbook answers these questions one by one. "On Sept. 2, 1958, Columbus’ only Catholic high school was established to fill a vacuum in local Catholic education facili ties. "The Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of the Savannah Diocese, and Rt. Rev erend Monsignor Herman J. Deimel, pastor of the parish in which the school is located, chose the name Pacelli in honor of the late Holy Father, Pope Pius XII, Eugenio Pacelli, who died in 1958. "The following year the stu dents moved from their tem porary classes in the grade school building to the modem structure prepared for the high school. In addition, they found facilities for outdoor sports on an extended campus. "In September, 1961, a chapel additional classrooms, and typ ing and home economics de partments were provided. "This same date marked Pa celli’s attainment of the status of a four-year high school with approximately a 700 per cent increase in enrollment over 1958-1959. The first gradua tion, for a class of thirty-four students, was held on May 25, 1962." The PHS seal, designed by Sister Martin Marie, R.S.M., takes the shape of a shield. Since all life is centered around Christ, a Chi-rho, the Greek symbol for Christ, stands in the center of the shield. This figure, dating from the time of early Christianity supports a banner which bears the motto, "Pax per Sapientiam” — "Peace through Wisdom." This quote Is further stressed by the representation of a whole dove, symbolizing peace, and a flaming lamp, signifying wis dom. "True wisdom, founded in Christ, brings true peace: The goal of every Pacellian." it alone when they open and operate schools. Msgr. Frederick G. Hochwalt called parish-centered school planning "an old fashioned tra dition" which today must be replaced by diocesanwide plan ning and organization to equa lize burdens. The director of the Educa tion Department, National Ca tholic Welfare Conference, de livered (Oct. 10) the keynote address at the Ohio Catholic Educational Convention. The convention was the first jointly sponsored by the six dio ceses in the state. It drew teach ers and administrators from across Ohio, whose Catholic school systems enroll about 358,000 pupils, a total which exceeds the public school popu lation in each of 18 states and th District of Columbia. The convention, with its theme of "Catholic Education at the Crossroads," was pre ceded by unusually wide publi city. Billboard advertisements were placed across the state and space was purchased in national magazines calling attention to the gathering. The decentralized state of Catholic education has been a frequent topic among Catholic educatiors in recent months. Parish Library Ten Years Old MACON—The St. Joseph Pa rish Library is ten years old this year and plans are un derway to recognize this mile stone with an outstanding event, a Literary Luncheon, featuring an outstanding speaker on Ca tholic literature. Chairmen will be appointed and tickets will be sold to the luncheon which will be held in February, during Catholic Book Week. At the annual meeting of the library committee this week, Mrs. W. J. O’Shaugh- nessey, chariman, reported on the progress of the library over the last ten years. She said that over $26,000 worth of religious articles have been sold, the pro fits going the the purchase of new books, maintenance of the Catholic Women’s Club House, which houses the library, and an annual donation to St. Joseph church. The chairman reported that the library now has over 800 volumes and new ones are added each year. Appointed to select new books this year were Mrs. Eugene McMahon and Mrs. Shelton Sharpe. The library is open each weekday afternoon from 2 until 5 and after Mass on Sundays. Committee mem bers who serve in the library are Mrs. Alex Hadarits, Mrs. J. L. Sullivan , Mrs. Joseph Back, Mrs. Leonora Maloney, Miss Betty Elliott and Mrs. A. O. B. Sparks. The committee decided to give a subscription to the maga zine "America,” to the Wash ington Memorial Library this year instead of a book as has been customary. Monsignor Thomas I. Shee han, pastor, commended the op eration of the library over the years and pointed out that not only does it make good Catho lic literature available to the parishoners, but through the sale of religious articles, puts sacramentals into the hands of many. Msgr. Hochwalt took direct aim at it, indicating he thought it was a basic cause of questions today about Catholic education’s strength. "Looking back into history," he said, "we may be discom fited by the fact that when we had less money, fewer Catholics and when great sacrifices were called for, we seemed to do bet ter than we are doing at pre sent." Today, he said, when there is "more of everything", when people are living on ‘ ‘a higher scale than ever," Catholics dis cover unfortunately that the educational picture is slightly our of focus." Msgr. Hochwalt, a major fi gure in Catholic education for some two decades and the voice of the National Catholic Welfare Conference before congress ional education committees; said: "We seem to have less to work with and our prospects seem more uncertain. Why?" Catholic Woman’s Club Meeting SAVANNAH—The monthly meeting of the Catholic Wo man’s Club was held Tuesday evening, October 8th, in the Club Rooms, with Miss Regina Lytjen, Vice-President, pre siding, in the absence of the President, Mrs. Rudolf Her mann, who was away on vaca tion. The guest speaker was Mr. Nelson Haslam, Attorney, who gave a very interesting talk on the importance of every person making a legal will. Father Andrew Doris, O.S.B., the Chaplain also gave an in spiring spiritual talk. Mrs. Stella Edwards won the Membership Prize. NOTRE DAME BOOK REVIEW SAVANNAH—"Letters from Vatican City" by Xavier Rynne" was reviewed by Mr. William Lain at the Notre Dame Book Shop on the evening of October 10th, in observance of the Shop’s tenth anniversary. Mrs. W. H. MacKrell, president of the No tre Dame Book Shop Associa tion, presented Mrs. Wm. C. Broderick, the first president of the Association who in turn introduced Mr. Lain. Mr. Lain, a prominent Catholic Layman and principal of the local Henry Street School, holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Wil liam & Mary College and a de gree in Theology from Catholic University. With this very able background, he presented a re view that was well received by all present. Mr. Lain pointed out that Xavier Rynne is purely a fic titious name and the author’s actual identity has never been made public. This book has been proclaimed by some critics as the best background material on the Vatican and is now on sale and in the lending library of the Notre Dame Book Shop. A social hour followed the re view. The Southern Cross, October 17, 1963—PAGE 5 Peace Association Head Aims To Make Church Social Doctrine Known WASHINGTON — "Peace" a dirty word? With communists and others appropriating "peace" for their own purposes, it sometimes has seemed that way. For the small but prestigious Catholic Asso ciation for International Peace (CAIP), however, peace is nei ther slogan nor dodge, but a goal and a commitment. "The Catholic approach is positive," said the CAIP’s new ly elected president, William E. Moran. "Today there is a growing awareness that true peace is not just the absence of war, but demands justice, charity and dignity." Moran discussed his views on a wide range of international issues and the role of the CAIP in an interview in his office at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where he is dean. Among the points he made were these: —Isolationism today is "ar rant nonsense." In this connec tion many Americans, including many Catholics, "must be drag ged kicking and screaming into the 20th century, and somebody had better start dragging.” —U. S. Catholics are widely ignorant about the Church’s teaching on peace and other con temporary issues "because they have so rarely been talked to as Catholics about these subjects. . . How often do you hear a sermon on Mater etMa- gistra or Pacem in Terris, or on Catholic social teachings as they apply to any of the major issues in the world today?" —It is Catholic social doctrine that rich nations are obliged to help poor nations. But the U. S. foreign aid pro gram isn’t above criticism. F oreign aid is needed—and so, too, are reforms. Moran’s background makes him well qualified to discuss such issues. He was an FBI agent from 1940 to 1945, an economic analyst with the U. S. Embassy in Brussels from 1945 to 1946, and assistant to the Atomic Energy Commission’s security director from 1947 to 1949. He then went into foreign aid work and served as a U. S. aid administrator for 10 years, from 1949 to 1959, in Belgium, Morocco and at the foreign aid agency’s headquarters here. From 1953 to 1957 he was director of the entire African division. From 1959 to 1961 he headed the Africa research program at the Stanford Research Insti tute, Menlo Park, Calif. He came to Georgetown from there. Moran, 47, is a native of Herkimer, N. Y., andagraduate of Syracuse University, from which he received a law degree. He is married and has two chil dren. Elected president of the CAIP at its recent 36th annual con ference here, he envisages a broadened and stepped-up pro gram for the peace association. He hopes to increase the mem bership and organize the CAIP on a regional basis (with New York and Chicago the current major targets.) Moran also plans to develop a CAIP college program. As an example of what this could mean, he cites a conference on communism held last year at a Catholic women’s college here with the assistance of the peace association. He thinks the CAIP can be of use to other schools in helping them to arrange con ferences on international af fairs. The CAIP, Moran empha sized, "Does not exist to tell Catholics what to think, but rather to challenge them to think, and to suggest Catholic social principles which are ap plicable to current issues." Besides papal documents, there is much "magnificent" material on contemporary issues available from Catholic sources, he said, citing such names as Suhard, Guardini, Bose, Weigel and Murray. "But I don’t think that many Catholics even know these things exist," he added. The Catholic school and pul pit have both failed to do the job of bringing this teaching to the attention of Catholics. And a further problem in the United States, Moran suggested, has been the relative alienation of Catholic intellectuals from an active role in the Church. "Somehow a place just hasn’t been found for them (intellec tuals)," he said, although today there is "a substantial body of the clergy who would wel come" their more active par ticipation in the work of the Church. One aim of the CAIP, he indicated, is to provide an arena for this development in the area of international affairs. "The fact is that we must build a world of freedom and dignity or our own children won't live in freedom and dig nity," he said. Moran pulls no punches in re jecting isolationism as an intel lectually viable position in the 1960’s. The threat of nuclear war, the interdependence of na tional economies, the absolute ly essential role of foreign trade—all these make iso lationism an anachronism, he believes. "You can talk about how you are going to involve yourself in the world, but nut whether," he said. On the question of foreign aid, he said Catholic social doc trine teaches that "we have a responsibility in our wealth to help the poor, and this extends to the international field.” But, he added, U. S. aid programs are presently "an awful hodge-podge" that needs reform. Specifically, he believes that money for military and poli tical purposes should be dis tinguished from funds for genu ine economic assistance and development, and the respon sibility for justifying the spe cial purpose expenditures to Congress and the public should rest with the agencies directly involved—the Defense and State Departments—rather than with a harassed foreign aid ad ministrator. There is "a strong moral case" to be made for genuine foreign aid, Moran believes. "I know it’s said that you can only get approval for foriegn aid by tying it to the cold war and military needs. But I don’t think the American people are that mean." Success in the foreign aid program will come "in small bits, and with a lot of grit and bitterness," Moran said. In many cases the U. S. may have to put up with undemo cratic regimes, simply be cause, as in parts of Africa, "the alternative to authorita rianism is anarchy." OtLtiiut MOTOR HOTEL • TV A AIR CONDITIONING • FAMOUS MIAMI BUFFET • ICE A BEVERAGE STATIONS • COFFEE MAKER, EACH ROOM LUCKIE AT CONE ST. A Good Address in Atlanta All Makes & Models All Work Guaranteed Bill's Washer Repair 15 Years Service Experience FREE SERVICE CALLS # Use Our Machine While We Repair Yours Prompt Service 919 River Dr. 236-5409 Savannah (Thunderbolt) CHAPEL APPEAL THAT FAILED We hate to admit defeat. Usually we are successful in raising the modest amounts necessary for some chapel. They rarely go above $5,000 and we have many gen erous missionary-minded readers. Occasionally someone wishes to make a MEMORIAL of the chapel in honor of a loved one, a wife or mother or other relatives. The Near and Middle Ea,st are dotted with these. But in the case of the chapel at BERAZIO in Ethiopia, we did a very poor job as our representative in Rome reminded us. Only $499 of the needed $5,400 came in from our The Holy Father’s Mission Aid appeal. The people of BERAZIO for the Oriental Church had done their share, had given what they could afford. They had piled up a huge amount of stones at the building site. These had been carried there with prolonged and strenuous effort from many impassable places . . . Perhaps another try on our part and this appeal will be successful. The people of BERAZIO will long remember you when they come together to pray. Please help now. THE HOLY SOULS November will soon be with us and the age-old custom of remembering the SOULS IN PURGATORY in a special way. We loved them in life. Let us love them in death. If memory serves correctly, it was the belief of St. Jerome that their suf fering ceased while Mass was being said for them. Our mis sionary priests will gladly remember YOUR LOVED ONES and the MASS STIPEND will cover their day’s needs in so. many cases. OUR DAMIEN FUND The doctors are agreed that leprosy can be cured in not too long a time if enough care and the proper medicine can be given. Your $1 a month donation to our DAMIEN FUND goes for this much-desired purpose. The Feast of St. Francis of As sisi this month recalls his love for these sick persons. A $1 a month carries on his spirit. Send it when you can. NO BANNER TO CARRY EITHER No special uniform is needed, no parade to march in, no ban quet to attend. You don’t even have to give the mystic hand shake when you join the CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION. But you will learn the wonderful things we are able to do in the NEAR and MIDDLE EAST through your generous help. The small fee ($1 a year for a single person; $5 for a family) enables us to start new parishes and strengthen old ones through these lands where the great majority haven’t accepted Christ’s teachings. You share in the graces of the Masses of 15,000 priests, the Holy Father’s Masses and those of Cardinal Spellman, our President. THE MOVING FINGER WRITES Today vocations are rising in Asia and falling in many parts of the world. A mystery of grace surely. Our task is to cooperate with God’s grace. One of the best ways is to help a poor sem inarian or Sister towards a great and holy goal. $2 a week for six years finances a seminarian like JOSEPH AYYANCOLIL or SISTER CLARET; $3 a week for two years pays a Sister’s train ing. The $600 or $300 can be paid in installments over the years. You will share in their joys arid blessings and you will truly be doing a missionary’s work. A wonderful thought. Dear Monsignor Ryan: Ehclosed please find for Name Street City Zone.... State .. .. ri^DearfistOlissionsjMl FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN, President Msgr. Joseph T. Ryee, Not'l Sec’y Seed ell commenicatioes to: CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION 480 Lexington Ave. at 46th St. New York 17, N. Y.