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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12

those businessmen who observe the law.
During the last session of the Legislature,
Rep. J. Lynch I'd. Mahoning) introduced H.B.
329, a measure to modernize the Sunday blue
Laws" The measured passed the House of Rep
resentatives on May 9th by a vote of SO yeas
and 80 nays. However, the bill died in the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee without a hearing.
We hear reports that in many cities through
out the United States various groups and organi-
cations are being formed to enforce the Sunday
closing.
However, the real culprit of the Sunday clos
ing practice will continue to go free. Those that
should be criticized will get off unassailed-the
people who patronize the merchants who open
on Sunday.
Catholics, of course, are obliged in con-
science to refrain from ordinary buying-or sell
ing on the Lords Day.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12

A bulletin came in the mail the other day
with the caption, Juvenile Delinquency-One
of the Country's Most Serious Problems"
1t went on to state, police arrest data from
the F.B.I. reveals that in 1855 children commit
ted 62% of all auto thefts, $50 of the burglar
les and 1879 of the rapes."
THE Bureau of Census predicts that even
if the rate of delinquency remains the same as
in 1855 VIC ca;i expect a 500 rise in the num-
Der OF delinquents by 1865 because of popula-
ton increase Alone,
We have all read in the newspapers about
the rise of delinquency in our own city. We
have also been made aware of our lack of per-
sonnet and inadequate facilities to work with
delinquents, much less do effective preventative
work.
LAS concerned citizens there is something
that we can do about this problem. Please con-
tact the members, staff and board of your
church or organization to write Congress in
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12
The Washington Letter
Red Leaders Upheaval
Watched By Waiting World

other problems facing Soviet
Russia, observers do not feel
that it necessarily bodies good
for the Free World. In elimi-
mating opposition, Khrushchev
has gained exclusive power to
deal with events as he sees
them. This is expected to make
Moscow an opponent that can
maneuver easily, and that can
be ruthless and even more dan
gerous than it has been recent
ly.
On the other hand, it could
mean a greater disposition on
the part of Soviet Russia to ne
gotiate with the rest of the
world.
But, all this remains to be
seen. The fact is that Soviet
Russia is still communist and
dedicated to making the rest
of the world Red. 1t has made
changes only in its leadership.
These changes make the lead
ership more agile, quicker act
ing, and better adapted to mer-
curial changes of policy. It APP
proaches very close to a type
of Russian leadership we have
known before-to the Free
Worlds sorrow.
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WASHINGTON - The up
heaval in Soviet Russian lead
ership has left competent OBJ
servers guessing as to where
1t will all lead. There seems
to be agreement only upon the
fact Russia still follows the
philosophy of Marx and Lenin,
and that it is still bent on hav-
ing communism dominate the
world.
Elimination of the last of
Stalinism, it has been widely
said, is the primary aim of Nj
kita Khrushchev. Stalinism has
come to mean one-man rule in
Russia, and it is to be wonder
ed if Khrushchev is not making
himself another Stain. No one
seems to doubt that Khrush-
chew is going to be the boss.
1t has been rumored for
some time that Soviet Russia
has been having serious prob
lens at home as well as abroad.
Many observers see the up
heaval as a confirmation Of
these rumors. It could also be
q warning that the Kremlin is
going to deal with them vigor-
ohsly.
The Kremlin, some say, has
been in great need of time to
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12

unions of Western Europe
with the neutral unions of the
United States and Canada. In
other words, they r not suf-
ficiently aware of the fact that,
additionally, Continental So
cialism lin contrast, for exam
pie, to the British variety has
been rather consistently anti
clerical, not to say anti-relig-
lous, in spirit.
Authorization
This is not an exclusively
Catholic critique of Continen-
tai Socialism. Witness, for ex-
ample. the following excerpt
from a recent book by Will
Herberg, the distingu h g d
Jewish labor economist and
philosopher: 6. the socialist
movement. outside of Britain,
arose in modern times as an
antireligious movement. On the
social and political level, il was
uncompromisingly anti-clerical.
waging bitter war against
Church and Synagogue as bull
warks of reaction. On the spir-
itual level. it proclaimed a mil
liant, atheistic materi a ! / m
and thus came forward as the
protagonist of a rival total
philosophy claiming the al
legi2nce Of Western man.
Mr.. Herberg hastens TO add
that Continental Socialism at
the present time partly as a
reaction to the extreme tyran-
ny of communism is undergo
ing a change for the better and
is beginning to shed it's tradi-
tional antagonism to revealed
religion. This is all to the good.
Nevertheless, too many Europe
an Socialists are still anti-cleri-
cal and are still using the
trade union movement (includ-
ing the ICFTUD as a means of
carrying on their traditional
campaign against the Church.
Those who are inclined to
dismiss this charge as a fig
ment of our clerical" imagi-
nation are advised to study the
record for themselves. Let
them read, for example, a re-
cent publication entitled The
Problems of European Unfit
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MMmNmmNMMNNNNNnuMMMMMHMMMlM
Making Marriage Click
You Can Be A Saint
By Figuring The Budget
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

interesting experience to ask
a married couple, What
would you have to do TO be-
come, saints?" Can you imagine
what would happen? Many
would throw up their hands
and exclaim: 81 could never be
a saint. | just wouldn't have
the time. | am too busy with
the children, with my job, TO
90 to Mass every morning, to
say so many prayers, to follow
all those devotlons."
So many have never under
stood that graees Turk in dirty
dish water. in telling q wife
often that you love her. in
bresstfeeding q baby, in fam
lily recreation, in handling the
household funds.
As a priest obtains graces
when he hears confessions and
breaches and says Mass be-
cause he is fulfilling his state
OF life and his vocation, SO
married couples receive graces
when fulfilling their state of
life, their vocation. 1t may be
when they are working in the
kitchen or in the backyard or
in the bedroom. II may be
when they are justly Furnishing
a child or affectionately en-
bracing a spouse, Yes, what
you do with a dish pan may
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Chesterton used TO say about
Catholics that they could pick
up the morning paper and
know that the Church had a
point OF view on every cap
ton. That is equally true about
everything from the personal
every phase Of family lie.
The Church has an opinion on
allowance a wife should have
TO whethe r or not a child
should be driven to school
three blocks away.
Some of us are Catholics prln-
cipally as regards the tremen-
dous dogmas: we believe in
the Trinity, in Redemption,
in the Eucharist but some
how we never learned that it
was also a matter of conscience
to try TO provide a reasonable
inheritance for our children
and il is also a matter of con
science il a wife arbitrarily
absents herself from her hus-
band for weeks and weeks of
vacationing. II is also unchriS-
tan for a man to say the ros-
airy and then punishlngly re-
fuse to talk TO his wife for
hours and hours. We would
then have a split personality
and innumerable blind SPOTS.
No Time for Sanctity7
II could prove TO be quite an
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versities, the Chicagoan added,
ito introduce what they know
best-the Catholic view-and to
meet the secular scholars. They
need to know each other-the
r%elativists and the Catholics"
catholics on the secular cam
pus must not maintain a de-
fensive attitude" he said. '@They
must find a common base and
build from there. Scholars must
meet and begin to understand
their common search, and Catho-
lies would do better to stay and
fight for what they believe in
whether in the universities or in
politics or in community affairs
rather than walk out"
Does the inter n ationa1ly
known political scientist - his
writings are regularly published
in Review of Politics, Political
Science Review, and Common
weal-have an opinion on the
current question of recognition
of Red China?
Il am no orientalist," DR.. Ker-
win offered, "but l will say this:
When Red China is recognized by
the United States, it won't be the
leftists or the professors who will
engineer it. 1t will be the Ameri-
can businessman - he wants the
business"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12
Fir. Healey's Inquiry Corner
What Should We Dc If
Someone Is Found Dead?

There are other arguments
against cremation e.g. ques-
tons of elimination in GRIMM
al cases.
Q. Does the Pope'S letter on
Virginity imply that there IS
something inferior about mar
riage as If those Who get mar
ried are more or less bypass
ing the better state? | haze al
ways had that feeling IN listen
ing to some religious talk.
A. The Holy Father (PoA
Plus KID makes clear in his
letter On Holy Virginity that
he is speaking in particular to
those who plan to embrace the
state of virginity or are al
ready dedicated to it. He states
also. However, since there are
some who, straying from the
right path in this matter, SO
exalt marriage as to rank it
ahead of virginity and thus de-
precIate chastity consecrat-
ed to God and clerical cell
bacy, Our apostolic duty de-
mands that We now in a par
ticular manner declare and up
hold the Church's teaching on
the sublime state of virginity,
and so defend Catholic truth
against these errors" He fur
Their warns 'lest men and wo-
men renounce marriage as
though it were something des-
picable instead of because vir-
ginity is something beautiful
and holy-none of these can
claim for themselves the hon.
or of Christian virginity."
While our Holy Father points
out the greatness of dedicated
Christian virginity he makes
no invidious remarks about the
marriage state.
Q. Is q person ercommuni-
Gated for refusing to belieue
IN the uisions at Lourdes or at
FGtand etc?
A. No. 1t would be rash and
probably sinful for a Catholic
to speak out against such COM
monty accepted private revela-
tons. Pope B Benedict XIV
states the Catholic principle
in the matter when he says:
Is. the assent of Catholic
Faith to revelations thus APP
proved is not only not obliga-
tory but not possible" Private
revelations, and all visions etc.
to individuals is private, never
become matters of Catholic
Faith. Fatima has the implicit
approval of Pope Plus XII
leg. his message of October
81, l942) and OF the Catholic
world but details of this ap-
parition-or that at Lourdes-
do not have the official back
ing of the Church. These great
signs of Gods love are intend
ed for our correction and in
spiration; it would be difficult
to find anyone who could not
profit by the basic message
connected with such events.
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus (16) Ohio.
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dean OF students IN social science
at the University of Chicago.
more Catholics should get
into politics in the right way
AT the precinct level" he
said. THAT'S where they're
needed most right now"
DR.. Kerwin believes that for
too long many Catholics have ex-
hibited a disdain for political ac-
tivity at the community level and
in some cases community affairs
themselves, a disdain he traces to
background and schooling.
MS all a part of the ghetto
mentality" he said. "Too many
Catholics think We have our
own activities"
DR.. Kerwin traces this sep
aratism to the schools which, he
says, do not put enough empha-
sis on the teaching of political
science and kindred subjects.
Political science and inter-
national relations and the like
are roo often Just not taught
in the Catholic colleges" he
said. During the early Roose-
welt years, when careers in di.
piomaey were opened to gen.
eraI examinations. hardly q
Catholic university could quail
ify. However, all that is chang
ing" he said.
Catholic teachers should seek
Jobs in secular colleges and uni
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12
Out of the Frying Pan
And Into the Freezer

NEW YoRk--An appropri.
ate slogan for missioners
could be patterned after the
Nays popular Join the Navy
and See the World"
Take for example Father
Walter J. ValIadon, Maryknoll
Missioner from Oakland, CAL,
a veteran Of IS years in the
Green He'll area Of Bolivia.
near the headwaters of the
Amarcn River. The California
padre returned home last
week from his Jungle mission
and Immediately volunteered
for q temporary assignment
while on fvrlough. His assign
ment? Chaplain at the US.
base at Thule, Greenland.
a mere 900 miles from the
North Pole.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-07-12

Our recent column on the
International Confederation of
Free Trade Unions MAY 20.
1857 has stirred up a little
more interest and excitement
than we had originally antici-
pated. Pro and con reactions
to the column have been ra-
Their evenly divided, but, for
present purposes, we are in
terested only in The latter.
Some of those who disagreed
with the column objected In
particular to our criticism OF
the European Socialists and
our statement to the effect
that the Socialists have a dis
proportionate amount of influ-
ence in the inner councils of
the ICFTU. Others includ-
ing a number of experts in the
field of international labor af-
fairs said that they we're
shocked or surprised that we
should have dragged" or "in.
jected" the religious issue into
a discussion Of ICFTU.
One friendly critic of the col
umn in question even express
ed the fear that il would pre-
cipitate a religious war" or at
least an embarrassing religious
controversy at the Forthcoming
ICFTU Congress in North Afri-
ca. That's a remote possibility,
but hardly more than that.
Anfi-Religious In Spirit
In any event, the fact that
so many knowledgeable stu
dents of international labor af-
fairs were surprised that we
should have brought up the re-
ligious issue in connection with
the ICFTU is a pretty good in
dication in itself that the
above mentioned column was
long overdue. It serves to con
firm an impression we have
had for a long time that many
Americans working in the field
of international labor affairs
do not fully understand the ma
ture Of European Socialism.
They are somewhat inclined
to think of European Socialism
exclusively in political and eco
nomic terms and, worse than
that, to equate the Socialist
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Q. What should be done If
q member of the family is
found apparently dead e.g.
from q heart attack? What
about Christian burial If he
WdS out of the Church?
A, The priest should be call
ed Immediately. If it seems
evident that the person has
been dead for some time that
fact should be mentioned. 1t
is possible, however, that a
person can be anointed even
some time after apparent
death. The judgment in such
cases S h d be left to the
priest, but he should be called
without delay. If a person is
unconscious or apparently
dead he can be given the bene-
fit of the doubt in regard to
the sacrament of Extreme Unc-
ton ard also Christian burial
if he had expressed or given
some signs previously that he
s h e d to return to the
Church. Again this decision
must be made by the pastor or
the bishop in particular cases,
especially where there is some
doubt and occasion of scandal.
@. What is the meaning of
the stole Dhtch the priest
WearS for the SdcrdmentS?
A. 1t is commonly supposed
that it was borrowed from the
court uniform of the judges of
ancient Rome. That symbol of
judicial authority was more
full and might be compared to
the robe worn by our Supreme
Court justices. It is taken as a
symbol of priestly power and
authority and is worn at Mass
and for the administration of
the sacraments. 1t began to as
sumo its present narrow shape
in the fourth century. 1t is
made of silk and matches the
color of the maniple, chalice
veil, burse and chasuble lie.
the color of the day.
Q. What is Wrong Nth Gre
nation? Wig is the Church SO
dedd-set against something so
practical, economical and SdU-
ing in land etc?
A. Cremation is contrary to
Jewish and Christian tradition
and in modern times has often
been identified with defiance
of God and mockery of the res
direction of the body. There
is nothing, intrinsically wrong
with cremation. It Is permit
ted in cases of serious cpl
denies and if circumstances
were to c change the Church
might admit it. The references
in the Bible Genesis 1915,
Amos 81, Josue 7:15, | Corin-
thians 3:16, 6:19) would indi-
cate that burial is more fit
ting. So too does the writing
of the Fathers of the Church
and the liturgical practice of
the Church. The sudden and
violent destruction Of the hui
man body scarcely seems COM
parable to the natural lower
ing of the body into the earth.
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This Catholic World:
Precinct Politics And Secular
Universities Need You, And
Vice Versa, Educator Says
BY John Otconror

SAN FRANCISCO = Wanted. Il Catholics in politics
cat the precinct level" and q Catholic scholars in secular
schools, especially the universities.
This was the appeal of DR.. Jerome G. Kerwin, who re-
Gently visited Stanford University here. DR.. Kerwin is
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05
Achievement Day
Program Scheduled
By County HID Clubs

Prince Edward will pay tribute
to its outstanding Home Demon
stration club members of the year
at an achievement day program
Thursday at 7:30 p. m. in the
little auditorium at Longwood
College.
Tuggle Club, Of which Mrs.
Raymond Kelsey is president, is
hostess.
Mrs. Nell Griffin, head of the
Longwood College home Econom-
les department, will speak on
Present Day Roles Of Family
Members.
Hands in Service in the Home
will be the theme of exhibits and
scrapbooks set up by the clubs.
Each club has nominated an
outstanding member, who viii re-
ceive a club pin. Every member
who has given three or more dem
onstratlons is also in line to re-
celve a pin. Reading certificates
will be presented to the women
who have read at least five books
on the state approved list, and
the clubs with the most readers
are also to be honored.
Cash awards 60 to the groups
with highest records of new mem
bers. attendance and achieve
ments. while another prize awaits
the club having the largest num-
Der Of members and friends at the
achievement meeting.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05
Powhatan HID Clubs
Sponsor. Houses Tour

| A tour Of homes old and new.
remodelled and modern, will be a
feature Of the Powhatan county
home demonstration achievement
program Wednesday.
! Eight homes will be open. seven
Of them from 10 m. to 4 pm. and
In 70 3 pm. The eighth. the modern
style home Of Ms. Charlie Hogg.
of Fine Greek, will be open only
from 10 am. to 4 pm
I Refinished furniture and caned
chairs will be featured at the home
of Mrs. B. E. Walthall. OF Balls
vile An older house with effective
painting and remodeling. that OF
Mrs. Nelson Palmore, Of Trenholm,
will also be open.
A new house with an unusual
pantry arrangement and handmade
rugs, that Of Mrs r It. VanDer-
WORT, Of Fine Greek, Will be open,
as will Mrs. Howard Merchant s
new house at Flat Rock, and Mrs
Grey Younce, Jr's house in Clay
vile.
Winter arrangements Will be
featured at the home Of Mrs. w R
Parker in Powhatan Donations for
the Sheltering Arms Hospital may
be left on the porch at Mrs,
Parkers.
Climax of the tour will be dem
onstration of correct lighting for a
home at Mrs Sam Parker's. Mrs
Reid Dobbins, Vepco home econo-
mist from Richmond, will be there
for the demonstration
On the planning committee for the
program are Mrs E. F Yates, Mrs.
E. P. Hicks, Mrs. W. R Parker and
Mrs. B. S. Brent
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05

+ Dr. H. E. Hudgins left Monday
Tor Cincinnati, Ohio, where he is
attending the bi-annual Methodist
conference Oh Christian education
pr. Hudslns Is president Of the
Methodist board Of education.
+ NJ lSs Rebecca Brockenbrough
Miss Olive Her and Miss Emil,
Clark were among those at tho
piano Recital Of Miss Broken
brough'S uncle, John Powell. III
Charlottesville. Sunday.
DR. Francis B. Simkins. of Long
wood College. Will 20 to Houston
Tex. Tuesday to attend Southern,
Historical association sessions ane
participate in symposium at Rice
Institute on Why Is the South
Southern"
! Mrs. T r. Claiborne. of Newport
News is spending several weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. j w. Sanderson
and ". M Shepard.
Recent guests OF the j w. Sander
sons were Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Clai-
borne, Russell Claiborne and Ray
nnond Robertson. all Of Ncwpor.
News. and Mr. and ms. Edwin
Gibson. Of Fredericksburg
Mi and Mrs. B. Blanton Hanburv
were guests III Charlottesville for
the week end and attended the Vir-
ginia-VAIl game Saturday.
Guests il the Cary Smith home
during the week end were their
son-in-law and daughter Nh. and
Mrs. e. B. Fclty. of Lynchburg
and their son and daughter-in- law
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Smith. Of Rach-
nond
Walter Palmer Of Warwick. was
the guest Of the Asa Smiths during
the week end.
Mrs L L Hubbard left Friday
for Roanoke where she was tho
guest Of her sister. Mrs. E. A.
CabanisS and Mr. Cabaniss for sev.
eral DAYS Mrs. Hubbard is visiting
her son and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Hubbard alsn IN Raanoke
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-05
LongWood Sororities
Pledge Upperclass

Six Of LongWood Colleges eight
national social sororities pledged
total Of 20 upperclassmen at the
close of the fall rush period.
Those pledged:
Alpha Sigma Alpha: Katherine
Bell, Of Suffolk. Mary frankie
Click and Barbara Ensmann. both
Of Richmond. and Katherine
Frances Green, of Norfolk.
Alpha Sigma Tau. Mary Ann
Montague, of Roanoke.
Delta zeta, Olivia Josephine
Bailey, Of Naola; Mrs. Mary
Katherine Carr, Of Natalie: Jean
Dunagan. Of Danville; Bessie Ma
RE Fisher, Of Lowry; Betty Haley,
OF Stanleytown; Frances Harvey.
OF Pulaski Blanche Ingram, of
Martinsville; Kitty Watson. of
Max Meadow. and Annie v. Weal
yer Of Madison.
Pi Kappa Sigma. Nadine Da-
zell. Of Manassas, Emily johnson.
of Farmville, and Pat Mitchell. of
Roanoke.
Sigma Sigma Sigma: 10 Lynn
Holland, Of Holland.
Theta Sigma Epsilon. Billie
Jean Shores, Of Abingdon. and
Alice Cheatwood. of Lynchburg.