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ers of neighborhood and small
town theaters, he said.
Hp admitted that an exhib
it sometimes must run a
dealing with a theme, or
tfpilaining dialogue, that he
wduld prefer not to present."
In the movie industry's ear
lier years. he said, this was
e a u s e o e s o a e
*'b 1 o k- o o k ing" system,
Whereby movie companies in
sisted that exhibitors take all
of their films, or else receive
Bone at all.
WHILE THE COURTS have
ruled tins practice illegal, he
continued, exhibitors now are
restricted in their choice by
tbe reduced number of movies
producers have turned out
since the advent of television.
Theater owners, he explain
ed. must either accept objec
tionable films or close their
theaters periodically—a prac
tice which would be disas
trous," he said.
Mr. Myers cited a resolu
tion adopted last December
by the association's board of
directors as evidence of ex
hibitors' concern over objec
tiehable films. The board re
sol vpri that "this matter
should be called to the atten
ion of the film companies,
with an admonition that care
be taken not to injure the in
dustry s prestige and good
will he said.
He said it is his opinion
that the moral problem in re
cent films "is not so much
the theme, the plot, as inci
dents and dialogue which are
thrown in and are probably
»ot necessary to telling the
story.''
HE TOLD the committee
that its hearings "will do a lot
of good" for the movie in
dustry.
HOLLYWOOD is attuned to
the voice of the people.1' he
said. "The growing opposition
to improper matter in the
films will doubtless cause the
film makers to be more care
ful about what goes into the
jlicture ... I dare say the
tremors emanating from this
hearing room will register on
the Hollywood seismograph."
Mr. Brandt, who is himself
president of a film importing
eompany, told the subcommit
tee that differences in moral
standards from country to
country create a '"dilemma"
for importers.
"THE DILEMMA," he con
tinued. i« whether to ''import
the truth—which might dis
turb a small segment of the
American populaion or
bring in films which merely
mimic Hollywood and contrib
ute nothing new to the Amer*
ican Mene."
BECAUSE of the difference
in moral standards, he said,
U.S. film importers generally
do not try to get a seal of ap
proval from the Production
Code administration of the
Motion Picture Association of
America—"except in rare in
stances where a picture seems
as if it might cater to I awt
general audience."
1
However, he added, import
ed films have a "U.S. govern
ment stamp of approval," in
that they have passed U.S.
customs officials, who would
block any attempt to import
pornography.
Mr. Brandt described ads
for some foreign films as
"provocative" but not "ob
scene."'
CERTAINLY FROM time to
to time an ad will get by that
l»ay approach the outer
fcounds of good taste." he
mid. But he argued that it
would be ''a most distasteful
snd challengeable move to try
to restrict in any way the very
imagination and ingenuity of
hrinest advertisers because of
a fetf fast buck operators."
He said his organization's
Members are "presently" con
sidering "a self-imposed re
glriclive ban" which would
keep children from seeing
•"certain films that need the
mature mind to understand
them."
However, Mr. Brandt add
ed, "we are loath to apply a
ban and thus appeal by reac
tion to the prurient interest
•f the population."
In quesioning a representa
tive cf the Motion Picture As
sociation. a voluntary organi
Ifction of leading U.S. movie
tUta^kr) s. members of the sub
ibmmittee suggested that rep
resentatives of the general
public be included on the re
view board which makes the
final decision on whether
films receive the MPA seal
of approval,
Mrs. Margaret 0. Twyman.
MPA community relations di
rector. argued (Feb. 4). how
ever. that this task is "our re
sponsibility," and one ir
which the public should no
become involved.
COMMITTEE members urg
ed that the MPA reconsidej
its position on this question
Rep. Glenn Cunningham o
Nebraska suggested that thi
MPA Production Code be sub
mitted to a citizens' group for
reappraisal and suggestions
Mrs. Twyman promised to rc
lay this suggestion to MPA of
ficials.
Obscenity...
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a publication carries a second
class permit does not mean
that it is not obscene. Under
Ohio law. as elsewhere, ma
gazines which carry this per
mit are exempt from prosecu
tion under present statutes.)
Seymour cited three U.S.
Supreme Court e cisions,
which he claim throws out the
possibility of prosecuting
newstand operators u n der
present laws.
HE NOTED that some
groups like the Citizen for
Decent Literature, founded by
Cincinnati attorney Charles
Keating, would like to rid the
newsstands of all magazines
which they feel are obscene.
"MOST OF THESE people
are good people who are try
ing to protect their children
from something which they
feel is detrimental to them."
He cited a Brown Univer
sity study and a Judge Alex
ander of Toledo who believe
that obscene literature eith
er does not affect delinquency
or actually lessens it due to
Ihe prevention of some other
outward act of delinquency.
LAST DECEMBER Jurise
William T, Gillie, ruled that
a. city ordinance banning ob
scene literature was uncon
stitutional and dismissed
charges against Tony Cimino,
local newssland operator.
JUDGE GILLIE said that
under Ohio law the person
selling obscene literature
must have prior knowledge
that the matter is obscene.
The ordinance, passed by city
council, stated that prior
knowledge was not necessary
for conviction.
IN A SIMILAR case in Los
Angeles, which went to the
Supreme Court, the high court
ruled that prior knowledge
was a necessity for com ie
tion. The court further stated
that to make the bookstore
operator responsible would be
to restrict the number of
books an operator could of
fer for sale, due to the phy
sical impossibility of review
ing each book, and thus it
constituted a form of censor
ship.
AFTER THIS decision,
Chailes Keating CDL, founder
noted that local communities
would have to throw off their
apathy to combat obscenity.
He said that every com
munity must express its 'level
of morality,' which is accept
able by the high court, as a
test for obscenity.
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The papal action was taken
in the form of a "motu pro
prioJ'—a decree issued by the
Pope on his own initiative.
The decree reiterates the
warning Pope Pius XII made
at the time of the internation
al Mariologieal congress in
Rome in 1954. Of Pius* stand,
Pope John wrote that "it is
cautioned that Mariologv,
based on solid founda
tions, must not go beyond
truth as a result of a false or
i o e a e o n e s s n o
must it be restricted within
too narrow limits in consider
ing that special dignity prop
er to the Mother of God and
to the Alma Socia (dear part
ner) of Christ the Redeemer."
The point raised by the two
pontiffs was also touched oh
by Ossej-vatore Romano, the
Vatican City daily, in a com
mentary on Pope John's de
cree. The paper said:
"It is not a rare case when
theologians who, living among
Protestants, would seem rath
er inclined to a certain 'mini
ration,' while others, born and
educated in countries with
eminently Marian traditions,
incline rather toward exag­
St.
n i I.'—ff— JWL\
Soda lists and their moderators from
Lancaster St. Mary, Columbus St. Jo
seph Academy were guests of the St.
Mary of the Springs Academy Sodality
last Saturday. More than 100 girls par*
ticipated in the afternoon discussions
on the personal benefits, the apostolate
at school and the apostolate at horn*
with the general public, as rotated to
the sodality.
Father George Fulcher, seated cen
ter above, editor in chief of the Timoi
Pope Warns Of
W
By
Father Richard Walsh, C.S.P.
Director. Newman Hall
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VATICAN CITY His Holiness Pope John XXIII
has made the International Marian Academy a ponti
fical academy.
In giving it the same status as eight other learn
ed societies of pontifical rank, the Pope warned
against excesses in devotion
to Main- and in claims conceiv
ing her. He also warned
against playing down her
part in God's plan for man
kind.
geration. It is clear that
through cailm discussion of
the problems, even difficult
ones, the truth is more easily
arrived at.
"Thus the international
Marian-Mariological congress
es are the best means of de-.
bating the problems and
reaching solutions.
"THIS UNITY AMONG Ca
tholics, the elimination e£
exaggerations and the objec
tive search for truth, will
doubtless have no indifferent
influence on the separated
brethren. In such a way. the
modern development of Mari
ologv and of Marian piety in
the Church not only will
not constitute an obstacle ,ta
the desired unity of Christians
—as Protestants and some Ca
tholic circles would wish
to affirm—but it will consti
tute the surest sign and the
happiest forecast that Mary is
'the greatest help offored to
us by God for the attainment
of unity.'"
Pope John's decree in defin
ing the purposes of the new
pontificial Marian academy in
corporates portions of the
academy's statutes. These pro
vide for forecasting "scienti
fic studies both of a theoreti
cal and of a criticio-historical
nature concerning the Most
Blesed Virgin Mary." and
Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine
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and moderator for an adult Sodality at
St. Joseph Cathedral explained the im-.
portance of the Apostolate and need for
its continuation after high school.
Looking over the program with Fa
ther Fulcher above are: seated, Mar
garet Guzzo, Springs and left to right,
standing, Patricia Blackburn, St. Joseph
Academy, Patricia Rothernich, St. Jo
seph, and Karen Altman, Springs. (Pho
to by Linda iyet man, St. Joseph Acad
emy)
also promoting, "at suitable
times," international Marian
congresses, study weeks and
conferences.
fContinued from Page 1)
More than $18,000 was
spent for services for Zanes
ville area during the past
year. Of this amount $14,529
.85 was used to care for
children in foster homes or
institutions, the remainder
was spent for emergency fam
ily care, unwed mother care
and counseling service, Mon
signor Kappes said.
Income was obtain e
through the Zanesville and
u s k i n u U n i e u n
$10,204 and through payments
of parents and legally respon
sible agencies for care, which
contributed $3,014.47.
The remainder, $4,873.77
was provided by individual
gifts and allotments from the
Diocesan funds.
Monsignor Kappes noted
that so far in 1960 the Bureau
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those with A 1 eatings of the
National Legion of Decency,
"We found that Catholic
Theater attracted mostly chil
dren. b$ we geared it primar
ily for their enjoyment," Mr.
Palumbo stated.
He said the theater is able
to get films at nominal cost
because of the type of its op
eration.
"We do make a little mon
ey on the movies," he said,
"but the profit is so neglig
ible that it could essentially
be called a non-profit organ
ization, The theater pays its
help the regular wage scale,
but neither I nor any of the
parish layiaea involved in
the operation receive any
pay."
The theater, which has a
seating capacity of about
1.200, usually attracts 600 to
650 customers for its Sunday
performances. Its only rec
orded fullhouse was last
spring when it presented
"The Miracle of St. Therese.'
Abp. Damiano
Named Head
Of Camden See
WASHINGTON (NO
Archbishop Celestine Dami
ano has been transferred from
the office of Apostolic Dele
gate in South Africa to be
Archbishop-Bishop of Cam
den. New Jersey.
The appointment, made by
His Holiness Pope John
XXIII, was announced here
today by Archbishop Edigio
Yagnozzi. Apostolic Delegate
to the United States.
A native of Dunkirk. New
York, and a priest of the
Diocese of Buffalo at the time
of his elevation to the hier
archy six years ago, Arch
bishop Damiano returns to the
United States to fill a See left
vacant by the death of Bishop
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