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victim
Mrs. Y h Webb has returned
to her home after spending a
month with her daughter and
son-in-law and little granddaugh-
ter, Lieut.. and Mrs. l., D Flick
and Donna Lee, Of San Diego,
Calf.
Mrs. James Carson ana her
mother, Mrs. Walter Bryant, are
back home after visiting in ONO
Mr. and Mrs Fl ID Woodbridge.
Of Roanoke. visited friends and
relatives III the neighborhood last
week end
Back to Florida
MIR and MRS II G. HOleSapDle
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AMELIA HIGH SCHOOL

Sept "a Powhoton at Powhoton
Oct l-(Open)
Oct 8-*Crewe at Crewe
Oct s. Kenbndge ct AmeIlo
Oct. ~ Goochond Of Goochiand
Oct % Open
Nov S Beaumont at Amelia
Nov p Vctorio at Amelia
Nov IS Blackstone at Blackstone
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Mr and mrs Il. {. HoIesappl,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15
The Meaning o OF Freedom

The current issue Of little four page house
organ Of local business concern, the Michigan aud
Southern Coal Corporation contains message lorit
ten By Clifford l., FisbbGck. the president Of the
firm. We thought that IN accordance nth the
present spirit OF Christmas thts message IS timely
row Il ,oGs during the recent holiday period,
Freedom stems not from government but from
our Savior, Jesus Christ, whose nativity cele
brate at this time Our so-called inaenabe rights"
are derived not from The bill Of rights but from
Christ speaking through men. The continuance OF
these rights and all else that hold dear depends
upon the incucstion Of christian thinking and
acting into each and everyone through education
Freedom remains possible only eonsecrated
ground. Moral and spiritual illiteraey is rampant
and only through the guidance of the Great Cali
lean may hone to stem the tide.
At midnight some years ago, | heard bolster
GUS gang surging down the street yelling and
ing and I thought how little separates peaceful
community from mob violence. | lay there ponder.
ing on to what we owe real protection Certainly
it is not merely the police who stand between US.
helpful as they are they could not begin to cope
with large scale, violence with its snowbalng
terror. What then is protection? TIL tell you.
It il the combined honesty righteousness and
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15
Wanted: A New Morality!

The utterly false conception that morality is
nothing more than fashion is one Of the stock areu
ments being used to bolster the of those who
would seek the right to flood the country with
every conceivable form Of immoral filmare.
One of the leading producers in Hollywood, Sam
Goldwyn, has used this speeious argument in at
tempt to have the present code amended. He wants
the code relaxed streamned modernized. THE
world has moved in the last % years, but the
Code has stood still"
In a fine editorial in the Columbus Dispatch the
writer made pungent observation on this state
ment OF Goldwvns.
by the world moving on does Mr. GoldWyn
mean. for example. the extent TO which literature
has degenerated in the past % years? Does he want
to make motion pictures which go all the way Tor
nearly sol in presenting with dialog full OF the
fouretter words and other obscenites which were
rare in books % years ago but commonplace
now"
The answer is self-eyident That's Just what Gold
wyn wants. He would like 10 add 10 his buleine
Golfers by trading the ever hardto-control lust
in mans nature
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15

an international trade union
publication that every country
on the globe, regardless of its
political and religious traditions,
is faced with the problem of
prostitution and many other
equally serious moral problems
which could be painted in even
more lurid colors if one wanted
to apply the same degree of
vicious discrimination against
these countries and their pre-
dominant religious organizations
as the Free Labour World de-
liberately seeks to do against
the Roman Catholic Church.
Sweden, for example, has one
of the highest abortion rates in
the world. England is currently
plagued with the problem Of
homosexuality to such a degree
that this unfortunate deviation
from moral normalcy has recent
ly aroused all shades of British
public opinion and has even
been discussed as a national
problem in the British Parliar
ment. The United States has ons
of the highest divorce rates ia
the world and is currently con-
fronted with the widespread
and ever-increasing problem Of
juvenile delinquency and juve
nile vice even, perhaps especial
ly, among the children of eco
nomieally privileged families.
These three democracies are
predominantly Protestant and
relatively very prosperous, for
which reasons, among others,
their dirty linen is not likely
to be washed in the allegedly
neutral, but curiously selective,
pages of the Free Labour World.
II just happens to be a fact,
whether the secretari-
at of ICFTU is aware Of it or
not-that the trade union move
ment in one of these three coun-
tries, the United States of
America, has a wholesome re-
spect fer religion in general and
for the Catholic Church in par
ticular. On of these days, un-
less we are badly mistaken, in-
fluential Catholic and non-Cath-
olic representatives of this
American labor movement in
Guiding those who are complete
ly anti-Franco, are going to get
sick and tired of the anti
Catholicism of some of the staff
members of the TCFTU and are
going to take the necessary steps
to correct the situation. The
sooner, the better-for the good
of the ICFTU itself, which can
never hope TO accomplish its
important mission in the field
of international labour as long
as its secretariat foolishly per-
sists in using the organization as
a mouthpiece for religious pref
udice.
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deeency engendered by the influence Of all the big
and little churches across our land whose power
In turn emanates from the Blessed Trinity.
II have proven my case; if I may write "quod
est deductum" to my line of thought, does it not
point. that associate ourselves little closer with
and assist this Force from which all blessings flow
and which makes possible our lives. safety. happi
ness and yes, even our businesses, Therefore at
this wonderful Christmas festival period let us
make it whoehearted and implement the word
with the spirit No amount of sentimentality in the
celebration of His birthday as baby in Bethlehem
will constitute proper observance of Christmas un-
less we can hear Him say Why call me Lord Lord,
and do not the things which | say" and not feel
remiss in our sincerity. Let US rather think along
the line Of the who, in answering question
as to his vocation, said MY name is John Jones
My real business is to serve the Lord Jesus Christ
but happen to make ice cream to pay my ex.
penses."
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15
FauOritisn1 Charges CrOundIess

employees were taken back
Incidentally, the security of
ficer and his assistant in FOA
have held their positions since
1948. Their appointments, it was
pointed out, could not have
been for the purpose of "appeas-
ing" Senator Mccarthy.
Some security officers ex-
pressed the private belief that
the only way story such as that
about the FOA could have got
started was through a disgrun-
tied government employee
Some security officers ex-
pressed doubt that Catholics are
in a majority among themselves.
There is no central place to
check on such officers. Other
security officers, some of them
Protestants, said they would not
be surprised if Catholics were in
a majority among them, because
Catholics have been prominent
in law enforcement in this coun-
try, and you have to have train
ed personnel for security posts.
Someone else suggested that, if
YOU wanted to begin houseclean-
ing with a security officer who
is above all suspicion as to sub
version, you might select a
Catholic. Others expressed the
belief that Catholics among the
security officers might well be in
the same proportion as Catholics
To the general population.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15

the mans associations and sf-
filiations may pretty we'll estab-
lish his beliefs. But the security
officers do not actually seek
this information and are not
concerned with it, they affirm.
The persons who were laid
off in the Foreign Operations
Administration were dismissed
because Congress cut the appro-
priation for this work by about
$4,000. 600. Former Governor
Stassen, head of FOA, was Civ
en- 100 days by Congress to get
administration working within
the new budget. All dismissals
were the responsibility of Mr..
Stassen. He even devised a
widely publicized intelligence
test TO help him in making the
reductions in force. The secur-
ity office of FOA had nothing
to do with II,
With regard to the charge
that Catholics predominated
among those re-hired. an official
of FOA said cases like the fol-
lowing were typical: One en-
ploye let go was a divorced
woman with a child in a board
ing school. When it was found
that some additional help could
be taken on, she was rehired.
Not only did she need the EN-
ployment, but she was already
acquainted with the work. That.
he added was the way dismissed
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15
LOUIS r. BUDEM
The Tragedy OF 'NegOtiatiOns .

before it becomes accepted by
American policy remains to be
seen.
We might be tempted to ask
again: How is it that the Unit
ed States has been persuaded so
frequently to acquiesce in its
own defeat? How is it that this
country, which prides itself on
its intelligence. has proved TO
be so unintelligent on such a
simple matter as the nature of
the Soviet dictatorship?
There is an explanation for
that, which should be taken to
heart. The communists have
been taking advantage of ii for
the past twenty years. That ex-
planation is also a simple one:
many leading non-CommunistS
pick up and repeat what the
Kremlin wants them TO say.
with the vanguard alone, vic
tory cannot be achieved" wrote
Lenin - and Stain repeated it
after him. The vanguard, the
Communist Party, must be able
to move others into action.
These are the reserves" and
consist of non-communists who
parrot the communist line out
of prejudice, lack of informa-
tion, personal pride and other
weaknesses of which the Reds
take full advantage.
When DR.. Henry Steele Com
mager of Columbia University
writes for the Nep York Times
of November 8, 1858, that intel
leetuals should be permitted to
Join subversive organizations
without being held accountable
for such acts, he affords protec-
tion to those very forces which
have brought about the atmos-
phere that has led TO the tri-
umph of Malenkov's ''negotia-
tions." 1t is only the peace par
tisans". so valued by Moscow
and championed by DIR. Com
mager, who receive continuous
publicity in our secular press.
Cannot patriotic America speak
loud enough to be heard?
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15

tistions with the Kremlin the
United States is agreeing to the
chief item in the current COM
munist line and is building up
the power of its perpetual foe,
the Soviet dictatorship. The
moment our leaders considered
such negotiations, they spread
disappointment and even a form
of despair among the people un-
der the satellite regimes. We
promised them the bread of lib
Grafton They sec us, instead,
handing them the stone of col
laboration with their masters.
To his credit. David Lawrence
has forewarned that this Amer
lean agreement for negotiating
settlements" with the Soviet
rulers is the outcome of ''big
illusion. Arguments are made
that if the United States confers
with the Kremlin oligarchy, we
will let the world know who is
obstructing peace. AS Mr.. Law
renee says, this is most naive
approach" Actually" he adds,
'by our continued conferences
we are building up the prestige
of the Malenkov government in
side Russia. BY treating it as
an equal, we giorify its stand
ing and strengthen its internal
position" Omitted States Neirs
and World r port, Dec. 1S,
1881
Worse Than Useless
Those who have read this coll
umn over a number of weeks
will know that conferences with
the Soviet dictatorship are
worse than useless. They are
tragic, and tragedy will result
from these proposed secret
meetings unless Americans
begin to demand that the truth
be told, namely. that the very
nature of Soviet Communism
makes it betray all agreements
and use them for additional
Soviet conquests. The kremlin
viii never rest until it has
achieved the world Soviet dicta-
torship. How often that simple
truth will have to be repeated
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15

which recommends that l.. r.
BeriaS fate be meted out to
Attorney General Herbert
Brownell, FBI Director ]. Edgar
Hoover, and Senator Joseph r.
Mccarthy. II is to be noted IN
the Nel0 Times and the Comm
form organ, in their insolent as
sertions that the Soviet constitu-
ton lis the most democratic in
the world" and that there is
much more liberty" under NAL
enkov than in the United States.
Summed up, these new signs
of arrogance can arise from on
ly one source; Soviet confidence
that the United States is about
to save and strengthen the
kremlin once more.
In 1888 we built up the Soviet
dictatorship by recognition. In
World War ii we saved ii from
Hitler and at Yalta and Potsdam
We callously agreed to turn ov-
er millions of human beings
in Poland, China and other coun-
tries-to its savage control. 1t
would seem that we would have
had by now enough of this, but
apparently that is not so. Dicta-
tor Malenkoq's demand for ne
gotiationS". uttered before the
Supreme Soviet on August 3, has
moved so fast around the world
that we are about to enter such
negotiations, even on atomic
power.
BY entering into secret nego-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15

of neutrality on matters of re-
ligion. Unfortunately, however,
this policy has been violated
more than once by representa-
tive spokesmen for the organi-
zation.
Several times during the past
two or three years this column
has criticized the predominantly
socialist secretariat of the
ICFTU for injecting its own doc
trinaire prejudices into official
ICFTU publications and rsieas-
es. We had hoped that this sit
uation might have been correct
ed by this time, but a feature
article in the November issue of
ICFTU's official monthly maya
zine Free Lsbour World. is even
more offensive than the earlier
articles and editorials TO which
We had previously objected.
The unsigned article in ques-
ton in the November issue of
Free Labour World is another of
ICFTU'S familiar attacks against
the Franco regime in Spain and
a severe criticism OF the United
States Government for signing
military pact with that regime.
We are not concerned at this
time with the merits of the ar
ticle as a whole. But we do OBJ
ject, in the name of decency and
fair play, TO an antl-Cathollc
caption accompanying one of
the Photographic illustrations.
This caption, which takes the
form of an explanatory note at
tached to a picture of five
young Spanish prostitutes, reads
in part as follows: "In Frances
Spain. which is ultra-Roman
Catholic, prostitution has be-
come at once more select and
more discreet"
Crude Attempt
This crude attempt on the
part of the official publication
of the ICFTU to suggest casual
relationship between Cathoi-
cism and prostitution is not on
ly vicious in intent but to any
rational person completely I'M
warranted. It should not be nee
essary to remind the editors Of
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15
INQUIRY CORNER
What Is The Origin
Of Holy Water?
INQUIRY CORNER

Q. What is the origin of the
holy mater at the door Of the
Church?
A. II comes from the custom
of cleansing the hands in prep
aration for the Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass. In earlier times the
faithful took the Blessed Sacra-
ment in their hands when they
received Holy Communion. Just
as the priest purifies his hands
before @he handles the Blessed
. Sacrament in the Canon of the
Mass, so the faithful purified
their hands upon entrance to
the Church. Now it has the sym.
bolic meaning of purification
and is taken as a fitting sacra-
mental whenever we enter the
Church, and even upon leaving
the Church.
@. Is not the Inder of Forbid
den Books a sad commentary
upon the freedom of Catholics?
Should not adult Catholics be
able to Judge l0hdt they should
read?
A. While allowing wide free
dom in choosing from the noun
tains of good books the Church
protects its members from those
1t judges harmful. Everyone ac-
cepts the necessity of law to
protect human lives, even
though laws necessarily
restrict freedom somewhat. Com
missioned by Christ Himself to
guide men in all that relates to
faith and morals the Church is
bound to act in this important
area to safeguard souls, includ-
ing those of mature adults. In
most current books Catholics
must follow the general moral
law which excludes reading
books which are harmful to
faith or morals. The few books
listed on the Index are general
ly books of world renoWn, which
might destroy the unwary. Those
Catholics who have good rea-
son may secure permission to
read books on the Index.
Q. A pbySiciun-fr friend Of mine
stated that he thought confeS-
SION t0aS an erceLLent practice
for mental health. but SAID he
couldn't betieUe that ne actually
thought orr SINS toere removed
M any luog other than they
could be by a pcychtdtrist.
A If a man believes in God he
must realize that disobedience
to God, which we call sin, can
be forgiven if, when and as
God wills Besides the mental
and physical effects of sinful
actions, and they are seldom
missing, there is the moral guilt,
the offense against God, Our
Father. A psychiatrist or a SYM
pathetic friendship may help
with the physical or mental eff
fects Of sin, but he cannot for
give an offense committed
against God The authentic rev.
elation OF Gods will points out
the history of mans relations
to God. from the Old Testament
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15

sacrifices for sin to the New
Testament Sacrament of Peace.
Tell your friend to read the
clear account of Christ's institu-
ton of Sacrament John 20:19-23)
and the other texts which point
out the Apostles commission to
represent God among men.
Matthew 1918, 1918; I Cor
inthians 3:16}
Q. What is the stdndtna of
Benedactson among devotions?
A. It is not ordinarily profit.
able to spend much time weigh
ing various devotions and conn
pairing them. Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament is an out
growth of the Corpus Christi
liturglcal celebration. Since it
is so closely and solemnly con-
nected with the Holy Eucharist
1t would seem to be superior to
any other devotion. 1t is often
called Semi-liturgical.
Q. Is it true that the prayers
after Lou Mass are offered for
the conversion of Russia? I'd
neUer heard of that, bat friend
Of mine claims they haze been
so offered since World War II!
A. 1t is true. Pope Leo XIII
began the custom, adding the
beautiful prayers to the Blessed
Mother for special intention.
1t was at that time instituted to
bring about settlement of the
sad state of the Vatican IN re.
latioB to the government of
Italy. After that was settled
more or less favorably under
Pope Piux XI in 1929 the Holy
Father changed the intention.
Since 1929 the whole Catholic
world has been praying con-
stantly in these prayers after
Low Mass for the conversion of
Russia.
Q. Wig at the cdsket of a Ca.
thottc do they hare only one
candle burning in the funeral
Home? l thought there should
be ttUo.
A. There may be some varia.
tion in custom but most Catholic
funeral directors follow the
Church tradition with two cam
dies. Just as the candles stand
guard by the tabernacle which
Christ in His Real Presence, so
the candles indicate that the
body of the departed person was
the temple of the Holy Ghost and
the tabernacle of the Blessed
Sacrament. The ritual prescribeS
that there be candles on either
side of the casket at the funeral
Mass usually three on each side).
One candle can be taken to rep.
resent Christ the Light of the
World, in union with Whom and
through Whose power we pray
the departed may be. There is
no official Church law in regard
to it.
Send questions to Father Ed.
ward r Healy, The Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus (16), Ohio.
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Continued from Page u
government agencies mentioned
by Mr.. Harsch, is himself a
Protestant Some time ago a
secular magazine spoke of MIC
Carran Mccarthy and Mcleod, "
and intimated that the Pope is
in the saddle in Washington.
But actually Mr.. Mcleod is
lay leader Of the Methodist
Church. His security officer, the
man actively in charge Of such
matters, is named Finn, but
Finn is a Protestant.
Thomas Naughton. Assistant
Director of the Foreign Opera
tions Administration in Charge
of the Office of Personnel, Sc
curity and Integrity, was away
from the office, but one of his
top assistants said he honestly
did not know his chiefs re
hgious preference
Regarding the charge that not
one Catholic could be found
among officials dismissed from
the State Department, security
officers said they did not see
how anyone could tell whether
an official was a Catholic or
not, unless he knew independ-
emily of the records. They them
selves do not know the ''relig-
ious preference in any secur-
ity case handled, except acci-
dentally. A person may volun-
teer the information, close as
sociateS may reveal the infor-
nation without being asked, or
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15

I6lfS, IN tHe
exultant state
ment that the
Soviet elicta
torship is win
ming its battle
in the inter
n a [ i o n a |
arena. II is 10
be observed
in the Daily
W or h er of
December Ia.
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w or k erS of
America in its
m e m bership
of a p p r o X
m a tely So
0 0 0,000 non
C o m m llnist
W or k ers, is
officially COM
mitted by the
terms of its
original char
ter to a policy
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15

A new swsgger is to be de
tected in the communist stride,
here and abroad. 1t is marked
in the December Political Al.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-01-15
MONSICNOR HIGGINS
Religious Prejudice

The International Confedera-
tion of the Free Trades Unions,
which includes the Ar. of l.,
the clio. and the United Mine
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