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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-02-23
Happy Birthday

The Geauga Record wishes
many happy returns OF the day
to the following people.
Thursday, Feb. %
Thomas C. Richmond, Hunts
burg.
Mrs. Lottie Merwin, Huntsbur
Mrs. Betty Leslien, Hunts
burg.
Mrs. Grace Sherman Knapp,
(Formerly of Chardon now of
Ridgeville)
Kay Wolpert, Chardon.
w. c. Morrison, Claridon.
Ada C. Spencer, Claridon. =
Helen Van Orsdale, Claridon.
Richard Denning, Aquilla Viii
lage.
Terry Grant, South Hamb-
den.
Friday, Feb. "a
Matte Freeman Battles, CheS-
terland.
Mrs. Mary Klatka, Huntsburg
Spencer Banfield, CheSterland
Ora Berry, Claridon
James Eugene Barnum.
h
Saturday, Feb. Is
Willard Strong, Huntsburg
Tommy Richmond, E. Clari-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-02-23
Three Geausans Pledged
at Kent State u.

Three students from Geauga
were pledged to social frater-
mites at Kent State University
during the recent winter quarter
rushing period.
The pledges, their addresses
and the fraternities they pledg-
ed to are:
Don Grove, Claridon, pledg-
ed to Delta Tau Delta.
Kenneth Starr, Huntsburg pie
dyed to Delta Tau Delta.
Gary Boehringer, Novelty, pie
dyed to Delta Tau Delta.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-02-23
News by Mrs. Mildred Skinner
Telephone Montville 34S4

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Wright
returned home Sunday night af-
ter a ten days trip to Flrodia.
Mr.. Lyall Huntoon Sr. attend
ed a Farm Bureau meeting and
dinner in Alliance one evening
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-02-23
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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-02-23

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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-02-23

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WIN AN ELECTRIC DRYER!

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for two. The next 10 closest answers by
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Employees of The Illuminating Company,
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representatives of the Cannon Towel Company
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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31
Please Note!

We have often suggested in these pages
what a national commotion would result if a
Catholic priest was named, for example, to a
government post of cabinet rank. 1t would be,
undoubtedly, political suicide for the admins
traton involved and the denunciations would
ring out from Maine to California, with especial
ly loud walls being heard in that area between
South Carolina and Texas. The same would
happen if we had Catholic priests appointed to
the Foreign Service.
The simple fact is that Catholic priest
placed in almost any position of consequence
or confidence in government would send shiv-
ers of excitement through various sections OF
the American population, and the fires of big
otry would find new fuel to feed upon. The
result of all this is that Catholic priests do
not hold such positions, and they are not likely
to do so in the future We can't help, however,
pointing out that this is not at all true of our
Protestant brethren and that many man re-
signs his pulpit or temporarily suspends his
profession in order to serve in the very highest
ranks of Government operation.
We have by way of example, Ezra Benson
in the Cabinet who holds a top ranking hier-
archia position in the Mormon Church: we
have several members of the Foreign Service
who are ordained ministers, and in some areas
especially in the South, innumerable preach
ers' who are at the same time public school
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31

All the circumstances of the miracle recorded
in Sundays Gospel were such as to make it par
ticularly memorable. 1t took place at a funeral,
an occasion which makes people thoughtful
and serious; and this was funeral which stir
red special sympathy in the hearts of those
present for the dead person was young man,
"the only son of his mother, and she was a
widow" The sad procession was just emerging
from the gate of the little town of Naim
when the Savior, with group of his disciples
drew near. He stood beside the bier, and spoke
three words to the mother "Do not weep" He
said.
Those present realized that these were no
perfunctory words of consolation; they knew
that Christ was acclaimed as the Son of God, and
they wondered if He was about to exercise His
divine power. Those who we're readers of the
Scriptures may have recalled that centuries
earlier the prophet Elias had interceded with
God to restore to life the dead son of widow
Sarpeta and that similar miracle had been
brought about by the prayers of Elias disciple
Eliseus, raising from the dead the son of
widow at Sunam, town only few miles from
Naim; we're they to witness another miraculous
manifestation of Gods mercy?
Unlike the two prophets Christ offered no
prayers, performed no ceremonies of interces
sion, for He Himself is God; He merely touched
the bier and spoke the divine command; Young
man, | say to thee, arisel" And by His word
life returned to the dead body before Him; the
one who was dead "sat up and began to
cnaak ~
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31
I Say to Thee, Arise!!'

"And He gave him to his mother" the Cos
pei says quietly, letting the reader picture for
himself the transports of joy with which the be-
reaved widow received the son who had been
lost to her. How the crowd must have been
shaken with emotion at the miracle! The people
rejoiced with the mother; and then they became
awe-stricken: fear seized upon ALL" says the
Gospel; fear at being in the presence of Divine
Majesty, the Master of life and death. And
then "they began t. glorify God, saying, "A great
prophet has risen among u.s. and God has Wis
tied his people" Even after nineteen CEN
turies of repetition the miracle at Naim is one
of the most affecting in the Scriptures.
For in the widow of Naim we see figured all
bereaved mothers, and in the raising of her son
to life we see the bountiful mercy of Christ,
ready to bring JOY to the sorrowful-through the
restoration of souls dead in sin. Deep is the
grief we feel for those dear to us who are taken
away in death, but deeper should be grief of
those who have taken themselves by sinful liv-
ing out of their families, out of the Christian
community, out of the Mystical Body of Christ.
It is to them that Christs thrilling summons
is addressed: young man. say to thee, arlse!
It is they for whom He has instituted the
Sacraments of Penance and the Holy Eucharist,
so that their souls may be brought back to life
and nourished with the Bread of Heaven; 1t is
they whom He wishes to give back to their
mother the Church. and to their natural moth
ers, and to society-as living, courageous mem
bers of the human family.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31

LedcneTS.
All of this comes to mind this week with
the announcement that local Protestant mln-
ister from Willamstown, Mass, Rev. Frederic
Fox has been appointed to the White House
staff A former newspaper and radio profession
al Mr. Fox has years leave of absence from
the First Congregational Church of Williams
town. The announcement is now more tnan
week old and we have not seen any banners
unfurled, pulpits mounted and declamatlonS
uttered to complain about separation OF
Church and State" the mixture of religion ana
politics." or any of the other handy catch
phrases of the troublemakers.
Let it be clear that Catholics do not raise
their voice in protest against these appoint
ments; as far as we know they never nave
They cannot help noticing, however, how very
different the whole affair would be If the one
involved were not Protestant minister but
Catholic priest The tune would change and the
plot would thicken, and hard feelings would be
arounsed on every side. 1t might not be out OF
place to suggest in this connection an examlna-
tion of conscience on the part of our neighbors
who, in spite of our willingness to trust their reg
ious ministers in positions of Government i'm
portance, would not be likely TO return the COM
pliment Perhaps it is time to appoint a few
priests to these positions just to test their toll
erance! Boston Pilot. -.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31
The Washington Letter ~
Russian Note Nice Tale z!z.gg E.g
Observation-Disclosures Observation-Disclosures

ter from Premier Bulganin and
a Statement of the govern
ment of the USSR on the prob
lem of disarmament" In one
place the statement accuses
the West of continually invent
ing pretexts to block the re-
duetion of ornaments, and
adds this sentence:
1T is not the fault, either,
of the Soviet Union that the
German, as we'll as a number
of other international prob
lens, have not been settled"
The German problem is the
reunification of Germany, and
it will certainly come as a sur
prise to the people of that
country to learn that Soviet
Russia has not been preventing
the realization of this dream.
In another place the state
ment says the Soviet Union
'favors the removal of artific-
ial barriers of every kind which
have been set up by some coun-
tries and which act as brakes
on the development Of trade
among nations.
Has anyone ever heard of the
Iron Curtain?
One must conclude that Mos
COW foresaw three kinds of re-
action to this and other state
ments contained in the cores
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31

sorrow or contrition there must
be definite recognition of our
duty and need for love of God
and a will act to give Him that
love. Imperfect contrition is
sufficient to receive the sacra-
ment of Penance worthily, but
of course perfect contrition is
more fitting and gains greater
graces for us.
Q. Should tUomen still t0edr
toedding rings after diuorce?
A. Yes. A wedding ring is
not only indication of the we'd
ding pledge of fidelity but is a
conventional sign indicating
that person is not free to
marry. A divorce obtained with
or without the Church's per-
mission does not change the
married status and such a di-
vorcee should retain this re-
minder and sign of her status.
In one particular case there
might be an exception: when
a Catholic has been married
outside the Church leg. by a
minister or justice of the peace)
and the marriage has been de-
clared invalid by the Church
court. In such a case the per-
son divorced is really free of
the marriage bond and free to
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31
Making Marriage Click
Man: Not More Important
By Msgr. Irving A. Leblanc

In discussing the psychology
cal differences between men
and women we emphasize that
man has greater self,assurance
than woman. That is why il is
easier for a man TO laugh at
joke poked at him than 1t is
for woman. Under like cir
cumstances, she is generally
greatly upset.
Man has the responsibility
of the family on his shoulders.
His interests, therefore, are
different from a womans. He
is interested in income, in poll
tics, in the abstract, in fame,
in honors. in a career. Love is
the center of her life peo-
pie are her main concern.
Live and Let Live Attitude
A man should not expect his
wife to stop on the street with
him and to read editorials and
news items on display, nor
should she expect him to go on
a general shopping tour with
her in a large department store.
Man is easy-going, likes re-
pose. Live and let live is his
slogan. Faced with a task, he
Is methodical in working out
the easiest and most effective
way. Unlike woman, he feels
no urge to reveal to others his
feelings, his ideas, his prob
lens. He fixes his attention on
the larger, more important
things and oyerlooks details.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31

WASHINGTON - It is fire.
quently said that diplomatic
correspondence is becoming
increasingly blunt of late.
1t might also be said that
it is being used more and more
for propaganda purposes. 1t
used to be that nations wrote
notes to one another to keep
the recipient informed about
the current state of affairs,
and, perhaps more often than
not, these notes were kept
fairly confidential. Now they
seem TO be written more to
impress third-party nations, and
they are given wide spread
publicity.
This tendency explains some
amazing statements that are
contained in the letter which
Premier Nikolai Bulganin of
Soviet Russia sent to President
Eisenhower last June. An offic-
ial translation of this cores
pondence has been made pub
lie by the White House in con-
nection with President Eisen-
hower's reply, which was delay
ed because the President un.
derwent an operation very
short time after the Bulganin
note was received here.
The correspondence from Mos
COW consists of personal let
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31

pondence. One, they would be
scoffed at in many parts of the
world.
Two, in some places they
would be believed, or the peo-
pie would profess to believe
them, because they have been
taught to believe such things.
Three, a great many people
would not know what to think.
Moscow seemingly was will
ing to suffer the SCOTS of the
first group, if it could sway
some or all of the third class
to the side Of the Red world
against the Free. 1t did not
have to care about the middle
group.
President Eisenhower's re-
ply was held by some observ'
ers here to be pretty vigorous
and straightforward. He called
upon the Russian Reds to live
up to the promises they made
at Geneva.
But what could the President
possibly hope for, in the light
OF the correspondence to
which he was replying? BY the
very cynical and callous man
ner in which they pretended to
be for them the Russian Reds
seem to have dashed the hopes
for and early reunification of
Germany and for a raising OF
the Iron Curtain.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31
Father Healey's
Co,ne,
IINNNIVNTNNNTTNNNIINNI Observation-Disclosures

@. Explain hon one may sin
bg denial Of religion.
A. The First Commandment
calls for alteration and for
prayer and service to God. Any
deliberate omission of prayer
or any explicit or implicit (e.
6. by silence when religion or
God is attacked) denial of God
would constitute a sin against
the First Commandment. At.
tendance at any religious sery-
ice except in those rare cases
where pdSsipe participation or
attendance is permitted e.g.
funerals) that is not in accord
anee with Gods laws and in
stitutions would constitute
violation. Explicit or implicit
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31

acceptance of superstitutious
practices te.g. good luck
charms, fortune-telling, spirit
ualism) would also deny God
the exclusive love and service
which is properly His.
@. Explain Perfect contrition
and Dhut all is necessary for it.
A. For perfect contrition is
is. necessary that we be sorry
"most of all because | have Of
Tended Thee. my God, Who art
all good and deserving of all
my love-" Imperfect contrition
must involve true sorrow for
sin as an offense against God
but with the motive of loss of
heaven and pains of hell as our
primary concern. For perfect
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31
Take Him On His WSrd

His lack of interest in de.
tails sometimes occasions the
suspicion on the part of his
wife that he lacks interest in
her, or that he loves someone
else. The real explanation is
that man tends to be self-cen-
tered. Often he is wanting in
generosity. Frequently he lacks
consideration for others, or is
just downright coarse in his
manner of acting.
A principle to be remember
ed is that a wife must usually
accept what her husband says
as a fact. A husband must try
10 understand what his wife
means by what she says. A man
generally says what he thinks,
and a woman would err gravely
if she insisted on giving it an
Interpretation. Take him on
his word" is safe bet. On the
other hand, it will be a happy
home if husband can read be-
tween the lines and interpret
his wife's wishes. Then, may
be, in the morning at break
fast he will not look like a
thunder clap.
Imagination On the Loose
Frequently, woman's imagi-
nation will cause her to dwell
on and to eXaggerate some lack
Of tenderness on the part of
her husband. He is generally
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31
The Ydrdstick
A Living Wage for All
BY Msgr. George G. Higgins
The Yardstick

This year marks the Golden
Jubilee of the publication of
Monsignor John A. Ryan's doc
toral dissertation, "A Living
Wage" The first of his many
books in the field of social eth
les, TO the best of our knowl
edge, this was also the first
book in any language to defend
the thesis that the working
man is entitled in strict JUS
tice to a living wage, and that
the government has an obliga-
tion to enforce the payment of
such a wage.
Unfortunately DIR, Ryan's
thesis on the morality of the
living wage has yet to be ac-
cepted universally, even in this
the wealthlest country of the
world. This is particularly true
In the case of women workers,
many of whom are the sole
support of their families and
all of whom are entitled to
equal pay for equal work.
A recent survey of wage
rates in the retail trades will
help TO illustrate the scope of
the problem. over seven mil.
lion persons in the United
States earn their living in re-
tail trade. The working condi-
tions of these seven million
people are the subject of a
study recently made by Or.
Fred II. Blum of the Social
Science Program of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, for the Sub
committee on Labor of the Sen
ate Committe on Labor and
Public Welfare, II has been
published as a staff report of
the Committee. entitled Re
tail Establishments and the
Fair Labor Standards Act.
Less Than Livine.For.one
Here are few Of DIR. Blum's
findings as summarized in the
Summer Bulletin of the Nation.
al Consumers League for Fair
Labor Standards.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31
Observation-Disclosures Observation-Disclosures

completely unaware of the pain
he is causing her.
This power of Imagination of
ten enters into another phase
OF a Woman's life. Her natural
decency may save her from
crude Overemphasis of the ply
Stcal. But she may, at the same
time, give free reign to that
same imagination. She goes to
movies to enjoy daring romano
es on the screen. She reads lur-
id fiction and becomes an emo
tional slave. This same girl
may sometimes cause men to
shamefuliy remark; IF you
want to hear a really dirty
story, 60 to a girl"
Supplementary, Not Superior
Neither men nor women can
say that their distinct qualities
are superior. Each Will profit
from Ne influence of the 9th
er. Which is more important
to the other - key or lock?
A battery or steering wheel?
A lower blade or an upper
blade of pair of scissors
Each has a distinct "role," each
is equally important. So with
man and woman.
II is fovable quality for
married persons honestly, qui-
etly TO admit to each other that
they have such and such a fault
and then make efforts to cor
rect it. Mutual understanding
is not won by secrecy.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31

of the federal minimum to any
section of retail trade. They
have argued that this was a
field for state rather than fed
eral action. But in number
of states retail trade fedora
tions have been actively en-
gagged in fighting the adoption
of state minimum wage laws,
opposing wage orders for retail
trade and bringing court ac-
tion to prevent proposed in
creaSeS.
States Rights
This last point is of crucial
Importance at a time when the
doctrine of states rights is TAX
ing a new lease on life be-
cause of the Supreme Courts
recent decisions on the subject
of lntegration. Traditionally
the proponents of states rights
have either opposed the en-
actment of federal minimum
wage legislation, or have tried
to limit its coverage to the low
est possible number of work
erS.
Unfortunately, however-as
DR.. Blum points out in the spe-
cltlc case of the retail trades
they have simultaneously OPP
posed the enactment of state
minimum wage legislation. The
result is that millions of work
ers are caught in a legal no.
man's,land. In the name of
states rights, they have been
deliberately excluded from COW
erage under the federal law by
the very same lobbyists who
are successfully preventing the
enactment of state laws. In
other words, the So-called prin-
ciple of states rights - in
many cases at least - is sheer
hypocrisy.
'Gradualism' A Cynical Joke
1t is to be hoped that the
fiftieth anniversary of the pub
lication for decent wages.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-31

| From one-third to one-half
of the female employees in the
retail trades are paid at an
hourly rate lower than the
amount necessary TO supply the
basic needs of a single woman,
let alone the needs of a fam
lily. Even in some of the more
prosperous and more highly
industrialized states, more than
half the women employees in
so-called limited-price stores
were earning less than 75c an
hour in the 195l.1955 limited
period covered by DR.. Blum's
study.
?, There has been signific-
ant difference in the advance
in wages of retail and of in
dustrial workers. Whereas in
1899, for example, the earn
ings of the manufacturing
worker were only five per cent
higher than those of the work
or IN retailing, in 1854 the av.
erage production worker in
manufacturing received a pay
check 25 per cent larger than
The retail employee.
Protection Lack in Is States
3. Only about three per cent
of retail workers are covered
by the federal minimum wage
law, the so-called Fair Labor
Standards Act. An estimated to-
tai of 100000 retail employees
are covered by state laws--un-
der wage orders or statutory
rates. These range from l6c an
hour in Arkansas, to 90c in
Massachusetts. Only ei h /
states and the District of Co
lumhia have minimum rates Of
75c or more for retail workers
for all areas of the state. In 26
states these employees do not
benefit by any kind of mini
mum wage protection.
4. Employer organizations in
the retail industry have con.
sistently opposed the extension
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contract marriage and the ring
would not be particularly fit
ting. Even then it might be
worn as a sign that there was
Tin this case purely civiD
marriage entered into previ-
ously.
@. Just tohdt is meant by ttn-
just damage in referring to
restitution?
A. Restitution is required
whenever we take the property
of our neighbour unjustIy. We
must return the property or its