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The Shamrock
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Hall, 80 S. Sixth
President Joseph
all members to attend .so
ran be completed for St. Patrick
Day ceremonies.
Michael F. Murtha, chairman
wf the breakfast committee, has
announced that tickets for the
N4tl Hous? breakfast Mar. 17 are
sffll available.
K of Notes
CHILLICOTHE—At the first
of the I^enten films sponsored by
Flaget Council 1071, members of
St. Mary and St. Peter parishes
leaf week viewed the 75-minute
eolnr film. “Jesus of Nazareth.”
Second in the series will be
“The Vatican, Beacon of Faith,”
in color, and “The Story of Pope
Pius XII.” Tentative plans call
for the films to he shown in St.
Prier school auditorium on Sun
day, Mar. 11.
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Public Housing
Dr. J. Laurence Phelan
Thu ur the third nf five articles in which the Chief Econ
nmiel nf the Roxton Housing Authority, former teacher nf ern
noinicx nt Roxton College and Boston University, ducnxxex
social and economic problems confronting our changing world
and suggests acceptable solutions.
Another round in the continuing battle of public hous
ing will he fought in the present session of Congress.
There would hardly seem to be another governmental
social activity that has been exposed to such persistent and
strong attack as that program. In 1949 it appeared that,
after years of struggle, the adversaries of federal public
housing had been defeated. How
ever, the victory of its propon
ents was short-lived and the pro
gram has been emasculated time
and time again since 1949. Mean
ing and purpose of public hous
ing may be best explained by a
quotation from th? “Declaration
of Policy” contained in lhe Hous
ing Act ot 1949
“It is hereby declared to he
the policy of the United States
to promote the general welfare
of the Nation by employing its
funds and its credit ... to as
sist the several states and their
political subdivisions to alleviate
present and recurring uremploy
ment and to remedy the unsafe
and unsanitary housing condi
tions and the acute shortage of
decent, safe and sanitary dwell
ings for families of low-income,
in urban and rural non-farm
areas, that are injurious
health, safety and morals
citizens of the Nation.”
Church Teaching
Courteous Service
CA. 4-5747
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BOOKS FOR LENT
The Imitation of Christ
Next to the Hol?’ Bible. The Imitation of Christ is the w orld s
Best Seller. Written by Thomas A. Kempis centuries ago, this
senes nf spiritual meditations has been translated and publish
ed in many editions. We carry several, one as low as 30 cents.
No Man Is An Island
Thomas Merton calls this book “My own reflections on certain
aspects of the spiritual life.’* Ideal for-Lenten reading, critics
and reviewers agree it ranks with Merton’s best previous ef
forts.
Th® Way Of Th® Cross
Caryll Houselander beautifully relates the Passion nf Christ
with the world of today. A chapter devoted to each of the
stations provide* poignant thoughts on lhe Journey to Calvary
The illustrations, too, are remarkably striking.
r* Kaam nnfAnlArl Tj zx« 1 .. ...
by the
Action in this direction
government receives strong sup
port in th? Papal Encyclicals and
in other teachings of the Church.
For example, in lhe encyclical on
Christian Marriage, Pope Pius
XI had this to say of housing
and the needs of the Christian
familv and governmental action:
"If for this purpose (the re
moval or decrease of material
obstacles in the way of family
life) private resources do not
suffice, it is the duty of the
public authority to supplement
for the insufficient forces of
individual effort, particularly
in a matter which is of such
utmost importance to the com
monwealth, touching as it does
the maintenance of the family
and married peeple. If families
particularly those in which there
are many children, have not
suitable dwellings ... if the
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necessaries of life cannot be
purchased except at exorbit
ant prices ... it is patent to
all to what an extent married
people may lose heart, and how
home life and the observance
of God's commands are render
ed difficult for them.
Federal Enactment
In 1949 Congress enacted
legislation under which BID,
000 low-rent housing units were
to hp constructed at an an
ticipated rate of 135.000 units
a year, the latter number be
ing contingent upon economic
conditions in the nation. How
ever, the opponents to public
housing in their continuing
drive against it were greatly
aided hy the start nf the Kor
ean war and its demands upon
the manpower and material
resources of the country.
the
the
to
nf
has
Each subsequent year
seen successful efforts in
gress and at the local’
Io curtail, and even kill the
program.
Con
level
The result is I hat only about
200.000 units have heen built
or started in the period since
1949, whereas it was antici
pated that the number would
approach 800.000.
"Socialistic" Branding
The opponents of public hous
ing have always claimed that it
was an infringement on private
enterprise, and that private en
terprise could do the joh of sup
plying decent housing for all
people. History and the hovels in
which so many low-income fam
iiies live make the worth of this
latter claim rather doubtful.
Moreover, both prior and sub
sequent to 1949, decent, safe and
sanitary private housing has been
protected from competition of
public housing by the required
proof by a community that there
was no available supply of stand
ard private housing, which fam
ilies of low income could afford,
before th? federal government
would aid that community in the
construction of public housing.
Public housing in this country,
which has lagged far behind that
in other countries of comparable
social progress, has heen widely
branded hy opponents as socialis
tic and communistic, a haven of
the indolent and chiselers. and
as not paying its way taxwise in
the community.
Inconsistent Reasoning
The branding of the public
housing program as socialistic
and communistic seems inconsist
ent in that the Catholic Church,
the greatest fighter against Com
nuinism. is also a leading propon
ent of such housing.
If also raises the question as to
what is the difference in princi
ple between public education, pub
lic aid to the sick, social security,
workingmen’s compensation, in
surance of savings deposits, the
home finance provisions of the
Federal Housing Administration
and public housing Each helps
the individuals for whom intend
rd tn attain security, higher liv
ing standards, and confidence in
the American democratic process
es and thp private enterprise sys
fem.
The writer would hp thr last
person to deny that there are
lazv and conniving families in
public housing hut their number
percentagewise is small and. like
lv. comparatively no greater than
those who abuse other social ac
tion by the government Vet. who
advocates dninc away with relief
because some receive more than
they should? Whn nronosrs that
thp schools he clo^pH hpcatisp
they house wnw shiftless youth
and somr nnnr teachers?
It is a simple task to shots that
the money a communitv receives
from a public housing project, in
lieu of payment nf taxes, is not
as great as the amount which
would bn received if the project
were fully taxed, and. therefore,
'hr proinef does not nay its way.
Put such reasoning is an over
simplification It ignores a num
her nf important facts. The pro
feet likelv is built nn vacant of
slum land and the in per cent nf
shelter rent naid to the common
ity in lieu nf taxes may well be
more than the site previously
yielded. It may also be greater
Pictured above with their chief counsellor,
George Puttick, Sr., are the young man elected
to offices in Columbian Squires Circle 871. The
new circle, second in Columbus, received its
charter last night. Ceremonies wore held in the
clubrooms of Santa Mari* Council, Knights of
Columbus, which is sponsoring the group. Left
to right are David Maxwell, marshall Paul Fer­
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News In Brief
AKRON Th? Cleveland di
ocese will receive $247,414 from
the city of Akron (ui a 10-acre
strip of land running through the
Archbishop Hoban High School
grounds on which the city is
building its new expressway.
CLEVELAND Recent set
tlement oi the estate of the
late Emilie ,lungerman, once
a governess for the Caesar
Grasp?! li family here, will give
the Catholic Charities Corp,
an endowment bequest of more
than $75,000.
PEEBLES The first Cath
olic church in Peebles, Adams
County, now nearing completion,
has been built, literally, by the
parishioners and the priests who
serve them. The frame building
accommodates 75 to 100 persons.
The Glenmary Missioners station
ed at West Union are in charge
of the mission.
CINCINNATI The Xavier
University alumni established
a new record in annual giving
in 1055, it was reported last
week. Gifts last year totaled
$48,621. The previous record,
set in 1954, was $31,901.
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O'Neill to Participate in
Politics liiAlitiilc al N.I).
NOTRE DAME. Ind (NC)
Ohio’s Attorney General. C. Wil
liam O'Neill.will join with three
other prominent young lawyers,
including the Lieutenant Gover
nor of Michigan, to participate
in a PolHics Institute by the Notre
Dame Ijiw School. Feb. 21.
than the average return on slum
properties throughout the city.
Studios almost heyond number
have shown that families in sub
standard housing, and within the
income brackets of those admit
ted to public housing,, invariably
cost the community more than
they pay to it in taxes. Police,
fire and medical costs are all
excessively high where such fam
ilies are involved Basic to the
concept of public housing is lhe
reduction of those costs through
the supplying of decent, safe and
sanitary dwellings.
In the Housing Act of 1956.
Congress authorized the con
struction of 45.000 low-rent units
in the fiscal year ending June 30.
1955. and removed some of the
restrictions which have hindered
the progress of the program. In
the present session of Congress
the worth of the whole housing
program is to hr revaluated Let
us hope that this will be done in
as clear an atmosphere as pos
sible free, if possible, from
prejudice and pressure. an atmos
phere that certainly has not
heen conspicuous in previous
considerations.
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Squires Circle Receives Charter
Pontiff Outlines
Responsibilities,
Duties of Critics
VATICAN CITY (NC) Crit
tes must acquire the knowledge
npce -ary for criticism and car
ry out their work with the ut
most objectivity and courage. His
Holiness Pope Piu.v XII told a
meeting of priests who are hook
critics here.
The meeting marked thr 10th
anniversary of the organization
of Ecclesiastes Employed as Book
Critics, which is promoted by the
Jesuit-directed magazine Letture
of Milan.
The critic's first duty, the Pope
said, it to examine his compet
ence Then he must read and gain
a complete understanding of the
book he is to review.
Secondly, the Pope continued,
“it is necessary for lhe critic to
maintain the greatest objectivity.”
He should accept the author's
goodwill, he said, until with
“positive reading that is both
certain and serious, contrary con
duct »n the author s part is in
dicated.”
A critic must also have cour
age. the Pontiff declared. This is
shown, he said when th? critic
publishes his own judgment calm
ly and without fear. If hi« judg
ment is attacked, he should de
fend it. he added.
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To Speak al laiigiiagr
Teachers’ Workshop
In an attempt to prove that
“dramatic materials” such as pic
lures and tape recordings can be
of value in leaching and learn
ing languages. Sister has experi
mented with various projects of
this nature in her classroom at
St. Mary’s The results of these
experiments will form the basis
of her address at Kent State Uni
versity.
guson, chief squire George Puttick, Jr., bursar
George Puttick, Sr., chief counsellor James
Finneran, notary William Lee, deputy chief
squire, and Frank Shea, sentry. At the ceremon
ies, 21 charter members were inducted into the
circle, which offers
a four-point
program for
the development ef all young men between 13
and It years of age.
7
OR
CALL
Eastern Deanery
Board Meets
SI GAR (.ROVE Board mem
hers of th? eastern deanery. Dm
cexan Council of Catholic Worn
en. met here la^i uerk under the
chairmanship of Mrs Stephen
Matesick Zanesville. president
Father Maurice Donovan pastor
of St.
ington.
on the
ery.
Rose Church, New Ix’X
spoke on the work done
parish level in the dean-
for the next meeting is
Dale
tentatively set for Sunday. Mar.
4, with St. Thomas pariah
Zanesville serving as host.
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Nen Miraculous
Medal Novena
Begins Monday
A new Miraculous Medal Nn
vena series will begin Monday.
Feb. 27, at St. Mary Magdalene
Church, Parkside and Roys Ave.
A Sacred Heart Father from Mt.
Gilead, O, will conduct the no
vena.
Services are at 8:30 (with Mass)
10. 3. 4, 5:15. 6. 6 45, 7:30.
8 15 and 9 o’clock. Confessions
will be heard at each service
The church i« located at the end
of the Sullivant Avenue bus line
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VATICAN CITY—(NC) Tn
mark the 80th birthday of His
Holiness Pope Pius XII (Marh 2)
the Vatican radio station has
scheduled a series of biographical
programs
nf
Sister M. Amelia. O.P., head
the French department al the
College of St Mary of the Springs
has been invited to speak at the
fifth annual high school foreign
language teachers’ workshop, to
be held at Kent State Vniversity.
Kent. Ohio, on March 3. Sister
Amelia will speak on the use of
dramatic materials in thr teach
ing of modern foreign languages.
The series, to he broadcast in
Italian, will deal with eight phas
es of the Holy Father’s life from
hi« childhood to his reign a«
Pope
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