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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-01-20
EDITORIALS
President Kennedy

Today in Washington, DC John Fitzgerald Ken
nedy takes the oath of office as President of the United
States Of America.
FEW WOULD CHALLENGE the statement that
face in the present-day world. Certainly, at this time
in history, President Kennedy will hold much of the
worlds future in his hands.
AS is well known, Mr.. Kennedy will be observed
more closely than former chief executives because of
his comparative youth - he is 43 years old - and also
because of his religion, since he is the first Catholic
ever elected to the high office.
WE HAVE REMARKED before in our editorial
columns that the destiny of the Catholic Church In
America is not united with the career of our new
President. His accomplishments, and S~et-backs, will
be his own responsibility and the Church will not rise
or fall with them.
But naturally, Catholic citizens have a special
interest in the coming term of office. First because
we are citizens, and secondarily because we are Catho-
lies.
NOS OF US KNOW the many qualities the new
President brings TO his position. His physical stamina
personality is evident to all who see him. His mental
powers are prodigious, combining a sense of history,
practical knowledge, real scholarship and definite
show of independence.
HIS SPIRIT OF dedication and grasp of the
realities of foreign and domestic problems are inn
pressive indeed.
His personal life as a husband and father is edify-
ing without being ostentatious.
BUT WITH ALL these attributes, President Ken
nedy will not be able to discharge the onerous duties
of his office without many graces and blessings from
God.
Doubtless he has been praying for the help he
needs. But all of us should offer our prayers to God
today in a special manner to ask that President Ken
nedy may be given the wisdom, strength, and goodness
TO bring peace to the world and spiritual, cultural and
economic growth to our beloved land.
May God bless our new President. CAT
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Dwight Eisenhower

Today marks the end Of Dwight d. Eisenhower's
career as a public servant. 1t must be difficult for a
man who has never had a life outside the direct ser
vice of his country to become a private citizen.
But as he looks back over his life Nh. Eisenhower
can point with pride to many accomplishments and
satisfactions. He has made a mark i'll world history and
for eight years has received the greatest honor we can
bestow on a citizen, the Presidency.
WHATEVER AN individuals political beliefs,
all would surely agree that Mr.. Eisenhower has been
a man OF integrity and sincerity in his years of service,
Surely the secret of his immense popularity at
home and abroad is the genuine Wholesomeness
which his face reflects. He is a likeable man who is de-
Dictated to his country.
WE ARE NOT commenting on MI. Eisenhower
at this time simply in a spirit of fair play or to give
"equal time. We do so because he deserves our
our gratitude and praise for doing his best to serve
his fellow citizens.
We trust God will grant Dwight D. Eisenhower
a long life and many happy days. May he be blessed
for his service to our country. CAT
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-01-20

The Report of the Pres
ident's Commission on Ma
tional Goals Goals For
Americans, Prentice-Ha
Inc, $1.00) is being wide
ly criticized by liberals and
conservatives alike. Many lib
erals think it overestimates
the need for government ac-
ton and that, by and large,
its statement of our national
goals is much too vague and
rhetorical.
Many conservatives think it
dangerously exaggerates the
role Of government and that,
in general, its
tons are too specific and de-
tailed.
THESE and
other criticisms of the Re-
port have come as no sur
prise to the members of the
Commission. I'VE do not ex-
pect our recommendations to
command unanimous accep-
tance," they told President
Eisenhower in their letter of
transmittal. Rather it is our
hope that they will evoke
active discussion. Under the
democratic process this is
the path to a national con-
sensus."
That's fair enough. Accur-
ate and objective criticism of
the Report is admittedly all
TO the good. Unfortunately,
however, some of the criti-
cism being leveled against
the Report is so inaccurate
and so lacking in objectivity
as to make one rather pes
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We are on q financial Fner-
ry-go-rcUnd. Our problem Is
and always has been debts.
We rob Peter TO pay Paul. We
simply shift the load from one
financial company TO another.
We barely manage from one
pay day 10 another. feel
we need an education. do
not believe ii is roo late 70
do something about it If we
only knew where TO start,
MIST.
Some families instinc-
lively seem to know how
to manage even on mod
crate incomes. But many
others urgently need help
in organizing their finances.
/ know couples making S10,.
900 to $4,000 a year who
need to know the basic rules
of spending. Their problem
generally is that they handle
their money in a purposeless
way.
A Roper poll found that 81
of every 100 persons worry
most about money compared
to % who worry most about
family problems and 13 about
health. Many in the family
life field believe that the rea-
son for this is because fam
lies, especially younger ones,
do not plan for themselves.
They have given up their
right to manage their own
money, relying on install
ment plans" budget &C
counts" and compulsory saw
ing plans"
THEY ARE PAYING some
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is ridiculous for a nation to
do so.
He claimed that England.
in the days of the Empire,
cared not at all about being
liked. In fact, whenever it
discovered that any nation
liked it, it began to reexamine
its policy toward that ma
ton. The CHS correspondent
pointed out also that Russia
is making progress with the
new nations even though it
is cordially disliked.
THE COLD WAR IS A vast
and terrible conflict on which
the destiny of the world de-
ponds. 1t is not a popularity
contest. Our purpose in CIV
ing foreign aid should be to
feed the hungry, clothe the
naked, enable the undevelop-
ed countries to stand on their
own feet and, above all, to
educate them. For what is
the purpose of pouring mil
lions into a country in the
form of tractors and road
building machinery if the
people don't know how to
operate them? The first re-
'quisite Of foreign aid there
fore is that it be wise.
THE SECOND REQUISITE
Continued on Page 50
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Sum and Substance:
Should We TRY
To Be Popular?
by Fl. John b. Sheerin, esp.

We look forward with
a certain degree of anxi-
ETY. to President Ken
nedy'S Inaugural Address
and State of the Union
message. In one of his cam
paign talks, he said the
American people are either
"contented" or concerned"
In view of the hectic events
of the past few weeks in the
Congo, Cuba and Laos an
American would have to be a
lumpish clod not to be con-
cerned about the state of the
world. Most of us, therefore,
are anxious to hear what the
President has TO say about
his foreign policy. What new,
daring and aggressive forms
will it take?
MY OWN GUESS is that
our foreign aid will have a
different motivation than in
the past. Formerly we were
solicitous about winning the
good will of our allies and
of the ~mmi nations.
| believe the events of the
last year have shown us that
there is not much point in
giving aid to other nations
for that reason. For the sad
fact is that we have been
extraordinarily generous in
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the past and yet we are dis
liked even by the nations to
whom we have given most
freely.
The situation in Africa,
Asia and Latin America to-
day is too grim for us to
worry about counting good
will. We should be interest
ed in winning prestige rath-
er than popularity and pres
tige is built largely on respect
for wisdom and power rath-
er than glamor. My guess,
therefore, is that our new
foreign policy will be mott
waited by a desire for prestige
rather than popularity. l hope
there will be as much and
more foreign aid than ever
but that it will be administer
ed more prudently.
DAVID scHoENsRuN, CHS
correspondent at Paris, COM
mented on the present world
crisis in a news briefing con-
Quoted at the Waldorf-Astoria
on December 30th. He point
ed out the imprudence of any
attempt on the part of the.
United States to get foreign
ers to like us. He felt that it
is understandable for an in
dividual person to court per
sonal popularity but that it
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be limited to those instances
where it is essential to the
national interest and where
private individuals or or
CARNATIONS cannot adequate
ly meet the need"
THE SAME SECTION of the
Report further states that
collective barga lining be-
tween represe ntatives Of
workers and employers mot
compulsory arbitration nor
any other form of government
action should continue as the
nations chief method of de-
termining wages and work.
ing conditions"
These statements from the
text of the Report are elabor.
ated upon in a supplementary
essay written by DR.. Clark
Kerr, Chancellor of the Uni.
verSity of California and a
respected authority in the
field Of labor-management re-
lationS.
THE role of government"
says DR.. Kerr, should be
restricted to clear cases of
national interest which cam
not be served by private
means, and the government
should withdraw whenever its
participation is no longer
essential - when the parti-
cular public need no longer
exists or when it can be ade-
quately met by private eco
nomic activity"
(b) These excerpts from the
text of the Report and from
DR.. Kerr's supplementary es-
say are paralleled by similar
Continued on Page 81
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TONGUE w CHEEK DEPT.
Irish Exports, COD.

Many people were surprised last week when John
Herman, Irish ambassador to the US, a Columbus WIS.,
itor, offered TO replace Cuban sugar with Irish sugar.
Some probably thought the only things coming
from the 'ould sod we're blarney, shillelaghs, the spir-
It's, and other Irishmen.
The Irish, known for their sugar-coated phrase
ology, it seems can get along frugally on $40 or $12
per week!
THlSi is APT to start a new EXODUS to the island
of Saints Some Biblical scholars maintain that the
Irish are the lost tribe of the Jews, anyway.
Reporters asked the Ambassador why 'nonIrish'
always turn green around March II. He told them of
the legend that at the last judgment everyone would
be judged by God, but the Irish would be judged by
ST. Patrick" This is not quite as interesting as the
theory of some that God Himself is Irish.
We understand that equal time is being asked by
the Italian, German ct cetera embassies.-dcf
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tee and the Credit Union Ma
tional Association as well as
many Saint Vincent de Paul
organizations have recently
started programs to counsel
their millions of people on
how to manage money.
ALMOST EVERYONE can
become master of his own
money if he learns PLANNED
Spending" This technique il
different from the old-faSh-
Toned budgets. Young families
avoided that system because
it appeared to be a straight
jacket with arbitrary allot-
ments. Planned spending,
however, does not resort to
this arbitrarinesS. Spending
plans should suit ones own
particular circumstances and
goals. The most common mis-
take would be to try to fol.
low someone else'S budget.
Someone else's budget serves
only as a yardStick and not
as a model.
The old budgeting approach
also regarded basic expenses
as fixed expenses. In the new
concept there is no such
thing as a fixed expense. Al
most every expense can be
reduced if one wants to use
that money for other goals.
ONE FAMILY, FOR IN.
STANCE, decides that Cath
Ollie college education for the
children will be a major
family goal. They, therefore,
start Immediately to set aside
SIP a month for that pur-
pose. To save that amount
Continued on Page 81
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Cooperation

Editor.
AS newspaper publicity
chairman for the Christ
mas Is Christ's Birthday
Committee, | am deeply
grateful to the Catholic
Times for their outstanding
cooperation with our program
this year.
LOCAL NEWS and feature
stories were supplemented by
staff editorials and columns
plus nationally syndicated fea-
lures treating the aims of
the program during Advent
and on through the Twelve
Days of Christmas. The spe-
cial Christmas supplem e n t
was particularly meaningful
and certainly worth saving
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Premature!

Editor:
Think your editorial, New
Chic Fad?", (Jan. Ii issue)
was a bit premature. Under
stand there is some voting dis
crepancy in Chicago dress
shops, thus Mrs. Kennedy
may have lost the best-dressed
Marathon.
Also not all the travelling
dress statesmen in California
have had their ballots count
ed.
Have it on best authority
at any rate, that Margaret
Sanger is having fashion edi-
tors records checked for un-
American activity.
Registered American
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Inquiry Corner
Will We Find Heaven
In Space Exploration?
by Father Edward +. Healev

steward at Cana knew moth
ing of the origin of the wine.
Miracles were worked from
a great distance Matthew
1919; on people with or
ganic Affections leg. the
man born blind of John 81.
How could hypnotiSm explain
all these? Not to speak of the
dead who were raised to life
Matthew 8, Luke 7, John ID
and Christ's own resurrec-
ton from the dead.
@ We used a Christmas play.
let for school and sfferward
someone said we should have
had the publishers permits
sion or paid royalties.
Someone was right. Even
if it is non-profit the author
and the publisher own the
rights to presentation of plays.
Usually if it is for a benefit
or notwithstanding per-
mission to use a play without
royalties is easy to get. We
should not assume that this
permission is given without
asking and il it is given we
should be sure to write after
ward oar expression of salts
faction with the play and our
thanks. There are a number
of such productions, however,
which are without royalties
and for them no permission is
required.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box $50, Columbus is, Ohio.
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F.E.H.,
Columbus

@. read an article re
Gently which implied thar we
would find out soon IL heaven
exists. In our exploration of
outer space we shall find
out where it is or IL II isl
A. Such a view is childish.
VIZ know that heaven exists
because OF the reasonable
mes of arguments for the exis-
tence of God and His per-
fections. He has always been
identified (under what ever
guises) as the punisher Of the
wicked and rewarder of the
good. leg. Egyptians, Greeks,
Romans) We have the GER
tainty of Faith that we shall
enjoy the company of God if
We merit heaven and we have
numerous references to the
reality of heaven in the New
Testament II is foolish pride
which makes men imagine
that they can disprove Tor for
that matter prove) the eXls-
tence of heaven by flights
into space. The primary hap
piness of heaven is in its
nature as a state of union
with God leg. even on earth
Christ enjoyed the reality of
heaven). The primary hap
piness of the saints now in
heaven is the beatific vision,
seeing God face to face. That
1t is also a place is evident
from the doctrine of the
resurrection of the body. The
location of that place we do
not and cannot know. To as
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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 o ie
Times. Box o36, Colum.
bus l6, Ohiol.
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sumo, in opposition to Faith
and the evidence of the vast
ness of the physical universe
that we can find this place
or explore the universe and
prove that it is not anywhere
is childish. A scientist is free
TO deny the reality Of heaven.
but space exploration will
not prove or disprove its
existence.
@. An educated friend of
mine suggests that the mir
seIes OF Christ can all be
explained by natural means
e. 9. hypnofism!
A. All the events in the
historical records we know
as the Gospels are true. They
are recorded by contempor-
aries and often by men who
were eyewitnesses. Some of
the miraculous events are
less remarkable (hu m ly
speaking) and some las at
Lourdes or in the canoniza-
ton proceedings) are less
conclusive as human evidence
of Gods direct action. For
the sake of argument we can
pass over some of these
(without doubling them our
selves. Natural explanations
become silly when we con-
slider the variety, the circum-
stances leg. the great num-
Der. of intelligent and hos
tile witnesses of Christ's mir
acles. There we're thousands
present for the miracles of
the loaves and fishes; the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-01-20
Editor:

In a recent issue of the
Catholic Times, | read of
the plans being made for
the annual Diocesan Fund
Drive.
All Of us realize the worth
mess Of this project but most
of us only make a vague
promise to ourselves that we
Will contribute something TO
il when the time comes. Of
ten when the time does arrive
1t catches us unaware and we
are not able to do as much
as we would like.
For those OF us who may
find ourselves in that sort of
predicament, / have the fol.
lowing suggestion:
AS of right now set aside
q cookie lar. cigar box or
some other e~ontainer for the
Diocesan Fund.
In the coming months when
any member of the family
might want to make a particu-
lar sacrifice, or if some mem
Der has a small windfall, he
could make a contribution to
the fund on the spot.
IF THIS WERE taken seri-
ously the day of the drive
would find US we'll prepared,
and with no sudden strain on
the wallet.
Evening star., 1961-08-06

@ PM EAST.
Variety Interviews Unemployment"
Guests: Sylvia Porter, Michael Quill SOL
omon Barkn and Joe Mitchell
q ABc NEWS FINAL.
News
q II Pm. REPORT.
News. Weather, Sports and TV Editorial.
ll:l2 q JOE MccAFFREY REPORTING.
Ills q NEWS. WEATHER. SPORTS.
Color. Rash. Forester. Simpson.
11:20 q THE LATE SHOW.
Movie. 1 Hour. IS Min. Love Finds Andy
Hardy" 1888 Troubles of the heart beset
Andy Hardy when his girl returns unex-
pectedIy from a vacation trip. Mickey
Rooney, Judy Garland.
q WE'TH'R. SP'TS. LOCAL NEWS.
Allen. Giimartin. Meyer.
11:30 q JACK PAAR SHOW.
Variety. lHa Hours Color. Guest Car
mel Kuhn.
q EDITORIAL. WED'DAY MOVIE.
Approx. Hours. Edge of Darkness"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
WORD CANE
KERRY DRAKE

Find 20 or more words in
r. EA r M e d
meaning Furnished with new
Weapons" Average mark is %
words; time limit is Is minutes.
sRules Of the game: 1. Words must be
a..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14

OF four or more letters. 2. Words which
IS" such as bats" cats are not
used. 3. Only one form of a word Is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14

Answers to Yesterday's-OCTARCH
oath, cart, catch, chart, chat, char
coach, coat, coca, crotch, taro, torch,
torah, actor, arch. ratch, roach, rota
hart, boar.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-12
US. MusIims Myth
Or Dangerous Menace

morality among their members,
welcoming and reforming drunks,
drug addicts, prostitutes and pimps
rejected out of hand by other re-
ligions. And, as Lincoln observes.
"In several important ways, the
Muslims tend to strengthen the
dignity and self-relance of the
Negro community"
Lincoln sees another possible
benefit in the essentially totali-
tartan, potentially violent organ
ization when he ays:
The Muslim's dramatic express
sion of racial solidarity may shock
the white man into a realization
that Negroes will no longer per-
nit their just demands to be cas-
ually shrugged aside"
But until that day comes, any
prospective Black Muslin will
probably answer any critic with
the incisive comment of Jesse B.
Semple, Langston Hughes fiction
al commentator on race relations.
What do you mean that Ne
groes are not making notable pro-
gress in America ?" a white friend
once asked Semple. Look at Ralph
Bunche."
yeah" Semple retorted, but
look at me-"
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-12
Homer 6. Phillips HosPitaI
May Be Closed Under
New Consolidation pIun

st. Louis (ANP) - A proposal
to merge the city's hospital facil-
tiles has threatened the existence
of Homer G. Phillips hospital which
has been one of the nations out
standing centers for the training
OF Negro nurses and physicians.
The proposal, made by a COM
mittee of alderman studying the
city budget, has been endorsed by
the deans Of the city's two medi-
cal schools which have worked
with the two hospitals.
Neither Phillips nor City hos
pital, which is slightly larger. is
being used to full capacity, and
Phillips which was originally an
all-Negro hospital is not regarded
as such today.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-12

Publishers, Inc, of Baltimore.
Nd, studied this problem - dis
covered that you learn a Ian
guage ttUice as fast by hearing
and speaking it as by studying
it in a book! Language records
solve the problem, and Often
heimer now produces Gateway
Language Records in Spanish,
French, German, Italiar and
Russian.
Travellers pick up languages
fast by sticking to a conUersa-
tiOndL approach. You'd be sur
prised at the phrases that come
in handy! IN Spain or South
America: "Su vaca esta en- el
camino" (Your COW is blocking
the road) -. in Italy: zee un
errore mel conto" There's a mis-
take in the bill) =. and in Rus
sian: "Shufahr, skalkuh Wy vuhz-
mawtch duh Krimlah?" Driver,
what's your rate to the Krem-
lin?).
Learning to get along in an
other country is easy - and it's
half the fun of travelling.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-12
Dispositions Of Cases
In ST. Paul Courf

Jessie Harris, "a, 1872 State
appeared in court on charge of
selling liquor without a license
on May 4 and was sentenced to go
days in the workhouse.
Preston Booker, 70, 1872 Igle-
hart, apartment 3 appeared in
st. Paul municipal court on May
8 charged with being drunk and
received a sentence of SIS or one
day. He paid the fine.
Mildred Titus, "a, 1872 Iglehart,
apartment 6, appeared in st. Paul
municipal court on May charged
with being drunk and received a
sentence of SIS or one day. She
paid the fine.
Benjamin Murrell, SO, 300 Aur-
ora appeared in st. Paul municipal
court on a warrant charging him
with third degree assault on May
8. The warrant was filed by his
wife, Bonnie Murrell. Case was
set for June 6.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-12
Illinois Negro
Workers To Be
Hardest Hit

Springfield, Ill. (ANP) - Ne
groes will be hardest hit by a de-
cision to exempt the states 10000
hotel and restaurant workers from
a minimum wage bill pending in
the Illinois House.
This was the reaction of observ-
ers here and in Chicago who point
out that Negroes constitute a large
segment of the working force
which will be left out of the meas
ure.
Two Chicago Republicans assail-
ed organized labor for passively
accepting amendments.
Rep. William H. Robinson, a
Negro asked: How can labor col
lect dues from their members and
then do this in good conscience ?"
Rep. Peter ]. Miller asserted
that mattresses and others most
needing minimum wage protection
were removed to make the meas
ure virtually meaningless.
Miller, who said he was amazed
at the stand Of union leaders, was
defeated, 119 to 10. when he tried
to table the amendment, of which
Rep. William Pierce, Rockford
Democrat, was chief sponsor.
Federal minimum wage legisla-
ton covers only business activity
involved in interstate commerce.
The state proposal was drawn or
iginally to impose a 81 minimum
wage for smaller businesses and
those involved only in intrastate
commerce.