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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-26
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poetic tributes to peace and
brotherhood or pious pictures
of the star-studded hills
around Bethlehem. Our age
is an age of worry. of dread
and mental anguish.
In the last century Man
abandoned God and faced the
future with glowing optimism.
Science would bring heaven
to earth in the form of more
comforts and less work. But
now the optimism is gone.
Men fear that Science has
spawned a weapon, the H.
bomb, that will exterminate
mankind. In his earlier days
H. G. Wells was a prince of
optimists and wrote a book
called Men Like Gods. Before
he died, in 1916, he was pre-
dieting catastrophes. He as
serted that this Man who had
made himself into a god was
about to STAY himself ION his
own strange altar" And for
unbelievers, beyond death
there is nothing.
Deep down in their hearts
men today want TO get away
from seev'srism and back TO
real religion. Our Christmas
message TO them must be
more than Commercial"
When they ask for bread we
should not give them a stone.
Bertrand Russell asks the
question: "can scientific man
survive, or is the mixture OF
advanced knowledge with
primitive undiseipIined pas
sion so Interchangeable as 70
make human survival improb-
abIe?"
Christ didn't promise the
human race would survive
on this planet. Our Redeemer
did however give us the Grace
to subdue our primitive I'M
disciplined passions" and He
did promise we would rise
from this planet in our glor-
ious bodies to life everlasting.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-26

American labor movement to
turn its back on socialism and
. fortiori, in a later period, on
communism as well.
THE Catholic Church." he
says. recognizing the import.
snee Of will and organization,
has been participating with all
the power At lis command in
fhe social struggle taking
place in This century. II has
astUtely understood that the
labor movement is ore Of the
vital areas wherein this strvg-
gle occurs" Mr.. karson is
careful to point out. incident
ally. that The Church has exer-
cised . positive as we'll as =
negative role in the field Of
labor.
II is entirely possible, of
course, that MIR. Karson has,
to some extent at least, ex-
aggerated or -over-emphasized
the influence Of the Church
and or of individual Catho-
lies. But Mr.. Pfeffer, who is a
lawyer by profession, is even
more inclined, ! think, to go
to the opposite extreme. /.
The influence Of the
Church, he says, lin the
srowth Of the American labor
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-26

The degree of influence
exercised by the Catholic
Church andtor by indi-
vidual Catholics in the
field of organized labor
since the turn OF the cen
fury is, in the nature Of
things, extremely ydifficult, if
not impossible to measure.
It is not at all surprising,
therefore, to find more or,
less contradictory estimates
Of this influence in two re-
cent books by non-Catholic au-
fhors-Ameriean Labor Union
snd Politics by Marc Karson
Of Southern Illinois University
and creeds In Competition by
Leo Pfeffer of the American
Jewish Congress.
VITAL FORCE
MI. Karson concludes that
'the Roman Catholic Church
in America has been a vital
force accounting for the mod
crate de-, non-socialist) polit-
ical position of American
trade-unionism. BY this he
means that the Catholic
Church in the United States
has consciously directly, and
systematically influenced the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-26

playing the role Of God to lit
tie ones. Christmas parties
which wildly glorify Santa
Claus, or Mr.. Bingle, or Ru-
dolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
or Bacchus and leave God out
are ferocious distortions of
Christmas. Christmas is not a
log, a tree, a drink, a gift,
holly or even Santa Claus.
Christmas is Christ.
The exchange of gifts, howe
ever, at this time is a sacred
custom, and pray God it en-
dures. In gift-giving we imi-
tate Christ who gave the great
est gift of all, His life, for
our salvation. Gifts also re-
mind us that the Christ Child
did not have what He needed
and so we give gifts today in
His honor.
At Christmas the jigsaw of
the world seems all together
and in place and this gift
giving is the language of love
and peace. But it isn't the
money or the dress we give a
maidservant. II is rather a
heartfelt "thank you for a
years service.
II isn't the cake that a poor
friend sends US. We could
have bought better. We could
not. however. have bought
what came with the cskel II
certainly isn'i the pair OF rub.
Der shoes we have received
which moves US so.
We could have bought bet
ter for ourselves. II was a
daughters heart that remem.
bered the time we caught cold
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-26

saints were self-confessed sim
ners, some of them motor
ious and scandalous for
some years as st. Augustine,
st. Camillus and st. John OF
God seemed to have been. in
most instances where the great
sinner becomes a great saint
it is not the great sins that
concern us but the dynamic
character and great talent
which was there underlying
and in spite of-the sinful.
ness. There are many who
sinned in the same way and
to the same extent as the con-
verified sinners who became
saints and did not repent! It
would be a terrible sin of pre-
sumption to think that w can
sin and so develop in Holt
ness: there are some modern
worshippers of the school Of
experience who seem 10 think
that holiness somes mainly
to those who have experienc.
ed the degradation and desc.
lation of sin at its worst. Some
Catholic novelists seem to
have this tendency. st. Therese
(The Little F1ower) argued
convincingly against this the
DRY in her Autobiography
when she said that the person
preserved from great sin (as
she was) has been forgiven
much just as the Magdalens
was since it is Gods grace
which preserves them from
great sin.
Sent questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus (16), Ohio.
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Sum and Substance:
Christmas Message Is
One OF Sacrifice
BY FIR. John b. Sheerin. esp.
Sum and Substance:

msil-esrriers staggered under
fhe weight of bags bullying
with christmss cards. These
cards are decorated with
seoffy dogs, whiskey bottles
and ief planes. Even the SEN
timents on the cards are sec
uIar. Peace and brothe rhood
and generosity are lofty senti-
ments but they are not related
TO the key concept that under
lies Christmas.
Christmas is the celebra-
ton of the birthday of Christ
Who came into the world to
redeem us from sin. To think
about Our Saviour without
thinking about what He saved
us from is rather pointless.
But of course the Devil
doesn't want us TO think about
hard things" such as sin.
YET to think about Christ
without any thought of His
fight against sin is like think
ing about George Washington
without ever adverting to his
part in the Revolutionary
War.
Father Francis X Weiser,
S.. in his "chrisfmss Book"
tells US that the Christmas
tree is completely Christian
in origin. II began as the tree
of Paradise in the German
medieval mystery plays, then
found its ways into the homes
Of the faithful. To the custom
Of decorating the tree with
symbolic apples was added the
custom Of sffixing TO the tree
waters that represented the
Holy Eucharist. So you have
the Christmas tree as the tree
of redemption: the tree that
had borne the fruit Of sin for
Adam and Eve bearing the
saving fruit Of the Sacrament.
Even though moderns don't
like to hear about sin, the mes
sage of Christ taking flesh to
redeem us from sin is a much
more helpful message than
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-26

more important, theologically
speaking, that the one already
referred to-he makes rather
serious mistakes which he
could have avoided if he had
checked his manuscript in ad-
vance with any reasonably
well informed Catholic priest
or Catholic layman.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-26

If you can't beat EN-,
join EN-" The devil
knows this political STRAIT
egy better than any po-
liticos. He couldn't beat
religion so he joined it in the
shape of secularism. That
thought was running through
my mind as / read Chad
Walsh's very Illuminating re-
view of Popular Religion: In
s~pirsfional Books in America
by sociologists Louis Schnei-
der and Sanford Dornbusch in
the Saturday Review Decem-
Der 6th1
The book itself is q analysis
Of fhe contents Of besf-selIers
Of . religious nature from
1875 70 1855 and Walsh says
that the analysis presents an
appalling picture Of religion on
fhe American scene. The stern.
or aspects Of religion are be-
Ing CLOSED over by these re-
ligious writers and Walsh
claims that most Of them mere
~ aim 10 help the Christian
pilgrim TO live comfortably,
hesIthiIy and prosperovsiy in
this world.
Sin and sacrifice and the
hard doctrine are fading out
and unpleasant thoughts are
almost totally eliminated in
today-s cut rate religion.
Though the Roman Catholic
books constitute something of
an exception"
Walsh may be a trifle too
severe in his judgment but
he is substantially correct and
this secularized religion is
scandalously obvious during
the Christmas season. This
mad buying spree is secular
lied religion running wild. Go
into any department store al
this time and your senses will
be inundated by the CONNER
cial atmosphere.
In fhs streets this month the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-26

This is said reluctantly and
with the best of good will, for
Mr.. Pfeffer, l am confident,
meant to be fair and objective
to the Church. Regrettably,
however, he seems to have
been in too big a hurry to pub
lish his book for on several
other Catholic matters-much
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-26

We want 10 nave a
Merry Christmas but we
cannot be merry without
a reason. The only reason
there is a Christmas is
Christ--not a Santa Claus. We
want a feast but we cannot
have a feast without a festival.
The festival is the birthday Of
the Saviour and not that Of
Santa Claus.
We want 10 have peace but
We cannot have peace without
Psseemsker. The Peseemsk-
or again is Christ, not Santa
Claus. Christmas is the birth
day Of Christ. n we fail to
celebrate that specific fact,
we may soon not believe in
Christ.
Saint Nicholas has a holy
role to play as the patron of
children. but he is not to re-
place the Christ Child. AS the
Bishop Of Asia Minor, he was
known for his love of chill
dren and his s%howering Of
gifts on them. He is one of
those who caught the spirit
Of Christmas.
SACRED CUSTOM
II was the early Dutch Set
tiers, in New York who
brought "Sinter Klaas' to the
United States, but Santa Claus
Is not to supplant Christ as
some tend to do today. Santa
Claus must again become
good Saint Nicholas the friend,
especially OF children.
Saint Nicholas himself rec
ognized that gift-giving is
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-22
DISABILITY INSURANCE
 BENEFITS PAID IN ALASKA OVER $3 MILLION ANNUALLY

Old-age, survivors, and diSabll- ity insurance benefits are being paid in Alaska at the rate of $3,093,OOO year, according to Everell C. Cummins, manager of the Social Security district of flee in Juneau.
 'sThis is an increase of about 20 per cent over last year when benefits were paid at a rate of $2,580,000," Cummins said.
 There are several reasons for the increase in benefits over last year, according to Cummins. One is the reduction in the retirement age to 62 for women. Another cause was the starting of disabil- ity insurance benefits to disabled people age 50 or over. Also, a continued rise in the number of older people retiring in Alaska accounts for part of the increase.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-22
Independents Must
 Apply By Tuesday

An opinion by Alaska Attorney General J. Gerald Williams on the legal regulations governing filings for office by independent candidates, says:
 The dead1ine for filing by in dependents is midnight Aug. 26- next Tuesday.
 The papers must be in the hands of the clerk by that time or in the hands of the Director of Finance at Juneau, in case of candidates for statewide offices. Letters received late cannot be accepted regardless of postmark.
 A person can run as an inde- pendent even if he registered to vote as a Democrat or Republi- can in the April primary election, and even if he ran for office in April as a Democratic or Republi- can candidate.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-22
Milk Again Leads
 Alaska Farm Production

Milk production again leads in commercial agriculture produc- ton in Alaska, according to the fifth annual production report prepared by tn e Experiment Station and Department of Agri- culture.
 Milk accounted for 49 per cent of the total production in the aount of $1,619,616 followed by: potatoes 25%, $841,7O9 poultry products, 1O%, $349,795; animal products including ranch fur, 813, $281, ,345; and vegetables, 7%, $247 ,986.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-22
ABSENTEE BALLOTS
 ARE AVAILABLE NOW

Absentee ballots may be ob- tained from the US. Commis- sioner for the Aug. 26 primary election. Deadline for obtaining the ballots is pm. tomorrow, Saturday afternoon. Commission CT Jenks said he will issue the ballots from his home after his office closes Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-22
MIMI HOSPITAL

Admitted: Roy Foster IT,, Jim Pappas, Larry Minnix IT,, Eliza beth Sbwenna, Florence Kalla- zarac.
 Transferred to Kotzebue: Pat ricia Analook, Wallace Merrill, Gene Willoya.
 Discharged: Robert Pushruk, Felicia Omiak, Claire Costello, Gladys Oiom, Ephriam Alexis.
 The new State of Alaska will have revenues available amount ing to $5,OO0,OOO the first year over that available to Alaska as a territory.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-22
HOT CARGO

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, R - Nearly every passing motorist waved yesterday at Robert Me Kenzie, driving a truck load of trash.
 He discovered at his next stop that the trash was on fire
 ''I knew I didn't know all those people," said Mckenzie.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-22
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy with occasional rain to- night and Saturday with little change in temperature. Low tenn perature expected tonight AS, the high tomorrow 56.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-22
Clyde Eben of Unalakeet Drafted

Clyde J. Eben of UnalakIeet was sworn into the Army at Ft. Richardson last Friday. He will go to Fort Ord, California, for basic training.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-22

Alaska had the only govern ment in the AS states, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Alaska, which had no outstanding debt at the close of fiscal 1857.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-22

Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-02-28
SPoRT s
BY BILL BRowER

Not so long ago so1hsrns John Leonard Of Columbia S c.
visiting TTttnurgh ng FOR evening Of entertainment he
think nothing exciting the Duqesne Cincinnati
basketball rather nothing exciting than chance 10
watch Robertson cncyn spectacular sophomore action
outhener got back unhurdened himself
h thoughts, letter a Pittsburgh sports writer
many years wanted Dudley
Moore action And any would relish opportunity 10
oscar Robertson and the BaFca at the time he wrote
upon my home, my family
friends mat the courtesy ana S"snp extended 70 U" Negro
In the North not Of the gallant nature that Ia the backward
South led to believe.
sa shocked to say the least "a the puquesue students near
shouted mdooua repve the direction Oscar
Robertson thought excellent pose sophomore
playing from home against precise and dogmate
Then the closing the game wearing Du
quesno audary playing
boy apparently occurrence
this area az no ono made the slightest effort 10 hinder this person
The reaction Of the students Indicate their
Many Of thu Southern schools have been condemned for not per
hitting participate athletic
display rtt particular night believe
policy has much ia favor II surely superior
the invitation guests publicly
The aouherner has point but not convincing Churlsh
nportsmanbe conduct by spectators certainly
10 condemned
Not being those the neorcat Dukes wouldn't
know what spectator dcorum prevailed
whether players partial
become somewhat uny and indulge in anery
of the This could happened Pittsburgh
II certainly has happened Ddas when unhappy
lockers Chamberlain the NCAA regional
certainly happened In New Orleans
rabd Rye Bye Blackbrd
and Criey Johnson Bradley University basketball players the
floor
words Of dsastcnl thing knows no rcograph.
teal bounds But tho point like
Ia this.
compete with their white
eounterPars have goo" chance making progress
For thing know, athletic competition is respecter Of
race creed or color It's ability In the MAN. that the Psyod
makes difference whether spectators
socoogeay psycholoEay Negro can not
compete terms with whites
happening Pittsburgh any kind Of athIstics,
We are that can't happen tat least regularity
u0' cto shy nothing Of Birmingham New Orleans Jackson
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-02-28
~ TWIN CRY
ps'Slss Pin PATTER.
-0k1W IN BY LOUISE THOMAS
www' Capital 5-53sI
rwIN CITIES LADIES

Here We 10 again. Jimmy ana
Eileen sponAorora % Jlmmys TX
team threatened 10 sue as for tho
error we msde Ia naming Georgia
Canton in last weeks I'm patter
as a member Of Brooks team We
told them 70 sue the Bong since
all they could get from W. is
Judgement BE charitable folks
forgive We suspect BrookH
would be happy 70 have your team
member with them
Marguerite Ellis ana iaez Clark
we're welcomed after an absence
u two weeks Randolph King
made an enthusiastic visitor Don.
na Bayles always addH grncs 10
the gathering Of visitors. while
HOWE uuHneiis Bsunie Fowler.
Vince shepard mako themselves
useful by keeping score Jimmy
owens made his first appearance.
hob Pierre honored W. after
quite long absence our wsil
liked former league member no"
Law came giving good cheer and
encouragement @ r. Butler. ilar-
old ana Brown, Buckley and in.
aufanco man Ted Alien added 10
the fellowship w gchaffcr came
looking for Tho Meme league Ills
inner insulation" against the win
ter winds confused the days for
him However he made an affable
and highly interested visitor
TWIN CITIES LADIES rTB ~
high single Game. Ruth IIick,
man 1871 Georgia Canton 1911. lou
iss Thomas 100 Mary Russell 1913.
MBdge jackson tg6. and Quani,a
Dawson $50
nigh s"riesi Georgia Canton
bib. Louise Thomas $40 Mary Rus
sell b21. and Ccola Webb tsa
Team Event
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-02-28
BY LOUISE THOMAS
CARRYING TtfE kING PIN
WHO BGwisrs Manual

Many bowiofs believe that al
that Ia necessary 70 get . strike
a 30 bic the head pin. Contrary
b this belief II ~ necessary 20
CARRY the five pin II ~ the
king pin II the set Unless tho
rive pin Is carried correctly, no
great number u strikes can be
expected
Il Is essential 70 pick out spot
beyond o. al The foul line from
which 70 start the ball Many be-
ginnors just heaye the ball IN the
general direction Of the pins and
accept whatever luck gives them
But the element u luck win never
produce a high average A bowler
who applies thought 10 her game.
praeticlng the delivery selecting
The most effective spot 70 place
her bail, and then planning and
executing each delivery with care
always managing 70 include the
king pin In The complete set viii
De more successful AZ her expert
euee Increases
Remember that IN order 10 de-
liver an effective ball IL must roll
instead of skid OF slide into the
pins
Also keep In mind that the com
pleto nst-up " 90 feet from the
fnm line, but a single pin In the
back row is 90 A.. 80 inches from
the foul line. Therefore allowance
must be made for this difference
IN distance from the foul line 10
the object VI which you aim
The bowler who rolls a straight
bah must be more accurate than
ans who rolls an effective hook or
curve because Tho straight bali
has only narrow margin in which
10 work while the hook or curve
ball coming from the front ami
side OF tho sci up, enters the pins
at an angle that enables the bah
TO carry the five pin 10 better
advantage
The following ts a schedule ~
your friends who are bowling the
Singles Doubles and team event
IN the az Paul woman's city
Tournament beginning March lst
1898 Note date ard time and 40
out "a lend moral support 10 the
women bowiors OF The Twin Cities
Team Twin Cities Ladies' 7th
~ Rec 1880 an. Mar lat Cora,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-02-28

on FEB. Is 1890 the battleship
uss Maine was sunk b. an under
water explosion az Havana Cuba.
or the $50 man crew 200 were
lost.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-02-28
THIS N THAT
BY hazel
underwood

As you look az the streams Of
mcn and women pouring out Of
our big stores and shops etc.
have you ever noticed Them One
day / watched a large group
leaving for home You could al
most pick out the happy ones
They couldn't get over TO their
parking lot fast enough 10 start
for home Others stood around,
seeming 20 wait 70 find another
who wanted TO 80 anywhere, but
home.
n home is as pleasant as you
can make IL, nine times out Of
ten your husband or wife will
rush 10 get there.
II you ind work piled up 50
your wife seems never 10 get
through. did il ever occur to you
that a hgt once In a while from
you would ease her burden? Don't
forget she has no bed OF roses
when she keeps house and takes
care Of the children
The days she washes is a very
hard one. Most Of the time, her
laundry Is in the basement and she
runs up and down the steps dozens
Of times a day TO see that the
children are alright. That Is tlr-
ing. too. But not half as firing
az being down there hoping they
are alright
She has % feed them three
times q day That means she has
to stop washing clothes, go up.
stairs and cook for them,
so, the next time you come home
for dinner and it il not quite
ready, instead Of being pceyed.
offer 10 set the table
You will be more than repaid
by her gratitude. Your kindness
and help will make her feel better
and she will soon forget how tired
she rs.
You who love your wives win
not stand around seeing them
work. until they almost fall. say
ing IT IS THE wOMANs JOB
10 do the work at home.
on the other hand, women should
not feel they can sit around All
day doing nothing and expect the
men 30 come from work and DO
everything,
You have 20 give and take dur.
ing this life and you Ket out Of
| life Just about what you put into
a. So, don't be afraid OF doing
too much 20 help each other
A true home Is colony OF
heaven II We would have peace
OF soul, let US pay close attention
10 affection and live day by day
with loving kindness. appreciative.
ness and considerateness.
Kirby pgarf
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club

DcNHntt Club
Congratulations 10 you for max
ing plans 70 establish home for
the aged, From what some OF
you have told me, Il is going 70
be a HOME AWAY FROM HOME.
4 really enjoyed seeing the staff
photo. Names OF members are
Mesdsmes. TalmadEc y. Carey.
sr president; l. n williams. wal
ter Aston. Percy Hughes, sr,
Burie Carmichael, sr. F. w. Ter
~ Miles Newlin. Wendell Gibbs
Earl Brent Thomas johnson and
Raymond Cannon, attorney
our life is what our thoughts
make it-Aurvlius
Untu next week, this Is so