Seton Hall University eRepository @ Seton Hall The aC tholic Advocate Archives and Special Collections 7-16-1959 The Advocate - July 16, 1959 Catholic Church Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/catholic-advocate Part of the Catholic Studies Commons, and the Missions and World Christianity Commons Recommended Citation Catholic Church, "The Advocate - July 16, 1959" (1959). The Catholic Advocate. 99. https://scholarship.shu.edu/catholic-advocate/99 Smut Inaction Hit TheAdvocate Office Official of of By Publication the Archdiocese Newark, N. and of Decency J., the Diocese of Paterson, N. J. VOL. NO. 29 NEWARK Hudson • 8, JULY 1959 County Make, as in Essex THURSDAY, 16, PRICE TEN County, indicated that they felt that St CENTS Pan] as no more than officials have been given a pat a presentment However, he their hand has not in any way- echoing brass' or a 'clash o( on the back for their anti-smut This noted, in itself is little been the strengthened" by cymbals','' Father Hayes oh campaign by the Church agen- more than of action. an analysis a grand jury served. cy charged with organizing de- Bill problem, together with recom- NOTED the Scholarship cent literature programs. and HE THAT grand mendations an urging that THU STATK.MKNT hy Reilly But the jury had emphasized the neces Archdiocesan Decen- steps be taken to solve the prob- said that "Money turnery deal- ” city of cy Office, in a statement re- lem As for he a program embracing Decision Pushed its value, said, ers in filthy movies, photo- took the leased this week, a "let's- "Observation of newsstands public support, cooperation graphs, and other degrading of TRENTON Pinal executive action the wait and-see" attitude regard- the decent newsdealers, and regarding during coming months will material are making a con- second of the ing official action taken in Es- vvhether "prudent, concerted initiative certed drive part planned state scholarship program is indicate it (the present- to put their smut sex And it on the part of law enforcement County. dealt a ment) has served its inlo the hands of expected shortly in the wake of the legislature's action purpose " teenage boys " officials " backhanded slap to indiffer- or not and girls this week in the bill to Governor He delivering Meyner. ence in Bergen and Union called the presentment He • Or "continua to study the noted that "mailing The hill to the Governor’s office Counties. "A step in the right direction was delivered on " in lists have been problem hut take no action seised during July 14 of Sen. that a growing social and moral on order* Thom He referred to Bergen and I'n raids on the filth dealers" Iv tour of Russia hut is AT THE SAME time. Post evil has J. of on a been officially and ns llillery Morris, ion when he recog that "some lists ran intn sponsor Ixvuis added "The other " bark between 21 master A. Reilly of New- nized of the It meets expected July the hundreds of thousands of measure some of counties of our Archdiocese fall and ark issued a statement calling the Governor's '23. Senator llillery con- But while the asks for objections to the within this category " Jury names." A large proportion, he is for public cooperation in the tends that not pushing support from the public, he original legislation, whirh is now he declared. have her;, Post Office drive the Governor into a de- Department RETURNING the "so the law. having been enacted nasty to present said, many of public, names of "children over to rid the mails of liter ranging rision because the Governor is filthy a- menl handed two weeks both Catholic and Catho- the Governor's conditional veto up ago non down to eight years and - up quite familiar with the who have legisla- in Essex County, Father Hayes lic, been zealously Into the late teens." So much filth THU GOVERNOR will have 10 tion. was sent Some the said, of the public laboring to fight multi- Smut dealers," he warned, through the mails last days, or until July 24. to either His purpose, lie said is to year, been led million business in oh as have to believe that dollar have been known to buy he said, that the Post Office cop- sign. \rto or conditionally \eto sure executive action, that if the srenlty and so problem of obscene liter- pornography, ies of all the high school senior the bill If received 50,000 complaints. supplemental he does the Governor rejects the bill the ature will have been looking for immediately be support annuals in a city and match Despite the not art on the bill within that legislature, which will eturn for stepped-up drive solv " from their officials," ed in the area public with address against this trash, he said, up every name an time, it automatically becomes special July 27 will Father Hayes termed the a session oc However, he declared, "'a ac in the telephone book. They'll it appears as If there will he law have an to act on the check the tion by the jury opportunity by archdiocesan an "analysis . .. also advertise legitimate mer- some 100,000 complaints this " Governor Meyner is current- veto if it desires office failed and statement of policy to indicate that chandise appealing to teen- year. But if the any newsdealer eliminated Jurors' words agers Every order is filled, hut He offered parents disturbed any objectionable there magazine" were to stop and not soon afterwards the boy nr girl by this trend a three point pro- as a result of the present- (ontlnue to their logical ron will receive llluslrated sales lit to Assist AILING STIGMATIC: lamed gram embracing: Padre Pio, stigmatic ment. elusion of Bishops action in the matter, erature and order blanks for Complaints—Turn over to the of the of San "Moreover," he said then surh Capuchin priest Monastery Giovanni "a a presentment rould obscene slides, local he movies, maga- postmaster, advised, check Rotondo, is shown Mass the with municipal officials be categorized in the words of and other " Italy, saying July 1, day obscene material rines smut Latin America any received before he suffered a from his relapse recent illness in the home by mail. Included, WASHINGTON Cardinal Cushing of Boston has The 72-year-old priest had been suffering from pleur- he said, must be the envelope boon named chairman of committee of American Rish in which the material a isy and pneumonia but appeared to be recovering arrives Recent Court as this is evidence Judge Deplores to with Latin important ops organized cooperate American Rishops satisfactorily. This was his first Mass since his illness the enforce In solution the Support—Back seeking to of the Church in those in problems May. ment of local ordinances and countries. in Cases state laws when smut dealers Rulings Obscenity between A meeting the seven are caught and brought into PHI I.ADF.I.PHI A- A Penn try, would in the end destroy the fi'rated than Wto man committee, six represent* court, he urged. more photo- sylvania Supreme Court justice structure nf American and toes of the Latin American Rish Denied democra graphs magazines in a book Public Action—Rally public Woeful has Prophecies bitterly attacked court nil cy which is founded on God Council and s nr store. ops' (CEI.AM I rep opinion on behalf nf the stiffcr ings including one by his own der in the world," Justice Mils resentatives of Canadian Rishops legislation which the Post ill THK SI >IMIT (Irand court which have struck down stated County 1- planned here for flee mannn tentatively Department is now seeking Sole Fatima Survivor statutes. the Jury in Ohio, sitting in Akron, anti obscenity During hearing. Rep (.ran Nm ember from By Congress rernmmendrd Justice Michael Musmanno ahan stressed that a dozen mag- A that there is a MSfiR. PAl'I. F. i.NCi- The F of azines be removed from TANNER, * COIMBRA. Portugal went rs Veracruz. Mexico, in Father Fuenle* has been THK STATF.MFNT by the was testifying at a hearing held pressing need" for public action circu- lation of the sole of the 1917 Fatima with Sister hire for the good" of general secretary NCWC. survivor ar interview Lucy in called thr "Roman postulator" Archdiocesan Decency Office hy a postal subcommittee to combat mail order smut and commu- nis ennounced the de\elopments apparition* as inexact'' December, 1957. Wide circulation the of the l' S House of morals It labeled two pa- rejected of beatification riuirt of was released by Rev. Paul J. Reprcsen said that this year more than a novels obscene" Committee members were named predictions attributed to her. has been to the Francisco and Jacinta tativrs The committee headed million children will perhark as and given priests Marto, Hayes, assistant direitor rereive oh commended by the NCWC Administrative report of the interview who with by Rep Kathryn F. Granahan n prosecution of any- The rejection of these so called now deceased, their Commenting on recent grand scene literature or advertise- them Common I’leas Board Resides Cardinal Cushing, made In that Sister Lucy cousin. Sister indictments issued ot Pennsylvania studying the ments for such literature the one selling prophecies was b> Sistrr report wasj Lucy, witnessed jury in Hud- is in Judge William II Victor said the they are Carmelite quoted as having said that “(iod the 191* apparitions at and the problem of smut distributed mails. Luna, now a nun in Fatima. son presentment scor- offlee would Fx officio.