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A TOUGH PRISON
Continued from page forty

entered prison, she got married.
| was sent to a state prison to
serve my time, and it didn't take
me long to realize that | was in a
prison in the full sense of the
word. When | arrived there, |
acted cocky like | always did and
the second day there ! got into a
fight in the prison ward with one
Of the cons who was riding me.
For that l got four days in soli-
tary. Do not try to imagine what
solitary is. You can't. It's an in
describable hell. A bare cell. You
can't talk. You can't smoke. You
have a mattress and a blanket
which you can't touch in the day
time. All you can do is walk I'D
and down.
Straight Textuxe
l HEN when the night shift of
guards comes on, they yell, Hit
the sack!" and you can lie down.
It's straight torture. | thought
that after that one experience /
had learned my lesson. but on
my seventeenth birthday, | made
the mistake of getting out of the
march line going to dinner. l had
stepped to one side, waiting for
buddy of mine to come along. In
prison you can't get out of line.
So - solitary. A fine way to
celebrate my birthday. For the
first time in my life, cried.
But that stretch cured me. |
never fought or acted cocky after
that. An ancient prison torture
had done something no one had
ever been able to do to me.
In those early days at the pris-
on, | had an interview with the
psychiatrist. We talked for q
while and then he said to me.
"YOu're no good ut ALL"
That's what everyone says"
| told him. But how do you
know" Afterwards. during the
years ! spent there, | read a lot of
psychiatry books and | can see
now that that psychiatrist was
probably trying to get a rise out
of me. However, this much !
know. no psychiatry is better
than almost none at all. But if
you could get regular help from
a trained psychiatrist that would
be the best thing that could hap
pen to you.
worked in the prison machine
shop in the morning, and after
Moons went to school and even
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tually got my high-school d.
ploma. But learned that if was
going to exist, had to stick by
the rules and learn to take dis
cipline. That prison changed me
from head to toe. The cockiness
drained out of me.
Once and just once -ltried
to 60 against a silly order issued
by the top con Tin every prison
yard there is one con = the
toughest = who rules the roost).
He got me in a corner of the yard
: with a couple of his lieutenants
and with a flash Of fists they
almost tore me apart. 1t was too
quick for any of the guards to
have seen, if they had wanted to
see it, which | doubt. For a week
after that | was put on silence by
the other cons and all cigarettes
were kept from me. | never dis
obeyed an order again - silly or
not.
became neutral - that's the
only way you can escape trouble
in prison. beat off the homo
sexuals, but did it without get
ting into trouble. ! found that |
could get along okay, and that
could make as many friends as
wanted. 1t was a good thing to
learn. 1t made me a lot less
aggressive. I got to the point
where ! could be told to mop up
a floor and not mind it.
Year in Solitary
WE DIDN'T have many privi-
leges 1.-THE movies, and earphones
to listen to the radio), so that
what we did have became very
important. If you disobeyed a
guard in any way. the privileges
disappeared. You learned to take
it because you knew what could
happen to you in solitary with
out any privileges knew one
kid who drew a year in solitary,
developed TB. and was sent to
Dannemora.
In the five years | was there,
the tough guards and the strict
rules had turned a hotheaded
young punk into an amiable guy
with a little insight into himself.
But when the parole board
me my freedom in Janu-
Try. 1888, | was terrified. had
1ever had a job or tried to live in
IN orderly and law-abiding way.
Gould |? Would people let me?
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mental Vocation, The Laws of Mar
riage and Virtues Necessary for 8
Happy Marriage.
In the first conference Father
Duffy will discuss marriage as a
Sacrament and the special graces
of the Sacrament which help mar
ried people sanctify their children
and each other. The second part oi
this conference will be concerned
with marriage as a vocation.
The discussion concerning the
laws of marriage will be broken
down into three phases: the pur.
pose of the law of God; the natural
law and marriage and Church law
on marriage.
The Sunday series of conferenc-
es will close with Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament in the chap
ell at st. AIMS.
The group attending the Mar. 20
conferences will meet again Thurs
day evening at st. AIMS for the
second session of the program.
At this session, some of the med
ical, practical and social aspects of
marriage will be discussed by a
panel made up of two doctors, a
married couple and a social work
or
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other parishes throughout the ma
tion in holding the special Gevo-
tions. In st. Paul, the service,
which will include the renewal of
marriage VOWS and the pledge to
Christian marriage, will bring to a
close a 3-day meeting of 10 Bish-
ops and more than 5000 religious
and lay people.
Devoted to the general theme
'The Family Together" the con-
ference will bring together socioIo-
gists, liturgists. psychologists and
psychiatrists, economists and well
fare workers to discuss the whole
gamut of social and religious as
poets of family life. Special empha-
sis, however, will be given the
problem of the retarded child.
The meeting is sponsored by the
Family Life Bureau of the Nation
al Catholic Welfare Conference
with the cooperation of the
N.C.W.C. Youth and Lay Organiza-
tions Departments.
The programs will begin and
end with religious services in the
Cathedral of st. Paul.
The concluding Family Holy
Hour will be conducted by Aux
Hilary Bishop James J. BYrne OF
ST. Paul, while Bishop William
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Those appearing on the first
panel will include Doctors Joseph
Forester and Harold w. Federer;
Mr.. Michael Houlihan, social work
director at the Columbus Psychi-
atric Clinic and a member of st.
Cecilia parish; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Hoye of st. Mary Magda-
lene parish, the parents of five
youngsters.
Each two day presentation of
the program will be limited to
twenty couples. The second pro-
gram will take place on Sunday,
Mar. 27, and Thursday, Mar. 81.
Father Duffy will again direct
the Sunday conferences. The pan
ell participating in the Mar 31st
session will include Doctors Frank
Donley and Charles Myers; Miss
Helen Mcdaniel, case-work super
visor with the Catholic Welfare
Bureau; and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Crawford of st. Michael parish. the
parents of six youngsters.
The program will be presented
a third time, Sunday, Apr. II, and
Thursday, Apr. l, if a large enough
number wish to attend. Those wish
ing to make reservations are ask
ed to call st. AIMS Family Clinic,
1855 Dryden Rd., EV. 1887.
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ed Church's official publication
The Observer, had denied a reporf
that Professionalism was slipping II
North America.
But a great many ministers
who are IL. a position TO OBJ
serve daily defections from the
ranks of Profestanfisnl and who
know by experience the spiritual
inertia and the alarming Hitter
acy Of Profesfanfs are inclined
TO push aside statistics and wish
fUI thinking and face the fact
that we are slipping" DR. ReY.
noIds said. Roman Catholicism,
on fhe other hand, is enjoying
vogue, al least on this eonfin-
enf."
DR.. Reynolds had praise for the
Catholic practice of celibacy among
the priesthood. "It has q great deal
to do with the efficiency of the
Roman Catholic Church " he said
For sheer efficiency they have
the advantage. We are losing toe
many people to Roman Catholic
ism. and secularism.
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Rev. A. G. Reynolds, of ElmvaIe,
told the annual meeting of the
United Church Board of Evangel-
ism and Social Service.
The United Church is Canada's
largest Protestant denomination
and is made up of the former mem
bers of the Methodist Church and
section of the Presbyterian
Church in Canada.
Or. Reynolds declared thst
many persons had been bored
and siekened "by the manifold
variety Of dreary, mUshY and
Ioequacious, Protestant worship
and bewildered by the torrent OF
private opinions and eonfradie-
tory pIafitUdes from Protestant
pvlpits."
MANY (Protestants) have turned
to a church that promise. them the
unchanging miracle of the Mass
and the one voice of authority and
truth. Many people who crave spir-
itual security and certainty have
turned to a church that claims to
be omnipotent through her sacra-
ments," he said.
DR.. Reynolds. said that the Unit
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-03-11
Bishop Warns
US. Against
Appeasenent

LOS ANGELES - (NC) -
Recognition of Red China by
either the United States or the
United Nations would be sap
peasement of the worst kind, "
the Most Rev. Charles w.
Quinn, C.M., exiled Bishop of
Yukiang, China, said here on re-
turning from Formosa.
"The appetite of the communists
is Unsuitable. They will keep on
pushing until they are stopped"
said the California-born Bishop
who was ousted from Red China
in 1851.
"Formosa," he declared, sis the
most dangerous big spot for big
trouble in the world"
He believes a showdown is
coming there and warns thai I'VE
can't afford TO lose Formosa."
The Bishop debunked reports
that Formosa is a police state with
the populace under rigid supervi-
sion. I'm China under the com.
munists everyone lived in fear.
There was none of that in For
mosa," he said.
People on fhe mainland, fhe
Bishop said, would gladly accept
any other form OF government
but communism.
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ut is necessary that a single
employee have full freedom OF
association, self-organization, and
designation of representatives oi
his own choosing, to negotiate the
terms and conditions of his em.
ployment through concerted acti.
vities for the purpose of collective
bargaining or other mutual aid or
protection.
Under the RTW laws, he said,
the existence of the union shop
has been threatened since it frees
management of obliging employees
to belong to a union during their
employment.
Father Toner said that to re-
establish the rights of freedom,
America must go back to the prin.
cipleS in the Declaration of In
dependence which emphasizes
duties and responsibilities.
Karl Marx said that democracy
is based on the recognition of the
sovereignty of man." Father Toner
continued, "and is interlocked with
the dream of Christianity that man
has an immortal soul. Communism
has debased both mans sovereign
ty and his immortal soul. Capital
ism has also debased the immortal
soul and sovereignty of the man of
worth. This is the destruction of
democracy and the beginning of
Bureaucracy or the rule of the
riches"
The Benedictine priest, who is
dean of industrial relations at the
Olympia college, concluded:
Democracy, be it political or
industrial, is government under
God, of, for, and by the people and
not government by an irresponsible
minority of non-union, non-stock-
holding nor non-voting citizens or
people"
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Says "God Not
Dead in USSR''

NEW YORK-(NC)-The Amer
ican priest ousted from the Soviet
Union said on return here that
"God certainly is not dead in
Russia"
Father George Bissonnette on ar
arriving at Idlewild airport here
said that it was difficult to an
swer questions about religion in
Russia, because his contacts there
were necessarily limited.
He said 1t was hard to judge
peoples convictions and emphasiz-
ed that marxism requires "a God
less people"
He declared that no warning and
no reason for his custer was given.
Asked if he thought it was in re-
taliation for the departure of Rus
sian Orthodox Metropolitan Boris
from the United States, Father
Bissonnette said it might have
been the reason, but he wasn't I
sure.
Asked IL he thought Soviets
would allow another American
priest 10 succeed him, he replied
that they might but that this rep
resented hope" rather than q
belief.
Father Bissonnette said he was
never ill-treated by the Soviets and
added that he believed his rela-
tions with Russian officials were
favorable as far as he knew.
Changes in tactics and rules by
the Soviet Government indicated
an attempt to meet religious re-
quirements of the people, Father
Bissonnette said, adding:
theoretically all marxists want
TO eradicate religious faith. But
Russia is a great and rich country
and the people are making great
sacrifices. thinking they are help
ing the next generation. If they try
TO impose severe restrictions the
people might react and somewhat
sabotage the governments efforts. "
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-03-11
Pope Plus XII Will Mark 10th Year
OF Reign In Solemn Rites Saturday
Eisenhower
.Lauds POntiff
On Birthday

VATICAN CITY - radio.
Nc - His Holiness Pope Plus
XII, whose unremitting work
for world harmony has earned
him the title of the "Pope of
Peace" viii mark the 18th anni-
versary of his coronation Satur-
day.
The Pontif', still under the care
of physician, will attend special
Mass n the Sistine Chapel. All the
Cardinals residing in Rome. as well
as members of the Roman Curia
and of the papal household will at
tend the Mass, to be celebrated by
His Eminence Bendetta Cardinal
Aloisi -dasella.
The Holy Father. born Eu-
ssnio PseeIli, in Rome, March z.
1875. was elected TO the chair Of
Peter on that same dsy in 1889.
He was crowned Pope 10 days
later.
Congratulatory birthday mes
sages we're received here last week
from all over the world, including
a message from President Eisen-
hover. The president asserted:
"YoUr championship Of the
broth rhood OF man, your dedies-
fion 10 peace and good will
among men, have won this ne
fion's respect and admiration.
"on your 10th birthday, / am
sure / speak for my fellow Amer
leans in extending to you or coun-
try's best wishes for happiness and
health" the Presidents message
said.
The nations Chief Executive
opened his press conference with
brief statement about fhe
Pope's birthday. The President
told nswsmen that he is a great
admirsr OF the Holy Father, par.
iievIsrIy for the Pope's Unbrok-
en- record Of opposition TO ell
forms OF communism and fas-
eism. The President adder that
ne was sure all Americans Join
ed him In wishing the Pope
many happy returns of the day.
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Poor, Homeless
Benefit from
Bishops Fund

Confidence that the Ameri.
can Catholics will answer the
call of the Bishops of the Uni.
ted States in the Laetare Sun.
day campaign to assist the
worlds homeless, hungry and
needy was expressed this week
by Monsignor Edward E. Swan.
strom, executive director of
War Relief Services = Nation
al Catholic Welfare Conference.
The goal is SIS million.
The collection will be taken UP
in all parishes in the Columbus Di.
ocese on March 20 as we'll as in
some 10000 parishes in all of the
archdioceses and dioceses of the
nation.
"The hearf-rending message OF
the pathetic refugees, fUsitives
from communist persecution and
other homeless and hungry
overseas, foreefulIy has been
brought before fhs American
people," Monsisnor Swanstrem
said.
The Monsignor said that Amer
ican Catholics have taken justi-
fable pride in the fact that the
worldwide relief organization of
the us. ArchbishopS and Bishops
has taken its place as the leader
among the nations voluntary agen-
cies in carrying out a mission of
mercy for the needy.
He reminded that fhe sener-
osity Of US. Catholics enabled
WRS-N.c.W.c. to carry on a
program of relief valued at some
$43-miIIien in 1854 "a program
which saw each dollar expended
from the Bishops Fund multi
piled II times as the result Of
participation in US. govern
nenf surplus food programs and
similar arrangements.
The Monsignor pointed out that
WRS-N.C.W.C. already has estab-
lished a program to resettle some
100000 Vietnam refugees and has
set up relief programs for the ref
ugees from the islands off the
coast of China.
The students of the nations
Catholic schools are called upon
to make sacrifices during Lent and
to contribute pennies, nickels and
dimes to the campaign. The Mon
signor recalled that the contribu-
tions OF the youngsters have total
ed more than $1-million each
year. He said that in some dioces-
es, the school children's Lenten do
nations have matched dollar-for-
dollar the contributions made by
adults to the Laetare Sunday col
lections.
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PatrOnal Feast
of St. Patrick
To Be Marked

A Pontifical Solemn High
Mass will be celebrated by
Bishop F aady in ST. Patrick
church Thursday morning at
$50 to mark the observance
of the patronal feast of the
parish. Father James J. Nc
Larney, O.P., Prior of st.
Joseph's Priory, Som erset,
will preach.
Members of the Shamrock Club
will attend the Mass and viii re-
ceive Communion in a body.
Following the Mass, members of
the Club will march to the Neil
House for their annual breakfast,
where Monsignor Harry S. Connel-
ly, pastor of st. Joseph Cathedral
and chaplain of the Shamrock Club
will speak.
Louis Bud Murphy of st. Ca
tharine parish will serve as toast
master and Irish entertainment
will be provided.
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of deep concern not only to the
worlds 450-1lillion Catholics, but
TO all men who have appreciated
his noble and tireless efforts in
the cause of world pe3ce, freedom
and spiritual dedication.
His particular efforts in sus-
fsinins the hope and faith Of the
millions OF valiant souls OF his
own and other churches trapped
behind fhe iron Curtain, have
been a particular contribution"
Senator Wiley declared. "Eiis his
tcrie appeals for wisdom and
judgment on fhe part Of leaders
Of ell nations TO avoid fhe hoIo-
eausf of . third world war, have
struck q respondent chord in
hearts everywhere"
In en- edition conmemorsting
Continued on Page q
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in the United States this week.
AS he terminated his service in
Russia, fhe popular priest was
given q farewell by hundreds
OF persons at the VnUkova air.
port, including the ambassadors
of the United States. Great Brit.
ain, France and Canada.
There. was immediate specula-
ton that the custer of Father Bis
sonnette was a retaliation by the
Russians for the American refusal
to extend the visa of Russian Arch
bishop Boris, the representative of
the Moscow Orthodox patriarch.
The expulsion order conceded
with the return to Moscow of Arch
bishop Boris. The Orthodox pre-
late had been sent to the us. as
Exarch of the Russian Orthodox
Church of the Aleutian Islands and
North America.
The AssUmptionist Fathers,
who are seeking TO retain for .
successor the apartment Father
Bissonnette has occupied in Mos
cow, disclosed that application
was made in early January TO the
State Department for US. clear
anee for Father Dion TO go TO
Russia.
But the processing involved
when an American wishes to en-
ter an Iron Curtain country has
not yet been completed. However,
the Assumptionist superiors expect
the passport to be ready shortly.
Application will then be made for
a Soviet visa, which Father Dion
will seek at the Soviet embassy in
Washington.
The 40-year-old priest, a native
of Worcester, Mass, was chosen by
his superiors to 60 to Moscow be-
cause of his personality and be-
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T. MUIIoY of cevinsfon tKy.)
will preach.
Special sessions - on such top.
les as Family and Education,
Parent and Child" 1.-THE Family
Together with God," and Family
and Community - will be held
during the day. Two general eve,
ming sessions will bring all attend
ing the convention together for
talks covering wider range oi
the family apostolate.
The first evening program in
eIUdes an address by Or. Ed.
ward a. Hvth, conference presi-
dent and chairman Of the soei-
ology department az ths Univer.
sity Of Dayton, on THE Signifi-
canoe OF the Family in Human
Society"
Bishop Peter w. Bartholome oi
st. Cloud, episcopal moderator oi
the N.C.W.C. Family Life Bureau
is to present the annual Family
Catholic Action Awards at this
first general session.
The general session the follow.
ing evening features talks by Ma.
tional Council of Catholic Men
president Albert ]. Sattler on PA.
ternal Rights; Thomas D. Hinton,
executive director of the National
Catholic Community Service, or
'The GI. and the Family" and
Bishop Bartholome on 'The Fam
lily Together with God"
Among those taking part in the
program is Mrs. Helen T. Howard
Of Columbus. national regent OF
the Daughters of Isabella. She will
preside at a daytime session
Wednesday.
a continuing spseisI session
on marriage eounselins is to in
elude talks by Or. Wilfrid N.
Gill Of Cleveland, Or. Frank ].
Ayd, Jr., Baltimore; Father
Charles coreorsn, o.P., River
Forest, Ill.,; Father Henry Soen-
neker of ST. Clouds dioeessn
Marriage coUnselins Service,
and Or. Philip K. ART Of ST.
Paul.
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Right-tO-Work Laws Termed
Unsound, Illegal and Immoral

SEATTLE, Wash. -(NC)- The
controversial Right To Work"
laws, adopted in II states, we're
criticized severely here by Father
Jerome L. Toner, O.S.B., of st.
Martins College in nearby Olym-
pia. The nationally-known labor
authority called the laws economi.
cally unsound, socially schizoph-
renic, legally defenseIess and
doubly immoral. Father Toner de-
clared:
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Pontiff Sends
Aid to Aussie
Flood Victims

SYDNEY, Australia - (NC)
- Premier Joseph Cahill an
nouhced here that His Holi-
ness Pope Plus XII had sent
5000 pounds ($11, 200 for the
relief of sufferers from the
most destructive floods in the
history of New South Wales.
Early official estimates we're that
so persons died in the week-lone
floods in the western and central
sections which left 10000 persons
homeless, devastated over 10000
square miles of rich farmlands
and damaged property to the tune
of millions OF dollars.
Catholic churches and other Ca
tholic institutions suffered severe
ly when the raging flood waters
spread out over five Gioceses -
those of Maitland, Armidale, Lis
more, Bathurst and Wilcannia
Forbes.
Among those who played q key
role in aiding the victims of the
flood were various Catholic vel
fare organizations, especially The
Society of ST. Vincent de Paul.
Many Catholic buildings were
converted into rescue and relief
eenfers.
Catholic appeals for money, food
clothing and emergency accommo
darion for the flood victims
brought magnificent responses.
Many nuns were among the hero
ines of the flood. They rescued
children from danger, and threw
open their buildings to all comers
Converts were converted into res
cue centers and radio communica
ton stations. Dry convent ground,
meanwhile were made available fol
cattle saved from the floods.