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Evening star., 1955-07-29
ToIbott Inquiry Shifts
To Defense Firm Stocks

aLe armed SERVICES COmIulbIct
hearing does not disclose any
lcolloquy with Senator Byrd in
which Mr.. Talbot gave the
slightest hint that he might give
the stock to his children. al
though it does show the Sena-
tor questioned the Air Secretary
extensively.
At one point in his testimony.
which apparently went un-
noticed by the committee, Mr..
Talbot did seem to foreshadow
the course he eventually took.
He said:
Il therefore shall. by sale or
gift, dispose irrevocably OF all
my equity stocks in the Chrysler
Corp, and the Electric Auto
Lite Co.. the exact proportions
of sale and gift to be deter
mined by advisers. In no case
will there be any possibility of
|recapture Of the securities or
their income by me-"
However, at other points in
the hearing. which lasted several
days. Mr.. Talbot indicated re-
Ipeatedly that he was selling the
stock. Once Senator Saltonstall,
Republican of Massachusetts,
then chairman Of the committee,
asked him:
In other words. you are SELL
ing all your personal holdings OF
Chrysler, all your personal hold
lings of Electric Auto-Lite. all
your personal holdings Of Stand
ard Packaging. Inc?"
Mr.. Talbot answered: Right" !"
Mulligan Partner
The Senate Investigating Sub
committees current hearing was
primarily concerned with Mr.
Talbott's activities in behalf OF
Paul B, Mulligan & Co., an in
dustrial engineering efficiency
firm, of which Mr.. Talbot was
half owner. He received $132,-
900 in profits from the firm in
his first two years as Air Secre-
tary.
He told the subcommittee he
had written Frank Misch, a
Chrysler official, in behalf of the
Mulligan Co., and had talked te
L. L. Colbert of Chrysler about
the firm.
In talking to The Star today
Senator Russell bore out what
Senator Byrd said was his un.
derstanding of how the commit
tee expected Mr.. Talbot to dis
pose of his stocks.
1T was my distinct impress
sion from what Mr.. Talbot told
us at the hearing" Senator Rus
sell said, that he was going to
sell his stock on the open market
and not give it to his family"
Russell Awaits Report
The Georgian added that il
the committee had known Mr.
Talbot was going to give the
Chrysler stock to his children
"the committee certainly would
have asked a lot more questions. =
Senator Russell said he die
not wish to comment on the pro-
priety of Mr.. Talbott's actions
until the investigating subcom.
mittee has made public its report
Senator Jackson, member Of
both the investigating subcom.
mite and Armed Services Com.
mittee, said assuming that Sen.
ators Byrd and Russell were cor.
rect in their understanding "Mr
Talbot is not complying with tn.
requirement that high Pentagor
officials should divest themselve.
of stocks in companies doing bus.
inesS with the Defense Depart.
n1ent ("
Evening star., 1955-07-29

Day after tomorrow is the end of the month-the
perfect time to wind up your home deliveries
and switch to Highs Jug Milk Plan. You can
calculate your own savings easily. If you're
buying five quarts day, for example, at "a cents
quart, you'll save $1OO.37 year by switching
to Highs Jug Milk. Figure it out-and then ask
yourself: are home deliveries worth this much
TO me? Some member of your family passes
Highs store nearly every day anyhow-so why
not use your savings for the other things you
need and want? Switch off your home deliveries
write the note now-and switch to Highs Jug
Milk Plan
Evening star., 1955-07-29

the House and Senate has prouder Of p orKan-
improving steadily Democratic
administration into controlled S4h Congress
many ways he said he iswas in the Republican
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Acc
Continued from First Page
three-story reinforced concrete
structure commission spokes.
men said.
The building site finally wal
Evening star., 1955-07-29

ANOTHER new HIGHS STORE
OPENS TODAY
1928 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE.
HILLANDALE. MD.
Since Highs Gallon Jug Plan first introduced de-
mand for Highs has been overwhelming. Ne,c
being opened rapidly possible, and Highs
famous Jug Milk ,cH be available Convenient oca
tons in all areas.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-10-14

Wis, who has been in Israel for
the past eight years or so and
proved to be an invaluable COM
panion and guide in matters of
local history and topography.
We went first from Jerusalem
to Beersheba, taking in a num-
Der of the kibbutzim collective
farms) en- route and reaching
the principal city of the Negev
around noon. After lunch there,
we went on directly across
country to as near the GAIA line
as one can get.
No Definite Border
The strip sticks up along the
Mediterranean coast straight
into Israeli territory. 1t is sep
arated from the rest of Egypt
by the Sinai desert, with the
result that communication is
by no means easy. In this mar
row tongue of land some ESQ.,
600 Palestinian Arab refugees
are concentrated, along with
the military force which the
Egyptians maintain in the zone.
From hillocks on the Israeli
side, il is easy to see the city
of GAIA in the distance; also,
the fields of Egyptian fellahin
who till the soil close TO the
dividing line. AT one spot where
we stopped, both the. city and
the hut used by General Burns
of the United Nations team
were visible.
There is nothing TO distih-
guish where Israeli territory
ends and Egyptian territory be-
gins. The controversy over fix
ing a permanent border with
barbed wire or some form of
separation has met with consid-
cradle opposition.
The IsraeliS have constructed
along the whole frontier a Sc
ries of kibbutzim both for de-
fense purposes and as means
of Nettling this barren area.
GAIA has absolutely no mean
ing from the rational point of
view.
No Geographical Logic
The present frontiers of Is
rael are the result of the arm
istice between that country and
the Arab states and bear no re-
lation to anything like geo.
graphical logic. The conse-
quence Is the instability and
constant marauding that goes
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" WASHINGTON LETTER
IuW Campaign in Full Suing

of America say 1.-The American
people would appreciate a
statement of fundamental prin-
ciples which would restore
their confidence in the Funds
very valuable work of seeking
effective procedures for deal
ing with the communist men,
ace while at the same time
strengthening the Anne r an
traditions of liberty and free.
dom. +"
"Your critics speak as though
you and the Fund take a far
left position; soft toward COM
munism," the editors tell DR..
Hutchins. Your defense i'm
plies that your critics do not
believe in democratic discus
sion. Each side assumes that
there are but two positions to
be taken, right or left, and
that the other side is at least
suspect of warped American
ism"
"The bulk of Americans take
middle position" the editors
assert. The mainstream Of our
tradition holds that men have a
dignity stemming from their
creation by God and from their
eternal destiny"
The letter points out that a
moral code, based on mans re-
latlonship to God, provides
traditional boundaries around
discussion of change and
progress in American society"
Thus" it adds, when the
spokesman for an organization
announces that the essence OF
Americanism is discussion and
makes no mention of the moral
order as a basis for evaluating
discussion, public confidence in
that organization is weakened"
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and disorder that these evils are inflicting upon
society and upon individuals, foolish. because
We know il is our duty to follow the will of
God and not the weaknesses of men do not
be drunk with wine st. Paul continues put.
ting his finger on the foolishness of attempt
ing to escape from the evils of life by indutgjng
in the evil of intoxicaton. Instead of such fool
ishness we must, he says, "be filled with the
Holy Spirit" The Holy Spirit is to be our re-
course against the spirit of evil.
And in our struggle against the conditions
that make us say "the days are evil we can
be sure of Gods help if we will but have faith
like that of the centurion who is the subject of
Sundays Gospel. His plea to Christ to heal his
son, who was "at the point of death" was grant
ed, We must show our faith by using that means
that Christ has provided Tor overcoming the
evils that confront us; in the practice of that
faith the days that seem evil shall become
opportunities for growing in grace snd
sanctity.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-10-14
MONSICNOR HIGGINS
Lay Leadership AiUdrd

full to religious principles, more
conscious of its responsibilities
to God and country, more sin
cerely devoted to the cause of
social justice and social char
ity.
Neutral Sisnifieanes
All things considered, the rec
ord of the American labor
movement, as Symbolized in the
person of a George Meany, is
rather creditable from the point
of view of social ethics. For
this reason, among others, it is
TO be hoped that the news of
Mr. Meany's selection as the
current Laetare Medalist will
be widely publicized not only
in the United States, but more
particularly in Europe.
Many people in Europe find
it extremely difficult TO con-
ceive of trade union move
ment which is neutral" and at
the same time effectively influ-
enced by religious principles.
They can conceive of only two
kinds of unions - Marxist and
Christian. This is understand
able in view of their own ex-
perience during the past hun
dred years, but their own ex-
perienee should not be general
lied into a universal principle.
Effective Religious Spirit
Our own experience in the
United States has amply dem
onStrated - in the words of
Monsignor Pietro Pavan, secre-
tsry of the Italian Catholic So
cial Week and a sympathetic
observer of the American scene
that when a union or a labor
movement, is neutral or non-sec-
tartan, this does not mean
that it cannot assume a positive
attitude regarding religious val
ues." On the contrary, Monslg-
nor Pavan continues, "histor-
icaily speaking, the most active
neutral trade unions have been
and are moved by a profound
and often effective religious
spirit" For number of rea-
sons IL is highly important that
this fact be recognized in Eu.
rope at the present time.
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Inquiry Corner
Father Healey'

saying that there should be
two sponsors at most, one
man and one woman !"
Q. Must | be lenient and
giUe explanations to mp chill
dren regarding obedience, hon
eSty, etc, or should | demand
these uirtueS by punishment?
A. Likely the ideal approach
Of Christian parents would be
a combination of severity and
kindness. The grace of the Sac
rament of Matrimony joined
with discussion and reading las
in a family-life study group
should help parents in making
disciplinary decisions. 1t is one
of the chief duties of parents
to train the child's will to ac-
eept and fulfill his duties to-
ward God and his neighbor.
st. Augustine speaks of it say
ing, Correction is useful in or
der that out of the sorrow of il
may spring the wish to be re.
generate" Eeclesiasticus states
too, "He that loveth his son,
frequently chastiseth him, that
he may rejoice in his latter
end" (30:D The combination of
these approaches to teaching
children varies with the times
and with the number of chill
dren the individual tempera-
ment, etc.
Q. Why does God giue health,
prosperity and seeming hnppi.
ness to l0icked men, lehile
many good men seem to haze
nothing bat trouble?
A. ChriSt's parable of the
cookie growing with the wheat
Matthew 13:24-30) shows Gods
way of dealing with the wick
ed. 1t is also possible for the
most wicked man to repent
and the change of heart that
comes should come from free
choice of God, not from being
forced to repent II the good
things of this world were per-
manent and really important
God would not deny them to
good people. Often sickness
and suffering cause people TO
become detached from earthly
happiness and seek happiness
that is lasting by turning to
God. God guarantees graces for
true inward happiness to His
faithful children, but in the
ordinary course of affairs He
makes His sun to rise on the
good and evil, and sends rain
on the just and the unjust"
Matthew 5:45)
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Cor.
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus (16), Ohio.
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q. Is ii true that most PIC
lures and representations of
Christ crltcified are inaccurate?
read recently that the nails
could not hdUe been driuen
through the palm of the hand
in crucifi1ion.
A. There is no definite ref
erence to these details in the
Bible. In the prophetic Psalm
81 David talks of the Passion
of Christ: They have dug my
hands and feet ;" verse I'D
Ricciotti in his Life of Christ
states that Hthe person who
was to be crucified was laid
on the ground with his arms
outstretched and his hands
were nailed TO the crossbeam.
Then the crossbeam was lifted
up to the vertical beam and
his feet were nailed" There
seems to be a great deal of evi-
dence presented in modern ac-
counts for the view that the
nails we're driven through the
wrists. The pictures, crucifixes,
etc. are not exactly wrong even
if the conventional detail is not
accurate, for the significance
is scarcely changed. All such
representations offer us medi-
tation on the Passion of Christ;
the details of his crucifixion are
interesting to study and medi-
tate upon but do not affect the
essential point of His redemp-
tive death. "A Doctor at Cal
vary" by Pierre Barbet MD.
discusses many of these points
and offers some interesting in
formation.
q. Is it necessary to haze
sponsors in Baptism? If so,
hoU can the Sacrament be
giUen in emergency aoithout
them?
A. From early Christian times
it has been customary to re-
quire sponsors at Baptism as
TertIllian, st. Augustine and
Caesarius of Aries tdied 542
AID. mention). In st. Angus.
tines time it seemed to have
been the parents who acted as
sponsors, but this is no longer
permitted. For solemn Bap-
tism there must be sponsor
if possible and even in private
Baptism lie. an emergency
there must be one eff it is cas-
lily possible" Canon Law No.
1922 For infants the sponsor
represents the child in the ac-
ceptance of the Sacrament and
aids the parents in the Chris
tian formation of the child.
For adults the sponsor should
serve as guide and inspiration
to the convert. Canon No. 764
speaks of only one sponsor,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-10-14
When The DAYS Are Evil

In the EpiStle of Sundays Mass St Paul
calls upon the Christians at Ephesus to whom
he was writing to conduct themselves with pru.
denee and wisdom, because he says, the days
are evil" This figuratiye expression comes read
lily a mind as applying TO current conditions Tor
evil s so prevalent that il seems to have affected
the very hours of the day and the days of the
week The rising of the sun is the signal for
VolationS of Gods laws 10 begin; the passing
monents bring new offenSeS against truth and
justice and charity when the sun sets, evil be
mes more brazen in its sway over mems
thoughts and conduct,
Evil asserts its influence in the means by
which men earn their daily bread, and in the
means by which they find recreation and amuse.
ment evil turks in the books and magazines
they read, as fast as new methods of entertain.
ment and communication are developed, evil
ideas are brought into them, and they become
agencies for undermining morality in the young
and the mature. Business and law and politics
and the other professions have shaped codes
for themselves which are a conformation of evil:
the vicious theory that wrongdong by some JUS
titles wrongdoing by others gains shocking ac-
reptance; pleasant, crafty words are framed TO
disguise lying, stealing. Slander, adultery. To
sum IL all up by saying that The days are evil
conveys meaning that is obviously warranted.
But II was, of course, as warning that st,
Paul used the expresSlon moi in the fatalistic,
despalring sense that could be attached 10 The
words. The days are full of evil indeed, but the
evils are committed by men, not by the days,
or the times, or the stars, or circumstances. The
evils are so prevalent that they exert tremen-
dous influence downward on all who are ex
posed 10 them, but IL is pressure that can
and must, be resisted
ST Paul makes this plain when ne demands
do moi become foolish but understand what
the will of the Lord IS" II is foolish To let the
evils which flourish around MS shape our con
duct, foolish because We can see the disaster
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-10-14
WASHINCTON LETTER

WASHINGTON - The De-
partment Of Justice has taken
occasion in recent days to is
sue very strong warning,
Through FB.I Director ],
Edgar Hoover and Assistant
Attorney General William F.
Tompkins. it has denounced a
campaign TO hull the nation into
inaction "by criticism of our
program to combat subyersion
in this country"
The officials spoke with par
ticular reference to vicious
and sustained attack" on the
use Of ex-communists and con-
fidential informers as witness
es in prosecutions for Subver-
sion, but they also indicated
that the campaign has many
ramilieations.
Mr.. Hoover asserted that ''it
is through the pseudo liberals
that the communists do some of
their most destructive work." "
These fictitious liberals" he
said, "are the individuals who,
through insidiously slanted and
sly propagandistic writings and
reports, oppose urgently need
ed internal security measures;
conduct q 0ne-sided campaign
to discredit Government wit
nesses;' present the menace of
communism as myth of hys-
terra; urge that we tolerate the
subversive acts of communists
because communists are only
'non-conformists'; contend that
the Communist Party is a 'po-
litical' movement and that il is
improper to consider it a Grim
inal conspiracy linked TO a
world conspiracy to overthrow
our Government by force and
violence"
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will be attended by more than
200 prominent representatives
of religion, labor, manage
ment, education and govern.
ment.
The selection of Mr.. Meany
as the first labor leader 10 re-
ceive this annual award for lay
leadership which takes its
name from Laetare Sunday on
which ii is traditionally an
nounced ~ was almost per-
fectly timed. There have been
other Catholic labor leaders
who might have qualified for
the honor in years gone by.
But, in the Providence of God,
no other Catholic in the history
of the United States has eyer
achieved the prominence which
Mr.. Meany now enjoys, and de-
servedly so, in the American as
well as in the international la
Dor movement.
Fitting and Proper
II would be safe to say that
he is-or is about TO become,
once the AFLCiO merger goes
into effect in December-the
outstanding labor leader in the
free world, perhaps the most
Influential labor leader in mod
ern times. II is altogether fit
ting and proper that he should
be publicly honored by Cath
Ollie university at the high
point of his distinguished ca.
reef,
Needless to say. he Is not be
ing honored merely because he
Is . prominent public figure
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-10-14
RICHARD PATTEE
The GAIA Strip

on, resulting in the numerous
Incidents with which we are re-
gsled periodically in the press.
One of the most advanced of
the kibbutzim visited lies as
near the boundary as one can
reasonably get without slipping
over into Egyptian territory. II
contained about thirty "pi-
oneers", most of them from
Tanger and other parts of
North Africa, both men and
women. | spent an afternoon
with a couple of the young Tan
gerinos who manned this out
post. They spoke fluent Span
ish and French, so we were
able to carry on quite comfort
ably.
Kind of Frontier Post
The settlement was a combi-
nation military post, with OBJ
servation tower, and a bit OF
farming land, with some cattle
and other livestock to maintain
the inhabitants. This was by no
means one of the more advanc-
ed or developed of the kibbut-
zim. It's roughness and high de-
gree of readiness gave the inn
preston of the kind of from
tier post one associates with
American history in the early
18th century, with Indians hov.
ering on the horizon ready TO
pounce on the local gentry at
any moment.
These lads seemed to take
the thing in their stride and
were totally unconcerned about
the proximity of the Egyptians
the Arabs" as they call all
of them - or the prospect OF
an attack. Israeli life today has
a great deal of this flavor OF
pioneering and the far outposts
of human endeavor. The combi-
nation of soldier and farmer
has become a way OF life, with
the well-known recruits - call.
ed Nahal-carrying rifle and +,
pushing plow simultaneous
ly.
Neither Peace Nor comproriss
see no very promising out
look either at GAIA or else
where for much in the way of
permanent peace. The disposi-
ton on both sides is to hang
on to what was decreed under
the armistice, and to populate
the area as a means of defend
ing it.
Since Egypt is interested in
GAIA as Spearhead toward the
Negev. and since the Negev
desert itself Is part Of the over
land route between Egypt and
the rest of the Arab world,
there is not much likelihood
that Cairo will relinquish it
short of war. To Israel. every
inch of the Negev = no matter
how barren and unpromising
lis part of the area to which
new settlers can be directed.
For these reasons, there is even
less probability that an. agree.
ment concerning the transfer
of territory along more ration
al lines can be arrived at.
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Both Justice Department Of
ficers spoke to the Information
al Association Of Chiefs of Po-
lice, meeting in Philadelphia.
Assistant Attorney eral
Tompkins told the law enforce
ment officers that the depart
ment will not be "lulled into
inaction" by these criticisms.
The two officials mentioned
no names, but some people will
see in their remarks an inn
piled criticism of The Fund for
the Republic, which has lately
been the object of attack. On
September Is, a statement is
sued on behalf of the board of
directors of the Fund, taking
cognizance of an attack by Sea-
born P. Collins, National Com
mander of the American Le-
gion, said in part:
From the beginning the
board has held that the major
I factor affecting civil liberties
today is the menace of COM
munism and communist influ-
ence in this country. Coupled
with this threat is the grave
danger to civil liberties in
methods that may be used to
meet the threat"
At almost the same time Mr..
Hoover and Mr.. Tompkins were
speaking in Philadelphia, Sen
ator John w. Bricker of Ohio
was speaking in nearby Allan
tic City. He attacked The Fund
for the Republic, saying "its
purpose in life is to criticize
those who are critical of the
communists" f"
Addressing themselves to DR..
Robert M. Hutchins, president
of The Fund for the Republic,
the editors of the current issue