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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-10-26
By Father Andrew Greeley

The mythology about Ado has not
been dispelled by an impartial report
which found that al there was little
fraud involved b. very little money
was wasted and g actually more mon
ey was needed to finance a rehabili-
tation for needy families which would
cut the long run social costs. of their
disorganiZation.
However the findings of this report
seem to get much publicity,
AT THIS POINT there arrived on
the scene a CHEEKY proposal for a solu-
ton. All kinds of money could be saw
ed If only those on relief could be
educated to practice contraception;
of curse they would do so "voluntari-
ly."
1t was not long before someone sug-
gested that sterilization ("~voluntary,"
of course) might be even more effec-
tive in saving taxpayers money.
The next step might well be to pro-
mote voluntary abortion for such
people, and then some enthusiast will
observe that all kinds of money could
be saved if the state was, allowed to
dispose of the old and the incurables
under its care (such %euthanasia would
most assuredly be voluntary and
quite painless).
To show my eagerness to help save
taxpayers money ! would suggest that
we might even be able to obtain ovens
to dispose of these parasites as a part
of reverse foreign aid from the old
German concentration camps.
What is astonishing about the sug-
gestion that the state regulate family
size for poor people is that there is
SO little in the way of protest. After
all, the richest nation in the world
simply cannot spend itself into bank
ruptcy.
And who thinks that Whatsoever
you do.to the least of my brothers you
do to me" has anything to do with
paying taxes to help those on relief?
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-10-26

The argument about corruption Is
usually an excuse to escape or at least
oppose the unpleasant duty of paying
for the essential services government
must perform in a society as complex
as ours.
Perhaps the. most ~disgraceful as
pect of the so-called taxpayers re-
volt" is the scapegoating of those on
relief rolls, something that should
have gone out of style in the 1905.
There Is apparently still enough of
a Puritan element in our national her.
itage for affluent Americans to Sc
renely dismiss the plight of the needy
AS being the result of their own lazi-
ness. instead Of admitting that a cer-
tain amount OF poverty and disorgani-
zation Is inevitable in an economic
system which attracts underprivileged
people into the big cities as a cheap
labor pool.
But in any case the very poor do not
have a lobby to plead their case, so
they are fair game for any newspaper
wishing to make headlines or poll
tician wishing to collect the votes of
~disgruntled taxpayers.
THE NEWBURG episode was a
shameful example of how far this sort
of headline hunting can &C, but an
equally interesting one is developing
in Cook County metropolitan Chi
cago).
The County's Aid to Dependent
Children program has been the object
of severe journalistic and political
criticism for some time, especially
since ii is so easy to persuade citizens
that their steadily rising property tax
is not the result of an obdurate state
legislature trying to embarrass a
mayor who is d representative of the
other party.
No, indeed, tax money is going
down the drain to support the illegiti-
mate children of Negroes who have
just migrated from the South, or SO
the propaganda runs. q
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-10-26
OuOtabLe
this week

Democracy presupposes not merely
that all men go TO school regardless of
what they learn. Ii means and de-
mands that all men be literally edu-
Gated. | do not think we have done
this 10 r attempting to.
With universal liberal education, de-
mocracy is without doubt the best
form of government, but without it,
it is the most degraded form. 1t is
nothing but mob rule."-Dr. Robert
Haze, associate director of Institute
for Philosophical Research.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-10-26

Although the education committees
heard testimony that about one-third
of high ability college freshmen drop
out before getting a degree, chiefly
for lack of funds, the outgoing Con-
gress rejected a proposal to expand
the governments student loan pro-
gram.
Aside from bills to extend for two
years aid to school districts in areas
with large concentrations of federal
employees and to extend for one year
loans to students taking sciences, en-
cheering Or preparing for teaching,
Congress rejected all proposals for
federal aid to education.
The House passed a bill authorizing
grants and loans to colleges for class
rooms, but when the Senate added a
program of loans for students the
House refused to go along and the
bill died.
WARNINGS by educational au-
thorities and President Kennedy that
the failure of a substantial percent
age of college freshmen to complete
their courses represents a serious
waste of manpower in the top occupa-
tional ranks failed to influence the
lawmakers to agree upon an expanded
loan program.
The dispute over whether private
colleges should share the federal loans
was a principal stumbling block and
the same obstacle is likely to ham,
string future Administration efforts
in the same direction.
The National Science Foundation
reported a year ago that a full-time
college education 'is becoming inn
perative for most professional fields
in a world of increasing complexity
and explosive extension of knowl-
edge"
And early this year the President
pointed out that zone of the most
critical problems facing this nation is
the inadequacy of the supply of sci
entific and technical manpower to sat-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-10-26
Youth Week

Sunday marks the opening of the
18th annual observance of National
Catholic Youth Week.
The term Catholic Youth Week
might be a bit unfortunate. For it
would seem that youth is a commod-
ity, something to be marketed in pink
cellophane packages advertised on the
Ruth Lyons show, and then given a
t~wo-page spread in Life Magazine
along with cigars, apples, green peas
and other items that have their own
week. A somewhat impersonal APP
proach.
Perhaps a better term would be
National Catholic Youth Organization
Week since it is a promotion of the
Youth Department of NCWC, and the
National Council of Catholic Youth.
But on the other hand, the term is
we'll chosen since it calls attention to
the end product of a system which is
dedicated to bringing the world to
God through loyal leaders-reverent
youth.
IN THE MINDS of many, the Cath
Ollie Youth Organization is no big
thing" in the brisk parlance of to-
days young people. 1t is still a kids
group. a sort of babysitting recrea-
tional service designed to keep junior
off the street, or better still, to keep
him out of NOM and dads hair.
But ask the young people what they
think. Ask particularly those who
have taken the time to really UNDER
stand the problem Of youth and the
mean of dealing with 1.-THE Dio-
cesar Council of Catholic Youth.
Among these would be the young
men and women in senior high school
and young adults in their twenties
who give precious hours of their lives
to work with and for youth.
Ask the many pastors and assis-
tants who have discovered that a
good youth organization, with proper
direction can be a blessing to a par
ish.
Ask also civic and government
leaders-leaders in areas such as
highway safety-who have discover
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-10-26
THE YARDSTICK
Why stop short of mass murder?

Msgr. George G. Higgins has been
appointed 10 assist the work of the
Second Vatican Council. FIR. Greeley
will write The Yardstick while he is
In Rome. FIR. Greeley has a doctorate
In sociology from the University of
Chicago and il the author of three
books: "The Church and the Sub
urbs"; strangers in the House; and
Religion and the College Graduate"
At present he il editor of "Aposto-
late" Catholic Action J~ournal).
On Apr. Is each year no matter
how deep our commitment to various
governmental programs, feelings of
revolt stir in our heart when the In
ternal Revenue Service puts out its
massive paw and says, gimme"
Yet for all of the understandable
reluctance each of us has to part with
his money, the current spirit of tax
payers revolt Is a sad commentary
on the ignorance and immaturity Of
the American public-and the dis
honesty of some politicians and news
papermen.
II costs a lot of money to keep a
society like the United States going
with reasonable amounts of peace, Sc
curity, and prosperity. Schools, high
ways, farm subsidies, veterans bene-
fits, health services and atomic bombs
do not come cheaply.
But If we are to live in a society
where these things have been deemed
necessary, we must pay the price.
IT is ARGUED that much tax
money is wasted on foolish projects
or corruption. Undoubtedly some
money is SO wasted, though there is
little reason to think that if every bit
of waste or corruption was eliminated
taxes would be much less heavy.
Nor should the citizen be under any
illusion that much of the money he
spends on goods and services in the
private sector of the economy is moi
spent foolishly-on executive expense
accounts for example.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-10-26
by Father John Knott

Take, for instance, what has been
aptly described as the "stop watch
mentality: "How far can you 60, Fa-
ther, before it becomes a SIM"
If someon could invent a simple
timing or computing device that
could mix in such diverse elements
as time of night, time Of week, season,
age, blood pressure, presence of alco-
hol, food, romantic music, full moo
on dancing waters, etc, and turn It
out in his and her versions, we might
come up with a simple answe to that
question and in the process make a
million or two dollars.
One can almost imagine the scien-
tifically oriented Catholic couple of
a succeeding generation going out on
a date loaded down with computing
equipment to clue them in on the de-
gree of physical expression of affec-
ton allowed while flying owe cloud
seven.
WHETHER colored lights, bells.
whistles, sirens OF a combination of
all four would be used to warn the
rising emotions is not known at this
moment. -
1t would certainly be helpful to the
girl in such an instance to have under
her control the switch for the auto
matte ejector seat that would get rid
of a fresh guy in a hurry. This would
then be known as falling home from
a date"
If a Catholic youth of today is
caught in the middle it certainly ISN'T
all his fault. However, the answer to
this dilemma is not to be found in
straddling both speed lanes at the
same time. 1t isn't possible to be a
little pagan and a little Catholic with
out the danger either to sanity or sal
walton.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-10-26
Celebrezze on
federal aid

WASHINGTON - Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare Secretary Anthony
j. Celebrezze said here he thinks fed
eral aid to church-run grade and high
schools would be unconstitutional.
Celebrezze added, however, that he
favors federal aid to private colleges
and universities, including those con-
Quoted by religious groups.
The HEW Secretary also said the
administration would renew its eff
forts for federal aid to all levels of ed-
ucation in the next session of Com
gress. I think it will be passed even
tually," he said. !,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-10-26
TIMES EDITORIALS
Vote mo- on issue one

change in the present laws which
would be conducive to the ~seculariza-
ton of Sunday"
1t is well to note here that the
proposed amendment not only would
allow the sale of milk products, any
food item or food product for human
or animal consumption but would
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-10-26

business day. The Social Action Sec
ton of the Ohio Catholic Welfare
Conference, of which Father Angus
tine Winkler of our Diocese is a mem
Der, stated that Sunday should re-
main a family day insuring the dig
nifty of mar as a free member of a
democratic society and deplored ANY
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Evening star., 1962-05-30
Chevy Chase Women
Hear Senator Tower

This administration has
made Franklin Delano Roose-
welt look like a reactionary."
declared Senator John G.
Tower at a meeting yeSter-
day of the Chevy Chase
Republican Women's Club.
The Republican Senator
from Texas spoke to a group
of about 200 women gathered
at the Woman'S Club Of
Chevy Chase.
Senator Tower asked the
group what outstanding sue
cess in any field had this ad-
miniStration achieved. He
went on to answer his own
question with, The most
gigantic snow job ever con-
ceived." The Kennedy press,
he said, lis floundering in a
barrel Of Sirup."
When asked about the Bill
lie Sol Estes case, in a ques-
ton and answer period fol-
lowing his talk, Senator
Tower commented, Texas
has been known for its large
products and big men
It's second to none in its
production of con-men."
Speaking without notes,
Senator Tower told the wom-
en-, I'm convinced this can
be a Republican year :.
You have good candidates
and a good cause. The task
and mission are yours"
1t is not candidates, he
said, but people who win elec-
tions. He went on, Don't
apologize for being the op-
position any more than a
Evening star., 1962-05-30

man should apologize for
stopping q runaway horse" !"
The cause to work for. he
said, is Ito keep the govern
ment in the hands of the
people. The American peo-
pie are not stupid. not weak" I"
And, he said. the programs
of this administration imply
that the American people are
both"
I'VE must guard" he
warned. against q gradual
turn to a benevolent dicta-
torShip. which has a way Of
becoming unbenevolent."
Evening star., 1962-05-30
To Discuss
Authoress

The University Women's
Club will meet at IL am. to-
morrow.
The program includes a
talk by Mrs. Roland William
son on the works of Villa
Gather, with special attention
to Death Comes to the Arch
bishop"
Evening star., 1962-05-30
Dinner

The geography and map
division Of the Special Libra
ries Association will meet for
dinner in the cook house at
Evans Farm Inn at 5 o'clock
today.
The dinner was to be a
highlight of the convention
activities of the group. meet
ing at the Sheraton-Park and
Shoreham Hotels.
Evening star., 1962-12-05
nOD0EI >sa ...e<,.. d
Montgomery Defers
Erection of Schools

DR.. Whittier said, and past
building ALLEGATIONS provided
space for them.
The superintendent's request
for secondary school construc-
tion funds illustrated what the
baby boom meant in school
dollars. In l961-62, the board
allocated $14.6 million for these
schools; In 1962-63 it was $8.l
million; and the current re-
quest is for $3.3 million, the
most drastic reduction from last
years estimates.
School aides indicated that
the deferral OF $2.5 million
from Kemp Mill and Einsteir
projects will make itself felt ir
next years construction re-
quests. They claim that the
deferral was made possible be-
cause they overeStimated school,
population growth in these
areas.
The school for the emotion
Evening star., 1962-12-05
BY GEORGE SHERMAN
Star Staff Writer

The deal to ransom the
Cuban invasion prisoners from
Fidel Castro has been put in
cold storage until the Soviet
missiles crisis has come to q
complete end.
This is the message United
States officials have given here
during the past two days to
James B. Donovan, New YORK
attorney and special negotiator
for the prisoners relatives.
Mr.. Donovan today completes
q busy round of conversations
at the State and Justice De-
partments.
Negotiations with Fidel
Castro have been completed
Evening star., 1962-12-05
Soviet PorIey Stalls III
Cuban Prisoner Release

and agreement has beer
reached" he said in an inter-
view last night. But we must
still find out whether the
United States Government feels
the prisoners exchange is con-
sistent with the national i'll
terest at this time"
United States officials indi-
cate 1t is not-at least for the
moment. Their main concern
is to avoid any complications in
the remaining negotiations
with the Soviet Union at the
United Nations over promised
international inspection and
verification of the removal Of
offensive weapons from Cuba.
Up to this point, Cuban Pre-
mier Castro has been the main
Evening star., 1962-12-05

ally disturbed was deferred
DR.. Whittier claimed, because
a Joint county-school commit
tee is presently studying how
it should be financed. He said
school officials feel the cost of
such an operation should be
borne by several governmental
agencies, as well as charitable
groups.
In anticipating future con-
struction needs, DR.. Whittier
said the new board would have
to make many policy decisions
before dollar values could be
assigned. These include the
controversial plan for an addi-
ton to the school administra-
tion center in Rockville, target
of criticism during the election
campaign.
Evening star., 1962-12-05

Use of international guaran-
tees against nuclear offensive
weapons in Cuba.
These officials emphasize
that they have no intention of
giving Mr.. Castro such a prop
.aganda opportunity. They re-
peatedly assert that peaceful
coexistence" with the Castro
regime is out Of the question
whether or not the prisoners
are released, and that in any
case negotiations with the So
Wet Union take precedence over
all else at the moment.
Evening star., 1962-12-05
Christmas Concert
By School Sunday

A Christmas Festival concert
will be given by the Washing
ton-Lee High School at 4 pm.
Sunday in the auditorium OF
the school at 1900 North Quincy
street. Arlington.
open to the public, the pro-
gram will include a girls cho-
rus and madrigal singers.
Evening star., 1962-12-05
Points to Election

In a post-election statement,
the four new board members
asked DR.. Whittier and school
administrators to consider "the
wishes of the public" as dem
onstrated in the election. The
victors said one of the best
indications in re-evaluating ad-
ministrators would be how
budget proposals were presented
this year.
DR.. Whittier stressed, how
ever, the principal reason for
the drastic reduction in his re-
quests was the end of the 1916
baby boom, which had forced
the system into an extensive
junior and senior high school
building program for the last
five, years.
The largest class now in the
system is in the tenth grade,
Evening star., 1962-12-05

obstruction to agreement. Poll.
cy-makers here fear that any
deal on the prisoners at thi,
point would be used by the
Cuban dictator as a good will
gesture aimed at weakening the
American demands in the nego-
tiations.
II am still optimistic the re-
lease will take place." Mr.. Don.
ovan said last night. I'VE have
a limited objective. a specific
mission to spare human lives
and do not think that 1t in
consistent with national poll
cy."
He reaffirmed that no money
is to go to the Castro regime
for the lib prisoners still held
from the abortive Bay of Pigs
invasion Of April, 1861. Instead
Mr. Castro has made out lists
of drugs, other medicine and
baby foods he desires for the
civilian population.
SIT Million Cost Seen
Their market value is be-
lieved to be about the S62 mil
lion Mr.. Castro long ago de-
manded for the prisoners in
one form or another. At dis
count prices, the Cuban Fam
lilies Committee, the private
exile group that has hired Mr..
Donovan, will have to pay about
SIT million for the food and
medicine.
Informed sources here do not
think Mr.. Donovan and the
committee have been as sue
cessful as they claim in meet
ing all Mr.. Castro's demands.
1t is conceded that Mr.. Dono-
van has made great progress
with heads Of pharmaceutical
firms in getting drug and food
donations. but it is doubted
that he has received everything
on the ransom lists.
In these circumstances, the
attitude Of United States Of
ficials has been to encourage
Mr.. Donovan to continue the
effort against the day when
the international situation is
better clarified.
when the day comes that
he needs a definite decision
one way or another" said one
official, I'VE shall have to study
the whole situation very care
fully"
Evening star., 1962-12-05
Castro Motives Studied

From the policy point Of view
the difficulty is that the Ken
nedy Administration knows
full well that Mr.. Castro is not
acting from purely humanitar-
ian motives. During the early
phases of Mr.. Donovan's nego-
tiations in Havana last Oc-
tober. before the Soviet missiles
were discovered in Cuba, the
Cuban dictator was trying to
commit the United States to a
no-invasion pledge through the
prisoners exchange.
This maneuver fell flat be-
cause the Kennedy Administra-
ton has steadfastly disassoci-
ated itself from Mr.. Donovan'S
private" negotiations. In
policy-making circles here. the
ransom is regarded as a debt
Of conscience" which President
Kennedy feels he owes to
Cuban exiles he could not or
would not save militarily during
the fateful invasion.
But in the light of Mr.. Ken
nedy's offer to give a formal
no-invasion pledge on Cuba in
return for international guar
antees against Soviet offensive
weapons in Cuba, this debt of
conscience must be paid more
carefully than ever, in the Of
ficial view here.
If the prisoners were ran
somed at this juncture, officials
here argue, Mr.. Castro could
cite the exchange as proof
that the United States wants
to reach some understanding"
with hfs regime with or without
fulfillment of the Soviet prom
Evening star., 1962-12-05
BUDGET
Continued From Page Al

Continued From Page Al
Road, Gaithersburg. and Nor
beck areas.
2. Some $3,34s,348 for the
construction of the Norbeck
Junior High School and a large
addition to Springbrook High
School.
3. Some $45O,OOO for furni-
ture and equipment for the
Rockville campus of Mont
gomery Junior College.
4. Some $469, 9,548 to cover ad-
vance school site acquisition
costs.
At the same time, the su-
perintendent's proposals de-
ferred several large projects,
About $2.5 million was pared
from expected budget require.
ments by deferring of construc-
ton of Kemp Mill Junior High
School and a large addition
to Albert Einstein High School.
Construction funds for two
elementary schools-at Tilden
lane and Glenallen-were also
deferred although planning for
these schools will continue.
Another apparent cut Of $4
million was realized by deferral
of projected plans for an audi
torium to serve several schools,
for a special school for emo
tionally disturbed and mentally
retarded children, for several
renovation projects, for an ad-
dition to, the school admins
tration's office building, and
for additional appropriations to
increase advance site purchas-
ing.
DR.. Whittier said several OF
the deferrals came when school
administrators made judg-
mentS" on their needs. Officials
said, however, that most OF
these decisions were made be-
fore the victory of board can
didates Stressing economy
School costs are credited with
raising the county tax rate 81
cents this year, which was con-
sidered one Of the major ele-
ments in defeating board in
cumbents.
Evening star., 1962-05-02

Results Yesterday
Washington. 2; Boston. /.
Minnesota. 8; Baltimore, 3.
Los Angeles, 8: Cleveland. 6.
New York, 6; Chicago, /.
Detroit. 3: Kansas City, 2 60
iraings).
Evening star., 1962-05-02
SIR GAYLoRD-RLDAN DUEL EXPECTED
Derby Field SweIIed to at Least Is

LOUISVILLE, May 2 (AP).-
The probable starting field for
Saturdays $l25. .000-added Ken
lucky Derby swelled to at least
10 today but Sir Gaylord and
Ridan remained the firm
choices to make q two-horse
race Of the ssth running Of
the blue ribbon classic for s.
year-olds at Churchill Downs.
Out of yesterdays $3.50
Derby Trial came three fairly
definite starters in the words
Of their trainers and one faint
maybe"
The fairly definites are T. A.
Grissom's Roman Line. who
won the mile test by six lengths
In the fair time Of 1:3T1s on
q sloppy track: Sharp Count
from the Reverie Knoll Farm,
who was third, beaten 6%
lengths, and Neil 8. McCarthy's
Royal Attack. the Santa Anita
Derby winner who ran o dis
appointing fourth.
There Is one condition or
Royal Attacks starting. Trainer
Buddy Hirsch said the tracl
mast be fast. For Roman Line