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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13

In proposed re-statement of its code of
ethics the American Medical Association has
purportedy condensed its present 48-section
booklet on the code to a one-page document
that can be hung on the wall of doctors of
flee The proposed revision will come up for
final adoption at the associations December
meeting in Seattle.
The condensed version of the code strangely
enough has been amplified on one point to in
clude an entirely gratuitous insult to a vast Sec
ton of the medical profession, and especially to
every Catholic doctor who is member of the
American Medical Association.
The added part of the code states that doc
tors should not bas practices on IAN exclusive
dogma or sectarian system" nor associate with
those who do.
We do not know who are responsible for this
insertion, but without hesitation We must class
it as a slap in the face for every Catholic doc
tor in the land Inasmuch as Catholics make up
the only group that still believes in religious
dogma there is little doubt as to which doctors
in the ANA the principle" was being aimed.
II is scarcely secret that certain practices
of some doctors run counter to Catholic moral
teaching BY some peculiar twist of reasoning
these doctors have set themselves up as the au-
thors and follower of medical dogmas involv-
ing practices that by some may be considered
legal but are definitely immoral violating as
they do, not only Gods law but the doctors
Hippocratic oath as we'll The free and easy
way in which some doctors will ter innate preg-
ancy in so-called therapeutic abortions" is 81
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HTTNINNININITFTVNNINI NIHIININITNITTINITNIHIINIINNT

This promise is a guarantee
of the will TO marry. The cou
pie then probably begins to see
each other more as they really
are. They begin more seriously
to learn more of each others
family and friends. Each has
been busy principally putting
the best foot forward. Now they
are themselves. Knowing that
they solemnly pledge matri'
mony, each will learn to as
sumo more responsibility, to
acquire more altruism, to de.
velop a 1--WE" psychology and
depend less on the perpendicu-
lar pronoun.
The young man may, even in
little things like the clothes
he should wear, depend more
on his fiancee's judgment than
on asking his mother. The girl
learns to trust more and more
in her fiance instead of re-
garding him with a slight dis
trust or even fear.
Grsve But Not Final
The more time an engaged
couple spend in dangerous
emotions, the less they will
learn about the real meaning of
their relationship. The Solemn
Engagement is not a convenient
cover for intimacies. These are
just as sinful after as before
this engagement, and in this
instance would prevent in
stead of promoting maturity.
Cheating on Commandment
becomes a selfish suicidal
tragic sensation. Admiration,
pride, love, respect are lost.
In the solemn engagement
ceremony frequent reception
of the sacraments is stressed.
The virtues of purity, self-diS-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13
Father Healey's
Gg4ii,y Corner
MISUNDERSTANDING NIININNIUNDINNIIz

@. If st. Joseph is only the
foster-fdther of Jesus i1hy does
Mary ref"r to st. Joseph say
ing "thy father and +" luke
2:4S) and tohy do the people
say, "Is not this the cdrpen-
ter's son?" (MatthelD 1855.
A. We know that st. Joseph
is not the father of Jesus from
several texts such as those re-
ferring to the Annunciation.
The angel Gabriel and Mary
both make clear from their
words that the Child to be
born Of Mary is to be concei-
we'd by divine power alone. st.
Joseph makes it clear to us in
the process of being enlighten-
ed regarding the mysterious
conception himself. (Matthew
1:18-25) He was disturbed be-
cause Mary was found to be
with child before they came
together and it was explain
ed that that which is begot-
ten in her is of the Holy
Spirit" During their ordinary
affairs the Blessed Virgin and
St. Josepl certainly would
not speak of this great mystery,
which wa apparently the
the ecial secret of the Holy
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13
Tie Na,Ahek
BY Msgr. George G.. Higgins
Director, Social Action Dept, N.C.W.C)

the impression that il was |
who was being quoted :"
Rather Naive
With all due respect for Mr..
Nunn's personal sincerity,
which we have no reason at all
to question, this strikes us as
being rather naive letter. II
is more effective IS a criticism
of the Detroit News than as a
defense of Mr.. Num-. Granted
that the Detroit News was gull
ty of sloppy reporting, the fact
remains that, whether he in
tended to or not, Mr.. Num- did
endorse the program of the
Planned Parenthood League by
appearing as an honored guest
at its annual luncheon meeting
and by acting as a proxy for
Mr.. Starr.
But that's enough about Mr..
Num-. The question as to
whether or not he actually en-
dorsed the Planned Parenthood
League in his own name is not
the principal point at issue.
The important question is
whether or not the UAW has
endorsed the Planned Parent
hood League.
The answer to that question
is stated very clearly in MIR.
Nunn's letter. AS we might
have expected, the answer Is
definitely no. According to Mr..
Mum, "the UAW does not have
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13

Family after the excitement Of
the first Christmas died down.
The people of Nazareth prob
ably (thirty -odd years after
His BIRTH had little or no re.
collection of the event and
assumed from appearances that
st. Joseph was the father Of
Jesus.
@. What is the primary pur-
pose of the Knights of CO.
lunlbus organization?
A. The Knights of Colum.
bus was organized as a frater-
nal benefit society, chartered
as such on March 90, 1882. The
purposes of the society as ex-
pressed in the charter are: >.
give financial aid to members
and their .beneficiaries, to as
sist sick and disabled mem-
bers, to promote social and in
tellectual interchange among
its members, and to promote
and conduct educational, re-
llgious. social and relief work.
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, 1956-07-13

an organizational position con.
cerning planned parenthood or
the Association for reasons
too obvious to require detail.
ing"
for reasons too OBJ
vious to require detailing" We
will have more to say about
some of these "obvious rea-
sons" in the next release of this
column. After that we hope and
pray that we will never again
have to write about the subject
of birth control in connection
with the subject of organized
labor. Somehow or other, we
find this particularly distaste-
full combination of subjects
and, unless we are badly mis-
taken, the m a jority of labor
leaders feel the same way about
it.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13
a Particularly DistastefuI
Combination


Mr.. Guy Num-, radio director
of the United Automobile Wor-
kers, Is in trouble with three of
the Catholic papers of Michigan
over n speech which he read,
ss a proxy for another union
functionary, at recent meet
ing of the Planned Parenthood
League in Detroit. We can
sympathize with his discom-
future, but, frankly, bis trouble
Is largely of his own making
and unfortunately, he isn't do
Ing very much to get out OF 1t.
According to a by-line story
In the June 5 issue of the De-
troit News. Mr.. Num- endorsed
the Planned Parenthood pro
gram of birth control clinics and
infertility services as a solu-
ton TO the population problem,
and characterized its work as
o "healing" process leavening
the entire social scene. On the
basis of this report, the dioce.
san newspapers of Saginaw,
Grand Rapids, and Detroit took
him to task editorislly for al
legedly lending the prestige of
bis union office to an anti-so-
cial movement which is anathe.
ma to a large percentage of
law members.
Badly Misquoted"
Subsequently in a letter to
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13

the editor of the Michigan Ca
tholic in % etroit, Mr.. Num-
pleaded innocent, protesting he
had been badly misquoted by
the Detroit News. The sub
stance of his letter reads as
follows
Il appeared before the asso-
citation as an emergency re-
placement for Mark Starr, ed.
ucation director of the ILGWU,
and made ii explicit at the out.
set of my remarks that the
UAW does not have an organi-
rational position concerning
planned parenthood or the AS
sociation for reasons too
obvious to require detailing. |
at no time praised the associ-
alton for its program or its
clinics. The Detroit News re.
porter attributed TO me, in this
connection some remarks made
by the chairman of the meet.
ing.
"Since the persons in atten.
dance had come to hear Mark
Starr. and not me, read to
them some excerpts from his
prepared script. The News re-
porter appears to have obtain.
ed from source other than
myself the full text Jf Stars
prepared remarks and to have
used portions of it in such a
way as to give a hasty reader
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13
The or
eZette,
HINNN Observation-Disclosures NNNNN Observation-Disclosures

tutions specifically recognize
the authority of God and the
supremacy of religious values
in their respective societies.
Today, when history is being
rewritten from less biased
points of view, the American
peoples are becoming more and
more aware of the religious
convictions that sustained their
liberators, and the contribu-
tions being made to their de-
velopment by priests and bish-
ops.
The forthcoming meeting
will commemorate the 130th
anniversary of the Congress of
Panama. That Congress, in
1926, was launched by the great
Liberator, Simon Bolivar. On
his deathbed, Bolivar held a
crucifix in his hand and asked
for the ministrations of a Ca
tholic priest.
1t is thought that a majority
of the presidents of the Amer
ican republics will attend the
Panama City meeting. A cour-
ageous statement by those at
tending would have a terrific
impact on the whole world.
1t would have even greater
impact, if the presidents of the
American republics also paused
for the recitation of a prayer,
the Our Father.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13

cipline, Christian love are
taught. The lance is reminded
that the bride must have the
right to wear a white dress for
her nuptial Mass.
Though the solemn engage
ment is a grave promise, it can
be broken for as many as nine
reasons-for example, mutual
agreement, constant quarreling,
the decision to become priest
or nun, the change of condi-
tions not foreseen, the unlikeli-
hood of a successful marriage,
and so on. The Church does not
wish to use any force that
might make marriage unhappy.
Binding In Conscience
The parties can break this
particular contract on their
own initiative as long as all
fraud is absent. Recourse to
confessor or to the pastor is
advisable if in doubt, or if the
espousals had been so publiciz'
ed that private dissolution
would cause some public scan
dial.
Even a light cause is suffic-
lent for dissolution of this
contract. The priest consulted
should Immediately declare that
it is lawful for the pact to be
broken. Erroneous consciences
must be avoided. If the inno-
cent party has suffered some
loss or damage, he or she has a
right to financial remunera-
tion. II is binding in con-
science.
Whatever promotes the sane
tity, solemnity, and indissolu-
biiity of marriage is good. We
submit that this betrothal
should do that.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13

WASHINGTON-A way has
been suggested for the meet
ing of American Presidents to
strike a telling blow for real
freedom.
II is proposed that the meet
ing to be held in Panama City,
Panama, issue a solid, meaning
full statement, and that this
declaration clearly reflect the
spiritual beginnings and her.
itage to the nations of this
hemisphere. 1t would serve no
'tice to the world, and especial.
s,ly to those who would enslave
other human beings, that the
+. Americans recognize and will
protect the God-given rights of
man.
/. Issuance of a statement was
already being studied when the
meeting was originally schedul-
for June 24-26. Now that it has
been postponed to July q and
%, due to the illness of Pres
ident Eisenhower, there will
bes ample time to produce a
really worthwhile document.
The Panama meeting was
first suggested as a sort of get
together for the chiefs of state
of Latin America and the Unit
ed States. Canada is not in
cluded. The government of Pan
anna, host to the meeting, had
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13
We Are Only Stewards

Gods stewards if we use the property in our
charge in such way that injustice is done;
God requires tina. we give our fellow-men
their rights, and He not only allows but COM
mands that we use His property to extend
charity toward those in need. This is full
fiment of our obligation to love our neigh
Dor, and the good will which our kindness
arouses confers blessing upon giver and re-
ceiver This is the spiritual counterpart of the
prudence" displayed by the steward of the
parable.
Recognizing our role as stewards not abso-
lutte owners, of the wealth and property in our
charge, we shall be saved from the evil of
materalsm, the veritable idolatry of worldly
goods which afflicts modern society. Men be-
come so obsessed with the desire of obtaining
temporal goods, so intoxicated by the power
it gives them that they forget God, the Master
of all, and their lives become harsh and bitter
to themselves spreading harshness and bitter
ness around them. But the proper use of the
material things entrusted to us, according to
Gods will, would make them an agency for
bringing peace and happiness among men.
And if we remember always that We are
stewards we shall keep under control our in
clinations and appetites, and shall be saved
from the mortal error against which st. Paul
warns us in Sundays Epistle: eff you live ac-
cording to the flesh you will die; but if by the
Spirit you put to death the deeds of the flesh
YOU will live"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-07-13
mking marriage Click
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc
Director, Family Life Bureau, NC.W.C)

Jokesters say that love is
blind and that marriage is there
fore an institution for the
blindl Not that we agree, but
of this we are sure: solemn
engagement should help vision,
act as a serious novitiate for
marriage, and hasten maturity.
A failure to face up to Chris
tian marital responsibilities
and duties lies at the root of
the problem of the present
breakdown. The mere an
nouncement of an engagement
today is sufficient for couples
to be plagued with undesirable
literature telling them how to
frustrate the primary purpose
of their union. In addition they
receive advertisements invit-
Ing them to become entangled
In purchases on the install
ment plan.
The social, religious, econom-
ie pressures either force them
TO surrender or they are re-
legated TO an unpopular iso-
lated existence. In all cases they
need help. The promises of a
betrothal should help them pre-
pare for a holy contract a
contract which insists that they
do what God ordained for mar
riage, not what they desire or
what society teaches.
The Will TO Marry
Many have questions concern
ing this Solemn Engagement"
This betrothal is promise TO
marry put in writing, signed by
both parties and the parish
priest of the place of contract,
or at least two witnesses. For
validity the day, month, year
and place should be inserted in
the document.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26
Fresh in from the grores!
Plump, fragrant, Florida
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TO DEALERS. WE RESERVE TIVE
RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES. Prev
duce prices subject 10 daily msrkih
changes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-06-28
HAROLD @. SMITH
HAROLD G. SMITH, JR.
Rockville, Md,

HAROLD @. SMITH
HAROLD G. SMITH, JR.
Rockville, Md.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS .ho
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that stie
Orphans Court for Montgomery Coup1L Ss1 HGo
issued Letters of Administration TO i''''
Davenport in the Estate of
MAGGIE DAVENPORT d All
late Of Montgomery County, SSeoceased
persons havings Claims against tie 49, on
are hereby warned to present us bo- next:
or before the 31St day of DeceinOee1 ,clIided
they may otherwise by law DC All npr-
from all benefit OF said Estate ,,aa a.
sons indebted to said Estate are requeS'NN
to make immediate payment oe,h dav of |
Given under my hand this Zo'n 10"
june 1 ROSS I. DAVENPORT
RID. No. A.,
Silver Spring, Nd 43o
Administrator = Il
CONROY, WILLIAMS AND N1AhN
Solicitors
1890 X st, n: W.
washington, u. -
ORDER NISI
IN THE CIRCUIT COOtUJISI,v
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNT
AS n Court of Equity
N GEORGE FREDEfdCh
JOHN M. CONROf
Trustees
VS..
MERTON I. herman
SHEVA L. BERMAN. his wife
JILL =" " No. 10, $50 Equity
ORDERED this 22nd day of June, AID,
1856 by the circuit Court for Mo. Montgomery ts
Conntv as Court of Equity, that the sale
made nv N George Frederick and John
Nj. Conroy, Trustees 10
John w. NAIRN and
ALICE PHILLIPS NAIRN, his wife
and reported in the above entitled cause,
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or before
the 93rd day of July next; provided copy
of This order be inserted in some newspaper
m,hlisbed in said Montgomery County, once
q week for three successive weeks before
The sad 23rd day of July, 1856.
The report states the amount of the sale
to be 100000.
" " CLAYTON X. WATKINS
Clerk of the Circuit Court
For Montgomery County
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk 4Oo
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-06-28
Vacation Spots Attract Touring
Caithersburg Area Residents

who flew down for the festivities
were Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Barbour,
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn E. Gillian,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Thompson,
Miss Connie Field, and Ernest
Gartner.
The state convention of volun-
teer firemen drew a number OF
Gaithersburg firemen to F'reder-
lex last week. Assistant chief j.
c. Freeman, Captain Bernard
Stoltz, President Forte Sandfson,
and Lewis Graybill were among
those who attended the day SEES
sions. Many others were able to
take in a few of the evenings ac-
tivitieS.
Mrs. Roger Nichols has been
visiting her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard o.
Marsh in Sewickley, Pa. She is
expected home this week. Local
folk will remember Mrs. Marsh
as the former Gertrude Nichols,
for a number of years home eco
Monies supervisor for Montgom.
cry County schools and later
supervisor for the state school
department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Barr and
son of Meadville, Pa, were recent
houseguests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
gar Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adron Benner of
independence, Mo-, spent last
week in Gaithersburg visiting
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hutson On
Tuesday the Illusions returned
with the Benners to Indepen-
dence for a two-week stay.
1t. and Mrs. John Cornelius
and their little daughter have
been visiting at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Keith Cornelius on
Shady Grove Road. 1t. Cornelius
recently received his wings after
completion of his course at the
Air Force observers school in
Greenville, N. c., where he rank
ed second in his class, receiving
a triple rating as pilot, lombard
Ter and navigator. From here, he
will go to Waco, Tex, his new
assignment.
MIR. and Mrs. T. Winston Phoe-
bus were among the 300 guests on
the Santa Fe Railroads new "El
Captain" on its demonstration
trip last Sunday. They reported
a wonderful ride, with a sump-
tious dinner served en- route.
Later that same evening, Mr..
and Mrs. Phoebus boarded an
other train from Union Station
for a tour of Yellowstone Park
and other places of interest in
| the West.
DR.. and Mrs. William Garten
Jr. were in Lynchburg, Va, last
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-06-28
Notice to
Roadway Contractors

SeaIad bids addressed u 'i-e
Ponnger Constructor III
ton will be received uh'ii
wa 1900 A. M. On
JULY Is, 1856 .,.,,a
Room so2, county office ,, bulIc.
inc Rockville, Md, for collstr o ~
ton designated as G0i IAN.
s.s83.BJ oil roadway and aralm u
aoe facilities along WoodOlne
''I Principal work will approx Sd
r,ata 8Ou LF pipe drains ana II
d %aie eeO structures, 14Oo LF con
ora la o5'rb 1900 SY concrete side
cie III and 400 SY sodding.
"q plans and bidding forms may
10 obtained at the office of Mad
G Do & Hopkins, $500 Dixon Ave
ME, Silver spring, Md.
This work will be performed
pursuant to a permit to be issued
bv Montgomery County Depart
nent of Public Works.
For the Director of Public
Works
JOHN H. LIGHT,
Office Engineer 404
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-06-28
By MOllie Waters Christie
GaitherSburg $50

With the close of school and the
official beginning of summer
Gaithersburg residents by the
score are taking to automobiles
trains and airplanes for vacation
fun. Many of those who are al
home are entertaining out-of-towr
guests, so the traffic into and out
of town is busy.
Miami, Fla, lured number OF
local people this week, for the
1856 convention of Lions Inter.
national is meeting there through
Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ward made the trip by car. Those