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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

IN the field Of the problems
of the organization of the
school. or organized social
assistance, or work, or polit-
ical life. the presence of Cath
Ole experts will have the most
happy and beneficial influ-
ence."
| feel that Pope John has
Africa uppermost in his mind
in this list of activities. Unless
Catholic laymen have a hand
in framing the policies of the
new social welfare regimes
and labor unions in Africa,
the new nations will take a
turn either in the direction of
communism or of excessive
nationalism. In either case,
the probability is that the
tendency in the new nations
would be TO hamper the work
of the Church or 10 Dust IT al
together from African terri
tory.
WHILE HE MADE it clear
that the layman was TO bear
the brunt of the fight in pub
lie affairs, Pope John was not
unmlndful of the important
roles to be played by bishops,
clergy especially the native
clergy and Religious women.
THEY WILL GIVE light and
life to the lay movements of
penetration. Nor did he neg
leet TO appeal to lay Catholics
outside the mission countries.
lie asked them to help their
newly acquired brothers even
though they did not leave
their own lands and suggested
that they give laymen on the
frontiers the benefit of their
advice, technical assistance
and professional experience.
"Princeps Pastorum" is, as
| see il, an appeal for recruits
in the peaceful army of Cath
Ollie Action in Africa.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-01
Making Marriage Click
Birth Control No Answer
To Poverty and Famine
BY Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

dustrial revolution took place.
II was true in the goth Cen
tury, when mass education
was employed.
Those who keep saying that
contraceptiye pills will change
the worlds problems have
missed the more basic ques-
ton concerning the character
formation Of man. Birth con
troll will stil not change mans
problems with himself. Birth
control may change other
problems of man but not
diminish them. All thoughtful
people know that man must
first regulate himself before
he regulates society.
THE INVENTION Of vac
cine or the steam engine did
moi IN themselves transform
modern life. The factors in
volved were self-dlscipline and
self-confldence. which helped
in their creation We cannot
duck this problem by delusive
naturalization
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
again and again speaks Of re-
Sponslble parenthood. In Sac
red Scripture, Eccll is: l-3,
it says. Rejoice not in UNI
cody children If they be
multiplied neither be delight
ed in them. il fear of God be
not with them For better
is one that feareth God. than
a thousand ungodly children
THE HOLY FATHER, in
1851. said that The Church
knows how To consider With
sympathy and understanding
the real difficulties of the
married state III our days.
Therefore We affirmed the
legitimacy and, at the same
time, the limits-ln truth very
wide-of a regulation of off
spring, which, unlike social
ed birth control is COM
patible with the law of God"
The Holy Father was OBJ
vlously talking about Rhythm
and a better knowledge OF
ovulation for those who had
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-01

sufficient reasons To use
Rhythm. e.g., economic, eu-
genie, social, physical.
WHO WILL TEACH this
self-discipline? The chemist
can and should make signi-
ficant contributions in this
field but to entrust to him a
shift in the way of life is
folly. We will need the help
of many.
May | mention only three:
the missionary, the educator
and the political leader. Any
one who has watched the
work of missionaries cannot
help but marvel at their sue
cess in India, Asia. Africa.
China. the Solomons. and so
on. Within three generations
pagans. cannibals, polygam-
lists, have attained high stand
ards of morality and respon.
Sibility.
The educators will have to
train leaders because il is only
through a development of ma.
tive leadership that a people
will truly change. The indus
trial Revolution which took
us three generations should
take them only one.
MANY NATIVES will have
TO learn ito take a COW out of
the living room" and move in
themselves. Educators will
have to give motivation. To
the Christian, that is easy. To
the pagan they may have to
point to the alternative and
say, Either elf-discipllne or
communism"
THE POLITICIAN may have
to initiate laws which will, in
certain cases, delay marriage.
If people marry at 81 or 25
instead of IA or Is, there
would be, within a century,
four generations of children
instead of six generations. In
some countries, TO reduce the
number of children by rs or
30 per cent can be quite deci-
sive in economic and educa.
tional advances.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-01

mine) Offerings for sick calls
are not customary; most
priests, / think, would prefer
that no attempt be made to
make an offering on such an
occasion. No priest is adj
ministering the Sacramento
for money, there is no charge
for the Mass or the Sacra-
ments, but these traditional
offerings are an important
and necessary part of the
priests income. Generous
Catholics usually exceed these
amounts, no good Catholic
will want to interpret this
custom as mercenary. The
relatively few Catholics who
are inclined to question this
ancient practice should ex-
anime their eonsciences, st.
Paul's / Corinthians (9:1-14)
and st. Luke's Gospel (10:7).
@. Is II morally permissible
10 pray for q sudden death
rather than . long lingering
illness such as a person has
just Witnessed
A. To die without the sacra-
ments of Penance, Holy Watt
cum, Extreme JUNCTION and the
Last Blessing is a tragedy.
To wish to die without them
in order to avoid a lingering
wait for death would be fool.
ish if not sinfully imprudent.
We pray in the Litany of the
Saints that we may not meet
with a sudden and unprovid.
ed death. If we are in the
state of grace a sudden death
may not be outside the realm
OF things we can ask OF God.
God will decide on the basis
of our spiritual good, how.
ever, not on the basis of a
weak and sentimental reaction
we have to a recent expert
ence. A lingering illness may
be a valuable help to our
spiritual fulfillment and may
provide precious opportunities
for charity (as well as our
good example) on the part of
our family or friends. We
should not regard suffering
as the worst evil.
Send questions to Father
Edward r. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus 16, Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-01

when the Catholic
Church condemns birth
control il seems TO be also
c~ondemning millions of
people to proverty, dis
sease, illiferacy, famine.
The Church must have a
reasonable answer TO this
stand, but what is it?"
B.B.L.
The Catholic Church
will forever take its
stand on natural law and
| know Of nothing more
reasonable There is,
however, a more detailed pro
gram involved which includes
the right use Of agriculture,
politics, culture, race, eduea
ton. technology. immigration.
economics industry and, Of
course, religion
Note that almost every one
of these in some way goes
back 10 self-disc1pline and
selfconfidence. II is those
points that We will stress 10
day.
THE c HURcH KNOWS
from long experience that
gadgets and the quick and
easy solutions are constantly
preached 10 escape the pains
Of character-building Drug
stores and pills are absolutely
no magic answer to our pres
ent world problems. That is
as naive and unrealistic as
trying to force birth control
by some law One NAV Just
as well try as King Canute,
TO hold back the waves OF the
ocean by q command
We KNOW FROM our
American history that wher-
ever we have made progress,
both self-disclpllne and self
confidence were indispen.
sable. This was true In the
18th Century, when men
worked out an agricultural
revolution. II was true in the
10th Century, when the in,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-01

Pope John recently is
sued a supremely import
ant encyclical that has
not received the attention
ii deserves. "Princeps
Pastorum is an encyclieal on
the missions It is noteworthy
not only because Asia and At
RIGA are so constantly in the
news today but also because of
its emphasis on the role of
the laitv in mission countries.
DUE TO THE extraordinary
press publicity given to Pres
ident Eisenhower visit to In
Ola and Pskistan. we tend TO
focus our attention on Asia
but | think Pope John has his
eye on Africa in this ency-
clical. For the whole African
continent is in ferment. social
u, economically and political
~.
a JEWISH RABBI who re-
Gently made a world tour told
me in conversation hat he got
the impression that the Cath
Ole Church is concentrating
its mission efforts in Africa
while the Protesiants are aim
ing at Asia.
There is a certain degree Of
truth in this Judgment as the
Vatican realizes keenly how
explosive the entire situation
is in Africa. The Church
stands to lose everything on
the continent if events take
the wrong turn. On the other
hand, il may experience a
greater triumph there than
the Church has known since
the early days Of Christianity.
IN AFRICA there is a revuI-
sion against everything West
ern. The African natives feel
bitterly about the past when
Western nations exploited the
natives for commercial gain
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Man to Face
Grand Jury in
Kidnop Case

A man charged with kidnap-
ing and robbery was ordered
held for grand jury action yes
terday by Alexandria Munich
pal Court Judge James N. Cola
santo.
The Judge issued a bench
warrant for another man
charged on a similar count who
failed to appear in court.
Jessie Gaddis, %, Of the 200
block Of The Parkway, Fair
fax, and Anthony Basil, "a, of
the 800 block Of Frye road,
Fairfax, were arrested by Alex
andria and Fairfax police and
charged with the kidnapping of
Vernon L. Marshall, IS, of 101
West Rosemont avenue, Alex
andria, on July 81.
Police 1t. Francis H. john
son said Mr.. Marshall told po-
lice he was pulled into an auto
in downtown Alexandria and
driven six miles south of the
city, where he was beaten be-
fore he was set free.
Gaddis told the court Basil
was trying to collect money
owed him by Mr.. Marshall for
horse bets.
Gaddis denied that he parti-
cipated in the attempt to gel
the money, but said Basil owec
him money. also for horse bets
Judge Colasanto ordered Cad.
dis held in $4,000 bond. He is.
sued a bench warrant fol
Basil.
Evening star., 1960-08-25
1,270 Red Spies
Yield, Bonn Says

BONN, Germany, Aug. 25
(AP).-A total of 1870 Com
secret agents surren-
dered voluntarily to West Ger
man authorities in the first
six months Of this year, the
government reported today.
A spokesman said West Ger
man courts sentenced 1898
spies for east bloc nations be-
tween August 80, 1851, and
the end Of 1859. An additional
1882 agents were caught but
were not punished for COM
passionate reasons or because
they readily confessed their
guilt, he said.
East German security officials
who detected said the Commu-
mist bloc currently is using
10000 agents in West Germany
and West Berlin, and that this
number is being maintained
despite the yearly loss of 2,80(
agents, the spokesman reported
Evening star., 1960-08-25

duces, directs and writes and
who knows, for a fact, when he's
funny and when he isn't, is not
the kind of a performer who
can change his tack overnight.
We shall see.
HammerStein Tributes: The
Project 20 staffers are respon-
sible for tonight's half-hour TV
special honoring the great lyric
ist, $3.50 o'clock, WRC-4. WMAL
radio will also pay tribute Sun
day morning, 10 to II am, and
I suspect that nearly every disc
jockey has already paid his
respects to the memory of this
giant. Indeed, any radio station
pennants should be flying at
half-mast this week. Their
business is records and among
the loveliest and sprightliest
were these to which Mr.. H.
contributed the words.
Evening star., 1960-08-25

going on a first come first serve
basis, beginning at $50 this
morning.
The interview, which will be
seen on Paar's show tonight
at its customary time. will be
taped at approximately 7:45
pm, which means that the
doors to Studio A will close at
tbs.
Hugh Downs will be hosting
the show in New York while
Paar is here.
To give credit where it is due,
Paar and his enterprising staff
can preen themselves on the
first beat" of a new era for
TV, which began yesterday
morning when the President
signed the bill suspending the
Federal "equal-time" provisions
for the 1860 campaign. Paar,
if you've caught him this week,
has been holding his breath
since Monday, when he first
limited about a surprise" guest
tonight. He let it out, like
whoosh. when the President,
Evening star., 1960-08-25

who conceivably might have
put it off a few days more,
signed yesterday.
Credit Paar with farsighted-
ness, too, in getting as his
guest the Vice President, who
is not without. influence at the
White House and may have
had something to do with the
timing.
What kind Of an interview
we'll get is something else
again. Paar has a gift for put
ting guests at ease, If they
speak his language. and view
ers can expect a light, informal
and gabby session after the
preliminaries (Jack'S explana-
tion about the bill, Lar DAILY,
etc. and the customary bow
ing from the waist.
I will also be disappointed If
the Vice President doesn't get
in several well-chosen SEN
tences on the subject Of some
Senators he admires, Pascual,
Killebrew, Lemon and COM
pany.
Equal Time Note: Nixon's
rival, Senator Kennedy, will
appear on Paar's show some
time after the latter's return
from vacation.
If Jerry Lewis appears on TV
this season, incidentally. it'll
probably be on friend Paar's
show, or possibly as a guest or
various programs during the
periods when he Is plugging hi:
movies. Lewis and NBC tore uI
a contract yesterday calling fol
six specials this season and the
way Jerry has been going these
past few years, it's difficult te
anticipate a mad scramble BY
CHS or ABC to sign him.
NBC declined comment
Lewis couldn't be reached.
1t should be pointed out tha'
the comedian. who doesn't neec
the money. hasn't been in tht
best Of health. Apart from that
Lewis admittedly aims hi
shows at "the little people" anc
there may not be enough o
them around in prime time.
i A comedian who also pro
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Israel Bonds Program
Chairman Named

Hymen Goldman, an official
Of the Standard Cigar and To-
bacco Co., has been named
chairman of the 1860 High
Holy Day program of the
Washington Committee for Is
rael Bonds.
Serving with Mr.. Goldman
will be Charles l. Kaplan and
Louis Grossberg, co-chairmen,
and Carl M. Freeman, chair
man for suburban Maryland.
Evening star., 1960-08-25

Secretary Mueller will open
the exhibit. 1t will be open
from $50 am. to 10 pm. Mon
day through Friday and from
10 am. to 6 pm. Saturday and
Sunday through September 8.
Evening star., 1960-08-25

tricity under the American pat
ent system will be the subject
Of an exhibit opening at 2 pm.
tomorrow in the lobby Of the
Commerce Department build
ing.
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Danny Koye Movie

me and the Colonel" the
Danny Kaye movie. will be
shown at $3.50 pm. Saturday
in Temple Emanuel. 10101
Connecticut avenue, Kensing-
ton, Md.
Evening star., 1960-08-25
ON THE AIR 4
Jack Be NimbIe-
Forsighted, Too
ON THE AIR
By BERNIE HARRISON
Star TV Critic

BY the time you read this the few studio tickets WRC
hastily printed for Jack Paars interview tonight with Vice
President Nixon should be long gone.
Don't blame the stationthe story broke yesterday and it
announced could collect its WITS that there
would be limited audience for the taping with tickets
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Exhibit to Cite
Patent System

archaeological advances in
chemistry, mechanics and elec-
Evening star., 1960-01-14
BY CARL SELL
star stan Writer

Patrick Lalor, l2-year-old
member Of the Washington
Figure Skating Club, wasn't
born on ice skates but he prac-
tically lives on them now.
Pat has been skating less
than two years. and in that
time he has accumulated four
medals. two of them in juvenile
mems division and two in pairs
competition with 9-year-old
Helen Frank of Philadelphia.
The Arlington youngster won
the freeStyle event and was
second in figure skating to fin
fish second overall in the East
ern figure skating champion
ships last week end at Lake
Placid, N. Y.
Pat, q son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Lalor. 1903 N. Quinn
street, spends most OF his time
practicing. He works out at
the Marriott Motor Hotel rink,
where his father is manager.
He also commutes to Philadel-
= phia each week end to study
!, under Donald Laws, former ma
/. tional junior figure skating
champion who is from Silver
Spring. Laws is an instructor
at the Philadelphia Skating
Club.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
AIMS AT WORLDS SKATING TITLE
Pot LoIor, Il, Carving
Biz Career on Ice

Pat spent last summer with
Laws in Rochester, N. Y, while
the latter served as an in
structor at the Rochester InSti-
tute of Technology's summer
skating school. Laws also taught
at the Washington Club until
last year.
Pat already has passed two
United States Figure Skating
Club tests and is working on
a third. Eight tests must be
passed before skater can earn
a gold medal.
Pat and his fathers interest
in ice skating began in 1856
when they attended an ice show
in Germany, the elder Lalor was
in the navy at the time. He left
the service after l7l2 years as
a chief hospital corpSman tc
take the position at the Mar
riott.
The next competition for his
son will be in the Middle At
lantic championships March Il
and l3 in New York's Madison
Square Garden.
Pats goal is to become the
world mems champion. although
he admits he has been forced
to give up another favorite
sport, football. to train for his
objective. Pat attends st.
Charles School in Arlington.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL

RESULTS YESTERDAY
Bulls Prep. 13; GWU Frosh, ~.
Carroll. 90 Eastern. 54
FRIENDS, 49, Georgetown Prep, As,
Parker-Gray, %; J. J. Wright. 40.
g. Alosns, 43; 81, James, 30.
GAMES TODAY
Roosevelt vs.. Dunbar at Tech, 3:45.
Episcopal at St. Anthony, $50
WOODWARD Prep At BelVoir Prep, 7:3O
Carroll w at Good Counsel. l:l5.
GAMES TOMORROW
Western at Coolidge. 3:45.
wilson VS. Cardozo at Roosevelt, 3.45
Eastern AZ Tech. 3:45.
FHsIIs vs.. Chamberlain at Eastern
GonzaEa at Anacostia. $3.50.
Mackin at Carroll. T.
81. Johns at DeMatha, s.
Georgetown Prep at st Stephens. 8. 40
Longiellow Al Charlotte Hall. s.
Norfolk Catholic at OConneii, $40
Marylano Frosh VS.. Bulls Prep al
Columbian Prep at Fort Belvoir Prep, 4
5Ls 5nILs sehooi al Quantico Post, s.
y Conneu w at Good Counsel s.
Bethesda Chevy Chase at Blair, $40
bladenSburs at Oxon Hill, $50.
Hlgh 'olnt al Northwestern, $50
waiter johnson at Eorthvood. S:3O.
wheaton at Richard Montgomery, $50
Laekey at Suitland, $50.
Fairmont HeightS at Hofman-Bos
ton. Z
SurrattSville at LaPlata. 3,
Gaithersburg at Sherwood. 8.
Poolesville at Damascus, s.
Glenelg at Aberdeen
SaSscer at Great Mills, 7:3O.
Annapolis at Howard County. $40.
Margaret Brent at Leonardtovn.
Fairfax at Lee. s.
Mclean at Annandale, s.
Makeheld VS.. CIV at Hammond, 8.
MaShington-Lee at Groveton. s.
Madlson at Jeb Stuart. =.
Gar -Fleld at George Mason, s
Rappahannock at Herndon. :.
Loudoun County at NokeSVille, 7:3n
Parker-Gray at Luther Jackson. 7:3O.
JSnnle Dean at A. @. Richardson
Evening star., 1960-01-14
Art Lewis Awaits
Decision Today

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan.
IA (AP) Art Lewis was ex-
pected to learn today whether
he'll remain as head football
coach at West Virginia.
His status was one of the top
les set for a noon meeting of
the board of governors. The
athletic council has recon-
mended to Elvis j. Stahr, jr.,
university president, that Lewis
be fired, but Stair can make
whatever recommendation he
sees fit to the board.
Lewis has been at West Vir-
ginia 10 years, far longer than
any of his predecessors. His
teams have compiled a $685.
record and have won five
Southern Conference cham
pionships, but the Mountain.
GERS dropped to a 81 mark
last season.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
Lavender Buried,
Ex-Cubs Pitcher

MONTEZUMA, Ga, Jan. Il
tAP).-James Sanford Laven-
der, rs. former Chicago Cubs
pitcher, was buried here yes
terday.
A native of Montezuma
Lavender died Tuesday in Car
tersville. Ga, where he lived
in recent years. He was en-
ployed by the State Highway
Department.
Highlights Of his big league
career included pitching a no.
hitter against the New York
Giants August 81, 1915, ano
swapping Rube Marquard's 49,
game wining streak in 1912
Marquard, the Giants ace. was
going for his goth consecutive
victory when he lost to Laven-
der July 3, 1912.
His best record during six
seasons with the Cubs was his
first, 1912, when he won l6 and
lost l3. His career mark was
63 victories and rs defeats.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
St. AIbuns Shades
St. James Five

st. Adams sank IL foul
shots without a miss to stay
in contention in the first half,
finally caught up in the waning
moments and defeated st,
James Of Hagerstown, 43-39,
yesterday in an Interstate
Athletic Conference basketball
game at st. Adams.
Ricky Dirksen made another
four free throws in succession
to tie the score at 39-all for
the home team, and Pat Keat-
ing and Toby Symington each
stole the ball for layups which
produced the final margin. st.
Albans made II of 81 foul
shots on the way to it's second
OF ~ hf 1An
Evening star., 1960-01-14
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Wrestling, taken lightly by
most schools a few years ago,
is gaining each year in popu-
larity.
The latest toe hold is in
Fairfax County.
According to Pat Cunning
ham, athletic director at Grove
ton High School. the Fairfax
County Board of Education has
given its blessing to the sport
and wrestling now is a part OF
the physical education setup
at six of the nine county high
schools.
Groveton, Mount Vernon
Annandale, Mclean, Lee and
Fairfax are participating on
an intramural or junior varsity
level for this season. Next
year a varsity schedule will be
arranged. Falls Church, Jeb
Stuart and James Madison, the
other three county high schools,
may see flt to start the sport
then.
incidentally, the Metropolitan
Washington wrestling tourna-
ment will be held Friday and
Saturday, February 1920, at
Northwestern High School and
the Virginia State cha npion-
ships the following week end
at Princess Anne. Washington
Lee is defending champion in
both.
Mclean, tied with Wakefield
and Mount Vernon for the bas-
ketball lead in the Northern
Virginia Group I League, is well
on its way to its best season in
the sport.
The Highlanders. currently
on a four-game winning streak.
head the schools basketball
teams which scored nine VIC
tories without loss last week.
The varsity, jayvees, eighth
graders and the girls team each
won two games and the faculty
defeated the Jeb Stuart faculty
Episcopal High School is try
ing to arrange its football
schedule this fall to At in An
nandale, the areas No. l scho-
lastic team last season and ex-
pected to be a power again. The
Maroon also would like to fill a
date on either October 7 or 8,
now open on the schedule.
Stuart Saunders. All-Metro-
politan center from Episcopal,
and Don Fitzhugh, an All-Prep
end from the same school, have
lined up their respective COL
leges next fall. Saunders has
just about decided to go to
North Carolina although Vir-
ginia still is being considered
Fitzhugh is committed to Glenn
son.
Walt Densmore, former ALL
Metropolitan basketball player