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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14
Missions Reduce
Congo POLygdmy

LEOPOLDVHLE. Belgian Congo
-NC)-Some so years ago, when
missionaries first arrived in Ru-
anda-Urundi, United Nations Trust
territory under Belgian administra-
ton, it was exceptional to find .
married man with only one wife.
Latest information shows that
today only Is per cent of the adult
male population of Ruanda and
9.97 per cent in Urundi have more
than one wife. The statistics dis
closed that out of a thousand mar
ried men in the whole territory,
$50 have one wife, 130 have two.
is have three. and some have four
or more.
The Belgian government has CO.
operated with the missions in the
fight against polyganly. II is part
of a policy aimed at elevating the
status of the native women in Af-
rica.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14
Slavs Crack Down On Clergy
Following German Reactions

Neusausler of acting under secret
instructions from the 'reactionsry
clerical circles" In Slovenis and
Croatia.
Meanwhile, Mike Marinko. the
head of the Provincial government
in Ljubljsns, issued an order to
the secret police to search the
houses of the Bishops in Ljubljana
and Maribor and of other promin-
ent Catholic clergy. Their specific
instructions were to produce the
evidence" that the Catholic leaders
had requested Bishop Neuhausler
to ask for the suppression Of Pi-
jade'S talk.
From Zagreb il was authorita-
lively learned here that the eceles-
iastical circles there. as in Slovenia.
had nothing to do with the affair
of Mosha Piiade and the Munich
Radio. Other sources made it doub-
ly clear that Bishop Neuhausler
acted entirely on his own initiative.
The bishops and priests in
Liubljana, Maribor and Zagreb
have denied any knowledge of the
Munich incident. But the O.Z.N.A.
the secret police-are apparently
not satisfied with their answers
and are pressing hard to extract
confession" of guilt for the in
dignity suffered by Pijade.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14
Lauds POntiff's
Easter Message

NEW DELHI, India -, NC0 -
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal
Nehru paid a tribute to His Hoh-
ness Pope Plus XII for the Pom
tiff's Easter message on world
peace.
Mr.. Nehru quoted from the Holy
Fathers message in a statement
to the Indian parliament setting
forth his views on the Indo-China
question.
Mr.. Nehru quoted the first por-
ton of the following sentence of
the Holy Father:
when will the rulers of nations
perceive that peace cannot exist in
an exasperating and costly rela-
tionship of mutual terror, but in
the Christian maxim of universal
love, and in particular, in justice
freely accorded rather than extort-
ed?"
After quoting the sentence, Mr..
Nehru said that the words of the
Holy Father cannot be improved
upon"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14

croafis had gone 10 considerable
pain 10 draw fhe attention Of fhe
Catholic crosfs and SIovenes to
the fact that the Munich Radio.
located in the capital city Of pre-
dominsntlY Catholic Bavaria, had
invited . leading YugosIsv com
mUnisf TO give q talk.
At the same time, Marshal Tito's
propagandists told the Croats and
Slovenes that the Bavarian Catho-
lies differed in their outlook from
the reactionary Catholic circles in
Slovenia and Croatia"
According to news reaching here
from Slovenia, considerable aston
ishment had been felt there when
Radio Munich announced that
Mosha Pijade would give a broad
cast.
Produce the Evidence
Following the stations notifica.
ton that the broadcast had been
cancelled, Slovene communist lead
ers in Liubliana accused Bishop
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14
Hoover W arms
Caplains OF
Red Menace

WASHINGTON ~ (NCl - Com
muniSts are secretly waging bit
ter attack" against us. churches to-
day, FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover
warned the Military ChaplainS AS
sociation here.
Mr.. Hoover said that churches
face their greatest period of assault
from communists who are using
subtle means to undermine religion
in America.
Nothing would please the com
munistS more than to see dissen-
sion, quarrels and misunderstand-
ings" among religious groups, he
said, urging all religions ito work
more closely together in this hour
of peril"
'The jew and the Gentle, the
Catholic and the Protestant, who
believe in the God of their fathers,
are the acknowledged enemy of
the communist" Mr.. Hoover said.
The campaign against religion is
carried on under different guises
and on various fronts and is $50
subtle that it sometimes escapes
the notice of even the most dis
cerning souls" he stated.
Fierce assaults on clergymen and
church members have been long in
spired by skillful communist prop
agsnda machine, MIR. Hoover stat
ed.
Tonight, at this very moment,
as We meet here, secret commun-
lists are seeking to establish them
selves in churches, civic groups,
and labor unions known for the
resistance to communism over the
years, as we'll as in other establish
ed and respected groups" )" he said.
Mr.. Hoover addressed the Sind
national convention of the Military
Chaplains Association which pre-
sented the FBI head with an award
for his outstanding work in head
ing the nations Investigations
agency.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14

KARACHI, Pakistan-(NC)-With
= population of $500 Catholics.
Pakistan has almost 10000 Sodal-
lists. according TO statistics released
here. The Legion Of Mary has 373
active members.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14

These recommendations appear
ed IN an article published here by
the magazine LotinodmeTtc1 which
said that priests are diminishing
in Latin America because Catholic
life is diminishing" The magazine
Is published by the Buens Prensa,
largest Catholic Publishing firm in
Mexico.
According to figures cited by
Ldttno0DteTtcd-some we're taken
from the Annuario Pontificio, a
yearbook published by the Vatican
the II Latin American countries
have combined Catholic popula-
ton of la 4,293, ,7o5. but only %. 134
priests.
This is an average of only one
priest for every 1852 Catholic
Latin Americans, Lattnoamericd
said, contrasting the situation with
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14

Serbian communist, and president
Of the Yugoslav parliament, who is
well-known to be an atheist and bit
ter enemy of the Church.
He was to have appeared on a
weekly Munich program called
Politics from First Hand" and to
have spoken on Yugoslay internal
and foreign policy.
Targets for reprissls for Pi-
iade's setback, according TO re-
ports here, have been Auxiliary
Bishop Anthony vovk of LiubI-
lara; Bishop Macmillan Drzesnik,
Apostolic Administrator of Mari
Dor; and q number Of priests in
Zasreb, Maribor and LiUbliana.
Although clearly innocent of any
involvement in the Munich Incl
dent fhe Bishops and priests
were questioned for many hours
by secret police.
Pijade's talk was cancelled on the
basis of representation made by
DR.. Alloys Hundhammer. president
of the Bsvarian parliament, in
agreement with leaders of the var.
ious parties. Others who interVened
to demand that the communist lead.
er'S talk be barred reportedly in
cluded Bishop Baptist Neuhausler
who resides in Munich.
Actually the first to object tc
Pijade's scheduled broadcast was
an organization which represents
the more than 100000 Germans
(Volkdeutsche) expelled from the
Yugoslav territory in 1945. The
organization pointed out in its pro
test that Pijade shared the main
responsibility for the expulsion OF
the German minority group from
Yugoslavia and for the present suf.
fering of the Germans expelled
from their old homes.
Some German papers, criticized
the cancellation of Pijade's adver-
tised radio talk as a policy OF
muzzling" However many parlia-
mentarians held that regardless OF
the need of recognizing political
realities" the facilities of the Mu.
Mich Radio should not be placed al
the disposal of a notorious repre-
sentative of Yugoslav communism.
Explanation for the sharp repris-
ais against the Yugoslav Bishops
and priests was seen in the chagrin
and embarrassment caused the
Yugoslav communists by the action
of Radio Munich.
Official propassndisfs Of ths
Communist Party in SIovenis and
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14

SYDNEY-NC) r. The Sacred
Congregation Of Seminaries and
Universities has approved the erec.
ton Of faculty of Sacred Theol-
ogy at The major seminary Of the
Archdiocese Of Sydney. St. Pat
rick's College. Manly. II is the first
time this has happened in Aus
tralis.
The faculty is authorized to pre-
pare students for academic degrees
and to confer the baccalaureate
and the licentiate on those who full
fill the requirements.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14
Gives Hospital SIS, 900

STAMFORD. Conn INC - A
$4,000 gift has been made TO the
ST. Joseph Hospital Building Fund
here by Thomas r. SAKE. Jr.. head
of the White Tower restaurant
chain.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14
Editor Offers Remedies
For Latin Americas Ills

MEXICO CITY - NC ~ One way to overcome Latin
Americas most urgent spiritual problem the lack OF sufi-
cen priests is to make families truly Chrisanmind
ed Another to inst everywhere through strong lay
apostoate, deeper understanding of religions vital role
in all phases of human activity
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14

that in the United States. where
there u one priest for every 661
Catholics.
Proportions Of priests 70 faith
fuI in the individual countries,
the magazine disclosed, range
from ore priest TO every 1907
Catholics in UrusUAy, 10 one 10
every 1915 faithful, in cvats-
nsla.
Major seminarisns in the u
countries total $685., LnttnodneT.
ico stated, warning, however. that
many more vocations are needed
to lend the disproportion in the
number Of priests that has been
evident for a great many decades
and that threatens 10 become an
endemic evil threatening Tbero-
american Catholicism. II asked:
Would We be as Tranquil if. in
stead Of priests, We were to talk
Of medical doctors7"
Loyslfiss Undermined
Analyzing the causes of the
scarcity Of priests in Latin Amer
ica, the article stressed a dimini-
shed respect for the priesthood
among families. and snti-clerical
and leftist movements which oper-
ate openly or covertly to under
mine religious loyalties.
Other adverse factors, Latino
america declared, we're the infil-
tration of the priesthood by men
humanity, morally and socially NAL
adjusted for the life: the spread
of materialism; and the unfortun-
ate repercussions on the Churchs
life stemming from political up
heayals or movements in the past
which had often left dioceses with
out Bishops or seminaries.
Lottnodntericd said that spara-
doxically, the Faith has survived
in a vigorous condition in Latin
America, and it has a vitality in
many respects superior to that
found even in more ancient cen
ters of Christianity" 1t stated
that the strength of the Faith
shows how deeply its seeds were
planted by missionaries from Spain
and Portugal"
The first solution for the problem
of priest-scarcity, Ldttnodmericd
said, lis to find new John the
BaptistS who will help to bring
about a new sacerdotal Towering
by promoting an upsurge of intense
spiritual life among families and
individuals.
THE second solution" it said,
SIS lay apoStolate that will cause
religion to be no longer identified
exclusively with the cloister. but
made a vital force in all areas Of
society. A positive apostolate. in
spired by the perennial motto of
/ the Church. God is the JOY of my
+ youth, is the best means to bring
about 4 more numerous clergy, as
we'll as clergy that is efficient,
vigorous and holy"
A table accompanying the article
IN Ldttnodmer1cd gave the follow
ing breakdown on the proportion
of faithful to each priest in the
various Latin American countries:
Argentina 4,031; Bolivia 1924;
Brazil $3.50; Colombia 4.103: Costa
Rica 4.330: Cuba 1901: Chile 2.273:
Ecuador 1868: Ell Salvador s,457:
Guatemala 1915; Haiti 6,256;
Honduras 10,596, Mexico ABS:
Nicaragua 6,051; Panama 5.785:
Paraguay 1922; Peru 1853: Puerto
Rico 7,036; Dominican Republic
1886; Uruguay 2,6o9; and Vene-
zuela $40.
(TheSe figures differ in some
cases from those derived from
other sources. For instance. the
Catholic Year Book of Colombia
estimates the proportion of priests
to faithful there as one TO every
3,491. Some sources claim that
Catholics per priest in Costa Rica
and Paraguay are 3,765 and 5,794,
respectively
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14

TT PAYS TO USE THE
TINES c1.AsSFTEDS.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-14
Red Barred From Munich
Broadcast; Reprisals Sought

GRAZ, Austria - (NC) - YugoSav secret police "crack
ed down. number of Bishops and priests in Yugosavia
in the wake of reactions in Germany which caused of
Yugosavias leading communists be barred from giving
scheduled talk over the Munich Radio.
The disappointed Red leader was Mosha Pade veteran
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-05-21

Hadassah to address conference did not accept the IN
vitaon at that time It does not look if of the Zion
list groups would invite him to speak after he publicly
made clear his stand Israel in way considered offensive
to the Jewish Incidentally Mr. Byroade is not i'm
cned his post Assistant Secretary of State much
longer has been the list candidate for the post
of S. Ambassador Egypt but the present Ambassador
there will be replaced until after the British reach some
understanding with Egypt the suez issue And his may
take long time Incidentally all the Jewish leaders who
visited Mr. Byroade at the State Department protest his
speeches. found his personally very amiabe man This
makes it obvious that the views he expressed IN
his speeches much his own they the official
views of the State Department It Of course tactical
mistake the part of leaders of various Jewish
to rush separately Mr. Byroade would have
been much better for the they pleaded they had first
coordnated their visits and views And still better they
had united delegation AS it was Mr. Bryroade was IN
position point to of the Jewish leaders who
visited him that their views did not coincide exactly with the
views of other Jews who called him previously When
will welmeaning Jewish leaders learn to coordinate
their views prior to presenting them the government
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-05-21

served in this capacity for Harry GendeF who
gave installation charge Selber also former pres
dent Of the Region
LAG bonner
Today Friday the 2st of May Lag Bonner, the thirty
third day of the ay period between Passover and Shaw
uoth which called the Omer "Sefiracounng period
Though only semi-holidaY Lab Bonner occupies con.
scuous place the Jewish calendar in Jewish tradition and
observance During this day which considered day Of
jocng the prohibition against marriages which holds for the
Omer period lifted One among others advanced for
the celebration of Lag Bonner is that this day plague
occupation of Judea ceased That is why Lag Bonner
also known the Scholars Feast Among the Cabbais
however day associated with the death Of the founder OF
their sect Rabbi Simeon BarYoha whose grave SAT-
ed in Israel great celebration is held Lag BOmer to
this very day.
In the hurlyburlY of American Jewish life Lag Bonner
only slightly remembered. when II is remembered at ALL
We do hope that the and Of Amer
lean Jewish congregations will take Of this day only
for the sake of the growing generation AS establish
pattern for American Jewish religious e let strive to fit
Lag Bonner into it. In form another.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-05-21
PHILIP SELLER IS HoNoRED

Philip Selber. president Of the
Jacksonville Jewish Center. which
is the conservative synagogue Of the
community. was elected president
of the Southeast r egion Of the
United Synagogue of America re-
Gently in Atlanta. Last Friday eve
ninq Rabbi S. A. Tofield of the Cen
ter. in officiating at the Bar Mitzvah
of Marvin Blasenstein. pointed to
Selber as an example of what zone
of our boys" can do. It is certainly
an honor for a young man TO be
elected to this office and we con-
GRADUATE him. This marks tbs second
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-05-21

QUESTION: What is a Chan
ukas HabaYis"7 ITS : Brooklyn.
New York;
ANSWER: A "Chanukas Hab-
avis" is the term given to the
customary celebration that is held
upon acquiring a new home. The
term technically translated means
Dedication of the House." It be-
came customary to dedicate a
new home by reciting the appro-
pirate blessing for acquiring some
new article, by reciting selected
Psalms, and by having some sort
of party or dinner served in the
home. Also, charity for the poor
or charity in general is offered at
such occasions.
QUESTION: What is the origin
of this custom and why is it done?
ANSWER: It is difficult to es-
tablish the exact origin and de-
velopment of this custom. We do
know that it is mentioned in the
Bible that the Tabernacle in the
desert was dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremony. Also the Temple
Of Solomon was dedicated with
celebration. There is an interes-
ting statement in the Midrash
which indicates that at the time
the Midrash was written it must
have been quite common to take
note of such occasions. The Mid
rash states that when the Lord
finished the creation of the uni
verse he blessed it and sanctified
lit, as does a man who builds a
house by making party after he
builds it, etc.
The same Psalm psalm 30) is
recited at the decision of the
Temple as an incentive to have
every Jew regard his home as a
model of that temple in holiness
and purity.
The Chief Rabbis of England
used to draw up some sort of a
formal service appropriate for the
occasion. Interesting amongst
these are selected passages from
the Psalms whose respective first
letters are the letters that form
the Hebrew word "B'rochoh"
which means blessing" The most
important thing in dedicating the
new home, however, is to fix the
Mezuzah upon the doorpost.
It is interesting to note that
there once was a custom of
slaughtering a hen at the dedica-
ton of house. In some cases the
hen was buried amongst the
bricks of the house. The "Chasam
Softer" declared this to be strictly
a pagan custom and warned Jews
against practicing it. In general,
it can easily be seen that any new
experience in life was always
greeted with prayer of some sort.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-05-21
Between You and Me-.
BY BORIS SINCLAIR 'C0pSr'sn" Agency SS Yin. Tnc1 A''~
WASHINGTON TRENDS
POse nsss
BY BORIS SINCLAIR

Assistant Secretary Of State Henry A
Byroade, whose recent "advice' to Israel pro-
voked storm of protest, would be willing to
address Zionist meeting He gave ind1-
cations to this effect to Zionist leaders who
visited him in the State Department to protest
against his addressing the annual conference
of the anti-Zionist American Council for judi
aism Some time ago he was invited by
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-05-21
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-05-21
The
Jewish
Quiz
Box

BY Rabbi Samuel J. Fox
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-12-17

Next regular meeting of Marian
Council 1864, Knights of Columbus.
will be on Wednesday, Dec. %, al
the Whitehall Community Center
on Barnett Rd.
All members are urged to be
present for the elections of a new
treasurer to succeed Fred Kuhn,
Jr., who is leaving for the Army
in January.
Nominees selected at the first
meeting of the month we're Ted
Hinterscheid and Allen Ault.
Santa Maria Council 1893,
Knights of Columbus, will open
its holiday program Tuesday,
Dec. IA when they will have as
their guests their wives and
friends at a social to be held
at the Councils club rooms, 1896
West Broad ST., according to an
nouncement of D. Clarke Finner-
an, Grand Knight. This party
will be under the direction of
Joseph H. Gregory, Frank ].
Colburn and Robert N. Gallo.
On Sunday, Dec. 10, at 200
p. m. in the club rooms the
children of members will be the
guests at a Christmas party.
Santa Claus will present each
child with a present. There
will be entertainment and re-
freshments for all. The COM
mittee in charge of this affair
will be headed by co-chairmen
Robert ]. Finneran and Charles
Page.
On Tuesday, Dec. 28, the mem
bers Of the Council are invited
to a smoker by chairman Thomas
D. O'Brien and his committee.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-12-17
Dominican Sisters
To Attend Meeting
OF Language Assn

Sister Amelia, o.P., Sister Mary
anna, O.P., and Sister Mary Ar
thur, O.P., from the College Of st.
Mary of the Springs will represent
the College at the sixty-ninth an
nual meeting of the Modern Ian
guage Association to be held at
the Hotel Statler in New York City
on December 27,29.
Representatives from hundreds
of colleges and universities will
hear outstanding speakers in Eng
lish, French, German. Spanish, and
other modern languages. Fifteen
associated societies will hold meet
ings during this time, including
the Catholic Renascenee Society.
The Wednesday afternoon Ses-
sion will be devoted to a general
meeting for discussion of the For
eign Language Program on all lev
els of education.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-12-17
Father Peyton
Christmas Play
On Radio, TV

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. tNC)
The Family Theater's an
nual Christmas season broad
cast, ''The Joyful Hour, will
be presented for the seventh
consecutive year over the Mu-
tual Broadcasting Company
network on December 19 from
$50 to $50 pm, EST, it has
been announced. The program
will be heard locally over
WTVN Radio.
Produced by Father Patrick Pey-
ton, csc, "The Joyful Hour"
was voted "the most outstanding
program of the year" for three
consecutive years by Radio Daily.
The program is an hour-long
musical-dramatic adaptation of the
Five Joyful Mysteries of the Ro-
sary. The story of the Nativity will
be told from the standpoint of the
neighbors and tradespeople who
knew the Holy Family.
Featured players include Irene
Dunno, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann
Blyth, Jeff Chandler, J. Carroll
Naish, and Steve McNally. The
Robert Wagner chorale will sing
Christmas hymns
The Family Theater's Christmas
televisi0n program will be "A Star
Shall Rise" story which paral-
lels the Three Wise Men, the sci
entists Of their time, and the sim
pie shepherds to whom the Angel
appeared to announce the Birth of
Christ.
The half-hour television program
will be carried by $50 stations this
year. The cast includes Raymond
Burr, Jay Novello. Richard Hale,
Anthony Caruso, and Morris An
krum.
Locally. WTVN will carry the pro-
gram at 10 pm. Dec. %. WBNS-TV
will also carry it at a time to be
announced later.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-12-17

not to regulate relations between
Church and state.
eff IL is required of fha i1ier-
srehY TO permit such assoeis-
fions, then il is necessary 10
bring their rules into harmony
with canonicaI prescriptions and
TO give ecclesiastical authority
foil control over their activities"
The last formal discussions be-
tween the Bishops and the regime
took place in April, 1853. The re
gime announced that it broke Off
these talks because the Bishops
asked for a change in constitution
al clauses regarding religious
schools, the abolition of obligatory
civil marriage and other similar
points. The regime said that in
view of this "it became impossible
to continue the discussions.