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Evening star., 1959-12-10
ProbersS Score
Drug Pricing
Soy Public Fails
To Benefit in Cuts
BY CHARLES C. BROOKS
Star STAFF Writer

The price of prednisolone-a
powerful anti-arthritis drug
has been held high for the
average person, slashed in half
when sold in bulk form, and
offered to the Government for
third of the price charged to
druggists, Senate proberS de-
clared today.
Merck g. Co. has cut its bulk
price from $7.32 per gram last
year to 1925 this year, a Sem
ate subcommittee heard. but
this reduction was not passed
on to the average patient who
gets his prescriptions in the
drug stores.
The company at the same
time has offered large guam
titles of packaged prednisolone
pills to the Federal Government
for as little as one-third of the
common price to the druggist.
committee investigators said.
Il can't understand how you
can sell to the Government for
See DRUGS. Page At
Evening star., 1959-12-10
MRS. HUMPHREY
IN SPOTLIGHT

MRS. HUBERT HUMPHREY,
mother Of four, is the ontithesis Of
her fost-toIkins husbond, reports
Stor Stoff Writer IsobeIIe Shelton.
The second Of Mrs. SheIton's series
on the wives Of presidential possi-
biities, with color portroit Of Mrs.
Humphrey, oppeos on Pose o-l.
FANCY BREAD, souces and ieIIies
make unusual and delightful Christ
mos presents. Stor Food Editor Violet
FouIkner tells how to bake it your
self with accompanying color illus
trotlons, on Pooe C-l.
Evening star., 1959-12-10
Dealers
LoseLicenses
ForUsedCars
Firms Warned
Of Penalties, Get
10 Days to Appeal
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
star stan Writer

Six District used car dealers
were notified today that their
licenses have been disapproved
and they cannont continue to
operate.
The notices were served
simultaneously by six District
inspectors.
The dealers are:
Bob Wilson, Inc, 227 K
street NV.
Discount Auto Mart, Inc,
1900 and 1902 K street NV.
Bill Ross, Inc, trading as
Ross Discount Motors, 948
New York avenue NV.
Lloyd's Auto Sales. Inc, 1925
Bladensburg road NE.
Morton Motors, Inc, 2l2l
Benning road NE.
Continental Motors, Ltd. l40l
Rhode Island avenue NE.
Notices Identical
The notices were signed by
c. T. Nottingham, superintend-
ent of licenses and permits in
the Department of Licenses
and Inspections. The dealers
have 10 days in which to ap-
peal. The notices, which were
identical except for different
addresses, read:
Il have to inform you that
your application for renewal
Of license to operate as a motor
vehicle dealer at premises (the
address has been diSapproved
by me. said disapproval being
based on an adverse recon-
mendation by the enforcement
branch of this department.
You are hereby warned that
! the operation of this business
without the necessary license
is a violation of law and will
subject you to the penalty pro-
vided by the District of Colum-
bia License Act"
The penalty is $500 maximum
| for each day that the business
continues to operate without a
license. or 80 days in jail or
both. Mr.. Nottingham said
the penalty would not begin to
run before the appeal.
The adverse recommended
tionS were made by Leo J..
! Fitzgerald, chief of the enforce
ment branch. His findings were
more detailed in some cases
See DEALERS, Page AS
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Crime Rate Held Key
To More Youth Courts
Hearing Stresses Plan to Cut
Juvenile Age Limit From 18 to l6
By GRACE BASSETT
Star Stan Writer

House hearings District Juvenile Court opened today
with the focus host problems other than the need
for additional judges.
Presiding Subcommittee Chairman Davis, Democrat OF
Georgia. made it clear that decision judgeShps
hinged commeemenS analysis of current crime rates
laws and enforcement.
Pending before his District Subcommittee is Senate
Evening star., 1959-12-10
BULLE TIN
u. S. Fuqitive Seized

HAVANA tAP). - Frank
Austin Young, American fu-
gitive from the army bar
racks at Pinar del Rio, was
arrested today at a Havana
hotel.
Earlier Story in Page CLIO
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MISSION TO INDIA
Eisenhower, Nehru
Face Border Crisis
By CROSBY S. MOVES
PnreiEn Cnrrnknnnderf Of The Star

NEW DELHI, Dec. l0.-Having survived his most spec
tacular welcome and performed the preliminary rituals,
President Eisenhower has settled down the serious
business of his visit to India.
His private talks with Prime Minister Nehru-his
schedule allows for much 10 hours of them-are
Evening star., 1959-12-10

dominant causes. this years
accidents are without a pattern.
Planes have hit mountains,
crashed into the ground and
been torn apart by turbulence.
Causes of many still have to
be determined by the Civil
Aeronautics Board, such as the
Piedmont Airlines DC-3 which
crashed into a Virginia noun
tainside October 80 with loss
of 26 lives.
A hearing on that accident is
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BY CHARLES YARBROUGH
Star STAFF Writer

The years mounting toll in
air crashes-329 lives since last
January-has started a search
ing re-examination within the
airline industry and Govern
ment aviation agencies, it was
learned today.
Unlike two years ago when
mid-air collisions we're the pre-
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President himself. In his role
as the champion OF world
peace, the President, in Mr..
Nehru's mind, represents per-
hapS the best chance India has
of avoiding catastrophe. To his
way of thinking, a successful
summit conference would do
more to insure the safety of
Indla'S borders than all the
military preparations in the
world.
Ever since the crisis began.
this theme has been heard: At
a time when the great powers
Of the world are determined TO
follow the path of peace and
reduced tensions, it is unthink-
able that India should be
threatened with war. Success
at the summit would be the
best guarantee that Russia
would throw all her influence
See INDIA, Page AS
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Guide for Readers

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Finonee B-l8-l9 Section --C-l-4
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Crossword --C-l9 Sports ---B-l3-l7
Editorial ----A-ls TV-Rodio --p.s
Editorial Womon'S
Articles ---A-ls Section --o-l-4
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BY the Associated Press

The Defense Department an
nounced today that all United
States Army troops will be
withdrawn from Iceland.
Some 1000 United States Air
Force and Navy men will re-
main.
The force to be pulled out
consists of an Army battalion
combat team of about 1900
men.
The Army troops will be re-
deployed during the first six
months of 1860.
Army units stationed in the
United States will continue to
maintain their capability for
immediate deployment to Ice
land in case of emergency" the
headquarters said.
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Strategic Position

Nevertheless, they have con-
stituted an element in North
Atlantic defenSes in view of
1celands flanking position on
United StateS-Europe air and
sea routes. United States forces
first went there under other
arrangements in the months
before the United States en-
tered World War II Just over l8
years ago.
Defense officials said the
change has no connection with
recent difficulties with Ice
landic civilians, or with the
change two weeks ago in the
Icelandic government.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Gilbert
Prltchard, commander of the
See ICELAND, Page AS
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Units Held Ready

These emergency troops
would be from the Strategic
Army Corps-units of the 82d
and l01st Airborne Divisions
from Fort Bragg, N. c., and
Fort Campbell, KY, and of the
4th Infantry Division. Fort
Lewis, Wash.
An Army spokesman said
troops could be rushed to Ice
land within a matter of hours.
if necessary.
The Army said the transfer
Evening star., 1959-12-10
President Urges India
Maintain Strenqth
Says U. S.
Will Help
Its Friends
BY JOHN SCALI
Associated Press STAFF Writer

NEW DELHI, Dec. l0.-Pres-
ident Eisenhower reminded In
dia today that weakness in arms
invites aggression and said a
strong United States is ready
to come to the aid of its friends.
He told the Indian Parlia-
ment the United States is COM
mitted to a search for genuine
disarmament but is maintain
ing strong forces against ag-
gression and added:
They serve not only for
ourself but our friends and
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Will Explain Problem

Since Mr.. Nehru is a subtle
man with firm ideas about the
obligations of hospitality. it is
unlikely that the question will
be raised in so crude a form
And since he is also aware that
Mr.. Eisenhower at this point
is hardly in a position to COM
nit the United States to any,
thing, the Prime Minister'S ef-
fort Will be to explain the prob.
lens rather than ask for help
in solving them.
In one sense, however. Mr.
Nehru pins high hopes on the
Evening star., 1959-12-10

H. Noyes, who preceded President
Eisenhower 10 lndlo 10 write about
the problems and attitudes he would
find there, reports here on the
Presidents visit. This is the fifth
Of O series or articles on Mr. koyeS'
reportoroI Mission 10 India"
Evening star., 1959-12-10

IAPNNlCN W 6O eOON NNpi
beyond the expressions of
sympathy and mutual esteem
usual on such occasions. Ques-
tions arising out of the new
Chinese threat to Indla's
northern frontier are certain
to be discussed in some detail.
These in turn boil down to
one large and very important
question for both men: How
deeply is the United States in
volved IN the crisis which
threatens India and what, if
anything, can the United States
do about it?
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Army to Quit Iceland,
Navy and AT to Remain

is part Of the normal redis-
tribution Of forces, and has
been under consideration for
2l2 years.
A spokesman said the with
drawal will have no effect on
United States commitments to
the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization.
Since 1851 troops have been
in Iceland under a two-nation
agreement with that country.
and have not been a part of the
NATO force.
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Eisenhower Text. Poee Alb
allies, who, like us, have per-
ceIved this danger. They so
serve for defensive purposes
only"
The members of Parliament
applauded frequently. But there
was not a sound when the
President spoke of the fruits Of
weakness. With the threats Of
Red China in mind, it was pos
sible they were shaken by his
remarks.
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Cites Z. S. Determination


Nor was there any audible re-
action when the President made
clear American determination
to provide adequate forces to
resist aggression, though it
seemed plain he was referring
to the threat to India from Red
China.
Mr.. Eisenhower spoke to q
Joint session Of the Indian Par
lament, which for weeks has
been discussing what attitude
India should take toward China.
This week it upheld Prime Min
lister Nehru's policy, which is a
go-sloW attitude Of f1rmneSS
and preparedness.
Asks United Action
There were II Interruptions
for applause but some were
mere ripples. At the end the
applause and desk humping
lasted only 20 seconds.
Mr.. Eisenhower got his big
See EISENHOWER, Page AS
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The Woman Behind the Man-M1s. Humphrey Page d.

THE WEATHER: i. Full p..%, Report
Rather cloudy tonight: low about 49, Quite
cloudy, little temperature change tomor-
row.
Temperatures Today
Midnight 80 am.-39 IL am.49
am.---43 8 am. 80 Noon - 49
am.---40 10 Al l PM so
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-03
Catholic Council
Urges Generous
Refugee Aid

NEW YORK-Congress and
the Eisenhower administra-
tion were asked here ''to make
a generous appropriation of
funds looking toward perman-
ent solutions for many of
the thousands of refugees
throughout the world.
The resolution, adopted at a
meeting of the National Cath
Ollie Resettlement Council, al.
so noted that the United Ma.
tons has proclaimed the
World Refugee Year to open
on July l and that President
Eisenhower has called upon
all Americans and voluntary
agencies to cooperate whole
heartedly in the program.
The free world looks to the
leadership of the United States
in international affairs, the
resolution said.
There are many thousands
of refugees in Europe, the
Middle East and the Far East
who need the help of the free
world to build new lives eth
er in their present country of
residence or overseas" it was
noted.
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FIR. Essmun
Sails For Rome
Post, July 9

Father Charles Peter Ess-
man, STD, former assistant
pastor of st. Agatha Church,
will assume his new duties in
Rome, Italy, as Assistant to
the Superior of the Casa San
ia Maria DELI Umilta, gradu-
ate house for diocesan priests
from the United States, on
Friday, July II.
He will leave Columbus to-
morrow and sail from New
York on the Queen Elizabeth
July 8.
Father Essman was appoint
ed March IL by the Episcopal
Committee of the North
American College with the
permission of Bishop Issen-
mann.
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Pcpe's throne, usually cover.
ed in white, was changed TO
red to commemorate the mar.
fyrdom Of SIS. Peter and Paul,
and the main papal altar was
hung with 3 scarlet anfepen.
dunn.
Above the main doorway to
the basilica hung an ellipticaI
basket made of braided
branches of greenery, an an
Gent replica Of a fishing
trap, in honor of the fisher
man, who was the first pope.
Inside the basilica, a bronze
statue of st. Peter was cover
ed with richly embroidered
crimson vestments. On it:
head rested a massive tiara.
Before the Pope entered
fhe basiliea the crowd was
requested not TO applaud, ss
this would be proper TO the re-.
lisioUs nature of the cere-
mony. But when the Pope
was carried in on his port
able throne, he was borne
down the main aisle TO the
usual cheers and applause.
AS Vespers were chanted
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-03
Prison ApostoIate-Part One
Church, State Cooperate To Meet
Prisoners Spiritual Needs

value of spiritual training
early in life and throughout
their lives in general.
1--WE recognize that many
try to hide behind religion
after they get into trouble,
but feel that many have a
deep sense of comfort in
religious faith and belief.
"In all the Institutions,
religious attendance is on a
voluntary basis. Especially in
recent years, there has been
a renewed interest in relig-
ious program because it is
tied in closely with other
programs in the institutions
particularly the program of
total rehabilitation.
Religion has to be a part of
This program. In the final ana
lysis, a man must live with
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the Pope sat on his throne
and repeated clearly the
words of the psalms and pray
ers. After his sermon he LETT
the throne and went to the
Altar of Confession, where he
descended to the space be-
meath to bless the pallia,
which are kept in a small
chapel under the papal altar.
The Pope's exit from the
bssieila was cheered even
more loudly than his entrance.
II was the second time that
Sunday that he had come 70
the basiliea. Al 10 am. he
had addressed more than TO-.
600 people there al another of
the Sunday morning sudien-
ees that have become neees-
sary because of fhe numbers
Continued on Page q
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left hip as he walked along a
street in the busy downtown
section. He was treated at
Mercy Hospital and his condi.
fion was described as not Sc.
riovs.
The assaiIant, captured at
the scene, identified himself
as Clyde Cecil Morr, SO. He
said he lives in a downtown
hotel and escaped from the
Kankakee State Hospital on
Aug. 81, 1854, after having
spent II years there.
Asked why he shot Msgr.
Schneider, he replied. "Read
my commitment papers,
they'll explain it"
A witness, John kesler, IS,
of Evanston, said he was only
three or four steps behind
the priest when he heard the
shot. He said: ~ saw a smok-
ing gun. sure thought I'D
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red-draped basilica, the Pope
urged all "to welcome this
%encyclical letter . with
simplicity and faith"
"YcU will find in IL the
same doctrine of the first
pope, inspired by the same
love of truth, mutual charity
and of peace" he said, and he
urged all TO read il carefully
and TO have it read by others.
Then he added: There are
a few points touched in it
which are not in accord with
modern ideas where they
break away from Divine Rev.
elation. But you will find
these points opportune, frank
admonitions to search again
for the true goods of the
present life and security of
the future and eternal life"
Red color dominated the
usually gray basiIica as the
pope, 10 cardinals and more
than a score of arehbishops
and bishops in red vesfmenis
filled the space between the
Altar of the Confession and
the Altar of the Chair. The
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-03
World Faces Problem - Port One
Will Population Bomb Explode?

Sterilization for contracep-
tive purpose is also against
nature because we are inter-
tering with the function of a
healthy organ by removal or
suppression. And this reminds
us of a further point: if an
act of birth prevention or
sterilization is immoral, it not
only obliges everyone but it is
always wrong under all cir
cumstances and there are NO
exceptions. Just as there are
no exceptions to be made in
the evils of murder, lying,
stealing, adultery, and the
like-so there are none when
it comes to sinful birth pre-.
vention and contracep tive
sterilization.
But what IL q person has a
good" reason for employing
these practices? The end does
not Justify fhe means. We
Continued on Page -
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Father Yonkus
Named Pastor
At St. Joseph

Announcement was made
this week by Bishop Issen-
mann that Father Francis E.
Yonkus, OPP, has been ap-
pointed pastor of st. Joseph
Church, Somerset, at the des.
1gnation of the Very Rev. Viii.
liam D. Marin, O.P., Provin-
cial of the st. Joseph Province
of the Dominican Fathers.
Father Yonkus has been as
sisting the Very Rev. Matthew
Hanley, O.P., at st. Joseph's,
but now will assume direction
of the parish.
Father Hanley, who has
held the offices of Prior and
Pastor since July 1855, will
continue as Prior of st. Jo-
seph Priory and Novitiate.
The change was effective
June Is, 1859.
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nature and is therefore UN-
NATURAL. Anything which is
so patiently unnatural is i'm.
moral.
Ii reason does not convince
us of the immortality of birth
prevention, God leaves no
doubt in our minds when we
see that He slew Oman, in the
book of Genesis, because ne
had done a "detestable thing"
by deliberately interfering
with the marital act. st. Paul
confirms this when he obliges
the Christian to "use his YES
sci honorably" and condemns
those who changed nature in
to that which is against ma
ture."
TO summarize then: birth
prevention by onanism or con-
fracepfion is ALWAYS evil
because it is a perversion Of
nature. and this is true for
everyone. not just Catholics.
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Prison Apostolate Part One

TO The rehabilitation OF the In
mates.
Asked about the philosophy
underlying this point of view,
Koblentz said:
"Since 1850, We have seen
some 10000 come in from the
courts. Unfortunately, there
is nothing h omogene o us
about a prison group. They
are usually physically, ment-
ally, normally or spiritually
broken.
"A remodeling Job must be
done and the spiritual is an
integral part of the rehabiIi.
+afion program"
1--WE definitely feel that a
large number would possibly
not be there if they had had
spiritual training and if they
had recognized the true
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birth prevention through on.
anism, A. sterilization, 81 alb.
orion, 81 infantieide, y con-
cepfion control through the
rhythm theory" and 81 con.
traceptive birth prevention.
What is the moral evalua-
ton of these proposed solu-
tons? Chastity and delayed
marriage are certainly moral;
while abortion and infanticide,
being murder, are certainly
immoral. So that leaves us
with the remaining four to
consider.
The moral principle by
which natural onanism and
contraeeptive birth prevention
are TO be Judged is the same
one. II is this: the marital act
is physiolosically q sener-
alive act. Consequently il fol-
lows that any deliberate in.
reference with that function
is against the very purpose Of
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population of rs billion
may be doubled.
Besides the food stu
alton, the world will be
faced with new problems
of housing, space, privacy,
and freedom.
These are recent statements
of some experts in demogra-
ply (science of population)
and agronomy Science of
crop production)s
They warn of serious prob
lens ahead for the world and
its people. The predictions of
such men are not to be TAX
en- lightly so what can be done
about the population bomb?
One school OF thought
would approach the problem
from the angle of controlling
population. Some suggested
means are: " Chastity, q De-
iaysd m srriase e, 81
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be next. grabbed the gun
from the mans hand.
1.-THE priest slumped against
the wall. He didn't fall, just
slumped over. This man just
stood there screaming and
cursing at him."
Morr told a rambling story
of how priests have been
calling me names all these
years and I decided to do
something about it." He was
arrested by Policemen Will
liam Ulke and Henry Ciolli,
who were on duty nearby and
ran to the scene when they
heard a O screaming.
They apprellended Morr as he
was walking away
Morn told police that he
found the gun, an 1896 Italian
Al caliber revolver, a couple
of months ago in an alley.
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Alp. Hoban
Asks Sunday
Closing Respect

CLEVELAND (NC) -
Archbishop Edward F. Ho-
ban, Bishop of Cleveland, has
called on all citizens to re-
spect and obey the Ohio Sun.
day closing law.
The Archbishop in a pas
toral letter read in all
churches, denounced unnec-
essary Sunday business and
called on Christians to OPP
pose the dissertation of the
Lords Day"
He pointed out that the
eonsfitufionaIify of ohio's
Sunday closing law has been
repeatedly upheld by higher
courts and he said IL pro.
notes fhe best interest of So
ciefy."
Archbishop Hoban noted
that the law makes excep-
tons for those who observe
the Sabbath on the seventh
day, and pointed out that
both Christian and Jewish
teachings oppose the sevea
day W.0rk-week.
Some individuals the Arch
bishop said, "flasranfIy is-
more and violate the total
law" on the prefexf thar
Some of the language OF the
law is archaic ard some of it's
provisions obsolete" This sit.
uafion, the Archbishop felt.
was most regretfabie."
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-03
by Fred Mex ooI

Editors Motel. From
Chrisf's promise on the
Gross TO the good thief,
up TO This present day, the
Church has ministered TO
the spiritual needs of
prisoners. In this series,
beginning this week, Fred
McCooI shows the work OF
priests in our Diocese in
The various penal instifv-
lions.
MccooI, now pubIiea-
fions editor for the Ohio
State University Research
Foundation, has worked
as bureau manager for
the International News
Service, feafure and
sports writer for the
Catholic Universe BuIle-
rim and as managing edi-
for of the Columbus Regis
Ter. predecessor to the
Catholic Times. He and
his wife Ginny and their
seven children are men,
bers of Christ the King
parish.
The Church and the
State admit joint respon-
sibility in at least one
area - the penal system.
In Ohio's four major
adult prisons, religious chap
lains have a definite and de-
fined role in life behind the
walls.
M. C. Koblentz, chief Of
Ohio's Division of Correction,
is the state authority for this
statement and the religious
authority is Christ Himself,
who pardoned the thief on the
cross.
In Ohio both are meeting
this obligation quietly and
efficiently.
KobIenfz, in an interview re-
Gently, said the religious pro-
gram at the Ohio Penitentiary
and the adult penal instifu-
tions at London, Marion and
MarysviiIe is well-organized
and recognized as necessary