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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-04-20
MONSICNOR HIGGINS
Too Much Wnki1ag

the racketeering in the labor
movement is two-way propo-
Sition, collusive and mutually
profitable arrangement b e
tween unScrupulous labor lead
ers and unscrupulous employ
ers who are willing TO pay a
fancy price for "soft" contracts
at the expense of the rank and
file workers The New York
waterfront scandal is an elo-
quent case in point. According
to the experts on this subject,
many of the employers on the
waterfront, far from cooperat-
ating with the AFL when il
expelled the discredited inter :
national Longshoremen's AsSo-
citation, secretly sided with the
lila. which they had come to
respect as dociIe union.
A few days before the attack
on Riesel this unsavory tie-up
between the racket-infested
LILA. and some of the water
front employers was again ex-
posed by a former Assistant
District Attorney of New York
City, William j. Heating, in a
new book entitled "The Man
Who Rocked the Boat" Mr..
Keating says very bluntly that
'the discredited unions most
fe.vid backstage supporters, of
course, were the shipping and
stevedoring companies, whose
New York Shipping Associa-
tion kept agitating for
prompt election between the
old lila. and the reform un-
ion chartered by the A.FL.l
The AF.L wanted TO delay the
election, in order to have more
time to organize, but amid all
the big talk about the forces
of government being on the
side of the federation against
the beleaguered LILA, the
hoods and the employers got
what they wanted; on Decem-
Der II. the National Labor Re
lations Board announced that
the election would be held five
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-04-20
Foretaste of Eternal JOY

Maintaining the spirit of holy joy which is
the particular mark OF the PaSchal time-in
which is commemorated Christs stay upon earth
after His ResurTeciion--the Church reminds us
in Sundays liturgy that this exaltaton is lore
taste, as il we're of the everlasting JOY opened up
for man through Christ's victory over sin and
death The disciples had the happiness Of being
wthsChrist during His stay on earth, and in Sun.
days Gospel He tells them that this temporal
happiness is only preparation for the supreme
happiness in which they are to share.
"A little while and you shall see Me no
longer" He tells them "and again little while
and you shall see Me, because | go to the Fa-
ther" That is, the great privilege OF being in His
presence OF seeing Him perform His miracles,
. of hearing His words of counsel and instruction
was to come 10 an end, because He was to leave
this world and return to His Father; yet after
"a little while" the earthly careers of His fol-
lowers we're to end too and then they were to
join Him in the bliss Of heaven, and be with
Him for all eternity Whatever sorrows and
trials might intervene, whatever hardships they
might have TO bear, must seem insignificant, for
they could last only "a little while" to be swept
away in the beatific vision.
Christ's words to the disciples, spoken at the
Last Supper are addressed to u.s. too, His fol-
lowers of today, beneficiaries of His mercy,
obeyers Of His teachings. In spirit we Him
now, during the forty days between His Resur-
rection and His Ascension, and we closely OBJ
serve as He indicates His will for us. We know
that these are precious days in the shaping of
our lives for the time to come; know that il
Is but "a little while" that is given us to pre-
pare for the life hereafter and that when that
'1lttle while is completed II will mean if we
stay true to Him. the entering upon joys that
no shall take from you" Why should we
finch from adversely, or let the cares and temp.
tstions Of the world overcome us, when we have
this promise 10 sustain and strengthen us?
For we are, after all as ST, Peter points out
In Sundays Epistle, strangers and pilgrims"
making way through the material world in
which we have been placed to our eternal des-
tny. During our pilgrimage we have obligations
as citizens and members Of the human family
to be obedient TO lawful authority, the Apostle
tells us, and TO "live as freemen, yet not using
your freedom a cloak for malice but as
servants of God" We are ito abstain from carnaI
desires that war against the SOUL" we are to
conduct ourselves "honorably among the pa
gans." We are in the world but we are, above all
Gods creatures, dedicated to HIS service and
that dedication must be revealed in all our
thoughts and actions. Thus shall the JOY that is
ours as followers of His Son lead us TO the JOY
of heaven.
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ness. it must be concsueu lhdl
the committee has brought TO-
gether a great deal of valuable
statistical information about
the present state of our gram
mar and high schools. But most
of its findings have been OBJ
vious for years.
Silence in Some Quarters
The 195-page report fails to
deal at all with the complaints
of many educators that our
schools are turning out gradu-
ates who are woefully deficient
in the fundamentals of an ele-
mentary education. II is silent
on the growing problem OF lu-
venile delinquency a mo n &
teen-agers, although it does adj
nit that it should be one of
the the aims of our schools to
"foster moral ethical and spir-
itual values"
The committe has nothing TO
/say about the de-emphasis in
the high schools of the science
and mathematics, to which many
educators attribute the dearth
of students in college who are
training for the sciences and
engineering. II ignores the tend
ency among high school pupils
to sidestep the so called
tough" courses in favor of
superficial excursions into the
social sciences, which used to
be the preserve of the colleges.
Nothing Wrons7
The reason, apparently, why
the committee did not consider
whether there is anything
wrong with the aims of pres
ent.day elementary education
is that ii believed unanimously
that nothing is wrong.
On the contrary, the authors
of the report wholeheartedly
approved the direction which
our public school education has
taken.
Although the committee rec
ognizes, in passing, that the
fundamental Skills reading,
writing and arithmetic are
important it places singu-
larly little emphasis upon them.
A Little of Everything
The report indorses what il
calls the "new educational
IDEAL which, puts so much
stress upon training in leisure
time activities such as music,
dancing and hobbies, on learn
ing how to drive an automobile,
or how to swim.
1T is no longer thought prop.
er to restrict educational pro
grams to the Skills of the mind,
says the report, even though
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harness the energies and en-
thnsiasm Of young people and
ner, The Catholic Times. Box
as driving power and the curb
of restraint are coupled to-
gether, the natural differences
between the old er and the
younger generauon can give
rise to no danger
@. Where can | obtain d list
of Christian names suitable for
Bdptfsmdi names?
A. There are a number of
publications such as the pamph-
let rs II a Saints Nance"
There are many lives of the
saints which provide more than
a list, swing at least sketch
of the life of the saint Out :
standing in this area are such
collections as Buffers (avall-
able now in new editlon).
Englebert's Lives of the
Saints" and the Book Of
Saints" edited by the Benedic.
tine Monks OF Ramsgate. A
daily Missal or church calen.
dar provides. at least list Of
saints for the various days. 1t
is always possible to ask priest
for advice in choosing an ap-
propriate name, especially the
pastor of the place.
@. Who lodS st. Raymond,
A. There are several saints
of that name. st. Raymund of
Pennafort, whose feast is JAM
uary 23rd was general of the
Dominica Order r, adviser Of
Pope Gregory X and compiler
of Canon Law. ST. Raymund
Nonnatus, also Spaniard of
the thirteenth century was ac-
tive in the newly-founded or
der of Our Lady of Ransom.
He gave himself as a captive:
upon his return he was made q
cardinal by Pope Gregory TX.
Q. What is the meaning Of
the Word canon in the eT-
preston Canon of the Mass?
A. 1t comes from the Greek
word for rule, since it is the
most fixed and regular part OF
the Mass. From the Preface TO
the Pater Noster (exclusive) OF
the Mass the prayers are seldom
changed, regardless of the feast
or the season. The present
Canon Of the Roman Missal is
that of st. Gregory the Great
and goes back, therefore, to
the end of the sixth century.
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Corner.
The Catholic Times, Box 636,
Columbus l6), Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-04-20
Inquiry Corner
Father Hediey

Q. Is one eper permitted 10
sell or atpe nn eye 10 some
one rho is blind?
A. While the Fifth Com
mandment ordinarily forbids
any self -mutilation except for
preservation of life there seem
to be some who consider it
morally possible to submit to
this operation for another. In
a publicized case recently in
Italy priest left directions
/ h a t his eyes be Surgically
transplanted to help others to
sec, but this was to be done
Immediately after has death.
For a person to do it while
living some extraordinary need
must exist. If some important
figure (e.g. the pope, a presi-
dent etc. were to 60 blind it
might be morally permissible
for someone to sacrifice one
eye so that such a person might
see and so continue his work
for the common good. Certain
ly it could not be done merely
for money nor for anything
except motive such as that
mentioned in the New Testa-
ment: Greater love than this
no one has, that one lay down
his life for his irlends," John:
1919.
G. We haze so many social
functions during Lent and on
Sunday night etc, Is this
change from otd-fashioned
customs d sign of changing
times or of lack of faith and
Christian moral stamina?
A. In different context
Pope Plus XII spoke of the diff
ference between this younger
generation in its inclination to
turn your b C k S upon the
past and to place all your hopes
and aspirations in the future"
and the older generation with
its conservative tie n d ency.
("Rights of man" Christmas
1942) There are probably diff
ferences in our social customs
which are due to increased fl
nancial an d social privileges
which are accorded to young
people in our time. Some of
these differences may well re-
fleet a compromise with the
world and an excessive desire
for amusement, regardless of
Lent or Sunday services. On
the other hand the greater
freedom of young people has
also produced good works and
spiritual activities which did
not exist before. As the Holy
Father states we should try TO
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Continued from page y
is not so simple as some Of la
boris critics make ii out TO be.
For example, the president of
the National Association of
Manufacturers, in a public
statement on the Riesel case,
left the impression, perhaps
unwittingly, that the problem
can be solved by the labor
movement alone. This is great
oversimplification. The labor
movement, to be sure, can and
should do great deal more
than it has done thus far to po-
lice its own ranks and to elm
mate the minority of unsavory
characters who are preying on
its members and giving il such
a bad reputation in the public
mind.
In a statement from his hos
pital bed, Mr.. Riesel himself
put the challenge to "the de-
cent men of labor" very point
>edly. For Gods sake" he said,
stop looking the other way.
Stop apologizing and sidestep-
ping. Use the AFL-CI0 Ethical
Practices Committee to begin
real, about war against the
mobs." Let us hope and pray
that "the decent men of labor"
will respond TO this dramatic
challenge without fear or ia
vor, let the chips fall where
they may. The sooner the bet
ter. There is no time to lose.
A Two-Wsy Proposition
II would be unrealistic to as
sumo that the decent men of
labor'-who are in the over
whelming majority in the
American labor movement -
can solve the problem of labor
racketeering without the whole
hearted cooperation of employ
ers. politicians, and the guard
ians of the law.
The role of employers in
solving this scandalons prob
lem is particularly important.
For it is obvious that much of
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-04-20
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON -- A govern
ment agency, in attempting an
official definition of the word
church." has so narrowed the
concept that its effort could
have far-reaching ramifications
The agency, the Internal Rev
enue Service, is attempting the
definition in connection with
some regulations the law re-
quires it to promulgate. The
problem is similar to one
which faced the legislative
branch twice in the last six
years.
In 1850, when Congress was
amending the Internal Revenue
Code of 1899, a spokesman for
Baptists pointed out that the
word Church" did not protect
independent churches, and
Congress changed the law to
make its provisions apply to
church, convention or aSsoci-
alton of churches" In this way,
Congress implemented its in
tention TO exempt from taxa
tion churches in whatever form
they might be organized.
In 1852, change proposed
in the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice regulations would have ex-
cluded religious orders from
the meaning of the term
church, but this change was
not then adopted.
In 1854, proposed legislative
changes in the Internal Reye-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-04-20
WASHINGTON LETTER
Agency Tries to Define Church

nue. Code provided that tax
payer might make deductions
of up TO 30 per cent of his in
come for gifts made to "a
church or convention or associ-
alton of churches or relig-
iouS order" While the bill was
under discussion, spokesman
for the National Catholic We'll
fare Conference appeared be-
fore the Senate Finance Com
mittee and pointed out that the
proposal to classify religious
orders separately would indi-
cate that they are not consid-
cred a part of, or come within
the meaning of, the term
church.
Congress ultimately strucl
the term religious orders"
from the measure and the SEN
ate Finance Committee stated
specifically in its report that
it did so because it believed
"that the term church should
be all inclusive"
In January of this year, the
Internal Revenue Service gave
notice of proposed changes in
its regulations. In a section per-
tanning to unrelated business
activities" of churches, the IRIS
proposed TO include in the gen
erai exemption provided for a
church, convention or associa-
tion OF churches" only those
religious orders the members
of which perform "sacerdotal"
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these SklOS remain OIL luhua'
mental Importance. Schools
also should attempt to improve
the chiIdren's health, to pro-
vide vocational training, and to
do everything else which viii
bring a child up to the starting
line of adult life as even with
his contemporaries as native.
differences in ability permit.
No one, of course, will quar-
rel with the schools for seek.
ing to improve the health OF
the pupils or to teach them a
vocation. il the main job OF
grounding them well in the
fundamentals of an education
is not sighted,
Statistiesiiy Speaking
A recent survey by the Unit
ed States Office of Education
for the year l949-50 confirms
the fact that students are turn
ing away from the basic sub.
jects. In that year 80 per cent
of all high school work was in
vocation classes. Another Is
PEI cent of the enrolment was
found in types of courses listed
under Education for Democrat
ic Living" This includes such
courses as world problems.
community government, geog.
raphy, sociology, psychology.
consumer education, radio
speaking and broadcastlng.
Journalism, general mathemat.
les and general science.
That diversion of the pupils
interests away from the basic
elementary subjects has result
ed in an alarming increase il
the number of graduates defie-
lent in the fundamentals, has
been amply shown by the ex-
perience of the Army with in.
ductees.
Eleven per cent of the men
reporting for military duty have
been turned down because they
could not score 10 out OF 100
in a test covering elementary
English, arithmetic and solving
of elementary problems.
Religion
AS to the part the fostering
of moral and spiritual values
should have in system OF ele-
mentary education, the commit
tee confessed ii was unable TO
come up with satisfactory an
swer. The difficulty is, the re-
port stated, that the public
schools cannot teach religion,
and strong differences of opin-
ion stand in the way of permit
ting religious institutions TO
cooperate in the public
schools. IL is pointed out that
judicial decisions on church
state relations had clarified on
ly small parts of the whole
question, and urged continued
study at community, state and
national levels.
In short, the committee con-
cluded that public school edus
cation is on the right track; it
just isn't moving fast enough.
Or to put il another way, there
is nothing wrong with the pub
lie schools that more spending
will not cure.
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functions. But the proposed
regulation would operate to ex-
clude from the statutory ex-
emption the unrelated busi-
ness activities" of religious or
ders of nuns or religious bro
theirs.
A hearing on this point has
just been held by the IRIS, and
a spokesman for the NCWC
was invited to appear. The
NCWC representative protested,
in part, that the proposed reg
uiation involves violation of
the tradition of separation of
church and state. II was point
ed out that 'the unwarranted
Interpretation placed upon the
statute cuts off certain branch
es of the Catholic Church but
leaves other churches, such as
the Baptist or Congregational
Churches, intact"
II was further argued that
the regulation, contrary to
Congressional intent, "endeav-
ors to decree that certain or
ders are not part of the
church unless they discharge
functions arbitrarily set up in
the proposed regulations"
II was amply demonstrated
that the term Church" includ-
es religious orders. and any
other religious organizati on
which is an integral part of the
church and is engaged ir carry
ing out the functions of a
church,
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ence on Edu-
cation is be-
ing hailed in
some quar-
ters as the
most compre-
hensive sur
vey of our
public school
system ever
undertaken.
In all fair
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-04-20

They returned Immediately to what some Of
our educators seem to despise-education They
restored discipline; they rentroduced the tradi-
tonal methods of essentials and time ehonored
contents of the past
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Before you make friend, eat peck of salt
with him.-This proyerb, which has passed into
several languages, is thus explained by Aristotle
'Nichomachean Ethics" vii, q 46: "A friend is
tried every day" Salt is the symbol Of preser
yation.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-04-20

faithful friend is strong defense; and he
that hath found him hath found a treasure.-Ec-
clesiasticus vi, IA
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John C.. OBRIEN
A Look at Education

The report of the Committee
for the White House Confer
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Friends are worth more than money.-French
pr0yerb.
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Crop Census News
About Sussex County

Crop CENSUS NEWS -. ....... -.....
The value of products sold in
1854 by operators of 1929 farms
in Sussex County was $57, ,931,
according to a preliminary report
of the 1854 Census of Agriculture
published by the Bureau of the
Census, U. S. Department of Com
merce.
The value of all crops sold was
81, 1,753, ,272 and included $6,528, ,407
for field crops, $3,211,561 for veg
etables. $473,344 for fruits and
nuts, and $1,539,96O for horticGl-
tural specialties.
The value of all livestock and
livestock products sold was S45,-
962,088 and included $1,07O,567 for
dairy products, $43,573,113 for
poultry and poultry products, and
$1,31S,4O8 for livestock and live
stock products.
The value of forest products sold
from the county's farms was
$183,571.
In formation on the value of farm
products sold is presented for each
county in a preliminary state re-
port, copies of which may be pur-
chased from the Bureau of the Cen
sus. Washington 25, d. c., at 10c
naph
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-15

been active in Future Farmers of
America, Grange and church ac-
tivities. The son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis e. Thomas, he will be a
sophomore at the University of
Delaware this fall and will be sec
retary of the Campus All Club
there.
Ronald Stevens, Smyrna, junior
leader of the County Line All
Club, has been quite active in all
phases of the All program and
was county leadership winner this
year. During his six years of clu7
work, he has held almost every
office of his club, attended short
course and camp at which he serv-
ed as chief of his tribe, and has
worked on many committees on the
local and county level. Ronald
founder and editor of the local
club paper, The County Line News,
has worked on newspaper staffs at
school, short course and camp. He
was taken into the New Castle
County Chapter of Links last year
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Stevens, Ronald will be a sopho-
more at the University of Della
ware this fall.
Grace Elliott, Laurel, junior
leader and ninth year member of
the DeImar Little Oaks All Club,
has completed 25 projects in cloth
ing, cooking, room improvement,
frozen foods, health and recrea-
tion. Grace has been state winner
in the bread demonstration and in
the dairy foods demonstration, and
she received a trip to National
Club Congress for her achieve
ments in the room improvement
project. She has taken part in
judging contest and won scholar
ships to short course and camp
where she was chief of her tribe.
Grace was county girls leadership
winner this year She is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Eli
ott
According to Sam Gwinn, state
4-H Club Leader, being delegate
to National All Camp is the high
est honor a 4-H'ers can receive.
Mr.. Gwinn will accompany the del
egates to camp, and attend the
State 4-H Leaders Conference.