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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-08-20

JDC; Hugo E. Rogers, a former
Vice-President of HAS, and Will
liam Rosenwald, Honorary Presi-
dent of USNA. Alternates for the
USNA representatives are Adrian
EaSton, First Vice-President, and
Carlos Israels, Treasurer of
USNA.
The Interim Committee an
nounced, following its initial
meeting that at the first meeting
of the Board of United HAS
Service, Inc, the structure and
stating of the new agency will be
disclosed, and stated that world
headquarters of the consolidated
organization will be at 425 Lafay-
cite Street in New York.
Merger proposals announced on
January 18th of this year, at
press conference held at the New
York headquarters of the Council
of Jewish Federation and Welfare
Funds, gave the first indication
that USNA and HAS would con-
solidate into one agency all their
respective functions and services,
which include among other
things, immigration, resettlement
and naturalization. The new or
ganization will include the migra-
ton services of the Joint Distri-
button Committee.
The United HAS Service, Inc.
was planned to accord with the
desires of the Jewish community
at large to eliminate duplication
and overlapping in the migration
field.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-08-20
Final Merger Of USNA and HAS
Scheduled for August Gath

NEW YORK, - The United
Service for New Americans
(USNA), major Jewish resettle-
ment agency in America, and the
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
HIAS), 7O-year-old Jewish global
migration agency, are scheduled
to be merged on August oath, into
a single national and international
Jewish migration and resettle-
ment agency to be called United
HAS Service, Inc.," it was an
nounced by an Interim Commit
tee arranging the final details of
the consolidation which will in
clude the overseas migration serv-
ices of the Joint Distribution
Committee.
Last week the memberships of
both organizations unanimously
approved the consolidation plans
which have been in the process of
formulation for nearly two years.
All that, remains to be accom-
plished before the Board of Direc-
tors meets on the oath of this
month, are formal legal steps,
which are expected to be COM
pleted within a week or ten days.
Following the approval of the
merger plans by both organiza-
tons last week, an Interim Com
mittee was convened to admins
ter the affairs of both organiza-
tons till the first meeting of the
new Board. The Committee is
composed of five members of
USNA and a similar number from
HAS, under the Craftsmanship of
Edwin Rosenberg, nationally
known Jewish communal leader,
who acted as chairman of the
group which negotiated the mer-
ger.
The members of the Interim
Committee are Ben Touster, Pres
ident of HAS; Walter H. Bic
ringer, President of USNA; Ed
ward M. Benton, HAS Counsel;
Mrs. Louis Broido, Chairman of
the Board of USNA; Solomon
Dingol, Chairman of the HAS
Executive Committee; Mrs. Irving
M. Engel, Honorary President of
USNA; Herbert c. Kramer, HAS
Vice-President; Moses A. Leavitt,
Executive Vice Chairman of the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-08-20

from the Moslems in Morocco, the
Times editorial said: ''It will be
necessary for France, in whatever
steps are taken to find a better
modus vivendi with the Moroc-
cans, to see to it that minority
groups are safe-guarded there
also.")
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-08-20

Rabbinical Council Of America, spokesman body for
$50 leading orthodox rabbis in the United States and
Canada installed officers who elected at the
annual convention in Detroit Seated left to right
vice presidents Rabbi Simon A. DOlgin Of Los Angeles
vice president; Rabbi David B. HOllander Of Bronx,
N. Y, presidents; Rabbi Max J. E. WOhlgeIernter, of
Detroit vice president; and Rabbi Norman Primer, Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02


a Coral Hills hsattsy Kensnston Brentwood
hange $500
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
Ike Asks Change
la Housing Ld,Cs

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Eisenhower outlined to Congress
an eight point program for revi-
sion of the Federal Housing Laws.
He declared:
81 am convinced that every
American family can have a decent
home if the builders, lenders and
communities, and the local, state
and federal governments, as well
as individual citizens will put
their abilities and determination
energetically to the task"
The President, is his program
urged authorization of four more
years of public housing, with 140,-
900 new units to be started. He al
so advocated that the building pro-
gram be coupled with new and
experimental plan to encourage
private enterprise to meet the
needs of low income families.
The government, he said, should
underWrite longer term mortgages
with lower down payments for
families left homeless by slum
clearance projects.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05

ed him to relinquiSh that post and
to return to Germantown, Pa, in
1852.
The priest will be remembered
in Columbus for his numerous ser
mons in various parishes, and as a
confessor to the seminarians at St.
Charles College.
A Philadelphia native, Father
Mcdonnell was ordained a priest
in the Congregation of the Mission
in 1914. He taught at st. Joseph
College, Princeton, Nj, 19141915;
at Niagara University, Lewiston,
NY, 1915-1934; and at st. Johns
University, Brooklyn, 1935-1938,
specializing in physics and mathe-
MATES.
In ST. Mary in Groveport-the
church built under Father McDon-
nell's supervision in 1949-a Sol
emn High Mass of Requiem was of
fered Feb. by Father John Shea,
C.M. Father Gerald Furlong, C.M,
was deacon, and Father Donald
Knox, C.M., was subdeacon.
That same day in st. Vincents
Seminary Chapel, Germantown,
Pa, a Solemn High Mass of Requi-
EN- was also offered for Father
0'Donnell. Burial was in the Con-
gregation of Mission Cemetery on
the grounds of St. Joseph College,
Princeton, NJ.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
Johnston Pledges
No Weakening Of
Production Code

WASHIN TON - NC) - A
pledge that the board of directors
of the Motion Picture Association,
(which has the responsibility for
the Production Code, will not weak
en- it," was made by Eric Johnston,
MPA president.
The pledge came in a letter from
Mr.. Johnston TO Francis |. Nally,
president of the National Council
of Catholic Men. Mr.. Nally had
written to Mr.. Johnston concerning
the controversy raised by the
Supreme Court ruling on the So
called M and La Ronde" film
censorship cases.
In his reply, Mr.. Johnston ex-
pressed appreciation for the con-
structive letter from the NCCM
president. Mr.. Johnston stated:
I'VE are all greatly cheered and en-
couraged by your fine support of
our system of voluntary self-regu-
lation."
"Our board members are deter
mined always to fulfill their obi
CATION to the public to provide
decent and moral entertainment on
the screen" Mr.. Johnston's letter
said.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
Subscription
Drive Brings
Early Response

TIL e enthusiastic response
throughout the Diocese of Colum-
bus in the observance of Catholic
Press month has been revealed al
ready in the mounting list of Catho-
lie Times renewals pouring in to
the parish rectories during the past
few days.
Some parishes have already COM
pleted their subscription drives
while most others plan to finish
their campaigns by the middle of
the month. All lists will be sent
TO the Chancery Office bv February
27, the last day of the drive.
Bishop Ready's emphasis on the
fact that I" you will find the
Catholic Press presenting all the
facts and the background necessary
to form right opinions" has brought
renewed interest in the Catholic
Press.
The Times office has been in
formed of several schools and var
ious study groups which are going
to make a study of their own Dio-
cesan newspaper, the Catholic
Times. Another group is starting
project to see that the Times goes
into the homes of their interested
n-Catholic friends.
Subscribers who have not yet re-
newed their subscriptions to the
Catholic Times are being requested
to do so now through their pastors
for proper credit to the parish.
Despite. the ever-rising cost of
production the Catholic Times is
still maintaining the present low
subscription price of SO a year.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05

governments failure so far TO per-
nit the showing of a new Catholic
film, presumably on the ground
that it would constitute a public
religious manifestation"
First decision of its kind in many
years, the Supreme Courts ruling
was handed down in a case in
which two Protestant sects ~ the
Bethel Christian Church and the
Assembly of God-were at issue
over the use of a worship center
in the capital. The court ruled
that the premises were the proper
ty of the State but could be used
jointly by the two groups.
The court based its authority on
Article q of the Constitution
which states that churches intend
ed for public worship are the prop
erty of the nation, represented by
the Federal government, which
shall determine which churches
will be continued in use for this
purpose" Article 130 of the char
ter states that the law does not
grant legal character to any re
ligious groups known as churches. "
The same law applies 70 bish.
ops residences. rectories. semi.
naries, converts and any type of
ehvreh-eonduefed institution, IS
we'll rs TO churches proper.
The anti-religious tone of the
1917 Constitution was reflected
meantime in the obvious reluctance
of the Motion Picture Office of
the Department of the Interior to
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
2 Local Priests
To Be interviewed
On WOSU Series

Two well-known Colum b u S
priests will hold the spotlight on
upcoming programs in the Ohio
State University Symposium series
to be broadcast by WOSU.
Father Urban Nagle, O.P., chap
lain at St. Mary of the Springs
College will be featured Feb. 8, and
Father Charles Curran Ph.D., adj
minstrator of Our Lady of Mt. Car
mel Parish, Buckeye Lake, O., will
be heard Feb. is. The programs
will be broadcast at 3 and $50 pm.
on those dates.
Robert Holsinger. assistant pro-
gram director at W0SU, will in
terview Father Nagle on the topic
Religion and the Theater." and
will query Father Curran on
Guidance and Counseling in Re-
ligion."
Various speakers who appeared
on the Religion In Life Week pro-
gram a week ago at Ohio State will
be featured in the symposium
series.
Father Nagle is no stranger to
radio and television audiences. He
has made numerous appearances
on "The Catholic Hour" carried
nationally by the National Broad
casting Co., as we'll as many other
radio and television programs.
Founder of the Black FriarS,
Father Nagle has penned the his
tory of the Catholic theater group
in a book entitled Behind the
Masque." For many years, he was
editor of the Holy Name Journal. "
Father Curran, who earned a
masters and doctors degree in
psychology at Ohio State. is presi-
dent of the American Catholic Psy-
Geological Association and well
known speaker.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05

Holy Year is headed by Archbishop
Luigi Traglis, Vicegerent of Rome,
who was named to the post by
Pope Plus.
II was announced the women Re-
lgious Of Rome numbering 5000
in $50 houses would begin Feb
ruary l daily Marian Year pilgrim
ages to the Basilica of St. Mary
Major in the Eternal City. Arch
bishop TraglIa was scheduled TO
lead the devotions at the initial
pilgrimage. Nuns belonging TO the
various converts in Rome will take
turns each day ii the pilgrimages
during the rest of the Marian
Year.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
Women Urge ;.
Peaceful End
ToSegregation
In ClassrOOn1s

w WASHINGTON - fNC) -
A peaceful end to racial segre-
cation in US. schools was un-
animously urged by the Board
of Directors of the National
Council of Catholic Women
here.
I'VE know from experience
in some of our Catholic schools
that a change from segregation
to integration can be made
without difficulty" the ACCW
statement said. We are convinced
that such a change can be made in
the public schools"
Among Meow board members
were women from the segregated
school states of Florida, Louisiana
and Kentucky.
The school integrstion statement
said that some people are already
working on subterfuges to avoid
implementing the decision of the
Supreme Court should the Court
ask for integration in its decision
on the constitutionality of segre-
cation.
However, we of the National
Council of Catholic Women. recog-
nizing our obligation to ourselves,
to our fellow-meembers in Mystical
Body of Christ and, above all, to
God, will work for peaceful set
tlement of this thorny problem"
the statement said.
Hit Oversees Shows"
The Board of Directors also ex-
pressed serious concern" with the
entertainment provided for Amer
lean Armed Forces in Korea at
Christmas as widely reported in
the press of the United States dur
ing the month of December, 1855"
I'VE strongly disspprovs the
engagement by USo Of entertain.
ers whose behavior and public
statements violste even elemen-
tarY standards Of deeeneY and
propriety, impUgn the integrity
and reputation of the constituent
agencies, and flssrantIy violate
fhe basic purposes Of the orgsni-
ration" the Meow board said.
The group asked US0 for as
surance that in the future ''it will
provide only such entertainment
as is consonant with its high stand
ards and ideals and those of the re-
ligious organizations affiliated with
it,"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05

Inc committee announced also
that Passion Sunday, April 4, had
been set aside as another special
day on which the faithful every
where will join in collective prayer
for the prosecuted in the Church
of Science.
At the same time, the Com
mittee called upon the Bishops
OF the world 10 select a day at
their own discretion which the
faithful OF their dioeeses would
observe as q Day Of the Sick.
A circular letter announcing the
special Marion Days was sent by
the Committee TO all the Ordinar-
les. Also issued by the Committee
was a second letter addressed to
the superiors Of all religious com
munities of men and women in the
world and inviting them to issue
special Marian Year directiyes TO
those under their authority.
The letter to the religious su-
periors called for study and ap-
plication Of the encyclical "Fulgens
Corona" CShining Crown, in which
the Pope proclaimed the Marian
Year prayers in the spirit Of pen
ance" for the prosecuted, for the
prosecutors themselves, and for
universal respect for the rights of
the Church.
The letter to the Bishops stat
ed that all priests, both diocesan
and regular, were being invited
TO mark the Feast of the Annun-
eisfion by uniting with the Holy
Father in prayer, in meditation
on the Mystery Of the Immaculate
Conception, and in offering Mass
for the Pope's intentions. Also
recommended was that priests
observe holy hours, perhaps in
unison, in churches dedicated 70
fhe Mother Of God.
The same letter stated that Pas
sion Sunday seemed very sppro-
pirate day for collective prayer by
all the faithful for the Church of
Silence. 1t recommended public lit
urgical ceremonies in the course
of which the faithful would be
asked ito raise their supplications
for the brethren suffering persecu-
tion for the Faith"
In regard to the Day of the Sick.
the letter said that Ordinaries
could organize religious functions
in hospitals. sanitaria and other
institutions. 1t suggested that they
would also arrange for broadcasts
to the sick in their homes. inviting
them to offer their prayers and
sufferings for the Pope's inten-
tions.
The Central Committee of the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
New Developments Point Up
Restrictions Against Religion
Still In Existence In Mexico

approve the showing of the relig-
ious film, lei Portico de la Gloria"
(The Portico of Glory, in which
the leading role is played by Fa-
ther Jose Guadalupe Mojica,
O.F.M., one.time renowned MeXi-
can singing and motion picture
star.
The film was made in Spain, and
Father Mojica had come to Mexico
for its premiere. However, the
showing continues to be deferred
because of the failure to obtain a
state license. The government of
flee has explained the delay as due
to certain underlined difficulties. ="
II seems clear in Catholic cir.
cIeS here that the difficulties
arise because Of the obvious de-
votionsI appeal Of the film which
renders II subject TO being CLASH
fled as q religious manifesto
tion."
The movie was filmed in Santi-
ago de CompoStela and was design
ed to stimulate interest in the cur
rent Holy Year of CompoStela for
which a million pilgrims from
many countries are expected. High
ly praised by critics, the film has
already been exhibited in Madrid
and Havana, Cuba. Taking part in
it was a children's choir from Mex
leo.
Religion Edited Out
II is recalled that on a number
of occasions Mexican authorities
have ordered movies of religious
events to be deleted from news
reels before the films were releas-
ed for public showing. Further
more, the Mexican government has
forbidden any kind of religious
program to be broadcast
Father Mojica, now stationed at a
monastery in Peru, was in the cap
ital also to take part in various
benefit programs, one of which
was to collect funds for the COM
pletion of the vast Plaza de las
Americas which is being built in
front of the BaSilica of Our Lady
of Guadalupe.
The fact that the government re-
tains legal ownership of every
church in the country has not pre-
vented Mexican Catholics from
adding their own contributions to
state grants to complete the great
square that will provide a hand
some approach to the Guadalupean
shrine.
Mexican Catholics also are sup
plementing government subsidies
for needed restoration work in the
great centuries.old Cathedral of
Mexico which is dedicated to the
Assumption of Mary Most Holy.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
J. Edgar Hoover
Is Named For
Patriot Award

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - NC) -
J. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
has been selected as the first re-
cipient of a new patriotism award
inaugurated by the University of
Notre Dame to honor ''the outstand-
ing patriot of the year who exem-
plifies the American ideals of JUS
tice, personal integrity and service
10 country"
Father Theodore M, Hesburgh,
csc, the university president, an
nounced that the senior class had
named Mr.. Hoover as Patriot of
the year"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
Pope's Condition
Seen Improved
Bv Vatican Press

VATICAN CITY - radio, NC)
"A new Vatican press office bull
letin said that the condition of His
Holiness Pope Plus XII is some
what better as a result of the COM
plete rest he has been taking.
The bulletin stated that careful
medical tests had shown that the
Pontiff was suffering from a
''neuro-digestiye" disturbance. but
added that the tests had produced
happily negative results"
According to the bulletin. Pope
Plus still has a digestive disturb
snce and intermittent hiccups, but
had good nights sleep, with a
resultant noticeable improvement in
his condition.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
Former Pastor
OF Croveport
Parish Dies

Father Francis A. Mcdonnell,
CM., pastor of ST. Mary Church in
Groveport from 1888 to 1850, died
last week in Misericordia Hospital
in Philadelphia. He was II.
In addition to holding the pastor
ate of the Groyeport parish, Father
Mcdonnell was superior of st. Vim
cents Mission House there from
1914 to 1850. When the term of of
flee expired, he was transferred to
St. Joseph College for Women, En-
mitsburg, Md, as spiritual advisor
to the student body. Ill health fore
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05

homeless, distressed and afflicted
citizens of our State. The current
has given us the occa-
sion to note in detail the excel
lent services provided in the Dio-
ceseS of Ohio in the fields of edu-
cation and charity. We rejoice in
the quality and extent of these in
which contribute so
much to the religious life of all
our citizens and to the general well
fare of the Community.
But, in our joyful prayer of
thanksgiving to God for His mani
fold blessings on our social mis-
sion, we share the common sorrow
of all worthy citizens in the ap-
parent indifference to the adequate
of the wards in the States
of welfare and to the
widespread, brazen disregard for
the ordinary decencies OF life.
THE Ohio Catholic Welfare
Conference commends Governor
Lsusche and the Department of
Public Welfare for their earnest
efforts to improve the quality of
service given TO our dependent
and afflicted citizens, in spite of
the severe hsndieaps under
which they labor. We particular.
lY express. sincere sympathy with
the personnel in charge of our
institutions for the mentally Of.
fIiefed as we'll as for the unfor.
funafe patients under their care.
We do so because we recognize
the inpossibilitY of giving sde-
quste service in view OF the
sreafly-overerowded condition in
fhe mental hospitals of our
State.
"We deplore the meager financial
budget allowed by the Legislature,
which makes it impossible to EN-
ploy sufficient personnel even for
normal supervision and much less
for adequate professional service.
The State of Ohio ranks fourth in
wealth, but only thirtieth in the
per capita expenditure for the
mentally afflicted. We submit that
per capita allowance of $3.50 per
diem is .woefully insufficient for
decent care, and we appeal to our
fellow citizens to use their influ-
ence to increase the budget for
our mental hospitals so that those
who are so sadly afflicted may re-
ceiye decent, safe and effective
care. To do less than this is to be
derelict in our civic responsible
ties and to fail egregiously in our
Christian duties.
Hsmperins Censorship
"A recent decision of the SUI
preme Court of the United States
has practically nullified the right
and power Of individual States TO
exercise censorship over the show
ing of motion-pictures. A State
Board cannot now effectively de-
eide on preview that a film must
not be shown because it is immor-
al, or because it would tend to in
crease crime.
I'VE have been told that the
maturity of modern people war.
rants a new approach TO . code
of deeeneY or its revision. II
would be highly desirable IL the
motion picture industry itself
would attain such a degree of
maturity in its presentations so
that there would be no need Of
review or censorship or q pro-
duction code for decency.
1.-The decision of the Supreme
Court seems to rest on two points:
first-the right of free expression
guaranteed by the Constitution;
Continued on Page p
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
Ohio's Bishops Issue
First Joint Pastoral

The Bishops of 0hos six Catholic DioceseS issued pastor
al letter to their people when they met in Columbus Wednes
day January 2 at the close of the of the Woday Mid
Winter Conference of the Ohio Catholic Welfare Conference
Archbishop Karl Alter of Cincinnati presided at the joint
sessions when this pastoral letter released.
The pastoral follows in full:
I'VE great Beloved Brethren the occasion of our
present Conference meeting in the Capital City of State
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05
Msgr. Connolly Is
Safety Delegate

Msgr. Harry S. Connolly, pastor
of st. Joseph Cathedral, has been
designated by Bishop Ready and
Governor Lausche as an Ohio re-
preventative at the forthcoming
White House Conference on High
way Safety.
Monsignor Connolly will attend
the sessions in Washington's Con-
stitution Hall from Feb. 1913 at
the personal invitation of Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-05

The review of the progress of the
Church in Ohio in fulfilling its
mission gives evidence of your
sterling. loyalty and persevering
sacrifice. We share a common con
Germ for the welfare of family life
and the religious instruction Of
youth; for the protection and hap
piness of all classes of workers,
and for the proper care of the