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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17
Sum and Substance:
South Needs Powerful
Catholic Voices On Race
by FIR. John b. Sheerin, C.S.F

ing at the White House in De-
cember he went further than
he ever went before in con-
demning color prejudice that
bars some Americans from
enjoying equality of oppor-
tunity."
IN HIS LETTER to James
Gabrielle, who had the cour-
age to send his child to an in
tegrated school, Eisenhower
praised the man and express
ed the hope that more Amer
leans would follow his lead
and stand up and be counted
in the cause of human dig
nifty" But he never made a
clear and unequivocal public
statement on the rightress of
the desegregation decision
and the impression in the
South seemed to be that he
was supporting d law he was
pledged by oath of office to
support but one which he did
not approve.
WE HAVE A RIGHT to ex-
pect a President of the Uni
ted States to use his moral
prestige as well as his naked
political power. If that is so,
we have an even greater
right to expect the Catholic
and Protestant clergy to use
their moral prestige in ap-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17
Making Marriage Click
Old Age A Blessing
And A Privilege
by Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

around them; of losing rela.
tives, wives or hus b n d S.
friends.
An elderly man may be the
last left of his group but
he is not crushed with the
burden. He becomes a source
of new wisdom. Old age is
not an uncharted land. The
old live so close to God on
earth that death and heaven
will mean little change.
THEY VALUE TIME and
do not fear it. Time is life
and to kill time is to MUIR
der. Some have learned what
to do with space. Some still
must learn what to do with
time. The old must not dread
it. To some, time is a slick,
treacherous monster with a
jaw like a furnace, it is a
series of zeroes with no real
number in front.
The present is the treasure
of the old, their means of
purchasing eternity, of pre-
pairing for God. Old age is
not a time for memory but
for dreams. The aged still
have a future. Christian am
bition never dies. Rabbi Abra-
ham Heschel of New York
reminds us that we need
only three things to be great:
God, a soul and a moment
and the three are always pres
ent as long as one is alive.
The White House Confer
ence on the Aging indicated
its respect for the dignity Of
old age in a Charter of Rights.
Each senior citizen regard
Continued on Page So
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must work out our salvation
with and by means of Gods
grace, of course. Christ said
that he who loves Christ
keeps His commandments and
st. Paul speaks of himself
as possibly becoming a cast
away. st. James (2:14-26) re-
fers to the need of good
works for salvation: "You see
that by works man is justi-
fled. and not by faith only"
The patience Christ showed
with sinners (even the lead
er of the Apostles, st. Peter
and his i~nsistence that we
should be forgiven seventy
times seven times indicates
that entering into His King
dom by grace does not re-
move the risk of later sin nor
the need of forgiveness for
sin - after Baptism!
@. Is there a St. Clare Ia
mans namel or is II short
for Clarence?
A, st. Clare or Clair was
an English priest who left
his native city of Rochester
and travelled in France. He
died in defense of his chas-
tity, murdered by the serv-
ants of a rich woman who
had made unsuccessful inn
pure advances. He LIVED in
the late ninth century; his
feast is listed in the Roman
Martyrology for Novem Der
4th. st. Clarence was bishop
of Vienne in France in the
eighth century. His feast is
April 28th.
Send questions to Father
Edward f. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus Is, Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17
TOUNCE 'N' CHEEK DEPT.
Who Said 'Never?'
MSGR. JAMES KULP,
Diocesan Mission Director

Fast Is East and West is West but
President Kennedy, (he's the one with the votes)
and Sen. Barry Goldwater, (he's the Conservative with
the punishable Conscience have the same doctor.
Who was the skeptic that said they would never
agree on medical aid?
Impossible though it may seem, the daily news
papers also have come together as one on a burning
issues of our times-the length of prayers at public
ceremonies, such as presidential inaugaurations,
should be shorter, they say. after all what if the
opposition asks for equal time)
In New Jersey, Librarians united and struck
back by failing those scroundrels who have books over
due. Further reprisals, it is rumored, will be made
against a borrower who: underline passages or refuse to
use sign language and forget to bring their library
card. def
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17
GUEST EDITORIAL
One Life, In Christ

A special word of explanation is needed this year
with respect to the Indian and Negro Collection, the
first Sunday in Lent.
1T IS NOT and never was the intention of the
Council OF Baltimore to single out the Indian and
Negro population as set apart and having a separate
Catholic life. There is only one Life in the Church
and we all share it, the one life of grace, in Christ.
The purpose of this special Apostolate is rather
to fulfill our special obligations to those whose land
we now occupy and to those who were brought in to
help work this land. Among the fruits that flourish
and enrich this land is our Holy Faith. We must see
that they have access to this wealth.
FOR n PAST YEAR we know Of more than
$4,000 Negro and 900 Indian converts, the same in
crease as the previous year. II would be a mistake
however, to count them separately and to note that
$50 priests, rs more than last year, are specializing in
this work, for the Church and all who represent her
are vitality interested in them and in each place where
they may, be the Church seeks to incorporate them
into her life as we'll as the life of the community.
WHAT NEEDS UNDERScORING is that the
growth is not accelerating and the percentage of
Negroes who are Catholic, two percent, is not increas-
ing.
Gods grace is not wanting; it is our prayers, sim
cere charity, Jealous interest and sacrifice that must
increase.
MSGp iAMES Klup
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17

fore, our affection and care
for the aged and helpless. But
three spiritual realities must
be developed:
THE AGING MUST firmly
believe that they are useful
to society. Mans value has
been determined not by So
eiety but by God. God would
have become man and died
if only to save one person.
If one suffers with the Re-
deemer he may become the
most valuable person in the
community. He is not valu-
able just because he is a
member of the human race
but the human race is valu-
able because it is composed
of human beings associated
with the Redeemer.
The aging show others what
succeeds and what fails, what
are weaknesses in life and
what are strengths. They act
as a general guide for the
future. They are most use
full. The aging not only give
gifts but share their wisdom
with others. They should be
loved, for affection is not
acquired by giving presents
but by. sharing significant
experiences.
THE AGED'S INTERNAL
strengths are not mere pipe
lines but reservoirs. They are
not merely conductors but
generators of internal
strengths. They have deep
internal strengths. They have
prepared long and well for
old age. They have overcome
the impact of continual death
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17
Inquiry Corner
What Is This Business
About Christ's Brothers?
by Father Edward +. Healey
Inquiry Corner

@. cannot seem TO Femem-
Der the answer to the bust.
ness about the brethren"
of the Lord, brothers and
sisters of Christi
A, The problem arises from
translation. The references
Matthew 1916; Mark 6:3;
John 7:3; Acts LA; | Corin-
thians $50 can be explained.
Early Christian tradition and
Catholic teaching are clear
in insisting upon the per.
petual virginity of the Bless
ed Virgin Mary. This is vim
dicated by the fact that the
word brother is used in the
Bible can refer to cousins
and other relatives leg. Gene
sis 14:14,l Genesis 29:15, |
Par. 23:21-22; 4 Kings 1919.
Neither Hebrew nor Aramaic
had a special word for cousin.
The obvious m eaning of
Mary's words duke l:34l is
that she was and intended
TO remain a virgin. AT the
finding in the temple luke
2:41ff.) no other children are
mentioned. The giving Of adj
vice, etc. John 7:3-4; Mark
3:21) by the ''brethren" would
be almost unthinkable for
younger brothers in a Jew
ish family and we know
that Christ was the firsfhorn.
(That term too cannot be
taken to indicate later chill
dren Of Mary as st. Jerome
pointed out. 1t is a legal term
in the Old Testament in ref
erence TO the first male child
regardless of the birth of
others afterward). Also the
entrusting of Mary to st.
John John 19.26-27) by Our
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17

Lord would be very difficult
TO explain if she had chill
dren living. Further explana-
ton would seem to indicate
that James Zone of the ,''breth.
ren') was the son of Mary
Matthew 1855; Mark 15:40l
and Cleophas John 1929.
1t is conjectured that Mary
was the sister of Our Lady
(and) tori Cleophas was the
brother of st. Joseph, The
Joseph of the Brethren" is
brother to James MARK 1910,
1919 and it is probable that
Jude and Simon were also
brothers of James luke GIG,
Jude 1:1l.
@. a friend OF mine says
that Christ meant that faith
and baptism were our saliva
ton MARK 1919 and that
the redemption means that
believers are to be saved. He
says that the Catholic Church
weakens this ideal by its in.
sissenee on confession etc.
A. The Catholic Church
teaches that we have the be-
ginning of eternal life, sancti-
flying grace, in our souls by
faith and baptism. The re-
deeming sacrificial death of
Christ makes salvation pos
sible for all men, but it does
not destroy anyone's freedom.
Christ often referred to the
wheat and the weeds, the
good and the bad fish il. His
kingdom. and he who does
not take up his cross and
follow me, is not worthy of
me-" tMatthew l0:38) Many
statements of Christ mot to
speak of the Ten Command
ments) make clear that we
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17

With regard to the
question of Communism, a
newspaper or columnist
can ignore the problem,
lead the people or mis-
lead them. | am sorry to say
Father Sheerin's column (F'eb-
ruary 3 issue) falls in the lat
ter category.
II is possible it may be due
to ignorance but it is difficult
to see how a syndicated jour
nalist could be unaware of
facts which only a little re-
search would reveal.
Father Sheerin's claim that
there is no evidence whatso-
ever that Castro was a Com
munlst in the early days of
his revolt" is contrary to
the known fact.
FiDEL CASTRO and his CO.
horts were known to be muir
derers and were identified as
being identified as being in
stigators of and participants
in Communist riots in Colon
bla, Guatemala, and other
South American countries as
far back as l~948--many years
before they began the rape
in Cuba. Some of his Cocoon
spirators were trained in Rus.
STA. These men we're praised
in Moscow publications long
before Batista was over
thrown. Russia moved Heaven
and Earth TO get Fidel and
(. his crowd freed in Mexico.
Father Sheerin implies that
the revolution went Commun-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17
The Yardstick

In January 1860, the
us. Department of Labor
reported that American
unions suffered a decline
in dues paying member
ship between 1856 and 1858,
reversing a trend that had
existed for almost two de-
cades.
One of the pricipal rea-
sons for this decline has been
the failure of the American
labor movement to organize
so-called white collar work
ers, who now outnumber blue
collar workers and are rapid
ly increasing, at the lex
pense" of manual workers,
even in the manufacturing
sector of the economy.
estima t e S
indicate that during the past
eight years the number of
manual workers in manufac-
turing employment dropped
almost five per cent drom
72.7 per cent to 67.8) and
that white collar employees
in factories rose from 1873
per cent to 24.9 per cent.
The increase during til S
same period in the number
of professional, technical and
kindred workers has been
proportionately greater than
the increase in the number
of clerical and kindred white
collar workers.
The significance for the
future of the trade union
movement of these and re-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17

ist because we didn't cooper
ate with it. How in the name
of all that's holy could we
cooperate more?
We recognized his govern
ment within "a hours-before
he even arrived in Havana.
CIf we could only have shown
similar cooperation with the
Hungarian revolution).
he WAS THE DARLING of
our State Department. We
paid a two cents per pound
premium for Cuban sugar and
tolerated his invectiye and vi
tuperation to the point Of
evaporation. The reason we
have a Communist satellite
ninety miles from our shore
is that we cooperated 100 per
cent with this chicken pluck
ing, paranoic instrument of
Satan.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-02-17
GRUB STALK {:

Editors note: Many in
teresfing and provocative
opinions must be omitted
each week because the
writer failed 10 sign his
or her name and address.
Initials or . penname will
be used upon request but
fhe sender's real name
and address must also be
included. Send your opin-
ions TO Letters TO the
Editor, The Cathoi &c
Times, Box $50, colUm-
bus 10, Ohio).
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Star Writer
Honoredb by
Plumbers

Miriam Gutenberg. reporter
on The Star. last night re-
ceived a special award from
the Washington Association Of
Plumbing Contractors for her
"Homeowner Beware" series
last year which focused public
attention on shady home i'm
provement operators.
The associations 1861 POS
terity Award" was presented by
the groups president, John J.
Coe. It cited Miss Gutenberg
"in recognition Of her out
standing and lasting contribu-
tions to the welfare Of the
community"
The series appearing in The
Star last year helped bring
about controls in the District
on all home improvement con-
tracts over $4,000.
The award was presented
before 600 members attending
the associations 87th banquet
and dance at the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
The Federal Housing Ad-
ministration distributed about
$4,000 pamphlet copies Of
"Homeowner Beware" and The
Star itself has answered an
other 10000 requests for copies.
Commenting on the award,
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Indonesiu Firm
In Dutch Dispute

JAKARTA. Indonesia, Feb.
II (AP). - Foreign Minister
Subandrio said today Indo-
nesia is prepared for the
worst" in It's dispute with the
Netherlands over West Irian,
which is this country's name
for that portion Of New Guinea
held by the Dutch.
At the same time, he ex-
lpressed some impatience with
the United States long-stand-
ing policy Of pursuing Q mid
die course on the question.
II think" he told a news
conference, "the United States
can safely detach herself from
lher obligations to NATO in
facing this problem Of coloni-
alism."
He said he had received nc
indication of a change In
American policy since Presi-
Evening star., 1961-02-12

in December after Dorothy's
name mysteriously showed up
on an international weather
wire.
The note on the wire said
the child was rying Of cancer
and her greatest wish was for
Christmas cards.
The latest load Of greetings
comes from Europe and results
from q plea on her behalf by
an announcer for radio Luxem-
bourg.
Doctors say the girl isn't
really dying Of cancer. She
has q bone disease that usually
is fatal, but in her case 1t seems
arrested.
Evening star., 1961-02-12

dent Kennedy's Inauguration
and added he would welcome
Ia meeting here with Secretary
|of State RuSk before or after
the SEATO council meeting at
Bangkok late in March.
Mr.. Subanrio repeated that
Indonesia would not accept
UN. trusteeship for West
Irian and called Dutch talk Of
self determination "phony." "
The only basis for negotiation
with the Netherlands, he cony
tinued, would be on means Of
Indonesia taking over the ter
ritory.
Evening star., 1961-02-12

Richard M. WEIGH, chairman
of the awards committee. said
Of the remedial legislation.
I've always been embarrassed
to represent myself as q home
improvement contractor be-
cause Of the stigma attached
to the industry by Nlegitimate
operators. Anything that viii
contribute to the dignity and
honesty Of the industry I ap-
preciate very much"
All members Of the asSocia-
ton are licensed and bonded
in the District.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
YuIe Card Load
Weighing 81 Ton
Sent III Child, 9

ROANOKE. Va. Feb. IL
(AP).-For 'nine-year-old Dor
othy Ridgeway, Christmas isn't
over yet--not by three-Quarters
Of q ton. T. g.
Flown here by Air Force
plane, . load Of 1900 pounds
Of Christmas cards is destined
for Dorothy's home in nearby
Hardy.
It's Just the latest in q flood
Of cards that reached its crest
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Ant Has z Stomuchs

The ant has two stomachs,
one for itself and the other a
kind Of social stomach" in
which 1t stores food to share
with other ants. Food exchange
is q common practice among
ants.
Evening star., 1961-05-09

sophisticated - oh, all right,
folksy - sort. And the humor
is abundant in that "P.S.:
Surprise Encore" which is not
really a surprise any more. It's
an abandoned Russian version
of American rock-'n'-roll dane
ing and it is a fine, fitting
climax to an evening that is
exciting entertainment even if
mixed emotions do creep in now
and then.
And there is one thing to
remember about the mike d
emotions. No country that pro-
duces this many pretty girls
can be ALL bad.
Evening star., 1961-05-09

melee, a folk dance" dedicated
to the folks who fought the
Nazi invasion in the northern
Caucasus.
Unless things militaristic
make you nervous. this is a
pulSe-throbbing modern ballet,
opening with figures on horse
back Stimulated, not real
horseS) Swooping menacingly
through the dark. Suddenly
the stage is flooded with light
and warning partisans in furi-
GUS battle with sword and TOM
my gun. Suddenly again, as
swiftly as they struck, the par
tiSanS are on horseback and
fading into the night. The
company headed by Sergei
TSvetkov and Vyacheslav Bak-
Sheev danced it last night with
full measure Of warlike enthu-
SiaSm.
h%
The remainder Of the pro-
gram is much more pastoral in
nature, dedicated to the glorieS
Of boy-meets-girl, harvest feSti-
walls. gypsy frolics and the like.
One Of the major numbers,
Summer" from a suite titled
THE Seasons" is among the
Moiseyev dazzlers. Based on
harvest festivals, this has the
men and the women of the
company whirling full tilt in
some breath-taking maneuvers.
It also ranks among the Mois-
eyev dances highest in eye ap-
peal, with the handsomely cos
sumed girls Splashing vivid
colors all over the stage.
"Venzelya" is another on e
that has the full company
engaged in some Of those tricky
interlocking patterns. No one
who has been watching the
Moiseyev troupe, incidentally,
should be surprised at any
Russian success in rocketry
and space travel. These people
even have dances that are
precision engineered.
= &&&
Among the better smaller
works on the program at the
Capitol is THE Platter" an
UzbekiStan folk dance in
W hich Sergei Tsvetkov per-
forms amazingly with a plate
balanced on his head. In The
Three Shepherds" Sergei
Oganov, Stanislav Kulikov and
Yuri Alexandrov introduce a
bit Of pole vaulting to the
dancing. In "Over the Legs"
Tamara Zeifert and Boris
Berezin perform an Estonian
polka with considerable charm.
Some Of these and other
numbers, it should have been
noted before this, benefit from
contagious humor Of an un-
Evening star., 1961-05-09
Films of More Than Routine Merit

"THE APARTMENT"-BiIly Wilder's Oscar-winning Joke
about seduction; Shirley MacLaine Jack Lennon.
"ELER GANTRY"-Burt Lancaster in lusty portrait OF
Sinclair Lewis fire and birthstone evangelist.
"THE FACTS OF LIFE"-BOb Hope Lucille Ball generate
some robust laughs in a free-wheeling comedy.
ALL RIGHT JACK"-Peter Sellers makes fine frOlic
of abOr-management relations, Of all things
"IDNIGHT LACE"-Doris Day English housewife ter
rOrized by threats of her imminent murder.
"OUR MAN IN HAVANA"-AIec Guinness and Maureen
O'Hara in a happy spool Of international espionage.
"THE SUNDOWNERS"-DebOrah Kerr and Robert Mitchum
find life dramatic AustraIias "Outback" country.
"THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG"-ROmance in Hong Kong
in q tasteful movie Improvement on the stage play
Evening star., 1961-05-09
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Times Of Showing

Stage
Arena Stage-"Man and Su-
perman;" 8:15 pm.
Capitol - Moiseyev Dance e
Company; $3.50 pm.
National Theater - "Donny-
brook!";; $3.50 pm.
Catholic University - From
the Desk of Father Hartke, "
an original musical revue; $3.50
pm.
Screen
Ambassador - "The Absent
minded Professor; 1:35, $40,
5:45, 7:45 and 9:4O pm.
"Serengeti Shall Not
Die; 1:20, $3.50, $40, 7:50 and
10 pm.
DupOnt-"Never on Sunday;
l, ESQ, 4:40, $50, 8:25 and
1918 pm.
Keith's - "Mr. Roberts;
11:15 am, 3, 6:45 and 1890
pm. "IndiScreet";; 1:20, sos
and 1855 pm.
MacArthur-"The League Of
Gentlemen; 7::20 and 9:40 pm.
MetropOlitan-"The Absent
minded Professor; 1880 am,
1870, 1885, $40, TAO and 9:45
pm.
Ontario - Saturday Night
and Sunday Morning; los,
$50. ABS, $40, sos and $50
pm.
Palace - "Cimarron";; IL
Evening star., 1961-05-09

am, 1:35, 4:10, 6:45 and s:20
pm.
Playhouse - "Mein Kampf";;
11:45 am, las. 3:45, 5:45, 7:45
and $40 pm.
Plaza - Sun Lovers Holi-
day.; IL. lis, 2:45, 4:10, 5:35,
7, 8:25 and $50 pm.
Town -" "One Eyed Jacks;
II, 2:20, 4:50, 7:15 and $50
pm.
Trans-Lux-"Mein Kampf";;
Evening star., 1961-05-09

menC headed by a man who has
vowed to see the end of us.
Happily, their art and en-
thusiastic rapport across the
footlightS were in the as
cendant last night as the Moi
seyev dancers offered the first
Of two performances on the
stage of Loew's Capitol Thea
ter. They joyouSly demon
strated once again that the
name Moiseyev is a promise of
one Of the most exciting eve
nings of theatrical entertain
ment you are likely to encoun-
ter on either side Of the Iron
Curtain.
These are Superbly talented
dancers and they perform with
an unbridled enthusiasm that
is infectious. They obviously
have so much fun up there on
stage that you begin to feel
that they'd pay you to watch
them dance if it had to come
to that.
AS on past appearances, the
program choreographed by Igor
Moiseyev, the troupe'S founder
and artistic director, is based
in a variety Of ancient folk
dances from all the vast
reaches Of Soviet Russia. Some
Of them have been given little
more than professional polish
while others have been ex-
panded into spectacular pro-
ductions.
In this latter category is an
impressive new number en-
ployed to open the program, an
affair that gets a burst Of ap-
plause at both endS-in the
beginning for its snowstorm
lighting effects and at the end
for the sheer beauty of it all.
1t is titled "Snow Maiden" and
its connection with folk dancing
seems to be that the snow
maiden is a favorite character
in Russian fairy tales.
In any event, it is a real
dazzler. featuring tiny Galina
Talanova as the captivating
snow maiden and Lyudmila
Alexandrovna as a snow storm
as beguiling snow storm as
you ever saw. They are sup
ported principally by the COM
pany'S diStaff side in some of
those intriguing Intervening
dance patterns that are Mr..
Moiseyev's hallmark. The whole
affair is lavishly costumed in
a manner that indicates that
even communist dance COM
panieS know how to make the
most Of their capitalistic gains.
= 4
Between this and the num-
Der listed as "P.S.: Surprise
Encore" the usSian folk
dance enthusiasts range far,
but always with the sound of
thunderous applause close at
hand. Included, Of course, is
THE PartisanS"-of course, be-
cause no one who has seen it
would let the Moiseyev COM
pany get away without repeat
ing it. 1t is a lusty, vigorous
and exciting choreographic
Evening star., 1961-05-09

1880 am, 1:5o, $3.50, 7:30 and
$3.50 pm.
UptOwn-"Exodus";; 8 pm.
Warner "Spartacus";; 8:15
pm.