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of the guest, but he left the next
day.
He Stoyed Below
During the war, he worked
himself into a first-class ner-
vuus breakdown entertaining
wounded troops on the Italian
front. He claims, ''I was the
only one in motion pictures who
entered the Army private and
left the same way"
When Gen. George c. Mar
shall visited Hollywood in 1914,
Red donned a wig and did his
version of Greer Carson as
Nine. Curie discovering ra-
dium. This is the first good
laugh I've had." the general
said, "since the war began"
Reds father, Joe Shelton. was
a clown in the Hagenback &
Wallace Circus. He died two
months before Red was born.
Red ran away from home and
joined a medicine show touring
the Midwest. They paid him
$40 a week to help sci! patent
medicines. From medicine he
was graduated to the John Law
renee stock company, Clarence
Stout's Minstrels and Capt.
Hittner's Cotton Blossom, a
Showboat on the Ohio and Mis-
souri, Rivers. His speciality
falling off the stage and climb
ing back with drum draped
around his neck.
Red lived in Bel Air, the
swankest of residential areas in
the motion picture colony. He is
now married to redheaded
Georgia Shelton. First wife,
Edna, also was his manager.
Red and Georgia have two chill
dren, Valentino Marie. S, and
Richard Freeman, 4. Both are
redheads, which makes four
Reds in the family.
He's Soft Touch
Like Jimmy Durante. Skel-
ton is the softest touch of any
man in show business. People
"con" him for handouts at every
turn. This is one reason that
Shelton receives a small allow
ance check each week from his
business manager. Bo Roos.
Skeletons closest friends, next
to Gene Fowler. are priests. pas
tors and rabbis. He never is
without a crucifix and a mazu-
zah in his pocket.
"Television." says Red, els a
glass furnace. It eats material
and comedians like a blast fur
mace eating up iron ore. A per-
former could live for a year on
solid sock piece of material,
touring night clubs, theaters.
Today, once you do routine on
TV it's gone, never to be used
again."
Red recently bought the Cul-
yer Hotel from John Wayne,
for his TV headquarters. His
real-estate holdings make him
millionaire. In his late 30s.
Red has only one serious
problem-how to keep from col
lapsing from too much love Of
living and oyerwork.
(RelsAsed By NANA.l
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The Passing Show

Some weeks seem to glow
with highlights. i.
Naturally. life being what 1T
is. there are fewer of these than
of weeks composed exclusively
of lowlights. Or of no lights
at all.
The week just ended was a
highlight week. Between the
openings of Paint Your
Wagon" and Breaking the
Sound Barrier" both happy
affairs. there were all sorts of
interesting non political types
around the local landscape. Nom
political types are a great bless
ing on occasion and an inter-
regnum provides a super sort of
occasion.
One of these was Maj. Charles
E. "Chuck" Yeager. He is the
man who broke the sound bar
rier. Obviously he is the one
of the worlds 2 billion humans
to bring to Washington for the
premiere of a brilliant movie
called Breaking the Sound
Barrier" This was arrange
able-between the Army Air
Force and the theater manage
ment-and so it was arranged.
And Actors, Also
Also around were Van Hef1in,
playing in THE Shrike." and
Joseph Gotten, playing around
socially between picture assign
ments in Hollywood. These are
high-type actors who would be
high-type bond statesmen or
anything else. Even the most
timorous managements know
Heflin and Gotten can be
trusted to handle their own
public relations without the
guidance of a press agent.
They are types. for instance.
who would be the first to accept
second billing to Maj. Yeager.
which is just what they are
going to get here.
They would delight as much
as this correspondent in seeing
the major perform almost as,
dramatically on land as he does,
in outer space. He is a small
man with twinkling eyes who
looks somewhat older than his
80 years. He is surely the most
unself conscious space and
speed man in the universe. A
youngster who had just, broken
his mothers favorite Belique
cup could not be more shy than
Maj. Yeager appears to be in
having broken the sound
barrier.
Man Without Badges,
In accordance with custom, the
premiere of Breaking the
Sound Barrier" was gala. It
justified, perhaps even called
for. cracking out all the ribbons
and decorations which most Of
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Todoy's Schedules
Stage.
ARENA-"Tonight at $780,: $3.50 pm.
Screen.

Screen.
AMBASSADOR-"The Iron Mistress: l. 31O Sis,
9:30 pm.
CAPTTOL-"Monkey Business" 1:45, 4:3O 715 10 PM
Stage: 3:40 6:25 and 9:10 pm.
COLUMBA-The Shows of Kimanaro": 1:20 1928, $780, TAO
and GAS pm
DUPONT-"Breakng the Sound Barrier" 1, $685. 55 7:25
and 940 pm.
KEIIHS-Blackbeard Pirate" 1885, S4o 5:45 7:45 and
$50 pm.
Amazing Monsieur Fabre" 1O 2:55 44o. 62
$40 and 10 pm
METROPOIITAN-"The Black Castle: 1:15, 250 430 6:15
8 and 945 pm.
ONTARIO-"Somebody Loves Me-; 120 $3.50, $40, 7:45
GAS
PALAcE-"Pymouth Adventure: 1:1o 32o. $780, TAO and
$50
P-"Grand Concert: 20 3:2O $685. 7:35 and 9:40 pm
PLAYHOUSE-"Br Breaking the Sound Barrier" l. $40, SIS
TBS and 9:35 pm
PLAZA-"O Henrys Full House: 1:05 3:1 $780, 1885 and
$50 pm.
TRANSATLANTIC Happy Time" l. 2:5o 4:40 $780, s2O and
1910
WARNER-"The Mistress: lis, $685. $3.50, 735 and
9:45
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and the day preceding the Feast
of ST. Thomas a Beckett, who for
centuries has stood as the symbol
of the prosecuted Church.
Unified lnfereession
In statement urging Catholics
of the free world ito unite in of
fering modification for those who
are giving their lives in defense of
basic human rights" the Bishops
of America called for "interces-
sion and prayer that God may
shorten these days of trial and
restore peace and tranquility to
the Church and TO the world"
This will be the second annual
observance Of reparafion day on
the last Sunday Of the year. Last
year, on December 80, churches
throughout the Nation were fill
ed for special services and day
long exposition OF the Blessed
Sacrament. In some rural areas
Catholics came through snow
drifts and bitter cold TO join in
the eoUntry'< prayers for perse-
cUted people in other lands.
Holy Hours we're directed in city
churches and Bishops urged Catho-
lies of their dioceses to receive
Holy Communion. Americans lined
the Communion rails in remem-
brance of members of the Church
of Silence" to whom the Sacra-
ments are no longer available.
Calling for a concrete demon
stration of solidarity with those
who suffer for the sake of their
faith" last years announcement of
the day of reparation pointed up
the opportunity for Americans to
gain "a renewed consciousness of
the suffering which is being en-
dured by prosecuted peoples
abroad"
The statement emphasized the
propriety Of having the reparation
Sunday so close to the feast of st.
Thomas a Beckett who-like many
present-day martyrs - died as q
traitor in the eyes of the regime
controlling his country. but as an
illuStrious martyr in the eyes of
the Church.
st. Thomas Beckett, who oppos-
Continued on Page p
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Christmas" here, have decided to
put up the display on their cam
puS.
Mayor Lamport suggested, as
substitute, that containers for gifts
to the poor be placed at the foot
of two Christmas trees usually set
up in front of City Hall each year.
The mayor said his reasons for re-
fusing the students request were
that many faiths are represented
on the City Council, that the ques-
tion was one for the Churches to
deal with, that some Christians
might object TO the Nativity scene
and that a Christmas crib in such
an exposed spot would be subject
to desecration by irreverent per-
sons.
An effort by Controller David
Balfour, only Roman Catholic
member, to get the Board of Con-
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PLEDGE OF
THE LEGION
OF DECENCY

In the name Of the Father
and OF the Son and of the Holy
Ghost. Amen.
condemn indecent and inn
moral pictures, and those which
glorify crime or criminals.
! promise to do all that can
TO strengthen public opinion
against the production OF in.
decent and immoral films, and
TO unite with all who protest
against them.
acknowledge my obligations
to form q right conscience about
pictures that are dangerous 10
my moral life. AS q member OF
the Legion of Decency, pledge
myself TO remain away from
them. | promise, further, TO stay
away altogether from places of
amusement which show them as
a matter Of policy.
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Josephinum States
Ordination Dec. 20

Rev. Mr.. Anthony Borrelli OF
Rankin, Pa, will be ordained a
deacon. and seven other seminar
ians will receive minor orders in
ceremonies at the Pontifical Col
lege Josephinum Dec. 20.
Bishop Michael j. Ready of Co
lumbus will confer the orders at
the $50 a. m. rites in the semin-
ary's main chapel.
The sacred order of deaconship
is the last step prior to ordination
to the priesthood for the Rev. Mr.
Borrelli He will be ordained next
June for the Columbus Diocese.
Minor lorders will be conferred
on Matthew DAILY, Erie, Pa; vii
liam Maui, Springfield, H.; and
Gerald N. Scherer, Rapids City
SD.
Four seminarians will receive
tonsure, the first step in the cler-
ical state. They are Joseph L. Bub.
ser. Philadelphia; Charles M. Clay
ton, Alexandria, La; Cletus Kirk
patrick. Baker, Ore; and Bernard
McFadden, St Augustine, Fla.
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troll to reconsider the request was
voted down.
Letters then began flooding into
Torontos three daily newspapers
and into the mayors office. Many
of the letters were quite severe,
some writer's declaring they would
not vote for Mr.. Lamport again.
Former alderman Nathan Phil
lips, who has announced he will
oppose Mayor Lamport in next
years elections, was one of
number of Jewish citizens who
said that they would not be offend.
ed by the erection of a creche at
City Hall. His letter pointing out
that Toronto is 80 per cent Chris
tian was featured in the columns
of the Toronto Star, which is sup
porting Mr.. Phillips candidacy.
At one point in the controversy
Continued on Page 81
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Post, CVA, will present plaque to
the company that helps best to
Keep CHRIST In CHRISTMAS.
In Dubuque, Iowa, The Catholic
Mothers Study Clubs are spreading
the campaign at home and in ma
tional magazines with stories on
ways of honoring Christ on his
birthday.
Catholic artists of Marylhursf
College in Oregon are putting
Christ back onto Christmas cards
with q series of religious greet
ing cards with Iivrsiesl texts.
Catholic men throughout the Ma
ton will make a 10-point Christ
mas pledge presented by the Ma
tional Council of Catholic Men IN
its publication, Catholic Men. T"
The promises include making
Christmas "a holy day with Chris"
and not merely a day to give and
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Official
December 10. 1857

MY beloved Hrehren
Each year within the Feast Of the immaculate
Conception of blessed Mother Catholic
United States their pledge
Us observance reairmation strong and determined prom.
uphold moral right
effective social influences in the
There longer
that the moral tone Of motion greatly
since the National Legion of Deeeney established
of the United States The Legion
vigilance the production Of domestic films
critical review of ell films brought into this country
This service rot directed
protection against
Of morality which basic The individuals families
and of the entire country.
Supreme Court decision civil laws aene
ally will not aid the local communities
morally Objectionable
becomes of greater importance than
must form their conscience principles They
act accordingly regardless Of public which
low moral standards and vulgar taste.
The Legion Deeeney regular bulletins Classifying mo-
on pictures according TO accepted moral principals They
be found the weekly Catholic
people, Parish publications.
lists reminder of the obligation conscience
avoid immoral films The
Teacher Associations Of this Diocese indeasabe
enrolling the cooperation of local
motion pictures
fest and willing spirit which
the forms of chrisn morality the work of the National
of Deeeny must continue II remains
Of the Legion fulfilled important here emphasize
of the Legion of Deeeney pledge Withholding
patronage from theatres which exhibit Objectionable pictures
matter Of policy
YOU therefore my beloved Brethren, firmly by
strong moral convictions fulfilling the
legations of Christian life which the pledge contains
With my blessing,
DevoiedlY in Christ,
MICHAEL ]. READY
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Stop Flood OF Books On Sex,
Crime, Drugs, Group Urged

Or. Newberser declared, land as
far as ! know. we have never
seen the book here"
He also pointed out that there
is no such agency as . state
board of Juvenile Research in
Ohio.
Next step of the committee is to
propose means of eliminating the
obscene goods on the nations news
stands. If suggestions of witnesses
at the probe are followed, the
steps will be:
u Urge the publishers of America
to establish and enforce their own
code of decency for selecting ma
terial.
p To take closer look at existing
Federal laws dealing with obscene
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material so that loopholeS may be
stopped up in postal interstate and
import regulations.
- To awaken the public-through
national and civic organizations to
the type of reading matter the
youth of America can pick up in
drug stores and similar places.
a. To encourage the establish
ment of local watchdog groups"
composed of parents. clergymen
and educators who will screen the
books available to children in
American communities.
In a week of testimony during
which almost 100 publications were
examined as evidence members of
the committee headed by Rep. K. c.
Continued on Page p
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An intensive campaign to Put
Christ Back Into Christmas" is
gaining momentum throughout the
country with women's clubs, mems
organizations, merchants and civic
authorities cooperating in empha-
sizing that December 25th is the
birthday of Jesus Christ.
Posters, crib scenes and religious
displays in store windows are ap-
pearing throughout the Nation as
part of the drive to stop CONNER
cialization of the feast day.
In Milwaukee, where a three
story-electric sign on the City Hall
flashes a plea, Put Christ Back
Into Christmas" Mayor Frank P.
Zeidler officially opened the cam
paign with a proclamation asking
all citizens to cooperate.
Milwaukee's main hoppin &
street is festooned with the slogan,
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ranged so that the father of the
house could give the gifts to his
children on Christmas Eve
There is no reason for his re-
veaIing how he came by them
and his legitimate pride as
a provider will not suffer"
From Long Island comes a pos
ter stressing that christmas Is
Christ's Birthday The poster, pic
turing the Blessed Virgin and the
Christ Child, has spread to 80
states. The Queens County Chapter
of the Catholic War Veterans in
Jamaica, Ii, supply copies of the
poster.
In Baltimore, Md, an award by
the Catholic War Veterans will go
to the company with the finest re-
ligious display. Fearing that the
Christ child was becoming dis
placed Person." st. Elizabeth's
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in New Orleans Christlike Christ
mas takes over the landscape with
SIS full-size billboards along the
highways.
A New Orleans columnist, DR..
Paul Popenoe, suggested that of
flee parties be abolished with en-
phasis placed instead on charitable
and family observances.
In North Carolina, the city of
Henderson will repeat a non-com-
mercial Christmas parade featur-
ing floats depicting Biblical and
Nativity scenes.
In the newspaper Catholic
Action of the South" the Rev.
Fred Disby has suggested that
Christ be put back in Christmas
through charity that has Con-
siderstion for the dignity of 9TH
ers." He said that contributions
to needy families could be arr
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set up by local merchants through
two miles of the downtown area.
Backed by the Archconfrsfer-
nifty of Christian Mothers, fhe
campaign will feature Nativity
scenes in all major department
stores in Milwaukee. posters in
railway and bus depofs, public
buildings and streeicars. Auto
mobiles in Milwaukee show
stiekers and iaxicabs display
signs with the campaign theme.
TV and radio stations carry spot
announcements with recording OF
a song, Let's Put Christ Back In
Christmas" /"
In the Northwest, travellers along
the old Oregon Trail will see the
Nativity scene on huge billboard
near st. Mary's Church in Pendle-
ton. Oregon.
In the Louisiana countryside and
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tN.c.W.c. News servicel

WASHINGTON, D. CA Con-
gressional committee dipped into
the reading matter on the news
stands of Every Neighborhood, U.
S. A." and came up with reams
of filth-in-print. Demands were
made for immediate action to stop
the rising flood of indecent liter
ature.
The special House Committee in
vestigating obscene publications
ended a five-day session of public
hearings after listening to clergy
men, writer's, police officials, book
dealers and others testify that
something should be done to halt
the spread of lurid magazines,
comics and pocket-size books.
During fhe course OF the hear.
ings, the state board of Juvenile
Research in Columbus" was men
toned to investigating soIons in
connection with a book on sex
Science" published by Morton
Seheer of New York.
Scheers' attorney, Robert n.
Mcneil, said congressman had
the wrong idea about the book"
because II had been indorsed by
government agencies including
some reputable persons and
ths state board Of Juvenile Re-
search. Columbus, O."
This week, Or. Maurice New
berger, director of the Bureau
of Juvenile Research here in Co
lombus, emphaticslIy denied to
Catholic Times reporter that the
Bureau had sanctioned the book.
I'VE have never officially in
dorsed fhe book in question:"
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Bishops Of the United States at
their recent annual meeting in
Washington.
In towns and cities throughout
free America, Catholics will stage
peace barrsge" of sacrifice,
prayer and acts Of modification
for those facing martyrdom in the
Orient and behind the Iron Cur
tain. Churches will hold special
services in the coast-to-coast OBJ
servance.
The tens of thousands of priests
and Religious and millions of Cath
olics who have suffered under
the greatest religious persecution
in history will be remembered on
the Feast of the Holy Innocents
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Health Of Pdrochal School Children Guarded By City Nurses
DIR. GoodlOe and
Nursing Staff
Conduct Program

Seven hundred and seventy
four students in Columbus
Catholic schools were given
individual treatment as the Co.
lumbuS Department of health,
cooperating with the Columbus Di-
ocesan school office, provided
593l2 hours of nursing during the
months of September and October
alonei
DR.. Ollie Goodloe, Health Com
missioner, Columbus Department
of Health, in a letter to the Rev
Bennett Applegate, Superinten-
dent of Diocesan schools. recent
ly stated his satisfaction with the
health program now functioning
in the Catholic schools in Colum-
bus.
DR.. Goodloe wrote that the
summary of school activities con-
Quoted by the Division of Nursing
very clearly indicates that we
are off to a reasonably good start
on our cooperative school health
program"
Long Hours
The monthly summary of school
activities among Columbus Catho-
lie schools revealed that 408lz
hours were spent in the schools
during September and October by
the school nurses provided by the
City Department of Health.
In addition to this, the nurses
spent a total of 185 hours in the
schools on school records.
Many long hours of the sum-
(Contiuued on Page q
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Plus \ CanOnizaiion
Cause l. Advanced

ROME - (RNS) - The canoni-
zation cause of Blessed Plus x
was furthered here with the an
nouncement that two miracles
claimed through his intercesSion
are being Investigated by an &C.
clesiastical tribunal.
The miracles are said to have oc-
Cured at Naples and Palmero, Sic
lily. However, no details have been
released.
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To Dedicate New
Seminary Sunday

The seminary of Saints Peter
and Paul-the first of its kind to
be opened in the United States,
will be blessed and formally open
ed this Sunday, Dec. IA, at 4 pm.
The new seminary is located at
324 +. North Broadway.
Bishop Michael j. Ready will pre-
side at the blessing, dedication and
formal opening of the new sem
mary. A Pontifical High Mass will
be sung at 10 a. m.
The Rev. Dominic Rossi is rector.
Rev Casio Marrapese is procurator.
The seminary is under the su-
pervision of the missionaries Of
SITS. Peter and Paul
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Communists Abolish
CAD" Abbreyiation

LONDON-The abbreviation "a.
D." (Anno DominD has been abol-
iShed in Iron Curtain countries be-
cause of its Christian connotation,
according to reports here.
When the Communist press pub
llshes an article containing refer
erce to, say, the fifth century AID,
it uses the phrase, "the fifth cen
tury of our era"
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Stirs Controversy

TORONTO, Canada = A contro-
versy ragged here over the reiec-
ton by Mayor Allan Lamport and
the Board of Control of a plan to
erect Nativity scene on the steps
of City Hall.
Meanwhile. students of the Uni
versity of Toronto, who conceived
the plan as highlight of a cam
paign to Put Christ Back Into
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Dies On Way To Altar

LIVERPOOL, England-NC)-On
a Sunday evening, a sick call came
to the rectory of st. Edwards
Church here. Father John Kieran,
81, hurried to the church to collect
the Blessed Sacrament to answer
the call AS he walked up the aisle
to the altar he collapsed and died.
Father Kieran was one of the three
priest brothers.
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receive merchandise Emphasizing
family participation in Christmas
the pledge reminds Catholic men
to teach children that Santa Claus
was St. Nicholas; to help one poor
family in honor of the Holy Fam
lily, and ito make room in my
home for Him, Who found no room
in the inn, with a Christmas Crib"
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dramatically powerful without
sacrificing dignity and pro-
duced with sincerity and under
standing"
Previous winners of The Sign
motion picture award have been:
"Quo Vadis";; King Solomon's
Mines; Come To The Stable"
"The Green Years.: "The Song of
Bernadette"; THE Fugitive; "The
Bells of st. Mary's"; Going My
Way; Joan OF Arc" and Yankee
Doodle Dandy"
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Fatima Story Is
"MOUie OF Year,

UNION CITY, N. J. - (NC) -
The Warner Brothers movie, "The
Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima,"
has been selected for the 11th an
nual award for the outstanding mo-
ton picture of the year by The
Sign, national Catholic monthly,
Jerry Cotter, motion picture edi-
tor, announced.
In the announcement of the
award, the magazine said the pic
ture was singled out for being
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Thirty Million Voices To Raise In Mammoth
Barrage OF Prayer For Worlds Prosecuted
Nationwide Day Of Reparation
Scheduled For Sunday, Dec. %

WASHINGTON, d. c. = NC Thirty million American
Catholics will join in tremendous oneday surge of prayer
for the prosecuted peoples of the world in nationwide repara
ton day, Sunday, December %.
This is in accordance with decision arrived at by the