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Catholic leadeir was mm ff . pany s loronses VATICAN CITY (UPI) Pope John XXIII, the Italian Peasant's son who became leader of half a billion Catholics around the world, was a man of many surprises. He was a rotund old man whose . craggy features, ready smile and outgoing warmth inspired confi dence and faith. Above all he was human, a man close to the earth who knew people both their good and their faults. Pope John learned the harder side of life as he grew up on the - land his father worked for an !.. other man as a sharecropper. And as a Vatican diplomat he be came experienced in a different kind of life, International politics and all its ramifications. His friendly, open personality stood out even more pronouncedly !' against that of his predeces : sor, the austere, intellectual Pius XII. According to many, John was to have been an "interim," Pope a pontiff who bridged the gap be tween the 19-year reign of Pius ..' XII and the election of a younger man. j But an "Interim" Pope he defi nitely was not. Not Another Nam The name of Pope John XXIII will not go down In history as just another in a list of 262 popes that began with St. Peter. From al most the moment of his election in the evening of Oct. 28, 1958, the new pontiff showed forceful personality and firm grasp of his responsibilities. During his pontificate Pope John called the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, the first such gathering in 92 years and the 21st in Catholic church history. He is sued the encyclical "Mater et Magistra," an important docu ment on social and labor prob lems. And on April 10, 1963, he Issued an encyclical hailed as one of the most important papal documents of modern times. It was "Pacem and Terris" (Peace on Earth), an appeal to "all men of good will" to work through strength ened international organizations for a peace based on justice and liberty for everyone. Received Balzan Prize The encyclical was the capstone of the Pope's constant work for peace which two months later had brought about his selection for the 1963 Baizan International Foundations Peace Prize. . The issuance of the encyclical also coincided with an initiative by tha Pope to bring about the ' release of prelates imprisoned be hind the Iron Curtain and to ob tain greater freedom generally for the church in Communist lands. As part of this effort, the Pope received Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's son-in-law and daughter, Alexei I. Adzhubei and his wife Rada, in an unprece dented audience on March 7, 1963. On the pages of history, such things will mark the pontiff. But for those who lived during his time he probably will be more noted for his tradition breaking ways if he felt tradition need ed to be broken for the good of the church or if it had become outdated in the space age. In some cases he reinstated tradi tion that had fallen into disuse over the centuries. Many of the changes he brought about were little, personal things. He began his first days as pontiff following the tradition that the pope should eat alone. That did not suit his tempera ment and he soon began inviting friends. "They want me to eat by myself," he said shortly after his election. "I tried it for one week and I wasn't comfortable. Then I searched through the Sacred Scripture for something saying I had to eat alone. "I found nothing, so I gave it up and it's much better now." Eliminate! Much Knttllng He ruled that the people work ing closely with him need not kneel and kiss his ring every time they came in his presence, but only during their first and last visits of the day. It saved time, he said. As the years of his reign con tinued, so did Pope John's sur prises. He quickly broke the an cient tradition set by Pope Sixtus V on Dec. 3, 1586, that there be only 70 cardinals, following the example of the 70 elders of Moses, Pope John raised the Sacred College to 75 members, and then to 85. Its high, was 85 members, plus three cardinals the pontiff named "in pectore" in his breast. He never revealed the names of these cardinals, as was his right, and the secret of who they were died with him. In the 59 years between the uni fication of Italy in 1870 and the Lateran Pact in 1929 the popes lived as self-exiled "prisoners of the Vatican." Even after 1929 fol lowing popes seldom left the 108 acre state. But Pope John went out of the Vatican some 150 times, both for short visits in the city of Rome itself and others farther away, in cluding a 400 mile round trip he took to the shrines of Loreto and Assisi to pray for the success of the Ecumenical Council less than a month before it opened on Oct. 11. 1962. He even visited the Regtna Coell Jail in the heart of Rome, the day after Christmas, 1958. As the white-clad figure gave his blessing to the prisoners in their cells, both the guards and the men serving their sentences wept openly. Did Not Fear Death Pope John enjoyed life but he did not fear death. After his election he spoke sev eral . times about the inevitable end for all men. "I am always ready to move over to the other shore," he said. Another time the pontiff serenely told a group during an audience ' that "I have great confidence in the future, but I am ready to go even tonight. I place all my con fidence in the hands of the Lord and I feel well in doing so." From peasant's son to the spiri tual leader of the largest religion in the world was a long road. Angelo Gulseppe Roncalll was bom on Nov. 25, 1881, in his par ent's home in Sotto il Monte (Un der the Mountain), a little village near Bergamo In northern Italy. He was the third of 13 children three of whom died at birth and eldest son of Giovanni Battista Roncalli, a sharecropper whose family had tilled the soil for years and his wife Marianna Mazzola Roncalli. He was survived by three broth ers and a sister. They are Sa verio, 79 Alfredo, 73 and Giuseppe, 68, all of whom still live at Sotto il Monte, and Assunta, 65, who lives at Sesto San Giovanni near Milan. Also" surviving were 18 nephews and nieces. He grew up In a house of square cut stones covered with grapevines at the top of a narrow, cobble stoned street. From the boy's bed room window he could see the green valley below and the hillside sloping down the River Adda. Tilled the Soil As he grew older he did his share of the work like his brothers and sisters. He helped gather wood and helped his father in the fields. To till the soil was his apparent destiny in life. But at the age of 11 little An gelo announced that he wanted to become a priest. His parents, both religious people in a religious area of Italy, gave their blessing. He entered the seminary at Bergamo, where he studied for the eight years from 1892 to 1900. He was a good but not exceptional student. From there he went to Rome to study at the Pontifical Seiminary. He received a laureate in theology and was ordained a priest In the Church of Santa Maria in Monte Santo on Aug. 10, 1904, that same year he officiated at his first Mass, in St Peter's Basilica. Father Roncalli's first job was as personal secretary of Msgr. Giacomo Count Radini-Tedeschi, the bishop of Bergamo. The count had a strong influence on the young priest, as did the fact that Bergamo was an extremely Cath olic area. When World War I came Ron calll was drafted into the Italian army. He served a year as a Medical Corps sergeant and than as an army chaplain with the rank of lieutenant. At the end of the war he founded Italy's first "stu dents home" for assistance to middle class students in public schools. Starts Diplomatic Work During the period from 1921 to 1925 his visits to European Catho lic centers for missionary work helped prepare him for his long diplomatic service. In 1925 under Pope Pius XI he began his 27 years In the Vatican Secretariat of State. He was named titular archbishop of Aeropolis and was appointed as apostolic visitor to Bulgaria. Msgr. Roncalli, then 43, was to spend 10 years In Bulgaria, a coun- try which fell to communism at the end of World War II. During the long period he spent there, he learned the language and mixed well. In 1935, he was promoted to tha twin posts of apostolic vicar and delegate to Turkey and apostolic delegate to Greece, with headquar ters in Istanbul. He served there for nine years, during the arduous years of World War II. Esteem for him was so great that in December, 1944, Pope Pius ' XII picked him for one of .the most difficult assignments in Vatican history apostolic nuncid to Paris. Relations between the Vatican and the French government of Gen. Charles de Gaulle had become strained because the Holy See had sent a nuncio to the Nazi-dominat-ed Vichy government during tha German occupation of France. Jan. 12, 1953, Pope Pius XH named Roncalli a cardinal. Ac cording to the traditional proced ure for nuncios to Catholic coun tries, the symbolic red biretta hat was placed on his head , by the president, Vincent Auriol. Aur iol claimed the right to do it de spite the fact he was a socialist. Three days later, the Pope named Roncalli patriarch of Ven ice, replacing Msgr. Carlo Agos tini who had died, . "Here I have a new chance to be entirely a pastor," said tha new patriarch of the City of Ca nals. "I am convinced that tha ministry of the pastor is the most fascinating, the finest that a man can be offered in his life." if I wf D (W P 3 HOT CAR City firemen level water stream Into trunk of auto that suffered heavy dam age when a welding operation set it ablaze Sunday, in the Central Oregon College Auto motive School building. Flames reached and damaged two nearby autos before firemen ar rived. Two fire engines and 2 1 department personnel responded. Justice court cases reported Special to The Bulletin REDMOND Basic rule viola tions tripped up a dozen motor ists who annearcd recently in Redmond Justice Court. Largest fine, $50, was paid by Gloria J. Fields, LaPine. Others paid as follows: Wendell R. Cooper, Sisters, $15; Floyd B. Selby, Madras, $10i Harold W. Manning, Madras, $25; Charles G. Frazicr, Lake Oswego, $25; Jack J. Jones Jr., Bend, $15; Rob ert L. Hudspeth, Princville, $25; George A. TcrriU Jr., Bend, $15; Doyle G. Wilson, Redmond, $20; Earl A. Shellum, Portland, $25; John H. Johnson, Salem, $25, and James T. Buckley, Manhattan Beach, Calif., $15. Eldon C. Higglns, Redmond, was handed a suspended fine of $10 for having straight pipes on his vehicle. Improper headlights cost Lowell A. Stewart, Redmond, a fine of $10. of which $5 was (impended. Franklin D. Graves, Bend, paid $10 for an improper muffler. Disobeying traffic signs Gleemen off for Europe PORTLAND (UPI)-The Forest Grove Gleemen and Girls left Portland International Airport to day on the first part of a trip that will include singing appear ances in three European coun tries. The 52 singers and 15 other members of the party were given a sendoff by the Portland Rain makers, Hollywood Boosters and other well wishers. Five other singors will join the group later in Chicago, London and Rome. The amateur group will perform at the Salzburg, Austria, Musical Festival and in Rome. Now Showing MtTKO MYFR rmio !P2azza - 0UM I KSW0 deWMBM71 2nd Feature psgyzx DirkBogarde cost Albert N. Talley, Redmond, and June B. Harlan, Redmond, $10 each. Lyle A. Aldridge, Hayward, Calif., paid $10 for truck speed ing. Obstructed rear vision cost Edgar E. Miller, Portland, a fine of $10. Bert D. Farris, Bend, paid $10 for excessive motor noise. I-ack of an operator's license cost Ronald J. Kuppenbender, Klmber ly, B. C, and Ronny L. Bennett, Portland, fines of $5 each. AAUW group honors girls at annual tea Some 70 young women were guests at a tea given Friday aft ernoon by the Bend branch of American Association of Univer sity Women. The affair, held at the home of Mrs. Carl E. Erick. son, 80 Drake Road, honored girls wno are graduating from Bend High School, and those complet ing courses at Central Oreeon College. The guests selected refresh ments from a beautifully decorat ed tea table, and found seats In the spacious living room and on the flower-rimmed patio. Mrs. Eugene White and Mrs. Harvey Watt poured. In the re ceiving line were Mrs. R. E. Jew ell, Mrs. Don Pence, Mrs. Don Empey, Mrs. John Harpole and Miss Zola McDougall. Mrs. Ted Crcighton was general chairman. Mrs. Sam Lnngmas and Mrs. Don Sele assisted about the rooms. Assisting with the tea table were Mrs. Richard Zimmer man and Mrs. Clyde Johnson. Slate vacation Bible schools Special to The Bulletin PRINEVILLE The annual daily vacation Bible schools will begin Monday, June 3, in most Prineville churches, according to announcements. Only one report ing church, St. Andrews' Episco pal, has scheduled vacation school for mid-August. - At Our Savior's Lutheran Church, the theme for DVBS is "Teach Us To Pray," and the course will include a ten-lesson series, based on The Lord's Prayer. Hours Monday through Friday are 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Lutheran school as at most churches, will Include children from nursery age through the seventh grade. A Bible study class will be held for older young peo ple wishing to attend. The theme for DVBS at the First Baptist Church, June 3-14, will be "Walking in the Way." Mrs. Betty Reynolds is general director of the day sessions for children up through the junior high school age, meeting from 9 11:30 a.m. Classes for high school youth will be held evenings from 7-9 p.m. under the direction of Bruce Claterbuck, a seminary student assistant at the church for the summer. Hours for the school at the Community Church are from 9-11 a.m. and all children from three years through Junior high school are Invited. A dedication service for the DVBS teachers will be held June 2, during the morning serv ice, for teachers of the school. Children attending the Nazarene Church's DVBS will follow the topic "Let's Go Adventuring," 2 Tennessee plans ruled out by court WASHINGTON (UPI)-The Su preme Court today followed up its warning that the South was going too slow on integration by throwing out two school transfer plans being used in Tennessee. In its unanimous 9-0 ruling, the court agreed with Negroes who protested that the transfer sys tem had been adopted to pro long segregation. Last week in a Memphis case involving recreational facilities, the court had sharply noted that the doctrine of all deliberate speed" set forth eight years ago was being abused. Today, the court said the trans fer programs being used in Knox ville and Davidson County, which includes Nashville, were unfair to Negroes. In another case, the court ruled 8-1 that a group of Negro chil dren in an elementary school in Cahokia, III, outside East St. Louis, may sue in federal court on grounds that racial discrimina tion is being practiced there. with Mrs. Wilfred Duncan as sup erintendent. Classes are to be held from 7-9 p.m. June 3-14. At the Missionary Baptist tnurcn. the topic is to be Tra veling God's Highway." The pro gram includes Bible study, a craft period, recreation and refresh ments. Mrs. Loma Binder will direct the DVBS at the Christian Church, where the hours will be 9-11:43 a.m., June 3-14. 60co asms i hear it said all over toojn - 1 T,Y A.? PSAuy XEEPl'6- SAVE HUNDREDS 7 W-, GET WISE "TO THS GOOD CAR BUYS-THEV GlV V'OU AV2Kc FOR. YOUR OLD CAR. 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Hansen, Ta coma, Wash., and David M. Cre- gan, Ridgefield, Wash., and a $15 fine for Jenn Marshall Simp son Jr., Portland. Other fines were paid as fol lows: Clifford Horace Skinner, Bend, Improper passing, $20; Or- ville Gay Phillips, Paradise, Calif., truck speeding, $10; H. B. Dellinger, Springfield, failure to drive to right of highway, $15; David Wade Skidgel, LaPine, over-width load, $15. ... . The Bulletin, Monday, June 3, 1963 Use Bulletin Classifieds for Best Results! BAND INSTRUMENT CENTALS Your child can par- ; ., ticipate in Bend's sum mer band program, with all rental fees to apply towards pur chase of t h e instru ment next fall. We urge you to make res ervations now for the instrument your child will need. CHINESE EDDIE LEE serves Central Ore gon's finest at tha new SKY LINE DRIVE-IN . . . 1243 S. Third. Orders to go. . .382-6871. 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