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The Sidney herald., 1958-09-17

of Sunday Schools at the ma
tional offices in Springfield, Mo-,
and in rallies and conferences
throughout the nation. Rev.
Keener and Rev. Burris Will pre-
sent the program and plans of
the National Sunday School de-
partment in cooperation with
local Sunday Schools. This con-
ventionette is one Of seven be-
ing held in Montana at this time.
CONTINUED ON PAGES
The Sidney herald., 1958-09-17
Vital Statistics
b AT

Sept. 10: Mrs. Thomas Feldmen,
girl.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Sept. IL: Vernon c. Robinson and
Mary Ann Sticka, both OF Sid
ney.
Sept. IL: Gerald Kukus and Carol
Rau, both of Sidney.
Sept. 16: Johnny Day and Pris-
ella Bird, both of Newton, ND.
Sept. 10: Richard G. Reddig and
Charlotte Brockmiller, both of
Almena, Wis.
The Sidney herald., 1958-09-17
CREDIT EXPERT WARNS
EYEBALL
is NOT ~INFALLIBLE

MI. and Mrs. George Batter
son, owners of the Credit Bureau
of Sidney, have just returned
from the annual state convention
of the Association Credit Bureaus
of Montana held in Billings last
week. The principal speaker was
a recognized expert on credit and
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The Sidney herald., 1958-09-17

Mrs. Lucy Fisher has an
bounced that there is a supply OF
cards. stickers, buttons and other
campaign material on hand and
If anyon wishes to help distrio-
ME them she would be glad to
have their help.
The Sidney herald., 1958-09-17
Governor Hugo Aro'iinllsaorl in Sidney
For Central Highway Assn. Meeting

The Montana and North Dakota Central Highway AS
ISOLATION meeting in Sidney, Montana, Saturday, September
20 is being honored by a visit during the morning session by
Governor Hugo Aronson. He will fly into Sidney Saturday
morning and give a short address to the group. He will then
return to Forsyth for the LOO pm bridge dedication there.
The Sidney herald., 1958-09-17
Guest Speaker at Trinity
Lutheran Church Here
The Rev. Iaor

The Rev. Leon
ard Thaemert,
pastor of Redeem
er L t h e r a n
church in Rob-
binsdale, Mimi,
will be the Guest
Missioner for the
reaching Teach
ing Mission which
will be held at
the Trinity Luz
theran church in
Sidney, Sept. 81
to Sept. rs.
The Rev. Thae-
inert is a gradu-
ate of st. Paul's
College in Con-
cordia, Mo-, and
Concordia l. u
.theran Seminary
in st. Louis, Mo.
He has held pas
torates in Staples
a n d Rochester,
Mimi, and for
the past seven
years has served
the 1,100-member
congregation in
Robbinsdale, a
suburb of Min
neapolis.
Mission Week
for the congre-
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1t is true in some instances that a
convention is a scheduled meeting
where delegates never attend the ses-
sions and where everyone talks and no
one listens.
However, the National Conference
of Catholic Charities and st. Vincent
de Paul Society which convenes next
weekend in Columbus is not just an
other convention. 1t is, to be sure, a
meeting ground whereby the members
can coordinate their activities. But it is
more than that: it is a sourc OF in
spiration for Catholics to a real sense
of brotherhood.
1t is a chance to proclaim before
all that the Church which is Chrlst's
Mystical Body ices each individual as
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When difficulties arise we are often
tempted to second-guess the good Lord
and ask why. And sometimes we
wonder when u prayers are not
answered Immediately or in the man.
ner we want.
We would do well to remember that
God wills our happiness here as well
as hereafter. But our happiness here
is subordinate to the hereafter and we
must bear certain trials on earth to
gain an eternal reward in heaven. Al
though God permits difficulties, He
sends nothing but good into our lives.
The reason some prayers are not
answered to our satisfaction is that we
simply haven't proved ourselves worthy
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The Yardstick
Canadian Manufacturers
Favor Union Shop
By Msgr. George G. Higgins

limited that they made political
contributions "under-the-table
by calling it, say, a business
trip on the expense account.
At the same time, they agreed
the practice was immoral as
well as probably illegal"
Comment: l have no doubt
that come unions are doing the
same thing "under-the-table."
It's illegal, if not immoral, in
either case. but while / do
not expect the Congress to
take unfavorable notice of
what was said at the Colgate
meeting. I strongly suspect
that a similar confession of
guilt by a group Of union pres
idents would Immediately be
pounced upon as further evi.
dence of labor's alleged con.
tempt for the law. Do we have
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prevent injustice or disaster
if he confessed such a crime
or plot. The evil that might
come IL he refused land so
would be refused absolution)
would come from his own per-
verse will. If the sacrament OF
Penance did not exist it would
not be known at all. The law
for preserving the secrecy OF
condolences given in confess
sion does no one an injustice
because things confessed there
are confessed because they
will never be revealed. 1t is
essential for the spiritual good
of the sacrament for all PEN
itents that every Catholic be
assured that every confession
is sacred and inviolable.
a. II is easy for the priest
10 talk about fhe virtue OF pow
srsy, but no matter how iittls
ne posses he does not exper-
fence The depressing and irri-
Eating pressure Of family cares
and responsibilities
A. Should the priest recon-
mend greed and ambition?
Would they solve the financial
problems Of the family? Pas
tors Tin particularly and priests
in general have cares and re-
sponsibilities which are often
greater than any family cares.
What about salaries for teach
ers in the parochial school,
money for new buildings,
maintenance and repair of ex-
listing buildings, etc. What
about the heartbreak of know
ing the problems land the
sins) of individuals and FAM
lilies in the parish. The pastor
is father to the whole par
ish; he is responsible before
God for all the souls in that
parish. He is interested in all
their problems and suffers
with all the people in the par
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This is going to be
our annual odds-and-ends
column sort of end
Of the Summer miscel-
lany of rather off-beat
footnotes or postscripts.
itsm No. !: The Canadian
Manufacturers Association
the equivalent Of our own
Fntsonal Association Of Manu-
cturers-recently informed
E1proyincial legislative COM
yilittce in Canada that II is not
In favor of legislation to out
law the union shop. Ditto for
Mr.. S. M. Gossage, Assistant
Vice . President of the Canad-
Ian Pacific Railways. Mr.. Cos
sage told the committee that
~ knew "of no evidence that
i majority of workers are be-
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Inquiry Corner
May Catholics
Be Cremated?
by FIR. Henley

q. Is there . chance that The
Church will change IFS law to
accept The modern custom OF
crsmation7
A. The violent destruction
of the human body by crema-
ton is not new or modern.
The great writer of the early
third century, Tertullian, de-
nounced "the cruel and atroc-
ious custom Of cremation" In
this matter the Catholic
Church adopted the Jewish
custom of burial as most fit
ting in view of the respect
due the body as the temple of
the Holy Spirit. There are ex-
ceptions to this law leg. gen.
eral epidemics or plagues)
when burial would be practic-
ally impossible. 1t would be no
violation of principle for the
Church to allow cremation;
her condemnation of it in
modern times is based mainly
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a child of God destined for a super
natural reward.
In the words of the Convention
Committee we have in this convention
an opportunity to inform the general
public of the wide interests of the
Church, of the competence of its men,
bers, of its leadership locally and ma
tionally, of the principals that must
inspire charitable activities, of the dig
nifty and worth of those who are
helped.
In view of this purpose it is hard
to see how any Catholic in the Diocese
can fail to be interested in this meet
ing. In a sense the Christ who told us
of the Good Samaritan will be in Col
umbus September 19 to %. Will you
listen to His words? -GAF.
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ing coerced into unionism. In
most instances the individual
is quite satisfied to have to
be a union member and pay
union iues.p
Comment: It's all very con-
fusing. The union shop, which
is so often characterized in
our own country as un-Amer-
lean, doesn't seem to be UNI
Canadian. How come? Are
Canadian employers less in
terested in, and less devoted
to, the cause of freedom than
their American counterparts?
/ doubt it.
U~NDER-THE.TAeLE
Item q: According to Bus
inesss Week, a surprising per-
centage Of corporation presi-
dents attending a recent con-
ference at Colgate University
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a double standard of legality
and morality in the United
States, or does this just hap
pen to be "open season" on
labor leaders?
Item 3: Top industry lead
ers Joined recently TO voice
high praise Of The educational
program Of the Plumbers and
Pipe Filters at the unions
Fifth Annual National APP
premiership Contest at Pur.
due University. "ln these days
we read 50 much in the press
Of the irresponsible conduct
Of some union leaders, YOU
are demonstrating eonstrve-
lively how labor ean meet It's
responsibilities" said John
N. Rhoades, President Of the
National Association Of Plumb.
ing Contractors. Other indus.
try spokssmsn addressed the
Apprenticeship Contest In the
same generous vein.
Comment: The chances are 4
hundred to one that this story
was not published in your
daily paper. How come? Pos
sibly too many reporters and
publishers agree with a slight
ly dissillusioned newsman who
told me recently that he was
thinking of turning in his
press card because "in jour-
nalistic terms. labor coverage
today is almost completely =
crime story"
This sort Ct establishment
is readily understandable, but
/ wonder if it is really log
ical. Whose fault is il that
labor coveragc today is al
most completely a crime
story" No doubt it is partial
ly labor's fault, but it is also
partially the fault of the press,
which tends to play up bad
news more sensationally than
good news. The divorce, for
example, gets much better
coverage than the contented
wife and happy mother of a
normal family. Similarly the
crooked labor leader gets
much better coverage than the
conscientious union officer
who is quietly but effectively
working, for example, to raise
the educational standards Of
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on a desire to oppose those
who propose cremation as a
mockery Of the resurrection
of the body, At present this
law of the Church deprives
any Catholic who chooses that
way for d~isposing of his body
Of the Last Sacraments and of
Christian burial.
q. Cant . priest tell what
he hears in confession even II
II means saving someone's life
or preventing . public dis
aster?
A. No. Such questions are
generally unrealistic, but If
such a situation actually arose
the seal of confession must be
kept regardless of consequent
ces. It would not be likely
that a person would come to
confession if he intended to
continue with a crime or plot
he came to confess. He would
be ordered in conscience TO
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of benefit. We know Christ is constant
ly concerned for our welfare as is evil
denced by such accounts as described
in this Sundays Gospel.
One consideration that might elude
us is that God who knows all things OBJ
viously has greater knowledge of what
we need and what is good for us than
we do. He is able, as st. Paul reminds
us, to accomplish "all things in a meas
ure far beyond what we ask or con-
ceive."
Not only does He know u needs
but He alone can provide for them
since no one else really cares enough
for us but Him. Truly, Gods ways are
not our ways, but they are the right
oneSi-CAF.
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his trade. It was always thus.
! suppose, md presumably it
always will be.
item No. 4: Two members
of a local union-the one. a
Catholic and the other a Jew
have suggested that all UNI
ion officers and union COM
mittees be required ito con-
fess a belief in a Supreme
Being or Power or submit to
their union written proof of
bona fide membership in an
established religious
body"
Comment: I predict "a la
Drew Pearson) that this pro-
posal will be rejected. The rea-
son is very simple. Rightly or
wrongly, the typical Ameri-
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ish-not to speak Of his aware
ness of world problems OF
souls and Of the Church. The
virtue of poverty of which the
priest speaks-and he is simp-
~ quoting and applying the
teaching of Christ Himself-is
that virtue by which we &C
cept the situation in which
we find ourselves. When
Christ spoke of the "poor in
spirit" He promised a bless
ing for them because they ac-
cepted the trials and irrita-
tons Of financial responsibili-
ties and financial deficiencies
with patience and humility.
No one can add to his income
or pay any bills by being an
xious or irritable about the
situation. The good Christian
does what he can and then
accepts the resultant situation
as the will of God.
a. Could . Catholic attend
The wedding Of . non-catholie
friend who is being married
by . justice Of the peace. He
was formerly divorced.
A. No. The law of God binds
all men in regard to the per-
manence of marriage. While
many people do not realize
that entry into a second mar
riage is wrong we know bet
ter and we must not approve
of any attempted second mar
riage by our presence. The
Fifth Synod of the Diocese
of Columbus forbids such
participation in these words:
Catholics are forbidden to
take part in, or attend, we'd
dings which involve scandal
e.g. weddings of divorced per-
sons"
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus 10, Ohio.
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Making Marriage Click
Jealousy Can Be Healthy
/. Or Unhealthy To Marriage
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

you. At this distance this girl
you refer TO can be very inse-
cure or immature. She may
also naively imagine that her
greeting is no different than
a handshake. She may be a
victim of the culture in which
she lives.
LOVES SPY
There is a healthy type OF
jealousy which can trigger
you off in the proper direc-
ton. But may we quickly re-
call that there is another type
of jealousy. This one is UNI
healthy. 1t is not cloves sem
tinel," is is ''love's spy" 1t
can be sordid, suspicious, pry-
ing. and forgetful of honor.
The above mentioned pro-
fective emotions can easily
get out Of hand. There is al
ways the danger that they
triggered US into . state Of dis
fvrbance which has no real
justification. This green-syed
jealousy is not only like .
spy but II is like = robbers
key which opens wide the
strongest wedIocks.
Ada, it may be wise to dis
cuss this column with your
husband. / doubt that he has
the right TO interpret this in
cident at its face value. You
definitely need the comfort
and reinsurance of his love
which he may not be giving
you.
Admit your own worries and
insecurities. Talk over the
possibility Of challenging any
custom which seems to be
fraught with danger and pag.
anism. There is a big differ
ence between being conven.
tional and being conformist.
The one is good and does not
sacrifice principles, the other
is bad, for it rejects and de-
stroys good principles.
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can instinctively rebels against

can instinctively rebels against
any attempt by government
or any secular organization
TO compel him to attest public
ly to his religious faith. New
ertheless, l take my hat off
to the two union members who
are pushing for the adoption
of the aforementioned pro-
posal. Their objective is the
laudablc one of trying to dra-
Matte the importance of re-
ligion in everyday life and,
more specifically, in the field
of labor relations. And while
/ do not particularly care for
the specific means they are
using to try to achieve this
objective, l cannot help but
admire their zeal.
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lily - il they have mace res.
sonable provision for the fv-
fure, what's wrong with buy
ing a few "extras?"
Another angle to the NOR
atty of buying unnecessary
things is that buying has be-
come a civic virtue. Our econ
omy is geared TO the notion
that the public will buy more
than what is absolutely essent-
ial. In fact. if the public be-
gan to buy only what they
need, we would probably have
a depression in short order.
Moreover, il buying of lux
uries were a sin, we would
have a case of vast collective
guilt, something like a sense
of guilt we find in parts of
Germany today.
1.-The Puritan conscience"
I suppose, sees thrift as one
of the major virtues. / don't
think it has ever enjoyed that
prestige in Catholic moral
teaching. For oldfashioned
thrift was often an obsession
for money that made money
into a little tin god to be wor-
SHIPPED.
The Catholic conscience
views surplus wealth as the
property Of the poor and the
rich man as the custodian Of
the property, not the eternal
owner. At the same time, Cath.
Ollie moraIists have been Ho-
ersl in their Interpretation OF
what constitutes rp s
wealth at least in the case
Of the middIe-eIass. At any
rate, the Catholic conscience
would rather spend surplus
wealth than hoard il.
| have been speaking only
about the sinfvlness of buy
ing luxuries. | have not, dis
cussed the question of sacri-
ficing a pleasure or comfort
and the giving of the money
saved to the poor or the Mis-
sions. That is an easy question
to answer. AS the old saying
has it: 1.-THE only things you
can take with you are the
things you have given away"
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The recession seems to
be on its way out. The
National Industrial Con-
ference Board two weeks
ago reported a drop in
the cost of living for the
month of July.
1t was the first time the
national cost of living stop
ped its upward movement in
Is months. This means that
the American people will
soon be buying again in their
usual style.
During the recession, the
people had money enough and
to spare. Money in savings
banks was at an all-time high
but for some reason the pub
lie was not spending it. Prices
were too high. What made the
prices too high is another
question.
Now IS we get hack TO
nermsley there's one problem
would like TO see answered
by moral fheoIosisps. That is,
how much can q customer buy
provided he has the money
~ buy IL with? Obviously, he
esn buy fhe necessities Of life.
Buf how much over and above
che nscessities7 How many
iuxuriss7 This Is . problem
thar know bothers q muI-
tifude Of devovf Catholics.
When a housewife goes to
the s~upermarket and sees lux
uries she would like to have,
may she buy them If she has
the money? When a husband
sees q new Pontiac in a show
room, may he buy it even if
he doesn't really need it for
himself or his family? Moral
theologians can give us gen.
eral principles about prudence
but the American Catholic
family of 1853 wants some
specific recommendations with
regard TO the family budget.
PURITAN CONSCIENCE
During the recession
months, the NY. Worid-Tele
srsm and Sun ran an item on
itk business page entitled
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"What am | supposed
to do when another girl
throws her arms around
my husband at a party
and kisses him? My hus-
band says | take these
things far too seriously,
If a girl really had designs on
him she wouldn't have given
herself away in public. But |
can't help my feelings. l just
boil over" Ada.
We arc endowed with eer-
Tain protective smotiors. Fear
Is one, for instsnee--it makes
you careful IS YOU drive
ear. Anxiety is snother--it
makes you prepare carefully
for an examination. Jealousy
wafehful over the relation
ships upon which your seeur-
lily and happiness depend.
Shakespeare called this type
Of Jealousy, loves sentinel"
But Ada you bring up a Gus
tom which is spreading and
which is the source OF much
concern. ] refer to the habit
which is becoming accepted
among some respectable
groups who greet another
mans wife with a long, fer
vent kiss. while at the same
time some other man il well
coming and kissing his wife.
When a man kisses a lady
II should express a sacred. in
innate language. Just what
right and reason does a mar
ried man have to kiss an
other mans wife in this way?
What man can afford the risks
involved in this type OF be-
havior?
OMNIBUS TREND
The two Kinsey reports are
laden with errors. among
which possibly the most con-
spicuous is the system they
used of volunteer sampling.
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Sum and Substance:
Not Sinful To Buy Luxuries
If Needs Are Provided
BY Fir. John b. Sheerin, esp.

"Does Conscience Build Re-
cession." 1t stated that DIR.
John Kishler, marketing con-
consultant, had advised the
public to beware of their
Puritan conscience. He claim
ed that the American people
feel they have no moral right
ito have a good time" unless
they have a good excusing
reason.
According to Kishler, they
felt they had a good reason
after the seif-deniaI of the
Thirties and tho War Years.
They felt they owed themseI-
YES a good time and so they
bought ell kinds of good things
and we had = long run of
prosperity. But during the
recession, according to Kish-
Ter. their Puritan con.
science" started to work
again and they prsetieed self
denial. The expert alleged
that the reaI sin is rot lavish
buying but the mssoehistie
sin of Unnecessary self-de.
NAL"
AT first blush this line OF
thinking sounds like the phil
osophy of the hedonists who
say we should "eat, drink and
be merry for tomorrow we
die" It's not quite as bad as
all that. l can have a good
reason for buying something
unnecessary-provided that |
have the money to pay for
it. A little luxury now and
then is relished by the best
of men. Some gadget or house,
hold convenience may be
rather unnecessary and yet it
may make life a little brighter.
Ronald Knox in his Retreat
for Priests" says that the
priest may avail himself OF
even unnecessary "grstifica-
lions" If they help TO make his
prayer more ardent or his
work more effective. A movie,
game of golf, . ball game.
can be for the priest drops
Of oil" TO make him function
more smoothly. So, TOO, with
the father or mother Of q fam
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Yet, allowing for the errors
involved, 1t is interesting to
see that Kinsey's major con-
clusion from ..hosa question
ed was that an extremely high
proportion Of marital rela-
tionship was not being carried
on between husband and wife
but was going on outside of
marriage. The marriages he
checked were plagued with
what we call crime and pag-
anism.
am not saying that every
man who affeetionateIy sreets
another mans wife Is com.
hitting . sin, but | am defin-
iteIy saying that the trend
does not seem to be an inno-
cent one. II is frightening and
ominous. This is true not
alone for the couples involved
but for the children who see
their fathers and mothers ae-
eept this ritual.
The children must be shock
ed and confused, and eventual
ly | am sure, affected in their
relationship towards the OPP
posite sex, Because this GUS
tom can lead to major crises,
to serious cheatings on the
Commandments, to the dis
trust of a spouse, to the scan
dial of children, to divorces.
1t should be stopped. / see
no good reason for the risks
involved.
In your particular case,
Ada. II . girl had designs on
your husband, your marriage,
would. Of course, be in dam
ger. In that circumstance il
would be as unnatural for YOU
70 remain calm and Indifferent
rs II would be for you TO re-
main vndistvrbed by = fire in
your living room.
All the fire alarm bells
should start ringing inside of