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Show Sail Lake Tribune, A Sunday, October 31, PJ71 1 G Time to Live Genealojrv? World in Focus: China Verdict Calls for Mature Acceptance By William R. Frye UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. -The American people now have a chance to test, in an- - This past week, the step which many Americans have fervently feared and abhorred the sealing of Red China in place of Nationalist China was a resounding vote majority. Preliminary te- -t voles were closer, but the rnaigin accurately reflected the views of the United Nations. Immediately a cry arose from some in Congress; Crucify the Uniied Nations! Cut our contributions! Withdraw! Happily, the practice of engaging in childish tantrums was not widespread, nor wax it the reaction of the administration. But there was strong sentiment for reducing American voluntary contributions to U.N. specialized agencies and for insisting that .he United .States present 31.5 percent share of the regular assessed budget he reduced. Among the general public, there were some more than had been expected who re 76-3- Give II A large Thought right-winge- By Bob Walton Did you ever wonder about who and your ancestors but were what they were too e m b aliassed to ask how to find out? You probably was i h i tool soiiie-- i n j parents your should have told you, but didnt. Cheer up there are millions just like you. Some people just dont care, while others suspect there is a skeleton in the family closet and are not about to give it an airing. It all falls under the general of heading genealogical iot of gold research. The most people find is personal satisfaction in being able to trace their ancestors back a few generations. Maybe to the or further. Mayflower Volumes have been written about genealogy, most recently one by Prudence Groff MiDon't called chael Cry Timber. Save That Tree if the titlethrows you, Mrs. Michael has an explanation. In; an early paragraph, she So don't just stand writes, there! Dont cry Timber! while your family tree conies crashing to the ground! Its up to you to save it, so roll up your sleeves and set to work. Its a paperback which Mrs. Michael published and copyrighted herself. She handles all sales from her home at 64372 U.S. 31, Lae-vil- l, Indiana 46536. The book sells for $3,75, postage included. r Its a project for retired people with time made-to-orde- on their hands and patience lots of it. Most fascinating of all is Mrs. Michaels, story (not in fhe book) of her own family. She was only 12 when siie went to' work on the Groff family. It took her 13 years, blit what a story she came up with! The United States, member of the as a world has rarely community, had to demonstrate its willingness to be on the receiving end of this maxim. For many years, the United States won virtually every important vote in the United Nations. Later, was Washingtons influence here wanted, it still was able to block serious really any adverse action. . garded the China vote as ser.sibip and realistic. But many others were dismayed. The question thereture arose whether the American with considerapeople, who reason ble are already disillusioned with the United Nations of the 197(is. will now lose the hope and confidence that one day it may again become a significant constructive force in the world. Such a verdict would be fatally corrosive for the world organization. The Uniied Nations needs basic public confidence, above all in the United States, to be effective. It would also oe shortsighted for Americans. As a practical matter, the seating of Pied China may have undercut the United Nations ability to deal with certain prpblems. such as th Middle East, where Peking has taken an especially extreme line. But it will add a dimension of realism to United Nations consideration of others such as If Peking is the which so many have predicted, the United Nations vote will emerge as Indeed, if representatives of the Communists in North and South Vietnam can also be brought to New Tork. the United Nation.- - can now become, in effect, the Geneva Conference" on I n d o c h i n a which the United States lias A long sought. meaningful Indochina peace conference would be considerable compensation for deleat on the expulsion of Taiwan. The tore truth of the matter is that Chinas behavior will determine whether the events of this past week have been a curse or a blessing. p another futile gesture of apueasement. If, however, she continues and intensifies her search for closer and less contacts with the outside world, the results may richly compensate for the loss of Nationalist China. The manner of Chinas vica hard-wotory triumph over all-oAmerican resistance encourages hope that Peking will behave responsibly. Had the United Nations presented itself with virtual unanimity as a supplicant belatedly seeking Chinas participation, the reaction from Peking might have been to hold aloof, to delay, to set preconditions for acceptance. There have been hints, from time to time, of such a reaction. n Volpe iu Bucharest Reuters News Agency United States secretary ot transportation John Vo'pe arrived in Bucharest Saturday On a visit to VIENNA Romania at me invitation of By I)r. Max Rafferty Conies now the Rev. Gregory J. Michaels, a Presbyterian pastor in California, who is the reviving fine medieval custom of cruPope sading. GodUrban, frey of Bouillon, and Rich-ar- d Coe used to send their legions loyal forth to Outre-me- r Or. Rafferty to do bat- tie against Saladin and his infidels, and the lunar landscaie of the Holy Land rang with the shouts of "Dus vult! by one side and Allah akbar! by the other. Rev. Michaels has zeroed in on a different and somewhat more limited target: He wants to abolish public invocations. Oh, hes willing to have a few W'ords said in church, all right, but lie takes a dim view of prayers anywhere else. Ludicrous is his description of our ancient rites at public gatherings, where God is customarily asked to bless the joint efforts of those attending the events. Such prayer is frankly objectionable to many persons, and unwanted by many more others (sic:). states our man of prayer. In addition, it "adds to the already consider able confusion between Christian faith and American culcaricature, affirms the tures related to our faith and insults persons of other religious persuasions. Reverend, lets break this argument down into its component parts and have a little harmless fun Well with we? now, the shall ingredients, 1. Public prayer is objectionable to many persons. Yep. So is the Banner. So is the salute to the flag. So is the introduction of the head table dignitaries. So are the tentative and moldy jokes of the emcee. So, for that matter, is the usual rubber chicken. So what? Most of the banquet guests er.jov all these American and those who trimmings, dont are faced with the traditional alternatives of any minority: put up with what the majority wants, or stay home. After all, no one is compelled to attend the meeting, and I assume the Great Republic would somehow7 manage to carry on even if Rev. Michaels never blessed another in his life. public 2. It adds to the already beconsiderable confusion tween Christian faith and American culture. Hows that again? The assumption here has to be that it we will just stop praying in public, Christian d d iaith w and American ill somehow' become culture b e once again. The good Reverends logic escapes me. There must have been something I missed. 3. (Public prayer) affirms the worst caricatures related to our faith. Presumably these caricatures include bowing to the Almighty in the sight of other men, raising ones voice publicly in praise of Him and asking His approval of the subseThese quent proceedings. quaint practices may he carto Rev. Michaels, icatures but they have some rather old and interesting antecedents, dating clear back to Paul of Tassus, if I remember correctly. 4. (Invocations)'insul! persons of other religious persuasions. Oh, I dont know. I happen to be of the Christian persuasion myself, but the last five public meetings Ive attended have featured prayers by rabbis. Funny. I didnt feel insulted at all. Seriously, there seems to be a kind of death wish on the part of todays mod ministers. Theyre apparently trying to put themselves out of business of a bride veil and homemade by congregation, and a groom who wore a matching purple tunic over a suit of w'hite silk, his Snuffy Smith hat lending tastefully with his long beard. When the vows had been taken, some female nut ran up and down the aisle strewing buckets of yellow and purple feathers, a gesture I find peculiarly appropriate in light of this amalgamation of two odd birds. After the ceremony. the minister had to man the broom himself and clean out the place. Rever- ence and prayer and simple excite decency just dont some of our pastors any more, it seems. As a somewhat jaundiced lay observer, may suggest they switch to Madison Avenue? 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AKDHEW Endorsers of Andrew include: Use Sears Easy Payment Plan SHOP AT SEARS AND SAVE Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Hack OTHER Vote (or it? ' ',jl of Utah residents are under the is time that youth be fully it recognized. Do you really know who you ft O' t' (J j'" Dirot, n.t4r A'tieyer passed? leters miefest unit be ansered from tde cofumt Lelies jiu.'tie t.jce tune ddortM-betc 'nm in care ct .'" psDtr H you drs.'-- rt p.'rwidl ' of Wtii'am fellow f David OPEN SUNDAY Clump of Newport Beach, who Everything for the Builder recently lent both Ills church and liis hoiv office to the unit- f 4th So. 7th West 35546564 ing in the bonds of matrimony Take completely. Episcopalian, Ix-e- a 1971, (Copyright, jnFTyryf w w w vw wv i she wines. anything, (hie additional tidbit she 'Uncovered was that the Orsin-g'family was descended 'rum the noble Orsini family o! Italy "a lather infamous bunch t ruin what Ive able io gather! tradition. ? wonder what St. Paul would have said about this sort of slack-jawe- d ribaldry in the Lord's house. Probably something like, When I was a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put aw'ay childish things. . . . Recently look latt k over the vote tiling now. wonder how I pvpi was able lo r addle through to toe truth of democratic 1 was as I the They may ho helping build an advantageous new balance of power in Asia. 1 as anyone As week will have been an im, portant crossroad.-- in the hisIt is simdecade. this of tory of ply a fact that a large part the world community, outside the United States, believes t'ds is the likely result. Americans who accept the decision of the majority may be doine more than acting in Salt Latte City Commissioner. llappy Lading 1 recoiu-ili-atio- Jf their judgment proves correct, the events of this past who wore a purple who passed out bread to the crum- My father went to live with his mother's parents in another town and vowed at age 14 to drop his real name, which was actually Charles Orsinger. He changed it tc Fred Groff, his mothers maiden name. While her story reads like a television scenario, she said her father kept his secret to himself over the years, not even revealing it to his wife when he was married in 11102. when the truth came out, tiiough it did lead to a happy ending. The daughter located a brother in Chicago, another in Pennsylvania, and a sister in New York. "What a wonderful reunion they all had at our home, she said. Her lather continued as Tred Groff until his death 2i years ago. lie had sworn all ot his relatives to secrecy about his name change. Theres still inure to come. while checking church records in Pennsvlva-nia- . she discovered the name war Grab and nol Groil. liven his dale of birth was ddierent on the olfieial register; he was also baptized as Caiolus 'in lor Charles) t irsinger. Illusive rut), long-rang- tively in a posture of straddle between two antagonistic China. Forced to choose, they took the course they considered the more decisive for toe . world's future. Public Prayer Offends Some -- So Doe; I tinally uncovered the fact that Groff was not actual- lv my father's name, she writes. He was one of five small children left motherless when their mother died in His lather Pennsylvania. remarried a year later. The second wife was cruel to the children and, one by one, they all left home. mother after-bein- other on its way to becoming a superpower in the next decade. obThey doubted that this effecsouzht be could jective minister of transport and tele- communications Florian Dan-ajache. the official news ag.n- cy agerpres reported. Nol Real Name Her As it is, acceptance of the United Nations invitation is part of the triumph, and cannot involve any loss of face. Nor are there humiliations in he voting on admission to he compensated for by aggressive or hostile policies seated. If China comes in with a poison tooth," it will not be because of what happened this past week before her arrival. e in any event, the effect on the American nationnot be al interest may the contrary, On adverse. many U.N. friend-- ' of the United States who voted with the majority believe they have advanced the real interests of Washington, as well as their own. 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