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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-20

Communists. In addition TO the
false cries OF American ''bacteri-
illogical warfare" Stains follow
ers in this country have opened
up a campaign to spread defeat
ism in the ranks Of our people.
Stain gave them the big cue
in his 'interview" with American
newspaper men on April 2, which
was designed to spread hopes
that Soviet Russia would enter
into an honorable peace. This
statement by the Soviet dictator
is played up by the New Times
of Moscow, under date of April
., and we know by now that this
Soviet organ is source of direc-
tives TO the Reds of the world.
The Master of the Kremlin
takes special pains TO paint a
gloomy picture of the sufferings
of the people under capitalist"
governments. He refers to the
burden of the huge armament
programs-never at any time, Of
course. admitting that Soviet
arming to the teeth has caused
the Western world to prepare for
defense. To the contrary, he pre-.
sents the Red dictatorship as the
great guardian of peace through
out the world.
Only the Climax
The Communists here were
quick to respond to this clear
directive from him whom they
have proclaimed as their leader,
teacher and guide" Plans for =
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The ancient heresies concerning the person of
Jesus Christ those extremist views which led to so
many bitter and the detection OF SO many from
the true Faith are thought by many to have been
settled once for all and 10 be nov part of dusty
history.
There are those today who would reduce Christ
and His teachings TO man and a social doc
trine. There are those who say that Christ was a
manifestation of the GodHead only and no man at
all. There Others who say that Christ the God
Man was but fgment of the imagination of his
followers, supermyth grown up over the years.
We know who Christ He was the Only Be
gotten Son Of the Father True God from all etern.
ity. We also know that He became man to redeem
US from our sins. We know that Christ is both God
and malone Divine Person being at the same time
true God and true
We know Christ was God because He did thing,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-20
WASHINGTON LETTER


WASHINGTON-Is it possible
for a Congressional hearing to
go too we'll for one side as
against the other?
Some people are asking them
selves that question here with
regard to an investigation into
radio and TV programs. II is
possible, some people think, that
persons and interests friendly TO
the two industries may have
played their hand bit too
strong.
A subcommittee of the House
of Representatives Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
is presently seeking ito deter
mine the extent to which radio
and televiSion programs
contain immoral or otherwise
offensive matter. or place i'm
proper emphasis upon crime,
violence, and corruption"
The group has held few brief
hearings and at this moment is
in recess.
Witnesses heard up to this
point have found fault with one
or another aspect of radio or tel
evision as now presented. BY and
large one would have to say they
have had bad press. AS a
matter of fact, some observers
here feel that few Investigations
have got off to such a seemingly
poor start. Not only witnesses
but members of Congress have
been subjected TO "ribbing," "
some of which has been none
too gentle. One radio and tele-
vision trade paper made fun of a
Congressman who appeared as
a witness; wondered out loud
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ers feel, if they believe-as some
have said-that the opposition is
limited to certain categories. AS
one paper put it, the hearings so
far show that the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union, the Ma
tional Temperance League and
the American Temperance Soci-
ETY. constitute the principal crit
les of radio and TV programs.
1t is true that the witnesses at
hearings so far have more or less
concentrated on opposition to
beer advertisements decreasing,
they called iD on these two media
of entertainment. This does not
seem to alarm the two industries
too much, because they can point
to the fact that they refuse hard
liquor" ads.
Even if the inquiry gets no
where in this Congress, the radio
and teleVision Industries are not
"out of the woods" Both media
are wonderful as inventions, but
they are not consistently won
derful as entertainment.
More than the Temperance
people" are interested, especial
ly in TV, which comes so init
mately into homes. Mothers in
several parts of the country have
banded together to make some of
the most interesting and impress
sive surveys of radio and TV
program content yet conducted.
If they were to appear before
Congress, presenting the facts
and figures they gave up pre-
cious time to paintstakingly as
semble, ii would not be possible
to "laugh them off" Even to try
it might be disastrous.
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ttoUS practices?
A. Superstition means blind
belief in the power of an action
or thing which has not real
power. The sacramentals, such
as the sign of the cross or holy
water, are not considered magic.
Catholics know that they have
their power from Christ through
the Church. AS a great Catholic
writer states: when the Catho-
lie uses Holy Water, or makes
the sign of the Cross on the
forehead of one he loves, or fix
es on his wall blessed palms and
blessed flowers, his action signi-
fies devout communion with
the prayer of the whole Church,
that God may help him ir all
his needs" BY this means the
whole activity Of the Catholic in
all its aspects is directed toward
heavenly visible things to
things invisible. 1t is true that
abuses are possible and that the
sacramentalS may be degraded
into magical charms. Wherever
there are men there will be abus-
es, but we should judge a good
thing by itself, not by its abuse.
Q. Who is the patron saint of
youth?
A. In 1926 Pope Plus XI nam
ed st. Aloysius Gonzaga as pa
tron of youth. st. Aloysius Q568-
159D, rejecting life in the ar
my of his father, took up a place
in the army of Christ. Growing
up the rough life of an army
camp and the intrigues of court
life he showed young people a
sublime example in overcoming
environment. 81 am a piece of
twisted iron," he said, land /
entered religion to get twisted
straight" At the age of seven
teen he entered the Society of
Jesus, and died six years later.
Like st. Therese he proved that
length of life is not as important
as way of life. His feast day is
June 21st.
@. Does the Catholic Church
GLLoi0 hypnotic treatment for the
curing of disease?
A. Today the exaggerated
claims of some earlier propon-
ents of hypnotic treatment have
been moderated, and in the
hands of a reliable person it is
often useful. There were some
theologians who condemned it,
but the Holy Office said in 1910
that it sis not morally forbid
den, provided it does not tend
to an illicit end !" Again in
1899 it was stated that sit was
permissible, provided there was
no danger of superstition or
scandal" 1t has elements of sem
sationalism in ii and certain def
mite dangers accompany its use,
but under medical supervision it
may be used.
Send questions to Inquiry Cor I.
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus 16, Ohio.
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what the voters in his home dis
trict would think of his perform
ance, and asked if some mem
bers of Congress we're not just
trying to get publicity in an cleo
ton year.
II was clear that radio and tel
evision, which struck it rich
when they we're permitted to
broadcast and televise some ear
lier Congressional hearings, we're
not in favor of this investiga-
ton.
And, ii is interesting to note,
it was not just trade papers that
gave this hearing ''the light
treatment" Daily papers, pre-
sumably without the same close
interest in the industries as the
trade papers, have played ii for
laughs" when reporting some of
the sessions.
What some thoughtful persons
are asking themselves is; May
not this sort of treatment have
made friends for those who com
planned against some radio and
TV practices?
Representatives of the indus
tries and of the Federal Com
munications Commission are ex-
pected to be in the majority, il
not all, of the witnesses when
the hearings resume. There is
a feeling that nothing much will
come out of the inquiry during
this Congress. OF course, il more
of that now considerable group
that is taking these problems Sc
riously were to come forward
with their chapter and verse evi-
dence, the picture could change.
But friends of radio and tele-
vision delude themselves, observ-
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defeatist campaign are set down
in the March issue of Political
Affairs, exactly along the line of
Stalin'S statement. II may be OBJ
jected, at first blush, that the Po-
litical Affairs article preceded
Stains declaration. But it must
be understood that what the
Soviet dictator said was only
the Gilman to a tOhole series of
similar statements in the Copin-
form orgdn-some of them quot
ing Stain as the authority for
the effort to undermine morale
in the free world.
What Stains statement did
was to give added spur to The
Daily Worker and other Com
munist sheets which spread out
their propaganda to the commun-
ity through concealed Commun-
lists. II brought the necessity for
the Red drive against the peo-
pies morale TO new head. And
the response, as | have stated,
was immediate.
The March issue of Political
Affairs is particularly worth not
ing because of the emphasis II
nuts on defeqtfSln as n Red fdc.
tic. II is not content with one
article on this subject, but two!
The first of these is the work
of Alexander Bittelman. Soviet
subject and chief theoretician of
the Communist Party in the Unit
ed States. The other is by writ
er going under the name of John
Swift. Both stress heavily the
burdens of the defense program
on the people. Both place the
blame for this state of affairs
solely on 1.-The American Wall
Street warmongers.' And both
count upon the failures" that
have come out of American ap-
peasement and vacillation in for
eign policy TO cast doubt on
whether this country can do
anything TO defend itself.
Swift puts 1t neatly: In the
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you are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
you may say that every Ameri-
can Catholic carries at least
some responsibility for the fu-
ture of seventy-two and one-half
persons he has never seen.
This odd fact is illustrated by
an address given by Louis F. Bu-
denz, convert and former Com
munist, in which he said: "Com-
munism has won its victories in
the United States, not in the
countries it has conquered
Poland was betrayed in Wash
ington, through the counsels of
Alger Hiss. Harry Hopkins and
others of their ilk. China was
lost in Washington through the
counsels of Owen baltimore, the
so-called Far East expert, and
a host of others in the govern
ment who went along with his
thinking"
The richest - indeed almost
the only rich country - in the
present world has much the au-
thority of a multimillionaire sur
rounded by host of poor rela-
tions. none Of whom can support
himself without his help. What
such man decides will always
get respectful hearing from
those around him. What such
country decides will, in view of
Point Four and other hoped-for
favors, influence the political
thinking of most of the countries
of the world. The fate of Greece
is less apt to be determined in
Athens than in Washington; the
lives of millions of Asiatics and
Europeans and residents of Af-
rica are being formed in a cap
ital the name of which many
of them cannot even pronounce.
rs Ahle1lSa euSss So soCS very
large segment of the modern
world.
Unique Sophistiesfion
The Catholic American is also
aware of other facts. in his
unique sophistieation. He knows
that effects resemble their caus-
es, and that a bad philosophy
will never lead to a virtuouS re-
suit. This fact would come as
startling news to many politicians
who believe that it does not mat
ter what a dictator believes, so
long as he is on bad terms with
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-20
GRETTA PALMER
As America Goes

Moscow. Any Catholic college
student knows that Communism,
under any ruler and in any eli
mate, will inevitably result in
the concentration camp and the
purge. The first page of his
books on causology have made
the issue clear. But the world
would, today, be a far happier
place if that simple fact had
been known to the men who
guided our government through
out the past decade.
The Catholic American knows
that man is composite of body
and soul, and that the soul is far
too lofty a thing to be suscep-
tible to the clumsy calipers of
scientific m easure ment. He
knows therefore, that all the
efforts to Streamline mankind
from without are doomed to fail.
The heady hope that the world
can be stabilized by education
alone is not for him: he knows
that sociologists will never
achieve any end worth mention
ing so long as they work on the
environment alone and negect
the enormous fact of mans free
will.
No Compass To Guide Them
The Catholic American is also
aware of the almost-forgotten
fact that societies can flourish
under any one of several types
of secular government: it is not
essential, for the peace of the
world, that every country shall
set up a Constitution resembling
our own or elect a Congress di-
vided into a Senate and a House.
To the Catholic American, there
is nothing disreputable about a
monarchy, or even a Maharajah
If he behaves himself. For the
Catholic American is not provin-
cial-he belongs to Univer-
sal Church which has rubbed
along comfortably with many
types of government.
The Catholic American, almost
without realizing it, thinks clear
ly in areas where the vast ma
iority of his countrymen are
bound to be confused. He has the
vast advantage of dogma to guide
him; but the liberals and the
agnostics, who have thrown all
first principles overheard, have
no such compasses to guide their
thought.
America needs the clear
thinking of almost the only
group of her children who are
able, today, to refer all temporal
questions back to basic verities
especially to the Basic Verify
of God. The world, too, needs
the Catholic American. It needs
him just seventy-two and a half
times as much as it needs any
other individual today.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-06-20
INQUIRY CORNER
Why DO Catholics Say
Shorter sour Father"

@. Wig do Catholics omit the
last part of the Lords Prayer:
"For thine is the Kingdom and
the potuer and the glory for
eUer. Amen?
An ancient prayer ending,
something like the doxology
GLORY be- the prayer cited was
added by some copyist in the
early centuries. st. Jerome re-
jected il as part of. the Lords
Prayer as did the authors of the
Revised Version of the King
James Bible in 1881. Catholics
say the Our Father as Christ
Himself taught it to the Apos-
ties. There is no need to make
it subject of controversy as all
reputable scholars now consider
it an addition in some copies of
the New Testament.
Q. Why are not all prayers
dnS10ered? Did not Christ prom
use that they Mould be John
1873?
Just as a child may ask for
things that are not good for him
so we often make requests that
are not for our true welfare.
Even such prayers are answered,
for God always listens. If we pray
humbly and perseveringly (Mat-
thew 1922, Luke 11:5) for spirit
ual blessings God will always an
swer directly for our benefit. If
we ask for Gods graces for 9TH
erS the effectiveness of such
prayers may be hindered by the
lack of cooperation of the per
son for whom we pray. Usually
the problem rises when we ask
for temporal favors, such as
health or success in some ven
ture. Christ taught us how to
pray in such matters when he
prayed: MY Father, if it be pos
sible, let this chalice pass from
Me. Nevertheless not as | will,
but as Thou wilt" Matthew
26:39).
Q. What is the difference be-
tsoeen PIendry and Partial Irdtl-
genceS?
A. After true sorrow for sin
and confession there remains
reparation to God for forgiven
sin. The temporal punishment
due to sin, illustrated in the
story of David who was punish
ed after his repentance and for
giveness, must be removed. Par
tial Indulgences, usually attach
ed to prayers, removes part of
the temporal punishment, indi-
Gated by the comparison to early
Christian penances leg. 300 days,
years, etc.. Plenary Indulgence
es, requiring reception of Holy
Communion and prayers for the
intentions of the Holy Father,
can remove all the temporal pun
ishment due to sin. If a persons
disposition is perfect a Plenary
Indulgence would mean immedi-
ate entry into heaven for the
person gaining it.
o. Hot0 are the SdcrdmentuLS
different from pagan sltperStt-
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The w orl d
pop ulation is
nearly two and
a half billion
pc ople. The
temporal fate
of all of them
will be largely
decided by the
a C 10 ms of
thirty I h r e e
m ion men
and women. If
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LOUIS +. BUDENZ

Mr.. and Mrs.
Average Amer
ican will have
to look sharp
for new a l.
e m pts o
brea K down
their morale:
tn ey are put
on notice by
the latest prop.
aganda worked
ut b v [ h c
Evening star., 1952-04-04

DR.. Leber, a member of the
denominations General Council
and vice president of the Ma
tional Council of Churches of
Christ in America, also will pre-
sent a trowel to Mrs. Lamar Rem
fro. chairman of the expansion
committee.
Others who will take part in
clude the Rev. Lester v. Bauguess,
minister of the church; the Rev.
Wendell S. Tredick, jr., modera-
tor of the Washington City Pres
bytery. and the Rev. Philip Goertz,
and the Rev. George M. Cum
mings, both former ministers of
the church, now retired.
The service will mark the OPEN
of the first of a three-phase
building program. Plans for this
first step call for a one-story
building with a basement, which
will house Sunday school rooms,
kitchen and recreation rooms, and
a main auditorium. seating $50; |
choir loft and pastors study and
choir room on the first floor.
Plans for Two More Buildings.
A proposed steeple and bal
cony will be omitted temporarily
for economy reasons.
Plans have been completed for /
two more buildings, which will
adjoin the present structure. One
would contain a chapel and a |
pastors study, and the other would |
be a religious education and young 1
peoples activity center. A. A.
Weidner, on the staff of the Wash
tngton firm Of Ronald S. Sense
man, is the architect.
The Garden Memorial Presby- |
terian Church was founded in
1892, with q charter membership |
Of so. The present active mem
berShip is AIS. Mr.. Bauguess is
the seventh minister to hold q
pastorate there.
Evening star., 1952-04-04
Two VFW Posts Here
Install Officers Toniqhf

Two local Veterans of Foreign
Wars posts will install new officers
at 8 o'clock tonight in the Odd
Fellows Building, 419 Seventh
street NV.
William E. Mayo, Of 5807 Four
teenth street NV. will be in
stalled as commander of Washing
ton Post No. 2194, and William E.
Mower. of $40 Powhatan place
NV, will be given the gavel for
Front Line Post No. 1401.
Other officers for Washington
Post include Charles Amber,
Ralph Mayo and Milton j. Stein
man. Front Line Post also will
install Russell L. Miller, Ralph A.
Lewis, jr., and Edward T. Spedden.
Evening star., 1952-04-04
Miss Dunburton' Named
For Nov 19 Festival

Maureen Cullinane, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Cullinane, 6402
Eighth street NV, has been
elected Miss Dunbarton" at Dun
barton College of Holy Cross.
She will be crowned at the col
lege'S traditional May Festival on
May 10
Her maid of honor will be Marg-
herita Hunt. Members of the
court will be Betty Gross. Louise
Wilkinson, Elizabeth Mattingly,
Connie Pierson, Nancy McCreary.
Paula Joy, Miss Roberta Hazard
and Margaret Dougherty.
Evening star., 1952-04-04

their new $175,-
600 ch urc h
building at 1718
Minnesota ave-
nue. Sc.
The Rev. Dr..
Charles Tudor
Leber, e xe u
tive secretary
of the Board of
F or ig n Mis-
D i y II > O1 LK1C
Pr e S b y terian
Church in tn e
U. S. A., will
lay the corner
stone.
Evening star., 1952-04-04
New Garden Memorial
Church, Cornerstone
To Be Laid Tomorrow

Members of the Garden Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church will
attend a cornerstone-laying cere-
mony at 1880 pm. tomorrow for
Evening star., 1952-07-08
Theft Suspect Released,
Then Held in 1850 Case

A probationary detectives good
memory over a two-year period
clinched an old robbery case when
q suspect in a recent theft ap-
peared in a lineup.
Although Richard Easley. %, who
gave his address as the unit block
of E street NV. was released in
the latter case. the detective rec
ognized him in connection with
the old one.
Probationary Detective Everett
Sadler. assigned to the Wardman
Park Hotel barbershop house,
breaking in March, 1850. had
worked on it faithfully ever since.
He knew handprints on a bro
ken window in the barber shop
matched Easley's. but couldn't
find the shoeshine boy.
Then. recently. Easley was
picked up at the Greyhound bus
station as a suspect in q robbery.
He was released on that charge
by police. but United States Com
missioner Cyril s. Lawrence yes
terday held him under $500 bond
for the Wardman Park theft.
where. $85 in cash and a radio
were stolen.
Evening star., 1952-07-08
By Meredith S. BueI

All boys racing in the 1852
Washington Soap Box Derby
should have their coasters at the
Chevrolet agency where they reg
istered next Monday by $50 pm.
Inspection Of racers will begin
the next night at the National
Guard Armory and viii continue
on Wednesday and Thursday
nights. Friday. night will be held
open for re-inspection of entrants
cars that did not pass the first
time.
A third Of the cars will be in
spected each night In the Armory,
located at 2001 East Capitol street.
Boys should be at the Armory on
their inspection day by $3.50 pm.
Each to Get Letter.
Washington General Derby
Chairman Howard p. Bailey has
announced that a letter will be
sent this week to every boy reg
istered.
This letter will explain to the
contestant what night he is to
appear at the Armory for inspec-
ton and weighing in. (Total
weight of car and boy must not
exceed $50 pounds). His racing
number also will be inclosed.
The Metropolitan Area Chevro-
let dealers then will provide trans
portation for all racers to the
Armory. On Race Day, they will
deliver the cars to the Derby by
truck and return them to the
Armory after the race.
Race on July 19:
Mr.. Bailey pointed out that boys
should pick up their coasters from
the Armory not later than the
day after the July 10 race.
Boys who have entered have a.
chance to take home an armful
Of prizes, including ribbons. med
ais. trophies and sporting goods
items. The Washington champion
gets q free four-day trip to the
Akron (Ohio) national finals with
q crack at the top prize-a $4,000
scholarship to any college in the
country.
Ten more boys registered are
Evening star., 1952-07-08
Soap Box Derby Boys Expected
To Deliver Racers Monday

J. Victor Dickey. jr.. ~. Of $500
Forty-second avenue. Hyattsville:
Donald Bruce Johnston, IS, Of 2O26
Rittenhouse street. Hyattsville:
Peter L. Frankfeldt, Is, of 8411
Seventh street NV: Robert Cul-
Inns. Is, Of 1884 Barker street
Sc, and John Sullivan, 13. Of
5815 Third street NE.
Also, Lawrence L. Medlin, jr.,
IA, of 812 South Nineteenth street,
Arlington: Richard Lee Andrews,
II, Of 705 Dahlia street NV; Jim
Wuertele. II. Of 1878 Preston road,
Alexandria: James w. Borton, II,
Of 403 Masonic View avenue, Alex
andria, and John Michael Ramey.
IA. of 1911 Russell road, Alexan-
dria.
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