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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-26

According to the Official Catholic Directory
for 1857, published by p. j. Kennedy and Sons,
there are in the United States, Hawaii and Alaska
a little more than thirty-four and one-half mill
lion Catholicism increase of almost a million
over last year. So far, reactions to this figure have
been mixed, but most Catholics seem to- regard
the figure as a comfortable indication Of reason
able, if not startling growth. One exception is
Father John B, Sleerin, editor of the Paullst'
published Catholic World.
Last year. Father Sheerin wrote in the
June issue, sit took about one thousand Catholics
to produce four converts. We reserved about
$40, 600 converts into the Church in the US, a
figure that was probably exceeded by leakage.
oh yes, we are increasing in numbers but that
increase is mainly due to the high Catholic birth
rate if conversions are an indication OF
health, the Catholic Church in America Is SICK
Many people will not like Father Sheerin's re-
marks. but as far as conversions go the figures
seem to bear him out. Even among those who do
not agree with him, there will be wide disagree
ment as to what should be done. AS Father Sheer
in sees it, 1.-THE answer is a more alert, alive and
apostolic laity, and he thinks much of the blame
for the failure to produce such a lalty to date
rests on our educational system, as well as on the
American tendency to shy away from discussion
Of religion lest it produce tensions
81 know many a lay Catholic who thinks a lay
apostle is a crackpot who should leave this bus
mess of converting non-Catholics to the clergy"
Father Sheerin wrote. We think this is true
enough, and we suspect that most people with
any acquaintance with the subject would agree
with him-although it should be noted that this
attitude toward the apostolic laymen Is found
as often among priests as among other laymen,
Why else have so many members Of apostolic lay
movements come to regard their pastor as just
one more obstacle to be got around if they can?
The problem raised by Father Sheerin is a big
one and it will, we hope, be widely discussed.
We cannot pretend to solve it. All we can do
is raise a few points that might have some bear
ing on the subject.
As far as education goes, we have no faith at
all i'm the %'gimmick' solution. Adding a course
on Catholic Action is no cure-all, by any means.
Neither is changing the name of the traditional
religion course to Dogmatic Theology | and II,
while the content and general attitude toward the
course remain essentially the same. What is
needed is a good hard look at the role of relig-
ion in the college and university and a thorough
going revision of the curriculum accordingly.
With some obvious and honorable exceptions,
it is still true that the academic content and
intellectual level Of the courses in religion in
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-26

WASHINGTON - A warning
has been sounded here that the
communists are presently en-
gagged in IAN unprecedented
undertaking of brainwashing
and mentally conditioning the
free world for defeat"
It has been called tragic"
that these simple facts have
been obscured by communist
propaganda, which by confus-
ing us in the basic premises,
has confused us in our ability
to see, think and conclude"
This has appeared in the
Congressional Record here. 1t
is part of "a very careful APP
praisal of the recent telecast
interview with Marshal Tito of
Yugoslavia." 1t was made by
DR.. Slobodan M. Draskovich,
author of the book, Tito, Mos
cows Trojan Horse. 1t was re-
quested by Senator John Mar
shall Butler of Maryland, who
put it in the Record.
lDr. Draskovich said that, in
his televised interview, Tito
paid lip service to what propa.
gandists are trying to make out
to be a different communism"
but at the same time confirm
ed his answering solidarity
with Moscow and Peiping and
Gomulka and Kadar, with the
cause of communism in the
world"
The author said conditions
for the further spread of COM
munism were drastically chang
ed after World War II, and that
all world communists realized
that their success or failure de-
pended upon:
"(1) Their ability to reorgan-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-26
Making Marriage Click
Three Kinds OF Marriage,
Which Do You Want?
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

proof Of popularity. Don't wor-
ry about a success that hollers.
Just be a bowling success.
With Hitler the devotees OF,
this system say II decide for
myself what is right or wrong"
IF you enjoy necking and
kissing, do it and don't be
stupid" Millions of girls can
not marry so why not let the
bars down on morals, be pro-
: miscuous." Husbands are ami
mated checkbooks, wives are
mere females. Sex is straight
chemistry. Wives work outside
the home or are at leisure. BIZ
KIM bathing suits are just fine.
Going to burlesques influences
the way you look at ether wom-
en-: $50 what, the world will
not come to an end!'
Men in this school of thought
dare not be seen with their own
wives at parties. Children do
not seek the advice of their
parents. The laymen contradict
their Bishops. Original sin is
hokum. This liberalism is the
basis of all our isms. Pope Leo
XIII described it as "disrespect
for authority" They say "this
is life" We Catholics say "this
is death"
THE CHRISTIAN PATTERN
Finally, there is the family
pattern which emphasizes love.
This is our own Christian pat
tern. Marriage is a vocation in
stituted by God. 1t is a means of
going TO Heaven. DR.. Alphonse
Fl. Clemens of Catholic Univer-
sity gives a remarkable descrip-
ton of this in his new epoch
making book, Marriage and the
Family: An lntegrated APP
prCdch,
In the Church's pattern,
there is, Of course, freedom but
there is also a fence: it is free
dom within limits. 1t is free
dom with prudence and with
morals. The husband is not the
great lawmaker but a demo-
cratic mayor. He is the senior
partner of the firm. His wife Is
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-26

been some excuse for it then,
but in 1857, at the height of
the Mcclellan hearings, it can
only be characterized as a first
class "boner."
To publish class-war cartoons
is bad enough! but to rationalize
their publication in the labor
press at a time when organized
labor is under public investiga-
ton for it's own misdeeds Is
very bad public relations, to say
the least.
Fortunately, however, this
ill-advised defense of class.war
cartoons probably doesn't re-
fleet the official philosophy of
the American labor movement.
We would even like to think
that it doesn't represent the Of
fetal policy of Labor's Daily.
1t it does, we are not so certain
as we used to be that there is a
place in American Journalism
for this particular newspaper.
In the long run it would be bet
ter for the labor movement to
have no daily newspaper at all
than to be embarrassed by one
which thinks that class-war car
toons are inevitable, if not de-
sirable.
This Is not to imply that all
employers are angels. On the
contrary, there are still too
many employers in the United
States who are unwilling to
accept unions and negotiate
with them in good faith. How
over, there are too many
wrong guys" in the labor
movement. But that's no ex-
cuse for publishing anthem
ployer or anti-labor cartoons OF
the type referred to above.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-26

editorial was, frankly, rather
critical. We thought that the
capable editors of Work were
making a mountain out of a
molehill. 1t was our impression
that the class-war cartoons that
we see occasionally in the of
fetal periodicals of certain UNI
ions and employers associa-
tions are published, however ill
advisedly, in a spirit of good
clean fun and that they are not
really intended TO be taken ser.
iously as an expression OF
class hatred or class antagon-
ism.
We are not so sure about this,
however, after reading a very
disappointing naturalization or
defense OF such cartoons in q re-
cent issue of Labor's Daily, the
only daily newspaper published
in the United States under UNI
ion auspices. The editor of La
boris Daily agrees with the ed
itors OF Work that there has
recently been an increase of
class consciousness in the field
of labor-management relations,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-26

Q. If the Catholic Church
had power, ruled a country,
mould she compel everyone to
enter the Church?
A. No. The Catholic Church
would not seek rule Of any
country. While there were times
when the necessity of barbar-
ian invasions and the break
down Of the Roman Empire
forced bishops and even the
pope into civic leadership that
has never been the Church's
ideal. In countries where the
Church has power" in the
sense of a Catholic population
and state recognition Of the
Church there is no attempt to
force others into the Church.
The newspapers make much of
various incidents in Spain, Italy
and Latin America involving
Protestants who are hindered
in their apostolate. The Church
insists upon a distinction be-
tween the right to practice a
religion and the right in a
Catholic country to attack the
basic beliefs (e.g. devotion to
the Blessed Mother) of the peo-
Pile. We believe communism is
wrong end we place severe in
hibitions on its public procla-
nation and defense. Why? Be-
cause 1t advocates the destruc-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-26

ligion (e.g. Mother Stone), for
the separated couple where
both are living must respect
the sacred vows which displac-
ed their marriage vows. Such
situations are unusual and
simply show the adaptability
of the Church in her desire to
advance every soul toward
sanctity, sometimes by extraor-
binary means.
@. Is it q serious sin to hate
someone without particular
reason? / mean you don't like
q person and there seems to
be nothing you can do to stop
the feeling.
A. We must love everyone
to the extent that we exclude
no one from our good wishes,
especially for salvation of his
soul. True hatred of course is
a serious sin but temperament
al clashes or feelings of conflict
can be involuntary. There are
certain more or less natural
feelings of attraction and aver
sion which are not directly or
completely under our control.
We can pray for conquest of
these feelings and we must
labor to control them. Just as
we cannot yield without dis
elimination to attraction leg.
when scandal might result or
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-26

the junior partner. Marriage
is not a mere habit which keeps
couples together, for the two
are linked together by some
thing which surpasses them.
Their valentine is not one
with an arrow going through the
heart, but one with a cross
over the heart. True Christian
love is r%edemptive, it is asso-
ciated with Christ on the cross,
it is as unselfish as His love.
True Christian love does not
permit a couple to become inn
mersed in themselves. God and
Gods children constantly keep
the scene changing. This love
never says, stop! have
enough" That is the language
of sexs
This love will prudently have
as many children as is possible,
economically, physically, and
e%motionally. Justice is involved.
If one enjoys marital rights,
there are certain responsible
ties to accept children. Just as
one who Is given a salary is in
justice expected TO work. A
couple cannot arbitrarily stop
having and educating children,
as one cannot arbitrarily decide
to get out of the armed forces
when the country's good is at
stake.
In this pattern a child choos-
es a spouse, but with the advice
of his parents. In recreation
there is supervision but not
strict chaperonage. Original sin
has deprived man Of certain
qualities, but he is not deprav-
ed. Beautiful as this love is, it
is not on the wedding day that
the true Christian love is most
beautiful, nor is it on a couples
wedding anniversary. 1t is most
wonderful in the evening Of
their lives. For it is at this time
that they have been most deep
ly enriched and have developed
a mammoth capacity to love and
be loved. This love is a pre-
lude to Heaven itself. For God
is love.
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There are actually only three
kinds of marriages, unless, of
course you speak of combina-
tons. There is the one which
stresses force, another which
emphasizes the contract itself,
and one which goes all out for
love.
The one which revolves
around force is the staunch
! patriarchal type. Here the par
-ents themselves practically Sc
FHicIr sons or daughters
spouse. Discipline is always
iron clad: Father has spoken"
He is a little dictator. Go
against him and you are ruled
out of the house and, of course,
the inheritance. Spanking is
used often and 1.-The patriarch"
agrees with the railroad man
who says that a switch often
gets a delinquent on the right
track"
Rules, however, are overstrlct;
the child is to be seen but not
heard. Sex Is always vulgar.
Women are second class citi-
zens. There is a strict division
of labor between husband and
wife. The man would never be
seen helping out in the kitchen.
Children are had merely for
self-continuity. The happiness
of the parents is not important.
propagation is. This whole idea
Is a result Of the thinking of
Luther, and Calvin.
THIS is LIFE
Then there is the marriage
which stresses the other ex-
IRENE and now we sec the in
tellectual child of Jean JAG
ques Rousseau. Freedom is the
watch word. Don't fence me
in" is the theme song, Mar
riage is for personal develop
ment. IL your wife does not de-
velop your personality as well
as your secretary, then switch
and marry the secretary. Adult
cry is not wrong; ii is a posi-
tive achievement. Abortion is
a matter of taste. Divorce is
no cause for social exile but a
The Nome nugget., 1957-08-30

It is estimated that during O. Henry's most productive period (the first decade of this century, he drank two quarts of whisky day.
The Nome nugget., 1957-08-30
Gun Regulation Plan Up Against Strong Opposition

1 WASHINGTON, R-P ub i c
 hearings on proposed changes in
 federal firearms regulations end
 ed Wednesday with 30 persons
 voicing strong objections to the idea.
 Three congressman joined rep
 resentatives of sporting and con-
 servat1on groups in denouncing the regulations which would re- 1 quire permanent records to be kept of the names of all purchas-
 CTS of firearms and of revolver
 and pistol ammunition. Rep. Rogers D-Tex) said the proposals smacked of regimenta- ton. Rep. Flint D-GO said they were a threat to the constitutional
 right of Americans to carry arms. Rep. Dowdy D-Tex) called them
 an improper exercise of authority and the regimentation of free people.
 The comparative few who spoke up in favor of the proposals Wednesday stressed the impor- tance of firearms registration in crime prevention and detection The proposal that all guns be stamped with the manufacturer name, a serial number and model number also brought strong pro tests.
 Robert s. Carr, representing
 gun collectors associations of
 Ohio and Pennsylvania, said this
 would bring about increased costs
 to consumers. Carr said the regis tration proposals constituted an
 undue burden on dealers and
 manufacturers.
 The two-day hearings attracted about 50 volunteer witnesses. The
 hearings were held by officials of
 the Internal Revenue Service.
 They will now study the matter further.
The Nome nugget., 1957-08-30

STORES CLOSED MONDAY Stock Up For Labor Day Holiday Ali US. NERO and NERO MEAT
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-09-06
GROVER C. NEWBERN, 70,
OF POWELLS POINT, DIES

Grover Cleveland Newbern, ",
died Sunday at 12:45 am. at the
family residence in Powells Point
after an illness of one year. He
was a lifelong resident of Powells
Point and was a retired farmer.
He formerly operated the G. c.
Newbern and Sons Garage and
was a former undertaken in Currl-
tuck County. He was the son OF
John and Mary M. Newbern. He
was a member of Hebron Metho-
dist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Minnie Walker Newbern; six
daughters, Miss Edna E. New
bern and Mrs. Nell N. Waterfield,
both of Norfolk; Mrs. Minnie N.
Mears, of Powells Point; Mrs.
Ruth N. Luck, of Norfolk; Mrs.
Mary N. Domn, of Norfolk, and
Mrs. Betty N. Mcintosh, Of Eagle
Lake, Fla; eight sons, Elvin New
bern, John Newbern, Alton w.
Newbern, Robert w. Newbern and
Elbridge B. Newbern, all of Pow
ellis Point; Cleveland Craig New
bern, of Port Arthur, Tex; Mil
burn Glenn Newbern, of Norfolk,
and Leslie Newbern, of Maple;
one sister, Mrs. C. A. Perkins, OF
Elizabeth City; IL grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday at pm. at Hebron Meth
odist Church by the Rev. Robert
Frost, pastor, and the Rev. Paul
Moss, of High Point. Burial was
in the family cemetery at Powells
Point.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-09-06
HIGH SCHOOL IN
ENGELHARD HAS
So TO ENROLL
Five Teachers Volunteer. and
None Go to Swan Quarter
on Opening Day

Engelhard's high school pupils
didn't go to Swan Quarter on the
bus Tuesday, contrary to the or
ders of the Hyde County Board of
Education. They were met at the
Engelhard school by five volunteer
high school teachers, who set up
classes and enrolled some SO pupils
for high school work.
Meanwhile the school opened at
Swan Quarter with an enrolment
of 70 in high school, which in
cluded pupils from the Fairfield
area who formerly went to Engel-
hard, but whose parents didn't
join the protest made against the
consolidation order, which is being
fought by patrons of the Engel-
hard school who are resident of
the area. This court fight is on
behalf of "a students.
When school opened on Tues
day, more than 300 patrons of the
school attended, it being the
largest manifestation Of patron in
terest shown in the history of the
school.
The five high school teachers
who appeared Tuesday morning to
teach those pupils who declined to
go to Swan Quarter are Paul T.
Long, teacher of agriculture; Mrs.
Grace Mann, Mrs. Alese Mann,
Mrs. Sam Dudley and Mrs. Ruth
Davis.
Although the partly empty bus
es rolled their way into Swan
Quarter, and numerous pupils lost
their opportunity for a 54-mile
ride each day, there will be no
change in bus schedules, according
to Supt. Tommy Gaylord, who says
the schedules have been fixed for
the season by the County Board.
On Monday of next week, at a
special term of court to be held by
Judge w. H. S. Burgwyn, the APP
peal on behalf of the 81 pupils
who refuse to go to Swan Quarter
will be heard. Citizens of the En-
gelhard community complain that
it is rank injustice and NAL
administration of responsibility on
the part of the Hyde County
Board of Education to attempt to
abolish the high school at Engel-
hard.
Last year, Engelhard had the
larger high school enrolment,
which included pupils of the Fair
field area who now attend the
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-09-06
HATTERAs PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Midgette and
children of New York are spending
week in the Oden's apt. They
motored to Ocracoke Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Browning and
children of Winston-Salem were
home with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Burrus. They were
accompanied here by Miss Mary
Burrus who had visited them for
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lingo of
Norfolk spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Balance. Their
two sons, Steve and Billy, who
have been making their home with
her parents for several years, ac-
companied them home, where they
will enter school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Damon Gray, Jr.
and children visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Kermit Balance in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bland and
children of Edwards visited Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce Austin and Mr..
and Mrs. A. Burrus.
Mr.. and Mrs. William johnson
and children of Norfolk spent the
week end with Mrs. Johnson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nacie Austin,
after spending the week travelling
through the Virginia, North Car
DINA and Tennessee mountains.
Mrs. Norman Dudley, Mrs.
Deryl T. DUDLEY, Mrs. Eliva Bal
lance, Mrs. Grace Peele, E. B. Bal
lance, were in Washington Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard ,Gillikin
had as their guests his sister and
husband from Beaufort last week.
Nelson Stowe has returned home
from Marine Hospital and is i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Austin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Peele, spent a
few days in Williamsburg, James,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-09-06
WANCHESE ENDS, SEASON
With VICTORY OVER
COlNJOCK LITTLE LEAGUE

The Wanchese Little League
baseball team completed their sea-
son last Saturday with victory
over the Coinjock Little League at
Coinjock. This was Wanchese's
third victory against the Coinjock
team. The score of last Satur-
days game was 81.
Coinjock scored the first run in
their part of the first inning. C.
Griggs, on base on balls, was
driven in on a double by Terry
Hampton. George Daniels and
David Daniels scored the first two
runs for Wanchese in the top of
the second inning. Both received
bases on balls and scored when an
error was made on a ball hit
by Walter Baum. Their third run
came in the fifth inning when
Gary John received a base on balls
and then scored on a double by
Charlie Greet. This gave the final
score of 81.
Gary John was starting pitcher
for Wanchese. Pitching only 2/S
inning, he gave up l hit, walked
one man, and struck out 2. He was
then relieved by Curt Cudworth,
who pitched the remaining 5-1/3
inning. He allowed 2 hits, gave up
no walks and struck out IL men.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-09-06

One error was charged against the
Wanchese boys.
Terry Hampton started on the
mound for Coinjock and pitched
five of the six innings. In that
time, he allowed 2 hits, walked 5,
and struck out z. Saunders pitched
the remaining inning, gave up no
hits and struck out 2. Three errors
were charged against Coinjock.
In addition to Creef's double, the
only other Wanchese hit was a
single by Wayne Balance. Terry
Hampton, in addition to his double
had l single, and Clark Hampton
had l single, to account for the
.Coinjock hitting.
|. This victory gave the Wanchese
team a seasons record of IL wins
and z losses. This was the first
season that the community has had
IA summer-long baseball program
for the boys, and Coach Ernest
"Pigem" Walker said that he was
very satisfied with the perform
ances of his boys. He expressed
his appreciation to the boys fol
their cooperation, and also to the
Wanchese Ruritan Club and peo-
pie of the community in theii
efforts toward backing the team
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-09-06

Swan Quarter school. 1t was the
larger of the two schools, and this
is one of the arguments used by
Engelhard patrons in their efforts
to maintain the high school at
Engelhard.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-09-06
RoDANTHE PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Willis and
children Paula, Harriet and Donna
of Beaufort visited their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Meek
ms.
Mrs. Margaret Midget is i'll in
Public Health Service Hospital,
Norfolk.
George Beck of Salisbury, Md.
spent Sunday night here with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. L. Gray and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tazwell O'Neal and
family spent the week here with
their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar B. O'Neal of
Key West left here Wednesday
after visiting Mr.. O'Neal's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred O'Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mazelle and
boys Wayne and David of Suffolk
spent the week end here with Mr..
and Mrs. J. E. Herbert, Sr.
Mrs. Olive Patrick and daugh-
ter, Judy of Norfolk and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Williams and children
of Elizabeth City spent the week
end here with their parents and
grandparents.
Mrs. Beulah O'Neal is ill here
at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen E. Gray and
children of Fort Pierce, Fla. and
Norman J. Gray of Miami, Fla.
left Monday after visiting their
parents and grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian L. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Roadcap
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ar
val 0'Neal and son of Norfolk and
and children of Portsmouth, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Herbert, Jr.
spent the week end here with their
parents and grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Herbert, Sr. and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred O'Neal.