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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-31

1t is Is years ago this month that
Monsignor Paul j. Glenn wrote his
famous column objecting to the uncriti
cal acceptance of Going My Way as
a Catholic film.
This kind of writing is good so We
may be stimulated TO discretion and
PERCEPTION in our m~ovie-going, yer If
we do not agree with the criticism COM
pIetely. Just recently, the film Say One
For Me" has been welcomed by many
Catholic publications, while others,
notably America magazine and Our
Sunday Visitor, have, blasted it as a dis
torfed picture Of a priests life a
We repeat, this is a healthy thing.
We on, chastise those things we ike,
and most OF us enjoy the movies. The
Holy Fathers have praised the value of
motion pictures and recently Father
Raymond Bruckberger, author of the
best selling Image Of America. has
pointed out how in some instances a,
movie can be "a manner of artistic ex-
preston of a religious idea.
What we need then 10 discriminate
ing movie going. And that works both
ways. Not only TO avoid the cheap and
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-31
Going To The Movies

shoddY, but TO patronize the worthwhile.
q A case in point IN the positive side,
is the Nuns Story about which you
have read much, and 1.-THE Diary OF
Anne Frank"
The latter. as you may know. is the
story of a Jewish girl and her family
during the Nazi persecution of World
War II. We understand this picture is
not drawing the audiences it deserves.
This is lamentabIe.
1t is true this movie is. a little long
and slow paced. 1t is true it is not
escape fare, But as The Catholic Re.
view of Baltimore points out, must we
find nothing to learn from courage born
Of suffering" All movies need not be
light and frothy. And despite its serious
theme, "Anne Frank" is not depressing.
"The Diary of Anne Frank" is a true
story of courage and deoency in the
face of bisotry and persecution. 1t is a
movie all should be interested in.
1t should be particularly Of interest
70 t%eenagers who will see, in . super
Iative technical form, what their fathers
and brothers and uneles fought TO save
US from. CAT
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-31

A current issue of the national maya
zine section of Parade Magazine"
carries the story of the breakup of the
13-year marriage of Deborah Kerr and
Anthony BARLEY.
The author of the article is at pains
to blame the pressures of nnovie-aeting
and the false image presented by the
fan magazines in piciuring This as q
perfect marriage" when it was ne suc,
thing, at least in recent years.
He goes further and pleads for toler-
ance for Miss Kerr, fearing that she
will suffer in public opinion as did
Ingrid Bergman: He quotes her as say
ing she feels when the whole story OF
her marriage is out, few fair-minded
persons will condemn her"
Well get ready for a few words OF
condemnation. Not so much for Miss
Kerr, who is no better or no worse than
most, but for the divorce and re-
marriage she confemplafes.
All these sob stories miss the
whole point of why it is seriously sinful
to reWed after one has been validity
married. The reasons the individuals
got married in the first place, the rea-
sons why the marriage didn't work out.
the excuses for another marriage in the
future all these things have nothing
directly to do with the morality OF di-
v0rce and remarriage.
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HOLLYWOOD Marriages

Marriage is q contract. In il i've
adults vow before almighty God TO take
each other until death do Us part"
Christ said What God has Joined TO-
gether, let nc man put asunder. And he
who puts away his wife and marries
another, commits adultery against her,
and she who is put away, it she marry
another, she commits adultery against
him"
So most comments made on such
issues are irrelevant. All of us have ex-
cuses of our own for SHINING, But we
cannot escape the fact that we have
done wrong. So it is here: no matter
what leads a couple to separate and re-
marry someone else, they have done
wrong if the first marriage was valid.
And this is a serious wrong, as Our
Lords words indicate.
Lloyd Shearer, who wrote the article
in question, says Miss Kerr has not
changed from the fine. decent, up
standing, fair and exceedingly talented
person she has always BEEN"
We might add: she may be all of
those things, but she has gone back on
her pledged word to her husband and
almighty God and she has given evil
dence of breaking the divine law con
corning divorce and remarrlage.
We condemn this action in her or
anyone else who does likewise. CAT
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AP Please Copy

be able to overcome both of these
obstacles) may be an excuse for the
garbled report.
We also know that editors, trying
10 sell aperx tend TO seize or whef
seems TO be the novel, rather than the
commonplace, in lieu of real news. III
might be debated whether or not this is
good solid ~iournslism.l
However, our point here is that
this incident plus others which hap
pen weekly in our own Us. merely
shows the need for both the reporters
and editors in the secular press and
personnel in our own offices, from the
Chancery down to the parish level, to
be on understandable speaking terms.
Too many no comments or in-
VOWED statements from our side can
will on editors collar and ~fairmindsd-
ness.
Too many poorly quoted articles.
by the am token, can cause disfrusf
and complete silence. We all lose IN
both cases.
Next month, from August 1923
the NCWC information Bureau an
agency of the US. hierarchy, under the
direction of Father John E. Kelly, will
hold it's annual communications semi
mar in New York for over 100 priests
and laymen, active in Diocesan public
relations work throughout the country.
Let's hope this is not just another
meeting-def
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-31

= The daily press recently gave a
fair amount of type TO an Associated
Press story quoting Cardinal Enrique
Pla Y Deniel, Archbishop of Toledo,
Spain, on the subject of chastity and
modesty in dress.
The AP report quoted the Cardinal
as having said among other things IN
a pastoral letter:
ut is a mortal sin for engaged
couples to walk srrrin4arm in the
streets or 10 be alone together"
What the cardinal actually said,
not in a pastoral letter, but In a series
OF instructions for his priests, designed
TO give them subject matter for sermons
was.
the engaged couple must svoi
being alone together and IN the dark,
and that il they do not observe n
practice they might fall into mortal
SIM" -,
AS anyone can see the Cardinals
statement is somewhat different than
that sent around the world.
However, merely pointing out The
error of our brethren In the secular
press isn't the object of this editorial,
Realizing that in haste TO file he'll
story, many an error probably ereeps
info the daily press las il does in our
own nublieation), we don't intend to be
pieayune.
Also in this particular case, Spanish
custom and the language barrier (al-
though a foreign correspondent should
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-31
NHNNNNNMMNN MISUNDERSTANDING
Sum and Substance:
Supreme Court Did Not
Approve of Lady Chatterlev
BY FIR. John B. Sheerin, esp.

adultery under certain cir.
eUmstances may be proper be-
havior. The ". S. Supreme
Court, on the other hand, as
serted that the whole. pur-
pose Of the First Amendment
is 10 allow free expression
even Of unconventional ideas.
If the New York Court had
banned the picture not be.
cause il advocates a wrong
idea but because it portrays
acts of sexual immortality,
perversion or lewdness.' the
higher Court would probably
have approved the n. Y.
Courts action. IF New York's
statute had been so constru-
ed" said Justice Clark. II be
lieve ii would have met. the
requirements of due process.
Instead it placed more empha-
sis on what the film teaches
than on what it depicts, This
is where the confusion en-
tiers"
Did fha Supreme Court OPP
pose censorship? No. Did il
favor obseenity? No. II sim
uIy said that the NJ. Y. Courts
concept of obscenity was TOO
impreeise for legal purposes.
The officials attitude of the
Supreme Court still stands, j.
e. that the First Amendment
allows the publication Of any
printed matter or movies that
have material of social signi'
ficance and is therefore not
projected by the First Amend.
ment.
And the Court has formulat.
ed the test of obScenity:
Whether to the average per-
son, applying contemporary
community standards, t h e
dominant theme of the mater
ial taken as a whole appeals 10
prurient interest"
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lHNlMNNmMM
Making Marriage Click
Marital Friction Greater
Danger Than SIums
BY Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

husband who responded TO his
wife's request for money, by
saying kindly. ." gave you
twenty dollars yesterday" The
wife thought he was refusing
TO give her money at all,
while what he meant was he
had none left in his pocket be-
cause of yesterday.
If you are not "communi-
eating that. fortunately. is
very easy TO correct. First
learn exactly what is meant
by the words and actions of
your partner. If there is any
danger Of mislnterpretatlon,
repeat in a gentle tone what
you have heard and ask what
is really meant.
Secondly, have safe topics
you can fall back or for con-
servstion when an emergency
arises. Make il baseball, or
travelling, or plain old Aunt
Susie.
Also rope off subjects which
are emotionally charged.
Thirdly, attribute to each
other the best of motives in
what is done-if a husband
remembers 10 open the door
OF the car for you, don't sus-
pect him of showing off TO
the neighborS.
Need today is an organized
effort to convince our Gov.
eminent that, as important as
is the removal of slums and
the providing of Fairgrounds
and better housing, harmon
ious family life is much, much
more important.
In fighting juvenile delin.
Continued on Page 81
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-31
The Yardstick
New Christian Unions Still
Are Matter OF Judgment
BY Msgr. George G. Higgins

gic for the Cause of Social
Justice
This alternate title wasn't
completely accurate, and since
IT has occasioned a certain
amount of misunderstanding
al the Brussels headquarters
OF the international Fedora
ton of Christian Trade
Unions. | should like to cor
rect IT.
SPECIFIC CASES
The column did not say that
Christian unions as such can
be tragic for social Justice"
IT merely questioned the ad
Visibility of establishing new
ones in situations where they
are likely 10 hinder rather
than promote the cause of
christian social reconStruc-
ton.
Two sifuasiens Of This kind
were mentioned, namely,
italy and Cuba. The establish.
rtent OF Christian unions in
Cuba a. the present time. ii
was said. would be o serious,
and possibly even q tragic,
rnistske, for II would isolate
from the rnsinstresrn of organ.
lied labor in Cuba the few
Catholic labor leaders who arc
capable Of dealing effective.
~ WITH +he communists.
CONTINUED on page y
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In the recent Cambridge
Somerville study. delinquency
was repeatedly due not pri.
marty 10 bad housing, evil
slums, poor economics. gang
culture. or Sck bodies and
minds. No!
II was due mainly TO The
tension which existed between
fathers and mothers. Con-
fIis' between parents cannot
be evsrstresssd in the i'll ef-
rect il hes on children. A
qusrrelsome home with or
without affection easily slides
into delinquency.
In the above study II was
established shat warm and
even passive fathers gave rise
to few delinquents However,
the absence from home of the
father, his cruelty, his neglect.
his Inconsistent discipline,
helped produce delinquency.
Since the American moth
or has. Voluntarily or not, tax
en- over the running of most
homes. maternal love was
shown IN this same study 10
be nsors decisive than ths
fathers in affecting the be-
havior OF youngsters.
Ii is then absolutely neces
Sary. Mrs. F., that you both
quickly end your conspiracy
OF silence and talk things out,
II may not be too late. Listen
to each other with under
standing as Doctor Karl
Rogers insists Some. people
are so busy putting up bar
riers they don't listen to what
is being said.
recall the instance OF fha
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-31
Inquiry Corner
. Can We .
Support W?
by FIR. Healey

q. May . Catholic Join the
The Y.M.c.A. or Join in fund
drives for recreation eenfers
which ,fhay are building?
A. Certainly Catholics can
not become members of this
social-religiouS group. While
it offers many worthwhile
services to various communl-
ties and Catholics could use
those definite programs or ia
cilities which. are offered to
the general public it is defln-
itely a Protestant religious or
ganization. Just as schools and
fraternal Catholic institutions
may offer services to the gen
eral public which could be
used by people of any religion
/. 50 can the Y.M.C.A. Owen
Pence. Y.M,C.A. Director Of
Records. Studies and Trends,
speaks of the spiritual purpose
of the organization, the en-
phasis on Bible studies and
religious meetings. He adds,
1.-The religious spirit of the
association has been domin-
ant from the beginning" An
other authority C. H. Hop
kins) in his history of the
Y.M.C.A. s195D clarifies its
position or religion by stat
ing that for many years it
was a 'sbasic tenet of the as
ISOLATION that it should be a
mission of the evangelical
churches to young men" This
mission is further explained
in the words: I'VE hold those
churches to be evangelical
which maintain the Holy Scrip
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-31
my husband, when he

my husband, when he
talks at all. insults me
with every breath. He re-
ferSto me as his old habit
anda saws I'm his worst
oneHI had thought before
m~arrsing him that | would
accept has proposal 10 that
he woMld leave me alone |
didn't realize how alone that
world be
eve have Two children and
they are constantly In trouble
serious trouble. He also
blames that on me. ! have
read many child psychology
books so that | could train the
children but the books help
me more in handling my hus-
band. He's worse than a
child want 10 know who
needs more help-my husband
or the children-nowS don't
say | do" Mrs. r,
COUNSEL NEEDED
Let's hope your home life
IL MOI as desperate as YOU
make il sound. Long ago. Mrs.
r. you both needed a counse-
lor II your married life was
not quite satisfactory within
the first six months OF wed
lock. you both should have
visited D priest or professional
marriage counselor.
N the children are no~ hsV.
Ing grave disciplinary prob
lens, you and your husband
tosther need nsost OF the help.
This friction between you fN~o
could be the main factor in
Huepcins the neisbehsvior 81
your children.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-31
Sum and Substances:
}. Sheerin, esp.

The wind does seem TO be
blowing in the direction of
more and more sexy situa-
tions on movie and IN
screens. Brigltte q dots
And God Created Woman"
crossed four million dollars
and the old shockers are now
becoming adult entertain
ment."
According TO The Sunday
News July 12th) Playhouse
90 recently staged a drama in
which Tony Randall accident
ally ripped Margaret O'Brien's
dress to the waist. The inter
esting thing was that CHS did
not receive as many indignant
letters as it expected.
Regardless of the low state
of public morals and esthetic
taste. there is one point IN
this whole Lady Chatterley
episode that has been misun-
derstood
Foes OF censorship have in
terprsted that Supreme Court
decision as knockout blow
for all forms Of State movie
censorship.
II you read the decision
carefully. you will see this is
absolutely incorrect. Only one
Of the Judges came out
against all film censorship
and that was Justice Douglas.
The Court itself refused 10
discuss the films contention
that New York should have no
licensing power over movies.
oBScENlTY TEST
What the Supreme Court
did say was simply that the
New York Court Of Appeals
had banned the film for a
wrong reason
The New York Court ban
ned the film on the ground
that il advocates the idea that
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ture to be the only infallihae
rule of faith and practice"
Certainly we should recognise
the good work of this organi-
zation and cooperate In every
way we can but in view OF the
definite religious background
of the organization it would
seem scarcely less question
able to support its work 6s.
rectly than it would 10 sur.
port any non-Catholie rslig-
1ous organization. We do mot
condemn members OF other
churches but We cannot be-
Catholics and at the same
time accept and promote relig-
ious ideas and organizations
which hold a view that is dL
rectly contrary to that of the
Church which Christ estab-
lished.
@. Is Lionel a saints raseef
Linda?
A. Lionel Is a diiminutive
form of Leo. There are MANY
saints of that name including
the great pope, Leo !, Doctor
Of the Church whose feast day
is April 11th. Linda is a short
form of the name .Relinda
from St. Relinda, abbess Of
Eyck, who was an expert In
painting and embroidery and
a spiritual daughter of the
apostle of Germany, st. Boni-
face. Her feast day is Febru-
airy 9th.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner. The Catholic Times.
Box 636, Columbus Is, Ohio.
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The advertisement t tor

The advertisement ( o
LADY Chatterley's Low
err in the staid New
York Times was an APP
peal to Intellectual Curl
osity The half page ad on
the opening day OF The mox
ie. July 10th said that the film
wss 'the most controversial
motion picture of the year
n quoted New York Chief
Justice Charles Conway and
The movie critic Of The Wash.
Inqton Post who called stten-
lion 70 fhs shocking features
81 the movie.
1t also quoted both Of US,
Supreme Court Justice Felix
Fran&furter and the critic of
the Los Angeles Examiner
both Of whom labeled 1t as in
offensive 10 modern senslbili-
tiesAFhe ads implication was
that@ou ought 10 find out for
yourself what the picture is
like, 50 90 and see It.
KNOCK OUT sLoW7
In reading the daily press,
We get the impression that
this movie is not TO be con
sidered shocking by 1859
Americans. The notion seems
TO be that the movie-goer has
grown up and that former Ia
booS on realism are now un-
necessary.
goslsY crowfhsrs, in the
New York Times of July 1lth,
wondered why in the world
mere should ever have been
any question raised" about
this film for IL is nothing
bot on "oId-fsshioned French
film version Of the outspoken
o. n. Lawrence novel which
was something OF . Shoeker 30
years ego"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-31

The Yardstick

al least one OF our sub
scriblng papers this was re
vlsed 10 read as follows:
Christian Unions Can Be Ira
Evening star., 1959-12-15
Quizzed
In Death Of
PartyLeader

| DENVER, Dec. Is (AP)-
Five persons from the shabby
side of Denver night life were
questioned today by detectives
reconstructing the last hours of
George F. Rock, So, banker and
political leader.
Mr.. Rock, his tuxedo rumpled
and shirt blood-stained, was
found dead of a skull fracture
Sunday in; a park. The death
of the Democratic national
committeeman climaxed a gay
outing that started With a
plush stag party at a downtown
hotel.
Detective Capt. Walter Nell
son said four Of those being
questioned tell the same story:
Mr.. Rock stumbled and fell
downstairs. striking his head
on radiator pipes. while enter
ing an apsGtment with two
Negro women. Darlene Gresh-
am, 29, and Iona Machado, "a.
A cab driver was called and
the three carried the unconci-
GUS Mr.. Rock into the cab and
drove to the park where they
laid him on the grass.
The women are listed by
police as prostitutes. Three
Negro men are also held for
questioning. No charges have
been filed.
One of the men, Clifford
Creach, 25, has no police rec
ord. He lives with the two
women, Capt. Nelson said.
Also held are the cab driver,
William F. Trimble, 26, and
Clarence McGroom, 80. Capt.
Nelson said Mr.. Trimble
acknowledged driving the cab
that picked up Mr.. Rock and
the women.
Mr.. McGroom is the owner
of a 1854 Cadillac driven by
the women early Sunday morn
ing, Capt. Nelson said. Wit
nesseS told police they saw Mr..
Rock get into the Cadillac near
a downtown bar where he had
been with two men friends un-
til it closed at 2 am.
Mr.. Rock. president of the
Bank of Denver, was known
to have been carrying about
$40 or $50. Capt. Nelson said
his empty wallet was found
near his body. 1t was first
thought an expensive wrist
watch was stripped from Mr..
Rock, but later it was found
in a repair shop.
Capt. Nelson said all of those
in custody have denied there
was any foul play.
There are a number of holes
in their Stories" Capt. Nelson
said.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
JobPromotion
Helps Jail Man

A stock clerk who, police
said, was promoted right out
OF the job he used to cover the
theft Of $1,000 in appliances,
was arrested here last night.
Detective Sergt. Nick Genua
OF the first precinct said Rich
ard F. McFerren, %, of the
1900 block of Nineteenth street
NV, was charged with grand
larceny of a number of tele-
vision sets, refrigerators, radios
and other appliances.
After his arrest at his home
police also arrested James P.
Martell, So, of Edgewater. Md,
on a similar charge. Both were
to be arraigned in Municipal
Court today.
McFerren, according to police.
was promoted from his Job as
stock ledger clerk for the West
1nghouse Appliance Sales Co. at
712 Thirteenth street NV. to
a more responsible job and was
no longer able to cover his
manipulations.
Sergt. Genua said McFerren
over the last nine months. had
been calling the company ware
house at l9 Patterson street
NE. and ordering sales slips for
merchandise made out to a fic-
titiouS person. Then, said Sergt.
Genua, Martell would pick up
the sales slips, drive to another
warehouse and pick up the ap-
plianceS. The appliances were
sold and the sales slips de-
stroyed to foil accounting pro-
cedures, police said.
Detectives said they are at
tempting to recover appliances
valued at more than $4,000.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
Capitol Group
Acts to Police
Zoninq Changes

The Capitol Hill Restoration
Society last night voted to op-
pose automatically any change
in Capitol Hill zoning unless
the party seeking the proposed
variance appears before the
group and wins its favor.
Previously the coming COM
mittee had acted for the society
on requested variances pre-
sented to the District between
monthly meetings.
Now the society will approve
varianceS deemed consistent
with their restoration aims only
at regular meetings.
In other action, a seven-man
committee was set up to formu-
late judging criteria and award
annual plaques for the best
residential and commercial res
torations in the area.
Charles A. Baird was ap-
pointed chairman by President
Edward G. Gruis.
The meeting was held at the
capitol Hill Presbyterian
Church, Independence avenue
and Fourth street Sc.
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