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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-07-28

ically from the doctrine of
the Communion of Saints. The
souls of the just need not
wait until the Last Day to
enter eternal happiness with
God. The souls with temper
al punishment remaining aft
er death must enter into Pur-
gatory Immediately after death
that they may prepare for
their entry into heaven.
@. Why doesn't fhs Catholic
Church live up 70 is principles
in the matter Of racial eqUs-
litY7
A. The Catholic Church
does! Individual Catholics are
free to live up to Catholic Tor
what We might insist are uni
versal Christian principles or
TO reject them in whole or In
part. That is why we have
confessionalS. Racial preju-
dice and efforts of Catholics.
even (aS in the situation you
mention) of organizations
connected with the Church. to
segregate negroes have been
condemned by the Church
leg. statement by the Ameri-
can Bishops). Prejudice does
not arise overnight and it
does not disappear overnight.
Sincere people can rationalize
such prejudice and convince
themselves that the Church
does not understand. Some do
that with other matters of
Catholic social teaching with
equally disastrous results.
Christ showed patience with
His Apostles and disciples;
so does the Church.
Send questions to Father
Edward G. Healey. Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times.
Box 636. Columbus 10, Ohio.
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this Committee have been
able to. discuss problems of
mutual interest which normal.
ly could not be handled con.
structively in the crisis atmos-
phere of collective bargaining
is reason enough to hope that
the Committee will be con-
finued and that it will be
copied in other major indus
tries.
COLLECTIVE BARGAIN.
ING has an indispensable role
to play in the field of labor
management relations, but,
wherever possible, it ought to
be supplemented by new
forms of acknowledgement
cooperation fitted to the parti-
cular needs of individual com.
panies and industries.
The report of the Armour
Attenuation Committee comes
to one general conclusion
which is then broken down
into six specific recommends
tons. The general conclusion
is that "Only through a CO.
ordinated approach in which
public policy and private ac-
ton mutually reinforce one
another can the employment
problems of chronological
change be met. Collective
bargaining by itself cannot
fully solve these problems"
OF the Committees six
Continued on page ST..
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The Yardstick
Attenuation Committee
Report Doesn't Have ALI
by Msgr. George C. Higgins

many students of industrial
relations when it was estab-
lished a year ago this August.
THE REPORT REVEALS
that while the labor and man
agement representatives on
the Committee still have some
far-r teaching differences of
opinion, nevertheless they I'M
animously agree that the work
of the Committee has been
mutually advantageous and
constructive.
1.-The whole concept of a
tripartite committee meeting
regularly in a non-crisiS at
mosphere in an effort to APP
proach mutual problems in a
more constructive fashion is
new" the Report points out.
whether such an approach
will prove to have enduring
values is yet to be determin-
ed. It can truly be said that
the discussions have been
frank, u%ninhibited, an6 in an
understanding vein. A degree
of experimental discussion
has been possible through the
Committee which would not
normally be possible in the
more rigid contractual struc-
ture. If great solutions have
not been found, it may be
because the problems permit
only partial answers"
The very fact that the labor
and management members Of
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have q child who eats
heartily in someone eIse's
house, al ball games, with his
father or when q neishbor's
child comes to dinner. He
steadily refuses. however, an
ordinary meal which pre-
pare-perhaps the exact meal
he enjoyed a day or so before
somewhere else. Is this un-
usual? Mrs. IA. o.
Of all the strange
things a child does, one
of the strangest and COM
monest is his refusal to
eat. His reason is often
because he is close to and de-
pendent upon his mother.
When he first goes after in
dependence he rebels against
the very one he loves and
needs the most. A child quick
ly notes what gives his moth
er pleasure and attacks her
on that very battle-ground: he
refuses her care and atten-
ton. From this he gets his
feeling of independence.
" a CHILD constantly re-
fuses food, and the doctor can
give you no good reason for
it, you can be quite sure that
he does not want to be guild
ed, helped and interfered
with. He will probably use the
food to stage his minor re-
bellion. He will eat other
peoples food but not yours.
He will eat easy TO prepare
foods but refuse what gives
you a great deal of trouble.
Your child may be perfect
ly normal. It can be a sign
of growing up. It is, however,
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Making Marriage Click
Child Refuses Food In
Struggle For independence
by Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

petite he will quickly gain
weight. He certainly won't
lose more than he would have
lost over a month if you had
continued as before.
While trying to get back his
appetite, leave a plate of his
favorite food handy. Do not
notice him but add a little
more to the plate if the food
vanishes.. He will often clean
up the plate if he is not OBJ
served and commented on. Of
course, / am not suggesting
between meal snackS.
WHEN A CHILD refuses to
eat and you make over him,
it is not only because he
wants to be independent of
you; he is also getting the
extra thrill of being the CEN
ter of his own little drama
and feeling that the whole
household revolves around his
mealtimes.
Finally, ask yourself if you
have not unconsciously set up
this problem for the child.
Many children like to be ac-
tive when eating. They enjoy
helping themselves from the
dish or having a hand in the
preparation of the meal, Well.
as you cook let your children
stir the saucepan or drop the
carrots into the stew.
AcTiV YOUNG Chill
pREN cannot bear sitting
right through a meal. Allow
them small excursions be-
tween helpings for the first
few years. Older children who
go through a food strike will
often eat while walking about.
Continued on page 81
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The Yardstick

In august 1859 Ar
mour and Company, sec
ond largest meat packing
company in the United
States, signed a two-year
collective bargaining agree
ment with the two principal
unions in the industry, the
United clearinghouse, Food
and Allied Workers, and the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen of
North America.
The most highly publicized
and in many ways the most
important feature of this con-
tract was a provision for a
tripartite Attenuation Com
mittee, composed Of four rep
reSentatives of the Company,
two from each of the two
Unions, and an Impartial
Chairman. This Committee
was to study the problem of
automation (the total process
of modernization, including
chronological change) and re-
fer its findings to the Com
pany and the Unions for their
consideration in connection
with bargaining over a new
contract in 1861.
The first Progress Report
of this Committee was made
public on June 10. It amply
justifies the hopes which were
placed in the Committee by
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Head Dress
At Mass

Editor:
II is hard to believe
that anyone should have
10 refer to proper dress
for those assisting at
Mass or making a visit to
the Blessed Sacrament.
But still some people in
slSt on wearing shorts or brief
dresses TO Church.
Also many women think
that q little rag is alright to
wear on your head. The Gus
tom of wearing a hat out of
respect for Our Lord doesn't
seem to enter their minds.
| assist al Noon Mass at the
Cathedral most every day and
these gals come into Church,
clank down the aisle bare
headed, plop their packages
into a pew-taking up most of
the space fore and aft.
After about a couple min
utes they decide they need
something to cover their gold
en- curls. So they fish around
in their saddle bags for some
thing to put onto their heads.
Last week one little woman
had a glove pinned to her
hair!
T. T N
Columhu
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@. In examining my con-
science | am often at q loss
10 g the implications of the
eommandments e.g. How car
know II and how ! have VIC
lated the first commandment
A. II is most useful from
tune to time Cat LEAST to CON
suit a thorough examination
of conscience QUESTIONABLE.
Many prayer books have such
lists for self examination.
There are also pamphlets
which give such material e.g.
II Have Sinned" Grab and
Five Steps TO Pardon Gate
chetical Gulld.) The first
named booklets asks these
questions about the First
Commandment: Have | failed
to defend my religion when it
was attacked, taken an active
part in on-Catholic services;
read anything that would
cause doubts about my faith.
which attacked morality; prac-
ticed in any form Of supersti-
ton; neglected prayer or pray
ed slovenly, with little effort
at Kidding myself of distrac-
tions; miShehaved, laughed or
talked in church p"
@. There is a LOT of emphss-
Is in spiritual books on per.
feet confrifion. How can q per-
son know what makes such
an act perfect?
A. Perfect contrition and
perfect love are closely con
nected. That would be a good
reason to mention perfect con-
triton in spiritual books. AL
so perfect contrition is essent-
ial for the forgiveness of sin
except for the forgiying
power of the sacraments
which can get by with imper-
feet eontrition. Perfect con
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Unionist More Independent
Than Free Farm Family
Editor.

A4AlA0As
| noticed the daily pa
pers carrying pictures
and stories on this So
called farmer who pick
ed up an expensive car
with the money the govern
ment paid him to not over
produce. Ii was supposed to
be some protest in favor of
the free market.
THIS is SIMILAR to the
southern congressman who
find quotas on tobacco. pea
nuts and cotton as a good
thing but can't stand them
for the remainder of the farm
economy.
Present freedom for the
farmer is just like the free
dom held by the laboring
man in factories 80 years ago
or less. He was free to work
the l6-hour day and by each
additional hour he spent in
an attempt to make a living
he lowered the rate OF pay
for each hour, Thus the free
family farmer is on the same
hopeless treadmill today of
over producing and lowering
his already low income.
PACKERS AND ALL who
prospers on the volume alone
encourage this myth that free
dom is at stake. | venture TO
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Inquiry Corner
What are Some Aids
To Examine Conscience!
by Father Edward I. Healey

triton is well expressed by
the older form of the act of
contrition; Is. most of all
because ! have offended Thee,
my God, Who art all good and
deserving of all my love" I'm
perfect contrition must in
volve true sorrow for sin as
an offense against God, but
ii can allow the personal loss
to take a primary place. If we
say the words OF the act of
contrition thoughtfully and
really intend and attend TO
what we say there is no rea-
son why any act of contrition
cannot be a perfect act of
contrition. Only God can say
if we have been sincerely Sor-
ry out of true love, but we
should not assume that 1t is
only possible for saints.
@. What is the point of two
judgments, the so-eailed par
ticulsr and the general Iud9"
menf of the soul?
A. The General Judgment
is indicated in the Apostles
Creed and in the Bible Matt
hew 25:32-46) as well as IN
the general teaching of the
Church. 1t represents the pub
lie vindication Oh humanity
speaking) of Divine Prov.
idence. While we cannot be
sure of details in regard to
the Second Coming of Christ
and His judgment of assemb-
led mankind we know that it
will happen. Then 1t would
seem the mysterious working
of Providence, wherein the
wicked seem to prosper and
the good to suffer. etc, will
be made clear. The particular
judgment indicated in He
brews 9:27 and in the teach
ing of the church, follows log
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with Mr.. Hoffa in his cynical
conviction that anything goes
so long as he keeps deliver
ing higher wages and fatter
benefits to his members"
Some of them receive as
much as $4,000 a year.
If THE RANK. AND FILE
of his own union won't stop
him, what. about the AFL~CIO
federation? A war, between
the federation and the Team
sters seems to be shaping up.
Hoffa told his docile convenS
ton that the AFLCIO would
have to readmit the Transfers
(who were thrown out of the
federation for corruption) or
break up in Is months. This
is a declaration of war.
Some labor men feel that
George Meany may retire
soon. If so, there is a. posi-.
bility that Reuther might be
elected president of the fed
Grafton. Already there is talk
that Reuther is planning to
run for the office at the fed.
eration'S convention in De-
cember in Miami.
AS president he would whip
the federation into action and
especially into action against
the aggressive encroachments
Of Hoffa. AT the time Of the
merger of AFL and CLIO, he
spoke of the need of "organi-
rational drives that will really
electrify America" There are
those in the federation who
are dubious about Reuther's
radicalism and others say that
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say that the union people,
who are in a position to place
a reasonable price for their
experience and work, are
now the ones who are really
free.
All of us here on the farm
hope you will see it within
your budget to publish the
Pope's encyclical in full.
Farm Boy
Newark
(Ed. Note. We are going to
publish the Pope's encyclical
in full as a special supple
ment to next weeks Issue.)
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Editors note: Many i'm.
feresfing and provoestive
opinions must be omitted
each week because the
writer failed to sign his
or her name and address.
initials or a pennarne will
be used upon request but
the sender's real name
and address must also be
included. Send your opin"
ions TO Letters 10 the
Editor, The cstholi &c
Times, Box so, Column
bus Is, Ohio.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-06-23
Miller Fire

The fire at the Sam Miller home on the Kenai Spur was double tragedy for the Millers. They were just getting on their feet again after a disastrous fire that destroyed their home stead house near Mackay lake last fall.
 The fire first started from wiring in the refrigerator and was put out by the KID. be fore doing a great deal of dam age. The firemen returned to Kenai and short time later the fire broke out again and be- fore being controlled had de stroyed the frame building. The loss was estimated at $8500
 Sam and family have moved back to their homestead where they are presently living in a tent while Sam continues with his building plans there
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-06-23
Paul MeAndreWs. Standard Oil representative, met with
Jay ShowoIter
 Believed Drowned

Missing and believed drowned was Jay Showalter of Kenai, ac- cording to report received by the Cheechako News at press time.
 The report by Jerry Protz- man of Sterling stated that Jay failed to return from a canoe trip on a lake on Mackey road near Sterling. and that a search turned up the half submerged canoe.
 State Patrolman Wayne Nor gan has conducted 24 hour a day dragging operations since Monday
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The Kenai Fire Departments prompt turnout in full force was responsible for the quick control of the fire before it reached the Mcdonald, Lewis and Matrangle homesteads for which it was headed.
 The fire department members at this fire included Charles Archer, Jimmy Hollingsworth, Red Peavely, Carl Swanson,
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-06-23
FIRST PUBLIC USE BARGE TERMINAL

The 4Arness Terminal is open for business. This ter minal is the first public use barge unloading facility in the Kenai area.
 Located on Nikiski Beach at the end Of the Nikiski road, the terminal has a 200-foot front age and extends 150 feet into the Inlet with plans for future expansion.
 The project, designed and constructed in one month with the help of Hayes Construction and North Kenai neighbors, by owner operator Jim Arness, contains 14,000 yards of rock and gravel contained by 600 piling and a mile of 114 inch steel cable
 No estimate of the expected tonnage was available at press time.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-06-23

A brush and forest fire in the vicinity of the C. M. Car ruthers home on the Kenai Spur road burned over an esti- mated Is acres of timber and tundra before being brought under control by the Kenai Fire Department and volunteers in the area.
 The fire got it's start when a sudden wind came up spread ing sparks from a spring clean up brush pile fire.
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FOREST FIRE SERVES WARNING

Stan Thompson, George Robin son, Bob Showalter and Dan Sample.
 These men, almost all trained fire fighters, reported that the fire could have been controlled before it burned nearly so much territory had they not been hampered by traffic which de nied their the right of way on the road and by sightseers who blocked the highway and roads that gave access to the fire.
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land, or whose parents are em- ployed thereonl has already been made and study is un- derway regarding the best pos sible location.
 The State Division of Lands. and the Department of Public Works are consulting with Rob- ert' Isaac of the Department of Education on decision, and a report on the resulting decision will be made as soon as possi- ble. Construction is expected to begin this season.
 Regarding the building of a large new high school in Kenai, Dr. Norby said the Department would cooperate fully in plans being made. A meeting is to be set up as soon as the new super intendent, MT. Hoover, arrives in July; he, along with Mir Keefe, MT, Carr, and MT Car mody of the Department of Ed ucation, will set things in mo- tion. A school capable of ham, ding an enrolment of 500-600 students is planned. The pres ent high school building would then be used for elementary
 {Continued on Page 10)
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North Kenai Club Must MoUe

the North Kenai Community Club after their pinochle meet ing on Thursday, June 15, to discuss moving the Club in order to make the land avail able for the building Of a S10 million refinery
 Activities, building, member ship, location, and natural ad- vantages are all to be consid- cred in order to provide as de sirable a center as the Club now has. President Art Tauriainen has appointed a committee to investigate possible sites and to make an appraisal on the existing Club. The committee men are Dan Johnson, Mac McGahan, Harry Drew, Morris Porter, and Jay Leitzke. They will bring their report to a special meeting which is called for Saturday. June 24, at 800.
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dred for next 30,oo0 GU. ft.. then I0e per hundred for all additional gas.
 There will be about five miles of line in the original installaz ton which is being placed by the Leeher Pipe Line Company under the supervision of Mar win Smith of Soldotna.
 All labor, as near as possible. is being recruited locally for gas line installation.
 The tWo=inch main line will be buried 30 inches deep and spur lines can be run on the surface in locations where they will be protected, such as along side Of buildings.
 If everything proceeds on schedule, Soldotna will be the first city in Alaska to have nat ural gas service for civilian consumers.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-06-23
NORTH RENAL SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULED

''The need for the North kenai school is evident said Dr. Theo J. Norby, Commis- sioner of Education for the State of Alaska, when he spoke at a meeting at the Kenai Civic League Building on Sunday, June 12 Attending were the Kenai City Council, School Board, and members of the pub lie. With pr. Norby were George Keefe, director of the Anchorage Field Office, and Lewis Carr, formerly superin- tendent at Homer, who is now supervisor of high school edu- cational programs in this area
 Dr. Norby called it 4safe prediction that the population of the Kenai Peninsula will double in the next four to five years, and stated that building of schools must project into the future far enough to take care of this population expansion. The North Kenai school will be built with this future expan- sion in mind Application for SIS funds funds available un- der Public Law 815 for students living on federaily connected
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of service line to each consum= CT. Anything over 100 feet will be at the consumers expense. Rough estimate on the cost of any additional line is one dollar a foot.
 Gas conversions for heating plants will vary with the type of equipment already installed for which estimates can be pro cured from any local plumber.
 Residential rate states with $500 minimum for the first 1900 GU. it. of gas which delivz CTS about one thousand B rus per GU. ft., 20c per hundred GU. ft. for the next 3f00 cu- it. and 12e per hundred for all addi= tional gas.
 For commercial users the rate starts with a S10.00 min imum for the first 3400 GU. ft., 25e per hundred GU. fl. for the next $500 GU ft.. Re per hun
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-06-23
Soldotna Natural Gas Line Under Construction

Installation of the first nat ural gas consumer service line on the Kenai Peninsula began Monday morning at the Chee= chako News building in Ridge way between Kenai and Sol dotna
 This first gas line is sehed= uled to be completed by July 18th and will initially service So1dotna and Ridgeway.
 There will be a pressure re- duetion station located about 200 feet west of the Kenai Spur highway in the vicinity of the pipeline where 1t crosses through Ridgeway near Park CTS Cafe. From this station two=ineh main line carrying about 50 lbs. of pressure will run to each consumers prop erty.
 From the 2-ineh main the company will install a 100 feet
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-06-23
kenai chit chat MIKE MORKROlD FOUND DEAD

Found dead in his boat last Saturday morning was Mike Morkroid, a commercial fisher man out of Cohoe. Evidence indicated that Mike was over come by carbon monoxide gas that leaked from a broken ex- haust pipe.
 Mike fished for the Columbia Ward Cannery located at the mouth of the Kenai River op- posite the city of Kenai. In complete reports indicate that the tragedy was discovered in the vicinity of the cannery.
 Emergency Ride
 Al Munson was suddenly stricken at his fishing camp, June IS, and was picked up by the Kenai volunteer Ambulance and taken to the Soldotna Clinic. He was released the same day to recuperate at home.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-06-23
To Teach

Mrs. Claudine Coray has ac- cepted a position, teaching at the Kenai School this coming semester. She and her four children will be moving to Kenai as soon as she can find suitable place to live.
 Airline Hostess
 Ann Sutton left Kenai for Seattle where she goes into training for her new job as airline hostess for PIMA.
 In Navy
 Victor Tyler, son of MT. and Mrs. Leo Tyler of Kenai, left for San Diego, Calif., where he goes into training for the Navy. Wonder how he will like that heat wave after the wonderful climate of Alaska?
 New Shop
 MT. and Mrs. Ken Thomas and two children from Spokane, Washington, have settled in Kenai where MT. Thomas has opened a much needed watch repair shop.
 Continued on Page 9
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Free water testing by Lindsey Soft Water. For appointment phone 262-46OO Soldotna or 283-75O5 Kenai.