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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20

The search for Bridey Murphy" has now
been pretty well concluded, successfully. AS
Listening In predicted in this paper, months ago.
she has been found and also found out. Bridey
is a fictitious creature, the product of the imag-
ination of hypnotic subject submissive to her
control.
The Imagination after all is simply an active
recreation of past images stored in the memory.
We recall them, recombine them, and produce
the wonderful world of arts and music or fiction.
We exercise this fascinating gift in another way
and become Baron Muchausens and tellers OF
tall tales. We may even let this somewhat
strange power seize control, and then we end up
in psychotic no-mans land of dreams and shad-
ows and illusion. "Bridey Murphy is an inhablt-
and of dark fairyand of this sort produced IN
this instance by hypnosis.
Unfortunately though the book which bears
her name has now been pretty well exposed as
routine hypnotic phenomenon, not an argument
for anything-least of all the transmigration OF
souls-the damage IL has done to the cause OF
true science and legitimate psychology has not
yet been brought under control. The Search for
Bridey Murphy has, in fact, had serious harm
full effect for which experts in the field publicly
express loud lament.
The book is still best seller and has been
running high on the nonfiction list, at one time
with 100000 copies sold Many people who
know no better have been taken in by its super
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20
Making Marriage Click
What A Woman Wants
BY Msgr. Irving A. Leblanc


end. He was startled by the
touch of lady's hand and more
startled by her horrible ap-
pearance. why do you wall
so?" she asked. IF | do not
say today what is the one de-
sire of all women" the youth
stammered, Il lose rly head"
"Ah!" the old bag-of-bones rat
tied as she bent down and whis-
pered the answer in his ear.
That's it," he shouted and up
ped and ran triumphantly to
the court and soon to his free
dom.
And what do you think 1t
was? Just think for your
, self what every woman most
desires. Yes, that's what Chau-
Ger said, ito be sure the man
she loved loved her"
Most students of human ma
ture would agree that all peo-
pie, men or women, want some
one to really love and some
one who really loves them.
Love Detected by Little Things
If a man is not aware of all
the work his wife does, she
begins to question his love, I'm
convinced a couple could al
most run their married life on
two words" How wonderful
He should never take the at
titude, Women have it easy.
They can 60 to bed and take a
nap any time of the day. They
can have card parties, an au-
tomobile at their disposal, a
bank account, Myl What a life!"
Nor should women say, in that
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20

Sundays liturgy calls upon the children of
the Church to give glory to God because of His
Justice: "The judgements of the Lord are true,
sweeter than honey and the honeycomb we
are told to cry out, in the words of the Psalm
ist. Under the mantle of Gods justice, too, we
call upon Him for help: 'Deliver me from my
enemies, o my God Save me, God by Thy
name, and deliver me in Thy strength" But If
we are to appeal to Gods justice for help and
protection, the liturgy points out, we must re-
member the obligations that are ours. The Cos
pel of Sundays dass makes this clear.
For it tells how Christ, looking out over
Jerusalem wept at the thought that destruction
was to be visited upon the city, because of the
infidelity and offenses of its people If thou
hadst known" He amented "the things that
are for thy peace! . Thy enemies VIII not
leave in thee one stone upon another, because
thou hast not known the time of thy visitation
II was the merciful Heart of Christ that caused
Him to weep when He thought of the suffering
Jerusalem was to endure; yet He knew that in
the name of Divine Justice the punishment was
due because the people were not doing the
things that are for thy peace"
He found evidence of this when He entered
the temple and saw 1t being profaned by buy
ing and selling; in righteous anger He drove out
the money-changers, uttering the terrible IN
dinctment: my house is house of prayer, but
you have made it den of thieves" But even
this warning action did not avail to bring the
people of Jerusalem to their senses, and the
full measure of destruction was visited upon the
city, through Roman army, IN literal fulfill
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20
Our Responsibility is Grave

ment of the prophecy that not one stone would
be left upon another.
Is not the lesson, for us, plain? Like Jeru-
salem, we have been chosen as beneflciaries OF
Gods love and mercy; time after time we have
been spared the retribution due us for our care
lessness and our disloyalty to God necessarily
we have been warned that we must turn to 'the
things that are for thy peace" But our offenses
continue; we worship at the shrine of material
ism, instead of worshipping and obeying the
true God; we profane what is holy; we fail to
shape our lives according to truth and justice
and charity How can we think that the destruc-
ton which overlook Jerusalem, the city for
which Christ wept, will be withheld from us,
indefinitely?
AS professed followers of Christ, redeemed
by Him. it is our responsibility to help lift our
times out of the paganism and materialism that
are bringing destruction upon us. For our own
sakes, and as an example and inspiration to the
world around us, we must heed the council of
ST. Paul in Sundays Epistle 'We should not
lust after evil things" he declares, speaking
nineteen centuries ago in words that are di-
rected straight to the failings of civilization.
'Do not become idolators," he continues, as if
he were viewing the idolatry of pleasure and
wealth and position so rampant today. Neither
let us commit fornication," he says, naming the
scandalous modern sim
Neither let us tempt Christ :. nor MUIR
mur," is his final warning, one which should
strike deep into our hearts. For his exhortation
is a summons to spirituality and holiness, in
fulfilIment of our responsibility as Christians.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20

@. If a person IS found dead
in bed should the priest De
called? What if the person had
been aDay from the Church
for gears?
A. The best general rule is
to call the parish priest and
tell him the circumstances.
Conditional absolution and Ex-
treme Unction can be given
some time after apparent
death. No one can tell exactly
when the soul leaves the body
and in this extreme situation
the person can receive the
effects of the Sacraments If he
had at least imperfect contri-
ton before he lost conscious
ness. If a person has been
away from the Church (e.g, by
marriage outside the Church)
but expressed a desire to re-
turn or even said he would
like to receive the Sacraments
he would be given the bene-
fit of the doubt.
O. Why does the Church
otttldtU meat on Friday? Why
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20

What is worse, probably, is
that in Poznan the Reds turned
their guns not on capitalists,
not on religionists, not on re-
voting army personnel, but on
workers. Observers feel that
this will have serious i'll effect
in France and in Italy, and
that it will hamper the efforts
the communists had already in
itiated to revive the united
fronts" programs that served
them so we'll in the past.
In the light of this reason
ing, it is felt that Moscow will
not be able for some little
while to devote its full atten-
ton to the propaganda drive it
had got under way.
1t has not been abandoned
necessarily, just delayed a lit
tie. But there is widely held
theory that relationships of ev-
cry kind must have success
after success to feed upon.
Communism is not now spread
ing at the startling rate that
had marked its progress since
the end of World War ii. IL
it can be slowed even more,
and maybe halted altogether,
there is hope that in time its
process of growth may be re-
versed into one of deterlor-
alton.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20

workers don't want the labor
movement meddling in their
personal or family affairs, least
of all if this meddling involves
a violation of their religious
beliefs. If worse came to worst,
many of them would disaffii-
late rather than permit even a
portion of their union dues to
be misappropriated as sub
sidy for an organized pro-
gram of birth control.
Let us hope that a word to
the wise will be sufficient to
put an end to this controversy
once and for all. IL not, we are
heading for a showdown which
could conceivably do more
harm to the American labor
movement than any other bat
tie In which 1t has ever been
engaged.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20
The Washington Letter
What Poznan Did

year. This prediction was being
borne out. Moscow's changed
attitude towards Tito, the
smiles at Geneva, the visit of
BuIganin and Khrushchev to
England, and the down-grading
of Stain were all part of the
program. Some of the sweet
ness and light" attitude was
necessary to prepare the way
for the deflation of Stain, but
if the present masters of the
Kremlin got away with that, it
would all tie in together.
A big objective was to get a
bid for Bulganin and Khrush-
chev to visit the United States.
1t is thought now that Moscow
will have to soft-pedal that and
other phases of the program,
at least for the time being.
The Poznan riots showed dra-
matically that all is not happi-
ness in satellite countries.
When the Reds Indignantly re-
iected an American offer of
food to help feed Poland's hum
cry people, the Warsaw radio
said. "As is we'll known, there
is no hunger in Poland" But
this was offset by the word
which workers themselves were
able to get out of Poland by
Westerners who left when the
rioting was in progress.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20
Father Healey's
&s4i;,y Ge,~e,
lllANIl6

not let each Catholic choose
his otDn penances?
A. The Church does not ex-
actIy outlaw" meat but SIM
ply chooses abstinence from
meat as an obvious universal
penance and applies that PEN
ance to the day of the week
upon which Christ died. The
union of our sufferings with
Christ is an important part of
penance along with the devel-
! opment of self-control which
will help us in time of temp
tation. Each Catholic sh oul d
choose his own penances but
the Church establishes few
for universal observance in or
der that all may do some PEN
ance and so that there may
be some general observance Of
Friday with its commemora-
ton of the Passion.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box $50, Columbus t16) Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20

WASHTNGTON-One import
ant result of the recent dis
turbances in Poznan, Poland,
may have been to disturb the
propaganda timetable of the
Moscow Reds. They apparent
ly expected great deal from
this program this year, too.
1t was not thought here, nor
anywhere else for that matter,
that the riots in Poland would
lead to an overthrow of the re-
gime in that country. 1t was
not that kind of rising. 1t
was a protest against hunger,
unemployment, and want. 1t
could not have very serious po-
litical effects, because the OPP
pressed had so little and the
oppressor had so much, in the
way of arms and resources.
But the riots we're enaear-
raising to the Red rulers, beth
in Warsaw and Moscow. 1t
gave them something that they
will have to explain away. And
while thus engaged, they must
put aside to some extent the
propaganda campaign TIL /
seemed to be progressing salts
factorily.
II was predicted months ago
that Moscow was going to make
q big propaganda effort this
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20
The Yardstick
On Planned ParenthOOdI
BY Msgr. George 6. Higgins

has consistently talked in terms
of expanding economy geared
to meet the needs of an ex-
panding population. MIR. Starr,
on the other hand, seems to
have suffered complete loss
of nerve in the face Of the
world population problem.
In summary, MIR. Starts en-
dorsement of birth control as a
solution to the population prob
lem is sheer defeatism. Let us
hope that the rest of the world
will not interpret his position
as an official policy
statement of the American la
Dor movement. God help us all
if the teeming millions of the
underdeveloped countries ever
get the impression that the
American labor movement, to
which they now look with con-
fidence for leadership and in
itiative in the field of social
justice and economic expan-
sion, has sold out TO the forces of
pessimism and despair. If that
day ever comes, we might just
as we'll hoist the white flag of
surrender peaceably to the
communists without further
ado, for we will have fortified
our right to represent the
cause of human dignity and
freedom and will have lost the
battle for the souls of men.
Voice Of Minority
We are confident, of course
that things will never come tC
such a sorry pass. For, unless
we are badly mistaken, MIR
Starr was speaking for a min
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20

II Is Chaucer, in his story
"The Wife of Bath" who tries
to answer the above question.
The handsomest sheik of the
country had committed helm
Gus crime for which he was TO
be decapitated. But the willy
king, not wishing to anger his
feminine followers, turned
over the punishment of this
''lover boy" to his queen and
her court. After secret con-
sultation, the ladies decided
that the young man would live
II he answered TO the satisfac-
tion of all women present the
following: what is it that
woman wants more than any
thing else in this world2
Answers Varied
Quickly the comely villain
would have answered. But no,
he was stopped, then informed
that he was to return in ex-
actly year and a day and to
announce his answer. He skip
ped merrily from the court and
quickly asked one lady, then
another, what is 1t that all
women desire most?"
Some said fortune. Some said
love. Some said beauty. Some
said children. And the more
he asked, the more varied we're
the answers and the more con
fused he became.
Voice OF Experience
Alasl A year and day later,
despondent and PROSTATE on
the side OF the road, he walled
loudly as he saw his inevitable
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20
Observation-Disclosures

same tone, Men! They can get
a coffee break at just any time.
They meet exciting people all
day long. They don't have to
put up with squeaky neighbors
who complain every time you
see them and look like wet
hens. They don't have to stuff
babies with pablum and wash
eggs and peanut butter from
dinner plates. What a life!
You Menu
Magic Words
The change of attitude and
vocabulary to Il don't see how
you do all you dol" is magic.
Mean it and try it. If you don't
mean it and it comes from the
teeth, then of course it doesn't
work.
Be aware of your wife's eff
forts to please you. II she cooks
an extra good meal, don't blurt
out: "Whose birthday is it?"
Every word you use means
something to her. And it isn't
so much what you say, it's what
she thinks you said. She is a
fanatic at reading between the
lines. Note how often she says,
"Why did you use that word?"
II you want to show her you
love her, notice nicely her
odd hat, her new dress, the lit
tie circles under her eyes, or
how beautiful she looks. Com
pliment her on the dress that
fits her so we'll; and incidental
ly, this is also pure economy
she wears it until it is thread
bare!
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20
Heading for . Showdown

In last weeks column refer
snce was made to the contro-
versy stirred up by speech
which Guy Num-, radio direc-
tor of the United Automobile
Workers, read as a proxy for
Mark Starr of the International
Ladies Garment Workers I'M
ION at a recent meeting Of the
Planned Parenthood League in
Detroit. While we have no de-
sire TO prolong this contro-
versy unnecessarily, we should
like to outline in the present
column some OF our objections
10 Mr.. Stars endorsement of
the Planned Parenthood League
and, more specifically, to his
recommendation that the pro-
gram of that organization he
Incorporated into the social
service program Of the Amer
lean labor movement.
In the first place, his en-
dorsement of birth control as
q solution to the population
problem is utterly reactionary
from a point Of view of eco
nomics and potentially harm
full to the cause of international
peace. Moreover, it runs di-
rectly counter to the tradi-
tional economic program Of
the American labor move
ment.
Sheer pefestism
The American labor move
ment has consistently taken th'
optimistic position that a prop
srly organized economic system
can provide an adequate living
for all of Gods children, and
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-20

orlty Of American trade union
lists. Nevertheless his recent
address to the Planned Par
enthood League of Detroit was
an ominous straw in the wind
and much too serious in some
of its implications to go un-
challenged, As we have already
indicated, he not only endorsed
the program of the Planned
Parenthood League but recon-
mended that it be incorporated
into the expanding social serv-
ice program of the American
labor movement.
Very frankly, the price of a
birth control program under
the auspices of the American
labor movement would be a
civil war, which, if it lasted
long enough, could tear the
movement apart. This isn't a
threat, nor is 1t a manifestation
of religious or denominational
sensitivity. II is merely state
ment of fact.
Word 10 the Wise
AS AFL-CIO President George
Meany pointed out in a public
address several months ago, the
American worker "is independ-
ent of his union and always has
been except insofar as the work
of the union concerns itself
with wages, hours, conditions
of work, and of course tn
community activity to which all
good citizens should subscribe
and in which the trade union
movement in this country plays
a vital part"
In other words, American
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-20

Hanna Casseu, president, San
dra Saunders, secretary; Dewitt
Wilmington. treasurer. and Dali
las deKraff, reporter
Tentative plans were made to
hold an awards program in con-
junction with the public speaking
contest in February
Miss Sally Ryan, Of the Farm
vile Herald spoke to the coun-
Gil on reporting CLUB news. :
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-20

The Navy recently announced that
an experimental Supersonic fighter
was flying so fast it overlook its
own cannon shells and shot itself
down off Long Island last month
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-20
Amelia HIS Students
Sell Subscriptions
To Raise Money

Amelia High School students
raised s44327 by selling magazine
subscriptions for a time clock to
be placed IN The school gymnasium
Students sold sl246l9 worth Of
the subscriptions.
Money collected will go into a
fund Tor the purchase of the
clock, which is estimated to cost
about $500 The Amelia Lions
club has opened an account for an
electric scoreboard to be placed
in the War Memorial building
gymnasium.
High salesman in the campaign
was Edwin ONeal. with S94 so.
Second was Denny jenkins, s81 Sc
and third. Jeanne Morris. $3.50.
All three students are freshmen
In the home room competition,
Mrs T w. Brooks room won an
ice cream party for leading in the
sales. MIS- Joe Wilson's room was
second, and Mrs Tom Bondur-
ants room was third.
Gail Dorset was in charge of the
campaign.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-20
Rupees For Rescue Unit Requested
By Is Powhatan County Volunteers

Letters to raise money for the
PoWhatan rescue unit VIII be mailed
10 all homes in Powhatan county
and adjacent areas this week
Members Of the rescue squad
hope to raise 50 500 to equip the
unit 1857 nine-passenoer station
wagon donated by Emmett Dnnn
Of the Dunn Chevrolet Sales Cor
noration II Powha+an
A Richmond man who own (
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-20
Rev. D. P. Rogers
Amelia Pastor
For 80 Years Dies

The Rev. D p Rogers, Sc. a resi-
dent of Amelia for 43 years and
pastor of Am ella Presbyterian
Church for 30 years. died Saturday,
Nov II. in a Blackstone nursing
home
Surviving are two sons. Dr.. J Nj.
Rogers, Of Glade Spring. and Dr.
w H Rogers. Of Tallahassee, Fla. :;
two brothers, JOHN Rogers. of Brad
enton. Fla, and the Rev Claude
Rogers, Of Alabama: five grand
children and 10 Observation-Disclosures.
A funeral service was held at 2
pm Monday at Amelia Presbyter-
ian Church Burial was in the
church cemetery with Masonic rites.
Mr.. Rogers was a member of
Amelia Lodge l01, AT and AM He
was a past district deputy grand
master and served the Grand Lodge
of Virginia for many years as a
member of the Masonic Home com
lnittee.
Born near Prattville, Ala, he was
educated at Oxford College and re-
ceived his theological training at
Union Theological Seminary, h e n
located at Hampden-Sydney. During
his career as a minister, he served
churches in Alabama, Virginia and
West Virginia
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-20
Honor Society
Taps 9 At Amelia

Nine new members were tapped
by the Amelia chapter of the Ma
tional Honor Society at an as
sembly Wednesday. The group was
organized in the fall of 1855. and
includes juniors and seniors with
a grade point average of 80 or
better. Basis of selection is schol-
arship. character. leadership and
service.
New members named were Bet
1y Lou Hillsman and Annette
Reid. both seniors. and Edith Bar
nard. Peggy Childress. Ramona
Dodson, Audrey Gill. Ardean Has
tings, Mary Lee Warmer and
Nellie Wilkerson, all juniors
Honor society officers are Bar
bara Carter, president: Blanton
Felts. vice president; Mary Apne
Hammer, secretary: Hilda O'Neal,
treasurer, and Gail Dorset. re-
porter.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-20
Special Game Warden Authorized for Amelia
At Tuesday Meeting of Board of Supervisors

struction; S45, 482 from federal aid,
S18,16l for administration and
engineering. and $1.1l2.54 to
make up the. 1955-1956 deficit.
The board also acted to author
ize the county treasurer to pay
back $4,000 borrowed by the
county to cover operating costs
until the fall taxes were collected.
If funds are available, the note is
to be paid November 80. the due
date. If sufficient funds are not
available. half the amount due
will be paid
Approval of the transferral of
$4,000 from the general fund to
the school board for November
operating costs was also granted.
Ben Dorset. of Route 636, pre-
sented petition from residents
along that route, which leads
north from Chula. requesting i'm
provements in route 636. The re-
quest was referred to the state
highway engineer.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-20

Amelia county board of super
visors Tuesday approved a request
for appointment of a special game
warden and part time assistant
to the regular game warden.
Action was taken at a special
board meeting Tuesday after the
matter was continued from the
boards regular meeting Monday,
when one member was absent A
delegation appeared at the Mon
day meeting requesting the APP
pcintment.
The delegation recommended
and endorsed James E. Allen.
lifelong Amelia resident. Cor the
position Allen would assist l.. A.
Coleman, the present game war
den who viii soon reach retire
ment age. in the enforcement of
game. Inland fish and dog laws
Of the Commonwealth.
Amelia will bear the full ex-
pense of the. appointment. which