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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

We are often reminded that VIC do
not have to go abroad or even to distant
parts of Il country to find mission
territory.
TIE TASK OF the Church is to
bring Christ to those who do not pro-
fess Him. And a quick look at some re-
cent figures indicates that we are living
in a mission land.
Franklin County is the most popu-
lous of the % that make up the Diocese
of Columbus. And yet, a survey IN
Quoted recently by the Columbus Area
Council Of Churches revealed that less
than 40 per cent Of the Sos, 1855 popu-
lation is affiliated with a church,
The figures were broken down in
this fashion:
Catholic: 81, s22 members or Is per
cent of the eounty's population.
Jewish: l0,8ao or Is per cent.
Protestant: l64, 1913 or 24.7 per
cent.
Non church: 400 $50 or eo.7 per
cent.
This certainly is a disturbing sur
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

st. Joseph holds a unique place in
history as head of the Holy Family.
No other person had the privilege of be-
longing to the inner circle of that
Family centered about the Goodman.
MARY REFERRED to Joseph as
'father" of Jesus and so he was. Not
merely an adopted father, but n in
reality, since he was the father of Jesus
in the same way he was the husband of
Mary, namely originally and through
holy marriage. That is why as foster
father of Christ, he acted as the pro
tector Of Jesus and even exercised
authority over Him.
Joseph then is an ideal protector
for the human race, because he guarded
Mary's purity; supported, guided, and
comforted her; and served as her faith
full confidant in the divine secret she
carried in her heart.
After her Son, Mary loved Joseph
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18
The Iardsiick
The Enemy Within
A Worthwhile Book
by Msgr. George G.. Higgins

py 10 admit that my fears
were completely unwarranted.
MIR. Kennedy has done the i'm
possible and has done il very
we'll indeed.
IN ADDITION 70 summariz.
ing the mass of evidence
which was presented at the
hearings of the Mcclellan
Committee. Mr.. Kennedy takes
us behind the scenes and lets
US see his Senatorial bosses
with their political hair down.
so 10 speak. He is uneXpect-
eddy and, al times. almost
brutally frank in his criticism
of some members of the Com
mittee for allegedly trying TO
use the hearings for purely
partisan purposes.
In this connection. his chap
ter on the United Automobile
Workers is particularly inter-
estlng. He argues, in brief.
that some members of the
Committee repeatedly tried to
get JAW president Walter
Reuther not because they
thought that either he as an
individual or the JAW as an
organization has been guilty
of dishonesty or racketeering
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18
Making Marriage Click
Sterilizatior, Unreasonable
Punishment For Crime
bv Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

tend to eradicate from the
character Of the eulprit the
trait which led him or her
into the crime. But steriliza-
ton Of sex offenders only re-
moves q barrier and makes
the party even more likely to
commit this Offense again.
We can 90 further: Sterillza-
ton does not diminish the
crime Of rape, but rlay in
crease ii. II does not restrain
Venereal diseases. but because
we already have 50 many
voluntary ste~rilizatlons It may
he q factor in the rising rate
of venereal diseases in the
country.
STERILIZATION of the un-
wed mother does not correct
the guilty unWed father who
now goes free to ensnare 9th.
or victims. And certainly
sterilization Of the mother will
not prevent the offspring of
an illegltimate union from
following the same behavior
of their parents. The contrary
is likely TO be true The prob
lem is a complex one In
volving home life, character,
environment, religion.
STERiLlTY, THEN, is by no
means corrective: rather 1T
creates a climate of irrespon.
sIbillty and sexual promlsculty
in the most incredible sense
when legislators should be try
ing TO teach a sense OF respon-
slbility.
Thirdly. a punishment
should he exemplary, 1t must
give an example TO others
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

but simple and solely because
they disagree with him "politi-
cally and economically"
Neither MIR. Kennedy nor
Mr.. Reuther needs any assist
anee or moral support from
this quarter. They are we'll
able TO take care OF them
selves i'll the rough-and-tumble
of political controversy.
NEVERTHELESS | should
like TO note, that | thorough
~ agree with Mr.. Kennedy
when he says that while
"Reuther and the JAW have
made mistakes as a gen
eral proposition the JAW is
an honest union and Walter
Reuther is an honest union
official who attempts to run
an honest union.
/ also find myself in com.
plete agreement with Mr..
Kennedy's balanced appraisal
of the labor movement as a
whole. He probably knows as
much about labor racketeer-
ing as any other individual
in the United States, but, to
his great credit, he is able to
look at the problem of
racketeering calmly and OBJ
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

jectively and to see II In
proper perspective.
HIS BOOK WILL give small
comfort to those who think
that the labor movement as a
whole is tainted with corrup-
ton or that management and
the legal profession, in con
trast to organized labor, are
slmon-pure.
The labor movement in
America" Mr.. Kennedy writes,
is a huge. living. human ma
chine. 1t is subject to human
error. But with a few eXcep-
tions, the men who run our
great labor unions in this
country are honest, dedicated
men"
1T WAS ENCOURAGING to
see the AFLCIO," he states,
move against certain unions
notably the Transfers and
the Bakers--as a result of
corrupt practices found with
in the unions. But not one
management group or assocla-
ton has made a single move
to rid itself of members who
We're found TO be involved in
eollusiVe deals.
NOT ONE FIRM has been
barred from any business or
ganlzation for wrong doing
that officials of the firm often
admitted existed. These cor
rupt businessmen are sitting
down TO luncheon and dinner
meetings with business groups
across the country, and they
are getting encouragement
and admiration, not censure."
Similarly, Mr.. Kennedy re-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

and serve as a warning 10
those who may commit the
offense. But, again, sterlli2a-
tion holds no fear for many
who regard ii as desirable.
LASTLY, a PUNISHMENT
should be amendatory. 1t
should make amends to the
victim and restore a loss. but
again sterility fails. An lnno-
cent victim Of a sex crime suf-
fers a loss which the steriliza-
ton Of an offender can never
restore. Sterilization is after
the fact. 1t does not repair the
injury performed. The chill
dren are still there and so
clety has to support them.
Bills for sterilization Of
unwed mothers were lntroduc-
ed during the 1860 sessions Of
the legislatures of MARYLAND
and Virginia. The Maryland
bill was passed by the Mary.
land State Senate on Febru-
airy 20, 1860. and sent to the
House of Delegates with the
sterilization feature deleted
but subjectIng the mother to
a fine and jail term. There are
still then major objections to
the bill and not the least Of
which is the discrimination
against the mother. The faith
CT is not even mentioned.
THE VIRGINIA BILL has
been killed. Several years ago
a bill for a similar purpose
was introduced unsuccessfully
in the North Carolina leglsla-
ture. These bills are indicative
Of trend in social thinking to
which We should be alerted.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

The Mcclellan Com
mittee, in the course of
its three-year inyestiga-
ton of improper activi-
ties in the labor manage
ment field heard 1925 wit.
nesses In 500 odd public hear
ings The transcript Of these
hearings fills more than so
volumes and totals approx
mately l4million words.
ROBERT y. KENNEDY, for
mer Chief Counsel OF the Com
mlttee, has performed a very
useful service TO his fellow
citizens in summarizing this
great mass Of evidence in a
single volume entitled The
Enemy Within Harper and
Brothers, New York, $685..
When his publisher first
announced, several months
ago, that Mr.. Kennedy had
contracted for this assignment,
| felt rather sorry for him.
| thought he was attempting
to do the impossible, and,
frankly, | anticipated that his
book would be something of
q flop. Now that | have read
the book, however, I am hap
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

@. AS followers OF the poor
and humble Christ why do 50
many priests have expensive
big cars and rsefories?
A. More important than the
poverty Of Christ was the
charity Of Christ. He did at
tend banquets 0He said Him
self that he was considered
by some a friend of the rich
publicans and a wine-bibblerl
and He did pay taxes. People
who pass Judgment on others,
especially priests of God are
violating a major Christian
precept of charity. Most
priests have relatively new
cars and | believe justifiably
do so. In our day the priest
must cover many scattered
areas in a hurry, not only In
rural areas but even IN the
city (e.g. visits to several hos
pitfalls to visit his sick parish
toner's. II is not Just eonven-
fence for the priest to have a
good car; he must be where
the care of souls calls him.
Some people can say, i won't
be able to come to work today:
my car won't start!' but the
priest must be on time for
Mass, for devotlons. for In
structions, etc. and he must
be able to arrive In a hurry
on a sick call. Except for his
clothes and books most
priests have no other property
of consequence-and they ex-
pect none. The expensive rec
tories are much misunder-
stood. A rectorv is not a
priests house. It is an office
building with two or three re-
ception rooms land often a
small meeting ROOM, and with
residential space for a pastor,
assistant and housekeeper.
The more permanent material
is usually less expensive in
the long run--the parish is
likely to be there for a long
time.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18
Sum and Substance:
Lunch Counter it-Down
Strike, A Good Weapon
bv FIR. John B. Sheerin. esp.

family and it is a terrible
thing to condemn any mem
bers Of that family. to a sub
human existence such as you
find under a system of segre-
cation.
MOREOVER, it is certainly
unAmerican to strip Ameri-
can citizens Of their rights so
ruthlessly that if they even
dare to vote, they will be
lucky to get home alive.
Thus far the slt-down strike
has not been conspiclously
successful but ! feel confident
il will eventually bring mer-
chants to terms. What is most
encouraging is that it Is the
work of college students. Busl-
ness could retaliate against
any employed persons by hay.
Ing them fired from their
Jobs but with the students,
business lacks such a weapon.
FOR SOME REASON Negro
students had pre- vlously
shown little interest in the
cause of indignation. Per-
haps they figured they were
not involved as they could
move North after graduation.
But this is a new generation,
the post 1854 upreme-Court-
decision generation, and they
arc taxing up the cause with
enthusiasm.
In Hungary il was the stu.
dents who led the rebellion
against the Reds. In the South
the students are In the fore
front of the non-violent re
bellIon against the whites.
The difference between the
two rebellions is not only in
the character of the weapons
used but also in the result
for eventually the conscience
Of the South will surrender.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18
Inquiry Corner
Why Do Priests
Have Big Cars?
by Fir. Healey

@. Today I read about q 81.
Julien, a researcher who lived
around 184q and wrcfe on the
historical development Of
rockets. My field is rocket enc
cheering. I'd like TO know
about him; perhaps this saint
will help ma in my difficult
work.
A. Are you sure that this
was a saint-and not a proper
lie. family name? There is q
long litany of st. Julians from
the early martyr of Sardinia
January 7th). to the fourth
century st. Julian of Caesares
February 17th) and the Arch
bishop of Toledo in the 7th
century March 9TH. There is
none listed in the Benedictins
Book of Saints nor in the re-
vised Butler answering to the
description you give. Some
patron saints you might try
until we can establish this
scientific st. Julien: St. DOM
inic for Astronomers: st, Ferd-
inand III for engineers and
st. Albert for scientists.
G.. N a particle Of food
comes loose from q tooth be-
fore Holy Communion and 10
swallowed, may . person 90 TO
Communion?
A. According to the Ro-
man Missal the fast is not
broken by voluntarily or in
voluntarily wing the
particles of food that remain
located in or between the
teeth" (Jone) IL possible, how
ever, such particles should be
removed. The ordinary rule
is that matter having the ma
ture of food received from
without breaks the fast, no
matter how small the amount.
Only the sick can receive any
thing solid within three hours
of Communion.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner. The Catholic Times.
Box $50, Columbus Is, Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

A reasonable approach
is needed 10 meet the
problem OF over 600 UNI
wed mothers A day in the
U.SA. The answer sug-
gested in Maryland and
Virginia, however, serves no
good purpose; it is folly.
WHERE CRIME HAS BEEN
committed. the state does pos
sess a power over a mans
body and even over a mans
life But punishment must be
reasonable. The state cannot
use its power as il pleases.
There are four purposes
which punishment must serve.
First. the culprit must be
made 10 suffer or feel a prlVa-
ton Punishment must be re
tributlye. But criminals often
regard sterilization as some
thing desirable and not as
something painful or re
tallstory. So true is this fact
that several years ago ap
proNimatelv 700 criminals IN
San Quentin Prison, California
were sterilized by the state
al their own request
MOREOVER, TO MANY,
sterilization is a relief. 1t
makes the commission of sex
crimes easier by removing
the possibility OF conception.
The fear Of conception and
the consequent social compll-
cations are known 70 be one
OF the greatest d%eterrents
against sex offenses.
A reasonable punishment
must be corrective. 1t must
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

minds us, Leading members
OF bar associations across the
country are eloquent in de-
nouncing the corruption with
in the labor unions and the
betrayal of trust by certain
union officials. But they are
silent about the betrayal of
trust by their fellow lawyers
MR.. kENNEpY'S o o X,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

power and this buying power,
once organized, can become a
great force for good.
In many parts of the South,
business has been just as slow
as politics and education in
bringing about Indignation.
Some southern businessmen
think they are exempt from
the claims of social justice
and Supreme Court decisions.
ONE CHAIN STORE off.
cal with branches in the South
recently said: I'VE try TO be
good neighbors in any town
where we do business and we
go along with what our neigh
bors want us 10 do" You
would have 10 search 3 long
time for a more conscience
less policy than that. If this
chain had branches in Russia
it would logically employ
slave labor. The neighbors
would like il that way.
In the North some people
think the Negroes ought to he
content with their progress
without stirring up further
trouble in the South. They
point 10 Marian Anderson and
Ralph Bunche as evidence of
this progress and then claim
that the Negroes stand TO lose
what they have gained if they
persist in forcing integra-
ton down the Southerner's
throat.
THIS TYPE OF "gradua-
ism is both unChrlstlsn and
uuAmericsn. Blessed are
they that hunger and thirst
after justice is a beatitude
that does not tolerate injus-
tice.
The gospel concept is that
all men. black or white, are
members Of the one human
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

you will note from these ram
dom excerpts, is extremely
controversial. To a certain ex-
tent, perhaps, it is also ''politi-
cal'' in tone. Some of its con-
illusions may eventually have
to be modified, but | think
the book as a whole. is likely
to stand the test of time very
we'll.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-03-18

When the Negro stu
dent sits down at a segre-
gated lunch counter in
Charlotte. North Carolina
he asks for a hamburger
on bun. The waitress points
to a sign. "We reserve the
right to refuse service to any.
one The student sits patient
ly at his place until the lunch
counter is closed.
THIS RESPONSE TO the
master-race philosophy Of the
Southern whites has been des-
cribed as non-violence. Vol
ence seems to be the special
privilege of The whites. Yet
non-violence is a weapon and
II has proved to be q mighty
weapon in the past.
Christian non-violence
broke the back Of the Roman
Empire and Gandnian non
violence broke the hold Of the
British Empire in India. In
thus case, the non-ylolence of
the Negro students has a
knockout punch because IT is
an economic weapon 1t
strikes the Southern-white
businessman where he is most
sensltive-his bank account.
A FEW WEEKS AGO I
heard Nyerere, the Tangan-
ylkan leader, say that the
cause of the trouble in Africa
Is largely economic. Certain
business interests oppose free
dom for the new African ma.
tions because their vested in
terests stand 10 lose out fl
nancially In our South the OPP
position to racial justice for
the Negro seems 10 be MAIN
ly psychological and cultural
but it's undoubtedly true that
Negroes have immense buying
The Adak sun., 1960-10-17
II October 1860

preamble and l9 chapters of internat-
ional peace and security, development
of friendly relations between states
and achievement of cooperation in the
solving of international economic,
social, cul tural, and unitarian
problems.
While it is disheartening at times
to see some members of the United Nat
ions using the General ASS emily for
GROSS deceit under the symbolic olive
branch of peace to discredit and make
other nations appear treacherous it is
equally as heartening to note that they
are talking peace, not stunning dis
CuSSi on of it.
The Adak sun., 1960-10-17
FREE PRESS

FREE PRESS-- BUZWAKK OF LIBERTY
National News paper Week, Oct. IS FL,
will see a lot of salutes to the nat
ions press, and a tip of the cap from
the Armed Forces certa inly belongs am
ong them. Newspapers may on occa sion
be critical of the services as they are
of other branches of the government.
That's their right, and f we have it
coming to US, more power to them.
As@we' in the service protect the free
dom of the press embodied in the Bill
of Rights, SO the press is our de fender
and champion. Most of us who look to
it as an indi spensable part of our
daily lives would only realize our true
debt to it if its freedoms were shake q.
Evening star., 1960-04-06

Miss Benedict, a dark-haired
willowy girl, without a request
from New York authorities.
Judge Allen said the license
may be used anywhere in South
Carolina. Once issued, the IL
cense has no expiration date.
In Columbia. South Carolina
Attorney General Daniel R
Mcleod said Judge Allen tele-
phoned this morning and asked
him for an opinion on the is
suance Of a marriage license.
He said he does not know if
he will issue an opinion, but he
told the judge to telephone him
again before actually issuing
the license.
Mr.. Mcleod said that if the
girl is ward of the court and
the court has ordered her not
to marry, the State could
legally bar her marriage. He
said he had received no COM
munication from New York.
however.
The couples romance began
last summer on Long Island.
Soon they were frequenting
clubs and beaches.
Mr.. Porumbeanu said later
that he and his 33-year-old
wife, Helma, and a 10-year-old
daughter, Gigi, were estranged
and that his wife had con-
sented in 1858 to a divorce.
Evening star., 1960-04-06

| people have had a lot Of pub
licity and I want you to realize
what you're swearing TO-"
After leaving the courthouse,
they disappeared.
Judge Allen said Mr.. Porum-
beanu showed him divorce pa
pers that had been translated
into English. Il only read far
enough to see that it was a di-
vorce," the judge said.
Officials at Juarez, across
the border from El Paso, Tex,
confirmed that Mr.. Porum-
beanu obtained a divorce there
March Is. A civil court secre-
tary said he filed the petition
February l8. The secretary
said Mr.. Porumbeanu appeared
in person in filing the petition
and that his wife did not ap-
pear to contest the action.
Judge Miguel Gomez Guerra
granted the divorce on the
ground of incompatibility. The
secretary said Mrs. Porunbeanu
had been notified of the action,
A source here said police
would not attempt to arrest
Evening star., 1960-04-06
0xnams Move
To New York

Methodist Bishop G. Brom-
ley Oman of Washington
moved yesterday to Scarsdale,
N. Y, where he and Mrs. Ok
nam will live after his retire
ment in June.
Bishop Oman, one of Prot
estantism'S best known leaders,
has served as Methodist Bishop
of the Washington area since
1852. He will retire on the clos
ing day of the Northeastern Ju-
Fisdictional Conference, whicn
will be held June Is to l9 at
American University.
Two sons and a daughter of
the bishop live in Scarsdale, a
suburb of New York. They are
Robert F. Oman, president of
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn;
Philip Oman, an insurance
broker in Old Greenwich, Conn.
and Mrs. Robert Mccormack.
Bishop Oman lived at the
Methodist Building, 100 Mary
land avenue NE. while in
Washington. He will preside
Evening star., 1960-04-06

at the Peninsula Conference at
Wilmington. Del. May lS to %,
before going to the denomina-
tion's Quadrennial Conference
IN Denver, Colo, April q to
May Z. On his return he will
preside at the Baltimore Con-
ference, Westminster, Md, June
8 to II, and then attend the
JuriSdictional Conference here.
Three new bishops are sched-
uled to be elected at this meet
ing, but Bishop Oxnam's sue
cesSor is expected to be chosen
from one of the present bish-
ops. Those most prominently
mentioned as his successor are
Bishop John Wesley Lord of
Boston. Bishop Fred P. Corson
of Philadelphia and Bishop
Lloyd c. Wicke of Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1960-04-06

South Carollna'S 24-hour wait
ing period.
But there were other hurdles.
In New York, the Benedict
family's lawyer said: This
time he will not get away with
it. All necessary measures will
be taken to effect her return
home"
The 19-year-old heiresS to
the Remington typewriter for
tune and her 35-year-old suitor,
formerly a chauffeur and now
a hair stylist, vanished Monday
from New York City. A Brook
lyn magistrate then issued q
Evening star., 1960-04-06

warrant for her arrest.
Miss Benedict is charged
with being a wayward minor.
She already was a ward of the
court as a outgrowth of her
trip TO Europe last December
aboard a small oil tanker with
Mr.. Porumbeanu.
The couple took an oath here
that they were legally eligible
to marry.
Il read that to them" said
Probate Judge Walker E. Allen,
who received the application.
II told them, now you young
Evening star., 1960-04-06
Bruzil Recalls
Envoy to Africu

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil,
April 6 tAP) Brazil, a nation
that has mixed the white man,
the black and the red, recalled
its minister from South Africa
yesterday in the face of grave
and sad occurrences" there.
A Foreign Ministry Spokes-
Evening star., 1960-04-06

national Protestant councils.
man said the recall of Minis
ter Adolfo de Camargo Neves
was for consultation" and did
not constitute a break in dip
lomatic relations.
Evening star., 1960-04-06
Heiress, Suitor Seek
License in CoroIino

DILLON. S. c., April (AP).-Heiress Gamble Benedict
and her Romanian-born sweetheart failed effort
wed in Paris last Christmas have applied for marriage license
hare.
Miss Benedict and Andre filed their applica
ton yesterday The license will be available late today under