davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1961-07-21

a tnlrQ man.
Detective 1t. Lloyd M. Whalen
said the blond girl was raped
twice by two of the three as
sailants who forced her from
the car parked where the dead
end Batson road reaches the
Patuxent River at the Mont
gomery-Howard County line.
Six hours after the attack,
Joseph Elijah johnson, jr., %,
of Brogden road, and James
Vernon Giles. 10, of BatSon
road, Spencerville. were ar
rested at their homes. 1t.
Whalen identified the pair as
colored laborers, but would not
say what clues caused police to
arrest them. Warrants alleging
rape and robbery were issued
for both.
The two were held without
bond on the rape charge in an
appearance before a justice of
the peace.
Stopped for Swim
Police were told by the girls
escort, Stewart Lee Foster, 21,
of Sandy Spring road, Laurel.
Md, that the two had just
stopped their car to take a mid
night swim in the Patuxent.
Mr.. Foster said he was seized
from one side of the car and
the girl from the other by the
three men, who pulled them
out. The youth said he was
knocked to the ground and
beaten so severely he later re-
ceived eight stitches in Wash
ington Sanitarium for a cut
near the mouth. The girl was
treated there for shock, and
both were released. .-
Mr.. Foster. a plumbers ap-
prentice, told police he was
knocked out briefly by a furry
of fists. When he regained con-
sciousneSs, his companion had
been taken up the road and
into nearby woods.
Men Flee Police Car
Mr.. Foster then hurried to a
nearby farm home to call po-
lice. 1t. Whalen said about
an hour elapsed between the
time the couple we're accosted
and the time the first of sew
eral police cars reached the
scene.
Apparently frightened away
by the approaching car, the
} men fled. Some Of the police
assisted the girl, taking her and
Mr.. Foster to the hospital. The
latter had just returned from
the farmhouse and was head
ing for his car when the first
police arrived.
While he was being beaten,
Mr.. Foster also was robbed. He
said none Of the men ever dis
played any weapons.
In the early phase OF the
search, police called in two
Washington policemen and
their Canine Corps dogs-Pyt.
Charles w. Poole and Bullet
and Pvt. G. P. Ray and
Smokey. The latter apparently
got o scent. and followed a
: trail about a mile to a house
J that proved to be vacant, police
said.
The dirt and gravel road
near the river is known as q
! popular spot for young people.
and 1t appeared the assailants
had been lying in wait for
victims.
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Girl Raped, Escort
Beoten;2Arrested
Near SPencerviIIe
Couple Planning Midnight Swim
Pulled From Car; Sd Man Sought

16-year-od West Hyattsvle girl raped twice and
her escort beaten Spencere Nd last midnight after
three dragged them out of their car.
Several hours later Montgomery County police arrested two
living in the and after extensive questioning charged
them with and robbery search still under for
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Making Marriage Click
Discipline Should Be
Firm, Fair, Fond
by Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

poets to return to her to be
cuddled, believing all he
needs is that same little boy
winsomeness that disarmed
his mother.
TO BE EFFECTIVE then,
discipline must be administer
ed by adults whose example
is worthy of initiating. Unless
parents lead a secure way for
a child, they are playing fast
and loose with his future
spiritual, emotional and So
cial life.
The role of parents in the
lives of children is broadly
comparable to that of tug
boats helping an ocean liner
get off to sea. BY properly
pushing here and holding
back there, the tugboat gets
the ship launched. But note
that the tugboats do not re-
place the liner nor determine
its destination. Neither is ev-
cry ship handled in exactly
the same way. One can quick
ly apply these same points to
the relationship between par
ents and their children.
Discipline must also be
firm. This does not involve
despotism, RECOMMENDATION or
the Qualification of the par
ents' authority. There must be
no constant demand from par
ents for "blind" obedience or
absolute submission. Rather it
should be q matter of mo
nonsense" or monkey bust
ness" 1t is a matter of teach
confidence and self-determin-
ton.
VISITORS SOMETIMES
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Our Q 5tstSn
Communist Defeat

After years of legal maneuvering the Communist
Party in the United States suffered a smashing defeat
in the decision handed down by the Supreme Court on
June 5.
FIVE MEMBERS of the Court ruled that the of,
ficers and members of the Communist Party must be
registered with the Justice Department as required
by the SubversiVe Activities Control Act of 1850 and
that membership in the ommunist party is a federal
offense violating the Smith Act Of 1850, provided the
accused was aware of the partyS SubversiVe aims
while he was a member.
The majority opinion upheld the rights of free
speech and assembly as guaranteed by the first
Amendment, but rightly pointed out that the Govern
ment should not be hampered IN the lawful proSecu-
ton of ayoWed enemies of our country who seek to
overthrow the very freedoms they use as a refuge.
THE OUR MADE 1T CLEAR then that Com
munist party is not just a political party but a
movement lnimical to the very foundations of our
county,.
There are those who will lament that the decision
YVES passed by the narrOWest possible margin ga but
the ruling is an accomplished fact and We should be
grateful for the advance.
Gus Hall, secretary to the party In the United
States, has stated flatly he and his fellow communists
will not comply even in face of the severe penalties
that are attached to those opposing the ruling. We feel
no sympathy for him in his cry for political free
dom"
THIS IS CERTAINLY a milestone in the fight
against Communism and we are heartened by the
Courts decision.
Perhaps This editorial applause for the ruling
will come as a surprise TO some of our more voeifer-
Gus correspondents who have expressed some doubts
about the strength of the INES editorial policy on in
fernal subversion.
We assure those concerned readers that our com
mendation here is consistent with our general policy
and we reiterate that this decision confirms our un-
wavering conviction which is shared by j Edgar Hooy-
er: the way to fight the Communists Party most effec-
lively in this country is by process of law and not by
individual, vlgllante actlon-GAF
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Inquiry Corner
Is nc A Catholic
Organization Or Not?
by Father Edward +. Healey

the power TO offer Mass, the
power to forgive sins and the
power TO bless. The actual
matter and form Of the sac
rament are to be found, how
ever, early in the Mass of Or
dination. After the summon
ing of the candidates and the
instruction by the bishop
there is the prostration and
the Litany of the Saints. AT
ter the litany the bishop i'm
poses his hands in silence.
This is the matter of the sac
rament. Then follows a pref
ace in which the words "Da
Quaesumus, omnipotens Pc
ter, in hume famulum tuum
Presbyterii dignitatem, etc"
are included. These words
constitute the form of the
sacrament. GIVE beseech
Thee, almighty Father, invest
these Thy servants with the
dignity of the priesthood, etc.)
@. Can the Sacrament of
Baptism be self-administered2
Suppose q person taking in
sfrucsions became dangerous
ly i'll and alone he wished TO
be baptized Catholic can he
administer the rite himself?
A. Nc. He has Baptism of
Desire and that is all. If
there is anyone present, be-
lieving or not, he can ask
that person to follow the re-
quirements for valid Baptism:
true water poured upon the
head while saying the words,
Il baptize thee in the name
of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost" The
intention required in such a
case is to do what Christ and
the Church intends. Even if
the one baptizing leg. a
stranger who comes upon the
scene of an accident) does
not believe in Baptism he can
administer the sacrament if
he is willing to do that which
the. man wants done lie. true
Christian Baptism.
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YOUR SIt:E|SG |s;yss Q 5:aIS;E3SI
Many Catholic Groups Need
Aid In POsitiu2 Anti-Red FIGHT

ed these positive programs.
Recently the Popes were
given a little backing from
the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, (Which some peo-
pie believe more expert than
the Popes in these matters).
The FBrs Chief Inspector
William G. Sullivan, who is
an expert on Communism told
the Catholic Council on Work
ing Life conference that:
we must place greater
positive emphasis on elm
mating fhe political, social
and economic ills - political
instability, economic unrest,
religious and racial discrim.
inafion, educational defieien-
eies -. which weaken the
social fabric and make a com
mUnity more susceptible to
Communism"
All of the groups mention
ed above are covering some
phase of the positive anti
Communism but even if
Communism never was
their worth would be the
same--the putting into ac-
ton OF our Catholic philoso-
ply. Can the 'anti-Reds only
groups say the same?
CONCERNED CHRISTIAN,
Columbus
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Where are all these
people who want to fight
Communism? Many Or
CARNATIONS within the
Catholic Church have
taken the words of our Popes
to heart and have been fight
ing the Communists for
years.
NO, YOU WON'T FIND
them under anti Red" in
the phone book. But their
work is that and then some.
For example, The Catholic
Interracial Council, which has
been struggling along, bare
ly noticed, from year TO year
in the Diocese. Purpose: Ra-
clal Justice. Or take the
Friendship House people in
Chicago. they are having a
rough time of it financial
ly, mo one to offer sos
per year stipend to them
Purpose: Racial Justice tAd-
dress: 4233 South Indiana
Ave, Chicago SO, Illinois.
OR HOW ABOUT THE
CANA Groups and Christian
Family Movement: Purpose
strengthen family life.
The Young Christian Work
crs, Catholic Youth Council
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The Ydrdstick
Does Catholicism Aid
Economic Progress?
by Msgr. George G. Higgins

How do c Catholics,
Jews, Negro ProtestantS
and white Protestants
differ in politics and eco
nomic values, in the COM
petition for economic advance
ment, and in patterns of fami-
ly life?
This and a number of relat-
ed questions are raised and
tentatively answered by DR..
Gerhard Lenski, d professor
of sociology at the University
of Michigan, in a new book
entitled The Religious Factor
Doubleday. New York, $685..
DR.. Lenski's study is based on
extensive research carried out
by the Detroit Area Study. a
facility OF the department OF
sociology of the University of
Michigan.
THIS WRITER is NOT quail
flied to say whether or not
DR.. Lenski'S book meets the
test of objective scholarship
in the field of sociological re-
search. DR.. Lenski himself,
however, does not expect his
book to be the final word on
the subject but hopes that it
will stimulate further re-
search in this area. "Rellg-
ion," he says, "is far too i'm
portant a matter to be ignored
or dealt with specifically, as
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clusion is not meant to be in.
terpreted as "a damning in-
dictment of Catholicism" He
is at pains to emphasize that
"the Catholic Church has new.
err claimed to be concerned
primarily with materialistic
values"
/ think DR.. Lenski would
have been on firmer ground,
however, from the point of
view of objective scholarship.
if he had limited his remarks
to the practice of Catholics in
a given place in a particular
period of time and had re-
Trained from saying that Ca
tholicism as such seems to
contain too many elements
which are incompatible with
the promotion of economic
progress.
IT MAY WELL BE true
that some Catholics too
many Catholics perhaps in
some countries are apathetic
about economic progress. A
number of contemporary Cath
Ollie scholars have said as
much. To cite but one exam
pie, Canon jacques Leclercu
of Louvain University COM
plains in a recent book that
"even today, although mans
attention is attracted by So
cial reform. although contem-
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has been the custom among
American social scientists for
a generation or more"
II remains to be seen
whether or not further re-
search on the subject will
either invalidate or substan-
TALLY modify any of DR.. Len
skis findings. Meanwhile l
have my doubts about several
of his conclusions and about
one in particular, namely,
that Catholicism tends to act
as a brake on economic
progress.
I'm VIEW OF THE social
heritage of contemporary Ca
tholicism,' DR.. Lenski con-
cludes, lit seems unlikely that
in the foreseeable future any
devoutly Catholic state will
become a leading industrial
nation-one in the forefront
of economic development and
progress. Catholicism S e e m S
to contain too many elements
which are incompatible with
such a role. AS an extension
of this proposition, it would
appear that as the Catholic
segment of a journalistic ma
ton Gor example,, the United
States) increases, this will
tend to reduce the rate of
economic growth"
In fairness to DR.. Lenski, it
should be noted that this con-
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the Latin, it's universal (cath-
olic) meaning and the values
of a liturgicsl language. A
modern language (English)
should improve the immedi-
ate understanding and appre-
citation of the Liturgy. 1t can
be argued, however, that the
Vestments, the candles, the
ceremonial and the language
are at their best when they
take us out of the ordinary
daily life and into the world
of sacred mystery.
@. What is the difference
between a chalice and q CT.
borium?
A. The chalice is the vessel
used by the priest for Mass;
il receives the wine and water
at the Offertory which is to be
changed into the Precious
Blood at the Conservation. The
clborium is a similar cup used
to contain the small hosts
which are offered up at the
Offertory mot necessary at
every Mass and changed into
the Body of Christ at the
Conservation. The Precious
Blood is received by the
priest at Communion time
from the chalice and Holy
Communion (under the APP
pearance of bread is received
by the Faithful from the CT
borium. The ciborium has a
lid covering it and a white
silk veil. The inside of the
cup of both vessels must be
of gold.
@. We have had an srsu-
ment about ordination TO the
priesthood. | said that the
sacrament is given (some.
what as in marriagel early in
the ceremony and the rest is
trimming. Ny friend argued
that it can't be because the
power TO forgive sins comes
laferl
A. You are right. Three of
the priestly powers are given
to special ceremonial acts:
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Sum and Substance:
Time For Nice People
To Back Interracial Justice
by Fr. John B. Sheerin, esp.

ginning to see through new
glasses. For the first time in
their lives, thousands of
Southerners are beginning to
see the Negro in a way they
never saw him before. 1t is
like getting new glasses: fa-
miliar forms that had been
shapeless and blurred Though
they were not thought to be
shapeless and blurredl sud-
denly emerge sharp and
clear"
1t is commendable that the
South is beginning to discern
the outlines of injustice but
the firm resolve to amend is
the next step. There is little
use in knowing the Negro is
human if you continue to con-
sign him to a subhuman ex-
lStence.
OF one thing we can be
certain - that race troubles
will get progressively worse
if the South maintains segre-
cation. The Negroes know
that in this sinful world you
must fight for your freedom.
1t will not come to you on a
platter. They are willing to
take a beating until finally
the conscience stricken South
relents.
BUT WHAT FEAR is that
Negroes more violent than DR..
Martin Luther King may take
over the freedom movement if
the present non-violence CAM
paign does not produce quick
results. So far the students
have been active as freedom
riders and sit-in strikers. But
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think a home is running
smooth Y only to discover
later that it was on the sur
face only. The object of discip-
line is not TO present an or
derby looking home but rath-
er to assure the correct devel-
opment of the children for
the full living of their future
life. Practices aquired under
RECOMMENDATION and blind obed-
fence are generally shuffled
off as soon as the pressure is
relaxed. This may explain why
some adolescentS, after leav-
ing pious homes, stop going
to church or practicing their
Faith.
In spite of the fact that a
child seems to glory in be-
ing contrary he will not re-
main so for long if he is sure
of what he is doing. He needs
only to know that there is a
right and wrong way to do
things and what others have a
right to expect of him. He
needs an intelligent conform
ity with others.
PARENTS CAN START with
this fact: the last thing a
childish heart desires is to be
on its own in this new strange
confusing world. He looks
early in life to his parents to
show him the right way but
they must be reasonable and
sincere. He must realize how
often his parents have rescued
him from the consequences Of
his own mistakes.
Successful discipline must
be accompanied by a close,
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They are disturbed by the be-
havior of their local officials
who gave a free hand TO the
mobsters. They want peace
and community harmony and
the tranquility of order.
THE TROUBLE is. how
ever that they want peace at
any price and a peace based
on injustice is a very uneasy
peace. These Iaw-abiding citi-
zens are living in a world
that is not of their making.
They grew up in the system
unconscious of its injustice.
They became accustomed to it
as part of their way of life.
But now they are beginning
to realize how wrong it is and
they are troubled in con-
science.
The fact is that they will
become increasingly uncom-
Portable until they follow
their conscience and do some
thing about Segregation.
A GROUP OF CATHOLIC,
Protestant and Jewish clergy
men met in Birmingham, Ala,
May Is, according to an AP
dispatch, and pledged them
selves to re-establish better
relations between the races.
They made a very humble act
of contrition: "No one of us
is free from guilt. We confess
to God our Father our failures
to say and do that which is
right"
IN A RECENT ARTICLE in
The National Review, James
J. Fitzpatrick, editor of the
News Leader of Richmond,
Va, said that the South is be-
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@. A friend of mine argued
that the Knight of Columbus
is moi a Catholic organization
but simply a social clubs |
feel that il Is ONE OF THE
GREATEST CATHOLIC or.
CARNATIONS in history
A. There are a number Of
distinction within the
Church: the ecclesiastical as
sociationS of Third Orders Sc.
cular, Confraternities and
Plous Unions. Cannon No. TOO
There are Third Order Fran
cisans, Dominicans, etc. Con-
fraternities include such as
those of the Blessed Sacra-
ment and of Christian Doc
trine, which should be es-
tablished in every parish. The
knights of Columbus was or
gained as a fraternal bene-
fit society. The purposes OF
the society as expressed in
the charter are: to give fl
nanclal aid to members and
their beneficiaries, to assist
sick and disabled members,
TO promote social and intel
lectual interchange among its
members, and TO promote and
conduct educational, religious
social and relief work. II is
a Catholic organization with
ecclesiastical appointment of
chaplains etc. and such fine
activities as the, Catholic In
formation advertisements and
the Catholic Youth Program.
@. Is there a good chance
that we shall see English
used for the Mass and the
Sscraments? II seems TO me
that il would be a lot better
as we would know exactly
what was going onl
A. With a Missal WI can
know exactly what is going
on now, 1t is true that there
are good arguments for the
use of more English (verna.
cular in the Liturgy in the
Mass and the Sacraments, but
there remains the beauty of
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TONGUE w CHEEK DEPT.
Once Is Plenty

Comic strips Notwithstanding, this Sunday is
the day TO honor the half of the parents without which
PTA' would be Mothers Clubs.
OF COURSE NO N really believes the funny
page.tv comedy father image-the loyabe, nit-wit, pay
check bearer. Everyone knows that ASK your Father
is the first phrase known to man. ut is not pertinent
that the second piece Of such knowledge is What
does your Mother say?0
IT'S TRUE MOTHERS a does come prior to
Fathers Day, but the male parent does take prece-
dence over Sadie Hawkins Day. It's our day to receive
the toast, fellow dads, and who cares if it is slightly
scorched on one side?-def
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Parents discipline may
well be based on the
three F"s of discipline
fairness, firmneSs and
fondness. True parents
are not selfish. Therefore
their application of discip-
line must not be associated
with their own comfort, moods
or inclinations but with CIV
ing security and self-confi-
dence to a youngster.
THE VERY WORD discip-
line is derived from disciple"
This model must be reason
ably consistent or the child
becomes insecure and con-
fused. Before a child acts he
needs to know what to expect
next even il his conduct is
going to earn a whipping. Not
knowing whether he will be
praised, blamed or simply
ignored for a certain action is
a source of deep harmful dis
treSs.
The child of an over-pro-
tective parent often develops
elaborate deceits and Subter-
fugeS. He learns that after an
escapade he needs only to
smile winsomely and he can
creep back into his mothers
arms to be cuddled.
The patterns developed in
childhood also affect ones
married life. That is why a
wife often has TO cope pain
fully with her husbands weak
ness because of the pattern
of adjustment he developed
in childhood. He flies from
one affair to another and ex-
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In my seminary days I
heard Monsignor William
K erby of Catholic Uni
versity deliver a talk on
spiritual perfectio ion.
/ have never forgotten it! |
have great difficulty remem-
bering most sermons the day
after | hear them but Mon
Signor Kerby's message burn
ed itself into my memory. His
theme was, What is false in
you will yet betray you"
AS / read about the peace
full citizens of Montgomery,
Alabama, or other southern
cities, | find this text running
through my mind. What is
false in the social system of
segregation is betraying the
South and will continue to
plague it until the South gets
rid of it.
GOOD PEOPLE MAY talk
about "gradualism" and "a
cooling-off period" and States
rights but the focus of infec-
ton will continue to breed
trouble as long as it fingers
on in the social system of the
South.
The peaceful citizens of
these segregated cities de-
serve a large degree of SYM
pathy and underst a II ding.
They hate violence in any
form. They are ashamed of
mobs of hoodlums who have
beaten up the freedom rid.
ers.
They resent the Federal
marshals who entered their
cities with a show of force.