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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-11-11
Making Marriage Click
Teachers Must Cooperate
With Parents Oh Fail
by Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

cation. Much of a teachers
success depends upon coop
Grafton from the family.
CONS z e
SEARCH has been done re-
Gently in our country on the
causes why children leave
school, why some children
have a hard time learning to
read and spell and get along
at school.
The school is limited by
what the home has already
done and is doing to the child
and for him. In fact, the Edu-
cational Policies Commission
in the United States has said:
"Among the most important
influences on the effective
ness of teaching is the over
all atmosphere of the home.
Above all, children need the
genuine concern, guild a n
and discipline of their par
ents. The standards parents
set and the attitudes they ex-
press have a decisive influ-
ence on a child's progress"
NOW WE COME TO the
troublesome question of par
ents interfering" in school
affairs. One should first de-
fine specifically and exactly
what is interference" That
concept differs in different
communities at different
times and with different per-
sons.
What one administ
considers interference, others
may not. For one example,,
many years ago curriculum
development was thought to
be the exclusive duty of the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-11-11
Editorial
Pope John XIII

Il 1t be true that the higher ones dignity, the lone
her he Is, then Angelo Roncalh must be the loneliest
man in the world.
AS THE HEAD of Christendom on earth he has
responsibilities unmatched by any human being. Pope
John XII, successor of 81. Peter is a man of our times.
he is a scholar and writer, a linguist of great talent,
a master of diplomacy, a keen observer of the world
scene.
In the two short years of his pontificate, he has
made his mark on the historical record of the Church.
No little accomplishment for one who followed that
great Pontiff, Plus XII.
DESPITE THE FACT that there is no one to whom
he can turn in the major decisions of his office, John
AAIl is far from aloOf and unapproachable.
His warmth and humanity have endeared him to
people the world over. His appeal for understanding
for men of all faiths has ingratiated him with Protes-
tantS and members of the Orthodox Church.
But those who hold him in special affection are the
members of the Catholic Church VINO are truly his
children.
WHAT HE MEANS to us is not easy to express in
words. But affection is best shown IN actions and so
this Sunday we of the Diocese of Columbus will observe
a Day in honor of Pope John XIII.
Already we have listed the prayers and good works
which will be offered as a Spiritual Bouquet to His
Holiness. All parishes, institutions and schools will be
represented in this spiritual gift.
THEN, ON SUNDAY special Masses and sermons
will commemorate this birthday month of the Holy
Father. Practitioners will receive Holy Communion in
great numbers to honor the occasion.
The annual collection for the Pope also will be
taken up this Sunday to aid him in his works of mercy
and charity. The added impetus given by the special
birthday celebration should make this the largest gift
to the Holy Father ever presented by our people.
IN SHORT, ALL of us have an opportunity to ex-
press in many ways our love and filial respect for Pope
John XIII, who is above all our spiritual father and
the Vicar of Christ on earth-GAF.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-11-11
Sum and Substance:
No Catholic Vote, But
Don't 'Waterdown' Faith
by FIR. John b. Sheerin, esp.

Catholic legislators have no
desire to put over natural
law" legislation that is "bad
law" that a Catholic presi-
dents confessor would not
dictate his policy decisions
nor would a Catholic presi-
dent demand daily Mass in the
White House.
But in all these discussions,
we must not construct our con-
cept of this glorious Church
of Christ. The Church cannot
take second-place to any gov
eminent or any human insti-
stitution. We cannot Danish
our allegiance to the Church
to the privacy of the heart or
the sacristy las secularists
want us to do) everytime a
political problem arises.
FIRMLY BELIEVE that
the American government is
incomparably better than any
form of government men have
devised but it cannot be COM
pared to the Catholic Church.
The United States has a Con-
stitution SO marvellous that
someone has called it a nat
ural revelation. But this Con-
stitution after all is external
and is, in the final analysis,
imposed by force. But the
Continued on Page ~
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Inquiry Corner
Do Angels
Exist?
by FIR. Healey

March 18th and Saints Peter
and Paul..
@. Just exactly what is for.
hidden by the law of abstin-
enee? Can lard or any other
meat product be used?
A. BY the law of abstinence
are forbidden on Friday and
other days of abstinence (De-
cember 7th, Vigil of Christ
mas, Ash Wednesday and Holy
Saturday. all meat and meat
juices. Meat is taken to mean
the flesh of animals with
warm blood mammals, BIRDS
and parts thereof, including
fat, beef extract, etc. 1t does
not include turtle. lobster,
fish, etc. Seasoning from the
fat of animals may be used
on vegetables, potatoes, salad,
etc. even if it happens that a
small particle of meat may
unavoidably be included. The
law of abstinence is a form of
penance; some people make it
a same. We should ordinarily
offer up the Inconvenience
and the sacrifice in union with
Christ whose death on Friday
we commemorate.
@. When the Church was in
power did il ever force Jews
TO become Christians?
A The Church has never
tried to force anyone to be-
come Christian, Individual
Catholics. usually MISGUIDED
rulers, have done so. st. Au-
gustine (Austin). Apostle of
England, had to restrain King
Ethelbert from this effort and
so did Pope Nicholas | have
to restrain Michael. king of
the BulQarians. Pope Greg.
DRY | (sixth century, and the
fourth council of Toledo (633
A.Do acted to protect the
Jews from coercion. At the
heights of the Church'S public
influence Pope Innocent III
stated. LET no Jew be con-
strained to receive baptism,
and he that will not consent
to be baptized, let him not
be molested." Pope Gregory
TX and Pope Innocent " is
sued similar instructions.
Send questions to Father.
Edward F. Healey. Inquiry.
Corner, Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus Is, Ohio.
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Says Dialogue Mass
Is Very Distracting

Editors note: Many in
feresfing and provocative
opinions must be omitted
each week because the
writer failed TO sign his
or her name and address.
initials or a penname will
be used upon request but
the sender's real name
and address must also be
included. Send your opin-
ions to Letters TO the
Editor, The Cats o 4 ie
Times, Box $50. CoIum.
bus Is. ohio).
Editor:
As a child in school I
was taught it was a sin to
distract or be distracted
at Mass.
| am referring to the
Dialogue Mass. / find it, as
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-11-11

These statements are often
theologically impeccable and
yet they give an entirely
wrong impression. They create
the impression THAT a Cath
Ollie public officials religion
is his own private affair and
that once he steps into office,
he has no law above him
save the law of the land.
THE DANGER OF COURSE
is that we Catholics reading
these statements may begin
to dwarf our concept of the
Church and make it a concept
of a purely spiritual church
that has no relation to the
temporal order. If so, then the
Papal social encyclicals and
other Catholic teachings on
the temporal order go out
the window.
BY all means we must as
sure our on-Catholic friends
that we are resolved to pre-
serve the American system of
separation of Church and
State, that the Vatican would
exert no more influence over
an American Catholic presi-
dent than it has exerted over
Adenauer and DeGaulle, that
there is a sector of politics
that has no moral or spiritual
inducements, that American
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-11-11
Let's Know
Answers

BY the time this is
published the last 'hurrah'
for the 80 campaign will
have lust about died
down. We would like to
make a few comments on the
side effects of the campaign.
ALL CATHOLICS EXCEPT
the very. very sheltered must
realize that not everyone I'M
derstands our beliefs. Will we,
now that the campaign is over,
do anything about it? Will we
make a concerted effort to
learn and explain the things
we say we believe?
1t is pretty easy to tell a
non-Catholic task a priest"
but if the shoe were on the
other foot would you have
gumption enough to task a
minister?
INQUIRY CLASSES, adult
education, mail order courses,
pamphlets, ct cetera are more
abundant now than at any
other time in our history.
Win, lose or draw for Mr..
Kennedy or Mr.. Nixon, relig-
ious bigotry played a huge
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After years of experience
with parents, | am convinced
they should bring their chill
dren clean and welI-fed, TO
the schoolhoUse door, and
then go home. We teachers
know what TO teach and how
TO teach it. Parents are actual
ly taking over our school. We
do not interfere in their
homes and we shall thank the
parents to refrain from in
ferfering in our school. MAZDA
BY ''our" school you
certainly do not mean the
superintendent school,
the principals school, the
school boards school Or
the teachers school. You as a
teacher represent the parents
even more than you represent
the state. True, the family
needs the educational facili-
ties of the state and could not
do without them but the duty
to educate belongs primarily
TO the parents.
THE EDUCATION OF A
child is a shared responsible
ity. Far more is involved in
teaching children than a
school-teacher can take care
of. Far more is involved than
the knowledge of what to
teach and how to teach it.
The value of a teacher is
limited by the child's capa-
city to learn and this can be
hampered by his physical de-
fects, emotional tie nsions,
feelings Of anxiety and rejec-
ton, family problems or 'the
parents attitude toward edu-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-11-11

II very distracting, don't you
agree?
| don't think you print a
letter without a signature, but
it doesn't matter, it might go
in the waste paper basket I'M
answered anyway.
-M.M.B.
Columbus.
Editors Note: We do pub
fish" letters without sigma
lures but do require the let
ters be signed with the writ
er's name and address. VIZ
omit the name when request
ed and do use fhe initials or
Pen-name. Since M.N.B. sign
ed the letter with her name
and address we publish it with
her initials.
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many others do, very disturb
ing.
WI LIVE I'M AMERICA
where we can vote as we wish,
practice the Faith we choose,
but can't pray the way we
want.
! like to use my missal TO
follow the Mass in my own
English language.
Why should anyone tell us
how we should pray, if it is
reyerent or in what Ian
guage.
WHAT GOOD DOES it do
to say the words if they don't
know what they are saying?
/ feel very strongly about
this.
! want to pray to my God
in my own way. Let those that
want to say it in Latin, say it,
but TO themselves.
HOW WOULD A PRIEST
like to hear a foreign Ian
guage at Mass? He would find
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-11-11

While abroad this sum-
mer, | was repeatedly
queried by opean
clergy about American
Catholics and the cleo
tons. Were all Catholics vot-
ing for Kennedy? Had the
American bishops made any
statements about the issues
debated by the candidates
| assured my questioners
that, as far as j could see,
American Catholics were no
more united in their political
choices than in their choice of
winning teams in the World
Series. Returning home, | was
happy to find a widespread di-
yersity of political opinions
among my lay and clerical
friends and no evidence of "a
Catholic vote"
HOWEVER, THERE is one
phase of Catholic thinking
about the elections that has
me disturbed. Some Catholic
authorities, in attempting to
calm Protestant fears and as
sure our fellow citizens that
there is no conflict between
Americanism and Catholicism,
bend over backwards so far
that they practically secular
ize" the Church.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-11-11

keep farm wages as low as
possible SO a handful of rich
farm corporations can con-
tinue to pile up huge profits.
If you can drive past the
vegetable farms or the fruit
orchards around our big
cities and see the dark skim
ned workers picking the food
you eat and ignore the dis
celebration of their family and
religious life which the pres
ent system of farming in
wolves, then you may have a
conscience as hardened as the
men who deliberately profit
from the sufferings of these
oppressed people.
THE FARM WORKERS
and especially the migratory
workers - have no powerful
lobby. The National Farmers
Union, the Bishops Commit
tee for Migrant Workers, a
few other groups - these are
the only ones who are much
interested in erasing this blot
on our national record.
The efforts of these groups
have not stopped a bill to re-
new Public Law IS which
through a maze of technicali-
ties permits the importation
of Mexican workers who are
not really needed, but who do
create an oversupply of work
ers and depress wages even
more.
BUT THE POWERFUL lob
bies whose members stand to
profit from such low rates
have received something of a
setback. P.L. Is was renewed
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COrrects
Error

I must ask your CO.
operation in rectifying an
error which was printed
in your paper. | unWlt-
tingly contributed to this
error and ask your in
diligence and that of your
readers in order that it may
be corrected.
a MENTION WAS MADE
in your last weeks issue that
the Rev. Lee Moorehead, pas
tor of the Indianola Method
list Church, was among the
signers of a statement deplor-
ing literature which injected
into the political campaign re-
ligious intolerance.
| know of my own certain
knowledge that DR.. Moorehead
does strongly deplore such
literature but he was not
among those who signed the
statement released to the
press.
HAD BEEN GIVEN to I'M
derstand that DR.. Moorehead
had agreed to sign the state
ment, but this proved not to
be the case.
| greatly regret the fact that
my transformation resulted
in an incorrect statement
printed in The Catholic Times
and | ask your assistance in
correcting my mistake.
Jonathan NJ. Mitchell
Rector,
81. Stephens
Episcopal Church
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administrator. Today, many
school administrators are in
viting Home and School or
PTA members and other citi-
Zens to serve on curriculum
committees.
The relationship between
parents and teachers is, Of
course, sometimes difficult.
During the weeks immediate
ly before the opening of
school, tensions often mount
in the home. The mother
finds herself taking time out
from the furry of prepare
tons to wonder if her little
girl is really ready for school.
Can Alice take it? Worse
yet, can the school take
Alice?
A FATHER BEGINS to no.
tice that his wife is looking
at their little daughter with
a newly critical and less
accepting eye. She is like an
artist putin G the final
touches on a crucial master
piece just before a one-mai
show.
Parents experience a sense
of anxiety and insecurity.
The small, fragile masterpiece
on which they have lavish
ed six years of love and labor
is about to be appraised by
"a coldly, confident expert
the teacher"
After school starts they
have a gnawing curiosity as
to what is going on and what
the child is doing. The par
ents feel left out. They now
look upon the teacher, not
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@. Do we have to believe
that angels exist2 Guardian
angels?
A. 1t would be against the
obvious evidence of the Bible,
the teaching and practice Of
the Church to question the
existence of angels. That each
of us has a special guardian
angel is not so obvious or alb
Solute. II is, however, the an
cient and universal tradition,
indicated by the feast day (es-
tablished by Pope Paul V in
1909. We have the implica-
tlon of the doctrine in the
words Of Christ: Their an
gels always see the face of my
Father in heaven" (Matthew
1910 and the unanimous con
sent of the Fathers of the
Church. st. Thomas Aquinas
teaches that each of us has a
guardian angel who remains
with us from birth to death,
guiding and protecting us.
@. What happened TO Nieo-
demus and TO Joseph of Arr.
mathea after the burial of
Christ?
A. We have no certain knowl-
edge. but Nicodemus, a Phari-
see and a member of the San
hedrin, the high court of the
Jews John 7;;50-52) is listed
as a martyr for the Faith. Jo-
seph of Arimathea, whose
wealth and influence was evil
denced on the occasion Of the
burial of Christ is supposed
TO nave come to France about
63 AID. and later to England.
Their feast days are listed
as August 3rd (Nicodemus)
and March 18th Goseph).
@. | understand there are
holydays of obligation from
which we are excused in the
United States. What are they?
A. The holydays of obliga-
ton, to be observed with the
same respect as Sunday. are
six: Christmas, Circumcision
(New Years.. Ascension, AS
sumption, All Saints and the
Immaculate Conception. There
are four holydays of obliga-
ton in the universal Church
from which we in the United
States are excused: Epiphany,
Corpus Christi, St. Joseph
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01
Henry R. Mullen
In Bosic Troinino

FORT K S. c.,
(Special) Ret Henry r. Mul.
len, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
E. Mullen, 102 Rodger St.
Lexington, is presently assign
ed to Company C, 9Th Batta-
lion,, End Training Regiment
of the U. S. Army Training
Center here where he is un-
dergoing eight weeks of Basic
Training.
AS a climax to this first
phase of training, he will
march with his battalion in a
review before the command
ing general of Fort Jackson.
This ceremony is witnessed
by relatives and friends of
the trainees who attend the
"open house" held by each
company on graduation day.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01
WOMEN OF THE CHURCH

Eight members of the Wo-
men of the Church met in the
Presbyterian Church Monday
afternoon. The meeting was
opened with prayer by Mrs.
w. E. Jones. After a reading
of the minutes and roll call
by Mrs. P. M. Smith, secre-
tary, Mrs. Sara Baine assum-
ed charge of the program.
An interesting skit on Stew
ardship was presented by
Mesdames Bernard Jones, =.
L. Shields and l.. l.. Ray.
Scripture from the 9Th chap
ter of Mark verses %
through 25 was used. Mrs.
B aine gave interesting
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

In the Country Store, such
items as Christmas candles,
various Christmas decora.
tons, aprons, fruit cakes and
numerous other articles will
be available at reasonable
prices for your selection. Do
your Christmas shopping for
gifts at the PTA Country
Store and help this organiza-
ton in the fine work they are
doing in our community.
Don't forget the date -
Thursday, December 18th at
$50 pm.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mr.. Ed Hawkins Of Sacra-
mento, Calf, arrived Tues
day to join his wife who has
been the guest of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Marvin Smith for
two weeks. They returned
via plane Sunday.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

thoughts for the day and Of
fered a Thanksgiving prayer
and praying in unison The
Lords Prayer, the meeting
was concluded.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Don crowd your broilers.
Give them room to grow, adj
vises Paul Yount, poultry
specialist of the Agricultural
Extension Service.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank OAR
nell visited their son William
Darnell and family on Equen
Plantation at Minter City over
the weekend.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Grey
and family of Friars Point
enjoyed the holiday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. lack
Grey.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mrs. M. G.. Hill of Green
vile was a guest of her bro
tner, Mrs. A. A. Conger and
Mrs. Conger Tor a few days
last week.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Gillie Nc.
Kibben and son Tim of YaZoo
City and Miss Carolyn Nc
Kibben Of Jackson enjoyed
Sunday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin McKib-
ben.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Clovers won't grow on acid
soils. Use lime, says Ed Ghol-
ston, soils specialist of the
Agricultural Extension Ser
vice.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Dressed in a gay red and
white costume PShon Bar
rett, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tommy Barrett of Grenada
and granddaughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. E. Barrett of Tchula,
led the Christmas Parade in
Jackson last week. Although
blind from birth and only six
wears old, Pshon was the
equal of older and larger chill
dren participating, marching
the entire parade route with
out a break.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. kenneth
F'oose were called to Knox
vile. Tenn, recently on ac-
count of the death of her
father, DR.. Pickens. Sincere
sympathy is extended to both
Of them.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01
In And About
TchuLN
BY Ruth Barrett

Saturday, December 3rd,
the Tchula Garden Club will
sponsor a Bake Sale at the
Tchula Town Hall. Everyone
is invited.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

tobia for a visit with Miss
Edible Tate, in Memphis dur
ing the Thanksgiving holt
days.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mrs. w. E. Jones and daugh-
ter Sara Virginia entertained
in their home Thanksgiving,
Mrs. William Link and daugh-
ter Nora Dean Of Bentonia,
Mr.. and Mrs. Montfort Jones
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

son Tuesday and were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom James
until Friday.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

and family of Lexington, Mrs.
Bernard Jones and children
of Tchula and Miss Sara En-
ma McAllister of Ripley.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Darnell
and Mrs. Inez Roach Of Lex
ington enjoyed last Thursday
in Cleveland with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. HAYES.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mr.. j. B. Kelly and Mr.. Ken
Irving were business visitors
in Jackson, Monday.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Clark
transacted business in Mem
phis the first of the week.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Enjoying Thanksgiving din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Shields and daughter Mary
Alice were Mrs. C.. R. Ham,
lin of Tchula, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Darnell, Jr., and sons
David, Charles and Richard
of Minter City, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. S. Lacey and son Don
Preston of Jackson and Miss
Jeanne of Memphis.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01
PTA ENTERTAINMENT

On Thursday, Dec. 18th In
the Tchula High School audi
forum and gym the PTA will
sponsor their "Once a year"
drive with a talent show, cake
walk and Country Store.
Admission price will be 75c
for adults and 35c for school
children.
Talent representatives from
Holmes Junior College, Lex
ington, Durant, Pickens and
Tchula will appear on the
stage of the High School audi
forum at $50 pm. Time and
talent for this event will be
donated to this worthy cause.
The cake walk will be held
and the Country Store opened
in the gym following the tai
ent show. Ten cakes will be
auctioned for 10c a walk.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mrs. w. w. Gwin and Mrs
Row K. Wilson went to Jack
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.. Mans
field of Durant were Sunday
afternoon guests with Mr.. and
Mrs. B. H. Flowers.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Coming up from Moss Point
last Wednesday to spend the
Thanksgiving season with his
mother, Mrs. Tommie Rich
ards was Franklin Mullen.
Franklin was accompanied
by Mrs. Tuentin Watson and
son Bryant Tuentin of Kreole,
Miss for an extended visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. lack Grey.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Mrs. J. C. Cannon returned
Sunday from Kosciusko where
S h e enjoyed Thanksgiving
with her sister, Mrs. R. R.
Watts and family.
Holmes County herald., 1960-12-01

Spending the weekend IN
Inverness with her parents
were Mrs. Billy Randle and
children, Peyton and Lou
Anne Randle.