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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-02-21
The Yardstick
Reliable Secular Reporting
In Social Action Field
By Msgr. George G. Higgins

tice Of s~upplementing the dis.
patches of its several labor
reporters with the complete
text of some of the more i'm,
portant documents in the field
of labor and labor.manage.
ment relations. This is an in
valuable service to the public.
Objective Reporting
In the magazine field, Bust
ness Week and Fortune pro-
vide extensive and profession
ally competent covcragc of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT news. Their
labor reporters edward
Townsend and Daniel Bell
respectively have been work
ing the labor beat for many
years.
They know the field of trade
unionism and the field of in.
dustrial relations inside and
out, and they seldom miss a
trick.
Inevitably, of course. their
Interpretation of the news is
occasionally open to question,
but we believe their report.
ing of the news is admirably
objective, particularly in view
of the fact that they are writ
ing for a specialized clientele
which is made up almost ex-
clusively of employers and
management representatives.
In the latter connection 1t
is only fair to add that For
tune is almost brutally honest
at times in its criticism not
only of unfaitnful labor lead
ers but of anti-labor employ.
ers as well.
The current issue. for ex.
ample, is severely critical
Of Nathan Shefferman (of Nc.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-02-21

In last weeks column
we put in a little plug"
for several Catholic peri
odicals which we think
are doing a good job, in
varying degrees and from diff
ferent angles or approaches,
in covering and interpreting
the news in the field Of social
reform and Catholic social &C.
ton.
In the present column this
list will be explained to in
elude a sampling of secular
publications which we have
found to be very helpful, and
in some cases indispensable,
in keeping abreast of current
developments in the special
led field of labor and labor
management relations.
OF all the daily newspapers
In the United States, we be-
lieve The New York Times
and the Wall Street Journal
do the best job, day in and
day out, in covering develop.
mcnts in this very important
field.
Their labor reporters arc
extremely competent and we'll
informed CA. H. Raskin of The
Times, who was so unfairly
criticized several weeks ago
by labor leader Michael Quill,
is probably the best in the
business.) Moreover, they are
given enough leeway 10 cover
a story adequately and TO re.
port it in its complete con-
text.
The Times, incidentally, is
the only paper / know
Of which makes a regular prac-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-02-21

When Pope Leo XIII wrote his
great encyclical on The Condi-
ton of the Working Man
(189D the scale was over
w%helmingly against the labor
ing man and SO the pope
stressed his rights and the
sins of irresponsible and self.
ish capitalists. In the United
States today, while there are
still great injustices in some
places and lesser ones in most
places the scale is more even.
More emphasis is being placed
on the responsibility of both
capital and labor to work for
the common good and to real
ize that the good of the other
party should be considered
and not personal profit alone.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times.
Box 636, Columbus 16, Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-02-21

names, then the daring trends
in economies, which character.
lied earlier America, will no
doubt be affected by this
change.
Young people, too, have a
status of their own. Theirs is
a volatile, ambiguous status
but normal for they are in
constant flux. The Negroes as
a race, through great et' ca
tional studies have definitely
added to their status.
VARIOUS SYMBOLS
Success today in the world
generally demands an empha.
sis on symbol. The President
of the United States does not
use a distinct uniform as a
symbol; many other heads of
state do. OF course, he uses
six limousines but the door
man of a hotel may seem
more important TO a complete
stranger than the President he
may be serving. The military
have accepted inexpensive
symbols such as bars, clusters,
and other insignia.
Civilians generally use 5000
tailor-made suits, or mink
coats, a Cadillac. or a good
address. Some demand a large
office, some seek titles, some
get degrees, some join coun-
try clubs. religious %organiza.
tons, civic groups. Some use
swimming pools.
II is estimated that over
$1,000 backyard swimming
pools will be built in 1853 at
cost Of $500. 0oo, 900. The
Russians use power. as we
saw at YaIta when Stain
asked, "And how many divi.
sions does the Pope hsve?"
Symbols can be Christian as
status can be Christian. The
next column will offer a few
Christian rules.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-02-21

TO grips with the temporal or.
der, he stated, us that by
falling to do so the press en-.
eourages in its readers q fun.
dsmenfal error - the error
Of BELIEVING that human life
is rigidIy eompsrtmentalized,
that religion and the Church
can be put into one pigeon
hole and that ell the rest of
life can be put into another
pigeon-hoIe."
The inclusion of a temporal
affairs department in Catholic
newspapers and magazines
"could do much to restore
fragmented "news'' items to
their real context land
make the formation of a
sound public opinion more
possible Mr.. Medicinal {
added.
In rebuttal, Father Davis
maintained that such an ap-
proach would see "our pres
ent scope of action needless
~ limited
He contended that Ameri.
cans are accustomed ito the
open expression of diversity of
opinion and that readers of
the press would not think the
Church committed to a Ger
tain viewpoint on a temporal
matter just because they read
an expression of opinion in a
Catholic publication.
Il see no Immediately COM
polling reason why the Catho-
lie press should be limited in
its scope in ways in which
other Catholic organizations
are limited The views of
the Catholic War Veterans
certainly do not commit the
Church in any way" he wrote.
~ hold that honest and
competent Catholic editorial.
King on temporal affairs is
legitimate. desirable and fruit
full" Father Davis wrote.
"The real problem" he
continued, lis that VIC must
learn to refrain in our public
utterances on temporal mat
tiers, from a kind of uncon-
scious sabotage of the Church
in those areas in which she is
already committed"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-02-21

Were you ever shocked
that the sanity Francis
Xavier constantly used
the high toned ricksha in
India or that the peniten-
tial missionary Robert de No
bill wore the luxurious rich
green's of the Brahmins or
that an ascetic Pope today
lives in a rather regal setting
though still a follower of the
poor Carpenter of Nazareth.
There is, of course, an ex-
PLANTATION: People must have
some status il they are to func-
tion. Status involves esteem or
disesteem. privilege and re-
sponsibilities.
It also involves symbols.
The ricksha, the green vest
ments, the Papal guards are
symbols. Our Lord used mir
acles as His symbols of status.
Ordinarily unless we use the
right symbols we are hamper
ed in our work. A professor,
for instance. who constantly
dresses like a scarecrow may
have the same amount OF in
f1uence.
One must first understand
this idea of status in order to
follow st. Thomas recipe or
money--that is to be used first
for absolute necessities, then
for conditioned necessities,
then only for luxuries. What
exactly is meant by "condi-
toned necessities" confuses
many. 1t mainly involves liv-
ing according to status and
using the right symbols.
SOCIETY SETS RULES
Society, the people we asso-
eiate with, set the rules for
those symbols. But the sym.
bols are mainly determined by
the job we do. Janitors have
certain ones, doctors have 9TH
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-02-21
REQUIRED

There are two other period
icals which might be charac-
terized as required reading. if
not for the average layman,
at least for serious students
of the labor movement and of
labor-management relations:
Ql The Monthly Labor Re-
view, published by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the u.
S. Department of Labor, and
(2) Industrial and Labor Re-
lations Review, a quarterly
published by the New York
State School of Industrial and
Labor Relations at Cornell
University. Both are very high
ly recommended.
These are only a few of the
many publications which come
over our desk at NCWC. They
may or may not be the best
Of the lot that's a matter of
personal taste or opinion),
but, in any event. they have
our qualified endorsement, for
whatever it may be worth.
Presumably it is unnecessary
to add, in conclusion. that in
recommending these periodi-
Gals we do not mean to leave
the impression that we neces-
sarily agree with their inter
probation or even with their
reporting of the news. BY and
large, however, we have found
them to be reliable sources Of
Information in a field in which
too many people are wont to
take sides on the basis of per-
sonal opinion or personal
prejudice rather than on the
basis of objective and verifi-
able facts.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-02-21
said. Let manhave dominion.
Catholic Editors Deal With
Problems In Temporal Affairs

Three Catholic editors
have held that the Catho-
lie Press cannot ignore
temporal affairs, but all
noted there are serious
problems involved in pre-
senting civic and political
news and views in a church
related publication.
g. 1t is as useless as it
is impossible to tell the Cath
Ollie Church or her press to
keep out Of temporal mat
tcrs,' wrote Gerard E. Sher-
ryy managing editor of the
Catholic Review, Baltimore
archdiocesan newspaper, in
America Feb. u, a weekly
national Catholic review pub
lishcd in New York.
The other two editors eX.
pressing opinions debated
with each other in the Jan.
uary-February issue of The
Critic, published eight times
a year by the Thomas More
Association, Chicago.
They arc Donald Mcdonald,
editor of the Catholic Messen-
ger, newspaper OF the Daven-
port, Iowa, diocese, and
Father Thurston N. Davis. S.
j., editor-in.chief of Amer.
lea, a national weekly review.
Mr.. Mcdonald argued for
inclusion Of a "thoughtful
reflective temporal al >
department in Catholic news
papers and magazines"
The practical problem eris-
ing from such a step, he said,
Is how TO handle temporal
affairs without committing or
seeming to commit the Catho-
lie Church TO a position or a
viewpoint on temporal affairs.
He Said the temporal affairs
department should be clearly
marked off from the rest of
the publication, should at
tempt to present the whole
span of attitudes on secular
matters and should remain
objective - refraining from
taking an editorial position.
An important reason why
the Catholic press should come
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-02-21

G.. Why is Dennis Crosby,
son Of Bling Crosby, allowed
to marry . former showgirl
and q Divorce in she cafho.
lie Church? This gives me the
impression that people Of
wealth cen pull strings.
A, NO ONE is permitted to
marry a divorced person in
the Catholic Church unless
there is EVIDENCE that the
previous marriage was invalid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16

and Seven rs
The Arizona post., 1958-05-30

journey to America the traveller will take snack
there. It will be perhaps the worlds most famous
restaurant. 1 know all this sounds very fantastic,
Miss Lazarus; the idea that people will fly you think
is impossible"
"On the contrary, my dear Sir she replied,
"you begin to make sense to me. Some years ago
when wrote my appeals for the restoration of the
Jewish State, was told the idea impossible and
I replied, The impossible always happens under
stand your point, gentlemen. An ordinary will
not do for this restaurant at the door to America
Well, maybe it didn't happen just this way, but
it has been announced that the restaurant to be
Idlewild, N. Y, is to be called The Golden Door,
THE NAME is taken from the poem of Miss
Lazarus inscribed on the Statue of Liberty:
''Give me your tired, your poor,
Your hudded masses yearning to breathe free
Send these the homeless tempest-tost to
lift my lamp beside the Golden Door,"
Incidentally these verses too have been in
scribed in marble on the air terminal at Idle
wild So that at both entrances to America, by sea
and by air, her verses will greet the newcomer and
the American returning to his country.
1t seems strange that the poetess whose verses
caught best the vision of America should also have
been the who among the first to catch the
vision of restored Zion as WELL Emma Lazarus
was Zionist before there Zionist organiza-
ton. She anticipated Theodor Herz. She and an
other young American Jewish woman-the actress
the golden door, as it were. Why not call it The
Golden Door?"
The Arizona post., 1958-05-30
Mrs. Weiner Is
Brundeis Leader

Mrs. Leonard Weiner, new
ly-elected president of the
Tucson chapter of the Ma
tional Women's Committee of
Brandeis University, will at
tend the groups 10th national
conference June 8 at Walt
ham, Mass.
Other officers elected to
head the Tucson chapter are
Mrs. Joseph Myerson, first
vice-president; Mrs. Otis B.
Miller, second vice-president;
Mrs. Lowell Rothschild, third
vice-president; Mrs. Louis Sill
verman, corresponding secre-
The Arizona post., 1958-05-30
Births

To DR.. and Mrs. Sidney Ak
elrod a daughter, Gwen Ann,
7 lbs. 4 o., on May 19.
Grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Mermelstein of New
York and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ak
elrod of Tucson.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Szerlip a daughter, Suzanne
Rose, 8 lbs. 6 o., on May 18.
Grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Szerlip and Mrs.
Mary Boorstein.
The Arizona post., 1958-05-30

tary; Mrs. Richard Bloch, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Sam
Rich, treasurer; Mrs. Michael
Bernfeld, financial secretary;
Mrs. Gertrude Goldberg, par
liamentarian; Mrs. Jules
Whitehill and Mrs. S. 1. Sha-
piro, members-at-large; Mrs.
Hyman Copins, nominating
chairman.
The Arizona post., 1958-05-30

for the businessmen, but you see,
we are opening restaurant and we
thought you might be helpful.
"I know, Miss Lazarus, this sounds
crazy. But you see, this is going to
be very special kind of restaurant.
1t is going to be the restaurant at the
worlds greatest airport. From this
airport, Americans will take off and
fly to London, Rome, Jerusalem and
Singapore. Before going off on a
world Journey or returning from such
The Arizona post., 1958-05-30
Dovid Schwartz
The Golden Door Opens

Back in 1883, group of businessmen called on
Emma Lazarus.
'I am poet" said Miss Lazarus. "Why do you
call on me?"
"Er this is bit unusual" >" began the spokesman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
8 Teeners Get
Up to 3 Years
For Gang Fight

Three teen-agers we're SEN
fenced yesterday TO serve UP to
three years in prison for start
ing a fight outside q home In
NARROW Heights. Nd.
Two of the youths now are
serving 60-day terms in the
Prince Georges county jail,
where they we're sentenced for
their part in an April 8
rumble" in Falkland.
Prince Georges Circuit Court
Judge Charles c. Marbury,
outraged at the incident, rec
commended the boys also I'M
dergo mental examinations at
the Patuxent Institute for De-
fective Delinquents.
Sentenced to the indetermi-
nate terms in the Maryland
Reformatory were: Vincent A.
Harrison, Is, Of the first block
of Delano drive. neaI District
Heights: Bradley johnson, is,
of Oak Knobs, and James L.
Dyer, 10, of 64oo block Of Silver
Hill road, Suitland.
A jury last month found the
three guilty Of assault and bat
terry charges growing out Of a
gang fight January 81. Testi-
mony revealed the fight &C.
Cured when another teen-ager
and a 23-year-old man tried to
evict three fighters from 1890
Riviera street, where q teen
party had been held earlier in
the evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Boy Barely Suved
In Trailer Fire

A 4-year-old boy narrowly
escaped death when a neighbor
carried him to safety minutes
before a 40-foot house trailer
was destroyed by fire yesterday
near Rockville.
The child, Monte Hume. jr.,
was asleep when the blaze
started, apparently on or near
a bottled gas stove in the
trailer. He is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Montford Hume,
whose home on wheels is parked
at Blandy's Trailer Court, 1901
Rockville pike.
Rockville and Kensington
firemen reached the scene too
late to save the Hume trailer
but prevented the flames from
spreading to several other trail
ers parked nearby. The loss
was estimated at over $4,000.
Montgomery County Fire In
spector Dan Karsner said the
child's mother had left the
trailer to make a phone call
and was no more than so feet
away when someone in the
trailer court saw smoke pouring
from the trailer door. Bruce
Swire, a neighbor, made his
way through the trailer's rear
door to the boys bedroom in
time to save him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

publican Of Virginia: Bentley
Hite OF christiansburg, former
member Of the House Of Dele
gates; Joe Gillespie Of Tasewell:
b. A. Davis Of Rocky Mount:
George Revercomb Of Coving-
ton, a brother Of Senator Rev.
ercomb, Republican Of West
Virginia. and William Logan Of
Woodstock. husband OF a for
mer O. o. P. national commit
teewoman from Virginia.
Born in Harrisonburg De-
cember 8. 1888. Judge Paul
was educated in public and
private schools. graduated from
Virginia Military Institute in
1908 and received his law de-
gree from the University Of
Virginia in 1906.
He played football at both
schools and later became an
enthusiastic baseball fan. He
also played semiprofessional
baseball as an infielder, was an
umpire for several years and
was president Of the Harrison
burg club in the Virginia
League for two years.
Judge Paul was a special as
sistant to the United states
Attorney General and handled
war contract suits in which the
Government won several mill
lion dollars in l924-5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
1900 Students Face
Double Shiftin Fall

fax High schools. About 800
students are involved.
Because Of overcrowding,
eighth graders at Falls Church
High are taking classes half
day at Glen Forest Elementary
School and being transferred
to the high school the remain
ing hours for classes that re-
quire facilities available only at
the high school. The same sit
uation prevails between Fair
fax High and Germantown
Elementary.
Planning for additional high
schools has slowed down con-
siderably in Fairfax County be-
cause the school board has not
decided yet whether the system
will be reorganized.
The board has been conSid-
ering for several months
whether it will adopt q junior
high school program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

An Alexandria man today was
pronounced dead after his car
crashed into a telephone pole
on Route / at Glebe road in
Arlington shortly after mid
night.
He was j. Morton Barnes, 46,
Of COG East Nelson street, a
maintenance superintendent at
Melpar, Inc, in Falls Church.
Arlington police said it had
not yet been determined
whether Mr.. Barnes death was
due to the crash or to a heart
attack. An autopsy was sched-
uled to be performed today on
the body at Arlington Hospital.
Police were told Mr.. Barnes had
a history of previous heart
trouble.
Mr.. Barnes car veered of the
road into the pole. police said.
AS it did, police said, the car
door apparently few open.
causing Mr.. Barnes to fall out
as the car toppled over on him.
If 1t is determined the death
was due to the accident, 1t will
become Arlington's third this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

Some 5000 high school
students in the Annandale-
Springfield ranconia area
face the possibility of double
shifts when classes begin next
fall.
Superintendent w. T. Wood
son said today that he is not
sure the new Lee High School
being built to serve the Spring
field ranconia area will be
finished in time for the next
session.
The new school was sched-
uled to be completed for the
opening Of the term. out Mr.
Woodson said bad winter
weather slowed construction.
The superintendent said he
hopes that at least the class
rooms can be finished before
school starts. but that plans
are being made for double
shifting in case they are not.
He said under tentative plans
the students normally attend
ing Annandale High probably
would 60 to school from about
1880 am. to noon and those
who will be assigned to Lee
High would attend Annandale
High from noon until about
$3.50 pm.
A shuttle system will be used
for eighth graders again next
year at Falls Church and Fair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
CAR SERIOUSLY INJURIES FLYER
WORKING ON PARKED PLANE

Arpane enthusiast oscar C Evenson. 49, of II Spect
court Alexandria landed in the hospital in serious cond
ton after friend, who dropped by for visit over
him with his car
Mr. Evenson was tinkering with Ryan Navon plane
owned by the Fort Bevor Flying Club at Beacon Field
whine the driven by Joseph c. Mccullough 81 Of 2008
Richmond highway, Alexandria, smashed into the planes
wing, running Mr.. Evenson and dragging him for
about so so feet under the car according Fairfax
County Police Pvt Edward Shifko.
Mr. Evenson taken to Alexandria Hospital in
serious condition with broken leg broken arm cracked
ribs possible crushed pelvis and internal INJURIES
Fairfax Police said damage to the plane was estimated
at 1900 and to the at $780, Mccullough charged
with driving while under the influence of alcohol
Police reported Mccullough said he was a friend Of
Mr.. Evenson apd coming by to see him. His brakes
failed, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
Boys Seized,
Stolen Guns
Are Found

"A Prince Georges County po-
liceman recovered q small ar
senal Of stolen guns early to-
day shortly after he said he
caught a ib-year-old College
Park boy looting q Beltsville
sporting goods store.
The arrest ended an ali-night
foray on the Beltsville Sports
Shop at ili7 Baltimore boule-
ward by the boy and q it-year-
old companian, also Of College
Park.
Police recovered 10 pistols,
, rifles and 2,50o rounds Of
ammunition with q total whole.
sale value Of more than $500,
which the boys admitted steal
Ing last night and during two
previous break-ins. The guns
were found hidden In q ditch
near the Beltsville store and IN
the boys homes.
The i5-year-old boy was
caught after q chase by Pvt.
Joseph Brown. who said he had
surprised the youths In the
sports shop at about 3 am.
Detective Sergt. Emmett r,
q. Gray said the boys told him
they sneaked out Of their homes
last night after their parents
were asleep. got on their bikes
and pedaled 10 the Beltsville
store. q distance Of about 5
miles.
Sergt. Gray said the boys.
who have not been In trouble
before, had q mania for guns"
and had been using the stolen
firearms for target practice.
The youths were released TO
the custody Of their parents
pending q hearing on breaking
and entering charges before
Hyattsville Juvenile Court
Judge Emmett H. Mamma, jr.,
who frequently has complained
Of the number Of county youths
who have guns In their pos
session.