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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

TV lmpressario Ed Sullivan has managed to
project his image to the American public as the
grownup version of the All-American boy We
tend to think of Ed as the champion of all that
is clean and decent in TV entertainment A
local Catholic institution chose him as
its "man of the year." How Sullivan has achieved
this ly-white reputation while running a va
riety show that always, it seems to us, has car
ried its share of spice is we suppose, his trade
secret
Undoubtedly a large portion of Sullivan
sponsored attractions has been morally accept
able. but generous samplings have never been
wanting of the brand of glorified burlesque that
currently passes as Broadway musical theater.
OF late, however, Sullivan seems to be find
ing ii more difficult to sustain his twofold role
of Sir Galahad and successful televison pro-
ducer.
For a coming program Sullivan has signed
up that young entertainer who is doing so much
to make America finer place to live in Elvs
Presley. Although it is reported that when the
Tennessee teen-ager appears on TV he will be
required to tone down the obscene wigglings
that have brought him the title of "Elvis the
Pelvis," is is plain that in sending this attrac-
ton into the nations living rooms Sullivan will
have chosen commercial expediency over moral
principle.
Now comes another, and perhaps even more
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

flaty dislike? And can it mean that we are
obliged to love strangers, peoples of foreign
lands, enemies of our country? "Who is my
neighbour" indeed, we want to know.
And in the beautiful parable of the Good
Samaritan Christ has given us the answer for
all time. The traveller who had been robbed and
beaten, and left lying helpless on the road to
Jericho, had right to expect neighborly treat
ment from his people who passed that way, but
one after another they went by, ignoring his
distress :. At length Samaritan came along,
a stranger member of hostile race, and see-
ing the injured man she was moved with COM
passion" bound up his wounds and took care
of him; this was the one who proved to be
neighbor. The two had never before seen each
other; the injured man had no claim of relation
ship or nationality on his benefactor; it was
merely that they were fellow-men and one was
in need of help. The answer to the question as
to who is my neighbor, whom God commands
me to love, is plain, then: every human being is
my neighbor.
Christians, professed followers of Christ
still ask that question, although they have heard
the answer since childhood 1t must be that they
do not accept it; if they did, If they really prac
ticed love of neighbor, how could the injustices
and hatreds that disffgure Christendom persist?
We say we love God, but we refuse to love
our fellowman, we refuse to relieve his distress,
we try TO find justification for inflicting hard
ship upon him. We have no right to complain,
then, that what should be Christian world is
instead a place of dissension and confusion;
II we really want to have Gods assistance in
finding way out of our trouble we should show
our love for Him by actually loving our neigh
Dor.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

Standing at the very heart of Christianity
is the question asked, and answered In Sundays
Gospel-a question that is stumbling block
to many today Just as it has been all through
the centuries. The man who put the question
to the Savior was learned in the law He had
shown this by correctly explaining what is
required of man that he may gain eternal
life: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy
whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with
thy whole mind; and thy neighbor as thyself;"
and had been enjoined by Christ to do this,
and thou shalt live" And then the man, as if he
were speaking for all the millions who know
the law but draw back from its observance,
said "And who is my neighbour"
What was running through his mind is the
same thought that comes to everyone who pauses
to reflect on that part of the Great Command
ment declaring "Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself" "Love" is word that implies deep
feeling and consideration; are we really ex-
pected to love all our fellow.men? But perhaps
we say to ourselves, we are taking the term
too literally and can find a reasonable limit
to its application If we are allowed to decide
for ourselves the ones to whom we will apply
the description "neighbor," 1t will simplify the
the commandment; we can select persons we
find pleasant and agreeable, those with whom
we have common interests those who have done
favors for us or who are in position to help
us.
Yet we realize that such in Interpretation
would be evading the obvious meaning of the
word "neighbor." What then? Are we obli-
gated to include all those who are neighbors
in the sense of living near us, even the ones
with whom we have quarreled the ones we
consider unworthy of our respect, the ones we
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10
Elvis, Ingrid, and Ed

shocking. violation of good taste. A news
item announces that Ingrid Bergman will be
featured on one of Eds fall programs. Sullivan
was unavailable for comment on the report, the
papers stated. Perhaps the news story was a
trial balloon to test the reaction of the public to
proposed return to the American screen of
the worldfamed adulteress.
If so, a flood of honestly indignant protests
is surely in order.
The widely publicized persons whose prom
inence in the entertainment world makes them
heroes and heroines of the younger generation
have minimum obligation to avoid at least the
grosser breaches of public decency Bergman
has wisely stayed on the other side of the At
lantic ever since her betrayal of even our re-
laxed present-day standards by bearing another
mans child without even the formality of legal
divorce from her legal spouse.
If Ed Sullivan is counting on the notoriously
short memory of the public to promote an
American comeback of Ingrid Bergman, we be-
lieve his usually shrewd judgment has failed.
Forgiveness is properly conditioned upon re-
pentance and atonement. The Swedish actress
has given no public sign of these qualities, so
far as we can learn.
Parents will no longer feel safe in permitting
their children uncensored access to Ed Sulli-
vans TV programs unless he improves the judg-
ment he has manifested in the cases of Elvis
and Ingrid.-HM.-Ths Michigan Catholic.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10
Making Marriage Click
You're Incompatible
By Msgr Irving A. Leblanc


tuition.
Reasoning is that slow, cold,
exact knowledge more or less
lacking in sentiment or imagi-
nation. Reasoning is distinctly
mans field. He thinks, calcu-
lates, deduces; foresees OBJ
stacles; draws conclusions;
studies every angle; weighs ev-
cry possibility.
Woman, on the other hand,
has knowledge which is spon-
taneous, warm, colorful. She
quickly observes all details.
Her heart influences her un-
derstanding. Her feelings af-
feet her more than her power
of reasoning. She possesses the
power of putting herself in the
other persons place. She so
deals with people that she can
change her ideas rapidly to fit
people.
Often man thinks woman is
superficial. She thinks he is a
Schemer. But each has a dis
tinctive vocation and unless
both are aware Of this, there
will be constant misunder-
standing.
Woman has the role of moth
er to fulfill. Her gentleness
will cause her to attach great
importance to the most minute
details of daily living. This tai
ent for detail carries over to
her social life. She quickly ap-
preciates or disparages a per-
son because of their apparel.
She can also adapt herself to
new circumstances more quick
ly than can her husband. He is
slow with his logic. She can
change as long as it assists her
in reaching her immediate
goal. If it is ever a choice that
the husband or the wife must
go more than so per cent in the
give-and-take Of life, it is much
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

The Yardstick
Unions and Prayer
BY Msgr. George G. Higgins
lHINIMNINMNIIIN

lOn the average Of six or
eight times year. the pres
eit writer is called upon to de-
liver prayer at the opening
of a trade union conference or
convention. There is nothing
unusual about his experience
In this regard. All of the
priests in the United States
who are working more or less
full time in the field of social
action have the same expert
ence in their own communi-
ties. They are all called upon
rather frequently to invoke the
blessings of Almighty God up
on the delegates to union gath
erings.
This practice of opening labor
conventions with prayer Tor
o series of prayers on success
sive days by clergymen of diff
ferent faiths is observed at
the present time by the over
whelming majority of unions in
the United States, regardless
of The particular religious af-
filiation of their officers. We
have never heard anybody in
the American labor movement
question, much less object to
the practice either publicly or
privately. AS matter of fact,
we have seldom even heard il
discussed. II is simply taken for
granted by the majority of
American trade nnionists as
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

the proper and the normal
thing to do.
Twofold Reason for Surprise
The reaction Of foreign Wis
itorS has generally been the
same as that of the Japanese
trade union leader, Toshio
Nishimaki, who attended the
AFLCI0 merger convention in
New York City last December
as an observer. Upon his re-
turn to Japan, Mr.. Nishimaki
reported to his membership as
follows: II was much impress
ed by the fact that prayers
were offered during all four
days of the convention. II is
easy TO associate America with
all-out materialism but
when | saw the people standing
up and praying together with
eyes closed, and saw how on
many occasions they emphasiz-
ed the incorporation of spiritu-
al and religious elements
in their labor movement, II
somehow made me realize the
strength of the foundations of
Americas economy"
In many Of the other coun-
tries of the world the domi-
nant labor organizations have
been anti-clerical. If not actu-
ally anti-religious. We in the
United States, by and large,
have done mediocre job of
interpret | ing the so-called
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

@. IF pe are judged right
after death ,ohy should there
be a judgment at the end OF
the tDorld? VIII people haze to
come back from heaven and
hell?
A. st. Paul refers to the
Particular judgement immed-
lately after death (Hebrews
9:27) and it is the teaching of
the Catholic Church that it ex-
lists. A person has completed
his time of probation at death
and his eternal destiny is set
tied although he may be Tenn
por1rily delayed in Purgatory
The General judgement at the
end of the world is also GER
tain from Scripture and from
the teaching of the Churc h
(e.g. Matthew 25:32-46) This
assembly of the living and
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

easier for the wife to give and
to take, Her quick intuitions
are learned early. There are
few scenes more beautiful than
eavesdropping on the intimate
conversations carried on be-
tween mother and her tiny
baby. She understands her
child before he is able to talk.
Trifles Loom Important
A woman is gifted with a
sensitive nature. Trifles give
her much pleasure, but a tri-
file will also cause her to dis
solve into tears. Gifts must be
as a token of love or she is
not happy. She is not inter-
ested in great fame and for
tune she wants to love and
be loved.
Her judgments are not based
entirely on reason as man
tends to do; these judgments
then can be easily cast aside
for new ones.
In expressing ideas women
frequently do not make them
selves clear to men because
they are not so restricted by
the rigid channels of logic. II
is easy for them to jump in
tuitively to conclusions. They
are so observant of details,
which men overlook, that man
may think woman arbitrary
and finicky. when she knows
she has solid reasons on which
to justify her way of acting.
Her one risk is that she be-
come too personal, too one-sid-
ed, and then she may not see
all facets of the picture. She is
often so sure of her views that
she seeks to impose them upon
others - not because she is
selfish, but rather in the sim
cere desire to get others to do
what in her judgment is best
for them.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

tradition of political action and
of spiritual life. Yet it is quite
wrong to conclude therefrom,
as practically every European
labor leader has been doing,
that our labor movement is
'non-religious' On the con-
trary this totally non-denomi-
national labor movement may
we'll be much closer TO organ
lied religion than the typical
European Christian union ;
While the Importance of this
fact should not be naively
overestimated, neither should
it be minimized or disregarded
in telling the story of Ameri-
can trade unionism to the rest
of the world. II is one aspect
of the so-calIed American way
of life in which we can take
legitimate pride.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

Mans mind and woman's mind
are equal. but they go in diff
ferent directions.
Just tell your wife after Wis
iting friends that Mary, whom
you have just visited, has good
taste. That is all you have said,
but she pouts for a week. She
thinks you are implying that
she does not have good taste.
Just tell her the roast on the
stable is good. where did you
get 1t, honey?" you ask. And
she probably leaves the table
In a huff-ds If she couldn't
. cook IL herself.
When she tells a friend,
"Gee, you've got a new dress
=. What's the matter? They
didn't have your size?" she
means exactly what is implied.
A young married girl was lit
orally wailing. A neighbor
rushed over and pleaded,
"What's happened, Alice?"
ooh, Helenl It's JIM" she said.
"The brutei What did he do to
you?" Helen queried. "Oh, he
bought me a new washing ma
chinel" "But that's not so bad,
Is it?" EYES," lamented Mary,
"now / can't complain any
more" Though she asked for
a machine, that was not exact
ly what she wanted.
Let us see what differences
God has put in man and woman
besides the physical ones.
Canon LeClercq of Louvain
university says that feeling
plays a greater role in woman
than in man. She reasons less
and feels more. This is not to
say she is less intelligent. She
is intelligent in a different
way. In the woman intelligence
Is more closely linked with
feelings" Man is said to stress
reasoning. Woman stresses in
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

American way of life to the
rest of the world.
Too much of our propaganda
has unwittingly left the impress.
sion that we are non-relig-
ious, If not a materialistic peo-
pie. More specifically, we have
too often left the impression
that our so-called secular un-
ions are seculariStic. The truth
of the matter is that they are
secular only in the sense of
being non-denominational. Un-
like so many of the European
unions, they are not secular in
the sense of being indifferent,
much less opposed to religion.
Merits Repetition
Life magazine recently per.
formed a useful service by pub
licizing this fact in the form of
a brief quotation from an arti-
Gle by the we'll known econo-
mist, Peter Drucker, which had
appeared in the July issue of
Notre Danes Review of Poll.
tics. The paragraph from which
the quotation was taken de-
serves to be reprinted as wide
ly as possible, particularly in
Western Europe and Latin
America. 1t reads in part as fol-
lows: I'VE do not have, to be
sure, a Christian trade union
federation such as is com
monplace on the Continent. II
is concept alien alike to our
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to be traded in a political deal
any more than it should be held
against him as liability.
1t was pointed out that there
was time when politicians
SHE'D away from Catholic can
didates, and now they want
Catholics to "run for their
Faith" It was held that one
practice is just about as bad as
the other.
The Ottawa Journal, Can
madam secular newspaper, mar
yelled editorially that the pos
sible candidacy of a Catholic
for the vice-presidency should
be treated as something
unique; risky" in the United
States. 1t called the develop
ment IAN odd sidelight" in the
political campaign in this coun-
try.
The Canadian paper noted
that no Catholic has ever been
a president or vice-president
of the United States, but that
one had run for the presidency
as the candidate of major
party with disastrous results
Actually" the editorial add
ed, "United States Catholics
(30,000,O00 of the country's
population) ed. Note: The lat
est figure is 33,574,017) seldom
find themselves in high office.
1t is more than 40 years since
a Catholic has held the chief
justiceship of the Supreme
Court; there is no Catholic on
the court at the present time.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10
Father Healey's
Enquiry Corner


the dead" {Apostle Creed) will
make manifest the justice and
goodness of God to all. The
complexities and problems Of
the divine pattern for life on
earth will be resolved (e.g.
prosperity of the wicked, suf-
fering of the good). Heaven
and hell are primarily states
of being and once a person has
entered either after the Par
ticular Judgement he remains
in that state forever. If the
General Judgment involves q
change of location for the oc-
casion that would not change
the earlier eternal judgment.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times.
Box 636, Columbus (16) Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

The Washington Letter
Catholic Weep?


will throw things off balance,
just in the midst of a heated
political campaign in this
country.
Shortly before Congress adj
journed, talk was stimulated
here and across the country
over the possibility of having
a Catholic as vice-presi-
dental candidate for one of
the parties. The availability of
a Catholic for the presidency
was not mentioned. This could
have been because it was
thought that the presidential
candidates were pretty well
set" 1t also could have been
because it was not thought that
a Catholic could yet be elect
ed President of the United
States. In fact, the talk about
a Catholic for vice-president
was presented in some quar-
ters as being little daring,
because of the possibility that
the president might die and the
vice-president succeed.
Catholic press editorial COM
ment in this country was fair
ly limited, and restr4ined. Uni
versally, where there was COM
ment, the Catholic press re-
jected the proposal being pre-
sented as "smart politics" The
editors did not find fault with
the names put forward as pos
sible Catholic vice-presidential
candidates, but it was uniform
ly held that mans religion
should not become something
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-08-10

WASHINGTON - The 84th
Congress has adjourned and its
members, for the most part,
have gone back to their con-
stituencies to mend political
fences" This is a national
elections year and forward
looking politicians must be
seen and heard among precise
ly those people who keep them
in office.
A by-product of this exodus
Is a shift of the political spot
light from this city to several
other places in the nation, no
tably Chicago and San Fran
cisco, where the Democratic
and Republican national con-
ventions, respectively, will be
held.
1t has become politically
popular TO attack the record Oh
a departed Congress. Not only
to capture control of the next
Congress, but also to aid in
winning control of the admin
istrative branch of the Gov
ernment. The 84th edition of
our national legislature will
not escape this searching ap-
praisal. AS happens every two
years, all of the Representa-
tives and one-third of the SEN
ators must be elected.
Things won't be altogether
quiet here, either. The inter
national stage is a bustling
place, and Soviet Russia can
confidently be expected to
come I'D with a proposal that
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NILEEI G Although standard equipment on
WHEELS our leaders the spoke-type
wheels, for 15-inch Auto Tires we offer 15-inch
Automotive Disc Wheels and Thinker Bearings
for $500 extra For easier postioning for
easier all-round handling, for safer highway
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Over the years, you will appreciate this little
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25

thing is wrong, a blood count is
done. If this shows anemia,
changes in the type Of red blood
cells. or both, the child's lung
bones are X-rayed.
Drug Is Injected
Any combination Of these
symptoms is accepted as a need
for admission and treatment.
The drug Versine, in the
treatment, takes up any lead in
the system and forms a soluble.
nontoxic complex which is
eliminated in the urine. 1t is
injected. never taken orally.
Generally the child is treated
for five days. then rested for
three days and given the drug
for the next five days.
Physicians discovered that in
some cases cured children were
sent home only to return again
with another case of the poi
Isoning.
So, last spring. a lead-poison-
ing clinic was set up, stated by
a pediatrician, psychiatrist, a
psychologist and a medical So
cial worker.
This clinic. which meets twice
a month, is designed to follow
the cured child and by working
with the family prevent any
further tendencies toward chew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25
BY PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK

A recently published national
magazine article says the aver
age housewife with young chill
dren at home performs work
and services which, If paid fol-
at going rates, amounts to S14e
a week.
Moreover, it was indicated, the
monetary value Of housewives
actually shows up from time to
time in concrete, bona f1de law
suits.
One Of these was said to in
volve a Paterson IN. J.) woman
who had been married in 1888
and who managed to have her
marriage annulled n 1855. The
woman figured her services over
that period averaged out to $40
a week and she sued for nearly
$50, 900.
While this sort Of thing is
bizarre and is seldom apt to
occur, there can be no doubt that
time is money" and that sooner
or later the law will give in
creased recognition to the very
considerable monetary value OF
"a non-wage earning housewife
Already it is being goaded in
this direction in regard to Fed
eral taxes.
A highly interesting situation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25
1OING LIKE 90
Grandfather
Isn't SO Old

Grandfather is Younger Than
You Think Is the intriguing SUBJ
ject which will be discussed by
a panel of experts at 8 pm
December 4 at the District
Medical Society Building IT'S
M street NV.
The Womens Medical Society
is inviting interested persons to
hear DR.. Joseph Still Of George
Washington University, DR.. Ed
ward Steiglitz, an authority on
geriatrics and DR.. Joy Elmer
Morgan. editor of Senior Citizen.
Whether we are grandfathers
or grandmothers or only hope to
be, it will certainly be extremely
instructive and interesting to
hear what these gentlemen have
to say to us, and to take part in
the discussion. DR.. Josephine
Renshaw will be the moderator.
prepared BY Committee on the Aging,
United Community Services).