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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21

Because Of its Puritan origin
clergymen Of different ereeds
were not disposed TO follow
suit. However, other colonies
did adopt the custom and II.
naily President Lincoln made
il . national observance rs .
result Of . 30-yssr esmpsisn
by Mrs. Sarah Hale.
In spite of Lincoln's procla-
nation, some people greeted
the designation with antipa-
thy because the strife of the
Civil War kept America a d.
vided nation.
But on Nov. IA, 1881, Cardi-
nal James Gibbons of Balti-
more, whose Diocese includ-
ed the city of Washington, is
sued an appeal to his priests
and people which has been
termed a model for subse-
quent Catholic Bishops. The
Continued on Page q
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21
BY Er. George Fuichsr
TUNES EDlToR-lN-cHlEF

When Bishop lssen-
mann ascends the altar
of the Cathedral next
Thursday for the HOO
o'clock Mass. he will be carry
ing on a Thanksgiving tradi-
ton begun in 1881 by the
Archbishop of Baltimore.
This is recalled as Catho-
lies throughout the Diocese
prepare to celebrate Thanks
giving Day with their fellow
citizens throughout the Unit
ed States.
Although the beginning Of
this observance goes back 70
1877, if has been less than .
century since Thanksgiving
Day has had rs1;oneI reeosni-
ion.
In his proclamation this
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21
TO Be Equal Doesnf Mean
Identical, Women Told Here

some work within her own
parish, community, Diocese or
State, which mayShelp herself
toward greater personal sane
tification.
The Alumnae elected Miss
Kathryn Yokers governor Of
the Ohio Chapter at its clos
ing meeting.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21

the authority Of the Church
human reason
the opinions Of moral ex-
Perts.
Monsignor Kleinz said this ap-
plies to any action by which we
practice compulsory segrega-
tion," whether small actions
like refusing to shake hands
or more serious like clos
ing the doors of white churches
and schools to men who do not
have the same skin color as we
do"
CHURCH TEACHING
The church has often con-
demned the theory that one
race is superior to another,
'Msgr. Kleinz pointed out
The first encyclical Of the
late Pope Plus XII called racism
one of the two principal per
nicious errors" he reminded.
Msgr. Kleinz cited the recent
us. Bishops statement on seq
regation, as another example of
authority. "In this country, the
Catholic Church has a reputa-
ton of being bold and clear in
its doctrine of the condemnation
of segregation policies"
FROM REASON i
"It is against the natural law
to say that the Negro is not an
equal of the white man as a
human person. Therefore, seq
regation is against the natural
law, hence sinful"
mo matter what intellectual,
or financial or geographical or
other tests of rationalizations are
established to keep the Negro
segregated, the Negro who can
pass everyone of these tests ex-
|cept the racial one will always
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21
At .IFCA Meeting

Many women ignore
the fact that ito be equal
does not mean to be iden-
tical," Miss Alice May,
president of the Interna-
national Federation of Cath
olic Alumnae told delegates
to the Ohio Chapter meeting
here this week.
Speaking to the annual ban
quet held here last weekend,
Miss May reminded the Alum
nae that Christ was the true
champion of intellectual and
social freedom" for women.
Prior to the time of Christ,
women were little more than
tolerated but due to His in
fluence and that Of the
Church, 0 IN occupy the
most important positions with
the approval of both spiritual
and temporal rulers"
Members Of the IFCA,
whether they be a member of
a religious order, married or
leading a single life in the
world should be ready to &C.
cept their role as leaders in
the Church and Civic Life,
Miss May noted.
The lFcA "ehsIlsnsss its
members 70 stand up and b
counted II bids them TO
go into The parish and give
leadership to look beyond
their homes, 70 assist The
schools which sdveated them
in their extension program, ia
fight ssiacioUs literature, II
assist The Diocesan directors
Of charity in fhsir work FOR
The needy 10. TO teach Chris
fion Doctrine TO those whe
esn's attend Catholic schools
". 10 raise cod-fssrins fam.
lilies and TO promote Religious
voesfions.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21


Joseph and Bert Buza, 81 and
II respectively, were convicted
of murder in November, 1857,
and sentenced to die in the cleo
trio chair.
Father McClory had received
them into the Church on Thurs
day and watched them receive
their First Holy Communion on
Friday morning at a Mass Of
Tered by Father c. v. Lucier,
IO.P., chaplain at the penitenti-
airy. After Mass Father McClory
was investing them in the Mirac.
ulous Medal of Our Lady when
the word came from Governor
&c. William O'Neill that the SEN
fences had been committed to
life Imprisonment.
He told them in sign language
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21

In conclusion Miss May said:
"Who san say that in the
ranks of the Federation there
are not women married or
single, employed or unemploy-
ed who cannot find that extra
moment to extend herself be-
yond her own sphere to do
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21

weekend.
ANY wsarahIe warn cloth.
ing is acceptable" Msgr. Will.
lam E. Kappes, diocesan d.
rector Of charities and dioce-
san drive chairman noted.
"Our Diocese has averaged
more than 10000 pounds o
clean clothing and bedding Pc
year since the Bishops Driv'
Msgr. Kappes said.
In his annual Thanksgiving
proclamation released here
this week, Ohio Governor G.
William o'NeilI urged Ohio.
ans TO share their abundance
and production with the mil
lions Of homeless hungry and
destitute abroad through . re-
lisiovs overseas aid program
sponsored by the three major
faiths"
All parishes of the Diocese
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21

will act as reception centers
for the clothing, Msgr. Kappes
said and members of parish So
cieties will handle the, packing
of the clothes under supervision
of the pastor.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21
Bishops Statements:
DsIs C0LUhBs
Defend Right
To Teach, Hit
.

The U. S. Bishops, at their annual meeting in
Washington released two statements, one on the
teaching mission Of the Church, the text Of which
is on page two this week, and the other on Immor-
slify OF racial segregation, the text Of which will be
published next week in the Catholic Times.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21
AT Newman Lecture
Segregation Sinful
Msgr. Kleinz Reminds

Segregation as practiced in the United States is
immoral, Msgr. John Kleinz, said here last Sunday.
Speaking at the second in the current Newman
lecture series, the Josephinum professor cited three
sources of proof for this thesis.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21
By Sign Language
Priest Brings Joy
To Death-ROW Men

Father Bernard j. McClory, assistant pastor of
Holy Rosary Church, brought double joy to two deaf.
mute residents of Ohio Pententiary's death row last
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21

Makes Appeal:
Parishes to Accept
Clothing This Week

Diocesanf residents were urged to clean out their
clothes closets this week-n help the needy overseas.
The annual Bishops Relief Clothing drive begins
this Sunday and continues on through the Thanksgiving
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-11-21

expose the essential difference
racial segregation"
.~THEoLoGiANS' CONSENSUS
Citing the opinions of several
Continued on page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-19
Dumb Suggestion

ELL, we see in the paper where one of
Wv them politician fellas down In Anne
Arundel County has come up with new
plan. What he suggested was that him and
the fela running against him for the State
Senate should both take intelligence tests.
Then the fella that loses would just quit and
let the other one be the winner.
The one who came up with this plan is
college fella and we understand he also is
college professor. The other fella didn't ever
set foot on college campus, ceptin' maybe
to do some work there, and we don't mean
studyin' work, and so probably he'd lose that
intelligence race which his opponent is talk
ing about. Although a fella we once knew
said you never could be too sure about such
things and sometimes people who don't
necessarily use perfect English and grammar
sometimes get right good scores on them
tests and have even more brains than some
body else.
In fact, this same fella who talked like
he knew something about the subject, said
it's awful hard just from looking at a fella
or even talkin' to him for short while, to
decide just how many brains he does have.
Or how he's going to act.
Course he went on, no matter how many
brains you've got you can sometimes do
some pretty foolish things. And there's some
who even think that the more brains you
have the more foolish things you might do,
although we don't go along with that all the
way.
Anyway, like somebody once said it
isn't just brains that decides what kind of
right-thinkin' or acting you're gonna be
doing. And if this fella's looney idea is
adopted, we reckon we better change the en-
tire method of picking our president Just
give the job to the most intelligent fela In
the country, that's all. Course it would be
plenty of trouble to give everybody in the
country one of them tests so you'd know
which one to give the job too.
This same paper that carried the story
said the fella who didn't go to college
wouldn't take the other fella up on his offer
We're kinda sorry about that because there'd
be chance Of his winning that test and beat
ing the fella who made that dumb suggestion
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-19
Letters to the Editor


In your recent editorial you
commented on the current post
card survey being conducted by
the Mayor and Council of Rock
vile to inquire into the voters
sentiments regarding a possible
dog ordinance.
could have wished for more
sympathetic treatment of the sit
uation by your newspaper whose
reporters regularly cover Coun-
Gil meetings and are well aware
of the strong feelings of resi-
dents on either side of this ques-
ton. Whether or not l favor the
ordinance is not important here;
I am heartily in favor of the sur
vey, however, since it not only
gives residents an opportunity to
apprise their governing body of
how they feel on this controver-
sial issue but it also gives resi-.
dents an opportunity to help the
Mayor and Council with this
touchy problem.
You and your reporter must
know from the instances which
have occurred in Council meet
ings over the past years that on
very few questions will people
feel more strongly than on this
one. If a clear cut majority votes
one way or the other on the sur
vey, it seems to me the minority
will have much less reason to feel
mistreated than If the Mayor and
Council had acted without the sur
vey.
A post card survey is not a
new device with Rockville Gov
eminent. AS long ago as 1919
one was conducted jointly by the
Rockville Civic Association and
the Montgomery County Sentinel
with the approval Of the Mayor
and Council to evaluate sentiment
in connection with proposed
major annexation to the City. In
that instance the governing body
could have acted without any sur
vey also, but some 100 of the
post cards were returned with
a clear indication in favor of the
annexation and in the current
situation the survey might be
equally helpful / am always in
terested in maximum citizen par
ticipation in local affairs and it
seems to me this is one way each
resident can help his governing
body make the most desirable
decision.
H. G. Hartman
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-19
After Tragedy!
Auto Death Laws
Are in LimeIight
By Steed Evans
Staff Reporter

Is Maryland's statute regarding manslaughter
by auto tough enough?
Is it true that States Attorneys find it diff.
cult to obtain convictions under the statute be.
cause they must prove "gross" negligence to get
a conviction?
These questions were revived last week after
the tragic htand-run death of a mother and her
infant son. The driver Of the car was charged
with nnanslaughter by auto.
The statute carries maximum penalty of
three years Imprisonment The statute became
law in 1941. Some lawyers say it was enacted to
approximate laws pertaining to negligent homi
eide in other jurisdictions
Another leading attorney put it this way:
"Juries were loath to convict drivers of man.
slaughter under the common law which provided
up to 10 years Imprisonment There also was the
stigma, under common law, of the act being
felony = you lose your right to vote, to hold
Federal job and other rights of citizenship"
Some attorneys believe that persons who kill
with car should be charged with murder First.
degree murder, which for conviction requires pre-.
meditation might not apply, but second degree
could, they feel.
In an aggravated case of mansaughter by
auto, the States Attorney could charge driver
simply with manslaughter, deleting the phrase,
by auto" and try the driver under common law
manslaughter which carries penalty of 10 years,
SOiHc lawyers leei. OIueTS 90 not however.
States Attorney Alger Y. Barbee was content to
charge the driver in last weeks tragedy simply
with mansaughter by auto which carries maxi.
mum jail sentence of three years.
He said he believed the enactment Of the
newer manslaughter by auto statute with its
three-year maximum penalty vitiated the older
common law mansIaughter law with its 1O-year
penalty.
Manslaughter by auto is not felony in Mary.
land. But with the ever increasing number Of
deaths by negligent driving public outcry for
more stringent penalties could arise
One attorney discussing the case said the pub.
lie must decide whether I'VE are running the auto
mobiles or they are running u.s."
Certainly, the automobile can be construed to
be deadly weapon. Death by deadly weapon
negligently used is felony in many Jurisdictions,
including the District of Columbia
II convicted of manslaughter by auto a Mary
land driver can be eligible for parole after IS
months. On the other hand. housebreaker can be
jailed for IS years.
tsee Bottom Right Col, This Page)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-19

In your issue of June s, you
gave space on your editorial
page for the article Should the
10 Commandments Be Posted in
Public Schools" by Roy Lee
Yinger. l am in complete con-
currence with the author that
sit would be a wonderful thing
to post the Ten Commandments
in conspicuous place in every
classroom of every school in this
country"
In the authorized, or King
James, Version. the Revised
Standard Version, and the Donay
Version from the Latin Vulgate,
all carry the complete transla-
ton or record of the Ten Com.
mandments as every Bible reader
or student knows them. How.
ever, one must keep in mind that
the authors of the Catechism in
the Roman Catholic Church have
deleted the Second Command
ment of the Decalogue dealing
with craven images and has di-
vided the original Tenth Com
mandment into the Ninth and
Tenth Commandments, the Ninth
Thou shalt not covet they neigh
boris house." the Tenth, ''Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbours
wife, nor his man servant, nor
his maid servant, nor his cattle,
nor anything that is thy neigh
boris"
The Bible Version gives us the
first four commandments deal
ing with relation of God to men
while the remaining six deal
with the relation of man to his
fellow men. The Catechism of
the Church of Rome by its de-
letion, carries only three Com
mandments in God and man re-
lationship. This deletion might
be the source of the difficulty
in the New York State Legisla-
ture to pass the bill referred to.
In my humble opinion, it is a
serious infringement to tamper
with the original text.
Mr.. fingers observation on
prayer is very appropriate. Bible
Study is God speaking to man
while prayer is man speaking to
God. Could any conversation be
more clear.
His statement 81 may be
wrong but l do not believe that
it is sinful to smoke or drink in
temperance" How does he inter
pref Proverbs 20:1, / Corinthians
3;16, and Revelation 22:11?
Wilbur F. Nash, Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-19

agree with you most heartily, and feel that what
you said will cause many to think and, hope, to
act.
Many times have said that our failure to
emphasize our Ten Commandments in school, and
am sorry to say in Sunday School, may be one
reason for much juvenile delinquency
Referring to juvenile delinquency doubt
very much if anyone in 1884 ever heard of switch
blade knives, H." or marijuana cigarettes; there
certainly weren't any lewd magazines and books
on the market and no one ever heard of hot
rod car. / may be wrong but I really believe the
people those days knew more about the Ten Com.
mandments, and, incidentally, abided by them,
than the present generation.
do not like the word "flourished" used by
Mr.. Kimble in referring to the church. He says:
Il also believe that past adherence to the prin-
ciple of separation of church and state has been
the reason that religion has fourished in America
with minimum of bgotry and persecution" /
would like to say to Mr.. Kimble that religion has
"flourished" NOT because of church and state
but because ii is of God. 1t needs nothing else
I may be unduly cynical and sincerely hope
am wrong when make this statement: you will
not find more than 10 percent of our 1857 high
school graduates who can recite the Ten Com.
mandments from memory. How are we to obey
something we do not know anything about?
repeat: it is never too early to learn about
the Ten Commandments; it is never too late to
start obeying them. They have nothing to do with
church and state They are the word of God.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-19
Metro Progress

A GREEMENT last week by Washington
~ area officials on program to set stand
ard rates for taxicabs operating outside their
home jurisdictions is good thing.
More significant than the new voluntary
rate plan however, Is the fact that Washing
ton area officials - sitting around confer
ence table = could agree on a metropolitan
area solution to metropolitan area problem
- voluntarily - and then put it into effect.
No supra governmental body with full
legal authority to impose its will on District
and nearby Maryland and Virginia taxpayers
was needed. The various political units with
in the metropolitan area simply sat down,
worked out a solution to common problem,
and then put it into effect. What could be
simpler?
1t is exactly this sort of working to-
gether to solve common problem that we
have always believed was the solution to the
growing metro" problem in the Washington
area. We have not felt that there was need
to make governmental eunuchs out of Mont
gomery, Prince Georges, Arlington and Fair
fax Counties and Alexandria because of the
metro problem and we have said all along
we will oppose any plan that could lead to
Montgomery County affairs being controlled
by Senator from Oregon, a Congressman
from Texas or non-voting bureaucrat from
the District Building.
We now have excellent working arrange
ments with the District of Columbia i'm sew
age disposal in which we pay our fair share.
There is close relationship on water supply.
Our road builders are in frequent touch with
those in the District and joint problems are
ironed out almost daily. Possibly some waiv-
ing of autonomy in the area of public trans
portation would be helpful because in the
past d. c. Transit has played one Jurisdiction
against another to achieve its own ends But
beyond that, we won't bulge an inch under
our present stage of enlightenment. If il Is
unenlightened to insist that Montgomery
County should continue to be a master of its
own destiny, then make the most of it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-19
We Are Thanked!

AS you know, The Drama Wing
was organized last Fall for the
primary purpose of service to the
State of Maryland. The accept
ance Of this service has exceed.
ed our highest expectations and
you and your staff deserve much
of the credit.
I have received many phone
calls and letters with the opening
remarks, 81 read about The
Drama Wing In the Montgomery
County Sentinel :" AS a result,
we gave more performances in
your county than in any other
county in the state.
In particular, I wish to thank
you for the excellent editorial of
October 8. 1857. with the news
story on the same page and to
commend Mrs. Dorothy Waleski
for her feature on May %. 1858,
which was the most comprehen-
sive article as to our detectives.
accomplishments. and future
plans that has been done in any
news form.
Again. Thank you very
much!"
E. Thomas Starcher
Director
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-19
Job Office Eiosco

| T is too bad that the State Department of
Employment Security has now closed
down its office in Gaithersburg We believe
the State agency must assume part of the
blame. After all, it remained open only two
and one half months before officials decided
to throw in the towel They complained that
Rockville and Upper Montgomery County
employers failed to make sufficient use of its
facilities to justify continued operation. 1t
would be interesting toknow, however, just
how much of a concerted effort the office
really made to inform these employers of the
opportunities available to them in the en-
ployment office.
If the job office had beaten the bushes
a little harder, the whole thing might not
have been such dismal failure. Also, it is
not inconceivabe that the public - both en-
ployers and employees-wou have profited
materially if the operations of the office had
been curtailed-say one day week of being
open-instead of closing it altogether.
Something went sour somewhere along
the line and, no doubt, both Montgomery
County employers and the State agency
must jointly shoulder the blame. A solution
could probably have been found if more
persons had been asked to share in solving
the problems that arose.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-19
Yinger Thunked

1 want to thank Mr.. Roy Yin
ger for his piece in your paper
about the Ten Commandments
in the schools. 1t seems that
God Is being pushed out of our
daily life more and more when
it should be just the opposite.
! am not an old fogy who wants
to revive the old days. | believe
in Progress but nothing, however
modern, should put God and His
laws out of style.
When l went to school as soon
as we were called to order we
bowed our heads in love and
reverence to God. and said The
Lords Prayer" That's how we
learned the Prayer, starting at
the age of six. We were taught
the Ten Commandments. the 23rd
Psalm. and the Golden Rule
among other beautiful things
that we never forgot.
We went to Sunday School not
because we were made to but
because we loved it and in due
time we were consecrated.
This early training has brought
me through many a crisis. In
looking over a picture of our old
class / couldn't pick one who had
turned out bad.
Let us bring God back into
our daily life where He belongs.
A person does not have to be
very religious to know that God
and His law should be our first
thought. Germany tried it by
burning the books and look what
happened to it.
Russia is practicing it and look
at the hate and slavery there.
I hope that Mr.. Fingers writ
ing will bear fruit in our schools
and | hope that he will continue
with his wonderful column.
Mrs. f. III. r.