davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-17

Dear Santa Claus,
Will you please bring me a BIZ
cycle and a pogo stick. There will
he some sandwiches and milk and
cookies for you.
And I would like some doll cloth
es have a sister and doggie.
NV sisters name is Janet. l love
you,
Anne Greenlee
141O Won PhiSter
Dear Santa,
First, my brother is in the hos
pital. My daddy has been gone a
long time. Please bring them home
for Christmas.
Me and my sisters want a dolly.
We love you.
The Three Travis Sisters,
Seawall Apis.
Dear Santa,
have been a very good girl this
wear. So please bring me bride
doll. cabinet with some dishes,
cradle and baby carriage for my
DOLL
Thank You, Santa
Violet Hernandez
1920 Harris Ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
AYROR DAVE

lost it. or got marmaade stains it, Id be furious.
It's a weakness perhaps to be 50 concerned but
recognize it and operate accordingly.
The TOUGHEST problem. of course. is money. II
you can't afford to make loan, you should say so
without embarrassment. If you can. but are going
to worry about it being repaid you should refuse too.
am convinced there Is only one way to lend money
and stay happy. Kiss it good-by and realize you
may never see it again. II you get it back, you'll
have nice surprise. OF course you have to take the
chance that the person you lend money to will feel
50 guilty about not paying it back that he'll avoid
you henceforth "a great way to lose friend
HE congenital borrower is another story. One Of
the sweetest most charming women ! ever knew fell
into that category She was generous, too with
the money she borrowed. She just never seemed to
remember where she got it, and just how much it
amounted to. When finally felt couldn't afford
her any more and called her attention to the fact
that she owed me tidy sum- she was Mortified. She
made quite few small payments before she forgot
about the whole thing.
should have had the courage to refuse her requests
and to ask payment little earlier. That's better
than resenting it all afterwards.
THE OFFICE COLLECTION keep you
broke, says nest weeks author Here's ,Uat to do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
When you hear those fatal
words, watch out. 1t may
be the beginning of the end
of a beautiful friendship
sTAa OF TEA AnO SYMPATHY"

AMANY person probably wishes he'd followed
N1 Shakespeare's advice to neither borrower,
nor lender be-" Lending can lose you more friends
than almost anything else even though it seems it
might do the opposite.
OF course one can't say mo" automatically to
every request. but it is wise think. to look the
situation over before you make move. Borrowing
is much more prevalent IN the United States than it
is IN England where / come from, but human nature
doesn't change bascally from place to place.
The first rule about lending, think, is to lend
only those things you can remain cheerful about.
It's easy to say yes when neghbor wants to borrow
cup of sugar, two eggs or couple of bridge chairs.
Not 50 when ones dearest possession is involved =
and it's heakable. 1t seems to me that if Mrs.
Jones has just asked for the loan of your Sewes soup
tureen you have the right to refuse to offer your
second best if you have one. You can explain that
the tween is your pride and JOY and that you're
sure she would be as miserable as you if something
happened to it.
Sometimes even if the object in question is
replaceable is better to say For some strange
reason lot of people are careless about returning
books. So. when lending book that you want to
have back, it's best to say frankly, PLEASE be sure
to return it, or I'll be sure to remind YOU" Person
ally limit my book lending to current novels. Some
of my books love dearly and I've gone to lot of
expense to collect them If even my closest friend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Suddenly you
feel like a
new person!
On "diffievIf dogs" TomPox
sonifusy profession makes q
world Of difference TO yoVg

How delight
fully superior
you'll feel to the
person you used
to be before
Tampax)! She
was bound to q
clumsy belt-pin-
pad harness.
Yoas wear the
worlds most
famous internal
sanitary protec-
tiOn-SO small q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

months supply fits in the purse.
She worried about odor, worried
about disposal, often suffered from
chatting and irritation. You find
Tampax does away with those prob
lens; that it. 50 comfortable, more
over, that you can't even feel it
once it's in place. There are all
kinds Of pleasant pluses with Tam
pax /. I. the fact that it can be worn
in shower or tub, for example. But
why hesitate? Try Tampax this
very month! Get it at any drug or
notion counter now! Choice of
Regular, Super or Junior absorb
ency-sizes. Tampax Incorporated,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18
Inquiry Corner
HedLey.

and freedom of speech" This is
pitiful little leaflet and we
should pray for the originators
of such literature. Including =
few legitimate objections to Ca
tholic belief with lot of nom
sense they lead many to believe
or TO keep believing that the
Church is built upon tyranny, in
tolerance and ignorance. Such
leaflets should stir us to study
and strive TO explain our relig-
ion to our friends and neighbors.
For answers to such questions
every Catholic should have q
copy of Father Conway'S The
Question Box"
Q. A friend of mine SAID that
he kne10 seUerdL Catholics tCllo
are MdSonS. Is 1t possible?
A. No. A Catholic may join .
Protestant church but he would
not be considered a Catholic In
good standing. to say the least.
Freemasonry has from its be-
ginning in the eighteenth GEN.
tury had as its basis a position a
delStic, naturalistic religion
which conflicts with the Chris
tion doctrine of divine Provid.
ence and the supernatural (e.g.
miracles, Sacraments). Many
American Masons join the lodge
for social reasons and have never
bothered with these ideas, re-
naming good Protestants in con.
tradiction to Masonic theology.
Some Catholics may have been
persuaded to join for social or
business reasons, but Catholics
who join are excommunicated
lie. cut off from the Sacraments
and many other benefits of the
Catholic Church. No well-inform-
ed Catholic would join the Masons
any more than a Protestant
would join the Knights of Colum-
bus. There is a conflict of ideas.
@. In regard to the use Of
liquid and medicine By the SICK
iCho are going 10 Holy Comn1atis-
ION 1Ohdt constitutes sickness?
Does medicine include solids q.
q. pills.
A. Since it is required that
the person using the privilege
consult a priest the particular
case will be solved by the priest
consulted. II does not refer only
to those confined to bed or
patients in a hospital, however,
and may be applied TO such a
special situation as taking an as
pirin for a headache. The medi.
cine permitted does include sol
ids.
Send questions TO Father Ed
ward r. Healey, The Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus 16) Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18
Memo To Parents

Despite all the widespread alarm over juvenile
delinquency, children Of today are no worse than
were their parents if one can take the word of
representative group Of people who should know
reporter sampled opinion among a group of
teaching who have taught in both genera
tions. and those teaching Sisters were insistent
that today's children are at least as good as their
parents If not better
They admitted that delinquency gets headlines
nov that some children fall out of line and that
there Is ground for improvement but they did not
show the alarm that Who depended for in
formation on newspapers might expect
Children today generally held to be re
sponsibe, serious and confident and the Sisters
stressed that these children are getting a better
education than their parents received in the same
proved educational methods they said, have re
acted TO the benefit Of students. Although moi
unaware Of problems the Sisters were en-
thusiastic in their support OF today's pupils.
Like many others, the Sisters did point out that
parental cooperation Is necessary. and sometimes
is not obtained They agreed generally that chls
dren today have 10 put up with problems that are
new among them parents who fail to use author
ity mothers who needlesslv have Jobs outside the
home and parents who give their children every
thing"
On the whole though The picture is much more
pleasant than one would expect from casual glance
al the news Here are women concerned for the
moral as well as the spiritual welfare of their pu.
pills Parents Of children in Catholic schools should
feel happy about the Sisters views and some such
parents erring on the side of indulgence or neglect
may find clue concerning how they can help TO i'm
prove conditions even further.
Guest Edftorisl-Ths Visitor, previ6enes. y. !.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18
WASHINGTON LETTER
Document Traces Red Hostility

menace both to the sovletlzation
process and TO the antireligious
aspects of communism in gen
ersI" AS a result, ii adds, the
Reds have from time to time
made sudden tactical, although
not fundamental alterations of
policy" Nevertheless, it shows,
the plight OF the church is SER
lous.
The division Of Germany has
changed the picture Of the de
nominational distribution of the
population, the report points
out. In the Soviet Zone about
40 per cent OF the population be
long TO the Evangelical Lutheran
Church. About Is per cent are
Roman Catholics. In West Ger
many only about 30 per cent of
the people belong TO the Evan
gelical Church and about As per
cent to the Roman Catholic
Church. Soviet authorities would
like to utilize this situation for
political warfare purposes TO
play the Protestants in their
zone against the Catholics In
West Germany. creating tension,
suspicion, and increased partisan
ship. But, on the other hand, they
realize that too much of this de
vice would interfere with the
unity theme of Soviet propagan-
da aiming at a united Germany
Soviet controlled, of course"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON--How "contin-
uous hostility against the church"
has been displayed in commun-
ist-domlnated countries is outlln-
ed in a Government document
that has made its appearance
here
II is stated that this hostility
is sometimes played down for
tactical reasons, sometimes in
tenslfied in special drives, but
that IF any inventory were TAX
en- at present the position of
religion would be shown to be
trying. II would be seen. the doc
ument says, that quite num-
her of church officials and cler-
gymen are still In prison, that
church activities are being held
10 a minimum by regulations,
that obviously innocent activities
have had to be discontinued,
and that the struggle against the
church by economic and other
means continues"
Part of report on Tensions
Within the Soviet Captive Coun-
tries" this document deals spe-
officially with the Soviet zone of
Germany. II was issued by the
Legislative Reference Service of
the Library of Congress, at the
request of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations. 1t serves TO
mark the first anniversary, June
II, OF the historic demonstrs-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18

not made wholly in vain. For the
Soviet fifth column counts on the
reserves" and transmission
belts" among the liberals" to be
impressed by such arguments in
the mouths of concealed Stain
ties. II is the same old story over
again, a repetition OF t0hdt took
place i0hen the United States
aUdS induce d zeaiottStg TO aid
Mosco10 IN betravtug China and
Poland.
Pertinent Question
A very good understanding of
these hopes of the conspirators
is found in a leading article in
the May issue of Masses and
MdInstrecn - Red monthly for
the so-called intelleetuals. Its au-
thor is Herbert Aptheker. veter-
an theoretician of MarxiSt-Len-
iniSm, and its title is appropri-
ately "McCarthism and the Lib
erals" The whole purpose of the
piece is 10 instruct the Stain
ties 10 do all in their power TO
further the circulation of four
books. including But We Were
Born Free" by Elmer Davis. and
Freedom. Loyalty, Dissent" by
Henry Steele Commager. profes-
sor of American history at Co
lumbia University.
Through the persistent labors
of concealed Reds, we shall soon
see these books on the shelves
of many public libraries and, un-
doubtedly, presented as assign
ed reading IN number of high
schools. For the effect OF the
Aptheker comment directive
to the Reds in the intellectual
fields 10 praise these works
for their "passionately expressed
adherence for the repressive
character of McCarthyism" not TO
mention its ''vulgarity' and
brutality"
Deceifs Chief Victim
We have right and good rea-
son to inquire how If is that IN
a country such as ours, which
prides itself on the widespread
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18

tlons against the Soviet occupa-
ton in East Berlin and the So
Wet Zone of Germany" and mir
rors conditions after some nine
years of communist domination.
They have sought to weaken
The churches by curtaIling and
drying up the theological train
ing of clergymen TO serve the
churches. AT the same time, they
akave lnterfered with the travel
Of clergymen 10 prevent already
ordained ministers from helping
out in parishes that have been
left without ministers.
The communists, the document
adds, have bitterly attacked
church youth groups.
The Reds, il continues. have
tried to cripple the churches by
government contiscation of Ger
tain of their charitable organiza-
tions, by restricting church pub
locations, by impeding religious
meetings, and by arresting pas
tors on such trumped-up charges
as boycott agitation and spread
ing rumors endangerIng the
state"
Speaking of communist "ef-
forts to appease the churches"
the report says: Soviet authori-
ties are aware that the Church
in the Soviet Zone of Germany is
a source OF moral strength for
the population and, as such,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18
LOUIS F. BUDEZ
Weak Spot In Education

education of its citizens, such de-
ceit can be practiced over and
over again. The question becomes
more pertinent when observation
t0tll reveal that II IS precisely
educated America a0hsch rs the
chief Utctim OF this deceit.
We need not look far for the
answer. Ii is a simple and direct
one, namely, that education on
the iohole has failed the United
States seriously IN itS hour of
need. 1t has failed by permitting
the infiltration of Communists
and Communist influences into
the process of teaching. II has
fallen down even more decided
ly in its apparent inability TO
equip the present generation
with q knowledge of the chief
challenge and evil of our time.
Soviet Communism.
Need for Analysis
II is true that some encour-
agement is given us by the
52nd Yearbook of the American
Association OF School Admins
traitors, a department of the Ma
tional Education Association. The
yearbook opens with two chap
tiers referring TO the overall dan
ger of Communism, One of them,
The Threat is Total, presents
a reasonably impressive outline
of the clear and present dan
ger from Moscow and its agents.
The classroom teacher Is told:
let no child or youth leave
school who is ignorant of the
aims and methods of tyranny
Give him informed access 10 its
literature. arm him against its
propaganda
After this exhortatlon, worthy
in itself. practically nothing Is
done 10 implement il.
The informed citizen should
urge our school administrators
TO open the way for teachers to
study this subject intelligently,
30 that they can analyze Com
munism and its operations as a
scientist would analyze a poison.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18

June i, the Red organ declares:
This fascist tMeCarthyite) con
Spiracy, with It's secret spy rings
inside the government, with IFS
defiance of all existing constitu-
tionsl legality, rose to its pres
ent position on the basis of the
Big Lie about Communist esplon-
age and treason" !"
One would think from this effu-
sion that there had been no Al
ger Hiss. no Harry Dexter White,
no long line of espionage agents
and inflltrators exposed by the
score in the reports and hearings
of Senate and House Congress
sional committees.
Same Old Story
But casting all of these noun
talns OF evidence aside, the
Dolly Worker proceeds - with
that arrogance typical of Com
munist attitudes say that II
is not the MarNiStS or the Com
munists who seek or advocate the
overthrow OF the government. :
it is those who are trying TO halt
the Communists who are guilty
of such plans and plots, the pro
fascist Right"
We who are familiar with the
conspiracy's phraseology know
that any person or group seeking
TO curb Moscow's designs is pro
fascist The phrase and the
charge which accompanies ii are
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18
Common Necessities

The time for vacations has rolled around again
and soon the roads will be clogged with those bent
forgetting for while their usual mode of daily
existence to enjoy respite from anything that
even resembles work
A complete change from the regular humdrum
activity will be sought-and in general-ths is q
good thing. Some things however, will not change.
They cant.
No matter where one goes he will still have TO
eat and breathe TO keep alive to be able to enjoy
cessation of his work-aday routine These absolute
necessities for the body must 90 on.
And too for the soul. There can be no vaca-
ton from daily contact with grace or the soul
dies. Our constant vigilance, daily prayer,
our attendance at Mass on Sundays and days of
precept, our Holy Communions-aH must go on
as they did before, are in real trouble
Be as careful in planning your vacation for the
good of your soul you in providing for the
good of your body
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18

O. Did the Church ever forbid
free use of the Btble2
A. Never. Just as the laws OF
our country can forbid circula-
ton of spurious copies of our
Constitution or our laws without
earning the reputation of destroy
ing freedom of speech, so should
the laws of the Church. Catholics,
except for specialists who have
proper preparation and reason,
may not read any but authentic
accurate copies of the Bible.
For centuries the Catholic
Church was the only teacher of
The Bible and the priests and
monks of the Church copied and
passed on copies of IT. For Ca
tholics however the words of the
Bible (e.g. Matthew 27:19-20)
mean the Church comes first,
for Christ gave the Apostles pow
er to preach and teach. The first
writing of the New Testament
came twenty years after the
death of Christ - If the Bible
alone were the basis of faith
the first Christians were not
Christians! The Catholic who
does not read and love the Bible
ignores the constant teaching of
the Church which has always ad-
vocated and blessed its use and
insisted upon il as the word Of
God.
Q. am enclosing ledflet
whtch offers $500 retodrd for
anyone Uho can produce a tert
of Scripture proU1ng gdT5ouS Ca
tbolic doctrines. 1t claims that
this ledflet has been aoldeiy dis
trtbuted for tt0entg-eight gears
and no one has eUer collected.
A. At the end of the leaflet
part of the ancient Protestant be-
lief is stated: The Holy Scrip
lures are the only infallible
source of truth and the only
and absolute rule of faith
Where can that be proved In the
Scriptures? Many of the state
mentS are old worn out ques-
tions which have been thorough
ly answered and can be answer
ed by any Catholic high-school
student &. a text of Scripture
to prove that priests can forgive
sins" John 20:19-23) Some are
amusing such as a text of Scrip
ture 10 sanction the baptism or
blessing of bells" What Scrip
ture text sanctions the use of a
wedding ring? We do not pre-
tend to take every ceremonial
bodily from the Scriptures. The
learned author of the bold"
leaflet fails to mention the judg-
es who are to decide who shall
collect Can you guess? Anoth-
er howler: "a text of Scriptures
10 prove that Christ did not be-
lieve in freedom OF conscience
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-06-18

mosphere OF social philosophy.
No examples have been cited,
no reference has been made 10
specific situations In the field
of labor-management relations.
This does not mean, however,
that the subject of co-determIn-
alton or co-management Is pure
ly academic in the United States.
On the contrary, there are a
number of situations IN Ameri-
can industry which might profit
ably be examined in the light of
the theoretical principles and
conclusions summarized in pre-
vious releases of this column.
The subject is very practical
one indeed.
The most dramatic, if not nee
essarily the most important, ex-
ample which comes 10 mind is the
recent. controversy in Norwalk,
Conn. between the AFL Hatters
Union and the Hat Corporation
of America. During the past year
the union was out on strike for
l012 months over a controversial
issue which, broadly speaking,
falls within the category of CO
determination or co-management.
Both Sides Claim Victory
In the course of negotiations for
a new contract in 1858, the com
pany notified the union bargain
ing committee that changing com
petltive conditions would require
it to transfer large part of its
straw hat production TO Tennes-
see and TO open a new factory
for finishing low-price felt hats
somewhere west of the Mississlp-
pi. The union protested against
this transfer on the grounds that
il would inflict permanent
hardship on more than a thou
sand workers in Norwalk: that
many of these workers had been
employed by the Hat Corporation
of America for the better part
of their working lives and would
find it difficult, If not impossible,
to acquire another trade or TO
transfer to another occupation.
On this issue the union called
a strike which lasted from July
Q. 1883. until the end of May
1854. The strike was supported
morally and financially by sew
eral other AFL and CIO lnterns-
tional unions and by more than
500 AFI and CIO shop commit
tees throughout the United