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Residents Reminded
Of Two Cancer Films
' "There la no admission
charge for the two films,
The Other City" and "Man
Alive," to be shown tomor
row, April 27, at 10 a.m. at
the Cralerian theater," Mn.
E. S. Wentjar, education film
chairman for the American
Cancer society reminded resi
dents today.
The two films, to be shown
in full color on wide screen,
stress the seven danger sig
nals and the importance of
early diagnosis and treatment
of cancer to help save lives
from the dread disease. A
panel of local doctors will
moderate an audience partici
pation question and answer
period following the showing.
Free parking is being do
nated for the hour long pro
gram by the adjoining Park
and Shop lots.
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Prayer and Bible Reading in Schools Still Unsettled
Editor's not: Th Su
preme Court has mad
clear that public schools
must not angsg in sec
tarian religious Instruction.
But it never has made clear
whether this includes Bible
reading and prayers-an is
sue on which state courts
and laws are sharply divid
ed. Louis Canels, CPI re
ligious writer, explores the
situation in the following
dispatch.
fused in the past to do-its given on their premises
ruling could touch off the I But il h" nevcr n'ade 8
..,.,.... . I,.' definite ruling on whether
greatest controversy since the; BMf readjn(( n(j prayers fM
desegregation decision "I within the forbidden area.
1954. ...
1 Views Differ
Millions of Americans har- , . , . . ,
, .,- ii. State laws and state rourt
bor strong feelings on the 1 , . . , , . . .
...hinM r.ii.inn nA I. i decisions a re sharply divided
oral court in Philadelphia I to he singled out as "differ-
held unconstitutional a Penn- i cm by refusing to partici-
By LOUIS CASSELS
Washington-lUPIi-The U.S. Su
preme Court is being pressed
for a clear-cut ruling on a
fnnfititiitinnal nuestion which
it has left unsettled for 170 me nation s cnnaren are eou-
catorj
place in the public school pro
gram. Some contend that any
religious exercise in a tax
supported school violates the
Contstitutional principle nf
separation of church and
state. Others assert that it
would be a tragic repudiation
of America's heritage to ban
the name of Cod from the i
classrooms in which most of
years.
The question is:
Docs the religious freedom
clause of the First Amend-,
mcnt forbid prayer and Bible
reading in public schools?
If the high court, grasps
The Supreme Court has
made clear in the past-most
forcibly in the McCollum case
of 1948-that public schools
may not engage in sectarian
religious instruction, nor even
this nettle-which it has re- permit such instruction to be
on the question. Daily Bible
reading is required by law
in the public schools of 12
states, and is authorized, at
the option of the local school
administration, in 24 others.
Eleven states prohibit Bible
reading in public schools as
unconstitutional. The remain
ing three have no specified
law or Judicial policy on the
matter.
In 1931 and again in 1952,
the U.S. Supreme Court re
fused, for procedural reasons,
to take jurisdiction of cases
challenging the Constitution
ality of religious exercises in
public schools.
In 1959, a three-judge fed-
sylvania law requiring that
10 Bible verses be read with
out comment at the opening
of each day's activities in
every public school classroom.
pate. And they questioned
whether any real spiritual
good can be accomplished by
"rote recitation" of a non-
sectarian prayer "in an at
This decision was appealed ! mosPh.fre devoid of religious
10 me JiuDrcme court. Hut : v
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before it acted, the Pennsyl
vania Legislature amended
the law to provide that any
pupil might be excused from
participation in the religious
exercise at the request of his
parents.
Sends Case Back
The Supreme Court in 1960
sent the case back to the
Philadelphia court for a re
hearing in the light of the
changed law. Early this year,
the lower court held that the
amendment making participa
tion voluntary did not alter
the Constitutional situation.
The purpose of the Bible read
ing was clearly "the promo
tion of religiousness, it said,
and public schools had no
business doing that.
This case is now returning
to the Supreme Court on ap
peal.
Meanwhile the high court
has heard arguments on an
other case which raises the
question of whether public
schools may even acknowl
edge the existence of God.
This case grew out of a
challenge to the so-called
Hegents Grayer used in
New York state schools. The
22-word prayer was carefully
composed to be as non-sec
tarian as possible. It says:
"Almighty God, we ac
knowledge our dependence
upon Thee, and we beg Thy
blessings upon us, our parents,
our teachers and our coun
try." Participation in the prayer
is voluntary and any child
may be excused on request.
Argue Against Practice
In the arguments which the
court heard earlier this month
representatives of leading
Jewish organizations contend
ed that the First Amendment
draws no distinction between
"sectarian" and "nonsectar
ian" religion, but bars "all
religious practices in public
schools."
The Jewish groups also said
that religious erexcises in
public schools discriminate
unfairly against children of
minority faiths, including un
believers, who do not wish
The attorneys general of 19
states urged the court to up
hold the New York practice.
"If the voluntary recitation
of this nondenominational
prayer in public schools is
unconstitutional," they said,
"then it should logically fol
low that the public acknow
ledgement of and prayer to
Almighty God must be banish
ed from all governmental
functions."
Cite Examples
Asserting that the authors
of the Constitution would be
such an interpretation placed
on the First Amendment, they
pointed out that the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag de
scribes America as a nation
"under God"; the nation's
coins bear the motto, "In God
We Trust"; Congress and
state legislatures open their
sessions with prayer: and
even the Supreme Court con
venes to the intonation of a
marshal: "God save the Unit
ed States of America, God
save this honorable court."
It has been widely expect
ed that the court would hand
down its ruling before the
present term ends in June.
But the recent appointment
of a new justice, Byron White,
who did not participate in the
hearing, could give the court
a reason to defer action by
ordering re-argument of the
"profoundly shocked" to have case next term
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HONORED FOR SERVICE - Joseph Moore (right), vice
president and manager of the First National Bank of Ore
gon, Medford branch, was honored by the Lay board of
Sacred Heart parish at a meeting of the board April 20.
Moore was recently promoted to an administrative post in
the bank's Portland head office and has moved from the
valley. Presenting Moore an engraved desk pen set in rec
ognition of his three years service to the board and parish
is Jack Lynch, lay board chairman.
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Coast Guard Says
Bluebelle Skipper
Killed Passengers
Miami, Fla. - IUPH -The
Coast Guard has concluded
tha't skipper Julian A. Har
vey of the ill-fated ketch
Bluebelle killed at least four
of his passengers, then scut
tled his ship and saved him
self.
The Bluebelle went down
off the Bahamas last Nov.
12.
The Coast Guard, in a bulky
final report on its five and j
one-half month investigation,
said it could not ascertain
Harvey's motives, but said
"the facts that he was sole
beneficiary of his wife's in
surance policy and that he
was sorely in need of funds
must be considered."
Near Miracle
"it was a near miracle,"
that Terry Jo Duperrault, 11,
survived four days on a ratt
at sea after the ship went
down with her parents, broth
er and sister, and Harvey's
wife, the Coast Guard said.
The conclusions in the re
port said that Harvey did not
harm the two young Duppcr
ault girls, Rence, 7. and Ter
ry Jo, "probably in the as
sumption that they would
rirnwn when the vessel sank."
Harvey was rescued the
day alter the Bluebelle sank.
But he committed suicide in
a Miami motel room four days
later, and a day after the
world learned that Terry Jo
had been found alive at sea.
Recovery Concluded
The body of little Renee
i Ouppcrault was found with
Harvey, and the Coast Guard
; concluded that Harvey had
J "recovered the body and kept
it in the inflatablr life ratt to!
lend croditiihility to the story
he later would tell after be
infi rescued "
Lost with the ship was
Harvey's wife of three
months, Mary Deane. There
was $20,001) worth of insur
ance on her life, and the pol
1 icy would pay $40,000 under
I a double indemnity clause If
Oregon Supreme
Court Decisions
Salem ft!PI The Oregon
Supreme Court has reversed
a Multnomah county circuit
court decree which had
awarded $5,622 to Zimmer
man's Twelve Mile store at
Gresham.
The dispute involved rights
to a fund in the Gresham
State bank. O and K Con
struction company contended
that it, rather than Zimmer
man, was entitled to the fund
after a third party allegedly
forged endorsements and
withdrew money.
The bank sued both the
construction company and
Zimmerman to determine who
had rights to the fund, set
up by Zimmerman. Reversing
Circuit Judge Bamctl H.
Goldstein, the high court said
the construction firm is en
titled to the S5.B22 plus a
judgment against Zimmerman
for legal costs.
Justice Kenneth O'Connell
wrote the decision.
Other decisions:
Paul R. Bailleaux. appel
lant vs. Clarence T. Gladden,
penitentiary warden; appeal
from Marion county; opinion
by Justice Harold Warner;
Judge George A. Jones af
firmed; post-conviction suit by
Bailleaux. who was convicted
of being an habitual criminal
and given 30 years, dismissed.
Slate vs. Ronald G. Crater,
appellant; appeal from Mult
nomah county; opinion by Jus
tice O'Connell; Judge J. J.
Murchison affirmed; convic
tion of Crater, Portland, on
armed robbery charge affirm
ed; he was convicted of rob
bing a Safeway store in Port
land. Gerald G. Blevens, appel
lant vs. Priscilla Farnham;
appeal from Multnomah coun
ty; opinion per curiam, or by
all seven justices; Judge
James W. Crawford affirmed;
judgment in a personal in
jury case for Priscilla Farn
ham upheld.
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VOTE for
HENRY F.
PADGHAM
Democratic Candidate for
STATE
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Pd. Pol. Adv. by H. Padgham
1309 Court, Medford
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