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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-24
Prison Apostolate-Final Part:
Church Aids Marion Men

I'm going to the Sacra-
ments more and I'm in the Ho-
ly Name Society for the first
time"
What really appeals 10 ma
is the way Father helps Us.
I'm real glad we have q re-
Iisious program here and so
are the others"
The chaplain at Marion, I'M
til two weeks ago Father Ber-
nard Clement, SS.CC., said
Our Lady of Grace Holy Name
Society, which is duly regis
tered, "has made the men
more conscious Of the proper
use of Gods name"
From the official point Of
view, Lemoyne Green, super
intendenf at Marion, said,
"ChaplaIn& are a must i'm our
treatment program and l
wouldn't want il any other
way" In fact, he added, he
could uss another Protestant
chaplain.
Green also said that the
churches are providing better
trained and better qualified
men for chaplains and the
Catholic Church is doing a
fine job along this line"
Father Bernard, who is a
member of the Congregation
of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus
and Mary, commutes daily
from Mt. Gilead to his full
time job at Marion. He has
had the post for four years.
Ordained in 1915, he serv-
ed for eight years rs an as
sistanf pastor in Aevshnef,
Mass. He believes that parish
work provides a good foUnda.
tien" for chapIains.
these men," he explained,
were family men or came
from homes. AS an assistant
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pastor, / know family prob
lens, and have dealt with peo-
pie under all circumstances.
The experience has been in
valuable"
Before starting his work as
chaplain at Marion, Father
Bernard spent two intensive
weeks with Father c. v. Luz
cier, OPP, veteran chaplain at
the Ohio Penitentiary, the
states maximum ity
prison.
He has about ITS register.
ed Catholics of the 1900 in
mates. OF these, he said, about
125 are "praefieins cafho.
lies"
So far, 25 Of his men have
been confirmed, seven in 1855
and 10 last March. He had
three converts last year and
now has d in his catechetical
class. From January to mid
March of this year he baptiz-
ed six.
His working days and duties
parallel those of the chaplains
at the penitentiary at London
and Marysville, so far as in
terviews and counseling go.
Father Bernard offers Mass
daily and Sundays with con-
LESSONS before each Mass, the
eve of holydays, Saturday
mornings and any time by spe-
cial appointment.
He also has a mission for
the men once each year and
conducts an active Holy Name
Society program.
Father Bernard said THE
Church has always recognized
an obligation TO take care of
the spiritual needs of those
in prisons and played the
leading role in convincing
governments to recognize this
responsibility"
He is quite proud of his
pensioners.
THE men have a great re-
spect for the priesthood" he
said. MANY of them are quite
sincere in taking advantage
of the religious opportunities
here.
They can earn countless
graces while they are here,
probably more so than when
they were on the outside.
II know of q true incident
along this line. A parolee had
gotten in trouble and commit
ted murder. He had been quite
friendly with the chaplain in
another prison and another
state. When the time came
for his execution he asked TO
see that chaplain.
1.-THE chaplain himself was
quite broken up that his boy
had gone bad and shed I'M
ashamed tears on that last
xr,o1ly
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-24

To the flood of books
that have already appear
ed on the life of the pre-
sent Pope, there is now
added one which is called
with some reason, IAN au-
thoritative biography" This is
Pope John XIII, by Zsolt
Aradi, Msgr. James /. Tucek,
and James c. O'Neill Farrar,
Strauss, and Cudahy, $4.95)
All three Of the co-aufhorS
have peculiar qualifications
for This task: Mr.. Aradi has
written several books on tha
Popes and the PapaeY, as well
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-24
Books of the Hour
Latest Book on Pope,
Written BY Reporters
by FIR. d. Bernard TheaIl. O.S.B.

as having revised Michael
Williams standard survey of
the Church in the world of
today; Mssr. TUeek and Mr..
o'NeilI are both officially con-
nected with the Rome Bureau
of the National Catholic Wei
fare Conference News Service
as professional correspond
ents.
The word Authoritative"
therefore, in the books sub
title. is not without ivstifiea.
tion.
IA QUALITIES
Of the nine chapters in the
biography, Mr.. Aradi is the
author of five; Msgr. Tucek
and Mr.. O'Neill collaborate on
the remaining four. So far as
guaranteeing the authenticity
of the chapters, this device
is satisfactory, but there is
perhaps a loss of artistic I'M
ity or continuity of tone.
If, in fact, one considers
fhe book from the traditional
viewpoints of matter and form
Tor content and sfylel fhe
completeness and accuracy of
matter leave little 10 be de-
sired, but the style seldom
rises above the commonplace,
and there is TOO much here Of
the air of 18th century pioUs
convenfionality. So, for exam
pie, we are toId that, There
was never a cross word heard
in the home, the brothers and
sisters were devoted TO each
other as were the older peo-
pie"
The run-on sentence (or
comma fault typifies the
style, as does the conventional
sentiment typify much of the
matter. In the same chapter
there is much explanation of
why it is necessary to write a
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tons of the cross and has
been unable to make it. The
men would then 60 to the
chapel themselves and say
the stations.
He said they ask him for
very little" and are quite
generous in praying for 9th.
eFs.
They will see stories in the
newspaper Of someone in trou-
Bile and come to him and ask
if they can't offer a rosary
for them.
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"Buf the condemned man
told him TO cheer up. He look.
ed on the chair IS his key TO
heaven. After thar switch is
pulled he said, I'll wake up
in front of God and III be
prepared. thanks TO you, Fs.
Their. II | had been outside, |
probably would not"
Father Bernard said many
times he has scheduled sta.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-07-24

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03
Venerable CuIpeper

Venerable Culpeper today is cele-
brating its 2O0th anniversary as char
tered town-but the historic village in
the Blue Ridge foothills actually is much
older than that. 1t had been thriving
farm center for many years before its
application for a corporate charter was
granted by the House of Burgesses in
1859. During the Revolution $50 Of its
men Joined battalion Of Minute Men
which was to fight under the banner Of
the rattlesnake and the warning: Don't
Tread on Me-" The Civil War battles
of Brandy Station and Cedar Mountain
were fought near the town. Thus, Gull
pepper has historic associations that add
special interest to the two-day observ-
ance of its formal founding. We salute
the town as it enters the third century
Of its existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03
Winning the Bio One

The one-vote margin by which the
House has upheld the Presidents veto
OF the public works bill constitutes the
closest of close calls Nonetheless, it was
q big win for Mr.. Eisenhower in his
touch-and-go battle to curb imitation by
clamping down on unnecessary Federal
spending.
1t was a big win because nothing
iSsdearer to congreSSman's heart than
a public works bill-sometimes known as
a pork barrel" bill. There is something
In 1t for the folks back home in almost
every congressman's district, and in this
circumstance it is no easy thing to vote
to sustain veto. But the essential votes
were there when the showdown came,
and the logical inference is that the
President, having won this fight, will be
able to use his veto power successfully
against any other unwise spending bills
which may come before him. If this
proves to be the case, there will be re-
newed hope for the future buying power
ofsthe dollar.
Mr.. Eisenhower'S objection to the
bin centered on the fact that 1t carried
Chronological projects-projects which
the administration had not recon-
mended and for which no provision had
been made in the budget. 1t is true that
these projects would have cost only $50
million, relatively small sum, in this
fiscal year. But their ultimate cost would
have been more than $500 million.
1t will be said, we suppose, that the
Presidents attitude is short-sighted, that
long-range national development is be-
ing sacrificed in the interests of mis-
guided Short-term economy We do not
believe that this is true. Without any
Ofsthe unbudgeted items, fiscal 1860 ex-
penditures for public works will total
$1.1 billion-an all-time high. Further
more, according to the President, Con-
gress in the past four years has writ
ten 200 unbudgeted projects into public
works bills, and these, in the end, will
cost nearly $3.8 billion. Why add 81
more when they are not essential and
when they would boost the ultimate I'M
budgeted costs by another $500 million?
As Mr.. Eisenhower indicated in his
veto message, these 81 unbudgeted prof.
ects represent desirable, as distinguished
from necessary, undertakings. At the
proper time provision can be made for
them in the budget and Congress can
begin appropriating the necessary funds.
But these things should be planned in
responsible and orderly way. 1t is time
to put stop to the willy-nilly approach,
and we are glad the President has been
able to do it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03
Berlin Corridor

I read with appreciation
and approval your editorial
in The Evening Star of Au-
gust % entitled Berlin Cor
ridor," referring to the story
that Mr.. Khrushchev is go
ing to submit a new proposal
for settling the West Berlin
dispute by giving control Of
West Berlin to the West Ger
man government. with guar
anteed access to West Ber-
lin. In return the Western,
countries would pull their
forces out of Berlin.
This may be the fairest and
best settlement that is pos
sible. 1t is neither a de facto
nor a de jure recognition of
East Germany by our Gov
eminent. and VIII atever
right" If any, is surrendered
by the withdrawal of the
Western forces is practically
meaningless, as the Western
powers. in the event Of war.
would not hesitate to plant
their forces wherever wise
and best.
Let us hope that the State
Department will fully appre-
ciate the fact that we do not
wish to engage in war, and
that there has to be a give
and take" If we are to
avoid 1t.
Wade H. Cooper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03
'NeutruIism' in Trouble

It Is good to note that India and
Pakistan seem to be making slow but
sure progress toward amicable agree
ments on the difficult issues that have
long divided them. These issues, includ-
ing particularly the bitter dispute over
the status of Kashmir, have poisoned
relations between the two ever since
their achievement of independence
decade ago. Within the past year, how
ever, both have shown a marked DISPOSE
ton to narrow their differences and ar
rive at mutually beneficial meeting Of
minds.
The latest evidence of this whole
some new temper can be found in the
fact that Indian Prime Minister Nehru
and Pakistani President Ayub, in their
first formal meeting, have Just held
rather long and apparently fruitful con-
versation in the lounge Of the New Delhi
airport. At any rate, according to their
official communique, they have agreed
that the problems between them ought
not to be allowed to generate hostility,
but should be resolved Gin spirit
of friendliness, cooperation and good
neighborliness.' Accordingly, to that
end, they have decided to convene
high-level ministerial conference, which
may be the first in a series aimed at
promoting a definitive settlement.
President Ayub, whose country is a
member of the Baghdad Pact and the
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
(both of which have been deplored up
to now by "neutralist" India), has eff
fectively summarized the situation by
declaring that his own government and
Mr.. Nehrus recognize the need for be-
ing realistic and having more rational
and more sensible relationship with each
other" And this is the more true, in his
judgment, because IF we go on squab-
bling and don't try to resolve our prob
lemS," the two will face the danger OF
being defeated in detail"-piecemeal,
bit by bit, by nibbling acts of aggression
similar to those now occurring in Laos
and along midas northern frontier.
Although he has mentioned no
names in voicing this warning, General
Ayub obviously has had Red China in
mind. In effect, he has made clear that
he regards Peiping's aggressive COM
munism as a threat to Pakistan and
India alike. Mr.. Nehru apparently has
begun to feel the same way, and his
"neutralism" is therefore policy that
seems very much subject to change. If
not abandonment. The situation in that
sense can hardly fail to have profound
effect on the thinking Of all the I'M
committed and unaligned free nations
of Asia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03
Rockets From the Sea

Successful firing Of the Nays much
heralded PolariS missile from ship at
sea is but prelude to the crucial tests
which this new weapon will undergo
when the ship-to-shore missile is fred
from submerged nuclear submarine.
For the Polaris is yet to be proved in
its designed role Of rocket-powered
nuclear- headed missile that rises from
the depths of the ocean to seek out and
destroy a target as far as 1900 miles
away.
If, as has been demonstrated of
Cape Canaveral, Polaris missile can
be started on its way by compressed air
from tube, much as a conventional
torpedo is launched, there is no tech
nical reason why it cannot be hurled
out of the sea toward an enemy city
or other target. In the surface test the
28-foot test weapon leaped 70 feet into
the air under the compassionate thrust
and then took of for point TOO miles
away under its own rocket power.
Admiral Burke. Chief of Naval OPP
erations, has made it plain that the
Navy regards the Polaris as weapon
of tremendous strategic Importance. 1t
will be the principal armament Of the
U.SS. George Washington, first missile
firing nuclear-powered submarine, to be
commissioned early next year. At the
same time, Admiral Burke has warned
that, even with an operational Polaris.
complacency would be dangerous. For,
he has said, Russia, too, probably has
missile firing bmarines-although the
range of the submarine missiles is be-
lieved to be much shorter than ours,
perhaps only 200 miles. Yet an enemy
submarine 200 miles off our coasts could
do a lot of damage to American cities
cataclysnic damage, in fact.
Thus, submarine warfare of the flu
ture is apt to be more of threat to
shore installations than to ships at sea.
And it will be threat extremely diff
cult to counter through conventional
submarine detection and killer" meth
DDS. There is all the more reason, there
fore, to hope that the forthcoming talks
beween President Eisenhower and Mr..
Khrushchev will pave the way for per-
manent removal of the grim war threat
which hangs over the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03

@. Please define the term
authority" as it is used in
connection with the opera
ton of ports, toll roads, etc.
W p.
A. Basically, an authority
is an organization set up by
States or cities. separately
or in combination. to per-
form certain important pub
lie functions in an independ-
ent, semiprivate m mn r.
Authorities are run by ap-
pointed officials. They make
it possible to build and OPP
crate projects on privately
borrowed money. which is
repaid out Of revenues from
tolls and fees. The largest
and oldest of the successful
authorities is the Port of New
York Authority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03
Outstanding Series

! would like to place on
record the fact that con-
slider the series of articles in
The Star by John ", Horne'
to be outstanding in every
respect.
I have reason to write in
this emphatic manner. I
have been closely involved in
matters concerning trade and
tourism in the entire Carib-
bean area over a long period
Of time and intensively dur
ing the last four years. I,
therefore, consider that I
have the qualifications to
Judge what is taking place in
the Caribbean somewhat
more effectively than those
who are partisan to any sim
gle nation or political ac-
tivity in the Caribbean area.
Mr.. Horner's articles are
fair, impartial and objective.
He has reported, I believe.
what he saw and the honest
conclusions which he reached.
There will be, undoubtedly.
many who will criticize both
from the extreme left and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03
Postage Rates

The two-cent letter became
the three-cent letter and
then quickly became the four
cent letter. Now there is talk
of a f1ve-cent letter. The
penny postcard is now the
three-cent postcard.
The Post Office Department
still needs more money de-
spite the fact that first-class
mail rates have gone up and
deliveries reduced.
And what does the mail
man bring on his daily trip?
Why, bulk mail of course,
which is widely referred to
as Junk" mail. It goes to
millions Of homes daily where
it is not asked for and I'M
wanted and its rate is a low
one and one-half cent. Fea-
ture that! The least popular
Of all mails with the average
citizen enjoys the lowest pos
tai rate! If the people had
any voice in the matter, bulk
mail would pay its fair share
Of the Post ONCE expenses!
Walter Fielder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03
A Must Requirement

The Senate apparently has shelved,
at least for this session, HouSe-ap-
proved bill which would permit the city
of Chicago to divert an increased flow of
water from Lake Michigan into the city's
sewage disposal system. And the Senate
debate produced one overriding reason
why the measure should not be enacted
at all without most careful consideration
at the foreign relations level.
The reason is expressed briefly, but
in automatically forceful language, in
the note signed by Canadian Ambassa-
dor Heeney and submitted to our State
Department on August 81. The text has
been made part of the record of debate
In the Senate, and contains these two
sentences: "In the view of my Govern
n1ent, any additional diversion of water
out of the Great Lakes watershed would
be inconsistent with existing agreements
and arrangements which together con-
stitute an agreed regime with respect to
these waters. The proposed unilateral
derogation from the existing regime
therefore occasions serious concern in
Canada"
The bill was reported to the Senate
floor by the Committee on Public Works,
without reference to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. 1t was handled in
the same way in the House. There was
much testimony in both House and Sem
ate committee hearings on the aspects of
sanitation, navigation, water power de-
velopment and other technical questions
pertaining to the proposal. Even this
testimony was divided and floor debate
has been similarly split over these tech
nical issues. 1t would be difficult, If not
impossible, for layman to reach an
authoritative conclusion on the rights
and wrongs of these arguments alone.
1t is not difficult, however, to under
stand the grave implications Of the Ca
madam objection. Although Lake Michi-
gan is entirely within United States
boundaries, it is part of the great water
complex shared by the two nations. Any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

radio was something utterly,
fantastically new.
People hung over the cats
whisker. as the wire was
called. as the priests Of some
strange ancient religion must
have done over their divina-
tons.
One was conjuring sounds
out Of the ether, as we called
it then. Now we know there
is no such thing as ether.
Drawing music out of the
air was new.
The bit of wire and crystal
brought in sounds from afar,
even Pittsburgh!
y 4 80
Temp Jones has an attic
filled with old gadgets.
One Of them is a one-tube
radio with an old book con.
denser. as it was called. There
were two leaves of mica, and
by turning a knob you
brought the leaves closer or
farther apart.
Jones found the set the
other day.
1t was a huge affair, as
compared with the tiny crys-
tai set Of the ear.
AS Jones recalled, the one
tube set did not bring in sta
tons any better than the
crystal. but somewhat louder.
Zone still used the ear
phones.)
Today small portables can
bring in far stations, but no.
body seems much interested.
Radio, in our time, has be-
come strictly unitarian, the
thing you turn on to hear a
bit of news, or find out the
correct time, or what the
weather is going to be to-
morrow, maybe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-03
THE POLITICAL MILL
Scott Could HELD G. o. p. Ticket
BY GOULD LINCOLN

States at the United Nations,
mas been highly PRAISED by
the President for his WORK.
Governor Hatfield. by his
election last year, turned
aside the Democratic tide
running in Oregon. OF them
all. however, Senator Scott
demonstrated his vote-get-
ting strength In q most sur
prising upset election in
Pennsylvania. the old Key
stone State. still second only
to New York in number Of
presidential electoral votes.
though now equal to Cali
fornia.
Senator Scott. although Q
freshman Senator, is no new
conner to Congress. For 16
years ne represented q Phil
adelphia congressional dis
trict In the House of Repre-
sentatives. His campaign
abilities are attested by the
fact he first won the nomi-
nation for Senator In 1858.
without backing Of the or
ganization. and then went on
to defeat the Democratic
Gov. George Leader by the
margin Of l12,765 votes. while
Governor Dave Lawrence,
Democrat. was being elected
by $4,000 votes over his
Republican opponent. Mr..
SCOTS victory gave the
Pennsylvania G. O.P. a shot
In the arm which was much
needed and was acclaimed as
a Republican gain virtually
as remarkable as Gov. Rookie
feller's victory in New York.
SCOTS Popularity Grows
During his service in the
Senate, which began last
January. Senator Scott has
shown himself an indefatiga-
BILE worker and a strong sup
porter of President Eisen-
hover. The results of a
statewide poll. recently taken
in Pennsylvania, indicate
that he is even more popular
with the voters than he was
when elected. The questions
naire distributed to some
10000 voters, Republican,
Democratic and independent,
asked among other questions,
how well the voters thought
President Eisenhower, Gov.
Lawrence and Senator Scott
were doing their jobs. On the
basis Of approval and disap-
prevail. the score stood-on
Mr.. Eisenhower. approval,
Republicans 94.4 per cent,
Democrats 69.4 per cent. in
dependents sos per cent:
disapproval. Republicans ST.
per cent, Democrats 30.6 per
cent. independents 30.5 per
cent. On Lawrence, approval.
Republicans 61.4 per cent,
Democrats 81.9 per cent, in
dependents 56.4 per cent:
disapproval, Republicans 38.6
per cent, Democrats 1871 per
cent, independents 43.6 per
cent. On Scott, approval. Re-
publicans 93.6 per cent,
Democrats $50 per cent. in.
dependents 89.9 per cent;
disapproval. Republicans Ga
per cent, Democrats Ill per
cent. independents 1o.l per
cent.
This poll indicates that
Scott would bring strength
to the Republican national
ticket both from Democrats
and independents, especially
the latter. To win, the @. o. P.
needs both,