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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16
WASHINGTON LETTER
Basic Considerations Ignored
.WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGT0N-This capital
is hearing more and more about
a mounting crisis in the Mid
die East, and less and less
about two steps that are basic
to its solution.
The threatening crisis is the
possibility that Israel and the
Arab states may become locked
in an all.out war. The situation
has reached the stage where
the propaganda originating
both in this country and in the
Middle East is doing much to
add to the seriousness of what
is happening. AT the present
time, Judging by questions ask
ed at press conferences, the
central concern is over ship
ment of arms TO one or the 9TH
er side by outside nations.
Only rarely does one hear
mention of justice for the 900,-
900 homeless Arab refugees
exiled from the Holy Land, and
almost never is the question of
the internationalization of Jer.
usalem brought up.
And yes, President EiSenhow-
er has said it is the policy of
Great Britain and the United
States, in the Middle East ques.
tion to try to promote under
standing and friendship be-
tween Israel and the Arab ma
tionS. This, he declared, is the
only way to bring about situa.
tion which will not be a source
of permanent irritation to the
Whnln world
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16
Geography Becomes SocialSt

While MSgr Higgins is in
Central Amerid, Miss Synon is
SERVING as guest" coltnaniSt.
Geography, in the days be-
fore ii became a social study,
was a duh subject to most pu-
pills in the elementary schools.
For many it was represented
only by a volume long enough
and wide enough to conceal
more entertaining reading
from the eyes of teacher or
parent. Only the few imagin-
ative rangers developed inter-
est in the fact that Uruguay
bordered Argentina, that Bur-
ma lay between India and
China.
Even the translation of geo.
graphy into a social study did
not serve to make it vivid or
popular. II might be important
TO know that Canada was
great wheat growing nation, or
that needed nitrates came
from Chile. Occasionally an
inspired educator put into
practice his realization that
the people of a country were
more important than its pro-
ducts. In general, however, the
change has brought about an
extension of information rather
than an understanding Of
peoples.
Catholic Pupils Mission-Minded
There has always been in the
Catholic elementary schools,
however, an element that has
served as a human broadening
influence as we'll as a spiritual
exercise: interest in the mis-
sionS, both home and foreign.
In the past 10 years this mis-
sionary interest has been
greatly broadened by postwar
conditions. In addition. a year.
ly event. the educational pro-
gram of the Catholic Bishops
Relief Fund prepared by the
Commission on American Cit
izenship--has proved an active
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16
just Among Ourselves
Passing Comment Considered or Ineonsidersts

Time brings all things, says the adage And
TV brings pictures of most of that universal
cargo. Recently the shimmering domestic screen
brought one Of times touchngest trifles Just
picture of a crowd of young men and women,
but mostly women, skating on an artificial pond
artificially frozen. But wait!
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16
JOHN C. OBRIEN
Tighten the Load?

Corps designate these cadets!
No indeed. it must be done by
the President. .
And Private Bills
In an average session, Con
gress passes some ! 800 social
ed private bills allowing citi.
zens to press claims against the
federal government, or author
izing waiver of immigration re-
strictions to avert hardship on
a deserving alien. Although the
President does not, of course,
read all these bills-they are
screened by the Department of
Justice and his legal staff =
those requiring vetoes do come
to his desk for consideration.
Last year he vetoed 38 of them.
In addition to these petty
often ludicrous responsible.
ties, the President is charged
with direction of 65 depart
ments and agencies which, by
law, are required to report to
him. AS President Hoover point
ed out to the Senate subcon1'
mittee, one hour a week devot-
ed TO each report would be q
weeks work for any man.
Administrative Mushrooms
The vast expansion of the
Executive Branch has come
mainly in the last 25 years. In
that period the number of ad.
ministrative entities for which
the President is responsible has
mushroomed from 400 to | 300,
the number of civil employees
from 100000 to 2,250,000 and
the strength of the military per.
sonnel from 254,000 to 3,0O0,.
900.
Obviously. until much of this
load of administrative detail is
lifted from the Presidents
shoulders, he must continue to
wear himself out on trivalities
which should be the responsible.
ity of subordinates, All of our
recent Presidents have com
planned that so much of their
time and energy is taken up
with inconsequential duties
that they had little left for the
important cares of office-the
formulation of overall domestic
and foreign policies.
It's The Law
In the last few years. it is
true, Congress has attempted to
relieve the President of some
of his administrative burdens
by augmenting his staff of as.
Sistants. But the main prob
lem remains-how to rid him
of the multitude of petty ad-
ministrative duties now impos-
ed upon him by law. While he
can transfer much of the work
to assistants, he cannot, so long
as the laws stand as they are,
shift the responsibility.
If the new interest in the prob
lem spurs Congress to authorize
delegation of responsibility.
President Fisenhower's heart
attack will have served to make
life more bearable for future
occupants Of the White House.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16

do not see how there can be
permanent solution of the Pal
estine question without the eff
fective cure of the plight of the
100000 Arab refugees. These
refugees represent a striking
cross-section of the population
of a Near East nation, and
about half of them are boys
and girls under Is years of age.
he importance of the inter
naturalization of Jerusalem
and the adjacent Holy Places
is readily understood through
out the world.
These vitally important con-
siderations have been obscured
by propaganda that builds up
each new incident related to
arms shipments into the all
important consideration of the
moment. Shipments of arms
could be brought under control
without contributing very much
to the establishment of real
peace in the Middle East.
Last fall, Msgr. Peter P. Tu.
oily, National Secretary of the
Catholic Near East Welfare AS
sociation and President of the
Pontifical Mission for Pales-
tine, reported to the Bishops of
the United States that: There
certainly will never be peace
in the Holy Land or in the Mid
die East until justice has been
rendered to each and every
Palestine refugee, of which at
the present time there are over
QOC OO0"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16

O. read recently that the
list of SeUen SdcrdmentS tOds
not settled until the ttDeHth
century. Are they all mention
ed in the Bible?
A. The new Testament gives
all the Sacraments more or less
explicitly, although it does not
give list of them. The Evan
gelists were not writing cate
chism, but they did administer
the Sacraments and make
clear to their successors (as we
see in Tradition that they were
an essential part of the Chris
ton Church. Christ gave to His
Apostles and the Church Gus
tody of the means of grace with
the power and responsibility
of explaining and administer
ing the Sacraments in particu-
lar. (Matthew 1920; Luke
1915; Acts $500 The Fathers
of the Church did not have to
prove their existence for few
Christians questioned any Of
the seven Sacraments in the
early days of the Church, but
ST. Augustine (early fifth CEN
tury) discusses all of them lex
except Extreme Unction) at
length, Pope Innocent ! at the
same time (401-417 describes
the seventh, Extreme Unction,
and il is clearly indicated in the
Epistle of ST. James (5:13-15)
q. Is it all right TO pat on a
play or operettd Without getting
permission from the publishers
or paying royalty If it is for
church or school project?
A. No. If an affair is strictly
profit the publishers may
give up their right to royalties,
hut we cannot assume that per
mission. A church or school
project cannot take someone's
property without paving for it,
even if that property is only
copyrighted material. People
who would not think of taking
merchandise for church or
school without paying for it
seem to feel that authors and
composers with their publish
ers do not have the same
rights. II is a matter of justice
TO pay for such material unless
the publisher has given written
exemption. There are also leg
al penalties for violation of
copyright.
o. A friend of mine stall
belieOeS that zoe lDorShip stat
ueS. She says that the first
commandment forbid such
things as our statues IN church.
A. If we actually attributed
power and gave reverence TO
the statues themselves that
would be idoIatry and viola
tion of the first commandment.
We do not pray or give rever-
ence to the statues, however,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16

Certainly the 100000 Arab
refugees from the Holy Land
will be source of irritation
between Israel and the Arab
states unless their plight is
mitigated. And just as certainly,
il will be source of irritation
throughout the world if the
Holy City and its adjacent
shrines are not International
lied, as the United Nations has
more than once directed that
they be-
In recent days, President Els
enhower had called for early
and urgent action by the Unit
ed Nations TO deal with the
growing crisis between Israel
and the Arab states. But it is
difficult TO see what the UN can
do to head off the crisis so
long as its own call for the in
ternationalization of Jerusalem
and its environs continues to be
ignored. =
The Catholic Church still
stands for the implementation
of the United Nations decision
for the Observation-Disclosures of
Jerusalem. And, since 1948, the
Pontifical Mission for Palestine
. has given assistance to Pales-
tine refugees in the total value
of we'll over $24 900, 900.
The Importance of these two
consideration is we'll known
here. congressman who have
travelled in the Middle East
have returned to say, on teleyi-
sion and privately, that they
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16

complained that the duties oil his
office had become excessively
burdensome. President Hoover,
who has given much thought
and study to the matter since
his retirement to private life,
has pointed out that four. of
seven of our recent Presidents
became incapacitated at one
time or another during their
terms.
"Such calamity" he recent
ly told a Senate subcommittee
considering proposals to light
en- the Presidents work load,
would not likely have happen
ed to any one of these men in
private life"
Whether the stress and
strain of the presidency con-
tributed to the impairment of
President Eisenhower's heart
muscle is a question on which
the heart specialists are by no
means in agreement. Neverthe-
less. the heart attack did serve
to focus the attention of the
country upon the staggering
burdens which, over the years,
have come to be associated with
what has been described as ''the
most important civil job in the
world"
unbelievahIy Trivial
Most of these duties have been
saddled upon the President by
Congress, with little under
standing of the demands they
made upon the Presidents
time and energy. Some of them
are unbelievably trivial; in a
business corporation they would
be assigned to subordinate Of
ficials.
For example, the Navy Band
cannot schedule concert tour
without getting the Presidents
approval. The President must
determine the quality of items
that go to make up the Army
ration and the time of year
when such items shall be IS
sued. He must designate an en-
gineer for each fleet and squad
ron in the Navy. In certain
types of cases, the sentence of
a court martial cannot be modi-
fled or disapproved by anyone
except the President.
Latin American countries are
allowed to send 4 certain mum
ber Of cadets 10 the United
States Merchant Marine Cadet
Corps. But can officials of the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16

in his recent
ly~ published
memoirs?
r um 2 ii
who was one
of the sturd-
lest men ever
to sit in the
White House
is not the
first Presi-
dent. TO have
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-16

Has the presidency of the
United States become a man
killer" as former President
Harry S. Truman describes il
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
John Rollins
Endorsed For
Governor Post
Present 1t. Gov. Gets
Unanimous EndOrs e.
Inent At Hands Of Fell
low Sussex C0untians.

LIT. Gov. John w. Rollins was
endorsed as "a candi-
date from Sussex County" for Gov
erDor of Delaware at al meeting
Of the Sussex County Republican
executive committee in v. F. w.
Hall, Georgetown, Monday night.
Though the vote was without op-
position among committee MEM
bers, it was preceded by a lively
discussion in which a group of Re-
publicans who attended out of
party interest urged that the vote
or the resolution be postponed.
Harvey Lawson. Millsboro, said
that he thought the resolution
would put Rollins in very awk-
ward position since he had already
committed himself to support Gov.
Boggs.
Shouldn't we wait until Boggs
withdraws?" he asked. II wouldn't
want anyone to do anything that
would lose us the governorship
this year. -
Raymond Goslee, also of Mills
boro, said that the resolution
places John in a double-cross-
ing position. .
They both asked whether any
one had asked Rollins if he would
run or if anyone had found out If
Boggs was definitely going to run
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Program Set For
Conservation Day
Demonstrations Exhibits VIII Fea-
ture Sussex Observation

Demonstrations and exhibits of
effective measures for conserving
Sussex County's soil, water, forest
and wildlife resources will feature
the Conservation Day program
which will be held on Saturday,
May 18th at the Agricultural Cen
ter near Georgetown.
William S. Taber, State Forester,
will demonstrate and review such
practices as estimating board feet
contents of logs. methods of i'm
proving a stand of forest trees,
methods of establishing fire breaks,
methods of establishing forests by
natural and artificial means and
timber sales contracts.
Norman G. Wilder, Conservation
Director. Delaware Game and Fish
Commission, will be in charge OF
exhibits and discussions pertain
ing to measures such as wildlife
borders. pond construction and
marsh improvem enf which are de-
(cortinued on page sfx)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Mr.. MilbOurne
T ound Dead
In Sussex TO.
Cedar Neck Salesman
Missing For Six Days
Before Being Found
Near Bridgeville.

A search that started a week
ago for Harvey A. Milbourne, 60
year-old salesman of Cedar Neck,
ended Tuesday when the body of
the missing man was found at the
foot of an embankment on Della
ware Route 100, one mile north
east of Bridgeville.
Milbourne had been dead at leasi
two days and possibly longer. Deatf
was attributed to a subdural hem
orrhage according to DR.. S. S
Bjornson, state medical examiner
and Sussex County Coroner Vollie
Gray who investigated with state
police.
Tne salesman, subject to black
out spells, is believed to have
suffered an attack while driving
his car late Wednesday night. He
apparently stopped the car, got
out and began wandering through
a wooded area walking about four
miles from his car before he was
fatally stricken.
A package of cigarettes was
found in his hands at the spot
where he was found a 1:30 p. m.
by Detective Sgt Allen Wentz of
the Bridgeville troop and some
rookie state policeman who were
aiding in the search. Volunteer
firemen and CAP fiiers have been
looking for the missing salesman
since his disappearance.
Continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
S35,629,6O8
DisburSed By
Blue Gross S S
Since 1895
Interesting Figures For
20 Year Period Are
Given In Annual Re-
port OF Group Hospital
Service.

A total of $35,629, sos has been
paid by Group Hospital Service for
hospital, surgical and medical care
OF members of the Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Plans from the start
in 1885 to the end of 1855.
This was revealed in the annual
report of the organization to which
about two-thirds of all Delawareans
belong. Copies of the report are
currently being mailed out, Har-
old v. Maybee, managing director,
said yesterday.
In 1885, the first year during
three months operation from Oc-
tober through December, only 1886
was paid out for care of members.
But last year the amount was
$5,S57 ,074. Each year has produced
a higher figure than any preceding
year.
Mr.. Maybee commented in the
report that the growth of the Blue
Cross-Blue Shield Plans was near
~ three times as fast last year as
the year before.
Almost 10000 members were en-
rolled in both the Blue Cross hos
pital plan and the COMPANION Blue
Shield surgical-medical plan last
year This was "an amazing record
in view Of the already high Blue
Cross-Blue Shield enrolment OF
Delawareans. The recognition and
accentance of Blue Cross and Blue
Shield by the businesses. and peop1e
of Delaware have made this ac-
complishment possible"
(continued on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Tom Faix Invited
To Washington Meet
Jaycee Official VIII Attend Presi-
dents Safety Conference

Tom Faix, of Milford. vice presi-
dent of the Delaware Junior Cham
Der of Commerce, has been invited
by President Eisenhower to attend
the Presidents Conference on Oc-
cupational Safety to be held in
Washington, d. G., May 14-16.
The purpose of the Conference is
to save human life and limb and
to further known accident preven-
ton measure and safety education
in the plants and on the farms of
America. More than 5000 manage
rnent, farm, labor, education, SER
vice and Government leaders will
be on hand to hear the President
address the Conference on the
opening day.
Speakers and clinics will dem
onstrate successful methods of pre-
renting work injuries in industry
agriculture, and public service. The
three-day conference will end with
a report to President Eisenhower
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
More Accidents In
April Are Reported
Total OF 5S Reported Causing
Heavy Damage

There were So more highway ac-
cidents in Delaware, causing dam
age in excess of 500, during April
of this year than there were dur
ing the same month of last year,
according to the records of the FL
nancial Responsibility Division of
the Motor Vehicle Department.
However, the record for Kent
County shows an improvement with
II less of these accidents being re-
ported during April of this year
than there were during the same
month of last year.
The report discloses there were
"a total of 463 of these accidents
during the month of April with $50
taking place in Wilmington and
New Castle County, an increase OF
81 over April of last year, so in
Kent County, a decrease of II over
April of last, year and So in Sus-
CONTINUED en page five)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Veterans Expanding
Celebration Plans
Blue Hen Post Highlight
Recent Session With
Discussion OF Plans
For Poppy, Memorial
Days.

This weeks regular meeting of
Blue Hen Post No. 64S3, V. F. W,
was highlighted by discussion of
plans for the local observance of
Poppy Day and of Memorial Day.
The former is to be observed on
Saturday, May 26th, and the latter
will be observed Wednesday, May
10Th.
Charles c. Jones, Sr.. the 1856
Buddy Poppy chairman for the Mil
ford Area, reported to the post
membership that plans for this
years Poppy Sale will follow pret-
ty much the pattern of previous
years with street sale getting un-
der way around 8 o'clock the morn
ing of the 26th. Weather permit
ting, the Walnut Street Bridge
Plaza will again be used as Buddy
Poppy Headquarters and the post
owned public address system will
be set up there and used to remind
everyone of the significance of the
colorful little flowers of remem-
brance". Prior to May 26th, win
dow displays, calling attention to
Poppy Day, will be set up under
direction of Mrs. Hilda Cannon,
Poppy Day chairlady for the Ladies
Auxiliary.
Inasmuch as May Both will this
year be observed as local school
holiday the local Memorial Day
obsergances will be held on that
date instead of on a Saturday as
has been in previous years. Tenta-
tive plans call for the formation of
the Annual Memorial Parade at the
p. r. r. station around O'Clock
the morning of the 30th and to pro-
ceed east on Causey Avenue to the
Memorial Plaza, where brief exer
cises will be held. Following the
exercises at the Memorial, the par
ade will reform and proceed north
on Walnut Street to /. O. o. F.
Cemetery; graveside exercises at
the cemetery will conclude the To-
cal observance. Participation of un-
its of V. F. w, American Legion,
National Guard, Air Force, Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts
and of the Milford High School
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Art Fellowship
Show AT Frederica
Sketches And Color Drawings On
Display At Bank May 10Th

Twenty-Five different sketches
and color drawings by children
throughout the world will be ex-
hibited through May 19 at the
Frederica branch of the Delaware
Trust Company.
AS part of the "Art for World
Friendship" circulating program,
this non-profit display will be open
TO individual and group visitors
during regular banking hours, and
10 any persons wishing to make
special appointments outside the
business hours. Schools of the area
have been notified of the exhibit
sponsored by the Women's Inter
national League for Peace anC
Freedom. Media, Pa. Appointments
may be made by calling the branch
manager, j. @. Darby.
Representing the thoughts anC
continued ON page five)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
School Board
cr Vie w C. 0
DIR. Male, On
Tuesday Night
Notice OF Contract Ter
m in a ti0n For Local
Teacher Was Placed In
The Mail On April 9th
Board Says.

The notice of contract termina-
ton or non-renewal notice sent DIR.
Paul ]. Malie, mathematics teacher
and student council advisor, by the
Board of Education of the Milford
Special School District was sent
by certified mail on April 81 and
attempted delivery was made on
April 20, three days before the
state laws May l deadline.
This was announced by Max Cor
der. board president, during a
meeting of the school body Tues
day night of this week in the high
school office of Chester T. Dicker-
son, superintendent of Milford
Schools.
AT the same time, reports of
mass exodus by teachers from the
Milford schools were emphatically
denied by the two school principals.
DR.. Malie, who will remain at his
post until his present contract
runs out on June 30, attended the
meeting and said he did not doubt
Milford postal officials report to
the school board that attempt was
made TO deliver the non-renewaI
contract on April 2S. but he
claimed, nevertheless. that he did
not receive the notice until May 3.
Post Office spokesmen informed
the board that in case of delivery
attempt of a certified letter, a slip
or notice is left at the residence.
This was done in DR.. Males case.
postal officials said, adding that
this relieved the post office of fur
ther sponsibility.
(continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Miss Milford Pageant
Due Here May 18th

Robert May Chairman of the Miss
Milford Pageant announces that
Miss Janice Olson, Delaware Queen
of 1856, will attend the ceremonies
on Tuesday evening, May 18th at
the New Milford Schine Theatre.
Also in attendance will be Miss
Milford of 1855, the former Miss
Shelby Conoway, to crown the
queen of Milford for 1856.
The following applications nave
been received and accepted thus
far with promises of more to come
in before the deadline Misses Ber-
nice Slaughter, Clarica Anderson,
Dorothy Anderson, Anita Johnson,
Virginia Lee Currie. Wanda Tingle,
Betty 10 Webb, Betty McFadden.
These contestants will appear in
gown and suit attire. Judging will
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