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% CLINTON COUNTY omra Mr H5ro B H'l! ^^lIKf^&H: * r? # ean •*** ->*TS*7^£$ * *' VOL73—NO. 113 Mattsbvrtk, N. Y., 12901, Sahtrfey Momfof, 24* IfM 10 mmmimm 5W* Pope summons bishops; to fight world poverty TATICA^ cmrTApy^Pope Paul VI set next September for the first meeting of a unique worldwide synod of bishops that will join him in governing Ro- man Catholicism. Ho also announced Friday creation of a new Vatican agen- cy to cope with world poverty and injustice and another to give Catholic laymen their first formal voice at the Vatican. • • * The Pope made his announce- ments at a traditional pre- Christmas audience for cardi- nals. They met with him on the day before he travels to flood- stricken Florence to say Christ- mas midnight Mass at the water-damaged cathedral there. The synod was called to as- semble Sept. 29 and run at least until Oct. 24. Pope Paul said it would continue \further if nec- essary.\ 'Hie body, of about 160 mem- bers, will be 85 per cent elected, with bishop delegates chosen on a proportional basis by the 53 national bishops' conferences around the world. Tht Pope will name the others. * » • The syned will be more an advisory council for the Pope than a true legislature. It will, however, move in on a field of administration that so far has been shared with the Pope only by the largely conservative Rome-based Vatican Curia. The pontiff did not say what topics would come before the synod but asserted the synod is \wisdom and apostolic efficien- cy\ in the Church. Pope Paul announced the syn- od idea in September 1965 as he opened the final session of the Vatican Ecumenical Council. The council ratified the concept despite objections from conserv- ative prelates. » • • The Vatican published the synod regulations Friday Coun- tries with 25 bishops or less will elect one bishop-delegate. Tliose with 50 bishops or less will have two less three delegates. Any nation with 100 or more bishops will have four. The United States has almost 300 bishops, Brazil almost 106 and Italy almost 400. The bish- ops of each will thus name four delegates. Tbey are to include the president of their national conference — currently fas the United States, Archbishop John F. Dearden of Detroit The two new Vatican secre- tariats, like the synod, were ap- proved by the council. The anti- poverty agency, to be known officially as the Pontifical Com- mission for Justice and Peace, will study social prohlems of emerging nations, particularly hunger. The Vatican Commission on tfae Laity will be entrusted with helping Catholic lay organiza- tions through information and advice, as well as a study of pastoral problems concerning them. JU* «nm sc=as ^ r ai^%Bh Mayor Steltzer sends Christmas greetings Let us not forget. Mayor Fran- cis D. Steltzer said in his Christmas message Friday, that \brave men and women of our military services in the far- flung corners of the world'* are making it possible for Christ- mas at home to be a happy time this year. His message follows: The Christmas season sym- bolizes the birth of Christianity more than 1,900 years ago. and the exemplary life of the Prince of Peace with His ageless pre- cepts of the universal brother- hood of man, remains today the only basic hope of the world. Observance of the Christmas season, with its rebirth of the principles of love and faith, is particularly urgent at this mo- ment in history as evil contin- ues seeking to overcome all that the Child of Bethlehem gave as a heritage to all mankind. It is my hope that my feDow citizens of Plattsburgh oh this Christmas Day of 1966 reaffirm their faith and hope for \Peace on earth toward men of good will\ in the traditions and con- cepts wtiich inspired the birth- day of He which we at this ::me recall. May ail of us. as we gather rv% MAYOR Guns silent as Yuletide truce starts I SAIGON South Vietnam (AP) — The guns went silent in Viet-1 nam Saturday as armed forces of the United States and the six allied nations fighting the Com-1 muiusts paused in wary observ- j ance of a 48-hour Christmas' truce. The cease-fire began at 7 a.m. Saigon police reported there was no terrorist activity in the city at the hour the cease-fire began. • * • The lull in the war followed exchanges of fire by both sides reported almost up to the last minutes. As the truce began, American fliers halted their assault on North Vietnam, holding their jet bombers on land bases in Thai- land and Guam and on the decks of aircraft carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin. in our homes and in our i churches, not fail to remember I the brave men and women of j our military services in the far- i flung corners of the world who j are daily risking their lives in j order that we at home may en- ! joy the happiness that is Christmas. j To each and every one I wish this to be a most happy Christ- mas. Christians gathering in Holy City Merry Christmas from Col. Johnson Col. Warren D Johnson. 380th Strategic Aerospace Wing commander. Friday sent Christmas greetings to the people of Plattsburgh on be- half of the men and women of Plattsbrugh Air Force Base \We at Plattsburgh Air Force Base have many things for which to be thankful this Christmas season.\ he said. \It is a time for joy when we can look back on the ac- complishments of 1966. \Our people have built a solid reputation for the base wt.ue doing their part to in- sure continued security and prosperity for ocr country \We ha\e seen changes dur- ing the year and wii see more is the future u We have just completed six months cf B-52 operatK>R5 and we have completed them successfully \Our present squadron of DC-125 tankers wii; soon be joined b> another squadron to carry on our refueling task. \For military personnel Christmas has a spec.a. mean- ing, one that tempers the pains of &cmer.ckr*s5 *\.£ the understanding tr.a: we are giving the most va^^abie of gifts, something of ourse.ves \Cfcnstma* is -v \me sf tradition with yr* ::\ its great- est tracitKr-s cer-ar.>. vie that has grown -Jr^gr. the that of 5-elf*ess OOL. JOHNSON ~fMs iCLOgJicd « * **«* sac coocjct fc Ta those of as c tie ro- tary tUt tradfcjac of g!vmg is a way sf fife -lil |hre •» » sscanty, cul- ture, our experiences and our service. \We take from a commun- ity a goodly measure of the same tiungs • \Each town and area g^« of itself to each of us. and so it shoiud be ... for we take r,i a a wea^± of memor- ies and many strong boods of friendship tha? will last us a ]:fe?;rr.e We have masy fiends in Plattsburgh and we hope tbey *fcare the >oys of base acfcjeve- rnents of the past year as we share the joys at acccrapfaab* merits of ttetr aty. \Thai nil a: &s tSDe £at I extend my persoca] thanks tc aL of us from PlatttbcBTgt KIT For* Base tad wall e*± of voc i Merr^ ChrtABna and' peace bewfth wai pro* penzj for te esses Ms mother Weather Snawe Fturri*9 * '\ •*'V; c*&rj 1mT : *' *\*^ FIRST PERFORMANCE — The Danromora State Hospital made to debot Friday in a Christmas program for fellow patients. three weeks practicing but their audience enjoyed every minute of the program. Cast and audience were entirely hospital patients. \ the event, it will probably become an annual affair. Petfernrars spent widy ef the success sf show • JERUSALEM (AP) - Thous- ads of Christian Arabs crossed | over into Jordan from Israel) J Friday for their annual reunion ; ] with relatives living in Arab i countries and to attend Christ-; i mas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity in Bethelehem. j Laden with gifts, they trudged across the no-man's land split- j ting the divided city and env j braced kinfolk from whom they j have been separated since the 1948 Palestine war. » • • The border between Jordoa and Israei normally is manned : by armed troops and the only i crossing point — an iron pole \ across the road called Mandel- baum Gate — is open only for diplomats and tourists going one way. But each Christmas the gate is opened for .Arab Chris- tians living m Israel so they can hoJd a bnef reunion with rela- tives These have been converging on the Jordan sector of Jerus- alem for fa^ from Lebanon. Kuwait Syn* and other Arab countries More than S.SM Arabs crossed over Friday and about 3.&G0 more are scheduled to come over early next year to attend Christmas ceiebratkvis for members of the Eastern Rite Church. As each new arrrva! eulered Jordan territory, there were tearful embraces, hugs, tasses and smiles A yoctfi with a deformed 'reg hobbled painfully through the barbed wire, iooked around dt2edlv and was 5irx?there<l x, Bv KATHY MOORE DANNEMORA—\If we can make one person smile for one moment, then we have given a great Christmas gift. That is the purpose of our show.\ This was the way the Christ- mas variety show for Danne- mora State Hospital patients was introduced by the master of ceremonies Friday. It was the first time in the history of the Dannemora in- stitution that the patients themselves provided all the talent for a show, according to Merle Cooper, institution steward. • • * Raymond Shatraw. correc- tion officer, was director of the program. He started work- ing with the patients in May of this year. He said that he'd had no previous experience other than \four years of trumpet in high school and an interest in music,\ adding that \some of the patients know more about music than I do * ? He referred especially to one of the piano players who was, he said, \my nght-hand man during preparations for the play\ • • • The hospital has a chorus and an orchestra consisting of alto sax. piano, trumpet, drums, string bass and guitar The six instruments were donated. Shatraw said, be- cause the hospital has no fund which supplies such things. We could use more. \Music is wonderful thera- py for the patients,\ Shatraw said. 'It Is a way of expressing emotions. \This is probably one of the reasons why they enjoy it so much, since it gives them a chance to express them- selves.\ A guitar player stroDed to the stage. Like all the other actors he wore a white shirt with bow tie and neat grey dress pants. • • 'i was walking down the hall the other day,\ the 65- year-old man said, \when I heard a young feller singing. The words went like this: \All I want for Christmas is the front door kev\ the front door key ....•\' Applause and laughter drowned out the rest. With the accompaniment of two guitar players, a man with a harmonica began a hillbilly rendition of \Just Because\. This seemed to be the fa- vorite type of music. The pa- tients joined in with hand- ciapping and toe-tapping. • * Aartber soloist a tenor with a powerful voice—mounted the stage to sing \The shadow of your smile when you are gone wiil color ail my dreams . . . now when I remember all the joys that love can bring . . .\ Manv heads were bent and Bishop Donnellan issues Christmas message The Rev. Thomas A. Donnellan. Bishop of Ogdensburg. has issued the following Chnstmas message- \Wherever tnere ye people r. need of food and drmk, clothing. bousL^g. medione empioyment education, where- ever men lack the facilities necessary for living a truly hu- *r^an kfe. who are afflicted with serious distress or illness or suffer exile or imprisonment there Christian charity should seek them out and find them, console them with great snbch tde and beip them with appropriate relief \ These words of the Second Vatican CovincC are an appropriate introduce two to the massage oOOinstmas for that message is bva and pe^e From love/flows peace. God so loved the world as to give His only begotten Son mi the Soo so ioved us that He gave Hiasetf for ocr salvaaoa For the betiew. the bas*c fact of Qiistmas is that God nas come among His people. Where God is there is k>ve Where the people of God are then, there ma* be iove; 'ove af God k>v« of our brothers wr» are. like cwrseh-es. me chJdreo erf God. Wber. Pope Vu£ came to the United States a ye*r ago the rrtedalijaG tie earned fcwrt the mscnpfcoc ~?«c* is the offipnag of k**e* It a the destiny of every follower ^ jr*~& tc manfest icve aad to prw$ for and wort for peace. We must k>ve «ar brocherr, near and far We must iove -oar fnettte. nd e^ec mare, our enemies We nrjst lo*e ixm who do pood to at and em more, those who aeed net? fnxn m. we on* iove fine vfao share oar befiefs, ar 6cspccL*3ij those who dispute oar betie* Far God be* car* worn 6o *•*% i2 mm, «rtJK gwd m*% of *t Gospei «f Peace Is a message for BSL May oar few of *rre beip to far mm warti s air taae tfae God-givec &tl of Tboroas A. Bwhop fd each member of the audi^ice seemed to be in his own pri- vate worid . . . remembering perhaps Cliristmases past. . . spent with their families and friends, dazzling trees and sparkling gifts, the squeals of joy. . . Chorus members filed to the stage. They awaited their cue for '\Holy Night.\ With less than three weeks* practice, the group had learn- ed to sing together, to work together on a performance for the enjoyment of fellow pa- tients. • • • The patients weren't the only appreciative ones. Often the loudest cheers and applause came from the correction of- ficers in the audience. One would tell another, \Watch this guy: he's a real pro.\ The master of ceremonies— a slim, young man—was a hit. \The first time I was on stage/' he said, \I tried to be a comedian. I had them roll- ing in the aisles . . . until an usher came along and took away the dice. \fever got a fan tetter, but I still don't know how he got that rattlesnake in an enve- lope.\ • • • He was jomed on stage by a vocalist for the songs I Feei Good\ and \Stagger Lee\ .An impromptu version of the twist and othr rode dances began. The audience roared. stamped and clapped. There were solos by two pianist*. One had been playing fnr six years—'mostly by ear \ His speoalty was mostly REAL PRO—This harmonica player was ene of tfce hits of the program. He formerly played professionally with hillbilly groups and on radio shows. Officials said the show was received \even better than ws expected*\ bbes and rock V roll... I hear a song only once and I can play it.\ he said proudly. The other, a tall, heavy man with the air erf a profes- sional, said he'd started piano lessons when be was in school. \I prefer more the 'cocktail' type music. I've had four years of music training and once played in the ApoDo Theater in New York City/' he said wistfuHy. FsDswing several numbers by the chorus and a few more variety acts, the pro- gram was eves* The audience applauded. Then the men were taken back to their dormitories to get ready far wppcr. The 23 performers were told *o return the 23 sets of wfattn shirts, black ties and dress pants ami change to their regulation uniforms • Tbtf marched oat quietly. Christmas comes to wait 12 THOMASVILLE. Ga. <'APv- Christma? at grandmother'? house was the beppy-ending out- look Friday for a homeless 11- year-oid boy whose plight in jail brought offers of help flooding in from throughout the nation. And Christmas Ere wffi be all the more special for John, who was arrested for shoplifting Tuesday night Authorities then learned he had no home It is Us Ittk Mrtfcday. Tbe boy. whose real name te withheld under 9&e juverik iaw. was to be taken to Talla- hassee FA aad pc: aboard an express bus to Miami on Friday r^rht for Oristoas with to graraimclber. said a state wei- fare offjoa; be there tomorrow i with whom he had stayed w« •»v4 Tsvric* rhasftain! unable to cars for Mm. TV* \Hell - -- - morning.\ sajd Louise Chastaini unable to oars for tea. of the State Department of boys mother is in prison. Family and Children Serrices. ? father's whereabouts She said the boy's return to Mi- j • • • ami had been aothoriasdjry thej He , f hnt| ^^ wmm Dade County Welfare ^V^\ <MtkK ^ berg told waaeai sf caltars. Ite toy was placed Ceonty Welfare Depart- ment which had comacted his graadzDOther. • • * Bat eves as the cy was tracking down the boy's ( relatives, offers poored is from perms wasting to adopt the votmfcster or take Mm m tar the holidays after pahhabed. Tt'« MmzLi CfeASttsv \Cife from body and body's caDed dent i poke at s and a pistol Be wS »cased of Ukteg » TVs Sbox. Be bea&t thedtjksi detecboc boms ifid * -% I XdMB> ?5.«t 1
