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TaylOr's Bridge

Mr.~and Mrs. Warren F. Drumm
of Glenside, Pa. spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w.
David.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Newman
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Elliott in Milford.
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ENLIST IN ARMY

Five Men Join Regular Army
During Past Week
Five men joined the Regular
Army and one man Joined the
Organized Reserves during the
past week, it was announced by
Master Sergeant William L. Ad-
lon, in charge of the Easton, Md.
U. S. Army recruiting office. En-
listed were: William L. Green, %,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Green from near Centreville, Md;
Wilson N. Kennedy, Jr., 18, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson N. Ken
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been active in clothing and dress
making projects for 6 years.
Among other honors she has won
in club work are: member of the
winning state bread demonstra-
ton team, county winner of the
All public speaking contest, sec
ond high scorer in the recent
county All dairy judging contest,
and runnerup for the title of Prin-
cess in the June Dairy Month
contest in New Castle County.
Smyrna times., 1956-07-26

Marconi, inventor of wireless
telegraphy, received the Nobel
prize for physics in 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27
BuddhaS
Key 10
Happiness
by ROBERT HARDY ANDREWS

To do little good is than to accomplish great
eonquests -GAUTAMA BUDDHA &C. 500 B.c.)
In India 2 500 years ago. named Gautama Buddha
walked the roads and preached and taught On May %,
1885, his anniversary will be observed by five hundred mil
lion Buddhist believers in Asia and the Orient.
am Buddhist. But find no dSoyalty to my faith
in accepting advice practical today it when
Buddha first offered it, In mango grove in Bihar he told
of his disciples that five things necessary to
achieve release from unhappneSS and fear These he aid
include restraint proper DISCOURSE energy in producing
good Thoughts fmneSs in pursuing them and acquisition
of true insight Bur first Of ALL and above ALL he said the
seeker nHSf learn 10 be a good friend
When people asked for a definition of friendineSS
Buddha answered. 1T have hope of the welfare of
others than for ones SELF 1t means affection unsu
lied by hope thought of any reward heaven
Buddha admitted that such generous whoeheartedneSS
would be easy. Yet in the long il intensely prac
teal. Compassion and knowledge and virtue, he Said
"are the only possessions that do not fade away.
10 be good friend " How simple it sounds i just
five short words Yet how much they represent Think
h0u n1uch could unea a flowing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27

how much It could mean, a HoWng
out of new forces of friendship from
person to person, and eventually
from land to land.
Try as we may, there is no other
form of security. AS Buddha said.
Friendship is the only cure for
hatred. the only guarantee of peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27

AUTHOR: Robert Hardy andrews has written
eraI adventure novels, more than so movie scripts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27

This Week TN. SUNDAY m.e.z...
6 1856, United Newspapers Magazine Corporation
40 Lexington Avenue. New York ~, Ny.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-23
KATHERINE b. KELLY
Bi-Partisan Support

islation has been building since
1852, when the Womens Bu
reau of the Department of La
Dor held a National Equal Pay
Conference. The Findings Com
mittee of this Conference ap-
pointed a subcommittee.
The function of the Subcom-
mittee was to form a small con-
tinuing committee which would
further the detectives of the
National Equal Pa Conference
as stated in the recommends
tionS. One of the recommends
tions was that federal legisla-
tion for Equal Pay be enacted
as soon as possible. This con-
tinuing committee then be-
came the National Committee
for Equal Pay. Both the major
parties included equal pay leg
iSlative planks in their 1852
platforms.
Adequate Bill Important
A year and more ago mem
berS of the National Committee
for Equal Pay were hard at
work drafting legislation in CO
operation with the Women'S
Bureau and at the suggestion
of the Secretary of Labor. The
Committee learned at that time
that the Labor Department
could not endorse legislation it
had not seen, but assigned le-
gal assistance to this commit
tee for the express purpose of
drafting adequate" legislation.
After the Douglas-Green-Rog-
ers bills were introduced they
were widely publicized among
the members of the organiza-
tions represented on the Equal
Pay Committee which had en-
dorsed the legislation.
The introduction of bills BY
Senator Ives and Mrs, Bolton
may indicate a stepped-up in-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-23
WASHINGTON LETTER
Irish Prominent in us. History

And John Barry, the Pa
ther of the American Navy"
held the first commission in
the newly organized American
Navy, and was its senior cap
tain, the highest rank then
known.
Among the signers of the
Declaration of independence,
13 have been identified as
Irish They were: Matthew
Thornton and William Whipple
of New Hampshire, James
Smith, James Wilson and
George Taylor of Pennsylvania,
Thomas Lynch, Jf,, and Ed
ward Rutledge of South Car
olina, George ReaG and Thorn
as Mexican, Delaware, Charles
Carroll of Carrollton, Mary
land; Thomas Nelson, Jr., of
Virginia; William Hooper of
North Carolina, and Philip Liv-
ingston of New York. Some his
torians say there were more.
The convention which pro-
duced the Constitution of the
United States had a large pro-
portion of Irish members. One
of the most influential figures
in Colonial history was Charles
Thompson, a native of County
Derry, Ireland, who was the
confidential friend of virtually
all the leaders of his time He
was chosen to be the secretary
of the First Congress, and held
that office for nearly a decade
and a half.
The Civil War saw many
Irish commanders on its bat
tlefields Shields, Me a e,
O'Rourke, Mcpherson, Mellow
ell, McCook, Phil Kearney and
Mcclellan, to name few. The
celebrated Phil Sheridan, as a
lieutenant general, held the
second highest rank in the ar
my when the hostilities ended.
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Inquiry Corner
Father Healey

ing The dead To life Matthew
9, Luke z and John I'D and His
own Resurrection. Christ came
to Bethany a little too late to
hypnotic" Lazarus! People
who advance this argument
have not studied the New Test
ament but have simply picked
one instance or another and
concluded that this one could
haze been cured by suggestion.
1t takes just one true miracle
to prove Christ's claim and
there are many beyond doubt.
O. Is 1t true that ii is q NOR
tai san If Catholic parents do
not send their children TO ca
tholic schools? Isn't that de-
ndnding the impoSsible2 #
A. Canon No. l113 states that
parents are bound by most
serious obligation to provide to
the best of their ability for the
religious and moral edu-
cation of their children. Cam
on No. 1347 adds that the bish~
0p of the diocese alone has tbs
right to decide under what cir
cumStances and with what safe
guards children may attend
schools that are not Catholic.
When it is impossible, and con-
sultation with the pastor will
ordinarily provide the answer.
parents are not bound to send
their children to school when
it is physically or morally inn
possible. They are still bound
to provide religious and moral
education, however, even If cir-
cumstances such as distance or
lack of Catholic school facil1-
ties make attendance at Catholic
SCilOOlS DIlpOSSiDIC.
Q. What is the minimum age
at lUhich one can be sponsor
at Baptism?
A. A sponsor must be at least
fourteen years of age unless
for a just reason the priest
makes an exception. admitting
a younger person. (Canon No.
1861 If there is someone who
is properly instructed in Chris
tian doctrine and has other rea-
sons to recommend him yet
falls short of the age by a FEW
weeks or months this exception
can be made. Since the spon-
Sor is to guide and-to the ex-
tent of his ability-guard the
faith of the one being baptized
he should be old enough to be
responsible and properly in
structed in the faith.
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Corner,
The Catholic Times, Box 636,
Columbus 1S), Ohio.
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At the same time, Admiral Por-
ter, of Irish descent, held the
highest command in the navy.
Admiral Rowan, a native-born
IriShman, held second rank.
The story of General James
Shields, incidentally, is one of
the most unusual ii all Ameri-
can history. At the time of the
Civil War he had already won
decorations for bravery as a
brigadier general in the MeXi-
can War. A native of Altmore,
County Tyrone, Ireland, he was
a nephew of James Shields,
native of County Down, who
was a us. Representative from
the State of Ohio, The General
himself was elected us. SEN
ator from three different states
Illinois, Minnesota and Mis-
souri,. And he held some other
high public offices besides, in
cluding that of Governor of Or
egOn Territory. He had to be
elected Senator from Illinois
twice, because when he first
appeared in Washington in that
capacity in March, 1849, the
Senate declared his election
void on the ground that he had
not been a citizen of the Unit
ed States for a long enough pc
riod. He was elected all over
again, and served in that ca
pacity from October, 1849, un-
til March, 1855. Shortly after
wards he moved TO Minnesota,
which he served as Senator
from 1858 to 1859. He went to
California after the Civil War,
but moved later TO Missouri. In
the latter state he was chosen
to fill an unexpired term of
Senator Lewis V. Bogy. He was
in the Senate from Missouri
from January TO March, 1879.
He refused to be a candidate
for denomination.
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In this year 1856. Catholics are privileged TO
participate for the first time in the restored
Holy Week liturgy by which the Church seeks to
bring to her children deeper, better realization
Of the climax Of Chrsts work of Redemption.
Holy Week has always been observed with the
richest, most solemn ritua. OF the whole ecceS-
iastica cycle, now maintaining all OF It's grand
eur and Solemnity the Church reyiVeS the prae-
tices of the early centuries to make it possible
for the faithful To take a closer, more under
standing part in the sublime ceremonies
Thus on Palm Sunday the emphasis is now
placed upon the procession which is made the
occasion for tribute by the people to the King
ship of Christ: the triumphant hymn. GLORY,
praise and honor to Thee, o Christ the King,
the Redeemer," which is to be sung the rubrics
direct, "by the people, if possible sets the
theme for the spirit of active faith in which Holy
Week should be observed. The Mass Thursday,
which commentaries the institution OF the Holy
Eucharist is now to be celebrated in the evening,
making IL possible for all the faithful TO assist.
The solemn, searching ceremonies of Good
Friday are transferred to the afternoon marking
the actual time of our Lords crucifxon and
the people are not only urged to be near Him
nj this hour OF His sacrifice, but 10 receive Him
In Holy Communion. The Holy Saturday cere-
monies are likewise transferred to the logical
time, the eve of the Sunday of the Resurrection,
and are arranged for active participation by the
people.
So it is that in this new" Settng-new be.
cause it is older than the one To which we have
been accustomed-that the Church will again
commemorate Holy Week. Again she will lead
Der children into Jerusalem 10 join in waving
palm branches in homage TO the Savior she will
lead them into the room where the Last Supper
takes place; then up TO Mount Olive for the
Agony in the Garden, followed by the terrible
betrayal; then back TO Jerusalem for the trial.
the terrible sufferngs and the Crucifixion.
II is TO achieve a proper appreciation of the
events recalled in Holy Week that the entire
liturgy of the Church, and all the obserpances
of Lent, have been designed Even for those
vho have not been feryent in their Lenten prae-
tiees the spirit of Holy Week should form an
Irresistible appeal 10 now come close TO the
Savior and remain with Him during these hours
of suffering, death and triumph.
For in the Hold Week liturgy is comfort and
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been a display of hostility must
have worried the Indian offic-
ials. For the dispatch pointed
out that "some 500 police and
plain clothesmen were at the
airport and others were spread
out along the IA mile route TO
New Delhi"
Astonishing, is it not, consid-
ering that the United States
has given India since 1949
some S5O0,000,000 in gifts and
loans, that it should be con-
sidered newsworthy that an
American Secretary of State
was able to visit that country
without being jeered at by the
populace? There was, it is true,
as the dispatch reported, "a
chorus of criticism" in the In
dian press, but, thanks to the
gendarmes, the Secretary es-
capped molestation.
The fact that such extraor-
dinary precautions were deem
ed necessary to protect a repre-
sentative Of the United States
government on an official visit
to India, raises a question as to
whether our policy of trying to
make friends by generous
gifts and aid is failure. In
India-and elsewhere as mat
ter of fact-it seems not to
have paid off as we expected.
Our free gifts of steel to In
dia, to mention only one item
OF aid, have amounted to $780,
600 tons. Notwithstanding, when
the Russians merely announce
that they will sell-not give
million tons of steel to India,
the Indian officials and the In
dian press break out in paeans
of thanksgiving
Far East
India's attitude is merely an
extreme of the disdain in
which we are held in large
part of the non-Communist
world. Since 1949, we have
spread around the globe some
$50, ,365, ,0O0,0O0 in military and
economic aid. Yet in only few
countries are we really popu-
lar.
In the far East, we are warm
ly regarded in the Philippines
and nationalist China Formo-
sa) and in Thailand where, how
ever neutralism is growing
force. Anti-Americanism ami
mates a large section of the
population in Japan
Burma and Indonesla have
shied away from proffers Of
American aid for fear that II
would weaken their neutrallsm.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-23
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON - The visit
here Of Prime Minister John A.
Costello Of Ireland has served
to stir renewed interest in the
large part men of Irish blood
have played in the origin and
growth of the United States.
1t is certain that there were
Irish Catholics in the Virginia
Colony earlier than 1888, and
Irish names are found from time
to time in documents relating
TO settlements as far back as
that of jamestown in 1907.
Historians say the Irish out
numbered other nationalitieS
in the Continental Army, and
one British Sympathizer who
went back to England testified
at an investigation there that
half of Washington's forces
came from Ireland.
Among the commanders in
The Revolutionary Army who
were either natives of Ireland
or of Irish descent were Gen
erals Henry Knox, master Of
ordnance; John Stark, hero of
Bennington; Anthony Wayne,
of Monmouth fame; Richard
Montgomery, who led the ex-
pedition to Canada, and Ste
phen Moylan from Cork, where
his brother was the Catholic
Bishop, who was the first Quar-
termaster General of the Con-
tinental Army.
Jeremiah O'Brien of Machias,
Maine, fought and won the first
naval engagement of the War
for independence, The son Of
an Irish immigrant, with his
four brothers and some other
people OF the town, went out
in Mr.. 0'Brien'S lumber Sehoon-
er on May IL, l775, and over
came great odds TO capture the
armed British schooner Mar
garetta."
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q. What is the meaning of
the mordS proper, ordinary
aud common in the MiSSdl?
A. The proper of the Mass Is
made up of those parts of the
Mass which vary according 10
the day or feast observed. The
Proper of the Saints gives the
variable parts OF the Mass in
troit, Collect, Epistle, Gospel,
Etc. selected ior the saint of a
particular date. The Proper of
the Season gives the same
parts of the Mass for Sundays
and other days of Ad7ent,
Lent, Pentecost, etc. The Or
dinary of the Mass constitutes
the greater part of the Mass
and it remains Substantially he
same throughout the year. The
prayers at the foot of the altar
and most of The prayers from
the Offertory through ComIun-
ion are contained in the Ord;n-
ary. The Common of the Saints
supplies the parts which betong
TO the proper Of saints but hap
pen to be missing in one saint
or another e.g. st. Frances of
Rome for March 9th which has
Collect that is proper but
draws the Introit, EpistIe. Cos
pei, etc, from the Common Of
Saints.
Q. Could not the miracles of
ChriSt-d neiqhbor of mine OBJ
jects-be explained By natural
pot0ers such as hypnotic Sug-
geStion The faith OF people
,vhom he cured is often men
toned.
A. The miracles of Christ
and of His Apostles after Him
-oyercame great opposition
and the scholarly and brilliant
opponents of Christ have not
been able to disprove their
reality and obiectivity. They
included miracles worked in
the presence of vast crowds on
the open hillside, including bit
ter enemies who remained OPP
posed but could not dispute
the fact of the miracle (e.g.
of the loaves and fish. The
changing of water into wine
John p was discovered by
the steward who knew nothing
of Christ's part in it; the mir
aculouS draught of fishes
(Luke 81 which broke the nets
was scarcely hypnotic! There
we're several miracles which
He worked from distance
Matthew 81 and there were or
ganic afflictions which sug-
gestion cannot cure (e.g. the
man born blind, John 81. The
most conclusive an incontrovert-
ible are the miracles of rails
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-23

Miss Kelly is ScrUtng as
guest columniSt for MonSig-
nor Higgins this tCeek.
AS a member of the National
Committee for Equal Pay this
writer is delighted TO learn
that, with the introduction of
bill by Senator Irving Nj.
Ives (R., N.Y,) and a compan-
ion bill introduced by Frances
Bolton (R,, Ohio), equal pay
legislation now has bipartisan
support in the Senate. Even
though the equal pay bill i'm
troduced by Senator Paul Dou-
glas ID, ND in the last session
of this Congress is not identl-
cal the two Senatorial bills
now before that body represent
bipartisan support for the
principle of Federal equal pay
legislation.
II is also worth noting that
the measure has had bi-parti-
san sponsorship in the House
since the last session. Previ-
ously pending in the House
Committee on Education and
Labor are two identical bills
introduced by Edith Green
Cd, Ore.) and Edith Rogers tR-,
Mass. The Douglas G r n
Rogers bills differ from the
Ives Bolton bills in that they
provide much wider coverage
and stronger enforcement pro-
visions. These earlier bills
were endorsed by /, number OF
women's organizations and la
Dor unions.
Equal Pay Conference
Federal equal pay legislation
has been kicked around in ev-
cry Congress since i945 Presi-
dent Eisenhower recommended
equal pay legislation in his
1856 State of The Union mes
sage. Pressure for federal leg
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terest IN putting equal pay leg
islation on the books. The prac-
tical point, however, is to see
to it that truly adequate bill
is reported out, debated, and
finally voted on before the 84th
Congress becomes history. De-
spite some strong state legis-
lation, remarkable pro gress
through collective bargaining
and through informal, volun-
tary efforts, payrcl by sex is
still all too common in busi-
ness, industry and the profes-
sions. AS in many other efforts,
the effect of legislation at fed
eral level can be top educa-
tive instrument.
Men Will Benefit
The important role played by
n on g vernmental organiZa-
tions in obtaining equal pay for
women doing the same work
as men is described in a new
report prepared by the Secre-
tariat for the UN Commission
on the Status of Women. There
is no escaping the fact that
pay discrimination against
women continues t impede So
cial and economic progress in
this country.
Equal pay will bring econom-
ic justice not only to the wom-
en- who get it. but to the men
who work beside them by elm
mating the hazard of using
women as wage cutters. So far
Women's organizations and the
unions have been the most ac-
tive supporters of such legis-
lation. It is to be hoped that
mems organizations, fraternal
and civic in which this coun-
try abounds, will take a more
active supporting part in the
project.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-23
JOHN C. O'BRIEN
ErstiUhiIe Friends

Yet both countries have gratis
fully received machinery and
technical aid from Soviet Rus
sia.
Middle East
Despite our efforts to aid the
countries in the Middle East.
our prestige in that region il
waning rapidly. D.
In cooperation with Great
Britain we have offered to sup
ply 400,000,000 for the con-
struction in Egypt of the AS
wan Dam. Egypt's reaction,
however, has been steady bar
rage of criticism of the terms
of the loan and threat to turn
to Moscow for the money.
Already the Egyptians have
concluded a trade treaty with
Russia and contracted for
planes and tanks from Com.
munist dominated Czechoslo-
vakia.
Europe
In the immediate postwar
years, when we were pouring
billions of dollars into Europe
through the Greek-Turkish and
Marshall aid programs, Amer
leans were hailed as saviors. To-
day, an American would not
be the hero in Athens that he
was ten years ago. Even in
Great Britain and France, tour
lists dollars are welcomed, but
the tourists are merely toler-
ated.
A Labourite member of the
British Parliament jibes at our
difficulties with the segregs-
ton problem by unctiously
proposing that Autherine Lucy
be invited to attend an English
University. AS though Great
Britain had never practiced
segregation when it ruled In
diai
The American people, of
course, do not demand obeis-
ance from the recipients Of
American assistance. They un-
derStand that it is human ma.
ture TO bite the hand that feeds.
Also, they know that while we
are the most unselfish people
in the world, our aid program
was not initiated as a pure phil
anthropy. Mixed with our de-
sire to relieve suffering was
what might be regarded as the
more selfish aim of resisting
the spread of Communism and
enhancing our own national Sc
curity.
Our government still believes
we must continue to assist the
Tree world to achieve better
way of life. Now that the Rus
slams are trying to play our own
game, the Administration is
seeking TO expand the foreign
aid program. But, if our erst-
while friends continue to give
us the back of their hand while
they fawn upon the Russians
for a mere trickle of aid. what
will become of our own aid pro-
gram?
Already there is a widespread
feeling in Congress that the
aid program is not giving the
American taxpayers a return
for their money.
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under this ar
resting head
line, DULLES
IN DELH |:
n O IN G l.
DENTS.
If nothing
Il n [ o w a I d
ha p p e n e d,
the possibil-
ity that there
might have
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guidance, inspiration and strength, for all who
will attend with some measure of earnestness.
The Church here makes d supreme effort to
bring men near TO divinity, to raise them from
concern with things material to realization of
their own high calling and dignity. Since the
Son of God suffered and died for men, should
they not feel themselves exalted?
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-03-23

A Washington newspaper re-
Gently carried dispatch about
the visit of Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles to India
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When the smallest matters are carefully at
tended 10, the power Of discipline continues; but
when the least excesses are neglected, discipline
becomes gradually relaxed-St Ambrose.