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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
June l3

6:45
e-SpotIisht. News, weather.
4-Weother. News. Sports.
Strinoer. Mccormick. Michael.
9-Doug Edwords. News.
6:55
7-Louis Allen. Weather.
TOO
4-Guy Lombordo. Music.
5-Long John Silver.
7-BFys6n Rash. News.
9-Romor Of the Jungle.
7:05
7-Jim Gibbons. Sports.
7:l5
7-John Daily. News.
7:30
4-JGye P. Morgan. Songs.
5-FedeFol Men.
fright Squeeze Walter oreozo.
7-DisneyIond.
Hour. Mon and the Moor"
Animation and live action de-
pictino mons first successful
rocket flight.
9-My Friends FIicko. Drama.
Ken and Flicko hove difficult
time with q young dude visiting
the ronch.
7:45
4-John c. Swoyze. News.
500
4-Director's Playhouse.
Every Man Has Two Wives"
A wife cures her husband of
thinking about the girl Of his
youth. Barry Nelson. Jonet Blair.
5-The Evening Movie.
w Hours. 1.-THE Scor." lo48.
A oonester gets new face.
Paul Henreid. joan Bennett.
9-Godfrey and His Friends.
$50
4-Fother Knows Best. C'mdy.
Eieht-yeor-old Kothy Anderson
FORCES her fathers name on an
irote letter to the Mayor of the
town.
1.-The Amozinq Dunninger.
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7-News. Weather.
Rash. Allen.
o-News. Weather. Sports.
Richards. Douglas. SIeeel.
11:10
5-Feoturomo. Film Shorts.
| Hour. Host, Milt Gront.
1I:l5
4-Weother. Sports. Music.
Strineer. Simpson. Les Paul.
7-BiII Malone. Sports.
9-The Late Show. Movie.
Ia Hours. THE Big Chase"
1854. A rookie cop trocks down
payroll robbers. Glenn lonoeon.
Adele Jeroens.
1.-The Night Show. Movie.
Ia Hours. "Dishonored Lady"
l947. A beautiful woman with
q post is accused Of numbering
one of her former boy friends.
Hedy Lomorr. Dennis o'Kesfe.
ll:30
4-Tonight. Steve Allen.
I2:l5
5-Thousht. lnsPirotionoI.
100
9-News Report.
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800

900
4-Kroft Theuter. Color.
Hour. "Boy in cooe." PouI
Monosh's story of life in the re-
form school.
7-Mosquerode Party. Panel.
9-The Millionaire. Drama.
An ex-con receives the check and
uses the money to hunt down his
former enemies.
$50
5>New Orleans Police Dept.
Lonely Old Man,"
7-BFeok the Bank. Quiz.
9-I've Got Secret. Panel.
1000
4-This Is Your Life.
5-UneoveFed.
7-Boxine. National.
Joey Giombro VS.. John L. SulIi-
van. 10 rounds. Syracuse, N. Y.
9-20th Century-Fox Hour.
1.-THE Hefferon FomiIy." Martial
problems hoross O man who never
manages to moke enough money
to get out Of debt. Paul Doug
los. Alexis Smith.
1890
4-Midwestern Hoyride.
5-The Hunter.
l0:45
7-BoseboII Hall of Fame.
Film. Hank Greenbere.
100
4-NeWs and Loeol News.
Horkness. Sproeue.
5-News.
Motthew Worren.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04

economic and political respon-
sibiiities As = means of keep
ing the alliance together.
LUlled To Sleep
Russia has lulled the fears
of the West, Sown confusion in
many capitals, and threatened
the existence of NATO by a
combination of name vers.
These have been peaceful as
contrasted to the Sabre-rattling
demonstrations o former
years. Moscow has created the
impression that many changes
have taken place at home, and
has sent the travelins team of
Bulganin and Krus hch h ev
abroad To show the communist
Russians can be gerial and un-
warlike.
Some of the advice that has
been given the government
here is that the Russian Reds
have returned control of the
country to the Communist Par
ty and the leadership to
group. Stain, it is pointed out,
showed the party into the back
ground and seized dictatorial
control of the leadership for
himself. The fact that Bulgan-
in and Krushchev travel as a
team contributes to the idea
that the leadership has been
broadened.
Nobody says that this conSti-
tutes an improvement. And yet,
somehow, the impression is ere
ated that it does.
Special Timcliness
That is where the broadcast
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04
JOHN G. OBRIEN
Crime M0uies and Delinquency

Shurlock, director Of the Pro
duction Code Administration,
conceded that the industry had
been aware for some time of
criticism of an excessive con-
tent in many films of brutality,
violence, sadism and sugges-
tiveness. Eric Johnston, head
of the Motion Picture Assoeia-
tion, agreed that there had
been overemphasis upon vio-
lence.
Even the State Department,
the committee noted, had
deemed il necessary TO spread
the word among the studios
that many American films
shown abroad were giving the
world too savage a picture of
American life.
And the British Board of
CensorS, according to the testi-
mony. had refused certificates
for the showing of half a doz-
en- American crime films and
warned Hollywood that no film
scenes involving excessive bru-
tality criminal violence or ex-
treme and salacious sex Situa-
tions would be accepted for
public exhibition in Great Brit
ain. The British view was that
these films were not acceptable
even for adults.
Seriousness OF Claims
For the trend toward eX-
ploitation of brutality and vio-
lence, the industry offered the
defense usually brought for
ward when its productions are
under attack. It's Spokesmen
maintained that box-office pa
tronage showed that the public
wanted pictures of this type.
The emphasis on crime and
violence, the industry repre-
Sentatives argued, was in line
with the trend toward real
ism" i'm books and other print
ed media. The industry attempt
ed to support its contention
that crime pictures do not in-
fluence the young to emulate
the fictional criminals, by not
ing that such pictures always
pinpointed the moral that
crime never pays, right al
ways triumphs.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04
W4SHIINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON -- A Vatican
radio broadcast just reported
in this country by the Catholic
press is worthy of more than
usual interest at this time.
The broadcast, TO put it brief
ly, was a special report warn
ing that the new policy" of
Soviet Russia was "but words
and empty promises"
This observation is not start
ling in itself, and one might
expect a certain wariness in
broadcast on this subject origi-
mating with the Vatican sta
tion. But it reached here when
speculation on what the Soviet
new look" really means had
reached its peak in this capital.
Conclusions arrived at as a re-
suit of this speculation will
shape our foreign policy in the
near future.
Soviet Russia is dedicated to
the destruction, or neutraliza-
tion, of NATO North Atlantic
Treaty Organization as the
Vests collective d efense
against communist aggression.
1t has recently created the inn
preston that the threat OF war
is not as strong as it used TO
be. and this has affected think
ing about NAT0 both here and
abroad. 1t is feared that NATO,
regarded purely as a military
defense organization, m g h I
wither way if the threat Of war
diminished, or was made to APP
pear to diminish. Hence the
proposal to give NATO new
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04
Asking is Proof of Faith

II was when Christ was preparing the disci-
pies for the time when he would no longer be
with them in bodily form that He spoke the
words recorded in Sundays Gospel; III you ask
the Father ANYTHING in My name, He will give II
10 YOU Ask and YOU shall receive that your
10y may he full" And so, as the Church prepares
to commemorate the Ascension of Christ into
heaven she centers the thoughts Of her children
on the necessity of prayer--prayer Of petition
for anything of which we are in need,
The three days preceding the Feast of the
Ascension are Rogation Days explicitly devoted
10 solemn prayers for spiritual graces and ma
terial favorS for all mankind, and teStifying TO
the Importance of prayer in the life of the Chris
tian For petition addressed to God is pro-
fesson OF faith In Him, recognition of His al
mighty power. and acknowledgment of His
kindness and mercy. when we ask that what We
seek be granted 'in Christs Name" we proclaim
ourselves followers of the Savior. beneficarieS
RI HIS redemptive sacrifice and willing subjects
ri His dominion.
On the other hand the prideful notion that
man, unaded. can produce all the things he
needs solve all the problems that arise in his
relations with other men, and attain happiness,
or even peace, accounts for the suffering, the
confusion ana the gloom that oppresS mankind.
When men learn TO turn to God for help, they
place themselves in His friendship, and what
greater occasion can there be for wholesome,
worthy pride what sounder assertion of human
dignity, what more certain source of happiness
than in the friendship of Cod
In this spirit Of prayer, then. finding strength
and consolation in ChridS counsels and prom
ises, The Church will celebrate next Thursday
the tremendous mystery OF His ascension into
heaven. His awesome commission TO the Apostles
Go into the whole world and preach the Gospel
10 every creature which meant the reconstruc
ton of civilization, will be proclaimed anew,
and. like the faithful disciples His followers
will await, in confident longing, the coming of
the Holy Spirit And in the holy atmosphere Of
this time of prayeriuI expectancy the admonir
tion of ST. James in Sundays Epistle is of help
ful guidance Religion pure and undefled be.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04
Inquiry Corner
HeGley

remains and other days of fast
and abstinance remain, but
this particular person on this
particular occasion is spared
an extraordinary difficulty.
The general dispensation for
civil holidays is another ex-
ample. These dispensations sp-
ply only to laws of the Church.
Marriage dispensations involve
only such things as dispensa-
tion from the publication of the
banns and from impediments
such as mixed religion (mixed
marriages.. They do not
change the moral law or the
basic laws of marriage but
yield, with certain safeguards
etc, in a particular case for
certain special reasons.
Q. Do, zoe still haze to be-
lieUe in the deUit?
A. 1t scarcely seems possible
TO doubt his part in much of
the worlds troubles, but a
Christian knows from the Bible
that he does exist. The Ca
tholic hurch has never.
changed the teaching given it
by Christ in this regard Cor
any other) and so naturally q
Catholic must accept the exis-
tence and the operations of the
devil. Study the Baptismal
ceremony, for an instance Of
the Importance the Church
attaches to the devils opposi-
tion and his power. The Old
Testament referre d to him
often leg. at the time OF
Adams fall, in the book 0f
Job, in the life of Saul). In
the New Testament there are
many clear references to him
Matthew Al, Luke 1918, John
16:1D and in st. Luke's Cos
pei (22:31) we have Christ'S
warning that he will continue
to attack men.
z. Is one permitted TO sell a
house that has been blessed?
A. Yes. While the Sacramen-
tai of blessing imparts a real
quality to the home and brings
real blessings there need be
no guarantee of permanence
when the blessing is given.
Automobiles and other tran
Sient objects can be blessed
and the general rule is only
that tn blessing is lost when
the blessed object is totally
destroyed or is sold. Articles
may be given to another or
loaned without losing their
blessing, but in the case of a
house, of course, the sale of
the house would mean the loss
of the blessing.
Send questions to Father Ed.
ward F. Hesley, Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus (16) Ohio.
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The speciousness of most Of
these claims did not escape the
committee. Because certain
types of people, including GER
tain types of children, patron
lied pictures stresSing brutality
and violence, the industry was
not, the committee maintained,
justified in pandering to per-
verted tastes.
Moreover, il the argument
that right always triumphS is
valid, the committee noted,
then any type of scene may be
portrayed, so long as law and
order prevail in the last few
seconds.
Potential Delinquents
Conceding that parents have
a duty to keep their children
away from improper pictures,
the committee pointed out,
nevertheless, that from 3 to 5
per cent of the juvenile popu-
lation do not have proper SUI
pervision, And il is precisely
these potential 1elinqdents who
seek out such films and identi-
fy themselves with the brutal
and aggressive characters por-
trayed in them.
That films exploiting brutal
ity and violence have a baleful
influence on many children,
particularly those end ow d
with aggressive tendencies, the
committees investigation estab-
lished beyond question. But
when it came TO proposing a
solution, the committee had lit
tie to offer other than the so
luton that appears TO have fail
self-regulation by the in
dustry. Censorship ii dismissed
as unworkable.
THE sub ON m ttee be-
lieveS.' says the report, that
the movies can realize their full
promise only by unremitting
effort from all commemorative
government, industry, and the
public each in its own
sphere. II further believes that
the industry, possessing most
Of the means. can cure the
most serious ills Of its own vo-
lition."
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crime may he linked to an IN
crease in the brutality and vio-
lence in movies.
Not only have some films
stressed crime, violence and
sex unnecessarily, the report
states, but the advertising used
to exploit such films is even
more offensive.
The subcommittee, however,
stressed the point that the OBJ
jectionable films form only
small part of HolIywood's total
output. On the whole, II lets
the industry off with 2 rather
mild reproval.
A majority of the people in
the iiim.making business, the
committee concluded, are sin
cere" in their efforts to pro-
duce good products. Generally.
the committee report states,
the industry does a fine job of
regulating itself, notwithstand-
ing the industry'S own admls-
sion that in the last Is years
only two films had failed to re-
ceive the seal of approval from
the Motion Picture Code.
Violence. Sex overstressed
During its investigation the
committee examined a huge
volume of complaints from par
ents and took testimony from
some 180 psychiatrists, phySi-
clans and clinical psycholo-
gists, and from spokesmen for
the industry. No one disputed
that recent films have over
stressed brutality and violence
and sex appeal.
One spokesman. Geotfrey
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troduced by Ohio's Senator
Bricker) to Senate resolu-
ton which, if it had been
adopted in its original form, &C
tually would have increased
the financial contribution OF
this country both to the LILO.
and to the Food and Agricul-
tural Organization of the Unit
ed Nations. This resolution, as
amended by the rider, was
then adopted without dissent
and referred to the House of
Representatives.
In the original resolution,
the Administration had re-
uuested that the United States
be authorized TO contribute up
to $4,000, 900 a year to the
LILO. as opposed to the pres
ent ceiling of $l,750,000. The
attached rider will limit our
annual contribution to the lat
ter figure under the follow
ing circumstances: IF, during
the preceding wear, delegates
allegedly representing employ
ers and employees in the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics or
in any nation dominated by the
foreign government controlling
the world Communist move
ment are found by the State
Department to have been per-
mitted TO vote in the interna-
tional labor conference or IN
other meetings held under the
auspices of the international
Labor Organization"
Valid Objection
The Opposition argued in
vain - in line with the Ad-
ministration's viewpoint-that
this restrictive rider might put
the United States in a bad
light with other countries of
the free world, by creating the
impression that we are trying
unilaterally TO dictate policy to
them with regard to the LILO.
In our opinion, this is valid
objection.
Perhaps the bestway TO solve
the problem short of de-
stroying the LILO. would be to
amend the constitution of the
organization. This would not
be subject to. veto by the Sow
eft bloc.
Honest, Open Discussion
Desirable
There is reason to hope that
this solution the one IA
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04

@. In recent dnSwer re-
gdrdsng a husbands eTceSSiVe
drinking you took the side of
the husband and said that the
loife should examine her con-
science and you seem to make
excuses for the husband t0hile
the ,oife is Just supposed to
smile and pray. Lets 9iUe the
l0omen a break once IN a t0hite
and call a drunk a drunk!
A. Calling a man a drunk
solves nothing. Marriage in
wolves a vow and an obligation
of taking each other for better
or tUorse. The answer given did
not excuse the man but simply
tried to give constructive sug-
gaStions TO the t0ontdn. Ger
tainly a man who drinks exces-
Sively and not all such are
drunks or alcoholics has
a moral as well as a marriage
problem and this column or
any priest advising him tCould
not approve or encourage has
conduct or allow him TO blame
his conduct on his ,0ife. The
answer did make mention of
seeking help and advice from
the husbands doctor, from the
Alcoholic Anonymous etc, as
we'll as the need for prayer
and patience. For the sake of
the children it is important
that the good Christian wife
avoid bitter and negative ac-
tions and attitudes, for they
will not change the husband
and they will likely darken the
lives of the children as well as
her own. The Catholic Church
recognizes that extreme and
prolonged drinking can be a
reason for a separation but
certainly that should be a last
resort.
Q. Is q dispenSdtion d change
made IN the ldtD of God or of
the Church? Does 1t dDpl9 to
marriage?
A. A dispensation is the re
taxation of a law in a particular
case. The law is not changed.
Laws are established for the
common good, usually for the
welfare of the greater part of
the people, but all lawgivers
recognize the existence of ex-
ceptions TO be decided by law
full authority. Christ gave the
Apostles and the Church until
the end of time the power to
bind" and TO loose" and dis
pensations are part of the use
of this delegated power which
the Church has. A person can
be dispensed from abstinence
on an Ember Day, for example,
because meal with meat has
been prepared at home after
he has had meat for lunch, il
a grave inconvenience would
result. The need for penance
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'vored by the us. workers del
egation to the LILO. - will be
adopted in the near future.
Meanwhile il is to be hoped
that the House of Representa-
tives will vote against Senator
Brfcker's rider to the Senate
resolution and will send the
resolution back to conference
for further consideration.
Another important issue in
volving the LILO. one on
which some of the leading sup
porters of the aforementioned
rider are expected to take a
very inconsistent position -i is
the issue of whether or not the
United States should push for
the adoption of an LILO. trea-
ty to prohibit forced labor for
political or economic purposes.
1t is generally thought that
the State Department would
like to support an LILO. treaty
against forced labor, but 10
afraid to do so for fear of In
curing the political wrath OF
some of the more vocal sup
porters of Senator Bricker's
point of view. This is curl.
Gus paradox. On the one hand
some of its critics accuse the
LILO. of being dominated by
communists. On the other,
many of these same people re-.
fuse to support an LILO. treaty
that would help to eliminate or
at least to publicize the COM
munist evil of forced labor.
This obvious inconsistency
on the part of some of I.L.0.s
critics would seem TO indicate
that there is more to their crit
icism of the organization than
meets the eye. In other words.
if the communist problem
were to be solved, would they
then support the LILO?
Heart Of US. Foreign Policy
II is a very important issue
far too important, as we have
already indicated, to be dispos-
ed of by the rider" technique.
for ii goes to the very heart
of American foreign policy
and directly involves the whole
problem of us. participation
in the U.N. itself.
If we withdraw our support
from LILO, one of the special
lied agencies of the U.N., log
ic would require us to with
draw our support from the u.
N. itself and from all of its
other specialized agencies.
Meanwhile. it would be a
tragic mistake to attempt to
solve an issue of such tremen-
dous Importance by the short
cut device of attaching anti
U.N. riders to routine legisla-
tive proposals in the field OF
appropriations. From the point
of view of sound legislative
procedure, there is nothing to
be said in favor of. and every
thing to be said against, the
rider approach to substantive
matters on national policy.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04
WASHINGTON LETTER
Swords and Empty Promises .

over the Vatican station has
such special timeliness. II
pointed out that, by the con-
demnation of Stain, the cur
rent Red leaders have some
how created the impression
that justice has been reestab-
lished in the communist world.
If justice had come to the Red
dominated countries, the broad
east said, the innocent victims
of Stains prosecutions would
have been liberated, including
bishops, priests, Religious and
lay persons unfairly tried and
imprisoned. The only people
freed so far have been com.
munists who we're somewhat
anti-Stalin.
And, while the communists
have managed TO create the
impression that they have
abandoned 1.-The cult of the
individual" the broadcast said,
they have only transferred
their 'idolatry" from Stain
back TO Lenin. II cited a re-
cent commemorative perform
ance at Moscow's Bolshoi the
ater, where the portraits Of
Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stain
have been replaced by one
great portrait of Lenin. "A die
tatorship without idols cannot
survive" the broadcast pointed
out.
The broadcast said the West
ern world is justified in view
ing the changes in Soviet Rus
Ella with skpntlciSm
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issued an in
term report
lending sup
port 10 I h e
C al m S of
critics of the
m 0tio on pic
ture industry
I h a [ I h Q
m ar ked in
crease in bru
tai juvenile
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04
MONSICNOR HIGGINS
Rider Vote Wrong

On April 19 the US. Senate
moved, by a roll call vote of
43 to 40, TO- restrict us. con-
tributions to the International
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04

Labor Organ
izatior unless
the employer
a n d worker
delegates of
the S OWE [
bloc are GUST
ed from the
Organization.
The vOt e
was taken on
a rider Tin
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04

After hearing a great deal Of
testimony. the Senate subcom-
mittee which has been investi-
eating juvenile delinquency has
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04

Chi monta piu alto che non deve, eade piu
basso che non crede. He who rises higher than
he should will fall lower than he thnks.-Itaan
proverb
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04

II religion is swept away and Divinity is ban
ished, no civil society can ever subsst-Pius XII,
Aocuton on the Imprisonment of Cardinal
Mindszenty
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04

The power of men, in order to be true
power of men, demands that higher values than
interest and profit greed and enjoyment order
consciences, and that God must first be served if
human power is to serve man-Bishop Blanehet
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04

Wilful sterility is, from the standpoint of the
human race the one sin for which the penalty
is national death, race death; sin for which
there is no atonement-Theodore Roosevelt in
message to Congress Dec 3, 1906
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04

fore God the Father is this to care for the or.
pans and widows in their tribulation. and to keep
oneself nnspottsd from the world"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-05-04

To base the security and stability of human
life on the purely quantitative increase of mater
isl goods is 10 forget that man is first a spirit
created in the image OF God-Pius XII